Tom c\u00e0ng c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng t\u1eadp trung v\u00e0o s\u00e1ch, \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng bay b\u1ed5ng. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf d\u00e0i v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ng\u00e1p, c\u1eadu b\u1ecf cu\u1ed9c. C\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 gi\u1edd ngh\u1ec9 tr\u01b0a s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd t\u1edbi. Kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed \u0111\u1eb7c qu\u00e1nh, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t g\u1ee3n gi\u00f3. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y bu\u1ed3n ng\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c bu\u1ed3n ng\u1ee7 h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y bu\u1ed3n ng\u1ee7. Ti\u1ebfng r\u00ec r\u1ea7m ru ng\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a hai m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m h\u1ecdc sinh \u0111ang ch\u0103m ch\u00fa h\u1ecdc b\u00e0i d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 l\u1eddi th\u00f4i mi\u00ean t\u1eeb ti\u1ebfng ong vo ve. Xa xa, d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh n\u1eafng ch\u00f3i chang, Cardiff Hill v\u01b0\u01a1n m\u00ecnh v\u1edbi s\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ed3i xanh m\u01b0\u1edbt \u1ea9n hi\u1ec7n qua m\u00e0n h\u01a1i n\u00f3ng lung linh, nhu\u1ed1m m\u00e0u t\u00edm c\u1ee7a kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch. V\u00e0i ch\u00fa chim l\u01b0\u1ee3n v\u00f2ng tr\u00ean kh\u00f4ng trung cao v\u1eddi, \u0111\u00f4i c\u00e1nh l\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebfng. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n sinh v\u1eadt n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i m\u1ea5y con b\u00f2 \u0111ang ng\u1ee7 say. Tr\u00e1i tim Tom \u0111au nh\u00f3i, \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 do, ho\u1eb7c c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 th\u00fa v\u1ecb \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m cho qua qu\u00e3ng th\u1eddi gian t\u1ebb nh\u1ea1t n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n
Tay c\u1eadu th\u00f2 v\u00e0o t\u00fai v\u00e0 khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t b\u1ed7ng b\u1eebng s\u00e1ng m\u1ed9t ni\u1ec1m bi\u1ebft \u01a1n s\u00e2u s\u1eafc, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n, d\u00f9 c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 hay bi\u1ebft. R\u1ed3i, l\u00e9n l\u00fat, h\u1ed9p ph\u00e1o d\u1eb9t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea5y ra. C\u1eadu th\u1ea3 con b\u1ecd ra v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t n\u00f3 l\u00ean m\u1eb7t b\u00e0n d\u00e0i, ph\u1eb3ng. Con v\u1eadt c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u0169ng \u0111ang c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y bi\u1ebft \u01a1n s\u00e2u s\u1eafc, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n, v\u00e0o l\u00fac n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 s\u1edbm: b\u1edfi v\u00ec khi n\u00f3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u vui v\u1ebb b\u00f2 \u0111i, Tom d\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc kim ghim n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 b\u1eaft n\u00f3 \u0111i theo m\u1ed9t h\u01b0\u1edbng m\u1edbi.<\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n ch\u00ed c\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a Tom ng\u1ed3i c\u1ea1nh c\u1eadu, c\u0169ng \u0111ang kh\u1ed5 s\u1edf y nh\u01b0 Tom l\u00fac tr\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y c\u1eadu b\u1ea1n l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa v\u00e0 bi\u1ebft \u01a1n v\u1edbi tr\u00f2 ti\u00eau khi\u1ec3n n\u00e0y. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n ch\u00ed c\u1ed1t \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 Joe Harper. Hai c\u1eadu b\u00e9 l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n thi\u1ebft c\u1ea3 tu\u1ea7n, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 k\u1ebb th\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed9i tr\u1eddi chung v\u00e0o th\u1ee9 B\u1ea3y. Joe r\u00fat m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc kim c\u00e0i tr\u00ean ve \u00e1o ra v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u gi\u00fap s\u1ee9c “tra t\u1ea5n”<\/i> t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n. Tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean th\u00fa v\u1ecb. Ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c, Tom n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd \u0111ang l\u00e0m v\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00edu l\u1eabn nhau, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u1eadn h\u01b0\u1edfng tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n s\u1ef1 th\u00fa v\u1ecb t\u1eeb con b\u1ecd. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0, c\u1eadu \u0111\u1eb7t chi\u1ebfc b\u1ea3ng con c\u1ee7a Joe l\u00ean b\u00e0n v\u00e0 v\u1ebd m\u1ed9t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1eb3ng t\u1eeb tr\u00ean xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi chia \u0111\u00f4i n\u00f3.<\/p>\n
