L\u00f2ng tr\u0129u n\u1eb7ng, m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ecf au, t\u00f4i l\u1ebbn v\u1ec1 qu\u00e1n tr\u1ecd. Ch\u1ee7 qu\u00e1n \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng ngo\u00e0i s\u00e2n. T\u00f4i toan b\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 m\u1ea5y con ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eb7n l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
“\u00c0, th\u1ebf \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 c\u1eadu sao r\u1ed3i?”<\/i> \u00f4ng h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“\u00d4ng \u1ea5y b\u1ecb k\u1ebft \u00e1n r\u1ed3i \u1ea1.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Bao l\u00e2u?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Hai th\u00e1ng t\u00f9.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ph\u1ea1t bao nhi\u00eau?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“M\u1ed9t tr\u0103m phi\u1ebfc.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Hai th\u00e1ng… m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m phi\u1ebfc,”<\/i> \u00f4ng l\u1eb7p \u0111i l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i hai ba l\u1ea7n.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n \u0111i ti\u1ebfp, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng ta l\u1ea1i ng\u0103n l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
“Th\u1ebf hai th\u00e1ng n\u00e0y c\u1eadu t\u00ednh l\u00e0m g\u00ec?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u1ea1.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u1ed2, kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u00e0. Ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 c\u1eadu c\u00f3 \u00edt nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 mua th\u1ee9c \u0103n cho m\u1ea5y con th\u00fa c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh ch\u1ee9?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u1eady c\u1eadu mong \u0111\u1ee3i g\u00ec \u1edf t\u00f4i ch\u1ee9?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1, con kh\u00f4ng mong \u0111\u1ee3i g\u00ec \u1edf ai c\u1ea3.”<\/i><\/p>\n
\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng tr\u00f4ng mong v\u00e0o b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai.<\/p>\n
“\u00d4ng ch\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu n\u1ee3 t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3n ti\u1ec1n kha kh\u00e1 r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> \u00f4ng \u1ea5y n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp. “T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nu\u00f4i c\u1eadu su\u1ed1t hai th\u00e1ng tr\u1eddi m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ea3 c\u00f4ng hay kh\u00f4ng. C\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i \u0111i th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110i \u1ea1! Gi\u1edd con bi\u1ebft \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng li\u00ean quan g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e2u m\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i gi\u1eef c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i?”<\/i><\/p>\n
Trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t, t\u00f4i s\u1eedng s\u1ed1t. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang. T\u1ea1i sao \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i cho t\u00f4i n\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u00e1u ch\u1ee9?<\/p>\n
“Th\u00f4i, mang l\u0169 ch\u00f3 v\u00e0 con kh\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u0111i \u0111i! D\u0129 nhi\u00ean, c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i c\u00e1i t\u00fai c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 cho t\u00f4i. Khi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ra t\u00f9, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y l\u1ea5y, v\u00e0 l\u00fac \u1ea5y m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thanh to\u00e1n.”<\/i><\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t suy ngh\u0129 b\u1ed7ng l\u00f3e l\u00ean trong t\u00e2m tr\u00ed t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
“V\u00ec ng\u00e0i bi\u1ebft ng\u00e0i \u1ea5y s\u1ebd thanh to\u00e1n m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 sau, v\u1eady ng\u00e0i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1eef ch\u00e1u \u1edf l\u1ea1i cho t\u1edbi l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, r\u1ed3i c\u1ed9ng th\u00eam chi ph\u00ed c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u v\u00e0o h\u00f3a \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u00c0, \u00e0! \u00d4ng ch\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n tr\u1ecd hai ng\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng hai th\u00e1ng th\u00ec ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00e1c h\u1eb3n!”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd \u0103n r\u1ea5t \u00edt th\u00f4i \u1ea1.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“C\u00f2n m\u1ea5y con ch\u00f3 v\u00e0 con kh\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu n\u1eefa! Kh\u00f4ng, \u0111i \u0111i! C\u1eadu s\u1ebd ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u1ee7 ti\u1ec1n \u1edf c\u00e1c l\u00e0ng qu\u00ea th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Nh\u01b0ng th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, khi ng\u00e0i \u1ea5y ra t\u00f9, l\u00e0m sao ng\u00e0i \u1ea5y t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00e1u \u1ea1? Ng\u00e0i \u1ea5y ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd t\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y t\u00ecm ch\u00e1u m\u00e0.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“C\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n quay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00fang v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Th\u1ebf n\u1ebfu ng\u00e0i \u1ea5y vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 cho ch\u00e1u th\u00ec sao \u1ea1?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i s\u1ebd gi\u1eef th\u01b0.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu con kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y th\u00ec sao \u1ea1?…”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Th\u00f4i, \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i n\u1eefa. Nhanh l\u00ean, \u0111i \u0111i! T\u00f4i cho c\u1eadu n\u0103m ph\u00fat. N\u1ebfu t\u00f4i ra ngo\u00e0i m\u00e0 v\u1eabn th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd x\u1eed l\u00fd c\u1eadu.”<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft n\u00f3i g\u00ec c\u0169ng v\u00f4 \u00edch. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i “\u0111i”<\/i>. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn chu\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1a, d\u1eaft m\u1ea5y con ch\u00f3 v\u00e0 Pretty-Heart, r\u1ed3i v\u00e1c c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n h\u1ea1c l\u00ean vai, r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi qu\u00e1n tr\u1ecd.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n, v\u00ec m\u1ea5y con ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 r\u1ecd m\u00f5m. N\u1ebfu g\u1eb7p c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t th\u00ec t\u00f4i n\u00f3i g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y? R\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n? \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt; trong t\u00fai t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t xu. S\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 mua r\u1ecd m\u00f5m. H\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1eaft t\u00f4i. N\u1ebfu Vitalis v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng v\u00e0o t\u00f9, th\u00ec m\u1ea5y con v\u1eadt s\u1ebd ra sao? T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh th\u1eadt n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1.<\/p>\n
Khi t\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i nhanh, m\u1ea5y con ch\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i v\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eaft m\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u. Ch\u00fang \u0111ang \u0111\u00f3i. Pretty-Heart, m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111ang b\u1ebf, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng l\u1ea1i k\u00e9o tai t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn n\u00f3. R\u1ed3i n\u00f3 xoa b\u1ee5ng theo m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m ph\u1ea7n bi\u1ec3u c\u1ea3m so v\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eaft m\u00e0 m\u1ea5y con ch\u00f3 d\u00e0nh cho t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00f3i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a \u0103n s\u00e1ng. M\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t xu c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 mua \u0111\u1ed3 \u0103n cho b\u1eefa tr\u01b0a v\u00e0 b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i, n\u00ean ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa duy nh\u1ea5t, n\u1ebfu \u0103n v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa ng\u00e0y th\u00ec s\u1ebd d\u00f9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cho c\u1ea3 hai b\u1eefa.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i lang thang. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng quan t\u00e2m m\u00ecnh \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u; v\u1edbi t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u nh\u01b0 nhau, v\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecba h\u00ecnh n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y. Vi\u1ec7c t\u00ecm ch\u1ed7 ng\u1ee7 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m t\u00f4i b\u1eadn t\u00e2m; ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u1ee7 ngo\u00e0i tr\u1eddi… Nh\u01b0ng \u0103n th\u00ec sao!<\/p>\n
Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i b\u1ed9 kho\u1ea3ng hai ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u00f4i d\u00e1m d\u1eebng ch\u00e2n, d\u00f9 l\u0169 ch\u00f3 c\u1ee9 nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ea7y van n\u00e0i v\u00e0 Pretty-Heart th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng k\u00e9o tai t\u00f4i, xoa b\u1ee5ng m\u00ecnh. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i \u0111\u1ee7 xa kh\u1ecfi th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o ti\u1ec7m b\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y. T\u00f4i xin mua m\u1ed9t c\u00e2n r\u01b0\u1ee1i b\u00e1nh m\u00ec.<\/p>\n
“C\u00f4 n\u00ean l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t \u1ed5 hai c\u00e2n th\u00ec h\u01a1n,”<\/i> ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 b\u00e1n h\u00e0ng n\u00f3i. “Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee7 cho c\u1ea3 b\u1ea7y th\u00fa c\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a c\u00f4. C\u00f4 ph\u1ea3i cho l\u0169 ch\u00f3 \u0103n ch\u1ee9.”<\/i><\/p>\n
