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(Vi\u1ebft cho M\u1eb9, \u1edf qu\u00ea nh\u00e0.) <\/p>\n
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“C\u00f2n xa kh\u00f4ng, m\u1eb9?” C\u1eadu thanh ni\u00ean d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i b\u00ean g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y ch\u1edd ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 \u0111ang l\u1ebdo \u0111\u1ebdo \u1edf ph\u00eda sau. \u00c1nh m\u1eaft tinh anh c\u1ee7a ch\u00e0ng tho\u00e1ng ch\u00fat m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00ean d\u1ed1c, xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e8o. <\/p>\n
“H\u1ea3 m\u1eb9?” Ch\u00e0ng l\u1ea1i h\u1ecfi khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 \u0111i t\u1edbi g\u1ea7n. <\/p>\n
“C\u0169ng g\u1ea7n th\u00f4i…” Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a tay \u00e1o qu\u1ec7t m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i tr\u00e1n. C\u00e1i n\u00f3n l\u00e1 \u0111eo b\u1eb1ng chi\u1ebfc quai v\u1ea3i n\u00e2u tu\u1ed9t ra ph\u00eda sau vai. <\/p>\n
Ch\u00e0ng nh\u00ecn m\u1eb9, \u00e1i ng\u1ea1i, “M\u1eb9 m\u1ec7t th\u00ec…” ch\u00e0ng loay hoay t\u00ecm ch\u1eef. “…ngh\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, cho kh\u1ecfe.” <\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 nh\u00ecn quanh qu\u1ea5t v\u00f9ng n\u00fai \u0111\u1ed3i hoang d\u1ea1i chung quanh. Ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t, con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00f2n b\u00f2 ngo\u1eb1n ngo\u00e8o, v\u1eaft ngang nh\u1eefng b\u1ee5i c\u1ecf d\u1ea1i m\u1ecdc um t\u00f9m t\u1edbi ngang \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 m\u1ea5t h\u00fat sau nh\u1eefng l\u00f9m c\u00e2y r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p. M\u1ed9t con chim r\u1eebng n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng h\u00f3t lanh l\u1ea3nh trong kh\u00f4ng gian th\u0103m th\u1eb3m. Tr\u1eddi bi\u1ebfc xanh tr\u00ean cao. <\/p>\n
“Th\u00f4i, c\u1ed1 \u0111i th\u00eam \u00edt l\u00e2u n\u1eefa. L\u1ea1i mu\u1ed9n, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta kh\u00f4ng cho v\u00e0o…” <\/p>\n
“S\u1ee3 m\u1eb9 m\u1ec7t.” <\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng sao.” <\/p>\n
Ch\u00e0ng thanh ni\u00ean nghe r\u00f5 ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf \u00ec \u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9. Ch\u00e0ng c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y th\u1eadt r\u00f5 nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i l\u1ea5m t\u1ea5m tr\u00ean m\u0169i m\u1eb9. L\u00e2u l\u1eafm ch\u00e0ng m\u1edbi th\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 m\u00ecnh. <\/p>\n
C\u0169ng g\u1ea7n hai ch\u1ee5c n\u0103m ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng \u00edt. Nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i l\u00e0m l\u00f2ng ch\u00e0ng nao nao. N\u1ed7i bu\u1ed3n phi\u1ec1n b\u1ea5t ch\u1ee3t d\u00ecm nh\u1eefng b\u0103n kho\u0103n xu\u1ed1ng t\u1eadn \u0111\u00e1y l\u00f2ng ch\u00e0ng. <\/p>\n
“\u00d0i con.” \u00d0i qu\u00e1 v\u00e0i b\u01b0\u1edbc, m\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng ngo\u00e1i c\u1ed5 l\u1ea1i, g\u1ecdi. Ch\u00e0ng x\u1ed1c c\u00e1i t\u00fai x\u00e1ch \u0111eo tr\u00ean vai, l\u1ea7m l\u0169i b\u01b0\u1edbc theo. Ch\u00e0ng c\u0169ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u th\u1edf \u1eadm \u1ea1ch. <\/p>\n
\u00d0i t\u1edbi s\u00e1t b\u00ean m\u1eb9, ch\u00e0ng c\u1eb1n nh\u1eb1n, “\u1ede b\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 con never \u0111i b\u1ed9 xa nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. Never!” <\/p>\n
“H\u1edf? \u00c0… th\u00ec m\u1eb9 c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft v\u1eady…” Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u00e1y n\u00e1y. “Nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 l\u00e0m sao \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e2y gi\u1edd!” <\/p>\n
C\u00e2u n\u00f3i, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi th\u1edf than t\u1ed1i ngh\u0129a. Ch\u00e0ng thanh ni\u00ean x\u1ed1c c\u00e1i t\u00fai x\u00e1ch \u0111ang t\u1ee5t d\u1ea7n xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng tr\u0129u n\u1eb7ng tr\u00ean vai. <\/p>\n
“Con th\u1ea5y c\u0169ng ch\u1ea3 c\u1ea7n…” Ch\u00e0ng bu\u1ed9t mi\u1ec7ng n\u00f3i, r\u1ed3i s\u1ef1ng ngay l\u1ea1i, nh\u01b0 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00ecnh s\u1eafp n\u00f3i ra s\u1ebd x\u00fac ph\u1ea1m \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5ng thi\u00eang li\u00eang n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u00e0ng th\u1edf d\u00e0i. Ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf d\u00e0i c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh, xen l\u1eabn v\u00e0o ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf \u00ec \u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c leo d\u1ed1c, nghe g\u01b0\u1ee3ng g\u1ea1o, v\u00f4 duy\u00ean. M\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng ch\u1eafc c\u0169ng nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1eddi c\u1eb1n nh\u1eb1n c\u1ee7a ch\u00e0ng. B\u00e0 nh\u1ecf nh\u1eb9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111ang n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean l\u01a1n ch\u00ed t\u00ecnh. <\/p>\n
“Con \u0111\u1eebng ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf ch\u1ee9… D\u00f9 sao th\u00ec c\u0169ng…” <\/p>\n
