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Fiona s\u1ed1ng trong ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 m\u00e0 cha m\u1eb9 b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i, \u1edf th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n n\u01a1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia b\u00e0 v\u00e0 Grant \u0111\u1ec1u h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc. Ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 kh\u00e1 l\u1edbn, c\u00f3 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 x\u00e2y l\u1ed3i ra b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i m\u00e0 trong m\u1eaft Grant, tr\u00f4ng n\u00f3 v\u1eeba xa hoa, v\u1eeba thi\u1ebfu g\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng mi\u1ebfng th\u1ea3m tr\u1ea3i x\u1ed9c x\u1ec7ch tr\u00ean s\u00e0n nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft \u1ed1 c\u1ee7a t\u00e1ch ch\u00e9n \u0103n v\u00e0o l\u1edbp vec-ni tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t b\u00e0n. M\u1eb9 b\u00e0 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Iceland – m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd, t\u00f3c xo\u0103n tr\u1eafng nh\u01b0 b\u1ecdt s\u00f3ng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 \u0111\u1ecbnh ki\u1ebfn v\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ed1i ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb c\u1ef1c t\u1ea3. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e1c s\u0129 tim m\u1ea1ch c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ecdng v\u1ecdng \u1edf b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t nh\u0169n nh\u1eb7n khi \u1edf nh\u00e0, n\u01a1i \u00f4ng s\u1eb5n l\u00f2ng l\u1eafng nghe \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ecdi l\u1eddi k\u00eau ca, ch\u1ec9 tr\u00edch c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 v\u1ee3 v\u1edbi n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u01a1 \u0111\u00e3ng. \u0110\u1ee7 lo\u1ea1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi, gi\u00e0u l\u1eabn ngh\u00e8o, ai c\u0169ng k\u00eau ca, ch\u1ec9 tr\u00edch, h\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn r\u1ed3i \u0111i, h\u1ebft tranh c\u00e3i l\u1ea1i b\u00e0n lu\u1eadn, \u0111\u00f4i khi b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ng\u1eef xa l\u1ea1. Fiona c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe h\u01a1i nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a ri\u00eang m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1ng \u00e1o len cashmere, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng gia nh\u1eadp m\u1ed9t h\u1ed9i nh\u00f3m sinh ho\u1ea1t n\u00e0o \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng, nguy\u00ean nh\u00e2n c\u00f3 l\u1ebd v\u00ec quan \u0111i\u1ec3m ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 m\u1eb9.<\/p>\n
B\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng quan t\u00e2m. Nh\u1eefng h\u1ed9i nh\u00f3m n\u1eef sinh \u1edf \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 tr\u00f2 \u0111\u00f9a v\u1edbi b\u00e0, ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb c\u0169ng v\u1eady – m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 b\u00e0 r\u1ea5t th\u00edch nghe \u201cThe Four Insurgent Generals"[2]<\/a> tr\u00ean m\u00e1y quay \u0111\u0129a, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i khi m\u1edf "Qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf ca" th\u1eadt l\u1edbn, n\u1ebfu b\u00e0 bi\u1ebft c\u00f3 v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch n\u00e0o m\u00e0 m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111u\u1ed5i kh\u00e9o ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch \u1ea5y. \u0110\u00e3 t\u1eebng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t anh ch\u00e0ng ngo\u1ea1i qu\u1ed1c t\u00f3c xo\u0103n, m\u1eb7t m\u0169i l\u00fac n\u00e0o tr\u00f4ng c\u0169ng \u1ea3m \u0111\u1ea1m c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh theo \u0111u\u1ed5i b\u00e0 – Fiona n\u00f3i \u00f4ng ta l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Visigoth \u2013 v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00f4i ba anh ch\u00e0ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 th\u1ef1c t\u1eadp n\u1ed9i tr\u00fa r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1eafn v\u00e0 hay ng\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u1eefa. Fiona hay ch\u1ebf nh\u1ea1o t\u1ea5t th\u1ea3y b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd v\u00e0 ngay c\u1ea3 Grant. B\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1eddng di\u1ec5u nh\u1ea1i l\u1ed1i n\u00f3i t\u1ec9nh l\u1ebb c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Grant \u0111\u00e3 t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd b\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u00f9a c\u1ee3t khi c\u1ea7u h\u00f4n \u00f4ng, v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y quang \u0111\u00e3ng v\u00e0 l\u1ea1nh tr\u00ean b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n \u1edf Port Stanley. C\u00e1t b\u00e1m v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t h\u1ecd g\u00e2y c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c ran r\u00e1t v\u00e0 s\u00f3ng x\u00f4 \u0111\u00e1m s\u1ecfi v\u1ee1 d\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ebfn d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n h\u1ecd.<\/p>\n "Anh ngh\u0129 c\u00f3 th\u00fa v\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng,\u201d Fiona h\u00e9t l\u00ean "Anh ngh\u0129 c\u00f3 th\u00fa v\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh l\u1ea5y nhau?"<\/p>\n Grant nh\u1ea5c b\u1ed5ng Fiona l\u00ean v\u00e0 h\u00e9t l\u1edbn \u201c\u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd.\u201d Grant kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd mu\u1ed1n xa Fiona. Fiona mang trong m\u00ecnh tia l\u1eeda c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 s\u1ed1ng.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi h\u1ecd ra kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0, Fiona ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t v\u1ebft b\u1ea9n tr\u00ean s\u00e0n nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp. Th\u1ee7 ph\u1ea1m l\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y l\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0u \u0111en r\u1ebb ti\u1ec1n m\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u0111i v\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng.<\/p>\n "Em t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u00fang s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i v\u1ebft b\u1ea9n n\u1eefa,\u201d b\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7 trong khi lau v\u1ebft b\u1ea9n m\u00e0u x\u00e1m m\u00e0 gi\u1edd tr\u00f4ng n\u00f3 c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 do b\u00fat s\u00e1p d\u1ea7u g\u00e2y ra.<\/p>\n B\u00e0 n\u00f3i b\u00e0 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y bao gi\u1edd n\u1eefa, b\u1edfi t\u1eeb gi\u1edd tr\u1edf \u0111i, b\u00e0 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng mang theo \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n "Ch\u1eafc em ph\u1ea3i \u0103n m\u1eb7c ch\u1ea3i chu\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y m\u1ea5t,\u201d b\u00e0 n\u00f3i. \u201cHo\u1eb7c \u00edt nh\u1ea5t c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i nghi\u00eam ng\u1eafn, ch\u1ec9nh t\u1ec1. C\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u1edf kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n v\u1eady.\u201d<\/p>\n B\u00e0 r\u0169 s\u1ea1ch c\u00e1i gi\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng v\u00e0 treo n\u00f3 tr\u00ean gi\u00e1 b\u00ean trong c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1ed3n r\u1eeda. Sau \u0111\u00f3, Fiona kho\u00e1c chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft m\u00e0u n\u00e2u v\u00e0ng c\u00f3 l\u00f4ng c\u1ed5, b\u00ean trong b\u00e0 m\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o len cao c\u1ed5 m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng \u0111i c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi qu\u1ea7n m\u1eb7c th\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u00e0y m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng nh\u1ea1t. B\u00e0 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi dong d\u1ecfng cao, vai h\u1eb9p, m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3y m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i nh\u01b0ng d\u00e1ng v\u1eabn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0 g\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng, v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n v\u00e0 b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n d\u00e0i, c\u1ed5 tay v\u1edbi m\u1eaft c\u00e1 ch\u00e2n thon g\u1ecdn v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i tai nh\u1ecf xinh, tr\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n ng\u1ed9 ngh\u0129nh. M\u00e1i t\u00f3c b\u00e0 nh\u1eb9 nh\u01b0 s\u1ee3i b\u00f4ng t\u01a1, Grant ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 nh\u1eadn ra t\u1eeb khi n\u00e0o t\u00f3c v\u1ee3 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 chuy\u1ec3n t\u1eeb m\u00e0u hoe v\u00e0ng sang tr\u1eafng, b\u00e0 v\u1eabn bu\u00f4ng x\u00f5a xu\u1ed1ng vai, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1eb9 b\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. (Ch\u00ednh \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y khi\u1ebfn m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a Grant – m\u1ed9t g\u00f3a ph\u1ee5 \u1edf m\u1ed9t th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n nh\u1ecf, l\u00e0m nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean tr\u1ef1c ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1m b\u1ec7nh \u2013 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng y\u00ean t\u00e2m. M\u00e1i t\u00f3c d\u00e0i b\u1ea1c tr\u1eafng c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 Fiona, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 t\u00ecnh th\u1ebf c\u1ee7a ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0, \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi b\u00e0 ta t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 v\u00e0 quan \u0111i\u1ec3m ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 Fiona).<\/p>\n Nh\u01b0ng ngo\u00e0i \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ra th\u00ec Fiona, v\u1edbi khung x\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft nh\u1ecf m\u00e0u ng\u1ecdc xa-phia<\/em>, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec gi\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi m\u1eb9 m\u00ecnh. B\u00e0 c\u00f3 khu\u00f4n mi\u1ec7ng cong cong m\u00e0 b\u00e0 c\u1ed1 \u00fd l\u00e0m n\u1ed5i b\u1eadt b\u1eb1ng son m\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecf, th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng b\u00e0 \u1ea5y l\u00e0m tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0. H\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m nay ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh th\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 \u2013 v\u1eeba b\u1ed9c tr\u1ef1c v\u1eeba kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u, v\u1eeba d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng l\u1ea1i v\u1eeba c\u00f3 v\u1ebb di\u1ec5u c\u1ee3t.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n H\u01a1n m\u1ed9t n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc, Grant \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u nh\u1eefng m\u1ea9u gi\u1ea5y ghi nh\u1edb m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng d\u00e1n kh\u1eafp nh\u00e0. \u0110\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n m\u1edbi m\u1ebb. Fiona v\u1eabn lu\u00f4n ghi ch\u00e9p \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u2013 t\u1ef1a m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u00ean c\u00e1c \u0111\u00e0i ph\u00e1t thanh, ho\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c b\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3. Ngay c\u1ea3 th\u1eddi gian bi\u1ec3u bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e0 ghi l\u1ea1i. Grant c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y b\u00ed \u1ea9n v\u00e0 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean v\u00ec \u0111\u1ed9 chi ly c\u1ee7a th\u1eddi gian bi\u1ec3u \u1ea5y: "07:00 yoga. 7:30-7:45 v\u1ec7 sinh c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n. 7:45-8:15 \u0111i b\u1ed9. 08:15 Grant v\u00e0 b\u1eefa s\u00e1ng."<\/p>\n Nh\u1eefng m\u1ea9u gi\u1ea5y nh\u1eafc vi\u1ec7c m\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y l\u1ea1i kh\u00e1c h\u1eb3n. D\u00e1n \u0111\u1ea7y tr\u00ean ng\u0103n k\u00e9o b\u1ebfp \u2013 \u201cdao, k\u00e9o, kh\u0103n lau ch\u00e9n b\u00e1t.\u201d Ch\u1eb3ng nh\u1ebd Fiona kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 m\u1edf ng\u0103n k\u00e9o xem c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec b\u00ean trong \u01b0? Grant nh\u1edb t\u1edbi c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh \u0110\u1ee9c \u0111i tu\u1ea7n tra bi\u00ean gi\u1edbi Ti\u1ec7p Kh\u1eafc trong th\u1eddi chi\u1ebfn. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Czech \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng k\u1ec3 v\u1edbi Grant r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed7i con ch\u00f3 tu\u1ea7n tra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111eo m\u1ed9t k\u00fd hi\u1ec7u ghi ch\u1eef Hund<\/i>. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi S\u00e9c h\u1ecfi \u201cV\u00ec sao?,\u201d v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, \u201cB\u1edfi v\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 hund[3]<\/b><\/a>\u201d.<\/i><\/p>\n \u00d4ng \u0111\u1ecbnh k\u1ec3 v\u1edbi Fiona, nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng ngh\u0129 kh\u00f4ng k\u1ec3 th\u00ec t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n. V\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng h\u1ecd lu\u00f4n c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea1o c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1ee1 \u0111\u00e2u l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y b\u00e0 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng c\u01b0\u1eddi?<\/p>\n Nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ea7m tr\u1ecdng h\u01a1n r\u1ed3i c\u0169ng t\u1edbi. B\u00e0 v\u00e0o ph\u1ed1 v\u00e0 g\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec7n cho Grant t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed3ng \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i h\u1ecfi \u00f4ng l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e1i xe v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. B\u00e0 \u0111i d\u1ea1o ngang qua c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng d\u1eabn v\u00e0o r\u1eebng v\u00e0 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 theo \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1edd r\u00e0o \u2013 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00f2ng r\u1ea5t d\u00e0i. B\u00e0 n\u00f3i b\u00e0 c\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1edd r\u00e0o lu\u00f4n d\u1eabn ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n Th\u1eadt qu\u00e1 kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u. B\u00e0 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t truy\u1ec7n c\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 b\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng g\u1eb7p kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n g\u00ec khi nh\u1edb s\u1ed1 \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n "Em ngh\u0129 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i lo l\u1eafng \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d b\u00e0 n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u1eafc em h\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3ng tr\u00ed m\u00e0 th\u00f4i.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00d4ng h\u1ecfi b\u00e0 c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y b\u00e0 u\u1ed1ng thu\u1ed1c ng\u1ee7.<\/p>\n "C\u00f3 u\u1ed1ng th\u00ec em c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb,\u201d b\u00e0 n\u00f3i. R\u1ed3i b\u00e0 xin l\u1ed7i v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 thi\u1ebfu nghi\u00eam t\u00fac.<\/p>\n "Em ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn em kh\u00f4ng u\u1ed1ng b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 thu\u1ed1c g\u00ec. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1ng ra em n\u00ean u\u1ed1ng. Vitamin ch\u0103ng?\u201d<\/p>\n Vitamin c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 t\u00e1c d\u1ee5ng. B\u00e0 v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee9ng gi\u1eefa l\u1ed1i c\u1eeda, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng nh\u1edb xem m\u00ecnh \u0111ang \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u. B\u00e0 qu\u00ean b\u1eadt b\u1ebfp \u0111\u1ec3 n\u1ea5u m\u00f3n rau ho\u1eb7c th\u00eam n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o m\u00e1y pha c\u00e0 ph\u00ea. B\u00e0 c\u00f2n h\u1ecfi Grant h\u1ecd chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y t\u1eeb bao gi\u1edd.<\/p>\n "N\u0103m ngo\u00e1i hay n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc n\u1eefa nh\u1ec9?"<\/p>\n \u00d4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y 12 n\u0103m.<\/p>\n B\u00e0 n\u00f3i, "Th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edd."<\/p>\n "Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng b\u00e0 \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf," Grant k\u1ec3 v\u1edbi b\u00e1c s\u0129. "C\u00f3 l\u1ea7n b\u00e0 \u1ea5y b\u1ecf qu\u00ean chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o kho\u00e1c l\u00f4ng th\u00fa trong kho v\u00e0 c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00f3. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n hai ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i ngh\u1ec9 \u0111\u00f4ng, nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi n\u0103m. Sau n\u00e0y b\u00e0 \u1ea5y n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh c\u00f3 l\u00ed do, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i m\u00e0 b\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n ch\u00f4n gi\u1ea5u. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta khi\u1ebfn Fiona c\u1ea3m t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 l\u1ed7i khi kho\u00e1c l\u00ean m\u00ecnh chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o l\u00f4ng th\u00fa."<\/p>\n \u00d4ng b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch r\u00f5 th\u00eam v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t bi\u1ec3u hi\u1ec7n nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng h\u01a1n – s\u1ef1 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi xin l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a Fiona m\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ph\u00e9p l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y, c\u00f3 v\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i b\u00e0 \u0111ang tr\u00eau \u0111\u00f9a \u00f4ng. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 b\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean b\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c phi\u00eau l\u01b0u kh\u00f4ng b\u00e1o tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Ho\u1eb7c b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed9t tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i m\u00e0 b\u00e0 hy v\u1ecdng \u00f4ng s\u1ebd b\u1ecb cu\u1ed1n theo v\u00e0o. V\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng \u00f4ng v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1ef1 t\u1ea1o nh\u1eefng tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i cho ri\u00eang m\u00ecnh – v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ng\u1eef v\u00f4 ngh\u0129a, nh\u1eefng nh\u00e2n v\u1eadt h\u1ecd t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ra. \u0110\u00f4i khi Fiona gi\u1ea3 gi\u1ecdng th\u1ecf th\u1ebb hay n\u0169ng n\u1ecbu (c\u00e1i n\u00e0y \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi b\u00e1c s\u0129) nghe r\u1ea5t gi\u1ed1ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef Grant t\u1eebng c\u00f3 quan h\u1ec7 t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 b\u00e0 ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng g\u1eb7p hay bi\u1ebft.<\/p>\n "V\u00e2ng," b\u00e1c s\u0129 n\u00f3i. "Ban \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00ed nh\u1edb c\u0169ng t\u00f9y ti\u1ec7n. Ch\u00fang ta c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? T\u1eeb gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng tri\u1ec7u ch\u1ee9ng suy tho\u00e1i r\u00f5 r\u1ec7t h\u01a1n, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea9n \u0111o\u00e1n g\u00ec.\u201d<\/p>\n Trong th\u1eddi gian n\u00e0y vi\u1ec7c t\u00ecm ra t\u00ean b\u1ec7nh hay ph\u00e2n lo\u1ea1i b\u1ec7nh ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y quan tr\u1ecdng. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t h\u00f4m, Fiona \u2013 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111i mua s\u1eafm m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh n\u1eefa – b\u1ed7ng bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t kh\u1ecfi si\u00eau th\u1ecb khi Grant v\u1eeba quay l\u01b0ng \u0111i. M\u1ed9t c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0a b\u00e0 v\u1ec1 khi th\u1ea5y b\u00e0 \u0111ang \u0111i gi\u1eefa l\u00f2ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, c\u00e1ch si\u00eau th\u1ecb v\u00e0i d\u00e3y nh\u00e0. Anh ta h\u1ecfi t\u00ean b\u00e0 v\u00e0 b\u00e0 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng. R\u1ed3i anh h\u1ecfi b\u00e0 t\u00ean c\u1ee7a Th\u1ee7 t\u01b0\u1edbng.<\/p>\n "N\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 c\u1eadu c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft, th\u00ec c\u1eadu tr\u1ebb \u1ea1, c\u1eadu th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean l\u00e0m c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi nhi\u1ec1u tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y."<\/p>\n Anh c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea1m sai l\u1ea7m khi h\u1ecfi anh ta c\u00f3 th\u1ea5y Boris v\u00e0 Natasha \u0111\u00e2u kh\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 hai con ch\u00f3 s\u0103n s\u00f3i gi\u1ed1ng Nga m\u00e0 b\u00e0 t\u1eebng nh\u1eadn nu\u00f4i gi\u00fap cho m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eadn t\u00e2m ch\u0103m s\u00f3c \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u00fang ch\u1ebft. Chuy\u1ec7n b\u00e0 nh\u1eadn nu\u00f4i ch\u00fang c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ng\u1eabu nhi\u00ean tr\u00f9ng h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m vi\u1ec7c b\u00e0 ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng sinh con. \u0110\u1ea1i lo\u1ea1i l\u00e0 t\u1eafc hay xo\u1eafn \u1ed1ng d\u1eabn tr\u1ee9ng, gi\u1edd th\u00ec Grant c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u1edb n\u1ed5i nguy\u00ean nh\u00e2n. \u00d4ng v\u1ed1n lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n l\u1ea3ng tr\u00e1nh \u00fd ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 c\u01a1 \u0111\u1ecba c\u1ee7a ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef. Ho\u1eb7c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb khi m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a Fiona qua \u0111\u1eddi. C\u1eb7p ch\u00e2n d\u00e0i c\u1ee7a m\u1ea5y con ch\u00f3, b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng \u00f3ng m\u01b0\u1ee3t, khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t h\u1eb9p, nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m m\u00e0 \u01b0\u01a1ng b\u01b0\u1edbng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang tr\u00f4ng c\u1ef1c k\u00ec h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi Fiona khi b\u00e0 d\u1eaft ch\u00fang d\u1ea1o b\u1ed9. V\u00e0 ngay chuy\u1ec7n Grant k\u1ebft h\u00f4n v\u1edbi Fiona, trong con m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ch\u1eb3ng qua c\u0169ng l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn ng\u1eabu h\u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ti\u1ec3u th\u01b0 v\u1ed1n hay n\u1ea3y sinh nh\u1eefng \u00fd ngh\u0129 b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd, l\u1eadp d\u1ecb. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc (tr\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0y lu\u00f4n s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng nh\u1eadn ti\u1ec1n t\u00e0i tr\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a cha v\u1ee3 \u00f4ng, b\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p quan \u0111i\u1ec3m ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng c\u1ee5) c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c xem nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 \u00f4ng g\u1eb7p may nh\u1edd v\u1ee3 v\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh nh\u00e0 v\u1ee3, \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ee3 ch\u0103m ch\u00fat, chi\u1ec1u chu\u1ed9ng, gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9, may thay, \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn th\u1ee9c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, cho \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00e3i sau n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Fiona n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Grant, trong b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i c\u00e1i h\u00f4m m\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u0111i l\u1ea1c kh\u1ecfi si\u00eau th\u1ecb, "Anh bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec v\u1edbi em r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? Anh s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a em \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3. Shallowlake th\u00ec ph\u1ea3i?"<\/p>\n Grant \u0111\u00e1p, "Meadowlake. Ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u."<\/p>\n "Shallowlake, Shillylake," b\u00e0 l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 h\u1ecd \u0111ang tham gia v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i ch\u1eef vui v\u1ebb. "Sillylake. L\u00e0 Sillylake anh \u1ea1."<\/p>\n \u00d4ng ch\u1ed1ng khu\u1ef7u tr\u00ean b\u00e0n, hai tay \u00f4m l\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea7u. \u00d4ng n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ed3i, \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 h\u00ecnh th\u1ee9c \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ecb v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n. Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 th\u1eed nghi\u1ec7m th\u00f4i. Na n\u00e1 nh\u01b0 ki\u1ec3u ch\u1eefa b\u1ec7nh b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch th\u01b0 gi\u00e3n, ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Vi\u1ec7n Meadowlake \u0111\u01b0a ra quy \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m th\u1ee7 t\u1ee5c nh\u1eadp vi\u1ec7n cho b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai trong th\u00e1ng m\u01b0\u1eddi hai. K\u1ef3 ngh\u1ec9 l\u1ec5 d\u1ec5 t\u1ea1o cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta nh\u1eefng ch\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ed9ng b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ec1 c\u1ea3m x\u00fac. V\u00ec v\u1eady, Grant ph\u1ea3i d\u1eddi k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch \u0111\u01b0a Fiona nh\u1eadp vi\u1ec7n sang th\u00e1ng Gi\u00eang, h\u1ecd m\u1ea5t hai m\u01b0\u01a1i ph\u00fat l\u00e1i xe t\u1eeb nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn Meadowlake. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cao t\u1ed1c, h\u1ecd \u0111i qua con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0ng h\u01a1i d\u1ed1c b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t v\u0169ng l\u1ea7y nay \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n \u0111\u00f3ng b\u0103ng. Nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y s\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea7m l\u1ea7y v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y phong h\u1eaft b\u00f3ng xu\u1ed1ng tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng thanh d\u00e0i tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n tuy\u1ebft tr\u1eafng.<\/p>\n Fiona th\u1ed1t l\u00ean: "\u00d4i, nh\u1edb r\u1ed3i!\u201d<\/p>\n Grant n\u00f3i: "Anh c\u0169ng \u0111ang ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea5y."<\/p>\n "Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u l\u00e0 \u0111\u00eam \u1ea5y s\u00e1ng tr\u0103ng,\u201d b\u00e0 n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n B\u00e0 \u0111ang n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 l\u1ea7n h\u1ecd \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft v\u00e0o \u0111\u00eam tr\u0103ng \u0111\u1ea7y, tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n tuy\u1ebft tr\u1eafng s\u1ecdc \u0111en, \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u2013 ch\u00ednh \u1edf n\u01a1i n\u00e0y, n\u01a1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i v\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0o th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m l\u1ea1nh nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng. H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 nghe nh\u1eefng c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y run r\u1ea9y nh\u01b0 s\u1eafp g\u00e3y trong gi\u00e1 l\u1ea1nh.<\/p>\n N\u1ebfu Fiona c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1edb \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf th\u00ec li\u1ec7u t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng?<\/p>\n \u00d4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng l\u1eafm m\u1edbi kh\u00f4ng quay xe ch\u1edf b\u00e0 v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n C\u00f2n m\u1ed9t quy t\u1eafc kh\u00e1c m\u00e0 b\u00e1c s\u0129 ph\u1ee5 tr\u00e1ch gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch cho Grant. B\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n m\u1edbi kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfp ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00e0 trong v\u00f2ng ba m\u01b0\u01a1i ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u. H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft h\u1ecd c\u1ea7n kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 \u1ed5n \u0111\u1ecbnh t\u00e2m l\u00fd. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi quy \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a ra, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ee7 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi van xin, n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft v\u00e0 c\u01a1n gi\u1eadn d\u1eef, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n t\u1ef1 nguy\u1ec7n nh\u1eadp vi\u1ec7n c\u0169ng th\u1ebf. \u0110\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y th\u1ee9 ba ho\u1eb7c th\u1ee9 t\u01b0, h\u1ecd s\u1ebd b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u than th\u1edf v\u00e0 c\u1ea7u xin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. V\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd m\u1ee7i l\u00f2ng, v\u00ec v\u1eady s\u1ebd c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, cho d\u00f9 v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0, h\u1ecd ch\u1eb3ng ch\u00fat n\u00e0o ti\u1ebfn tri\u1ec3n h\u01a1n khi m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn. S\u00e1u th\u00e1ng ho\u1eb7c c\u00f3 khi ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n sau \u0111\u00f3, to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i r\u1ea5t phi\u1ec1n h\u00e0 n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i t\u00e1i di\u1ec5n.<\/p>\n "Trong khi \u0111\u00f3," b\u00e1c s\u0129 cho bi\u1ebft, "ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y n\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh trong th\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, h\u1ecd th\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1edbm th\u00edch nghi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch vui v\u1ebb h\u01a1n. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i l\u1eeba h\u1ecd v\u00e0o xe bu\u00fdt \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a h\u1ecd \u0111i m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn v\u00e0o ph\u1ed1. Mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecd v\u1ec1 th\u0103m nh\u00e0 c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i th\u1ebf. \u0110\u01b0a h\u1ecd v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 th\u0103m m\u1ed9t hai ti\u1ebfng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng phi\u1ec1n g\u00ec \u2013 nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd s\u1ebd lo l\u1eafng v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i vi\u1ec7n k\u1ecbp gi\u1edd \u0103n t\u1ed1i. Khi \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec Meadowlake \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd r\u1ed3i. T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean t\u1ea7ng hai th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecd \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u h\u1ebft. Vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 qu\u00e1 kh\u00f3, m\u00e0 h\u01a1n n\u1eefa, h\u1ecd c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh \u0111ang \u1edf n\u01a1i n\u00e0o.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cV\u1ee3 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u1edf t\u1ea7ng hai.\u201d Grant n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n \u201cKh\u00f4ng," ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00ed t\u1eeb t\u1ed1n. \u201cT\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng ngay t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00e0 th\u00f4i."