\u1ed2, kh\u00f4ng, nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf ch\u1eb3ng qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u cho \u0111\u00e1m th\u00fa c\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2u, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i qu\u00e1 l\u1edbn so v\u1edbi v\u00ed ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. B\u00e1nh m\u00ec gi\u00e1 n\u0103m xu m\u1ed9t c\u00e2n; hai c\u00e2n s\u1ebd t\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u1eddi xu. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh n\u00ean phung ph\u00ed tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi bi\u1ebft ng\u00e0y mai m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd l\u00e0m g\u00ec. T\u00f4i th\u1ea3n nhi\u00ean n\u00f3i v\u1edbi b\u00e0 ta r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e2n r\u01b0\u1ee1i l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i v\u00e0 l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb b\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u0111\u1eebng c\u1eaft th\u00eam. T\u00f4i r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng, \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t \u1ed5 b\u00e1nh m\u00ec trong tay. L\u0169 ch\u00f3 nh\u1ea3y c\u1eabng l\u00ean vui s\u01b0\u1edbng quanh t\u00f4i. Pretty-Heart k\u00e9o t\u00f3c t\u00f4i v\u00e0 c\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00fac kh\u00edch.<\/p>\n
Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111i xa. \u1ede c\u00e1i c\u00e2y \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n h\u1ea1c d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o th\u00e2n c\u00e2y v\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng b\u00e3i c\u1ecf. M\u1ea5y con ch\u00f3 ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n t\u00f4i, Capi \u1edf gi\u1eefa, Dulcie \u1edf m\u1ed9t b\u00ean, Zerbino \u1edf b\u00ean kia. Pretty-Heart, v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a m\u1ec7t, \u0111\u1ee9ng g\u00e1c, s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng ch\u1ed9p l\u1ea5y mi\u1ebfng b\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u00f3 th\u1ec3. Vi\u1ec7c chia kh\u1ea9u ph\u1ea7n \u0103n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 t\u1ebf nh\u1ecb. T\u00f4i c\u1eaft b\u00e1nh m\u00ec th\u00e0nh n\u0103m ph\u1ea7n, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng \u0111\u1ec1u nhau nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, v\u00e0 chia ra. T\u00f4i l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t \u0111\u01b0a cho m\u1ed7i con m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111ang chia b\u00e0i v\u1eady. Pretty-Heart, c\u1ea7n \u00edt th\u1ee9c \u0103n h\u01a1n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ee3i h\u01a1n, v\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 no c\u00f2n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u00ec v\u1eabn \u0111\u00f3i meo. T\u00f4i l\u1ea5y ba mi\u1ebfng t\u1eeb ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 v\u00e0 gi\u1ea5u v\u00e0o t\u00fai \u0111\u1ec3 cho m\u1ea5y con ch\u00f3 \u0103n sau. R\u1ed3i, v\u00ec v\u1eabn c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t m\u1ea9u nh\u1ecf, t\u00f4i b\u1ebb ra v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i \u0111\u1ee9a m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat; \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u00f3n tr\u00e1ng mi\u1ec7ng.<\/p>\n
Sau b\u1eefa \u0103n, t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f4i \u0111i\u1ec1u v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. D\u00f9 t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh cao qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng cho ph\u00e9p ch\u00fang tham gia v\u00e0o ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n m\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t.<\/p>\n
Capi c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00e3 \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, b\u1edfi n\u00f3 ng\u1ed3i im, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft to tr\u00f2n v\u00e0 th\u00f4ng minh ch\u0103m ch\u00fa nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
“\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady, Capi,”<\/i> t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, “v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 c\u1eadu n\u1eefa, Dulcie, Zerbino v\u00e0 Pretty-Heart, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 tin kh\u00f4ng vui cho c\u00e1c c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e2y. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 trong hai th\u00e1ng t\u1edbi.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“G\u00e2u,”<\/i> Capi s\u1ee7a l\u00ean.<\/p>\n
“Chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y th\u1eadt t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 cho \u00f4ng \u1ea5y, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 cho ch\u00fang ta, b\u1edfi m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u tr\u00f4ng c\u1eady v\u00e0o \u00f4ng \u1ea5y, gi\u1edd \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111i r\u1ed3i, ch\u00fang ta ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t xu d\u00ednh t\u00fai.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Nghe \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb “ti\u1ec1n”<\/i> – m\u1ed9t t\u1eeb n\u00f3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 – Capi li\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng b\u1eb1ng hai ch\u00e2n sau v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1ea1y v\u00f2ng quanh nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111ang thu ti\u1ec1n t\u1eeb “nh\u1eefng v\u1ecb kh\u00e1n gi\u1ea3 danh d\u1ef1”<\/i>.<\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n \u0111\u1ea5y, Capi \u00e0,”<\/i> t\u00f4i n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp; “\u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean hay, nh\u01b0ng li\u1ec7u ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng? \u0110\u00f3 m\u1edbi l\u00e0 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1. Ch\u00fang ta ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n ba xu, v\u1eady n\u00ean c\u00e1c c\u1eadu \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 \u0111\u00f3i nh\u00e9. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i th\u1eadt ngoan ngo\u00e3n; \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd gi\u00fap \u00edch cho c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00fang ta. C\u00e1c c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i gi\u00fap t\u00f4i h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, m\u1ea5y ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 Pretty-Heart n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tin t\u01b0\u1edfng v\u00e0o c\u00e1c c\u1eadu.”<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang hi\u1ec3u tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n l\u1eddi t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang n\u1eafm b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00fd ch\u00ednh. Ch\u00fang bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 v\u1eafng m\u1eb7t h\u1eb3n ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 nguy\u00ean do h\u1ec7 tr\u1ecdng, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang \u0111ang ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch t\u1eeb t\u00f4i. D\u1eabu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5u su\u1ed1t h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i th\u1ed5 l\u1ed9, \u00edt nh\u1ea5t ch\u00fang c\u0169ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng v\u00ec t\u00f4i quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00fac l\u1ee3i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang bi\u1ec3u l\u1ed9 s\u1ef1 h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng \u1ea5y b\u1eb1ng th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 ch\u0103m ch\u00fa l\u1eafng nghe t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
Ch\u0103m ch\u00fa \u01b0? V\u00e2ng, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 b\u1ea7y ch\u00f3 th\u00f4i. Pretty-Heart th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean l\u00e2u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. N\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 t\u1eadp trung v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 qu\u00e1 m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat. Trong ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00e0i di\u1ec5n thuy\u1ebft c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eafng nghe t\u00f4i v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 ch\u00fa \u00fd, nh\u01b0ng ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7y hai m\u01b0\u01a1i t\u1eeb, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ea3y t\u00f3t l\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u00e2y, n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y r\u1ee7 xu\u1ed1ng ngay tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111ang \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111u t\u1eeb c\u00e0nh n\u00e0y sang c\u00e0nh kh\u00e1c. N\u1ebfu Capi x\u00fac ph\u1ea1m t\u00f4i theo c\u00e1ch t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1, l\u00f2ng ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i h\u1eb3n s\u1ebd b\u1ecb t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1; nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec Pretty-Heart c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m. N\u00f3 qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ed7i ng\u1ed1c ngh\u1ebfch. Nh\u01b0ng suy cho c\u00f9ng, vi\u1ec7c n\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n vui \u0111\u00f9a m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat c\u0169ng l\u00e0 l\u1ebd t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean th\u00f4i. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1. T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t s\u1eb5n l\u00f2ng tr\u00e8o l\u00ean c\u00e1i c\u00e2y \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea7m quan tr\u1ecdng v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 trang nghi\u00eam c\u1ee7a ch\u1ee9c v\u1ee5 hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng cho ph\u00e9p t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u1eefng th\u00fa vui nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf.<\/p>\n
