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L\u0169y vi\u1ebft cho Kim trong th\u01b0: "C\u00f3 hai l\u00fd do gi\u1ee5c Kim n\u00ean xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e2y ch\u01a1i. Th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t, anh mu\u1ed1n gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u v\u1edbi Kim ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 s\u00e1ng ki\u1ebfn gi\u00fap anh s\u1edbm c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ednh chuy\u1ec7n x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng v\u1edbi Kim. Th\u1ee9 hai, \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e0n chuy\u1ec7n x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng Kim c\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng, khung c\u1ea3nh s\u1ed1ng hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a anh; nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi anh vi\u1ebft trong th\u01b0, x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a Kim khi \u0111\u1ecdc th\u01b0, d\u1ec5 l\u00e0m sai l\u1ea1c s\u1ef1 ph\u00e1n \u0111o\u00e1n. Kim n\u00ean xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u1ecdn gi\u1eefa hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i \u0111ang c\u00f3 v\u00e0 t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai s\u1ebd x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng v\u1edbi anh. Quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh do t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m c\u00f3 l\u1ebd Kim \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng anh ngh\u0129 c\u0169ng c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t kh\u00eda c\u1ea1nh quan tr\u1ecdng li\u00ean h\u1ec7 t\u1edbi m\u1ecdi chi ti\u1ebft c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng h\u1eb1ng ng\u00e0y."<\/p>\n
Kim \u0111\u1ecdc l\u1ea1i \u0111o\u1ea1n th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a L\u0169y r\u1ed3i c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. "L\u0169y th\u1eadt kh\u00e9o b\u00e0y v\u1ebd!" L\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t L\u0169y th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c, Kim \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129: "Nh\u1edb, mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p th\u00ec c\u1ee9 b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng nh\u1edb l\u00e0 Kim t\u1ee9c kh\u1eafc lo thu x\u1ebfp, L\u0169y t\u01b0\u1edfng Kim kh\u00f4ng nao n\u1ee9c sao! C\u00f2n b\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00fd do n\u00e0y l\u00fd do n\u1ecd." Kim ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1eafc m\u1eafc: m\u1ed1i t\u00ecnh gi\u1eefa hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh kh\u00f4ng? M\u1ed9t khi \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ef1c b\u1ee5ng y\u00eau nhau m\u1ecdi h\u1eadu qu\u1ea3 s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn h\u1ebft, d\u00f9 t\u1ed1t d\u00f9 x\u1ea5u. C\u1ea3 L\u0169y l\u1eabn Kim c\u00f3 ai \u0111\u1ecbnh tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y s\u1ebd g\u1eb7p nhau tr\u00ean tr\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea5t n\u00e0y, t\u1ea1i sao c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i b\u0103n kho\u0103n chuy\u1ec7n t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai? Tha thi\u1ebft y\u00eau nhau, r\u1ed3i c\u00f9ng ra s\u1ee9c c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng, sau mu\u1ed1n ra sao c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u00d0\u00f3 l\u00e0 tri\u1ebft l\u00fd \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a Kim. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1eeb \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh Kim \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng. Kim l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t x\u01b0\u1edfng hoa gi\u1ea3 t\u1eeb hai th\u00e1ng sau khi \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u01b0. N\u1ebfu Kim l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ham c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ec1n, c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc k\u1ef9 l\u1ee3i v\u00e0 thi\u1ec7t gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng s\u1edf l\u00e0m c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00ec Kim \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng \u1edf l\u00e2u t\u1ea1i x\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00e0y nh\u1eefng m\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00e1m th\u00e1ng. Sau g\u1ea7n b\u1ed1n th\u00e1ng chuy\u00ean m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c ng\u1ed3i n\u1eafn nh\u1eefng d\u00e2y k\u1ebdm \u0111\u00e3 c\u1eaft s\u1eb5n th\u00e0nh h\u00ecnh th\u00f9 c\u00e0nh hoa \u2013m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c kh\u00f4ng n\u1eb7ng nh\u1ecdc nh\u01b0ng r\u1ea5t c\u1ef1c cho m\u1ea5y ng\u00f3n tay c\u1ee7a Kim su\u1ed1t ng\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng u\u1ed1n nh\u1eefng \u0111o\u1ea1n th\u00e9p c\u1ee9ng\u2013 Kim m\u1edbi c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i l\u1ed9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00e0i kh\u00e9o, v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfn hai b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi khu v\u1ef1c l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u00f3 gi\u00e1 nh\u1ea5t x\u01b0\u1edfng, n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn r\u1eddi \u2013c\u00e0nh, l\u00e1 v\u00e0 hoa\u2013 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u00e1p l\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i x\u1ebfp trong h\u1ed9p c\u00f3 l\u00f3t v\u00e0 ph\u1ee7 gi\u1ea5y l\u1ee5a. C\u00f9ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3 v\u1edbi Kim c\u00f3 n\u0103m b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i, ai c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m v\u1edbi h\u00e3ng c\u1ea3 ch\u1ee5c n\u0103m. B\u00e0 n\u00e0o c\u0169ng gi\u1ea5u k\u1ef9 s\u1ed1 l\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u0129nh m\u1ed7i th\u00e1ng, nh\u01b0ng Kim kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 th\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1ea3o ho\u00e0ng h\u01a1n vua c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi h\u00e3ng \u0111\u1ee7 ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf m\u1ee9c l\u01b0\u01a1ng cao, v\u00ec coi b\u00e0 n\u00e0o c\u0169ng thi\u1ebfu ti\u00eau, b\u1eefa tr\u01b0a \u1edf s\u1edf r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea1m b\u1ea1c. Ri\u00eang ph\u1ea7n Kim, v\u1edbi m\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00e1m th\u00e1ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1eb7n v\u00e0 ba l\u1ea7n l\u00ean l\u01b0\u01a1ng, m\u1ed7i gi\u1edd l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a Kim m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ea3 cao h\u01a1n s\u1ed1 t\u1ed1i thi\u1ec3u lu\u1eadt \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i xu. \u1ede m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 l\u1edbn v\u00e0 s\u1eb5n nh\u1eefng hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 may c\u1eaft Kim c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, nh\u01b0 nhi\u1ec1u b\u1ea1n g\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ea3nh kh\u00e1c, ch\u1ecbu kh\u00f3 ki\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t ch\u00e2n chuy\u00ean m\u00f4n s\u1eeda l\u1ea1i qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o may s\u1eb5n cho v\u1eeba v\u1edbi k\u00edch th\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a t\u1eebng kh\u00e1ch h\u00e0ng t\u1ea1i c\u00e1c ti\u1ec7m l\u1edbn v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ea5p ba s\u1ed1 l\u01b0\u01a1ng hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a Kim. Nh\u01b0ng Kim \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf l\u1ef3 l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi x\u01b0\u1edfng hoa gi\u1ea3 v\u00ec m\u1ed9t l\u00fd do Kim cho r\u1eb1ng r\u1ea5t l\u1edbn, s\u1edf l\u00e0m g\u1ea7n nh\u00e0, Kim \u0111i b\u1ed9 m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea7y m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ph\u00fat, tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ecdi phi\u1ec1n to\u00e1i n\u1ebfu \u1edf xa di chuy\u1ec3n b\u1eb1ng xe bus hay m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, b\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 x\u01b0\u1edfng t\u1eeb ng\u00e0y bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00e0i kh\u00e9o v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9c si\u00eang n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a Kim \u0111\u00e3 th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 s\u0103n s\u00f3c c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3 qua t\u1ea5m s\u00e9c ti\u1ec1n l\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ed7i n\u1eeda th\u00e1ng. Kim \u0111\u00e3 cho nh\u1eefng s\u0103n s\u00f3c kh\u00f4ng t\u1ed1n ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i gi\u00e1 t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n thay \u0111\u1ed5i. Th\u00e1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc, khi L\u0169y l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u gi\u1ee5c xu\u1ed1ng ch\u01a1i, Kim \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ecbnh xin ngh\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n.<\/p>\n
