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Khi Grace \u0111i t\u00ecm c\u0103n nh\u00e0 ngh\u1ec9 h\u00e8 c\u00faa gia \u0111\u00ecnh Travers trong L\u0169ng Ottawa, \u0111\u00e3 nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m ch\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng gh\u00e9 v\u00f9ng n\u00e0y. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i. Xa l\u1ed9 7 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y n\u1eb1m ngo\u00e0i nh\u1eefng th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia n\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y ngang qua, v\u00e0 th\u1eb3ng \u1edf nh\u1eefng kh\u00fac ch\u1ecb nh\u1edb \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cong. \u0110a s\u1ed1 b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1ebd nh\u1eefng h\u1ed3 nh\u1ecf \u1edf v\u00f9ng Shield c\u1ee7a Canada. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed khi ch\u1ecb t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y H\u1ed3 Sabot, ho\u1eb7c ngh\u0129 ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ecf t\u1eeb \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng qu\u1eadn \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ed3, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i, khi ch\u1ecb ch\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t l\u1ed1i, qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00e1ng nh\u1ef1a c\u1eaft ngang l\u1ed1i \u1ea5y, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i t\u00ean ch\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb. Th\u1ef1c ra, khi ch\u1ecb \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y h\u01a1n 40 n\u0103m v\u1ec1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1i t\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0o c\u1ea3. C\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u1edbp nh\u1ef1a tr\u00e1ng \u2013 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ea5t ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda h\u1ed3, r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00e1c ng\u1eabu nhi\u00ean ch\u1ea1y d\u1ecdc theo b\u1edd h\u1ed3.<\/p>\n

Gi\u1edd th\u00ec c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng. Ho\u1eb7c c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t khu ngo\u1ea1i \u00f4, v\u00ec ch\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y s\u1edf b\u01b0u \u0111i\u1ec7n ho\u1eb7c th\u1eadm ch\u00ed m\u1ed9t ti\u1ec7m ti\u1ec7n l\u1ee3i \u00edt h\u1ee9a h\u1eb9n nh\u1ea5t. Khu d\u00e2n c\u01b0 n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean d\u00e3y 4,5 con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1ecdc b\u1edd h\u1ed3, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u0103n nh\u00e0 s\u00e1t nhau tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng l\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea5t nh\u1ecf. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 ngh\u1ec9 h\u00e8 \u2013 nh\u1eefng c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f3ng n\u1eb9p g\u1ed7 nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7 cho m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng. Nh\u01b0ng nhi\u1ec1u c\u0103n nh\u00e0 kh\u00e1c d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 n\u01a1i \u1edf quanh n\u0103m \u2013 ph\u1ea7n nhi\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7y s\u00e2n nh\u00e0 v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng b\u1ed9 t\u1eadp th\u1ec3 d\u1ee5c b\u1eb1ng nh\u1ef1a, l\u00f2 n\u01b0\u1edbng ngo\u00e0i tr\u1eddi, xe t\u1eadp th\u1ec3 d\u1ee5c, xe g\u1eafn m\u00e1y, v\u00e0 b\u00e0n picnic, n\u01a1i h\u1ecd \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i \u0103n b\u1eefa tr\u01b0a ho\u1eb7c u\u1ed1ng bia trong ng\u00e0y th\u00e1ng 9 \u1ea5m \u00e1p h\u00f4m nay. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c, kh\u00f4ng l\u1ed9 di\u1ec7n – c\u00f3 l\u1ebd nh\u1eefng h\u1ecdc tr\u00f2 ho\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi hippie s\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh \u2013 treo c\u1edd ho\u1eb7c gi\u1ea5y thi\u1ebfc l\u00e0m m\u00e0n c\u1eeda. Nh\u1eefng c\u0103n nh\u00e0 nh\u1ecf, r\u1ebb ti\u1ec1n, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i t\u1ec7, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1eeda \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ee1 m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n

L\u1ebd ra Grace \u0111\u00e3 quay v\u1ec1 n\u1ebfu ch\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u0103n nh\u00e0 h\u00ecnh b\u00e1t gi\u00e1c v\u1edbi h\u00ecnh ch\u1ea1m tr\u1ed5 vi\u1ec1n theo m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i hai b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u1eeda. C\u0103n nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh Woods. Ch\u1ecb v\u1eabn nh\u1edb n\u00f3 c\u00f3 8 c\u1eeda, nh\u01b0ng d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 4. Ch\u1ecb ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 xem n\u1ebfu n\u00f3 chia th\u00e0nh ph\u00f2ng th\u00ec c\u00e1ch chia ph\u00f2ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. L\u00fac \u1ea5y \u00f4ng b\u00e0 Woods \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e0 \u2013 nh\u01b0 Grace b\u00e2y gi\u1edd – v\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 con c\u00e1i b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 n\u00e0o th\u0103m vi\u1ebfng. C\u0103n nh\u00e0 ki\u1ec3u c\u1ed5, \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111\u00e1o c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 v\u1ebb tr\u01a1 tr\u1ecdi v\u00e0 sai l\u1ea7m. L\u00e1ng gi\u1ec1ng s\u00e1t hai b\u00ean nh\u00e0 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi m\u00e1y ch\u01a1i nh\u1ea1c c\u1ea7m tay v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc xe th\u00e1o g\u1ee1 dang d\u1edf, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 gi\u1eb7t.<\/p>\n

C\u0103n nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh Travers c\u0169ng th\u1ebf, khi ch\u1ecb t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y n\u00f3, xa h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n t\u01b0 d\u1eb7m. Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1ea1y qu\u00e1 c\u0103n nh\u00e0, thay v\u00ec ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t \u1edf \u0111\u1ea5y, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u0103n nh\u00e0 b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1ch h\u00e0ng hi\u00ean r\u1ed9ng v\u00f2ng quanh nh\u00e0 v\u00e0i b\u1ed9 Anh.<\/p>\n

N\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u0103n nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean ki\u1ec3u \u1ea5y Grace nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u2013 m\u1ed9t t\u1ea7ng, m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 ph\u1ee7 li\u1ec1n v\u1edbi m\u00e1i h\u00e0ng hi\u00ean \u2013 ki\u1ec3u nh\u00e0 khi\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng m\u00f9a h\u00e8 n\u00f3ng n\u1ef1c. T\u1eeb ng\u00e0y \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u c\u0103n nh\u00e0 t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 \u1edf \u00dac.<\/p>\n

Tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea1y t\u1eeb h\u00e0ng hi\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1eadu xe b\u1ee5i b\u1eb7m, qua m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ea5t c\u00e1t \u0111\u1ea7y c\u1ecf v\u00e0 d\u00e2u d\u1ea1i b\u1ecb d\u1eabm \u0111\u1ea1p r\u1ed3i nh\u1ea3y \u2013 kh\u00f4ng, th\u1ef1c ra l\u00e0 l\u1ed9i \u2013 v\u00e0o h\u1ed3. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y Grace g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y m\u1eb7t h\u1ed3, v\u00ec m\u1ed9t c\u0103n nh\u00e0 l\u1edbn \u2013 m\u1ed9t trong v\u00e0i c\u0103n nh\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i \u00f4 th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y v\u1edbi nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 xe hai ch\u1ed7 – \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ecdc l\u00ean tr\u00ean ch\u00ednh l\u1ed1i \u0111i \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n

Th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 Grace t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec khi ch\u1ecb v\u00e0o chuy\u1ebfn th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m n\u00e0y? C\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ec7 nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00fang th\u1ee9 ch\u1ecb ngh\u0129 ch\u1ecb mu\u1ed1n t\u00ecm \u2013 m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 che ch\u1edf, nh\u1eefng c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 l\u01b0\u1edbi, h\u1ed3 n\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t, h\u00e0ng c\u00e2y phong v\u00e0 c\u00e2y tuy\u1ebft t\u00f9ng v\u00e0 c\u00e2y nh\u1ef1a Gilead ph\u00eda sau. S\u1ef1 b\u1ea3o t\u1ed3n to\u00e0n h\u1ea3o, qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 nguy\u00ean v\u1eb9n, khi v\u1edbi ch\u1ecb th\u00ec ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i th\u1ebf. T\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e3 suy gi\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c \u1ea5y, v\u1eabn t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh v\u00f4 ngh\u0129a \u2013 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 c\u0103n nh\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh Travers b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 tr\u00ean m\u00e1i, m\u00e0u s\u01a1n xanh \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh \u2013 v\u1ec1 l\u00e2u d\u00e0i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u00edt \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn h\u01a1n.<\/p>\n

V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t th\u00ec sao? Ch\u1ecb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 r\u1ed1i l\u00ean, n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1eafng nghe, ch\u1ecb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 than v\u00e3n s\u1ef1 m\u1ea5t m\u00e1t c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ecb c\u0169ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m v\u00ec r\u1ed1i r\u1eafm v\u00e0 r\u00e0ng bu\u1ed9c x\u01b0a \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?<\/p>\n

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\u00d4ng Travers \u0111\u00e3 x\u00e2y c\u0103n nh\u00e0 \u2013 \u0111\u00fang ra l\u00e0 thu\u00ea x\u00e2y \u2013 l\u00e0m m\u00f3n qu\u00e0 c\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd cho b\u00e0 Travers. Khi Grace tho\u1ea1t nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y n\u00f3, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00f3 kho\u1ea3ng 30 n\u0103m tu\u1ed5i. Con c\u00e1i c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Travers c\u00e1ch nhau nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m. Gretchen, 28 ho\u1eb7c 29, \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ebft h\u00f4n v\u00e0 l\u00e0m m\u1eb9; Maury, 21, s\u1eafp h\u1ecdc n\u0103m cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, v\u00e0 Neil, gi\u1eefa \u0111\u1ed9 30. Nh\u01b0ng Neil kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i mang h\u1ecd Travers. Anh l\u00e0 Neil Borrow. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia b\u00e0 Travers \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng k\u1ebft h\u00f4n, v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng l\u00fac \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t. Trong v\u00f2ng v\u00e0i n\u0103m, b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 ki\u1ebfm s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 nu\u00f4i con b\u1eb1ng ngh\u1ec1 gi\u00e1o d\u1ea1y ti\u1ebfng Anh kinh doanh \u1edf m\u1ed9t tr\u01b0\u1eddng th\u01b0 k\u00fd. \u00d4ng Travers, khi nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn giai \u0111o\u1ea1n n\u00e0y trong cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi b\u00e0, cho n\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 h\u00ecnh ph\u1ea1t kh\u1ed5 sai, m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u01b0a ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec1n b\u00f9 b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea3 cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi \u00eam \u1ea5m \u00f4ng vui l\u00f2ng cung c\u1ea5p.<\/p>\n

Ch\u00ednh b\u00e0 Travers th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i th\u1ebf. B\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi Neil trong m\u1ed9t c\u0103n nh\u00e0 l\u1edbn chia th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng chung c\u01b0, g\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1ea7y \u1edf th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n Pembroke, v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n b\u00e0 k\u1ec3 trong b\u1eefa \u0103n t\u1ed1i l\u00e0 v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n \u1edf \u0111\u1ea5y, v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u01b0\u1edbn chung nh\u00e0, v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e0 d\u00e2n v\u00f9ng Ph\u00e1p Canada c\u00f3 gi\u1ecdng Ph\u00e1p gay g\u1eaft v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng Anh l\u1eabn l\u1ed9n b\u00e0 nh\u00e1i l\u1ea1i. Nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 t\u1ef1a \u0111\u1ec1, nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a James Thurber m\u00e0 Grace \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecdc trong \u201cTo\u00e0n t\u1eadp kh\u00f4i h\u00e0i M\u1ef9,\u201d kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u sao n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean k\u1ec7 th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n ph\u00eda sau ph\u00f2ng h\u1ecdc l\u1edbp 10 c\u1ee7a c\u00f4. \u201c\u0110\u00eam b\u00e0 l\u00e3o Cromarty leo l\u00ean n\u00f3c nh\u00e0.\u201d \u201cL\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0a th\u01b0 t\u00e1n t\u1ec9nh C\u00f4 Flowers.\u201d \u201cCon ch\u00f3 \u0103n c\u00e1 m\u00f2i.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00d4ng Travers kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd k\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec7n v\u00e0 \u00edt n\u00f3i trong b\u1eefa \u0103n t\u1ed1i, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng th\u1ea5yng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o nh\u00ecn l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1 ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n, \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i, \u201cC\u00f3 th\u00edch \u0111\u00e1 kh\u00f4ng?\u201d v\u00e0 k\u1ec3 r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm m\u00e3i lo\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e1 granite m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng, v\u00ec c\u00f3 l\u1ea7n b\u00e0 Travers \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eadt th\u00e0nh ti\u1ebfng khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y lo\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e1 \u1ea5y \u1edf m\u1ed9t v\u1ebft c\u1eaft tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Ho\u1eb7c \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 ra nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1eb7c \u0111i\u1ec3m kh\u00f4ng h\u1eb3n kh\u00e1c th\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00ednh \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 th\u00eam v\u00e0o c\u0103n nh\u00e0 \u2013 ng\u0103n t\u1ee7 ch\u00e9n \u0111\u0129a trong g\u00f3c nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp xoay ra ngo\u00e0i, kho\u1ea3ng ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ed3 d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1ec7 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5. \u00d4ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi cao, kh\u00f2m v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i nh\u1ecf nh\u1eb9 v\u00e0 l\u00e0n t\u00f3c th\u01b0a r\u1ebd l\u1ec7ch tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u. \u00d4ng mang gi\u00e0y t\u1eafm khi \u00f4ng v\u00e0o n\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 d\u00f9 \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb m\u1eadp khi m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o, m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3ng th\u1ecbt m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng th\u00f5ng xu\u1ed1ng qua c\u1ea1p qu\u1ea7n t\u1eafm c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng.<\/p>\n

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Grace \u0111ang l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c m\u00f9a h\u00e8 \u1edf kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n t\u1ea1i Th\u00e1c Bailey, ngay ph\u00eda b\u1eafc c\u1ee7a H\u1ed3 Sabot. \u0110\u1ea7u m\u00f9a, gia \u0111\u00ecnh Travers \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn d\u00f9ng b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i \u1edf \u0111\u1ea5y. C\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ecd – t\u1ed1i \u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u kh\u00e1ch, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ed3i b\u00e0n thu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea7n c\u00f4. C\u00f4 \u0111ang chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb b\u00e0n cho m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m kh\u00e1ch m\u1edbi khi c\u00f4 nh\u1eadn ra c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u00f4.<\/p>\n

\u0110\u1ea5y l\u00e0 Maury. C\u1eadu n\u00f3i \u201cT\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft c\u00f4 c\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng \u0111i ch\u01a1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n

Grace h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng r\u1eddi m\u1eaft kh\u1ecfi mu\u1ed7ng n\u0129a. C\u00f4 n\u00f3i \u201cB\u1ecb th\u00e1ch \u00e0?\u201d V\u00ec gi\u1ecdng c\u1eadu cao v\u00e0 b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i, v\u00ec c\u1eadu \u0111\u01a1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea5y, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 b\u1eaft bu\u1ed9c, v\u00e0 ai c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f4i khi m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m thanh ni\u00ean \u1edf nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 ngh\u1ec9 s\u1ebd th\u00e1ch nhau m\u1eddi m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 h\u1ea7u b\u00e0n \u0111i ch\u01a1i. C\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 tr\u00f2 \u0111\u00f9a \u2013 h\u1ecd s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn, n\u1ebfu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd, tuy \u0111\u00f4i khi h\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u1eadu xe m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0a c\u00f4 g\u00e1i \u0111i xem phim ho\u1eb7c th\u1eadm ch\u00ed u\u1ed1ng c\u00e0 ph\u00ea. Th\u1ebf n\u00ean s\u1ef1 ch\u1ea5p thu\u1eadn c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 g\u00e1i s\u1ebd b\u1ecb xem l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng h\u1ed5 th\u1eb9n h\u01a1n l\u00e0 c\u1ee9ng c\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n

\u201cSao h\u1ea3?\u201d c\u1eadu kh\u1ed5 s\u1edf n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 Grace ng\u1eebng tay nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu. D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u1eadu trong kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc \u1ea5y, con ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a Maury. S\u1ee3 h\u00e3i, d\u1eef d\u1ed9i, ng\u00e2y th\u01a1, ki\u00ean quy\u1ebft.<\/p>\n

\u201cO.K,\u201d c\u00f4 n\u00f3i nhanh. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i O.K, b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh l\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i anh b\u1ecb th\u00e1ch. Ho\u1eb7c, O.K, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111i ch\u01a1i v\u1edbi anh. Ch\u00ednh c\u00f4 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i g\u00ec. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn \u0111\u1ea5y l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd, v\u00e0 thu x\u1ebfp ngay \u2013 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ea1 gi\u1ecdng ho\u1eb7c ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn c\u1ee7a th\u1ef1c kh\u00e1ch chung quanh h\u1ecd – \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f3n c\u00f4 sau gi\u1edd l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u00e0o t\u1ed1i ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m sau.<\/p>\n

