TIE^NG’ GO.I CON TIM (1)
Chie^c' JetSki mau` xanh tra(ng' ddu*o*.c keo' le^n khoi? ma(.t nu*o*c' ba(ng` cai' trailer ga(n' lie^n` vo*i' chie^c' xe van loa.i nho? hie^.u Landcruiser mau` xam' ddo*i` 2002. Khang tu*` tu*` lai' xe ddi ra khoi~ bai~ dda^t' cua? khu vu*.c bai~ bie^n? Thai' binh` Du*o*ng va` cho xe chay ra xa lo^. 280 ddi ve^` phia' Nam hu*o*n'g San Jose. Ve^` dde^n' nha`, Khang dda^.u xe vao` garage ro^i` ddi vao` nha` ba(ng` cu*a? ho^ng cua? garage. Ba` Ta^m (me. cua Khang) tu*` trong phong` khach' ddu*ng' le^n ddi la.i hoi? con.
_Ho^m nay ddi cho*i co' vui kho^ng? a(n chie^u` chu*a?
_Da. con chu*a a(n me.. Ho^m nay ddi cho*i vui la(m', ma^y' ddu*a' ba.n cua? con ddu*a theo ba.n gai' cua? tu.i no' ne^n ddo^ng ho*n, tro*i` tu.i no' pha' qua' chiu. kho^ng no^i? luo^n.
_Va.^y sao con kho^ng ddu*a Hu*o*ng theo cho vui?
_Con chi? muo^n' ddi mo^.t min`h tho^i me., kho^ng ddu*a theo ai he^t' dde^? khoi? phai? ma^t' co^ng cha(m soc'.
Khang vu*a` noi' vu*a` ddi vao` trong phong`, me. Khang noi' voi' theo.
_Me. noi' chi. Kie^u` xoa.n co*m cho con dung` nhe'?
_Da. con muo^n' ta(m' ti' cho he^t' nu*o*c' muo^i' tre^n ngu*o*i` ro^i` mo*i' ra a(n thu*a me.
Khang ddi vao` phong` la^y' ao' qua^n` ro^i` ddi vao` buo^ng` ta(m'. Ca(n buo^ng` ta(m' lo*n' ddu*o*.c xa^y ngay trong phong` ngu? rie^ng qua' ro^.ng cua? Khang, chie^c' bo^n` ta(m' kha' lo*n', phia' ngoai` canh' cu*a? kie^ng' hoa cua? bo^n` ta(m' la` mo^.t bo^n` ru*a~ ma(.t vo*i' mo^.t ta(m' gu*o*ng sang', cai' toilet. Be^n trai' phong` co' xa^y mo^.t cai' ban` nho? ba(ng` ga.ch tra(ng' ga(n' lie^n` vo*i' vach' tu*o*ng`, tre^n ban` co' mo^.t chie^c' may' nha.c vo*i' hai cai' loa nho? hie^.u ma(c' tie^n`, mo^i~ vie^n ga.ch trong phong` dde^u` ddu*o*.c xa^y ba(ng` dda' marble sang tro.ng. Khang pha cho min`h mo^.t bo^n` nu*o*c' nong', bo? bubblebath vao` bo^n`, ddi la.i ban` tha(p' 4 ngo.n dden` ca^y` tra(ng' nho?, sau ddo' ddie^u` chinh? a^m thanh cho tie^ng' nha.c vu*a` ddu? nghe ro^i` ddu*a tay ta(t' den`. Khang bu*o*c' vao` bo^n` ta(m' na(m` xuo^ng' nga^m minh` trong nu*o*c nong', nha(m' ma(t' thu*o*ng? thu*c' tie^ng' nha.c trong su*. thoai? mai' nhe. nhang`.
