{"id":13856,"date":"2006-12-16T18:18:10","date_gmt":"2006-12-16T18:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/damau.org\/?p=13856"},"modified":"2019-03-02T01:58:28","modified_gmt":"2019-03-02T01:58:28","slug":"quan-ruou-nua-dem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/13856\/quan-ruou-nua-dem","title":{"rendered":"qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nQu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u v\u1eafng hoe v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng 12 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00eam c\u0169ng l\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi bartender<\/em> lay g\u1ecdi th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh,<\/p>\n

\u2014 \u00ca, d\u1eady. T\u1edbi gi\u1edd qu\u00e1n \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda.<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh d\u1ee5i hai m\u1eaft, ng\u01a1 ng\u00e1c nh\u00ecn chung quanh, c\u00e1i gi\u1ea7y b\u00ean ch\u00e2n tr\u00e1i \u0111\u00e3 r\u1edbt xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e0n nh\u00e0 t\u1eeb h\u1ed3i n\u00e0o. N\u00f3 c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng, nh\u1eb7t l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc gi\u1ea7y, x\u1ecf l\u1ea1i v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n,<\/div>\n
\u2014 \u1ee6a, t\u1edbi gi\u1edd \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda r\u1ed3i sao?<\/div>\n
\u2014 M\u00e0y l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng kh\u00e1ch cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00f3 con \u1ea1. N\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam r\u1ed3i.<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh m\u00f3c tay v\u00e0o t\u00fai qu\u1ea7n l\u00f4i ra trong b\u00f3p m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng, \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean qu\u1ea7y r\u01b0\u1ee3u. N\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean, gi\u01a1 tay ch\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi bartender<\/em>. B\u00f3ng th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ed5 d\u00e0i tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1ed3i bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t sau c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda c\u1ee7a qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u v\u00e0o l\u00fac n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam.<\/div>\n
oOo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u00d4ng Ric\u00f4 bi\u1ebft th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh kh\u00e1 l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i. L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean n\u00f3 b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp m\u1edf mi\u1ec7ng, \u00f4ng nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t, xua tay,<\/div>\n
\u2014 \u1ede \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u00e1n kem.<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh c\u01b0\u1eddi, n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m,<\/div>\n
\u2014 T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0103n kem. M\u1ed9t ly Brandy Manhattan<\/em>.<\/div>\n
\u2014 \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c, cho xem th\u1ebb c\u0103n c\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh m\u00f3c b\u00f3p l\u1ea5y th\u1ebb l\u00e1i xe \u0111\u01b0a cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi bartender<\/em>. Nh\u00ecn t\u1ea5m h\u00ecnh r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh, \u00f4ng Ric\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng tin v\u00e0o con m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, \u201cCh\u00faa \u01a1i, th\u1eb1ng nh\u1ecf \u00c1 Ch\u00e2u m\u1eb7t non cho\u1eb9t n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 d\u01b0 tu\u1ed5i u\u1ed1ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u\u201d.<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng ra qu\u00e1n. Th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3 \u0111i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o ban \u0111\u00eam kho\u1ea3ng 10 gi\u1edd t\u1ed1i. Ng\u1ed3i t\u1ea1i qu\u1ea7y r\u01b0\u1ee3u, n\u00f3 g\u1ecdi m\u1ed9t ly Brandy Manhattan<\/em>, \u0111\u00f4i khi Absolut Vodka<\/em>, h\u00fat m\u1ea5y \u0111i\u1ebfu thu\u1ed1c, r\u1ed3i b\u1ecf v\u1ec1 v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam l\u00fac qu\u00e1n g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ho\u1eb7c hai l\u1ea7n n\u00f3 g\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u1ee7 qu\u00ean tr\u00ean qu\u1ea7y r\u01b0\u1ee3u. Khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean v\u00e0i n\u00e9t tinh ngh\u1ecbch v\u1edbi c\u00e1i tr\u00e1n cao, t\u00f3c ng\u1eafn, ch\u1ea3i v\u1edbi keo theo ki\u1ec3u m\u1edbi, s\u1ee3i t\u00f3c \u0111\u00e2m tua t\u1ee7a l\u00ean tr\u1eddi. C\u1eb7p m\u1eaft m\u1ea7u n\u00e2u, khi c\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ea1o n\u00ean hai \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e0i n\u01a1i kh\u00f3e m\u1eaft, nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u00ecn bu\u1ed3n thiu. Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh \u00edt n\u00f3i. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f4ng Ric\u00f4 t\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng Anh. Khi th\u00e2n v\u1edbi n\u00f3, \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u00ednh c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng kh\u00e1ch tr\u1ea7m l\u1eb7ng. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu g\u1eb7p \u0111\u1ed1i t\u01b0\u1ee3ng, \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1ec1 t\u00e0i, th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh s\u1ebd n\u00f3i, n\u00f3i r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. C\u00f3 m\u1ea5y l\u1ea7n \u00f4ng th\u1ea5y hai ba b\u00e0 kh\u00e1ch sang tr\u1ecdng ng\u1ed3i c\u1ea1nh n\u00f3 g\u1ee3i chuy\u1ec7n, r\u1ee7 \u0111i ch\u01a1i, nh\u01b0ng th\u1eb1ng nh\u1ecf l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i c\u00e1m \u01a1n. T\u00f2 m\u00f2 \u00f4ng h\u1ecfi,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Tao \u0111\u1ee3i m\u00e3i m\u00e0 m\u1ea5y b\u00e0 kh\u00e1ch s\u1ed9p \u0111\u00f3 ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd m\u1edf mi\u1ec7ng h\u1ecfi han m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u, n\u00f3i chi \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n r\u1ee7 \u0111i \u0103n. Sao m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng \u0111i v\u1edbi h\u1ecd\u2026s\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111i\u1ec1u?<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh l\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebfng, m\u1eb7t kh\u00f4ng h\u1ee9ng kh\u1edfi, kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i chi.<\/div>\n
V\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng 11 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00eam, qu\u00e1n \u0111\u00e3 b\u1edbt kh\u00e1ch, \u00f4ng hay k\u00e9o gh\u1ebf ng\u1ed3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t n\u00f3 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n. Nh\u1edd th\u1ebf \u00f4ng m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh \u0111ang h\u1ecdc C\u1eed Nh\u00e2n ng\u00e0nh T\u00e2m L\u00fd. Nh\u1eefng l\u00fac h\u1ecdc b\u00e0i xong, r\u1ea3nh r\u1ed7i, v\u00e0 h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa\u2014theo l\u1eddi n\u00f3 n\u00f3i\u2014th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh ra qu\u00e1n u\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t ly r\u01b0\u1ee3u, r\u1ed3i v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 ng\u1ee7.<\/div>\n
\u2014 H\u1ed3i m\u1edbi g\u1eb7p, tao t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u00e0y l\u00e0 Chino<\/em>.<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u, b\u1ed9 m\u1eb7t b\u00ed hi\u1ec3m,<\/div>\n
\u2014 T\u00f4i h\u1ecd Nguy\u1ec5n. H\u1ecd \u0111\u00f3 Chinos<\/em> kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3. \u00d4ng bi\u1ebft v\u1ecb vua cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a Vietnamitas<\/em> kh\u00f4ng?<\/div>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi bartender<\/em> ng\u00e1p d\u00e0i, l\u01a1 \u0111\u00e3ng nh\u00ecn ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1ch m\u1edf c\u1eeda b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o qu\u00e1n, l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Kh\u00f4ng. Nh\u01b0ng coi phim The Last Emperor<\/em>, tao bi\u1ebft Ph\u1ed5 Nghi l\u00e0 vua cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Trung Hoa.<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh g\u00f5 tay xu\u1ed1ng m\u1eb7t qu\u1ea7y r\u01b0\u1ee3u,<\/div>\n
\u2014 \u00d4ng v\u1ec1 h\u1ecdc l\u1ea1i L\u1ecbch S\u1eed th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u0111i. Vua cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a Vi\u1ec7t Nam l\u00e0 B\u1ea3o \u0110\u1ea1i. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y h\u1ecd Nguy\u1ec5n.<\/div>\n
\u00d4ng Ric\u00f4 tr\u1ec1 m\u00f4i, kh\u1ecbt m\u0169i,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Ai th\u00e8m h\u1ecdc l\u1ecbch s\u1eed n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e0y.<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng Ric\u00f4, nh\u1ebfch mi\u1ec7ng c\u01b0\u1eddi ru\u1ed3i. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi bartender<\/em> d\u00e1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1edbc. B\u1ed1 M\u1ec5, m\u1eb9 \u00dd. \u0110\u1ea7u m\u0169i cong xu\u1ed1ng. T\u00f3c \u0111en, th\u1eb3ng, c\u1eaft ng\u1eafn ki\u1ec3u flat-top<\/em>. B\u1ee5ng kh\u00e1 to so v\u1edbi c\u00e1i tu\u1ed5i trung ni\u00ean, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd t\u1ea1i u\u1ed1ng nhi\u1ec1u beer<\/em>. T\u00ednh t\u00ecnh vui v\u1ebb, th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n, hay n\u00f3i, kh\u00f4ng gi\u1eadn ai l\u00e2u. Nghe th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh n\u00f3i \u00f4ng vua cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng h\u1ecd Nguy\u1ec5n, ng\u01b0\u1eddi pha r\u01b0\u1ee3u v\u1eaft c\u00e1i kh\u0103n lau b\u00e0n m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng l\u00ean vai, \u0111\u1eadp tay th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh,<\/div>\n
\u2014 \u00ca, nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u00e0 m\u00e0y thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 ho\u00e0ng gia r\u1ed3i.<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh nh\u1ebfch m\u00e9p,<\/div>\n
\u2014 \u00d4ng bi\u1ebft ho\u00e0ng gia trong ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t Nam c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng? Ho\u00e0ng l\u00e0 ho\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebf, gia l\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh, gia t\u1ed9c. Ho\u00e0ng gia c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 ho\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 h\u01a1i kh\u00e1c. B\u00ean Vi\u1ec7t Nam, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 vua m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eb7c \u00e1o m\u1ea7u v\u00e0ng. Cho n\u00ean ho\u00e0ng gia c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u00f3 d\u00ednh d\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ea7u v\u00e0ng. \u00d4ng c\u00f3 nh\u1edb ch\u1ea5t m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta th\u1ea3i ra ngo\u00e0i m\u1ea7u g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng?<\/div>\n
\u00d4ng Ric\u00f4 l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i\u1ec7u b\u1ed9 ngao ng\u00e1n,<\/div>\n
\u2014 M\u00e0y c\u00f2n nh\u1ecf m\u00e0 sao \u0103n n\u00f3i cay \u0111\u1eafng v\u1eady?<\/div>\n
Nh\u1eefng l\u00fac m\u00e1y \u0111i\u1ec7n to\u00e1n b\u1ecb tr\u1ee5c tr\u1eb7c, \u00f4ng Ric\u00f4 nh\u1edd th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh gh\u00e9 t\u1edbi nh\u00e0 s\u1eeda h\u1ed9. Tr\u1ea3 c\u00f4ng cho th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh, \u00f4ng n\u1ea5u cho th\u1eb1ng nh\u1ecf Spaghetti<\/em> ki\u1ec3u \u00dd, m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n m\u00ec truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng g\u1ed3m c\u00f3 th\u1ecbt heo b\u1ea7m vo vi\u00ean tr\u1ed9n nhi\u1ec1u t\u1ecfi s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 c\u00e0 chua \u0103n v\u1edbi b\u00e1nh m\u00ec. C\u01a1m d\u1ecdn ra, \u00f4ng v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee9a con g\u00e1i duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111ang h\u1ecdc trung h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh ng\u1ed3i \u0103n t\u1ed1i. Con Maria c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i to\u00e1n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0m, sau b\u1eefa \u0103n hay mang ra nh\u1edd brother<\/em> \u0110\u00ecnh ch\u1ec9. Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn con Maria. C\u00f3 v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n n\u00f3 d\u1eabn t\u1edbi qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i \u00c1 Ch\u00e2u. V\u1ec1 sau \u00f4ng m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft c\u00f4 ta ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt. Nh\u00ecn c\u00e1ch hai \u0111\u1ee9a ng\u1ed3i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n, \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh m\u1ebft con nh\u1ecf. C\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n kh\u00e1c, th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh t\u1edbi qu\u00e1n v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00c1 Ch\u00e2u l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i. Tho\u1ea1t ti\u00ean \u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 n\u00f3, b\u1edfi nghe th\u1eb1ng nh\u1ecf g\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y l\u00e0 father<\/em>. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i.<\/div>\n
\u2014 \u1ee6a, v\u1eady ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ai? \u0110\u1eebng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi tao \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 c\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ea1o nh\u00e9?<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh chau m\u00e0y nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng Ric\u00f4, \u0111i\u1ec7u b\u1ed9 quan s\u00e1t,<\/div>\n
\u2014 \u00d4ng g\u1ed1c M\u1ec5, C\u00f4ng Gi\u00e1o ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?<\/div>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi bartender<\/em> h\u1ea5t h\u00e0m,<\/div>\n
