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Vu*o*`n Thu'y
 
part 1          part2                      part3                       part4

Ta'c gia?: Quy`nh Dao

Ngu'o'`i di.ch: Lie^u Quo^'c Nhi~

Chu*o*ng 1

To^i kho^ng bie^'t ta^'t ca? dda~ ba('t dda^`u nhu* the^' nao`? To^i kho^ng bie^t' tha^`n linh nao` dda~ an bai` to^i vao` ca^u chuyen. ky` di. nay.

The^' nhu*ng ta^'t ca? cac' vie^.c dda~ phat' sinh va` ddo^.t nhie^n ddu*a to^i vao` mot. the^' gio*'i xa la., no' dda~ lam` thay ddoi? ca? ddinh. me^.nh cuo^c. ddo*`i toi, ma` ta^t' ca? nhu*~ng vie^.c xa?y ra dde^`u la` su*. that., kho^ng phai? mo^.t gia^'c mo*, cun~g kho^ng phai? chuye^.n hoang ddu*o*`ng.

Ta^'t ca? dda~ ba('t ddau` nhu* the^' nao`?...................................

DDo' la` thoi` gian ba thang', sau kho to^i ddoa.t dduoc. manh? ba(`ng hoc si~ cua? tru*o*`ng DDai. ho.c . No^~i vui mu*`ng pha^n' kho*i? cua? ngay` moi' to^'t nghie^.p cu~ng dda~ qua, ba thang' nay, to^i dda~ gu*i~ ddi muc. quan?g cao' va` to^i phat' gia'c ra, manh? ba(`ng ddai. hoc khong giup' to^i tim` ddu*o*c. mo^.t vie.c lam` dde^? kie^'m co*m nuo^i mie^.ng . Buo^i? so*'m, luc' o*? tre^n la^`u xuo^'ng dung` co*m la` to^i cam? tha^'y ve? ma(.t cua? Chu' thim' to^i mo^~i ngay` mo^.t lanh. nha.t . Di~ nhie^n to^i tuye^.t ddo^i' kho^ng the^? trach' cu*' hoc ddu*o*.c, vi` chu' tO^i chi? la` mo^.t ngu*o*`i chu' ho., o^ng kho^ng co' trach' nhie^.m nuo^i du*o*~ng to^i lai. cang` khong co' cai' nghi~a vu. cho to^i va`o dda. hoc., the^' nhung o^ng dda~ nuo^i du*o*~ng to^i, lai. cho to^i vao` ddai. hoc. 
o^ng dda~ mo^.t tra(m pha^`n tra(m kho^ng phu. lon`g cha me. to^i o? cho^'n cu*?u tuye^`n. Nay, to^i phai? kho' kha(n la('m mo*'i ddoat. ddu*o*c. manh? ba(`ng ddai. hoc. it' ra to^i phai? co' mo^.t vie^.c lam` dde^? giup' ddo*~ chu' thim' va` cac' em tiep' tuc. vie^.c hoc. mo*i' la` phai? ddao.
Neu' cu*' o? nha` chu' a(n kho^ng ngo^`i ro^i`, ca? ngay` ddi to*'i ddi lui, cha(? ng lam` mot. vie^.t gi`, thi` bao? sao chu' thim' khong` kho' chiu? Ngay ca? dde^'n to^i, to^i cu~ng cam? tha^y' ay' nay' trong long`.

San'g nay, ngo^i` vao` ban` a(n, khong bie^'t thim' co^' y' hay vo^ tinh` noi':
-My~ Hoa`nh, co' le~ su*. ddoi` hoi? cua? chau' qua' cao, ddo*`i ba^y gio` ngu*o*`i nhie^`u vie^.t it', tim` vie^c. lam` mo^~i luc' mo^.t kho', chau' cu~ng ddun`g hy vong. ddo^`ng lu*o*ng qua' cao, chi? can` co' noi a(n cho^n' o*? la` kha' la('m roi`.

Lo*`i xa y' ga^`n, di~ nhie^n y' thim' la` khong muon' to^i tie^p' tuc. o? trong nha` nay` nu*a~, to^i khong phai? tre? con ma` nghe khong hie^u?, tro^ng chu' co' ve? ba^'t man~. Ong xo^ ghe^' ddu'ng le^n, ha(`n hoc. noi':
-Vie^c. gi` ma` phai? ga^'p? DDe^? cho My`~ Hoa`nh no' thong tha? tim`, tim` ma~i cu~ng se~ co' vie^.c.

To^i kho^ng the^? nao` cu*' nghie^~m nhien lam` mo^.t ganh' na(.ng cho chu' thim' to^i nu*~a vi` ho. con` phai? lo cho ba ddu*a' em nho? con` ddang o? trung hoc.

Ca^`m to*~ bao' tre^n tay, khong xem tin tu*'c, xa~ lua^n. gi` ca? to^i la^.t ngay sang trang quan?g ca'o, rao va(.t . To^i xem mo^.t lu*o*.t o? muc. tim` nguoi` lam`, gan` nhu ta^'t ca? dde^`u ddu*o*.c to^i gu*?i ly' lich. ddi tu` hai ba hom tru*o*'c. Chi? co' mot. muc. tim` ngu*o*`i ddu*o*.c lo^`ng trong hai la(`n gach. dden to net' dda~ lam` cho to^i phai? chu' y'.
"Can`: Bi' thu* Han' va(n phai' nu*~, tu*` 22 dde^'n 25 tuo^?i, chu*a co' gia ddinh`. Trinh` ddo^.: hoc. xong chu*o*ng trinh` trung hoc. tro? le^n, vie^'t chu*~ dde.p, ye^u nghe^. thuat. Xin vie^'t tu*. thua^.t va` kem` theo anh ban' tha^n va` toan` tha^n mo^~i thu*' mo^.t chie^'c, xin ghi ro~ chie^`u cao, ca^n na(.ng va` tuo^?i tac'c , cun`g so^' lu*o*ng ye^u cau`. Gui? ve` O^ng Thach. Phong, Vu*o*`n Thuy', so^'... DDuong`..."

Mo^.t muc. can` ngu*o*`i that. quai' go*?, no' cho to^i cai' a^n' tu*o*ng. la` ong Thach. Phong nao` ddo', khong phai? can` BI' thu* Han' va(n ma` la` tim` y' trung nha^n. "Anh? ban? tha^n va` toa`n than moi? thu*' mo^t. chie^c', phai? ghi ro~ chie^`u cao, ca^n na(.ng va` tuo^?i tac'." Nhu*~ng ddie^`u ddo' ba('t buo^c. ngu*o*i` co' kha? na(ng lam` vie^.c ca^`n phai ghi ro~ va` ddinh' kem` hay sao? Ho. ddang can^` ngu*o*`i cho vie^c. lam` hay la` can` ngu*o*`i ho ho.? To^i va^'t to*` bao' sang mo^.t be^n khong co' y' ddinh. gu*?i phie^'u ly' lich. ddi. Thu*c. ra, ne^'u to^i co' gu*?i ddi cha(ng nu*~a, thi` cai' hy vong. ddu*o*c. chon. lu*a cu~n qua' mong? manh, to^i dda~ co' qua' nhie^`u kinh nghie^.m trong va^'n dde^` nay` roi`.

A(n co*m sang' xong, to^i va^~n khong sao thoat' khoi? no^i~ buo^`n phie^`n no' ddang da(`n va(.t ta^m can. Vie^.c lam`! Vie^c. lam`! To^i lai. vo*' vo^i. to*` bao' le^n tay, xem lai. mo^.t lan^` muc. can^` ngu*o*i` khi nay~, tai. sao kho^ng thu? mot. lan^` nua~ xem sao? The^m mo^.t co* ho^i. tu*'c la` the^m mo^.t hy vo.ng! Ho*n nu*~a, muc. ca^`n ngu*o*i` nay` cu~ng co' mo^.t vai` ddie^?m ha^'p da^~n. Ngoai. tru*` co' no*i a(n cho^'n o? ra, hai chu*~ Vu*o*`n Thuy' dda~ quye^'n ru~ to^i khong it'. Co' le~ no' la` mo.t hoa vie^n ro.ng lo*'n. Co' ca^y to, co' da^y leo cha(`ng chi.t, co' ddu? ky` hoa di. thao! Va`be^n trong con` co' nhu*~ng di`? Mo.t ngu*o*`i kho^?ng lo^` u*? Khong hie^?u sao, bo^~ng nhie^n toi nghi~ cai' te^n "Vu*o*`n Hoa cua? Cu*. Nha^n", ke^? lai. chuyen. mo.t nguoi` kho?ng lo^` co^ ddoc. , song' buo^`n te^nh trong mo.t vuo`n hoa to va` ddep. Tho^i ddu*o*.c! Ca^`n nguo`i cho ai ma(.t xac' ho., minh` cu*' gu*?i mo.t phie^'u ly' lich. ddi thu? tho*`i va^n. To^i thua^n. tay vo*' mo^.t manh? giay' va` viet' bu*c' thu* xin viec. nhu sau:
"Ong se` pha't giac' ra, to^i la` mo.t con nguo`i ra^'t tam` thu*o*ng` nhu* bao nhie^u nguo`i khac' tre^n the^' gian nay`, cung~ co' hai tay, hai chan, mot. cai' mui~, mot. cai' mieng. va` mo.t ddoi ma('t nhu ho. To^i con` co' ca? mo.t ddau` oc' chua' dday` nhung~ u*o*c' mo* va` hoai` bao? tam` thuo`ng, nhung to^i ddang ddi tren mo.t con dduo`ng be' nho? go^` ghe^`, cung~ nhu muo^n ngan` nguo`i to^'t nghie^.p ddai. hoc. khac', o*? truo'c ma(.t mo.t con dduo`n khong phai? la` mo.t ddai. lo^. khang trang, song to^i co' can ddam? don dep, cho^ng gai va` san ba(` ng chuo'ng ngai. Chi? can` co' mo^.t co ho^.i, toi nguye^n. se~ ddem nhu~ng uo'c vong. tam` thuo`ng bie^'n than`h su*. tha^.t.
Co' le~ O^ng khong co' hu*ng' thu' ddi nghie^n cu*u' tai` lie^.u ve^` toi, nhung to^i tha^'y ra^'t ro~ re^.t la` toi ca^n` phai? tu*. thua^.t ta^'t ca?. Toi mu*o*i` tuo^?i mo` coi me. , muo`i la(m mat' cha. Tu*` ddo' to^i so^'ng bam' vao` gia ddinh` chu' thim'. chu' thim' to^i dda~ nuo^i to^i dde^'n hoa`n than`h ddai. hoc. cac' em to^i chi? vu*a hoc. xong tie^?u hoc. Chu' to^i chi? la` mo^.t tie^?u co^ng chu*c' ne^n gia canh? rat' ddo^~i thanh bac.h Vi` the^', O^ng co' the^? thay' ro~ la` mo.t vie^.c lam` ddo^'i vo*i' to^i ra^'t ca^`n thie^'t. Nhu*ng noi' the^' khong^ phai? dde^? ddoi` hoi? mo^.t lon`g thu*o*ng hai. tre^n the^' gian nay` con` co' ra^'t nhie^`u ngu*o*i` ddang' thu*o*ng hai. ho*n to^i. Toi tin o? kha? na(ng lam` vie^.c cua? to^i va` tin ran(`g to^i khong dde^'n no~i ngu si la(m', va` to^i cung~ mong ra(`ng toi lam` dd*o*.c chu ddao' nhu*`ng vie^.c ma` O^ng se~ giao pho' cho to^i.
To^i khong dam' ddoi` hoi? so^' lu*o*ng qua' cao , vie^c. lam` cua? to^i ddang' gia' bao nhie^u thi` ong co' the^? xem o*? kha? na(ng lam` vie^c. cua? to^i ma` ddinh. ddoat. ne^'u to^i co' cai' ha^n han.h ddu*o*c. O^ng tuye^?n dung."

To^i nghi`, luc' vie^'t ddo*n xin vie^.c tre^n to^i mang trong ddau` it' nhieu` thai' ddo^. bo*~n co*.t. To^i khong tin la` min`h se` dduoc. tuyen? dung. cun~g khong tin vie.c lam` na`y thich' ho*p. vo*i' toi, vi` vay. sau khi gui? thu ddi, to^i cun~g khong con` ba^n. tam^ ve^` no' nu*~a, thu*.c ra cai' muc. can` nguo`i ay' ddu*oc. tie^p' tuc. dda(ng suo^'t mo^.t tua^`n le~. Luc' no' khong con` xua^'t hie^n. tre^n ma(.t bao' nua~, thi` toi cung~ ddem vie^.c nay nem' le^n ta^n. chin' tang` ma^y. Cai' thu* xin vie^.c khac' co' ddi ma` khong co' ve^`.

To^i lai. tie^p' tuc. song' ddi dde^n' ddau cung~ va ddau vao` tu*o*`ng the^m mo^.t thang' nua~, lon`g tu. to^n va` y' chi' pha^'n ddau' dda~ bi. thu*.c te^' mai` giua~ dde^n' tin`h trang. ddang' thu*o*ng. To^i khong con` ddu? can ddam? ddi vie't ly' lich. nua~, cung~ khong muo^'n ddoi' dien. voi' ba^'t cu*' mo.t ai. Thim' khong noi' gi` ca?, nhu*ng ba` ba('t ddau` ca^y. nguo`i gio*i' thie^u. cho to^i mot. ban. trai. To^i thay' rat' ro? re^t. ba^y gio*`, ddang trai? tru*o*c' ma(.t toi khong con` la` con dduo`ng be' nho? go^` ghe^` nua~ ma` la` mo.t can'h ru*`ng a^m u day` da(.c . To^i sa('p su*a? nghi~ dde^n' vie^.c la^p. gia ddinh`, dda^y la` con dduo`ng duy nha't cua? pha^`n ddong phai' nu*~, ro*i` bo? nha truo`ng dde^? bu*o*c' vao` xo' be^p'. Nhung ma` kho? noi~, ngay dde^n' mo.t nguo`i co' the^? cung` to^i ga^`y chuyen. tra(m na(m cung~ cha(?ng biet' tim` ddau ra.

Ddang trong tin`h trang. tuyet. vong. nay`, tin tu*c' tu*` " Vu*o*`n Thuy'" dda~ dden', no' nhu* mo^.t ngon. dden` loe' le^n soi vao` can'h ru*ng` da^`y da(.c a^m u! DDo' la` mot. can' thu* ma`u tra('ng voi' chat' giay' that. to^'t, ben tre^n la` hai gion`g chu~ gian? di. viet' ban`g mu*c. voi' net' chu*~ tha^.t ddep."
Du* tie^?u tho*!
Mo*i` co^ vui long` dde^n' die^n. kien' tai.
ddia. ddie^?m Vu*o*`n Thuy' vao` luc' 9 
gio` sang' ngay`....
Khinh' thu*
THACH. PHONG

Trong thu* khong co' dde^` ca^p. dde^n' dda~ tuyen? dung. to^i hay khong, nhung bao nhie^u ddo' cung~ ddu? lam` cho to^i pha^'n kho*i? ro^`i. To^i ca^`m cha(.t la^'y phong thu*, long` no^n nong' muon' dduo.c ga(.p ngay chu? nha^n Vu*o*n` Thuy' va` khong he^` nghi~ mot. ti' gi` ve` vie^.c se~ co' mot. ddinh. menh. ky` di. nao` se~ dde^'n voi' toi trong tu*o*ng lai.

To^i tim` dde^n' Vu*o*n` Thuy' la^n` dda^u` tie^n vao` mo^.t buo^?i sang' mua` thu. Nhu*ng su*. du*. ddoan' cua? toi, no*i dday cach' Thanh` pho^' tha^.t xa. Cha^n to^i gia^~m tre^n mo.t con ddu*o*ng` trang' nhu*a. tha^t. ddep. con dduo`ng nay` ddu*a toi tha(?ng le^n nui', tuy long` toi co' ho*i ho^i` ho*p. ve^` vie^.t "kha^?u thi'" 
sa('p to*i' dda^y, nhu*ng to^i ra^'t ngac. nhie^n khi nhin` hai be^n con dduo`ng nhu*a. a(n tho^ng le^n nui' na`y, mot. be^n thi` lai. la` mo.t ru*n`g truc' xanh um xao` xac., con` mot. be^n thi` la.i la` mo.t ru*n`g tho^ng tha('m tu*o*i hung` vi~ ve? manh? mai ong' a? cua? truc' va` ve? hung` dung~ hie^n ngang cua? tho^ng lam` thanh` mo.t so sanh' khac' bie^.t ro~ re^t. Be^n trong ru*`ng truc' va` ru*ng` tho^ng dde^`u sach. se~, tre^n ma(.t dda^' phu? dda^`y nhu*~ng la', nhung lai. khong a^?m tha^'p. Trong rung` tho^ng lai. co' ca? nhu*~ng hon` nham thach. cao su*`ng su*ng~, cang` ta(ng khi phach' cho tho^ng. DDuo`ng nhu*a. tha^.t rong., xe ho*i co' the^? chay tha(?ng le^n nui'. "Vu*o*n` Thuy'" cu*' trong te^n ma` ddin.h nghia~, nha^'t ddinh. phai? o*? giu*~a canh' ru*`ng xanh bie^c' nay`. To^i bi. tho^ng va` truc' go*i. cao hu*ng' thu', tinh tha^`n cu~ng ddu*o*.c co^? vo~ bO*i? khong khi' trong lanh` cua? buo^?i sang' nui' ru*ng`. Toi nghe nhu* nie^`m vui rao` rat. kha('p cha^n tha^n. Mo^~i mo.t bu*o*'c ddi cua? to^i co' mang theo nie^`m hy vong. ddu*o*c. tuye^?n dung. trong cong vie^.c o*? dday.