Gia ddinh` cua? Khang la` mo^.t trong nhu*ng~ gia ddinh` ngu*o*i` Vie^.t giau` sang nha^t' nhi` nu*o*c' My~. Bo^' cua? Khang o*? tho*i` Quo^c' gia, o^ng giu*~ chu*c' dda.i ta' kho^ng qua^n. Tru*o*c' ngay` mie^n` Nam Vie^.t Nam bi. co^.ng san? cu*o*ng? chie^m', o^ng dda~ cung` vo*. con le^n chie^c' may' bay A1 ro*i` nu*o*c' qua ThaiLand sau ddo' ddu*o*.c ddi.nh cu* tai mie^n` Bac' California. Nho*` vao` su*. ca^n` cu` cua? hai vo*. cho^ng` va` danh` du.m ddu*o*.c mo^.t so^' vo^n', ho. dda~ lam` chu? mo^.t tie^.m ta.p hoa'. Ve^` sau lam` a(n le^n, ho. dda~ ddi vao` gio*i' kinh doanh lo*n' cua? nu*o*c' My~ va` mo^.t vai` nu*o*c' khac'. Ca(n nha` ho. mua o*? tre^n nui' ve^` hu*o*n'g Nam cua? thanh` pho^' San Jose, khu vu*.c ma(c' tie^n` nha^t' cua? vung` thung lung~ hoa vang`. Khang la` ngu*o*i` con trai duy nha^t' trong gia ddinh` ne^n chang` ddu*o*.c bo^' me. cu*ng chie^u` tu*` luc' mo*i' sanh ra, dde^n' ba^y gio*` chang` dda~ ddu*o*.c 36 tuo^i? nhu*ng va^n~ con` ddu*o*.c chie^u` chuo^.ng, cha(m soc' tu*ng` ti' mo^.t, nhu*ng~ gi` chang` muo^n' la` tro*i` muo^n'.
Sau mo^.t tie^ng' ddo^ng` ho^` na(m` trong bo^n` nu*o*c' nong' du*o*i' anh' dden` cua? 4 ngo.n dden` ca^y`, nhe. nhang` trong tie^ng' nha.c e^m di.u. Trong khung canh? tru*~ tin`h lang~ ma.n lam` cho Khang cam? thay' thoai? mai' va` nhu*ng~ me^.t moi? cua? buo^i? ddua JetSki vo*i' ba.n be` ca? ngay` ngoai` bie^n? cung~ tan bie^n' ma^t'. Chang` ta(m' go^.i xong thay ao' qua^n` bu*o*c' ra khoi? phong`.
Khang ddi ra phong` a(n thi` ga(.p Hu*o*ng tu*` phong` khach' khep' nep' bu*o*c' theo sau lu*ng me. cua? Khang ddi vao` phong` a(n. Hu*o*ng ga^.t dda^u` li' nhi' chao` Khang. Trong chie^c' qua^n` Jean Levi mau` xanh ba.c vo*i' chie^c' ao' thun mau` tra(ng' Khang mo*i' mua trong tie^.m Macy's, dda^u` toc' u*o*t' re? ddo^i lam` cho Khang tro^ng dde.p trai va` phong tra^n` du*o*i' nu*o*c' da nga^m vi` na(ng'. Khang khe? ga^.t dda^u` chao` Hu*o*ng va` noi' vai` lo*i` cho qua chuye^.n ro^i` ngo^i` vao` ban` mo^.t min`h dung` co*m to^i'.
Hu*o*ng la` ngu*o*i` con gai' ut' cua? gia ddinh` ngu*o*i` ba.n la^u na(m cua? me. Khang. Hu*o*ng na(m nay 28 tuo^i?, tu*o*ng' ma.o cung~ kha', ho*i sa(c' xao?.Hai gia ddin`h muo^n' cho Khang va` Hu*o*ng la^y' nhau nhu*ng Khang thi` kho^ng to? thai' ddo^. gi` dde^? y' dde^n' Hu*o*ng, con` Hu*o*ng thi` hinh` nhu* co' tin`h cam? sa^u dda^.m vo*i' Khang. Me. cua? Khang thu*o*ng` nha(c' dde^n' Hu*o*ng vo*i' Khang khie^n' cho chang` cam? tha^y' kho' chi.u ra ma(.t. Ho^m nay, khi tha^y' Hu*o*ng co' ma(.t trong nha` cua? min`h vao` gio*` nay`, Khang ddoan' cha(c' la` me. cua? chang` dda~ dang` xe^p' dde^? cho Hu*o*ng va` chang` ddu*o*.c ga(.p nhau. Sau khi dung` co*m to^i' xong, Khang ddi.nh ddi vao` phong` rie^ng cua? mi`nh thi` chang` bi. me. go.i tro*? la.i ra ngoai` phong` khach' noi' chuye^.n. Ba` Ta^m da^n~ da(t' ca^u chuye^.n dde^? cho Hu*o*ng co' di.p noi' vo*i' Khang, ba` co^' y' ta.o hoan` canh? cho hai ngu*o*i` ngo^i` noi' chuye^.n rie^ng vo*i' nhau. Khang vo^n' kho^ng muo^n' ga^y tin`h cam? vo*i' Hu*o*ng ne^n luc' nao` chang` cung~ tim` cach' tranh' ne', nha^t' la` khong muo^n' noi' chuye^.n mo^.t min`h vo*i' Hu*o*ng du` ba^t' cu*' no*i nao`. Sao khi tha^y' me. dda~ ddi vao` phong` ngu?, Khang ben` tim` cach' cao' me^.t muo^n' ddi vao` phong` dde^? na(m` nghi?, chang` ddu*a Hu*o*ng ra xe ro^i` quay vao` phong` na(m` xem movie ro^i` ddi vao` gia^c' ngu?.
