Surf\u2019N\u2019Turf Inne<\/em>, n\u01a1i m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng ai th\u1ea5y th\u00edch th\u00fa m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat n\u00e0o.<\/p>\n\u201cNgay b\u00e2y gi\u1edd,\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
Ba t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 k\u00e9o t\u1ea5m b\u1ea1t ph\u1ee7 chi\u1ebfc xe c\u1ed5 l\u1ed7 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng \u201cm\u00ecnh\u201d kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 t\u00f4i trong \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u0169ng h\u01a1i kh\u1ea9n c\u1ea5p m\u1ed9t t\u00ed c\u01b0ng \u1ea1.\u201d M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i chui v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o kho\u00e1c l\u00f4ng c\u1eebu gi\u1ea3. \u201cB\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 bi\u1ebft con s\u1ebd b\u00ecnh y\u00ean. S\u00e1ng mai b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 s\u1ebd v\u1ec1 t\u1edbi, c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec th\u00ec con c\u1ee9 g\u1ecdi cho d\u00ec Lucy.\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i g\u00e0i mi\u1ebfng \u0111\u00e1nh d\u1ea5u trang v\u00e0o cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch v\u00e0 g\u1ea5p l\u1ea1i. \u201cC\u00f3 ai n\u00f3i gi\u00f9m cho con bi\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111ang x\u1ea3y ra v\u1eady kh\u00f4ng?\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. R\u1ed3i, ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd nhi\u1ec1u hy v\u1ecdng c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi h\u01a1n n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i ch\u1ecdn ch\u1eef cho \u0111\u00fang, \u201cC\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBa kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft.\u201d Ba t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y ch\u00eca kho\u00e1 ra. \u201cN\u00f3 b\u1ecb tr\u1ea7m c\u1ea3m.\u201d \u00d4ng ng\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac. \u201cNh\u01b0ng con \u0111\u1eebng lo.\u201d<\/p>\n
R\u1ed3i m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i h\u00f4n v\u1ed9i l\u00ean m\u00e1 t\u00f4i v\u00e0 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra \u0111i. M\u00f9i n\u01b0\u1edbc hoa c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i v\u01b0\u01a1ng trong kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed. T\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn ch\u0103m ch\u0103m m\u1ed9t l\u00fac v\u00e0o b\u00f3ng m\u00ecnh trong c\u0103n b\u1ebfp t\u0103m t\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i g\u1ecdi cho con b\u1ea1n Lori, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i th\u00f4i. Sau c\u00f9ng, t\u00f4i m\u1edf ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh Johnny Carson v\u00e0 bung m\u1ed9t ch\u00e9n ng\u00f4, v\u1edbi \u1edbt b\u1ed9t theo c\u00f4ng th\u1ee9c ch\u1ebf bi\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb Ann.<\/p>\n
Ch\u1ecb v\u00e0 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng bung ng\u00f4 \u0111\u1ecf h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 m\u1ed7i t\u1ed1i th\u1ee9 B\u1ea3y khi ch\u1ecb tr\u00f4ng t\u00f4i v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1edd coi m\u1ee5c b\u00e1c s\u0129 Cadaverillo l\u00fac m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd. T\u00f4i bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00fac m\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1edd, v\u00e0 ch\u1ecb Ann lu\u00f4n ra v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u01a1n cho t\u00f4i th\u1eadt l\u1edbn lao b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch cho t\u00f4i th\u1ee9c khuya, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt l\u00e0 ch\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n xem m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. Nh\u1eefng ph\u00e2n \u0111o\u1ea1n c\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh truy\u1ec1n h\u00ecnh \u1ea5y qu\u00e1 m\u00e0u m\u00e8, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m ch\u00fang t\u00f4i n\u1ed5i da g\u00e0, m\u00e0 ch\u00ednh g\u00e3 gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh, v\u1edbi khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t x\u01b0\u01a1ng x\u1ea9u, xanh xao c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc r\u0103ng s\u00e2u m\u00f2n v\u1eb9t, l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 g\u00e2y n\u00ean \u00e1c m\u1ed9ng. Ch\u1ecb Ann v\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u1ed3i m\u00ea mu\u1ed9i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e0n h\u00ecnh ti vi t\u1edbi khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nghe ti\u1ebfng chi\u1ebfc xe Cutlass m\u00e0u xanh d\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 l\u00e1i v\u00e0o l\u1ed1i \u0111\u1eadu xe. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 l\u1eddi nguy\u1ec1n b\u1ecb ph\u00e1 v\u1ee1, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i cu\u1ed1ng cu\u1ed3ng chui v\u00e0o gi\u01b0\u1eddng gi\u1ea3 b\u1ed9 ng\u1ee7. T\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1eb1m b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng khi m\u1eb9 l\u00ean ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t, v\u1ecb ng\u00f4 bung \u0111\u1ecf ph\u1ea3ng ph\u1ea5t trong mi\u1ec7ng t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
Ngo\u00e0i \u0111i\u1ec1u b\u00ed m\u1eadt v\u1ec1 b\u00e1c s\u0129 Cadaverillo ra, ch\u1ecb Ann v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f2n b\u1ecb r\u00e0ng bu\u1ed9c b\u1edfi v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng d\u1ef1 \u00e1n \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t. Ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng l\u00e0 ng\u00f4i sao c\u1ee7a b\u1ed9 m\u00f4n ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt tr\u01b0\u1eddng Trung H\u1ecdc Tr\u00e1ng Ni\u00ean James Madison, v\u00e0 ch\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd thi\u1ebfu nh\u1eefng k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 t\u00e1 bi\u1ebft v\u00e2ng l\u1eddi \u1edf nh\u00e0. Ch\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 c\u00f3 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 c\u00f9ng l\u1ee9a tu\u1ed5i, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ecb bi\u1ebft ch\u1ecb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u1ee1 cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0111\u1ecdc ra kh\u1ecfi tay t\u00f4i v\u00e0 sai t\u00f4i l\u00e0m c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c ch\u1ecb mu\u1ed1n. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng nhau l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng c\u0103n nh\u00e0 b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c t\u00f4ng v\u00e0 gi\u1ea5y thi\u1ebfc – ch\u1ecb ph\u00e1c h\u1ecda v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u1eaft d\u1ecdc theo nh\u1eefng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1ecb g\u1ea1ch s\u1eb5n, d\u00e1n b\u0103ng keo nh\u1eefng ch\u1ed7 ch\u1ecb ch\u1ec9. M\u1ed9t m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng n\u1ecd ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ki\u1ebfn t\u1ea1o to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 m\u1ed9t thung l\u0169ng d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n n\u00fai Alps, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng chi ti\u1ebft ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o t\u1edbi m\u1ee9c b\u1ea1n t\u01b0\u1edfng b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ecdn v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf, n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1eebng qu\u00e1 to l\u1edbn. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ec3 d\u00e0nh l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng kho t\u00e0ng \u1ea5y cho t\u1edbi ng\u00e0y ch\u1ecb n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u sao cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ch\u00fang c\u0169ng b\u1ecb th\u1ea5t l\u1ea1c ho\u1eb7c b\u1ecb ph\u00e1 h\u1ee7y trong c\u0103n h\u1ea7m \u1ea9m \u01b0\u1edbt c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