<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n M\u1ea5y n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y, hai v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ebfn Meadowlake v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 th\u0103m Farquar, \u00f4ng l\u00e3o n\u00f4ng d\u00e2n kh\u00f4ng v\u1ee3 t\u1eebng l\u00e0 h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. \u00d4ng s\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh trong ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 g\u1ea1ch th\u00f4ng th\u1ed1ng gi\u00f3 l\u00f9a v\u1ed1n ch\u1eb3ng thay \u0111\u1ed5i g\u00ec k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng n\u0103m \u0111\u1ea7u th\u1ebf k\u1ef7, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb vi\u1ec7c trong nh\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u00eam m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u1ee7 l\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tivi. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc, \u00f4ng Farquar c\u0169ng hay gh\u00e9 ch\u01a1i nh\u00e0 Grant v\u00e0 Fiona tuy kh\u00f4ng b\u00e1o tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u ng\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi nhau kh\u00e1 l\u00e2u, v\u00e0 c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng, \u00f4ng th\u00edch b\u00e0n lu\u1eadn v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecdc – v\u1ec1 chi\u1ebfn tranh \u1edf khu v\u1ef1c Crimea[4]<\/a> hay nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m hai c\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ecba c\u1ea7u ho\u1eb7c l\u1ecbch s\u1eed ph\u00e1t minh v\u0169 kh\u00ed. Nh\u01b0ng sau khi \u0111\u1ebfn Meadowlake, \u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0m trong ng\u00e0y \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng Grant c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c vi\u1ebfng th\u0103m c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, d\u00f9 r\u1ea5t thi\u1ec7n ch\u00ed, l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m cho Farquar th\u1ea5y n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n. V\u00e0 ri\u00eang Fiona th\u00ec \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t gh\u00e9t m\u00f9i n\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u1ec3u v\u00e0 thu\u1ed1c t\u1ea9y quanh qu\u1ea9n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, b\u00e0 c\u0169ng gh\u00e9t nh\u1eefng b\u00f3 hoa nh\u1ef1a b\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch chi\u1ebfu l\u1ec7 tr\u00ean h\u00e0nh lang c\u00f3 tr\u1ea7n th\u1ea5p v\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1i t\u0103m.<\/p>\n Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, khu vi\u1ec7n Meadowlake c\u0169 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n n\u1eefa, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 n\u00f3 c\u0169ng m\u1edbi ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e2y t\u1eeb th\u1eadp ni\u00ean 50. C\u0169ng nh\u01b0 c\u0103n nh\u00e0 \u00f4ng Farquar, nay \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb thay th\u1ebf b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng tr\u00ecnh gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i r\u1ebb ti\u1ec1n \u2013 n\u01a1i ngh\u1ec9 d\u01b0\u1ee1ng cu\u1ed1i tu\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf Toronto. Vi\u1ec7n Meadowlake m\u1edbi l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u00e1i v\u00f2m, r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i, kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed d\u00ecu d\u1ecbu m\u00f9i th\u00f4ng d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu. T\u1eeb nh\u1eefng b\u00ecnh s\u00e0nh kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, c\u00e2y l\u00e1 tr\u1ed5 ra um t\u00f9m v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y l\u00e1 th\u1eadt.<\/p>\n Tuy nhi\u00ean, trong su\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng d\u00e0i xa c\u00e1ch, Grant c\u1ee9 lu\u00f4n h\u00ecnh dung Fiona s\u1ed1ng trong khung c\u1ea3nh vi\u1ec7n Meadowlake tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia. \u00d4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 th\u00e1ng d\u00e0i nh\u1ea5t trong \u0111\u1eddi m\u00ecnh, d\u00e0i h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 c\u00e1i th\u00e1ng \u00f4ng c\u00f9ng m\u1eb9 \u0111i th\u0103m h\u1ecd h\u00e0ng \u1edf Lanark County h\u1ed3i \u00f4ng m\u1edbi m\u01b0\u1eddi ba tu\u1ed5i, \u0111\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1eb5ng h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 c\u00e1i th\u00e1ng m\u00e0 Jacqui Adams \u0111i ngh\u1ec9 v\u1edbi gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u00f4 \u1ea5y, khi Grant v\u00e0 Jacqui m\u1edbi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nhen nh\u00f3m t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m. Ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u00f4ng c\u0169ng g\u1ecdi \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7n Meadowlake v\u00e0 hy v\u1ecdng g\u1eb7p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4 y t\u00e1 t\u00ean Kristy. C\u00f4 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb bu\u1ed3n c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00ec s\u1ef1 ki\u00ean tr\u00ec c\u1ee7a Grant, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 lu\u00f4n th\u00f4ng tin cho \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 y t\u00e1 n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c m\u00e0 \u00f4ng t\u1eebng g\u1eb7p.<\/p>\n Fiona b\u1ecb c\u1ea3m l\u1ea1nh trong tu\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, song kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1edbi nh\u1eadp vi\u1ec7n.<\/p>\n "Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 tr\u1ebb con khi m\u1edbi \u0111i h\u1ecdc th\u00f4i," Kristy n\u00f3i. "M\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1edbi c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u m\u1ea7m b\u1ec7nh m\u1edbi m\u00e0 ch\u00fang d\u1ec5 ti\u1ebfp x\u00fac v\u00e0 trong m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, ch\u00fang d\u00ednh \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1ee9."<\/p>\n R\u1ed3i b\u1ec7nh c\u1ea3m c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ee1 d\u1ea7n. Fiona kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i d\u00f9ng thu\u1ed1c kh\u00e1ng sinh v\u00e0 b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00fang t\u00fang nh\u01b0 khi m\u1edbi v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7n. (\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u Grant bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c v\u1ee3 m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i d\u00f9ng thu\u1ed1c kh\u00e1ng sinh l\u1eabn vi\u1ec7c Fiona l\u00fang t\u00fang trong m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1edbi.) B\u00e0 \u0103n ngon mi\u1ec7ng v\u00e0 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb th\u00edch ng\u1ed3i trong ph\u00f2ng k\u00ednh nh\u00ecn ra ngo\u00e0i tr\u1eddi. D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 Fiona r\u1ea5t th\u00edch xem TV.<\/p>\n M\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng n\u1ed5i \u1edf vi\u1ec7n Meadowlake ng\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e0 ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o c\u0169ng c\u00f3 TV, ch\u00fang \u00e1t c\u1ea3 d\u00f2ng suy ngh\u0129 hay xen v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n \u1edf b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2u m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ch\u1ecdn ng\u1ed3i. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u201ct\u00f9 nh\u00e2n\u201d (khi \u0111\u00f3 Grant v\u00e0 Fiona g\u1ecdi h\u1ecd nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u201cb\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n\u201d) c\u0103ng m\u1eaft theo d\u00f5i, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 th\u00ec \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i l\u1eddi ti-vi, nh\u01b0ng ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 ng\u1ed3i ngoan ngo\u00e3n v\u00e0 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng s\u1ef1 t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. \u1ede t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 m\u1edbi, theo nh\u01b0 Grant nh\u1edb, th\u00ec TV \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t trong m\u1ed9t ph\u00f2ng t\u00e1ch bi\u1ec7t, ho\u1eb7c trong ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o th\u00edch th\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u1ed3i xem.<\/p>\n V\u1eady h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 Fiona th\u1ea5y th\u00fa v\u1ecb khi xem ti-vi. Nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 xem c\u00e1i g\u00ec?<\/p>\n Trong nh\u1eefng n\u0103m h\u1ecd s\u1ed1ng trong ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y, Grant v\u00e0 Fiona xem kh\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh truy\u1ec1n h\u00ecnh c\u00f9ng nhau. H\u1ecd c\u00f9ng ch\u0103m ch\u00fa quan s\u00e1t cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng con th\u00fa, b\u00f2 s\u00e1t, c\u00f4n tr\u00f9ng hay sinh v\u1eadt bi\u1ec3n m\u00e0 m\u00e1y quay ghi l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f5i theo nh\u1eefng di\u1ec5n bi\u1ebfn t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 nhau c\u1ee7a h\u00e0ng ch\u1ee5c cu\u1ed1n ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft hay c\u1ee7a th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 XIX \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec3n th\u1ec3 th\u00e0nh phim truy\u1ec1n h\u00ecnh. H\u1ecd nghi\u1ec7n xem m\u1ed9t ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh h\u00e0i k\u1ecbch d\u00e0i t\u1eadp v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng \u1edf m\u1ed9t c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng b\u00e1ch h\u00f3a, xem \u0111i xem l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c h\u1ecd thu\u1ed9c l\u00f2ng c\u1ea3 l\u1eddi tho\u1ea1i. H\u1ecd bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 v\u00ec s\u1ef1 v\u1eafng m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng t\u00e0i t\u1eed \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u1eddi th\u1ef1c ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u00e3 theo \u0111u\u1ed5i s\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p kh\u00e1c, h\u1ecd h\u00e2n hoan v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng di\u1ec5n vi\u00ean \u1ea5y \u2013 \u0111\u1ed3ng ngh\u0129a v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c nh\u00e2n v\u1eadt c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00e1i sinh. H\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ea3 chuy\u1ec7n t\u00f3c c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3ng vai nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean ch\u00e0o h\u00e0ng ng\u1ea3 t\u1eeb \u0111en sang x\u00e1m, r\u1ed3i cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng l\u1ea1i \u0111en tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i trong khi b\u1ed1i c\u1ea3nh ngh\u00e8o n\u00e0n ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd thay \u0111\u1ed5i. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh c\u0169ng m\u1ea5t s\u1ee9c s\u1ed1ng, nh\u1eefng b\u1ed1i c\u1ea3nh v\u00e0 m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u0111en \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1ee9c m\u1eaft cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u0169ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean nh\u1ea1t nh\u1ebdo, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 b\u1ee5i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng London c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ecdt d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1eeda thang m\u00e1y, \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y l\u00e0m cho Grant v\u00e0 Fiona bu\u1ed3n h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 v\u1edf bi k\u1ecbch n\u00e0o trong b\u1ed9 Ki\u1ec7t t\u00e1c s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u<\/i>, v\u00ec th\u1ebf, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf d\u1edf ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh n\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi n\u00f3 k\u1ebft th\u00fac.<\/p>\n Fiona \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0m quen v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n m\u1edbi, Kristy k\u1ec3. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng b\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u0111ang tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi v\u1ecf b\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n V\u1ecf b\u1ecdc n\u00e0o v\u1eady? Grant \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u1ecfi, nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i ki\u1ec1m ch\u1ebf b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n, \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef h\u00ecnh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p trong m\u1eaft Kristy.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Grant \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00e1y tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi t\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed9ng ph\u00f2ng khi c\u00f3 ai g\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec7n. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i x\u00e3 giao, thi tho\u1ea3ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e1ng gi\u1ec1ng \u1edf g\u1ea7n k\u1ec1 m\u00e0 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng quanh v\u00f9ng qu\u00ea \u0111\u00f3, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u1ec9 h\u01b0u gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 h\u1ecd, th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean \u0111i xa m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o. Nh\u1eefng n\u0103m \u0111\u1ea7u khi h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, Grant v\u00e0 Fiona \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf trong nh\u00e0 su\u1ed1t m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng. M\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng \u1edf v\u00f9ng qu\u00ea qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m m\u1edbi, h\u1ecd c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ec3 tu s\u1eeda c\u0103n nh\u00e0. V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i, h\u1ecd hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd c\u0169ng n\u00ean \u0111i du l\u1ecbch \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 khi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, h\u1ecd \u0111i Hy L\u1ea1p, \u00dac, \u0111i Costa Rica. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00fac n\u00e0y \u00f4ng v\u00e0 Fiona c\u0169ng \u0111ang \u0111i du l\u1ecbch ki\u1ec3u nh\u01b0 v\u1eady.<\/p>\n Grant tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec3 r\u00e8n luy\u1ec7n th\u00e2n th\u1ec3, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd tr\u01b0\u1ee3t \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea7m l\u1ea7y. \u00d4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft khi m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi l\u1eb7n d\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi nhu\u1ed1m h\u1ed3ng bao ph\u1ee7 v\u00f9ng qu\u00ea, quanh c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng sau nh\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb vi\u1ec1n quanh b\u1edfi l\u1edbp s\u00f3ng b\u0103ng anh \u00e1nh m\u00e0u xanh lam. \u00d4ng \u0111\u1ebfm l\u1ea1i xem m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 tr\u01b0\u1ee3t quanh c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng bao nhi\u00eau l\u1ea7n, r\u1ed3i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 ph\u1ee7 b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, b\u1eadt ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh th\u1eddi s\u1ef1 trong khi chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i. \u00d4ng b\u00e0 v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f9ng nhau n\u1ea5u b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi pha \u0111\u1ed3 u\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi lo nh\u00f3m l\u1eeda, h\u1ecd tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a Grant (\u00f4ng \u0111ang vi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng tr\u00ecnh v\u1ec1 h\u00ecnh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i trong huy\u1ec1n tho\u1ea1i B\u1eafc \u00c2u v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 con s\u00f3i Fenrir kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, nu\u1ed1t Odin n\u01a1i t\u1eadn c\u00f9ng th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi[5]<\/a>), v\u1ec1 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch n\u00e0o Fiona \u0111ang \u0111\u1ecdc v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 trong m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y h\u1ecd s\u1ed1ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh nhau nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng kho\u1ea3ng ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. \u0110\u00f3 m\u1edbi l\u00e0 th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m h\u1ecd g\u1ea7n g\u0169i nhau nh\u1ea5t, t\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean, ngo\u00e0i ra v\u1eabn c\u00f3 n\u0103m hay m\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00fat ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o, h\u1ecd vu\u1ed1t ve th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 nhau tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u2013 kh\u00f4ng h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd s\u1ebd k\u1ebft th\u00fac b\u1eb1ng \u00e2n \u00e1i, nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y cho th\u1ea5y gi\u1eefa hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi, \u00e2n \u00e1i v\u1eabn c\u00f2n nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ham mu\u1ed1n.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n \u0110\u00e3 c\u00f3 l\u1ea7n Grant m\u01a1 th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh \u0111\u01b0a cho m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p \u2013 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00f4ng coi l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n h\u1eefu – xem m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c th\u01b0. L\u00e1 th\u01b0 n\u00e0y t\u1eeb ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u00f9ng ph\u00f2ng v\u1edbi c\u00f4 g\u00e1i m\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian, \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn. L\u1eddi l\u1ebd cao \u0111\u1ea1o v\u00e0 th\u00f9 \u0111\u1ecbch, \u0111e d\u1ecda theo ki\u1ec3u c\u1ee7a k\u1ebb y\u1ebfm th\u1ebf \u2013 \u00f4ng ngh\u0129 ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1eedi th\u01b0 n\u00e0y nhi\u1ec1u kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng t\u00ednh n\u1eef. C\u00f2n ch\u00ednh c\u00f4 g\u00e1i, b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi vi\u1ebft l\u00e1 th\u01b0 n\u00e0y l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 chia tay r\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng v\u00e0 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 mu\u1ed1n g\u00e2y chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea7m \u0129, ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 c\u00f4 ta mu\u1ed1n t\u1ef1 t\u1eed, b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 n\u00f3i cho Grant bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 theo m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch v\u1eeba r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng m\u00e0 c\u0169ng v\u1eeba r\u1ed1i r\u1eafm.<\/p>\n Tay \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p \u1ea5y c\u1ee7a Grant thu\u1ed9c ki\u1ec3u ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ed3ng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha ph\u00f3ng t\u00fang, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 qu\u0103ng c\u00e0 v\u1ea1t, b\u1ecf b\u00ea nh\u00e0 c\u1eeda, \u0111\u00eam th\u00ec ng\u1ee7 v\u1edbi c\u00f4 b\u1ed5 tr\u1ebb quy\u1ec1n r\u0169 tr\u00ean t\u1ea5m n\u1ec7m tr\u1ea3i s\u00e0n nh\u00e0, s\u00e1ng d\u1eady \u0111\u1ebfn c\u01a1 quan, \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng, b\u1ed9 d\u1ea1ng l\u00f4i th\u00f4i l\u1ebfch th\u1ebfch, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00e1m m\u00f9i ch\u1ea5t g\u00e2y nghi\u1ec7n v\u00e0 tr\u1ea7m h\u01b0\u01a1ng. Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd tay \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i t\u1ecf ra bi quan khi nghe c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1eafc c\u1edb n\u00e0y c\u1ee7a Grant v\u00e0 b\u1ed7ng Grant nh\u1edb ra r\u1eb1ng anh ta, tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ebft h\u00f4n v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u00f4 b\u1ed3 \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 gi\u1edd c\u00f4 ta ph\u1ea3i lo chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb ti\u1ec7c t\u1ed1i cho ch\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 b\u1eadn sinh con, nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee3 kh\u00e1c.<\/p>\n "T\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e2u," anh ta b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi Grant d\u00f9 \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 ngh\u0129 anh ta s\u1ebd c\u01b0\u1eddi. "V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i l\u00e0 anh, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd c\u1ed1 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb tinh th\u1ea7n cho Fiona."<\/p>\n Nghe v\u1eady, Grant li\u1ec1n \u0111i t\u00ecm Fiona \u1edf Meadowlake – Meadowlake ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a, nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i thay v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, \u00f4ng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. \u1ede \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111ang ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn d\u1ea1y. V\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i \u1edf h\u00e0ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, cao nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m nh\u1eefng ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i v\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eaft l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u m\u1eb7c \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng \u0111en, m\u1eaft th\u00e2m t\u00edm, h\u1ecd nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch s\u1eafc s\u00f3i, h\u1ecd th\u1ea3n nhi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng ghi ch\u00e9p hay \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u00f4ng \u0111ang gi\u1ea3ng.<\/p>\n Fiona ng\u1ed3i \u1edf h\u00e0ng tr\u00ean c\u00f9ng, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t b\u00ecnh th\u1ea3n. B\u00e0 bi\u1ebfn c\u1ea3 gi\u1ea3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00e0nh c\u00e1i g\u00f3c m\u00e0 b\u00e0 lu\u00f4n t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm trong m\u1ed7i b\u1eefa ti\u1ec7c, m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb tr\u00ed cao r\u00e1o n\u01a1i b\u00e0 nh\u00e2m nhi ly r\u01b0\u1ee3u v\u1edbi n\u01b0\u1edbc kho\u00e1ng, h\u00fat lo\u1ea1i thu\u1ed1c l\u00e1 th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 k\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n h\u00e0i h\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ec1 l\u0169 ch\u00f3. B\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 b\u00e0, t\u00e1ch kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng, xem nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u0111ang di\u1ec5n ra \u1edf nh\u1eefng g\u00f3c kh\u00e1c, trong ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7 hay n\u01a1i hi\u00ean t\u1ed1i, ch\u1eb3ng h\u01a1n g\u00ec nh\u1eefng h\u00e0i k\u1ecbch tr\u1ebb con. C\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 l\u00f2ng t\u1eeb thi\u1ec7n ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c th\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1ee3ng, s\u1ef1 tr\u1ea7m t\u0129nh, ki\u1ec7m l\u1eddi m\u1edbi th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea9m h\u1ea1nh.<\/p>\n "\u00d4i d\u00e0o," Fiona n\u00f3i. "C\u00e1c c\u00f4 tu\u1ed5i n\u00e0y \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u ch\u1eb3ng r\u00eau rao m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd t\u1ef1 s\u00e1t nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o."<\/p>\n Nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 Fiona n\u00f3i v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m \u00f4ng y\u00ean t\u00e2m – th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, l\u1eddi n\u00f3i \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m \u00f4ng \u1edbn l\u1ea1nh. \u00d4ng s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng Fiona \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ea7m, r\u1eb1ng \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng g\u00ec b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y \u2013 \u0111\u00e1m ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u00e1o \u0111en nh\u01b0 h\u00f3a th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n m\u00e0u \u0111en, m\u1ed7i l\u00fac m\u1ed9t d\u1ea7y h\u01a1n, m\u1ed7i l\u00fac m\u1ed9t l\u1edbn h\u01a1n, n\u00f3 b\u1ed1c h\u01a1i bay l\u00ean, kh\u1eafp tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0, \u0111i v\u00e0o kh\u1eafp kh\u00ed qu\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng g\u00e2y ng\u1ea1t th\u1edf.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n \u00d4ng t\u1ef1 k\u00e9o m\u00ecnh ra kh\u1ecfi gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u th\u1eed t\u00e1ch c\u00e1i g\u00ec l\u00e0 th\u1ef1c t\u1eeb c\u01a1n m\u1ed9ng m\u1ecb \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n \u0110\u00e3 t\u1eebng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c th\u01b0, v\u00e0 m\u1ea3ng ch\u1eef "\u0110\u1ed2 CHU\u1ed8T" vi\u1ebft b\u1eb1ng s\u01a1n \u0111en ng\u00f2m xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u00ean c\u1eeda v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng Grant, v\u00e0 Fiona, khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u1ec3 r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i ph\u00e1t cu\u1ed3ng v\u00ec ch\u1ed3ng b\u00e0, \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c nh\u1eefng g\u00ec b\u00e0 n\u00f3i trong gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. C\u00f2n nh\u1eefng g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1eadt l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p, nh\u1eefng ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u00e1o \u0111en, v\u00e0 th\u1ef1c ra th\u00ec c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng ai t\u1ef1 t\u1eed. Grant kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb h\u01b0 h\u1ea1i thanh danh, tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec7n r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i n\u00e0y kh\u00e1 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng. Gi\u1ea3 d\u1ee5 m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 tai ti\u1ebfng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y x\u1ea3y ra v\u00e0i n\u0103m sau \u0111\u00f3, h\u1eb1n nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t m\u00e1t s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ecf. Nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi x\u00ec x\u00e0o. C\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f4ng khai b\u00e0y t\u1ecf s\u1ef1 l\u1ea1nh nh\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng. V\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng \u00f4ng c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t \u00edt l\u1eddi m\u1eddi d\u1ef1 ti\u1ec7c Gi\u00e1ng sinh v\u00e0 \u0111\u00eam giao th\u1eeba, h\u1ecd ng\u1ed3i nh\u00e0, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 kh\u00e1ch kh\u1ee9a n\u00e0o c\u1ea3. Grant say r\u01b0\u1ee3u, v\u00e0 d\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec th\u00fac \u00e9p \u2013c\u0169ng t\u1ea1 \u01a1n Ch\u00faa, l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea1m sai l\u1ea7m b\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c th\u00fa nh\u1eadn – \u00f4ng h\u1ee9a v\u1edbi Fiona v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng m\u1edbi.<\/p>\n S\u1ef1 x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 \u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y khi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 v\u00ec b\u1ecb l\u1eeba, v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 thay \u0111\u1ed5i \u0111ang di\u1ec5n ra. V\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef n\u00e0o gi\u00fap \u00f4ng nh\u1eadn th\u1ee9c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u00e3 c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 thay \u0111\u1ed5i trong qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 khi \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef d\u1ec5 d\u00e3i m\u1eddi m\u1ecdc – hay ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 Grant th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u2013 v\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 thay \u0111\u1ed5i m\u1edbi n\u00e0y, khi h\u1ecd n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng chuy\u1ec7n x\u1ea3y ra kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u00fd mu\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. H\u1ecd quan h\u1ec7 ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec khi \u0111\u00f3 h\u1ecd th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh b\u1ea5t l\u1ef1c, hoang mang v\u00e0 l\u1ea1c l\u1ed1i, h\u1ecd b\u1ecb t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u1edfi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u1ee9 ch\u1eb3ng vui v\u1ebb g\u00ec. Ngay c\u1ea3 khi h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ed9ng th\u00ec h\u1ecd l\u00e0m v\u1eady ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec l\u00e1 b\u00e0i \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u1ec7nh c\u1ed1 \u00fd l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i h\u1ecd.<\/p>\n Ch\u01b0a th\u1ea5y \u1edf b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t g\u00e3 Don Juan (n\u1ebfu \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 bi\u1ec7t danh Grant bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i t\u1ef1 g\u1ecdi m\u00ecnh \u2013 m\u00e0 th\u1ef1c t\u00ecnh th\u00ec nh\u1eefng v\u1ee5 chinh ph\u1ee5c ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef hay nh\u1eefng m\u1ed1i dan d\u00edu m\u00e0 \u00f4ng v\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00e0o c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda so v\u1edbi anh b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00e1ch m\u00f3c \u00f4ng trong gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1) l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1eed t\u1ebf, h\u00e0o hi\u1ec7p, l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ee9c hy sinh n\u1eefa. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ngay t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e3 v\u1eady, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd th\u1ebf, nh\u01b0ng \u00edt nh\u1ea5t khi c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n di\u1ec5n ti\u1ebfn th\u00ec \u0111\u1eebng m\u01a1 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 chi\u1ec1u l\u00f2ng ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh hay s\u1ef1 mong manh c\u1ee7a ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch c\u1ed1 t\u1ecf ra nhi\u1ec1u c\u1ea3m x\u00fac – hay t\u1ecf ra say \u0111\u1eafm l\u1ed9 li\u1ec5u – h\u01a1n c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c th\u1eadt trong l\u00f2ng \u00f4ng. Ch\u1ec9 th\u1ebf th\u00f4i, v\u1eady m\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb bu\u1ed9c t\u1ed9i v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e2y t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng, l\u1ee3i d\u1ee5ng v\u00e0 l\u00e0m tan n\u00e1t nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef gi\u00e0u t\u1ef1 tr\u1ecdng. V\u00e0 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eeba d\u1ed1i Fiona – t\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean r\u1ed3i, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eeba d\u1ed1i b\u00e0 – nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n kh\u00f4ng n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng x\u1eed s\u1ef1 gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi v\u1ee3 m\u00ecnh r\u1ed3i ru\u1ed3ng b\u1ecf b\u00e0?<\/p>\n \u00d4ng ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c t\u00e0y tr\u1eddi nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. \u00d4ng v\u1eabn l\u00e0m t\u00ecnh v\u1edbi Fiona m\u1eb7c k\u1ec7 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng m\u1eddi m\u1ecdc, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb d\u1ec5 g\u00e2y ph\u00e2n t\u00e2m. \u00d4ng ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng xa Fiona d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam. Kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecba ra nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n l\u1eaft l\u00e9o \u0111\u1ec3 qua \u0111\u00eam \u1edf San Francisco, hay trong m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i l\u1ec1u tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o Manitoulin v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y cu\u1ed1i tu\u1ea7n. \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ea1n ch\u1ebf d\u00f9ng ch\u1ea5t g\u00e2y nghi\u1ec7n v\u00e0 r\u01b0\u1ee3u bia, ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c vi\u1ebft l\u00e1ch, nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u, tham gia v\u00e0o c\u00e1c h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng, c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u1ebfn trong trong s\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p. \u00d4ng ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u1ee9t b\u1ecf s\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p v\u00e0 h\u00f4n nh\u00e2n, \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1ed3i v\u1ec1 qu\u00ea l\u00e0m m\u1ed9c hay nu\u00f4i ong.