Tu*o*?ng Nhu* La` Ti`nh Ye^u

Hi`nh nhu+ o^ng Tro+`i dda~ qua' u+u dda~i cho to^i. Ta^'t ca? nhu+~ng ddie^`u thie^n ha. u+o+'c mo+, to^i dde^`u co' ddu?. To^i tu+. ca?m tha^'y mi`nh la` mo^.t ngu+o+`i ha.nh phu'c nha^'t trong nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ha.nh phu'c tre^n the^' gian na`y.

Tu+` thu+o+? bie^'t suy nghi~ dde^'n gio+`, to^i luo^n tho?a ma~n vo+'i ha.nh phu'c mi`nh ddang co'. To^i ngu.p la(.n trong ti`nh thu+o+ng cu?a bo^' me., anh chi., tha^`y co^ va` ba.n be`. Mo^~i gio+`, mo^~i phu't, mo^~i gia^y ddo^'i vo+'i to^i dde^`u luo^n luo^n vui nho^.n. Di~ nhie^n ddo^i khi cu~ng co' nhu+~ng no^~i buo^`n nho nho?, nhu+ng nhu+~ng ddie^`u vui thi` tha^.t la` nhie^`u, nhie^`u dde^'n kho^ng the^? na`o nho+' he^'t.

To^i co`n nho+' co' la^`n nho? Trang, ba.n to^i, dda~ nha.i theo o^ng Cao Ba' Qua't ma` pha`n na`n:
- Thie^n ha. co' bo^'n bo^` ha.nh phu'c, mi`nh mi dda~ chie^'m he^'t hai bo^`. Co`n co' hai bo^` chia dde^`u cho thie^n ha..

Trong lo`ng to^i cu~ng tha^`m ca?m tha^'y nho? no'i ddu'ng, nhu+ng ngoa`i ma(.t gia? bo^. cu+. nu+.:
- Mi no'i ta^`m ba^.y ta^`m ba. kho^ng a`. Nho+~ o^ng Tro+`i nghe ddu+o+.c ro^`i .... ddo`i la.i thi` ta bie^'t la`m sao ba^y chu+` ??
- Chu+' kho^ng pha?i ta no'i ddu'ng hay sao chu+'. Mi ddu+o+.c bo^' me. cu+ng chie^`u. Anh Tha('ng cu~ng cu+ng mi. Ro^`i mi la.i co`n ddu+o+.c tha^`y co^ thu+o+ng qua' xa' chu+`ng chu+`ng. Chu+a ke^? co' ca? ma^'y chu.c ta' ngu+o+`i ..... thie^n ha. thu+o+ng mi nu+~a, ta no'i co' ddu'ng kho^ng ne` ??

Nghe nho? no'i khie^'n to^i ddo? bu+`ng ca? ma(.t, vo^.i "ta(.ng" cho nho? ta mo^.t ca'i nhe'o ddau ddie^'ng cho bo~ ghe't, la`m nho? a^'y gia^.t mi`nh la le^n:
- A'i da, sao nhe'o ta va^.y nho? ??
- Ai bie^?u mi da'm the^m ma('m, the^m muo^'i va`o dde^? cho.c ta
- Ne`, ddu+`ng co' gia? bo^. nu+~a co^ nu+o+ng. Tui no'i co' sai kho^ng ha?. U+`a, kho^ng pha?i ma^'y chu.c ta' thi` ma^'y tra(m ta', ma^'y nga`n ta' ngu+o+`i tro^`ng ca^y si, chi.u chu+a ?? A'i, ta kho^ng co' ddu`a nu+~a ma`. DDu+`ng co' nhe'o nu+~a nho?, a'i da ddau qua' ha` ....

Nho? Trang ddang ti'a lia vo^.i bo? cha.y, mie^.ng la ba`i ha?i vi` to^i ddang gio+? mo^n vo~ so+? tru+o+`ng "Cu+?u A^m Ba.ch Co^'t Tra?o" ra dde^? nhe'o nho? lia li.a. U+`a, ma` nho? no'i cu~ng ddu'ng. Tu+` da.o va`o trung ho.c, to^i dda~ tu+. bie^'t mi`nh dde.p ne^n co' nhie^`u ca^y si ddu+'ng ddo+.i ngoa`i co^?ng tru+o+`ng mo^~i la^`n tan ho.c ve^`. Du` tu+. bie^'t va^.y, nhu+ng mo^~i khi nghe nho? Trang nha('c dde^'n, to^i va^~n tha^'y ma('c co+? la`m sao ddo' ne^n pha?i ti`m ca'ch dde^? nho? ta kho^ng no'i tie^'p nu+~a. Hai ddu+'a ru+o+.t nhau cha.y lo`ng vo`ng mo^.t lu'c ro^`i ngo^`i tho+? va` cu+o+`i ca^`u ho`a.
- Tho^i kho^ng gio+~n nu+~a, ta me^.t muo^'n ddu+'t ho+i ro^`i ne`
- U+`a, ta cu~ng va^.y
- Ai bie^?u mi ga^y chie^'n tru+o+'c la`m chi chu+'
- Ta.i mi chu+' sao la.i ta.i ta ho+? ??
- Tho^i, ho^ng the`m ca~i nu+~a. DDe^? ta no'i tie^'p cho mi nghe chuye^.n na`y ne`.
- Nghe chuye^.n gi` ho+? nho? ??
- Thi` chuye^.n ha.nh phu'c cu?a mi ddo' mo+` .....

