Ca'i ta^?y
hytran
Nha^'t Linh
Ne^'u kho^ng co' mo^.t vie^.c ca^`n ba^'t ngo+`, thi` co' le~ ca?
ddo+`i kho^ng bao gio+` Vu+o+.ng ddi to+'i con ddu+o+`ng que^ he?o
la'nh a^'y. DDa~ the^' o^-to^ (automobile) ddu+o+ng ddi tu+. nhie^n
ngu+`ng ha(?n la.i. Tha^'y ga^`n dda^'y co' mo^.t ca'i cho+. va` ma^'y
lo+'p nha`. Vu+o+.ng dde^? ma(.c ta`i xe^' chu+~a xe, ddi re~ xuo^'ng
mo^.t con ddu+o+`ng nho?, ti`m qua'n uo^'ng nu+o+'c.
Cha`ng va`o mo^.t cu+?a ha`ng ta.p hoa', ddu+a ma('t nhi`n xem co' chai
nu+o+'c chanh na`o kho^ng. Bo^~ng cha`ng nga.c nhie^n, ke^u:
- Anh!
Mo^.t ngu+o+`i ma(.c a'o co^.c tra('ng ddu+o+ng ngo^`i ca(.m cu.i cho
dda^.u pho.ng rang va`o chai, ngu+?ng nhi`n Vu+o+.ng mo^.t ho^`i la^u,
ro^`i ddu+'ng tha(?ng da^.y nhu+ ca'i ma'y, reo mo^.t tie^'ng tha^.t
to, va` cu~ng ke^u nhu+ Vu+o+.ng:
- Anh!
Vu+o+.ng co`n ddu+o+ng ddu+'ng nga^?n ngu+o+`i nhi`n ba.n tu+` dda^`u
dde^'n cha^n, thi` ngu+o+`i ba.n dda~ nha~y xuo^'ng dda^'t, ro^`i cu+'
cha^n kho^ng cha.y ra ke'o tay Vu+o+.ng va`o:
- Pha?i, to^i dda^y. Huy dda^y! "Huy ddi.a du+" dda^y!
Vu+o+.ng kho^ng ngo+` dda^u ngu+o+`i ba.n ho.c cu`ng mo^.t tru+o+`ng
ma` cha`ng dda~ hai la^`n ddi thi tu' ta`i, nay ddu+o+ng ngo^`i cho
dda^.u pho.ng va`o chai o+? mo^.t cu+?a ha`ng ta.p ho'a nho?, ca.nh
mo^.t cho+. que^ tie^`u tu.y.
Huy go.i vo+'i va`o trong nha` ba?o pha nu+o+'c, ho?i chuye^.n ro^'i
ri't, la`m Vu+o+.ng kho^ng ki.p tra? lo+`i: tuy va^.y, Huy va^~n kho^ng
que^n cho no^'t cho^~ dda^.u rang co`n thu+`a la.i va`o chai. Cha`ng
la^'y mo^.t cuo^'n so^? mo?ng ga^.p ddo^i la.i ro^`i tha? dda^.u pho.ng
tro^i da^`n va`o chai, va` pho^`ng ma' tho^?i ma.nh cho vo? dda^.u bay
ra ngoa`i.
Vu+O+.ng chu+a ki.p no'i ca^u gi`, vi` chu+a bie^'t ba('t dda^`u ra
sao. Vu+a` mo+'i no'i ddu+o+.c mo^.t tie^"ng "anh" thi` ba.n dda~ ga^.t
la^'y ga^.t dde^? dda'p ngay:
- Pha?i to^i.
Vu+o+.ng ga('t:
- Ai cha(?ng bie^'t la` anh. Nhu+ng anh la`m gi` o+? dda^y?
Huy dda'p:
- Nha` to^i dda^y...Anh chu+a bie^'t a`?...Ma` anh bie^'t la`m sao
ddu+o+.c Anh o+? Ta^y ve^` bao gio+`?
- To^i ve^` dda~ hai na(m nay.
- DDo^~ gi` ro^`i?
- DDo^~ ky~ su+.
- Kha' dda^'y!