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Tie^ng' tha(ng' va` tie^ng' banh' xe motocycle rit' le^n tre^n ne^n` la^n~ tie^ng' la "Oh my god" cua? Khang cung` vo*i' tieng' ke^u "Outch" cua? co^ gai'. Trong phut' gia^y nguy hie^m? ddo', Khang chi? ki.p nhin` tha^y' mo^.t tha^n hinh` be' nho? vo*i' khuo^n ma(.t de^~ thu*o*ng cua? mo^.t co^ gai' ngu*o*i` A' Cha^u vu*a` mo*i' bi. chie^c' xe motocycle cua chang` ddu.ng phai?. Cung~ may chang` tha(ng' ki.p ne^n chi? co' banh' xe tru*o*c' cua? chang` dd.ung vao` ngu*o*i` co^ gai' a^y' lam` nang` ma^t' dda` te' xuo^ng' dda^t', tra^y` mo^.t ddu*o*ng` dai` no*i khuy? tay, ve^t' thu*o*ng ddang ba(t' dda^u`ru*o*m' mau'. Khang du*.ng xe ho^i' ha? xuo^ng' ddo*~ tay co^ gai' va` noi' ba(ng` tie^ng' Anh vo*i' nang`:
_Are you ok? I'm so sorry about that, it's my fault. What can I do for you now? Can I take you to the hospital?
Co^ gai' la(c' dda^u` noi' la.i voi' Khang ba(ng` tie^ng' Anh:
_I'm ok, it's just a little scratch, I can take care of that.
_No, let me take you to the Doctor...
Noi' to*i' ddo', Khang bi. co^ gai' la. ha^t' tay cua? chang` ra vo*i' net' ma(.t kho' chi.u noi':
_I said it's ok, I can take care of it. OK?
Luc' ddo' Khang mo*i' co' di.p nhin` tre^n ngu*.c ao' cua? co^ gai' a^y', chang` ddo.c te^n cua? nang` tre^n ban? khuy hie^.u cua? nha` thu*o*ng Kaiser.
_To^' Uye^n.
Co^ gai' nga^n~ le^n nhin` Khang cha^u may` hoi?:
_Sao o^ng bie^t' to^i te^n To^' Uye^n?
_Thi` to^i tha^y' te^n cua? co^ tre^n ban? te^n ddo', va^.y co^ cung~ la` ngu*o*i` Vie^.t Nam? Co^ lam` y ta' cho nha` thu*o*ng Kaiser bao la^u ro^i`?
_To^i lam` ddu*o*.c 6 na(m ro^i`, tho^i xin chao` o^ng to^i phai? ddi ve^`.
Khang ddu*a tay na(m' la^y' canh' tay cua? To^' Uye^n noi':
_To^i vu*a` mo*i' ddu.ng phai? co^, khuy? tay cua? co^ con` chay? mau' ddo', cha(c' cha(n' co^ phai? ddau la(m', co^ cho phep' to^i ddu*a co^ ddi bac' si~ dde^? ba(ng bo' nhe'?
To^' Uye^n nhin` Khang cu*o*i` noi':
_To^i la` y ta' ma`, vao` nha` thu*o*ng hay ga(.p bac' si~ thi` ho. cung~ lam` nhu*ng~ gi` to^i bie^t' lam` va` se~ lam`, tho^i o^ng ddi ddi, to^i con` phai ve^` na^u' co*m to^i'.
Noi' xong To^' Uye^n bu*o*c' ddi tre^n con ddu*o*ng` Moorpark. Khang ddu*ng' nhin` theo sau lu*ng To^' Uye^n mo^.t luc' ro^i` le^n chie^c' xe motocycle va` tie^p' tu.c con ddu*o*ng` cua? minh`.