Mo+'i nghe nho? Trang no'i dde^'n ddo', to^i dda~ ddo? ca? ma(.t va` gio+ "mo'ng vuo^'t" chua^?n bi. nhe'o la`m nho? ta vo^.i thu? the^' va` no'i lie^`n mo^.t ma.ch:
- Le^u le^u ma('c co+? ki`a, co' ngu+o+`i co' ta^.t ne^n mo+'i gia^.t mi`nh le. qua' ta. Ngu+o+`i ta ddi.nh no'i la` mi ha.nh phu'c vo^ cu`ng khi co' chi. Thu'y, bo^. kho^ng ddu'ng sao ma` mi ddo? ma(.t le. va^.y ca` ??
- O+, ta.i ta ... ta.i ta ... o+ .....

To^i lu'ng tu'ng kho^ng bie^'t gia?i thi'ch la`m sao ne^n dda`nh cu+o+`i duye^n vo+'i nho? dde^? chu+~a the.n. Vo+'i la.i nho? Trang no'i ddu'ng y' to^i qua', co`n ca~i sao ddu+o+.c nu+~a. Chi. Thu'y ddu'ng la` tha^`n tu+o+.ng, la` ba` tie^n, la` qua^n su+, la` ngu+o+`i ba.n tri ky? cu?a to^i. To^i ye^u chi. tha^.t la` nhie^`u, nhu+ng co' le~ cu~ng chu+a nhie^`u ba(`ng ti`nh ye^u chi. da`nh cho to^i

Chi. Thu'y ho+n to^i dde^'n mu+o+`i tuo^?i, nhu+ng chi. tha^.t tre? va` dde.p. Cha? the^' ma` anh Tha('ng cu+' pha`n na`n:
- DDi chung vo+'i ba` Thu'y, thie^n ha. cu+' tu+o+?ng la` bo^` tao, la`m tao bi. ke.t qua' chu+`ng.

To^i ddu+o+.c di.p lie^`n cho.c que^ anh a^'y dde^? tra? ddu~a cho nhu+~ng la^`n bi. anh tre^u ghe.o:
- Ai bie^?u anh gia` qua' la`m chi. Chi. Thu'y ho+n anh dde^'n ta'm tuo^?i ma` co`n va^.y. Ne^'u co' the^m em ddi chung, cha('c thie^n ha. tu+o+?ng anh co' vo+., co' con ro^`i thi` ... ha ... ha ... ha ...

Anh Tha('ng tu+'c qua' ma` kho^ng bie^'t la`m chi ne^n dda`nh bo? ddi mo^.t nu+o+'c, ma(.c cho to^i o^m bu.ng cu+o+`i la(n bo` ca`ng tre^n ghe^' sofa.

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Lo+'p ho.c to^i ddang xo^n xao ve^` tin co' tha^`y gia'o da.y Toa'n mo+'i ddo^?i ve^` thay tha^`y Hoa`n. Bie^'t bao nhie^u la` huye^`n thoa.i ddu+o+.c the^u de^.t quanh vi. tha^`y chu+a bie^'t ma(.t na`y, khie^'n to^i cu~ng tha^'y no^n nao trong lo`ng. Cuo^'i cu`ng, ro^`i cu~ng dde^'n gio+` toa'n dda^`u tua^`n. Tha^`y Long, vi. tha^`y mo+'i, co`n ra^'t tre?, co' le~ chi? ho+n chu'ng to^i khoa?ng bo^'n, na(m tuo^?i gi` tho^i. Nhu+ng tha^`y ra^'t chu+~ng cha.c va` nghie^m trang. Ca? lo+'p du+o+`ng nhu+ sie^ng ho.c ho+n. Chu'ng to^i say me^ nghe tha^`y gia?ng, tranh nhau gia?i dda'p nhu+~ng ba`i toa'n ho'c bu'a cu?a tha^`y va` ca?m tha^'y gio+` toa'n sao ma` nga('n la.

Co' mo^.t la^`n, to^i cu+' ngo^`i ca('n bu't suy nghi~ ma~i ma` va^~n kho^ng ta`i na`o ti`m ra lo+`i gia?i dda'p. Ba`i toa'n thoa.t nhi`n tu+o+?ng chu+`ng ra^'t ddo+n gia?n, nhu+ng sao la.i kho' ghe^ no+i . DDu'ng lu'c ddo', chi. Thu'y vu+`a ddi ho.c Anh Va(n ve^`, tro^ng tha^'y khuo^n ma(.t i?u xi`u cu?a to^i, ne^n ghe' la.i ddo.c so+ qua dde^` ba`i . Chi. nghi~ mo^.t chu't ro^`i ba?o:
- Sao em kho^ng ve~ ddu+o+`ng vuo^ng go'c tu+` ddie^?m na`y dde^'n ddu+o+`ng tha(?ng na`y, ro^`i a'p du.ng ddi.nh ly' ve^` tam gia'c ddo^`ng da.ng dde^? chu+'ng minh, nhu+ va^.y se~ de^~ da`ng ho+n ...

To^i mu+`ng qua', nha?y ca^~ng le^n o^m cha^`m la^'y chi. Thu'y va` reo to le^n:
- A, ddu'ng ro^`i he'n, sao em la.i kho^ng nghi~ ra va^.y ca`. Chi. tha^.t la` ta`i ddo' nghen ...

