MANH~ LU*.C CUA? TINH` YE^U

Hạt Nắng Thùy Trang

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cùng tác giả

MANH~ LU*.C CUA? TINH` YE^U _ I

Chie^c’ xe Vespa la` phu*o*ng tie^.n mo^i~ ngay` to^i dde^n’ tru*o*ng` da.y ho.c. To^i la` mo^.t tha^y` giao’ da.y mo^n Vie^.t va(n o*? tru*o*ng` Gia Long dda~ ddu*o*.c ba na(m. Cac’ ba.n ddo^ng` nghie^.p cho to^i la` mo^.t giao’ su* tre? tuo^i? va` gioi? nha^t’ tru*o*ng`. Vo*i’ tu*o*ng’ ngu*o*i` cao o^m’, nu*o*c’ da tra(ng’ treo? the^m ca(.p kinh’ tra(ng’ nhe. ddo^. khie^n’ cho to^i nhin` gio^ng’ ma^y’ chang` thu* sinh trong nhu*ng~ bo^. film tin`h cam?. Cac’ giao’ vie^n va` hoc sinh thu*o*ng` go.i to^i la` “O^ng tha^y` co^ng tu*?” thay cho te^n cua? to^i. Mo^i~ khi dde^n’ gio*` Vie^.t va(n, cac’ co^ nu*~ sinh thu*o*ng` ra dang’ ye^u? ddie^.u di.u dang` cua? mo^.t nu*~ sinh hie^n` thu.c ngoan ngoan~ cha(m chu’ ngo^i` nghe to^i giang?, con` nhu*ng~ gio*` khac’ thi` cac’ co^ pha’ nhu* quy?. Ngu*o*i` ta thu*o*ng` noi’,”Nha^t’ quy?, nhi` ma, thu*’ ba hoc tro`”. Thie^.t cha(ng? co’ ngoa ti’ nao`.
Nhie^u` luc’ cac’ ba.n ddo^ng` ngie^.p noi’ ddua` ve^` to^i cho vui trong nhu*ng~ buo^i? giai? lao:
_O^ng Long co’ gio.ng noi’ nhe. nhang` tra^m` a^m’, mo^i~ khi o^ng a^y’ giang? bai` la` y nhu* ra(ng` lam` cho bao nhie^u con tim phai? ye^u’ me^m`, kho^ng kheo’ trong do’ co’ ngu*o*i` ddang ddau kho^? vi` o^ng?. A^y’ the^’ ma` o^ng a^y’ va^n~ tinh? bo* nhu* kho^ng he^` hay bie^t’.
Tha^.t su*. thi` to^i chi? chu’ tro.ng vao` vie^.c da.y ho.c, con` chuye^.n tinh` cam? thi` to^i chu*a tu*ng` nghi~ dde^n’ muo^n’ quen vo*i’ mo^.t trong nhu*ng~ co^ ho.c sinh trong tru*o*ng`, vi` chuye^.n ddo’ co’ the^? ddu*a dde^n’ tai tie^ng’ cho to^i.
Chie^u` nay sau gio*` tan ho.c, to^i vu*a` da(t’ chie^c’ Vespa ra khoi? sa^n tru*o*ng` thi` co^ nu*~ sinh tuo^i? ddo^. 17 cha.y dde^n’ chao` to^i:
_Em chao` tha^y`.
To^i ga^.t dda^u` chao` la.i co^ nu*~ sinh ma` to^i kho^ng bie^t’ co^ ho.c lo*p’ nao`.
_Chao` em, hom nay em hoc co’ gioi? kho^ng?
_Em ho.c cung~ kha’ tho^i tha^y`. Tha^y` o*? ga^n` dda^y kho^ng tha^y`?
_Tha^y` o*? ddu*o*ng` Tu’ Su*o*ng, em o*? dda^u? Co’ ca^n` tha^y` cho*? ve^` dum` kho^ng?
_Cam’ o*n tha^y` nha` em cung~ kho^ng xa la(m’, em o*? ddu*o*ng` Ky` DDo^ng`.
_Va^.y le^n xe tha^y` cho*? ve^` dum` mo^.t ddoa.n.
Co^ nu*~ sinh cu*o*i` noi’ cam’ o*n ro^i` leo le^n ye^n sau cho to^i cho*? ve^`. Ngo^i` dda(ng` sau co^ quan` hai tay o^m tru*o*c’ bu.ng khie^n’ cho to^i cam? tha^y’ kho’ chi.u, to^i kho^ng ngo*` co^ nu*~ sinh tre? la.i gan da. nhu* the^’lam` cho to^i tha^y’ ngu*o*.ng. To^i vu*a` lai’ xe thinh? thoang? phai? go*? nhe. hai ban` tay cua? co^ nga^m` y’ noi’ “co^ ddu*ng` o^m nhu* va^.y, to^i kho^ng thich’ “, nhu*ng kho^ng bie^t’ co^ a^y’ gia? bo^. hay co^’ tin`h kho^ng hie^u? y’ to^i ma` co^ cang` o^m cha(.t ho*n va` con` ap’ ma(.t sau lu*ng to^i. DDe^? cho ddo*~ nga.i, to^i go*.i chuye^.n ba(ng` vai` ca^u hoi? ddo*n so* co^t’ y’ cho co^ a^y’ phai? nga^n~ ma(.t le^n tra? lo*i`:
_Gia dinh` em ddo^ng anh em kho^ng?
_Da. Em co’ 4 anh chi. em
_Em la` ngu*o*i` con thu*’ ma^y’?
_Em la` ut’ ddo’ thu*a tha^y`!
_Va^.y cha(c’ em ddu*o*.c cu*ng chie^u` la(m’ phai? kho^ng?
Hinh` nhu* to^i dda~ kho*i ddun’g cho^? hanh~ die^.n cua? nang`, co^ nu*~ sinh cu*o*i` ha(ng ha(c’ ga^.t gu`:
_Va^ng, bo^’ me. em ra^t’ thu*o*ng em, em muo^n’ gi` thi` ddu*o*.c na^y’ cho ne^n em ho*i bu*o*ng’ binh? mo^.t ti’, tha^y` rang’ lam` quen vo*i’ ca’ tinh’ cua? em nghe!
