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Th\u00e0nh d\u1eaft tay Khu\u00ea \u0111i d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1eefng t\u00e1n l\u00e1 xanh. M\u00f9a h\u1ea1 \u0111ang v\u1ec1 c\u00f9ng v\u1ea1n v\u1eadt, c\u00f4ng vi\u00ean nh\u01b0 v\u1eeba \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00eam m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o m\u1edbi, hoa s\u01a1n l\u1ef1u, hoa tr\u00e0 h\u1eaft \u00e1nh h\u1ed3ng l\u00ean \u00e1o c\u1ea3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi, Th\u00e0nh h\u1ecfi:<\/p>\n
\u201cKhu\u00ea th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 kh\u1ecfe kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u1ed2, em kh\u1ecfe l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTr\u00e1i tim em th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cN\u00f3 \u0111\u1eadp t\u1ed1t l\u1eafm.\u201d<\/p>\n
Th\u00e0nh gi\u1eef Khu\u00ea d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, anh nh\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc l\u00e1 b\u00e1m tr\u00ean t\u00f3c Khu\u00ea.<\/p>\n
\u201cNh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u00ec ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u00fac ti\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c c\u01b0\u1edbi, h\u1ecfi ch\u1ee9 em.\u201d<\/p>\n
Khu\u00ea ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn Th\u00e0nh:<\/p>\n
\u201cAnh cho em th\u1eddi gi\u1edd, em c\u1ea7n y\u00eau anh th\u1eadt nhi\u1ec1u tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh.\u201d<\/p>\n
Th\u00e0nh k\u00eau l\u00ean:<\/p>\n
\u201cEm n\u00f3i g\u00ec l\u1ea1 th\u1ebf, em ch\u1eb3ng y\u00eau anh t\u1eeb l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i sao? Ch\u00fang ta ch\u01b0a b\u00e0n \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c c\u01b0\u1edbi h\u1ecfi ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe c\u1ee7a em. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd em \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh kh\u00f4ng l\u1ebd t\u00ecnh y\u00eau n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i gi\u1ea3m theo t\u1ef7 l\u1ec7 ngh\u1ecbch v\u1edbi s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe \u00e0?\u201d<\/p>\n
Khu\u00ea ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng chi\u1ebfc b\u0103ng k\u00ea d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y olive, nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc l\u00e1 m\u00e0u xanh l\u1ee5c r\u01a1i \u0111\u1ea7y tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t, c\u00f4 c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng nh\u1eb7t v\u00e0i qu\u1ea3 olive n\u00e9m ra xa, ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i n\u00f3i:<\/p>\n
\u201cAnh qu\u00ean l\u00e0 tr\u00e1i tim em \u0111ang mang trong l\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 tr\u00e1i tim nguy\u00ean th\u1ee7y c\u1ee7a em \u00e0? N\u00f3 \u0111ang cho em nh\u1eefng c\u1ea3m x\u00fac m\u1edbi v\u00e0 nh\u1ecbp \u0111\u1eadp m\u1edbi, em c\u1ea7n quen v\u1edbi n\u00f3, em ph\u1ea3i t\u1eadp y\u00eau anh l\u1ea1i t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u.\u201d<\/p>\n
Th\u00e0nh nghe nh\u00f3i trong l\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 Khu\u00ea kh\u00f4ng y\u00eau anh. Trong c\u00e1i th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 quen thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim l\u1ea1 ho\u1eafc kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3y may rung \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e0o cho anh sao!\u201d<\/p>\n
Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u, Th\u00e0nh ng\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o th\u00e0nh b\u0103ng, ng\u1eeda m\u1eb7t nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y tr\u1eafng qua khe h\u1edf c\u1ee7a t\u00e0n l\u00e1 olive. Anh th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng m\u00eanh m\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00ecnh. Khu\u00ea c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng nh\u1eb7t nh\u1eefng tr\u00e1i olive c\u00f2n xanh ch\u00e1t n\u00e9m v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc. C\u00f4ng vi\u00ean bu\u1ed5i tr\u01b0a \u00eam \u1ea3 v\u00e0 \u00edt ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 l\u00f2ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 n\u1ed5i gi\u00f3 t\u1eebng c\u01a1n.<\/p>\n
Khu\u00ea sinh ra \u0111\u00e3 mang m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u1ed7 h\u1ed5ng nh\u1ecf trong tr\u00e1i tim n\u00e0ng. Khu\u00ea sang M\u1ef9 n\u0103m 10 tu\u1ed5i v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea3i ph\u1eabu ba l\u1ea7n. V\u00ec m\u1ed9t l\u00fd do n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 c\u00e1i l\u1ed7 h\u1ed5ng nh\u1ecf \u0111\u00f3 v\u1eabn l\u00e0m cho Khu\u00ea ng\u1ea5t \u0111i \u00edt nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 m\u1ed7i th\u00e1ng m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n. Khu\u00ea th\u00f4ng minh, h\u1ecdc gi\u1ecfi nh\u01b0ng m\u1eb7c c\u1ea3m v\u1ec1 s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe, \u0111\u1ebfn tu\u1ed5i d\u1eady th\u00ec Khu\u00ea kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch c\u00f3 b\u1ea1n trai. Kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch, hay kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m y\u00eau ai v\u00ec ch\u1ec9 s\u1ee3 l\u00e0m phi\u1ec1n cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i khi Khu\u00ea c\u00f2n lo s\u1ee3 m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft tr\u1ebb. B\u00e1c s\u0129 c\u1ee7a Khu\u00ea t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ee7 c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 Khu\u00ea c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 tin v\u00e0o t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai. \u00d4ng hy v\u1ecdng m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi cho Khu\u00ea m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim l\u00e0nh m\u1ea1nh, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 ghi t\u00ean Khu\u00ea v\u00e0o danh s\u00e1ch ch\u1edd tim, \u00f4ng l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ee7 c\u00e1c th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc cho m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c gi\u1ea3i ph\u1eabu. \u00d4ng theo d\u00f5i v\u00e0 khuy\u1ebfn kh\u00edch Khu\u00ea nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 huynh. \u00d4ng d\u1ef1 nh\u1eefng bu\u1ed5i l\u1ec5 ra tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a Khu\u00ea, ch\u00ednh \u00f4ng ch\u1ecdn cho Khu\u00ea l\u00e0m ngh\u1ec1 c\u00f4 gi\u00e1o. V\u00e0 c\u00e1i ng\u00e0y \u00f4ng ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 \u1edf California b\u1ecb t\u1eed n\u1ea1n xe h\u01a1i, trong th\u1ebb l\u00e1i xe c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 c\u00f3 ghi \u201cOrgan Donor\u201d (*). V\u00e0 Khu\u00ea \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn tr\u00e1i tim \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n
Khu\u00ea lay vai Th\u00e0nh l\u00f4i anh v\u1ec1 th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, c\u00f4 ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i n\u00f3i:<\/p>\n
\u201cAnh Th\u00e0nh, anh c\u00f3 nh\u1edb l\u00e0 th\u1eddi gian tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi em \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thay tim, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 em r\u1ea5t qu\u00fd m\u1ebfn anh nh\u01b0ng em lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n tr\u00e1nh anh, em ch\u1ec9 coi anh nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n r\u1ea5t th\u00e2n v\u00ec em bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 em s\u1ebd mang phi\u1ec1n ph\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ebfn cho anh n\u1ebfu em coi anh nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00ecnh.\u201d<\/p>\n
Th\u00e0nh n\u00f3i trong bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3:<\/p>\n
\u201cAnh bi\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 anh c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft r\u1ea5t r\u00f5 l\u00e0 anh y\u00eau em.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEm xin l\u1ed7i anh, nh\u01b0ng em mu\u1ed1n th\u00e0nh th\u1eadt, em ch\u01b0a y\u00eau anh, anh cho em m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian.\u201d Khu\u00ea tr\u00eau Th\u00e0nh cho vui, n\u00f3i th\u00eam:<\/p>\n