C\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0a c\u00f4 \u0111i xem phim th\u1ef1c. H\u1ecd xem \u201cCha c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 d\u00e2u.\u201d Grace gh\u00e9t cu\u1ed1n phim. C\u00f4 gh\u00e9t nh\u1eefng c\u00f4 g\u00e1i nh\u01b0 nh\u00e2n v\u1eadt c\u1ee7a Elizabeth Taylor \u2013 nh\u1eefng c\u00f4 g\u00e1i nh\u00e0 gi\u00e0u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nu\u00f4ng chi\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb y\u00eau c\u1ea7u l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec ngo\u00e0i vi\u1ec7c n\u0169ng n\u1ecbu v\u00e0 v\u00f2i v\u0129nh. Maury n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 cu\u1ed1n phim h\u00e0i, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 b\u1ea3o c\u1eadu r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1. C\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i r\u00f5 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 l\u00e0 g\u00ec. Ai c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea5y l\u00e0 v\u00ec c\u00f4 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c h\u1ea7u b\u00e0n v\u00e0 ngh\u00e8o qu\u00e1 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111i h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, v\u00e0 v\u00ec, n\u1ebfu c\u00f4 mu\u1ed1n m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m c\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, c\u00f4 s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i d\u00e0nh d\u1ee5m nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 tr\u1ea3. (Maury qu\u1ea3 th\u1ef1c ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, v\u00e0 l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c k\u00ednh tr\u1ecdng c\u00f4, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 t\u00f4n th\u1edd).<\/p>\n

C\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch ho\u1eb7c th\u1eadm ch\u00ed hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ghen t\u1ef5 m\u00e0 l\u00e0 gi\u1eadn d\u1eef. V\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 mua s\u1eafm nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf ho\u1eb7c \u0103n m\u1eb7c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec l\u00e0m con g\u00e1i l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. \u0110\u1ea5y l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u2013 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta, b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai \u2013 ngh\u0129 con g\u00e1i ph\u1ea3i <\/i>nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf: xinh \u0111\u1eb9p, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00e2ng niu chi\u1ec1u chu\u1ed9ng, \u00edch k\u1ef7, ngu ng\u1ed1c. Con g\u00e1i ph\u1ea3i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u00ec m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00eau. R\u1ed3i c\u00f4 ta s\u1ebd th\u00e0nh m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 s\u01b0\u1edbt m\u01b0\u1edbt t\u1eadn hi\u1ebfn cho nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con th\u01a1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u00edch k\u1ef7, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn ngu ng\u1ed1c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. M\u00e3i m\u00e3i.<\/p>\n

Grace b\u1ef1c t\u1ee9c v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y trong khi ng\u1ed3i c\u1ea1nh c\u1eadu trai \u0111\u00e3 y\u00eau c\u00f4 v\u00ec c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 tin – ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c \u2013 v\u00e0o s\u1ef1 ch\u00ednh tr\u1ef1c v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111\u00e1o c\u1ee7a t\u00e2m tr\u00ed v\u00e0 linh h\u1ed3n c\u00f4, th\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 ngh\u00e8o kh\u00f3 c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 nh\u01b0 l\u1edbp s\u01a1n b\u00f3ng l\u00e3ng m\u1ea1n ph\u1ee7 l\u00ean. (C\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft c\u00f4 ngh\u00e8o, kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eefng ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m c\u1ee7a c\u00f4, m\u00e0 c\u00f2n v\u00ec gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i L\u0169ng Ottawa c\u1ee7a c\u00f4).<\/p>\n

C\u1eadu t\u00f4n tr\u1ecdng c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed1n phim. Qu\u1ea3 th\u1ebf, sau khi l\u1eafng nghe c\u00f4 ch\u1eadt v\u1eadt gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch gi\u1eadn d\u1eef, c\u1eadu ch\u1eadt v\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1p l\u1eddi. C\u1eadu n\u00f3i c\u1eadu nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111i\u1ec1u r\u1ea5t \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n, r\u1ea5t n\u1eef t\u00ednh<\/i>, nh\u01b0 ghen t\u1ef5. C\u1eadu bi\u1ebft th\u1ebf. \u0110\u1ea5y l\u00e0 c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed5i s\u1ef1 ph\u00f9 phi\u1ebfm, kh\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 \u0111a s\u1ed1 c\u00e1c c\u00f4 g\u00e1i. C\u00f4 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t.<\/p>\n

L\u00fac \u1ea5y Grace \u0111ang m\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t v\u00e1y \u0111\u1ea7m ki\u1ec3u ballerina m\u00e0u xanh d\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1eadm, \u00e1o tr\u1eafng, v\u00f2m ng\u1ef1c l\u1ed9 r\u00f5 qua nh\u1eefng l\u1ed7 ren, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t d\u00e2y l\u01b0ng to b\u1ea3n b\u1eb1ng thung m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed3ng gi\u1eefa c\u00e1ch c\u00f4 \u0103n m\u1eb7c v\u00e0 c\u00e1ch c\u00f4 mu\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta x\u00e9t \u0111o\u00e1n m\u00ecnh. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb g\u00ec \u0111\u1ecfm \u0111\u00e1ng ho\u1eb7c ki\u1ec3u c\u00e1ch ho\u1eb7c l\u1ecbch l\u00e3m theo l\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a th\u1eddi \u1ea5y. Th\u1eadt ra th\u00ec tr\u00f4ng c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng thanh l\u1ecbch m\u1ea5y. L\u00e0m ra d\u00e1ng Gypsy, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng v\u00f2ng s\u01a1n m\u00e0u b\u1ea1c r\u1ebb ti\u1ec1n nh\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 m\u00e1i t\u00f3c d\u00e0i qu\u0103n r\u1ed1i c\u00f4 ph\u1ea3i bu\u1ed9c l\u01b0\u1edbi khi h\u1ea7u b\u00e0n.<\/p>\n

\u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t.<\/p>\n

C\u1eadu k\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 c\u00f4 v\u1edbi m\u1eb9 c\u1eadu, v\u00e0 m\u1eb9 c\u1eadu b\u1ea3o \u201cCon ph\u1ea3i mang c\u00f4 Grace n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn \u0103n t\u1ed1i m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\u201d<\/p>\n

T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1edbi m\u1ebb \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi c\u00f4, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c th\u00fa v\u1ecb. Th\u1eadt ra, c\u00f4 y\u00eau b\u00e0 Travers g\u1ea7n h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 Maury y\u00eau c\u00f4, d\u00f9 d\u0129 nhi\u00ean theo b\u1ea3n t\u00ednh c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 v\u1ebb kinh ng\u1ea1c, t\u00f4n th\u1edd r\u00f5 r\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 Maury.<\/p>\n

o0o<\/p>\n

D\u00ec v\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a Grace, th\u1eadt ra l\u00e0 b\u00e0 d\u00ec v\u00e0 \u00f4ng d\u01b0\u1ee3ng, \u0111\u00e3 nu\u00f4i c\u00f4 l\u1edbn l\u00ean. M\u1eb9 c\u00f4 m\u1ea5t khi c\u00f4 3 tu\u1ed5i, v\u00e0 cha c\u00f4 d\u1eddi \u0111i Saskatchewan, r\u1ed3i l\u1eadp gia \u0111\u00ecnh kh\u00e1c \u1edf \u0111\u1ea5y. Cha m\u1eb9 thay th\u1ebf c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 t\u1eed t\u1ebf, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed h\u00e3nh di\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 c\u00f4. Nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n nhi\u1ec1u. \u00d4ng d\u01b0\u1ee3ng ki\u1ebfm ti\u1ec1n b\u1eb1ng ngh\u1ec1 \u0111an gh\u1ebf m\u00e2y, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea1y Grace c\u00e1ch \u0111an m\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap \u00f4ng v\u00e0 sau n\u00e0y n\u1ed1i nghi\u1ec7p khi m\u1eaft \u00f4ng k\u00e9m \u0111i. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i c\u00f4 c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c m\u00f9a h\u00e8 \u1edf Th\u00e1c Bailey, v\u00e0 d\u00f9 \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f4 \u0111i \u2013 b\u00e0 d\u00ec c\u0169ng th\u1ebf – h\u1ecd tin r\u1eb1ng c\u00f4 c\u1ea7n n\u1ebfm v\u1ecb cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u1ed5n \u0111\u1ecbnh.<\/p>\n

C\u00f4 20 tu\u1ed5i v\u00e0 m\u1edbi t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p trung h\u1ecdc. L\u1ebd ra c\u00f4 ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecdc xong m\u1ed9t n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng. Th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n n\u01a1i c\u00f4 \u1edf – kh\u00f4ng xa Pembroke c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Travers \u2013 r\u1ea5t nh\u1ecf, th\u1ebf m\u00e0 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t tr\u01b0\u1eddng trung h\u1ecdc n\u0103m c\u1ea5p l\u1edbp, \u0111\u1ec3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb h\u1ecdc sinh cho nh\u1eefng k\u1ef3 thi ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u l\u00fac \u1ea5y c\u00f3 t\u00ean l\u00e0 tuy\u1ec3n sinh \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc. Kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecdc h\u1ebft c\u00e1c m\u00f4n, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i n\u0103m h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u1edf c\u1ea5p l\u1edbp 13 \u2013 l\u1ebd ra l\u00e0 n\u0103m cu\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u2013 Grace thi l\u1ecbch s\u1eed v\u00e0 th\u1ef1c v\u1eadt h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1eadt h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 Anh ng\u1eef v\u00e0 Latin v\u00e0 Ph\u00e1p ng\u1eef, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec3m cao h\u01a1n m\u1ee9c c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng 9, xin h\u1ecdc v\u1eadt l\u00fd v\u00e0 h\u00f3a h\u1ecdc, l\u01b0\u1ee3ng gi\u00e1c, h\u00ecnh h\u1ecdc, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1i s\u1ed1, d\u00f9 nh\u1eefng m\u00f4n n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c xem l\u00e0 kh\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ph\u00e1i n\u1eef. C\u00f4 kh\u00e1 trong c\u1ea3 3 ng\u00e0nh to\u00e1n v\u00e0 khoa h\u1ecdc, tuy k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 kh\u00f4ng ngo\u1ea1n m\u1ee5c nh\u01b0 n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc. L\u00fac \u1ea5y c\u00f4 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n t\u1ef1 h\u1ecdc ti\u1ebfng Hy l\u1ea1p v\u00e0 T\u00e2y Ban Nha v\u00e0 \u00dd v\u00e0 \u0110\u1ee9c, \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1eed nh\u1eefng k\u1ef3 thi \u1ea5y v\u00e0o n\u0103m sau \u2013 nh\u1eefng m\u00f4n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 gi\u00e1o vi\u00ean n\u00e0o \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f4 d\u1ea1y \u2013 nh\u01b0ng hi\u1ec7u tr\u01b0\u1edfng g\u1eb7p ri\u00eang c\u00f4 v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o c\u00f4 r\u1eb1ng chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng \u00edch g\u00ec cho c\u00f4, v\u00ec c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi r\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi m\u00f4n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. T\u1ea1i sao c\u00f4 l\u00e0m th\u1ebf? C\u00f4 c\u00f3 d\u1ef1 t\u00ednh g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng?<\/p>\n

Kh\u00f4ng, Grace n\u00f3i, c\u00f4 ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecdc m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc mi\u1ec5n ph\u00ed. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi c\u00f4 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u s\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p \u0111an m\u00e2y.<\/p>\n

Ch\u00ednh hi\u1ec7u tr\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u00e3 quen ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd c\u1ee7a qu\u00e1n tr\u1ecd t\u1ea1i Th\u00e1c Bailey v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o \u00f4ng s\u1ebd n\u00f3i gi\u00fap cho c\u00f4 n\u1ebfu c\u00f4 mu\u1ed1n th\u1eed vi\u1ec7c h\u1ea7u b\u00e0n m\u00f9a h\u00e8. \u00d4ng c\u0169ng nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c \u201cn\u1ebfm m\u00f9i \u0111\u1eddi.\u201d<\/p>\n

Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ngay c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 tr\u00e1ch h\u1ecdc v\u1ea5n \u1edf n\u01a1i \u1ea5y c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng tin h\u1ecdc h\u1ecfi d\u00ednh d\u00e1ng g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng. Nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c, \u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u00f4 l\u00e0m l\u00e0 \u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3.<\/p>\n

Ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb b\u00e0 Travers, \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eedi \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc d\u1ea1y ngh\u1ec1, thay v\u00ec \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc th\u1ef1c th\u1ee5, \u0111\u1ec3 bi\u1ebfn m\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh h\u1eefu d\u1ee5ng, v\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd r\u1ea5t \u01b0\u1edbc ao r\u1eb1ng ph\u1ea3i chi tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ed3i v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00ecnh nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 v\u00f4 d\u1ee5ng.<\/p>\n

o0o<\/p>\n

\u0110\u1ed5i gi\u1edd l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i kh\u00e1c, Grace thu x\u1ebfp ngh\u1ec9 ng\u00e0y Ch\u1ee7 Nh\u1eadt t\u1eeb b\u1eefa \u0111i\u1ec3m t\u00e2m. C\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 c\u00f4 s\u1ebd lu\u00f4n l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c tr\u1ec5 ng\u00e0y th\u1ee9 B\u1ea3y. \u0110\u00fang ra, n\u00f3 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed5i th\u1eddi gian v\u1edbi Maury th\u00e0nh th\u1eddi gian v\u1edbi gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a Maury. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y Maury v\u00e0 c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 xem phim, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 bu\u1ed5i h\u1eb9n h\u00f2 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1. Thay v\u00ec th\u1ebf, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00f3n c\u00f4 khi c\u00f4 h\u1ebft gi\u1edd l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c, kho\u1ea3ng 11 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00eam, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd l\u00e1i xe l\u00f2ng v\u00f2ng, gh\u00e9 \u0103n kem ho\u1eb7c hamburger \u2013 Maury c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn kh\u00f4ng d\u1eabn c\u00f4 v\u00e0o qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u, v\u00ec c\u00f4 ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn 21 tu\u1ed5i \u2013 r\u1ed3i cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1eadu xe \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n

K\u00fd \u1ee9c c\u1ee7a Grace v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng l\u00fac \u0111\u1eadu xe \u1ea5y \u2013 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i \u0111\u1ebfn 1, 2 gi\u1edd s\u00e1ng \u2013 t\u1ecf ra l\u1edd m\u1edd h\u01a1n k\u00fd \u1ee9c v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng l\u00fac c\u00f4 ng\u1ed3i \u1edf b\u00e0n \u0103n tr\u00f2n c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh Travers, tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf d\u1ef1a b\u1eb1ng da m\u00e0u n\u00e2u \u0111\u1ecf ho\u1eb7c gh\u1ebf m\u00e2y l\u00f3t n\u1ec7m \u1edf ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia ph\u00f2ng. (Kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 l\u00f4i th\u00f4i v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n r\u1eeda ch\u00e9n; m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef b\u00e0 Travers g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \u201cb\u00e0 Abel t\u00e0i ba\u201d s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng).<\/p>\n

Maury l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng k\u00e9o n\u1ec7m l\u00f3t gh\u1ebf xu\u1ed1ng th\u1ea3m v\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i \u1edf \u0111\u1ea5y. Gretchen, kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n g\u00ec kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i jean v\u00e0 qu\u1ea7n qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i cho b\u1eefa \u0103n t\u1ed1i, th\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u1ed3i b\u1eaft ch\u00e9o ch\u00e2n trong m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf r\u1ed9ng. Maury v\u00e0 ch\u1ecb \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 vai to r\u1ed9ng, m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat v\u1ebb \u0111\u1eb9p c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 – m\u00e1i t\u00f3c g\u1ee3n s\u00f3ng m\u00e0u \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng k\u1eb9o, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft m\u00e0u h\u1ea1t d\u1ebb \u1ea5m \u00e1p, l\u00e0n da d\u1ec5 r\u00e1m n\u1eb1ng c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. Trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p Maury, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed l\u00fam \u0111\u1ed3ng ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. (Nh\u1eefng c\u00f4 h\u1ea7u b\u00e0n kh\u00e1c g\u1ecdi Maury l\u00e0 \u201cd\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u01a1ng\u201d v\u00e0 \u201cb\u1ea3nh trai,\u201d v\u00e0 t\u00f4n tr\u1ecdng Grace h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat t\u1eeb khi c\u00f4 c\u00f3 c\u1eadu). Tuy th\u1ebf, b\u00e0 Travers ch\u01b0a cao \u0111\u1ebfn 5 b\u1ed9 Anh, v\u00e0 trong nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o r\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng m\u1eadp nh\u01b0ng tr\u00f2n tr\u0129nh c\u1ee9ng c\u00e1p, nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ch\u01b0a nh\u1ed5 gi\u00f2. Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eeba h\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e0 v\u1ebb long lanh, ch\u0103m ch\u00fa c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft b\u00e0, s\u1ef1 vui v\u1ebb lu\u00f4n s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng l\u00f3e l\u00ean trong \u1ea5y. C\u0169ng nh\u01b0 v\u1ec7t nh\u00e1m \u0111\u1ecf, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 v\u1ec7t m\u1ee5n, tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f4i m\u00e1 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a vi\u1ec7c b\u00e0 ra ngo\u00e0i b\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 th\u1eddi ti\u1ebft v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e0n da, v\u00e0, nh\u01b0 th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o r\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, n\u00f3 bi\u1ec3u l\u1ed9 s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed9c l\u1eadp c\u1ee7a b\u00e0.<\/p>\n