M\u1ea5y b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3ng s\u1ef1 nhao nhao ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i, Kim c\u0169ng m\u1eb7c. Nh\u01b0ng Kim \u0111\u00e3 vui l\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ed5i \u00fd khi \u0111\u00edch th\u00e2n b\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch cho bi\u1ebft h\u00e3ng \u0111ang l\u00fac ph\u1ea3i s\u1ea3n xu\u1ea5t g\u1ea5p cho k\u1ecbp nhu c\u1ea7u v\u00e0 khuy\u00ean Kim n\u00ean ho\u00e3n l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng ch\u1edd qua m\u00f9a \u0111\u00e3. Kim kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e3 x\u00fac ph\u1ea1m t\u1edbi m\u1ed1i t\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi L\u0169y khi \u0111\u1eb7t quy\u1ec1n l\u1ee3i c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 h\u00e3ng tr\u00ean s\u1ef1 th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n, kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edbt d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t l\u00fd do r\u1ea5t m\u01a1 h\u1ed3 nh\u01b0ng Kim th\u1ea5y th\u1ea5m th\u00eda l\u1eafm: c\u00f2n \u0103n \u1edf v\u1edbi nhau c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1eddi, lo g\u00ec!<\/p>\n
L\u0169y c\u0169ng tin t\u01b0\u1edfng n\u01a1i s\u1ef1 l\u00e2u b\u1ec1n t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng b\u1edbt ham h\u1ed1 v\u1edbi hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i. Sau l\u1ea7n vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb Kim xu\u1ed1ng th\u0103m n\u01a1i \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u01b0 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 Kim tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd, trong v\u00f2ng hai th\u00e1ng L\u0169y \u0111\u00e3 n\u0103m l\u1ea7n th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c. L\u0169y c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n h\u1ed1i h\u1ea3 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Hai m\u01b0\u01a1i th\u00e1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1eb7p nhau \u1edf tr\u1ea1i t\u1ea1m c\u01b0. Th\u1eddi gian h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng \u1edf tr\u1ea1i t\u1ea1m \u0111\u1ee7 gi\u00fap hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed9c th\u00e2n hi\u1ec3u b\u1ee5ng nhau v\u00e0 c\u00f9ng mu\u1ed1n ti\u1ebfn xa h\u01a1n t\u00ecnh b\u1ea1n. Qua nh\u1eefng d\u1ecbp trao \u0111\u1ed5i t\u00e2m s\u1ef1 th\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1ecf l\u1ed9 s\u1ef1 c\u1ea3m m\u1ebfn l\u1eabn nhau c\u1ed9ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t nhu c\u1ea7u chung, t\u1ef1a vai v\u00e0o nhau cho th\u00eam v\u1eefng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u m\u1edbi l\u1ea1. Th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m nh\u01b0ng th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a Kim \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ec1m b\u1edbt r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u n\u1ed7i h\u1ed1i h\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a L\u0169y. Do \u0111\u00f3, Kim v\u1eabn \u0111i theo hai v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ecb h\u1ecd v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 s\u1eafp \u0111\u1eb7t v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c b\u1ea3o tr\u1ee3 \u0111\u00e3 chia c\u00e1ch hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1edbi tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0n d\u1eb7m. H\u1ed3i m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u01b0 L\u0169y h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y vi\u1ebft cho Kim \u0111\u1ec3 than van v\u00ec xa c\u00e1ch v\u00e0 n\u1ed7i heo h\u00fat c\u1ee7a th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n nh\u1ecf. Nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi th\u01b0 h\u1ed3i \u00e2m c\u1ee7a Kim \u0111\u1eb1m th\u1eafm nh\u01b0ng b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh khi\u1ebfn L\u0169y t\u1eeb b\u1ef1c t\u1ee9c ban \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ed5i qua quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m chi\u1ec1u theo \u00fd Kim, h\u00e3y m\u1ecdc r\u1ec5 t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u00e3 r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng sau. S\u1edf n\u0103ng v\u1ec1 c\u01a1 kh\u00ed c\u1ee7a L\u0169y \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ed3i t\u1ea1i ng\u0169 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap L\u0169y tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh chuy\u00ean vi\u00ean s\u1eeda xe h\u01a1i th\u00e0nh th\u1ea1o sau hai kh\u00f3a hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n. T\u1eeb b\u1ed1n n\u0103m th\u00e1ng nay \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 tr\u1ea1m x\u0103ng ki\u00eam x\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u1eefa xe b\u00ean xa l\u1ed9 \u1edf c\u00e1ch th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n gi\u00e0 n\u1eeda d\u1eb7m \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 giao ph\u00f3 h\u1eb3n m\u1ecdi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c cho ch\u00e0ng ph\u1ee5 t\u00e1 tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i. Kh\u00e1ch h\u00e0ng c\u0169ng \u0111\u00f2i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c L\u0169y s\u0103n s\u00f3c chi\u1ebfc xe c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh thay v\u00ec \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 gi\u00e0 ch\u1eadm ch\u1ea1p hay n\u00f3i. T\u1eeb s\u00e1ng t\u1edbi t\u1ed1i L\u0169y h\u1ebft ch\u1ea1y \u0111i k\u00e9o xe h\u01b0 l\u1ea1i l\u00fai h\u00fai s\u1eeda ch\u1eefa. \u00d4ng ch\u1ee7 th\u00e0nh ra gi\u1eef vai tr\u00f2 tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia c\u1ee7a L\u0169y, chuy\u00ean m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c b\u01a1m x\u0103ng cho kh\u00e1ch h\u00e0ng. Nh\u1edd l\u00e2y th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng t\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a Kim b\u00e2y gi\u1edd L\u0169y \u0111\u00e3 b\u00e9n r\u1ec5 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 t\u1ea1i n\u01a1i \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u01b0. B\u1eaft ch\u01b0\u1edbc Kim, v\u00e0 L\u0169y c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ecdc l\u1ea1i Kim cho b\u00f5 v\u1edbi h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1eddng Kim b\u1eaft ph\u1ea3i th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng ch\u1eadm ch\u1ea1p, L\u0169y kh\u00f4ng r\u1ee7 Kim xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e2y chung s\u1ed1ng, c\u00f2n b\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7t m\u1eddi Kim h\u00e3y th\u1eed xu\u1ed1ng ch\u01a1i v\u00e0 xem x\u00e9t \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng L\u0169y s\u1eafp \u0111\u1eb7t cho Kim c\u00f3 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi Kim hay kh\u00f4ng. B\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7t nh\u01b0 v\u1eady nh\u01b0ng Kim ch\u1eadm t\u1edbi L\u0169y \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t ph\u1ea3i n\u0103m l\u1ea7n th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c trong v\u00f2ng hai th\u00e1ng.<\/p>\n
Ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi Kim nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee5ng ch\u1ea1m th\u1eadt m\u1ea1nh. T\u00ean th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n n\u01a1i xe gh\u00e9 cho Kim xu\u1ed1ng v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ecdc th\u1ea5y tr\u00ean t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3ng d\u1ef1ng b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00ec xe \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eadu l\u1ea1i \u1edf tr\u1ea1m. Tr\u00ean h\u00e8 tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda tr\u1ea1m c\u00f3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u1eafng ch\u00f3i chang. Kim gh\u00e9 m\u1eb7t t\u1edbi s\u00e1t b\u00ean t\u1ea5m k\u00ednh c\u1eeda \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u00f3 cho k\u1ef9: m\u1ed9t \u00f4ng M\u1ef9 gi\u00e0 cao l\u1edbn, \u00e1o s\u01a1mi k\u1ebb \u00f4 vu\u00f4ng v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 r\u1ed9ng v\u00e0nh \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t mi\u1ec1n Nam v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i v\u1edbi b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 th\u1ee3 m\u00e1y m\u00e0u xanh v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 k\u1ebft \u0111\u1ed3ng m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ed9i h\u1ea5t ng\u01b0\u1ee3c ra sau g\u00e1y. \u00dd h\u1eb3n ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i nh\u1eadn r\u00f5 g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t Kim k\u1ec1 s\u00e1t t\u1ea5m k\u00ednh c\u1eeda b\u00e8n n\u1edf m\u1ed9t mi\u1ec7ng c\u01b0\u1eddi, khi \u0111\u00f3 Kim m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn ra L\u0169y. Kim ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9 kh\u00f4ng k\u1ecbp \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i mi\u1ec7ng c\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n m\u1eebng r\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a L\u0169y. Nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean tr\u00ean xe ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eafc Kim m\u1edbi ch\u1ee3t nh\u1edb v\u00e0 h\u1ed1i h\u1ea3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ec3 xu\u1ed1ng.<\/p>\n