Cu*' the^', to^i vu*a` ddi vu*`a thong tha? nga('m nhin` chung quanh, tinh` tha^.t ma` noi', to^i ddang suy nghi~ va^?n vo*, nghi~ dde^n' rat' nhie^`u, rat' nhieu` nhu*~ng vie^c. trong tu*o*ng lai va` chuyen. vie^c. lam` tru*o*c' ma(.t, vi` the^', to^i hoa`n toa`n khong nghe co' tieng' ddo^.ng co* cua? may' da^`u ddang dung` he^'t to^'c lu*c. tu*` du*o*i' do^c' nui' leo le^n, ddo*i. dde^n' luc' to^i phat' giac' ra thi` chie^'c xe a^'y dda~ vut. dde^'n be^n nguo`i to^i. Vi` dduo`ng ru*`ng lam` quanh theo cha^n nui' ne^n khuc' quanh ra^'t nhieu`, tru*o*c' khi chuye^?n va`o khuc' quanh nguo`i lai' xe khong trong thay' toi; luc' o^ng ta trong tha^'y thi` khong con` tha('ng kip. nua~, ho*n nu*~a, to^i lai. ddi ngay giu*a~ lo^. Su*. vie^.c xay? ra that. nhanh, to^i nga~ xuo^'ng va` chie^c' xe lao qua, toi la(n mot. von`g tre^n dduo`ng ma` khong cam? tha^' ddau, chi? nghe nhu* no^?i kinh hoa`ng va` pha^~n no^. le^n dday` long`. To^i ga('ng gu*o*.ng ngo^`i le^n, nhin` xuo^n'g chan, dda^`u goi' be^n phai? bi. xat' tra^`y da, nhu*ng khong na(ng. la('m, chie^'c "Jupe" bi. rach' kki mot. manh? vuo^ng nho?. To^i nghi~ co' le? chie^'c xe noc khong ddung. va`o tO^i, ma`chi? bi. tay lai' hay mo.t no*i na`o ddo' moc' vao` ao'. To^i ddu*'ng tha(?ng nguo`i le^n, chie^c' xe no. dda~ quay lai. va` dde^n' gan` be^n to^i. Nguo`i lai' xe va^~n ngo^i` ye^n tre^n xe. 
Ha('n co' gu*o*ng ma(.t dda^y` ve? u*o*ng nganh. va` ra('n roi? cua? mo.t ngu*o*i` ddan` ong khoa?ng 38, 39 tuoi? di` ddo'.

-To^i hy vong. ra(`ng co^ khong bi thu*o*ng?

Ha('n noi' lo*'n, ga^`n nhU* voi' gion.g me^nh le^nh.

-To^i hy vong. O^ng chay. cha^m. mo^.t ty'!

To^i noi' vo*i' giong. gia^n. du*~ va` pha^~n ua^t', le~ ra thi` ha(n' phai? xuo^ng' xe va` to? ve? bie^'t lo^~i mo*i' phai?.

-Khong bi. thu*o*ng la` phuc' cho co^, Co^ dda~ can? dduo`ng ddi cua? to^i.

Ha('n lanh. lung` noi'.

-DDuo`ng na`y ddau co' phai? cua? O^ng lam`!

Ha('n nhe^'ch mep', khe? cuo`i hi` mot. tie^'ng. To^i trong thay' net ngao. man. va` tre^u co*t. ha(`n rO~ tre^n khoe' moi cua? ha('n.

- Con dduo`ng nay`? Chinh' toi lam` ra dda^'y

Ha('n noi' ba(`ng mo^.t giong. khong may' ro~ re^.t, tie^'p theo ddo', ha('n lai. lo*'n tieng' noi':

-Co^ khong co' he^` di` thi` toi ddi dday!

Ha('n sang so^' xe va` vot. nhanh le^n do^'c nui'. To^i bu*c. tu*c' dde^'n cung` cu*c. va` tu*. nhu?: "Xui dde^'n the^' la` cun`g ne^n moi' ga(.p phai? nguo`i so~ sang` nhu* vay." Toi to tieng' noi' vo^i theo sau ha('n:

-To^i hy vong. O^ng lao ddau` vao` nui'!

Xe ha('n dda~ ddi xa, chan(?ng biet' han' co' nghe tha^'y khong? To^i dun`g lai. ben dduo`ng vai` phut' dde^? vuO^t' lai. ne^p' ao' va`ddinh. tinh? tinh tha^`n. DDay chi? la` mo^t. rui? ro nho?, toi khong bi. thuong hay treo. cha^n tay chi ca? To^i lai. tiEP' tuc. buo*'c buo'c ddi roi` que^n khua^y' ddi ca^u chuyen. kem' vui ddo', vi` ru*`ng ca^y cua? buo^?i sang' co' mot. mau` xanh bie^'c va` tie'ng chim ho't vang vang nhu~ng nhip. khuc' vui tuoi.

Ma(.t tro*`i dda~ le^n cao, DDai`-loan vao` thu, anh' na('ng va^~n mang su*'c nong' nhu* thiE^u nhu* ddo^t', toi^ baC' dda^`u ca?m tha^y' nong' bu*c' va` kha't nu*o*c' vo^ cung`. DDang` phia' tru*o*c' co 'mo^.t nga? ba ddu*o*ng`, be^n le^` co' mot. tan` ca^y to, bong' mat' phu? tre^n ma(.t dda^'t nhu* hinh` dang' cua? ca^y du`. To^i ddi dde^n' ddo', du*o*i' go^'c co' mo^.t chie'c ghe^' dda', tre^n ghe^' co' kha('c mot. hang` chu*~: "Vu*o*`n Thuy` kinh' ta(.ng".

Kinh' ta(.ng cho ai? DDung' roi`! Ta(.ng cho ba^'t cu*' nguo`i khach' ddi dduo`ng nao`, dde^? ho. co' ddu*o*c. ddo^i phu't nghi? ngO*i du*o*'i bong' ca^y ra^M mat'. BaY gio` thi` no' "kinh' ta(.ng" cho to^i, to^i tu*. ddua` va` miM? cu*o*i` voi' min`h. To^i ngo^i` xuo^ng' ghe^' va` vuo^t' lai. qua^`n ao' mot. lan` nu*~a, phui? sach. nhu*~ng ve^'t bui. bam' tre^n tay cha^n. To^i ngo^`i ye^n ddo', ba^'t giac' nghe mot. chu't gi` thoa? man~, thoa? man~ ve^` vie^c. gi`? Toi cung~ khong biet' nua~. To^i chi? cam? tha^Y' mo.t cach' mo* ho^` nhU* cai' danh tu*` "Vu*o*`n Thuy'" khong co`n xa la. ddoi' voi' toi, ma` giu*~a no' va` toi dda~ co' mot. lie^n he^. nao` ddo'.

Chung quanh that. ye^n ti~nh, ru*`ng thong va` ru`ng truc' na(`m im la(.ng le~. Con dduo`ng nhu*a. chay. ngoa(`n ngoeo` le^n nui', co' mo^.t con dduo`ng lat' dda' nho? khac' a(n sa^u vao` canh' ru*`ng ra^m.,be^n con dduo`ng dda' co' du*ng. mo.t ta^m' ban?g nho? chi? "DDuo`ng ddi vao` vuo`n thuy'" Con dduo`ng dda' nho? cung~ kha' rong. ngoi` o? dda^y co' the^? trong thay' tha^P' thoan'g mo.t daY~ tuo`ng v` mai' ngo'i ddo? To^i nhin` ddong` ho^`, thoI` gio*` con` rong. chan', toi khong ca^`n vo^.i le^n dduo`ng. Toi ngoi` chu*ng` muo`i la(m phut', khong thay' mot. bong' nguo`i khach' ddi dduo`ng nao` ca? Anh' na('ng tha^. ddep. nhung ddung' vao` phu't ay' , bo^~ng nhien to^i co' mo.t cam? giac' di. thuong`, khong biet' vi` giac' quan thu*' sau' hay vi` mo.t ly' do nao` khac', khien' toi, ddo^.t nhie^n run`g min`h mo.t cai'. To^i ca?m tha^'y mo^.t cach' ro~ re^.t la` co' nguo`i ddang o*? gan` be^n toi, dda(`ng sai mot. go^'c ca^y hay mo.t tanG? dda' nao` ddo', co' nguo`i ddang rinh` ra^.p to^i.

Bo^~ng to^i cam? tha^'y o*n' lanh., toc' dda(`ng sau o't to^i ddo^.t nhie^n du*ng. le^n. Khong hie^?u co' mo^.t nguye^n do nao` lam` to^i rung` minh`, to^i ddu*'ng nhom? le^n va` quay dda^`u lai., hoan` toan` do su*. thuc' dda^?y cua? tru*c. giac'. Sau lu*ng to^i la` mo^.t day~ ru*`ng tho^ng, co' ba hon` nham thach. ddu*'ng su*~ng ngang nhau nhu* mo^.t ta^'m binh` phong che ngang phi'a tru*o*'c, anh' na('ng choi' chan, va` trong ru*`ng thong cha(?ng co' chi ca? Ba^'t giac' to^i phi` cU*o*i` cho su*. ro^i' loan. tha^`n kinh cua? minh`. Bu*o*c' cha^n tre^n con lo^. dda', to^i nha('m hu*o*'ng Vu*o*`n Thuy' ddi to*i, va` khong bao la^u, to^i dde^'n ga^`n ddia. ddie^?m a^'y. Tha^y. la` ngoai` su*c' tu*o*?ng tuo.ng cua? to^i, no*i dda^y chi? la` mo^.t manh? dda^'t ro^ng. ddu*o*c. khai pha' tu*` mo.t trie^`n nui', co' ho*n mu*o*i` ca(n nha` ddu*o*c. xa^y tre^n ddo'. Tro^ng vao` thi` Vu*o*`n Thuy' kho^ng qua' co^ ddo^c. nhu* su*. du*. tuo?ng cua to^i. DDa^y ha(?n la` cu* xa' cao ca^'p hoa(.c, nhu*~ng ngo^i bie^.t thu*. cua? nhu~ng ke? giau` sang nhan` ha.

Vu*o*`n Thuy' na(`m o*? cuo^'i con lo^., no' chie^'m mo.t khoa?ng dda^'t ro^.ng rai~, co' tuo`ng tra('ng va^y quanh. Mo.t canh` ca^y phu*o*.ng vi~ tu*` trong vu*o*n ra be^n ngoa`i va` vo' nhie^`u ca^y si to cao ho*n ca? tu*o*`ng da^u., la' dda~ ddu*o*.c ca('t xen' than`h cung, hinh` tron` va` hinh` dang. cua? chim. No*i dda^y la` no*i nao`? "Vu*o*`n Hoa cua? Cu*. Nha^n" u*? To^i ddu*a tay le^n nha^.n chuo^ng tre^n cu*?a, ta^'m bang? ddo^`ng dde^` "Vu*o*`n Thuy'" phan? chie^'u anh' sang' choi' chang va`o to^i.

Mo.t nguo`i ddan` o^ng ga^`y ga^`y vao` khoang? tre^n du*o*'i 30 tuo^?i ra mo*? co^?ng. Sau nay` to^i bie^'t dduo.c ga~ la` tai` xe^' cua? chu? nha^n Vu*o*`n Thuy', va` dduo.c goi. la` chu' Lu*u. Be^n trong canh' co^?ng qua? nhie^n la` mo.t vuo`n hoa vi~ ddai., tron`g dda^`y nhu*~ng hoa hu*o*`ng, hoa cuc', thach. truc' va` van. nie^n thanh.
Vuo`n hoa co' ve? dda~ dduo.c hoa.ch ddinh. ha(?n hoi, co' mo.t hon` nui' gia? dduoc. xa^y ba(`ng dda' na(`m o*? giu*~a mo.t bo^`n nuo'c co' voi` phun cao, trong ke~ dda' moc. dda^`y cac' loai. hoa co?, mot. ca^y xu*o*ng ro^`ng no*? dda^`y hoa mau` hong` nhat., co' ga^`n hai ba chuc. ca^y hoa hong` khac' loai., mau` ddo?, mau` hong`, mau` van`g, mau` tra('ng ddang no*? ro^., khoe mau` du*o*i' anh' na('ng. Nhu*ng o*? dday khong ha(?n la mo.t vuo`n ca^y ro*.p bong'. Ngoai. tru*` nhu*~ng ca^y phuo.ng va` ca^y si dduoc. ca('t xen' quanh tuo`ng ra, trong vuo`n chi? co' vai` ca^y hoa tra` va` ca^y da^u la` co' hinh` dang. to lo*'n, vi` va^.y ca? mo.t vuo`n hoa trong tha^.t sang' sua?, sach se~ va~ dday` sinh khi'. Ngo^i bie^t. thu*. trong vuo`n dduo.c xa^y hai tu*`ng tho lo^i' ta^y phu*o*ng, be^n ngoai` tuo`ng, sa^n nha` dduoc. lat' gach. mau` ddo?, hai be^n hie^n ro^ng. rai~ co' xa^y nhu~ng co^.t tru. ba(`ng xi ma(ng co' va^n gian? Mo^.t con dduo`ng dda' nho? chay. dai` tu*` ngoai` co^?ng vao` dde^n' gian chinh', gian be^n canh. la` nha` xe. Co^?ng nha xe dduoc. mo*? rong. be^n trong co' mo.t chie^'c xe ho*i kie^?u nho? mau` ddo? tha~m.

To^i dduoc. da^~n vao` phong` khach'. DDo' la`mo.t ca(n phong` rong. lon', sang' sua? Ba ma(.t phong dde^`u ga('n cu*?a kinh lo*'n, anh' sang' be^n ngoai` lua` vao` tran` nga^.p ca(n phong`. Ghe^' ma^y hinh` von`g cung, ban`tron` dai` nho nho? lam` ba(`ng ca^u da^`u va` mo^.t bo^. sa-lon mau` xanh. DDo^` va^.t trong gian? di., nhung no' bie^?u lo^. ca? mot. thu*' gi`....khong gian? di. trong a^'y. Cai' ve? ddep. dde~, qui' phai' va` tinh khie^'t, lam` cho nguo`i kha'ch la., co' mo.t mo^i' thie^n. cam? khong the^? nao` die^~n ta? ba(`ng lo*i`. Tre^n tuo`ng khong treo tranh lie^~n, chi? treo mo^.t bo' hoa hu*o*'ng du*o*ng to be^.n ba(`ng ma^y. Mo.t nguo`i con gai' giup' vie^.c khoang? 18, 19 tuo^?i ra tie^'p toi. Co^ ta cuo`i lo^. ham` ra(ng tra('ng ddep., mang cai' tinh khie^'t tu*o*ng tu*. voi' vuo`n hoa nha` nay.

Co^ ta nie^`m no*` hoi?:

-Thu*a , co' phai? co^ la` co^ My~ Hoa`nh khong a.? O^ng chu? ddang cho*` co^ dda^'y

-Va^ng! To^i ddap' va` ca?m tha^'y ho^`i ho^.p.

-Hie^n. ong chu? o*? tre^n la^`u. O^ng muo^n' tie^'p co^ o*? phong` ddoc. sach', mo*i` co^ le^n tre^n a^'y.

Toi ddi le^n la^u`, khong con` ta^m tri' ddau dde^? nga('m nhin` cach' bay` bie^n. trong nha`. To^i bu*o*'c vao` mo.t ca(n phong` rong. rai~, co' ghe^' salon, co' ke^. sach', co' tha^.t nhie^`u sach' lam` nguo`i nhin` hoa ca? ma('t, co' mo.t chie^'c ban` that. to, va`.... mo.t nguo`i ddan` o^ng quay lu*ng ve^` phia' toi ddang loay hoay tim` sach' o*? chie^'c ke^. cao nga^'t, chie^'m tron. mot. bu*'c tuo`ng. Co^ nguo`i lam` ddu*'ng canh. toi le^n tieng':

-Thu*a O^ng, Du* tie^?u tho* dda~ dde^n' roi` dday!