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Sang' thu*' bay?, Khang vu*a` thu*c' da^.y sau mo^.t gia^c' ngu? dai`, chang` ddu*ng' le^n vu*o*ng vai ro^i` xoay minh` be? lu*ng ke^u ra(ng ra(c' tru*o*c' khi ddi vao` phong` ta(m' dde^? lam` co^ng vie^.c ve^. sinh buo^i? sang'. Trong tinh tha^n` sang? khoai', Khang huyt' sao’ mo^.t ban? nha.c vui, chang` dda^u bie^t' ba me. cua? chang`, ba me. cua? Hu*o*ng va` Hu*o*ng ddang co' ma(.t ta.i phong` khach' cho*` chang` thu*c' da^y dde^? ban` voi' chang` vie^.c chung tha^n cua? chang` va` Hu*o*ng. DDang cao hu*ng', Khang lie^n tu.c huyt' sao' vai` ban? nha.c chang` thich' ro^i` thay ao' qua^n` chua^n? bi. cho mo^.t ngay` mo*i'. Khang bu*o*c' ra khoi? phong` vo*i' bo^. ddo^` the^? thao mau` tra(ng' tro^ng cha(ng? khac' gi` mo^.t nha` the^? thao khoe? ma.nh, vo*i' ca^y vo*.t Tennis trong tay, Khang ddi ra cu*a? ngang qua phong` khach', chang` gia^.t min`h khi thay' mo.i ngu*o*i` co' ma(.t trong phong` khach' va` vui ve~ chao` chang`. Linh cam? cho chang` bie^t' se~ co' chuye^.n kho^ng hay cho chang`. Khang bu*o*c' vao` phong` khach' le^~ phep' chao` ba me. cua? chang` va` ba me. cua? Hu*o*ng, Khang ga^.t dda^u` chao` Hu*o*ng mo^.t cach' mie^n~ cu*o*ng? va` lo* ddang? nhin` ddi no*i khac'. Ba` Ta^m bao? Khang ngo^i` xuo^ng' chie^c' sofa ddo^i' die^.n ca.nh Hu*o*ng dde^? noi' chuye^.n, ba` nhin` Khang ro^i` mo*? dda^u` ca^u chuye^.n ba(ng` gio.ng noi' diu. dang`.
_Ho^m nay ba me. mo*i` hai bac' qua dda^y dde^? ban` chuye^.n cua? con vo*i' Hu*o*ng ddo', con nghi~ sao ve^` va^n' dde^` chung tha^n cua? hai ddu*a'?
_Con chu*a nghi~ gi` ca? thu*a me.
_Sao con co' the^? noi' nhu* va^.y ddu*o*.c? Me. tha^y' chau' Hu*o*ng dde.p gai' va` di.u dang`, con kho^ng cho.n Hu*o*ng thi` con cho.n ai? hay la` con dda~ co' ba.n gai' o*? ngoai` nhu*ng khong muo^n' cho ba me. bie^t'?
_Con kho^ng co' ba.n gai' nao` ca? me. a.
_Va^.y sao con kho^ng cha^p' nha^.n Hu*o*ng? Hu*o*ng co' gi` sai vo*i' con sao?
Ba mu*o*i sau' na(m nay, Khang chu*a bao gio*` nghe me. cua? chang` noi' chuye^.n mo^.t cach' nong' nay? nhu* va^.y. Ho^m nay vi` Hu*o*ng ma` me. dda~ lo*n' tie^ng' la chang` tru*o*c' ma(.t cua ba me. cua? Hu*o*ng va` Hu*o*ng khie^n' chang` cam? tha^y' ba^t' mang~ tru*o*c' mo.i ngu*o*i`, chang` cau may` to? ve? kho' chiu. thu*a vo*i' me.:
_Con xin me. cho phep' con tu*. cho.n cho con mo^.t ngu*o*i` con ye^u. Hu*o*ng kho^ng co' gi` sai trai' ca?, Hu*o*ng con` tre? va` nhie^u` tu*o*ng lai hu*a' he.n, con chi? so*. con kho^ng ddem la.i cho Hu*o*ng tin`h ye^u va` ha.nh phuc'.
_Va^.y con muo^n' khi nao` con mo*i' tim` ngu*o*i` ye^u? (Ba` Ta^m vo*i' gio.ng noi' ga(t' ho*n) Con muo^n' tim` ngu*o*i` ye^u nhu* the^' nao`? Me. kho^ng ba(ng` long` con ddem ma^y' co^ gai' ngoai` ddu*o*ng` ve^` dda^y.
DDe^n' luc' nay` Khang bie^t' me. chang` dda~ co' quye^t' ddi.nh cu*ng' ra(n', chang` nghi~ kho' ma` thuye^t' phu.c me. huy? bo? y' ddi.nh cu*o*i' Hu*o*ng cho chang`. Chang` chi? muo^n' dung` cach' hoang~ binh dde^? keo' dai` tho*i` gian tra? lo*i` cho me., Khang tho*? ra cau may` noi':
_Con bie^t' me. thu*o*ng Hu*o*ng va` muo^n' Hu*o*ng lam` con da^u cua? me., con xin me. cho con mo^.t tho*i` gian dde^? con suy nghi~ ddu*o*.c kho^ng me.?