S\u00e1ng s\u1edbm, khi l\u00ean m\u00e1y bay, Kim \u0111\u1ecdc th\u1ea5y \u1edf phi tr\u01b0\u1eddng ghi 22 \u0111\u1ed9 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7 r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh s\u1eafp \u0111i v\u00e0o m\u00f9a xu\u00e2n th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 v\u00ec L\u0169y c\u00f3 cho bi\u1ebft trong th\u01b0 nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed9 \u1edf mi\u1ec1n Nam l\u00ean t\u1edbi 65. T\u1eeb m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng tri\u1ec1n mi\u00ean \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc sang m\u00f9a xu\u00e2n th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 trong v\u00f2ng c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed5i thay l\u00fd th\u00fa, \u0111\u00e1ng h\u00e1o h\u1ee9c ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. Chi\u1ec1u h\u00f4m qua t\u1eeb s\u1edf l\u00e0m \u0111i b\u1ed9 v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 Kim c\u00f2n th\u1ea5y bao nhi\u00eau c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ec1u tr\u01a1 tr\u1ee5i l\u00e1 trong kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng. S\u00e1ng nay, khi ra t\u1edbi c\u00f4ng vi\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc phi tr\u01b0\u1eddng mi\u1ec1n Nam, Kim \u0111\u00e3 t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 ch\u00f3i m\u1eaft tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng h\u00e0ng c\u00e2y t\u00e1o n\u1edf hoa m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1. T\u1edbi tr\u1ea1m \u0111\u00f3n xe bus, Kim l\u1ea1i t\u1ea7n ng\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ee9ng ng\u1eafm m\u00e3i m\u1ea5y d\u1eb7ng l\u00ea hoa tr\u1eafng, chen l\u1eabn nh\u1eefng g\u1ed1c m\u1ed9c lan tr\u1ed5 b\u00f4ng m\u00e0u t\u00edm h\u1ed3ng. D\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Kim kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edbt ng\u00f3 ra b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u1eafm nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y s\u1ed3i, c\u00e2y du l\u1ed9c non t\u01b0ng b\u1eebng. V\u00e0 t\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y, tr\u00ean tay l\u1ec5 m\u1ec5 mang n\u00e0o x\u00e1ch tay n\u00e0o \u00e1o ng\u1ef1 h\u00e0n, trong khi nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean h\u00e3ng xe l\u1edbn ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi nh\u1eadn h\u00e0nh l\u00fd v\u00e0 L\u0169y h\u1edbn h\u1edf ch\u1ea1y t\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3n, Kim c\u00f2n b\u1eadn ng\u01a1 ng\u00e1c trong n\u1eafng \u1ea5m mong nh\u1edb \u0111\u00e3 bao l\u00e2u, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khung c\u1ea3nh chung quanh t\u01b0\u01a1i r\u00f3i nh\u1eefng th\u1ee7y ti\u00ean, m\u1eabu \u0111\u01a1n, v\u1ea1n th\u1ecd nhi\u1ec1u m\u00e0u s\u1eafc.<\/p>\n
L\u0169y ph\u1ea3i n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y hai vai Kim l\u1eafc m\u1ea1nh, Kim m\u1edbi b\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng th\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng "Anh!" r\u1ed3i v\u1ed9i ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i n\u00e9t ng\u01a1 ng\u00e1c tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t b\u1ea1n:<\/p>\n
– Anh \u01a1i! Em \u0111ang say. . . say c\u1ea3nh s\u1eafc mi\u1ec1n Nam c\u1ee7a anh. Em t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 con b\u01b0\u1edbm v\u1eeba chui ra kh\u1ecfi k\u00e9n. Trong s\u00e1ng qu\u00e1, t\u01b0ng b\u1eebng qu\u00e1!<\/p>\n
L\u0169y v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng r\u1eddi hai tay n\u1eafm vai Kim, \u0111\u00e1p:<\/p>\n
– \u00d0\u00e2y m\u1edbi l\u00e0 m\u00f9a xu\u00e2n. M\u1ea5y th\u00e1ng n\u1eefa em s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft n\u1eafng \u1ea5m mi\u1ec1n Nam nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y oi n\u1ed3ng \u1edf S\u00e0ig\u00f2n c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a th\u1ea5m!<\/p>\n
Kim kh\u00f4ng b\u1eaft l\u1ea5y c\u00e2u n\u00f3i \u0111\u00e8 ch\u1eebng c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n, \u0111\u1ea9y L\u0169y ra xa m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u00f3 t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1edbi ch\u00e2n. G\u1ea7n hai n\u0103m tr\u1eddi m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh tr\u1ea3i qua hai m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng mi\u1ec1n B\u1eafc Kim \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00ec c\u00e1i n\u00f3ng mi\u1ec1n Nam c\u00f3 gh\u00ea g\u1edbm \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u Kim ch\u1eb3ng ng\u1ea1i, L\u0169y ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00ec Kim c\u0169ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, lo g\u00ec. Nh\u01b0ng qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt L\u0169y c\u1ee7a Kim \u0111\u00e3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i h\u1eb3n sau th\u1eddi gian xa c\u00e1ch. Kim soi m\u00f3i t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1edbi ch\u00e2n L\u0169y th\u1ea5y ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n ch\u00fat g\u00ec trong h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh ch\u00e0ng trai \u1edf tr\u1ea1m t\u1ea1m c\u01b0. V\u1edbi b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 xanh lem v\u1ebft d\u1ea7u, c\u00e1i m\u0169 k\u1ebft h\u1ea5t ng\u01b0\u1ee3c ra sau g\u00e1y, Kim th\u1ea5y L\u0169y gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 m\u00e1y Kim tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u1edf tr\u1ea1m x\u0103ng hay x\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u1eefa xe. Kim g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u, n\u00f3i ra \u00fd ngh\u0129 v\u1eeba qua trong tr\u00ed:<\/p>\n
– B\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng l\u1eafm!<\/p>\n
L\u0169y ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i:<\/p>\n
– B\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng l\u1eafm?<\/p>\n
Kim \u0111\u00e1p li\u1ec1n:<\/p>\n
– V\u00e2ng, em b\u1ea3o tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y anh em b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng l\u1eafm, v\u00e0 em c\u0169ng y\u00ean t\u00e2m n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n
L\u0169y \u0111\u1eabn Kim \u0111i t\u1edbi tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 M\u1ef9 v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee3i t\u1eeb n\u00e3y v\u1edbi mi\u1ec7ng c\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng t\u1eaft:<\/p>\n
– Kim, \ufb01anc\u00e9e c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, c\u00f4 \u1ea5y v\u1eeba b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng t\u1edbi n\u01a1i tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i c\u00f4 \u1ea5y b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng l\u1eafm v\u00e0 c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y y\u00ean t\u00e2m n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n
\u00d4ng M\u1ef9 gi\u00e0 Ben \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c L\u0169y gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u v\u1edbi Kim, \u00f4m h\u00f4n Kim tr\u00ean hai m\u00e1 r\u1ed3i n\u00f3i:<\/p>\n
– Ai \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u0169ng b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng L\u0169y nh\u01b0 c\u00f4, c\u00f4 th\u1ea5y y\u00ean t\u00e2m l\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang, c\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tin hai vai c\u1ee7a L\u0169y \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c v\u00e1c g\u00e1nh n\u1eb7ng c\u00f4 trao cho L\u0169y. Ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi chia nhau mang m\u1edb h\u00e0nh l\u00fd c\u1ee7a Kim t\u1eeb tr\u1ea1m \u0111\u1eadu xe \u0111i b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1i qu\u00e1n x\u0103ng. L\u0169y n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Kim:<\/p>\n
– \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 n\u01a1i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a anh, c\u00f2n anh \u1edf m\u00e3i trong kia, th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n c\u00e1ch xa l\u1ed9 ch\u1eebng n\u1eeda d\u1eb7m.<\/p>\n
B\u1eefa \u0103n tr\u01b0a \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb s\u1eb5n \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f3n Kim. Sau khi \u00f4m h\u00f4n Kim b\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 Mary \u0111\u1eaby \u0111\u00e0 t\u01b0\u01a1i t\u1eafn n\u00f3i ra c\u1ea3m t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh:<\/p>\n
– T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t th\u00edch ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef Vi\u1ec7t Nam, h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf nh\u01b0 b\u00fap-b\u00ea, l\u1ecdt th\u1ecfm trong v\u00f2ng tay.<\/p>\n
R\u1ed3i d\u1eaft Kim t\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc qu\u1ea7y vu\u00f4ng g\u1eafn li\u1ec1n v\u1edbi l\u00f2 b\u1ebfp k\u00ea gi\u1eefa ph\u00f2ng. B\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u00e2y qu\u1ea7n trong c\u0103n b\u1ebfp r\u1ed9ng ki\u00eam ph\u00f2ng \u0103n th\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u00e0y. Ng\u00f3 qua m\u1ed9t l\u01b0\u1ee3t nh\u1eefng ph\u1ee5 t\u00f9ng b\u00e0y tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t qu\u1ea7y Kim \u0111\u00e3 \u0111o\u00e1n ra m\u00f3n \u0103n tr\u01b0a b\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e0 d\u1ef1 t\u00ednh \u0111\u00e3i m\u00ecnh. S\u1ed1ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5t M\u1ef9 g\u1ea7n hai n\u0103m Kim ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1 c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ee7 can \u0111\u1ea3m th\u1eed n\u1ebfm m\u00f3n \u0103n r\u1ea5t ph\u1ed5 th\u00f4ng n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec b\u1ea3n t\u00ednh k\u00edn \u0111\u00e1o, nh\u1ecf nh\u1eb9. C\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng hai m\u1ea3nh b\u00e1nh m\u00ec tr\u00f2n to b\u1eb1ng n\u1eafm tay v\u00e0 ch\u1ed3ng ch\u1ea5t k\u1eb9p \u1edf gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng s\u00e0l\u00e1ch, \u0111\u1ed3 chua, nhi\u1ec1u l\u00e1t c\u00e0 t\u00f4m\u00e1t, ph\u00f4ma, d\u01b0a chu\u1ed9t, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t, c\u00f3 khi hai khoanh th\u1ecbt b\u00f2 b\u0103m n\u01b0\u1edbng n\u00f3ng h\u1ed5i, b\u1ea5y nhi\u00eau th\u1ee9 k\u1eb9p l\u1ea1i m\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i c\u1eafn t\u1eebng mi\u1ebfng sao cho \u0111\u1ee7 v\u1ecb, c\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng Kim \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y ng\u00e1n. Ng\u00e1n kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec mi\u1ebfng \u0103n qu\u00e1 l\u1edbn m\u00e0 b\u1edfi Kim kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u00e1 mi\u1ec7ng \u0111\u1ee7 r\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eafn m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng v\u00e0 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ph\u1ea3i h\u00e1 mi\u1ec7ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady ch\u1eafc x\u1ea5u l\u1eafm. Kim \u0111\u01b0a m\u1eaft tinh qu\u00e1i ng\u00f3 L\u0169y khi b\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e0 cho bi\u1ebft hamburger l\u00e0 m\u00f3n L\u0169y r\u1ea5t th\u00edch, h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 m\u1ed7i tr\u01b0a L\u0169y \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1ef1 l\u00e0m l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ham- burger th\u1eadt b\u1ef1.<\/p>\n