Nghe noi’ nhu* the^’ lam` cho to^i rung` minh`, khie^n’ to^i dda^m ra e de` va` muo^n’ bo? co^ a^y’ xuo^ng’ khoi? xe ngay tu*c’ kha(c’ cho du` con` mo^.t ddoa.n xa nu*a~ mo*i’ dde^n’ nha` cua? co^ a^y’. Me. to^i thu*o*ng` noi’ vo*i’ to^i la`:” Con phai? nho*’, giup’ ngu*o*i` la` vie^.c ne^n lam` nhu*ng phai? coi ngu*o*i` nao` min`h giup’, ne^u’ kho^ng thi` se~ ach’ giu*a~ ddang` mang vao` co^? nghe con”. Ba^y gio*` to^i nga^m~ nghi~ la.i tha^y’ me. to^i noi’ ra^t’ ddung’, u*o*c’ gi` to^i kho^ng tu*. nguye^.n cho*? co^ a^y’ ve^` thi` ba^y gio*` dda^u co’ phie^n` phu*c’ nhu* va^.y. To^i cho xe cha.y nhanh ho*n mong sao dde^n’ nha` cua? co^ a^y’ nhanh chu*ng` nao` to^t’ chu*ng` ddo’.
To^i ngu*ng` la.i cho co^ nu*~ sinh bu*o*c’ xuo^ng’ xe ro^i` vo^.i va~ ro^` ga cho xe tie^p’ tu.c cha.y ddi, bo? la.i sau lu*ng tie^ng’ chao` cua? co^ gai’ ngo^~ nghi.ch va` kho^ng buo^n` quay la.i nhin`. Sau ho^m nay to^i tu*. hu*a’ vo*i’ minh` la` kho^ng dam’ tu*. nguye^.n lam` tai` xe^’ cho ai ca?
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Vu*a` tu*` bai~ da^.u xe cua? giao’ vie^n ddi ra, to^i ba(t’ ga(.p nhu*ng~ ca(.p ma(t’ soi moi’ va` nhu*ng~ lo*i` xi` xa^m` to nho? nha(c’ dde^n’ te^n to^i. Kho^ng to? ra nga.c nhie^n hay to` mo`, to^i ddi tha(ng? vao` va(n phong` danh` rie^ng cho giao’ vie^n. Nam, mo^.t ngu*o*i` ba.n ddo^ng` nghie^.p kha’ tha^n vo*i’ to^i dde^n’ ri? tai to^i:
_Nay` nhe’, o^ng khai mau ddi. Ho^m qua o^ng dda~ cho*? co^ Hu*o*ng ddi dda^u va` dda~ lam` nhu*ng~ gi`?
To^i nhu*o*ng’ may` hoi? la.i Nam:
_Co^ Hu*o*ng nao`?
_DDu*ng` gia? vo*` nga^y ngo^ nu*a~, co^ ho.c tro` ho^m qua o^ng cho*? tre^n chie^c’ xe Vespa cua? o^ng ddo’ chu*’ con` ai nu*a~!
_A`, co^ ddo’ ha?, to^i cho co^ a^y’ qua’ giang ve^` nha`. Ho^m qua to^i vu*a` da(t’ xe ra khoi? sa^n co^ a^y’ cha.y dde^n’ chao`, tha^y’ co^ a^y’ kho^ng co’ xe ne^n to^i cho qua’ giang, to^i con` kho^ng bie^t’ co^ a^y’ te^n gi` va` hoc lo*p’ nao` nu*a~ kia`.
Nam to? ve? nghi ngo*` ngo^i` cho^ng’ ca(m` nhin` to^i ro^i` hoi? la.i:
_ O^ng co’ tha^.t la` chi? cho*? co^ a^y’ qua’ giang ve^` nha` tho^i kho^ng?
To^i than? nhie^n ddu*a tach’ café le^n mie^.ng ho*p’ mo^.t ngu.m ga^.t dda^u` noi’:
_Di~ nhie^n. To^i cho*? co^ a^y’ dde^n ‘ddu*o*ng` Ky` DDo^ng`, ga^n` nha` tho*` Giong` Chua’ Cu*u’ The^’ ro^i` bo? co^ a^y’ xuo^ng’ cho co^ a^y’ tu*. ddi vao` nha`, con` to^i thi` tie^p’ tu.c con ddu*o*ng` cua? to^i ddi ve^` nha`.
Nhin` ve? ma(.t nghi ngo*` cua? Nam khie^n’ cho to^i cam? tha^y’ cho^.t da.. Lie^n` luc’ a^y’ trong dda^u` to^i cho*.t loe’ le^n mo^.t ca^u hoi? rung` ro*.n. Kho^ng le? co’ chuye^.n gi` kho^ng hay xa^y? ra cho co^ a^y’ tre^n ddoa.n ddu*o*ng` vao` nha`? To^i vo^.i hoi? Nam:
_Co’ chuye^.n gi` va^.y? Bo^. co^ a^y’ co’ chuye^.n gi` sao?
_Con` dam’ noi’ la` kho^ng co’ gi`, o^ng kha^n? tru*o*ng nhu* the^’ ma` con` cho^i’? DDa^u co’ chuye^.n gi` xa^y? ra vo*i’ co^ Hu*o*ng dda^u. O^ng kho^ng nghe ho.c sinh ddang ban` tan’ dde^n’ te^n cua? o^ng a`?
To^i nhun’ vai noi’:
_To^i co’ nghe thoang’ qua nhu*ng kho^ng dde^? y’. Ho. noi’ gi` ve^` to^i va^.y?
_Ho^m nay co^ Hu*o*ng vao` tru*o*ng` loan tin la` ho^m qua o^ng cho*? co^ a^y’ ddi bach’ pho^’ va` to? tinh` vo*i’ co^ ta.
