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["\u201cC\u1eadu t\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e0 t\u1edb kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft c\u1eadu \u0111ang ngh\u0129 g\u00ec \u01b0? T\u1edb bi\u1ebft ch\u1ee9, \u0111\u00fang v\u1eady. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u01b0a ph\u1ea3i l\u00fac. \u0110\u1ec3 t\u1edb luy\u1ec7n t\u1eadp th\u00eam \u0111\u00e3... Sau \u0111\u00f3 t\u1edb s\u1ebd li\u1ec1u m\u1ed9t phen...\u201d Th\u1eddi gian d\u1ea7n tr\u00f4i trong ni\u1ec1m h\u1ee9ng kh\u1edfi. M\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1edbp,mang theo m\u1ed9t b\u00f4ng hoa t\u1eb7ng c\u00f4 gi\u00e1o. C\u00f4 r\u1ea5t x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t qu\u00fd \u00f4ng. \u201cC\u1eadu bi\u1ebft th\u1ebf c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng, Pinkie?\u201d \u201cM\u1ed9t qu\u00fd \u00f4ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u01b0 x\u1eed r\u1ea5t l\u1ecbch thi\u1ec7p,nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ho\u00e0ng t\u1eed.\u201d Ng\u00e0y qua ng\u00e0y, t\u00f4i c\u00e0ng th\u00eam y\u00eau th\u00edch c\u00e1c b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 c\u00e0ng ch\u0103m h\u1ecdc h\u01a1n. Nh\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f4ng ph\u00e0n n\u00e0n m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi n\u00e0o v\u1ec1 t\u00f4i. Ch\u1ecb Gloria b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea5t con qu\u1ef7 nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i trong ng\u0103n k\u00e9o v\u00e0 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kh\u00e1c. \u201cC\u1eadu c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng, Pinkie?\u201d \u201cCh\u1eafc v\u1eady.\u201d \u201cTh\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng? V\u00ec t\u1edb \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecbnh k\u1ec3 cho c\u1eadu nghe m\u1ed9t b\u00ed m\u1eadt, nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd th\u00ec th\u00f4i nh\u00e9.\u201d T\u00f4i gi\u1eadn d\u1ed7i b\u1ecf \u0111i. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y b\u1eadn t\u00e2m b\u1edfi bi\u1ebft th\u1eeba t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd gi\u1eadn l\u00e2u. \u0110i\u1ec1u b\u00ed m\u1eadt s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra v\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i \u0111\u00eam v\u00e0 t\u00f4i lo l\u1eafng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i tim nh\u01b0 mu\u1ed1n nh\u1ea3y ra kh\u1ecfi l\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c. Ph\u1ea3i l\u00e2u \u01a1i l\u00e0 l\u00e2u ti\u1ebfng c\u00f2i t\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 m\u00e1y m\u1edbi vang l\u00ean v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1edbi \u0111i ra. V\u00e0o m\u00f9a h\u00e8, bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1eadm h\u01a1n. C\u1ea3 gi\u1edd c\u01a1m t\u1ed1i c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn. T\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i \u1edf C\u1ed5ng quan s\u00e1t, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea3y may ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 con r\u1eafn hay b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec kh\u00e1c. T\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee3i m\u1eb9. \u0110\u1ebfn c\u1ea3 ch\u1ecb Jandira c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i c\u01b0 x\u1eed th\u1eadt k\u1ef3 qu\u1eb7c v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi xem li\u1ec7u c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i t\u00f4i b\u1ecb \u0111au b\u1ee5ng hay kh\u00f4ng v\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n tr\u00e1i c\u00e2y c\u00f2n xanh. B\u00f3ng m\u1eb9 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n n\u01a1i g\u00f3c ph\u1ed1. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 r\u1ed3i! M\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u1eabn v\u1edbi b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gian n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u1eadt d\u1eady v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y. \u201cCon ch\u00e0o m\u1eb9,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u00e0 h\u00f4n b\u00e0n tay m\u1eb9. D\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng nh\u1eadp nho\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a con ph\u1ed1, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y v\u1ebb m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t m\u1eb9. \u201cH\u00f4m nay m\u1eb9 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 l\u1eafm \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1?\u201d \u201c\u1eea, con trai \u1ea1. \u1ede b\u00ean khung c\u1eedi n\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ch\u1eb3ng ai ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed5i.\u201d \u201c\u0110\u1ec3 con c\u1ea7m t\u00fai cho. M\u1eb9 m\u1ec7t r\u1ed3i.\u201d T\u00f4i c\u1ea7m chi\u1ebfc t\u00fai x\u00e1ch v\u1edbi h\u1ed9p c\u01a1m tr\u01b0a r\u1ed7ng kh\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9. \u201cH\u00f4m nay con kh\u00f4ng ngh\u1ecbch qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9?\u201d \u201cCh\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat x\u00edu th\u00f4i \u1ea1.\u201d \u201cTh\u1ebf sao con l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf C\u1ed5ng \u0111\u1ee3i m\u1eb9 v\u1eady.\u201d M\u1eb9 \u0111ang \u0111o\u00e1n gi\u00e0 \u0111o\u00e1n non. \u201cM\u1eb9 \u01a1i, c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i m\u1eb9 ch\u1ec9 y\u00eau con m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat th\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cM\u1eb9 y\u00eau con c\u0169ng nhi\u1ec1u nh\u01b0 y\u00eau c\u00e1c anh ch\u1ecb em c\u1ee7a con. Sao th\u1ebf?\u201d \u201cM\u1eb9 nh\u1edb Nardinho ch\u1ee9? Ch\u00e1u c\u1ee7a h\u00e0 m\u00e3 \u1ea5y?\u201d \u201cM\u1eb9 nh\u1edb,\u201d m\u1eb9 b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cM\u1eb9 c\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 may cho c\u1eadu \u1ea5y m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 c\u00e1nh r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb9p. B\u1ed9 com l\u00ea m\u00e0u xanh s\u1ecdc tr\u1eafng. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u00e1o gi l\u00ea c\u00e0i c\u00fac k\u00edn C\u1ed4. Nh\u01b0ng Nardinho m\u1eb7c b\u1ecb ch\u1eadt. C\u1eadu \u1ea5y","kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 em trai \u0111\u1ec3 cho n\u00f3. V\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u1ea5y mu\u1ed1n b\u00e1n b\u1ed9 com l\u00ea \u0111i. M\u1eb9 mua l\u1ea1i cho con \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201c\u00d4i, con trai. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n l\u1eafm!\u201d \u201cNh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu \u1ea5y n\u00f3i m\u1eb9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh hai \u0111\u1ee3t. V\u00e0 n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eaft \u0111\u00e2u \u1ea1. Gi\u00e1 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee7 tr\u1ea3 c\u00f4ng may n\u1eefa.\u201d T\u00f4i l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Jacob Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Cho Vay L\u00e3i. M\u1eb9 im l\u1eb7ng nh\u1ea9m t\u00ednh. \u201cM\u1eb9, con l\u00e0 h\u1ecdc sinh ch\u0103m ch\u1ec9 nh\u1ea5t l\u1edbp. C\u00f4 gi\u00e1o n\u00f3i Con s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c danh hi\u1ec7u h\u1ecdc sinh xu\u1ea5t s\u1eafc. M\u1eb9 mua cho con \u0111i m\u00e0. L\u00e2u l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i con kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o m\u1edbi...\u201d S\u1ef1 im l\u1eb7ng c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 l\u00e0m t\u00f4i b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n. may cho \u201cM\u1eb9 n\u00e0y, n\u1ebfu m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng mua, con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 trang ph\u1ee5c nh\u00e0 th\u01a1. Ch\u1ecb Lal\u00e1 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 con m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i n\u01a1 con b\u01b0\u1edbm to b\u1eb1ng m\u1ea3nh l\u1ee5a m\u00e0 ch\u1ecb \u1ea5y C\u00f3...\\\" \u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, con trai. M\u1eb9 s\u1ebd l\u00e0m t\u0103ng ca m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 mua cho con b\u1ed9 c\u00e1nh \u0111\u00f3.\u201d V\u1eady l\u00e0 t\u00f4i h\u00f4n tay m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 v\u1eeba b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i v\u1eeba \u00e1p m\u1eb7t v\u00e0o tay m\u1eb9 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u00e0o nh\u00e0. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 b\u1ed9 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o nh\u00e0 th\u01a1 b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3. Tr\u00f4ng t\u00f4i b\u1ea3nh ch\u1ecde \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c b\u00e1c Edmundo ph\u1ea3i d\u1eabn t\u00f4i \u0111i l\u00e0m v\u00e0i p\u00f4 \u1ea3nh. Tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc. Hoa. Hoa. Tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc... M\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111ang y\u00ean \u1ed5n th\u00ec Godofredo ti\u1ebfn v\u00e0o l\u1edbp. N\u00f3 xin ph\u00e9p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi c\u00f4 Cecilia Paim. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec, ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 tay v\u00e0o b\u00f4ng hoa trong l\u1ecd. R\u1ed3i n\u00f3 \u0111i. C\u00f4 gi\u00e1o nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3. L\u00fac tan h\u1ecdc, c\u00f4 g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn. \u201cC\u00f4 c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ea7n n\u00f3i v\u1edbi em, Zez\u00e9. Ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat th\u00f4i.\u201d C\u00f4 l\u1ee5c l\u1ecdi t\u00fai x\u00e1ch m\u1ed9t l\u00fac. T\u00f4i d\u00e1m ch\u1eafc c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ef1c l\u00f2ng mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi t\u00f4i v\u00e0 \u0111ang l\u1ee5c l\u1ecdi \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm d\u0169ng kh\u00ed. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, C\u00f4 c\u0169ng ra quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh. \u201cTr\u00f2 Gogofredo \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ec3 v\u1edbi c\u00f4 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n r\u1ea5t x\u1ea5u v\u1ec1 em, Zez\u00e9. Chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng?\u201d T\u00f4i g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u. \u201cV\u1ec1 b\u00f4ng hoa \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? B\u1ea1n \u1ea5y n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang, th\u01b0a c\u00f4.\u201d \u201cCh\u00ednh x\u00e1c th\u00ec em \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec?\u201d \u201cBu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng, em d\u1eady s\u1edbm v\u00e0 gh\u00e9 qua v\u01b0\u1eddn tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00e0 Serginho. V\u00ec c\u1ed5ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f3ng k\u00edn, em \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ebbn v\u00e0o h\u00e1i tr\u1ed9m m\u1ed9t b\u00f4ng hoa. Nh\u01b0ng hoa nhi\u1ec1u l\u1eafm n\u00ean h\u1ecd s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ea5t m\u00e1t g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u \u1ea1.\u201d \u201c\u1eea. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 h\u00e0nh vi kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1eafn. Em kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u1eefa. Chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 v\u1eabn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ki\u1ec3u tr\u1ed9m c\u1eafp.\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e2u, C\u00f4 Cecilia. Ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 Ch\u00faa sao? Ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 Ch\u00faa sao? Th\u1ebf th\u00ec hoa c\u0169ng","thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 Ch\u00faa...\u201d C\u00f4 gi\u00e1o v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc logic c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. \u201c\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch duy nh\u1ea5t, th\u01b0a C\u00d4. \u1ede ch\u1ed7 em kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u01b0\u1eddn. Hoa l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1eaft... M\u00e0 em th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n th\u1ea5y l\u1ecd hoa tr\u00ean b\u00e0n c\u00f4 l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng tr\u1ed1ng kh\u00f4ng.\u201d C\u00f4 nu\u1ed1t khan. \u201cCh\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng c\u00f4 v\u1eabn cho em ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec3 mua b\u00e1nh ng\u1ecdt sao \u1ea1?\u201d \u201cC\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o c\u0169ng cho em ti\u1ec1n. Nh\u01b0ng em l\u1ea1i bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t...\u201d \u201cEm kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o c\u0169ng nh\u1eadn ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c...\u201d \u201cT\u1ea1i sao kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cB\u1edfi v\u00ec v\u1eabn c\u00f2n nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ngh\u00e8o kh\u00e1c ch\u1eb3ng mang g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 \u0103n.\u201d C\u00f4 r\u00fat kh\u0103n m\u00f9i s\u1eefa ra kh\u1ecfi t\u00fai x\u00e1ch v\u00e0 k\u00edn \u0111\u00e1o \u0111\u01b0a l\u00ean ch\u1ea5m ch\u1ea5m \u0111u\u00f4i m\u1eaft. \u201cC\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y b\u1ea1n C\u00fa Nh\u1ecf \u1ea1?\u201d \u201cC\u00fa Nh\u1ecf l\u00e0 ai?\u201d \u201cB\u1ea1n g\u00e1i da \u0111en nh\u1ecf nh\u1eafn cao ngang em \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eb9 cu\u1ed1n t\u00f3c l\u00ean tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00e0nh hai b\u00fai nh\u1ecf r\u1ed3i qu\u1ea5n d\u00e2y l\u1ea1i \u1ea5y \u1ea1.\u201d \u201c\u1ed2, ph\u1ea3i r\u1ed3i, \u00fd em l\u00e0 Dorotilia.\u201d \u201cV\u00e2ng, th\u01b0a c\u00f4. Dorot\u00edlia th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n ngh\u00e8o h\u01a1n em. C\u00e1c b\u1ea1n g\u00e1i kh\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch ch\u01a1i v\u1edbi b\u1ea1n \u1ea5y v\u00ec b\u1ea1n \u1ea5y ngh\u00e8o v\u00e0 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en. V\u1eady n\u00ean l\u00fac n\u00e0o Dorotilia c\u0169ng l\u1ee7i th\u1ee7i m\u1ed9t g\u00f3c. Em \u0111\u00e3 chia cho b\u1ea1n \u1ea5y c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh ng\u1ecdt C\u00f4 cho em.\u201d L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, C\u00f4 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 \u00e1p kh\u0103n l\u00ean m\u0169i m\u1ed9t l\u00fac l\u00e2u. \u201cTh\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng, c\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho b\u1ea1n \u1ea5y thay v\u00ec cho em \u1ea1. M\u1eb9 b\u1ea1n \u1ea5y l\u00e0 th\u1ee3 gi\u1eb7t v\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi con. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f2n b\u00e9. Th\u1ee9 B\u1ea3y h\u1eb1ng tu\u1ea7n, b\u00e0 em v\u1eabn cho h\u1ecd m\u1ed9t \u00edt g\u1ea1o v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eadu \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 h\u1ecd. V\u00e0 em chia b\u00e1nh cho b\u1ea1n \u1ea5y v\u00ec m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea1y ch\u00fang em ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft chia s\u1ebb nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u00edt \u1ecfi c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n thi\u1ebfu th\u1ed1n h\u01a1n.\u201d Gi\u1edd th\u00ec n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft tu\u00f4n r\u01a1i tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t c\u00f4. \u201cEm kh\u00f4ng c\u1ed1 \u00fd l\u00e0m c\u00f4 kh\u00f3c \u0111\u00e2u \u1ea1. Em h\u1ee9a s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ed9m hoa n\u1eefa v\u00e0 em s\u1ebd h\u1ecdc ch\u0103m ch\u1ec9 h\u01a1n.\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u1eady,Zez\u00e9. \u0110\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0o.\u201d C\u00f4 n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y hai b\u00e0n tay t\u00f4i. \u201cC\u00f4 mu\u1ed1n em h\u1ee9a v\u1edbi c\u00f4 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u, v\u00ec em c\u00f3 t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n \u0111\u1eb9p,Zez\u00e9 \u1ea1.\u201d \u201cEm xin h\u1ee9a, nh\u01b0ng em kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n l\u1eeba d\u1ed1i C\u00d4, th\u01b0a c\u00f4. Em kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u00e2u \u1ea1. C\u00f4 n\u00f3i v\u1eady b\u1edfi v\u00ec c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u1edf nh\u00e0 em nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o th\u00f4i.\u201d \u201c\u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng quan tr\u1ecdng. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi c\u00f4 th\u00ec em \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n \u0111\u1eb9p. K\u1ec3 t\u1eeb gi\u1edd C\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n em t\u1eb7ng c\u00f4 th\u00eam b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 b\u00f4ng hoa n\u00e0o n\u1eefa. H\u00e3y ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0m th\u1ebf khi hoa \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 em \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cho. H\u1ee9a v\u1edbi c\u00f4 nh\u00e9?\u201d \u201cEm h\u1ee9a. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n l\u1ecd hoa th\u00ec sao \u1ea1? N\u00f3 s\u1ebd lu\u00f4n tr\u1ed1ng r\u1ed7ng sao c\u00f4?\u201d \u201cC\u00e1i l\u1ecd n\u00e0y s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd tr\u1ed1ng r\u1ed7ng. B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 khi n\u00e0o nh\u00ecn n\u00f3, C\u00f4 s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ec1u th\u1ea5y b\u00f4ng hoa \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi. V\u00e0 C\u00f4 s\u1ebd t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7: c\u1eadu h\u1ecdc sinh ngoan nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a","c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eb7ng c\u00f4 b\u00f4ng hoa \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u01b0a n\u00e0o?\u201d Gi\u1edd c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 c\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. C\u00f4 th\u1ea3 tay t\u00f4i ra r\u1ed3i n\u00f3i r\u1ea5t d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng. \u201cGi\u1edd em \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, tr\u00e1i tim v\u00e0ng...\u201d","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng cu\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a ph\u1ea7n 1 \u201cTA HY V\u1eccNG MI CH\u1ebeT M\u1ee4C TRONG T\u00d9\u201d \u0110i\u1ec1u h\u1eefu d\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean ch\u00fang t\u00f4i h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 c\u00e1c ng\u00e0y trong tu\u1ea7n. Khi \u0111\u00e3 thu\u1ed9c n\u1eb1m l\u00f2ng c\u00e1c ng\u00e0y trong tu\u1ea7n, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0o th\u1ee9 Ba. R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra n\u1ebfu th\u1ee9 Ba n\u00e0y \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c d\u00e3y ph\u1ed1 ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia nh\u00e0 ga th\u00ec th\u1ee9 Ba sau \u00f4ng s\u1ebd sang ph\u00eda ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. B\u1edfi v\u1eady n\u00ean t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00fap h\u1ecdc h\u00f4m th\u1ee9 Ba. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n anh Totoca bi\u1ebft, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i h\u1ed1i l\u1ed9 m\u1ea5y vi\u00ean b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ec3 anh kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 g\u00ec v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf nh\u00e0. V\u00ec l\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111ang c\u00f2n s\u1edbm v\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi chu\u00f4ng nh\u00e0 th\u1edd \u0111i\u1ec3m ch\u00edn gi\u1edd n\u00ean t\u00f4i thong th\u1ea3 t\u1ea3n b\u1ed9 tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean, t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 ch\u1ecdn nh\u1eefng con ph\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng nguy hi\u1ec3m. \u0110\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, t\u00f4i d\u1eebng ch\u00e2n t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 th\u1edd ng\u1eafm c\u00e1c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng th\u00e1nh. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y h\u01a1i s\u1ee3 khi nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng im l\u00ecm b\u1ecb v\u00e2y gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y n\u1ebfn. N\u1ebfn nh\u1ea5p nh\u00e1y l\u00e0m c\u00e1c b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u0169ng nh\u1ea5p nh\u00e1y theo. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc l\u00e0m th\u00e0nh th\u00ec c\u00f3 tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i hay kh\u00f4ng, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 khi ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee9ng im su\u1ed1t ng\u00e0y. T\u00f4i d\u1ea1o quanh ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed3 th\u1edd v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y b\u00e1c Zacarias \u0111ang l\u1ea5y n\u1ebfn c\u0169 ra kh\u1ecfi gi\u00e1 n\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec3 thay n\u1ebfn m\u1edbi v\u00e0o. M\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1ng m\u1ea9u n\u1ebfn n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean b\u00e0n. \u201cCh\u00e0o b\u00e1c Zacarias.\u201d B\u00e1c d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, k\u00e9o k\u00ednh xu\u1ed1ng ch\u00f3p m\u0169i, kh\u1ee5t kh\u1ecbt quay \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i, \u201cCh\u00e0o con trai.\u201d \u201cB\u00e1c mu\u1ed1n ch\u00e1u gi\u00fap m\u1ed9t tay kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1?\u201d T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 r\u1eddi m\u1eaft kh\u1ecfi nh\u1eefng m\u1ea9u n\u1ebfn. \u201cCh\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0m v\u01b0\u1edbng ch\u00e2n ta th\u00f4i. H\u00f4m nay ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u00e0?\u201d b\u00e1c v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba quay tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi C\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c.","\u201cC\u00f3 \u1ea1. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 gi\u00e1o kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn. C\u00f4 b\u1ecb \u0111au r\u0103ng.\u201d \\\"\u1ed2!\\\" B\u00e1c quay l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa k\u00e9o k\u00ednh xu\u1ed1ng ch\u00f3p m\u0169i. \u201cCh\u00e1u m\u1ea5y tu\u1ed5i r\u1ed3i?\u201d \u201cN\u0103m \u1ea1. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i, s\u00e1u. Kh\u00f4ng, ch\u00e1u n\u0103m tu\u1ed5i \u1ea1. \u201c\u00c1i ch\u00e0, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 n\u0103m hay s\u00e1u?\u201d T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i. \u201cS\u00e1u \u1ea1.\u201d \u201c\u1ed2, s\u00e1u l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9 tu\u1ed5i th\u00edch h\u1ee3p \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ecdc gi\u00e1o l\u00fd \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d \u201cCh\u00e1u c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p theo h\u1ecdc kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? \u201cT\u1ea1i sao kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0o c\u00e1c chi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 N\u0103m, l\u00fac ba gi\u1edd. Ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ebfn kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cC\u00f2n t\u00f9y \u1ea1. N\u1ebfu b\u00e1c cho ch\u00e1u c\u00e1c m\u1ea9u n\u1ebfn v\u1ee5n, ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn.\u201d \u201cCh\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n l\u1ea5y m\u1eabu n\u00ean l\u00e0m g\u00ec?\u201d Con qu\u1ef7 v\u1eeba hu\u00fdch t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i. T\u00f4i l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i. \u201cCh\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n b\u00f4i l\u00ean d\u00e2y di\u1ec1u cho d\u00e2y ch\u1eafc h\u01a1n.\u201d \u201cTh\u1ebf th\u00ec l\u1ea5y \u0111i.\u201d T\u00f4i gom \u0111\u1ed3ng n\u1ebfn v\u1ee5n nh\u00e9t v\u00e0o c\u1eb7p c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ed1ng s\u00e1ch v\u1edf v\u00e0 bi. T\u00f4i s\u01b0\u1edbng ph\u00e1t \u0111i\u00ean. \u201cC\u1ea3m \u01a1n b\u00e1c r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u, b\u00e1c Zacarias.\u201d \u201cN\u00e0y, \u0111\u1eebng qu\u00ean nh\u00e9. Th\u1ee9 N\u0103m \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d T\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00f3. V\u1eabn c\u00f2n s\u1edbm, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn c\u00f2n th\u1eddi gian. T\u00f4i v\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u00f2ng b\u00e0i, v\u00e0 nh\u1eb1m l\u00fac kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn, t\u00f4i b\u0103ng qua \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, v\u1eadn h\u1ebft t\u1ed1c l\u1ef1c ch\u00e0 n\u1ebfn l\u00ean m\u1eb7t v\u1ec9a h\u00e8. R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i, ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ee3i tr\u00ean v\u1ec9a h\u00e8 ph\u00eda b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i m\u1ed9t trong b\u1ed1n c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda \u0111ang \u0111\u00f3ng im l\u00ecm c\u1ee7a s\u00f2ng b\u00e0i. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n quan s\u00e1t t\u1eeb xa xem ai s\u1ebd l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean b\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1ee3t ch\u00e2n. \u0110\u00fang l\u00fac t\u00f4i s\u1eafp kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee3i n\u1ed5i n\u1eefa th\u00ec \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean, D\u1ea1ch! Tim t\u00f4i n\u1ea9y l\u00ean. C\u00f4 Corinha, m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb Nanzeazena, v\u1eeba b\u01b0\u1edbc qua c\u1ed5ng, c\u1ea7m theo kh\u0103n tay v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t quy\u1ec3n s\u00e1ch, chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 th\u1edd. \u201c\u00d4i Ch\u00faa \u01a1i!\u201d Sao kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ai kh\u00e1c m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 c\u00f4 Corina c\u01a1 ch\u1ee9 - c\u00f4 \u1ea5y l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 c\u00f2n Nanzeazena l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb Gloria. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n xem g\u00ec n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i lao \u0111\u1ebfn g\u00f3c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn. C\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 ng\u00e3 v\u1ea1ch xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 \u0111ang ch\u1eedi r\u1ee7a. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi x\u00fam l\u1ea1i xem c\u00f4 c\u00f3 b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u kh\u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng nghe c\u00e1ch c\u00f4 ch\u1eedi r\u1ee7a th\u1ebf kia th\u00ec ch\u1eafc c\u00f4 ch\u1ec9 b\u1ecb v\u00e0i v\u1ebft tr\u1ea7y x\u01b0\u1edbc. \u201cCh\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 m\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9a o\u1eaft con v\u00f4 l\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i.\u201d T\u00f4i th\u1edf ph\u00e0o nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t b\u00e0n tay \u0111ang n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y c\u1eb7p c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. \u201cL\u00e0 ch\u00e1u l\u00e0m ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng, Zez\u00e9?\u201d B\u00e1c Orlando-T\u00f3c-Ch\u00e1y. Ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i ai kh\u00e1c m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 b\u00e1c, h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m l\u00e2u n\u0103m c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ed1t n\u00ean l\u1eddi. \u201cPh\u1ea3i hay kh\u00f4ng?\u201d","\u201cB\u00e1c h\u1ee9a kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u ch\u1ee9 \u1ea1?\u201d \u201cB\u00e1c s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i. Nh\u01b0ng nghe n\u00e0y, Zez\u00e9. B\u00e1c s\u1ebd b\u1ecf qua chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y b\u1edfi c\u00f4 ta l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi hay ng\u1ed3i l\u00ea \u0111\u00f4i m\u00e1ch. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1eebng l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i tr\u00f2 n\u00e0y n\u1eefa v\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u00e3y ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d T\u00f4i tr\u01b0ng ra b\u1ed9 m\u1eb7t ngoan ngo\u00e3n nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi v\u00e0 b\u00e1c th\u1ea3 t\u00f4i \u0111i. T\u00f4i quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i khu ch\u1ee3, \u0111\u1ee3i \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn. Nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u1edbi ch\u1ee3, t\u00f4i gh\u00e9 qua c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng b\u00e1nh ng\u1ecdt c\u1ee7a anh Rozemberg, m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00e0o, \u201cCh\u00fac anh m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y t\u1ed1t l\u00e0nh, anh Rozemberg.\u201d Anh c\u1ed9c l\u1ed1c ch\u00e0o l\u1ea1i t\u00f4i v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng cho t\u00f4i k\u1eb9o. \u0110\u1ed3 kh\u1ed1n! Anh ta ch\u1ec9 cho t\u00f4i k\u1eb9o khi t\u00f4i \u0111i c\u00f9ng ch\u1ecb Lal\u00e1. \u201c\u00d4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2y.\u201d \u0110\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 \u0111i\u1ec3m ch\u00edn gi\u1edd. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u1ea5y xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7. T\u00f4i b\u00e1m theo c\u00e1ch \u00f4ng m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng. \u00d4ng r\u1ebd v\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Progresso v\u00e0 d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u1edf g\u00f3c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. \u00d4ng \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e1i t\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 v\u1eaft \u00e1o kho\u00e1c l\u00ean vai tr\u00e1i. C\u00e1i \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi k\u1ebb m\u1edbi \u0111\u1eb9p l\u00e0m sao ch\u1ee9! Khi n\u00e0o l\u1edbn l\u00ean, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ch\u1ec9 m\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc s\u01a1 mi nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. \u00d4ng qu\u00e0ng quanh c\u1ed5 chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9i ng\u01b0\u1ee3C m\u0169. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng m\u1eddi g\u1ecdi b\u1eb1ng t\u00f4ng gi\u1ecdng tr\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, khu\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed9ng con ph\u1ed1, \u201cT\u1eadp trung l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0o, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n t\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i! \u0110\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y xem c\u00f3 g\u00ec m\u1edbi n\u00e0y!\u201d Gi\u1ecdng Bahia c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng c\u0169ng th\u1eadt d\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u01a1ng. \u201cT\u00e2m \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u1ee7a tu\u1ea7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2y! Claudionor! Xin tha th\u1ee9!\u201d... Ca kh\u00fac m\u1edbi nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Chico Viola. Th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng m\u1edbi nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Vicente Celestino. \u0110\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 n\u00e0o - ca kh\u00fac th\u1ecbnh h\u00e0nh \u0111\u00e2y!\u201d C\u00e1ch \u00f4ng ng\u00e2n nga ch\u00e0o T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n \u00f4ng h\u00e1t \u201c\u0111o\u1ea1n v\u1ec1 Fanny\u201d. \u00d4ng lu\u00f4n h\u00e1t \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecdc theo. Khi \u00f4ng h\u00e1t \u0111o\u1ea1n \u201cTa hy v\u1ecdng mi ch\u1ebft m\u1ee5c trong t\u00f9\u201d, n\u00f3 hay \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c t\u1ed1i s\u1edfn da g\u00e0. \u00d4ng h\u00edt c\u0103ng bu\u1ed3ng ph\u1ed5i v\u00e0 h\u00e1t b\u00e0i \u201cClaudionor\u201d. m\u1eddi l\u00e0m t\u00f4i m\u00ea m\u1ea9n. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1ea3y samba \u1edf khu \u1ed5 chu\u1ed9t M\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i r\u1ed3i b\u1ea3o, N\u00e0y, anh ch\u00e0ng to cao \u1edf kia \u01a1i Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111i, kh\u00e1t khao c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n Ch\u1ed3ng c\u00f4 \u1ea5y kh\u1ecfe l\u1eafm, t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 toi \u0111\u1eddi... T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n nh\u01b0 Claudionor \u0110\u1ec3 nu\u00f4i gia \u0111\u00ecnh, ph\u1ea3i b\u1ed1c v\u00e1c r\u00e3 r\u1eddi... \u00d4ng ng\u1eebng h\u00e1t v\u00e0 c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng rao: \u201cS\u00e1ch l\u1eddi b\u00e0i h\u00e1t b\u1ecf t\u00fai v\u1eeba v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi c\u1ee1 t\u00fai, gi\u00e1 t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ed1n xu \u0111\u00e2y. S\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u00e0i h\u00e1t m\u1edbi ph\u00e1t h\u00e0nh! Nh\u1eefng b\u1ea3n tango m\u1edbi nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e2y!\u201d R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng h\u00e1t \u0111o\u1ea1n t\u00f4i \u0111ang ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. Fanny. M\u1ed9t h\u00f4m n\u00e0ng \u0111ang m\u1ea3i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1eb7t H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e2m ch\u1ebft n\u00e0ng sau c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda \u0111\u00f3ng ch\u1eb7t Ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec n\u00e0ng mang t\u1ed9i qu\u00e1 quy\u1ebfn r\u0169 m\u00e0 th\u00f4i... (R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng chuy\u1ec3n sang t\u00f4ng gi\u1ecdng d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng v\u00e0 ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m tan ch\u1ea3y c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng tr\u00e1i tim s\u1eaft \u0111\u00e1 nh\u1ea5t.)","\u00d4i th\u01b0\u01a1ng tham Fanny, ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n l\u01b0\u01a1ng thi\u1ec7n Ta th\u00ec tr\u01b0\u1edbc Ch\u00faa mi s\u1ebd c\u00f3 l\u00fd do \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f3c TA HY V\u1eccNG MI CH\u1ebeT M\u1ee4C TRONG T\u1eea G\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2m ch\u1ebft n\u00e0ng v\u00ec t\u1ed9i qu\u00e1 quy\u1ebfn r\u0169 \u00d4i th\u01b0\u01a1ng thay Fanny, ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n l\u01b0\u01a1ng thi\u1ec7n M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed5 ra kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 mua s\u00e1ch l\u1eddi b\u00e0i h\u00e1t, nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi mua h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i xem x\u00e9t t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec3 xem m\u00ecnh th\u00edch quy\u1ec3n n\u00e0o. \u0110\u1ebfn l\u00fac n\u00e0y th\u00ec Fanny \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 th\u00f4i b\u00e1m theo \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng quay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00f4i, c\u01b0\u1eddi x\u1ebfch \u0111\u1ebfn mang tai. \u201cMu\u1ed1n m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n kh\u00f4ng, c\u1eadu b\u00e9?\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng. Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n.\u201d \u201cTa c\u0169ng \u0111o\u00e1n th\u1ebf.\u201d \u00d4ng c\u1ea7m t\u00fai l\u00ean v\u00e0 \u0111i th\u00eam m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed1i ph\u1ed1, v\u1eeba \u0111i v\u1eeba h\u00e9t to,\u201cNh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec7u vanx\u01a1 Xin tha th\u1ee9,H\u00fat thu\u1ed1c v\u00e0 ch\u1edd v\u00e0 \u201cT\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t c\u00e1c ch\u00e0ng trai\u201d. Nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i tango c\u00f2n n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 \u0110\u00eam c\u00e1c v\u1ecb vua\u201d. C\u1ea3 th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 ai c\u0169ng h\u00e1t \u00c1nh s\u00e1ng thi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. M\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u00e1t hay tuy\u1ec7t. M\u1eddi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi nghe l\u1eddi b\u00e0i h\u00e1t.\u201d V\u00e0 \u00f4ng h\u00e1t: \u00c1nh s\u00e1ng trong m\u1eaft em l\u00e0 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng thi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Anh tin r\u1eb1ng anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u00c1nh l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c v\u00ec tinh t\u00fa trong nh\u1eefng ch\u00f2m sao \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft em c\u1ea3 su\u1ed1i ngu\u1ed3n quy\u1ebfn r\u0169 H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o m\u1eaft anh em s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y T\u00ecnh y\u00eau mang \u0111\u1ebfn cho anh \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi V\u00e0 c\u1ea3 ni\u1ec1m kh\u1ed5 \u0111au b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh ch\u01a1i v\u01a1i... \u00d4ng ch\u00e0o h\u00e0ng th\u00eam v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n, b\u00e1n th\u00eam \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ea5y quy\u1ec3n s\u00e1ch v\u00e0 l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i. \u00d4ng d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, ngo\u1eafc tay ra hi\u1ec7u cho t\u00f4i. \u201cT\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0o, chim s\u1ebb.\u201d T\u00f4i m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi nghe theo. \u201cCh\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u00f4i l\u1ebdo \u0111\u1ebdo theo ta kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec b\u1ea3o?\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng. Kh\u00f4ng ai tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0y h\u00e1t hay nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng.\u201d \u00d4ng ph\u1ed5ng m\u0169i h\u00e3nh di\u1ec7n v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee1 b\u1ef1c m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3. \u201cNh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u c\u1ee9 b\u00e1m theo ta su\u1ed1t.\u201d \u201cCh\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n nghe xem li\u1ec7u \u00f4ng c\u00f3 h\u00e1t hay h\u01a1n Vicente Celestino v\u00e0 Chico Viola hay kh\u00f4ng th\u00f4i. V\u00e0 \u00f4ng h\u00e1t hay h\u01a1n th\u1eadt.\u201d \u00d4ng c\u01b0\u1eddi toe to\u00e9t. \u201cTh\u1ebf ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 bao gi\u1edd nghe h\u1ecd h\u00e1t ch\u01b0a?\u201d \u201cR\u1ed3i, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng. \u1ede c\u00e1i m\u00e1y h\u00e1t trong nh\u00e0 b\u00e1c Adaucto Luz c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi con trai b\u00e1c \u1ea5y.\u201d \u201cTh\u1ebf ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 c\u00e1i m\u00e1y h\u00e1t \u0111\u00f3 qu\u00e1 c\u0169 ho\u1eb7c c\u00e2y kim c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 h\u1ecfng r\u1ed3i.\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i m\u00e1y h\u00e1t m\u1edbi chong v\u1eeba \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c mua v\u1ec1. \u00d4ng th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 h\u00e1t hay h\u01a1n r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. Th\u1eadt ra, ch\u00e1u \u0111ang ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n.\u201d","\u201cChuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec?\u201d \u201cCh\u00e1u s\u1ebd theo \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ecdi n\u01a1i. \u00d4ng d\u1ea1y ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft m\u1ed7i cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch gi\u00e1 bao nhi\u00eau. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng s\u1ebd h\u00e1t c\u00f2n ch\u00e1u b\u00e1n s\u00e1ch. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00edch mua \u0111\u1ed3 do tr\u1ebb con b\u00e1n l\u1eafm.\u201d \u201c\u00dd t\u01b0\u1edfng kh\u00f4ng t\u1ed3i, chim s\u1ebb \u1ea1. Nh\u01b0ng nghe \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0y. N\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u \u0111i theo th\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 v\u00ec ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n th\u1ebf. Ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 ch\u00e1u g\u00ec h\u1ebft.\u201d \u201cNh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n g\u00ec c\u1ea3.\u201d \u201cT\u1ea1i sao?\u201d \u201c\u1eeam, ch\u00e1u th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 th\u00edch h\u00e1t. Ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecdc h\u00e1t. Ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 b\u00e0i h\u00e1t v\u1ec1 Fanny l\u00e0 b\u00e0i hay nh\u1ea5t tr\u1ea7n \u0111\u1eddi. V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu b\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u s\u00e1ch, \u00f4ng cho ch\u00e1u xin m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch c\u0169 kh\u00f4ng ai mu\u1ed1n mua \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00e1u t\u1eb7ng ch\u1ecb ch\u00e1u nh\u00e9.\u201d \u00d4ng gi\u00e0 b\u1ecf m\u0169 xu\u1ed1ng r\u1ed3i g\u00e3i g\u00e3i m\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f3c x\u1eb9p l\u00e9p v\u00ec \u0111\u1ed9i m\u0169. \u201cCh\u00e1u c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ch\u1ecb g\u00e1i t\u00ean l\u00e0 Gloria v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n t\u1eb7ng n\u00f3 cho ch\u1ecb. Ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n th\u1ebf th\u00f4i \u1ea1.\u201d \u201cV\u1eady th\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\u201d Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i c\u00f9ng nhau, ca h\u00e1t v\u00e0 b\u00e1n h\u00e0ng. \u00d4ng h\u00e1t c\u00f2n t\u00f4i v\u1eeba \u0111i v\u1eeba h\u1ecdc. \u0110\u1ebfn tr\u01b0a, \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i h\u01a1i ng\u1edd v\u1ef1c. \u201cCh\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 \u0103n c\u01a1m \u00e0? \u201d \u201cKhi n\u00e0o ch\u00fang ta xong vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00e3 \u1ea1.\u201d \u00d4ng l\u1ea1i g\u00e3i \u0111\u1ea7u. \u201c\u0110i v\u1edbi ta n\u00e0o.\u201d Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i trong m\u1ed9t qu\u00e1n bar \u1edf ph\u1ed1 Ceres v\u00e0 \u00f4ng l\u1ea5y t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e1y t\u00fai ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh k\u1eb9p l\u1edbn. \u00d4ng r\u00fat m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc dao t\u1eeb th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng. Con dao tr\u00f4ng th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3. \u00d4ng c\u1eaft m\u1ed9t m\u1ea9u b\u00e1nh m\u00ec v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a cho t\u00f4i. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng nh\u1ea5p m\u1ed9t ng\u1ee5m r\u01b0\u1ee3u Cacha\u00e7a v\u00e0 g\u1ecdi hai c\u1ed1c n\u01b0\u1edbc chanh. Trong khi nh\u1ea5m nh\u00e1p b\u00e1nh m\u00ec \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i ch\u0103m ch\u00fa. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u00f3ng \u00e1nh l\u00ean s\u1ef1 h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng. \u201cBi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng nh\u00f3c, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i gi\u1ecdng l\u00e8 nh\u00e8. \u201cCh\u00e1u \u0111ang mang l\u1ea1i may m\u1eafn cho ta \u0111\u1ea5y. C\u00f3 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t h\u00e0ng d\u00e0i nh\u1eefng anh b\u1ea1n tr\u1ebb b\u1ee5ng ph\u1ec7 \u0111ang s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng ch\u1edd ta nh\u01b0ng ta ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng ngh\u0129 s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ec3 ai trong s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f3 h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3.\u201d \u00d4ng u\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i d\u00e0i n\u01b0\u1edbc chanh. \u201cCh\u00e1u m\u1ea5y tu\u1ed5i nh\u1ec9?\u201d \u201cN\u0103m. S\u00e1u... N\u0103m \u1ea1.\u201d \u201cN\u0103m hay s\u00e1u?\u201d \u201cCh\u00e1u v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee7 s\u00e1u tu\u1ed5i.\u201d \u201c\u1ed2, ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng v\u00e0 th\u00f4ng minh \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d \u201cC\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u1eb7p nhau v\u00e0o th\u1ee9 Ba t\u1edbi kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1?\u201d \u00d4ng b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cN\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n.\u201d","\u201cCh\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ee9 \u1ea1. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u ph\u1ea3i b\u00e0n v\u1edbi ch\u1ecb ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3. Ch\u1ecb \u1ea5y s\u1ebd hi\u1ec3u th\u00f4i. Th\u1ef1c ra \u0111\u00e2y c\u0169ng l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n t\u1ed1t, v\u00ec ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd sang ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia ga t\u00e0u.\u201d \u201cSao ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3?\u201d \u201cTh\u1ee9 Ba n\u00e0o ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ee3i \u00f4ng. N\u1ebfu th\u1ee9 Ba tu\u1ea7n n\u00e0y \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn th\u00ec th\u1ee9 Ba ti\u1ebfp theo s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng. N\u00ean ch\u00e1u \u0111o\u00e1n \u00f4ng \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia ga t\u00e0u.\u201d \u201cTh\u00f4ng minh l\u1eafm! Ch\u00e1u t\u00ean l\u00e0 g\u00ec.\u201d \\\"Zez\u00e9 a.\\\" \u201cTa l\u00e0 Ariovaldo. B\u1eaft tay c\u00e1i n\u00e0o.\u201d \u00d4ng gi\u01a1 b\u00e0n tay chai s\u1ea1n ra n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y tay t\u00f4i v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh b\u1ea1n cho \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ebft \u0111\u1eddi. Thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c ch\u1ecb Gl\u00f3ria kh\u00f4ng kh\u00f3. \u201cNh\u01b0ng n\u00e0y Zez\u00e9, m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n \u01b0? Th\u1ebf c\u00f2n vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc th\u00ec sao?\u201d T\u00f4i ch\u00eca v\u1edf ra cho ch\u1ecb xem; ch\u1eef vi\u1ebft c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i lu\u00f4n r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng n\u1eafn n\u00f3t. \u0110i\u1ec3m c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u xu\u1ea5t s\u1eafc. V\u1edf to\u00e1n c\u0169ng th\u1ebf. \u201cV\u00e0 em \u0111\u1ecdc gi\u1ecfi nh\u1ea5t l\u1edbp, ch\u1ecb Gl\u00f3 \u1ea1.\u201d K\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 c\u00f3 th\u1ebf, ch\u1ecb v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng tin l\u1eafm. \u201cS\u00e1u th\u00e1ng sau ch\u00fang em v\u1eabn h\u1ecdc nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecdc, h\u1ecdc \u0111i h\u1ecdc l\u1ea1i m\u00e3i. Nh\u1eefng con l\u1eeba \u1ea5y h\u1ecdc l\u00e2u v\u00e0o l\u1eafm.\u201d Ch\u1ecb b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201c\u0102n n\u00f3i ki\u1ec3u g\u00ec v\u1eady Zez\u00e9.\u201d \u201c\u0110\u00fang m\u00e0, ch\u1ecb Gl\u00f3. Em c\u00f2n h\u1ecdc t\u1eeb vi\u1ec7c ca h\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n \u1ea5y ch\u1ee9. Ch\u1ecb mu\u1ed1n xem em \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao nhi\u00eau \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u1edbi kh\u00f4ng? Sau \u0111\u00f3 b\u00e1c Edmundo gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch cho em bi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 g\u00ec. B\u1ed1c v\u00e1c, ch\u00f2m sao, quy\u1ebfn r\u0169 v\u00e0 b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh. V\u00e0 nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 h\u1eb1ng tu\u1ea7n em s\u1ebd mang v\u1ec1 cho ch\u1ecb m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch in l\u1eddi b\u00e0i h\u00e1t v\u00e0 d\u1ea1y ch\u1ecb nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gian n\u00e0y.\u201d \u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd n\u00f3i th\u1ebf n\u00e0o khi cha ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra em kh\u00f4ng v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 \u0103n v\u00e0o c\u00e1c bu\u1ed5i tr\u01b0a th\u1ee9 Ba?\u201d \u201cCha s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra \u0111\u00e2u. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu cha h\u1ecfi, ta s\u1ebd n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i. Ch\u1ecb h\u00e3y n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng em \u0103n \u1edf nh\u00e0 b\u00e0. R\u1eb1ng em \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 ch\u1ecb Nanzeazena truy\u1ec1n tin v\u00e0 \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0103n tr\u01b0a lu\u00f4n.\u201d L\u1ea1y \u0110\u1ee9c M\u1eb9! May m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd th\u00f4i, b\u1edfi c\u1ee9 th\u1eed t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u1ebfu m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb Nanzeazena, C\u00d4 Corinha, m\u00e0 ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec xem! Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ch\u1ecb Gl\u00f3ria c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd b\u1edfi ch\u1ecb bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch gi\u1eef t\u00f4i tr\u00e1nh xa c\u00e1c tr\u00f2 ngh\u1ecbch v\u00e0 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady s\u1ebd tr\u00e1nh b\u1ecb \u0103n \u0111\u00f2n. V\u00e0 th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u1ed3i v\u1edbi ch\u1ecb d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y v\u00e0o th\u1ee9 T\u01b0, d\u1ea1y ch\u1ecb h\u00e1t. T\u00f4i n\u00f3ng l\u00f2ng mong th\u1ee9 Ba ch\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ebfn. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ee3i \u00f4ng Ariovaldo \u1edf ga t\u00e0u. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng l\u1ee1 t\u00e0u th\u00ec \u00f4ng s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 l\u00fac t\u00e1m r\u01b0\u1ee1i. T\u00f4i \u0111i loanh quanh ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9. T\u00f4i th\u00edch \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng b\u00e1nh ng\u1ecdt ng\u1eafm m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eeb ga t\u00e0u b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng c\u00e1c b\u1eadc th\u1ec1m. \u0110\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ec3","h\u00e0nh ngh\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e0y. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ecb Gloria kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd cho ph\u00e9p t\u00f4i l\u00e0m th\u1ebf v\u00ec c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t s\u1ebd \u0111u\u1ed5i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u00e0 t\u1ecbch thu h\u1ed9p \u0111\u1ed3 ngh\u1ec1. V\u00e0 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1c \u0111o\u00e0n t\u00e0u n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i n\u1ebfu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00f4ng Ariovaldo d\u1eaft tay, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 b\u0103ng qua m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u d\u00e0nh cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i b\u1ed9. Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn, b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i t\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9. Sau b\u00e0i h\u00e1t v\u1ec1 Fanny, \u00f4ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n tin r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00edch mua g\u00ec. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u00e0 ga, \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi khu v\u01b0\u1eddn c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 m\u00e1y v\u00e0 \u00f4ng m\u1edf cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch in l\u1eddi b\u00e0i h\u00e1t, ch\u1ec9 cho t\u00f4i c\u00e1c b\u00e0i r\u1ed3i h\u00e1t v\u00e0i c\u00e2u \u0111\u1ea7u. N\u1ebfu t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y hay, \u00f4ng s\u1ebd chuy\u1ec3n qua b\u00e0i kh\u00e1c. \u201cB\u00e0i n\u00e0y m\u1edbi: b\u00e0i H\u01b0 h\u1ecfng.\u201d \u00d4ng c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng h\u00e1t. \u201cH\u00e1t l\u1ea1i l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa \u0111i \u1ea1.\u201d \u00d4ng h\u00e1t l\u1ea1i \u0111o\u1ea1n cu\u1ed1i. \u201c\u00d4ng Ariovaldo, ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 b\u00e0i n\u00e0y, c\u1ed9ng v\u1edbi Fanny v\u00e0 c\u00e1c b\u1ea3n tango, ta s\u1ebd b\u00e1n ch\u00e1y h\u00e0ng.\u201d V\u1eady l\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i qua nh\u1eefng con ph\u1ed1 b\u1ee5i b\u1eb7m chan h\u00f2a \u00e1nh n\u1eafng. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa chim hoan h\u1ec9 b\u00e1o tin m\u00f9a h\u00e8 \u0111ang t\u1edbi. Gi\u1ecdng h\u00e1t hay, m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng m\u1edf tung c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda c\u1ee7a bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng. \u201cB\u00e0i h\u00e1t g\u00e2y s\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a tu\u1ea7n, c\u1ee7a th\u00e1ng, c\u1ee7a n\u0103m \u0111\u00e2y: (H\u01b0 H\u1ecfng, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Chico Viola thu \u00e2m.\u201d V\u1ea7ng tr\u0103ng chi\u1ebfu \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng b\u1ea1c l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh L\u00ean n\u00fai non \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00e2y l\u00e1 t\u01b0\u01a1i xanh Nh\u1eefng d\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n th\u00e2n quen c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e1t d\u1ea1 kh\u00fac Mang t\u00ecnh y\u00eau c\u1ee7a ch\u00e0ng t\u1edbi \u00f4 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 \u0111\u00eam. Giai \u0111i\u1ec7u ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1eefng v\u00f2ng xoay d\u1ecbu \u00eam C\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n lia ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o rung l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i\u00eau luy\u1ec7n M\u1edf bung h\u1ebft \u0111\u1eadp ch\u1eafn, ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e1t t\u00ecnh ca \u0110\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi ca c\u1ee7a tr\u00e1i tim t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u01b0 tu\u00f4n ra... R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t, g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u hai l\u1ea7n v\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd h\u00f2a v\u00e0o b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng nh\u1ecf nh\u1eb9 trong veo. Kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3nh n\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1eb9p h\u01a1n V\u1edbi ri\u00eang t\u00f4i em l\u00e0 n\u1eef ho\u00e0ng, em l\u00e0 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng Em s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 n\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi t\u00f4i C\u00f4 g\u00e1i th\u00f4ng minh \u01a1i, em s\u1ebd b\u1ecb l\u00e0m cho h\u01b0 h\u1ecfng m\u1ea5t th\u00f4i. B\u1ea1n ph\u1ea3i t\u1eadn m\u1eaft ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn c\u1ea3nh n\u00e0y m\u1edbi \u0111\u00e3! C\u00e1c c\u00f4 g\u00e1i ch\u1ea1y \u00e0o t\u1edbi \u0111\u1ec3 mua nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch l\u1eddi b\u00e0i h\u00e1t. C\u00e1c qu\u00fd \u00f4ng, \u0111\u1ee7 lo\u1ea1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e0 c\u00f3 tr\u1ebb c\u00f3. T\u00f4i th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 th\u00edch b\u00e1n nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch gi\u00e1 b\u1ed1n ho\u1eb7c n\u0103m xu. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec khi g\u1eb7p kh\u00e1ch h\u00e0ng n\u1eef. \u201cTi\u1ec1n th\u1eeba c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2y, th\u01b0a b\u00e0.\u201d \u201cC\u1ee9 gi\u1eef l\u1ea5y m\u00e0 mua k\u1eb9o.\u201d T\u00f4i c\u00f2n b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n theo ki\u1ec3u \u00f4ng Ariovaldo. Bu\u1ed5i tr\u01b0a, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u00e0o qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean m\u00ecnh nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y, ng\u1ea5u nghi\u1ebfn nhai chi\u1ebfc b\u00e1nh k\u1eb9p c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, thi tho\u1ea3ng b\u1ed3i th\u00eam m\u1ed9t c\u1ed1c soda cam ho\u1eb7c d\u00e2u. R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i x\u1ecdc tay v\u00e0o t\u00fai \u0111\u1ef1ng ti\u1ec1n l\u1ebb, moi h\u1ebft ra r\u1ea3i l\u00ean m\u1eb7t b\u00e0n. \u201c\u0110\u00e2y, \u00f4ng Ariovaldo.\u201d","T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ea9y nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed3ng ti\u1ec1n xu v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i, \u201cCh\u00e1u l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ngoan, Zez\u00e9 a. \u201c\u00d4ng Ariovaldo,\u201d m\u1ed9t h\u00f4m t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi \u00f4ng. \u201cSao \u00f4ng hay g\u1ecdi ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 chim s\u1ebb th\u1ebf?\u201d \u201c\u1ede Bahia n\u01a1i ta sinh ra, chim s\u1ebb c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a nh\u1ecf.\u201d \u00d4ng g\u00e3i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 che mi\u1ec7ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u1ee3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i. Sau \u0111\u00f3 \u00f4ng xin th\u1ee9 l\u1ed7i v\u00e0 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc t\u0103m ra x\u1ec9a r\u0103ng. \u0110\u1ed3ng ti\u1ec1n v\u1eabn \u1edf nguy\u00ean v\u1ecb tr\u00ed. \u201cTa \u0111ang suy ngh\u0129, Zez\u00e9 \u1ea1. T\u1eeb gi\u1edd nh\u00f3c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1eef ti\u1ec1n boa. X\u00e9t cho c\u00f9ng, gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 c\u1eb7p song ca r\u1ed3i.\u201d \u201cC\u1eb7p song ca l\u00e0 g\u00ec \u1ea1?\u201d \u201cL\u00e0 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e1t c\u00f9ng nhau.\u201d \u201cV\u1eady ch\u00e1u mua m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i k\u1eb9o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1?\u201d \u201c\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a nh\u00f3c. Ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m g\u00ec v\u1edbi n\u00f3 th\u00ec l\u00e0m.\u201d \u201cC\u1ea3m \u01a1n \u00f4ng, nh\u00e0 v\u00f4 \u0111\u1ecbch.\u201d \u00d4ng ph\u00ec c\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edbc gi\u1ecdng b\u1eaft ch\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. L\u00fac n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0103n k\u1eb9o v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng. \u201cCh\u00e1u l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e1t song ca th\u1eadt \u1ea1?\u201d Gi\u1edd th\u00ec \u0111\u00fang v\u1eady.\u201d \u201cV\u1eady \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00e1u h\u00e1t \u0111o\u1ea1n v\u1ec1 t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n c\u1ee7a Fanny \u0111i. \u00d4ng h\u00e1t to v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111o\u1ea1n v\u1ec1 t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n c\u1ee7a Fanny, ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd g\u00f3p gi\u1ecdng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, v\u1edbi ch\u1ea5t gi\u1ecdng ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi.\u201d \u201cQu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng kh\u00f4ng t\u1ed3i, Zez\u00e9 \u1ea1.\u201d \u201cV\u1eady sau b\u1eefa tr\u01b0a h\u00e3y b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi b\u00e0i Fanny \u0111i \u1ea1, v\u00ec n\u00f3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 mang l\u1ea1i may m\u1eafn.\u201d R\u1ed3i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i quay l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi ch\u00f3i chang. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i h\u00e1t \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1eefa b\u00e0i Fanny th\u00ec tai h\u1ecda \u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn. B\u00e0 Maria da Penha che \u00f4 \u0111i t\u1edbi, d\u00e1ng v\u1ebb nghi\u00eam trang, m\u1eb7t b\u00f4i \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ed9t g\u1ea1o tr\u1eafng. B\u00e0 ta \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u1ea1i nghe ch\u00fang t\u00f4i h\u00e1t. L\u00fac t\u00f4i \u0111ang h\u00e1t, \u00f4ng Ariovaldo \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn ra tai h\u1ecda chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb gi\u00e1ng xu\u1ed1ng b\u00e8n hu\u00fdch tay ra hi\u1ec7u cho t\u00f4i chu\u1ed3n \u0111i. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0111\u1eafm ch\u00ecm trong t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n Fanny n\u00ean ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea3y may \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd. B\u00e0 Maria da Penha g\u1eadp \u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3, g\u00f5 \u00f4 l\u00ean m\u0169i gi\u00e0y. Khi t\u00f4i h\u00e1t xong, b\u00e0 ta qu\u1eafc m\u1eaft gi\u1eadn d\u1eef v\u00e0 la l\u00ean, \u201c\u00d4i tr\u1eddi, \u00f4i tr\u1eddi. Ai l\u1ea1i cho tr\u1ebb con h\u00e1t m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i tr\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf n\u00e0y ch\u1ee9.\u201d \u201cC\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec l\u00e0 tr\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c c\u1ea3. Mi\u1ec5n l\u00e0 l\u01b0\u01a1ng thi\u1ec7n th\u00ec c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0o c\u0169ng th\u1ebf, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ed5 th\u1eb9n v\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u!\u201d T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng Ariovaldo b\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1eady. B\u00e0 Maria da Penha \u0111ang ki\u1ebfm chuy\u1ec7n, v\u00e0 b\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i. \u201c\u0110\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00e0y l\u00e0 con \u00f4ng \u00e0?\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng, th\u01b0a b\u00e0, r\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfc l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i.\u201d \u201cCh\u00e1u trai h\u1ea3, hay h\u1ecd h\u00e0ng?\u201d","\u201cKh\u00f4ng.\u201d \u201cN\u00f3 m\u1ea5y tu\u1ed5i.\u201d \u201cS\u00e1u.\u201d B\u00e0 ta nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 v\u1ebb ho\u00e0i nghi r\u1ed3i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c. \u201c\u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 khi l\u1ee3i d\u1ee5ng tr\u1ebb con \u00e0?\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 l\u1ee3i d\u1ee5ng n\u00f3, th\u01b0a b\u00e0. N\u00f3 h\u00e1t v\u1edbi t\u00f4i b\u1edfi v\u00ec n\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n h\u00e1t v\u00e0 b\u1edfi v\u00ec vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m n\u00f3 th\u00edch th\u00fa. M\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 tr\u1ea3 c\u00f4ng cho n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\u201d T\u00f4i g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u. T\u00f4i th\u00edch cu\u1ed9c tranh c\u00e3i n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n h\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o b\u1ee5ng b\u00e0 ta \u0111\u1ec3 nghe xem b\u00e0 ta s\u1ebd g\u00e2y ra ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng g\u00ec khi ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. R\u1ea7m! \u201c\u00c1i ch\u00e0, n\u00f3i cho \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 v\u1edbi chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi linh m\u1ee5c. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn trung t\u00e2m ch\u0103m s\u00f3c tr\u1ebb em. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed3n c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t.\u201d \u0110\u00fang l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, b\u00e0 ta ng\u1eadm mi\u1ec7ng l\u1ea1i, m\u1eaft m\u1edf to s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. \u00d4ng Ariovaldo \u0111\u00e3 r\u00fat con dao b\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ra v\u00e0 d\u1ea5n th\u00eam m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u00e0 ta. B\u00e0 ta nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 s\u1eafp n\u1ed5i c\u01a1n tam b\u00e0nh. \u201c\u1ed2, l\u00e0m t\u1edbi \u0111i b\u00e0. Nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y nhanh l\u00ean cho. T\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eed t\u1ebf, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00e1 th\u00edch c\u1eaft l\u01b0\u1ee1i m\u1ea5y m\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y l\u1eafm l\u1eddi th\u00edch ch\u00f5 m\u0169i v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ea5y...