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<\/a><\/p>\nL\u1eddi ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1ecbch:<\/i><\/b> Edgar Lawrence Doctorow (1931-2015) l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 20. \u00d4ng vi\u1ebft 12 ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft, 3 t\u1eadp truy\u1ec7n ng\u1eafn v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1edf k\u1ecbch, trong \u0111\u00f3 ba cu\u1ed1n Ragtime (1975), Billy Bathgate (1989) v\u00e0 The March (2005) \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trao National Book Critics Circle Award. T\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u0111\u1eb7t nh\u1eefng nh\u00e2n v\u1eadt h\u01b0 c\u1ea5u v\u00e0o khung c\u1ea3nh l\u1ecbch s\u1eed c\u00f3 th\u1eadt. Truy\u1ec7n ng\u1eafn The Writer in the Family<\/b> tr\u00edch trong t\u1eadp truy\u1ec7n Lives of the Poets, Ramdom House, Inc. xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n n\u0103m 1984. ISBN 0-394-52530-2.
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N\u0103m 1955 cha t\u00f4i qua \u0111\u1eddi trong khi b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i gi\u00e0 l\u1ee5 kh\u1ee5 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng trong nh\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1ee1ng l\u00e3o. B\u00e0 gi\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u00edn m\u01b0\u01a1i v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 bi\u1ebft con trai m\u00ecnh \u0111au \u1ed1m. S\u1ee3 l\u00e0 tin bu\u1ed3n \u1ea5y s\u1ebd l\u00e0m b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i suy s\u1ee5p, c\u00e1c c\u00f4 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi b\u00e0 l\u00e0 cha t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ecdn \u0111i Arizona \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1eefa ch\u1ee9ng vi\u00eam ph\u1ebf qu\u1ea3n. V\u1edbi th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 di d\u00e2n c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i, Arizona \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c xem nh\u01b0 v\u00f9ng Alps c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9, t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e0u c\u00f3 d\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng. Cha t\u00f4i v\u1ed1n th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i trong t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i l\u00e0m \u0103n trong \u0111\u1eddi, th\u00e0nh ra b\u1ea3n tin \u1ea5y l\u00e0 ngu\u1ed3n hy v\u1ecdng m\u00e0 b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i b\u00e1m l\u1ea5y, r\u1eb1ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng th\u00ec con trai b\u00e0 c\u0169ng th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng \u00edt nhi\u1ec1u. Th\u00e0nh ra khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1ea7u r\u0129 chuy\u1ec7n tang ch\u1ebf cha t\u00f4i \u1edf nh\u00e0, ch\u00e2n c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i mang b\u00ed t\u1ea5t v\u00ec l\u1ea1nh th\u00ec b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i t\u00f4i huy\u00eanh hoang v\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1m b\u1ea1n d\u01b0\u1ee1ng l\u00e3o v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng m\u1edbi c\u1ee7a con trai b\u00e0 trong kh\u00ed h\u1eadu kh\u00f4 r\u00e1o c\u1ee7a sa m\u1ea1c.<\/p>\n
C\u00e1c c\u00f4 t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u00e0n di\u1ec5n \u1ea5y m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng b\u00e0n v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u n\u00e0o. Ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i l\u1eabn anh em t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i v\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ecdn v\u1ec1 mi\u1ec1n t\u00e2y c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi cha t\u00f4i. Anh t\u00f4i v\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng b\u1eadn t\u00e2m. Th\u0103m m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e0 \u1edf nh\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1ee1ng l\u00e3o ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o \u00e1c m\u1ed9ng, c\u00e1i n\u01a1i m\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u00f4ng c\u1ee5 b\u00e0 c\u1ee5 ng\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u0103m \u0111\u0103m trong khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u1ee3i chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i. Nh\u00ecn b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2m n\u1ea3n, b\u1ec7nh t\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7y m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c c\u0169ng l\u00f4ng b\u00f4ng. Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u0103m b\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng \u0111em l\u1ea1i ch\u00fat th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng n\u00e0o cho m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd h\u00f2a h\u1ee3p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1edbi m\u1eb9 ch\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i khi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0 s\u1ebd tr\u00e1nh kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m b\u00e0 c\u1ee5. Tuy nhi\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu l\u00e0 c\u00e1c c\u00f4 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i c\u01b0 x\u1eed nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ph\u00eda gia \u0111\u00ecnh b\u00ean \u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3ng vai ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 cai qu\u1ea3n h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u1eefng c\u00f4ng d\u00e2n th\u1ef1c th\u1ee5 qua m\u00e1u huy\u1ebft v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00f4ng d\u00e2n h\u1ea1ng nh\u00ec qua h\u00f4n nh\u00e2n. Ch\u00ednh c\u00e1i th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 tra t\u1ea5n m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i su\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng h\u00f4n nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. B\u00e0 n\u00f3i gia \u0111\u00ecnh b\u00ean ch\u1ed3ng kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn b\u00e0. Su\u1ed1t hai m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m n\u0103m, b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i h\u1ecd t\u1eeb ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb ngo\u1ea1i cu\u1ed9c.<\/p>\n
V\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n sau khi k\u1ebft th\u00fac th\u1ee7 t\u1ee5c tang ch\u1ebf, c\u00f4 Frances \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u1eeb nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u1edf Larchmont. C\u00f4 Frances l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e0u c\u00f3 nh\u1ea5t trong c\u00e1c ch\u1ecb em c\u1ee7a cha t\u00f4i. Ch\u1ed3ng c\u00f4 l\u00e0 lu\u1eadt s\u01b0, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ec1u theo h\u1ecdc \u1edf Amherst. C\u00f4 g\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eafn l\u1ea1i l\u1eddi b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i l\u00e0 t\u1ea1i sao kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 tin t\u1ee9c g\u00ec c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i h\u1ebft. T\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
\u201cCh\u00e1u l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a v\u0103n hay ch\u1eef t\u1ed1t trong nh\u00e0,\u201d c\u00f4 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cB\u1ed1 ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1eb7t r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ni\u1ec1m tin v\u00e0o ch\u00e1u. Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ph\u1ecba ra c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng? G\u1eedi cho c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ecdc cho b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i. B\u00e0 n\u1ed9i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft th\u1eadt hay gi\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u1ea5y, ng\u1ed3i \u1edf b\u00e0n nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp, t\u00f4i g\u1ea1t b\u00e0i v\u1edf sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean v\u00e0 so\u1ea1n m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c th\u01b0. T\u00f4i c\u1ed1 h\u00ecnh dung c\u00e1ch th\u00edch \u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a cha t\u00f4i v\u1edbi cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng m\u1edbi c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd v\u1ec1 mi\u1ec1n t\u00e2y. \u00d4ng ch\u1ea3 bao gi\u1edd \u0111i du l\u1ecbch b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2u. V\u1edbi th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 \u00f4ng chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i l\u1edbn lao nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c du h\u00e0nh t\u1eeb t\u1ea7ng l\u1edbp lao \u0111\u1ed9ng ch\u00e2n tay l\u00ean t\u1ea7ng l\u1edbp c\u00f3 ngh\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p chuy\u00ean m\u00f4n. Chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y \u00f4ng c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Tuy nhi\u00ean \u00f4ng y\u00eau New York, n\u01a1i \u00f4ng ch\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi v\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng su\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi \u00f4ng, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng lu\u00f4n kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 ra nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u1edbi l\u1ea1 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. \u00d4ng \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t y\u00eau th\u00edch khu v\u1ef1c c\u0169 k\u1ef9 c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Canal, n\u01a1i \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u1eb7p \u0111\u00e1m b\u00e1n \u0111\u1ed3 ph\u1ee5 t\u00f9ng cho ghe thuy\u1ec1n hay nh\u1eefng c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng b\u00e1n s\u1ec9 gia v\u1ecb v\u00e0 tr\u00e0. \u00d4ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00e0o h\u00e0ng cho m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng ty b\u00e1n s\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ed3 ph\u1ee5 t\u00f9ng c\u00f3 kh\u00e1ch h\u00e0ng kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i trong th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1. \u00d4ng th\u00edch tha v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 ph\u00f3 m\u00e1t hi\u1ebfm hoi ho\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng rau c\u1ecf ngo\u1ea1i lai l\u1ea1 l\u1eabm ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 b\u00e1n \u1edf m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i khu ph\u1ed1 nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n \u00f4ng \u0111em v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i phong v\u0169 bi\u1ec3u, l\u1ea7n kh\u00e1c m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec5n v\u1ecdng k\u00ednh t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc t\u00e0u x\u01b0a c\u0169 \u0111\u1eb7t trong m\u1ed9t h\u1ed9p g\u1ed7 c\u00f3 n\u1eafp g\u00e0i b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed3ng.<\/p>\n
\u201cTh\u01b0a M\u1eb9,\u201d t\u00f4i vi\u1ebft. \u201cArizona th\u1eadt l\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb9p. N\u1eafng su\u1ed1t ng\u00e0y v\u00e0 kh\u00ed h\u1eadu \u1ea5m \u00e1p khi\u1ebfn con th\u1ea5y kh\u1ecfe kho\u1eafn h\u01a1n h\u1eb3n t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd. Sa m\u1ea1c kh\u00f4ng tr\u01a1 tr\u1ecdi nh\u01b0 m\u00ecnh v\u1eabn t\u01b0\u1edfng, m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y hoa d\u1ea1i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y x\u01b0\u01a1ng r\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y cong qu\u1eb9o k\u1ef3 d\u1ecb tr\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta du\u1ed7i c\u00e1nh tay v\u1eady. Quay qua h\u01b0\u1edbng n\u00e0o m\u00ecnh c\u0169ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ea5t xa v\u00e0 ph\u00eda t\u00e2y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t r\u1eb7ng n\u00fai c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y kho\u1ea3ng ch\u1eebng n\u0103m ch\u1ee5c d\u1eb7m, tuy nhi\u00ean s\u00e1ng s\u1edbm khi m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi m\u1edbi m\u1ecdc, m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y tuy\u1ebft tr\u00ean ch\u00f3p n\u00fai.\u201d<\/p>\n
V\u00e0i ng\u00e0y sau c\u00f4 t\u00f4i g\u1ecdi l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o l\u00fac m\u00e0 c\u00f4 l\u1edbn ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ecdc l\u00e1 th\u01b0 \u1ea5y cho b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i, c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a cha t\u00f4i m\u1edbi th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0m c\u00f4 c\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ed9ng. C\u00f4 ph\u1ea3i xin ph\u00e9p \u0111\u1ec3 ra ngo\u00e0i. C\u00f4 ra b\u00e3i \u0111\u1eadu xe \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f3c. \u201cC\u00f4 kh\u00f3c qu\u00e1 tr\u1eddi,\u201d c\u00f4 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u00f4 nh\u1edb b\u1ed1 m\u00e0y kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp. Ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang, b\u1ed1 m\u00e0y th\u00edch \u0111i \u0111\u00e2y \u0111i \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3 y\u00eau cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng, n\u00f3 y\u00eau t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp l\u1ea1i cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng. Cha t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 m\u01b0\u1ee3n tr\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea3o hi\u1ec3m n\u00ean ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i bao nhi\u00eau. M\u1ed9t \u00edt ti\u1ec1n hu\u00ea h\u1ed3ng cha t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 ch\u1ed7 l\u00e0m c\u1ee7a cha t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n l\u1edd \u0111i lu\u00f4n. C\u00f3 v\u00e0i ng\u00e0n b\u1ea1c trong s\u1ed5 ti\u1ebft ki\u1ec7m ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng c\u1ea7n gi\u1eef nguy\u00ean cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi thu x\u1ebfp xong chuy\u1ec7n gia t\u00e0i. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi lu\u1eadt s\u01b0 lo chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y l\u00e0 ch\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 Frances v\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u1ea5y lu\u00f4n l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00e2u ra \u0111\u00f3. \u201cT\u00e0i s\u1ea3n!\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m, qu\u01a1 tay nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 gi\u1eadt cho r\u1ee5ng h\u1ebft t\u00f3c lu\u00f4n. \u201cT\u00e0i s\u1ea3n!\u201d B\u00e0 xin vi\u1ec7c b\u00e1n th\u1eddi gian \u1edf ph\u00f2ng nh\u1eadn b\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n n\u01a1i ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra ch\u1ee9ng b\u1ec7nh th\u1eddi k\u1ef3 cu\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a cha t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 n\u01a1i \u00f4ng tr\u1ea3i qua v\u00e0i th\u00e1ng cu\u1ed1i \u0111\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta cho \u00f4ng xu\u1ea5t vi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 ch\u1ebft \u1edf nh\u00e0. B\u00e0 bi\u1ebft r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u b\u00e1c s\u0129 v\u00e0 nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean v\u00e0 b\u00e0 c\u0169ng h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u201ckinh nghi\u1ec7m cay \u0111\u1eafng,\u201d nh\u01b0 b\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi h\u1ecd, v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee7 t\u1ee5c b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n. B\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadn v\u00e0o l\u00e0m.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i gh\u00e9t c\u00e1i b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n \u1ea5y, t\u1ed1i t\u0103m u \u00e1m v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb tra t\u1ea5n. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng mang c\u00e1i t\u00e2m l\u00fd kh\u1ed5 d\u00e2m khi xin vi\u1ec7c \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i ra v\u1edbi b\u00e0.<\/p>\n
Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ed1ng \u1edf t\u1ea7ng hai, trong c\u0103n chung c\u01b0 \u1edf g\u00f3c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng 175 v\u00e0 Grand Concourse. Ba ph\u00f2ng. T\u00f4i ng\u1ee7 chung ph\u00f2ng v\u1edbi anh t\u00f4i. C\u0103n ph\u00f2ng ch\u1eadt c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c v\u00ec cha t\u00f4i c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t gi\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1ec7nh trong nh\u1eefng tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 cu\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a c\u01a1n b\u1ec7nh n\u00ean ch\u00fang t\u00f4i d\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ed3 ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7 v\u00e0 s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp l\u1ea1i ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch cho \u00f4ng s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i chuy\u1ec3n k\u1ec7 s\u00e1ch, gi\u01b0\u1eddng, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00e0n x\u1ebfp, nh\u1eefng b\u00e0n vi\u1ebft, m\u1ed9t k\u1ec7 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u0129a h\u00e1t v\u00e0 radio, ch\u1ed3ng 78 c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a nh\u1ea1c, c\u00e1i k\u00e8n trombone v\u00e0 b\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ec3 s\u00e1ch nh\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a anh t\u00f4i, v\u00e2n v\u00e2n. M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ng\u1ee7 tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc gi\u01b0\u1eddng x\u1ebfp trong ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch v\u1ed1n l\u00e0 ch\u1ed7 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eabn ng\u1ee7 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi cha t\u00f4i l\u00e2m b\u1ec7nh. Hai c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng n\u1ed1i v\u1edbi nhau b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh lang h\u1eb9p v\u00e0 c\u00e0ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean h\u1eb9p h\u01a1n v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng k\u1ec7 s\u00e1ch \u0111\u1eb7t d\u1ecdc theo v\u00e1ch t\u01b0\u1eddng. Cu\u1ed1i h\u00e0nh lang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u0103n b\u1ebfp nh\u1ecf v\u1edbi ph\u00f2ng \u0103n v\u00e0 nh\u00e0 