Ng\u00e0y x\u1eeda ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng t\u00ean l\u00e0 Frederick. Anh c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee3 t\u00ean l\u00e0 Catherine, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd m\u1edbi k\u1ebft h\u00f4n ch\u01b0a l\u00e2u.<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t h\u00f4m, Frederick b\u1ea3o: “Kate n\u00e0y! Anh s\u1ebd ra \u0111\u1ed3ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c. Khi v\u1ec1 anh s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t \u0111\u00f3i, em h\u00e3y chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb m\u00f3n g\u00ec ngon ngon nh\u00e9, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u1ed1c bia th\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7y.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“D\u1ea1 v\u00e2ng,”<\/i> c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e1p, “em s\u1ebd chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Khi g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd \u0103n tr\u01b0a, Catherine l\u1ea5y ra m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt b\u00f2 b\u00edt t\u1ebft th\u1eadt ngon \u2013 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 ph\u1ea7n th\u1ecbt c\u00f4 c\u00f3 \u2013 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean ch\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ec3 r\u00e1n. Mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt b\u00f2 b\u00edt t\u1ebft ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e0ng \u01b0\u01a1m, x\u00e8o x\u00e8o tr\u00ean ch\u1ea3o. Catherine \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh, c\u1ea7m c\u00e1i d\u0129a l\u1eadt mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt. R\u1ed3i c\u00f4 t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7: “Th\u1ecbt s\u1eafp ch\u00edn r\u1ed3i, m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i xu\u1ed1ng h\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y bia th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ec3 nguy\u00ean ch\u1ea3o tr\u00ean b\u1ebfp, c\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc b\u00ecnh l\u1edbn xu\u1ed1ng h\u1ea7m v\u00e0 m\u1edf v\u00f2i th\u00f9ng bia. Bia ch\u1ea3y v\u00e0o b\u00ecnh v\u00e0 Catherine \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 nh\u00ecn. B\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean, m\u1ed9t \u00fd ngh\u0129 l\u00f3e l\u00ean trong \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00f4: “Ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i, m\u00ecnh qu\u00ean kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ed1t con ch\u00f3 \u2013 n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tha m\u1ea5t mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt b\u00f2 b\u00edt t\u1ebft m\u1ea5t! May m\u00e0 m\u00ecnh nh\u1edb ra.”<\/i> Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u00f4 v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y t\u1eeb h\u1ea7m l\u00ean. Qu\u1ea3 nhi\u00ean, con ch\u00f3 tinh ranh \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1eadm mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt b\u00f2 b\u00edt t\u1ebft trong mi\u1ec7ng v\u00e0 \u0111ang chu\u1ed3n m\u1ea5t.<\/p>\n
Catherine \u0111u\u1ed5i theo, con ch\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y v\u1ee5t qua c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 nhanh h\u01a1n c\u00f4, v\u1eabn ng\u1eadm ch\u1eb7t mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt b\u00f2 b\u00edt t\u1ebft. “Th\u00f4i h\u1ebft r\u1ed3i, m\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i, c\u00e1i g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng s\u1eeda \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00ec \u0111\u00e0nh ch\u1ecbu v\u1eady,”<\/i> Catherine n\u00f3i. C\u00f4 quay l\u1ea1i. V\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y xa v\u00e0 m\u1ec7t, c\u00f4 thong th\u1ea3 \u0111i b\u1ed9 v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i.<\/p>\n
Trong l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, bia v\u1eabn ch\u1ea3y, v\u00ec Catherine qu\u00ean kh\u00f4ng kh\u00f3a v\u00f2i. Khi v\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea7y, bia tr\u00e0n ra s\u00e0n nh\u00e0 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi th\u00f9ng c\u1ea1n s\u1ea1ch. Khi c\u00f4 b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea7u thang h\u1ea7m, c\u00f4 th\u1ea5y ngay s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c. “Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i!”<\/i> c\u00f4 k\u00eau l\u00ean, “m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m sao \u0111\u1ec3 Frederick kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u1ea3nh b\u1eeba b\u1ed9n n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2y?”<\/i> C\u00f4 suy ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t l\u00fac. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, c\u00f4 nh\u1edb ra c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t bao b\u1ed9t m\u00ec m\u1ecbn mua \u1edf ch\u1ee3 phi\u00ean l\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc, n\u1ebfu r\u1eafc l\u00ean s\u00e0n, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd h\u00fat h\u1ebft bia th\u1eadt s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd.<\/p>\n