-Bie^'t roi`! Nguo`i dda`n ong no. noi' khong quay dda^`u lai.

To^i nghe tieng' ddong' cu*?a sau lu*ng, chi? con` minh` toi ddu*'ng ddo'. Toi nghe tim dda^.p nhanh trong lon`g ngu*c., khong hie^?u sao toi lai. ho^`i ho^.p dde^'n the^', lon` ban` tay rin. u*o*'t mo^` hoi.

Nguo`i ddan` ong no. thong tha? quay sang ddo^'i die^n. voi' to^i, to^i ddu*'ng tha(?ng nguo`i le^n, u*o*'c gi` toi chu*a vao` dde^'n no*i dday va` uoc' gi` toi duo.c lui ngay ra tu*'c kha('c, nhung muo^.n mat' roi`, nguo`i ddan` ong no. ddang nhin` toi tu*` dda^`u dde^'n cha^n, khong ngac. nhiE^n cung~ khong la^'y lam` la., trong anh' ma('t ong ta tie^`m tan`g mot. nu. cuo`i trE^u co*.t, tu*o*ng tu*. voi'thai' ddo^. sau khi ong ta ddung toi trE^n do^'c nui'. Xong ong ta cha^.m rai~ noi':

-Cha('t co^ tha^'t vong. la('m thi` phai? Vi` to^i dda~ khong lao ddau` vao`nui'!

-Toi...o*... To^i lu*o*~ng lu*. ddinh. khie^u khic'h ne^'u... ne^' luc' na~y toi biet' la` ong thi`...

-Thi` co^ se~ khong nguye^`n rua? to^i?

-To^i nghi`...

-To^i cam? thay' minh` ddang bi. tre^u choc.,du` cho toi co' ca^`n thie^'t vie^.c lam` nay` dden' dda^u, cung` khong the^? vi` the^' ma` quy` luy. ai.

To^i tham` nghi~, toi va^n~ giu*~ o*? trong lon`g mo.t no^~i ba^'t binh` ma` cha(?ng tie^n. tho^'t ra!

To^i tha(?ng tha('n noi', co' le~ luc' a^'y sa('c ma(.t to^i tha^.t kho' coi, vie^.c lam` nay` coi nhu ddi ddo*i` mo^.t tra(m pha^`n tra^m.

-O^ng ta nhin` toi mo.t thoa'ng va` cai' ve? tre^u co*t. ban naY~ dda~ tie^u tan dda^U ma^'t. O^ng ta ddi dde^'n chie^'c ghe^' ddo^'i die^.n bao? toi:

-Du* tie^?u thu*! Mo*i` co^ ngo^i`, roi` chung' ta cung` noi' chuyen. dduoc. chu*'?

Giong. ong va^~n co' ve? me^n.h le^n.h, nhung to^i ba('t buo^c. phai? nho' ra^'t co' the^? ong ta se~ la` chu? nha^n cua? toi, To^i ben` ngoi` xuo^'ng. O^ng lai. nhin` toi, anh' ma('t ong ta nghie^m lai., toi nha^n. ra la` ong ta ddang do` xet' toi.

-To^i co' lam` co^ pha^.t y' khong?

Bo^~ng nhie^N ong ta buo^ng ra mot. ca^U hoi? ddo' va` toi voi. va~ ddap':

-O^ng muo^n' noi' ve^` vie^c. o*? tre^n do^c' nui', hay la` o*? dday?

O^ng ta ho*i mi?m cuo`i, nhung la^`n na`y khong mang ve? tre^u co*.t ma` lai. o^n hoa`, ong ta ga^.t dda^`u noi':

-Theo toi tha^'y thi`, ca? hai dde^`u lam` co^ khong dduo.c hai`long`. Nhung to^i hy vong. ca? hai ddie^`u ddo' khong quan trong.

To^i mi?m cuo`i:

-Tha^.t the^'! Khong quan trong.

-The^' thi` chu'ng ta co' the^? vao` va^'n dde^` ca^u chuyen. chinh'.

O^ng ta mo*? nga(n keo' la^y' ra mot. xa^p' gia^'y, ddo' la` ho^` so* xin viec. cua to^i. Ong rut' chie^c' anh? ra nhin` ky~ mot. ho^`i, roi` lai. nhin` to^i, hinh` nhu* co' y' so sanh' anh? va` nguoi` co' phai? cung` la` mo.t khong? Cuo^'i cun`g ong ta vu*a` y', dde^? chie^'c anh? xuo^ng' va` nhin` to^i noi':

-La^`n tuye^?n nu*~ bi' thu* nay`, to^i nha^n. ddu*o*.c ho*n mot. ngan` sau' tra(m ddo*n xin vie^c., trong so^' ddo' toi chon na(m ddon, co^ la` nguo`i thu*' na(M ma` to^i tie^'p kie^'n.

To^i im la(.ng khong noi' gi1` nhu*ng cha('c ma^?m, co' pha^`n na(m hy vong. ro^i` dda^'y! Phai? chi luc' nay~ to^I khong nguye^`n rua? ong ta tre^n do^'c nui'.

-Co^ng vie^.c lam` tinh' cha^'t ddo*n gian?,
nhu*ng cu~ng khong wa' ddo*n giaN? Pha^`n co^'t ye^'u la` co^ giup' to^i soan. lai. mo^.t mo*' tai` lie^.u, tai` lie^.u na`y la` mot. cuo^'n gia -pha? cua? dong` ho. Thach. nha` to^i, trong a^'y go^`m co' nhu*~ng va(n ca?o, nha^.t ky' va` thu* tu*` cua? to^? phu. to^I, ca^`n phai? xa)'p xe^'p lai. ro^`i ca(n cu*' theo nha^.t ky' cua? to^? phu. to^i, dung` mot. lo^i' hanh` va(n co' he^. thong' ma` vie^'t thanh` mot. quyen? "Truye^n. ky'". To^i xen vao`noi':

-To^i thie^'t tu*o*?ng, sao ong khong mu*o*.n mot. nha` va(n dde^? lam` co^ng vie^c. nay`?

-Co^ muo^'n noi'...

Tro^ng dang' ong ta co' ve? ba^'t man~:

-Co^ khong muo^'n lam` vie^.c nay u*?

-O^`! khong! To^i vo^i. ddap'. Co' chu*' a. nhu*ng to^i e khong co' ddu? kha? na*Ng.

-Cai' ddo' phai? ddo*i. co^ ba('t tay vao` viet. mo*'i ro~ ddu*o*c.

-A`! Thu*a va^ng! Di~ nhie^n!

Bo^~ng toi cam? tha^'y toi dda~ bi. khua^'t phuc. va` tro*? ne^n thu ddo^.ng

-Lam` xong tai` le^u. cua? to^? phu. to^i, ro^`i dde^'n lu*o*.t phu. tha^n va` cua? ... mo.t nguo`i khac'. To^i se~ trao cho co^ xem ra^'t nhie^`u thu*', ke^' dde^'n la` co~ giup' to^i xem cac' thu* tu*` va` tra? lo*`i. Co^ xem, lie^u. co^ co' the^? lam` ddu*o*.c khong?

-Va^ng, to^i co' the^? lam` dduoc.!

To^i noi' ma` khong khoi? nghi hoa(c., co' le~ nao` cai' co^ng vie^.c ma` ong ta vu*`a noi', khong the^? khong la`m dduoc.? Hay la` ong ta co' muc. ddich' nao` khac'?

-Co^ ca^`n phai? o? lai. dda^Y, vi` tho*i` gian co' ma(.t o*? nha` cua? toi khong nha^' ddinh., gio*` lam` vie^.c cung~ khong nha^'t ddinh. no^'t. Mo^~i tua^`u le^~ co^ co' mot. ngay` nghi~ va` nhu*~ng ngay` nghi? nay` se~ do to^i quye^'t ddinh., dduoc. chu*'?

Thu*a dduoc.!

To^i tu*. nhu?, co' the^? giam? bo*'t dduoc. gan'g na(ng cho chu' thim' to^i la` dduoc. lam(' roi`!

-Ve^` so^' lu*o*ng cua? co^...

-O^ng ta tra^`m nga^m mo.t la't:

-Tam. quye^'t ddinh. la` hai nga`n mot. thang'.

-Da.

Toi ho*i kinh ngac., vi` so^' lu*o*ng vu*o*.t qua' xa du*. lie^.i cua? to^i, to^i cha^`n cho*` chu*a dam' tin o*? thinh' giac' cua? minh`:

-Thu*a the^' nghia~ la`... ong...ong dda` ba(`ng long` tuye^?n dung. to^I?

To^i li' nhi' hoi?

-Di~ nhie^n, hay la` co^ khong muo^'n lam`?

-Thu*a khong phai? the^'!

To^i noi' lo*'n va` cam? tha^'y vui mung` kho^n xie^'t.

-Thu*a dde^'n bao gio*` tO^i moi' ba('t dda^`u lam`, thu*a ong?

-Ngay` mai!

Ong ta noi' mo.t cach' gia?n di. va` xo^ ghe^' ddu*n'g le^n:

-Co^ hay~ ve^` mang ddo^` dde^'n dda^y, can^` nha^'t la` dden' tru*o*c' buo^?i tru*a, vi` chie^`u to^i ba^n. ddi khoi? Ngay ba^y gio*`, co^ co' the^? ve^` nha` su*?a soan. ddo^` ddac.

To^i cu~ng ddu*'ng le^n nhin` ong to vo*i' nghi ngo*`, ddo^i' voi' to^i, ta^'t ca? dde^`u nhu* mot. gia^c' chie^m bao, khong co' ve? gi` la1 thu*c. ca? To^i lai. li' nhi' hoi?:

-Nhu*ng ma`, nhu* the^' nay`... dda~ quye^'t ddinh. roi` u*?

Sa('c ma(.t ong ta lo^. ve? kho' chiu.

-Co^ con` tha('c ma('c ddie^`u chi nu*a~?

Di~ nhie^n, con` co' nhu*~ng va^'n dde^` nhu* la`, nguo`i ddan` ong nay` la` ai? Thach. Phong, mot. cai' te^n hay la` mot. bie^.t hie^.u? Nghe^` nghie^.p cua? ong tl la` gi`? Ta^'t ca? nhung~ ddie^u` nay` khong khac' thu*o*`ng? khong dda(.t bie^.t u*? Trong ngo^i bie^.t thu*. cua? ong ta con` co' nhu*ng~ con nguoi` nhu' the^' nao`? Trong tu*o*ng lai tO^i se~ so^n'g chung mot. nha` vo*i' ai? Vie^c. tha('c ma('c thi` ha(?n la` nhie^`u roi`, nhung to^i khong dam' hoi? tie^'p, vi` net' kho' chiu. cang` luc' cang` in ro~ tre^n ma(.t chu? nha^n toi. To^i ca^`n phai? biet dde^u` mo.t ti'! Tru*` phi to^i khong muon' lam` vie^.c O*? dday. Vi` va^y. to^i ddanh` nuo^'t u*c. va`o long` ta^'t ca? nhung~ cau hoi? va` khe~ noi':

-Thu*a khong! Khong co' chi tha('c ma('c ca?

-The^' thi`, ngay` mai se~ ga(.p lai. 

O^ng ta noi' va` quay nguo`i sam tim` kie^m' sach'. To^i la(?ng la(.ng ro*i` khoi? ca(n phong`. To^i khong phai? la` khac'h, ne^n khong co' quye^`n buo^.c chu? nha^n phai? tie^~n ddu*a. To^i bu*o*'c cha^n ddi mot. minh xuo^'ng chiE^c' thang lau^`u rong. rai~.

The^' la` to^i ddem hanh` ly' dde^'n song' trong "Vu*o*`n Thuy'"

Buo^?i sang' dda^`u tie^n, chu? nhan ddu*a to^i dde^'n mot. ca(n phong` trang tri' va` bay bie^n. sa(~n sang`. DDa^y la` mo.t trong sau' phong` o*? tre^n la^`u, cu*a? phong` vu*a` mo*?, to^i ho*i kinh ngac., vi` ddo^` va^.t trong phong` ra^'t dda^`y ddu? ban` pha^'n, tu? a'o, tu? sach', ban` vie^'t, giu*o*`ng, dde`n ban` va` man` treo cu*?a so^?, thu*' nao` cu~ng chua^?n bi. tuye^.t hao?, ho*n nu*~a, ddo' hoan` toan` la` mot. ca(n phong' dduoc. trang bi. cho phai' nu*~. DDo^` va^.t tuy khong moi', nhung ra^'t tinh vi,man` treo cu*a? ba(`ng vai? Nylon mau` hong` nhat., cun`g mot. mau` vo*'i tu*o*`ng, be^n tre^n ban` pha^'n co' ga('n mo.t ma(.t kinh' hin`h tron` cham. ba(`ng ca^y co' tro^? hoa. Trong khuong cu*?a kinh; cua? chie^'c tu? sach', chat' dday` a(m a^'p sac'h. To^i khinh ngac. nhin` chu? nha^n nhu* dde^? hoi? xem co' phai? ca(n phong` nay dduoc. chua^?n bi. cho toi khong?

-Co^ cu*' o*? ca(n pho`ng nay dduoc. ro^`i

O^ng Tha.ch Phong noi', khong bie^u? lo^. mot. ve? gi` tre^n sa('c ma(.t

-Ca(n phong` nay truo'c kia cua? mot. co^ gai' khac', hie^n gio*` co^ dda~ ddi Khoi?, ba^y gio*` noi' thuo^c. ve^` co^. Cac' thu*' sach' vo*? hoa(c. tie^?u thuye^'t, ne^'u co^ thich', co^ co' the^? ddoc. Du` sao ddi nua~, nhung~ ddo^` va^.t trong ca(n phong` nay` co^ dde^u` co' The^? dung` dduoc. ho^m nay ta chu*a ba('t dda^`u lam` viE^.c, co^ nghi? ngo*i truo'c dda~, to^i phai? ddi ngay ba^y gio*`, ngay` mai ta se~ tiep' tuc. ban` chuye^n.

O^ng Thach Phong khong cho to^i co* ho^i. dde^? hoi? the^m ca^u nao` ca?, ong cung~ khong tie^p' tuc. giai? thich' gi` ca? Ong quay goi. chi. tre? tuO^i? ho^m qua le^n, va`bao? to^i:

-DDa^Y la` Thu Cu'c, co^ co' vie^c. gi` ca^`n cu*' bao? chi. a^'y lam` ho^.!

Ro^i` ong da(.n do` Thu Cuc':

-Ha~y phuc. vu. ca^?n tha^n. Du* tie^?u thu*, ddu*`ng dde^? co^ ay' thie^u' tho^n' mot. thu*' gi`!

-Vang! Thu Cuc' kinh' caN? tra? lo*i`

-To^i ddi nhe' co^ hoa`nh

Va` ong quay nguo`i bo? ddi voi' nhung~ bu*o*'c dai`

-O*...Khoan dda~, ong Phong?

O^ng Tha.ch Phong ddu*'ng lai. va` quay ddau` nhin` cha(m chu' vao` to^i

-To^i... to^i muo^n' noi' , xin cam' o*n ong. Ta^'t ca? dde^`u qua' to^'t ddeP. ddo^i' vo*i' to^i.

O^ng Thach. Phong nhun' vai, lam` mot. cu*? chi? co' hoi dda(.t bie^.t roi` quay nguo`i bo? ddi khong ddap' lo*i` to^i. To^i thu*` nguo`i ra ma^'t ma^y' gia^y mo*i' ddi vao` ca(n phong`... cua? to^i, Toi nhin` nga('m ta^t' ca? nhung~ ddo^` va^.t trong phong` vo*'i ve? hie^u' ky`. Thu Cuc' bu*o*'c theo vao` va`mang chie^'c valy qua^`n ao' cua? toi dde^? le^n giU*O*ng`

-Co' ca^`n em sa('P xe^'p ddo^` ddac. giup' co^ khong Du* tie^?u tho*?

Thu Cuc' noi'.

-O^`! Tho^i khoi?, cu*' dde^? dda^y to^i. Em ddi lam` cO^ng vie^.c cua? em ddi.

-Va^ng thu*a co^!

Cuc' lui ra khoi? phong`.

-A`! Khoan cho*` ti'! To^i goi. gia^t. Thu Cu'c lai. , noi':

-To^i muo^n' hoi?, trong ngo^i nha` nay` con` co' nhung~ ai nu*a` nhi?

-Hie^n. gio*` thi` chi? co' ong Phong, em va` chu' Lu*u tai` xe^'.

-Hie^n gio*`?

-DDo^i khi ca^u. hai cun~G ve^` dda^y!

-Ca^.u hai?

To^i hoi? mot. cach' ho^` nghi.