To^i gia^.t ba(n’ ca? minh` khie^n’ chut’ nu*a~ thi` lam` ddo^? ly café tre^n tay le^n ngu*o*i`, to^i khoat’ tay nha(n ma(.t noi’ vo*i’ Nam:
_Kho^ng, lam` gi` co’ chuye^.n ddo’. To^i dda~ noi’ vo*i’ o^ng ro^i`, to^i chi? cho co^ a^y’ qua’ giang dde^n’ dda^u` ngo? nha` cua? co^ a^y’ ro^i` mo^.t min`h to^i ddi ve^` tho^i.
Tha^y’ ma(.t to^i thanh` kha^n? dde^n’ to^.i nghie^.p, Nam cha(t’ lu*o*i~ khuye^n to^i:
_Kho^ng phai? to^i la` te^n ddan` o^ng nhie^u` chuye^.n, to^i tha^y’ o^ng ne^n tranh’ xa cai’ co^ Hu*o*ng ddo’ cang` xa cang` to^t’. Co^ a^y’ no^i? tie^ng’ la` tao’ ba.o nha^t’ tru*o*ng` ma` sao o^ng kho^ng bie^t’ va^.y?
To^i nha(n nho’ pha^n tra^n` vo*i’ Nam ro^i` ke^? la.i cho Nam nghe nhu*ng~ hanh` ddo^.ng va` lo*i` noi’ cua? Hu*o*ng tre^n ddoa.n ddu*o*ng` tu*` tru*o*ng` ve^` nha` cua? co^ a^y’. Sau khi nghe to^i ke^? xong Nam ta(.t lu*o*i~ la(c’ dda^u` tho*? ra:
_To^i kho^ng ngo*` la.i co’ mo^.t ngu*o*i` con gai’ hu* ddo^n’ va` tao’ ba.o nhu* co^ a^y’.
Noi’ ro^i` Nam ddu*ng’ le^n vo^~ vai to^i nhu* dde^? chia buo^n` vo*i’ su*. xui xeo? cua? to^i. Chuo^ng nha` tru*o*ng` reo bao’ hie^.u gio*` ho.c dda~ ba(t’ dda^u`, to^i va` Nam chua^n? bi. vao` lo*p’ dde^? lam` co^ng vie^.c thu*o*ng` ngay` cua? minh`.
Ca? ngay` ho^m ddo’ va` nhu*ng~ ngay` sau to^i phai? ddo^i’ die^.n vo*i’ nhu*ng~ lo*i` xi` xa^m` cua? ca? ngan` ho.c sinh trong tru*o*ng`, cung~ may cac’ ddo^ng` nghie^.p bie^t’ ro~ ve^` co^ Hu*o*ng ne^n ai cung~ la(c’ dda^u` nhin` to^i chia xe? no^i? kho’ chi.u ba^t’ dda(c’ di~ cua? to^i. Tuy nhie^n, kho^ng ai co’ the^? lam` gi` dde^? bi.t mie^.ng cua? hoc sinh vi` Hu*o*ng cu*’ the^u de^.t chuye^.n dde^? lam` cho mo.i ngu*o*i` nghi~ ra(ng` to^i va` Hu*o*ng co’ tin`h cam? vo*i’ nhau. Cung~ may, Hu*o*ng kho^ng phai? la` ho.c sinh trong nhu*ng~ lo*p’ to^i da.y, ne^u’ kho^ng cha(c’ se~ co’ nhie^u` man` kic.h hay do Hu*o*ng bay` ra cho mo.i ngu*o*i` ddu*o*.c thu*o*ng? thu*c’ tai` la(ng? lo* cua? nang`. Tu*` ngay` xa^y? ra nhu*ng~ lo*i` ddo^n` ddai~ do Hu*o*ng ddu*a ra, to^i kho^ng dam’ ddu*ng’ ga^n` cung~ nhu* nhin` dde^n’ Hu*o*ng. Gio*` tan tru*o*ng` to^i phai? thu xe^p’ co^ng vie^.c cho nhanh dde^? cung` ve^` mo^.t luc’ vo*i’ Nam dde^? cho Hu*o*ng kho^ng dde^n’ lam` phie^n` to^i. Nhie^u` khi to^i tha^y’ phie^n` phu*c’ qua’ ddi.nh xin nghi? da^.y o*? ddo’ dde^? ddi da^.y o*? tru*o*ng` khac’ nhu*ng hie^.u tru*o*ng? va` cac’ ddo^ng` nghie^.p thu*o*ng me^n’ ne^n ho. kho^ng cho to^i ddi.
Sang’ chua’ nha^.t ddu*o*.c nghi? o*? nha`, to^i na(m` nu*o*ng’ the^m ti’ nu*a~ tre^n giu*o*ng` dde^? bu` la.i nhu*ng~ ngay` thu*o*ng` phai? thu*c’ da^.y so*m’. DDang na(m` nha(m’ ma(t’ thu*o*ng? thu*c’ gio.ng ca cua? nu*~ ca si~ Le^. Thu vo*i’ bai` hat’ Xin con` go.i te^n nhau, ddo^.t nhie^n nghe tie^ng’ me. cua? to^i noi’ chuye^.n vo*i’ ai ddo’ o*? du*o*i’ la^u` ro^i` me. go.i vo.ng le^n bao? to^i:
_Long o*i, co’ co^ Thoa dde^n’ muo^n’ ga(.p con hoi? chut’ chuye^.n gi` nay`, xuo^ng’ dda^y tie^p’ chuye^.n vo*i’ co^ Thoa con nhe’!
To^i da. mo^.t tie^ng’ dde^? tra? lo*i` me. ro^i` ddi la.i tu? la^y’ chie^c’ ao’ ma(.c vao` ddi vao` buo^n` ta(m’ ddanh’ ra(ng ru*a? ma(.t ro^i` xuo^ng’ la^u`. To^i ra^t’ nga.c nhie^n vi` mo^i~ ngay` chua’ nha^.t me. kho^ng cho ai lam` o^n` dde^? to^i co’ the^? keo’ dai` the^m gia^c’ ngu? va` nghi? ngo*i, ho^m nay co^ Thoa dde^n’ cho*i co’ chuye^.n gi` quan tro.ng ma` me. la.i muo^n’ to^i xuo^ng’ tie^p’ chuye^.n vo*i’ co^ a^y’. Vu*a` tha^y’ to^i co^ Thoa dda~ nhanh nha^u? le^n tie^ng’ khen:
_O^i’ cha`, thie^.t ddung’ la` mo^.t o^ng giao’ tre? tuo^i dde.p trai la.i con` ddu*o*.c me. nuo^ng chie^u` qua’ thanh` ra kho’ tinh’ ne^n dde^n’ ba^y gio*` cung~ chu*a co’ ngu*o*i` na^ng kha(n su*a? tui’ chu*’ gi`?