Chi. Thu'y mi?m cu+o+`i, go~ nhe. le^n dda^`u to^i mo^.t ca'i ro^`i ddi va`o pho`ng trong ngo^`i may qua^`n a'o . Tu+. du+ng to^i bo^~ng du+ng tha^'y thu+o+ng va` bie^'t o+n chi. Thu'y tha^.t la` nhie^`u, nhie^`u kho^ng the^? ta? ddu+o+.c. Mo^~i nga`y, ddi la`m ve^`, chi. la.i co`n nha^.n may the^m qua^`n a'o dde^? phu. giu'p bo^' me. nuo^i na^'ng chu'ng to^i a(n ho.c dda^`y ddu?. Va` cu~ng nho+` va^.y ma` to^i co' nhu+~ng bo^. qua^`n a'o tha^.t dde.p dde^? die^.n vo+'i ba.n be`.

Nho? Trang co' la^`n tha('c ma('c vo+'i to^i la` sao chi. Thu'y dde.p va^.y ma` chu+a la^.p gia ddi`nh, cu~ng kho^ng tha^'y chi. co' bo^` ma(.c du` co' ra^'t nhie^`u ngu+o+`i theo dduo^?i chi.. To^i cu~ng cha(?ng bie^'t pha?i tra? lo+`i ra sao nu+~a, ne^n ho?i me.. Ho^m ddo', to^i vu+`a ngo^`i nho^? to'c sa^u cho me., vu+`a thi` tha^`m do` ho?i . Me. ti? te^ ke^? cho to^i nghe:
- Ho^`i ddo', lu'c Thu'y ba(`ng tuo^?i con, Thu'y dde.p la('m con a. ...
- Ba^y gio+` chi. Thu'y va^~n dde.p la('m ma` me., dde.p ho+n con nhie^`u ddo' mo+`
- U+`, lu'c na`o thi` chi. Thu'y cu?a co^ cu~ng dde.p nha^'t ca?, ddu'ng kho^ng ho+? ??

Me. ho?i tre^u to^i ro^`i ke^? tie^'p:
- Thu'y ba^y gio+` va^~n dde.p, nhu+ng kho^ng ba(`ng da.o tru+o+'c dda^u con. Lu'c ddo', nhie^`u ngu+o+`i theo dduo^?i chi. con la('m. Bie^'t bao nhie^u la` ngu+o+`i xin cu+o+'i, nhu+ng chi. con cha(?ng u+ng y' ai ca?. Bo^' me. cu~ng kho^ng e'p, dde^? chi. con toa`n quye^`n quye^'t ddi.nh ....
- A, con nho+' ra ro^`i ne`. Hi`nh nhu+, da.o ddo', nha` mi`nh co' nhie^`u kha'ch dde^'n tha(m la('m, pha?i kho^ng ho+? me. ?? Con ddu+o+.c ta(.ng qua` va` a(n ke.o hoa`i hoa`i
- DDu'ng ro^`i ddo' con. Ho^`i ddo', con co`n be' ti'. A`, dde^? me. ke^? tie^'p cho ma` nghe, ddu+`ng co' nga('t lo+`i me. nu+~a. Na(m ddo', chi. con ddang ho.c Du+o+.c, ro^`i quen anh Qua^n, ca'i anh cao cao ddeo ki'nh ca^.n ddo', con co`n nho+' kho^ng ??
- Da., hi`nh nhu+ con co' ga(.p anh a^'y ro^`i, ro^`i sao nu+~a ho+? me. ??
- U+`, thi` chi. Thu'y con ye^u anh Qua^n. Gia ddi`nh hai be^n ddi.nh se~ to^? chu+'c dda'm cu+o+'i cho anh chi. con khi ca? hai dda~ to^'t nghie^.p xong. Nhu+ng ro^`i chie^'n tranh ca`ng lu'c ca`ng a'c lie^.t. Anh Qua^n ti`nh nguye^.n nha^.p ngu~. Chi. Thu'y con cu+' cho+` ddo+.i anh a^'y ma~i dde^'n lu'c ma^'t nu+o+'c. Anh a^'y ddi ca?i ta.o, dde^'n gio+` va^~n chu+a ve^`. Chi. con cu+' vie^.n ly' do la` pha?i giu'p ddo+~ bo^' me. nuo^i da.y ca'c con dde^? tu+` cho^'i lo+`i ca^`u ho^n cu?a nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i kha'c ddang theo dduo^?i chi. con. Nhu+ng bo^' me. hie^?u la` chi. con muo^'n cho+` ddo+.i anh Qua^n. Bie^'t la`m sao ddu+o+.c. Mo^~i ngu+o+`i mo^~i so^'. Bo^' me. cu~ng cha(?ng no+~ e'p chi. con ....

Nghe me. ke^?, to^i bo^~ng tha^'y thu+o+ng chi. Thu'y nhie^`u ho+n le^n. Lo`ng chung thu?y cu?a chi. tha^.t dda'ng ki'nh phu.c. To^i tha^`m ca^`u nguye^.n cho anh Qua^n ddu+o+.c bi`nh an va` so+'m tro+? ve^` sum ho.p vo+'i chi. Thu'y . To^'i ho^m ddo', to^i thu+'c tha^.t la` khuya . Mo^.t pha^`n vi` lo`ng cu+' nao nao khi nghi~ dde^'n mo^'i ti`nh cu?a chi. Thu'y va` anh Qua^n, pha^`n nu+~a vi` ba`i toa'n kho' qua', nghi~ ma~i va^~n chu+a ra lo+`i gia?i dda'p. To^i cu+' loay hoay vie^'t vie^'t xo'a xo'a dda^`y nhu+~ng trang gia^'y nha'p. Tie^'ng ma'y may va^~n vang dde^`u dde^`u be^n tai nhu+ nha('c nho+? to^i pha?i ga('ng ho.c ha`nh. Tho+`i gian cu+' cha^`m cha^.m tro^i qua . To^i bo^~ng gia^.t mi`nh khi chi. Thu'y dda(.t tay le^n vai to^i va` ho?i:
- Sao em thu+'c khuya qua' va^.y ??

