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Chu*o*ng Mo^.t ___ Ho^`i nho? to^i kha'c xa ba^y gio*` . ___ No'i mo^.t ca'ch kha'c, ho^`i nho? to^i ngon la`nh ho*n ba^y gio*` nhie^`u . ___ Ho^`i ddo', muo^'n cho*i vo*'i ddu*'a con ga'i na`o, to^i la`m quen mo^.t ca'i "ru.p", go.n o* . Chi? co' sau na`y, khi lo*'n le^n, to^i mo*'i ma('c ca'i ta^.t lo'ng nga lo'ng ngo'ng tru*o*'c phu. nu*~ . ___ Chi'nh vi` va^.y ma` thi?nh thoa?ng to^i thu*o*`ng ngo^`i mo* ma`ng ho^`i tu*o*?ng la.i ca'i tho*`i huy hoa`ng xa xu*?a xa xu*a vo*'i no^~i the`m muo^'n va` ganh ti. kho^ng gia^'u gie^'m . ___ Ba^y gio*` to^i co`n nho*' ro~ mo^`n mo^.t ca'i, ca'i nga`y to^i cu`ng gia ddi`nh do.n dde^'n cho^~ o*? mo*'i . Lu'c ddo' to^i co`n be' te.o, khoa?ng ba?y, ta'm tuo^?i gi` ddo' . Ca(n nha` mo*'i nhie^`u pho`ng va` xinh xa('n ho*n ca(n nha` cu~ nhie^`u . Nga`y mo*'i do.n dde^'n, to^i khoa'i chi' cha.y nhong nhong kha('p cho^~ . Lu'c na`y me. to^i chu*a sinh nho? Phu*o*ng, em ke^' to^i, ne^n ca(n nha` tro^ng tha^.t ro^.ng ra~i va` va('ng ve? . ___ Cho*i mo^.t mi`nh cu~ng cha'n, la't sau to^i cha.y ra tru*o*'c hie^n ddu*'ng nga('m xe co^. qua la.i . ___ Cho*.t to^i nhi`n tha^'y tre^n ddo^'ng ca't tru*o*'c sa^n nha` be^n ca.nh co' mo^.t con nho? ddang cho*i tro` xa^y nha` . Con nho? tra.c tuo^?i to^i, to'c tha('t hai ca'i bi'm lu'c la lu'c la('c . ___ Khi to^i lo` do` la.i ga^`n ddu*'ng coi, no' va^~n kho^ng hay bie^'t, cu*' lui cui dda`o dda`o dda('p dda('p . ___ DDu*'ng mo^.t ho^`i, to^i ha('ng gio.ng: ___ - E^! ___ Con nho? gia^.t mi`nh quay la.i . No' nhi`n to^i ba(`ng ca(.p ma('t thao la'o . ___ - Nha` ma`y o*? dda^y ha? ? - To^i chi? tay va`o ca(n nha` co' ddo^'ng ca't . ___ No' ga^.t dda^`u, ma('t va^~n nhi`n to^i do` xe't . ___ Mo*'i ga(.p no' la^`n dda^`u tie^n, kho^ng co' chuye^.n gi` dde^? no'i, to^i a^.m a` a^.m u*` mo^.t ho^`i ro^`i ho?i: ___ - Ma`y te^n gi` va^.y ? ___ No' dda'p li' nhi': ___ - Tie^?u Li . ___ To^i cu*o*`i hi` hi`: ___ - Tie^?u Li la` ddi tie^?u vo^ trong ly ha? ? ___ Tie^?u Li nha(n ma(.t: ___ - Anh no'i ba^.y! ___ No'i xong, no' gia^.n do^~i quay la.i cho*i tie^'p tro` xa^y nha` . ___ Tie^?u Li la`m to^i ho*i que^ que^ . ___ To^i ddi vo`ng to*'i tru*o*'c ma(.t no' va` ngo^`i thu.p xuo^'ng ddo^'ng ca't, no'i: ___ - Ma`y cho tao cho*i chung vo*'i nghen? ___ Tie^?u Li kho^ng the`m tra? lo*`i . No' cu*' ca('m cu'i bu*o*i ca't . ___ Tha^'y va^.y, to^i tu*'c mi`nh nha`o vo^ cho*i dda.i, kho^ng the`m na(n ni? . To^i hi` ha` hi` hu.c dda`o mo^.t ddu*o*`ng ha^`m da`i tha^.t da`i, xuye^n qua ddo^'ng ca't . DDa`o mo^.t la't, ba`n tay to^i cha.m pha?i tay Tie^?u Li . To^i lie^`n ma('m la^'y ma^'y ngo'n tay no' . ___ Tie^?u Li cu*o*`i khu'c khi'ch: ___ - Anh la`m em so*. he^'t ho^`n! Tha? tay em ra ddi! ___ To^i va^~n na('m cha(.t tay no': ___ - Ma`y no'i ma`y he^'t gia^.n tao, tao mo*'i tha?! ___ - Em he^'t gia^.n ro^`i! ___ To^i cu*o*`i hi` hi` va` buo^ng tay no' ra . ___ The^' la` to^i dda~ la`m quen vo*'i Tie^?u Li . De^~ o*.t, ca'c ba.n tha^'y chu*a! ___ To*'i phie^n Tie^?u Li la^n la ho?i chuye^.n to^i: ___ - Anh te^n gi` va^.y ? ___ - Tao te^n Thu* . ___ - Anh mo*'i do.n dde^'n ha? ? ___ - U*` . Tao mo*'i dde^'n dda^y nga`y ho^m nay . ___ Tie^?u Li cu*o*`i: ___ - Em ho?i cho*i va^.y tho^i chu*' ho^`i sa'ng gia ddi`nh anh do.n dde^'n em co' nhi`n tha^'y . ___ To^i tro^' ma('t: ___ - Ma`y tha^'y tao sao tao kho^ng tha^'y ma`y ? ___ - Em ddu*'ng o*? trong nha` la`m sao anh nhi`n tha^'y! ___ To^i le^n gio.ng ngu*o*`i lo*'n: ___ - Nhu* va^.y la` ma`y nhi`n le'n tao . Nhi`n le'n la` kho^ng to^'t! ___ Tie^?u Li da^?u mo^i: ___ - Em dda^u co' nhi`n le'n! Em nhi`n qua cu*?a so^? kia ma`! ___ To^i khi.t mu~i: ___ - Nhi`n qua cu*?a so^? thi` cu~ng nhu* nhi`n le'n . La^`n sau ma`y pha?i nhi`n qua ... cu*?a lo*'n! ___ Tha^'y to^i ra oai ghe^ qua', Tie^?u Li kho^ng da'm ca~i la.i nu*~a ca^u . ___ No' ngo^`i nghi.ch ca't mo^.t ho^`i ro^`i xuy't xoa: ___ - Nha` ba` Tu* Ma^.p dde.p ghe^, anh he'n? ___ To^i nga.c nhie^n: ___ - Nha` ba` Tu* Ma^.p na`o ? ___ - Nha` ba` Tu* Ma^.p la` nha` anh ba^y gio*` ddo' . Ho^`i tru*o*'c la` nha` ba` Tu* Ma^.p . ___ To^i nha(n ma(.t: ___ - Chuye^.n ho^`i tru*o*'c no'i la`m chi! Ba^y gio*` la` nha` tao thi` ma`y cu*' ke^u la` nha` tao! ___ - Ta.i em quen mie^.ng . ___ Tie^?u Li no'i vo*'i ve? bie^'t lo^~i . ___ Tha^'y no' co' ve? hie^`n la`nh, ngoan ngoa~n, to^i no'i: ___ - Tao mo*'i do.n dde^'n dda^y chu*a quen ai, chi? quen mo^.t mi`nh ma`y . Khi na`o ma`y co' tro` gi` hay hay, nho*' ru? tao cho*i vo*'i nghen! ___ - U*` . ___ Tie^?u Li ga^.t dda^`u, mie^.ng no*? mo^.t nu. cu*o*`i tha^n thie^.n . ___ Nhi`n no' cu*o*`i, to^i bo^~ng reo le^n: ___ - Ma`y su'n ra(ng! ___ Tie^?u Li hoa?ng ho^'t nga^.m mie^.ng la.i va` quay dda^`u ddi cho^~ kha'c . ___ To^i ga^.t gu` ra ve? hie^?u bie^'t: ___ - Cha('c la` ta.i ma`y a(n ke.o nhie^`u qua'! ___ Tha^'y no' kho^ng pha?n ddo^'i gi`, to^i no'i tie^'p: ___ - La^`n sau co' ke.o ma`y nho*' chia bo*'t cho tao, tao a(n giu`m cho! ___ Tie^?u Li la.i ga^.t dda^`u, nhu*ng la^`n na`y no' kho^ng da'm nhe ra(ng ra cu*o*`i nu*~a . No' cu*o*`i vo*'i to^i ba(`ng ma('t . ___ Bu*~a ddo', to^i ve^` nha` vo*'i mo^.t ta^m tra.ng dda^`y pha^'n kho*?i . Suo^'t buo^?i to^'i, to^i na(`m loay hoay nghi~ ngo*.i, xem thu*? ngoa`i chuye^.n "du. a(n" to^i co`n co' the^? ba('t na.t Tie^?u Li chuye^.n gi` nu*~a . To^i nghi~ mie^n man ddu? thu*', thu*' na`o