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Patrick deWitt sinh t\u1ea1i Vancouver, Canada (1975) v\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng t\u1ea1i Portland, Oregon. Ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft \u201cThe Sisters Brothers\u201d do Anansi Press Inc xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n n\u0103m 2011 t\u1eebng \u0111o\u1ea1t nh\u1eefng gi\u1ea3i th\u01b0\u1edfng sau \u0111\u00e2y: Governor General Award (Canada 2011), Rogers Writers\u2019 Trust Fiction Prize (2011), Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour (2012), chung k\u1ebft Giller Prize (2011), chung k\u1ebft Man Booker Prize (2011), danh hi\u1ec7u T\u00e1c Ph\u1ea9m Hay Nh\u1ea5t C\u1ee7a Amazon (2011).<\/i><\/p>\n
C\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n xoay quanh chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i \u0111\u1ea7y gian nan c\u1ee7a hai anh em nh\u00e0 Sisters, Charlie v\u00e0 Eli, v\u1ed1n l\u00e0 hai k\u1ebb gi\u1ebft m\u01b0\u1edbn, t\u1eeb Oregon \u0111\u1ebfn Sacramento trong s\u1ee9 m\u1ea1ng \u0111i t\u00ecm v\u00e0 thanh to\u00e1n m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb b\u1ecb coi l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i. T\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 d\u1eabn ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ecdc tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 mi\u1ec1n Vi\u1ec5n T\u00e2y n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9 nh\u1eefng n\u0103m 1800 trong m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh ch\u1ea1m m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee7 h\u1ea1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb thua thi\u1ec7t, nh\u1eefng tay l\u1eeba \u0111\u1ea3o, nh\u1eefng t\u00ean v\u00f4 t\u00edch s\u1ef1, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng t\u00ean s\u00e1t nh\u00e2n. Tr\u00edch \u0111o\u1ea1n sau \u0111\u00e2y d\u1ecbch t\u1eeb nguy\u00ean t\u00e1c Anh ng\u1eef. <\/i><\/p>\n
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Nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y cu\u1ed1i \u0111\u00f4ng ng\u1eafn ng\u1ee7i, t\u1ee5i t\u00f4i d\u1eebng ch\u00e2n \u1edf m\u1ed9t khe n\u00fai \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ef1ng tr\u1ea1i qua \u0111\u00eam. B\u1ea1n th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ea5y c\u1ea3nh n\u00e0y trong nh\u1eefng ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft phi\u00eau l\u01b0u \u0111\u0103ng nhi\u1ec1u k\u1ef3. Hai tay k\u1ef5 m\u00e3 h\u00ecnh th\u00f9 g\u1edbm ghi\u1ebfc ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda k\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec7n t\u1ee5c v\u00e0 ngh\u00eau ngao nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i ca n\u00e3o l\u00f2ng v\u1ec1 g\u00e1i l\u00e0ng ch\u01a1i v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 ch\u1ebft. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi b\u1ea1n l\u00e0 sau m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y d\u00e0i rong ru\u1ed5i tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng ng\u1ef1a t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n l\u0103n quay ra ng\u1ee7, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m sau khi \u0103n u\u1ed1ng qua loa. S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, l\u00fac th\u00e1o gi\u1ea7y t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y \u0111au nh\u00f3i \u1edf ng\u00f3n gi\u1eefa b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n tr\u00e1i. T\u00f4i d\u1ed1c ng\u01b0\u1ee3c chi\u1ebfc b\u1ed1t v\u00e0 g\u00f5 v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ebf gi\u1ea7y, \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i gai s\u1ebd r\u01a1i ra, th\u00ec m\u1ed9t con nh\u1ec7n to x\u00f9, l\u00f4ng l\u00e1 tua t\u1ee7a r\u01a1i \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ed9p xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 n\u1eb1m ch\u1ecfng g\u1ecdng tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t, t\u00e1m c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n kh\u1eb3ng khiu qu\u01a1 qu\u00e0o trong kh\u00f4ng gian l\u1ea1nh ng\u1eaft. Tim t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eadp lo\u1ea1n c\u1ea3 l\u00ean, m\u1eb7t m\u00e0y t\u00f4i x\u00e2y x\u1ea9m, b\u1edfi t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t s\u1ee3 nh\u1ec7n, s\u1ee3 r\u1eafn v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 b\u00f2 ngo\u1eb1n ngo\u00e8o tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5t. Bi\u1ebft t\u1eadt c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i n\u00ean Charlie ch\u1ea1y v\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ebfn, d\u00f9ng dao h\u1ea5t con v\u1eadt v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda. T\u00f4i sung s\u01b0\u1edbng nh\u00ecn con nh\u1ec7n \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn u\u1ed1n cong th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 c\u1ee5c gi\u1ea5y vo tr\u00f2n t\u1ecfa kh\u00f3i r\u1ed3i ch\u1ebft.<\/p>\n
Ch\u1ee3t m\u1ed9t lu\u1ed3ng c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c l\u1ea1nh bu\u1ed1t ch\u1ea1y ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean x\u01b0\u01a1ng \u1ed1ng ch\u00e2n t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n tuy\u1ebft gi\u00e1, t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, \u201c\u00d4ng coi, con v\u1eadt nh\u1ecf m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba h\u1ebft bi\u1ebft.\u201d Ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n s\u1ed1t ph\u1ee7 l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i, v\u1eadt t\u00f4i ng\u00e3 b\u1eadt xu\u1ed1ng. Th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i xanh m\u01b0\u1edbt, Charlie cu\u1ed1ng l\u00ean. Khi th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i c\u1ee9ng h\u00e0m, kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i n\u0103ng g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, anh kh\u01a1i b\u1ebfp l\u1eeda v\u00e0 ph\u00f3ng ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n g\u1ea7n nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm b\u00e1c s\u0129, ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 sau \u0111\u00f3 anh t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u00e9p bu\u1ed9c \u2013 kh\u00f4ng nhi\u1ec1u th\u00ec \u00edt – ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn kh\u00e1m cho t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i n\u1eeda m\u00ea n\u1eeda t\u1ec9nh nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn nh\u1edb m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n Charlie b\u01b0\u1edbc ra ngo\u00e0i, kh\u00f4ng nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0 \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 l\u1ea1i ch\u1eedi th\u1ec1. T\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00edch thu\u1ed1c hay ch\u1ea5t gi\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed9c g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m t\u00f4i v\u1eeba ph\u1ea5n ch\u1ea5n v\u1eeba l\u1eeb \u0111\u1eeb nh\u01b0 say r\u01b0\u1ee3u, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n g\u00ec kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n l\u00e0 tha th\u1ee9 cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, m\u1ecdi v\u1eadt v\u00e0 h\u00fat thu\u1ed1c kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng. R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i ng\u1ee7 say nh\u01b0 ch\u1ebft v\u00e0 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng ai d\u00e1m \u0111\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u1ecdn ng\u00e0y, qua \u0111\u00eam, cho \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau. Khi t\u00f4i th\u1ee9c gi\u1ea5c, Charlie v\u1eabn ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda, nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i, m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
\u201cM\u00e0y c\u00f3 nh\u1edb n\u1eb1m m\u01a1 th\u1ea5y g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng?\u201d Anh h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