<\/p>\n Nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra. \u00d4ng xin ngh\u1ec9 h\u01b0u s\u1edbm v\u1edbi l\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u01b0u b\u1ecb gi\u1ea3m tr\u1eeb. Cha c\u1ee7a Fiona qua \u0111\u1eddi, sau m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian b\u1ecb l\u1eabn, s\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1eddi kh\u1ed5 h\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n trong ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn. Fiona th\u1eeba h\u01b0\u1edfng to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n v\u00e0 trang tr\u1ea1i n\u01a1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha \u0111\u00e3 l\u1edbn l\u00ean \u1edf v\u00f9ng n\u00f4ng th\u00f4n g\u1ea7n V\u1ecbnh Georgia. Fiona c\u0169ng ngh\u1ec9 vi\u1ec7c t\u1ea1i b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n, n\u01a1i b\u00e0 l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u ph\u1ed1i vi\u00ean cho d\u1ecbch v\u1ee5 t\u1ef1 nguy\u1ec7n (\u1edf th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1eadt \u1ea5y, nh\u01b0 c\u00e1ch n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 g\u1eb7p ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eefng r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i, phi\u1ec1n mu\u1ed9n kh\u00f4ng li\u00ean quan g\u00ec t\u1edbi ma t\u00fay, t\u00ecnh d\u1ee5c ho\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng tranh c\u00e3i \u0111au \u0111\u1ea7u). M\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng m\u1edbi l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng m\u1edbi.<\/p>\n Boris v\u00e0 Natasha c\u0169ng ch\u1ebft v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian \u1ea5y. M\u1ed9t con \u1ed1m v\u00e0 \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc – Grant \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t l\u00e0 con n\u00e0o \u2013 r\u1ed3i ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u1ebfn con c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd v\u00ec th\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ebfc con kia.<\/p>\n Grant v\u00e0 Fiona s\u1eeda sang l\u1ea1i c\u0103n nh\u00e0. H\u1ecd \u0111i du l\u1ecbch tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft. H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 h\u00f2a \u0111\u1ed3ng nh\u01b0ng d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n n\u1eefa nh\u1eefng tr\u00f2 t\u00e1n t\u1ec9nh \u0111ong \u0111\u01b0a. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u1ea3nh b\u00e0 n\u00e0y d\u00f9ng ch\u00e2n tr\u1ea7n c\u1ecd v\u00e0o \u1ed1ng qu\u1ea7n \u00f4ng kia trong b\u1eefa ti\u1ec7c t\u1ed1i. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n n\u1eefa nh\u1eefng c\u00f4 v\u1ee3 d\u1ec5 d\u00e3i, ph\u00f3ng t\u00fang.<\/p>\n Th\u1eadt \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac, Grant \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf, khi c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 b\u1ea5t c\u00f4ng d\u1ea7n m\u00f2n \u0111i. C\u00e1c nh\u00e0 n\u1eef quy\u1ec1n, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 c\u00f4 n\u00e0ng ng\u1ed1c ngh\u1ebfch r\u1ea7u r\u0129 \u1ea5y v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ea1m g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 r\u1ea5t h\u00e8n h\u1ea1 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea9y \u00f4ng ra ngo\u00e0i l\u1ec1 th\u1eadt \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac. Ra kh\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng m\u00e0 th\u1ef1c ra ng\u00e0y m\u1ed9t phi\u1ec1n nhi\u1ec5u h\u01a1n gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. V\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u00e1i \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng \u1ea5y d\u1ec5 khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng m\u1ea5t Fiona.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n V\u00e0o s\u00e1ng ng\u00e0y \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecbnh tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i Meadowlake \u0111\u1ec3 th\u0103m Fiona l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u sau m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng xa c\u00e1ch, Grant d\u1eady s\u1edbm. Trong \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng h\u1ed3i h\u1ed9p c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea1i, y nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u00f4ng h\u1eb9n h\u00f2 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef m\u1edbi. C\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u00e1i r\u1ea1o r\u1ef1c t\u00ecnh d\u1ee5c (sau n\u00e0y, khi nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c h\u1eb9n h\u00f2 \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e0nh th\u00f3i quen, th\u00ec \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf). C\u00f3 mong mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t h\u00e1o h\u1ee9c tinh th\u1ea7n. C\u0169ng c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 n\u1ed7i r\u1ee5t r\u00e8, ng\u1ea1i ng\u00f9ng, lo \u00e2u.<\/p>\n \u00d4ng ra kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0 qu\u00e1 s\u1edbm. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc 2 gi\u1edd ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0o th\u0103m. Grant kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ed3i ngo\u00e0i b\u00e3i xe ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i, n\u00ean \u00f4ng quay xe \u0111i theo m\u1ed9t l\u1ed1i kh\u00e1c, l\u1ec7ch h\u1eb3n h\u01b0\u1edbng.<\/p>\n \u0110\u00e3 tan b\u0103ng. V\u1eabn c\u00f2n nhi\u1ec1u tuy\u1ebft v\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u1ea1i, nh\u01b0ng phong c\u1ea3nh l\u1ea5p l\u00f3a, l\u00e0m ch\u00f3i m\u1eaft tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ee7a m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 tan bi\u1ebfn. Nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec3m tuy\u1ebft tan l\u1ed7 r\u1ed7 d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi x\u00e1m tr\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ed1ng r\u00e1c th\u1ea3i tr\u00ean c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng.<\/p>\n \u0110\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n g\u1ea7n Meadowlake, Grant t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng hoa v\u00e0 mua m\u1ed9t b\u00f3 hoa l\u1edbn. \u00d4ng ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng t\u1eb7ng hoa cho Fiona. Hay b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai kh\u00e1c. \u00d4ng b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 v\u1edbi c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00ecnh tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng hay m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ed3ng t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i trong c\u00e1c tranh bi\u1ebfm h\u1ecda.<\/p>\n "\u1ed2. Hoa th\u1ee7y ti\u00ean v\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i s\u1edbm th\u1ebf n\u00e0y," Kristy n\u00f3i. "Ch\u1eafc c\u0169ng t\u1ed1n k\u00e9m \u0111\u1ea5y nh\u1ec9". C\u00f4 \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc Grant d\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1ecdc theo h\u00e0nh lang c\u1ee7a ph\u00f2ng \u0103n l\u1edbn r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ch\u1ea1n b\u1ebfp, b\u1eadt \u0111\u00e8n l\u00ean, t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc b\u00ecnh. C\u00f4 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef tr\u1ebb \u0111\u1eaby \u0111\u00e0, c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng ch\u0103m ch\u00fat g\u00ec cho ngo\u1ea1i h\u00ecnh, tr\u1eeb m\u00e1i t\u00f3c. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u00e1i t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng, u\u1ed1n t\u1eebng l\u1ecdn b\u1ed3ng b\u1ec1nh theo phong c\u00e1ch di\u00eam d\u00faa c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng c\u00f4 ti\u1ebfp vi\u00ean cocktail hay v\u0169 n\u1eef tho\u00e1t y, m\u00e1i t\u00f3c ki\u1ec3u c\u00e1ch \u1ea5y ch\u1eb3ng \u0103n nh\u1eadp g\u00ec v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t v\u00e0 c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 r\u1ea5t b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t.<\/p>\n \u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3" c\u00f4 n\u00f3i, r\u1ed3i ra hi\u1ec7u cho \u00f4ng \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi ph\u00f2ng \u0103n l\u1edbn. "T\u00ean b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n \u1edf tr\u00ean c\u1eeda \u1ea5y".<\/p>\n Ra v\u1eady, t\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ebft tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m bi\u1ec3n, c\u00f3 h\u1ecda ti\u1ebft trang tr\u00ed l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con chim s\u01a1n ca. \u00d4ng \u0111\u1eafn \u0111o li\u1ec7u c\u00f3 n\u00ean g\u00f5 c\u1eeda, r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng g\u00f5, m\u1edf c\u1eeda v\u00e0 g\u1ecdi t\u00ean b\u00e0.<\/p>\n Fiona kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u1edf trong ph\u00f2ng. C\u00e1nh c\u1eeda t\u1ee7 \u0111\u00f3ng, gi\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1eb3ng phiu. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec tr\u00ean b\u00e0n c\u1ea1nh gi\u01b0\u1eddng, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb m\u1ed9t h\u1ed9p Kleenex v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ly n\u01b0\u1edbc. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c tranh, \u1ea3nh, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch hay t\u1ea1p ch\u00ed. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u1ea5y ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea5t trong t\u1ee7.<\/p>\n \u00d4ng tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i b\u00e0n y t\u00e1, hay b\u00e0n l\u1ec5 t\u00e2n, hay g\u1ecdi th\u1ebf n\u00e0o c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Kristy h\u1ecfi, "B\u00e0 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 trong ph\u00f2ng sao?," gi\u1ecdng t\u1ecf v\u1ebb b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd nh\u01b0ng Grant th\u1ea5y c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 h\u1ecfi l\u1ea5y l\u1ec7.<\/p>\n \u00d4ng ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng, tay v\u1eabn gi\u1eef ch\u1eb7t b\u00f3 hoa. C\u00f4 n\u00f3i: "\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i – ta c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1eb7t b\u00f3 hoa xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3". \u0110o\u1ea1n c\u00f4 th\u1edf d\u00e0i, c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 Grant l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111i mu\u1ed9n v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1edbp, c\u00f4 d\u1eabn \u00f4ng \u0111i d\u1ecdc theo h\u00e0nh lang khu v\u1ef1c ph\u00f2ng \u0103n l\u1edbn, t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t kh\u00f4ng gian trung t\u00e2m kh\u00e1 r\u1ed9ng \u0111\u00f3n nhi\u1ec1u \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng \u00f4 c\u1eeda tr\u1eddi r\u1ea5t l\u1edbn v\u00e0 tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m theo phong c\u00e1ch th\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. V\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i d\u1ecdc theo t\u01b0\u1eddng, tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf th\u01b0 gi\u00e3n, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c ng\u1ed3i quanh nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc b\u00e0n gi\u1eefa ph\u00f2ng, s\u00e0n ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ea3i th\u1ea3m. Kh\u00f4ng ai tr\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 ti\u1ec3u t\u1ee5y. C\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 r\u1ea5t gi\u00e0 – m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ebfn xe l\u0103n – nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn b\u1eb7t thi\u1ec7p. H\u1ed3i v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m Farquar, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n l\u00e0m hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u th\u1ea5y r\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3. R\u00e2u m\u1ecdc tr\u00ean c\u1eb1m c\u00e1c b\u00e0 gi\u00e0, c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t b\u00ean m\u1eaft l\u1ed3i ra nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 m\u1eadn \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ed1i m\u1ee5c. \u0110i l\u1ea1i r\u1edd r\u1eabm, \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng l\u1eafc l\u01b0, n\u00f3i n\u0103ng luy\u00ean thuy\u00ean nh\u01b0 \u0111i\u00ean d\u1edf. Gi\u1edd c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n nh\u1eefng ca t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 nh\u1ea5t. Hay thu\u1ed1c thang, y h\u1ecdc gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n, \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng c\u00e1ch gi\u1ea3m nh\u1eb9 s\u1ef1 bi\u1ebfn d\u1ea1ng h\u00ecnh h\u00e0i, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 s\u1ef1 m\u1ea5t ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh vi kh\u00e1c \u2013 nh\u1eefng ph\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u1ee9c m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ea5y n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng c\u00f3.<\/p>\n Tuy nhi\u00ean, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean chi\u1ebfc d\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ea7m tr\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t s\u1ea7u mu\u1ed9n, b\u1ea5m t\u1eebng ph\u00edm \u0111\u00e0n v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u00f3n tay v\u00e0 m\u00e3i ch\u1eb3ng t\u1ea1o n\u00ean m\u1ed9t giai \u0111i\u1ec7u n\u00e0o. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef kh\u00e1c, ng\u1ed3i sau b\u00ecnh h\u00e3m c\u00e0 ph\u00ea v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed3ng c\u1ed1c nh\u1ef1a c\u1ee9 \u0111\u0103m \u0111\u0103m nh\u00ecn ra ngo\u00e0i, \u0111\u1edd \u0111\u1eabn nh\u01b0 h\u00f3a \u0111\u00e1. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eafc \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a vi\u1ec7n \u2013 ch\u1ecb ta m\u1eb7c b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 xanh l\u00e1 nh\u1ea1t gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a Kristy.<\/p>\n "Th\u1ea5y ch\u01b0a?" Kristy n\u00f3i kh\u1ebd. "\u00d4ng ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn, ch\u00e0o v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e0 \u1ea5y gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh. H\u00e3y nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u00e0 \u1ea5y s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u2026 M\u00e0 th\u00f4i. \u00d4ng \u0111i \u0111i."<\/p>\n \u00d4ng th\u1ea5y Fiona \u0111ang nh\u00ecn nghi\u00eang nghi\u00eang, b\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i s\u00e1t m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc b\u00e0n ch\u01a1i b\u00e0i, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u01a1i. M\u1eb7t b\u00e0 h\u01a1i b\u1ee5 ra, g\u00f2 m\u00e1 h\u01a1i x\u1ec7 che l\u1ea5p kh\u00f3e mi\u1ec7ng, \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y Grant ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. Fiona \u0111ang xem ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng ng\u1ed3i g\u1ea7n nh\u1ea5t ch\u01a1i b\u00e0i. \u00d4ng ta c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh nghi\u00eang nghi\u00eang b\u00e0i \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 xem c\u00f9ng. Khi Grant l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n, b\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u ng\u1ea9ng nh\u00ecn v\u1edbi v\u1ebb kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu. R\u1ed3i h\u1ecd ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng b\u00e0i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 s\u1ef1 x\u00e2m ph\u1ea1m n\u00e0o.<\/p>\n Nh\u01b0ng Fiona m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi – n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e9o m\u00f3, l\u00fang t\u00fang, k\u00edn \u0111\u00e1o v\u00e0 v\u00ec th\u1ebf l\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 duy\u00ean c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 – b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea9y gh\u1ebf l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n b\u00ean Grant, \u0111\u01b0a ng\u00f3n tay l\u00ean mi\u1ec7ng.<\/p>\n "\u0110ang ch\u01a1i b\u00e0i bridge", b\u00e0 th\u1ea7m th\u00ec. "C\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng ra tr\u00f2. H\u1ecd c\u00f2n kh\u1edd l\u1eafm." B\u00e0 d\u1eabn Grant v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u00e0n c\u00e0 ph\u00ea, tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n. "Em nh\u1edb h\u1ed3i h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, c\u00f3 d\u1ea1o b\u1ecdn em c\u0169ng hay ch\u01a1i b\u00e0i bridge. B\u1ecdn em hay b\u00f9ng ti\u1ebft, ng\u1ed3i trong ph\u00f2ng sinh ho\u1ea1t chung, h\u00fat thu\u1ed1c v\u00e0 ch\u01a1i b\u00e0i, c\u0169ng g\u0103ng l\u1eafm. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong \u0111\u00e1m b\u1ea1n khi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 Phoebe, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i th\u00ec em kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cPhoebe Hart,\u201d Grant n\u00f3i. \u00d4ng nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i c\u00f4 g\u00e1i m\u1eaft \u0111en, ng\u1ef1c h\u00f3p, ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ecf th\u00f3, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 qua \u0111\u1eddi. Gi\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng gian \u00e1m kh\u00f3i thu\u1ed1c, Fiona, Phoebe v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1m con g\u00e1i \u1ea5y say s\u01b0a v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng qu\u00e2n b\u00e0i nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng c\u00f4 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y.<\/p>\n \u201cAnh c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u00e0?\u201d Fiona h\u1ecfi, gi\u1edd b\u00e0 h\u01b0\u1edbng n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef ng\u1ed3i th\u1eeb nh\u01b0 h\u00f3a \u0111\u00e1 khi n\u00e3y. \u201cAnh u\u1ed1ng g\u00ec nh\u1ec9? M\u1ed9t t\u00e1ch tr\u00e0 nh\u00e9? Nh\u01b0ng e c\u00e0 ph\u00ea \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ngon l\u1eafm."<\/p>\n Grant ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng u\u1ed1ng tr\u00e0.<\/p>\n \u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 v\u00f2ng tay \u00f4m b\u00e0. C\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 trong gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i v\u00e0 n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea5y, v\u1eabn th\u00e2n thu\u1ed9c nh\u01b0 ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o, nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1ch b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u00f4ng l\u00e0m phi\u1ec1n h\u1ed9i ch\u01a1i b\u00e0i v\u00e0 ngay c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef ng\u1ed3i sau b\u00ecnh c\u00e0 ph\u00ea kia \u2013 c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 tr\u00e1nh cho \u00f4ng kh\u1ecfi s\u1ef1 kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu t\u1eeb h\u1ecd – khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u00f4m b\u00e0.<\/p>\n "Anh mang t\u1eb7ng em b\u00f3 hoa," \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. "Anh ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang s\u1ebd l\u00e0m ph\u00f2ng em s\u00e1ng s\u1ee7a h\u01a1n. Anh \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng, nh\u01b0ng em kh\u00f4ng \u1edf \u0111\u00f3."<\/p>\n \u201cV\u00e2ng\u201d, b\u00e0 n\u00f3i. \u201cEm \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u01a1 m\u00e0.\u201d<\/p>\n Grant n\u00f3i, "Em \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 b\u1ea1n m\u1edbi nh\u1ec9." \u00d4ng h\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng m\u00e0 Fiona ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean l\u00fac n\u00e3y. \u0110\u00fang l\u00fac l\u00e3o ta ng\u1ea9ng l\u00ean nh\u00ecn Fiona v\u00e0 b\u00e0 quay l\u1ea1i, kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft v\u00ec nh\u1eefng g\u00ec Grant \u0111ang n\u00f3i hay l\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn t\u1eeb ph\u00eda sau b\u00e0.<\/p>\n "\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 Aubrey,\u201d b\u00e0 n\u00f3i. "\u0110i\u1ec1u th\u00fa v\u1ecb l\u00e0 em \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng \u1ea5y t\u1eeb l\u00e2u l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y t\u1eebng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c trong c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng. C\u00e1i c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng kim kh\u00ed m\u00e0 \u00f4ng c\u1ee7a em hay gh\u00e9 mua s\u1eafm. Aubrey v\u00e0 em c\u0169ng hay t\u00e1n chuy\u1ec7n qua l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ee7 d\u0169ng kh\u00ed ng\u1ecf l\u1eddi v\u1edbi em. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn ng\u00e0y cu\u1ed1i tu\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y r\u1ee7 em \u0111i xem m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn c\u1ea7u. Nh\u01b0ng khi tr\u1eadn \u0111\u1ea5u k\u1ebft th\u00fac th\u00ec \u00f4ng c\u1ee7a em xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n v\u00e0 l\u00e1i xe \u0111\u01b0a em v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. Khi \u0111\u00f3 em \u0111\u1ebfn ngh\u1ec9 h\u00e8. \u0110\u1ebfn th\u0103m \u00f4ng b\u00e0 – h\u1ecd s\u1ed1ng \u1edf trang tr\u1ea1i."<\/p>\n "Fiona. Anh bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng b\u00e0 c\u1ee7a em s\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u m\u00e0. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 n\u01a1i ch\u00fang ta \u1edf. T\u1eebng \u1edf."<\/p>\n "Th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng?" b\u00e0 n\u00f3i nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fa \u00fd l\u1eafm v\u00ec \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n ch\u01a1i b\u00e0i \u0111ang nh\u00ecn b\u00e0, c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111ang c\u1ea7u kh\u1ea9n m\u00e0 l\u00e0 \u0111ang ra l\u1ec7nh. \u00d4ng ta t\u1ea7m tu\u1ed5i Grant, c\u00f3 khi gi\u00e0 h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. B\u1ed9 t\u00f3c tr\u1eafng d\u00e0y th\u00f4 l\u00f2a x\u00f2a tr\u00ean tr\u00e1n, da d\u1ebb tr\u00f4ng v\u1eabn t\u1ed1t nh\u01b0ng n\u01b0\u1edbc da \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eddn nh\u1ee3t, tr\u1eafng ng\u00e0 ng\u00e0 nh\u01b0 c\u00e1i g\u0103ng tay c\u0169 n\u00e1t c\u1ee7a tr\u1ebb con. Khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t d\u00e0i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta nghi\u00eam ngh\u1ecb v\u00e0 u s\u1ea7u, \u00f4ng khi\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a gi\u00e0, t\u1eebng r\u1ea5t m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd nh\u01b0ng nay \u0111\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng s\u1ee9c, m\u1ecfi m\u1ec7t , th\u1edd \u01a1. Nh\u01b0ng Fiona \u0111ang \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00e2m \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 th\u1edd \u01a1.<\/p>\n "Em ph\u1ea3i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7 c\u0169 th\u00f4i,\u201d Fiona n\u00f3i, khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1eb7n h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng h\u01a1i \u1eedng h\u1ed3ng. "\u00d4ng \u1ea5y ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u01a1i m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 em ng\u1ed3i c\u1ea1nh. Th\u1eadt ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n, m\u00e0 em th\u00ec g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft ch\u01a1i th\u1ebf n\u00e0o n\u1eefa. Cho em xin ph\u00e9p nh\u00e9.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cS\u1ebd xong nhanh ch\u1ee9?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c\u1ed2, ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 s\u1eafp h\u1ebft v\u00e1n r\u1ed3i. C\u0169ng c\u00f2n t\u00f9y. Anh c\u1ee9 ra h\u1ecfi c\u00e1i b\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng nghi\u00eam ngh\u1ecb kia th\u1eadt nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng, b\u00e0 \u1ea5y s\u1ebd l\u1ea5y cho anh m\u1ed9t t\u00e1ch tr\u00e0.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cKh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d Grant \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n \u201cV\u1eady em \u0111i nh\u00e9, anh bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch t\u1ef1 gi\u1ea3i khu\u00e2y \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u1eafn ch\u1eafn c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea1 l\u1eabm, nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i anh s\u1ebd ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean khi th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh l\u00e0m quen r\u1ea5t nhanh ch\u00f3ng. R\u1ed3i \u1ea1nh s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. Ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 \u1edf tr\u00ean m\u00e2y \u1ea5y, anh bi\u1ebft m\u00e0 \u2013 \u0111\u1eebng mong \u0111\u1ee3i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd bi\u1ebft anh<\/i> l\u00e0 ai."<\/p>\n Fiona nhanh ch\u00f3ng tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 gh\u1ebf c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, b\u00e0 th\u00ec th\u1ea7m g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0o tai c\u1ee7a Aubrey. B\u00e0 g\u00f5 nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay m\u00ecnh l\u00ean mu b\u00e0n tay c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta.<\/p>\n Grant \u0111i t\u00ecm Kristy v\u00e0 g\u1eb7p c\u00f4 \u1edf h\u00e0nh lang ph\u00f2ng \u0103n l\u1edbn. C\u00f4 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ea9y m\u1ed9t xe c\u00f3 b\u00ecnh n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u00e1o v\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc \u00e9p nho.<\/p>\n "\u0110\u1ee3i t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat nh\u00e9,\u201d c\u00f4 v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng v\u1eeba ng\u00f3 qua c\u1eeda ph\u00f2ng. \u201cC\u00f3 ai u\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u00e1o kh\u00f4ng? N\u01b0\u1edbc nho? B\u00e1nh b\u00edch quy?\u201d<\/p>\n \u00d4ng ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i trong khi Kristy r\u00f3t \u0111\u1ea7y hai c\u1ed1c nh\u1ef1a v\u00e0 mang v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng. Khi tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, c\u00f4 l\u1ea5y hai chi\u1ebfc b\u00e1nh b\u1ed9t dong cho m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 cho c\u1ea3 \u00f4ng.<\/p>\n \u201cSao r\u1ed3i?,\u201d c\u00f4 h\u1ecfi th\u0103m. \u201cCh\u1eafc \u00f4ng c\u0169ng m\u1eebng khi th\u1ea5y b\u00e0 nh\u00e0 r\u1ea5t h\u00f2a nh\u1eadp?\u201d<\/p>\n Grant n\u00f3i, "Th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 th\u00ec Fiona c\u00f3 nh\u1eadn ra t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ai kh\u00f4ng?"<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n \u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u0111ang tr\u00eau \u0111\u00f9a. Fiona l\u00e0 th\u1ebf m\u00e0. B\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00f9a h\u01a1i qu\u00e1 \u1edf ph\u00fat cu\u1ed1i, khi v\u1edd n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Grant nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 b\u00e0 ngh\u0129 \u00f4ng l\u00e0 b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n m\u1edbi.<\/p>\n C\u1ee9 cho l\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u0111ang mu\u1ed1n di\u1ec5n. C\u1ee9 cho \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd.<\/p>\n Nh\u01b0ng sao b\u00e0 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea1y theo v\u00e0 c\u01b0\u1eddi Grant sau khi \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eeba \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00f4ng? B\u00e0 \u1ea5y ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i b\u00e0n ch\u01a1i b\u00e0i v\u00e0 gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd qu\u00ean \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u00ec th\u1eadt qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00e1ng, th\u1eadt t\u00e0n nh\u1eabn.<\/p>\n Kristy n\u00f3i, "C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng g\u1eb7p b\u00e0 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m. \u0110ang l\u00fac ch\u01a1i b\u00e0i."<\/p>\n "Khi \u0111\u00f3 b\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 ch\u01a1i,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n "V\u00e2ng, nh\u01b0ng b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u0111ang ch\u01a1i. Aubrey \u1ea5y."<\/p>\n "Th\u1ebf Aubrey l\u00e0 ai?"<\/p>\n "Th\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. Aubrey. B\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a v\u1ee3 \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng mu\u1ed1n u\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u00e1i c\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng?"<\/p>\n Grant l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u.<\/p>\n "\u1ed2 nh\u00ecn xem," Kristy n\u00f3i. "H\u1ecd qu\u1ea5n qu\u00fdt nhau l\u1eafm. C\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00e1 l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i. Ki\u1ec3u nh\u01b0 b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n nh\u1ea5t \u1ea5y. Ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t giai \u0111o\u1ea1n th\u00f4i."<\/p>\n "\u00dd c\u00f4 l\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra t\u00f4i?"<\/p>\n "C\u00f3 th\u1ec3. H\u00f4m nay th\u00f4i. R\u1ed3i ng\u00e0y mai \u2013 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? M\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 c\u1ee9 thay \u0111\u1ed5i t\u1edbi lui v\u00e0 ta ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u00d4ng s\u1ebd hi\u1ec3u c\u00e1i b\u1ec7nh n\u00e0y n\u00f3 th\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o khi \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean. \u00d4ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng h\u00f3a v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 n\u1eefa. S\u1ebd h\u1ecdc ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 d\u1ea7n m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y."<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n M\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 thay \u0111\u1ed5i qua l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, v\u00e0 Grant c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng quen n\u1ed5i v\u1edbi \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Fiona m\u1edbi l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1ea7n quen v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a Grant, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch nh\u1eabn n\u1ea1i c\u00f3 m\u1ed1i quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00e0. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f3 khi nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb qu\u1ea5y r\u1ea7y m\u00e0 b\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n tr\u00e1nh m\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1. B\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u00e3i \u00f4ng r\u1ea5t l\u01a1 \u0111\u1ec5nh, th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 t\u1eed t\u1ebf x\u00e3 giao, khi\u1ebfn Grant kh\u00f4ng t\u00e0i n\u00e0o h\u1ecfi b\u00e0 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean, c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft nh\u1ea5t: li\u1ec7u b\u00e0 c\u00f3 c\u00f2n nh\u1edb \u00f4ng \u2013 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ed3ng g\u1ea7n n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m c\u1ee7a b\u00e0? \u00d4ng c\u00f3 \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng r\u1eb1ng b\u00e0 h\u1eb3n s\u1ebd b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i l\u1eafm tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi nh\u01b0 v\u1eady – kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i cho m\u00ecnh m\u00e0 nh\u01b0 \u00e1i ng\u1ea1i thay cho \u00f4ng. Ch\u1eafc b\u00e0 \u1ea5y s\u1ebd c\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00fac kh\u00edch v\u00e0 s\u1ebd l\u00e0m Grant x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 l\u1ecbch thi\u1ec7p v\u00e0 n\u1ed7i b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 theo c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, b\u00e0 \u1ea5y s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u00f3 ho\u1eb7c kh\u00f4ng. Ho\u1eb7c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u00e0 s\u1ebd ch\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t trong hai c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi m\u00e0 d\u00f9 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n.<\/p>\n Kristy l\u00e0 y t\u00e1 duy nh\u1ea5t Grant c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n. M\u1ed9t v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c coi m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t tr\u00f2 \u0111\u00f9a. M\u1ed9t y t\u00e1 gi\u00e0, kh\u00e1 th\u00f4 thi\u1ec3n khi c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 n\u00f3i \u00f4ng: "Aubrey v\u00e0 Fiona \u0111\u00f3 h\u1ea3? Th\u1eafm thi\u1ebft ra ph\u1ebft, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?"<\/p>\n Theo nh\u01b0 Kristy k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i, Aubrey t\u1eebng l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ea1i l\u00fd cho m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng ty b\u00e1n thu\u1ed1c di\u1ec7t c\u1ecf d\u1ea1i – "v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf" – cho n\u00f4ng d\u00e2n.<\/p>\n "\u00d4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng," c\u00f4 n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 Grant kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a Aubrey l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eadt th\u00e0, r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i v\u00e0 t\u1eed t\u1ebf v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, hay l\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta l\u00e0 k\u1ebb c\u00f3 khi\u1ebfu \u0103n n\u00f3i, m\u1eb7c \u0111\u1eb9p v\u00e0 l\u00e1i xe x\u1ecbn. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u1ea3 hai ngh\u0129a.<\/p>\n V\u00e0 khi \u00f4ng ta ch\u01b0a gi\u00e0, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed ch\u01b0a ngh\u1ec9 h\u01b0u, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1eadn s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe suy s\u1ee5p m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng.<\/p>\n "V\u1ee3 Aubrey ch\u0103m nom \u00f4ng ta, th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 \u1edf nh\u00e0. B\u00e0 ta ch\u1ec9 g\u1eedi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i. Em g\u00e1i mu\u1ed1n b\u00e0 ta \u0111\u1ebfn Florida. \u0110\u1ea5y, b\u00e0 ta c\u0169ng kh\u1ed5 s\u1edf l\u1eafm, \u00f4ng sao c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u1edd m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng nh\u01b0 Aubrey – h\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 \u0111i ngh\u1ec9 \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u1ea1i lo\u1ea1i l\u00e0 b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t con b\u1ecd \u0111\u1ed1t, l\u00e0m cho s\u1ed1t r\u1ea5t cao. V\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y h\u00f4n m\u00ea r\u1ed3i c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf nh\u01b0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd."<\/p>\n Grant h\u1ecfi c\u00f4 v\u1ec1 t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. Ch\u00fang c\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd \u0111i qu\u00e1 gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng? Gi\u1edd th\u00ec \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y theo ki\u1ec3u m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb h\u00f3ng chuy\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, may ra \u00f4ng kh\u1ecfi ph\u1ea3i nghe nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i gi\u1ea3ng gi\u1ea3i.<\/p>\n "C\u00f2n t\u00f9y thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o \u00fd \u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecfi," c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e1p. C\u00f4 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ghi ch\u00e9p v\u00e0o cu\u1ed1n s\u1ed5 theo d\u00f5i trong khi quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00ean tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi Grant ra sao. Khi vi\u1ebft xong, c\u00f4 ng\u1ea9ng l\u00ean nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eb3ng th\u1eafn.<\/p>\n "V\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, bu\u1ed3n c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 \u1edf ch\u1ed7, t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m th\u01b0\u1eddng x\u1ea3y ra gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n v\u1edbi nhau ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. H\u1ecd th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft g\u00ec v\u1ec1 nhau, ngo\u00e0i vi\u1ec7c bi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng hay \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0. Ta th\u01b0\u1eddng cho r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 lu\u00f4n mu\u1ed1n m\u00f2 \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00e1c b\u00e0 l\u00e3o, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn 50% c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p l\u00e0 di\u1ec5n ti\u1ebfn theo chi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i. C\u00e1c c\u1ee5 b\u00e0 th\u00edch g\u1ea7n g\u0169i v\u1edbi c\u00e1c c\u1ee5 \u00f4ng. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00e1c b\u00e0 \u1ea5y v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a qu\u00e1 m\u1ee9c gi\u00e0 c\u1ed7i, t\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n v\u1eady."<\/p>\n Sau \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng c\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1eefa, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 v\u00ec s\u1ee3 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1eddi, hay n\u00f3i qu\u00e1 v\u00f4 t\u00e2m.<\/p>\n "\u0110\u1eebng hi\u1ec3u sai \u00fd t\u00f4i," c\u00f4 n\u00f3i. " T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn Fiona. Fiona l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t qu\u00fd b\u00e0."<\/p>\n \u0110\u00fang, c\u00f2n Aubrey th\u00ec ngh\u0129 sao v\u1ec1 b\u00e0? Grant mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i r\u1eb1ng Aubrey c\u00f2n \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i xe l\u0103n.<\/p>\n "Fiona qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t qu\u00fd b\u00e0 \u0111\u00edch th\u1ef1c," Kristy n\u00f3i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng qu\u1ea3 quy\u1ebft c\u00e0ng l\u00e0m Grant th\u00eam b\u0103n kho\u0103n. \u00d4ng t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng trong \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh Fiona, m\u1eb7c tr\u00ean m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ea7m ng\u1ee7 th\u1eaft n\u01a1 xanh v\u1edbi vi\u1ec1n ren, l\u1ea7n d\u1edf t\u1ea5m tr\u1ea3i gi\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a l\u00e3o gi\u00e0 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea7y v\u1ebb h\u00ed h\u1eedng.<\/p>\n "V\u00e2ng, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00f4i khi c\u0169ng t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi\u2026," \u00f4ng ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng.<\/p>\n Kristy r\u00e0nh r\u1ecdt, "\u00d4ng t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec?"<\/p>\n "T\u00f4i t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u b\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u0111ang \u0111\u00f3ng k\u1ecbch v\u1edbi t\u00f4i."<\/p>\n "H\u1ea3, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i sao?"<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n H\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 chi\u1ec1u n\u00e0o c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf b\u00e0n ch\u01a1i b\u00e0i. Aubrey c\u00f3 b\u00e0n tay to v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay th\u00f4 d\u00e0y. \u00d4ng ta ch\u1eadt v\u1eadt s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp nh\u1eefng qu\u00e2n b\u00e0i. Fiona ph\u1ea3i x\u00e1o v\u00e0 chia b\u00e0i thay v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i khi nhanh tay vu\u1ed1t th\u1eb3ng qu\u00e2n b\u00e0i \u0111ang s\u1eafp tu\u1ed9t kh\u1ecfi tay l\u00e3o. T\u1eeb b\u00ean kia c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng, Grant d\u00f5i theo t\u1eebng c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 t\u00ean b\u1eafn v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec7u c\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ed1i l\u1ed7i ch\u1edbp nho\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a Fiona. \u00d4ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i cau m\u00e0y hay th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ea5y \u1edf nh\u1eefng \u00f4ng ch\u1ed3ng kh\u00f3 t\u00ednh c\u1ee7a Aubrey m\u1ed7i khi m\u1ed9t l\u00e0n t\u00f3c c\u1ee7a Fiona ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o m\u00e1 \u00f4ng ta. Aubrey th\u00edch t\u1ecf v\u1ebb th\u1edd \u01a1 l\u1ea1nh nh\u1ea1t v\u1edbi Fiona khi b\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u1edf g\u1ea7n m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng ta c\u1ee9 ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean, khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t tr\u1ea7m tr\u1ea7m, n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1, nh\u00ecn Fiona m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00e0o Grant, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea9y l\u00f9i chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1eddi \u00f4ng t\u00e1ch tr\u00e0 \u2013 \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y cho th\u1ea5y b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn quy\u1ec1n hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a Grant \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng qu\u00e2n b\u00e0i tu\u1ed9t kh\u1ecfi tay m\u00ecnh r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e0n nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ph\u00e1 h\u1ecfng c\u1ea3 v\u00e1n b\u00e0i.<\/p>\n V\u00e0 Fiona l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i t\u1ea5t t\u1ea3 thu nh\u1eb7t m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n N\u1ebfu Fiona v\u00e0 Aubrey kh\u00f4ng \u1edf b\u00e0n ch\u01a1i b\u00e0i, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u1ecd \u0111ang d\u1ea1o b\u1ed9 d\u1ecdc theo s\u1ea3nh, Aubrey m\u1ed9t tay b\u00e1m v\u00e0o thanh v\u1ecbn, m\u1ed9t tay n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y c\u00e1nh tay ho\u1eb7c kho\u00e1c vai Fiona. C\u00e1c y t\u00e1 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 c\u1ea3m ph\u1ee5c khi th\u1ea5y Fiona l\u00e0m cho l\u00e3o r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i xe l\u0103n, cho d\u00f9 n\u1ebfu \u0111i xa h\u01a1n \u2013 \u0111\u1ebfn khu nh\u00e0 tr\u1ed3ng c\u00e2y \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00ean n\u00e0y t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 ho\u1eb7c ph\u00f2ng TV \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00ean kia t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n \u2013 th\u00ec v\u1eabn c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ebfn.<\/p>\n Ph\u00f2ng xem TV c\u00f3 v\u1ebb l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec3 k\u00eanh th\u1ec3 thao v\u00e0 Aubrey lu\u00f4n ch\u1ec9 xem m\u00f4n th\u1ec3 thao h\u0301nh nh\u01b0 l\u00e3o y\u00eau th\u00edch nh\u1ea5t – golf. Grant kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ea1i ng\u1ed3i xem c\u00f9ng h\u1ecd. \u00d4ng ng\u1ed3i \u1edf c\u00e1ch h\u1ecd v\u00e0i gh\u1ebf. Tr\u00ean m\u00e0n h\u00ecnh l\u1edbn, nh\u1eefng nh\u00f3m nh\u1ecf kh\u00e1n gi\u1ea3 v\u00e0 b\u00ecnh lu\u1eadn vi\u00ean ch\u1ea1y theo sau c\u00e1c golf th\u1ee7 quanh c\u00e1i s\u00e2n xanh y\u00ean \u1eafng, v\u00e0 v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng l\u00fac th\u00edch h\u1ee3p th\u00ec v\u1ed7 tay r\u1ea5t nghi th\u1ee9c. Nh\u01b0ng s\u1ebd im b\u1eb7t m\u1ed7i khi c\u00e1c tay golf th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n c\u00fa xoay ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 qu\u1ea3 b\u00f3ng bay l\u00ean th\u1eadt \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9c xuy\u00ean qua m\u00e0n tr\u1eddi. Aubrey, Fiona, Grant v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c ng\u1ed3i xem, n\u00edn th\u1edf, sau \u0111\u00f3 Aubrey lu\u00f4n l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u00ean, th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1eafc \u00fd ho\u1eb7c th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng. Fiona s\u1ebd h\u00f9a theo v\u1edbi c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t \u00fd \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0i gi\u00e2y sau.<\/p>\n Trong nh\u00e0 k\u00ednh tr\u1ed3ng c\u00e2y t\u0129nh l\u1eb7ng h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u. B\u1ed9 \u0111\u00f4i hay ch\u1ecdn v\u1ecb tr\u00ed ng\u1ed3i d\u01b0\u1edbi v\u00f2m c\u00e2y nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1edbi xanh t\u01b0\u01a1i, um t\u00f9m nh\u1ea5t, Grant \u0111\u1ee7 t\u1ef1 ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng x\u00e2m ph\u1ea1m kh\u00f4ng gian \u0111\u00f3. Xen l\u1eabn trong ti\u1ebfng x\u00e0o x\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y l\u00e1 v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u00ed t\u00e1ch l\u00e0 gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Fiona.<\/p>\n R\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean c\u00f3 chu\u1ed7i \u00e2m thanh nghe nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1eb7t ngh\u1ebdo. L\u00e0 ai c\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ebf?<\/p>\n M\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i ai c\u01b0\u1eddi – c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng con chim s\u1eb7c s\u1ee1 ph\u00e1 \u0111\u00e1m \u1edf trong g\u00f3c l\u1ed3ng kia.<\/p>\n Aubrey c\u0169ng n\u00f3i, d\u00f9 gi\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. L\u00e3o d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang n\u00f3i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, th\u1ee9 \u00e2m thanh nghe n\u1eb7ng tr\u1ecbch. C\u1ea9n th\u1eadn nh\u00e9. H\u1eafn ta \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. M\u00ecnh \u1ea1.<\/i><\/p>\n \u1ede m\u1eb7t \u0111\u00e1y xanh d\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i h\u1ed3 d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n \u0111\u00e0i phun n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f3 v\u00e0i \u0111\u1ed3ng xu c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n. Grant ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o n\u00e9m xu v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. \u00d4ng nh\u00ecn ch\u0103m ch\u00fa v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed3ng 5, 10, 25 xu, t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi r\u1eb1ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u0103ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta d\u00e1n ch\u00fang v\u00e0o g\u1ea1ch men l\u00e1t \u0111\u00e1y b\u1ec3 – m\u1ed9t chi ti\u1ebft trang tr\u00ed kh\u00e1c c\u1ee7a t\u00f2a nh\u00e0.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n \u0110\u00f4i b\u1ea1n tu\u1ed5i hoa ni\u00ean \u1edf s\u00e2n \u0111\u1ea5u b\u00f3ng ch\u00e0y, h\u1ecd ng\u1ed3i h\u00e0ng tr\u00ean c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a kh\u00e1n \u0111\u00e0i, t\u00e1ch kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e1m b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu con trai. Gi\u1eefa hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t thanh g\u1ed7 tr\u01a1 m\u1ea5y inch ng\u0103n c\u00e1ch, b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng, h\u01a1i l\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u mu\u1ed9n cu\u1ed1i h\u1ea1 nhanh ch\u00f3ng lan t\u1ecfa. Nh\u1eefng b\u00e0n tay ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng, c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u nh\u01b0 b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n, v\u00e0 m\u1eaft h\u1ecd v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng r\u1eddi tr\u1eadn b\u00f3ng. N\u1ebfu \u0111ang m\u1eb7c \u00e1o kho\u00e1c, \u00f4ng s\u1ebd c\u1edfi ra, \u0111\u1ec3 cho\u00e0ng n\u00f3 l\u00ean \u0111\u00f4i vai h\u1eb9p c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. D\u01b0\u1edbi l\u1edbp \u00e1o \u1ea5y, \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u00e9o b\u00e0 l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n h\u01a1n, si\u1ebft nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o c\u00e1nh tay m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n Ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 qu\u00e1 tr\u1edbn v\u1edbi nhau t\u1eeb l\u1ea7n h\u1eb9n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean.<\/p>\n C\u00e1nh tay g\u1ea7y v\u00e0 m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a Fiona. D\u1ee5c v\u1ecdng tu\u1ed5i tr\u1ebb l\u00e0m Fiona ng\u1ee1 ng\u00e0ng, n\u00f3 truy\u1ec1n \u0111i kh\u1eafp c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 trinh nguy\u00ean d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, khi b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i tr\u1edf n\u00ean d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c h\u01a1n b\u00ean kia v\u00f9ng \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng ph\u1ee7 b\u1ee5i tr\u00ean s\u00e2n b\u00f3ng.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Meadowlake r\u1ea5t \u00edt g\u01b0\u01a1ng soi, n\u00ean Grant kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p c\u00e1i c\u1ea3nh \u0111eo b\u00e1m v\u00e0 r\u00ecnh m\u00f2 c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh. Nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng c\u00f3 l\u00fac \u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh ngu ng\u1ed1c, th\u1ea3m h\u1ea1i th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, v\u00e0 h\u1eb3n tr\u00f4ng \u00f4ng \u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3 l\u1eafm khi c\u1ee9 nh\u1eb1ng nh\u1eb5ng b\u00e1m theo sau Fiona v\u00e0 Aubrey. V\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 c\u01a1 may n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi b\u00e0, ho\u1eb7c \u00f4ng ta. C\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y \u00f4ng l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn v\u1ec1 quy\u1ec1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 r\u00fat lui. Ngay c\u1ea3 \u1edf nh\u00e0, khi ng\u1ed3i b\u00e0n l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c hay d\u1ecdn d\u1eb9p, hay khi x\u00fac tuy\u1ebft khi c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft, trong \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f4ng nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i m\u00e1y g\u00f5 nh\u1ecbp nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf v\u1ec1 Meadowlake, v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ebfn th\u0103m ti\u1ebfp theo c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. \u00d0\u00f4i l\u00fac \u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t anh ch\u00e0ng b\u01b0\u1edbng b\u1ec9nh, c\u1ed1 \u0111eo \u0111u\u1ed5i m\u1ed9t m\u1ed1i t\u00ecnh v\u00f4 v\u1ecdng, c\u00f3 khi l\u1ea1i gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t g\u00e3 kh\u1ed1n kh\u1ed5 th\u01b0\u1eddng b\u00e1m \u0111u\u00f4i nh\u1eefng qu\u00fd c\u00f4 danh gi\u00e1 tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1, c\u1ee9 tin r\u1eb1ng r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y h\u1ecd s\u1ebd quay l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn ra t\u1ea5m ch\u00e2n t\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n Grant \u0111\u00e3 r\u1ea5t c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng, \u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7n v\u00e0o th\u1ee9 t\u01b0 v\u00e0 th\u1ee9 b\u1ea3y. Ngay c\u1ea3 khi \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, \u00f4ng c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd quan s\u00e1t th\u00eam v\u1ec1 n\u01a1i n\u00e0y nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m c\u00f4ng t\u00e1c thanh tra hay nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i.<\/p>\n Th\u1ee9 b\u1ea3y l\u00e0 ng\u00e0y l\u1ec5 n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed \u1edf vi\u1ec7n v\u1eeba nh\u1ed9n nh\u1ecbp v\u1eeba c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng. C\u00e1c gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u1eebng t\u1ed1p k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ebfn. Th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 c\u00e1c b\u00e0 m\u1eb9 ph\u1ea3i lo l\u1eafng m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9, h\u1ecd gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 ch\u0103n c\u1eebu v\u1eeba vui v\u1ebb v\u1eeba ph\u1ea3i van xin nh\u1eefng con c\u1eebu l\u00e0 c\u00e1c \u00f4ng b\u1ed1 v\u00e0 l\u0169 con nh\u1ecf. Ch\u1ec9 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a nh\u1ecf nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n lo \u00e2u. Ch\u00fang ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y c\u00e1c \u00f4 g\u1ea1ch vu\u00f4ng m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng v\u00e0 xanh l\u00e1 l\u00e1t s\u00e0n \u1edf s\u1ea3nh l\u00e0 s\u00e2n ch\u01a1i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, ch\u00fang ch\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t \u00f4 m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i, c\u00f2n \u00f4 m\u00e0u kh\u00e1c th\u00ec nh\u1ea3y qua. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a b\u1ea1o h\u01a1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u01a1i tr\u00f2 \u0111u xe l\u0103n. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ee9a c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c nh\u1eefng tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p l\u1eddi qu\u00e1t m\u1eafng, \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng b\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0a ra xe h\u01a1i. V\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u00f4ng b\u1ed1 hay nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a anh r\u1ea5t vui v\u1ebb, s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng nhanh nh\u1ea3u nh\u1eadn l\u00e0m nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 n\u00e0y thay cho vi\u1ec7c th\u0103m h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n Ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef s\u1ebd l\u00e0m c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c chuy\u1ec7n tr\u00f2. Nh\u1eefng \u00f4ng b\u1ed1 t\u1ecf ra bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u khi \u1edf t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng n\u00e0y, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con m\u1edbi l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u1ed9t t\u00ed l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb m\u1eafng m\u1ecf. Nh\u1eefng b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc xe l\u0103n ho\u1eb7c l\u1eadp c\u1eadp ch\u1ed1ng g\u1eady \u0111i l\u1ea1i, ho\u1eb7c b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n, kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ai d\u00ecu, \u0111i l\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ea3 con ch\u00e1u, nh\u01b0 mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3i thi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0ng \u00e1nh m\u1eaft v\u1eabn \u0111\u1edd \u0111\u1eabn, mi\u1ec7ng l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng v\u00ec \u00e1p l\u1ef1c c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng. B\u1ecb v\u00e2y quanh b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u201c\u1edf ngo\u00e0i v\u00e0o\u201d, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u201cs\u1ed1ng \u1edf trong\u201d kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n tr\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u00e0y \u1edf vi\u1ec7n n\u1eefa. R\u00e2u c\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean c\u1eb1m c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c b\u00e0 c\u1ee5 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea1o nh\u1eb5n, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft x\u1ea5u x\u00ed c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c che \u0111i sau c\u1eb7p k\u00ednh r\u00e2m, nh\u1eefng ph\u00e1t ng\u00f4n lung tung c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t b\u1eb1ng thu\u1ed1c, nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ea5u \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ebb \u0111\u1edd \u0111\u1eabn, s\u1ef1 c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u01a1 nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng b\u00f3ng ma \u2013 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng khi tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh k\u00fd \u1ee9c c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh, h\u1ecd hi\u1ec7n h\u1eefu nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c \u1ea3nh cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n Gi\u1edd Grant \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 h\u01a1n c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Farquar. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng tham gia b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e0o m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 ng\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda ra v\u00e0o hay l\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng ra ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 – \u0111ang s\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n kh\u00e1c trong t\u00e2m t\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd (ch\u01b0a n\u00f3i t\u1edbi \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng kh\u00e1c c\u1ee7a c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 h\u1ecd, nh\u1eefng co th\u1eaft b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ru\u1ed9t, nh\u1eefng c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u00f3i hay nh\u1ee9c \u1edf kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i tr\u00ean c\u01a1 th\u1ec3). \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng m\u00e0 trong nhi\u1ec1u tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t kh\u00f3 m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 hay \u00e1m ch\u1ec9 v\u1ec1 n\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m l\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i im tr\u00ean xe l\u0103n ho\u1eb7c b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea9y m\u00ecnh loanh quanh v\u1edbi hy v\u1ecdng s\u1ebd nh\u1edb ra th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 khoe hay ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 khoe v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 k\u00ednh tr\u1ed3ng c\u00e2y v\u00e0 c\u00e1i TV m\u00e0n \u1ea3nh r\u1ed9ng. C\u00e1c \u00f4ng b\u1ed1 s\u1ebd ngh\u0129 h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n hay ho. C\u00f2n c\u00e1c b\u00e0 m\u1eb9 s\u1ebd khen \u0111\u00e1m d\u01b0\u01a1ng x\u1ec9 tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1eb9p. R\u1ed3i c\u1ea3 nh\u00e0 s\u1ebd s\u1edbm ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng quanh c\u00e1i b\u00e0n nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 c\u00f9ng \u0103n kem \u2013 m\u1ea5y c\u00f4 b\u00e9, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 tu\u1ed5i m\u1edbi l\u1edbn h\u1eb3n s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng th\u00edch g\u00ec chuy\u1ec7n \u0103n kem, ch\u00fang ngh\u0129 c\u1ea3nh c\u00e0 nh\u00e0 \u0103n kem l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ef1c kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef lau nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft kem nhoe nho\u00e9t d\u00e2y tr\u00ean c\u00e1i c\u1eb1m run run c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c c\u1ee5 gi\u00e0 c\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng th\u00ec th\u01b0\u1eddng quay m\u1eb7t \u0111i.<\/p>\n Ch\u1eafc c\u00e1i nghi th\u1ee9c n\u00e0y h\u1eb3n c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111em \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 cho th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebdm\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, ngay c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e1m tr\u1ebb m\u1edbi l\u1edbn c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y vui v\u1ebb v\u00ec ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y. Grant kh\u00f4ng am hi\u1ec3u l\u1eafm nh\u1eefng v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 gia \u0111\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 con ch\u00e1u n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m Aubrey, v\u00e0 v\u00ec h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 ch\u01a1i b\u00e0i n\u1eefa – b\u00e0n ch\u01a1i b\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb l\u1ea5y \u0111i \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 b\u1eefa ti\u1ec7c kem \u2013 n\u00ean \u00f4ng ta c\u00f9ng Fiona th\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00e1nh nh\u1eefng bu\u1ed5i h\u1ed9i h\u1ecdp ng\u00e0y th\u1ee9 b\u1ea3y. Khu nh\u00e0 k\u00ednh \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean qu\u00e1 quen thu\u1ed9c cho nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n th\u00e2n m\u1eadt gi\u1eefa hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi.<\/p>\n V\u00e0 d\u0129 nhi\u00ean, c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i n\u1eefa \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecd t\u00e2m t\u00ecnh: c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u00f3ng k\u00edn c\u1eeda c\u1ee7a Fiona. Grant kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o g\u00f5 c\u1eeda, d\u00f9 \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00e1 l\u00e2u, nh\u00ecn ch\u0103m ch\u0103m v\u00e0o c\u00e1i bi\u1ec3n t\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trang tr\u00ed \u0111\u1eadm ch\u1ea5t Disney v\u1edbi c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu c\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ed9.<\/p>\n Ho\u1eb7c h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u1edf trong ph\u00f2ng Aubrey. Nh\u01b0ng Grant kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u. C\u00e0ng th\u0103m quan nhi\u1ec1u, \u00f4ng c\u00e0ng kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 ra nhi\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh lang v\u00e0 ch\u1ed7 ng\u1ed3i, \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i khi \u0111i lang thang quanh vi\u1ec7n, c\u00f3 khi \u00f4ng v\u1eabn l\u1ea1c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. \u00d4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c tranh, hay m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i gh\u1ebf \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh d\u1ea5u \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m, nh\u01b0ng tu\u1ea7n sau khi quay l\u1ea1i, nh\u1eefng v\u1eadt \u00f4ng ch\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh d\u1ea5u l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb chuy\u1ec3n \u0111i ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c r\u1ed3i. \u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng k\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 v\u1edbi Kristy, s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng c\u00f4 s\u1ebd ngh\u0129 ch\u00ednh \u00f4ng c\u0169ng \u0111ang m\u1eafc m\u1ed9t ch\u1ee9ng r\u1ed1i lo\u1ea1n t\u00e2m th\u1ea7n n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Grant \u0111o\u00e1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta thay \u0111\u1ed5i v\u1ecb tr\u00ed hay s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed3 v\u1eadt th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 v\u00ec b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n \u2013 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c d\u1ea1o b\u1ed9 h\u1eb1ng ng\u00e0y c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd tr\u1edf n\u00ean th\u00fa v\u1ecb h\u01a1n.<\/p>\n Grant c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng k\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec7n c\u00f3 l\u1ea7n \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef t\u1eeb \u0111\u1eb1ng xa m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 Fiona, nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i ngh\u0129 ch\u1eafc kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i, v\u00ec c\u00e1ch b\u00e0 ta \u0103n m\u1eb7c kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 v\u1ee3 \u00f4ng. \u0110\u00e3 bao gi\u1edd Fiona m\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i \u00e1o c\u00f3 hoa s\u00e1ng m\u00e0u v\u1edbi qu\u1ea7n th\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u00e0y m\u00e0u xanh \u0111i\u1ec7n quang \u0111\u00e2u? V\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y th\u1ee9 b\u1ea3y, Grant nh\u00ecn ra c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y Fiona \u2013 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u2013 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ea9y xe l\u0103n cho Aubrey tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00e0o nh\u1eb5n b\u0103ng tuy\u1ebft. B\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed9i c\u00e1i m\u0169 len ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n, kho\u00e1c c\u00e1i \u00e1o c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng xo\u00e1y xanh v\u00e0 t\u00edm -ki\u1ec3u trang ph\u1ee5c th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ea5y ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef v\u00f9ng n\u00e0y m\u1eb7c khi \u0111i si\u00eau th\u1ecb.<\/p>\n S\u1ef1 th\u1ef1c l\u00e0 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ch\u1eb3ng b\u1eadn t\u00e2m ph\u00e2n lo\u1ea1i qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n n\u1eef m\u00e0 nh\u00ecn chung \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 c\u00f9ng kh\u1ed5 ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 nhau. V\u00e0 h\u1ecd c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 sao c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn ra qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o h\u1ecd.<\/p>\n H\u1ecd c\u00f2n c\u1eaft t\u00f3c b\u00e0 \u1ea5y n\u1eefa. H\u1ecd c\u1eaft m\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 qu\u1ea7ng h\u00e0o quang thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n tr\u00ean m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u1ea5y. V\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y th\u1ee9 t\u00fd, khi m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00fd b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u1eefng v\u00e1n b\u00e0i l\u1ea1i di\u1ec5n ra, m\u1ea5y b\u00e0 gi\u00e0 trong ph\u00f2ng Th\u1ee7 c\u00f4ng l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m hoa l\u1ee5a v\u00e0 may qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o b\u00fap b\u00ea m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ai xung quanh qu\u1ea5y r\u1ea7y hay tr\u1ea7m tr\u1ed3 khen ng\u1ee3i, v\u00e0 khi Aubrey v\u00e0 Fiona l\u1ea1i ng\u1ed3i \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, Grant c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n ng\u1eafn, v\u1eeba th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n, v\u1eeba b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i v\u1edbi v\u1ee3 m\u00ecnh, \u00f4ng h\u1ecfi b\u00e0: \u201cSao h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1eaft m\u1ea5t m\u00e1i t\u00f3c c\u1ee7a em?\u201d Fiona r\u1edd tay l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u ki\u1ec3m tra.