Summary

Sombo sneaks away at night to listen to his radio, but Arn follows quietly and listens too. The Angka station claims victory is imminent and the Vietnamese are leaving, shamed and defeated. The radio claims Vietnamese now control the eastern province and many Cambodian people are going to Thailand. Arn keeps the place called Thailand in his mind. The bombs keep getting closer, and Sombo listens, counting. He grabs Arn and tells him to run just as what feels like a hand shoves him forward. Arn is sure he is dying, but then he wakes and Sombo is looking after him. His whole body hurts.

They walk into a village one day to find people living there like normal. At first Arn thinks maybe the war is over. He sees Vietnamese soldiers walking around and telling people that the war is over and free...