Tro^'ng tie^'t na(m vu+`a ddie^?m, to^i pho'ng xe ve^` phi'a co^?ng tru+o+`ng Su+
pha.m. Ddo+.i ma~i ma` kho^ng tha^'y bo'ng da'ng Tha?o Vy dda^u . Mu+o+`i, mu+o+`i la(m
ro^`i hai mu+o+i phu't tro^i qua . To^i so^'t ruo^.t. Tha^`m dda(.t ra nhie^`u ti`nh
huo^'ng: nghi? tie^'t cuo^'i ne^n Tha?o Vy ve^` ro^`i, hoa(.c ddang lai rai xoa`i me co'c
o^?i vo+'i tu.i ba.n o+? mo^.t ca'i qua'n ven ddu+o+`ng na`o ddo' cu~ng ne^n (con ga'i la` chu'a a(n ha`ng kia ma`), cu~ng co' khi Tha?o Vy bi. o^'m
ddo^.t xua^'t ro^`i nghi? ho.c... Cho+.t mo^.t tra`ng cu+o+`i vo+~ ra la`m to^i
gia^.t mi`nh. Thi` ra, tu.i nu+~ ddang tu'm tu.m la.i ha`n huye^n du+o+'i go^'c
xa` cu+` o+? go'c dda(`ng kia . Tha^'y to^i, ma^'y ddu+'a con ga'i nhi`n cu+o+`i mo^.t ca'ch bi'
hie^?m ro^`i tu+` tu+` gia~n ra ...To^i tie^'n ve^` phi'a Tha?o Vy, vo` dda^`u bu+'t tai ma`
va^~n kho^ng nghi~ ra ddu+o+.c mo^.t ca^u gi`..."go.i la`".
- Co' "va^'n dde^` nan gia?i" ha? anh Huy ?. Tha?o Vy "go+~ bi'" giu`m
to^i ba(`ng mo^.t ca^u ha`i .
- U+`, cu~ng kho^ng "nan" chi . Chie^`u nay Vy co'
ba^.n vie^.c gi` kho^ng?
- La.i co^? vu~ bo'ng dda' cho ddo^.i nha` nu+~a ha??
- Vy cu+' ddoa'n gia` ddoa'n non, anh vu+`a nha^.n ddu+o+.c ho.c
bo^?ng khi sa'ng ne`! Anh...
To^i chu+a ki.p no'i he^'t ca^u thi` Tha?o Vy phi`
cu+o+`i:
- Ui da, die^~m phu'c qua'!
- Ba ru+o+~i anh dde^'n, ddi bo` bi'a nghe!
- Nhu+ng pha?i ve^` tru+o+'c sa'u gio+`, Vy co`n pha?i
dde^'n Trung ta^m Anh ngu+~. Ddu'ng he.n nghe!
- Lo+~ so+'m thi` sao ?
- Cho ddu+'ng ha`nh lang!
- Tre^~ na(m phu't?
- Ca^'m va^.n hai tua^`n - kho^ng ga(.p ma(.t!
To^i va` Tha?o Vy dda.p xe song ddo^i tre^n con ddu+o+`ng tra?i tha?m
ddie^.p va`ng. Tru+o+'c khi re~ va`o ky' tu'c xa', Tha?o Vy co`n ki.p bi~u
mo^i va` lie^'c xe'o to^i mo^.t ca'i da`i ngoa(`ng.
- Cuo^.c ddo+`i va^~n dde.p sao, ti`nh ye^u va^~n dde.p sao .
Du`...
- Im ddi, dde^? tao nghe ma'y chu't xi'u ma`y . Sa('p "le^n ma'y
che'm" ro^`i ddo' cha no^.i - Tha(`ng Trung lu'c na`o no' cu~ng la`m to^i ma^'t
hu+'ng. No' ta('t ma'y ca'i "phu.p", gio.ng ke? ca?:
- Nu+o+'c tao xa'ch khi sa'ng, co+m tao ba('c ro^`i, co`n
kha^u "che^' bie^'n thu+'c a(n" la` cu?a ma`y!
