Ngoa`i chuye^.n la`m bi'ch ba'o, to^i ba('t dda^`u vie^'t, kho^ng ro~ la` mi`nh vie^'t va(n hay chi? la` ke^? chuye^.n, mo^.t na(m sau khi to^i va`o li'nh . Li'nh ta`u . Da.o ddo' dda^u va`o khoa?ng mu`a thu na(m 67 . Tha('m thoa't ma` dda~ hai mu+o+i na(m tro^i qua . Truye^.n dda^`u tie^n, truye^.n Tha`nh Pho^' Va` Qua^n Tru+o+`ng, vie^'t cho dda(.c san Ra Kho+i cu?a Trung Ta^m Hua^'n Luye^.n Ha?i Qua^n Nha Trang . Ngu+o+`i thu+' nha^'t ddo.c va(n cu?a to^i, xin cu+' ta.m go.i la` va(n ddi, la` Khie^'t, DDa`o DDu+'c Khie^'t, tha(`ng ba.n tha^n ba('c ky` na(`m chung pho`ng vo+'i to^i . So+? di~ to^i ddu+a cho no' ddo.c la` vi` hai ddie^?m, thu+' nhu+'t no' la` con mo.t sa'ch ngo^`i dda^u ddo.c ddo', va` thu+' hai no' bie^'t ho?i nga~, chi'nh ta? ra`nh ho+n to^i . Ba.n ba('c ky` ddu+o+.c mo^.t ddie^?m la` nho+` va`o vie^.c ho+i ra('c ro^'i na`y . La^`n la^`n ve^` sau, muo^'n cha('c a(n ho+n, to^i tra luo^n tu+. ddie^?n . Ngu+o+`i thu+' hai ddo.c va(n cu?a to^i la` HQ DDa.i U'y Nguye^~n DDi`nh DDie^`u, go^'c Hue^', chu? bu't dda(.c san Ra Kho+i . Cu~ng may la` ca? hai dde^`u khen . La`m to^i ha(ng ma'u vie^'t luo^n ma^'y ba`i cho Ra Kho+i, la^'y nhie^`u ma^'y bu't hie^.u kha'c nhau vi` ba`i na`o DDa.i U'y DDie^`u cu~ng ddo`i dda(ng he^'t .

     Ro^`i to^i gu+?i ba`i cho Lu+o+'t So'ng, dda(.c san cu?a Bo^. Tu+ Le^.nh Ha?i Qua^n o+? Sa`i Go`n .

     Ba.o gan ho+n, to^i gu+?i ba`i cho Va(n . Gu+?i mo^.t lo^ chi? ddu+o+.c cho.n dda(ng mo^.t ba`i, truye^.n Nhu+~ng Nga`y ..., co`n bi. go.i la` ba`i lai ca?o . Nho+' mo^.t la^`n ghe' Va(n, ho?i to^?ng tho+ ky' to`a soa.n tie^`n nhua^.n bu't, "... vie^'t the^m nu+~a ddi, dda(ng mo^.t ba`i nu+~a ro^`i tra? tie^`n luo^n, kho^ng co' bao nhie^u la^'y la`m gi` ...," Tra^`n Phong Giao tra? lo+`i to^i nhu+ va^.y . Gu+?i the^m ba`i da`i da`i nu+~a ma` kho^ng bao gio+` tha^'y dda(ng ba`i thu+' hai . Cha'n na?n . Ro^`i pha^`n lu bu gia ddi`nh vo+. con, to^i de.p nghe^` . "Su+. nghie^.p va(n chu+o+ng vi~ dda.i" cu?a to^i o+? Vie^.t Nam cu~ng chi? co' chu+`ng ddo' .

     Cha.y qua My~ na(m 75 la`m la.i cuo^.c ddo+`i . Na(m na(m o+? South Dakota, ho.c AAS, ro^`i ho.c BS . Na(m na(m o+? North Carolina, ho.c MS . Ba(`ng ca^'p be^n na`y coi bo^. de^~ la^'y ho+n o+? be^n mi`nh, hi`nh nhu+ cu+' ddo.c va` hie^?u ddu+o+.c sa'ch la` dda^.u . Mu+o+`i na(m chi? bie^'t la`m lu.ng, ho.c ha`nh, va` gu+?i qua` ve^` Vie^.t Nam cho cha me., anh chi. em ... Cho dde^'n mu`a thu 85, nha^n mo^.t la^`n vie^'ng tha(m Washington D .C ., to^i ti`nh co+` tha^'y ba'o Va(n ba`y ba'n o+? trong tie^.m ta.p ho'a . Kho^ng ngo+` Va(n cu~ng bie^'t cha.y qua My~ la`m la.i cuo^.c ddo+`i, dda~ to+'i so^' 40 .