M\u1ed7i n\u0103m v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y l\u1ec5 T\u00ecnh Y\u00eau, ch\u1ecb Ann v\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0m h\u00e0ng t\u00e1 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc b\u00e1nh h\u00ecnh tr\u00e1i tim tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1eb9p. Ch\u1ecb Ann kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd nh\u1eadn thi\u1ec7p Valentine, ch\u1ecb b\u1ea3o to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 c\u00e1i \u00fd ni\u1ec7m trao \u0111\u1ed5i thi\u1ec7p l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n xo\u00e0ng x\u0129nh. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u00f3i quen b\u1ecf nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i thi\u1ec7p b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 t\u1eb7ng v\u00e0o h\u1ed9c b\u00e0n, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1p \u1ee9ng l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1, v\u00e0 h\u1ed1i h\u1ea3 ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 n\u01b0\u1edbng b\u00e1nh. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c h\u00e0ng gi\u1edd, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i ngay khi hai ch\u1ecb em s\u1eafp k\u1ebft th\u00fac giai \u0111o\u1ea1n ph\u1ee7 m\u1ed9t l\u1edbp kem l\u00ean b\u00e1nh, th\u00ec tr\u0103m l\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. \u201cAi s\u1ebd \u0103n h\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 n\u00e0y?\u201d b\u00e0 s\u1ebd h\u1ecfi, b\u1ed1c m\u1ed9t hai c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh t\u1eeb ch\u1ed3ng cao tr\u00ean \u0111\u0129a v\u00e0 h\u00f3p b\u1ee5ng v\u00e0o. \u201cNh\u00ecn th\u00ec \u0111\u1eb9p qu\u00e1, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 v\u00ec m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng g\u00ec n\u00f3 g\u00e2y ra cho r\u0103ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.\u201d R\u1ed3i b\u00e0 c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch lo \u00e2u. \u201cNgon \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9,\u201d b\u00e0 th\u00fa nh\u1eadn, b\u1ed1c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i n\u1eefa l\u00ean, \u201cv\u00e0 m\u1eb9 bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tin t\u01b0\u1edfng hai con s\u1ebd d\u1ecdn d\u1eb9p s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kh\u1ecfi n\u00f3i c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 tr\u00e1ch \u1ee7y ban d\u1ecdn d\u1eb9p. Ch\u1ecb Ann l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e0y bi\u1ec7n, b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t d\u1ea3i nh\u1eefng v\u1eadt li\u1ec7u ch\u1ebf bi\u1ebfn tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n nh\u00e0. Khi m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea5y ra kh\u1ecfi l\u00f2 n\u01b0\u1edbng, b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb d\u00ednh hay \u0111\u1ea1p l\u00ean nh\u1eefng mi\u1ebfng d\u00f2n v\u1ee5n l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t gi\u1ecfi trong vi\u1ec7c lau nh\u00e0. Kh\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 ch\u1ecb, t\u00f4i g\u1ecdn gh\u1ebd v\u00e0 c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 n\u0103ng khi\u1ebfu g\u00ec, tr\u1eeb khi b\u1ea1n t\u00ednh lu\u00f4n c\u00e1i v\u1ed1n ng\u1eef v\u1ef1ng s\u1edbm s\u1ee7a m\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1edd t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ecdc nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch d\u00e0nh cho nh\u1eefng c\u1ea5p l\u1edbp l\u1edbn h\u01a1n. T\u00f4i t\u1ef1 bi\u1ec7n h\u1ed9 r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t nh\u1ecf nhoi \u1ea5y c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 bu\u1ed3n vui b\u1ea5t ch\u1ee3t.<\/p>\n
\u201cB\u00e1c s\u0129 Shore ngh\u0129 cu\u1ed9c t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng,\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201c\u00d4ng ta c\u00f2n \u00e1m ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n cho chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y x\u1ea3y ra. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u2018b\u1ea5p b\u00eanh\u2019\u201d B\u00e0 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch cho t\u00f4i, l\u00fac t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean b\u00e0n \u0103n \u0111i\u1ec3m t\u00e2m, v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n ch\u1ecb Ann \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadp tr\u1ea1i t\u00e2m th\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n \u1edf Chicago \u0111\u00eam h\u00f4m tr\u01b0\u1edbc. C\u0103n b\u1ebfp x\u00f4ng m\u00f9i b\u00e1nh l\u00faa m\u1ea1ch n\u01b0\u1edbng. T\u00f4i u\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t ng\u1ee5m n\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u00e1i c\u00e2y v\u00e0 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng chi ti\u1ebft ch\u1ecb Ann m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 v\u1ec1 \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 t\u00e2m th\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00f3i t\u00ean Shore.<\/p>\n
\u201cB\u00e1c s\u0129 Shore \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i cho b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m qua v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o ch\u1ecb c\u1ee7a con c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh t\u1ef1 t\u1eed,\u201d b\u00e0 n\u00f3i. T\u00f4i c\u1eafn mi\u1ebfng b\u00e1nh m\u00ec c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. \u201cCon bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng l\u00fac ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n t\u1ef1 t\u1eed v\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c ch\u00fa \u00fd t\u1edbi, nh\u1eefng l\u00fac kh\u00e1c khi h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n t\u1ef1 t\u1eed l\u00e0 v\u00ec h\u1ecd mu\u1ed1n th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n cho \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u1ecb c\u1ee7a con mu\u1ed1n th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n cho \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCon g\u1eb7p ch\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng?\u201d T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi. T\u00f4i lo l\u1eafng, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u0169ng hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ecb Ann bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u1ecb \u1ea5y l\u00e0m. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng theo m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch suy lu\u1eadn chi li m\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tham d\u1ef1 trong \u1ea5y. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta m\u1edbi ph\u00e1t cu\u1ed1n \u201cSplendor in the Grass\u201d trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0o \u0111\u00eam chi\u1ebfu phim, r\u1ed3i gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y t\u00f4i h\u00ecnh dung ch\u1ecb t\u00f4i gi\u1ed1ng Natalie Wood trong chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o kho\u00e1c b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n tr\u1eafng c\u1ee9ng n\u1ebfp h\u1ed3. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn ch\u1ecb ph\u1ea3i gi\u1ea5u \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u1edd \u00e1m g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 trong tay \u00e1o.<\/p>\n