-Ca^u. Hai la` con cua? ong Phong u*?

-Khong, la` em cua? o^ng, nhung chung' em quen goi. nhu* the^'.

-The^' con` ba` Phong?

To^i hoi? the^' song khong tin ra(`ng Thach. Phong dda~ co' vo*.

-Na(m ngoai' ba` a^'y co' ve^` mo.t la^`n, na(m nay thi` chu*a ve^`!

-Ba` a^'y o*? dda^u?

-Hinh` nhu* la` o*? be^n My~ thi` phai?, em cung~ khong ro~ la('m!

-The^' a`.

To^i du*`ng lai. mot. lat':

-Tho^i ddu*o*c. ro^i`, em co' the^? ddi xuo^'ng du*o*'i nha`.

Nhu*ng to^i lai. cho*.t nho*' dde^n' mot. tha('c ma('c khac':

-A` con` mot. vie^c. nu*a~, ca(n phong` nay` tru*o*'c kia cua? ai nhi?

-Cua?...

Thu Cuc' do du*. mot. lat' xong la('c dda^u` noi':

-Em cung~ khong biet', luc' em lai. lam`, thi` ca(n phong` nay` dda~ bo? tro^'ng, em chI? que't don. no' ha(`ng ngay`.

Co' le~ Thu Cuc' bie^'t ro~ nhu*ng khong muo^'n noi' ra, to^i nghi~ dda^ hoi? ho*i nhie^`, ma` thie^.t tinh` to^i khong nga(n ddu*o*c. tinh' to` mo`. To^i cuo`i noi' vo*i' Thu Cuc':

-Tho^i ddu*o*.c, cam' o*n em, Thu Cu'c!

Cuc' mim? cuo`i ma(.t ddo? le^n va` ddi ra. Co^ gai' nay1 tinh' ne^'t kha' diu. dang`, co' the^? de^~ cu* xu*?. To^i ddon'c cu*a? lai., ddi dde^'n khung cu*a*? so^? va` keo' man` le^n, vua` ddun'g luc' trong tha^'y chie^c' o^ to^ mau` ddo? ban nay~ tu*~ con dduo`ng lat' ddo' trong vuo`n chay. ra, chu? nha^n cua? to^i dda~ ddi khoi?

To^i ba('t tay vao` vie^c. sa('p xe^'p ddo^` ddac., ddem qua^`n ao' ma('c vao` tu?, soan. nhung~ va(n cu. ra dde^? tre^n ban` vie^'t, ta^'t ca? vie^c. sa('p xe^'p chi? ma^'t co' 30 phut', thu*c. ra ddo^` ddac. cua? to^i qua' gian? di. To^i ddi loanh quanh trong phong`, he^'t so*` va^.t nay` dde^n' nga('m va^.t kia. Tre^n ban` pha^'n khong co' pha^'n son chi ca?, chi? co' mot. ca^y lu*o*c. lam` ba(`ng ruo^.t ca^y anh ddao`, tre^n can' co' cham. tro^? TRong tu? sach' pha^`n nhie^`u la` tiE^?u thuye^'t, sach' phie^n dich., lai. co' ca? mot. ban? co^? Ho^`ng La^u Mo^.ng va` nguye^n ban? Ta^y Su*o*ng Ky', DDao` Hoa Phie^'n, Ma^~u DDo*n DDinh` v...v... Ngoai` nhung~ loai. sach' va(n nghe^. noi' tre^n con` co' mot. it' sach' y hoc. nhu* Ta^m tang. Di truye^n`, Be^n.h thai' Ta^m Ly' Hoc. va` Nguye^n do cua? hie^.n tran.g quai' thai vv.. Cu*' theo cac' pho sach' ddo, thi` ngu*o*i`chu? tru*o*c' cua? ca(n phong` nha^'t ddinh. phai? hoc. ve^` u khoa hay va(n khoa. To^i rut mo.t quye^?n sach' co' cai' nhan dde^` cua? Zola la` "Ca^u chuye^n. vie^'t cho Nina", to^i chu*a tu*n`g xem qua quye^?n nay`. La^.t trang bia`, co' vai` hang` chu*~ ddeP. net' vie^'t trE^n trang dde^? trong': "Loai. sach' lu*u tru*~ thu*' 124 cua? Tie^?u-Pham`" Tie^u?-Pham`? Te^n nguo`i chu? truo'c cua? ca(n phong` nay` u*? Thua^.n tay la^.t sang trang ke^', to^i phat' giac' ta la` nguo`i ddoc. sach' co' ta^.t vie^'t, ve~ ba^y. ba. tre^n sach'. Mo^.t con tho? vo*i' hai chie^'c tai dai` lam` che la^'p ca? ma(.t chu*~, be^n le^` trang sach' cung~ vie^'t ngoa(`n ngoeo` ma^'y han`g chu*~:
"Nina, va(n gia dde^` ta(.ng cho nang` nhu* va^.y khong kie^U hanh~ sao? O^i! DDuo`ng dduo`ng mo.t Zola!-"Ca^u chuyen. vie^'t cho Nina" Co' the^?, mot. ngay` nao` ddo' cung~ co' mot. nguo`i vie^'t cho to^i mot. quyen? sach' da^`y da^`y! "Ca^u chuyen. vie^'t cho Tie^?u-Pham`" Cha(?ng dde.p va` tuye^.t la('m u*? Ai se~ vie^'t? DDo^ng u*? DDo^ng, DDo^ng, DDo^ng! Anh co' ye^u em khong? Ye^u em khong? Ye^u em khong?- Ma^'y khong bie^'t then. a`, Tie^?u pham`?"

Tre^n dda^`u mot. trang khac' cung~ vie^'t: "DDo^ng thi` chi? co' the^? l` DDo^ng, DDo^ng cua? minh` chu*' khong phai? DDo^ng cua? nguo`i khac'. Hay~ cho*` ddo*i., co' le~ minh` se~ vie^'t mot. quyen? "Ca^u chuyen. vie^'t cho DDo^ng" Ro^`i mot. trang khac': "O^! Minh` khong bao gio` tin vie^c. nay` ddau! Cai' hanh. phuc' nay khong the^? co' mot. am' anh? na`o dduoc., DDo^ng cung` se~ khong tin dda^u, nhi? DDo^ng nhi?" Lai. mot. trang khac': "Nina, ta khong ghen ghet' vo*'i nang` dda^u, ta cung~ khong ganh ghet' voi' ba^'t cu*' mot. nguo`i nao`. Khong ai sung su*o*'ng ba(`ng ta ca?, vi` ta dda~ co' DDo^ng!" Lai. mot. trang khac': "Minh` hy vong. se~ ddeP. ho*n ti' nu*a~, tu*` ngay` minh` ba('t ddau` hie^?u bie^'t, thi` min`h chi? vi` DDo^ng ma` hy vong. minh` ddep. ho*n le^n, DDo^ng thuo`ng noi': "Tie?u Pham`, em ddep. la('m roi`." "Tha^.t the^' u*? DDo^ng! Tha^.t the^' u*?"

Cu*' vo*i' nhung~ loai. tu*` ngu*~ nay, tre^n sach' vie^'t dda^`y da^~y ca? nhung~ chu*~, nao` la` DDo^Ng, nao` la` Tie?u Pham`, to^i dda(.t quyen? sach' nay` xuo^'ng va` rut' mot. quyen? khac': "Gia DDinh` Quy' To^c.", tre^n trang dda^`u cung~ viet' nhung~ chu~ tu*o*ng tu*.: "Loai. sach' lu*u tru*~ thu*' XXX cua? Tie?u Pham`" Be^n trong cung~ co' ddu? ca? ne' ve~ va` chu*~. Cai' co^ tie?u Pham` ro~ rang` co^ ta ra^'t quen ddem nha^n va^.t trong sach' va` ban? tha^n minh` ho^~n ho*.p la^~n nhau.

"Lisa o*i! La Phu o*i! Nhu* the^' thi` tha^.t la` tan` nha^~n, minh` khong thich' nhu*~ng ca^u chuyen. tan` nha^~n nhu* the^'. Minh` dda~ dde^? ro*i khong biet' bao nhieu la` le^. Cai' te^n DDo^` Cach' tha^.t la` ddang' nguye^`n rua? No*~ nha^~n ta^m chia re~ tinh` ho. Minh` va` DDo^ng se~ ra sao? DDo^ng! Anh ddu*`ng cu*o*`i em! Em ye^u anh dde^'n ddie^n khung` ma^t'! Anh ddu*`ng lia` bo? em nhe'! Em se~... Lam` sao minh` ddu? can ddam? vie^'t tie^'p?"

To^i dde^? quyen? sach' xuo^ng', anh' na('ng buo^?i sang' tu*` ngoai` roi. vao`, trong phong` sang' sua?. To^i khong muo^n' tie^'p tuc. xem nhu*~ng thu*' sach' kia nu*~a, vi` trong mo^~i quye^?n dde^`u co' vie^'t dda^y` ca? chu*~, to^i bo^~ng du*ng ca?m thay' bi. am' anh? Tieu? pham`, DDo^ng! Nhung~ nguo`i nay` la` ai? Ho. khong lie^n can gi` dde^'n to^i ca?, the^' nhung ho. cu*' am' anh? to^i! To^i dde^n' be^n ban` vie^'t, lo* ddang~ mo*? mot. chie^c' nga(n ke'o, trong ddo' co' vai` quyen? nhat. ky' da^`y cu~ ky~, nhung dde^`u dduo.c boc. ba(`ng gia^'y ddep., be^n tre^n dde^` ma^'y chu*~: "Nha^.t ky' cua? Tieu? pham` na(m Da^n Quo^'c 48, 49 dde^'n 50" Ke^' ddo' la` na(m 51-52, be^n du*o*'i khong con` nua~, moi~ na(m mot. quyen?, toi ra^'t muo^n' la^.t thu*? mot. quyen? xem, nhung to^i do du*. mo.t ho^`i roi` lai. ddo'ng a^.p o^ keo' lai., dda^y la` bi' ma^.t cua? ngu*o*`i khac', to^'t ho*n he^'t la` ddu*`ng ne^n to` mo`. Hinh` anh? cua? Tieu? pham` ddaY` da^~y trong ca(n phong nay`, khie^n' to^i caM? tha^'y lo ngai. va` tha^` tri' na(.ng ne^`. To^i mo*? mo^.t o^ ke'o khac', be^n trong co' mo.t so*i. da^y chuye^`n ba(n`g vang` vo*'i mo.t ma(.t hinh` trai' tim be^n tre^n co' kha('c ma^'y chu*~: "Ta(ng. Tieu? pham`, DDo^ng cua? em" To^i vo^i. va` ddo'ng a^p. o^ keo' lai., toa`n tha^n o*'n lanh., Tieu? pham` nay` nha^'t ddinh. dda~ che^'t ro^`i, ne^u' kho^ng nang` cha(?ng bao gio` dde^? chie^'c da^y chuyen` cua? DDo^ng ma` khong mang theo. To^i ddi dde^n be^n giuo`ng, ca?m giac' o*'n lanh. gia ta(ng. Chie^'c giuo`ng nay`, Tie?u Pham` dda~ na(M` qua va` ca(n phong` nay` Tie?u pham` dda~ o*?... ma` Tieu? pham` co' le~ dda~ che^'t ro^`i... To^i la('c dda^u` khong muo^'n nghi~ dde^'n Tieu? pham` nu*~a, to^i ddi dde'n be^n cu*?a so^? nga('m nhin`, nhU*~ng bo^ng ho^`ng cung` voi' cac' ddoa' hoa khac' ddang no*? ddaY` vuo`n dde^? khoe tu*o*i, ddua tha('m duo'i anh' du*o*ng

Buo^?i sang' ho^m ddo' cu*' the^' tro^i wa, dde^n' tru*a Thu* Cuc' mo*`i to^i xuo^'ng a(n co*m. O*? ban` a(n, chi? co' mo^.t minh` to^i, chu? nha^n va^~n chu*a ve^`.

Ca? mot. buo^?i chie^`u dai` da(`ng da(.c, to^i ranh? rang cha(?ng co' vie^.c gi` lam`. Thach. Phong va^~n chu*a ve^`. To^i ddi ra vuo`n hoa, ddu*'ng be^n ho^` phun nu*o*'c, ddan` ca' lia thia bo*i lo^i. qua lai., vuo`n hoa ra^'t tro^'ng trai?, khong no*i nao` co' the^? du*ng` cha^n la^u ddu*o*c. To^i khong dam' ddi ra ngoai`, so*. Thac.h Phong ve^` thinh` linh` tim` kho^ng ddu*o*.c to^i, du` sao ddi nu*a~ ho^m nay la` ngay` lam` vie^.c dda^`u tie^n cua? to^i , kia ma`!

To^i tro*? ve^` phong` va` ba('t dda^u` cam? tha^'y thi` gio*` ddi wa' cha^m., cai' lo^'i "ddi lam`" nay` lam` to^i kho' chiu.

Tu*` be^n khung cu*?a nhin` ra xa, to^i co' the^? tro^ng tha^'y nhung~ can'h ddo^`ng, nhung~ nha cua?, dduo`ng xe lu*?a va` ruo^.ng lua' mau` xanh. To^i tha^~n tho*` ddi wa, ddi lai., tu*` tru*a dde^'n chie^`u, bong' hoa`ng ho^n dda~ lua` vao` trong phong`, to^i tu*a. nguo`i be^n cu*?a so^?, suy tu* dde^n' tinh' cha^'t cua? vie^.c lam` mo*'i nay` cua? to^i. Bo^~ng mo^.t ho^`i chuo^ng mo~ tu*` xa vong. lai., tu*`ng tie^'ng, tu*`ng tie^'ng, nga^n nha, tra^`m bo^~ng. O*? mo^.t no*i nao` tre^n nui' co' chua` u*? Tie^'ng chuo^ng mo~ mang dde^'n cho to^i mo.t cam? giac' dda(.c bie^.t la. lung`. To^i la('ng tai nghe ma` tha^n tri' nhu* ro*i vao` canh? hu* vo^. Ho^`i sau ddo' tie^'ng coi` xe vang le^n, cuo^'i cung` chu? nha^n to^i dda~ ve^`. O^ng va^~n khong cho ngu*o*`i le^n goi. to^i.

DDe^'n bu*A~ co*m chie^`u, to^i mo*'i ga(.p lai. o^ng Thach. Phong. O^ng nhin` to^i vo*'i anh' ma('t sa('c ben' va` hoi?:

-The^' nao`? Co^ dda~ lam` wen dduo.c vo*'i cai' ne^'p so^'ng o*? dda^y chua?

To^i nhin` tha(?Ng vao` ong ta, va` cu*' tha^.t tinh` noi':

-To^i co' cam? tu*o*?ng... O^ng khong ca^`n phai? co' mot. thu* ky'.

-Ca^`n thie^'t hay khong thuo^.c quye^`n quye^'t ddinh. cua? to^i chu*'? O^ng nhin` to^i va` noi' tie^'p:

-To^i khong thich' lang? phi' tie^` bac. dda^u, song to^i cu~ng khong muo^'n, ddem' wa' nhie^`u co^ng vie^.c ra, lam` cho vi. thu* ky' con` bo*~ ngo*~ cua? to^i kinh hoa?ng trong ngay` ddau` tie^n.

-Vie^c. lam` wa' it' cu~ng va^~n co' the^? lam` cho nguo`i ta kinh hoa?ng!

-Ro^`i co^ se~ ra^'t ba^.n, nhung co^ hay~ lam` wen vo*'i hoan` ca?ng o*? dda^y truo'c dda~... co' thich' ca(n phong` cua? co^ khong?

-Da. co', nhung hinh` nhu* co' mo^.t vai` ddo^` va^.t thuo^.c ve^` ddo*i` tu* cua? mot. nguo`i khac', ong dda~ we^n cho mang ddi.

-Co^ muo^'n noi' dde^n' ddo^` va^.t cua? Tie^?u Pham` ha(?n thoi?

Ro^`i ong ta khong nga^`n ngai. noi' tie^'p:

-To^i thie^'t tu*o*?ng cac' va^.t ddo' se~ khong lam` phie^`n cho co^. Luc' nao` co^ thich' thi` cu*' xem, cung~ cha? sao!

-To^i khong thich' ddi khai thac' nhung~ bi' ma^.t cua? ngu*o*`i to^i khong wen bie^'t.

-The^' u*?

Thach. Phong nhin` to^I voi*' ca(.p ma('t do` xet':

-Co^ ho*i kho' tinh' dda^y' nha! Nhung~ ddo^` va^.t a^y' ddau co' gi` lam` ba^n. long` co^? Co^ khong thich' xem thi` tho^i kia ma`!

-Di~ nhie^n la` nhung~ ddo^` va^.t a^'y khong la`m to^i phai? ba^n. long song...

