From: Kinh_Nguyen.ES_XFC@xerox.com
Newsgroups: soc.culture.vietnamese
Subject: [LIT.] GU+?I MO^.T NGU+O+`I - Hoa`ng Du Thu.y (Part 2)
Date: 4 Sep 92 20:32:19 GMT
X-NS-Transport-ID: 0000AA008B3649CE2E66



		Gu+?i Mo^.t Ngu+o+`i

			Hoa`ng Du Thu.y



Ha`ng na(m va`o di.p le^~ Gia'ng Sinh, o+? so+? co' le^. mo^~i ngu+o+`i

pha?i thay phie^n nhau -dem va`o mo^.t mo'n ba'nh home made -de^? ba'n

la^'y tie^`n giu'p -do+~ nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i nghe`o. -De^'n lu+o+.t to^i,

to^i kho^ng bie^'t pha?i la`m gi` -da^y. Pha?i chi ho. chi.u nha^.n tie^`n

thi` de^~ cho to^i qua'. Tha^n -da`n o^ng, na^'u -du+o+.c mo^.t mo'n a(n

la` -da~ qua' su+'c la('m ro^`i ma` co`n ba?o la`m ba'nh thi` -da`nh chi.u

Cuo^'i cu`ng, to^i mua mo^.t bao bo^.t tro^.n sa(~n -de^? la` brownies,

loa.i ba'nh ngo.t ma` da^n My~ ra^'t thi'ch. Cu+' pha che^' theo lo+`i

chi? da^~n, bo? va`o lo` nu+o+'ng la` xong. Tha'nh nha^n -da~i ke? khu` kho+`,

mo'n ba'nh cu~ng xong. To^i khe^. ne^. -dem va`o so+? -de^? gio+` gia?i lao

mo.i ngu+o+`i cu`ng thu+o+?ng thu+'c. Trong gio+` nghi? mo.i ngu+o+`i

huye^n thuye^n ba`n ve^` mua sa('m cuo^'i na(m, ve^` ti`nh hi`nh kinh te^'

-di xuo^'ng, nhie^`u cu+?a ha`ng de.p tie^.m vi` kho^ng co' ngu+o+`i mua sa('m.

Trong ca^u chuye^.n gio`n gia~, to^i nghe vo.ng la.i nhu+~ng ho^`i chuo^ng

tha'nh tho't tu+` nha` tho+` -Du+'c Ba` mo^~i na(m lu'c Chu'a ra -do+`i,

tha^'y la.i -doa`n ngu+o+`i -di le^~ nu+?a -de^m, mo.i ne?o -du+o+`ng

xe co^. ke.t cu+'ng. Mo^~i na(m -de^'n di.p Gia'ng Sinh la` to^i nho+' nha`

tha thie^'t. Co' le~ khi' ha^.u la.nh le~o la`m mi`nh nho+' nha` ho+n nhu+~ng

tha'ng he`? Mu`a he` ai cu~ng ba^.n rong cho+i, ho+i -da^u ma` nho+' nha`.

Chi? co' mu`a -do^ng tuye^'t ro+i, gio' tho^?i, kho^ng -di -da^u -du+o+.c

mo+'i co' thi` gio+` ngo^`i o^n ky? nie^.m. Na(m nay ngoa`i no^~i nho+' nha`

thu+o+`ng le^. ra, to^i co`n mo^.t nie^`m mo+ u+o+'c ma` to^i nghi~ se~

tha`nh -da.t trong mu`a le^~ thie^ng lie^ng na`y. To^i mong cho+` mo^.t

to+` thu+ du` tha^.t mo?ng, tha^.t nga('n. Le^. thu+o+`ng to^i nghi? gia?i lao

va`o 10 gio+` sa'ng, cu~ng la` gio+` ma` co^ thu+ ky' -dem thu+ -de^? tre^n
ba`n.

Co' nhie^`u ho^m, sau gio+` uo^'ng ca` phe^ tro+? ve^` nha^.n -du+o+.c phong
thu+

ba(`ng hu+~u, to^i tha^'y vui thi'ch ho+n la` nha^.n thu+ o+? -di.a chi? nha`.