\u201d B\u00e0 ta l\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3o b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i, c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u01a1 nh\u01b0 c\u00e1n ch\u1ed5i, v\u00e0 khi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i c\u00e1ch m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng b\u00e0 ta quay l\u1ea1i ch\u0129a c\u00e1i \u00f4 ra d\u1ee9 d\u1ee9. \u201cR\u1ed3i \u00f4ng s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y!\u201d \u201cBi\u1ebfn \u0111i, m\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y gi\u00e0 l\u1ecdm kh\u1ecdm.\u201d B\u00e0 ta bung \u00f4 ra v\u00e0 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t d\u01b0\u1edbi ph\u1ed1, d\u00e1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u01a1 h\u1ebft c\u1ee1. X\u1ebf chi\u1ec1u, \u00f4ng Ariovaldo ng\u1ed3i ki\u1ec3m \u0111\u1ebfm s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u201cCh\u00fang ta ch\u00e1y h\u00e0ng r\u1ed3i, Zez\u00e9. Nh\u00f3c n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang. Nh\u00f3c \u0111\u00e3 mang l\u1ea1i may m\u1eafn cho ta.\u201d T\u00f4i nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00e0 Maria de Penha. \u201c\u00d4ng c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 b\u00e0 ta s\u1ebd l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cT\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng r\u1ed3i, Zez\u00e9. C\u00f9ng l\u1eafm l\u00e0 b\u00e0 ta s\u1ebd b\u00e1o v\u1edbi linh m\u1ee5c v\u00e0 linh m\u1ee5c s\u1ebd b\u1ea3o, \u201cT\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t n\u00ean cho qua \u0111i, Maria. G\u00e2y chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi mi\u1ec1n B\u1eafc ch\u1eb3ng hay ho g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d \u00d4ng \u0111\u00fat ti\u1ec1n v\u00e0o t\u00fai \u00e1o r\u1ed3i cu\u1ed9n chi\u1ebfc t\u00fai x\u00e1ch l\u1ea1i. R\u1ed3i, nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7, \u00f4ng cho tay v\u00e0o t\u00fai v\u00e0 r\u00fat ra m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch g\u1ea5p g\u1ecdn. \u201cC\u00e1i n\u00e0y l\u00e0 cho ch\u1ecb Gloria c\u1ee7a nh\u00f3c.\u201d \u00d4ng v\u01b0\u01a1n vai. \u201cM\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y nh\u01b0 thi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.\u201d Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i m\u1ed9t l\u00fac. \u201c\u00d4ng Ariovaldo oi.\\\" \\\"Gi?\\\" \u201cM\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y gi\u00e0 l\u1ecdm kh\u1ecdm l\u00e0 g\u00ec \u1ea1?\u201d","\u201cSao m\u00e0 ta bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, nh\u00f3c? Ta ch\u1ec9 ch\u1ee3t n\u1ea3y ra t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 trong l\u00fac b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i th\u00f4i,\u201d \u00f4ng v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba c\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f9ng kh\u1ee5c. \u201cTh\u1ebf \u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecbnh xi\u00ean b\u00e0 ta m\u1ed9t nh\u00e1t th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cT\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng. Ta ch\u1ec9 d\u1ecda b\u00e0 ta th\u00f4i.\u201d \u201cN\u1ebfu \u00f4ng xi\u00ean b\u00e0 ta m\u1ed9t nh\u00e1t th\u1eadt, kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft s\u1ebd l\u00f2i ra ru\u1ed9t hay r\u01a1m nh\u1ec9?\u201d \u00d4ng c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn, th\u00e2n thi\u1ebft xoa \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i. \u201cBi\u1ebft g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng, Zeze? Ta ngh\u0129 s\u1ebd l\u00f2i ra ph\u00e2n \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cNh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1eebng lo. Ta kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ebft n\u1ed5i c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u. D\u00f9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con g\u00e0. Ta s\u1ee3 b\u00e0 nh\u00e0 ta \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb7c b\u00e0 \u1ea5y l\u1ea5y c\u00e1n ch\u1ed5i \u0111\u00e1nh ta \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn ga t\u00e0u. \u00d4ng b\u1eaft tay t\u00f4i v\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \u201c\u0110\u1ec3 cho an to\u00e0n, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd tr\u00e1nh xa khu ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n.\u201d \u00d4ng si\u1ebft tay t\u00f4i ch\u1eb7t h\u01a1n n\u1eefa. \u201cH\u1eb9n g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i tu\u1ea7n sau nh\u00e9, nh\u00e0 v\u00f4 \u0111\u1ecbch.\u201d T\u00f4i g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng ch\u1eadm ch\u1ea1p leo l\u00ean th\u1ec1m. T\u1eeb tr\u00ean b\u1eadc cao nh\u1ea5t, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i oang oang, \u201cNh\u00f3c l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n, Zez\u00e9!\u201d T\u00f4i ch\u00e0o t\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t r\u1ed3i b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi. Thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n \u01b0? Gi\u00e1 m\u00e0 \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft...","PH\u1ea6N 2 KHI CH\u00daA H\u00c0I \u0110\u1ed2NG BU\u1ed2N THIU XU\u1ea4T HI\u1ec6N","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 1 NH\u1eeeNG V\u1ee4 B\u00c1M C\u00c0NG \u201cNhai nhanh l\u00ean, Zez\u00e9, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng em s\u1ebd b\u1ecb mu\u1ed9n h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea5y!\u201d T\u00f4i \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i \u1edf b\u00e0n, nh\u1ea9n nha u\u1ed1ng c\u00e0 ph\u00ea nhai b\u00e1nh m\u00ec. Nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi khi, t\u00f4i th\u00ec khu\u1ef7u tay l\u00ean b\u00e0n v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn ch\u0103m ch\u0103m m\u1ea3nh gi\u1ea5y d\u00e1n t\u01b0\u1eddng. Gloria lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 v\u1ebb s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t. Bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng ch\u1ecb ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i bi\u1ebfn \u0111i cho ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00ean t\u0129nh l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c nh\u00e0. \u201cKh\u1ea9n tr\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u00ean, nh\u00f3c con. Em th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a ch\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea7u k\u00eca! Em n\u00ean h\u1ecdc Totoca \u1ea5y - \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd \u0111i l\u00e0 n\u00f3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb xong \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u1ea5y r\u1ed3i.\u201d Ch\u1ecb ch\u1ea1y \u0111i l\u1ea5y l\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0 ch\u1ea3i m\u00f3n t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng tr\u00ean tr\u00e1n t\u00f4i. \u201cN\u00f3i th\u1ebf th\u00f4i ch\u1ee9 th\u1eb1ng nh\u00f3c t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng n\u00e0y c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00e0 ch\u1ea3i.\u201d Ch\u1ecb b\u1eaft t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean r\u1ed3i ng\u1eafm t\u00f4i t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ec3 xem qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ngay ng\u1eafn ch\u01b0a. \u201cN\u00e0o, \u0111i th\u00f4i, Zez\u00e9.\u201d Totoca v\u00e0 t\u00f4i kho\u00e1c c\u1eb7p s\u00e1ch l\u00ean vai. Trong c\u1eb7p ch\u1ec9 C\u00f3 s\u00e1ch gi\u00e1o khoa, v\u1edf v\u00e0 b\u00fat ch\u00ec. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed3 \u0103n nhanh - th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 d\u00e0nh cho nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kh\u00e1c. Gloria v\u1ed7 v\u1ed7 \u0111\u00e1y c\u1eb7p c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, s\u1edd th\u1ea5y m\u1ea5y vi\u00ean b\u1ecb v\u00e0 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ea7m theo gi\u00e0y th\u1ec3 thao cho \u0111\u1ebfn khu ch\u1ee3 g\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc th\u00ec x\u1ecf v\u00e0o. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1eeba ra ngo\u00e0i l\u00e0 Totoca l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c ch\u1ea1y nh\u01b0 ng\u1ef1a, \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb7c t\u00f4i \u0111i l\u1eefng th\u1eefng m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. Ch\u00ednh l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, ti\u1ec3u qu\u1ef7 trong t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u th\u1ee9c d\u1eady. T\u00f4i th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 th\u00edch nh\u1eefng l\u00fac Totoca \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i t\u1ef1 do l\u00e0m g\u00ec t\u00f9y th\u00edch m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb qu\u1ea5y r\u1ea7y. T\u00f4i m\u00ea m\u1ea9n qu\u1ed1c l\u1ed9. M\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 b\u00e1m c\u00e0ng. M\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 b\u00e1m c\u00e0ng th\u1ee9 thi\u1ec7t. B\u00e1m v\u00e0o \u0111\u1eb1ng sau m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe h\u01a1i v\u00e0 v\u1eeba c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn gi\u00f3 tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng qu\u1ed1c l\u1ed9 th\u1ed5i v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t v\u1eeba h\u00fa hu\u00fdt. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u tuy\u1ec7t nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0m th\u1ebf. Totoca","\u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea1y t\u00f4i, h\u1ebft l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ea7n kh\u00e1c b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i b\u00e1m th\u1eadt ch\u1eb7t, b\u1edfi v\u00ec nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc xe ph\u00eda sau ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t nguy hi\u1ec3m. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1ch v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c phi\u00eau l\u01b0u m\u1ea1o hi\u1ec3m th\u00f4i th\u00fac ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n nh\u1eefng v\u1ee5 b\u00e1m c\u00e0ng th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n kh\u00f3 nh\u1eb1n h\u01a1n. T\u00f4i tr\u1edf n\u00ean b\u1ea1o gan \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c c\u00f2n b\u00e1m c\u00e0ng xe \u00f4ng Ladislau. Chi\u1ebfc xe duy nh\u1ea5t t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m th\u1eed l\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc xe \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 \u0110\u00e0o Nha. Chi\u1ebfc xe m\u1edbi \u0111\u1eb9p v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3C gi\u1eef g\u00ecn c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn l\u00e0m sao ch\u1ee9! L\u1ed1p xe lu\u00f4n m\u1edbi Coong. M\u1eb7t kim lo\u1ea1i s\u00e1ng lo\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 soi m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o. T\u00f4i th\u00edch ti\u1ebfng c\u00f2i xe: \u00e2m thanh oai nghi\u00eam nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng b\u00f2 r\u1ed1ng tr\u00ean c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng. \u00d4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 \u0110\u00e0o Nha, ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n c\u00e1i ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ec7n \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd \u1ea5y, l\u00e1i xe ch\u1ea1y qua, ng\u1ed3i c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1eddi tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf, mang v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t cau c\u00f3 nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi. Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9a n\u00e0o d\u00e1m b\u00e1m c\u00e0ng xe \u00f4ng ta. Nghe n\u00f3i \u00f4ng ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi, gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n d\u1ecda c\u1eaft chim ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi gi\u1ebft h\u1ecd. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd, ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9a con trai n\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e1m b\u00e1m c\u00e0ng xe \u00f4ng ta. Khi t\u00f4i k\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 v\u1edbi Pinkie, n\u00f3 n\u00f3i, \u201cKh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9a n\u00e0o \u01b0, Zez\u00e9?\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9a n\u00e0o h\u1ebft. B\u1ecdn n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m.\u201d T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y Pinkie \u0111ang c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn v\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111oan ch\u1eafc t\u00f4i \u0111ang ngh\u0129 g\u00ec. \u201cNh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ebft \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cN\u00f3i th\u1eadt, t\u1edb mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m. T\u1edb ngh\u0129... \u201cC\u1eadu ngh\u0129 g\u00ec?\u201d Gi\u1edd ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn. \u201cTh\u00f4i n\u00e0o, n\u00f3i cho t\u1edb bi\u1ebft \u0111i. \u201d\u201d \u201cC\u1eadu t\u00f2 m\u00f2 qu\u00e1.\u201d \u201cC\u1eadu lu\u00f4n k\u1ec3 v\u1edbi t\u1edb m\u00e0 - ki\u1ec3u g\u00ec r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu c\u0169ng k\u1ec3 v\u1edbi t\u1edb th\u00f4i. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u1ecbn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d \u201cN\u00e0y, Pinkie. T\u1edb r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0 l\u00fac b\u1ea3y gi\u1edd s\u00e1ng, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? T\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn g\u00f3c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00fac b\u1ea3y gi\u1edd n\u0103m. R\u1ed3i th\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00e2y gi\u1edd m\u01b0\u1eddi, \u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 d\u1eebng xe \u1edf g\u00f3c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i qu\u00e1n \u0110\u00f3i Kh\u1ed5 v\u00e0 v\u00e0o trong qu\u00e1n mua thu\u1ed1c l\u00e1... V\u00e0o m\u1ed9t h\u00f4m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, t\u1edb s\u1ebd l\u1ea5y h\u1ebft can \u0111\u1ea3m, \u0111\u1ee3i \u00f4ng ta quay tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 xe r\u1ed3i ph\u1ed1c! \u201cC\u1eadu c\u00f3 m\u00e0 d\u00e1m!\u201d \u201cT\u1edb kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m \u01b0, Pinkie? R\u1ed3i t\u1edb s\u1ebd cho c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y.\u201d L\u00fac n\u00e0y tim t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0111\u1eadp th\u00ecnh th\u1ecbch. Chi\u1ebfc xe d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, \u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 b\u01b0\u1edbc ra. L\u1eddi th\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a Pinkie \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u00fang v\u00e0o n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i v\u00e0 l\u00f2ng can \u0111\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n, nh\u01b0ng l\u00f2ng ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i \u0111i v\u00f2ng qua qu\u00e1n bar v\u00e0 n\u1ea5p sau g\u00f3c nh\u00e0, nh\u00e9t \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y v\u00e0o c\u1eb7p. Tim t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eadp nhanh \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c t\u1ed1i s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong qu\u00e1n s\u1ebd nghe th\u1ea5y. \u00d4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi qu\u00e1n, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng m\u1edf c\u1eeda xe...","\u201cB\u00e2y gi\u1edd ho\u1eb7c kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd, Pinkie!\u201d t\u00f4i th\u00ec th\u1ea7m. T\u00f4i nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean c\u00e1i l\u1ed1p d\u1ef1 ph\u00f2ng v\u00e0 b\u00e1m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y n\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u00edch \u0111\u1ed9ng b\u1edfi n\u1ed7i S\u1ee3 h\u00e3i trong t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n xa n\u1eefa m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u00ecnh dung ra v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00e1m b\u1ea1n c\u00f9ng l\u1edbp khi ch\u00fang bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 l\u00f2ng d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i... \\\"\u00c1 \u00e1 \u00e1!\\\" T\u00f4i h\u00e9t to \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ea1y b\u1ed5 ra c\u1eeda qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u \u0111\u1ec3 xem ai v\u1eeba b\u1ecb xe c\u00e1n. T\u00f4i \u0111ang b\u1ecb treo l\u01a1 l\u1eedng ph\u00eda tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t, v\u1eb7n v\u1eb9o, qu\u1eb1n qu\u1ea1i. T\u1ea1i t\u00f4i n\u00f3ng r\u1ef1c nh\u01b0 hai c\u1ee5c than h\u1ed3ng. Kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u sao k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i h\u1ecfng b\u00e9t. Trong l\u00fac v\u1ed9i v\u00e3, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00ean l\u1eafng nghe ti\u1ebfng xe kh\u1edfi \u0111\u1ed9ng. V\u1ebb c\u00e1u k\u1ec9nh c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n g\u1edbm h\u01a1n b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. M\u1eaft \u00f4ng ta t\u00f3e l\u1eeda. \u201c\u00c1 \u00e0, \u0111\u1ed3 gi\u1ebb r\u00e1ch. V\u1eady ra l\u00e0 m\u00e0y h\u1ea3? O\u1eaft con nh\u01b0 m\u00e0y m\u00e0 t\u00e1o t\u1ee3n g\u1edbm!\u201d \u00d4ng ta cho ph\u00e9p t\u00f4i ch\u1ea1m ch\u00e2n xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, bu\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t b\u00ean tai t\u00f4i ra v\u00e0 gi\u01a1 c\u00e1nh tay v\u1ea1m v\u1ee1 l\u00ean d\u1ecda t\u00f4i. \u201cM\u00e0y t\u01b0\u1edfng ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o m\u00e0y c\u0169ng d\u00f2m ng\u00f3 chi\u1ebfc xe c\u1ee7a ta h\u1ea3, \u0111\u1ed3 gi\u1ebb r\u00e1ch? Ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd d\u00e1m th\u1eed l\u1ea1i l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa.\u201d C\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u1ee5c nh\u00e3 c\u00f2n \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 n\u1ed7i \u0111au th\u1ec3 x\u00e1c. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n x\u1ed5 m\u1ed9t tr\u00e0ng ch\u1eedi r\u1ee7a v\u00e0o k\u1ebb c\u1ee5c s\u00fac \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng ta kh\u00f4ng bu\u00f4ng t\u00f4i ra, v\u00e0 c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00fd ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, \u00f4ng ta d\u1ee9 d\u1ee9 n\u1eafm \u0111\u1ea5m tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i v\u00e0 g\u1ea7m l\u00ean,\u201cN\u00f3i g\u00ec \u0111i ch\u1ee9, \u0111\u1ed3 gi\u1ebb r\u00e1ch! Ch\u1eedi \u0111i! Sao m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec h\u1ea3?\u201d M\u1eaft t\u00f4i d\u00e2ng \u0111\u1ea7y n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft; v\u00ec \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn, v\u00ec t\u1ee7i nh\u1ee5c, v\u00e0 v\u00ec nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u0111\u1ee9ng xem \u0111ang c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea1o. \u00d4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c g\u00e0o l\u00ean. \u201cSao m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eedi ta \u0111i, \u0111\u1ed3 gi\u1ebb r\u00e1ch?\u201d C\u01a1n gi\u1eadn hung \u00e1c tr\u00e0o l\u00ean trong l\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c t\u00f4i v\u00e0 t\u00f4i C\u1ed1 l\u1eafp b\u1eafp \u0111\u1ea7y gi\u1eadn d\u1eef, \u201cC\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111ang ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ea5y. L\u1edbn l\u00ean, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft \u00f4ng.\u201d \u00d4ng ta c\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00e1 l\u00ean, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u00e2y quanh ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ed9 theo. \u201c\u00c1i ch\u00e0, v\u1eady th\u00ec l\u1edbn l\u00ean \u0111i, \u0111\u1ed3 gi\u1ebb r\u00e1ch. Ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ee3i m\u00e0y. Nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec3 ta d\u1ea1y cho m\u00e0y m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc \u0111\u00e3.\u201d \u00d4ng ta bu\u00f4ng tai t\u00f4i ra v\u00e0 k\u00e9o t\u00f4i n\u1eb1m v\u1eaft ngang \u0111\u00f9i \u00f4ng ta. \u00d4ng ta ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u00e1nh t\u00f4i duy nh\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, nh\u01b0ng c\u00fa \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m cho m\u00f4ng t\u00f4i b\u1eafn xuy\u00ean qua b\u1ee5ng. Ch\u1ec9 khi \u0111\u00f3 \u00f4ng ta m\u1edbi th\u1ea3 t\u00f4i ra. T\u00f4i lo\u1ea1ng cho\u1ea1ng r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00f3, ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng ong ong trong tai. Ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ebfn khi \u0111\u00e3 sang \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean kia \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng - c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf b\u0103ng qua \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1eb3ng nh\u00ecn ng\u00f3 g\u00ec h\u1ebft - t\u00f4i m\u1edbi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 xoa c\u00e1i m\u00f4ng \u0111au nh\u00f3i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. \u0110\u1ed3 kh\u1ed1n! T\u00f4i s\u1ebd cho \u00f4ng ta th\u1ea5y. T\u00f4i th\u1ec1 s\u1ebd tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9. T\u00f4i th\u1ec1 r\u1eb1ng... Nh\u01b0ng khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i c\u00e1ch xa nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb kh\u1ed1n ki\u1ebfp \u0111\u00f3, c\u01a1n \u0111au tan bi\u1ebfn d\u1ea7n. \u0110\u1ebfn l\u00fac b\u1ecdn h\u1ecdc sinh \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng","ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y th\u00ec m\u1edbi g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 t\u1ec7. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1edbi Pinkie \u0111\u00e2y? C\u1ea3 tu\u1ea7n t\u1edbi, m\u1ed7i khi t\u00f4i \u0111i qua qu\u00e1n \u0110\u00f3i Kh\u1ed5, b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd s\u1ebd c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea1o t\u00f4i, trong s\u1ef1 h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i r\u1eddi nh\u00e0 s\u1edbm h\u01a1n v\u00e0 \u0111i xu\u00f4i t\u00edt xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n n\u1eefa m\u1edbi sang \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng... T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ee3, nh\u1eefng \u00fd ngh\u0129 n\u00e0y v\u1eabn l\u1ea9n qu\u1ea9n trong \u0111\u1ea7u. T\u00f4i r\u1eeda m\u1eb7t \u1edf \u0111\u00e0i phun n\u01b0\u1edbC v\u00e0 x\u1ecf gi\u00e0y v\u00e0o. Totoca \u0111ang lo l\u1eafng \u0111\u1ee3i t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng h\u00e9 m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi v\u1ec1 n\u1ed7i nh\u1ee5c nh\u00e3 n\u00e0y. \u201cZez\u00e9, em ph\u1ea3i gi\u00fap anh m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\u201d ?\u201d \u201cAnh c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u1ea5y \u201cEm nh\u1edb Bi\u00e9 kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cTh\u1eb1ng to con \u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Bar\u00e3o de Capanema h\u1ea3?\u201d \u201cTh\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea5y. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ee3i s\u1eb5n anh \u1edf c\u1ed5ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng sau bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdc. Em \u0111\u1ea5u v\u1edbi n\u00f3 thay anh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cNh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft em m\u1ea5t.\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u, n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ebft em \u0111\u00e2u, v\u00e0 d\u00f9 g\u00ec th\u00ec em c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfn binh c\u1eeb kh\u00f4i v\u00e0 d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m m\u00e0.\u201d \u201cTh\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u1ede c\u1ed5ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u1ea1?\u201d \u201c\u1ede c\u1ed5ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng.\u201d Totoca lu\u00f4n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Anh v\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00e0o \u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea3 v\u00e0 sau \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 t\u00f4i gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft thay. Nh\u01b0ng th\u1ebf c\u0169ng t\u1ed1t. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd tr\u00fat h\u1ebft sang Bi\u00e9 to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 c\u01a1n t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn v\u1edbi l\u00e3o ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3. Nh\u01b0ng h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn ra tr\u00f2 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i k\u1ebft th\u00fac tr\u1eadn \u0111\u00e1nh nhau, t\u00f4i th\u00e2m t\u00edm m\u1ed9t b\u00ean m\u1eaft v\u00e0 hai c\u00e1nh tay \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft s\u00e2y s\u00e1t. Totoca qu\u1ef3 tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5t v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a kh\u00e1c, C\u1ed5 v\u0169 t\u00f4i, m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed3ng s\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i anh: s\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a anh v\u00e0 s\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Anh c\u00f2n g\u00e0o l\u00ean ch\u1ec9 d\u1eabn t\u00f4i. \u201cH\u00fac v\u00e0o b\u1ee5ng n\u00f3,Zez\u00e9. C\u1eafn n\u00f3 \u0111i, c\u1ea5u \u0111i - n\u00f3 b\u00e9o nh\u01b0 l\u1ee3n \u1ea5y. \u0110\u00e1 v\u00e0o cu n\u00f3 \u0111i.\u201d D\u00f9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ed5 v\u0169 v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 d\u1eabn nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edd anh Rozemberg, th\u00ec th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o t\u00f4i c\u0169ng b\u1ecb Bi\u00e9 \u0111\u00e1nh cho nh\u1eeb t\u1eed. Anh b\u01b0\u1edbc ra t\u1eeb sau qu\u1ea7y, t\u00fam c\u1ed5 \u00e1o Bi\u00e9 \u0111\u00e1nh cho m\u1ed9t ch\u1eb7p. \u201cM\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 \u00e0? To C\u1ee0 m\u00e0y m\u00e0 \u0111i \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 \u00e0.\u201d \u1ede nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ea3o Rozemberg th\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u1ed9m nh\u1edb ch\u1ecb Lal\u00e1 t\u00f4i. Anh bi\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u00e0 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 khi n\u00e0o ch\u1ecb \u0111i c\u00f9ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, anh l\u1ea1i cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u00e1nh k\u1eb9o k\u00e8m n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi toe to\u00e9t \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 m\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc r\u0103ng v\u00e0ng. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u1ecbn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ec3 cho Pinkie nghe chuy\u1ec7n nh\u1ee5c nh\u00e3 \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u1eb1ng n\u00e0o v\u1edbi b\u00ean m\u1eaft th\u00e2m t\u00edm t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng gi\u1ea5u n\u1ed5i n\u00f3. Th\u00eam n\u1eefa, khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, cha \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea1t tai t\u00f4i m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i v\u00e0 cho Totoca \u0103n m\u1eafng. Cha ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e1nh Totoca, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1nh t\u00f4i, b\u1edfi t\u00f4i h\u01b0 n\u00ean \u0111\u00e1ng b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh. Pinkie ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n, v\u1eady n\u00ean l\u00e0m sao t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng k\u1ec3 v\u1edbi n\u00f3 ch\u1ee9? N\u00f3 l\u1eafng nghe, ph\u1eabn n\u1ed9, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ec3 xong n\u00f3 m\u1edbi t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn n\u00f3i, \u201c\u0110\u1ed3","h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t!\u201d \u201cTr\u1eadn \u0111\u00e1nh nhau \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 nh\u1eb1m nh\u00f2 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u. Gi\u00e1 m\u00e0 c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y...\u201d T\u00f4i tua l\u1ea1i chi ti\u1ebft to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 v\u1ee5 b\u00e1m c\u00e0ng. Pinkie ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean v\u00ec t\u00f4i th\u1eadt d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m v\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \u201cM\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 c\u1eadu s\u1ebd tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9.\u201d \u201c\u0110\u00fang, t\u1edb s\u1ebd tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9. T\u1edbi s\u1ebd m\u01b0\u1ee3n kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang l\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a Tom Mix v\u00e0 con Vua B\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a Fred Thompson r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111\u1ecf Comanche ph\u1ee5c k\u00edch l\u00e3o \u1ea5y. M\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 t\u1edb s\u1ebd mang t\u1ea5m da \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a l\u00e3o v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, cho n\u00f3 bay ph\u1ea5p ph\u1edbi tr\u00ean ng\u1ecdn s\u00e0o tre.\u201d Nh\u01b0ng c\u01a1n gi\u1eadn c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i mau ch\u00f3ng tan bi\u1ebfn v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u sau ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i sang nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c. \u201cN\u00e0y B\u1ea1n Y\u00eau, c\u1eadu \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng? C\u1eadu c\u00f2n nh\u1edb tu\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edb l\u00e0 h\u1ecdc sinh xu\u1ea5t s\u1eafc v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3C th\u01b0\u1edfng cu\u1ed1n B\u00f4ng h\u1ed3ng m\u1ea7u nhi\u1ec7m ch\u1ee9?\u201d Pinkie th\u00edch t\u00f4i g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u201cB\u1ea1n Y\u00eau\u201d; c\u00e1ch g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i th\u1eadt l\u00f2ng y\u00eau qu\u00fd n\u00f3. \u201c\u00d9.\u201d \u201cCh\u00e0, t\u1edb \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecdc cu\u1ed1n \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ed3i. N\u00f3 k\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 ch\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng t\u1eed \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t b\u00e0 ti\u00ean t\u1eb7ng m\u1ed9t b\u00f4ng h\u1ed3ng m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf v\u00e0 tr\u1eafng. Anh ch\u00e0ng may m\u1eafn \u0111\u00f3 c\u01b0\u1ee1i m\u1ed9t con chi\u1ebfn m\u00e3 tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1eb9p to\u00e0n th\u00e2n d\u00e1t v\u00e0ng - \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u00e1ch n\u00f3i th\u1ebf. V\u00e0 c\u01b0\u1ee1i tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng con tu\u1ea5n m\u00e3 d\u00e1t v\u00e0ng to\u00e0n th\u00e2n \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng t\u1eed l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm phi\u00eau l\u01b0u. M\u1ed7i khi g\u1eb7p hi\u1ec3m nguy, ho\u00e0ng t\u1eed l\u1ea1i l\u1eafc b\u00f4ng hoa h\u1ed3ng nhi\u1ec7m m\u1ea7u v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m kh\u00f3i l\u1edbn xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n gi\u00fap ch\u00e0ng tr\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t. C\u1eadu bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, Pinkie, n\u00f3i th\u1eadt, t\u1edb ngh\u0129 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 h\u01a1i ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c phi\u00eau l\u01b0u m\u00e0 t\u1edb mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 trong \u0111\u1eddi. Tom Mix v\u00e0 Buck Jones c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c phi\u00eau l\u01b0u th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 c\u01a1. V\u00e0 Fred Thompson, Richard Talmadge c\u0169ng v\u1eady. B\u1edfi v\u00ec h\u1ecd bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e1nh nhau, bi\u1ebft b\u1eafn s\u00fang, bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5m \u0111\u00e1... N\u1ebfu l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o g\u1eb7p nguy h\u1ecd c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i r\u00fat m\u1ed9t b\u00f4ng h\u1ed3ng m\u1ea7u nhi\u1ec7m ra th\u00ec chuy\u1ec7n c\u00f2n th\u00fa v\u1ecb qu\u00e1i g\u00ec ch\u1ee9. C\u1eadu ngh\u0129 sao?