\u201cCh\u1ec9 nh\u1edb t\u00f4i b\u1ecb n\u1eb1m b\u1eb9p m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u201cM\u00e0y lu\u00f4n mi\u1ec7ng n\u00f3i, \u2018T\u00f4i \u1edf trong l\u1ec1u! T\u00f4i \u1edf trong l\u1ec1u!<\/i>\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2018T\u00f4i \u1edf trong l\u1ec1u!<\/i>\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0110\u1ee1 t\u00f4i d\u1eady gi\u00f9m coi.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anh \u0111\u1ee1 t\u00f4i d\u1eady v\u00e0 trong m\u1ed9t tho\u00e1ng t\u00f4i d\u1ea1o quanh khu tr\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n c\u1ee9ng nh\u01b0 g\u1ed7. H\u01a1i bu\u1ed3n n\u00f4n nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0103n m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 c\u00f3 th\u1ecbt heo mu\u1ed1i, c\u00e0 ph\u00ea v\u00e0 b\u00e1nh l\u1ea1t r\u1ed3i c\u1ed1 n\u00e9n kh\u00f4ng cho nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 m\u1edbi \u0103n l\u1ed9n tr\u1edf ra. T\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 b\u00ecnh ph\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i cho ng\u1ef1a \u0111i thong th\u1ea3 kho\u1ea3ng b\u1ed1n, n\u0103m ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 n\u1eefa tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi l\u1ea1i d\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc ngh\u1ec9 ch\u00e2n. Charlie lu\u00f4n mi\u1ec7ng h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y trong ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ebf n\u00e0o v\u00e0 l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o t\u00f4i c\u0169ng c\u1ed1 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng th\u1eadt ra t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c m\u00ecnh th\u1ea5y trong ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft v\u00ec n\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ed9c c\u1ee7a con nh\u1ec7n hay thu\u1ed1c gi\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed9c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 b\u1ecb \u00e9p u\u1ed5ng kia m\u00e0 t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 tu\u1ed9t h\u1eb3n ra ngo\u00e0i th\u00e2n x\u00e1c m\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i tr\u1ea3i qua m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam ch\u00ecm trong c\u01a1n s\u1ed1t v\u00e0 co gi\u1eadt, s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, khi t\u00f4i quay qua ch\u00e0o Charlie, anh nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i v\u00e0 b\u1eadt l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u00e9t h\u00e3i h\u00f9ng. T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1eady, anh \u0111em m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a nh\u00f4m l\u1ea1i cho t\u00f4i soi m\u1eb7t.<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u00e1i g\u00ec th\u1ebf?\u201d t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y k\u00eca, nh\u00ecn m\u00e0 xem.\u201d Anh ch\u1ed1ng g\u00f3t l\u00f9i ra sau v\u00e0 hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o.<\/p>\n
B\u00ean tr\u00e1i m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i s\u01b0ng ph\u00f9 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch qu\u00e1i d\u1ecb, t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng t\u1edbi c\u1ed5, thon d\u1ea7n xu\u1ed1ng vai. M\u1eaft t\u00f4i nh\u1ecf h\u00edp l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 Charlie, l\u1ea1i c\u00e1i t\u00ednh kh\u00f4i h\u00e0i c\u1ed1 h\u1eefu, n\u00f3i tr\u00f4ng t\u00f4i gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda con ch\u00f3, r\u1ed3i anh n\u00e9m m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac c\u00e2y xem t\u00f4i c\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y theo \u0111\u1ec3 tha v\u1ec1 kh\u00f4ng. T\u00f4i l\u1ea7n m\u00f2 t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn ra r\u0103ng v\u00e0 l\u1ee3i l\u00e0 n\u01a1i ph\u00e1t xu\u1ea5t ch\u1ee9ng s\u01b0ng ph\u00f9 n\u00e0y. Khi t\u00f4i g\u00f5 ng\u00f3n tay v\u00e0o h\u00e0m d\u01b0\u1edbi, m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n \u0111au t\u1ecfa lan t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00e2n v\u00e0 d\u1ed9i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng d\u01b0\u1edbi v\u00e0i l\u00edt m\u00e1u m\u00e1u ch\u1ea3y \u00f9ng \u1ee5c trong \u0111\u00f3,\u201d Charlie n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u00d4ng t\u00ecm cha b\u00e1c s\u0129 \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u v\u1eady? M\u00ecnh c\u00f3 n\u00ean ki\u1ebfm \u00f4ng ta cho \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e2m kim h\u00fat m\u00e1u \u0111\u1ed9c ra kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n
Charlie l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u. \u201cT\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 \u0111\u1eebng \u0111i t\u00ecm ch\u1ea3 n\u1eefa. L\u00fac thanh to\u00e1n ti\u1ec1n l\u1ec7 ph\u00ed \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng hay r\u1ed3i. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean th\u1eb1ng ch\u1ea3 s\u1ebd vui khi g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i tao, nh\u01b0ng tao kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 ch\u1ea3 s\u1ebd nhi\u1ec7t t\u00ecnh ch\u1eefa b\u1ec7nh cho m\u00e0y n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d Anh nh\u1eafc t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t khu tr\u1ea1i kh\u00e1c kho\u1ea3ng v\u00e0i d\u1eb7m v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda nam. \u201cM\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ea7u may, n\u1ebfu m\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0110\u00e0nh v\u1eady ch\u1ee9 sao b\u00e2y gi\u1edd.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u0169ng nh\u01b0 bao nhi\u00eau chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c trong \u0111\u1eddi m\u00e0y, tao ngh\u0129 m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i ch\u1eadm r\u00ec d\u00f9 \u0111\u1ecba th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i cheo leo – m\u1ed9t con d\u1ed1c thoai tho\u1ea3i tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea5t c\u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a r\u1eebng r\u1eadm. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y sung s\u01b0\u1edbng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111ang tham gia m\u1ed9t tr\u00f2 gi\u1ea3i tr\u00ed nho nh\u1ecf, khi con ng\u1ef1a b\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ee5t l\u00e0m h\u00e0m r\u0103ng \u0111\u00f3ng s\u1eadp l\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i h\u00e9t l\u00ean \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn c\u00f9ng l\u00fac b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00ec c\u00e1i tr\u1edb tr\u00eau c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. T\u00f4i ch\u00eam m\u1ed9t c\u1ee5m thu\u1ed1c h\u00fat gi\u1eefa hai h\u00e0m r\u0103ng. C\u1ee5m thu\u1ed1c l\u00e0m cho mi\u1ec7ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ea7y \u1ee9 n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i s\u1ee3 \u0111au, kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m phun ra, th\u00e0nh ra t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 nghi\u00eang ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb7c n\u01b0\u1edbc r\u00e3i ch\u1ea3y r\u00f2ng r\u00f2ng t\u1eeb mi\u1ec7ng t\u00f4i xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ed5 con ng\u1ef1a. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u0103ng qua m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng m\u01b0a tuy\u1ebft, b\u00f4ng tuy\u1ebft m\u00e1t l\u1ea1nh h\u0103m h\u1edf tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i. \u0110\u1ea7u t\u00f4i ngo\u1eb9o qua m\u1ed9t b\u00ean. Charlie th\u00fac ng\u1ef1a \u0111i v\u00f2ng quanh t\u00f4i, ng\u00f3 t\u00f4i tr\u1eebng tr\u1eebng, \u201cGi\u1edd m\u00e0y nh\u00ecn ra sau l\u01b0ng c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c lu\u00f4n r\u1ed3i,\u201d anh n\u00f3i. \u201cDa \u0111\u1ea7u c\u0103ng ph\u1ed3ng. \u0110\u1ebfn t\u00f3c m\u00e0y c\u0169ng s\u01b0ng lu\u00f4n.\u201d Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i v\u00f2ng tr\u00e1nh xa th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n c\u00f3 \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 m\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i qu\u1ef5t ti\u1ec1n v\u00e0 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t khu tr\u1ea1i v\u00e0i d\u1eb7m g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng t\u00ean g\u1ecdi, d\u00e0i kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n t\u01b0 d\u1eb7m Anh v\u00e0 l\u00e0 n\u01a1i c\u01b0 tr\u00fa c\u1ee7a kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m nh\u00e2n m\u1ea1ng ho\u1eb7c \u00edt h\u01a1n. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p may, v\u00e0 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t \u00f4ng th\u00e0y ch\u1eefa r\u0103ng t\u00ean l\u00e0 Watts \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i h\u00fat t\u1ea9u thu\u1ed1c \u1edf hi\u00ean ngo\u00e0i. Th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u00f4ng ta, \u00f4ng ta c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \u201cT\u00f4i d\u00ednh v\u00e0o c\u00e1i ngh\u1ec1 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u m\u00e0 c\u1ee9 th\u1ea5y ai s\u01b0ng v\u00f9 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y th\u00ec l\u1ea1i th\u00edch th\u00fa ch\u1ee9!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00d4ng ta d\u1eabn t\u00f4i v\u00e0o c\u00e1i kho\u1ea3ng nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 n\u01a1i \u00f4ng ta l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c, \u0111\u1eb7t t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i l\u00ean c\u00e1i gh\u1ebf c\u00f3 n\u1ec7m da c\u1ee9 k\u00eau c\u00f3t k\u00e9t v\u00e0 to\u00e1t ra c\u00e1i m\u00f9i m\u1edbi m\u1ebb khi t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i l\u00ean. K\u00e9o c\u00e1i khay \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng y c\u1ee5 s\u00e1ng lo\u00e1ng, \u00f4ng ta h\u1ecfi nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u v\u1ec1 b\u1ec7nh s\u1eed r\u0103ng mi\u1ec7ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i m\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi th\u1ecfa \u0111\u00e1ng n\u00e0o. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 v\u1eady t\u00f4i c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m t\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta ch\u1eb3ng quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 h\u1ecfi v\u00ec th\u00edch th\u00fa v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecfi m\u00e0 th\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i g\u1ee3i \u00fd l\u00e0 c\u00e1i v\u1ee5 r\u0103ng \u0111au n\u00e0y c\u00f3 li\u00ean h\u1ec7 \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n b\u1ecb nh\u1ec7n c\u1eafn, ho\u1eb7c t\u1ea1i thu\u1ed1c gi\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed9c, nh\u01b0ng nha s\u0129 Watts b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng y h\u1ecdc n\u00e0o x\u00e1c nh\u1eadn chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ea3. \u00d4ng ta n\u00f3i, \u201cC\u01a1 th\u1ec3 qu\u1ea3 th\u1ef1c l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u00e9p l\u1ea1, v\u00e0 ai l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u1ed5 x\u1ebb m\u1ed9t ph\u00e9p l\u1ea1 ch\u1ee9? C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 t\u1ea1i con nh\u1ec7n, \u0111\u00fang v\u1eady, m\u00e0 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u00ec ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng v\u1edbi c\u00e1i g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 ch\u1ea5t kh\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ed9c t\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 kia, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec hai th\u1ee9 k\u1ec3 tr\u00ean. Tuy nhi\u00ean, v\u00ec c\u00e1i g\u00ec th\u00ec c\u1eadu c\u0169ng \u0111ang \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn th\u1ea5u tr\u1eddi xanh r\u1ed3i. \u0110\u00fang kh\u00f4ng n\u00e0o?\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng ta. Charlie n\u00f3i, \u201cB\u00e1c s\u0129 \u00e0, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o th\u1eb1ng em t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00f3 t\u1edbi v\u00e0i l\u00edt m\u00e1u l\u1eafc l\u01b0 l\u1ecfng l\u1ebbo trong \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3.\u201d<\/p>\n
Watts tu\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t m\u0169i dao b\u1ea1c ra kh\u1ecfi v\u1ecf b\u1ecdc. Ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e2u v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, \u00f4ng ta ng\u1eafm ngh\u00eda c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 nh\u00ecn m\u1ed9t pho t\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u00e1n th\u00e2n qu\u00e1i d\u1ecb. \u201c\u0110\u1ec3 xem n\u00e0o,\u201d \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
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Chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a nha s\u0129 Watts l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t chu\u1ed7i th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i v\u00e0 tai h\u1ecda d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1ecdi g\u00f3c c\u1ea1nh, d\u00f9 \u00f4ng ta k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i gi\u1ecdng kh\u00f4ng v\u01b0\u1edbng ch\u00fat \u0111\u1eafng cay hay ti\u1ebfc nu\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 ngay c\u1ea3 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4i h\u00e0i trong nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ebfm kh\u00f4ng xu\u1ec3 \u1ea5y: \u201cT\u00f4i l\u00e0m th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i l\u01b0\u01a1ng thi\u1ec7n th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i bu\u00f4n b\u00e1n b\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u0169ng th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i trong t\u00ecnh y\u00eau, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i trong t\u00ecnh b\u1ea1n. Hai c\u1eadu c\u1ee9 k\u1ec3 t\u00ean m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd cho bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i trong chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. N\u00e0o, th\u1eed k\u1ec3 xem. B\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cN\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u00f4i l\u00e0m ch\u1ee7 m\u1ed9t n\u00f4ng tr\u1ea1i l\u00e0m c\u1ee7 c\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0i tr\u0103m d\u1eb7m. Kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ed3ng xu n\u00e0o. Ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y c\u1ee7 c\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0o h\u1ebft r\u00e1o. M\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i bi th\u1ea3m. K\u1ec3 th\u00eam th\u1ee9 g\u00ec kh\u00e1c xem.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCh\u1edf h\u00e0ng.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u00f4i mua c\u1ed5 ph\u1ea7n trong m\u1ed9t d\u1ecbch v\u1ee5 chuy\u00ean ch\u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ee7y b\u1eb1ng t\u00e0u th\u1ee7y ch\u1ea1y b\u00e1nh l\u00e1i v\u00f2ng d\u1ecdc theo d\u00f2ng Mississippi v\u1edbi gi\u00e1 kinh ph\u00ed r\u1ebb m\u1ea1t. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta l\u00e0m ra ti\u1ec1n cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi t\u00f4i nh\u1eadp b\u1ecdn. Chuy\u1ebfn h\u00e0ng th\u1ee9 nh\u00ec c\u00f3 t\u00f4i g\u00f3p v\u1ed1n th\u00ec t\u00e0u ch\u00ecm xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e1y s\u00f4ng. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ea3o hi\u1ec3m, c\u0169ng l\u00e0 s\u00e1ng ki\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u1ebft ki\u1ec7m v\u00e0i \u0111\u00f4 la chi ph\u00ed ph\u1ee5 thu\u1ed9c. \u0110\u00e3 v\u1eady t\u00f4i c\u00f2n khuy\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u1ed5i t\u00ean, t\u1eeb Periwinkle, c\u00e1i t\u00ean nghe r\u1ea5t l\u00e0 n\u00f4ng n\u1ed5i, th\u00e0nh Queen Bee. M\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i h\u1ebft thu\u1ed1c ch\u1eefa. N\u1ebfu t\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n kh\u00f4ng l\u1ea7m th\u00ec \u0111\u00e1m l\u00e0m \u0103n chung v\u1edbi t\u00f4i s\u1eeda so\u1ea1n \u0111em t\u00f4i ra h\u00e0nh h\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i g\u00e0i t\u1edd th\u01b0 tuy\u1ec7t m\u1ec7nh \u1edf c\u1eeda tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 b\u1ecf \u0111i trong nh\u1ee5c nh\u00e3 t\u1ed9t c\u00f9ng. B\u1ecf l\u1ea1i sau l\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea3m \u0111ang. Bao nhi\u00eau n\u0103m r\u1ed3i, v\u1eabn nh\u1edb c\u00f4 \u1ea5y.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00d4ng nha s\u0129 ng\u1eebng m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t r\u1ed3i l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u. \u201cK\u1ec3 th\u00eam th\u1ee9 g\u00ec kh\u00e1c xem sao. M\u00e0 th\u00f4i. T\u00f4i ch\u00e1n ng\u1ea5y chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ed3i.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTh\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u00f4ng v\u1edbi t\u00f4i c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nhau,\u201d \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i \u1edf g\u00f3c nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecdc b\u00e1o, Charlie n\u00f3i v\u1ecdng v\u00e0o.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, \u201cXem ch\u1eebng c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u0169ng su\u00f4ng s\u1ebb, b\u00e1c s\u0129 nh\u1ec9.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cKh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i. \u201cBa tu\u1ea7n r\u1ed3i m\u1edbi c\u00f3 c\u1eadu l\u00e0 b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n th\u1ee9 ba \u0111\u1ea5y. Xem ch\u1eebng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta coi nh\u1eb9 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec7 sinh r\u0103ng mi\u1ec7ng. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i lu\u00f4n trong ng\u00e0nh Nha. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1ec9 n\u1ed9i hai th\u00e1ng n\u1eefa th\u00f4i l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 b\u0103ng s\u1ebd t\u1edbi b\u1eaft d\u1eb9p ti\u1ec7m.\u201d \u00d4ng ta d\u00ed m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u1ed1ng ch\u00edch c\u00f3 m\u0169i kim d\u00e0i nh\u1ecf n\u01b0\u1edbc r\u00f2ng r\u00f2ng v\u00e0o s\u00e1t m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i. \u201cS\u1ebd \u0111au m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat \u0111\u1ea5y nh\u00e9, con trai.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u00c1!\u201d T\u00f4i k\u00eau.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u00d4ng h\u1ecdc Nha \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u?\u201d Charlie h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u1ede m\u1ed9t tr\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1ea5t danh ti\u1ebfng,\u201d \u00f4ng ta tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. B\u1eaft g\u1eb7p m\u00f4i \u00f4ng ta nh\u1ebfch l\u00ean m\u1ed9t kh\u00f3e c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u1ea3 th\u00e8m b\u1eadn t\u00e2m.<\/p>\n