\u201cB\u00e2y gi\u1edd em \u0111ang mang m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t b\u00e0 M\u1ef9 45 tu\u1ed5i, anh c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n y\u00eau m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim gi\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEm \u0111\u1eebng qu\u00ean l\u00e0 tr\u00e1i tim \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang \u1edf trong l\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c thanh xu\u00e2n c\u1ee7a em. Th\u00f4i anh \u0111\u01b0a em \u0111i \u0103n, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u01b0a em v\u1ec1, ch\u1eafc em \u0111\u00f3i r\u1ed3i.\u201d Th\u00e0nh n\u00f3i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat gi\u1eadn h\u1eddn.<\/p>\n
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Khu\u00ea v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 th\u00ec tr\u1eddi v\u1eeba ch\u1ea1ng v\u1ea1ng t\u1ed1i. C\u00f4 l\u1ee5c th\u00f9ng th\u01b0, \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm l\u00e1 th\u01b0 c\u00f4 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee3i, h\u00f4m nay c\u00f4 may m\u1eafn l\u00e1 th\u01b0 \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00e1 th\u01b0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh b\u00e0 Donna Zumwalt tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi Khu\u00ea.<\/p>\n
Ngay t\u1eeb h\u00f4m \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u1ec9nh d\u1eady \u1edf b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n sau cu\u1ed9c gi\u1ea3i ph\u1eabu, Khu\u00ea \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 ngay \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm cho \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a \u00e2n nh\u00e2n m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u1ecf l\u1eddi c\u00e1m \u01a1n \u0111\u1ebfn gia \u0111\u00ecnh h\u1ecd, Khu\u00ea v\u00e0 b\u00e1c s\u0129 c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 li\u00ean l\u1ea1c t\u1eeb b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ebfn DMV (*) c\u1ee7a hai, ba ti\u1ec3u bang v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng th\u00ec sau s\u00e1u th\u00e1ng, h\u1ecd t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Donna, v\u00e0 bi\u1ebft qua v\u1ec1 ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. B\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi con trai b\u1eb1ng tu\u1ed5i Khu\u00ea \u1edf California, Khu\u00ea g\u1eedi th\u01b0 cho con trai b\u00e0 v\u1edbi l\u1eddi c\u1ea3m \u01a1n v\u00e0 hy v\u1ecdng m\u00f9a h\u00e8 n\u00e0y c\u00f4 c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp gh\u00e9 th\u0103m c\u0103n nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Donna c\u01b0 ng\u1ee5 khi b\u00e0 c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng. Khu\u00ea m\u1edf th\u01b0 ra, trong \u0111\u00f3 ngo\u00e0i l\u00e1 th\u01b0 nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a George, ng\u01b0\u1eddi con trai b\u00e0 Donna c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u00eam m\u1ed9t phong th\u01b0 d\u00e1n k\u00edn, Khu\u00ea \u0111\u1ecdc l\u00e1 th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a George tr\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n
\u201cTh\u00e2n g\u1eedi c\u00f4 Khu\u00ea<\/p>\n
\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 l\u00e1 th\u01b0 d\u00e1n k\u00edn c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i v\u1edbi l\u1eddi d\u1eb7n l\u00e0: L\u00e1 th\u01b0 n\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eadn tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 n\u1ebfu b\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u1ea5t v\u00ec tai n\u1ea1n. M\u1ed7i khi l\u00e0m l\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng l\u00e1i xe m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i vi\u1ebft l\u00e1 th\u01b0 n\u00e0y, \u0111\u1ec1 ng\u00e0y m\u1edbi. Khi m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i b\u1ea5t th\u00ecnh l\u00ecnh v\u00ec tai n\u1ea1n xe h\u01a1i v\u00e0 tr\u00e1i tim b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n \u1edf California chuy\u1ec3n \u0111i, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn c\u00f3 l\u00f2ng tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee3i m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 li\u00ean l\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eadn tr\u00e1i tim \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng m\u1edf coi trong th\u01b0 vi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng g\u00ec. Ch\u1eafc m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 ch\u00fac l\u00e0nh cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eadn tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. T\u00f4i xin g\u1eedi l\u00e1 th\u01b0 n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn cho c\u00f4 v\u00e0 c\u00e1m \u01a1n c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00e3 \u00fd mu\u1ed1n th\u0103m c\u0103n nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 con t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i ch\u1eafc c\u00f2n \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0i n\u0103m n\u1eefa, v\u1eady b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 m\u00f9a h\u00e8 n\u00e0o, c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp xin m\u1eddi c\u00f4 gh\u00e9 qua. Th\u00e2n m\u1ebfn.\u201d<\/p>\n
Khu\u00ea g\u1ea5p l\u00e1 th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a George l\u1ea1i, c\u00f4 ch\u01b0a m\u1edf v\u1ed9i l\u00e1 th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Donna, c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean \u0111i r\u00f3t cho m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t ly n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ecdc th\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7y. C\u00f4 u\u1ed1ng t\u1eebng ng\u1ee5m nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1ec3 n\u1ed7i x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u1eafng xu\u1ed1ng. C\u00f4 c\u1ea7m l\u00e1 th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Donna l\u1eadt \u0111i l\u1eadt l\u1ea1i, l\u00e1 th\u01b0 kh\u00e1 \u0111\u1ea7y, h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 h\u00ecnh trong \u0111\u00f3. Khu\u00ea k\u00e9o gh\u1ebf \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00e1 th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Donna l\u00ean l\u00f2ng, gi\u01a1 tay t\u1eaft \u0111\u00e8n, b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i \u1edf b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i \u00f9a v\u00e0o c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng nh\u1ecf ph\u1ee7 ch\u1ee5p l\u1ea5y Khu\u00ea, c\u00f4 nh\u00ecn ra b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i, nh\u1eefng b\u00f3ng l\u00e1 lung linh trong \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i c\u00f4 nghe ti\u1ebfng tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Donna \u0111\u1eadp trong ng\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh, c\u00f4 l\u1eafng nghe v\u1edbi n\u1ed7i x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a c\u00f4, Khu\u00ea c\u1ed1 ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t nh\u1ecbp \u0111\u1eadp c\u1ee7a tr\u00e1i tim v\u00e0 t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a t\u1ea5m l\u00f2ng, c\u00f4 c\u00e0ng c\u1ed1 ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t c\u00e0ng th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 tr\u1ed9n l\u1eabn v\u00e0o nhau. C\u00f3 khi Khu\u00ea th\u1ea5y tr\u00e1i tim b\u00e0 Donna \u0111ang l\u00e0m ch\u1ee7 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u1ea3m x\u00fac c\u1ee7a t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n c\u00f4, c\u00f3 khi c\u00f4 th\u1ea5y b\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat li\u00ean h\u1ec7 g\u00ec c\u1ea3, tr\u00e1i tim \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh c\u00f4 v\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111ang ti\u1ebfp nh\u1eadn l\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u00e1u lu\u00e2n l\u01b0u b\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh nh\u1eefng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1eabn m\u00e1u c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Suy ngh\u0129 li\u00ean mi\u00ean l\u00e0m Khu\u00ea b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i, c\u00f4 l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0i c\u00e1i, \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean, b\u1eadt \u0111\u00e8n, xua b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng suy ngh\u0129 ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00ecnh, c\u00f4 t\u1eeb t\u1ed1n m\u1edf l\u00e1 th\u01b0. \u0110\u00fang nh\u01b0 Khu\u00ea d\u1ef1 \u0111o\u00e1n trong phong b\u00ec c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m \u1ea3nh v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u00e1 th\u01b0 ng\u1eafn, Khu\u00ea \u0111\u1ecdc l\u00e1 th\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi xem \u1ea3nh.<\/p>\n