L\u0169y m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i con m\u1eaft b\u1ea1n trong khi Ben gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u m\u00f3n \u0103n qu\u1ed1c t\u00fay:<\/p>\n
– D\u1ef1 t\u00ednh s\u1ed1ng t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, c\u00f4 c\u1ea7n l\u00e0m quen v\u1edbi m\u00f3n \u0103n n\u00e0y nh\u01b0 L\u0169y. Ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c m\u00f3n th\u1ecbt b\u00f2 b\u0103m \u1edf m\u00e3i tr\u00ean B\u1eafc \u00c2u t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1eddi Napol\u00e9on, sau lan xu\u1ed1ng t\u1edbi \u00d0\u00f4ng \u00d0\u1ee9c. Th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 t\u00e0u bu\u00f4n \u00d0\u1ee9c \u0111\u01b0a t\u1edbi New York v\u00e0 Louisiana, v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea7u th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 n\u00e0y, l\u00e2u d\u1ea7n th\u00e0nh m\u00f3n \u0103n ph\u1ed5 th\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9. C\u00f3 h\u01a1n ba tr\u0103m ki\u1ec3u \u0103n th\u1ecbt b\u00f2 b\u0103m mang t\u00ean h\u1ea3i c\u1ea3ng Hamburg, ki\u1ec3u \u0103n n\u00e0y ph\u1ed5 th\u00f4ng nh\u1ea5t. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 d\u1ec5 ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0103n t\u1eeb h\u1ea3i ngo\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0a t\u1edbi, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ebf bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh m\u00f3n M\u1ef9. C\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam v\u1ec1 r\u1ea5t th\u00edch m\u00f3n ch\u1ea3 gi\u00f2, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ea3 gi\u00f2 Vi\u1ec7t Nam b\u00e2y gi\u1edd bi\u1ebfn d\u1ea1ng, tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u00f3n egg-roll, gi\u1ea3n d\u1ecb h\u01a1n, rau s\u1ed1ng kh\u00f4ng \u0103n k\u00e8m \u1edf ngo\u00e0i theo ki\u1ec3u Vi\u1ec7t Nam, m\u00e0 chui v\u00f4 trong, nh\u00e2n b\u00ean trong c\u0169ng kh\u00e1c, v\u00e0 kh\u1ecfi c\u1ea7n n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ea5m. Ch\u1ea3 gi\u00f2 g\u1ed1c Vi\u1ec7t Nam nh\u01b0ng M\u1ef9 h\u00f3a v\u00e0 b\u00e1n \u1edf ti\u1ec7m T\u00e0u, qu\u00e1n \u0103n T\u00e0u \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 d\u1ecdn m\u00f3n \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n
Ben v\u1ed1n hay n\u00f3i, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi c\u1ea7n ch\u00fa \u00fd, v\u1eeba nghe v\u1eeba lo s\u1eafp \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e1i hamburger c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh tr\u00ean \u0111\u0129a. Kim g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ho\u1ea3ng kinh th\u1ea5y L\u0169y gi\u00fap m\u00ecnh ch\u1ed3ng ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1ee9 b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi v\u00e0 b\u00ean tr\u00ean khoanh th\u1ecbt b\u00f2, \u0111\u1ebfn khi \u00fap n\u1eeda chi\u1ebfc b\u00e1nh m\u00ec l\u00ean tr\u00ean c\u00f9ng th\u00e0nh c\u00e1i n\u00fai cao ng\u1ea5t. L\u0169y kh\u1ebd tr\u1ea5n an Kim:<\/p>\n
– \u00d0\u1eebng ng\u1ea1i. C\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1ee9 m\u1edbi ngon. R\u1ed3i em s\u1ebd \u0103n quen, v\u1edbi l\u1ea1i ai c\u0169ng m\u1ea3i lo th\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee9c, ch\u1eb3ng b\u1eadn t\u00e2m ng\u00f3 c\u00e1i big mouth c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00e2u m\u00e0 lo.<\/p>\n
Xong b\u1eefa tr\u01b0a, Kim v\u00e0 L\u0169y c\u00e1m \u01a1n Ben v\u00e0 Mary, t\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. L\u0169y x\u1ebfp h\u00e0nh l\u00fd c\u1ee7a Kim tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc xe c\u00f3 c\u1ea7n tr\u1ee5c. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi tr\u00e8o l\u00ean b\u00ean ch\u1ed7 Kim ng\u1ed3i L\u0169y c\u00f2n quay l\u1ea1i nh\u1eafc Ben:<\/p>\n
– \u00d0\u1eebng qu\u00ean b\u1eefa sinh nh\u1eadt chi\u1ec1u nay. Kim v\u1ed9i h\u1ecfi L\u0169y:<\/p>\n
– Sinh nh\u1eadt ai v\u1eady? \u00d4ng hay b\u00e0 \u1ea5y? L\u0169y \u0111\u00e1p:<\/p>\n
– Anh s\u1eafp n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Kim v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. Sinh nh\u1eadt Greg, \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e0 anh \u1edf v\u00e0 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3o tr\u1ee3 cho anh t\u1eeb hai n\u0103m nay. Anh th\u00fac h\u1ed1i Kim xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u1ecfi l\u1ee1 v\u1ee5 sinh nh\u1eadt n\u00e0y. Chi\u1ebfc b\u00e1nh anh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00e0m \u1edf ti\u1ec7m, x\u1ebf chi\u1ec1u m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd t\u1edbi l\u1ea5y. M\u1ecdi n\u0103m kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ee5 n\u00e0y, n\u0103m nay anh m\u1edbi \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t b\u00e0y ra, s\u1ebd b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 do s\u00e1ng ki\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a Kim. T\u1eeb hai n\u0103m nay Greg x\u1eed \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi anh r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t. Anh ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng \u1ea5y s\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i s\u1ed1ng c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ed9c nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u1eafm. Kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edd sau n\u00e0y Ben nh\u00e2n m\u1ed9t d\u1ecbp cao h\u1ee9ng m\u1edbi ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 cho anh bi\u1ebft t\u00e2m s\u1ef1 bu\u1ed3n c\u1ee7a Greg. Bao l\u00e2u Greg ch\u1eb3ng n\u00f3i anh \u0111\u00e2u bi\u1ebft. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia nghe n\u00f3i Greg l\u00e0m \u0103n kh\u00e1 l\u1eafm, c\u00f3 v\u1ee3 v\u00e0 ba con, \u1edf ti\u1ec3u bang kh\u00e1c\u2026<\/p>\n
L\u0169y l\u00e1i xe r\u1eddi xa l\u1ed9 r\u1ebd v\u00e0o con l\u1ed9 \u0111\u00e1 b\u0103ng ngang c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng. Th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n t\u1eeb sau kh\u00fac quanh. Kim l\u1eb3ng l\u1eb7ng ng\u1eafm hoa c\u1ecf m\u00eanh m\u00f4ng hai b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. L\u0169y quay l\u1ea1i ng\u00f3 Kim, r\u1ed3i ti\u1ebfp:<\/p>\n
– Greg kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd nh\u1eafc t\u1edbi b\u00e0 v\u1ee3 c\u0169, ch\u1ec9 cho bi\u1ebft c\u00f3 ba \u0111\u1ee9a con \u0111\u00e3 l\u1edbn, b\u1eadn gia \u0111\u00ecnh, c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c \u1edf xa, cho n\u00ean \u00edt v\u1ec1 th\u0103m cha. Anh c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng th\u1eafc m\u1eafc. \u00d0\u1ebfn khi Ben k\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec7n anh m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft b\u00e0 v\u1ee3 v\u00e0 l\u0169 con v\u1ec1 phe v\u1edbi nhau t\u1eeb v\u1ee5 ly d\u1ecb, x\u1eed \u0111\u1ed1i t\u1ec7 v\u1edbi Greg l\u1eafm, \u00f4ng ta ch\u00e1n \u0111\u1eddi, thanh to\u00e1n h\u1ebft c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ec3 chia cho v\u1ee3 m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda theo lu\u1eadt ti\u1ec3u bang, ph\u1ea7n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i m\u1ea5t \u0111i kh\u00e1 b\u1ed9n \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 \u00e1n ph\u00ed v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 ly d\u1ecb k\u00e9o d\u00e0i l\u00f4i th\u00f4i. Sau \u0111\u00f3 Greg r\u00fat v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y, l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 c\u1ed5 th\u1eeba h\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i, s\u1ed1ng bu\u1ed3n m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh c\u1ea3 ch\u1ee5c n\u0103m nay\u2026<\/p>\n
Th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fac, ti\u1ec7m bu\u00f4n, ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng, qu\u00e1n \u0103n, c\u00f4ng s\u1edf, t\u1ee5 t\u1eadp hai b\u00ean l\u1ec1 con l\u1ed9 ch\u00ednh r\u1ed9ng. Th\u1eb3ng th\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ee3 v\u1edbi Ph\u1ed1 Ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ecf \u0111\u01b0a v\u00e0o khu ph\u1ed1 d\u00e2n c\u01b0. L\u0169y l\u00e1i xe ch\u1ea1y ngang g\u1ea7n h\u1ebft Ph\u1ed1 Ch\u00ednh t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng vi\u00ean nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1ea7y b\u00f3ng m\u00e1t \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n t\u00f2a Th\u1ecb s\u1ea3nh b\u00e8n r\u1ebd sang m\u00e9 tay ph\u1ea3i v\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Kim:<\/p>\n
– T\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2y b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u khu ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en \u1edf. Kim ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng th\u1eadt t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean:<\/p>\n
– Th\u1ebf Greg l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en \u01b0?" L\u0169y v\u1ed9i c\u1ea3i ch\u00ednh:<\/p>\n