\u201cM\u1eb9 ngh\u0129 t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n h\u1ebft l\u00e0 con \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian,\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cV\u00e0 m\u1eb9 ngh\u0129 con \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 v\u1edbi ai. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u b\u00ed m\u1eadt nho nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 con m\u00ecnh.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cD\u00ec Lucy c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cKh\u00f4ng.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cV\u1eady th\u00ec con s\u1ebd n\u00f3i sao n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 ai h\u1ecfi v\u1ec1 ch\u1ecb \u1ea5y?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCon n\u00f3i l\u00e0 n\u00f3 b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng, r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 th\u00edch c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea7y kh\u00edch l\u1ec7.\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
\u201cN\u00e0y con, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00fap cho n\u00f3 th\u00f4i,\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t b\u00e0n tay l\u00ean vai t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i nh\u1eadn ra m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a trang \u0111i\u1ec3m v\u00e0 l\u00e0n da c\u1ee7a ba x\u00e1m ngo\u00e9t. \u201cCon h\u00e3y hi\u1ec3u cho m\u1eb9.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCho ph\u00e9p con r\u1eddi b\u00e0n \u0103n nh\u00e9.\u201d<\/p>\n
M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u. T\u1eeb n\u0103m l\u00ean s\u00e1u t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u00f4i xin ph\u00e9p khi r\u1eddi b\u00e0n \u0103n, nh\u01b0ng v\u00e0o l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t t\u00ed nghi th\u1ee9c gi\u00fap t\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fat tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i m\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/p>\n
Ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m sau sau gi\u1edd h\u1ecdc, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 Lori n\u01a1i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i lau ch\u00f9i t\u1ee7 l\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 so\u1ea1n m\u1ed9t danh s\u00e1ch nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con trai m\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i m\u1ebfn m\u1ed9. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u01a1i c\u00e1i tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i c\u0169 k\u1ef9 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, m\u00f4n H\u00ecnh-H\u1ecdc-K\u1ef3-C\u1ee5c, trong \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 ra \u0111\u1ee7 ki\u1ec3u nh\u1eefng m\u00f4 h\u00ecnh l\u00e3ng m\u1ea1n. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fa t\u00e2m v\u00e0o tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i \u1ea5y. T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed1i t\u00ecnh tay ba \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ed3n \u0111\u00e3i v\u1ec1 c\u00f4 Kellerman gi\u00e1o vi\u00ean Anh ng\u1eef v\u1edbi tr\u01b0\u1edfng ban nh\u1ea1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng trung h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 v\u1ee3 \u00f4ng ta \u2013 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u kh\u00fac m\u1eafc quan tr\u1ecdng h\u01a1n trong \u0111\u1ea7u. Khi t\u00f4i ra v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0103n t\u1ed1i, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 Lori th\u1edf ph\u00e0o nh\u01b0 tho\u00e1t n\u1ee3, v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng tin t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u00ecnh khi c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c; t\u00f4i li\u00ean t\u1ee5c chao \u0111i \u0111\u1ea3o l\u1ea1i gi\u1eefa s\u1ef1 b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn v\u1edbi c\u00e1i v\u1eb7t v\u00e3nh c\u1ee7a thi\u1ebfu ni\u00ean v\u00e0 t\u00e2m tr\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i nh\u1ecf s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i b\u1ecb b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p thoa son b\u00f3ng tr\u00ean m\u00f4i v\u00e0 m\u1eb7c \u00e1o n\u00e2ng ng\u1ef1c. T\u00f4i ng\u1edd r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd l\u1edbn l\u00ean trong s\u1ef1 t\u1ef1 tin m\u00e0 ch\u1ecb Ann v\u1eeba sinh ra \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 ngay \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n h\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0, v\u00ed d\u1ee5 nh\u01b0, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 r\u1ea3i kem l\u00ean c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh r\u1ed3i c\u1ea5m t\u00f4i, \u1edf c\u00e1i tu\u1ed5i l\u00ean t\u00e1m, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c li\u1ebfm l\u1edbp \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1eb7c c\u00f2n s\u00f3t l\u1ea1i trong t\u00f4. T\u00f4i c\u00f2n nh\u1edb m\u00ecnh nh\u00ecn ng\u1eafm m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ea7y k\u00ednh ph\u1ee5c trong khi ch\u1ecb Ann, l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 m\u1edbi m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m tu\u1ed5i, ch\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t h\u00ecnh ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1eb1ng s\u00e0nh \u2013 h\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i m\u00e1 \u0111\u1ecf, m\u1eb7c y ph\u1ee5c m\u00e0u n\u00e2u \u2013 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed5 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1eb7c l\u00ean tr\u00ean. Ch\u1ecb b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i t\u00ean c\u1ee7a con b\u00fap b\u00ea \u1ea5y l\u00e0 Miss Sugar Coat, v\u00e0 sau \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ecb b\u1eaft t\u00f4i d\u1ecdn d\u1eb9p cho s\u1ea1ch. Ch\u1ecb Ann c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9. \u201c\u0110i\u1ec1u b\u00ed m\u1eadt,\u201d m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n ch\u1ecb n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, \u201cl\u00e0 l\u00e0m cho b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 lo l\u1eafng v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ee7.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trong nh\u1eefng tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 sau khi ch\u1ecb Ann nh\u1eadp vi\u1ec7n, t\u00f4i xa l\u00e1nh b\u1ea1n b\u00e8, \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch \u00edt h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f4ng l\u1eafng nghe l\u1eddi gi\u1ea3ng c\u1ee7a th\u1ea7y c\u00f4 trong l\u1edbp. T\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng t\u00e1i t\u1ea1o trong tr\u00ed m\u00ecnh c\u1ea3nh cu\u1ed9c t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng, t\u00ecm t\u00f2i m\u1ed9t ch\u1ee9ng t\u00edch n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 gi\u00fap gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n, ho\u1eb7c \u00edt ra c\u0169ng gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch t\u1ea1m \u0111\u1ee7. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed7i khi t\u00f4i t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch ph\u00e1c h\u1ecda h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng ch\u1ecb t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y b\u00e1c s\u0129 Cadaverillo, v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng m\u00e0u xanh x\u00e1m kho\u00e1c tr\u00ean th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh x\u01b0\u01a1ng x\u1ea9u c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta.<\/p>\n