\u201cG\u1eedi ng\u01b0\u1eddi mang tr\u00e1i tim t\u00f4i<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u00f4i bi\u1ebft b\u1ea1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef v\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u00f3 l\u1eddi d\u1eb7n \u1edf v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng DMV l\u00e0 tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 d\u00e0nh cho ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef tr\u1ebb h\u01a1n ho\u1eb7c b\u1eb1ng tu\u1ed5i t\u00f4i v\u1edbi \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ed9c th\u00e2n.<\/p>\n
\u201cB\u00e2y gi\u1edd b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 tr\u00e1i tim \u0111\u00f3, xin b\u1ea1n h\u00e3y t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng trong h\u00ecnh v\u00e0 y\u00eau ch\u00e0ng b\u1eb1ng tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Ch\u00e0ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00eau.<\/p>\n
“Xin c\u00e1m \u01a1n b\u1ea1n.<\/p>\n
“Donna Zumwalt\u201d<\/p>\n
Khu\u00ea \u0111\u1ecdc xong l\u00e1 th\u01b0 ng\u1eafn \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f4 ng\u1ea9n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra, b\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng, tr\u00e1n c\u00f4 l\u1ea5m t\u1ea5m m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i, tr\u00e1i tim c\u00f4 \u0111\u1eadp li\u00ean h\u1ed3i trong l\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u qu\u00e1 s\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a Khu\u00ea. C\u00f4 b\u1ed7ng \u00e2n h\u1eadn, bi\u1ebft th\u1ebf ta c\u1ee9 mang tr\u00e1i tim b\u1ec7nh ho\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a ri\u00eang ta th\u1ebf l\u00e0 l\u1ea1i d\u1ec5 s\u1ed1ng h\u01a1n. H\u00f3a ra b\u00e0 Donna ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00e2n \u0111\u1ea1o, b\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00edch k\u1ef7, khi s\u1ed1ng v\u00ec m\u1ed9t ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00ecnh y\u00eau, khi ch\u1ebft b\u00e0 v\u1eabn mu\u1ed1n tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 chui v\u00e0o l\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c y\u00eau \u201cch\u00e0ng\u201d c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng d\u01b0\u1edbi danh ngh\u0129a nh\u00e2n \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t \u00fd nguy\u1ec7n ri\u00eang t\u01b0 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, Khu\u00ea t\u1ea5m t\u1ee9c nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb l\u1eeba. C\u00f4 c\u1ea7m t\u1ea5m h\u00ecnh l\u00ean ng\u1eafm ngh\u00eda, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 h\u00ecnh m\u00e0u, ch\u1ee5p c\u1ea3nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng khoanh tay tr\u01b0\u1edbc ng\u1ef1c, tr\u00ean mi\u1ec7ng \u00f4ng ng\u1eadm c\u00e1i t\u1ea9u thu\u1ed1c, sau l\u01b0ng \u00f4ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh r\u1eebng phong m\u00f9a thu, l\u00e1 v\u00e0ng t\u01b0\u01a1m nh\u01b0 m\u1eadt, h\u00ecnh ch\u1ee5p g\u1ea7n n\u00ean khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t kh\u00e1 r\u00f5. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng tr\u1ea1c 50 tu\u1ed5i, hai con m\u1eaft to v\u00e0 s\u00e1ng, tr\u00f4ng kh\u00e1 \u0111i\u1ec3n trai v\u1edbi b\u1ed9 ria m\u00e9p v\u00e0 m\u00e1i t\u00f3c d\u1ea7y, \u0111\u1eb1ng sau b\u1ee9c h\u00ecnh c\u00f3 ghi ng\u00e0y, th\u00e1ng v\u00e0 t\u00ean \u00f4ng ta l\u00e0 Stuar Kenholz, \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 ghi \u1edf cu\u1ed1i t\u1ea5m \u1ea3nh thu\u1ed9c ti\u1ec3u bang Montana, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 s\u1ed1 \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i. Theo ng\u00e0y ghi th\u00ec h\u00ecnh ch\u1ee5p c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t n\u0103m. Khu\u00ea cho c\u1ea3 l\u00e1 th\u01b0 v\u00e0 t\u1ea5m h\u00ecnh v\u00e0o l\u1ea1i phong b\u00ec, c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec, c\u00f4 \u0111i r\u1eeda m\u1eb7t b\u1eb1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ea1nh, c\u00f4 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00eam nay c\u00f4 kh\u00f3 m\u00e0 ng\u1ee7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nguy\u00ean gi\u1ea5c. N\u00ean kh\u00f4ng hay n\u00ean l\u00e0m theo l\u1eddi b\u00e0 Donna? C\u00f3 l\u00fac Khu\u00ea ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh n\u1ee3 b\u00e0 Donna tr\u00e1i tim th\u00ec m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m theo l\u1eddi y\u00eau c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, b\u00e0 c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e1ng t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p, ch\u1eafc khi c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng b\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i y\u00eau \u00f4ng Stuar nhi\u1ec1u l\u1eafm n\u00ean m\u1edbi ngh\u0129 ra sau khi ch\u1ebft nh\u1edd l\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef s\u1ed1ng tr\u00e1i tim m\u00ecnh r\u1ed3i c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c s\u1ed1ng c\u00e1i \u0111\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y b\u00e0 ao \u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1ng. C\u00f3 l\u00fac Khu\u00ea l\u1ea1i ngh\u0129 b\u00e0 Donna l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00edch k\u1ef7, Khu\u00ea s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m theo y\u00eau c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, Khu\u00ea kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 y\u00eau h\u1ed9 cho b\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, Khu\u00ea c\u0169ng c\u00f3 t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a c\u00f4. C\u00f2n Th\u00e0nh n\u1eefa, anh s\u1ebd ngh\u0129 sao khi Khu\u00ea n\u00f3i c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y v\u1edbi anh? Khu\u00ea thao th\u1ee9c su\u1ed1t \u0111\u00eam…<\/p>\n
Trong m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 l\u00e1 th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Donna gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t l\u01b0\u1ee1i dao s\u1eafc treo tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u Khu\u00ea, n\u00f3 treo b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y r\u1ea5t m\u1ea3nh kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft s\u1ebd r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng l\u00fac n\u00e0o, Khu\u00ea kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n t\u00e2m tr\u00ed \u0111\u00e2u m\u00e0 d\u1ea1y h\u1ecdc. V\u00e0o l\u1edbp Khu\u00ea g\u1ecdi nh\u1ea7m t\u00ean h\u1ecdc tr\u00f2, \u0111i h\u1ecdp gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 Khu\u00ea nh\u1edb nh\u1ea7m ng\u00e0y gi\u1edd, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed Th\u00e0nh g\u1ecdi c\u00f4 b\u1ed1n n\u0103m l\u1ea7n trong m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y Khu\u00ea c\u0169ng qu\u00ean kh\u00f4ng g\u1ecdi l\u1ea1i, Th\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1eadp c\u1eeda, lo l\u1eafng h\u1ecfi:<\/p>\n
\u201cEm l\u00e0m sao v\u1eady, em c\u00f3 \u1ed1m kh\u00f4ng, sao m\u1eb7t em xanh th\u1ebf?\u201d<\/p>\n
Khu\u00ea ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi:<\/p>\n
\u201cV\u00e2ng, em \u1ed1m.\u201d<\/p>\n
