Others Were Emeralds

This is the part in the story where someone I love would only appear again in flashbacks.

The daughter of Cambodian refugees, Ai grew up in the small Australian town of Whitlam populated by Asian immigrants who once fled war-torn countries to rebuild their shattered lives. It is now the late ''90s and despite their parents’ harrowing past, Ai and her tightknit group of school friends lead seemingly...