t\u1eafm. Trong nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed3 d\u00f9ng \u2013 v\u1ec9 n\u01b0\u1edbng, l\u00f2 n\u01b0\u1edbng, n\u1ed3i \u00e1p su\u1ea5t, m\u00e1y r\u1eeda ch\u00e9n, m\u00e1y xay th\u1ecbt \u2013 m\u00e0 cha t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf ch\u1ed7 l\u00e0m, v\u1edbi gi\u00e1 v\u1ed1n. \u201cV\u1edbi gi\u00e1 v\u1ed1n\u201d l\u00e0 ba ch\u1eef \u0111\u1ea7y l\u00f4i cu\u1ed1n \u1edf nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i. Tuy v\u1eady ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ee9 ch\u1eb3ng d\u00f9ng b\u1edfi v\u00ec m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00fang. Nh\u1eefng d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5 b\u1eb1ng nh\u00f4m c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 t\u00ednh gi\u1edd ho\u1eb7c m\u00e1y \u0111o m\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng r\u00e0nh ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ecdc nh\u1eefng ch\u1ec9 d\u1eabn t\u1ec9 m\u1ec9 th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. Ch\u00fang l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 ch\u1ecbu tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m cho vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m ch\u1eadt ch\u1ed9i \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u00e0 b\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n qu\u0103ng ch\u00fang \u0111i cho r\u1ea3nh n\u1ee3. \u201cCh\u00fang n\u00f3 ch\u00f4n s\u1ed1ng m\u00ecnh,\u201d b\u00e0 n\u00f3i. \u201cAi m\u00e0 c\u1ea7n ch\u00fang n\u00f3 ch\u1ee9!\u201d<\/p>\n
Th\u00e0nh ra ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd qu\u0103ng b\u1ecf ho\u1eb7c b\u00e1n nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft. Trong l\u00fac t\u00f4i t\u00ecm h\u1ed9p \u0111\u1ef1ng nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 th\u00ec anh t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y d\u00e2y bu\u1ed9c nh\u1eefng th\u00f9ng, nh\u1eefng h\u1ed9p \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i, c\u00f2n m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i m\u1edf ng\u0103n t\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a cha t\u00f4i moi \u00e1o qu\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ra. \u00d4ng c\u00f3 v\u00e0i b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 v\u00e9t b\u1edfi v\u00ec nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean ch\u00e0o h\u00e0ng c\u1ea7n \u0103n m\u1eb7c coi cho \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n anh em t\u00f4i th\u1eed m\u1ea5y b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 \u1ea5y xem c\u00e1i n\u00e0o c\u1ea7n s\u1eeda ho\u1eb7c c\u00f2n m\u1eb7c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Anh t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu m\u1eb7c th\u1eed. T\u00f4i th\u1eed m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u00e1o v\u00e9t th\u1ea5y qu\u00e1 r\u1ed9ng. \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng vi\u1ec1n b\u00ean trong tay \u00e1o l\u00e0m da th\u1ecbt t\u00f4i gai l\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 m\u00f9i c\u1ee7a cha t\u00f4i thoang tho\u1ea3ng quy\u1ec7n l\u1ea5y t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u00c1o n\u00e0y r\u1ed9ng qu\u00e1,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0110\u1eebng lo,\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cM\u1eb9 s\u1ebd \u0111em \u0111i gi\u1eb7t. M\u1eb9 c\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd ch\u01b0a gi\u1eb7t m\u00e0 b\u1eaft con m\u1eb7c \u0111\u00e2u!\u201d<\/p>\n
L\u00fac \u1ea5y tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ed1i, cu\u1ed1i m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng, tuy\u1ebft r\u01a1i \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ec7 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 v\u00e0 tan nhanh. B\u00f3ng \u0111\u00e8n tr\u1ea7n chi\u1ebfu s\u00e1ng tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed3ng \u00e1o v\u00e9t v\u00e0 qu\u1ea7n t\u00e2y c\u00f2n n\u1eb1m trong m\u00f3c \u00e1o v\u1eaft ngang gi\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 h\u00ecnh h\u00e0i m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u00e1 c\u1ed1. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu m\u1eb7c th\u1eed th\u00eam th\u1ee9 n\u00e0o n\u1eefa, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u1ec9 t\u00ea kh\u00f3c.<\/p>\n
\u201cM\u1eb9 kh\u00f3c c\u00e1i g\u00ec v\u1eady?\u201d anh t\u00f4i qu\u00e1t. \u201cM\u1eb9 mu\u1ed1n b\u1ecf b\u1edbt \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111i, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng n\u00e0o?\u201d<\/p>\n
V\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n sau \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f4 t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i b\u1ea3o c\u00f4 ngh\u0129 c\u1ea7n th\u00eam l\u00e1 th\u01b0 n\u1eefa c\u1ee7a cha t\u00f4i. B\u00e0 n\u1ed9i ng\u00e3 t\u1eeb gh\u1ebf xu\u1ed1ng b\u1ea7m t\u00edm c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 r\u1ea5t xu\u1ed1ng tinh th\u1ea7n.<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u1ee9 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y m\u00e3i t\u1edbi khi n\u00e0o?\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u00f3 g\u00ec kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d c\u00f4 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, \u201cc\u00f2n ch\u00fat th\u1eddi gian ng\u1eafn ng\u1ee7i cho b\u00e0 c\u1ee5 vui \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00fac n\u00e0o hay l\u00fac \u1ea5y.\u201d<\/p>\n
M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eadp c\u00e1i \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i xu\u1ed1ng b\u00e0n. \u201cAnh \u1ea5y mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ebft c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa hay sao!\u201d M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i kh\u00f3c. \u201cNgay c\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 ch\u1ebft c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111i sau B\u00e0 N\u1ed9i! S\u1ee3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec ch\u1ee9, s\u1ee3 tin bu\u1ed3n l\u00e0m b\u00e0 l\u0103n ra ch\u1ebft \u00e0? Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec gi\u1ebft b\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ebft \u00e1. B\u00e0 \u1ea5y b\u1ea5t kh\u1ea3 x\u00e2m ph\u1ea1m! \u0110\u00e2m c\u1ecdc v\u00e0o tim b\u00e0 \u1ea5y c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng ch\u1ebft!\u201d<\/p>\n
Khi ng\u1ed3i trong b\u1ebfp \u0111\u1ec3 vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n h\u01a1n c\u00e1i th\u01b0 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean. \u201c\u0110\u1eebng nh\u00ecn em,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi anh t\u00f4i. \u201cT\u1ef1 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0110\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m theo,\u201d Anh t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. Anh l\u1edbn h\u01a1n t\u00f4i hai tu\u1ed5i v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e0o \u0110\u1ea1i H\u1ecdc C\u1ed9ng \u0110\u1ed3ng; tuy nhi\u00ean khi cha t\u00f4i l\u00e2m b\u1ec7nh, anh chuy\u1ec3n qua h\u1ecdc l\u1edbp \u0111\u00eam v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m \u1edf m\u1ed9t ti\u1ec7m b\u00e1n \u0111\u0129a h\u00e1t.<\/p>\n
\u201cTh\u01b0a M\u1eb9,\u201d t\u00f4i vi\u1ebft. \u201cCon mong m\u1eb9 m\u1ea1nh kh\u1ecfe. T\u1ee5i con \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y ai c\u0169ng kh\u1ecfe nh\u01b0 voi. \u0110\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ki\u1ec3u c\u00e1ch. \u1ede \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ai m\u1eb7c \u00e1o v\u00e9t \u0111eo c\u00e0 v\u1ea1t h\u1ebft. Ch\u1ec9 qu\u1ea7n t\u00e2y v\u00e0 \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi c\u1ee5t tay l\u00e0 xong. Chi\u1ec1u t\u1ed1i th\u00ec th\u00eam c\u00e1i \u00e1o len. Con v\u1eeba mua r\u1ea5t th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t c\u1eeda ti\u1ec7m radio v\u1edbi \u0111\u0129a nh\u1ea1c v\u00e0 l\u00e0m \u0103n r\u1ea5t ph\u00e1t \u0111\u1ea1t. M\u1eb9 c\u00f2n nh\u1edb Jack\u2019s Electric, ti\u1ec7m c\u0169 c\u1ee7a con \u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng B\u1ed1n M\u01b0\u01a1i Ba ch\u1ee9 nh\u1ec9? B\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u00e0 Jack\u2019s Arizona Electric v\u00e0 c\u00f2n c\u00f3 b\u00e1n c\u1ea3 m\u00e1y truy\u1ec1n h\u00ecnh n\u1eefa.\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i g\u1eedi l\u00e1 th\u01b0 \u1ea5y cho c\u00f4 Frances, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ti\u00ean \u0111o\u00e1n, c\u00f4 t\u00f4i g\u1ecdi l\u1ea1i. Tay che c\u00e1i \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i, anh t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, \u201cC\u00f4 Frances v\u1edbi b\u1ea3n tin gi\u1edd ch\u00f3t \u0111\u00e2y.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJonathan h\u1edf ch\u00e1u? Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t thanh ni\u00ean c\u00f3 t\u00e0i. C\u00f4 mu\u1ed1n b\u00e1o cho ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft l\u00e1 th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi ch\u00fac l\u00e0nh. M\u1eb7t b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i s\u00e1ng l\u00ean l\u00fac c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ecdc cho b\u00e0 nghe v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i ti\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a Jack. M\u00ecnh c\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 tuy\u1ec7t.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u00d4, ch\u00e1u hy v\u1ecdng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y n\u1eefa, c\u00f4 Frances \u00e0. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u01b0\u01a1ng thi\u1ec7n cho l\u1eafm.\u201d<\/p>\n