Th\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0a Khu\u00ea \u0111i b\u00e1c s\u0129, b\u00e1c s\u0129 b\u1ea3o Khu\u00ea g\u1ea7y qu\u00e1, ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n \u0103n nhi\u1ec1u v\u00e0o, Th\u00e0nh n\u1ea5u \u0111\u1ed3 \u0103n mang \u0111\u1ebfn cho Khu\u00ea m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y. Khu\u00ea b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i qu\u00e2n b\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 v\u1eabn tuy\u1ec7t nhi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng k\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec7n l\u00e1 th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Donna cho Th\u00e0nh nghe. Hai tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 sau, v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u \u1edf s\u1edf l\u00e0m ra, Th\u00e0nh gh\u00e9 ti\u1ec7m c\u01a1m Th\u00e1i mua m\u00f3n x\u00fap cay Khu\u00ea th\u00edch \u0111em \u0111\u1ebfn cho Khu\u00ea, anh th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t phong b\u00ec nh\u1ecf d\u00e1n b\u0103ng keo tr\u00ean c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda \u0111\u1ec1 t\u00ean anh. Khu\u00ea \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i kh\u1ecfi c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i cho anh m\u1ea5y ch\u1eef ng\u1eafn ng\u1ee7i \u201cKhu\u00ea c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ea3i \u0111i Montana m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n, khi v\u1ec1 s\u1ebd n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n nhi\u1ec1u v\u1edbi anh.\u201d Th\u00e0nh l\u1ee7i th\u1ee7i v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi l\u00f2ng bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3. Anh th\u1ea5y anh ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u m\u1ed9t t\u00ed g\u00ec v\u1ec1 Khu\u00ea c\u1ea3, th\u1ebf m\u00e0 bao nhi\u00eau n\u0103m nay anh c\u1ee9 y\u00eau c\u00f4, c\u1ee9 hy v\u1ecdng, c\u1ee9 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i v\u00e0 c\u1ee9 h\u1ee5t h\u1eabng. C\u00f4 l\u00e0m g\u00ec m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i ti\u1ec3u bang to\u00e0n n\u00fai \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u00f3, anh c\u00f3 h\u1ec1 nghe c\u00f4 n\u00f3i c\u00f3 h\u1ecd h\u00e0ng \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2u? B\u00e2y gi\u1edd anh c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n \u0111i theo c\u00f4 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 n\u00e0o m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn. Th\u00e0nh b\u1ed7ng mu\u1ed1n b\u1ecf cu\u1ed9c, anh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea1y theo ho\u00e0i m\u1ed1i t\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t chi\u1ec1u n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n
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Khu\u00ea nh\u00ecn b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3, ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng Trout Creek c\u00e1ch th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n Helena 250 d\u1eb7m v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda T\u00e2y, m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng r\u1ea5t nh\u1ecf kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ghi d\u00e2n s\u1ed1, Khu\u00ea thu\u00ea xe \u0111i t\u1eeb phi tr\u01b0\u1eddng Helena \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3. Khi Khu\u00ea \u0111\u1ebfn th\u00ec tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 x\u1eadp t\u1ed1i, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n l\u1eafm Khu\u00ea m\u1edbi t\u00ecm ra kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n, c\u00e1i kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n duy nh\u1ea5t \u1edf Trout Creek ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 s\u00e1u bu\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 may m\u1eafn c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed3ng tr\u1ed1ng. Khu\u00ea \u0111\u1eb7t chi\u1ebfc vali l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u00ecn \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 m\u1edbi t\u00e1m gi\u1edd t\u1ed1i, Khu\u00ea kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecbnh g\u1eb7p Stuart t\u1ed1i nay, c\u00f4 s\u1ebd \u0111i m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng chung quanh l\u00e0ng, c\u00f4 mu\u1ed1n t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u Stuar qua m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u00f4ng s\u1ed1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ti\u1ebfp x\u00fac v\u1edbi \u00f4ng, Khu\u00ea s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a cho \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecdc l\u00e1 th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Donna v\u00e0 Khu\u00ea s\u1ebd n\u00f3i l\u00e0 c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n l\u1eddi y\u00eau c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, c\u00f4 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng ri\u00eang c\u00f4 mu\u1ed1n s\u1ed1ng, c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Donna \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 b\u00e0 Donna \u0111\u00e3 cho c\u00f4 tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i t\u1ea5m \u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng v\u00e0 gi\u1eef l\u00e1 th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 y\u00eau \u00f4ng l\u00e0m k\u1ef7 v\u1eadt, Khu\u00ea mu\u1ed1n b\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1eb3n ra ngo\u00e0i v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n c\u1ee7a hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
Ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng bao quanh b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng d\u00e3y n\u00fai \u0111\u00e1 xanh bi\u1ebfc, c\u1ea3 l\u00e0ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t tr\u01b0\u1eddng ti\u1ec3u h\u1ecdc, hai si\u00eau th\u1ecb nh\u1ecf, m\u1ed9t ti\u1ec7m \u0103n, b\u01b0u \u0111i\u1ec7n v\u00e0 nh\u00e0 gi\u1eb7t c\u00f4ng c\u1ed9ng th\u00ec chia nhau m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 hai gian r\u1ed9ng kho\u1ea3ng s\u00e1u th\u01b0\u1edbc vu\u00f4ng. Khu\u00ea l\u00e1i xe \u0111i loanh quanh \u0111\u1ed9 20 ph\u00fat th\u00ec h\u1ebft c\u1ea3 ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng, \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 l\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7 c\u0169. Con s\u00f4ng Columbia ch\u1ea3y qua l\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u00e2n hu\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0110\u1ebf l\u00e0m c\u00f4 nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i h\u1ed3 Washington c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Seattle v\u00e0 nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn Th\u00e0nh. Khu\u00ea ngh\u0129 s\u1ef1 ra \u0111i b\u1ea5t th\u00ecnh l\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 hay, n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t d\u1ecbp tr\u1eafc nghi\u1ec7m t\u00ecnh y\u00eau cho c\u1ea3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Sau khi tr\u1ea3 c\u00e1i th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Donna cho \u00f4ng Stuar, Khu\u00ea s\u1ebd \u0111i California th\u0103m m\u1ed9 b\u00e0 Donna \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00e1m \u01a1n b\u00e0 v\u00e0 gh\u00e9 th\u0103m c\u1ea3 George v\u00e0 ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a hai m\u1eb9 con h\u1ecd n\u1eefa. H\u1ecdc tr\u00f2 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ngh\u1ec9, m\u00f9a H\u00e8 c\u00f2n d\u00e0i c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n h\u1ea5p t\u1ea5p. Khu\u00ea mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 Khu\u00ea c\u00f3 y\u00eau Th\u00e0nh kh\u00f4ng? Hay ch\u1ec9 y\u00eau anh nh\u01b0 y\u00eau m\u1ed9t th\u00f3i quen.<\/p>\n
Khu\u00ea gh\u00e9 v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng \u0103n b\u1eefa c\u01a1m t\u1ed1i, ti\u1ec7m \u0103n nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 th\u1ef1c \u0111\u01a1n ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 ba m\u00f3n, Khu\u00ea g\u1ecdi m\u1ed9t ch\u00e9n x\u00fap rau nh\u1ecf, c\u1ed1t \u0103n cho \u0111\u1ee1 \u0111\u00f3i. Trong khi \u0111\u1ee3i th\u1ee9c \u0103n, Khu\u00ea nh\u00ecn chung quanh th\u00ec th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi chung quanh \u0111ang ch\u0103m ch\u00fa nh\u00ecn m\u00ecnh, c\u00f4 l\u00fang t\u00fang m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m quen, c\u00f4 nh\u1edb ra c\u00e1i l\u00e0ng n\u00e0y r\u1ea5t nh\u1ecf ch\u1eafc ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e0 b\u1ecb nh\u1eadn di\u1ec7n ngay. Qu\u1ea3 nhi\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng tr\u1ea1c 60 tu\u1ed5i \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i c\u00e1ch Khu\u00ea hai b\u00e0n, \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean ti\u1ebfn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u00f4 ch\u00e0o h\u1ecfi, gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u r\u1ea5t t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean:<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u00f4i l\u00e0 Richmond, c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i c\u00f4 l\u00e0 du kh\u00e1ch m\u1edbi t\u1edbi kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n