\u2014 R\u1ed3i th\u00ec sao?<\/div>\n
\u2014 \u00d4ng ta l\u00e0 c\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i h\u1ecdc m\u1ed9t l\u1edbp c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y, l\u1edbp Tri\u1ebft.<\/div>\n
\u2014 M\u00e0y m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i, tao t\u01b0\u1edfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 m\u00e0y.<\/div>\n
Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd, sau c\u00e2u n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Ric\u00f4, th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh nghi\u00eam n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eaft ng\u01b0\u1eddi bartender<\/em> n\u00f3i r\u00f5 t\u1eebng ch\u1eef,<\/div>\n
\u2014 T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ed1.<\/div>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi bartender<\/em> kh\u1ef1ng l\u1ea1i,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Xin l\u1ed7i! Tao nghe kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5. M\u00e0y n\u00f3i\u2026m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ed1 hay l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 m\u00e0y\u2026ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i?<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh n\u00f3i ch\u1eadm, r\u00f5 t\u1eebng ti\u1ebfng,<\/div>\n
\u2014 B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng, nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i.<\/div>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi bartender<\/em> gi\u01a1 hai tay l\u00ean tr\u1eddi, \u0111i\u1ec7u b\u1ed9 ph\u00e2n bua,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Tao kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u m\u00e0y mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i chi.<\/div>\n
Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn \u00f4ng Ric\u00f4, th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh l\u01a1 \u0111\u00e3ng nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o ly r\u01b0\u1ee3u,<\/div>\n
\u2014 B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i\u2026t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 b\u1ed1.<\/div>\n
\u00d4ng Ric\u00f4 nh\u00ecn chung quanh, \u0111\u00e8n m\u1ea7u xanh \u0111\u1ecf chi\u1ebfu h\u1eaft hiu l\u00ean m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t c\u00f2n s\u00f3t l\u1ea1i trong qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u. Nh\u1ea1c Jazz xa v\u1eafng t\u00f4 \u0111\u1eadm th\u00eam n\u00e9t v\u1eafng v\u1ebb c\u1ee7a qu\u00e1n v\u00e0o l\u00fac g\u1ea7n n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam. K\u00e9o gh\u1ebf t\u1edbi tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh, ng\u01b0\u1eddi pha r\u01b0\u1ee3u ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng. Trong ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i \u00f4ng h\u1ecfi, gi\u1ecdng th\u00e2n t\u00ecnh,<\/div>\n
\u2014 \u00d4ng b\u1ea1n nh\u1ecf, chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra v\u1eady?<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh c\u1ea7m ly r\u01b0\u1ee3u l\u1eafc l\u1eafc nh\u1eefng c\u1ee5c \u0111\u00e1, \u0111\u01b0a l\u00ean mi\u1ec7ng. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi bartender<\/em> kho\u00e1c tay,<\/div>\n
\u2014 \u0110\u1ec3 tao pha cho m\u00e0y m\u1ed9t ly m\u1edbi. Ly n\u00e0y c\u1ee7a tao… Tao tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n ly n\u00e0y.<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh nh\u00ecn ng\u01b0\u1eddi bartender<\/em> \u0111\u1ed5 r\u01b0\u1ee3u ra ly. M\u1ed9t tay g\u00f5 nh\u00e8 nh\u1eb9 l\u00ean m\u1eb7t b\u00e0n g\u1ed7, m\u1ed9t tay n\u00f3 ch\u1ed1ng c\u1eb1m. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi pha r\u01b0\u1ee3u nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng \u0111\u1eb7t ly Brandy Manhattan<\/em> tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh. C\u1ea7m ly r\u01b0\u1ee3u m\u1edbi, n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng u\u1ed1ng, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i xoay nh\u00e8 nh\u1eb9. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng n\u00f3 c\u1ea7m ly \u0111\u01b0a l\u00ean mi\u1ec7ng u\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 \u00f4ng g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i v\u01b0\u1ee3t bi\u1ec3n, b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i v\u00e0 t\u00f4i khi \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0o thai. \u00d4ng ta t\u1edbi tr\u1ea1i t\u1ef5 n\u1ea1n, sau \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u01b0 \u1edf Hoa K\u1ef3. Trong g\u1ea7n m\u01b0\u1eddi n\u0103m tr\u1eddi \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 v\u1ec1 cho gia \u0111\u00ecnh ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb l\u00e1 th\u01b0 b\u00e1o tin \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea3o Pulao Bidong. Sau khi sinh ra t\u00f4i, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i xoay s\u1edf l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ee7 ngh\u1ec1. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 \u1ea5y hi\u1ec1n qu\u00e1, b\u1ecb h\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y t\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia g\u1ea1t g\u1eabm. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng gia t\u00e0i v\u00e0 s\u1ea3n nghi\u1ec7p nh\u1ecf nhoi c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t c\u1eb7p v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng m\u1edbi c\u01b0\u1edbi tan theo m\u00e2y kh\u00f3i. T\u00fang qu\u1eabn, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111i \u1edf \u0111\u1ee3, l\u00e0m m\u01b0\u1edbn, sau c\u00f9ng b\u1ebf t\u00f4i \u0111i\u2026\u0111i\u2026\u0111i \u0103n xin. M\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ee7 d\u00e0i t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nu\u00f4i s\u1ed1ng b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng h\u1ea1t c\u01a1m b\u1ed1 th\u00ed c\u1ee7a thi\u00ean h\u1ea1. B\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i t\u00f4i, m\u1ed9t g\u00f3a ph\u1ee5 t\u1eeb h\u1ed3i c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb, m\u1ed9t tay nu\u00f4i hai c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i n\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd cho m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i c\u00e3i l\u1ea1i l\u1eddi b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i. Ng\u00e0y hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m \u0111\u00e1m c\u01b0\u1edbi, b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i n\u1eb1m \u1edf trong nh\u00e0, quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn m\u1eb7t con r\u1ec3. Sau khi c\u01b0\u1edbi, b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i d\u1ecdn nh\u00e0 l\u00ean th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1. Nghe b\u00e0 con l\u1ed1i x\u00f3m k\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u1eb7p con g\u00e1i b\u1ebf th\u1eb1ng ch\u00e1u ngo\u1ea1i \u0111i \u0103n xin, b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3n xe l\u00ean th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ee3i \u1edf ch\u1ee3 n\u01a1i m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i ng\u00e0y ng\u00e0y ng\u1eeda tay xin ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a thi\u00ean h\u1ea1. M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu v\u1ec1 l\u00e0ng nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i mang th\u1eb1ng ch\u00e1u \u0111i. Theo l\u1eddi D\u00ec Hoa, em g\u00e1i duy nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i, khi \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hai tu\u1ed5i, s\u00e0i \u0111\u1ee5i, gh\u1ebb l\u1edf, xanh l\u00e9t nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng l\u00e1 tr\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng b\u00e0 t\u00f4i h\u1eb1ng ng\u00e0y mang ra ch\u1ee3 b\u00e1n. B\u1ed3ng t\u00f4i v\u1ec1, b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i n\u1ea5u n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1eafm v\u1edbi s\u1ea3 v\u00e0 ph\u00e8n chua ch\u1eefa b\u1ec7nh gh\u1ebb cho t\u00f4i. B\u00e0 n\u1ea5u ch\u00e1o pha \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, mua s\u1eefa h\u1ed9p nu\u00f4i th\u1eb1ng ch\u00e1u. D\u00ec Hoa ng\u00e0y ng\u00e0y ch\u1ea1y qua cho t\u00f4i b\u00fa th\u00e9p. T\u00f4i l\u1edbn l\u00ean b\u00ean v\u01b0\u1eddn tr\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng xanh t\u01b0\u01a1i sau nh\u00e0. Nh\u01b0ng, hai n\u0103m sau khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed1n tu\u1ed5i, b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i qua \u0111\u1eddi. D\u00ec Hoa mang t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 nu\u00f4i v\u1edbi ba \u0111\u1ee9a con. \u1ede v\u1edbi d\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kho\u1ea3ng hai n\u0103m, c\u1ea3 nh\u00e0 d\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i sang M\u1ef9 theo di\u1ec7n H.O. c\u1ee7a ch\u00fa t\u00f4i, d\u01b0\u1ee3ng Ba. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i, b\u00e0 ta c\u00f3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi con \u0111ang \u1edf ngo\u1ea1i qu\u1ed1c, mang t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. M\u1ed9t n\u0103m sau, b\u00e0 ta bay sang Ph\u00e1p \u0111o\u00e0n t\u1ee5 v\u1edbi con g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta b\u1ecf t\u00f4i v\u00e0o Vi\u1ec7n C\u00f4 Nhi T\u00ecnh Th\u01b0\u01a1ng do m\u1ea5y S\u01a1 \u00c1o Tr\u1eafng D\u00f2ng Th\u00e1nh Phaol\u00f4 ph\u1ee5 tr\u00e1ch.<\/div>\n
Ng\u00e0y m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea5y b\u1ea3o l\u00e3nh, b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn Vi\u1ec7n C\u00f4 Nhi xin l\u1ea1i con m\u00ecnh. Khi \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u01b0\u1eddi hai tu\u1ed5i. Nh\u00ecn ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 xa l\u1ea1, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111i theo. T\u00f4i kh\u00f3c, tay b\u00e1m ch\u1eb7t t\u00e0 \u00e1o d\u00f2ng tr\u1eafng c\u1ee7a S\u01a1 Anna, ng\u01b0\u1eddi nu\u00f4i v\u00e0 d\u1ea1y t\u00f4i h\u1ecdc trong su\u1ed1t n\u0103m n\u0103m tr\u1eddi. M\u1eb9 mang t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 \u1edf t\u1ea1m c\u0103n nh\u00e0 b\u1ecf hoang c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng ti\u1ebfng kh\u00f3c, b\u1ecf \u0103n m\u1ea5y ng\u00e0y, r\u1ed3i s\u1ed1t n\u1eb7ng. Khi S\u01a1 Anna \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m, t\u00f4i ng\u1eebng kh\u00f3c, ch\u1ea1y ra n\u1eafm \u00e1o S\u01a1, \u0111\u00f2i theo S\u01a1 v\u1ec1 l\u1ea1i Vi\u1ec7n C\u00f4 Nhi. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3nh \u0111\u00f3, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i ch\u1ecbu thua.<\/div>\n
T\u00f4i v\u1ec1 \u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi S\u01a1 Anna \u00e1o tr\u1eafng, kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111i M\u1ef9. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng S\u01a1 \u00f4m t\u00f4i v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng, th\u1ee7 th\u1ec9 n\u00f3i, \u201cCon \u0111i sang \u0111\u00f3, h\u1ecdc gi\u1ecfi, \u0111i l\u00e0m, g\u1eedi ti\u1ec1n v\u1ec1 cho S\u01a1 nu\u00f4i c\u00e1c em nh\u01b0 S\u01a1 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng nu\u00f4i v\u00e0 d\u1ea1y con h\u1ecdc. Con kh\u00f4ng \u0111i, trong t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai, S\u01a1 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n, Vi\u1ec7n C\u00f4 Nhi s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda\u201d.<\/div>\n
Nghe l\u1eddi S\u01a1, t\u00f4i, m\u01b0\u1eddi ba tu\u1ed5i b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n l\u00ean phi c\u01a1 \u0111i sang M\u1ef9. C\u00f2n hai ng\u00e0y n\u1eefa, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi r\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t Nam, v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i t\u1edbi C\u00f4 Nhi Vi\u1ec7n, xin ph\u00e9p S\u01a1 Anna d\u1eabn t\u00f4i ra th\u0103m m\u1ed9 \u00f4ng b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i. M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed1t nhang cho hai ng\u00f4i m\u1ed9 n\u1eb1m c\u1ea1nh nhau, r\u1ed3i ng\u1ed3i kh\u00e1 l\u00e2u tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng b\u00e0 quay sang t\u00f4i, g\u1ecdi, \u201c\u0110\u00ecnh…\u201d T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn m\u1eb9, ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. \u201cM\u1eb9\u2026m\u1eb9 xin l\u1ed7i con\u201d. T\u00f4i ng\u01a1 ng\u00e1c nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng t\u1ea5m h\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i tr\u00ean bia m\u1ed9. T\u00f4i nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng, kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u00f3i g\u00ec. T\u00f4i li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1eaft m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ecf hoe. \u201cM\u1eb9 v\u1eeba xin l\u1ed7i b\u00e0. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd m\u1eb9 xin l\u1ed7i con\u201d.<\/div>\n