C\u00f4 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed5i gi\u1ecdng. \u201cM\u1eb9 m\u00e0y c\u00f3 \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng? Cho tao n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi n\u00f3.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cM\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u201cB\u1ea3o m\u1eb9 m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i lo,\u201d c\u00f4 t\u00f4i ch\u00ec chi\u1ebft. \u201cM\u1ed9t b\u00e0 gi\u00e0 t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p kh\u00f4ng m\u01a1 \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p cho con m\u00ecnh ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u n\u1eefa s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft th\u00f4i.\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i, b\u1edfi v\u1edbi b\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd ch\u1ec9 nh\u01b0 th\u00eam m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng v\u00e0o tuy\u1ec3n t\u1eadp nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi chua ch\u00e1t kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 dung th\u1ee9. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt m\u00e0 n\u00f3 g\u00f3i gh\u00e9m. B\u00ean n\u00e0o c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0a ra nh\u1eefng l\u00fd l\u1ebd \u0111anh th\u00e9p \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 bi\u1ec7n h\u1ed9, c\u00f2n t\u00f4i, m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00ean \u1ed5n, ph\u00e2n t\u00edch l\u00fd l\u1ebd c\u1ee7a h\u1ebft b\u00ean n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean kia \u0111\u01b0a ra \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea5u \u0111\u00e1 nhau, m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ea3 theo b\u00ean n\u00e0o, nh\u01b0 ch\u00ednh cha t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m.<\/p>\n
Nh\u1eefng n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a cha t\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chu\u1ed7i nh\u1eefng th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i trong chuy\u1ec7n l\u00e0m \u0103n v\u00e0 b\u1ecf l\u1ee1 nh\u1eefng c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i. Cu\u1ed9c tranh lu\u1eadn gay g\u1eaft gi\u1eefa m\u1ed9t b\u00ean l\u00e0 h\u1ecd n\u1ed9i v\u00e0 b\u00ean kia l\u00e0 Ruth, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y: ai l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ecbu tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m cho s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n cha t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1p \u1ee9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng mong m\u1ecfi c\u1ee7a b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai.<\/p>\n
M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eafng, b\u00e0 ph\u00e1n c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 ti\u00ean tri. Khi m\u00f9a xu\u00e2n v\u1ec1, b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i v\u1eabn c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng.<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t Ch\u1ee7 Nh\u1eadt tr\u1eddi m\u00e1t d\u1ecbu m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i v\u00e0 anh em t\u00f4i \u0111\u00f3n xe bu\u00fdt \u0111\u1ebfn ngh\u0129a trang Beth El \u1edf New Jersey \u0111\u1ec3 vi\u1ebfng m\u1ed9 cha t\u00f4i. M\u1ed9 n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean khu \u0111\u1ea5t h\u01a1i d\u1ed1c l\u00ean. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng nh\u00ecn l\u1edbp l\u1edbp nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng tr\u1ea3i d\u00e0i l\u1ed1 nh\u1ed1 bia m\u1ed9. \u0110\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2y nh\u1eefng \u0111o\u00e0n xe m\u00e0u \u0111en ngo\u1eb1n ngo\u00e8o b\u00f2 tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng l\u1ed1i \u0111i, ho\u1eb7c t\u1eebng \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u00ean nh\u1eefng huy\u1ec7t m\u1ed9 ch\u01b0a l\u1ea5p. M\u1ed9 cha t\u00f4i c\u1eafm \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng ch\u1ed3i tr\u01b0\u1eddng xu\u00e2n nh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n thi\u1ebfu bia m\u1ed9. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecdn bia m\u1ed9, \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n xong nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e1m th\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ee5c \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u00ecnh c\u00f4ng. Thi\u1ebfu c\u00e1i bia m\u1ed9 cha t\u00f4i xem nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng qua \u0111\u1eddi trong vinh d\u1ef1. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c an t\u00e1ng chu \u0111\u00e1o.<\/p>\n
M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn \u0111\u0103m \u0111\u0103m kho\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ea5t b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh m\u1ed9 cha, n\u01a1i b\u00e0 s\u1ebd an ngh\u1ec9. \u201cL\u00fac n\u00e0o h\u1ecd c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng v\u1edbi h\u1ecd h\u1ebft,\u201d b\u00e0 n\u00f3i. \u201cNgay c\u1ea3 c\u00e1i th\u1eddi c\u00f2n \u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Stanton. H\u1ecd l\u00e0m ra v\u1ebb ta \u0111\u00e2y. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 s\u00e1nh v\u1edbi h\u1ecd. Ngay \u0111\u1ebfn Jack c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng v\u1edbi h\u1ecd. Ch\u1ec9 nh\u1eefng l\u00fac anh mua h\u00e0ng gi\u00e1 v\u1ed1n gi\u00f9m cho h\u1ecd th\u00ec h\u1ecd m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfm x\u1ec9a t\u1edbi anh.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cM\u1eb9 \u00e0, th\u00f4i \u0111i,\u201d anh t\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u201cPh\u1ea3i nh\u01b0 tao bi\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi g\u1eb7p tao \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 b\u00e1m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y g\u1ea5u v\u00e1y m\u1eb9 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y. M\u00e0 g\u1ea5u v\u00e1y m\u1eb9 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec x\u00edch xi\u1ec1ng, tao n\u00f3i cho ch\u00fang m\u00e0y bi\u1ebft. Nh\u00e0 m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i s\u1ed1ng ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o g\u1ea7n nh\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec3 Ch\u1ee7 Nh\u1eadt c\u00f2n th\u0103m vi\u1ebfng. Ch\u1ee7 Nh\u1eadt n\u00e0o c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111i th\u0103m m\u1eb9, ri\u1ebft r\u1ed3i h\u1ebft c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1eddi tao. B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec m\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u1ea5y bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 tao ao \u01b0\u1edbc, m\u1ed9t c\u0103n h\u1ed9 t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n, m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ed3 d\u00f9ng g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, tr\u1ea1i h\u00e8 cho hai \u0111\u1ee9a bay, l\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ec1u g\u1ea1t \u0111i. T\u1ee5i bay c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft cha t\u1ee5i bay th\u1ebf n\u00e0o r\u1ed3i, m\u1ecdi quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u1ec1u ph\u1ea3i suy \u0111i t\u00ednh l\u1ea1i. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec thay \u0111\u1ed5i h\u1ebft. Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ee9 g\u00ec thay \u0111\u1ed5i h\u1ebft.\u201d<\/p>\n
B\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u kh\u00f3c. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i d\u00ecu b\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng b\u0103ng gh\u1ebf c\u1ea1nh \u0111\u00f3. Anh t\u00f4i b\u1ecf \u0111i l\u1ea9m nh\u1ea9m \u0111\u1ecdc nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i t\u00ean tr\u00ean bia m\u1ed9. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn m\u1eb9 kh\u00f3c, r\u1ed3i r\u1ea3o b\u01b0\u1edbc theo anh t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