Tu+` khi giu+? thu+ -di, to^i va^~n mong co' mo^.t la' thu+ cu?a Le^. Ha` giu+?

to+'i mi`nh, du` chi? la` mo^.t lo+`i tu+` cho^'i nhu+ng -du+o+.c na`ng ho^`i
a^m

to^i cu~ng tha^'y ma~n nguye^.n ro^`i. O+? xu+' na`y, chuye^.n ti`m tung ti'ch

mo^.t ngu+o+`i kho^ng pha?i la` -die^`u kho' kha(n, nha^'t la` vo+'i mo^.t
ngu+o+`i

-da~ co' chu't tie^'ng ta(m nhu+ Ha`. To^i nga.c nhie^n vi` Ha` va^~n vie^'t
-de^`u

tre^n ca'c ba'o ma` thu+ cho to^i thi` na`ng cha(?ng buo^`n tra? lo+`i. To^i
kho^ng

tin mo^.t ngu+o+`i vie^'t va(n la.i coi thu+o+`ng -do^.c gia?  cua? mi`nh
-de^'n the^'.

Du` sao to^i cu~ng hy vo.ng na`ng se~ vie^'t thu+ ve^` -di.a chi? toa` ba'o
to^i nho+`

ne^n kie^n nha^~n -do+.i cu~ng nhu+ ha`ng tha'ng, lu+.a khi ra?nh, to^i va^~n
-di

xuo^'ng Cali ti`m cho ra Ngu+o+`i Ti`nh Thua.  Tha'ng na`y kho^ng co', to^i hy
vo.ng

tha'ng sau. Ga^`n mo^.t na(m tro+`i, to^i cu+' nuo^i nie^`m hy vo.ng -do' va`

la.i tha^'t vo.ng trong chuye^'n tro+? ve^`. Con -du+o+`ng la'i xe -di nga('n
la('m,

nhu+ng khi tro+? ve^` -du+o+`ng da`i nhu+ vo^ ta^.n. To^i kho^ng ngi~ la` mi`nh
la`m

chuye^.n -die^n ro^` vi` theo to^i cuo^.c sa(n -duo^?i, kie^'m ti`m na`o cu~ng
co'

nie^`m thu' vi. rie^ng.


Pha?i -do+.i -de^'n ta'm tha'ng sau nga`y vie^'t la' thu+, to^i mo+'i -du+o+.c

tra? lo+`i. Le^. Ha` ba?o na`ng ... bo? que^n to+` thu+ -da^u -do', ti`nh co+`

soa.n gia^'y to+` mo+'i tha^'y le^n -dem ra -do.c. To^i vui vi` -du+o+.c tra?

lo+`i ne^n kho^ng tha^'y gia^.n ... Le^. Ha` co`n cho bie^'t quye^?n sa'ch -do'

chu+a in, khi na`o in se~ go+?i ta(.ng to^i mo^.t ba?n la`m ky? nie^.m. Gio+`

thi` to^i mo+'i cu+o+`i mi`nh, ke? da.i kho+` bo? co^ng -di ti`m mo^.t quye^?n

sa'ch chu+a in. Cu~ng may ma` Ha` cho to^i bie^'t -die^`u na`y, ne^'u kho^ng

tha'ng to+'i to^i la.i la'i xe -di Cali nu+~a. To^i la^.t -di, la^.t la.i ti`m

hoa`i -di.a chi? nhu+ng phong bi` tra('ng tro+n. To^i hie^?u na`ng kho^ng
muo^'n

bi. la`m phie^`n ne^n kho^ng da'm nho+` nha` ba'o chuye^?n thu+ nu+~a. To^i
va^~n

theo do~i nhu+~ng gio`ng va(n chu+o+ng cu?a Le^. Ha` cho -de^'n nga`y nghe
ngu+o+`i

ba.n be^n Cali tho^ng ba'o se~ co' buo^?i ra ma('t Ngu+o+`i Ti`nh Thua. Bie^'t
to^i

a'i mo^. Le^. Ha`, ha('n co`n ca^?n tha^.n go+?i ke`m cho to^i mo^.t ta^'m
thie^.p mo+`i.

Ma^'y tha'ng nay kho^ng -di Cali ti`m sa'ch, la^`n na`y to^i pha?i -di Cali
ti`m

ngu+o+`i. Nha^'t -di.nh to^i pha?i xem cho ba(`ng -du+o+.c mo^.t Le^. Ha`
ba(`ng

xu+o+ng, ba(`ng thi.t. To^i muo^'n bie^'t Le^. Ha` tha^.t va` Le^. Ha` to^i
me^'n

ye^u qua va(n chu+o+ng co' gio^'ng nhau kho^ng. Ngu+o+`i ta va^~n no'i va(n la`
ngu+o+`i,

to^i tin chi? co' mo^.t Le^. Ha`, se~ kho^ng co' mo^.t Le^. Ha` na`o la`m
tha^'t vo.ng to^i.


