Loi-vang-cua-bo-justin-halpern

["Nh\u01b0ng b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c h\u1eb9n tr\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1ed3i, c\u00f2n anh t\u00f4i th\u00ec, kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i, hi\u1ebfm khi b\u1eadt l\u1ea1i b\u1ed1. \u201cM\u00e0y s\u1ebd th\u00edch n\u00f3 th\u00f4i,\u201d b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, c\u00f2n Evan th\u00ec th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u. T\u00f4i cho\u00e1ng khi th\u1ea5y Evan ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ecfi g\u00ec th\u00eam v\u1ec1 c\u00f4 g\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3, v\u00ec anh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1i ki\u1ec3u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Sau \u0111\u00f3, khi t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi v\u1ec1 th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 d\u00e8 d\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a anh, anh gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch, \u201cAnh c\u1ee9 l\u00e0m theo l\u1eddi b\u1ed1 th\u00f4i. To m\u1ed3m v\u1edbi b\u1ed1 ch\u1ec9 t\u1ed5 \u0103n m\u1eafng. Anh lu\u00f4n ngh\u0129 kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u sao b\u1ed1 ch\u1eedi m\u1eafng th\u1ebf m\u00e0 ch\u00fa v\u1eabn s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, anh th\u00ec ch\u1ecbu.\u201d V\u00ec v\u1eady, t\u1ed1i th\u1ee9 B\u1ea3y tu\u1ea7n sau \u0111\u00f3, Evan xin ph\u00e9p ngh\u1ec9 ca r\u1eeda b\u00e1t \u1edf Hooters s\u1edbm h\u01a1n th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7. T\u00f4i \u0111ang l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf c\u1eeda b\u1ebfp v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y anh \u0111i v\u1ec1. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh d\u00ednh \u0111\u1ea7y n\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1eeda b\u00e1t v\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ea1p ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 l\u1ef1u \u0111\u1ea1n ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ea7y n\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ed1t n\u00f3ng v\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ea5m ph\u00f3 m\u00e1t xanh. \u201cAnh \u0111i g\u1eb7p c\u00f4 n\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ea5y \u00e0?\u201d \u201c\u1eea,\u201d anh tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi v\u1edbi v\u1ebb ng\u00e1i ng\u1ee7. \u201cNg\u01b0\u1eddi anh m\u00f9i kinh qu\u00e1. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd anh ph\u1ea3i t\u1eafm m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i,\u201d anh n\u00f3i th\u00eam. R\u1ed3i \u0111i v\u1ec1. Sau \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0i ti\u1ebfng khi tan ca, t\u00f4i tr\u00fat b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3ng ph\u1ee5c kinh t\u1edfm c\u1ee7a Hooters v\u00e0 c\u1edfi tr\u1ea7n l\u00e1i xe v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 cho xe kh\u1ecfi c\u00f3 m\u00f9i th\u1ecbt g\u00e0 v\u00e0 m\u00f9i r\u00e1c. T\u00f4i nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o t\u1eafm, v\u00e0 l\u00fac b\u01b0\u1edbc ra th\u00ec th\u1ea5y b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i ng\u1ee7 tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf d\u1ef1a trong ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch. Sau \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng c\u1eeda tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1edf ra v\u00e0 Evan b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o h\u00e0nh lang r\u1ed3i r\u00f3n r\u00e9n nh\u00f3n ch\u00e2n \u0111i v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7 nh\u01b0 con m\u00e8o trong phim ho\u1ea1t h\u00ecnh t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch tr\u01b0\u1eddn qua con ch\u00f3 \u0111ang ng\u1ee7. Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 anh \u0111ang t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch \u0111i ng\u1ee7 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi ai, t\u00f4i l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o. \u201cSao r\u1ed3i anh? C\u00f4 n\u00e0ng ngon kh\u00f4ng?\u201d T\u00f4i h\u1ed3 h\u1edfi h\u00e9t l\u00ean. Nghe th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf, b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh t\u1ec9nh d\u1eady, v\u00e0 tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t Evan xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n v\u1ebb s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. \u201cVoi c\u00f2i, t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?\u201d b\u1ed1 v\u1eeba h\u1ecfi v\u1eeba kh\u00e9p t\u00e0 \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng l\u1ea1i. \u201cC\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, nh\u01b0ng con m\u1ec7t qu\u00e1,\u201d anh t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng chu\u1ed3n v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng. \u201cV\u1edb v\u1ea9n. Quay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, k\u1ec3 cho b\u1ed1 nghe xem t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh ra sao.\u201d M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 Evan ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu l\u00e0 im l\u1eb7ng v\u00e0 ng\u1ea1i ng\u00f9ng, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng anh l\u1ea1i b\u1eadt m\u1ed9t ph\u00e1t. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n. \u201cC\u00f4 \u1ea5y l\u00e0 b\u00e1c s\u0129 n\u1ed9i tr\u00fa c\u1ee7a khoa ph\u1eabu thu\u1eadt th\u1ea7n kinh, tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 hoa h\u1eadu Oklahoma g\u00ec g\u00ec \u0111\u1ea5y!\u201d Evan h\u00e9t l\u00ean, anh b\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean li\u1ec1u l\u0129nh lao m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o v\u00f9ng c\u1ea5m. \u201cB\u1ed1 bi\u1ebft, ngon l\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9?\u201d b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, h\u01a1i b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao Evan l\u1ea1i c\u00e1u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. \u201cKH\u00d4NG! Con hai m\u01b0\u01a1i t\u00e1m tu\u1ed5i r\u1ed3i, v\u1eady m\u00e0 con v\u1eabn \u1edf nh\u00e0 b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9! Con r\u1eeda b\u00e1t \u1edf c\u00e1i Hooters KH\u1ed0N N\u1ea0N!\u201d","Evan hi\u1ebfm khi ch\u1eedi th\u1ec1, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd, kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd, kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ch\u1eedi th\u1ec1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 c\u00f3 n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn ho\u1eb7c s\u1ed1c hay kh\u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng b\u1ed1 nghi\u00eam m\u1eb7t r\u1ea5t nhanh. \u201cM\u00e0y n\u00f3i v\u1eady l\u00e0 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfch g\u00ec?\u201d b\u1ed1 n\u00f3i. \u201c\u00dd con l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 nh\u1ee5c khi ng\u1ed3i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00e3 quen h\u1eb9n h\u00f2 v\u1edbi b\u00e1c s\u0129 v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eabu hay b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 lo\u1ea1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecf m\u1eb9 n\u00e0o t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1!\u201d R\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e2u n\u00f3i khi\u1ebfn b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i gi\u1eadn \u0111i\u00ean l\u00ean. \u201cCon kh\u00f4ng x\u1ee9ng v\u1edbi c\u00f4 \u1ea5y! Th\u1eadt nh\u1ee5c qu\u00e1 \u0111i!\u201d B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e0n nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m v\u1edbi ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh \u201ckh\u00f4ng x\u1ee9ng?\u201d h\u1ebft l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ea7n kh\u00e1c, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 Indiana Jones c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u xem \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 tay th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n k\u1ef3 d\u1ecb n\u00f3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u1ebft c\u00f3 manh m\u1ed1i g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng n\u1ed5 tung. \u201cChuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y th\u1eadt l\u00e0 v\u1edb v\u1ea9n b\u1ecf m\u1eb9 \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c!\u201d \u00f4ng g\u00e0o l\u00ean. L\u00fac n\u00e0y t\u00f4i r\u1eddi ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch v\u00e0 t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch n\u1ea5p trong h\u00e0nh lang \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1eabn nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n. \u201cKh\u00f4ng x\u1ee9ng? M\u00e0y n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng x\u1ee9ng l\u00e0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ebfch n\u00e0o? M\u00e0y l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng, c\u00f2n n\u00f3 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0! Ch\u1ec9 th\u1ebf th\u00f4i, m\u1eb9 ki\u1ebfp!\u201d Sau \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfng h\u00e9t c\u00f3 n\u1ed9i dung g\u00ec, nh\u01b0ng v\u00e0i ph\u00fat sau th\u00ec Evan ch\u1ea1y v\u00f9 qua m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i li\u1ebfc v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y b\u1ed1 r\u1ea5t kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu v\u1edbi chuy\u1ec7n v\u1eeba r\u1ed3i. B\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng, sau khi tranh c\u00e3i, m\u1eb7t b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecf b\u1eebng b\u1eebng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ea5y tay ch\u00ednh kh\u00e1ch n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi thuy\u1ebft tr\u00ecnh t\u1ea1i Li\u00ean Hi\u1ec7p Qu\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ea7y th\u00f9 ngh\u1ecbch. L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y tr\u00f4ng \u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3. T\u00f4i l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i ng\u1ee7, kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n qu\u1ea5y qu\u1ea3 \u00f4ng. Trong m\u1ea5y ng\u00e0y ti\u1ebfp theo, kh\u00f4ng ai \u0111\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ed9ng g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n v\u1eeba x\u1ea3y ra c\u1ea3. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 m\u00e2u thu\u1eabn \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ebft. R\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n sau, b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i \u0111i l\u00e0m v\u1ec1 v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng Evan v\u00e0o xe, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111i \u0103n t\u1ed1i \u1edf Black Angus, \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m m\u00e0 theo t\u00f4i l\u00e0 Kansas City Royals c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng b\u00edt t\u1ebft: V\u00e2ng, v\u1ec1 ngh\u0129a \u0111en th\u00ec n\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o ch\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta th\u1ea5y h\u00e0o h\u1ee9ng. \u201cBlack Angus \u01b0?\u201d t\u00f4i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, gi\u1ecdng c\u00f3 \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00fat th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng. \u201c\u0110\u1eebng c\u00f3 m\u00e0 v\u1edb v\u1ea9n,\u201d b\u1ed1 n\u00f3i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e1i xe \u0111\u1ebfn Black Angus v\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ph\u00f2ng t\u1ed1i om c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf da n\u1ee9t n\u1ebb, sau \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i g\u1ecdi ba su\u1ea5t b\u00edt t\u1ebft lo\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t, m\u00f3n y\u00eau th\u00edch c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft anh t\u00f4i \u0111ang ngh\u0129 g\u00ec, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111ang t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi th\u1ebf qu\u00e1i n\u00e0o m\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ng\u1ed3i \u1edf Black Angus, b\u1edfi v\u00ec h\u00f4m nay kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u00e0y l\u1ec5, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 l\u00fd do c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00e0 \u0103n m\u1eebng c\u1ea3. N\u00f3i chung, nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 \u0103n b\u00edt t\u1ebft v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng d\u1ecbp \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t. B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u00e0i c\u00e2u pha tr\u00f2, h\u1ecfi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i xem m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, tu\u1ea7n v\u1eeba r\u1ed3i ra sao, v\u00e0 khi c\u00f4 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 \u0111\u1eb7t m\u00f3n b\u00edt t\u1ebft xu\u1ed1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i, \u201cB\u1ed1 mu\u1ed1n k\u1ec3 cho ch\u00fang m\u00e0y nghe c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 th\u1eddi gian b\u1ed1 b\u1ecb l\u00e2y b\u1ec7nh t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 ti\u1ebfp vi\u00ean.\u201d","\u00d4ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u k\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n d\u00e0i l\u00ea th\u00ea, r\u1ed1i r\u1eafm v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 ti\u1ebfp vi\u00ean n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, chuy\u1ec7n h\u1ecd \u201ct\u1eebng c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian b\u00ean nhau\u201d nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 ra sao. \u201cB\u1ed1 k\u1ec3 v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1eb1ng b\u1ed1 b\u1ecb l\u00e2y b\u1ec7nh t\u1eeb c\u00f4 ti\u1ebfp vi\u00ean n\u00e0y. Ch\u00fang m\u00e0y bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao kh\u00f4ng? V\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u1ea1i y\u00eau m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng cha nh\u01b0 b\u1ed1, n\u00ean b\u1ed1 \u0111i khoe v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n b\u1ecb l\u00e2y b\u1ec7nh. Sau \u0111\u00f3, b\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n v\u00ec h\u1ed9i ch\u1ee9ng Guillain-Barr\u00e9 , m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n r\u1ed1i tung r\u1ed1i m\u00f9 l\u00ean, v\u00e0 b\u1ed1 su\u00fdt ch\u1ebft. D\u00f9 sao \u0111i n\u1eefa, \u00fd b\u1ed1 l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t r\u1ea5t, r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u b\u1ed1 m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh c\u0169ng c\u00f3 ch\u00fat gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb v\u1edbi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0. Ch\u1ea3 vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i khoe khoang chuy\u1ec7n b\u1ecb l\u00e2y b\u1ec7nh,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. Ba b\u1ed1 con ng\u1ed3i im l\u1eb7ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, sau \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i g\u1ecdi c\u00f4 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00e0n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \u201cN\u00e0o h\u00e3y xem th\u1ef1c \u0111\u01a1n tr\u00e1ng mi\u1ec7ng, b\u1ed1 \u0111ang c\u00f3 h\u1ee9ng.\u201d Evan v\u00e0 t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn nhau, kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft c\u00f3 n\u00ean b\u00ecnh lu\u1eadn g\u00ec v\u1ec1 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 hay kh\u00f4ng. \u201c\u00d4i b\u1ed1, chuy\u1ec7n hay nh\u1ec9,\u201d t\u00f4i ch\u00e2m bi\u1ebfm, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng n\u00edn c\u01b0\u1eddi. Evan b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u kh\u00fac kh\u00edch l\u00e0m t\u00f4i ph\u00e1 l\u00ean c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn. B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u. \u201cTh\u1ebf th\u00ec hai th\u1eb1ng m\u00e0y c\u00fat \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. \u201cTao \u0111ang c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng truy\u1ec1n cho ch\u00fang m\u00e0y m\u1ed9t \u00edt ki\u1ebfn th\u1ee9c b\u1ecf m\u1eb9 v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0.\u201d \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 khi\u1ebfn c\u1ea3 hai ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u01b0\u1eddi to h\u01a1n, \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c Evan su\u00fdt n\u1eefa t\u1eafc th\u1edf, c\u00f2n nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1ch g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea5y th\u00ec nh\u00ecn b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i v\u1edbi v\u1ebb th\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m, t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p cho \u00f4ng b\u1ed1 ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng hai th\u1eb1ng con v\u00f4 t\u00e2m. B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn ra hai th\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i vui v\u1ebb \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, v\u00ec v\u1eady \u00f4ng c\u0169ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u01b0\u1eddi theo. \u201cMi\u1ec5n l\u00e0 hai th\u1eb1ng b\u1ec7nh ch\u00fang m\u00e0y vui, b\u1ed1 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec quan tr\u1ecdng n\u1eefa c\u1ea3,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i, \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac c\u00f4 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 quay l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi th\u1ef1c \u0111\u01a1n tr\u00e1ng mi\u1ec7ng. \u0110\u01b0a b\u1ea1n g\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn Las Vegas \u201cVegas \u01b0? Tao kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u, hai \u0111\u1ee9a m\u00e0y ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee9a n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ee7 l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1c c\u1ea3. Ch\u00fang m\u00e0y ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee7 l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ec3 u\u1ed1ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u. \u0110i\u1ec1u duy nh\u1ea5t ch\u00fang m\u00e0y \u0111\u1ee7 tu\u1ed5i \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m l\u00e0 thu\u00ea kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n v\u00e0 \u2013 \u00e0, tao hi\u1ec3u r\u1ed3i. Kh\u00f4n ph\u1ebft nh\u1ec9.\u201d Nh\u1eadn ra b\u1ed1 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00e9 l\u1ea1i v\u00ec tu\u1ed5i gi\u00e0 \u201cM\u1ed9t m\u00e9t b\u1ea3y t\u00e1m! Tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y tao cao m\u1ed9t m\u00e9t t\u00e1m c\u01a1 m\u00e0, ti\u00ean s\u01b0 kh\u1ec9. Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i, h\u00f3i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 \u1ec9a lung tung v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee7 h\u1ea3 Ch\u00faa? Tao ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e8m b\u00e8m th\u00f4i.\u201d Con ch\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ebft \u201cCon ch\u00f3 kh\u00f4n ph\u1ebft. Anh trai m\u00e0y kh\u00e1 \u0111au bu\u1ed3n, v\u00ec v\u1eady nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng v\u1edbi n\u00f3 ch\u00fat nh\u00e9. Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf b\u00ean Brownie v\u00e0o gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi b\u00ean th\u00fa y v\u1ee9t con ch\u00f3 v\u00e0o th\u00f9ng r\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d T\u00f4i b\u1ecb b\u1ea1n g\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u00edt \u201cNghe n\u00e0y, b\u1ed1 bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 m\u00e0y \u0111ang bu\u1ed3n. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ee9a m\u00e0y m\u1edbi m\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00edn tu\u1ed5i, m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129","r\u1eb1ng c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0y ch\u00fang m\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 ph\u1ecbch m\u1ed7i nhau \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u1ec9 t\u1ed5 nh\u1ea3m nh\u00ed th\u00f4i.\u201d T\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng che gi\u1ea5u h\u01a1i r\u01b0\u1ee3u \u201cG\u1eb7p chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec bu\u1ed3n h\u1ea3? Th\u00f4i n\u00e0o. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0y s\u1eb7c m\u00f9i r\u01b0\u1ee3u th\u1ed1i ho\u1eafc l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1ea5y. \u0110\u1eebng c\u00f3 n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i d\u00e2n Kentucky v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n nh\u1eadu nh\u1eb9t v\u00e0 ng\u1ef1a ngh\u1ebdo nh\u00e9 con trai.\u201d \u0110i mua qu\u00e0 sinh nh\u1eadt cho b\u1ed1 \u201cN\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 r\u01b0\u1ee3u ng\u00f4 ho\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n th\u1ec3 thao l\u00e0 tao v\u1ee9t v\u00e0o th\u00f9ng r\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea5y\u2026 Kh\u00f4ng, \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 m\u00e0 s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o l\u00e0m g\u00ec. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00fac s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u00e0 l\u00fac d\u00e0nh cho r\u01b0\u1ee3u ng\u00f4 v\u00e0 qu\u1ea7n th\u1ec3 thao.\u201d","13. T\u1eadp trung m\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng. Ch\u1ebft l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n nh\u1ecf \\\"Bao gi\u1edd ch\u1ebft th\u00ec ch\u1ebft. Tao \u0111\u1ebfch quan t\u00e2m, b\u1edfi v\u00ec n\u00f3 ch\u1ea3 ph\u1ea3i v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a tao. Tao ch\u1ec9 mong \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 \u0111\u00f9n ra qu\u1ea7n d\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e0 th\u00f4i.\\\" M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i sinh ra trong m\u1ed9t gia \u0111\u00ecnh C\u00f4ng gi\u00e1o, v\u00e0 b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i, b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n v\u1ed1n kh\u00f4ng theo t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o n\u00e0o, hi\u1ec3u r\u1ea5t s\u00e2u v\u1ec1 Do Th\u00e1i gi\u00e1o, h\u1ecd v\u1eabn quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh nu\u00f4i t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng hai \u00f4ng anh d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1ed9t m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea1o. B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng h\u00e2m m\u1ed9 m\u1ed9t t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o c\u00f3 t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c n\u00e0o c\u1ea3. \u00d4ng l\u00e0 d\u00e2n khoa h\u1ecdc, v\u00ec v\u1eady \u00f4ng tin v\u00e0o khoa h\u1ecdc, th\u1ebf th\u00f4i. \u201cNg\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tin v\u00e0o b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 c\u00e1i b\u1ecf m\u1eb9 g\u00ec h\u1ecd mu\u1ed1n. Con r\u00f9a l\u00e0 Ch\u00faa, c\u00e1i g\u00ec c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, tao \u0111\u1ebfch quan t\u00e2m. Tao c\u00f3 ni\u1ec1m tin ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a tao,\u201d \u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi v\u1eady khi l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi v\u1ec1 Ch\u00faa l\u00fac \u0111ang \u0103n s\u00e1ng h\u1ed3i m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t tu\u1ed5i. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, l\u1ea7n duy nh\u1ea5t t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ebfm m\u00f9i gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c t\u00edn ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng l\u00e0 khi m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1eaft t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfp x\u00fac v\u1edbi \u201cg\u1ed1c r\u1ec5 Do Th\u00e1i\u201d c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 g\u1eedi t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn khu c\u1eafm tr\u1ea1i ban ng\u00e0y \u1edf h\u1ea1t San Diego d\u00e0nh cho tr\u1ebb em c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 huynh Do Th\u00e1i v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 huynh C\u00f4ng gi\u00e1o mu\u1ed1n t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u th\u00eam v\u1ec1 Do Th\u00e1i gi\u00e1o. T\u00f4i tham gia \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ba bu\u1ed5i th\u00ec v\u1ecb gi\u00e1o s\u0129 ph\u00e0n n\u00e0n v\u1edbi b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng su\u1ed1t ng\u00e0y t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u00f4ng ta ch\u1ee9ng minh l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o m\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 c\u00f3 Ch\u00faa. \u201c\u1edc, th\u1ebf \u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi n\u00f3 sao?\u201d b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi v\u1ecb gi\u00e1o s\u0129. \u201cT\u00f4i th\u1ea3o lu\u1eadn v\u1edbi ch\u00e1u v\u1ec1 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 l\u00f2ng tin, v\u00e0 Ch\u00faa \u0111\u00e3\u2026\u201d \u201cNghe n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 ch\u1eb3ng qua l\u00e0 n\u00f3 gh\u00e9t ph\u1ea3i b\u1ecf ng\u00e0y Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ee9 ch\u1ea3 c\u00f3 \u00fd g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, c\u1eaft ngang l\u1eddi v\u1ecb gi\u00e1o s\u0129. Chuy\u1ec7n c\u00f3 m\u1ed7i th\u1ebf. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd quay l\u1ea1i n\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0ng cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u1edbi t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o l\u1ea1i ch\u1eb3ng li\u00ean quan g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n t\u00f4i s\u1ee3 ch\u1ebft. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi, l\u00fac n\u00e0o t\u00f4i c\u0169ng s\u1ee3 ch\u1ebft v\u00e0 \u00e1m \u1ea3nh v\u1edbi c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi: \u201cM\u00ecnh \u0111ang l\u00e0m c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y?\u201d V\u00e0 do l\u1edbn l\u00ean trong m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f4ng t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o hay t\u00e2m linh, t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi ho\u1eb7c b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec an \u1ee7i m\u1ed7i khi n\u1ed7i lo l\u1eafng x\u00e2m chi\u1ebfm t\u00e2m tr\u00ed t\u00f4i. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i nghe tin v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng hay m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh qua \u0111\u1eddi, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u suy ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft, th\u1ebf n\u00e0o m\u00e0 t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2u, n\u1ebfu ch\u1eb3ng may t\u00f4i c\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111ang x\u1ea3y ra \u0111i n\u1eefa. L\u00fac \u00fd ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i t\u0103ng l\u00ean d\u1ed3n d\u1eadp c\u0169ng l\u00e0 l\u00fac tim t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1eadp nhanh, da m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i tr\u1eafng b\u1ec7ch, v\u00e0 sau \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng. Khi t\u1eadp b\u00f3ng ch\u00e0y \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng, t\u00f4i nghe n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 h\u1ecdc c\u00f9ng ph\u1ed5 th\u00f4ng v\u1edbi t\u00f4i b\u1ecb ch\u1ebft v\u00ec \u0111\u1ee5ng xe. \u0110\u00fang nh\u01b0 tri\u1ec7u ch\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c v\u00e1ng v\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ph\u1ea3i n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng, v\u00e0 khi \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ed9i c\u00f9ng hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n vi\u00ean h\u1ecfi t\u1ea1i sao t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean s\u00e2n, t\u00f4i bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0a ra l\u1eddi bi\u1ec7n h\u1ed9 kh\u00f4ng-ai-th\u1eafc-m\u1eafc-g\u00ec-\u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c: \u201cEm ngh\u0129 em b\u1ecb ti\u00eau ch\u1ea3y.