Ba` Ta^m nghe con noi' va^.y thi` ma(.t tu*o*i ha(n~ le^n, ba` xuong' nu*o*c' nhe. nhang` noi':
_Va^.y thi` con cu*' suy nghi~ ddi ro^i` cho me. bie^t', nhu*ng ddu*ng` la^u qua' con nhe', me. muo^n' a(m? chau' no^.i ddo'.
Nghe me. noi' ca^u ddo' lam` cho Khang cho*.t rung` min`h lie^c' nhin` sang Hu*o*ng, chang` tha^y' ma(.t cua? Hu*o*ng u*ng? ddo?, ben? len? cui' xuo^ng' nhin` ma^y' ngon' cha^n cua nang` ddang co vao` dui? ra dde^? che da^u' su*. then. thung`. Khang muo^n' ra khoi? ca(n nha` nay` cang` nhanh cang` to^'t vi` chang` kho^ng muo^n' nhin` cai' canh? ddo' the^m mo^.t phut' nao` nu*a~, chang` ddu*ng' le^n thu*a:
_Thu*a ba me., tre^? ro^i` con xin phep' ba me. va` hai bac' con ddi ddanh' tennis, ma^y' ddu*a' ba.n cua? con ddang ddo*.i con ngoai` ddo'.
Khang nhin` qua Hu*o*ng noi':
_Anh ddi nghe Hu*o*ng, o*? la.i cho*i nghe.
Ba` Ta^m ddu*ng' le^n theo Khang ra cu*a? ho^ng a(n tho^ng vo*i' garage, ba` nha(n' nhu? con trai vai` ca^u ro^i` ddong' cu*a? quay vao` ngo^i` la.i cho^? cu~ be^n ca.nh cho^ng` va` tie^p' tu.c noi' chuye^.n vo*i' ba me. cua? Hu*o*ng.
Khang ddi.nh lai' chie^c' xe van cua? minh` nhu* thu*o*ng` ngay`, kho^ng hie^u? sao chang` ddo^i? y' ddi la.i la^y' chie^c' motocycle ro^i` lai' nhanh nhu* muo^n' cha.y tro^n' mo^.t cai' gi`, hoa.c gia~ chang` cha.y tro^n' nhu*ng~ ngu*o*i` trong ca(n nha` cua? chang` dda~ ga^y cho chang` su*. bu*.c bo^.i.
Lai' chie^c' motocycle chay nhu* bay xuo^ng' do^c' nui' vo*i' nhie^u` suy nghi~ quay cuo^ng` trong dda^u` lam` cho Khang kho^ng dde^? y' dde^n' chie^c' xe van ddang tu*` du*o*i' ddo^`i ddi le^n do^c', Khang bi. la.c tay lai' va` dda^m xe cua? chang` vao` dda^u` cua? chie^c' xe van, Khang chi? ki.p nhin` tha^y' chie^c' xe van tra(ng' va`tie^ng' ke^u la cua? ngu*o*i` tre^n chie^c' xe ddo', cam? giac' cuo^i' cung` la` su*. ddau nhoi' o*? no*i cha^n phai? va`chang` nga^t' ddi kho^ng con` bie^t' gi` nu*a~.
Khang tinh? da^.y, cam? tha^y' dda^u` na(.ng buo^t' va` ddau nhu*c' no*i cha^n phai?, chang` tha^y' cai' cha^n ddo' na*.ng ho*n thu*o*ng` ngay` va` chang` kho^ng cu*? ddo^.ng no' ddu*o*.c. Khang nha(n nho' co^' ga(ng' cho^ng' hai tay dde^? ngo^i` le^n, phai? ma^t' vai` phut' chang` mo*i' ngo^i` tha(ng? ddu*o*.c tre^n chie^c' giu*o*ng` bi.nh trong nha` thu*o*ng Kaiser. Khang bo^ng~ gia^.t min`h vi` tru*o*c' ma(t' min`h la` mo^.t man` dden, co^' mo*? ma(t' to ho*n nhu*ng cung~ kho^ng nhin` tha^y' gi`, Khang ddu*a hai ban` tay ra tru*o*c' ma(.t nhu*ng kho^ng tha^y' ddu*o*.c hai ban` tay cua? min`h. Chang` het' le^n trong no^i? lo so*. lam` cho y ta' ngo^i` tru*.c be^n ngoai` phai? vo^.i va~ cha.y vao` phong` xem chuye^.n gi` xa^y? ra. Khi ma^y' ngu*o*i` y ta' vao` trong phong` cua? Khang thi` tha^y' chang` ddang gu.c dda^u` tre^n hai canh' tay vong` tre^n hai dda^u` go^i', mo^.t ngu*o*i` y ta' noi' tie^ng' Anh hoi? Khang.