Khu\u00ea l\u1ec5 ph\u00e9p, th\u1eadt th\u00e0 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi:<\/p>\n
\u201cTh\u01b0a t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 th\u0103m th\u1ecb x\u00e3, m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00ean Stuar Kenholz.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00d4ng Richmond \u0111\u1ee9ng suy ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u:<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u00f4i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y t\u1eeb th\u1eddi trai tr\u1ebb, d\u00e2n s\u1ed1 l\u00e0ng n\u00e0y ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn 100 ng\u01b0\u1eddi, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb t\u00ean ai l\u00e0 Stuar Kenholz c\u1ea3.\u201d<\/p>\n
B\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 qu\u00e1n g\u00f3p \u00fd:<\/p>\n
\u201cHay l\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u00f4ng nh\u00e0 v\u0103n m\u1edbi d\u1ecdn h\u1eb3n v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y s\u00e1u th\u00e1ng nay.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u00d4ng ta \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i t\u00ean Kenholz, c\u00f4 c\u00f3 mang theo \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 kh\u00f4ng?\u201d Richmond n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
Khu\u00ea m\u1edf b\u00f3p l\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a Stuar \u0111\u01b0a cho \u00f4ng Richmond.<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u00e1i \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 n\u00e0y th\u00ec \u0111\u00fang c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng nh\u00e0 v\u0103n r\u1ed3i nh\u01b0ng t\u00ean th\u00ec kh\u00e1c, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 James Plesko m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng, \u0111\u00e3 xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n v\u00e0i ba t\u1eadp truy\u1ec7n, c\u00f4 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecdc Ti\u1ebfng K\u00eau Trong R\u1eebng<\/em> c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ch\u01b0a?\u201d<\/p>\n Khu\u00ea ng\u1ea9n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra, kh\u00f4ng l\u1ebd Stuar c\u1ee7a Donna l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 m\u00e0 Khu\u00ea kh\u00e2m ph\u1ee5c, Khu\u00ea \u0111\u1ecdc h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 g\u1ea7n h\u1ebft c\u00e1c t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m c\u1ee7a James Plesko, \u00f4ng ta kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 vi\u1ebft v\u00e0i ba t\u1eadp truy\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng Richmond n\u00f3i, m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 ra \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00e1m, ch\u00edn t\u1eadp truy\u1ec7n d\u00e0i, ch\u01b0a k\u1ec3 th\u01a1 v\u00e0 truy\u1ec7n ng\u1eafn. James Plesko l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1edbi tr\u1ebb \u01b0a th\u00edch. Hi\u1ec7n \u1edf nh\u00e0 Khu\u00ea, d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u1ed1i c\u00f4 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t t\u1eadp th\u01a1 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, \u0111ang \u0111\u1ecdc. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y \u0111ang d\u1ea1y h\u1ecdc \u1edf Berkeley m\u00e0, sao b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u1edf trong c\u00e1i l\u00e0ng nh\u1ecf x\u00edu n\u00e0y?<\/p>\n Khu\u00ea h\u1ecfi \u00f4ng Richmond:<\/p>\n \u201c\u00d4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1eafc c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 n\u00e0y l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 v\u0103n James Plesko kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n \u00d4ng Richmond c\u01b0\u1eddi:<\/p>\n \u201cC\u00f4 \u01a1i! T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft c\u00e1i l\u00e0ng n\u00e0y c\u00f2n r\u00f5 h\u01a1n l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1ec9 tay c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i n\u1eefa.\u201d<\/p>\n Khu\u00ea l\u1ee5c v\u00ed \u0111\u01b0a c\u00e1i h\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a Stuar.<\/p>\n \u201cC\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang \u00f4ng n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c\u0110\u00fang \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ch\u1ee9 ai, c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch \u00f4ng \u1ea5y m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra \u00e0.\u201d<\/p>\n Khu\u00ea c\u1ea7m l\u1ea1i t\u1ea5m h\u00ecnh, c\u00f4 \u0111\u01b0a s\u00e1t \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng tin v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft tinh anh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Tr\u00e1i tim c\u00f4 \u0111\u1eadp r\u1ed1i trong l\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c, \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 v\u0103n James Plesko r\u1ed3i, sao m\u00e0 l\u00fac \u1edf nh\u00e0 c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn ra? C\u00f3 l\u1ebd v\u00ec t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn b\u1ecb b\u00e0 Donna l\u1eeba m\u00ecnh n\u00ean c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn r\u00f5 b\u1ee9c h\u00ecnh, h\u01a1n n\u1eefa c\u00e1i t\u00ean Stuar Kenholz kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eafc cho c\u00f4 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 quen thu\u1ed9c n\u00e0o. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn ra khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t quen thu\u1ed9c n\u00e0y l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 v\u0103n James Plesko th\u01b0\u1eddng in sau b\u00eca s\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, Khu\u00ea b\u1ed7ng nh\u1edb th\u00eam m\u1ed9t chi ti\u1ebft, h\u00ecnh \u1edf s\u00e1ch in kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ed9 ria m\u00e9p, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00e1i h\u00ecnh n\u00e0y g\u1edfi cho b\u00e0 Donna l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 \u00f4ng ch\u01b0a c\u1ea1o r\u00e2u \u0111i, v\u00e0 c\u00e1i t\u00ean Stuar Kenholz l\u00e0 t\u00ean th\u1eadt, \u00f4ng \u00edt d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ebfn sau khi \u0111\u00e3 n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng. Khu\u00ea h\u1ecfi \u00f4ng Richmond:<\/p>\n \u201cTh\u01b0a \u00f4ng, \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 n\u00e0y ch\u1eafc c\u0169ng g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c\u0110\u1eb1ng sau qu\u00e1n \u0103n n\u00e0y hai ch\u1eb7ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, c\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u01b0\u1edbc ra ngo\u00e0i c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, n\u1ebfu l\u00e0 ban ng\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u1ed1i r\u1ed3i, n\u1ebfu c\u1ea7n t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3.\u201d<\/p>\n Khu\u00ea c\u00e1m \u01a1n \u00f4ng Richmond, ng\u1ecf \u00fd ng\u00e0y mai c\u00f4 m\u1edbi t\u1edbi, b\u00e2y gi\u1edd c\u00f4 mu\u1ed1n v\u1ec1 kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n ng\u1ee7 m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea5c (hy v\u1ecdng l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd ng\u1ee7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed1i nay). Khu\u00ea ra xe c\u00e1m \u01a1n \u00f4ng Richmond m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi m\u1edf m\u00e1y. L\u00f2ng t\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ec9nh nh\u1ecf \u0111\u00e3 \u00e2n c\u1ea7n theo c\u00f4 ra t\u1eadn xe, \u00f4ng c\u00f2n d\u1eb7n v\u1edbi:<\/p>\n \u201cN\u1ebfu t\u00ecm kh\u00f4ng ra c\u00f4 c\u1ee9 quay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf qu\u00e1n n\u00e0y.