Qua t\u1edbi M\u1ef9 v\u00e0o n\u0103m l\u1edbp M\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ed9t c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n t\u00f4i \u0111i theo m\u1ea5y th\u1eb1ng b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e1nh nhau v\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1m\u2026\u0111\u00e1m M\u1ec5 v\u00e0 M\u1ef9 \u0111en\u2014th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng, ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng Ric\u00f4. T\u00f4i b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng M\u1ec5 ch\u00e9m tr\u00fang m\u1ed9t nh\u00e1t kh\u00e1 s\u00e2u tr\u00ean b\u1eafp tay ph\u1ea3i. \u00d4m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng, t\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. B\u1eefa \u0111\u00f3 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 s\u1edbm. T\u00f4i tho\u00e1ng th\u1ea5y b\u00e0 loay hoay n\u1ea5u c\u01a1m trong b\u1ebfp. Nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y l\u00ean ph\u00f2ng v\u1edbi b\u00e0n tay ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1eabm m\u00e1u, b\u00e0 \u0111i theo t\u00f4i l\u00ean l\u1ea7u. T\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y v\u00f4 ph\u00f2ng, \u0111\u00f3ng m\u1ea1nh c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i. B\u1ea5t ch\u1ee3t t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi r\u1ef1c s\u00e1ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng tia n\u1eafng lung linh nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa. Quay cu\u1ed3ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed1m s\u00e1ng, t\u00f4i ng\u00e3 g\u1ee5c xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e0n nh\u00e0, kh\u00f4ng k\u1ecbp v\u1eb7n ch\u1ed1t kh\u00f3a c\u1eeda. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y S\u01a1 Anna m\u1eb7c \u00e1o d\u00f2ng tr\u1eafng to\u00e1t b\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eb9 v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng, \u0111\u1eafp l\u00ean tr\u00e1n t\u00f4i mi\u1ebfng kh\u0103n \u01b0\u1edbt. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng d\u00f2ng m\u00e1u \u0111\u1ecf t\u1eeb tay ph\u1ea3i phun th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t v\u00e0 \u00e1o tr\u1eafng c\u1ee7a S\u01a1. T\u00f4i h\u00e9t l\u00ean, t\u1ec9nh c\u01a1n \u00e1c m\u1ed9ng! M\u1edf m\u1eaft ra, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh \u0111ang n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng, tay b\u0103ng k\u00edn. M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh. B\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec, nh\u01b0ng kh\u1ebd m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi, n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi bao dung c\u1ee7a S\u01a1 Anna v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng l\u00fac g\u1eb7p t\u00f4i b\u1ecb M\u1eb9 B\u1ec1 Tr\u00ean ph\u1ea1t qu\u1ef3; n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e1nh thi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a S\u01a1 Anna v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng l\u00fac nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i ng\u1ee7 g\u1eadt gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c trong gi\u1edd kinh t\u1ed1i v\u1edbi c\u00e1c S\u01a1; n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi thi\u00ean \u0111\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a S\u01a1 Anna v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng l\u00fac mang t\u00f4 ch\u00e1o n\u00f3ng b\u1ed1c m\u00f9i h\u00e0nh v\u00e0 ti\u00eau s\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u gi\u01b0\u1eddng khi t\u00f4i b\u1ecb b\u1ec7nh. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn m\u1eb9, nh\u00ecn th\u1eadt l\u00e2u. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean trong \u0111\u1eddi, v\u00e0o n\u0103m m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea9y tu\u1ed5i, t\u00f4i gi\u01a1 tay ra n\u1eafm b\u00e0n tay c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 sinh ra t\u00f4i, b\u1ebf t\u00f4i \u0111i \u0103n xin hai n\u0103m tr\u1eddi, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i m\u1edf mi\u1ec7ng g\u1ecdi \u201cM\u1eb9 \u01a1i\u201d…<\/div>\n
V\u1ebft ch\u00e9m kh\u00e1 s\u00e2u khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i b\u1ecb s\u1ed1t n\u1eb7ng. Ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m sau m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i c\u00e1o \u1ed1m kh\u00f4ng \u0111i l\u00e0m. B\u00e0 l\u00e1i xe \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng xin ph\u00e9p cho t\u00f4i ngh\u1ec9 h\u1ecdc m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n. V\u1ec1 l\u1ea1i nh\u00e0, b\u00e0 mang t\u00f4i \u0111i b\u00e1c s\u0129. \u00d4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 kh\u00e2u l\u1ea1i v\u1ebft ch\u00e9m, cho thu\u1ed1c tr\u1ee5 sinh u\u1ed1ng. B\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n ngh\u1ec9 nguy\u00ean m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n \u1edf nh\u00e0 v\u1edbi t\u00f4i; nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, \u201cM\u1eb9 \u0111i l\u00e0m \u0111i. Con th\u1ea5y kh\u1ecfe trong ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ed3i\u201d. M\u1eb9 nheo m\u1eaft c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, l\u1ea1i c\u00e1i n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi bao dung c\u1ee7a S\u01a1 Anna! S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau b\u00e0 \u0111i l\u00e0m, nh\u01b0ng c\u1ee9 kho\u1ea3ng hai ti\u1ebfng l\u1ea1i g\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. Chi\u1ec1u chi\u1ec1u b\u00e0 n\u1ea5u ch\u00e1o v\u1edbi th\u1ecbt heo b\u1ea7m, r\u1eafc ti\u00eau s\u1ecd v\u00e0 h\u00e0nh th\u01a1m cho t\u00f4i \u0103n. L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean trong \u0111\u1eddi, t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y h\u1ea1t m\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a t\u00ecnh m\u1eabu t\u1eed n\u1ea9y l\u1ed9c, \u0111\u00e2m ch\u1ed3i trong l\u00f2ng. L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean trong \u0111\u1eddi, nh\u1eefng h\u1eddn gi\u1eadn v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 sinh ra t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1ecbu b\u1ed1c h\u01a1i, t\u1eeb t\u1eeb tan bi\u1ebfn v\u00e0o trong thinh kh\u00f4ng. L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean trong \u0111\u1eddi, t\u00f4i ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9\u2026<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m v\u1edbi d\u00f2ng t\u01b0 t\u01b0\u1edfng.<\/div>\n
\u2014 C\u00f2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3?<\/div>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi pha r\u01b0\u1ee3u l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng ph\u00e1 v\u1ee1 b\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng. C\u1ea7m t\u1edd gi\u1ea5y napkin<\/em> lau kh\u00f3e mi\u1ec7ng, th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh n\u00f3i,<\/div>\n
\u2014 T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 con m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i, kh\u00f4ng cha kh\u00f4ng m\u1eb9\u2026<\/div>\n
Vo tr\u00f2n t\u1edd gi\u1ea5y napkin<\/em> l\u1ea1i, th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c,<\/div>\n
\u2014 V\u00e0o m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi r\u1eddi nh\u00e0 v\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, l\u1ea5y h\u1ebft can \u0111\u1ea3m t\u00f4i nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc n\u1ea5m m\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i. T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi t\u1ea1i sao m\u1eb9 l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i. M\u1eb9 nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i, m\u1eb7t \u0111\u0103m chi\u00eau xa v\u1eafng, \u201cH\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 m\u1eb9 ra m\u1ed9 chia tay v\u1edbi \u00f4ng b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i. M\u1eb9 s\u1ee3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i v\u1ec1 l\u1ea1i qu\u00ea nh\u00e0 th\u0103m m\u1ed3 m\u1ea3 \u00f4ng b\u00e0. L\u00fac \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i, m\u1eb9\u2026m\u1eb9 xin l\u1ed7i b\u00e0\u2026\u201d M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, do d\u1ef1. T\u00f4i b\u1eadt mi\u1ec7ng h\u1ecfi, \u201cC\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i\u2026t\u1ea1i m\u1eb9\u2026m\u1eb9 c\u00e3i l\u1eddi b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng\u201d? M\u1eb9 l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u, \u0111i\u1ec7u b\u1ed9 c\u01b0\u01a1ng quy\u1ebft, \u201cKh\u00f4ng! M\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng xin l\u1ed7i b\u00e0 v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n h\u00f4n nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a ri\u00eang m\u00ecnh. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m nay, m\u1eb9 ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n h\u1ed1i h\u1eadn \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y b\u1ed1 con. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng y\u00eau m\u1eb9 nh\u01b0 m\u1eb9 y\u00eau b\u1ed1. Nh\u01b0ng trong t\u00ecnh y\u00eau, m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ed1i ti\u1ebfc \u0111\u00e3 y\u00eau b\u1ed1 con, \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y b\u1ed1 con\u201d. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn \u00e1nh m\u1eaft long lanh c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9, y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. \u201cM\u1eb9 xin l\u1ed7i b\u00e0 v\u00ec m\u1eb9 v\u1eafng m\u1eb7t trong nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y cu\u1ed1i \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. M\u1eb9 c\u0169ng xin l\u1ed7i b\u00e0 v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 thi\u1ebfu b\u1ed5n ph\u1eadn v\u1edbi con\u2026\u201d M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i nu\u1ed1t n\u01b0\u1edbc mi\u1ebfng, n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp, \u201cM\u1eb9 n\u00f3i cho b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh\u2026\u0111i \u0103n xin. M\u1eb9 k\u1ec3 cho b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i nghe l\u1ea1i c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n h\u1ed3i x\u01b0a. M\u1eb9 n\u00f3i cho b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i bi\u1ebft\u2026<\/div>\n
\u2026c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian con b\u1ebf th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh \u0111i l\u00e0m m\u01b0\u1edbn, l\u00e0m con sen \u1edf \u0111\u1ee3 cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta. R\u1ed3i con g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 b\u1ecb ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta l\u00e0m nh\u1ee5c… S\u1ee3i d\u00e2y th\u1eebng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c treo l\u00ean \u0111\u00e0 ngang c\u1ee7a c\u0103n nh\u00e0, \u0111\u00e3 bu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o c\u1ed5. \u0110ang chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea1p c\u00e1i gh\u1ebf d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n, th\u1eb1ng con hai th\u00e1ng n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean n\u00f4i t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c, b\u1eadt ti\u1ebfng kh\u00f3c, kh\u00f3c li\u00ean t\u1ee5c, kh\u00f3c kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng. T\u1ea1i sao n\u00f3 kh\u00f3c? Con kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u. M\u1edbi kho\u1ea3ng 15 ph\u00fat tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3, con \u0111\u00e3 cho n\u00f3 nh\u1eefng d\u00f2ng s\u1eefa n\u00f3ng. Con \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00e1p ch\u1eb7t khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t v\u00e0o ng\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 n\u00f3, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u01b0\u1eddi tung t\u00f3e, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ea1p ch\u00e2n no n\u00ea, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u00e2y th\u01a1 u \u01a1. Ti\u1ebfng kh\u00f3c c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c c\u01a1n m\u00ea s\u1ea3ng c\u1ee7a con. V\u00e0 con quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng… Sau khi m\u1eb9 mang ch\u00e1u ngo\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 v\u1ec1 l\u00e0ng, con g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0. B\u00e0 ta mang con v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 gi\u00fap vi\u1ec7c. Con t\u01b0\u1edfng g\u1eb7p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 n\u00e0y bu\u00f4n b\u00e1n, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i h\u00e0ng h\u00f3a nh\u01b0ng th\u00e2n x\u00e1c ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef. L\u1ea1i th\u00eam m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, con b\u1ecb \u00e9p, b\u1ecb l\u00e0m nh\u1ee5c. L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y con ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n qu\u1ef5 ng\u00e3. Con kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady n\u1ed5i n\u1eefa. Con bu\u00f4ng tr\u00f4i cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi… S\u1ed1ng trong m\u1ed9t ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, l\u00e0m sao con d\u00e1m v\u1ec1 l\u00e0ng g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i m\u1eb9, g\u1eb7p em m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 g\u1eb7p \u0111\u1ee9a con\u201d?<\/em>…<\/div>\n
Y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng chen k\u1ebd nh\u1eefng th\u00e1nh th\u00f3t l\u0103n d\u00e0i tr\u00ean hai g\u00f2 m\u00e1 c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y tay m\u1eb9 b\u00f3p nh\u00e8 nh\u1eb9…<\/div>\n
T\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i ng\u1ee7 ngon, m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 thanh b\u00ecnh. Trong gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 t\u00f4i nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng h\u00f2 t\u1eeb thu\u1edf xa x\u0103m khi m\u1eb9 b\u1ebf tr\u00ean tay, v\u00ed d\u1ea7u, \u00e0 \u01a1i ru th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 c\u1ecdc c\u00f2i thi\u1ebfu s\u1eefa, th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 g\u1ea7y g\u00f2 xanh m\u01b0\u1edbt. T\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 m\u1eb9 th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng hi\u1ec7n ra trong gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1. M\u1eb9 m\u1eb7c \u00e1o tr\u1eafng nh\u01b0 S\u01a1 Anna. T\u00f3c m\u1eb9 \u0111en, d\u00e0i th\u01b0\u1edbt tha. Tay c\u1ea7m \u0111\u0169a th\u1ea7n, m\u1eb9 v\u1ea9y l\u00ean kh\u00f4ng trung nh\u1eefng ng\u00f4i sao b\u1ea1c l\u00f3ng l\u00e1nh. T\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y theo m\u1eb9 h\u00e9t to, \u201cM\u1eb9 \u01a1i\u201d! T\u00f4i c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng nh\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea7y tr\u00ean hai l\u00f2ng b\u00e0n tay nh\u1eefng ng\u00f4i sao m\u1eb9 ban ph\u00e1t t\u1eeb tr\u1eddi cao. Nh\u1eefng ng\u00f4i sao tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y tr\u00ean hai b\u00e0n tay r\u1edbt xu\u1ed1ng, v\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i sao s\u00e1ng ch\u00f3i tr\u00ean b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi\u2026<\/div>\n
\u00d4ng Ric\u00f4 ch\u1edbp ch\u1edbp m\u1eaft. Hai con m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi bartender<\/em> long lanh ph\u1ea3n chi\u1ebfu \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n m\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u. \u00d4ng b\u1eadt mi\u1ec7ng,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Sao m\u00e0y kh\u1ed5 v\u1eady!<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng. N\u00f3 im l\u00ecm, l\u01a1 \u0111\u00e3ng, tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m,<\/div>\n