“B\u00e2y gi\u1edd,”<\/i> Tom n\u00f3i, “ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o n\u00f3 c\u00f2n \u1edf b\u00ean ph\u00eda c\u1eadu, c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00eau n\u00f3, c\u00f2n t\u1edb s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee5ng v\u00e0o. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y sang b\u00ean t\u1edb, th\u00ec c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 y\u00ean ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o t\u1edb c\u00f2n gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng cho n\u00f3 b\u00f2 l\u1ea1i b\u00ean c\u1eadu.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4i, c\u1ee9 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c, con b\u1ecd tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi Tom v\u00e0 b\u00f2 qua v\u1ea1ch k\u1ebb. Joe tr\u00eau ch\u1ecdc n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, r\u1ed3i n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i tr\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t v\u00e0 b\u00f2 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. S\u1ef1 thay \u0111\u1ed5i v\u1ecb tr\u00ed n\u00e0y c\u1ee9 di\u1ec5n ra li\u00ean t\u1ee5c. Khi m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111ang say s\u01b0a tr\u00eau ch\u1ecdc con b\u1ecd, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 kia c\u0169ng nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 ch\u00fa \u00fd kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m, hai c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00fai s\u00e1t v\u00e0o nhau tr\u00ean t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3ng, v\u00e0 hai t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n qu\u00ean h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 xung quanh. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, may m\u1eafn d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 nghi\u00eang v\u1ec1 Joe. Con b\u1ecd th\u1eed h\u1ebft c\u00e1ch n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng, lo l\u1eafng y nh\u01b0 hai c\u1eadu b\u00e9, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o c\u0169ng v\u1eady, ngay khi n\u00f3 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eafm ch\u1eafc ph\u1ea7n th\u1eafng trong tay, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay c\u1ee7a Tom \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 ra tay, chi\u1ebfc kim c\u1ee7a Joe l\u1ea1i kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o ch\u1eb7n n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 gi\u1eef quy\u1ec1n ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, Tom kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. S\u1ef1 c\u00e1m d\u1ed7 qu\u00e1 l\u1edbn. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0, c\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0a tay ra v\u00e0 d\u00f9ng chi\u1ebfc kim c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh can thi\u1ec7p. Joe l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn. C\u1eadu ta n\u00f3i:<\/p>\n
“Tom, c\u1eadu \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0o n\u00f3 n\u1eefa.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u1edb ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n ngh\u1ecbch n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t t\u00ed th\u00f4i m\u00e0, Joe.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng c\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2u; c\u1eadu c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 y\u00ean \u0111i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Tr\u1eddi \u1ea1, t\u1edb c\u00f3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e2u.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u1edb \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o c\u1eadu \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u1edb c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ee5ng!”<\/i><\/p>\n
“C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ee5ng – n\u00f3 n\u1eb1m b\u00ean ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a t\u1edb c\u01a1 m\u00e0.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Nghe \u0111\u00e2y, Joe Harper, con b\u1ecd n\u00e0y l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ai?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u1edb kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft n\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ai – n\u00f3 \u1edf b\u00ean ph\u00eda t\u1edb, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Th\u1ebf th\u00ec t\u1edb c\u1ee9 ch\u1ea1m, t\u1edb th\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ea5y. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 con b\u1ecd c\u1ee7a t\u1edb, t\u1edb mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m g\u00ec th\u00ec l\u00e0m, th\u00e0 ch\u1ebft c\u00f2n h\u01a1n!”<\/i><\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t c\u00fa \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ea1nh gi\u00e1ng xu\u1ed1ng vai Tom, r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t c\u00fa y h\u1ec7t gi\u00e1ng xu\u1ed1ng vai Joe; su\u1ed1t hai ph\u00fat sau \u0111\u00f3, b\u1ee5i t\u1eeb hai chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o kho\u00e1c bay m\u1ecbt m\u00f9, c\u1ea3 l\u1edbp \u0111\u1ec1u h\u1ea3 h\u00ea theo d\u00f5i. Hai c\u1eadu b\u00e9 m\u1ea3i m\u00ea \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ch\u1eb3ng nh\u1eadn ra l\u1edbp h\u1ecdc \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eb7ng im t\u1eeb l\u00fac n\u00e0o, l\u00fac th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng ngay tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ecd. Th\u1ea7y \u0111\u00e3 xem g\u1ea7n h\u1ebft m\u00e0n k\u1ecbch tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi g\u00f3p th\u00eam “gia v\u1ecb”<\/i> c\u1ee7a ri\u00eang m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n