C\u00f3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea5n c\u1ea5n trong c\u00e2u n\u00f3i \u1eadm \u1ea1ch theo nh\u1ecbp b\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ea5p cao c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0. R\u1ed3i c\u1ea3 hai c\u00f9ng l\u1eb7ng thinh. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi thanh ni\u00ean nh\u00ecn m\u00f4ng ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t. Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00f2n l\u01a1 th\u01a1 c\u1ecf d\u1ea1i. \u00c1nh m\u1eaft ch\u00e0ng b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t b\u1ee5i hoa d\u1ea1i m\u00e0u t\u00edm. Nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh hoa \u0111u \u0111\u01b0a trong gi\u00f3 nh\u1eb9. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh b\u01b0\u1edbm l\u1ebb loi \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00e0nh. Con chim r\u1eebng n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i h\u00f3t vang nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi ca th\u00e1nh th\u00f3t. Thi\u00ean nhi\u00ean c\u00f4 t\u1ecbch tr\u1ea3i r\u1ed9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ch\u00e0ng. Thi\u00ean nhi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng giam c\u1ea7m ai, ch\u1ec9 nh\u1eefng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1edbi giam c\u1ea7m nh\u1eefng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Ch\u1ec9 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c h\u1ea1n h\u1eb9p m\u1edbi giam c\u1ea7m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. <\/p>\n
Ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp th\u1ea5y th\u01a1 th\u1edbi tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00e1i m\u00eanh m\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u1eddi l\u00f2ng ch\u00e0ng l\u1ea1i t\u1ed1i ngay l\u1ea1i v\u00ec nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. <\/p>\n
“T\u1ea1i sao ba \u1edf trong jail l\u00e2u v\u1eady?” Ch\u00e0ng bu\u1ed9t mi\u1ec7ng. <\/p>\n
M\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng ng\u01a1 ng\u00e1c m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y, r\u1ed3i hi\u1ec3u ra ngay. Ch\u00e0ng c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng l\u1eafm m\u00e0 v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i t\u1eadt ch\u00eam ti\u1ebfng Anh v\u00e0o c\u00e2u n\u00f3i. V\u1eabn bi\u1ebft b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ti\u1ebfng Anh l\u00e0 ch\u00eca kh\u00f3a m\u1edf v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng c\u00f4ng ty c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e0ng mu\u1ed1n Vi\u1ec7t ra Vi\u1ec7t, Anh ra Anh r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng. Th\u00e0nh ra ch\u00e0ng v\u1ed9i s\u1eeda, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n, “Con mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i sao ba \u1edf… \u1edf… t\u00f9 l\u00e2u v\u1eady…” <\/p>\n
“Ai m\u00e0 bi\u1ebft!” C\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi tr\u1ee5i l\u1ee7i nh\u1eefng ng\u00f4n t\u1eeb c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 khi\u1ebfn ch\u00e0ng ngh\u0129 b\u00e0 gi\u1eadn d\u1ed7i v\u00ec nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi tr\u1ebb con c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. You always think that I\u2019m a kid! L\u00fac n\u00e0o m\u1eb9 c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 con l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a con n\u00edt. \u00d0\u1ed3ng \u00fd l\u00e0 l\u00fac m\u1eb9 gom g\u00f3p ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c cho con \u0111i v\u01b0\u1ee3t bi\u00ean m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ea5y n\u0103m v\u1ec1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc, th\u00ec con ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft g\u00ec, ngo\u00e0i c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e1o tin \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed1n. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd kh\u00e1c r\u1ed3i. Con c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 girl friend, \u1ea5y qu\u00ean, b\u1ea1n g\u00e1i r\u1ed3i ch\u1ee9 b\u1ed9. <\/p>\n
B\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a ch\u00e0ng s\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m ch\u00e0ng lao \u0111ao su\u00fdt ng\u00e3. M\u1ed9t con c\u00f3c s\u1ea7n s\u00f9i n\u1eb1m ngay tr\u00ean l\u1ed1i \u0111i c\u1ee7a ch\u00e0ng. Con v\u1eadt m\u00e0u x\u00e1m, t\u1ed1i t\u0103m nh\u01b0 c\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ea5t, th\u00f2 l\u00f5 hai m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn ch\u00e0ng. <\/p>\n
“B\u00ean n\u00e0y nhi\u1ec1u frog qu\u00e1 h\u1ea3 m\u1eb9?” <\/p>\n
“Con n\u00f3i g\u00ec?” B\u00e0 m\u1eb9 v\u1eeba m\u1edbi t\u1ee5t l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda sau, ngh\u1ec3nh c\u1ed5 h\u1ecfi. <\/p>\n
“Frog. M\u1eb9 bi\u1ebft con frog kh\u00f4ng?” Ch\u00e0ng v\u1eeba n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u1ef1c d\u1ecdc, v\u1eeba d\u1eadm d\u1eadm b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea5t. Con v\u1eadt x\u00f9 x\u00ec nh\u1ea3y v\u1ed9i v\u00e0o b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm, ph\u00e1t ra nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng l\u1ed9p b\u1ed9p l\u1ea1 tai. <\/p>\n
“\u00c0.” Ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ed9i v\u00e3, “Con c\u00f3c \u0111\u1ea5y.” <\/p>\n
“Dirty creature!” <\/p>\n
“H\u1ea3?” <\/p>\n
“Con th\u00fa d\u01a1 d\u00e1y! Con gh\u00e9t m\u1ea5y con… m\u1eb9 n\u00f3i t\u00ean n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i xem…” <\/p>\n
“Con c\u00f3c.” <\/p>\n
“Ya! Con gh\u00e9t m\u1ea5y con c\u00f3c d\u01a1 b\u1ea9n…” <\/p>\n
“Con c\u00f3c l\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u00f4ng tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5y. Ai m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1nh n\u00f3 th\u00ec tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1nh cho…” <\/p>\n
“What?” <\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 \u0111ang vui mi\u1ec7ng \u0111\u1ecdc c\u00e2u h\u00e1t \u0111\u1ed3ng dao t\u1eeb bao nhi\u00eau th\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edbc cho th\u1eb1ng con nghe, ch\u1ee3t b\u1eebng t\u1ec9nh nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd ra kh\u1ecfi gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 ng\u1ea7y ng\u1eadt. <\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec h\u1ebft. M\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ecdc c\u00e1i c\u00e2u… v\u1edb v\u1ea9n \u1ea5y m\u00e0.” <\/p>\n