\u2014 C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng l\u00fac t\u00f4i th\u1eafc m\u1eafc ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng t\u00e9 x\u1ec9u, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd b\u00e2y gi\u1edd m\u00ecnh v\u1eabn c\u00f2n m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i m\u1eb9. B\u1edfi b\u1ea5t t\u1ec9nh, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng k\u1ecbp kh\u00f3a l\u1ea1i c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda. C\u1eeda ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i r\u1ed9ng m\u1edf, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trong c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n. B\u00e0 d\u00ecu t\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc d\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0a th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng. B\u00e0 th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng b\u0103ng b\u00f3 l\u1ea1i v\u1ebft dao c\u1ee7a th\u1ec3 x\u00e1c v\u00e0 c\u1ee7a tinh th\u1ea7n. B\u00e0 c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn lau s\u1ea1ch nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft m\u00e1u \u0111\u1ecf v\u1eabn \u0111ang l\u0103n d\u00e0i trong tr\u00e1i tim v\u00e0 tr\u00ean th\u00e2n x\u00e1c. B\u00e0 nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng \u0111\u1eafp l\u00ean v\u1ea7ng tr\u00e1n n\u00f3ng s\u1ed1t mi\u1ebfng kh\u0103n \u01b0\u1edbt l\u1ea1nh d\u1ecbu m\u00e1t nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 n\u00f3ng c\u1ee7a gi\u1eadn v\u00e0 c\u1ee7a h\u1eddn. B\u00e0 v\u1eabn th\u1ebf, ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd m\u1edf mi\u1ec7ng tr\u00e1ch m\u00f3c t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn, \u0111\u1ee3i ch\u1edd. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i t\u1ec9nh l\u1ea1i. V\u00e0 b\u00e0 ta tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, t\u1eeb th\u1ec3 x\u00e1c cho t\u1edbi t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n.<\/div>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi bartender<\/em> g\u1eadt g\u00f9 v\u1edbi c\u00e2u nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh.<\/div>\n
\u2014 C\u00f2n b\u1ed1 m\u00e0y?<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng Ric\u00f4, r\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng m\u1eb7t g\u1ed7 b\u00f3ng lo\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a qu\u1ea7y r\u01b0\u1ee3u. N\u00f3 \u01a1 h\u1edd l\u1ea5y \u0111i\u1ebfu thu\u1ed1c nh\u00e9t tr\u00ean v\u00e0nh tai tr\u00e1i xu\u1ed1ng, b\u1eadt qu\u1eb9t. N\u00f3 tr\u1ea7m t\u01b0 nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng lu\u1ed3ng kh\u00f3i tr\u1eafng \u0111ang d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n tan lo\u00e3ng v\u00e0o trong thinh kh\u00f4ng. Th\u1ea5y v\u1eady, \u00f4ng Ric\u00f4 m\u1edf mi\u1ec7ng t\u00ednh n\u00f3i chi \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh gi\u01a1 tay c\u1ea3n l\u1ea1i,<\/div>\n
\u2014 B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i? Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ecf m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i v\u00e0 t\u00f4i g\u1ea7n m\u01b0\u1eddi n\u0103m, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n li\u00ean l\u1ea1c ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb l\u00e1 th\u01b0 khi m\u1edbi t\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea3o v\u00e0 gi\u1ea5y t\u1edd b\u1ea3o l\u00e3nh; h\u1ed3i x\u01b0a, t\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng b\u1edfi v\u00ec \u00f4ng ta c\u1ef1c nh\u1ecdc v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 v\u1edbi \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng m\u1edbi. V\u1ec1 sau t\u00f4i m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi \u00f4ng ta \u1edf v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00ecnh nh\u00e2n c\u0169. Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi chung v\u1ed1n m\u1edf ti\u1ec7m Ph\u1edf. Ti\u1ec7m \u0103n \u0111\u00f4ng kh\u00e1ch l\u1eafm. Nh\u01b0ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 g\u1ea1t \u00f4ng ta qua m\u1ed9t b\u00ean, chi\u1ebfm l\u1ea5y ti\u1ec7m Ph\u1edf. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta tr\u1eafng tay. Sau bi\u1ebfn c\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f3, \u00f4ng l\u00e0m gi\u1ea5y t\u1edd b\u1ea3o l\u00e3nh m\u1eb9 con t\u00f4i qua M\u1ef9. Ba n\u0103m sau \u00f4ng g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u1edf phi tr\u01b0\u1eddng, \u00f4ng y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng nh\u00ecn m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i kh\u00f3c, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi b\u1ebf con \u0111i \u0103n m\u00e0y. \u00d4ng y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i, th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u0111en \u0111\u1ee7i g\u1ea7y g\u00f2 nh\u01b0 que c\u1ee7i m\u1ee5c. M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, \u201cB\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f3. G\u1ecdi b\u1ed1 \u0111i con\u201d. Nh\u00ecn ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng xa l\u1ea1, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng m\u1edf mi\u1ec7ng n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi. V\u1ec1 t\u1edbi nh\u00e0, \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0a cho t\u00f4i kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang nh\u1ef1a. T\u00f4i c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu m\u1edf mi\u1ec7ng. M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf, \u201cC\u00e1m \u01a1n b\u1ed1 \u0111i con\u201d. T\u00f4i l\u1ef3 l\u1ee3m c\u00fai nh\u00ecn th\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ecf c\u1ee7a c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch. \u00d4ng n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn, t\u00e1t t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, \u201cCon c\u00e1i m\u1ea5t d\u1ea1y! B\u1ed9 m\u00e0y c\u00e2m h\u1ea3\u201d? Quay sang v\u1ee3, \u00f4ng ch\u1ea5t v\u1ea5n, \u201cB\u00e0 d\u1ea1y con nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u00e0\u201d? M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i xanh m\u1eb7t nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i qu\u1eb3ng l\u1ea1i kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang. T\u00f4i b\u1ecf ra s\u00e2n nh\u00e0, ng\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh.<\/div>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi bartender<\/em> nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t,<\/div>\n
\u2014 T\u1ea1i sao m\u00e0y l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady?<\/div>\n
Xoa xoa v\u1ea7ng tr\u00e1n, th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh th\u1edf d\u00e0i, ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng,<\/div>\n
\u2014 C\u0169ng\u2026c\u0169ng\u2026kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u t\u1ea1i sao h\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3 m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf…<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c th\u1edf d\u00e0i,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m sau, \u00f4ng ch\u1edf hai m\u1eb9 con \u0111i l\u00e0m gi\u1ea5y t\u1edd. Mang t\u00f4i t\u1edbi tr\u01b0\u1eddng, \u00f4ng ghi danh cho t\u00f4i \u0111i h\u1ecdc. M\u1edbi t\u1edbi, t\u00f4i l\u1ea1c l\u00f5ng v\u1edbi v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t l\u1ea1, t\u00f4i xa x\u0103m v\u1edbi hai b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong c\u0103n nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i. Nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a d\u00ec Hoa \u1edf g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3. Sau khi tan tr\u01b0\u1eddng, t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 th\u1eb3ng nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a d\u00ec Hoa. T\u00f4i ch\u01a1i v\u1edbi m\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9a em, c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9a b\u1eb1ng tu\u1ed5i, c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9a l\u1edbn h\u01a1n, c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9a nh\u1ecf h\u01a1n t\u00f4i. T\u1ee5i t\u00f4i d\u1eabn nhau ra s\u00e2n ch\u01a1i b\u00f3ng r\u1ed5, ch\u01a1i ping pong<\/em>, \u0111i shopping malls<\/em>, \u0111i ch\u01a1i video games<\/em>, ra th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch. T\u00f4i \u0103n c\u01a1m t\u1ed1i v\u1edbi d\u00ec Hoa, d\u01b0\u1ee3ng Ba, v\u00e0 ba \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. G\u1ea7n 10 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00eam t\u00f4i m\u1edbi ch\u1ecbu v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. T\u1edbi nh\u00e0, t\u00f4i \u0111i th\u1eb3ng l\u00ean l\u1ea7u, kh\u00f3a c\u1eeda ph\u00f2ng l\u1ea1i, qu\u1eb3ng c\u1eb7p l\u00ean b\u00e0n, leo l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u1ee7.<\/div>\n
B\u1ea5t ng\u1edd v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i ch\u1eb7n t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda nh\u00e0. \u00d4ng n\u00f3i, \u201cM\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i. M\u00e0y c\u00f3 nh\u00e0, c\u00f3 c\u1eeda, c\u00f3 b\u1ed1, c\u00f3 m\u1eb9. T\u1ea1i sao m\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i \u0111i \u0103n xin c\u01a1m th\u1eeba canh c\u1eb7n c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta? B\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a t\u1ee5i n\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e0ng \u0111i\u1ebfm. Con c\u00e1i c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ee9a n\u00e0o ra h\u1ed3n. Tao c\u1ea5m m\u00e0y t\u1eeb ng\u00e0y mai kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c li\u00ean l\u1ea1c v\u1edbi t\u1ee5i n\u00f3\u201d.<\/div>\n
H\u1ed3i c\u00f2n thanh ni\u00ean, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i d\u01b0\u1ee3ng Ba \u0111\u00e0o hoa. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e0o hoa c\u1ee7a d\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u1edfi kh\u00f4ng nghe ai nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft d\u01b0\u1ee3ng Ba th\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00f4i. Khi c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi d\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u00ean Vi\u1ec7t Nam, d\u01b0\u1ee3ng Ba th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1ecf ra thi\u00ean v\u1ecb t\u00f4i r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng. Nh\u1eefng khi \u0111\u00e1nh l\u1ed9n v\u1edbi m\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9a em trai, kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft l\u1ed7i ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a ai, d\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u1eaft th\u1eb1ng con n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng, \u0111\u1eadp cho m\u1ea5y roi. Ri\u00eang t\u00f4i, \u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 b\u1eaft qu\u1ef3 g\u1ed1i r\u1ed3i gi\u1ea3 t\u1ea3ng l\u01a1 khi th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i len l\u00e9n \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady. C\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n \u0111i thuy\u1ec1n ra bi\u1ec3n ch\u01a1i, d\u01b0\u1ee3ng ch\u1ec9 mang m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh t\u00f4i \u0111i theo. D\u01b0\u1ee3ng d\u1ea1y cho t\u00f4i c\u00e1ch c\u00e2u c\u00e1, b\u1eaft nh\u1eefng con s\u00f2 n\u1eb1m tr\u1ed1n trong nh\u1eefng h\u1ed9c \u0111\u00e1 ho\u1eb7c ch\u00ecm s\u00e2u tr\u00ean b\u00e3i c\u00e1t. D\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u00e0y cho t\u00f4i c\u00e1ch l\u00e0m n\u00e1 b\u1eafn chim ho\u1eb7c th\u1ea3 di\u1ec1u s\u00e1o v\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u. \u0110i \u0111\u00e2u v\u1ec1, d\u01b0\u1ee3ng hay cho t\u00f4i tr\u00e1i xo\u00e0i ho\u1eb7c kh\u00fac mi\u00e1, \u0111\u00f4i khi c\u00e2y kem. D\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u00f3i, \u201cCon mang ra ngo\u00e0i s\u00e2n \u0103n \u0111i. \u0110\u1eebng cho ai bi\u1ebft\u201d. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng d\u01b0\u1ee3ng d\u1eabn m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh t\u00f4i \u0111i \u0103n h\u1ee7 t\u00edu. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft d\u01b0\u1ee3ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u t\u1ea1i sao? T\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u00f4ng th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i l\u1ea1c lo\u00e0i gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng, b\u1edfi c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n d\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, d\u01b0\u1ee3ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 ai.<\/div>\n
M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i d\u01b0\u1ee3ng Ba v\u00e0 b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i h\u1ecdc chung t\u1eeb ti\u1ec3u h\u1ecdc cho t\u1edbi khi thi T\u00fa T\u00e0i. Sau khi \u0111\u1eadu T\u00fa T\u00e0i II, d\u01b0\u1ee3ng ghi danh h\u1ecdc D\u01b0\u1ee3c, r\u1ed3i b\u1ecf tr\u01b0\u1eddng thu\u1ed1c, gia nh\u1eadp tr\u01b0\u1eddng S\u1ef9 Quan \u0110\u00e0 L\u1ea1t. B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i r\u1edbt T\u00fa T\u00e0i I, ph\u1ea3i \u0111i l\u00ednh. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc n\u0103m 75, b\u1ed1 l\u00e0 l\u00ednh c\u1ee7a d\u01b0\u1ee3ng. D\u01b0\u1ee3ng qua \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0i n\u0103m, \u0111i h\u1ecdc l\u1ea1i, ra tr\u01b0\u1eddng, l\u00e0m K\u1ef9 s\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edfng trong h\u00e3ng \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u1eed n\u01a1i b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean Assembly<\/em>. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u00f4i qua M\u1ef9, theo l\u1eddi D\u00ec Hoa k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i \u00f4ng nh\u1edd ng\u01b0\u1eddi em c\u1ed9t ch\u00e8o c\u1ea5t nh\u1eafc \u0111\u01b0a v\u00e0o khu K\u1ef9 s\u01b0 l\u00e0m Technician<\/em>, nh\u01b0ng d\u01b0\u1ee3ng Ba y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec. T\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 \u00f4ng tuy\u1ec7t giao v\u1edbi d\u01b0\u1ee3ng Ba. T\u1eeb khi t\u1edbi M\u1ef9 ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n qua nh\u00e0 D\u00ec Hoa. \u00d4ng gh\u00e9t con c\u1ee7a d\u00ec t\u00f4i, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 hai \u0111\u1ee9a con trai. \u00d4ng n\u00f3i, \u201cT\u1ee5i n\u00f3 nh\u00ecn m\u1eb7t \u0111\u00e0ng \u0111i\u1ebfm gi\u1ed1ng y nh\u01b0 b\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a t\u1ee5i n\u00f3\u201d.<\/div>\n