cu~ng ha^'p da^~n, va` sung su*o*'ng ke^'t lua^.n: con ga'i ngu tha^'y mo^`! - o O o - ___ Nhu*ng ddo' la` ke^'t lua^.n ho^`i nho? . Ba^y gio*` to^i ru't ra mo^.t ke^'t lua^.n kha'c, ke'm pha^'n kho*?i ho*n: con ga'i ca`ng lo*'n ca`ng kho^n, con trai ca`ng lo*'n ca`ng ngu! ___ Chi'nh vi` va^.y ma` ba^y gio*` la`m quen vo*'i mo^.t ddu*'a con ga'i, ddo^'i vo*'i to^i la` chuye^.n kho' ta`y tro*`i . Vo*'i Vie^.t An, cha(?ng ha.n . ___ Lo*'p to^i co' ta^'t ca? bo^'n mu*o*i mo^'ng, trong ddo' he^'t ba pha^`n tu* la` con trai . Con ga'i chi? co' mo^.t nho'm le`o te`o, ngo^`i tu'm tu.m o*? hai ba`n tre^n . ___ Y? mi`nh la` "cu?a hie^'m", tu.i con ga'i kie^u ca(ng, ho*.m hi~nh to*.n! Suo^'t nga`y, tu.i no' chi? chu.m dda^`u va`o vo*'i nhau tro` chuye^.n thi` tha^`m ro^`i cu*o*`i ru'c ra ru'c ri'ch, cha? the`m dde^? y' dde^'n bo.n con trai chu'ng to^i la^'y mo^.t chu't . Trong so^' tu.i no', con nho? Vie^.t An la` "la`m cao" nha^'t . ___ Vie^.t An dde.p nha^'t lo*'p to^i . DDie^`u ddo' ai cu~ng thu*`a nha^.n . Chi'nh Vie^.t An ... cu~ng thu*`a nha^.n ddie^`u ddo' cho ne^n no' ca`ng to? ra "la.nh lu`ng, ba(ng gia'" tru*o*'c nhu*~ng ca(.p ma('t ngu*o*~ng mo^. cu?a tu.i to^i . ___ Mo^~i la^`n tu.i con trai ti`m ca'ch ba('t chuye^.n vo*'i no', no' dde^`u tra? lo*`i dda`ng hoa`ng . Nhu*ng ngo^n ngu*~ cu?a no' la` mo^.t thu*' ngo^n ngu*~ kha'ch sa'o, li.ch su*., ddu'ng mu*.c, kho^ng bo^.c lo^. mo^.t ti' ti`nh ca?m na`o . Vi` va^.y, kho^ng ddu*'a na`o trong bo.n to^i da'm "gio*~n ma(.t" vo*'i no' . ___ Kha'ch quan ma` no'i, tha'i ddo^. kie^u ky` cu?a Vie^.t An tro^ng tha^.t de^~ ghe't! Co`n "chu? quan ma` no'i", con ga'i tro^ng ca`ng de^~ ghe't bao nhie^u la.i ca`ng co' ve? ... de^~ thu*o*ng ba^'y nhie^u! The^' mo*'i kho^? cho to^i! Kho^? nha^'t la` ngay tu*` la^`n dda^`u tie^n tro^ng tha^'y Vie^.t An, to^i bo^~ng hie^?u ra(`ng tu*` nay tro*? ddi to^i kho^ng co`n "tu*. do" nu*~a . Lu'c na`o to^i cu~ng nghi~ dde^'n no', kho^ng chi? a'nh ma('t, nu. cu*o*`i, ma'i to'c ma` ngay ca? ca'i te^n Vie^.t An ddo^'i vo*'i to^i cu~ng tro*? ne^n ga^`n gu~i, tha^n thie^'t la. lu`ng nhu* the^? to^i dda~ ye^u ca'i te^n a^'y dda^u tu*` ... kie^'p tru*o*'c! Co' nhu*~ng lu'c ngo^`i mo^.t mi`nh, nghi~ dde^'n Vie^.t An to^i ba^'t gia'c go.i tha^`m te^n no' va` ca'i a^m vang ngo.t nga`o a^'y bao gio*` cu~ng go*.i no*i to^i mo^.t ca?m gia'c nho*' nhung tri`u me^'n la^~n mo^.t no^~i ha^n hoan kho' ta? . ___ Kho^ng nhu* nhu*~ng ddu*'a con ga'i cu`ng lo*'p, Vie^.t An kho^ng tu*` ca'c lo*'p du*o*'i le^n . Ma^'y na(m tru*o*'c, no' ho.c dda^u o*? ta^.n Nha Trang . Na(m nay, no' theo gia ddi`nh chuye^?n ve^` dda^y . Ngay tu*` dda^`u na(m ho.c, Vie^.t An ba^'t thi`nh li`nh xua^'t hie^.n trong