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, Khu\u00ea \u0111\u1ee9ng im l\u1eb7ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac th\u1eadt l\u00e2u tr\u01b0\u1edbc hai c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda kh\u00e9p h\u1edd kh\u00f4ng kh\u00f3a, c\u00f4 ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng ch\u01b0a mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0a tay b\u1ea5m chu\u00f4ng, c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd m\u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 \u00f4ng Stuar v\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ec1u tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u1ea1i ng\u00f9ng. C\u1ea3 \u0111\u00eam h\u00f4m qua c\u00f4 tr\u0103n tr\u1edf m\u00e3i, c\u00f4 r\u00e1p h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh \u00f4ng Stuar v\u00e0 nh\u00e0 v\u0103n c\u00f4 ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u1ed9 v\u00e0o l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i c\u1ed1 t\u00e1ch hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 ra th\u1eadt xa nhau. C\u00f4 th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh h\u01a1i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat ghen t\u1ef5 v\u1edbi b\u00e0 Donna, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 c\u00f4 ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1 g\u1eb7p m\u1eb7t b\u00e0 v\u00e0 c\u00f2n mang \u01a1n b\u00e0, t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean c\u00f4 th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh b\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0a v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t tr\u1ea1ng hu\u1ed1ng kh\u00f3 x\u1eed. Khi \u1edf nh\u00e0 ra \u0111i Khu\u00ea \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t v\u1edbi l\u00f2ng l\u00e0 s\u1ebd tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i \u00f4ng Stuar l\u00e1 th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Donna v\u00e0 b\u1ee9c \u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, s\u1ebd n\u00f3i r\u00f5 cho \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c h\u00e0nh l\u1eddi d\u1eb7n c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd khi bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng Stuar l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 v\u0103n Khu\u00ea v\u1eabn kh\u00e2m ph\u1ee5c v\u00e0 \u0111em l\u00f2ng qu\u00fd m\u1ebfn, Khu\u00ea l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u00f3 lung lay trong ng\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh. Khu\u00ea t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi: \u201cM\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eb3ng ao \u01b0\u1edbc t\u1eeb b\u1ea5y l\u00e2u nay l\u00e0 c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u1ebft th\u00e2n v\u00e0 t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 v\u0103n James Plesko n\u00e0y hay sao?\u201d C\u00f4 th\u1ea5y tr\u00e1i tim m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1eadp nhanh th\u00eam v\u00e0i nh\u1ecbp, Khu\u00ea gi\u01a1 tay g\u00f5 c\u1eeda.<\/p>\n M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng dong d\u1ecfng cao, h\u01a1i g\u1ea7y c\u00f3 khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t v\u1edbi b\u1ee9c h\u00ecnh in \u1edf sau cu\u1ed1n Ti\u1ebfng K\u00eau Trong R\u1eebng<\/em> \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t Khu\u00ea. Khu\u00ea c\u1ed1 l\u1ea5y b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh v\u1eabn th\u1ea5y l\u00fang t\u00fang, c\u00f4 n\u00f3i v\u1ee5ng v\u1ec1:<\/p>\n \u201cT\u00f4i l\u00e0 Khu\u00ea, t\u1eeb Seattle \u0111\u1ebfn, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 l\u00e1 th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Donna.\u201d<\/p>\n Khu\u00ea th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t tho\u00e1ng g\u1ee3n s\u00f3ng trong m\u1eaft ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng, m\u1ed9t tho\u00e1ng r\u1ea5t ng\u1eafn, r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda tr\u00e1nh sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean, m\u1eddi Khu\u00ea v\u00e0o. C\u0103n ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch nh\u1ecf, b\u1ea7y bi\u1ec7n gi\u1ea3n d\u1ecb. C\u00e1i l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi c\u1ee7i \u1edf gi\u1eefa ph\u00f2ng, chung quanh l\u00e0 ba chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf g\u1ed7 c\u00f3 d\u1ef1a l\u01b0ng, \u1edf g\u00f3c nh\u00e0 c\u00f3 k\u00ea m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00e0n vu\u00f4ng, c\u00f4 th\u1ea5y s\u00e1ch b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ea7y m\u1eb7t b\u00e0n, cu\u1ed1n m\u1edf, cu\u1ed1n \u0111\u00f3ng. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng k\u00e9o gh\u1ebf m\u1eddi Khu\u00ea ng\u1ed3i, \u00f4ng h\u1ecfi:<\/p>\n \u201cC\u00f4 d\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t ly n\u01b0\u1edbc cam nghe.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cD\u1ea1, c\u00e1m \u01a1n \u00f4ng.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00d4ng b\u01b0ng ra m\u1ed9t ly n\u01b0\u1edbc cam, \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t Khu\u00ea, c\u00f4 \u0111\u01b0a tay \u0111\u00f3n ly n\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u1ee5ng v\u1ec1 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o m\u00e0 c\u00f4 c\u1ea7m c\u1ea3 v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng t\u1eeb t\u1ed1n k\u00e9o chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi c\u00f4, h\u1ecfi:<\/p>\n \u201cC\u00f4 Khu\u00ea l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a Donna h\u1ea3?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cD\u1ea1, kh\u00f4ng.\u201d<\/p>\n Khu\u00ea m\u1edf b\u00f3p \u0111em l\u00e1 th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Donna ra. C\u00f4 n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i d\u00e0i (tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u01b0a th\u01b0 cho \u00f4ng Stuar) c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m ng\u1eebng, nh\u01b0 s\u1ee3 s\u1ef1 gi\u00e1n \u0111o\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ebft th\u00ec s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n \u201cTh\u01b0a, t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eadn tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Donna sau khi b\u00e0 t\u1eed n\u1ea1n xe h\u01a1i. L\u00e1 th\u01b0 n\u00e0y l\u00e0 l\u1eddi d\u1eb7n c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Donna cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadn, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec cho \u0111\u00fang, t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a l\u1ea1i l\u00e1 th\u01b0 cho \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecdc.\u201d<\/p>\n Th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 th\u00ec tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u1edf nh\u00e0 ra \u0111i Khu\u00ea bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec, nh\u01b0ng t\u1eeb khi bi\u1ebft Stuar l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 v\u0103n James Plesko th\u00ec Khu\u00ea m\u1edbi \u1edf gi\u1eefa s\u1ef1 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a.<\/p>\n Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u00f3n c\u00e1i phong b\u00ec \u1edf tay Khu\u00ea, \u00f4ng m\u1edf th\u01b0 ra \u0111\u1ecdc, Khu\u00ea k\u00edn \u0111\u00e1o nh\u00ecn s\u1ef1 thay \u0111\u1ed5i tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng. C\u00f4 th\u1ea5y c\u1eb7p l\u00f4ng m\u00e0y \u00f4ng h\u01a1i nh\u00edu l\u1ea1i, hai con m\u1eaft s\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng m\u1edd \u0111i nh\u01b0 ph\u1ee7 m\u1ed9t l\u1edbp s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ecfng, khi \u00f4ng ng\u1eedng l\u00ean th\u00ec ch\u1ea1m ph\u1ea3i \u00e1nh m\u1eaft Khu\u00ea \u0111ang nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng, c\u1ea3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f9ng gi\u1eef b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn c\u1ee7a nhau m\u1ed9t l\u00fac. \u00d4ng h\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u ngo\u00e0i d\u1ef1 \u0111o\u00e1n c\u1ee7a Khu\u00ea:<\/p>\n \u201cTr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u1eadp ra sao?\u201d<\/p>\n Khu\u00ea \u0111\u1ecf m\u1eb7t, tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi:<\/p>\n \u201cTh\u01b0a \u00f4ng, kh\u00e1 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1eb7n.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00d4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean, \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00e1 th\u01b0 l\u00ean k\u1ec7 l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi n\u00f3i:<\/p>\n \u201cC\u00f4 Khu\u00ea ra xem v\u01b0\u1eddn m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, \u1edf b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i n\u1eafng \u0111ang l\u00ean, \u1ea5m h\u01a1n.