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Con -du+o+`ng So?i -da'

        Xong pho^? tho^ng trung ho.c Thy o^m ke^. thuo^'c ra he` pho^' vi` chuye^.n co+m a'o. Tha`nh pho^' nho? nhu+ ba`n tay kho' gia^'u ai chuye^.n gi`. Mo^.t cu+.u ho.c sinh cu?a tru+o+`ng Nguye^~n Hue^. nay la^~n lo^.n trong dda'm ngu+o+`i vi` mu+u sinh tu+` cha^n ca^`u Tra`ng Tie^`n ke'o da`i dde^'n he^'t ddu+o+`ng Le^ Lo+.i . Bie^'t ai ne^n ai hu+ ?
Nho? bi' thu+ cu~ mo^.t nga`y ghe' la.i:
    - E^, mi dda'm ho?i ro^`i ha? Thy ? Ha('n nghe`o la('m pha?i kho^ng
    - U+`! Chi kho^ng?
        Tra^`n tru.i, vie^~n tu+o+?ng! Kho^ng bie^'t co' ma^'y pha^`n quan ta^m? Thy nghi~ theo ca'ch nhi`n ddo+`i qua la(ng ki'nh mo+'i . Ddu+o+`ng ca`ng lu'c ca`ng va('ng. Mo^.t va`i ngu+o+`i du+`ng xe mua nu+?a go'i thuo^'c. Xe^' chie^`u, va`i co+n gio' u`a to+'i . La' va`ng o`a xuo^'ng ro^`i la(n lo^ng lo^'c tre^n ma(.t ddu+o+`ng. Mu+a na(.ng ha.t ro^`i ddo^? ra`o ra`o . Thy o^m ke^. thuo^'c cha.y nhanh va`o ki-o^'t trong co^ng vie^n. Va^.y la` toi mo^.t buo^?i chie^`u . Mu+a ra't ma(.t. Mu+a luo^n luo^n go+.i nho+' mo^.t ky? nie^.m buo^`n...
        Na(m lo+'p mu+o+`i hai, Thy chuye^?n lo+'p. Tha^`y da.y va(n chu? nhie^.m, nhu+~ng ba`i va(n luo^n luo^n kho^ng qua' na(m ddie^?m, Thy ghe't tha^`y ngang ba(`ng tha^`y ghe't Thy . Ta.i vi` Thy tu+` cho^'i chu+'c vu. lo+'p pho' trong lo+'p mo+'i ? Ta.i vi` Thy kho^ng hay to+'i nha` tha^`y nhu+ ma^'y ho.c tro` kha'c? Thy bie^'t mi`nh co' ddie^`u gi` kho^ng pha?i, nhu+ng kho^ng hoa`n toa`n vi` Thy . Cuo^'i na(m, ddie^?m lao ddo^.ng tro`n tri.a mo^.t con so^' kho^ng. Thy tha('c ma('c. Tha^`y ho?i: "Ta.i sao em no'i co' lao ddo^.ng dda^`y ddu? ma` kho^ng co' ddie^?m"? - "Thu+a tha^`y em kho^ng ddu+o+.c ro~". "Em ddi.nh ddo^? lo^~i cho lo+'p pho' lao ddo^.ng ha?? Ta.i sao ngu+o+`i kha'c co' ddie^?m co`n em thi` kho^ng?" Nie^`m ddau vo+~ o`a . Thy kho^ng bie^'t tra? lo+`i . Thy mu+o+.n ca^u no'i cu?a chi'nh tha^`y dde^? nga(n do`ng nu+o+'c ma('t sa('p tra`n ra . "Kho^ng can he^. gi` ca?! Pha?i, kho^ng can he^. gi` ca??" Ro^`i Thy la^`m lu~i ve^` trong mu+a . Ca'm o+n tro+`i dda~ mu+a tha^.t to dde^? ngu+o+`i ddo+`i kho^ng nhi`n tha^'y Thy dda~ tho^?n thu+'c nhu+ the^' na`o vi` mo^.t ddie^`u kho^ng dda'ng kho'c. Sau na`y Thy hay no'i vo+'i ba.n be`: Ne^'u ddu+o+.c la`m co^ gia'o, tao se~ kho^ng bao gio+` thie^n vi.!...