Ch\u00e0ng thanh ni\u00ean ch\u1edd m\u1eb9 \u0111i s\u00e1t b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh, \u0111\u01b0a tay vu\u1ed1t m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i tr\u00e1n, t\u00f2 m\u00f2, “M\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ecdc l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng?” <\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 ng\u1ea7n ng\u1eeb. <\/p>\n
“One more time. Please.” Ch\u00e0ng n\u00e0i n\u1ec9. <\/p>\n
B\u00e0 m\u1eb9 ch\u1ec9 hi\u1ec3u l\u1edd m\u1edd c\u00e2u n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ee9a con trai duy nh\u1ea5t, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 c\u0169ng ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ecdc, “Con c\u00f3c l\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u00f4ng tr\u1eddi…” <\/p>\n
“And?” <\/p>\n
“Ai m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1nh n\u00f3 th\u00ec tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1nh cho.” <\/p>\n
“Silly!” <\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u con n\u00f3i g\u00ec, nh\u01b0ng nghe c\u00e1i gi\u1ecdng vui v\u1ebb c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, b\u00e0 c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y ph\u1ea5n kh\u1edfi \u00edt nhi\u1ec1u, nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi di\u1ec5n vi\u00ean k\u00e9m t\u00e0i nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng v\u1ed7 tay t\u00e1n th\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean. <\/p>\n
B\u00e0 thong th\u1ea3 ti\u1ebfp, “Con c\u00f3c l\u00e0 c\u1eadu th\u1ea7y nho, ai m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1nh n\u00f3 tr\u1eddi cho quan ti\u1ec1n.” <\/p>\n
“That’s stupid!” <\/p>\n
“H\u1ea3?” <\/p>\n
“Nothing. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u.” <\/p>\n
Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i l\u1ea7m l\u0169i b\u01b0\u1edbc. Ch\u00e0ng thanh ni\u00ean nh\u00ecn \u0111\u0103m \u0111\u0103m v\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng vi\u1ec1n ng\u1eaft xanh \u1edf ch\u00e2n tr\u1eddi. V\u00e0i c\u00e1nh chim v\u1ea1ch l\u00ean n\u1ec1n tr\u1eddi nh\u1eefng v\u1ec7t ch\u1eef V \u0111\u1eb7m n\u00e9t. Ti\u1ebfng g\u00e0 r\u1eebng g\u00e1y lanh l\u1ea3nh trong thinh kh\u00f4ng. X\u1ee9 s\u1edf g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u m\u00e0 bu\u1ed3n t\u00e1i bu\u1ed3n t\u00ea. T\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i s\u1ed1ng \u1edf n\u01a1i n\u00e0y, ch\u1eafc s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft m\u1ecfi m\u00f2n v\u00ec bu\u1ed3n ch\u00e1n. C\u00f2n Janet ch\u1eafc ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0o ch\u1ecbu v\u1ec1 l\u00e0m d\u00e2u c\u00e1i x\u1ee9 ngh\u00e8o n\u00e0n, c\u1eb1n c\u1ed7i n\u00e0y. Ch\u00e0ng th\u1ea7m nh\u1eafc t\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi con g\u00e1i m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3y tu\u1ed5i m\u00e0 ch\u00e0ng \u0111ang theo \u0111u\u1ed5i. B\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 Janet l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t. Nh\u01b0ng Janet l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9. M\u1ef9 t\u1eadn trong x\u01b0\u01a1ng trong t\u1ee7y. <\/p>\n
“\u1ede b\u00ean \u0111\u00f3, ch\u1eafc con ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111i xa nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y nh\u1ec9.” Ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 l\u1ea1i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng l\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ea7y kho\u1ea3ng tr\u1ed1ng v\u1eafng v\u00e2y quanh, b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng \u00e1i ng\u1ea1i. <\/p>\n
“No. Never.” Ch\u00e0ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch m\u1ea1nh b\u1ea1o. R\u1ed3i l\u1eb7ng thinh, qu\u01a1 tay g\u1ea1t m\u1ed9t con ch\u00e2u ch\u1ea5u v\u1eeba m\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1p xu\u1ed1ng tr\u00ean vai \u00e1o. Con ch\u00e2u ch\u1ea5u ph\u00f3ng v\u00fat \u0111i. Nh\u1eefng vu\u1ed1t s\u1eafc c\u00e0o tr\u00ean da l\u01b0ng b\u00e0n tay ch\u00e0ng ran r\u00e1t. C\u1eb7p c\u00e1nh t\u00edm v\u1ea1ch l\u00ean n\u1ec1n tr\u1eddi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng vi\u1ec1n l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh. \u00d0\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb9p, nh\u01b0ng bu\u1ed3n. Ch\u00e0ng th\u1ea7m ngh\u0129. N\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng si\u00eau xa l\u1ed9 g\u1ed3m nh\u1eefng freeway ch\u1ea1y qua v\u00f9ng n\u00e0y ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi. Nh\u1eefng \u00fd ngh\u0129 lam nham \u0111em n\u1ed7i bu\u1ed3n r\u1ea7u ph\u1ee7 xu\u1ed1ng l\u00f2ng ch\u00e0ng. <\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft bao gi\u1edd this country m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta!” Ch\u00e0ng than th\u1edf. <\/p>\n
“H\u1ea3, con n\u00f3i g\u00ec?” <\/p>\n
“Ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o Vi\u1ec7t Nam m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta…” Ch\u00e0ng b\u1ef1c d\u1ecdc l\u1eadp l\u1ea1i c\u00e2u n\u00f3i. M\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng ng\u01a1 ng\u00e1c: <\/p>\n
“Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta n\u00e0o?” <\/p>\n
“T\u00e2y, M\u1ef9, Canada, Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan…” Ch\u00e0ng tu\u00f4n ra m\u1ed9t tr\u00e0ng t\u00ean v\u1edbi n\u1ed7i u\u1ea5t \u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng h\u00ecnh d\u1ea1ng. <\/p>\n
“C\u00e1i v\u1eadn c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00ecnh n\u00f3 th\u1ebf.” Ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m trong mi\u1ec7ng. <\/p>\n
“What?” <\/p>\n
“Con kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u n\u1ed5i \u0111\u00e2u!” <\/p>\n