\u201d Sau \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng d\u00f9 c\u00f3 s\u1ee3 h\u1ebft h\u1ed3n c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft th\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a ch\u1eafc \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft ngay, v\u00ec v\u1eady t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi n\u00f3 theo ki\u1ec3u ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn c\u00e0ng s\u1edbm c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t. T\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi b\u1ed1 b\u1edfi v\u00ec b\u1ed1 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 t\u00f4i t\u1eebng g\u1eb7p trong v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 ch\u1ebft ch\u00f3c.","\u201cBao gi\u1edd ch\u1ebft th\u00ec ch\u1ebft. Tao \u0111\u1ebfch quan t\u00e2m, b\u1edfi v\u00ec n\u00f3 ch\u1ea3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a tao. Tao ch\u1ec9 mong \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 \u0111\u00f9n ra qu\u1ea7n d\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e0 th\u00f4i,\u201d l\u00e0 c\u00e2u n\u00f3i t\u00f4i nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eeb mi\u1ec7ng \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng \u00edt l\u1ea7n. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 \u0111\u00f3. Ho\u1eb7c \u00edt nh\u1ea5t th\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o m\u00e0 \u00f4ng l\u1ea1i ung dung \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. V\u00ec v\u1eady m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng, khi \u00f4ng \u0111ang \u0103n m\u00f3n Grape-Nuts \u1edf chi\u1ebfc b\u00e0n nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecdc b\u00e1o, t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea1nh \u00f4ng v\u00e0 r\u00f3t cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t b\u00e1t. Sau khi l\u1eafng nghe c\u1ea3 hai b\u1ed1 con nghi\u1ec1n h\u1ebft hai kh\u1ea9u ph\u1ea7n h\u1ea1t l\u00faa m\u00ec v\u00e0 l\u00faa m\u1ea1ch nguy\u00ean ch\u1ea5t n\u00ean d\u00f9ng h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0i ph\u00fat, t\u00f4i m\u1edf mi\u1ec7ng. \u201cB\u1ed1 \u01a1i, con c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi.\u201d \u00d4ng h\u00e9 m\u1eaft qua t\u1edd b\u00e1o nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i. \u201cG\u00ec th\u1ebf?\u201d \u00f4ng h\u1ecfi. T\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00f2ng v\u00f2ng t\u1eeb \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng quang sang \u0111\u1ed3ng r\u1eadm, tri\u1ebft l\u00fd v\u1ec1 t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o v\u00e0 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng c\u00f3 thi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ecba ng\u1ee5c hay kh\u00f4ng, sau \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ed1 ng\u1eaft l\u1eddi t\u00f4i. \u201cS\u1eafp \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi ch\u1ebft ti\u1ec7t n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u01b0a?\u201d \u201cB\u1ed1 ngh\u0129 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra sau khi ch\u1ebft?\u201d \u00d4ng \u0111\u1eb7t t\u1edd b\u00e1o xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 x\u00fac m\u1ed9t th\u00eca Grape-Nuts to t\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng. \u201c\u1edc. L\u00e0 h\u01b0 v\u00f4 v\u0129nh c\u1eedu,\u201d \u00f4ng th\u1edd \u01a1 \u0111\u00e1p, sau \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ea7m t\u1edd b\u00e1o l\u00ean v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecdc ti\u1ebfp. \u201cB\u1ed1 n\u00f3i \u2018h\u01b0 v\u00f4\u2019 l\u00e0 sao?\u201d t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi, c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y tim m\u00ecnh b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1eadp r\u1ed9n l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. \u00d4ng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1eb7t t\u1edd b\u00e1o xu\u1ed1ng. \u201cH\u01b0 v\u00f4 \u1ea5y, m\u00e0y bi\u1ebft m\u00e0. Ch\u1ea3 c\u00f3 g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0, l\u00e0m sao m\u00e0 m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1edfi v\u00ec n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00ec c\u1ea3. B\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft, n\u1ebfu n\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn m\u00e0y c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu h\u01a1n, c\u1ee9 h\u00ecnh dung m\u1ed9t m\u00e0n \u0111\u00eam tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i, kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Nghe th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?\u201d Nh\u1ecbp tim t\u00f4i t\u0103ng nhanh h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y v\u00e1ng v\u1ea5t. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o m\u00e0 b\u1ed1 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y v\u00e0 ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, \u0111\u1ecbnh ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft ch\u1ec9 th\u00eam v\u00e0o n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u r\u1eb1ng v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 n\u00e0y l\u00e0 v\u00f4 h\u1ea1n. T\u00f4i lu\u00f4n \u00e1m \u1ea3nh v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c theo d\u00f5i th\u1eddi gian. H\u1ed3i \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam t\u00f4i h\u00fat c\u1ea7n sa, m\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9a b\u1ea1n c\u00f9ng ph\u00f2ng v\u1ec1 v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean l\u00f2 vi s\u00f3ng, \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u1ebf \u0111\u1ed9 h\u1eb9n gi\u1edd m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m gi\u00e2y h\u1ebft l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ea7n kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfm xem bao nhi\u00eau ph\u00fat \u0111ang tr\u00f4i qua. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng nh\u1eefng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ki\u1ebfp sau m\u00e0 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trong t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 h\u01b0 v\u00f4 v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n. \u201cL\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o m\u00e0 b\u1ed1 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3? B\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft, ch\u1eb3ng qua ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 \u00fd ki\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 m\u00e0 th\u00f4i,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cKh\u00f4ng. Ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i \u00fd ki\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1. \u0110\u1ea5y l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u x\u1ea3y ra. Th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y,\u201d \u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, l\u1ea1i l\u00f4i t\u1edd b\u00e1o ra v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ecdc. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u00ecnh s\u1eafp s\u1eeda ch\u1ebft, v\u00ec v\u1eady t\u00f4i lo\u1ea1ng cho\u1ea1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady v\u00e0 \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00f2ng b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng. Ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c, b\u00e0 nh\u1eadn ra c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng \u1ed5n.","\u201cJusty, tr\u00f4ng con kinh qu\u00e1! C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec th\u1ebf?\u201d b\u00e0 h\u1ecfi, v\u1ed7 tay l\u00ean kho\u1ea3ng tr\u1ed1ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh m\u00ecnh, ra hi\u1ec7u cho t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng. T\u00f4i k\u1ec3 cho b\u00e0 nghe nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u b\u1ed1 v\u1eeba n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 b\u00e0 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng an \u1ee7i t\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft g\u00ec v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u x\u1ea3y ra sau khi ch\u00fang ta ch\u1ebft. \u201c\u00d4ng \u1ea5y ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd ch\u1ebft, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea5y l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng?\u201d b\u00e0 kh\u1ebd l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m. \u201cV\u00e2ng, con ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang,\u201d t\u00f4i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, ch\u01b0a tin cho l\u1eafm. \u0110\u00fang l\u00fac \u0111\u1ea5y b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i \u0111i v\u00e0o v\u00e0 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i nghi\u00eam ngh\u1ecb nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eaft \u00f4ng r\u1ed3i n\u00f3i, \u201cSam n\u00e0y, anh h\u00e3y b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi Justin l\u00e0 anh kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra sau khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ch\u1ebft \u0111i c\u1ea3. Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 bi\u1ebft v\u1eady, ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n anh th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn th\u00f4i.\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Anh bi\u1ebft ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea5y l\u00e0 th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf.\u201d R\u1ed3i b\u1ed1 ra kh\u1ecfi ph\u00f2ng. \u0110\u00eam \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i ng\u1ee7 r\u1ea5t \u00edt. T\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng suy ngh\u0129 quanh v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 h\u01b0 v\u00f4 v\u0129nh c\u1eedu. L\u1ea7n g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y nh\u1ea5t t\u00f4i b\u1ecb kh\u00f3 ng\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf l\u00e0 n\u0103m t\u00f4i m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m tu\u1ed5i khi th\u1ee9c g\u1ea7n h\u1ebft \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u1ec3 nghi\u1ec1n ng\u1eabm b\u1ed9 phim Tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai II, suy ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 khu v\u1ef1c l\u00e2n c\u1eadn t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 \u1edf Hill Valley c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 khi\u1ebfn Michael J. Fox tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 thay \u0111\u1ed5i th\u1eddi gian. L\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i m\u1ea5t ng\u1ee7 v\u00ec ph\u1ea5n kh\u00edch v\u00e0 b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i; l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng t\u00e0i n\u00e0o ng\u1ee7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Sau khi tr\u1eb1n tr\u1ecdc g\u1ea7n h\u1ebft \u0111\u00eam, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u00f4ng n\u1eb1m n\u1eefa v\u00e0 l\u00ea x\u00e1c ra kh\u1ecfi gi\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0o l\u00fac 5 gi\u1edd 30 s\u00e1ng. T\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi ph\u00f2ng v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y b\u1ed1 \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean b\u00e0n, \u0103n m\u00f3n Grape-Nuts. \u00d4ng b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i. \u201cM\u00e0y c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft c\u00e1i hay c\u1ee7a v\u00f4 c\u1ef1c kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u00f4ng h\u1ecfi. \u201cKh\u00f4ng \u1ea1.\u201d \u201cN\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd m\u1ea5t. M\u00e0y, c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 m\u00e0y, n\u0103ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u00ean trong, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, ngay c\u1ea3 khi m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. Kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd m\u1ea5t s\u1ea1ch c\u1ea3.\u201d R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 l\u1eddi v\u1edbi b\u1ed1. \u201cNh\u01b0 v\u1eady b\u1ed1 ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd s\u1ed1ng m\u00e3i? Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 h\u1ed3n ma hay nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady?\u201d t\u00f4i c\u1ea7u kh\u1ea9n. \u201cKh\u00f4ng. L\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa. M\u00e0y c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i theo m\u1ed9t l\u1edbp khoa h\u1ecdc b\u1ecf m\u1eb9 n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5y m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Tao \u0111ang c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u1ea1o n\u00ean b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng hi\u1ec7n h\u1eefu, v\u00e0 v\u1eabn lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n hi\u1ec7n h\u1eefu. Nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, th\u1ef1c ra \u0111i\u1ec1u duy nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0y c\u1ea7n lo l\u1eafng l\u00e0 c\u00e1i ph\u1ea7n hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y b\u00e2y gi\u1edd. N\u01a1i m\u00e0y hi\u1ec7n h\u1eefu v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u01a1 th\u1ec3, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 v\u1edb v\u1ea9n t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1. C\u1ee9 lo s\u1ed1ng \u0111i, ch\u1ebft l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n nh\u1ecf.\u201d R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng \u0111\u1eb7t chi\u1ebfc th\u00eca xu\u1ed1ng, nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady. \u201cGi\u1edd th\u00ec xin ph\u00e9p m\u00e0y cho b\u1ed1 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c s\u01b0\u1edbng nh\u1ea5t khi \u0111ang s\u1ed1ng: \u1ecb m\u1ed9t ph\u00e1t.\u201d","Nghe \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn ti\u1ebfp th\u1ecb t\u1eeb xa \u201cA l\u00f4?... M\u1eb9 m\u00e0y.\u201d T\u00f4i quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00fat x\u00ec g\u00e0 \u201cM\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi x\u00ec g\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2u\u2026 \u1edc, l\u00fd do \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean tao ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng m\u00e0y ng\u1eadm \u0111i\u1ebfu thu\u1ed1c nh\u01b0 c\u00f3c ng\u1eadm giun.\u201d Xem x\u00e9t \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh x\u0103m m\u00ecnh \u201cM\u00e0y mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m g\u00ec th\u00ec c\u1ee9 l\u00e0m. Nh\u01b0ng tao c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m g\u00ec th\u00ec l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ea5y nh\u00e9. V\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c tao s\u1ebd l\u00e0m l\u00e0 k\u1ec3 cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft h\u00ecnh x\u0103m c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y tr\u00f4ng d\u1edf h\u01a1i th\u1ebf n\u00e0o.\u201d Tr\u00f4ng nh\u00e0 \u201cG\u1ecdi cho tao n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 ch\u00e1y; v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 ph\u1ecbch g\u00e1i tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a tao \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d V\u1ec1 chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i ch\u00e2u \u00c2u c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u201cTao bi\u1ebft m\u00e0y ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u00e0y s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c phang g\u00e1i \u0111\u1ee7 ki\u1ec3u. \u0110\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 x\u1ee9 s\u1edf th\u1ea7n ti\u00ean \u0111\u00e2u, n\u00f3 c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y th\u00f4i. \u0110\u1eebng c\u00f3 m\u00e0 ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n th\u1ebf.\u201d Th\u1ebb b\u00f3ng ch\u00e0y \u201cN\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 ngo\u00e0i hai m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i r\u1ed3i m\u00e0 c\u00f2n \u0111i b\u00e1n th\u1ebb th\u00ec c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 ho\u1eb7c m\u00e0y ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ecbch g\u00e1i, ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0 m\u00e0y d\u00ednh ma t\u00fay.\u201d B\u1ed9 phim X-Files tr\u00ean truy\u1ec1n h\u00ecnh \u201cNh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u00e0 c\u00e1i con b\u00e9 v\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng cha nh\u00ecn nh\u01b0 nghi\u1ec7n kia ph\u1ecbch nhau, sau \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i t\u00ecm ng\u01b0\u1eddi ngo\u00e0i h\u00e0nh tinh hay l\u00e0 b\u1ecdn n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed7i ph\u1ecbch nhau th\u00f4i v\u00e0 th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ngo\u00e0i h\u00e0nh tinh \u0111i theo b\u1ecdn n\u00f3?\u201d L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng gi\u1ea3m gi\u00e1 cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi cao tu\u1ed5i \u201cM\u1eb9 n\u00f3 ch\u1ee9, tao gi\u00e0 r\u1ed3i. Cho tao c\u00e1i g\u00ec mi\u1ec5n ph\u00ed \u0111i.\u201d N\u00ean b\u1ea7u cho George W. Bush hay cho Al Gore \u201cC\u00f3 v\u1ebb Gore l\u00e0 lo\u1ea1i th\u00edch ph\u00f4 tr\u01b0\u01a1ng, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y Bush tao l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u01b0 l\u00e3o \u0111\u00f9n ra qu\u1ea7n su\u1ed1t n\u0103m v\u1eeba r\u1ed3i v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ebfn l\u00e3o lo l\u1eafng th\u00ec ph\u1ea3i.\u201d","14. Mi\u1ec7ng quan tr\u00f4n tr\u1ebb \\\"Tao mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 v\u1ec1 s\u00f3i, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi xung quanh th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n n\u00e0y s\u1ebd ngh\u0129 m\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng ch\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebb mua m\u00ecn v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111u\u1ed5i s\u00f3i.\\\" H\u1ed3i kho\u1ea3ng ch\u00edn tu\u1ed5i, t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1, kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu \u1edf c\u00e1c kh\u1edbp. N\u00f3 gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00ed hon \u1edf b\u00ean trong \u0111ang c\u00f9 t\u00f4i. Kh\u00f4ng \u0111au, nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac n\u00e0o t\u00f4i c\u0169ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng may c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c n\u00e0y g\u00e2y ra m\u1ed9t hi\u1ec7u \u1ee9ng ph\u1ee5: T\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean b\u1ecb co c\u01a1. M\u1eb9 ngh\u0129 t\u00f4i n\u00ean \u0111i kh\u00e1m, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn kh\u00e1m l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm ra b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 n\u00e0o. \u201cTh\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u0111ang l\u1edbn nhanh n\u00ean b\u1ecb v\u1eady th\u00f4i. Chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean m\u00e0. S\u1ebd qua th\u00f4i,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. Anh Dan \u0111\u01b0a ra m\u1ed9t ch\u1ea9n \u0111o\u00e1n kh\u00e1c: \u201cC\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 do m\u00e0y b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed3ng t\u00ednh,\u201d m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i anh n\u00f3i v\u1eady, sau khi t\u00f4i gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch v\u1edbi b\u1ed1 trong l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 bao nhi\u00eau kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u1eefa l\u00fac \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i \u0103n t\u1ed1i. \u201cIm m\u1ed3m,\u201d b\u1ed1 qu\u00e1t anh t\u00f4i. \u201cC\u00f3 \u0111au kh\u00f4ng?\u201d b\u1ed1 h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i. \u201cKh\u00f4ng. N\u00f3 ch\u1ec9, con kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u1eefa. L\u1ea1 l\u1eafm.\u201d \u201cC\u1ea3m \u01a1n v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 chi ti\u1ebft nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, Ernest Hemingway ch\u1ebft ti\u1ec7t \u1ea1. N\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u0111au th\u00ec v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 l\u00e0 g\u00ec?\u201d \u201cCon kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft, n\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn con c\u1ee9 ph\u1ea3i n\u1eb1m ngh\u1ec9,\u201d t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p. \u201cN\u00f3 gi\u1eadt su\u1ed1t, b\u1ed1 \u1ea1,\u201d anh t\u00f4i th\u1ecf th\u1ebb. \u201cMi\u1ec7ng m\u00e0y gi\u1eadt su\u1ed1t th\u00ec c\u00f3,\u201d b\u1ed1 ng\u1eaft l\u1eddi anh t\u00f4i. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng quay sang t\u00f4i. \u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, n\u1ebfu th\u1ea5y \u0111au th\u00ec b\u00e1o cho b\u1ed1 bi\u1ebft.\u201d K\u1ec3 t\u1eeb th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m \u0111\u00f3 tr\u1edf \u0111i, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i, ch\u1ec9 g\u1ecdi c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n trong kh\u1edbp c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0 C\u00fa Gi\u1eadt, nghe nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i b\u1ec7nh hoa li\u1ec5u m\u00e0 c\u00e1c qu\u00fd t\u1ed9c Anh th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 m\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00e1m b\u1ecb l\u00e2y t\u1eeb g\u00e1i \u0111i\u1ebfm, nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1i t\u00ean n\u00e0y r\u1ea5t d\u1ec5 nh\u1edb \u0111\u00e2m ra th\u00e0nh quen. Khi t\u00f4i ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n, \u0111\u00edch th\u00e2n b\u1ed1 ch\u1ecdn b\u00e1c s\u0129 ch\u0103m s\u00f3c giai \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ea7u cho t\u00f4i. V\u1ec1 c\u01a1 b\u1ea3n l\u00e0 \u00f4ng ch\u1ecdn b\u00e1c s\u0129 quen bi\u1ebft trong ng\u00e0nh. C\u00f3 l\u1ea7n t\u00f4i t\u1ecf \u00fd b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f3 \u00fd ki\u1ebfn g\u00ec khi ch\u1ecdn b\u00e1c s\u0129, b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i ng\u1eaft l\u1eddi, \u201cB\u1ed1 xin l\u1ed7i nh\u00e9, m\u00e0y c\u00f3 h\u1ecdc tr\u01b0\u1eddng y kh\u00f4ng? M\u00e0y c\u00f3 d\u00e0nh ra hai m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m b\u1ecf m\u1eb9 trong \u0111\u1eddi cho y h\u1ecdc kh\u00f4ng? Kh\u00f4ng, m\u00e0y ch\u1ea3 l\u00e0m c\u00e1i m\u1eb9 g\u00ec c\u1ea3. H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ed1 lo v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 ch\u1ecdn b\u00e1c s\u0129, trong khi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m \u01a1n \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng g\u00ec v\u00e0 ng\u1eadm m\u1ed3m l\u1ea1i.\u201d Nh\u01b0ng n\u0103m t\u00f4i hai m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i, \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i chuy\u1ec3n \u0111i ch\u1ed7 kh\u00e1c, v\u00e0 khi c\u00f4ng ty b\u1ea3o hi\u1ec3m \u0111\u01b0a cho b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i danh s\u00e1ch b\u00e1c s\u0129, h\u00f3a ra \u00f4ng ch\u1ea3 bi\u1ebft ai trong s\u1ed1 h\u1ecd c\u1ea3. V\u00ec v\u1eady \u00f4ng cho t\u00f4i xem danh s\u00e1ch v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ea5y b\u00e1c s\u0129 cho m\u00ecnh. \u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, nghe n\u00e0y, \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y nghe c\u00f3 v\u1ebb th\u00e0nh ki\u1ebfn, nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y ch\u1ecdn ai \u0111\u1ea5y c\u00f3 h\u1ecd Do Th\u00e1i nh\u00e9,\u201d \u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ea1o.","\u201cTh\u1ebf l\u00e0 k\u1ef3 th\u1ecb, b\u1ed1 \u1ea1.\u201d \u201cK\u1ef3 th\u1ecb \u01b0? \u1ed2, b\u1ed1 xin m\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea5y. Nh\u01b0 v\u1eady kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 k\u1ef3 th\u1ecb, ch\u1eb3ng qua l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 bi\u1ebft r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u b\u00e1c s\u0129 Do Th\u00e1i v\u00e0 h\u1ecd r\u1ea5t gi\u1ecfi. V\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ed1 nh\u1eafc cho m\u00e0y nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng b\u1ed1 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e1c s\u0129 Do Th\u00e1i \u2013 m\u00e0y th\u00ec bi\u1ebft c\u00e1i g\u00ec? Ti\u00ean s\u01b0 m\u00e0y, mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ecdn ai th\u00ec ch\u1ecdn,\u201d \u00f4ng v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba lao ra kh\u1ecfi ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch. V\u1eady l\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t b\u00e1c s\u0129 \u1edf b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1, v\u00e0 v\u00e0i th\u00e1ng sau \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec3 ki\u1ec3m tra \u0111\u1ecbnh k\u1ef3. B\u00e1c s\u0129 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i, th\u1ea5p, t\u00f3c \u0111en. Tr\u00f4ng anh gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 Tom Cruise ng\u01b0\u1eddi Do Th\u00e1i\u2026 m\u1ed7i t\u1ed9i n\u00f3i ng\u1ecdng. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh c\u00e1c b\u01b0\u1edbc ki\u1ec3m tra th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng: th\u1edf v\u00e0o v\u00e0 th\u1edf ra, quay \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 ho, g\u00f5 chi\u1ebfc b\u00faa nh\u1ecf l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i, v\u00e2n v\u00e2n. \u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, em kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh,\u201d anh n\u00f3i l\u00fac ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ed1n trang ph\u1ee5c. \u201cC\u00f2n v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 g\u00ec n\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng?\u201d T\u00f4i suy ngh\u0129 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecbnh tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn C\u00fa Gi\u1eadt v\u00e0 ngh\u0129 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00ean n\u00f3i ra. T\u00f4i m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 tri\u1ec7u ch\u1ee9ng, sau \u0111\u00f3 anh d\u00e0nh v\u00e0i ph\u00fat \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecfi han v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh th\u00eam v\u00e0i cu\u1ed9c ki\u1ec3m tra th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea5t n\u1eefa, \u0111\u01b0a qua \u0111\u01b0a l\u1ea1i ch\u00e2n t\u00f4i v\u00e0 nh\u1ea5n v\u00e0o c\u00e1c kh\u1edbp c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Anh b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i ch\u1edd anh trong v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng r\u1ed3i ra ngo\u00e0i m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t. \u201cNghe n\u00e0y, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i thu\u1ed1c t\u00ean l\u00e0 Zoloft,\u201d anh n\u00f3i khi quay l\u1ea1i v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng v\u1edbi t\u1eadp \u0111\u01a1n thu\u1ed1c tr\u00ean tay. Anh tu\u00f4n ra m\u1ed9t tr\u00e0ng m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 v\u1ec1 Zoloft v\u00e0 l\u1ecbch s\u1eed c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, sau \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i l\u00e0 anh ngh\u0129 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 lo\u1ea1i thu\u1ed1c n\u00e0y s\u1ebd gi\u00fap \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00f4i. \u201cAnh kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 c\u00f3 gi\u00fap \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eadt hay kh\u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u1ea5y. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 em s\u1ebd kh\u1ecfi h\u1eb3n c\u00e1c v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 v\u1ec1 kh\u1edbp. Anh ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean th\u1eed xem sao,\u201d anh n\u00f3i. T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi anh l\u00e0 t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t vui l\u00f2ng, v\u00ec v\u1eady anh vi\u1ebft cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u01a1n, sau \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i c\u1ea7m th\u1eb3ng ra hi\u1ec7u thu\u1ed1c v\u00e0 l\u1ea5y thu\u1ed1c v\u1ec1. T\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 t\u00f4i v\u00e0 b\u1ed1 \u0103n c\u01a1m, b\u1edfi v\u00ec m\u1eb9 \u0111i l\u00e0m v\u1ec1 mu\u1ed9n. Khi b\u1ed1 h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p v\u1edbi b\u00e1c s\u0129 di\u1ec5n ra nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i ch\u1ea3 c\u00f3 b\u1ec7nh t\u1eadt g\u00ec c\u1ea3. \u201c\u1ed2, ngo\u00e0i ra anh \u1ea5y c\u00f2n k\u00ea cho con m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 th\u1ee9 cho C\u00fa Gi\u1eadt,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i th\u00eam. \u201cTh\u1ee9 g\u00ec?\u201d \u00f4ng h\u1ecfi, \u0111\u00f4i l\u00f4ng m\u00e0y nh\u00edu l\u1ea1i th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t d\u1ed1c n\u00fai d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng to\u00e0n l\u00f4ng. \u201cTh\u00ec b\u1ed1 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5y, b\u00e1c s\u0129 b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng anh \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 nguy\u00ean nh\u00e2n n\u00e0o g\u00e2y n\u00ean nh\u1eefng c\u00fa gi\u1eadt, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5y\u2026\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng, tao ch\u1ea3 bi\u1ebft g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Khai s\u00e1ng cho tao \u0111i,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi hai h\u00e0m r\u0103ng nghi\u1ebfn ch\u1eb7t. T\u00f4i k\u1ec3 r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 mua m\u1ed9t li\u1ec1u thu\u1ed1c c\u00f3 t\u00ean l\u00e0 Zoloft. \u201c\u0110\u01b0a nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean thu\u1ed1c b\u1ecf m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ea5y ra ngay \u0111\u00e2y!\u201d \u00f4ng h\u00e9t l\u00ean, ch\u00eca tay ra nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 t\u00f4i s\u1eafp s\u1eeda ph\u00f9 ph\u00e9p cho ch\u00fang bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. \u201cC\u00e1i g\u00ec? T\u1ea1i sao? Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec th\u1ebf \u1ea1?\u201d","\u201cM\u00e0y l\u00e0m sao m\u00e0 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ee5c c\u1ee9t \u0111\u1ea5y d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec. \u0110\u1ea5y l\u00e0 thu\u1ed1c ch\u1ed1ng tr\u1ea7m c\u1ea3m. N\u00f3 d\u00e0nh cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb tr\u1ea7m c\u1ea3m. M\u00e0y c\u00f3 b\u1ecb tr\u1ea7m c\u1ea3m kh\u00f4ng?\u201d T\u00f4i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t ch\u00e1n l\u00ean v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng C\u00fa Gi\u1eadt. Ch\u00fang khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i th\u1ee9c gi\u1ea5c gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00eam, v\u00e0 lu\u00f4n ph\u1ea3i gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch k\u1ef3 c\u1ee5c v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ea1i sao c\u00e1c b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn tr\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t gi\u1eadt l\u00ean nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i h\u00edt m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i th\u1edf s\u00e2u. \u201cTr\u00f4ng c\u00e1i m\u1eb7t m\u00e0y nh\u01b0 ng\u1ed7ng \u1ec9a k\u00eca. B\u00ecnh t\u0129nh l\u1ea1i \u0111i,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. Sau \u0111\u00f3 ng\u1ed3i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh. \u201cNghe n\u00e0y. H\u00e3y t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u00e0 m\u00e0y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t trang tr\u1ea1i. Trong trang tr\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3, m\u00e0y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e0n c\u1eebu. V\u00e0 h\u00e0ng \u0111\u00eam, \u0111\u00e0n s\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0103n th\u1ecbt c\u1eebu c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y. \u0110\u1ea5y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1, v\u00e0 m\u00e0y mu\u1ed1n kh\u1eafc ph\u1ee5c n\u00f3. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, m\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i v\u00e0 r\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1ng m\u00ecn xung quanh trang tr\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n s\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n trang tr\u1ea1i, n\u00f3 d\u1eabm ph\u1ea3i m\u00ecn v\u00e0 n\u1ed5 tan m\u1eb9 n\u00f3 x\u00e1c ra. M\u00e0y ngh\u0129, \u2018th\u1ebf l\u00e0 xong v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1,\u2019 \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u00d4ng nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i trong m\u1ea5y gi\u00e2y, \u0111\u1ebfn khi t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn ra \u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n t\u00f4i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi \u0111\u00f3. \u201cCon ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft b\u1ed1 \u0111ang n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec b\u00e2y gi\u1edd n\u1eefa,\u201d t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p. \u201cL\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa, m\u00e0y t\u1ed1i d\u1ea1 b\u1ecf m\u1eb9 ra. Tao mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 v\u1ec1 s\u00f3i, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi xung quanh th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n n\u00e0y s\u1ebd ngh\u0129 m\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng ch\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebb mua m\u00ecn v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111u\u1ed5i s\u00f3i. H\u1ecd s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed v\u1edbi m\u00e0y theo c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 \u2013 th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf th\u00ec \u0111\u1ea5y s\u1ebd l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 v\u1ec1 m\u00e0y. V\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ebf, l\u00fac n\u00e0y m\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft m\u1ed7i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111u\u1ed5i s\u00f3i l\u00e0 n\u1ed5 tung con m\u1eb9 n\u00f3 l\u00ean. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec hi\u1ec3u \u00fd tao ch\u01b0a?\u201d \u00d4ng ng\u1ed3i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh, m\u1ea5y gi\u00e2y im l\u1eb7ng tr\u00f4i qua khi hai b\u1ed1 con ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn nhau. \u201cB\u1ed1, con s\u1ebd u\u1ed1ng thu\u1ed1c.\u201d \u201cKh\u1ed1n ki\u1ebfp! M\u00e0y \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 kh\u1ed1n ki\u1ebfp!\u201d \u00d4ng b\u1eadt d\u1eady kh\u1ecfi chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh v\u00e0 lao v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i nghe ti\u1ebfng \u00f4ng l\u1ee5c l\u1ecdi xung quanh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch gi\u1eadn d\u1eef, m\u1edf ng\u0103n k\u00e9o ra r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3ng l\u1ea1i, k\u00e9o kh\u00f3a v\u00e0 s\u1ee5c s\u1ea1o kh\u1eafp ba l\u00f4 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Khi quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch, \u00f4ng c\u1ea7m theo l\u1ecd Zoloft c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. \u00d4ng ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ed3n n\u01b0\u1edbc, d\u1ed1c s\u1ed1 thu\u1ed1c tr\u1ecb gi\u00e1 20 \u0111\u00f4 v\u00e0o \u1ed1ng d\u1eabn, sau \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ea1nh tay b\u1eadt n\u00fat x\u1ea3 r\u00e1c. \u201cSau n\u00e0y m\u00e0y s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft \u01a1n b\u1ed1,\u201d \u00f4ng v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i b\u00e0n v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0103n. \u201cCon ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi b\u00e1c s\u0129 th\u1ebf qu\u00e1i n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y?\u201d t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi. \u201cTao \u0111\u1ebfch quan t\u00e2m. Quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi b\u00e1c s\u0129 c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o n\u00f3 h\u00f4n m\u00f4ng tao \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0y.\u201d V\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n sau, b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i \u0111i l\u00e0m v\u1ec1 s\u1edbm v\u00e0 th\u00f2 \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng t\u00f4i l\u00fac t\u00f4i \u0111ang l\u00e0m b\u00e0i t\u1eadp v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. \u201c\u0102n t\u1ea1m c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111i. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd xu\u1ed1ng b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i.","\u201cT\u1ea1i sao? Xin b\u1ed1 \u0111\u1eebng ph\u00e1 b\u00e1c s\u0129 c\u1ee7a con.\u201d \u201cB\u1ed1 xin m\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea5y. B\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng \u0111i\u00ean.\u201d T\u00f4i v\u00e0o xe v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn Trung t\u00e2m Y t\u1ebf UCSD. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o khu v\u1ef1c ch\u1edd, b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean b\u00e0n l\u1ec5 t\u00e2n v\u00e0 \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd. Hai ph\u00fat sau, c\u00f4 y t\u00e1 g\u1ecdi t\u00ean t\u00f4i v\u00e0 d\u1eabn hai b\u1ed1 con v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u00f3 \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 gi\u00e0 t\u00f3c b\u1ea1c \u0111ang ch\u1edd. \u201cSam, th\u1eadt vui \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p anh,\u201d \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 gi\u00e0 n\u00f3i, ch\u00eca tay ra b\u1eaft tay b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i. Sau \u0111\u00f3 h\u1ecd tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u00e0i ph\u00fat, n\u00f3i nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f9a kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ee7a gi\u1edbi b\u00e1c s\u0129 k\u1ebft th\u00fac b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng d\u00f2ng b\u1eadp b\u00f5m nh\u01b0, \u201c\u2026v\u00e0 h\u00f3a ra l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ea3 ch\u1ee9ng nh\u1ed3i m\u00e1u c\u01a1 tim c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i!\u201d c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t tr\u00e0ng c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 ph\u00e1t r\u1ed3. T\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i gh\u00e9 tr\u00ean b\u00e0n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129, tr\u01a1 m\u1eb7t ra v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng gi\u1ea3m thi\u1ec3u nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng s\u1ed9t so\u1ea1t t\u1eeb t\u1edd gi\u1ea5y tr\u1eafng ph\u1ee7 b\u00ean tr\u00ean, ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i \u0111\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3t. \u201cV\u1eady l\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cho anh h\u1ea3 Sam?\u201d \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 h\u1ecfi. \u201cTh\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n \u1edf kh\u1edbp. T\u00f4i hy v\u1ecdng l\u00e0 anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap n\u00f3, b\u1edfi v\u00ec n\u00f3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu. N\u00f3i cho b\u00e1c nghe \u0111i con trai.\u201d \u201c\u00d4i, ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb c\u00f9 t\u1eeb b\u00ean trong\u2026\u201d \u201cB\u1ed1 kh\u1ec9, s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng thu\u1eadt ng\u1eef y khoa \u0111i, b\u00e1c \u1ea5y l\u00e0 b\u00e1c s\u0129,\u201d b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i qu\u00e1t. \u00d4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 gi\u00e0 ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc ki\u1ec3m tra gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t anh b\u00e1c s\u0129 kia, sau \u0111\u00f3 quay sang b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i, l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t trong ph\u00f2ng. \u201cT\u00f4i ngh\u0129 th\u1ee7 ph\u1ea1m \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 con anh ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n kh\u00e1 nhanh, v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y khi\u1ebfn cho kh\u1edbp c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 b\u1ecb c\u0103ng. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111ang c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3.\u201d \u201cV\u1eady anh b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 n\u00f3 d\u1eady th\u00ec h\u1ea3?\u201d b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i. \u201c\u1eea, \u00edt nhi\u1ec1u l\u00e0 th\u1ebf.\u201d Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i c\u0169ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1eddi v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 v\u00e0 l\u00fac \u0111ang b\u01b0\u1edbc d\u1ecdc h\u00e0nh lang b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n, b\u1ed1 quay sang t\u00f4i v\u00e0 th\u00ec th\u1ea7m, \u201cM\u1eb9 n\u00f3 ch\u1ee9. Th\u1ebf th\u00ec tao c\u0169ng n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. M\u1eb9 b\u1ecdn b\u00e1c s\u0129, nh\u1ec9?\u201d L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean chuy\u1ec3n kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0 b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 \u201cB\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 s\u1ebd nh\u1edb m\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0y d\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 m\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00fat, v\u1eady n\u00ean b\u1ed1 s\u1ebd b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 gi\u1eb7t gi\u0169 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y nh\u00e9.\u201d S\u1eafm \u0111\u1ed3 trong nh\u00e0 \u201cCh\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3 c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 ch\u1ecdn v\u1ee3; ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m sao cho m\u00e0y c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb9p, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u1eb9p","\u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c th\u1eb1ng n\u00e0o \u0111i qua c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n \u0103n c\u1eafp.\u201d B\u1ea5t ng\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn c\u0103n h\u1ed9 v\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean xem ph\u00f2ng t\u00f4i \u201cT\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 tranh hai \u0111\u1ee9a ph\u1ecbch nhau tr\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u00f2ng m\u00e0y?... Con trai, h\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ed1 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi m\u00e0y r\u1eb1ng m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 Andy Kaufman ch\u1ebft gi\u1eabm. Ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o m\u00e0y n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 r\u00e1c r\u01b0\u1edfi th\u1ebf n\u00e0y s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh vui v\u1ebb, nh\u01b0ng ngay b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 cho tao bi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng nh\u00f3c n\u00e0y ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ecbch. Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd.\u201d Ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i khi l\u1ed1p xe b\u1ecb r\u1ea1ch \u201c\u1ed2, \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 b\u1ecdn c\u1edbm kh\u1ed1n ki\u1ebfp. B\u1ecdn n\u00f3 b\u1eadn nh\u01b0 qu\u1ef7 \u1ea5y. B\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ti\u1ec1n thu\u1ebf c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f9ng v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c t\u00ecm ra th\u1eb1ng n\u00e0o coi m\u00e0y l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 kh\u1ed1n n\u1ea1n.\u201d S\u1ed1ng b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ec1n ng\u00e2n s\u00e1ch \u201cT\u1ea1i sao m\u00e0y l\u1ea1i ti\u00eau qu\u00e1 m\u1ee9c chi ph\u00ed h\u00e0ng th\u00e1ng?... Kh\u00f4ng, \u0111\u1ec3 tao ng\u1eafn g\u1ecdn qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i cho m\u00e0y: M\u00e0y l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 c\u1ee9t th\u00ec \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 m\u00e0 ti\u00eau xu n\u00e0o c\u1ea3.\u201d Tr\u01b0\u1edbc ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e9 ph\u1ea1t h\u1ea1nh ki\u1ec3m \u201cN\u00f3 kh\u00f3c \u01b0? Ch\u00faa \u01a1i, \u0111\u1eebng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi m\u00e0y... \u1eea, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ecb ph\u1ea1t, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1ed3i, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu b\u1ecb ph\u1ea1t th\u00ec c\u0169ng \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 kh\u00f3c nh\u01b0 tr\u1ebb con th\u1ebf.\u201d Xin th\u1ef1c t\u1eadp t\u1ea1i c\u00f4ng ty s\u1ea3n xu\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Quentin Tarantino \u201c\u0110\u1ea5y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng ch\u00f3 x\u1ea5u x\u00ed\u2026 \u1ed2, \u0111\u00fang r\u1ed3i, kh\u00f4ng, ch\u00fac m\u1eebng. N\u1ebfu g\u1eb7p l\u00e3o, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng \u0111\u1eebng nh\u00ecn m\u1eb7t l\u00e3o n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 \u0111ang \u0103n c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u1ea5y nh\u00e9.\u201d T\u00f4i quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1ea3y d\u00f9 th\u1ec3 thao \u201cM\u00e0y s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u, b\u1ed1 bi\u1ebft m\u00e0\u2026 Con trai \u1ea1, b\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng ch\u00f9i \u0111\u00edt cho m\u00e0y, v\u00ec v\u1eady b\u1ed1 hi\u1ec3u m\u00e0y r\u00f5 h\u01a1n\u2026 \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4i, m\u1eb9 m\u00e0y c\u0169ng t\u1eebng ch\u00f9i, nh\u01b0ng th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 tao \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh.\u201d Ch\u1ea5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u1edf tay khi\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p b\u00f3ng ch\u00e0y c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t \u201cB\u1ed1 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 chia bu\u1ed3n nh\u00e9, con trai. N\u1ebfu m\u00e0y c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i v\u00e0 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u1ea3 th\u00ec c\u1ee9 b\u1ea3o b\u1ed1. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd \u0111i v\u1ee5t m\u1ea5y qu\u1ea3 b\u00f3ng golf ho\u1eb7c tr\u00f2 g\u00ec t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 th\u1ebf\u2026 \u1ed2 \u0111\u00fang r\u1ed3i, c\u00e1nh tay. \u00d4i, c\u00f2n nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e1ch x\u1ea3 kh\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn c\u01a1 b\u1eafp m\u00e0.\u201d V\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1ecb c\u1ee7a Pringles \u201cB\u1ed1 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0103n m\u00f3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \u2018ngon nh\u01b0 pizza\u2019 \u0111\u00e2u. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed \u0111\u1ea5y c\u00f2n ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ednh t\u1eeb n\u1eefa c\u01a1. Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1ee9 th\u00eam \u2018ngon nh\u01b0\u2019 v\u00e0o danh t\u1eeb l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. V\u1edb v\u1ea9n qu\u00e1.\u201d","15. Kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd h\u1ebft lo l\u1eafng cho con c\u00e1i \\\"Ch\u00fang s\u1ebd moi ru\u1ed9t m\u00e0y ra nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con l\u1ee3n, \u0111\u00e1i l\u00ean x\u00e1c m\u00e0y, sau \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3i 'Ch\u00e0o m\u1eebng \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi Mexico!'\\\" N\u0103m \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, t\u00f4i r\u1eddi ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 ba ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7 t\u1ea1i Pacific Beach, San Diego, \u1edf chung v\u1edbi th\u1eb1ng b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n Dan v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u1ea1n n\u1eefa. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 ch\u1ed7 \u1edf m\u1edbi c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1ch nh\u00e0 b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 c\u00f3 m\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00fat \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i n\u00f3 c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 \u1edf t\u1eadn Th\u1ee5y \u0110i\u1ec3n. Ch\u1ea3 c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m \u0111\u00e2u. \u201cTao kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng g\u00ec di\u1ec5n ra trong ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i khi cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi \u00f4ng c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n xem nh\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng. \u201cB\u1ed1, l\u00e0m g\u00ec c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea5u xa \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng. M\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u b\u1ed1 r\u1ed3i. Tao kh\u00f4ng quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng g\u00ec di\u1ec5n ra trong ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea5y. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 th\u1edd \u01a1. Tra t\u1eeb \u0111i\u1ec3n \u0111i.\u201d T\u00f4i s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9c l\u1eadp, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed7i tu\u1ea7n t\u00f4i v\u1eabn v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eb7t gi\u0169, l\u1ee5c l\u1ecdi t\u1ee7 l\u1ea1nh, v\u00e0 l\u1ee3i d\u1ee5ng b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 khi \u1edf nh\u00e0. \u201cM\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 vi\u1ec7c l\u1ebbn v\u00e0o v\u00e0 l\u1ea5y b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 c\u00e1i g\u00ec m\u00e0y mu\u1ed1n, b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 l\u00fac n\u00e0o m\u00e0y mu\u1ed1n. C\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 m\u00e0y l\u00e0 b\u1ecdn SS kh\u1ed1n ki\u1ebfp c\u00f2n tao th\u00ec \u0111ang s\u1ed1ng \u1edf n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0110\u1ee9c qu\u1ed1c x\u00e3 th\u1ed5 t\u1ea3,\u201d m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u, b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i sau khi r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi kho\u1ea3ng s\u00e2n sau nh\u00e0, n\u01a1i \u00f4ng \u0111ang t\u01b0\u1edbi hoa h\u1ed3ng, v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0103n b\u00e1nh v\u00f2ng v\u1edbi ph\u00f3 m\u00e1t kem m\u00e0 \u00f4ng m\u1edbi mua cho m\u00ecnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn lu\u00f4n bi\u1ebft b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t vui khi th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. Th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00ec t\u00f4i m\u00f2 v\u1ec1 v\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i, khi b\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i l\u00e0m v\u1ec1, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1 vui v\u1ebb v\u1ec1 m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n di\u1ec5n ra trong cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng. \u0110\u1ea5y l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u00f4i c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u00e0 b\u1ed1 gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 gi\u1eefa hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh. Hai b\u1ed1 con b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ea7n nhau h\u01a1n v\u00e0 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 c\u1ee7a nhau. T\u00f4i nh\u1eadn ra ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 ph\u00e1 v\u00e0i r\u00e0o c\u1ea3n khi m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i cu\u1ed1i th\u00e1ng S\u00e1u, b\u1ed1 nh\u1edd t\u00f4i h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 m\u1ed9t d\u1ef1 \u00e1n trong khu v\u01b0\u1eddn c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 v\u00e0o th\u1ee9 S\u00e1u n\u00e0y. \u201cTh\u1ee9 S\u00e1u, \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y l\u00fac b\u1ed1n gi\u1edd nh\u00e9. \u0110\u1eebng \u0111\u1ebfn mu\u1ed9n, b\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n v\u1eadt v\u00e3 v\u1edbi m\u00f3n n\u00e0y sau khi tr\u1eddi t\u1ed1i \u0111\u00e2u. Xong r\u1ed3i b\u1ed1 m\u1eddi m\u00e0y \u0103n t\u1ed1i,\u201d \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb. Khu v\u01b0\u1eddn l\u00e0 th\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1. K\u1ec3 t\u1eeb khi b\u1ed1 mua ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1972, khu v\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u00e3 chi\u1ebfm g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 di\u1ec7n t\u00edch tr\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3 s\u00e2n sau l\u1eabn s\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 b\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 tr\u1ed3ng hoa m\u00e0 c\u00f2n tr\u1ed3ng c\u1ea3 c\u00e0 chua, rau di\u1ebfp, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u1ea3 ng\u00f4 n\u1eefa. B\u1ed1 r\u1ea5t y\u00eau khu v\u01b0\u1eddn v\u00e0 d\u00e0nh h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft th\u1eddi gian r\u1ea3nh r\u1ed7i \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ec9 m\u1ea9n ch\u0103m s\u00f3c n\u00f3. \u00d4ng c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t kh\u00f3 t\u00ednh \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ai \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ebfn khu v\u01b0\u1eddn. Th\u1ee9 S\u00e1u h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ebd d\u1ef1ng h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ed3ng c\u00e0 chua, n\u1ebfu l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh th\u00ec r\u1ea5t kh\u00f3. Th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng, \u00f4ng gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c kh\u00f3 theo c\u00e1ch ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. C\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e2u l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i, c\u00f3 l\u1ea7n t\u00f4i th\u1eed gi\u00fap \u00f4ng l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t d\u1ef1 \u00e1n t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 v\u00e0 trong l\u00fac u\u1ed1n h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o th\u00e9p gai \u0111\u1ec3 qu\u1ea5n quanh c\u00e2y c\u1ed9t tr\u1ee5, t\u00f4i b\u1ecb tu\u1ed9t tay v\u00e0 v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh th\u1ea3 s\u1ee3i","d\u00e2y th\u00e9p khi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 bay v\u1ee5t \u0111i v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2m v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i. \u201cTI\u00caN S\u01af B\u1ed0 M\u00c0Y!\u201d \u00f4ng h\u00e9t l\u00ean v\u00ec \u0111au, sau \u0111\u00f3 quay sang t\u00f4i, \u201cC\u00daT! X\u00c9O!\u201d V\u00ec v\u1eady, khi b\u1ed1 nh\u1edd t\u00f4i gi\u00fap l\u00e0m v\u01b0\u1eddn v\u00e0o th\u1ee9 S\u00e1u t\u1edbi, \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y c\u00f3 \u00fd ngh\u0129a r\u1ea5t l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i. \u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n t\u00f4i gi\u00fap \u2013 \u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n t\u00f4i gi\u00fap. T\u1ed1i h\u00f4m th\u1ee9 N\u0103m, tr\u01b0\u1edbc ng\u00e0y d\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ecbnh gi\u00fap b\u1ed1, t\u00f4i h\u1ecdc b\u00e0i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u1ea1n t\u00ean l\u00e0 Stacy \u1edf l\u1edbp truy\u1ec1n th\u00f4ng. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang theo m\u1ed9t kh\u00f3a h\u1ecdc h\u00e8 \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1edfi v\u00ec c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecf m\u1ed9t l\u1edbp h\u1ed3i trong n\u0103m. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Stacy t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i l\u1edbp v\u00e0 \u0111em l\u00f2ng m\u00ea c\u00f4 ta. Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd t\u00f4i m\u1eddi c\u00f4 ta \u0111i ch\u01a1i hay b\u00f3ng gi\u00f3 g\u00ec v\u1ec1 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu l\u00e0 v\u00ec c\u00f4 ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 b\u1ea1n trai, nh\u01b0ng ngay c\u1ea3 khi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111i n\u1eefa th\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a ch\u1eafc \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee7 can \u0111\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfn t\u1edbi. C\u00f4 ta c\u00f3 m\u00e1i t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng, ng\u1ef1c b\u1ef1, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 h\u00ecnh dung trong \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft bao nhi\u00eau l\u1ea7n trong v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng l\u00fac t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ee7 d\u00e2m. L\u00fac ng\u1ed3i h\u1ecdc tr\u00ean t\u1ea5m n\u1ec7m trong ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a Stacy, c\u00f4 ta quay sang t\u00f4i v\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \u201cT\u1edb ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u1eadu chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. Peter v\u00e0 t\u1edb chia tay nhau r\u1ed3i.\u201d 96 ph\u1ea7n tr\u0103m c\u00e1c h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00fac th\u1ee7 d\u00e2m di\u1ec5n ra \u0111\u00fang y s\u00ec nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. \u201cB\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u1edb kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u1edb kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u1eadp trung n\u1ed5i. T\u1edb mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u1ea5y vui v\u1ebb m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. C\u1eadu c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec vui v\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng?\u201d c\u00f4 ta h\u1ecfi. \u201cC\u00f3,\u201d t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng t\u1ecf v\u1ebb l\u1ea1nh nh\u1ea1t. \u201c\u0110\u00eam nay, t\u1edb c\u00f9ng v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n n\u1eefa xu\u1ed1ng Rosarito \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eebng Qu\u1ed1c kh\u00e1nh. B\u1ecdn t\u1edb \u0111\u00e3 thu\u00ea m\u1ed9t ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n r\u1ed3i. C\u1eadu n\u00ean \u0111i.\u201d C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f4 ta \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, \u201cM\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n t\u1edb s\u1ebd t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c nh\u1eadu nh\u1eb9t ch\u00e8 ch\u00e9n r\u1ed3i qu\u1eady ph\u00e1 t\u01b0ng b\u1eebng \u2013 c\u1eadu n\u00ean \u0111i \u0111i,\u201d v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd. T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o c\u00f4 ta t\u00f4i c\u1ea7n m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ph\u00fat \u0111\u1ec3 g\u00f3i gh\u00e9m \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y nh\u01b0 bay kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0 c\u00f4 ta. Sau \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i lao qua m\u00e0n \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ec3 xe, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i tr\u00ean th\u00e1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng, t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c nh\u1ea5n ch\u00e2n ga \u0111\u1ec3 t\u0103ng t\u1ed1c. \u0110en m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i, t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 t\u1ed1i \u0111a c\u1ee7a chi\u1ebfc xe Oldsmobile Brougham \u0111\u1eddi 1986 n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ea1t kho\u1ea3ng ch\u00edn m\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00e2y s\u1ed1 m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd, v\u00ec v\u1eady t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 ch\u1eadm h\u01a1n so v\u1edbi d\u1ef1 ki\u1ebfn. T\u00f4i lo l\u1eafng nh\u00e9t m\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f4i qu\u1ea7n b\u01a1i, v\u00e0 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 chi\u1ebfc bao cao su n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y \u2013 kho\u1ea3ng ch\u1eebng ba m\u01b0\u01a1i chi\u1ebfc \u2013 v\u00e0o ba l\u00f4. T\u00f4i l\u00e1i xe tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 Stacy r\u1ed3i c\u00f9ng c\u00f4 ta v\u00e0 ba c\u00f4 b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc Chevy Blazer c\u1ee7a Stacy r\u1ed3i l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i Mexico. L\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 nh\u1ecf ven bi\u1ec3n n\u1eb1m ngay c\u1ea1nh Tijuana, Rosarito r\u1ea5t gi\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng kh\u00e1n \u0111\u00e0i kh\u00f4ng m\u00e1i che trong s\u00e2n b\u00f3ng ch\u00e0y Fenway l\u00fac di\u1ec5n ra m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn \u0111\u1ea5u gi\u1eefa Yankees v\u00e0 Red Sox: \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fac, b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u, v\u1edbi h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n g\u00e3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 say kh\u01b0\u1edbt, \u1ed3n \u00e0o v\u1ee9t r\u00e1c b\u1eeba b\u00e3i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. Nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 sao \u0111i n\u1eefa th\u00ec n\u00f3 v\u1eabn c\u00f3 v\u1ebb quy\u1ebfn r\u0169 ri\u00eang. S\u1ee9c h\u00fat l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Rosarito l\u00e0 tu\u1ed5i gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n u\u1ed1ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 18 , h\u01a1n n\u1eefa m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec1u r\u1ebb kinh kh\u1ee7ng. N\u0103m \u0111\u1ee9a b\u1ecdn t\u00f4i v\u1eeba l\u00e1i xe d\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea1i l\u1ed9 Pacific Coast v\u1eeba u\u1ed1ng Tecates v\u00e0 h\u00e0o h\u1ee9ng tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd say \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c n\u00e0o khi \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ebfn Mexico. \u201cT\u1edb s\u1ebd say b\u1ebft x\u00ea l\u1ebft,\u201d c\u00f4 b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a Stacy ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh gh\u1ebf l\u00e1i n\u00f3i. \u201cJustin, c\u1eadu c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecbnh say b\u1ebft x\u00ea l\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, hay l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u1eb7c v\u00e1y \u0111\u1ea5y?\u201d c\u00f4 ta quay sang t\u00f4i v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi.","T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 c\u00f4 ta ngh\u0129 sao m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 hai con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00f3 cho k\u1ef3 cu\u1ed1i tu\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y r\u1ea5t r\u00f5 c\u00f4 ta \u0111ang hy v\u1ecdng t\u00f4i ng\u1ea3 v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng n\u00e0o. \u201cT\u1edb s\u1ebd say b\u1ebft x\u00ea l\u1ebft!\u201d t\u00f4i h\u00e9t l\u00ean, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng g\u00e0o to b\u1eb1ng c\u00f4 ta. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 t\u00f4i g\u00e0o to kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m, b\u1edfi v\u00ec m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u reo h\u00f2, sau \u0111\u00f3 Stacy t\u00fam l\u1ea5y \u0111\u0169ng qu\u1ea7n t\u00f4i. H\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e0y ch\u1ea3 g\u1ee3i t\u00ecnh t\u00ed n\u00e0o c\u1ea3 \u2013 \u0111au n\u1eefa l\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb1ng kh\u00e1c \u2013 nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u0169ng qu\u1ea7n t\u00f4i v\u1edbi tay c\u1ee7a Stacy ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o nhau ki\u1ec3u g\u00ec ch\u1ea3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hoan ngh\u00eanh. V\u00e0i ti\u1ebfng sau, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i d\u1eebng xe t\u1ea1i kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n \u1edf Rosarito v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn m\u1ed9t c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed7i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i gi\u01b0\u1eddng, m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 t\u1eafm, v\u00e0 ba b\u1ee9c tranh kh\u00e1c nhau v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t \u1ea3 Mexico x\u00f4i th\u1ecbt b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t anh l\u00ednh T\u00e2y Ban Nha b\u1eaft \u0111i. Ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i n\u1ed1c tequila mua \u1edf c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng qu\u00e0 t\u1eb7ng c\u1ee7a kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n. T\u00f4i \u0111i v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 t\u1eafm v\u00e0 nh\u00e9t m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc bao cao su v\u00e0o t\u1ea5t ch\u00e2n, m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc v\u00e0o m\u0169 b\u00f3ng ch\u00e0y, \u0111\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p Stacy v\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng quay l\u1ea1i ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n. T\u00f4i v\u00e3 \u00edt n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean m\u1eb7t, vu\u1ed1t t\u00f3c cho ngay ng\u1eafn r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e1nh r\u0103ng. Khi t\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0 t\u1eafm, c\u1ea3 ba c\u00f4 b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111ang x\u00fam quanh Stacy, c\u00f2n c\u00f4 ta th\u00ec cu\u1ed9n tr\u00f2n nh\u01b0 tr\u00e1i b\u00f3ng tr\u00ean s\u00e0n, kh\u00f3c nh\u01b0 \u0111i\u00ean d\u1ea1i. \u201cT\u1edb nh\u1edb Peter! T\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfch th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o tin n\u1ed5i l\u00e0 b\u1ecdn t\u1edb l\u1ea1i chia tay!\u201d Stacy n\u1ee9c n\u1edf trong khi m\u1ea5y c\u00f4 b\u1ea1n ra s\u1ee9c d\u1ed7 d\u00e0nh. Sau \u0111\u00f3 Stacy \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, ch\u1ea1y qua m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 t\u1eafm r\u1ed3i n\u00f4n v\u00e0o b\u1ed3n c\u1ea7u. Trong m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y r\u01b0\u1ee1i sau \u0111\u00f3, Stacy ng\u1ed3i trong ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n v\u1edbi m\u1ea5y c\u00f4 b\u1ea1n, g\u00e0o kh\u00f3c v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0o b\u1edbi t\u1eebng chi ti\u1ebft c\u1ee7a v\u1ee5 chia tay. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n ra qu\u1ea7y bar m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u1ea9n v\u01a1 ch\u1eebng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng, ch\u1eb3ng tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1edbi ai c\u1ea3, sau \u0111\u00f3 quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i ph\u00f2ng, l\u00fac n\u00e0y v\u1eabn n\u1ed3ng n\u1eb7c m\u00f9i n\u00f4n \u1ecde. Chi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 B\u1ea3y, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i chui v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc Blazer v\u00e0 l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd l\u00e1i xe ng\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 bi\u00ean gi\u1edbi M\u1ef9 \u2013 Mexico. Stacy ng\u1ed3i ng\u1ee7 c\u1ea1nh t\u00f4i t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i. Khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i qua bi\u00ean gi\u1edbi, t\u00f4i b\u1eadt \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i l\u00ean, b\u1edfi v\u00ec \u1edf Mexico t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u00f3ng. N\u00f3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u k\u00eau g\u1eeb g\u1eeb v\u00e0 cho th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i c\u00f3 v\u00e0i tin nh\u1eafn m\u1edbi. Khi b\u1ea5m m\u00e3 truy c\u1eadp th\u01b0 tho\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i m\u1edbi s\u1ef1c nh\u1edb ra l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00ean gi\u00fap b\u1ed1 l\u00e0m v\u01b0\u1eddn. \u201cB\u1ea1n c\u00f3 b\u1ed1n tin nh\u1eafn m\u1edbi,\u201d gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i ki\u1ec3u ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e1y t\u1eeb ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh th\u01b0 tho\u1ea1i tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1. T\u00f4i ch\u1edd n\u00f3 n\u00f3i th\u00eam, \u201cB\u1ea1n toi r\u1ed3i.\u201d Tin nh\u1eafn th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n ra. \u201cCon trai, b\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e2y, b\u1ed1 c\u1ea7n con l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 th\u1ee9 \u1edf ch\u1ed7 Home Depot tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y nh\u00e9. G\u1ecdi l\u1ea1i cho b\u1ed1.\u201d \u201cTin nh\u1eafn ti\u1ebfp theo,\u201d gi\u1ecdng th\u01b0 tho\u1ea1i th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o v\u1edbi t\u00f4i khi t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y bu\u1ed3n n\u00f4n. \u201cCon trai, m\u00e0y m\u1ea5t m\u1eb7t \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i? B\u1ed1 b\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y l\u00fac b\u1ed1n gi\u1edd c\u01a1 m\u00e0? B\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u00e0 b\u1ed1n gi\u1edd m\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ed3i. G\u1ecdi cho b\u1ed1.\u201d Tin nh\u1eafn ti\u1ebfp theo ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y gi\u00e2y im l\u1eb7ng, sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng g\u00e1c m\u00e1y. B\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00fac n\u00e0y b\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 ngu\u00f4i r\u1ed3i. \u201cTin nh\u1eafn ti\u1ebfp theo, nh\u1eadn l\u00fac ba gi\u1edd ba m\u01b0\u01a1i ph\u00fat chi\u1ec1u ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m nay,\u201d gi\u1ecdng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e1y n\u00f3i. \u201cCHUY\u1ec6N \u0110\u1ebeCH G\u00cc \u0110ANG X\u1ea2Y RA TH\u1ebe? Tao gh\u00e9 qua ch\u1ed7 m\u00e0y v\u00e0 b\u1ea1n c\u00f9ng ph\u00f2ng b\u1ea3o m\u00e0y \u0111ang","\u1edf Mexico! M\u00e0y \u0111ang \u1edf c\u00e1i x\u1ee9 Mexico b\u1ecf m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ea5y h\u1ea3? G\u1eccI CHO TAO!\u201d T\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u to\u00e1t m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 gi\u1eef y\u00ean \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa, c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng may l\u00e0 l\u00fac n\u00e0y ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb l\u00e1i xe qua \u0111\u1ed9i tu\u1ea7n tra bi\u00ean gi\u1edbi. Vi\u00ean s\u0129 quan v\u1eaby cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i qua m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 t\u00f4i ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng tr\u00f4ng t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean t\u00e1m tr\u0103m c\u00e2n cocaine v\u00e0 gi\u1ea5u m\u1ed9t m\u1edb ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i b\u1ea5t h\u1ee3p ph\u00e1p trong c\u1ed1p xe. Khi v\u1eeba \u0111i qua bi\u00ean gi\u1edbi, c\u00f4 b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a Stacy d\u1eebng xe l\u1ea1i ngay l\u1ed1i ra \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean. \u201cT\u1edb c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 th\u00e8m Jack in the Box ,\u201d c\u00f4 ta n\u00f3i. \\\"Kh\u00f4ng. T\u1edb c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c,\\\" t\u00f4i ng\u1eaft l\u1eddi, gi\u1ecdng l\u00ean cao t\u1edbi m\u1ee9c t\u00f4i hy v\u1ecdng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eeb mi\u1ec7ng t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o n\u1eefa. \u201c\u00d4i, b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh n\u00e0o. B\u1ecdn t\u1edb ch\u1ec9 nh\u1eb7t m\u1ea5y g\u00f3i Jumbo Jacks th\u00f4i m\u00e0, L\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa.\u201d Trong \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00ecnh, t\u00f4i \u0111ang t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ea3nh nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean gh\u1ebf tr\u01b0\u1edbc, \u0111\u1ea1p c\u00f4 ta v\u0103ng ra kh\u1ecfi xe, \u0111\u00f3ng s\u1ea7m c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 d\u1ea5n ga. Nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 ng\u1ed3i t\u1ea1i khu v\u1ef1c \u0103n u\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a Jack in the Box trong khi b\u1ed1n c\u00f4 g\u00e1i nh\u1ea9n nha th\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee9c m\u00f3n hamburger. T\u00f4i g\u1ecdi Dan \u0111\u1ec3 xem t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. \u201cTr\u00f4ng b\u1ed1 c\u1eadu c\u00e1u gh\u00ea l\u1eafm. T\u1edb b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111ang \u1edf Mexico,\u201d Dan n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u1eadu b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 t\u1edb \u0111ang \u1edf Mexico?! T\u1ea1i sao c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 t\u1edb \u0111ang \u1edf Mexico?!\u201d t\u00f4i g\u00e0o l\u00ean. \u201cB\u1edfi v\u00ec c\u1eadu \u0111ang \u1edf Mexico ch\u1ee9 sao.\u201d T\u00f4i g\u00e1c m\u00e1y. Ngay sau \u0111\u00f3, Stacy v\u00e0 m\u1ea5y c\u00f4 b\u1ea1n d\u01b0\u1ee1n d\u1eb9o \u0111i ra xe. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n, v\u00e0 khi g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn San Diego th\u00ec gh\u00e9 qua nh\u00e0 Stacy \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y xe. T\u00f4i gi\u1eadt l\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc ba l\u00f4 du l\u1ecbch ra kh\u1ecfi th\u00f9ng chi\u1ebfc Blazer v\u00e0 v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 xe m\u00ecnh. \u201c\u1eeam, t\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t nh\u00e9?\u201d Stacy n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch gi\u1ea3 t\u1ea1o. \u201c\u1eea, \u1eeb, t\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t \u2013 xin l\u1ed7i,\\\" t\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u00e0 nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o xe r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3ng s\u1ea7m c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i. T\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e1i xe v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9, c\u1ed1 ngh\u0129 ra l\u1eddi n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh d\u1ecbu b\u1edbt. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u1eb1ng th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o d\u1ecbu b\u1edbt \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, b\u1edfi v\u00ec c\u00f3 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng \u1ed5n: Cho b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i leo c\u00e2y, bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng li\u00ean l\u1ea1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00e0 \u2013 gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u2013 \u0111i Mexico. B\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng n\u1ed7i lo s\u1ee3 phi l\u00fd v\u1ec1 Mexico v\u00e0 cho r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t khi anh \u0111\u00e3 qua b\u00ean kia bi\u00ean gi\u1edbi, b\u1ecdn bu\u00f4n ma t\u00fay s\u1ebd b\u1eaft anh ph\u1ea3i nu\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 b\u00f3ng ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ea7y heroin v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i l\u00e1t sau anh \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eb1m trong chi\u1ebfc b\u1ed3n t\u1eafm \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u00e1 l\u1ea1nh, ch\u00fang s\u1ebd l\u1ea5y th\u1eadn c\u1ee7a anh. Khi d\u1eebng xe tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00e0, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y xe c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 tr\u00ean l\u1ed1i \u0111i. T\u00f4i \u0111i v\u00e0o v\u00e0 m\u1edf c\u1eeda nh\u00e0. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y b\u1ed1 \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i trong ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch, nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf t\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u00f3 su\u1ed1t ba ng\u00e0y v\u1eeba qua. \u201cM\u00c0Y BI\u1ebeN \u0110I CH\u1ed6 \u0110\u1ebeCH N\u00c0O TH\u1ebe?\u201d \u00f4ng qu\u00e1t l\u00ean, \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady kh\u1ecfi gh\u1ebf v\u00e0 nhanh ch\u00f3ng b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con b\u00e1o h\u01a1i n\u1eb7ng k\u00fd.","\u201cNghe n\u00e0y b\u1ed1, khoan \u0111\u00e3,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o b\u1ecba ra m\u1ed9t d\u1ef1 \u00e1n \u1edf nh\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t sinh nh\u1eadt ch\u1ea3 \u0103n nh\u1eadp g\u00ec c\u1ea3, nh\u01b0ng b\u1ed1 c\u1eaft ngang l\u1eddi t\u00f4i. \u201cMexico! M\u00e0y \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i x\u1ee9 Mexico b\u1ecf m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ea5y \u01b0? Ch\u00fang s\u1ebd moi ru\u1ed9t m\u00e0y ra nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con l\u1ee3n, \u0111\u00e1i l\u00ean x\u00e1c m\u00e0y, sau \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3i \u2018Ch\u00e0o m\u1eebng \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi Mexico!\u2019\u201d \u00f4ng h\u00e9t l\u00ean. \u201cM\u00e0y b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng m\u00e0y s\u1ebd \u0111i m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e0ng, th\u1ebf m\u00e0 m\u00e0y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t n\u1ebbo!\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i th\u00eam. \u201cCon bi\u1ebft, con bi\u1ebft!\u201d t\u00f4i la l\u00ean \u0111\u00e1p tr\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 v\u1ec7. \u201cKh\u00f4ng, m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft! M\u00e0y ch\u1ea3 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfch g\u00ec! M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi lo l\u1eafng \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00e1t \u1ed1m l\u00ean v\u00ec m\u00e0y. M\u1eb9 m\u00e0y lo\u1ea1n c\u1ea3 l\u00ean, r\u1ed3i m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u0169ng th\u1ebf. Tao g\u1ecdi c\u1ea3 c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i t\u00ecm m\u00e0y!\u201d \u201cB\u1ed1 g\u1ecdi c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t?\u201d t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi. \u201c\u1eea, tao g\u1ecdi c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t!\u201d \u201c\u00d4i, sao b\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng g\u1ecdi cho h\u1ecd v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi h\u1ecd r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y con?\u201d B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i n\u1eeda gi\u00e2y. \u201cH\u1ecd s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft th\u00f4i,\u201d \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1p, gi\u1ecdng khang kh\u00e1c. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn b\u1ed1. Hi\u1ebfm khi b\u1ed1 n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 h\u1ec5 n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i l\u00e0 bi\u1ebft ngay. \u201cB\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng g\u1ecdi cho c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng?\u201d t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi v\u1edbi v\u1ebb nghi ng\u1edd. \u201cTao c\u00f3 g\u1ecdi cho m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi,\u201d \u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. \u201cNg\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t?\u201d Kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed im l\u1eb7ng bao tr\u00f9m kh\u1eafp c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng. \u201cKh\u00f4ng,\u201d \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1p, h\u01a1i ng\u01b0\u1ee3ng ngh\u1ecbu. \u201cNh\u01b0ng ti\u00ean s\u01b0 b\u1ed1 m\u00e0y! L\u1ebd ra tao \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ecdi c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t! L\u1ebd ra tao \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ecdi cho h\u1ecd, nh\u01b0ng tao \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 m\u00e0y \u0111ang ph\u00ea \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3, m\u00e0 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady th\u00ec tao ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0m m\u1ea5t th\u1eddi gian c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd m\u00e0 th\u00f4i!\u201d T\u00f4i nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0o h\u1ea1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed1, v\u00ec v\u1eady b\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i n\u00ean gi\u1ea3m b\u1edbt thi\u1ec7t h\u1ea1i cho b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng kh\u1eafc ph\u1ee5c m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n. V\u00ec v\u1eady t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ebfc l\u1eddi xin l\u1ed7i, gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i b\u1eadn t\u00fai b\u1ee5i n\u00ean qu\u00ean khu\u1ea5y \u0111i m\u1ea5t v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c h\u1eb9n, v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a ra l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa m\u1ecdi l\u00fd do khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i tr\u1edf n\u00ean ngu ng\u1ed1c nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. \u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, b\u1ed1 hi\u1ec3u, m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i li\u1ec7t k\u00ea ra c\u1ea3 c\u00e1i danh s\u00e1ch t\u1ea1i sao m\u00e0y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ed9n \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf n\u1eefa,\u201d b\u1ed1 n\u00f3i, c\u1eaft ngang danh s\u00e1ch t\u1ef1 s\u1ec9 v\u1ea3 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. B\u1ed1 v\u1eaby t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean \u00f4ng. T\u00f4i th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng t\u00fam l\u1ea5y t\u00f4i v\u00e0 \u00f4m t\u00f4i th\u1eadt ch\u1eb7t.","\u201cTh\u1eb1ng nh\u00f3c c\u1ee7a n\u1ee3 n\u00e0y,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. \u201cB\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac m\u00e0y c\u00f3 con \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn m\u00e0y lo l\u1eafng v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra cho n\u00f3. M\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd h\u1ebft lo l\u1eafng cho con c\u00e1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3. Kh\u1ed5 v\u00e3i ra. M\u00e0y c\u1eafm chim v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u th\u00ec c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn \u0111\u1ea5y, b\u1edfi v\u00ec cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi m\u00e0y l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2y, ngay t\u1ea1i c\u00e1i ch\u1ed7 b\u1ecf m\u1eb9 n\u00e0y lu\u00f4n.\u201d \u00d4ng bu\u00f4ng t\u00f4i ra v\u00e0 c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i t\u00fai mua h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng khoai t\u00e2y chi\u00ean. \u201cC\u1ea7m c\u00e1i chai t\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u00e0 chua, mu\u1ed9n gi\u1edd d\u1ef1 ti\u1ec7c n\u01b0\u1edbng ch\u00fa m\u00e0y t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c r\u1ed3i.