        Ho^m qua ddi mua de'p vo+'i me . Me ddi ho+i nhanh ne^n Thy ca'ch me ca? mo^.t ddoa.n. Me ddo^.i no'n la' cu~ va` xa'ch gio? lu+o+'i cu~. Me dden sa.m ddi vi` da^`m mu+a da^`m na('ng. Thy nhi`n me ru+ng ru+ng. Me du+`ng tru+o+'c ha`ng de'p, lu+.a mo^.t ddo^i va` hi`nh nhu+ ho?i gia'. Me khe~ kha`ng dda(.t ddo^i de'p xuo^'ng va` ddi tie^'p. Thy nghe ba` ba'n ha`ng ddanh dda': "Ddo^` xa'ch gio?! Ma^'y ba` coi chu+`ng ma^'t ddo^`!" Tim Thy nho'i le^n. La.y tro+`i me kho^ng nghe . Thy kho^ng ddu? ly' tri' dde^? la`m gi` kha'c. Thy dduo^?i ki.p me, li' nhi' no'i nhu+'c dda^`u ro^`i la^'y xe dda.p ddi . Dde^'n khuya, bao nhie^u ua^'t u+'c tra`o ra u+o+'t dda^`m ma(.t go^'i . Thy thu+o+ng me, thu+o+ng ba, thu+o+ng ca'i nghe`o cu?a nha` mi`nh, Thy co^' ti`m mo^.t ddie^?m tu+.a .

        Lo+'p mu+o+`i mo^.t. Khai ly' li.ch. Thy ddie^`n va`o nghe^` nghie^.p cu?a ba hai chu+~: Lao ddo^.ng - tha^'y cu~ng hay hay . Nu+?a tha'ng sau, tha^`y T. chu? nhie^.m ke^u Thy le^n ga(.p. Tha^`y no'i vo+'i Thy dda^`y ve? tho^ng ca?m: "Em kho^ng ne^n ma(.c ca?m vi` nghe^` nghie^.p cu?a ba . Dda.p xi'ch lo^ co' gi` la` xa^'u dda^u . Vo+. tha^`y bie^'t ra^'t ro~ ve^` ba em, ba em co' ho.c thu+'c, co' nha^n ca'ch, cha(?ng qua chi? la` tha^'t co+ lo+~ va^.n. Lo+'p na`y co' ai to^'t ba(`ng em kho^ng?" Thy muo^'n ke^u le^n: "Tha^`y la^`m ro^`i, em luo^n tu+. ha`o ve^` ba me em". Nhu+ng Thy kho^ng the^?. Thy cu~ng ca^`n mo^.t pha^`n tho^ng ca?m cu?a tha^`y bo+?i cuo^.c so^'ng co' qua' nhie^`u co+ cu+.c. Ba Thy no'i tie^'ng Anh nhu+ gio', co' ba?n li~nh, co' chu+`ng mu+.c. Nhu+ng su+'c kho?e cu?a ba dda~ bi. dda'nh gu.c bo+?i ca'i nghe^` xi'ch lo^ dde^'n no^~i pha?i a(n ba'm vo+.. Me Thy tu+` mo^.t phu. nu+~ bo^'n con va^~n dde^? to'c the^`, gio+` ta`n ta. du+o+'i ca'i na('ng, ca'i re't, ca'i lo toan... Thy dda(.t le^n ddo^i vai mu+o+`i ba?y ca'i ga'nh na(.ng tri~i da(`n va(.t, suy tu+ ma` co' giu'p gi` cho ba em ddu+o+.c dda^u! Na(m ddo', nho+` su+. qua ta^m, ddo^.ng vie^n cu?a tha^`y, Thy kho^ng bo? ho.c nu+?a chu+`ng va` va^~n giu+~ ddu+o+.c danh hie^.u tie^n tie^'n cu?a na(m tru+o+'c.