Sau khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t, t\u00f4i ra hi\u1ec7u \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ea7n t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u1ee7 qua \u0111\u00eam v\u00e0 ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0i xu cho b\u1eefa \u0103n ng\u00e0y mai. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i b\u1ed9 kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd th\u00ec tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng. T\u00f4i nhanh ch\u00f3ng ch\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ed1n l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed9i h\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed9i h\u00ecnh h\u00e0nh qu\u00e2n ch\u1ec9nh t\u1ec1 nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfn v\u00e0o. Th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng may, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 k\u00e8n tr\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 thi\u1ebfu v\u1eafng s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n uy nghi, oai v\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ec9 huy Vitalis. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t nh\u1ea1c tr\u01b0\u1edfng d\u1eabn d\u1eaft d\u00e0n nh\u1ea1c, \u00f4ng lu\u00f4n thu h\u00fat m\u1ecdi \u00e1nh nh\u00ecn. C\u00f2n t\u00f4i th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 \u01b0u th\u1ebf v\u1ec1 v\u00f3c d\u00e1ng, c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng s\u1edf h\u1eefu m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i. Tr\u00e1i l\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i nh\u1ecf b\u00e9, g\u1ea7y g\u00f2 v\u00e0 ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n tr\u00f4ng t\u00f4i l\u00fac \u1ea5y r\u1ea5t lo l\u1eafng. Trong khi h\u00e0nh qu\u00e2n, t\u00f4i li\u1ebfc m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn sang ph\u1ea3i r\u1ed3i sang tr\u00e1i \u0111\u1ec3 xem ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang t\u1ea1o ra hi\u1ec7u \u1ee9ng g\u00ec. Th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng ti\u1ebfc khi ph\u1ea3i th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng, hi\u1ec7u \u1ee9ng \u1ea5y ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u00e1ng l\u00e0 bao. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ai \u0111i theo ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ea3. Khi t\u1edbi qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ecf c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e0i phun n\u01b0\u1edbc d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u00f3ng c\u00e2y, t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n h\u1ea1c ra v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ea3y m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3n waltz. \u00c2m nh\u1ea1c th\u00ec vui t\u01b0\u01a1i, nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay t\u00f4i l\u01b0\u1edbt nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng, nh\u01b0ng tr\u00e1i tim t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ch\u1ea5t ch\u1ee9a n\u1eb7ng tr\u0129u \u01b0u t\u01b0.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o Zerbino v\u00e0 Dulcie nh\u1ea3y c\u00f9ng nhau. Ch\u00fang l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c nghe l\u1eddi t\u00f4i v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u xoay tr\u00f2n, gi\u1eef \u0111\u00fang nh\u1ecbp \u0111i\u1ec7u. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng ai th\u00e8m \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, trong khi \u1edf c\u00e1c \u00f4 c\u1eeda, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef v\u1eabn \u0111ang m\u1ea3i m\u00ea \u0111an l\u00e1t v\u00e0 tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n. T\u00f4i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00e0n, Zerbino v\u00e0 Dulcie v\u1eabn mi\u1ec7t m\u00e0i v\u1edbi \u0111i\u1ec7u waltz c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ecbu ra xem ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee9 hai, r\u1ed3i th\u00eam nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i c\u1ee9 ch\u01a1i m\u00e3i, Zerbino v\u00e0 Dulcie c\u1ee9 xoay tr\u00f2n m\u00e3i, th\u1ebf m\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u1edf c\u00e1c \u00f4 c\u1eeda th\u1eadm ch\u00ed ch\u1eb3ng bu\u1ed3n li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Th\u1eadt ch\u00e1n n\u1ea3n. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00f2ng ch\u00f9ng xu\u1ed1ng. T\u00f4i d\u1ed3n h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00e0n, khi\u1ebfn d\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n h\u1ea1c rung l\u00ean, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 s\u1eafp \u0111\u1ee9t. B\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb nh\u1ecf, \u0111ang ch\u1eadp ch\u1eefng nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1eddi, ch\u1ea1y t\u1eeb trong nh\u00e0 ra v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfn th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 s\u1ebd \u0111u\u1ed5i theo n\u00f3, r\u1ed3i sau m\u1eb9 s\u1ebd c\u00f3 th\u00eam b\u1ea1n b\u00e8, v\u00e0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd c\u00f3 kh\u00e1n gi\u1ea3, r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd c\u00f3 ch\u00fat ti\u1ec1n.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i ch\u01a1i kh\u00fac nh\u1ea1c th\u1eadt nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng khi\u1ebfn em b\u00e9 ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi c\u0169ng mong thu h\u00fat em \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n h\u01a1n. V\u1edbi hai c\u00e1nh tay dang r\u1ed9ng, \u0111ung \u0111\u01b0a t\u1eeb ch\u00e2n n\u00e0y sang ch\u00e2n kia, em b\u00e9 t\u1eeb t\u1eeb ti\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n v\u00e0i b\u01b0\u1edbc n\u1eefa l\u00e0 em \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng ngay l\u00fac \u1ea5y, ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 quay \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn quanh. B\u00e0 l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y con m\u00ecnh. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, thay v\u00ec ch\u1ea1y theo \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i ngh\u0129, b\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng g\u1ecdi em, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ngoan ngo\u00e3n quay \u0111\u1ea7u, tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 b\u00ean b\u00e0. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch \u0111i\u1ec7u nh\u1ea1c nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa; \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o Zerbino v\u00e0 Dulcie n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng, r\u1ed3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng h\u00e1t b\u00e0i canzonetta c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd t\u00f4i n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c l\u00e0m h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi nghe \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i v\u1eeba h\u00e1t \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e2u th\u1ee9 hai, th\u00ec t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng m\u1eb7c \u00e1o kho\u00e1c tr\u00f2n, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng ta \u0111ang ti\u1ebfn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00f4i. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng r\u1ed3i c\u0169ng c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi! T\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng h\u00e1t v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 nhi\u1ec7t t\u00ecnh h\u01a1n n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00e0o c\u1eadu, c\u1eadu \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, nh\u00f3c con tinh qu\u00e1i?”<\/i> \u00f4ng ta h\u00e9t l\u00ean.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1eddi n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta, v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng ta ti\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n, mi\u1ec7ng h\u00e1 h\u1ed1c.<\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi c\u1eadu \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“H\u00e1t \u1ea1.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“C\u1eadu c\u00f3 gi\u1ea5y ph\u00e9p h\u00e1t \u1edf qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f4ng c\u1ed9ng trong l\u00e0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u1eady th\u00ec \u0111i \u0111i; n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd cho c\u1eadu b\u1ecb b\u1eaft.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Nh\u01b0ng th\u01b0a \u00f4ng\u2026”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110i \u0111i, \u0111\u1ed3 \u0103n m\u00e0y.”<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft t\u1eeb t\u1ea5m g\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, s\u1ebd t\u1ed1n k\u00e9m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng b\u1eaft \u00f4ng ta l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh; t\u00f4i v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 r\u1eddi \u0111i.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u1ed3 \u0103n m\u00e0y! Th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng c\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng \u0103n xin; t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 h\u00e1t. Trong n\u0103m ph\u00fat, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda sau ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng kh\u1eafc nghi\u1ec7t nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c canh g\u00e1c c\u1ea9n m\u1eadt n\u00e0y. M\u1ea5y con ch\u00f3 \u0111i theo t\u00f4i v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00fai g\u1eb1m, \u0111u\u00f4i k\u1eb9p gi\u1eefa hai ch\u00e2n. Ch\u00fang ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u xui x\u1ebbo n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e1ng xu\u1ed1ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Capi, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng, \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u00e0 quay l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ea7y d\u00f2 h\u1ecfi b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft th\u00f4ng minh c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. B\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai kh\u00e1c \u1edf v\u1ecb tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng Capi qu\u00e1 l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ecf ra thi\u1ebfu t\u1ebf nh\u1ecb. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y m\u00f4i n\u00f3 run l\u00ean trong n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c k\u00ecm n\u00e9n s\u1ef1 ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i.<\/p>\n
Khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 r\u1eddi xa ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ee7 xa, t\u00f4i ra hi\u1ec7u cho ch\u00fang d\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 ba con ch\u00f3 qu\u00e2y th\u00e0nh v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n quanh t\u00f4i, Capi \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf ch\u00ednh gi\u1eefa, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft ch\u0103m ch\u00fa nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
“V\u00ec ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 gi\u1ea5y ph\u00e9p \u0111\u1ec3 bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n, n\u00ean h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 \u0111u\u1ed5i ch\u00fang ta \u0111i,”<\/i> t\u00f4i gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch.<\/p>\n
“Th\u1ebf th\u00ec sao?”<\/i> Capi h\u1ecfi, l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u.<\/p>\n
“Th\u1ebf th\u00ec ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ee7 ngo\u00e0i tr\u1eddi v\u00e0 nh\u1ecbn b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Nghe \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb “b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i”<\/i>, m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng s\u1ee7a vang l\u00ean. T\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0a cho ch\u00fang xem ba \u0111\u1ed3ng xu c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n