<\/p>\n \u201cTh\u00ec sao? – t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 l\u01b0u luy\u1ebfn n\u00f3,\u201d b\u00e0 n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Grant ngh\u0129 \u00f4ng n\u00ean t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111ang di\u1ec5n ra tr\u00ean t\u1ea7ng hai, n\u01a1i \u1edf c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n m\u00e0 theo c\u00e1ch n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a Kristy l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n m\u1ea5t tr\u00ed. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i \u0111i l\u1ea1i l\u1ea1i d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u1ea7ng m\u1ed9t t\u1ef1 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh hay bu\u00f4ng ra nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi k\u00ec qu\u1eb7c cho ai \u0111i ngang qua, th\u00ed d\u1ee5, \u201cC\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 qu\u00ean c\u00e1i \u00e1o len \u1edf nh\u00e0 th\u1edd kh\u00f4ng?\u201d m\u1edbi ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ca m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n tr\u00ed nh\u1edb.<\/p>\n Nh\u01b0ng th\u1ebf ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1.<\/p>\n C\u00f3 c\u1ea7u thang d\u1eabn l\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eeda \u0111i v\u00e0o trong ch\u1ec9 nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean \u2013 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 ch\u00eca kh\u00f3a \u2013 m\u1edbi v\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 v\u00e0o thang m\u00e1y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ebfu nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng \u1ea5n n\u00fat \u1edf \u0111\u1eb1ng sau b\u00e0n ti\u1ebfp t\u00e2n.<\/p>\n Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta l\u00e0m g\u00ec m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y, khi h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t tr\u00ed?<\/p>\n \u201cV\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ec9 ng\u1ed3i v\u1eady\u201d, Kristy k\u1ec3. \u201cC\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ed3i kh\u00f3c. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 th\u00ec la h\u00e9t. \u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n nghe \u0111\u00e2u\u201d.<\/p>\n C\u0169ng c\u00f3 khi h\u1ecd nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/p>\n \u201cTh\u1ebf n\u00e0y nh\u00e9, ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m h\u1ecd li\u00ean t\u1ee5c m\u1ed9t n\u0103m nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t n\u1ed5i \u00f4ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u00f4ng kh\u00e1c. R\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y, h\u1ecd t\u1ecf ra hoan h\u1ec9 \u201c\u1ed2, ch\u00e0o, bao gi\u1edd th\u00ec ta v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0?\u201d. \u0110\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng\u201d.<\/p>\n Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e2u.<\/p>\n \u201cNg\u01b0\u1eddi ta ngh\u0129, ch\u00e0, m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n l\u1ea1i \u1ed5n r\u1ed3i. Nh\u01b0ng tho\u1eaft m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n l\u1ea1i qu\u00ean h\u1ebft ngay\u201d. Kristy b\u1eadt ng\u00f3n tay \u0111\u00e1nh \u201ct\u00e1ch\u201d c\u00e1i. \u201cNhanh th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y\u201d.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n \u1ede th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n n\u01a1i Grant t\u1eebng d\u1ea1y h\u1ecdc c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t hi\u1ec7u s\u00e1ch m\u00e0 v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng \u00f4ng v\u1eabn gh\u00e9 qua \u0111\u00f4i l\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t n\u0103m. \u00d4ng tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i hi\u1ec7u s\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. \u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n mua g\u00ec, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 vi\u1ebft ra m\u1ed9t danh s\u00e1ch, ch\u1ecdn ra v\u00e0i quy\u1ec3n c\u00f3 trong danh s\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 mua th\u00eam m\u1ea5y quy\u1ec3n kh\u00e1c m\u00e0 \u00f4ng t\u00ecnh c\u1edd ch\u00fa \u00fd. S\u00e1ch v\u1ec1 Iceland. M\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch c\u00f3 tranh m\u00e0u n\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ebf k\u1ec9 XIX c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 du h\u00e0nh n\u1eef t\u1eebng \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ebfn Iceland.<\/p>\n Fiona ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng h\u1ecdc ti\u1ebfng m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ebb v\u00e0 b\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd t\u1ecf ra c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t \u1ea5y \u2013 nh\u1eefng huy\u1ec1n tho\u1ea1i m\u00e0 ch\u1ed3ng b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea3ng d\u1ea1y, nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u, v\u00e0 gi\u1edd v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u. B\u00e0 hay g\u1ecdi nh\u1eefng anh h\u00f9ng trong truy\u1ec7n l\u00e0 \u201cNjal xa x\u01b0a\u201d hay \u201cSnorri xa x\u01b0a\u201d[6]<\/a>. Nh\u01b0ng v\u00e0i n\u0103m g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y, b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea7n quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0y v\u00e0 tra c\u1ee9u trong nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch du l\u1ecbch. B\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecdc v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i c\u1ee7a William Morris v\u00e0 Auden. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch du l\u1ecbch \u0111\u1ebfn Iceland. B\u00e0 n\u00f3i, th\u1eddi ti\u1ebft n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3 qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp. Th\u00eam n\u1eefa \u2013 b\u00e0 n\u00f3i th\u00eam \u2013 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i ta n\u00ean ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00f3, t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u v\u1ec1 n\u00f3, ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3, d\u1eabu r\u1eb1ng chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n H\u1ed3i Grant b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u d\u1ea1y V\u0103n h\u1ecdc Anglo-Saxon v\u00e0 B\u1eafc \u00c2u, sinh vi\u00ean l\u1edbp \u00f4ng \u0111a ph\u1ea7n l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng sinh vi\u00ean b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. Nh\u01b0ng sau v\u00e0i n\u0103m, \u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra m\u1ed9t thay \u0111\u1ed5i. Nh\u1eefng sinh vi\u00ean n\u1eef \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eadp gia \u0111\u00ecnh b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u quay l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecd h\u1ecdc v\u00ec b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea5p, \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 c\u00f4ng \u0103n vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n, m\u00e0 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef cho m\u00ecnh suy ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 th\u00fa v\u1ecb h\u01a1n l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c n\u1ed9i tr\u1ee3 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u00fa vui t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng. \u0110\u1ec3 l\u00e0m cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh th\u00eam phong ph\u00fa. V\u00e0 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t h\u1ec7 qu\u1ea3 t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean, nh\u1eefng gi\u1ea3ng vi\u00ean nam d\u1ea1y nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u th\u00fa v\u1ecb cho h\u1ecd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng phong ph\u00fa \u1ea5y, khi m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng h\u1ecdc vi\u00ean n\u1eef n\u00e0y, h\u00ecnh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea7y c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u b\u00ed \u1ea9n v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng khao kh\u00e1t h\u01a1n l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u00f4ng ch\u1ed3ng m\u00e0 h\u1eb1ng ng\u00e0y h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 \u0103n u\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ee7 c\u00f9ng.<\/p>\n Nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0nh h\u1ecd ch\u1ecdn h\u1ecdc th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 T\u00e2m l\u00ed h\u1ecdc ho\u1eb7c L\u1ecbch s\u1eed v\u0103n h\u00f3a hay V\u0103n h\u1ecdc Anh. Kh\u1ea3o c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 Ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef h\u1ecdc th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng c\u0169ng c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ecdn, nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd th\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1ecf khi th\u1ea5y m\u1ea5y ng\u00e0nh \u0111\u00f3 qu\u00e1 n\u1eb7ng. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd h\u1ecdc kh\u00f3a c\u1ee7a Grant c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 xu\u1ea5t th\u00e2n Scandinavia \u2013 gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 Fiona – ho\u1eb7c h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc v\u1ec1 th\u1ea7n tho\u1ea1i B\u1eafc \u00c2u t\u1eeb Wagner[7]<\/a> hay c\u00e1c ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft l\u1ecbch s\u1eed. C\u0169ng c\u00f3 v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng Grant s\u1ebd d\u1ea1y ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef Celtic[8]<\/a> v\u00e0 v\u1edbi h\u1ecd m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn Celtic \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ee9c quy\u1ebfn r\u0169 huy\u1ec1n b\u00ed.<\/p>\n T\u1ea1i v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, Grant \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb khao kh\u00e1t \u1ea5y kh\u00e1 th\u1eb3ng th\u1eebng.<\/p>\n \u201cN\u1ebfu c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecdc m\u1ed9t ngo\u1ea1i ng\u1eef hay, h\u00e3y h\u1ecdc ti\u1ebfng T\u00e2y Ban Nha. B\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c khi \u0111\u1ebfn Mexico.\u201d<\/p>\n M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 nghe theo l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 chuy\u1ec3n l\u1edbp. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 rung \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch r\u1ea5t ri\u00eang t\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc gi\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec7u quy\u1ec1n uy \u1ea5y c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng th\u1ea7y. H\u1ecd r\u1ea5t ch\u1ecbu kh\u00f3 h\u1ecdc h\u00e0nh v\u00e0 mang t\u1edbi cho v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a Grant, cho \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng v\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e3 \u1ed5n \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u00e0 vi\u00ean m\u00e3n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, m\u1ed9t \u00fd th\u1ee9c ph\u1ee5c t\u00f9ng t\u1ef1 gi\u00e1c \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh, h\u1ecd ph\u1ea5p ph\u1ecfng hy v\u1ecdng nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00edn hi\u1ec7u ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn t\u1eeb ph\u00eda \u00f4ng th\u1ea7y.<\/p>\n Grant \u0111\u00e3 \u201cg\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u\u201d v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t h\u1ecdc vi\u00ean t\u00ean Jacqui Adams. C\u00f4 ta l\u00e0 h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh tr\u00e1i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1eb3n v\u1edbi Fiona\u2014th\u1ea5p l\u00f9n, \u0111\u1eadm ng\u01b0\u1eddi, m\u1eaft s\u1eabm m\u00e0u, m\u1ed9t tip ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ed9c tr\u1ef1c. Th\u1eadt th\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f9a. Cu\u1ed9c t\u00ecnh k\u00e9o d\u00e0i qu\u00e3ng m\u1ed9t n\u0103m, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u1ed3ng c\u00f4 ta ph\u1ea3i chuy\u1ec3n c\u00f4ng t\u00e1c. Khi t\u1eeb bi\u1ec7t trong xe h\u01a1i c\u1ee7a Jacqui, b\u1ed1ng nhi\u00ean ch\u1ecb ta kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng run l\u00ean. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t b\u1ecb h\u1ea1 th\u00e2n nhi\u1ec7t v\u1eady. Sau n\u00e0y c\u00f3 v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n Jacqui vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 cho Grant, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng th\u1ea5y l\u1eddi l\u1ebd trong th\u01b0 trau chu\u1ed1t, g\u1ecdt gi\u0169a qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ed7i, \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u00ean h\u1ed3i \u00e2m ra sao. \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e0nh m\u1eb7c k\u1ec7 chuy\u1ec7n h\u1ed3i \u00e2m, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng trong th\u1eddi gian n\u00e0y, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u n\u1ed5i, \u00f4ng l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 quan h\u1ec7 t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u00e1ng tu\u1ed5i con g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a Jacqui.<\/p>\n Trong khi Grant v\u1eabn \u0111ang c\u1eb7p v\u1edbi Jacqui th\u00ec \u00f4ng c\u00f2n r\u01a1i v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n \u201csay n\u1eafng\u201d kh\u00e1c, qu\u00e1i qu\u1ef7 h\u01a1n. Nh\u1eefng c\u00f4 g\u00e1i tr\u1ebb t\u00f3c d\u00e0i, \u0111i x\u0103ng-\u0111an \u0111\u1ebfn v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng th\u1ea7y, kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ea1i ng\u1ea7n tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 m\u00ecnh s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng d\u00e2ng hi\u1ebfn cho th\u1ea7y. Nh\u1eefng s\u1ef1 ti\u1ebfp x\u00fac th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng, nh\u1eefng g\u1ee3i \u00fd nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng v\u1ec1 c\u1ea3m x\u00fac m\u00e0 \u00f4ng c\u1ea7n \u1edf Jacqui nay b\u1ecb v\u1ee9t ra ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda s\u1ed5. Grant nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb cu\u1ed1n theo m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n l\u1ed1c xo\u00e1y, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p kh\u00e1c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, \u01b0\u1edbc mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng ch\u00f3ng v\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i \u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i b\u0103n kho\u0103n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec b\u1ecb b\u1ecf l\u1ee1 hay kh\u00f4ng. Nh\u01b0ng ai c\u00f3 th\u00ec gi\u1edd h\u1ed1i ti\u1ebfc ch\u1ee9? \u00d4ng ch\u1ec9 nghe ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi, nh\u1eefng d\u1ee5c v\u1ecdng, ham m\u00ea man d\u1ea1i v\u00e0 li\u1ec1u l\u0129nh. \u0110i\u1ec1u ti\u1ebfng lan truy\u1ec1n, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u1ecbch t\u00ednh h\u00f3a m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch l\u00e2m li, \u0111au kh\u1ed5, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c r\u1eb1ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady c\u00f2n t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n. C\u00f3 tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9; c\u00f3 \u0111u\u1ed5i vi\u1ec7c. Nh\u01b0ng k\u1ebb b\u1ecb \u0111u\u1ed5i vi\u1ec7c chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1ea3ng d\u1ea1y t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t tr\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ecf h\u01a1n, bao dung h\u01a1n, ho\u1eb7c Trung t\u00e2m Gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee3 b\u1ecb b\u1ecf r\u01a1i \u0111\u00e0nh c\u1ed1 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua c\u00fa s\u1ed1c, h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ed5i c\u00e1ch \u0103n m\u1eb7c v\u00e0 t\u1ecf ra d\u1ec5 d\u00e3i, l\u1ea3 l\u01a1i gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c c\u00f4 g\u00e1i \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ee5 d\u1ed7 ch\u1ed3ng h\u1ecd. Nh\u1eefng bu\u1ed5i ti\u1ec7c t\u00f9ng \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, v\u1ed1n ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y khi c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd, h\u00f3a ra l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e3i m\u00ecn. M\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn d\u1ecbch b\u00f9ng ph\u00e1t, l\u00e2y lan nh\u01b0 c\u00fam T\u00e2y Ban Nha. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ch\u1ea1y theo m\u1ea7m b\u1ec7nh, v\u00e0 h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 r\u1ea5t \u00edt k\u1ebb t\u1eeb 16 \u0111\u1ebfn 60 tu\u1ed5i s\u1eb5n l\u00f2ng ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn \u0111\u1ee9ng ngo\u00e0i cu\u1ed9c.<\/p>\n Tuy nhi\u00ean, Fiona c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 s\u1eb5n l\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ee9ng ngo\u00e0i v\u00f9ng d\u1ecbch \u0111am m\u00ea \u1ea5y. M\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 s\u1eafp qua \u0111\u1eddi, kinh nghi\u1ec7m l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c t\u1ea1i b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 khi\u1ebfn Fiona chuy\u1ec3n t\u1eeb c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y \u1edf ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd kh\u00e1m b\u1ec7nh qua m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c m\u1edbi. Grant kh\u00f4ng ra n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i, \u00edt nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 kh\u00e1c v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p xung quanh \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c g\u1ea7n g\u0169i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng nh\u01b0 Jacqui tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u00f4ng c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 nh\u1ea5t \u1edf m\u00ecnh d\u1ea1o \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u00f4ng r\u1ea5t sung s\u1ee9c. T\u1eeb n\u0103m 12 tu\u1ed5i, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 r\u1ea5t d\u1ec5 l\u00ean c\u00e2n, v\u1eady m\u00e0 th\u1eddi gian \u1ea5y, c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1. \u00d4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 leo c\u1ea7u thang hai b\u1eadc m\u1ed9t. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3, \u00f4ng ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00e9t r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng v\u1ea7ng m\u00e2y tan v\u00e0 \u00e1nh ho\u00e0ng h\u00f4n m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng loang lo\u00e1ng khi nh\u00ecn t\u1eeb c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 ph\u00f2ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c, \u00f4ng ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd b\u1ecb th\u00fa h\u00fat b\u1edfi \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng l\u00f2a nh\u00f2a c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n c\u1ed5 h\u1eaft qua nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m r\u00e8m ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 l\u00e1ng gi\u1ec1ng, \u00f4ng \u00edt khi ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn ti\u1ebfng tr\u1ebb kh\u00f3c trong c\u00f4ng vi\u00ean l\u00fac chi\u1ec1u mu\u1ed9n v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n r\u1eddi ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i n\u01a1i ch\u00fang ch\u01a1i tr\u01b0\u1ee3t b\u0103ng. Sang \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00f9a h\u1ea1, Grant h\u1ecdc thu\u1ed9c t\u00ean c\u00e1c lo\u00e0i hoa. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eb9 v\u1ee3 h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn \u2013 khi \u0111\u00f3, b\u00e0 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t gi\u1ecdng, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea1nh d\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1edbp di\u1ec5n x\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00e0 d\u1ecbch b\u1ea3n t\u1ee5ng ca s\u1eed thi trang tr\u1ecdng v\u00e0 b\u1ea1o li\u1ec7t \u2013 b\u1ea3n H\u00f6fu\u00f0lausn<\/i>, t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m t\u00f4n vinh vua Eric \u201cR\u00ecu m\u00e1u\u201d \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t ngh\u1ec7 nh\u00e2n h\u00e1t rong m\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 nh\u00e0 vua \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecbnh k\u1ebft \u00e1n t\u1eed h\u00ecnh. (V\u00e0 ngh\u1ec7 nh\u00e2n \u1ea5y sau \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea3 t\u1ef1 do b\u1edfi nh\u00e0 vua tha t\u1ed9i, v\u00e0 b\u1edfi ch\u00ednh s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a th\u01a1 ca). C\u1ea3 l\u1edbp \u0111\u1ec1u v\u1ed7 tay th\u00edch th\u00fa – ngay c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng h\u1ecdc vi\u00ean t\u00ednh v\u1ed1n nhu m\u00ec m\u00e0 Grant v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1ebfu t\u00e1o v\u1edbi h\u1ecd, \u201cN\u00e0y, \u0111\u1ee3i ngo\u00e0i h\u1ed9i tr\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u00e9?\u201d. Khi l\u00e1i xe v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 hay nh\u1eefng h\u00f4m sau, t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean \u00f4ng th\u1ea5y l\u1edfn v\u1edfn trong \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u Kinh Th\u00e1nh nh\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t v\u00f4 ngh\u0129a m\u00e0 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n b\u00e1ng b\u1ed5:<\/p>\n Ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00e0ng th\u00eam kh\u00f4n ngoan, th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh c\u00e0ng cao l\u1edbn, c\u00e0ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb9p l\u00f2ng \u00d0\u1ee9c Ch\u00faa Tr\u1eddi v\u00e0 lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi <\/i>[9]<\/a>.<\/p>\n T\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean n\u00f3 l\u00e0m \u00f4ng b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i, khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng \u1edbn l\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 linh c\u1ea3m g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. M\u00e0 qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n th\u1eadt. Nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y x\u1ea3y ra, m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec l\u00e0 b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ea3.<\/p>\n * * *<\/b><\/p>\n \u00d4ng mang theo quy\u1ec3n s\u00e1ch v\u1ec1 Iceland \u1ea5y trong l\u1ea7n k\u1ebf ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u1ebfn Meadowlake. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y th\u1ee9 t\u01b0. \u00d4ng t\u00ecm Fiona \u1edf b\u00e0n ch\u01a1i b\u00e0i nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y.<\/p>\n M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef g\u1ecdi v\u1edbi ra, \u201cB\u00e0 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e2u. B\u00e0 \u1ea5y b\u1ecb \u1ed1m\u201d. Gi\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 \u1ea5y v\u1eeba t\u1ecf ra nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi quan tr\u1ecdng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y l\u1ea1i v\u1eeba c\u00f3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 vui vui \u2013 vui v\u00ec m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn ra \u00f4ng trong khi \u00f4ng th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft g\u00ec v\u1ec1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef n\u00e0y. V\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u00e0 \u1ea5y th\u1ea5y vui, th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh quan tr\u1ecdng c\u0169ng b\u1edfi ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh bi\u1ebft qu\u00e1 r\u00f5 v\u1ec1 Fiona, v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a v\u1ee3 \u00f4ng \u1edf n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y, bi\u1ebft nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n ch\u00ednh \u00f4ng n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n \u201c\u00d4ng \u1ea5y c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d b\u00e0 n\u00f3i th\u00eam.<\/p>\n Grant \u0111i t\u00ecm Kristy.<\/p>\n \u201cKh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d c\u00f4 n\u00f3i, khi Grant h\u1ecfi v\u1ec1 t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a Fiona. \u201cCh\u1ec9 l\u00e0 bu\u1ed5i nay b\u00e0 \u1ea5y mu\u1ed1n n\u1eb1m ngh\u1ec9, h\u01a1i kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat \u1ea5y m\u00e0.\u201d<\/p>\n Fiona ng\u1ed3i d\u1ef1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng. Grant ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd, \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y khi v\u00e0o h\u1eb3n c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng n\u00e0y, r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 gi\u01b0\u1eddng chuy\u00ean d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee7a b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n v\u00e0 n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ef1ng l\u00ean cho b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n ng\u1ed3i d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o. Fiona m\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o c\u1ed5 l\u1ecd m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng, kh\u00e1 tr\u1ebb so v\u1edbi tu\u1ed5i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 nh\u1ee3t nh\u1ea1t, tr\u1eafng b\u1ec7ch ra nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb ph\u1ee7 m\u1ed9t l\u1edbp b\u1ed9t m\u00ec.<\/p>\n Aubrey \u2013 ng\u1ed3i c\u1ea1nh Fiona – tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc xe l\u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ea9y s\u00e1t t\u1eadn m\u00e9p gi\u01b0\u1eddng. Thay v\u00ec m\u1eb7c chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi kh\u00f4ng c\u00e0i khuy c\u1ed5 nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi khi, h\u00f4m nay \u00f4ng ta m\u1eb7c \u00e1o kho\u00e1c, th\u1eaft c\u00e0 v\u1ea1t. Chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 b\u1eb1ng v\u1ea3i tu\u00fdt l\u1ecbch l\u00e3m c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u1eb7t \u1edf tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng. Tr\u00f4ng \u00f4ng ta nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 v\u1eeba m\u1edbi ra ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e0n m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c quan tr\u1ecdng.<\/p>\n \u0110\u1ec1 g\u1eb7p lu\u1eadt s\u01b0 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta ch\u0103ng? Hay gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh? Hay c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ea3i b\u00e0n v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c tang l\u1ec5?<\/p>\n Nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec \u0111i n\u1eefa, th\u00ec c\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 nguy\u00ean nh\u00e2n khi\u1ebfn gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u00f4ng ta tr\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi. Th\u1ea7n s\u1eafc xanh x\u00e1m, \u1ee7 \u00ea.<\/p>\n C\u1ea3 hai ng\u1ea9ng l\u00ean nh\u00ecn Grant ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m v\u1edbi v\u1ebb e s\u1ee3 v\u00e0 \u0111au kh\u1ed5 nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i h\u1ecd nh\u01b0 th\u1edf ph\u00e0o nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i l\u00e0 h\u1ecd t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng, khi nh\u1eadn ra \u00f4ng l\u00e0 ai.<\/p>\n Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecd t\u01b0\u1edfng.<\/p>\n C\u1ea3 hai n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t tay nhau v\u00e0 nh\u1ea5t quy\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng bu\u00f4ng r\u1eddi.<\/p>\n C\u00e1i m\u0169 tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng. \u00c1o kho\u00e1c v\u00e0 c\u00e0 v\u1ea1t.<\/p>\n Aubrey kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1edbi ra ngo\u00e0i r\u1ed3i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1. V\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u00f4ng v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o hay \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 ai. M\u00e0 l\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta s\u1eafp \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u.<\/p>\n Grant \u0111\u1ec3 cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh b\u00e0n tay c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a Fiona.<\/p>\n \u201cS\u00e1ch v\u1ec1 Iceland,\u201d \u00f4ng gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u. \u201cAnh ngh\u0129 em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mu\u1ed1n xem.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cG\u00ec c\u01a1, \u1ed3, c\u1ea3m \u01a1n \u00f4ng,\u201d Fiona \u0111\u00e1p. B\u00e0 c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng bu\u1ed3n li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn n\u00f3. \u00d4ng \u0111\u1eb7t tay b\u00e0 l\u00ean cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch.<\/p>\n \u201cIceland,\u201d Grant nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n \u201cIce-land.\u201d Fiona l\u1ea9m nh\u1ea9m. \u00c2m \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean nghe c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 h\u00e1o h\u1ee9c nh\u01b0ng ngay \u00e2m ti\u1ebft sau, gi\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 l\u1ea1i tr\u1ea7m xu\u1ed1ng, th\u1edd \u01a1. D\u00f9 sao th\u00ec b\u00e0 c\u0169ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i quay l\u1ea1i quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn Aubrey, \u00f4ng ta \u0111ang r\u00fat b\u00e0n tay d\u00e0y c\u1ed9p, to b\u00e8 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh ra kh\u1ecfi tay b\u00e0.<\/p>\n \u201cSao th\u1ebf?\u201d b\u00e0 \u00e2n c\u1ea7n. \u201cSao th\u1ebf, m\u00ecnh \u01a1i?\u201d.<\/p>\n Tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y Grant ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y Fiona s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng c\u00e1ch x\u01b0ng h\u00f4 th\u1eafm thi\u1ebft nh\u01b0 v\u1eady.<\/p>\n \u201c\u00c0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i,\u201d b\u00e0 n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e2y.\u201d V\u00e0 b\u00e0 r\u00fat m\u1ed9t x\u1ea5p gi\u1ea5y \u0103n trongchi\u1ebfc h\u1ed9p \u0111\u1eb7t c\u1ea1nh gi\u01b0\u1eddng.<\/p>\n Aubrey b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u kh\u00f3c. N\u01b0\u1edbc m\u0169i ch\u1ea3y r\u00f2ng r\u00f2ng, \u00f4ng ta lo l\u1eafng v\u00ec tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u1ea1i, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t Grant nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n \u201c\u0110\u00e2y. \u0110\u00e2y,\u201d Fiona d\u1ed7 d\u00e0nh. B\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecbnh lau n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u0169i cho Aubrey, v\u00e0 gi\u00e1 nh\u01b0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecd b\u00ean nhau, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 y\u00ean cho b\u00e0 l\u00e0m th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 Grant \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, Aubrey kh\u00f4ng cho ph\u00e9p \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. \u00d4ng c\u1ed1 n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y x\u1ea5p gi\u1ea5y r\u1ed3i ch\u1ea5m n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft r\u1ea5t v\u1ee5ng v\u1ec1, may m\u1eafn l\u00e0 d\u1eabu sao \u00f4ng v\u1eabn c\u00f2n l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n Trong l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, Fiona quay sang Grant.<\/p>\n \u201cLi\u1ec7u \u00f4ng c\u00f3 gi\u00fap ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng?\u201d b\u00e0 th\u00ec th\u00e0o. \u201cT\u00f4i t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi h\u1ecd …\u201d<\/p>\n Aubrey t\u1ea1o m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1ecf \u00fd ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i, ho\u1eb7c mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i \u00f4ng r\u1ea5t m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi, hay gh\u00ea t\u1edfm. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng ta nh\u01b0 mu\u1ed1n nho\u00e0i m\u00ecnh v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u00e3 v\u00e0o v\u00f2ng tay Fiona. B\u00e0 to\u00e0i n\u1eeda ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra ngo\u00e0i gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee1 l\u1ea5y Aubrey v\u00e0 gi\u1eef ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y l\u00e3o. Th\u1eadt tr\u1edb tr\u00eau n\u1ebfu Grant l\u1ea1i gi\u00fap Fiona m\u1ed9t tay. K\u1ec3 ra n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 Aubrey \u0111\u1ed5 nh\u00e0o xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e0n nh\u00e0, ch\u1eafc Grant s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ee1 \u00f4ng ta d\u1eady.<\/p>\n \u201cSu\u1ef5t,\u201d Fiona an \u1ee7i. \u201cM\u00ecnh \u00e0, kh\u1ebd ch\u1ee9. R\u1ed3i ta s\u1ebd t\u00ecm g\u1eb7p nhau. Ph\u1ea3i th\u1ebf ch\u1ee9. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00ecm v\u00e0 g\u1eb7p m\u00ecnh. M\u00ecnh c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00ecm g\u1eb7p t\u00f4i.\u201d<\/p>\n Aubrey l\u1ea1i ph\u00e1t ra c\u00e1i \u00e2m thanh kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u00f3 khi m\u1eb7t l\u00e3o d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o ng\u1ef1c Fiona, v\u00e0 Grant ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1eafn h\u01a1n l\u00e0 b\u1ecf ra ngo\u00e0i.