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<\/a><\/p>\nNh\u00e0 v\u0103n M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c \u0110\u1ea1i H\u00e0n Katherine Min<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Katherine Min<\/strong> \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u truy\u1ec7n \u0111\u0103ng tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 t\u1ea1p ch\u00ed danh ti\u1ebfng v\u1ec1 s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c v\u0103n h\u1ecdc, nh\u01b0 Tri-Quaterly v\u00e0 Ploughshares. B\u00e0 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00e0i tr\u1ee3 t\u1eeb National Endowment for the Arts v\u00e0 New Hampshire State Arts Council v\u00e0 hai l\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn c\u01b0 ng\u1ee5 \u1edf tr\u1ea1i s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c MacDowell Colony. Truy\u1ec7n Quy\u1ebfn R\u0169 M\u1ed9t Nh\u00e0 S\u01b0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ecbch t\u1eeb nguy\u00ean b\u1ea3n ti\u1ebfng Anh, \u201cCourting A Monk\u201d, \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u0103ng tr\u00ean t\u1ea1p ch\u00ed v\u0103n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng Tri-Quarterly (December 1995) v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u01b0\u1edfng gi\u1ea3i Pushcart.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n T\u00f4i g\u1eb7p ch\u1ed3ng t\u00f4i l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u khi anh \u1ea5y \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i x\u1ebfp b\u1eb1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y trong khu k\u00fd t\u00fac x\u00e1, t\u00f3c anh ng\u1eafn nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i l\u00f4ng t\u01a1 tr\u00ean qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e0o, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft to m\u00e0u xanh l\u01a1 h\u01b0\u1edbng l\u00ean tr\u1eddi, mi\u1ec7ng c\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eadt r\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 ai l\u00e0m cho anh c\u00f3 v\u1ebb h\u01a1i ng\u1ed1. T\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y nh\u01b0 l\u01b0\u1edbt bay \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n ch\u1ed7 anh c\u1ee9 m\u1ed7i m\u1ed9t hai ph\u00fat, khi th\u00ec tranh gi\u00e0nh, khi th\u00ec r\u01b0\u1ee3t \u0111u\u1ed5i, v\u00e0 t\u1eeb kh\u00f3e m\u1eaft t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y anh ng\u1eafm t\u00f4i r\u1ed3i m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u0110i\u1ec1u l\u00e0m t\u00f4i ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn anh l\u00e0 c\u00e1i kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng anh gi\u1eef cho m\u00ecnh y\u00ean t\u0129nh \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng. Hai b\u00e0n tay anh gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 tranh t\u0129nh v\u1eadt \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i; c\u00e1i d\u00e1ng ng\u1ed3i th\u1eadt th\u1eb3ng c\u1ee7a anh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o ch\u00ea \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Anh c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 m\u1ecdc l\u00ean \u1edf ch\u1ed7 \u1ea5y, gi\u1ed1ng c\u00e1i n\u1ea5m l\u1ea1 \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111\u00e1o v\u00e0 vui v\u1ebb, l\u00e0m t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1ee3ng ng\u00f9ng v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng qu\u00e1 m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1ee3i s\u1ef1 ch\u00fa \u00fd c\u1ee7a anh. M\u1ed3 h\u00f4i t\u00f4i ch\u1ea3y v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 tr\u0169ng d\u1ecdc theo x\u01b0\u01a1ng s\u1ed1ng, l\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 d\u00ednh r\u00edt, khi t\u00f4i ng\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i, tay ch\u1ed1ng l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i, c\u1ed1 l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i h\u01a1i th\u1edf. T\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng ng\u1eebng c\u01a1n h\u00e1 h\u1ed1c m\u1ed3m \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1edf, s\u1eeda l\u1ea1i c\u00e1i \u0111u\u00f4i t\u00f3c v\u00e0 lau tay l\u00ean ph\u1ea7n m\u1ec1m ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00e1i \u1ed1ng qu\u1ea7n th\u1ec3 thao.<\/p>\n Anh v\u1eabn c\u00f2n ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3 sau khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u01a1i hai hi\u1ec7p v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i b\u1ecb gi\u1ea3m \u0111i m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Sully ch\u1eadn b\u1eaft n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i n\u00e9m sang Graham. Graham n\u00e9m n\u00f3 cho t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t m\u1ea1nh, nh\u01b0 qu\u1ea3 bom bay b\u1ed5ng th\u00e0nh v\u00f2ng cung r\u1ea5t r\u1ed9ng, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i lao theo n\u00f3, bay c\u00f9ng c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a Frisbee v\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc t\u00f4i bay song song \u2013 tr\u00f4i n\u1ed5i, bay b\u1ed5ng, v\u01b0\u01a1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u2013 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi r\u01a1i \u0111\u00e1nh u\u1ef3nh! tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t. T\u00f4i r\u00ean r\u1ec9. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 x\u00f4 b\u1eadt r\u1ec5 c\u00e1i c\u00e2y trong h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng tia s\u00e1ng m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi. Gi\u00f3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1eadt ra kh\u1ecfi th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i n\u1eb1m \u0111\u00f3, n\u1ebfm m\u00f9i v\u1ecb l\u00e1 kh\u00f4 trong m\u1ed3m.<\/p>\n \u201cXin l\u1ed7i, Gina. T\u00f4i n\u00e9m t\u1ed3i qu\u00e1,\u201d Graham n\u00f3i v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n. \u201cEm c\u00f3 sao kh\u00f4ng?\u201d T\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u00e1 kh\u00f4, th\u1edf c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n ch\u01a1i. Tr\u1eddi t\u1ed1i d\u1ea7n v\u00e0 kh\u00f3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i Frisbee. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u m\u1ecfi m\u1ec7t, ch\u01a1i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch u\u1ec3 o\u1ea3i ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i n\u00e9m kh\u00f4ng tr\u00fang \u0111\u00edch v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00fa b\u1eaft h\u1ee5t hay kh\u00f4ng th\u00e8m b\u1eaft.<\/p>\n B\u00ean c\u1ea1nh t\u00f4i tr\u00ean c\u1ecf, anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u1ed3i d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y r\u00f3n r\u00e9n \u0111\u1ebfn. T\u00f4i qu\u00ean khu\u1ea5y anh ta. Anh ng\u1ed3i ph\u1ee5c xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea1nh t\u00f4i v\u1ebb ng\u01b0\u1ee3ng ng\u00f9ng, l\u00e1 kh\u00f4 l\u00e0o x\u00e0o d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n anh, v\u00e0, khi t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn l\u00ean, anh th\u00ec th\u1ea7m, \u201cEm th\u1eadt l\u00e0 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi,\u201d r\u1ed3i b\u1ecf \u0111i mi\u1ec7ng m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y anh ta h\u00f4m sau trong ph\u00f2ng \u0103n d\u00e0nh cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng \u0103n th\u1ecbt. T\u00f4i \u0111i ngang, tay b\u01b0ng c\u00e1i khay b\u00ean tr\u00ean l\u00e0 m\u00f3n th\u1ecbt b\u00ea cu\u1ed9n th\u1ecbt heo mu\u1ed1i v\u00e0 ph\u00f3 m\u00e1t, th\u1ea5y anh ng\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh c\u1ea1nh c\u1eeda s\u1ed5. Anh l\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f4i \u0111\u0169a c\u1ea5t trong t\u00fai \u00e1o tr\u00ean ng\u1ef1c v\u00e0 h\u1edd h\u1eefng x\u00e2m \u0111\u0169a v\u00e0o mi\u1ebfng \u0111\u1eadu h\u1ee7 n\u1ea5u v\u1edbi m\u1ea5y h\u1ea1t \u0111\u1eadu xanh kh\u00f4 h\u00e9o. T\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi anh v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f2i nghe chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a anh.<\/p>\n Anh mu\u1ed1n tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t tu s\u0129. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i lo\u1ea1i tu s\u0129 ki\u00eam thi s\u0129 th\u1eddi Trung c\u1ed5, \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00f3i b\u1ee5ng b\u00e9o, \u00e1o th\u1ee5ng m\u0169 tr\u00f9m, n\u00f3i t\u1ee5c nh\u01b0 qu\u1ef7 v\u00e0 u\u1ed1ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u nh\u01b0 h\u0169 ch\u00ecm. Tu ki\u1ec3u c\u1ee7a anh c\u00e0ng kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u h\u01a1n \u2013 tu s\u0129 Ph\u1eadt gi\u00e1o. Anh m\u1edbi v\u1eeba tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 sau m\u1ed9t kh\u00f3a h\u1ecdc b\u1ed1n th\u00e1ng \u1edf Nepal, nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u v\u1ec1 ch\u1ee7ng vi\u1ec7n \u1edf tr\u00ean d\u00e3y n\u00fai Himalayas. T\u00f3c anh v\u1eeba m\u1ecdc tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i gai m\u1ec1m tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 anh c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 nghe ng\u00f3ng \u2013 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn nh\u01b0ng ti\u1ebfp nh\u1eadn v\u00e0 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i.<\/p>\n Anh l\u1edbn l\u00ean \u1edf King of Prussia, tr\u1ec7ch tuy\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecfa xa Main c\u1ee7a Philadelphia, v\u00e0 g\u1ed1c g\u00e1c c\u1ee7a anh l\u00e0m t\u00f4i nghi ng\u1edd chi\u1ec1u s\u00e2u \u0111\u1ee9c tin c\u1ee7a anh. T\u00f4i kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 r\u1eb1ng s\u1ef1 ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn \u0110\u00f4ng ph\u01b0\u01a1ng (c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi T\u00e2y ph\u01b0\u01a1ng da tr\u1eafng) th\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a chuy\u1ec7n t\u00e1n t\u1ec9nh, m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u00e3ng m\u1ea1n b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1eb1ng c\u00e2u \u201cT\u00f4i ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 c\u00e1c c\u00f4 g\u00e1i ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t xinh \u0111\u1eb9p,\u201d r\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 b\u00e0n tay b\u00e1m ch\u1eb7t nh\u01b0 g\u1ecdng k\u00ecm v\u00e0o ph\u1ea7n tr\u00ean c\u1ee7a v\u1ebf \u0111\u00f9i. Nh\u01b0ng Micah r\u1ea5t kh\u00e1c. Anh hi\u1ec3u t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng t\u1ed1t v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee9c tin c\u1ee7a anh v\u00e0 anh c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ed1 \u00fd g\u00e2y \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u1edbi t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n \u201cB\u1ed1 t\u00f4i theo \u0111\u1ea1o Ph\u1eadt t\u1eeb b\u00e9,\u201d t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi anh. \u201cNh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u00f4ng l\u00e0 khoa h\u1ecdc gia.\u201d ***<\/p>\n T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o Micah b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a khoa h\u1ecdc, v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt. \u00d4ng c\u0169ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a im l\u1eb7ng. Kh\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 Micah, c\u00e1i im l\u1eb7ng c\u1ee7a anh c\u00f3 v\u1ebb b\u00ecnh an, kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb qu\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec5u, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u0129nh m\u1ecbch. C\u00e1i im l\u1eb7ng c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 c\u00e1i n\u1eafp \u0111\u1eady n\u1ed3i, ni\u00eam k\u00edn h\u01a1i n\u01b0\u1edbc s\u00f4i s\u1ee5c \u1edf b\u00ean trong.