“C\u00e1c c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3. N\u1ebfu t\u1ed1i nay ch\u00fang ta ti\u00eau h\u1ebft ba xu n\u00e0y, th\u00ec ng\u00e0y mai ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n g\u00ec cho b\u1eefa s\u00e1ng. V\u00ec th\u1ebf, v\u00ec h\u00f4m nay ch\u00fang ta c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0103n ch\u00fat \u00edt r\u1ed3i, n\u00ean t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 gi\u1eef l\u1ea1i s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n n\u00e0y.”<\/i> V\u00e0 t\u00f4i b\u1ecf ba \u0111\u1ed3ng xu v\u00e0o t\u00fai.<\/p>\n
Capi v\u00e0 Dulcie c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u cam ch\u1ecbu, nh\u01b0ng Zerbino, v\u1ed1n kh\u00f4ng t\u1ed1t b\u1eb1ng, v\u00e0 h\u01a1n n\u1eefa l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb tham \u0103n, v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn n\u00f3 nghi\u00eam kh\u1eafc.<\/p>\n
“Capi, gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch cho Zerbino \u0111i, n\u00f3 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u,”<\/i> t\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Capitan trung th\u00e0nh.<\/p>\n
Capi l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c d\u00f9ng ch\u00e2n v\u1ed7 v\u00e0o Zerbino. D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c tranh c\u00e3i \u0111ang di\u1ec5n ra gi\u1eefa hai con ch\u00f3. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho r\u1eb1ng t\u1eeb “tranh c\u00e3i”<\/i> l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u khi \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng cho ch\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1eadt ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn c\u00f3 ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i ch\u00fang. C\u00f2n v\u1ec1 ch\u00f3, ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft n\u00f3i, ch\u00fang c\u00f2n bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecdc. H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn ch\u00fang v\u1edbi m\u0169i gi\u01a1 l\u00ean tr\u1eddi ho\u1eb7c, v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng, ng\u1eedi \u0111\u1ea5t, ng\u1eedi b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1. \u0110\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean ch\u00fang s\u1ebd d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t b\u1ee5i c\u1ecf, ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3nh gi\u00e1c trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t. Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y g\u00ec tr\u00ean b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u01b0ng con ch\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec1u k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ebft b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng k\u00fd t\u1ef1 b\u00ed \u1ea9n m\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng nghe th\u1ea5y Capi n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1edbi Zerbino c\u1ea3, b\u1edfi n\u1ebfu lo\u00e0i ch\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi, th\u00ec con ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u th\u1ee9 ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u: Zerbino kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu nghe theo l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean \u1ea5y, n\u00f3 nh\u1ea5t quy\u1ebft \u0111\u00f2i ba xu ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u00eau ngay t\u1ee9c kh\u1eafc. Capi t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 khi n\u00f3 nhe nanh ra, Zerbino – v\u1ed1n d\u0129 h\u01a1i nh\u00e1t t\u00ednh – m\u1edbi ch\u1ecbu im l\u1eb7ng. Ch\u1eef “im l\u1eb7ng”<\/i> \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch c\u00f3 ch\u1ee7 \u00fd. \u00dd t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i, b\u1eb1ng s\u1ef1 im l\u1eb7ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 n\u00f3 n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng.<\/p>\n
Th\u1eddi ti\u1ebft h\u00f4m \u1ea5y r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb9p, n\u00ean vi\u1ec7c ng\u1ee7 ngo\u00e0i tr\u1eddi ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng lo ng\u1ea1i. \u0110i\u1ec1u duy nh\u1ea5t c\u1ea7n l\u01b0u \u00fd l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i tr\u00e1nh xa l\u0169 s\u00f3i, n\u1ebfu ch\u1eb3ng may c\u00f3 b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 con n\u00e0o lang thang trong v\u00f9ng n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n
Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111i th\u1eb3ng tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u1eafng x\u00f3a cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 d\u1eebng ch\u00e2n. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t khu r\u1eebng. \u1ede \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 granite to l\u1edbn. N\u01a1i n\u00e0y th\u1eadt \u00e2m u v\u00e0 hiu qu\u1ea1nh, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o kh\u00e1 h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ed7 tr\u00e1nh c\u00e1i kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed \u1ea9m \u01b0\u1edbt c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00eam khuya gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 granite \u1ea5y. Khi t\u00f4i n\u00f3i “ch\u00fang t\u00f4i”<\/i>, \u00fd t\u00f4i l\u00e0 Pretty-Heart v\u00e0 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n t\u00f4i, b\u1edfi v\u00ec m\u1ea5y con ch\u00f3 s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng b\u1ecb c\u1ea3m l\u1ea1nh khi ng\u1ee7 ngo\u00e0i tr\u1eddi. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i th\u1eadt c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn v\u1edbi b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n, v\u00ec t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o. S\u1ebd ra sao v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i l\u00e2m b\u1ec7nh, v\u00e0 s\u1ebd ra sao v\u1edbi b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n t\u00f4i n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i ch\u0103m s\u00f3c Pretty-Heart?<\/p>\n
Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i hang n\u1eb1m gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1, b\u00ean trong \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7y l\u00e1 kh\u00f4. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi. \u0110i\u1ec1u duy nh\u1ea5t c\u00f2n thi\u1ebfu ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 th\u1ee9c \u0103n. T\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng \u0111\u1eebng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0111\u00f3i. Ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 c\u00e2u ng\u1ea1n ng\u1eef n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng: “Ng\u1ee7 c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 \u0103n”<\/i> hay sao?<\/p>\n
Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7, t\u00f4i d\u1eb7n Capi r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i tin t\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00f3 s\u1ebd canh ch\u1eebng, v\u00e0 con ch\u00f3 trung th\u00e0nh \u1ea5y, thay v\u00ec ng\u1ee7 c\u00f9ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i tr\u00ean \u0111\u00e1m l\u00e1 th\u00f4ng, \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh g\u00e1c ngay t\u1ea1i l\u1ed1i v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 tr\u00fa \u1ea9n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 y\u00ean t\u00e2m ng\u1ee7, b\u1edfi t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng ai \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n m\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00edn hi\u1ec7u c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o t\u1eeb Capi. Tuy v\u1eady, d\u00f9 \u0111\u00e3 an t\u00e2m v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ng\u1ee7 ngay \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Pretty-Heart \u0111ang ng\u1ee7 b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh t\u00f4i, cu\u1ed9n tr\u00f2n trong chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o kho\u00e1c c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i; Zerbino v\u00e0 Dulcie th\u00ec n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n t\u00f4i. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, n\u1ed7i b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n lo l\u1eafng trong t\u00f4i l\u00fac n\u00e0y c\u00f2n l\u1edbn h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
Ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean n\u00e0y th\u1eadt kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp; ng\u00e0y mai r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd ra sao? T\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0111\u00f3i v\u00e0 \u0111ang kh\u00e1t, v\u1eady m\u00e0 trong tay ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n ba xu. N\u1ebfu ng\u00e0y mai ch\u1eb3ng ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec, l\u00e0m sao t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mua th\u1ee9c \u0103n cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3? C\u00f2n nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc r\u1ecd m\u00f5m th\u00ec sao? C\u00f2n gi\u1ea5y ph\u00e9p h\u00e1t n\u1eefa? \u00d4i, bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y! C\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3i gi\u1eefa b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm hoang vu n\u00e0y. Khi nh\u1eefng suy ngh\u0129 \u1ea5y \u00f9a v\u1ec1, t\u00f4i ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn l\u00ean b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00eam v\u1edbi mu\u00f4n ng\u00e0n v\u00ec sao l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn gi\u00f3 n\u00e0o th\u1ed5i qua. S\u1ef1 im l\u1eb7ng bao tr\u00f9m kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng l\u00e1 x\u00e0o x\u1ea1c, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng chim h\u00f3t, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng xe l\u0103n b\u00e1nh tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. T\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2y nh\u00ecn ra xa t\u00edt t\u1eafp, ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng gian m\u00eanh m\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3i d\u00e0i. Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n bi\u1ebft bao, b\u1ecb b\u1ecf r\u01a1i bi\u1ebft bao! N\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft t\u00f4i b\u1ed7ng tr\u00e0o ra. T\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p M\u1eb9 Barberin! T\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p Vitalis.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i \u0111ang n\u1eb1m s\u1ea5p, kh\u00f3c v\u00e0o hai b\u00e0n tay m\u00ecnh, th\u00ec \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i th\u1edf l\u01b0\u1edbt qua t\u00f3c t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i nhanh ch\u00f3ng quay l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc l\u01b0\u1ee1i m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i, to l\u1edbn li\u1ebfm m\u00e1 \u01b0\u1edbt c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 Capi, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i kh\u00f3c v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn an \u1ee7i t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u00f4i lang thang. B\u1eb1ng hai tay, t\u00f4i \u00f4m l\u1ea5y c\u1ed5 n\u00f3 v\u00e0 h\u00f4n l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc m\u0169i \u01b0\u1edbt c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. N\u00f3 ph\u00e1t ra hai ba ti\u1ebfng r\u00ean r\u1ec9 bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 \u0111ang kh\u00f3c c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ee7. Khi t\u00f4i th\u1ee9c d\u1eady, tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 s\u00e1ng r\u00f5 v\u00e0 Capi \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i c\u1ea1nh t\u00f4i, nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i. Chim \u0111ang h\u00f3t tr\u00ean c\u00e2y. Xa xa, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng chu\u00f4ng nh\u00e0 th\u1edd rung l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng kinh Angelus, l\u1eddi c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng. M\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean cao tr\u00ean b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi, chi\u1ebfu nh\u1eefng tia s\u00e1ng r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 an \u1ee7i t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n v\u00e0 th\u1ec3 x\u00e1c.<\/p>\n
Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, ti\u1ebfn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng n\u01a1i ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng b\u00e1nh: khi \u0111i ng\u1ee7 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i hay b\u1eefa khuya th\u00ec s\u00e1ng s\u1edbm b\u1ee5ng s\u1ebd \u0111\u00f3i c\u1ed3n c\u00e0o. T\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh ti\u00eau ba xu, r\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd xem chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra.<\/p>\n
Khi t\u1edbi l\u00e0ng, ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecfi th\u0103m ti\u1ec7m b\u00e1nh \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u; kh\u1ee9u gi\u00e1c c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eabn th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1eeda ti\u1ec7m. M\u0169i t\u00f4i gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y tinh nh\u1ea1y ch\u1eb3ng k\u00e9m g\u00ec m\u0169i c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa ch\u00f3. T\u1eeb \u0111\u1eb1ng xa, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y m\u00f9i th\u01a1m ng\u00e0o ng\u1ea1t, quy\u1ebfn r\u0169 c\u1ee7a b\u00e1nh m\u00ec v\u1eeba ra l\u00f2. V\u1edbi ba xu, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 mua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u, khi gi\u00e1 b\u00e1nh m\u00ec l\u00e0 n\u0103m xu m\u1ed9t c\u00e2n. M\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ec9 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t m\u1ea9u nh\u1ecf, th\u1ebf n\u00ean b\u1eefa s\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i k\u1ebft th\u00fac th\u1eadt nhanh ch\u00f3ng.<\/p>\n
Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1eaft bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ec1n trong ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m nay. T\u00f4i \u0111i d\u1ea1o quanh l\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb tr\u00ed th\u00edch h\u1ee3p cho bu\u1ed5i bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi quan s\u00e1t th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng \u0111o\u00e1n xem h\u1ecd l\u00e0 k\u1ebb th\u00f9 hay b\u1ea1n b\u00e8. \u00dd \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c. V\u1eabn c\u00f2n qu\u00e1 s\u1edbm, nh\u01b0ng sau khi t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ed7, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd quay l\u1ea1i v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa ng\u00e0y v\u00e0 th\u1eed v\u1eadn may c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i \u0111ang m\u1ea3i m\u00ea suy ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch n\u00e0y, th\u00ec b\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng h\u00e9t vang l\u00ean ph\u00eda sau. T\u00f4i v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng quay \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y Zerbino \u0111ang ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00f4i, ph\u00eda sau n\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0 l\u00e3o. T\u00f4i l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c hi\u1ec3u ra chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra. L\u1ee3i d\u1ee5ng l\u00fac t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd, Zerbino \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 l\u1ea5y tr\u1ed9m m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt. N\u00f3 \u0111ang ch\u1ea1y m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, ng\u1eadm ch\u1eb7t mi\u1ebfng m\u1ed3i trong mi\u1ec7ng.<\/p>\n
“K\u1ebb tr\u1ed9m! K\u1ebb tr\u1ed9m!”<\/i> b\u00e0 l\u00e3o h\u00e9t l\u00ean; “b\u1eaft n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i! B\u1eaft h\u1ebft ch\u00fang n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i!”<\/i><\/p>\n
Khi nghe b\u00e0 \u1ea5y n\u00f3i v\u1eady, t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 l\u1ed7i, ho\u1eb7c \u00edt nh\u1ea5t, t\u00f4i ch\u1ecbu tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m cho t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a Zerbino, n\u00ean t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1ea1y. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1edbi b\u00e0 l\u00e3o n\u1ebfu b\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00f2i ti\u1ec1n mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh c\u1eafp? L\u00e0m sao t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 b\u00e0 \u1ea5y? N\u1ebfu ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1ecb b\u1eaft, h\u1ecd s\u1ebd b\u1ecf t\u00f9 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y d\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, Dulcie v\u00e0 Capi c\u0169ng nhanh ch\u00f3ng l\u00e0m theo, ch\u00fang b\u00e1m s\u00e1t g\u00f3t t\u00f4i, c\u00f2n Pretty-Heart, m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111ang b\u1ebf tr\u00ean vai, th\u00ec b\u00e1m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y c\u1ed5 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb ng\u00e3.<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c h\u00e9t l\u00ean: “D\u1eebng k\u1ebb tr\u1ed9m l\u1ea1i!”<\/i> v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng tham gia cu\u1ed9c truy \u0111u\u1ed5i. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 ch\u1ea1y. N\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i \u0111\u00e3 cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1ea5y Dulcie ch\u1ea1y nhanh \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf; ch\u00e2n n\u00f3 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea1m \u0111\u1ea5t. Qua m\u1ed9t con h\u1ebbm nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 b\u0103ng qua m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nhanh ch\u00f3ng b\u1ecf xa nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi truy \u0111u\u1ed5i, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng ch\u1ea1y cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi h\u1ebft h\u01a1i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y \u00edt nh\u1ea5t hai d\u1eb7m. T\u00f4i quay l\u1ea1i. Kh\u00f4ng ai \u0111u\u1ed5i theo ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Capi v\u00e0 Dulcie v\u1eabn b\u00e1m s\u00e1t g\u00f3t t\u00f4i, Zerbino \u1edf ph\u00eda xa. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0103n mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i g\u1ecdi n\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 bi\u1ebft r\u1ea5t r\u00f5 r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng b\u1ecb ph\u1ea1t n\u1eb7ng, n\u00ean thay v\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i, n\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y \u0111i nhanh nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00f3i meo, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao n\u00f3 \u0103n tr\u1ed9m th\u1ecbt. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1eddi b\u00e0o ch\u1eefa. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n tr\u1ed9m. N\u1ebfu t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n duy tr\u00ec k\u1ef7 lu\u1eadt trong \u0111\u1ed9i h\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, k\u1ebb c\u00f3 t\u1ed9i ph\u1ea3i b\u1ecb tr\u1eebng ph\u1ea1t. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng, \u1edf l\u00e0ng ti\u1ebfp theo, Dulcie c\u0169ng s\u1ebd l\u00e0m v\u1eady, r\u1ed3i Capi c\u0169ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u01b0\u1ee1ng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1m d\u1ed7. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i tr\u1eebng ph\u1ea1t Zerbino c\u00f4ng khai. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3, v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng ch\u00fat n\u00e0o.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i quay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Capi.<\/p>\n
“H\u00e3y \u0111i t\u00ecm Zerbino,”<\/i> t\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi v\u1ebb nghi\u00eam ngh\u1ecb.<\/p>\n
N\u00f3 l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c tu\u00e2n theo m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 ra \u0111i v\u1edbi \u00edt nhi\u1ec7t huy\u1ebft h\u01a1n th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7. Qua \u00e1nh m\u1eaft n\u00f3 nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n b\u00eanh v\u1ef1c Zerbino h\u01a1n l\u00e0 l\u00e0m s\u1ee9 gi\u1ea3 cho t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i n\u00f3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi k\u1ebb b\u1ecf tr\u1ed1n. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m v\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i sau cu\u1ed9c ch\u1ea1y \u0111u\u1ed5i \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng. Khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u00ean b\u1edd m\u1ed9t con k\u00eanh v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng h\u00e0ng c\u00e2y t\u1ecfa b\u00f3ng m\u00e1t v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng tr\u1ea3i d\u00e0i hai b\u00ean.<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t gi\u1edd tr\u00f4i qua. Nh\u1eefng con ch\u00f3 v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a quay v\u1ec1. T\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u lo l\u1eafng th\u00ec cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng Capi xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n, m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, v\u1edbi c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00fai th\u1ea5p.<\/p>\n
“Zerbino \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i?”<\/i><\/p>\n