To^i ngu+o+'c le^n nhi`n chi. cu+o+`i tru+`, ro^`i o^m cha^`m la^'y chi., khe~ no'i:
- Em thu+o+ng chi. qua' a`, chi. co' bie^'t kho^ng ho+? ??

Chi. Thu'y ho+i mi?m cu+o+`i, ddu+a tay di' nhe. va`o tra'n to^i ro^`i ba?o:
- La.i ddi.nh nho+` chi. gia?i toa'n du`m, pha?i kho^ng ne` ?

To^i ddi.nh gia?i thi'ch cho chi. hie^?u la` lo`ng to^i ddang xu'c ddo^.ng va` tha^'y ye^u chi. nhie^`u ho+n sau khi nghe me. ke^? ve^` chuye^.n ti`nh cu?a chi.. Nhu+ng ro^`i, to^i cha(?ng bie^'t pha?i ba('t dda^`u ra sao nu+~a, ne^n chi? im la(.ng du.i du.i dda^`u va`o lo`ng chi. Thu'y ma(.c cho chi. hie^?u la^`m y' cu?a to^i . Chi. Thu'y co' le~ ho+i nga.c nhie^n nhu+ng va^~n di.u da`ng o^m to^i mo^.t lu'c, ro^`i khe~ ba?o:
- Khuya ro^`i, ddi ngu? ddi be' con. DDe^? ddo' chi. la`m du`m cho . Ba?o dda?m sa'ng mai cu+ng se~ co' ba`i gia?i, ngu? ngon nha U't mi't.

Sa'ng ho^m sau, to^i ddu+o+.c mo^.t phen ha~nh die^.n vo+'i ba.n be` vi` la` ngu+o+`i duy nha^'t gia?i ddu+o+.c ba`i toa'n. Tha^`y Long co' ve? nga.c nhie^n va` thi'ch thu' la('m. Lu'c to^i vie^'t xong ba`i gia?i le^n ba?ng, tha^`y nhu+ vo^ ti`nh ca^`m to+` ba`i gia?i, do chi. Thu'y vie^'t, ca^'t va`o quye^?n sa'ch. To^i nga^.p ngu+`ng muo^'n xin la.i, nhu+ng ro^`i kho^ng da'm ne^n la(?ng la(.ng ddi ve^` cho^~ ngo^`i . To^i cha(?ng ma`ng dde^'n nhu+~ng tie^'ng xi` xa`o khen ngo+.i cu?a dda'm ba.n be` ddang lao xao be^n tai, vi` to^i chi? ca^`n ddu+o+.c tha^`y Long khen ma` tho^i a`. Nhu+ va^.y pha?i cha(ng la` ti`nh ye^u ?? To^i tha^`m nghi~ va` ho+i ddo? ma(.t vi` tu+. the.n vo+'i y' tu+o+?ng vu+`a thoa'ng qua.

Tru+a ddo' khi ddi ngang cho^~ to^i ngo^`i, tha^`y Long bo^~ng ba?o la` co' the^? tha^`y se~ ghe' tha(m to^i va`o tru+a mai sau gio+` tan ho.c. To^i li' nhi' khe~ da. mo^.t tie^'ng ro^`i ddi ve^` theo nho? Trang ma` ta^m tri' ma~i vo+ va^?n o+? dda^u dda^u khie^'n nho? Trang cu+' tha('c ma('c ho?i do` hoa`i . Buo^?i to^'i, a(n co+m xong, to^i cu+' ddi ra ddi va`o, kho^ng bie^'t ne^n ba('t dda^`u ca^u chuye^.n ra sao . May ma` chi. Thu'y ddoa'n ddu+o+.c ne^n ga.n ho?i . To^i a^'p u'ng ke^? cho chi. nghe ro^`i lo la('ng ho?i:
- Em pha?i la`m chi ho+? chi. Thu'y ??

Chi. Thu'y ba^.t cu+o+`i:
- DDa^u co' gi` ma` pha?i lo be' con a`. Kha'ch dde^'n nha` thi` mo+`i ngo^`i cho+i, ro't nu+o+'c mo+`i ro^`i thi` mi`nh no'i chuye^.n vo+'i kha'ch. De^~ o+.t, sao lo la('ng qua' va^.y ho+? nho? ??
- Nhu+ng ma` ... nhu+ng ma` em bie^'t no'i chuye^.n chi vo+'i Tha^`y chu+' ?? Ro^`i co`n .. ro^`i co`n .....
- Tho^i ma`, ddu+`ng co' lo, dde^? ddo' chi. no'i vo+'i bo^' me. du`m cho, mo.i chuye^.n se~ e^m dde.p, lo nhie^`u xi' ga'i ddo' co^ u't cu+ng a`