\u201d \u201c\u0110\u00fang, th\u1ebf th\u00ec nh\u1ea1t ho\u00e9t.\u201d \u201cNh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1edb mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft. T\u1edb mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft li\u1ec7u c\u1eadu c\u00f3 tin m\u1ed9t b\u00f4ng hoa h\u1ed3ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o ra ph\u00e9p m\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3.\u201d \u201cChuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 kh\u00e1 k\u1ef3 c\u1ee5c.\u201d \u201cNg\u01b0\u1eddi ta k\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec7n v\u00e0 t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng tr\u1ebb con tin t\u1ea5t t\u1ea7n t\u1eadt.\u201d \u201c\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady.\u201d Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng. Luis \u0111ang t\u1edbi. Th\u1eb1ng em trai t\u00f4i c\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng \u0111\u1eb9p. N\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng th\u00edch kh\u00f3c nh\u00e8 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng hay n\u1ed5i c\u00e1u. K\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 khi ph\u1ea3i tr\u00f4ng n\u00f3 th\u00ec h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o t\u00f4i c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t s\u1eb5n l\u00f2ng. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Pinkie,\u201cTh\u00f4i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c \u0111i, v\u00ec t\u1edb s\u1ebd k\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec7n kia cho n\u00f3 nghe v\u00e0 n\u00f3 s\u1ebd th\u00edch \u0111\u1ea5y. Ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean ph\u00e1 h\u1ee7y th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb.\u201d \u201cZez\u00e9 \u01a1i, ch\u01a1i \u0111i?\u201d","\u201cAnh \u0111ang ch\u01a1i \u0111\u1ea5y th\u00f4i. Em mu\u1ed1n anh ch\u01a1i g\u00ec?\u201d \u201cEm mu\u1ed1n \u0111i th\u0103m v\u01b0\u1eddn th\u00fa.\u201d T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn c\u00e1i chu\u1ed3ng g\u00e0 v\u1edbi con g\u00e0 m\u00e1i \u0111en v\u00e0 hai ch\u00fa g\u00e0 con m\u1edbi n\u1edf, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa g\u00ec h\u1ebft. \u201cMu\u1ed9n r\u1ed3i. S\u01b0 t\u1eed \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i v\u00e0 h\u1ed5 Bengal c\u0169ng v\u1eady. V\u01b0\u1eddn th\u00fa s\u1eafp \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda r\u1ed3i. H\u1ecd s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang ta v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d \u201cV\u1eady th\u00ec chu du v\u00f2ng quanh ch\u00e2u \u00c2u \u0111i.\u201d \u0110\u1ee9a em th\u00f4ng minh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i m\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 n\u00f3 nghe m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng ch\u00ea v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nh\u01b0ng, n\u00f3i th\u1eadt, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 t\u00e2m tr\u1ea1ng chu du v\u00f2ng quanh ch\u00e2u \u00c2u. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n ch\u01a1i v\u1edbi Pinkie th\u00f4i. Pinkie kh\u00f4ng tr\u00eau ch\u1ecdc t\u00f4i hay \u0111em b\u00ean m\u1eaft s\u01b0ng h\u00fap c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i ra l\u00e0m tr\u00f2 c\u01b0\u1eddi. T\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean \u0111\u1ee9a em trai v\u00e0 n\u00f3i nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng. \u201c\u0110\u1ee3i m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t nh\u00e9. Anh s\u1ebd ngh\u0129 ra tr\u00f2 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang ta ch\u01a1i.\u201d Ngay l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n trong tr\u1eafng c\u01b0\u1ee1i \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y tr\u1eafng bay qua, l\u00e0m xao \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u00e1 tr\u00ean c\u00e2y, c\u1ecf d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 l\u00e1 c\u1ee7a Pinkie. M\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t b\u1ea7m t\u00edm c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i b\u1eebng s\u00e1ng. \u201cL\u00e0 c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng Pinkie?\u201d \u201cT\u1edb c\u00f3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d \u201c\u1ed2, b\u1ea1n \u01a1i, v\u1eady th\u00ec m\u00f9a gi\u00f3 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ebfn r\u1ed3i.\u201d Tr\u00ean ph\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 lo\u1ea1i m\u00f9a. M\u00f9a b\u1ecb. M\u00f9a c\u00f9 quay. M\u00f9a s\u01b0u t\u1ea7m c\u00e1c t\u1ea5m th\u1ebb in h\u00ecnh ng\u00f4i sao \u0111i\u1ec7n \u1ea3nh. M\u00f9a di\u1ec1u l\u00e0 m\u00f9a \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t. B\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi chi ch\u00edt nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh di\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ee7 m\u00e0u s\u1eafc. Nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh di\u1ec1u \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ecdi k\u00edch c\u1ee1 v\u00e0 h\u00ecnh d\u1ea1ng. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn tr\u00ean kh\u00f4ng. Nh\u1eefng c\u00fa va ch\u1ea1m b\u1ed5 nh\u00e0o, nh\u1eefng tr\u1eadn quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5u, nh\u1eefng v\u1ee5 qu\u0103ng th\u00f2ng l\u1ecdng v\u00e0 c\u1eaft d\u00e2y. Dao c\u1ea1o c\u1eaft \u0111\u1ee9t d\u00e2y v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con di\u1ec1u xoay v\u00f2ng v\u00f2ng trong kh\u00f4ng trung, bay lo\u1ea1n x\u1ea1, l\u00e0m r\u1ed1i tung d\u00e2y bu\u1ed9c v\u00e0 \u0111u\u00f4i di\u1ec1u; c\u1ea3nh \u0111\u00f3 th\u1eadt \u0111\u1eb9p. Th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1. Tr\u00ean m\u1ecdi \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 \u1edf Bangu. Sau \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng b\u1ed9 khung di\u1ec1u b\u1ecb m\u1eafc v\u00e0o d\u00e2y \u0111i\u1ec7n, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 l\u0169 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n chi\u1ebfc xe t\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a b\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec7n l\u1ef1c. M\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng t\u1edbi, gi\u1eadn d\u1eef g\u1ee1 nh\u1eefng con di\u1ec1u ch\u1ebft xu\u1ed1ng. Gi\u00f3... gi\u00f3... \u00dd t\u01b0\u1edfng n\u1ea3y ra c\u00f9ng c\u01a1n gi\u00f3. \u201cCh\u01a1i tr\u00f2 \u0111i s\u0103n \u0111i, Luis.\u201d \u201cEm kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a.\u201d \u201cCh\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u n\u1eefa em s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ee7 l\u1edbn v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a. Em ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3 xem nh\u00e9.\u201d \u201d B\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean Pinkie tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh con ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t tr\u1ea7n \u0111\u1eddi, gi\u00f3 th\u1ed5i m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn c\u1ecf g\u1ea7y d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u01b0\u01a1ng bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng b\u00ecnh nguy\u00ean ph\u00ec nhi\u00eau","r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn. B\u1ed9 trang ph\u1ee5c cao b\u1ed3i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00e1t v\u00e0ng. Ng\u00f4i sao c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t tr\u01b0\u1edfng l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh tr\u00ean ng\u1ef1c. \u201c\u0110i n\u00e0o, ch\u00fa ng\u1ef1a nh\u1ecf, l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00f4i. Ch\u1ea1y \u0111i, ch\u1ea1y \u0111i...\u201d C\u1edd l\u1ed9c - c\u1edd l\u1ed9c - c\u1edd l\u1ed9c! T\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Tom Mix v\u00e0 Fred Thompson h\u1ed9 t\u1ed1ng. L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y Buck Jones kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f2n Richard Talmadge \u0111ang b\u1eadn \u0111\u00f3ng m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 phim kh\u00e1c. \u201c\u0110i n\u00e0o, \u0111i n\u00e0o, ch\u00fa ng\u1ef1a nh\u1ecf. Ch\u1ea1y \u0111i, ch\u1ea1y \u0111i. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n thu\u1ed9c b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c Apache \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi, b\u1ee5i tung d\u01b0\u1edbi v\u00f3 ng\u1ef1a. C\u1edd l\u1ed9c - c\u1edd l\u1ed9c - c\u1edd l\u1ed9c! Nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111\u1ecf l\u00e0m huy\u00ean n\u00e1o c\u1ea3 kh\u00f4ng gian. \u201cCh\u1ea1y n\u00e0o, ch\u1ea1y n\u00e0o, ch\u00fa ng\u1ef1a nh\u1ecf, b\u00ecnh nguy\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u00fac tr\u00e2u b\u00f2. N\u1ed5 s\u00fang \u0111i, c\u00e1c anh em. B\u00f9m, b\u00f9m, b\u00f9m! P\u1eb1ng, p\u1eb1ng p\u1eb1ng!\u201d \u201cPh\u1ef1t, ph\u1ef1t, ph\u1ef1t!\u201d cung t\u00ean r\u00edt l\u00ean. Gi\u00f3, t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9, ng\u1ef1a \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng phi n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea1i, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y b\u1ee5i v\u00e0 gi\u1ecdng Luis g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 h\u00e9t l\u00ean. \\\"Zez\u00e9! Zez\u00e9!\\\" T\u00f4i gh\u00ec c\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng, m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ecf b\u1eebng v\u00ec chuy\u1ebfn c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a. \u201cC\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1eady? M\u1ed9t con tr\u00e2u r\u1eebng ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 em \u01b0?\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng. H\u00e3y ch\u01a1i tr\u00f2 kh\u00e1c \u0111i. C\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111\u1ecf qu\u00e1 v\u00e0 em s\u1ee3.\u201d \u201cNh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Apache m\u00e0. H\u1ecd l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n ch\u00fang ta.\u201d \u201cNh\u01b0ng em s\u1ee3. H\u1ecd \u0111\u00f4ng qu\u00e1.\u201d","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 2 K\u1ebeT B\u1ea0N Trong v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y ti\u1ebfp theo, t\u00f4i \u0111i h\u1ecdc s\u1edbm h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh ch\u1ea1m m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 \u0111ang mua thu\u1ed1c l\u00e1. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn l\u1ebbn v\u00e0o g\u00f3c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia - g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 khu\u1ea5t d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u00f3ng h\u00e0ng gi\u1eadu ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00e1c ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0. Ngay khi ra t\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng qu\u1ed1c l\u1ed9, t\u00f4i sang \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng lu\u00f4n v\u00e0 c\u1eafm c\u1ed5 b\u01b0\u1edbc, tay c\u1ea7m gi\u00e0y, \u0111i s\u00e1t v\u00e0o b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u00e0 m\u00e1y l\u1edbn. Nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i qu\u1ea3 th\u1ef1c kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft. \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 c\u00f3 tr\u00ed nh\u1edb ng\u1eafn l\u1eafm v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u sau, ch\u1eb3ng ai c\u00f2n nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u00f2 h\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a con trai \u00f4ng Paulo. B\u1edfi v\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn khi ph\u1ea1m ph\u1ea3i t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3: \u201cCon trai \u00f4ng Paulo \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d \u201cCh\u00ednh l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng con trai \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Paulo \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d \u201cTh\u1eb1ng ranh chuy\u00ean g\u00e2y chuy\u1ec7n con \u00f4ng Paulo \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d C\u00f3 l\u1ea7n h\u1ecd th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n ngh\u0129 ra m\u1ed9t tr\u00f2 \u0111\u00f9a kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp: Khi c\u00e2u l\u1ea1c b\u1ed9 b\u00f3ng \u0111\u00e1 Bangu b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed9i Andara \u01a0i \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u00f9a,\u201cBangu b\u1ecb \u0111\u1eadp nh\u1eeb t\u1eed h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 th\u1eb1ng con \u00f4ng Paulo!\u201d \u0110\u00f4i khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc xe ch\u1ebft ti\u1ec7t \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf g\u00f3c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, t\u00f4i b\u00e8n n\u00e1n l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda sau \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee5ng m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 - khi n\u00e0o l\u1edbn t\u00f4i s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft \u00f4ng ta th\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea5y - \u0111ang c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 v\u00eanh v\u00e1o v\u1edbi vai tr\u00f2 l\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a chi\u1ebfc xe h\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t Bangu v\u00e0 nh\u1ea5t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. D\u1ea1o \u0111\u00f3 \u00f4ng ta bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t trong v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y. Th\u1eadt nh\u1eb9 c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi! Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e3 r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 ho\u1eb7c \u0111i ngh\u1ec9. T\u00f4i l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1edbi tr\u00e1i tim b\u00ecnh y\u00ean v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft sau n\u00e0y c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ebft \u00f4ng ta kh\u00f4ng. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn: r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng, khi b\u00e1m c\u00e0ng m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe \u00edt quan tr\u1ecdng h\u01a1n, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ph\u1ea5n kh\u00edch nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u1eefa v\u00e0 tai t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 nh\u00f3i \u0111au r\u1ea5t kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu.","Cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp di\u1ec5n nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7. M\u00f9a di\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y, b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi xanh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec3m nh\u1eefng v\u00ec sao s\u1eb7c s\u1ee1 nh\u1ea5t, \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t. V\u00ec \u0111ang l\u00e0 m\u00f9a gi\u00f3 c\u1ee7a n\u0103m n\u00ean t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng d\u00e0nh nhi\u1ec1u th\u1eddi gian v\u1edbi Pinkie m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 ra g\u1eb7p n\u00f3 khi b\u1ecb c\u1ea5m t\u00fac sau m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn \u0111\u00f2n. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u1ed1 l\u1ebbn \u0111i ch\u01a1i khi \u0111ang b\u1ecb c\u1ea5m t\u00fac; b\u1ecb \u0111\u00f2n hai l\u1ea7n li\u00ean ti\u1ebfp th\u00ec \u0111au l\u1eafm. Thay v\u00ec th\u1ebf t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Vua Lu\u00eds ra trang \u0111i\u1ec3m - t\u00f4i th\u00edch t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 - cho c\u00e2y cam c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Th\u1eadt ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean, Pinkie \u0111\u00e3 l\u1edbn h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u sau s\u1ebd \u0111\u01a1m hoa k\u1ebft tr\u00e1i. Nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y cam kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec1u ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian d\u00e0i. Nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y cam ng\u1ecdt c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u201ckh\u00f4n tr\u01b0\u1edbc tu\u1ed5i\u201d, nh\u01b0 c\u00e1ch b\u00e1c Edmundo mi\u00eau t\u1ea3 t\u00f4i. Sau \u0111\u00f3 b\u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i cho t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft n\u00f3 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a g\u00ec: m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng t\u1eeb l\u00e2u tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c. Th\u1ef1c ra, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 b\u00e1c bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c. N\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u00ean. V\u1eady l\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111i l\u1ea5y v\u00e0i \u0111o\u1ea1n d\u00e2y th\u1eebng, v\u00e0i \u0111o\u1ea1n ch\u1ec9, \u0111\u1ee5c l\u1ed7 tr\u00ean m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i n\u1eafp chai v\u00e0 trang \u0111i\u1ec3m cho Pinkie. C\u00e1c b\u1ea1n ph\u1ea3i t\u1eadn m\u1eaft ng\u1eafm m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft n\u00f3 \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Khi gi\u00f3 th\u1ed5i, nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i n\u1eafp chai ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o nhau leng keng, tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 Pinkie \u0111ang mang b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ecbnh th\u00fac ng\u1ef1a m\u00e0 Fred Thompson \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng khi c\u01b0\u1ee1i con Vua B\u1ea1c. M\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u0169ng \u1ed5n c\u1ea3. T\u00f4i thu\u1ed9c l\u00f2ng c\u00e1c b\u00e0i qu\u1ed1c ca. B\u00e0i ho\u00e0nh tr\u00e1ng m\u1edbi l\u00e0 b\u00e0i qu\u1ed1c ca \u0111\u00edch th\u1ef1c. Hai b\u00e0i kh\u00e1c th\u00ec m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i ng\u1ee3i ca l\u00e1 qu\u1ed1c k\u1ef3 c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i c\u00f3 c\u00e2u T\u1ef1 do, T\u1ef1 do, h\u00e3y dang r\u1ed9ng \u0111\u00f4i c\u00e1nh che ch\u1edf ch\u00fang con. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 Tom Mix n\u1eefa, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 b\u00e0i hay nh\u1ea5t. M\u1ed7i khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a, tr\u1eeb phi \u0111ang chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u ho\u1eb7c \u0111i s\u0103n, \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec1u n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch k\u00ednh c\u1ea9n, \u201cN\u00e0o, chi\u1ebfn binh Apinaj\u00e9, h\u00e3y h\u00e1t b\u00e0i ng\u1ee3i ca t\u1ef1 do \u0111i.\u201d Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 gi\u1ecdng h\u00e1t v\u00fat cao c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i vang kh\u1eafp c\u00e1c b\u00ecnh nguy\u00ean bao la, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n hay h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 khi t\u00f4i th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c h\u00e1t \u0111\u1ec7m cho Ariovaldo v\u00e0o c\u00e1c ng\u00e0y th\u1ee9 Ba. Th\u1ee9 Ba n\u00e0o c\u0169ng v\u1eady, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecf h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee3i chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u h\u1ecfa mang ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n Ariovaldo c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i t\u1edbi. \u00d4ng b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng c\u00e1c b\u1eadc th\u1ec1m, gi\u01a1 cao nh\u1eefng t\u1eadp s\u00e1ch in l\u1eddi b\u00e0i h\u00e1t m\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd b\u00e1n tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1. \u00d4ng c\u0169ng mang theo hai chi\u1ebfc t\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ef1ng h\u00e0ng d\u1ef1 ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. \u00d4ng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 lu\u00f4n b\u00e1n h\u1ebft s\u1ea1ch, khi\u1ebfn c\u1ea3 hai ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t vui. Gi\u1edd ra ch\u01a1i \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng, khi c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u01a1i bi. T\u00f4i ch\u01a1i b\u1ecb r\u1ea5t c\u1eeb. T\u00f4i b\u00fang bi lu\u00f4n tr\u00f9ng v\u00e0 h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 m\u00e0 trong c\u1eb7p kh\u00f4ng l\u00f3c x\u00f3c m\u1edb chi\u1ebfn l\u1ee3i ph\u1ea9m, th\u01b0\u1eddng nhi\u1ec1u g\u1ea5p ba l\u1ea7n s\u1ed1 b\u1ecb t\u00f4i mang \u0111i. C\u00f4 gi\u00e1o c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, C\u00d4 Cecilia Paim, th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 d\u1ec5 m\u1ebfn. B\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u1ec3 v\u1edbi c\u00f4 r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng nh\u00f3c h\u01b0 h\u1ecfng nh\u1ea5t ph\u1ed1 nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng tin \u0111\u00e2u. C\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng tin r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e2u ch\u1eedi t\u1ee5c h\u01a1n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n kh\u00e1c trong l\u1edbp, r\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00e0o tinh qu\u00e1i nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i. C\u00f4 nh\u1ea5t quy\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng tin. \u1ede tr\u01b0\u1eddng, t\u00f4i l\u00e0","m\u1ed9t thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd b\u1ecb \u0103n m\u1eafng v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh h\u1ecdc tr\u00f2 c\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c th\u1ea7y C\u00f4, v\u00ec t\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng h\u1ecdc tr\u00f2 nh\u1ecf tu\u1ed5i nh\u1ea5t t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn nay c\u1ee7a tr\u01b0\u1eddng. C\u00f4 Cecilia Paim c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 ngh\u00e8o kh\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a anh em t\u00f4i t\u1eeb c\u00e1ch xa c\u1ea3 d\u1eb7m v\u00e0 v\u00e0o gi\u1edd ra ch\u01a1i, khi m\u1ecdi h\u1ecdc sinh kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111ang \u0103n v\u1eb7t, C\u00f4 th\u1ea5y th\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00f4i n\u00ean g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i t\u1edbi b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i \u0111i mua m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc b\u00e1nh ng\u1ecdt. C\u00f4 c\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 t\u00f4i ngoan ngo\u00e3n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf ch\u1ec9 c\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m c\u00f4 th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng. B\u1ea5t th\u00ecnh l\u00ecnh, chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 x\u1ea3y ra. T\u00f4i \u0111ang l\u1eefng th\u1eefng cu\u1ed1c b\u1ed9 d\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng qu\u1ed1c l\u1ed9 nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi khi th\u00ec xe c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 ch\u1ea1y qua, s\u00e1t s\u1ea1t. \u00d4ng ta b\u1ea5m c\u00f2i ba l\u1ea7n v\u00e0 t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1ng gh\u00e9t \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi m\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i l\u1ea1i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y n\u1ed7i t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn tr\u00e0o d\u00e2ng v\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n sau n\u00e0y l\u1edbn l\u00ean s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft \u00f4ng ta. T\u00f4i qu\u1eafc m\u1eaft t\u1ecf v\u1ebb ng\u1ea1o m\u1ea1n v\u00e0 gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd ph\u1edbt l\u1edd \u00f4ng ta. \u201c\u0110\u00fang nh\u01b0 t\u1edb n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ea5y,Pinkie \u1ea1. Ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o. C\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u1ee3i t\u1edb \u0111i qua r\u1ed3i b\u00e1m theo, b\u1ea5m c\u00f2i ba l\u1ea7n. H\u00f4m qua \u00f4ng ta th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n v\u1eaby tay n\u1eefa.\u201d \u201cC\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec?\u201d \u201cT\u1edb kh\u00f4ng quan t\u00e2m. T\u1edb gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng ta. C\u1eadu bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, \u00f4ng ta b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u s\u1ee3 r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y. T\u1edb s\u1eafp s\u00e1u tu\u1ed5i r\u1ed3i v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u n\u1eefa t\u1edb s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng.\u201d \u201cC\u1eadu c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 v\u00ec s\u1ee3 n\u00ean \u00f4ng ta mu\u1ed1n k\u1ebft b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cT\u1edb ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn \u0111\u1ea5y. \u0110\u1ee3i x\u00edu nh\u00e9, t\u1edb \u0111i l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i th\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e3.\u201d Pinkie \u0111\u00e3 l\u1edbn l\u00ean r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. D\u1ea1o n\u00e0y t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean c\u00e1i th\u00f9ng th\u01b0a th\u00ec m\u1edbi tr\u00e8o l\u00ean y\u00ean ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u201c\u0110\u1ea5y, b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i r\u1ed3i.\u201d \u1ede tr\u00ean cao \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh l\u1edbn h\u01a1n h\u1ebft th\u1ea3y, T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn quang c\u1ea3nh xung quanh, nh\u00ecn c\u1ecf d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u01b0\u01a1ng, nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng con chim h\u1ed3ng t\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 chim s\u1ebb \u0111ang \u0111i ki\u1ebfm \u0103n. Ban \u0111\u00eam, b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i v\u1eeba bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng th\u00ec m\u1ed9t con Luciano kh\u00e1c s\u1ebd bay \u0111\u1ebfn, vui m\u1eebng s\u00e0 xu\u1ed1ng bay quanh \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc m\u00e1y bay \u1edf c\u0103n c\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e2n Afonsos. Tho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ea7u ngay c\u1ea3 Pinkie c\u0169ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean v\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3, b\u1edfi h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft tr\u1ebb con \u0111\u1ec1u s\u1ee3 d\u01a1i. Ng\u1eabm l\u1ea1i th\u00ec, \u0111\u00e3 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u00e0y r\u1ed3i Luciano kh\u00f4ng xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng c\u0103n c\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e2n AfonsoS kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec3 l\u01b0\u1ee3n quanh. \u201cPinkie n\u00e0y, c\u1eadu c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft \u1ed5i nh\u00e0 b\u00e0 Eugenia \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u1ea3 v\u00e0ng r\u1ed3i kh\u00f4ng. Ch\u1eafc ch\u00fang s\u1eafp ch\u00edn \u0111\u1ea5y. V\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u1edb c\u00f3 b\u1ecb b\u00e0 \u1ea5y b\u1eaft qu\u1ea3 tang kh\u00f4ng. H\u00f4m nay t\u1edb \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n \u0111\u00f2n ba tr\u1eadn r\u1ed3i. T\u1edb \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y v\u00ec b\u1ecb c\u1ea5m t\u00fac...\u201d Nh\u01b0ng con qu\u1ef7 \u0111\u00e3 k\u00e9o t\u00f4i xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 l\u00f4i t\u00f4i t\u1edbi b\u00ean h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o. D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 l\u00e0n gi\u00f3 nh\u1eb9 bu\u1ed5i tr\u01b0a \u0111ang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u01b0a h\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111i t\u1edbi m\u0169i t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i nh\u00f2m qua h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o, g\u1ea1t m\u1ed9t c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y sang b\u00ean, kh\u00f4ng nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e0o... V\u00e0 con qu\u1ef7 n\u00f3i, \u201cSang \u0111i, \u0111\u1ed3 ng\u1ed1c, m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y l\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ai \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 sao? B\u00e0 ta ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng t\u1ea1p h\u00f3a c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Nh\u1eadt r\u1ed3i. \u00d4ng Benedito \u01b0? \u0110\u1eebng lo. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y","v\u1eeba m\u00f9 v\u1eeba \u0111i\u1ebfc. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y qu\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u. N\u1ebfu \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra th\u00ec m\u00e0y v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 chu\u1ed3n kia m\u00e0.\u201d T\u00f4i \u0111i men theo h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o t\u1edbi m\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 ra quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft, t\u00f4i ra hi\u1ec7u cho Pinkie im l\u1eb7ng. L\u00fac n\u00e0y, tim t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eadp th\u00ecnh th\u1ecbch. Ch\u1edb n\u00ean g\u00e2y chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi b\u00e0 Eugenia. C\u00f3 Ch\u00faa bi\u1ebft, mi\u1ec7ng l\u01b0\u1ee1i b\u00e0 \u1ea5y r\u1ea5t gh\u00ea. T\u00f4i \u0111ang n\u00edn th\u1edf, nh\u00f3n ch\u00e2n b\u01b0\u1edbc r\u00f3n r\u00e9n, th\u00ec gi\u1ecdng b\u00e0 Eugenia oang oang vang ra t\u1eeb c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 b\u1ebfp. \u201cChuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1eady, th\u1eb1ng kia?\u201d Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed t\u00f4i c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i v\u00e0o v\u01b0\u1eddn b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y qu\u1ea3 b\u00f3ng. T\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y b\u00e1n s\u1ed1ng b\u00e1n ch\u1ebft v\u00e0 nh\u1ea3y \u00f9m xu\u1ed1ng r\u00e3nh n\u01b0\u1edbc. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee3i s\u1eb5n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i \u0111au \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c su\u00fdt th\u00e9t l\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu k\u00eau l\u00ean th\u00ec t\u00f4i s\u1ebd b\u1ecb ph\u1ea1t \u0111\u00f2n g\u1ea5p \u0111\u00f4i: m\u1ed9t l\u00e0 v\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e1m chu\u1ed3n kh\u1ecfi s\u00e2n khi \u0111ang b\u1ecb c\u1ea5m t\u00fac, v\u00e0 hai l\u00e0 v\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 h\u00e1i tr\u1ed9m \u1ed5i c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m r\u1ed3i ch\u1ea1y ho\u1eafng l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i b\u1ecb m\u1ea3nh th\u1ee7y tinh \u0111\u00e2m v\u00e0o b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n tr\u00e1i. V\u1eabn c\u00f2n cho\u00e1ng v\u00e1ng v\u00ec \u0111au, t\u00f4i nh\u1ed5 m\u1ea3nh th\u1ee7y tinh ra. T\u00f4i kh\u1ebd r\u00ean l\u00ean v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y m\u00e1u cu\u1ed9n xo\u00e1y trong l\u00e0n n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ed1ng r\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ee5c ng\u1ea7u. L\u00e0m g\u00ec b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y? T\u00f4i \u0111a n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft, d\u00f9 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 l\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ea3nh th\u1ee7y tinh ra nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea7m m\u00e1u. T\u00f4i si\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t m\u1eaft c\u00e1 ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m d\u1ecbu c\u01a1n \u0111au. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd l\u00ean m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. B\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i s\u1eafp bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 c\u00f9ng l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, cha m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 ch\u1ecb Lal\u00e1 s\u1ebd v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. N\u1ebfu ai trong ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 b\u1eaft qu\u1ea3 tang t\u00f4i th\u00ec th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o c\u0169ng cho t\u00f4i \u0103n \u0111\u00f2n. Ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn \u0111\u00f2n. T\u00f4i tr\u00e8o qua h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o, nh\u1ea3y l\u00f2 c\u00f2 v\u1ec1 ch\u1ed7 c\u00e2y cam c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i v\u1eabn \u0111au l\u1eafm, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y bu\u1ed3n n\u00f4n n\u1eefa. \u201cNh\u00ecn n\u00e0y,Pinkie.\u201d Pinkie ph\u00e1t ho\u1ea3ng. N\u00f3 c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng t\u00f4i - n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch c\u1ea3nh m\u00e1u me. L\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y? Totoca s\u1ebd gi\u00fap t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng anh \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i nh\u1ec9? C\u00f3 Gloria. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn ch\u1ecb \u0111ang \u1edf trong b\u1ebfp. Gloria l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch chuy\u1ec7n m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong nh\u00e0 cho t\u00f4i \u0103n \u0111\u00f2n nh\u01b0 c\u01a1m b\u1eefa. Ch\u1ecb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd v\u00e9o t\u1ea1i t\u00f4i ho\u1eb7c l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea1t t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i \u1edf y\u00ean trong nh\u00e0. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i th\u1eed m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft. T\u00f4i l\u1ebft t\u1edbi c\u1eeda b\u1ebfp, c\u1ed1 ngh\u0129 c\u00e1ch kh\u01a1i d\u1eady l\u00f2ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a Gloria. Ch\u1ecb \u0111ang th\u00eau g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i v\u1ee5ng v\u1ec1 ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y Ch\u00faa \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap t\u00f4i. Ch\u1ecb nh\u00ecn l\u00ean, th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i \u0111ang g\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng. Ch\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111ang b\u1ecb c\u1ea5m t\u00fac. T\u00f4i \u1ee9a n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft, s\u1ee5t s\u1ecbt. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y ch\u1ecb l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i. Ch\u1ecb ng\u1eebng th\u00eau. \u201cSao th\u1ebf, Zez\u00e9?\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec, Gl\u00f3... T\u1ea1i sao kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng em c\u1ea3?\u201d \u201cEm ngh\u1ecbch ng\u1ee3m qu\u00e1.\u201d \u201cH\u00f4m nay em \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u00f2n ba l\u1ea7n r\u1ed3i, Gl\u00f3 \u1ea1 .\u201d \u201cCh\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd em kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1ng b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh \u00e0?\u201d","\u201cKh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u1eady. Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ai y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng em h\u1ebft, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00fat h\u1ebft gi\u1eadn d\u1eef l\u00ean em.\u201d Tr\u00e1i tim m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m tu\u1ed5i c\u1ee7a Gloria b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u tan ch\u1ea3y v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. \u201cEm ngh\u0129 t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t ng\u00e0y mai m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe h\u01a1i tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng qu\u1ed1c l\u1ed9 c\u00e1n ch\u1ebft em \u0111i cho r\u1ed3i.\u201d R\u1ed3i n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft tu\u00f4n xu\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 th\u00e1c l\u0169 \u201cV\u1edb v\u1ea9n,Zez\u00e9. Ch\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng em l\u1eafm . ch\u1ee9.\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng, ch\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng em. N\u1ebfu th\u01b0\u01a1ng em th\u00ec h\u00f4m nay ch\u1ecb s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1nh em n\u1eefa.\u201d \u201cGi\u1edd s\u1eafp t\u1ed1i r\u1ed3i v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 em g\u00e2y chuy\u1ec7n n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d \u201cNh\u01b0ng em \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e2y chuy\u1ec7n r\u1ed3i...\u201d Ch\u1ecb \u0111\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ed3 th\u00eau xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 \u0111i t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i. Ch\u1ecb su\u00fdt r\u00fa l\u00ean khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y v\u0169ng m\u00e1u d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n t\u00f4i. \u201cCh\u00faa \u01a1i! B\u00e9 con, em \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec v\u1eady?\u201d T\u00f4i th\u1eafng r\u1ed3i. N\u1ebfu ch\u1ecb m\u00e0 g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i l\u00e0 b\u00e9 con th\u00ec t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c an to\u00e0n r\u1ed3i. Ch\u1ecb b\u1ebf t\u00f4i l\u00ean \u0111\u1eb7t ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf. R\u1ed3i ch\u1ecb ch\u1ea1y v\u1ed9i \u0111i l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t b\u00e1t n\u01b0\u1edbc mu\u1ed1i v\u00e0 qu\u1ef3 d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n t\u00f4i. \u201cS\u1ebd \u0111au l\u1eafm \u0111\u1ea5y,Zez\u00e9.\u201d \u201cEm \u0111\u00e3 \u0111au l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i.\u201d \u201cCh\u00faa \u01a1i, v\u1ebft c\u1eaft d\u00e0i t\u1edbi b\u1ed1n ph\u00e2n \u0111\u1ea5y. L\u00e0m sao em l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y h\u1ea3?\u201d \u201c\u0110\u1eebng k\u1ec3 v\u1edbi ai nh\u00e9. Gl\u00f3, xin ch\u1ecb, em h\u1ee9a s\u1ebd ngoan. \u0110\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1nh em nhi\u1ec1u nh\u01b0 v\u1eady...\u201d \u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, ch\u1ecb s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng k\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e2u. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec b\u00e2y gi\u1edd? M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ch\u00e2n em b\u1ecb b\u0103ng b\u00f3. V\u00e0 ng\u00e0y mai em kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra th\u00f4i.\u201d \u201cEm v\u1eabn s\u1ebd \u0111i h\u1ecdc. Em s\u1ebd \u0111i gi\u00e0y t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 r\u1ebd. Sau \u0111\u00f3 em s\u1ebd c\u1edfi gi\u00e0y ra.\u201d \u201cEm ph\u1ea3i n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 g\u00e1c ch\u00e2n cao l\u00ean, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng mai em s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111i n\u1ed5i \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d Ch\u1ecb d\u00ecu t\u00f4i v\u00e0o gi\u01b0\u1eddng. \u201cCh\u1ecb s\u1ebd mang cho em ch\u00fat g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0103n tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0.\u201d Khi ch\u1ecb mang th\u1ee9c \u0103n quay l\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ki\u1ec1m l\u00f2ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e8n th\u01a1m ch\u1ecb m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i. T\u00f4i h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 ch\u01b0a l\u00e0m th\u1ebf bao gi\u1edd. Khi c\u1ea3 nh\u00e0 t\u1eadp trung \u0103n t\u1ed1i, m\u1eb9 nh\u1eadn ra t\u00f4i v\u1eafng m\u1eb7t. \u201cZez\u00e9 \u0111\u00e2u?\u201d \u201cN\u00f3 \u0111i n\u1eb1m r\u1ed3i. N\u00f3 k\u00eau \u0111au \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y nay.\u201d T\u00f4i nghe m\u00e0 l\u00f2ng s\u01b0\u1edbng r\u01a1n, t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi qu\u00ean c\u1ea3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c \u0111au ch\u00e2n. T\u00f4i th\u00edch tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n. Ch\u00ednh v\u00e0o l\u00fac n\u00e0y,Gloria quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 t\u00f4i.","Ch\u1ecb l\u1ea5y gi\u1ecdng v\u1eeba bu\u1ed3n r\u1ea7u v\u1eeba o\u00e1n tr\u00e1ch. \u201cCon ngh\u0129 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ai c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e1nh em n\u00f3. V\u00e0 h\u00f4m nay n\u00f3 \u1ed1m n\u1eb7ng l\u1eafm. Ba tr\u1eadn \u0111\u00f2n l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u.\u201d \u201cNh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng h\u01b0 c\u1ea3. N\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 b\u1edbt h\u01b0 khi b\u1ecb \u0103n \u0111\u00f2n th\u00f4i! Ch\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd em ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ed9ng g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00f3 \u01b0?\u201d \u201cH\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd. C\u00f9ng l\u1eafm, em ch\u1ec9 v\u00e9o t\u1ea1i n\u00f3 th\u00f4i.\u201d T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi n\u01a1 v\u00f2i im l\u1eb7ng v\u00e0 Gl\u00f3ria ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c n\u00f3i. \u201cSuy cho c\u00f9ng, n\u00f3 ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7y s\u00e1u tu\u1ed5i. \u0110\u00e0nh r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 ngh\u1ecbch ng\u1ee3m, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n l\u00e0 tr\u1ebb con m\u00e0.\u201d Cu\u1ed9c n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i vui v\u00f4 b\u1edd b\u1ebfn. Gloria gi\u00fap t\u00f4i m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o v\u00e0 \u0111i gi\u00e0y, v\u1ebb lo l\u1eafng kh\u00f4ng y\u00ean. \u201cEm \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee9?\u201d \u201cEm s\u1ebd \u1ed5n th\u00f4i m\u00e0.\u201d \u201cEm kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0m chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec d\u1ea1i d\u1ed9t tr\u00ean qu\u1ed1c l\u1ed9 ch\u1ee9?\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d \u201cChuy\u1ec7n em \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i l\u00e0 th\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9? \u201cTh\u1eadt m\u00e0. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 em bu\u1ed3n th\u1eadt v\u00ec em ngh\u0129 ch\u1eb3ng ai y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng em.\u201d \u201d Ch\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0a tay vu\u1ed1t m\u00e1i t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng m\u1ec1m m\u01b0\u1ee3t c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i \u0111i. T\u00f4i c\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u1edfng s\u1ebd ch\u1ec9 g\u1eb7p kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n cho t\u1edbi khi ra \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng qu\u1ed1c l\u1ed9 th\u00f4i, b\u1edfi v\u00ec ra t\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c c\u1edfi gi\u00e0y v\u00e0 c\u01a1n \u0111au s\u1ebd d\u1ecbu \u0111i. Nh\u01b0ng khi b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n tr\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t, t\u00f4i \u0111au qu\u00e1 v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i \u0111i th\u1eadt ch\u1eadm, v\u1eeba \u0111i v\u1eeba d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o t\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u00e0 m\u00e1y. V\u1edbi t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i. Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i chuy\u1ec7n b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u. Ti\u1ebfng c\u00f2i vang l\u00ean ba l\u1ea7n. Kh\u1ec9 th\u1eadt! T\u00f4i \u0111au s\u1eafp ch\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i r\u1ed3i m\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta c\u00f2n xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1eaft n\u1ea1t t\u00f4i. Chi\u1ebfc xe \u0111\u1ed7 l\u1ea1i b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh t\u00f4i. \u00d4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 th\u00f2 \u0111\u1ea7u ra kh\u1ecfi xe, g\u1ecdi, \u201cN\u00e0y, nh\u00f3c con, nh\u00f3c b\u1ecb \u0111au ch\u00e2n h\u1ea3?\u201d T\u00f4i nh\u1eefng mu\u1ed1n tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi r\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c qu\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn \u00f4ng. Nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec \u00f4ng ta kh\u00f4ng g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 gi\u1ebb r\u00e1ch n\u00ean t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1p tr\u1ea3 m\u00e0 c\u1ee9 b\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u1ebfp. \u00d4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 l\u1ea1i kh\u1edfi \u0111\u1ed9ng xe, l\u00e1i qua ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i v\u00e0 cho xe d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean v\u1ec9a h\u00e8, ch\u1eafn l\u1ed1i t\u00f4i. \u00d4ng ta m\u1edf c\u1eeda xe v\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc ra, th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh to l\u1edbn s\u1eebng s\u1eefng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i. \u201c\u0110au l\u1eafm h\u1ea3, nh\u00f3c?\u201d Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n c\u00e1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh t\u00f4i gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng hi\u1ec1n t\u1eeb, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. \u00d4ng ta l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n t\u00f4i h\u01a1n v\u00e0, th\u1eadt b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd, qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng, nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o m\u1eaft t\u00f4i. N\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 t\u1ecfa ra t\u00ecnh y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng. \u201cC\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 ch\u00e1u b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u1eadt. C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1eady?\u201d T\u00f4i s\u1ee5t s\u1ecbt m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t r\u1ed3i m\u1edbi tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi.","\u201cM\u1ea3nh th\u1ee7y tinh.\u201d \u201cC\u00f3 s\u00e2u kh\u00f4ng?\u201d T\u00f4i d\u00f9ng ng\u00f3n tay m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 cho \u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3. \u201c\u00d4i! Th\u1ebf th\u00ec n\u1eb7ng \u0111\u1ea5y. Sao ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng \u1edf nh\u00e0? Ch\u00e1u \u0111ang tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cCha m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ch\u00e1u b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng. N\u1ebfu ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra th\u00ec h\u1ecd s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1nh ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ea1y ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m m\u00ecnh b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng.\u201d \u201c\u0110i v\u1edbi ta n\u00e0o, ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00e1u \u0111i.\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u \u1ea1, c\u1ea3m \u01a1n \u00f4ng.\u201d \u201cT\u1ea1i sao kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cM\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng bi\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n l\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1ed3i.\u201d \u201cNh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111i b\u1ed9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\u201d \u0110\u00fang v\u1eady. T\u00f4i c\u00fai g\u1eb1m, c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh s\u1eafp s\u1ee5p \u0111\u1ed5. \u00d4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 n\u00e2ng c\u1eb1m t\u00f4i l\u00ean. \u201cN\u00e0o, h\u00e3y qu\u00ean m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111i nh\u00e9. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u1ed3i xe h\u01a1i ch\u01b0a?\u201d \u201cCh\u01b0a \u1ea1, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng, ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd.\u201d \u201cV\u1eady th\u00ec ta s\u1ebd cho ch\u00e1u \u0111i nh\u1edd.\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e2u \u1ea1. Ch\u00e1u v\u1edbi \u00f4ng l\u00e0 k\u1ebb th\u00f9 m\u00e0.\u201d \u201cTa kh\u00f4ng quan t\u00e2m. N\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 th\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1eddng ta s\u1ebd cho ch\u00e1u xu\u1ed1ng. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee9?\u201d T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i n\u00ean l\u1eddi. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u. \u00d4ng b\u1ebf t\u00f4i l\u00ean, m\u1edf c\u1eeda xe, \u0111\u1eb7t t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i ngay ng\u1eafn tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf ph\u1ee5. \u00d4ng \u0111i v\u00f2ng sang ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia v\u00e0 l\u00ean xe. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi n\u1ed5 m\u00e1y, \u00f4ng l\u1ea1i m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi t\u00f4i. \u201cNh\u01b0 th\u1ebf t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n r\u1ed3i, th\u1ea5y ch\u01b0a.\u201d C\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu khi chi\u1ebfc xe ch\u1ea1y ch\u1ea7m ch\u1eadm tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, thi tho\u1ea3ng l\u1ea1i x\u00f3c nh\u1eb9, khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u m\u01a1. Ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean xe n\u00e0y \u00eam v\u00e0 kho\u00e1i h\u01a1n ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng con Vua B\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a Fred Thompson nhi\u1ec1u. Nh\u01b0ng qu\u00e3ng th\u1eddi gian d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu \u1ea5y ch\u1eb3ng k\u00e9o d\u00e0i v\u00ec khi t\u00f4i m\u1edf m\u1eaft ra th\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf r\u1ea5t g\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1eddng. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng h\u1ecdc sinh \u0111ang \u0111\u1ed5 v\u1ec1 c\u1ed5ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng. Ph\u00e1t ho\u1ea3ng, t\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddn kh\u1ecfi gh\u1ebf, tr\u1ed1n tr\u00e1nh. T\u00f4i t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn n\u00f3i, \u201c\u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee9a s\u1ebd d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u1edf g\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u01a1 m\u00e0.\u201d \u201cTa \u0111\u1ed5i \u00fd r\u1ed3i. Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 m\u1eb7c k\u1ec7 c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb nhi\u1ec5m tr\u00f9ng u\u1ed1n v\u00e1n \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d T\u00f4i th\u1eadm ch\u00ed ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 h\u1ecfi c\u00e1i t\u1eeb ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p v\u00e0 hay ho \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 g\u00ec. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft gi\u1edd c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i th\u00ec c\u0169ng v\u00f4 \u00edch. Chi\u1ebfc xe r\u1ebd v\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Casinhas v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i th\u1eb3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf. \u201cTa c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m. \u0110\u1ec3 xem C\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng nh\u00e9.\u201d \u00d4ng d\u1eebng xe tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00e0 thu\u1ed1c v\u00e0 b\u1ebf t\u00f4i v\u00e0o. Khi b\u00e1c s\u0129 Adaucto Luz t\u1edbi gi\u00fap ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i ph\u00e1t ho\u1ea3ng. \u00d4ng l\u00e0 b\u00e1c s\u0129 kh\u00e1m ch\u1eefa b\u1ec7nh cho c\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean nh\u00e0","m\u00e1y v\u00e0 bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 cha t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i c\u00e0ng s\u1ee3 h\u01a1n khi \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i v\u00e0 l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c h\u1ecfi, \u201cCh\u00e1u l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a Paulo Vasconcelos ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Cha ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3C vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m ch\u01b0a?\u201d T\u00f4i bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, d\u00f9 x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 v\u00ec gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft cha t\u00f4i th\u1ea5t nghi\u1ec7p. \u201cCha ch\u00e1u \u0111ang ch\u1edd vi\u1ec7c \u1ea1. Cha \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ee9a h\u1eb9n nhi\u1ec1u...\u201d \u201cN\u00e0o, b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c th\u00f4i.\u201d \u00d4ng l\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh v\u1ea3i d\u00ednh ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 th\u1ed1t ra m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u201c\u00f9 \u00f4i\u201d khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i ph\u00e1t ho\u1ea3ng. M\u00f4i t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u run r\u1ea9y. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1ea3i c\u1ee9u t\u00f4i. H\u1ecd \u0111\u1eb7t t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc b\u00e0n ph\u1ee7 kh\u0103n tr\u1eafng to\u00e1t. M\u1ed9t m\u1edb d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i run l\u00ean b\u1ea7n b\u1eadt. L\u00fd do duy nh\u1ea5t khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng run n\u1eefa l\u00e0 b\u1edfi \u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1a l\u01b0ng t\u00f4i v\u00e0o ng\u1ef1c \u00f4ng v\u00e0 gi\u1eef hai vai t\u00f4i, tuy ch\u1eb7t nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng. \u201cS\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111au l\u1eafm \u0111\u00e2u. Khi n\u00e0o xong, ta s\u1ebd th\u01b0\u1edfng cho ch\u00e1u soda v\u00e0 k\u1eb9o. N\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00f3c nh\u00e8, ta s\u1ebd mua cho ch\u00e1u m\u1ed9t \u00edt k\u1eb9o c\u00f3 t\u1eb7ng k\u00e8m th\u1ebb b\u00e0i.\u201d T\u00f4i gom h\u1ebft l\u00f2ng can \u0111\u1ea3m trong m\u00ecnh. N\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft l\u0103n d\u00e0i tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 k\u1ec7 h\u1ecd l\u00e0m m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c. H\u1ecd kh\u00e2u v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng r\u1ed3i ti\u00eam ph\u00f2ng u\u1ed1n v\u00e1n cho t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i c\u1ed1 ch\u1ed1ng ch\u1ecdi c\u01a1n bu\u1ed3n n\u00f4n. \u00d4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 \u00f4m t\u00f4i th\u1eadt ch\u1eb7t nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 mu\u1ed1n san s\u1ebb n\u1ed7i \u0111au c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. \u00d4ng r\u00fat kh\u0103n tay ra lau t\u00f3c v\u00e0 khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t \u01b0\u1edbt \u0111\u1eabm m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd k\u1ebft th\u00fac. Nh\u01b0ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng th\u00ec c\u0169ng xong. Khi \u0111\u01b0a t\u00f4i ra xe, \u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 l\u1ea5y l\u00e0m h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng l\u1eafm. \u00d4ng th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n m\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee9a. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u l\u00fac b\u1ea5y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n g\u00ec c\u1ea3. C\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb l\u00f4i ra ngo\u00e0i qua b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n. \u201cB\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ea7u, nh\u00f3c.\\\" Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u1edf trong xe v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i s\u00e1t b\u00ean \u00f4ng, d\u1ef1a ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0o c\u00e1nh tay \u00f4ng, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 c\u1ea3n tr\u1edf \u00f4ng l\u00e1i xe. \u201cTa s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00e1u t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 g\u1ea7n nh\u00e0 ch\u00e1u. Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecba ra g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i ch\u00e1u b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng trong gi\u1edd ra ch\u01a1i v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3C C\u00f4 gi\u00e1o \u0111\u01b0a t\u1edbi nh\u00e0 thu\u1ed1c.\u201d T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng c\u1ea3m k\u00edch. \u201cCh\u00e1u l\u00e0 c\u1eadu b\u00e9 d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ea5y,nh\u00f3c.\u201d T\u00f4i m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi trong \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1eb1ng sau c\u01a1m \u0111au \u1ea5y, t\u00f4i v\u1eeba m\u1edbi ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u quan tr\u1ecdng. \u00d4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i y\u00eau qu\u00fd nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 3 NH\u1eeeNG CU\u1ed8C CHUY\u1ec6N TR\u00d2 \u0110\u00d3 \u0110\u00c2Y \u201cN\u00e0y,Pinkie, t\u1edb \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n r\u1ed3i. T\u1ea5t t\u1eadt m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y s\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Bar\u00e3o de Capanema. Ngay cu\u1ed1i ph\u1ed1. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed7 xe c\u1ea1nh nh\u00e0. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y c\u00f3 hai c\u00e1i l\u1ed3ng chim, m\u1ed9t l\u1ed3ng nh\u1ed1t chim ho\u00e0ng y\u1ebfn c\u00f2n l\u1ed3ng kia nh\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t con chim xanh. T\u1edb \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 th\u1eadt s\u1edbm, mang theo h\u1ed9p \u0111\u1ed3 ngh\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e0y, c\u01b0 x\u1eed ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. T\u1edb mu\u1ed1n \u0111i c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3,Pinkie \u1ea1, \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p \u0111\u1ed3 ngh\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e0y d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng n\u1eb7ng g\u00ec c\u1ea3. T\u1edb \u0111\u00e3 quan s\u00e1t k\u1ef9 ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ed3i v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 l\u1edbn qu\u00e1, kh\u00f4ng h\u1ee3p \u0111\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y \u1edf b\u00ean h\u00f4ng nh\u00e0, c\u1ea1nh ch\u1eadu gi\u1eb7t. \u0110ang c\u1ea1o r\u00e2u. \u201cT\u1edb b\u00e8n v\u1ed7 tay. \u201c \u00d4ng c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng? \u201c\u00d4ng \u1ea5y b\u01b0\u1edbc ra hi\u00ean, m\u1eb7t v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ecdt x\u00e0 ph\u00f2ng, r\u00e2u \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea1o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t \u00edt. \u00d4ng m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i, \u201c\u1ed2, ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ea5y \u00e0! V\u00e0o \u0111i, nh\u00f3c. \u201cT\u1edb \u0111i theo \u00f4ng \u1ea5y. xong ngay b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y.\u201d \u201cV\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y c\u1ea1o m\u1eb7t b\u1eb1ng dao c\u1ea1o: xo\u00e8n xo\u1eb9t, xo\u00e8n xo\u1eb9t, xo\u00e8n xo\u1eb9t. Khi m\u00ecnh l\u1edbn l\u00ean, t\u1edb ngh\u0129, m\u00ecnh mu\u1ed1n r\u00e2u m\u1ecdc l\u1edfm ch\u1edfm \u0111\u1ec3 khi c\u1ea1o r\u00e2u c\u0169ng ph\u00e1t ra nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng xo\u00e8n xo\u1eb9t, xo\u00e8n xo\u1eb9t, xo\u00e8n xo\u1eb9t nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf... \u0110\u1ee3i m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat nh\u00e9, ta \u201cT\u1edb ng\u1ed3i l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc h\u1ed9p \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e0y, ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y nh\u00ecn t\u1edb trong g\u01b0\u01a1ng. \\\"\u0110\u00e1ng l\u1ebd gi\u1edd n\u00e0y ch\u00e1u ph\u1ea3i \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1ee9 nh\u1ec9?\u201d \u201c H\u00f4m nay l\u00e0 ng\u00e0y l\u1ec5, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng. V\u00ec th\u1ebf ch\u00e1u \u0111i \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm v\u00e0i \u0111\u1ed3ng.\u201d \u201c \u201cTa th\u1ea5y r\u1ed3i.","\u201cV\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c c\u1ea1o r\u00e2u. Sau \u0111\u00f3 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng tr\u00ean c\u00e1i ch\u1eadu gi\u1eb7t, v\u1ed1c n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean m\u1eb7t r\u1ed3i l\u1ea5y kh\u0103n lau m\u1eb7t. M\u1eb7t \u00f4ng \u1ea5y tr\u00f4ng h\u1ed3ng h\u00e0o, nh\u1eb5n nh\u1ee5i. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn. \u201c Ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n \u0103n s\u00e1ng c\u00f9ng ta kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cT\u1edb t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i, d\u00f9 trong l\u00f2ng r\u1ea5t mu\u1ed1n. \u201c V\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0o.\u201d \u201cC\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i nh\u00ecn t\u1eadn m\u1eaft m\u1edbi th\u1ea5y m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd, ng\u0103n n\u1eafp nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m kh\u0103n tr\u1ea3i b\u00e0n b\u1eb1ng v\u1ea3i k\u1ebb ca r\u00f4 m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc t\u00e1ch u\u1ed1ng c\u00e0 ph\u00ea th\u1ee9 thi\u1ec7t. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u1ed1c thi\u1ebfc nh\u01b0 11 nh\u00e0 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e2u. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y k\u1ec3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0 da \u0111en l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ebfn d\u1ecdn d\u1eb9p nh\u00e0 c\u1eeda trong l\u00fac \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111i l\u00e0m. \u201cN\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u th\u00edch th\u00ec c\u1ee9 nh\u00fang b\u00e1nh m\u00ec v\u00e0o c\u00e0 ph\u00ea nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y n\u00e0y. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1eebng h\u00fap so\u00e0n so\u1ea1t. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn Pinkie, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 im l\u1eb7ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con b\u00fap b\u00ea b\u1eb1ng v\u1ea3i. \u201cSao v\u1eady?\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec. T\u1edb \u0111ang nghe m\u00e0.\u201d \u201cN\u00e0y, Pinkie, t\u1edb kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch tranh c\u00e3i \u0111\u00e2u, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu \u0111ang bu\u1ed3n b\u1ef1c th\u00ec t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t c\u1eadu n\u00ean n\u00f3i th\u1eb3ng ra.\u201d \u201cCh\u1ec9 l\u00e0 v\u00ec b\u00e2y gi\u1edd c\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 ch\u01a1i tr\u00f2 ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3, m\u00e0 t\u1edb th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tham gia \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\u201d T\u00f4i ng\u1eabm ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i. T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean r\u1ed3i. T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c Pinkie kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tham gia. \u201cV\u00e0i ng\u00e0y n\u1eefa ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd g\u1eb7p Buck Jones. T\u1edb \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1edd t\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng B\u1ed9 Ng\u1ed3i nh\u1eafn tin cho \u00f4ng \u1ea5y. Buck Jones \u0111ang \u1edf xa, \u0111i s\u0103n \u1edf tr\u1ea3ng c\u1ecf... Pinkie, l\u00e0 tr\u1ea3ng c\u1ecf hay ch\u00e0ng c\u00f3 nh\u1ec9? T\u1edb kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc l\u1eafm. L\u1ea7n t\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 b\u00e0, t\u1edb s\u1ebd h\u1ecfi b\u00e1c Edmundo.