Trong khi \u1ea5y, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i g\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y hai l\u1ea7n v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u n\u1ea5u nh\u1eefng th\u1ef1c \u0111\u01a1n t\u1ec9 m\u1ec9 c\u00f3 t\u00ean nh\u01b0 Spicy Veal Tournedos<\/em> v\u00e0 Chicken Fiesta Surprise<\/em>. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0103n qua loa. Ba t\u00f4i \u0111i l\u00e0m mu\u1ed9n, v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i tu\u1ea7n \u00f4ng v\u1edbi m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i l\u00e1i xe l\u00ean Chicago. Khi c\u1ea3 hai c\u00f9ng \u1edf nh\u00e0, h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ea5u \u0111\u00e1 nhau. H\u1ecd l\u00e9n l\u00fat ng\u00f3 nhau, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eaft nhau.<\/p>\nCho t\u1edbi l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn tin nh\u01b0 \u0111inh \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1ed9t r\u1eb1ng b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c ch\u1eb7t ch\u1ebd v\u1edbi nhau. Ch\u1ecb Ann v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i t\u00ean g\u00e1nh xi\u1ec7c \u0111u bay Flying Wallendas. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i v\u1eabn ngh\u0129 ch\u1ecb mu\u1ed1n nh\u1eafc t\u1edbi s\u1ef1 c\u00f9ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1edbi nhau \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ho\u00e0n t\u1ea5t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ecbch tr\u00ecnh v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n – nh\u1eefng bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp h\u1ed9i \u0111o\u00e0n, nh\u1eefng b\u1eefa ti\u1ec7c v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i t\u1ea1i c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c h\u00f2a nh\u1ea1c – b\u1ed7ng d\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i nh\u1edb ch\u1ecb n\u00f3i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 th\u1eadt chua cay v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u00e1c gi\u1eef th\u0103ng b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi t\u1eed th\u1ea7n v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00fa nh\u1ea5c li\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a ba t\u00f4i \u2013 m\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u ra l\u00e0 ng\u1ee5 \u00fd n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c \u00f4ng \u01b0a chu\u1ed9ng nh\u1eefng lo\u1ea1i r\u01b0\u1ee3u c\u00f3 m\u00e0u c\u1ee7a thu\u1ed1c men. S\u1ef1 \u01b0a chu\u1ed9ng \u0111\u00f3 t\u0103ng l\u00ean khi \u0111i\u1ec3m trung h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb Ann t\u1ee5t th\u1ea5p c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch ng\u01b0ng ngang x\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u0111en c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb r\u1ed1i b\u00f9. \u00d4ng thu th\u1eadp c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng nhi\u1ec1u chai ch\u1ea5t l\u1ecfng m\u00e0u xanh d\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u01b0 si-r\u00f4 v\u00e0 m\u00e0u xanh l\u1ee5c v\u00e0 m\u00e0u h\u1ed5 ph\u00e1ch; bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i sau b\u1eefa \u0103n \u00f4ng s\u1ebd nh\u1ea5m nh\u00e1p, li\u1ebfm m\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee9c ba hay b\u1ed1n ly nh\u1ecf. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng sinh ra v\u1ee5ng v\u1ec1 hay \u1ed3n \u00e0o, nh\u01b0ng th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng \u00f4ng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c trong nh\u00e0 khi \u00f4ng ngh\u0129 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y. \u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u00e1i gh\u1ebf b\u1ecdc da trong ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng quay qua k\u1ec7 s\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ea7y \u1eafp v\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u t\u1ea1i sao n\u00f3 \u1edf mi\u1ebft trong ph\u00f2ng v\u00e0 nghe to\u00e0n nh\u1ea1c bu\u1ed3n. T\u1ea1i sao n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng chuy\u1ec7n tr\u00f2 v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i? chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y \u0111\u1ebfn cho con g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1eady?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cM\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 cho chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y th\u00e0nh nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng,\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3i. B\u00e0 s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp cho ch\u1ecb t\u00f4i \u0111i g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t b\u00e1c s\u0129 t\u00e2m th\u1ea7n chuy\u00ean v\u1ec1 thi\u1ebfu ni\u00ean, ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 ch\u1ecb Ann b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean d\u1ed1t c\u00f3 h\u1ea1ng. M\u1ed7i tu\u1ea7n, ch\u1ecb Ann ng\u1ed3i trong v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta, nh\u00ecn tr\u1eebng tr\u1eebng v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f4ng th\u00e8m n\u00f3i n\u0103ng g\u00ec h\u1ebft. Ch\u1ecb \u0111\u1ebfm nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed1m xanh nh\u1ecf tr\u00ean gi\u1ea5y d\u00e1n t\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 khi m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3n, ch\u1ecb n\u00f3i \u201c3016\u201d hay \u201c3032: – n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 l\u00fac \u1ea5y ch\u1ecb mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
Nh\u1eefng th\u1eddi k\u1ef3 im l\u1eb7ng trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng trung h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb Ann ch\u1ec9 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t hay hai ng\u00e0y, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean ch\u1ecb m\u1edf l\u1eddi. B\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mua chu\u1ed9c n\u1ecbnh n\u1ecdt, d\u00e2ng ch\u1ecb c\u1ea3 qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ecba c\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ecb th\u1ed1t ra m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i c\u00e2u, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ecb tin t\u01b0\u1edfng. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p ch\u1ecb. Tu\u1ea7n n\u00e0o t\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00f2i \u0111i theo trong chuy\u1ebfn th\u0103m vi\u1ebfng cu\u1ed1i tu\u1ea7n, v\u00e0 l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. H\u1ecd b\u1ea3o h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m theo \u01b0\u1edbc mu\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb, v\u00e0 ch\u1ecb th\u00ec ch\u01b0a s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng.<\/p>\n