\u201cTheo nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft th\u00ec th\u1eddi gian h\u1ecdc c\u0169ng m\u1ea5t v\u00e0i n\u0103m,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u201cV\u00e0i n\u0103m?\u201d Watts n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
\u201cV\u1eady th\u00ec bao l\u00e2u?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u00f4i \u1ea5y h\u1ea3? Ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1edb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i s\u01a1 \u0111\u1ed3 m\u1ea5y d\u00e2y th\u1ea7n kinh. \u0110\u1ee7 th\u1eddi h\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00e1i l\u0169 ng\u1ed1c \u1ea5y g\u1eedi \u0111\u1ed3 ngh\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn cho t\u00f4i.\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn Charlie, b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p anh nh\u00fan vai r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i ch\u0103m ch\u00fa \u0111\u1ecdc b\u00e1o.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i s\u1edd tay l\u00ean ch\u1ed7 s\u01b0ng tr\u00ean m\u00e1 v\u00e0 gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh v\u00ec nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y m\u1eb7t m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c g\u00ec h\u1ebft.<\/p>\n
Watts n\u00f3i, \u201cC\u0169ng hay \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9 nh\u1ec9? T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ebb h\u1ebft r\u0103ng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu m\u00e0 c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111au ch\u00fat n\u00e0o.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hai m\u1eaft Charlie r\u1eddi trang b\u00e1o. \u201cM\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y g\u00ec h\u1ebft th\u1eadt \u00e0?\u201d T\u00f4i l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 Charlie h\u1ecfi Watts, \u201c\u00d4ng ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u00e2u ra c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cKi\u1ebfm \u0111\u00e2u m\u00e0 ki\u1ebfm, d\u00e2n trong ngh\u1ec1 m\u1edbi c\u00f3 th\u00f4i.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNgh\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, m\u1ea5y th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3 ti\u1ec7n l\u1ee3i h\u1ebft bi\u1ebft. Hay l\u00e0 \u00f4ng b\u00e1n cho t\u1ee5i n\u00e0y m\u1ed9t \u00edt \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u1eadu t\u01b0\u1edfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta khu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ebfn cho t\u00f4i c\u1ea3 th\u00f9ng phi \u0111\u1ea5y nh\u1ec9,\u201d Watts n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u1ee5i t\u00f4i s\u1ebd chi \u0111\u1eb9p.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cR\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfc l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\u201d<\/p>\n
Charlie nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn tr\u1ed1ng r\u1ed7ng; m\u1eb7t anh bi\u1ebfn \u0111i sau trang b\u00e1o. Watts \u0111\u1ee5c ba ch\u1ed7 kh\u00e1c nhau tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i v\u00e0 ch\u1ea5t l\u1ecfng \u0111\u1ee7 m\u00e0u s\u1eafc r\u00f2ng r\u00f2ng ch\u1ea3y. C\u00f2n m\u1ed9t \u00edt trong \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng ta b\u1ea3o n\u00f3 s\u1ebd t\u1ef1 ch\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng h\u1ebft, v\u00e0 r\u1eb1ng ph\u1ea7n \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e3 qua. \u00d4ng ta nh\u1ed5 hai c\u00e1i r\u0103ng h\u01b0 v\u00e0 c\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ea3 h\u00ea v\u00ec m\u1ea1nh tay v\u1eady m\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn g\u00ec h\u1ebft. Charlie y\u1ebfu b\u00f3ng v\u00eda n\u00ean qua ng\u1ed3i trong qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. \u201c\u0110\u1ed3 nh\u00e1t gan,\u201d Watts l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m. \u00d4ng ta kh\u00e2u k\u00edn l\u1ed7 h\u1ed5ng v\u00e0 nh\u00e9t \u0111\u1ea7y b\u00f4ng g\u00f2n v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng t\u00f4i, r\u1ed3i d\u1eabn t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i ch\u1eadu b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1 c\u1ea9m th\u1ea1ch v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 cho t\u00f4i xem m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00e0n ch\u1ea3i r\u0103ng c\u00e1n g\u1ed7 th\u1eadt xinh x\u1eafn v\u1edbi c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00e0n ch\u1ea3i h\u00ecnh ch\u1eef nh\u1eadt m\u00e0u x\u00e1m nh\u1ea1t. \u201cB\u00e0n ch\u1ea3i r\u0103ng,\u201d \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u00e1i n\u00e0y s\u1ebd gi\u1eef cho r\u0103ng c\u1eadu s\u1ea1ch v\u00e0 h\u01a1i th\u1edf th\u01a1m tho. \u0110\u1ec3 t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 cho c\u1eadu c\u00e1ch x\u00e0i.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00d4ng nha s\u0129 bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n c\u00e1ch d\u00f9ng b\u00e0n ch\u1ea3i r\u0103ng, r\u1ed3i ph\u00e0 h\u01a1i th\u1edf m\u00f9i b\u1ea1c h\u00e0 l\u00ean m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i. \u00d4ng ta \u0111\u01b0a t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t b\u00e0n ch\u1ea3i m\u1edbi, gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t c\u00e1i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t g\u00f3i b\u1ed9t ch\u00e0 r\u0103ng khi d\u00f9ng s\u1ebd s\u1ee7i b\u1ecdt m\u00f9i b\u1ea1c h\u00e0, v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 gi\u1eef l\u1ea5y m\u00e0 x\u00e0i. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng b\u1ea3o h\u00e3ng b\u00e0n ch\u1ea3i g\u1eedi cho \u00f4ng ta c\u1ea3 th\u00f9ng h\u00e0ng m\u1eabu. T\u00f4i tr\u1ea3 \u00f4ng hai \u0111\u00f4 la ti\u1ec1n nh\u1ed5 r\u0103ng v\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta \u0111em ra m\u1ed9t chai whiskey \u0111\u1ec3 chia vui c\u00e1i m\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c trao \u0111\u1ed5i h\u1ed7 t\u01b0\u01a1ng hai b\u00ean c\u00f9ng c\u00f3 l\u1ee3i. N\u00f3i chung t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00e0y kh\u1ea3 \u00e1i, th\u00e0nh ra t\u00f4i \u00e1y n\u00e1y khi Charlie b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1m l\u0103m l\u0103m kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang l\u1ee5c tr\u00ean tay, ch\u0129a n\u00f2ng s\u00fang v\u00e0o \u00f4ng nha s\u0129 t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng. \u201cT\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n ph\u1ea3i tr\u00e1i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng,\u201d anh n\u00f3i, m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ecf au v\u00ec men r\u01b0\u1ee3u.<\/p>\n
\u201cKh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i s\u1ebd c\u00f2n l\u00e0m \u0103n th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i th\u1ee9 g\u00ec n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2y,\u201d Watts r\u1ea7u r\u0129 n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft. Eli, gom h\u1ebft thu\u1ed1c t\u00ea v\u00e0 kim ch\u00edch. \u00d4ng Watts t\u00ecm cho t\u00f4i s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y th\u1eebng, mau l\u00ean. \u00d4ng m\u00e0 d\u1edf ch\u1ee9ng l\u00e0 t\u00f4i cho ngay m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean k\u1eb9o \u0111\u1ed3ng v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNhi\u1ec1u khi t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y trong \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean r\u1ed3i.\u201d Quay qua t\u00f4i, \u00f4ng ta b\u1ea3o, \u201cCh\u1ea1y theo ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c v\u00e0 danh l\u1ee3i l\u00e0m t\u00f4i m\u1ec7t nho\u00e0i. Nh\u1edb ch\u0103m s\u00f3c h\u00e0m r\u0103ng nh\u00e9, con trai. Gi\u1eef cho m\u1ed3m mi\u1ec7ng th\u01a1m tho. L\u1eddi l\u1ebd c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh th\u00ec c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1edbi m\u1ee9c \u1ea5y th\u00f4i, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng n\u00e0o?\u201d<\/p>\n
Charlie d\u1ed9ng m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea5m v\u00e0o th\u00e1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng \u00f4ng nha s\u0129, c\u1eaft ngang b\u00e0i di\u1ec5n v\u0103n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta.<\/p>\n