\u201d L\u1ea1i im l\u1eb7ng. \u201cCh\u00fang ta n\u00f3i t\u1edbi \u0111o\u1ea1n n\u00e0o r\u1ed3i nh\u1ec9?\u201d \u201cNh\u00fang c\u00e0 ph\u00ea v\u00e0o b\u00e1nh m\u00ec.\u201d , T\u00f4i b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi \u201cAi l\u1ea1i nh\u00fang c\u00e0 ph\u00ea v\u00e0o b\u00e1nh m\u00ec, \u0111\u1ed3 ng\u1ed1c \u1ea1.\u201d \u201cD\u00f9 sao, t\u1edb v\u00e0 \u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ec1u im l\u1eb7ng v\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ch\u1ec9 nh\u00ecn t\u1edb, quan s\u00e1t t\u1edb. V\u1eady l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u01a1i ta s\u1ed1ng c\u01a1 \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d \u201cT\u1edb c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y l\u00fang t\u00fang v\u00e0 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i th\u1eadt. \u201c\u00d4ng h\u1ee9a s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn n\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u k\u1ec3 cho \u00f4ng chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y ch\u1ee9 \u1ea1? \u201c T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean. Gi\u1eefa b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean c\u00f3 b\u00ed m\u1eadt n\u00e0o h\u1ebft.\u201d H\u00f4m nay ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y n\u00e0o c\u1ea3. \u201cTa c\u0169ng \u0111o\u00e1n v\u1eady.\u201d \u1ede\u1eb3","11 Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 mu\u1ed1n... \u1ede khu n\u00e0y ch\u1eb3ng ai c\u1ea7n ph\u1ee7i b\u1ee5i cho gi\u00e0y. Ch\u1ec9 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng g\u1ea7n qu\u1ed1c l\u1ed9 m\u1edbi c\u1ea7n th\u00f4i.\u201d Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n tha l\u1ed7i c\u00e1i m\u00f3n n\u00e0y theo m\u00e0?\u201d \u201c N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng mang c\u00e1i n\u00e0y theo th\u00ec ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p ra ngo\u00e0i. Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111i lang thang xa qu\u00e1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng ch\u00e1u l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i tr\u00ecnh di\u1ec7n \u1edf nh\u00e0, \u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u ch\u1ee9 \u1ea1? Mu\u1ed1n \u0111i xa h\u01a1n, ch\u00e1u ph\u1ea3i gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c.\u201d \u201c\u00d4ng b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u01a1 l\u00fd l\u1ebd c\u1ee7a t\u1edb. \u201c N\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u \u0111ang l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c th\u00ec m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng qu\u1eady. L\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y th\u00ec hay h\u01a1n, v\u00ec ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb \u0103n \u0111\u00f2n nhi\u1ec1u.\u201d \u201cTa kh\u00f4ng tin ch\u00e1u h\u01b0 nh\u01b0 ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i \u0111\u00e2u .\u201d \u201cL\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 t\u1edb tr\u1edf n\u00ean th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 nghi\u00eam t\u00fac. Ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a v\u00f4 t\u00edch s\u1ef1, x\u1ea5u xa th\u1eadt s\u1ef1. B\u1edfi v\u1eady n\u00ean v\u00e0o Gi\u00e1ng sinh, con qu\u1ef7 m\u1edbi sinh ra trong tr\u00e1i tim ch\u00e1u ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i Ch\u00faa H\u00e0i \u0110\u1ed3ng, v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00f3n qu\u00e0 n\u00e0o. Ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 s\u00e2u b\u1ecd, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng. L\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a g\u00e2y phi\u1ec1n to\u00e1i. \u0110\u1ed3 ch\u00f3. \u0110\u1ed3 th\u1ed1i tha. Ch\u1ecb ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a x\u1ea5u xa nh\u01b0 ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0y.\u201d \u201c\u00d4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 g\u00e3i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ebb ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean. \u201cCh\u1ec9 ri\u00eang tu\u1ea7n n\u00e0y th\u00f4i ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ea5y tr\u1eadn r\u1ed3i. C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng tr\u1eadn \u0111au l\u1eafm. Ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng b\u1ecb \u0111\u00f2n v\u00ec nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng g\u00e2y ra. Ch\u00e1u b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed5 t\u1ed9i v\u00ec t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e1nh ch\u00e1u.\u201d \u201cNh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec m\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1ec3 ra n\u00f4ng n\u1ed7i \u1ea5y? \u201cCh\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 t\u1ea1i con qu\u1ef7, \u00f4ng \u1ea1. Ch\u00e1u c\u1ee9 ng\u1ee9a ch\u00e2n ng\u1ee9a tay mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u l\u00e0m. Tu\u1ea7n n\u00e0y ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed1t h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o nh\u00e0 b\u00e0 Eugenia. Ch\u00e1u g\u1ecdi C\u00f4 Cordelia l\u00e0 h\u00e0 m\u00e3 v\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y n\u1ed5i c\u01a1n tam b\u00e0nh. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e1 qu\u1ea3 b\u00f3ng qu\u1ea5n b\u1eb1ng v\u1ea3i v\u1ee5n v\u00e0 c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n \u1ea5y bay qua c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 nh\u00e0 c\u00f4 Narcisa l\u00e0m v\u1ee1 c\u00e1i g\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u1edbn nh\u00e0 C\u00f4 \u1ea5y. Ch\u00e1u b\u1eafn s\u00fang cao su l\u00e0m v\u1ee1 ba b\u00f3ng \u0111\u00e8n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Ch\u00e1u n\u00e9m \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0o con trai \u00f4ng Abel.\u201d \u201c \u0110\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i, \u0111\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i.\u201d \u201c\u00d4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 \u0111\u01b0a tay che mi\u1ec7ng \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea5u n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cNh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n n\u1eefa c\u01a1. Ch\u00e1u nh\u1ed5 t\u1ea5t c\u00e2y b\u00e0 Tentena v\u1eeba tr\u1ed3ng l\u00ean. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m cho con m\u00e8o nh\u00e0 b\u00e0 Rosena nu\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean bi.\u201d \u201c\u00d4i! Chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng t\u1ed1t \u0111\u00e2u. Ta kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1eadt b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed t\u00e0n t\u1ec7.\u201d Vi\u00ean b\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng to \u0111\u00e2u \u1ea1. N\u00f3 b\u00e9 x\u00edu xiu xiu th\u00f4i. H\u1ecd cho con v\u1eadt \u0111\u00f3 u\u1ed1ng thu\u1ed1c x\u1ed5 v\u00e0 vi\u00ean b\u1ecb \u0111\u00f3 tr\u00f4i ra. Thay v\u00ec tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i ch\u00e1u vi\u00ean bi, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e1nh ch\u00e1u m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn ra tr\u00f2. Ho\u1eb7c t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n, m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n ch\u00e1u \u0111ang ng\u1ee7 th\u00ec cha c\u1ea7m d\u00e9p \u0111\u00e1nh ch\u00e1u. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00e1u c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao m\u00ecnh b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh.\u201d 17 \u201cTh\u1ebf t\u1ea1i sao v\u1eady?\u201d","C\u1ea3 l\u0169 ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u \u0111i xem phim. Ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u \u0111i h\u00f4m th\u1ee9 Hai v\u00ec h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e9 r\u1ebb h\u01a1n. V\u00e0 l\u00fac \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00e1u m\u00f3t qu\u00e1, \u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? V\u1eady n\u00ean ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf g\u00f3c t\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e0 x\u1ea3. N\u00f3 ch\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng th\u00e0nh d\u00f2ng. Th\u1eadt ng\u1ed1c khi \u0111ang xem phim m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i ra ngo\u00e0i, b\u1ecf l\u1ee1 m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n phim. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft b\u1ecdn con trai nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng. N\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a l\u00e0m g\u00ec th\u00ec nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec1u mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m theo. V\u1eady l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t \u0111i v\u00e0o g\u00f3c v\u00e0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u1ec3u ch\u1ea3y th\u00e0nh s\u00f4ng. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u0169ng ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra v\u00e0 \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft h\u1ecd n\u00f3i g\u00ec r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y: th\u1eb1ng con \u00f4ng Paulo ch\u1ee9 ai. V\u1eady l\u00e0 h\u1ecd c\u1ea5m ch\u00e1u b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n v\u00e0o r\u1ea1p Bangu trong m\u1ed9t n\u0103m, cho t\u1edbi khi ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch c\u01b0 x\u1eed. T\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ee7 r\u1ea1p chi\u1ebfu phim m\u00e1ch v\u1edbi cha ch\u00e1u v\u00e0 xin \u00f4ng c\u1ee9 tin ch\u00e1u, cha ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng vui v\u1ebb g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d Pinkie v\u1eabn \u0111ang d\u1ed7i. \u201cN\u00e0y, Pinkie, c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n l\u00e0m th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e2u. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a t\u1edb. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu l\u00e0 v\u1ecb vua \u0111\u00edch th\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i trong v\u01b0\u1eddn, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 Luis l\u00e0 vua \u0111\u00edch th\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c anh em trai t\u1edb \u1ea5y. Tr\u00e1i tim ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee7 l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 ch\u00fang ta y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng, c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d Im l\u1eb7ng. \u201cC\u1eadu bi\u1ebft g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng, Pinkie? T\u1edb \u0111i ch\u01a1i b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e2y. G\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y c\u1eadu c\u1ea5m c\u1ea3u qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d Ban \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00ed m\u1eadt v\u00ec t\u00f4i s\u1ee3 b\u1ecb b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p \u0111ang \u1edf trong xe c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh m\u00ecnh. Sau \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c gi\u1eef b\u00ed m\u1eadt b\u1edfi v\u00ec c\u00f3 b\u00ed m\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00e0 gi\u1eef c\u0169ng th\u00fa v\u1ecb l\u1eafm ch\u1ee9. V\u00e0 \u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 t\u00e1n th\u00e0nh c\u00e1ch l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1ecfa thu\u1eadn v\u1edbi nhau kh\u00f4ng cho ai bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 t\u00ecnh b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t, \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e1m tr\u1ebb con \u0111i nh\u1edd xe. Khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi quen, ngay c\u1ea3 Totoca, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd c\u00fai r\u1ea1p ng\u01b0\u1eddi xu\u1ed1ng tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf. Th\u1ee9 hai, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai xen v\u00e0o, v\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i. \u201c\u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 bao gi\u1edd g\u1eb7p m\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a \u1ea1? M\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111\u1ecf Apinaj\u00e9 \u0111\u1ea5y. \u00d4ng b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111\u1ecf th\u1ee9 thi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ea5y. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 anh ch\u1ecb em ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i da \u0111\u1ecf.\u201d \u201cV\u1eady sao ch\u00e1u l\u1ea1i th\u00e0nh ra tr\u1eafng tr\u1ebbo th\u1ebf? T\u00f3c l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 m\u00e0u b\u1ea1ch kim th\u1ebf n\u00e0y n\u1eefa?\u201d \u201cL\u00e0 b\u1edfi \u0111\u1eb1ng n\u1ed9i nh\u00e0 ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 \u0110\u00e0o Nha m\u00e0. M\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u tr\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111\u1ecf. M\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u da \u0111en l\u1eafm lu\u00f4n, t\u00f3c th\u00ec th\u1eb3ng. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 ch\u1ecb Gloria v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 tr\u1eafng th\u00f4i. M\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf x\u01b0\u1edfng d\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 m\u00e1y English Mill \u0111\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm ti\u1ec1n trang tr\u1ea3i sinh ho\u1ea1t ph\u00ed. H\u00f4m n\u1ecd m\u1eb9 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u00e1c m\u1ed9t th\u00f9ng cu\u1ed9n ch\u1ec9 th\u00ec b\u1ed7ng th\u1ea5y \u0111au nh\u00f3i. M\u1eb9 ph\u1ea3i \u0111i kh\u00e1m b\u1ec7nh. \u00d4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 cho m\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111ai \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111eo v\u00ec m\u1eb9 b\u1ecb tho\u00e1t v\u1ecb l\u01b0ng. M\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed v\u1edbi ch\u00e1u kh\u00e1 t\u1ed1t. Khi \u0111\u00e1nh ch\u00e1u, m\u1eb9 l\u1ea5y c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y l\u00e1 m\u00e1c \u1edf s\u00e2n sau l\u00e0m r\u01a1i v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 v\u1ee5t v\u00e0o c\u1eb3ng ch\u00e2n th\u00f4i. T\u1ed1i v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, m\u1eb9 lu\u00f4n m\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i ch\u1eb3ng bu\u1ed3n n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n n\u1eefa.\u201d","Xe ch\u1ea1y bon bon c\u00f2n t\u00f4i n\u00f3i thao thao. \u201cCh\u1ecb c\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i d\u1ea1ng v\u1eeba \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u1ecb \u1ea5y th\u00edch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00e1n t\u1ec9nh. H\u1ed3i m\u1eb9 c\u00f2n hay sai ch\u1ecb trong ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u \u0111i d\u1ea1o, m\u1eb9 v\u1eabn b\u1ea3o ch\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u ph\u1ed1 v\u00ec m\u1eb9 bi\u1ebft b\u1ea1n trai ch\u1ecb \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee3i \u1edf g\u00f3c ph\u1ed1. V\u1eady l\u00e0 ch\u1ecb \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng cu\u1ed1i ph\u1ed1 v\u00e0 l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t anh b\u1ea1n trai kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ee3i \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00fat ch\u00ec h\u1edb h\u00eanh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00ec l\u00fac n\u00e0o ch\u1ecb \u1ea5y c\u0169ng vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 cho c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n trai...\u201d \u201cCh\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i r\u1ed3i.\u201d Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf g\u1ea7n ch\u1ee3 v\u00e0 \u00f4ng d\u1eebng xe \u1edf \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ecfa thu\u1eadn. \u201cH\u1eb9n g\u1eb7p ch\u00e1u ng\u00e0y mai nh\u00e9, nh\u00f3c.\u201d \u00d4ng bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i s\u1ebd t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch d\u1ee5 \u00f4ng gh\u00e9 v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 mua soda v\u00e0 m\u1ea5y t\u1ea5m th\u1ebb b\u00e0i. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00fac n\u00e0o \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n. M\u1ecdi s\u1ef1 c\u1ee9 di\u1ec5n ra nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf trong h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng. H\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ecf ra bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng khi t\u00f4i k\u1ec3 cho \u00f4ng nghe nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 Gi\u00e1ng sinh. M\u1eaft \u00f4ng ng\u1ea5n l\u1ec7 v\u00e0 \u00f4ng vu\u1ed1t t\u00f3c t\u00f4i, h\u1ee9a r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3i qua m\u1ed9t l\u1ec5 Gi\u00e1ng sinh n\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 qu\u00e0 n\u1eefa. Th\u1eddi gian tr\u00f4i ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i v\u00e0 h\u01a1n h\u1ebft, th\u1eadt h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed5i kh\u00e1c \u1edf t\u00f4i, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u1ea3 \u1edf nh\u00e0. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng gi\u1edf nhi\u1ec1u tr\u00f2 tinh qu\u00e1i n\u1eefa v\u00e0 lu\u00f4n l\u1ea9n v\u00e0o th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 c\u1ee7a ri\u00eang m\u00ecnh \u1edf s\u00e2n sau. Qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt, \u0111\u00f4i khi con qu\u1ef7 v\u1eabn \u00e1p \u0111\u1ea3o t\u00f4i. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i b\u1eady nhi\u1ec1u nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc n\u1eefa v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3C y\u00ean. B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 khi n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, \u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 s\u1ebd t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i ch\u01a1i, v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh trong m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i ch\u01a1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u00f4ng d\u1eebng xe, m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi t\u00f4i. \u201cCh\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u00edch \u0111i tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc xe c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cN\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 xe c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u \u01b0?\u201d \u201cM\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 c\u1ee7a ta \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u. Nh\u01b0 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n \u0111\u00edch th\u1ef1c.\u201d T\u00f4i s\u01b0\u1edbng r\u01a1n. \u01af\u1edbc g\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3ng s\u1edf h\u1eefu c\u1ee7a chi\u1ebfc xe h\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t tr\u1ea7n \u0111\u1eddi. \u201cV\u1eady, nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a r\u1eb1ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng n\u00e0o?\u201d \u00f4ng h\u1ecfi. \u201cV\u00e2ng.\u201d \u201cV\u1eady ta h\u1ecfi ch\u00e1u m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1ea1, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng.\u201d \u201cCh\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n l\u1edbn th\u1eadt nhanh \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft ta n\u1eefa, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng \u1ea1. Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd l\u00e0m chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d \u201cNh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady m\u00e0, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cL\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00e1u t\u1ee9c qu\u00e1 n\u00ean m\u1edbi n\u00f3i th\u1ebf. Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd gi\u1ebft ai c\u1ea3 v\u00ec khi nh\u00e0 ch\u00e1u gi\u1ebft g\u00e0, ch\u00e1u th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee9ng xem. V\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i, ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta n\u00f3i. \u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 cannibal hay g\u00ec c\u1ea3.\u201d","\u00d4ng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 nh\u1ea3y d\u1ef1ng l\u00ean. \u201cCh\u00e1u n\u00f3i g\u00ec?\u201d \\\"Cannibal.\\\" \u201cCh\u00e1u c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft cannibal l\u00e0 g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cC\u00f3 \u1ea1, ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft ch\u1ee9, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng. B\u00e1c Edmundo \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea1y ch\u00e1u. B\u00e1c \u1ea5y l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00f4ng th\u00e1i. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 c\u00f2n m\u1eddi b\u00e1c \u1ea5y l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n t\u1eeb \u0111i\u1ec3n c\u01a1 \u0111\u1ea5y. \u0110i\u1ec1u duy nh\u1ea5t b\u00e1c \u1ea5y t\u1eebng ph\u1ea3i b\u00f3 tay, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cho ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 carborundum.\u201d \u201cCh\u00e1u \u0111ang \u0111\u1ed5i ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ea5y. Ta mu\u1ed1n ch\u00e1u gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch cho ta cannibal l\u00e0 g\u00ec, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c.\u201d \u201cCannibal l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111\u1ecf \u0103n th\u1ecbt ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Trong s\u00e1ch l\u1ecbch s\u1eed Brazil c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c tranh v\u1ebd m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang l\u1ed9t da m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 \u0110\u00e0o Nha \u0111\u1ec3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u0103n th\u1ecbt. H\u1ecd c\u0169ng \u0103n th\u1ecbt c\u00e1c chi\u1ebfn binh thu\u1ed9c c\u00e1c b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c k\u1ebb th\u00f9. H\u1ecd kh\u00e1c cannibal ch\u00e2u Phi, nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb th\u00edch \u0103n th\u1ecbt c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 truy\u1ec1n gi\u00e1o \u0111\u1ec3 r\u00e2u.\u201d \u00d4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3 c\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1eb1ng s\u1eb7c, m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn c\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng nghe th\u1ea5y \u1edf m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Brazil n\u00e0o. \u201cCh\u00e1u th\u1eadt v\u00f4 gi\u00e1, nh\u00f3c \u1ea1. Nhi\u1ec1u khi ch\u00e1u l\u00e0m ta c\u01b0\u1eddi mu\u1ed1n s\u00e1i quai h\u00e0m.\u201d R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i nghi\u00eam t\u00fac. \u201cN\u00f3i ta nghe xem n\u00e0o, nh\u00f3c, ch\u00e1u m\u1ea5y tu\u1ed5i r\u1ed3i?\u201d \u201cTu\u1ed5i gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd hay tu\u1ed5i th\u1eadt \u1ea1?\u201d \u201cT\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 tu\u1ed5i th\u1eadt ch\u1ee9. Ta kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i.\u201d \u201cV\u1eady th\u00ec th\u1ebf n\u00e0y \u1ea1: th\u1eadt ra ch\u00e1u n\u0103m tu\u1ed5i. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u gi\u1ea3 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 s\u00e1u tu\u1ed5i, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng cho ch\u00e1u \u0111i h\u1ecdc.\u201d \u201cSao h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00e1u \u0111i h\u1ecdc s\u1edbm th\u1ebf?\u201d \u201cHa! M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u mu\u1ed1n kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb ch\u00e1u qu\u1ea5y r\u1ea7y trong v\u00e0i gi\u1edd. \u00d4ng c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft carborundum l\u00e0 g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1?\u201d \u201cSao ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3?\u201d T\u00f4i th\u1ecdc tay v\u00e0o t\u00fai qu\u1ea7n, m\u00f2 m\u1eabm trong \u0111\u1ed1ng s\u1ecfi, s\u00fang cao su, th\u1ebb b\u00e0i, c\u00e1i c\u0169 quay v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean bi. \u201c\u0110\u00e2y \u1ea1.\u201d T\u00f4i gi\u01a1 c\u00e1i m\u1eb7t trang tr\u00ed \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 kh\u1eafc h\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111\u1ecf l\u00ean. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111\u1ecf B\u1eafc M\u1ef9 g\u1eafn l\u00f4ng chim tr\u00ean t\u00f3c. T\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ebft \u1edf \u0111\u1eb1ng sau m\u1ed9t trang tr\u00ed \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3. \u00d4ng l\u1eadt l\u1eadt c\u00e1i m\u1eb7t trang tr\u00ed \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 trong tay. \u201cE l\u00e0 ta c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft. Ch\u00e1u t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y v\u1eadt n\u00e0y \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u?\u201d \u201cN\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u1eeb chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 b\u1ecf t\u00fai c\u1ee7a cha ch\u00e1u. Chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 c\u00f3 s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y g\u1eafn c\u00e1i m\u1eb7t n\u00e0y \u1edf m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea7u, ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 treo \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3. Cha b\u1ea3o c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0 t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n th\u1eeba k\u1ebf c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i cha c\u1ea7n ti\u1ec1n v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i b\u00e1n n\u00f3 \u0111i. Chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 \u0111\u1eb9p l\u1eafm l\u1eafm. Cha ch\u00e1u cho ch\u00e1u ph\u1ea7n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a v\u1eadt th\u1eeba k\u1ebf, ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 c\u00e1i n\u00e0y. Ch\u00e1u c\u1eaft c\u00e1i d\u00e2y \u0111i v\u00ec n\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u00f9i l\u1ea1 l\u1ea1.\u201d","\u00d4ng l\u1ea1i vu\u1ed1t t\u00f3c t\u00f4i. \u201cCh\u00e1u l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p, nh\u01b0ng ta ph\u1ea3i th\u00fa nh\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng ch\u00e1u khi\u1ebfn cho tr\u00e1i tim gi\u00e0 nua n\u00e0y tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp ni\u1ec1m vui. Th\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea5y. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta \u0111i nh\u00e9?\u201d \u201cTuy\u1ec7t qu\u00e1 \u1ea1. Nh\u01b0ng th\u00eam m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat n\u1eefa th\u00f4i. Ch\u00e1u c\u1ea7n n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u r\u1ea5t quan tr\u1ecdng, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng.\u201d \u201cN\u00f3i \u0111i.\u201d \u201cV\u1eady l\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 \u0111\u00edch th\u1ef1c, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1?\u201d \u201c\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf.\u201d \u201cNgay c\u1ea3 chi\u1ebfc xe n\u00e0y c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1?\u201d \u201cM\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u, to\u00e0n b\u1ed9. \u201cCh\u1ec9 l\u00e0...\u201d Th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 n\u00f3i th\u00e0nh l\u1eddi. \u201cN\u00f3i \u0111i... C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec th\u1ebf? Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 b\u1ecb nu\u1ed1t m\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u1ee1i \u0111\u00e2u...\u201d \u201c\u00d4ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng gi\u1eadn ch\u1ee9?\\\" \u201cT\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng.\u201d \u201cC\u00f3 hai \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch \u1edf t\u00ecnh b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta.\u201d Nh\u01b0ng chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng d\u1ec5 n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng. \u201c\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec?\u201d \u201cTh\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t, n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n t\u1ed1t nh\u01b0 v\u1eady th\u00ec t\u1ea1i sao l\u00fac n\u00e0o ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i th\u01b0a \u00f4ng ho\u1eb7c th\u01b0a \u00f4ng Manuel??\u201d \u00d4ng b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cCh\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u1ecdi ta nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o t\u00f9y th\u00edch.\u201d \u201cCh\u1ec9 l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i g\u1ecdi \u00f4ng l\u00e0 g\u00ec khi ch\u00e1u k\u1ec3 v\u1edbi Pinkie v\u1ec1 \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng b\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh ch\u1ee9 \u1ea1?\u201d \u201cSao ta l\u1ea1i b\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh kia ch\u1ee9? \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb h\u1ee3p l\u00fd m\u00e0. Pinkie l\u00e0 ai m\u00e0 ta ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd nghe n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1ec9?\u201d \u201cPinkie l\u00e0 B\u1ea1n Y\u00eau \u1ea1.\u201d \u201cV\u1eady, B\u1ea1n Y\u00eau l\u00e0 Pinkie v\u00e0 Pinkie l\u00e0 B\u1ea1n Y\u00eau. Ta v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a hi\u1ec3u.\u201d \u201cPinkie l\u00e0 c\u00e2y cam nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u. C\u00f2n B\u1ea1n Y\u00eau l\u00e0 t\u00ean g\u1ecdi th\u00e2n m\u1eadt c\u1ee7a n\u00f3.\u201d \u201cV\u1eady l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y cam nh\u1ecf t\u00ean l\u00e0 Pinkie.\u201d \u201cN\u00f3 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u1eafm \u1ea1. N\u00f3 tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi ch\u00e1u, bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh con ng\u1ef1a, phi\u00eau l\u01b0u c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi b\u1ecdn ch\u00e1u. V\u1edbi Buck Jones, Tom Mix... Fred Thompson... \u00d4ng c\u00f3 th\u00edch Ken Maynard kh\u00f4ng?\u201d (L\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1edbt t\u1eeb \u201cth\u01b0a \u00f4ng\u201d \u0111i th\u00ec c\u00f3 v\u1ebb k\u1ef3 k\u1ef3, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u1ed3i.) \u00d4ng ph\u00e1c m\u1ed9t c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 nh\u01b0 mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft g\u00ec v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng ch\u00e0ng cao b\u1ed3i mi\u1ec1n T\u00e2y. \u201cH\u00f4m n\u1ecd Fred Thompson gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u ch\u00e1u v\u1edbi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y. Ch\u00e1u th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 th\u00edch chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 b\u1eb1ng da th\u00fa \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed9i. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y bi\u1ebft c\u01b0\u1eddi.\u201d \u201c\u00c1i ch\u00e0, ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111i, b\u1edfi v\u00ec th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi trong c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u khi\u1ebfn ta b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i qu\u00e1. \u0110i\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 hai l\u00e0 g\u00ec nh\u1ec9?\u201d \u201cChuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y c\u00f2n kh\u00f3 n\u00f3i h\u01a1n \u1ea1. Nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i ch\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n th\u01b0a \u00f4ng m\u00e0 \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng b\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh... Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch t\u00ean \u00f4ng l\u1eafm. Th\u1ef1c ra kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3i gi\u1eefa b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 v\u1edbi nhau nh\u00e9, n\u00f3 h\u01a1i...\u201d \u201cL\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa, sao n\u00e0o?\u201d","\u201c\u00d4ng ngh\u0129 ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u1ecdi \u00f4ng l\u00e0 Valadares kh\u00f4ng? \u00d4ng ng\u1eabm ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t r\u1ed3i m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng, c\u00f3 v\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch h\u1ee3p cho l\u1eafm.