\u201cM\u1eb9 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n kh\u00f3c,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cM\u00ecnh c\u00f3 n\u00ean l\u00e0m c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cKh\u00f4ng sao,\u201d anh n\u00f3i. \u201cM\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady th\u00f4i.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u1eea,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng n\u1ea5c b\u1eadt ra t\u1eeb c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng. \u201cNh\u01b0ng em c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n kh\u00f3c.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anh t\u00f4i cho\u00e0ng c\u00e1nh tay l\u00ean vai t\u00f4i. \u201cNh\u00ecn c\u00e1i bia m\u1ed9 \u0111en c\u0169 n\u00e0y,\u201d anh n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u00e1i c\u00e1ch ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta kh\u1eafc. Em s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng bia m\u1ed9 c\u0169ng thay \u0111\u1ed5i nh\u01b0 th\u1eddi trang – h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u1ede m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i ch\u1ed1n n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 trong kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian n\u00e0y t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u m\u01a1 th\u1ea5y cha t\u00f4i. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha c\u1ee7a th\u1eddi th\u01a1 \u1ea5u t\u00f4i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1eb9p trai v\u1edbi n\u01b0\u1edbc da h\u1ed3ng h\u00e0o kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh v\u1edbi r\u00e2u m\u00e9p v\u00e0 m\u00e1i t\u00f3c th\u01b0a r\u1ebd ng\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng gi\u1eefa. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha \u0111\u00e3 qua \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0a \u00f4ng r\u1eddi b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u ng\u1ea7m v\u1edbi nhau l\u00e0 \u00f4ng tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 t\u1eeb c\u00f5i ch\u1ebft. Gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u v\u00e0 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac. M\u1eb7t kh\u00e1c, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch tr\u1ea7m tr\u1ecdng trong b\u00ed m\u1eadt, hay n\u00f3i kh\u00e1c \u0111i l\u00e0, t\u1ed3i t\u00e0n v\u00e0 d\u01a1 d\u00e1y. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00f4ng v\u00e0ng \u1ee7ng v\u00e0 ti\u1ec1u t\u1ee5y v\u00ec c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec b\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3m l\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u n\u1eefa \u00f4ng s\u1ebd l\u1ea1i ch\u1ebft. C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 c\u00e1 t\u00ednh \u00f4ng thay \u0111\u1ed5i. \u00d4ng gi\u1eadn d\u1eef v\u00e0 nhanh ch\u00f3ng n\u1ed5i n\u00f3ng v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 \u00f4ng trong m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 \u0111em \u00f4ng v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ea3n tr\u1edf ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i s\u1eeda, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i va li r\u00e1ch n\u00e1t m\u1edf tung, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec c\u00f3 v\u1ebb m\u00e1y m\u00f3c: \u00f4ng c\u00f3 xe nh\u01b0ng m\u00e1y \u0111\u1ec1 kh\u00f4ng n\u1ed5; hay l\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc xe c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7; ho\u1eb7c \u00e1o qu\u1ea7n \u00f4ng, tr\u1edf n\u00ean qu\u00e1 r\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng, \u0111\u00e3 v\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00e0o k\u1eb9t c\u1eeda. Trong gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 kh\u00e1c c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i cha t\u00f4i b\u1ecb b\u0103ng b\u00f3 k\u00edn ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i khi\u00eang \u00f4ng t\u1eeb xe l\u0103n v\u00e0o taxi, b\u0103ng v\u1ea3i tu\u1ed9t ra v\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y t\u0103m b\u00e1nh xe l\u0103n. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n phi l\u00fd v\u1ec1 ph\u1ea7n \u00f4ng. M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i bu\u1ed3n phi\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ee9ng nh\u00ecn v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c \u00f4ng gi\u00fap ch\u00fang t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t tay.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 gi\u1ea5c chi\u00eam bao. T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i cho ai nghe. M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n t\u00f4i th\u1ee9c gi\u1ea5c, v\u00e0 b\u1eadt kh\u00f3c, anh t\u00f4i b\u1eadt \u0111\u00e8n s\u00e1ng. Anh mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i n\u1eb1m m\u01a1 th\u1ea5y g\u00ec nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i gi\u1ea3 b\u1ed9 kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb. Gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i ngay c\u1ea3 trong gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 b\u1edfi v\u00ec \u00f4ng b\u1ed1 gi\u1eadn d\u1eef c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi \u00f4ng. Gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 cho th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111em \u00f4ng v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, ho\u1eb7c c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111em \u00f4ng v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, nh\u01b0ng trong th\u00e2m t\u00e2m t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u mu\u1ed1n \u00f4ng s\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. \u00d4ng l\u00e0 k\u1ebb v\u1eadt v\u1edd tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 t\u1eeb c\u00f5i ch\u1ebft, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e0m l\u00e0 \u0111em \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ai gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi \u00f4ng l\u1ea1i ch\u1ebft.<\/p>\n
C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi k\u1ef3 t\u00f4i s\u1ee3 nh\u1eefng gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 t\u1edbi m\u1ee9c c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng kh\u00f4ng \u0111i ng\u1ee7. T\u00f4i c\u1ed1 nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p v\u1ec1 cha t\u00f4i v\u00e0 nh\u1edb v\u1ec1 \u00f4ng giai \u0111o\u1ea1n tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u00f4ng l\u00e2m b\u1ec7nh. \u00d4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng hay g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i l\u00e0 \u201cmatey.\u201d \u201cHello matey,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i m\u1ed7i khi \u0111i l\u00e0m v\u1ec1. \u00d4ng lu\u00f4n mu\u1ed1n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i \u0111\u00e2y \u0111i \u0111\u00f3 – \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1eeda ti\u1ec7m, ra c\u00f4ng vi\u00ean, \u0111i ch\u01a1i b\u00f3ng. \u00d4ng th\u00edch \u0111i b\u1ed9. Khi t\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i b\u00ean \u00f4ng, \u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3i, \u201cTh\u1eb3ng hai vai l\u00ean, \u0111\u1eebng khom l\u01b0ng. Ng\u1ea9ng cao \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn th\u1ebf gian. B\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i v\u1edbi ch\u1ee7 \u00fd r\u00f5 r\u1ec7t!\u201d Khi r\u1ea3o b\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1, hai vai \u00f4ng chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng \u0111ang ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o v\u0169 \u0111i\u1ec7u l\u1eafc l\u01b0 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. \u00d4ng b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i nh\u00fan nh\u1ea3y. \u00d4ng lu\u00f4n h\u00e1o h\u1ee9c t\u00ecm xem c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u1edf ph\u00eda sau kh\u00fac quanh.<\/p>\n
L\u1ea7n y\u00eau c\u1ea7u vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 k\u1ebf ti\u1ebfp tr\u00f9ng v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh: anh t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i m\u00e0 anh th\u00edch, hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 h\u1eb9n h\u00f2 v\u1edbi nhau m\u1ea5y l\u1ea7n r\u1ed3i. K\u1ef3 n\u00e0y c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0103n t\u1ed1i.<\/p>\n
Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb t\u1eeb m\u1ea5y ng\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc, lau ch\u00f9i m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 trong t\u1ea7m m\u1eaft, ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t l\u1ea1i to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 c\u0103n nh\u00e0, k\u1ef3 c\u1ecd b\u1ee5i b\u1eb7m b\u00e1m tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng ly t\u00e1ch, ch\u00e9n \u0111\u0129a kh\u00f4ng d\u00f9ng t\u1edbi. M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111i l\u00e0m v\u1ec1 s\u1edbm \u0111\u1ec3 lo b\u1eefa \u0103n t\u1ed1i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u00e0y c\u00e1i b\u00e0n x\u1ebfp trong ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch v\u00e0 khi\u00eang m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i gh\u1ebf t\u1eeb nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp l\u00ean. M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i tr\u1ea3i chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n tr\u1eafng \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1eb7t \u1ee7i k\u1ef9 l\u00ean b\u00e0n v\u00e0 r\u1ea3i nh\u1eefng mu\u1ed7ng n\u0129a s\u00e1ng lo\u00e1ng l\u00ean. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 d\u1ecbp h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u1eeb khi cha t\u00f4i ng\u00e3 b\u1ec7nh.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t th\u00edch c\u00f4 b\u1ea1n g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a anh t\u00f4i. C\u00f4 ta c\u00f3 th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh thon th\u1ea3 v\u1edbi m\u00e1i t\u00f3c bu\u00f4ng d\u00e0i v\u00e0 n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1eb9p. S\u1ef1 hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u1ea5y l\u00e0m kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng h\u1eb3n l\u00ean. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u khi c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1eef linh ho\u1ea1t t\u01b0\u01a1i t\u1eafn trong nh\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. C\u00f4 nh\u00ecn quanh v\u00e0 c\u00f4 n\u00f3i th\u1ebf n\u00e0y: \u201c\u00d4, em ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u s\u00e1ch nh\u01b0 v\u1eady!\u201d Trong khi c\u00f4 b\u1ea1n v\u00e0 anh t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i \u1edf b\u00e0n \u0103n, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i m\u00fac \u0111\u1ed3 \u0103n ra b\u00e1t trong nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp, t\u00f4i \u0111i t\u1edbi \u0111i lui gi\u1eefa ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch v\u00e0 nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp, di\u1ec5n xu\u1ea5t nh\u01b0 tay b\u1ed3i b\u00e0n, v\u1edbi kh\u0103n tr\u1eafng v\u1eaft ngang c\u00e1nh tay v\u00e0 c\u00e1ch ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 cao c\u1ea5p, t\u01b0\u01a1i c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1eb7t \u0111\u0129a \u0111\u1eadu xanh tr\u00ean b\u00e0n. Trong b\u1ebfp, \u00e1nh m\u1eaft m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i s\u00e1ng l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh. B\u00e0 nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 th\u00ec th\u1ea7m: \u201cCon b\u00e9 qu\u00e1 l\u00e0 d\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u01a1ng!\u201d<\/p>\n
Anh t\u00f4i \u0111au kh\u1ed5 v\u00ec b\u1ecb ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 t\u1edbi n\u01a1i t\u1edbi ch\u1ed1n. Anh lo l\u1eafng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd n\u00f3i nh\u1eefng g\u00ec. Anh kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn c\u00f4 b\u1ea1n \u2013 t\u00ean c\u00f4 l\u00e0 Susan – \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111o\u00e1n ch\u1eebng c\u00f4 c\u00f3 h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng. C\u00f4 ta l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c trong m\u1ed9t v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng b\u1ea3o hi\u1ec3m v\u00e0 h\u1ecdc th\u00eam v\u1ec1 k\u1ebf to\u00e1n \u1edf \u0110\u1ea1i H\u1ecdc C\u1ed9ng \u0110\u1ed3ng. Anh t\u00f4i th\u00ec h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng nh\u01b0ng anh c\u0169ng th\u00edch th\u00fa v\u00e0 sung s\u01b0\u1edbng. Anh mua m\u1ed9t chai r\u01b0\u1ee3u nho \u0111\u1ec3 u\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi m\u00f3n g\u00e0 quay. Anh gi\u01a1 cao ly m\u1eddi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee5ng ly. M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i: \u201cCh\u00fac s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe v\u00e0 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac,\u201d r\u1ed3i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i u\u1ed1ng, c\u1ea3 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng u\u1ed1ng lu\u00f4n. Ngay l\u00fac \u1ea5y \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i reo, t\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
\u201cJonathan h\u1edf ch\u00e1u? C\u00f4 Frances \u0111\u00e2y. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u1ecfe c\u1ea3 ch\u1ee9?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cD\u1ea1 kh\u1ecfe, c\u1ea3m \u01a1n c\u00f4.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u00f4 mu\u1ed1n nh\u1edd ch\u00e1u m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n ch\u00f3t. C\u00f4 c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t l\u00e1 th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 ch\u00e1u. B\u00e0 n\u1ed9i \u0111ang \u1ed1m n\u1eb7ng. Ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAi th\u1ebf?\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i g\u1ecdi t\u1eeb ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c, c\u00f4 Frances \u1ea1,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i nhanh. \u201cCh\u00e1u xin ph\u00e9p c\u00f4, ch\u00e1u \u0111ang \u0103n t\u1ed1i.\u201d V\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00fap \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
\u201cTh\u1eb1ng Louie b\u1ea1n con,\u201d t\u00f4i v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng gh\u1ebf. \u201cN\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i \u00f4n b\u00e0i to\u00e1n \u1edf trang n\u00e0o.\u201d<\/p>\n
B\u1eefa \u0103n t\u1ed1i th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng. Anh t\u00f4i v\u00e0 Susan r\u1eeda ch\u00e9n b\u00e1t v\u00e0 khi h\u1ecd l\u00e0m xong th\u00ec m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ebfp c\u00e1i b\u00e0n l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 d\u1ef1a n\u00f3 v\u00e0o t\u01b0\u1eddng, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e9t s\u1ea1ch v\u1ee5n b\u00e1nh m\u00ec vung v\u00e3i tr\u00ean th\u1ea3m. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ed3i tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u00e0 nghe nh\u1ea1c m\u1ed9t l\u00fac r\u1ed3i anh t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0a Susan v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. Bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i tr\u00f4i \u0111i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o.<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n khi m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111i v\u1eafng anh t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ea1ch ra r\u1eb1ng: nh\u1eefng l\u00e1 th\u01b0 m\u1ea1o danh cha t\u00f4i th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft. \u201cL\u00e0m m\u00e3i c\u00e1i tr\u00f2 g\u00ec th\u1ebf?\u201d anh n\u00f3i, ng\u1eeda b\u00e0n tay l\u00ean tr\u1eddi. \u201cB\u00e0 n\u1ed9i coi nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 m\u00f9 h\u1eb3n r\u1ed3i, l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n n\u1eb7ng tai v\u00e0 t\u1eadt nguy\u1ec1n. \u0110\u00e2u c\u1ea7n g\u00ec m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i lu\u1eadn v\u0103n ch\u1ee9? C\u00f3 c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng? Gi\u1ea3 nh\u01b0 thay v\u00ec \u0111\u1ecdc th\u01b0 th\u00ec \u0111\u1ecdc t\u1eeb cu\u1ed1n ni\u00ean gi\u00e1m \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i, b\u00e0 n\u1ed9i c\u00f3 th\u1ea5y kh\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cV\u1eady th\u00ec c\u00f4 Frances h\u1ecfi em l\u00e0m g\u00ec?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cV\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 l\u00e0 \u1edf ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u00f3, Jonathan \u00e0. T\u1ea1i sao c\u00f4 \u1ea5y ph\u1ea3i nh\u1edd? T\u1ea1i sao c\u00f4 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng t\u1ef1 vi\u1ebft l\u1ea5y \u2013 c\u00f3 kh\u00e1c g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u ch\u1ee9? V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu c\u00f4 Frances kh\u00f4ng vi\u1ebft th\u00ec sao con trai c\u00f4 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng vi\u1ebft, m\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9a sinh vi\u00ean Amherst \u1ea5y? T\u1edbi gi\u1edd th\u00ec ch\u00fang n\u00f3 c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft vi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i ch\u1ee9.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i con trai c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 Jack,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u201cV\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 l\u00e0 \u1edf ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u00f3,\u201d anh t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u00e1i \u00fd ngh\u0129 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5. B\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng cong l\u01b0ng \u0111i ki\u1ebfm h\u00e0ng mua s\u1ec9, t\u00ecm h\u00e0ng h\u1ea1 gi\u00e1 cho h\u1ecd. C\u00f4 Frances nh\u00e0 Westchester th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 c\u1ea7n h\u00e0ng b\u00e1n gi\u00e1 v\u1ed1n. C\u1ea3 c\u00f4 Molly n\u1eefa. C\u1ea3 ch\u1ed3ng c\u00f4 Molly, lu\u00f4n c\u1ea3 ch\u1ed3ng c\u0169 c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 Molly n\u1eefa. B\u00e0 N\u1ed9i m\u00e0 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ee9a n\u00e0o ch\u1ea1y vi\u1ec7c cho b\u00e0, l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t ngay. H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ngh\u0129 th\u1eddi gi\u1edd c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 c\u0169ng quan tr\u1ecdng. H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ngh\u0129 m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n h\u1ecd l\u00e0m g\u00ec cho b\u1ed1 th\u00ec b\u1ed1 lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e1p. \u0110\u1ed3 d\u00f9ng, \u0111\u0129a h\u00e1t, \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3, \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ee9, v\u00e9 \u0111i xem opera, b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 con m\u1eb9 g\u00ec. Ch\u1ec9 vi\u1ec7c g\u1ecdi Jack.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ni\u1ec1m h\u00e3nh di\u1ec7n b\u1ed1 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1edd v\u1ea3,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ed1i k\u1ebft v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u1eea, tao c\u0169ng th\u1eafc m\u1eafc t\u1ea1i sao,\u201d anh t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, r\u00f5i m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda s\u1ed5.<\/p>\n