Capi n\u1eb1m r\u1ea1p xu\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi v\u1ebb s\u1ee3 s\u1ec7t. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn n\u00f3 v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t b\u00ean tai n\u00f3 \u0111ang r\u1ec9 m\u00e1u. T\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u ngay chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra. Zerbino \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ed1ng c\u1ef1 l\u1ea1i. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1eb1ng, d\u00f9 Capi \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e2ng l\u1eddi t\u00f4i, n\u00f3 v\u1eabn ngh\u0129 t\u00f4i qu\u00e1 h\u00e0 kh\u1eafc v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00ecnh b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 qu\u00e1t m\u1eafng n\u00f3. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi Zerbino t\u1ef1 nguy\u1ec7n quay v\u1ec1. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft s\u1edbm mu\u1ed9n g\u00ec n\u00f3 c\u0169ng s\u1ebd h\u1ed1i h\u1eadn v\u00e0 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i nh\u1eadn h\u00ecnh ph\u1ea1t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y, \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t Pretty-Heart v\u00ec s\u1ee3 n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i n\u1ea3y \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh ch\u1ea1y theo Zerbino. Dulcie v\u00e0 Capi ng\u1ee7 y\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n t\u00f4i. Th\u1eddi gian l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd tr\u00f4i qua. Zerbino v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng thi\u1ebfp \u0111i.<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t v\u00e0i gi\u1edd tr\u00f4i qua, t\u00f4i cho\u00e0ng t\u1ec9nh. Nh\u00ecn m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e3 mu\u1ed9n, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi n\u00f3i cho t\u00f4i \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y. B\u1ee5ng t\u00f4i c\u1ed3n c\u00e0o v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e2u l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ebfn mi\u1ebfng b\u00e1nh m\u00ec \u1ea5y. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y qua \u00e1nh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a hai con ch\u00f3 c\u00f9ng Pretty-Heart r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang \u0111ang \u0111\u00f3i l\u1ea3. Capi v\u00e0 Dulcie nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ea7y th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ea3m; c\u00f2n Pretty-Heart th\u00ec nh\u0103n nh\u00f3. Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 Zerbino v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a quay v\u1ec1. T\u00f4i g\u1ecdi n\u00f3, t\u00f4i hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng \u0103n thua. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 no n\u00ea v\u00e0 \u0111ang n\u1eb1m ti\u00eau h\u00f3a b\u1eefa \u0103n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, cu\u1ed9n tr\u00f2n trong m\u1ed9t b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n
T\u00ecnh th\u1ebf c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng. N\u1ebfu t\u00f4i r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y, Zerbino c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd l\u1ea1c m\u1ea5t, v\u00ec n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang t\u00f4i; c\u00f2n n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i \u1edf l\u1ea1i, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i ki\u1ebfm ch\u00fat ti\u1ec1n mua th\u1ee9c \u0103n. C\u01a1n \u0111\u00f3i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng d\u1eef d\u1ed9i h\u01a1n. M\u1ea5y con ch\u00f3 nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i van n\u00e0i, c\u00f2n Pretty-Heart th\u00ec xoa b\u1ee5ng v\u00e0 k\u00eau l\u00ean gi\u1eadn d\u1eef.<\/p>\n
Zerbino v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a quay v\u1ec1. M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i sai Capi \u0111i t\u00ecm k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea9u, nh\u01b0ng n\u1eeda gi\u1edd sau, n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. Ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m sao \u0111\u00e2y?<\/p>\n
D\u00f9 Zerbino c\u00f3 l\u1ed7i, v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh l\u1ed7i l\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 khi\u1ebfn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e2m v\u00e0o ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh kh\u1ed1n kh\u1ed5 n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u1ecf m\u1eb7c n\u00f3. \u00d4ng ch\u1ee7 s\u1ebd n\u00f3i g\u00ec n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111em v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ee7 ba ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y? H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, d\u00f9 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111i n\u1eefa, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn y\u00eau qu\u00fd Zerbino, k\u1ebb l\u00e1u c\u00e1 \u1ea5y! T\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1ed1i, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean. Gi\u00e1 nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang b\u1eadn l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u01a1n \u0111\u00f3i d\u1eef d\u1ed9i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng h\u00e0nh h\u1ea1 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf. N\u1ebfu t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 ra \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh l\u1ea1c h\u01b0\u1edbng, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i h\u1eb3n s\u1ebd t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi qu\u00ean \u0111i c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c \u0111\u00f3i kh\u00e1t \u0111ang gi\u00e0y v\u00f2. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec b\u00e2y gi\u1edd?<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i \u0111\u1eafm m\u00ecnh trong suy ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi \u1ea5y. B\u1ed7ng t\u00f4i nh\u1edb ra l\u1eddi th\u1ea7y Vitalis \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng d\u1ea1y: khi m\u1ed9t trung \u0111o\u00e0n ki\u1ec7t s\u1ee9c v\u00ec ch\u1eb7ng h\u00e0nh qu\u00e2n d\u00e0i, ban nh\u1ea1c s\u1ebd c\u1ea5t l\u00ean nh\u1eefng giai \u0111i\u1ec7u r\u1ed9n r\u00e0ng nh\u1ea5t, gi\u00fap nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh qu\u00ean \u0111i n\u1ed7i m\u1ec7t nh\u1ecdc. N\u1ebfu gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y t\u00f4i g\u1ea3y l\u00ean nh\u1eefng kh\u00fac nh\u1ea1c t\u01b0\u01a1i vui tr\u00ean c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n h\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e3ng qu\u00ean c\u01a1n \u0111\u00f3i \u0111ang h\u00e0nh h\u1ea1. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111ang m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi v\u00e0 y\u1ebfu \u1edbt, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i ch\u01a1i m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3n nh\u1ea1c s\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed9ng, \u0111\u1ec3 hai ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p c\u00f9ng Pretty-Heart nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd th\u1eddi gian s\u1ebd tr\u00f4i qua nhanh h\u01a1n. T\u00f4i c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n – th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea1c c\u1ee5 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn d\u1ef1a b\u00ean g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y – quay l\u01b0ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda con k\u00eanh, x\u1ebfp \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e1c con v\u1eadt v\u00e0o v\u1ecb tr\u00ed, r\u1ed3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea5t l\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec7u nh\u1ea1c.<\/p>\n
Ban \u0111\u1ea7u, c\u1ea3 ch\u00f3 l\u1eabn kh\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u00fang mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 th\u1ee9c \u0103n. Tim t\u00f4i \u0111au nh\u00f3i khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y v\u1ebb \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ph\u1ea3i qu\u00ean \u0111i c\u01a1n \u0111\u00f3i, nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf \u1ea5y! T\u00f4i ch\u01a1i to h\u01a1n v\u00e0 nhanh h\u01a1n, r\u1ed3i, d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n, \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c ph\u00e1t huy t\u00e1c d\u1ee5ng th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Ch\u00fang nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ch\u01a1i m\u00e3i.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean, t\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i trong tr\u1ebbo, gi\u1ecdng tr\u1ebb con, k\u00eau l\u00ean: “Bravo!”<\/i> Gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i \u1ea5y ph\u00e1t ra t\u1eeb ph\u00eda sau t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i nhanh ch\u00f3ng quay \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean con k\u00eanh. Hai con ng\u1ef1a k\u00e9o thuy\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf b\u1edd \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc n\u00e0o nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. N\u00f3 ng\u1eafn h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u so v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n kh\u00e1c tr\u00ean k\u00eanh, v\u00e0 boong t\u00e0u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thi\u1ebft k\u1ebf nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ban c\u00f4ng xinh \u0111\u1eb9p, ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7y c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i v\u00e0 l\u00e1 c\u00e2y. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi, m\u1ed9t b\u00e0 l\u00e3o, c\u00f2n kh\u00e1 tr\u1ebb, v\u1edbi khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t bu\u1ed3n \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 kho\u1ea3ng tu\u1ed5i t\u00f4i, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang n\u1eb1m. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ecdi “Bravo!”<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u00f4i v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng ng\u1ee1 ng\u00e0ng khi th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd. T\u00f4i ng\u1ea9ng m\u0169 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ecf l\u00f2ng c\u1ea3m k\u00edch tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng tr\u00e0ng ph\u00e1o tay c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00e1u bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i tr\u00ed cho ri\u00eang m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ea5y \u00e0?”<\/i> ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i h\u1ecfi, n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng Ph\u00e1p v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ch\u1ea5t gi\u1ecdng ngo\u1ea1i qu\u1ed1c.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00e1u \u0111ang gi\u00fap l\u0169 ch\u00f3 luy\u1ec7n t\u1eadp v\u00e0 c\u0169ng… n\u00f3 gi\u00fap ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ee1 bu\u1ed3n ch\u00e1n \u1ea1.”<\/i><\/p>\n
C\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00f3i \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. B\u00e0 l\u00e3o c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> b\u00e0 h\u1ecfi, quay sang ph\u00eda t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i c\u00f3 bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng? Di\u1ec5n cho nh\u1eefng kh\u00e1n gi\u1ea3 b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n v\u00e0o \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac n\u00e0y \u01b0! T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee3i \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb th\u1ee9 hai \u0111\u00e2u.<\/p>\n
“Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi mu\u1ed1n xem m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec7u m\u00faa hay m\u1ed9t v\u1edf k\u1ecbch vui nh\u1ed9n \u1ea1?”<\/i> t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“\u1ed2, m\u1ed9t v\u1edf h\u00e0i k\u1ecbch,”<\/i> c\u1eadu b\u00e9 th\u1ed1t l\u00ean. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 l\u00e3o l\u1ea1i b\u1ea3o b\u00e0 th\u00edch xem m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec7u nh\u1ea3y h\u01a1n.<\/p>\n
“\u0110i\u1ec7u nh\u1ea3y th\u00ec qu\u00e1 ng\u1eafn ng\u1ee7i,”<\/i> c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n
“N\u1ebfu ‘kh\u00e1n gi\u1ea3 danh d\u1ef1’ mu\u1ed1n, sau \u0111i\u1ec7u nh\u1ea3y, ch\u00fang con s\u1ebd bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n nh\u1eefng vai di\u1ec5n kh\u00e1c nhau c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.”<\/i><\/p>\n
\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u n\u00f3i \u0111\u1eafc \u00fd nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng n\u00f3i ra c\u00e2u \u1ea5y v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec7u h\u00f9ng h\u1ed3n y nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng. Suy \u0111i ngh\u0129 l\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfc khi b\u00e0 l\u00e3o kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n xem h\u00e0i k\u1ecbch, v\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0m sao \u0111\u1ec3 di\u1ec5n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c; kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eefng Zerbino v\u1eafng m\u1eb7t, m\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f2n ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 “\u0111\u1ea1o c\u1ee5 s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u”<\/i> n\u00e0o \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i g\u1ea3y nh\u1eefng n\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3n van-x\u01a1. Capi \u00f4m l\u1ea5y \u0110an-xi b\u1eb1ng hai ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 ch\u00fang quay v\u00f2ng, gi\u1eef \u0111\u00fang nh\u1ecbp. R\u1ed3i G\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t xinh \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea3y m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. L\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 di\u1ec5n h\u1ebft to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi n\u1eefa. Nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u01b0\u1edfng m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa \u0103n v\u00e0 ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng v\u1eady.<\/p>\n
R\u1ed3i, \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean, gi\u1eefa \u0111i\u1ec7u nh\u1ea3y m\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u tham gia, D\u00e9c-bi-n\u00f4 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n t\u1eeb ph\u00eda sau m\u1ed9t b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y, v\u00e0 khi Capi, \u0110an-xi v\u00e0 G\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t xinh \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111i ngang qua n\u00f3, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m chi\u1ebfm l\u1ea5y v\u1ecb tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u1edf gi\u1eefa ch\u00fang.<\/p>\n
Trong khi vui \u0111\u00f9a v\u00e0 quan s\u00e1t c\u00e1c di\u1ec5n vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, t\u00f4i th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng li\u1ebfc m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u1eadu b\u00e9. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 r\u1ea5t th\u00edch th\u00fa v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang l\u00e0m, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng. Tr\u00f4ng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 nh\u01b0 \u0111ang n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc c\u00e1ng. Chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4i d\u1ea1t v\u00e0o s\u00e1t b\u1edd, v\u00e0 l\u00fac n\u00e0y t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn r\u00f5 c\u1eadu b\u00e9. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 c\u00f3 m\u00e1i t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng. Khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 nh\u1ee3t nh\u1ea1t, tr\u1eafng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng g\u00e2n xanh hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean tr\u00ean tr\u00e1n. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t h\u1ed1c h\u00e1c c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u1ed1m y\u1ebfu.<\/p>\n
“B\u00e0 t\u00ednh ti\u1ec1n v\u00e9 xem bu\u1ed5i bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu bao nhi\u00eau \u1ea1?”<\/i> b\u00e0 l\u00e3o h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“B\u00e0 tr\u1ea3 theo ni\u1ec1m vui m\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i mang l\u1ea1i cho b\u00e0 \u1ea1.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Th\u1ebf th\u00ec, M\u1eb9 \u01a1i, b\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1eafm \u1ea1,”<\/i> c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00f3i. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00f3i th\u00eam \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfng m\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u.<\/p>\n
“Con trai t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n xem c\u00e1c di\u1ec5n vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu g\u1ea7n h\u01a1n.”<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u00f4i ra hi\u1ec7u cho Capi. V\u1edbi ni\u1ec1m vui s\u01b0\u1edbng, n\u00f3 nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean thuy\u1ec1n.<\/p>\n
“C\u00f2n nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa!”<\/i> c\u1eadu b\u00e9 k\u00eau l\u00ean.<\/p>\n
Zerbino v\u00e0 Dulcie c\u0169ng l\u00e0m theo Capi.<\/p>\n
“C\u00f2n con kh\u1ec9 n\u1eefa!”<\/i><\/p>\n
Pretty-Heart c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn v\u1ec1 n\u00f3. M\u1ed9t khi l\u00ean thuy\u1ec1n, n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m v\u00e0i tr\u00f2 m\u00e0 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn b\u00e0 l\u00e3o s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch.<\/p>\n
“N\u00f3 c\u00f3 tinh ngh\u1ecbch kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> b\u00e0 l\u00e3o h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng, th\u01b0a b\u00e0, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng v\u00e2ng l\u1eddi, v\u00e0 con s\u1ee3 n\u00f3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u01b0 x\u1eed \u0111\u00fang m\u1ef1c.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u1eady th\u00ec, ch\u00ednh c\u1eadu h\u00e3y mang n\u00f3 l\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y.”<\/i><\/p>\n
B\u00e0 l\u00e3o ra hi\u1ec7u cho m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng g\u1ea7n lan can. \u00d4ng ta b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi v\u00e0 n\u00e9m m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m v\u00e1n sang b\u1edd. V\u1edbi c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n h\u1ea1c tr\u00ean vai v\u00e0 Pretty-Heart trong v\u00f2ng tay, t\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean t\u1ea5m v\u00e1n.<\/p>\n
“Con kh\u1ec9! Con kh\u1ec9!”<\/i> c\u1eadu b\u00e9 m\u00e0 b\u00e0 l\u00e3o g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 Arthur reo l\u00ean.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i ti\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n c\u1eadu b\u00e9, v\u00e0 trong l\u00fac c\u1eadu vu\u1ed1t ve \u00e2u y\u1ebfm Pretty-Heart, t\u00f4i quan s\u00e1t c\u1eadu. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 b\u1ecb bu\u1ed9c ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m v\u00e1n.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 cha kh\u00f4ng, con trai?”<\/i> b\u00e0 l\u00e3o h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“C\u00f3 \u1ea1, nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac n\u00e0y ch\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Trong bao l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Hai th\u00e1ng \u1ea1.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Hai th\u00e1ng! \u00d4i, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p! \u1ede tu\u1ed5i ch\u00e1u, sao l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 v\u1eady?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Th\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e0nh v\u1eady.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“B\u1ed1 ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 b\u1eaft ch\u00e1u ph\u1ea3i mang v\u1ec1 cho \u00f4ng \u1ea5y m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n sau hai th\u00e1ng kh\u00f4ng? C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng, th\u01b0a b\u00e0, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng b\u1eaft ch\u00e1u l\u00e0m g\u00ec c\u1ea3. N\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u1ee7 ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng c\u00f9ng m\u1ea5y con v\u1eadt c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i \u1ea1.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u00e0 ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 xoay s\u1edf \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ed1ng kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u00f4i ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i e d\u00e8, m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 t\u00f4n k\u00ednh tr\u01b0\u1edbc ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i xinh \u0111\u1eb9p n\u00e0y. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, b\u00e0 \u1ea5y n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi t\u00f4i th\u1eadt t\u1eed t\u1ebf v\u00e0 gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 \u1ea5y th\u1eadt d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng, n\u00ean t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i th\u1eadt. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 l\u00fd do g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m v\u1eady. R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i k\u1ec3 cho b\u00e0 \u1ea5y nghe Vitalis v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 chia tay nhau th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i v\u00e0o t\u00f9 v\u00ec b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 ch\u00e1u, v\u00e0 k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb khi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111i, ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ed3ng n\u00e0o.<\/p>\n
Trong l\u00fac t\u00f4i \u0111ang n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n, Arthur \u0111ang vui \u0111\u00f9a v\u1edbi m\u1ea5y ch\u00fa ch\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 v\u1eabn ch\u0103m ch\u00fa l\u1eafng nghe t\u1eebng l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
“V\u1eady ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3i b\u1ee5ng l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i!”<\/i> c\u1eadu b\u00e9 th\u1ed1t l\u00ean.<\/p>\n