<\/p>\n Ch\u1eef ngh\u0129a kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ec7n truy\u1ec1n th\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i. \u201cNg\u00f4n ng\u1eef,\u201d b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3i, \u201cl\u00e0 m\u1ed9t d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5 kh\u00f4ng ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c.\u201d (Tuy \u00f4ng \u00edt l\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u \u00f4ng th\u00edch l\u00e0 \u00f4ng d\u00f9ng m\u00e3i.) B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i y\u00eau th\u00edch ch\u1eef Hy L\u1ea1p v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con s\u1ed1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh nhau trong c\u00e1c ph\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p, t\u01b0\u1ee3ng tr\u01b0ng cho m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 lu\u1eadt v\u1eadt l\u00fd hay nh\u1eefng gi\u1ea3 thuy\u1ebft th\u1ef1c nghi\u1ec7m. \u00d4ng vi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng trang gi\u1ea5y m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng kh\u1ed5 d\u00e0i b\u1eb1ng n\u00e9t ch\u1eef th\u1eb3ng c\u1ee9ng, ch\u00e9p nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i \u0111\u1eb9p n\u00e0y xu\u1ed1ng gi\u1ea5y b\u1eb1ng c\u00e2y b\u00fat \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ec1m m\u1ef1c \u0111en. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u00f4ng b\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh gh\u00ea g\u1edbm khi \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 giao ti\u1ebfp v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi chung quanh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch c\u00f3 n\u1ec1 n\u1ebfp tr\u1eadt t\u1ef1 v\u00e0 \u00f4ng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e1i d\u1ea5u b\u1eb1ng \u1edf ph\u00eda sau c\u00e2u \u00f4ng v\u1eeba n\u00f3i, \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i ph\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh t\u00ecm \u1ea9n s\u1ed1 x v\u00e0 y.<\/p>\n C\u00e1i ti\u1ebfng Anh v\u1ea5p v\u00e1p ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n. B\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi hay n\u00f3i, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng \u0110\u1ea1i H\u00e0n, trong v\u00f2ng th\u00e2n quy\u1ebfn hay v\u1edbi m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i. V\u00e0 v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 t\u00f4i, c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i duy nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u2013 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft d\u00f9ng c\u1ea3 hai ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef m\u00e0 \u00f4ng th\u00edch d\u00f9ng, H\u00e0n ng\u1eef v\u00e0 khoa h\u1ecdc \u2013 b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i, th\u1eadt l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng, h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i. \u201cD\u1ecdn d\u1eb9p ch\u1ed7 b\u1eeba b\u00e3i n\u00e0y \u0111i,\u201d \u00f4ng b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i, bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u l\u00fac \u00f4ng \u0111i l\u00e0m v\u1ec1. \u201cB\u00e0i l\u00e0m xong ch\u01b0a?\u201d \u00f4ng h\u1ecfi, nh\u01b0\u1edbng m\u1ed9t b\u00ean m\u00e0y ph\u00eda tr\u00ean b\u00e1t c\u01a1m khi t\u00f4i \u0103n xong v\u00e0 xin ph\u00e9p \u0111i xem ti vi.<\/p>\n \u00d4ng t\u1ef1 gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n trong tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i uy quy\u1ec1n, trong giang s\u01a1n c\u1ee7a ra l\u1ec7nh v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 huy; c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n nghe c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, kh\u00f4ng m\u1edf ng\u1ecf cho th\u1ea3o lu\u1eadn hay bi\u1ec7n h\u1ed9. C\u00e1ch giao ti\u1ebfp n\u00e0y v\u1edbi b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i l\u00e0 lo\u1ea1i ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ph\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh to\u00e1n h\u1ecdc g\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng, nh\u01b0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ni\u00eam phong b\u1eb1ng b\u00f9a ch\u1eef, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tho\u00e1t ra hay nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o.<\/p>\n Khi t\u00f4i v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, l\u1eddi t\u1eeb bi\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i l\u00e0 b\u00e0i di\u1ec5n v\u0103n d\u00e0i nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 t\u00f4i nghe \u00f4ng ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u. B\u1ecb nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc xe c\u1ee7a kh\u00e1c gia \u0111\u00ecnh b\u1ee7a v\u00e2y chung quanh, m\u1ed7i xe ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7y h\u00e0nh l\u00fd, nh\u1eefng th\u00f9ng s\u00e1ch v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e8n h\u1ecdc, gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng b\u00e0n t\u00e1n h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng sinh vi\u00ean \u00ed \u1edbi g\u1ecdi nhau, gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft lo l\u1eafng c\u1ee7a cha m\u1eb9 soi m\u00f3i chung quanh, b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i nghi\u00eang ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea7y ng\u01b0\u1ee3ng ng\u1eadp, hai tay cho v\u00e0o trong t\u00fai, nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i ch\u0103m ch\u00fa. \u00d4ng n\u00f3i, \u201cH\u1ecdc cho ch\u0103m nh\u00e9. \u0110i ng\u1ee7 s\u1edbm. \u0110\u1eebng ham ch\u01a1i. V\u00e0 \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ecdn con trai M\u1ef9 l\u1ee3i d\u1ee5ng.\u201d<\/p>\n \u0110\u00e2y c\u0169ng l\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ecdc t\u1eeb hai m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m v\u1ec1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Khi \u1ea5y b\u1ed1 l\u00e0 c\u1ef1u qu\u00e2n nh\u00e2n chi\u1ebfn tranh \u0110\u1ea1i H\u00e0n, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00f4 la trong t\u00fai, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft ch\u1eebng \u1ea5y ng\u1eef v\u1ef1ng ti\u1ebfng Anh. Nh\u1eefng m\u1ea9u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 th\u1eddi sinh vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean huy\u1ec1n tho\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh, l\u1edbn l\u00ean, t\u00f4i nghe nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9 ch\u00fang tr\u1edf n\u00ean s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 trong k\u00fd \u1ee9c t\u00f4i. B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng v\u1ec7 sinh c\u1ee7a k\u00fd t\u00fac x\u00e1 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng n\u1ea5u cho ch\u00edn qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch cho n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00f3ng ch\u1ea3y qua qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng; \u00f4ng th\u1eafng cu\u1ed9c v\u1ebb vang trong ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m v\u1eadt l\u00fd v\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 n\u01a1i m\u00e0 \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb tr\u1edf ng\u1ea1i v\u00ec kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng sinh ng\u1eef, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 n\u01a1i s\u1ef1 gi\u00e0 d\u1eb7n tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh c\u1ed9ng v\u1edbi b\u1ed9 \u00f3c khoa h\u1ecdc tinh t\u1ebf c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea1t s\u1ed1 \u0111i\u1ec3m cao nh\u1ea5t; sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 gi\u1ea3i th\u01b0\u1edfng v\u1eadt l\u00fd cao nh\u1ea5t trong n\u0103m cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u1edf \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc \u2013 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n t\u00f4i c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 t\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng ma l\u1ea9n khu\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ed1 k\u1ecb.<\/p>\n L\u1ea9n khu\u1ea5t trong c\u00e1i b\u00f3ng th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i, trong ch\u00ednh tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc n\u01a1i l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u00f4ng c\u1eb7m c\u1ee5i tr\u00ean c\u00e1i k\u00ednh hi\u1ec3n vi, \u0111\u1eafm m\u00ecnh trong gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 to\u00e1n \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ee5i ph\u1ea5n, t\u00f4i theo \u0111u\u1ed5i ch\u1eef ngh\u0129a, Anh ng\u1eef. T\u00f4i quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m trau d\u1ed3i chuy\u00ean m\u00f4n. T\u00f4i h\u1ecdc Shakespeare v\u00e0 Eliot, Hardy v\u00e0 Conrad, Joyce v\u00e0 Lawrence v\u00e0 Hemingway v\u00e0 Fitzgerald. Hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft cho \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1eafn l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u r\u1ea5t quan tr\u1ecdng, t\u1eebng ch\u1eef, t\u1eebng ngh\u0129a, \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5p cho \u0111\u1ea7y c\u00e1i im l\u1eb7ng di d\u00e2n c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i, nh\u1eefng l\u1ed7 tr\u1ed1ng \u00f4ng ch\u1eeba l\u1ea1i cho t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n Nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ed7 tr\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng t\u00f4i b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i. Th\u1ee9c khuya v\u00e0 h\u1ecdc r\u1ea5t \u00edt, t\u00f4i l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ed9ng tr\u1eddi, b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd b\u1ecb ch\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9 n\u1ebfu b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng t\u00e1n th\u00e0nh th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5m v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u. Th\u00ed d\u1ee5 nh\u01b0 chuy\u1ec7n con trai M\u1ef9, t\u00f4i v\u00e2ng l\u1eddi b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 cho h\u1ecd l\u1ee3i d\u1ee5ng t\u00f4i. Tr\u00e1i l\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i l\u1ee3i d\u1ee5ng h\u1ecd, c\u00f3 h\u1ecd \u1edf k\u1ec1 b\u00ean, v\u1ebb \u0111\u1eb9p trai v\u00e0 r\u1ea5t d\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u1edf ch\u1ed7 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng r\u01a1i v\u00e0o gi\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1edbi m\u00ecnh ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n m\u00ecnh cho khuy\u1ebfn kh\u00edch ch\u00fat \u00edt. T\u00f4i th\u00edch c\u00e1i c\u00e1ch h\u1ecd chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ea7y t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o v\u1ec1 th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, c\u00e1i c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nham nh\u00e1m c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i m\u00e1 ch\u01b0a c\u1ea1o r\u00e2u, b\u1edd vai v\u00e0 b\u1ed9 ng\u1ef1c tr\u1ea7n nh\u1eb5n nh\u1ee5i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cong c\u1ee7a l\u01b0ng h\u1ecd nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 g\u1ed7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e1nh b\u00f3ng. T\u00f4i th\u00edch ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn h\u1ecd t\u1eeb d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u00ean, hay t\u1eeb tr\u00ean xu\u1ed1ng, c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i r\u00f9ng m\u00ecnh kho\u00e1i c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd nh\u01b0 c\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ea5t r\u1ea5t xa x\u00f4i; t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m cho c\u01a1n kho\u00e1i c\u1ea3m \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn, chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n c\u1ee7a s\u00f3ng, t\u1eeb ph\u00eda tr\u00ean hay ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi, ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn h\u1ecd, \u00f4m \u1ea5p h\u1ecd, l\u00e0m cho h\u1ecd th\u1ea5y h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac. T\u00f4i s\u01b0u t\u1eadp b\u1ea1n trai nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i, nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed3 v\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eaft gi\u00e1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u1ea5t ph\u00eda trong c\u1ee7a ng\u0103n k\u00e9o. C\u00e1ch trao \u0111\u1ed5i th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 th\u1eadt h\u1ed3n nhi\u00ean c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd l\u00e0 c\u00e1i m\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u00edch. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 c\u00e1c ch\u00e0ng trai da tr\u1eafng.<\/p>\n Micah t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu l\u00e0m t\u00ecnh v\u1edbi t\u00f4i. Chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ea5u tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. \u201cT\u00ecnh d\u1ee5c l\u00e0m cho hao m\u00f2n l\u00fd tr\u00ed,\u201d anh n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n \u201cKh\u00f4ng nh\u1ea5t thi\u1ebft,\u201d t\u00f4i c\u00e3i l\u1ea1i, \u201cch\u1ec9 \u0111i con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00e1c th\u00f4i.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cC\u00f3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1ch k\u1ebft h\u1ee3p cao qu\u00fd h\u01a1n,\u201d anh n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n \u201cKh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng m\u1eb7c \u00e1o qu\u1ea7n,\u201d t\u00f4i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi.<\/p>\n \u201cGina,\u201d anh n\u00f3i, nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u00e2n h\u1eadu, m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 quan t\u00e2m l\u00e0m cho t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecf m\u1eb7t v\u00ec gi\u1eadn d\u1eef. \u201cEm c\u00f3 c\u00e1i nhu c\u1ea7u g\u00ec m\u00e0 c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i d\u00f9ng t\u00ecnh d\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ea7y?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIm m\u1ed3m, Micah,\u201d T\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cAnh l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 s\u01b0, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i nh\u00e0 t\u00e2m l\u00fd h\u1ecdc.\u201d<\/p>\n Anh c\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00e1 l\u00ean. Ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a anh lu\u00f4n l\u00e0m t\u00f4i ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 r\u1ed1i lo\u1ea1n nho nh\u1ecf trong v\u0169 tr\u1ee5. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n quy\u1ebfn r\u0169 anh, th\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea5y. T\u00f4i xem Micah l\u00e0 ngu\u1ed3n th\u1eed th\u00e1ch kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n nh\u1ea5t gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng. Nh\u01b0ng quan tr\u1ecdng h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 quy\u1ebfn r\u0169, t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m anh r\u00fang \u0111\u1ed9ng, mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e2m th\u1ee7ng c\u00e1i c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c y\u00ean t\u0129nh, c\u00e1i n\u1ed9i t\u00e2m h\u00e0i h\u00f2a \u1ea5y. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai \u1edf l\u1ee9a tu\u1ed5i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i t\u1ef1 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c, c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n s\u1edf h\u1eefu b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n to\u00e0n v\u1eb9n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf.<\/p>\n Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i d\u1ea1o v\u01b0\u1eddn nu\u00f4i chim, b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e0o x\u00e0o d\u1ecdc theo \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00f2n thong th\u1ea3 th\u1ea3o lu\u1eadn v\u1ec1 Emily Dickinson ho\u1eb7c ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt l\u00e0m m\u1eadt t\u1eeb c\u00e2y phong, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n \u201cTh\u1eadt l\u00e0 l\u00e3ng ph\u00ed cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi,\u201d c\u00f3 l\u1ea7n t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cM\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 h\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee5 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng d\u00e2ng hi\u1ebfn trong \u0111\u1eddi tu s\u0129 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c t\u0129nh t\u00e2m. Quan tr\u1ecdng l\u1eafm \u00e0. \u0110\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng \u00edch k\u1ef7. Kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eefng ch\u1ec9 \u00edch k\u1ef7, m\u00e0 c\u00f2n l\u00e0 l\u1ea9n tr\u00e1nh. M\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi v\u00e0 bao nhi\u00eau r\u1ed1i r\u1eafm c\u1ee7a th\u1ebf gian.\u201d<\/p>\n Micah l\u1eafng nghe, m\u00f4i h\u00e9 c\u01b0\u1eddi, l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u1ebfc nu\u1ed1i. \u201cEm c\u00f3 c\u00e1i \u0111am m\u00ea r\u1ea5t tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi, Gina, th\u1eadt s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n nh\u1eadp th\u1ebf. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap em nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 l\u1ea9n tr\u1ed1n nh\u01b0 em nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t, nh\u01b0ng Ph\u1eadt gi\u00e1o kh\u00f4ng ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t gi\u1eefa th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i v\u00e0 th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi b\u00ean trong ch\u1ee7ng vi\u1ec7n. D\u1ef1a v\u00e0o l\u1ecbch s\u1eed, gi\u1edbi t\u0103ng s\u0129 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng tham gia \u0111\u1ea5u tranh ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb v\u00e0 b\u1ecb c\u1ea7m t\u00f9. Nh\u00ecn Tibet l\u00e0 bi\u1ebft.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cEm ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn, ahem, nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n tr\u1ea7n t\u1ee5c h\u01a1n,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. S\u1ef1 th\u1eadt t\u00f4i b\u1ecb h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn v\u1edbi c\u00e1i \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00e0y, t\u1eeb b\u1ecf th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n. Cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i b\u1ecb th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y b\u1edfi th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n, b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng m\u01a1 \u01b0\u1edbc to l\u1edbn v\u00e0 \u1ea7m \u0129; m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c c\u1ed1 v\u01b0\u01a1n \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 hy v\u1ecdng c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u00f9 m\u1edd t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u1edf m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea7u, n\u01a1i n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 qua kh\u1ecfi m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9 th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n, c\u1ee7a th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u th\u1ea5u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec7n t\u1eeb b\u1ecf th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n, b\u1ecf \u0111i trong l\u00fac c\u00f2n th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y.<\/p>\n \u201cC\u00e1i th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n t\u1eeb b\u1ecf th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, \u201cth\u00ec v\u1eabn l\u00e0 th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n Micah cho tay v\u00e0o trong t\u00fai v\u00e0 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cKh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang,\u201d anh n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 v\u01b0\u1ee3t l\u00ean \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc t\u00f4i. \u201c\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a c\u00f3 \u00fd th\u1ee9c.\u201d<\/p>\n Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u1ed3, m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi th\u1ea5p tho\u00e1ng \u1edf m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 tr\u1ed1ng tr\u1ea3i, b\u1ea1ch d\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 phong v\u00e2y quanh, m\u00e0u l\u00e1 \u0111\u1ecf r\u1ef1c gi\u1eefa thu. M\u1ed9t v\u00e0i chi\u1ebfc l\u00e1 r\u01a1i, \u0111\u00e1p xu\u1ed1ng m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ch\u00fang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5y. H\u1ed3 xanh m\u00e0u l\u00e1 c\u00e2y \u0111\u1eadm; \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t h\u1ed3. C\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng h\u00f3t \u0111\u1ea7y giai \u0111i\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng con chim b\u1ed3 c\u00e2u, ti\u1ebfng r\u1ec9 r\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a c\u00f4n tr\u00f9ng. Micah t\u1eadn h\u01b0\u1edfng phong c\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1eb9p n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft s\u1ef1 t\u1eadn h\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00e0y c\u00f3 li\u00ean quan g\u00ec v\u1edbi Ph\u1eadt gi\u00e1o hay kh\u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn anh \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf c\u1ea1nh h\u1ed3, \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u1ea9ng cao ng\u1ea3 v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda sau, m\u1eaft anh h\u0103ng h\u00e1i ti\u1ebfp nh\u1eadn \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i y\u00ean t\u0129nh c\u1ee7a anh v\u00e0 c\u0169ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 t\u00e1n th\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a anh. Anh \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u.<\/p>\n T\u00f4i nh\u1ed5 m\u1ea5y c\u00e2y d\u01b0\u01a1ng x\u1ec9, d\u1ec7t nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc l\u00e1 h\u1eb9p th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng m\u1eabu h\u00ecnh th\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng nhau, \u0111\u00e1nh b\u00edm nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y leo, trong khi Micah ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 r\u1ed9ng, l\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f4i \u0111\u0169a t\u1eeb trong t\u00fai \u00e1o tr\u00ean ng\u1ef1c, b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u g\u00f5 hai chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u0169a v\u00e0o nhau nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t nh\u1ecbp \u0111i\u1ec7u r\u1ea5t nghi\u00eam trang.<\/p>\n \u201cM\u1ed7i bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng \u1edf ch\u1ee7ng vi\u1ec7n,\u201d anh n\u00f3i, b\u1ecdn anh th\u1ee9c gi\u1ea5c trong ti\u1ebfng m\u00f5 c\u1ea7u kinh. B\u1ed1n gi\u1edd s\u00e1ng v\u00e0 b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi v\u1eabn c\u00f2n t\u1ed1i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe ti\u1ebfng g\u00f5 l\u00ean m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7 r\u1ed7ng b\u00ean trong \u2013 c\u1ed1p, c\u1ed1p, c\u1ed1p \u2013 k\u00eau g\u1ecdi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi thi\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ecbnh. Anh c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ebb m\u01a1 m\u00e0ng. Ti\u1ebfng g\u00f5 c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00f4i \u0111\u0169a c\u00f3 v\u1ebb k\u00e9m hi\u1ec7u l\u1ef1c, nghe nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 ta ta ta. T\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi l\u00ean, b\u0103ng qua thung l\u0169ng c\u1ee7a Himalaya – m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3ng m\u00e2y m\u1ecfng nhu\u1ed9m h\u1ed3ng v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo v\u00e0 h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh c\u00e1i t\u1ecbnh th\u1ea5t thanh \u0111\u1ea1m c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 s\u01b0. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u y\u00eau anh v\u00e0o l\u00fac \u1ea5y, hay l\u00e0, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fac c\u00e1i th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n chi\u1ebfm h\u1eefu anh tr\u1edf n\u00ean th\u1eadt m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9 n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n nh\u1ea5t th\u1eddi. T\u00f4i c\u1ea7n c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 h\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e1p c\u1ee7a anh. T\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u hi\u1ec3u, th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00ec, l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 khu\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed9ng trong kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t di\u1ec7u trong l\u00fac ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i c\u00e1i khu\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc kh\u00e1c.<\/p>\n \u201cTh\u1ee9c d\u1eady \u0111i,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. T\u00f4i c\u1edfi ph\u0103ng c\u00e1i \u00e1o c\u1ed5 l\u1ecd v\u00e0 \u00e1o \u1ea5m m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o r\u1ed3i n\u00e9m ch\u00fang d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a Micah. Micah m\u1edf m\u1eaft. T\u00f4i c\u1edfi qu\u1ea7n, c\u1edfi c\u1ea3 qu\u1ea7n l\u00f3t v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea5y tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng, th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c, \u201cC\u1ed1c c\u1ed1c, (gi\u1ea3 l\u00e0m ti\u1ebfng g\u00f5 c\u1eeda), c\u00f3 ai \u1edf nh\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n Micah kh\u00f4ng quay \u0111i. Anh nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i, \u0111\u00f4i \u0111\u0169a ng\u1eebng gi\u1eefa thinh kh\u00f4ng. Anh gi\u01a1 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u00f4i v\u00e0 gi\u1eef nguy\u00ean t\u01b0 th\u1ebf, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 anh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u1ecda s\u0129 v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc c\u1ecd \u0111\u01b0a l\u00ean ng\u1eafm \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111o l\u01b0\u1eddng k\u00edch th\u01b0\u1edbc, hay l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tr\u01b0\u1edfng ban nh\u1ea1c \u0111ang chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n ban h\u00f2a t\u1ea5u. Anh gi\u01a1 chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u0169a l\u01a1 l\u1eedng gi\u1eefa kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a hai ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 di chuy\u1ec3n khi n\u00e0o anh c\u00f2n gi\u01a1 chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u0169a. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft anh xanh th\u0103m th\u1eb3m nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1y. N\u00fam v\u00fa t\u00f4i teo l\u1ea1i v\u00ec l\u1ea1nh. Chung quanh ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e1 r\u01a1i trong \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng ch\u1eadp ch\u1eddn d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng xu\u1ed1ng m\u1eb7t h\u1ed3, t\u1ea1o n\u00ean ti\u1ebfng l\u00e0o x\u00e0o nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng c\u1ecd x\u00e1t v\u00e0o v\u1ea3i th\u00f4. Anh b\u1ecf tay xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea3 ra. T\u00f4i quay ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o trong n\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n V\u00e0i \u0111\u00eam sau, t\u00f4i mua chai r\u01b0\u1ee3u vang r\u1ebb ti\u1ec1n v\u00e0 d\u1ee5 Micah u\u1ed1ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u v\u1edbi t\u00f4i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u1edf b\u1eadc th\u1ec1m c\u1ee7a th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n sau khi th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda, v\u00e0 u\u1ed1ng t\u1eebng ng\u1ee5m v\u1ee5ng v\u1ec1 t\u1eeb chai r\u01b0\u1ee3u d\u1ea5u trong bao gi\u1ea5y n\u00e2u. \u00c1nh s\u00e1ng t\u1eeb r\u1eb7ng n\u00fai Holyoke nh\u1ea5p nh\u00e1y t\u1eeb xa, v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua m\u00e0u t\u1ed1i nh\u01b0 nhung \u0111en c\u1ee7a khu sinh vi\u00ean n\u0103m th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t. T\u1eeb ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u lang thang trong \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, c\u00e1c s\u00e2n qu\u1ea7n v\u1ee3t tr\u1ea3i r\u1ed9ng, c\u1ed1 ch\u1ecbu c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 l\u1ea1nh c\u00f3ng t\u1eeb khu \u0111\u1ed3i cao \u1edf trung t\u00e2m khoa h\u1ecdc, v\u00e0 m\u00ea mu\u1ed9i l\u0103n xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eb7p c\u1ecf chong chong.<\/p>\n \u201cEm c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft koan<\/em> l\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng?\u201d anh h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i, khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean b\u0103ng gh\u1ebf ph\u00eda sau s\u00e2n banh. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3o nh\u01b0ng mu\u1ed1n l\u0103n xu\u1ed1ng con d\u1ed1c r\u1ea5t ch\u00eanh v\u00eanh \u1edf ph\u00eda sau s\u00e2n banh.<\/p>\n \u201cC\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 kem kh\u00f4ng?\u201d t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi. \u201c\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u \u0111\u1ed1. Em bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, th\u00ed d\u1ee5 nh\u01b0 \u2018Ti\u1ebfng v\u1ed7 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t b\u00e0n tay th\u00ec nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?\u2019 Hay l\u00e0 \u2018M\u1eb7t anh ra l\u00e0m sao tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi anh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c sinh ra?\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cC\u00e1i m\u1eb7t anh gi\u1ed1ng th\u1ebf n\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi anh sinh ra? H\u1ecfi v\u00f4 l\u00fd!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c\u0110\u00fang nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Em ph\u1ea3i c\u1ed1 ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 c\u00e2u koan<\/em> cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi em t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi.\u201d Anh c\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1eb7t ngh\u1ebdo h\u1ed3i l\u00e2u, r\u1ed3i \u1ecde n\u00f4n ra b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh b\u0103ng gh\u1ebf. T\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0a anh v\u1ec1, \u0111\u01b0a anh v\u00e0o gi\u01b0\u1eddng; tr\u00e1n anh n\u00f3ng s\u1ed1t, m\u1eaft anh m\u1ea5t th\u1ea7n v\u00ec c\u01a1n \u1ed1m.<\/p>\n \u201cXin l\u1ed7i,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cEm \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng x\u1ea5u.\u201d T\u00f4i h\u00f4n anh, m\u00f4i anh n\u00f3ng v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1p \u1ee9ng.<\/p>\n \u201c\u0110\u1eebng b\u1eadn t\u00e2m,\u201d anh l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m, n\u1eeda ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7. Graham n\u00f3i nh\u1edb t\u00f4i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ee7 v\u1edbi nhau m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p Micah, h\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee5 c\u00e1i \u1ea5m \u00e1p l\u00e0nh m\u1ea1nh sau khi ch\u1ea1y hay ch\u01a1i Ultimate, t\u1eafm h\u01a1i n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 ng\u00e3 l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng. Graham \u0111\u1eb9p trai, t\u00f3c \u0111en, vai r\u1ed9ng, hai c\u00e1nh tay kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 b\u1ed9 ng\u1ef1c r\u1eafn ch\u1eafc. H\u1eafn l\u00e0m t\u00ecnh v\u1edbi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 nh\u01b0 h\u1eafn \u0111ang t\u1eadp th\u1ec3 d\u1ee5c, lu\u00f4n nghi\u00eam ngh\u1ecb nh\u1eafm \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac. Kh\u00f3 m\u00e0 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u00e0m t\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u00f3 s\u1ee9c h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta. T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o h\u1eafn t\u00f4i \u0111ang quen ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c.<\/p>\n \u201cKh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u00e1i g\u00e3 t\u00f3c h\u00fai cua ch\u1ee9?\u201d h\u1eafn n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u00e1i g\u00e3 tr\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u nho nh\u1ecf?\u201d<\/p>\n T\u00f4i r\u00f9n vai.<\/p>\n Graham nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i v\u1ebb ng\u1edd v\u1ef1c. \u201cTr\u00f4ng h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng thu\u1ed9c m\u1eabu ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00edch h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi em.\u201d \u0110\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi t\u00f4i t\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9 t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng. T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi kh\u00f4ng d\u1ee9t nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi v\u1ec1 gi\u00e1o l\u00fd Ph\u1eadt gi\u00e1o. Micah n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 dukkha, hay kh\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ebf, v\u1ec1 t\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ebf, ng\u0169 u\u1ea9n, B\u00e1t ch\u00ednh \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u00e1c ng\u1ed9. T\u00f4i l\u1eafng nghe ch\u0103m ch\u1ec9, s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y nghe r\u1ea5t hay, v\u00e0 c\u00e1i m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n s\u00e1ng su\u1ed1t v\u00e0 t\u0129nh t\u00e2m r\u1ea5t l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ebfn. Trong khi anh n\u00f3i, t\u00f4i du\u1ed7i b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ng\u00f3n ch\u00e2n t\u00f4i ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f9i anh. T\u00f4i th\u00f2 tay vu\u1ed1t l\u01b0ng anh; hay c\u00fai ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eadt th\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ec3 anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u1edbp \u00e1o r\u1ed9ng, th\u00e1o tung v\u00e0i c\u00fac \u00e1o c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n \u201cR\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfc l\u00e0 anh kh\u00f4ng theo ph\u00e1i Tantra,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u Ph\u1eadt gi\u00e1o m\u1ed9t \u00edt. \u201cH\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea5m c\u1ea3n chuy\u1ec7n th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n x\u00e1c th\u1ecbt,\u201d T\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cH\u1ecd cho ph\u00e9p l\u00e0m t\u00ecnh.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cPh\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea5m nh\u1eefng th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a th\u1ec3 x\u00e1c,\u201d Micah n\u00f3i. \u201cNh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n v\u00f4 th\u01b0\u1eddng, th\u1ebf th\u00f4i. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n v\u00f4 th\u01b0\u1eddng.\u201d Micah th\u1edf d\u00e0i. \u201cGina,\u201d anh n\u00f3i, \u201cem r\u1ea5t xinh \u0111\u1eb9p, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. V\u1ec1 sau s\u1ebd c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng l\u00e0m.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i c\u0169ng c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng l\u00e0m.