Huy khen ba.n mo^.t ca'ch tha?n nhie^n kho^ng ma?y may lo^. chu't the`m
muo^'n, hi`nh nhu+ dda~ la^u la('m cha`ng kho^ng nghi~ dde^'n nhu+~ng
su+. thi cu+?, ho.c ha`nh...
Mo^.t ngu+o+`i dda`n ba` kho^ng dde.p kho^ng xa^'u, ma(.c a'o na^u ca`i
khuy, cha^n ddi guo^'c o+? trong nha` bu+o+'c ra, Huy no'i khe~:
- Nha` to^i...
Ro^`i cha`ng chi? Vu+o+.ng gio+'i thie^.u vo+'i vo+.:
- DDa^y la` ba'c ky' Vu+o+.ng o+? tre^n Tha'i xuo^'ng cho+i. Mi`nh ba?o
no' la`m co+m ba'c xo+i.
Vu+o+.ng la^'y la`m la. kho^ng hie^?u ta.i sao Huy la.i tu+. tie^.n cho
mi`nh la` mo^.t o^ng ky'. Cha`ng mi?m cu+o+`i nga^~m nghi~:
- Co' le~ vi` trong tie^'ng ky~ su+ co' chu+~ "ky~", ddo^?i mo^.t ca'i
da^'u thi` tha`nh "ky'" ngay.
Vu+o+.ng kho^ng ho?i ba.n vi` le~ gi`, dda`nh ta.m cho mi`nh la` mo^.t
o^ng ky' va^.y. Cha`ng tu+` cho^'i kho^ng nha^.n a(n co+m, la^'y co+'
chi? ddo+.i ta`i xe^' chu+~a xe xong, la.i pha?i ddi ngay. Huy ho?i
khe~:
- Ba'c ddi o^-to^? O^-to^ cu?a ba'c? The^' thi` ba'c ba?o ta`i xe^' o+?
ngoa`i xe ddu+`ng va`o dda^y, so+. nha` to^i bie^'t. Ro^`i to^i se~ cho
ba'c hie^?u vi` sao.
Tha^'y co' ngu+o+`i va`o mua ha`ng, Huy vo^.i ddu+'ng le^n:
- Xin lo^~i ba'c.
Cha`ng tu+o+i cu+o+`i no'i vo+'i kha'ch:
- Tra` dda^`u xua^n mo+'i ve^`, to^i va^~n dde^? da`nh o^ng mo^.t bao
dda^'y.
Cha`ng ru't ra mo^.t bao, mo+? na('p dde^? mu~i va`o hi't mgu+?i ma^'y
ca'i, ro^`i ca^?n tha^.n go'i, ddu+a cho kha'ch, vu+`a ddu+a vu+`a
tha^n ma^.t ho?i:
- The^' na`o, o^ng dda~ lo ddu+o+.c tie^`n dda(ng cai cho cha'u chu+a?
Vu+o+.ng dde^? y' nhi`n ba.n va^~n tha^'y bi`nh ti~nh nhu+ thu+o+`ng,
kho^ng lo^. ve? kho' chi.u vi` pha?i no'i mo^.t ca^u dda~i kha'ch,
tra'i vo+'i y' tu+o+?ng. Cha`ng nga^~m nghi~:
Ca'i ho.c trong ba^'y la^u tha^.t va^'t ddi ca?...Hay la` anh dda~
ddo^?i ca? ta^m ti'nh ddi ro^`i?
Vu+o+.ng la('c dda^`u cha'n na?n, vi` cha`ng nghi~ ra(`ng su+. nghe`o
kho^? kho^ng nguy hie^?m cho ngu+o+`i ta ba(`ng su+. truy. la.c ve^`
tinh tha^`n.
Ngu+o+`i nha` bu+ng ma^m co+m le^n va` dda(.t ngay o+? giu+~a giu+o+`ng.
DDo^` a(n tuy nhie^`u nhu+ng vi` dde^? trong nhu+~ng ca'i ddi~a dda`n
tre^n mo^.t ca'i ma^m go^~ dda~ bong so+n, ne^n tro^ng kho^ng co' ve?
ngon la`nh.