V\u1eeba nghe \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ed9t t\u1eeb m\u00e0 l\u0169 v\u1eadt nu\u00f4i n\u00e0o c\u0169ng hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5, m\u1ea5y ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c s\u1ee7a vang l\u00ean, c\u00f2n Pretty-Heart th\u00ec d\u00f9ng tay xoa b\u1ee5ng m\u00ecnh th\u1eadt m\u1ea1nh.<\/p>\n
“\u00d4i, M\u1eb9 \u01a1i!”<\/i> Arthur k\u00eau l\u00ean.<\/p>\n
B\u00e0 l\u00e3o quay sang n\u00f3i v\u00e0i c\u00e2u b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfng l\u1ea1 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef m\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 v\u1eeba k\u1ecbp nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u qua khe c\u1eeda \u0111ang h\u00e9 m\u1edf. G\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ngay t\u1ee9c kh\u1eafc, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u1ea5y b\u01b0\u1edbc ra, tr\u00ean tay mang theo m\u1ed9t \u00edt th\u1ee9c \u0103n.<\/p>\n
“Con ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111i,”<\/i> b\u00e0 l\u00e3o d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c l\u00e0m theo. \u0110\u1eb7t c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n h\u1ea1c sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean, t\u00f4i nhanh ch\u00f3ng ng\u1ed3i v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf b\u00ean b\u00e0n; m\u1ea5y ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 v\u1ed9i v\u00e2y quanh t\u00f4i. Pretty-Heart th\u00ec nh\u1ea3y ph\u1ed1c l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu c\u00f3 \u0103n b\u00e1nh m\u00ec kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> Arthur h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u0103n b\u00e1nh m\u00ec kh\u00f4ng \u01b0!”<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0a cho ch\u00fang m\u1ed9t m\u1ea9u b\u00e1nh, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang nu\u1ed1t ch\u1eedng ng\u1ea5u nghi\u1ebfn.<\/p>\n
“Th\u1ebf c\u00f2n con kh\u1ec9 th\u00ec sao?”<\/i> Arthur n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng Pretty-Heart ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i lo, v\u00ec trong l\u00fac t\u00f4i m\u1ea3i ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 l\u0169 ch\u00f3, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh v\u1ecf b\u00e1nh t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc b\u00e1nh nh\u00e2n th\u1ecbt v\u00e0 su\u00fdt ngh\u1eb9n th\u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u1ea7m b\u00e0n. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng l\u1ea5y cho m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t \u00edt b\u00e1nh, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb ngh\u1eb9n nh\u01b0 Pretty-Heart, th\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ng\u1ea5u nghi\u1ebfn ch\u1eb3ng k\u00e9m g\u00ec n\u00f3.<\/p>\n
“T\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p, t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p ch\u00fa b\u00e9 qu\u00e1!”<\/i> b\u00e0 l\u00e3o n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
Arthur kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 nh\u00ecn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft m\u1edf to, h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng kinh ng\u1ea1c tr\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u1ea9u v\u1ecb c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, v\u00ec t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3i nh\u01b0 nhau, ngay c\u1ea3 Zerbino, l\u1ebd ra \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee1 \u0111\u00f3i h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat v\u00ec mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e9n \u0103n tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n
“Gi\u00e1 nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng g\u1eb7p ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u00ec t\u1ed1i nay c\u00e1c c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0103n g\u00ec?”<\/i> Arthur h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 \u0103n c\u1ea3.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Th\u1ebf ng\u00e0y mai th\u00ec sao?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“C\u00f3 l\u1ebd ng\u00e0y mai ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd may m\u1eafn g\u1eb7p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ai \u0111\u00f3 t\u1eed t\u1ebf nh\u01b0 h\u00f4m nay.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Arthur quay sang m\u1eb9 m\u00ecnh. H\u1ecd trao \u0111\u1ed5i v\u1edbi nhau b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i trong v\u00e0i ph\u00fat. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang n\u00e0i xin \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 ban \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00e0 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y s\u1eb5n l\u00f2ng ch\u1ea5p thu\u1eadn. R\u1ed3i b\u1ea5t ch\u1ee3t, c\u1eadu quay sang ph\u00eda t\u00f4i. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1eadu b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n \u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> c\u1eadu h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u00e1p l\u1eddi; c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi \u1ea5y khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ed7i ng\u1ee1 ng\u00e0ng.<\/p>\n
“Con trai t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecfi ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n \u1edf l\u1ea1i c\u00f9ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> b\u00e0 l\u00e3o nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
“Tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n n\u00e0y \u1ea1?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ph\u1ea3i, con trai t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u1ed1m, v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u \u1ea5y ph\u1ea3i n\u1eb1m b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng tr\u00ean t\u1ea5m v\u00e1n n\u00e0y. \u0110\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y th\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u \u1ea5y tr\u00f4i qua d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu h\u01a1n, t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00e1u \u1ea5y \u0111i kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n n\u00e0y. Trong khi \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u c\u00f2n \u1edf trong t\u00f9, n\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n, ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Ch\u00f3 v\u00e0 kh\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y, c\u00f2n Arthur v\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u00e0 kh\u00e1n gi\u1ea3. Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u1ea3y \u0111\u00e0n h\u1ea1c cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nghe. Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd gi\u00fap \u00edch cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, v\u1ec1 ph\u1ea7n m\u00ecnh, c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap \u00edch cho ch\u00e1u.”<\/i><\/p>\n
S\u1ed1ng tr\u00ean thuy\u1ec1n \u01b0! Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0 l\u00e3o t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i g\u00ec. T\u00f4i n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y tay b\u00e0 \u1ea5y v\u00e0 h\u00f4n l\u00ean \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n
“C\u1eadu b\u00e9 t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p!”<\/i> b\u00e0 l\u00e3o n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 tr\u00ecu m\u1ebfn.<\/p>\n
B\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng b\u00e0 \u1ea5y mu\u1ed1n t\u00f4i ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00e0n h\u1ea1c; t\u00f4i s\u1ebd mang l\u1ea1i ni\u1ec1m vui \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n n\u00e0y cho b\u00e0 \u1ea5y ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n l\u00f2ng bi\u1ebft \u01a1n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i l\u1ea5y nh\u1ea1c c\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0, \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i thuy\u1ec1n, t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u01a1i nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng. B\u00e0 l\u00e3o \u0111\u01b0a m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc c\u00f2i b\u1ea1c nh\u1ecf l\u00ean m\u00f4i v\u00e0 th\u1ed5i.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i ng\u1eebng ch\u01a1i, t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi t\u1ea1i sao b\u00e0 \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i th\u1ed5i c\u00f2i. C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i ch\u01a1i t\u1ec7, hay \u0111\u1ec3 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u t\u00f4i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i? Arthur, ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 di\u1ec5n ra xung quanh m\u00ecnh, nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
“M\u1eb9 con th\u1ed5i c\u00f2i \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u1ef1a k\u00e9o thuy\u1ec1n \u0111i ti\u1ebfp \u0111i,”<\/i> c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf; con thuy\u1ec1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng con ng\u1ef1a k\u00e9o \u0111i, l\u01b0\u1edbt nh\u1eb9 tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc ph\u1eb3ng l\u1eb7ng, ti\u1ebfng n\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u1ebd v\u1ed7 v\u00e0o m\u1ea1n thuy\u1ec1n; hai b\u00ean b\u1edd c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i xanh t\u01b0\u01a1i, c\u00f2n ph\u00eda sau l\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, \u00e1nh n\u1eafng chi\u1ec1u xi\u00ean kho\u1eafng t\u1eeb m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi \u0111ang d\u1ea7n l\u1eb7n.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 ch\u01a1i nh\u1ea1c kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> Arthur h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
C\u1eadu b\u00e9 li\u1ec1n v\u1eaby tay g\u1ecdi m\u1eb9. B\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea1nh con trai. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y tay m\u1eb9, gi\u1eef ch\u1eb7t trong \u0111\u00f4i tay nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u01a1i cho h\u1ecd nghe t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng b\u1ea3n nh\u1ea1c m\u00e0 \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea1y t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":10,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[49],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-47","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-numberless"],"part":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/47","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/47\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/47\/revisions\/110"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/47\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=47"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=47"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=47"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}