\u201d<\/p>\n Anh c\u01b0\u1eddi h\u01a1i bu\u1ed3n, \u201cTh\u1ebf th\u00ec\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n T\u00f4i c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng th\u00e1o d\u00e2y gi\u00e0y c\u1ee7a anh. T\u00f4i c\u1ed9t ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i v\u00e0o nhau th\u1eaft g\u00fat hai l\u1ea7n.<\/p>\n Nh\u01b0ng em mu\u1ed1n anh,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n B\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u1edf c\u00e1ch tr\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1eebng ba m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m v\u00e0 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 \u0103n c\u01a1m t\u1ed1i. T\u00f4i v\u1ec1 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n trong n\u0103m \u1ea5y, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Micah. B\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00edch \u1ee9ng d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1. H\u1ecd l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1 c\u00e1ch bi\u1ec7t, kh\u00f4ng giao thi\u1ec7p nhi\u1ec1u hay th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i ch\u01a1i hay \u0103n t\u1ed1i \u1edf ngo\u00e0i \u2013 hay n\u00f3i cho \u0111\u00fang, b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf v\u00e0 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng thay \u0111\u1ed5i sao cho ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ecdn b\u00e0n v\u00e0 tr\u1ea3i kh\u0103n m\u00e0u xanh trong ph\u00f2ng \u0103n. C\u00f3 ly pha l\u00ea \u0111\u1ec3 u\u1ed1ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u vang, v\u00e0 mu\u1ed7ng n\u1ec9a b\u1eb1ng b\u1ea1c c\u00f3 ch\u1ea1m hoa. M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u01b0\u1edbng m\u1ed9t \u00edt th\u1ecbt g\u00e0 h\u01a1i kh\u00f4 v\u00ec qu\u00e1 l\u1eeda, \u0111\u1eadu v\u00e0 c\u00e0 r\u1ed1t n\u1ea5u h\u01a1i nh\u1eeb – nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0103n m\u1eb9 d\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3i kh\u00e1ch M\u1ef9 khi m\u1eddi h\u1ecd d\u00f9ng c\u01a1m chi\u1ec1u. N\u00f3i v\u1ec1 m\u00f3n \u0103n \u0110\u1ea1i H\u00e0n, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ebfp th\u01b0\u1ee3ng th\u1eb7ng. C\u00e1i m\u00f3n s\u01b0\u1eddn \u01b0\u1edbp v\u00e0 mi\u1ebfn x\u00e0o th\u1ecbt b\u00f2 v\u1edbi rau c\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9, b\u00e1nh b\u1ed9t nh\u1ed3i th\u1ecbt heo, t\u00f4m chi\u00ean v\u00e0 kim chi m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i t\u1ef1 tay l\u00e0m ch\u1ee9a trong v\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0ng m\u00f3n \u0103n M\u1ef9 th\u00ec m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e9o, b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch ch\u00fang. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129, b\u00e0 cho r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c m\u00f3n \u0103n M\u1ef9 n\u1ea5u cho \u0111\u00fang ki\u1ec3u ph\u1ea3i t\u1ebb nh\u1ea1t nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i nghi ng\u1edd. \u201cCay l\u1eafm,\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cM\u1eb9 bi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 th\u00edch \u0103n g\u00ec.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cM\u1eb9 \u0111\u1eebng n\u1ea5u m\u00f3n g\u00e0 nh\u00e9,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u0103n n\u1ec9. \u201cAnh \u1ea5y \u0103n chay.\u201d Micah nh\u00ecn \u0111\u0129a th\u1ee9c \u0103n c\u1ee7a anh ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb7p. M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi v\u1ebb y\u00ean t\u0129nh. Micah g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u. Anh d\u00f9ng n\u1ec9a x\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7y rau c\u1ea3i, c\u1eafn m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng b\u00e1nh m\u00ec. C\u00e1i x\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u1ecdn \u1edf c\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a anh c\u00f3 v\u1ebb l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c li\u00ean t\u1ee5c. B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n nhai th\u1ee9c \u0103n, x\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng c\u0169ng ch\u1ea1y l\u00ean ch\u1ea1y xu\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh c\u00f3c trong c\u00e1i m\u00e1y ch\u1ed1ng thay b\u00e1nh xe. Ti\u1ebfng mu\u1ed7ng n\u1ec9a ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ee9 nghe d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 to vang v\u1ecdng h\u01a1n. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i nhai l\u00e2u h\u01a1n. B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i h\u1eafng gi\u1ecdng. M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. \u00d4ng ho.<\/p>\n \u201cMicah \u0111ang nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u v\u1ec1 Ph\u1eadt gi\u00e1o \u1edf Nepal,\u201d T\u00f4i n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh tan s\u1ef1 im l\u1eb7ng.<\/p>\n \u201c\u1ed2!\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i k\u00eau l\u00ean. B\u00e0 c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ecf. Micah g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u. \u201cCh\u00e1u \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 b\u1ed1n th\u00e1ng,\u201d anh n\u00f3i. \u201cGina n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 b\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u00e1o hu\u1ea5n Ph\u1eadt gi\u00e1o t\u1eeb khi c\u00f2n b\u00e9.\u201d<\/p>\n B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i \u1eadm \u1eeb. \u201c\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n d\u0129 nhi\u00ean,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. \u201c\u1ede \u0110\u1ea1i H\u00e0n th\u1eddi \u1ea5y, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u theo Ph\u1eadt gi\u00e1o. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng xem m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 Ph\u1eadt t\u1eed.\u201d<\/p>\n Micah v\u00e0 t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn nhau.<\/p>\n \u201cPh\u1eadt gi\u00e1o b\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u00e0 h\u1ee3p th\u1eddi trang l\u1eafm, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf,\u201d b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp. \u201cV\u1edbi c\u00e1c anh ch\u1ecb sinh vi\u00ean M\u1ef9. Ph\u1eadt gi\u00e1o l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 th\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1ee3ng.<\/p>\n T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y Micah nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t.<\/p>\n \u201cT\u00f4i ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u r\u1ea5t hay, Hi Joon,\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee1 l\u1eddi, \u201cgi\u00fap ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o v\u00e0 tri\u1ebft h\u1ecdc \u00c1 ch\u00e2u. T\u00f4i h\u1ecdc Tri\u1ebft \u1edf \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, Micah. T\u00f4i nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u Whitehead, tri\u1ebft gia M\u1ef9 theo ch\u1ee7 ngh\u0129a th\u1ef1c d\u1ee5ng.\u201d<\/p>\n B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i t\u1ef1a l\u01b0ng v\u00e0o gh\u1ebf, quan s\u00e1t, v\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng, trong khi m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i v\u00e0 Micah tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n. Tr\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng \u0111ang ph\u00e2n t\u00edch Micah, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u00e1ch ph\u00e2n t\u00edch c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t B\u00e1c s\u0129 chuy\u00ean tr\u1ecb th\u1ea7n kinh – b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i v\u1ed1n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn s\u00e1ng s\u1ee7a v\u1ec1 t\u00e2m l\u00fd h\u1ecdc \u2013 m\u00e0 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch ph\u00e2n t\u00edch c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 h\u00f3a h\u1ecdc, t\u00e1ch r\u1eddi anh \u1ea5y ra th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng nguy\u00ean t\u1ed1, m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng th\u1ee9c h\u00f3a h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ecbnh ngh\u0129a c\u00e1ch c\u1ea5u t\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a anh \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n Micah \u0111ang n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 kh\u00e1c nhau, c\u1ea3m x\u00fac, nh\u1eadn th\u1ee9c, c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac t\u01b0 t\u01b0\u1edfng, v\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u00fd th\u1ee9c bao g\u1ed3m c\u00e1c b\u1ea3n ng\u00e3 trong gi\u00e1o l\u00fd Ph\u1eadt gi\u00e1o. \u201c\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t quan ni\u1ec7m v\u1ec1 b\u1ea3n ng\u00e3 r\u1ea5t kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t c\u00e1i b\u1ea3n ng\u00e3 trong Thi\u00ean ch\u00faa gi\u00e1o,\u201d anh gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch, m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n \u201cV\u00f4 l\u00fd,\u201d b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i ng\u1eaft l\u1eddi. \u201cTrong gi\u00e1o l\u00fd Ph\u1eadt gi\u00e1o kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1i b\u1ea3n ng\u00e3. . . .\u201d<\/p>\n T\u00f4i v\u00e0 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i b\u1ea5t l\u1ef1c nh\u00ecn h\u1ecd b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u tranh lu\u1eadn. T\u00f4i ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean khi th\u1ea5y b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 trong c\u00e1i c\u00e1ch \u00f4ng t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean khi th\u1ea5y Micah lu\u00f4n nh\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ecbn. D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 anh \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ea5t v\u1ebb ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng v\u00e1ch t\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 ni\u1ec1m tin c\u1ee7a anh. Anh g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u li\u00ean t\u1ee5c v\u00e0 r\u00fat lui tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng lu\u1eadn \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u1ee7a cha t\u00f4i, c\u0169ng l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec3m m\u00e0 anh \u0111\u00e3 c\u01b0\u01a1ng quy\u1ebft b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 khi tranh lu\u1eadn v\u1edbi t\u00f4i. \u201cCh\u00e1u ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 n\u00e0y,\u201d anh n\u00f3i nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n, v\u00e0 \u201cV\u00e2ng, ch\u00e1u hi\u1ec3u \u00fd B\u00e1c\u201d nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t v\u1ebb khi\u00eam nh\u01b0\u1eddng y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i.<\/p>\n T\u00f4i quay nh\u00ecn t\u1eeb v\u1ebb th\u00f4ng minh l\u1ea5p l\u00f3e v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng x\u00f3t c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ebb k\u00ednh tr\u1ecdng, th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 r\u1ee5t r\u00e8 c\u1ee7a Micah v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u01a1n b\u1ef1c d\u1ecdc t\u0103ng l\u00ean m\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 do b\u1edfi th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 hi\u1ebfu chi\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i, hay c\u00e1i ch\u1ecbu thua c\u1ee7a Micah, hay c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u01a1 qu\u00e1i l\u1ea1 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e0n x\u1ebfp cho hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1eb7p nhau. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 mong mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0 h\u1ecd s\u1ebd h\u1ee3p t\u00ednh nhau kh\u00f4ng? Tuy th\u1ebf b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn Micah v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9 r\u1ea5t m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t – nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf anh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1i th\u1ee7 – m\u00e0 b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf.<\/p>\n Khi cu\u1ed9c tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n t\u1ea1m ng\u01b0ng, v\u00e0 sau khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9c \u0103n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u00e3i l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i d\u1ecdn th\u1ee9c \u0103n v\u00e0 mang v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t b\u00e1t c\u01a1m v\u1edbi kimchi cho b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i. M\u1eaft Micah s\u00e1ng l\u00ean. \u201cCho ch\u00e1u m\u1ed9t \u00edt th\u1ee9c \u0103n \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng, B\u00e1c Kim?\u201d<\/p>\n M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn v\u1edbi v\u1ebb nghi ng\u1edd. \u201cCay l\u1eafm \u0111\u1ea5y,\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00e1u c\u00f3 d\u00f9ng \u0111\u0169a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng?\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi, khi Micah b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0103n.<\/p>\n \u201cM\u1eb9, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 sao \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i ng\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn l\u00ean t\u1eeb b\u00e1t c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. B\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng nh\u00ecn khi Micah \u0103n m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng b\u1eafp c\u1ea3i kim chi to.<\/p>\n \u201cHa!\u201d b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, th\u00ecnh l\u00ecnh n\u1edf n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cGina kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch kimchi,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. B\u1ed1 nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i. \u201cGina,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00fa b\u00e9 n\u00e0y \u0110\u1ea1i H\u00e0n c\u00f2n h\u01a1n con.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cChuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 g\u00ec kh\u00f3.\u201d T\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u00e8m ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00f4i. \u201cGina lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9,\u201d \u00f4ng b\u1ea3o Micah. \u201cK\u1ec3 t\u1eeb khi n\u00f3 c\u00f2n b\u00e9, n\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 m\u1eaft xanh, t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng.\u201d \u00d4ng tr\u1ecf chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ee7a v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a Micah, \u201cnh\u01b0 m\u1eaft v\u00e0 t\u00f3c c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGi\u00e1 m\u00e0 ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 t\u00f3c\u201d Micah n\u00f3i, c\u01b0\u1eddi toe, b\u00e0n tay anh v\u00f2 \u0111\u1ea7u.<\/p>\n B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn \u0111\u0103m \u0111\u0103m v\u00e0o ch\u00e9n c\u01a1m. \u201cN\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m con g\u00e1i \u0110\u1ea1i H\u00e0n. N\u00f3 ngh\u0129 n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 con g\u00e1i M\u1ef9 tr\u0103m ph\u1ea7n tr\u0103m, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 d\u00f2ng m\u00e1u \u0110\u1ea1i H\u00e0n, tr\u0103m ph\u1ea7n tr\u0103m. N\u01a1i n\u00e0o n\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 \u2013 huy\u1ebft th\u1ed1ng m\u1edbi quan tr\u1ecdng.\u201d \u00d4ng nh\u00ecn Micah m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch nghi\u00eam trang. \u201cCh\u00e1u ngh\u0129 ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t tu s\u0129 Ph\u1eadt gi\u00e1o. T\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1. Nh\u01b0ng t\u01b0 t\u01b0\u1edfng Ph\u1eadt gi\u00e1o kh\u00f4ng n\u1eb1m trong huy\u1ebft qu\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u. Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft ch\u00e2n l\u00fd c\u1ee7a Ph\u1eadt gi\u00e1o. Ch\u00e1u n\u00ean nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u Th\u00e1nh kinh.<\/p>\n \u201cTr\u1eddi \u01a1i, B\u1ed1!\u201d T\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cB\u1ed1 n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb Ph\u00e1t x\u00edt v\u1eady!\u201d \u201cB\u1ed1 l\u00e0m con h\u1ed5 th\u1eb9n qu\u00e1,\u201d T\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cB\u1ed1 th\u1ea5t l\u1ec5 v\u1edbi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a con. B\u1ed1 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 con nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 con kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. B\u1ed1 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec b\u1ed1 th\u00edch. Con l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 cho d\u00f9 b\u1ed1 c\u00f3 th\u00edch hay kh\u00f4ng. D\u00f2ng m\u00e1u d\u00e2n t\u1ed9c ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00fd g\u00ec, quan tr\u1ecdng l\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u1edf trong n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i g\u00f5 nh\u1eb9 ng\u00f3n tay l\u00ean th\u00e1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng.<\/p>\n \u201cN\u00f3i th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 Ph\u00e1t x\u00edt.\u201d B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201c\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt! C\u00e1i m\u00e0 con c\u00f3 \u1edf trong n\u00e0y,\u201d \u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 ng\u00f3n tay l\u00ean tr\u00e1n, \u201cl\u00e0 huy\u1ebft th\u1ed1ng, t\u1eeb di truy\u1ec1n. Con th\u1eeba h\u01b0\u1edfng t\u1eeb b\u1ed1!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cXin Tr\u1eddi gi\u00fap gi\u00f9m,\u201d T\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cM\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 gi\u1ed1ng con g\u00e1i M\u1ef9 \u1edf m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u l\u00e0,\u201d b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i h\u00e9t l\u00ean, \u201cM\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft k\u00ednh tr\u1ecdng b\u1ed1. \u1ede \u0110\u1ea1i H\u00e0n, con g\u00e1i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi v\u1edbi cha m\u1eb9, \u0111\u00e2y th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u nh\u1ee5c nh\u00e3.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c\u1ede \u0110\u1ea1i H\u00e0n, con g\u00e1i ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eabn nh\u1ecbn khu\u1ea5t ph\u1ee5c nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m th\u1ea3m ch\u00f9i ch\u00e2n cho b\u1ed1 h\u1ecd d\u1eabm l\u00ean!\u201d T\u00f4i h\u00e9t tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i. \u201cC\u00e1i hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft n\u00e0y n\u1eb1m trong m\u00e1u c\u1ee7a con.\u201d T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady. \u201cCon kh\u00f4ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 nghe nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. Th\u00f4i ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh \u0111i, Micah.\u201d<\/p>\n Micah nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i d\u1ee5 d\u1ef1, r\u1ed3i quay sang b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0103n, t\u1eeb t\u1eeb d\u00f9ng \u0111\u0169a v\u00e0 c\u01a1m v\u00e0o m\u1ed3m. \u00d4ng ng\u1eebng. \u201cN\u00f3 lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 v\u1edbi c\u00e1i b\u00e0n. \u201cLu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n gi\u1eadn d\u1eef nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. Ngay c\u1ea3 khi n\u00f3 c\u00f2n b\u00e9.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cB\u00e1c Kim,\u201d Micah n\u00f3i. \u201cUm, c\u00e1m \u01a1n hai b\u00e1c r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. Ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u. . . Ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 t\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u ra v\u1ec1 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd.\u201d \u201cGina,\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cNg\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111i. Hi Joon, th\u00f4i m\u00e0!\u201d M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i theo ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ra s\u00e2n mang theo h\u1ed9p th\u1ecbt g\u00e0 m\u00e0 Micah kh\u00f4ng \u0103n.<\/p>\n Tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ec1 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i mua kem. Koan<\/em>, t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o Micah. \u201c\u00c2m thanh kem x\u00f4 c\u00f4 la h\u1ea1nh nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a Th\u1ee5y S\u0129 tan ch\u1ea3y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?\u201d T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi anh. \u201cTr\u01b0\u1edbc khi vanilla<\/em> ra \u0111\u1eddi th\u00ec n\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00ec?\u201d<\/p>\n B\u00ean trong ti\u1ec7m b\u00e1n kem \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng th\u1eadt ch\u00f3i chang, m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 hu\u1ef3nh quang t\u1ea9y r\u1eeda m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 th\u00e0nh m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng h\u1ebfu c\u1ee7a x\u01b0\u01a1ng. Micah c\u00fai ng\u01b0\u1eddi quan s\u00e1t nh\u1eefng h\u1ed9p kem n\u1eb1m trong t\u1ee7 nh\u1ef1a. Anh c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4 h\u00e9o, l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd. Anh b\u1ea3o mua cho anh m\u1ed9t th\u00eca kem x\u00f4 c\u00f4 la b\u1ea1c h\u00e0 v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t kem th\u00eca c\u00e9rise<\/em> \u0111en cho v\u00e0o v\u1ecf b\u00e1nh kem v\u00e0 \u0103n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i, li\u1ebfm l\u00e1p \u0111\u1ea7y ti\u1ebfc r\u1ebb nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed3ng xu cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng. C\u00f3 v\u1ebb g\u00ec s\u1ea7u mu\u1ed9n trong c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a anh, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi xin l\u1ed7i. Anh \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ea5t v\u1ebb tr\u1ea7m l\u1eb7ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 s\u01b0 v\u00e0 th\u00ecnh l\u00ecnh anh c\u00f3 v\u1ebb l\u1ea1c h\u01b0\u1edbng.<\/p>\n Kem l\u1ea1nh l\u00e0m t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ea7u, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng m\u1ea1ch m\u00e1u tr\u00ean th\u00e1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng. T\u00f4i run r\u1ea9y v\u00e0 l\u1ea1nh; d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 c\u01a1n gi\u1eadn \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ecfa ra kh\u1eafp ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i v\u1edbi kh\u00ed l\u1ea1nh.<\/p>\n Micah ch\u00e0 x\u00e1t l\u01b0ng t\u00f4i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i b\u1ed9 v\u1ec1 k\u00fd t\u00fac x\u00e1 b\u0103ng qua s\u00e2n \u0111\u1eadu xe trong im l\u1eb7ng. C\u00f3 \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n t\u1eeb khu ph\u00f2ng tr\u1ecd d\u00e0nh cho b\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 nh\u1ea1c tr\u00e0o ra khung c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 lan v\u00e0o trong tr\u1eddi l\u1ea1nh. M\u1ed9t v\u00e0i ng\u00f4i sao l\u1ebb loi xem ch\u1eebng qu\u00e1 xa \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ph\u00e1t ra \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1eb7n.