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T\u00f4i t\u00ean Phi\u00ean. T\u00f4i \u0111ang \u1edf trong m\u1ed9t si\u00eau th\u1ecb kh\u00e1 n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1ea7m u\u1ea5t nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t nh\u1ea5t \u1edf n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9. <\/p>\n

B\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u00e0 ch\u00edn gi\u1edd s\u00e1ng ng\u00e0y m\u1ed3ng m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng Gi\u00eang. Bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u n\u0103m kh\u00f4ng h\u1ee9a h\u1eb9n m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p. B\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi th\u00ec x\u00e1m x\u1ecbt, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u1ecfe l\u1eafm. Nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0 m\u1ea5y chai bia t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m qua \u1edf chi\u1ebfc b\u00e0n ngo\u00e0i hi\u00ean m\u1ed9t qu\u00e1n \u0103n \u1edf khu Westminster c\u00f3 li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y. Ho\u1eb7c ch\u00ednh c\u00e1i c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c t\u00f4i c\u00f3 v\u00e0o l\u00fac chia tay v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00eam qua v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111eo \u0111\u1eb3ng cho \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00e2y gi\u1edd. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 la c\u00e0 kh\u00e1 l\u00e2u \u1edf qu\u00e1n \u0103n \u0111\u00f3, hai ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 n\u0103m c\u0169 v\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 n\u0103m m\u1edbi. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i \u1edf chi\u1ebfc b\u00e0n nh\u1ecf ngo\u00e0i hi\u00ean qu\u00e1n, nh\u00ecn ra con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ef1a m\u1ed7i l\u00fac m\u1ed7i th\u01b0a d\u1ea7n xe c\u1ed9, n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n lung tung, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u00fac t\u00f4i c\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ef1c to. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1i c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu v\u1eabn \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, l\u1ea9n l\u00fat m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1eefng n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi, trong nh\u1eefng ng\u1ee5m bia u\u1ed1ng v\u1ed9i, \u0111\u00e0ng sau c\u00e1i tranh t\u1ed1i tranh s\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a hi\u00ean qu\u00e1n, r\u1ed3i b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd x\u1ed3 ra nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng vo ve c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con nh\u1eb7ng qu\u00e1i \u00e1c. Ti\u1ebfng vo ve l\u1edbn d\u1ea7n tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ra b\u00e3i \u0111\u1eadu xe. Khi t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u0103n nh\u00e0 nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u1edf ph\u00eda \u0110\u00f4ng B\u1eafc c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd s\u00e1ng. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec t\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. Con nh\u1eb7ng bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Ti\u1ebfng vo ve c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 vang \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb m\u1ecdi ng\u00f3c ng\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng, b\u00e1m v\u00e0o ph\u00eda trong s\u1ecd n\u00e3o c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u duy nh\u1ea5t t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ec3 xua \u0111u\u1ed5i n\u00f3 \u0111i. T\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1eb7t m\u00e1y \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ea5m v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng n\u00fat s\u1ed1. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 m\u1edbi ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m nay, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 m\u1edbi ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m qua, m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eeb l\u00e2u l\u1eafm v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecdn kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m. Con nh\u1eb7ng qu\u00e1i \u00e1c v\u00f4 h\u00ecnh v\u00f4 t\u01b0\u1edbng kia b\u1ed7ng im b\u1eb7t khi ti\u1ebfng chu\u00f4ng \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i vang l\u00ean t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u gi\u00e2y ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfm t\u1eebng ti\u1ebfng chu\u00f4ng reo, b\u00e0n tay c\u1ea7m \u1ed1ng n\u00f3i run l\u00ean. M\u1ed9t, hai, ba, …, s\u00e1u, b\u1ea3y, t\u00e1m. C\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng l\u00edch k\u00edch \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u d\u00e2y b\u00ean kia r\u1ed3i ti\u1ebfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. "R\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfc t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u1edf nh\u00e0. Xin b\u1ea1n h\u00e3y vui l\u00f2ng…" B\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd s\u00e1ng ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t n\u0103m. \u1ede m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00f4i t\u00ecnh nh\u00e2n v\u00e0 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111ang t\u1ee5 h\u1ecdp trong m\u1ed9t c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng \u1ed3n \u00e0o, tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp bia r\u01b0\u1ee3u v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng nh\u1ea1c. \u0110\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ni\u1ec1m vui \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn, t\u1ea1i sao t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i c\u1ee9 mu\u1ed1n k\u00e9o h\u1ecd quay v\u1ec1? T\u00f4i \u0111\u1eb7t \u1ed1ng n\u00f3i xu\u1ed1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi l\u1eddi nh\u1eafn tin ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t. <\/p>\n

Khu ch\u1ee3 v\u1eafng hoe. V\u1eafng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfng r\u1ea7n r\u1eadt c\u1ee7a m\u00e1u t\u1eeb tr\u00e1i tim m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111ang d\u1ed3n l\u00ean hai th\u00e1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd t\u1ed1n r\u1ea5t \u00edt th\u00ec gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 mua m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i m\u00f3n c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft trong khu ch\u1ee3 n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh la c\u00e0 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh la c\u00e0 \u1edf b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e2u. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh g\u1eb7p ai. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1eaft chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi ai. \u0110i ch\u1ee3 xong t\u00f4i s\u1ebd v\u1ec1 l\u1ea1i c\u0103n nh\u00e0 nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u0103n ra gi\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 ng\u1ee7 m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea5c cho h\u1ebft m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y, cho d\u00f9 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u n\u0103m, \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00f9 l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam th\u1ee9c tr\u1eafng. \u0110\u00e3 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf trong \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. S\u1ebd c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf trong \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y m\u00e0 t\u00f4i v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u x\u1ea3y ra chung quanh t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u00fat li\u00ean h\u1ec7 g\u00ec v\u1edbi nhau. Ho\u1eb7c \u00edt nh\u1ea5t t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 v\u1eady. V\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. H\u00f4m nay l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. <\/p>\n

Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng ch\u1eadn t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean l\u1ed1i \u0111i nh\u1ecf g\u1ea7n khu b\u00e1n n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ea5m. "\u00d4ng mua gi\u00f9m t\u00f4i b\u1ed1n con cua \u0111i." B\u1ed1n con cua? Con nh\u1eb7ng qu\u00e1i \u00e1c t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t x\u00f3 x\u1ec9nh n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 trong khu ch\u1ee3 b\u1ed7ng x\u1ed3 ra, vo ve, vo ve. <\/font><\/p>\n