\u201cN\u00f3 n\u00f3i n\u00f3 th\u01b0\u01a1ng con,\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i m\u1ed7i \u0111\u00eam Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt khi h\u1ecd v\u1ec1 t\u1edbi. T\u1edbi tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 th\u1ee9 ba, t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh ph\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t m\u1eb9 khi b\u00e0 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n – nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft n\u1ee9t chung quanh kh\u00f3e m\u00f4i n\u01a1i son m\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ebft, nh\u1eefng l\u1ed7 ch\u00e2n l\u00f4ng to tr\u00ean m\u0169i b\u00e0. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ecb ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i v\u00e0 b\u1ecb coi nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a ngu ng\u1ed1c.<\/p>\n
\u201cM\u1eb9 c\u00f3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u1ecb Ann l\u00e0 con th\u01b0\u01a1ng ch\u1ecb \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u1ed2, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 c\u00f3 ch\u1ee9.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNh\u01b0ng con \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 n\u00f3i. Con \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 nh\u1eafn g\u00ec. V\u00e0 con d\u00e1m ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 ch\u1ecb \u1ea5y c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec.\u201d M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i ng\u1ee1 ng\u00e0ng l\u1eb7ng thinh, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i th\u00eam, \u201cNh\u00e0 m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t gia \u0111\u00ecnh gian x\u1ea3o, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n
R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y n\u1ed7i \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 trong m\u1eaft m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i.<\/p>\n
\u201cCon \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y,\u201d b\u00e0 n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u201cCon xin l\u1ed7i.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cM\u1eb9 bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y c\u0169ng l\u00e0m con bu\u1ed3n.\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u, \u0111\u00fang ra v\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch d\u1ec5 nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 cho m\u1eb9 ng\u1eebng n\u00f3i. H\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh b\u00e1c s\u0129 Cadaverillo l\u1ea1i hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean trong tr\u00ed t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n n\u1eafm gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00f4i; d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng r\u1eb1ng c\u1ea3 \u00f4ng ta l\u1eabn ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o kho\u00e1c m\u00e0u xanh x\u00e1m, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 h\u1ecfa m\u00f9.<\/p>\n
Ngay l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 ba t\u00f4i, c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 hi\u1ec3u sai \u00fd t\u00f4i, n\u00f3i, \u201cCon bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec gi\u1ebft ba kh\u00f4ng? C\u00e1i \u0111i\u1ec1u gi\u1ebft ba l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd t\u00ecm ra c\u00e1i th\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e2y ra chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y cho ch\u00fang ta. C\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf cu\u1ed9c.\u201d<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n sau \u0111\u00f3, khi b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 \u0111ang l\u00e1i xe t\u1eeb Chicago v\u1ec1, t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb Ann. C\u1ea3 th\u00e1ng tr\u1eddi nay t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi ch\u1ecb.<\/p>\n
\u201cCh\u1ecb c\u1ee7a em \u0111\u00e2y,\u201d ch\u1ecb n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ch\u00e1n ch\u01b0\u1eddng. \u201c\u1ede \u0111\u00e2y gh\u00ea l\u1eafm.”<\/p>\n
\u201cCh\u1ecb Ann.\u201d Hai m\u00e1 t\u00f4i n\u00f3ng b\u1eebng, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u00fa \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i l\u00e0 t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con trai m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111ang m\u00ea.<\/p>\n
\u201cCh\u1ecb m\u1eafc k\u1eb9t \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 ch\u1ecb gh\u00e9t \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEm nh\u1edb ch\u1ecb. Ch\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c sao?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNgay c\u1ea3 th\u1ee9c \u0103n c\u0169ng kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp,\u201d ch\u1ecb n\u00f3i, r\u1ed3i c\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1eb7t ngh\u1ebdo. \u201cH\u1ecd cho m\u00ecnh \u0103n \u0111\u1eadu quy\u00ean. V\u00e0 th\u1ea1ch tr\u1ed9n v\u1edbi m\u1ea5y th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1eadu nh\u01a1n nh\u1edbt \u1ea5y.\u201d<\/p>\n
C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng im l\u1eb7ng.<\/p>\n
\u201cCh\u1ecb Ann?\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y ch\u1ecb b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u kh\u00f3c, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp ho\u00e0n h\u1ed3n \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i th\u00ec nghe m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng c\u1ea1ch v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i b\u1ecb c\u00fap. T\u00f4i t\u00ecm s\u1ed1 \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n, quay s\u1ed1, v\u00e0 xin n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi ch\u1ecb t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed5 m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i, d\u00f9 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i qu\u1ea3 quy\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng con g\u00e1i qu\u00e1 l\u1eafm c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 \u00e2m \u1ea9m th\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
\u201cR\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfc,\u201d gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u d\u00e2y b\u1ea3o. \u201cGi\u1edd n\u00e0y tr\u1ea1i t\u00e2m th\u1ea7n kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i g\u1ecdi t\u1eeb b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i v\u00e0o. C\u00f4 c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n nh\u1eafn l\u1ea1i g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i c\u00fap \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c g\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec7n cho d\u00ec Lucy, ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 sau c\u00f9ng m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u00e2m s\u1ef1 v\u1edbi, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i b\u1ecf \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh. T\u00f4i quay s\u1ed1 \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i V\u0103n Ph\u00f2ng Cho S\u1ed1 T\u1eed Vi r\u1ed3i s\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a V\u0103n Ph\u00f2ng D\u1ef1 B\u00e1o Th\u1eddi Ti\u1ebft v\u00e0 l\u1ea1i c\u00fap ngang.<\/p>\n
Khi ch\u1ecb Ann t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p trung h\u1ecdc, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o \u0111\u1eadu v\u1edbt th\u00f4i.\u201d M\u1eb9 n\u00f3i \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t ch\u1ecb.<\/p>\n