“May m\u1eafn l\u00e0m sao,”<\/i> c\u00f4 n\u00f3i, “l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1eef l\u1ea1i bao b\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f3! Gi\u1edd n\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u00edch r\u1ed3i.”<\/i> Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111i l\u1ea5y b\u1ed9t. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh \u0111\u1eb7t bao b\u1ed9t \u0111\u00fang l\u00ean v\u1ea1i bia \u0111\u1ea7y v\u00e0 l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ed5 n\u00f3. V\u1eady l\u00e0 to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 s\u1ed1 bia v\u1eeba c\u1ee9u v\u1edbt c\u0169ng tr\u00e0n l\u00eanh l\u00e1ng tr\u00ean s\u00e0n.<\/p>\n
“\u00c0, th\u00f4i v\u1eady,”<\/i> c\u00f4 n\u00f3i, “m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i th\u00ec c\u00e1i kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng c\u1ee9 \u0111i theo th\u00f4i.”<\/i> R\u1ed3i c\u00f4 r\u1eafc b\u1ed9t m\u00ec kh\u1eafp h\u1ea7m. C\u00f4 r\u1ea5t h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: “Tr\u00f4ng th\u1eadt g\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng v\u00e0 s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd l\u00e0m sao!”<\/i><\/p>\n
\u0110\u1ebfn tr\u01b0a, Frederick v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. “V\u1ee3 \u01a1i,”<\/i> anh g\u1ecdi, “em c\u00f3 g\u00ec cho b\u1eefa tr\u01b0a v\u1eady?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u00d4i Frederick!”<\/i> c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e1p, “em \u0111ang r\u00e1n th\u1ecbt b\u00f2 b\u00edt t\u1ebft cho anh; nh\u01b0ng khi em xu\u1ed1ng l\u1ea5y bia, con ch\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 tha m\u1ea5t mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt; v\u00e0 khi em ch\u1ea1y \u0111u\u1ed5i theo n\u00f3, bia \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea3y h\u1ebft ra ngo\u00e0i; r\u1ed3i khi em \u0111i l\u1ea5y bao b\u1ed9t m\u00ec m\u00ecnh mua \u1edf ch\u1ee3 phi\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 lau kh\u00f4 bia, em l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ed5 c\u00e1i v\u1ea1i: nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd th\u00ec h\u1ea7m \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4 cong v\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd l\u1eafm!”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Kate, Kate,”<\/i> anh n\u00f3i, “sao em l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m ra n\u00f4ng n\u1ed7i n\u00e0y? Sao em l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt r\u00e1n d\u1edf, \u0111\u1ec3 bia ch\u1ea3y tr\u00e0n, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m h\u1ecfng h\u1ebft c\u1ea3 bao b\u1ed9t m\u00ec?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u01a0, Frederick,”<\/i> c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e1p, “em \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh l\u00e0m sai \u0111\u00e2u; anh ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i cho em bi\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ee9.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ed3ng th\u1ea7m ngh\u0129: “N\u1ebfu v\u1ee3 ta c\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c xoay x\u1edf m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 theo c\u00e1ch n\u00e0y, th\u00ec ta ph\u1ea3i t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.”<\/i> Trong nh\u00e0 anh c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 v\u00e0ng. Anh li\u1ec1n n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Catherine: “Nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc c\u00fac v\u00e0ng n\u00e0y th\u1eadt \u0111\u1eb9p! Anh s\u1ebd cho ch\u00fang v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p r\u1ed3i ch\u00f4n xu\u1ed1ng v\u01b0\u1eddn; nh\u01b0ng em nh\u1edb \u0111\u1eebng bao gi\u1edd l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n hay \u0111\u1ee5ng v\u00e0o ch\u00fang nh\u00e9.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“D\u1ea1 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u, Frederick,”<\/i> c\u00f4 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, “em s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd l\u00e0m th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e2u.