\u201d \u201cCh\u00e1u c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch c\u00e1i t\u00ean Manuel. \u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ch\u00e1u t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o khi cha ch\u00e1u k\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n ti\u1ebfu l\u00e2m c\u1ee7a B\u1ed3 \u0110\u00e0o Nha v\u00e0 n\u00f3i \u201cManuel th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, Manuel th\u1ebf n\u1ecd. \u00d4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed3 kh\u1ed1n ki\u1ebfp \u1ea5y ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u1ea1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi B\u1ed3...\u201d \u201cCh\u00e1u v\u1eeba n\u00f3i g\u00ec c\u01a1?\u201d \u201cR\u1eb1ng cha ch\u00e1u k\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n ti\u1ebfu l\u00e2m c\u1ee7a B\u1ed3 \u0110\u00e0o Nha \u01b0?\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng. Sau \u0111\u00f3 c\u01a1. T\u1eeb th\u00f4 t\u1ee5c g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 c\u01a1.\u201d \u201c \u0110\u1ed3 kh\u1ed1n ki\u1ebfp c\u0169ng t\u1ec7 nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebb \u1ea1?\u201d \u201cC\u0169ng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf.\u201d \u201cTh\u1ebf th\u00ec ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 n\u1eefa... V\u1eady, \u00f4ng ngh\u0129 sao \u1ea1?\u201d \u201cCh\u00e1u n\u00f3i xem n\u00e0o. Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u00e1n r\u1ed3i ch\u1ee9? Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n g\u1ecdi ta l\u00e0 Valadares, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n d\u00f9ng c\u00e1i t\u00ean Manuel.\u201d \u201cCh\u00e1u th\u00edch m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean.\u201d \u201cT\u00ean g\u00ec?\u201d T\u00f4i tr\u01b0ng ra b\u1ed9 m\u1eb7t x\u1ea5c x\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1ea5t tr\u1ea7n \u0111\u1eddi. \u201cL\u00e0 c\u00e1i t\u00ean m\u00e0 \u00f4ng Ladislau v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c g\u1ecdi \u00f4ng \u1edf ti\u1ec7m b\u00e1nh ng\u1ecdt \u1ea5y.\u201d \u00d4ng d\u1ee9 d\u1ee9 n\u1eafm \u0111\u1ea5m, l\u00e0m b\u1ed9 t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn. \u201cN\u00e0y, ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 k\u1ebb v\u00eanh v\u00e1o nh\u1ea5t ta t\u1eebng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5y. Ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n g\u1ecdi ta l\u00e0 \u201c\u00f4ng B\u1ed3' ch\u1ee9 g\u00ec?\u201d \u201c\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i t\u00ean hay d\u00e0nh cho m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n m\u00e0.\u201d \u201cCh\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 v\u1eady th\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Th\u1ebf th\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4i. Gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u n\u00e0o?\u201d \u00d4ng kh\u1edfi \u0111\u1ed9ng xe v\u00e0 tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m l\u00e1i \u0111i. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng th\u00f2 \u0111\u1ea7u ra ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, ng\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc ng\u00f3 sau kh\u1eafp ph\u1ed1. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi. \u00d4ng m\u1edf c\u1eeda xe v\u00e0 n\u00f3i,\u201cXu\u1ed1ng xe n\u00e0o.\u201d T\u00f4i nghe l\u1eddi, b\u01b0\u1edbc theo \u00f4ng ra ph\u00eda sau xe. \u00d4ng ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc l\u1ed1p d\u1ef1 ph\u00f2ng. \u201cN\u00e0o, b\u00e1m ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y. V\u00e0 c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn nh\u00e9.\u201d T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng trong t\u01b0 th\u1ebf b\u00e1m c\u00e0ng, vui h\u1ebft n\u1ea5c. \u00d4ng leo l\u00ean xe v\u00e0 l\u00e1i \u0111i th\u1eadt ch\u1eadm. N\u0103m ph\u00fat sau, \u00f4ng d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 ra kh\u1ecfi xe \u0111\u1ec3 xem t\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u1ed5n kh\u00f4ng. \u201cTh\u00edch kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cNh\u01b0 m\u01a1 \u1ea5y \u1ea1.\u201d \u201cCh\u00e0, nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i. \u0110i th\u00f4i n\u00e0o, k\u1ebbo mu\u1ed9n \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d \u0110\u00eam d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 l\u0169 d\u1ebf xa xa \u0111ang h\u00e1t trong \u0111\u00e1m t\u00e1o gai, b\u00e1o hi\u1ec7u m\u00f9a h\u00e8 s\u1eafp \u0111\u1ebfn. Chi\u1ebfc xe v\u1eabn ch\u1ea1y r\u00ec r\u00ec. \u201cCh\u1eadc. T\u1eeb gi\u1edd tr\u1edf \u0111i ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 n\u00e0y n\u1eefa. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng?\u201d","\u201cNh\u1ea5t tr\u00ed \u1ea1.\u201d \u201cTa r\u1ea5t mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft l\u00fac v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u su\u1ed1t kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian n\u00e0y.\u201d \u201cCh\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ednh \u0111\u00e2u v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5y c\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i. Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd n\u00f3i ch\u00e1u \u0111i h\u1ecdc gi\u00e1o l\u00fd. H\u00f4m nay l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 N\u0103m ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1?\u201d \u201cCh\u00e1u \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 v\u1eabn ch\u1ee9ng n\u00e0o t\u1eadt n\u1ea5y. Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1edb.\u201d T\u00f4i nh\u00edch l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n \u00f4ng v\u00e0 ng\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean c\u00e1nh tay \u00f4ng. \u201c\u00d4ng B\u1ed1 \u01a1i!\u201d \u201cSao?\u201d \u201cCh\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n xa \u00f4ng ch\u00fat n\u00e0o, \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cT\u1ea1i sao?\u201d \u201cB\u1edfi v\u00ec \u00f4ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi. Kh\u00f4ng ai \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed t\u1ec7 v\u1edbi ch\u00e1u khi ch\u00e1u \u1edf b\u00ean \u00f4ng v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y trong tim ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac.\u201d","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 4 HAI TR\u1eacN \u0110\u00d2N NH\u1eda \u0110\u1edcI \u201cEm g\u1ea5p l\u1ea1i \u1edf ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y. N\u00e0o, l\u1ea5y dao v\u00e0 c\u1eaft gi\u1ea5y theo n\u1ebfp g\u1ea5p n\u00e0y \u0111i.\u201d \u00c2m thanh l\u01b0\u1ee1i dao c\u00f9n c\u1eaft gi\u1ea5y vang l\u00ean. \u201cB\u00e2y gi\u1edd ph\u1ebft h\u1ed3 d\u00e1n l\u00ean, ch\u1ec9 d\u00e1n ch\u1ed3ng l\u00ean m\u1ed9t t\u00ed th\u00f4i, \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00e1i m\u00e9p \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ed9ng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y n\u00e0y.\u201d T\u00f4i \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh Totoca, h\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch l\u00e0m qu\u1ea3 c\u1ea7u. D\u00e1n h\u1ed3 xong xu\u00f4i, Totoca k\u1eb9p qu\u1ea3 c\u1ea7u l\u00ean d\u00e2y ph\u01a1i qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o. \u201cKhi n\u00e0o n\u00f3 kh\u00f4 h\u1eb3n r\u1ed3i em m\u1edbi l\u00e0m c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng. Hi\u1ec3u ch\u01b0a, \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea7n?\u201d \u201cR\u1ed3i \u1ea1.\u201d Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3 tr\u00ean b\u1eadu c\u1eeda sau nh\u00ecn qu\u1ea3 c\u1ea7u s\u1eb7c s\u1ee1 - ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t l\u00fac l\u00e2u n\u00f3 m\u1edbi kh\u00f4. Totoca, trong vai m\u1ed9t chuy\u00ean gia t\u01b0 phong, ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch, \u201cEm ch\u1ec9 n\u00ean th\u1eed l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 c\u1ea7u nhi\u1ec1u m\u1ea3nh khi \u0111\u00e3 th\u00f4ng th\u1ea1o c\u00e1ch l\u00e0m. M\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7u em ch\u1ec9 n\u00ean l\u00e0m qu\u1ea3 c\u1ea7u hai m\u1ea3nh th\u00f4i v\u00ec nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf d\u1ec5 h\u01a1n.\u201d \u201cTotoca, n\u1ebfu em t\u1ef1 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 c\u1ea7u th\u00ec anh l\u00e0m c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng cho em \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cC\u00f2n t\u00f9y.\u201d \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch anh \u1ea5y \u0111ang c\u1ed1 m\u1eb7c c\u1ea3, mu\u1ed1n m\u1ecdi b\u1edbt b\u1ed9 s\u01b0u t\u1eadp bi ho\u1eb7c th\u1ebb b\u00e0i \u0111ang t\u0103ng l\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. \u201cTh\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, Totoca, em s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1nh nhau thay anh khi n\u00e0o anh nh\u1edd.\u201d \u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c. Anh s\u1ebd l\u00e0m cho em c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean mi\u1ec5n ph\u00ed, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu em kh\u00f4ng h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1ch l\u00e0m, th\u00ec nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec1u ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed5i th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 nh\u00e9.\u201d \u201c\u0110\u1ed3ng \u00fd.\u201d","T\u00f4i th\u1ec1 v\u1edbi ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i s\u1ebd h\u1ecdc ra h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ec3 anh kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd nh\u00fang tay v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng qu\u1ea3 c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i n\u1eefa. Sau \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 g\u1ea1t b\u1ecf h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh qu\u1ea3 c\u1ea7u ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00ecnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 qu\u1ea3 c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a \u201cch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh\u201d. C\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng xem \u00f4ng B\u1ed3 s\u1ebd h\u00e3nh di\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o khi \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. S\u1ef1 kh\u00e2m ph\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a Pinkie khi n\u00f3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y qu\u1ea3 c\u1ea7u \u0111ung \u0111\u01b0a tr\u00ean tay t\u00f4i... \u00dd ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00f3 cho\u00e1n h\u1ebft t\u00e2m tr\u00ed t\u00f4i, v\u1eady n\u00ean t\u00f4i nh\u00e9t b\u1ecb v\u00e0 m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i th\u1ebb b\u00e0i tr\u00f9ng v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7y c\u00e1c t\u00fai qu\u1ea7n v\u00e0 \u0111i ra ph\u1ed1. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd b\u00e1n r\u1ebb ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec3 mua \u00edt nh\u1ea5t hai t\u1edd gi\u1ea5y l\u1ee5a. \u201cM\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fa \u00fd! M\u1ed9t xu n\u0103m vi\u00ean bi \u0111\u00e2y. V\u1eeba m\u1edbi v\u1eeba \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u00e2y!\u201d Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra. \u201cM\u1ed9t xu m\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ebb b\u00e0i \u0111\u00e2y. B\u1ea1n s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 mua r\u1ebb th\u1ebf \u1edf c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Lota \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra. Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00e0o c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n. T\u00f4i \u0111i kh\u1eafp \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Progresso rao b\u00e1n b\u1ecb v\u00e0 th\u1ebb b\u00e0i. T\u00f4i g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ch\u1ea1y l\u00f3c c\u00f3c kh\u1eafp \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Bar\u00e3o de Capanema, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra. Nh\u00e0 b\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u01b0? T\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng quan t\u00e2m. \u201cB\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n th\u1ebb b\u00e0i, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n b\u1ecb. Ch\u00e1u c\u1ee9 gi\u1eef l\u1ea5y ch\u00fang th\u00ec h\u01a1n. B\u1edfi v\u00ec th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o mai ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng s\u1ebd l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ecfi ta c\u00f3 mua ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng.\u201d B\u00e0 hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed3ng n\u00e0o. T\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ra ngo\u00e0i ph\u1ed1 v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng ch\u00e2n. Ch\u00e2n t\u00f4i b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u v\u00ec cu\u1ed1c b\u1ed9 nhi\u1ec1u tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 b\u1ee5i b\u1eb7m. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn v\u1ea7ng m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi \u0111ang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1eb7n. Ch\u00ednh l\u00fac n\u00e0y, ph\u00e9p m\u1ea7u x\u1ea3y ra. \\\"Zez\u00e9! Zez\u00e9!\\\" Biriquinho ch\u1ea1y nh\u01b0 \u0111i\u00ean v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00f4i. \u201cT\u1edb t\u00ecm c\u1eadu kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i. C\u1eadu \u0111ang b\u00e1n \u00e0?\u201d T\u00f4i l\u1eafc l\u1eafc hai t\u00fai qu\u1ea7n, x\u00f3c x\u00f3c \u0111\u1ed1ng b\u1ecb. \u201cNg\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111i.\u201d Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 t\u00f4i r\u1ea3i m\u1edf h\u00e0ng rong c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t. \u201cBao nhi\u00eau?\u201d \u201cM\u1ed9t xu n\u0103m vi\u00ean bi v\u00e0 c\u0169ng v\u1edbi gi\u00e1 \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ebb b\u00e0i.\u201d \u201cGi\u00e1 cao qu\u00e1.\u201d N\u00f3 n\u00f3i th\u1ebf khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i b\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh. \u0110\u1ed3 c\u01b0\u1edbp gi\u1eadt ch\u1ebft ti\u1ec7t! G\u00ec m\u00e0 \u201cqu\u00e1 cao\u201d trong khi v\u1edbi c\u00e1i gi\u00e1 t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0a ra, ai c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 b\u00e1n cho n\u0103m t\u1ea5m th\u1ebb b\u00e0i v\u00e0 ba vi\u00ean b\u1ecb th\u00f4i? T\u00f4i thu to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 m\u1edb h\u00e0ng b\u1ecf v\u00e0o t\u00fai. \u201c\u0110\u1ee3i \u0111\u00e3. T\u1edb ch\u1ecdn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cC\u1eadu c\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau ti\u1ec1n?\u201d \u201cBa xu. T\u1edb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ti\u00eau hai.\u201d \u201cTh\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u1eady th\u00ec t\u1edb C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a cho c\u1eadu s\u00e1t vi\u00ean b\u1ecb v\u00e0 m\u01b0\u1eddi hai t\u1ea5m th\u1ebb b\u00e0i.\u201d","T\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y nh\u01b0 bay v\u00e0o qu\u00e1n \u0110\u00f3i Kh\u1ed5. Kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f2n nh\u1edb c\u1ea3nh \u0111\u00f3 n\u1eefa. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u00f4ng Orlando \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, \u0111ang t\u00e1n g\u1eabu t\u1ea1i qu\u1ea7y. Khi c\u00f2i nh\u00e0 m\u00e1y vang l\u00ean, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3 u\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 ta th\u1eadm ch\u00ed ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 v\u00e0o trong \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u201c\u00d4ng c\u00f3 gi\u1ea5y l\u1ee5a kh\u00f4ng, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cNh\u00f3c c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n h\u1ea3? Nh\u00f3c kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00eam g\u00ec v\u00e0o h\u00f3a \u0111\u01a1n c\u1ee7a cha nh\u00f3c \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng t\u1ef1 \u00e1i. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 ch\u00eca hai xu cho \u00f4ng xem. \u201cTa ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 gi\u1ea5y h\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 gi\u1ea5y m\u00e0u cam th\u00f4i.\u201d \u201cCh\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ebf th\u00f4i \u1ea1?\u201d \u201cV\u00e0o m\u00f9a di\u1ec1u, b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb ch\u00fang b\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e9t s\u1ea1ch m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 ta c\u00f3 r\u1ed3i c\u00f2n g\u00ec. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 quan tr\u1ecdng g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u nh\u1ec9? M\u00e0u g\u00ec m\u00e0 di\u1ec1u ch\u1eb3ng bay c\u01a1 ch\u1ee9, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cNh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e2u \u1ea1. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0m qu\u1ea3 c\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean trong \u0111\u1eddi. Ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n qu\u1ea3 c\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi.\u201d Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n th\u00ec gi\u1edd n\u1eefa. N\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng b\u00e1ch h\u00f3a c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Chico Franco, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd m\u1ea5t \u0111i th\u1eddi gian. \u201cCho ch\u00e1u l\u1ea5y \u0111i \u1ea1.\u201d B\u00e2y gi\u1edd m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n s\u1ebd kh\u00e1c. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf c\u1ea1nh b\u00e0n v\u00e0 gi\u00fap Vua Luis ng\u1ed3i l\u00ean gh\u1ebf \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 quan s\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u201cN\u00e0o, em gi\u1eef y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng nh\u00e9, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng? Anh Zez\u00e9 s\u1ebd l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 r\u1ea5t ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p. Khi n\u00e0o em l\u1edbn, anh s\u1ebd d\u1ea1y em l\u00e0m m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f2i c\u00f4ng x\u00e1 g\u00ec h\u1ebft.\u201d Tr\u1eddi ch\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i, m\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c th\u00ec v\u1eabn c\u00f2n. Ti\u1ebfng c\u00f2i nh\u00e0 m\u00e1y vang l\u00ean. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m kh\u1ea9n tr\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Jandira \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ebfp \u0111\u0129a l\u00ean b\u00e0n r\u1ed3i. Ch\u1ecb mu\u1ed1n cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0103n tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m phi\u1ec1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn. \\\"Zez\u00e9! Lu\u00eds!\\\" Ch\u1ecb g\u00e0o l\u00ean nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u1edf t\u1eadn Murundu. T\u00f4i gi\u00fap Luis xu\u1ed1ng kh\u1ecfi gh\u1ebf v\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \u201cEm ra \u0111i. Anh s\u1ebd ra ngay \u0111\u00e2y.\u201d \u201cZez\u00e9! \u0110i ra \u0111i, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng s\u1ebd c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d \u201cEm ra \u0111\u00e2y!\u201d M\u1ee5 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y n\u00e0y \u0111ang kh\u00f3 \u1edf. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 c\u00e3i nhau v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n trai c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi cu\u1ed1i ph\u1ed1 ho\u1eb7c ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u ph\u1ed1. B\u1ed7ng \u0111\u00e2u, c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u1ed1 \u00fd, h\u1ed3 d\u00e1n th\u00ec \u0111ang kh\u00f4 c\u00f2n b\u1ed9t l\u1ea1i d\u00ednh v\u00e0o ng\u00f3n tay t\u00f4i, khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 xoay x\u1edf. Ti\u1ebfng g\u00e0o c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng to h\u01a1n. H\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ch\u00fat \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 soi cho t\u00f4i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c. \u201cZez\u00e9!\\\" \u0110\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u00e0n ly. Jandira t\u1ee9c \u0111i\u00ean. \u201cM\u00e0y ngh\u0129 tao l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y h\u1ea3? Ra \u0103n mau!\\\" Ch\u1ecb ch\u1ea1y v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch, t\u00fam t\u1ea1i k\u00e9o t\u00f4i v\u00e0o b\u1ebfp v\u00e0 x\u00f4 t\u1ed9i v\u00e0o b\u00e0n. H\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i n\u1ed5i \u0111i\u00ean. \u201cEm s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0103n. Kh\u00f4ng \u0103n. Kh\u00f4ng \u0103n. Em mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m cho xong qu\u1ea3 c\u1ea7u.\u201d T\u00f4i chu\u1ed3n kh\u1ecfi b\u00e0n v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7 c\u0169.","Ch\u1ecb h\u00f3a th\u00e0nh th\u00fa d\u1eef. Thay v\u00ec x\u00f4ng v\u00e0o t\u00f4i, ch\u1ecb \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean b\u00e0n v\u00e0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ti\u00eau \u0111\u1eddi qu\u1ea3 c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Ch\u1ecb x\u00e9 n\u00f3 ra th\u00e0nh mu\u00f4n m\u1ea3nh. T\u00f4i s\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec. Sau \u0111\u00f3, v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n, ch\u1ecb t\u00fam tay ch\u00e2n t\u00f4i qu\u1eb3ng t\u00f4i ra gi\u1eefa ph\u00f2ng. \u201cKhi tao b\u1ea3o m\u00e0y l\u00e0m g\u00ec, th\u00ec m\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i nghe l\u1eddi.\u201d Con qu\u1ef7 trong t\u00f4i v\u00f9ng d\u1eady. Con gi\u1eadn c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i b\u00f9ng n\u1ed5 nh\u01b0 b\u00e3o t\u1ed1. Tr\u1eadn cu\u1ed3ng phong \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean kh\u00e1 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n. \u201cCh\u1ecb bi\u1ebft ch\u1ecb l\u00e0 g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u1ecb l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111i!\u201d Ch\u1ecb g\u00ed s\u00e1t m\u1eb7t v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i, m\u1eaft t\u00f3e l\u1eeda. \u201cC\u00f3 gan th\u00ec m\u00e0y n\u00f3i l\u1ea1i xem n\u00e0o.\u201d T\u00f4i k\u00e9o d\u00e0i t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 ra. \u201c\u0110iiiiiii.\u201d Ch\u1ecb v\u1ed3 l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i d\u00e2y da trong t\u1ee7 ng\u0103n k\u00e9o v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ee5t t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ebfc. T\u00f4i xoay l\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda ch\u1ecb v\u00e0 l\u1ea5y hai tay che \u0111\u1ea7u. C\u01a1n gi\u1eadn trong t\u00f4i c\u00f2n m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn. \u201c\u0110\u1ed3 \u0111i! \u0110\u1ed3 \u0111i! \u0110\u1ed3 l\u1eb3ng l\u01a1!\u201d Ch\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng d\u1eebng tay. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 b\u1ed1c ch\u00e1y v\u00ec \u0111au. Ch\u00ednh l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 Totoca b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u00fap ch\u1ecb, v\u00ec ch\u1ecb b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u th\u1ea5m m\u1ec7t r\u1ed3i. \u201cTi\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111i, gi\u1ebft t\u00f4i \u0111i, qu\u00e2n gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi! C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd b\u1ecb tr\u1eebng ph\u1ea1t th\u00edch \u0111\u00e1ng \u1edf trong t\u00f9!\u201d V\u00e0 ch\u1ecb ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c v\u1ee5t t\u00f4i, \u0111\u00e1nh t\u00f4i m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i t\u00f4i khuyu xu\u1ed1ng, g\u1ee5c v\u00e0o c\u00e1i t\u1ee7 ng\u0103n k\u00e9o. \u201c\u0110\u1ed3 \u0111i! \u0110\u1ed3 l\u1eb3ng l\u01a1!\u201d Totoca x\u00e1ch t\u00f4i d\u1eady v\u00e0 xoay ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i. \u201cTh\u00f4i \u0111i, Zez\u00e9. M\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u1ecb m\u00e0y nh\u01b0 v\u1eady.\u201d \u201cCh\u1ecb \u1ea5y l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111i. K\u1ebb gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi. \u0110\u1ed3 l\u1eb3ng l\u01a1!\u201d Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 Totoca b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ea3 v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i - v\u00e0o m\u1eaft, m\u0169i v\u00e0 mi\u1ec7ng. Nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 mi\u1ec7ng. May cho t\u00f4i l\u00e0 Gloria \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng \u1ed3n \u00e0o. Ch\u1ecb b\u00ean h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m, \u0111ang t\u00e1n g\u1eabu v\u1edbi c\u00f4 Rosena th\u00ec nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau g\u00e0o b\u00e8n ch\u1ea1y v\u1ed9i v\u1ec1. Ch\u1ecb x\u1ed8C v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 m\u1ea1nh. Kh\u00f4ng ai \u0111\u1ed9ng g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ecb v\u00e0 khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i be b\u00e9t m\u00e1u, ch\u1ecb g\u1ea1t Totoca sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean v\u00e0 c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ea9y c\u1ea3 Jandira ra ngo\u00e0i, kh\u00f4ng m\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n Jandira l\u00e0 ch\u1ecb c\u1ea3. T\u00f4i n\u1eb1m s\u00f5ng so\u00e0i tr\u00ean s\u00e0n, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng m\u1edf n\u1ed5i m\u1eaft, th\u1edf kh\u00f2 kh\u00e8. Ch\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0a t\u00f4i v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng kh\u00f3c, nh\u01b0ng Vua Luis \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ed1n trong ph\u00f2ng m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 \u0111ang g\u00e0o to\u00e1ng l\u00ean, s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i v\u00ec h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e1nh t\u00f4i d\u1eef qu\u00e1. Gloria ch\u1eedi r\u1ee7a. \u201cR\u1ed3i s\u1ebd c\u00f3 ng\u00e0y c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 n\u00e0y m\u1ea5t v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd th\u1ebf n\u00e0o n\u1eefa h\u1ea3, \u0111\u1ed3 qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng tim?\u201d Ch\u1ecb \u0111\u1eb7t t\u00f4i n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng gi\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 \u0111i l\u1ea5y b\u00e1t n\u01b0\u1edbc mu\u1ed1i th\u1ea7n th\u00e1nh. Totoca ng\u01b0\u1ee3ng ng\u00f9ng b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o. Gloria \u0111\u1ea9y anh ra. \u201cX\u00e9o \u0111i, \u0111\u1ed3 h\u00e8n!\u201d","\u201cCh\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng nghe th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 g\u1ecdi Jandira l\u00e0 g\u00ec \u00e0?\u201d \u201cN\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec n\u00ean t\u1ed9i. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 khi\u00eau kh\u00edch n\u00f3. Khi t\u00f4i r\u1eddi nh\u00e0 th\u00ec n\u00f3 v\u1eabn \u0111ang l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd l\u00e0m qu\u1ea3 c\u1ea7u. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eadt nh\u1eabn t\u00e2m. Sao c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh em ru\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh t\u00e0n t\u1ec7 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady?\u201d L\u00fac ch\u1ecb lau m\u00e1u cho t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i nh\u1ed5 m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh r\u0103ng g\u00e3y v\u00e0o c\u00e1i b\u00e1t t\u00f4. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai l\u1eeda phun tr\u00e0o. \u201cNh\u00ecn xem m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111i, \u0111\u1ed3 h\u00e8n. Khi mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e1nh nhau th\u00ec m\u00e0y s\u1ee3 m\u1ea5t v\u00eda, ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ea1y \u0111i nh\u1edd n\u00f3. \u0110\u1ed3 th\u1ecf \u0111\u1ebf! Ch\u00edn tu\u1ed5i r\u1ed3i m\u00e0 m\u00e0y v\u1eabn \u0111\u00e1i d\u1ea7m. Tao s\u1ebd cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y, nh\u1eefng b\u1ed9 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o ng\u1ee7 \u01b0\u1edbt s\u0169ng m\u00e0y gi\u1ea5u trong ng\u0103n k\u00e9o m\u1ed7i bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng.\u201d R\u1ed3i ch\u1ecb \u0111u\u1ed5i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra kh\u1ecfi ph\u00f2ng v\u00e0 ch\u1ed1t c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i. Ch\u1ecb b\u1eadt \u0111\u00e8n l\u00ean v\u00ec tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ed1i. Ch\u1ecb c\u1edfi \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i ra v\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i lau m\u00e1u v\u00e0 v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i. \u201c\u0110au kh\u00f4ng, b\u00e9 con?\u201d \u201c\u0110au l\u1eafm.\u201d \u201cCh\u1ecb s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t nh\u1eb9 tay, b\u00e9 c\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb. Nh\u00f3c ph\u1ea3i n\u1eb1m s\u1ea5p m\u1ed9t l\u00fac \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng mau kh\u00f4, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o nh\u00f3c s\u1ebd d\u00ednh v\u00e0o v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 s\u1ebd \u0111au l\u1eafm \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d Nh\u01b0ng m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i m\u1edbi g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \u0111au. N\u00f3 nh\u1ee9c nh\u1ed1i v\u00ec \u0111au v\u00e0 v\u00ec t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ef1 t\u00e0n nh\u1eabn v\u00f4 c\u1edb nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Khi t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh kh\u00e1 h\u01a1n ch\u00fat, ch\u1ecb n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean t\u00f4i, vu\u1ed1t t\u00f3c t\u00f4i. \u201cCh\u1ecb th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y, Gl\u00f3. Em ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Khi \u0111\u00e1ng b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh th\u00ec em ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1eb1ng n\u00e0y em ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec n\u00ean t\u1ed9i.\u201d Ch\u1ecb nu\u1ed1t khan. \u201cNh\u01b0ng bu\u1ed3n nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 qu\u1ea3 c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a em. N\u00f3 tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eb9p l\u1eafm. C\u1ee9 h\u1ecfi Lu\u00eds m\u00e0 xem.\u201d \u201cCh\u1ecb tin em. N\u00f3 \u0111\u1eb9p th\u1eadt. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1eebng lo. Ng\u00e0y mai ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 b\u00e0 v\u00e0 mua m\u1ed9t \u00edt gi\u1ea5y l\u1ee5a. Ch\u1ecb s\u1ebd gi\u00fap em l\u00e0m qu\u1ea3 c\u1ea7u \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t tr\u1ea7n \u0111\u1eddi. \u0110\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c c\u00e1c v\u00ec sao c\u0169ng ph\u00e1t ghen.\u201d \u201cCh\u1eb3ng \u00edch g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u, Gl\u00f3. Ch\u1ecb ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0m qu\u1ea3 c\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111\u1eb9p th\u00f4i. Khi qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng th\u00e0nh, th\u00ec ch\u1ecb ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd l\u00e0m t\u1eed t\u1ebf l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ho\u1eb7c ch\u1ecb s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m l\u1ea1i n\u1eefa.\u201d \u201cM\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3... M\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3... Ch\u1ecb s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a em \u0111i th\u1eadt xa kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd s\u1ed1ng...\u201d Ch\u1ecb b\u1ed7ng ng\u1eebng l\u1eddi. Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 b\u00e0, nh\u01b0ng \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ecba ng\u1ee5c th\u00f4i. Ch\u00ednh v\u00e0o l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, ch\u1ecb quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y cam v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u01b0\u1edbc m\u01a1 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. \u201cCh\u1ecb s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a em \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ed1ng \u1edf trang tr\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a Tom Mix ho\u1eb7c c\u1ee7a Buck Jones.