To^i cu*o*i` chao` co^ Thoa ro^i` hoi?
_Sang’ nay co^ kho^ng ddi cho*i dda^u hay sao ma` dde^n’ tim` chau’ co’ chuye^.n gi` va^.y?
_Co’ chuye^.n noi’ vo*i’ chau’ co^ mo*i’ dde^n’ dda^y tim` chau’ ddo’ chu*’.
Ngu*ng la.i mo^.t phut’ dde^? ga^y su*. chu’ y’ cua? to^i, co^ Thoa nhin` me. to^i ro^i` nhin` sang to^i tie^p’:
_So^’ la` co^ co’ mo^.t ba` ba.n tha^n, ba` a^y’ co’ co^ con gai’ ddang ho.c lo*p’ dde^. nhi., ba` ta ddang tim` mo^.t o^ng giao’ da.y kem` cho co^ con gai’ cua? ba` a^y’ ve^` mo^n Vie^.t va(n va` mo^n Ly’, Hoa’. Co^ bie^t’ chau’ ra^t’ gioi? ve^` ba mo^n nay` ne^n noi’ vo*i’ ba` a^y’ co^ se~ gio*i’ thie^.u chau’ dde^n’ da.y kem` cho co^ con gai’ cua? ba?, chau’ nghi~ sao?
To^i ddang suy nghi~ ve^` lo*i` noi’ cua? co^ Thoa thi` me. to^i le^n tie^ng’
-Con coi co’ nha^.n ddu*o*.c vie^.c ddo’ kho^ng? ne^u’ kho^ng tha^y’ thich’ thi` nho*` co^ Thoa dde^n’ tu*` cho^i’ mo^.t ca^u la` xong.
To^i nhin` me. cha^.m rai~ thu*a:
_Con tha^y’ ngoai` gio*` ddi da^.y ra con kho^ng lam` gi` cho he^t’ tho*i` gian, ke^? ca? nhu*ng~ ngay` nghi? con cung~ kho^ng ddi cho*i dda^u va` kho^ng co’ gi` dde^? lam`, tho^i thi` con kho^ng muo^n’ cho co^ Thoa kho’ a(n noi’ vo*i’ ba.n cua? co^ a^y’, con nha^.n vie^.c nay`.
To^i nhin` co^ Thoa hoi? the^m vai` ca^u:
_Khi nao` thi` co^ co’ the^? da^n~ chau’ dde^n’ ga(.p bac’ a^y’ va^.y co^?
_Ngay ba^y gio*` ne^u’ chau’ kho^ng co’ nga.i, ba` a^y’ ddang tro^ng chau’ dde^n’ ddo’ chu*’!
To^i noi’ co^ Thoa ddo*.i to^i mo^.t ti’ dde^? to^i vao` ta(m’ go^.i thay ao’ qua^n` ro^i` theo co^ Thoa dde^n’ nha` ngu*o*i` ba.n cua? co^?
Ho^m ddo’ to^i ddu*o*.c su*. gio*i’ thie^.u cua? co^ Thoa dde^n’ da.y kem` cho con gai’ cua? mo^.t gia ddinh` thu*o*ng gia giau` co’ o*? tre^n ddu*o*ng` Ta^n DD.inh. Vu*a` ga(.p to^i, gia chu? to? ra vui ve? va` vo^n` va?. Sau mo^.t luc’ tro` chuye^.n va` gio*i’ thie^.u co^ nu*~ sinh rie^ng cua? to^i, to^i chao` xin phep’ ve^` tru*o*c’, co^ Thoa ngo^i` la.i noi’ chuye^.n ro^i` ti’ nu*a~ ve^` sau. The^’ la` ba(t’ dda^u` mo^i~ thu*’ hai, tu*, sau’ va` chua’ nha^.t mo^i~ tua^n` to^i dde^n’ da^.y kem` ba mo^n Va(n va` Ly’, Hoa’ cho Ca^m? Tu’.
To^i ba(t’ dda^u` vo*i’ co^ng vie^.c mo*i’ tu*` ngay thu*’ hai tua^n` ddo’, o^ng ba` Phong to? ra la` ngu*o*i` vui tinh’ va` de^~ dai~, ho. dde^? cho to^i ddu*o*.c tu*. do ddi la.i trong nha` ma` kho^ng ca^n` phai? xin phep’ hay nga.i ngung` ne^n to^i cam? tha^y’ thoai? mai’ khi dde^n’ da^.y hoc cho Ca^m? Tu’, to^i ddu*o*.c toan` quye^n` trong tho*i` gian da.y ho.c cho Ca^m? Tu’, co’ la^n` o^ng Phong noi’ vo*i’ to^i tru*o*c’ ma(.t Ca^m? Tu’:
_Ca^.u cu*’ vie^.c nghie^m kha(c’ vo*i’ con gai’ to^i trong gio*` ca^.u da^.y ho.c, ne^u’ Tu’ co’ lam` bie^ng’ hay tre^~ nai? vie^.c ho.c thi` tha^y` cu*’ thay to^i khie^n? trach’, ca^.u kho^ng ca^n` phai? so*. vo*. cho^ng` to^i phie^n` ha` gi` ve^` chuye^.n ddo’.