Vu+o+.ng quay ma(.t cho ba.n kho?i ngu+o+.ng, vi` cha`ng ddoa'n cha('c
ba.n cu~ng ngu+o+.ng nhu+ cha`ng. Huy ngo^`i va`o ma^m so ddu~a nhi`n
ma^m co+m, no'i vo+'i Vu+o+.ng:
- Ho^m nay kho^ng pha?i phie^n cho+., ba'c xo+i ta.m bu+~a co+m du+a
muo^'i. Thu+"c a(n dda~ cha?ng co' gi`, ma` ngu+o+`i nha` la.i vu.ng
ve^`.
No'i va^.y, nhu+ng Vu+o+.ng tha^'y ba.n co' ve? ma(.t khoa'i tra' cua?
ngu+o+`i sa('p ddu+o+.c du+. mo^.t bu+~a tie^.c ra^'t sang, cha`ng
tha^'y ba.n so nhu+~ng chie^'c ddu~a so+n cong queo mo^.t ca'ch a^u
ye^'m, va` gu+o+.ng nhe. dda(.t ngay nga('n be^n ca.nh ma^m.
Vu+o+.ng tha^'y ne't ma(.t va` cu+? chi? cua? ba.n co' ve? tu+. nhie^n,
la` nhu+~ng ne't ma(.t va` cu? chi? va^~n thu+o+`ng co' ha`ng nga`y
chu+' kho^ng pha?i co^' ta.o ra dde^? co^'t la`m vui lo`ng mo^.t
ngu+o+`i ba.n.
A(n co+m xong thi` tro+`i ve^` chie^`u, Huy ru? Vu+o+.ng ra hie^n sau
ngo^`i uo^'ng nu+o+'c. Be^n ca.nh mo^.t gia`n mu+o+'p dda^`y hoa va`ng
co' dde^? mo^.t ca'i ba`n cu~ va` hai ca'i ghe^' tre da`i. Vu+o+.ng
vu+a` hu't thuo^'c la' vu+a` nhi`n ra: ca'i ca?nh khu ddo^`ng bu`n
la^`y, nu+o+'c ddo.ng pha(?ng li` dde^'n ta^.n cha^n tro+`i gieo va`o
ta^m tri' cha`ng mo^.t no^?i buo^`n me^nh mang, Vo+'i nhu+~ng y' cha'n
na?n ve^` cuo^.c ddo+`i o+?nhu+~ng cho^'n que^ he?o la'nh.
Be^n mo^.t ca'i gia^.u nu+a' dda~ ddo^~ nghie^ng du+o+'i su+'c na(.ng
cua? nhu+~ng ca^y mo^`ng to+i, mo^.t con lo+.n se^` ga^`y go`, ve va^?y
dduo^i, le^ bu.ng ddi tu+` tu+` giu+~a mo^.t dda`n lo+.n con cha.y
la(ng qua(ng.
Huy nga? ngu+o+`i va`o lu+ng ghe^', dang tha(?ng hai tay co' ve? khoan
khoa'i ba?o Vu+o+.ng:
- Ca'i hie^n na`y, mu`a he` dde^'n, ma't la('m.
Vu+o+.ng tha^'y ba.n co' ve? ho^`n nhie^n la. lu`ng, hi`nh nhu+ tu+`
thu+o+? be' cha`ng va^~n so^'ng trong ca'i ca?nh ddo' cho he^'t ddo+`i.
Lu'c a^'y Vu+o+.ng mo+'i nha^.n ra ra(`ng mi`nh buo^`n, mi`nh thu+o+ng
ha.i ba.n, kho^ng pha?i vi` tha^'y ba.n ga(.p ca?nh nghe`o, ma` tha^.t
ra vi` tha^'y ba.n kho^ng co' the^? na`o thoa't kho?i ca?nh nghe`o
ddu+o+.c, kho^ng co' su+'c dde^? ca^'t dda^`u le^n ddu+o+.c nu+~a.
Cha`ng la^?m ba^?m mo^.t ca^u ba(`ng tie^'ng pha'p:
- Tha^.t la` he^'t!
Cha`ng toan no'i cho Huy ro~ y' tu+o+?ng ddo', nhu+ng bie^'t la` vo^
i'ch, ne^n la.i tho^i. Huy kho^ng sao hie^?u ddu+o+.c nu+~a.