V\u00e0 b\u1ed7ng d\u01b0ng t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng anh t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u00e1m ch\u1ec9 t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
\u201cM\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i t\u1eadp suy ngh\u0129 nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n n\u1eefa,\u201d anh t\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
Tuy nhi\u00ean v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee9a th\u00eam m\u1ed9t l\u00e1 th\u01b0 vi\u1ebft t\u1eeb sa m\u1ea1c th\u00e0nh ra t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i vi\u1ebft. T\u00f4i g\u1eedi \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f4 Frances. V\u00e0i ng\u00e0y sau, tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 sau gi\u1edd tan h\u1ecdc, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y c\u00f4 ng\u1ed3i trong xe ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i. C\u00f4 ng\u1ed3i trong chi\u1ebfc Buick Roadmaster m\u00e0u \u0111en, m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe l\u1edbn v\u00e0 s\u1ea1ch v\u1edbi v\u1ecf xe vi\u1ec1n tr\u1eafng. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 c\u00f4 Frances. C\u00f4 b\u00f3p c\u00f2i xe l\u00fac tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 xe.<\/p>\n
\u201cJonathan,\u201d c\u00f4 n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u00f4 v\u1ed9i l\u1eafm. Ch\u00e1u v\u00e0o xe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cM\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 nh\u00e0,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cM\u1eb9 \u0111i l\u00e0m.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u00f4 bi\u1ebft. C\u00f4 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi ch\u00e1u.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u00f4 mu\u1ed1n v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cKh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, c\u00f4 ph\u1ea3i v\u1ec1 ngay. Ch\u00e1u v\u00e0o xe v\u1edbi c\u00f4 m\u1ed9t t\u00ed th\u00f4i.\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i chui v\u00e0o xe. C\u00f4 Frances c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb9p t\u00f3c tr\u1eafng, r\u1ea5t qu\u00fd ph\u00e1i, \u0103n m\u1eb7c to\u00e0n nh\u1eefng \u00e1o qu\u1ea7n th\u1eddi trang. T\u00f4i v\u1eabn qu\u00fd m\u1ebfn c\u00f4 v\u00e0 t\u1eeb l\u00fac t\u00f4i c\u00f2n b\u00e9 c\u00f4 v\u1eabn th\u00edch th\u00fa khoe v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 t\u00f4i gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 con trai c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 h\u01a1n l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a cha t\u00f4i. Hai b\u00e0n tay \u0111eo g\u0103ng tr\u1eafng \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u00ean tay l\u00e1i v\u00e0 c\u00f4 nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00fac ch\u00fang t\u00f4i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 chi\u1ebfc xe \u0111ang ch\u1ea1y gi\u1eefa \u0111o\u00e0n xe c\u1ed9 ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111ang \u0111\u1eadu b\u00ean l\u1ec1 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.<\/p>\n
\u201cJonathan,\u201d c\u00f4 n\u00f3i. \u201cL\u00e1 th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00ean n\u1ec7m xe. Kh\u1ecfi n\u00f3i ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecdc cho B\u00e0 N\u1ed9i. C\u00f4 tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i cho ch\u00e1u v\u00e0 c\u00f4 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng h\u00e9 m\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ai. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n gi\u1eefa hai c\u00f4 ch\u00e1u m\u00ecnh. C\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ngh\u0129 ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u01b0 x\u1eed th\u00f4 b\u1ea1o nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. C\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh l\u00e0m c\u00e1i chuy\u1ec7n t\u00e0n b\u1ea1o v\u00e0 ngang ng\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf.\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i l\u1eb7ng thinh.<\/p>\n
\u201cM\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng c\u00f3 \u00e1c c\u1ea3m v\u1edbi d\u00f2ng h\u1ecd v\u00e0 c\u00f4 th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 truy\u1ec1n n\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ed9c sang cho ch\u00e1u. N\u00f3 lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n cay \u0111\u1eafng v\u1edbi gia \u0111\u00ecnh b\u00ean ch\u1ed3ng. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u, \u00edch k\u1ef7.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cM\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd. N\u00f3 l\u00e0m th\u1eb1ng Jack \u0111i\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00ec nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. N\u00f3 lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng cao v\u1ecdng m\u00e0 ch\u1ed3ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n. Khi b\u1ed1 m\u00e0y c\u00f2n c\u1eeda ti\u1ec7m, b\u1ed1 m\u00e0y tr\u1ea3 l\u01b0\u01a1ng cho c\u00e1i th\u1eb1ng em v\u1ee3 l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng say s\u01b0a. Sau khi h\u1ebft chi\u1ebfn tranh v\u00e0 b\u1ed1 m\u00e0y c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ed3ng ra \u0111\u1ed3ng v\u00e0o, b\u1ed1 m\u00e0y l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i mua cho con Ruth c\u00e1i \u00e1o l\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec con \u1ea5y th\u00e8m m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u00e1o l\u00f4ng. B\u1ed1 m\u00e0y c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 n\u1ee3 nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n \u00e1o l\u00f4ng. Th\u1eb1ng em trai c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 – t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 m\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea5y \u2013 \u0111\u00fang ra c\u0169ng c\u00f3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 y\u00eau m\u1eb9 m\u00e0y, n\u00f3 t\u1eadn t\u1ee5y c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1eddi n\u00f3 cho m\u1eb9 m\u00e0y. Trong khi m\u1eb9 m\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n l\u00e0 l\u00e0m sao cho n\u1edf m\u00e0y n\u1edf m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi thi\u00ean h\u1ea1.\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn xe c\u1ed9 \u0111i l\u00ean \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng Grand Concourse. M\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m tr\u1ebb con \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u1edd xe bu\u00fdt \u1edf g\u00f3c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Ch\u00fang qu\u0103ng b\u1eeba c\u1eb7p s\u00e1ch d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 \u0111u\u1ed5i b\u1eaft nhau.<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u00f4 ti\u1ebfc l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i ra chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y,\u201d c\u00f4 Frances n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch n\u00f3i sau l\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. N\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i t\u1ed1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ec1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c, c\u00f4 th\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec h\u1ebft. Th\u1eb1ng anh Harold c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u sao r\u1ed3i?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u1ed1t.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3 gi\u00fap ch\u00e1u vi\u1ebft l\u00e1 th\u01b0 k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cKh\u00f4ng.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sau m\u1ed9t l\u00fac c\u00f4 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed5i gi\u1ecdng d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng, \u201cHai anh em c\u00f3 h\u00f2a h\u1ee3p nhau kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u00f4 mu\u1ed1n m\u1eddi nh\u00e0 ch\u00e1u l\u00ean ch\u01a1i d\u1ecbp l\u1ec5 V\u01b0\u1ee3t Qua n\u1ebfu c\u00f4 ngh\u0129 m\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd nh\u1eadn l\u1eddi.\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
C\u00f4 \u0111\u1ec1 m\u00e1y xe. \u201cTh\u00f4i c\u00f4 ph\u1ea3i \u0111i \u0111\u00e2y, Jonathan. Ch\u00e1u l\u1ea5y l\u00e1 th\u01b0 l\u1ea1i \u0111i. C\u00f4 hy v\u1ecdng ch\u00e1u b\u1ecf th\u1eddi gian ra suy ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u00e1u l\u00e0m.\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u1ea5y khi m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111i l\u00e0m v\u1ec1 t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u01b0 c\u00f4 Frances. T\u00f4i v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng ngh\u0129 m\u1eb9 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb9p, nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y m\u1eb9 qu\u00e1 n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 v\u00e0 m\u00e1i t\u00f3c m\u1eb9 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t.<\/p>\n
