Fleeing for My Life in Cambodia

The moment acid flew at the wedding, Li Mahai closed his eyes and fled, leaving behind Meiqi’s ruined wedding dress and memories stained red with blood. With only the money he had left, he smuggled himself across the border, making his way through getaway cars, ferries, and jungles. He traded a life of going half-hungry for a false identity, and disappeared into Cambodia’s chaos and uncertainty.

Now an undocumented migrant, he washes dishes at a Chinese restaurant in Phnom Penh, only to be dragged into the dark underbelly of society and relentlessly bullied by the foreman, A Tai...

Once an assailant, now a lamb led to slaughter, Li Mahai joins Rohingya refugees like Maung Aung in plotting an escape...