Bu`i Thanh Lie^m
N o' la` mo^.t sinh va^.t. DDu'ng ho+n la` mo^.t ddo^.ng va^.t so^'ng. Go.i la` ddo^.ng va^.t vi` no' la` mo^.t va^.t bie^'t di ddo^.ng.
Thoa.t dda^`u mo+'i nhi`n, to^i cu+' tu+o+?ng no' tu+` mo^.t ha`nh tinh na`o la.c xuo^'ng ddi.a ca^`u cu?a chu'ng ta\. To^i kho^ng the^? xe^'p no' va`o loa.i ddo^.ng va^.t na`o\. Kho^ng pha?i loa`i lo^ng vu~, lo^ng mao, sa^u bo. hay lu+o+~ng the^?. Cu~ng kho^ng pha?i loa`i a(n thi.t so^'ng hay loa`i a(n ca^y co?. No' chi? ho+i gio^'ng loa`i tru+o+`n bo` mo^.t ti'. No' cu~ng co`n gio^'ng loa`i co' vu' va` cho con bu'.
Co' the^? vie^'t mo^.t ba`i va(n da`i luo^.m thuo^.m nhu+ng cu~ng kho^ng lie^.t ke^ ddu? he^'t ta^'t ca? nhu+~ng dda(.c ti'nh qua'i di. cu?a tha(`ng ngu+o+`i ha`nh tinh na`y\. No' co' ca^'u ta.o gio^'ng loa`i ngu+o+`i vo+'i dda^`u mi`nh va` tu+' chi\. Tha^n the^? cu?a no' ddo? ho?n. Tay cha^n cu?a no' co qua('p nhu+ ngu+o+`i ma('c be^.nh kinh phong. DDa^`u cu?a no' thi` tro.c lo'c, kho^ng mo^.t co.ng to'c. Tai thi` cu.p, mu~i thi` he^?nh, ma('t thi` nha('m ti't, mie^.ng su'n kho^ng co' mo^.t chie^'c ra(ng. No' kho^ng bie^'t no'i, hay co' the^? no' bie^'t no'i nhu+ng ngo^n ngu+~ cu?a no' ba^'t ddo^`ng vo+'i ngo^n ngu+~ loa`i ngu+o+`i\. To^i chi? nghe no' ga^`m gu+` hoa(.c tho+? ho^?n he^?n. Thi?nh thoa?ng no' re' le^n nhu+~ng tie^ng da`i tha^.t chua va` nhu+'c ca'i ma`ng nhi~.
Tha^n hi`nh cu?a no' be' nho?, co' the^? no'i no' thuo^.c loa.i dda.i lu`n, lu`n ho+n ca? ngu+o+`i lu`n nha^'t tre^n the^' gio+'i na`y\. Tuy nhie^n no' ra^'t ma^.p ma.p, ma(.t mu~i cu?a no' phi` no^.n tha^'y ro~. Cha('c co' le~ no' kho^ng bie^'t kie^ng a(n hay ta^.p the^? du.c cho tha^n hi`nh ca^n ddo^'i de^~ coi\.
DDa(.c bie^.t la` ddo^i ba`n tay cu?a no'. Hi`nh nhu+ no' ddang gia^.n du+~ ai thi` pha?i\. Tay lu'c na`o cu~ng na('m la.i tha`nh hi`nh qua? dda^'m, ca'nh tay thi` co la.i trong tu+ the^' cu?a mo^.t lu+.c si~ quye^`n anh. To^i co^' ga('ng xo`e lo`ng ba`n tay no' ra, nhu+ng buo^ng ra la` no' la.i na('m la.i nhu+ cu~. Hi`nh nhu+ no' so+. to^i coi chi? tay cu?a no' ro^`i ddoa'n va^.n ma.ng.
Ngu+.c cu?a no' kho^ng ddu+o+.c no+? cho la('m. Vu' no' le'p xe.p, bu.ng thi` phi` gio^'ng nhu+ xi` tha^?u Cho+. Lo+'n.
DDo^i cha^n cu?a no' cu~ng gio^'ng nhu+ ddo^i tay, lu'c na`o cu~ng co la.i\. To^i so+., kho^ng da'm dde^'n ga^`n, so+. no' tung cho mo^.t cu+o+'c thi` vo+~ ma(.t.
Ca'i tha(`ng di. nha^n na`y lu+o+`i bie^'ng vo^ cu`ng. Lu'c na`o cu~ng na(`m li` cho+` sung ru.ng. No' kho^ng the`m ddu+'ng da^.y hoa.t ddo^.ng nhu+ mo.i ngu+o+`i\. Hay la` no' la.i muo^'n a(n va. ai nu+~a dda^y\?
A'i cha`! No' la.i cu+o+`i vo+'i to^i nu+~a cho+'. No' nhe ha`m ra(ng su'n tro^ng tha^.t vo^ duye^n. Tro^ng gio^'ng nhu+ ba` gia` 80, mie^.ng mo'm, nu. cu+o+`i me'o xe^.ch.