\u201cCon kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong ba ch\u00fa heo nh\u1ecf,\u201d ch\u1ecb t\u00f4i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. Ch\u1ecb c\u00f3 v\u1ebb h\u00e3nh di\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 th\u00e0nh t\u00edch tr\u1ed1n h\u1ecdc. Th\u00e1ng B\u1ea3y \u1ea5y ch\u1ecb t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m ng\u1ed3i sau b\u00e0n cho thu\u00ea gi\u1ea7y c\u1ee7a Echo Bowl<\/em>. Sau s\u00e1u th\u00e1ng, ch\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd v\u00e0o h\u1ecdc tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u1edf \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng, n\u01a1i c\u00f3 b\u1ed9 m\u00f4n ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt, v\u00e0 ch\u1ecb thu\u00ea c\u0103n h\u1ed9 ri\u00eang r\u1ed3i bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. Th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00ec v\u00e0i th\u00e1ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i m\u1edbi g\u1eb7p ch\u1ecb m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n. \u0110\u00f4i khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u00f3n xe bu\u00fdt v\u00e0 \u0111i b\u1ed9 qua c\u0103n h\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb, hy v\u1ecdng t\u00ecnh c\u1edd g\u1eb7p ch\u1ecb, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd g\u1eb7p.<\/p>\nG\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i n\u0103m trung h\u1ecdc, ch\u1ecb t\u00f4i \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i b\u00e1o l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng h\u1ecda ph\u1ea9m kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, \u0111\u1ea7y m\u01a1 m\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ecdn cho cu\u1ed9c tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt c\u1ee7a tr\u01b0\u1eddng. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng ch\u01b0ng di\u1ec7n v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ed9i tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ec3 tham gia l\u1ec5 khai m\u1ea1c. B\u1ee9c tranh, v\u1ebd b\u1eb1ng s\u01a1n d\u1ea7u xanh d\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 xanh l\u1ee5c, l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ch\u00f9m nh\u1eefng c\u0103n nh\u00e0 ma qu\u00e1i tr\u00ean ch\u00f3p m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai m\u1edd \u1ea3o, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 ngay l\u1ea1i trong t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c v\u1ecdng t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Trong khi b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 ch\u1ecb Ann \u0111i v\u00f2ng quanh xem tranh, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7, t\u1ef1 gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u m\u00ecnh v\u1edbi kh\u00e1ch th\u01b0\u1edfng ngo\u1ea1n r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i l\u00e0 em g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecda s\u0129. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 t\u00f3c b\u1ea1c d\u00e1ng v\u1ebb d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, \u201cCh\u1ecb c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m quan kh\u00e1c th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ec1 b\u1ed1i c\u1ea3nh.\u201d C\u00f3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 gi\u1ea3 t\u1ea1o trong gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 ta, v\u00e0 m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 th\u1ebf trong gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat \u1ea5y, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1eb7t ng\u00f3n tay t\u00f4i l\u00ean n\u1ed7i bu\u1ed3n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Tuy nhi\u00ean, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch theo \u0111u\u1ed5i, c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i ch\u1ed1n – nh\u1eefng ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng b\u00ed m\u1eadt c\u1ee7a tr\u00ed t\u01b0\u1edfng \u2013 n\u01a1i ch\u1ecb Ann \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng r\u1ee7 t\u00f4i \u0111i c\u00f9ng. T\u00f4i \u0111i t\u00ecm gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u00f4i trong c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd chuy\u1ec7n tr\u00f2 v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1. T\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ea1i b\u00e0n gi\u1ea3i kh\u00e1t, l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t \u00edt n\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u00e1i c\u00e2y m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng trong chi\u1ebfc ly nh\u1ef1a x\u1ed1p c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t \u00edt b\u00e1nh ng\u1ecdt tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n \u0103n. T\u00f4i l\u00e0m cho b\u1eefa \u0103n t\u1ed1i m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ngon mi\u1ec7ng n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n
Sau \u0111\u00f3, khi c\u1ea3 nh\u00e0 \u0103n t\u1ed1i trong nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u1ecb Ann, \u201cM\u1eb9 th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta c\u00f9ng t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p. M\u1eb9 ngh\u0129 giai \u0111o\u1ea1n d\u1ea7u s\u00f4i l\u1eeda b\u1ecfng \u0111\u00e3 qua.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cN\u00f3 ngu\u1ed9i r\u1ed3i,\u201d Ann n\u00f3i. Ch\u1ecb quay qua t\u00f4i; t\u00f4i \u0111ang c\u1eaft mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt b\u00ea th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng mi\u1ebfng nh\u1ecf. \u201cM\u1eb9 bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng kh\u00e9o \u0103n kh\u00e9o n\u00f3i.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hai th\u00e1ng sau, ch\u1ecb d\u1ecdn \u0111i Chicago.<\/p>\n
B\u00e2y gi\u1edd m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, \u201cCh\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u00e0 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 th\u1eddi gian; b\u00e1c s\u0129 Shore n\u00f3i v\u1eady.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u00f3 th\u1ec3,\u201d ba t\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i gi\u1eef l\u1eddi nguy\u1ec1n gi\u1eef b\u00ed m\u1eadt v\u1ec1 ch\u1ed7 \u1edf hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb Ann, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u1ecb n\u00f3i ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng th\u00e1ng n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 lu\u00f4n b\u1ecb ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 trong nh\u1eefng l\u00fac chuy\u1ec7n tr\u00f2 hi\u1ebfm hoi khi t\u00f4i c\u00f2n giao du v\u1edbi b\u1ea1n b\u00e8. M\u1ed9t h\u00f4m, Lori v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0103n mi\u1ebfng pizza l\u1ea1nh c\u00f2n s\u00f3t l\u1ea1i trong t\u1ee7 l\u1ea1nh nh\u00e0 n\u00f3, n\u00f3 k\u1ebft t\u1ed9i t\u00f4i l\u00e0 b\u1ecb \u00e1m \u1ea3nh b\u1edfi b\u00e0 ch\u1ecb d\u1edf d\u1edf \u01b0\u01a1ng \u01b0\u01a1ng c\u00f2n h\u01a1n con b\u1ea1n Sally Coughman b\u1ecb \u00e1m \u1ea3nh b\u1edfi chi\u1ebfc xe g\u1eafn m\u00e1y t\u1edfm l\u1ee3m c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng b\u1ea1n trai. T\u00f4i l\u1ed9t m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng n\u1ea5m ra kh\u1ecfi khoanh b\u00e1nh v\u00e0 u\u1ec3 o\u1ea3i n\u00e9m v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda n\u00f3.<\/p>\n
\u201cB\u1ed9 kh\u00f4i h\u00e0i l\u1eafm h\u1ea3,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u201cGh\u00ea t\u1edfm.\u201d Lori ch\u00f9i tay \u00e1o. \u201c\u00cdt ra chi\u1ebfc xe g\u1eafn m\u00e1y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 kh\u00f9ng \u0111i\u00ean.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cM\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2u bi\u1ebft g\u00ec v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y.\u201d Gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i t\u00f4i b\u1eadt ra c\u1ee9ng c\u1ecfi v\u00e0 \u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean. \u201cM\u00e0y bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, m\u00e0y \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con kh\u1ed1n n\u1ea1n.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCh\u00faa \u01a1i.\u201d Lori b\u1ecf mi\u1ebfng pizza xu\u1ed1ng.<\/p>\n