Tru+a ho^m sau, vu+`a tan ho.c xong, to^i vo^.i dda.p xe ve^` nha`. Sau bu+~a co+m, bo^' me. va`o pho`ng nghi? tru+a, anh Tha('ng sang nha` ba.n ho.c ba`i, chi. Thu'y vu+`a mo+'i ddi dda^u ddo'. Ca? nha` va('ng la(.ng vo^ cu`ng, chi? co`n mi`nh to^i loay hoay lo do.n de.p nha` cu+?a cho go.n ga`ng ho+n. Tu+. nhie^n to^i tha^'y tha^.t ho^`i ho^.p, ma(.t cu+' no'ng bu+`ng bu+`ng nhu+ ddang la`m ddie^`u chi le'n lu't va^.y, la. tha^.t ddo'. Tho+`i gian cu+' thong tha? tro^i qua, to^i ddi ra ddi va`o ma~i, cha(?ng bie^'t la`m chi dde^? tu+. tra^'n ti~nh. Cuo^'i cu`ng, to^i ddi.nh sa('p xe^'p la.i cho^`ng sa'ch vo+? cu~ cho go.n ga`ng, dde.p ma('t ho+n. Nhu+ng ro^`i to^i la.i li'nh quy'nh dde^'n ddo^. la`m ddo^? ca? cho^`ng sa'ch vo+? cu?a chi. Thu'y, ne^n vo^.i va`ng cu'i xuo^'ng nha(.t. Ti`nh co+`, to^i ddo.c ddu+o+.c ma^'y ca^u tho+ trong mo^.t quye^?n vo+? mo+? tre^n ma(.t dda^'t. A, ne't chu+~ me^`m ma.i, xinh xa('n cu?a chi. Thu'y dda^y ma`. Vu+`a nga.c nhie^n xen la^~n to` mo` ne^n to^i vo^.i mang quye^?n vo+? ra ngoa`i pho`ng kha'ch ngo^`i ddo.c. A` thi` ra la` ta^.p tho+ cu?a chi. Thu'y. To^i tha^`m khe~ reo le^n. Nhu+~ng ba`i tho+ tha^.t hay va` de^~ thu+o+ng la`m sao ddo'. Chu+a bao gio+` to^i la.i nghi~ dde^'n chuye^.n chi. Thu'y co' mo^.t ta^m ho^`n thi si~ nhu+ va^.y . DDang me^ ma?i ddo.c, bo^~ng co' tie^'ng go~ cu+?a khe khe~ vang le^n la`m to^i nga^?ng le^n nhi`n ro^`i ba^.t reo le^n:
- A, tha^`y Long ...

To^i cha.y vo^.i ra mo+? cu+?a mo+`i tha^`y va`o nha`, ro^`i lu'ng tu'ng kho^ng bie^'t ne^n no'i chi nu+~a . May ma` tha^`y Long dda~ tu+. nhie^n ngo^`i xuo^'ng ghe^', ro^`i ddu`a ma` ba?o to^i:
- Sao tru+a nay co^ Ca'n Su+. Toa'n ddu+'ng im qua' va^.y, bo^. kho^ng thuo^.c ba`i ho+? ??

To^i be~n le~n cu+o+`i, vo^.i no'i tru+o+'c khi bo? cha.y xuo^'ng be^'p:
- Da., dde^? em ddi ro't nu+o+'c, tha^`y ngo^`i cho+` em mo^.t chu't nha.

Ro't nu+o+'c xong, to^i co`n cha^`n chu+`ng ddu+'ng the^m mo^.t lu'c dde^? la^'y la.i bi`nh ti~nh, tru+o+'c khi bu+ng nu+o+'c le^n pho`ng kha'ch:
- Da., mo+`i tha^`y xo+i nu+o+'c ...

DDang no'i, to^i cho+.t im ba(.t khi tha^'y tha^`y Long ddang ca^`m ta^.p tho+ cu?a chi. Thu'y tre^n tay va` say me^ ddo.c. Nghe tie^'ng to^i, tha^`y ngu+?ng le^n nhi`n ro^`i ba?o:
- Em cu~ng thi'ch la`m tho+ ha? Vy ?? Ma^'y ba`i tho+ na`y de^~ thu+o+ng va` hay la('m ddo'
- Da., kho^ng pha?i . DDa^y la` ta^.p tho+ cu?a chi. Thu'y, nhu+ng ma` ne`, ne^'u co' ga(.p chi. Thu'y, tha^`y cu~ng ddu+`ng co' khen nha, vi` em ddo.c le'n cu?a chi. Thu'y ddo'
- A` thi` ra co^ ho.c tro` cu+ng cu?a to^i cu~ng to` mo` qua' ta . Da'm xa^m pha.m va`o ddo+`i tu+ ngu+o+`i kha'c ho+? ?
- Da., dda^u co', tha^`y . Ta.i khi na~y em vo^ ti`nh dda'nh ro+i ne^n mo+'i ca^`m le^n va` ddo.c, cu~ng gio^'ng nhu+ .... tha^`y va^.y tho^i a`.

Tha^`y Long khe~ ba^.t cu+o+`i khi nghe to^i ly' su+.:
- Tho^i, tha^`y chi.u thua, ca~i kho^ng la.i Vy ro^`i ddo'. Tru+a nay, tha^`y dde^'n tha(m ngu+o+`i ba.n, nha` o+? ga^`n dda^y ne^n nha^n tie^.n ghe' tha(m Vy dde^? xem co^ ca'n su+. ho.c ha`nh ra sao ma` gio?i Toa'n qua'

To^i cu+o+`i the.n thu`ng ro^`i ngo^`i im, kho^ng da'm nhi`n tha(?ng va`o ma('t tha^`y . Nga`y thu+o+`ng to^i le'm li?nh la('m ma` sao bu+~a nay lu+o+~i to^i cu+' cu+'ng ddo+, a^'p a a^'p u'ng ma~i kho^ng ne^n lo+`i ddu+o+.c. Co' le~ tha^'y Long cu~ng nha^.n tha^'y ddu+o+.c su+. bo^'i ro^'i cu?a to^i ne^n tha^`y no'i:
- Tha^`y co' chu't vie^.c pha?i la`m, dde^? khi na`o ra?nh tha^`y ghe' cho em mu+o+.n va`i quye^?n sa'ch Toa'n hay la('m. Tha ho^` ma` gia?i toa'n dde^'n nhu+'c dda^`u luo^n ddo', mua sa(~n va`i chu.c lo. Aspirin dde^? da`nh tru+o+'c ddi nha Vy