- Dde^? co+m chie^`u a(n, tru+a nay tu.i mi`nh "xo+i"
thu+' kha'c! - To^i tuye^n bo^' hu`ng ho^`n.
No' nha?y pho'c xuo^'ng dda^'t ca'i
"ra^`m" la`m cho ca'i giu+o+`ng ddo+`i ...o^ng co^' to^? cu?a ba` chu?
nha` ke^u "ra('c". (Ne^'u co' ba` Bo^'n o+? nha`, cha('c tu.i to^i bi.
"tru.c xua^'t" qua'). No' lom lom nhi`n to^i ba(`ng a'nh ma('t "dda nghi
nhu+ Ta`o Tha'o", la`m nhu+ to^i ...dde^'n tu+` ha`nh tinh kha'c va^.y .
- La~nh lu+o+ng ha? ma`y ?
- Lu+o+ng tao dda~ "u+'ng" tu+` tha'ng tru+o+'c!
- "Vie^.n tro+." gia ddi`nh?
- Co`n nhu+~ng hai tua^`n nu+~a ma`y!
- Ho.c bo^?ng?
- Chu+' co`n gi` nu+~a!
No' tro`ng va`o ngu+o+`i chie^'c a'o "second-hand" ro^`i hai "con ngu+.a sa('t" cu`ng pho'ng a`o a`o tre^n ddu+o+`ng lo^. tru+a . Tro+`i na('ng ga('t nhu+ng cu~ng kho^ng la`m "ca?n bu+o+'c giang ho^`" cu?a hai tha(`ng to^i (nho+` co' ddo^.ng co+ "a(n" thu'c dda^?y ma`!). To^i va` no' du+`ng la.i o+? qua'n co+m "Ba` Chu?" - no+i ma` mo^~i khi ddi ho.c ve^`, tu.i to^i chi? da'm "hi't hi't" "nhi`n nhi`n" ro^`i ...ddi luo^n.
Ngoa`i hai pha^`n co+m "ta(ng cu+o+`ng", mo^~i ddu+'a co`n "cho+i
luo^n" mo^.t chai bia Huda nu+~a mo+'i sang chu+'. Hai tha(`ng quanh na(m chi?
bie^'t co' mo^~i thu+' nu+o+'c "kho^ng ma`u, kho^ng mu`i, kho^ng vi., ddu+o+.c
ta^?y tru`ng ba(`ng da^y may-xo", nay co' ho+i men ne^n ma(.t ddu+'a na`o ddu+'a
na^'y phu+`ng phu+`ng. To^i va` no' ddi.nh "ba`n mo^.t so^' va^'n dde^` co+
ba?n" (ngoa`i vie^.c ho.c!) thi` mo^.t ddoa`n kha'ch ke'o va`o . Ta co', Ta^y co'.
Tha^'y kho^ng tie^.n ne^n hai ddu+'a chuo^`n le..
- Ho^m nay anh Huy ba^.n ho.p Chi ddoa`n, cho Go^ nghi? tie^'t
sau!
Ddu+'a ho.c tro` ngoan cu?a to^i mu+`ng ro+n, tha(`ng be' hi' hu+?ng ra
ma(.t:
- Hoan ho^ anh Huy ba^.n ho.p!
To^i pho'ng xe ve^` nha`, thie^'u chu't nu+~a "u.i" pha?i
ba` gia` va` ca? ...ga'nh dda^.u hu~. Theo tho'i quen, to^i vo.t mie^.ng:
- I'm sorry, sorry!
To^i lie^'c ddo^`ng ho^`: mo+'i 2
gio+` 10 co`n so+'m cha'n! Ddo^. na`y o^ng Bo^'n thu+o+`ng va('ng nha`. Do`m qua cu+?a so^?, y chang y' ddoa'n cu?a
to^i, chie^'c xe dda.p tho+`i ..."Co^? Lai Hy" cu?a o^ng kho^ng na(`m ddo' nu+~a . "Okay!".