Theo tin tu+'c tha(`ng ba.n cung ca^'p thi` Ha` -dang la`m cho mo^.t nha` ba(ng

lo+'n trong ti?nh. Tu+. du+ng to^i co' y' -di.nh ti`m xem dung nhan Ha`
tru+o+'c

khi -de^'n du+. buo^?i le^~ ra ma('t -de^m nay. -De^'n kha'ch sa.n thay bo^.
qua^`n

a'o sa.ch se~, to^i da.o mo^.t vo`ng pho^' va` ti`m -de^'n no+i na`ng -dang

la`m vie^.c. Nga^n ha`ng na(`m trong mo^.t cao o^'c thu+o+ng ma.i. To^i la^?n

trong -da'm ngu+o+`i chen chu'c cho+` li~nh tie^`n, giu+? tie^`n, ma('t theo
do~i

tu+`ng co^ teller -de^? ti`m xem co' ngu+o+`i na`o te^n Vie^.t Nam hay kho^ng.

Co' mo^.t va`i khuo^n ma(.t A' Cha^u nhu+ng kho^ng ai mang te^n Vie^.t Nam ca?.

To^i cho+.t hy vo.ng khi thoa'ng tha^'y mo^.t co^ mang ba?ng te^n Lysa, be^n

du+o+'i la.i co' the^m ha`ng chu+~ manager. Ma(.t mu~i ra^'t ra ve? Vie^.t Nam,

ngoa.i tru+` ca'i te^n. Tho^i, cha('c la` kho^ng ngu+o+`i na`o co' the^? la`

Le^. Ha` ma` to^i -dang ti`m kie^'m ca?. A`, ma` cu~ng co' the^? la('m chu+'

sao kho^ng. Thie^'u gi` ngu+o+`i Vie^.t Nam -di la`m la^'y te^n ngoa.i quo^'c

cho de^~ go.i. To^i phu.c cho su+. suy lua^.n cua? mi`nh va` nha^'t -di.nh

-do+.i cho -de^'n gio+` nghi? tru+a, the^' na`o ca'c co^ cu~ng -di a(n tru+a.

Lu'c -do' chi? ca^`n nghe le'n ca^u chuye^.n  cu?a ca'c co^ la` bie^'t ngay

chu+' gi`.  To^i cho.n mo^.t ba`n trong nha` ha`ng -do^'i die^.n vo+'i nga^n

ha`ng, no+i ma` to^i nghi~ the^' na`o ca'c co^ a^'y cu~ng ra a(n tru+a.

-Du'ng nhu+ to^i tie^n -doa'n, mu+o+`i hai gio+` tru+a, hai co^ ga'i Ta`u,

hay Vie^.t, hay Ma~ Lai gi` -do' ke'o nhau va`o qua'n. May ma('n la` ho.

ngo^`i ga^`n ba`n to^i ne^n to^i co' the^? nghe le'n ca^u chuye^.n mo^.t

ca'ch thoa?i ma'i. To^i la`m ra ve? cha(m chu' -do.c mo^.t to+` ta.p chi'

My~ nhu+ng -do^i tai thi` theo do~i -de^? bie^'t xem ho. trao -do^?i vo+'i

nhau ba(`ng ngo^n ngu+~ gi`. To^i kho^ng pha?i cho+` la^u, sau khi order

thu+'c a(n , ho. ba('t -da^`u ca^u chuye^.n rie^ng tu+:

	- Vu. anh cha`ng Khoa cu?a ma`y -di to+'i -da^u ro^`i Lysa ?

	Mo^.t gio.ng cu+o+`i gio`n gia~ no^?i le^n. Co^ ga'i te^n Lysa tra?

lo+`i ba.n ba(`ng mo^.t gio.ng gie^~u co+.t:

	- Ma`y nghi~ tay -do' -di -du+o+.c to+'i -da^u? Kho^ng bi. ha^'t ra

di`a la` may la('m ro^`i. Tao chu+a cha^'m ai -da^u, ma^'y tay Vie^.t Nam

tao chu+a ti`m -du+o+.c ai vu+`a y'. Ho^`i co`n o+? Vie^.t Nam, cu+' tu+o+?ng

da^n coi -du+o+.c -di qua My~ he^'t, ai de` qua to+'i My~ ti`m hoa`i cha(?ng

tha^'y ai coi cho -du+o+.c. Cha(?ng bie^'t ho. tro^'n no+i mo^. Ra -du+o+`ng

toa`n ga(.p ngu+o+`i gi` -da^u.