– Kh\u00f4ng, da tr\u1eafng g\u1ed1c \u00d0\u1ee9c. Th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n n\u00e0y ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n M\u1ef9 kh\u00e1c, ban \u0111\u1ea7u khu v\u1ef1c n\u00e0y l\u00e0 ch\u00ednh. \u00d0\u1ebfn khi xa l\u1ed9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00f3ng qua m\u1ecdi ki\u1ebfn tr\u00fac m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda g\u1ea7n xa l\u1ed9 v\u00e0 g\u1ea7n s\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u01a1i m\u00e1t h\u01a1n. Khu ph\u1ed1 c\u0169 l\u1ea7n l\u1ea7n b\u1ecb gi\u1ea3m gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb, d\u00e2n da \u0111en th\u1eeba h\u01b0\u1edfng, qu\u00e2y qu\u1ea7n, x\u00fam x\u00edt \u1edf v\u1edbi nhau. Greg v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y gi\u1eef ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 c\u0169, ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i di t\u1edbi khu v\u1ef1c da tr\u1eafng. Ri\u00eang anh c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y \u1edf g\u1ea7n ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec l\u00e0 kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, x\u00f3m gi\u1ec1ng c\u00f2n t\u1ecf ra v\u1ed3n v\u00e3 h\u01a1n x\u00f3m gi\u1ec1ng da tr\u1eafng qu\u00e1 t\u00f4n tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng t\u01b0 ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a nhau. Th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a anh tr\u01b0\u1edbc sau v\u1eabn gi\u1eef \u0111\u00fang, m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ea7n tr\u00e1nh b\u1eaft ch\u01b0\u1edbc k\u1ef3 th\u1ecb n\u1ecd kia.<\/p>\n
Khu ph\u1ed1 c\u0169 h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 g\u1ed7, nh\u00e0 n\u00e0o c\u0169ng c\u00f3 h\u00e0ng hi\u00ean ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc. \u00d4ng gi\u00e0 hay b\u00e0 gi\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf x\u00edch-\u0111u, c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ed3i ngay tr\u00ean b\u1eadc th\u1ec1m, ng\u00f3 ra \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng nhi\u1ec1u n\u1eafng. Tr\u1ebb nh\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y ch\u01a1i l\u0103ng x\u0103ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00e0. Th\u1ea5y xe L\u0169y ch\u1ea1y ngang c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eadn ra \u0111\u01b0a tay v\u1eaby g\u1ecdi. L\u0169y vung tay b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda xe \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i. Sau c\u00f9ng L\u0169y ng\u1eebng xe tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 g\u1ed7 b\u1ec1 th\u1ebf h\u01a1n h\u1ebft, \u1edf bi\u1ec7t l\u1eadp tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t th\u1eeda \u0111\u1ea5t r\u1ed9ng nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e2y cao. Ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 ki\u1ec3u x\u01b0a, b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean nhi\u1ec1u b\u1eadc cao th\u00ec t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t h\u00e0ng hi\u00ean r\u1ed9ng, ch\u1ea1y d\u00e0i h\u1ebft m\u1eb7t ti\u1ec1n. Greg xu\u1ed1ng th\u1ec1m ch\u1ea1y ra t\u1eadn xe \u0111\u00f3n hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn. Tho\u00e1ng g\u1eb7p Kim \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng n\u00e9t \u01b0u t\u01b0 tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 tr\u1ea1c tu\u1ed5i Ben. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00f4ng l\u00f4ng hay n\u00f3i, t\u01b0 t\u01b0\u1edfng ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n h\u1ebft tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t; m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng kh\u00e9p k\u00edn, che gi\u1ea5u b\u00ean trong, s\u1ef1 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng h\u1eb1n l\u00ean hai m\u00e9p, tia m\u1eaft u u\u1ea5t. \u00d0\u00e1p l\u1eddi gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a L\u0169y, \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 \u00f4m h\u00f4n Kim v\u00e0 n\u00f3i:<\/p>\n
– T\u00f4i s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9c th\u00e2n \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e2u. G\u1eb7p L\u0169y t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u01a1ng L\u0169y l\u1eafm v\u00e0 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u00f4 nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u01a1ng L\u0169y. C\u00f4 n\u00ean v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y cho L\u0169y c\u00f3 b\u1ea1n.<\/p>\n
Ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1edbi ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean m\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh b\u1eb1ng m\u00e2y \u0111an k\u00ea m\u1ed9t h\u00e0ng d\u00e0i quay l\u01b0ng ph\u00eda v\u00e1ch. Kim ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf ng\u00f3 ra khu v\u01b0\u1eddn tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y b\u00f3ng m\u00e1t, c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u00eam \u1ea3 b\u00ecnh l\u1eb7ng kh\u00e1c th\u01b0\u1eddng. Kim n\u00f3i ra c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c b\u00e1t ng\u00e1t v\u1eeba th\u1ea5y:<\/p>\n
– \u1ede m\u00e3i th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 l\u1edbn t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f2n th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t g\u00f3c qu\u1ea1nh v\u1eafng n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n
\u00d4ng gi\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp li\u1ec1n:<\/p>\n
– Th\u00eam m\u1ed9t l\u00fd do \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f4 n\u00ean mau t\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y. L\u0169y kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y L\u0169y c\u1ea7n c\u00f3 c\u00f4 l\u1eafm. V\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f4 s\u1ebd c\u00f3 tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n s\u1ef1 qu\u1ea1nh v\u1eafng c\u1ee7a ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y. H\u00f4m nay t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u1edf nh\u00e0 ch\u1edd \u0111\u00f3n c\u00f4, m\u1ecdi ng\u00e0y t\u00f4i \u0111i c\u00e2u t\u1eeb s\u00e1ng t\u1edbi chi\u1ec1u t\u1ed1i. Th\u1ea5y Kim ng\u1ed3i im \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp:<\/p>\n
– Ti\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e2y t\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u00f4 lu\u00f4n v\u1ec1 d\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi L\u0169y. Th\u1ea5y L\u0169y \u0111\u1ea1t k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 t\u1ed1t trong c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c t\u1ea1i x\u01b0\u1edfng s\u1eeda xe t\u00f4i c\u00f3 b\u00e0n v\u1edbi v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng Ben v\u00e0 Mary \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n \u00fd mu\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Ben v\u00e0 Mary t\u1eeb l\u00e2u mu\u1ed1n tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 qu\u00ea nh\u00e0 \u1edf Florida nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng thanh to\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u01a1 s\u1edf l\u00e0m \u0103n t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y. T\u00f4i m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb Ben h\u00e3y cho L\u0169y m\u01b0\u1edbn trong hai n\u0103m. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ee9ng ra b\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3m v\u1edbi ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 L\u0169y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 vay m\u00f3n ti\u1ec1n c\u1ea7n tr\u1ea3 cho Ben. Sau hai n\u0103m n\u1ebfu L\u0169y \u0111\u1ee7 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng s\u1ebd mua \u0111\u1ee9t. C\u00f3 c\u00f4 ti\u1ebfp tay t\u00f4i tin hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd khai th\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u01a1 s\u1edf c\u1ee7a Ben c\u00f2n t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p h\u01a1n Ben v\u00e0 Mary n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 c\u00f4 n\u00ean s\u1edbm v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y v\u1edbi L\u0169y v\u00ec t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n L\u0169y \u0111\u1eebng b\u1ecf qua c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n x\u01b0\u1edfng xe. C\u00f4 s\u1ebd ng\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi L\u0169y c\u00f9ng nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng con s\u1ed1, c\u00f4 s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y v\u1edbi kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a L\u0169y, v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 ti\u1ebfp tay c\u1ee7a c\u00f4, l\u1ee3i t\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 n\u1ee3 ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng, \u0111\u1ec3 hai v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng sinh s\u1ed1ng, m\u00e0 c\u00f2n d\u01b0 kh\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec3 d\u00e0nh ch\u1edd mua l\u1ea1i h\u1eb3n c\u01a1 s\u1edf. L\u1ebd d\u0129 nhi\u00ean s\u1ebd c\u1ea7n nhi\u1ec1u c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng, c\u1ea7n ra s\u1ee9c t\u1ea7n ti\u1ec7n, nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng, ch\u1eafc c\u00f4 d\u01b0 hi\u1ec3u nh\u01b0 v\u1eady?<\/p>\n
L\u0169y \u0111\u1ee1 l\u1eddi Kim, n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Greg:<\/p>\n
– Vi\u1ebft cho Kim t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp t\u1edbi s\u00e1ng ki\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea1i l\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd tr\u00ecnh b\u00e0y v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 v\u1edbi Kim, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng con s\u1ed1, t\u00f4i tin r\u1eb1ng s\u1ebd thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Kim c\u00f9ng th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n s\u00e1ng ki\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0a Kim \u0111i m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n. B\u1ea3y gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd \u0103n b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i nh\u00e9?<\/p>\n