U+u ddie^?m dda(.c bie^.t cu?a tha(`ng qua'i nha^n na`y la` o+? nu+o+'c da cu?a no'. Mo^.t la`n da la'ng mi.n ma` ca'c co^ ga'i tre? va^~n thu+o+`ng ao u+o+'c co' ddu+o+.c. Da no' ca(ng ho^`ng nhu+ da co^ ga'i thanh xua^n 17 be? ga~y su+`ng tra^u\. Suo^'t toa`n tha^n the^? cu?a no' kho^ng co' mo^.t ve^'t nha(n. Cha('c no' i't ba^.n bi.u suy nghi~ ne^n ta^m ho^`n va` the^? xa'c va^~n co`n tre? trung tu+o+i ta('n.
Tuy nhie^n ca'i tha(`ng di. ho+.m na`y cu~ng do+ vo^ ta?. Mie^.ng cu?a no' lu'c na`o cu~ng nu+o+'c da~i cha?y da`i ma` no' kho^ng chi.u que^.t ddi\. Tro^ng no' su`i bo.t me'p gio^'ng nhu+ ngu+o+`i che^'t dduo^'i vu+`a mo+'i ddu+o+.c vo+'t le^n bo+`, co`n ddang ha^'p ho^'i\. DDa~ the^' no' la.i co`n ddu't hai ba`n tay be' xi'u cu?a no' tro.n va`o trong ca'i mie^.ng. Kho^ng hie^?u mie^.ng cu?a no' ro^.ng hay la` ba`n tay cu?a no' be', nhu+ng ca? hai ba`n tay lo.t va`o trong mie^.ng vu+`a y\. To^i thu+? ba('t chu+o+'c no' la`m theo nhu+ng dda`nh chi.u thua\. Nu+?a ba`n tay co`n kho^ng the^? lo.t va`o\. Mo+'i co' thu+? so+ so+ ma` co`n tha^'y ddau nho'i ca? ca'i me'p mie^.ng. Me. kie^'p ca'i tha(`ng kho^'n khie^'p, no' du. khi. to^i ba('t chu+o+'c dde^? bi. ddau ca? ca'i quai ha`m. The^' ta.i sao no' la`m ma` kho^ng he^` ha^'n gi`. Cha('c co' le~ ca'i lo^~ mo^`m cu?a no' ca^'u ta.o kha'c loa`i ngu+o+`i\.
To^i tu+. ho?i kho^ng bie^'t no' ddang suy nghi~ gi` ve^` ca'i the^' gio+'i no' mo+'i la.c va`o\. No' im la(.ng qua'. Cha('c no' co' lo^'i so^'ng no^.i ta^m, ta^'t ca? ua^'t u+'c dde^`u ddem do^`n ne'n trong lo`ng, kho^ng the`m than tho+? vo+'i ai\. To^i co^' y' ba('t chuye^.n, nhu+ng no' cu+' tro^' hai ma('t nai, tro^ng tha^.t la` nga'o\. To^i la^'y tay khe^`u thu+? lo`ng ba`n cha^n dde^? cho.c nho^.t no', coi thu+? he^. tho^'ng xu'c gia'c cu?a no' co' hoa.t ddo^.ng hay kho^ng.
No' co' le~ bi. nho^.t tha^.t, no' co cha^n la.i kho^ng ba(`ng lo`ng. Gia' ma` no' no'i ddu+o+.c cha('c co' le~ no' dda~ chu+?i cho to^i mo^.t tra^.n ne^n tha^n. No' nhu+ tha(`ng ca^m, tu+'c qua' kho^ng la`m gi` ddu+o+.c ne^n pha?i gia^~y dda`nh dda.ch, ve? ma(.t dda^`y ho+`n ca(m.
Co' le~ bi. pha' mo^.t ho^`i no' dda~ tha^'m me^.t ro^`i\. No' na(`m ye^n kho^ng co`n gia^~y giu.a nu+~a\. Hai con ma('t ti hi' cu?a no' nha('m la.i hay cho+'p cho+'p, tro^ng gio^'ng nhu+ nha^n va^.t ET trong truye^.n cu?a Steven Spielberg. Mo^.t nga`y da`i tre^n qua? ddi.a ca^`u na`y cha('c dda~ la`m no' nhu+` la('m ro^`i\. No' chua^?n bi. ddi ngu?. Nga`y mai se~ la` mo^.t nga`y mo+'i, co`n bie^'t bao nhie^u cho^ng gai tre^n the^' gio+'i na`y ddang mo+? ra tru+o+'c ma('t no'.
To^i dda(.t no' tro+? la.i ca'i giang so+n cu?a no'. Mo^.t ca'i chuo^`ng co' song sa('t chung quanh. Sa`n ddu+o+.c lo't ba(`ng ne^.m e^m, tra^`n thi` ho+? cho thoa'ng khi', dde^? no' co' the^? hi't tho+? kho^ng khi' mo^.t ca'ch de^~ da`ng.
Vo+. to^i bu+o+'c va`o pho`ng, nga('m nhi`n no' ky~ ho+n to^i\. Mo^.t ho^`i sau ddo', na`ng quay qua to^i, ke^'t lua^.n mo^.t ca^u la`m to^i che^'t ddie^'ng:
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