lo*'p to^i va` tu*` ddo' "qua^'y nhie^~u" cuo^.c so^'ng ye^n ti~nh cu?a bo.n con trai chu'ng to^i . ___ Vi` "ly' li.ch" cu?a Vie^.t Anh dda(.c bie^.t nhu* va^.y ne^n to^i kho^ng co' tho*`i gian dde^? la ca` tie^'p ca^.n . Va` nhu*~ng gio*` ho.c cu*' ho*` hu*~ng tro^i qua nhu* nu*o*'c cha?y xuo^i do`ng . To^i nhu* chie^'c la' le? loi tro^i theo do`ng nu*o*'c, cho^'c cho^'c ngoa'i dda^`u nhi`n Vie^.t An ma` lo`ng buo^`n ru*o*`i ru*o*.i . ___ Nhu*ng nhu* ngu*o*`i ta thu*o*`ng no'i "ca'i kho' lo' ca'i kho^n", ro^'t cuo^.c to^i cu~ng nghi~ ra ddu*o*.c mo^.t ca'ch dde^? la`m quen vo*'i Vie^.t An . ___ Ho^m ddo' lo*'p to^i la`m ba`i ta^.p la`m va(n . ___ Khi co`n mu*o*`i la(m phu't nu*~a he^'t gio*`, tu.i ba.n trong lo*'p la^`n lu*o*.t ddem ba`i le^n no^.p . DDu*'a na`o no^.p xong ddu*o*.c quye^`n o^m ca(.p ra ve^` . ___ To^i thuo^.c loa.i ho.c sinh gio?i va(n ne^n chi? ca^`n mo^.t nu*?a so^' gio*` quy ddi.nh dda~ la`m xong ba`i ta^.p . Nhu*ng to^i cu*' ngo^`i ddo.c to*'i ddo.c lui, chu*a vo^.i no^.p ngay . Vu*`a ddo.c to^i vu*`a lie^'c chu*`ng ve^` phi'a Vie^.t An . ___ Vie^.t An co`n ddang ma?i me^ vie^'t, chu*a to? ve? gi` la` sa('p ke^'t thu'c . The^' la` to^i cu*' ngo^`i ca('n vie^'t nha^?n nha cho*` . ___ Cho to*'i khi tie^'ng tro^'ng he^'t gio*` vang le^n, Vie^.t An vie^'t lia vie^'t li.a ma^'y do`ng cuo^'i va` ho^'i ha? mang ba`i le^n no^.p . Xong, no' o^m ca(.p bu*o*'c ra cu*?a . ___ Vie^.t An ngo^`i ba`n dda^`u da~y be^n kia, to^i ngo^`i ba`n dda^`u da~y be^n na`y, ga^`n cu*?a ra va`o, ne^n muo^'n ra ngoa`i no' pha?i ddi ngang qua tru*o*'c ma(.t to^i . ___ Lu'c na`y, lo*'p ho.c chi? co`n le`o te`o da(m ba ddu*'a . DDu*'a na`o ddu*'a na^'y ddang chu'i dda^`u vo^ ba`i la`m vie^'t la^'y vie^'t dde^?, cha(?ng dde^? y' gi` dde^'n chung quanh . Co^ Hu*o*`ng thi` ddang lui cui dde^'m ba`i . Khung ca?nh ra^'t thua^.n lo*.i cho vie^.c thu*.c hie^.n "y' ddo^` dden to^'i" cu?a to^i . ___ DDo*.i cho Vie^.t An vu*`a ddi qua tru*o*'c ma(.t, to^i ca^`m ca^y vie^'t ma'y va^?y va`o lu*ng no' . Trong nha'y ma('t, va.t a'o phi'a sau cu?a Vie^.t An di'nh dda^`y nhu*~ng ve^'t mu*.c lo^'m ddo^'m . No' cha(?ng hay bie^'t gi`, cu*' ca('m dda^`u ddi tha(?ng . ___ Khi tha^'y Vie^.t An ddi dda~ kha' xa, to^i mo*'i lo` do` mang ba`i le^n no^.p ro^`i ba cha^n bo^'n ca(?ng pho'ng theo . ___ Nu*?a ddu*o*`ng, to^i dduo^?i ki.p Vie^.t An . No' ddang ddi chung vo*'i nho? Ho^`ng Hoa . ___ To^i ke^u: ___ - Vie^.t An! ___ Vie^.t An quay la.i, nga.c nhie^n: ___ - Anh ke^u to^i ha? ? ___ To^i chi? va`o lu*ng no', "me'c": ___ - A'o Vie^.t An di'nh dda^`y mu*.c ki`a! ___ Vie^.t An ba'n ti'n ba'n nghi . No' ngoa?nh la.i nhi`n nhu*ng kho^ng la`m sao tha^'y ddu*o*.c va.t a'o sau lu*ng . No' day lu*ng sang Ho^`ng Hoa: ___ - Ho^`ng Hoa coi thu*? co' gi` kho^ng? ___ - Tro*`i o*i! - Ho^`ng Hoa ke^u le^n su*?ng so^'t - Mu*.c o*? dda^u di'nh te`m lem va^.y ne`? ___ Vie^.t An to? ve? lo la('ng: ___ - Nhie^`u kho^ng? ___ - Kho^ng nhie^`u, nhu*ng cha.y mo^.t ddu*o*`ng da`i ... ___ DDang no'i, bo^~ng nhie^n Ho^`ng Hoa la le^n: ___ - Tho^i ddu'ng ro^`i! Nhu* va^.y la` co' ai va^?y mu*.c vo^ a'o ma`y ro^`i! ___ To^i cu~ng gia? bo^. ga^.t gu`: ___ - DDu'ng ro^`i! DDu'ng la` co' ddu*'a na`o cho*i nghi.ch! ___ Ho^`ng Hoa ngo' to^i: ___ - O^ng co' bie^'t ai va^?y mu*.c kho^ng? ___ To^i gia^.t mi`nh: ___ - Kho^ng! Kho^ng bie^'t! Ne^'u bie^'t thi` to^i dda~ ... tri. no' mo^.t tra^.n ro^`i! ___ Ho^`ng Hoa ca^`m tay Vie^.t An, no'i: ___ - Tho^i ddu*`ng lo nu*~a! Ve^` nha` kie^'m eau de javel gia(.t la` no' bay lie^`n . ___ Vie^.t An la^?m ba^?m: ___ - Kho^ng bie^'t ai cho*i kie^?u gi` ky` cu.c! ___ To^i ddi be^n ca.nh, tro^'ng ngu*.c dda^.p thi`nh thi.ch, trong lo`ng vu*`a a'y na'y vu*`a sung su*o*'ng . A'y na'y vi` tha^'y Vie^.t An lo la('ng ve^` ca'i a'o ho*n to^i tu*o*?ng . Cha('c no' so*. ve^` nha` bi. me. la . Sung su*o*'ng vi` nho*` va^.y ma` to^i ddu*o*.c ddi chung vo*'i Vie^.t An va` tro` chuye^.n vo*'i no' mo^.t ca'ch "ho*.p pha'p" . ___ Bie^'t o*n to^i ve^` vie^.c to^i dda~ quan ta^m dde^'n ca'i a'o cu?a no' va` nha^'t la` vie^.c to^i hu`ng ho^? ddo`i tru*`ng tri. "ca'i te^n ma^'t da.i na`o ddo'", Vie^.t An to? ra co*?i mo*? vo*'i to^i ho*n thu*o*`ng le^. . ___ Ba ddu*'a to^i vu*`a ddi vu*`a trao ddo^?i vo*'i nhau ve^` ba`i ta^.p la`m va(n vu*`a ro^`i mo^.t ca'ch say su*a cho dde^'n khi Vie^.t An va` Ho^`ng Hoa re~ sang ddu*o*`ng kha'c . ___ To^'i ddo' to^i cu*' na(`m thao thu*'c nghi~ ve^` nhu*~ng nga`y tu*o*i dde.p sa('p to*'i . Bu*o*'c kho*?i dda^`u dda~ thua^.n lo*.i, nhu*~ng bu*o*'c tie^'p theo ha(?n se~ de^~ da`ng ho*n! To^i hi`nh dung nga`y mai khi to^i bu*o*'c va`o lo*'p, Vie^.t An se~ cha`o to^i ba(`ng mo^.t nu. cu*o*`i dda^`y ca?m ti`nh . Va` to^i se~ ha^n hoan dda'p la.i cu~ng ba(`ng mo^.t nu. cu*o*`i dda^`y ... ti`nh ca?m . Sau ddo', hai ddu*'a to^i se~ tro` chuye^.n vo*'i nhau ri'u ri't, say su*a, kho^ng la`m sao ro*`i ra ddu*o*.c, tru*o*'c nhu*~ng a'nh ma('t ghen ti. va` tha'n phu.c cu?a tu.i ba.n . ___ DDang nghi~ to*'i ddo', to^i gia^.t mi`nh ngo^`i da^.y cha.y ddi ba^.t dde`n . Ro^`i to^i ddu*'ng uo^'n e'o tru*o*'c gu*o*ng luye^.n ... cu*o*`i . To^i luye^.n ca? tha?y sa'u kie^?u cu*o*`i, kie^?u na`o cu~ng tra`n tre^` ti`nh ca?m . Ga^`n mo^.t tie^'ng ddo^`ng ho^` sau, khi tha^'y ca'c co* ba('p no*i mie^.ng dda~ ddi va`o hoa.t ddo^.ng nhi.p nha`ng, thua^`n thu.c to^i mo*'i ta('t dde`n leo le^n giu*o*`ng na(`m ... thu*'c