“You mean… M\u1eb9 ngh\u0129 con l\u00e0 con n\u00edt ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?” <\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u1eady, nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0…” <\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi thanh ni\u00ean ngo\u00e1i c\u1ed5 l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn. N\u1ed7i m\u1ec7t nh\u1ecdc k\u00e9o t\u1ee5t m\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda sau. M\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb ng\u1ed3i ngh\u1ec9 cho \u0111\u1ee1 m\u1ec7t th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng nghe. Ch\u1ee3t ch\u00e2n ch\u00e0ng v\u1ea5p ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t nh\u00e1nh c\u00e2y v\u1eaft ngang l\u1ed1i m\u00f2n. Ch\u00e0ng ch\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u, lao \u0111ao mu\u1ed1n ng\u00e3. C\u00e2u ch\u1eedi th\u1ec1 Anh ng\u1eef bu\u1ed9t kh\u1ecfi mi\u1ec7ng. Ch\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng k\u1ec1m l\u1ea1i k\u1ecbp. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng ch\u1eafc kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u. <\/p>\n
B\u00e0 lu\u1ed1ng cu\u1ed1ng, “C\u00f3 sao kh\u00f4ng? C\u00f3 sao kh\u00f4ng, con?” <\/p>\n
C\u00e2u h\u1ecfi \u00e2n c\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 l\u00e0m l\u00f2ng ch\u00e0ng nao nao m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i ni\u1ec1m. M\u1eb9 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00f3. C\u00e1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 g\u1ea7y nhom, c\u00f3 chi\u1ebfc c\u1ed5 d\u00e0i ngo\u1eb1ng ra ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u1eafm v\u00e0o c\u00e1i th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh m\u1ecfng tanh kia l\u00e0 su\u1ed1i ngu\u1ed3n y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u00fd gi\u00e1 c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1eddi ch\u00e0ng. M\u1ed1i th\u00e2n t\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 xa, \u0111\u00e3 m\u00f2n v\u00ec cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng lao \u0111ao, v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3. Ch\u00e0ng nh\u00ecn m\u1eb9 b\u1eb1ng \u00e1nh m\u1eaft \u1ea5m \u00e1p. N\u1ebfu mom ch\u1ecbu cho con b\u1ea3o l\u00e3nh \u0111i M\u1ef9 th\u00ec mom \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 \u1ed1m y\u1ebfu b\u1ec7nh ho\u1ea1n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y! Ch\u00e0ng th\u1ea7m tr\u00e1ch. <\/p>\n
V\u1ec7t n\u1eafng v\u1ea1ch tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1eaby h\u0169ng s\u00e2u c\u1ee7a hai g\u00f2 m\u00e1. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi thanh ni\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi ch\u00f3i l\u00f2a \u00e1nh n\u1eafng. Con n\u1eafng n\u00e0y m\u00e0 \u1edf Florida, ho\u1eb7c Boston, h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi. \u1ede \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi ri\u00eang. Xa v\u1eddi, kham kh\u1ed5. <\/p>\n
R\u1ed3i ch\u00e0ng l\u1ea1i c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea7m l\u0169i b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i. R\u1ed3i ch\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u1ea1i, ng\u00f3ng m\u1eb9 \u0111ang l\u1ebdo \u0111\u1ebdo tu\u1ed1t ph\u00eda sau. R\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i d\u00f9ng tay \u00e1o qu\u1ec7t m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i tr\u00e1n, v\u00e0 l\u1ea7m l\u0169i b\u01b0\u1edbc. N\u1eafng \u0111\u1ed5 l\u1eeda tr\u00ean vai, nung than h\u1ed3ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u, tr\u00ean c\u1ed5 r\u00e1t b\u1ecfng. Con g\u00e0 r\u1eebng n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 g\u00e1y nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1eb7c keo trong cu\u1ed1ng h\u1ecdng. M\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn r\u00e1o l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh tr\u01b0\u1eddn nhanh trong b\u1ee5i c\u1ecf. Nh\u1eefng con b\u01b0\u1edbm nh\u00e0n du. L\u0169 c\u00e0o c\u00e0o ch\u00e2u ch\u1ea5u c\u00e1nh t\u00edm v\u1ed7 tr\u00ean vai \u00e1o xo\u00e0n xo\u1ea1t. <\/p>\n
Ch\u00e0ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u th\u1ea5y h\u1ed1i h\u1eadn v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn l\u1eddi \u0111i theo m\u1eb9. Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng quanh co. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kho\u00e1c tr\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o x\u00e1m nh\u1eb1ng nh\u1ecbt nh\u1eefng mi\u1ebfng v\u00e1, \u00ec \u1ea1ch \u0111\u1ea9y chi\u1ebfc xe g\u1ed7 c\u1ecdc c\u1ea1ch n\u1ed3ng n\u1eb7c m\u00f9i ph\u00e2n b\u00f2 v\u00e0 r\u01a1m r\u1ea1 \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c chi\u1ec1u hai m\u1eb9 con ch\u00e0ng. Ch\u00e0ng ngo\u00e1i c\u1ed5 nh\u00ecn theo m\u1ea3nh l\u01b0ng g\u1ea7y gu\u1ed9c \u01b0\u1edbt \u0111\u1eabm m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i, v\u00e0 v\u1ea5p ng\u00e3 th\u00eam m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n. <\/p>\n
Hai b\u00e0n tay r\u01b0\u1edbm m\u00e1u. Ch\u00e0ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00f9 gh\u00e9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 Ch\u00faa \u0111i qua ch\u1eafc c\u0169ng gian nan nh\u01b0 con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0y. Gi\u00f3 l\u00f9a qua khe l\u00e1, m\u00e1t l\u1ea1nh v\u00f9ng m\u1eb7t v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1eabm m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i. Thua r\u1ed3i. M\u1ec7t qu\u00e1 r\u1ed3i! <\/p>\n
“Ngh\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t t\u00ed m\u1eb9 \u00e0. I give up!” Ch\u00e0ng g\u1ee1 c\u00e1i t\u00fai v\u1ea3i ra kh\u1ecfi vai, qu\u0103ng xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i th\u1ee5p xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ecf, th\u1edf d\u1ed1c. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng v\u1eabn l\u1ea7m l\u0169i b\u01b0\u1edbc. <\/p>\n
“T\u1edbi r\u1ed3i, con \u00e0.” <\/p>\n
Ch\u00e0ng ng\u01a1 ng\u00e1c nh\u00ecn theo m\u1eb9. C\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd ch\u00e0ng ng\u1edd m\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i b\u1ed9 d\u1ebbo dai \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Ch\u00e0ng \u0103n u\u1ed1ng no \u0111\u1ee7 \u1edf x\u1ee9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Ch\u00e0ng ch\u01a1i th\u1ec3 thao th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean, ch\u00e0ng c\u00f3 th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh no tr\u00f2n nh\u1eefng b\u1eafp th\u1ecbt v\u1eady m\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u00e0ng \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i th\u1edf h\u00ec h\u1ea1ch trong khi m\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng v\u1eabn l\u1ea7m l\u0169i b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i, v\u1edbi c\u00e1i tay n\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ef1ng qu\u00e0 th\u0103m nu\u00f4i n\u1eb7ng tr\u0129u m\u1ed9t b\u00ean vai. <\/p>\n