To^i khoa'i chi' nha?y va`o nha` ta('m "ca^'p si~ quan", mo+? vo`i hoa sen co+~ "max".
To^i ky` co. "ta^'m tha^n ngo.c nga`" cu?a mi`nh ba(`ng mie^'ng xa` pho`ng Lifebuoy
dda~ mo`n mie^'ng tu+. ddo+`i na?o ddo+`i na`o . Die^.n bo^. ca'nh "vi'a"
nha^'t cu?a hai ddu+'a (ca'i a'o cu?a tha(`ng Trung co`n ca'i qua^`n to^i "so+?
hu+~u"), to^i dda?o qua dda?o la.i ma^'y lu+o+.t dde^? "la^'y pho^.t"
ro^`i mo+'i ra ddi .
Chie^`u thu+' ba?y, nha` xe ky' tu'c xa' nu+~ du+o+`ng nhu+ kho^ng co`n cho^~ cho
chie^'c "xe^' ddie^'c" cu?a to^i nu+~a . Chu' giu+~ xe ra hie^.u he^'t so^'.
Ddu+o+.c, nhu+ the^' ca`ng hay, ddo+~ to^'n nhu+~ng ...ba tra(m ddo^`ng. To^i du+.ng xe sa't va'ch o+? dda(`ng
xa, kho^ng que^n "bo? nho?" vo+'i ba'c ba?o ve^.:
- Dde^? ta.m dda^y, ba phu't nu+~a con la^'y lie^`n!
Ba gio+` 29 phu't...ma^'y gia^y, to^i co' ma(.t o+? pho`ng Tha?o Vy .
- Ddu'ng he.n du+~ ha'! Tha?o Vy ddo'n to^i vo+'i nu. cu+o+`i ra.ng
ro+~.
To^i dda?o ma('t nhi`n mo^.t lu+o+.t kha('p pho`ng ro^`i
...ho?i mo^.t ca^u thu+`a:
- O+? nha` co' mi`nh a`?
- Co' dda^u nu+~a chu+'!
- Vy lu'c na`o cu~ng li' la('c, coi chu+`ng anh ky' thu?ng
"pha^`n the^m va`o" ddo' nghe!
- E se~ kho^ng thu?ng, bo+?i ma^'y lu'c anh Huy cha(?ng ba?o Vy
"cu+'ng dda^`u" ddo' sao!
To^i dda`nh cha`o thua . Lu'c na`o cu~ng
va^.y, trong cuo^.c tranh lua^.n ve^` dde^` ta`i gi` hay ba^'t ky` mo^.t ca^u
chuye^.n bo^ng ddu`a na`o, to^i cu~ng "thua tra('ng tay". Bo+?i to^i
"ca~i kho^ng la.i" ca'i mie^.ng xi' xo.n dde^'n "de^~ ghe't" na`y .
Tha?o Vy chie^`u nay tha^.t dde.p, ma(.c du` khie^'u tha^?m my~ cu?a to^i ra^'t
"ddu`i" nhu+ng ba(`ng "tru+.c quan sinh ddo^.ng" to^i cu~ng ca?m
nha^.n ddu+o+.c chie^'c a'o ma`u thie^n thanh ma` Vy dang ma(.c. To^i i't co' ta^.t khen thu+`a nhu+ng
ro^`i tu+. du+ng, to^i la.i tho^'t le^n:
- Vy xinh qua'!
Tha?o Vy cu+o+`i ddo? ma(.t ro^`i mau mie^.ng:
- He^'t tie^`n le? ro^`i, tho^i khen la.i tru+` ha'!
Dda(`ng ha('ng mo^.t tie^'ng, Vy tie^'p:
- Anh Huy cu~ng ra^'t handsome ne`!
Chi? co' Chu'a mo+'i hie^?u mo^.t ddie^`u ra(`ng, so+? di~ to^i ddu+o+.c Vy khen la` cu~ng nho+` mo^.t nu+?a "handsome" cu?a tha(`ng Trung. To^i tha^`m ca?m o+n chie^'c a'o cu?a no'.