_Are you ok sir? Are you in pain? Can I give you some pain killer?
Khang la(c' dda^u` cha^.m rai~ nga^n~ le^n hoi?
_Why can't I see anything? It's so dark in here. Can you turn on the light, please!
Mo^.t luc' ye^n la(.ng, tie^ng' cua? mo^.t trong ba ngu*o*i` y ta' noi':
_Don't you remember anything?
_I remember, I ran into a white van and then,
Ngu*ng la.i mo^.t chut' chang` noi' tie^p':
_I just woke up. Am I in the hospital?
_Yes, you are in the Kaiser hospital in Santa Clara.
_How long have I been in here?
_You have been in here for 3 days already
_What time is it?
_It's 4 AM
_ What's wrong with my eyes? Why can't I see anything?
Ba ngu*o*i` y ta' nhin` nhau mo^.t luc' ro^i` mo^.t ngu*o*i` le^n tie^ng' noi':
_Doctor William will be here this morning to see you, if you can wait. He will tell you about your eyes. We are not sure, so we can't tell you anything. Sorry about that sir!
_What time will Doctor William be here?
_He will be here around 10 AM.
Khang noi' cam' on ngu*o*i` y ta' ro^i` tu*` tu*` na(m` xuo^ng', hai ma(t' mo*? to nhin` le^n tra^n` nha` nhu* hy vo.ng tha^y' ddu*o*.c va^.t gi` tre^n ddo'.
Bac' si~ William vao` ddung' gio*` nhu* co^ y ta' noi'. Sau nu*a? tie^ng' ddo^ng` ho^` kie^m? xoat' la.i ve^t' thu*o*ng no*i cha^n cua? Khang va` hoi? tha(m su*c' khoe? cua? chang`, bac' si~ dda~ bao' cho Khang bie^t' mo^.t tin khie^n' cho Khang bi. choang' vang' va` ma^t' he^t' tinh tha^`n. Bac' si~ noi' the^m vai` lo*i` khuye^n Khang nhu*ng chang` co' nghe ddu*o*.c chu*~ nao` dda^u, luc' nay` dda^u` oc' cua? chang` quay cuo^ng` vo*i' bao nhie^u no^i~ lo so*. va` chan' nan?. Khang o*? la.i nha` thu*o*ng the^m ba ho^m nu*a~ dde^? bac' si~ cha(m soc' ve^t' thu*o*ng no*i cha^n cua? chang` va` theo gioi? thai' ddo^. cung~ nhu* su*. sinh hoa.t cua? chang`.
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Tu*` ngay` o*? nha` thu*o*ng ve^`, Khang tro*? ne^n tra^m` tu*, kho^ng chiu. noi' chuye^.n vo*i' ai va` nhie^u` khi bo? luo^n ca? a(n co*m, chang` tu*. nho^t' minh` trong phong` kho^ng muo^n' ga(.p ngu*o*i` trong nha` va` nha^t' la` nhu*ng~ ngu*o*i` trong gia ddinh` cua Hu*o*ng. Tinh' tinh` cua? Khang tro*? ne^n nong' nay?, co' khi ngu*o*i` trong nha` nghe chang` dda^.p nhu*ng~ mon' ddo^` trong phong` va` mo^.t minh` la het' nhu* ngu*o*i` ddie^n. Su*c' khoe? cua? Khang mo^i~ ngay` mo^.t sa sut', chi? mo*i' vai` ngay` tho^i ma` chang` dda~ o^m' ddi va` tiu` tu.y tha^y' ro~. Ba me. cua Khang ddau kho^? nhin` ddu*a' con ye^u quy' cua? min`h ma` ho^i' ha^.n vi` dda~ ep' chang` cu*o*i' Hu*o*ng dde^? ga^y ra tai na.n kho^ng may. Me. cua? Khang thu*o*ng` ddi ga(.p bac' si~ va` cho bac' si~ bie^t' nhu*ng~ su*. thay ddo^i? ve^` thai' ddo^. cua? Khang, bac' si~ khuye^n ba` mu*o*n' mo^.t co^ y ta' rie^ng ve^` nha` cha(m soc' cho Khang dde^? ngu*o*i` trong nha` kho^ng phai? ddo^i' die^.n vo*i' nhu*ng~ vie^.c ddau long` ddo'. Ngoai` ra, ngu*o*i` ngoai` luc' nao` cung~ de^~ noi' chuye^.n vo*i' ngu*o*i` bi.nh ho*n ngu*o*i` trong nha` khi ngu*o*i` bi.nh ddang trong tin`h tra.ng xuc' ddo^.ng ma.nh. Bac' si~ cung~ cho ba` Ta^m bie^t' mo^.t hy vo.ng la` ca(.p ma(t' cua? Khang co' hy vo.ng chu*a~ ddu*o*.c, nhu*ng phai? ddo*.i o^ng a^y' tham khao? vo*i' cac' bac' si~ chuye^n khoa ve^` ma(t' ro^i` se~ cho ba` bie^t' tin tu*c' sau.