To^i ho*i do du*. mo^.t ti':

-Nhu*ng thu*a ong... Tie^?u Pham` la` ai?

Trong khoe' ma('t ong ta go*n. le^n mot. net' cuo`i tinh nghich., nhung chi? loe' le^n mo.t thoa'ng roi` tan bie^'n dda^u ma^'t, ong toa tra^`m nga^m mot. hoi` roi` noi':

-Hinh` nhu* co^ ne^n ho?i to^i la` ai truo'c dda~ chu*'?

-Va^ng the^' thu*a ong! O^ng la`... ai?

-Mo^.t kie^n' truc' gia, hie^n. ddang la` To^?ng Giam' DDo^'c cho mot. cong ty no.!

-O^ng ca^`n to^i lam` vie^.c gi` dde^? giup' ong?

-Hinh` nhu* to^i co' noi' wa vo*i' co^ ro^`i.

-Nhung wa? tinh`, to^i va^~n chu*a hie^?u dduo.c dde^'n no*i, dde^'n cho^'n.

-Co^ nong' tinh' wa': Chi? i't ho^m nu*a~ co^ se~ hie^?u ro~.

O^ng tu*. ke^'t thuc' ca^u chuyen. va` ba('t dda^`u a(n co*m, ga^`n nhu* coi vie^c. nay` la` mo.t vie^.c khong ddang' phai? ddam` thoai. the^m gi` nu*~a.

Hai ho^m nu*~a lai. dda~ tro^i wa, Thac.h Phong va^~n cu*' sang' ddi, chie^`u ve^`, ra^'t kho' ga(p. ma(.t ong ta. Cung~ khong tha^'y ong da(.n do` ddie^`u gi`! No^~i nghi ngo*` cua? to^i cang` nga`y, cang` ta(ng gia, to^i khong hie^?u ong ta mu*o*.n to^i ve^` dda^y dde^? la`m gi`? Trong nhu*ng~ ngay` dai` te? nhat. va` nhu*~ng dde^m va('ng buo^`n te^nh, cha(?ng co' vie^.c gi` lam`, to^i ddanh` gio*? ta^.p nha^.t ky' thu*' nha^t' cua? tie?u pham` ra ddoc. dde?^ cho nha^n va^.t TP la`m ban. vo*'i to^i.

Vao` mo.t buo^?i to^i', to^i na(`m tre^n chie^'c giu*o*ng` ma` TP dda~ tu*`ng na(`m, la^.t quye^?n so^? tay co' ghi ro~ "Na(m Da^n Quo^'c 48" ra xem. No' lo^i cuo^'n to^i ngay. Be^n ngoai` cu*?a so^?, co' anh' tra(ng trong va('t, be^n trong cu*?a so^? mot. ngon. dden` mo*` mo*` ddu*a to^i ddi vao` cai' the^' gio*'i mO* mo^.ng cua? TP.

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Khong hie^?U co' mo.t lu*c. lu*o*ng. vo^ hinh` nao` khie^'n to^i nha^'t ddinh. viet' nha^.t ky'? DDo^'i vo*i' to^I, Nghe^ Tie^?u Pham`, lai. ye^n ta^m ddi vie^'t mo^.t cai' gi`, thi` thu*c. la` vie^.c la., nhung to^i phai? vie^'c, co' nhu* the^', ne^'u mot. ngay` kia to^i... O^`! Tha^.t la` ddang' so*.! Co' be^` nao` it' ra to^i cung~ co' cai' gi` dde^? lai. cho DDo^ng! DDe^? D tuo?ng nho' va` hoai` nie^.m dde^'n to^i sau nay`. D o*i! Hinh` nhu em lam` vie^. gi` la` cung~ chi? vi` anh! Ke^? ca? ho*i tho*? va` su*. sinh to^`n cua? em. Ta^'t ca?, ta^'t ca? nhung~ gi` cua? em dde^`u thuo^c ve^` anh. D o*i D!

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Ho^m nay D ddu*a ra mot. dde^` nghi., anh bao? to^i ddu*`ng go. mai~ te^n D nua~, anh noi': TP, em cu*' goi. anh la` D dde^'n bao gio*` mo*i' tho^I? Cha? le~ luc' chung' minh` bay? tam' muoi tuo^?i, thanh` cu. o^ng cu. ba` ca? ro^`i ma` em va^~n cu*' goi. anh la` D sao? To^i noi': Va^ng, vi` anh la` D cua? em! Anh o^m to^i vao` long` va` noi': TP, em nha('m ma('t lai. xem trong tha^'y nhung~ gi`? To^i nha('m ma('t lai. noi': D, va^~n la` anh, em chi? co' the^? tro^ng thaY' anh! D bao? toi va^~n la` co^ be' tho* dai. nhu* la^`n dda^`u tie^n mo*i' ga(.p

La^`n dda^`u tie^n u*? Ho^i` ddo' to^i bao nhie^u tuo^?i nhi? Na(m tuo^?i thi` phai?, toc' be^n. bin' ngo^i` cho*i du*o*i' go^'c ca^y o*? cha^n nui', D cho*.t xua^'t hie^n. dda(`ng sau than ca^y va` chia? dda^`u mo.t ca^y sung' ve^` phia' to^i ho^ to: "DDung` ddung`!" To^i oa` le^n khoc', D o^m la^'y to^i do^~ danh`: "DDu*`ng khoc', ddu`ng kho', ddua` vo*'i may` dda^'y, tao dde^n' cho*i vo*i' may` ma`!" To^i ngac. nhie^n nhi` D, dde^n' cho*I vo*i' to^i u*? Xu*a nay co' ai ba(`ng long` cho*i voi' to^i ddaU? Ta^'t ca? dde^`u nhin` to^I nhu nhin` mot. con ra('n ddo^.c, to^I mim? cuo`i wa hai hang` nuo'c ma('t. D tre^u toi noi': "Vu*`a kho'c vu*`a cuo`i, le^u le^..." the^' la` chun'g to^i cung` cuo`i don` tan.

Tu*` dao. a^'y, con tim toi chi? co' D, anh con trai dda~ noi' vo*i' to^i hai tie^'ng "ddung` ddung`" va` tu*` ddo' to^I goi. anh la` "DDo^ng"

Ho^i` ddo' anh may' tuo?i nhi? Hinh` nhu* la` chin'! Co' le~ ddung'. Tai. sao ta^'t ca? nhung~ gi` co' lie^n wan ve^` D, minh` dde^`u nho*' mot. cach' ro~ rang` the^' nhi? 

Ngay`... Thang'...(tre^n trang nay` co' ve~ mot. khuo^n ma(.t ddan` ong co' va^`ng tran' rong. vo*'i nhie^`u ne^'p nha(n va` mie^.ng cuo`i toe toet' trong tha^.t kho^i hai`)

DDo^ng, anh trong tha^'y chu*a? DDa^y la` khuo^n ma(.t cua? anh' ddo', the^m hai chie^c' tai dai` vao` la` anh se~ gio^n'g he^.t nhu* con tho? con ma` ngay` xu*a anh va` em cun`g nuo^i chung vo*'i nhau dda^'y! Gio^'ng chu*'? Anh bao? gio^'ng khong DDo^ng?...Ga^`n dda^y dda^`u oc' to^i cu*' nghi~ va^?n vo* ve^` thoi` tho* a^'u, co' le~ vi` viet' nha^.t ky' ne^n mo*'i nghi~ nhie^`u nhu* the^', chi? co' nhung~ gi` thuo^.c ve^` D va to^i mo*'i ddang' dde^? to^i vie^'t

D, em thu*c. co' phuc' mo*i' dduo.c cha ddem ve^` que^, khie^'n em co' the^? ga(.p anh. Na(m tuo^?i dda^u` dda` wen bie^'t anh va` tron. ddo*`i em, em chi? biet' co' anh.

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Sang' nay nha(.t dduo.c mo.t ddoa' hoa ho^`ng cai` tre^n ket. cha('t la` cua? anh ta(ng. em. Di~ nhie^n la` cua? D! To^i ddu* no' le^n mo^i ho^n nhe. tu*`ng canh' mot. ro^`i cai` le^n toc'. Luc' o*? tre^n la^`u xuo^n'g dde^~ dung` ddie^?m ta^m, D nhin` to^i luo^n mo^`m khen ddep. cai' nhin` cua? anh mo*'i thie^'t tha lam` sao, to^i tha^.t tinh` u*o*'c ao duo.c che^'t dduo^i' trong cai' nhi`n tha thie^'t a^y'! To^i xoay nguo`i mot. von` truo'c ma(.t D hoi?: "Em dde.p khong? DDe.p khong D?" D goi. "Tie^?u Pham`! TP!" Gia' khong co' anh ca? o*? ddo', co' le~ D dda~ chay. dde^'n o^m ho^n to^i. Anh ca? nhin` to^i vo*'i anh' ma('t ky` qua(.t lam` sao, buo^`n tham? la`m sao! Mo^~i luc' nghi~ dde^n' anh' ma('t cua? anh ca? la` to^i ca?m tha^'y nhu* la` se~ co' mot. ngay` na`o ddo'...O^`! DDang' so*. wa' ddi. D a.!

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Ho^m nay to^i tha^'y chie^'c bong' hie^n. le^n mo.t cach' ro~ re^.t no' phu? xuo^n'g dda^`u to^i, ro~ re^.t wa'! Ky` wai'! Sao D cha(?ng tha^'y chi ca? D ddi hoc suo^'t ngay`, to^I vui` dda^u` trong sach' vo*? To^i ti`m xem ta^'t ca? nhung~ loai. sach' thuo^.c thuye^'t di truye^`n, to^i hoang mang dde^'n cun`g cu*c. to^i khong tim` hie^?u ro~ re^.t dduoc. mo.t vie^.c gi` ca? To^i soi gu*o*ng va` nga('m bon'g minh`, muo`i bay? tuo^?i ro^I`, to^i dda~ dde^'n cai' tuo?i 17. Lay. Thu*o*.ng DDe^'! To^i hy vong. dduoc. so^'ng cu~ng chI? vi` D.

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D noi': "Anh phai? ho^n em, ho^n cho em tan thanh` ma^y khoi', ho^n cho em che^'t tu*`ng tho*' thit. lon'g xu*o*ng." Ca? ngay` chung' to^I chi? wa^'n wit' be^n nhau, tru*a dde^'n anh Ca? no^?i tra^n. lo^I ddinh` ma('ng cho D mo.t mach': "May^` khong the^? ca? nga`y cu*' ruc' trong phong` cua? TP nhU* the^' dduoc. ddu*n`g we^n may` con` c' tu*o*ng lai." O^! Ang Ca?, xin anh nha^n tu*` mot. ti' cho chung' em nho*`.

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To^I va` D ddi chua` xin dduo.c mot. we? xa(m nhu* sau:

"Nho*' thuo*? xa xu*a ho.p mot. nha`.
"Ma` nay a^m tinh` va(?ng, dda^U xa.
"Long` thanh` nhung~ uo'c ne^n duye^n no*.
"Nao` hay phong vu~ ma^'y la^`n wa."

Cha(?ng le~ dda^Y la` vie^?n anh? cua? to^I va` D u*? Toi lo so*. wa'! D o^m to^I vao` vong` tay, anh noi': "Me^ tin'! Tin di. ddoan lam` wai' gi` em." D xe' nat' manh? gia^'y xa(m mau` vang` va` keo' to^I chay. von`g wanh tu*` dda(`ng truo'c dde^n' dda(`ng sau chua`.

Luc' hoa`ng ho^n xuo^'ng, to^i ddu*'ng trong anh' na('ng chie^u' phu? dda^`y tre^n nui', bo^~ng D ho^ le^n: "DDu*'ng ye^n, TP! Em la` mau` hoa`ng kim, co^ be' mau` hoa`ng kim!" Mau` hoa`ng kim? Mot. linh ca?m ba^'t thuo`ng nao` ddo' cho*t. dde^'n trong to^i. Ho^m nay to^i la` mau` hoa`ng kim! The^' ngay` mai! Ngay` mo^'t? Se~ co' mo.t ngay` to^i phai? phai mau`. To^i nga? vao` long` D noi' "Xin ho^m nay du*`ng lai. mai~ mai~ du*`ng lai.!" "Thi` ho^m nay du*`ng lai. dda^y!" D noi', giong. anh tha^.t ky` la. "Ho^m nay vi~nh vie^~n na(`m trong tay cua? chung' ta!" "Tha^.t u*? Tha^.t u*? D!"

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To^i con` nho' ngo^i nha` cua? gion`g ho. Thac.h o*? du*o*'i we^ va` ca(n gac' to^i to^'i om dung` dde^? ddu^n.g chie^'c wan tai` mau` dden bon'g, chie^c' wan tai` ddo' dde^? dan`h cho ong no^i. cua? D. Nguo`i con` song' ddo' sao lai. chua^?n bi. sa(~n wan tai` nhi? Mo^~i na(M tho*. so*n dde^'n dde^? so*n lai. mo.t la^`n, lo*'p da^`u so*n sO*. con` da^`y ho*n lo*'p go^~ la` khac'.

Co' mo.t la^`n chung' to^i choi cu' ba('t. D ba('t toi tro^'n trong wan tai`, sau ddo' ddong bie^'t chuye^n. gi` dda~ xay? ra, hinh` nhu* ong no^i. cua? D noi? tra^n. lo^I ddinh` la het' duo'i la^U` hay sao ddo', ta^'t ca? dde^`u so*. chay. tan' loan. cha(?ng co`n sot' mo.t ddu*'a! Chi? co' to^i ket. na(`m trong lon`g chie^'c wan tai` vi` khongleo ra dduoc. to^i na(m` trong chie'c wan tai` hoa?ng so*. dde^'n khoc' thet' le^n. Khong bao la^u D lai. le?n tro*? le^n, ddo*~ to^I ra khoi? wan tai`. D khinh so*. dde^'n sa('c ma(.t anh tai' nho*.t: "Em co' sao khong? TP, em co`n so^'ng chu*'?" Tay D run run so*` le^n ma(.t to^I. To^i oa` le^n khoc' noi': "Em so*. wa'! So*. che^'t ddi dduoc.!" D o^m cha(.t to^i vao` long`, tim anh dda^p. lie^n ho^i` trong lo^`ng ngu*c. Anh noi' khong ngu*`ng: "DDu*`ng khoc', ddu*`ng khoc', TP ngoan, TP!" Ro^`i bo^~ng du*ng D ho^n to^I. D dda(.t mo^i anh le^n tran' to^i. To^i im thin thi't nhu* bi. ma nha^.p va` ni'n khoc' luo^n, to^I nga^?ng dda^`u le^n noi' vo*'i D mot. cach' trinh. trong. "Lo*'n le^n TP se~ la^'y anh D" Ho^`i ddo' to^I le^N bay? con` D 11, the^' ma` to^I bie^'t truo'c la` toi se~ thuo^.c ve^` D, mai~ mai~ thuO^.c ve^` D.

Nhung~ ky? nie^m. cua? tho*`i tho* a^'u mo*'i ddep. lam` sao. D, anh con` nho*' ro~ nhu* em khong?

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D lai. ddi hoc. be^n ngoai` kia tro*`i ddang mu*a, to^I ngo^`i tu*a. nguo`i be^n song cu*?a so^? nhin` nui', nhin` ma^y va` trong mu*a ro*i, dda^u` oc' to^I na(n.g tri~u, va('ng D thi` gio*` da`i va` vo^ nghia~. To^i khong bie^'t phai? la`m gi` dde? gie^'t thi` giO*`. (Be^n du*o*'i ve~ hinh` hai wa? tim na(`m ke^` be^n nhau.)

Mu*a, luc' nao` cung~ lam` cho to^i re't mu*o*'t, ngay` ca^'t ddam' cha tro*`i cung~ nhu* the^' na`y. Nguo`i ta ba('t to^i va` anh to^i ma(c. tang phuc. va` ke'o anh to^i dde^n' truoc' mo^. cha, anh chi? biet' cuo`i, khong ngo*'t ma^n me^ nhung~ so*.i da^y tre^n tang phuc. vo*'i ddie^u. bo^. ngo*` nghe^.ch. Cha che^'t ma` anh a^'y cuo`i, con` to^i thi` o^m la^'y wan tai` khong ngo*'t goi. "Cha o*i! Cha o*i!" O^ng no^i. cua? D keo' to^i ddun'g le^n va` xoa ddau` to^i bao? "Tu*` nay chau' ve^` nha ong o*?, ong coi chau' nhu* con chau' cua? ong va^.y" D mot. be^n cu~ng khoc' thut' thit' va dui. ma('t noi' "Phai? dda^'y, TP! Em ha~y ve^` o*? chung vo*'i anh. DDu*`ng khoc' nu*~a. Em khong co' cha me., anh cung~ khong co' cha me. va^.y, nha'" Va` ong no^.i cua? D cung~ khoc' theo, chung' to^I khoc' nhu* mu*a gio', chi? co' anh to^i cuo`i.