\u201d \u201cTh\u1ef1c ra th\u00ec con \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecbnh g\u1eb7p Dan \u1edf b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n,\u201d t\u00f4i ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng n\u00f3i, hy v\u1ecdng b\u1ed1 s\u1ebd \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch Qu\u1ed1c kh\u00e1nh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. \u201cIm m\u1ed3m l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 c\u1ea7m t\u00fai \u0111i. M\u00e0y li\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d T\u00ecm th\u1ea5y th\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1ee5 t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t \u201cTr\u1eddi \u01a1i, l\u1ebd ra m\u00e0y n\u00ean ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn c\u1ea3nh m\u1eb9 m\u00e0y ch\u1eedi tay qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd RadioShack l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean kh\u1ed1n n\u1ea1n. Tao d\u00e1m n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng b\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m h\u1eafn t\u1ee9c l\u1ed3i m\u1eaft ra. \u0110\u00e2y s\u1ebd l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng RadioShack t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch ch\u01a1i x\u1ea5u m\u1eb9 m\u00e0y.\u201d Gi\u1ea3i tr\u00ed phi truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng \u201cC\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i khi m\u00e0y v\u1eeba l\u00ea la ng\u1ed3i u\u1ed1ng bia v\u1eeba xem con ch\u00f3 t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch giao ph\u1ed1i v\u1edbi c\u00e1i bao c\u00e1t.\u201d V\u1ee5 tai ti\u1ebfng steroid trong b\u00f3ng ch\u00e0y \u201cM\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c Mark McGwire s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng steroid \u00e0? Nh\u00ecn h\u1eafn ta k\u00eca! Tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111em h\u1eafn ra tr\u01b0ng b\u00e0y \u1edf h\u1ed9i ch\u1ee3 k\u00e8m theo m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng ch\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebb \u0111i theo m\u00e0 h\u1ea7u h\u1ea1 cho h\u1eafn.\u201d T\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh theo \u0111u\u1ed5i ngh\u1ec1 vi\u1ebft k\u1ecbch b\u1ea3n cho Hollywood \u201cN\u00f3 c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean v\u00f2ng quay ng\u1ef1a g\u1ed7, c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u con ng\u1ef1a m\u00e0y c\u01b0\u1ee1i s\u1ebd ch\u01a1i m\u00e0y.\u201d L\u00e1i xe qua v\u00f9ng T\u00e2y Hollywood, n\u01a1i t\u00f4i s\u1ed1ng n\u0103m \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u1edf Los Angeles \u201cC\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ea5y c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u d\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed3ng t\u00ednh l\u1eafm\u2026 \u00d4i th\u00f4i n\u00e0o, m\u00e0y c\u1ee9 l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 b\u1ed1 c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u00f3 v\u1eady. Tin b\u1ed1 \u0111i, ch\u1eb3ng ai mu\u1ed1n ph\u1ecbch m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2u. H\u1ecd \u0111\u1ed3ng t\u00ednh nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng m\u00f9.\u201d C\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n v\u00e0 g\u1eb7p r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i khi k\u1ebft b\u1ea1n \u201cM\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 bao gi\u1edd th\u1eed \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i n\u00e0y n\u01a1i n\u1ecd, tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng ch\u01b0a?... Nh\u1ed1 nh\u0103ng. Tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi ai \u0111\u00f3 trong ph\u00f2ng ch\u1edd c\u1ee7a Jiffy Lube kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng.\u201d D\u1ecbch v\u1ee5 Internet \u201cTao kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n\u2026 Tao hi\u1ec3u n\u00f3 d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec\u2026 \u1eea, c\u00f3. V\u00e0 tao kh\u00f4ng quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 m\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u d\u00f9ng. To\u00e0n b\u1ed9 l\u0169 b\u1ea1n m\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 c\u00e1i ki\u1ec3u \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f3c r\u0169 r\u01b0\u1ee3i nh\u01b0 nghi\u1ec7n, nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3","th\u1ea5y tao ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 \u00f4ng th\u1ee3 c\u1eaft t\u00f3c.\u201d Ph\u00e9t l\u00e1c \u201cN\u1ebfu b\u1ed1 l\u00e0 m\u00e0y th\u00ec b\u1ed1 s\u1ebd ki\u1ec1m ch\u1ebf m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat\u2026 \u1edc, \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, ng\u01b0\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u00e0 con nh\u00f3c ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u1eb1ng sau m\u00e0y, v\u00e0 th\u1ee9 hai, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng trao Huy ch\u01b0\u01a1ng Danh d\u1ef1 b\u1ecf m\u1eb9 g\u00ec \u0111\u1ea5y v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n m\u1ed9t l\u00fac hai su\u1ea5t \u0103n s\u00e1ng \u1edf ch\u1ed7 Denny's.\u201d \u0110\u1ed1i ph\u00f3 v\u1edbi h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m \u1ed3n \u00e0o \u201cM\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi h\u1ecd l\u00e0 m\u00e0y c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y phi\u1ec1n ch\u01b0a?... B\u1ecdn h\u1ecd c\u00f3 to con h\u01a1n m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng?... M\u00e0y s\u1ee3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u00edt \u00e0?... \u00c0, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, l\u1ebd ra tao n\u00ean h\u1ecfi c\u00e2u \u0111\u1ea5y tr\u01b0\u1edbc, \u0111\u1ee1 m\u1ea5t th\u1eddi gian. \u1eea, m\u00e0y s\u1ebd c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu \u1ed3n \u00e0o nhi\u1ec1u, con trai \u1ea1.\u201d","16. \u00cdt nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i ng\u00e0y, b\u1ea1n v\u1eabn c\u00f2n c\u00f3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh \\\"Th\u1ebf th\u00ec m\u00e0y c\u1ee9 \u0111i \u0111i. M\u1eb9 m\u00e0y c\u1ee9 cho l\u00e0 m\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb9p trai. \u0110\u00e2y s\u1ebd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y th\u00fa v\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u00e0y.\\\" V\u00e0i th\u00e1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, r\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c t\u00f4i c\u0169ng r\u1eddi ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u1edf San Diego v\u00e0 chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn Los Angeles. \u1ede tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec7n \u1ea3nh v\u00e0 truy\u1ec1n h\u00ecnh, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t t\u1eadp trung v\u00e0o l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c vi\u1ebft l\u00e1ch, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ebd c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng theo \u0111u\u1ed5i ngh\u1ec1 vi\u1ebft k\u1ecbch b\u1ea3n. \u201cNghe n\u00e0y, c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y r\u1ea5t v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3, v\u00e0 ban \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00e0y s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1eafng cay \u0111\u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n qua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00ec m\u00e0y s\u1ebd th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng,\u201d l\u00e0 l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i d\u00e0nh cho anh Evan trong b\u1eefa \u0103n t\u1ed1i v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng Ch\u00edn, khi c\u1ea3 hai anh em ch\u00fang t\u00f4i tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 v\u1ec1 m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau m\u1edbi cho ngh\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p. Evan quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh d\u1ea5n th\u00e2n v\u00e0o s\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p l\u1eb7n bi\u1ec3n. \u201cS\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng m\u00e0 c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n m\u1eb9 n\u00f3 \u0111i,\u201d l\u00e0 l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 d\u00e0nh cho t\u00f4i sau \u0111\u00f3 kho\u1ea3ng hai m\u01b0\u01a1i gi\u00e2y, khi t\u00f4i chia s\u1ebb v\u1ec1 k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 v\u1eady, b\u1ed1 tin t\u00f4i v\u00e0 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, \u00f4ng \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 t\u00f4i nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n thu\u00ea nh\u00e0 ba th\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean cho t\u00f4i \u1edf Los Angeles \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00fap t\u00f4i t\u1ef1 l\u1eadp. \u201cB\u1ed1 ngh\u0129, c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i qu\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u khi ch\u1ebft \u0111i \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u1ec1n l\u1ea1i ch\u1eb3ng ti\u00eau \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? C\u00f3 l\u1ebd b\u00e2y gi\u1edd b\u1ed1 s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a cho m\u00e0y khi m\u00e0y c\u1ea7n gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, b\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ecbnh phung ph\u00ed ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 v\u1edb v\u1ea9n khi v\u1ec1 gi\u00e0,\u201d \u00f4ng gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch. T\u00f4i t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u0103n h\u1ed9 hai ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7 \u1edf m\u1ed9t khu nh\u00e0 nh\u1ecf m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng c\u00f3 m\u01b0\u1eddi c\u0103n \u1edf khu T\u00e2y Hollywood. T\u00f4i \u1edf chung v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n h\u1ecdc c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc gi\u1edd c\u0169ng \u0111ang t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch chen ch\u00e2n v\u00e0o l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c gi\u1ea3i tr\u00ed. S\u01a1n tr\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng bong h\u1ebft c\u1ea3 ra, c\u00f2n th\u1ea3m th\u00ec \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft \u1ed1 \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n ho\u00e0nh tr\u00e1ng cho CSI . Khi m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn, h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t kh\u00e1i ni\u1ec7m g\u00ec v\u1ec1 Los Angeles. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 l\u1edbn l\u00ean c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 hai gi\u1edd \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda nam nh\u01b0ng hi\u1ebfm khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i nhanh ch\u00f3ng nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00f4 c\u0103n c\u1ee9 khi n\u00f3i, \u201cLos Angeles gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 b\u00e0 ch\u1ecb c\u1ee7a San Diego, \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e0 c\u1ea3, x\u1ea5u x\u00ed h\u01a1n l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n b\u1ecb b\u1ec7nh m\u1ee5n r\u1ed9p.\u201d V\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m v\u1edbi Los Angeles, t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t \u00edt ng\u1ee1 ng\u00e0ng \u2013 v\u1ee5 th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t di\u1ec5n ra trong \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u1edf c\u0103n nh\u00e0 thu\u00ea. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh chung t\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1edbi h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m, khi v\u1eeba \u0111\u1eb7t l\u01b0ng v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc gi\u01b0\u1eddng c\u0169 r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn th\u00ec t\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng l\u00e0m t\u00ecnh n\u1ed3ng nhi\u1ec7t vang l\u00ean t\u1eeb b\u00ean kia b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1eefa m\u1ecfng manh. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd g\u1eb7p nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 xem kh\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u phim khi\u00eau d\u00e2m n\u00ean ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c t\u00f4i h\u00ecnh dung ra m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 bom t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng c\u00f9ng b\u1ed9 ng\u1ef1c v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i \u0111ang m\u00ea t\u01a1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 m\u1eb7t. C\u00f9ng v\u1edbi \u00e2m thanh n\u1ec1n s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng, h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh n\u00e0y khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i b\u1ecb k\u00edch th\u00edch \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c sau v\u00e0i ph\u00fat l\u1eafng nghe, t\u00f4i nh\u00e9t ngay chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u0129a DVD khi\u00eau d\u00e2m duy","nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc m\u00e1y t\u00ednh Mac \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e0n v\u00e0 s\u1ee5c cho ra r\u1ed3i ng\u1ee7 thi\u1ebfp \u0111i. H\u00f4m sau, t\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m n\u1ed3ng nhi\u1ec7t c\u0169ng v\u1eeba b\u01b0\u1edbc ra. \u201cCh\u00e0o c\u1eadu, t\u1edb l\u00e0 Steven. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 b\u1ed3 t\u1edb, Lucas,\u201d anh h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n t\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ef1c r\u1ef1a c\u00f2n to con h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 anh ta. Ch\u00e0o c\u1eadu, t\u1edb l\u00e0 Justin, \u0111\u00eam qua t\u1edb v\u1eeba quay tay l\u00fac c\u1eadu v\u00e0 b\u1ea1n trai c\u1eadu l\u00e0m t\u00ecnh, ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0, v\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u1edb c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y kh\u00e1 l\u00e0 b\u1ea5t \u1ed5n v\u1ec1 gi\u1edbi t\u00ednh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e2y, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129. T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng r\u1ea5t vui \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p h\u1ecd. B\u1ea1n c\u00f9ng ph\u00f2ng v\u1edbi t\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ea5t g\u1ee3i c\u1ea3m v\u00e0 ch\u0103m ch\u1ec9, trong v\u00f2ng hai tu\u1ea7n chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn Los Angeles, c\u00f4 v\u1eeba th\u1ef1c t\u1eadp v\u1eeba l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng ty s\u1ea3n xu\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm ti\u1ec1n. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u00f4i d\u1ecdn d\u1eb9p g\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, c\u00f4 \u0111ang l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c t\u1eeb 90 \u0111\u1ebfn 100 gi\u1edd m\u1ed7i tu\u1ea7n, v\u00e0 hi\u1ebfm khi n\u00e0o t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y m\u1eb7t c\u00f4. T\u00f4i d\u00e0nh nhi\u1ec1u ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1eedi th\u01b0 cho c\u00e1c c\u00f4ng ty s\u1ea3n xu\u1ea5t, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng xin m\u1ed9t ch\u00e2n th\u1ef1c t\u1eadp, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi c\u0169ng xin vi\u1ec7c \u1edf g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i m\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi. C\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c duy nh\u1ea5t t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0 \u0111i ph\u00e1t t\u1edd h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn v\u1ec1 c\u0103n h\u1ed9 cho c\u00e1c c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng 7-Eleven tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ecba b\u00e0n Los Angeles m\u00eanh m\u00f4ng. Bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 kho r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn, ch\u1ea5t l\u00ean th\u00f9ng xe t\u1ea3i nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch m\u1ecfng v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea5t, sau \u0111\u00f3 v\u1eadt l\u1ed9n v\u1edbi c\u00e1c h\u01b0\u1edbng trong su\u1ed1t t\u00e1m ti\u1ebfng ti\u1ebfp theo, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng t\u00ecm ra ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i th\u1ea3 xu\u1ed1ng. C\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y gi\u1ed1ng chuy\u1ebfn tham quan t\u1ec7 nh\u1ea5t \u1edf Los Angeles m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u00ecnh dung \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, h\u01a1n n\u1eefa l\u1ea1i ch\u1ec9 mang t\u00ednh th\u1eddi v\u1ee5 n\u00ean n\u00f3 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ee9a h\u1eb9n ch\u00fat c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ec1n c\u1ea3. \u1ede Los Angeles, t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 duy nh\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 Patrick, ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n vi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ea1o di\u1ec5n cho b\u1ed9 phim h\u1ed3i sinh vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u00e0 vi\u1ebft k\u1ecbch b\u1ea3n cho m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 phim nh\u1ef1a. C\u1ea3 hai t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c kh\u00e1 t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p, nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 vui. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp, v\u00e0 quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1edbi nhau r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 \u00f3c h\u00e0i h\u01b0\u1edbc gi\u1ed1ng nhau. Patrick \u1edf Los Angeles l\u00e2u h\u01a1n t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat n\u00ean h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c t\u1eadn t\u00ecnh ch\u1ec9 b\u1ea3o cho t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng tr\u1eeb c\u1eadu ta ra, ng\u01b0\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean g\u1eb7p l\u00e0 c\u00e1c c\u00f4 \u0111i\u1ebfm m\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda khu nh\u00e0. Sau v\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n th\u00ec m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn ph\u00f2ng t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 th\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u0169ng c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n th\u00edch th\u00fa khi ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ai \u0111\u00f3 m\u1edbi. \u201c\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 xe c\u1eadu \u00e0?\u201d c\u00f4 ta v\u1eeba h\u1ecfi v\u1eeba ch\u1ec9 chi\u1ebfc Ford Ranger m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. \u201cV\u00e2ng,\u201d t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p. \u201c\u0110\u00eam qua b\u1ea1n g\u00e1i t\u00f4i v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh n\u00f4n l\u00ean xe c\u1eadu, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i r\u1eeda s\u1ea1ch r\u1ed3i. Ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n xin l\u1ed7i m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u th\u00f4i,\u201d c\u00f4 ta n\u00f3i r\u1ed3i b\u1ecf \u0111i. L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean trong \u0111\u1eddi t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y nh\u1edb nh\u00e0. \u201cCu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0111\u1ea5y th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?\u201d b\u1ed1 h\u1ecfi qua \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i l\u00fac t\u00f4i g\u1ecdi v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 sau \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1eebng m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecfi th\u0103m. \u201c\u1ed2, b\u1ed1 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5y. Kh\u00e1 \u1ed5n,\u201d t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p, kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i \u0111ang c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y l\u1ea1c l\u00f5ng th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. \u201cV\u1edb v\u1ea9n, m\u00e0y n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i. Nghe gi\u1ecdng l\u00e0 tao bi\u1ebft.\u201d","\u201cC\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p cho l\u1eafm, b\u1ed1 \u1ea1.\u201d T\u00f4i k\u1ec3 cho b\u1ed1 nghe m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111ang x\u1ea3y ra, x\u1ea3 h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng c\u1ea3m x\u00fac \u0111ang ch\u1ea5t ch\u1ee9a trong l\u00f2ng b\u1ea5y l\u00e2u. \u201cT\u1eeb gi\u1edd tr\u1edf \u0111i, khi b\u1ed1 h\u1ecfi chuy\u1ec7n, b\u1ed1 hoan ngh\u00eanh vi\u1ec7c m\u00e0y c\u1edfi m\u1edf, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1eebng k\u1ec3 cho b\u1ed1 nghe nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 quay tay v\u00ec b\u1ecdn h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m \u0111\u1ed3ng t\u00ednh n\u1eefa nh\u00e9,\u201d b\u1ed1 v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cNghe n\u00e0y, m\u00e0y m\u1edbi ch\u1ec9 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng. Chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian. Steven Spielberg kh\u00f4ng tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh Steven Spielberg trong m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng \u0111\u00e2u. Tao n\u00f3i th\u00eam l\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd th\u1eb1ng cha \u0111\u1ea5y c\u00f2n x\u1ea5u trai h\u01a1n m\u00e0y r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u.\u201d B\u1ed1 tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi t\u00f4i th\u00eam v\u00e0i ph\u00fat n\u1eefa v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ed9i Padres v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9i Chargers , v\u1ec1 t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh c\u00e1c anh t\u00f4i v\u00e0 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, sau \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu h\u01a1n. V\u00ec v\u1eady t\u00f4i h\u1ecdc h\u00e0nh ch\u0103m ch\u1ec9, v\u00e0 v\u00e0i th\u00e1ng sau t\u00f4i xin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00e2n ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 b\u00e0n t\u1ea1i Crocodile Caf\u00e9 \u1edf Ph\u1ed1 c\u0169 Pasadena. V\u1ec1 c\u01a1 b\u1ea3n, n\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t qu\u00e1n kh\u00e1 v\u1eafng c\u1ee7a T.G.I. Friday's. Xin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eafng l\u1ee3i nho nh\u1ecf, nh\u01b0ng b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. \u201cNh\u1ed1 nh\u0103ng, m\u00e0y l\u00e0m t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ea5y. Xin vi\u1ec7c b\u1ed3i b\u00e0n \u1edf Los Angeles \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 d\u1ec5. B\u1ecdn di\u1ec5n vi\u00ean kh\u1ed1n ki\u1ebfp, ch\u00fang n\u00f3 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1ee9 vi\u1ec7c. M\u1eb9 m\u00e0y v\u00e0 b\u1ed1 r\u1ea5t t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o v\u1ec1 m\u00e0y. B\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3n m\u00e0y \u0111i \u0103n m\u1eebng m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c,\u201d b\u1ed1 n\u00f3i. \u201cKh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u b\u1ed1 \u01a1i.\u201d \u201cV\u1edb v\u1ea9n.\u201d (B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i th\u00edch d\u00f9ng t\u1eeb v\u1edb v\u1ea9n v\u00e0 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng n\u00f3 theo nhi\u1ec1u bi\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec7u kh\u00e1c nhau. L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, c\u00e2u c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0, \u201c\u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 m\u00e0 c\u00e3i v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y.\u201d) B\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 mu\u1ed1n t\u00f4i t\u1ef1 tin \u1edf b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ebfu thi\u1ebfu t\u1ef1 tin. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 Charles Bukowski ; n\u1ed7i \u0111au kh\u1ed5 n\u00e0y ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o bi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i th\u00e0nh thi\u00ean t\u00e0i v\u0103n h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 mang nhu\u1eadn b\u00fat v\u1ec1 cho t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i k\u1ebft th\u00fac c\u00fa \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u d\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t. \u201cB\u1ed1 s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a m\u00e0y \u0111i \u0103n Th\u1ecbt b\u00f2 Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng h\u1ea1ng Lawry's!\u201d Lawry's n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu l\u00e0 nh\u1edd mu\u1ed1i gia v\u1ecb, b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft c\u00e1c c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng t\u1ea1p h\u00f3a l\u1edbn, nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd c\u00f2n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng b\u00edt t\u1ebft n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng \u1edf Los Angeles m\u00e0 b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t th\u00edch, Nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng S\u01b0\u1eddn Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng h\u1ea1ng Lawry's. Ngay sau cu\u1ed9c \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i, b\u1ed1 b\u1eaft m\u1eb9 (m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1i b\u1ed1 v\u00e0 k\u1ebft n\u1ed1i Internet v\u00e0o m\u00e1y t\u00ednh c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 \u1edf nh\u00e0) t\u1ea1o cho b\u1ed1 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 email ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1eedi email cho t\u00f4i k\u00e8m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng link website c\u1ee7a Lawry's. Ti\u00eau \u0111\u1ec1 l\u00e0 \u201cLawry's\u201d c\u00f2n n\u1ed9i dung ch\u1ec9 v\u1ecfn v\u1eb9n, \u201cTh\u1ecbt b\u00f2 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y ngon v\u00e3i xo\u00e0i!\u201d c\u00f9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng link d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ef1c \u0111\u01a1n c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng. Th\u1ee9 S\u00e1u tu\u1ea7n sau \u0111\u00f3, b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00f3n t\u00f4i tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc Chevy Blazer c\u1ee7a anh Evan b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i \u1edf nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i Hawaii theo \u0111u\u1ed5i s\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p l\u1eb7n bi\u1ec3n. \u201cAi \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng th\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee9c m\u00f3n th\u1ecbt b\u00f2 th\u01b0\u1ee3ng h\u1ea1ng n\u00e0o?!\u201d b\u1ed1 h\u1ecfi khi t\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n v\u00e0o xe. Sau \u0111\u00f3 \u00f4ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1eb7t cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1ng c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n vi\u1ebft l\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng \u1edf Los Angeles, v\u00e0 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 \u00f4ng ngh\u0129 ra tr\u00ean chuy\u1ebfn xe hai m\u01b0\u01a1i ph\u00fat \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng, n\u1eb1m t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7 giao nhau c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea1i l\u1ed9 La Cienega v\u00e0 Wilshire. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 m\u1eddi Patrick, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu ta \u0111\u00f3n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u1edf h\u00e0nh lang nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng. B\u1ed1n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t b\u00e0n v\u00e0 ngay khi \u0111\u1ed3 u\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c mang ra, b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i n\u00e2ng ly","ch\u00fac m\u1eebng t\u00f4i v\u00e0 Patrick. \u201cCh\u00fac m\u1eebng c\u00e1c ch\u00e0ng trai. V\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 ki\u00ean tr\u00ec h\u1ecdc ngh\u1ec1 v\u00e0 v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c theo \u0111u\u1ed5i n\u00f3. V\u00e0 ch\u00fac m\u1eebng Justin v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c m\u1edbi.\u201d T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i ch\u00fac m\u1eebng n\u1ed3ng nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u00f3 m\u1ee9c l\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ed1i thi\u1ec3u, nh\u01b0ng ni\u1ec1m t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n ch\u00e2n th\u1eadt. C\u00f4 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 b\u00e0n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i h\u00f4m \u0111\u1ea5y c\u00f3 m\u00e1i t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft to m\u00e0u xanh n\u01b0\u1edbc bi\u1ec3n. D\u00f9 \u0111ang m\u1eb7c b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3ng ph\u1ee5c h\u1ea7u b\u00e0n xo\u00e0ng x\u0129nh nh\u01b0ng tr\u00f4ng c\u00f4 v\u1eabn h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn. Nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7, b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i gi\u1edf h\u1ebft b\u00e0i t\u00e1n t\u1ec9nh ra. \u00d4ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ecfi c\u00f4 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ra v\u1ec1 l\u1ecbch s\u1eed c\u1ee7a Lawry's, m\u00f3n th\u1ecbt b\u00f2 th\u01b0\u1ee3ng h\u1ea1ng, s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m mu\u1ed1i gia v\u1ecb, r\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 chuy\u1ec3n sang nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1eddi t\u01b0 c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u2013 s\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u (Hollywood), l\u00e0m g\u00ec (di\u1ec5n vi\u00ean) \u2013 v\u00e2n v\u00e2n. Khi m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i ph\u1ea1m sai l\u1ea7m l\u00e0 th\u1eed g\u1ecdi m\u00f3n h\u1ea3i s\u1ea3n duy nh\u1ea5t trong th\u1ef1c \u0111\u01a1n, b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i nh\u00e2n c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i n\u00e0y tr\u00eau \u0111\u00f9a. \u201c\u00d4i, Joni, anh \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ebft v\u00ec em. Ch\u1ebft v\u00ec em. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 Lawry's. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 th\u1ecbt b\u00f2 th\u01b0\u1ee3ng h\u1ea1ng. Em \u0111\u00e2u th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 g\u1ecdi h\u1ea3i s\u1ea3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng h\u01a1i h\u0103ng h\u00e1i v\u1edbi m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i. \u201c\u0110\u00fang kh\u00f4ng, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i th\u00eam, nh\u00ecn l\u00ean c\u00f4 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i hay n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng ch\u1ea3 t\u00e1n t\u1ec9nh g\u00ec c\u1ea3, nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1ch \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed v\u1edbi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec1 t\u00e0i tr\u00eau \u0111\u00f9a c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh. M\u1ed7i khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1 t\u00e0i n\u00e0y ra, \u00f4ng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e1p, \u201c\u00d4i th\u00f4i n\u00e0o, b\u1ed1 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 v\u1ee3. B\u1ed1 ch\u1ea3 bao gi\u1edd ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i m\u1eb9 m\u00e0y c\u1ea3, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u00ec m\u1eb9 m\u00e0y s\u1ebd thi\u1ebfn tao ngay, v\u00ec v\u1eady ch\u1ea3 c\u00f3 l\u00fd g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00e0 ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i c\u1ea3. M\u1eb9 m\u00e0y l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00dd, b\u00e0 \u1ea5y l\u00e0m th\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 b\u00e0n. \u00d4ng ngh\u0129 h\u1ecd l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i hay b\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed b\u1ea5t c\u00f4ng, v\u00ec v\u1eady m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n \u0103n \u1edf nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng \u00f4ng l\u1ea1i th\u01b0\u1edfng ba m\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i ph\u1ea7n tr\u0103m, b\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 l\u00e0 \u0103n c\u00e1i g\u00ec. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn h\u00f3a \u0111\u01a1n v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y g\u1ea7n 220 \u0111\u00f4, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 b\u1eefa \u0103n \u0111\u1eaft ti\u1ec1n nh\u1ea5t \u00f4ng t\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0a t\u00f4i \u0111i. G\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0103n u\u1ed1ng hoang ph\u00ed c\u1ea3, v\u00ec v\u1eady t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 \u00fd ngh\u0129a \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng. Khi nh\u00ecn h\u00f3a \u0111\u01a1n, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng vi\u1ebft 80 \u0111\u00f4 ti\u1ec1n th\u01b0\u1edfng. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, khi \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u00e2m ni\u00ean t\u00e1m n\u0103m l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c trong l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng \u2013 l\u00e0m ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 b\u00e0n cho n\u0103m n\u01a1i \u2013 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i y s\u00ec nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c v\u0169 c\u00f4ng tho\u00e1t y: \u0110\u01b0a ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e2y, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd th\u00edch b\u1ea1n. Sau khi c\u00f4 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y kho\u1ea3n ti\u1ec1n th\u01b0\u1edfng, c\u00f4 ta d\u01b0\u1ee1n d\u1eb9o tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i b\u00e0n v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n. Khi bi\u1ebft c\u00f4 ta ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 ch\u1ed3ng, b\u1ed1 tr\u1ecf t\u00f4i v\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \u201cTh\u1eb1ng n\u00e0y c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a v\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ea5y. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd n\u00f3 \u0111ang s\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. Hai \u0111\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi nhau \u0111i.\u201d B\u1edfi v\u00ec n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u n\u00e0o cho th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00ean b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u quan h\u1ec7 t\u00ecnh d\u1ee5c v\u1edbi nhau th\u00ec \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 v\u00ec h\u1ecd s\u1ed1ng trong c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1. M\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00fat sau, r\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u0169ng r\u1eddi b\u00e0n. B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m \u01a1n t\u1eebng nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean \u00f4ng g\u1eb7p tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i ra nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng \u0111ang r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u sau khi gi\u00e0nh gi\u1ea3i Oscar. Sau \u0111\u00f3 \u00f4ng nh\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y t\u0103m t\u1eeb chi\u1ebfc h\u1ed9p tr\u00ean b\u00e0n chi\u00eau \u0111\u00e3i, c\u1eafm v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng r\u1ed3i b\u01b0\u1edbc ra c\u1eeda. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u00e0o Patrick, v\u00e0 khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 \u0111\u01b0a xe c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ra, b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o gh\u1ebf l\u00e1i, m\u1eb9 ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh, c\u00f2n t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i \u1edf gh\u1ebf sau. Sau m\u1ea5y gi\u00e2y im l\u1eb7ng, b\u1ed1 nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i qua g\u01b0\u01a1ng chi\u1ebfu h\u1eadu v\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \u201cC\u00f4 b\u00e9 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5, n\u00f3 th\u00edch m\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea5y. N\u00f3 tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi m\u00e0y d\u1ec5 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00fat.\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng, b\u1ed1 th\u01b0\u1edfng cho c\u00f4 \u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u th\u00ec c\u00f4 \u1ea5y t\u1ecf ra d\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u00f4i. B\u1ed1 b\u1ea3o c\u00f4 \u1ea5y m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 chi ti\u1ebft v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c","chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb m\u00f3n th\u1ecbt b\u00f2, ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00e1m trong s\u1ed1 m\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00fat \u0111\u00f3,\u201d t\u00f4i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. \u201cM\u00e0y ch\u1ea3 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfch g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Tao bi\u1ebft l\u00fac n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 th\u00edch ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c, v\u00e0 con b\u00e9 \u0111\u1ea5y th\u00edch m\u00e0y.\u201d Cu\u1ed9c tranh lu\u1eadn c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i d\u1ea7n leo thang, b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 kh\u0103ng kh\u0103ng l\u00e0 c\u00f4 ta th\u00edch t\u00f4i c\u00f2n t\u00f4i th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu tin \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i h\u00e9t l\u00ean, \u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, n\u00f3 ngh\u0129 m\u00e0y l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea7n! M\u00e0y \u0111\u00fang, tao sai!\u201d Kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed im l\u1eb7ng bao ph\u1ee7 trong xe kho\u1ea3ng m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ph\u00fat cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i quay l\u1ea1i, nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o m\u1eaft t\u00f4i, m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \u201cM\u1eb9 ngh\u0129 con \u0111\u1eb9p trai \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9!\u201d \u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1eafm. M\u1eb9 ngh\u0129 m\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb9p trai. H\u00f4m nay l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u00e0y,\u201d b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i g\u00e0o l\u00ean. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 im l\u1eb7ng tr\u00ean su\u1ed1t ch\u1eb7ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. V\u00e0i l\u1ea7n b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng c\u1ed9t m\u1ed1c m\u00e0 \u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra khi c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng \u1edf Los Angeles h\u1ed3i nh\u1eefng n\u0103m s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i c\u1ee7a th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i \u1edf, b\u1ed1 \u0111\u1eadu xe tr\u00ean con ph\u1ed1 ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc khu nh\u00e0. \u201cB\u1ed1 ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n th\u1ea3 con xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed7 xe l\u1ea1i,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \u201cV\u1edb v\u1ea9n,\u201d \u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, gi\u1eadt c\u00e1i phanh kh\u1ea9n c\u1ea5p v\u00e0o v\u1ecb tr\u00ed. C\u1ea3 b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng ra kh\u1ecfi xe, m\u1eb9 \u00f4m t\u00f4i th\u1eadt ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng m\u1eb9 r\u1ea5t y\u00eau v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o v\u1ec1 t\u00f4i. Sau \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ed1 t\u00fam l\u1ea5y t\u00f4i v\u00e0 bao l\u1ea5y t\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i \u00f4m ki\u1ec3u g\u1ea5u, trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 ti\u1ebft m\u1ee5c si\u1ebft cho t\u00f4i ch\u1ebft ng\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi d\u00f9ng tay ph\u1ea3i v\u1ed7 l\u00ean l\u01b0ng t\u00f4i. \u201c\u0110\u1eebng ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 g\u1ecdi cho b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 khi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u00e9. \u0110\u1eebng l\u00e0m th\u1ebf, b\u1edfi v\u00ec nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c g\u1ecdi nh\u01b0 v\u1eady ch\u1ec9 m\u1ea5t ch\u00fat x\u00edu th\u1eddi gian th\u00f4i,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. \u201cCon bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i \u1ea1.\u201d \u201cM\u00e0y gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd. M\u00e0y n\u00f3i cho xong chuy\u1ec7n. Vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y r\u1ea5t quan tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi b\u1ed1. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 vi\u1ec7c m\u00e0y l\u00e0m l\u00e0 c\u1ee9t, nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi b\u1ed1 n\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u1ee9t, hi\u1ec3u ch\u01b0a?\u201d \u201cCon bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i \u1ea1.\u201d \u201c\u1eea, m\u00e0y th\u00ec c\u00e1i g\u00ec c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft. \u0110\u1ea5y l\u00e0 l\u00fd do v\u00ec sao m\u00e0y quay tay v\u00ec b\u1ecdn h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m \u0111\u1ed3ng t\u00ednh.\u201d \u201cB\u1ed1, ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d \u00d4ng b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi, sau \u0111\u00f3 \u00f4m t\u00f4i th\u00eam c\u00e1i n\u1eefa. \u201cB\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 lu\u00f4n b\u00ean con. Ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t gia \u0111\u00ecnh. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u c\u1ea3. Tr\u1eeb phi m\u00e0y l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e0ng lo\u1ea1t ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ea1i lo\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf.\u201d \u201cM\u1eb9 v\u1eabn s\u1ebd y\u00eau con, Justy, m\u1eb9 ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao con l\u00e0m v\u1eady m\u00e0 th\u00f4i,\u201d m\u1eb9 ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh n\u00f3i l\u00fac \u0111\u00e3 quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i xe v\u00e0 h\u1ea1 k\u00ednh xu\u1ed1ng. B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 gh\u1ebf l\u00e1i v\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1eddn qua ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn ra ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda s\u1ed5.","\u201cNh\u1edb \u0111\u1ea5y. Gia \u0111\u00ecnh,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u00f2n n\u1eefa, l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng 5 nh\u1ec9? Tao gh\u00e9t c\u00e1i th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 b\u1ecf m\u1eb9 n\u00e0y qu\u00e1.\u201d Ch\u1ecdn k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ed3ng v\u01b0\u1eddn \u201c\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 t\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00e2y n\u00e0y, Justin. M\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i v\u00f2i b\u1ecf m\u1eb9 n\u00e0y v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean tr\u00ean c\u00e2y th\u00f4i. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed m\u00e0y c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n thu\u00ea \u0111\u1ea5t n\u1eefa, l\u00e0m \u0111i. Nh\u1ecd th\u1eadt.\u201d Ch\u1ecdn r\u01b0\u1ee3u tr\u00ean m\u00e1y bay \u201cNg\u01b0\u1eddi ta ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 Jim Beam tr\u00ean m\u00e1y bay. Nh\u01b0 n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e1i. M\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t n\u1ed5i, v\u00ec m\u00e0y u\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 l\u1ee3n. C\u00f2n tao th\u00ec c\u00f3.\u201d Qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd t\u00e0i kho\u1ea3n ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng \u201c\u0110\u1eebng c\u00e1u v\u1edbi m\u1ee9c ph\u00ed b\u1ed9i chi\u2026 Kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng \u2013 m\u00e0y th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y. M\u00e0y ngh\u0129 n\u00f3 l\u00e0 ti\u1ec1n ph\u1ea1t v\u00ec t\u1ed9i r\u00fat ti\u1ec1n kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, thay v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5y, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 nh\u1eafc m\u00e0y nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng m\u00e0y ngu nh\u01b0 b\u00f2 \u1ea5y.\u201d Bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a doanh nghi\u1ec7p \u201cY\u00eau B\u00e0 Dash n\u00e0y th\u1eadt. M\u1ee5 n\u00e0y bi\u1ebft l\u00e0m gia v\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea5y\u2026 Ch\u00faa \u01a1i, Joni, \u0111\u00f9a th\u00f4i. Anh \u0111\u00f9a th\u00f4i m\u00e0! Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed B\u00e0 Dash c\u00f2n ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 th\u1eadt n\u1eefa \u1ea5y ch\u1ee9, kh\u1ec9 th\u1eadt!\u201d Hi\u1ec3u v\u1ecb tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh trong ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ed3 \u0103n \u201cT\u1ed1i qua m\u1eb9 m\u00e0y l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t m\u1ebb th\u1ecbt vi\u00ean. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 cho m\u00e0y, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 cho tao, nh\u01b0ng ph\u1ea7n tao nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n. H\u00e3y nh\u1edb \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ea5y. Nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n. Ph\u1ea7n tao.\u201d Sinh nh\u1eadt \u201cNghe n\u00e0y, tao \u0111\u1ebfch quan t\u00e2m chuy\u1ec7n m\u00e0y qu\u00ean sinh nh\u1eadt tao. Tao kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf r\u1eb1ng tao g\u1ea7n ch\u1ebft. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1eb9 m\u00e0y, b\u00e0 \u1ea5y v\u1eabn th\u00edch \u0111\u1ebfm tu\u1ed5i l\u1eafm, v\u00ec v\u1eady h\u1ee7y h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch v\u1edb v\u1ea9n c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y v\u00e0 l\u00e1i xe \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y d\u1ef1 sinh nh\u1eadt c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 \u1ea5y\u2026 \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4i, tao s\u1ebd b\u00e1o cho m\u00e0y bi\u1ebft n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 b\u00e0 \u1ea5y thay \u0111\u1ed5i \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng c\u1ed9t m\u1ed1c v\u00f4 ngh\u0129a n\u1eefa.\u201d L\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh b\u00e0i r\u00e8n luy\u1ec7n th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 \u201cTao v\u1eeba m\u1edbi xong m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng tr\u00ean m\u00e1y t\u1eadp. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi tao \u0111\u1ea7y m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i, v\u00e0 tao ph\u1ea3i \u0111i \u1ecb m\u1ed9t b\u00e3i. Ba l\u00f4 c\u1ee7a tao \u0111\u00e2u nh\u1ec9? T\u1eadp xong r\u1ed3i.\u201d Tu\u1ed5i t\u00e1c \u201c\u0110\u00eam qua tao v\u1edbi m\u1eb9 m\u00e0y xem m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 phim hay tuy\u1ec7t\u2026 Kh\u00f4ng, tao kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb t\u00ean phim. N\u1ed9i dung v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng cha ho\u1eb7c, khoan, ch\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 \u2013 m\u1eb9 ki\u1ebfp. Gi\u00e0 r\u1ed3i kh\u1ed5 th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d Nhi\u1ec7t t\u00ecnh th\u1ebf n\u00e0o l\u00e0 v\u1eeba","\u201cM\u00e0y nghe th\u1ea5y ch\u01b0a? Anh m\u00e0y h\u1ecfi v\u1ee3 r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y!... \u2018V\u1ea7ng\u2019? M\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i \u2018v\u1ea7ng\u2019 th\u00f4i h\u1ea3? Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ebfch n\u00e0o?... Kh\u00f4ng, chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y ch\u01b0a xong \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1eeb phi m\u00e0y n\u00f3i c\u00e2u \u0111\u1ea5y l\u00fac \u0111ang nh\u00e0o l\u1ed9n ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u00e1c g\u00ec t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1.\u201d","17. \u0110\u00f4i khi th\u1eadt m\u1eebng khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00ecnh y\u00eau l\u1ea1i c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00ecnh \u201cNghe n\u00e0y, con ch\u00f3 th\u00edch mu\u1ed1i t\u1ecfi th\u00ec tao cho n\u00f3 \u0103n mu\u1ed1i t\u1ecfi th\u00f4i.\u201d Sau khi \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng \u1edf Los Angeles \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1eebng m\u1ed9t n\u0103m, t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh nu\u00f4i m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 cho vui. L\u01b0u \u00fd r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i n\u00f3i \u201ccho vui\u201d ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u201ctuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi\u201d hay \u201c\u0111ang c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc.\u201d T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn kh\u00f4ng li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00f3. Khi c\u00f2n b\u00e9, gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 t\u00ean l\u00e0 Brownie; t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t th\u00edch ch\u01a1i c\u00f9ng n\u00f3, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 khi c\u00e1c anh t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u1edf nh\u00e0 n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i th\u00edch ch\u00f3 \u1edf m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec3m l\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang l\u00e0m b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec ch\u00fang th\u00edch, b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 n\u01a1i n\u00e0o ch\u00fang mu\u1ed1n; t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u1ed9 ph\u1ea9m ch\u1ea5t n\u00e0y. H\u1ed3i t\u00f4i m\u01b0\u1eddi ba tu\u1ed5i, m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n, khi gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0103n t\u1ed1i, t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn ra ngo\u00e0i v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y Brownie tr\u00ean s\u00e2n sau \u0111ang t\u1ef1 li\u1ebfm m\u00ecnh h\u0103ng h\u00e1i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng n\u00f3 xu\u1ea5t tinh c\u1ea3 l\u00ean m\u1eb7t. Sau \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3 n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng ng\u1ee7 nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra. T\u1ef1 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n kh\u1ea9u d\u00e2m kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u00f4n t\u00f4i y\u00eau th\u00edch, nh\u01b0ng tr\u00f4ng v\u1ebb quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m t\u1ef1 s\u01b0\u1edbng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady th\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0 n\u00f3 r\u1ea5t th\u00edch tr\u00f2 n\u00e0y. Ra tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t n\u0103m, t\u00f4i ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00e2n ch\u1ea1y b\u00e0n kh\u00e1 \u1ed5n \u1edf m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng sang tr\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a Italia, v\u00ec t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c ba ng\u00e0y m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ed1ng. T\u00f4i d\u00e0nh ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn th\u1eddi gian c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i \u1edf trong ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 vi\u1ebft, v\u00e0 n\u00f3i th\u1eadt l\u00e0 ngh\u0129 xem nu\u00f4i ch\u00f3 c\u00f3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u1eddi t\u00f4i th\u00fa v\u1ecb l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fat n\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng. \u201cTh\u00e2n c\u1eadu c\u1eadu c\u00f2n ch\u1ea3 lo n\u1ed5i n\u1eefa l\u00e0. C\u1eadu \u0111\u1ecbnh nu\u00f4i n\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u?\u201d th\u1eb1ng b\u1ea1n Dan c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi. \u201c\u1ede ph\u00f2ng t\u1edb,\u201d t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p. \u201cC\u1eadu l\u00e0m g\u00ec c\u00f3 s\u00e2n? C\u1eadu \u0111\u1ecbnh cho n\u00f3 \u1ec9a \u0111\u00e1i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u, r\u1ed3i c\u00f2n ch\u1ea1y nh\u1ea3y n\u1eefa? Ch\u00f3 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea1y nh\u1ea3y. Ch\u00fang n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u th\u1ec3 ng\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 trong nh\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c?\u201d \u201cT\u1edb ki\u1ebfm con be b\u00e9 th\u00f4i. N\u1ebfu b\u00e9 th\u00ec ph\u00f2ng t\u1edb l\u1ea1i th\u00e0nh ra tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng n\u00e0o?\u201d T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft c\u00f3 l\u1ebd b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng s\u1ebd c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1, v\u00ec v\u1eady t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i cho b\u1ed1 c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00f2ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p r\u00f2 r\u1ec9 th\u00f4ng tin \u0111\u1ebfn tai b\u1ed1. C\u00f4 b\u1ea1n chung nh\u00e0 v\u1edbi t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u1edbn l\u00ean c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi l\u0169 ch\u00f3 trong nh\u00e0 n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i. V\u00ec v\u1eady, t\u00f4i l\u00e0m h\u1eb3n m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn trung t\u00e2m gi\u1eef ch\u00f3 m\u00e8o l\u1ea1c \u1edf Lancaster, California, c\u00e1ch Los Angeles ch\u1eebng m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m c\u00e2y s\u1ed1 v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng b\u1eafc, s\u1ee5c s\u1ea1o c\u00e1c h\u00e0nh lang h\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng l\u1ed3ng l\u00e0 l\u1ed3ng, \u0111i qua h\u00e0ng ch\u1ee5c khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 v\u00e0 g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm ch\u00fa c\u00fan l\u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng. \u201cT\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n t\u00ecm con n\u00e0o n\u00f2i b\u00e9 th\u00f4i,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean trung t\u00e2m \u0111ang h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn m\u00ecnh. B\u00e0 n\u00e0y cam \u0111oan s\u1ebd gi\u00fap t\u00f4i t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 nh\u1ecf, sau \u0111\u00f3 d\u1eabn t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn chi\u1ebfc l\u1ed3ng c\u00f3 s\u00e1u con c\u00fan nh\u1ecf x\u00edu l\u00f4ng m\u00e0u n\u00e2u. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 gi\u1ed1ng ch\u00f3 g\u00ec; tr\u00f4ng ch\u00fang gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 lo\u00e0i ch\u00f3 lai. T\u00f4i tr\u1ecf v\u00e0o con b\u00e9 nh\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n sau, sau khi ch\u00fa c\u00fan con \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u00eam ng\u1eeba \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7, t\u00f4i quay l\u1ea1i trung t\u00e2m \u0111\u00f3n n\u00f3. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1eb7t t\u00ean cho n\u00f3 l\u00e0 Angus theo Angus Young, tay guitar ch\u00ednh c\u1ee7a AC\/DC.","Ngay t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u00ecnh v\u1eeba ph\u1ea1m ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t sai l\u1ea7m l\u1edbn. Angus l\u00e0 ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 vui v\u1ebb, \u0111\u00e1ng y\u00eau, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 hi\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 ph\u00f3ng t\u00fang kinh kh\u1ee7ng. M\u1ed7i khi nh\u1ed1t n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh trong nh\u00e0, t\u00f4i \u0111i v\u1ec1 l\u00e0 y nh\u01b0 r\u1eb1ng th\u1ea3m ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch d\u00ednh to\u00e0n ph\u00e2n ch\u00f3. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u1eeba b\u00e3i ho\u1eb7c t\u00f9y h\u1ee9ng, sau \u0111\u00f3 gi\u1eabm v\u00e0o v\u00e0 \u0111i kh\u1eafp nh\u00e0 nh\u01b0 \u0111ang t\u00e1i t\u1ea1o m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c tranh c\u1ee7a Jackson Pollock. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 n\u00f3 l\u00e0m v\u1eady l\u00e0 v\u00ec n\u00f3 bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i x\u1ea3, do \u0111\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ra kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i d\u1eaft n\u00f3 ra ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft. N\u00f3 \u0111i ngay, nh\u01b0ng khi t\u00f4i quay v\u1ec1 v\u1eabn th\u1ea5y ph\u00e2n n\u00f3 \u1edf kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i l\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed3 v\u1ec7 sinh ra v\u00e0 xu\u1ed1ng ph\u1ed1 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1ed9n x\u1ed9n nh\u1eb1m \u0111\u01b0a c\u0103n nh\u00e0 v\u1ec1 m\u1ee9c ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. B\u1ea1n c\u00f9ng ph\u00f2ng v\u1edbi t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1ec5 t\u00ednh trong m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n, nh\u01b0ng t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh n\u00e0y khi\u1ebfn c\u00f4 \u1ea5y nhanh ch\u00f3ng ph\u00e1t ng\u1ea5y. Kho\u1ea3ng hai th\u00e1ng sau khi nh\u1eadn nu\u00f4i Angus, t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 chui v\u00e0o t\u1ee7 b\u00e1t n\u01a1i t\u00f4i c\u1ea5t th\u1ee9c \u0103n c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. C\u00e1nh c\u1eeda m\u1edf toang, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean th\u1ee9c \u0103n c\u1ee7a ch\u00f3 v\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e3i kh\u1eafp s\u00e0n nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp. Th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng, ngay khi t\u00f4i v\u1eeba b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o c\u1eeda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, Angus \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00f3n t\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng \u0111\u1ea7y n\u01b0\u1edbc d\u00e3i v\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u0111u\u00f4i ngo\u00e1y t\u00edt. L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng nghe th\u1ea5y g\u00ec c\u1ea3. T\u00f4i quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 \u0111ang n\u1eb1m ng\u1eeda tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh, b\u1ed1n ch\u00e2n gi\u01a1 l\u00ean tr\u1eddi, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eeba b\u1ecb th\u00e1ch tham gia thi \u0103n b\u00e1nh v\u00e0 gi\u00e0nh chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda th\u1eddi gian. \u201cAngus, kh\u00f4\u00f4\u00f4\u00f4\u00f4\u00f4\u00f4ng!\u201d T\u00f4i r\u00ean l\u00ean. N\u00f3 l\u0103n c\u00e1i b\u1ee5ng c\u0103ng ph\u1ed3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00f4i, sau \u0111\u00f3 nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng \u00e1nh m\u1eaft t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn nay t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n duy nh\u1ea5t trong \u0111\u1eddi \u2013 t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 n\u1eef sinh tr\u01b0\u1ee3t ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 k\u00fd t\u00fac x\u00e1 \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, ngay sau \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f4n v\u1ecdt ra \u0111\u1ea5t. May m\u1eafn thay, \u0111i\u1ec1u ti\u1ebfp theo l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi c\u00f4 \u1ea5y. T\u00f4i b\u1ebf ngang ng\u01b0\u1eddi Angus l\u00ean, v\u00e0 gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc t\u00fai nh\u1ef1a y t\u1ebf b\u1ecb nong mi\u1ec7ng, m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng ph\u00e2n \u0111\u1eb7c ph\u1ee5t ra t\u1eeb \u0111\u00edt con ch\u00f3 xu\u1ed1ng gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh v\u00e0 s\u00e0n nh\u00e0. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng. T\u00f4i v\u1eabn r\u1ea5t quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m, nh\u01b0ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u2013v\u00e0 ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y \u2013 ph\u00e2n ch\u00f3 t\u01b0\u01a1i ph\u1ee7 kh\u1eafp \u0111\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m n\u1ed5i n\u1eefa. \u0110\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac ph\u1ea3i cho Angus \u0111i th\u00f4i. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i th\u00edch n\u00f3, v\u00ec v\u1eady t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n \u0111em n\u00f3 cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o m\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f2n ki\u1ec3m tra. C\u00e1c anh v\u00e0 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 t\u00f4i ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb cho Angus. Nh\u01b0 v\u1eady ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn duy nh\u1ea5t: b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i. H\u1ecd c\u00f3 s\u00e2n r\u1ed9ng, c\u00f2n Angus th\u00ec \u0111ang l\u1edbn v\u1edbi t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 nhanh \u0111\u1ebfn kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi t\u00f4i con ch\u00f3 n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u1eb7ng qu\u00e1 m\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00e2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u1eady m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 sau b\u1ed1n th\u00e1ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eb7ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u01b0\u1eddi hai c\u00e2n. Angus r\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e1ng y\u00eau, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng chi\u1ebfn thu\u1eadt hay nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 cho n\u00f3 ra m\u1eaft b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch t\u00ecnh c\u1edd tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi b\u1ecf bom h\u1ecd. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng lo l\u1eafm v\u1ec1 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i; b\u00e0 l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng d\u1ec5 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c. C\u00f2n b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i, t\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean, l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00e1c. V\u00ec v\u1eady, v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t s\u00e1ng Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt th\u00e1ng T\u01b0 \u0111\u1ea7y n\u1eafng, t\u00f4i l\u00e1i xe v\u1ec1 San Diego v\u1edbi Angus ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f9i su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 ch\u1eb7ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, r\u1ed3i kh\u00f4ng b\u00e1o tr\u01b0\u1edbc, t\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9, mang theo n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 qu\u00e1 kh\u1ed5. \u201cAaaa, xem k\u00eca, n\u00f3 th\u1eadt l\u00e0 d\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u01a1ng!\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba t\u1eeb trong b\u1ebfp b\u01b0\u1edbc ra \u0111\u1ec3 n\u1ef1ng n\u00f3, b\u1ecf d\u1edf c\u1ea3 vi\u1ec7c n\u1ea5u n\u01b0\u1edbng. \u201cCon ch\u00f3 \u0111\u1eb9p ph\u1ebft nh\u1ec9,\u201d b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i v\u1eeba ch\u00eca tay ra xoa tai n\u00f3 v\u1eeba n\u00f3i.","\u201cKhoan \u0111\u00e3. Ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a ai th\u1ebf?\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi, gi\u1ecdng b\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean t\u1ecf v\u1ebb ho\u00e0i nghi. \u201cV\u00e2ng, chuy\u1ec7n l\u00e0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y,\u201d t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p. T\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n, b\u1ecba th\u00eam v\u00e0i chi ti\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i b\u1edbt n\u00f3ng v\u1ed9i v\u00e0 Angus b\u1edbt kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu. \u201cB\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn con ch\u00f3 n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a con \u2013 b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn con ch\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec con suy ngh\u0129 kh\u00f4ng ch\u00edn ch\u1eafn,\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n qua m\u1ed7i l\u1eddi n\u00f3i. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean v\u00e0 tr\u1edf n\u00ean lo l\u1eafng, ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu l\u00e0 v\u00ec m\u1ed9t khi m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady th\u00ec bi\u1ebft lu\u00f4n b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. \u00d4ng im l\u1eb7ng m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t, sau \u0111\u00f3 \u00f4m l\u1ea5y Angus v\u00e0 nh\u1ea5c n\u00f3 l\u00ean. \u201cB\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u0103m s\u00f3c n\u00f3.\u201d \u201cSam?\u201d M\u1eb9 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m g\u00ec t\u00f4i. \u201cN\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3. \u0110\u00e2u c\u00f3 gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 khi Justin phang m\u1ed9t con b\u00e9 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 d\u1eaft theo m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb v\u00e0o nh\u00e0.\u201d \u201cV\u00e2ng, con c\u00f3 l\u00e0m th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d t\u00f4i kh\u1ebd c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 n\u00f3i. \u201cM\u00e0y m\u00e0 l\u00e0m th\u1ebf th\u00ec li\u1ec7u h\u1ed3n,\u201d b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i ng\u1eaft l\u1eddi, gi\u1ecdng kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fat h\u00e0i h\u01b0\u1edbc. B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i d\u1eaft Angus ra ngo\u00e0i, xoa b\u1ee5ng n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i b\u1eaft n\u00f3 n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. \u201c\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 m\u1edbi c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y. C\u1ee9 \u1ec9a \u0111\u00e1i b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o m\u00e0y th\u00edch,\u201d b\u1ed1 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Angus. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 l\u00fac t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1c l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u1edf Las Vegas n\u0103m hai m\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1ed1t tu\u1ed5i v\u00e0 \u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m \u0111\u00f4 ngay trong l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean ch\u01a1i v\u1edbi m\u00e1y: Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i t\u1ef1 tin r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh n\u00ean l\u01b0\u1edbt ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi h\u1ebft v\u1eadn \u0111\u1ecf. \u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i. \u00d4i, con ph\u1ea3i \u0111i r\u1ed3i, b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5y. Mai c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c, \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00ec xa, v\u00ec v\u1eady\u2026\u201d N\u00f3i xong, t\u00f4i v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 \u0111i ra l\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ec3 xe, nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o xe r\u1ed3i l\u00e1i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Los Angeles. Kho\u1ea3ng v\u00e0i th\u00e1ng m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 th\u0103m nh\u00e0, l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y Angus l\u1edbn h\u01a1n. T\u00e1m th\u00e1ng sau, n\u00f3 n\u1eb7ng ba m\u01b0\u01a1i hai c\u00e2n. Tr\u00f4ng n\u00f3 gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 Scooby-Doo \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u00eam steroid. \u201cB\u1ed1 \u01a1i, n\u00f3\u2026 kh\u1ee7ng th\u1ebf. B\u1ed1 cho n\u00f3 \u0103n g\u00ec v\u1eady?\u201d t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi trong l\u1ea7n v\u1ec1 th\u0103m nh\u00e2n d\u1ecbp Angus tr\u00f2n m\u1ed9t tu\u1ed5i. \u201cS\u00e1ng d\u1eady n\u00f3 l\u00e0m l\u1ea1ng r\u01b0\u1ee1i th\u1ecbt b\u00f2 xay, l\u1ea1ng r\u01b0\u1ee1i khoai t\u00e2y v\u00e0 hai qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng, b\u1ed1 n\u1ea5u h\u1ebft l\u00ean v\u1edbi nhau r\u1ed3i r\u1eafc mu\u1ed1i t\u1ecfi v\u00e0o.\u201d \u201cMu\u1ed1i t\u1ecfi? B\u1ed1 l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1i t\u1ecfi th\u00ec n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u0103n v\u1eady?\u201d \u201cNghe n\u00e0y, con ch\u00f3 th\u00edch mu\u1ed1i t\u1ecfi th\u00ec tao cho n\u00f3 \u0103n mu\u1ed1i t\u1ecfi th\u00f4i.\u201d","\u201cV\u1eady l\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111ang \u0103n kho\u1ea3ng ba ngh\u00ecn kilocalo m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y?\u201d \u201c\u1eeam, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd h\u01a1n, v\u00ec ban \u0111\u00eam tao c\u00f2n cho n\u00f3 th\u00eam m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u1eefa.\u201d \u201cL\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa, b\u1ed1 \u01a1i. Th\u1ea3o n\u00e0o n\u00f3 tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00f4 v\u1eadt v\u1eady.\u201d B\u1ed1 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch v\u1edbi t\u00f4i l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eed cho n\u00f3 \u0103n r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9c \u0103n truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng Angus th\u00edch nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 th\u1ee9c \u0103n c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1ea5u ri\u00eang cho n\u00f3. \u201cNh\u01b0 v\u1eady ch\u1eafc m\u1ea5t c\u00f4ng l\u1eafm nh\u1ec9? \u00dd con l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ebfp ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 c\u00f2n g\u00ec.\u201d T\u00f4i theo b\u1ed1 ra ngo\u00e0i khi \u00f4ng c\u1ea7m b\u00e1t th\u1ee9c \u0103n \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m s\u1eb5n cho Angus. Ngay khi v\u1eeba tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y b\u1ed1 v\u00e0 ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y m\u00f9i th\u1ee9c \u0103n, Angus nh\u1ea3y d\u1ef1ng l\u00ean v\u00ec m\u1eebng r\u1ee1 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n l\u00ean ng\u1ef1c b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00ecnh xa c\u00e1ch l\u00e2u ng\u00e0y. \u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh, th\u1eb1ng ch\u00f3 \u0111i\u00ean n\u00e0y,\u201d b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. Quay sang t\u00f4i, b\u1ed1 n\u00f3i th\u00eam, \u201c\u1eea, r\u1ea5t m\u1ea5t c\u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng b\u1ed1 c\u00f3 n\u00f3 l\u00e0m b\u1ea1n.\u201d T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tin n\u1ed5i v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng g\u00ec m\u00ecnh v\u1eeba nghe th\u1ea5y. Ph\u1ea3i ch\u0103ng b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i \u0111ang tr\u1edf n\u00ean \u1ee7y m\u1ecb khi v\u1ec1 gi\u00e0? \u201cV\u1ee9t c\u00e1i v\u1ebb ngu ng\u1ed1c b\u1ecf m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ea5y ra kh\u1ecfi m\u1eb7t \u0111i. Tao kh\u00f4ng \u0111i\u00ean. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta g\u1ecdi ch\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u2018b\u1ea1n t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi,\u2019 l\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa. C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i tao b\u1ecba ra \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d T\u00f4i n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t vui khi th\u1ea5y Angus \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n t\u1ed1t. \u201cM\u00e0y bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5y, tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd tao th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 th\u00edch ch\u00f3 c\u1ea3. \u00dd tao l\u00e0 Brownie r\u1ea5t hay, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ea5y l\u00e0 ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a anh m\u00e0y. Tao c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ch\u00f3 \u1edf trang tr\u1ea1i, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ea5y l\u00e0 ch\u00f3 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 cho c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c. Tao ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng khi l\u0169 ch\u00fang m\u00e0y \u0111i h\u1ebft, m\u1eb9 m\u00e0y th\u00ec \u0111i l\u00e0m su\u1ed1t ng\u00e0y, c\u00f3 ai \u0111\u00f3 g\u1ea7n g\u0169i s\u1ed1ng d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o m\u00ecnh c\u0169ng vui. V\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a n\u00e0o ph\u00e1 n\u00e1t v\u01b0\u1eddn h\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a tao nh\u1ec9 \u2013 ti\u00ean s\u01b0 m\u00e0y, Angus,\u201d \u00f4ng v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba quay sang ch\u1ec9 m\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ea5t v\u1eeba \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e0o x\u1edbi l\u00ean, tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y t\u1eebng l\u00e0 v\u01b0\u1eddn h\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ecf th\u1eafm c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. \u201cN\u00f3 c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u00e0y th\u00f4i; to\u00e0n c\u1ee7a n\u1ee3 c\u1ea3, nh\u01b0ng tao y\u00eau n\u00f3. V\u00e0 n\u00f3 b\u1eady b\u1ea1 kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i. Ch\u1ea3 kh\u00e1c g\u00ec m\u00e0y,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i th\u00eam v\u1edbi n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1eafc th\u1eafng. Ngh\u0129a v\u1ee5 \u0111i \u0111\u00f3n t\u1ea1i s\u00e2n bay \u201cChuy\u1ebfn bay c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 h\u1ea1 c\u00e1nh v\u00e0o l\u00fac ch\u00edn r\u01b0\u1ee1i Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt\u2026 M\u00e0y mu\u1ed1n xem c\u00e1i g\u00ec? Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110i\u00ean l\u00e0 c\u00e1i qu\u00e1i g\u00ec? M\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f3n th\u00ec tao s\u1ebd l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u00ean cho m\u00e0y xem.\u201d Nhen nh\u00f3m hy v\u1ecdng \u201cS\u00e1ng nay anh m\u00e0y \u0111em ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y. N\u00f3 b\u1ea3o tao l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ee9ng r\u1ed3i. C\u00f3 m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u00e0o m\u1eaft. Ch\u1ec9 ng\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t c\u1ee5c. Th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng gh\u00ea g\u1edbm.\u201d Th\u1eddi gian r\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a ch\u00f3","\u201cCon ch\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng bu\u1ed3n \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u1ea3 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb g\u00ec gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111ang ch\u1edd tao cho n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i c\u1ea3. Con ch\u00f3 kh\u1ed1n ki\u1ebfp th\u1eadt.\u201d Nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u bi\u1ebft n\u00f3i \u201cB\u1ecdn ph\u00e1t thanh vi\u00ean n\u00e0y c\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd im m\u1eb9 m\u1ed3m n\u00f3 \u0111i kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ec9? \u0110\u1eebng bao gi\u1edd n\u00f3i ra ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec anh ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 anh n\u00ean n\u00f3i. \u0110\u1ea5y l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecbnh ngh\u0129a v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ed3 kh\u1ed1n n\u1ea1n.\u201d Chuy\u1ec7n d\u00e0i l\u00ea th\u00ea \u201cL\u00fac n\u00e0y m\u00e0y gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n l\u1ed1c ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ea7y th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea3m nh\u00ed. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd n\u00f3i l\u1ea1i chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y khi m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed5 h\u1ebft c\u1ee7a n\u1ee3 \u1ea5y l\u00ean nh\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3.\u201d Ki\u1ec3u t\u00f3c ng\u00e0y nay \u201c\u1ede tu\u1ed5i c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e0 ch\u1ea3i t\u00f3c \u00e0? Tr\u00f4ng ch\u1ea3 kh\u00e1c g\u00ec hai con s\u00f3c b\u00f2 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 ph\u1ecbch nhau tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d Nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ee3p \u0111\u1ed3ng xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n \u201cM\u00e0y! \u0110\u1eddi m\u00e0y ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n m\u1ed9t ch\u1eef n\u00e0o c\u1ea3! \u0110\u1ebfch th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o tin n\u1ed5i! Tao kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o tin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c! M\u00c0Y \u01af?!... \u00d4i, xin l\u1ed7i, kh\u00f4ng, b\u1ed1 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac v\u00ec con, ch\u1eb3ng qua l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng tin n\u1ed5i th\u00f4i.\u201d B\u00e1m \u0111u\u00f4i tay t\u00e0i x\u1ebf \u0111\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc t\u00f4i \u201cCh\u1eafc m\u00e0y th\u00edch b\u00e1m \u0111u\u00f4i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta l\u1eafm nh\u1ec9\u2026 \u0110\u00fang r\u1ed3i, b\u1edfi v\u00ec \u0111i\u1ec1u th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 quan tr\u1ecdng l\u00e0 m\u00e0y th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n ch\u1ea3 c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ebfch g\u00ec c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m cho \u0111\u00fang gi\u1edd c\u1ea3.\u201d Con anh trai t\u00f4i h\u01a1i ch\u1eadm bi\u1ebft n\u00f3i \u201cBao gi\u1edd n\u00f3i th\u00ec n\u00f3 n\u00f3i th\u00f4i, b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh \u0111i. \u0110\u00e2u gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch ch\u1eefa ung th\u01b0 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu n\u00f3i ra.\u201d Th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 con \u201cCh\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m n\u00e0o ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 con c\u1ea3, nh\u01b0ng th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u1ecbch nhau th\u00ec l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng c\u00f3. Ch\u00faa \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 ngu. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft quy lu\u1eadt c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 m\u00e0.\u201d","18. Ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch l\u1eafng nghe, \u0111\u1eebng b\u1ecf ngo\u00e0i tai nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u201c\u0110\u00f4i khi, cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi \u0111\u1eb7t t\u1edd gi\u1ea5y b\u1ea1c m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m \u0111\u00f4 l\u00ean m\u1eb7t t\u1ee7, nh\u01b0ng m\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn sau n\u00e0y khi b\u1ecb n\u00f3 ch\u01a1i th\u00ec m\u00e0y m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn ra.\u201d Nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i trong ph\u1ea7n gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch n\u00e0y, v\u00ec chia tay v\u1edbi b\u1ea1n g\u00e1i m\u00e0 t\u00f4i quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 \u1edf tu\u1ed5i hai m\u01b0\u01a1i t\u00e1m. V\u1ee5 chia tay n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec qu\u00e1 k\u1ecbch t\u00ednh theo ki\u1ec3u ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u00e9o ch\u1eedi t\u00ean nhau, sau \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i ra \u0111i v\u1edbi c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda \u0111\u00f3ng s\u1ea7m l\u1ea1i sau l\u01b0ng c\u00f9ng c\u00e2u \u201cC\u00fat \u0111i!\u201d Tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n tan v\u1ee1, trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 l\u1ea7n c\u00f4 b\u1ea1n g\u00e1i t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, \u201cC\u00fat m\u1eb9 anh \u0111i, \u0111\u1ed3 ngu \u0111\u1ea7n kh\u1ed1n ki\u1ebfp.\u201d \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ea5t d\u1ec5 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua; b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ee9c \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u1ec3 hy v\u1ecdng c\u00f4 g\u00e1i g\u1ecdi b\u1ea1n l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 ngu \u0111\u1ea7n kh\u1ed1n ki\u1ebfp quay l\u1ea1i. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, c\u00e1c m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd nghi\u00eam t\u00fac \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 y\u00eau c\u00f4 g\u00e1i n\u00e0y ba n\u0103m, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i h\u1ee3p nhau v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n c\u01b0\u1edbi nhau. Khi c\u00f4 \u1ea5y quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, chuy\u1ec7n ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 nguy\u00ean nh\u00e2n n\u00e0o c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u00fd do nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n n\u1eefa, v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ee9a n\u00e0o m\u01b0\u1eddng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00ec. V\u00ec m\u1ed9t l\u00fd do n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ebfn tri\u1ec3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. V\u00ec v\u1eady, khi t\u00f4i chuy\u1ec3n v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 \u1edf, t\u00f4i th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 suy s\u1ee5p. B\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n c\u1ea3m x\u00fac ra ngo\u00e0i, nh\u01b0ng b\u1ed1 bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i \u0111ang bu\u1ed3n. \u201c\u0110\u00f4i khi, cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi \u0111\u1eb7t t\u1edd gi\u1ea5y b\u1ea1c m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m \u0111\u00f4 l\u00ean m\u1eb7t t\u1ee7, nh\u01b0ng m\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn sau n\u00e0y khi b\u1ecb n\u00f3 ch\u01a1i th\u00ec m\u00e0y m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn ra,\u201d \u00f4ng v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba \u0111\u1eb7t tay l\u00ean vai t\u00f4i l\u00fac t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0103n s\u00e1ng, sau khi v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1eebng m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n. \u201cKh\u00f4ng sao \u0111\u00e2u \u1ea1. B\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng l\u00e0m con vui \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p. \u201cV\u1edb v\u1ea9n, b\u1ed1 bi\u1ebft ch\u1ee9,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. \u201cNh\u01b0ng b\u1ed1 ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u1ea5y. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng, ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7m m\u1ed7i ch\u1ed7 ng\u0169 c\u1ed1c \u1edf ch\u1ed7 con r\u1ed3i \u0111i th\u00ec c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 h\u01a1i nh\u1eabn t\u00e2m.\u201d \u00d4ng kh\u1ebd c\u01b0\u1eddi, hy v\u1ecdng nhen nh\u00f3m ch\u00fat ni\u1ec1m vui. Ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m sau, t\u00f4i t\u1ec9nh d\u1eady v\u00e0o l\u00fac s\u00e1u gi\u1edd r\u01b0\u1ee1i s\u00e1ng. Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o ng\u1ee7 ti\u1ebfp, t\u00f4i lo\u1ea1ng cho\u1ea1ng b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc qu\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f9i \u0111\u1ea5m b\u1ed1c. B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean b\u00e0n, \u0103n ng\u0169 c\u1ed1c v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecdc b\u00e1o. \u201cB\u1ed1 d\u1eady t\u1eeb bao gi\u1edd th\u1ebf?\u201d t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi. \u201c\u1ed2, tao kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u0103m gi\u1edd. Nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7.\u201d \u201cCh\u00faa \u01a1i, s\u1edbm th\u1ebf. Sao b\u1ed1 l\u1ea1i d\u1eady s\u1edbm th\u1ebf?\u201d t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi. \u201cL\u00fac n\u00e0o ch\u1ea3 th\u1ebf.\u201d \u201cNh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 t\u1ea1i sao? B\u1ed1 v\u1ec1 h\u01b0u r\u1ed3i. Con kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u.\u201d \u00d4ng \u0111\u1eb7t t\u1edd b\u00e1o xu\u1ed1ng.","\u201cCon trai, m\u00e0y th\u1ea9m v\u1ea5n b\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ea5y h\u1ea3? B\u1ed1 quen d\u1eady s\u1edbm r\u1ed3i, m\u00e0y mu\u1ed1n c\u00e1i qu\u00e1i g\u00ec \u1edf b\u1ed1 n\u00e0o\u201d \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1p r\u1ed3i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ecdc b\u00e1o. V\u00e0i gi\u00e2y sau, \u00f4ng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1eb7t t\u1edd b\u00e1o xu\u1ed1ng. \u201cSao m\u00e0y d\u1eady s\u1edbm th\u1ebf?\u201d T\u00f4i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ng\u1ee7 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u00d4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp v\u00e0 r\u00f3t cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t t\u00e1ch c\u00e0 ph\u00ea. \u201cM\u00e0y c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n cho m\u00f3n c\u1ee9t b\u00f2 m\u00e0y th\u00edch v\u00e0o c\u00e0 ph\u00ea kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u00f4ng h\u1ecfi, tay c\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ca \u0111\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ea7y ch\u1ea5t l\u1ecfng \u0111en s\u00e1nh. \u201cB\u1ed9t kem \u01b0? C\u00f3. Cho con b\u1ed9t kem.\u201d \u00d4ng \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e0 ph\u00ea xu\u1ed1ng b\u00e0n v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ecdc b\u00e1o. T\u00f4i t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh r\u00f3t m\u1ed9t b\u00e1t ng\u0169 c\u1ed1c, sau \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i im l\u1eb7ng m\u1ea5y ph\u00fat. \u0110\u1ea7u \u00f3c t\u00f4i nhanh ch\u00f3ng tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp nh\u1eefng \u00fd ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 c\u00f4 b\u1ea1n g\u00e1i v\u00e0 k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m t\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb9p ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111o\u1ea1n d\u1edf \u1eb9c trong \u0111i\u1ec7n \u1ea3nh nh\u1eefng n\u0103m t\u00e1m m\u01b0\u01a1i, khi nh\u00e2n v\u1eadt ch\u00ednh nu\u1ed1i ti\u1ebfc nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i l\u00fac anh ta c\u00f9ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi y\u00eau c\u0169 c\u1ea7m tay nhau \u0111i tr\u00ean b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n, cho ch\u00fa c\u00fan con \u0103n, v\u1eadt nhau nh\u01b0 h\u1ec1 v\u00e0 n\u00e9m kem tung t\u00f3e. T\u00f4i chen ngang v\u00e0o h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh khu\u00f4n s\u00e1o n\u00e0y b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00f3i to, \u201cV\u1ea7ng, con c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ch\u00e1n n\u1ea3n v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9.\u201d \u201cM\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch v\u1ee9t n\u00f3 ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0 \u1ed5n,\u201d b\u1ed1 n\u00f3i, g\u1eadp \u0111\u00f4i t\u1edd b\u00e1o xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i. \u00d4ng l\u1ea1i gi\u1edf t\u1edd b\u00e1o ra v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ecdc. Kho\u1ea3ng hai m\u01b0\u01a1i gi\u00e2y im l\u1eb7ng tr\u00f4i qua. \u201cCon bi\u1ebft, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f3 qu\u00e1. Con mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a con v\u1eabn \u1edf ch\u1ed7 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y. Con ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec b\u00e2y gi\u1edd? Con v\u1eabn c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc TV,\u201d t\u00f4i v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba d\u00f9ng th\u00eca ch\u1ecdc ch\u1ecdc v\u00e0o b\u00e1t Grape-Nuts. \u201cM\u1eb9 c\u00e1i TV. B\u1ecf TV \u0111i. C\u1eaft h\u1ebft li\u00ean h\u1ec7 \u0111i.\u201d \u201cChi\u1ebfc TV \u0111\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0n n\u0103m tr\u0103m \u0111\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea5y \u1ea1,\u201d t\u00f4i ki\u00ean quy\u1ebft. \u201cTh\u1ebf th\u00ec \u0111i l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i TV b\u1ecf m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ea5y v\u1ec1,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh \u0111ang hy v\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec t\u1eeb c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu h\u01a1n ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. V\u00ec v\u1eady t\u00f4i \u0111i t\u1eafm, m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o r\u1ed3i b\u1eaft tay v\u00e0o th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n d\u1ef1 \u00e1n m\u1edbi nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 t\u00ean l\u00e0 Maxim.com, m\u1ec9a mai thay l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3ng m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 chi ti\u1ebft v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t gi\u1eefa n\u00e3o nam gi\u1edbi v\u00e0 ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef khi tranh c\u00e3i. T\u00f4i l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t m\u1ea1ch \u0111\u1ebfn m\u01b0\u1eddi hai r\u01b0\u1ee1i th\u00ec b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch. \u00d4ng \u0111eo s\u1eb5n chi\u1ebfc ba l\u00f4 tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng, cho th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng \u0111ang chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3. \u201cB\u1ed1 s\u1ebd m\u1eddi m\u00e0y \u0103n tr\u01b0a. X\u1ecf d\u00e9p v\u00e0o r\u1ed3i \u0111i th\u00f4i.\u201d T\u00f4i l\u00ea m\u00ecnh kh\u1ecfi chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh, theo b\u1ed1 ra ngo\u00e0i, nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o xe v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 \u0103n tr\u01b0a \u01b0a th\u00edch c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng Italia g\u1ea7n nh\u00e0 c\u00f3 t\u00ean l\u00e0 Pizza Nova. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc b\u00e0n b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i tr\u1eddi n\u1eafng nh\u00ecn ra h\u00e0ng ch\u1ee5c nh\u00f3m thuy\u1ec1n bu\u1ed3m v\u00e0 thuy\u1ec1n m\u00e1y tr\u00ean c\u1ea3ng San Diego. C\u00f4 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 mang cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecf b\u00e1nh t\u1ecfi c\u00f9ng hai ly tr\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1. B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i nh\u1ea5p m\u1ed9t ng\u1ee5m v\u00e0 ng\u1ea9ng","l\u00ean nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i. \u201cM\u00e0y ch\u1ea3 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfch g\u00ec v\u1ec1 b\u1ed1 c\u1ea3.\u201d \u201c\u1eeam, v\u00e2ng,\u201d t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p, c\u00f3 ch\u00fat b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i. \u201cV\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi b\u1ed1. M\u00e0y ch\u1ea3 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfch g\u00ec c\u1ea3. B\u1edfi v\u00ec b\u1ed1 c\u00f3 k\u1ec3 cho ai nghe \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d Ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac b\u1ed1 k\u1ec3 ra t\u00f4i m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1ed3i, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng ph\u00e1c th\u1ea3o c\u01a1 b\u1ea3n v\u1ec1 ti\u1ec3u s\u1eed c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1: \u00d4ng l\u1edbn l\u00ean t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t trang tr\u1ea1i \u1edf Kentucky, t\u1eebng ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam, c\u00f3 hai con trai v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t v\u00ec ung th\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e2u sau khi sinh anh Evan, sau \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00edn n\u0103m th\u00ec l\u1ea5y m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i, l\u00e0 b\u00e1c s\u0129 y khoa h\u1ea1t nh\u00e2n d\u00e0nh c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec3 nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u v\u1ec1 ung th\u01b0. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 v\u1eady. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd ngh\u0129 l\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y b\u1ed1 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi k\u00edn \u0111\u00e1o nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 t\u00f4i t\u1eebng bi\u1ebft. \u201cKhi m\u1edbi ngo\u00e0i hai m\u01b0\u01a1i, b\u1ed1 ch\u1ebft l\u0103n ch\u1ebft l\u00f3c c\u00f4 g\u00e1i n\u00e0y. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi l\u1eafm. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1eb9p th\u1ef1c th\u1ee5. V\u00e0 tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y s\u1ee9c s\u1ed1ng,\u201d \u00f4ng v\u1eeba c\u1eafn b\u00e1nh m\u00ec t\u1ecfi v\u1eeba n\u00f3i. H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u ngh\u0129, ho\u1eb7c mong \u01b0\u1edbc, r\u1eb1ng b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 m\u00ecnh ch\u1ec9 quan h\u1ec7 v\u1edbi nhau, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng l\u1ea7n c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec3 sinh ra ch\u00fang ta c\u00f9ng anh em ch\u00fang ta, v\u00ec v\u1eady t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y h\u01a1i l\u1ea1 khi nghe b\u1ed1 say s\u01b0a n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i. Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u00f4ng n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 v\u1eady, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y t\u00f2 m\u00f2. \u201cV\u1eady l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 v\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y h\u1eb9n h\u00f2 v\u1edbi nhau m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian. M\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian d\u00e0i. R\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y, b\u1ecdn ta \u0111i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n, b\u1ed1 b\u1ea3o c\u00f4 \u1ea5y l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 y\u00eau c\u00f4 \u1ea5y v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 \u1ea5y nh\u00ecn b\u1ed1 v\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \u2018Em kh\u00f4ng y\u00eau anh. Kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd,\u2019 b\u1ed1 n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp. \u2018Cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc pizza x\u00fac x\u00edch b\u00f2 v\u00e0 heo r\u1eafc ti\u00eau \u0103n k\u00e8m sa l\u00e1t,\u2019\u201d \u00f4ng quay sang c\u00f4 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 \u0111ang r\u1ee5t r\u00e8 \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u00ean b\u00e0n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1edd b\u1ed1 k\u1ebft th\u00fac c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1ecdi m\u00f3n. T\u00f4i g\u1ecdi m\u00f3n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 r\u1eddi \u0111i. \u201cTh\u1ebf b\u1ed1 l\u00e0m g\u00ec?\u201d t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi. \u201cB\u1ed1 b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi c\u00f4 \u1ea5y b\u1ed1 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng b\u1ed1 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00fac n\u00e0y c\u00f4 \u1ea5y ch\u01b0a y\u00eau, nh\u01b0ng v\u1ec1 sau s\u1ebd y\u00eau.\u201d \u201cTh\u1ebf c\u00f4 \u1ea5y b\u1ea3o sao?\u201d \u201cC\u00f4 \u1ea5y b\u1ea3o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4i. V\u00e0 b\u1ecdn ta ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c h\u1eb9n h\u00f2. V\u00e0 c\u00e3i nhau. B\u1ecdn ta c\u00e3i nhau r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. R\u1ed3i b\u1ed1 nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea1m ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t sai l\u1ea7m l\u1edbn. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y cho b\u1ed1 tu\u1ed5i thanh xu\u00e2n c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4i qua, v\u00e0 b\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 tho\u00e1t ra c\u1ea3. Sau \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y b\u1ecb \u1ed1m. R\u1ed3i c\u00f4 \u1ea5y b\u1ec7nh n\u1eb7ng,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i, h\u00edt m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i th\u1edf s\u00e2u, suy ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng \u0111ang t\u00e1i hi\u1ec7n \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 trong t\u00e2m tr\u00ed m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi. \u201cDo \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed t\u1eed t\u1ebf v\u1edbi c\u00f4 \u1ea5y, qu\u1ea5n qu\u00edt b\u00ean c\u00f4 \u1ea5y. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i c\u00f4 \u1ea5y ch\u1ebft. V\u00e0 b\u1ed1 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y th\u1eadt l\u00e0 kinh kh\u1ee7ng. B\u1edfi v\u00ec b\u1ed1 c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef mu\u1ed1n g\u1eafn b\u00f3 v\u1edbi m\u00ecnh, c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi b\u1ed1 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady nh\u01b0ng b\u1ed1 l\u1edd \u0111i. V\u1eady l\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111ang s\u1ed1ng qu\u00e3ng th\u1eddi gian cu\u1ed1i \u0111\u1eddi v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng y\u00eau. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 ra \u0111i. V\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n trong b\u1ed1 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m v\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea3i ph\u00f3ng kh\u1ecfi m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y c\u0169ng khi\u1ebfn b\u1ed1 c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c kinh kh\u1ee7ng, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o ch\u1ecbu","\u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\u201d B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf li\u1ec5u gai, im l\u1eb7ng m\u1ea5y gi\u00e2y. C\u00f4 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 mang th\u1ee9c \u0103n \u0111\u1ebfn, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng nh\u1ecf nh\u1ebb \u0103n m\u00f3n salad trong v\u00e0i ph\u00fat. \u201cM\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi lu\u00f4n t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch n\u00f3i ra c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 th\u00ec n\u00f3i th\u1eb3ng ra b\u1eb1ng l\u1eddi, c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 th\u00ec n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng. V\u00e0 m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i l\u1eafng nghe. B\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi c\u00f4 b\u1ea1n g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a con. B\u1ed1 ngh\u0129 con b\u00e9 d\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u01a1ng, v\u00e0 b\u1ed1 hy v\u1ecdng con c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00ecnh mu\u1ed1n. Nh\u01b0ng gi\u00fap b\u1ed1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y: L\u1eafng nghe, \u0111\u1eebng ph\u1edbt l\u1edd nh\u1eefng g\u00ec m\u00ecnh nghe th\u1ea5y,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. Sau khi b\u1ed1 v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0103n tr\u01b0a xong, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef b\u00ed \u1ea9n kia n\u1eefa. V\u00e0i th\u00e1ng sau, t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u vi\u1ebft cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i c\u00f9ng gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u00e0 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8, \u00f4n l\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c nhau v\u1ec1 t\u00f4i v\u00e0 v\u1ec1 b\u1ed1. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u00f4ng n\u00f3i, nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u1ecd n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c ch\u1eafp n\u1ed1i l\u1ea1i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 trong cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch n\u00e0y. Th\u00e1ng M\u01b0\u1eddi hai n\u0103m 2009, khi cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch s\u1eafp s\u1eeda ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh, m\u1ed9t h\u00f4m b\u1ed1 g\u1ecdi cho t\u00f4i khi t\u00f4i \u0111ang mua m\u1ea5y m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 t\u1ea1i c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng Trader Joe's. \u201cN\u00e0y,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. \u201cD\u1ea1, c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec th\u1ebf \u1ea1?\u201d t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi. \u201cB\u1ed1 bi\u1ebft n\u1ed9i dung ch\u01b0\u01a1ng cu\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea5y,\u201d \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1p. \u201cTh\u1eadt sao?\u201d V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y s\u1ebd l\u00e0 ch\u01b0\u01a1ng cu\u1ed1i. T\u00f4i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi r\u1eb1ng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean \u0111i k\u00e8m c\u00f3 \u00fd ngh\u0129a r\u1ea5t l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 qu\u00e1 c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n, trong khi b\u1ed1 th\u00ec l\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t k\u00edn \u0111\u00e1o. T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi t\u1ea1i sao \u00f4ng l\u1ea1i mu\u1ed1n l\u1ea5y c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y l\u00e0m ch\u01b0\u01a1ng cu\u1ed1i v\u00e0 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng y\u00eau c\u1ea7u n\u00e0y d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang v\u1edbi t\u00ednh c\u00e1ch m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f2n b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i l\u00e0 s\u1ebd ch\u0129a s\u00fang v\u00e0o b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 tay ph\u00f3ng vi\u00ean n\u00e0o mon men \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecfi han v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch. \u201c\u1edc, b\u1ed1 ngh\u0129 cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch n\u00e0y vi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 m\u00e0y v\u00e0 b\u1ed1. B\u1ed1 mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng, b\u1ed1 l\u00e0 ng\u00f4i sao, nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0y c\u0169ng c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n trong \u0111\u00f3.\u201d \u00d4ng b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cV\u00e0 khi b\u1ed1 k\u1ec3 cho m\u00e0y nghe c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3, m\u00e0y th\u1ea5y \u0111au l\u00f2ng. V\u00ec v\u1eady, b\u1ed1 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng b\u1ed1 mu\u1ed1n m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ni\u1ec1m n\u1edf nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean c\u00e1i h\u00e0nh tinh b\u1ecf m\u1eb9 n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng b\u1ed1 y\u00eau m\u00e0y ch\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n b\u1ed1 k\u1ec3 cho m\u00e0y, l\u00fd do b\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng k\u1ec3 cho ai nghe c\u1ea3 b\u1edfi v\u00ec ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd b\u1ed1 c\u00f3 l\u00fd do \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00e0 k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3. M\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng nh\u00f3c h\u01a1i b\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d \u201cC\u1ea3m \u01a1n b\u1ed1, con r\u1ea5t\u2026\u201d \u201c\u0110\u1eebng c\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u sai b\u1ed1, ngo\u00e1c c\u00e1i m\u1ed3m m\u00e0y ra, v\u00e0 m\u00e0y c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00e0 nh\u00ecn c\u1ea3, nh\u01b0ng b\u1ed1 y\u00eau m\u00e0y, v\u00e0 b\u1ed1 mu\u1ed1n m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng khi c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n x\u1ea3y ra, b\u1ed1 s\u1ebd v\u00ec gia \u0111\u00ecnh m\u00e0 l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c ch\u1ea3 bao gi\u1edd b\u1ed1 l\u00e0m cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c.\u201d Kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n sau, t\u00f4i ho\u00e0n t\u1ea5t cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ee9c g\u1ea7n tr\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam v\u00e0 \u0111i v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch, n\u01a1i b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0103n Grape-Nuts v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecdc b\u00e1o.","\u201cCon xong r\u1ed3i! Con ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch r\u1ed3i,\u201d t\u00f4i khoe. \u201cTao kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tin l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta l\u1ea1i \u0111i xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0y vi\u1ebft,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. \u201cCon bi\u1ebft. \u0110i\u00ean r\u1ed3, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1?\u201d \u201cTrong \u0111\u1eddi m\u00e0y ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u2013 ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n th\u1ee9 g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd. M\u00e0y ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 ch\u1eef b\u1ecf m\u1eb9 n\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n \u1edf b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e2u!\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng v\u1eabn t\u1ecf ra kh\u00f4ng tin. (B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd t\u00ednh nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft tr\u00ean m\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0 t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m \u201c\u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n\u201d \u2013 hay xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.) \u201cTao mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 b\u1ecf m\u1eb9 n\u00e0o c\u1ea3! Kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1! V\u1eady m\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd M\u00c0Y, m\u00e0y s\u1ebd c\u00f3 s\u00e1ch b\u00e1n \u1edf c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng \u01b0?! L\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa. Tin th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ebfch n\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ngh\u0129 c\u00e1i n\u00e0o\u2026\u201d \u201c\u0110\u01af\u1ee2C R\u1ed2I, CON HI\u1ec2U. Con ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n th\u1ee9 g\u00ec c\u1ea3, con l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi may m\u1eafn nh\u1ea5t qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea5t. Con kh\u00f4ng x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng. Con hi\u1ec3u r\u1ed3i,\u201d t\u00f4i h\u00e9t l\u00ean. \u201c\u00d4i, kh\u1ed1n th\u1eadt, xin l\u1ed7i con trai nh\u00e9, b\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u00e1 xo\u00e1y g\u00ec m\u00e0y c\u1ea3. Ch\u1eb3ng qua l\u00e0, \u1edd, kh\u00f3 tin b\u1ecf m\u1eb9 \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, th\u1ebf th\u00f4i.\u201d \u00d4ng ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh \u00f4ng tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh. \u201cCh\u00fac m\u1eebng, b\u1ed1 t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o v\u1ec1 m\u00e0y. L\u00e0m mi\u1ebfng Grape-Nuts \u0111i.\u201d \u00d4ng r\u00f3t cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t b\u00e1t v\u00e0 trao cho t\u00f4i m\u1ee5c th\u1ec3 thao. V\u00e0i gi\u00e2y im l\u1eb7ng khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0103n s\u00e1ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecdc b\u00e1o. \u201cCh\u1eb3ng qua l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 c\u00f3 ch\u00fat v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 khi suy ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i, m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa d\u1eebng \u0111\u1ecdc b\u00e1o ng\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn l\u00ean v\u00e0 l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u. \u201cB\u1ed1 mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta cho m\u00e0y ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y. M\u00c0Y. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1eafm.\u201d","L\u1eddi c\u1ea3m \u01a1n M\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng ph\u1ea7n hay nh\u1ea5t khi vi\u1ebft cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch n\u00e0y l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u1ed3i c\u00f9ng c\u00e1c anh t\u00f4i, m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean, b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i, nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi tr\u00edch d\u1eabn v\u00e0 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 gia \u0111\u00ecnh ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 h\u1ecd, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 chi ti\u1ebft v\u1edbi hy v\u1ecdng l\u00e0m cho cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch tr\u1edf n\u00ean th\u00fa v\u1ecb v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ecdc, v\u00e0 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i. Anh Dan, Evan, Jos\u00e9, m\u1eb9, v\u00e0 b\u1ed1, c\u1ea3m \u01a1n m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 l\u00fac n\u00e0o vi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1eddi m\u00ecnh, b\u1ea1n c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u00fa v\u1ecb hay ho g\u00ec v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c hay kh\u00f4ng, v\u00ec v\u1eady th\u1eadt m\u1eebng l\u00e0 t\u00f4i may m\u1eafn khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1. C\u1ea3m \u01a1n Amanda Schweizer, Cory Jones, Robert Chafino, Patrick Schumacker, Lindsay Goldenberg, Brian Warner, Dan Phin, Ryan Walter, George Collins, Andrew Fryer, Katie Deslondes, Kate Hamill, v\u00e0 Byrd Leavell. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh th\u1eadt may m\u1eafn khi c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ebft cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch n\u00e0y. Nh\u01b0 l\u1eddi b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i l\u00fac ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch, \u201cHy v\u1ecdng l\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi quan con b\u00e0 n\u00f3 t\u00e2m. Hy v\u1ecdng cho m\u00e0y, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i cho b\u1ed1.\u201d"]