Theo lo*i` khuye^n cua? bac' si~ va` ddu*o*.c su*. gio*i' thie^.u cua? co^ y ta' tru*o*ng?, ba` Ta^m ddu*o*. ddu*a dde^n' va(n phong` dde^? ky' ho*.p ddo^ng` va` lam` mo^.t vai` thu? tu.c dde^? mu*o*n' y ta' rie^ng ve^` nha` cha(m soc' cho Khang.
Sang' ho^m sau, ddung' 8 gio*` To^' Uye^n dda~ co' ma(.t tru*o*c' cu*a? nha` cua? Khang, co^ ba^m' chuo^ng va` ddo*.i mo*? cu*a?. Ngu*o*i` ddan` ba` ngu*o*i` Vie^.t tuo^i? tra.c 50 ra mo*? cu*a? mo*i` To^' Uye^n vao` nha`. To^' Uye^n mo*i' bu*o*c' vao` phong` khach' dda~ bie^t' gia ddinh` nay` la` mo^.t gia ddinh` giau` co', mo^i~ thu*' trong nha` dde^u` la` ddo^` hie^.u va` ma(c' tie^n`, san` nha` trong phong` a(n ddu*o*.c lot' ba(ng` nhu*ng~ vie^n ga.ch ba(ng` dda' marble bong' loan', ai ma` ddi kho^ng kheo' de^~ bi. tro*.t te' nhu* cho*i. To^' Uye^n ddi theo ba` ngu*o*i` lam` dde^n' tru*o*c' ca(n phong` ddong' cu*a?, ba` ddu*a tay le^n go? vai` cai' ro^i` noi':
_Ca^.u Khang a`, ca^.u thu*c' chu*a? to^i ddem co^ y ta' dde^n' dde^? cha(m soc' cho ca^.u ne`, to^i mo*? cu*a? cho co^ a^y' vao` ca^.u nhe'?
_DDi he^t' ddi, to^i kho^ng ca^n` ai ca?
Tie^ng' cua? Khang tu*` trong phong` na.t ra lam` cho To^' Uye^n gia^.t minh` va` cam? tha^y' lo so*., ba` ngu*o*i` lam` nhin` To^' Uye^n tho*? ra noi':
_Tu*` ngay` ca^.u a^y' bi. thu*o*ng dde^n' gio*` tinh' tin`h thay ddo^i?, ca^.u a^y' nong' nay? la het' va` khong chiu. a(n uo^ng' gi` ca?, co' khi to^i hay o^ng ba` ddu*a co*m vao` ca^.u a^y' ha^t' ddo^? dda^y` du*o*i' dda^t' lam` to^i phai? do.n dep me^.t che^t' luo^n, tho^i co^ ra ngoai` nha` ngo^i` ddo*.i ti' ba` ve^` ro^i` tinh' sau, ba` vu*a` ddi mo^.t ti' thi` co^ to*i', co^ ngo^i` ddo*.i nhe', co^ muo^n' dung` nu*o*c' hay gi` kho^ng to^i la^y' mo*i` co^?
_Thu*a chau' kho^ng khat' a.
_Va^.y khi nao` co^ ca^n` gi` thi` cu*' cho to^i bie^t', to^i vao` lam` vie^.c co^ nhe'!
Noi' xong ba` quay vao` nha` trong vo*i' co^ng vie^.c hang` ngay`. Con` la.i mo^.t min`h trong phong` khach' qua' ro^.ng vo*i' nhu*ng~ mon' ddo^` va^.t quy' gia', To^' Uye^n cam? tha^y' minh` la.c long?, ngo^i` xuo^ng' mo^.t goc' cua? chie^c' ghe^' sofa ba(ng` da hang` cua? Y', To^' Uye^n mong cho tho*i` gian qua ddi nhanh ho*n dde^? ra khoi? ca(n nha` sang tro.ng lam` cho nang` kho' chi.u vi` kho^ng khi' trong ca(n nha` nay` na(.ng ne^` qua' lam` cho nang` cam? tha^y' ngo*.p tho*?.