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T\u00f4i l\u00e0 Hoa, c\u00f2n \u1ea3nh l\u00e0 ch\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. T\u00ednh \u1ea3nh l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng v\u1eady, h\u1ec5 kh\u00f4ng v\u1eeba \u00fd th\u00ec ch\u1eedi, m\u00e0 to\u00e0n l\u00e0 ch\u1eedi b\u1eady! T\u00f4i c\u1eb1n nh\u1eb1n \u1ea3nh v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y ho\u00e0i, t\u00f4i s\u1ee3 th\u1eb1ng con b\u1ea3y tu\u1ed5i nghe quen r\u1ed3i b\u1eaft ch\u01b0\u1edbc. V\u1eady m\u00e0 c\u1ee9 ch\u1ee9ng n\u00e0o t\u1eadt n\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eeba. <\/p>\n

S\u00e1ng nay \u1ea3nh h\u1ed1i t\u00f4i \u0111i ch\u1ee3 s\u1edbm mua \u0111\u1ed3 \u0103n v\u1ec1 l\u00e0m ti\u1ec7c. \u1ea2nh m\u1eddi b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 kh\u00e1ch kh\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 ba gi\u1edd chi\u1ec1u nay. Hai v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng \u00f4ng Long ch\u1ee7 h\u00e3ng ti\u1ec7n ch\u1ed7 \u1ea3nh l\u00e0m, c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n nh\u1eadu c\u1ee7a \u1ea3nh, c\u1ea3 th\u1ea3y l\u00e0 b\u1ea3y ng\u01b0\u1eddi. \u1ea2nh khoe v\u1edbi h\u1ecd l\u00e0 t\u00f4i l\u00e0m cua rang mu\u1ed1i ngon l\u1eafm. L\u00fac c\u00f2n \u1edf nh\u00e0 nghe qu\u1ea3ng c\u00e1o tr\u00ean \u0111\u00e0i ch\u1ee3 n\u00e0y c\u00f3 b\u00e1n cua t\u01b0\u01a1i v\u1edbi gi\u00e1 r\u1ebb, \u1ea3nh ch\u1edf t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y. Ai d\u00e8 h\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 b\u00e1n m\u1ed7i gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u00f3 b\u1ed1n con m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. \u1ea2nh n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7, ph\u1ea3i \u00edt nh\u1ee9t t\u00e1m con m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee7. T\u00f4i ch\u1eafc \u1ea3nh t\u00ednh b\u1ea3y ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1ch c\u1ecdng v\u1edbi \u1ea3nh l\u00e0 t\u00e1m, c\u00f2n t\u00f4i l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea9n qu\u1ea9n trong b\u1ebfp ch\u1eafc c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0103n u\u1ed1ng g\u00ec. Th\u1eb1ng To\u1ea3n, con ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u00ec \u0103n nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, \u0111\u1ee1 ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ed9t v\u1ecf cua hay \u0111\u1eadp c\u00e0ng \u0111\u1eadp ngoe cho n\u00f3. \u1ea2nh \u0111\u1ecbnh nh\u1edd m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1ch \u0111i ch\u1ee3 mua gi\u00f9m b\u1ed1n con n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3n, n\u00f3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta b\u00e1n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ec3 d\u00e0nh cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. M\u00ecnh mua h\u1ebft r\u1ed3i m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1edbi sau l\u1ea5y g\u00ec mua. Thi\u1ebfu th\u00ec m\u00ecnh \u0111i ch\u1ee3 kh\u00e1c mua th\u00eam hay l\u00e0 l\u00e0m m\u00f3n g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 th\u1ebf v\u00e0o c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u1ea2nh g\u1ea1t \u0111i, n\u00f3i th\u00e2y k\u1ec7 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta, ai bi\u1ec3u \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u1ec5 l\u00e0m chi. V\u1edbi l\u1ea1i m\u00ecnh mua tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng ch\u1edb c\u00f3 c\u01b0\u1edbp gi\u1ef1t c\u1ee7a ai \u0111\u00e2u! V\u1eady l\u00e0 \u1ea3nh ch\u1eadn ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta l\u1ea1i nh\u1edd mua cua. Ai d\u00e8 g\u1eb7p c\u00e1i \u00f4ng kh\u00e1ch kh\u00f3 t\u00ednh, kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu mua gi\u00f9m. V\u1eady l\u00e0 \u1ea3nh ch\u1eedi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebb. B\u1ecb ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u1ef1 l\u1ea1i \u1ea3nh x\u1ed1c t\u1edbi l\u00e0m um s\u00f9m, x\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea9y ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta l\u00e0m b\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed3 b\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea1c \u0111\u1ec3 qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd ch\u1ee3 k\u00eau c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t v\u00e0o thu h\u1ebft gi\u1ea5y t\u1edd, b\u1eaft khai b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1ee9. L\u1ee1 m\u00e0 b\u1ecb b\u1eaft nh\u1ed1t th\u00ec kh\u1ecfi c\u00f3 ti\u1ec7c t\u00f9ng g\u00ec h\u1ebft chi\u1ec1u nay. Thi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 h\u1ebft ch\u1ed7 n\u00f3i! <\/p>\n