– \u00d0\u1ed3ng \u00fd. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i v\u00f4 b\u1ebfp ngay m\u1edbi k\u1ecbp. N\u1ea5u m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t mi\u1ec1n Nam \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3i c\u00f4 kh\u00e1ch qu\u00fd.<\/p>\n
L\u0169y \u0111\u01b0a Kim \u0111i v\u00f2ng ra m\u00e9 sau nh\u00e0 qua khu v\u01b0\u1eddn r\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ea7y c\u00e2y tr\u00e1i, m\u1edf c\u1ed5ng r\u00e0o b\u01b0\u1edbc ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh r\u1eebng th\u01b0a. L\u0169y n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Kim:<\/p>\n
– Anh \u0111\u01b0a Kim \u0111i mua \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat nh\u01b0ng th\u01a1 m\u1ed9ng h\u01a1n, c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ee1 ph\u1ea3i ch\u00e0o h\u1ecfi nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi khi qua khu ph\u1ed1 da \u0111en, Kim s\u1ebd c\u00f3 d\u01b0 th\u00ec gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m quen v\u1edbi h\u1ecd. V\u00ec Kim t\u1edbi tr\u1ec5 nh\u1eb1m \u0111\u00fang sinh nh\u1eadt c\u1ee7a Greg cho n\u00ean anh ph\u1ea3i v\u1ed9i tr\u00ecnh b\u00e0y m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n cho Kim kh\u1ecfi b\u1ee1 ng\u1ee1. Nh\u01b0 anh \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 ch\u1eafc Kim c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t Greg, Greg l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ea5t bu\u1ed3n, ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ed9c. Greg c\u00f3 con c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng, c\u00f2n kh\u1ed5 h\u01a1n kh\u00f4ng v\u00ec bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf r\u01a1i m\u00ecnh. Greg r\u1ea5t k\u00edn \u0111\u00e1o nh\u01b0ng Ben bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 h\u1ebft. T\u1eeb ng\u00e0y g\u1eb7p anh Greg t\u1ecf ra th\u01b0\u01a1ng anh l\u1eafm, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 n\u00e0o l\u1ed9 li\u1ec5u qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00e1ng nh\u01b0ng anh bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc Greg mu\u1ed1n coi anh nh\u01b0 con, k\u00edn \u0111\u00e1o lo t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai cho anh. Tuy ch\u1eb3ng ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady anh c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u00f2ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ef1 th\u00e0nh kh\u1ea9n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e0 thi\u1ebfu t\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u01a1ng. Gi\u1ea3i ph\u00e1p gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 anh do Greg \u0111\u1ec1 ra anh th\u1ea5y ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee5ng t\u1edbi t\u1ef1 do c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a anh. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd \u0111em c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng v\u00e0 c\u1ea7n ki\u1ec7m ra \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed5i l\u00f2ng t\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a Greg. M\u1ecdi chi ti\u1ebft anh \u0111\u00e3 thu x\u1ebfp xong v\u1edbi Ben. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n ch\u1edd em quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh, ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh l\u1eadp nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a anh c\u00f3 th\u00e0nh hay kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0 do em, c\u00f3 em anh m\u1edbi c\u1ea7n s\u1eafp \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00e2u d\u00e0i.<\/p>\n
B\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i b\u00ean L\u0169y, b\u00e0n tay tr\u00e1i n\u1eafm c\u00e1nh tay ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a L\u0169y, Kim l\u1eb3ng l\u1eb7ng nghe. N\u1eafng chi\u1ec1u v\u1eabn chan h\u00f2a s\u00e1ng khi hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1nh r\u1eebng t\u1edbi b\u00ean s\u00f4ng. Kim b\u00f3p m\u1ea1nh c\u00e1nh tay L\u0169y, n\u00f3i:<\/p>\n
– Anh, c\u00e1m \u01a1n anh \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00ecnh b\u00e0y c\u1eb7n k\u1ebd cho em bi\u1ebft. Nh\u01b0ng em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i, em ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ee3i m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi gi\u00e3i b\u00e0y n\u00e0o c\u1ee7a anh h\u1ebft, c\u1ee9 nguy\u00ean quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e2y h\u00f4m nay v\u1edbi anh \u0111\u1ee7 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi anh. Em y\u00eau anh, em tin anh, n\u00f3i v\u1eady \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee7 ch\u01b0a?<\/p>\n
M\u1ea5y l\u1eddi ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh trao g\u1eedi c\u1ee7a Kim khi\u1ebfn L\u0169y ph\u1ea3i ng\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc, n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y vai Kim. C\u1ea3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f9ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat \u00f4m nhau, h\u00f4n nhau b\u00ean s\u00f4ng bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 cam k\u1ebft long tr\u1ecdng. L\u0169y n\u00f3i, khi hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1eddi nhau b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean:<\/p>\n
– Anh th\u1ea5y t\u1eeb nay tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a anh n\u1eb7ng th\u00eam, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng th\u00eam h\u0103ng h\u00e1i.<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng ng\u1eafn \u0111i d\u1ecdc theo m\u00e9 s\u00f4ng, r\u1ed3i b\u0103ng qua m\u1ed9t khu b\u00e3i v\u1eafng, hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi v\u00f9ng th\u1ecb t\u1ee9 v\u1edbi con ph\u1ed1 ch\u00ednh. L\u0169y gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch:<\/p>\n
– Ban n\u00e3y anh b\u1ea3o ch\u00fang ta \u0111i mua \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00ec ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n xa anh c\u1ed1 \u00fd \u0111i b\u0103ng qua c\u00e1nh r\u1eebng, \u0111i b\u1ed9 d\u1ecdc theo m\u00e9 s\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng ph\u1ed1 g\u1ea7n h\u01a1n ch\u1ea1y xe tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.<\/p>\n
Kim \u0111\u00e1p:<\/p>\n
– Nghe anh n\u00f3i em \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u qua \u0111\u1ecba th\u1ebf, b\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u1ea3 em ra ch\u1eafc kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i l\u1ea1c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.<\/p>\n
– Em c\u1ea7n l\u00e0m quen mau v\u1edbi n\u01a1i n\u00e0y, v\u00ec nhi\u1ec1u ph\u1ea7n ch\u1eafc ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e2u.<\/p>\n
Khi Kim v\u00e0 L\u0169y t\u1edbi tr\u1ea1m x\u0103ng ki\u00eam x\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u1eefa xe Ben \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ed3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ee3i, trong khi Mary b\u01a1m x\u0103ng cho m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe v\u1eadn t\u1ea3i l\u1edbn. Th\u1ea5y hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ben li\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, n\u00f3i:<\/p>\n
– T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng! L\u0169y \u0111\u00e1p:<\/p>\n
– Th\u01b0 th\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat ch\u1eb3ng sao, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 h\u1eb9n v\u1edbi Greg b\u1ea3y gi\u1edd. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c gh\u00e9 qua ti\u1ec7m l\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc b\u00e1nh.<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y suy ngh\u0129 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi h\u1ecfi Kim \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft l\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1p ra sao, nh\u01b0ng c\u1ee9 h\u1ecfi:<\/p>\n
– Mary c\u0169ng v\u00f4 ch\u1ee9? Ben c\u01b0\u1eddi:<\/p>\n
– L\u00e0m ngh\u1ec1 n\u00e0y m\u1ed7i tu\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t c\u1ea3 b\u1ea3y ng\u00e0y, m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y hai m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ed1n gi\u1edd. V\u1eafng m\u1eb7t ai b\u01a1m x\u0103ng cho kh\u00e1ch? Xe gh\u00e9 l\u1ea5y x\u0103ng b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng, c\u00f3 khi \u0111ang \u0111\u00eam c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i d\u1eady. \u00d0\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u00f4 c\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y v\u1edbi L\u0169y. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u1eafc c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng l\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tr\u1edf ng\u1ea1i?<\/p>\n
Kim kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1p th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi:<\/p>\n
– \u1ede Vi\u1ec7t Nam hai v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng c\u00f9ng c\u1ef1c kh\u1ed5 g\u00e1nh v\u00e1c l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n th\u01b0\u1eddng.<\/p>\n
Ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00e8o l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc xe h\u00f2m ki\u1ec3u qu\u00ea v\u1edbi b\u1ec7 n\u00e2ng cao. Kim th\u00f2 tay ra c\u1eeda xe v\u1eaby Mary c\u1ea7m v\u00f2i x\u0103ng \u0111ang ngo\u00e1i c\u1ed5 l\u1ea1i ng\u00f3 m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Ben:<\/p>\n