Tan h\u1ecdc bu\u1ed5i tr\u01b0a, Tom v\u1ed9i ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 Becky Thatcher, th\u00ec th\u1ea7m b\u00ean tai c\u00f4 b\u00e9:<\/p>\n
“C\u1eadu \u0111\u1ed9i m\u0169 l\u00ean v\u00e0 gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd nh\u01b0 \u0111ang v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 nh\u00e9; khi \u0111\u1ebfn g\u00f3c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00ec l\u1ebbn ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e1m b\u1ea1n, r\u1ebd xu\u1ed1ng con h\u1ebbm r\u1ed3i quay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y. T\u1edb s\u1ebd \u0111i h\u01b0\u1edbng kh\u00e1c v\u00e0 c\u0169ng l\u00e0m y nh\u01b0 v\u1eady v\u1edbi b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Th\u1ebf l\u00e0, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m h\u1ecdc sinh, ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia \u0111i c\u00f9ng nh\u00f3m kh\u00e1c. M\u1ed9t l\u00e1t sau, hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1eb7p nhau \u1edf cu\u1ed1i con h\u1ebbm, v\u00e0 khi h\u1ecd quay l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1eddng, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. Sau \u0111\u00f3, h\u1ecd ng\u1ed3i c\u1ea1nh nhau, tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc b\u1ea3ng con, Tom \u0111\u01b0a cho Becky c\u00e2y b\u00fat ch\u00ec, n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y tay c\u00f4 b\u00e9, d\u00ecu d\u1eaft t\u1eebng n\u00e9t, v\u00e0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 h\u1ecd c\u00f9ng nhau t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. Khi ni\u1ec1m say m\u00ea ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt d\u1ea7n phai nh\u1ea1t, hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n. Tom tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac. C\u1eadu n\u00f3i:<\/p>\n
“C\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u00edch chu\u1ed9t kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng! T\u1edb gh\u00e9t ch\u00fang!”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u00c0, t\u1edb c\u0169ng v\u1eady – chu\u1ed9t s\u1ed1ng. Nh\u01b0ng \u00fd t\u1edb l\u00e0 chu\u1ed9t ch\u1ebft, \u0111\u1ec3 bu\u1ed9c d\u00e2y v\u00e0o \u0111u \u0111\u01b0a quanh \u0111\u1ea7u \u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng, t\u1edb c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng th\u00edch chu\u1ed9t l\u1eafm \u0111\u00e2u. T\u1edb th\u00edch k\u1eb9o cao su h\u01a1n.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u1ed2, \u0111\u00fang v\u1eady! \u01af\u1edbc g\u00ec t\u1edb c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u00edt b\u00e2y gi\u1edd.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“C\u1eadu c\u00f3 \u00e0? T\u1edb c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2y. T\u1edb s\u1ebd cho c\u1eadu nhai m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i cho t\u1edb.”<\/i><\/p>\n
\u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 h\u1ecd thay nhau nhai, v\u00e0 \u0111ung \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00e2n tr\u00ean b\u0103ng gh\u1ebf v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 m\u00e3n nguy\u1ec7n t\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9.<\/p>\n
“C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 bao gi\u1edd \u0111i r\u1ea1p xi\u1ebfc ch\u01b0a?”<\/i> Tom h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“R\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 b\u1ed1 t\u1edb s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a t\u1edb \u0111i l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa khi n\u00e0o t\u1edb ngoan.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u1edb \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn r\u1ea1p xi\u1ebfc ba b\u1ed1n l\u1ea7n r\u1ed3i – nhi\u1ec1u l\u1eafm. Nh\u00e0 th\u1edd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o s\u00e1nh b\u1eb1ng r\u1ea1p xi\u1ebfc. \u1ede r\u1ea1p xi\u1ebfc lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 di\u1ec5n ra. L\u1edbn l\u00ean t\u1edb s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa h\u1ec1 trong r\u1ea1p xi\u1ebfc.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u1ed2, th\u1eadt sao! Nghe th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t. Nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa h\u1ec1 \u1ea5y th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng y\u00eau, l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n m\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng b\u1ed9 trang ph\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ea7y m\u00e0u s\u1eafc n\u1eefa.