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Hai ch\u00fang t\u00f4i rong ru\u1ed5i su\u1ed1t ng\u00e0y tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng ng\u1ef1a, \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1ed1i m\u1ecbt th\u00ec t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y ch\u00f3ng m\u1eb7t v\u00e0 ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u00e3 nh\u00e0o xu\u1ed1ng kh\u1ecfi y\u00ean ng\u1ef1a. T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o Charlie n\u00ean ng\u1eebng ch\u00e2n ngh\u1ec9 qua \u0111\u00eam v\u00e0 anh \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd v\u1edbi \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ed7 tr\u00fa \u1ea9n \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ef1ng tr\u1ea1i, b\u1edfi tr\u1eddi c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 s\u1eafp m\u01b0a. Anh \u0111\u00e1nh h\u01a1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ebfp l\u1eeda trong kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed v\u00e0 t\u00ecm t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t t\u00fap l\u1ec1u m\u1ed9t gian, v\u1edbi cu\u1ed9n kh\u00f3i tr\u1eafng nh\u01b0 b\u00f4ng g\u00f2n t\u1ecfa ra t\u1eeb \u1ed1ng kh\u00f3i. M\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e8n t\u00f9 m\u00f9 nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa ph\u00eda trong khung c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9c. M\u1ed9t b\u00e0 c\u1ee5 qu\u1ea5n tr\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00e1i m\u1ec1n b\u00f4ng ra m\u1edf c\u1eeda. Nh\u1eefng l\u1ecdn t\u00f3c d\u00e0i v\u00e0 b\u1ea1c quy\u1ec7n quanh c\u1eb1m, v\u00e0 c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng m\u1edf h\u00e9 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 ra nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc r\u0103ng \u0111en l\u1edfm ch\u1edfm. Charlie, v\u00f2 c\u00e1i m\u0169 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh trong tay, k\u1ec3 l\u1ec3 b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng ai o\u00e1n c\u1ee7a tay ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u, v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng gian tru\u00e2n m\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1eeba g\u1eb7p ph\u1ea3i. C\u1eb7p m\u1eaft nh\u00e0y nh\u1ee5a nh\u01b0 th\u1ecbt s\u00f2 n\u00e9m tia nh\u00ecn l\u00ean t\u00f4i v\u00e0 ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y l\u1ea1nh c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi. B\u00e0 gi\u00e0 quay l\u01b0ng b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi. T\u00f4i nghe ti\u1ebfng ch\u00e2n gh\u1ebf k\u00e9o l\u00ea tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n nh\u00e0. Charlie quay qua t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi, \u201cM\u00e0y th\u1ea5y sao?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0110i th\u00f4i.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cB\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eeda m\u1edf cho m\u00ecnh m\u00e0.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u00f3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u1ed5n n\u01a1i b\u00e0 ta.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anh \u0111\u00e1 v\u0103ng m\u1ed9t c\u1ee5m tuy\u1ebft. \u201cB\u00e0 \u1ea5y bi\u1ebft m\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda. M\u00e0y c\u00f2n mu\u1ed1n g\u00ec n\u1eefa? M\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e2u d\u00e0i.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u00f4i ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh n\u00ean ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111i,\u201d t\u00f4i l\u1eadp l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u1eeda!\u201d ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 r\u00e9o.<\/p>\n
\u201cV\u00e0i ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 trong c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng \u1ea5m \u00e1p l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7 cho tao r\u1ed3i,\u201d Charlie n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u00f4i \u0111ang \u1ed1m,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cNh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111i.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTao mu\u1ed1n \u1edf l\u1ea1i.\u201d<\/p>\n
B\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 b\u00f2 d\u1ecdc theo v\u00e1ch t\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 b\u00e0 ta l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ee9ng s\u1eebng s\u1eefng \u1edf l\u1ed1i v\u00e0o. \u201cC\u1eeda!\u201d b\u00e0 ta r\u00edt l\u00ean. \u201cC\u1eeda! C\u1eeda!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cM\u00e0y th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 l\u00e0 b\u00e0 ta mu\u1ed1n m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o m\u00e0,\u201d Charlie n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
Ph\u1ea3i r\u1ed3i, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129, v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng v\u00e0 chui xu\u1ed1ng bao t\u1eed b\u00e0 \u1ea5y ch\u1ee9 g\u00ec. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i qu\u00e1 y\u1ebfu n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 khi anh n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y c\u00e1nh tay t\u00f4i, k\u00e9o v\u00e0o c\u0103n ch\u00f2i t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bu\u1ed3n c\u01b0\u1ee1ng l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
Trong gian nh\u00e0 nh\u1ecf c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00e0n, m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i n\u1ec7m d\u01a1 d\u00e1y. Charlie v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i b\u1ec7t xu\u1ed1ng n\u1ec1n g\u1ed7 v\u00eanh v\u1eb9o, tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00e1i l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1. H\u01a1i n\u00f3ng ch\u00e2m ch\u00edch m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu l\u00ean m\u1eb7t, l\u00ean tay t\u00f4i v\u00e0 trong kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc, t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng v\u1edbi n\u01a1i ch\u1ed1n m\u1edbi m\u1ebb n\u00e0y. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i \u1edf b\u00e0n, kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi, khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea7y b\u00ed \u1ea9n d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1eefng n\u1ebfp g\u1ea5p c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ed1ng v\u1ea3i v\u1ee5n qu\u1ea5n tr\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t b\u00e0 ta l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1ng nh\u1eefng h\u1ea1t chu\u1ed7i hay \u0111\u00e1 m\u00e0u \u0111en v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecf, hai b\u00e0n tay b\u00e0 lu\u1ed3n ra t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ed1ng v\u1ea3i v\u00e0 kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o nh\u1eb7t t\u1eebng h\u1ea1t m\u1ed9t v\u00e0 x\u00e2u m\u1ed9t s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y m\u1ea3nh qua nh\u1eefng h\u1ea1t \u1ea5y th\u00e0nh c\u00e1i v\u00f2ng \u0111eo c\u1ed5 hay m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ed3 trang s\u1ee9c t\u1ec9 m\u1ec9 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e8n tr\u00ean b\u00e0n th\u1eafp nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 nh\u1ea5p nh\u00e1y ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda v\u00e0ng cam, m\u1ed9t \u0111u\u00f4i kh\u00f3i t\u1ecfa ra t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda.<\/p>\n
\u201cCh\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t c\u1ea3m \u01a1n b\u00e0,\u201d Charlie n\u00f3i. \u201cEm trai t\u00f4i, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u1ecfe v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ng\u1ee7 ngo\u00e0i tr\u1eddi.\u201d Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 n\u00f3i g\u00ec, Charlie b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i anh ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 b\u00e0 ta b\u1ecb \u0111i\u1ebfc.<\/p>\n
\u201cTao kh\u00f4ng<\/i> \u0111i\u1ebfc,\u201d b\u00e0 gi\u00e0 ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i. B\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a m\u1ed9t s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y l\u00ean mi\u1ec7ng nghi\u1ebfn r\u0103ng c\u1eafn l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
\u201cD\u0129 nhi\u00ean,\u201d Charlie n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd x\u00fac ph\u1ea1m \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00e0. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y b\u00e0 r\u1ea5t m\u1ea1nh kh\u1ecfe v\u00e0 s\u1eafc b\u00e9n. B\u00e0 gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u0103n nh\u00e0 th\u1eadt t\u1ed1t, n\u1ebfu b\u00e0 cho ph\u00e9p t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf.\u201d<\/p>\n