\u0110\u00f4i khi c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1ch, ngo\u00e0i Grace, v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i Ch\u1ee7 Nh\u1eadt n\u00e0y. M\u1ed9t c\u1eb7p \u0111\u00f4i, c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi, th\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1ea7n tu\u1ed5i \u00f4ng b\u00e0 Travers, v\u00e0 t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 h\u1ecd. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef n\u00e1o n\u1ee9c v\u00e0 d\u00ed d\u1ecfm, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u00edt n\u00f3i h\u01a1n, ch\u1eadm h\u01a1n, khoan dung h\u01a1n. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y k\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n th\u00fa v\u1ecb, th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 t\u1ef1 di\u1ec5u c\u1ee3t. (b\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec Grace \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n duy\u00ean d\u00e1ng l\u00e2u l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i, \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i \u0111\u00f4i khi ch\u1ecb ch\u00e1n ng\u1ea5y ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 ch\u1ecb kh\u00f3 nh\u1edb n\u1ed5i ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y chuy\u1ec7n tr\u00f2 trong b\u1eefa \u0103n t\u1ed1i c\u00f3 v\u1ebb m\u1edbi l\u1ea1 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Nh\u1eefng d\u1ecbp hi\u1ebfm c\u00f3 d\u00ec v\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb c\u00f3 kh\u00e1ch, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 l\u1eddi khen v\u00e0 xin l\u1ed7i v\u1ec1 th\u1ee9c \u0103n, b\u00e0n b\u1ea1c th\u1eddi ti\u1ebft, v\u00e0 \u01b0\u1edbc mu\u1ed1n tha thi\u1ebft cho b\u1eefa \u0103n k\u1ebft th\u00fac c\u00e0ng s\u1edbm c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t).<\/p>\n

Sau b\u1eefa \u0103n t\u1ed1i \u1edf nh\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh Travers, n\u1ebfu bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i l\u1ea1nh, \u00f4ng Travers \u0111\u1ed1t l\u1eeda, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd ch\u01a1i tr\u00f2 b\u00e0 Travers g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \u201ctr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i ch\u1eef ng\u1ed1c ngh\u1ebfch,\u201d m\u1ed9t tr\u00f2 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u01a1i ph\u1ea3i kh\u00e1 lanh l\u1ee3i m\u1edbi th\u1eafng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 l\u00fac m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1 y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng trong b\u1eefa \u0103n t\u1ed1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u n\u1ed5i b\u1eadt. Nh\u1eefng bi\u1ec7n lu\u1eadn gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1o ra \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ecbnh ngh\u0129a v\u00f4 l\u00fd. Ch\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a Gretchen, Wat, l\u00e0m th\u1ebf, v\u00e0 sau m\u1ed9t l\u00fac l\u00e0 Grace, gi\u1eefa s\u1ef1 vui th\u00edch c\u1ee7a Maury v\u00e0 b\u00e0 Travers (Maury k\u00eau l\u00ean, \u201cTh\u1ea5y ch\u01b0a? \u0110\u00e3 n\u00f3i c\u00f4 \u1ea5y th\u00f4ng minh m\u00e0,\u201d khi\u1ebfn m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, tr\u1eeb Grace, th\u1ea5y bu\u1ed3n c\u01b0\u1eddi). Ch\u00ednh b\u00e0 Travers d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7u trong chuy\u1ec7n b\u1ecba nh\u1eefng ch\u1eef phi l\u00fd, b\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3m tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh qu\u00e1 nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u01a1i qu\u00e1 lo l\u1eafng.<\/p>\n

L\u1ea7n duy nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i khi Mavis, v\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a con trai b\u00e0 Travers l\u00e0 Neil, \u0111\u1ebfn d\u00f9ng b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i. Mavis v\u00e0 Neil v\u00e0 hai con \u1edf g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea5y, trong nh\u00e0 b\u00ean h\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a cha m\u1eb9 ch\u1ecb. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ed1i \u1ea5y ch\u1ecb \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh \u2013 Neil l\u00e0 b\u00e1c s\u0129, v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i tu\u1ea7n \u1ea5y anh b\u1eadn vi\u1ec7c \u1edf Ottawa. B\u00e0 Travers th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 tr\u1ea5n t\u0129nh l\u1ea1i, k\u00eau l\u00ean v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean vui v\u1ebb \u201cNh\u01b0ngh\u1eb3n b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng \u1edf Ottawa ch\u1ee9?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u0110\u00e1ng ti\u1ebfc l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng,\u201d Mavis n\u00f3i. \u201cNh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang h\u01b0 l\u1eafm. Ch\u00fang s\u1ebd la h\u00e9t su\u1ed1t b\u1eefa \u0103n t\u1ed1i. \u0110\u1ee9a nh\u1ecf b\u1ecb n\u1ed5i ban, c\u00f2n Mikey th\u00ec c\u00f3 tr\u1eddi m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft n\u00f3 b\u1ecb c\u00e1i g\u00ec.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ch\u1ecb l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef m\u1ea3nh kh\u1ea3nh da r\u00e1m n\u1eafng m\u1eb7c \u00e1o \u0111\u1ea7m m\u00e0u t\u00edm, m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n to b\u1ea3n c\u00f9ng m\u00e0u c\u1ed9t m\u00e1i t\u00f3c s\u1eadm. Xinh x\u1eafn, nh\u01b0ng b\u01b0\u1eddu bu\u1ed3n ch\u00e1n ho\u1eb7c ch\u00ea tr\u00e1ch che \u0111i hai kh\u00f3e mi\u1ec7ng ch\u1ecb. Ch\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn th\u1ee9c \u0103n tr\u00ean \u0111\u0129a, gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ecb b\u1ecb d\u1ecb \u1ee9ng v\u1edbi c\u00e0 ri.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u00d4, Mavis, ti\u1ebfc th\u1eadt,\u201d b\u00e0 Travers n\u00f3i, \u201cCon m\u1edbi b\u1ecb \u00e0?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cKh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u. Con b\u1ecb l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i, nh\u01b0ng con c\u1ee9 gi\u1eef l\u1ec5. R\u1ed3i con b\u1ecb b\u1ec7nh v\u00e0 n\u00f4n m\u1eeda su\u1ed1t n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018Ph\u1ea3i chi con n\u00f3i cho m\u1eb9 bi\u1ebft\u2026 M\u1eb9 l\u1ea5y th\u1ee9c kh\u00e1c cho con nh\u00e9?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cM\u1eb9 \u0111\u1eebng lo. Con kh\u00f4ng sao. V\u1ed1n d\u0129 con kh\u00f4ng th\u00e8m \u0103n, v\u00ec tr\u1eddi n\u00f3ng v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ni\u1ec1m vui c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 l\u00e0m m\u1eb9.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ch\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ebfu thu\u1ed1c.<\/p>\n

Sau \u0111\u00f3, trong tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i, ch\u1ecb c\u00e3i v\u1ea3 v\u1edbi Wat v\u00ec m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ecbnh ngh\u0129a anh d\u00f9ng, v\u00e0 khi t\u1ef1 \u0111i\u1ec3n ch\u1ee9ng minh n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, ch\u1ecb n\u00f3i \u201c\u00d4, xin l\u1ed7i. Thua c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ed3i.\u201d \u0110\u1ebfn l\u00fac m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1ed9p ch\u1eef c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t m\u1ea9u gi\u1ea5y cho v\u00f2ng ch\u01a1i k\u1ebf ti\u1ebfp th\u00ec ch\u1ecb m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u \u2018Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u00d4i, Mavis,\u201d b\u00e0 Travers n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

V\u00e0 \u00f4ng Travers n\u00f3i \u201cN\u00e0y Mavis. Ch\u1eef n\u00e0o c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00e0.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNh\u01b0ng con kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1eef n\u00e0o. Con xin l\u1ed7i. Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 t\u1ed1i nay con c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ngu ng\u1ed1c. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee9 ch\u01a1i \u0111i.\u201d<\/p>\n

H\u1ecd ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ch\u01a1i th\u1eadt, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edd nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec, trong khi ch\u1ecb h\u00fat thu\u1ed1c v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c m\u1ec9m n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi c\u01b0\u01a1ng quy\u1ebft v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng vui c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. M\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau ch\u1ecb \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady v\u00e0 n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u1ecf m\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb cho \u00f4ng b\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng l\u00e2u h\u01a1n n\u1eefa. Ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn vi\u1ebfng th\u0103m vui v\u1ebb v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecdc h\u1ecfi, v\u00e0 gi\u1edd ch\u1ecb ph\u1ea3i v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0.<\/p>\n

\u201cGi\u00e1ng sinh s\u1eafp t\u1edbi ph\u1ea3i t\u1eb7ng cu\u1ed1n t\u1ef1 \u0111i\u1ec3n Oxford,\u201d ch\u1ecb n\u00f3i b\u00e2ng qu\u01a1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi v\u1ec1, c\u00f9ng ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ecf vui v\u1ebb, cay \u0111\u1eafng. T\u1ef1 \u0111i\u1ec3n c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh Travers m\u00e0 Wat \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n t\u1ef1 \u0111i\u1ec3n M\u1ef9.<\/p>\n

Khi ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ec1, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng ai nh\u00ecn ai. B\u00e0 Travers n\u00f3i \u201cGretchen, con \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c pha c\u00e0 ph\u00ea cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng?\u201d V\u00e0 Gretchen v\u00e0o b\u1ebfp, l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m \u201cVui l\u00e0m sao, Jesus ph\u00e1t kh\u00f3c.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n,\u201d b\u00e0 Travers n\u00f3i. \u201cHai \u0111\u1ee9a con nh\u1ecf m\u00e0.\u201d<\/p>\n

o0o<\/p>\n

M\u1ed7i th\u1ee9 T\u01b0 Grace \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ngh\u1ec9 t\u1eeb l\u00fac d\u1ecdn d\u1eb9p b\u1eefa \u0111i\u1ec3m t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb b\u1eefa \u0103n t\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 khi b\u00e0 Travers bi\u1ebft, b\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e1i xe \u0111\u1ebfn Th\u00e1c Bailey \u0111\u01b0a c\u00f4 v\u1ec1 h\u1ed3 trong nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd ngh\u1ec9 \u1ea5y. Nh\u1eefng l\u00fac \u1ea5y Maury b\u1eadn l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u2013 su\u1ed1t m\u00f9a h\u00e8 anh s\u1eeda ch\u1eefa Xa l\u1ed9 7 c\u00f9ng nh\u00f3m s\u1eeda \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u2013 v\u00e0 Wat th\u00ec \u1edf trong v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a anh \u1edf Ottawa v\u00e0 Gretchen ra ngo\u00e0i c\u00f9ng l\u0169 tr\u1ebb, \u0111i b\u01a1i ho\u1eb7c ch\u00e8o thuy\u1ec1n tr\u00ean h\u1ed3. Ch\u00ednh b\u00e0 Travers c\u0169ng th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3i b\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i \u0111i mua s\u1eafm ho\u1eb7c vi\u1ebft th\u01b0, v\u00e0 b\u00e0 s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ec3 Grace m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh trong ph\u00f2ng l\u1edbn v\u1eeba l\u00e0 ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch v\u1eeba l\u00e0 ph\u00f2ng \u0103n che m\u00e0n c\u1eeda, m\u00e1t m\u1ebb, v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf d\u1ef1a da lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 v\u1ebft l\u00f5m v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ec7 ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7y s\u00e1ch.<\/p>\n

\u201cC\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch n\u00e0o ch\u00e1u th\u00edch,\u201d b\u00e0 Travers n\u00f3i. \u201cHo\u1eb7c cu\u1ed9n ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 ng\u1ee7, n\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n. C\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u n\u1eb7ng nh\u1ecdc \u2013 ch\u1eafc ch\u00e1u ph\u1ea3i m\u1ec7t. T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3m s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00e1u v\u1ec1 k\u1ecbp gi\u1edd.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grace kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ng\u1ee7. C\u00f4 \u0111\u1ecdc. C\u00f4 h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n tr\u1ea7n d\u01b0\u1edbi qu\u1ea7n short c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u01b0\u1edbt m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i v\u00e0 d\u00ednh v\u00e0o l\u1edbp da gh\u1ebf. Th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y b\u00e0 Travers cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u00f4 ph\u1ea3i v\u1ec1 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c.<\/p>\n

Trong xe, b\u00e0 Travers s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng g\u1ee3i chuy\u1ec7n cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng t\u01b0 t\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a Grace r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecdc tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea5y. R\u1ed3i b\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecdc cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch \u1ea5y, v\u00e0 n\u00f3i b\u00e0 ngh\u0129 g\u00ec v\u1ec1 n\u00f3 \u2013 nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng \u00e2n c\u1ea7n v\u00e0 vui v\u1ebb. Ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n, v\u1ec1 \u201cAnna Karenina,\u201d b\u00e0 n\u00f3i \u201ct\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecdc n\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau l\u1ea7n, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft l\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ea3m Kitty, r\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 Anna \u2013 \u00f4i, Anna th\u1eadt th\u1ea3m \u2013 v\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ea3m cho Dolly. Khi b\u00e0 ta ph\u1ea3i v\u1ec1 qu\u00ea, ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5y, v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 b\u1ea7y tr\u1ebb, v\u00e0 b\u00e0 ta ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecdc gi\u1eb7t gi\u0169, m\u1ea5y b\u1ed3n gi\u1eb7t c\u00f3 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 – t\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta thay \u0111\u1ed5i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y v\u1edbi tu\u1ed5i t\u00e1c. Say m\u00ea b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea9y xu\u1ed1ng sau b\u1ed3n gi\u1eb7t. D\u00f9 sao th\u00ec ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd l\u1eddi t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCh\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn ai nhi\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng.\u201d Grace ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean v\u1ec1 ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh, t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi ph\u1ea3i ch\u0103ng c\u00f4 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb t\u1ef1 ki\u00eau. \u201cNh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u th\u00edch nghe b\u00e0 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n.\u201d<\/p>\n

B\u00e0 Travers c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cT\u00f4i c\u0169ng th\u00edch nghe m\u00ecnh n\u00f3i.\u201d<\/p>\n

o0o<\/p>\n

Kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u v\u00ec sao, \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1eefa m\u00f9a h\u00e8 Maury b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n h\u1ecd k\u1ebft h\u00f4n. C\u00f2n l\u00e2u l\u1eafm, c\u1eadu n\u00f3i \u2013 sau khi c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n l\u00e0m k\u1ef9 s\u01b0 v\u00e0 c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c k\u1ef9 s\u01b0 \u2013 nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u00f4 c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i xem l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean. \u201cKhi ch\u00fang ta th\u00e0nh h\u00f4n,\u201d c\u1eadu s\u1ebd n\u00f3i th\u1ebf, v\u00e0 thay v\u00ec h\u1ecfi han ho\u1eb7c n\u00f3i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i, Grace s\u1ebd t\u00f2 m\u00f2 l\u1eafng nghe.<\/p>\n

Khi h\u1ecd th\u00e0nh h\u00f4n, h\u1ecd s\u1ebd c\u00f3 nh\u00e0 b\u00ean H\u1ed3 Sabot. Kh\u00f4ng g\u1ea7n cha m\u1eb9 c\u1eadu qu\u00e1, kh\u00f4ng xa qu\u00e1. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 m\u00f9a h\u00e8. Th\u1eddi gian c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i h\u1ecd s\u1ebd s\u1ed1ng n\u01a1i n\u00e0o c\u1eadu l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e2u \u2013 Peru, Iraq, L\u00e3nh th\u1ed5 T\u00e2y B\u1eafc. Grace th\u00edch th\u00fa khi ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn di chuy\u1ec3n \u2013 nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 c\u1eadu n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn, v\u1edbi ni\u1ec1m t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o gh\u00ea g\u1edbm, l\u00e0 \u201cnh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta.\u201d C\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0o l\u00e0 th\u1ef1c, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u00fd ngh\u0129 gi\u00fap d\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u00f4, ho\u1eb7c s\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111an m\u00e2y c\u1ee7a th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n trong ch\u00ednh c\u0103n nh\u00e0 n\u01a1i c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 l\u1edbn l\u00ean, l\u00e0 th\u1ef1c bao gi\u1edd.<\/p>\n

Maury h\u1ecfi m\u00e3i r\u1eb1ng c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1ec1 c\u1eadu v\u1edbi d\u00ec d\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a c\u00f4, khi n\u00e0o c\u00f4 s\u1ebd d\u1eabn c\u1eadu v\u1ec1 g\u1eb7p h\u1ecd. Th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1, c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec trong nh\u1eefng l\u00e1 th\u01b0 ng\u1eafn h\u00e0ng tu\u1ea7n, tr\u1eeb vi\u1ec7c n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng c\u00f4 \u201c\u0111ang h\u1eb9n h\u00f2 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu trai l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c m\u00f9a h\u00e8 quanh \u0111\u00e2y.\u201d C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 \u00e1m ch\u1ec9 r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n.<\/p>\n

Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u00f4 ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n k\u1ebft h\u00f4n. Kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng \u1ea5y c\u00f3 trong t\u00e2m tr\u00ed c\u00f4, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi \u0111an gh\u1ebf m\u00e2y. D\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 ai theo \u0111u\u1ed5i c\u00f4, c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5y n\u00f3 s\u1ebd<\/i> x\u1ea3y ra, \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y \u2013 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh t\u1ee9c th\u00ec. Anh ta s\u1ebd nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00f4, v\u00e0 khi \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y c\u00f4, s\u1ebd y\u00eau c\u00f4. Trong tr\u00ed t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a c\u00f4, anh \u0111\u1eb9p trai, nh\u01b0 Maury. N\u1ed3ng nhi\u1ec7t, nh\u01b0 Maury. Nh\u1eefng th\u00e2n m\u1eadt th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea5t vui th\u00fa s\u1ebd theo sau.<\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5ych\u01b0a x\u1ea3y ra. Trong xe c\u1ee7a Maury, ho\u1eb7c tr\u00ean c\u1ecf d\u01b0\u1edbi tr\u1eddi sao, c\u00f4 t\u1ef1 nguy\u1ec7n. V\u00e0 Maury s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng, nh\u01b0ng ch\u01b0a mu\u1ed1n. C\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ed5n ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 c\u00f4. S\u1ef1 hi\u1ebfn th\u00e2n d\u1ec5 d\u00e3i c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 hi\u1ebfn th\u00e2n \u1ea5y l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo \u2013 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 d\u00e2ng hi\u1ebfn c\u00f3 ch\u1ee7 \u00fd c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u n\u1ed5i v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng kh\u00e1i ni\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu v\u1ec1 c\u00f4. C\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra s\u1ef1 l\u1ea1nh nh\u1ea1t c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh \u2013 c\u00f4 tin r\u1eb1ng s\u1ef1 h\u00e1o h\u1ee9c c\u00f4 bi\u1ec3u l\u1ed9 s\u1ebd d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ea1c th\u00fa c\u00f4 bi\u1ebft, khi m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 trong t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng , v\u00e0 c\u00f4 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n t\u00f9y thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o s\u1ef1 ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a Maury. M\u00e0 c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu.<\/p>\n

Nh\u1eefng l\u1ea7n phong t\u1ecfa n\u00e0y khi\u1ebfn c\u1ea3 hai xao \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 h\u01a1i gi\u1eadn d\u1eef ho\u1eb7c h\u1ed5 th\u1eb9n, v\u00ec th\u1ebf h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng h\u00f4n nhau, n\u00edu l\u1ea5y nhau, v\u00e0 n\u00f3i nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi \u00e2u y\u1ebfm \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec1n b\u00f9 cho nhau khi h\u1ecd chia tay. Grace c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0o gi\u01b0\u1eddng trong nh\u00e0 tr\u1ecd v\u00e0 x\u00f3a \u0111i m\u1ed9t hai ti\u1ebfng v\u1eeba qua kh\u1ecfi t\u00e2m tr\u00ed. V\u00e0 c\u00f4 ngh\u0129 ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n Maury c\u0169ng nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m, l\u00e1i xe tr\u00ean xa l\u1ed9 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn v\u1ec1 n\u00e0ng Grace c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eadu v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u1ebft l\u00f2ng y\u00eau c\u00f4.<\/p>\n

o0o<\/p>\n

\u0110a s\u1ed1 c\u00e1c c\u00f4 h\u1ea7u b\u00e0n ngh\u1ec9 vi\u1ec7c sau ng\u00e0y Lao \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 tr\u01b0\u1eddng trung ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n s\u1ebd m\u1edf c\u1eeda \u0111\u1ebfn th\u00e1ng 10 cho ng\u00e0y l\u1ec5 T\u1ea1 \u01a1n, v\u1edbi \u00edt nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean h\u01a1n \u2013 Grace \u1edf trong s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f3. N\u0103m nay, nghe n\u00f3i kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n s\u1ebd m\u1edf c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00e1ng 12 cho m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng, ho\u1eb7c \u00edt nh\u1ea5t m\u00f9a Gi\u00e1ng sinh, nh\u01b0ng d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng ai trong \u0111\u1ed9i nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp ho\u1eb7c ph\u00f2ng \u0103n bi\u1ebft s\u1ef1 th\u1ef1c ra sao. Grace vi\u1ebft cho d\u00ec v\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u00f4 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 m\u00f9a Gi\u00e1ng sinh l\u00e0 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn v\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u1eebng ch\u1edd c\u00f4 v\u1ec1.<\/p>\n

T\u1ea1i sao c\u00f4 l\u00e0m th\u1ebf? Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u00f4 c\u00f3 k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch g\u00ec kh\u00e1c. Maury \u0111ang h\u1ecdc n\u0103m cu\u1ed1i. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee9a s\u1ebd mang c\u1eadu v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 v\u00e0o Gi\u00e1ng sinh \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1eb7p gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u00f4. V\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i Gi\u00e1ng sinh l\u00e0 d\u1ecbp t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c h\u00f3a cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u00ednh h\u00f4n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. C\u1eadu \u0111ang \u0111\u1ec3 d\u00e0nh l\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9a h\u00e8 \u0111\u1ec3 mua nh\u1eabn kim c\u01b0\u01a1ng cho c\u00f4.<\/p>\n

C\u00f4 c\u0169ng v\u1eady, \u0111ang \u0111\u1ec3 d\u00e0nh ti\u1ec1n l\u01b0\u01a1ng, \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i xe bus \u0111\u1ebfn Kingston th\u0103m c\u1eadu trong l\u00fac c\u1eadu h\u1ecdc.<\/p>\n

C\u00f4 n\u00f3i th\u1ebf, h\u1ee9a th\u1ebf, r\u1ea5t d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ef1c tin t\u01b0\u1edfng, ho\u1eb7c th\u1eadm ch\u00ed mong \u01b0\u1edbc, r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra?<\/p>\n

\u201cMaury l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t,\u201d b\u00e0 Travers n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00e1u c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00e0. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01a1n s\u01a1 \u0111\u00e1ng qu\u00fd gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 cha n\u00f3. Kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 anh n\u00f3. Neil r\u1ea5t th\u00f4ng minh. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng Maury kh\u00f4ng th\u00f4ng minh \u2013 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh k\u1ef9 s\u01b0 n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c \u2013 nh\u01b0ng Neil\u2026 N\u00f3 s\u00e2u s\u1eafc.\u201d B\u00e0 t\u1ef1 c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00ecnh. \u201cN\u1eb1m trong nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed9ng th\u0103m th\u1eb3m d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng\u201d<\/i>(1) \u2013 T\u00f4i \u0111ang n\u00f3i g\u00ec nh\u1ec9? Trong m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian d\u00e0i, t\u00f4i v\u00e0 Neil ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 nhau. V\u00ec th\u1ebf t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 n\u00f3 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng Neil kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00fa v\u1ecb. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f4i khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi vui v\u1ebb nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 u bu\u1ed3n, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Khi\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta th\u1eafc m\u1eafc. Nh\u01b0ng lo l\u1eafng cho con c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e3 l\u1edbn th\u00ec \u00edch g\u00ec? T\u00f4i lo v\u1ec1 Neil r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u, c\u00f2n v\u1edbi Maury th\u00ec ch\u00fat x\u00edu th\u00f4i. C\u00f2n Gretchen th\u00ec t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng lo ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. V\u00ec ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec th\u00f4i th\u00fac h\u1ecd, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n

o0o<\/p>\n

C\u0103n nh\u00e0 b\u00ean h\u1ed3 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ec5 T\u1ea1 \u01a1n. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean Gretchen v\u00e0 c\u00e1c con ph\u1ea3i v\u1ec1 Ottawa \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ee5i nh\u1ecf \u0111i h\u1ecdc. V\u00e0 Maury ph\u1ea3i \u0111i Kingston. \u00d4ng Travers ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0o cu\u1ed1i tu\u1ea7n. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 Travers \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o Grace b\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1eddng \u1edf l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u00f4i khi v\u1edbi kh\u00e1ch, \u0111\u00f4i khi m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n

R\u1ed3i d\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 thay \u0111\u1ed5i. B\u00e0 v\u1ec1 Ottawa v\u1edbi \u00f4ng Travers v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng 9. Chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y x\u1ea3y ra b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd – b\u1eefa \u0103n t\u1ed1i Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt tu\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ecb h\u1ee7y b\u1ecf.<\/p>\n

Maury gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch r\u1eb1ng m\u1eb9 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00f4i khi b\u1ecb b\u1ec7nh lo \u00e2u. \u201cB\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i,\u201d c\u1eadu n\u00f3i. \u201cB\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i v\u00e0o b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t hai tu\u1ea7n, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd khi\u1ebfn b\u00e0 \u1ed5n \u0111\u1ecbnh. L\u00fac n\u00e0o b\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u1ecfe l\u1ea1i.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grace n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ngh\u0129 b\u00e0 Travers c\u00f3 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 \u1ea5y. \u201cNguy\u00ean nh\u00e2n l\u00e0 g\u00ec?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnh ngh\u0129 h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft,\u201d Maury n\u00f3i. Nh\u01b0ng sau m\u1ed9t l\u00fac c\u1eadu n\u00f3i \u201cC\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 ch\u1ed3ng b\u00e0. \u00dd anh l\u00e0 ch\u1ed3ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. Cha c\u1ee7a Neil. Chuy\u1ec7n x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi \u00f4ng, vv. <\/p>\n

\u0110i\u1ec1u x\u1ea3y ra l\u00e0 cha c\u1ee7a Neil \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 t\u1eed.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnh \u0111o\u00e1n \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. Nh\u01b0ng anh kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea5y l\u00e0 nguy\u00ean nh\u00e2n hay kh\u00f4ng. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 tu\u1ed5i t\u00e1c c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u1ec7nh ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i lo\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng sao \u2013 h\u1ecd s\u1ebd ch\u1eefa l\u00e0nh cho b\u00e0 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng, v\u1edbi thu\u1ed1c men. H\u1ecd c\u00f3 thu\u1ed1c r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t. \u0110\u1eebng lo.\u201d<\/p>\n

o0o<\/p>\n

\u0110\u1ebfn l\u1ec5 T\u1ea1 \u01a1n, nh\u01b0 Maury d\u1ef1 \u0111o\u00e1n, b\u00e0 Travers xu\u1ea5t vi\u1ec7n v\u00e0 kh\u1ecfe kho\u1eafn. B\u1eefa \u0103n t\u1ed1i l\u1ec5 T\u1ea1 \u01a1n s\u1ebd \u1edf h\u1ed3, nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7. N\u00f3 x\u1ea3y ra v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt, thay v\u00ec th\u1ee9 Hai \u2013 c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7, \u0111\u1ec3 d\u00e0nh th\u1eddi gian thu x\u1ebfp v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda c\u0103n nh\u00e0. May m\u1eafn cho Grace, v\u00ec Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt v\u1eabn l\u00e0 ng\u00e0y ngh\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a c\u00f4.<\/p>\n

C\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t, ngay c\u1ea3 Neil v\u00e0 Mavis v\u00e0 c\u00e1c con, \u0111ang \u1edf nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a cha m\u1eb9 Mavis. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 kh\u00e1ch \u2013 tr\u1eeb khi t\u00ednh Grace l\u00e0 kh\u00e1ch.<\/p>\n

L\u00fac Maury \u0111\u01b0a c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ed3 s\u00e1ng ng\u00e0y Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt, con g\u00e0 t\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e0o l\u00f2. Nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc b\u00e1nh n\u01b0\u1edbng n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean qu\u1ea7y b\u1ebfp \u2013 b\u00ed \u0111\u1ecf, t\u00e1o, d\u00e2u d\u1ea1i. Gretchen ph\u1ee5 tr\u00e1ch b\u1ebfp n\u00fac, n\u1ea5u n\u01b0\u1edbng ph\u1ed1i h\u1ee3p nh\u01b0 ch\u01a1i th\u1ec3 thao. B\u00e0 Travers ng\u1ed3i \u1edf b\u00e0n b\u1ebfp, u\u1ed1ng c\u00e0 ph\u00ea v\u00e0 ch\u01a1i l\u1eafp h\u00ecnh v\u1edbi con th\u1ee9 c\u1ee7a Gretchen l\u00e0 Dana.<\/p>\n

\u201cA, Grace,\u201d b\u00e0 n\u00f3i, nh\u1ed5m d\u1eady \u0111\u1ec3 \u00f4m l\u1ea5y c\u00f4 \u2013 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean b\u00e0 l\u00e0m th\u1ebf – v\u00e0 b\u00e0n tay b\u00e0 v\u1ee5ng v\u1ec1 l\u00e0m tung t\u00f3e nh\u1eefng m\u1ea3nh h\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n

Dana kh\u00f3c th\u00e9t l\u00ean \u201cB\u00e0 <\/i>ngo\u1ea1i,\u201d v\u00e0 ch\u1ecb l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, Janey, v\u1eabn \u0111ang theo d\u00f5i v\u1edbi v\u1ebb ch\u00ea tr\u00e1ch, nh\u1eb7t nh\u1eefng m\u1ea3nh h\u00ecnh l\u00ean.<\/p>\n

\u201cL\u1eafp l\u1ea1i d\u1ec5 m\u00e0,\u201d n\u00f3 n\u00f3i. \u201cB\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cM\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ec3 x\u1ed1t nam vi\u1ec7t qu\u1ea5t \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u?\u201d Gretchen h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrong t\u1ee7,\u201d b\u00e0 Travers n\u00f3i, v\u1eabn \u0111ang si\u1ebft c\u00e1nh tay Grace v\u00e0 b\u1ecf l\u01a1 h\u00ecnh gh\u00e9p b\u1ecb ph\u00e1 h\u1ee7y.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u1ede \u0111\u00e2u<\/i> trong t\u1ee7?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u1ed2, x\u1ed1t nam vi\u1ec7t qu\u1ea5t,\u201d b\u00e0 Travers n\u00f3i. \u201cM\u1eb9 n\u1ea5u l\u1ea5y. M\u1eb9 cho ch\u00fang v\u00e0o ch\u00fat n\u01b0\u1edbc. R\u1ed3i m\u1eb9 \u0111un l\u1eeda th\u1ea5p \u2013 kh\u00f4ng, m\u1eb9 ngh\u0129 m\u1eb9 ng\u00e2m ch\u00fang tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u2013 \u201c<\/p>\n

\u201cCon kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u00ec gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d Gretchen n\u00f3i. \u201c\u00dd m\u1eb9 l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 x\u1ed1t trong h\u1ed9p sao?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cM\u1eb9 \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng. Ch\u1eafc m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3, v\u00ec m\u1eb9 l\u00e0m l\u1ea5y.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCon s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i k\u00eau ai \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i mua.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCon \u00e0, l\u1ec5 T\u1ea1 \u01a1n m\u00e0,\u201d b\u00e0 Travers d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng n\u00f3i. \u201c\u0110\u00e2u c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o m\u1edf c\u1eeda.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCh\u1ed7 g\u1ea7n xa l\u1ed9 l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng m\u1edf c\u1eeda.\u201d Gretchen l\u00ean gi\u1ecdng. \u201cWat \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWat \u0111i ch\u00e8o thuy\u1ec1n r\u1ed3i,\u201d Mavis g\u1ecdi t\u1eeb ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7 ph\u00eda sau. Gi\u1ecdng ch\u1ecb nh\u01b0 c\u1ea3nh c\u00e1o, v\u00ec ch\u1ecb \u0111ang t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch d\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 con ch\u1ecb ng\u1ee7. \u201cWat \u0111i v\u1edbi Mikey.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mavis t\u1ef1 l\u00e1i xe \u0111\u1ebfn, v\u1edbi Mikey v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9. Neil s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn sau \u2013 anh ph\u1ea3i g\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n

\u00d4ng Travers \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i \u0111\u00e1nh golf.<\/p>\n

\u201cCh\u1ec9 l\u00e0 em c\u1ea7n ai \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i ch\u1ee3,\u201d Gretchen n\u00f3i. Ch\u1ecb \u0111\u1ee3i, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u1eddi t\u00ecnh nguy\u1ec7n n\u00e0o t\u1eeb ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7 ph\u00eda sau. Ch\u1ecb nh\u01b0\u1edbng m\u00e0y nh\u00ecn Grace. \u201cEm kh\u00f4ng l\u00e1i xe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n

Grace n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n

B\u00e0 Travers ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng, l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 th\u1edf d\u00e0i.<\/p>\n

Gretchen n\u00f3i \u201cMaury bi\u1ebft l\u00e1i xe. Maury \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i?\u201d<\/p>\n

Maury \u0111ang \u1edf trong ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc t\u00ecm qu\u1ea7n t\u1eafm c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, d\u00f9 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o c\u1eadu n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ea1nh l\u1eafm kh\u00f4ng b\u01a1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u1eadu n\u00f3i ti\u1ec7m s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng m\u1edf c\u1eeda.<\/p>\n

\u201cTi\u1ec7m s\u1ebd m\u1edf,\u201d Gretchen n\u00f3i. \u201cH\u1ecd b\u00e1n x\u0103ng. V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng m\u1edf th\u00ec c\u00f3 ti\u1ec7m ngay \u1edf b\u00eca Perth \u2013 em bi\u1ebft m\u00e0, v\u1edbi m\u1ea5y c\u00e2y kem.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maury mu\u1ed1n Grace \u0111i c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi c\u1eadu, nh\u01b0ng hai c\u00f4 b\u00e9, Janey v\u00e0 Dana, \u0111ang n\u0103n n\u1ec9 c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ebfn xem x\u00edch \u0111u \u00f4ng ngo\u1ea1i ch\u00fang m\u1edbi d\u1ef1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00e2y phong Na uy c\u1ea1nh nh\u00e0.<\/p>\n