Chi\u1ec1u h\u00f4m sau kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i, m\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9a em g\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i sang. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, \u201cB\u1ed1 tao c\u1ea5m, kh\u00f4ng cho qua \u0111\u00f3\u201d. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd l\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng ngay b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh. Nghe n\u00f3i v\u1eady, \u00f4ng gi\u1eadt \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i, t\u00e1t t\u00f4i m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i, \u201cTh\u1eb1ng l\u1ebbo m\u00e9p\u201d. \u0110au qu\u00e1, t\u00f4i n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn, ch\u1ee5p \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i, t\u00ednh g\u1ecdi c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t. \u00d4ng t\u00f3m l\u1ea5y t\u00f4i, tr\u00f3i gh\u00ec l\u1ea1i. Treo t\u00f4i l\u00ean s\u00e0 ngang c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 xe, \u00f4ng d\u00f9ng g\u1eady \u0111\u1eadp t\u00f4i li\u00ean t\u1ee5c. M\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn khi m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1y s\u1ed1ng, \u00f4ng m\u1edbi qu\u1eb3ng g\u1eady, l\u00e1i xe b\u1ecf \u0111i m\u1ea5t.<\/div>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi bartender<\/em> tr\u1ee3n tr\u00f2n m\u1eaft kinh ng\u1ea1c,<\/div>\n
\u2014 L\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa t\u00f4i, sao b\u1ed1 m\u00e0y \u00e1c v\u1eady?<\/div>\n
M\u1eb7t th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh l\u1ea1nh b\u0103ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1,<\/div>\n
\u2014 T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng kh\u00f3c trong khi \u0111ang b\u1ecb treo l\u01a1 l\u1eedng gi\u1eefa tr\u1eddi. T\u00f4i c\u1eafn r\u0103ng kh\u00f4ng cho nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng r\u00ean b\u1eadt ra trong khi nh\u1eefng thanh c\u1ee7i li\u00ean ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u1eadp l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i chi khi m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i g\u1ee1 d\u00e2y mang t\u00f4i xu\u1ed1ng, c\u1edfi tr\u00f3i cho t\u00f4i. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u1ed1m li\u1ec7t gi\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1edfi tr\u1eadn \u0111\u00f2n \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i xua tay m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i ra khi b\u00e0 mang chai d\u1ea7u n\u00f3ng l\u1ea1i xoa b\u00f3p nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft b\u1ea7m t\u00edm s\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ecf tr\u00ean th\u00e2n th\u1ec3. T\u00f4i h\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed5 tung t\u00f3e xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e0n nh\u00e0 t\u00f4 ch\u00e1o n\u00f3ng b\u00e0 mang t\u1edbi. T\u00f4i qu\u1eb3ng b\u1ecf nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean thu\u1ed1c b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u gi\u01b0\u1eddng ra ngo\u00e0i khung c\u1eeda s\u1ed5. Trong su\u1ed1t hai ng\u00e0y li\u1ec1n, t\u00f4i la h\u00e9t \u00fa \u1edb v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n \u00e1c m\u1ed9ng. M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y sang nh\u00e0 D\u00ec Hoa c\u1ea7u c\u1ee9u. S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau khi th\u1ea5y b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i c\u1eb7m c\u1ee5i h\u00e0n ch\u00ec nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i board<\/em> \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u1eed trong h\u00e3ng, d\u01b0\u1ee3ng Ba l\u00e1i xe v\u1ec1 th\u1eb3ng nh\u00e0 b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i. D\u01b0\u1ee3ng Ba l\u1ea5y d\u1ea7u n\u00f3ng xoa b\u00f3p nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft b\u1ea7m t\u00edm tr\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i. \u0110\u1ee1 \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i d\u1eady, d\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u1ea5y ch\u00e1o, \u0111\u00fat cho t\u00f4i t\u1eebng th\u00eca. L\u1ea5y thu\u1ed1c khu\u1ea5y tan trong ly n\u01b0\u1edbc, d\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u00f3i, \u201cCon u\u1ed1ng thu\u1ed1c \u0111i\u201d. \u0110\u1ee3i t\u00f4i ch\u00ecm s\u00e2u v\u00e0o gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7, d\u01b0\u1ee3ng quay ra \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda ph\u00f2ng, r\u1ed3i l\u00e1i xe v\u1ec1 th\u1eb3ng l\u1ea1i h\u00e3ng. Sau khi g\u1eb7p d\u01b0\u1ee3ng Ba, t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0103n ch\u00e1o v\u00e0 u\u1ed1ng thu\u1ed1c…<\/div>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi bartender<\/em> h\u1ecfi,<\/div>\n
\u2014 H\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0y bao nhi\u00eau tu\u1ed5i?<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh c\u1eafn m\u00f4i suy ngh\u0129,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Kho\u1ea3ng\u2026kho\u1ea3ng m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ed1n. B\u1ecb c\u1ea5m \u0111o\u00e1n, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp tr\u1ed1n nh\u00e0, ch\u1ea1y qua d\u00ec Hoa ch\u01a1i n\u1eefa. T\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i gia nh\u1eadp b\u0103ng \u0111\u1ea3ng trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng. Tho\u1ea1t ti\u00ean t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 \u0111i theo. M\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian sau, t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00fat x\u00e1ch, \u0111\u00e1nh nhau… M\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n v\u1ec1 t\u1edbi nh\u00e0, g\u1eb7p t\u00f4i, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y m\u1edf mi\u1ec7ng ch\u1eedi. T\u00f4i b\u1ecf v\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i. Nh\u01b0ng, g\u1eb7p nh\u1eefng l\u00fac \u00f4ng ta bu\u1ed3n, ng\u1ed3i u\u1ed1ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, x\u1ec9n, \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecf qua\u2026<\/div>\n
\u2026\u00d4ng S\u01a1n gi\u1ecdng l\u00e8 nh\u00e8, h\u01a1i th\u1edf n\u1ed3ng n\u1eb7c m\u00f9i r\u01b0\u1ee3u,<\/em><\/div>\n
\u2014 M\u00e0y \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u v\u1eady?<\/em><\/div>\n
\u2014 Con v\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng\u2026h\u1ecdc b\u00e0i.<\/em><\/div>\n
\u2014 C\u00e1i th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng x\u00f3 ch\u1ee3 du c\u00f4n du \u0111\u00e3ng nh\u01b0 m\u00e0y th\u00ec l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec. R\u1ed3i c\u0169ng l\u1ea1i \u0111i \u0103n m\u00e0y m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. Ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e2y. <\/em><\/div>\n
\u00d4ng S\u01a1n v\u1eabn n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh v\u1eabn b\u1ecf \u0111i. \u00d4ng S\u01a1n cao gi\u1ecdng,<\/em><\/div>\n
\u2014 M\u00e0y c\u00f3 nghe tao n\u00f3i g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng?<\/em><\/div>\n
\u2014 Con ph\u1ea3i v\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng h\u1ecdc b\u00e0i. Ng\u00e0y mai con c\u00f3 b\u00e0i thi.<\/em><\/div>\n
\u2014 Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 thi c\u1eed g\u00ec h\u1ebft. Tao l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 m\u00e0y. Tao n\u00f3i sao m\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. M\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb g\u00ec sao? B\u1edfi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 tao cho n\u00ean h\u1ed3i x\u01b0a hai m\u1eb9 con m\u00e0y m\u1edbi \u0111i \u0103n m\u00e0y!<\/em><\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh d\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc. N\u00f3 ng\u1ea9ng m\u1eb7t nh\u00ecn l\u00ean tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0. Y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng, t\u1eeb t\u1eeb quay \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i, n\u00f3 n\u00f3i t\u1eebng ch\u1eef,<\/em><\/div>\n
\u2014 Con nh\u1edb ch\u1ee9. Con bi\u1ebft con l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0103n m\u00e0y. Nh\u01b0ng ri\u00eang b\u1ed1, b\u1ed1 c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng? Con th\u00e0 l\u00e0 \u0111i \u0103n m\u00e0y. Con kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ed1. Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd t\u00f4i c\u00f3 b\u1ed1!<\/em><\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh quay b\u01b0\u1edbc, m\u1edf c\u1eeda \u0111i th\u1eb3ng ra kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0<\/em>.<\/div>\n
\u2014 M\u00e0y b\u1ecf nh\u00e0 \u0111i lu\u00f4n h\u1ea3?<\/div>\n
\u2014 Kh\u00f4ng. T\u00f4i b\u1ecf qua nh\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1ee3ng Ba. M\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i len l\u00e9n \u0111i sang nh\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi em. M\u1eb9 th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i ch\u01a1i c\u1edd t\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1edbi th\u1eb1ng con l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a d\u01b0\u1ee3ng Ba. Nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i, m\u1eb9 c\u01b0\u1eddi, n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi bao dung. M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi d\u00ec Hoa v\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1ee3ng Ba m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i. L\u00fac th\u1ea5y b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean \u0111i v\u1ec1, t\u00f4i suy ngh\u0129, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1ecf ngang b\u00e0n c\u1edd t\u01b0\u1edbng. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean, \u0111i theo m\u1eb9. C\u1ea3 hai m\u1eb9 con c\u00f9ng \u0111i v\u1ec1.<\/div>\n
\u2014 Tao kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m n\u00f3i ch\u1eafc, nh\u01b0ng\u2026nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eb9, m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf nh\u00e0 \u0111i lu\u00f4n hay kh\u00f4ng?<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i xoa xoa v\u1ea7ng tr\u00e1n, r\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn ra khung c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 qu\u00e1n bar<\/em>,<\/div>\n
\u2014 C\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1eafm. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i v\u1eabn c\u00f2n S\u01a1 Anna. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u1edbn r\u1ed3i, \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, l\u1eddi d\u1eb7n c\u1ee7a S\u01a1 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ee9 m\u1ea1ng. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i \u0111i h\u1ecdc, ph\u1ea3i ra tr\u01b0\u1eddng, ph\u1ea3i ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ec1n, g\u1eedi v\u1ec1 Vi\u1ec7n C\u00f4 Nhi. C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng l\u00fac bu\u1ed3n, n\u1eb1m trong ph\u00f2ng m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, t\u00f4i hay th\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i h\u00ecnh d\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a S\u01a1 Anna. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y S\u01a1 ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn d\u1ea1y cho t\u00f4i nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i to\u00e1n c\u1ed9ng tr\u1eeb. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y S\u01a1 y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u gi\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i n\u1eb1m kh\u00f3c v\u00e0o \u0111\u00eam Giao Th\u1eeba. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y S\u01a1 l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00e8 nh\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1nh l\u1ed9n trong nh\u00e0 c\u01a1m c\u1ee7a Vi\u1ec7n C\u00f4 Nhi, v\u00e0 S\u01a1 nghi\u00eam kh\u1eafc n\u00f3i, \u201cCon kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady\u201d. Nh\u1edb t\u1edbi S\u01a1 Anna, sau khi t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p Trung h\u1ecdc, t\u00f4i th\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng li\u00ean l\u1ea1c v\u1edbi nh\u00f3m b\u1ea1n c\u0169. Nh\u1edb t\u1edbi S\u01a1 Anna, t\u00f4i ghi danh h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, v\u1eeba h\u1ecdc v\u1eeba \u0111i l\u00e0m trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng.<\/div>\n
Trong nh\u1eefng n\u0103m v\u1eeba qua, t\u00f4i s\u1ed1ng n\u1ed9i tr\u00fa, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. Ri\u00eang m\u1eb9, t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y cu\u1ed1i tu\u1ea7n. M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i mang th\u1ee9c \u0103n Vi\u1ec7t Nam \u0111\u1ebfn cho t\u00f4i…<\/div>\n
M\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9a b\u1ea1n hay r\u1ee7 t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a t\u1ee5i n\u00f3 m\u00f9a Noel. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i. Noel, t\u00f4i th\u00edch n\u1eb1m trong ph\u00f2ng m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, nghe nh\u1ea1c. T\u00f4i th\u00edch b\u00e0i The Little Drummer Boy<\/em>. Th\u1eb1ng nh\u1ecf trong b\u1ea3n th\u00e1nh ca ngh\u00e8o qu\u00e1. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb c\u00e1i tr\u1ed1ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f4i b\u00e0n tay. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 v\u1eabn h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac h\u01a1n t\u00f4i, b\u1edfi \u00edt ra n\u00f3 c\u00f2n c\u00f3 c\u00e1i tr\u1ed1ng. T\u00f4i, t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f4i tay m\u00ecnh tr\u1ed1ng tr\u01a1n. L\u1eadt t\u1edbi l\u1eadt lui hai b\u00e0n tay, t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng tr\u1ed1ng tr\u1ea3i bu\u1ed3n t\u00eanh. Li\u1ebfc m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4i qua, t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00eam \u0111en b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i. Sau l\u1ec5 N\u1eeda \u0110\u00eam, t\u00f4i \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng, m\u1edf nh\u1ea1c Gi\u00e1ng Sinh nghe, r\u1ed3i ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7. C\u00f3 l\u1ea7n, v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc ng\u00e0y Gi\u00e1ng Sinh, tuy\u1ebft r\u01a1i tr\u1eafng x\u00f3a ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Bu\u1ed3n qu\u00e1, t\u00f4i l\u1ed9i tuy\u1ebft \u0111i lang thang m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. Gi\u00f3 ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ea1nh bu\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i s\u1edd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y tai. B\u1ea5t ng\u1edd t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng…<\/div>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi bartender<\/em> nh\u00edu m\u00e0y, d\u00e1ng \u0111i\u1ec7u suy ngh\u0129. Ch\u1ed1ng tay l\u00ean c\u1eb1m, \u00f4ng ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Ch\u1eafc\u2026ch\u1eafc t\u1ea1i m\u00e0y bu\u1ed3n khi th\u1ea5y gia \u0111\u00ecnh ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta\u2026xum h\u1ecdp qu\u00e2y qu\u1ea7n v\u1edbi nhau ch\u1ee9 g\u00ec?<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec. \u00d4ng Ric\u00f4 l\u1ea1i h\u1ecfi,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Sao kh\u00f4ng v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1ee3ng Ba c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y?<\/div>\n