Ho^m a^'y to^I o*? trong ca(n nha` cua? D va` sau thi` so^'ng ha(?n o*? ddo'! DDe^m dde^'n D len? vao` phon`g to^i, to^I khoc', D cung~ khoc' theo.

Ba na(m sau o*? DDai` LOan, ong nO^.i cua? D ma^'t, to^i. nghieP. ong khong dduoc. na(`m trong chie^'c wan tai` dda~ dduo.c so*n lai. muo`i ma^'y la^n` cua? ong...DDe^m dde^m to^i cung~ len? vao` phon`g D, D khoc' to^i cung~ khoc' theo.

O^`! Tai. sao to^i lai. nho*' to*'i toa`n chuyen. nhung~ vie^. ddau lon`? Chi? tai. cai' dde^m mu*a ddang' ghet' nay`!

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Ho. thac.h va` Ho. nghe^, khong the^?nao` gia?i thoat' no^?i mot. nghie^.p chu*o*'ng ddo*`i ddo*`i, kie^'p kie^'p. Ngay`truoc' nhung~ nguo`i o*? co^' hu*o*ng noi' nhu* the^', hoc con` noi' the^m vao` mo^.t ca^u: 
"Ving~ vie^~n khong co' thie^N. wa?" Tha^.t the^' u*? D bao? ddo' la` nhung~ lo*`i noi' ma wai'. Nhung tai. sao trong dong` ho. Thac.h va` Nghe^, mo^~i ddo*i` dde^u` co' hai ke? ye^u nhau? Va` cung~ dde^`u bi. ly tan' va` ba^'t dda('c thie^n. chung? Khong le~ to^i va` D cung~...a! To^i so*. wa'! Toi so*. ta^t' ca? nhung~ ddie^u` nay`.

Ddo^ng! DDong o*i! Em ye^u anh dde^n' the^', ne^u' mot. ngay` nao` ddo', cai' ngay` ddang' so*. a^'y se~ dde^n', em van anh, em van anh ddu*`ng bo? em, ddu*`ng bao gio*` bo? em, nha' D?

 
Dda^y la` mot. bo^. pha^n. nha^t. ky' ma` to^i dda~ ddoc. dde^m ho^m ddo'. Ddo^ng! Tie^?u Pham`! To^i ddi vao` the^' gio*i' tinh` ye^u cua? ho. Quye^?n nha^.t ky' dda^`u tie^n ddo to^i xem dde^n' nu*?a dde^m. DDa^`u to^i na(.ng triu~, ma('t to^i hoa le^n. Ca? dde^m ho^m ddo', hinh` anh? cua? D, va` TP cu*' lo*?n vo*?n truo'c ma('t to^i, khong the^? nao` xua dduo^?i ddi dduoc.

Ba('t dda^u` tu*` quyen? nha^.t ky' dda^U` tie^n nay`, to^i dda~ wi nap. dduoc. mo.t ma^~u chuye^n. tinh` gian? di., nhung tha^.t ca?m ddo^ng. TP va` D, la` mot. ddo^i tinh` nha^n ga^`n gui? nha tu*` luc' con` tho* a^'u. Giu*~ hai ho. Thac.h va` Nghe^ co' mot. mo^i' tha^m giao, ne^n khi cha me. cua? TP ma^'t ddi, nang` dduo.c ho. Thach. nuo^i du*o*~ng va` tru*o*?ng thanh` trong gia ddinh` ho. Tha.ch, ngay` ngay` ho. son'g be^n nhau ne^n tinh` ye^u cung~ cang` ngay` cang` na^?y no*? trong tim ho. Nhung co' mot. am' anh? huye^`n bi' nao` ddo' cu*' luo^n luo^n bao trum` la^'y ho. mot. thu*' am' anh? ma` ca? hai dde^`u khong the^? dung` na(ng lu*c. cua? ho. dde^? loai. tru*`. No' va^y cha(.t la^'y ho., lam` ho. hoang mang, ddau kho^?, ho*n nu*~a, cuo^.c tinh` nay` con` bi. mot. tro*? ngai. khac' la` nguoi` "anh ca?" thu*o*`ng xuye^n xua^'t hie^n. trong quye^?n nha^.t ky'! DDa^y la` mot. ma^~u chuyen. ma` to^i gop' lai. con` cai' "am' anh?" kia la` gi`, to^I khong lam` sao hie^?u dduoc. D va` TP la` ai, to^i cung~ khong biet^' no^'t. Nhung mo^~i luc', to^i mo^~i wen thuo^.c vo*'i ho. ho*n, trong hai ba nga`y ra?ng rang vo^ su*. ke^' tie^'p/

Cuo^'i cung` to^i dda~ ddoc. xong toan` bo^. nha^.t ky' cua? TP. Thu*.c ra, trong quye^?n nha^.t ky' cuo^'i cung` ga^`n nhu* khong phai? ghi lai. nhu~ng su*. tha^.t nua~,ma` la` nhung~ lo*i` le~ lam? nham?, nhung~ ca^u va(n khong dda^`u khong dduo^i, khong y' nghia~ gia(ng dda^`y ca? mo^~i trang gia^'y. Lai. con` nhu~ng hinh` ve~ rung` ro*n, nhu* so. nguo`i, mot. khuo^n ma(.t du*~ da(n` dduoc. nhe^?u dda^`y mu*.c ddo? nhu* nhunG~ giot. mau', nhung~ net' gach. ngoa(n` ngoe`o va` nhung~ khoa?n gia^'y rach' thung? bo*i? ngo`i vie^'t may! The^' nay` la` the^' nao`? to^i cha? bie^'t. La^t. dde^n' trang cuo^i' cung` co' mot. ddoan. TP vie^'t ho*i ro~ re^.t va` suo^ng se? nhu* sau

"Nhung~ y' nghi~ tha^.t wai' go*? nhung~ ddo^i ma('t to, that. to ddang nhay? mua' trong phong` to^i. To^i thu` ghe^' chung' no', suo^'t dde^m to^I bi. nhung~ con qui? nho? vo^` la^'y, chun'g no' rut' ga^n, lo^.t da to^I, la^'y muo^n ngan` mui~ kim dda^m vao` nguo`i to^I. O^i. ddau ddo*n' wa'! 

DDo^ng! D la` ai? To^i dung` ddu? cach' dde^? nghi~ nhung nghi~ khong ra. ho. ddo`i ba('t to^i, to^i bie^'t, co' ra^'t nhie^`u, ra^'t nhie^u` nguo`i hoi? to^I ra^'t nhie^u` chuye^n. hoi? khong ngu*`ng. Hoi? khong thoi. Tro*i` o*i! To^i phai? ...To^i phai? lam` the^' nao` ba^y gio*`!

DDa(n`g sau khong con` nua~, tu*` trang nay` tro*? ddi khong co' trang nao` ddoc. dduoc. to^i nem' quyen? nha^.t ky' sang mot. be^n, dda^`u oc' hoang mang kinh so*. tai. sao lai. co' vie^.c wai' go*? nhu* the^' nay`? To^i dde^N' dda^y dde^? lam` thU ky' co mot. nguo`i, nhung nguo`i nay` khong co' vie^.c cho to^I lam`, ma` lai. dda(.t to^i vao` mo.t ca(n phong` chu*'a dda^`y huye^`n bi' va` chie^'c bong' am' anh? cua? TP. The^' nay` la` nghia~ lam` sao? To^i khong the^? nao` gia?i ddap' dduoc. no^~i Tha('c ma('c gia(ng truoc' ma(.t to^i. Chu? nha^n toi va^~n sang' ddi chie^`u ve^` va` khong dda' ddo^.ng gi` to*'i vie^c. lam` cua? to^i. Toi cang` nghi~ cang` cam? tha^'y tinh` trang. nay` co' moi` khong o^?n. Cuo^'i cung` to^I quye^'t ddinh. phai? hoi? tha(?ng chu? nha^n. Thi` cu~ng ngay` luc' a^y', chu? nha^n lai. co mo*`i to^I "tie^'p kie^'n" vo*'i ong.

Sau' ngay` sau khi to^i dde^n' "Vu*o*`n Thuy'" vao` mot. buo^?i san'g mat' tro*i`, Thu Cuc' le^n bao cho to^i bie^'t la` ong Thach. Phong cho mo*i` to^i dde^n' phong` sach' ga(.p ong^

To^i vao` dde^n' no*i, Thach. phong ddang ngo^i` o*? ban` vie^'t, tre^n ban` cha^'t dda^`y ca? nhung~ dunh. cu. va` ban? ddo^` kie^'n truc', tay Thach. P ca^`m cai' "co^m-ba" va` mot. cai' lu*o*n.g giac' quy hinh` nhu* ddang lam` mot. bai` toan' ty? mi? la('m. Tha^'y to^i bu*o*'c vao`, ong chi? mot. chie^'c ghe^' dda(.t tru*o*'c ban` noi':

-Mo*i` co^ ngo^`i

To^i ngo^`i xuo^'ng va` ddua ma('t do` xet' nhin` Thach. P nhung ong lai. tie^'p tuc. vui` ddau` vao` co^ng vie^.c to^i ngo^i` nhu* the^' mot. ho^`i la^u tO^i ho le^n mot. tie^'ng va` noi':

-Ong Phong, thu cuc' bao? ong cho goi. to^i xuo^'ng?

-Va^ng!

Ong noi' nhung khong nga^?ng dda^`u le^n.

-To^i muo^'n dduoc. bie^'t, co' phai? ong dda~ co' vie^.c cho to^i lam` khong?

La^`n nay`, Thach. P nga^?ng dda^`u le^n nhin` to^i ba(n`g anh' ma('t ky` la. ro^i` ddu*a ca^y co^m-ba le^n mo^i ca('n, khe~ chau may` ra chie^u` nghi~ ngO*i. mot. ho^`i la^U roi^` mo*'i noi':

-To^i thie^'t tu*o*?ng dda~ dde^'n luc' ma` chung' ta phai? ban ve^` chuyen. nay`.

-To^i cung~ nghi~ the^', thu*a ong!

Ong ta khe` lie^'c nhin` to^i, mo^I mim? mot. nu. cuo`i, xong ong ta nem' cai' co^m-ba sang be^n canh., ngo^i` ngay nguo`i lai. noi':

-DDuoc. ro^`i, Du* tie?^u thu* nay`! Co^ dda~ xem song nha^.t ky' cua? TP ro^`i chu*'?

-O*...

To^i su*?ng so^'t nhin` ong ta mot. thoang' cha(?ng bie^'t trong bung. ong ta ddang bay` cai' tro` gi` dda^y? ong ta cha^.m rai~ ddo^'t mot. ddie^'u thuo^'c, pha` mot. ngum. khoi' va` nhoe?n mie^n.g cuo`i... To^i phat' giac' ra ra(`ng rat' it' khi tha^'y o^ng ta cuo`i, net' ma(.t ong ta luc' nao` cung~ la.nh lung`, nghie^m kha('c. Nu. cuo`i cua? ong to mang net' gi` khic'h le^. va` an ui?, khong ba('t buo^c. to^i tra? lo*`i, ong ta nhin` vao` ddo^'m lu*~a tre^n dda^u` ddie^u' thuo^'c:

-To^I bie^'t co^ dda~ xem wa, ma^'y ho^m nay, co^ ro^~i, cha(?ng co' vie^.c gi` lam`, co^ lai. co' tin'h hie^'u ky`, the^' ta^'t cO^ dda~ cha^'p nha^n. TP. To^i ddoan' ra(`ng co^ dda~ wen thuo^.c vo*i' nang`. Co^ cung~ dda~ xem nhung~ quyen? sach' dda~ dduoc. TP vie^'t loan. le^n ddo' chu*'?

-To^i... To^i nghi~ ong dda~ a^m tha^`m thao doi~ to^i?

Ong ta lai. cuo`i:

-Wa? ddung' nhu* the^', co^ ddoan' khong sai!

To^i pha^~n no^. noi':

-To^i va^~n chu*a hie^?u, ong mu*o*n. to^i ve^` ddaY dde? lam` gi`? thu*a ong?

-DDie^`u thu*' nha^'t, to^i ca^`n co^ xem nha^.t ky' cua? TP, ddie^?m nay` co^ dda~ lam` xong.

-Nhung ma` ong ca^`n gi` phai? bi' ma^.t nhu* the^', ne^'u dday la` mo^.t pha^`n trong co^ng vie^.c lam` cua? to^i, ong cu*' vie^.c giao tha(?ng cho to^I ddo.c

-DDa(`ng nay` thi` khac', ne^'u co^ xem no' nhu* la` mo^.t vie^.c lam` co^ se~ khong the^? nao` cha^'p nha^n. TP mot. cac'h tu*. nhie^n , va` ba^y gio*` TP cung~ khong the^? nao` dduoc. lac. a^?n trong ta^m nao~ co^. Xin co^ cho to^i bie^'t, co^ co' mo^.t a^'n tu*o*n.g the^' nao` ve^` TP?

-Nang` la` mot. co^ gai' kha? ai', hoat. bat' va` si tinh`, va` co' ddo^i chut' ngoan co^' vo*'i bo^. tha^`n kinh tha^'t thu*o*`ng. To^i noi'

-DDung' the^', co^ dda~ kham' pha' ra TP mot. cach' ra^'t chu ddao'. 

-Nhung ma` to^i va^~n khong hie^?u, nha^.t ky' cua? TP va` vie^.c la`m cua? to^I co' mot. su*. lie^N wan mat. thie^'t gi` kia a.?

Thach. P mo*? o^ keo' be^n trong ho^ng ba`n la^'y ra mot. tam' anh? va` dda(.t o*? truoc' ma(.t to^i, ro^`i noi':

-Xin co^ nhin` ca^?n than^. hinh` bong' cua? nguo`i nay` xem.

To^i ca^`m le^n, ddo' la` mo^.t chie^'c anh? cua? mot. co^ gai' co' ddo^i may` ddep. vo*i' ddo^i ma('t sang' wa('c va` ddo^i mo^i tha^.t mong?, hai be^n ma' co' lum' ddo^`ng tie^`n, chie^'c mie^n.g ho*i mi?m cuo`i vo*'i ve? tinh wai'. La^.t wa sau lu*ng ta^'m anh? co' mot. hang` chu~ "TP, chup. vao` mua` xua^n na(m Da^n wuo^'c 50"

Thac.h P vu*`a hoi? vu*a` nhin` to^i vo*i' anh' ma('t kho' hie^?u:

-Co^ co' cam? tha^'y nguo`i trong anh? co' ho*i wen wen khong?

Nghe Tha.ch P nha('c nhu* va^.y, to^i mo*'i ca?m tha^'y wa? ddu'ng nhu* the^'. Nguo`i trong chie^'c anh? nay` wen thuo^.c, nhung ma` tha^.t su*. thi` chu*a ga(.p wa la^n` nao`. To^i nghi hoa(.c nga^?ng dda^`u le^n thi` tha^'y Thac.h P ddang nhin` cha(m chu' vao` to^i.

-Co^ khong nha^n. ra sao?

Ong hoi? xong lai. ddu*a ra va` dda(.t o*? truoc' ma(.t to^i ta^'m anh? khac'.

-Va^.y co^ hay? xem the^m chie^'c anh? nay`.

To^i ca^`m chie^c' anh? thu*' hai le^n thi` lai. la` chie^'c anh? cua? to^i, chie^'c anh? ma` to^i kem` theo ddo*n xin vie^.c, luc' ddem hai anh? so sanh' vo*i' nhau to^i cho*.t hie^?u ra dda^y la`nguye^n nha^n khie^'n to^i cam? tha^'y wen thuo^.c Giu*~a to^I va` TP co' nhie^`u ne't tha^.t gio'ng nhau, ne^'u xem ky~ thi` di~ nhie^n la` co' ra^'t nhie^u` ne' khac' bie^.t Chi? nhi`n thoa'ng wa thi`wa? nhie^n la` co' bo^'n, na(m ddie^?m tu*o*ng tu*. nha^'t la` ddo^i ma('t va` khuo^n ma(.t To^i nghi ngo*` nhin` Thach. P noi':

-To^i hao hao gio^'ng nang`, phai? khong?

-Va^ng, co^ gio^'ng nang`, nhung khong phai? la` ke? giong' nha^'t!

-Ong noi' sao?

-Trong so^' ho*n mot. ngan` nguo`i xin vie^.c, con` co' nguo`i gio^'ng nang` ho*n co^. So*? di~ to^i chon. co^, la` vi` cai' ddo*n xin vie^.c cua? co^, lo*`i va(n hoa.t bat', tu* tu*o*?ng sa('c be'n. The^m vao` ddo', co^ con` co' mot. cho^~ ra^'t gio^'ng TP , ddo' la` co^ cung~ mo^` coi.