B\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t nh\u1eefng h\u1ea1t chu\u1ed7i v\u00e0 d\u00e2y xuy\u00ean xu\u1ed1ng b\u00e0n. \u0110\u1ea7u b\u00e0 xoay qua \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u01b0ng th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh th\u00ec v\u1eabn \u1ea9n khu\u1ea5t trong v\u0169ng t\u1ed1i nh\u00e1 nhem. \u201cT\u1ee5i bay t\u01b0\u1edfng tao kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u1ee5i bay l\u00e0 lo\u1ea1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u00ec h\u1ea3?\u201d b\u00e0 c\u1ee5 h\u1ecfi, tr\u1ecf m\u1ed9t ng\u00f3n tay \u2013 nh\u00ecn nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb g\u1eaby \u2013 v\u00e0o d\u00e2y th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng \u0111eo s\u00fang c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. \u201cT\u1ee5i bay mu\u1ed1n gi\u1ea3 trang l\u00e0m lo\u1ea1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u00ec, v\u00e0 t\u1ea1i sao?\u201d<\/p>\n
Th\u1ea7n th\u00e1i c\u1ee7a Charlie thay \u0111\u1ed5i, hay ph\u1ee5c h\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 anh ta l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh anh. \u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i,\u201d anh n\u00f3i, \u201cb\u00e0 n\u00f3i xem t\u1ee5i t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ai \u0111i?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCh\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i t\u1ee5i bay l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng t\u00ean gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00e0?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCh\u1ec9 v\u00ec th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang t\u00f4i mang s\u00fang m\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u0111o\u00e1n v\u1eady sao?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTao ch\u1eb3ng \u0111o\u00e1n g\u00ec h\u1ebft. Th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft \u0111i theo sau l\u01b0ng t\u1ee5i bay l\u00e0 tao bi\u1ebft.\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u00f3c g\u00e1y t\u00f4i d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng c\u1ea3 l\u00ean. N\u00f3i ra th\u00ec x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 nh\u01b0ng th\u00fa th\u1eadt t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m quay \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn. Gi\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a Charlie \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec1u, \u201cB\u00e0 c\u00f3 s\u1ee3 t\u1ee5i t\u00f4i gi\u1ebft b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTao ch\u1ea3 s\u1ee3 g\u00ec h\u1ebft, s\u00fang \u0111\u1ea1n v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi m\u00f4i m\u00e9p th\u00ec ngh\u0129a l\u00fd g\u00ec.\u201d B\u00e0 nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i, h\u1ecfi, \u201cT\u1ee5i bay c\u00f3 s\u1ee3 l\u00e0 tao s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft t\u1ee5i bay kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCh\u00e1u m\u1ec7t l\u1eafm,\u201d l\u00e0 c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi xo\u00e0ng x\u0129nh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
\u201cNgh\u1ec9 tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i,\u201d b\u00e0 n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u201cR\u1ed3i b\u00e0 ng\u1ee7 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTao kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ee7. Tao ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m cho xong vi\u1ec7c. S\u00e1ng ra, tao g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 bi\u1ebfn \u0111i r\u1ed3i.\u201d<\/p>\n
M\u1eb7t Charlie \u0111anh l\u1ea1i. \u201c\u0110\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u0103n l\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n
B\u00e0 l\u00e3o ch\u1ee3t s\u1ef1ng l\u1ea1i, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111ang n\u00edn th\u1edf. B\u00e0 k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ed1ng v\u1ea3i tr\u00f9m \u0111\u1ea7u ra, v\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi v\u00e0 ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e8n, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y b\u00e0 h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 t\u00f3c tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u, ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0i c\u1ee5m tr\u1eafng phau l\u01b0a th\u01b0a \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2y, v\u00e0 x\u01b0\u01a1ng s\u1ecd c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb l\u00f5m v\u00e0o, c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ch\u1ed7 m\u1ec1m nh\u0169n, th\u1ee5t xu\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 v\u1ecf tr\u00e1i c\u00e2y h\u00e9o. \u201cM\u1ed7i tr\u00e1i tim c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u00e2m h\u01b0\u1edfng,\u201d b\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Charlie, \u201cc\u0169ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed7i c\u00e1i chu\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u00e2m h\u01b0\u1edfng ri\u00eang. \u00c2m h\u01b0\u1edfng tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 kh\u00f3 nghe, con trai \u1ea1. N\u00f3 l\u00e0m x\u1ed1n xang l\u1ed7 tai c\u1ee7a tao, v\u00e0 con m\u1eaft m\u00e0y l\u00e0m \u0111au m\u1eaft tao khi tao nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o n\u00f3.\u201d<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng im l\u1eb7ng k\u00e9o d\u00e0i khi Charlie v\u00e0 m\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y gi\u00e0 g\u01b0\u1eddm g\u01b0\u1eddm nh\u00ecn nhau. Qua c\u00e1i bi\u1ec3u l\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u n\u1ed5i h\u1ecd \u0111ang ngh\u0129 g\u00ec. Sau c\u00f9ng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 qu\u1ea5n kh\u0103n che \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c. Charlie n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e0n nh\u00e0. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng leo l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng, m\u00e0 n\u1eb1m b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh anh, b\u1edfi v\u00ec t\u00f4i s\u1ee3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 v\u00e0 ngh\u0129 c\u00e1ch an to\u00e0n nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 anh em t\u00f4i n\u1eb1m b\u00ean nhau. T\u00f4i y\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng \u1ed5n nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u00ecm ngay v\u00e0o t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng m\u01a1 m\u00e0ng v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng nh\u01b0 gian nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng nh\u00ecn th\u00e2n x\u00e1c t\u00f4i \u0111ang say ng\u1ee7. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 nh\u1ecfm d\u1eady \u0111\u1ee9ng ph\u00eda tr\u00ean anh em t\u00f4i; th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u gi\u1eaby gi\u1ee5a v\u00e0 to\u00e1t m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i, c\u00f2n Charlie th\u00ec v\u1eabn n\u1eb1m y\u00ean, b\u00e0 gi\u00e0 khom ng\u01b0\u1eddi xu\u1ed1ng, d\u00f9ng tay v\u1ea1ch mi\u1ec7ng anh t\u00f4i ra. T\u1eeb trong kho\u1ea3ng t\u1ed1i \u00e1m c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng n\u1ebfp g\u1ea5p v\u1ea3i tr\u00f9m \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a m\u1ee5 tu\u00f4n ra m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng ch\u1ea5t l\u1ecfng m\u00e0u \u0111en, \u0111\u1eb7c qu\u00e1nh, ch\u1ea3y v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng Charlie v\u00e0 mi\u1ec7ng t\u00f4i, ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i c\u00e1i th\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i \u0111ang ng\u1ee7 say kia m\u00e0 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i th\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i \u0111ang t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o \u0111\u1ee9ng coi, t\u00f4i h\u00e9t l\u00ean b\u1ea3o m\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i y\u00ean. T\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec c\u01a1n m\u01a1 \u0111\u1ee9t qu\u00e3ng v\u00e0 t\u00f4i b\u1eebng t\u1ec9nh.<\/p>\n
Charlie n\u1eb1m c\u1ea1nh t\u00f4i, nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i, m\u1eaft m\u1edf thao l\u00e1o d\u00f9 l\u00e0 \u0111ang ng\u1ee7, nh\u01b0 th\u00f3i quen c\u1ee7a anh. Sau l\u01b0ng anh, m\u1ee5 gi\u00e0 v\u1eabn ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3, \u0111\u1ed1ng h\u1ea1t chu\u1ed7i \u0111\u00e3 v\u01a1i \u0111i nhi\u1ec1u – m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian d\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4i qua. M\u1ee5 ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7 nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ee5 xoay v\u00f2ng quanh, nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i g\u00f3c t\u1ed1i \u0111en \u1edf \u0111\u00e0ng xa. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m cho m\u1ee5 ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng m\u1ee5 nh\u00ecn \u0111\u0103m \u0111\u0103m l\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i t\u00f4i ch\u1ecbu thua, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ecfng \u0111o\u00e1n n\u1eefa v\u00e0 quay \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda s\u00e0n nh\u00e0. Trong m\u1ed9t tho\u00e1ng, t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ch\u00ecm s\u00e2u v\u00e0o gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7.<\/p>\n