\u0110\u00ecnh h\u00edt m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i d\u00e0i, r\u1ed3i th\u1edf ra,<\/div>\n
\u2014 H\u1ed3i x\u01b0a t\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u0103n nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u1edbn r\u1ed3i, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c \u0111\u00f3 n\u1eefa. D\u00ec Hoa kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i. D\u01b0\u1ee3ng Ba th\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u01a1ng d\u01b0\u1ee3ng Ba, nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i.<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ed5i l\u1ea1i t\u01b0 th\u1ebf. N\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0a hay tay ra \u0111\u1eb1ng sau, xoa n\u1eafn hai b\u1edd vai m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i,<\/div>\n
\u2014 V\u00e0o n\u0103m th\u1ee9 ba c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, t\u00f4i ghi danh h\u1ecdc m\u1ed9t l\u1edbp Tri\u1ebft. V\u1ecb gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u1edbp l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t Linh m\u1ee5c ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t Nam\u2026<\/div>\n
Tr\u00ean b\u1ee5c gi\u1ea3ng, sau khi vi\u1ebft l\u00ean b\u1ea3ng \u0111en ch\u1eef Genesis 2\u20143, Cha Ti\u1ebfn quay xu\u1ed1ng, ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c n\u00f3i,<\/em><\/div>\n
\u2014 M\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng \u00fd ch\u00ednh m\u00e0 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n trong Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u1ee9 2 c\u1ee7a S\u00e1ch S\u00e1ng Th\u1ebf K\u00fd mu\u1ed1n tr\u00ecnh b\u00e0y, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0, con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c sinh ra \u0111\u1eddi v\u1edbi h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac, trong h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac. V\u01b0\u1eddn \u0110\u1ecba \u0110\u00e0ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1o d\u1ef1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi con ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1edf m\u1eaft ch\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfc, theo nh\u01b0 Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u1ee9 3 c\u1ee7a S\u00e1ng Th\u1ebf K\u00fd, hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi thi\u00ean nhi\u00ean, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd ph\u00e1 v\u1ee1 thi\u00ean nhi\u00ean c\u1ee7a c\u0103n V\u01b0\u1eddn c\u1ee7a th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. Thi\u00ean nhi\u00ean nguy\u00ean th\u1ee7y b\u1ecb ti\u00eau di\u1ec7t, thi\u00ean nhi\u00ean m\u1edbi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh. T\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh lan tr\u00e0n tr\u00ean qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ecba c\u1ea7u. Kh\u1ed5ng T\u1eed c\u1ee7a \u0110\u00f4ng Ph\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Do Th\u00e1i v\u1ec1 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac. \u00d4ng n\u00f3i, \u201cNh\u00e2n chi s\u01a1, t\u00ednh b\u1ed5n thi\u1ec7n\u201d, t\u1eeb nguy\u00ean th\u1ee7y, con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 mang b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t l\u00e0nh, b\u1edfi v\u1eady, m\u1ea7m h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac ng\u1eadp tr\u00e0n trong l\u00f2ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi. \u0110\u1ee9c Ph\u1eadt th\u00ec kh\u00e1c, theo nh\u01b0 Ng\u00e0i, t\u00e2m mu\u1ed1n s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng mang l\u1ea1i cho ch\u00fang ta \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb ni\u1ec1m b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh… <\/em><\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh gi\u01a1 tay, ng\u1eaft ngang l\u1eddi v\u1ecb gi\u00e1o s\u01b0,<\/em><\/div>\n
\u2014 Cha ngh\u0129 sao n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1edbi m\u1edf m\u1eaft ch\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 th\u1edf ra h\u00edt v\u00e0o hai bu\u1ed3ng ph\u1ed5i b\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed c\u1ee7a b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh. C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecd ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n g\u00ec, nh\u01b0ng b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n g\u00f5 c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Trong c\u1ea3 hai tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p, con ngh\u0129 h\u1ecd l\u00e0 kh\u1ed5, h\u1ecd l\u00e0 b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh. Hay n\u00f3i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i, h\u1ecd l\u00e0 hi\u1ec7n th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a kh\u1ed5, c\u1ee7a b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh.<\/em><\/div>\n
Sau gi\u1edd Tri\u1ebft c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i v\u00f4 v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng g\u1eb7p Cha Ti\u1ebfn nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n. T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi \u00f4ng r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 t\u01b0\u01a1ng quan gi\u1eefa con ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh. M\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian tr\u00f4i qua, khi bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n, t\u00f4i k\u1ec3 cho \u00f4ng nghe c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 b\u1ed1 c\u00f3 m\u1eb9, nh\u01b0ng tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i. Sau c\u00f9ng n\u00f3 g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i m\u1eb9, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y l\u1ea1c lo\u00e0i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ed1. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i cho \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng t\u1ed1i trong khi \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i h\u1ecdc b\u00e0i, t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean n\u00f3 n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn v\u1edbi m\u00ecnh, n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn v\u1edbi cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi. N\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n n\u1ed5i l\u1eeda \u0111\u1ed1t ch\u00e1y c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed1t ch\u00e1y n\u00f3! M\u00f9a xu\u00e2n c\u00f3 \u0111\u00f4i chim Cardinal<\/em> l\u00e0m t\u1ed5 ngay c\u1eeda ph\u00f2ng. Chim m\u1eb9 \u1ea5p, tr\u1ee9ng n\u1edf v\u1edbi ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa chim con. Chi\u1ec1u chi\u1ec1u b\u00ean khung c\u1eeda, n\u00f3 th\u1ea5y con chim b\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ecf r\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y \u00e2u y\u1ebfm nh\u00ecn con chim m\u1eb9 m\u1ecf \u0111\u1ecf tha m\u1ed3i v\u1ec1 r\u00edu r\u00edt nu\u00f4i con. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u, n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn, n\u00f3 m\u1edf c\u1eeda s\u1ed1 v\u01b0\u01a1n m\u00ecnh ra ngo\u00e0i khung c\u1eeda b\u1eaft chim con. N\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n b\u00f3p n\u00e1t ch\u00fa chim non \u0111ang k\u00eau chim ch\u00edp d\u1eaby d\u1ee5a trong l\u00f2ng b\u00e0n tay. V\u00e0o nh\u1eefng l\u00fac n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn, n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y S\u01a1 Anna \u00e1o d\u00f2ng tr\u1eafng to\u00e1t. S\u01a1 nheo m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn n\u00f3. S\u01a1 c\u01b0\u1eddi bao dung, th\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m, v\u00e0 S\u01a1 l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u. S\u01a1 n\u00f3i, \u201cCon kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady\u201d. N\u00f3 m\u1edf c\u1eeda ph\u00f2ng, b\u1ecf \u0111i ra ngo\u00e0i, ho\u1eb7c l\u1ea7n b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi qu\u00e1n bar<\/em>, ng\u1ed3i u\u1ed1ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u. T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi Cha Ti\u1ebfn, t\u1ea1i sao t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 sinh ra v\u00e0 l\u1edbn l\u00ean trong b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh?<\/div>\n
\u2014 R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng \u1ea5y n\u00f3i sao?<\/div>\n
\u2026Ng\u1ed3i th\u1eb3ng l\u01b0ng l\u00ean, hai tay ch\u1ed1ng c\u1eb1m, Cha Ti\u1ebfn nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eaft th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh,<\/em><\/div>\n
\u2014 Cha kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft. Cha kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. M\u1eebng cho con cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i m\u1eb9. Bu\u1ed3n cho con v\u00ec v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ed1. Gi\u1eadn b\u1ed1 con v\u00ec \u00f4ng ta kh\u00f4ng t\u1ebf nh\u1ecb v\u1edbi con. Nh\u01b0ng \u0110\u00ecnh \u00e0, cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u1ed5ng h\u1ee3p c\u1ee7a bu\u1ed3n v\u00e0 vui, kh\u00f3c v\u00e0 c\u01b0\u1eddi. N\u1ebfu ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ch\u1ec9 ch\u00fa tr\u1ecdng v\u00e0o bu\u1ed3n v\u00e0 kh\u00f3c qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u, cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh, tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh. N\u1ebfu ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ch\u00fa t\u00e2m v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng kh\u00eda c\u1ea1nh vui v\u00e0 c\u01b0\u1eddi, cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd v\u01a1i b\u1edbt \u0111i nh\u1eefng kh\u1ed5 \u0111au. Con sinh ra trong b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh, l\u1edbn l\u00ean trong b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh. Nh\u01b0ng con \u00edt khi \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0, cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a con c\u0169ng c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat con \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1ng trong h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac, s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac. B\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac c\u1ee7a con; d\u01b0\u1ee3ng Ba l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac c\u1ee7a con; S\u01a1 Anna l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n mang \u0111\u1ebfn cho con bi\u1ebft bao l\u00e0 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac; m\u1eb9 con m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi t\u01b0\u1edbi n\u01b0\u1edbc vun tr\u1ed3ng c\u00e2y b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh trong con, nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ed5 c\u00e2y \u0111i, tr\u1ed3ng l\u1ea1i trong con c\u00e2y h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac m\u1edbi. <\/em><\/div>\n
\u0110\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, \u00f4ng ti\u1ebfn s\u00e1t t\u1edbi c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng, nh\u00ecn ra b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i. Tr\u1eddi m\u00f9a xu\u00e2n th\u00e1ng t\u01b0 v\u1edbi c\u1ecf c\u00e2y xanh m\u01b0\u1edbt nh\u01b0 \u0111ang h\u1edbn h\u1edf l\u0169 l\u01b0\u1ee3t r\u1ee7 nhau \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady v\u01b0\u01a1n cao. Quay m\u1eb7t l\u1ea1i, \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh, <\/em><\/div>\n
\u2014 N\u1ebfu con nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u1eddi con tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i, con h\u00f3a th\u00e0nh b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i, con l\u00e0 hi\u1ec7n th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu con m\u1edf m\u1eaft ra, \u0111\u1eddi con tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng, con h\u00f3a th\u00e0nh \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng, con l\u00e0 hi\u1ec7n th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng, con th\u00e0nh \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng cho nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i, con ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y con v\u00e0 ni\u1ec1m b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh, con h\u00f3a th\u00e0nh b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh, con l\u00e0 hi\u1ec7n th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh, v\u00e0 con t\u1ea1o ra b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng chung quanh. M\u1edf m\u1eaft ra, con s\u1ebd nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh con kh\u1ed5; m\u1eb9 con kh\u1ed5; b\u1ed1 con, ng\u01b0\u1eddi con kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 c\u0169ng kh\u1ed5; b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i con v\u00e0o gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat g\u1eb7p m\u1eb9 con s\u1ed1ng cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi h\u00e0nh kh\u1ea5t c\u0169ng kh\u1ed5; d\u01b0\u1ee3ng Ba con c\u0169ng kh\u1ed5 b\u1edfi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i; bao nhi\u00eau em b\u00e9 trong Vi\u1ec7n C\u00f4 Nhi T\u00ecnh Th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a S\u01a1 Anna c\u0169ng kh\u1ed5; c\u1ea3 l\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ecba Phi Ch\u00e2u ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111ang kh\u1ed5. Bao nhi\u00eau l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u0111ang s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 h\u00edt th\u1edf s\u1ef1 kh\u1ed5. <\/em><\/div>\n