Ngo^i` ddo*.i mo^.t luc' chu*ng` nu*a? tie^ng' thi` ba` Ta^m mo*? cu*a? bu*o*c' vao`, nhin` tha^y' ba` To^' Uye^n ddu*ng' le^n chao` va` gio*i' thie^.u minh` va` cho ba` bie^t' nang` dda~ dde^n' phong` cua? Khang vo*i' chi. ngu*o*i` lam` nhu*ng Khang kho^ng cho nang` vao` phong`. Ba` Ta^m nghe dde^n' ddo' tho*? dai` la(c' dda^u` vo*i' ve~ ma(.t ddau kho^?.
_Con trai cua? to^i thay ddo^i? tinh' tin`h sau la^n` tai na.n, lo^i~ cung~ ta.i to^i, ne^u' ho^m ddo' to^i kho^ng ep' no' cu*o*i' chau' Hu*o*ng thi` no' dda^u co' gia^.n ro^i` ga^y ra tai na.n nay`. Tho^i co^ theo to^i vao` xem no' noi' gi`.
To^' Uye^n theo sau ba` Ta^m ddi dde^n' phong` cua? Khang, ba` go? cu*a? ro^i` xoay na(m' tay mo*? cu*a? vu*a` noi':
_Me. dda^y Khang, me. ddu*a theo co^ y ta' vao` dde^? cha(m soc' cho con, co^ a^y' co' the^? dde^n' dda^y mo^i~ ngay` trong khoan? tho*i` gian nga(n'.
Trong ca(n phong` qua' ro^.ng vo*i' nhu*ng~ ddo^` va^.t trang tri' ra^t' trang nha~, nhin` vao` ngu*o*i` ta co' the^? ddoan' ddu*o*.c chu? cua? ca(n phong` la` mo^.t ngu*o*i` thanh nie^n tre? va` hoa.t bac' thoai mai'. Trong phong` go^m` co' mo^.t chie^c' giu*o*ng` nu*o*c' lo*n' sang tro.ng. Goc' be^n tay ma(.t ca.nh cu*a? so^? la` chie^c' ban` burraue mau` dden ba(ng` go^~ lie^m, tre^n ban` co' chie^c' computer va` may' pax, copy chung vo*i' nhau. Trong phong` con` mo^.t giang` may' hat' va` cai' TV 40 inches, sat' be^n cu*a? la` chie^c' tu? chu*ng ddo^` co^~. To^' Uye^n nha^.n tha^y' mo^.t ngu*o*i` thanh nie^n voc' ngu*o*i` cao rao' nhu*ng ho*i ga^y`ddang ngo^i` gu.c dda^u` tre^n chie^c' gu*o*ng` xoay ma(.t ra hu*o*n'g cu*a? so^?, quay lu*ng lai phia' cu*a? phong`, dde^? thong` hai cha^n du*o*i' dda^t', hai tay cho^ng' tre^n gu*o*ng`, dda^u` cui' xuo^ng' tha^p' tra? lo*i` ba` Ta^m:
_Con kho^ng muo^n' ga(.p ai ca? me. a., con kho^ng muo^n' noi' chuye^.n vo*i' ai ca?.
_Ho^m qua me. ddi ga(.p bac' si~, o^ng a^y' noi' la` con ca^n` co' mo^.t co^ y ta' ve^` nha` cha(m soc' cho con. Co^ y ta' nay` cung~ la` ngu*o*i` Vie^.t mi`nh ddo' con, co^ a^y' de^~ thu*o*ng di.u dang` la(m'. Ngoan, nghe lo*i` me. dde^? co^ a^y' cha(m soc' cho con nghe, ne^u' sau nay` con kho^ng ba(ng` long` thi` me. se~ noi' vo*i' co^ a^y' kho^ng dde^n' nua~, ddu*o*.c kho^ng con?
Khang ngo^i` im la(.ng mo^.t luc' ro^i` noi':
_Vang, con nghe lo*i` me., nhu*ng con kho^ng muo^n' co^ a^y' o*? trong phong` cua? con nhie^u`, con kho^ng muo^n' lam` phie^n` ai ca?.
_DDu*o*.c ro^i`, co^ a^y' bie^t' co^ng vie^.c cua? co^ a^y' ma`, con ddu*ng` lo nhe'!
Ba` Ta^m quay sang noi' vo*i' To^' Uye^n:
_Nho*` co^ cha(m soc' cho con trai to^i. (Ro^i` ba` ddi gai ga^n` To^' Uye^n noi' nho? vao` tai cua? nang`) Co^ rang' giup' cho Khang a(n uo^ng' lai binh` thu*o*ng` va` ve^t' thu*o*ng no*i cha^n mau lanh` co^ nhe'. Neu' Khang co' la het' thi` co^ bo? qua cho, ddu*ng` dde^? ta^m co^ nhe'!
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