From: mana7yd@rosie.uh.edu (Tran, Myngoc)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.vietnamese
Subject: [LIT] Truye^.n Nga('n :  Na.n Nha^n Thu+' Na(m
Date: 5 Mar 92 02:51:00 GMT
Organization: University of Houston
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		NA.N   NHA^N  THU+'  NA(M

To^i la'i chie^'c taxi quanh khu pho^' Marble Park dda~ hai vo`ng ro^`i
ma` va^~n chu+a co' ddu+o+.c mo^.t ngu+o+`i kha'ch na`o.  Tro+`i to^'i 
su+o+ng mu` nhu+ ho^m nay thi` la`m gi` co' ngu+o+`i ddi pho^'.  To^i vo+'i
tay mo+? radio.  Co^ dda`i pha't thanh ba('t dda^`u no'i to+'i pha^`n tin
tu+'c trong nga`y.  Cha(?ng co' gi` dda(.c bie^.t ngoa.i tru+` tin ca?nh
sa't kie^'m ddu+o+.c ma^'y ca'i xa'c che^'t bi. gie^'t ro^`i vu+'t bo? trong
thu`ng ra'c o+? ngo~ he?m.  Co^ ta no'i tie^'p to+'i pha^`n the^? thao va`
sau cu`ng dde^'n tin tho+`i tie^'t.  Tie^'ng ca ha't ba('t dda^`u tro+? la.i.
To^i vu+`a ta('t radio, thi` co^ operator cu?a ha~ng to^i go.i to+'i no'i
la` co' kha'ch ddang cho+` o+? nha` ha`ng Imperial.  To^i nha^'n the^m gas.
Chie^'c xe pho'ng ddi trong la`n su+o+ng mu` da`y dda(.c tru+o+'c ma(.t.

Ngu+o+`i kha'ch la` mo^.t ga~ trung nie^n tre? tuo^?i.  Qua bo^. ma(.t
tre? trung cu?a ha('n, ngu+o+`i ta ddoa'nt chu+`ng tre^n du+o+'i kho^ng qua'
25.  Ha('n co' ca'i da'ng tha^`n bi' sau chie^'c ao' choa`ng la.nh ma`u
xa'm.  Ha('n le^n xe va` ba?o cho+? to+'i ngo~ he?m o+? phi'a Ba('c tha`nh
pho^'.  Vu+`a le^n xe la` ha('n ba('t dda^`u go+.i chuye^.n:

- O^ng co' nghe tin tu+'c ho^m nay kho^ng?  Ca?nh sa't kie^'m ddu+o+.c bo^'n
xa'c che^'t ca? tha?y ro^`i.

Nhi`n qua kie^'ng chie^'u ha^.u, to^i tha^'y ma('t ha('n co' ve? sa'ng le^n
khi vu+`a no'i ca^u ddo'.  To^i no'i:

- To^i co' nghe tin tu+'c vu+`a ro^`i.

Ca^u no'i cu?a ha('n la`m cho to^i gia^.t mi`nh.  To^i ro+`i tay tra'i ra 
kho?i ba`n la'i xe dde^? xoa bo'p phi'a sau ga'y.  La'i xe la^u gio+` la`m
cho con ngu+o+`i ta pha?i mo?i me^.t.  Ha('n la.i le^n tie^'ng:

- O^ng co' sao kho^ng?  Hi`nh nhu+ o^ng co' ve? kho^ng ddu+o+.c tu+. nhie^n.

Cha? nhe~ ha('n ddoa'n ddu+o+.c y' nghi~ cu?a mi`nh?  Ha('n chuo^`n mi`nh
ve^` phi'a tru+o+'c ro^`i no'i tie^'p:

- O^ng co' bie^'t kho^ng?  Nghe no'i ca?nh sa't ddang lu`ng kie^'m kha('p 
no+i hung thu? cu?a vu. a'm sa't.  Ho. co`n mo+? tra.m kie^?m soa't kha('p
no+i trong tha`nh pho^'.

- To^i cu~ng co' nghe tre^n radio vu+`a ro^`i.

Ha('n ngo^`i ngay ngu+o+`i la.i ro^`i no'i:

- No' tho^ng minh ho+n ho. nhie^`u.  Ba('t ha('n kho^ng pha?i la` de^~.

To^i be`n nho+' to+'i ca'i tu'i gia^'y ma` ha('n ca^`m theo le^n xe.  Kho^ng
bie^'t trong ddo' chu+'a gi` ma` ha('n co' ve? giu+~ gi`n ca^?n tha^.n la('m.
To^i buo^ng xuo^i mo^.t tie^'ng:

- O^ng muo^'n xuo^'ng o+? go'c ddu+o+`ng na`o?
_ Tu'y o+? o^ng.