“T\u1edbi kia r\u1ed3i, con \u00e0.” M\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng g\u1ecdi v\u1edbi l\u1ea1i. Ch\u00e0ng ngao ng\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0a tay l\u00ean xem \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3. B\u1ed1n gi\u1edd r\u01b0\u1ee1i chi\u1ec1u. Ng\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ebf, m\u00e0 n\u1eafng v\u1eabn c\u00f2n g\u1eaft gay. Ch\u00e0ng nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng m\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea5t g\u1ed3 gh\u1ec1 nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng c\u1ee5c b\u01b0\u1edbu kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec1u l\u1eabn trong c\u1ecf d\u1ea1i v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y r\u1eadp r\u1ea1p. Nh\u1eefng m\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea5t th\u1ea5p l\u00e8 t\u00e8 nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng g\u00f2 m\u1ed1i trong r\u1eebng r\u1eadm nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1edbi. <\/p>\n
“\u00d0\u00e3 t\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2u!” <\/p>\n
“T\u1edbi r\u1ed3i. Ch\u1ed7 c\u00f3 l\u00e1 c\u1edd…” M\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba ch\u1ec9 v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Ch\u00e0ng u\u1ec3 o\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady nh\u00ecn theo h\u01b0\u1edbng ch\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9. <\/p>\n
Xa xa, l\u1eabn trong nh\u1eefng t\u00e0ng c\u00e2y r\u1eadm l\u00e1, \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng vi\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 th\u00e0nh l\u0169y trung c\u1ed5 v\u1ea1ch ra \u1edf ch\u00e2n tr\u1eddi. V\u00e0 ch\u00e0ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t l\u00e1 c\u1edd bay ph\u1ea5t ph\u1edbi gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn c\u00e2y tr\u01a1 tr\u1ee5i, kh\u1eb3ng khiu ch\u0129a nh\u1eefng ch\u00f4ng nh\u1ecdn nh\u01b0 l\u00f4ng nh\u00edm l\u00ean n\u1ec1n tr\u1eddi. <\/p>\n
“Ph\u1ea3i Daddy \u1edf trong \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng?” Gi\u1ecdng ch\u00e0ng s\u1eb3ng v\u00e0 chua ch\u00e1t. <\/p>\n
“\u1eea.” <\/p>\n
Ch\u00e0ng h\u1eadm h\u1ef1c l\u00ea nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ecfi m\u1ec7t tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00f2n lam nham c\u1ecf d\u1ea1i. Trong \u00f3c ch\u00e0ng hi\u1ec7n ra m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh l\u0169y ki\u00ean c\u1ed1 v\u1edbi t\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00e1 d\u1ea7y h\u00e0ng th\u01b0\u1edbc t\u00e2y, m\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea7y ch\u00f4ng nh\u1ecdn. Nh\u1eefng h\u1ea7m t\u1ed1i l\u1ea1nh c\u1ee9ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1m t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n xi\u1ec1ng c\u1ee9ng v\u00e0o v\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1. Ch\u1eafc kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i th\u1ebf. Ch\u00e0ng kh\u1ebd l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ec3 xua nh\u1eefng h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh \u00e1m t\u1ed1i, tr\u00f3t th\u1ea5y trong c\u00e1c phim \u1ea3nh v\u1ec1 th\u1eddi trung c\u1ed5, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng v\u1eabn chi\u1ebfu tr\u00ean ti-vi. C\u00e1i th\u1eddi \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 qua l\u00e2u l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i. Con ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 v\u0103n minh h\u01a1n tr\u01b0\u1edbc nhi\u1ec1u l\u1eafm. L\u00e0m g\u00ec c\u00f2n nh\u1eefng h\u1ea7m t\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta giam c\u1ea7m nhau nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. <\/p>\n
Nghe ti\u1ebfng ho c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9, ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean nh\u00ecn, b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p c\u00e1i l\u01b0ng m\u1ecfng nh\u01b0 mi\u1ebfng mo cau ph\u01a1i \u0111\u1ea7y s\u00e2n nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng. Tr\u1ea1i giam. Nh\u00e0 t\u00f9. Prison. Jail. Ch\u00e0ng thu\u1ed9c t\u00ean g\u1ecdi c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i n\u01a1i ch\u00e0ng s\u1eafp gh\u00e9 th\u0103m b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea3 hai th\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfng. Ch\u00e0ng l\u1ea7m th\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111i \u0111\u1ecdc l\u1ea1i b\u1ed1n ch\u1eef thi\u1ebfu th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n \u1ea5y, v\u00e0 trong \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i hi\u1ec7n ra h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh nh\u1eefng t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n \u0111i l\u1ea1i th\u1ea3nh th\u01a1i trong c\u00e1c tr\u1ea1i giam \u1edf B\u1eafc M\u1ef9. \u00d0\u00e1m t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n ch\u01a1i b\u00f3ng chuy\u1ec1n, b\u00f3ng r\u1ed5 x\u00f4n xao trong v\u00f2ng r\u00e0o k\u1ebdm gai. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f9 ng\u1ed3i g\u00e1c ch\u00e2n l\u00ean b\u00e0n, coi ti-vi v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecdc b\u00e1o gi\u1ebft th\u1eddi gi\u1edd. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f9 vi\u1ebft th\u1ec9nh nguy\u1ec7n th\u01b0 l\u00ean ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 li\u00ean bang, than phi\u1ec1n l\u00e0 t\u1ee7 l\u1ea1nh tr\u1ea1i giam kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 l\u1ea1nh. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd b\u1eadn t\u00e2m v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n m\u1ea5t vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m, ph\u1ea3i \u0111i l\u00e3nh tr\u1ee3 c\u1ea5p x\u00e3-h\u1ed9i. V\u00e0 ch\u00e0ng c\u1ed1 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh cha m\u00ecnh; ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng ch\u00e0ng ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1ea5y m\u1eb7t. <\/p>\n