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Ngay khi anh v\u1eeba r\u1eddi \u0111i, c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e1n h\u00e0ng rong \u0111i ngang qua, mang theo \u0111\u0129a v\u00e0 b\u00e1t b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea5t nung. H\u1ecd h\u1ecfi c\u00f4 c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n mua kh\u00f4ng. “\u00d4i tr\u1eddi \u01a1i, t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t mu\u1ed1n mua, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n. N\u1ebfu c\u00e1c anh c\u00f3 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00fac v\u00e0ng th\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed5i cho c\u00e1c anh.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“C\u00fac v\u00e0ng \u01b0!”<\/i> h\u1ecd n\u00f3i: “Cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i xem n\u00e0o.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“C\u00e1c anh c\u1ee9 v\u00e0o v\u01b0\u1eddn v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0o \u1edf ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9, c\u00e1c anh s\u1ebd t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00fac v\u00e0ng. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb l\u1eeba \u0111\u1ea3o \u0111i v\u00e0o. Khi h\u1ecd t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00fac v\u00e0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec, h\u1ecd l\u1ea5y \u0111i h\u1ebft v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i cho c\u00f4 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u0129a v\u00e0 b\u00e1t. R\u1ed3i c\u00f4 b\u00e0y t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang kh\u1eafp nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 khoe.<\/p>\n
Khi Frederick v\u1ec1, anh k\u00eau l\u00ean: “Kate, em \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec v\u1eady?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Anh xem n\u00e0y,”<\/i> c\u00f4 n\u00f3i, “em \u0111\u00e3 mua t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 n\u00e0y b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00fac v\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a anh \u0111\u1ea5y. Nh\u01b0ng em kh\u00f4ng t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0o ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e2u; m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e1n h\u00e0ng rong t\u1ef1 \u0111i \u0111\u00e0o l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u1ee3 \u01a1i, v\u1ee3 \u01a1i,”<\/i> Frederick n\u00f3i, “em \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m ra m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n hay ho th\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea5y! Nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00fac v\u00e0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a anh m\u00e0: sao em l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m th\u1ebf?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u01a0,”<\/i> c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e1p, “em \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 c\u00f3 h\u1ea1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u; anh ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i cho em bi\u1ebft ch\u1ee9.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Catherine \u0111\u1ee9ng suy ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t, r\u1ed3i cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u1ed3ng: “Nghe n\u00e0y, Frederick, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd s\u1edbm l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0ng th\u00f4i. Ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3y \u0111u\u1ed5i theo b\u1ecdn tr\u1ed9m \u0111i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4i, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd th\u1eed,”<\/i> anh \u0111\u00e1p; “nh\u01b0ng em mang theo \u00edt b\u01a1 v\u00e0 ph\u00f4 mai \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 c\u00e1i \u0103n d\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u00e9.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u00e2ng \u1ea1,”<\/i> c\u00f4 n\u00f3i; v\u00e0 h\u1ecd l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. V\u00ec Frederick \u0111i nhanh h\u01a1n, anh \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf v\u1ee3 l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda sau m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n. “Kh\u00f4ng sao c\u1ea3,”<\/i> c\u00f4 ngh\u0129: “khi ch\u00fang ta quay v\u1ec1, m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd g\u1ea7n nh\u00e0 h\u01a1n anh \u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c, c\u00f4 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec9nh m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i. D\u01b0\u1edbi s\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ed3i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i b\u00e1nh xe b\u00f2 lu\u00f4n c\u1ecd x\u00e1t v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00e2y hai b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng khi \u0111i qua. “\u00c0, nh\u00ecn xem n\u00e0y,”<\/i> c\u00f4 n\u00f3i, “h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00e2y t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p n\u00e0y b\u1ea7m d\u1eadp v\u00e0 b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Ch\u00fang s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd l\u00e0nh l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.”