Over the next few months, Tie^n and Hein were hard at work. They had to set everything in motion, but first they needed some other supporters. Tie^n went around the school handing out flyers in code. The kids had made this code so that the teachers had no idea what they were saying when they passed notes in class.

Hein had put on the flyers that there would be a meeting that would discuss what they needed to say. Out of one thousand kids, about seven hundred showed up. Tie^n had been so nervous about he meeting, that she had totally forgotten about adults catching them.
“Good evening everyone. I’m Hein Hoa and this is Tie^n Ly. We wanted to talk to you all about the government.”
“Who cares? It’s not like we can do anything.”

Tie^n looked over to see who had said that. There was a boy that she knew, but couldn’t place his name.
“Who are you? I don’t recognize your face,” Hein said.
“My name is Chien Sang. I don’t understand why you all would want to talk about the government.”
“Because it is corrupt,” Tie^n replied.
“What do you mean?”

Tie^n began to speak in front of all the students. You could hear the gasps coming from the crowd. They seemed as surprised as Tie^n had when she learned of the corruption. Hein had a look on her face, which Tie^n thought looked like she was hatching a plan.
“All right people. Tie^n and I have been looking up about what is going on. So far, many people don’t know, and we need to change that. We need numbers, which is what we don’t have. If you do not help us, after what you just heard, you are complete…”

Tie^n covered Hein’s mouth. They didn’t need that kind of language at this point.
“Are you all with us?”

At least three hundred kids got up and left the building. There were only a few people who stayed put.
“You all understand that we will be rebelling, right?”

Chien stood up and looked Tie^n directly in the eye.
“We’re in.”
“Great.”

Tie^n worked with the others while Hein and Chien worked on getting numbers. Chien seemed to be really interested in what the girls were planning, and it made Tie^n think they were doing something right, for a change.

As the weeks went by, Hein and Chien had gathered a minimum of one thousand students from around the country. They were truly inspired by what Hein and Tie^n decided to do. They were going to make history.

Two nights before the planned rebellion, Tie^n’s parents stopped her as she began to climb the stairs.
“Where have you been?”
“I have been with Hein.”
“But where have you been?”
“We have been going to the shops down town every day. We are waiting for the new Nina Nguyen collection.”
“Oh, I see. Well, you may go on to bed.”
“Thank you. Goodnight.”

That had been too close for Tie^n. She had to be careful about how long she was out each night. It looked like her parents were becoming suspicious. After she thought her parents were asleep, she tip-toed downstairs to get something to eat. Her mother stood in the kitchen, sipping some Chi tea.
“Hello, my dear.”
“Hi.”
“Late night snack?”
“Yes ma’am, I am having a hard time sleeping.”
“Would it have anything to do with your plans for rebellion?”

Tie^n dropped the cup that she had planned to put tea in. It hit the floor and smashed into a thousand pieces.
“N-n-n-no. Why would you think of something like that?”
“I saw these flyers sitting on the counter at the drug store. They seem to be written in your hand writing.”
“Don’t be ridiculous, mother. I would never do such a thing.”
“Do not lie to me!”
“I am not!”

Tie^n’s mother smacked her across the face.
“Don’t you dare speak to me like that!”

Tie^n looked at her mother. She couldn’t believe that her mother had actually hit her.
“How could you hit me? I am your ONLY daughter!”
“You don’t disrespect your elders. Do you hear me?”
“Loud and clear, dear mother.”
“You will NOT participate in this ridiculous rebellion. Do you have any idea what will happen to you if you go through with this?”
“It’s not your place to tell me what I can and cannot do. You know what? I don’t know what will happen if I speak up. Hopefully, some change will take place.”
“You will be sentenced to death.”
“Well, if I can get people to realize this god forsaken place is corrupt, then my death won’t be a waste.”
“Don’t talk like that.”
“I can say what I want. Goodbye Mother.”
“Tie^n!”

Tie^n went to the front door, looked back at her mother, and left. She was not going to put up with her mother’s lies. She rushed to Hein’s home to find shelter. What she found, was a surprise to her.

Hein’s family was gone. The house was boarded up, and it looked like no one had been there in days. That was impossible. Tie^n had been there just the other day. There was only one place left that Tie^n knew Hein would be at.

Tie^n headed to the Van Mieu Temple. It was where they would go when they wanted a quiet place to read. Tie^n looked around for their hiding spot, but could not find it. It had been months since she had been here.
“Oh, Hein. Please be here!”

