The Good Lie Page #5

Yes.

And it will all hinge on hitting

the right embassy on the right day.

Providing that happens,

then we can work on transferring...

the paperwork

through diplomatic channels.

Plane food sucks.

Thank you, Yardit.

Call me if you need anything, okay?

Excuse me. I am looking for my brother.

He may have arrived here a month ago

from Northern Sudan.

Where did you hear that?

A letter to my sister

from somebody here in the camp.

What is his name?

Theo Deng.

Deng. Yes.

Thank you.

I'm sorry. There is no one registered here

under that name.

So what do I do?

You can search the camp. Talk to everyone.

But be careful what you say.

How many are here now?

Almost one hundred thousand,

give or take a few.

- Okay. Thank you.

- Hmm.

Mamere? Mamere! Mamere Deng!

James!

- Look at you! You are fat!

- Heh-heh!

- How are you?

- Oh. So-so.

It is good you left here.

This is a darkness place.

- I'm so sorry.

- It's okay.

I am looking for my brother, Theo.

Have you seen him?

- What does he look like?

- I am not sure. Maybe like me.

Okay. I will let everyone know.

Come on. Come on.

- Mamere?

- Theo!

The others?

Daniel is with God.

But the rest of us, we all made it.

My God!

My God!

I hear something.

A long time ago, I was very sick.

Rheumatic fever. It has hurt your heart.

No more. My heart is healed.

Remove your shirt.

Thank you.

I am going to Nairobi

to get papers for you.

It may take several days.

Don't worry. I'll be back.

Go.

Next.

I wish I could help you.

Honestly, the world is a very confused

place right now.

Indeed it is. No embassy would help me.

I know. I'm sorry.

Good luck.

Hey, Theo.

Is it done?

Yes. It is done.

James.

Bye. Bye.

Goodbye, my brothers!

Goodbye, my brothers.

Theo.

When you get on the plane, a helpful

person will take you to your seat.

You will show me these things.

Theo.

From this moment on...

it is very important that you

only answer to the name Mamere.

What are you saying?

I could not get you any papers.

- No, Mamere. I cannot.

- Yes, but you must.

- But it is a lie.

- Yes, I know. But it is a good lie.

- But you...? - I will go to Kakuma.

I can work at the hospital.

Theo, you gave me life.

That day in the elephant grass,

you gave us all life.

I give it back to you.

You are chief now.

Now, go. Go. Go.

Today we have a very special guest speaker.

Many of you already know him.

I'd like to welcome Jeremiah.

This is the story of my

brothers and sisters.

When we were children, our fathers

said, "Let something of me survive."

We did not even know what does it mean.

But then we saw our family murdered...

and our villages destroyed,

and then we understood.

We held inside ourselves the memories

of our forefathers and their teachings...

so that we could move

forward in the world.

Like an invisible bridge their memory

connects our old life with our new.

They say we were saved

by coming to the United States.

But we also saved each other.

And although our differences

may divide us...

our common humanity unites us.

For we are brothers and sisters, all of us.

We try to share this wonderful world

we call home.

They call us the Lost Boys of Sudan.

I don't think we are lost.

I think we are found.

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