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Bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng, t\u00f4i th\u1ee9c gi\u1ea5c tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n nh\u00e0, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 Charlie b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh. T\u00f4i nghe ti\u1ebfng ch\u00e2n b\u01b0\u1edbc sau l\u01b0ng v\u00e0 quay l\u1ea1i, b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p anh \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khung c\u1eeda m\u1edf toang, nh\u00ecn ra ngo\u00e0i kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ed3ng tr\u1ed1ng ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u0103n ch\u00f2i. N\u1eafng r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i v\u00e0 hai ch\u00fa ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a anh em t\u00f4i – bu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y tr\u01a1 – \u0111\u1ee9ng trong n\u1eafng. M\u1ed9t con h\u00ed ho\u00e1y d\u1ee5i m\u0169i v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e1m s\u01b0\u01a1ng gi\u00e1 ngo\u1ea1m l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t mi\u1ec7ng c\u1ecf \u0111\u1ea7y; con kia run r\u1ea9y v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn \u0111\u0103m \u0111\u0103m v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng kh\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n
\u201cM\u1ee5 \u1ea5y \u0111i r\u1ed3i,\u201d Charlie n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u201cCh\u1ea3 sao,\u201d t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, \u0111\u00e1p. Trong c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng n\u1ed3ng m\u00f9i tro than, m\u1eaft t\u00f4i kh\u00f4 v\u00e0 r\u00e1t b\u1ecfng. T\u00f4i c\u1ea7n \u0111i l\u1ea5y n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00ean t\u00ecm l\u1ed1i ra nh\u01b0ng Charlie ch\u1eb7n t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i, n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t anh c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ea5t an. \u201cM\u1ee5 \u0111i r\u1ed3i,\u201d anh n\u00f3i. \u201cNh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn c\u1ea7m ch\u00e2n t\u1ee5i m\u00ecnh b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1edb.\u201d Anh tr\u1ecf tay v\u00e0 t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn theo h\u01b0\u1edbng ng\u00f3n tay anh. M\u1ee5 gi\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 treo m\u1ed9t s\u1ee3i x\u00e2u h\u1ea1t chu\u1ed7i chung quanh c\u00e1i thanh ngang c\u1eeda ra v\u00e0o. Tao g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 bi\u1ebfn \u0111i r\u1ed3i<\/i>, t\u00f4i nh\u1edb l\u1eddi m\u1ee5 gi\u00e0 – g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0<\/i> th\u00f4i ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n<\/i>.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u00d4ng ngh\u0129 sao?\u201d t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
Charlie n\u00f3i, \u201cC\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u01b0ng cho \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTh\u00ec m\u00ecnh l\u1ea5y n\u00f3 xu\u1ed1ng,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, v\u00f3i tay toan l\u1ea5y x\u00e2u chu\u1ed7i.<\/p>\n
Charlie n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y tay t\u00f4i. \u201c\u0110\u1eebng \u0111\u1ee5ng v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, Eli.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ednh k\u1ebf. B\u00ean ngo\u00e0i, hai ch\u00fa ng\u1ef1a nghe ti\u1ebfng b\u1ecdn t\u00f4i, ng\u1ec3nh c\u1ed5 nh\u00ecn. \u201cM\u00ecnh s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng chui d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d Charlie n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u1ec9 c\u00f2n c\u00e1ch ph\u00e1 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, tr\u00e8o ra ngo\u00e0i th\u00f4i.\u201d Ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi c\u00e1i b\u1ee5ng qu\u00e1 kh\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, t\u00f4i n\u00f3i ch\u1eafc t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng chui l\u1ecdt qua c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Charlie b\u1ea3o th\u00ec c\u1ee9 th\u1eed xem \u0111\u00e3 nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1i \u00fd ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i \u2013 trong vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ea3i h\u00ec h\u1ea1ch chui ng\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i l\u1ed7 h\u1eb9p, tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, m\u1eb7t m\u0169i \u0111\u1ecf gay \u2013 l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1eed, n\u00ean t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o Charlie l\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng th\u1eed \u0111\u00e2u.<\/p>\n
\u201cV\u1eady th\u00ec tao \u0111i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh,\u201d Charlie n\u00f3i, \u201cr\u1ed3i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i mang theo \u0111\u1ed3 c\u1eaft c\u00e1i l\u1ed7 l\u1edbn cho m\u00e0y.\u201d \u0110\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf \u1ecdp \u1eb9p c\u1ee7a m\u1ee5 gi\u00e0, anh \u0111\u1eadp v\u1ee1 c\u1eeda k\u00ednh b\u1eb1ng b\u00e1ng kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang l\u1ee5c r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfp tay \u0111\u1ee1 cho anh chui qua c\u1eeda s\u1ed5. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd hai ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t nhau \u1edf hai b\u00ean c\u1eeda ra v\u00e0o. Anh c\u01b0\u1eddi, c\u00f2n t\u00f4i th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n
\u201cV\u1eady l\u00e0 xong,\u201d anh n\u00f3i, tay ph\u1ee7i nh\u1eefng m\u1ea3nh th\u1ee7y tinh d\u00ednh tr\u00ean b\u1ee5ng.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, \u201ct\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch n\u00e0y. L\u1ea7m l\u0169i \u0111i trong hoang d\u00e3 v\u1edbi hy v\u1ecdng t\u00ecm ra m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb c\u00f3 l\u00f2ng t\u1ed1t n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng cho m\u01b0\u1ee3n \u0111\u1ed3 ngh\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Anh s\u1ebd \u0111i lang thang v\u00f4 \u0111\u1ecbnh trong khi t\u00f4i ch\u1ebft r\u1eefa trong c\u00e1i x\u00f3 m\u1ea1t r\u1ec7p n\u00e0y. L\u1ee1 m\u1ee5 gi\u00e0 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i th\u00ec sao?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cM\u1ee5 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00f9a \u00e1m t\u1ee5i m\u00ecnh, m\u1ee5 \u1ea5y c\u00f2n tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m g\u00ec n\u1eefa.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u00d4ng n\u00f3i nghe d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng qu\u00e1.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cM\u00e0y n\u00f3i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00fang. Nh\u01b0ng tao l\u00e0m qu\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e2y gi\u1edd? N\u1ebfu m\u00e0y c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o hay c\u1ee9 n\u00f3i th\u1eb3ng ra \u0111i.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o h\u1ebft. T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o anh \u0111em b\u1ecdc th\u1ee9c \u0103n cho t\u00f4i v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn anh \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda hai con ng\u1ef1a. \u201c\u0110\u1eebng qu\u00ean c\u00e1i n\u1ed3i,\u201d t\u00f4i r\u00e9o. \u201cC\u00e1i g\u00ec?\u201d anh h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i. \u201cC\u00e1i n\u1ed3i! C\u00e1i n\u1ed3i!\u201d T\u00f4i d\u00f9ng tay ra d\u1ea5u nh\u01b0 \u0111ang n\u1ea5u n\u01b0\u1edbng b\u1eb1ng n\u1ed3i v\u00e0 anh g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u. Anh tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i tu\u1ed3n \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c qua c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 cho t\u00f4i, ch\u00fac t\u00f4i \u0103n s\u00e1ng ngon mi\u1ec7ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi leo l\u00ean l\u01b0ng con ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a anh, c\u1ee1i \u0111i. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y \u1ea3o n\u00e3o gh\u00ea g\u1edbm khi c\u1ea3 hai b\u1ecf \u0111i; ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb7p qua l\u1ed7 h\u1ed5ng gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng t\u00e0ng c\u00e2y n\u01a1i h\u1ecd v\u1eeba m\u1edbi bi\u1ebfn \u0111i. T\u00f4i tho\u00e1ng lo l\u00e0 h\u1ecd s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i gom g\u00f3p ch\u00fat h\u1ee9ng kh\u1edfi c\u00f2n s\u00f3t l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh xoay s\u1edf \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 t\u1ea1m tr\u00fa trong gian nh\u00e0 h\u1eb9p n\u00e0y. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u1ed7 ho\u1eb7c c\u1ee7i nh\u01b0ng tro v\u00e0 than v\u1eabn n\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ecf n\u00ean t\u00f4i ph\u00e1 c\u00e1i gh\u1ebf g\u1ed7 c\u1ee7a m\u1ee5 gi\u00e0 b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch vung n\u00f3 l\u00ean cao v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ea1nh xu\u1ed1ng n\u1ec1n nh\u00e0. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1eb7t m\u1ea5y ch\u00e2n gh\u1ebf, b\u00e0n ng\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 l\u01b0ng t\u1ef1a v\u00e0o b\u1ebfp l\u1eeda, d\u1ef1ng theo h\u00ecnh ch\u1eef V ng\u01b0\u1ee3c, \u0111\u1ed5 th\u00eam ch\u00fat d\u1ea7u trong \u0111\u00e8n l\u00ean tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1ng g\u1ed7. Chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf g\u1ed7 b\u1eaft l\u1eeda trong nh\u00e1y m\u1eaft. \u00c1nh l\u1eeda v\u00e0 m\u00f9i g\u1ed7 ch\u00e1y l\u00e0m t\u00f4i ph\u1ea5n kh\u1edfi. N\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7 s\u1ed3i, c\u1ee9ng v\u00e0 ch\u00e1y r\u1ea5t nhanh. \u201cNh\u1eefng th\u1eafng l\u1ee3i nho nh\u1ecf,\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i n\u00f3i l\u1edbn c\u00e2u n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f3, v\u1edbi ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i d\u00e0nh ra v\u00e0i ph\u00fat \u0111\u1ee9ng trong khung c\u1eeda, nh\u00ecn ra th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y n\u00e0o trong t\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y xanh-t\u00edm n\u01a1i b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 cao h\u01a1n v\u00e0 s\u00e2u h\u01a1n l\u00fac th\u01b0\u1eddng. Tuy\u1ebft tan th\u00e0nh n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ea3y t\u1eeb m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 th\u00e0nh d\u00f2ng. T\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0a c\u00e1i t\u00e1ch b\u1eb1ng thi\u1ebfc ra ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ee9ng n\u01b0\u1edbc. C\u00e1i t\u00e1ch l\u1ea1nh b\u0103ng trong tay t\u00f4i, nh\u1eefng c\u1ee5m n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e1 trong v\u1eaft n\u1ed5i l\u1ec1nh b\u1ec1nh trong ly n\u01b0\u1edbc, l\u1ea1nh c\u00f3ng m\u00f4i khi t\u00f4i u\u1ed1ng. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu khi r\u1eeda \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i v\u1ecb x\u00e1c ch\u1ebft ma qu\u00e1i c\u1ee7a m\u00e1u \u0111\u1ecdng t\u1eeb ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m tr\u01b0\u1edbc. T\u00f4i ng\u1eadm n\u01b0\u1edbc trong mi\u1ec7ng s\u00fac t\u1edbi s\u00fac lui \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1eeda s\u1ea1ch v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng. T\u00f4i ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3 khi c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t v\u1eadt \u0111\u1eb7c c\u1ee9ng tu\u1ed9t ra, xoay v\u00f2ng trong c\u00e1i s\u1ecd s\u0169ng n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. \u0110o\u00e1n l\u00e0 m\u1ea3nh da, t\u00f4i nh\u1ed5 xu\u1ed1ng n\u1ec1n nh\u00e0. N\u00f3 r\u01a1i b\u1eb9t xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i khom xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn cho r\u00f5. V\u1eadt \u0111en thui h\u00ecnh \u1ed1ng \u0111\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn l\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c t\u00f4i th\u1eaft l\u1ea1i: Ch\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd nha s\u0129 Watts \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf con \u0111\u1ec9a v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng t\u00f4i m\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft? Nh\u01b0ng khi t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y tay \u0111\u1ea9y nh\u1eb9 v\u00e0o v\u1eadt \u1ea5y, n\u00f3 tu\u1ed9t ra, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i nh\u1edb ngay t\u1edbi c\u1ee5c b\u00f4ng g\u00f2n \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e3 ch\u00eam v\u00e0o n\u01b0\u1edbu r\u0103ng t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i qu\u0103ng n\u00f3 v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda, n\u00f3 tr\u00f4i tu\u1ed9t theo c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n gh\u1ebf \u0111ang ch\u00e1y, ph\u1eadp ph\u1ed3ng bong b\u00f3ng, \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t v\u1ec7t d\u00e0i m\u00e1u v\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt.<\/p>\n
Nh\u00ecn \u0111\u0103m \u0111\u0103m lu\u1ed3ng h\u01a1i b\u1ed1c l\u00ean ngo\u00e0i c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng, t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ph\u1ea5n ch\u1ea5n v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t qua m\u1ed9t chu\u1ed7i nh\u1eefng bi\u1ebfn c\u1ed1: con nh\u1ec7n, c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u s\u01b0ng v\u00f9, l\u1eddi nguy\u1ec1n h\u00f3a gi\u1ea3i. T\u00f4i h\u00edt lu\u1ed3ng kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed gi\u00e1 l\u1ea1nh c\u0103ng \u0111\u1ea7y hai bu\u1ed3ng ph\u1ed5i. \u201cTub!\u201d T\u00f4i g\u1ecdi vang ra ngo\u00e0i hoang d\u00e3. \u201cTao \u0111ang m\u1eafc k\u1eb9t trong c\u0103n l\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a m\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y lang b\u1ea1t gian \u00e1c!\u201d Ch\u00fa ng\u1ef1a ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean, loay hoay ng\u1eadm \u0111\u1ea7y m\u1ed9t mi\u1ec7ng c\u1ecf d\u00f2n. \u201cTub! Gi\u00fap tao trong l\u00fac c\u1ea7n k\u00edp coi n\u00e0o!\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i d\u1ecdn cho m\u00ecnh b\u1eefa \u0111i\u1ec3m t\u00e2m s\u01a1 s\u00e0i v\u1edbi th\u1ecbt heo mu\u1ed1i d\u00ednh c\u00e1t s\u1ea1n, v\u00e0 c\u00e0 ph\u00ea. M\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng s\u1ee5n d\u00ednh v\u00e0o l\u1ed7 h\u1ed5ng chi\u1ebfc r\u0103ng m\u1edbi nh\u1ed5 v\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n l\u1eafm m\u1edbi g\u1ee1 n\u00f3 ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, l\u00e0m ch\u1ea1m \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng khi\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i ch\u1ea3y m\u00e1u. Nh\u1edb t\u1edbi c\u00e1i b\u00e0n ch\u1ea3i r\u0103ng, t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y t\u1eeb t\u00fai \u00e1o v\u00e9t c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi b\u1ed9t kem, \u0111\u1eb7t g\u1ecdn gh\u1ebd tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t b\u00e0n b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh c\u00e1i t\u00e1ch thi\u1ebfc. Nha s\u0129 Watts kh\u00f4ng b\u1ea3o n\u00ean ch\u1edd cho mi\u1ec7ng l\u00e0nh h\u1eb3n m\u1edbi ch\u00e0 r\u0103ng, n\u00ean t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 c\u1ee9 d\u00f9ng, ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn. T\u00f4i nh\u00fang \u01b0\u1edbt b\u00e0n ch\u1ea3i v\u00e0 ph\u1ebft l\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u00edt b\u1ed9t. \u201cL\u00ean, xu\u1ed1ng, qua, l\u1ea1i,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, b\u1edfi \u00f4ng nha s\u0129 c\u0169ng n\u00f3i v\u1eady. Mi\u1ec7ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ecdt th\u01a1m m\u00f9i b\u1ea1c h\u00e0 v\u00e0 t\u00f4i qu\u00e9t b\u00e0n ch\u1ea3i l\u00ean l\u01b0\u1ee1i. Nh\u1ed5m ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ean th\u00e0nh c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, t\u00f4i nh\u1ed5 ng\u1ee5m n\u01b0\u1edbc loang m\u00e1u ra ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u1ea5t ph\u1ee7 tuy\u1ebft. H\u01a1i th\u1edf t\u00f4i m\u00e1t l\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u00f9i d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu. T\u00f4i v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng th\u00edch th\u00fa v\u1edbi c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c t\u00ea t\u00ea m\u00e0 b\u00e0n ch\u1ea3i mang l\u1ea1i. T\u00f4i g\u00f5 nh\u1eb9 b\u00e0n ch\u1ea3i l\u00ean s\u1ed1ng m\u0169i m\u00ecnh, t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7 s\u1ebd d\u00f9ng n\u00f3 h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y. Trong l\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 ng\u1ee3i g\u00ec, ho\u1eb7c m\u01a1 h\u1ed3 ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1ee9 c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac th\u00ec t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y t\u1eeb trong r\u1eebng, m\u1ed9t con g\u1ea5u to x\u00f9 l\u1eefng th\u1eefng \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda con ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n