<\/p>\n V\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00f2ng, t\u00f4i m\u1edf nh\u1ea1c the Rolling Stones th\u1eadt to. Gi\u1ecdng h\u00e1t c\u1ee7a Mick Jagger \u0111\u1ea7y v\u1ebb ch\u00e2m ch\u1ecdc v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c. T\u00f4i t\u1eaft \u0111\u00e8n v\u00e0 th\u1eafp m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn n\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ecf.<\/p>\n \u201cOK. Chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t.\u201d T\u00f4i n\u00f3i. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y run r\u1ea9y. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ea9y Micah tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i gi\u01b0\u1eddng. T\u00f4i \u0111ang c\u01a1n gi\u1eadn t\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec3m. Anh \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1 v\u1ee1 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 d\u00f9m t\u00f4i, c\u00e1i tho\u00e1ng nh\u1eb9, c\u00e1i cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thanh l\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec1u d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng, v\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1m trai tr\u1ebb, nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi ch\u00f3t l\u01b0\u1ee1i \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00f4i v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u1ea3m x\u00fac kh\u00f4ng l\u00e2u b\u1ec1n, nh\u1eefng m\u00ea \u0111\u1eafm \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u1ea1c th\u00fa tr\u00ean b\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t. N\u00f3 nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c \u0111ang bay, nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 v\u00f3i l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i Frisbee v\u00e0 bay b\u1ed5ng l\u00ean kh\u00f4ng trung. Trong m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc, b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y tr\u1ecdng l\u1ef1c, v\u00ec c\u00e1i \u00fd th\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 b\u1ea1n hay l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t gi\u1ed1ng lo\u00e0i. Trong m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc b\u1ea1n c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y t\u1ef1 do.<\/p>\n T\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa, r\u1ea5t nhanh, \u0111ong \u0111\u01b0a, l\u1eafc l\u01b0 ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc gi\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft v\u00e0 xoay t\u00edt, d\u1ed9i v\u00e0o t\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean bi, lo\u1ea1ng cho\u1ea1ng v\u00ec ch\u00ednh \u0111\u00f4i t\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9 c\u00e1i m\u00e1y nh\u1ea1c nh\u1ea3y kh\u00fac, gi\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a Jagger tr\u1edf n\u00ean l\u1eafp b\u1eafp trong c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u00e2m thanh \u0111\u01a1n \u0111i\u1ec7u, nu\u1ed1t h\u1ed1i h\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi l\u1eadp l\u1ea1i. T\u00f4i xoay tr\u00f2n v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y theo v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n, \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u1ea3 v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn h\u01b0\u1edbng kia cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi t\u00f4i nghe d\u00f2ng m\u00e1u ch\u1ea1y trong ng\u01b0\u1eddi kinh ng\u1ea1c, t\u00f4i v\u00e9n t\u00f3c t\u00f4i ra kh\u1ecfi g\u00e1y v\u00e0 t\u00fam t\u00f3c b\u1eb1ng hai tay.<\/p>\n Micah nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa. Th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh anh nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ch\u1eef S b\u1ebb ng\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00f4i, tay ch\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ea7u. V\u1ebb m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a anh tr\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 l\u00fac anh n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i, c\u00e1i v\u1ebb nh\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ecbn, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft nai hi\u1ec1n l\u00e0nh ch\u1ecbu thua. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t v\u1ebb kh\u00e1c c\u00f2n \u0111ang \u1ea9n ch\u00ecm. ***<\/p>\n B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu tham d\u1ef1 l\u1ec5 c\u01b0\u1edbi. \u00d4ng th\u00edch Micah, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y ch\u1ed3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng. C\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f9a t\u1ebfu t\u00f4i k\u1ec3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi nghe. Theo phong t\u1ee5c \u0110\u1ea1i H\u00e0n, t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, l\u00e0 \u0111em cho c\u00f4 d\u00e2u b\u1ed1n th\u00e1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ec5 c\u01b0\u1edbi.<\/p>\n Micah tr\u1edf n\u00ean gi\u00e1o vi\u00ean d\u1ea1y Sinh v\u1eadt h\u1ecdc \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng Trung h\u1ecdc. T\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 t\u00e1 gi\u00e1m h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 hai ch\u00e1u. Khi Micah k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n th\u1eddi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u y\u00eau c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, anh k\u1ec3 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t v\u1ebb nh\u00fan nh\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 kh\u00f4i h\u00e0i. Anh n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 anh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c \u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3 khi ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh nh\u00e0 s\u01b0. \u201cTh\u1eed t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y,\u201d anh n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u00e1c con. \u201cB\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang m\u00e0y.\u201d<\/p>\n V\u1ec1 sau, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ecdc th\u00eam s\u00e1ch v\u1ec1 Ph\u1eadt gi\u00e1o. Siddharta Gotama ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 ba m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m tu\u1ed5i khi ng\u00e0i ng\u1ed3i d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1ed9i B\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ec1 tr\u00ean b\u1edd s\u00f4ng Neranjara v\u00e0 tr\u1edf n\u00ean gi\u00e1c ng\u1ed9. \u0110\u00f4i khi, khi t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y ch\u1ed3ng t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i b\u00ean kia b\u00e0n \u0103n \u0111i\u1ec3m t\u00e2m, hay \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00f4i t\u1eeb b\u00ean kia ph\u00f2ng, t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t v\u1ebb b\u1ea5t an tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t anh, m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat l\u1eabn l\u1ed9n, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 anh kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb ra t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ai. T\u00f4i b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t n\u00e0y m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n, trong m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt khi anh bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u1edf trong nh\u00e0, anh ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean b\u0103ng gh\u1ebf v\u1edbi t\u1edd b\u00e1o trong l\u00f2ng nh\u00ecn qua khu ph\u1ed1, ch\u00ecm \u0111\u1eafm trong t\u01b0 t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9 anh kh\u00f4ng nh\u00edch \u0111\u1ed9ng khi t\u00f4i g\u1ecdi t\u00ean anh.<\/p>\n T\u00f4i nh\u1edb l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p anh, c\u00e1i v\u1ebb y\u00ean t\u0129nh trong anh, v\u1ebb hi\u1ec1n h\u00f2a tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t. T\u00f4i nh\u1edb c\u00e1ch anh nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh h\u1ed3 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 khai ph\u00e1 \u0111\u1ea5t m\u1edbi v\u00e0 t\u00f4i t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft anh c\u00f3 h\u1ed1i ti\u1ebfc, nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i \u0111ang h\u1ed1i ti\u1ebfc, s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ea5t c\u00e1i ni\u1ec1m tin kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00e1n th\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a anh. Anh c\u00f3 nh\u1edb ti\u1ebfng m\u00f5 c\u1ea7u kinh, l\u1eddi m\u1eddi g\u1ecdi c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng n\u1ed9i t\u00e2m kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 d\u00e1ng d\u1ea5p c\u1ee7a th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n? T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i, tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y hy v\u1ecdng khi cho n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00f3ng ch\u1ea3y l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc v\u1edb g\u00f3i qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng l\u00fac \u00f4ng \u0111ang \u1edf xa nh\u00e0 h\u1eb1ng ng\u00e0n d\u1eb7m, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 \u00f4ng s\u1ebd–c\u0169ng c\u00f9ng m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9 tr\u00e0n tr\u1ec1 hy v\u1ecdng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng–nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i trong vi\u1ec7c d\u1ea1y d\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ee9a con g\u00e1i. T\u00f4i nh\u1edb c\u00e1ch t\u00f4i hay \u0111\u00f9a ngh\u1ecbch v\u1edbi koan v\u00e0 t\u00f4i t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi,\u201c\u00c2m thanh c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1ng th\u00ec nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi g\u1eb7p Micah t\u00f4i th\u00edch s\u01b0u t\u1eadp b\u1ea1n trai nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i. C\u00e1ch trao \u0111\u1ed5i th\u00e2n x\u00e1c th\u1eadt h\u1ed3n nhi\u00ean c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd l\u00e0 c\u00e1i m\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u00edch. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 c\u00e1c ch\u00e0ng trai da tr\u1eafng. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u0169ng nh\u1edb c\u00e1ch t\u00f4i hay \u0111\u00f9a ngh\u1ecbch v\u1edbi koan v\u00e0 t\u00f4i t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi,\u201c\u00c2m thanh c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1ng th\u00ec nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1653,"featured_media":18460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,22,42,35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dich-thuat","category-sang-tac","category-sang-viet-ngu","category-truyen-ngan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18461","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\/1653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18461"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52711,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18461\/revisions\/52711"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
\u201cKh\u00f4ng sao,\u201d t\u00f4i th\u1edf g\u1ea5p, m\u1ea5y ng\u00f3n tay l\u1ea7n m\u00f2 \u0111\u1ebfm x\u01b0\u01a1ng s\u01b0\u1eddn. \u201c\u0110\u1ec3 t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i ngh\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t t\u00ed.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u00d4,\u201d Micah n\u00f3i. \u201cTh\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y ch\u00fa tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00e2m linh.\u201d
\u201cLinh h\u1ed3n kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cB\u1ed1 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1ea7m n\u1eafm nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 v\u00f4 h\u00ecnh.\u201d
\u201cC\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1ea7m n\u1eafm nh\u1eefng h\u1ea1t nguy\u00ean t\u1eed,\u201d Micah ch\u1ec9 cho t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y.
