Truy�.n Nga('n-short story
�i ti`m m�.t ni�`m hy vo.ng: By Emily N. Truong
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Dde^m nay cha(?ng ta`i na`o ngu? va`o. Ma('t cu*' ngo' ra ngoa`i cu*?a so^? nhi`n mo^.t ba^`u tro*`i dden to^'i. Dde^m nay kho^ng sao, ne^n ba^`u tro*`i trong buo^`n te?, va` la.c lo?ng vo^ cu`ng. Kho^ng bie^'t ra(`ng vi` lo`ng mi`nh cu~ng ddang buo^`n te? va` la.c lo?ng bo*?i nhu* the^' nhi`n ba^`u tro*`i cu~ng ca?m tha^'y nhu* va^.y hay kho^ng? Ca? na(m tro*`i to^i so^'ng trong ca'i the^' gio*'i " ngu.c tu`" cu?a chi'nh su*. buo^`n te? cu?a mi`nh. Dde^m nay to^i la.i ca?m tha^'y nho*' nha` vo^ cu`ng. Ro^`i to^i ca?m tha^'y ddu*o*.c be^n hai go` ma' mi`nh co' hai do`ng nu*o*'c ma('t cha?y da`i theo. To^i cu~ng cha(?ng ma`ng lau ddi hai ha`ng le^. ddo'. To^i cu*' dde^? no' cha?y mo^.t ca'ch tu*. nhie^n theo hai go` ma'. To^i cu~ng ca?m tha^'y mu~i mi`nh cay cay. To^i dda~ quen vo*'i su*. vie^.c na`y qua' ro^`i. Tu*` nga`y to^i ro*`i kho?i gia ddi`nh dde^? qua dda^y ho.c, to^i dda~ kho'c trong dde^m bie^'t bao nhie^u la^`n.
Co' nhie^`u khi ba.n be` to^i be^n tie^?u bang cu? to^i o*? go.i ddie^.n qua ho?i tha(m. Trong nhu*~ng la^`n ddo' to^i mu*`ng vo^ ke^?, mu*`ng khi ddu*o*.c nghe mo^.t gio.ng tha^n quen. Ma^'y ddu*'a ba.n to^i ai cu~ng phu.c to^i. Vi` to^i co' the^? bo? he^'t ta^'t ca? dde^? ddi dde^'n mo^.t no*i ma` to^i chu*a bao gio*` ddi to*'i, va` mo^.t no*i ma` to^i kho^ng quen mo^.t ai. Ai cu~ng phu.c to^i, vi` pha^`n to^i dda~ co' the^? mo^.t mi`nh ddo*n ddo^.c ddi xa dde^'n nhu* the^'. Pha^`n nu*~a la` to^i la.i la` mo^.t ngu*o*`i con ga'i xu*a nay vo^'n co' ca'i ta'nh nhu'c nha't.
Bo*?i nhu* the^' khi to^i quye^'t ddi va` tuye^n bo^' ra(`ng to^i dde^'n no*i xa na`y ba.n be` to^i kho^ng ai kho^ng to? ra su*. bo*~ ngo*~ va` nga.c nhie^n. Ddu*o*ng nhie^n lu'c ddo' to^i quye^'t ddi.nh do.n qua dda^y vo*'i su*. ly' le? cu?a con tim, kho^ng pha?i du`ng ly' tri' dde^? quye^'t ddi.nh. Va` to^i chu*a he^` nghi~ dde^'n nhu*~ng su*. buo^`n te?, va` nhu*~ng su*. vie^.c ddi theo vo*'i ca'i quye^'t ddi.nh ddo' cu?a to^i. Do.n qua dda^y to^i la. la(?m vo*'i mo.i su*. vie^.c. Ta^'t ca? ha^`u nhu* to^i dde^`u pha?i tu*. lo la^'y. Kho^ng co`n ba me. cha(m lo cho nu*~a. Tuy to^i la` mo^.t ngu*o*`i con ga'i dda~ hai mu*o*i ma^'y tuo^?i dda^`u va` cu~ng dda~ la` sinh vie^n dda.i ho.c na(m thu*' ba ro^`i, nhu*ng to^i chu*a bao gio*` ca^`n ddu.ng dde^'n mo^.t chuye^.n gi` trong nha`. Khi o*? nha` to^i chi? ca^`n a(n, ngu? , ro^`i ho.c ngoa`i ra to^i kho^ng ca^`n pha?i lo gi` he^'t. Sa'ng da^.y la` co' ba to^i la`m sa(~ng ddo^` a(n sa'ng cho to^i, ro^`i cho*? to^i ddi ho.c, khi chie^`u thi` to^i tu*. ddo'n xe ve^`. Khi ve^` thi` luo^n luo^n co' sa(~ng ddo^` a(n ma` ba to^i la`m ban tru*a tru*o*'c khi ddi la`m, to^i chi? ca^`n bo? va`o microwave ha^m la.i cho no'ng ro^`i a(n. A(n ro^`i thi` to^i chi? co`n ho.c va` ho.c tho^i. Qua^`n a'o do* cu?a to^i thi` to^i chi? ca^`n bo? va`o thu`ng ddo^` do* thi` co' ba to^i gia(.t cho, che'n ba't thi` cu~ng do ba to^i ru*~a. No'i cho cu`ng la` nhu*~ng vie^.c nha` to^i kho^ng bao gio*` ca^`n pha?i ddu.ng dde^'n.Ddi mua sa('m qua^`n a'o hay va^.t du.ng gi` to^i ca^`n hoa(.c muo^'n thi` luo^n luo^n co' me. to^i mua cho.
Bo*?i nhu* the^' to^i kho^ng bao gio*` ca^`n pha?i ddi la`m. Co' le? to^i la` mo^.t ddu*'a con ga'i ddu*o*.c nuo^n chi`u tu*` nho?, va` cu~ng kho^ng pha?i la` to^i la`m bie^'ng. Nhu*ng o*? nha` mo^~i la^`n me. to^i na^'u gi` ke^u to^i phu. be^'p thi` to^i chi? ddu*'ng ddo' ru*?a ca?i, ca('t ddo^`. Ngoa`i ra o*? nha` to^i kho^ng ca^`n la`m. Vi` ba me. to^i chi? muo^'n to^i chu' ta^m va`o vie^.c ho.c. Va` to^i cu~ng chu*a bao gio*` la`m ba me. to^i tha^'t vo.ng ve^` vie^.c ddo'. To^i kho^ng pha?i la` mo^.t ho.c sinh xua^'t sa('c la^'y toa`n la` A, nhu*ng ddie^?m cu?a to^i khi ra tru*o*`ng high school cu~ng ddu*o*.c xe^'p va`o ha.ng graduate with high honors. Va` khi le^n dda.i ho.c thi` to^i cu~ng kho^ng ke'm gi`. Trong nhu*~ng na(m ho.c high school, va` ma^'y na(m dda^`u cu?a dda.i ho.c to^i cu~ng co' ddi la`m. To^i ddi la`m kho^ng pha?i vi` to^i ca^`n tie^`n ma` la` to^i ddi la`m la` dde^? co' gi` la`m cho vui dde^? kho?i ca?m tha^'y cha'n vo*'i su*. to^'i nga`y vu`i dda^`u va`o sa'ch.
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