-To^i hie^?u ra ro^i`!

Vo*'i ho*i tho*? bo^~ng nhie^n tro*? le^n ga^'p rut',vi` bi. kich' ddo^.ng wa' manh., to^I hoi?

-Theo to^i khong phai? o^ng ca^`n mo^t. nguo`i tho* ky'! ddo' chi? la` mot. cach'dde^? che ma('t thie^n ha., ma` chinh' la` ong ca^`n tim` mot. nguo`i dde^? thay the^' TP, va` nha^n va^.t D chin'h la` ong. Ong khong co'cach' nao` lam` co TP so^'ng lai. ne^n ong ra('p ta^m tim` mot. TP khac'. Bo*i? va^.y ong dda~ sa('p dda(.t cho to^i o*? phong` cua? TP, ddE^? cho to^I ddoc. nha^.t ky' cua? nang`, va` cai' tha^m y' cua? ong la` ong muo^'n cho to^i thay ho^`n ddo^?i xac', dde^? tro*? thanh` TP cua? ong. nhung ong dda~ la^m`, trong thie^n ha., khong bao gio*` co' hai nguo`i giO^'ng nhau ca? ve^` ta^m ho^n` la^~n the^? cha^'t, to^i cung~ khong the^? va` khong u*ng bie^'n thanh` TP. va^y. to^i xin ong to^i tho^i.

-Xin co^ ha~y bin`h ti~nh mot. chut, Du* tie^?u tho*!

Thai' ddo^. cua? ong ta bo^~ng tro*? ne^n tha^m tra^`m va` nghie^m tuc', ong no'i:

-Oc' lie^n tu*o*?ng cua? co^ tuy gia` da(n. nhung pha^`n xet ddoa'n khong dduoc. chu ddao', vi` le~ thu*' nha^'t, TP va^~n con` song'! Thu*' nhi` to^I khong phai? la` D.

-O^`! The^' u*?

To^i bang` hoa`ng hoi?

-Co^ thu*? nghi~ xem D chi? lo*'n ho*n TP co' 4 tuo^?i ma` TP na(m nay cha(?ng wa mo*'i co' 22, thi` D cung~ chi? vao` khoang? 27 gi` ddo'. Con` to^i, toi dda~ 37 ro^`i, dda^u la` mot. ba(`ng chu*'ng kha' ro re^.t

-The^'...

To^i du*`ng lai. mot. ho^`i, mo*'i hoi?

-The^' ong bao? to^I phai? lam` cai' gi`? ne^u' TP chu*a che^'t, tai. sao ong phai? tim` mot. nguo`i gio^'ng TP?

Ong tram^` nga^m gia^y la't, ddie^u' thuo^'c tre^n tay chay' mot. ddoan. dai`, ddo^i ma('t ong nhin` ra ngoai` cu*a? so^? trong co' ve? mo* mang`, naO~ nuo^.t Tre^n va^`ng tran' du*o*'i may` chu*'a ddu*ng. net u*u tu*, khie^'n gu*o*ng ma(.t ong ta tro*? ne^n nghie^m trang, lan.h lung` nhu* mot. pho tu*o*.ng sung man~ linh ho^`n va` sinh khi' cua? nha ddie^u kha('c vi~ ddai., khie^'n cho nguo`i nhin` vao` ca?m tha^'y rung ddo^n.g 

-Ca^u chuye^n ca^`n phaI? ke^? tu*` dda^`u, to^i hy von.g co^ se~ co' ddu? nha^~n nai. dde^? nghe.

Thach. P cha^m. rai~ noi', to^i co' thu*`a su*'c nha^~n nai. vi` thu' tha^.t, tha^`n sa('c cua? Tha.ch P lam` to^i ca?m ddo^n.g, giong. noi' cua? ong ta lam` to^i say su*a. To^i la(?ng la(.ng ngo^`i nghe Thach. P thua^.t lai. ca^u chuye^n. :

-Tru*o*'c khi ba('t dda^`u ca^u chuye^.n, to^i ca^`n phai? noi' ro~ su*. lie^n he^. giu*~a ho. Thac.h va` ho. Nghe^.

Ngay` xu*a, o*? we^ to^i co' hai ho. Tha.ch, Nghe^, hai gia to^.c lo*'n nha^'t vu`ng. Tu*` na(m ddo*`i truo'c dda^y ho. Tha.ch va` ho. Nghe^, giau` co' ngang nhau, vo*'i bao ruo^n.g vuo`n bat' ngat' va` con chau' dda^`y ddan`.

Ca? hai ho. dde^`u la dong` doi~ nho gia le^~ giao' va` cung` giu*~ nghie^p. no^ng , trong ho. dde^`u co' con chau' tai` ba, ho. gioi? ddo^? cao, lai. nu*a~ hai ho. vo^'n co' tinh` giao hu*~u va` dda~ lam` xuo^i gia vo*'i nhau. Cu*' the^', dde^n' ddo*`i cua? to^? tie^n to^i, dda~ co' mot. cuo.c ho^n nha^n tra('c tro*? xay? ra. Mot. nguo`i con trai ho. Tha.ch, co' the^? la` ong co^? hoa(.c ong sO* cua? to^i gi` ddo', dde^? y' mot. co^ con gai' cua? ho. Nghe^. Nhung co' ca'i la` vi. nay` dda~ co' vo*. tu*` so*'m, thanh danh cua? ho. Nghe^ lai. khong the^? nao` ga? con lam` thie^'p. Vi` the^', ong sO* cua? to^i mo*'i tim` ddu? tra(m phu*o*ng ngan` ke^' ddem nguo`i vo*. chinh' thu*c' tra? ve^` gia ddinh` be^n vo*. Di~ nhie^n la` ong tim` cach' noi' xa^'u hoa(.c kie^m' chuye^.n dduo^? vo*. ddi dde^? de^~ be^` cu*o*'i co^ con gai' ho. Nghe^. Nguo`i vo*. chinh' thU*'c nay` ua^'t u*c' pha^~n ha^.n ne^n nuo^'t a' phie^n. tu*. va^n. Luc' la^m chung, ba` ta co`n nghie^'n ra(ng nguye^`n rua? : Ho. Nghe^ se~ ddo*`i ddo*`i ba^'t dda('t thie^n. chung; ne^u' con chau' ho. Nghe^ va` ho. Tha.ch ye^u nhau, Tro*`i se~ phat. ho. phai? chia lia` nhau!

Nghe dda^u, cung~ ba('t dda^`u tu*` ddo'. ho. Tha.ch va` ho. Nghe^ ma('t phai? lo*i` nguye^`n, khong sao thoat' khoi? nhung~ va^n. me^.ng ac' nghie^.t ddeo dduo^?i DI~ nhie^n, dda^y chi? la` lo*`i ddo^`n, va` nhung~ truye^`n thuye^'t khong la`m sao giai? thich' dduo.c Nhung wa? tha^.t la` tu*` ddo' ho. Nghe^ cung~ suy ddo^`i lu.n bai., va` giu*a~ ho. Thach. va` ho. Nghe^ ba('t dda^`u nhung~ nghie^p. chu*o*'ng khong gia?i thoat'. Cang` kho' hie^?u ho*n nu*a~ la` cung~ ba('t dda^`u tu*` ddo*`i a^'y ve^` sau, hai ho. Tha.ch, Nghe^ co* ho^` nhu* ddo*`i nao` cung~ co' hai ke? ye^u nha, va` cung~ dde^`u co' mot. ke^'t cuc., vo^ cung` bi tham? Nguo`i dda^u` tie^n la` Ong so* to^i. Sau khi vo*. che^'t, ong cu*o*'i nguo`i con gai' ho. Nghe^, la`m ke^' tha^'t, ba na(m sau, nguo`i con gai' a^'y ma('c be^n.h ddie^n ma` che^'t, nguo`i cho^`ng vi` ho^i' ha^n. va` ddau kho^? ne^n cung~ lia` ddo*i`, giu*~a tuo^?i tre? trung. Nguo`i da^n we^ dde^`u tin cha('t ra(`ng. lo*`i tru` e^m' kia dda~ trO*? than`h ac' wy? no' bam' rie^'t la^y' con chau Nghe^ gia. Va` mo^~i ddo*i`, ho. Nghe^ dde^`u co' mo^t. nguo`i mang be^nh. ddie^n. Cu*' the^', nha^n so^' mo^~i ngay` mo^~i it' ddi. DDe^n` ddo*`i ong no^i. to^i thi` chi? con` moi^~ mot. nguo`i con trai ddoc. nha^'t. ong no^.i to^i va` ong no^i. TP, tu*` nho? dda~ la` ban. tha^n vo*i' nhau. Lo*'n le^n hai nguo`i ddda~ tu*`ng hoc. chung mot. tru*o`ng va` ke^'t lam` anh em ke^'t nghia~. Cung~ nhu* ddo*`i truo'c, Ong no^i. cua? TP ye^u ba` to^? co^ to^i, tu*'c la` em gai' cua? ong no^.i to^i. Ong no^i. to^i vi` ghi nho*' nhung~ truye^`n thuye^'t, ne^n khong ba(`ng lon`g ga~ ba` tO^?, co^ to^i ve^` lam` da^u be^n nha` ho. Nghe^. Ro^'t cuc. ho. da('t nhau ddi tro^'n, vao` tho*`i ky` ddo' ca^u truye^.n nay` dda~ la` nguye^n nha^n cua? khong bie^'t bao nhie^u bao~ to^' va` tha?m can?h Ong no^i. cua? TP va` ba` co^? co^ to^i so^'ng vo*'i nhau dduo.c 10 na(m thi` ong noi. TP che^'t, che^'t nhu* the^' nao` khong ai hie^? Ba` to^? co^ to^i ben` da^~n hai ddu*'a con, mot. trai va` mot. gai' ve^` we^. Nguoi` con trai la` cha cu?a TP, con` nguoi` con gai' ra^'t xinh ddeP., nhung dde^n' na(m 17 thi` cung~ che^'t vi` be^nh. ddie^n. Cha cua? TP lo*'n le^N, thi` ca^u chuye^n. xu*a lai. tai' die^~n. Ong lai. ye^u nguo`i co^i to^i La^`n na`y, ba` to^? co^ to^i nha^'t quye^'t phan? ddo^i' cuo^.c ho^n nha^n, ba` dung` gion.g noi' hai~ hung` la^.p ddi lap. lai. ca^u :

"Ho. Tha.ch va` ho. Nghe^ tuye^.t ddo^'i khong the^? ke^'t ho^n, khong the^? nao` ke^'t ho^n; khong nhung~ lo*`i nguye^`n xua con` ddo', ma` huye^t' duye^n cung~ wa' ga^n`"

Vi` the^', cuo^. ho^n nha^n cua? hai nguo`i bi. ca?n tro*?, co^ to^i vi` nha^'t tho*`i wa^?n tri', treo co^? tu*. va^.n Cha cua? TP cung` vi` wa' ddo^~i ddau long` ma` lia` bo? we^ hu*o*ng. Ca? cai' ngay` ba` to^? to^i ma^'t, ong cung~ khong ve^` mai tang'. Truo'c khi lam^ chung, ba` to^? co^ to^i mo*i' bao? voi' ong no^.i to^i ra(`ng :

-Ha~y dde^? cho con cai' ho. Tha.ch tran'h xa ho. Nghe^, huye^'t tho^'ng cua? ho. Nghe^ vu*a` mang be^.nh ta^.t, vu*`a ma('c phai? lo*`i tru` e^?m, ne^n khong bao gio*` con cai' khoe? manh. dduoc.

Ba` va^~n khong noi' dde^'n cai' che^'t cua? chon`g ba`. Sau na`y, chung' to^i nghe noi' la` ong va^~n chu*a che^'t, ma` bi. giam ca^`m trong mot. nha thuong ddie^n.

Va` roi^`, khong bie^'t bao nhie^u na(m nu*~a tro^i wa, cha cua? TP lai. da('t ba anh em TP trO*? ve^` we^, nhung khong da('t theo me. cua? TP. Nghe noi' me. nang` dda~ so*'m wa ddo*`i. Ba anh em TP la` mot. nguo`i anh va` mot. nguoi` chi. cua? Tp

Thach' P du*`ng lai. mot. la't, ddie^'u thuo^'c dda~ cha'y ga^`n dde^'n dda^`u ngon' tay, ong dui. ta('t tan` thuo^c' va` tie^'p tuc. mo^`i mot. ddie^'u khac', tha^`n sa('c ong ngu*ng ddong., anh' ma('t hoang mang va` ddo^i may` chau lai., ong ddang suy tu*, ddang ho^`i tuo?ng. To^i khong lam` kinh ddo^n.g ong, mai~ mot. lat' la^u sau, Tha.ch P lai. tie^'p tuc. ke^? :

-Ba nguo`i con a^'y, co^ co' the^? tim` dduoc. mot. it' ye^'u tO^' trong nha^.t ky' cua? TP. Ang cua? nang` la` mot. ga~ khung` con` chi. nang`... la` mot. co^ gai' dde.p mot. cach' ky` di., nhan sa('t cua? TP khong ba(`ng mot. pha^`n mu*o*`i nhan sa('t cua? co^ chi. Nhung ma`, to^i khong bie^'t phai? noi' lam` sao ba^y gio*`? Ho. Nghe^ ma('c phai? lo*`i nguye^`n tha^t. u*? Nguo`i ta ba('t nang` nho^'t tre^n mot. ca(n gac' nho? to^i thuo`ng nghe tha^'y tie^'ng khoc' va` tie^'ng la cuo^`ng loan. cua? co^ ta. Na(m 16 tuo^?i co^ ta dung` mot. ca^y keo' ca('t ddu*'t cuo^'ng hong. ro^`i che^'t.

To^i ba(t' rung` minh`, Tha.ch P nhin` to^i hoi? :

-Co^ con` muo^'n nhge nu*a~ khong?

-Da. co', xin ong cu*' ke^? vi` to^i ca?m tha^'y co' le~ tu*` dda^y tro*? ddi, ca^u chuye^n. tro*? ne^n ky` dda(.c ho*n.

-Con` cac' chuye^.n khac', co^ co' the^? hie^?u ro~ wa nha^t. ky' cua? TP. Toi la` nguo`i "anh ca?" ma` trong nha^.t ky' thuo`ng nha('t dde^'n! D la` em trai cua? to^i. To^i lo*'n ho*n em to^i ddung' 10 tuo^?i, te^n cua? no' la` Thach. Lo^~i. Anh em to^i tu*` be' dda~ mo^` co^i ca? cha la^~n me. ne^n dduoc. ong no^i. chu'ng to^i ddem ve^` nuo^i. Sau khi cha me. cua? TP che^'t, ong no^.i to^i nha^n. nuo^i du*o*~ng luo^n TP... Nang` la` giot. mau' cuo^'i cung` cua? gion`g ho. Nghe^ dda^y'! Tin'h ra thi` cung~ con` chu'c it' tinh` wuye^n' thuo^.c Con` ong anh khung` cua? TP, chu'ng to^i dda~ ddu*a ong a^'y vao` mot. be^n.h vie^.n tha^`n khinh. Tu*` khi chun'g to^I sang DDai` Loan thi` khong con` ddu*o*c. tin tu*c' gi` ve^` ong a^'y ca?! Va` Ro^i` ho. Thach. va` ho. Nghe^ lai. ba('t dda^`u ghi the^m mo^.t ta^'n bi kich. TP va` Thach. Lo^~i... To^i thuo`ng go. no' la` Tie^?u Lo^~i, nhung TP cu*' goi. no' la` DDo^ng. Tinh` ye^u cua? ho. ba('t dda^u` ra^'t so*'m, ga^n` nhu* la` tu*` luc' con` tho* dai. Ngay` truoc', nhung~ nguo`i o*? we^ thuo`ng goi. ho. Nghe^ la` "Dong` ho. ddie^n" ne^n thuo`ng nga(n ca^'m con cai' khng cho cho*i vo*'i TP. Tu*` luc' b` Tp dda~ co^ ddoc. ma` anh cua? TP lai. cang` la` ddo^'i tuo.ng tre^u co*.t cua? bon. tre? Thach. Lo^~i dda~ vi` TP ma` ddanh' nhau ma^'y la^`n. No' bao? ve^. TP, thuong ye^u chie^`u chuo^.ng TP. Ta^'m tinh` cua? no' ddo^'i vo*i' TP thie^.t la` thuy? chung nhu* nha^'t. Con TP tu*` luc' be' dda~ chi? bie^'t co' mo^~i minh` Tie^?u L. DDie^u` nay` co^ dda~ tha^y' ro~ trong nha^.t ky' cua? TP. cai' na(m dde^'n DDai Loan, TP chi? mo*i' le^N 7. Khong bao la^u, ong no^i. ma^'t. Tru*o*'c khi nha('m ma('t, ong goi. to^i dde^n' be^n giuo`ng da(.n do` ddo^i ba lu*o*.t la` "Anh ca? nhu* cha", tu*` nay ta giao TL cho con, nhung tuye^.t ddo^i' khong ne^n cho no' tie^'p ca^.n vo*i' TP. Su*c' khoe? con be' khong dduo.c to^'t la('m" Di~ nhie^n la` to^i hie^?u y' ong, nhung ma` to^i dda~ tha^'t bai. Nha^~n la~nh trach' nhie^M nuo^i duo~ng va` gia'o duc. TL, to^i dda~ tu*`ng trai? wa mot. giai ddoan. he^'t su*'c kho^'n kho^? Hai anh em va` TP, so^'ng nu*o*ng tu*a. vao` nhau. TL la` mot. ddu*a' tre? ra^'t ngoan va` co' oc' caU` tie^'n, to^i co' the^? lam` cho no' huo'ng thuo.ng, co' the^? nhin` tha^'y cai' vie^~n anh? to^'t ddeP. huy hoang` cua? no' trong tuong lai, nhung ma` no' dda~ ye^u TP mot. cach' wa' sa^u dda^.m No' khong tin nhung~ lo*`i le~ nao` co' hai. dde^n' TP no' cho ddo' la` me^ tin', la` noi' ba^y. To^i cang` phan? ddo^'i thi` trai' lai. tin`h ca?m cua? chu'ng no ' cang` kha('ng khit' ho*n. Con` TP thi`.... Tha^.t to^i khong biet' noi' sao ba^y gio*`?