	Ngu+o+`i ba.n va(.n ve.o:

	- Ngu+o+`i gi` -da^u la` sao ?

	- La` tru+o+?ng gi?a ho.c la`m sang, co^'t khi? va^~n hoa`n co^'t khi?.

-Da`n o^ng Vie^.t Nam sang -da^y ho.c a(n cho+i, hu+o+?ng thu. theo da^n My~

le. la('m nhu+ng kho^ng ho.c -du+o+.c ca'i ne^'p so^'ng va(n minh cu?a

ngu+o+`i ta. -Da`n o^ng gi` ma` kho^ng bie^'t galant la` gi`, kho^ng bie^'t

chie^`u vo+. ra sao. Sang to+'i -da^y ma` nhie^`u o^ng co`n muo^'n vo+. la`
cu?a

rie^ng mi`nh, giu+~ khu+ khu+ nhu+ tha^`n giu+~ cu?a. Anh -di la`m, to^i cu~ng

-di la`m ma` ve^` to+'i nha` thi` chi. vo+ -da^`u ta('t ma(.t to^'i vo^ be^'p,

anh cho^`ng a(n co+m xong la` na(`m o^m ca'i TV. A(n uo^'ng thi` bu+~a na`o

cu~ng mo'n xa`o, mo'n ma(.n, mo'n canh. Sao ho. kho^ng thu+'c tho+`i mo^.t
chu't.

A(n xong thi` cu~ng chi.u kho' phu. vo+. do.n de.p, vo+. ru+?a che'n thi`

cho^`ng phu. lau kho^ xe^'p ca^'t, co' pha?i vui ve? kho^ng. Mi tha^'y -da`n

o^ng o+? -da^y co' ai bie^'t na^'u nu+o+'ng la` gi` -da^u ? Ca'i gi` cu~ng

-du`n cho vo+. lo trong khi -da`n o^ng  ngoa.i quo^'c tu+. na^'u nu+o+'ng

la^'y, tu+. gia(.t giu~ la^'y. Ra -du+o+`ng la` ho. la~nh con, ba` vo+. chi?

co' -di theo nga('m ca?nh.

	Co^ ba.n pha?n -do^'i:

	- Lysa ta.i ma`y chu+a ga(.p ngu+o+`i -da`ng hoa`ng chu+' -da^u pha?i

ai cu~ng nhu+ ma`y no'i. Ma^'y o^ng ba.n tao ngu+o+`i na`o cu~ng -die^.u he^'t
xa?y.

	Lysa cu+o+`i to:

	- O+` he^'t xa?y lu'c ho. theo mi`nh tho^i, -do+.i -de^'n lu'c cu+o+'i

ve^` ro^`i bie^'t. Bao nhie^u ra^.n trong cha(n bo` ra he^'t. Trong so+? mi`nh

he^n la` kho^ng co' -du+.c ru+.a Vie^.t Nam. Ne^'u co' cha('c la` tao quit job.

Ma^'y tay ky~ su+ cu+' tu+o+?ng mi`nh ngon. Ho.c bo^'n na(m ra ky~ su+ de^~ o`m

co' gi` -da^u ma` lo^'i. Ma`y tha^'y Vie^.t Nam mi`nh co' ai la`m ca'i gi` cho

ngon ngoa`i ky~ su+ ra  kho^ng. Chie^`u tan so+? ra, 100 ngu+o+`i he^'t 99

ngu+o+`i ky~ su+ Vie^.t Nam. Ca'i tha(`ng My~ thu+' 100 -do' cha('c chi? la`m

lao co^ng que't do.n la` he^'t co+~. Nhu+ng ma` to+'i chu+`ng no' mo+? mie^.ng

thi` no' a(n -du+'t mi`nh.

	Ro^`i -de^? bie^.n minh cho ly' le~ cua? mi`nh, Lysa no'i tha^.t hu`ng
ho^`:

	- Bo+?i va^.y, ky` pho?ng va^'n ro^`i tao cho.n tha(`ng John thay vi`

co^ Lee ngu+o+`i Ta`u la` -de^? khi ho^.i ho.p, no' no'i the^' mi`nh. Du` gi`

mi`nh no'i tie^'ng Anh -da^u lu+u loa't ba(`ng no'. Ho+n nu+~a, mu~i te.t nhu+

mi`nh ma` la`m xe^'p tu.i My~ cu~ng oai la('m cho+'.


(he^'t pha^`n hai)