     To^i ba('t dda^`u mua Va(n ddo.c tro+? la.i, cu~ng nhu+ ho^`i na`o to^i va^~n hay ddo.c Va(n o+? Sa`i Go`n . Vie^'t thi` he^'t ro^`i, che^'t ro^`i, che^'t la^u ro^`i ... Nhu+ng, mo^.t ho^m vo+. to^i soa.n la.i mo+' gia^'y to+`, ddo^` dda.c mang theo tu+` Vie^.t Nam, bo^~ng nhie^n lo`i ra ma^'y xa^'p ba?n tha?o cu?a to^i la^~n lo^.n trong ho^` so+ ban khen, huy chu+o+ng, tu+o+?ng lu.c . Tie^'c ra(`ng, ba`i co`n, ba`i ma^'t, ba`i kho^ng ddoa.n ke^'t . To^i vie^'t la.i, dda'nh ma'y la.i va` gu+?i o^ng Mai Tha?o, ra(`ng to^i muo^'n in tha`nh sa'ch dde^? ky? nie^.m . DDe^? ky? nie^.m, that's it! O^ng Mai Tha?o tra? lo+`i to^i ra(`ng, "... ba`i chu+a ddu? mo^.t pha^`n hai cuo^'n sa'ch, ne^'u in ra nhie^`u la('m chi? ddu+o+.c 100 trang tho^i . Nhu+ va^.y cuo^'n sa'ch qua' mo?ng, kho^ng ddu+o+.c . Va^.y co' the^m ba`i nu+~a thi` ho+n ..."

     Vie^'t ? Vie^'t gi` nu+~a dda^y ? Sao tha^'y nga'n qua' chu+`ng! Nhu+ng, dda^u co`n con ddu+o+`ng na`o kha'c ho+n, ne^'u mi`nh muo^'n co' mo^.t ky? nie^.m dde^? ddo+`i vo+'i ngu+o+`i ta ? To^i ba('t dda^`u co^' ga('ng ngo^`i va`o ba`n vie^'t, vie^'t tro+? la.i, ky' te^n tha^.t . Va` ma~i ho+n nu+~a na(m sau to^i mo+'i tha^'y te^n to^i xua^'t hie^.n tre^n mu.c Ngu+o+`i Vie^'t Mo+'i Tha'ng Na`y vo+'i truye^.n Do`ng So^ng Cu?a Tu`ng .

     To^i tha^'y to^i vie^'t cu~ng dda^u dde^'n ddo^?i te^. la('m, me`o khen me`o da`i dduo^i, va^.y ma` nhie^`u ba`i gu+?i kho^ng ddu+o+.c dda(ng . Suy ddi nghi~ la.i mo+'i tha^'y mi`nh hi`nh nhu+ bi. hai chu+~ chi'nh tri. no' dda`n a'p . Tho+`i buo^?i na`y ma` vie^'t chuye^.n ti`nh ha?i qua^n thi` la`m sao cho^'ng la.i vo+'i Ba'c va` DDa?ng ddu+o+.c . Vie^'t ca`ng trung thu+.c tha^'y ca`ng la` pha?n ddo^.ng, ba'o na`o da'm dda(ng . La`m tho+ ru'ng ddo^.ng nhu+ o^ng tu` Nguye^~n Chi' Thie^.n, vie^'t nghi~a khi' nhu+ ca'c nha` va(n Vo~ Ky` DDie^`n, Nguye^~n Ngo.c Nga.n thi` ba`i na`o cu?a ho. ma` cha(?ng ddu+o+.c le^n khuo^n . Ba`i cu?a to^i co' le~ chi? co`n mo^.t ma?nh dda^'t dung tha^n, dda(.c san DDe^. Nhi. Ha?i Su+, dda(.c san cu?a kho'a 17 SQHQ . Ba.n be` co' chu+?i ru?a the^m nu+~a cu~ng cha(?ng sao . Tho+`i buo^?i na`y la` tho+`i buo^?i pha?i no'i ve^` ca(m thu` Co^.ng Sa?n, pha?i no'i ve^` vu+o+.t bie^n, pha?i no'i ve^` tra.i ty. na.n, pha?i no'i ve^` tu` Vie^.t Ba('c ..., mo+'i a(n kha'ch ddu+o+.c . Ra^'t tie^'c to^i chu+a co' nga`y na`o ne^'m mu`i gian trua^n kho^? a?i du+o+'i che^' ddo^. Co^.ng Sa?n he^'t .

     Tuy nhie^n, nhu+~ng gi` cu?a to^i, pha^`n lo+'n la` nhu+~ng gi` to^i dda~ so^'ng vo+'i ba.n be` va` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ti`nh trong ha?i qua^n nhu+ mo^.t chu? dde^`, to^i va^~n muo^'n ddu+o+.c tri`nh la`ng . Cho ne^n, ne^'u ba.n ddo.c kho^ng ti`m ddu+o+.c nhu+~ng ma`u sa('c mo+'i trong nhu+~ng ba`i cu?a to^i xua^'t hie^.n sau na`y tre^n Va(n, La`ng Va(n, ... lu'c to^i dda(.t va^'n dde^` ddo^?i hu+o+'ng, thi` vui lo`ng xin ddu+`ng tra'ch . He.n ba.n ddo.c o+? ca'c ta'c pha^?m sau .

     Sau cu`ng, sa'ch co' in ddu+o+.c hay kho^ng la` cu~ng nho+` anh Nguye^~n Hu+~u Nghi~a, chu? bu't La`ng Va(n . To^i tha`nh tha^.t bie^'t o+n anh .

Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng
Mu`a Thu 87

Ba`i Tru+o+'c Trang Chi'nh Ba`i Ke^' Tie^'p

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