<\/i> Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u00f4 th\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u1ea1i ch\u00fang, v\u00e0 d\u00f9ng b\u01a1 \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00f4i tr\u01a1n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3, \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e1nh xe kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m ch\u00fang \u0111au nhi\u1ec1u n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n
Trong khi c\u00f4 \u0111ang l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng n\u00e0y, m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng mi\u1ebfng ph\u00f4 mai c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 r\u01a1i ra kh\u1ecfi gi\u1ecf v\u00e0 l\u0103n xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed3i. Catherine nh\u00ecn theo nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 l\u0103n \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u00f4 n\u00f3i: “\u00c0, m\u00ecnh ngh\u0129 mi\u1ebfng kia c\u0169ng s\u1ebd \u0111i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u00e0y th\u00f4i; n\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n tr\u1ebb h\u01a1n m\u00ecnh m\u00e0.”<\/i> R\u1ed3i c\u00f4 l\u0103n mi\u1ebfng ph\u00f4 mai c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i theo. V\u00e0 n\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u0103n \u0111i m\u1ea5t, kh\u00f4ng ai bi\u1ebft \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u, xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed3i. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 n\u00f3i c\u00f4 cho r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 s\u1ebd \u0111i theo c\u00f4, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i ch\u00fang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/p>\n
Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111u\u1ed5i k\u1ecbp Frederick. Anh b\u1ea3o c\u00f4 \u0111\u01b0a cho anh th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0103n. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u01b0a cho anh \u1ed5 b\u00e1nh m\u00ec kh\u00f4. “C\u00f2n b\u01a1 v\u00e0 pho m\u00e1t \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i?”<\/i> anh h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“\u00d4i!”<\/i> c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e1p, “em \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng b\u01a1 \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00f4i tr\u01a1n nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00e2y t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p b\u1ecb b\u00e1nh xe c\u1ecd x\u00e1t qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u; c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng pho m\u00e1t th\u00ec l\u0103n \u0111i m\u1ea5t n\u00ean em \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eedi mi\u1ebfng kia \u0111i theo \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm n\u00f3, v\u00e0 em ngh\u0129 gi\u1edd ch\u00fang \u0111ang c\u00f9ng nhau tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Em \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 ng\u1ed1c khi l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady!”<\/i> ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ed3ng n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
“Sao anh l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i th\u1ebf?”<\/i> c\u00f4 n\u00f3i; “em ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 anh ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd b\u1ea3o em \u0111\u1eebng l\u00e0m m\u00e0.”<\/i><\/p>\n
H\u1ecd c\u00f9ng nhau \u0103n b\u00e1nh m\u00ec kh\u00f4. Frederick n\u00f3i: “Kate, anh hy v\u1ecdng em \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f3a c\u1eeda c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn khi em r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng,”<\/i> c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e1p, “anh \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 b\u1ea3o em.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u1eady th\u00ec v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 \u0111i, v\u00e0 l\u00e0m ngay b\u00e2y gi\u1edd tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u00fang ta \u0111i xa h\u01a1n n\u1eefa,”<\/i> Frederick n\u00f3i, “v\u00e0 mang theo c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0103n n\u1eefa nh\u00e9.