\u201cB\u1ecf qua chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cM\u00e0y n\u00f3i sao c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, m\u00e0y l\u00e0 kh\u00e1ch<\/em> m\u00e0.\u201d T\u00f4i qu\u00e1 x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c; c\u00f2n n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0103n, gi\u1ea3 b\u1ed9 nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng th\u00e8m quan t\u00e2m.<\/p>\nKhuya h\u00f4m \u1ea5y, sau m\u1ed9t chu\u1ed7i nh\u1eefng c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng g\u1ee3i chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea7y gi\u1ea3 t\u1ea1o, t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi th\u1eb3ng b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 r\u1eb1ng khi c\u00f2n l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9, ch\u1ecb Ann c\u00f3 kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea3nh gi\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng. M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i ch\u1edd m\u1ed9t l\u00fac l\u00e2u m\u1edbi tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. \u201cCon bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5y,\u201d cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng b\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \u201cM\u1eb9 ngh\u0129 con cho r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ecb c\u1ee7a con c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 trong \u0111\u1ea7u h\u01a1n l\u00e0 n\u00f3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 c\u00f3. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n n\u00f3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ec1u do ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cKh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta l\u00e0m l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec1u do ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d ba t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 b\u1ed7ng d\u01b0ng t\u00f4i t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ba t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ed1i ti\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c n\u00e0o. T\u00f4i ch\u1ee3t nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd b\u00e0n \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai ch\u1ecb Ann s\u1ebd l\u00e0 h\u1ecda s\u0129, v\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i khi nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n
\u201cCon ngh\u0129 con lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n tin r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ecb \u1ea5y \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn ba t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0110\u1eebng b\u1eadn t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y,\u201d ba t\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
Hai tu\u1ea7n sau, b\u00e1c s\u0129 Shore quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0 Ann \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng d\u1ecdn ra nh\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ecb ngo\u1ea1i tr\u00fa. Ba m\u1eb9 cho ph\u00e9p t\u00f4i \u0111i theo trong chuy\u1ebfn l\u00ean b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng. M\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn x\u1ebf tr\u01b0a ng\u00e0y Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt ch\u00fang t\u00f4i m\u1edbi l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i Chicago v\u00e0 ba m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ch\u1ecb Ann c\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu cho t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p hay kh\u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 h\u1ecd c\u0169ng lo l\u1eafng su\u1ed1t th\u1eddi gian t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i \u1edf nh\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n
Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e1i xe h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 trong im l\u1eb7ng su\u1ed1t \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.<\/p>\n
\u201cNh\u00ecn ch\u1ecb \u1ea5y th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?\u201d cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
\u201cN\u00f3 l\u00ean c\u00e2n nhi\u1ec1u,\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mong ch\u1edd c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi \u1ea5y. Th\u1ef1c ra t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 ch\u1ecb h\u1eb3n ph\u1ea3i g\u1ea7y r\u1ed9c \u0111i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch th\u1ea3m th\u01b0\u01a1ng.<\/p>\n
\u201cCon bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng,\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, \u201cn\u00f3 x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m cho con nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y. N\u00f3 l\u00ean g\u1ea7n b\u1ed1n ch\u1ee5c c\u00e2n. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n con nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cN\u00f3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ed3 g\u1ed1m trong ph\u00f2ng \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ecb ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt,\u201d ba t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u0169ng hay \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9 nh\u1ec9?\u201d<\/p>\n
Khi \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u1edd ngo\u00e0i h\u00e0nh lang. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng con chim c\u00e1nh c\u1ee5t nh\u1ed3i b\u00f4ng trong ti\u1ec7m b\u00e1n qu\u00e0 t\u1eb7ng. V\u00e0i b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n m\u1eb7c \u00e1o gi\u1ea5y m\u00e0u xanh l\u1ee5c \u0111i b\u1ed9 trong h\u00e0nh lang. C\u00f3 th\u1eadt nhi\u1ec1u m\u1ea9u t\u00e0n thu\u1ed1c tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n nh\u00e0.<\/p>\n
Sau c\u00f9ng b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i xu\u1ed1ng t\u1edbi v\u00e0 ba t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, \u201cH\u00f4m nay n\u00f3 ch\u01b0a mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p con.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNh\u01b0ng con mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p ch\u1ecb \u1ea5y<\/em>,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n\u201cN\u00f3 cho con c\u00e1i n\u00e0y.\u201d M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0a cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a s\u00e0nh. \u201cN\u00f3 l\u00e0m trong ph\u00f2ng tr\u1ecb li\u1ec7u ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt.\u201d C\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00fac trong m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i khu\u00f4n v\u00e0 ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 t\u00f4 l\u1edbp men m\u00e0u xanh l\u1ee5c v\u00e0 t\u00edm tr\u00ean h\u00ecnh v\u1ebd nh\u1eefng l\u00e1 nho vi\u1ec1n b\u1edd b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i. \u1ede l\u00f2ng \u0111\u0129a, ch\u1ecb vi\u1ebft b\u1eb1ng men xanh d\u01b0\u01a1ng, \u201cCho Em G\u00e1i T\u00f4i.