– Mary v\u1edbi t\u00f4i b\u00e0n lu\u1eadn m\u00e3i kh\u00f4ng dung h\u00f2a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1eefa hai vi\u1ec7c, coi tr\u1ea1m x\u0103ng v\u00e0 m\u1eebng sinh nh\u1eadt Greg. Mary \u0111\u00e0nh hi sinh, nh\u01b0\u1eddng cho t\u00f4i \u0111i. Mary th\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u00f4ng n\u1ed7i c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n c\u1ee7a Greg l\u1eafm. Th\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 con nh\u01b0 v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i h\u00f3a ra hay! Greg ra s\u1ee9c l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1eddi lo cho v\u1ee3 con, \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac gi\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng heo h\u00fat m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. \u00d0\u1ee9ng ra nh\u1eadn b\u1ea3o tr\u1ee3 cho L\u0169y Greg \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u00e1ng su\u1ed1t, \u00edt nh\u1ea5t trong hai n\u0103m nay Greg c\u0169ng c\u00f3 b\u1ea1n.<\/p>\n
Kim th\u1ea5y c\u1ea7n n\u00f3i thay cho L\u0169y:<\/p>\n
– M\u00e3i m\u00e3i Greg s\u1ebd c\u00f3 b\u1ea1n. T\u00ecnh b\u1ea1n ch\u1eb3ng thay th\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng t\u00ecnh kh\u00e1c, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 b\u1ea1n v\u1eabn h\u01a1n l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?<\/p>\n
Nghe ti\u1ebfng Ben h\u00f4: "Surprise!" t\u1eeb c\u1eeda v\u00e0o Greg c\u0169ng t\u01b0\u1edfng Ben gh\u00e9 ch\u01a1i nh\u00e2n c\u00f3 Kim \u0111\u1ebfn, cho n\u00ean ch\u1ec9 h\u00f4 l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i v\u1eabn l\u00fai h\u00fai v\u1edbi n\u1ed3i m\u00f3n \u0103n tr\u00ean b\u1ebfp. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi ti\u1ebfng Ben c\u00f2n th\u00eam b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a Kim v\u00e0 L\u0169y, Greg quay l\u01b0ng ng\u00f3 ra th\u1ea5y m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ebfn nhi\u1ec1u m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3, khi \u0111\u00f3 m\u1edbi hi\u1ec3u c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean th\u1eadt s\u1ef1. V\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng ch\u00f9i tay tr\u00ean m\u1ea3nh kh\u0103n Greg b\u01b0\u1edbc ra ph\u00f2ng ngo\u00e0i, hai tay \u0111\u01b0a l\u00ean g\u1ee1 g\u1ecdng k\u00ednh l\u00e3o tr\u00ean m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn cho r\u00f5. Ben l\u1ec5 m\u1ec5 khi\u00eang chi\u1ebfc th\u00f9ng gi\u1ea5y l\u1edbn c\u00f3 c\u1ed9t d\u1ea3i l\u1ee5a v\u00e0 b\u00f4ng hoa k\u1ebft \u0111\u1ed3ng m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf ch\u00f3e. Kim theo sau hai tay n\u00e2ng chi\u1ebfc h\u1ed9p b\u00e1nh ng\u1ecdt m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng. L\u0169y khi n\u00e3y v\u1ed9i ch\u1ea1y v\u00f2ng ra m\u00e9 sau nh\u00e0 c\u0169ng t\u1eeb ph\u00f2ng ri\u00eang b\u01b0\u1edbc ra tay mang m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc h\u1ed9pth\u1eadt d\u00e0i b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i bao b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ea5y m\u00e0u. Greg h\u1edbt h\u1ea3i h\u1ecfi:<\/p>\n
– C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e0y m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean cho t\u00f4i?<\/p>\n
Ben \u0111i t\u1edbi \u0111\u1eb7t chi\u1ebfc th\u00f9ng gi\u1ea5y tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t b\u00e0n \u0103n ki\u1ec3u c\u1ed5 kh\u00e1 r\u1ed9ng. Kim v\u00e0 L\u0169y c\u0169ng l\u00e0m theo. Ben n\u00f3i:<\/p>\n
– Ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean th\u1eadt ch\u1ee9! Sinh nh\u1eadt c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n m\u00e0. T\u1ea1i nhi\u1ec1u sinh nh\u1eadt qu\u00e1 r\u1ed3i cho n\u00ean b\u1ea1n qu\u00ean \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n
Greg nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh: "Sinh nh\u1eadt c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i!" r\u1ed3i l\u1eb7ng \u0111i\u1ebfng kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. Ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u0169ng n\u00edn l\u1eb7ng. Ben v\u1ed1n b\u1ed9p ch\u1ed9p hay n\u00f3i c\u0169ng c\u1ed1 k\u1ec1m, kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u00f3i ra l\u1eddi n\u00e0o cho ph\u1ea3i l\u00fac. L\u1eb7ng \u0111i\u1ebfng gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t ch\u1ee3t Greg \u00f2a l\u00ean kh\u00f3c, n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft b\u1ed7ng \u0111\u1ea7m \u0111\u00eca.<\/p>\n
Greg n\u00f3i qua n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft:<\/p>\n
– \u00d0\u00e3 m\u01b0\u1eddi n\u0103m nay n\u0103m n\u00e0o sinh nh\u1eadt \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng qu\u00ean. T\u00f4i nh\u1edb, nh\u1edb nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 l\u1eafm\u2026<\/p>\n
Th\u1ed1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ea5y l\u1eddi r\u1ed3i Greg l\u1ea1i u\u1ea5t ngh\u1eb9n. Ben v\u1ee5t t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y ph\u1ea3i l\u00fac nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i th\u00f3i l\u00f4ng b\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Ben c\u01b0\u1eddi \u00e0o \u00e0o, h\u1ecfi:<\/p>\n
– B\u1ea1n c\u00f3 tr\u00f9 li\u1ec7u m\u00f3n g\u00ec \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t cho t\u1ee5i t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f3? B\u1eefa nay kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u00fd do g\u00ec m\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng say v\u1edbi nhau, m\u1eebng sinh nh\u1eadt b\u1ea1n, m\u1eebng c\u00f4 Kim m\u1edbi t\u1edbi.<\/p>\n
N\u00f3i r\u1ed3i Ben k\u00e9o Greg \u0111i ra ph\u00eda b\u1ebfp. Greg kh\u1ecfa b\u1edbt n\u1ed7i bu\u1ed3n \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1p l\u1eddi b\u1ea1n:<\/p>\n
– C\u00f3 ch\u1ee9, t\u00f4i l\u1ef1a m\u00f3n n\u1ea5u mau nh\u1ea5t v\u00e0 c\u0169ng \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3i c\u00f4 Kim.<\/p>\n
Ben m\u1edf c\u00e1i n\u1eafp n\u1ed3i kh\u00e1 l\u1edbn \u0111ang s\u00f4i l\u0103n t\u0103n tr\u00ean b\u1ebfp v\u00e0 reo l\u00ean c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi m\u00f9i th\u01a1m t\u1eeb mi\u1ec7ng n\u1ed3i t\u1ecfa lan:<\/p>\n
– Chili!<\/p>\n
Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f9ng h\u00edt, r\u1ed3i Ben ch\u1ea5t v\u1ea5n tr\u01b0\u1edbc, Greg c\u00e3i\u2026 hai \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 m\u1edf cu\u1ed9c tranh lu\u1eadn k\u00e9o d\u00e0i th\u1eadt gay go v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng th\u00e0nh t\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t n\u1ed3i chili l\u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u1ee9c pha ch\u1ebf c\u00e1c gia v\u1ecb. Cu\u1ed9c tranh lu\u1eadn v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t khi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ed3i v\u00e0o b\u00e0n m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t t\u1ed9 l\u1edbn b\u1ed1c kh\u00f3i Greg v\u1eeba m\u00fac th\u1eb3ng t\u1eeb n\u1ed3i ra. L\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 hai trong ng\u00e0y Kim ph\u1ea3i n\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n \u0103n \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng. V\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e3 quen bi\u1ebft l\u1eafm, v\u00e0 th\u00edch th\u00fa, m\u00f3n b\u00fan b\u00f2 Hu\u1ebf ch\u00e2n v\u1ecb cay v\u00e0 n\u00f3ng t\u00e0n nh\u1eabn, Kim kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y ng\u00e1n m\u00f3n \u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Ben gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u xu\u1ea5t x\u1ee9 t\u1eeb Mexico v\u1edbi c\u00e1i t\u00ean r\u1ea5t T\u00e2y-ban-nha, chili con carne (\u1edbt v\u1edbi th\u1ecbt). Nh\u01b0ng b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t nh\u1ecf nh\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a Kim qu\u1ea3 t\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i ch\u00f9n l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee3ng gh\u00ea g\u1edbm c\u1ee7a t\u1ed9 \u2018\u1edbt v\u1edbi th\u1ecbt\u2019 ph\u1ea3i th\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee9c nhi\u1ec7t li\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 Ben, nh\u01b0 Greg m\u1edbi \u0111\u00fang \u0111i\u1ec7u.<\/p>\n
Ph\u1ea7n ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c m\u1eebng sinh nh\u1eadt \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c di\u1ec5n ra sau b\u1eefa \u0103n k\u00e9o d\u00e0i v\u1edbi ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng u\u1ed1ng kh\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u r\u01b0\u1ee3u, \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1ee9 r\u01b0\u1ee3u n\u1eb7ng nh\u1eb9 s\u1eb5n c\u00f3 trong nh\u00e0. Kim l\u1ea5y h\u1ed9p b\u00e1nh t\u1ea1m c\u1ea5t trong t\u1ee7 l\u1ea1nh, b\u00e0y b\u00e1nh tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u0129a b\u00e0n l\u1edbn, b\u00e1nh kh\u00e1 to kh\u00f4ng x\u1ee9ng v\u1edbi s\u1ed1 th\u1ef1c kh\u00e1ch nh\u01b0ng c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1eafm \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng ngo\u00e0i b\u1ea3y c\u00e2y v\u00e0 \u1edf gi\u1eefa hai c\u00e2y n\u1ebfn tr\u1eafng ti\u00eau bi\u1ec3u cho tu\u1ed5i b\u1ea3y m\u01b0\u01a1i hai c\u1ee7a Greg. Kim ch\u00e2m s\u00e1ng ch\u00edn ng\u1ecdn n\u1ebfn r\u1ed3i b\u01b0ng t\u1edbi \u0111\u1eb7t gi\u1eefa b\u00e0n. Ben quay l\u1ea1i t\u1eaft c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n nhi\u1ec1u ng\u1ecdn gi\u1eefa ph\u00f2ng r\u1ed3i ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f9ng h\u00e1t vang: "Happy birthday to you. . ."<\/p>\n
Greg c\u1ed1 d\u1eb1n \u0111\u1ee9ng nghe m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e1t m\u1eebng, c\u1ed1 d\u1eb1n l\u1ea5y h\u01a1i c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng th\u1ed5i t\u1eaft m\u1ed9t l\u01b0\u1ee3t nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn n\u1ebfn, r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa l\u1ea1i \u00f2a l\u00ean kh\u00f3c n\u1ee9c n\u1edf. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec3 cho Greg tr\u00fat h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng u u\u1ea5t qua n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft. L\u00e1t sau b\u1ed7ng d\u01b0ng Greg c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi r\u00f2n r\u00e3:<\/p>\n