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Catherine l\u00e0m theo l\u1eddi anh d\u1eb7n, v\u00e0 tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i, c\u00f4 t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7: “Frederick mu\u1ed1n \u0103n g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3; nh\u01b0ng m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 anh \u1ea5y th\u00edch b\u01a1 v\u00e0 ph\u00f4 mai l\u1eafm. M\u00ecnh s\u1ebd mang cho anh \u1ea5y m\u1ed9t t\u00fai h\u1ea1t ngon v\u00e0 gi\u1ea5m, v\u00ec m\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ea5y anh \u1ea5y d\u00f9ng gi\u1ea5m.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Khi v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0, c\u00f4 c\u00e0i ch\u1ed1t c\u1eeda sau, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eeda tr\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00ec c\u00f4 th\u00e1o ra kh\u1ecfi b\u1ea3n l\u1ec1 v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: “Frederick b\u1ea3o m\u00ecnh kh\u00f3a c\u1eeda, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u an to\u00e0n b\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c m\u00ecnh mang n\u00f3 theo.”<\/i> Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u00f4 thong th\u1ea3 mang c\u1eeda \u0111i. Khi c\u00f4 \u0111u\u1ed5i k\u1ecbp ch\u1ed3ng, c\u00f4 k\u00eau l\u00ean: “\u0110\u00e2y n\u00e0y, Frederick, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 ch\u00ednh c\u00e1i c\u1eeda \u0111\u00e2y, anh c\u1ee9 canh ch\u1eebng n\u00f3 c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn t\u00f9y \u00fd anh nh\u00e9.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u00d4i tr\u1eddi \u01a1i!”<\/i> anh n\u00f3i, “m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee3 th\u1eadt l\u00e0 kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o! Anh b\u1ea3o em kh\u00f3a ch\u1eb7t nh\u00e0, m\u00e0 em l\u1ea1i mang c\u1ea3 c\u00e1i c\u1eeda \u0111i, \u0111\u1ec3 ai mu\u1ed1n v\u00e0o ra th\u1ebf n\u00e0o c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u2013 th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, v\u00ec em \u0111\u00e3 mang c\u1eeda \u0111\u1ebfn, em s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i v\u00e1c n\u00f3 theo cho b\u00f5 c\u00f4ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u00e2ng \u1ea1,”<\/i> c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e1p, “em s\u1ebd v\u00e1c c\u00e1i c\u1eeda; nh\u01b0ng em s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng v\u00e1c th\u00eam c\u1ea3 h\u1ea1t v\u00e0 chai gi\u1ea5m n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u \u2013 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u00ec n\u1eb7ng qu\u00e1; v\u1eady n\u00ean n\u1ebfu anh \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd, em s\u1ebd bu\u1ed9c ch\u00fang v\u00e0o c\u00e1i c\u1eeda.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Frederick t\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0o r\u1eebng t\u00ecm b\u1ecdn tr\u1ed9m. Nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang.<\/p>\n
Khi tr\u1eddi t\u1ed1i, h\u1ecd tr\u00e8o l\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u1ee7 \u0111\u00eam \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. H\u1ecd v\u1eeba m\u1edbi l\u00ean c\u00e2y th\u00ec ai ng\u1edd, ch\u00ednh nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb l\u1eeba \u0111\u1ea3o m\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111ang t\u00ecm l\u1ea1i \u0111i ngang qua. Ch\u00fang th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng t\u00ean v\u00f4 l\u1ea1i l\u1edbn, thu\u1ed9c lo\u1ea1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi chuy\u00ean t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u00fang b\u1ecb m\u1ea5t. Ch\u00fang m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi, n\u00ean ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed1t l\u1eeda ngay d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00e1i c\u00e2y m\u00e0 Frederick v\u00e0 Catherine \u0111ang \u1edf. Frederick tr\u01b0\u1ee3t xu\u1ed1ng ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia v\u00e0 nh\u1eb7t v\u00e0i h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1. R\u1ed3i anh l\u1ea1i tr\u00e8o l\u00ean v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng n\u00e9m \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ecdn tr\u1ed9m. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i: “Ch\u1eafc s\u1eafp s\u00e1ng r\u1ed3i, v\u00ec gi\u00f3 l\u00e0m r\u1ee5ng qu\u1ea3 th\u00f4ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Catherine, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang v\u00e1c c\u00e1i c\u1eeda tr\u00ean vai, b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u r\u1ea5t m\u1ec7t. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 do nh\u1eefng h\u1ea1t tr\u00ean c\u1eeda qu\u00e1 n\u1eb7ng. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u00f4 kh\u1ebd n\u00f3i: “Frederick, em ph\u1ea3i b\u1ecf h\u1ea1t xu\u1ed1ng th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng,”<\/i> anh \u0111\u00e1p, “ch\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, ch\u00fang s\u1ebd ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra ch\u00fang ta m\u1ea5t.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Em kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed5i n\u1eefa: ch\u00fang ph\u1ea3i \u0111i th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u1eady th\u00ec nhanh l\u00ean v\u00e0 n\u00e9m ch\u00fang xu\u1ed1ng \u0111i, n\u1ebfu em mu\u1ed1n.”<\/i> Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng h\u1ea1t k\u00eau l\u1ea1ch c\u1ea1ch r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng gi\u1eefa c\u00e1c c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean tr\u1ed9m k\u00eau l\u00ean: “Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i, m\u01b0a \u0111\u00e1 r\u1ed3i!”<\/i><\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t l\u00e1t sau, Catherine l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i c\u1eeda v\u1eabn r\u1ea5t n\u1eb7ng. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u00f4 th\u00ec th\u1ea7m v\u1edbi Frederick: “Em ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed5 gi\u1ea5m xu\u1ed1ng th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“L\u00e0m \u01a1n \u0111\u1eebng,”<\/i> anh \u0111\u00e1p, “ch\u00fang s\u1ebd ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra ch\u00fang ta m\u1ea5t.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Em kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed5i n\u1eefa,”<\/i> c\u00f4 n\u00f3i, “n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111i th\u00f4i.”<\/i> Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ed5 h\u1ebft gi\u1ea5m xu\u1ed1ng.<\/p>\n
B\u1ecdn tr\u1ed9m n\u00f3i: “S\u01b0\u01a1ng g\u00ec m\u00e0 n\u1eb7ng th\u1ebf!”<\/i><\/p>\n
Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, m\u1ed9t \u00fd ngh\u0129 ch\u1ee3t n\u1ea3y ra trong \u0111\u1ea7u Catherine r\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh c\u00e1i c\u1eeda m\u1edbi l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 su\u1ed1t b\u1ea5y l\u00e2u nay. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u00f4 th\u00ec th\u1ea7m: “Frederick, em ph\u1ea3i n\u00e9m c\u00e1i c\u1eeda xu\u1ed1ng th\u00f4i.”<\/i> Nh\u01b0ng anh van xin c\u00f4 \u0111\u1eebng l\u00e0m th\u1ebf, v\u00ec anh ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn n\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0m l\u1ed9 t\u1ea9y h\u1ecd. “Th\u00f4i th\u00ec c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y v\u1eady,”<\/i> c\u00f4 n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
V\u00e0 c\u00e1i c\u1eeda r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u1ea7m vang l\u1edbn tr\u00fang v\u00e0o b\u1ecdn tr\u1ed9m, khi\u1ebfn ch\u00fang k\u00eau l\u00ean “C\u1ee9u m\u1ea1ng!”<\/i> v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111ang x\u1ea3y ra, ch\u00fang ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n nhanh nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ed1 v\u00e0ng. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 khi Frederick v\u00e0 Catherine xu\u1ed1ng, h\u1ecd t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh c\u00f2n nguy\u00ean v\u1eb9n.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":29,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[48],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-83","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-standard"],"part":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/truyen-co-tich-grimm\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/83","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/truyen-co-tich-grimm\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/truyen-co-tich-grimm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/truyen-co-tich-grimm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/truyen-co-tich-grimm\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/83\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":207,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/truyen-co-tich-grimm\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/83\/revisions\/207"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/truyen-co-tich-grimm\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/truyen-co-tich-grimm\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/83\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/truyen-co-tich-grimm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/truyen-co-tich-grimm\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=83"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/truyen-co-tich-grimm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=83"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/truyen-co-tich-grimm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=83"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}