To^i ddu*o*.c li.nh cua? chu? nha` ne^n kho^ng e de` trong vie^.c da.y ho.c cho Ca^m? Tu’, cung~ nho*` va^.y ma` Ca^m? Tu’ co’ ve? kie^n ne^~ to^i kho^ng dam’ lo* dang? vie^.c ho.c hanh`. Tha^m’ thoat’ to^i dde^n’ dda^y da.y ho.c cho Ca^m? Tu’ dda~ ddu*o*.c 3 thang’, tru*o*c’ ngay` thi tam ca’ nguye^.t, to^i hu*a’ vo*i’ Ca^m? Tu’ ne^u’ ky` thi nay` dda^.u ddie^m? cao to^i se~ danh` mo^.t ngay` nghi? ngo*i ddan` cho Ca^m? Tu’ nghe. Ma^y’ ngay` lie^n tu.c Ca^m? Tu’ sie^ng na(ng ho.c dde^? co^’ la^y’ cho ddu*o*.c ddie^m? cao, nhin` nang` to^i cam? tha^y’ vui trong long` va` hanh~ die^.n vi` co^ ho.c tro` ngoan ngoan~ va` cha(m chi?. Nhin` tha^y’ con minh` nhu* va^.y, o^ng ba` Phong cung~ tha^y’ vui va` ho. cang` me^n’ va` tin tu*o*ng? to^i ho*n.
Sau khi la^y’ ke^t’ qua? cua? cuo^.c thi, Ca^m? Tu’ ddu*o*.c xe^p’ ha.ng cao o*? ha^u` he^t’ cac’ mo^n, chi? rie^ng mo^n Anh va(n thi` ho*i tha^p’ mo^.t ti’. Theo lo*i` hu*a’, chie^u` thu*’ tu* to^i vac’ ca^y ddan` guitar dde^n’ nha` cua? Ca^m? Tu’ dde^? ddan` cho nang` nghe. To^i con` nho*’ co’ la^n` Ca^m? Tu’ noi’ vo*i’ to^i nang` thich’ nghe ddan` guitar va` u*o*c’ ddu*o*.c co’ ai ddan` cho nang` nghe. Nhu* thu*o*ng` le^., to^i va` Ca^m? Tu’ vao` phong` ho.c, sau khi chinh? gia^y ddan` xong to^i ba(t’ dda^u` ddan` cho nang` nghe. Ca^m? Tu’ ngo^i` cha(m chu’ nghe to^i ddan`, chie^c’ dda^u` nho? nha(n’ vo*i’ mai’ toc’ dden lanh’ la(c’ qua la(c’ la.i theo tie^ng’ ddan`, la^u la^u nang` nhin` to^i mim? cu*o*i` nhu* dde^? khen ngo*.i. Cu*? chi? nga^y tho* va` ca(.p ma(t’ dden lay’ ddo’ nhin` to^i khie^n’ cho long` to^i chao ddao?, tim to^i dda^.p ma.nh. Cam? giac’ la. ddo’ lam` cho to^i so*. hai~ tha^m` nghi~ kho^ng le~ minh` dda~ co’ tin`h cam? vo*i’ nang` ro^i` cha(ng?.
To^i ngu*ng` tay ddan` mo^.t luc’ dde^? nghi? ngo*i uo^ng’ ti’ nu*o*c’ ro^i` hoi? Ca^m? Tu’.
_Em co’ muo^n’ ho.c dda`n kho^ng?
_Da. em ra^t’ muo^n’ ho.c nhu*ng luc’ tru*o*c’ bo^’ me. co’ mu*o*n’ tha^y` ve^` da.y ddan` cho em ma` em ho.c kho^ng ddu*o*.c. Em nghi~ la` em kho^ng co’ ha.p dde^? ca^`m ddan` dda^u ma` chi? bie^t’ thu*o*ng? thu*c’ tho^i.
_Kho^ng sao dda^u, dde^? tha^y` da.y cho em, bie^t’ dda^u tha^y` kia kho^ng da.y cho em ddu*o*.c nhu*ng tha^y` da.y ddu*o*.c thi` sao?
Ca^m? Tu’ nghe to^i noi’, nang` lie^n` tu*o*i net’ ma(.t ga^.t dda^u` ddo^ng` y’. To^i ddu*a ddan` cho nang` ca^m` ro^i` chi? cho nang` dda(.t nhu*ng~ ngon’ tay xinh xa(n’ cua? nang` le^n tu*ng` da^y ddan` ba^m’ note. Mui` hu*o*ng cua? hoa Lan do xa` bo^ng go^.i dda^u` cua? nang` toa? ra di.u dang` lam` cho long` to^i cam? tha^y’ la^ng la^ng ra.o ru*.c. Trong phut’ gia^y ddo’, to^i muo^n’ tho*i` gian ngu*ng` la.i dde^? to^i co’ the^? keo’ dai` ddu*o*.c cam? giac’ ma` to^i chu*a tu*ng` co’ nhu* va^.y vo*i’ ba^t’ cu*’ ngu*o*i` con gai’ nao` tru*o*c’ dda^y. Hinh` nhu* Ca^m? Tu’ cung~ co’ cung` mo^.t cam? giac’ nhu* to^i, ca? hai chung’ to^i kho^ng he.n ma` cung` ngu*ng la.i ta^t’ ca? mo.i hoa.t ddo^.ng dde^? cam? nha^.n ddu*o*.c ho*i a^m’ cua? nhau. Trong phong` luc’ ddo’ tha^.t im la(.ng, su*. im la(.ng ddo^ng` loa? khie^n’ cho Ca^m? Tu’ va` To^i kho^ng dam’ tho*? ma.nh, vi` so*. ho*i tho*? cua? minh` se~ lam` tan bie^n’ ddi cai’ cam? giac’ ma^u` nhie^.m ddo’. Tho*i` gian qua ddi kho^ng bie^t’ bao la^u, Ca^m? Tu’ ha. tha^p’ ca^y ddan` xuo^ng’ quay la.i e the.n cui’ dda^u` tranh’ anh’ ma(t’ cua? to^i, nang` xin phep’ to^i ddi ra la^y’ nu*o*c’ uo^ng’, to^i ngu*o*.ng ngung` ga^.t dda^u` tra? lo*i` theo phan? u*ng’. Nhin` theo Ca^m? Tu’ ddi ra khoi? phong`, ddo*.i nang` ddon’g cu*a? ro^i` to^i ddi la.i ghe^’ ngo^i` xuo^ng’ du*.a lu*ng ra sau nga^n~ ma(.t nhin` tra^n` nha` suy tu*, nhu*ng~ hinh` anh? xa^y? ra luc’ nay? ddua nhau bay nhay? trong dda^u` oc’ to^i. Chie^u` ho^m ddo’ Ca^m? Tu’ co^’ tinh` la^n~ tranh’ anh’ ma(t’ cua? to^i, kho^ng hie^u? vi` sao to^i la.i cu*’ muo^n’ nhin` la.i ca(.p ma(t’ bie^t’ cu*o*i` cua? nang`. U*o*c’ gi` nang` ban phat’ cho to^i anh’ ma(t’ ddo’ mo^.t la^n` nu*a~, to^i nguye^.n se~ tra^n tro.ng nha^.n la^y’ va` kho^ng bao gio*` phan? bo^.i.