Mo^.t to^'p lo'c cho'c ca? nam la^~n nu+~ vu+`a ro+`i qua'n, tha^'y to^i va` Tha?o Vy bu+o+'c va`o, tu.i nho? nho^'n nha'o ca? le^n:
- Ba('t ddu+o+.c co^ ro^`i!
- Co^ o+i, tha^`y ddo' ha??
- Sao co^ kho^ng da('t ma^'y nho'c ddi ?
- Coi chu+`ng tha^`y gia`nh a(n he^'t pha^`n co^ ddo'!...
Tha?o Vy nhi`n to^i, cu+o+`i pha^n gia?i:
- Ddo+.t kie^'n ta^.p vu+`a ro^`i, Vy co' gia?ng lo+'p na`y .
To^i cu+o+`i cha`o nhu+~ng khuo^n ma(.t ho^`n nhie^n, nghi.ch ngo+.m nhu+ng kho^ng ke'm pha^`n de^~ ye^u . Co^ chu? qua'n xo+?i lo+?i:
- Co^ ca^.u ngo^`i qua phi'a kia, dde^? to^i do.n de.p cho^~ na`y!. Co^ la('c dda^`u tie^'p:
- Mo^~i lu'c co' dda'm na`y la` ga^`n nhu+ kho^ng mo^.t ai da'm vo^ nu+~a . Tu.i nho? "qua^.y" he^'t bie^'t. Chie^`u thu+' ba?y na`o cu~ng ke'o va`o dda^y la`m ra^`n ca? le^n.
To^i va` Tha?o Vy cu`ng cu+o+`i . Kho^ng ngo+` tu.i nho'c cu~ng co' nga`y cuo^'i tua^`n thu' vi. nhu+ "co^" va` "tha^`y" cu?a no'!.
A(n xong bo` bi'a, to^i ddi.nh mo+`i Vy ddi nghe nha.c be^n qua'n ca` phe^ "Hoa`ng Phu+o+ng", nhu+ng to^i bo^~ng su+.c nho+' ra ra(`ng: Tha?o Vy co`n pha?i dde^'n Trung ta^m Anh ngu+~ cho ddu'ng gio+`. To^i dde^'n be^n co^ chu? qua'n ba?o thanh toa'n tie^`n. Sau khi xem ho'a ddo+n, to^i mo+'i ho+~i o^i: ma(.c du` lu.c lo.i dde^'n thu?ng ma^'y ca'i tu'i nhu+ng va^~n kho^ng mo'c ra ddu+o+.c mo^.t xu na`o . To^i ddu+'ng "che^'t tra^n nhu+ Tu+` Ha?i". Mo^.t luo^`ng khi' xo+'t qua, to^i ddi.nh tha^`n la.i va` bie^'t mi`nh va^~n ...co`n so^'ng. To^i bo^~ng "tho^ng minh ddo^.t xua^'t" lie^n tu+o+?ng dde^'n chie^'c ddo^`ng ho^` Seiko ma` ca'ch dda^y ba na(m - nga`y to^i sa('p su+?a le^n ddu+o+`ng va`o Dda.i ho.c, ba du'i va`o tay to^i: "Mang theo ma` coi gio+` cho co' vo+'i ngu+o+`i ta, ba o+? nha` thi` sao cu~ng ddu+o+.c!".
Ke^? ra thi` chie^'c ddo^`ng ho^` na`y dda~ ma^'t gia' tu+` ca'i ddo+`i ta'm hoa'nh na`o ro^`i - ne^'u ddem ra thi. tru+o+`ng. Nhu+ng ...go+?i cho co^ chu? qua'n dde^? "la`m tin" thi`...cu~ng co' the^? cha^'p nha^.n ddu+o+.c! To^i nghi~ va^.y ne^n...hi't mo^.t ho+i tha^.t sa^u ca(ng lo^`ng ngu+.c, vo` dda^`u bu+'t tai (ca'i ta^.t muo^n thuo+? cu?a to^i), sa('p li' nhi' vo+'i co^ chu? qua'n thi` mo^.t ba`n tay ri. la.i la`m to^i gia^.t mi`nh.