\u0110\u00ecnh \u00e0, ch\u1ec9 nh\u1edd v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u1eafm ho\u1eb7c m\u1edf, \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ed5i thay.<\/em><\/div>\n
Nh\u1eadn ra h\u00ecnh d\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh qua nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 b\u1eb1ng ki\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a qu\u00e1n bar<\/em>, \u00f4ng Ric\u00f4 b\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1eb3n ra kh\u1ecfi qu\u1ea7y r\u01b0\u1ee3u. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi bartender<\/em> m\u1edf c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda qu\u00e1n r\u1ed3i giang r\u1ed9ng hai tay \u00f4m ch\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Th\u1eb1ng n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y? L\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa t\u00f4i, tao t\u01b0\u1edfng kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i m\u00e0y n\u1eefa.<\/div>\n
C\u00e1i gi\u1ecdng oang oang c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Ric\u00f4 k\u00eau g\u1ecdi nhi\u1ec1u \u00e1nh m\u1eaft hi\u1ebfu k\u1ef3 c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong qu\u00e1n. Kho\u00e1c vai th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh, \u00f4ng d\u1eabn n\u00f3 t\u1edbi qu\u1ea7y r\u01b0\u1ee3u.<\/div>\n
\u2014 L\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y. Tao t\u1eb7ng m\u00e0y m\u1ed9t ly r\u01b0\u1ee3u. \u1ed2 kh\u00f4ng, m\u00e0y mu\u1ed1n bao nhi\u00eau ly tao cho m\u00e0y u\u1ed1ng b\u1ea5y nhi\u00eau.<\/div>\n
\u1ea4n n\u00f3 ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng gh\u1ebf, ng\u01b0\u1eddi pha r\u01b0\u1ee3u n\u00f3i huy\u00ean thuy\u00ean kh\u00f4ng cho th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp m\u1edf mi\u1ec7ng,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Brandy Manhattan<\/em> hay Absolut Vodka<\/em>? M\u00e0y th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng, tao v\u1eabn nh\u1edb gu r\u01b0\u1ee3u c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y. Nh\u00ecn c\u00e1i gh\u1ebf c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y \u0111i, \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n n\u1eb1m y nguy\u00ean ch\u1ed7 c\u0169. T\u1eeb h\u1ed3i m\u00e0y bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t kh\u1ecfi th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1, \u0111\u00f4i khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i gh\u1ebf, tao l\u1ea1i ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi m\u00e0y, tao th\u1eafc m\u1eafc kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft th\u1eb1ng n\u00e0y \u0111ang \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng x\u00f3 ch\u1ee3 \u1edf n\u01a1i n\u00e0o.<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ed9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ef1 \u00e2n c\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u0169. Ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng, n\u00f3 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng b\u1eaft k\u1ecbp c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi \u00f4ng Ric\u00f4,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Xin l\u1ed7i, th\u00e0nh th\u1eadt xin l\u1ed7i\u2026<\/div>\n
Ch\u01b0a n\u00f3i xong n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb ng\u01b0\u1eddi pha r\u01b0\u1ee3u ch\u1eb7n ngang,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Tao g\u1ecdi m\u00e0y hai ba l\u1ea7n, nh\u01b0ng t\u1ed5ng \u0111\u00e0i n\u00f3i s\u1ed1 \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb c\u1eaft. Mu\u1ed1n ki\u1ebfm m\u00e0y \u1edf nh\u00e0, tao c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9. Th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, nh\u1edb m\u00e0y qu\u00e1 s\u1ee9c, tao bu\u1ed3n g\u1ea7n ch\u1ebft. C\u00f3 hai ba l\u1ea7n tao gh\u00e9 \u0111\u1ea1i v\u00e0o khu ph\u1ed1 Vi\u1ec7t Nam l\u00eau b\u00eau \u0111i t\u1edbi \u0111i lui ki\u1ebfm m\u00e0y. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng tao ch\u1ecbu thua.<\/div>\n
Khi \u00f4ng Ric\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecbu d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh nheo m\u1eaft, tay vu\u1ed1t nh\u00e8 nh\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ea7u m\u0169i ch\u0103m ch\u00fa nh\u00ecn ng\u01b0\u1eddi bartender<\/em>,<\/div>\n
\u2014 C\u00e1m \u01a1n, c\u00e1m \u01a1n. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 \u00f4ng l\u1ea1i\u2026l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i qu\u00e1 r\u1ed3i. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 t\u00f4i, \u00f4ng v\u1eabn s\u1ed1ng vui, s\u1ed1ng kh\u1ecfe. Xin l\u1ed7i nh\u00e9, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u1ea7y m\u00f2n h\u01b0 hao m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u.<\/div>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi bartender<\/em> b\u1ecf ngang c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng b\u1ee5ng. Xoa n\u1eafn c\u00e1i b\u1ee5ng tr\u00f2n c\u0103ng, \u00f4ng l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u,<\/div>\n
\u2014 N\u1eefa, m\u00e0y v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a b\u1ecf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i t\u1eadt \u0103n n\u00f3i chua cay.<\/div>\n
\u0110i l\u1ea1i qu\u1ea7y r\u01b0\u1ee3u, \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea9y v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh ly Brandy Manhattan<\/em>, tay c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i n\u00e2ng cao ly beer<\/em>,<\/div>\n
\u2014 U\u1ed1ng m\u1eebng ng\u00e0y g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i m\u00e0y, ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n nh\u1ecf.<\/div>\n
\u2014 M\u1eebng ng\u00e0y g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i \u00f4ng, \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n gi\u00e0.<\/div>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi bartender<\/em> v\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh c\u00f9ng \u0111\u01b0a ly beer<\/em> v\u00e0 ly r\u01b0\u1ee3u l\u00ean mi\u1ec7ng u\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i. \u0110\u1eb7t ly beer<\/em> c\u00f2n v\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat b\u1ecdt d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1y xu\u1ed1ng m\u1eb7t b\u00e0n, \u00f4ng Ric\u00f4 nh\u00ecn ly th\u1ee7y tinh c\u00f2n s\u00f3t l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng c\u1ee5c \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0 tr\u00e1i cherry<\/em> \u0111\u1ecf c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Ch\u00e0, l\u00e2u qu\u00e1 r\u1ed3i m\u1edbi u\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ly beer<\/em> ngon nh\u01b0 ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m nay. \u00ca, n\u00f3i tao nghe m\u00e0y \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u m\u00e0 bi\u1ec7t t\u0103m bi\u1ec7t t\u00edch h\u01a1n ba n\u0103m r\u1ed3i?<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh ng\u1ed3i th\u1eb3ng l\u01b0ng l\u00ean, ng\u00f3n tay tr\u1ecf l\u1eafc qua l\u1eafc l\u1ea1i,<\/div>\n
\u2014 H\u00eay, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ecb g\u1eady \u0111i \u0103n m\u00e0y nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u00e2u. T\u00f4i t\u1eeb b\u00ean Ghana m\u1edbi v\u1ec1.<\/div>\n
M\u1eaft \u00f4ng Ric\u00f4 tr\u1ee3n tr\u00f2n,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Ghana? Ghana n\u00e0o? Ghana l\u00e0 th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 n\u00e0o v\u1eady?<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh ch\u1ed1ng tay l\u00ean m\u00e1 tr\u00e1i, nghi\u00eang ng\u01b0\u1eddi qua m\u1ed9t b\u00ean, mi\u1ec7ng c\u01b0\u1eddi, \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1eafc qua l\u1eafc l\u1ea1i,<\/div>\n
\u2014 \u00d4ng v\u1ec1 h\u1ecdc l\u1ea1i \u0110\u1ecba L\u00fd \u0111i. Ghana kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1. Ghana l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t qu\u1ed1c gia n\u1eb1m \u1edf T\u00e2y B\u1eafc c\u1ee7a Phi Ch\u00e2u.<\/div>\n
Kh\u00f4ng phi\u1ec1n h\u00e0 v\u1edbi ki\u1ec3u n\u00f3i ch\u00e2m bi\u1ebfm quen thu\u1ed9c c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh, \u00f4ng Ric\u00f4 h\u1ecfi t\u1edbi, gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3m v\u1ebb hi\u1ebfu k\u1ef3,<\/div>\n
\u2014 M\u00e0y l\u00e0m g\u00ec b\u00ean \u0111\u00f3?<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh \u0111\u01b0a hai ng\u00f3n tay tr\u1ecf l\u00ean ngang v\u1edbi tai, v\u1eaby v\u1eaby,<\/div>\n
\u2014 T\u00f4i \u0111i l\u00e0m cho \u201ch\u00e3ng\u201d Peace Corps.<\/div>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi bartender<\/em> v\u1ed7 tay l\u00ean tr\u00e1n, c\u01b0\u1eddi,<\/div>\n
\u2014 \u00c0! Tao hi\u1ec3u r\u1ed3i. H\u00e8n chi.<\/div>\n
\u2014 Mik\u00f4\u2026<\/div>\n
\u00d4ng Ric\u00f4 ng\u1eaft l\u1eddi,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Ai v\u1eady?<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh kh\u1ef1ng l\u1ea1i,<\/div>\n
\u2014 C\u00f4 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt\u2026c\u00f3 gh\u00e9 v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y m\u1ea5y l\u1ea7n. \u00d4ng qu\u00ean r\u1ed3i sao?<\/div>\n
\u00d4ng Ric\u00f4 nh\u00edu m\u00e0y suy ngh\u0129,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Mik\u00f4 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt? Ai l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt. \u00c0, th\u00f4i, tao nh\u1edb ra r\u1ed3i. Con nh\u1ecf v\u00f4 qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i u\u1ed1ng Coke<\/em>\u2026<\/div>\n
\u2014 Ch\u1ee9 ch\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd u\u1ed1ng beer<\/em>\u2026<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh h\u1ea5t m\u1eb7t l\u00ean c\u1eaft ngang l\u1eddi n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi pha r\u01b0\u1ee3u. \u00d4ng Ric\u00f4 v\u1eaby tay,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Th\u00f4i, th\u00f4i, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i. M\u00e0y ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111i.<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh d\u00e1ng v\u1ebb h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng, ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Mik\u00f4 th\u00edch \u0111i du l\u1ecbch. C\u00f4 ta r\u1ee7 t\u00f4i tham gia Peace Corps. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i c\u0169ng h\u01a1i ng\u1ea7n ng\u1ea1i… Nh\u01b0ng sau m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng ra tr\u01b0\u1eddng, ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 c\u00f4ng \u0103n vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m, t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111i theo Mik\u00f4 sang Ghana. Sau m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 Peace Corps, v\u1ec1 v\u0103n h\u00f3a v\u00e0 ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ghana, t\u1ee5i t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c.<\/div>\n
\u2014 M\u00e0y l\u00e0m g\u00ec b\u00ean \u0111\u00f3?<\/div>\n
\u2014 Mik\u00f4 l\u00e0m Y t\u00e1. C\u00f4 ta t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p Y T\u00e1 m\u00e0. T\u00f4i d\u1ea1y ti\u1ebfng Anh v\u00e0 l\u00e0m trong vi\u1ec7n C\u00f4 Nhi. H\u1ed3i t\u00f4i m\u1edbi t\u1edbi, Vi\u1ec7n C\u00f4 Nhi ch\u01b0a ra \u0111\u1eddi. T\u00f4i li\u00ean l\u1ea1c v\u1edbi ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng xin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 v\u1eadt li\u1ec7u. Nh\u1edd tr\u1ee3 gi\u00fap c\u1ee7a d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng, t\u1ee5i t\u00f4i x\u00e2y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Vi\u1ec7n C\u00f4 Nhi T\u00ecnh Th\u01b0\u01a1ng II \u0111\u1ee7 ch\u1ed7 cho 50 em, c\u00f9ng hai l\u1edbp h\u1ecdc, L\u1edbp M\u1eabu Gi\u00e1o v\u00e0 L\u1edbp M\u1ed9t. T\u00f4i l\u00e0m ph\u1ee5 t\u00e1 cho \u00f4ng Hi\u1ec7u Tr\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng\u2026<\/div>\n
V\u1eeba l\u1eafng tai nghe chuy\u1ec7n Ghana, ng\u01b0\u1eddi bartender<\/em> v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd nh\u00ecn khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh. Trong \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n m\u1edd m\u1edd c\u1ee7a qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u, \u00f4ng th\u1ea5y th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh g\u1ea7y h\u01a1n x\u01b0a. \u00d4ng ngh\u0129, \u201cCh\u1eafc n\u00f3 \u0111en \u0111i nhi\u1ec1u. C\u00e1i n\u1eafng nung da \u0111\u1ed1t th\u1ecbt c\u1ee7a Phi Ch\u00e2u c\u00f3 ch\u1eeba ai \u0111\u00e2u. M\u1ea5y con m\u1ee5 kh\u00e1ch n\u1ea1 d\u00f2ng h\u1ed3i x\u01b0a m\u00e0 g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i th\u1eb1ng n\u00e0y v\u1edbi n\u01b0\u1edbc da s\u1ea1m n\u1eafng c\u1ee7a d\u00e2n mi\u1ec1n Nam \u0110\u1ecba Trung H\u1ea3i, ch\u1eafc l\u1ea1i d\u00e1m v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 b\u00e1n h\u1ebft t\u00e0n s\u1ea3n m\u00e0 d\u00e2ng cho n\u00f3\u201d. \u00d4ng th\u1ea5y th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t b\u1edbt \u0111i n\u00e9t tinh ngh\u1ecbch tr\u00ean khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t, thay th\u1ebf v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng v\u1ebb tr\u1ea7m t\u01b0. \u201c\u0110\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean n\u0103m nay n\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau tu\u1ed5i r\u1ed3i nh\u1ec9? \u0110\u1ec3 coi\u2026 18 tu\u1ed5i n\u00f3 ra tr\u01b0\u1eddng. Th\u1eb1ng n\u00e0y h\u1ecdc s\u00e1u n\u0103m \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc. H\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 tham d\u1ef1 L\u1ec5 Ra Tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 m\u00e0\u2026 Ba n\u0103m \u0111i l\u00e0m b\u00ean Ghana. Ch\u00faa \u01a1i, th\u1eb1ng nh\u00e3i ranh n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 27 tu\u1ed5i r\u1ed3i\u201d. Ri\u00eang c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, \u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1edbt \u0111i nh\u1eefng phi\u1ec1n mu\u1ed9n. T\u00f3c n\u00f3 v\u1eabn c\u1eaft ng\u1eafn nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n b\u00f4i keo ch\u1ea3i d\u1ef1ng l\u00ean nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc. \u201cCh\u1eafc t\u1ea1i b\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u00e1n keo b\u00f4i t\u00f3c\u201d, \u00f4ng Ric\u00f4 c\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea7m v\u1edbi c\u00e2u nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u1ec1 m\u00e1i t\u00f3c kh\u00f4ng keo c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh.<\/div>\n
