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\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
From the curb at LAX, he could tell his mother was in town for something else. Someone else. She had copper highlights that began at the roots and streaked the length of her long hair, which she wore in a pile on the top of her head. He considered driving away. Just then, she spotted his Volvo and waved him down. Her eyes disappeared in the crinkle of her smile still; he felt slightly relieved — she had not had them done after all. He popped the trunk and began loading the suitcases, all the while, she stood on the curb blinking at him. When he finished with the suitcases, he came around and unlocked the passenger door for her.<\/p>\n
\u201cHey,\u201d she said. Her mouth twisted in a funny way.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s open, ok? I opened it for you,\u201d he said, holding the door for her.<\/p>\n
She pulled him close to her and there she stood — one year since not attending his wedding — rocking him.<\/p>\n
That feeling of being seven again and forgotten washed over him. Returning the next morning to the apartment, his mother would find his eyes fixed out the window, which overlooked the parking lot. She would kiss his forehead, tenderly, and make him instant ramen.<\/p>\n
Even today, twenty years later, she still smelled of the same things: breath mints and Coty face powder. He pulled away to concern himself with the running engine. To him, she was still on that long night out.<\/p>\n
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T\u1eeb b\u00ean l\u1ec1 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng s\u00e2n bay LAX, anh ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eb9 anh \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y cho m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec kh\u00e1c. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c. T\u00f3c b\u00e0 nhu\u1ed9m n\u1ed5i b\u1eadt m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00e1nh t\u1eeb ch\u00e2n t\u00f3c \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ebft \u0111u\u00f4i t\u00f3c, b\u00e0 b\u00fai n\u00f3 cao tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, anh c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1ecf v\u1ec1. Nhung b\u00e0 nh\u1eadn ra chi\u1ebfc Volvo c\u1ee7a anh v\u00e0 v\u1eaby tay g\u1ecdi anh. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft b\u00e0 l\u00fac c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eabn h\u00ed l\u1ea1i; anh ch\u1ee3t th\u1ea5y nh\u1eb9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u2013 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng th\u00ec b\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111i s\u1eeda. Anh m\u1edf trunk xe v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ecf nh\u1eefng va li v\u00e0o, trong khi b\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean l\u1ec1 nh\u00ecn \u1ea1nh Khi anh b\u1ecf xong h\u1ebft va li v\u00e0o xe, anh \u0111i v\u00f2ng l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc xe v\u00e0 m\u1edf c\u1eeda b\u00ean tay ph\u1ea3i cho b\u00e0 v\u00e0o.<\/p>\n
\u201cN\u00e0y,\u201d b\u00e0 k\u00eau. Mi\u1ec7ng b\u00e0 cong m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00f4ng g\u01b0\u1ee3ng g\u1ea1o.<\/p>\n
\u201cM\u1edf r\u1ed3i n\u00e8, \u00f4 k\u00ea? Con m\u1edf cho m\u00e1 r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3,\u201d anh n\u00f3i, tay gi\u1eef c\u1eeda mo cho b\u00e0.<\/p>\n
B\u00e0 k\u00e9o anh g\u1ea7n l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 \u00f4m anh \u2013 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t n\u0103m sau ng\u00e0y anh \u0111\u00e1m c\u01b0\u1edbi m\u00e0 b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng t\u1edbi d\u1ef1 – \u0111ung \u0111\u01b0a anh.<\/p>\n
C\u00e1i c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c b\u1ea3y tu\u1ed5i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n anh. \u1ede thu\u1edf \u1ea5y, khi m\u1eb9 anh tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng tr\u1ecd bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, b\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ea5y anh nh\u00ecn ch\u0103m ch\u0103m ra ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, nh\u00ecn ra b\u00e3i \u0111\u1eadu xe. B\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1eddng h\u00f4n nh\u1eb9 tr\u00e1n anh, v\u00e0 n\u1ea5u m\u00ec g\u00f3i cho anh \u0103n.<\/p>\n
Cho \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m nay, hai m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m sau, m\u00f9i h\u01b0\u01a1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e0 v\u1eabn nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, k\u1eb9o th\u01a1m mi\u1ec7ng v\u00e0 ph\u1ea5n m\u00e1 Coty. Anh bu\u00f4ng b\u00e0 ra \u0111\u1ec3 lo cho m\u00e1y xe \u0111ang ch\u1ea1y. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi anh, b\u00e0 v\u1eabn \u0111ang \u0111i m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam d\u00e0i.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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