Tho*i` gian tro^i qua qua’ nhanh khi ngu*o*i` ta chim` dda(m’ trong tin`h ye^u va` nie^m` vui. Mo^.t na(m ro^i` to^i va` Ca^m? Tu’ kha(n’ khit’ be^n nhau, tuy be^` ngoai` to^i la` tha^y` da^.y kem` cho Ca^m? Tu’ nhu*ng tha^.t ra be^n trong chi? co’ to^i va` Ca^m? Tu’ bie^t’ hai chung’ to^i dda~ ye^u nhau. To^i sie^ng na(ng vo*i’ co^ng vie^.c va` Ca^m? Tu’ cha(m chi? ho.c hanh` ho*n, o^ng ba` Phong nhin` tha^y’ su*. tie^n’ bo^. ro~ re^.t no*i con gai’ ne^n cang` me^n’ va` tin tu*o*ng? to^i ho*n. O^ng ba` danh` cho to^i cai’ dda(.c a^n la` to^i ddu*o*.c mo.i ye^u ca^u` ma` kho^ng ca^n` phai? da(.t ca^u hoi?, to^i tha^y’ ddu*o*.c tin`h cam? cua? ho. ddo^i’ vo*i’ to^i nhu* mo^.t ngu*o*i` con trong gia dinh`, nhie^u` khi o^ng ba` ca^n` phai? ddi ra ngoai` lo co^ng vie^.c lam` a(n ne^n giao nha` cho to^i tro^ng coi trong luc’ to^i dde^n’ da^.y cho Ca^m? Tu’.
Chie^u` thu*’ sau’ to^i dde^n’ da.y ho.c cho Ca^m? Tu’. Hinh` nhu* ho^m nay Ca^m? Tu’ kho^ng dde^? he^t’ ta^m tri’ vao` chuye^.n ho.c hanh`, nang` hay lo ra va` mau que^n, nhie^u` khi to^i giang? bai` thi` nang` chong’ ca(m` lo* ddang? lam` cho to^i phai? bu*.c minh`. To^i lo*n’ tie^ng’ bao? nang`:
_Ho^m nay em lam` sao va^.y? kho^ng ta^.p trung vao` bai` vo*~ gi` he^t’.
Ca^m? Tu’ ho*i cau may` to? ve? kho’ chi.u vo*i’ to^i ro^i` bu*o*ng’ binh? tra? lo*i`:
_Ho^m nay em kho^ng muo^n’ ho.c
Lo*i` noi’ ddo’ cua? Ca^m? Tu’ lam` cho to^i cam? tha^y’ bi. nang` coi thu*o*ng`, kho^ng gia(ng` ddu*o*.c co*n gia^.n, to^i muo^n’ nghie^m kha(c’ vo*i’ nang` dde^? kho^ng con` tin`h tra.ng nay` xa^y? ra la^n` thu*’ hai. To^i ca^m` ca^y thu*o*c’ ke? ba(ng` go^~ tre^n ban` le^n bao? nang`:
_Em ddu*a tay ra.
Ho*n mo^.t na(m be^n ca.nh nhau, Ca^m? Tu’ chu*a bao gio*` tha^y’ to^i gia^.n du*~ va` lo*n’ tie^ng’ vo*i’ nang` nhu* ho^m nay, nang` to? ve? so*. hai~ va^ng theo lo*i` to^i ddu*a hai ban` tay xinh xa(n’ cua? nang` ra tru*o*c’ ma(.t nhin` to^i ba(ng` anh’ ma(t’ van xin, to^i lo*` ddi nhu* kho^ng tro^ng tha^y’. Ca^m` ban` tay ma(.t cua? nang`, to^i khe? vao` long` ban` tay mo^.t thu*o*c’ ke?, tuy kho^ng ma.nh nhu*ng cung~ lam` cho ban` tay cua? nang` ddo? le^n hinh` cua? ca^y thu*o*c’. To^i bie^t’, bi. khe? mo^.t thu*o*c’ ke? nhu* va^.y kho^ng ddau dde^n’ no^i? phai? lam` cho nang` khoc’, nhu*ng~ gio.t le^. ddang a^m tha^m` tran` ra khoe’ ma(t’ la(n tre^n ma’ nang`. To^i dda^u bie^t’ nhu*ng~ gio.t nu*o*c’ ma(t’ ye^u’ dduo^i’ ddo’ cua? ngu*o*i` ye^u la.i co’ manh~ lu*.c nhu* mui? te^n sa(t’ ben’ dda^m tha(ng? vao` tim cua? minh`, lam` cho to^i cam? tha^y’ nhoi’ ddau va` long` to^i chun` la.i, ta^t’ ca? mo.i tu*c’ bu*.c luc’ nay? kho^ng hie^u? dda~ tan ddi vao` coi? hu* vo^ nao`. To^i vo^.i va~ bo? ca^y thu*o*c’ ke? xuo^ng’ ban` o^m la^y’ tay nang` ho^n le^n ve^.t ddo? hoi?:
_Anh ddanh’ em co’ ddau kho^ng? Anh xin lo^i~ em nhe’! La^n` sau anh se~ kho^ng khe? tay em nu*a~ dda^u. Em ddu*ng` gia^.n anh ddu*ng` khoc’ nu*a~ nghe!