<\/p>\n \u201cT\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 mong v\u1ee3 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y,\u201d Kristy chia s\u1ebb khi b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p Grant. \u201cT\u00f4i \u01b0\u1edbc b\u00e0 ta \u0111\u1ebfn mang \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111i, ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t c\u00e1i c\u1ea3nh bi l\u1ee5y n\u00e0y. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb ph\u1ea3i cho Fiona \u0103n t\u1ed1i r\u1ed3i, l\u00e0m sao b\u00e0 \u1ea5y nu\u1ed1t n\u1ed5i khi l\u00e3o c\u1ee9 qu\u1ea5n l\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf?\u201d<\/p>\n Grant h\u1ecfi, \u201cT\u00f4i n\u00ean \u1edf l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c\u0110\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec ch\u1ee9? \u00d4ng c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft th\u1eeba l\u00e0 b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u1ed1m \u0111\u00e2u g\u00ec m\u00e0.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCho b\u00e0 \u1ea5y c\u00f3 b\u1ea1n th\u00f4i,\u201d \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n Kristy l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u.<\/p>\n \u201cH\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn n\u00e0y. Th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00ec h\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 nh\u1edb ng\u1eafn h\u1ea1n th\u00f4i. C\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d<\/p>\n Kristy kh\u00f4ng h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng v\u00f4 c\u1ea3m. Trong th\u1eddi gian quen bi\u1ebft c\u00f4, Grant bi\u1ebft th\u00eam m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i \u0111i\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 y t\u00e1. C\u00f4 c\u00f3 b\u1ed1n con nh\u1ecf. C\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ch\u1ed3ng m\u00ecnh \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 Alberta. \u0110\u1ee9a con trai nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 m\u1eafc b\u1ec7nh hen n\u1eb7ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam th\u00e1ng Gi\u00eang n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng k\u1ecbp \u0111\u01b0a \u0111i c\u1ea5p c\u1ee9u. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng d\u00f9ng thu\u1ed1c phi\u1ec7n, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n th\u1eb1ng anh n\u00f3 th\u00ec Kristy c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc.<\/p>\n \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi c\u00f4, Grant, Fiona v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 Aubrey n\u1eefa qu\u00e1 may m\u1eafn. H\u1ecd s\u1ed1ng cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn tu\u1ed5i n\u00e0y r\u1ed3i v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n. Nh\u1eefng g\u00ec h\u1ecd \u0111ang tr\u1ea3i qua l\u00e0 v\u00ec h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e0, m\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec t\u00ednh l\u00e0m g\u00ec.<\/p>\n Grant ra v\u1ec1 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i ph\u00f2ng Fiona n\u1eefa. \u00d4ng nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y ngo\u00e0i n\u00e0y gi\u00f3 r\u1ea5t \u1ea5m v\u00e0 b\u1ea7y qu\u1ea1 \u0111ang k\u00eau x\u00e1o x\u00e1c n\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed9ng. Trong b\u00e3i xe, m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef m\u1eb7c b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 len k\u1ebb \u00f4 vu\u00f4ng \u0111ang nh\u1ea5c m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe l\u0103n x\u1ebfp ra kh\u1ecfi c\u1ed1p xe c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Con ph\u1ed1 m\u00e0 Grant l\u00e1i xe xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Chim \u01afng \u0110en. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng con ph\u1ed1 quanh \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00e0m t\u00ean cho c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9i kh\u00fac c\u00f4n c\u1ea7u tranh gi\u1ea3i Hockey nh\u00e0 ngh\u1ec1 c\u1ea5p qu\u1ed1c gia tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 khu v\u1ef1c xa trung t\u00e2m nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n n\u1eb1m g\u1ea7n Meadowlake n\u00e0y. Ng\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng \u00f4ng c\u0169ng hay mua s\u1eafm trong th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n, nh\u01b0ng ch\u01b0a h\u1eb3n quen thu\u1ed9c v\u1edbi b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 khu n\u00e0o, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb con ph\u1ed1 ch\u00ednh.<\/p>\n Nh\u00e0 c\u1eeda \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y tr\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng c\u00f9ng th\u1eddi k\u00ec, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd 30-40 n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Ph\u1ed1 r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i v\u00e0 quanh co, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ec9a h\u00e8 \u2013 g\u1ee3i nh\u1edb c\u00e1i th\u1eddi m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 ngh\u0129 trong t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ai c\u00f2n \u0111i b\u1ed9 nhi\u1ec1u n\u1eefa. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng Grant \u0111\u00e3 chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ed1ng \u1edf n\u01a1i gi\u1ed1ng th\u1ebf n\u00e0y khi h\u1ecd b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00f3 con. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ecd c\u00f2n nu\u1ed1i ti\u1ebfc v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ea3i chuy\u1ec3n \u0111i. H\u1ecd g\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c chuy\u1ec3n nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 "\u0111i v\u1ec1 qu\u00ea \u0103n th\u1ecbt n\u01b0\u1edbng".<\/p>\n Nh\u1eefng gia \u0111\u00ecnh tr\u1ebb ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c s\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. Nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 v\u00e0nh b\u00f3ng r\u1ed5 \u0111\u00f3ng tr\u00ean c\u1eeda garage, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc xe \u0111\u1ea1p ba b\u00e1nh d\u1ef1ng tr\u00ean l\u1ed1i l\u00e1i xe v\u00e0o nh\u00e0. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 \u0111ang xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea5p nhi\u1ec1u so v\u1edbi t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng ban \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. S\u00e2n v\u01b0\u1eddn h\u1eb1n v\u1ebft b\u00e1nh xe, c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ee7 b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ea5y thi\u1ebfc ho\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng l\u00e1 c\u1edd b\u1ea1c m\u00e0u.<\/p>\n R\u1ed3i nh\u1eefng ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cho thu\u00ea. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi thu\u00ea l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng g\u00e3 trai tr\u1ebb \u0111\u1ed9c th\u00e2n, hay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9c th\u00e2n.<\/p>\n M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb l\u00fac nh\u00e0 m\u1edbi x\u00e2y gi\u1eef g\u00ecn h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 – \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n ho\u1eb7c kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 nhu c\u1ea7u chuy\u1ec3n t\u1edbi n\u01a1i n\u00e0o c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n kh\u00e1 h\u01a1n. Nh\u1eefng b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ecdc cao, l\u1edbp nh\u1ef1a vynil tr\u00ean v\u00e1n g\u1ed7 ngo\u00e0i gi\u00e0n khung m\u00e0u pastel \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb b\u1ee3t h\u1ebft do s\u01a1n l\u1ea1i qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u. Nh\u1eefng h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o hay b\u1edd d\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u0103m ch\u1eb7t l\u00e0 d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u cho bi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh v\u00e0 \u0111i xa, c\u00e1c \u00f4ng b\u1ed1 b\u00e0 m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n th\u1ea5y c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i gi\u1eef kho\u1ea3ng s\u00e2n n\u00e0y l\u00e0m ch\u1ed7 ch\u1ea1y nh\u1ea3y c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb con ngh\u1ecbch ng\u1ee3m c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 m\u1edbi chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn.<\/p>\n Ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 m\u00e0 theo nh\u01b0 danh b\u1ea1 \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng Aubrey c\u00f3 \u0111\u1eb7c di\u1ec3m y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. S\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e1t b\u1eb1ng lo\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e1 l\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, vi\u1ec1n xung quanh l\u00e0 kh\u00f3m lan d\u1ea1 h\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng c\u1ee9ng queo, tr\u00f4ng ng\u1ee1 nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng b\u00f4ng hoa b\u1eb1ng s\u1ee9, m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng xen l\u1eabn m\u00e0u xanh d\u01b0\u01a1ng.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Fiona v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng h\u1ebft bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3. B\u00e0 li\u00ean t\u1ee5c b\u1ecf b\u1eefa, d\u00f9 b\u00e0 v\u1edd nh\u01b0 v\u1eabn \u0103n, b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch gi\u1ea5u th\u1ee9c \u0103n trong kh\u0103n \u0103n. Hai l\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y, b\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cho u\u1ed1ng th\u00eam ngo\u00e0i b\u1eefa ch\u00ednh v\u00e0 c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean theo d\u00f5i. H\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y b\u00e0 v\u1eabn d\u1eady, ra kh\u1ecfi gi\u1eeb\u1eddng, t\u1ef1 m\u1eb7c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o, nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m g\u00ec kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i vi\u1ec7c ng\u1ed3i u u\u1ea5t trong ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. B\u00e0 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng t\u1eadp t\u00e0nh ch\u00fat n\u00e0o n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 Kristy hay Grant trong gi\u1edd th\u0103m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng d\u1eabn b\u00e0 d\u1ea1o quanh h\u00e0nh lang ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u01b0a b\u00e0 ra ngo\u00e0i tr\u1eddi.<\/p>\n Trong \u00e1nh n\u1eafng m\u00f9a xu\u00e2n, b\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t b\u0103ng gh\u1ebf s\u00e1t t\u01b0\u1eddng, kh\u00f3c th\u00fat th\u00edt. V\u1eabn l\u1ecbch thi\u1ec7p nh\u01b0 ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o – b\u00e0 xin l\u1ed7i v\u00ec m\u00ecnh kh\u00f3c, b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd tranh c\u00e3i v\u1ec1 b\u1ea5t k\u00ec \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb n\u00e0o hay t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi c\u1ee7a ai \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 v\u1eabn c\u1ee9 kh\u00f3c. Kh\u00f3c nhi\u1ec1u l\u00e0m m\u1eaft b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng vi\u1ec1n v\u00e0 m\u1edd \u0111i. C\u00e1i \u00e1o kho\u00e1c len c\u1ee7a Fiona \u2013 n\u1ebfu \u0111\u00f3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 \u2013 c\u00e0i khuy l\u1ec7ch h\u00e0ng. B\u00e0 ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c b\u1ecf m\u1eb7c m\u00e1i t\u00f3c kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea3i hay \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00f3ng tay kh\u00f4ng s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra.<\/p>\n Kristy n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c c\u01a1 c\u1ee7a Fiona \u0111ang y\u1ebfu \u0111i, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng s\u1edbm c\u1ea3i thi\u1ec7n t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng n\u00e0y, h\u1ecd s\u1ebd bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i cho Fiona d\u00f9ng d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5 t\u1eadp \u0111i.<\/p>\n \u201cNh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5y, m\u1ed9t khi c\u00f3 d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5 \u0111\u00f3, h\u1ecd s\u1ebd b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ecb ph\u1ee5 thu\u1ed9c, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i h\u1ecd s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd mu\u1ed1n \u0111i l\u1ea1i nhi\u1ec1u n\u1eefa, ch\u1ec9 \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00e0 th\u00f4i\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c\u00d4ng ph\u1ea3i s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 h\u01a1n v\u00ec v\u1ee3 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ea5y\u201d, c\u00f4 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Grant. \u201cH\u00e3y c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng \u0111\u1ed9ng vi\u00ean b\u00e0 \u1ea5y.\u201d<\/p>\n Nh\u01b0ng Grant kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 Fiona. B\u00e0 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb v\u1eabn kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu v\u1edbi \u00f4ng, cho d\u00f9 b\u00e0 c\u1ed1 che gi\u1ea5u \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd v\u00ec m\u1ed7i khi g\u1eb7p Grant, b\u00e0 nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i c\u00e1i l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i b\u00e0 \u1edf b\u00ean Aubrey, khi m\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb \u00f4ng gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 v\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng gi\u00fap.<\/p>\n Grant th\u1ea5y b\u00e2y gi\u1edd vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n h\u00f4n nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n \u00edch g\u00ec n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n Fiona nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng ph\u00f2ng \u0103n l\u1edbn, n\u01a1i h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u0169 v\u1eabn \u0111ang ch\u01a1i b\u00e0i. V\u00e0 b\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng xem TV hay \u0111\u1ebfn khu v\u01b0\u1eddn nh\u00e0 k\u00ednh.<\/p>\n B\u00e0 b\u1ea3o b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch m\u00e0n h\u00ecnh r\u1ed9ng, n\u00f3 l\u00e0m b\u00e0 \u0111au m\u1eaft. C\u00f2n ti\u1ebfng chim \u1edf khu nh\u00e0 k\u00ednh r\u1ea5t kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu. V\u00e0 b\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 mong ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta s\u1ebd t\u1eaft c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e0i phun n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian.<\/p>\n Grant \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd th\u00ec th\u1ea5y Fiona ch\u01b0a m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n ng\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch v\u1ec1 Iceland, hay b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 cu\u1ed1n n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c trong s\u1ed1 s\u00e1ch – \u00edt m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean – m\u00e0 b\u00e0 mang t\u1eeb nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn. B\u00e0 hay ng\u1ed3i ngh\u1ec9 trong m\u1ed9t ph\u0323ng \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch, Fiona ch\u1ecdn n\u00f3 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u0169ng v\u00ec \u00edt khi c\u00f3 ai \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu Grant l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch ra kh\u1ecfi k\u1ec7 th\u00ec b\u00e0 s\u1ebd nghe \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecdc. \u00d4ng ng\u1edd r\u1eb1ng b\u00e0 \u1ea5y cho ph\u00e9p \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 b\u1edfi n\u00f3 l\u00e0m cho s\u1ef1 c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu h\u01a1n \u2013 b\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 l\u1ea1i ch\u00ecm l\u1eafng trong n\u1ed7i \u0111au ri\u00eang m\u00ecnh. B\u1edfi n\u1ebfu b\u00e0 bu\u00f4ng xu\u00f4i n\u1ed7i \u0111au \u0111\u00f3 d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat th\u00ec r\u1ed3i n\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0m b\u00e0 nh\u00f3i bu\u1ed1t h\u01a1n khi tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. V\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i khi Grant ngh\u0129, Fiona nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 che gi\u1ea5u \u0111i \u00e1nh nh\u00ecn tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng hi\u1ec3n hi\u1ec7n v\u00ec s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng hay n\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ec3 \u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/p>\n V\u00ec v\u1eady, \u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ecdc cho b\u00e0 nghe m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft c\u0169 v\u1ec1 t\u00ecnh y\u00eau trong s\u00e1ng, v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n may r\u1ee7i \u0111\u1eddi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, lo\u1ea1i s\u00e1ch c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c lo\u1ea1i ra t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n l\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a hay th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a tr\u01b0\u1eddng Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng s\u00e1ch v\u1edf \u1edf ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch n\u00e0y h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eadp nh\u1eadt nh\u01b0 ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c \u1edf vi\u1ec7n.<\/p>\n B\u00eca c\u00e1c cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecdc da m\u1ec1m nh\u01b0 nhung, c\u00f3 h\u1ecda ti\u1ebft trang tr\u00ed l\u00e0 h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc l\u00e1 v\u00e0 hoa \u00e9p l\u00ean, khi\u1ebfn nh\u00ecn ch\u00fang gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 h\u1ed9p \u0111\u1ed3 trang s\u1ee9c hay h\u1ed9p s\u00f4 c\u00f4 la. S\u00e1ch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ecdc \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed9c gi\u1ea3 n\u1eef – Grant m\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ecbnh ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u01b0\u1ee3n lo\u1ea1i s\u00e1ch n\u00e0y \u1edf th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n l\u00e0 ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef – c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mang v\u1ec1 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 qu\u00fd.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n B\u00e1c s\u0129 ph\u1ee5 tr\u00e1ch g\u1eb7p \u00f4ng trong v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng. C\u00f4 tr\u00ecnh b\u00e0y vi\u1ec7c Fiona kh\u00f4ng \u0103n u\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0 h\u1ecd mong mu\u1ed1n.<\/p>\n \u201cB\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u0111ang s\u00fat c\u00e2n, d\u00f9 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1eefa \u0103n b\u1ed5 sung. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang c\u1ed1 h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3\u201d.<\/p>\n Grant n\u00f3i \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft b\u00e1c s\u0129 v\u00e0 c\u00e1c nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean trong vi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 r\u1ea5t v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3.<\/p>\n \u201cV\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0, t\u00f4i ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 \u00f4ng c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n n\u1eb1m li\u1ec7t gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u1edf t\u1ea7ng m\u1ed9t. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng kh\u1ecfe, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 y\u1ebfu, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 v\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng, \u0111i l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 xoay s\u1edf nh\u1eefng nhu c\u1ea7u t\u1ed1i thi\u1ec3u, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i t\u00ednh \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c chuy\u1ec3n h\u1ecd l\u00ean t\u1ea7ng tr\u00ean.\u201d<\/p>\n Grant n\u00f3i \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 Fiona th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean n\u1eb1m l\u00ec tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n \u201cKh\u00f4ng. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu b\u00e0 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng gi\u1eef s\u1ee9c, b\u00e0 \u1ea5y s\u1ebd r\u01a1i v\u00e0o t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng \u0111\u00f3. Hi\u1ec7n gi\u1edd b\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u0111ang \u1edf ng\u1ea5p ngh\u00e9 giai \u0111o\u1ea1n n\u00e0y r\u1ed3i.\u201d<\/p>\n Grant n\u00f3i \u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng t\u1ea7ng hai ch\u1ec9 d\u00e0nh cho nh\u1eefng ca c\u00f3 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 v\u1ec1 t\u00e2m th\u1ea7n.<\/p>\n \u201cC\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ca \u0111\u00f3 n\u1eefa\u201d c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Grant kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb g\u00ec \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t v\u1ec1 v\u1ee3 Aubrey ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 len k\u1ebb \u00f4 vu\u00f4ng m\u00e0 \u00f4ng th\u1ea5y b\u00e0 ta kho\u00e1c \u1edf b\u00e3i \u0111\u1ed7 xe. \u0110u\u00f4i \u00e1o kho\u00e1c x\u00f2e ra khi b\u00e0 c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ed1p xe. \u00d4ng h\u00ecnh dung \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef v\u1edbi b\u1edd eo thon c\u00f9ng b\u1ed9 h\u00f4ng n\u1edf nang.<\/p>\n H\u00f4m nay, b\u00e0 ta kh\u00f4ng m\u1eb7c b\u1ed9 h\u00f4m tr\u01b0\u1edbc n\u1eefa. Qu\u1ea7n n\u00e2u c\u00f3 th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng v\u00e0 \u00e1o len h\u1ed3ng. \u00d4ng \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u00fang v\u1ec1 ph\u1ea7n eo thon \u2013 chi\u1ebfc \u0111ai qu\u1ea7n th\u00edt ch\u1eb7t \u0111\u00e3 khoe r\u00f5. Nh\u01b0ng s\u1ebd \u0111\u1eb9p h\u01a1n n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng th\u1eaft \u0111ai v\u00ec n\u00f3 l\u1ed9 ra s\u1ef1 m\u1ea5t c\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a ph\u1ea7n tr\u00ean v\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n d\u01b0\u1edbi eo.<\/p>\n B\u00e0 ta k\u00e9m ch\u1ed3ng kho\u1ea3ng 10-12 tu\u1ed5i. T\u00f3c ng\u1eafn, xo\u0103n, nhu\u1ed9m \u0111\u1ecf. B\u00e0 c\u00f3 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft xanh d\u01b0\u01a1ng \u2013 kh\u00f4ng th\u1eabm l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 m\u00e0u m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Fiona \u2013 gi\u1ed1ng m\u00e0u c\u1ee7a tr\u1ee9ng chim c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ecf, hay m\u00e0u ng\u1ecdc lam, x\u1ebfch v\u00e0 h\u01a1i h\u00fap. V\u00e0 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng nhi\u1ec1u n\u1ebfp nh\u0103n. Ch\u00fang c\u00e0ng d\u1ec5 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadn ra b\u1edfi l\u1edbp ph\u1ea5n trang \u0111i\u1ec3m m\u00e0u g\u1ed7 \u00f3c ch\u00f3 m\u00e0 b\u00e0 ta d\u00f9ng. Ho\u1eb7c c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 da b\u00e0 ta r\u00e1m n\u1eafng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 d\u00e2n Florida.<\/p>\n Grant n\u00f3i \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u m\u00ecnh th\u1ebf n\u00e0o.<\/p>\n \u201cT\u00f4i t\u1eebng g\u1eb7p ch\u1ed3ng b\u00e0 \u1edf Meadowlake. T\u00f4i l\u00e0 kh\u00e1ch th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m vi\u1ec7n.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cV\u1eady h\u1ea3,\u201d v\u1ee3 Aubrey h\u1ea5t c\u1eb1m \u0111\u00e1p, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 t\u1ecf m\u1ed9t th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 kh\u00f4ng th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n<\/p>\n \u201cCh\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a b\u00e0…\u00f4ng \u1ea5y d\u1ea1o n\u00e0y…kh\u00e1 ch\u1ee9?\u201d<\/p>\n Grant h\u01a1i ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng. B\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00ec Grant ch\u1ec9 h\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ng\u1eafn g\u1ecdn \u201cCh\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 kh\u1ecfe kh\u00f4ng?\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cC\u0169ng \u1ed5n,\u201d b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n \u201cV\u1ee3 t\u00f4i v\u00e0 Aubrey kh\u00e1 th\u00e2t thi\u1ebft v\u1edbi nhau\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cT\u00f4i c\u00f3 nghe n\u00f3i.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cT\u00f4i c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i v\u1edbi b\u00e0, n\u1ebfu b\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCh\u1ed3ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh g\u00ec v\u1edbi v\u1ee3 \u00f4ng c\u1ea3, n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3\u201d, b\u00e0 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. \u201cAubrey kh\u00f4ng g\u1ea1 g\u1eabm v\u1ee3 \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd l\u00e0m th\u1ebf. Theo nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nghe th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i, chuy\u1ec7n b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb ph\u00eda v\u1ee3 \u00f4ng m\u1edbi \u0111\u00fang.\u201d<\/p>\n Grant n\u00f3i, \u201cKh\u00f4ng. Ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec3 than phi\u1ec1n v\u1ec1 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec c\u1ea3.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c\u1ed2, v\u1eady \u00f4ng th\u1ee9 l\u1ed7i. T\u00f4i c\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u1edfng\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n L\u1eddi xin l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 ta ch\u1ec9 c\u1ee5t ng\u1ee7n v\u1eady \u0111\u00f3. V\u00e0 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed nghe ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb g\u00ec l\u00e0 \u00e1y n\u00e1y. C\u00e2u xin l\u1ed7i ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ec3u l\u1ed9 s\u1ef1 h\u1eabng h\u1ee5t v\u00e0 l\u00fang t\u00fang.<\/p>\n \u201cTh\u1ebf \u00f4ng v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3. Gi\u00f3 l\u1ea1nh c\u1ee9 l\u00f9a qua c\u1eeda ra v\u00e0o th\u1ebf n\u00e0y ch\u00e1n th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft. Nh\u00ecn tr\u1eddi h\u00f4m nay nh\u01b0 v\u1eady m\u00e0 h\u00f3a ra l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea5m.\u201d<\/p>\n \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0o trong nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y v\u1edbi Grant \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eafng l\u1ee3i. \u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 ngh\u0129 chuy\u1ec7n l\u1ea1i kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf. \u00d4ng v\u1ed1n h\u00ecnh dung m\u1ed9t ki\u1ec3u ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee3 kh\u00e1c. M\u1ed9t b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i tr\u1ee3 b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n, vui v\u1ebb v\u00ec c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd v\u00e0 th\u00edch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nghe ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c n\u1ecbnh b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng th\u1ea7m th\u00ec.<\/p>\n B\u00e0 v\u1eeba d\u1eabn \u00f4ng \u0111i qua ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch, v\u1eeba n\u00f3i, \u201cTa ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ed3i trong b\u1ebfp th\u00ec t\u00f4i m\u1edbi tr\u00f4ng ch\u1eebng Aubrey \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c\u201d. Grant nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ee7 hai l\u1edbp r\u00e8m, c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ec1u m\u00e0u xanh d\u01b0\u01a1ng, m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng v\u1ea3i m\u1ecfng tang v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m b\u1eb1ng l\u1ee5a. Ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 sofa c\u00f9ng m\u00e0u xanh d\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m th\u1ea3m b\u1ea1t m\u00e0u c\u0169 k\u1ef9 c\u00f9ng nhi\u1ec1u g\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 trang tr\u00ed s\u00e1ng m\u00e0u.<\/p>\n Fiona c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t t\u1eeb ri\u00eang \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1ecdi lo\u1ea1i r\u00e8m c\u1eeda r\u1ee7 xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn s\u00e0n nh\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y \u2013 b\u00e0 d\u00f9ng t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 v\u1edbi s\u1eafc th\u00e1i b\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f9a – \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 t\u1eeb b\u00e0 ngh\u0129 ra m\u00e0 l\u00e0 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef kh\u00e1c, d\u00f9 trong c\u00e1ch n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u1eeb ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n nghi\u00eam t\u00fac,. C\u0103n ph\u00f2ng n\u00e0o v\u00e0o tay Fiona s\u1eeda sang \u0111\u1ec1u nhi\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng gian tr\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 s\u00e1ng s\u1ee7a. H\u1eb3n b\u00e0 s\u1ebd ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean l\u1eafm khi th\u1ea5y c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c b\u1ecb d\u1ed3n v\u00e0o trong m\u1ed9t kh\u00f4ng gian ch\u1eadt h\u1eb9p nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. Nh\u01b0ng Grant kh\u00f4ng t\u00e0i n\u00e0o nh\u1edb n\u1ed5i \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u1eeb g\u00ec.<\/p>\n T\u1eeb m\u1ed9t ph\u00f2ng c\u00e1ch c\u0103n b\u1ebfp \u2013 ki\u1ec3u ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u00f3n m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi, tuy m\u00e0nh r\u00e8m \u0111\u00e3 che h\u1ebft \u00e1nh n\u1eafng chi\u1ec1u \u2013 Grant v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng TV.<\/p>\n Aubrey. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 Fiona mong m\u1ecfi ch\u1ec9 ng\u1ed3i c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0i b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n, \u0111ang theo d\u00f5i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 nghe nh\u01b0 \u00e2m thanh c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn b\u00f3ng. V\u1ee3 \u00f4ng ta gh\u00e9 v\u00e0o ki\u1ec3m tra. B\u00e0 h\u1ecfi, \u201c\u00d4ng \u1ed5n ch\u1ee9?\u201d r\u1ed3i kh\u00e9p h\u1edd c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda.<\/p>\n \u201c\u00d4ng d\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t t\u00e1ch c\u00e0 ph\u00ea ch\u1ee9?,\u201d b\u00e0 h\u1ecfi Grant. \u201cCon trai t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadn v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t k\u00eanh th\u1ec3 thao Gi\u00e1ng Sinh n\u0103m ngo\u00e1i. Kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ed1ng sao.\u201d<\/p>\n Tr\u00ean b\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t ch\u1ed7 n\u1ea5u \u0103n b\u00e0y bi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ee7 c\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5 l\u00e0m b\u1ebfp, nhi\u1ec1u lo\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 t\u1ef1 ch\u1ebf \u2013 m\u00e1y pha c\u00e0 ph\u00ea, m\u00e1y ch\u1ebf bi\u1ebfn th\u1ef1c ph\u1ea9m, m\u00e1y m\u00e0i dao, v\u00e0 m\u1ea5y th\u1ee9 Grant kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u00ean c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 c\u00f4ng d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. Th\u1ee9 n\u00e0o th\u1ee9 n\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ec1u m\u1edbi v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eaft ti\u1ec1n, c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 ch\u00fang m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea5y ra t\u1eeb bao b\u00ec \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3i, ho\u1eb7c ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o ch\u00fang c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00f9i r\u1eeda \u0111\u00e1nh b\u00f3ng.<\/p>\n Grant ngh\u0129 ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn c\u00e1c th\u1ee9 m\u00e1y m\u00f3c \u1ea5y c\u0169ng hay hay. \u00d4ng khen c\u00e1i m\u00e1y pha c\u00e0 ph\u00ea m\u00e0 b\u00e0 ta \u0111ang d\u00f9ng v\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng \u00f4ng lu\u00f4n ao \u01b0\u1edbc mua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang – Fiona v\u1ed1n lu\u00f4n y\u00eau m\u1ebfn c\u00e1i m\u00e1y k\u00ec c\u1ee5c ki\u1ec3u ch\u00e2u \u00c2u trong nh\u00e0 m\u00ecnh: n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 pha \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hai t\u00e1ch c\u00e0 ph\u00ea m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n.<\/p>\n \u201cV\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng con trai t\u00f4i mua cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i,\u201d b\u00e0 k\u1ec3. \u201cCh\u00fang s\u1ed1ng \u1edf Kamloops. B.C. Ch\u00fang g\u1eedi v\u1ec1 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c t\u00f4i d\u00f9ng kh\u00f4ng xu\u1ec3. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i \u0111au l\u00f2ng n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang d\u00f9ng s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 th\u0103m b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9…\u201d<\/p>\n Grant b\u00ecnh th\u1ea3n, \u201cT\u00f4i ngh\u0129 c\u00f4 c\u1eadu \u1ea5y ch\u1eafc b\u1eadn b\u1ecbu cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCh\u00fang v\u1eabn thu x\u1ebfp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i Hawaii m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng v\u1eeba r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y th\u00f4i. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f2n c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u1edf g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ee9a con trai \u1ea5y"<\/p>\n C\u00e0 ph\u00ea pha xong, b\u00e0 r\u00f3t v\u00e0o hai c\u1ed1c s\u1ee9 m\u00e0u n\u00e2u-xanh l\u00e1 m\u00e0 b\u00e0 l\u1ea5y t\u1eeb chi\u1ebfc gi\u00e1 treo c\u1ed1c b\u1eb1ng s\u1ee9 c\u00f3 h\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t th\u00e2n c\u00e2y t\u1ecfa nh\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u00ean b\u00e0n.<\/p>\n "Con ng\u01b0\u1eddi ai r\u1ed3i c\u0169ng s\u1ebd c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n", Grant n\u00f3i. \u00d4ng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1eaft v\u00e0o c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh r\u1ed3i. "N\u1ebfu h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 h\u1ecd quan t\u00e2m, h\u1ecd s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t bu\u1ed3n. Fiona ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n. V\u1ee3 t\u00f4i \u1ea5y."<\/p>\n "T\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng \u00f4ng b\u1ea3o \u00f4ng \u0111i th\u0103m b\u00e0 \u1ea5y th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean."<\/p>\n "V\u00e2ng", \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. "Nh\u01b0ng v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u1edf ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u00f3."<\/p>\n R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1nh li\u1ec1u, \u0111i th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o \u0111i\u1ec1u \u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb. Li\u1ec7u b\u00e0 ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u01b0a Aubrey tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i Meadowlake th\u0103m Fiona, d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n m\u1ed7i tu\u1ea7n? L\u00e1i xe ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0i d\u1eb7m l\u00e0 t\u1edbi. Ho\u1eb7c n\u1ebfu b\u00e0 ng\u1ea1i \u2013 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 Grant ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 \u00f4ng c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y ch\u1eb3ng ra l\u00e0m sao khi nghe ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh n\u00f3i ra – th\u00ec b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0a Aubrey \u0111i, \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng n\u1ec1 h\u00e0 g\u00ec h\u1ebft. \u00d4ng \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 xoay x\u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Trong th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u00f3, b\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i.<\/p>\n Trong khi \u00f4ng n\u00f3i, \u0111\u00f4i m\u00f4i c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 m\u00edm ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 c\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee1i b\u00ean trong \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1eady nh\u01b0 \u0111ang c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 v\u1ecb. B\u00e0 mang s\u1eefa cho c\u00e0 ph\u00ea c\u1ee7a Grant v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u0129a b\u00e1nh quy g\u1eebng.<\/p>\n "Nh\u00e0 l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ea5y," v\u1eeba n\u00f3i b\u00e0 v\u1eeba \u0111\u1eb7t \u0111\u0129a xu\u1ed1ng. Gi\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec7u d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c ch\u1ee9 ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y thi\u1ec7n ch\u00ed. B\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec th\u00eam cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng, r\u00f3t s\u1eefa v\u00e0o v\u00e0 khu\u1ea5y c\u1ed1c c\u00e0 ph\u00ea c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n R\u1ed3i b\u00e0 t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i.<\/p>\n "Kh\u00f4ng. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3. V\u00e0 l\u00fd do l\u00e0, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m \u00f4ng \u1ea5y b\u1ecb x\u00e1o tr\u1ed9n"<\/p>\n "V\u1eady \u01b0?" Grant h\u1ecfi r\u1ea5t ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh.<\/p>\n "V\u00e2ng, \u0111\u00fang th\u1ebf. Ch\u1eb3ng n\u00ean ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. \u0110\u01b0a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u01b0a v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3, s\u1ebd ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0m \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u1eabn l\u1ed9n th\u00eam\u201d<\/p>\n "Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng nh\u1ebd \u00f4ng \u1ea5y s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn th\u0103m sao? \u00d4ng \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng quen d\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hay sao?"<\/p>\n "C\u00e1i g\u00ec \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ch\u1ea3 hi\u1ec3u". B\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 Grant \u0111\u00e3 x\u00fac ph\u1ea1m \u0111\u1ebfn Aubrey. "Nh\u01b0ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 v\u1eabn r\u1ea5t phi\u1ec1n h\u00e0. R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u00e1o qu\u1ea7n cho \u00f4ng \u1ea5y, gi\u00fap \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ng\u1ed3i v\u00e0o xe, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi to l\u1edbn, c\u00f3 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng xoay x\u1edf nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00e2u. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i cho \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ng\u1ed3i v\u00e0o xe v\u00e0 x\u1ebfp c\u00e1i xe l\u0103n l\u00ean xe, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec? N\u1ebfu ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c l\u00edch k\u00edch \u1ea5y, t\u00f4i th\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y t\u1edbi n\u01a1i n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 hay ho h\u01a1n".<\/p>\n "Ngay c\u1ea3 khi t\u00f4i s\u1eb5n l\u00f2ng l\u00e0m thay b\u00e0?" Grant h\u1ecfi, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec7u \u0111\u1eb7t nhi\u1ec1u hy v\u1ecdng v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c. "Th\u1eadt m\u00e0, b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i nh\u1ecdc c\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u."<\/p>\n "Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c," b\u00e0 th\u1eb3ng th\u1eebng. "\u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u g\u00ec v\u1ec1 ch\u1ed3ng t\u00f4i. \u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh xoay x\u1edf n\u1ed5i \u0111\u00e2u. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ec3 \u00f4ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec cho m\u00ecnh. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng phi\u1ec1n nhi\u1ec5u \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i ch\u1ed3ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i g\u00ec? "<\/p>\n Grant th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn Fiona th\u00eam n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n "\u0110\u01b0a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn si\u00eau th\u1ecb c\u00f2n c\u00f3 l\u00ed h\u01a1n," b\u00e0 n\u00f3i. "\u00d4ng \u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y l\u0169 tr\u1ebb con v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c. N\u1ebfu \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m \u00f4ng \u1ea5y chua x\u00f3t nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9a ch\u00e1u n\u1ed9i m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p. Hay l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a \u00f4ng ta ra h\u1ed3, thuy\u1ec1n tr\u00ean h\u1ed3 s\u1eafp b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u1ea1i, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i ch\u00fat g\u00ec khi nh\u00ecn thuy\u1ec1n ch\u1ea1y."<\/p>\n B\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady l\u1ea5y thu\u1ed1c l\u00e1 v\u00e0 b\u1eadt l\u1eeda tr\u00ean b\u1ee5c c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 ph\u00eda tr\u00ean b\u1ed3n r\u1eeda.<\/p>\n "\u00d4ng h\u00fat thu\u1ed1c kh\u00f4ng?".<\/p>\n \u00d4ng t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m \u01a1n, d\u00f9 \u00f4ng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i b\u00e0 \u0111ang m\u1eddi \u00f4ng m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ebfu hay kh\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n "\u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng h\u00fat? Hay \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf r\u1ed3i?"<\/p>\n \u201cT\u00f4i b\u1ecf r\u1ed3i,\u201d \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n "L\u00e2u ch\u01b0a v\u1eady?"<\/p>\n Grant ng\u1eabm ngh\u0129.<\/p>\n "Ba m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m. T\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 th\u00f4i h\u1eb3n."<\/p>\n Grant \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1ecf thu\u1ed1c v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian \u00f4ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eb7p v\u1edbi Jacqui. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng t\u00e0i n\u00e0o nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i xem li\u1ec7u \u00f4ng cai thu\u1ed1c tr\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 ngh\u0129 n\u1ebfu cai \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00ec s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n th\u01b0\u1edfng l\u1edbn, hay ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac ph\u1ea3i cai thu\u1ed1c, v\u00ec \u00f4ng t\u1eeb l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00ean vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n "T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf vi\u1ec7c b\u1ecf thu\u1ed1c, " b\u00e0 v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba qu\u1eb9t l\u1eeda. "Ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m b\u1ecf c\u00e1i \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh mu\u1ed1n b\u1ecf, th\u1ebf th\u00f4i."<\/p>\n C\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nguy\u00ean nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c n\u1ebfp nh\u0103n. M\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Grant r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef h\u00fat thu\u1ed1c s\u1ebd c\u00f3 n\u1ebfp nh\u0103n tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t. Nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 do \u00e1nh n\u1eafng m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi, hay \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n l\u00e0 do da b\u00e0 v\u1ed1n v\u1eady – c\u1ed5 b\u00e0 ta c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t nh\u00e0u nh\u0129. C\u1ed5 nh\u0103n, b\u1ea7u ng\u1ef1c th\u00ec v\u1eabn c\u0103ng tr\u00e0n thanh xu\u00e2n. Ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u0111\u1ed9 tu\u1ed5i n\u00e0y th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1eb7c \u0111i\u1ec3m m\u00e2u thu\u1eabn nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf v\u1ec1 ngo\u1ea1i h\u00ecnh. Nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec3m x\u1ea5u v\u00e0 t\u1ed1t, nh\u1eefng \u01b0u \u0111i\u1ec3m hay thi\u1ec7t th\u00f2i do di truy\u1ec1n… t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u xen l\u1eabn v\u1edbi nhau. R\u1ea5t \u00edt ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3o l\u01b0u to\u00e0n v\u1eb9n v\u1ebb \u0111\u1eb9p c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 Fiona, cho d\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n V\u00e0 c\u00f3 khi \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang. Ph\u1ea3i ch\u0103ng Grant ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft Fiona t\u1eeb khi b\u00e0 c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft n\u00e0ng t\u1eeb khi n\u00e0ng c\u00f2n xu\u00e2n s\u1eafc.<\/p>\n V\u1eady khi Aubrey nh\u00ecn v\u1ee3 m\u00ecnh, \u00f4ng ta c\u00f3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t n\u1eef sinh trung h\u1ecdc khinh kh\u1ec9nh, c\u1ee5c c\u1eb1n, v\u1edbi c\u1eb7p m\u00ed tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft xanh m\u00e0u tr\u1ee9ng chim c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ecf, b\u1edd m\u00f4i kh\u00eau g\u1ee3i ph\u00ec ph\u00e8o \u0111i\u1ebfu thu\u1ed1c l\u00e1 v\u1ed1n b\u1ecb c\u1ea5m?<\/p>\n "V\u1eady, v\u1ee3 \u00f4ng suy s\u1ee5p l\u1eafm h\u1ea3?" V\u1ee3 Aubrey h\u1ecfi. "T\u00ean v\u1ee3 \u00f4ng l\u00e0 g\u00ec nh\u1ec9? T\u00f4i qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i"<\/p>\n \u201cL\u00e0 Fiona."<\/p>\n "Fiona. C\u00f2n \u00f4ng? T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 x\u01b0ng danh."<\/p>\n Grant \u0111\u00e1p, "T\u00f4i l\u00e0 Grant."<\/p>\n B\u00e0 ta b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd ch\u00eca tay ra.<\/p>\n "Xin ch\u00e0o, Grant. T\u00f4i l\u00e0 Marian."<\/p>\n "Gi\u1edd ta \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft t\u00ean nhau," b\u00e0 n\u00f3i, "kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i th\u1eb3ng v\u1edbi \u00f4ng suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng \u00edch g\u00ec. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft li\u1ec7u \u00f4ng \u1ea5y v\u1eabn c\u00f2n tha thi\u1ebft mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p v\u1ee3\u2026 g\u1eb7p Fiona hay kh\u00f4ng. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ecfi v\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m tho\u00e1ng qua. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y quay l\u1ea1i Meadowlake, nh\u1ee1 \u0111\u00e2u l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec l\u1edbn h\u01a1n th\u1ebf. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1ea1o hi\u1ec3m. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng l\u00e0 g\u00e1nh n\u1eb7ng. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u00f4ng \u1ea5y bu\u1ed3n v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 v\u00ec \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i. T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ai \u0111\u1ee1 \u0111\u1ea7n. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u00ecnh t\u00f4i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y th\u00f4i. M\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh t\u00f4i."<\/p>\n "B\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 bao gi\u1edd c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc… ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y r\u1ea5t<\/i> kh\u00f3 cho b\u00e0". Grant ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t, "Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 bao gi\u1edd c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc vi\u1ec7c g\u1eedi \u00f4ng nh\u00e0 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 h\u1eb3n ch\u01b0a?"<\/p>\n Grant \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 h\u1ea1 th\u1ea5p gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 n\u00f3i th\u1ea7m nh\u01b0ng Marian d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i h\u1ea1 gi\u1ecdng m\u00ecnh xu\u1ed1ng.<\/p>\n "Kh\u00f4ng," b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1p. "T\u00f4i s\u1ebd ch\u0103m \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u1edf nh\u00e0."<\/p>\n Grant n\u00f3i, "B\u00e0 th\u1eadt t\u1eed t\u1ebf v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng tr\u1ecdng."<\/p>\n \u00d4ng hy v\u1ecdng t\u1eeb "\u0111\u00e1ng tr\u1ecdng" nghe kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb m\u1ec9a mai. \u00d4ng th\u1eadt l\u00f2ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n "\u00d4ng ngh\u0129 v\u1eady \u00e0?," Marion h\u1ecfi. "\u0110\u00e1ng tr\u1ecdng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn."<\/p>\n "\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf m\u00e0. Vi\u1ec7c b\u00e0 \u0111ang l\u00e0m \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng."<\/p>\n "V\u00e2ng, kh\u00f4ng d\u1ec5. Nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec3 cho Aubrey \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, tr\u1eeb phi t\u00f4i b\u00e1n nh\u00e0. Ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i to\u00e0n quy\u1ec1n s\u1edf h\u1eefu. T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec c\u00f3 gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb. N\u0103m t\u1edbi, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadn l\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u01b0u, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n l\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u01b0u c\u1ee7a ch\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng ngay c\u1ea3 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady th\u00ec t\u00f4i v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng v\u1eeba chi tr\u1ea3 cho \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u1edf vi\u1ec7n v\u1eeba gi\u1eef c\u0103n nh\u00e0. V\u00e0 ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a r\u1ea5t l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i."<\/p>\n "Ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb9p," Grant n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n "V\u00e2ng, \u0111\u00fang th\u1ebf. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u cho n\u00f3. S\u1eeda ch\u1eefa v\u00e0 duy tr\u00ec."<\/p>\n "V\u00e2ng. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf."<\/p>\n \u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ea5t n\u00f3\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cV\u00e2ng\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cT\u00f4i s\u1ebd<\/i> kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1ea5t n\u00f3\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cT\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u \u00fd b\u00e0\u201d.<\/p>\n "C\u00f4ng ty b\u1ecf r\u01a1i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i" b\u00e0 k\u1ec3. "T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u1eddi l\u00e3i th\u1ebf n\u00e0o nh\u01b0ng v\u1ec1 c\u01a1 b\u1ea3n l\u00e0 Aubrey b\u1ecb d\u00ednh v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 l\u00f9m x\u00f9m. C\u00f4ng ty quy k\u1ebft Aubrey n\u1ee3 ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u00e0 khi t\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra th\u00ec \u00f4ng \u1ea5y c\u1ee9 b\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00e1 ngu ng\u1ed1c. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eafc m\u1eafc, n\u00ean t\u00f4i im l\u1eb7ng. \u00d4ng t\u1eebng k\u1ebft h\u00f4n. \u0110\u00e3 k\u1ebft h\u00f4n. \u00d4ng bi\u1ebft th\u1ebf n\u00e0o r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y. V\u00e0 gi\u1eefa l\u00fac t\u00f4i \u0111ang t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u s\u1ef1 t\u00ecnh th\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u1ecf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong c\u00f4ng ty. V\u00e0 trong chuy\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y nhi\u1ec5m m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 virus ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng nghe n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 b\u1ecb h\u00f4n m\u00ea. Trong c\u00e1i r\u1ee7i c\u00f3 c\u00e1i may, \u00edt ra \u00f4ng \u1ea5y<\/i> kh\u1ecfi ph\u1ea3i lo tr\u1ea3 n\u1ee3."<\/p>\n Grant n\u00f3i, "L\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng may th\u00f4i m\u00e0".<\/p>\n "T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh m\u1eafc b\u1ec7nh. L\u00e0 t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean th\u1ebf th\u00f4i. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng gi\u1eadn t\u00f4i n\u1eefa v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng gi\u1eadn \u00f4ng \u1ea5y. \u00d0\u1eddi l\u00e0 th\u1ebf.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cL\u00e0m sao th\u1eafng n\u1ed5i cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi?".<\/p>\n B\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1nh l\u01b0\u1ee1i \u0111i\u1ec7u ngh\u1ec7 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 m\u00e8o li\u1ebfm nh\u1eefng m\u1ea9u v\u1ee5n b\u00e1nh d\u00ednh \u1edf m\u00f4i tr\u00ean. "T\u00f4i n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 tri\u1ebft gia \u1ea5y nh\u1ec9? H\u1ecd k\u1ec3 v\u1edbi t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng t\u1eebng l\u00e0 gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 gi\u1ea3ng d\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc".<\/p>\n "C\u0169ng kh\u00e1 l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i," Grant n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n \u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i d\u00e2n tr\u00ed th\u1ee9c\u201d, Marian n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n \u201cCh\u00ednh t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 tr\u00ed th\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft khi n\u00e0o c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0a ra quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft r\u1ed3i. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1ea5t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y. Ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd gi\u1eef Aubrey \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u00f4ng \u1ea5y b\u1ed7ng d\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 \u00fd ngh\u0129 mu\u1ed1n chuy\u1ec3n \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u kh\u00e1c. Chuy\u1ec7n cho \u00f4ng \u1ea5y v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ea3nh tay c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t sai l\u1ea7m, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u ra c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c, n\u00ean t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft th\u1ebf th\u00f4i. Th\u1ebf. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u chuy\u1ec7n h\u01a1n r\u1ed3i.\u201d<\/p>\n B\u00e0 ta l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ebfu kh\u00e1c ra.<\/p>\n "D\u00e1m c\u00e1 l\u00e0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng \u0111ang ngh\u0129 g\u00ec,\u201d b\u00e0 n\u00f3i. "\u00d4ng ngh\u0129 t\u00f4i l\u00e0 lo\u1ea1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee5 l\u1ee3i"<\/p>\n "T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ph\u00e1n x\u00e9t ki\u1ec3u \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a b\u00e0"<\/p>\n "\u0110\u00fang qu\u00e1 r\u1ed3i."<\/p>\n Grant ngh\u0129 cu\u1ed9c tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00ean k\u1ebft th\u00fac b\u1eb1ng \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 trung t\u00ednh h\u01a1n. V\u00ec v\u1eady, \u00f4ng h\u1ecfi li\u1ec7u c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ed3ng b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng l\u00e0m cho m\u1ed9t c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng kim kh\u00ed v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t m\u00f9a h\u00e8 n\u00e0o hay kh\u00f4ng, khi \u00f4ng ta c\u00f2n \u0111ang \u0111i h\u1ecdc.<\/p>\n "T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng nghe k\u1ec3," b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1p. "H\u1ed3i nh\u1ecf t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng s\u1ed1ng \u1edf v\u00f9ng n\u00e0y."<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e1i xe v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, Grant nh\u1eadn ra c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7m r\u1ed7ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ea7y tuy\u1ebft t\u1eeb bao gi\u1edd v\u00e0 b\u00f3ng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng th\u00e2n c\u00e2y l\u00fac n\u00e0y nh\u01b0 s\u00e1ng l\u00ean nh\u1edd nh\u1eefng b\u00f4ng hoa hu\u1ec7 t\u00e2y h\u00f4i m\u1ecdc quanh. Nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc l\u00e1 t\u01b0\u01a1i, tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 to ngang b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u0129a ph\u1eb3ng. Hoa m\u1ecdc th\u1eb3ng l\u00ean nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn n\u1ebfn, xum xu\u00ea, v\u1edbi s\u1eafc v\u00e0ng thu\u1ea7n khi\u1ebft, ch\u00fang nh\u01b0 h\u1eaft l\u00ean t\u1eeb m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng trong m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y nhi\u1ec1u m\u00e2y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. Fiona t\u1eebng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng r\u1eb1ng th\u1ee9 hoa n\u00e0y c\u00f2n t\u1ef1 s\u1ea3n sinh ra m\u1ed9t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng nhi\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a ri\u00eang n\u00f3. L\u1ee5c t\u00ecm th\u00f4ng tin \u1edf m\u1ed9t b\u00ean t\u00fai, b\u00e0 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1eb7t b\u00e0n tay m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o b\u00ean trong c\u00e1nh hoa cong cong v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01a1i n\u00f3ng. B\u00e0 k\u1ec3 r\u1eb1ng b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eed r\u1ed3i, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u0111ang c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c h\u01a1i n\u00f3ng th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y hoa hay l\u00e0 t\u1eeb tr\u00ed t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. H\u01a1i n\u00f3ng \u1ea5y thu h\u00fat nh\u1eefng con c\u00f4n tr\u00f9ng.<\/p>\n "Thi\u00ean nhi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1nh l\u1eeba m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 xung quanh, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m c\u1ea3nh."<\/p>\n Grant \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i v\u1edbi Marian, v\u1ee3 Aubrey. \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 l\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ed do b\u00e0 ta t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i. \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea7m t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 ghen tu\u00f4ng t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean c\u1ee7a ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u2013 ho\u1eb7c n\u1ed7i o\u00e1n gi\u1eadn, ph\u1ea7n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i dai d\u1eb3ng c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 ghen tu\u00f4ng \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i c\u00e1ch ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 nh\u00ecn nh\u1eadn s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e1ng bu\u1ed3n thay, th\u1ef1c ra th\u00ec cu\u1ed9c tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y ch\u1eb3ng xa l\u1ea1 g\u00ec v\u1edbi \u00f4ng …. N\u00f3 g\u1ee3i nh\u1eafc Grant v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n gi\u1eefa \u00f4ng v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Ch\u00fa b\u00e1c, h\u1ecd h\u00e0ng, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ngay c\u1ea3 m\u1eb9 \u00f4ng, c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 Marian. H\u1ecd tin r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ecd l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u0111ang t\u1ef1 d\u1ed1i m\u00ecnh \u2013 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb qu\u00e1 m\u01a1 m\u1ed9ng, hay ng\u1ed1c ngh\u1ebfch, do c\u00f3 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 n\u1ec1n t\u1ea3ng gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c thu\u1eadn l\u1ee3i v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea3o b\u1ecdc. Nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb s\u1ed1ng thi\u1ebfu th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf. Nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb c\u00f3 h\u1ecdc, l\u1eafm ch\u1eef, gi\u00e0u c\u00f3 – nh\u01b0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh b\u00ean v\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a Grant, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi theo ch\u1ee7 ngh\u0129a x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i – l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb s\u00f4ng thi\u1ebfu th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf. Do m\u1ed9t ph\u00fac ph\u1eadn kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 hay b\u1ea9m sinh \u0111\u00e3 ngu si. Grant ng\u1edd r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd ngh\u0129 \u00f4ng thu\u1ed9c c\u1ea3 hai tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n \u0110\u00f3 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn c\u0169ng l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch Marian nh\u00ecn nh\u1eadn \u00f4ng. M\u1ed9t k\u1ebb ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n, to\u00e0n nh\u1eefng ki\u1ebfn th\u1ee9c nh\u00e0m ch\u00e1n v\u00e0 nh\u1edd \u0103n may m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i gi\u00e1p m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi hi\u1ec7n th\u1ef1c cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng. M\u1ed9t k\u1ebb ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd ph\u1ea3i \u0111au \u0111\u1ea7u ngh\u0129 c\u00e1ch gi\u1eef ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i loanh quanh ng\u00e2m ng\u1ee3i nh\u1eefng \u00fd ngh\u0129 ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p. T\u1ef1 do m\u01a1 m\u1ed9ng v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng ho\u1ea1ch \u0111\u1ecbnh t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p h\u00e0o hi\u1ec7p v\u1edbi l\u00f2ng tin s\u1ebd l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac.<\/p>\n Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t g\u00e3 ng\u1ed1c, h\u1eb3n b\u00e0 ta \u0111ang ngh\u0129 v\u1eady.<\/p>\n \u0110\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0m Grant c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y v\u00f4 v\u1ecdng, b\u1ee9c b\u1ed1i, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 bu\u00f4ng xu\u00f4i. T\u1ea1i sao? B\u1edfi \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 Marian \u01b0? Hay b\u1edfi \u00f4ng s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng th\u00ec c\u00e1ch ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd m\u1edbi l\u00e0 ch\u00e2n l\u00ed? Fiona s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 m\u1ed1i nghi ng\u1edd n\u00e0o. B\u00e0 \u1ea5y lu\u00f4n ng\u00e2y th\u01a1, ch\u01b0a ai ch\u00e8n \u00e9p, ki\u1ec1m t\u1ecfa b\u00e0 khi b\u00e0 c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb. B\u00e0 th\u1ea5y c\u00e1ch gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 Grant c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 th\u1eadt kh\u00f4i h\u00e0i, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u00e0 ngh\u0129 nh\u1eefng quan \u0111i\u1ec3m th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf kh\u1eafc nghi\u1ec7t \u1ea5y c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 n\u1eefa..<\/p>\n T\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1, h\u1ecd c\u0169ng c\u00f3 quan \u0111i\u1ec3m ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea5y. (Grant nghe th\u1ea5y ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh \u0111ang ph\u1ea3n bi\u1ec7n ai \u0111\u00f3. Fiona \u01b0?) S\u1ed1ng th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf c\u0169ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1i hay. N\u1ebfu b\u1ecb r\u01a1i v\u00e0o kh\u1ee7ng ho\u1ea3ng, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf nh\u01b0 Marian c\u00f3 l\u1ebd s\u1ebd v\u1eabn \u1ed5n. B\u00e0 ta s\u1ebd s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, d\u00e1m tr\u00f4\u0323m th\u1ee9c \u0103n v\u00e0 t\u00e1i s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t x\u00e1c ch\u1ebft n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1.<\/p>\n C\u1ed1 g\u1eafng hi\u1ec3u v\u1ec1 Fiona lu\u00f4n l\u00e0 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 r\u1ea5t d\u1ec5 n\u1ea3n l\u00f2ng. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 theo \u0111u\u1ed5i m\u1ed9t \u1ea3o \u1ea3nh n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Kh\u00f4ng – l\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng trong \u1ea3o \u1ea3nh th\u00ec ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c h\u01a1n. Nh\u01b0ng ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn Marian l\u1ea1i n\u1ea3y sinh m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 kh\u00e1c. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 khi ta c\u1eafn v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 v\u1ea3i s\u1ea5y kh\u00f4 v\u1eady. C\u00f9i v\u1ea3i m\u1ecfng m\u1ea3nh. bao l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i h\u1ea1t to \u0111\u00f9ng, c\u1ee9ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e1 nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn nh\u00e2n t\u1ea1o, v\u1edbi m\u00f9i v\u1ecb, h\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u01a1m h\u00f3a h\u1ecdc.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Grant r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ebft h\u00f4n v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 Marian. Ngh\u0129 th\u1eed xem. \u00d4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3 an b\u00e0i v\u1edbi ai \u0111\u00f3 gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. N\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng c\u1ee9 \u1edf m\u00e3i n\u01a1i v\u00f9ng qu\u00ea \u1ea5y. B\u00e0 v\u1ee3 \u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ee7 ngon l\u00e0nh, v\u1edbi b\u1ed9 ng\u1ef1c h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn. M\u1ed9t c\u00f4 v\u1ee3 th\u00edch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00e1n t\u1ec9nh. C\u00e1ch m\u00e0 b\u00e0 ta nh\u00fac nh\u00edch m\u00f4ng tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf, mim m\u00edm m\u00f4i, t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 khi\u00eau kh\u00edch c\u00f3 t\u00ednh to\u00e1n \u2013 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee7 thu\u1eadt c\u00f2n gi\u1eef l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 \u1ea3 xu\u1ea5t th\u00e2n t\u1eeb t\u1ec9nh l\u1ebb, th\u00f4 k\u1ec7ch m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch h\u1ed3n nhi\u00ean.