Hai ngu+o+`i ngo^`i ye^n la(.ng mo^.t lu'c la^u. Bo^~ng Huy quay la.i
phi'a Vu+o+.ng ho?i ddo^.t ngo^.t nhu+ dda~ ddoa'n ddu+o+.c y' nghi~
va^'n vu+o+ng trong o'c ba.n:
- Anh tha^'y to^i ddo^?i kha'c tru+o+'c nhie^`u co' pha?i kho^ng? Ba?y
ta'm na(m ro^`i co`n gi`?
Tro+`i to^'i ha(?n. Vu+o+.ng va` Huy kho^ng nhi`n ro~ ma(.t nhau,
nhu+ng tie^'ng no'i cu?a Huy va^~n dde^`u dde^`u lo.t va`o tai
Vu+o+.ng; lu'c no'i chuye^.n, hai ngu+o+`i cu`ng so^'ng tro+? la.i
nhu+~ng nga`y vo^ tu+ lu+. cu?a ca'i ddo+`i ho.c tro` chi'n na(m
tru+o+'c. Co' tie^'ng vo+. Huy o+? trong nha` ho?i:
- Sao mi`nh kho^ng tha('p dde`n le^n?
Huy vo^.i nga('t lo+`i vo+.:
- Tho^i kho^ng ca^`n.
Ro^`i cha`ng la.i ba('t dda^`u ke^? chuye^.n cho Vu+o+.ng nghe:
- ...The^' la` to^i ro+'t ve^` ddi.a du+ va` li.ch su+?, ma(.c da^`u
anh em dda~ go.i to^i la` "Huy ddia. du+".
Vu+o+.ng no'i:
- Anh ro+'t, co' le~ vi` ta.i anh ho.c thuo^.c qua', thuo^.c ca? cha^'m
ca^u, cha^'m pha^?y, va` so^' trang.
Huy cu+o+`i:
- Anh co' nho+' co' la^`n la`m ba`i ve^` ddi.a du+ to^i ba('t dda^`u
ngay ba(`ng mo^.t ca^u: "nhu+ to^i dda~ no'i o+? trang 45, mu.c 7 ..."
nghi~a la` to^i cu+' vie^'t theo nguye^n va(n trong sa'ch, Cu?a dda'ng
to^.i, tri' ho.c cua? to^i kho^ng la^'y gi` la`m sa'ng suo^'t cho
la('m, to^i chi? ddu+o+.c mo^.t ca'i cha(m va` ho.c thuo^.c lo`ng. Ma`
cha(m nhu+ the^', chi? vi` co^'t thi ddo^~ dde^? la^'y Lie^n. Cha('c
anh dda~ bie^'t Lie^n?
- La. gi`, Lie^n con cu. tua^`n DDa.o.
- Chi'nh ddo'. Nhu+ng na(m dda^`u to^i ro+'t, Lie^n va` nha` Lie^n
dda`nh lo`ng ddo+.i to+'i na(m sau. Ca'i mo^.ng ddu+o+.c la`m o^ng
tham, la.i ddu+o+.c la^'y mo^.t mgu+o+`i dde.p, con nha` gia`u, ca'i
mo^.ng to lo+'n nha^'t trong ddo+`i to^i lu'c ddo', vi` the^' va^~n
co`n. To^i cha(m ho.c ba(`ng hai na(m tru+o+'c va` ho.c thuo^.c lo`ng
ga^'p hai tru+o+'c... The^' ro^`i chi? vi` mo^.t ca'i.....ta^?y.
No'i dde^'n dda^y, Huy cu+o+`i khe~ mo^.t ca'i, vo+'i ddie^'u thuo^'c
la', dda'nh die^m cha^m hu't.