        Sau nhu+~ng nga`y mu+a, ma(.t tro+`i lo' da.ng. Nhu+~ng tia na('ng nhu+ mo+'i me?, la. lu`ng. Nhu+~ng gio.t na('ng nha?y nho't tre^n ma(.t ddu+o+`ng cho^~ kho^ cho^~ u+o+'t tro^ng nhu+ mo^.t bu+'c tho^ng ddie^.p ve^` su+. ho^`i sinh. Ma^'y ddu+'a ba.n ghe' cho+i, dda'nh ba`i va` no'i chuye^. phie^'m, ro^`i ddi . Thy tha^'y vui vui . Do`ng Hu+o+ng Giang phi'a sau la^'p loa'ng. Ma^'y chie^'c thuye^`n nhe` nhe. tro^i . Thy tu+. ho?i kho^ng bie^'t chie^'c thuye^`n na`o ddo' dda~ cho+? no^~i nie^`m cu?a mi`nh ra bie^?n dde^? lo`ng Thy nhe. te^nh. Ba me quye^'t ddi.nh la`m gia^'y ddi HO . Cuo^'i cu`ng pha?i co' mo^.t su+. lu+.a cho.n. Hoa(.c la` nghe`o va` con ca'i ho.c nu+?a vo+`i . Hoa(.c la` ca^'t ddu+o+.c ga'nh lo toan va` hy vo.ng co' nga`y tro+? ve^`. To'c ba ba.c ha(?n sau mo^.t tua^`n dda(' ddo, ca^n nha('c. Thy bie^'t mi`nh se~ o+? la.i, cu~ng nhu+ bie^'t mi`nh co' lo^~i vo+'i ba me, nhu+ng dde^'n lu'c ddo' co`n la^u ma`.
        Chie^`u nay ddi ba'n ve^` Thy mua cho ba to+` ba'o, va` mua mo^.t go'i khoai sa('n cho Tha?o, Ly . Thy giu'p giu'p me. na^'u co+m. Bu+~a a(n cu~ng la` rau va` ca' kho^ nhu+ mo.i la^`n. Ca? nha` co' ve? vui ho+n, ngon mie^.ng ho+n.
        To^'i, Thy ru? Nhung ddi tha(m co^ Y chu? nhie^.m lo+'p mu+o+`i . Lu'c ddang ho.c vo+'i co^, Thy i't co' di.p no'i chuye^.n vo+'i co^ nhu+ng khi he^'t ho.c ro^`i Thy ra^'t thi'ch dde^'n tha(m co^ . Ho^`i ddo', la`m nhu+ co' mo^.t so+.i da^y vo^ hi`nh giu+~a co^ va` Thy . Mo^.t ddie^`u gi` ga^`n nhu+ la` ti`nh ba.n. Co^ hie^?u ddu+o+.c ddie^`u ma` ngu+o+`i kha'c kho^ng nhi`n tha^'y ddu+o+.c no+i Thy . Na(m ddo' co' mo^.t ca'i dduo^i theo Thy . Co^ hay nhi`n Thy cu+o+`i cu+o+`i, nho^.t ghe^ . Ca'i dduo^i o+? ba`n tre^n, Thy ba`n du+o+'i . Ngoa`i ma(.t Thy la`nh la.nh nhu+ng trong lo`ng thinh thi'ch. Con ga'i ma`! Mo^.t bu+~a co^ ddo^.t nhie^n ddo^?i cho^~ ca'i dduo^i va` ho?i: "Co`n ai thi'ch ddo^?i cho^~ nu+~a kho^ng?" Nho+' la.i Thy ddo? ma(.t... Cuo^'i cu`ng Thy va` ca'i dduo^i ngo^`i ga^`n nhau (!). Ca'i dduo^i vie^'t te^n no' va` te^n Thy lo^`ng va`o nhau va` suo^'t buo^?i ho.c cu+' chi`a ra tru+o+'c ma(.t Thy . Chuye^.n la` va^.y va` chi? co' va^.y, nhu+ng la` mo^.t ky? nie^.m de^~ thu+o+ng...
        Dde^m cuo^'i tha'ng, tro+`i kho^ng co' tra(ng nhu+ng co' ca? nga`n sao . Hue^' ve^` dde^m va('ng qua'! Thy dda.p xe cha^`m cha^.m ma` nghe lo`ng da^ng le^n mo^.t nie^`m thu+o+ng: Thu+o+ng ngo^i tru+o+`ng cu~, thu+o+ng con ddu+o+`ng so?i dda' da^~n ve^` nha`, thu+o+ng tha`nh pho^' nho? nhu+ lo`ng ba`n tay . Mai na`y, ne^'u ddu+o+.c phe'p lu+.a cho.n, Thy nha^'t ddi.nh kho^ng ro^`i xa cho^'n na`y!.

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