Khi Grace xu\u1ed1ng nh\u1eefng b\u1eadc th\u1ec1m, c\u00f4 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y d\u00e2y bu\u1ed9c sandal c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ee9t. C\u00f4 c\u1edfi sandal v\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t c\u00e1t, qua nh\u1eefng b\u1ee5i m\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec1 b\u1eb9p d\u00ed v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc l\u00e1 r\u1ee5ng cong queo.<\/p>\n

\u0110\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea9y hai \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb tr\u00ean x\u00edch \u0111u, r\u1ed3i ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ea9y c\u00f4. L\u00fac c\u00f4 nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng, ch\u00e2n tr\u1ea7n, l\u00e0 l\u00fac m\u1ed9t ch\u00e2n c\u00f4 g\u1ee5c xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 c\u00f4 th\u00e9t l\u00ean \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn, kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra.<\/p>\n

H\u00f3a ra l\u00e0 b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u1eb3ng ch\u00e2n. C\u01a1n \u0111au nh\u00f3i l\u00ean t\u1eeb l\u00f2ng b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n tr\u00e1i, b\u1ecb c\u1ea1nh v\u1ecf s\u00f2 s\u1eafc c\u1eaft.<\/p>\n

\u201cDana mang m\u1ea5y v\u1ecf s\u00f2 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3,\u201d Janey n\u00f3i. \u201cN\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m nh\u00e0 cho con s\u00ean c\u1ee7a n\u00f3.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCon s\u00ean ch\u1ea1y m\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i.\u201d Dana n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

Gretchen v\u00e0 b\u00e0 Travers v\u00e0 ngay c\u1ea3 Mavis ch\u1ea1y ra kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0, ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng th\u00e9t l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb con.<\/p>\n

\u201cB\u00e0n ch\u00e2n c\u00f4 ch\u1ea3y m\u00e1u,\u201d Dana n\u00f3i. \u201cM\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7y m\u00e1u.\u201d<\/p>\n

Janey n\u00f3i \u201cC\u00f4 b\u1ecb v\u1ecf s\u00f2 c\u1eaft. Dana b\u1ecf nh\u1eefng v\u1ecf s\u00f2 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u2013 n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecbnh x\u00e2y nh\u00e0 cho Ivan. Ivan con s\u00ean c\u1ee7a n\u00f3.\u201d<\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ch\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c mang ra, v\u1edbi n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1eeda v\u1ebft c\u1eaft v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i kh\u0103n, v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecfi c\u00f3 \u0111au l\u1eafm kh\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n

\u201cKh\u00f4ng \u0111au l\u1eafm,\u201d Grace n\u00f3i, \u0111i kh\u1eadp khi\u1ec5ng \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1eadc th\u1ec1m, hai c\u00f4 b\u00e9 tranh nhau \u0111\u1ee1 c\u00f4 v\u00e0 chung chung l\u00e0 l\u00e0m v\u01b0\u1edbng ch\u00e2n c\u00f4.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u00d4, n\u1eb7ng \u0111\u1ea5y,\u201d Gretchen n\u00f3i. \u201cNh\u01b0ng t\u1ea1i sao em kh\u00f4ng mang gi\u00e0y\/\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u0110\u1ee9t d\u00e2y gi\u00e0y,\u201d Dana v\u00e0 Janey \u0111\u1ed3ng thanh n\u00f3i, trong l\u00fac m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe mui tr\u1ea7n m\u00e0u r\u01b0\u1ee3u \u0111\u1ecf r\u1ebd g\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1eadu xe b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh nh\u00e0.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u0110\u00e2y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n t\u00f4i g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 may m\u1eafn,\u201d b\u00e0 Travers n\u00f3i. \u201c\u0110\u00fang ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7n. \u00d4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u0110\u1ea5y l\u00e0 Neil \u2013 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean Grace nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y anh. Anh cao, g\u1ea7y, thi\u1ebfu ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn.<\/p>\n

\u201cT\u00fai c\u1ee7a con,\u201d b\u00e0 Travers vui v\u1ebb g\u1ecdi. \u201cCh\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 s\u1eb5n ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ec7nh cho con \u0111\u00e2y.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnh c\u00f3 m\u00f3n kh\u00e1 \u0111\u1ea5y,\u201d Gretchen n\u00f3i. \u201cM\u1edbi h\u1ea3?\u201d<\/p>\n

Neil n\u00f3i \u201cM\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 \u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGi\u1edd th\u00ec \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 th\u1ee9c m\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i,\u201d Mavis n\u00f3i, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf d\u00e0i bu\u1ed9c t\u1ed9i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft nh\u1eafm v\u00e0o ai. Ch\u1ecb tr\u1edf v\u00e0o nh\u00e0.<\/p>\n

\u201cCon \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i con kh\u00f4ng mang theo,\u201d b\u00e0 Travers n\u00f3i. Nh\u01b0ng Neil nh\u1ea5c m\u1ed9t t\u00fai b\u00e1c s\u0129 t\u1eeb gh\u1ebf sau, v\u00e0 b\u00e0 n\u00f3i \u201cC\u00f3 th\u1ebf ch\u1ee9, con c\u00f3 mang theo. T\u1ed1t. Nh\u1ee1 khi c\u1ea7n.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCh\u00e1u l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ec7nh sao?\u201d Neil n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Dana. \u201cChuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec th\u1ebf? Nu\u1ed1t ph\u1ea3i con c\u00f3c \u00e0?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cC\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y,\u201d Dana nghi\u00eam trang n\u00f3i. \u201cL\u00e0 Grace<\/i>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cV\u1eady \u0111\u1ea5y. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y<\/i> nu\u1ed1t con c\u00f3c.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cC\u00f4 \u1ea5y b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ee9t ch\u00e2n<\/i>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cV\u00ec v\u1ecf s\u00f2,\u201d Janey n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

Neil n\u00f3i v\u1edbi hai c\u00f4 ch\u00e1u \u201cX\u00ea ra n\u00e0o,\u201d v\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng b\u1eadc th\u1ec1m ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi Grace. Anh c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn nh\u1ea5c b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n \u0111au l\u00ean v\u00e0 n\u00f3i \u201cCho xin mi\u1ebfng v\u1ea3i \u0111\u00f3,\u201d v\u00e0 ch\u1eadm m\u00e1u \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn v\u1ebft c\u1eaft. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, khi anh g\u1ea7n s\u00e1t c\u00f4, Grace nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t m\u00f9i c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft nh\u1eadn d\u1ea1ng qua m\u00f9a h\u00e8 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n \u2013 m\u00f9i r\u01b0\u1ee3u l\u1eabn m\u00f9i b\u1ea1c h\u00e0.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u0110au kh\u00f4ng?\u201d anh h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n

Grace n\u00f3i \u201cH\u01a1i h\u01a1i.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anh nh\u00ecn c\u00f4 tho\u00e1ng qua, d\u00f9 c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn d\u00f2 x\u00e9t. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi c\u00f4 c\u00f3 ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y m\u00f9i r\u01b0\u1ee3u kh\u00f4ng v\u00e0 c\u00f4 ngh\u0129 g\u00ec v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u0110au l\u00e0 c\u00e1i ch\u1eafc. Th\u1ea5y mi\u1ebfng c\u1eaft n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m s\u1ea1ch b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi v\u1ebft c\u1eaft, r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i s\u1ebd may m\u1ed9t hai m\u0169i. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ee9 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u00f4i l\u00ean, s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111au nh\u01b0 c\u00f4 t\u01b0\u1edfng.\u201d Anh ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn Gretchen. \u201cN\u00e0y, d\u1eb9p b\u1edbt kh\u00e1n gi\u1ea3 \u0111i.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anh ch\u01b0a n\u00f3i l\u1eddi n\u00e0o v\u1edbi m\u1eb9, ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i th\u1eadt may anh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0o \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n

\u201cH\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u1ea1o sinh m\u00e0,\u201d anh n\u00f3i. \u201cL\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hai b\u00e0n tay anh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb say, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft anh c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb say. Anh c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng \u00f4ng b\u00e1c vui t\u00ednh anh gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd khi anh n\u00f3i v\u1edbi l\u0169 tr\u1ebb, ho\u1eb7c ng\u01b0\u1eddi cung c\u1ea5p nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi an \u1ee7i nh\u01b0 anh ch\u1ecdn v\u1edbi Grace. Anh c\u00f3 v\u1ea7ng tr\u00e1n cao xanh xao, m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u0111en nhu\u1ed1m b\u1ea1c qu\u0103n t\u00edt, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft x\u00e1m tinh anh nh\u01b0ng h\u01a1i tr\u0169ng, g\u00f2 m\u00e1 cao, v\u00e0 m\u00e1 h\u00f3p. N\u1ebfu khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t anh kh\u00f4ng c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng, anh s\u1ebd c\u00f3 v\u1ebb u u\u1ea5t v\u00e0 khao kh\u00e1t.<\/p>\n

Khi v\u1ebft c\u1eaft \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ecb xong, Neil n\u00f3i anh ngh\u0129 n\u00ean mang Grace v\u00e0o b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n trong th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n. \u201c\u0110\u1ec3 ti\u00eam ng\u1eeba b\u1ec7nh u\u1ed1n v\u00e1n.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u0110\u00e2u c\u00f3 g\u00ec t\u1ec7 l\u1eafm,\u201d Grace n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

Neil n\u00f3i, \u201c\u0110\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec3m ch\u00ednh.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cT\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd,\u201d b\u00e0 Travers n\u00f3i. \u201cB\u1ec7nh u\u1ed1n v\u00e1n \u2013 gh\u00ea qu\u00e1.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cT\u1ee5i con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111i l\u00e2u,\u201d anh n\u00f3i. \u201c\u0110\u00e2y. Grace? Grace, \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0a c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ebfn xe.\u201d Anh \u0111\u1ee1 c\u00f4 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh tay. C\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 bu\u1ed9c d\u00e2y chi\u1ebfc sandal c\u00f2n t\u1ed1t, v\u00e0 x\u1ecf ch\u00e2n v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc kia \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00ea n\u00f3 theo sau. L\u1edbp b\u0103ng c\u1ed9t r\u1ea5t g\u1ecdn gh\u1ebd v\u00e0 ch\u1eb7t.<\/p>\n

\u201cT\u00f4i v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat,\u201d anh n\u00f3i, khi c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ed3i v\u00e0o xe. \u201c\u0110\u1ec3 xin l\u1ed7i.\u201d<\/p>\n

B\u00e0 Travers xu\u1ed1ng kh\u1ecfi h\u00e0ng hi\u00ean v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t tay l\u00ean c\u1eeda xe.<\/p>\n

\u201cNh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y l\u00e0 t\u1ed1t,\u201d b\u00e0 n\u00f3i. \u201cTh\u1ebf n\u00e0y l\u00e0 r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t, Grace \u1ea1, ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 m\u00f3n qu\u00e0 tr\u1eddi ban, Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd c\u1ed1 ng\u0103n n\u00f3 u\u1ed1ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u h\u00f4m nay nh\u00e9? Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch l\u00e0m sao.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grace nghe nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi \u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 ng\u1ee3i nhi\u1ec1u. C\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 ho\u1ea3ng h\u1ed1t v\u00ec s\u1ef1 thay \u0111\u1ed5i c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Travers, v\u00ec b\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 to l\u1edbn h\u01a1n, v\u00ec c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee9ng ng\u1eafc c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, v\u00ec v\u1ebb r\u1ed9ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd v\u00e0 kh\u00e1 cu\u1ed1ng qu\u00fdt. V\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1edbp v\u1ea3y l\u1edd m\u1edd l\u1ed9 ra \u1edf hai kh\u00f3e mi\u1ec7ng b\u00e0, tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.<\/p>\n

o0o<\/p>\n

B\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 3 d\u1eb7m. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1eafc ngang xa l\u1ed9 ph\u00eda tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1ea7y xe l\u1eeda, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd l\u00e1i xe tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0y v\u1edbi t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 khi\u1ebfn Grace c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m t\u01b0\u1edfng, khi \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec9nh con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, chi\u1ebfc xe \u0111\u00e3 lao tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111ang bay. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 xe c\u1ed9 nhi\u1ec1u, v\u00ec th\u1ebf c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3, v\u00e0 d\u00f9 sao \u0111i n\u1eefa c\u00f4 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec,<\/p>\n

Neil bi\u1ebft c\u00f4 y t\u00e1 tr\u1ef1c \u1edf ph\u00f2ng C\u1ea5p c\u1ee9u, v\u00e0 sau khi anh \u0111i\u1ec1n m\u1ed9t m\u1eabu gi\u1ea5y v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f4 y t\u00e1 nh\u00ecn s\u01a1 qua ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a Grace (\u201cKh\u00e1 \u0111\u1ea5y,\u201d c\u00f4 ta th\u1edd \u01a1 n\u00f3i) anh \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u00edch cho c\u00f4 m\u0169i thu\u1ed1c ch\u1ed1ng b\u1ec7nh u\u1ed1n v\u00e1n. (\u201cB\u00e2y gi\u1edd kh\u00f4ng \u0111au \u0111\u00e2u, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 sau n\u00e0y s\u1ebd \u0111au\u201d). Khi anh ch\u00edch xong, c\u00f4 y t\u00e1 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 n\u00f3i.\u201dC\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu trong ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ee3i mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0a c\u00f4 \u1ea5y v\u1ec1.\u201d<\/p>\n

C\u00f4 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Grace, \u201cC\u1eadu ta n\u00f3i l\u00e0 v\u1ecb h\u00f4n phu c\u1ee7a c\u00f4.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cB\u1ea3o n\u00f3 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y ch\u01b0a xong,\u201d Neil n\u00f3i. \u201cKh\u00f4ng. B\u1ea3o n\u00f3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i r\u1ed3i.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cT\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i anh \u1edf trong n\u00e0y.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNh\u01b0ng khi c\u00f4 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i,\u201d Neil n\u00f3i, \u201cch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cC\u1eadu \u1ea5y n\u00f3i l\u00e0 em c\u1ee7a anh. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u1ea5y s\u1ebd nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y xe c\u1ee7a anh trong b\u00e3i \u0111\u1eadu xe sao?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eadu xe \u1edf b\u00e3i d\u00e0nh cho b\u00e1c s\u0129.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRanh ma th\u1eadt<\/i>,\u201d c\u00f4 y t\u00e1 quay l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

V\u00e0 Neil n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Grace, \u201cEm ch\u01b0a mu\u1ed1n v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cKh\u00f4ng,\u201d Grace n\u00f3i, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ch\u1eef \u1ea5y vi\u1ebft tr\u00ean b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u00f4 \u0111ang ki\u1ec3m tra th\u1ecb gi\u00e1c m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa c\u00f4 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ee1 \u0111\u1ebfn xe, gi\u00e0y sandal l\u00ea theo sau, v\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i v\u00e0o gh\u1ebf xe m\u00e0u kem. H\u1ecd \u0111i ng\u00f5 sau ra kh\u1ecfi b\u00e3i \u0111\u1eadu, m\u1ed9t l\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng quen thu\u1ed9c ra kh\u1ecfi th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n.<\/p>\n

C\u00f4 bi\u1ebft h\u1ecd s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng g\u1eb7p Maury. C\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1eadu. C\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn Mavis.<\/p>\n

Sau n\u00e0y, di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3 giai \u0111o\u1ea1n \u1ea5y, s\u1ef1 thay \u0111\u1ed5i \u1ea5y trong cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi ch\u1ecb, Grace c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i \u2013 ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i \u2013 r\u1eb1ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh c\u1ed5ng \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eadp \u0111\u00f3ng l\u1ea1i sau l\u01b0ng ch\u1ecb. Nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng s\u1eadp c\u1eeda \u2013 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 ph\u1ee5c t\u00f9ng lan t\u1ecfa trong ch\u1ecb, v\u00e0 quy\u1ec1n l\u1ee3i c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb \u00eam th\u1eafm lo\u1ea1i b\u1ecf.<\/p>\n

K\u00fd \u1ee9c c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb v\u1ec1 ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m \u1ea5y v\u1eabn r\u00e0nh r\u1ecdt v\u00e0 chi ti\u1ebft trong m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian d\u00e0i, d\u00f9 c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 thay \u0111\u1ed5i trong nh\u1eefng ph\u1ea7n ch\u1ecb suy ng\u1eabm.<\/p>\n

V\u00e0 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed trong nh\u1eefng chi ti\u1ebft \u1ea5y h\u1eb3n ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1edb sai m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i \u0111i\u1ec3m.<\/p>\n

o0o<\/p>\n

Tho\u1ea1t ti\u00ean h\u1ecd l\u00e1i xe v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u00e2y, tr\u00ean Xa l\u1ed9 7. Theo nh\u01b0 Grace nh\u1edb, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chi\u1ebfc xe n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c tr\u00ean xa l\u1ed9, v\u00e0 v\u1eadn t\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd g\u1ea7n b\u1eb1ng l\u00fac h\u1ecd bay qua c\u1ea7u b\u1eafc ngang xa l\u1ed9. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00fang \u2013 ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eeb nh\u00e0 th\u1edd v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 trong bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng Ch\u1ee7 Nh\u1eadt \u1ea5y, ho\u1eb7c tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn d\u1ef1 l\u1ec5 T\u1ea1 \u01a1n v\u1edbi gia \u0111\u00ecnh. Neil h\u1eb3n ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ea1y ch\u1eadm l\u1ea1i khi l\u00e1i qua l\u00e0ng m\u1ea1c, v\u00e0 khi qu\u1eb9o tr\u00ean nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cong tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng xa l\u1ed9 c\u1ed5. C\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng quen ng\u1ed3i xe mui tr\u1ea7n, gi\u00f3 t\u1ea1t v\u00e0o m\u1eaft, cu\u1ed1n tung t\u00f3c c\u00f4. N\u00f3 cho c\u00f4 \u1ea3o gi\u00e1c c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed5i \u2013 kh\u00f4ng v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 nh\u01b0ng k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u, y\u00ean \u1ea3.<\/p>\n