- Ky` thi na(m sau, to^i tra? lo+`i ca'c ba`i tro^i cha?y ca?. Chi?
co`n ddia. du+ va` li.ch su+?, to^i dde^? la.i sau cu`ng. Lu'c va`o
pho`ng thi, to^i lo so+. pha^'p pho?ng. O^ng gia'o cha^'m thi ho?i to^i
ca^u dda^`u, to^i dda'p ngay ddu+o+.c. O^ng ba(`ng lo`ng la('m. O^ng
tu+o+i cu+o+`i toan cho no^'t, nhu+ng gio' qua.t ma'y cu+' chu+.c la^.t
to+` gia^'y cha^'m thi. Sa(?n co' ca'i ta^?y, o^ng la^'y cha(.n le^n
mo^.t go'c gia^'y. Nhu+ng ca'i ta^?y kho^ng chi.u ddu+o+.c su+'c gio',
la(n ra ngoa`i, gia^'y cuo^'n cong la.i cha.y va`o bu't; o^ng ha^'t ra
ma^'y la^`n kho^ng ddu+o+.c, dda^.p tay xuo^'ng to? ve? kho' chi.u va`
ba?o to^i ta('t qua.t ma'y ddi. O^ng ho?i sang ddi.a du+. Tha^'y tra'n
o^ng la^'m ta^'m mo^` ho^i, so+. o^ng vi` no'ng qua' dda^m ra ga('t
go?ng ne^n to^i ra va(.n qua.t cho cha.y. O^ng mi?m cu+o+`i khen:
- To^'t la('m con a. (Tre`s bien, mon enfant.)
- "Con" sung su+o+'ng la('m, ho?i dda^u dda'p dda^'y, tro^i nhu+
nu+o+'c cha?y.
O^ng ca^`m bu't cho no^'t va` tie^.n tay la^'y ca'i ta^?y cha^.n le^n
go'c gia^'y. To^i lo la('ng, chi? lo ta^?y nhe. qua', gio' la.i ha^'t
gia^'y va`o but' la`m o^ng pha't ca'u kho^ng cho no^'t ddie^?m cao. Hai
ma('t to^i nhi`n dda(m dda(m va`o ca'i ta^?y nhu+ bi. tho^i mie^n. Ca'i
ta^?y khe~ rung ddo^.ng. To^i la^?m ba^?m:
- Na`y, no' sa('p la(n...no' sa('p la(n.
Ca'i ta^?y la(n ddi mo^.t vo`ng. To^i ni'n ho+i ddo+.i, nhu+ng vi` lu'c
ddo' su+'c gio' ye^'u, ne^n no' ddu+'ng la.i ngay. Ca'i ta^?y la.i rung
ddo^.ng, to+` gia^'y la^.t ma.nh; tha^'y ca'i ta^?y bi. ha^'t ra ngoa`i
sa('p la(n xuo^'ng dda^'t, to^i nghie^ng ngu+o+`i toan cha.y la.i; o^ng
gia('o vu+`a cho xong no^'t, nhu+ng bi. to+` gia^'y ha('t va`o bu't,
mu+.c da^y ca? ra tay. O^ng ngu+?ng nhi`n to^i, va` tha^'y to^i ddang
nghie^ng ngu+o+`i ve^` dda(`ng tru+o+'c, cha(m chu' va`o to+` gia^'y
xem cho no^'t, co' ve? kha? nghi. O^ng dda^.p ba`n:
- DDu+o+.c la('m, anh muo^'n nhi`n no^'t, to^i se~ da.y cho anh ca'ch
nhi`n no^'t...Anh vu+`a gan vu+`a khe'o ni.nh... a`, to^i nho+'
ra...lu'c na~y anh va(.n qua.t ma'y co^'t dde^? gia^'y la^.t, anh nhi`n
no^'t cho ro~.
O^ng lie^`n xoa' no^'t cu~ ddi, cho to^i mo^.t con so^' kha'c, kho^ng
pha?i hi`nh qua? tru+'ng thi` cu~ng hi`nh ca'i ga^.y.
Le~ co^' nhie^n la` to^i ro+'t. Nha` co^ Lie^n va` co^ Lie^n le~ co^'
nhie^n la` kho^ng ddo+.i to^i va` ddo+.i chu+'c tham bie^.n vo+'i so^'
lu+o+ng ho+n tra(m ddo^`ng mong u+o+'c kia. To^i ddau, to^i kho^?, to^i
ke^u tro+`i, ke^u dda^'t ma^'t ga^`n nu+~a tha'ng. Tri' to^i kho^ng
lu'c na`o kho^ng nghi~ dde^'n ca'i ta^?y. Ne^'u ca'i ta^?y a^'y, no'
na(.ng ho+n mo^.t ti', mo^.t ti' nu+~a tho^i, thi` to^i dda~ ddo^~, co^
Lie^n dda~ la^'y to^i, to^i dda~ sung su+o+'ng...