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady. V\u00e0 h\u1ecd ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ec1n – g\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f4 la m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y, Ben Rogers b\u1ea3o th\u1ebf. N\u00e0y, Becky, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u0111\u00ednh h\u00f4n ch\u01b0a?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110\u00ednh h\u00f4n l\u00e0 g\u00ec?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u00dd t\u1edb l\u00e0, \u0111\u00ednh h\u00f4n \u0111\u1ec3 sau n\u00e0y c\u01b0\u1edbi nhau \u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ch\u01b0a.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“C\u1eadu c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u1edb ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 c\u00f3. T\u1edb kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 l\u1eafm. N\u00f3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u01b0? N\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t c\u1ea3. C\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n n\u00f3i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd y\u00eau ai kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i c\u1eadu \u1ea5y, m\u00e3i m\u00e3i m\u00e3i m\u00e3i, r\u1ed3i hai \u0111\u1ee9a h\u00f4n nhau, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 xong. Ai c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“H\u00f4n? H\u00f4n \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u00c0, c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec, \u1eebm, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0m th\u1ebf.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u th\u1ebf sao?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u1eea, \u0111\u00fang v\u1eady, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ai y\u00eau nhau. C\u1eadu c\u00f3 nh\u1edb nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u1edb \u0111\u00e3 vi\u1ebft l\u00ean b\u1ea3ng kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“C\u00f3-c\u00f3.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“L\u00e0 g\u00ec n\u00e0o?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u1edb kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i cho c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e2u.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u1eady \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1edb n\u00f3i cho c\u1eadu nghe nh\u00e9?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u1eea-\u1eeb-nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00fac kh\u00e1c.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng, ngay b\u00e2y gi\u1edd.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng, \u0111\u1eebng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd – \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u00e0y mai \u0111i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u00d4i kh\u00f4ng, b\u00e2y gi\u1edd c\u01a1. L\u00e0m \u01a1n \u0111i, Becky – t\u1edb s\u1ebd th\u00ec th\u1ea7m th\u00f4i, t\u1edb s\u1ebd n\u00f3i th\u1eadt nh\u1ecf.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Becky v\u1eabn c\u00f2n ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng, Tom coi s\u1ef1 im l\u1eb7ng \u0111\u00f3 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd, c\u1eadu v\u00f2ng tay qua eo c\u00f4 b\u00e9 v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00ec th\u1ea7m c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n th\u1eadt kh\u1ebd, mi\u1ec7ng \u00e1p s\u00e1t v\u00e0o tai c\u00f4. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu n\u00f3i th\u00eam:<\/p>\n
“Gi\u1edd c\u1eadu h\u00e3y th\u00ec th\u1ea7m l\u1ea1i cho t\u1edb nghe \u0111i – \u0111\u00fang y nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n
C\u00f4 b\u00e9 ch\u1ea7n ch\u1eeb m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e1p:<\/p>\n
“C\u1eadu quay m\u1eb7t sang h\u01b0\u1edbng kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y t\u1edb, r\u1ed3i t\u1edb s\u1ebd n\u00f3i. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu \u0111\u1eebng bao gi\u1edd n\u00f3i cho ai bi\u1ebft – nh\u00e9, Tom? C\u1eadu s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i \u0111\u00e2u, nh\u00e9?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng, tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng. N\u00e0o, Becky.”<\/i><\/p>\n
C\u1eadu quay m\u1eb7t \u0111i. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 e d\u00e8 nghi\u00eang ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c h\u01a1i th\u1edf c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 l\u00e0m lay \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u1ecdn t\u00f3c c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu v\u00e0 th\u00ec th\u1ea7m, “T\u1edb-y\u00eau-c\u1eadu!”<\/i><\/p>\n
