[TTC 05/97] So^'ng tra^.t ..ba`n dda.p

[Huynh Ngoc Chau <huynhnc@sbu.ac.uk>]

Tri'ch TTC 05/97

So^'ng tra^.t ..ba`n dda.p

Ddu*o*`ng pho^' : chuye^.n nho? ma` kho^ng nho?
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Co* quan to^i na(`m o*? con ddu*o*`ng mo^.t chie^`u, xe cha.y ddo^ng
nghi.t. Cu*' mo^~i ddo^. pha?i ddi qua ddu*o*`ng, to^i dde^`u ca^?n tha^.n
ngo' ngu*o*.c ve^` do`ng xe cha.y dde^? ca^?n tha^.n bu*o*'c. DDo^i la^`n
nhu* the^', to^i ye^n ta^m la('m: "so^' mi`nh co`n khuya mo*'i che^'t vi`
xe ca'n".

Nhu*ng cuo^.c ddo*`i dda^u di~ vo^'n so^'ng de^~ nhu* the^'. Mo^.t ho^m,
to^i quen bu*o*'c, ma('t long khong ngo' do`ng xe no^'i dduo^i xuo^i (
kho^ng co' ngu*o*.c) thi` bo^?ng du*ng bi. hun mo^.t ca'i ra^`m. To^i e^
a^?m ngo' la.i, thi` ra mi`nh vu*`a va pha?i mo^.t chie^'c xe 100 pha^n
kho^'i ngu*o*.c chie^`u; ngu*o*`i ddi xe ha^'t ha`m : " ddi kie^?u gi`, mu`
ha?, cha'n so^'ng ha? ". To^i ti'nh la la.i: "E^, ddi ngu*o*.c .." nhu*ng
xa^y xa^?m qua', dda`nh nhi.n.

Mo^.t bu*~a nu*~a, to^i la.i qua ddu*o*`ng, la^`n na`y bi. hun tha(?ng co`
ba(`ng mo^.t chie^'c xe dda.p. Ngu*o*`i ddi xe dda.p kho^ng he^` xin lo^~i
ma` co`n lo*'n lo^'i: "Khu`ng ha?, ddi pha?i do`m sau ngo' tru*o*'c cho*'.
Ca'i ma('t sa'ng la'ng sao ngu qua' ddi". To^i chu*a ki.p ca~i vi` bi. hun
to^'i ta(m ma(.t mu~i, ngu*o*`i va` xe dda~ do^ng ma^'t.

Bi. hun hai la^`n chu*a dda~ ta^.t, to^i va^~n nha^?m ti'nh ra`ng " ddi
pha?i thi` le~ ddu'ng thuo^.c ve^` mi`nh". Va` la^`n bi. hun thu*' ba, to6i
qua? tha^.t e^ che^`. Nguye^n mo^.t ca'i xe ba ga'c ddu*o*`ng hoa`ng xo^ng
to*'i, chie^'m ha(?n le^` tra'i va` lu*` ddu*` lao va`o to^i, to^i ne'p vo^
thi` cu.ng ngay mo^.t anh xi'ch lo^, dda~ bi. ddo dda^'t co`n bi. ma('ng
to*'i o^ng ba` va~i. MA^'y ngu*o*`i ro^~i ho*i xu'm la.i, che'p mie^.ng
che`m che.m: "Ddi ddu*'ng a^?u ta? he^'t su*'c, ddu*o*`ng mo^.t chie^`u
cu~ng pha?i ngo' tra'i cho*', ngu*o*`i ne' xe chu*' xe dda^u co' bie^'t ne'
ngu*o*`i. He^n la` xi'ch lo^ ca'n, chu*' ga(.p xe ba ga'c thi` co' nu*o*'c
ho^'t co^'t. Ddo'ng ba?o hie^?m chu*a ddo', ddi ddo'ng ga^'p, ke?o ro^`i
ho^'i tie^'c...". To^i kho^ng tie^'c vi` dda~ ddo'ng ba?o hie^?m. Chi?
tie^'c la` mi`nh lo*'n ma` co`n ngu qua' tro*`i. Ddi qua ddu*o*`ng mo^.t
chie^`u pha?i bie^'t ngo' chu*`ng be6n pha?i la^~n be6n tra'i lie^`n tu`
ti`. Ho?ng nho*' mo^.t da.o ba'o chi' ke^u ru`m: Ai cha.y xe ga(.p dde`n
ddo? ma` tha('ng la.i la` khu`ng, pha?i pho'ng ga vo.t cho le. ke?o ta('c
ddu*o*`ng, co`n ne^'u kho^ng se~ co' mo^.t tha(`ng cha na`o ddo' hu'c xe
va`o phi'a sau mi`nh, ru?i co' mo'p dduo^i be^? dde`n cu~ng pha?i tu*. a(n
na(n sa'm ho^'i ra(n mi`nh, ke?o kho^ng co`n bi. ma('ng : Ddi vo*'i ddu*'ng
kie^?u gi`.

Bao go*` nhu*~ng ngu*o*`i ngu vi` bi. ddu.ng xe ngu*o*.c chie^`u mo*'i
sa'ng da. kho^n ra co*~ to^i ?