\u2014 H\u00eay nh\u1ecf, qu\u00ean, \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n nh\u1ecf. Tha cho tao c\u00e1i t\u1eadt quen g\u1ecdi m\u00e0y l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng nh\u1ecf. M\u00e0y l\u1edbn r\u1ed3i. M\u00e0y v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y bao l\u00e2u?<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh vu\u1ed1t t\u00f3c nh\u00e8 nh\u1eb9, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u01b0a hay tay th\u1eb3ng l\u00ean tr\u1eddi b\u1ebb l\u1ea1i l\u01b0ng,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Mik\u00f4 v\u00e0 t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 ngh\u1ec9 h\u00e8 ba tu\u1ea7n. T\u1ee5i t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u1ed3i. Hai \u0111\u1ee9a s\u1ebd quay v\u1ec1 l\u1ea1i Ghana ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c b\u00ean \u0111\u00f3. Mik\u00f4 v\u1ec1 Nh\u1eadt th\u0103m nh\u00e0. T\u00f4i v\u1ec1 l\u1ea1i Hoa K\u1ef3 th\u0103m m\u1eb9\u2026<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i gi\u1eefa ch\u1eebng, kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i n\u1eefa. Tay tr\u00e1i c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ec3 y\u00ean tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t qu\u1ea7y r\u01b0\u1ee3u, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0n tay ph\u1ea3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u xoay nh\u00e8 nh\u1eb9 ly r\u01b0\u1ee3u. T\u1ebf nh\u1ecb, ng\u01b0\u1eddi bartender<\/em> kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec. Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m nh\u00ecn ly r\u01b0\u1ee3u \u0111ang xoay tr\u00f2n ch\u1ea7m ch\u1eadm t\u1eebng v\u00f2ng quay. N\u00f3 nu\u1ed1t n\u01b0\u1edbc mi\u1ebfng, c\u1ee5c c\u1ea7n c\u1ed5 ch\u1ea1y l\u00ean ch\u1ea1y xu\u1ed1ng. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ch\u1ed1ng tay ph\u1ea3i l\u00ean m\u00e1 tr\u00e1i, n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i nu\u1ed1t n\u01b0\u1edbc mi\u1ebfng, nh\u01b0ng th\u00f4i, kh\u00f4ng xoay tr\u00f2n ly r\u01b0\u1ee3u.<\/div>\n
\u2014 Xin l\u1ed7i… T\u00f4i\u2026t\u00f4i v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ed1…<\/div>\n
N\u00f3 n\u00f3i, kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn ai. M\u1ed9t tho\u00e1ng do d\u1ef1, m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat im l\u00ecm, r\u1ed3i n\u00f3 ng\u1ed3i th\u1eb3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00ecn ngay m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng Ric\u00f4,<\/div>\n
\u2014 \u00d4ng b\u1ea1n, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng ngh\u0129 t\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng b\u1ea5t hi\u1ebfu. Th\u00e0nh th\u1eadt xin l\u1ed7i! Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft, trong l\u00e3nh v\u1ef1c t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m, kh\u00f4ng ai \u00e9p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ai. \u0110\u1ed3ng \u00fd kh\u00f4ng?<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh gi\u01a1 cao tay,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Khi sinh ra m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1eb9, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh b\u1ed1. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng nu\u00f4i d\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9, h\u1ecd m\u1ea5t \u0111i quy\u1ec1n l\u00e0m m\u1eb9 l\u00e0m cha. M\u1eb9 cho t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfng kh\u00f3c ch\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi. M\u1eb9 nu\u00f4i t\u00f4i hai n\u0103m tr\u1eddi, v\u00e0 m\u1eb9 b\u1ecf t\u00f4i cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng sinh ra t\u00f4i nu\u00f4i l\u1edbn tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 m\u01b0\u1eddi hai tu\u1ed5i. Khi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1eadn ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh trong cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi, t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i l\u00e0 b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i l\u00e0 d\u00ec Hoa, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i l\u00e0 S\u01a1 Anna. T\u1ea1 \u01a1n Tr\u1eddi, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i t\u00ecm l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ecnh m\u1eabu t\u1eed. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i m\u1eb9 n\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0ng b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i, \u00f4ng c\u1ea5t b\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecf t\u00f4i ra \u0111i ngay c\u1ea3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u00f4i ch\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u1ed5 l\u1ed7i l\u00e0 t\u1ea1i ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh. Th\u00ec c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1edbi ng\u00e0y g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i t\u00f4i, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00f2i quy\u1ec1n l\u00e0m b\u1ed1. Chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng x\u1ea3y ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u00f3n t\u00f4i \u1edf phi tr\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 b\u1ed1. Su\u1ed1t n\u0103m n\u0103m tr\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng trong c\u0103n nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u cho m\u1ed9t li\u00ean h\u1ec7 t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t tr\u00ean cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi.<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh m\u00edm m\u00f4i, c\u01b0\u01a1ng quy\u1ebft,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Tu\u1ed5i th\u01a1 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4i qua. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng s\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa th\u1eddi gian th\u01a1 \u1ea5u. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian t\u00f4i v\u00e0 b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t; nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ng\u1ed3i trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i than kh\u00f3c n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111i l\u00e0m cho \u201ch\u00e3ng\u201d Peace Corps.<\/div>\n
Ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t h\u00e0ng ch\u1eef cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn hai ch\u1eef Peace Corps, th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh nh\u00e8 nh\u1eb9 b\u1ecf hai tay l\u00ean b\u00e0n. \u00c1nh m\u1eaft d\u1ecbu l\u1ea1i, n\u00f3 v\u1eeba c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eeba xoa xoa m\u00e1i t\u00f3c,<\/div>\n
\u2014 \u00d4ng bi\u1ebft g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng? Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi sang Ghana, t\u00f4i vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 cho S\u01a1 Anna. B\u00ean Ghana t\u00f4i c\u0169ng g\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 Vi\u1ec7t Nam n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi S\u01a1. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, \u201cS\u01a1 \u01a1i, con kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ec1n g\u1eedi v\u1ec1 cho S\u01a1 nu\u00f4i c\u00e1c em\u201d. S\u01a1 c\u01b0\u1eddi, \u201cLo g\u00ec con. C\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi g\u1eedi ti\u1ec1n v\u1ec1 cho S\u01a1 r\u1ed3i\u201d. S\u01a1 Anna c\u0169ng n\u00f3i b\u00e2y gi\u1edd S\u01a1 h\u1ebft b\u00e1n b\u00e1nh cu\u1ed1n r\u1ed3i. T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi t\u1ea1i sao? S\u01a1 n\u00f3i l\u00e0 t\u1ea1i v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai \u0111\u1ee9ng ph\u1ee5 b\u00e1n n\u1eefa, S\u01a1 ph\u1ea3i d\u1eb9p gian h\u00e0ng b\u00e1nh cu\u1ed1n bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng. \u00d4ng bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao S\u01a1 n\u00f3i v\u1eady kh\u00f4ng? H\u1ed3i x\u01b0a, s\u00e1ng s\u00e1ng t\u00f4i ph\u1ee5 S\u01a1 b\u00e0y h\u00e0ng b\u00e1n b\u00e1nh cu\u1ed1n. S\u01a1 ng\u1ed3i b\u00e1n, t\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y b\u00e0n, r\u1eeda ch\u00e9n \u0111\u0129a. S\u01a1 n\u00f3i b\u00e2y gi\u1edd Vi\u1ec7n C\u00f4 Nhi T\u00ecnh Th\u01b0\u01a1ng nu\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01a1n 100 em. H\u1ed3i x\u01b0a, \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, M\u1eb9 B\u1ec1 Tr\u00ean v\u1edbi S\u01a1 ch\u1ec9 nu\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kho\u1ea3ng 25 em.<\/div>\n
\u00d4ng Ric\u00f4 nheo m\u1eaft,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Con Maria c\u1ee9 hay h\u1ecfi tao v\u1ec1 anh \u0110\u00ecnh?<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh gi\u1ecdng hi\u1ebfu k\u1ef3,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Gi\u1edd n\u00f3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec?<\/div>\n
\u00d4ng Ric\u00f4 \u01b0\u1ee1n ng\u1ef1c ra, \u0111i\u1ec7u b\u1ed9 h\u00e3nh di\u1ec7n,<\/div>\n
\u2014 \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc n\u0103m th\u1ee9 hai. M\u00e0y bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, n\u00f3 c\u0169ng h\u1ecdc T\u00e2m L\u00fd.<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh c\u01b0\u1eddi,<\/div>\n
\u2014 N\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u1edf nh\u00e0 chi\u1ec1u mai kh\u00f4ng?<\/div>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi pha r\u01b0\u1ee3u ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Ch\u1eafc c\u00f3, m\u00f9a n\u00e0y\u2026tao th\u1ea5y\u2026h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 l\u1edbp s\u00e1ng.<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh v\u01b0\u01a1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1edbi, ng\u1ef1c d\u1ef1a s\u00e1t qu\u1ea7y r\u01b0\u1ee3u,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Chi\u1ec1u mai t\u00f4i gh\u00e9 nh\u00e0 ch\u01a1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng? \u00d4ng n\u1ea5u m\u00f3n Spaghetti<\/em> truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a \u00dd \u0111i.<\/div>\n
G\u00e3i g\u00e3i \u0111\u1ea7u m\u0169i, n\u00f3 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c,<\/div>\n
\u2014 Ti\u1ec7n th\u1ec3 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd b\u00e1o cho n\u00f3 bi\u1ebft, n\u1ebfu v\u1eabn coi t\u00f4i l\u00e0 anh, n\u00f3 h\u00e3y chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb mua qu\u00e0 cho th\u1eb1ng ch\u00e1u c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111i.<\/div>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi bartender<\/em> m\u1edf c\u0103ng \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft kinh ng\u1ea1c. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u00f4ng m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn ra c\u00e1i nh\u1eabn v\u00e0ng \u0111eo tr\u00ean ng\u00f3n tay tr\u00e1i \u00e1p \u00fat c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh. Hai tay \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y m\u00e1, mi\u1ec7ng tr\u00f2n h\u00e1 h\u1ed1c, \u00f4ng k\u00eau l\u00ean,<\/div>\n
\u2014 L\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa t\u00f4i! M\u00e0y l\u1eadp gia \u0111\u00ecnh l\u00fac n\u00e0o?<\/div>\n
Th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh ng\u1eeda ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra sau, hai tay khoanh l\u1ea1i, l\u01b0ng d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o gh\u1ebf,<\/div>\n
\u2014 H\u01a1n m\u1ed9t n\u0103m r\u1ed3i. T\u1ee5i t\u00f4i l\u00e0m \u0111\u00e1m c\u01b0\u1edbi b\u00ean Ghana, trong Nguy\u1ec7n \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng Th\u00e1nh Phaol\u00f4 c\u1ee7a Vi\u1ec7n C\u00f4 Nhi T\u00ecnh Th\u01b0\u01a1ng II. Xin l\u1ed7i nh\u00e9, b\u1eefa \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng m\u1eddi \u00f4ng. Xa qu\u00e1, l\u00e0m sao \u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 ti\u1ec1n mua v\u00e9 \u0111i Ghana tham d\u1ef1 l\u1ec5 c\u01b0\u1edbi.<\/div>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi bartender<\/em> l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u c\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00f2n tan, ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi reo vui l\u1ed3ng l\u1ed9ng qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u v\u1eafng v\u1ebb v\u00e0o l\u00fac n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u v\u1eafng hoe v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng 12 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00eam c\u0169ng l\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi bartender lay g\u1ecdi th\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh,
\n\u2014 \u00ca, d\u1eady. T\u1edbi gi\u1edd qu\u00e1n \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda.
\nTh\u1eb1ng \u0110\u00ecnh d\u1ee5i hai m\u1eaft, ng\u01a1 ng\u00e1c nh\u00ecn chung quanh, c\u00e1i gi\u1ea7y b\u00ean ch\u00e2n tr\u00e1i \u0111\u00e3 r\u1edbt xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e0n nh\u00e0 t\u1eeb h\u1ed3i n\u00e0o. N\u00f3 c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng, nh\u1eb7t l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc gi\u1ea7y, x\u1ecf l\u1ea1i v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n,
\n\u2014 \u1ee6a, t\u1edbi gi\u1edd \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda r\u1ed3i sao?
\n\u2014 M\u00e0y l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng kh\u00e1ch cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00f3 con \u1ea1. N\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam r\u1ed3i<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":550,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[221,243,22,35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cac-so-da-mau-dinh-ky","category-da-mau-so-17","category-sang-tac","category-truyen-ngan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13856","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\/550"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13856"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13857,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13856\/revisions\/13857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}