\u201cSao l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn m\u1eb9 th\u1ebf?\u201d b\u00e0 n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0110\u00e2u c\u00f3.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cH\u00f4m nay m\u1eb9 t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0i \u0111i\u1ec1u th\u00fa v\u1ecb,\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cM\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e3nh ti\u1ec1n h\u01b0u c\u1ef1u chi\u1ebfn binh th\u1eddi gian b\u1ed1 con \u1edf trong H\u1ea3i Qu\u00e2n.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m t\u00f4i ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean. Kh\u00f4ng ai b\u1ea3o cho t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 cha t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng gia nh\u1eadp H\u1ea3i Qu\u00e2n.<\/p>\n
\u201cH\u1ed3i Th\u1ebf Chi\u1ebfn M\u1ed9t,\u201d b\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \u201cba con h\u1ecdc \u1edf H\u1ecdc Vi\u1ec7n H\u1ea3i Qu\u00e2n Webb tr\u00ean s\u00f4ng Harlem. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 th\u00e0nh thi\u1ebfu \u00fay. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i chi\u1ebfn tranh k\u1ebft th\u00fac v\u00e0 \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ra tr\u1eadn.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sau b\u1eefa \u0103n t\u1ed1i, ba m\u1eb9 con ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ee5c l\u1ecdi h\u1ebft c\u00e1c ng\u0103n t\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm gi\u1ea5y t\u1edd c\u1ee7a cha t\u00f4i, hy v\u1ecdng t\u00ecm ra th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u1ed9p cho v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng B\u1ed9 C\u1ef1u Chi\u1ebfn Binh. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hai th\u1ee9, m\u1ed9t huy ch\u01b0\u01a1ng chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng, m\u00e0 anh t\u00f4i n\u00f3i l\u00e0 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai tham gia Cu\u1ed9c Chi\u1ebfn Tranh V\u0129 \u0110\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec1u nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c h\u00ecnh m\u00e0u n\u00e2u t\u1ed1i \u0111\u1eb7c s\u1eafc c\u1ee7a cha t\u00f4i ch\u1ee5p v\u1edbi c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng ng\u0169 tr\u00ean boong m\u1ed9t con t\u00e0u. H\u1ecd m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u1ed1ng loe v\u00e0 \u00e1o thun tay c\u1ea7m ch\u1ed5i lau, b\u00e0n ch\u1ea3i v\u00e0 s\u00f4 n\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n
\u201cCon ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd bi\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y,\u201d t\u00f4i nghe t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cCon ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd bi\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u1ea1i m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ea5y,\u201d anh t\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn ra cha t\u00f4i. \u00d4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf cu\u1ed1i h\u00e0ng, m\u1ed9t thanh ni\u00ean \u0111\u1eb9p trai, thon g\u1ecdn v\u1edbi m\u00e1i t\u00f3c r\u1eadm, b\u1ed9 ria m\u00e9p, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t di\u1ec7n m\u1ea1o t\u01b0\u01a1i c\u01b0\u1eddi, \u0111\u1ea7y th\u00f4ng minh.<\/p>\n
\u201cBa m\u00e0y v\u1eabn hay \u0111\u00f9a,\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cH\u1ecd g\u1ecdi chi\u1ebfc t\u00e0u hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n l\u00e0 Chi\u1ebfn H\u1ea1m T\u00e1o B\u00f3n b\u1edfi v\u00ec n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd ra kh\u01a1i.\u201d<\/p>\n
C\u1ea3 chi\u1ebfc huy ch\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u1eabn t\u1ea5m h\u00ecnh ch\u1eb3ng ch\u1ee9ng minh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec, nh\u01b0ng anh t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 b\u1ea3n sao c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng gi\u1ea5y t\u1edd qu\u00e2n ng\u0169 c\u1ee7a cha t\u00f4i nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh ph\u1ea3i c\u00f2n \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf Washington, v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 l\u00e0 bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch t\u00ecm ra ch\u00fang th\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
\u201cTi\u1ec1n h\u01b0u ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u00e1ng bao nhi\u00eau,\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cHai hay ba ch\u1ee5c \u0111\u00f4. Nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng c\u00f2n h\u01a1n kh\u00f4ng.\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i \u0111em b\u1ee9c h\u00ecnh cha t\u00f4i v\u1edbi c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng ng\u0169 \u0111\u1eb7t d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e8n \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u gi\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t tr\u1ebb trung c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 t\u00ecm s\u1ef1 n\u1ed1i k\u1ebft gi\u1eefa ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong h\u00ecnh v\u00e0 cha t\u00f4i ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng m\u00e0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn b\u1ee9c h\u00ecnh th\u1eadt l\u00e2u. V\u00e0 d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n tia nh\u00ecn c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i d\u1ea1t xu\u1ed1ng b\u1ed9 Nh\u1eefng Ti\u1ec3u Thuy\u1ebft V\u0129 \u0110\u1ea1i V\u1ec1 Bi\u1ec3n C\u1ea3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e1y k\u1ec7 s\u00e1ch ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1ch t\u00f4i v\u00e0i b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n.<\/p>\n
Cha t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 cho t\u00f4i b\u1ed9 s\u00e1ch \u1ea5y: nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3ng b\u00eca xanh v\u1edbi ch\u1eef v\u00e0ng g\u1ed3m t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m c\u1ee7a Melville, Conrad, Victor Hugo v\u00e0 Thuy\u1ec1n Tr\u01b0\u1edfng Marryat. V\u00e0 n\u1eb1m ngang tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ea7u s\u00e1ch, ch\u00e8n b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi khung k\u1ec7 s\u00e1ch x\u1ec7 xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi, l\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc vi\u1ec5n v\u1ecdng k\u00ednh c\u0169 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con t\u00e0u trong chi\u1ebfc h\u1ed9p g\u1ed7 c\u00f3 m\u00f3c kh\u00f3a b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed3ng.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 ngu ng\u1ed1c, l\u01a1 \u0111\u00e3ng, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00ecnh khi kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng l\u00fac cha t\u00f4i c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng m\u01a1 \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec trong \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng.<\/p>\n
M\u1eb7t kh\u00e1c, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 vi\u1ebft trong l\u00e1 th\u01b0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i t\u1eeb Arizona \u2013 l\u00e1 th\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m c\u00f4 Frances c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn – m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho ph\u00e9p t\u00f4i, k\u1ebb v\u0103n hay ch\u1eef t\u1ed1t trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh, l\u00e0m d\u1ecbu b\u1edbt s\u1ef1 ph\u00ea ph\u00e1n t\u00f4i d\u00e0nh cho ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch ghi l\u1ea1i to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 l\u00e1 th\u01b0 \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n
Th\u01b0a M\u1eb9,<\/i><\/p>\n
\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 l\u00e1 th\u01b0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng con vi\u1ebft cho m\u1eb9 b\u1edfi v\u00ec b\u00e1c s\u0129 b\u1ea3o con s\u1eafp ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i.<\/i><\/p>\n
Con \u0111\u00e3 b\u00e1n c\u1eeda ti\u1ec7m v\u1edbi ti\u1ec1n l\u1eddi c\u0169ng kh\u00e1 v\u00e0 con g\u1eedi ch\u1ecb Frances t\u1ea5m chi phi\u1ebfu n\u0103m ng\u00e0n \u0111\u00f4 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1eb7ng v\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9. M\u00f3n qu\u00e0 c\u1ee7a con d\u00e0nh cho m\u1eb9, Mamaleh. M\u1eb9 b\u1ea3o ch\u1ecb Frances \u0111\u01b0a s\u1ed5 ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng cho m\u1eb9 xem nh\u00e9.<\/i><\/p>\n
V\u1ec1 ch\u1ee9ng b\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a con th\u00ec b\u00e1c s\u0129 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec, nh\u01b0ng con bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n l\u00e0 con ch\u1ebft v\u00ec ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a sai trong cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng. L\u1ebd ra con kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean v\u00e0o \u1edf trong sa m\u1ea1c. Ch\u1ed7 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch h\u1ee3p cho con.<\/i><\/p>\n
Con \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o v\u1ee3 con v\u00e0 hai ch\u00e1u h\u1ecfa t\u00e1ng con v\u00e0 \u0111em tro r\u1eafc xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng.<\/i><\/p>\n
Con y\u00eau c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9.<\/i><\/p>\n
Jack.<\/i><\/p>\n
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