Huy ngu+`ng la.i mo^.t lu'c la^u, ro^`i no'i tie^'p mo^.t ca'ch cha^.m
ra~i nhu+ ca^n nha('c tu+`ng tie^'ng:
- Bo^~ng mo^.t ho^m to^i nghi~ ra. To^i su+.c ti?nh. To^i tu+. ba?o:
ne^'u bao nhie^u ddie^`u mi`nh mo+ u+o+'c, ne^'u hy vo.ng cua? ca?
ddo+`i mi`nh chi? du+.a va`o ca'i ta^?y be' con, mo^.t ca'i ta^?y
kho^'n na.n, vo^ ly', thi` ha.nh phu'c o+? ddo+`i mi`nh kho^ng the^?
na`o cha('c ddu+o+.c. DDeo dduo^?i chi? to^'n co^ng. Pha?i la`m the^'
na`o cho ha.nh phu'c o+? ddo+`i pha?i cua? mi`nh, chi? o+? mi`nh tho^i.
Huy nha('c la.i:
- Ha.nh phu'c chi? o+? lo`ng mi`nh, ha.nh phu'c chi? o+? su+.c ye^n
ti~nh cu?a ta^m ho^`n. Khi mi`nh dda~ co' bi`nh ti~nh ddo', thi` kho^ng
ca'i ta^?y na`o la`m ma^'t ddu+o+.c, tha^.t la` cha('c cha('n kie^n
co^'. The^' la` tu+` ddo', to^i kho?i buo^`n, ngu+o+`i to^i ddo^?i
kha'c ha(?n. To^i la(n lo^.n ra^'t nhie^`u no+i, co' lu'c la`m lu.ng
va^'t va? trong ca'c nha` ma'y, ca'c ha^`m mo?, co' lu'c gia^`u, co'
lu'c nghe`o...Ngo^`i ba'n tra` o+? cho^'n que^ xo+ xa'c na`y, nhu+ng
chi? ca?nh ngo^. ddo^?i kha'c, co`n o+? trong va^~n thay ddo^?i. Ne^'u
ca'i ta^?y la`m to^i va^'t va? thi` tra'i la.i noi' dda~ cho to^i
tha^'y ha.nh phu'c trong ta'm na(m nay.
Mo^.t ho^m lang thang dde^'n dda^y, to^i ga(.p nha` to^i, ti'nh ra
dde^'n nay dda~ ddu+o+.c ho+n mo^.t na(m. To^i chu+a bie^'t la` o+?
ta.m, hay la` o+? ha(?n vi` dda(`ng na`o cu~ng va^.y. Nha` to^i kho^ng
ro~ qua~ng ddo+`i tru+o+'c cua? to^i, to^i pha?i tu+. tie^.n cho anh
la` mo^.t o^ng ky', vi` to^i la`m gi` co' mo^.t ngu+o+`i ba.n ky~ su+
sang tro.ng, co' o^-to^ nha` nhu+ anh.
Huy cu+o+`i no'i tha^.t khe~:
- Nha` to^i cu+' tu+o+?ng la` to^i cu~ng do^'t nhu+ nha` to^i va^.y.
Ma(.t tra(ng tu+` tu+` le^n sau ma^'y tha^n ca^y cau vie^`n tra('ng;
a'nh tra(ng chie^'u va`o in ro~ le^n qua^`n a'o cua? Huy nhu+~ng bo'ng
la' mu+o+'p gio' lay ddo^.ng.
Vu+o+.ng la.i nhi`n ro~ ne't ma(.t ba.n. Nhu+ng ba^y gio+` cha`ng
tha^'y bao nhie^u nhu+~ng y' tu+o+?ng buo^`n ba~, cha'n na?n ve^` ba.n
tu+. nhie^n tie^u ta'n he^'t.
hyt...@my-deja.com
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