V\u00e0 d\u00f9 Maury v\u00e0 Mavis v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb x\u00f3a kh\u1ecfi tr\u00ed c\u00f4, v\u00e0i m\u1ea9u v\u1ee5n c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Travers v\u1eabn c\u00f2n, l\u1edfn v\u1edfn, n\u00f3i th\u00ec th\u1ea7m, v\u1edbi ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00fac kh\u00edch l\u00e0 l\u1ea1 v\u00e0 h\u1ed5 th\u1eb9n, th\u00f4ng \u0111i\u1ec7p cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a b\u00e0.<\/p>\n

Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch l\u00e0m sao<\/i>.<\/p>\n

D\u0129 nhi\u00ean Grace v\u00e0 Neil kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n. C\u00f4 nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng ph\u1ea3i h\u00e9t l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia m\u1edbi nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. V\u00e0 n\u00f3i th\u1ef1c l\u00f2ng, \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u00f4 nh\u1edb h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng, s\u1ef1 m\u01a1 m\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 l\u00fac \u1ea5y v\u1ec1 t\u00ecnh d\u1ee5c. Cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 may m\u1eafn, nh\u1eefng d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u th\u1ea7m l\u1eb7ng nh\u01b0ng m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd, cu\u1ed9c ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n im l\u1eb7ng, trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng nhi\u1ec1u th\u00ec \u00edt l\u00e0 k\u1ebb b\u1ecb b\u1eaft \u0111i. M\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng nh\u1eb9 b\u1ed7ng, da th\u1ecbt c\u00f4 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng khao kh\u00e1t.<\/p>\n

Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, h\u1ecd ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, \u1edf Kaladar, v\u00e0 v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n \u2013 kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n c\u1ed5 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u1edf \u0111\u1ea5y. C\u1ea7m tay c\u00f4, l\u1ed3ng nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay anh v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay c\u00f4, ch\u1eadm l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f9ng nh\u1ecbp v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a c\u00f4, Neil d\u1eabn c\u00f4 v\u00e0o qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u. C\u00f4 nh\u1eadn ra \u0111\u1ea5y l\u00e0 qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u, tuy c\u00f4 ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u n\u00e0o. (Qu\u00e1n tr\u1ecd Th\u00e1c Bailey ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 gi\u1ea5y ph\u00e9p b\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u, v\u00ec th\u1ebf ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta u\u1ed1ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u trong ph\u00f2ng tr\u1ecd ho\u1eb7c trong m\u1ed9t v\u0169 tr\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00e1 t\u1ed3i t\u00e0n b\u00ean kia \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng). Qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u n\u00e0y h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 c\u00f4 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u2013 m\u1ed9t c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng l\u1edbn, t\u1ed1i, ng\u1ed9t ng\u1ea1t, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng b\u00e0n gh\u1ebf s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp c\u1ea9u th\u1ea3 sau l\u1ea7n d\u1ecdn d\u1eb9p v\u1ed9i v\u00e3, m\u00f9i Lysol kh\u00f4ng x\u00f3a n\u1ed5i m\u00f9i bia, m\u00f9i whiskey, m\u00f9i x\u00ec g\u00e0, m\u00f9i t\u1ea9u thu\u1ed1c, m\u00f9i \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng.<\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng t\u1eeb ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1c v\u00e0o v\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Neil. \u00d4ng ta n\u00f3i \u201cCh\u00e0o \u00f4ng, B\u00e1c s\u0129,\u201d v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn sau qu\u1ea7y.<\/p>\n

Grace s\u1ef1c ngh\u0129 h\u1ecd \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u c\u0169ng th\u1ebf – ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft Neil.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u00d4ng bi\u1ebft h\u00f4m nay l\u00e0 ng\u00e0y Ch\u1ee7 Nh\u1eadt,\u201d ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng c\u1ee9ng r\u1eafn, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 h\u00e9t l\u00ean, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng ta mu\u1ed1n ti\u1ebfng v\u1ecdng ra \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00e3i \u0111\u1eadu xe. \u201cNg\u00e0y Ch\u1ee7 Nh\u1eadt t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng b\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec cho \u00f4ng c\u1ea3. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e1n g\u00ec cho c\u00f4 ta c\u1ea3. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f4 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. \u00d4ng c\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u00d4, v\u00e2ng, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng. V\u00e2ng, qu\u1ea3 th\u1ebf, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng.\u201d Neil n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trong khi hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng sau qu\u1ea7y \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t chai whiskey t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t ng\u0103n k\u1ec7 k\u00edn, \u0111\u1ed5 ch\u00fat r\u01b0\u1ee3u v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ly v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea9y n\u00f3 qua m\u1eb7t qu\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ebfn Neil.<\/p>\n

\u201cC\u00f4 kh\u00e1t kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u00f4ng h\u1ecfi Grace. \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 m\u1edf m\u1ed9t chai Coke. \u00d4ng \u0111\u01b0a n\u00f3 cho c\u00f4 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0a ly.<\/p>\n

Neil \u0111\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t t\u1edd gi\u1ea5y b\u1ea1c l\u00ean qu\u1ea7y v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea9y n\u00f3 \u0111i.<\/p>\n

\u201cT\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i m\u00e0,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. \u201cKh\u00f4ng b\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cC\u00f2n chai Coke th\u00ec sao?\u201d Neil n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

\u201cKh\u00f4ng b\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng c\u1ea5t chai \u0111i. Neil u\u1ed1ng ph\u1ea7n r\u01b0\u1ee3u trong ly r\u1ea5t nhanh. \u201c\u00d4ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t,\u201d anh n\u00f3i. \u201cTinh th\u1ea7n lu\u1eadt ph\u00e1p.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMang chai Coke theo. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111i c\u00e0ng nhanh t\u00f4i c\u00e0ng m\u1eebng.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCh\u1eafc r\u1ed3i,\u201d Neil n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u00f4 \u1ea5y l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t. Em d\u00e2u c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Em d\u00e2u t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai. T\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTh\u1eadt sao?\u201d<\/p>\n

o0o<\/p>\n

H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i Xa l\u1ed9 7. Thay v\u00ec th\u1ebf, h\u1ecd \u0111i v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng b\u1eafc, con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f4ng tr\u00e1ng nh\u1ef1a nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ee7 r\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 kh\u00e1 b\u1eb1ng ph\u1eb3ng. Ly r\u01b0\u1ee3u d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng tay l\u00e1i c\u1ee7a Neil ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi d\u1ef1 \u0111o\u00e1n. Anh l\u00e1i ch\u1eadm l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c th\u00edch h\u1ee3p, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u1ea9n tr\u1ecdng, nh\u01b0 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.<\/p>\n

\u201cEm kh\u00f4ng phi\u1ec1n ch\u1ee9?\u201d anh n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

Grace n\u00f3i, \u201cPhi\u1ec1n c\u00e1i g\u00ec?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cB\u1ecb l\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y ch\u1ed7 kia.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cKh\u00f4ng.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cT\u00f4i c\u1ea7n em b\u1ea7u b\u1ea1n. Ch\u00e2n em th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cKh\u00f4ng sao.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cH\u1eb3n ph\u1ea3i \u0111au \u00edt nhi\u1ec1u.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cKh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e2u. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng sao.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anh nh\u1ea5c b\u00e0n tay kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7m chai Coke, \u00e1p l\u00f2ng b\u00e0n tay v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng anh, li\u1ebfm n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, r\u1ed3i bu\u00f4ng ra.<\/p>\n

\u201cEm c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 t\u00f4i b\u1eaft c\u00f3c em \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m em sa ng\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cKh\u00f4ng,\u201d Grace n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i, ngh\u0129 th\u1ea7m ch\u1eef \u1ea5y gi\u1ed1ng m\u1eb9 anh l\u00e0m sao. Sa ng\u00e3<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u0110\u00e3 c\u00f3 l\u00fac em ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang,\u201d anh n\u00f3i, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i. \u201cNh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i h\u00f4m nay. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf. H\u00f4m nay em y\u00ean \u1ed5n nh\u01b0 nh\u00e0 th\u1edd.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a anh thay \u0111\u1ed5i, tr\u1edf n\u00ean th\u00e2n m\u1eadt, th\u00e0nh th\u1ef1c, v\u00e0 \u00eam \u1ea3, v\u00e0 k\u00fd \u1ee9c c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00f4i m\u00f4i anh \u00e1p v\u00e0o, l\u01b0\u1ee1i anh li\u1ebfm, tr\u00ean l\u00e0n da c\u1ee7a c\u00f4, \u0111\u00e3 \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng Grace \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c c\u00f4 nghe nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi \u1ea5y nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u anh n\u00f3i g\u00ec. C\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m c\u00e1i li\u1ebfm c\u1ee7a l\u01b0\u1ee1i anh, \u0111i\u1ec7u v\u0169 m\u1ec1m d\u1ebbo, tr\u00ean kh\u1eafp ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f4. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e2u n\u00f3i \u201cNh\u00e0 th\u1edd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng y\u00ean \u1ed5n.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u0110\u00fang. \u0110\u00fang.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cV\u00e0 em kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 em d\u00e2u c\u1ee7a anh.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cT\u01b0\u01a1ng lai. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 n\u00f3i t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai m\u00e0.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cT\u01b0\u01a1ng lai c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u1ed2, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean. Kh\u00f4ng. Kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean.\u201d<\/p>\n

R\u1ed3i gi\u1ecdng anh l\u1ea1i thay \u0111\u1ed5i, tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh v\u00f4 c\u1ea3m.<\/p>\n

\u201cT\u00f4i \u0111ang t\u00ecm l\u1ed1i r\u1ebd b\u00ean m\u1eb7t. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eadn ra. Em c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft v\u00f9ng n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cQuanh \u0111\u00e2y th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cKh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft Tr\u1ea1m Hoa? Ompah? Ba Lan? \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng Tuy\u1ebft?\u201d<\/p>\n

C\u00f4 ch\u01b0a nghe th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang bao gi\u1edd.<\/p>\n

\u201cC\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chi\u1ebfc xe r\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 c\u1ee7a anh. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ea3ng t\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng h\u1eb9p v\u00e0 g\u1ed3 gh\u1ec1, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u l\u00e1t g\u1ed7 r\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ed9t xe ch\u1ea1y. Nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y r\u1eebng \u0111an nh\u00e1nh tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ecd. N\u0103m nay th\u1eddi ti\u1ebft \u1ea5m l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc l\u00e1 c\u00f2n xanh, tr\u1eeb v\u00e0i l\u00e1 \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00f3 n\u1ed5i l\u00ean nh\u01b0 c\u1edd hi\u1ec7u. C\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c tr\u00fa \u1ea9n. Qua nhi\u1ec1u d\u1eb7m, Neil v\u00e0 Grace im l\u1eb7ng, v\u00e0 c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng d\u1ee9t, r\u1eebng kh\u00f4ng d\u1ee9t. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i Neil ph\u00e1 v\u1ee1 s\u1ef1 y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng.<\/p>\n

Anh n\u00f3i \u201cEm l\u00e1i xe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng?\u201d V\u00e0 khi Grace n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng anh n\u00f3i \u201cT\u00f4i ngh\u0129 em n\u00ean h\u1ecdc.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00dd anh l\u00e0 ngay l\u00fac \u1ea5y. Anh ng\u1eebng xe, ra ngo\u00e0i v\u00e0 v\u00f2ng sang ph\u00eda c\u00f4, ra d\u1ea5u cho c\u00f4 chuy\u1ec3n sang ph\u00eda tay l\u00e1i.<\/p>\n

\u201cKh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cL\u1ee1 c\u00f3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn th\u00ec sao?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCh\u1ea3 c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u. M\u00e0 n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 xoay s\u1edf. V\u00ec th\u1ebf t\u00f4i ch\u1ecdn \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1eb3ng.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anh kh\u00f4ng bu\u1ed3n gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch xe ch\u1ea1y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u2013 anh ch\u1ec9 cho c\u00f4 bi\u1ebft ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n, v\u00e0 b\u1eaft c\u00f4 t\u1eadp chuy\u1ec3n s\u1ed1, r\u1ed3i n\u00f3i, \u201c\u0110i n\u00e0o, v\u00e0 l\u00e0m theo l\u1eddi t\u00f4i.\u201d<\/p>\n

L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u xe l\u1ed3ng l\u00ean, c\u00f4 ph\u00e1t ho\u1ea3ng. C\u00f4 r\u1ed3 ga, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 ngh\u0129 anh s\u1ebd ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc ngay, nh\u01b0ng anh ch\u1ec9 c\u01b0\u1eddi. Anh n\u00f3i \u2018N\u00e0o, t\u1eeb t\u1eeb th\u00f4i. T\u1eeb t\u1eeb. \u0110i ti\u1ebfp \u0111i,\u201d v\u00e0 c\u00f4 l\u00e0m theo. Anh kh\u00f4ng ph\u00ea b\u00ecnh c\u00e1ch l\u00e1i c\u1ee7a c\u00f4, ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u1ee9 \u0111i, c\u1ee9 \u0111i, gi\u1eef xe tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00e1y t\u1eaft.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cKhi n\u00e0o em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u1eebng?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cKhi n\u00e0o t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1ch cho em d\u1eebng.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anh b\u1eaft c\u00f4 l\u00e1i xe cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi h\u1ecd ra ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ea7m hai h\u00e0ng c\u00e2y r\u1eebng, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i anh ch\u1ec9 d\u1eabn cho c\u00f4 v\u1ec1 th\u1eafng xe. Ngay sau khi c\u00f4 ng\u1eebng, c\u00f4 m\u1edf c\u1eeda xe \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed5i b\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng anh n\u00f3i, \u201cKh\u00f4ng. \u0110\u00e2y m\u1edbi l\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00f4i. Em s\u1ebd th\u00edch r\u1ea5t nhanh.\u201d V\u00e0 khi h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i l\u00e1i xe c\u00f4 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u th\u1ea5y anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00fang. T\u1ef1 tin tr\u00e0n d\u00e2ng trong tho\u00e1ng ch\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 su\u00fdt khi\u1ebfn h\u1ecd lao xu\u1ed1ng h\u1ed1. Tuy v\u1eady, anh v\u1eabn c\u01b0\u1eddi khi anh ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ee5p l\u1ea5y b\u00e1nh l\u00e1i, v\u00e0 b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c.<\/p>\n

D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e1i nhi\u1ec1u d\u1eb7m, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed l\u00e1i \u2013 t\u1eeb t\u1eeb – quanh nhi\u1ec1u \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cong. R\u1ed3i anh n\u00f3i h\u1ecd n\u00ean \u0111\u1ed5i gh\u1ebf, v\u00ec anh kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra ph\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u01b0\u1edbng tr\u1eeb phi anh l\u00e1i xe.<\/p>\n

Anh h\u1ecfi c\u00f4 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, v\u00e0 d\u00f9 c\u00f4 run r\u1ea9y c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f4 n\u00f3i \u201cO.K.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anh xoa c\u00e1nh tay c\u00f4 t\u1eeb vai \u0111\u1ebfn khu\u1ef7u tay v\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \u201c\u0110\u1ed3 n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ed1i.\u201d Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea1m \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f4 h\u01a1n m\u1ee9c \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng cho b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0o c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn mi\u1ec7ng c\u1ee7a anh n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n

Anh h\u1eb3n l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c ph\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u01b0\u1edbng khi h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ng\u00e3 t\u01b0 v\u00e0i d\u1eb7m k\u1ebf \u0111\u1ebfn, v\u00ec anh qu\u1eb9o tr\u00e1i, v\u00e0 c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i th\u01b0a d\u1ea7n v\u00e0 h\u1ecd leo l\u00ean m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1eadp gh\u1ec1nh d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng, ho\u1eb7c \u00edt nh\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t c\u1ee5m nh\u00e0 b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. M\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 th\u1edd v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ec7m, c\u1ea3 hai kh\u00f4ng m\u1edf c\u1eeda \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch nguy\u00ean th\u1ee7y c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf, n\u1ebfu x\u00e9t s\u1ed1 xe chung quanh v\u00e0 r\u00e8m c\u1eeda x\u1ea5u x\u00ed trong c\u1eeda s\u1ed5. M\u1ed9t hai c\u0103n nh\u00e0 c\u0169ng c\u00f9ng t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng, v\u00e0 sau m\u1ed9t c\u0103n nh\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ef1a th\u00f3c \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ee5p \u0111\u1ed5, r\u01a1m kh\u00f4 c\u0169 s\u1eadm m\u00e0u tr\u1ed3i ra gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng x\u00e0 nh\u00e0 r\u1ea1n n\u1ee9t nh\u01b0 b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 l\u00f2ng b\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u00ean.<\/p>\n