\u201c\u00c0,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi, \u201cnh\u01b0ng anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfm ch\u00fang.\u201d<\/p>\n
Micah c\u01b0\u1eddi to. \u201cD\u0129 nhi\u00ean,\u201d anh n\u00f3i. \u201cD\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 em kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u, Gina, Ph\u1eadt Gi\u00e1o ch\u1ee7 tr\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1eeb b\u1ecf th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n.\u201d
T\u00f4i kh\u1ecbt m\u0169i. \u201cTh\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n th\u00ec c\u00f3 g\u00ec sai ch\u1ee9? Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n, c\u00f3 kh\u00e1c g\u00ec m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d<\/p>\n
Micah nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft, m\u1eb7t h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi. Anh ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c g\u00f5 hai chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u0169a v\u00e0o nhau ch\u1ea7m ch\u1eadm. Anh c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ri\u00eang l\u1ebb v\u00e0 m\u1edbi m\u1ebb, ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 \u1ea5y, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t anh h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u1ea1o t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, v\u1edbi m\u00e1i t\u00f3c m\u1edbi m\u1ecdc v\u00e0 v\u1ebb t\u0129nh l\u1eb7ng, v\u00e0 c\u00e1i c\u00e1ch th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh anh ch\u0103m ch\u00fa h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u1ebfn thi\u00ean nhi\u00ean chung quanh anh.<\/p>\n
\u201cKh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i, ko-an<\/em>. Trong Ph\u1eadt gi\u00e1o.\u201d
\u201cKh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i g\u00ec?\u201d
\u201cV\u1ec1 \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng, v\u1ec1 \u00fd ngh\u0129a cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi.\u201d
\u201c\u00d4, Ok.,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, em hi\u1ec3u r\u1ed3i.\u201d T\u00f4i quay l\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i, c\u00e1i bao c\u00f3 chai r\u01b0\u1ee3u \u1edf trong hai b\u00e0n tay t\u00f4i. \u201cTh\u1eed c\u00e1i n\u00e0y nh\u00e9, \u2018Ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u00e1nh r\u1eafm c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00f2 m\u00e1 ra l\u00e0m sao?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u0110\u00eam sau, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1ee7 chung gi\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1edbi nhau l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean. Anh m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n l\u00f3t v\u00e0 tay anh \u0111\u1ec3 ngay ng\u1eafn kh\u00e9p ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0 Gandhi n\u1eb1m gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng n\u00e0ng trinh n\u1eef. T\u00f4i quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m g\u00e2y kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n cho anh. T\u00f4i c\u1ee9 \u00e1p th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u00e0o c\u1ea1nh anh, g\u00e1c ch\u00e2n l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh, ng\u00f3n tay t\u00f4i m\u00e2n m\u00ea xoa b\u1ed9 ng\u1ef1c h\u1eb9p c\u1ee7a anh. Anh v\u00f9ng v\u1ea9y v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea9y t\u00f4i ra, gi\u1ea3 b\u1ed9 ng\u1ee7. Khi t\u00f4i th\u1ee9c gi\u1ea5c bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng, anh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i m\u1ea5t v\u00e0 b\u1ea3n nh\u1ea1c Ode to Joy \u0111ang ph\u00e1t ra \u1ea7m \u0129 tr\u00ean m\u00e1y c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
\u201cKh\u00f4ng th\u00edch h\u1ee3p th\u1eadt.\u201d T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd. \u201cNh\u01b0ng \u00edt ra h\u1eafn c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng thu\u1ed9c m\u1eabu ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00edch h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi anh.\u201d<\/p>\n
Micah r\u1ea7y t\u00f4i. \u201c\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 Ph\u1eadt gi\u00e1o theo c\u00e1ch Hollywood,\u201d anh n\u00f3i. \u201cTh\u1edf m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y t\u00ednh c\u00e1ch tr\u00ecnh di\u1ec5n.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0110\u1ec3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y, \u201c t\u00f4i d\u1eb1n d\u1ed7i, \u201canh ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cM\u1eb9 ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea9n n\u1ea5u th\u1ee9c \u0103n \u0110\u1ea1i H\u00e0n,\u201d T\u00f4i gi\u1ee5c m\u1eb9 qua \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i. \u201cAnh \u1ea5y s\u1ebd th\u00edch l\u1eafm.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0110\u1ec3 xem.\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, kh\u00f4ng th\u00fa nh\u1eadn c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng h\u00e9 l\u1ed9 g\u00ec c\u1ea3.<\/p>\n
Kh\u00f4ng ai n\u00f3i l\u1eddi n\u00e0o k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb l\u00fac b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i khui chai Chardonnay v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecdc cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nghe \u0111o\u1ea1n mi\u00eau t\u1ea3 trong quy\u1ec3n s\u00e1ch b\u00eca m\u1ec1m c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u n\u1ebfp g\u1ea5p H\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn c\u00e1ch ch\u1ecdn r\u01b0\u1ee3u vang c\u1ee7a New York Times.<\/p>\n
B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0103n. \u00d4ng nu\u1ed1t \u0111\u00e1nh \u1ef1c v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn l\u00ean. \u201cTh\u1ebf \u00e0?\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i, c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ch\u00fa \u00fd.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u1ed2, ch\u00e1u r\u1ea5t th\u00edch th\u1ee9c \u0103n cay,\u201d Micah tr\u1ea5n an. M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111i l\u1ea5y b\u00e1t cho Micah.<\/p>\n
\u201cGina!\u201d M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf.<\/p>\n
\u201cGina!\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i van n\u00e0i.
\u201cB\u00e1c Kim \u2013 \u201c Micah b\u1eaft d\u1ea7u.<\/p>\n
\u201cM\u00e0y bi\u1ebft g\u00ec v\u1ec1 \u0110\u1ea1i H\u00e0n ch\u1ee9? M\u1ea7y ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n khi m\u00e0y s\u00e1u tu\u1ed5i.\u201d<\/p>\n
B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i nhai \u0111i nhai l\u1ea1i. \u201c\u0110\u00e1ng l\u1ebd t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean r\u1eddi \u0110\u1ea1i H\u00e0n,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd, ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n qu\u1ea3 quy\u1ebft.<\/p>\n
\u201cMicah,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cAnh c\u00f3 \u0111i kh\u00f4ng?\u201d
Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1ecf b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh \u1edf b\u00e0n \u0103n.
\u201c\u0110\u00e1ng l\u1ebd tao n\u00ean g\u1eedi cho m\u00e0y s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi c\u00f4 Soo!\u201d B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u1ecdng theo.<\/p>\n
\u201cEm kh\u00f3 t\u00ednh v\u1edbi b\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a em qu\u00e1,\u201d anh n\u00f3i. \u201c\u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi x\u1ea5u.\u201d
\u201cB\u1ecf qua chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y,\u201d T\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cTh\u00f4i m\u00ecnh \u0111i.\u201d<\/p>\n
V\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 t\u00ea d\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i th\u00e1o c\u00fac \u00e1o \u1ea5m b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i, gi\u1eadt ph\u0103ng \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi b\u00ean trong v\u00e0 l\u1ed9t \u00e1o ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ea7u. T\u00f4i u\u1ed1n \u00e9o cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi v\u00e1y v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 l\u00f3t r\u01a1i kh\u1ecfi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, \u0111\u00e1 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o v\u00e0o trong g\u00f3c nh\u00e0, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i \u01b0\u1edbt \u0111\u1eabm v\u00e0 ch\u00e1y b\u1ecfng \u2013 r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e8 l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh.
Nh\u01b0 m\u00f9i v\u1ecb c\u1ee7a th\u1ee9c \u0103n sau m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y nh\u1ecbn \u0111\u00f3i \u2013 r\u1ea5t m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1eb7n. Micah \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i c\u01a1n gi\u1eadn d\u1eef \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u1edbi c\u00e1i \u0111am m\u00ea b\u00ed \u1ea9n c\u1ee7a anh; nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n \u1ea5u \u0111\u1ea3, m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c c\u00e3i nhau, c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ea5t quan tr\u1ecdng \u0111ang b\u1ecb th\u1eed th\u00e1ch m\u00e0 c\u1ea3 hai ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ea5t. Sau \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 nghe b\u00e0i h\u00e1t Ode to Joy trong khi Micah, c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f4i \u0111\u0169a b\u1ecf v\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e3i trong ph\u00f2ng, \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng \u0111\u0169a \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n gi\u00e0n nh\u1ea1c Leonard Bernstein. Sau \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i ra ti\u1ec7m All-star Dairy mua th\u1ee9c \u0103n v\u00e0 Micah th\u00fa nh\u1eadn v\u1edbi t\u00f4i l\u00e0 anh \u0111\u00e3 y\u00eau.<\/p>\n