Tie^n searched the area, but could not find Hein. Tie^n began to panic. How was the rebellion supposed to go on, without the leader, or co-leader? She began to scream out Hein’s name, until she heard a shout.
“Hein?”
“Would you hush? Unlike you, I am trying to hide from the government.”
“What do you mean?”
“They know about the rebellion!”
“What? How?”
“I don’t know. Did your mother figure it out?”

Tie^n looked at Hein. That is exactly who had let the rest of the government know about the rebellion.
“I can’t believe her! She confronted me about it, but I stormed off, looking for you.”
“Wait. She figured it out? How?”
“My handwriting on the flyers. She knew it was mine. I denied it and she smacked me.”
“Seriously?”
“Yeah, she hits pretty hard.”
“Jeez.”

Hein took Tie^n into this secret hiding place that had been unlocked about a year ago. Hein had never taken her here, for the fear of Tie^n’s mother finding it.
“I am done with her, Hein. I swear it.”
“We will all be done with her soon.”

Tie^n bowed her head. She knew what Hein meant. They would all die as soon as they began the rebellion. Tie^n was going to die at her mother and father’s hands. That’s a heck of a way to go out of life.

The day of the rebellion, police officers crowded the streets. No one knew the time that the rebellion was going to start. It was up to Tie^n, Hein, and Clein, they were to signal the rest of the students.

Tie^n was terrified. How were her parents going to feel when she showed up at the rebellion? They were going to be utterly shocked. She had to stand up for what was right, and not hide behind the lies. It was time for change.

Tie^n and Hein, stood in the middle of the Van Mieu Temple where everyone could see them. They both raised their fists in the air. Students began to file out of hiding spots. They all gathered around the girls, and raised their fists as well. Tie^n was going to be the first to speak, if Hein didn’t beat her to it.
“We have been lied to. We have been manipulated by this pathetic government. It is time that we took a stand.”
“Yeah!”
“We deserve more freedom than what we have now.”
“Yeah!”
“It is time for us to get rid of this government once and for all!”
“Yeah!”
“ALL SHALL FALL!! Tất cả sẽ giảm!”
“Tất cả sẽ giảm!!”

Everyone began to rush towards the government building. Tie^n could see her parents standing on the balcony, watching the people below in disgust. She didn’t think they could see her. They were going to shortly.
“Chein. Give me a boost.”
“All right.”

Tie^n got onto Chein’s shoulders and began to shout again. She looked up at her parents who were looking down upon her.
“ALL SHALL FALL!!”
“You don’t have to do this Tie^n.”

Her mother was crying. Tie^n knew that when it came to her death, her mother would not be the one to do it.
“I do, Mother. You all won’t listen.”

Tie^n shouted for everyone to rush into the building. They began to ransack the place, and destroyed all the property. Her mother and father rushed to the phone to call all the guards on duty. This was going to be interesting.

One of the guards headed towards Tie^n and she slammed her fist into his nose. She then took her knee and shoved it into his groin. Another came for her and she elbowed him in the face as well. Hein and Chein looked like they were doing fine, so she didn’t have to worry about them.

Tie^n headed for the stairs to where the leader was. She was going to be the one to look him in the eyes as he died. She looked to her left and right when she was at the top of the stairs. Which way was the leader? She assumed it was where all the guards were.
“Move out of my way!”

The guards didn’t budge. Tie^n nailed each and every one of the guards with a blow to the groin. There was no way they were going to stop her from her mission. She opened the door to see the leader looking out the window.
“I have been expecting you, Tie^n Ly.”
“As have I, Hoang Dieu.”

He turned around in his chair.
“When are you ever going to learn, my dear child, that you will never beat me.”
“Never say never.”

She lifted a gun from her pocket. She aimed straight at his head, she was going to kill him. He began to laugh at her face.
“Silly child, you will never shoot me.”
“Oh, won’t I?”
“Nope.”

As soon as the words left his lips, a shot fired through his window and hit Tie^n in between the eyes. She fell straight to the ground with a thud. Hoang leaned over her body, and began to laugh. He spit on her and looked out into the hall where her parents stood.
“You should have killed her before.”

He turned back to the window. One of his guards went outside with a blow horn. He announced that their precious, Tie^n Ly, was now dead, and that they should leave before they all die as well.

Hein and Chein looked at eachother. All the others began to back away, and ran for their lives. If they had this choice, they were going to live. Hein walked straight up to the guard and looked him straight in the eye.
“Shoot me, then.”

He pulled out his gun, and shot Hein in the heart. She fell to her knees, then slumped backwards. The blood drained from Chein’s face.
“Do you want to die too?”

Chein shook his head, he fled as quick as possible. He couldn’t believe that Tie^n and Hein had died standing for what they believed in. He wasn’t going to let them die in vain.
“Don’t worry. I will be back, for all shall fall.”