Ma(.c cho to^i na(n ni?, Ca^m? Tu’ va^n~ khoc’ nu*c’ no*? nhu* co’ vie^.c gi` lam` cho nang` tu*c’ ua^t’ la(m’. To^i luo^ng’ cuo^ng’ va` ho^i’ ha^.n dda~ kho^ng gia(ng` ddu*o*.c co*n gia^.n, to^i kho^ng bie^t’ phai? lam` sao dde^? cho nang` he^t’ khoc’. Cung~ may ngay luc’ ddo’ Ca^m? Tu’ ngu*ng` khoc’, quay ma(.t ddi cho^? khac’ kho^ng nhin` to^i, to^i nghi~ ddo’ cung~ la` mo^.t su*. tru*ng` pha.t nhe. cho to^i dde^? la^n` sau to^i kho^ng con` tai’ pha.m. DDo*.i mo^.t luc’ la^u to^i ddoan’ cha(c’ Ca^m? Tu’ dda~ di.u la.i, to^i ddi la.i ca.nh chie^c’ ghe^’ nang` ddang ngo^i` ddu*a tay xoay ngu*o*i` nang` la.i phia’ to^i. Nhin` ca(.p ma(t’ con` u*o*t’ va` ddo? vi` nu*o*c’ ma(t’, to^i tha^y’ xot’ xa tho*? ra dde^? to? su*. ho^i’ ha^.n cho vie^.c lam` vu*a` ro^i` cua? minh`, to^i ngo^i` xuo^ng’ tru*o*c’ ma(.t nang` nho? nhe. noi’:
_Anh xin lo^i~ em nhe’! La^n` sau anh se~ kho^ng ddanh’ em nhu* va^.y nu*a~ dda^u, em cu*o*i` ddi cho anh an ta^m.
Nghe to^i noi’ va^.y Ca^m? Tu’ la.i muo^n’ khoc’. To^i so*. ro^i` nhu*ng~ gio.t nu*o*c’ ma(t’ a^y’ ne^n vo^.i o^m la^y’ nang` vao` long` vo^~ ve^`. Ca^m? Tu’ o^m co^? to^i noi’ trong tie^ng’ na^c’
_Ngay` mai ma^y’ ddu*a’ ba.n ho.c cung` lo*p’ em to^? chu*c’ ddi ca^m’ tra.i mo^.t ngay`, em muo^n’ ddi cho*i vo*i’ ho. la(m’ nhu*ng ba me. kho^ng bao gio*` cho em ddi dda^u ca?. Luc’ nay? dda^u phai? em lam` bie^ng’ ho.c dda^u, em lo* ddang? la` vi` em ddang nghi~ dde^n’ ma^y’ ddu*a’ ba.n, sao ho. ddu*o*.c tu*. do ddi cho*i ma` em thi` ba me. kho^ng cho em ddi dda^u ca?, chi? o*? trong nha` ne^n em ao u*o*c’ ddu*o*.c ddi ca(m’ tra.i vo*i’ ho. tho^i.
To^i tho*? phao` nhe. nhom?. Thi` ra Ca^m? Tu’ khoc’ kho^ng phai? vi` bi. to^i ddanh’ ma` vi` no^i? tu*c’ ua^t’ trong long`, kho^ng may to^i dda~ ta.o cho nang` co* ho^.i ddung’ luc’ dde^? trut’ ra ma` tho^i. Suy nghi~ mo^.t luc’ to^i dda~ tim` ra cach’ dde^? ddu*a nang` ddi cho*i ngay` mai vo*i’ ba.n be` trong lo*p’. DDo*.i ba me. cua? Ca^m? Tu’ ddi co^ng vie^.c ve^`, to^i xin phep’ cho Ca^m? Tu’ ngay` mai ddi cho*i ca^m’ tra.i qua dde^m vo*i’ tru*o*ng` cua? to^i. To^i phai? hu*a’ vo*i’ ba me. cua? nang` se~ ddem nang` ve^` binh` an ngay` ho^m sau. O^ng ba` Phong kho^ng mo^.t chut’ nghi ngo*` ga^.t dda^u` cha^p’ nha^.n ngay. Ca^m? Tu’ bie^t’ ddu*o*.c tin ddo’ mu*ng` ro*~ xie^t’ co^? to^i tha^.t cha(.t va` ho^n nhu* mu*a le^n ma’ to^i vo*i’ nhu*ng~ lo*i` ca’m o*n kho^ng ngo*t’.
Sang’ ho^m sau to^i phai? dde^n’ nha` cua? Ca^m? Tu’ tha^.t so*m’ dde^? ddon’ nang` ddi ca(m’ tra.i. DDa^y la` la^n` dda^u` tie^n Ca^m? Tu’ ddu*o*.c ddi cho*i thoai? mai’ mo^.t min`h vo*i’ ba.n be`, nang` vui mu*ng` nhay? nhot’ va` noi’ chuye^.n lie^n thuye^n nhu* chu’ chim non. Nhin` tha^y’ Ca^m? Tu’ vui mu*ng` nhu* va^.y, to^i cam? tha^y’ hanh~ die^.n vo*i’ lo*i` noi’ do^i’ cua? to^i khi xin phep’ o^ng ba` Phong cho Ca^m? Tu’ ddi ca(m’ tra.i, nang` nhin` to^i vo*i’ anh’ ma(t’ tha^m` cam’ o*n mo^.t la^n` nu*a~ ve^` vie^.c to^i dda~ noi’ do^i’ vi` nang`.
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O^ng ba` Phong mo*? tie^.c ddai~ mu*ng` Ca^m? Tu’ ra tru*o*ng` dde^? ddanh’ da^u’ ngay` cuo^i’ cua? tuo^i? vi. thanh` nie^n, kho^ng bao la^u nu*a~ thi` nang` se~ va`o tru*o*ng` dda.i ho.c, ba(t’ dda^u` cua? tuo^i? tru*o*ng? thanh`. Buo^i? tie^.c tha^.t long tro.ng va` ddo^ng quan khach’ ma` vo*i’ to^i mo.i ngu*o*i` dde^u` xa la.