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T\u00f4i l\u00e0 Thu\u1eadn, l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf s\u1edf B\u01b0u \u0110i\u1ec7n g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y. V\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng t\u00f4i c\u00f3 ba \u0111\u1ee9a con, th\u1eb1ng l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t m\u01b0\u1eddi tu\u1ed5i. Hai \u0111\u1ee9a kia t\u00e1m tu\u1ed5i, sinh \u0111\u00f4i m\u00e0! H\u00f4m nay l\u00e0 T\u1ebft t\u00e2y, t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ngh\u1ec9 \u1edf nh\u00e0. M\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9a nh\u1ecf th\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ngh\u1ec9 hai tu\u1ea7n, b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb h\u00f4m tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ec5 Gi\u00e1ng sinh l\u1eadn. T\u1ee5i nh\u1ecf \u0111\u00f2i \u0111i ch\u01a1i bi\u1ec3n, nh\u01b0ng tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5t \u00e2m u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, ra \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ee1 ch\u00fang n\u00f3 b\u1ecb c\u1ea3m l\u1ea1nh th\u00ec kh\u1ed5. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00fang \u0111i bi\u1ec3n ch\u01a1i l\u1eafm, \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i v\u00ec b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n c\u00f4ng \u0103n vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u00ec gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00fang \u0111i \u0111\u00e2y \u0111i \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i c\u00f2n nh\u1edb n\u0103m ngo\u00e1i \u0111\u01b0a c\u1ea3 nh\u00e0 ra b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n Redondo. T\u1ee5i nh\u1ecf \u0111\u00f2i \u0103n cua lu\u1ed9c, t\u00f4i mua cho h\u1ebft c\u1ea3 nh\u00e0, m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t con b\u1ef1. Nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng ph\u00e1t cho m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i b\u00faa g\u1ed7 v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u1edb gi\u1ea5y b\u00e1o c\u0169. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i \u1edf chi\u1ebfc b\u00e0n g\u1ed7 d\u00e0i g\u1ea7n m\u00e9 bi\u1ec3n, ch\u1ed7 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e2u c\u00e1, v\u1eeba \u0103n v\u1eeba c\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1ee1n v\u1edbi nhau th\u1eadt l\u00e0 vui. Vui l\u1eafm. <\/p>\n

S\u1eb5n nghe \u0111\u00e0i qu\u1ea3ng c\u00e1o cua t\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ea1 gi\u00e1, t\u00f4i l\u00e1i xe \u0111\u01b0a v\u1ee3 t\u00f4i ra ch\u1ee3 n\u00e0y mua cua v\u1ec1 lu\u1ed9c \u0103n v\u1edbi mu\u1ed1i ti\u00eau chanh. T\u00f4i g\u1edfi t\u1ee5i nh\u1ecf cho b\u00e0 ch\u1ecb d\u00e2u b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh, d\u1eb7n t\u1ee5i nh\u1ecf \u1edf nh\u00e0 ngoan ngo\u00e3n, ba m\u00e1 \u0111i mua cua v\u1ec1 l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ed3 \u0103n cho c\u1ea3 nh\u00e0 xong bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a \u0111i xem phim. Ch\u1ee3 b\u00e1n cua t\u01b0\u01a1i v\u00e0 r\u1ebb, \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 qu\u1ea3ng c\u00e1o. Ng\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i h\u1ecd gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n m\u1ed7i nh\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 mua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f3 b\u1ed1n con th\u00f4i. T\u00f4i h\u01a1i th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng. T\u00f4i t\u00ednh m\u1ed7i \u0111\u1ee9a nh\u1ecf hai con, ph\u1ea7n v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng t\u00f4i m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t con c\u0169ng v\u1eeba. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u1ea1y \u0111i ch\u1ed7 kh\u00e1c mua th\u00eam th\u00ec ch\u01b0a ch\u1eafc \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3, m\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u00ec c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a ch\u1eafc ngon v\u00e0 r\u1ebb nh\u01b0 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch nh\u1edd ai \u0111\u00f3 mua gi\u00f9m th\u00eam b\u1ed1n con n\u1eefa l\u00e0 ti\u1ec7n nh\u1ea5t. Ch\u1eafc kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai n\u1ee1 t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i. L\u00fac n\u00e3y t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 m\u1ea5t c\u00f3 hai ph\u00fat \u0111\u1ec3 mua b\u1ed1n con cua th\u00f4i m\u00e0. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1ch \u0111ang nh\u1ea9n nha \u1edf khu b\u00e1n x\u00ec d\u1ea7u n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u01b0\u01a1ng. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1edd \u00f4ng ta gi\u00fap \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi \u00f4ng ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mua gi\u00f9m t\u00f4i b\u1ed1n con cua hay kh\u00f4ng. \u00d4ng ta khinh kh\u1ec9nh tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u00ec gi\u1edd. C\u00e1ch tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi v\u00e0 khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t kh\u00f3 \u0111\u0103m \u0111\u0103m c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta l\u00e0m t\u00f4i c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m t\u01b0\u1edfng b\u1ecb khinh th\u01b0\u1eddng. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a th\u1ea5y ai \u00edch k\u1ef7 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng gh\u00e9t nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng ta. \u00d4ng ta l\u00e0m h\u01b0 h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng d\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. \u00d4ng ta l\u00e0m h\u01b0 h\u1ebft ni\u1ec1m vui c\u1ee7a m\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9a con t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i gi\u1eadn qu\u00e1, ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ea5m v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng ta! <\/p>\n

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T\u00f4i t\u00ean Qu\u1ef3nh. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd c\u00f2n ng\u1ee7 m\u00ea m\u1ec7t n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i d\u1eady s\u1edbm \u0111\u01b0a Caroline ra phi tr\u01b0\u1eddng. Tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ec1, t\u00f4i gh\u00e9 v\u00e0o khu ch\u1ee3 n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 mua m\u1ed9t b\u00f3 rau mu\u1ed1ng. T\u00f4i th\u00edch \u0103n rau mu\u1ed1ng x\u00e0o t\u1ecfi. \u0110\u00eam qua ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i \u0103n t\u1ed1i v\u1edbi nhau \u1edf m\u1ed9t qu\u00e1n \u0103n v\u00f9ng Tustin g\u1ea7n khu t\u00f4i \u1edf v\u00e0 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c. \u1ede \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ed5i ng\u1ecdn n\u1ebfn nh\u1ecf tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc b\u00e1nh sinh nh\u1eadt xinh x\u1eafn m\u00e0 Caroline \u0111\u00e3 mua cho t\u00f4i khi gh\u00e9 l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ti\u1ec7m b\u00e1nh \u1edf khu ch\u1ee3 g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ti\u00eau ph\u00ed ph\u1ea7n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00eam cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a n\u0103m c\u0169 trong m\u1ed9t qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh. Tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ec1, t\u00f4i c\u00e1m \u01a1n Caroline \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y tr\u01a1 tr\u1ecdi gh\u00ea l\u1eafm n\u1ebfu n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 bay \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi t\u00f4i chi\u1ec1u t\u1ed1i ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m kia. Caroline nghi\u00eang ng\u01b0\u1eddi qua t\u1eeb ph\u00eda b\u00ean ph\u1ea3i, h\u00f4n l\u00ean m\u00e1 t\u00f4i v\u00e0 n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u c\u01b0ng, m\u00e0y bi\u1ebft tao y\u00eau m\u00e0y m\u00e0. T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft Caroline y\u00eau t\u00f4i, theo c\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. T\u00f4i c\u00f2n bi\u1ebft n\u00f3 s\u1ebd h\u00f4n m\u00f4i t\u00f4i n\u1ebfu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p, nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 v\u00e0 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd x\u1ea3y ra. <\/p>\n

