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["C\u200b H\u01af\u01a0NG 25 - Anh \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m cho em, Luke n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Meggie l\u00fac hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0103n s\u00e1ng. - Sao? T\u00ecm vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m cho em tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u00fang ta t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t c\u0103n nh\u00e0? - Meggie! m\u01b0\u1edbn nh\u00e0 l\u00e0m g\u00ec, th\u1eadt l\u00e0 v\u00f4 \u00edch. Anh \u0111i ch\u1eb7t m\u00eda, m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n s\u1ebd \u1ed5n th\u00f4i. Nh\u00f3m th\u1ee3 ch\u1eb7t m\u00eda gi\u1ecfi nh\u1ea5t Queensland g\u1ed3m nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Th\u1ee5y \u0110i\u1ec3n, Ba Lan, \u00c3i Nh\u0129 Lan do m\u1ed9t tay t\u00ean l\u00e0 Arne Swenson \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n. Trong khi em ng\u1ee7 anh \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p h\u1eafn. Hi\u1ec7n nh\u00f3m c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn thi\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 h\u1eafn b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng nh\u1eadn anh hai m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n, s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i nh\u1ecf. - C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i anh \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i l\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng s\u1ed1ng chung c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i? - Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Meggie! Ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p \u1edf l\u00e1n tr\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng. V\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i \u1edf nh\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh em s\u1ebd l\u00e0m g\u00ec? T\u1ed1t h\u01a1n h\u1ebft l\u00e0 em c\u0169ng n\u00ean l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c; t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ed3ng ti\u1ec1n m\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0m ra s\u1ebd d\u00f9ng v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c mua trang tr\u1ea1i. - Nh\u01b0ng em s\u1ebd \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u? Em s\u1ebd l\u00e0m lo\u1ea1i c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec? \u1ede \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 gia s\u00fac nh\u01b0 \u1edf Drogheda? - Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u00ednh v\u00ec th\u1ebf m\u00e0 anh \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm ra m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0103n \u1edf lu\u00f4n m\u00e0 anh kh\u1ecfi ph\u1ea3i t\u1ed1n k\u00e9m. Em s\u1ebd l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c t\u1ea1i Himmelhoch nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00fap vi\u1ec7c cho gia \u0111\u00ecnh Ludwig Mueller. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tay tr\u1ed3ng m\u00eda l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t trong v\u00f9ng, c\u00f2n v\u1ee3 h\u1eafn th\u00ec b\u1ecb t\u00e0n t\u1eadt. B\u00e0 ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 d\u1ecdn d\u1eb9p nh\u00e0 c\u1eeda. Anh s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a em \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 s\u00e1ng mai. - N\u1ebfu \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a anh... (Meggie nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng chi\u1ebfc x\u1eafc tay). Luke, c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i anh \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ea3ng c\u1ee7a em? - Anh \u0111\u00e3 g\u1edfi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 v\u00e0o ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng. Kh\u00f4ng l\u1ebd em \u0111i d\u1ea1o l\u1ea1i mang theo s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n l\u1edbn nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf sao Meggie? - Nh\u01b0ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 anh \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y c\u1ee7a em \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed3ng xu cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng. D\u00f9 sao em c\u0169ng c\u1ea7n ch\u00fat \u0111\u1ec9nh ti\u1ec1n x\u00e0i v\u1eb7t ch\u1ee9? - Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i em c\u1ea7n ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec? B\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u s\u00e1ng mai em \u1edf Himmelhoch v\u00e0 em kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e0i ti\u1ec1n. C\u00f2n ti\u1ec1n tr\u1ea3 kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n b\u00e2y gi\u1edd anh s\u1ebd lo. \u0110\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac em ph\u1ea3i hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng em \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ed3ng lao \u0111\u1ed9ng th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t t\u00ean th\u1ef1c d\u00e2n gi\u00e0u c\u00f3 d\u01b0 ti\u1ec1n li\u1ec7ng qua c\u1eeda s\u1ed5. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n h\u00e0ng th\u00e1ng em l\u00e0m ra, Muwller s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 th\u1eb3ng cho em m\u00e0 s\u1ebd chuy\u1ec3n v\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ee5c t\u00ean anh \u1edf ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng. Anh c\u0169ng s\u1ebd g\u1edfi v\u00e0o ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n l\u00e0m ra. Anh kh\u00f4ng x\u00e0i \u0111\u1ed3ng n\u00e0o cho ri\u00eang anh, em c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. C\u1ea3 hai ch\u00fang ta, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee5ng v\u00e0o, v\u00ec s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta, n\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i trang tr\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta. - V\u00e2ng, em \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u, Meggie t\u00e1n \u0111\u1ed3ng. Anh t\u1ecf ra r\u1ea5t bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u, Luke. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu em c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con th\u00ec sao? Tho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ea7u, Luke \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i cho Meggie bi\u1ebft th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 con tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi mua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trang tr\u1ea1i nh\u01b0ng Meggie \u0111ang nh\u00ecn l\u00ean Luke khi\u1ebfn anh ta tr\u00e1nh sang ph\u00eda kh\u00e1c:","- Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 \u0111\u00f3 khi n\u00e0o x\u1ea3y ra. Anh mu\u1ed1n ch\u00fang ta khoan c\u00f3 con \u0111\u00e3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi mua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trang tr\u1ea1i. Kh\u00f4ng m\u00e1i gia \u0111\u00ecnh, kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ec1n, kh\u00f4ng con. Coi nh\u01b0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ed3ng. Meggie b\u1ed7ng c\u01b0\u1eddi to l\u00ean. Luke c\u0169ng c\u01b0\u1eddi theo, n\u00e2ng t\u00e1ch tr\u00e0 l\u00ean ch\u00fac m\u1eebng: - Hoan h\u00f4 cap\u1ed1t \u0102ngl\u00ea.","C\u200b H\u01af\u01a0NG 26 B\u1ed1n tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 tr\u00f4i qua tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi Meggie g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i Luke. C\u1ee9 m\u1ed7i s\u00e1ng ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt, Meggie trang \u0111i\u1ec3m \u0111\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng, m\u1eb7c chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o d\u00e0i v\u1ea3i xoa xinh x\u1eafn ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i anh ch\u1ed3ng kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd t\u1edbi. \u00d4ng ch\u1ee7 Mueller v\u00e0 Anne, v\u00e0 v\u1ee3 \u00f4ng, im l\u1eb7ng kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi b\u00e0n t\u00e1n. T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean Meggie kinh t\u1edfm khi nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i hai \u0111\u00eam ng\u1ee7 \u1edf kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n Dunny nh\u01b0ng \u00edt ra l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 n\u00e0ng c\u00f3 Luke b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh. N\u00e0ng h\u1ed1i ti\u1ebfc t\u1ea1i sao m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i la h\u00e9t nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, \u0111\u00fang ra ph\u1ea3i c\u1eafn l\u01b0\u1ee1i l\u00e0m thinh. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf lui l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa r\u1ed3i. S\u1ef1 \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn v\u00e0 r\u00ean la c\u1ee7a Meggie g\u00e2y m\u1ea5t h\u1ee9ng cho Luke v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 khi\u1ebfn cho Luke t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch xa l\u00e1nh. Th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 th\u1ea3n nhi\u00ean c\u1ee7a Luke tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ef1 \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn c\u1ee7a Meggie l\u00fac \u1ea5y l\u00e0m n\u00e0ng h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, n\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng kh\u1ecfi h\u1ed1i h\u1eadn v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng t\u1ef1 cho m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 l\u1ed7i. Ng\u00e0y ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt th\u1ee9 t\u01b0, Meggie kh\u00f4ng s\u1eeda so\u1ea1n, l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c trong b\u1ebfp, \u0111i ch\u00e2n kh\u00f4ng, m\u1eafc qu\u1ea7n ng\u1eafn v\u00e0 \u00e1o ng\u1eafn, trong l\u00fac chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb bu\u1ed5i \u0103n s\u00e1ng n\u00f3ng cho Ludwig v\u00e0 Anne; hai \u00f4ng b\u00e0 ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn cho Meggie \u0103n m\u1eb7c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n trong tu\u1ea7n. Nghe c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng ch\u00e2n b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean c\u1ea7u thang s\u00e1t nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp, Meggie b\u1ecf m\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng \u0111ang chi\u00ean tr\u00ean ch\u1ea3o, n\u00e0ng s\u1eedng s\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t l\u00fac nh\u00ecn con ng\u01b0\u1eddi cao to l\u00f4ng l\u00e1 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng c\u1eeda. Luke? C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i Luke kh\u00f4ng? T\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng t\u1ea1c t\u1eeb trong \u0111\u00e1 c\u1ea9m th\u1ea1ch, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0ng Luke \u0111i ngang qua nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp, \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean m\u00e1 Meggie m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u00f4n k\u00eau th\u00e0nh ti\u1ebfng r\u1ed3i k\u00e9o gh\u1ebf ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea1nh b\u00e0n. Meggie tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i chi\u00ean nh\u1eefng qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng kh\u00e1c, th\u00eam v\u00e0o trong ch\u1ea3o v\u00e0i l\u00e1t m\u1ee1. Anne Mueller b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o, c\u01b0\u1eddi hi\u1ec1n h\u00f2a nh\u01b0ng trong l\u00f2ng gi\u1eadn d\u1eef - t\u00ean ch\u00f3 ch\u1ebft n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0m g\u00ec sau bao nhi\u00eau ng\u00e0y b\u1ecf b\u00ea v\u1ee3 h\u1eafn. - T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t vui m\u1eebng th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng qu\u00ean r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee3. M\u1eddi \u00f4ng ra h\u00e0nh lang \u0103n s\u00e1ng v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Ludwig Mueller sinh \u1edf \u00dac nh\u01b0ng g\u1ed1c g\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c. Hai v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m t\u00ecnh v\u1edbi Meggie v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 cho m\u00ecnh r\u1ea5t may m\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Meggie gi\u00fap vi\u1ec7c. \u00d4ng ch\u1ed3ng r\u1ea5t bi\u1ebft \u01a1n Meggie v\u00ec nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng v\u1ee3 \u00f4ng vui h\u1eb3n l\u00ean t\u1eeb khi c\u00f3 m\u00e1i t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng \u00f3ng \u1ea3 l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh trong c\u0103n nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y. - C\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c ch\u1eb7t m\u00eda th\u1ebf n\u00e0o h\u1edf Luka? \u00f4ng v\u1eeba chia tr\u1ee9ng v\u1eeba h\u1ecfi Luke. - N\u1ebfu t\u00f4i n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t th\u00edch c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c \u1ea5y \u00f4ng c\u00f3 tin kh\u00f4ng? C\u00e1i nh\u00ecn r\u1ea5t s\u1eafc c\u1ee7a Ludwig h\u01b0\u1edbng th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1eb9p trai c\u1ee7a Luke: - V\u00e2ng. Anh thu\u1ed9c lo\u1ea1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1ef1c v\u00e0 t\u00e2m t\u00ednh ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c \u1ea5y. Lo\u1ea1i lao \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e0y mang l\u1ea1i cho anh m\u1ed9t nh\u1eadn th\u1ee9c m\u00ecnh h\u01a1n nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. Anne n\u00f3i: - Anh bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng l\u00e0 anh s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1eb7p Meggie n\u1eefa. - Th\u01b0a th\u1eadt v\u1edbi \u00f4ng b\u00e0, trong l\u00fac n\u00e0y, Arne v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0m lu\u00f4n ng\u00e0y ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt. Ng\u00e0y mai","ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i Ingham. - Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, Meggie s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t \u00edt \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p anh. - Meggie hi\u1ec3u m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n. T\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i trong v\u00e0i n\u0103m. V\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian ngh\u1ec9 v\u00e0o m\u00f9a h\u00e8. Arne n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i v\u00e0o l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 anh ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u t\u00f4i \u0111i l\u00e0m \u1edf nh\u00e0 m\u00e1y \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1ea1i Sydney, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a Meggie \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. - C\u00e1i g\u00ec bu\u1ed9c anh ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u1ef1c kh\u1ed5 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, Luke? Anne h\u1ecfi. - T\u00f4i c\u1ea7n gom \u0111\u1ee7 ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec3 mua m\u1ed9t trang tr\u1ea1i \u1edf mi\u1ec1n t\u00e2y, trong v\u00f9ng Kynuna. Meggie kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i cho \u00f4ng b\u00e0 bi\u1ebft \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i sao? Sau bu\u1ed5i \u0103n s\u00e1ng, Luke gi\u00fap Meggie r\u1eeda t\u00e1ch \u0111\u0129a r\u1ed3i \u0111\u01b0a v\u1ee3 \u0111i d\u1ea1o \u1edf v\u01b0\u1eddn tr\u1ed3ng m\u00eda g\u1ea7n nh\u1ea5t; anh kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edbt \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, m\u00eda, v\u1ec1 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ed1n m\u00eda tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi c\u1ee7a anh, v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng ngo\u00e0i tr\u1eddi th\u00fa v\u1ecb, v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ed9i h\u1ebft \u00fd trong nh\u00f3m th\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a Arne. C\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y kh\u00e1c h\u1eb3n so v\u1edbi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1eaft l\u00f4ng c\u1eebu. Khi tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i nh\u00e0, Meggie h\u1ecfi Luke: - Anh c\u00f3 th\u1ea5y c\u0103n nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb9p kh\u00f4ng? Theo anh li\u1ec7u hai n\u0103m s\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u01b0\u1edbn ri\u00eang m\u1ed9t c\u0103n nh\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng? Em th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u0103m s\u00f3c nh\u01b0 em \u0111\u00e3 ch\u0103m s\u00f3c c\u0103n nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y. - T\u1ea1i sao em l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 suy ngh\u0129 \u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3 s\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh trong c\u0103n nh\u00e0. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i \u1edf Gillanbone. N\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ed7 m\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u1edf nh\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh an to\u00e0n. Em \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng vui sao? N\u00e0y Meggie, em n\u00ean t\u1ea1m b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng g\u00ec em \u0111ang c\u00f3 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi n\u00e0o m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i mi\u1ec1n t\u00e2y. D\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ph\u00ed ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec3 m\u01b0\u1edbn nh\u00e0, anh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 cho em c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng \u0103n kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ed3i r\u1ed3i trong khi ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7n ti\u1ebft ki\u1ec7m. Em nghe anh n\u00f3i ch\u1ee9? - V\u00e2ng, Luke. Luke v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed7i qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t r\u1eb1ng \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh ban \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a anh l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a v\u1ee3 xu\u1ed1ng ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u0103n nh\u00e0 s\u00e0n \u0111\u1ec3 \u00f4m h\u00f4n n\u00e0ng, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng Luke ch\u00e0o t\u1eeb bi\u1ec7t Meggie b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch v\u1ed7 v\u00e0o m\u00f4ng v\u1ee3 kh\u00e1 m\u1ea1nh khi\u1ebfn n\u00e0ng c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y \u0111au, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea7n theo con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00f2n, \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng n\u01a1i anh \u0111\u1ec3 chi\u1ebfc xe \u0111\u1ea1p d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y. Th\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1p xe ba m\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00e2y s\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t quy\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu t\u1ed1n ti\u1ec1n mua v\u00e9 xe bu\u00fdt. - Th\u1eadt t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p con b\u00e9! Anne n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u1ed3ng. Em r\u1ea5t mu\u1ed1n gi\u1ebft anh ch\u1ed3ng qu\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea3n \u1ea5y. ... Ng\u00e0y th\u00e1ng tr\u00f4i qua, m\u1ed9t n\u0103m r\u1ed3i hai n\u0103m. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 l\u00f2ng t\u1ed1t kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed5i thay c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh Mueller \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1eef Meggie \u1edf l\u1ea1i Himmelhoch gi\u1eefa l\u00fac n\u00e0ng ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft th\u1ebf n\u00e0o t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3nh ti\u1ebfn tho\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee1ng nan. Ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 cho Bob l\u00e0 Meggie c\u00f3 ngay ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. Nh\u01b0ng Meggie \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch th\u00fa nh\u1eadn v\u1edbi gia \u0111\u00ecnh l\u00e0 Luke \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i cho n\u00e0ng m\u1ed9t xu. N\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 n\u00e0ng quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh th\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fac Meggie b\u1ecf Luke v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n, c\u00f2n b\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec ch\u01b0a ch\u00edn m\u00f9i \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ecdn gi\u1ea3i ph\u00e1p \u1ea5y. Gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c gia \u0111\u00ecnh cho Meggie th\u1ea5y l\u1ea5y ch\u1ed3ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c thi\u00eang li\u00eang v\u00e0 n\u00e0ng hy v\u1ecdng m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 nhu c\u1ea7u l\u00e0m m\u1eb9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n, v\u1ecb tr\u00ed l\u00e0m ch\u1ed3ng \u0111\u00fang ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a Luke s\u1ebd bu\u1ed9c Meggie \u1edf l\u1ea1i.","N\u00e0ng g\u1eb7p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Luke t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u00e1u l\u1ea7n trong m\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00e1m th\u00e1ng xa nh\u00e0; nhi\u1ec1u l\u00fac Meggie ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng Luke s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed3ng t\u00ecnh luy\u1ebfn \u00e1i v\u1edbi Arne nh\u01b0 v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng. M\u1ed7i th\u00e1ng m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n, l\u00e0m \u0111\u00fang b\u1ed5n ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, Meggie vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 cho m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 c\u00e1c anh, k\u1ec3 l\u1ec3 v\u00e0i d\u00f2ng v\u1ec1 b\u1eafc Queensland. C\u00e1c c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ghi ch\u00e9p l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng thi\u1ebfu n\u00e9t h\u00e0i h\u01b0\u1edbc, nh\u01b0ng d\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp c\u00e1c m\u00e2u thu\u1eabn gi\u1eefa m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 Luke. \u00f4ng b\u00e0 Mueller \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3i t\u1edbi nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a Luke; Meggie \u0103n \u1edf nh\u00e0 \u00f4ng b\u00e0 Mueller v\u00ec Luke th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i l\u00e0m \u0103n xa. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng Meggie l\u1ea5y can \u0111\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi v\u1ea9n v\u01a1 v\u1ec1 \u0110\u1ee9c cha Ralph nh\u01b0ng th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00ec Bob l\u1ea1i qu\u00ean vi\u1ebft l\u1ea1i cho em g\u00e1i m\u1ed9t \u00edt tin t\u1ee9c m\u00e0 b\u00e0 Fiona bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ec1 ng\u00e0i gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c. \u0110\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean m\u1ed9t h\u00f4m Meggie nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e1 th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a Bob trong \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp r\u1ea5t d\u00e0i v\u1ec1 Ralph: M\u1ed9t h\u00f4m, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u01b0 t\u1eeb tr\u00ean tr\u1eddi r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng. \u00f4ng ta h\u01a1i b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i, c\u00f3 v\u1ebb bu\u1ed3n v\u00e3 v\u00e0 h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c kinh ng\u1ea1c v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y em. \u00f4ng ta \u0111i\u00ean ti\u1ebft l\u00ean v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c c\u1ea3 nh\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai cho \u00f4ng hay chuy\u1ec7n Luke v\u00e0 em. Nh\u01b0ng khi m\u1eb9 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch cho \u00f4ng ta bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 do c\u00e1i t\u00ednh ngang b\u01b0\u1edbng c\u1ee7a em v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh em \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i cho \u00f4ng ta hay tin \u0111\u00e1m c\u01b0\u1edbi, th\u00ec \u00f4ng ta d\u1ecbu ngay v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i l\u1eddi n\u00e0o n\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0ng anh c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m t\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 v\u1eafng m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a em trong nh\u00e0 l\u00e0m cho \u00f4ng ta th\u1ea5y tr\u1ed1ng tr\u1ea3i h\u01a1n s\u1ef1 v\u1eafng m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai kh\u00e1c. Cho r\u1eb1ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00f4i v\u00ec em g\u1ea7n g\u0169i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng ta nhi\u1ec1u nh\u1ea5t v\u00e0 l\u00fac n\u00e0o \u00f4ng ta c\u0169ng coi em nh\u01b0 em g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta. \u00d4ng \u0111i lang thang kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t linh h\u1ed3n \u0111au kh\u1ed5 \u0111i v\u1ea5t v\u01b0\u1edfng, h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng ta ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i em xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t \u1edf m\u1ed7i kh\u00fac quanh tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u00f4ng \u0111i t\u1edbi. T\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p \u00f4ng ta qu\u00e1! \u1ede nh\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c \u1ea3nh n\u00e0o c\u1ee7a em \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a cho \u00f4ng ta xem, \u0111\u1ebfn khi \u00f4ng ta h\u1ecfi nh\u1eefng \u1ea3nh ch\u1ee5p \u0111\u00e1m c\u01b0\u1edbi th\u00ec anh m\u1edbi s\u1ef1c nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ee5p m\u1ed9t \u1ea3nh n\u00e0o h\u1ebft. \u00d4ng ta c\u00f3 h\u1ecfi em c\u00f3 con ch\u01b0a, anh tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi r\u1eb1ng h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 ch\u01b0a. Em ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 con ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng Meggie? Em \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y ch\u1ed3ng bao l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i? Anh r\u1ea5t mong s\u1eafp t\u1edbi em c\u00f3 con v\u00ec anh ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng n\u1ebfu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tin n\u00e0y. Anh c\u00f3 t\u1ecf \u00fd ghi \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a em cho \u00f4ng ta nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng ta kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n. \u00d4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi r\u1eb1ng c\u0169ng v\u00f4 \u00edch v\u00ec \u00f4ng s\u1ebd \u0111i Athenes b\u00ean Hy L\u1ea1p; \u00f4ng s\u1ebd \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian v\u1edbi v\u1ecb T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111ang \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi quy\u1ec1n. T\u00ean v\u1ecb T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c n\u00e0y d\u00e0i th\u01b0\u1eddn th\u01b0\u1ee3t nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh tay, anh kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m sao nh\u1edb n\u1ed5i. Em c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, h\u1ecd s\u1ebd \u0111i Hy L\u1ea1p b\u1eb1ng m\u00e1y bay. N\u00f3i t\u00f3m l\u1ea1i khi gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng em kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u1edf Drogheda \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f9ng \u00f4ng phi ng\u1ef1a d\u1ea1o ch\u01a1i th\u00ec \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u1edf l\u1ea1i l\u00e2u. \u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 c\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a \u0111i d\u1ea1o m\u1ed9t hai l\u1ea7n, l\u00e0m l\u1ec5 cho c\u1ea3 nh\u00e0 m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n sau th\u00ec t\u1eeb gi\u00e3 Drogheda. Meggie \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00e1 th\u01b0 xu\u1ed1ng b\u00e0n. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 anh \u1ea5y bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i. Anh \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i. Ralph s\u1ebd suy ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? Anh \u1ea5y c\u00f3 \u0111au bu\u1ed3n kh\u00f4ng? v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c n\u00e0o? T\u1ea1i sao Ralph l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea9y n\u00e0ng ph\u1ea3i h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y? \u0110\u00e2u c\u00f3 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec. Meggie kh\u00f4ng y\u00eau Luke. Ch\u1eb3ng qua anh ta ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u00f3ng vai ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00e1m v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 thi\u1ebfu v\u1eafng, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mang l\u1ea1i cho Meggie nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng l\u00fd Meggie c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 v\u1edbi Ralph. Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i! T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u r\u1ed1i l\u00ean!","\u200bCH\u01af\u01a0NG 27 T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c Di Contini Verchese th\u00edch \u1edf kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng h\u01a1n l\u00e0 c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e0nh cho \u00f4ng \u1edf Athens. \u00d4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ee9 m\u1ea1ng t\u1ebf nh\u1ecb kh\u00e1 quan tr\u1ecdng, ph\u1ea3i b\u00e0n v\u1edbi c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o Nh\u00e0 th\u1edd ch\u00ednh gi\u00e1o Hy L\u1ea1p nhi\u1ec1u v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1. T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng chuy\u1ebfn c\u00f4ng t\u00e1c l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eed th\u00e1ch ngo\u1ea1i giao, b\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea1p \u0111\u1ec3 \u00f4ng nh\u1eadn l\u00e3nh nh\u1eefng c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c quan tr\u1ecdng h\u01a1n \u1edf La M\u00e3. V\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng r\u1eb1ng Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c Ralph c\u00f9ng \u0111i. N\u0103m th\u00e1ng tr\u00f4i qua, T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng tin c\u1eady v\u00e0o con ng\u01b0\u1eddi tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi n\u00e0y. M\u1ed9t Mazarin, m\u1ed9t Mazarin \u0111\u00edch th\u1ef1c. \u0110\u1ee9c cha Di Contini ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u1ed9 Mazarin h\u01a1n l\u00e0 Richelieu. M\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 so s\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ea7y vinh d\u1ef1 cho Ralph. \u0110\u00fang v\u00e0o l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, c\u00e1ch xa g\u1ea7n hai m\u01b0\u01a1i ng\u00e0n c\u00e2y s\u1ed1, Ralph m\u1edbi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn Meggie m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb gi\u00e0y v\u00f2 b\u1edfi s\u1ef1 th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f3c. L\u00e0m sao Ralph c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 o\u00e1n gi\u1eadn v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c Meggie l\u1ea5y ch\u1ed3ng m\u00e0 ch\u00ednh \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y? \u00d4ng hi\u1ec3u ngay l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao Meggie nh\u1ea5t quy\u1ebft gi\u1eef k\u00edn \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, t\u1ea1i sao Meggie kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n cho \u00f4ng g\u1eb7p ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ed3ng tr\u1ebb v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng cho tham d\u1ef1 v\u00e0o cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi m\u1edbi c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng? L\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u, Ralph t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng d\u00f9 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng Meggie c\u0169ng s\u1ebd \u1edf Gillanbone, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng \u1edf Drogheda, c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u1edf n\u01a1i n\u00e0o Ralph bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc n\u00e0ng s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00ean \u1ed5n, tr\u00e1nh m\u1ecdi \u00e2u lo v\u00e0 nguy hi\u1ec3m. Nh\u01b0ng sau suy ngh\u0129 l\u1ea1i, Ralph hi\u1ec3u ra r\u1eb1ng Meggie mu\u1ed1n b\u1eb1ng m\u1ecdi gi\u00e1 kh\u00f4ng cho Ralph \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u1ee7 trong s\u1ef1 y\u00ean l\u00f2ng \u1ea5y. Meggie bu\u1ed9c l\u00f2ng ph\u1ea3i ra \u0111i v\u00e0 ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o n\u00e0ng v\u00e0 Luke c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng chung th\u00ec Meggie s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i Drogheda. Bob x\u00e1c nh\u1eadn l\u00e0 c\u1eb7p v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng n\u00e0y d\u00e0nh d\u1ee5m ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec3 mua m\u1ed9t trang tr\u1ea1i \u1edf b\u1eafc Queensland, tin n\u00e0y coi nh\u01b0 k\u1ebft th\u00fac m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n. Meggie c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ebd v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n kh\u00f4ng g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i Ralph. Nh\u01b0ng em c\u00f3 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac kh\u00f4ng Meggie? Ch\u1ed3ng em \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed v\u1edbi em t\u1ed1t kh\u00f4ng? Em c\u00f3 y\u00eau h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng, c\u00e1i anh ch\u00e0ng Luke \u1ea5y h\u1eb3n ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n n\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f3 g\u00ec h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ec3 cho em ch\u1ecdn h\u1eafn thay v\u00ec ch\u1ecdn Enoch Davies, Liam O'' Rouke ho\u1eb7c Alastair Mac Queen? C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i ch\u0103ng em c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh ch\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 anh ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng quen bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 so s\u00e1nh? C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i ch\u0103ng em h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ec3 h\u00e0nh h\u1ea1 anh, tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 anh? Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea1i sao em l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 con? C\u00e1i anh ch\u00e0ng \u1ea5y m\u1eafc c\u00e1i ch\u1ee9ng g\u00ec m\u00e0 lang thang nh\u01b0 t\u00ean b\u1ee5i \u0111\u1eddi, bu\u1ed9c em ph\u1ea3i \u1edf nh\u1edd v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n? Em kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 con, \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean; h\u1eafn \u1edf g\u1ea7n em c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e2u. Meggie \u01a1i, t\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf? T\u1ea1i sao em l\u1ea5y Luke l\u00e0m ch\u1ed3ng? Kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n r\u1ea5t sang tr\u1ecdng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eaft ti\u1ec1n \u1edf g\u1ea7n c\u00f4ng vi\u00ean Omonia. T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c Di Contini Verchese ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh \u0111\u1eb7t \u1edf g\u1ea7n c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 nh\u00ecn ra ban c\u00f4ng; \u00f4ng \u0111ang suy t\u01b0 th\u00ec Ralph b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o. \u00d4ng quay l\u1ea1i m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. - Ralph \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac ta \u0111ang mu\u1ed1n c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n. - Con t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e0n x\u1ebfp xong. Hay l\u00e0 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i v\u00e0o gi\u1edd ch\u00f3t th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha?","- Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. Ta v\u1eeba nh\u1eadn m\u1ed9t l\u00e1 th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a H\u1ed3ng Y Monteverdi truy\u1ec1n l\u1ea1i \u00fd c\u1ee7a \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1nh Cha. Gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c Ralph b\u1ed7ng th\u1ea5y hai vai c\u1ee9ng l\u1ea1i, hai tai n\u00f3ng b\u1eebng kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu. - Th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha, c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec? - Th\u1eadt ra m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c coi nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 xong ngay sau khi k\u1ebft th\u00fac c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c th\u1ea3o lu\u1eadn m\u00e0 ta ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. Ta ph\u1ea3i quay v\u1ec1 La M\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c phong H\u1ed3ng Y. Ta ph\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c s\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p t\u1ea1i Vatican theo l\u1ec7nh tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1nh cha. - C\u00f2n con th\u00ec sao...? - Con s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c Ralph v\u00e0 con s\u1ebd tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u00dac thay ch\u1ed7 c\u1ee7a ta l\u00e0m Kh\u00e2m m\u1ea1ng T\u00f2a th\u00e1nh. \u0110\u1ea7u \u00f3c c\u1ee7a gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c Ralph cho\u00e1ng v\u00e1ng, \u00f4ng su\u00fdt ng\u00e3. D\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00dd, th\u1ebf m\u00e0 Ralph v\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vinh d\u1ef1 phong l\u00e0m Kh\u00e2m m\u1ea1ng T\u00f2a th\u00e1nh! M\u1ed9t quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng c\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y! \u1ed2, c\u00f3 sao \u0111\u00e2u. Vatican ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tin n\u01a1i \u00f4ng; \u00f4ng s\u1ebd b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean \u0111\u1ecba v\u1ecb H\u1ed3ng Y gi\u00e1o ch\u1ee7! - Th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha, kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m sao ghi h\u1ebft \u01a1n hu\u1ec7 m\u00e0 \u0110\u1ee9c cha \u0111\u00e3 ban cho con! Nh\u1edd \u0110\u1ee9c cha m\u00e0 con c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 \u01b0u \u0111\u00e3i \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t n\u00e0y. - Ch\u00faa \u0111\u00e3 ban cho ta s\u1ef1 th\u00f4ng minh kh\u00e1 \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn ra kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1ng ph\u1ea3i \u1edf trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i. Ralph. Th\u00f4i b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3y qu\u1ef3 g\u1ed1i v\u00e0 c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n. X\u00e2u chu\u1ed7i v\u00e0 s\u00e1ch kinh c\u1ee7a Ralph n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc b\u00e0n k\u1ebf b\u00ean; tay run run, Ralph v\u00f3i l\u1ea5y tay ch\u1ea1m ph\u1ea3i s\u00e1ch kinh l\u0103n r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t ngay c\u1ea1nh ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c Di Contin\u1ecb T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng nh\u1eb7t l\u00ean, b\u1ed7ng ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00ecnh d\u00e1ng m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc b\u00f4ng h\u1ed3ng \u00e9p tr\u00ean trang s\u00e1ch, b\u00f4ng h\u1ed3ng th\u1eadt n\u00f3ng b\u1ecfng v\u00e0 m\u1ecbn nh\u01b0 gi\u1ea5y l\u1ee5a, \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ea3 sang m\u00e0u n\u00e2u. - \u1ed2, l\u1ea1 th\u1eadt! T\u1ea1i sao con l\u1ea1i gi\u1eef c\u00e1i n\u00e0y trong s\u00e1ch kinh? C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m gia \u0111\u00ecnh?... r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 con? \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c, c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng nh\u00ecn xuy\u00ean su\u1ed1t s\u1ef1 gi\u1ea3 d\u1ed1i v\u00e0 che \u0111\u1eady, \u0111ang chi\u1ebfu th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o Ralph, khi\u1ebfn cho Ralph kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gi\u1edd gi\u1ea5u \u0111i s\u1ef1 b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i v\u00e0 x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. - Th\u01b0a kh\u00f4ng, Ralph nh\u00edu m\u00e0y tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. Con kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n gi\u1eef m\u1ed9t k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m n\u00e0o c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 con. - Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn b\u00f4ng hoa n\u00e0y r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb n\u00ean con m\u1edbi gi\u1eef n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m gi\u1eefa c\u00e1c trang s\u00e1ch m\u00e0 con qu\u00ed nh\u1ea5t. Nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh h\u1ed3ng n\u00e0y g\u1ee3i cho con nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec? - M\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh y\u00eau trong s\u00e1ng m\u00e0 con \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ebfn d\u00e2ng cho Ch\u00faa, th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha. - Ta hi\u1ec3u ngay v\u00ec ta bi\u1ebft r\u1ea5t r\u00f5 con. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00ecnh y\u00eau n\u00e0y c\u00f3 mang \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t \u0111e d\u1ecda \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00ecnh y\u00eau d\u00e0nh cho Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i kh\u00f4ng? - Th\u01b0a kh\u00f4ng. Ch\u00ednh v\u00ec s\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i m\u00e0 con \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t t\u00ecnh y\u00eau \u1ea5y, ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n. Con \u0111\u00e3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua kh\u1ecfi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u1ea5y r\u1ea5t xa khi\u1ebfn m\u1ecdi kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. - Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ed7i bu\u1ed3n c\u1ee7a con! Ralph th\u00e2n m\u1ebfn, kh\u00f4ng g\u00ec gh\u00ea g\u1edbm nh\u01b0 con t\u01b0\u1edfng, \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0","kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng gh\u00ea g\u1edbm! Con t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 cho nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 con \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ebfn. C\u00f2n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef, v\u1edbi t\u00ecnh y\u00eau g\u1edfi g\u1eafm trong k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m r\u1ea5t xa x\u01b0a nh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n ng\u00e1t h\u01b0\u01a1ng \u1ea5y, s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd b\u1ecb thi\u1ec7t th\u00f2i. V\u00ec r\u1eb1ng con \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1eef v\u1eb9n m\u1ed1i t\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1eef chi\u1ebfc hoa h\u1ed3ng \u1ea5y. - Con kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng c\u00f4 ta hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat n\u00e0o nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. - \u1ed2, hi\u1ec3u ch\u1ee9! N\u1ebfu con y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u00f4 ta nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, th\u00ec v\u1edbi b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t r\u1ea5t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh c\u00f4 ta th\u1eeba s\u1ee9c hi\u1ec3u. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng, con \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u1ea5y v\u00e0 con \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ee9t b\u1ecf \u0111i v\u1eadt kia t\u1eeb l\u00e2u. - C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng l\u00fac, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 kh\u1ea5n nguy\u1ec7n th\u1eadt ki\u00ean tr\u00ec m\u1edbi ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c con b\u1ecf r\u01a1i tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi n\u00e0ng. T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh, \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u1ef3 g\u1ed1i b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi thanh l\u1ecbch m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng trong r\u1ea5t \u00edt ng\u01b0\u1eddi ngo\u00e0i Ch\u00faa v\u00e0 Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a Ng\u01b0\u1eddi. - Con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1eddi b\u1ecf tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, con bi\u1ebft r\u1ea5t r\u00f5 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng Ralph? Con \u0111\u00e3 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i v\u00e0 m\u00e3i m\u00e3i thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i. \u1ede con, thi\u00ean ch\u1ee9c r\u1ea5t th\u1eadt v\u00e0 s\u00e2u s\u1eafc. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3y c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n v\u00e0 ta s\u1ebd c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n th\u00eam cho Hoa H\u1ed3ng trong nh\u1eefng l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ecdc kinh sau n\u00e0y. Ch\u00faa ban cho ta r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u nh\u1eefng \u0111au bu\u1ed3n v\u00e0 l\u1eafm th\u1eed th\u00e1ch tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed1n v\u0129nh c\u1eedu. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i t\u1eadp ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng, ta c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecdc nh\u01b0 con th\u00f4i.","C\u200b H\u01af\u01a0NG 28 V\u00e0o cu\u1ed1i th\u00e1ng t\u00e1m, Meggie nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a Luke cho bi\u1ebft anh ta n\u1eb1m b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n \u1edf Townsville v\u00ec m\u1eafc b\u1ec7nh Weil nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec nguy hi\u1ec3m v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e2u s\u1ebd b\u00ecnh ph\u1ee5c. L\u1ee3i d\u1ee5ng l\u00fac n\u00e0y, Luke s\u1ebd ngh\u1ec9 h\u00e8 v\u00e0 v\u1ec1 r\u01b0\u1edbc Meggie c\u00f9ng \u0111i h\u1ed3 Eacham tr\u00ean cao nguy\u00ean Atherton m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi n\u00e0o Luke c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a anh. Luke \u0111\u00e3 m\u01b0\u1ee3n m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe h\u01a1i c\u0169 k\u1ef9 c\u1ee7a ai \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn r\u01b0\u1edbc Meggie m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng r\u1ea5t s\u1edbm. Luke g\u1ea7y, da nh\u0103n v\u00e0 v\u00e0ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb ng\u00e2m d\u1ea5m. H\u1ed1t ho\u1ea3ng, Meggie trao v\u1ed9i vali cho ch\u1ed3ng r\u1ed3i b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean xe ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh. - B\u1ec7nh Weil l\u00e0 g\u00ec Luke? Anh vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng nguy hi\u1ec3m g\u00ec nh\u01b0ng nh\u00ecn anh, em th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 anh \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb b\u1ec7nh r\u1ea5t n\u1eb7ng. - \u1ed2! \u0110\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 b\u1ec7nh v\u00e0ng da th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111e d\u1ecda t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c c\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n ch\u1eb7t m\u00eda. H\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 ch\u00ednh lo\u00e0i chu\u1ed9t l\u00fac nh\u00fac trong c\u00e1c \u0111\u00e1m m\u00eda \u0111\u00e3 mang l\u1ea1i m\u1ea7m g\u00e2y b\u1ec7nh. Anh c\u00f3 s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe nhi\u1ec1u n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb b\u1ec7nh n\u1eb7ng nh\u01b0 ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f4ng c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p kh\u00e1c. C\u00e1c b\u00e1c s\u0129 \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3m l\u00e0 anh s\u1ebd h\u1ed3i ph\u1ee5c phong \u0111\u1ed9 trong m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian r\u1ea5t ng\u1eafn. H\u1ed3 Eacham \u1edf tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng cao, r\u1ea5t t\u00ecnh t\u1ee9 gi\u1eefa m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3nh hoang d\u00e3. Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 tr\u1ecd gia \u0111\u00ecnh, \u0111\u00eam xu\u1ed1ng, ra ngo\u00e0i hi\u00ean nh\u00ecn m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng, Meggie mu\u1ed1n quan s\u00e1t nh\u1eefng con d\u01a1i kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 lo\u00e0i \u0103n qu\u1ea3, m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con ch\u1ed3n ba\u1ef5 Ch\u00fang c\u00f3 t\u1edbi h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n; tr\u00f4ng g\u1edbm ghi\u1ebfc v\u00e0 qu\u00e1i d\u1ecb nh\u1ef1ng th\u1eadt ra l\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t nh\u00fat nh\u00e1t v\u00e0 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u00f4 h\u1ea1i. Nh\u00ecn ch\u00fang bay l\u00ean tr\u1eddi gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng b\u00f3ng \u0111\u00eam, \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp. Meggie sung s\u01b0\u1edbng khi ng\u1ea3 m\u00ecnh tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u00eam \u00e1i v\u00e0 m\u00e1t m\u1ebb. Luke so\u1ea1n trong vali c\u1ee7a anh ta m\u1ed9t h\u1ed9p d\u1eb9p m\u00e0u n\u00e2u, r\u1ed3i t\u1eeb trong h\u1ed9p n\u00e0y, anh l\u1ea5y ra nh\u1eefng v\u1eadt nh\u1ecf tr\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c anh x\u1ebfp h\u00e0ng d\u00e0i tr\u00ean b\u00e0n ng\u1ee7. Meggie v\u1edbi tay l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn xem. - C\u00e1i n\u00e0y l\u00e0 g\u00ec v\u1eady Luke? - n\u00e0ng h\u1ecfi t\u00f2 m\u00f2. - M\u1ed9t capot Anh t\u1ee9c bao cao su , anh gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch m\u00e0 qu\u00ean \u0111i l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y hai n\u0103m anh t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i th\u1eadt cho Meggie bi\u1ebft anh \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p ng\u1eeba thai. Anh s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi g\u1ea7n em. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 con, l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed5 v\u1ee1 c\u1ea3 k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch mua trang tr\u1ea1i - Luke n\u00f3i. Ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean m\u00e9p gi\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng, Luke tr\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t g\u1ea7y, th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 x\u01b0\u01a1ng s\u01b0\u1eddn. Nh\u01b0ng hai con m\u1eaft xanh c\u1ee7a anh v\u1eabn sinh \u0111\u1ed9ng. Anh \u0111\u01b0a tay ra \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i bao cao su m\u00e0 Meggie v\u1eabn c\u00f2n c\u1ea7m. - Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea1t m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch Meggie, r\u1ea5t g\u1ea7n r\u1ed3i! Theo anh t\u00ednh ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n c\u00f3 th\u00eam n\u0103m ng\u00e0n b\u1ea3ng l\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mua m\u1ed9t trang tr\u1ea1i \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t \u1edf mi\u1ec1n t\u00e2y Charters Towers. Meggie n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u1ed3ng: - Trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p n\u00e0y, ngay t\u1eeb b\u00e2y gi\u1edd anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 coi nh\u01b0 trang tr\u1ea1i \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 anh. Em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3","vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 cho \u0110\u1ee9c cha De Bricassart \u0111\u1ec3 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u ng\u00e0i cho ch\u00fang ta m\u01b0\u1ee3n s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n \u1ea5y. \u0110\u1ee9c cha s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f2i ch\u00fang ta tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n l\u1eddi \u0111\u00e2u. - Em kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean l\u00e0m g\u00ec h\u1ebft! Luke h\u00e9t l\u00ean. Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i, em kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u00fat t\u1ef1 \u00e1i n\u00e0o sao Meggie? Ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0m l\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng g\u00ec thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 ch\u00fang ta. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 vay m\u01b0\u1ee3n! Anh ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd m\u01b0\u1ee3n c\u1ee7a ai m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng xu v\u00e0 anh nh\u1ea5t quy\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Meggie ch\u1ec9 nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfng c\u00f2n ti\u1ebfng m\u1ea5t v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn Luke qua m\u1ed9t m\u00e0n s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf ch\u00f3i m\u1eaft. T\u1eeb x\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn nay, Meggie ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y gi\u1eadn d\u1eef nh\u01b0 l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y. \u0110\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ec3u gi\u1ea3, \u00edch k\u1ef7, l\u00e1o kho\u00e9t! T\u1ea1i sao h\u1eafn l\u1ea1i d\u00e1m c\u01b0 x\u1eed nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf v\u1edbi n\u00e0ng, t\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111o\u1ea1t c\u00e1i quy\u1ec1n c\u00f3 con c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng, c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh l\u00e0m cho n\u00e0ng tin r\u1eb1ng h\u1eafn mu\u1ed1n tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i nh\u01b0ng th\u1eadt ra h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecdn con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ri\u00eang s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi Arne Swenson v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng v\u01b0\u1eddn m\u00eda. Nh\u01b0ng Meggie \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o \u0111\u00e8 n\u00e9n s\u1ef1 c\u00e1u k\u1ec9nh v\u00e0 ch\u00fa \u00fd v\u00e0o c\u00e1i v\u1eadt cao su tr\u00f2n n\u00e0ng c\u1ea7m trong tay. - Anh h\u00e3y n\u00f3i cho em nghe v\u1ec1... nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i bao cao su n\u00e0y. V\u00ec sao ch\u00fang ng\u0103n ch\u1eb7n c\u00f3 con? Luke \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ee9ng s\u00e1t ph\u00eda sau l\u01b0ng Meggie. S\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ee5ng ch\u1ea1m c\u1ee7a hai th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng khi\u1ebfn cho n\u00e0ng r\u00f9ng m\u00ecnh v\u00ec b\u1ecb k\u00edch th\u00edch - Luke ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, nh\u01b0ng th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i v\u00ec Meggie kinh t\u1edfm anh ta. - Ch\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd em l\u1ea1i d\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf? - V\u00e2ng, Meggie n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i. Nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch c\u1ee7a Luke khi\u1ebfn cho Meggie n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn d\u1eef d\u1ed9i. Th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y, h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 ng\u0103n ch\u1eb7n c\u00e1i \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 l\u00e2u nay Meggie ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. \u0110\u1ed3 l\u01b0u manh! Luke kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u ch\u00fat n\u00e0o t\u00e2m tr\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a Meggi\u1eb9 H\u1eafn t\u1eaft \u0111\u00e8n, \u00f4m n\u00e0ng k\u00e9o l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 li\u1ec1n \u0111\u00f3 m\u00f2 m\u1eabm t\u00ecm c\u00e1i bao cao su; Meggie nghe r\u00f5 ti\u1ebfng s\u1ed9t so\u1ea1t m\u00e0 n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng nghe m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n \u1edf kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n Dunny trong \u0111\u00eam t\u00e2n h\u00f4n; b\u00e2y gi\u1edd n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 Luke \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec. Th\u1eb1ng l\u01b0u manh! Ph\u1ea3i d\u00f9ng k\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00e1 v\u1ee1 \u00e2m m\u01b0u c\u1ee7a Luke? - T\u1ea1i sao em kh\u00f4ng t\u1ecf ra nhi\u1ec7t t\u00ecnh h\u01a1n v\u1edbi anh h\u1ea3? - T\u1ea1i sao \u00e0? Hai n\u0103m r\u1ed3i, Luke kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gi\u1edd v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 s\u1ee9c l\u1ef1c c\u1ed1ng hi\u1ebfn cho tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i \u00e1i t\u00ecnh. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd n\u1eb1m b\u00ean Meggie, v\u1ee9t b\u1ecf bao cao su tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y th\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ebfn Luke th\u00edch th\u00fa \u0111\u00f3n nh\u1eadn nh\u1eefng c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c ti\u1ebfp x\u00fac c\u1ee7a da th\u1ecbt . C\u00e0ng l\u00fac Luke c\u00e0ng b\u1ecb k\u00edch th\u00edch. Ngay l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u00fd ngh\u0129 v\u1ee5t \u0111\u1ebfn trong \u0111\u1ea7u Meggie. N\u00e0ng quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ed9ng. Luke s\u1ef1c t\u1ec9nh m\u1edf m\u1eaft. Anh ta t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ea9y Meggie ra nh\u01b0ng c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi anh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n g\u00ec ng\u0103n ch\u1eb7n \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u b\u1edfi anh ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd g\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng d\u00f9ng ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ec7n ph\u00f2ng ng\u1eeba . S\u1ef1 k\u00edch th\u00edch l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c anh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n t\u1ef1 ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa, thay v\u00ec \u0111\u1ea9y Meggie ra, anh c\u00e0ng gh\u00ec ch\u1eb7t n\u00e0ng v\u00e0o. Trong b\u00f3ng \u0111\u00eam, Meggie m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi, h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng.","CH\u01af\u01a0NG 29 T r\u1edf v\u1ec1 Himmelhoch, Meggie ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i v\u00e0 hy v\u1ecdng. C\u1ea7u xin Ch\u00faa ban cho m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con! M\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con l\u00e0 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3. L\u1eddi c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n c\u00f3 k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3. Khi Meggie b\u00e1o cho Anne v\u00e0 Ludwig tin n\u00e0y, c\u1ea3 hai r\u1ea5t vui m\u1eebng, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 Ludwig. Ch\u00ednh \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 lo li\u1ec7u \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o t\u00e3 l\u00c3n ch\u00b3t, c\u00f2n Anne th\u00ec s\u1eeda so\u1ea1n c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng ri\u00eang cho \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 s\u1ebd ch\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0ng th\u1eadt xui x\u1ebbo, trong khi mang thai s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe c\u1ee7a Meggie kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed1t, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 do th\u1eddi ti\u1ebft n\u00f3ng b\u1ee9c, c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 do bu\u1ed3n lo, Meggie kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1i sao nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. T\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu \u1ea5y k\u00e9o d\u00e0i c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y. Kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eefng th\u1ebf, Meggie c\u00f2n c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u t\u0103ng huy\u1ebft \u00e1p. Theo b\u00e1c s\u0129 Smith, t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a Meggie nguy hi\u1ec3m. L\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f4ng g\u1ee3i \u00fd n\u00ean \u0111\u01b0a n\u00e0ng v\u00e0o n\u1eb1m trong b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi sinh nh\u01b0ng sau \u0111\u00f3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh s\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a Meggie xa ch\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8, n\u00ean b\u00e1c s\u0129 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00e0ng \u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u00ec nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u00ec Ludwig v\u00e0 Anne c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u0103m s\u00f3c cho n\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n. - Nh\u01b0ng ph\u1ea3i r\u00e1ng g\u1ecdi \u00f4ng ch\u1ed3ng v\u1ec1 th\u0103m c\u00f4 \u1ea5y! B\u00e1c s\u0129 c\u1eb1n nh\u1eb1n n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Ludwig. Meggie vi\u1ebft ngay b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 g\u1eedi Luke b\u00e1i tin n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 thai, v\u00e0 nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef n\u00e0ng tin t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng d\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n nh\u01b0ng khi c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con th\u00ec Luke c\u0169ng s\u1ebd h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c vui. Nh\u01b0ng b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Luke ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t m\u1ecdi \u1ea3o t\u01b0\u1edfng. Anh ta gi\u1eadn d\u1eef. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n anh ta khi l\u00e0m cha, ngh\u0129a \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i nu\u00f4i th\u00eam m\u1ed9t mi\u1ec7ng \u0103n. Th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a Luke l\u00e0 vi\u00ean thu\u1ed1c \u0111\u1eafng m\u00e0 Meggie v\u1eabn nu\u1ed1t v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n. Meggie c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh b\u1ec7nh ho\u1ea1n, b\u1ea5t l\u1ef1c v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u01b0\u01a1ng y\u00eau. K\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ee9a con \u0111ang trong b\u1ee5ng m\u1eb9 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u00e0ng v\u00e0 n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 mong mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c sinh ra. Meggie nghe b\u00ean trong nh\u1eefng ph\u1ea3n kh\u00e1ng y\u1ebfu \u1edbt c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t. N\u1ebfu c\u00f2n s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i b\u1eb1ng t\u00e0u h\u1ecfa d\u00e0i ba ng\u00e0n c\u00e2y s\u1ed1 th\u00ec Meggie s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng do d\u1ef1 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi gia \u0111\u00ecnh. Cu\u1ed1i th\u00e1ng t\u00e1m, b\u1ed1n tu\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi Meggie tr\u00fat g\u00e1nh n\u1eb7ng, n\u00e0ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00f9 gh\u00e9t \u0111\u1ee9a con m\u00e0 tho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c mong mu\u1ed1n v\u00e0 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. C\u00f3 l\u00fac, Meggie nh\u1eadn ra t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 th\u1ea3m h\u1ecda; c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng g\u1ea1t \u0111i l\u00f2ng t\u1ef1 \u00e1i d\u1ecb h\u1ee3m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch c\u1ee9u v\u00e3n nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng tan v\u1ee1. C\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y nhau v\u00ec nh\u1eefng suy ngh\u0129 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang: Luke nh\u1eafm t\u00fai ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a Meggie, c\u00f2n n\u00e0ng v\u00ec h\u1eddn d\u1ed7i, v\u1eeba mu\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi Ralph nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch gi\u1eef l\u1ea1i h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a Ralph. Nh\u01b0ng th\u1eadt ra, trong khi kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y o\u00e1n gi\u1eadn Luke th\u00ec c\u00e0ng l\u00fac Meggie c\u00e0ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u0103m gh\u00e9t Ralph. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 Ralph \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ecf ra th\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m v\u00e0 c\u01b0 x\u1eed v\u1edbi n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00fang h\u01a1n Luke nhi\u1ec1u. Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd Ralph c\u00f3 \u00fd ngh\u0129 l\u00e0m cho n\u00e0ng ph\u1ea3i nh\u1edb nhung \u0111\u1ebfn \u00f4ng; Ralph ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n m\u00ecnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00ecn d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1ed9t g\u00f3c \u0111\u1ed9 tu s\u0129 v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n. Ngay c\u1ea3 trong hai l\u1ea7n Ralph \u00f4m h\u00f4n n\u00e0ng, tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i h\u00f4n \u1ea5y v\u1eabn thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 Meggi\u1eb9 Th\u1ebf th\u00ec t\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i h\u1eddn d\u1ed7i Ralph l\u00e0m g\u00ec? T\u1ea1i sao n\u00e0ng l\u1ea1i c\u0103m gh\u00e9t Ralph ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i Luke? T\u1ea1i","sao l\u1ea1i tr\u00e1ch c\u1ee9 Ralph v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 th\u00f4i th\u00fac \u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea9y n\u00e0ng \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u1ea5y Luke? Meggie c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m t\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00e0ng d\u00e3 ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 Ralph. Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y Ralph l\u00e0m ch\u1ed3ng, \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1ng chung v\u00e0 c\u00f3 con v\u1edbi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y th\u00ec c\u00f3 sao \u0111\u00e2u? Ralph tr\u01b0\u1edbc sau v\u1eabn l\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0ng y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng, \u0111\u00e1ng l\u00fd ra n\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean \u0111i t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t ai kh\u00e1c thay th\u1ebf. D\u00f9 hi\u1ec3u ra nh\u1eefng sai l\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, Meggie v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng xoa d\u1ecbu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111au. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng th\u00ec ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 Luke. L\u00e0m sao n\u00e0ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 vui s\u01b0\u1edbng trong \u00fd ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ee9a con \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 mong mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi? Th\u1eadt t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p cho \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3, khi ra \u0111\u1eddi, \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u01b0\u01a1ng y\u00eau ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a Ralph th\u00ec s\u1ebd th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? Chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u00f3. Ralph \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 cho m\u1ed9t thi\u1ebft ch\u1ebf nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh bi\u1ebfn con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 h\u1ecd, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 c\u00e1i ph\u1ea7n h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn. \u0110\u1ee9c M\u1eb9, \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi \u1edf Ralph m\u1ed9t hy sinh cho quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c, ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u00e0 h\u1ee7y ho\u1ea1i con ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Ralph. Nh\u01b0ng th\u00f4i m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i s\u1ebd tr\u1ea3 gi\u00e1 cho tham v\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng linh m\u1ee5c nh\u01b0 Ralph, v\u00ec r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 \u0111\u00fang m\u1ee9c t\u00ednh nam gi\u1edbi c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 hy sinh v\u00f4 \u00edch, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat \u00fd ngh\u0129a n\u00e0o c\u1ea3. \u0110\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean, Meggie \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean, \u0111i t\u1edbi \u0111i lui trong ph\u00f2ng ngh\u1ec9, t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3 Anne \u0111ang \u0111\u1ecdc m\u1ed9t quy\u1ec3n s\u00e1ch c\u1ea5m c\u1ee7a Norman Lindsay. - Anne, h\u00e3y g\u1ecdi ngay b\u00e1c s\u0129 Smith. Em s\u1eafp sinh. - Ch\u00faa \u01a1i! Em h\u00e3y l\u00ean n\u1eb1m ngay \u1edf ph\u00f2ng hai v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng ch\u1ecb B\u00e1c s\u0129 Smith \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc xe c\u0169 k\u1ef9, c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1eef h\u1ed9 sinh \u0111i theo. - Ch\u1ecb c\u00f3 b\u00e1o cho \u00f4ng ch\u1ed3ng hay ch\u01b0a? V\u1eeba b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean b\u1eadc th\u1ec1m, b\u00e1c s\u0129 Smith v\u1eeba h\u1ecfi Ann\u1eb9 - T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111i\u1ec7n cho anh \u1ea5y. Meggie \u0111ang n\u1eb1m trong ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i h\u01a1n. Anne kh\u1eadp khi\u1ec5ng theo sau b\u00e1c s\u0129 v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng. Meggie n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng, m\u1eaft m\u1edf to v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn n\u00e0o ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb hai b\u00e0n tay b\u1ecb gi\u1eadt v\u00e0 th\u00e2n ng\u01b0\u1eddi co r\u00fat l\u1ea1i. N\u00e0ng r\u00e1ng ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn Anne m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. Anne nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y trong \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ef1ng s\u1ef1 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. - Em r\u1ea5t vui m\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf l\u1ea1i nh\u00e0, Meggie n\u00f3i. M\u1eb9 em ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 sinh. Em c\u00f3 nghe ba em k\u1ec3, m\u1eb9 em \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn khi sinh Hal nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i c\u0169ng v\u1eabn v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft. Nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh em c\u0169ng th\u1ebf. Ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef d\u00f2ng h\u1ecd Cleary ch\u1ecbu \u0111au r\u1ea5t gi\u1ecfi. V\u00e0i gi\u1eddsau, b\u00e1c s\u0129 tr\u1edf ra g\u1eb7p Anne ngo\u00e0i hi\u00ean. - C\u01a1n \u0111au b\u1ee5ng c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u1ea5y k\u00e9o d\u00e0i r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u v\u00e0 c\u00f3 kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n \u0111\u1ea5y. Th\u01b0\u1eddng sinh con \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ec1u g\u1eb7p r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00fat, nh\u01b0ng trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p n\u00e0y th\u00ec nguy hi\u1ec3m. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y r\u1ea5t c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a sinh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u1ede b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n Cairns c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u00e3 \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng th\u1ee7 thu\u1eadt m\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 ra nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u00ednh c\u00f4 \u1ea5y ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 ra m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. - Meggie v\u1eabn t\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9? - V\u00e2ng! M\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i r\u1ea5t d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng r\u00ean. Theo kinh nghi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m nh\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ea1i sinh n\u1edf kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n nh\u1ea5t. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y lu\u00f4n mi\u1ec7ng h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i Ralph \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi ch\u01b0a. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i","n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i v\u1edbi c\u00f4 ta r\u1eb1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc s\u00f4ng Johnstone d\u00e2ng l\u00ean r\u1ea5t cao ch\u01b0a qua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nh\u01b0ng h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 ch\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u1ea5y t\u00ean Luke c\u01a1 m\u00e0. - V\u00e2ng, \u0111\u00fang th\u1ebf. - Th\u1ebf th\u00ec... c\u00f3 l\u1ebd v\u00ec th\u1ebf m\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y lu\u00f4n h\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ebfn Ralph. Luke kh\u00f4ng mang l\u1ea1i cho c\u00f4 \u1ea5y s\u1ef1 an \u1ee7i ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? - \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng ra g\u00ec! Anne \u0111\u1ee9ng nghi\u00eang ng\u01b0\u1eddi, hai tay n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t lan can. M\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe t\u1eafc xi v\u1eeba t\u00e1ch kh\u1ecfi con l\u1ed9 Dunny r\u1ebd v\u00e0o con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn Himmelhoch. Con m\u1eaft r\u1ea5t t\u1ecf c\u1ee7a Anne gi\u00fap ch\u1ecb nh\u1eadn ra \u1edf b\u0103ng sau xe l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng t\u00f3c \u0111en. Ch\u1ecb k\u00eau l\u00ean m\u1eebng r\u1ee1. - T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng tin v\u00e0o m\u1eaft m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0ng h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 Luke \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng h\u1eafn c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee3. B\u00e1c s\u0129 Smith n\u00f3i: - T\u1ed1t h\u01a1n h\u1ebft l\u00e0 t\u00f4i n\u00ean tr\u1edf l\u00ean ph\u00f2ng v\u1edbi Meggie \u0111\u1ec3 cho ch\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi h\u1eafn, Anne. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec h\u1ebft v\u1edbi Meggie \u0111\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ed3ng c\u00f4 \u1ea5y. C\u00f2n n\u1ebfu \u0111\u00fang th\u1eadt l\u00e0 Luke ch\u1ecb r\u00f3t cho h\u1eafn m\u1ed9t t\u00e1ch tr\u00e0, c\u00f2n r\u01b0\u1ee3u th\u00ec d\u00e0nh l\u1ea1i sau; r\u1ed3i h\u1eafn s\u1ebd c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn. Chi\u1ebfc t\u1eafc xi d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ef1 kinh ng\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a Anne, anh t\u00e0i x\u1ebf m\u1edf c\u1eeda v\u00e0 v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng v\u00f2ng m\u1edf c\u1eeda xe ph\u00eda sau \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1ch b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng. Joe Castiglione, ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n chi\u1ebfc xe t\u1eafc xi duy nh\u1ea5t \u1edf Dunny, \u00edt khi t\u1ecf ra l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. - Th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha, \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn Himmelhoch. Anh ta v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba r\u1ea1p ng\u01b0\u1eddi xu\u1ed1ng. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng m\u1eb7c \u00e1o th\u1ee5ng d\u00e0i \u0111en v\u1edbi th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf th\u1eafm b\u01b0\u1edbc ra. \u0110\u00fang l\u00fac ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y quay m\u1eb7t l\u1ea1i, Anne hoa m\u1eaft l\u00ean, trong m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i anh ch\u00e0ng Luke \u0111ang b\u00e0y m\u1ed9t tr\u00f2 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00f9a v\u1edbi m\u00ecnh. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ecb nh\u1eadn ra ngay con ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00e1c Luke, l\u1edbn h\u01a1n Luke \u00edt nh\u1ea5t m\u01b0\u1eddi tu\u1ed5i. - Xin l\u1ed7i c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i b\u00e0 Mueller? Ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1ch h\u1ecfi v\u1edbi n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean m\u00f4i, c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn th\u1eadt s\u00e1ng v\u00e0 xa x\u00f4i. - V\u00e2ng, t\u00f4i l\u00e0 Anne Mueller. - T\u00f4i xin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u, T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c Ralph, Kh\u00e2m m\u1ea1ng T\u00f2a th\u00e1nh t\u1ea1i \u00dac. T\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef, b\u00e0 Luke O'' Neill hi\u1ec7n \u1edf nh\u00e0 b\u00e0. - V\u00e2ng, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng. Ralph? Ralph? C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i ch\u00ednh Ralph m\u00e0 Meggie \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ecdi t\u00ean? - T\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Luke O'' Neill. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u1eb7p m\u1eb7t b\u00e0 O'' Neill \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng th\u01b0a b\u00e0? - Th\u01b0a... t\u00f4i tin r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ecb Luke s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t vui m\u1eebng, T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c. Trong ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng h\u01a1n th\u00ec... nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac n\u00e0y, Meggie \u0111ang s\u1eafp s\u1eeda sinh v\u00e0 ch\u1ecb \u1ea5y \u0111ang tr\u1ea3i qua m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n \u0111au d\u1eef d\u1ed9i. - T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0nh! \u00d4ng k\u00eau l\u00ean. T\u00f4i linh c\u1ea3m \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 t\u1eeb l\u00e2u v\u00e0 g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y s\u1ef1 lo \u00e2u c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 \u00e1m \u1ea3nh. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn n\u01a1i v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn t\u1eadn m\u1eaft. T\u00f4i xin b\u00e0 cho t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ebfn","b\u00ean ch\u1ecb \u1ea5y. N\u1ebfu ch\u1ecb c\u1ea7n n\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t l\u00fd do, b\u00e0 c\u1ee9 n\u00f3i t\u00f4i l\u00e0 tu s\u0129. Anne kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ea5m \u0111o\u00e1n v\u1ecb T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a Meggie. - Th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha \u0111i theo t\u00f4i. Ralph \u0111i ngang qua v\u1ecb b\u00e1c s\u0129 v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1eef h\u1ed9 sinh nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd, \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u1ef3 g\u1ed1i b\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng, \u0111\u01b0a tay v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng Meggie. - Meggie? Meggie v\u01b0\u1ee3t tho\u00e1t ra kh\u1ecfi c\u01a1n \u00e1c m\u1ed9ng m\u00e0 n\u00e0ng \u0111ang v\u1eadt l\u1ed9n v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn ra g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t th\u01b0\u01a1ng y\u00eau, \u0111ang c\u00fai s\u00e1t xu\u1ed1ng m\u1eb7t m\u00ecnh, t\u00f3c \u0111en v\u00e0 d\u00e0y v\u1edbi hai ch\u00f9m m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng hai b\u00ean th\u00e1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u1ed5i b\u1eadt l\u00ean trong \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng l\u1edd m\u1edd. Nh\u1eefng n\u00e9t thanh t\u00fa v\u00e0 qu\u00fd ph\u00e1i, h\u01a1i kh\u1eafc kh\u1ed5, bi\u1ec3u hi\u1ec7n r\u00f5 h\u01a1n t\u00ednh ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft xanh \u0111\u1eafm ch\u00ecm trong m\u1eaft n\u00e0ng tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y t\u00ecnh y\u00eau n\u00f3ng b\u1ecfng v\u00e0 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. L\u00e0m sao Meggie l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1ea7m l\u1eabn Luke v\u1edbi Ralph? Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ai ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 ch\u00e0ng, kh\u00f4ng ai kh\u00e1c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 n\u00e0ng; Meggie \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i l\u1ea1i \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u1edf Ralph. Luke l\u00e0 c\u00e1i b\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a t\u1ea5m g\u01b0\u01a1ng, c\u00f2n Ralph r\u1ef1c s\u00e1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi l\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t xa x\u00f4i. Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i, sung s\u01b0\u1edbng l\u00e0m sao khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y Ralph. - \u0110\u1ee9c cha \u01a1i, h\u00e3y gi\u00fap con - n\u00e0ng n\u00f3i. Ralph c\u1ea7m tay Meggie h\u00f4n say \u0111\u1eafm, r\u1ed3i \u00e1p b\u00e0n tay \u1ea5y v\u00e0o m\u00e1 m\u00ecnh. - Bao gi\u1edd cha c\u0169ng s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng, con bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, Meggie c\u1ee7a cha. - H\u00e3y c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n cho con v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9. N\u1ebfu c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ai \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ee9u con v\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a con th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u0110\u1ee9c cha. \u0110\u1ee9c cha g\u1ea7n Ch\u00faa h\u01a1n ch\u00fang con r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. Kh\u00f4ng ai gh\u00e9t ch\u00fang con, ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 ai gh\u00e9t ch\u00fang con, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 \u0110\u1ee9c cha c\u0169ng th\u1ebf. - Luke \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i? - Con kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft v\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn anh ta. Meggie nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i, nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay v\u1eabn b\u00e1m ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o tay c\u1ee7a Ralph nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u00f4ng bu\u00f4ng ra. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ed7 nh\u1eb9 l\u00ean vai c\u1ee7a Ralph. - \u0110\u1ee9c cha, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac \u0110\u1ee9c cha ph\u1ea3i r\u1eddi ph\u00f2ng n\u00e0y. - Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu s\u1ef1 s\u1ed1ng c\u00f2n c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y b\u1ecb \u0111e d\u1ecda, b\u00e1c s\u0129 s\u1ebd g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i ch\u1ee9? - T\u00f4i s\u1ebd g\u1ecdi ngay. Ralph c\u00f9ng Anne \u0111i ra kh\u1ecfi ph\u00f2ng. Ludwig t\u1eeb v\u01b0\u1eddn m\u00eda v\u1ec1. Anh t\u1ecf ra hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft h\u01a1n v\u1ee3, qu\u1ef3 m\u1ed9t g\u1ed1i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 h\u00f4n chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn c\u1ee7a \u0110\u1ee9c Kh\u00e2m m\u1ea1ng. - Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf Ng\u00e0i l\u00e0 Ralph? - Anne ch\u1ed1ng n\u1ea1nh d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00e0n l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng tre, h\u1ecfi. - V\u00e2ng, t\u00f4i l\u00e0 Ralph. - T\u1eeb khi Meggie r\u01a1i v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n \u0111au, c\u00f4 \u1ea5y c\u1ee9 g\u1ecdi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 t\u00ean Ralph kh\u00f4ng d\u1ee9t. Th\u00fa th\u1eadt l\u00fac \u1ea5y t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t t\u00f2 m\u00f2. T\u00f4i nh\u1edb r\u1ea5t r\u00f5 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f4 \u1ea5y ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i t\u00ean Ralph l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o. Trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p n\u00e0o \u0110\u1ee9c cha \u0111\u00e3 quen bi\u1ebft Meggie? V\u00e0 bao l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i?","- T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft Meggie khi c\u00f4 \u1ea5y m\u1edbi m\u01b0\u1eddi tu\u1ed5i, ch\u1ec9 \u00edt ng\u00e0y sau khi c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e1p t\u00e0u t\u1eeb T\u00e2n T\u00e2y Lan \u0111\u1ebfn \u00dac. N\u00f3i cho \u0111\u00fang, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft Meggie qua nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n b\u00e3o l\u1ee5t, h\u1ecfa ho\u1ea1n, nh\u1eefng l\u00fac x\u00fac c\u1ea3m t\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ec9nh, \u0111i qua c\u00e1i s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft. T\u00f3m l\u1ea1i, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec m\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng. Meggie l\u00e0 t\u1ea5m g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00e0 t\u00f4i b\u1eaft bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y th\u00e2n ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i. - Ng\u00e0i y\u00eau Meggie? Anne bu\u00f4ng c\u00e2u \u1ea5y v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean. - M\u00e3i m\u00e3i v\u1eabn th\u1ebf. - M\u1ed9t bi k\u1ecbch cho c\u1ea3 hai. - T\u00f4i mong r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 bi k\u1ecbch cho t\u00f4i. Ch\u1ecb h\u00e3y k\u1ec3 cho t\u00f4i nghe v\u1ec1 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y. Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra t\u1eeb khi c\u00f4 \u1ea5y l\u1ea5y ch\u1ed3ng? Nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i c\u00f4 \u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng lo \u00e2u v\u1ec1 Meggie. Nghe xong c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n, Ralph th\u1edf d\u00e0i nh\u00ecn c\u00e2y c\u1ecd \u0111ong \u0111\u01b0a theo gi\u00f3 r\u1ed3i n\u00f3i: - Th\u1ebf th\u00ec ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i gi\u00fap Meggie v\u00ec Luke \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ed1i t\u1eeb. N\u1ebfu th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 Luke b\u1ecf r\u01a1i Meggie th\u00ec c\u00f4 \u1ea5y s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00ean th\u00e2n h\u01a1n khi v\u1ec1 \u1edf Drogheda. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft hai anh ch\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n m\u1ea5t Meggie nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y v\u00ec Meggie m\u00e0 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c c\u00f4 \u1ea5y v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi gia \u0111\u00ecnh. Ngay khi tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Sydney, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd g\u1eedi m\u1ed9t ng\u00e2n phi\u1ebfu cho hai anh ch\u1ecb nh\u1edd trao l\u1ea1i cho Meggie, nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf tr\u00e1nh cho c\u00f4 \u1ea5y b\u1ecb kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu v\u00ec ti\u1ebfc ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a anh m\u00ecnh. M\u1ed9t khi tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, c\u00f4 \u1ea5y mu\u1ed1n gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch v\u1edbi gia \u0111\u00ecnh th\u1ebf n\u00e0o t\u00f9y \u00fd. C\u1ea7u Ch\u00faa, \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c sinh ra nhanh ch\u00f3ng. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 ch\u1ec9 ra \u0111\u1eddi hai m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ed1n gi\u1edd sau, l\u00fac Meggie \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n ki\u1ec7t s\u1ee9c v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng t\u1eadn c\u00f9ng \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn. \u0110\u1ee9a b\u00e9 - con g\u00e1i - th\u1eadt nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 v\u00e0 y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i l\u00e0m cho T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111au nh\u00f3i trong l\u00f2ng. Meggie! Meggie c\u1ee7a ta. Meggie \u0111au kh\u1ed5, b\u1ecb gi\u00e0y v\u00f2. Ta m\u00e3i m\u00e3i y\u00eau em, nh\u01b0ng ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 cho em \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 Luke \u0111\u00e3 cho em, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 c\u00e1i th\u00e2n x\u00e1c b\u1ecb c\u1ea5m \u0111o\u00e1n n\u00e0y. Khi ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi, Ralph h\u1ecfi Meggie: - Em \u0111\u1eb7t cho con t\u00ean g\u00ec? - Justine. - M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb9p. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea1i sao em ch\u1ecdn t\u00ean \u0111\u00f3? - Em \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecdc th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 em r\u1ea5t th\u00edch. - Em c\u00f3 vui s\u01b0\u1edbng khi c\u00f3 con kh\u00f4ng, Meggie? Tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi c\u1ee7a Meggie ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft l\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng, d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng, ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ef1ng m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng ph\u1edbt \u0111\u1ee5c, kh\u00f4ng h\u1eadn th\u00f9 nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 t\u00ecnh y\u00eau. - C\u00f3 ch\u1ee9, em r\u1ea5t sung s\u01b0\u1edbng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9a con n\u00e0y. V\u00e2ng em r\u1ea5t vui s\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00ec em \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 n\u00f3... Nh\u01b0ng trong khi em mang n\u00f3 trong b\u1ee5ng, em kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ch\u00fat g\u00ec l\u00e0 v\u00ec n\u00f3 v\u00e0 n\u00f3 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n em. Em kh\u00f4ng tin r\u1eb1ng Justine th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 em, c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 Luke hay b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai. M\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i l\u00e2u Ralph n\u00f3i: - Anh ph\u1ea3i \u0111i, Meggie \u1ea1. Ralph n\u00f3i nh\u1ecf.","\u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft m\u00e0u n\u00e2u \u0111anh l\u1ea1i, s\u00e1ng l\u00ean. N\u00e0ng b\u0129u m\u00f4i chua ch\u00e1t. - Em \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3! Th\u1eadt k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1, h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng d\u00ednh d\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ebfn cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi em \u0111\u1ec1u lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Ralph nghe \u0111au trong l\u00f2ng. - \u0110\u1eebng chua cay, Meggie. Anh kh\u00f4ng ra \u0111i \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i em trong m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. D\u00f9 \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec cho em trong qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9, em lu\u00f4n gi\u1eef s\u1ef1 d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u qu\u00ed nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a em \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi anh. \u0110\u1eebng thay \u0111\u1ed5i, kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh s\u1eaft \u0111\u00e1 v\u00ec t\u1ea5t c\u00e3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec em \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng. Anh th\u1eadt \u0111au x\u00f3t khi ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n Luke kh\u00f4ng m\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y, nh\u01b0ng em c\u0169ng \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ea5t \u0111i s\u1ef1 d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng \u0111\u00f3. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng em kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 Meggie c\u1ee7a anh. N\u00e0ng ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c nh\u00ecn Ralph thi\u1ebft tha l\u1eabn c\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 o\u00e1n gi\u1eadn. - Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u Ralph, em van anh! Em kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 Meggie c\u1ee7a anh \u0111\u00e2u, em ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u1ea3! Anh kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n em v\u00e0 anh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea9y em v\u00e0o tay c\u1ee7a Luke. Anh coi em l\u00e0 g\u00ec? M\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 n\u1eef th\u00e1nh hay m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 n\u1eef tu? N\u00e0y anh nh\u00e9, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111\u00e2u. Em l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 anh \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m h\u1ecfng \u0111\u1eddi em. Trong su\u1ed1t bao n\u0103m qua, em \u0111\u00e3 y\u00eau anh v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn ai kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i anh, em \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i... Em \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m m\u1ecdi c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 qu\u00ean anh \u0111i. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng em \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ed3ng m\u00e0 em t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 gi\u1ed1ng anh. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i anh ta c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng m\u00e0ng, ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn em. Em c\u00f3 \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00e1ng ch\u0103ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng m\u00e0 m\u00ecnh mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng? Luke kh\u00f4ng x\u1ea5u xa \u0111\u00e2u, c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1ng gh\u00e9t. Th\u1eadt ra anh ta ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng. C\u00e1c anh \u0111\u1ec1u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, nh\u1eefng con b\u01b0\u1edbm to \u0111\u1ea7y l\u00f4ng l\u00e1, \u0111ang b\u1ecb ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda qu\u00e1i l\u1ea1 khu\u1ea5t sau m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m ki\u1ebfng trong su\u1ed1t thu h\u00fat m\u00e0 c\u00e1c anh kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 th\u1ea5y. N\u1ebfu cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u00e1c anh t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0o t\u1eadn n\u01a1i, c\u00e1c anh s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e2m \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda, t\u00e9 xu\u1ed1ng, ch\u1ebft thi\u00eau. Trong khi \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec ngo\u00e0i kia trong c\u00e1i m\u00e1t d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a m\u00e0n \u0111\u00eam, c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 nu\u00f4i s\u1ed1ng c\u00e1c anh, c\u00f3 t\u00ecnh y\u00eau v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con b\u01b0\u1edbm nh\u1ecf. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng c\u00e1c anh c\u00f3 th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng, c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng? Kh\u00f4ng! C\u00e1c anh quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda, c\u00e1c anh c\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e2m \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi b\u1ecb ch\u00e1y v\u00e0 ch\u1ebft \u0111i. Ralph kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi th\u1ebf n\u00e0o v\u1edbi Meggie b\u1edfi r\u1eb1ng Ralph \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 ra m\u1ed9t kh\u00eda c\u1ea1nh kh\u00e1c thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Meggie m\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y \u00f4ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft. C\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 t\u1eeb bao gi\u1edd? Ph\u1ea3i ch\u0103ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 h\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh ti\u1ebfp theo nh\u1eefng th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng m\u00e0 n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua sau khi Ralph b\u1ecf r\u01a1i n\u00e0ng? Meggie l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ed1t ra nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u01b0? Ralph kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 can \u0111\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ec3 nghe r\u00f5 t\u1eebng l\u1eddi, l\u00f2ng Ralph hoang mang, m\u1eb7c c\u1ea3m ph\u1ea1m t\u1ed9i x\u00e2m chi\u1ebfm t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n. - Em c\u00f3 nh\u1edb hoa h\u1ed3ng m\u00e0 em \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eb7ng cho anh v\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u anh r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi Drogheda? Ralph \u00e2u y\u1ebfm h\u1ecfi Meggie. - V\u00e2ng, em c\u00f2n nh\u1edb. Ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng m\u1ea5t h\u1eb3n s\u1ee9c s\u1ed1ng, \u00e1nh m\u1eaft m\u1edd \u0111i v\u00ec \u0111au bu\u1ed3n. \u00c3nh m\u1eaft \u0111\u00f3 chi\u1ebfu th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o Ralph nh\u01b0ng t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n th\u00ec tr\u1ed1ng r\u1ed7ng, v\u00f4 v\u1ecdng. M\u1eaft Meggie l\u1edd \u0111\u1edd nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Fiona m\u1eb9 n\u00e0ng.","- Anh v\u1eabn gi\u1eef hoa h\u1ed3ng trong s\u00e1ch kinh c\u1ee7a anh. C\u1ee9 m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y hoa h\u1ed3ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 anh nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn em. Meggie \u01a1i! Anh y\u00eau em! Em l\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3a h\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a anh, h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 l\u00e0 t\u00e2m t\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1eddi anh. \u0110\u00f4i m\u00f4i c\u1ee7a Meggie tr\u1ec1 ra m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, m\u1eaft long l\u00ean gi\u1eadn d\u1eef, c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 c\u0103m t\u1ee9c. - M\u1ed9t h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh, m\u1ed9t t\u00e2m t\u01b0\u1edfng! M\u1ed9t h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh con ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00e2m t\u01b0\u1edfng - Gi\u1ecdng n\u00e0ng tr\u00eau ch\u1ecdc - V\u00e2ng \u0111\u00fang v\u1eady. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec m\u00e0 em c\u00f3 trong m\u1eaft anh. Anh \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng ng\u1ed1c l\u00e3ng m\u1ea1n v\u00e0 m\u01a1 m\u1ed9ng, Ralph! Anh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u00fd ni\u1ec7m n\u00e0o h\u01a1n v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng so v\u1edbi con b\u01b0\u1edbm lao v\u00e0o ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda! Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean khi anh \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecdn l\u00e0m linh m\u1ee5c! Anh ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng s\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1ebfu anh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 Luke! Anh n\u00f3i anh y\u00eau em, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u00fd ni\u1ec7m n\u00e0o v\u1ec1 t\u00ecnh y\u00eau. Anh ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i ra nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi l\u1ebd nghe th\u1eadt k\u00eau m\u00e0 anh h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c! Em kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u n\u1ed5i t\u1ea1i sao \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng g\u1ea1t h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 ra kh\u1ecfi cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi m\u00ecnh \u0111i khi m\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 mong mu\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. \u0110\u00e0n \u00f4ng c\u00e1c anh n\u00ean t\u00ecm ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch c\u01b0\u1edbi g\u1ea3 v\u1edbi nhau \u0111i, c\u00e1c anh s\u1ebd s\u1ed1ng h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac tuy\u1ec7t di\u1ec7u v\u1edbi nhau \u0111\u1ea5y. - Meggie, anh van em, \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i n\u1eefa! - Th\u00f4i! Anh h\u00e3y \u0111i \u0111i! Em kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p m\u1eb7t anh n\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0ng anh \u0111\u1eebng qu\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y: khi nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng hoa h\u1ed3ng y\u00eau qu\u00ed c\u1ee7a anh, Ralph... Nh\u1eefng hoa h\u1ed3ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng gai r\u1ea5t d\u1eef, nh\u1eefng gai r\u1ea5t nh\u1ecdn s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e2m v\u00e0o tim anh. Ralph r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi ph\u00f2ng m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng quay nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i. Luke ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi b\u1ee9c \u0111i\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a Meggie b\u00e1o tin anh \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh cha c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con g\u00e1i n\u1eb7ng hai kil\u00f4 mang t\u00ean Justine. Luke v\u1eabn theo \u0111u\u1ed5i cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi r\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2y mai \u0111\u00f3. Nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n Meggie vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 cho Luke nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. Luke c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng v\u1ec1 th\u0103m con. \u0110\u1ee9a b\u00e9 d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n m\u1ea1nh kh\u1ecfe h\u01a1n v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 nhanh ch\u00f3ng v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua nh\u1eefng th\u1eed th\u00e1ch gay go l\u00fac ch\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi. V\u00e0o th\u00e1ng t\u01b0, Justine kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean kh\u00f3c la nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y n\u1eefa v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u bi\u1ebft vui ch\u01a1i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh trong n\u00f4i. M\u1ed9t h\u00f4m, \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00e1ng m\u01b0\u1eddi hai, Anne t\u00ecm g\u1eb7p Meggie \u0111ang \u1edf ngo\u00e0i hi\u00ean; ch\u1ecb ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 quan s\u00e1t Meggie. Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i! Sao Meggie xanh xao v\u00e0 \u0111\u1edd \u0111\u1eabn th\u1ebf! Ngay c\u1ea3 m\u00e1i t\u00f3c m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng hung r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y b\u00e2y gi\u1edd c\u0169ng r\u1ee7 r\u0169. - Meggie, ch\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng nh\u01b0ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00e3 r\u1ed3i. V\u00e0 ch\u1ecb mong r\u1eb1ng em h\u00e3y nghe ch\u1ecb tr\u00ecnh b\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng. Meggie nh\u00ecn chi\u1ebfc c\u1ea7u v\u1ed3ng tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n tr\u1eddi x\u00e1m \u0111\u1ee5c v\u00e0 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. - Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec m\u00e0 tr\u1ecbnh tr\u1ecdng th\u1ebf ch\u1ecb? Ch\u1ecb c\u1ee9 n\u00f3i \u0111i. - Lu\u0111ie v\u00e0 ch\u1ecb r\u1ea5t lo \u00e2u v\u1ec1 t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe c\u1ee7a em. Em ch\u01b0a b\u00ecnh ph\u1ee5c l\u1ea1i sau khi sinh Justine, trong khi \u0111\u00f3 m\u00f9a m\u01b0a s\u1eafp \u0111\u1ebfn, ch\u1ecb e ng\u1ea1i s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe c\u1ee7a em m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y s\u1ebd t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n. Em kh\u00f4ng \u0103n v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y m\u1ed9t g\u1ea7y th\u00eam. Ch\u1ecb lo r\u1eb1ng th\u1eddi ti\u1ebft \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi em. Do \u0111\u00f3 c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ng\u00e0y","ch\u1ecb c\u00f3 vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 cho m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n l\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 h\u00e3ng du l\u1ecbch v\u00e0 ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd cho em \u0111i ngh\u1ec9. \u0110\u1eebng ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i v\u00ec s\u1ee3 t\u1ed1n k\u00e9m, vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn ti\u1ec1n d\u00e0nh d\u1ee5m c\u1ee7a Luke v\u00e0 em. Anh ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ng\u00e2n phi\u1ebfu v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c Bricassart g\u1edfi cho em v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e2n phi\u1ebfu kh\u00e1c c\u1ee7a Bob, anh trai em g\u1edfi. Ch\u1ecb c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m t\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 nh\u00e0 em \u0111ang mong \u0111\u1ee3i em tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Drogheda. Anh ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 thu\u00ea s\u1eb5n m\u1ed9t cottage \u1edf \u0111\u1ea3o Matlock trong hai th\u00e1ng, \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00e1ng gi\u00eang \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00e1ng ba, Lu\u0111ie v\u00e0 ch\u1ecb s\u1ebd l\u00e3nh ph\u1ea7n ch\u0103m s\u00f3c Justine. C\u1ea7u v\u1ed3ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eb7n, m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi c\u0169ng th\u1ebf; l\u1ea1i s\u1eafp s\u1eeda m\u01b0a. - Ch\u1ecb Anne, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ecb v\u00e0 anh Lu\u0111ie v\u1edbi bao nhi\u00eau t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m m\u00e0 anh ch\u1ecb d\u00e0nh cho em trong ba n\u0103m qua c\u00f3 l\u1ebd em \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i\u00ean m\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i. Ch\u1ecb bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0. C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00eam em th\u1ee9c d\u1eady v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi n\u1ebfu Luke g\u1edfi em \u1edf m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c, g\u1eb7p nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng t\u1ed1t th\u00ec em ra sao. Anh ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 lo l\u1eafng cho em h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 Luke. M\u01b0a \u0111\u00e3 k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u00e1p ranh nh\u1eefng khu tr\u1ed3ng m\u00eda. - Ch\u1ecb n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang, em c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y trong ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng kh\u1ecfe. Meggie n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp. T\u1eeb khi c\u00f3 Justine, em ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 x\u01b0a. Ch\u1ecb Anne \u01a1i! Em r\u1ea5t m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi v\u00e0 ch\u00e1n n\u1ea3n! Em kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi con m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 b\u1ed5n ph\u1eadn \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi. Ch\u1ec9 do \u00fd mu\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a em m\u00e0 n\u00f3 ra \u0111\u1eddi ch\u1ee9 Justine c\u00f3 \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u. Em \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 ch\u00e1n n\u1ea3n v\u00ec Luke \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng cho em c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i mang l\u1ea1i h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac cho anh \u1ea5y. Luke t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i s\u1ed1ng chung v\u1edbi em v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 cho em x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng m\u1ed9t t\u1ed5 \u1ea5m, anh \u1ea5y c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 con. Em kh\u00f4ng y\u00eau Luke. Em ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd y\u00eau anh \u1ea5y nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef y\u00eau ch\u1ed3ng. R\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 anh \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111o\u00e1n bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ngay l\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u. Bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u Luke s\u1ebd h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n n\u1ebfu em y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng anh \u1ea5y. V\u00ec v\u1eady l\u00e0m sao em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 o\u00e1n h\u1eadn Luke \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? Em m\u1edbi l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e1ng l\u00ean \u00e1n. - T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi em \u0111\u00e3 y\u00eau ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? - V\u00e2ng, t\u1eeb c\u00e1i thu\u1edf em c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u00e9. Em lu\u00f4n c\u01b0 x\u1eed t\u00e0n nh\u1eabn v\u1edbi Ralph m\u1ed7i khi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn. T\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p Ralph! Em kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n c\u01b0 x\u1eed nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf v\u1edbi Ralph, v\u00ec r\u1eb1ng ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u00f4ng \u1ea5y t\u1ecf ra quy\u1ebfn r\u0169 em. Em mong r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y s\u1ebd c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gi\u1edd nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng s\u1edf d\u0129 em c\u00f3 th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf v\u00ec em b\u1ecb b\u1ec7nh, ki\u1ec7t s\u1ee9c v\u00e0 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng kh\u1ed5 s\u1edf. Em ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u gi\u00e1 nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y nh\u01b0ng th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra, kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra. Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i! Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 b\u1ea5t c\u00f4ng! C\u00e1c m\u1ee5c s\u01b0 Tin L\u00e0nh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y v\u1ee3, t\u1ea1i sao c\u00e1c linh m\u1ee5c C\u00f4ng gi\u00e1o l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u1ecb \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi em r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c m\u1ee5c s\u01b0 ch\u0103m lo cho con chi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng t\u1ed1t b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c linh m\u1ee5c, em kh\u00f4ng tin \u0111\u00e2u. Em \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng g\u1eb7p nh\u1eefng linh m\u1ee5c kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u00f2ng v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng m\u1ee5c s\u01b0 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi. Ch\u1ec9 t\u1ea1i v\u00ec linh m\u1ee5c ph\u1ea3i s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9c th\u00e2n m\u00e0 em \u0111\u00e0nh xa Ralph, l\u1eadp m\u1ed9t gia \u0111\u00ecnh, x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. Em th\u1ea5y c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u1ecb \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y, Anne. Em h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i, t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i \u1ea5y c\u0169ng x\u1ea5u xa nh\u01b0 t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a Ralph n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng gi\u1eef l\u1eddi kh\u1ea5n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh n\u1eefa. Em ngh\u0129 n\u00f3 c\u00f2n h\u00e8n h\u1ea1 h\u01a1n. Em o\u00e1n gi\u1eadn Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i l\u00ean \u00e1n t\u00ecnh y\u00eau c\u1ee7a em d\u00e0nh cho Ralph ho\u1eb7c Ralph d\u00e0nh cho em. - Em h\u00e3y \u0111i xa m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian, Meggie \u1ea1. H\u00e3y ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i, \u0103n ng\u1ee7 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eebng ray r\u1ee9t n\u1eefa.","M\u01b0a \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t tr\u00fat xu\u1ed1ng. M\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n, c\u1ea7u v\u1ed3ng l\u00f3ng l\u00e1nh. Ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai Bartle Frere d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n hi\u1ec7n ra, kho\u00e1c l\u00ean m\u00e0u \u00e1o hoa \u0111\u00ednh v\u1edbi n\u1ec1n m\u00e2y m\u1ecfng nh\u01b0 t\u01a1. - Em s\u1ebd \u0111i ngh\u1ec9, Meggie n\u00f3i. Em r\u1ea5t mang \u01a1n anh ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 lo cho em. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ecb c\u00f3 tin r\u1eb1ng Justine s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng g\u00e2y phi\u1ec1n h\u00e0 cho anh ch\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng? - Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u, Lu\u0111ie \u0111\u00e3 lo tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 r\u1ed3i. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00fap vi\u1ec7c tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e0 Anna Maria, ch\u1ecb ta c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t em g\u00e1i t\u00ean l\u00e0 Annunziata, m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m tu\u1ed5i. Anh Lu\u0111ie \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ecdi Annuziata \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u0103m s\u00f3c cho Justine. - \u0110\u1ea3o Matlock \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u h\u1edf ch\u1ecb? - G\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e8o Whitsunday, tr\u00ean c\u1eeda con s\u00f4ng Great Barrier Reef. \u1ede \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ea5t y\u00ean t\u1ecbnh v\u00e0 \u1ea5m c\u00fang. Ch\u1ecb c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i d\u00e0nh ri\u00eang cho nh\u1eefng tu\u1ea7n tr\u0103ng m\u1eadt. Em hi\u1ec3u ch\u1ecb mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i g\u00ec ch\u1ee9... Nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 \u1edf r\u1ea3i r\u00e1c kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i, khu\u1ea5t sau nh\u1eefng l\u00f9m c\u00e2y ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n. V\u00e0o th\u1eddi gian em \u0111i ngh\u1ec9, \u0111\u1ea3o ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u1eafng ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Ng\u00e0y cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a n\u0103m 1931, Meggie l\u00ean t\u00e0u h\u1ecfa \u0111i Townsville b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y ngh\u1ec9 d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00fat b\u1ecf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00eda sau c\u00e1i m\u00f9i r\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a v\u00f9ng Dunny. Townsville l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng d\u00e2n c\u01b0 quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t \u1edf B\u1eafc Queensland, c\u00f3 kho\u1ea3ng v\u00e0i ng\u00e0n d\u00e2n s\u1ed1ng trong nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 s\u00e0n nh\u1ecf b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7, s\u01a1n m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng. \u0110\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea3o Matlock n\u01a1i ngh\u1ec9 m\u00e1t sau n\u00e0y, sau khi r\u1eddi t\u00e0u h\u1ecfa c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng bi\u1ec3n. T\u00e0u l\u01b0\u1edbt \u00eam \u0111\u1ec1m tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc trong nh\u01b0 g\u01b0\u01a1ng. Gi\u1eefa hai c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 xo\u00e1y, kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed d\u1ecbu xu\u1ed1ng, bi\u1ec3n c\u00f3 v\u1ebb m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi. D\u00f9 m\u1edbi g\u1ea7n tr\u01b0a, Meggie \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i n\u1eb1m v\u00e0 thi\u1ebfp \u0111i trong m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9ng m\u1ecb cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ti\u1ebfp vi\u00ean \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c n\u00e0ng d\u1eady, l\u00fac \u1ea5y l\u00e0 s\u00e1u gi\u1edd s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau. Anh ta mang v\u00e0o cho Meggie m\u1ed9t t\u00e1ch tr\u00e0 n\u00f3ng v\u00e0 b\u00e1nh ng\u1ecdt. Tr\u00ean boong t\u00e0u, Meggie \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 m\u1ed9t n\u01b0\u1edbc \u00dac m\u1edbi, ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00e1c. - Nh\u1eefng h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o nh\u1ea5p nh\u00f4 tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ea3o san h\u00f4 ng\u1ea7m - m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 \u0111o\u00e0n gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf v\u1edbi Meggie. M\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi l\u1eb7n, t\u00e0u r\u1ebd s\u00f3ng t\u1eeb t\u1eeb c\u1eb7p b\u1ebfn. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i \u0111\u1ee9ng s\u1eb5n ch\u1edd Meggie, gi\u00fap n\u00e0ng mang h\u00e0nh l\u00fd l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc \u00f4 t\u00f4 duy nh\u1ea5t h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c sang tr\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea3o n\u00e0y. - Th\u01b0a b\u00e0 O'' Neill, b\u00e0 \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng b\u00ecnh y\u00ean ch\u1ee9? \u00f4ng ta ch\u00e0o Meggie. T\u00f4i l\u00e0 Rob Walter. T\u00f4i hy v\u1ecdng r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng nh\u00e0 s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn nay mai. \u1ede Matlock v\u00e0o m\u00f9a n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1eafm, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec3m du l\u1ecbch m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng, \u0111\u1ea3o r\u1ed9ng s\u00e1u kilomet, chi\u1ec1u d\u00e0i g\u1ea5p \u0111\u00f4i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Xe \u0111i ngang qua m\u1ed9t t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 tr\u1eafng, c\u00f3 v\u1ebb h\u1ed7n \u0111\u1ed9n. - \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng l\u1edbn \u1edf \u0111\u1ea3o. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e1i xe gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o nh\u01b0 ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7. T\u00f4i \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 v\u1edbi b\u00e0 ch\u1ee7. B\u00e0 ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch ch\u00fat n\u00e0o khi th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea3o, t\u00f4i \u0111oan ch\u1eafc nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. B\u00e0 ta cho r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb quy\u1ebfn r\u0169. R\u1ea5t may l\u00e0 v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng du l\u1ecbch \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 n\u00f3i r\u00f5 l\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 y\u00ean t\u1ecbnh ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 th\u00eam m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u1eefa l\u00e0m cho b\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 y\u00ean t\u00e2m. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecdn cho b\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 s\u00e0n xa nh\u1ea5t v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u00f3ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. N\u1ebfu th\u00edch, b\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i d\u1ea1o kh\u00f4ng","c\u1ea7n m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3 ai d\u00f2m ng\u00f3. N\u1ebfu b\u00e0 c\u00f3 c\u1ea7n \u0111i\u1ec1u chi b\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 nh\u1ea5c \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i l\u00ean v\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd mang \u0111\u1ebfn ngay cho b\u00e0. Nh\u00e0 ngh\u1ec9 m\u00e1t n\u00e0y c\u00f3 ba ph\u00f2ng; tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t l\u00e0 b\u00e3i c\u00e1t tr\u1eafng h\u00ecnh v\u00f2ng cung, hai \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00f4 ra hai m\u0169i nh\u1ecdn c\u1ee7a ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i. B\u00ean trong nh\u00e0 trang ho\u00e0ng gi\u1ea3n d\u1ecb nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 ti\u1ec7n nghi, m\u1ed9t t\u1ee7 l\u1ea1nh nh\u1ecf, m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t radio. \u0110\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 h\u01a1n so v\u1edbi Drogheda v\u00e0 Himmelhoch. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean do kh\u00e1ch du l\u1ecbch \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y th\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1eeb Sydney ho\u1eb7c Melbourne, nh\u1eefng ti\u1ec7n nghi t\u1ed1i thi\u1ec3u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 thi\u1ebfu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u01b0a b\u00e0. Trong tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 \u0111\u1ea7u, \u0111i\u1ec1u quan t\u00e2m duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Meggie l\u00e0 \u0103n v\u00e0 ng\u1ee7. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd Meggie m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn ra l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 ki\u1ec7t s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c n\u00e0o. C\u1ee9 m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1eb7t l\u01b0ng xu\u1ed1ng chi\u1ebfc gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u00eam \u00e1i, Meggie \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ee7 say li\u1ec1n su\u1ed1t m\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn m\u01b0\u1eddi hai ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 li\u00ean ti\u1ebfp. C\u00e1c th\u1ee9c \u0103n \u0111\u1ec1u ngon mi\u1ec7ng. Meggie \u0103n ngay khi v\u1eeba th\u1ee9c d\u1eady, c\u1ea3 khi xu\u1ed1ng b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n n\u00e0ng c\u0169ng mang nh\u1eefng tr\u00e1i xo\u00e0i theo \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1eeba t\u1eafm v\u1eeba \u0103n. N\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u00f4ng s\u00e2u, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t g\u1ee3n s\u00f3ng, m\u1eb7t bi\u1ec3n nh\u01b0 g\u01b0\u01a1ng. Ch\u1ec9 ti\u1ebfc l\u00e0 n\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u1ed9i. S\u1ef1 v\u1eafng v\u1ebb, c\u00e1i c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh th\u1eadt l\u00e0 thi\u00ean \u0111\u00e0ng. Anne n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0m sao! \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 tho\u00e1t tr\u1ea7n, m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 thanh th\u1ea3n ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n. S\u1ef1 v\u1eafng v\u1ebb v\u00e0 \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9c kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 khi\u1ebfn Meggie c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1. Anne, Lu\u0111ie, Justine v\u00e0 Luke \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m cho Meggie nhung nh\u1edb v\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean trong ba n\u0103m n\u00e0ng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb Drogheda. \u00d4ng gi\u00e0 Rob th\u00ec c\u1ee9 m\u1ed7i chi\u1ec1u l\u00e1i xe ngang, ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i v\u1eaby tay b\u00ecnh y\u00ean c\u1ee7a Meggie t\u1eeb tr\u00ean bao l\u01a1n nh\u00e0 s\u00e0n r\u1ed3i quay \u0111\u1ea7u xe l\u1ea1i. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n, Rob g\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn Meggie cho bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng ta s\u1ebd t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i d\u1ea1o tr\u00ean bi\u1ec3n cho m\u1ed9t c\u1eb7p v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng du l\u1ecbch kh\u00e1c \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u kia tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o. \u00d4ng h\u1ecfi Meggie c\u00f3 th\u00edch \u0111i c\u00f9ng kh\u00f4ng v\u00e0 n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd. Chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i \u0111\u00f3 gi\u00fap Meggie kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi th\u1ea7n ti\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1y bi\u1ec3n. N\u01b0\u1edbc bi\u1ec3n trong \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed7i n\u00e0ng nh\u00ecn r\u00f5 t\u1eebng con c\u00e1, nh\u1eefng rong bi\u1ec3n v\u00e0 m\u00e0u s\u1eafc th\u1eadt c\u1ee7a san h\u00f4. Nghe theo l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean c\u1ee7a Rob, Meggie xu\u1ed1ng b\u00e3i kh\u00f4ng m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o. L\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u, n\u00e0ng nh\u00fat nh\u00e1t nh\u01b0 con th\u1ecf lu\u00f4n \u0111\u00e1nh m\u00f9i, s\u1ee3 ch\u00f3 r\u1eebng \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 nh\u1eb9 c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ee7 l\u00e0m Meggie gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh, v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng che th\u00e2n. Nh\u01b0ng v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y sau Meggie t\u1ecf ra kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n e th\u1eb9n n\u1eefa, Meggie \u0111i l\u1ea1i t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean tr\u00ean c\u00e1c con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00f2n, d\u1ecdc b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n hay b\u00ec b\u00f5m d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u01b0\u1edbc \u1ea5m v\u00e0 m\u1eb7n, m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh v\u1ea3i che th\u00e2n. Meggie b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con th\u00fa \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nu\u00f4i trong chu\u1ed3ng nay \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea3 ra gi\u1eefa m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi d\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u01a1ng, hi\u1ebfu kh\u00e1ch, tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi. Gi\u1eefa m\u1ed9t khung c\u1ea3nh m\u00e0 Meggie kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n mu\u1ed1n nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn ai th\u00ec n\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 qu\u00ean Ralph. Ralph gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 Ch\u00faa tr\u1eddi: t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 k\u1ebft th\u00fac \u1edf anh \u1ea5y. T\u1eeb ng\u00e0y Ralph qu\u1ef3 g\u1ed1i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 ga Gilly, trong v\u1ea7ng s\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a ho\u00e0ng h\u00f4n, hai tay giang ra \u00f4m l\u1ea5y n\u00e0ng. L\u00fac \u1ea5y n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 Ralph v\u00e0 d\u00f9 cho sau n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i Ralph n\u1eefa, n\u00e0ng v\u1eabn t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng r\u1eb1ng \u00fd ngh\u0129 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng tr\u00ean c\u00f5i tr\u1ea7n n\u00e0y c\u0169ng d\u00c37911 nh cho Ralph m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. Th\u1eadt kinh h\u00e3i khi nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0 lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u00f3 v\u1ecb tr\u00ed quan tr\u1ecdng trong cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi m\u00ecnh! Meggie \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1edbi Anne? R\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng r\u1ea5t b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng... m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ed3ng, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con, m\u1ed9t gia \u0111\u00ecnh ri\u00eang, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00eau m\u1ed9t ai \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00e1ng. N\u00f3i cho c\u00f9ng, ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f4ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea5t","c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi Meggie nh\u1eefng mong \u01b0\u1edbc t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i qu\u00e1 kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n. H\u00e3y ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn \u0111i Meggie Cleary, Meggie O'' Neill. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 n\u00e0ng mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0 Ralph nh\u01b0ng n\u00e0ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Th\u1ebf th\u00ec, v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 Ralph \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m m\u1edd \u0111i nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kh\u00e1c v\u00e0 l\u00e0m Meggie kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 y\u00eau ai. V\u1eady, th\u00ec ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn c\u00e1i th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i. Ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 y\u00eau l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u00f3. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con l\u00e0 n\u00e0ng y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea5y m\u00e0 t\u00ecnh y\u00eau s\u1ebd c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a, m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, ph\u1ea3i quay v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi Luke v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a Luke sau n\u00e0y. \u00d4i, Ch\u00faa nh\u00e2n t\u1eeb! Kh\u00f4ng, Ch\u00faa kh\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n t\u1eeb, Ch\u00faa \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec cho con hay ch\u1ec9 t\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111o\u1ea1t Ralph c\u1ee7a con? T\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111o\u1ea1t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1i m\u00e0 Ch\u00faa kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn. Gi\u1eefa Ch\u00faa v\u00e0 con, ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed v\u1edbi nhau d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng. V\u00e0 xin Ch\u00faa hi\u1ec3u cho \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m con s\u1ee3 nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia, con s\u1ee3 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft bao, s\u1ee3 s\u1ef1 tr\u1eebng ph\u1ea1t. Su\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eddi, con lu\u00f4n \u0111i theo con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0 h\u1eb9p v\u00ec s\u1ee3 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0ng con \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec? B\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec c\u00f3 l\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec l\u00e0m con b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng h\u01a1n l\u00e0 vi ph\u1ea1m c\u00e1c \u0111i\u1ec1u r\u0103n c\u1ee7a Ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb l\u1eeba b\u1ecbp, m\u1ed9t con qu\u1ef7 mang l\u1ea1i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi coi ch\u00fang con nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con n\u00edt, \u0111em s\u1ef1 tr\u1eebng ph\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ec3 h\u00f9 d\u1ecda. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd Ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0m cho con s\u1ee3 n\u1eefa, v\u00ec r\u1eb1ng Ralph kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi con gh\u00e9t m\u00e0 con \u0111\u00e3 gh\u00e9t Ch\u00faa. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u00e0 l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a Ralph. Anh \u1ea5y ch\u1ec9 s\u1ed1ng trong n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i Ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 con \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng s\u1ed1ng. Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 anh v\u1eabn y\u00eau Ng\u01b0\u1eddi, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Con kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y \u1edf Ch\u00faa \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng y\u00eau. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng l\u00e0m sao m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng y\u00eau m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng Ch\u00faa? M\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eed v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ngh\u1ecb l\u1ef1c, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 th\u1eadt nh\u01b0 l\u00ean cung tr\u0103ng v\u00e0 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f3c than \u0111\u1ec3 mong c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Ralph. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec m\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i d\u1eb9p c\u00e1i tr\u00f2 kh\u00f3c l\u00f3c \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i Meggie \u00e0. C\u00f3 th\u1ebf th\u00f4i. M\u00e0y n\u00ean b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng v\u1edbi Luke v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn. Ho\u1eb7c nh\u1eafm th\u1eb3ng m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau ho\u1eb7c b\u1eb1ng m\u01b0u m\u1eb9o, m\u00e0y h\u00e3y r\u1ee9t Luke ra kh\u1ecfi nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y m\u00eda \u0111\u00e1ng gh\u00e9t r\u1ed3i s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi h\u1eafn \u1edf m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 m\u1ecdc l\u00ean. M\u00e0y b\u00e1o cho gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng Gilly quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y r\u1eb1ng t\u1eeb nay c\u00e1c kho\u1ea3n thu nh\u1eadp c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec3n v\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00e0y. V\u00e0 m\u00e0y d\u00f9ng ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 mang l\u1ea1i ti\u1ec7n nghi, mang l\u1ea1i sung s\u01b0\u1edbng cho c\u00e1i gia \u0111\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u00f3ng m\u00e1t c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y, m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 Luke ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd mang \u0111\u1ebfn cho m\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. M\u00e0y d\u00f9ng ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a Luke v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd r\u01a1i v\u00e0o c\u1ea3nh thi\u1ebfu th\u1ed1n. V\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i th\u00eam g\u00ec n\u1eefa Meggie \u00e0. Ta l\u00e0 Meggie O'' Neill, ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i Meggie de Bricassart. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa Meggie de Bricassart nghe kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thu\u1eadn tai l\u1eafm. \u0110\u00e1ng l\u00fd t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 Meghann de Bricassart nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn gh\u00e9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean Meghann. \u00d4i! c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o t\u00f4i ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 nu\u1ed1i ti\u1ebfc r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a Ralph? T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 l\u00e0 \u1edf ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u00f3, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? M\u00e0y h\u00e3y lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i r\u1eb1ng: cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 m\u00e0y, Meggie O'' Neill, m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m h\u1ecfng n\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch m\u01a1 m\u1ed9ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con m\u00e0 m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f3.","Th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y! \u0110\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y! T\u1ef1 h\u00e0nh h\u1ea1 m\u00ecnh v\u1edbi c\u00e1i qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 c\u1ea7n ch\u00f4n \u0111i l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m v\u00f4 \u00edch. Duy nh\u1ea5t ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai v\u00e0 t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 Luke, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a Luke, n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 Ralph. Ralph l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9. Meggie \u00fap m\u1eb7t xu\u1ed1ng c\u00e1t v\u00e0 kh\u00f3c. T\u1eeb n\u0103m l\u00ean ba ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd Meggie kh\u00f3c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Hai ng\u00e0y sau khi Meggie l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i ngh\u1ec9 \u1edf \u0111\u1ea3o Matlock, Luke gh\u00e9 Himmelhoch tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i nh\u1eadn vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m m\u1edbi \u1edf nh\u00e0 m\u00e1y l\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Sydney. \u0110\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac anh ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft m\u1eb7t con. N\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 l\u00e0 con trai ch\u1eafc anh \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ec1 th\u0103m ngay sau khi Meggie sinh, nh\u01b0ng anh \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ea5u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng khi bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 con g\u00e1i. N\u1ebfu Meggie nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u00f3 con th\u00ec \u00edt ra n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i k\u1ebf nghi\u1ec7p anh m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 cai qu\u1ea3n trang tr\u1ea1i \u1edf Kynuna. Con g\u00e1i kh\u00f4ng l\u1ee3i \u00edch g\u00ec c\u1ea3, l\u1edbn l\u00ean theo ch\u1ed3ng. Anne b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Luke: - T\u00f4i ch\u00e1n ng\u1ea5y khi th\u1ea5y anh c\u01b0 x\u1eed v\u1edbi v\u1ee3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Luke, anh h\u00e3y c\u01b0 x\u1eed nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn, h\u00e3y nh\u1eadn l\u1ea5y tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh! Anh c\u00f3 v\u1ee3 v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con! Anh ph\u1ea3i x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng cho v\u1ee3 con anh. M\u1ed9t m\u00e1i nh\u00e0, l\u00e0m ch\u1ed3ng, l\u00e0m cha ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 k\u1ebb v\u00f4 t\u00edch s\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. - T\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u00e0m. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec ch\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ed1n m\u00eda trong v\u00e0i n\u0103m n\u1eefa \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng l\u00fac kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n sau n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n s\u1ed1ng nh\u1edd v\u1ea3 v\u00e0o ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a Meggie. - \u1ed2, to\u00e0n nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n ph\u1ecba! Anne n\u00f3i gi\u1ecdng m\u1ec9a mai, m\u00f4i tr\u1ec1 ra khinh b\u1ec9. V\u1eady ch\u1edb kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i anh \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y Meggie v\u00ec ti\u1ec1n \u00e0? G\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t r\u00e1m c\u1ee7a Luke \u0111\u1ecf l\u00ean. \u00c3nh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Luke nh\u00ecn n\u01a1i kh\u00e1c tr\u00e1nh Anne. - T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn nh\u1eadn l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3ng ti\u1ec1n c\u00f3 vai tr\u00f2, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u01b0\u1edbi Meggie v\u00ec t\u00f4i v\u1eeba \u00fd Meggie h\u01a1n c\u00e1c c\u00f4 g\u00e1i kh\u00e1c. - V\u1eeba \u00fd, nh\u01b0ng anh c\u00f3 y\u00eau c\u00f4 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng? - T\u00ecnh y\u00eau? T\u00ecnh y\u00eau ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 g\u00ec? M\u1ed9t ph\u00e1t minh c\u1ee7a ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng, th\u1ebf th\u00f4i. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd n\u1ebfu ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi l\u1ebd d\u1ea1y d\u1ed7 t\u00f4i th\u00ec, xin ch\u1ecb cho bi\u1ebft Meggie \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u? - C\u00f4 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u1ecfe, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 g\u1edfi c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111i ngh\u1ec9 \u1edf xa. \u1ed2, anh \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 cu\u1ed1ng cu\u1ed3ng l\u00ean. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u1edbi ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a anh \u0111\u00e2u. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 d\u1ef1 t\u00ednh thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c anh c\u00f9ng \u0111i v\u1edbi Meggie nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u00f4 \u00edch. - Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. Arne v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111i Sydney ngay chi\u1ec1u t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m nay. - Anh bi\u1ebfn \u0111i ngay \u0111i Luke. Anh l\u00e0m t\u00f4i ph\u00e1t ch\u00e1n. Anh kh\u00f4ng x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng g\u00ec anh \u0111ang c\u00f3. Anh c\u1ee9 quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi th\u1eb1ng b\u1ea1n b\u1ea5t h\u1ee7 Arne c\u1ee7a anh, v\u1edbi c\u00e2y m\u00eda v\u00e0 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u00f2ng l\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a anh. Luke d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u1edf c\u1eeda: - V\u1ee3 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eb7t t\u00ean \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 l\u00e0 g\u00ec nh\u1ec9? T\u00f4i qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t. - Justine, Justine! - C\u00e1i t\u00ean ngu ng\u1ed1c. Anh ta l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m v\u00e0 b\u1ecf \u0111i. H\u00f4m sau, m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe h\u01a1i ki\u1ec3u th\u1ec3 thao m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf ti\u1ebfng m\u00e1y n\u1ed5 r\u00f2n r\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00e1i Dunny r\u1ebd xu\u1ed1ng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1ed1c. Chi\u1ebfc xe lo\u1ea1i m\u1edbi nh\u1ea5t v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eaft ti\u1ec1n. Tho\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u, Anne kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng t\u1eeb c\u1eeda","xe b\u01b0\u1edbc ra v\u00ec \u00f4ng ta \u0103n m\u1eb7c theo ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n \u1edf Queensland v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc qu\u1ea7n t\u00e2y ng\u1eafn. Tr\u01a1i \u01a1i \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u1eabu ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1eb9p! Anne ngh\u0129 th\u1ea7m, trong l\u00fac \u00f4ng ta \u0111ang b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean th\u1ec1m nhanh nh\u1eb9n m\u1ed7i l\u00fac hai b\u1eadc thang. Nh\u01b0ng khi \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb nh\u01b0 ch\u1ecb t\u01b0\u1edfng, hai b\u00ean m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea1c. M\u00ecnh ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t anh th\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ed1n m\u00eda \u0111\u1ecfm d\u00e1ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y - Anne ngh\u0129 trong b\u1ee5ng. Nh\u01b0ng khi \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft tr\u1ea7m t\u0129nh v\u00e0 xa x\u00f4i \u1ea5y nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o Anne ch\u1ecb m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn ra ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1ch: - Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i! Ch\u1ecb k\u00eau l\u00ean v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1nh r\u01a1i chi\u1ebfc b\u00ecnh s\u1eeda c\u1ee7a b\u00e9 Justin\u1eb9 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng c\u00fai nh\u1eb7t b\u00ecnh s\u1eefa l\u00ean, trao l\u1ea1i cho Anne v\u00e0 t\u1ef1a l\u01b0ng v\u00e0o bao l\u01a1n hi\u00ean nh\u00e0, \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi ch\u1ecb: - Kh\u00f4ng sao - ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00f3i - N\u00fam v\u00fa b\u00ecnh s\u1eefa ch\u01b0a ch\u1ea1m \u0111\u1ea5t. Ch\u1ecb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c cho em b\u00e9 b\u00fa. \u0110ang \u0111\u00f3i, Justine b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ef1a qu\u1eady, Anne li\u1ec1n \u0111\u01b0a n\u00fam v\u00fa v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng c\u00f4 b\u00e9: - Th\u1eadt b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd, th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha! Con ph\u1ea3i th\u00fa th\u1eadt r\u1eb1ng \u0110\u1ee9c cha kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng ch\u00fat n\u00e0o m\u1ed9t T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c m\u00e0 l\u00e2u nay con \u0111\u00e3 h\u00ecnh dung. Con v\u1eabn t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u00e1c T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eadp m\u1ea1p, \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7. - Trong l\u00fac n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i t\u1ef1 coi m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c; t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tu s\u0129 \u0111ang ngh\u1ec9 h\u00e8, cho n\u00ean ch\u1ecb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng Ralph. C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ecf x\u00edu \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e2y ra bao nhi\u00eau phi\u1ec1n ph\u1ee9c cho Meggie khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m c\u00f4 \u1ea5y l\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc? Ch\u1ecb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho t\u00f4i b\u1ebf ch\u00e1u m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng? Ralph ng\u1ed3i v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh Anne, b\u1ebf \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 v\u00e0 n\u00e2ng b\u00ecnh s\u1eefa cho n\u00f3 b\u00fa, ch\u00e2n g\u00e1c ch\u00e9o m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ch thong dong. - Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng Meggie \u0111\u1eb7t cho n\u00f3 t\u00ean Justine? - Th\u01b0a v\u00e2ng. - M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean \u0111\u1eb9p. Ch\u00faa \u01a1i, nh\u00ecn xem m\u00e0u t\u00f3c c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 b\u00e9! \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u00e0u t\u00f3c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ngo\u1ea1i n\u00f3. - Meggie c\u0169ng b\u1ea3o th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0 t\u00e1n \u0111\u1ed3ng nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t c\u1ee7a Ralph, Justine nho\u1ebbn c\u01b0\u1eddi. M\u1ed9t l\u00e1t sau, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 ng\u1ee7 ngon. - Meggie \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i? Ralph h\u1ecfi. - Hi\u1ec7n c\u00f4 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng h\u1ed3i s\u1ee9c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c sau khi sinh v\u00e0 m\u00f9a m\u01b0a l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn, c\u00e0ng h\u1ea1i cho s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe. Lu\u0111ie v\u00e0 con \u0111\u00e3 g\u1edfi c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111i ngh\u1ec9 hai th\u00e1ng. Meggie s\u1ebd tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00e1ng ba, trong b\u1ea3y tu\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. Ralph th\u1edf d\u00e0i. - \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 hai t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00e3 t\u1eeb Meggie m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng g\u1eb7p c\u00f4 \u1ea5y. - \u0110\u1ee9c cha s\u1ebd \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u? - \u0110i La M\u00e3, Vatican. \u0110\u1ee9c H\u1ed3ng Y Di Contini Verchese gi\u1eef nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a \u0110\u1ee9c H\u1ed3ng Y Monteverdi m\u1edbi m\u1ea5t. T\u00f4n tr\u1ecdng l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, \u0110\u1ee9c cha \u0111\u00e3 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u t\u00f4i ph\u1ee5 t\u00e1 cho ng\u00e0i. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t vinh d\u1ef1 l\u1edbn. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i. D\u1eebng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, Ralph h\u1ecfi v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng.","- Hi\u1ec7n c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u? - Meggie m\u01b0\u1edbn m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 s\u00e0n \u1edf \u0111\u1ea3o Matlock. - \u1ede \u0111\u00e2u v\u1eady? - \u0110\u1ea3o Matlock, \u1edf g\u1ea7n eo bi\u1ec3n Whitsunday, m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i y\u00ean t\u0129nh. Trong n\u0103m c\u1ee9 v\u00e0o m\u00f9a n\u00e0y, \u0111\u1ea3o ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u1eafng ng\u01b0\u1eddi. \u0110\u1ee9c cha \u0111\u1eebng ng\u1ea1i chi h\u1ebft, \u0110\u1ee9c cha kh\u00f4ng g\u1eb7p ai \u0111\u00e2u. - R\u1ea5t an t\u00e2m - Ralph v\u1eeba l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m v\u00e0 nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng trao Justine c\u00f2n ng\u1ee7 cho Anne - C\u1ea3m \u01a1n ch\u1ecb. Ch\u1ecb ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n hi\u1ec3u l\u1ea7m. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p Meggie, ngo\u00e0i ra kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c. Kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 Meggie li\u00ean l\u1ee5y v\u00e0o b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec, ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 \u0111e d\u1ecda n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i linh h\u1ed3n trong s\u00e1ng v\u00e0 b\u1ea5t t\u1eed c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u1ea5y. - Nh\u01b0ng linh h\u1ed3n c\u1ee7a \u0110\u1ee9c cha th\u00ec sao? Trong ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh n\u00e0y, con ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng \u0110\u1ee9c cha n\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00e1i t\u00ean Luke O'' Neill. \u1ede \u0111\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111ang ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ebfn. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, \u0110\u1ee9c cha c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 an t\u00e2m r\u1eb1ng c\u1ea3 Meggie v\u00e0 \u0110\u1ee9c cha kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb hoen \u1ed1 v\u00ec m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 xicangdan. - Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu Luke xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n? - Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i Sydney th\u00e1ng ba m\u1edbi tr\u1edf v\u1ec1. Con l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i cho h\u1eafn bi\u1ebft Meggie \u0111ang \u1edf Matlock nh\u01b0ng con \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1edbi h\u1eafn, th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha.","C\u200b H\u01af\u01a0NG 30 Khi chi\u1ebfc xe gi\u00e0 c\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a Rob ch\u1ea1y d\u1ecdc theo con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00e1i th\u00ec Meggie \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng ngo\u00e0i hi\u00ean nh\u00e0 s\u00e0n nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi khi, tay \u0111\u01b0a cao b\u00e1o cho Rob bi\u1ebft m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec1u y\u00ean \u1ed5n. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng, xe d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u1edf n\u01a1i b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3 v\u1eabn quay \u0111\u1ea7u. T\u1eeb tr\u00ean xe m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng m\u1eb7c chi\u1ebfc qu\u1ea7n t\u00e2y ng\u1eafn, \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi, ch\u00e2n mang xangdan, tay x\u00e1ch vali b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng. - Xin ch\u00e0o t\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t \u00f4ng O'' Neill! Rob v\u1eeba r\u1ed3 m\u00e1y v\u1eeba h\u00e9t t\u1ecd Luke O'' Neill? Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd Meggie l\u1eabn l\u1ed9n gi\u1eefa Luke O'' Neill v\u1edbi Ralph de Bricassart. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i Luke! D\u00f9 \u1edf kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch xa nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y v\u00e0 trong \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a ho\u00e0ng h\u00f4n \u0111ang \u0111\u1ed5 xu\u1ed1ng, Meggie c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o l\u1ea7m l\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. N\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ee9ng nh\u01b0 ch\u1ebft t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7, m\u1eb7t ng\u00e2y ra v\u00e0 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i, trong khi \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u1ea5y - Ralph \u0111ang \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1ed1c nh\u1ecf d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i \u1edf c\u1ee7a Meggie. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng Ralph \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi Meggie. Ralph quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Kh\u00f4ng l\u00fd do n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch v\u00ec sao Ralph \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00ecm n\u00e0ng \u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y v\u00e0 l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed9i l\u1ed1t Luke O'' Neill. To\u00e0n th\u00e2n Meggie nh\u01b0 t\u00ea c\u1ee9ng: ch\u00e2n, \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 con tim. Ralph \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f2i l\u1ea1i v\u1eadt s\u1edf h\u1eefu c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh ch\u0103ng? Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea1i sao Meggie l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng nghe th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c n\u00e0o? T\u1ea1i sao Meggie kh\u00f4ng h\u1ed1i h\u1ea3 ch\u1ea1y xu\u1ed1ng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ecf, lao v\u00e0o v\u00f2ng tay c\u1ee7a Ralph, h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i Ralph qu\u00e1 l\u1edbn khi\u1ebfn m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh v\u00f4 ngh\u0129a? \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 Ralph, ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 Meggie lu\u00f4n \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00ean c\u00f5i \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0y. C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i ch\u0103ng Meggie v\u1eeba tr\u1ea3i qua h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n th\u1eed t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch xua \u0111u\u1ed5i th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf \u1ea5y. Ch\u00faa h\u00e3y \u0111\u00e0y ch\u00e0ng xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ecba ng\u1ee5c! Ch\u00faa h\u00e3y \u0111\u00e0y ch\u00e0ng xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ecba ng\u1ee5c! T\u1ea1i sao ch\u00e0ng l\u1ea1i xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n v\u00e0o l\u00fac n\u00e0ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ed1 qu\u00ean \u0111i. Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i! Ng\u00e2y d\u1ea1i, to\u00e1t m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i, l\u00f2ng b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i, Meggie s\u1eefng s\u1edd v\u00e0 b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 kh\u00fac g\u1ed7, ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i, quan s\u00e1t c\u00e1i v\u00f3c d\u00e1ng d\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 quen thu\u1ed9c \u1ea5y \u0111ang r\u00f5 d\u1ea7n. - Ch\u00e0o anh, Ralph - Meggie n\u00f3i, r\u0103ng c\u1eafn ch\u1eb7t, m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn xa x\u0103m. - Ch\u00e0o em, Meggie. - Anh \u0111em vali v\u00e0o trong. Anh u\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t t\u00e1ch tr\u00e0 n\u00f3ng nh\u00e9? Meggie v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba \u0111i v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng ngh\u1ec9 m\u1eaft v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn Ralph. - Anh \u0111ang r\u1ea5t c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t t\u00e1ch tr\u00e0 - Ralph tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u0169ng l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng nh\u01b0 Meggie. Ralph \u0111i theo Meggie v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn Meggie l\u1ea5y t\u00e1ch d\u0129a t\u1eeb trong t\u1ee7 g\u1ed7. Trong khi ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i n\u01b0\u1edbc s\u00f4i, Meggie cho Ralph m\u1ed9t h\u1ed9p b\u00e1nh b\u00edch-quy. Ralph nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng l\u1ea5y m\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc b\u00e1nh \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean \u0111\u0129a. C\u0103n nh\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e2y v\u1edbi hai m\u00e1i hi\u00ean, m\u1ed9t h\u01b0\u1edbng ra \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00e1i v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u01b0\u1edbng xu\u1ed1ng b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n. C\u00e1ch b\u1ed1 tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 s\u00e0n cho ph\u00e9p hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 l\u00fd do \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 hai h\u01b0\u1edbng kh\u00e1c nhau. B\u00f3ng \u0111\u00eam v\u00f9ng nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1edbi nhanh ch\u00f3ng tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp xu\u1ed1ng.","Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi u\u1ed1ng tr\u00e0 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i l\u1eddi n\u00e0o, m\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m sao nu\u1ed1t tr\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng b\u00e1nh. - Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec th\u1ebf Meggie? - cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng Ralph ph\u1ea3i m\u1edf l\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Gi\u1ecdng Ralph d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng v\u00e0 \u00e2u y\u1ebfm l\u00e0m sao khi\u1ebfn cho Meggie nghe tim m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 ch\u1ea1m m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o ng\u1ef1c. Nh\u01b0ng ngay l\u00fac \u1ea5y Meggie \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn nh\u1eadn ra \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn khi \u0111ang \u00e2u y\u1ebfm \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb con. \u1ed2, th\u00ec ra Ralph \u0111\u1ebfn Matlock kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u00e9. Anh \u0111\u00e3 y\u00eau c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u1ea5y ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 n\u00e0y. Meggie quay l\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn Ralph, \u00e1nh m\u1eaft \u0111\u1eafm ch\u00ecm, s\u1eedng s\u1ed1t, t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn, coi nh\u01b0 m\u00ecnh v\u1eeba b\u1ecb x\u00fac ph\u1ea1m. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa anh \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i xem m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u00e9! Th\u1eddi gian nh\u01b0 ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf Meggie nh\u00ecn Ralph khi\u1ebfn Ralph bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i n\u00edn th\u1edf nh\u00ecn ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 trong \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft xanh trong. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Meggie. \u00d4i, Ch\u00faa, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Meggie! Ralph r\u1ea5t th\u00e0nh th\u1eadt v\u1edbi Anne Mueller khi \u00f4ng n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p n\u00e0ng ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec h\u01a1n. D\u00f9 y\u00eau, Ralph v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi Meggie nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00ecnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c; \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1eb7p n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n trong t\u00ecnh b\u1ea1n b\u00e8; ng\u1ee7 l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc \u0111iv\u0103ng \u1edf ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi th\u1eed m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n lo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb t\u1eadn g\u1ed1c r\u1ec5 s\u1ef1 m\u00ea ho\u1eb7c dai d\u1eb3ng m\u00e0 Meggie \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean \u00f4ng. Ralph t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u1ebfu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i g\u1ed1c r\u1ec5 \u1ea5y v\u00e0 nh\u1ed5 l\u00ean gi\u1eefa ban ng\u00e0y th\u00ec c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch h\u1ee7y di\u1ec7t n\u00f3. Th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n cho Ralph n\u1ebfu ph\u1ea3i th\u00edch nghi v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t Meggie c\u00f3 v\u00f3c d\u00e1ng n\u1edf nang \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0. Khi Ralph nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o m\u1eaft Meggie, \u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra m\u1ed9t \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 v\u1edbi \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng t\u1ecfa ra t\u1eeb ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e8n trong gi\u00e1o \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Ralph ph\u1ea3i th\u00fa nh\u1eadn \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n th\u00e2n x\u00e1c Meggie t\u1eeb khi hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00f4m h\u00f4n nhau l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi nh\u1ee5c d\u1ee5c \u1ea5y ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 y\u1ebfu so v\u1edbi t\u00ecnh y\u00eau bao la m\u00e0 Ralph d\u00e0nh cho Meggie. Ralph \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e2n \u0111\u00f4i ra, xem hai \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y nh\u01b0 t\u00e1ch r\u1eddi nhau, ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 hai m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m duy nh\u1ea5t. Trong gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat n\u00e0y, n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea3o, Ralph \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ed1n tr\u00e1nh Meggie ngay. Nh\u01b0ng Ralph kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0 t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n \u00f4ng n\u00ean can \u0111\u1ea3m \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi n\u00e0ng thay v\u00ec tr\u1ea3i qua m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam lang thang. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y? L\u00e0m sao t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 chu\u1ed9c l\u1ea1i sai l\u1ea7m \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea1m? T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 y\u00eau n\u00e0ng! V\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u00ec t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i y\u00eau n\u00e0ng b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng g\u00ec n\u00e0ng \u0111ang c\u00f3 ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u1edbi h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Meggie. Ch\u00ednh v\u00ec chi\u1ec1u s\u00e2u th\u0103m th\u1eb3m r\u1ea5t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef c\u1ee7a Meggie m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 m\u00e3i m\u00e3i y\u00eau n\u00e0ng. V\u1eady th\u00ec Ralph, h\u00e3y v\u1ee9t b\u1ecf \u0111i nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m ch\u0103n che m\u1eaft, h\u00e3y nh\u00ecn Meggie nh\u01b0 n\u00e0ng \u0111ang tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft, ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 l\u00e2u nay. M\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00e1u n\u0103m, m\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00e1u n\u0103m d\u00e0i v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng... T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i v\u00e0 n\u00e0ng hai m\u01b0\u01a1i s\u00e1u. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ai trong hai ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f2n b\u00e9 b\u1ecfng nh\u01b0ng gi\u1eefa ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u00e2y th\u01a1 nh\u1ea5t. Meggie v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c nh\u00ecn Ralph ch\u0103m ch\u0103m, \u00e1nh m\u1eaft h\u1ed5 th\u1eb9n v\u00e0 nh\u1ee5c nh\u00e3. Trong khi s\u1eafc m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a Ralph bi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed5i li\u00ean t\u1ee5c th\u00ec Meggie b\u1ed7ng ch\u1ed1c \u00fd th\u1ee9c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 l\u1ed1 b\u1ecbch c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh trong vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 sai l\u1ea7m t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a Ralph. Ralph \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y v\u1eabn v\u1edbi \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111i t\u00ecm c\u00f4 b\u00e9 n\u0103m x\u01b0a!","\u00e2\u20acH\u00e3y \u0111i \u0111i Meggie, \u0111i nhanh! Ch\u1ea1y \u0111i, c\u00fat kh\u1ecfi n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y v\u1edbi ch\u00fat m\u1ea3nh v\u1ee5n t\u1ef1 \u00e1i m\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i cho m\u00e0y?\u00e2\u20ac Ngay c\u00e1i gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat \u00fd ngh\u0129 \u1ea5y tho\u00e1ng qua \u0111\u1ea7u, Meggie ph\u00f3ng ra kh\u1ecfi chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n. Ralph \u0111u\u1ed5i k\u1ecbp Meggie tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi n\u00e0ng ra \u0111\u1ebfn hi\u00ean. Do qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y Meggie ch\u1ea1m m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 ng\u00e3 v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ralph l\u00e0m cho Ralph l\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3o. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh \u1edf Ralph b\u1ecb \u1ee9c ch\u1ebf l\u00e2u nay nh\u01b0 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i l\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00f9ng n\u1ed5. Ralph chao \u0111\u1ea3o trong m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c m\u00e0 d\u1ee5c v\u1ecdng \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m m\u1edd \u0111i l\u00fd tr\u00ed, th\u1ec3 x\u00e1c h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 khu\u1ea5t ph\u1ee5c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00fd ch\u00ed c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Meggie giang hai tay qu\u1ea5n l\u1ea5y c\u1ed5 Ralph, c\u00f2n Ralph \u0111\u00f3n nh\u1eadn s\u1ef1 s\u00f4i n\u1ed5i c\u1ee7a Meggie b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch si\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t n\u00e0ng v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng. Ralph c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng, t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm v\u00e0 b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p \u0111\u00f4i m\u00f4i Meggi\u1eb9 \u0110\u00f4i m\u00f4i \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m lu\u00f4n b\u1ecb xua \u0111u\u1ed5i, s\u1ee3 s\u1ec7t m\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t hi\u1ec7n th\u1ef1c. Meggie gi\u1eef ch\u1eb7t Ralph v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 t\u1eeb nay n\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ch\u1ecbu xa Ralph d\u00f9 trong \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng. C\u00f2n Ralph, bi\u1ebft bao n\u0103m th\u00e1ng ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat n\u00e0y; \u00f4ng khao kh\u00e1t nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i ch\u1ed1i b\u1ecf quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c m\u00e0 Meggie \u0111\u00e3 \u00e1p \u0111\u1eb7t, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 c\u1ea5m \u0111o\u00e1n m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Ralph b\u1ebf Meggie l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n gi\u01b0\u1eddng, hay nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3? C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ebf n\u00e0ng, Ralph kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 Meggie \u0111ang n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i tr\u00ean n\u1ec7m. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153 L\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa! Meggie c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i! Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u00e3 nu\u00f4i d\u01b0\u1ee1ng t\u00f4i t\u1eeb nh\u1ecf nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 nh\u00ecn em nh\u01b0 nh\u00ecn m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i?\u00e2\u20ac Tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft Ralph l\u00e0 Meggie nh\u01b0ng h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra n\u00e0ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi ri\u00eang bi\u1ec7t. \u00d4ng mong mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebfn Meggie v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, d\u00f9 m\u1ed9t c\u00e0nh nh\u1ecf th\u00e1p v\u00e0o th\u00e2n c\u00e2y l\u1edbn nh\u01b0ng n\u00e0ng v\u1eabn s\u1ebd l\u00e0 \u00f4ng ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. T\u1eeb nay, m\u00e3i m\u00e3i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd Ralph xa l\u1ea1 v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 rung \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a th\u1ec3 x\u00e1c n\u00e0y. Th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c sinh ra cho Ralph v\u00ec r\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh Ralph \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ed3i n\u1eb7n ra. Trong m\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00e1u n\u0103m \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1o n\u00ean m\u1ed9t Meggie m\u00e0 \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 \u00fd th\u1ee9c v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao \u00f4ng l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. \u00d4ng qu\u00ean \u0111i r\u1eb1ng Meggie \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf r\u01a1i \u00f4ng, r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ec9 ra cho n\u00e0ng bi\u1ebft s\u1ef1 k\u1ebft th\u00fac m\u00e0 ch\u00ednh \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb. V\u00ec r\u1eb1ng Meggie c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 sa ng\u00e3, l\u00e0 hoa h\u1ed3ng, l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o nh\u1ea5t. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 m\u00e0 Ralph s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd t\u1ec9nh n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t th\u00e2n x\u00e1c \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153L\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa! T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft! T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u00f4m \u1ea5p n\u00e0ng trong l\u00f2ng m\u00e0 c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 \u00f4m gi\u1eef ch\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t kh\u00e1i ni\u1ec7m m\u01a1 h\u1ed3 v\u00e0 nh\u01b0 \u00f4m m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u sau khi n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 v\u01b0\u1ee3c qua hai th\u1eddi k\u1ef3 \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea1i sao t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i \u00fd th\u1ee9c nh\u01b0 v\u1eady nh\u1ec9\u00e2 \u20ac. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng Ralph hi\u1ec3u m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau m\u00e0 \u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e0 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kh\u00e1c. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153\u0110\u1ee9c Ch\u00faa nh\u00e2n t\u1eeb, t\u1ea1i sao Ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng tr\u00e1nh cho con s\u1ef1 th\u1eed th\u00e1ch n\u00e0y? Con l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng, con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o nh\u01b0 Ch\u00faa \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u1ea3o t\u01b0\u1edfng mu\u1ed1n th\u1ea7n th\u00e1nh h\u00f3a cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0y. Ch\u00fang con \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ed1i t\u1eeb h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng duy nh\u1ea5t ch\u1ee9ng minh s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ecbnh th\u00e2n ph\u1eadn l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi.\u00e2 \u20ac \u00d4m Meggie trong v\u00f2ng tay, \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng ch\u1ec9 h\u01a1i r\u1ea1ng r\u1ee1. \u00d4ng quan s\u00e1t c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng hoa h\u1ed3ng h\u00e9 m\u1edf, kh\u1ebd n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 trong h\u01a1i th\u1edf m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi sung s\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00ednh \u00f4ng","c\u0169ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean. Meggie gi\u1eef Ralph b\u1eb1ng hai tay, c\u1ea3 hai ch\u00e2n n\u1eefa, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y \u00eam d\u1ecbu, m\u01b0\u1ee3t m\u00e0, ray r\u1ee9t, bu\u1ed9c ch\u1eb7t Ralph v\u00e0o n\u00e0ng. Ralph \u0111\u1eb7t c\u1eb1m v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 tr\u0169ng c\u1ee7a vai n\u00e0ng, m\u00e1 Ralph \u00e1p v\u00e0o m\u00e1 Meggie, b\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi \u0111i\u00ean d\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111ang v\u1eadt l\u1ed9n v\u1edbi s\u1ed1 m\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb cu\u1ed1n h\u00fat theo c\u01a1n l\u1ed1c, Ralph bu\u00f4ng tay, ch\u00ecm \u0111\u1eafm trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c, ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng l\u00f3a m\u1eaft. Trong m\u1ed9t l\u00fac \u00f4ng b\u01a1i trong \u00e1nh m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi r\u1ed3i c\u00e1i s\u00e1ng r\u1ef1c \u1ea5y m\u1edd d\u1ea7n chuy\u1ec3n sang m\u00e0u n\u00e2u v\u00e0 t\u1eaft l\u1ecbm. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u00e0 \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 \u0111au kh\u1ed5 m\u00e0 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 Ralph kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00fd ngh\u0129 \u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i xa Meggie m\u1ed9t khi \u0111\u00e3 chi\u1ebfm \u0111o\u1ea1t n\u00e0ng. T\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t Meggie cho ri\u00eang m\u00ecnh, Ralph \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea5u v\u00edu n\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft \u0111u\u1ed1i b\u00e1m v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t thanh g\u1ed7 gi\u1eefa bi\u1ec3n r\u1ed9ng bao la. R\u1ed3i kh\u00f4ng bao l\u00e2u, th\u1eadt nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng Ralph tr\u1ed3i l\u00ean m\u1eb7t bi\u1ec3n, v\u01b0\u1ee3t l\u00ean tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee3t s\u1ed1ng d\u00e2ng cao r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i ng\u00e3 qu\u1ef5 tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ed1 m\u1ec7nh kh\u00f4ng tho\u00e1t ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, s\u1ed1 m\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng. Meggie sung s\u01b0\u1edbng t\u1ed9t c\u00f9ng, tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0ng ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c sung s\u01b0\u1edbng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Ngay gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat Ralph \u0111\u01b0a n\u00e0ng l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00ec c\u0169ng l\u00e0 l\u00fac b\u00e0i ca th\u00e2n x\u00e1c c\u1ea5t cao, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u01b0 quay cu\u1ed3ng: c\u00e1nh tay, b\u00e0n tay, l\u00e0n da v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153T\u00f4i sinh ra cho anh \u1ea5y v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 cho anh \u1ea5y m\u00e0 th\u00f4i... Ch\u00ednh v\u00ec th\u1ebf m\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t \u00edt c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c v\u1edbi Luke\u00e2\u20ac. Meggie th\u1ea7m ngh\u0129. Khi Ralph th\u1ee9c d\u1eady, Meggie \u0111\u1ecdc th\u1ea5y trong \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft m\u00e0u xanh c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng v\u1eabn m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh y\u00eau \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng s\u01b0\u1edfi \u1ea5m, \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng mang l\u1ea1i cho n\u00e0ng m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 \u01b0\u1edbc m\u01a1 t\u1eeb khi c\u00f2n th\u01a1 d\u1ea1i. \u0110\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi Meggie c\u0169ng nh\u1eadn ra b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a th\u1ec3 x\u00e1c m\u00e0 c\u1ee7a t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n. L\u00e2u nay Ralph v\u1eabn ngh\u0129 su\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eddi m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng khi n\u00e0o \u00f4ng th\u1ee9c d\u1eady b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0. Gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat n\u00e0y tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y \u00e2u y\u1ebfm h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 l\u00fac g\u1ea7n g\u0169i tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3, d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m kh\u1eafng kh\u00edt v\u00e0 m\u1eb7n m\u00e0. Meggie \u01a1i! Em \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee9ng ngay gi\u1eefa \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 cho anh th\u1ea5y l\u00f2ng t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t linh m\u1ee5c nh\u01b0anh sai l\u1ea7m v\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 quan \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c n\u00e0o; c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 Lucifer, anh \u0111\u00e3 sa xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ecba ng\u1ee5c. Ng\u00e0y ti\u1ebfp theo ng\u00e0y, \u0111\u00eam ti\u1ebfp theo \u0111\u00eam. Ngay c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng tr\u1eadn m\u01b0a to c\u0169ng kho\u00e1c l\u00ean m\u1ed9t v\u1ebb \u0111\u1eb9p, l\u00e0 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i d\u1ea1o m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n m\u1eb7c g\u00ec h\u1ebft, \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nghe nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng t\u00ed t\u00e1ch tr\u00ean m\u00e1i t\u00f4n, n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u0169ng \u1ea5m v\u00e0 m\u01a1n tr\u1edbn nh\u01b0 \u00e1nh n\u1eafng m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi. V\u00e0 khi m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi l\u00f3 d\u1ea1ng th\u00ec hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ea3o b\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o, \u01b0\u1ee1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra t\u1eafm n\u1eafng, \u0111\u00f9a v\u1edbi s\u00f3ng; v\u00e0 Ralph t\u1eadp b\u01a1i cho Meggie. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng, khi Ralph kh\u00f4ng hay m\u00ecnh b\u1ecb ch\u00fa \u00fd, Meggie nh\u00ecn Ralph n\u1ed3ng n\u00e0n, c\u1ed1 kh\u1eafc ghi l\u1ea1i t\u1eebng n\u00e9t m\u1ed9t trong tr\u00ed nh\u1edb c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng. Meggie nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i d\u00f9 n\u00e0ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng Frank bi\u1ebft bao nh\u01b0ng sau \u0111\u00f3 khi xa nhau h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh y\u00eau m\u1ebfn v\u1eabn m\u1edd nh\u1ea1t v\u1edbi th\u1eddi gian. N\u00e0ng nh\u00ecn \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft, m\u0169i, mi\u1ec7ng, hai b\u00ean th\u00e1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u1ea1c tr\u1eafng t\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u1ea3n v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng l\u1ecdn t\u00f3c \u0111en, th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh kh\u1ecfe v\u00e0 ch\u1eafc n\u1ecbch v\u1eabn thon v\u00e0 gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 c\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a tu\u1ed5i tr\u1ebb, d\u00f9 r\u1eb1ng Ralph \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t \u0111i ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0o s\u1ef1 m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i. V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu quay l\u1ea1i, b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p Meggie \u0111ang \u0111\u1eafm \u0111u\u1ed1i nh\u00ecn m\u00ecnh, th\u00ec Ralph bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng c\u0169ng \u0111ang nh\u00ecn Meggie ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ef1ng s\u1ef1 \u0111au kh\u1ed5 c\u00e2m l\u1eb7ng, m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec3n bi\u1ebfn bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 nh\u01b0 s\u1eafp x\u1ea3y \u0111\u1ebfn. Meggie nh\u1eadn ra c\u00e1i th\u00f4ng \u0111i\u1ec7p k\u00edn \u0111\u00e1o \u1ea5y: \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac Ralph ph\u1ea3i ra \u0111i, tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i, tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng b\u1ed5n ph\u1eadn v\u00e0 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a ch\u00e0ng. R\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 Ralph s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3","\u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i tinh th\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 x\u01b0a nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e0ng s\u1ebd c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5. V\u00ec r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ai \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng b\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1ee3t t\u00e9 m\u1edbi hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng cam go c\u1ee7a con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i t\u1edbi. M\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u, l\u00fac m\u00e0 m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi xu\u1ed1ng kh\u00e1 th\u1ea5p nhu\u1ed9m \u0111\u1ecf c\u1ea3 v\u00f9ng bi\u1ec3n v\u00e0 l\u00e0m nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa th\u1ee9 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed3i c\u00e1t v\u00e0 b\u00e3i san h\u00f4, l\u00fac hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i tr\u00ean b\u00e3i th\u00ec Ralph quay \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Meggie: - Meggie, anh ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1eadt h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac m\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd th\u1eadt \u0111au kh\u1ed5. - Em bi\u1ebft, Ralph. - V\u00e2ng, anh tin em. Ph\u1ea3i ch\u0103ng ch\u00ednh v\u00ec th\u1ebf m\u00e0 anh y\u00eau em? Em kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec th\u1eadt \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t Meggie \u00e0, th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 m\u1ed9t ai kh\u00e1c. Anh y\u00eau em, Meggie! - Anh ph\u1ea3i \u0111i ngay \u00e0? - Ng\u00e0y mai, B\u1eaft bu\u1ed9c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. T\u00e0u c\u1ee7a anh ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn Genoa trong tu\u1ea7n n\u00e0y. - Genoa? - V\u00e2ng, anh ph\u1ea3i \u0111i Roma. Ch\u1eafc ph\u1ea3i \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 lu\u00f4n c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng n\u0103m th\u00e1ng c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1eddi anh. Anh c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft r\u00f5. - Anh \u0111\u1eebng lo, Ralph. Em s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch gi\u1eef anh l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2u. V\u1edbi em c\u0169ng th\u1ebf, th\u1eddi gian ngh\u1ec9 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u0169ng s\u1eafp h\u1ebft, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2y em s\u1ebd chia tay v\u1edbi Luke v\u00e0 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Drogheda. - \u1ed2, Meggie! \u0110\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i do nh\u1eefng g\u00ec v\u1eeba x\u1ea3y ra, \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i do anh ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? - Kh\u00f4ng, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng, n\u00e0ng kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i r\u1ea5t th\u00e0nh kh\u1ea9n. Luke ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n em. Em kh\u00f4ng g\u00e2y m\u1ed9t m\u1ea5t m\u00e1t n\u00e0o cho anh \u1ea5y. Nh\u01b0ng em c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t m\u00e1i nh\u00e0, m\u1ed9t gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u00e0 t\u1eeb n\u00e0y em ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng Drogheda s\u1ebd gi\u00fap em c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 b\u1ea5t c\u00f4ng n\u1ebfu c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 Justine \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u1edbn l\u00ean trong m\u1ed9t gia \u0111\u00ecnh m\u00e0 m\u1eb9 n\u00f3 \u0111ang l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0y t\u1edb g\u00e1i, d\u00f9 cho Anne v\u00e0 Lu\u0111ie kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 c\u01b0 x\u1eed v\u1edbi em nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. - Anh s\u1ebd vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 cho em, Meggie. - Kh\u00f4ng, anh \u0111\u1eebng vi\u1ebft g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Anh t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng em c\u1ea7n nh\u1eefng l\u00e1 th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a anh sau khi ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi nhau nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y? Em kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng hay x\u1ea3y ra cho anh; nh\u1eefng l\u00e1 th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1eef k\u00edn \u0111\u00e1o. T\u1ed1t h\u01a1n l\u00e0 anh \u0111\u1eebng vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 cho em. N\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t mai anh \u0111\u1ebfn\u00e9Uc, th\u00ec t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean anh s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m Drogheda, nh\u01b0ng em n\u00f3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1edbi anh, Ralph \u00e0, l\u00fac \u1ea5y anh ph\u1ea3i suy ngh\u0129 k\u1ef9 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh. Tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gian n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 hai n\u01a1i m\u00e0 em \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u01b0u ti\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc Ch\u00faa... \u1ede \u0111\u00e2y, Matlock v\u00e0 \u1edf Drogheda. Ralph k\u00e9o s\u00e1t Meggie v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng, vu\u1ed1t ve m\u00e1i t\u00f3c c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng. - Meggie, trong t\u1eadn \u0111\u00e1y l\u00f2ng anh \u01b0\u1edbc ao \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea5y em l\u00e0m v\u1ee3, m\u00e3i m\u00e3i kh\u00f4ng xa l\u00eca em. Anh kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n chia tay em... V\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, m\u00e3i m\u00e3i anh kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea3i tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi em. Ph\u1ea3i chi \u0111\u1eebng bao gi\u1edd anh \u0111\u1ebfn Matlock. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf v\u1eabn t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n. Anh \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u0111i\u1ec1u k\u00edn \u0111\u00e1o m\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd anh \u0111\u1ec3","l\u1ed9 ra v\u00e0 anh c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 n\u1ebfu anh kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y. D\u00f9 sao v\u1eadt l\u1ed9n v\u1edbi c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft v\u1eabn h\u01a1n c\u00e1i ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft, \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u1ea9n s\u1ed1. Anh y\u00eau em. Anh \u0111\u00e3 lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n y\u00eau em v\u00e0 anh s\u1ebd m\u00e3i m\u00e3i y\u00eau em. Em \u0111\u1eebng qu\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. H\u00f4m sau, Rob xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u1eeb khi \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u01b0a Ralph \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y. Rob ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi chia tay nhau. - T\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t em, Meggie. - T\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t anh, Ralph. - Em nh\u1edb gi\u1eef g\u00ecn s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe. - V\u00e2ng, anh c\u0169ng th\u1ebf. Ralph nghi\u00eang \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f4m h\u00f4n Meggie; m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 r\u1ea5t ki\u00ean quy\u1ebft; n\u00e0ng v\u1eabn b\u1ea5u ch\u1eb7t Ralph; nh\u01b0ng khi Ralph g\u1ee1 \u0111\u00f4i c\u00e1nh tay Meggie \u0111ang qu\u1ea5n ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y \u00f4ng th\u00ec n\u00e0ng r\u00fat tay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1eb7t ra ph\u00eda sau l\u01b0ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, Ralph b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean xe v\u00e0 trong khi Rob cho xe lui, Ralph v\u1eabn nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 quay l\u01b0ng nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 s\u00e0n n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 Meggie \u0111ang m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh tr\u00f4ng theo. \u00c3t c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ee7 can \u0111\u1ea3m l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf - Rob ngh\u0129 th\u1ea7m. Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd Rob th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a ai l\u1ea1i v\u1eeba nh\u00e2n b\u1ea3n l\u1ea1i v\u1eeba bu\u1ed3n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. S\u1ef1 ki\u00eau k\u1ef3 xa v\u1eafng \u0111\u00e3 v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n x\u00f3a \u0111i trong c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c Ralph de Bricassart. Khi Meggie tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i Himmelhoch, Anne bi\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Meggie \u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi m\u00ecnh. V\u1eabn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t Meggie \u0111\u00f3 nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 r\u1ea5t kh\u00e1c. Meggie b\u1ebf Justine tr\u00ean tay m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u00e2u y\u1ebfm nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00e2y gi\u1edd n\u00e0ng m\u1edbi hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ee9a con g\u00e1i c\u00f3 \u00fd ngh\u0129a nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o v\u1edbi n\u00e0ng. Meggie v\u1eeba kh\u1ebd ru con v\u1eeba nh\u00ecn chung quanh, c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi Anne m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch tr\u00ecu m\u1ebfn. - Kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m sao em c\u00e1m \u01a1n ch\u1ecb cho h\u1ebft, Anne \u1ea1. - Nh\u01b0ng v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec? - V\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n nh\u1edd ch\u1ecb m\u00e0 Ralph \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p em \u1edf Matlock. Em h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c mang \u01a1n ch\u1ecb. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y nh\u01b0 ch\u1ecb bi\u1ebft, em \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u1edf v\u1edbi Luke. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, em s\u1ebd tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Drogheda v\u00e0 s\u1ebd \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e3i m\u00e3i. - Ch\u1ecb r\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfc ph\u1ea3i xa em v\u00e0 c\u00e0ng bu\u1ed3n h\u01a1n ph\u1ea3i xa Justine, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ecb l\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t m\u1eebng cho hai m\u1eb9 con. Luke ch\u1eb3ng mang l\u1ea1i \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p cho em v\u00e0 Justine c\u1ea3. - Ch\u1ecb c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft hi\u1ec7n gi\u1edd anh \u1ea5y \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u kh\u00f4ng? - Luke \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 m\u00e1y l\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Anh ta ch\u1eb7t m\u00eda g\u1ea7n Ingham. - Em ph\u1ea3i \u0111i t\u00ecm anh \u1ea5y v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch ng\u1ee7 v\u1edbi anh \u1ea5y. Em \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb tr\u1ec5 hai tu\u1ea7n. Kinh nguy\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a em r\u1ea5t \u0111\u00fang. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn em \u0111ang c\u00f3 thai, Anne \u00e0. - L\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa! Anne k\u00eau l\u00ean, tr\u1ed1 m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn Meggie nh\u01b0 m\u1edbi g\u1eb7p l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u. R\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u gi\u1ea3 th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f3 \u1edf ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef, Anne l\u1eafp b\u1eafp trong mi\u1ec7ng. Nh\u01b0ng Meggie l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi v\u1ebb qu\u1ea3 quy\u1ebft.","Chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u h\u1ecfa \u0111i Ingham ch\u1eadm ch\u1ea1p v\u00e0 l\u1eafc l\u01b0, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u00fd ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ee9a con trong b\u1ee5ng l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a Ralph m\u1edbi gi\u00fap Meggie \u0111\u1ee7 can \u0111\u1ea3m t\u00ecm Luke. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ea7m s\u1ed1ng m\u1edbi m\u00e0 n\u00e0ng bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc \u0111ang t\u01b0\u1ee3ng h\u00ecnh th\u00ec vi\u1ec7c ng\u1ee7 v\u1edbi Luke gi\u1eefa l\u00fac n\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tha th\u1ee9 v\u1edbi ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh. Nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec con c\u1ee7a Ralph, n\u00e0ng s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng b\u1eaft tay v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 qu\u1ef7 s\u1ee9. Trong th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, d\u1ef1 t\u00ednh c\u1ee7a Meggie kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i d\u1ec5 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n, n\u00e0ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ednh to\u00e1n r\u1ea5t k\u1ef9 v\u00e0 l\u1ea1 thay ch\u00ednh Lu\u0111ie c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 g\u00f3p \u00fd cho Meggie trong v\u1ee5 n\u00e0y. X\u1ebf chi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 b\u1ea3y, Meggie \u0111\u1ebfn Ingham v\u00e0 \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd thu\u00ea ph\u00f2ng \u1edf m\u1ed9t kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i c\u00f3 v\u1ebb kh\u00e1 nh\u1ea5t. Sau khi c\u1ea5t vali, Meggie tr\u1edf xu\u1ed1ng ph\u00f2ng ti\u1ebfp kh\u00e1ch t\u00ecm \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i. N\u00e0ng g\u1ecdi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ea1i Brann n\u01a1i nh\u00f3m c\u1ee7a Luke \u0111ang l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c, nh\u1edd ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eafn l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi Luke l\u00e0 v\u1ee3 anh v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ebfn Ingham v\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p anh. Ngay sau \u0111\u00f3 Meggie tr\u1edf l\u00ean ph\u00f2ng, \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ea5t b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh v\u00e0 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. Su\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 suy ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o hi\u1ec7u nghi\u1ec7m nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea1t m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch. Tuy v\u1eady n\u00e0ng v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng t\u1ef1 tin \u1edf m\u00ecnh. Trong c\u00e1i kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed n\u00f3ng r\u1ef1c v\u00e0 \u1ea9m th\u1ea5p, Meggie v\u1eeba run r\u1ea9y v\u1eeba c\u1edfi h\u1ebft qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o v\u00e0 n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng, m\u1eaft nh\u1eafm l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c \u00e1m \u1ea3nh b\u1edfi \u00fd ngh\u0129 l\u00e0m sao \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 cho \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a Ralph. Luke \u0111\u1ebfn kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n l\u00fac ch\u00edn gi\u1edd t\u1ed1i. Lu\u0111ie \u0111\u00e3 ti\u00ean \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u00fang. V\u00e0o cu\u1ed1i tu\u1ea7n, Luke thanh th\u1ea3n, t\u1ecf ra d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y th\u00edch th\u00fa c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 thay \u0111\u1ed5i n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 trong ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh gi\u1ea3i tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Khi con trai c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 Brann chuy\u1ec3n l\u1ea1i l\u1eddi nh\u1eafn c\u1ee7a Meggie t\u1ea1i l\u00e1n tr\u1ea1i, Luke v\u1eeba r\u1eeda ch\u00e9n d\u0129a xong, \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u1ea1p xe xu\u1ed1ng Ingham nh\u1eadp v\u1edbi b\u1ecdn c\u1ee7a Arne d\u1ef1 cu\u1ed9c vui ch\u01a1i th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7 t\u1ed1i th\u1ee9 b\u1ea3y. V\u00ec v\u1eady Luke \u0111\u00f3n nh\u1eadn tin n\u00e0y vui v\u1ebb, vi\u1ec5n \u1ea3nh g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i Meggie \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c xem nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t d\u1ecbp \u0111\u1ed5i ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh. T\u1eeb l\u00fac ngh\u1ec9 \u1edf Atherton v\u1ec1, anh ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n Meggie d\u00f9 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u00f3 l\u00e0m anh ki\u1ec7t s\u1ee9c. C\u00e1i \u0111i\u1ec7p kh\u00fac - nh\u00e0, t\u1ed5 \u1ea5m, gia \u0111\u00ecnh - l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u duy nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0m cho anh ph\u00e1t ch\u00e1n v\u00e0 ng\u0103n tr\u1edf anh \u0111i Himmelhoch g\u1eb7p Meggie m\u1ed7i khi anh c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00f9ng l\u00e2n c\u1eadn Dunny. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u1ebfn kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n, Luke th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng \u0111i t\u00ecm mua bao cao su ph\u00f2ng ng\u1eeba nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng d\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ea9m \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda. Khi anh b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng xe, m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n h\u0103ng h\u00e1i \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn \u0111i nh\u01b0ng anh nh\u00fan vai: \u0111\u00e0nh ph\u00f3 th\u00e1c cho s\u1ef1 may r\u1ee7i v\u1eady! Ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam th\u00f4i v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con, bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u v\u1edbi ch\u00fat may m\u1eafn l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y n\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng con trai. Meggie gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh, \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng khi nghe Luke g\u00f5 c\u1eeda ph\u00f2ng. N\u00e0ng nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng gi\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n c\u1eeda. - Ai \u0111\u00f3? - Luke. N\u00e0ng v\u1eb7n ch\u00eca kh\u00f3a v\u00e0 m\u1edf h\u00e9 c\u1eeda, n\u00e9p m\u00ecnh sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean. Luke \u0111\u00e3 b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o, n\u00e0ng th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd \u0111\u1ee9ng nh\u00ecn Luke. Luke ng\u1eafm Meggie. Ng\u1ef1c n\u00e0ng n\u1edf nang h\u01a1n, h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn h\u01a1n bao gi\u1edd. Hai n\u00fam v\u00fa \u0111\u1ed5i m\u00e0u nh\u1ee3t nh\u1ea1t sang m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf s\u1eadm t\u1eeb khi n\u00e0ng sinh con . N\u1ebfu anh ta c\u1ea7n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 k\u00edch","th\u00edch th\u00ec v\u1edbi b\u1ed9 ng\u1ef1c h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ee7. Anh b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi, nh\u1ea5c b\u1ed5ng n\u00e0ng l\u00ean v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t n\u00e0ng xu\u1ed1ng gi\u01b0\u1eddng. Khi tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 s\u00e1ng, n\u00e0ng v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi n\u00e0o v\u1edbi Luke. Ng\u1ed3i \u1edf m\u00e9p gi\u01b0\u1eddng, n\u00e0ng t\u1ecf ra xa c\u00e1ch k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 v\u1edbi Luke. Anh ta v\u01b0\u01a1n vai m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch l\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebfng, mi\u1ebfng ng\u00e1p r\u1ed3i t\u1eb1ng h\u1eafng: - N\u00e0y, c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y em \u0111\u1ebfn Ingham h\u1edf Meggie? Anh ta h\u1ecfi. N\u00e0ng quay l\u1ea1i, nh\u00ecn Luke v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y khinh b\u1ec9. - H\u1ea3, c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y em \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y? Luke l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi, gi\u1ecdng h\u01a1i b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i. V\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn ch\u0103m ch\u0103m kh\u00f4ng thay \u0111\u1ed5i, Meggie kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i l\u1eddi n\u00e0o. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f4i m\u00f4i h\u01a1i h\u00e9 m\u1edf, Meggie m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi: - Em \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e1o v\u1edbi anh, em s\u1ebd tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Drogheda - n\u00e0ng ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i ng\u1eafn g\u1ecdn c\u00f3 th\u1ebf. Trong m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, Luke kh\u00f4ng tin l\u1eddi Meggie, anh ta nh\u00ecn n\u00e0ng k\u1ef9 h\u01a1n v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng n\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f9a. - T\u1ea1i sao v\u1eady? - Anh ta h\u1ecfi. - Em \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1edbi anh chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra n\u1ebfu anh \u0111i Sydney m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng mang em theo - N\u00e0ng n\u00f3i. Luke ch\u01b0a h\u1ebft ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean: - Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n x\u1ea3y ra m\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00e1m th\u00e1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 sau \u0111\u00f3 anh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a em \u0111i ngh\u1ec9 m\u00e1t! B\u1ed1n tu\u1ea7n \u1edf Atherton r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1n k\u00e9m. Do \u0111\u00f3 anh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a em \u0111i Sydney \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. - T\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn nay anh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i Sydney hai l\u1ea7n, hai l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 em - n\u00e0ng ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c n\u00f3i. L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u, em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m v\u1edbi anh v\u00ec em \u0111ang mai thai Justine, nh\u01b0ng Ch\u00faa c\u0169ng d\u01b0 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng em s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng \u0111i ngh\u1ec9 v\u00e0o m\u00f9a m\u01b0a, th\u00e1ng gi\u00eang. - Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i! - Anh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng h\u00e0 ti\u1ec7n h\u1ebft c\u1ee1, Luke \u00e0 - Gi\u1ecdng Meggie nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng h\u01a1n. Anh c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ea3n nghi\u1ec7p hai m\u01b0\u01a1i ng\u00e0n b\u1ea3ng, ti\u1ec1n \u1ea5y thu\u1ed9c quy\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a em ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n, th\u1ebf m\u00e0 anh l\u1ea1i keo ki\u1ec7t t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ed3ng v\u00ec s\u1ee3 x\u00e0i ph\u00ed n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 em trong chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i Sydney. Anh v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3ng ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a anh l\u00e0m em ph\u00e1t b\u1ec7nh! - Anh c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee5ng v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed3ng xu n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u! Anh ta h\u00e9t l\u00ean. Ti\u1ec1n \u1ea5y n\u1eb1m trong ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3, kh\u00f4ng thi\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t xu v\u00e0 tu\u1ea7n n\u00e0o anh c\u0169ng b\u1ecf th\u00eam v\u00e0o. - V\u00e2ng, \u0111\u00fang th\u1ebf. N\u00f3 \u1edf trong ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng, \u1edf c\u00e1i n\u01a1i m\u00e0 n\u00f3 s\u1ebd m\u00e3i m\u00e3i \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. Anh kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh x\u00e0i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Anh ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n s\u00f9ng b\u00e1i n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 s\u00f9ng b\u00e1i con b\u00f2 v\u00e0ng. H\u00e3y th\u00fa nh\u1eadn nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111i Luke. Anh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi keo ki\u1ec7t. V\u00e0 h\u01a1n th\u1ebf \u1ea5y n\u1eefa anh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng ngu h\u1ebft ch\u1ed7 n\u00f3i! \u0110\u1ed1i x\u1eed v\u1edbi v\u1ee3 v\u00e0 con g\u00e1i m\u00e0 c\u00f2n thua c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi con ch\u00f3. Anh kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a v\u1ee3 con, ch\u1ee9 \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i chi \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng nhu c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a hai m\u1eb9 con em. \u0110\u1ed3 \u00edch k\u1ef7, \u0111\u1eb9p trai m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng ra c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 g\u00ec, \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ec3u! M\u1eb7t t\u00e1i xanh, ng\u01b0\u1eddi run l\u00ean, Luke t\u00ecm l\u1eddi l\u1ebd \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. S\u1ef1 b\u1ea5t c\u00f4ng trong c\u00e1c l\u1eddi bu\u1ed9c t\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a Meggie l\u00e0m cho Luke b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i, nh\u01b0ng anh v\u1eabn t\u1ef1 tin v\u1ec1 \u00fd \u0111\u1ed3 trong s\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. R\u1ea5t l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0, Meggie ch\u1ec9 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i v\u1ebb b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i, ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p ti\u1ec1m \u1ea9n b\u00ean trong Luke.","- Meggie \u01a1i! Luke k\u00eau l\u00ean gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean v\u1eeba th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng v\u1eeba nh\u1eabn nh\u1ee5c. Anh c\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed t\u1ec7 v\u1edbi em \u0111\u00e2u. Kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd! Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng anh x\u1eed s\u1ef1 t\u00e0n nh\u1eabn v\u1edbi em. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ai! Em \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0103n u\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u00e1i nh\u00e0, m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u01b0\u1edfi \u1ea5m... - \u1eea, ph\u1ea3i r\u1ed3i! N\u00e0ng c\u1eaft ngang. V\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 em th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 em kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd b\u1ecb c\u00f3ng r\u00e9t, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd em th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi em n\u00f3ng l\u00ean nh\u01b0 l\u00fac n\u00e0y. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 em \u0111ang n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng. - Anh c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. - Anh c\u1ee9 n\u00f3i \u0111i - Meggie \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng, n\u00e0ng b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng gi\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o v\u00e0o. Em kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi ch\u00fang ta ly d\u1ecb, n\u00e0ng n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp. Em kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh t\u00e1i gi\u00e1. C\u00f2n v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda anh n\u1ebfu anh mu\u1ed1n ly d\u1ecb, th\u00ec anh bi\u1ebft em \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm. V\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t ph\u00e1p l\u00fd, em l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 l\u1ed7i ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? V\u00ec em b\u1ecf anh... hay \u00edt ra theo c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn c\u1ee7a ph\u00e1p lu\u1eadt l\u00e0 th\u1ebf. - Meggie, anh kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 b\u1ecf em, Luke nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh. - Anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1eef l\u1ea1i cho anh s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n hai ch\u1ee5c ng\u00e0n b\u1ea3ng c\u1ee7a em. Nh\u01b0ng anh s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u00eam m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng xu n\u00e0o c\u1ee7a em n\u1eefa. C\u00e1c l\u1ee3i t\u1ee9c ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a em \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c em d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 nu\u00f4i Justine v\u00e0 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u nu\u00f4i th\u00eam m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con kh\u00e1c n\u1ebfu em \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c may m\u1eafn. - Th\u00ec ra \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch c\u1ee7a em! Luke gi\u1eadn d\u1eef. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111i\u1ec1u em \u0111eo \u0111u\u1ed5i l\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u00eam m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con n\u1eefa ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u00ednh v\u00ec th\u1ebf m\u00e0 em \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y. M\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng h\u00e1t c\u1ee7a con thi\u00ean nga, m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n qu\u00e0 nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 em mang v\u1ec1 Drogheda! V\u1edbi em, th\u1eb1ng n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a gi\u1ed1ng! L\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa, c\u00f2n g\u00ec kh\u00f4i h\u00e0i h\u01a1n! - Ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f4ng ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef nh\u00ecn b\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng d\u01b0\u1edbc g\u00f3c \u0111\u1ed9 \u1ea5y - Meggie n\u00f3i gi\u1ecdng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb g\u00ec l\u00e0 tinh ngh\u1ecbch. Anh b\u1ef1c t\u1ee9c v\u1ec1 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u1edf em ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng Luke v\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf anh c\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u g\u00ec h\u1ebft. H\u00e3y t\u1ecf ra m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u01a1i b\u1ea1c th\u1eb3ng th\u1eafn. Trong ba n\u0103m r\u01b0\u1ee1i, em \u0111\u00e3 mang l\u1ea1i cho anh nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ec1n h\u01a1n l\u00e0 anh ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1edd ch\u1eb7t m\u00eda. N\u1ebfu em c\u00f3 th\u00eam m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con, anh c\u0169ng kh\u1ecfi ph\u1ea3i b\u1eadn l\u00f2ng g\u00ec. K\u1ec3 t\u1eeb gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat n\u00e0y, em m\u00e3i m\u00e3i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i anh n\u1eefa, cho t\u1edbi khi n\u00e0o em c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng. N\u00e0ng m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o, c\u1ea7m v\u00ed tay v\u00e0 x\u00e1ch chi\u1ebfc vali nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1ea7n c\u1eeda. Tay \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea5m c\u1eeda, Meggie quay l\u1ea1i. - Anh cho ph\u00e9p em c\u00f3 l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean nh\u1ecf v\u1edbi anh, Luke \u00e0. N\u00f3 r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 \u00edch sau n\u00e0y n\u1ebfu anh l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef kh\u00e1c, l\u00fac m\u00e0 anh \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 gi\u00e0 v\u00e0 m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c hi\u1ebfn m\u00ecnh cho c\u00e2y m\u00eda... Anh c\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng anh h\u1ed7n nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con kh\u1ec9. Anh h\u00e1 mi\u1ec7ng to qu\u00e1, anh gi\u1ed1ng con tr\u0103n mu\u1ed1n nu\u1ed1t ch\u1eedng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef. Anh l\u00e0m cho em ph\u00e1t t\u1edfm, Luke! Luke t\u1ef1 cao t\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ea1i, anh ch\u1eb3ng ra l\u00e0m sao c\u1ea3! Sau khi Meggie \u0111i r\u1ed3i, Luke y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean m\u00e9p gi\u01b0\u1eddng, m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn ch\u0103m ch\u0103m c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda kh\u00e9p k\u00edn. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i anh \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean nh\u00fan vai v\u00e0 v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o. N\u1ebfu s\u1eeda so\u1ea1n th\u1eadt nhanh th\u00ec k\u1ecbp nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean m\u1ed9t xe t\u1ea3i v\u00e0 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 l\u00e1n tr\u1ea1i g\u1eb7p Arne v\u00e0 b\u00e8 b\u1ea1n. Th\u1eb1ng b\u1ea1n l\u00e2u n\u0103m t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng Arne! \u0110\u00e0n \u00f4ng, th\u1eadt ngu ng\u1ed1c. \u0110i ng\u1ee7 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef c\u0169ng th\u00edch \u0111\u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng th\u1eb1ng b\u1ea1n trai th\u00ec v\u1eabn th\u00edch h\u01a1n!","Kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n b\u00e1o tr\u01b0\u1edbc cho ai ng\u00e0y tr\u1edf v\u1ec1, Meggie \u0111\u1ebfn Drogheda tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe ch\u1edf th\u01b0 c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi l\u00e3o Bluey Williams; Justine n\u1eb1m trong chi\u1ebfc n\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng m\u00e2y \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u00ean n\u1ec7m. Drogheda, Drogheda! B\u1ea1ch \u0111\u00e0n v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y h\u1ed3 ti\u00eau kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, \u00eam \u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea7y ti\u1ebfng ong k\u00eau. B\u00ean n\u00e0y l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng s\u00fac v\u1eadt v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 t\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1, v\u00e0 s\u1ecfi m\u00e0u nh\u1ea1t; b\u00ean kia l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u1ea3m c\u1ecf xanh \u0111\u1eb9p l\u1ea1 k\u1ef3 bao quanh t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 l\u1edbn. M\u00f9a thu trong v\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ea7y hoa, n\u00e0o l\u00e0 qu\u1ebf tr\u00fac, th\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u lo\u1ea1i c\u00fac, \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng hoa h\u1ed3ng. T\u1eeb con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u1ea3i s\u1ecfi ph\u00eda sau nh\u00e0, b\u00e0 Smith nh\u00f3n ch\u00e2n nh\u00ecn ra, mi\u1ebfng h\u00e1 h\u1ed1c, c\u01b0\u1eddi vui r\u1ed3i b\u1eadt kh\u00f3c. Minnie v\u00e0 Cat ch\u1ea1y \u00e0o ra xe, Drogheda \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u1ed5 \u1ea5m, \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y m\u00e3i m\u00e3i l\u00e0 tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a Meggie. Fiona b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0 xem c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u1ed3n \u00e0o nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. - Th\u01b0a m\u1eb9, con \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u00e2y x\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft m\u00e0u n\u00e2u \u1ea5y, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e0 d\u1eb7n h\u01a1n. Meggie nh\u1eadn ra nga\u1ef5 M\u1eb9 n\u00e0ng vui m\u1eebng; c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u l\u00e0 b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft b\u00e0y t\u1ecf s\u1ef1 vui m\u1eebng \u1ea5y ra sao? - Con \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf Luke? Fiona h\u1ecfi l\u1edbn v\u00ec ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng Smith v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00fap vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. - Th\u01b0a v\u00e2ng. Con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi Luke n\u1eefa. Anh \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u00e1i nh\u00e0, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfm x\u1ec9a \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee3. - Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con? - V\u00e2ng m\u1eb9 \u1ea1, con \u0111ang ch\u1edd sinh \u0111\u1ee9a th\u1ee9 hai. Nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ebfng \u00f4, a ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean vang l\u00ean t\u1eeb ph\u00eda nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00fap vi\u1ec7c v\u00e0 Fiona. M\u1eb9 n\u00e0ng n\u00f3i ngay v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ea5u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ni\u1ec1m vui. - N\u1ebfu th\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n con th\u00ec con ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00f3 l\u00fd do tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 x\u01b0a. \u1ede \u0111\u00e2y m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd lo cho con. Ph\u00f2ng c\u0169 c\u1ee7a Meggie nh\u00ecn ra b\u00e3i ch\u0103n ch\u00ednh \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng hoa, ph\u00f2ng k\u1ebf b\u00ean d\u00e0nh cho Justine v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 s\u1ebd ra \u0111\u1eddi. \u00d4i, th\u1eadt d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu l\u00e0m sao \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1ng \u1edf t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 m\u00ecnh! Bob r\u1ea5t vui m\u1eebng g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i em g\u00e1i. C\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y Bob c\u00e0ng gi\u1ed1ng Pa\u0111y, l\u01b0ng h\u01a1i khom, da s\u1ea1m \u0111\u1ecf d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh n\u1eafng m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi. T\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, c\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh Cleary c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec3n m\u1ed9t xe t\u1ea3i ng\u0169 c\u1ed1c v\u00e0o kho m\u00e0 Jims v\u00e0 Patsy v\u1eeba mua t\u1eeb h\u1ee3p t\u00e1c x\u00e3 Gilly v\u1ec1. Tho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ea7u Meggie \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e2n c\u00f4ng tr\u00f4ng ch\u1eebng c\u00e1c b\u00e3i ch\u0103n g\u1ea7n nh\u1ea5t. Con ng\u1ef1a s\u1eafc h\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 con ng\u1ef1a thi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. Bob t\u00ecm Martin King h\u1ecfi mua hai con kh\u00e1c. K\u1ec3 c\u0169ng l\u1ea1, c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a con ng\u1ef1a s\u1eafc h\u1ed3ng g\u00e2y cho Meggie \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng d\u1eef d\u1ed9i h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 khi xa c\u00e1ch Ralph b\u1edfi \u0111\u00e2y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 con ng\u1ef1a ch\u00e0ng th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee1i. Khi b\u1ee5ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00ean l\u01b0ng ng\u1ef1a n\u1eefa, Meggie \u1edf nh\u00e0 v\u1edbi b\u00e0 Smith, Minnie v\u00e0 Cat, may v\u00e0 \u0111an nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb cho \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ef1a qu\u1eady. Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 (n\u00e0ng tin ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 con","trai) ph\u1ea3i ch\u0103ng h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi n\u00e0ng h\u01a1n Justine, do \u0111\u00f3 n\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ecb h\u00e0nh h\u1ea1 v\u00e0 vui s\u01b0\u1edbng ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i ng\u00e0y ra \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a con. Justine bi\u1ebft \u0111i v\u00e0 bi\u1ebft n\u00f3i r\u1ea5t s\u1edbm, v\u00e0o l\u00fac m\u1edbi ch\u00edn th\u00e1ng. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u \u1edf Justine l\u00e0 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u01b0\u1eddi. B\u00e0 con \u1edf Drogheda ai ai c\u0169ng t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch l\u00e0m cho Justine vui, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng ai l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 Justine v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 nghi\u00eam ngh\u1ecb b\u1ea9m sinh \u1ea5y. Ng\u00e0y m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng m\u01b0\u1eddi, Justine \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00e1u th\u00e1ng th\u00ec con trai c\u1ee7a Meggie ch\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi t\u1ea1i Drogheda, s\u1edbm h\u01a1n b\u1ed1n tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5. Meggie sinh r\u1ea5t nhanh, kh\u00f4ng \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn nh\u01b0 l\u1ea7n sinh tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 th\u1eadt \u0111\u1eb9p! Chi\u1ebfc l\u01b0ng d\u00e0i, thon th\u1ea3, t\u00f3c hung, m\u1eaft xanh l\u1ee3t. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Ralph, b\u00e0n tay c\u1ee7a Ralph, c\u00e1i m\u0169i, mi\u1ec7ng v\u00e0 b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n c\u0169ng c\u1ee7a Ralph. Meggie m\u1eebng th\u1ea7m khi ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng Luke c\u0169ng c\u00f3 v\u00f3c d\u00e1ng t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng n\u00e9t g\u1ea7n gi\u1ed1ng Ralph. - Con \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecdn cho n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean ch\u01b0a? Fiona h\u1ecfi tr\u00ecu m\u1ebfn v\u00e0 t\u1ecf ra say m\u00ea th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9. - Con s\u1ebd \u0111\u1eb7t cho n\u00f3 t\u00ean Dane. - C\u00e1i t\u00ean nghe qu\u00e1i l\u1ea1! T\u1ea1i sao con l\u1ea1i ch\u1ecdn t\u00ean \u1ea5y? C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u00ean ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn trong d\u00f2ng h\u1ecd O'' Neill? M\u1eb9 t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng con \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t v\u1edbi d\u00f2ng h\u1ecd O'' Neill r\u1ed3i m\u00e0? - C\u00e1i t\u00ean Dane kh\u00f4ng d\u00ednh d\u1ea5p g\u00ec v\u1edbi Luke c\u1ea3 th\u01b0a m\u1eb9. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u00ean c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9, ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a ai kh\u00e1c. Con \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eb7t cho con g\u00e1i t\u00ean Justine v\u00ec con th\u00edch t\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 c\u0169ng v\u1eady con \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eb7t t\u00ean Dane. Ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 m\u1eaft nh\u1eafm, l\u00f4ng mi d\u00e0y l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng \u00e1nh, ch\u00e2n m\u00e0y l\u00f4ng t\u01a1, hai m\u00e1 nh\u1ecf c\u00f3 v\u1ebb h\u00e1u \u0103n, Meggie nghe d\u00e2ng l\u00ean trong l\u00f2ng m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh y\u00eau m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u sao c\u00f9ng l\u00fac \u1ea5y n\u00e0ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u00f3i l\u00ean m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i x\u00f3t xa trong l\u00f2ng. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Dane s\u1ebd l\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ea7y s\u1ef1 tr\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1eddi t\u00f4i. N\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 v\u00ec ngo\u00e0i n\u00f3 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u00f3 ai kh\u00e1c. Ralph, anh \u0111\u00e3 y\u00eau Ch\u00faa h\u01a1n y\u00eau em v\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u00ednh v\u00ec Ch\u00faa m\u00e0 anh s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd bi\u1ebft em \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh c\u1eafp c\u00e1i g\u00ec c\u1ee7a anh c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh c\u1eafp c\u00e1i g\u00ec c\u1ee7a Ch\u00faa. Em s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd n\u00f3i cho anh bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 Dane. \u00d4i, con y\u00eau qu\u00ed c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9! (N\u00e0ng \u0111\u1eb7t th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 n\u1eb1m \u00eam \u1ea3 tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc g\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn r\u00f5 h\u01a1n g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1eb9p tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi \u1ea5y). Con th\u01b0\u01a1ng y\u00eau c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9! Con l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ri\u00eang m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 m\u1eb9 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd giao con cho b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai kh\u00e1c, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 ba con, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n nh\u00ecn nh\u1eadn con. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u00f3 tuy\u1ec7t kh\u00f4ng h\u1edf con?","\u200bCH\u01af\u01a0NG 31 Chi\u1ebfc t\u00e0u c\u1eadp b\u1ebfn c\u1ea3ng Genoa \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00e1ng t\u01b0. T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c De Bricassart \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n l\u00ean m\u1ed9t n\u01b0\u1edbc \u00e0tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp \u00e1nh n\u1eafng m\u00f9a xu\u00e2n \u0110\u1ecba Trung H\u1ea3i. Li\u1ec1n \u0111\u00f3, \u00f4ng l\u00ean t\u00e0u h\u1ecfa \u0111i Roma. N\u1ebfu \u00f4ng t\u1ecf \u00fd mu\u1ed1n, Vatican \u0111\u00e3 g\u1edfi \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe v\u1edbi t\u00e0i x\u1ebf \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a \u00f4ng v\u1ec1. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng s\u1ee3 l\u1ea1i ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn c\u1ea3nh Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda v\u1edbi \u00f4ng, do \u0111\u00f3 \u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ea9y l\u00f9i th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m th\u1eed th\u00e1ch \u1ea5y c\u00e0ng l\u00e2u c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t. Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 V\u0129nh C\u1eedu. N\u00f3 mang \u0111\u00fang c\u00e1i t\u00ean c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, \u00f4ng v\u1eeba ngh\u0129 th\u1ea7m v\u1eeba nh\u00ecn qua c\u1eeda ki\u1ebfng xe t\u1eafc-xi. Nh\u1eefng l\u1ea7u chu\u00f4ng v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng v\u00f2m gi\u00e1o \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u1eefng qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ea7y chim b\u1ed3 c\u00e2u, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e0i n\u01b0\u1edbc uy nghi, nh\u1eefng h\u00e0ng c\u1ed9t Roma \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng n\u1ec1n \u0103n s\u00e2u h\u00e0ng bao th\u1ebf k\u1ef7. V\u1edbi \u00f4ng, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1ng ch\u00fa \u00fd. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng \u0111i\u1ec1u quan t\u00e2m duy nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 Vatican v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ph\u00f2ng ti\u1ebfp t\u00e2n l\u1ed9ng l\u1eaby v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng ri\u00eang tr\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb kh\u1eafc kh\u1ed5. M\u1ed9t tu s\u0129 d\u00f2ng Saint Dominique h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn Ralph \u0111i d\u1ecdc theo nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ea1i s\u1ea3nh l\u00e1t \u0111\u00e1 c\u1ea9m th\u1ea1ch, ngang qua v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed3ng, b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb tr\u00ed trong vi\u1ec7n b\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng. Ph\u00eda sau l\u00e0 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u tranh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ebd tr\u00ean b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i, t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m c\u1ee7a Giotto, Raphael, Botticelli v\u00e0 Fra Angelico. Trong c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng s\u00e1ng ch\u00f3i, n\u1ed5i b\u1eadt l\u00ean l\u00e0 m\u00e0u s\u1eafc c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng, nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c tranh, b\u00e0n gh\u1ebf v\u00e0 th\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a v\u1ec1 t\u1eeb Paris, H\u1ed3ng Y Di Contini Verchese ti\u1ebfp Ralph. T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c De Bricassart qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng, h\u00f4n chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn. - Con h\u00e3y ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e2y Ralph. - Th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c H\u1ed3ng Y, con mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u01b0ng t\u1ed9i. - Khoan \u0111\u00e3! Tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi nhau b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng Anh. \u1ede \u0111\u00e2y tai v\u00e1ch m\u1ea1ch r\u1eebng nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng may, r\u1ea5t hi\u1ebfm tai nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfng Anh. Con h\u00e3y ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e2y Ralph. \u1ed2, th\u1eadt l\u00e0 th\u00fa v\u1ecb g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i con. V\u1eafng con, ta c\u00e0ng th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi c\u1ed1 v\u1ea5n kh\u00f4n ngoan, t\u01b0 t\u01b0\u1edfng h\u1ee3p l\u00fd v\u00e0 quan ni\u1ec7m r\u1ea5t hay v\u1ec1 t\u00ecnh b\u1ea1n... c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ta. Cho t\u1edbi nay ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 t\u00e1 n\u00e0o ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n nh\u1ecf th\u00f4i t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m m\u00e0 ta d\u00e0nh cho con. S\u1ef1 m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi kinh kh\u1ee7ng m\u00e0 Ralph \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua m\u1ea5y tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 b\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean nh\u01b0 c\u1ea5t kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00f4i vai c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng; \u00f4ng t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi t\u1ea1i sao m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i lo ng\u1ea1i qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 n\u00e0y trong khi t\u1eadn \u0111\u00e1y l\u00f2ng, Ralph d\u01b0 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m v\u00e0 tha th\u1ee9. Nh\u01b0ng v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u1edf ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u00f3. \u00d4ng th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u00e1 t\u1ed1t - m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00fang ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Ralph ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong s\u00e1ng trong khi ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n trong s\u00e1ng n\u1eefa. - Ralph, ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tu h\u00e0nh nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf; ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi s\u1ed1 m\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 ch\u00fang ta khao kh\u00e1t nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ea5t tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i. Ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i v\u00e0 sai s\u00f3t c\u1ee7a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Ta \u0111o\u00e1n tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec trong nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u con s\u1ebd k\u1ec3 cho cha nghe l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m v\u1ea9n \u0111\u1ee5c h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh m\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 v\u1ec1 con trong su\u1ed1t nh\u1eefng n\u0103m ch\u00fang","ta c\u00f9ng s\u1ed1ng chung nhau. D\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1eaft ta c\u0169ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m m\u1ea5t uy t\u00edn c\u1ee7a con v\u00e0 l\u00e0m m\u1edd nh\u1ea1t t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m m\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 g\u1edfi g\u1eafm cho con. Trong y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta, v\u1ec1 th\u00e2n ph\u1eadn con ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fang ta, nh\u01b0ng ta bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2y con s\u1ebd hi\u1ec3u v\u00ec t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec1u hi\u1ec3u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, ngay c\u1ea3 \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1nh Cha l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi khi\u00eam t\u1ed1n v\u00e0 nh\u00e2n t\u1eeb nh\u1ea5t c\u0169ng hi\u1ec3u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. - Con \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng gi\u1eef l\u1eddi kh\u1ea5n c\u1ee7a con, th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha. Kh\u00f4ng d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng tha th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e2u. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u1ed9i ph\u1ea1m th\u01b0\u1ee3ng. - T\u1eeb nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m nay con \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea1m l\u1eddi kh\u1ea5n nguy\u1ec7n s\u1ed1ng thanh b\u1ea1ch khi nh\u1eadn gia t\u00e0i b\u00e0 Mary Carson. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m cho ch\u00fang ta xa r\u1eddi s\u1ef1 trong s\u00e1ng v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 v\u00e2ng l\u1eddi Ch\u00faa ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? - Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u1ea3 ba l\u1eddi kh\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecb vi ph\u1ea1m, th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha. - Ta v\u1eabn th\u00edch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c con g\u1ecdi b\u1eb1ng Vittorio nh\u01b0 x\u01b0a. Ta kh\u00f4ng l\u1ea5y l\u00e0m kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu m\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i bu\u1ed3n l\u00f2ng. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 \u00fd mu\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a Ch\u00faa, v\u00e0 ta ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc l\u1edbn m\u00e0 con n\u00ean nh\u1eadn l\u1ea5y v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 \u0111\u1eebng t\u1ef1 h\u00e0nh h\u1ea1 m\u00ecnh qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00e1ng. Nh\u1eefng \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a Ch\u00faa kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec1u d\u1ec5 hi\u1ec3u. Nh\u01b0ng ta ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng con \u0111\u00e3 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng kh\u00f4ng d\u1ec5 d\u00e3i, r\u1eb1ng con kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea5u tranh. Ta r\u1ea5t hi\u1ec3u con. Ta bi\u1ebft con r\u1ea5t t\u1ef1 ph\u1ee5, nhi\u1ec5m n\u1eb7ng \u0111\u1ecba v\u1ecb tu s\u0129 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, r\u1ea5t \u00fd th\u1ee9c v\u1ec1 n\u1ed7i kh\u00e1t khao t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ea5t tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i. Do \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 con c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ea1 b\u1edbt s\u1ef1 ki\u00eau c\u0103ng c\u1ee7a con, \u0111\u1ec3 cho con hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft con ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, cho n\u00ean n\u00f3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00e0o n\u1eafn ho\u00e0n thi\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 con ngh\u0129. C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng? - Th\u01b0a \u0111\u00fang th\u1ebf. Con thi\u1ebfu s\u1ef1 khi\u00eam t\u1ed1n v\u00e0 con c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m t\u01b0\u1edfng, hi\u1ec3u theo c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, con mu\u1ed1n tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh Ch\u00faa Tr\u1eddi. Con ph\u1ea1m t\u1ed9i r\u1ea5t n\u1eb7ng v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tha th\u1ee9. Con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tha th\u1ee9 cho ch\u00ednh con, v\u1eady th\u00ec l\u00e0m sao con hy v\u1ecdng s\u1ef1 tha th\u1ee9 c\u1ee7a Ch\u00faa? - L\u1ea1i ki\u00eau c\u0103ng n\u1eefa r\u1ed3i, Ralph \u00e0! Ki\u00eau c\u0103ng! Quy\u1ec1n tha th\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 con, con v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a hi\u1ec3u \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 sao? Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 Ch\u00faa m\u1edbi c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n tha t\u1ed9i. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 Ch\u00faa m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. V\u00e0 Ch\u00faa s\u1ebd tha t\u1ed9i cho nh\u1eefng ai bi\u1ebft \u0103n n\u0103n ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh. Ch\u00faa \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng tha t\u1ed9i n\u1eb7ng h\u01a1n cho nh\u1eefng v\u1ecb th\u00e1nh v\u00e0 cho c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng t\u00ean v\u00f4 lo\u1ea1i. Con t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng Lucifer kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tha t\u1ed9i sao? N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tha t\u1ed9i ngay khi n\u00f3 ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i Ch\u00faa. S\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 - tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh Ch\u00faa t\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ecba ng\u1ee5c - l\u00e0 ch\u00ednh n\u00f3 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a ch\u1edb kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i Ch\u00faa. C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i ch\u00ednh n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i: Th\u00e0 ng\u1ef1 tr\u1ecb d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ecba ng\u1ee5c c\u00f2n h\u01a1n l\u00e0 ph\u1ee5ng s\u1ef1 tr\u00ean thi\u00ean \u0111\u00e0ng. B\u1edfi r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng n\u1ed5i s\u1ef1 ki\u00eau c\u0103ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00fd mu\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 khu\u1ea5t ph\u1ee5c tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u00fd mu\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ai kh\u00e1c, d\u00f9 cho ai kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 Ch\u00faa. Ta kh\u00f4ng cho r\u1eb1ng con ph\u1ea1m m\u1ed9t sai l\u1ea7m gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n y\u00eau c\u1ee7a ta. S\u1ef1 khi\u00eam t\u1ed1n l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9c t\u00ednh duy nh\u1ea5t c\u00f2n thi\u1ebfu \u1edf con, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9c t\u00ednh ch\u00ednh y\u1ebfu c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb th\u00e1nh... hay m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i. Cho t\u1edbi khi n\u00e0o con ch\u01b0a ch\u1ecbu tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i cho Ch\u00faa quy\u1ec1n tha t\u1ed9i th\u00ec con ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea1t t\u1edbi s\u1ef1 khi\u1ebfm t\u1ed1n th\u1eadt s\u1ef1. G\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea7y ngh\u1ecb l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a Ralph co r\u00fam l\u1ea1i. - Th\u01b0a v\u00e2ng, con bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng \u0110\u1ee9c cha n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang. Con ph\u1ea3i tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn con ng\u01b0\u1eddi hi\u1ec7n h\u1eefu c\u1ee7a con, ph\u1ea3i n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c s\u1eeda m\u00ecnh m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng t\u1ef1 ki\u00eau v\u1ec1 m\u00ecnh. Con xin \u0103n n\u0103n; nh\u01b0 v\u1eady con s\u1ebd x\u01b0ng t\u1ed9i v\u00e0 ch\u1edd","\u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tha t\u1ed9i. Con r\u1ea5t \u0103n n\u0103n v\u00e0 \u0103n n\u0103n th\u1eadt s\u1ef1. Ralph th\u1edf ra, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ea5u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng trong l\u00f2ng m\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi l\u1ebd \u00f4n t\u1ed3n \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n. - Vittorio \u00e0, tuy nhi\u00ean, khi ngh\u0129 l\u1ea1i, con th\u1ea5y con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n. Ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0 con h\u1ee7y di\u1ec7t n\u00e0ng, ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0 con nh\u1eadn l\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 h\u1ee7y di\u1ec7t \u1ea5y v\u1ec1 ph\u1ea7n con. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, con kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c v\u00ec r\u1eb1ng con y\u00eau n\u00e0ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh. Ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u1ed7i \u1edf n\u00e0ng n\u1ebfu con kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i n\u1ed1i d\u00e0i t\u00ecnh y\u00eau tr\u00ean ph\u01b0\u01a1ng di\u1ec7n x\u00e1c th\u1ecbt . Th\u00e2n ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e1ng quan t\u00e2m h\u01a1n th\u00e2n ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a con. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, con c\u1ee9 t\u1ef1 coi m\u00ecnh \u1edf m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb tr\u00ed cao h\u01a1n n\u00e0ng v\u00ec con l\u00e0 k\u1ebb tu h\u00e0nh v\u00e0 con coi n\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t h\u1ea1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00edt \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c quan t\u00e2m. Nh\u01b0ng con hi\u1ec3u ngay r\u1eb1ng con l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m, v\u1ec1 t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng hi\u1ec7n nay c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng... \u0110\u00e1ng l\u00fd, con ph\u1ea3i tr\u00e1nh xa n\u00e0ng khi n\u00e0ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u00e9, nh\u01b0ng con \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Con \u0111\u00e3 \u0111em n\u00e0ng \u1ea9n n\u00e1u trong tr\u00e1i tim con v\u00e0 n\u00e0ng bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. N\u1ebfu con th\u1eadt l\u00f2ng mu\u1ed1n r\u1ee9t n\u00e0ng ra kh\u1ecfi cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi con th\u00ec ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn n\u00e0ng c\u0169ng gi\u00e3 bi\u1ec7t v\u00e0 con \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t h\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi n\u00e0ng. \u0110\u1ee9c cha th\u1ea5y, con c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 l\u00fd do \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00e0 \u0103n n\u0103n... Con \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eed t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m nho nh\u1ecf ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a con. - C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i Hoa H\u1ed3ng kh\u00f4ng? - Th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha, \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f2n ai kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa? N\u00e0ng l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 toan t\u00ednh s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o duy nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a con. - Nh\u01b0ng Hoa H\u1ed3ng c\u00f3 \u0111au kh\u1ed5 kh\u00f4ng? L\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i ch\u0103ng con t\u1ea1o ra cho c\u00f4 \u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u \u0111au kh\u1ed5 h\u01a1n l\u00e0 con h\u1eaft h\u1ee7i c\u00f4 \u1ea5y? - Con kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, Vittorio. Con r\u1ea5t mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt ra sao! Nh\u01b0ng trong l\u00fac n\u00e0y, con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y x\u1ea3y ra... m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean. Tuy nhi\u00ean con ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng con \u0111\u00e3 cho n\u00e0ng c\u00e1i \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0ng c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u00fd th\u1ee9c v\u1ec1 nh\u00e2n c\u00e1ch ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng. \u00e0con kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng n\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef, nh\u01b0ng l\u00e0 ch\u00ednh con, con kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. N\u1ebfu khi con g\u1eb7p n\u00e0ng, n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef, th\u00ec m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00e3 di\u1ec5n ti\u1ebfn kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n; nh\u01b0ng r\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfc con \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p n\u00e0ng khi n\u00e0ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u00e9. - Con v\u1eabn cho th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh t\u1ef1 ph\u1ee5 Ralph \u00e0 v\u00e0 ch\u01b0a s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tha t\u1ed9i. Th\u1eadt x\u00f3t xa ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Ta x\u00f3t xa m\u00e0 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y con qu\u00e1 nh\u00e2n \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ecb r\u01a1i v\u00e0o s\u1ef1 y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Con c\u00f3 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1edbi tinh th\u1ea7n hy sinh cao c\u1ea3 kh\u00f4ng? Ralph gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh. \u00d4ng nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o hai con m\u1eaft u bu\u1ed3n tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y trong \u0111\u00f3 ph\u1ea3n chi\u1ebfu hai g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t th\u1eadt nh\u1ecf v\u1edbi k\u00edch th\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129a l\u00fd g\u00ec. - Kh\u00f4ng, th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha - Ralph nh\u00ecn nh\u1eadn. Con l\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi con \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 \u1edf n\u00e0ng m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 hoan l\u1ea1c kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ed1i c\u00e3i. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y con ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng s\u1ef1 ti\u1ebfp x\u00fac v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf v\u00e0 n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 kho\u00e1i l\u1ea1c s\u00e2u \u0111\u1eadm nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Con mu\u1ed1n m\u00e3i m\u00e3i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd xa n\u00e0ng, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 th\u00e2n x\u00e1c, m\u00e0 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec con th\u00edch \u1edf g\u1ea7n n\u00e0ng... n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi n\u00e0ng, hay kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0103n nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0103n do n\u00e0ng","n\u1ea5u, c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi n\u00e0ng, chia s\u1ebb nh\u1eefng suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng. Con c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y thi\u1ebfu v\u1eafng n\u00e0ng m\u00e3i m\u00e3i khi con c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng tr\u00ean c\u00f5i \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0y. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t kh\u1ed5 h\u1ea1nh, u bu\u1ed3n c\u1ee7a H\u1ed3ng Y v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u sao khi\u1ebfn cho Ralph nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a Meggie v\u00e0o l\u00fac hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi chia tay nhau. N\u00f3 ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh s\u1ef1 v\u1eefng v\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p m\u1ecdi n\u1ed7i kh\u1ed5 \u0111au, bu\u1ed3n phi\u1ec1n, v\u00e0 v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ee9 nh\u00ecn ra ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e0 \u0111i. Con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea5y, m\u1eb7c \u00e1o m\u00e0u t\u00edm, b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 ch\u1ec9 d\u00e0nh ri\u00eang cho con m\u00e8o c\u00e1i gi\u1ed1ng Abyssinian, \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft g\u00ec v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n th\u1ea7m k\u00edn c\u1ee7a Ralph? - Con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o s\u00e1m h\u1ed1i v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec Meggie \u0111\u00e3 mang l\u1ea1i cho con - Ralph ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c n\u00f3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ef1 im l\u1eb7ng c\u1ee7a H\u1ed3ng Y. Con ch\u1ec9 s\u00e1m h\u1ed1i v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 vi ph\u1ea1m nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi kh\u1ea5n h\u1ec7 tr\u1ecdng v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 qu\u00ean. Con bi\u1ebft t\u1eeb nay con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c thu\u1ed9c tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a con nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t nhi\u1ec7t t\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 x\u01b0a. V\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y, con r\u1ea5t \u0103n n\u0103n. Nh\u01b0ng v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn Meggie th\u00ec... S\u1eafc m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a Ralph thay \u0111\u1ed5i h\u1eb3n khi nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00ean Meggie khi\u1ebfn cho H\u1ed3ng Y ph\u1ea3i quay v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea5u \u0111i nh\u1eefng d\u1eb1n v\u1eb7t trong \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f4ng. - S\u00e1m h\u1ed1i nh\u1eefng g\u00ec thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 Meggie ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c n\u00e0o con \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft n\u00e0ng - Ralph n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp c\u00f9ng l\u00fac \u0111\u01b0a b\u00e0n tay l\u00ean che hai m\u1eaft m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi - Con kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft con n\u00f3i c\u00f3 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng ho\u1eb7c l\u1eddi n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a con c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3n \u1ea3nh trung th\u1ef1c suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a con kh\u00f4ng. Th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha, con lu\u00f4n c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 b\u1ea5t l\u1ef1c khi ph\u1ea3i th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n b\u1eb1ng l\u1eddi nh\u1eefng t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a con d\u00e0nh cho n\u00e0ng. Ralph ng\u1ed3i h\u01a1i nghi\u00eang ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc trong khi \u00e1nh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a H\u1ed3ng Y Di Contini Verchese chi\u1ebfu th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Ralph. Ralph ch\u00fa \u00fd th\u1ea5y hai b\u00f3ng nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh trong \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a H\u1ed3ng Y h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 tr\u1edf n\u00ean l\u1edbn h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Vittorio nh\u01b0 hai c\u00e1i g\u01b0\u01a1ng, ch\u00fang ch\u1ec9 ph\u1ea3n chi\u1ebfu nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u00fang th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u1ea9n ch\u1ee9a trong \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft. Ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Meggie m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ec3 Ralph c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n n\u00e0ng. - V\u1edbi con, Meggie nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ph\u00e9p l\u00e0nh. \u0110\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t Ralph n\u00f3i. N\u00e0ng l\u00e0 h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 th\u00e1nh l\u1ec5 kh\u00e1c. - V\u00e2ng, ta hi\u1ec3u. H\u1ed3ng Y t\u00e1n \u0111\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 th\u1edf d\u00e0i. Con nh\u00ecn ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u1ed1t. Ta ngh\u0129, d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1nh cha \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0m gi\u1ea3m nh\u1eb9 l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a con. Ta khuy\u00ean con n\u00ean x\u01b0ng t\u1ed9i v\u1edbi cha Giorgio s\u1ebd c\u00f3 l\u1ee3i \u00edch cho con h\u01a1n l\u00e0 v\u1edbi cha Guillermo. Cha Giorgio s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u l\u1ea7m nh\u1eefng t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m v\u00e0 l\u00fd l\u1ebd c\u1ee7a con. C\u00f2n cha Guillermo tr\u1ef1c gi\u00e1c v\u1ed1n kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang nh\u1eefng g\u00ec con th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 \u0103n n\u0103n. H\u1ecd c\u0169ng l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, Ralph th\u00e2n m\u1ebfn \u00e0, nh\u1eefng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1eafng nghe l\u1eddi x\u01b0ng t\u1ed9i. Con \u0111\u1eebng qu\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u1ec9 trong c\u00e1i khung c\u1ea3nh m\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 m\u00e0 h\u1ecd l\u00e0m ch\u1ee9c n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd: n\u01a1i \u1edf c\u1ee7a Ch\u00faa. Ngo\u00e0i ra h\u1ecd c\u0169ng l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. S\u1ef1 tha t\u1ed9i m\u00e0 h\u1ecd ban cho c\u0169ng l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a Ch\u00faa nh\u01b0ng tai m\u00e0 h\u1ecd nghe v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 v\u1eabn thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. C\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi mang tr\u00e0 v\u00e0o. - Con th\u1ea5y ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 \u1edf Genoa v\u00e0 Roma c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb7c \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi \u0111en - Ralph nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t trong khi nh\u00ecn H\u1ed3ng Y pha tr\u00e0.","- \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a l\u00e3nh t\u1ee5 Mussolini. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi k\u00fd kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n, Ralph th\u00e2n m\u1ebfn. \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1nh cha ra l\u1ec7nh kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra s\u1ef1 \u0111o\u1ea1n giao gi\u1eefa Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i v\u1edbi ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n \u00e0v\u00e0 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 l\u00fd trong m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c. T\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh di\u1ec5n bi\u1ebfn th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, nh\u00e2n danh Ch\u00faa, ch\u00fang ta v\u1eabn ph\u1ea3i gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 do c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00f4ng nom c\u00e1c con chi\u00ean d\u00f9 cho con chi\u00ean c\u00f3 b\u1ecb chia r\u1ebd trong m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn tranh. B\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 s\u1ef1 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a con tim th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, ch\u00fang ta b\u1eaft bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n gi\u1eef cho Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean m\u1ecdi bi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9ng, m\u1ecdi ch\u1ee7 thuy\u1ebft ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng tranh ch\u1ea5p qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf. Ta mu\u1ed1n con g\u1eafn b\u00f3 v\u1edbi ta v\u00ec ta nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng g\u00ec xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng suy ngh\u0129 trong \u0111\u1ea7u \u1edf b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh n\u00e0o. Con \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i giao khi m\u1edbi sinh ra. - Con kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng - T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c De Bricassart n\u00f3i. R\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ai t\u00e1n \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ph\u00eda s\u1ebd l\u00ean \u00e1n ch\u00fang ta. - Ta bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. V\u00e0 \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1nh cha c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n. Tuy nhi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea5m c\u1ea3n trong l\u00f2ng ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n cho Mussolini v\u00e0 Hitler s\u1ee5p \u0111\u1ed5 nhanh ch\u00f3ng. - \u0110\u1ee9c cha tin th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 chi\u1ebfn tranh s\u1ebd b\u00f9ng n\u1ed5? - Ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o tr\u00e1nh kh\u1ecfi. Drogheda v\u1eeba c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u radio. Nh\u1edd c\u00e1c ti\u1ebfn b\u1ed9 khoa h\u1ecdc m\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng Gillanbone \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e0i ph\u00e1t thanh. M\u1ed7i s\u00e1ng, Fiona, Meggie v\u00e0 Smith m\u1edf m\u00e1y \u0111\u1ec3 nghe tin t\u1ee9c trong v\u00f9ng v\u00e0 b\u1ea3n tin kh\u00ed t\u01b0\u1ee3ng. Khi \u0111\u00e0i ph\u00e1t thanh qu\u1ed1c gia th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o r\u1eb1ng h\u00f4m th\u1ee9 s\u00e1u 1 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 9 - 1939, Hitler \u0111\u00e3 x\u00e2m l\u0103ng Ba Lan, l\u00fac \u1ea5y ch\u1ec9 Fiona v\u00e0 Meggie c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf nh\u00e0, nh\u01b0ng c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng quan t\u00e2m tr\u01b0\u1edbc tin n\u00e0y. Ch\u00e2u \u00c2u \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u kia th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi, ch\u1eb3ng d\u00ednh d\u1ea5p g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn Drogheda, trung t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a v\u0169 tr\u1ee5. Nh\u01b0ng chi\u1ec1u ng\u00e0y ba th\u00e1ng ch\u00edn, th\u1eed t\u01b0\u1edbng \u00dac Rober Gordon Menzies n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n tr\u00ean \u0111\u00e0i gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch cho nh\u00e2n d\u00e2n hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cu\u1ed9c x\u00e2m l\u01b0\u1ee3c Ba Lan cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e3 bu\u1ed9c Anh tuy\u00ean chi\u1ebfn v\u1edbi Hitler v\u00e0 \u00dac kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee9ng ngo\u00e0i cu\u1ed9c xung \u0111\u1ed9t. Sau b\u00e0i di\u1ec5n v\u0103n c\u1ee7a th\u1ee7 t\u01b0\u1edbng \u00dac, Bob ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u: - N\u1ebfu t\u00ednh lu\u00f4n Frank, gia \u0111\u00ecnh ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng. Ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p Frank, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c coi l\u00e0 th\u1ee3 ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i do \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi nh\u1eadp ng\u0169. Trong s\u1ed1 th\u1ee3 ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i thu\u1ed9c quy\u1ec1n ch\u00fang ta hi\u1ec7n nay, theo t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 s\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi mu\u1ed1n l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf l\u1ea1i. - Em mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd nh\u1eadp ng\u0169! Jack n\u00f3i to l\u00ean, m\u1eaft s\u00e1ng ng\u1eddi. - Em c\u0169ng th\u1ebf, ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a Hughie. - V\u00e0 c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ee9a t\u1ee5i n\u00e0y n\u1eefa! Jims kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 cho c\u1ea3 Patsy. - H\u1ee3p l\u00fd h\u01a1n h\u1ebft l\u00e0 Jims v\u00e0 Patsy v\u00ec c\u1ea3 hai tr\u1ebb nh\u1ea5t v\u00e0 \u00edt kinh nghi\u1ec7m nh\u1ea5t trong ngh\u1ec1 ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu nh\u1eadp ng\u0169 th\u00ec t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 l\u00ednh m\u1edbi. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1ea3 hai anh em \u0111\u1eebng qu\u00ean r\u1eb1ng m\u1edbi m\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00e1u tu\u1ed5i... M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 Jims v\u00e0 Patsy ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean n\u00e0o c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh Cleary l\u00ean","\u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00f2ng qu\u00e2n. Ph\u1ea3i ch\u1edd th\u00eam m\u1ed9t n\u0103m n\u1eefa, chi\u1ebfn tranh m\u1edbi x\u00e2m nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o c\u00e1i th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf Drogeda. Trong m\u1ed9t n\u0103m \u0111\u00f3, t\u1eebng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t, c\u00e1c th\u1ee3 ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i t\u1eeb gi\u00e3 trang tr\u1ea1i l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1eadp ng\u0169. \u0110\u1ea7u th\u00e1ng s\u00e1u n\u0103m 1940, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tin \u0111o\u00e0n qu\u00e2n vi\u1ec5n chinh thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ebf qu\u1ed1c Anh bu\u1ed9t ph\u1ea3i r\u00fat kh\u1ecfi ch\u00e2u \u00c2u qua ng\u00e3 Dunkerque; nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00ecnh nguy\u1ec7n v\u00e0o l\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee3ng th\u1ee9 hai Ho\u00e0ng gia \u00dac \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed5 x\u00f4 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c trung t\u00e2m tuy\u1ec3n m\u1ed9. Trong s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 Jims v\u00e0 Patsy, c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd \u1edf Dubbo nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u1ea1i hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n \u1edf Ingleburn, ngo\u1ea1i \u00f4 Sydney. Gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u1ec5n Jims v\u00e0 Patsy l\u00ean t\u00e0u h\u1ecfa. Jims v\u00e0 Patsy \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c sung v\u00e0o s\u01b0 \u0111o\u00e0n 9 \u00dac theo y\u00eau c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1edfi \u0111\u1ebfn chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng Ai C\u1eadp \u0111\u1ea7u n\u0103m 1941, v\u1eeba k\u1ecbp l\u00fac tham gia v\u00e0o tr\u1eadn Benghazi. Gi\u1eefa l\u00fac c\u00e1c l\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee3ng Anh r\u00fat lui d\u01b0\u1edbc \u00e1p l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a Afrika Korps - \u0111o\u00e0n qu\u00e2n \u0110\u1ee9c qu\u1ed1c x\u00e3 tinh nhu\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a t\u01b0\u1edbng Rommel - th\u00ec s\u01b0 \u0111o\u00e0n 9 \u00dac \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ec7nh chi\u1ebfm v\u00e0 t\u1eed chi\u1ebfn b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 Tobruk. Trong khi \u0111\u00f3 t\u1ea1i Drogheda, Meggie nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a Luke cho bi\u1ebft h\u1eafn v\u1eabn l\u00e0m c\u00e1i c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ed1n m\u00eda, Luke n\u00f3i r\u00f5 trong th\u01b0 cho Meggie an l\u00f2ng \u0111\u1eebng s\u1ee3 anh ta b\u1ecb nh\u1eadp ng\u0169. N\u1ed9i dung b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 cho th\u1ea5y Luke coi nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra sau c\u00e1i ng\u00e0y Meggie \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi h\u1eafn nh\u01b0 t\u00e1t n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t t\u1ea1i kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n \u1edf Ingham. V\u1edbi m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00e1n ng\u1ea5y, Meggie l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u r\u1ed3i n\u00e9m l\u00e1 th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a Luke v\u00e0o gi\u1ecf gi\u1ea5y v\u1ee5n. N\u0103m 1941 th\u1eadt t\u1ec7 h\u1ea1i cho Drogheda. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 n\u0103m th\u1ee9 n\u0103m li\u00ean ti\u1ebfp b\u1ecb h\u1ea1n h\u00e1n. Meggie, Bob, Jack, Hughie v\u00e0 Fiona g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 b\u00f3 tay. Ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a trang tr\u1ea1i Drogheda g\u1edfi trong ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 mua th\u1ee9c \u0103n c\u1ee9u s\u1ed1ng nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e0n c\u1eebu nh\u01b0ng ph\u1ea7n nhi\u1ec1u ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u0103n. M\u1ed7i \u0111\u00e0n c\u1eebu \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e0n, m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. Ph\u1ea3i \u00e9p cho \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c con n\u00e0y ch\u1ecbu \u0103n th\u00ec c\u00e1c con c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i m\u1edbi \u0103n theo. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng nguy ng\u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng l\u00fac con c\u1eebu \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e0n ch\u1ecbu \u0103n th\u1ebf m\u00e0 c\u00e1c con c\u1eebu c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng th\u00e8m ng\u00f3 ng\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ee9c \u0103n \u0111\u1ec3 s\u1eb5n trong c\u00e1c b\u00e3i. Trang tr\u1ea1i Drogheda ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i duy nh\u1ea5t. Meggie ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t b\u1ea3y ng\u00e0y trong m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n \u1edf c\u00e1c b\u00e3i ch\u0103n. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 Meggie d\u00e0nh r\u1ea5t \u00edt th\u1eddi gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u0103m s\u00f3c Justine v\u00e0 Dane nh\u01b0ng hai \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb v\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nu\u00f4i chu \u0111\u00e1o. N\u00e0ng v\u1eabn ngh\u0129 l\u00fac n\u00e0y Bob c\u1ea7n n\u00e0ng nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n hai \u0111\u1ee9a con. Nh\u01b0ng th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 Justine v\u00e0 Dane r\u1ea5t th\u00e8m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eb9 \u1eb5m b\u1ed3ng g\u1ea7n g\u0169i. C\u00f3 khi c\u1ea3 tu\u1ea7n li\u1ec1n Meggie kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1eb7t con v\u00ec t\u1eeb c\u00e1c b\u00e3i ch\u0103n v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 l\u00fac n\u00e0o tr\u1eddi c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ed1i s\u1eabm. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn Dane, l\u00f2ng Meggie xao xuy\u1ebfn l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi, h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi m\u1eb9. \u1ede Dane tho\u00e1t l\u00ean s\u1ef1 h\u00e2n hoan v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 tin k\u1ebft h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 nghi\u00eam ngh\u1ecb c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn. \u00c3t c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m cho n\u00f3 gi\u1eadn d\u1eef. D\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn c\u1ee7a Meggie c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng l\u00fac n\u00f3 gi\u1ed1ng Ralph m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1ng kinh ng\u1ea1c nh\u01b0ng r\u1ea5t may kh\u00f4ng ai ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y. Ralph \u0111\u00e3 r\u1eddi Gillanbone t\u1eeb l\u00e2u. Justine r\u1ea5t y\u00eau em. Dane mu\u1ed1n g\u00ec Justine c\u0169ng ch\u00ecu. Khi Dane m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft \u0111i ch\u1eadp ch\u1eefng, Justine kh\u00f4ng r\u1eddi em m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc. Thi\u1ebfu m\u1eb9, Justine v\u00e0 Dane c\u00e0ng g\u1eafn b\u00f3 v\u1edbi nhau.","C\u200b H\u01af\u01a0NG 32 Ng\u00e0y Gi\u00e1ng Sinh n\u0103m 1941, H\u1ed3ng K\u00f4ng th\u1ea5t th\u1ee7. Sau \u0111\u00f3, tin qu\u00e2n Nh\u1eadt \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed5 b\u1ed9 l\u00ean M\u00e3 Lai v\u00e0 Phi Lu\u1eadt T\u00e2n. R\u1ed3i ng\u00e0y 8 th\u00e1ng 7 n\u0103m 1942, qu\u00e2n Nh\u1eadt v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua eo bi\u1ec3n Johore, \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n li\u00ean ph\u00eda b\u1eafc Singabore v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfm th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng t\u1ed1n m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n. \u0110\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y, th\u1ee7 t\u01b0\u1edbng \u00dac Curtin, b\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p s\u1ef1 n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn c\u1ee7a th\u1ee7 t\u01b0\u1edbng Anh Churchill, \u0111\u00f2i r\u00fat t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a \u00dac \u1edf B\u1eafc ch\u00e2u Phi v\u1ec1 n\u01b0\u1edbc. \u00d4ng tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac n\u01b0\u1edbc \u00dac c\u1ea7n nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng. Tin n\u00e0y mang l\u1ea1i cho Fiona hy v\u1ecdng s\u1edbm g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i hai \u0111\u1ee9a con trai \u00fat c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. Nh\u01b0ng th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng may, t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh \u1edf B\u1eafc Phi b\u1ed7ng x\u1ea5u \u0111i, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng s\u01b0 \u0111o\u00e0n c\u1ee7a \u00dac b\u1ecb k\u1eb9t l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 r\u00fat ngay. \u0110i\u1ec1u b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd l\u00e0 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t l\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee3ng hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n ch\u01b0a t\u1ed1t, trang b\u1ecb thi\u1ebfu th\u1ed1n, nh\u01b0ng s\u01b0 \u0111o\u00e0n 9 \u00dac \u0111\u00e3 hai l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee3ng h\u00f9ng h\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a Rommel. Cu\u1ed1i n\u0103m 1942, s\u01b0 \u0111o\u00e0n 9 \u00dac \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi v\u1ec1, chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb sang T\u00e2n Guinee \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi b\u1ecdn Nh\u1eadt. Jims v\u00e0 Patsy tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u00ecnh y\u00ean. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 hai anh em \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p v\u1ec1 th\u0103m Drogheda. Bob ra ga \u0111\u00f3n Jims v\u00e0 Patsy. Khi chi\u1ebfc xe Rolls ti\u1ebfn v\u00e0o trong s\u00e2n nh\u00e0 th\u00ec m\u1ecdi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef trong trang tr\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t, Jack v\u00e0 Hughie \u0111\u1ee9ng h\u01a1i t\u1ee5t \u0111\u1eb1ng sau. H\u00f4m nay l\u00e0 ng\u00e0y l\u1ec5, d\u00f9 cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u1eebu \u1edf Drogheda ng\u00e3 l\u0103n ra ch\u1ebft c\u0169ng m\u1eb7c k\u1ec7. Xe \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ai nh\u00fac nh\u00edch, \u0111\u1ebfn khi hai anh em song sinh t\u1eeb tr\u00ean xe b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean. Hai n\u0103m s\u1ed1ng tr\u00ean sa m\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i h\u1eb3n Jims v\u00e0 Patsy. C\u1ea3 hai cao h\u01a1n c\u00e1c anh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ch\u00e0ng trai v\u1ecb th\u00e0nh ni\u00ean n\u1eefa, Jims v\u00e0 Patsy \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng; nh\u01b0ng l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng c\u00e1i ki\u1ec3u Bob, Jack v\u00e0 Hughie. Th\u1eed th\u00e1ch v\u1ec1 nhi\u1ec1u m\u1eb7t, h\u01b0ng ph\u1ea5n c\u1ee7a chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft bi th\u1ea3m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn Jims v\u00e0 Patsy th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 Drogheda kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o t\u1ea1o n\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. - Con trai c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9! C\u00e1c con trai c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9! B\u00e0 Fiona g\u1ecdi to l\u00ean, m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea7y n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn \u00f4m hai con. B\u1ea5t c\u1ea7n ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec, ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u, ch\u00fang v\u1eabn l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 m\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eafm r\u1eeda, thay t\u00e3, \u0111\u00fat \u0103n, m\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ed7 d\u00e0nh khi ch\u00fang kh\u00f3c, \u00f4m \u1ea5p khi ch\u00fang v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 mang nh\u1eefng th\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00edch. Nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng th\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00edch h\u1eb1n l\u00ean ch\u00fang b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t kh\u1ecfi kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng ch\u0103m s\u00f3c c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. Drogheda \u0111\u00e3 m\u1edf ti\u1ec7c kho\u1ea3n \u0111\u00e3i Jims v\u00e0 Patsy. C\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u r\u1ea5t l\u1ea1 l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 hai r\u1ea5t th\u00edch k\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec7n h\u00e0ng gi\u1edd v\u1ec1 B\u1eafc Phi, v\u1ec1 c\u00e1ch \u0103n \u1edf nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i m\u00e0 ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ebfn, v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7n b\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng \u1edf Cairo, v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng trong qu\u00e2n ng\u0169 nh\u01b0ng tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng tr\u1eadn \u0111\u00e1nh nhau. B\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eafc d\u0129 c\u1ea3 hai m\u1edbi tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi qua loa v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng tr\u1eadn \u00e1c li\u1ec7t di\u1ec5n ra t\u1ea1i Gazala, Benghazi, Tobruk, El Alamein. C\u00e1c b\u00e0 c\u00e1c c\u00f4 qu\u00e2y quanh hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh h\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a d\u00f2ng h\u1ecd Cleary nh\u01b0ng c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ec1u t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch l\u1ea9n tr\u1ed1n, s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 khi ra tr\u1eadn. Meggie r\u1ea5t vui th\u1ea5y Jims v\u00e0 Patsy \u0111\u00f9a ch\u01a1i h\u00e0ng gi\u1edd v\u1edbi Dane. C\u00f2n Justine, ch\u00fang t\u1ecf ra r\u1ee5t r\u00e8 v\u00e0 v\u1ee5ng v\u1ec1 c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 khi \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi ph\u00e1i n\u1eef n\u00f3i chung. Jims theo d\u00f5i ch\u1ecb m\u00ecnh \u0111ang nh\u00ecn \u00e2u y\u1ebfm Dane. Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 ph\u00e1o n\u1ed5 v\u00ec Patsy \u0111ang \u0111\u00f9a v\u1edbi n\u00f3.","- Ch\u1ecb \u0111\u1eebng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi Drogheda. Jims n\u00f3i th\u1ea5p gi\u1ecdng. \u1ede Drogheda, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng b\u00ecnh y\u00ean, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh cho n\u00f3.","\u200bCH\u01af\u01a0NG 33 T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c Ralph v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 \u0111i d\u1ecdc d\u00e3y h\u00e0nh lang cao v\u00e0 l\u1ed9ng l\u1eaby d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng \u00e1nh m\u1eaft ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean quay v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng \u00f4ng. Ralph xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t trong ph\u00f2ng ti\u1ebfp kh\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a H\u1ed3ng Y v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng s\u1ef1ng l\u1ea1i. \u0110\u1ee9c cha \u0111ang ti\u1ebfp \u00f4ng Papee, \u0111\u1ea1i s\u1ee9 c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 Ba Lan l\u01b0u vong \u0111\u1eb7t b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh T\u00f2a th\u00e1nh. - \u1ed2, Ralph! C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec th\u1ebf? - Xong r\u1ed3i, Vittorio Mussolini \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb l\u1eadt \u0111\u1ed5. - L\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa! \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1nh cha \u0111\u00e3 hay tin ch\u01b0a? - Ch\u00ednh con \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ebfn Castel Gandolfo nh\u01b0ng trong ch\u1ed1c l\u00e1t \u0111\u00e0i ph\u00e1t thanh s\u1ebd loan tin. Con bi\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e0 nh\u1edd m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u1edf t\u1ed5ng h\u00e0nh dinh \u0110\u1ee9c cho hay. \u00d4ng Papee \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean. - Con xin ph\u00e9p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ki\u1ebfu t\u1eeb, th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha. Con \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n cho m\u1ed9t ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 th\u00f9 ngh\u1ecbch v\u1edbi n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0110\u1ee9c. N\u1ebfu \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1nh cha kh\u00f4ng an to\u00e0n th\u00ec con c\u0169ng s\u1ebd l\u00e2m v\u00e0o t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3nh \u1ea5y. Con c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i thu x\u1ebfp g\u1ea5p c\u00e1c t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u trong v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a con. \u0102n n\u00f3i th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng, l\u1eddi l\u1ebd ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c, \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i giao t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00e2n, Papee ch\u00e0o hai v\u1ecb ch\u1ee9c s\u1eafc c\u1ee7a t\u00f2a th\u00e1nh r\u1ed3i ra v\u1ec1. - C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u ch\u00fang ta can thi\u1ec7p cho nh\u00e2n d\u00e2n Ba Lan \u0111ang b\u1ecb ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c \u0111\u00e0n \u00e1p? - V\u00e2ng, th\u1eadt t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y r\u1ea5t lo cho \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc. - C\u00f2n ch\u00fang ta? Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 ch\u00fat lo l\u1eafng g\u00ec d\u00e0nh cho \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc Ba Lan kh\u1ed1n kh\u1ed5 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng? - D\u0129 nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 c\u00f3, Ralph \u1ea1! Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh gay go nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. - \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ai ch\u1ecbu tin nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. - Ralph! - C\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng! Th\u1eddi ni\u00ean thi\u1ebfu \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1nh cha \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua nh\u1eefng n\u0103m th\u00e1ng t\u1ea1i Munich v\u00e0 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 say m\u00ea \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t d\u00e0nh cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c! \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1nh cha \u0111\u00e3 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c y\u00eau ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c d\u00f9 c\u00f3 x\u1ea3y ra b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec. Ngay c\u1ea3 khi b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 \u00f4 nh\u1ee5c do c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0110\u1ee9c g\u00e2y ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u01a1i b\u00e0y tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00ec b\u1ecb h\u1ecd h\u00e0nh h\u1ea1, c\u1eaft x\u1ebbo th\u00ec \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1nh cha c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nga; ch\u1ee9 m\u1ed9t d\u00e2n t\u1ed9c c\u00f3 v\u0103n h\u00f3a v\u00e0 v\u0103n minh \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. - Ralph, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi t\u1ed1 gi\u00e1c c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra \u1edf Ba Lan l\u00e0 Adolf Hitler s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e8 b\u1eb9p ch\u00fang ta ngay - S\u1ef1 can thi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a ta s\u1ebd mang l\u1ea1i l\u1ee3i l\u1ed9c g\u00ec h\u1edf \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n? Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i. C\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 s\u1ebd di\u1ec5n ra t\u1ee9c kh\u1eafc v\u00e0 \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1nh cha s\u1ebd b\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0a \u0111i Berlin, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1nh cha lo ng\u1ea1i. \u00d4ng b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 nh\u1edb Gi\u00e1o ho\u00e0ng b\u00f9 nh\u00ecn \u1edf Avignon c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0i th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n th\u1ea5y","Gi\u00e1o ho\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta b\u1ecb bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh b\u00f9 nh\u00ecn \u1edf Berlin? - Con r\u1ea5t bu\u1ed3n, Vittorio \u1ea1. Nh\u01b0ng con kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn c\u00e1c s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n d\u01b0\u1edbc g\u00f3c c\u1ea1nh \u1ea5y. Con cho r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i t\u1ed1 gi\u00e1c c\u00e1c th\u1ee7 \u0111o\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a Hitler tr\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi, c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng d\u00e3 man, h\u00e9t to l\u00ean cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft! N\u1ebfu h\u1eafn x\u1eed b\u1eafn ch\u00fang ta, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eed v\u00ec \u0111\u1ea1o v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 hy sinh c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta c\u00e0ng c\u00f3 k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3. - \u00d4ng b\u1ea1n Ralph th\u00e2n m\u1ebfn, n\u00ean t\u1ecf ra s\u00e1ng su\u1ed1t h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat! Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec1 x\u1eed b\u1eafn ch\u00fang ta. Hitler c\u0169ng th\u1eeba hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb ch\u00fat n\u00e0o n\u1ebfu bi\u1ebfn ch\u00fang ta th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eed v\u00ec \u0111\u1ea1o. \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1nh cha s\u1ebd b\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0a \u0111i Berlin, c\u00f2n ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00ed m\u1eadt \u0111\u01b0a \u0111i Ba Lan. \u0110i Ba Lan, Ralph! \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ebft \u1edf Ba Lan kh\u00f4ng? \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u00edch g\u00ec so v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y hi\u1ec7n nay? T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c De Bricassart ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng, hai b\u00e0n tay si\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t nhau \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i, n\u00e9m m\u1ed9t tia nh\u00ecn t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn ra h\u01b0\u1edbng c\u1eeda s\u1ed5. Ph\u00eda ngo\u00e0i nh\u1eefng con chim b\u1ed3 c\u00e2u bay qua bay l\u1ea1i d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh n\u1eafng m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a tr\u1eddi chi\u1ec1u. V\u00e0o tu\u1ed5i b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ea3y, Ralph v\u1eabn tr\u00e1ng ki\u1ec7n h\u01a1n l\u00fac n\u00e0o h\u1ebft. - Ralph, ch\u00fang ta v\u1eabn l\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta, v\u1eabn l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 y\u1ebfu. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft, ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng tu s\u0129. - \u0110\u1ee9c cha \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 t\u1ef1 \u01b0u ti\u00ean nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y khi con tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u00dac. - Th\u1eddi k\u1ef3 \u1ea5y, cha \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean b\u00ecnh di\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c v\u00e0 con d\u01b0 bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y. Con c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c th\u00edch ch\u1ed1ng ch\u1ebf! Trong t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh hi\u1ec7n nay, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o suy ngh\u0129 v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i suy ngh\u0129 v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch tu s\u0129 v\u00ec r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1eb7t ch\u00ednh c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng ch\u00fang ta. D\u00f9 cho ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 suy ngh\u0129 g\u00ec v\u00e0 d\u00f9 ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch con ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fang ta v\u1eabn bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i trung th\u00e0nh v\u1edbi Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t quy\u1ec1n h\u00e0nh th\u1ebf t\u1ee5c! Ch\u00fang ta bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i trung th\u00e0nh duy nh\u1ea5t v\u1edbi Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i! Con \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 l\u1eddi kh\u1ea5n ph\u1ee5c t\u00f9ng, Ralph. Hay con l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ecbnh vi ph\u1ea1m l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa? \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1nh cha kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 sai l\u1ea7m khi h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00ec quy\u1ec1n l\u1ee3i c\u1ee7a Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i. - \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1nh cha \u0111\u00e3 sai l\u1ea7m! S\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 c\u1ee7a Ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 thi\u00ean v\u1ecb. \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1nh cha \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eadp trung t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ee9c l\u1ef1c cho cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ea5u tranh ch\u1ed1ng c\u1ed9ng s\u1ea3n. \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1nh cha coi n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0110\u1ee9c nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed1i th\u1ee7 c\u00f3 t\u1ea7m c\u1ee1 nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i ch\u1ee7 thuy\u1ebft \u1ea5y; v\u00e0 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0110\u1ee9c nh\u01b0 c\u01b0\u1eddng qu\u1ed1c duy nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng ng\u0103n ch\u1eb7n \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ed9ng s\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ph\u01b0\u01a1ng T\u00e2y. \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1nh cha mong mu\u1ed1n Hitler ng\u1ed3i v\u1eefng trong \u0111\u1ecba v\u1ecb c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1nh cha h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y Mussolini ng\u1ef1 tr\u1ecb \u1edf \u00c3. - H\u00e3y tin cha, Ralph \u00e0, c\u00f2n nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u con kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft h\u1ebft. L\u00e0 Gi\u00e1o ho\u00e0ng, \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1nh cha kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 sai l\u1ea7m. N\u1ebfu con ho\u00e0i nghi th\u00ec coi nh\u01b0 con \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eeb b\u1ecf \u0111\u1ee9c tin c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3. T\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u1ea5y, T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c De Bricassart c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi v\u00e0 c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng. Theo \u00f4ng, Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o kh\u1ea3 d\u0129 \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3p v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t chi\u1ebfn tranh; vai tr\u00f2 c\u1ee7a ri\u00eang \u00f4ng th\u00ec gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n trong vi\u1ec7c can thi\u1ec7p nh\u1eb1m c\u1ee9u v\u00e0i b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u00e0 t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt; do \u0111\u00f3 Ralph o\u00e1n gh\u00e9t s\u1ef1 an ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a Vatican. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 Ralph c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0o b\u1ea3o th\u1ee7 nh\u01b0ng s\u1ef1 d\u00e8 v\u1eb7t v\u00e0 nh\u00fat nh\u00e1t qu\u00e1 m\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ch\u1ee9c s\u1eafc cao c\u1ea5p b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh Gi\u00e1o ho\u00e0ng v\u1eabn g\u00e2y cho \u00f4ng m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1.","\u200bCH\u01af\u01a0NG 34 T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c De Bricassart \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng ng\u1ea3 c\u1ea7u thang ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a gi\u00e1o \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Th\u00e1nh Pierre, ng\u1ea3 m\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i v\u00e0o. \u0110\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t nghe c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng ai \u0111\u00f3 th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n, \u00f4ng chi\u1ebfu th\u1eb3ng chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u00e8n pin v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u00f3. \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng l\u00e0m l\u1ed9 ra t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m \u0111i\u00eau kh\u1eafc \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t: t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0110\u1ee9c b\u00e0 \u0111au kh\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a Michel Ange. Nh\u01b0ng \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng \u1ea5y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t kh\u00e1c, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1 hoa nh\u01b0ng b\u1eb1ng x\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u1eb1ng th\u1ecbt, n\u1ed5i b\u1eadt gi\u1eefa b\u00f3ng \u0111\u00eam nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e2u. T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1ecdi kh\u1ebd b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng \u0110\u1ee9c, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn k\u1ef9 th\u1ea5y b\u1ed9 qu\u00e2n ph\u1ee5c binh nh\u00ec linh b\u1ed9 binh \u0110\u1ee9c. - Wie geht'' s - \u00f4ng h\u1ecfi v\u1eabn v\u1edbi n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t h\u01a1i gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh, b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i. Tr\u00ean v\u1ea7ng tr\u00e1n th\u00f4ng minh c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i. - Du bist brank? T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c l\u1ea1i h\u1ecfi anh thanh ni\u00ean c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i b\u1ecb b\u1ec7nh kh\u00f4ng? C\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: - Nein (kh\u00f4ng). T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c De Bricassart \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n pin xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n, \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0a tay n\u00e2ng nh\u1eb9 c\u1eb1m c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn r\u00f5 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft u bu\u1ed3n c\u1ee7a anh t\u1ea1 - C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec? \u00f4ng h\u1ecfi b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng \u0110\u1ee9c. - Con \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n, anh thanh ni\u00ean gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i v\u00f9ng Bavarian h\u01a1i n\u1eb7ng. - Th\u1ebf th\u00ec chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra? C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i anh b\u1ecb k\u1eb9t trong n\u00e0y khi Nh\u00e0 th\u1edd \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda? - V\u00e2ng, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m con lo. T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea7m \u0111\u00e8n l\u00ean. - D\u00f9 sao anh c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u1edf ngo\u00e0i n\u00e0y su\u1ed1t \u0111\u00eam v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng c\u00f3 ch\u00eca kh\u00f3a c\u1ed5ng. T\u00ecnh c\u1edd t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n. B\u1ed9 ch\u1ec9 huy t\u1ed1i cao c\u1ee7a anh \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e0nh cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y th\u1eadt gay go. \u0110i ng\u00f5 n\u00e0y, \u0111\u00fang. Hy v\u1ecdng r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi canh g\u00e1c s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u l\u1ea7m r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb b\u1eaft gi\u1eef v\u00e0 h\u1ecd s\u1ebd nh\u1eadn ra ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i h\u1ed9 t\u1ed1ng anh ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i anh h\u1ed9 t\u1ed1ng t\u00f4i. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c \u0111\u01b0a ng\u01b0\u1eddi thanh ni\u00ean v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ph\u00f2ng ti\u1ebfp kh\u00e1ch nh\u1ecf b\u00e0y di\u1ec7n r\u1ea5t gi\u1ea3n d\u1ecb. \u00d4ng ch\u1ec9 b\u1eadt s\u00e1ng m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng \u0111\u00e8n nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i. Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00ecn nhau. Anh l\u00ednh \u0110\u1ee9c nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng cao l\u1edbn, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t thanh t\u00fa, m\u1eaft xanh v\u00e0 s\u1eafc. T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 l\u1ecfng th\u1ecfng trong b\u1ed9 qu\u00e2n ph\u1ee5c m\u00e0 c\u1ea3 ch\u00e2u \u00c2u \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 m\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00e1u tu\u1ed5i. Chi\u1ec1u cao trung b\u00ecnh, d\u00e1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ea3nh kh\u1ea3nh, hai c\u00e1nh tay r\u1ea5t d\u00e0i. - Anh ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111i, \u00f4ng v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn chi\u1ebfc t\u1ee7 nh\u1ecf l\u1ea5y ra chai r\u01b0\u1ee3u vang tr\u1eafng Marsala. T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c r\u00f3t r\u01b0\u1ee3u v\u00e0o hai ly, trao cho anh thanh ni\u00ean m\u1ed9t, r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng ng\u1ea3 l\u01b0ng v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh trong t\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 quan s\u00e1t tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t c\u00f3 s\u1ee9c thu h\u00fat c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1ch.","- N\u01b0\u1edbc \u0110\u1ee9c ch\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd b\u1eaft bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed9ng vi\u00ean c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng tr\u1ebb con? \u00f4ng v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba gh\u00e1c ch\u00e9o hai ch\u00e2n. - Con kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft, c\u1eadu trai tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. Con \u0111ang \u1edf trong c\u00f4 nhi vi\u1ec7n v\u00e0 con mu\u1ed1n ra kh\u1ecfi n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ecdi c\u00e1ch. - Con t\u00ean g\u00ec? - Rainer Moerling Hartheim, anh thanh ni\u00ean tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ea5u v\u1ebb t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o. - Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean \u0111\u1eb9p tuy\u1ec7t, v\u1ecb tu s\u0129 nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t nghi\u00eam trang. - Th\u01b0a, \u0111\u1eb9p th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u00ednh con \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecdn c\u00e1i t\u00ean \u1ea5y. \u1ede c\u00f4 nhi vi\u1ec7n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta g\u1ecdi con l\u00e0 Rainer Schmidt nh\u01b0ng khi con b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed9ng vi\u00ean, con \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed5i t\u00ean \u1ea5y b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean m\u00e0 con v\u1eabn ao \u01b0\u1edbc. - Cha m\u1eb9 con \u0111\u1ec1u m\u1ea5t? - C\u00e1c d\u00ec ph\u01b0\u1edbc g\u1ecdi con l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a t\u00ecnh y\u00eau. T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c c\u1ed1 n\u00edn c\u01b0\u1eddi. C\u1eadu trai t\u1ecf ra c\u00f3 ph\u1ea9m c\u00e1ch v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 tin sau khi s\u1ef1 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n th\u1ea5y tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t. Th\u1ebf th\u00ec l\u00fac n\u00e3y, c\u1eadu ta s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec? - T\u1ea1i sao l\u00fac n\u00e3y con t\u1ecf ra qu\u00e1 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i, Rainer? Anh l\u00ednh tr\u1ebb h\u1edbp m\u1ed9t ng\u1ee5m r\u01b0\u1ee3u, r\u1ed3i ng\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t nh\u00ecn l\u00ean v\u1edbi v\u1ebb h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng. - Ngon tuy\u1ec7t. R\u01b0\u1ee3u r\u1ea5t d\u1ecbu. Con mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00ecn t\u1eadn m\u1eaft Gi\u00e1o \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Th\u00e1nh Pierre v\u00ec r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c d\u00ec ph\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn lu\u00f4n v\u00e0 cho xem nhi\u1ec1u \u1ea3nh. V\u00ec v\u1eady khi con \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a sang La M\u00e3 con r\u1ea5t vui m\u1eebng. Ch\u00fang con v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ebfn bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng, li\u1ec1n sau \u0111\u00f3 con t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y. Nh\u01b0ng con \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng. Con t\u01b0\u1edfng s\u1ebd c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y g\u1ea7n g\u0169i v\u1edbi Ch\u00faa h\u01a1n trong ch\u00ednh Nh\u00e0 th\u1edd c\u1ee7a Ch\u00faa; tr\u00e1i l\u1ea1i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y qu\u00e1 to l\u1edbn v\u00e0 l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo. Con kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a Ch\u00faa. T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c c\u01b0\u1eddi. - Ta hi\u1ec3u con mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i g\u00ec - Nh\u01b0ng Gi\u00e1o \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Th\u00e1nh Pierre kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t Nh\u00e0 th\u1edd \u0111\u00fang ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Gi\u00e1o \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Th\u00e1nh Pierre l\u00e0 Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i. Ch\u00ednh ta c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3i qua m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian kh\u00e1 l\u00e2u \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1eadp cho m\u00ecnh quen v\u1edbi suy ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00f3. - Con mu\u1ed1n c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n hai \u0111i\u1ec1u. - V\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u l\u00e0m con s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i? - D\u1ea1. Con ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ec9 ri\u00eang vi\u1ec7c con \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf trong Gi\u00e1o \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0y c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap con. - Nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec l\u00e0m cho con s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i, Rainer? - Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n con l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Do Th\u00e1i v\u00e0 \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb c\u1ee7a con r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd b\u1ecb g\u1edfi sang m\u1eb7t tr\u1eadn Nga. - Ta hi\u1ec3u v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i c\u1ee7a con. C\u00f3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta t\u1ed1 c\u00e1o con l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Do Th\u00e1i? - \u0110\u1ee9c cha c\u1ee9 nh\u00ecn con! C\u1eadu con trai tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n. V\u00e0o l\u00fac con \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd v\u00e0o qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i, khi l\u00e0m l\u00fd l\u1ecbch c\u1ee7a con, h\u1ecd c\u00f3 n\u00f3i c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i ki\u1ec3m tra l\u1ea1i. Con kh\u00f4ng \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecd c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 hay kh\u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng con \u0111\u1eb7t gi\u1ea3 thi\u1ebft c\u00e1c d\u00ec ph\u01b0\u1edbc bi\u1ebft r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u so v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u00e1c d\u00ec n\u00f3i v\u1edbi con. - Con h\u00e3y n\u00f3i cho ta bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 con, Rainer.","Tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t tr\u1ebb trung \u1ea5y hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean m\u1ed9t n\u00e9t t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng. - Con l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c v\u00e0 c\u00f4ng gi\u00e1o. Con mong mu\u1ed1n n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0110\u1ee9c tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e0 c\u00e1c v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 ch\u1ee7ng t\u1ed9c v\u00e0 t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng s\u1ef1 ng\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e3i v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n \u00e1p Con s\u1ebd hi\u1ebfn cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi con cho m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch \u1ea5y... n\u1ebfu con c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng. - Ta s\u1ebd c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n cho con... \u0111\u1ec3 cho con v\u1eabn s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1t m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch \u0111\u1eddi con. Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi nhau \u0111\u1ebfn khi b\u00ecnh minh nhu\u1ed9m h\u1ed3ng nh\u1eefng v\u00f2m g\u00e1c chu\u00f4ng nh\u00e0 th\u1edd v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng x\u00e0o x\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a c\u00e1nh chim b\u1ed3 c\u00e2u nghe v\u1ecdng l\u1ea1i t\u1eeb b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda s\u1ed5. ... Ng\u00e0y 5 th\u00e1ng 9 n\u0103m 1943, s\u01b0 \u0111o\u00e0n 9 c\u1ee7a \u00dac \u0111\u1ed5 b\u1ed9 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o New Guinea. M\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ng\u00e0y sau, n\u01a1i s\u01b0 \u0111o\u00e0n n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3ng - ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea3o thu\u1ed9c v\u00f9ng Lae - kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t t\u00ean l\u00ednh Nh\u1eadt. Jims v\u00e0 Patsy d\u1ea1o ch\u01a1i tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ecf cao g\u1ee3i cho hai anh em nh\u1edb Drogeda. - Ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh s\u1eafp s\u1eeda \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, Patsy. B\u1ecdn Nh\u1eadt \u0111\u00e3 r\u00fat ch\u1ea1y. Tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 Patsy \u1ea1. Tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Drogheda, anh s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t qu\u00e1. Jims x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00f3i. - \u0110\u00fang v\u1eady, Patsy \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i. C\u01b0\u1eddi vui, Patsy ch\u1ea1y r\u01b0\u1ee3t \u0111u\u1ed5i theo m\u1ed9t con v\u1eb9t, tay c\u1ea7m n\u00f3n \u0111\u01b0a ra ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 anh tin ch\u1eafc r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd t\u00fam \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3. Jims nh\u00ecn theo em m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. Patsy ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kho\u1ea3ng hai m\u01b0\u01a1i m\u00e9t th\u00ec m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ea1i li\u00ean n\u1ed5 d\u00f2n, l\u00e0m tung l\u00ean \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ecf xung quanh. Jims nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y em m\u00ecnh hai tay \u0111\u01b0a l\u00ean, th\u00e2n ng\u01b0\u1eddi quay tr\u00f2n. T\u1eeb ngang b\u1ee5ng xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7y m\u00e1u; s\u1ef1 s\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang bu\u00f4ng kh\u1ecfi Patsy. - Patsy! Patsy! Jims h\u00e9t l\u00ean. Anh c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 ch\u00ednh da th\u1ecbt m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00f3n nh\u1eadn nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n \u1ea5y; anh t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 m\u00ecnh \u0111ang h\u1ea5p h\u1ed1i v\u00e0 s\u1eafp ch\u1ebft. Anh v\u1ea1ch c\u1ecf \u0111\u1ecbnh lao t\u1edbi t\u00ecm em m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0ng s\u1ef1 th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh k\u1ecbp ng\u0103n anh l\u1ea1i. Jims lao \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ecf \u0111\u00fang kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc m\u1ed9t tr\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ea1n th\u1ee9 hai n\u1ed5 d\u00f2n. - Patsy! Patsy! C\u00f3 sao kh\u00f4ng? Jims h\u1ecfi to m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n v\u00ec r\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh m\u1eaft anh \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi Patsy \u0111\u1ea7y m\u00e1u. Th\u1ebf m\u00e0, ngo\u00e0i s\u1ef1 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i c\u1ee7a Jims, v\u1ecdng l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi kh\u1ebd. - Kh\u00f4ng sao. T\u1eebng ph\u00e2n m\u1ed9t, Jims tr\u01b0\u1eddn tr\u00ean c\u1ecf, h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u1edbi ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, m\u00f9i c\u1ecf th\u01a1m ng\u00e1t, tai l\u1eafng nghe m\u1ecdi \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u0129nh, ti\u1ebfng gi\u00f3 v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng x\u00e0o x\u1ea1c m\u1ed7i khi anh chuy\u1ec3n m\u00ecnh. Khi Jims t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 c\u1ee7a em m\u00ecnh, anh ng\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean vai tr\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a Patsy v\u00e0 kh\u00f3c. - \u1ed2, anh \u0111\u1eebng kh\u00f3c, Patsy n\u00f3i. Em c\u00f3 ch\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u! Patsy k\u00e9o c\u00e1i qu\u1ea7n ng\u1eafn \u01b0\u1edbt \u0111\u1eabm m\u00e1u xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 da th\u1ecbt b\u1ecb n\u00e1t, \u0111\u1ecf t\u01b0\u01a1i v\u00e0 run r\u1ea9y. B\u1ea5y gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n v\u00e0 v\u00e2y quanh, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ea5u th\u1ee7 \u0111\u00e1nh c\u1ea7u c\u00f2n mang g\u0103ng tay v\u00e0 mi\u1ebfng l\u00f3t b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 \u1ed1ng quy\u1ec3n. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ea1y \u0111i t\u00ecm b\u0103ng ca v\u00e0 s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1eadp t\u1eaft h\u1ecdng s\u00fang m\u00e1y \u0111\u1eb7t b\u00ean kia b\u00eca r\u1eebng. Cu\u1ed9c s\u0103n t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ec3 di\u1ec7t tr\u1eeb \u1ed5 s\u00fang di\u1ec5n ra \u0111\u1ea7y ph\u1eabn n\u1ed9 v\u00ec m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi","\u0111\u1ec1u y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng Patsy. - Patsy may m\u1eafn v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng, vi\u00ean s\u0129 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Jims. C\u1eadu ta h\u1ee9ng \u00edt nh\u1ea5t c\u0169ng m\u1ed9t ch\u1ee5c vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n nh\u01b0ng ph\u1ea7n nhi\u1ec1u tr\u00fang \u0111\u00f9i. Theo x\u00e9t \u0111o\u00e1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, ru\u1ed9t c\u00f2n nguy\u00ean v\u1eb9n, b\u1ecdng ********* c\u0169ng th\u1ebf... Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3... - Sao? Jims s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t h\u1ecfi, ng\u01b0\u1eddi run l\u00ean, m\u00f4i t\u00edm l\u1ea1i v\u00ec m\u00edm ch\u1eb7t. - B\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec h\u01a1i qu\u00e1 s\u1edbm \u0111\u1ec3 k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 gi\u1ea3i ph\u1eabu t\u00e0i n\u0103ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i tay s\u1eebng s\u1ecf \u1edf Moresby. Nh\u1eefng b\u1eadc \u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i r\u00f5 h\u01a1n v\u1edbi b\u1ea1n, nh\u01b0ng \u1ed1ng ********* \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u00f9ng r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u d\u00e2y th\u1ea7n kinh li ti \u1edf v\u00f9ng x\u01b0\u01a1ng ch\u1eadu. T\u00f4i tin ch\u1eafc r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0nh l\u1eb7n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 d\u00e2y th\u1ea7n kinh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. \u0110i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i v\u1edbi anh l\u00e0 r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 Patsy kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c \u1edf v\u00f9ng b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn sinh d\u1ee5c. Jims c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t qua m\u00e0n n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft. - C\u00e1i ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 Patsy v\u1eabn c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng, anh n\u00f3i. T\u1ea1i c\u1ea3ng Moresby, s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 c\u1ee7a vi\u00ean y s\u0129 s\u01b0 \u0111o\u00e0n 9 v\u1ec1 t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a Patsy \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e1c nh\u1eadn \u0111\u00fang. - Ch\u1eb3ng quan tr\u1ecdng g\u00ec - Patsy n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean b\u0103ng ca n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Jims gi\u1eefa l\u00fac c\u1eadu ta \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a l\u00ean m\u00e1y bay v\u1ec1 Sydney - D\u00f9 s\u1ef1 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, th\u1eadt ra em c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch c\u00e1c c\u00f4 g\u00e1i . Anh \u1edf l\u1ea1i nh\u1edb th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng h\u01a1n l\u00fac n\u00e0o h\u1ebft, Jims. Em r\u1ea5t bu\u1ed3n khi ph\u1ea3i xa anh. - Kh\u00f4ng sao \u0111\u00e2u, anh s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn - Jims n\u00f3i cho Patsy y\u00ean t\u00e2m v\u00e0 si\u1ebft b\u00e0n tay c\u1ee7a em m\u00ecnh - Em c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n ch\u00ed c\u1ed1t th\u00ec... Anh s\u1ebd vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 k\u1ec3 cho em nghe nh\u1eefng g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. Em h\u00e3y h\u00f4n m\u1eb9, Meggie, b\u00e0 Smith v\u00e0 cho anh g\u1edfi l\u1eddi th\u0103m b\u1ea1n b\u00e8. D\u00f9 sao em v\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c may m\u1eafn s\u1edbm tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Drogheda. Fiona v\u00e0 b\u00e0 Smith \u0111\u1ebfn Sydney b\u1eb1ng m\u00e1y bay \u0111\u1ec3 k\u1ecbp \u0111\u00f3n Patsy t\u1eeb Townsville \u0111\u1ebfn. Fiona ch\u1ec9 \u1edf l\u1ea1i Sydney v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y c\u00f2n b\u00e0 Smith ph\u1ea3i thu\u00ea ph\u00f2ng \u1edf kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n Rankwick g\u1ea7n qu\u00e2n y vi\u1ec7n Ho\u00e0ng t\u1eed X\u1ee9 Wales. Patsy ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ch\u1eefa tr\u1ecb t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y trong ba th\u00e1ng. S\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p trong qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a anh \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y coi nh\u01b0 ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t. Khi Patsy \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p r\u1eddi qu\u00e2n y vi\u1ec7n, Meggie l\u00e1i chi\u1ebfc Rolls \u0111\u1ebfn r\u01b0\u1edbc. Meggie v\u00e0 b\u00e0 Smith d\u00ecu Patsy ng\u1ed3i b\u0103ng sau c\u00f3 s\u1eb5n ch\u0103n m\u1ec1n v\u00e0 s\u00e1ch b\u00e1o. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd gia \u0111\u00ecnh Cleary l\u1ea1i c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n Ch\u00faa ban cho h\u1ecd m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1eb7c \u00e2n kh\u00e1c: s\u1ef1 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a Jims.","CH\u01af\u01a0NG 35 P h\u1ea3i ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn khi \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a Ho\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebf Hiro Hito ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c k\u00fd t\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng th\u00ec Gillanbone m\u1edbi tin ch\u1eafc chi\u1ebfn tranh \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t. Tin vui \u1ea5y lan truy\u1ec1n trong ng\u00e0y ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt 2 th\u00e1ng 9 n\u0103m 1945, \u0111\u00fang s\u00e1u n\u0103m sau ng\u00e0y chi\u1ebfn tranh b\u00f9ng n\u1ed5. S\u00e1u n\u0103m \u0111\u1ea7y lo \u00e2u, c\u00f3 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u s\u1ef1 m\u1ea5t m\u00e1t: Rory, con trai c\u1ee7a Dominic O'' Rourke; John, con trai c\u1ee7a Horry Hopeton; Cormac, con trai c\u1ee7a Eden Carmichael. \u0110\u1ee9a con trai \u00fat c\u1ee7a Ross Mac Queen, Angus, v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n kh\u00f4ng \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa; David; con trai c\u1ee7a Anthony King, th\u00ec v\u1eabn \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u; Patsy, con trai c\u1ee7a Pa\u0111y Cleary s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c con. V\u00e0 c\u00f2n nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 c\u00e1c v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng kh\u00f4ng l\u1ed9 ra nh\u01b0ng m\u00e3i m\u00e3i \u0103n s\u00e2u; \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra \u0111i vui v\u1ebb; h\u0103ng h\u00e1i, hay c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f9a nh\u01b0ng l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd tr\u1edf v\u1ec1, \u00edt n\u00f3i v\u00e0 n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean hi\u1ebfm hoi. V\u00e0o c\u00e1i l\u00fac v\u1eeba tuy\u00ean chi\u1ebfn, c\u00f3 ai l\u1ea1i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng cu\u1ed9c xung \u0111\u1ed9t l\u1ea1i k\u00e9o d\u00e0i l\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i gi\u00e1 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf? ... Bob, Jack, Hughie v\u00e0 Patsy tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i c\u00e1c b\u00e3i ch\u0103n v\u00e0 l\u1eadp ra k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch ph\u1ee5c h\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e0n s\u00fac v\u1eadt. Meggie bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng ng\u1ef1a s\u1eafp ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng bao l\u00e2u n\u1eefa Jims s\u1ebd tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u00e0 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn xin vi\u1ec7c. M\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian sau, Meggie nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t l\u00e1 th\u01b0 n\u1eefa c\u1ee7a Luke, l\u00e1 th\u1ee9 hai t\u1eeb khi n\u00e0ng b\u1ecf Luke. B\u1ee9c th\u01b0 vi\u1ebft: Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n bao l\u00e2u n\u1eefa, anh tin nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i n\u0103m ch\u1eb7t m\u00eda l\u00e0 anh s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ea1t m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch. Sau n\u00e0y anh th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111au \u1edf v\u00f9ng th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng nh\u01b0ng anh v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ee7 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng thi t\u00e0i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng tay ch\u1eb7t m\u00eda gi\u1ecfi nh\u1ea5t, t\u1eeb t\u00e1m \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00edn t\u1ea5n. Arne v\u00e0 anh c\u00f3 m\u01b0\u1eddi hai \u00ea-k\u00edp kh\u00e1c l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c; t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m. Ti\u1ec1n l\u01b0u th\u00f4ng d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng h\u01a1n, ch\u00e2u \u00c2u c\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ea3n xu\u1ea5t bao nhi\u00eau h\u1ebft b\u1ea5y nhi\u00eau. Anh l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01a1n n\u0103m ng\u00e0n b\u1ea3ng m\u1ed7i n\u0103m v\u00e0 anh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 d\u00e0nh g\u1ea7n h\u1ebft. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n bao l\u00e2u n\u1eefa, Meggie, anh s\u1ebd \u0111i Kynuna. Bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u khi anh chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9, em l\u1ea1i mu\u1ed1n tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi anh. C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 anh \u0111\u00e3 mang l\u1ea1i cho em th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 m\u00e0 em mong mu\u1ed1n kh\u00f4ng? \u0110\u00e0n b\u00e0 th\u1eadt k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1, ch\u1ec9 th\u00edch con trai. C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec th\u1ebf m\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta xa nhau? Cho anh bi\u1ebft b\u00e2y gi\u1edd em ra sao v\u00e0 Drogheda \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i h\u1ea1n h\u00e1n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Ch\u00fac em m\u1ecdi s\u1ef1 t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p. Luke. Fiona b\u01b0\u1edbc ra hi\u00ean, n\u01a1i Meggie \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i, tay c\u00f2n c\u1ea7m l\u00e1 th\u01b0, m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn l\u01a1 \u0111\u00e3ng nh\u1eefng b\u00e3i c\u1ecf m\u00e0u xanh t\u01b0\u01a1i m\u00e1t. - Luke th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? - V\u1eabn th\u1ebf, th\u01b0a m\u1eb9. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat thay \u0111\u1ed5i. L\u1ea1i ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian ch\u1eb7t m\u1ea5y c\u00e2y m\u00eda qu\u00e1i qu\u1ef7 r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 anh \u1ea5y s\u1ebd mua trang tr\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n Kynuna. - Con c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecbnh t\u00ecm g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i Luke? - Kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd. Fiona bu\u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi xu\u1ed1ng chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh b\u1eb1ng m\u00e2y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t x\u00edch l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn r\u00f5 m\u1eb7t con g\u00e1i."]