Ca^m? Tu’ ddang tu*` tre^n la^u` bu*o*c’ xuo^ng’, nang` nhin` tha^.t lo^.ng la^y~ trong chie^c’ ao’ dda^m` mau` xanh nha.t. Vo*i’ con ngu*o*i` ddo’, mai’ toc’ ddo’, anh’ ma(t’ va` nu. cu*o*i` quen thuo^.c nhu*ng sao ho^m nay to^i tha^y’ nang` dda(.c bie^.t ho*n. Bu*o*c’ tha^.t cha^.m tre^n tu*ng` ba^.c thang, Ca^m? Tu’ nhin` to^i cu*o*i` tha^.t tu*o*i khie^n’ cho to^i cam? tha^y’ nhu* vu*a` nha^p’ mo^.t ho*p’ ru*o*.u lam` cho ta^m ho^n` to^i bi. run’ ddo^.ng choang’ vang’ vi` ho*i men. Vu*a` bu*o*c’ xuo^ng’ ba^.c thang cuo^i’ cung` Ca^m? Tu’ bi. nhom’ ba.n be` va` tha^n quye^n’ va^y quanh chao` hoi? chuc’ mu*ng`, to^i va` Ca^m? Tu’ bi tach’ ra bo*i~ ddam’ ddo^ng. Vai` lo*i` cam? o*n vo*i’ mo.i ngu*o*i` cho co’ le^., Ca^m? Tu’ re? ddam’ ddo^ng ddi dde^n’ na(m’ tay to^i, to^i nhin` nang` muo^n’ noi’ lo*i` gi` ddo’ dde^? khen nang` nhu*ng hinh` nhu* kho^ng co’ lo*i` nao` co’ the^? die^n~ ta? ddu*o*.c nhu*ng~ gi` trong long` to^i cho nang` ngay gio*` phut’ nay`. Ca^m? Tu’ keo’ to^i la.i chie^c’ ban` dda^y` thu*c’ a(n va` nu*o*c’ uo^ng’, nang` la^y’ ddu*a cho to^i mo^.t ly nu*o*c’ ngo.t, nang` noi’:
_Anh uo^ng’ ddi, em bie^t’ anh kho^ng uo^ng’ ru*o*.u, anh co’ the^? dung` ly nu*o*c’ ngo.t nay` dde^? chuc’ mu*ng` em.
La^n` dda^u` tie^n Ca^m? Tu’ dam’ go.i to^i ba(ng` anh tru*o*c’ mo.i ngu*o*i` lam` cho nhu*ng~ chang` thanh nie^n co’ le~ ddang tha^m` ye^u nang` tro^’ ma(t’ ddu*ng’ nhin` xu*ng~ to^i. To^i cam? tha^y’ vui su*o*ng’ ddon’ nha^.n ly nu*o*c’ trong tay nang` ddu*a le^n mie^.ng uo^ng’ mo^.t ho*i nhu* uo^ng’ nhu*ng~ lo*i` ngo.t ngao` nang` vu*a` noi’ vo*i’ to^i. Tu*` ngoai` co^ng? chang` thanh nie^n tu*o*ng’ ngu*o*i` cao rao’, mai’ toc’ bo^ng` dden ong’ ca(t’ go.n re~ ngo^i giu*a~ ta.o cho khuo^ng ma(.t ddan` o^ng a^y’net’ cu*ng’ ra(n’ va` nghie^m trang. Chang` thanh nie^n ddi vao` nha` kho^ng mo^.t chut’ nga.i ngung` chu*ng’ to? chang` ta la` ngu*o*i` ra^t’ tha^n vo*i’ gia ddinh` nay`, theo sau la` mo^.t nhom’ sau’ ngu*o*i` ca^m` tre^n tay nhu*ng~ mon’ qua` ddu*o*.c bao ba(ng` gia^y’ hoa tha^.t dde.p. Chang` thanh nie^n dde^n’ be^n cui’ dda^u` le^~ phep’ chao` o^ng ba` Phong, sau vai` ca^u noi’ chuye^.n tha(m hoi? xa~ giao, chang` thanh nie^n xin phep’ o^ng ba` Phong ddi lai be^n Ca^m? Tu’ va` to^i ddang ddu*ng’. Vo*i’ gio.ng noi’ nhe. nhang` nhu*ng kho^ng kem’ pha^n` nghie^m nghi. cua? mo^.t ngu*o*i` co’ the^’ lu*.c trong xa~ ho^.i:
_Em con` nho*’ anh kho^ng Ca^m? Tu’?
Ca^m? Tu’ na(m’ canh’ tay to^i chau may` nhin` chang` thanh nie^n nhu* co^’ nho*’ xem ngu*o*i` nay` nang` co’ quen kho^ng. Nhu* kho^ng the^? nao` nho*’ ra chang` thanh nie^n sang tro.ng ddo’ la` ai, Ca^m? Tu’ la(c’ dda^u` tra? lo*i`:
_Xin lo^i~ anh, hinh` nhu* em kho^ng co’ quen vo*i’ anh.
Chang` thanh nie^n ddu*a tay go*~ ca(.p kinh’ da^m tre^n ma(t’ xuo^ng’ noi’ vo*i’ Ca^m? Tu’:
_Em nhin` la.i ddi xem em co’ quen anh kho^ng?
Ca^m? Tu’ nhin` la.i la^n` nu*a~ tha^.t ky~ ro^i` la(c’ dda^u`:
_Xin lo^i~ anh em tha^.t su*. kho^ng nho*’ ddu*o*.c anh la` ai.
Chang` thanh nie^n va^n~ kie^n nha^n~ ddie^m` tinh? noi’ vo*i’ Ca^m? Tu’, hy vo.ng nang` nho*’ la.i nhu*ng~ vie^.c mu*o*i` ma^y’ na(m ve^` tru*o*c’:
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