To^i chi? be~n le~n cu+o+`i va` tie^~n tha^`y ra cu+?a. To^'i ho^m ddo', to^i ma^'t ngu? vi` cu+' suy nghi~ va^?n vo+ ma~i. Tra'i tim to^i dda^.p ro^.n ra`ng mo^~i khi nghi~ dde^'n tha^`y Long. Pha?i cha(ng to^i dda~ ... ye^u ??

Mo^.t to^'i, ca? nha` vu+`a a(n co+m xong thi` tha^`y Long ghe' tha(m. Bo^' me. to^i ngo^`i no'i chuye^.n vo+'i tha^`y mo^.t lu'c ro^`i ve^` pho`ng nghi?. Chi? co`n to^i, anh Tha('ng va` tha^`y Long ngo^`i no'i chuye^.n trong pho`ng kha'ch. Nhu+~ng ma^?u chuye^.n ly' thu' cu+' tie^'p no^'i theo nhau ke^'t ne^n nhu+~ng tie^'ng cu+o+`i ro`n tan xen la^~n trong nhu+~ng cuo^.c tranh lua^.n so^i no^?i ba`n ve^` nhu+~ng giai thoa.i cu?a ca'c danh nha^n Toa'n ho.c va` ca? nhu+~ng chuye^.n tho+`i su+., va(n chu+o+ng, xa~ ho^.i . Mo^.t lu'c sau, anh Tha('ng co' ba.n dde^'n ru? ddi ta^.p va(n nghe^., chi? co`n mi`nh to^i ngo^`i no'i chuye^.n vo+'i tha^`y Long. Tha^.t su+. ra pha?i no'i la` to^i ngo^`i nghe va` ... nga('m tha^`y nhie^`u ho+n la` no'i . To^i cu+' ngo^`i va` me^ ma?i theo do~i nhu+~ng ma^?u chuye^.n tha^`y ke^? cho nghe, dde^? nghe ho^`n tha^?n tho+ theo tie^'ng no'i tra^`m a^'m cu?a tha^`y . Bo^~ng co' tie^'ng cu+?a mo+?, khie^'n to^i gia^.t mi`nh ngu+?ng le^n nhi`n ro^`i vu.t cha.y ra cu+?a ddo'n chi. Thu'y:
- A, chi. Thu'y ve^`. Sao bu+~a nay chi. ve^` tre^~ va^.y ho+? ?? Co' ddo'i bu.ng kho^ng ?? Ca'i tu'i na`y ddu+.ng chi sao ma` lo+'n qua' va^.y chi. Thu'y, ddu+a em xa'ch du`m cho ...
- Cha`, la`m chi ma` ti'a lia va^.y ho+? Vy ?? Ho?i va^.y la`m sao chi. tra? lo+`i ki.p chu+' nho'c con. A`, dda^y la` ma^'y go'i len chi. mang ve^` dde^? ddan the^m ddo' Vy a`. May khuya qua', nga.i la`m phie^`n lo^'i xo'm, co`n ddan thi` mi`nh ddan lu'c na`o cu~ng ddu+o+.c ddo'. Ga^`n Te^'t ro^`i, pha?i ra'ng kie^'m the^m tie^`n may a'o dde.p cho Vy chu+'.
- A` ha', u?a ma` ho^?ng ddu+o+.c, thu+'c khuya ddan a'o ro^`i bi. bi.nh ddo' chi. Thu'y o+i, kho^ng ddu+o+.c dda^u ...
- Cha`, bu+~a nay nho? U't cu+ng da'm le^n ma(.t ra le^.nh vo+'i tui ddo' ho+? ??

Hai chi. em to^i cu+' ma?i ri'u ri't chuye^.n tro` vo^ ti`nh que^n kho^ng chu' y' dde^'n su+. hie^.n die^.n cu?a tha^`y Long. Ma~i dde^'n lu'c nghe tie^'ng dda(`ng ha('ng khe khe~ cu?a tha^`y, to^i mo+'i cho+.t nho+' dde^'n vie^.c gio+'i thie^.u hai ngu+o+`i vo+'i nhau . Chi. Thu'y ga^.t dda^`u cha`o tha^`y ro^`i ddi.nh va`o nha` trong, la`m to^i vo^.i va`ng ni'u chi. o+? la.i vi` muo^'n co' mo^.t ngu+o+`i o+? ca.nh mi`nh cho ... bo+'t run. Hai chi. em da(`ng co nhau mo^.t lu'c ro^`i chi. cu~ng chie^`u y' to^i, ngo^`i na'n la.i . Buo^?i to^'i ho^m ddo', tha^`y Long dda~ say me^ ke^? ra^'t nhie^`u chuye^.n cho chu'ng to^i nghe . Gio.ng no'i tra^`m a^'m, nhu+ng cu~ng ra^'t nhie^.t ti`nh, so^i no^?i cu?a tha^`y dda~ ru to^i va`o mo^.t co+n me^, may ma` co`n co' chi. Thu'y o+? be^n ca.nh dde^? giu'p to^i la^'y la.i su+. tu+. chu?.