- Ti'nh tie^`n ddi co^!
Ro^`i Vy ri? va`o tai to^i:
- Vy cu~ng mo+'i nha^.n ho.c bo^?ng khi sa'ng ne`!
Kho^ng bie^'t vo^ ti`nh hay co^' y' ma` Tha?o Vy nha('c la.i ca^u ddo' la`m to^i ca?m tha^'y "o^'t do^.t" qua' tro+`i! Tre^n ddu+o+`ng ve^`, to^i kho^ng da'm "ho' he'" mo^.t lo+`i na`o . Be~ ma(.t qua' chu+`ng. To^i ghe't to^i va` thu+o+ng to^i, bo+?i vi`, trong tho+`i kha('c na`y, to^i dda'ng thu+o+ng va` dda'ng ghe't la('m. Ddu+a Tha?o Vy to+'i Trung ta^m Anh ngu+~, to^i quay ve^`. No^~i bu+.c tu+'c tru't le^n hai ba`n dda.p vo^ to^.i va.. Tha(`ng Trung chu+' kho^ng co`n ai vo^ dda^y . Nha^'t ddi.nh la` nhu+ va^.y . Ca'i tha(`ng cho+i kho^ng dde.p! No' bie^'t to?ng to`ng tong chie^`u nay to^i co' he.n vo+'i Tha?o Vy ne^n "ra('p ta^m" ha.i to^i . Ca'i tha(`ng ca? ddo+`i "single" ne^n kho^ng bie^'t ca'i chi "ve^` ddie^.n" ca?, cu+' ddu`a ca'i kie^?u che^'t ngu+o+`i ma` kho^ng chu+`a . Mo+'i khi tru+a tie^`n co`n na(`m trong tu'i qua^`n, no' dda~ "do+`i ddo^" trong lu'c to^i ngu? tru+a . Ddu'ng la` "dda^m sau lu+ng chie^'n si~".
Buo^ng tho~ng xuo^'ng giu+o+`ng, to^i dda'nh mo^.t tie^'ng tho+? da`i su+o+`n su+o+.t. The^' la` tie^u . Ke^? ra to^i va` Tha?o Vy quen nhau dda~ hai na(m, "tie^`n su+?" chu+a bao gio+` co' "hie^.n tu+o+.ng la." nhu+ va^.y . Ro^`i dda^y, se~ cha(?ng bie^'t a(n no'i vo+'i Tha?o Vy nhu+ the^' na`o ? Du` Vy co' dda.t dde^'n 9 ddie^?m 9 ta^m ly' ddi nu+~a, nhu+ng cha('c cha('n mo^.t ddie^`u ra(`ng, kho^ng mo^.t ddu+'a con ga'i na`o cha^'p nha^.n ddi cho+i vo+'i ngu+o+`i ye^u va`o chie^`u thu+' ba?y ma` trong tu'i ...kho^ng di'nh tie^`n. Ro^'t cuo^.c, dda^u la.i va`o dda^'y "Mi pha?i quay ve^` ca'i tho+`i na(m mo^.t "Tam ngo+`: ngu ngo+, ngo^'c nghe^'ch, ngo+` nghe^.ch tho^i Huy o+i!".
Tha(`ng Trung che^'t tie^.t ddi cho+i the^? thao ve^`, dda' tra'i bo'ng ca'i "thi.ch" va`o tu+o+`ng, no' buo^ng mo^.t ca^u (nghe ma` la(?ng lo+):
- Sao, "ma'u cha?y va`o tim" chu+'?
- Cha?y vo^ ca'i dda^`u ma`y!
- Bi. "leo ca^y" ha??
- Co' im ddi kho^ng, ddo^`...mie^.ng mo'm!- To^i lo^i ca'i xa^'u nha^'t cu?a no' ra "chu+?i".