\u201d<\/p>\n Khu\u00ea nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con th\u1ecf ngoan ngo\u00e3n \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean theo con s\u01a1n d\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0o r\u1eebng.<\/p>\n Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng d\u1eabn c\u00f4 \u0111i kh\u1eafp v\u01b0\u1eddn, ch\u1ec9 cho c\u00f4 t\u00ean nh\u1eefng lo\u00e0i hoa, ph\u00e2n t\u00e1ch t\u1eebng lo\u1ea1i d\u00e2u (berry), ch\u1ec9 cho c\u00f4 nh\u1eefng r\u1eb7ng n\u00fai chung quanh l\u00e0ng, \u0111\u1ecdc t\u00ean n\u00fai m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch th\u00e2n m\u1eadt nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ecdc t\u00ean nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n. Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i h\u1ebft c\u1ea3 khu v\u01b0\u1eddn, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng m\u1edf c\u00e1i c\u1ed5ng \u1edf cu\u1ed1i v\u01b0\u1eddn ra, d\u1eabn Khu\u00ea b\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1eb3n ra b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i. Ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0ng d\u1eabn th\u1eb3ng ra b\u1edd s\u00f4ng Columbia, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 con s\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00ecnh, m\u00e0 \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft r\u1ea5t r\u00f5 t\u00ednh n\u1ebft b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng. \u00d4ng n\u00f3i:<\/p>\n \u201cH\u00e0ng n\u0103m c\u1ee9 v\u00e0o d\u1ecbp ng\u00e0y l\u1ec5, ngh\u1ec9 h\u00e8 nh\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda th\u00ec t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 vi\u1ebft, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec t\u00f4i th\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111i d\u1ea1y n\u1eefa, d\u1ecdn h\u1eb3n v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y. D\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng n\u00e0y, con n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0y v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u1ecf hoa chung quanh n\u00f3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i t\u00f9y theo m\u00f9a m\u01b0a, n\u1eafng, th\u1eddi ti\u1ebft, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u thu\u1ed9c nh\u01b0 ch\u00ednh nh\u1eefng thay \u0111\u1ed5i tr\u00ean th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, theo tu\u1ed5i t\u00e1c. D\u00e3y n\u00fai tr\u00ean cao kia l\u00fac n\u00e0o th\u00ec n\u00f3 l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi, l\u00fac n\u00e0o th\u00ec n\u00f3 tham thi\u1ec1n nh\u1eadp \u0111\u1ecbnh t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u bi\u1ebft r\u1ea5t r\u00f5.\u201d<\/p>\n Khu\u00ea t\u00f2 m\u00f2 h\u1ecfi:<\/p>\n \u201cL\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o m\u00e0 \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00fac n\u00fai r\u00e9o g\u1ecdi?\u201d<\/p>\n Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o m\u1eaft Khu\u00ea:<\/p>\n \u201c\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fac ch\u00ednh l\u00f2ng m\u00ecnh r\u00e9o g\u1ecdi.\u201d<\/p>\n Khu\u00ea th\u1ea5y l\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh rung l\u00ean, c\u00f4 h\u1ea1 m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng b\u1ee5i c\u1ecf d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n m\u00ecnh, tr\u00e1i tim c\u00f4 r\u1ea1o r\u1ef1c, c\u00f4 k\u00eau trong cu\u1ed1ng h\u1ecdng:<\/p>\n \u201cJames Plesko! James Plesko!\u201d<\/p>\n Nh\u1eefng truy\u1ec7n d\u00e0i, truy\u1ec7n ng\u1eafn, nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i th\u01a1 c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng b\u1ed7ng hi\u1ec7n ra nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng kh\u00fac phim quay nhanh trong \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a c\u00f4. B\u00ean c\u1ea1nh c\u00f4 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 Stuar c\u1ee7a Donna n\u1eefa, \u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 v\u0103n James Plesko m\u00e0 c\u00f4 v\u1eabn th\u1ea7m ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u1ed9.<\/p>\n James ch\u1ec9 tay v\u00e0o c\u00e1nh r\u1eebng \u1edf b\u00ean kia s\u00f4ng:<\/p>\n \u201cNg\u00e0y mai t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a c\u00f4 sang b\u00ean kia xem r\u1eebng, n\u1ebfu c\u00f4 c\u00f2n \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y \u00edt l\u00e2u.\u201d<\/p>\n Khu\u00ea tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang \u1edf trong c\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed3ng thi\u1ebfp:<\/p>\n \u201cT\u00f4i c\u00f2n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y nguy\u00ean tu\u1ea7n.\u201d<\/p>\n Su\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 sau \u0111\u00f3, ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o James c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3n Khu\u00ea, \u00f4ng \u0111em xe Khu\u00ea m\u01b0\u1edbn \u0111i tr\u1ea3, d\u00f9ng xe c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u01b0a Khu\u00ea \u0111i ch\u01a1i. James \u0111\u01b0a Khu\u00ea v\u00e0o r\u1eebng nghe th\u00f4ng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n, \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecdc t\u00ean m\u1ed7i lo\u1ea1i th\u00f4ng r\u1ed3i c\u1eaft ngh\u0129a cho Khu\u00ea hi\u1ec3u t\u1eebng \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng kh\u00e1c nhau c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang, \u00f4ng \u0111em theo th\u1ef1c ph\u1ea9m \u0111\u1ec3 Khu\u00ea cho s\u00f3c, cho th\u1ecf v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con s\u01a1n d\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0103n, h\u1ecd \u0111i c\u00e2u \u1edf h\u1ed3 Clark Folk, \u0111i kayak d\u1ecdc theo s\u00f4ng Columbia. H\u1ecd \u0111i ra ngo\u00e0i ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng t\u1eeb s\u00e1ng s\u1edbm tinh m\u01a1 sao mai ch\u01b0a m\u1ecdc v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 khi m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ch\u00ecm t\u1eadn \u0111\u00e1y l\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng. James l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh, \u0111i\u1ec1m \u0111\u1ea1m, \u00f4ng nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng trong vai tr\u00f2 h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn, c\u00f3 l\u00fac \u00f4ng t\u1ecf ra th\u1eadt n\u1ed3ng n\u00e0n th\u00e2n m\u1eadt, \u0111\u00f4i khi \u00f4ng xa v\u1eafng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t trong cu\u1ed9c ch\u01a1i, \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed v\u1edbi Khu\u00ea v\u1eeba nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00ecnh, v\u1eeba nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1. Khu\u00ea th\u00ec nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1c v\u00e0o m\u00ea h\u1ed3n tr\u1eadn, h\u00f4m n\u00e0o c\u00f4 c\u0169ng ra \u0111i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim khi\u00eau v\u0169 v\u00e0 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim th\u1ed5n th\u1ee9c, c\u00f4 qu\u00ean b\u1eb5ng m\u1ea5t c\u00e1i c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c b\u1ecb l\u1eeba h\u00f4m \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean sau khi \u0111\u1ecdc th\u01b0 b\u00e0 Donna \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i, c\u00f4 qu\u00ean c\u1ea3 Th\u00e0nh, c\u1ea3 th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 c\u00f3 Th\u00e0nh. C\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb c\u00e1i t\u00ean Stuar Kenholz v\u00e0 Donna Zumwalt, c\u00f4 qu\u00ean h\u1ecd l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi y\u00eau c\u1ee7a nhau, Khu\u00ea ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n bi\u1ebft James Plesko, m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 v\u0103n c\u00f4 \u0111em l\u00f2ng ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u1ed9 t\u1eeb l\u00e2u, l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea7y ma l\u1ef1c quy\u1ebfn r\u0169 \u0111ang \u1edf b\u00ean c\u00f4. \u0110\u00eam \u0111\u00eam tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ng\u1ee7 Khu\u00ea n\u1eb1m y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng, l\u1eafng nghe ti\u1ebfng tim \u0111\u1eadp trong l\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c, c\u00f4 n\u00f3i th\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, \u201cTr\u00e1i tim n\u00e0y l\u00e0 tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh ta, n\u00f3 \u0111ang \u0111\u1eadp v\u00ec n\u00f3 bi\u1ebft y\u00eau v\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00eau. Tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a Donna \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft theo Donna.