“Th\u1ea5y g\u1ea7n v\u1eady m\u00e0 \u0111i m\u00e3i kh\u00f4ng t\u1edbi.” M\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i gi\u1ecdng khao khao nh\u01b0 v\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u1eddm \u1edf c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng. Gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i ch\u00ecm xu\u1ed1ng n\u1ed7i x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u00f9n m\u1eb1n n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 khi kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m ch\u00e0ng \u00e1y n\u00e1y t\u1ed9t c\u00f9ng. Ch\u00e0ng h\u00edt m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i d\u00e0i, r\u1ea3o b\u01b0\u1edbc cho k\u1ecbp m\u1eb9. <\/p>\n
“Mom!” <\/p>\n
“H\u1ea3?” M\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, ch\u00e2n v\u1eabn g\u00e0i nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1eafn r\u1ecfi xu\u1ed1ng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng x\u00e1c x\u01a1 c\u1ecf d\u1ea1i. <\/p>\n
“Ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta m\u1edbi let him go?” <\/p>\n
“H\u1ea3?” <\/p>\n
“Ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o,” Ch\u00e0ng ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng t\u00ecm ch\u1eef. “Ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta m\u1edbi… cho ba… cho ba… v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0?” <\/p>\n
“M\u1eb9 l\u00e0m sao bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c!” Gi\u1ecdng m\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng x\u00ecu xu\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng v\u00e9t ch\u00fat h\u01a1i h\u00e1m c\u00f2n s\u00f3t trong l\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c, gom l\u1ea1i th\u00e0nh l\u1eddi tr\u0103n tr\u1ed1i sau c\u00f9ng. <\/p>\n
“Ba \u1edf trong jail how long?” <\/p>\n
Ch\u00e0ng h\u1ecfi, v\u00e0 toan t\u00ecm ch\u1eef \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ecbch ngay ra ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t cho m\u1eb9 hi\u1ec3u, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi v\u1ed9i v\u00e3, “M\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00edn n\u0103m, t\u00e1m th\u00e1ng, s\u00e1u ng\u00e0y…” <\/p>\n
“M\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00edn n\u0103m, t\u00e1m th\u00e1ng, s\u00e1u ng\u00e0y?” Ch\u00e0ng b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean s\u00e1t b\u00ean m\u1eb9, kinh ng\u1ea1c quay qua nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t r\u00e1m n\u1eafng c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. Your memory is incredible! Ch\u00e0ng ngh\u0129 b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng Anh. Nh\u1eefng l\u00fac c\u1ea7n suy ngh\u0129 cho nhanh, ch\u00e0ng ph\u1ea3i d\u00f9ng ti\u1ebfng Anh. Tr\u00ed nh\u1edb c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e1ng n\u1ec3 th\u1eadt! Ch\u00e0ng toan t\u00ecm ch\u1eef \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i \u00fd ngh\u0129 \u1ea5y v\u1edbi m\u1eb9, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ef1ng ngay l\u1ea1i khi b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t nh\u00f2e nho\u1eb9t n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft, l\u1ea5m lem b\u1ee5i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. <\/p>\n
“Are you OK. \u01a0.. M\u1eb9 c\u00f3 sao kh\u00f4ng?” <\/p>\n
M\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u. <\/p>\n
“I hate this country! I hate this people!” Ch\u00e0ng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb, b\u1ef1c d\u1ecdc. <\/p>\n
“H\u1ea3? Con n\u00f3i g\u00ec?” <\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng. Nothing. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec h\u1ebft.” Ch\u00e0ng c\u1ee9ng c\u1ecfi l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u. M\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00edn n\u0103m, t\u00e1m th\u00e1ng, s\u00e1u ng\u00e0y. Th\u1eddi gian ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u1ea5y s\u1ed1ng trong nh\u1eefng v\u00f2ng r\u00e0o k\u1ebdm gai c\u0169ng l\u00e2u b\u1eb1ng tu\u1ed5i \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a ch\u00e0ng. V\u00e0 m\u1eb9 b\u1ea3o ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 ba ch\u00e0ng. Ch\u00e0ng nh\u1edb b\u1ee9c h\u00ecnh c\u0169 x\u00ec m\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ec9 cho xem. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng tr\u1ebb m\u0103ng. Nh\u1eefng n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean m\u00f4i v\u00e0 trong m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn r\u1ea1ng r\u1ee1 tin y\u00eau. No wonder why mom loves him. H\u00e8n chi m\u1eb9 y\u00eau ba l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng trong h\u00ecnh th\u1ea5y hi\u1ec1n kh\u00f4, ch\u1ea3 l\u00e0m sao c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u00fac n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh t\u1ed9i ph\u1ea1m. He is a prisoner. V\u00e0 \u1edf t\u00f9 t\u1edbi g\u1ea7n hai ch\u1ee5c n\u0103m. M\u00ecnh s\u1ebd t\u00ecm vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m. D\u00e0nh d\u1ee5m m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n, \u0111\u00f3ng cho tr\u1ea1i giam, xin cho ba \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ec1. M\u1eb9 c\u1ea7n ba. M\u1eb9 ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh ba. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u. Sau ch\u1eebng \u1ea5y n\u0103m xa c\u00e1ch, mommy v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 qu\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c daddy. <\/p>\n
“M\u1eb9 ngh\u0129 c\u1ea7n bao nhi\u00eau th\u00ec \u0111\u1ee7?” <\/p>\n