Neil k\u00eau l\u00ean vui m\u1eebng khi th\u1ea5y ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u0110\u1ee1 qu\u00e1,\u201d anh n\u00f3i \u201c\u0110\u1ee1 – qu\u00e1. Gi\u1edd t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i. C\u00e1m \u01a1n.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEm \u00e0?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cV\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i d\u1ea1y em l\u00e1i. N\u00f3 l\u00e0m t\u00f4i d\u1ecbu l\u1ea1i.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cL\u00e0m anh d\u1ecbu l\u1ea1i?\u201d Grace n\u00f3i. \u201cTh\u1eadt \u01b0?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTh\u1eadt.\u201d Neil m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng anh kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn c\u00f4. Anh \u0111ang b\u1eadn nh\u00ecn quanh qu\u1ea5t, qua nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng hai b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng sau khi qua kh\u1ecfi l\u00e0ng. Anh \u0111ang t\u1ef1 n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. \u201c\u0110\u00e2y r\u1ed3i. Ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y. Gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i.\u201d<\/p>\n

V\u00e0 c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi anh r\u1ebd v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ecf kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea1y th\u1eb3ng nh\u01b0ng v\u00f2ng quanh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng, tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng r\u1eb7ng th\u00f4ng. Cu\u1ed1i con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u0103n nh\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1 h\u01a1n nh\u1eefng c\u0103n nh\u00e0 trong l\u00e0ng.<\/p>\n

\u201cCh\u1ed7 n\u00e0y,\u201d anh n\u00f3i, \u201cch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0a em v\u00e0o. Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn 5 ph\u00fat \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d<\/p>\n

o0o<\/p>\n

Anh \u0111i l\u00e2u h\u01a1n th\u1ebf. C\u00f4 ng\u1ed3i trong xe, trong b\u00f3ng r\u00e2m. C\u00e1nh c\u1eeda nh\u00e0 m\u1edf – ch\u1ec9 c\u1eeda l\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3ng. C\u1eeda l\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng m\u1ea3nh v\u00e1, s\u1ee3i kim lo\u1ea1i m\u1edbi \u0111an v\u1edbi s\u1ee3i c\u0169. Kh\u00f4ng ai ra nh\u00ecn \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f4, m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y khi xe \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1eebng, kh\u00f4ng gian ng\u1eadp \u0111\u1ea7y s\u1ef1 im l\u1eb7ng b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng. B\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00ec trong m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u n\u00f3ng n\u1ef1c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng c\u00f4n tr\u00f9ng trong c\u1ecf v\u00e0 trong b\u1ee5i b\u00e1ch x\u00f9. Cho d\u00f9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang, ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 d\u00e2ng l\u00ean t\u1eeb m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 m\u1ecdc tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t, xa \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn ch\u00e2n tr\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i n\u0103m, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 tr\u1ec5 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed \u0111\u1ec3 nghe ti\u1ebfng ng\u1ed7ng k\u00eau khi ch\u00fang bay v\u1ec1 nam. D\u00f9 sao \u0111i n\u1eefa, c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng nghe g\u00ec c\u1ea3.<\/p>\n

D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 h\u1ecd \u0111ang \u1edf tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. B\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1ed1n ph\u00eda l\u00e0 c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng, ch\u1ec9 nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn c\u00e2y l\u1ed9 ra, v\u00ec ch\u00fang m\u1ecdc tr\u00ean ch\u1ed7 th\u1ea5p h\u01a1n.<\/p>\n

Neil bi\u1ebft ai s\u1ed1ng trong nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y? M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0? D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 lo\u1ea1i ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef anh mu\u1ed1n kh\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng \u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n l\u1ea1 k\u1ef3 Grace c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u1eb7p h\u00f4m nay l\u00e0 b\u1ea5t t\u1eadn. B\u1ea5t t\u1eadn.<\/p>\n

Tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia c\u0103n nh\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 g\u1ea1ch, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ph\u00e1 nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1ea1ch xu\u1ed1ng. Nh\u1eefng t\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1ed7 tr\u01a1n l\u1ed9 ra b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean g\u1ea1ch tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia ph\u1ee7 quanh ch\u00fang gi\u1edd x\u1ebfp ng\u1ed5n ngang trong s\u00e2n, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee3i b\u00e1n. Nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean g\u1ea1ch c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00e9o, nh\u1eefng b\u1eadc thang, v\u00e0 Grace, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m, t\u1ef1a l\u01b0ng ra sau v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfm. C\u00f4 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y v\u1eeba nghi\u00eam trang v\u1eeba ngu ng\u1ed1c, c\u00e1ch ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta h\u00e1i c\u00e1nh hoa, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 Anh \u1ea5y y\u00eau t\u00f4i, anh \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng y\u00eau t\u00f4i<\/i>.<\/p>\n

May m\u1eafn. Kh\u00f4ng may. May m\u1eafn. Kh\u00f4ng may<\/i>. \u0110\u1ea5y l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u00f4 d\u00e1m n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

C\u00f4 nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y kh\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfm nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean g\u1ea1ch x\u1ebfp th\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u00ecnh ch\u1eef z, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 v\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u1ea5y th\u1eb3ng ra tr\u00ean c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda.<\/p>\n

R\u1ed3i c\u00f4 bi\u1ebft. C\u00f2n l\u00e0 g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa? Ch\u1ed7 n\u1ea5u r\u01b0\u1ee3u l\u1eadu. C\u00f4 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1ea5u r\u01b0\u1ee3u l\u1eadu trong th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n n\u01a1i d\u00ec d\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u1edf – m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 g\u1ea7y g\u00f2, say m\u00e8m, \u1ee7 r\u0169 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng ng\u1edd. \u00d4ng ta ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean b\u1eadc th\u1ec1m tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00e0 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang v\u00e0o t\u1ed1i Halloween. \u00d4ng v\u1ebd nh\u1eefng con s\u1ed1 tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng thanh c\u1ee7i \u0111\u1ed1t ch\u1ea5t c\u1ea1nh c\u1eeda ra v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft c\u00f3 kh\u00fac n\u00e0o b\u1ecb tr\u1ed9m hay kh\u00f4ng. C\u00f4 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn \u00f4ng ta \u2013 ho\u1eb7c ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1ea5u r\u01b0\u1ee3u l\u1eadu n\u00e0y \u2013 ng\u1ee7 g\u00e0 g\u1eadt trong c\u00e1i n\u00f3ng, trong c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng d\u01a1 b\u1ea9n nh\u01b0ng g\u1ecdn gh\u1ebd c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh (c\u00f4 bi\u1ebft n\u00f3 s\u1ebd nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf v\u00ec nh\u1eefng m\u1ea3nh v\u00e1 tr\u00ean c\u1eeda l\u01b0\u1edbi), \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady t\u1eeb gh\u1ebf d\u1ef1a ho\u1eb7c gi\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ecf k\u00eau c\u1ecdt k\u1eb9t, qu\u1ea5n m\u00ecnh trong m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m ch\u0103n gh\u00e9p d\u00ednh b\u1ea9n m\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef th\u00e2n thu\u1ed9c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft, \u0111\u00e3 may t\u1eeb r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u.<\/p>\n

Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1ea5u r\u01b0\u1ee3u l\u1eadu, nh\u01b0ng \u1edf qu\u00ea c\u00f4, nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c ch\u1eafn m\u1ecfng d\u00ednh ph\u00e2n chia nh\u1eefng l\u1ed1i s\u1ed1ng c\u0169 m\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1ng tr\u1ecdng v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1ng tr\u1ecdng. C\u00f4 bi\u1ebft m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o.<\/p>\n

L\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng l\u00e0m sao l\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t trong s\u1ed1 h\u1ecd – m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00e0 Travers. K\u1ebft h\u00f4n v\u1edbi Maury. \u0110\u1ea5y s\u1ebd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 ph\u1ea3n tr\u1eafc. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111i c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Neil th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3n tr\u1eafc, v\u00ec anh kh\u00f4ng may \u2013 anh bi\u1ebft v\u00e0i \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u00f4 bi\u1ebft.<\/p>\n

R\u1ed3i c\u00f4 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y d\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 trong c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda, l\u01b0ng c\u00f2ng v\u00e0 kinh ng\u1ea1c, nh\u00ecn c\u00f4 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00e1ch xa r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee9a v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 su\u1ed1t th\u1eddi gian \u1ea5y l\u1ebd ra \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i ch\u01b0a ch\u1ebft.<\/p>\n

C\u00f4 g\u1eafng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u. C\u00f4 \u0111ang th\u1ee9c gi\u1ea5c, \u0111ang di chuy\u1ec3n. C\u00f4 \u1edf trong chi\u1ebfc xe v\u1edbi Neil, l\u1ea1i \u0111i tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. C\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 h\u00e1 mi\u1ec7ng ng\u1ee7 v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y kh\u00e1t. Anh quay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u00f4 trong m\u1ed9t tho\u00e1ng, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd, ngay c\u1ea3 trong l\u00e0n gi\u00f3 chung quanh h\u1ecd, m\u1ed9t m\u00f9i whiskey m\u1edbi.<\/p>\n

\u201cEm th\u1ee9c ch\u01b0a? Khi t\u00f4i ra em \u0111ang ng\u1ee7 say,\u201d anh n\u00f3i. \u201cXin l\u1ed7i \u2013 t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i x\u00e3 giao m\u1ed9t l\u00fac. Em bu\u1ed3n ti\u1ec3u kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n

Th\u1ef1c ra, \u0111\u1ea5y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 c\u00f4 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn trong l\u00fac ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. C\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u00e0 ti\u00eau ph\u00eda sau nh\u00e0, nh\u01b0ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y e th\u1eb9n kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n r\u1eddi xe v\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n

Anh n\u00f3i, \u201cCh\u1ed7 n\u00e0y xem \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e2y,\u201d v\u00e0 ng\u1eebng xe. C\u00f4 ra kh\u1ecfi xe v\u00e0 \u0111i v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e1m hoa d\u1ea1i \u0111ang n\u1edf b\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u1ed3i x\u1ed5m xu\u1ed1ng. Anh \u0111\u1ee9ng gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng b\u00f4ng hoa ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia, xoay l\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda c\u00f4. Khi c\u00f4 v\u00e0o xe, c\u00f4 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y chai r\u01b0\u1ee3u tr\u00ean s\u00e0n c\u1ea1nh ch\u00e2n c\u00f4. H\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea1n h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n ba.<\/p>\n

Anh th\u1ea5y c\u00f4 nh\u00ecn.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u00d4i, \u0111\u1eebng s\u1ee3,\u201d anh n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed5 \u00edt v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y.\u201d Anh gi\u01a1 m\u1ed9t b\u00ecnh r\u01b0\u1ee3u nh\u1ecf l\u00ean. \u201cTi\u1ec7n h\u01a1n khi l\u00e1i xe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tr\u00ean s\u00e0n c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chai Coca-Cola. Anh b\u1ea3o c\u00f4 t\u00ecm c\u00e1i m\u1edf chai trong ng\u0103n \u0111\u1ec3 g\u0103ng tay.<\/p>\n

\u201cN\u00f3 l\u1ea1nh!\u201d c\u00f4 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

\u201cT\u1ee7 \u0111\u00e1. H\u1ecd c\u1eaft b\u0103ng \u1edf h\u1ed3 v\u00e0o m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng v\u00e0 tr\u1eef trong m\u1ea1t c\u01b0a. \u00d4ng ta tr\u1eef d\u01b0\u1edbi h\u1ea7m nh\u00e0.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEm ngh\u0129 em nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y d\u01b0\u1ee3ng em \u1edf c\u1eeda c\u0103n nh\u00e0 \u1ea5y,\u201d c\u00f4 n\u00f3i. \u201cNh\u01b0ng em n\u1eb1m m\u01a1.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEm c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 d\u01b0\u1ee3ng em. K\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 n\u01a1i em \u1edf. C\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a em. G\u00ec c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n nghe em n\u00f3i.\u201d<\/p>\n

C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh m\u1edbi trong gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a anh, m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 thay \u0111\u1ed5i tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t anh, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 v\u1ea7ng s\u00e1ng \u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a say s\u01b0a. Anh nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb b\u1ec7nh \u2013 kh\u00f4ng n\u1eb7ng l\u1eafm, ch\u1ec9 ch\u1edbm b\u1ec7nh, m\u1ecfi m\u1ec7t \u2013 v\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd mu\u1ed1n c\u00f4 y\u00ean t\u00e2m r\u1eb1ng anh kh\u00f4ng sao. Anh \u0111\u00f3ng n\u00fat b\u00ecnh r\u01b0\u1ee3u, \u0111\u1eb7t n\u00f3 xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 t\u00ecm l\u1ea5y b\u00e0n tay c\u00f4. Anh n\u1eafm nh\u00e8 nh\u1eb9, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u00d4ng gi\u00e0 l\u1eafm,\u201d Grace n\u00f3i. \u201cTh\u1ef1c ra \u00f4ng l\u00e0 \u00f4ng d\u01b0\u1ee3ng. \u00d4ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111an m\u00e2y \u2013 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a \u00f4ng \u0111an m\u00e2y cho gh\u1ebf. Em kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch, nh\u01b0ng em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m cho anh xem, n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 gh\u1ebf \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111an \u2013 \u201c<\/p>\n

\u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i gh\u1ebf n\u00e0o.\u201d<\/p>\n

C\u00f4 c\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00e1n l\u1eafm, th\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTh\u1ebf th\u00ec n\u00f3i xem em th\u00edch g\u00ec. Em mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft g\u00ec?\u201d<\/p>\n

C\u00f4 n\u00f3i, \u201cAnh.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u1ed2. Em mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft g\u00ec \u1edf t\u00f4i?\u201d B\u00e0n tay anh r\u1eddi \u0111i.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u0110i\u1ec1u anh \u0111ang l\u00e0m,\u201d Grace c\u01b0\u01a1ng quy\u1ebft n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u1ea1i sao.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u00dd em l\u00e0 u\u1ed1ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u? T\u1ea1i sao t\u00f4i u\u1ed1ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u?\u201d N\u00fat b\u00ecnh r\u01b0\u1ee3u l\u1ea1i m\u1edf. \u201cT\u1ea1i sao em kh\u00f4ng h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cV\u00ec em bi\u1ebft anh s\u1ebd n\u00f3i g\u00ec.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cC\u00e1i g\u00ec? T\u00f4i s\u1ebd n\u00f3i g\u00ec?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnh s\u1ebd n\u00f3i, \u2018C\u00f2n g\u00ec kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u00e2u?\u2019 ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ea1i lo\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady,\u201d anh n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i s\u1ebd n\u00f3i th\u1ebf. R\u1ed3i em s\u1ebd t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i t\u1ea1i sao t\u00f4i sai.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cKh\u00f4ng,\u201d Grace n\u00f3i. \u201cEm s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i th\u1ebf.\u201d<\/p>\n

Khi c\u00f4 n\u00f3i th\u1ebf, c\u00f4 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo. C\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 c\u00f4 th\u1ef1c l\u00f2ng, nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd c\u00f4 th\u1ea5y c\u00f4 \u0111ang t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch g\u00e2y \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u1edbi anh, ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf c\u00f4 c\u0169ng s\u00e0nh s\u00f5i nh\u01b0 anh, v\u00e0 trong l\u00fac l\u00e0m th\u1ebf c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i, m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 v\u00f4 v\u1ecdng ch\u00e2n th\u1ef1c, h\u1ee3p l\u00fd, v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, khi c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u00fat g\u00ec y\u00ean \u1ee7i trong \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u00f4 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y.<\/p>\n

Neil n\u00f3i \u201cKh\u00f4ng \u00e0? Kh\u00f4ng. Em s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee1. Em l\u00e0m t\u00f4i nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m, Grace.\u201d<\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau anh n\u00f3i \u201cEm bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i bu\u1ed3n ng\u1ee7. T\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ed7 t\u1ed1t l\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ng\u1eebng xe v\u00e0 ng\u1ee7. Ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t l\u00fac th\u00f4i. Em c\u00f3 phi\u1ec1n kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cKh\u00f4ng. Em ngh\u0129 anh n\u00ean ng\u1ee7.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEm s\u1ebd tr\u00f4ng ch\u1eebng t\u00f4i ch\u1ee9?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cV\u00e2ng.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cT\u1ed1t.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anh t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y ch\u1ed7 trong m\u1ed9t th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n nh\u1ecf t\u00ean l\u00e0 May m\u1eafn. Ngo\u00e0i b\u00eca th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n, c\u1ea1nh m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng vi\u00ean v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1eadu xe tr\u1ea3i s\u1ecfi. Anh ng\u00e3 gh\u1ebf v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda sau, v\u00e0 l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c thi\u1ebfp ng\u1ee7. Bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u t\u1ed1i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac \u1ea5y, v\u00e0o gi\u1edd b\u1eefa \u0103n chi\u1ec1u, ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m nay qu\u1ea3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y h\u00e8. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 \u00edt l\u00e2u, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n l\u1ec5 T\u1ea1 \u01a1n ngo\u00e0i tr\u1eddi \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u2013 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u00edt kh\u00f3i t\u1ecfa l\u00ean t\u1eeb b\u1ebfp l\u1eeda ngo\u00e0i tr\u1eddi, v\u00e0 m\u00f9i th\u1ecbt n\u01b0\u1edbng trong kh\u00f4ng gian. M\u00f9i \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng h\u1eb3n l\u00e0m Grace \u0111\u00f3i \u2013 n\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn c\u00f4 nh\u1edb s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00f3i b\u1ee5ng trong nh\u1eefng t\u00ecnh th\u1ebf kh\u00e1c.<\/p>\n

Ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f4 l\u1ea5m b\u1ee5i v\u00ec nh\u1eefng l\u1ea7n ng\u1eebng v\u00e0 kh\u1edfi \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u00e1y c\u1ee7a b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc l\u00e1i xe c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. C\u00f4 r\u1eddi xe v\u00e0 ra s\u1ee9c r\u1eeda tay r\u1eeda m\u1eb7t \u1edf m\u1ed9t v\u00f2i n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i tr\u1eddi. R\u1ed3i, g\u01b0\u1ee3ng nh\u1eb9 v\u1edbi c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ee9t, c\u00f4 ch\u1eadm ch\u1ea1p b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean b\u1edd s\u00f4ng, th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 r\u1ea5t n\u00f4ng, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn c\u1ecf lau tr\u1ed3i l\u00ean tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc. M\u1ed9t d\u1ea5u ch\u1ec9 d\u1eabn c\u1ea3nh c\u00e1o r\u1eb1ng ch\u1eedi th\u1ec1, n\u00f3i b\u1eady, n\u00f3i t\u1ee5c \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y s\u1ebd b\u1ecb tr\u1eebng ph\u1ea1t.<\/p>\n

C\u00f4 th\u1eed x\u00edch \u0111u \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u00e2y. Nh\u00fan m\u00ecnh l\u00ean cao, c\u00f4 nh\u00ecn b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi trong tr\u1ebbo \u2013 m\u00e0u xanh l\u00e1 c\u00e2y nh\u00e0n nh\u1ea1t, m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng \u0111ang phai, m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng r\u1ef1c \u1edf ch\u00e2n tr\u1eddi. Kh\u00f4ng gian \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1nh.<\/p>\n

C\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 n\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee5ng ch\u1ea1m. Mi\u1ec7ng, l\u01b0\u1ee1i, da, th\u00e2n ng\u01b0\u1eddi, x\u01b0\u01a1ng va v\u00e0o x\u01b0\u01a1ng. B\u1eebng b\u1eebng n\u00f3ng. \u0110am m\u00ea. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u00f4 t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm. C\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn s\u00e2u, s\u00e2u v\u00e0o trong anh h\u01a1n c\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u1ebfu h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 ng\u00e3 theo h\u01b0\u1edbng \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n

\u0110i\u1ec1u c\u00f4 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y l\u00e0 t\u1eadn c\u00f9ng. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u00f4 \u1edf b\u00ean v\u00f9ng n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111en th\u1eabm ph\u1eb3ng l\u1eb7ng k\u00e9o d\u00e0i v\u00f4 t\u1eadn. N\u01b0\u1edbc ph\u1eb3ng l\u1eb7ng, l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo. Nh\u00ecn ra m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1ed1i, ph\u1eb3ng l\u1eb7ng, l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo \u1ea5y, v\u00e0 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ebf th\u00f4i.<\/p>\n

Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec t\u1eadt nghi\u1ec7n r\u01b0\u1ee3u. U\u1ed1ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u, nhu c\u1ea7u u\u1ed1ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u \u2013 \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 l\u00e0m xao nh\u00e3ng, nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c, ngo\u00e0i th\u1ee9 \u0111ang lu\u00f4n ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i, cho d\u00f9 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111i n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n

C\u00f4 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 xe v\u00e0 t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c anh d\u1eady. Anh c\u1ef1a qu\u1eady nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ee9c. Th\u1ebf n\u00ean c\u00f4 l\u1ea1i \u0111i v\u00f2ng quanh \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u1ea5m ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 t\u1eadp c\u00e1ch d\u00f9ng c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n \u0111au d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng nh\u1ea5t \u2013 gi\u1edd c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u ra r\u1eb1ng c\u00f4 s\u1ebd l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c, ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 b\u1eefa \u0111i\u1ec3m t\u00e2m v\u00e0o s\u00e1ng mai.<\/p>\n

C\u00f4 th\u1eed l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c anh. Anh \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a h\u1eb9n v\u00e0 l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m kh\u00e1c nhau, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i ng\u1ee7. \u0110\u1ebfn l\u00fac tr\u1eddi t\u1ed1i h\u1eb3n th\u00ec c\u00f4 ch\u1ecbu thua. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y khi h\u01a1i l\u1ea1nh ban \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn, v\u00e0i s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt kh\u00e1c tr\u1edf n\u00ean r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng v\u1edbi c\u00f4: h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, r\u1ed1t l\u1ea1i h\u1ecd v\u1eabn c\u00f2n trong th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 ph\u1ea3i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Th\u00e1c Bailey.<\/p>\n

Kh\u00e1 ch\u1eadt v\u1eadt c\u00f4 m\u1edbi d\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c anh sang gh\u1ebf h\u00e0nh kh\u00e1ch. N\u1ebfu chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c anh, r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3. Ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t l\u00fac c\u00f4 m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch b\u1eadt \u0111\u00e8n xe, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i c\u00f4 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e1i xe, x\u00f3c n\u1ea3y, ch\u1eadm ch\u1ea1p, tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.<\/p>\n

C\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ph\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u01b0\u1edbng, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecfi. C\u00f4 ch\u1ec9 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c l\u00e1i, \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia c\u00f9a th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n, v\u00e0 \u1edf \u0111\u1ea5y, may m\u1eafn l\u00e0m sao, l\u00e0 d\u1ea5u ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn Th\u00e1c Bailey, trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng d\u1ea5u ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00e1c. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 9 d\u1eb7m.<\/p>\n

C\u00f4 l\u00e1i d\u1ecdc theo xa l\u1ed9 2 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng xe ch\u1ea1y, kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd qu\u00e1 30 d\u1eb7m m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau xe c\u1ed9. M\u1ed9t hai l\u1ea7n c\u00f3 chi\u1ebfc xe v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua, b\u00f3p c\u00f2i, v\u00e0 v\u00e0i xe ch\u1ea1y ng\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01b0\u1edbng c\u0169ng b\u00f3p c\u00f2i. M\u1ed9t l\u00fd do c\u00f3 l\u1ebd v\u00ec c\u00f4 l\u00e1i qu\u00e1 ch\u1eadm, v\u00e0 l\u00fd do kh\u00e1c l\u00e0 c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch t\u1eaft \u0111\u00e8n pha. Kh\u00f4ng sao. C\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ng\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec3 thu th\u1eadp can \u0111\u1ea3m. C\u00f4 ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c, nh\u01b0 anh \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i. C\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c.<\/p>\n

Tho\u1ea1t ti\u00ean c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra Th\u00e1c Bailey v\u00ec c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ebfn theo h\u01b0\u1edbng kh\u00f4ng quen. Khi c\u00f4 nh\u1eadn ra, c\u00f4 ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3 h\u01a1n su\u1ed1t 9 d\u1eb7m v\u1eeba qua. L\u00e1i xe ch\u1ed7 xa l\u1ea1 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n, r\u1ebd v\u00e0o c\u1ed5ng qu\u00e1n tr\u1ecd l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c.<\/p>\n

Anh th\u1ee9c gi\u1ea5c khi c\u00f4 ng\u1eebng trong b\u00e3i \u0111\u1eadu xe. Anh kh\u00f4ng t\u1ecf v\u1ebb ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd \u1edf \u0111\u1ea5y, ho\u1eb7c v\u00ec nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m. Th\u1eadt ra, anh b\u1ea3o c\u00f4, ti\u1ebfng k\u00e8n xe \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c anh nhi\u1ec1u d\u1eb7m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u01b0\u1edbc, nh\u01b0ng anh gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd ng\u1ee7 v\u00ec \u0111i\u1ec1u quan tr\u1ecdng l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean l\u00e0m c\u00f4 gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh. Tuy th\u1ebf anh kh\u00f4ng lo l\u1eafng. Anh bi\u1ebft c\u00f4 s\u1ebd l\u00e1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/p>\n

C\u00f4 h\u1ecfi anh \u0111\u1ee7 t\u1ec9nh ng\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e1i xe ch\u01b0a.<\/p>\n

\u201cHo\u00e0n to\u00e0n t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o. S\u00e1ng l\u00e1ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1eafc.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anh b\u1ea3o c\u00f4 tu\u1ed9t ch\u00e2n ra kh\u1ecfi gi\u00e0y, v\u00e0 anh n\u1eafn ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y ch\u1ed7 kia, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi n\u00f3i \u201cT\u1ed1t. Kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb n\u00f3ng. Kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb s\u01b0ng. Tay c\u1ee7a em c\u00f3 \u0111au v\u00ec m\u0169i ch\u00edch kh\u00f4ng? C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111au.\u201d Anh \u0111\u01b0a c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1eeda, v\u00e0 c\u00e1m \u01a1n s\u1ef1 b\u1ea7u b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a c\u00f4. C\u00f4 v\u1eabn kinh ng\u1ea1c r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ec1 an to\u00e0n. H\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra \u0111\u1ea5y l\u00e0 l\u00fac n\u00f3i t\u1eeb gi\u00e3.<\/p>\n

Th\u1eadt ra, cho \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m nay, ch\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft anh \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi \u1ea5y hay anh ch\u1ec9 n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y ch\u1ecb, qu\u00e0ng tay anh quanh ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ecb, \u00f4m ch\u1ecb th\u1eadt ch\u1eb7t, v\u1edbi s\u1ee9c \u00e9p li\u00ean t\u1ee5c v\u00e0 thay \u0111\u1ed5i nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea7n h\u01a1n hai c\u00e1nh tay, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 anh \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e2y b\u1ecdc l\u1ea5y ch\u1ecb, th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 anh v\u1eeba m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd v\u1eeba nh\u1eb9 b\u1ed7ng, v\u1eeba \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi v\u1eeba kh\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1eeb, n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u1ecb r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 sai khi bu\u00f4ng r\u1eddi anh, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, nh\u01b0ng qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt ch\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng sai, anh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u00f3ng d\u1ea5u \u1ea5n c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ecb r\u1ed3i \u0111i.<\/p>\n

o0o<\/p>\n

Bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng s\u1edbm, ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd g\u00f5 c\u1eeda ph\u00f2ng tr\u1ecd, g\u1ecdi Grace.<\/p>\n

\u201cC\u00f4 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. \u201cKh\u1ecfi ph\u1ea3i d\u1eady \u2013 h\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft c\u00f4 c\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111i xem th\u1eed. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec O.K. r\u1ed3i.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u0110\u1ea5y ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 Maury, c\u00f4 ngh\u0129. D\u00f9 sao c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong s\u1ed1 h\u1ecd. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 Maury. Gi\u1edd c\u00f4 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi Maury.<\/p>\n

Khi c\u00f4 xu\u1ed1ng ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 b\u1eefa \u0111i\u1ec3m t\u00e2m \u2013 mang gi\u00e0y th\u1ec3 thao, m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc c\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y l\u1ecfng \u2013 c\u00f4 nghe v\u1ec1 tai n\u1ea1n. M\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e2m v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n c\u1ea7u kho\u1ea3ng n\u1eeda \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn H\u1ed3 Sabot. Chi\u1ebfc xe l\u00fat s\u00e2u v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5y \u2013 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n b\u1eb9p d\u00ed v\u00e0 ch\u00e1y r\u1ee5i. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 xe n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c trong tai n\u1ea1n, v\u00e0 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 h\u00e0nh kh\u00e1ch. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e1i ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadn di\u1ec7n b\u1eb1ng h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 r\u0103ng. Ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadn di\u1ec7n v\u00e0o l\u00fac \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n

\u201cTh\u1eadt l\u00e0 h\u1ebft c\u00e1ch,\u201d ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u1ef1 c\u1eaft c\u1ed5 c\u00f3 h\u01a1n kh\u00f4ng.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cC\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 tai n\u1ea1n,\u201d ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ebfp c\u00f3 t\u00ednh l\u1ea1c quan n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 ng\u1ee7 g\u1eadt.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cC\u00f2n l\u00e2u.\u201d<\/p>\n

C\u00e1nh tay c\u00f4 \u0111au, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 m\u1edbi b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ed9t c\u00fa n\u1eb7ng. C\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1ea7m v\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc khay, v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i d\u00f9ng hai tay \u00f4m n\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t.<\/p>\n

o0o<\/p>\n

C\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi Maury. C\u1eadu vi\u1ebft cho c\u00f4 m\u1ed9t l\u00e1 th\u01b0.<\/p>\n

Em ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n n\u00f3i anh \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 \u00e9p bu\u1ed9c em. Em ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n n\u00f3i em \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111i<\/i>.<\/p>\n

C\u00f4 vi\u1ebft 4 ch\u1eef tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. Em \u0111\u00e3 mu\u1ed1n \u0111i<\/i>.<\/p>\n

C\u00f4 s\u1eafp th\u00eam, Em xin l\u1ed7i<\/i>, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i th\u00f4i.<\/p>\n

o0o<\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y sau \u00f4ng Travers \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u00e1n tr\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1eb7p c\u00f4. \u00d4ng l\u1ec5 ph\u00e9p v\u00e0 v\u00f4 c\u1ea3m, c\u1ee9ng r\u1eafn, l\u1ea1nh nh\u1ea1t, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i t\u00e0n nh\u1eabn. Gi\u1edd c\u00f4 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng trong t\u00ecnh th\u1ebf bi\u1ec3u l\u1ed9 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u1eafm quy\u1ec1n, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 thu v\u00e9n m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n. \u00d4ng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y r\u1ea5t bu\u1ed1n, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ea5t bu\u1ed3n, nh\u01b0ng t\u1eadt nghi\u1ec7n r\u01b0\u1ee3u l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3. Khi b\u00e0 Travers kh\u00e1 h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, \u00f4ng s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a b\u00e0 \u0111i du l\u1ecbch, \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i n\u00e0o \u1ea5m \u00e1p.<\/p>\n

R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng n\u00f3i \u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111i. \u00d4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m nhi\u1ec1u chuy\u1ec7n. Khi \u00f4ng b\u1eaft tay t\u1eeb gi\u00e3 c\u00f4, \u00f4ng \u0111\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t bao th\u01b0 v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5y.<\/p>\n

\u201cC\u1ea3 hai ch\u00fang t\u00f4i hy v\u1ecdng n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap ch\u00e1u,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

T\u1ea5m ng\u00e2n phi\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0n \u0111\u00f4 la. L\u1eadp t\u1ee9c c\u00f4 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n g\u1eedi tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i ho\u1eb7c x\u00e9 \u0111i, v\u00e0 ngay c\u1ea3 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u1ecb v\u1eabn ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu l\u00e0m v\u1eady th\u00ec r\u1ea5t hay. Nh\u01b0ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m th\u1ebf. L\u00fac \u1ea5y, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3m cho ch\u1ecb m\u1ed9t c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i trong cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng. <\/p>\n

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(1) Tr\u00edch Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard (1750) (Kh\u00fac bi th\u01b0\u01a1ng vi\u1ebft trong s\u00e2n nh\u00e0 th\u1edd th\u00f4n qu\u00ea)<\/p>\n

Full many a gem of purest ray serene,
The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear:
Full many a flower is born to blush unseen,
And waste its sweetness on the desert air.<\/p>\n

Nhi\u1ec1u ch\u00e2u ng\u1ecdc tinh kh\u00f4i nh\u1ea5t
N\u1eb1m trong nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed9ng th\u0103m th\u1eb3m d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng
Nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3a hoa ch\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi r\u1ed3i n\u1edf kh\u00f4ng ai bi\u1ebft
Ho\u00e0i ph\u00ed ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o gi\u1eefa tr\u1eddi sa m\u1ea1c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Khi h\u1ecd th\u00e0nh h\u00f4n, h\u1ecd s\u1ebd c\u00f3 nh\u00e0 b\u00ean H\u1ed3 Sabot. Kh\u00f4ng g\u1ea7n cha m\u1eb9 c\u1eadu qu\u00e1, kh\u00f4ng xa qu\u00e1. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 m\u00f9a h\u00e8. Th\u1eddi gian c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i h\u1ecd s\u1ebd s\u1ed1ng n\u01a1i n\u00e0o c\u1eadu l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e2u \u2013 Peru, Iraq, L\u00e3nh th\u1ed5 T\u00e2y B\u1eafc. Grace th\u00edch th\u00fa khi ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn di chuy\u1ec3n \u2013 nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 c\u1eadu n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn, v\u1edbi ni\u1ec1m t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o gh\u00ea g\u1edbm, l\u00e0 \u201cnh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta.\u201d C\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0o l\u00e0 th\u1ef1c, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u00fd ngh\u0129 gi\u00fap d\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u00f4, ho\u1eb7c s\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111an m\u00e2y c\u1ee7a th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n trong ch\u00ednh c\u0103n nh\u00e0 n\u01a1i c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 l\u1edbn l\u00ean, l\u00e0 th\u1ef1c bao gi\u1edd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":600,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[294,30,26,22,42,35],"tags":[403],"class_list":["post-31347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alice-munro-va-the-loai-truyen-ngan","category-chuyen-de","category-dich-thuat","category-sang-tac","category-sang-viet-ngu","category-truyen-ngan","tag-alice-munro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31347","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\/600"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31347"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71721,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31347\/revisions\/71721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}