– T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i xin l\u1ed7i c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n. T\u00f4i kh\u00f3c v\u00ec sung s\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u00f3 th\u00f4i. Bao n\u0103m nay t\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 t\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u01a1ng, ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y c\u00f2n t\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u1eefa. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i m\u1edbi hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng c\u0169ng c\u00f2n nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 t\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u01a1ng kh\u00e1c.<\/p>\n
Kim gi\u00fap Greg c\u1eaft b\u00e1nh m\u1eddi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. R\u1ed3i Greg d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7u, m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u01b0ng \u0111\u0129a b\u00e1nh c\u00f9ng b\u01b0\u1edbc qua ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch. Khuya nay, trong ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 c\u1ed5 tr\u1ea7n cao v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u b\u1ec1 r\u1ed9ng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i nhi\u1ec1u nh\u1ea5t kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 Ben. Greg ng\u1ed3i t\u00e2m s\u1ef1 k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i m\u1ed1i t\u00ecnh duy nh\u1ea5t trong \u0111\u1eddi v\u00e0 bao nhi\u00eau v\u1ee5ng d\u1ea1i ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec qu\u00e1 tin n\u01a1i m\u1ed9t m\u1ed1i t\u00ecnh b\u1ea5t di\u1ec7t. C\u1ea3 hai v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng \u1ef7 y t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng c\u1ee9 y\u00eau nhau l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7. Greg m\u1ea3i m\u00ea c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c, g\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng cho v\u1ee3 con m\u1ed9t gia s\u1ea3n sung t\u00fac. T\u1edbi l\u00fac Greg b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00ednh ng\u01b0ng tay ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ec3 quay v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edfng l\u1ea1c th\u00fa gia \u0111\u00ecnh th\u00ec nh\u1eefng l\u1ee7ng c\u1ee7ng x\u1ea3y ra li\u00ean ti\u1ebfp: B\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed3ng trong \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ed1i h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn con, b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed3ng trong t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng gia \u0111\u00ecnh\u2026 Bao l\u00e2u Greg m\u1ea3i m\u00ea l\u00e0m \u0103n ph\u00f3 m\u1eb7c m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c trong nh\u00e0 cho v\u1ee3, b\u1ea5y gi\u1edd m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng m\u00e2u thu\u1eabn tr\u1ea7m tr\u1ecdng v\u1edbi v\u1ee3. Bao nhi\u00eau xung kh\u1eafc qu\u00e1 ch\u1eadm m\u1edbi kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 ra \u0111\u01b0a t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ed5 v\u1ee1 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n ch\u1ec9 b\u1edfi t\u1ef1 \u00e1i c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n ch\u1eb7n h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi ng\u1ea3 c\u1ea3m th\u00f4ng. Nh\u1eefng l\u00f4i th\u00f4i d\u1eb1ng dai quy\u1ec1n l\u1ee3i trong v\u1ee5 ly d\u1ecb t\u1ea1i t\u00f2a c\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e0o th\u00eam h\u1ed1 s\u00e2u.<\/p>\n
Greg quay qua Kim v\u00e0 L\u0169y:<\/p>\n
– T\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi quen t\u1eebng s\u1ed1ng l\u00e2u n\u0103m \u1edf \u00c1 ch\u00e2u, \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam, qua nh\u1eefng d\u1ecbp n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n d\u00e0i l\u00e2u v\u1edbi h\u1ecd t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u nh\u1eefng v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 t\u00e0n ph\u00e1 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u0169ng t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1, nh\u01b0ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y t\u1ef1 do c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec1 cao, \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i, quan ni\u1ec7m s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi, h\u1ebft th\u1ea3y \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0a t\u1edbi d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng chia l\u00eca. H\u00f4m tr\u01b0\u1edbc, ng\u1ed3i tri\u1ebft l\u00fd v\u1edbi L\u0169y v\u1ec1 quan ni\u1ec7m \u0111\u00f4i c\u1eb7p \u00c1 \u0111\u00f4ng v\u00e0 T\u00e2y ph\u01b0\u01a1ng, L\u0169y c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecdc cho t\u00f4i nghe m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u th\u01a1 Vi\u1ec7t Nam: ‘C\u00f2n t\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e2u n\u1eefa l\u00e0 th\u00f9 \u0111\u1ea5y th\u00f4i.’ T\u00f4i tin ch\u1eafc ng\u01b0\u1eddi T\u00e2y ph\u01b0\u01a1ng kh\u00f4ng sao \u00fd ni\u1ec7m n\u1ed5i s\u1ef1 t\u00e0n t\u1ea1 c\u1ee7a t\u00ecnh y\u00eau \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c \u0111\u00f3, v\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi T\u00e2y ph\u01b0\u01a1ng lo c\u1eaft \u0111\u1ee9t s\u1edbm. Thi\u00ean ch\u00faa gi\u00e1o c\u1ee7a T\u00e2y ph\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee9ng r\u1eafn bi\u1ebft bao trong quan ni\u1ec7m gia \u0111\u00ecnh, v\u1eady m\u00e0, n\u1ebfu c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n quan s\u00e1t k\u1ef9 s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y ngay \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi C\u00f4ng gi\u00e1o Lam\u00e3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 n\u00e9 tr\u00e1nh gi\u00e1o l\u00fd nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u2026<\/p>\n
K\u00ednh tr\u1ecdng c\u1ea3nh bu\u1ed3n c\u1ee7a Greg, chia s\u1ebb kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc ngu\u00f4i ngoai t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y c\u1ee7a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ef1 giam trong n\u1ed7i \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9c c\u00e2m l\u1eb7ng, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u00ec b\u1ee5ng no, v\u00ec men r\u01b0\u1ee3u, L\u0169y v\u00e0 Ben c\u00f9ng n\u00edn thinh ng\u1ed3i nghe, \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb7c Greg nh\u01b0 n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. C\u00f2n Kim \u0103n r\u1ea5t \u00edt, h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng u\u1ed1ng, Kim ch\u0103m ch\u00fa nghe \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ed9c tri\u1ebft l\u00fd v\u1ec1 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t. Kh\u00e1 khuya Ben m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean \u0111\u00f2i v\u1ec1. Kim v\u00e0 L\u0169y ti\u1ec5n ch\u00e2n Ben t\u1edbi t\u1eadn xe. Ben \u0111i r\u1ed3i, hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n
Tr\u0103ng th\u01b0\u1ee3ng tu\u1ea7n t\u1ecfa s\u00e1ng l\u1ea1nh ng\u1eaft trong v\u01b0\u1eddn tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00e0, tr\u00ean con l\u1ed9 th\u1eb3ng t\u1eafp tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi. L\u00e1t sau Kim v\u1ecbn vai L\u0169y, n\u00f3i:<\/p>\n
– Anh \u01a1i! ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m sao \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t d\u1ecbp nh\u01b0 sinh nh\u1eadt c\u1ee7a Greg h\u00f4m nay?<\/p>\n
L\u0169y c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng ng\u00f3 b\u1ea1n h\u1ed3i l\u00e2u. L\u0169y kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi Kim, ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi th\u1ebf n\u00e0o v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi y\u00eau s\u1eafp c\u01b0\u1edbi. Tr\u1ea5n an m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u cho qua th\u00ec t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh qu\u00e1. L\u0169y bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng s\u1ebd c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng, h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng. Nh\u01b0ng l\u00e0m sao \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai trong m\u1ed9t ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh m\u1edbi l\u1ea1 th\u1eadt t\u00ecnh L\u0169y ch\u1ec9 n\u1eafm v\u1eefng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n gi\u1ec1ng m\u1ed1i.\/.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kim ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1eafc m\u1eafc: m\u1ed1i t\u00ecnh gi\u1eefa hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh kh\u00f4ng? M\u1ed9t khi \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ef1c b\u1ee5ng y\u00eau nhau m\u1ecdi h\u1eadu qu\u1ea3 s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn h\u1ebft, d\u00f9 t\u1ed1t d\u00f9 x\u1ea5u. C\u1ea3 L\u0169y l\u1eabn Kim c\u00f3 ai \u0111\u1ecbnh tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y s\u1ebd g\u1eb7p nhau tr\u00ean tr\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea5t n\u00e0y, t\u1ea1i sao c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i b\u0103n kho\u0103n chuy\u1ec7n t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1957,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,296,22,35],"tags":[416],"class_list":["post-32452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chuyen-de","category-mac-do","category-sang-tac","category-truyen-ngan","tag-mac-do"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1957"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32452"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32452\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32453,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32452\/revisions\/32453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}