R\u1ed3i c\u00f4 b\u00e9 b\u1eadt d\u1eady v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y v\u00f2ng quanh nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc b\u00e0n v\u00e0 gh\u1ebf d\u00e0i, Tom \u0111u\u1ed5i theo sau, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u00f4 b\u00e9 ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t g\u00f3c, l\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc t\u1ea1p d\u1ec1 tr\u1eafng nh\u1ecf che khu\u1ea5t m\u1eb7t m\u00ecnh. Tom \u00f4m l\u1ea5y c\u1ed5 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 v\u00e0 n\u00e0i n\u1ec9:<\/p>\n
“N\u00e0o, Becky, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 xong h\u1ebft r\u1ed3i – ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n m\u1ed7i n\u1ee5 h\u00f4n th\u00f4i. \u0110\u1eebng c\u00f3 s\u1ee3 n\u1ee5 h\u00f4n – ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u. C\u1eadu l\u00e0m \u01a1n \u0111i, Becky.”<\/i> V\u00e0 c\u1eadu n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y t\u1ea1p d\u1ec1 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i tay c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 b\u00e9.<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t l\u00e1t sau, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e0nh ch\u1ecbu thua, bu\u00f4ng tay ra; g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ecf \u1eedng v\u00ec cu\u1ed9c v\u1eadt l\u1ed9n ng\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean, ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn. Tom h\u00f4n l\u00ean \u0111\u00f4i m\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecf m\u1ecdng \u1ea5y v\u00e0 n\u00f3i:<\/p>\n
“Gi\u1edd th\u00ec xong h\u1ebft r\u1ed3i, Becky. V\u00e0 t\u1eeb gi\u1edd tr\u1edf \u0111i, c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00eau ai kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i t\u1edb, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea5y ai kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i t\u1edb, m\u00e3i m\u00e3i v\u00e0 m\u00e3i m\u00e3i. C\u1eadu \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd ch\u1ee9?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng, t\u1edb s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd y\u00eau ai kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i c\u1eadu, Tom, v\u00e0 t\u1edb s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd l\u1ea5y ai kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i c\u1eadu – v\u00e0 c\u1eadu c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea5y ai kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i t\u1edb.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1ed3i. T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. V\u00e0 lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n khi \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng ho\u1eb7c khi ch\u00fang ta \u0111i v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, c\u1eadu s\u1ebd \u0111i c\u00f9ng t\u1edb, khi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y – v\u00e0 c\u1eadu ch\u1ecdn t\u1edb, t\u1edb ch\u1ecdn c\u1eadu trong c\u00e1c bu\u1ed5i ti\u1ec7c, b\u1edfi v\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta l\u00e0m khi \u0111\u00ednh h\u00f4n.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 hay. T\u1edb ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd nghe n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u1ed2, n\u00f3 th\u1eadt l\u00e0 vui v\u1ebb! N\u00e0y, t\u1edb v\u00e0 Amy Lawrence-“<\/i><\/p>\n
\u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft m\u1edf to c\u1ee7a Becky cho Tom bi\u1ebft c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ee1 l\u1eddi v\u00e0 c\u1eadu ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i.<\/p>\n
“\u1ed2, Tom! V\u1eady l\u00e0 t\u1edb kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1eadu \u0111\u00ednh h\u00f4n!”<\/i><\/p>\n
C\u00f4 b\u00e9 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u kh\u00f3c. Tom n\u00f3i:<\/p>\n
“\u00d4i, \u0111\u1eebng kh\u00f3c, Becky, t\u1edb kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f4 \u1ea5y n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“C\u1eadu c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea5y, Tom – c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 c\u00f3.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Tom c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng v\u00f2ng tay qua c\u1ed5 c\u00f4 b\u00e9, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u1ea9y c\u1eadu ra v\u00e0 quay m\u1eb7t v\u00e0o t\u01b0\u1eddng, ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c kh\u00f3c. Tom l\u1ea1i th\u1eed, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi l\u1ebd an \u1ee7i trong mi\u1ec7ng, v\u00e0 l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 l\u00f2ng ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu tr\u1ed7i d\u1eady, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu b\u1ecf \u0111i ra ngo\u00e0i. C\u1eadu \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3, b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n v\u00e0 b\u1ea5t an, m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda, hy v\u1ecdng c\u00f4 b\u00e9 s\u1ebd h\u1ed1i h\u1eadn v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00ecm c\u1eadu. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m v\u1eady. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 v\u00e0 s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 sai. Th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y h\u1ebft can \u0111\u1ea3m v\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf g\u00f3c ph\u00f2ng, n\u1ee9c n\u1edf, m\u1eb7t quay v\u00e0o t\u01b0\u1eddng. Tr\u00e1i tim Tom qu\u1eb7n th\u1eaft. C\u1eadu \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean c\u00f4 b\u00e9 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng n\u00f3i:<\/p>\n