tie^'p . ___ Sa'ng ho^m sau, tre^n ddu*o*`ng to*'i tru*o*`ng, to^i vu*`a ddi vu*`a o^n la.i cho tha^.t nhuye^~n, kho^ng pha?i o^n ba`i ma` o^n la.i ... sa'u kie^?u cu*o*`i . ___ Vu*`a lo' dda^`u vo^ lo*'p, to^i ga(.p ngay Ho^`ng Hoa . To^i chu*a ki.p mo*? mie^.ng, no' dda~ chi? tay vo^ tra'n to^i, do.a: ___ - Che^'t o^ng ro^`i! Sao ho^m qua o^ng va^?y mu*.c vo^ a'o Vie^.t An? ___ To^i ta'i ma(.t: ___ - DDa^u co'! Ai phao tin ba^.y ba. va^.y ? ___ Ho^`ng Hoa nheo ma('t: ___ - O^ng co`n cho^'i gi` nu*~a! Chie^u Minh tha^'y ro~ ra`ng! ____ Chie^u Minh ngo^`i ba`n thu*' hai da~y be^n kia, ke^' Ho^`ng Hoa . Ho^m qua hi`nh nhu* no' la` mo^.t trong nhu*~ng ddu*'a ngo^`i la.i sau cu`ng . Nhu* va^.y ha(?n no' ti`nh co*` tro^ng tha^'y ha`nh ddo^.ng pha' hoa.i cu?a to^i . ___ Chi? mo*'i thoa'ng nghi~ to*'i chuye^.n xui xe?o ddo', to^i dda~ tha^'y la.nh ca? ngu*o*`i va` vo^.i va`ng cho^'i bie^'n: ___ - Kho^ng pha?i dda^u! Cha('c la` Chie^u Minh nhi`n la^`m to^i vo*'i ai ddo'! ___ Ho^`ng Hoa tho^.p la^'y co^? tay to^i: ___ - Chuye^.n ro~ ra`ng va^.y ma` o^ng co`n cho^'i dda^y dda^?y nu*~a ha?! O^ng la.i dda^y no'i chuye^.n vo*'i Vie^.t An ddi! ___ Vu*`a no'i no' vu*`a ke'o to^i la.i da~y ba`n con ga'i . ___ - To^i kho^ng la.i dda^u! ___ To^i ke^u le^n va` vu`ng ra kho?i tay Ho^`ng Hoa, cha.y vu` ra cu*?a . ___ To^i ddi tha tha^?n ngoa`i sa^n, trong bu.ng ru?a tha^`m nho? Chie^u Minh to*i bo*`i hoa la' . Chi? dde^'n khi tie^'ng tro^'ng va`o ho.c vang le^n, to^i mo*'i lo` do` o^m ca(.p vo^ lo*'p va` lu?i thu?i ve^` cho^~ ngo^`i . ___ Be^n kia, Ho^`ng Hoa nhi`n sang, nguy't to^i mo^.t ca'i da`i ca? ca^y so^' . ___ Nhu*ng to^i ke^. xa'c no', con nho? la('m ddie^`u na`y! To^i chi? quan ta^m dde^'n Vie^.t An "cu?a to^i" . ___ Vie^.t An ddang ngo^`i hi' hoa'y che'p ca'i gi` ddo' trong ta^.p . No' cha(?ng the`m lie^'c to^i la^'y mo^.t ca'i . DDie^`u ddo' la`m to^i bu*'t ru*'t kinh khu?ng . Ba^y gio*` tu*. du*ng to^i muo^'n nghe Vie^.t An tra'ch mo'c, tha^.m chi' chu*?i tha^.t na(.ng cu~ng ddu*o*.c hoa(.c i't ra la` nguy't to^i mo^.t ca'i da`i da(`ng da(.c nhu* Ho^`ng Hoa . Nhu* va^.y to^i ddo*~ a'y na'y ho*n . DDa(`ng na`y no' cu*' ti?nh kho^, ra ca'i ddie^`u to^i la` ddo^` ma^'t da.y, kho^ng dda'ng cho no' pha?i ba^.n ta^m . ___ Ca? buo^?i sa'ng, to^i ngo^`i xu.i lo* . Bu*o*'c kho*?i dda^`u nhu* va^.y ke^? nhu* toi . Nghi~ dde^'n ma^'y kie^?u cu*o*`i ti`nh ca?m kho^? luye^.n giu*~a dde^m khuya, to^i ca`ng gia^.n mi`nh . Kho^ng bie^'t la`m gi` cho khua^y kho?a, to^i quay sang tha(`ng Ha?i ga^`y ngo^`i ca.nh nhe ra(ng cu*o*`i vo*'i no' ba kie^?u . ___ Nu. cu*o*`i "tha^`m la(.ng" cu?a to^i hie^.u qua? ghe^ go*'m! To^i mo*'i cu*o*`i co' ba kie^?u ma` Ha?i ga^`y dda~ tro^' ma('t: ___ - Bu*~a nay ma`y la`m gi` ma` tha^n a'i vo*'i tao qua' va^.y! ___ Nghe no' bi`nh pha^?m, to^i ca`ng tie^'c hu`i hu.i . Nhu*ng lo gi` - to^i tu*. ddo^.ng vie^n - thua keo na`y ta ba`y keo kha'c! O^ng ba` dda~ da.y ro^`i! ___ Suo^'t mo^.t tha'ng tro*`i sau ddo', to^i kho^ng da'm gia'p ma(.t vo*'i Vie^.t An . ___ Cho to*'i mo^.t ho^m, trong gio*` ra cho*i, to^i dda'nh ba.o la.i ga^`n no' . Lu'c na`y tu.i ba.n dda~ u`a ca? ra ngoa`i, chi? co`n mo^~i Vie^.t An ngo^`i ta.i cho^~ ca('m cu'i ddo.c sa'ch . ___ To^i ha('ng gio.ng, ho?i: ___ - Vie^.t An xem cuo^'n gi` va^.y ? ___ No' ngu*o*'c ma('t nhi`n to^i: ___ - Cuo^'n "Giamilia" . ___ - Hay kho^ng? ___ - Hay . ___ To^i no'i, gio.ng ru.t re`: ___ - Chu*`ng na`o coi xong Vie^.t An cho to^i mu*o*.n nghen! ___ Vie^.t An ga^.t dda^`u ro^`i cu'i xuo^'ng ddo.c tie^'p . ___ Cha(?ng bie^'t no'i gi` nu*~a, to^i ddu*'ng lo*' ngo*' mo^.t ho^`i ro^`i ta(.c lu*o*~i bo? ddi . Con nho? pha'ch lo^'i tha^.t! - to^i a^'m u*'c nhu? bu.ng - nhu*ng du` sao no' cu~ng kho^ng ha.ch mi`nh chuye^.n va^?y mu*.c! The^' cu~ng to^'t! ___ Hai nga`y sau, Vie^.t An ddu*a to^i mu*o*.n cuo^'n sa'ch . No' no'i: ___ - Anh nho*' giu*~ ca^?n tha^.n nghen! ___ To^i cu*o*`i: ___ - Ye^n chi' . ___ No' la.i da(.n, gio.ng ti?nh kho^: ___ - Nho*' ddu*`ng va^?y mu*.c vo^ sa'ch! ___ To^i gia^.t tho't, mie^.ng ca` la(m: ___ - Kho^ng ... kho^ng dda^u! ___ To^i no'i ma` ma(.t ddo? bu*`ng . Ho'a ra no' chu*a que^n "to^.i a'c" cu?a to^i ho^m na`o . Khi? tha^.t . ___ Nhu*ng to^i ngu gi` ma` va^?y mu*.c vo^ sa'ch no' . La^`n na`y to^i tie^'n ha`nh "chie^'n di.ch" theo ca'ch kha'c . ___ Tru*o*'c khi tra?, to^i na('n no't che'p o*? trang dda^`u cuo^'n sa'ch hai ca^u tho* cu?a Nguye^~n Bi'nh: ___ Na('ng mu*a la` be^.nh cu?a tro*`i ___ Tu*o*ng tu* la` be^.nh cu?a to^i ye^u na`ng . ___ Du` co^' tra^'n ti~nh, khi ddu*a cuo^'n sa'ch cho Vie^.t An, tay to^i va^~n run run . May ma` Vie^.t An kho^ng dde^? y' . No' nha^.n cuo^'n sa'ch bo? ngay vo^ ca(.p, kho^ng gio*? ra coi . ___ Suo^'t nga`y ho^m ddo', to^i so^'ng trong ta^m tra.ng tha^'p tho?m cu?a ca^.u ho.c tro` ddi thi cho*` ke^'t qua? . Nghi~ dde^'n ha`nh ddo^.ng ta'o to*.n cu?a mi`nh, to^i vu*`a mu*`ng vu*`a lo . ___ Sa'ng ho^m sau, to^i kho^ng da'm vo^ lo*'p so*'m . DDo*.i cho tie^'ng tro^'ng vang le^n, tu.i ba.n lu.c tu.c xe^'p ha`ng, to^i mo*'i cha.y la.i ddu*'ng la^'p lo' phi'a sau . ___ Ngo^`i trong lo*'p, cho^'c cho^'c to^i la.i lie^'c qua cho^~ Vie^.t An, xem thu*? no' co' tha'i ddo^. gi` kha'c la. hay kho^ng . Nhu*ng Vie^.t An cu*' cu*o*`i no'i ti?nh kho^ khie^'n to^i kho^ng bie^'t no' dda~ tha^'y ma^'y ca^u tho* to^i vie^'t trong sa'ch chu*a . ___ Gio*` ra cho*i, to^i co^' y' na'n la.i trong