Truy�.n Nga('n
Ti`nh Y�u Cho*.t ��'n Part 1: By Emily N. Truong
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Gio' thu dda~ ba('t dda^`u chuye^?n sang tha`nh gio' ddo^ng. Nhu*~ng chie^'c la' va`ng tre^n ca`nh cu~ng dda~ ro*i ga^`n he^'t. Ddo^'i vo*'i to^i mu`a Thu co' le? la` mu`a tho* mo^.ng nha^'t trong nhu*~ng mu`a trong na(m. Ddie^`u ma` to^i thi'ch la`m nha^'t khi thu dde^'n la` da.o bu*o*'c tre^n ven ddu*o*`ng, trong khi xung quanh la` nhu*~ng chie^'c la' va`ng cu?a mu`a thu ddang ro*i nhe. nhu* nhu*~ng chu' bu*o*'m va`ng ddang ddu`a gio*~n trong gio' thu. Da.o bu*o*'c trong gio' thu vo*'i nhu*~ng tra^.n mu*a phu`ng, kho^ng lo*'n la('m, chi? ddu? dde^? mang chu't a^?m u*o*'t trong lo`ng dda^'t. Vo*'i chu't a^?m u*o*'t cu?a nhu*~ng co*n mu*a giu*~a Thu, no' ddem la.i mo^.t kho^ng khi' tu*o*i ma't cho mu`a Thu, ddo' cu~ng la` chu't gi` to^ ddie^?m cho mu`a Thu.
No*i to^i so^'ng bao quanh bo*?i nu'i non. Ne^'u nhu* nhi`n tu*` tre^n nhi`n xuo^'ng no*i tha`nh pho^' to^i ddang o*? thi` tha`nh pho^' nhu* la` mo^.t thung lu~ng. Bo*?i bao quanh dde^`u la` nu'i, tu*' be^` dde^`u la` nu'i non. Vo*'i mu`a Thu la' ru.ng trong khung ca?nh nu'i non ddo', thi` ca`ng la`m cho ca?nh va^.t chung quanh to^i ca`ng the^m tho* mo^.ng, va` vu*o*'ng chu't gi` vu*o*ng va^'n, buo^`n le?.
Kha'c vo*'i to^i, Tha?o la.i thi'ch mu`a he`, vi` ddo^'i vo*'i Tha?o mu`a He` la` mu`a muo^n hoa ddua no*?, mu`a ma` Tha?o thu*o*`ng hay go.i la` mu`a "so^'ng ddo^.ng " nha^'t trong na(m. Ddo^'i vo*'i Tha?o thi` mu`a Thu la` mu`a "ra'c" vi` la' ca^y ro*i dda^`y sa^n. Ta'nh to^i va` Tha?o la` mo^.t tro*`i mo^.t giu*.t. To^i thi` thi'ch ddo.c tho*, nghe nha.c buo^`n, thi'ch tha? bo^. trong nhu*~ng nga`y mu*a phu`ng ro*i va`o thu. Co`n Tha?o thi` gh'et tho*, thi'ch nha.c so^'ng ddo^.ng, va` thi'ch nha^'t mu`a he` va` ghe't nha^'t mu`a thu, nha^'t la` nhu*~ng lu'c tro*`i mu*a. Ta'nh to^i thi` ngang bu*o*'ng co.c ca(`ng, la^`m li`, kho' chi.u. Co`n Tha?o thi` thu`y mi., ngoan hie^`n, va` ra^'t de^~ ho`a ddo^`ng vo*'i ta^'t ca? nhu*~ng ngu*o*`i xung quanh. To^i cu~ng ra^'t nga.c nhie^n la` to^i va` Tha?o kha'c nhau nhu* the^' la.i co' the^? la`m roommate ddu*o*.c la^u nhu* va^.y, ma` trong hai ddu*'a chu*a co' ddu*'a na`o bi. tu*? thu*o*ng he^'t. Co' le? vi` ta'nh ti`nh cu?a hai ddu*'a to^i kha'c nhau, ne^n chu'ng to^i mo*'i cho*i tha^n vo*'i nhau nhu* the^'. Cho*i vo*'i Tha?o nhie^`u to^i cu~ng ho.c ddu*o*.c chu't gi` thu`y mi. no*i Tha?o va` cu~ng bie^'t kie^`m che^' ddu*o*.c su*. no'ng gia^.n mu*a gio' cu?a to^i ddu*o*.c pha^`n na`o.
Co' la^`n ddi ho.c ve^` Tha?o ho?i to^i.
- E^ Nga, tua^`n sau ba` co' ba^.n chuye^.n gi` kho^ng?
Trong lu'c ddo' to^i ddang ngo^`i ddo.c cuo^'n sa'ch da.y na^'u a(n. Vi` to^i vo^'n cha'n va` nga'n sa'ng mi` go^'i, tru*a mi` go^'i, va` to^'i mi` go^'i ro^`i. Ngu*o*'c ma('t le^n tu*` quye^?n sa'ch.
- Nope, beside going to school and work. I am absolutely free. Why?
- Then good.
To^i nhi'u ma`y vo*'i ve? tha('c ma('c.
- Huh? Are you going to take me somewhere?
Vu*`a ho?i to^i vu*`a no*~ mo^.t nu. cu*o*`i tha^.t tu*o*i.
Tha?o ddang ta^.p na^'u mo'n canh bong bo'ng ca', ne^nTha?o ddu*'ng be^n no^`i canh dde^? canh chu*`ng lu*?a.
- Nah, I have plan with my sweet heart.
- Tro*`i o*i co' lo^.n ho^ng? Bo^. muo^'n cho.c que^ to^i hay sao ma` ho?i to^i next week co' plan ho^ng, ro^`i khoe la` ba` ba^.n ddi cho*i vo*'i ngu*o*`i ye^u cu?a ba` la` nghi?a gi` dda^y? Bo^. muo^'n cho.c tu*'c to^i ha? Or do you want to rubbed it in on how pathetic my life is? Or do you want to remind me how lonely I am will be next week. While you are going out having fun with your honey, I have to stuck at home watching re-runs on television?
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