Sau ho^m ddo', tha^`y Long dda~ tro+? la.i nha` to^i ra^'t nhie^`u la^`n. To^i dda~ bo+'t e the.n ne^n ba('t dda^`u no'i chuye^.n tu+. nhie^n ho+n, ddo^i lu'c co`n ha(ng ha'i tham gia va`o nhu+~ng buo^?i tha?o lua^.n tha^.t la` vui va` ha`o hu+'ng khie^'n tha^`y Long cu~ng pha?i nga.c nhie^n. To^i dda~ no'i ra^'t nhie^`u, ra^'t nhie^`u, dda~ ke^? cho tha^`y nghe bie^'t bao nhie^u gia^'c mo^.ng vu vo+ cu?a to^i . Nhu+ng chi? co' mo^~i mo^.t ddie^`u to^i ddang a^'p u? trong lo`ng, co' le~ cha(?ng bao gio+` to^i co' the^? tho^'t tha`nh lo+`i ne^n tha^`y Long ma~i va^~n tha?n nhie^n, vo^ ti`nh kho^ng bie^'t, kho^ng hay . Chi? co' chi. Thu'y la` tha^'u hie^?u ddu+o+.c ra(`ng to^i dda~ tha^`m ye^u tha^`y Long, ne^n chi. thu+o+`ng tranh la`m nhu+~ng vie^.c cu?a to^i dde^? to^i co' thi` gio+` no'i chuye^.n vo+'i tha^`y Long nhie^`u ho+n . Mo^~i nga`y tro^i qua, ti`nh to^i tha^`m da`nh trao tha^`y ca`ng the^m ta(ng ga^'p bo^.i . Vi. ngo.t va` dda('ng cu?a ti`nh ye^u khie^'n ho^`n to^i lao ddao, vie^.c ho.c cu~ng pha^`n na`o bi. ke'm su't. May ma` to^i co`n co' chi. Thu'y, ba` tie^n hie^`n di.u, luo^n lo la('ng, sa(n so'c, giu'p ddo+~ ne^n cu~ng chu+a dde^'n no^~i na`o . To^i tha^`m ca'm o+n su+. te^' nhi. cu?a chi. tha^.t la` nhie^`u.

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Thoa'ng cho^'c tho+`i gian tro^i qua nhanh qua'. Nhie^`u vie^.c xa?y ra do^`n da^.p khie^'n to^i ba`ng hoa`ng ngo+~ chu+`ng ddang mo+ . Tha^`y Long ra Ha` No^.i theo ho.c kho'a bo^`i du+o+~ng. Anh Qua^n ddu+o+.c tha ve^`, xum ho.p cu`ng chi. Thu'y . Ta? sao ddu+o+.c gia^y phu't tru`ng phu`ng mu+`ng mu+`ng tu?i tu?i ddo'. Sau nhu+~ng na(m tha'ng da`i chi.u nhie^`u gian kho^?, anh Qua^n ga^`y va` phong tra^`n ra^'t nhie^`u, nhu+ng ca'i da'ng cao cao, dda^`y ve? ngang ta`ng na(m na`o va^~n co`n. Chi? co' ma'i to'c anh dda~ so+'m ddo^?i ma`u . Tie^.c cu+o+'i cu?a anh Qua^n va` chi. Thu'y ddu+o+.c to^? chu+'c tuy ddo+n gia?n nhu+ng tha^.t trang nghie^m vo+'i su+. tham du+. cu?a ho. ha`ng hai ho. va` mo^.t so^' ba.n be` tha^n thuo^.c. Sau ddo', anh Qua^n dda~ cu`ng chi. Thu'y vu+o+.t bie^n va`o nhu+~ng nga`y gia'p Te^'t. Buo^?i to^'i chia tay, hai chi. em to^i dda~ na(`m ta^m su+. vo+'i nhau tha^.t khuya ma~i dde^'n khi to^i me^.t mo?i ngu? thie^'p ddi . Khi to^i choa`ng thu+'c da^.y thi` chi. Thu'y dda~ ddi ro^`i, chi? co' mo^.t go'i qua` chi. da`nh cho to^i dda(.t be^n go^'i vo+'i ha`ng chu+~ vie^'t vo^.i:
" Vy thu+o+ng thu+o+ng, Em ddang ngu? ngon ne^n chi. kho^ng no+~ la`m em thu+'c gia^'c. Mong em ha`i lo`ng vo+'i chie^'c a'o da`i ma`u hoa`ng ye^'n va` ca'i a'o len tra('ng em va^~n thu+o+`ng ao u+o+'c. Chi. ra ddi qua' vo^.i va`ng ne^n kho^ng ddu? thi` gio+` mua sa('m the^m cho em. Mong so+'m nga`y gia ddi`nh mi`nh la.i ddoa`n tu. be^n nhau . Thu+o+ng chu'c em ha.nh phu'c va` vui ve? be^n tha^`y Long. Lu'c na`o chi. cu~ng thu+o+ng em tha^.t nhie^`u ddo' be' con a. Chi., Vy~ Thu'y"