\u201d T\u00f4i l\u1eadt c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a qua, tr\u00e1nh \u00e1nh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi y t\u00e1 hay y c\u00f4ng, m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb c\u00f3 b\u00e0n tay v\u1ee5ng v\u1ec1, \u0111\u00e3 c\u00e0o th\u00e0nh t\u00ean c\u1ee7a Ann \u1edf m\u1eb7t d\u01b0\u1edbi khi \u0111\u1ea5t s\u00e9t c\u00f2n m\u1ec1m.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 ra \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i. Trong xe, \u1edf b\u0103ng sau, t\u00f4i li\u00ean t\u1ee5c l\u1eadt c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a qua l\u1ea1i trong tay. N\u00f3 r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb9p, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trong m\u00f4n ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt v\u00e0 th\u1ee7 c\u00f4ng, ngay c\u1ea3 trong nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c tr\u1ea1i h\u00e8.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u00eam h\u00f4m \u1ea5y, t\u00f4i th\u1ee9c khuya v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng h\u1ed3i t\u01b0\u1edfng ng\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ec1 qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9. C\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c trong \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb t\u00f4i, nh\u1eefng ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 gi\u1ea3 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng h\u00ecnh ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1eb1ng kem, nh\u1eefng b\u00ed m\u1eadt \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1eef v\u00e0 kh\u00f3a k\u00edn trong ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb ng\u00e0y n\u00e0y qua ng\u00e0y kh\u00e1c, m\u00e0 ch\u1ecb ch\u00f4n v\u00f9i trong im l\u1eb7ng v\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1ed1n ch\u1ee5c c\u00e2n m\u1ee1 m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta b\u1ea3o ch\u1ecb mang tr\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi. T\u00f4i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng m\u1ea9u t\u00e0n thu\u1ed1c tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n nh\u00e0, r\u1ed3i th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed3i l\u00ean, s\u00e1ng r\u1ef1c v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng m\u1ea7m ung th\u01b0. T\u00f4i c\u1ed1 \u00e9p m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f3c b\u1edfi t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh n\u00ean kh\u00f3c; r\u1ed3i n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft nu\u1edbc m\u0169i tr\u00e0o ra v\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u01b0\u1ee1ng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u1eafc m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y. M\u1eb9 g\u00f5 c\u1eeda ph\u00f2ng t\u00f4i v\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh gi\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u0103m b\u1ec7nh. Sau c\u00f9ng b\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \u201cM\u1eb9 hy v\u1ecdng m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 con s\u1ebd hi\u1ec3u l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 sau \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p ch\u1ecb \u1edf nh\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ecb ngo\u1ea1i tr\u00fa. M\u1eb7t ch\u1ecb ph\u1ed3ng l\u00ean v\u00e0 t\u00f3c ch\u1ecb l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y \u0111en, ch\u1ecb m\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u00e1o \u0111\u1ea7m v\u1ea3i b\u00f4ng m\u00e0u cam v\u00e0 \u0111i d\u00e9p. Ch\u1ecb c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng b\u00f4ng tuy\u1ebft b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ea5y c\u1eaft r\u1eddi d\u00e1n tr\u00ean c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, m\u1edf ra m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh lang.<\/p>\n
\u201cJill,\u201d ch\u1ecb n\u00f3i, \u00e2m thanh c\u1ee7a t\u00ean t\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y h\u00e3i h\u00f9ng. Nh\u00ecn ch\u1ecb to b\u00e9o v\u00e0 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i, v\u00e0 b\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean trong t\u00f4i tu\u00f4n ra m\u1ed9t ngu\u1ed3n th\u01b0\u01a1ng y\u00eau c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi s\u1ea7u th\u1ea3m khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i ch\u00f4n ch\u00e2n t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng nh\u00ecn nhau, nh\u1eefng b\u00e0n tay xu\u00f4i hai b\u00ean th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh. Gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat qua \u0111i v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u00f4m l\u1ea5y ch\u1ecb nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3, v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 k\u00edch th\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb, ch\u1ecb v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebfn \u0111i t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7.<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u00e1m \u01a1n ch\u1ecb cho em c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEm th\u00edch n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTh\u00edch.\u201d Gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u1ecf nh\u1eb9, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng th\u00ec th\u1ea7m.<\/p>\n
\u201cCh\u1ecb t\u1ef1 ch\u1ecdn c\u00e1i m\u1eabu,\u201d ch\u1ecb n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u1ecb t\u1ef1 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ea5y.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cV\u00e2ng.\u201d R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i quay \u0111i, \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y tia nh\u00ecn trong m\u1eaft t\u00f4i. \u201cEm c\u0169ng hy v\u1ecdng n\u00f3 do ch\u1ecb ch\u1ecdn l\u1ea5y.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Nguy\u00ean b\u1ea3n: \u201cDesign\u201d c\u1ee7a Dawn Raffel, trong t\u1eadp truy\u1ec7n ng\u1eafn nhi\u1ec1u t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 <\/em>The One You Call Sister bi\u00ean t\u1eadp b\u1edfi Paula Martinac. Cleis Press xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n, 1989.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/a>[1] Chicago \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ec7nh danh l\u00e0 Windy City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"B\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 r\u1ea5t l\u00e0 quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c xem nh\u01b0 nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u00ecnh ph\u1ee5c k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb khi ch\u1ecb t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i g\u1eb7p b\u00e1c s\u0129 chuy\u00ean khoa t\u00e2m th\u1ea7n s\u00e1u n\u0103m v\u1ec1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u1ecb Ann \u0111ang theo \u0111u\u1ed5i vi\u1ec7c \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ecb c\u1ee7a b\u00e1c s\u0129 t\u00e2m th\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 t\u01b0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1858,"featured_media":26142,"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-26143","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\/26143","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\/1858"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26143"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58615,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26143\/revisions\/58615"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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