Kho^ng tha, no' vo^~ va`o ca'i tra'n vo^` cu?a to^i, ke^'t lua^.n:
- Ha^m na(.ng! Ro^`i no' tie^'n ve^` phi'a nha` be^'p.
- Ddu'ng la` ca'i tha(`ng "chu+a tha^'y quan ta`i chu+a ddo^? le^.". To^i kho^ng the`m no'i vo+'i ca'i ddo^` u+a tre^u ngu+o+i ngu+o+`i kha'c, no'i vo+'i no' e ra't co^?.
No' do.n co+m le^n. Tha^'y to^i co' ve? co' "su+. co^'" thu+.c su+., no' chuye^?n "gam":
- Ra a(n co+m ddi o^ng anh. Thu' tha^.t, tha^'y "o^ng anh" ma(.c ca'i a'o "vi'a" na(`m la(n ra giu+o+`ng, "tha(`ng em" na`y "xo't la('m". To^'i nay, "em" co`n pha?i ddi "ra ma('t phu. huynh" nu+~a ddo' "o^ng anh" nghe!.
To^i mie^~n cu+o+~ng co+?i ddo^`, no' ga-la(ng mo'c le^n cho to^i . Tu+` trong chie^'c qua^`n soo.c to^i ddang ma(.c, bo^~ng lu` lu` hie^.n ra mo^.t xa^'p tie^`n da^`y co^.m. No' tu'm go.n, dde^'m la^'y dde^'m dde^?:
- Hai to+` na(m nga`n ne`, na(m to+` hai nga`n ne`, mo^.t to+` hai nga`n nu+~a ne`, co^.ng vo+'i hai "cha(m" le? nu+~a . Vi. chi la` ha(m hai nga`n hai "cha(m". Kho^ng ngo+` chi mo^.t khoa?ng "love phi'" ro^`i ma` va^~n co`n du+ nga^`n na`y . Tha'ng ni "o^ng anh bo^.i thu" nghe!
Ba^y gio+`, to^i mo+'i vo+~ le~. Khi to^?ng ve^. sinh cuo^'i tua^`n, to^i dda~ nhe't so^' tie^`n co`n la.i va`o tu'i soo.c, ro^`i khi ddi, ma(.c qua^`n "jin" ra ngoa`i . Ddu'ng la`...oan gia . To^.i nghie^.p, the^' ma` to^i la.i ddo^? cho tha(`ng Trung. To^i ba?o no' ddu? thu+' la` "ddo^`" no'i chung, toa`n la` nhu+~ng ngo^n tu+` "tho^ thie^?n ho.c". May ma` tha(`ng Trung chu+a bie^'t chuye^.n, kho^ng thi` to^i "que^ ddo^." la('m. So^'ng chung vo+'i nhau, tha^n nhau la` va^.y nhu+ng co' nhie^`u chuye^.n ra^'t u+ te^' nhi., e ...kho' no'i .
Trong dda^`u to^i cu+' nghi~ ma~i lo+?n vo+?n ca'i y' nghi~ "phu.c thu`". Nha^'t ddi.nh nga`y mai tan ho.c, o+? qua'n gia?i kha't tru+o+'c tru+o+`ng, to^i se~ go.i ba^'t cu+' thu+' gi` ma` kho^ng so+. ngu+o+.ng. Tha?o Vy se~ ly' la('c ho?i:
- Anh Huy, ca^`m ddo^`ng ho^` nu+~a tho^i ?
To^i se` se. so+` tay va`o tu'i qua^`n, nghe co^`m co^.m, ro^`i tu+. tin:
- Chu? qua'n, cho the^m ma^'y hu~ yaourt!
Dde^m ra^'t sa^u . Tha(`ng Trung cu+.a mi`nh tro+? gia^'c, tha^'y to^i co`n da'n ma('t le^n tra^`n, no' thi` tha`o:
- Ma`y lo tie^`n nha` ha?, ba` gia` tao ga^`n go+?i ra ro^`i . Ngu? ddi!
Bo^~ng du+ng, to^i thu+o+ng tha(`ng Trung chi la..