“Becky, t\u1edb-t\u1edb ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn ai ngo\u00e0i c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e2u.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i – ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng kh\u00f3c n\u1ea5c.<\/p>\n
“Becky”<\/i>-gi\u1ecdng van n\u00e0i. “Becky, c\u1eadu n\u00f3i g\u00ec \u0111i ch\u1ee9?”<\/i><\/p>\n
Ti\u1ebfng kh\u00f3c n\u1ea5c l\u1ea1i vang l\u00ean.<\/p>\n
Tom l\u1ea5y ra b\u00e1u v\u1eadt qu\u00fd gi\u00e1 nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i n\u00fam b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed3ng t\u1eeb tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi, v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a v\u00f2ng qua ph\u00eda c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y, r\u1ed3i n\u00f3i:<\/p>\n
“L\u00e0m \u01a1n \u0111i, Becky, c\u1eadu nh\u1eadn l\u1ea5y nh\u00e9?”<\/i><\/p>\n
C\u00f4 b\u00e9 h\u1ea5t n\u00f3 xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e0n. Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i Tom b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 \u0111i l\u00ean nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i xa x\u0103m, kh\u00f4ng quay l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc n\u1eefa trong ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u sau, Becky b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u lo l\u1eafng. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 ch\u1ea1y ra c\u1eeda; c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3; c\u00f4 b\u00e9 v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y ra s\u00e2n ch\u01a1i; c\u1eadu c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 g\u1ecdi to:<\/p>\n
“Tom! Quay l\u1ea1i \u0111i, Tom!”<\/i><\/p>\n
C\u00f4 b\u00e9 ch\u0103m ch\u00fa l\u1eafng nghe, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i n\u00e0o. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i s\u1ef1 im l\u1eb7ng v\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n l\u00e0m b\u1ea1n v\u1edbi c\u00f4. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u00f4 ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng, l\u1ea1i kh\u00f3c n\u1ee9c n\u1edf v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 tr\u00e1ch m\u00f3c b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n. L\u00fac n\u00e0y, c\u00e1c h\u1ecdc sinh b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1ee5 t\u1eadp tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e0nh ph\u1ea3i gi\u1ea5u \u0111i n\u1ed7i bu\u1ed3n, bu\u1ed9c tr\u00e1i tim tan v\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i l\u1eb7ng im v\u00e0 g\u00e1nh ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed7i kh\u1ed5 s\u1edf trong m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u d\u00e0i d\u1eb1ng d\u1eb7c, t\u1ebb nh\u1ea1t, \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn, m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ai trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi xa l\u1ea1 xung quanh \u0111\u1ec3 chia s\u1ebb n\u1ed7i s\u1ea7u mu\u1ed9n.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":7,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[49],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-36","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-numberless"],"part":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nhung-cuoc-phieu-luu-cua-tom-sawyer\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nhung-cuoc-phieu-luu-cua-tom-sawyer\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nhung-cuoc-phieu-luu-cua-tom-sawyer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nhung-cuoc-phieu-luu-cua-tom-sawyer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nhung-cuoc-phieu-luu-cua-tom-sawyer\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nhung-cuoc-phieu-luu-cua-tom-sawyer\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/36\/revisions\/116"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nhung-cuoc-phieu-luu-cua-tom-sawyer\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nhung-cuoc-phieu-luu-cua-tom-sawyer\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/36\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nhung-cuoc-phieu-luu-cua-tom-sawyer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nhung-cuoc-phieu-luu-cua-tom-sawyer\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=36"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nhung-cuoc-phieu-luu-cua-tom-sawyer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=36"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nhung-cuoc-phieu-luu-cua-tom-sawyer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}