\u201d V\u00e0 c\u0169ng trong su\u1ed1t tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 \u1edf b\u00ean nhau, kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd James n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n t\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng v\u00e0 Donna cho Khu\u00ea nghe, kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u00f4ng k\u1ec3 t\u1ea1i sao y\u00eau \u00f4ng khi \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ebft, v\u1eabn c\u00f2n y\u00eau m\u00e0 khi s\u1ed1ng b\u00e0 Donna l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng d\u1ecdn v\u1ec1 \u1edf v\u1edbi \u00f4ng, l\u00fd do n\u00e0o hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi y\u00eau nhau m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i \u1edf xa nhau c\u1ea3 m\u1ea5y tr\u0103m d\u1eb7m, nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i ch\u1ed1n \u00f4ng \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0a Khu\u00ea \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m h\u00f2 h\u1eb9n \u0111\u00f3n \u0111\u01b0a c\u0169 c\u1ee7a hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng? T\u1ea1i sao v\u1edbi Donna \u00f4ng l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 t\u00ean l\u00e0 Stuar Kenholz, c\u1eadu thanh ni\u00ean \u1edf California con c\u1ee7a Donna c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 tr\u1edf ng\u1ea1i ch\u00ednh cho hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 bao l\u00e2u th\u00ec Stuar v\u00e0 Donna m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p nhau m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n? \u0110i\u1ec1u Khu\u00ea mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0: c\u00e1i \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n khi b\u00e0 Donna cho tim ghi tr\u00ean gi\u1ea5y b\u1eaft ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef nh\u1eadn tim c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i thay m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi \u00f4ng, \u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u00f4ng? James kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i v\u00e0 Khu\u00ea kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m h\u1ecfi. C\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e1 th\u01b0 \u0111\u00f3, v\u00ec tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn cho r\u1eb1ng c\u00f4 b\u1ecb b\u00e0 Donna l\u1eeba m\u00ecnh d\u01b0\u1edbi h\u00ecnh th\u1ee9c m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u00e2n \u0111\u1ea1o th\u00ec b\u00e2y gi\u1edd c\u00f4 l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y c\u00f4 may m\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0 n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. V\u00ec n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 th\u00ec l\u00e0m sao c\u00f4 c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn James Plesko. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi tr\u00ean trong nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3 c\u1ee9 xoay tr\u00f2n trong \u00f3c Khu\u00ea khi hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i ch\u01a1i v\u1edbi nhau, d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n n\u00f3 m\u1edd nh\u1ea1t v\u00e0 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t, Khu\u00ea kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn g\u00ec c\u1ea3, tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft c\u00f4 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi: Nh\u00e0 v\u0103n James Plesko v\u00e0 Khu\u00ea. Ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng Trouk Creek, d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng Columbia, c\u00e1i h\u1ed3 mang t\u00ean Clark Folk, sao mai, sao h\u00f4m \u0111ang nghe c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac hai nh\u1ecbp \u0111\u1eadp y\u00eau \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 trong m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim nh\u1ecf. Donna m\u01b0\u1ee3n l\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a Khu\u00ea \u0111\u1ec3 mang tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi Stuar, hay Khu\u00ea m\u01b0\u1ee3n tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a Donna \u0111\u1ec3 rung \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1edbi James, l\u00e0m sao ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi mang hai c\u00e1i t\u00ean m\u1ed9t l\u00fac l\u00e0 bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng ta \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec. \u00d4ng c\u00f2n y\u00eau tr\u00e1i tim \u1edf trong l\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c \u0111\u00f3 hay \u00f4ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u y\u00eau c\u00e1i l\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c thanh xu\u00e2n \u0111ang mang tr\u00e1i tim \u0111\u00f3?<\/p>\n James ti\u1ec5n Khu\u00ea ra phi tr\u01b0\u1eddng, su\u1ed1t d\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ea3 hai c\u00f9ng y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng. James nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc, Khu\u00ea kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng ngh\u0129 g\u00ec, ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng xa v\u1eafng, \u00e1nh m\u1eaft \u00f4ng l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo, c\u00f2n Khu\u00ea th\u00ec tr\u00e1i tim qu\u1eb7n th\u1eaft, c\u00f4 gi\u01a1 tay \u00e1o l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea5u m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdt l\u1ec7 v\u1eeba \u1ee9a ra \u1edf kh\u00f3e m\u1eaft, James quay sang c\u00f4 h\u1ecfi, c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u00e2u \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean sau khi \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecdc l\u00e1 th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Donna.<\/p>\n \u201cTr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u1eadp ra sao?\u201d<\/p>\n Khu\u00ea kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, c\u00f4 b\u1eadt kh\u00f3c th\u00e0nh ti\u1ebfng, James r\u00fat chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n tay trong t\u00fai ra \u0111\u01b0a cho c\u00f4, n\u00f3i d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng:<\/p>\n \u201cEm lau n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft \u0111i.\u201d<\/p>\n C\u1ea3 hai im l\u1eb7ng cho \u0111\u1ebfn phi tr\u01b0\u1eddng, James g\u1eedi h\u00e0nh l\u00fd, ghi v\u00e9 cho Khu\u00ea, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi Khu\u00ea b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o m\u00e1y bay, James \u00f4m l\u1ea5y vai Khu\u00ea n\u00f3i v\u00e0o tai c\u00f4:<\/p>\n \u201cAnh mong em tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi anh.\u201d<\/p>\n Khu\u00ea rung l\u00ean v\u00ec x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng, c\u00f4 g\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o vai James nh\u01b0 con th\u1ecf nh\u1ecf ng\u00e3 v\u00e0o con s\u01a1n d\u01b0\u01a1ng, c\u00f4 n\u00f3i trong n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft:<\/p>\n \u201cEm s\u1ebd tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi anh, v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n James ng\u1eeda m\u1eb7t nh\u00ecn chi\u1ebfc m\u00e1y bay mang Khu\u00ea m\u1ea5t h\u00fat tr\u00ean cao, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y:<\/p>\n \u201cDonna, em l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 r\u1ea5t th\u00f4ng minh, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng em c\u0169ng thu x\u1ebfp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00e1i tim em \u0111\u1eadp c\u1ea1nh anh. C\u00e1m \u01a1n em! C\u00e1m \u01a1n em!\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n tmt<\/p>\n Issaquah, th\u00e1ng 12\/96<\/p>\n <\/p>\n (*) Organ Donnor: ng\u01b0\u1eddi hi\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 m\u00ecnh sau khi ch\u1ebft.<\/p>\n (*) DMV: v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u1ea5p b\u1eb1ng l\u00e1i xe, th\u1ebb c\u0103n c\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n