Thach. P ddu*a tay le^n cho^'ng la^'y tran', ra chie^`u nghi~ ngo*i. gu*o*ng ma(.t ong tha^.t tra^`m la(.ng tha^.t ca?m ddo^.ng, do' la` mot. khuo^n ma(.t na(n.g tinh` cam? giau` suy tu*. Ro^i` ong noi' tie^p' :

-TP wa? tha^.t la` mot. co^ be' de^~ thuong. Na(m no' 14 tuo^?i, to^i ddem no' ddi kham' su*c' khoe? la^`n dda^`u tie^n. Bac' si~ chu*'ng thu*.c mang` oc' va` ta^m ly' cua? no' khong dduo.c binh` thuo`ng. Hay noi' ddun'g ho*n, du` cho no' va^~n binh` thuo`ng tu*` truoc' dde^'n nay, nhung trong huye^'t wan? cua? no' va^~n tie^`m phuc. nhung~ nha^n tu*? cua? be^nh. ta^.t Ngoai. tru*` va^'n dde^` a^'y ra, no' con` mang trong nguo`i mot. ta^m be^.nh. Bac' si~ bao? TP khong the^? so^'ng la^u. To^i khong cho TP bie^'t ve^` ke^'t wa? cuo^.c kham' nghie^.m nhung no' va^~n thuo`ng lo so*. vi` hoai` nghi. To^i ddu*a to*` ke^'t wa? cho TL xem, no' va^~n khong tin ma` lai. con` cho ddo' la` nhung~ chuye^n. wai' go*? kho^i ha`i. Cu*' nhu* the^' cho dde^'n hai na(m tru*o*'c dda^y, be^n.h cua TP dda~ bo^.c phat'. DDang' thuong ho*n nua~ la` na(m a^'y TL mo*i' vu*`a to^'t nghie^.p ddai. hoc. long` ddang chu*'a chan hy von.g ve^` cuo^.c lu*o*ng duye^n cua? no' vo*i' TP; no^~i ddau buo^`n dd' lam` cho TL dde^'n ba^y gio*` cung~ khong nga^~n dda^`u le^n no^?i.

-Con` TP, co^ a^'y o*? dda^u? To^i nga('t lo*`i hoi?

Thach. P im la(.ng nhin` to^i, xong dui. ta('t ddie^u' thuo^'c trong cai' gat. tan`, cha^.m rai~ ddap' :

-O*? tai. nha` thu*o*ng ddie^n!

To^i lai. ru`ng minh` nhin` Thac.h P. To^i khong bie^'t phai? noi' gi`? Ca^u chuye^n. tha^.t khu?ng khie^'p! No' lam` cho mo^~i da^y tha^`n kinh cua? to^i bi. cha^'n ddo^n.g va` chuye^?n dich. tu*`ng ho^`i cam? trong to^I. Nha^'t la` to^i dda~ xem nha^.t ky' cua? TP, dda~ ddoc. wa tie^'ng long` cua? nang`, bie^'t dde^'n tinh` ye^u tha thie^'t cua? nang`. Mot. co^ gai' nga(n na('p va` co' tu* tuo?ng nhu* the^' kia ma` nay lai. tro*? thanh` mot. nguo`i ddie^n. Luc' nang` chao` ddo*i`, cao xanh dda~ tu*o*'c ddoat. ngay cai' wuye^`n hanh. phuc' cua? nang`. Mot. sinh man.g ba^'t hanh. nhu* the^' ma` con` ba('t sinh ra coi~ ddo*`i nay` tha^.t la` vo^ cung` oan khoc'!

To^i ngu*`ng ngai. hoi? :

-Co^ a^y'... ddie^n to*i' ma^'t ddo^. nao`, thu*a ong?

-Ne^'u co^ u*ng y' dde^? ro^`i, ho^m nao` to^i se~ ddua co^ ddi tha(m nang`. Nang` khong con` nhin` dduo.c ai nu*~a ca?, cung~ nhu* chi. nang` ho^I` truo'c, nang` cung~ ca hat gao` thet' cuo^`ng loa.n Ne^u' co^ ga(.p TP cua? ngay` truoc' ro^`i ba^y gio*` ga(.p lai. trong cai' trang. thai' nay` thi`...

Thach. P la('c dda^`u va` chau may`,

-Tha^.t la` nao~ long`. Vi` the^', to^i khong muo^'n cho TL ddi tha(m nang` nhung no' va^~n le~n ddi. Mo^~i la^`n ddi tha(m TP ve^`, no' giam minh` trong phong`, uo^'ng ru*o*u., ro^`i khoc' loc' ra^'t tha?m thie^'t.

-Thu*a the^', ba^y giO*`... TL dda^u?

-Truo'c kia, O*? ddai. ho.c no' hoc. sinh ngu*~, ba^y giO` lai. nhaY? vao` Vie^n. khao? cu*u' Va(n ho.c Trung Hoa. No' thuo`ng o*? lai. truo`ng, ra^'t it' khi ve^` dda^y, no*i dda^y go*i. cho no' wa' nhie^u` ddau thuong.

To^i im la(.ng khong noi' gi`, ca^u chuye^n. nay` tha^.t l` the^ tham?, mot. ddo^i tinh` nha^n tha thie^'t ye^u nhau ma` phai? bi. chia lia` bo*?i mot. ddinh. me^.nh tan` khoc'. To^i nhu* bi. chim` dda('m trong ca^u chuye^n. va` co* ho^` nhu* we^n ca? vie^.c cua? chinh' minh`, Thach. P cung~ khong no' gi` va` cu*' ye^n la(.ng hut' thuo^'c. Mot. luc' sau, to^i mo*i' cho*.t gia^.t minh` nga^?ng dda^`u le^n hoi? :

-Nhu* the^' thi`... to^i co' the^? lam` dduo.c vie^.c gi`?

-Cu*'u vo*'t TL!

To^i nghi hoa(.c nhin` Thach. P :

-To^i khong hie^?u y' ong.

-Nhu* the^' nay`...

Gion.g Thach. P tra^`m suo^'ng xot' xa.

-TL ra^'t thu*.c te^', ra^'t chiu. kho' va` sie^ng na(ng, chung' to^i dda~ tu*`ng so^n'g co* cu*.c be^n nhau cho mai~ dde^n' khi to^i co' cO* so*? o^?n ddinh. ve^` nganh` kie^'n truc' tin`h tran.g mo*i' ba('t dda^`u thay ddo^?i. DDo^I' vo*'i TL, to^i co' ra^'t nhie^`u hy von.g Luc' ong no^i. to^i con` so^'ng, no' dduoc. ong cu*ng chie^`u nha^'t; luc' la^m chung ong giao no' lai. cho to^i, to^i co' the^? khoe ra(`ng no' la` mot. ddu*'a em hoan` toan` nha^'t. The^' ma` ba^y gio*`...

Thach. P ddu*a ma('t nhin` ra ngoai` cu*?a so^?, khoi' thuo^'c wuye^n. tron` truoc' ma(.t ong.

-TP dda~ pha' hoai. ta^'t ca? hy vong. va` hoai` bao~ cua? to^I!

-Co' nghia~ la`, TL khong con` co' chi pha^'n pha't nhu* xu*a nu*~a?

-Tron` vong` 2 na(m nay, to^i dda~ dung` he^'t moi. cach'...

Ro^`i ong noi' tie^p' :

-Khong phai? to^i mong TL nha^'t ddinh. phai? thanh` ddai. danh hay la^.p ddai. nghie^.p nhung da^~u sao, to^i tuye^.t ddo^i' khong the^? nao` dde^? no' sa nga~. Ba^y gio*`, no' ddi ho.c chi? la` mot. cai' co*', nhu* va^.y no' khong phai? o*? dda^y, lai. khong phai? ddi lam` vie^.c Thu*c. ra ba^y gio*` no' cha(?ng ho.c hanh` chi ca?, no' chi? uo^'ng ru*o*u. che`, co*` bac., phong' lang~ o*? cho^'n a(n chO*i va` tim` ddu? moi. cach' dde^? me^ hoa(.c min`, dde^? chay. tro^n' thu*.c te^'. To^i khong the^? nao` tie^'p tu.c nhin` no' tu*. huy?, tu*. tie^u die^.t nhu* va^y.

-Bo*i? the^' ong mo*'i nhgi~ ra cai' cach' tuye^?n dung. nu*~ thu* ky' nay` va` dde^? tim` nguoi` thay the^' TP chu*' gi`?

-Va^ng!

-To^i nhi`n Thach. P vo*i' mot. ve? ma(.t khong co' gi` thie^.n ca?m va` noi' :

-Tha^.t la` mot. y' nghi~ wa' u* hoang dduo`ng thu*a ong? ong ddinh. bo? tie^`n ra dde^? mua cho em ong mot. nguoi` ye^u, nhung thu*a ong, tin`h ca?m cua? con nguoi` ddaU co'the^? mua ba(`ng tie^n` dduoc.

Tha.ch P nga^?ng le^n nhin` to^i. An'h ma('t cua? ong ta sa('c ben' la. lun`g. To^i co' caM? giac' la` hai luo^`ng nho*~n tuye^'n a^'y tru*.c tie^p' chie^u' vao` no^.i ta^m sa^u kin' cua? to^i. Cai' con nguo`i nay`, co' le~ dda~ lo^.t tra^`n dduoc. tu* tuo?ng va` ca?m giac' cua? to^i.

-Vie^c. nay` ddo^i' vo*'i co^ cha(?ng co' gi` ba^'t co^ng va` wa' lam. ca?

Thach. P binh` tinh~ no'i va` trao cho to^i mot. ta^'m anh? va` noi' :

-DDa^y la` anh? cua? TL

To^i nhin` wa va` hie^U? ngay ngu. y' cua? Thach. P vi` nguo`i trong anh? co' mot. khuo^n ma(.t kho^i ngo^ tua^n' tu', vo*i' ddo^i may` ra^.m, ca(.p ma('t sang' mang ve? ngang ta`n vo*i' ddo^i moi ho*i mim` cuo`i che la^'p phan` nao` ngang tan` a^'y, va` cung~ la`m gia ta(ng cai' tinh' cha^'t thu* sinh nho nha~. DDep. ho*n ha(?n ong anh cua? y. Ne^'u ddem to^i ma` pho^i' ho*.p vo*i' y thi` e ra(`ng co' ho*i wa' pha^n. mot. ti'

-To^i "hu*`" mot. tie^'ng lanh. nhat.ro^i` noi' :

-Tro^ng ca^.u a^'y lic.h su*. dda^'y

-Thu*a the^' a. DU* tie^?u thu*?

Thach. p cuo`i va` co' ve? dda('t y' vi` cho ra(`ng la^.p truo`ng cua? minh` ddu*'ng vu*~ng. Ong ta noi' tie^'p :

-Da^`u sao, to^i khong dam' nai` ep' co^ dda^u. Co^ co' the^? suy nghi~ cho chin' xem co' ba(`ng lon`g tie^p' tuc. co^ng vie^.c hay khong.

ToI nhin` Thach. P

-Hinh` nhu* ong dda~ tin cha('c ra(`ng to^i se~ u*ng thua^.n

-Va^ng!

Thach. P nhin` to^i, to^i hoi?

-Vi` sao?

-Vi` to^i nha^.n tha^'y co^ co' mot. tin'h tin`h ddo^n ha^u., nha^n tu*` va` thu*' nha^'t, co^ cung~ ddang o*? trong canh? co^ ddo*n.

To^i ho*i bi. xuc' ddo^n.g va` nguo'c nhin` Tha.ch P an'h ma('t ong ta o^n hoa` va` tha`ng kha^?n ong tie^p' tuc. noi' :

-Co^ cu*' Ye^n ta^m ddi, To^i khong dam' ba('t buo^.c co^ phai? thay the^' TP. Ne^'u co^ co' the^? chu*~a tri. TL, khie^'n no' khong sa nga~, ddo' la` su*. thanh` co^ng. Tuy` co^ dung` phuong thu*'c nao` cung` dduo.c, ne^u' vie^.c nay` ma` thanh` co^ng, thi` gia ddinh` ho. Thac.h se~ la`l no*i ye^n tin~h dde^? co^ nuong tu*a. va` se~ khong co' ai bac. ddai~ co^. Va~ lai. ro^`i co^ se~ ro~, TL co' ra^'t nhie^`u u*u ddie^?m, no' .... ra^'t xu*ng' ddang' dduoc. thuong me^'n.

-Nhung...nhung xin ong nho*' cho, hy vong. thanh` cong ra^'t mong manh.

-Co' nghia~ la` ...ddang' dduoc. thu*? thach'?

Thach. P hoi? 

- Ong lam` the^' nao` dde^? bie^'t dduco. va` kha(?ng ddinh. la` TL se~ dde^? y' dde^'n to^i?

-Vi` co^ gio^'ng TP

Thach. P ha. tha^'p giong ddap' mot. cach' tha(?ng tha('n nhu* va^.y

To^i ca?m tha^y' bang` hoang`, ca? mot. vie^.c dda~ xay? ra mot. cach' he^'t su*c' dduo`ng ddo^.t To^i dde^'n dda^y dde^? nha^n. mo.t cha^n nu*~ thu* ky', bay gio*` hoa' ra la`... la` gi` nhi? Mot nguoi` tri. be^.nh ta^m linh? ke^? cung~ la` co' phan^n` ve? vang! Long` to^i nha^'t tho*`i ro^'i to*. to* vo`,khong bieT' ne^n cha^'p nha^.n khong? thi` Thach. P lai. ca^'t tie^'ng :

-Sao? Hay la` co ba(`ng long` ddo*.i dde^'n mai se~ tra? lo*`i?

-Ngoai` tru*` cai' ddie^?m gio'ng TP ra ong con` du*a. vao` nguue^n do gi` dde? chon. lu*a. to^i? To^i hoi?

-DDo' la` ly' tri' ma^~n ca?m cua? co^, co^ tho^ng minh la('m!

-Nhung ong co' bie^'t khong... To^i nhin` tha(?ng vao` Thach P :

-Ly' tri' ba('t buo^.c to^i phai? thu*a vo*i' ong la` to^i xin tu*` cho^i', vie^.c lam` na`y khong thich' hop. voi' to^i

-Con` tinh` ca?m cua? co^?

-Khong phai? tinh` ca?m

To^i noi' vo*'i giong. nghe.n ngao` a` ddu*o*.m buo^`n :

-Vi` hie^'u ky` to^i se~ Ba(ng` long` ga(p. TL mo.t la^`n, ga(.p "ddong" cua? TP, nhung dday chi? la` toi giup' ong, chu*' khong phai? la` mo.t vie^.c lam` co' tin'h chu*c' nghie^.p, xin ong hie^?u cho

-Va^ng tuy` co^..

Thac.h P no' ra^'t nhanh, tre^n ma(.t thoang' hie^.n mot. ne't chie^'n tha('ng

-Ne^u' co^ tha^'y co' ddie^U` chi khong vu*`a y' co^ co' the^? ro*`i bo? no*i dda^Y, luc' nao` cung~ dduoc.

-Thu*a, nha^'t ddinh. the^'. To^i noi'.

-Va^ng, nha^'t ddinh. the^'. Thach. P ddap'
 


 
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