Ha('n ho+i ye^n la(.ng gia^y la't, ro^'i tie^'p:

- Te^n hung thu? tha^.t la` ta`i ti`nh.  No' kho^ng dde^? la.i mo^.t tang
chu+'ng na`o.  O^ng sem chu+`ng khi na`o ha('n la.i ra tay nu+~a?
- To^i dda^u bie^'t ddu+o+.c.  Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i kha'c thu+o+`ng nhu+ no' ai
ma` ddoa'n ddu+o+.c.

Ha('n dda('n ddo ddo^i chu't ro^`i nho? gio.ng:

- Theo to^i ddoa'n thi` the^' na`o to^'i nay te^n hung thu? cu~ng ra tay la^`n
nu+~a.  No' ra^'t kho^n ngoan ne^n cha('c kho^ng bo? lo+? buo^?i to^'i su+o+ng
mu` nhu+ to^'i nay.

   Ho+i la.nh cu?a dde^m khuya la`m cho to^i pha?i ru`ng mi`nh.  Qua? va^.y,
to^'i nay sao co' nhie^`u su+o+ng mu` tha^.t.  Ne^'u kho^ng pha?i vi` dda~
quen co^ng vie^.c thi` to^i cha('c kho' giu+~ ddu+o+.c bi`nh ti~nh khi cho+?
mo^.t ngu+o+`i kha'ch la. giu+~a dde^m khuya na`y.  Gio.ng no'i cu?a ha('n
la.i tie^'p tu.c:

- O^ng co' bie^'t ta.i sao no' la.i ra tay gie^'t ngu+o+`i kho^ng?

To^i la('c dda^`u:

_ To^i la`m sao bie^'t ddu+o+.c.

Ha('n cu+o+`i.  Tie^'ng cu+o+`i cu?a ha('n giu+~a dde^m khuya la`m to^i so+.
ha~i.  Ha('n ha. tha^'p gio.ng, nga^.p ngu+`ng no'i:

- Cha('c la` te^n hung thu? ho^`i nho? bi. nhie^`u a'p lu+.c ne^n lo+'n le^n,
no' cha'n ghe't ddo+`i.  No' la`m nhu+ va^.y dde^? tra? thu` ngu+o+`i ddo+`i
dda~ ruo^`ng bo? no'.

   To^i pha?i nga.c nhie^n tru+o+'c su+. tho^ng minh cu?a ha('n.  Kho^ng pha?i
ai cu~ng co' the^? suy ddoa'n ddu+o+.c nhu+ va^.y.  Chie^'c xe ba('t dda^`y
re~ va`o con ddu+o+`ng nho?.  Con ddu+o+`ng qua? tha^.t va('ng tanh.  Cho^~
na`y tha^.t la` mo^.t no+i ly' tu+o+?ng dde^? ra tay.  Tie^'ng cu?a ha('n
la`m cho to^i tro+? la.i hie^.n ta.i.  Ha('n vu+`a cu+o+`i vu+`a no'i:

- O^ng co' tha^'y hi`nh da'ng cu?a hung thu? gio^'ng to^i kho^ng?  Chie^`u
cao cu~ng ga^`n ba(`ng.  Chi? kha'c o+? cho^~ te^n ddo' ho+i gia` ho+n
tho^i.

To^i cu+o+`i to ro^`i tie^'p lo+`i ha('n:

- Kho^ng nhu+~ng no' gia` ho+n ma` tre^n ma(.t no' co`n co' ve^'t se.o da`i
nu+~a.

To^i ngu+`ng xe ro^`i quay ngu+o+`i la.i ddo^'i die^n. vo+'i ha('n.  Ngu+o+`i
ha('n run le^n ro^`i a^'p u'ng:

- Nhu+ng tre^n tin tu+'c no'i la` hung thu? co' bo^. to'c ma`u va`ng.  Ho+n
nu+~a co`n co' ca? bo^. ra^u quai no'n nu+~a.

To^i mi?m cu+o+`i ro^`i nhi`nh ha('n:

- Bo^. kho^ng ddo^.i to'c gia? ddu+o+.c hay sao?  Ca? bo^. ra^u cu~ng co' 
the^? gia? no^'t.

   Mo^.t la`n gio' dde^m tho^?i qua ngu+o+`i la`m to^i ho+i la.nh.  To^i
ca`i nu't a'o la.i va` tu+o+i cu+o+`i nhi`n na.n nha^n thu+' na(m.  DDu'ng
nhu+ ha('n no'i.  Te^n hung thu? qua? tha^.t tho^ng minh.

					B.D.

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