“Bao nhi\u00eau g\u00ec?” <\/p>\n
“Ti\u1ec1n. C\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n, xin cho ba v\u1ec1 ch\u1eafc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. I believe…” <\/p>\n
“Ch\u1eafc kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e2u.” <\/p>\n
“How do you know? Sao m\u1eb9 bi\u1ebft? T\u1eeb l\u00fac con v\u1ec1 t\u1edbi gi\u1edd, \u0111i t\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2u c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0a ti\u1ec1n M\u1ef9 ra l\u00e0 OK ngay. T\u1eeb c\u00e1i airport T\u00e2n… T\u00e2n… g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3…” <\/p>\n
“T\u00e2n S\u01a1n Nh\u1ea5t.” <\/p>\n
“Ya, t\u1eeb T\u00e2n S\u01a1n Nh\u1ea5t tr\u1edf \u0111i… Everywhere! Don’t you remember?” <\/p>\n
“\u1eea th\u00ec…” M\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng \u0111\u01b0a tay lau n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft. “T\u1edbi r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3 con.” <\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o k\u1ebdm gai cao qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edfm ch\u1edfm hi\u1ec7n ra tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft ch\u00e0ng. Nh\u1eefng th\u00e2n c\u00e2y tr\u1ee5i l\u00e1 tr\u1ecf nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay kh\u1eb3ng khiu l\u00ean b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi. V\u00e0i con chim x\u00e1m x\u1ecbt r\u00edu r\u00edt tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i k\u1ebdm gai \u0111en \u0111\u00faa. V\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh canh s\u00fang \u1ed1ng tr\u0129u n\u1eb7ng tr\u00ean vai, lom lom nh\u00ecn hai m\u1eb9 con ch\u00e0ng. Ch\u00e0ng ng\u1ea1i ng\u1ea7n nh\u00ecn qua h\u01b0\u1edbng kh\u00e1c, v\u00e0 b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p c\u00e1i b\u1ea3ng c\u0103ng ngang chi\u1ebfc c\u1ed5ng g\u1ed7 xi\u00eau v\u1eb9o, c\u00e1i b\u1ea3ng trang tr\u1ecdng m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng ch\u1eef l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf ch\u00f3i. <\/p>\n
Ch\u00e0ng c\u1ed1 h\u00ecnh dung th\u00eam m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd g\u1eb7p m\u1eb7t. B\u1ee9c h\u00ecnh ch\u1ee5p t\u1eeb \u0111\u1eddi thu\u1edf n\u00e0o v\u00f9i s\u00e2u trong b\u1ecdc h\u00e0nh l\u00fd. Ch\u00e0ng mu\u1ed1n moi ra, nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n cho ch\u1eafc \u0103n, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i ng\u1ea7n ng\u1eeb. M\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi s\u00e1t b\u00ean c\u00e1nh c\u1ed5ng kh\u00e9p h\u1edd, l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng thanh s\u1eaft s\u00e9t r\u1ec9, v\u00eanh v\u1eb9o. B\u1ed7ng d\u01b0ng, ch\u00e0ng tu\u1ed9t l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda sau, nh\u01b0 c\u00e1i l\u1ea7n theo ch\u00e2n ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 nu\u00f4i ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9, b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng hi\u1ec7u tr\u01b0\u1edfng tr\u01b0\u1eddng ti\u1ec3u h\u1ecdc. <\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh g\u00e1c n\u00f3i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 v\u1edbi m\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng. Ch\u00e0ng th\u1ea5y m\u1eb9 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch r\u1ee5t r\u00e8 nh\u01b0ng s\u00f4i n\u1ed5i. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 t\u00ecnh y\u00eau, ch\u00e0ng th\u1ea7m ngh\u0129, m\u1edbi l\u00e0m cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta thi\u1ebft tha v\u1edbi nhau \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf. Ch\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 m\u00ecnh. Ch\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 Vi\u1ec7t Nam n\u00e0o. Ch\u00e0ng thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 c\u00f5i kh\u00e1c. M\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00edn n\u0103m, t\u00e1m th\u00e1ng, s\u00e1u ng\u00e0y… Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 Vi\u1ec7t Nam y\u00eau ch\u1ed3ng, \u0111\u1ebfm t\u1eebng th\u00e1ng t\u1eebng ng\u00e0y xa c\u00e1ch. <\/p>\n
Ch\u1ee3t m\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng quay l\u1ea1i, g\u1ecdi ch\u00e0ng b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i gi\u1ecdng th\u1ed5n th\u1ee9c, “\u00d0\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i con. V\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y \u0111i!” <\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh \u0111\u1ea9y h\u00e9 c\u00e1nh c\u1ed5ng n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u00e0ng m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd nh\u00ecn kho\u1ea3ng s\u00e2n tr\u1ea1i v\u1eafng tanh v\u1eafng ng\u1eaft. Ch\u00e0ng th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng n\u1ebfp nh\u00e0 tranh c\u0169 k\u1ef9, xi\u00eau v\u1eb9o n\u00e9p b\u00ean nhau. Ki\u1ec3u nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng khu x\u00f3m lao \u0111\u1ed9ng b\u00ean Philippines, Indonesia… th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ea5y tr\u00ean truy\u1ec1n h\u00ecnh. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh d\u1eabn hai m\u1eb9 con ch\u00e0ng v\u00e0o c\u0103n nh\u00e0 vu\u00f4ng v\u1ee9c b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o. M\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n s\u1ed5 b\u00eca \u0111en d\u00e0y c\u1ed9m nh\u1eefng trang gi\u1ea5y qu\u0103n m\u00e9p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1edf ra t\u1eebng t\u1edd, trang tr\u1ecdng. Gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh tr\u1ebb nghe l\u1ea1 tai. Ch\u00e0ng ch\u1ec9 b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0i ch\u1eef trong c\u00e1i chu\u1ed7i \u00e2m thanh tr\u1ecd tr\u1eb9, s\u01b0\u1ee3ng ch\u00e1t nh\u01b0 v\u1ecb c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 tr\u00e1i c\u00e2y ch\u00edn \u00e9p. Nh\u01b0ng d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 m\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng hi\u1ec3u h\u1ebft. B\u1edfi v\u00ec khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh ng\u01b0ng n\u00f3i ch\u00e0ng b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p n\u00e9t s\u1eefng s\u1edd t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u00e1 tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t m\u1eb9. Hai con m\u1eaft m\u1edf c\u0103ng h\u1ebft c\u1ee1. C\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng h\u00e1 h\u1ed1c nh\u01b0 h\u1ee5t h\u01a1i sau cu\u1ed9c ch\u1ea1y \u0111ua gai g\u00f3c. Nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft l\u00e3 ch\u00e3 l\u0103n xu\u1ed1ng hai g\u00f2 m\u00e1 kh\u00f4 c\u1eb1n. Ch\u00fat \u00e1i ng\u1ea1i v\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ean n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh tr\u1ebb. <\/p>\n