Caroline l\u0103n ra ng\u1ee7 ngay tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc s\u00f4 pha khi v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u0103n apartment m\u1ed9t ph\u00f2ng nh\u1ecf x\u00edu c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. N\u00f3 c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i gi\u1eef s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe cho chuy\u1ebfn bay t\u00e1m gi\u1edd s\u00e1ng ng\u00e0y mai \u1edf phi tr\u01b0\u1eddng Los Angeles. "G\u1ea5p qu\u00e1, kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e9 v\u1ec1 phi tr\u01b0\u1eddng John Wayne," n\u00f3 n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 xin l\u1ed7i. T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u1eeba, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y phi\u1ec1n h\u00e0 g\u00ec h\u1ebft khi ph\u1ea3i \u0111i th\u00eam b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m n\u1eefa \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u00f3n n\u00f3, t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. T\u00f4i v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c nh\u00e0o \u0111\u1ebfn chi\u1ebfc b\u00e0n \u0111\u00eam n\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb7t chi\u1ebfc m\u00e1y \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi nh\u1eafn tin trong m\u00e1y. T\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a Frank. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u00fang. L\u1eddi ch\u00fac sinh nh\u1eadt l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 v\u00e0 d\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u01a1ng, nh\u01b0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Frank. T\u00f4i x\u00f3a ngay ra kh\u1ecfi m\u00e1y l\u1eddi nh\u1eafn c\u1ee7a Frank sau khi nghe xong v\u00e0 th\u1ea3 m\u00ecnh xu\u1ed1ng gi\u01b0\u1eddng, v\u00f3i tay t\u1eaft ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e8n ng\u1ee7. B\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng, v\u00e0 c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi n\u00f3, ni\u1ec1m chua x\u00f3t. C\u00fa \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i t\u00f4i ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i su\u1ed1t ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m nay \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn. L\u1ea7n sinh nh\u1eadt n\u0103m ngo\u00e1i n\u00f3 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn. L\u00fac b\u1ea5y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i v\u00e0 Frank c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng chung v\u1edbi nhau. Frank \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng mang \u0111\u1ebfn cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y sinh nh\u1eadt th\u1ef1c vui v\u1ebb. \u0110\u00eam h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp ti\u1ebfng nh\u1ea1c v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi cho \u0111\u1ebfn khuya. Nh\u01b0ng Frank hi\u1ec3u ra l\u00e0 anh \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i khi c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i hai \u0111\u1ee9a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec c\u00fa \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i t\u00f4i ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn. "T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed1 em. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y lu\u00f4n l\u00e0m h\u1ecfng m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c." Frank n\u00e9m hai tay l\u00ean tr\u1eddi, than th\u1edf. <\/p>\n

Frank kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed1. Frank ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 s\u00e1u tu\u1ed5i m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ea5y n\u0103m v\u1ec1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3 l\u00eanh \u0111\u00eanh c\u00f9ng b\u1ed1 tr\u00ean chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u v\u01b0\u1ee3t bi\u1ec3n h\u00f4i th\u1ed1i v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y ngh\u1eb9t nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ch\u1ec9 ba tu\u1ea7n sau khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 b\u1ec7nh ho\u1ea1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00f4n c\u1ea5t \u1edf m\u1ed9t ngh\u0129a \u0111\u1ecba t\u1ed3i t\u00e0n v\u00f9ng ngo\u1ea1i \u00f4 S\u00e0i G\u00f2n. Frank ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1 c\u00f3 l\u1ea7n h\u1ed3i t\u1ec9nh v\u00e0o l\u00fac ba gi\u1edd s\u00e1ng sau m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n s\u1ed1t cao \u0111\u1ed9 tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u1edf khu c\u1ea5p c\u1ee9u c\u1ee7a b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chi\u1ebfc h\u00f4n c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 tr\u00ean v\u1ea7ng tr\u00e1n v\u1eabn c\u00f2n n\u00f3ng h\u00e2m h\u1ea5p c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Frank ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1 c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi b\u1ed1 th\u1ed5i t\u1eaft nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn n\u1ebfn tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc b\u00e1nh sinh nh\u1eadt xinh x\u1eafn v\u00e0o m\u1ed7i \u0111\u00eam cu\u1ed1i n\u0103m. Frank ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 khi b\u1ed1 c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng h\u00f4n l\u00ean t\u00f3c, h\u01a1i th\u1edf b\u1ed1 len qua nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb t\u00f3c ph\u1ea3 l\u00ean da \u0111\u1ea7u \u1ea5m \u00e1p, v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng b\u1ed1, ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o h\u01a1n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc b\u00e1nh sinh nh\u1eadt t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng v\u00e0 s\u1eafp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0103n, "Ch\u00fac m\u1eebng sinh nh\u1eadt, Qu\u1ef3nh c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1." T\u00f4i lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n l\u00e0 "Qu\u1ef3nh c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1," v\u00e0 Frank kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea7n c\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau n\u0103m th\u00e1ng, bao nhi\u00eau gian nan, bao nhi\u00eau n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ec3 ba ti\u1ebfng gi\u1ea3n d\u1ecb n\u00e0y c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i \u00fd ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. V\u1eady m\u00e0 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 Frank, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, \u0111\u00e3 khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 Qu\u1ef3nh c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1. \u00cdt nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 v\u00e0 tin nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. <\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc ng\u00e0y nh\u1eadp h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a n\u0103m cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi b\u1ed1 l\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd d\u1ecdn ra \u1edf v\u1edbi Frank. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111i v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ec3u bang mi\u1ec1n \u0110\u00f4ng v\u00e0 s\u1ebd ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc h\u00e0nh \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tin v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd cho b\u1ed1. B\u1ed1 ng\u1ed3i l\u1eb7ng \u0111i, m\u1ed9t b\u00ean kh\u00f3e m\u00f4i gi\u1ea7n gi\u1eadt. Nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m b\u1ed1 \u0111au l\u00f2ng gh\u00ea l\u1eafm. Nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb cho vi\u1ec7c Qu\u1ef3nh c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 s\u1ebd ra \u0111i. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 Frank lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh. S\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00f4i. C\u00e1nh c\u1eeda c\u1ee7a c\u0103n nh\u00e0 nh\u1ecf \u0111\u00f3ng l\u1ea1i th\u1ef1c nhanh sau l\u01b0ng t\u00f4i khi Frank \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3n t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng ra phi tr\u01b0\u1eddng. B\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 m\u1edf mi\u1ec7ng khi t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd g\u1ecdi v\u1ec1 cho b\u1ed1 khi \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i. <\/p>\n