Mo^~i la^`n nhi`n la.i nhu+~ng ha`ng chu+~ vie^'t vo^.i cu?a chi., to^i la.i ru+ng ru+ng muo^'n kho'c. Nho+' chi. vo^ cu`ng, chi. Thu'y o+i . No^~i nho+' vu't cao le^n ke^'t tha`nh nhu+~ng gio.t le^. tra`o da^ng no+i khoe' ma('t. Ba^'t gia'c, to^i ddu+a tay xie^'t cha(.t la^'y chie^'c go^'i co`n vu+o+ng hu+o+ng to'c cu?a chi. va`o lo`ng, mo+ ho^` tu+o+?ng nhu+ ddang ddu+o+.c chi. vo^~ ve^`, an u?i . To^i cu+' tha? ho^`n lang thang theo nhu+~ng nga`y tha'ng cu~ vo+'i bie^'t bao ky? nie^.m ngo.t nga`o cu?a hai chi. em que^n ca? tho+`i gian, kho^ng gian hie^.n ta.i . Bo^~ng co' tie^'ng xe tha('ng o+? tru+o+'c co^?ng, khie^'n to^i gia^.t mi`nh, cha.y ra cu+?a va` vui su+o+'ng tra`n nga^.p lo`ng khi tha^'y da'ng tha^`y Long. Tuy va^.y, to^i chi? khe~ no'i:
- A, tha^`y Long. Da., mo+`i tha^`y va`o nha`....

Tha^`y Long co' ve? vui la('m, khuo^n ma(.t tha^`y ra.ng ro+~ vo+'i ddo^i ma('t long lanh nhu+ a^?n da^'u mo^.t nu. cu+o+`i . To^i nhi`n tha^`y va` tha^`m tu+. ho?i: "Pha?i cha(ng tha^`y vui vi` ga(.p la.i to^i ??". Ca^u ho?i cu+' nha?y mu'a trong tri' khie^'n to^i ca?m tha^'y no'ng bu+`ng ddo^i ma' va` tu+. the.n vo+'i y' nghi~ vo+' va^?n cu?a chi'nh mi`nh. May ma` tie^'ng tra^`m a^'m cu?a tha^`y cho+.t vang khe~ be^n tai, ke'o to^i tro+? ve^` hie^.n ta.i:
- Cha`o Vy, the^m mo^.t tuo^?i tha`nh ngu+o+`i lo+'n ro^`i nhi?, co' co`n thi'ch nha^.n tie^`n li` xi` nu+~a kho^ng ho+? ??

To^i a^'p u'ng kho^ng bie^'t no'i chi, ne^n chi? chu mie^.ng nguy't tha^`y mo^.t ca'i thay lo+`i pha?n ddo^'i . Tha^`y Long chi? cu+o+`i cu+o+`i nhi`n to^i, ro^`i cho+.t ho?i:
- A`, chi. Thu'y co' nha` kho^ng ho+? Vy ??

To^i ngo+~ nga`ng kho^ng hie^?u ta.i sao tu+. nhie^n tha^`y Long la.i ho?i ve^` chi. Thu'y, nhu+ng va^~n tra? lo+`i:
- Da., chi. Thu'y kho^ng co' o+? nha`, chi. a^'y ......

To^i co`n ddang pha^n va^n chu+a bie^'t co' ne^n ke^? cho tha^`y Long nghe nhu+~ng thay ddo^?i trong gia ddi`nh to^i hay kho^ng thi` tha^`y Long dda~ trao cho to^i mo^.t go'i gia^'y va` chi? no'i va('n ta('t tru+o+'c khi vo^.i va~ bo? ddi:
- Tho^i, cu~ng cha(?ng co' chi quan tro.ng. Vy cu+' ddu+a mo'n qua` na`y cho chi. Thu'y, chi. a^'y xem xong se~ hie^?u . Tha^`y se~ tro+? la.i tha(m hai chi. em sau nha . Cha`o Vy
- O+, tha^`y Long ... tha^`y Long ...

To^i go.i vo^.i theo nhu+ng tha^`y Long va^~n tha?n nhie^n la'i xe cha.y tha(?ng. Co' le~ tie^'ng ddo^.ng co+ o^`n a`o dda~ la`m chi`m ma^'t tie^'ng go.i cu?a to^i hay cu~ng co' the^? vi` lo`ng tha^`y ddang vui ne^n kho^ng chu' y' dde^'n ngoa.i ca?nh ?? To^i ddu+'ng do~i nhi`n theo ma~i dde^'n khi ma^'t hu't bo'ng tha^`y mo+'i tha^~n tho+` quay va`o nha`, tha^`m nghi~: "Chi. Thu'y dda^u co`n o+? dda^y dde^? xem qua` cu?a tha^`y nu+~a, tha^`y Long o+i". To^i o^m go'i qua` ngo^`i mo+ ma`ng mo^.t lu'c, ro^`i kho^ng ke^`m ddu+o+.c ti'nh hie^'u ky` cu?a mi`nh, ne^n tu+` tu+` mo+? lo+'p gia^'y bao be^n ngoa`i ra dde^? xem tha^`y Long ddi.nh ta(.ng chi. Thu'y mo'n qua` gi`. Ma('t to^i cho+.t hoa le^n khi ddo.c tha^'y ha`ng chu+~ bay bu+o+'m cu?a tha^`y vie^'t o+? go'c ta^'m hi`nh hoa. cha^n dung chi. Thu'y: "Thu+o+ng ta(.ng Vy~ Thu'y, ngu+o+`i con ga'i to^i ye^u . Vu~ Long".

Mo^.t to+` gia^'y nho? khe~ ro+i xuo^'ng, to^i chi? co`n ddo.c ddu+o+.c loa'ng thoa'ng qua ma`n le^.: "..... ta^'m hi`nh thay lo+`i to? ti`nh, mong Thu'y cha^'p nha^.n ...". Ca? kho^ng gian nhu+ su.p ddo^?, to^i nga~ da`i tre^n go^'i va` tha^`m khe~ nu+'c no+? mo^.t mi`nh.

Tu+' Die^~m - November 1, 1992
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