“What’s wrong? \u00c0… Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1eady?” Ch\u00e0ng xen v\u00e0o, c\u1ed9c l\u1ed1c. <\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh nh\u00ecn ch\u00e0ng \u0111\u0103m \u0111\u0103m. <\/p>\n
Ch\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1t b\u00ean m\u1eb9, “Sao v\u1eady, mom?” <\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng sao…” M\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ed9i v\u00e3, l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft r\u1ee5ng xu\u1ed1ng c\u1eb1m, xu\u1ed1ng ng\u1ef1c \u00e1o. <\/p>\n
“Th\u1ebf… ba \u0111\u00e2u?” Ch\u00e0ng h\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n. <\/p>\n
“H\u1ecd th\u1ea3 ba r\u1ed3i!” M\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng n\u00f3i nh\u1ecf v\u00e0o tai ch\u00e0ng, r\u1ed3i s\u1ee5t s\u1ecbt \u0111\u01b0a tay \u00e1o qu\u1ec7t n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft. C\u00e1i t\u00fai x\u00e1ch r\u1edbt xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n b\u00e0 vang l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng kh\u00f4 khan, nh\u00e0u n\u00e1t. <\/p>\n
“V\u1eady sao kh\u00f4ng… b\u00e1o cho m\u00ecnh bi\u1ebft?” <\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh tr\u1ebb gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch. Ch\u00e0ng l\u1ea1i nghe ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfng kh\u00f4ng. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ecbch ngay l\u1ea1i cho ch\u00e0ng, “H\u1ecd b\u00e1o r\u1ed3i, c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y s\u00e1u th\u00e1ng…” <\/p>\n
“Where is he now? \u01a0.. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd ba \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u? Why…” N\u1ed7i x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng ch\u1eb7n c\u1ee9ng l\u1ea5y c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng l\u00e0m ch\u00e0ng l\u1eafp b\u1eafp kh\u00f4ng ra \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111u\u00f4i, c\u00e2u k\u1ec7 g\u00ec r\u00e1o. <\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh tr\u1ebb x\u1ebfp cu\u1ed1n s\u1ed5 d\u1ea7y c\u1ed9m l\u1ea1i, n\u00f3i li\u1ebfn tho\u1eafng m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y ch\u00e0ng nghe v\u00e0 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1edbi ch\u00edn ch\u1ee5c ph\u1ea7n tr\u0103m. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n m\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng ph\u1ea3i d\u1ecbch l\u1ea1i. Ch\u00e0ng hi\u1ec3u l\u00e0 ba ch\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y n\u1eefa. Hi\u1ec7n gi\u1edd \u00f4ng \u1edf c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y kho\u1ea3ng ba c\u00e2y s\u1ed1. \u1ede m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i c\u00f3 c\u00e1i t\u00ean ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t ch\u00e0ng ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd nghe qua. <\/p>\n
M\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng kh\u00f3c t\u1ea5m t\u1ee9c. Ch\u00e0ng c\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u. Daddy h\u1ebft \u1edf t\u00f9 th\u00ec mommy ph\u1ea3i vui m\u1edbi ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ee9. \u00d0\u00e0n b\u00e0 Vi\u1ec7t Nam th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u. <\/p>\n
Ch\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ee9ng s\u00e1t b\u00ean m\u1eb9, \u0111em c\u00e1i ch\u1eef b\u00ed hi\u1ec3m ra h\u1ecfi nh\u1ecf v\u00e0o tai b\u00e0, “Ngh\u0129a \u0111\u1ecba l\u00e0 g\u00ec v\u1eady m\u1eb9?” <\/p>\n
Ch\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng nghe m\u1eb9 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. Ch\u00e0ng ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc loang tr\u00ean hai con m\u1eaft ngo\u1eb1n ngo\u00e8o nh\u1eefng tia m\u00e1u \u0111\u1ecf. V\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng kh\u00f3c t\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1edfi b\u1ecb d\u1ed3n xu\u1ed1ng l\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c, l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i vai g\u1ea7y gu\u1ed9c rung l\u00ean, nh\u1ecbp nh\u00e0ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng n\u1ea5c g\u1ea7y g\u00f2, kh\u00f4 kh\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 ch\u00e0ng.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
V\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh canh s\u00fang \u1ed1ng tr\u0129u n\u1eb7ng tr\u00ean vai, lom lom nh\u00ecn hai m\u1eb9 con ch\u00e0ng. Ch\u00e0ng ng\u1ea1i ng\u1ea7n nh\u00ecn qua h\u01b0\u1edbng kh\u00e1c, v\u00e0 b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p c\u00e1i b\u1ea3ng c\u0103ng ngang chi\u1ebfc c\u1ed5ng g\u1ed7 xi\u00eau v\u1eb9o, c\u00e1i b\u1ea3ng trang tr\u1ecdng m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng ch\u1eef l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf ch\u00f3i.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":400,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sang-tac","category-truyen-ngan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/400"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10439"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10440,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10439\/revisions\/10440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}