\u201d \u201cNh\u01b0ng em th\u00edch Fred Thompson h\u01a1n.\u201d \u201cV\u1eady th\u00ec ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3.\u201d","V\u00e0, ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n b\u1ea5t l\u1ef1c, ch\u1ecb em t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u kh\u00f3c l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd c\u00f9ng nhau... D\u00f9 nh\u1edb \u00f4ng B\u1ed3 nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e3 hai ng\u00e0y r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng g\u1eb7p \u00f4ng. T\u00f4i th\u1eadm ch\u00ed kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ai nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 t\u00e0n b\u1ea1o tr\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i. Ngay khi m\u1eb7t b\u1edbt s\u01b0ng v\u00e0 m\u00f4i l\u00e0nh l\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i n\u1ebfp sinh ho\u1ea1t b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. M\u1ea5y ng\u00e0y li\u1ec1n, t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng em trai ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean Pinkie, m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng bu\u1ed3n n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n. T\u00f4i s\u1ee3 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3. Cha th\u1ec1 s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1nh t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 t\u1eed n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Jandira. Gi\u1edd t\u00f4i th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n s\u1ee3 c\u1ea3 th\u1edf. T\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t n\u00ean tr\u00fa \u1ea9n d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00e1i b\u00f3ng khi\u00eam t\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y cam, nh\u00ecn kh\u1eafp c\u00e1c ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m th\u1ebb b\u00e0i \u00f4ng B\u1ed3 \u0111\u00e3 cho t\u00f4i v\u00e0 ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn d\u1ea1y Vua Luis ch\u01a1i bi. N\u00f3 h\u01a1i l\u00f3ng ng\u00f3ng, nh\u01b0ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft ch\u01a1i. T\u00f4i nh\u1edb \u00f4ng B\u1ed3 l\u1eafm. \u00d4ng h\u1eb3n th\u1ea5y l\u1ea1 v\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1eb7p \u00f4ng v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu bi\u1ebft n\u01a1i t\u00f4i s\u1ed1ng, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi t\u00ecm t\u00f4i. \u0110\u00f4i tai t\u00f4i nh\u1edb da di\u1ebft gi\u1ecdng B\u1ed3 \u0110\u00e0o Nha tr\u1ea7m tr\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng v\u00e0 c\u00e1ch \u00f4ng lu\u00f4n g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u. C\u00f4 Cecilia Paim \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng mu\u1ed1n g\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u th\u00ec ta ph\u1ea3i th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u0103n ph\u1ea1m. Con m\u1eaft t\u00f4i mong m\u1ecfi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t r\u00e1m n\u1eafng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 t\u1ed1i m\u00e0u ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o, c\u1ed5 \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi lu\u00f4n c\u1ee9ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 v\u1eeba \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea5y t\u1eeb trong t\u1ee7, chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o gi l\u00ea k\u1ebb ca r\u00f4 v\u00e0 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc khuy v\u00e0ng c\u00e0i tay \u00e1o c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i s\u1ebd nhanh ch\u00f3ng kh\u00e1 l\u00ean. Tr\u1ebb con th\u01b0\u1eddng mau l\u00e0nh c\u00e1c v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng, \u1ea5y l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta n\u00f3i th\u1ebf. T\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 cha t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ra ngo\u00e0i. Kh\u00f4ng ai kh\u00e1c nh\u00e0, tr\u1eeb Luis, \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ee7 kh\u00ec. M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111ang tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1eeb th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 v\u1ec1. \u0110\u00f4i khi m\u1eb9 t\u0103ng ca t\u1ea1i x\u01b0\u1edfng d\u1ec7t v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 g\u1eb7p m\u1eb9 v\u00e0o Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt. T\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u1edf g\u1ea7n cha, v\u00ec nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u00e0y tr\u00f2 ngh\u1ecbch ng\u1ee3m. Cha \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf b\u1eadp b\u00eanh th\u1ea5t th\u1ea7n nh\u00ecn b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng. M\u1eb7t cha lu\u00f4n l\u1edfm ch\u1edfm r\u00e2u ria. \u00c1o s\u01a1mi c\u1ee7a cha lu\u00f4n b\u1ea9n kinh l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd cha kh\u00f4ng \u0111i ch\u01a1i b\u00e0i v\u1edbi b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n. T\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p cha, ch\u1eafc cha bu\u1ed3n l\u1eafm khi th\u1ea5y m\u1eb9 ph\u1ea3i \u0111i l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ec3 trang tr\u1ea3i sinh ho\u1ea1t ph\u00ed. Lala c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i l\u00e0m \u1edf nh\u00e0 m\u00e1y r\u1ed3i. Ch\u1eafc b\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00ecm vi\u1ec7c kh\u00f3 l\u1eafm, v\u00e0 th\u1eadt ch\u1eb3ng d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng g\u00ec khi lu\u00f4n v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 trong t\u00e2m tr\u1ea1ng th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng sau khi nghe m\u00e3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, \u201cCh\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ea7n ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ebb h\u01a1n.\u201d Ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean b\u1eadc c\u1eeda, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfm nh\u1eefng con th\u1ea1ch s\u00f9ng nh\u1ecf m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng tr\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 ch\u1ed1c ch\u1ed1c l\u1ea1i li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn cha. Kh\u00f4ng k\u1ec3 l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, l\u1ea7n duy nh\u1ea5t t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y cha c\u00f3 v\u1ebb bu\u1ed3n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u00e0 v\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng Gi\u00e1ng sinh \u1ea5y. T\u00f4i c\u1ea7n l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 cho cha. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u00e1t cho cha nghe. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u00e1t r\u1ea5t \u00eam \u00e1i v\u00e0 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn cha s\u1ebd vui l\u00ean ch\u00fat \u00edt. T\u00f4i h\u00e1t th\u1eed trong \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i b\u00e0i h\u00e1t m\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y nh\u1ea5t \u00f4ng Ariovaldo \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea1y t\u00f4i. \u201cB\u00e0i Tango\u201d; b\u00e0i tango l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i h\u00e1t hay nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 t\u00f4i t\u1eebng nghe. T\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e1t khe kh\u1ebd. \u0110\u00eam nay t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n n\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea3nh v\u1ea3i che th\u00e2n... T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n th\u1ea5y n\u00e0ng trong \u00e1nh tr\u0103ng r\u1eb1m T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n c\u01a1 th\u1ec3","n\u00e0ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 t\u00f4i... \\\"Zez\u00e9!\\\" \u201cV\u00e2ng, sao v\u1eady cha?\u201d T\u00f4i v\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady. Cha ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n th\u00edch b\u00e0i h\u00e1t \u0111\u00f3 l\u1eafm v\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n h\u01a1n n\u1eefa \u0111\u1ec3 h\u00e1t cho cha nghe. \u201cM\u00e0y \u0111ang h\u00e1t g\u00ec th\u1ebf?\u201d T\u00f4i h\u00e1t l\u1ea1i l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. \u0110\u00eam nay t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng... \u201cAi d\u1ea1y m\u00e0y b\u00e0i \u0111\u00f3?\u201d M\u1eaft cha long l\u00ean s\u00f2ng s\u1ecdc, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 cha s\u1eafp ph\u00e1t \u0111i\u00ean. \u201c\u00d4ng Ariovaldo.\u201d \u201cTao \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi m\u00e0y tao kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n m\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n g\u00e3 \u0111\u00f3 kia m\u00e0.\u201d Cha \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 n\u00f3i th\u1ebf. T\u00f4i th\u1eadm ch\u00ed kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 cha bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e1t b\u00e8 cho m\u1ed9t ca s\u0129. \u201cH\u00e1t l\u1ea1i xem n\u00e0o.\u201d \u201c\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i tango n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ea5y cha.\u201d \u0110\u00eam nay t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng... M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00e1t c\u1ef1c m\u1ea1nh gi\u00e1ng xu\u1ed1ng m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i. \u201cH\u00e1t l\u1ea1i.\u201d \u0110\u00eam nay t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng... M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00e1t n\u1eefa, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i n\u1eefa v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i n\u1eefa. N\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft t\u00f4i b\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean tr\u00e0o ra. \u201cH\u00e1t \u0111i, h\u00e1t ti\u1ebfp \u0111i.\u201d \u0110\u00eam nay t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng... T\u00f4i h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u1eb7t, m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh t\u1eeb b\u00ean n\u00e0y l\u1ec7ch sang b\u00ean kia. T\u00f4i m\u1edf m\u1eaft ra nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eafm l\u1ea1i v\u00ec \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng c\u00fa \u0111\u00e1nh. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh n\u00ean d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i hay ph\u1ea3i nghe l\u1ec7nh cha... nh\u01b0ng trong \u0111\u1edbn \u0111au t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u. R\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y s\u1ebd l\u00e0 tr\u1eadn \u0111\u00f2n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, d\u00f9 n\u00f3 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ebft. Khi cha d\u1eebng tay m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t v\u00e0 ra l\u1ec7nh cho t\u00f4i h\u00e1t l\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m theo. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn cha b\u1eb1ng \u00e1nh m\u1eaft coi th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \u201c\u0110\u1ed3 gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi! Ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111i, gi\u1ebft t\u00f4i \u0111i. Cha s\u1ebd b\u1ecb tr\u1eebng ph\u1ea1t th\u00edch \u0111\u00e1ng \u1edf trong t\u00f9!\u201d \u0110\u1ebfn l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 cha m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady kh\u1ecfi gh\u1ebf, gi\u1eadn s\u00f4i m\u00e1u. Cha th\u00e1o chi\u1ebfc th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng c\u00f3 hai khoen kim lo\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh ra v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1eafng ch\u1eedi sa s\u1ea3. Cha b\u1ea3o n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i n\u00f3i n\u0103ng v\u1edbi cha theo c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u00f3, \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed1ng ch\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea5t, \u0111\u1ed3 v\u00f4 t\u00edch s\u1ef1. Cha l\u1ea5y th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng l\u00e0m roi qu\u1ea5t \u0111en \u0111\u00e9t l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c n\u00f3 c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0n ng\u00f3n tay c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh kh\u1eafp ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e0n v\u00e0 co m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i trong m\u1ed9t g\u00f3c s\u00e1t t\u01b0\u1eddng. T\u00f4i tin ch\u1eafc cha s\u1eafp gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i v\u1eabn \u00fd th\u1ee9c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c khi Gloria \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ee9u t\u00f4i. Gloria, ng\u01b0\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 m\u00e1i t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng gi\u1ed1ng t\u00f4i. Gloria, ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng ai \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ebfn. Ch\u1ecb t\u00fam l\u1ea5y tay cha ng\u0103n c\u00fa \u0111\u00e1nh.","\u201cCha \u01a1i. Cha \u01a1i. C\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e1nh con \u0111i, v\u00ec Ch\u00faa, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00e0y n\u1eefa.\u201d Cha n\u00e9m chi\u1ebfc th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng l\u00ean b\u00e0n v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a tay b\u01b0ng m\u1eb7t. Cha kh\u00f3c cho ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 cho t\u00f4i. \u201cCha m\u1ea5t tr\u00ed r\u1ed3i. Cha c\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00f3 \u0111ang ch\u1ebf gi\u1ec5u cha. H\u1ed7n x\u01b0\u1ee3C v\u1edbi cha.\u201d Khi Gloria \u0111\u1ee1 t\u00f4i t\u1eeb s\u00e0n nh\u00e0 d\u1eady, t\u00f4i ng\u1ea5t \u0111i. T\u1ec9nh l\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i s\u1ed1t h\u1ea7m h\u1eadp. M\u1eb9 v\u00e0 Gloria \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ee7 th\u1ec9 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi t\u00f4i. Nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang \u0111i l\u1ea1i trong ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed b\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi t\u1edbi. M\u1ecdi c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ec1u khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i \u0111au to\u00e0n th\u00e2n. V\u1ec1 sau t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecbnh g\u1ecdi b\u00e1c s\u0129, nh\u01b0ng chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 xem ch\u1eebng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hay ho cho l\u1eafm. Gloria mang cho t\u00f4i ch\u00fat n\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u00fdt ch\u1ecb n\u1ea5u v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 \u0111\u00fat cho t\u00f4i v\u00e0i th\u00eca. T\u00f4i g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1edf n\u1ed5i, ch\u1ee9 \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i l\u00e0 nu\u1ed1t. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n ng\u1ee7 v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n t\u00f4i t\u1ec9nh d\u1eady, \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn l\u1ea1i gi\u1ea3m \u0111i m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 Gloria v\u1eabn t\u00fac tr\u1ef1c b\u00ean t\u00f4i. M\u1eb9 \u1edf b\u00ean t\u00f4i c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00eam v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 d\u1ea1y ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u00e1nh b\u00ecnh minh l\u00f3 r\u1ea1ng \u0111\u1ec3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u0111i l\u00e0m. Khi m\u1eb9 v\u00e0o ch\u00e0o t\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t, t\u00f4i \u00f4m c\u1ed5 m\u1eb9. \u201cS\u1ebd \u1ed5n th\u00f4i, con trai. Mai con s\u1ebd kh\u1ecfi th\u00f4i.\u201d \\\"M\u0119 oi...\\\" T\u00f4i l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m th\u1ed1t ra c\u00e2u n\u00f3i c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 l\u1eddi bu\u1ed9c t\u1ed9i n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi m\u00ecnh. \u201cM\u1eb9 \u01a1i, \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd con kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c sinh ra tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0y. \u0110\u00e1ng l\u1ebd con n\u00ean gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 qu\u1ea3 c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a con...\u201d M\u1eb9 bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 vu\u1ed1t t\u00f3c t\u00f4i. \u201cAi \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi, th\u00ec t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec1u x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c sinh ra con \u1ea1. Con c\u0169ng th\u1ebf. Ch\u1ec9 th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng con m\u1edbi h\u01b0 th\u00f4i, Zez\u00e9.\u201d","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 5 M\u1ed8T \u0110\u1ec0 NGH\u1eca L\u1ea0 L\u00d9NG NH\u01afNG L\u1ecaCH S\u1ef0 T\u00f4i m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n m\u1edbi b\u00ecnh ph\u1ee5c ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n. N\u1ed7i bu\u1ed3n trong t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng b\u1eaft ngu\u1ed3n t\u1eeb \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn hay nh\u1eefng c\u00fa \u0111\u00e1nh. \u1ede nh\u00e0, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed v\u1edbi t\u00f4i t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n h\u01a1i k\u1ef3. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 quan tr\u1ecdng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh, khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tin v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c, tin r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t. T\u00f4i tr\u1edf n\u00ean c\u00e2m l\u1eb7ng, th\u1edd \u01a1, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean Pinkie, th\u1ea5t th\u1ea7n nh\u00ecn th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi xung quanh. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi Pinkie, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng nghe nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft th\u1eddi gian, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 em trai ng\u1ed3i c\u00f9ng m\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i ch\u01a1i tr\u00f2 c\u00e1p treo v\u1edbi n\u00f3, tr\u00f2 m\u00e0 n\u00f3 th\u00edch, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea9y c\u1ea3 tr\u0103m chi\u1ebfc c\u00fac gi\u1ea3 l\u00e0m toa c\u00e1p treo l\u00ean xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn n\u00f3 ch\u1ee9a chan tr\u00ecu m\u1ebfn, b\u1edfi v\u00ec khi c\u00f2n nh\u1ecf, c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng n\u00f3, t\u00f4i th\u00edch tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3 l\u1eafm. Gloria th\u1ea5y lo cho s\u1ef1 c\u00e2m l\u1eb7ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Ch\u1ecb \u0111\u1eb7t x\u1ea5p th\u1ebb b\u00e0i v\u00e0 c\u00e1i t\u00fai b\u1ecb c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u1edf b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng nhi\u1ec1u khi t\u00f4i c\u00f2n ch\u1eb3ng bu\u1ed3n nh\u00fac nh\u00edch. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch \u0111i xem phim hay \u0111i \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e0y. S\u1ef1 th\u1ef1c l\u00e0, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng n\u1ed7i \u0111au trong l\u00f2ng. N\u1ed7i \u0111au c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t sinh v\u1eadt nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1eadp t\u00e0n nh\u1eabn m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao. Gloria h\u1ecfi v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. \u201cH\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y n\u1eefa. H\u1ecd \u0111i xa r\u1ed3i.\u201d T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn Fred Thompson v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n kh\u00e1c. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft cu\u1ed9c c\u00e1ch m\u1ea1ng \u0111ang di\u1ec5n ra trong t\u00f4i. Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed5i nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed1n phim. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n d\u00ednh d\u00e1ng g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng ch\u00e0ng cao b\u1ed3i v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111\u1ecf n\u1eefa. T\u1eeb gi\u1edd tr\u1edf \u0111i t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n xem phim t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m, v\u1edbi th\u1eadt nhi\u1ec1u n\u1ee5 h\u00f4n v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i \u00f4m, trong \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u \u1eb3","y\u00eau qu\u00fd nhau. V\u00ec t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00edch s\u1ef1 g\u00ec, sinh ra ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1eadp th\u00f4i, n\u00ean \u00edt nh\u1ea5t t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 xem nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c y\u00eau qu\u00fd nhau. R\u1ed3i c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i h\u1ecdc tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. T\u00f4i \u0111i, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n v\u1eeba qua \u00f4ng B\u1ed3 h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee3i t\u00f4i trong chi\u1ebfc xe h\u01a1i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i\u201d v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf cu\u1ed9c. T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean, \u00f4ng s\u1ebd ch\u1ec9 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ee3i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i khi t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o \u00f4ng l\u00e0m v\u1eady. S\u1ef1 v\u1eafng m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng lo l\u1eafng l\u1eafm. Nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i \u1ed1m, \u00f4ng c\u0169ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00ecm t\u00f4i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee9a v\u1edbi nhau r\u1ed3i; ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ecfa thu\u1eadn b\u00ed m\u1eadt. Kh\u00f4ng ai ngo\u00e0i Ch\u00faa c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 t\u00ecnh b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Chi\u1ebfc xe h\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u0111ang \u0111\u1ed7 tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda ti\u1ec7m b\u00e1nh ng\u1ecdt, \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n nh\u00e0 ga. Tia vui m\u1eebng \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean l\u00f3e l\u00ean. Tim t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eadp r\u1ed9n, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4i th\u00fac b\u1edfi ni\u1ec1m h\u00e1o h\u1ee9c mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p \u00f4ng. T\u00f4i s\u1eafp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00edch th\u1ef1c duy nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, ti\u1ebfng c\u00f2i t\u00e0u l\u1ea3nh l\u00f3t v\u1ecdng t\u1edbi t\u1eeb nh\u00e0 ga, khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i n\u1ed5i da g\u00e0. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 con t\u00e0u Mangaratiba. D\u1eef d\u1ed9i, ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh, ch\u1ee7 so\u00e1i c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ray. N\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y qua, nh\u1eefng toa t\u00e0u r\u00f9ng r\u00ecnh ph\u00f4 ra tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n v\u1ebb tr\u00e1ng l\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. H\u00e0nh kh\u00e1ch ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean c\u00e1c \u00f4 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 \u0111ang nh\u00ecn ra ngo\u00e0i. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i du l\u1ecbch \u0111\u1ec1u vui v\u1ebb. Khi c\u00f2n nh\u1ecf, t\u00f4i th\u00edch ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn \u0111o\u00e0n t\u00e0u h\u1ecfa Mangaratiba ch\u1ea1y qua trong khi t\u00f4i v\u1eaby tay r\u1ed1i r\u00edt. T\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1eaby tay cho t\u1edbi khi \u0111o\u00e0n t\u00e0u m\u1ea5t h\u00fat ph\u00eda ch\u00e2n tr\u1eddi. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u00ednh Luis \u0111ang tr\u1ea3i qua giai \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn quanh ti\u1ec7m b\u00e1nh ng\u1ecdt v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng \u0111ang \u0111\u00f3. \u00d4ng ng\u1ed3i \u1edf b\u00e0n cu\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 quan s\u00e1t m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0o ti\u1ec7m b\u00e1nh, nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 \u00f4ng \u0111ang nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng kh\u00e1c. \u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng m\u1eb7c \u00e1o kho\u00e1c nh\u1eb9 v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng m\u1eb7c chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o gi l\u00ea k\u1ebb ca r\u00f4 \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd quen thu\u1ed9c, \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 c\u1eb7p m\u0103ng s\u00e9t tr\u1eafng tinh c\u1ee7a chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd. T\u00f4i b\u1ed7ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y y\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111i n\u1ed5i t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng Ladislau kh\u1ebd m\u00e1ch \u00f4ng. \u201c\u00d4ng B\u1ed1 \u01a1i, nh\u00ecn xem ai k\u00eca.\u201d \u00d4ng t\u1eeb t\u1eeb quay \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac n\u1edf tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng dang r\u1ed9ng c\u00e1nh tay, \u00f4m t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t l\u00fac l\u00e2u. \u201cTr\u00e1i tim \u0111\u00e3 m\u00e1ch b\u1ea3o ta r\u1eb1ng h\u00f4m nay ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn.\u201d R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i th\u1eadt l\u00e2u. \u201cTh\u1ebf n\u00e0o, ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u su\u1ed1t th\u1eddi gian v\u1eeba r\u1ed3i v\u1eady?\u201d \u201cCh\u00e1u b\u1ecb \u1ed1m.\u201d \u00d4ng k\u00e9o m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf ra. \u201cNg\u1ed3i \u0111i.\u201d \u00d4ng b\u00f3ng ng\u00f3n tay g\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 - v\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i th\u00edch g\u00ec. Nh\u01b0ng khi anh ta \u0111\u1eb7t ly soda v\u00e0 b\u00e1nh ng\u1ecdt xu\u1ed1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i th\u1eadm ch\u00ed kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00fang. T\u00f4i ng\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean hai c\u00e1nh tay khoanh l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 c\u1ee9 ng\u1ed3i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y v\u1eeba y\u1ebfu \u1edbt v\u1eeba bu\u1ed3n.","\u201cCh\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n n\u00e0y \u00e0?\u201d V\u00e0 b\u1edfi v\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1p, \u00f4ng B\u1ed3 n\u00e2ng c\u1eb1m t\u00f4i l\u00ean. T\u00f4i c\u1eafn ch\u1eb7t m\u00f4i v\u00e0 m\u1eaft t\u00f4i d\u00e2ng \u0111\u1ea7y n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft. \u201cC\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1eady, b\u00e9 con? K\u1ec3 cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n gi\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft \u0111i.\u201d n\u00f3i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\u201d \u00d4ng Ladislau l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec. T\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u. \u201cCh\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3. Kh\u00f4ng \u201c\u00d4ng B\u1ed3, chi\u1ebfc xe \u0111\u00f3 v\u1eabn l\u00e0 xe c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1?\u201d \u201c\u1eea. Ch\u00e1u v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng tin \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 sao?\u201d \u201c \u201c\u00d4ng l\u00e1i xe \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00e1u \u0111i d\u1ea1o m\u1ed9t l\u00fac \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng?\u201d L\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb \u0111\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee9, n\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n.\u201d \u00d4ng nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft t\u00f4i th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n gi\u00e0n gi\u1ee5a h\u01a1n l\u00fac tr\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u1eady n\u00ean \u00f4ng n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y c\u00e1nh tay t\u00f4i, d\u1eabn t\u00f4i ra xe v\u00e0 nh\u1ea5c t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i l\u00ean gh\u1ebf ph\u1ee5. \u00d4ng quay tr\u1edf v\u00e0o qu\u00e1n \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n v\u00e0 t\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng Ladislau c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. \u201cKh\u00f4ng ai trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u0111\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u n\u00f3. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00e0o nh\u1ea1y c\u1ea3m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf.\u201d \u201c\u00d4ng B\u1ed3 n\u00e0y, n\u00f3i th\u1eadt nh\u00e9. \u00d4ng th\u00edch th\u1eb1ng nh\u00f3c \u0111\u00f3 th\u1eadt r\u1ed3i.\u201d \u201cC\u00f2n h\u01a1n c\u00e1c anh t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng nhi\u1ec1u. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb th\u00f4ng minh, tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi.\u201d \u00d4ng tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i xe v\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i v\u00e0o gh\u1ebf l\u00e1i. \u201cCh\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u n\u00e0o?\u201d \u201cCh\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y. Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i ra con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1eabn t\u1edbi Murundu. Ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u00f3 g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y th\u00f4i v\u00e0 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng t\u1ed1n x\u0103ng l\u1eafm.\u201d \u00d4ng b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cCh\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u00e1u c\u00f2n qu\u00e1 nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u nh\u1eefng v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn \u01b0?\u201d Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ngh\u00e8o \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i t\u1eeb khi c\u00f2n nh\u1ecf x\u00edu ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m l\u00e3ng ph\u00ed ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1ed1n ti\u1ec1n. X\u0103ng kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 r\u1ebb. D\u1ecdc qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u1eafn ng\u1ee7i, \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec. \u00d4ng \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh l\u1ea1i. Nh\u01b0ng khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda sau v\u00e0 khi phong c\u1ea3nh tr\u1ea3i ra nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m th\u1ea3m t\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ec7t b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng xanh, \u00f4ng d\u1eebng xe, nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi v\u1ebb \u00e2n c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec1n b\u00f9 cho s\u1ef1 \u00e2n c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebfu v\u1eafng n\u01a1i to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 ph\u1ea7n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. \u201c\u00d4ng B\u1ed1 \u01a1i, \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn m\u1eb7t ch\u00e1u \u0111i. Kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1eb7t, m\u00e0 nh\u00ecn m\u00f5m ch\u00e1u c\u01a1. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf nh\u00e0 b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 m\u00f5m v\u00ec ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 l\u00e0 con v\u1eadt, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111\u1ecf Apinaj\u00e9, \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a qu\u1ef7.\u201d \u201cTa v\u1eabn th\u00edch nh\u00ecn m\u1eb7t ch\u00e1u h\u01a1n.\u201d"]