T\u00f4i quen Caroline v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n kh\u00e1c \u1edf ng\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1edbi. T\u00f4i lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 Frank b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh, l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1, c\u0169ng d\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u01a1ng, c\u0169ng chi\u1ec1u chu\u1ed9ng. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac n\u1ebfu b\u1ed1 th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng li\u00ean l\u1ea1c v\u1edbi t\u00f4i. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 x\u1ea3y ra. Khi t\u00f4i g\u1ecdi v\u1ec1 cho b\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e1o tin m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i b\u00ecnh y\u00ean, b\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng c\u1eaft ngang cu\u1ed9c \u0111i\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e0m. T\u00f4i ng\u01a1 ng\u00e1c nh\u00ecn chi\u1ebfc \u1ed1ng nghe \u0111ang ph\u00e1t ra m\u1ed9t tr\u00e0ng u u v\u00f4 duy\u00ean, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u01a1n gi\u1eadn tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp l\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i th\u1ec1 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd g\u1ecdi v\u1ec1 cho b\u1ed1 n\u1eefa. V\u1ec1 sau, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng g\u1edfi cho b\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m b\u01b0u thi\u1ebfp m\u1ed7i khi c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp \u0111i ch\u01a1i xa v\u1edbi Frank ho\u1eb7c trong nh\u1eefng d\u1ecbp l\u1ec5. T\u00f4i lu\u00f4n c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn k\u00e8m theo \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0 s\u1ed1 \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, hy v\u1ecdng s\u1ebd nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ed3i \u00e2m c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 x\u1ea3y ra. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c th\u01b0, kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i cho Qu\u1ef3nh c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1! <\/p>\n

Frank v\u00e0 t\u00f4i chia tay kh\u00f4ng l\u00e2u sau \u0111\u00eam sinh nh\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ed1 b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t ng\u01a1 ng\u00e1c c\u1ee7a Frank khi t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o anh \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y v\u00e0 tin r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u00fang. T\u00f4i cho r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u Frank r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u trong khi anh gi\u1ecfi l\u1eafm ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o l\u1edbp v\u1ecf ngo\u00e0i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. B\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00e1i v\u1ebb ngo\u00e0i r\u1ea5t "M\u1ef9" c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u1edb b\u00f2ng bong nh\u1eefng suy ngh\u0129 ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng gi\u1eb1ng co, nh\u1eefng ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng t\u00e2m l\u00fd m\u00e2u thu\u1eabn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0ng lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i khi t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch l\u00fd gi\u1ea3i. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng s\u1ebd th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf khi t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y cho Frank. B\u1edfi v\u00ec Frank s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u g\u00ec h\u1ebft. \u0110\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a Frank. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00e1c nhau, nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u1ec7nh. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a nhau.
T\u00f4i ra tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u00edt th\u00e1ng sau \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m \u1edf v\u00f9ng Irvine, ba m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Nam c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Westminster. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh ch\u1ecdn c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb kh\u00e1c. \u0110\u00eam qua t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ed7i, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi r\u01a1i v\u00e0o gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 ng\u1eafn ng\u1ee7i, h\u01a1i th\u1edf \u1ea5m \u00e1p c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 ph\u1ea3 tr\u00ean da \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 l\u1eddi ch\u00fac sinh nh\u1eadt ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 b\u00ean tai. <\/p>\n

Khu ch\u1ee3 r\u1ea5t v\u1eafng, rau c\u1ecf \u00ea h\u1ec1, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 rau mu\u1ed1ng. B\u1ed1 th\u00edch rau mu\u1ed1ng x\u00e0o t\u1ecfi, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u00edch theo b\u1ed1. Khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee7 l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ec3 qu\u1ea5y r\u1ea7y b\u1ed1 trong c\u0103n b\u1ebfp nh\u1ecf x\u00edu, b\u1ed1 d\u1ea1y t\u00f4i n\u1ea5u \u0103n. M\u00f3n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 rau mu\u1ed1ng x\u00e0o t\u1ecfi. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ee1 b\u1ee5ng nh\u00ecn b\u1ed1 v\u1eeba b\u1ecf v\u00e0o m\u1ed3m nh\u1eefng c\u1ecdng rau mu\u1ed1ng cong queo v\u00e0 \u0111en x\u1ec9n v\u1eeba khen "Qu\u1ef3nh c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1" n\u1ea5u \u0103n gi\u1ecfi qu\u00e1. V\u1eady m\u00e0 h\u00f4m nay l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 rau mu\u1ed1ng! T\u00f4i th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng, r\u1eddi khu h\u00e0ng rau, nh\u00ecn quanh qu\u1ea5t t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 mua. T\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f4ng quen ra v\u1ec1 tay kh\u00f4ng. V\u00e0o l\u00fac t\u00f4i \u0111ang ph\u00e2n v\u00e2n gi\u1eefa hai b\u00ecnh s\u1eefa \u0111\u1eadu n\u00e0nh n\u00f3ng ho\u1eb7c l\u1ea1nh, ti\u1ebfng chai l\u1ecd \u0111\u1ed5 lo\u1ea3ng xo\u1ea3ng l\u1eabn v\u1edbi ti\u1ebfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ed3n \u00e0o l\u00e0m t\u00f4i gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i quay l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng ta. <\/p>\n