<\/p>\n Marian h\u1eb3n c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i k\u1ef3 v\u1ecdng khi ch\u1ecdn Aubrey l\u00e0m ch\u1ed3ng. Ngo\u1ea1i h\u00ecnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean b\u00e1n h\u00e0ng c\u0169ng \u1ed5n, c\u0169ng c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i th\u0103ng ti\u1ebfn . B\u00e0 h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e3 tin t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng h\u1eadu v\u1eadn s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i kh\u00e1 h\u01a1n, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u01b0 hi\u1ec7n gi\u1edd. V\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y c\u0169ng th\u01b0\u1eddng x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ef1c d\u1ee5ng ki\u1ec3u \u0111\u00f3. B\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eefng t\u00ednh to\u00e1n, b\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p b\u1ea3n n\u0103ng sinh t\u1ed3n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng g\u00ec m\u00ecnh mong \u0111\u1ee3i\u200b\u200b. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y c\u00f3 v\u1ebb b\u1ea5t c\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n Trong b\u1ebfp, \u0111\u1ed3 v\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean m\u00e0 Grant nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y l\u00e0 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng nh\u1ea5p nh\u00e1y tr\u00ean m\u00e1y tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi t\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi khi, \u00f4ng ngh\u0129 ngay \u0111\u1ebfn Fiona.<\/p>\n \u00d4ng nh\u1ea5n n\u00fat, ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp c\u1edfi \u00e1o kho\u00e1c.<\/p>\n "Ch\u00e0o \u00f4ng, Grant. T\u00f4i hy v\u1ecdng t\u00f4i g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00fang s\u1ed1. T\u00f4i m\u1edbi nh\u1edb ra chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u0169 h\u1ed9i trong th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n, \u1edf Legion, d\u00e0nh ri\u00eang cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed9c th\u00e2n v\u00e0o t\u1ed1i th\u1ee9 b\u1ea3y n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u1edf trong ban chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb ti\u1ec7c t\u1ed1i, ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u1eddi th\u00eam m\u1ed9t kh\u00e1ch n\u1eefa. N\u00ean, t\u00f4i t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi li\u1ec7u \u00f4ng c\u00f3 h\u1ee9ng tham d\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng? G\u1ecdi cho t\u00f4i n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00e9."<\/p>\n Gi\u1ecdng ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u0111\u1ecdc m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng. Sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng b\u00edp v\u00e0 gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i v\u1eeba r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c.<\/p>\n "Gi\u1edd t\u00f4i m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00ean n\u00f3i t\u00ean. V\u00e2ng, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn ra gi\u1ecdng t\u00f4i. L\u00e0 Marian \u0111\u00e2y. T\u00f4i v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a quen s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng m\u1ea5y th\u1ee9 m\u00e1y m\u00f3c n\u00e0y. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed9c th\u00e2n v\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed9c th\u00e2n, nh\u01b0ng th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng \u0111i ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5t g\u00ec. D\u00f9 sao th\u00ec, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i h\u1ebft r\u1ed3i, t\u00f4i th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 mong t\u00f4i g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00fang s\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Nghe \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 gi\u1ecdng \u00f4ng m\u00e0. N\u1ebfu \u00f4ng c\u00f3 h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa th\u00ec c\u1ee9 g\u1ecdi cho t\u00f4i v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i b\u1eadn t\u00e2m \u0111\u00e2u. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i l\u00e0 Marian. \u00c0 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i r\u1ed3i nh\u1ec9. O.K. Ch\u00e0o \u00f4ng".<\/p>\n Gi\u1ecdng Marian tr\u00ean m\u00e1y kh\u00e1c h\u1eb3n ch\u1ea5t gi\u1ecdng m\u00e0 Grant v\u1eeba nghe c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng l\u00e2u t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 b\u00e0 ta. \u1ede l\u1eddi nh\u1eafn \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean th\u00ec c\u00f3 h\u01a1i kh\u00e1c m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat th\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1eddi nh\u1eafn sau \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec kh\u00e1c r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat run run h\u1ed3i h\u1ed9p, c\u1ed1 gi\u1eef v\u1ebb l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1m, v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u1ebft n\u1ed1i v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i mi\u1ec5n c\u01b0\u1ee1ng d\u1eadp m\u00e1y.<\/p>\n \u0110i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Marian. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 x\u1ea3y ra t\u1eeb l\u00fac n\u00e0o? N\u1ebfu l\u00e0 m\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y, th\u00ec b\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 che gi\u1ea5u th\u1eadt kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o su\u1ed1t kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian \u00f4ng \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. Nhi\u1ec1u kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng l\u00e0 sau khi Grant ra v\u1ec1, nh\u1eefng thay \u0111\u1ed5i \u1ea5y d\u1ea7n xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. Kh\u00f4ng h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 v\u00ec s\u1ee9c h\u00fat c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u1eadn th\u1ee9c r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng b\u00e0 ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. \u0110\u1ed9c th\u00e2n, kh\u00f4ng \u00edt th\u00ec nhi\u1ec1u. M\u1ed9t kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng m\u00e0 b\u00e0 ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o.<\/p>\n Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eafc b\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n l\u1eafm khi ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ed9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc. B\u00e0 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eb7t b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n v\u00e0o th\u1ebf m\u1ea1o hi\u1ec3m. \u0110\u1eb7t bao nhi\u00eau ph\u1ea7n tr\u0103m th\u00ec Grant ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft. Trong nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, th\u00ec kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng b\u1ecb t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef s\u1ebd cao h\u01a1n khi c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n ti\u1ebfn tri\u1ec3n. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ngay t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0 n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 manh nha nh\u1eefng ham mu\u1ed1n th\u1ebf n\u00e0y th\u00ec v\u1ec1 sau, m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 s\u1ebd c\u00e0ng m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t h\u01a1n.<\/p>\n \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n \u2013 vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ed1i? \u2013 v\u00ec \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c con ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ean trong c\u1ee7a Marian. V\u00ec \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 kh\u01a1i g\u1ee3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng lung linh, m\u1edd \u1ea3o hi\u1ec3n hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean tr\u00ean b\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t t\u00ednh c\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. V\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t th\u1ec9nh c\u1ea7u y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i trong gi\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec7u hay g\u1eaft g\u1ecfng v\u00e0 ph\u00e1t \u00e2m r\u1ea5t n\u1eb7ng c\u1ee7a b\u00e0.<\/p>\n Grant l\u1ea5y tr\u1ee9ng v\u00e0 n\u1ea5m \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m cho m\u00ecnh m\u00f3n tr\u1ee9ng tr\u00e1ng. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng ngh\u0129 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng c\u0169ng u\u1ed1ng ch\u00fat r\u01b0\u1ee3u.<\/p>\n \u0110i\u1ec1u g\u00ec c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra. C\u00f3 th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng \u2013 r\u1eb1ng m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3? V\u00ed d\u1ee5, n\u1ebfu mu\u1ed1n, li\u1ec7u \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c Marian, \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e0 ta \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd cho Aubrey tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i th\u0103m Fiona? V\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 cho th\u0103m, m\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u1ea5y s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ec3 Aubrey \u1edf n\u1ed1t nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y cu\u1ed1i \u0111\u1eddi b\u00ean Fiona. C\u01a1n ch\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ed9ng \u1ea5y s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a h\u1ecd \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u? \u0110\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 x\u00e1o tr\u1ed9n, \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn c\u00f9ng b\u1ea3n n\u0103ng t\u1ef1 ph\u00f2ng v\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a Marian? Hay \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac c\u1ee7a Fiona?<\/p>\n S\u1ebd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eed th\u00e1ch. M\u1ed9t th\u1eed th\u00e1ch v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u00ec t\u00edch v\u1ebb vang. \u0110\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tr\u00f2 \u0111\u00f9a m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tin n\u1ed5i \u2013 r\u1eb1ng Grant \u0111ang l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c ch\u1eb3ng ra g\u00ec ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111em l\u1ea1i \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t cho Fiona m\u00e0 th\u00f4i.<\/p>\n Nh\u01b0ng Grant kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. N\u1ebfu ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 n\u00f3, \u00f4ng s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i ngh\u0129 xem sau khi \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a Aubrey v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi Fiona, th\u00ec \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi \u00f4ng v\u00e0 Marian. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00edch s\u1ef1 g\u00ec \u2013 \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec h\u01a1n nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y tr\u01b0\u1edbc, m\u1ed9t m\u1ed1i toan t\u00ednh v\u1ee5 l\u1ee3i th\u1ef1c ra kh\u00f3 tr\u00e1ch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ngo\u00e0i th\u00f4 th\u00e1p n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n L\u00e0m sao ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y s\u1ebd di\u1ec5n ra th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Ta c\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ta ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/p>\n Marian c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u0169ng \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i trong nh\u00e0, ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i Grant g\u1ecdi l\u1ea1i. Ho\u1eb7c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ed3i. L\u00e0m nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c l\u1eb7t v\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef cho m\u00ecnh b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n. Marian c\u00f3 v\u1ebb l\u00e0 tu\u00fdp ng\u01b0\u1eddi lu\u00f4n l\u00e0m cho m\u00ecnh tr\u1edf n\u00ean b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n. C\u1ee9 nh\u00ecn c\u0103n nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 th\u00ec s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y b\u00e0 lu\u00f4n tay lu\u00f4n ch\u00e2n ch\u0103m ch\u00fat cho n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. V\u00e0 c\u00f3 Aubrey n\u1eefa \u2013 v\u1eabn c\u1ee9 ph\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ch\u0103m s\u00f3c \u00f4ng ta nh\u01b0 b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 Marian \u0111\u00e3 cho Aubrey \u0103n b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i s\u1edbm \u2013 cho \u0103n \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 th\u1eddi gian bi\u1ec3u \u1edf Meadowlake \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho \u00f4ng \u0111i ng\u1ee7 s\u1edbm h\u01a1n, c\u00f2n b\u00e0 th\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i. (Kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u b\u00e0 ta t\u00ednh th\u1ebf n\u00e0o v\u1edbi Aubrey n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 \u0111i v\u0169 h\u1ed9i? C\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 \u00f4ng ta m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng hay b\u00e0 ta s\u1ebd thu\u00ea ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00f4ng? Li\u1ec7u b\u00e0 ta c\u00f3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u1ed3ng r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u v\u00e0 gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n nh\u1ea3y c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh? Li\u1ec7u \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n nh\u1ea3y \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n tr\u00f4ng Aubrey gi\u00f9m b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng?)<\/p>\n C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 Marian \u0111\u00e3 cho ch\u1ed3ng \u0103n t\u1ed1i trong khi Grant mua n\u1ea5m v\u00e0 l\u00e1i xe v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd b\u00e0 \u0111ang cho Aubrey \u0111i ng\u1ee7. Nh\u01b0ng su\u1ed1t th\u1eddi gian \u1ea5y, h\u1eb3n b\u00e0 s\u1ebd lu\u00f4n nghe ng\u00f3ng ti\u1ebfng chu\u00f4ng \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i, s\u1ebd b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n v\u00ec s\u1ef1 im l\u1eb7ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3,. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd b\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ednh xem m\u1ea5t bao l\u00e2u \u0111\u1ec3 Grant l\u00e1i xe v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0. \u0110\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng trong danh b\u1ea1 \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap b\u00e0 \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u01a1i \u00f4ng s\u1ed1ng. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ednh xem \u0111i m\u1ea5t bao l\u00e2u, r\u1ed3i c\u1ed9ng c\u1ea3 th\u1eddi gian mua \u0111\u1ed3 \u0103n t\u1ed1i (b\u00e0 h\u00ecnh dung m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng d\u1eabu \u1edf m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh th\u00ec ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111i mua s\u1eafm). Sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 \u00f4ng nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1eddi nh\u1eafn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. V\u00e0 s\u1ef1 im l\u1eb7ng k\u00e9o d\u00e0i s\u1ebd khi\u1ebfn b\u00e0 t\u1ef1 b\u1ecba ra nh\u1eefng l\u00ed do kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa. Nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c l\u1eb7t v\u1eb7t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 Grant ph\u1ea3i gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. Ho\u1eb7c c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 \u0103n t\u1ed1i \u1edf ngo\u00e0i, m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c h\u1eb9n khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 v\u00e0o gi\u1edd \u0103n t\u1ed1i.<\/p>\n C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 Marian s\u1ebd \u0111i ng\u1ee7 mu\u1ed9n, lau ch\u00f9i ch\u1ea1n b\u00e1t, xem TV, tranh c\u00e3i v\u1edbi ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh xem m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i hay kh\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh th\u1eadt t\u1ef1 ph\u1ee5 khi suy di\u1ec5n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Tr\u00ean h\u1ebft Marian l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef kh\u00f4n ngoan. B\u00e0 \u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i ng\u1ee7 nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7, ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng Grant tr\u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb g\u00ec l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft khi\u00eau v\u0169. M\u1ed9t g\u00e3 r\u1ea5t kh\u00f4 c\u1ee9ng, ch\u1eafc ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch.<\/p>\n Grant ng\u1ed3i g\u1ea7n \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i, xem t\u1ea1p ch\u00ed, nh\u01b0ng khi \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i reo l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, \u00f4ng l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ea5c m\u00e1y l\u00ean.<\/p>\n "Grant. T\u00f4i, Marian \u0111\u00e2y. T\u00f4i v\u1eeba \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u1ea7ng h\u1ea7m cho \u0111\u1ed3 v\u00e0o m\u00e1y gi\u1eb7t th\u00ec nghe ti\u1ebfng chu\u00f4ng \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i, khi t\u00f4i l\u00ean l\u1ea7u th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eadp m\u00e1y r\u1ed3i. Th\u1ebf n\u00ean, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 t\u00f4i n\u00ean n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i v\u1eabn \u1edf nh\u00e0. N\u1ebfu l\u00e0 \u00f4ng v\u1eeba g\u1ecdi v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng \u0111ang c\u00f3 nh\u00e0. B\u1edfi v\u00ec r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u00e1y tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, n\u00ean \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i l\u1eddi nh\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Th\u1ebf n\u00ean, t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n. B\u00e1o cho \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft."<\/p>\n "Ch\u00e0o \u00f4ng."<\/p>\n B\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u00e0 m\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1edd hai nh\u0103m.<\/p>\n Ch\u00e0o \u00f4ng.<\/i><\/p>\n \u00d4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng v\u1eeba m\u1edbi v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0. Th\u1eadt ch\u1eb3ng hay ho g\u00ec khi khi\u1ebfn Marian ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2y, so \u0111o toan t\u00ednh thi\u1ec7t h\u01a1n.<\/p>\n Nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m r\u00e8m. \u0110\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch Marian g\u1ecdi nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m m\u00e0n xanh \u2013 r\u00e8m. V\u00e0 sao l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ee9? \u00d4ng nh\u1edb nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh quy g\u1eebng tr\u00f2n tr\u1ecba \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c b\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i l\u00e0 b\u00e1nh nh\u00e0 l\u00e0m, c\u00e1i c\u1ed1c c\u00e0 ph\u00ea s\u1ee9 treo tr\u00ean c\u00e1i c\u00e2y trang tr\u00ed b\u1eb1ng s\u1ee9, t\u1ea5m th\u1ea3m ph\u1ee7 \u1edf s\u1ea3nh – Grant ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn n\u00f3 l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng nh\u1ef1a. \u1ede ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 \u1ea5y, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec1u ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c v\u00e0 r\u1ea5t thi\u1ebft th\u1ef1c – nh\u1eefng ph\u1ea9m ch\u1ea5t m\u00e0 m\u1eb9 Grant ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 h\u1eb3n b\u00e0 s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u1ed9 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 Marian. Nh\u01b0ng h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 v\u1ebb ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u00e1nh l\u1eeba. Ph\u1ea3i ch\u0103ng v\u00ec th\u1ebf t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean \u00f4ng c\u1ee9 nhoi nh\u00f3i c\u00e1i c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c v\u1eeba t\u00f2 m\u00f2, v\u1eeba ng\u1edd ng\u1ee3 kh\u00f4ng tin? Hay l\u00e0 do \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 u\u1ed1ng th\u00eam hai ly r\u01b0\u1ee3u sau ly \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean?<\/p>\n L\u00e0n da r\u00e1m n\u1eafng m\u00e0u n\u00e2u g\u1ed7 h\u1ed3 \u0111\u00e0o \u2013 gi\u1edd th\u00ec \u00f4ng d\u00e1m ch\u1eafc \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 r\u00e1m n\u1eafng \u2013 \u1edf v\u00f9ng m\u1eb7t v\u00e0 c\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u1ea5y c\u00f3 khi c\u00f2n lan xu\u1ed1ng khe ng\u1ef1c b\u00e0 ta c\u0169ng n\u00ean, v\u00f9ng da nh\u0103n nheo, c\u00f3 m\u00f9i th\u01a1m v\u00e0 n\u00f3ng b\u1ecfng. H\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh \u1ea5y hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean trong \u0111\u1ea7u Grant khi \u00f4ng b\u1ea5m s\u1ed1 \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 ghi l\u1ea1i. Khe ng\u1ef1c v\u00e0 c\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee1i m\u00e8o \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1ee5c c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a Marian. V\u00e0 c\u1ea3 c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft m\u00e0u \u0111\u00e1 qu\u00fd.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Fiona \u1edf trong ph\u00f2ng m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1eefa. B\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean \u00f4 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 m\u1edf, m\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ea7m h\u1ee3p th\u1eddi ti\u1ebft nh\u01b0ng ng\u1eafn v\u00e0 s\u00e1ng m\u00e0u m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch k\u1ef3 qu\u1eb7c. M\u1ed9t lu\u1ed3ng h\u01a1i \u1ea5m n\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a hoa t\u1eed \u0111inh h\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111ang n\u1edf r\u1ed9 v\u00e0 ph\u00e2n b\u00f3n v\u1ee5 xu\u00e2n tr\u1ea3i kh\u1eafp c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng tr\u00e0n v\u00e0o ph\u0323ng qua c\u1eeda s\u1ed5.<\/p>\n C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch \u0111ang m\u1edf \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00ean l\u00f2ng b\u00e0.<\/p>\n B\u00e0 n\u00f3i, "Nh\u00ecn cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch xinh \u0111\u1eb9p em t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y n\u00e0y. N\u00f3 vi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 Iceland. Anh tin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng, sao ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch qu\u00fd th\u1ebf n\u00e0y trong ph\u00f2ng. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i ai c\u0169ng th\u1eadt th\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2u. M\u00e0 em ngh\u0129 h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea5t nh\u1ea7m qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o. Em ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd m\u1eb7c m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng."<\/p>\n \u201cFiona\u2026\u201d, Grant n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n "Anh \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u l\u00e2u qu\u00e1. Ch\u00fang ta chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb ra vi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n "Fiona, anh mang \u0111\u1ebfn cho em m\u1ed9t b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd. Em c\u00f2n nh\u1edb Aubrey ch\u1ee9?"<\/p>\n B\u00e0 nh\u00ecn Grant ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 h\u00e0ng lo\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ee3t gi\u00f3 t\u00e1p v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t b\u00e0. V\u00e0o m\u1eb7t b\u00e0,, v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00e0, l\u00e0m m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 v\u1ee5n v\u1ee1, t\u1ea3 t\u01a1i. T\u1ea3 t\u01a1i, l\u1ecfng l\u1ebbo v\u00e0 r\u1eddi r\u1ea1c.<\/p>\n "Nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i t\u00ean c\u1ee9 tr\u00f4i tu\u1ed9t trong em," b\u00e0 n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng cay \u0111\u1eafng.<\/p>\n Nh\u01b0ng \u00e1nh nh\u00ecn \u1ea5y c\u0169ng bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t, khi b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng l\u1edbn, b\u00e0 l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00e9t duy\u00ean d\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t qu\u00fd b\u00e0 v\u1ed1n th\u00edch b\u1ee1n \u0111\u00f9a. B\u00e0 c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn \u0111\u1eb7t cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, v\u00f2ng tay \u00f4m l\u1ea5y Grant. T\u1eeb da hay h\u01a1i th\u1edf c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 ph\u1ea3 ra m\u1ed9t m\u00f9i kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, Grant th\u1ea5y gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u00f9i c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng c\u00e0nh hoa b\u1ecb c\u1eaft v\u00e0 ng\u00e2m qu\u00e1 l\u00e2u trong n\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n "Th\u1eadt m\u1eebng l\u00e0 em l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p anh," b\u00e0 n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 v\u00e9o tai Grant.<\/p>\n "Em c\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 anh \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e1i xe \u0111i th\u1eb3ng," b\u00e0 n\u00f3i. "C\u1ee9 th\u1ebf m\u00e0 \u0111i, ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n b\u1eadn t\u00e2m g\u00ec v\u1ec1 th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi v\u00e0 b\u1ecf qu\u00ean em. B\u1ecf m\u1eb7c em. B\u1ecf r\u01a1i em."[10]<\/a><\/p>\n \u00d4ng \u0111\u1ec3 g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u00e1p ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o l\u00e0n t\u00f3c tr\u1eafng, m\u1ea3ng da \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3ng, m\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u thanh t\u00fa c\u1ee7a b\u00e0.\u00d4ng n\u00f3i, Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0o.<\/p>\n <\/i><\/p>\n Nguy\u1ec5n \u0110\u1ee9c T\u00e2m An<\/strong><\/i> d\u1ecbch<\/p>\n Ngu\u1ed3n:<\/b> Alice Munro, \u201cThe Bear Came Over the Mountain\u201d, Hateship, friendship, courtship, love ship, marriage (<\/i>Vintage: 2002)<\/p>\n [1]<\/a> "The Bear Came Over the Mountain" l\u00e0 b\u00e0i h\u00e1t d\u00e2n gian n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng d\u00e0nh cho tr\u1ebb em th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u00e1t theo giai \u0111i\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a"For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow". L\u1eddi b\u00e0i h\u00e1t n\u00e0y c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u di b\u1ea3n nh\u01b0ng t\u1ee9 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 v\u1ec1 c\u01a1 b\u1ea3n l\u00e0 gi\u1ed1ng nhau: con g\u1ea5u tr\u00e8o qua ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai, v\u00e0 c\u00e1i n\u00f3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y khi \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u00eda kh\u00e1c c\u1ee7a ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u00e1t vui t\u01b0\u01a1i, c\u00f3 s\u1eafc th\u00e1i ch\u00e2m bi\u1ebfm nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 v\u00f4 ngh\u0129a (c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m ta li\u00ean h\u1ec7 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i \u0111\u1ed3ng dao.ca dao c\u1ee7a Vi\u1ec7t Nam n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 v\u00f4 ngh\u0129a nh\u01b0 b\u00e0i Con ki\u1ebfn m\u00e0 leo c\u00e0nh \u0111a …<\/i><\/p>\n R\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi khi di\u1ec5n gi\u1ea3i t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eed t\u00ecm m\u1ed1i li\u00ean h\u1ec7 gi\u1eefa nhan \u0111\u1ec1 v\u00e0 n\u1ed9i dung c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n m\u00e0 Alice Munro k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i. C\u00f3 \u00fd ki\u1ebfn cho r\u1eb1ng s\u1ef1 v\u00f4 ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a b\u00e0i ca dao c\u0169ng ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u1ea9n d\u1ee5 v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 v\u00f4 ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi tu\u1ed5i gi\u00e0 nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi. M\u1ed9t \u00fd ki\u1ebfn kh\u00e1c cho r\u1eb1ng \u201ccon g\u1ea5u\u201d \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u1ea9n d\u1ee5 v\u1ec1 Grant, v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng chung th\u1ee7y c\u1ee7a nh\u00e2n v\u1eadt, v\u1ec1 n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c v\u00f4 \u00edch c\u1ee7a l\u00f2ng cao th\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u1edf Grant khi \u00f4ng c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 Fiona khi b\u00e0 \u0111ang b\u1ec7nh n\u1eb7ng.<\/p>\n [2]<\/a> C\u00f2n g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \u201cB\u00e0i ca t\u00f4i trung T\u00e2y Ban Nha\u201d n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng trong cu\u1ed9c n\u1ed9i chi\u1ebfn T\u00e2y Ban Nha 1936-1939, n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi trung th\u00e0nh thu\u1ed9c ph\u00e1i C\u00f4ng h\u00f2a, ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i phe Franco<\/p>\n [3]<\/a> Hund ti\u1ebfng \u0110\u1ee9c ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 \u201cch\u00f3\u201d<\/p>\n [4]<\/a> Chi\u1ebfn tranh Crimea (Crimean War) b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb n\u0103m 1853 v\u00e0 ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t n\u0103m 1856, gi\u1eefa hai l\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee3ng qu\u00e2n s\u1ef1 ch\u00e2u \u00c2u, phe \u0111\u1ed3ng minh g\u1ed3m \u0110\u1ebf qu\u1ed1c Ph\u00e1p, \u0110\u1ebf qu\u1ed1c Anh, \u0110\u1ebf qu\u1ed1c Th\u1ed5 Nh\u0129 K\u1ef3 v\u00e0 Sardegna ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i \u0110\u1ebf qu\u1ed1c Nga. Cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn tranh n\u00e0y c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u1eddi g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 Chi\u1ebfn tranh n\u01b0\u1edbc Nga<\/p>\n [5]<\/a> Trong th\u1ea7n tho\u1ea1i B\u1eafc \u00c2u, Fenrir l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3. Fenrir \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee9ng th\u1ef1c trong th\u01a1 Edda, bi\u00ean so\u1ea1n v\u00e0o th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 13 t\u1eeb c\u00e1c ngu\u1ed3n truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 b\u1edfi Snorri Sturluson. Trong c\u1ea3 Th\u01a1 Edda v\u00e0 Truy\u1ec7n Edda, Fenrir l\u00e0 cha c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i Skoll v\u00e0 Hati Hr\u00f3dvitnisson, l\u00e0 con trai c\u1ee7a Loki, v\u00e0 nu\u1ed1t th\u1ea7n Odin trong s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n Ragnar\u00f6k, nh\u01b0ng sau n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb con trai c\u1ee7a Odin l\u00e0 V\u00eddarr gi\u1ebft.<\/p>\n [6]<\/a> Nj\u00e1ll \u00deorgeirsson (Nj\u00e1ll con trai c\u1ee7a \u00deorgeir) l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng nh\u00e2n v\u1eadt ch\u00ednh c\u1ee7a Truy\u1ec7n Nj\u00e1ls<\/i> , m\u1ed9t t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m Iceland th\u1eddi trung c\u1ed5; Snorri \u00deorgr\u00edmsson hay Snorri Godi l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh T\u00e2y Iceland, ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00f9ng trong Truy\u1ec7n Eyrbyggja<\/i> c\u1ee7a Iceland.<\/p>\n [7]<\/a> Richard Wagner (1813\u20131883) bi\u00ean so\u1ea1n n\u00ean Der Ring des Nibelungen<\/i> (Chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nibelung) – m\u1ed9t ch\u00f9m c\u00e1c v\u1edf opera, d\u1ef1a ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu v\u00e0o th\u1ea7n tho\u1ea1i B\u1eafc \u00c2u (gi\u1ed1ng th\u1ea7n tho\u1ea1i \u0110\u1ee9c), v\u00e0 b\u00e0i ca c\u1ee7a Nibelung (Nibelungenlied).<\/p>\n [8]<\/a> Ti\u1ebfng Celtic l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e1nh c\u1ee7a h\u1ec7 ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef gia \u1ea4n-ch\u00e2u \u00c2u l\u1edbn h\u01a1n. V\u00e0o th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m nh\u1eefng c\u01b0 d\u00e2n n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng Celtic b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n trong l\u1ecbch s\u1eed kho\u1ea3ng n\u0103m 400 tr\u01b0\u1edbc C\u00f4ng nguy\u00ean, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chia th\u00e0nh nhi\u1ec1u nh\u00f3m ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef, v\u00e0 tr\u1ea3i r\u1ed9ng tr\u00ean to\u00e0n l\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ecba T\u00e2y \u00c2u, b\u00e1n \u0111\u1ea3o Iberia, Ireland v\u00e0 Anh.<\/p>\n
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