The day the Englishwoman died the detention center received new prisoners. Jim eyed her mess tin and tennis shoes. Jim noticed the allied prisoners had better shoes than the Japanese and that dead bodies left the center with bare feet. At the new arrivals, Jim anxiously and hopefully waited to be picked to leave. He licked his fingers and wiped the soot from his face but was passed over again. Basie was chosen to leave and immediately put his arms around the two boys who had just lost their mother. Jim called out to Basie who had already lost interest in him.
The new women arrivals took over the cooking of the rice and Jim knew he would not get his fair share again. He knew he would see the American planes.....
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