\u00d4ng \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i b\u1ec7t d\u01b0\u1edbi s\u00e0n, hai ch\u00e2n b\u1eb9t ra tr\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t th\u1ea3m h\u1ea1i. Nh\u1eefng chai x\u00ec d\u1ea7u, n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eafm n\u1eb1m v\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e3i chung quanh, c\u00f3 \u00edt nh\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t chai b\u1ecb v\u1ee1, gi\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e2u s\u1eabm t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ea3y ra, loang d\u1ea7n tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n g\u1ea1ch men nh\u1edbp nh\u00e1p. \u00d4ng ta c\u1ea7m chai x\u00ec d\u1ea7u v\u1ee1 l\u00ean, ng\u1eafm ngh\u00eda. C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng ta kh\u00f4ng g\u1ea5p g\u00e1p \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady. C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng ta ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n ng\u1ed3i m\u00e3i \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, suy ng\u1eabm v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u r\u1ea5t quan tr\u1ecdng. <\/p>\n

Khi \u00f4ng ta ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean, t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft bu\u1ed3n th\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. T\u00f4i gi\u1eadt b\u1eafn ng\u01b0\u1eddi, quay m\u1eb7t \u0111i th\u1ef1c nhanh, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ec5. \u00d4ng ta nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p t\u00f4i \u0111ang quan s\u00e1t \u00f4ng t\u1ef1 n\u00e3y gi\u1edd. Nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0 \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n t\u00f4i hay b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p m\u00ecnh trong m\u1ed9t ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ee9t r\u1ee9t qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ed7i nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng t\u00e0n nh\u1eabn. T\u00f4i c\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t b\u00ecnh s\u1eefa \u0111\u1eadu n\u00e0nh ngu\u1ed9i l\u1ea1nh, quay ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i nh\u01b0 ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda qu\u1ea7y t\u00ednh ti\u1ec1n. T\u00f4i ch\u1ea7n ch\u1edd \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0i ph\u00fat, l\u00f2ng d\u1ea1 r\u1ed1i tung. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi n\u01a1i n\u00e0y ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c, v\u00e0 trong c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u1ecf \u0111i. T\u00f4i h\u00edt v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i th\u1ef1c s\u00e2u, v\u00f2ng tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i khu b\u00e1n n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ea5m, b\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc ng\u1eafn, kh\u1ebd kh\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i \u00f4ng ta \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i d\u1ea1ng ch\u00e2n d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea5t. Nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh \u00f4ng, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eb7t b\u00ecnh s\u1eefa \u0111\u1eadu n\u00e0nh qua m\u1ed9t b\u00ean, nh\u1eb7t nh\u1eefng chai n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ea5m \u0111\u1ee7 lo\u1ea1i \u0111ang l\u0103n l\u00f3c tr\u00ean s\u00e0n ch\u1ee3 \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean k\u1ec7, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng gi\u1eef v\u1ebb b\u00ecnh th\u1ea3n nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai \u0111ang \u1edf b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh. C\u1ed1 g\u1eafng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng. T\u00f4i len l\u00e9n quan s\u00e1t t\u1eebng c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. T\u1eeb m\u1ed9t g\u00f3c m\u1eaft, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng ta n\u00e9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi qua m\u1ed9t b\u00ean, ch\u1ed1ng hai tay l\u00ean s\u00e0n, xoay m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng th\u1eb3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ean trong t\u01b0 th\u1ebf qu\u1ef3 t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i. \u00d4ng ta nh\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t chai n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eafm c\u00f2n nguy\u00ean v\u1eb9n \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean k\u1ec7 v\u00e0 quay l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 cho \u00f4ng tha h\u1ed3 ng\u1eafm ngh\u00eda m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t b\u00ean ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, tr\u00e1i tim ch\u00f9ng xu\u1ed1ng trong n\u1ed7i ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. \u00d4ng s\u1ebd n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec? \u00d4ng s\u1ebd c\u00e1m \u01a1n t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap \u00f4ng thu nh\u1eb7t nh\u1eefng chai n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ea5m v\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e3i d\u01b0\u1edbi s\u00e0n ch\u0103ng? H\u01a1n m\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e2y tr\u00f4i qua, \u00f4ng v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng m\u1edf mi\u1ec7ng. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa, thu h\u1ebft can \u0111\u1ea3m quay l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o \u00f4ng. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u00f4ng \u00e2m u nh\u01b0 m\u00e0u tr\u1eddi ngo\u00e0i kia. M\u1ed9t b\u00ean kh\u00f3e m\u00f4i \u00f4ng rung rung, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00e2m thanh n\u00e0o ph\u00e1t ra t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3. <\/p>\n