lo*'p cho*` coi Vie^.t An "gia?i dda'p ta^m ti`nh" cho to^i nhu* the^' na`o . DDu'ng nhu* to^i mong mo?i, Vie^.t An le^n tie^'ng go.i: ___ - Anh Thu*! ___ To^i ho^`i ho^.p bu*o*'c la.i, tre^n mo^i no*? sa(~n kie^?u cu*o*`i thu*' nha^'t . Nhu*ng Vie^.t An cha(?ng the`m do`m to^i . No' lu'i hu'i lu.c ca(.p la^'y cuo^'n "Giamilia" ra: ___ - Anh vie^'t ba^.y ba. gi` trong sa'ch to^i va^.y ? ___ To^i a^'p u'ng: ___ - Tho* Nguye^~n Bi'nh a^'y ma`! ___ No' hoa.nh ho.e: ___ - Ai mu*o*.n anh che'p tho* Nguyn Bi'nh vo^ dda^y ? ___ To^i nuo^'t nu*o*'c bo.t: ___ - DDa^u co' ai mu*o*.n! Ta.i to^i tha^'y hay to^i che'p! ___ - La^`n sau co' tha^'y tho* hay thi` anh che'p vo^ sa'ch cu?a anh chu*' ddu*`ng che'p vo^ sa'ch cu?a to^i! ___ No'i xong no' dda^?y cuo^'n "Giamilia" dde^'n tru*o*'c ma(.t to^i: ___ - Anh mua dde^`n cho to^i cuo^'n kha'c ddi! ___ Ne^'u co' the^? chui ddu*o*.c xuo^'ng dda^'t thi` to^i dda~ chui ro^`i . Nhu*ng vi` dda^'t cu*'ng qua' kho^ng chui ddu*o*.c, to^i dda`nh gia(`ng la^'y cuo^'n sa'ch bo? ddi mo^.t ma.ch, trong lo`ng xa^'u ho^? kho^ng dde^? dda^u cho he^'t . ___ Suo^'t ma^'y tie^'t ho.c co`n la.i, to^i kho^ng nhe't no^?i vo^ dda^`u la^'y mo^.t chu*~ . To^i cu*' ngo^`i tru` e?o cho Vie^.t An bi. se't dda'nh, bi. xe ca'n, bi. che^'t chi`m du*o*'i so^ng, tha^.m chi' bi. ba ca'i cu`ng mo^.t lu'c ca`ng to^'t . Lu'c ddo', to^i mo*'i ha? da. . ___ Chie^`u ho^m ddo', to^i pho'ng xe ddi lu`ng he^'t hie^.u sa'ch na`y dde^'n hie^.u sa'ch kha'c, quye^'t mua ba(`ng ddu*o*.c cuo^'n "Giamilia" che^'t tie^.t kia dde^? "ne'm vo^ ma(.t" Vie^.t An . ___ Nghi~ trong dda^`u thi` hung ha(ng nhu* va^.y, ho^m sau ga(.p Vie^.t An, to^i xi`u nhu* bu'n . ___ Khi ddu*a cuo^'n sa'ch mo*'i mua cho Vie^.t An, to^i kho^ng da'm nhi`n tha(?ng va`o ma(.t no': ___ - DDe^`n cho Vie^.t An ne`! ___ To^i no'i vo*'i gio.ng su*o*.ng su`ng . Va` kho^ng ddo*.i cho Vie^.t An ki.p no'i gi`, to^i vo^.i va~ bu*o*'c ddi . ___ Nhu*ng Vie^.t An dda~ go.i gia^.t: ___ - Anh Thu*! ___ To^i gia^.t mi`nh quay la.i va` nhi`n no' ba(`ng a'nh ma('t nga.c nhie^n pha la^~n lo la('ng . Cha(?ng le~ cuo^'n sa'ch bi. ra'ch cho^~ na`o, Vie^.t An kho^ng chi.u nha^.n cha(ng? ___ Tha^'y to^i ddu*'ng su*~ng nhu* tro*`i tro^`ng, Vie^.t An mi?m cu*o*`i: ___ - Anh la.i dda^y! ___ To^i ba`ng hoa`ng bu*o*'c la.i . ___ Vie^.t An tho` tay va`o ca(.p la^'y cuo^'n "Con ta`u tra('ng" ra ddu*a to^i: ___ - Anh ddo.c cuo^'n na`y ddi! Cu~ng cu?a Aimatov! Hay la('m! ___ To^i ca^`m la^'y cuo^'n sa'ch ma` nhu* the^? ca^`m mo^.t gia^'c mo*, kho^ng hie^?u hu* thu*.c the^' na`o . Vie^.t An o*i, em co' ddi.nh quay to^i nhu* quay de^' hay kho^ng? ___ | |||||||||||||||||
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