C\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i ph\u00e1t ra t\u1eeb ph\u00eda sau, "T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m phi\u1ec1n \u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat hay kh\u00f4ng?" Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh quay l\u1ea1i. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t tr\u1ebb, cao l\u1edbn. C\u00f9ng v\u1edbi anh ta l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng trung ni\u00ean, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd c\u1ee7a khu ch\u1ee3. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec \u00f4ng ta ch\u1ecbu l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i. "T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec cho \u00f4ng, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t?" Gi\u1ecdng \u00f4ng c\u1ee9ng c\u1ecfi, mang n\u1eb7ng \u00e2m s\u1eafc c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecdc n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng Anh khi \u0111\u00e3 l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i. "Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e0ng kia m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat hay kh\u00f4ng? T\u00f4i c\u1ea7n h\u1ecfi \u00f4ng v\u00e0i c\u00e2u." Vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t l\u1ec5 \u0111\u1ed9 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, tay ch\u1ec9 v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda m\u1ed9t g\u00f3c v\u1eafng c\u1ee7a khu ch\u1ee3. Vi\u00ean qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng nh\u1eb7t nh\u1eefng m\u1ea3nh chai v\u1ee1 tr\u00ean s\u00e0n, c\u00e1m \u01a1n t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap thu d\u1ecdn ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y. "C\u00f4 ng\u01b0ng tay \u0111i nh\u00e9, nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i s\u1ebd lo vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y." T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean, h\u1ea5p t\u1ea5p b\u01b0\u1edbc theo hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi m\u00ecnh \u0111i theo \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n \u0111i theo \u00f4ng ta.
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee3, \u0111ang c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ed3ng, \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng l\u00ean, hai tay th\u1ecfng xu\u1ed1ng nghi\u00eam ch\u1ec9nh khi vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ed3ng, ng\u1ed3i b\u00f3 g\u1ed1i tr\u00ean s\u00e0n ch\u1ee3 d\u01a1 b\u1ea9n, ngo\u1ea3nh m\u1eb7t nh\u00ecn ra ph\u00eda qu\u1ea7y t\u00ednh ti\u1ec1n, v\u1ebb b\u01b0\u1edbng b\u1ec9nh. L\u00fac n\u00e0y m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1ch \u0111i ch\u1ee3 s\u1edbm k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u1edf m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch v\u1eeba ph\u1ea3i, nh\u00ecn. Vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t ch\u1ec9 tay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi \u00f4ng kh\u00e1ch. "C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 h\u00e0nh hung \u00f4ng khi n\u00e3y kh\u00f4ng?" "Kh\u00f4ng!" \u00d4ng ta tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch d\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t, v\u00e0 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 quy\u1ebft li\u1ec7t. Nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 suy ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn g\u00f3c ch\u1ee3 n\u00e0y. Vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i n\u1eefa, nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng, ch\u1edd m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch. "Ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c th\u1ea3o lu\u1eadn ng\u1eafn v\u1ec1 … cua. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd v\u1edbi nhau v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c cua th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 c\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau c\u00e0ng v\u00e0 ngoe. V\u1eady th\u00f4i." T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a th\u1ea5y ai n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i d\u1edf nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng ta. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t c\u0169ng c\u00f3 c\u00f9ng nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t. Anh ta nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb x\u00fac ph\u1ea1m, \u0111\u01b0a tay ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng v\u1ec7t b\u1ea9n loang l\u1ed7 tr\u00ean qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o \u00f4ng ta, h\u1ecfi, "Th\u1ebf th\u00ec nh\u1eefng v\u1ec7t b\u1ea9n n\u00e0y t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2u ra?" " T\u00f4i s\u01a1 \u00fd ng\u00e3 v\u00e0o ng\u0103n k\u1ec7 \u0111\u1ef1ng m\u1ea5y th\u1ee9 n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ea5m, m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i chai b\u1ecb v\u1ee1." \u00d4ng ta tho\u00e1ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb l\u00fang t\u00fang, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 v\u1eady. Th\u1ef1c kh\u00f4ng d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng khi ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i hai l\u1ea7n trong v\u00f2ng m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat. Vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ch\u00e1n ng\u00e1n, "V\u1eady sao?" Anh ta ti\u1ebfp, c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng che d\u1ea5u v\u1ebb tinh qu\u00e1i trong gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i, "C\u00e1m \u01a1n \u00f4ng, \u00f4ng th\u1eadt l\u00e0 h\u1eefu \u00edch cho b\u1ea3n b\u00e1o c\u00e1o c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i." T\u1ef1 d\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i. T\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t non cho\u1eb9t n\u00e0y l\u00e0m ch\u1ec9 gi\u1ecfi l\u00e0m b\u1ed9 l\u00e0m t\u1ecbch! Ri\u00eang \u00f4ng ta th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng g\u00ec \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t. C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh mu\u1ed1n g\u00ec. "N\u00e0y \u00f4ng c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t, \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0m g\u00ec v\u1edbi ch\u00e0ng tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i n\u00e0y v\u1eady?" \u00d4ng ta v\u1eeba h\u1ecfi v\u1eeba nghi\u00eang \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ed3ng. "Ch\u1ec9 gi\u1eef \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m bi\u00ean b\u1ea3n th\u00f4i. N\u1ebfu ban qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd khu ch\u1ee3 n\u00e0y khi\u1ebfu n\u1ea1i, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i ra h\u1ea7u t\u00f2a." "Khi\u1ebfu n\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec?" " V\u1ec1 t\u1ed9i h\u00e0nh hung kh\u00e1ch h\u00e0ng v\u00e0 g\u00e2y t\u1ed5n th\u1ea5t h\u00e0ng h\u00f3a c\u1ee7a c\u01a1 s\u1edf th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i n\u00e0y." " H\u00e0nh hung? T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 x\u00e1c nh\u1eadn v\u1edbi \u00f4ng l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0! T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean l\u00e0m kh\u00f3 d\u1ec5 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n hi\u1ec3u l\u1ea7m. Anh n\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi x\u1ea5u kh\u00f4ng h\u1ed1i h\u1ea3 \u0111i ch\u1ee3 v\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng s\u1edbm ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u n\u0103m \u0111\u1ec3 mua th\u1ee9c \u0103n cho con c\u00e1i m\u00ecnh." L\u00fd lu\u1eadn c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng th\u1ef1c bu\u1ed3n c\u01b0\u1eddi. L\u00e0m sao \u00f4ng ta bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u00f3 con. T\u00f4i t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec t\u1ec7 h\u1ea1i v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta r\u1ed3i b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea5t c\u00f4ng b\u00eanh ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ch\u1ea7m ch\u1eadp \u0111\u1ec3 chu\u1ed9c l\u1ed7i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t tr\u1ebb, tuy v\u1eady, c\u00f3 v\u1ebb h\u01a1i b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd b\u1edfi c\u00e2u n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta. "Th\u1ebf c\u00f2n nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n h\u00e0ng b\u1ecb h\u01b0 h\u1ecfng th\u00ec sao?" "\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i m\u00e0. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft \u1ed5n th\u1ecfa v\u1edbi nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y." \u00d4ng ta n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp, gi\u1ecdng th\u1ea5p h\u1eb3n xu\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 v\u00ec \u0111ang xin x\u1ecf cho ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, " Cho anh \u1ea5y \u0111i v\u1ec1 \u0111i, l\u00e0m \u01a1n…" Vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i h\u01a1i ng\u1ea7n ng\u1eeb, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1edfi v\u00ec anh ta kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n b\u1ecb thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t di d\u00e2n n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng Anh c\u1ee9ng nh\u01b0 g\u1ed7. T\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc, l\u1eadp l\u1ea1i c\u00e2u n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta v\u1edbi vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t, "Let the man go, please…" T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng Anh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y t\u00ednh thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c. C\u00f3 \u00edt nh\u1ea5t v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. <\/p>\n

Tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i qu\u1ea7y t\u00ednh ti\u1ec1n, \u00f4ng ta xoay ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o m\u1eaft t\u00f4i. \u00d4ng ta v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu m\u1edf mi\u1ec7ng, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u00f4ng r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng \u0111ang n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t hay nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u00f4ng ta \u0111ang c\u00e1m \u01a1n t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u1ec1 phe \u00f4ng. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u00f4ng ta \u0111ang h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i t\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. Nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0 \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng tin r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i s\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eeb l\u00e2u. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee9ng m\u00e3i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y v\u1edbi b\u00ecnh s\u1eefa \u0111\u1eadu n\u00e0nh v\u00f4 duy\u00ean tr\u00ean tay v\u00e0 suy \u0111o\u00e1n m\u00e3i v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t hay nhi\u1ec1u \u00fd ngh\u0129a c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hay kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1edfi theo c\u00f9ng \u00e1nh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. T\u00f4i c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn khu b\u00e1n h\u1ea3i s\u1ea3n ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c, may ra… V\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u00f9 t\u00e9 ch\u1ea1y v\u00e0o ph\u00eda trong. <\/p>\n

T\u00f4i b\u1eaft k\u1ecbp \u00f4ng ta \u1edf b\u00e3i \u0111\u1eadu xe. \u00d4ng nghi\u00eang \u0111\u1ea7u qua nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i, v\u1ebb d\u1ecd h\u1ecfi. T\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n \u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecfi bao gi\u1edd th\u00ec t\u00f4i m\u1edbi ch\u1ecbu bu\u00f4ng tha cho \u00f4ng. N\u1ebfu qu\u1ea3 th\u1ef1c \u00f4ng ngh\u0129 v\u1eady th\u00ec \u0111\u1eebng h\u00f2ng, t\u00f4i n\u00f3i th\u1ea7m. T\u00f4i n\u00e2ng t\u00fai gi\u1ea5y trong tay l\u00ean, li\u1ebfn tho\u1eafng khoe v\u1edbi \u00f4ng l\u00e0 t\u00f4i mua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hai con cua. "Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n c\u00f3 hai con cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng th\u00f4i \u0111\u1ea5y nh\u00e9. Th\u1ef1c l\u00e0 may m\u1eafn!" \u00d4ng v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu m\u1edf mi\u1ec7ng, ch\u1ec9 g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1ecf v\u1ebb \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd. T\u00f4i \u1ea5m \u1ee9c trong l\u00f2ng, nh\u01b0ng c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 ra ngo\u00e0i. T\u00f4i l\u00e0m ra v\u1ebb t\u01b0\u01a1i t\u1ec9nh, n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp l\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta c\u0169ng may l\u1eafm b\u1edfi v\u00ec t\u00f4i s\u1ebd chia cho \u00f4ng m\u1ed9t con. Nh\u1ecbp \u0111i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta b\u1ed7ng ch\u1eadm l\u1ea1i, m\u1eb7t l\u1ed9 v\u1ebb ho\u00e0i nghi. T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean \u00f4ng ta c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n nghi ng\u1edd. M\u1ea5y con cua m\u1eafc d\u1ecbch t\u1eeb s\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m phi\u1ec1n \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng \u00edt. "Th\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ea5y." T\u00f4i ng\u01b0ng \u0111\u00fang hai gi\u00e2y r\u1ed3i ti\u1ebfp "Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd \u0103n cua lu\u1ed9c ch\u1ea5m mu\u1ed1i ti\u00eau chanh. Lu\u1ed9c xong l\u00e0 \u0103n ngay, n\u00f3ng h\u00f4i h\u1ed5i!" T\u00f4i tin r\u1eb1ng l\u00fac n\u00e0y th\u00ec \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n b\u1ecb thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c. B\u1edfi v\u00ec \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5t \u01a1i, \u00f4ng \u0111ang nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. N\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eefng khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng m\u00e0 c\u1ea3 b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi Westminster \u00e2m u b\u1ed7ng nh\u01b0 s\u00e1ng l\u00ean r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1. C\u00f9ng v\u1edbi n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i c\u00e1nh tay \u00f4ng, dang r\u1ed9ng, m\u00eanh m\u00f4ng. Trong kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea7y m\u1ed9t s\u00e1t na, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh \u0111ang \u1edf trong l\u00f2ng \u00f4ng, m\u1eb7t d\u00fai v\u00e0o ng\u1ef1c \u00f4ng, kh\u00f3c r\u1ea5m r\u1ee9t. R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i b\u1ed7ng nh\u1eadn ra \u00f4ng \u0111ang c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng h\u00f4n l\u00ean t\u00f3c m\u00ecnh, h\u01a1i th\u1edf c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng len qua nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb t\u00f3c ph\u1ea3 l\u00ean da \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i \u1ea5m \u00e1p. V\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i mong \u0111\u1ee3i, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 t\u1eeb l\u00fac g\u1eb7p \u00f4ng s\u00e1ng nay, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 su\u1ed1t ng\u00e0y v\u00e0 \u0111\u00eam h\u00f4m qua, m\u00e0 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e2u l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i, \u0111ang x\u1ea3y \u0111\u1ebfn. Ti\u1ebfng \u00f4ng vang l\u00ean, ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o h\u01a1n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc b\u00e1nh sinh nh\u1eadt t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng n\u1ebfm qua, \u1ea5m \u00e1p h\u01a1n ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda c\u1ee7a t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn n\u1ebfn sinh nh\u1eadt t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng th\u1ed5i t\u1eaft, " Ch\u00fac m\u1eebng sinh nh\u1eadt, Qu\u1ef3nh c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1!" <\/p>\n

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\n1. T\u00f4i t\u00ean Phi\u00ean. T\u00f4i \u0111ang \u1edf trong m\u1ed9t si\u00eau th\u1ecb kh\u00e1 n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1ea7m u\u1ea5t nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":545,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,35],"tags":[281],"class_list":["post-2120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sang-tac","category-truyen-ngan","tag-phung-nguyen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2120","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\/545"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2120"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71486,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2120\/revisions\/71486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}