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vnhbnhxe,ltdcmnxelmtcrmvrtnhsngxungncsnenbnglong.Chchicxenhnnlnbnhvphamnhvmmcitnthng.Vithngtrc,chicSportsRoadsternychnghngnhcalchut.Giy,khickhiphctrnvnvrcrxakia,npchiliginhliqungthigianmdncDetroitchngthvikhnngttcchnmiki-l-mttrongtmgiyhnlski-l-mtictrnmigallon,nhngtnhnngbomanton,haychtngcc.

JacksonLamottParrishngitrongchicT-bird[2]cnithtbngdathucmu,mtctayvtlnvlngmu.nhnngchiuvomitcnudyvnpnhnhnhthnhtrnhaikheimtmuxanhlckhianhhmimtxungtrcnhnngchichang.Anhrmylncui,ritaykhivlngvkophanhxe.Anhycaxevtibtcaobixungvah.Bngmtngtcuynchuyn,anhngdyvchcachicRoadstervactntrangbclntrcaanhmttmsc.Jacklicnhnn,thymiskhngngch,ongpinli,nhtvotiosmitrngtrcngc.

Tnhngnh,anhni,rixoayngiivocahng.AnhiquamtchicCuda440-6tnmmtchnbymi,ngcHemikhnglcantreollngtrnmtcicncu.Quatingmynnkhvccthitbcngc,emtraicaJack,Billy,gimtthckhtdimtchic59DodgeCustomRoyalLancer.

Ngymai,khongtrngvacchicT-birdbliscanhlpybngmtchicCorvettemtchnnmt.CxeththaocinyctmthytrongmtxngxeppNamCalifornia,vbangytrcJackbaytixemxtchicxe.Khianhpht

hinralnmichicsumitnghnki-l-mtvmiconsuphhp,anhmuanvigitmnghnngaytich.Mtkhickhiphchonton,chicVettenysmangligpmilncons.Vvickhiphcxe-tc,cngtyxeMcParrishlsmt.

Aicngbitiu.

Nhngchic-tcbp[3]ninhtainhcc,chyrmrmtrnngnsutrongmunngnhParrish.Tkhibcnhngbcchnutin,JackvBillylmvictrongxngxecachamnh.Hthongcutintrcckhimclngvngkn.Hcthphnbitmtchic260V8vimtchic289kckhinhmmtvlplimyphunxngtrongkhing.LnhngaconkiuhnhcaLovett,Texas,dnsmichnnghnbatrm,ccchngtrainhParrishtrngthnhcngtnhyubng,bialnh,vphvnhangtrnnhngconngrngbngphngthnglcnglccmtcnngtcxbngllinotlisonmibnggngchiuhu.

Haichngtraicnuilntrongmtnginhbaphngngsauxngxe.Githcahngbanukhngcnna.Bdxungvthaythbngmtkhnggianlnhn,hinihn,chialmtmkhunhxe.Khonhsnsauxngxecdndp.Nhngcxeckvnhngbphnbibkoitlulmri.

Dvy,cnnhvnnhxa.Vnnhngkhmhoahngmmhtrng,vncnhngkhoanhtvcditncyducaochtvt.VnhinnhbngbtngvcnhcaknhcnkhakhWD-40[4].Cnnhmickhocmtlpsnmi,ctronglnngoi.Vnmutrngnhtrc.SkhcbitthtsduynhtlgiJacksngymtmnh.

Bynmtrc,BillyciRhondaValenciavvuivtblisngphngtngtrcssungsngcanhngngitrongvng.Trongtrnhcattcmingitrongthtrn,Jackchabaoginysinhmuntbcilisngphngtngy.Theonhngghbit,anhchatnggpmtngiphnkhinanhmunccucsngmt-mt.Trni.

Nhnghkhngbithtmichuyn.

Jackivovnphngcamnhcuixngxevngcali.Anhnhttmscvomtngnbnvkoghra.Trckhimuachic54Corvette,anhtmkimlchscanribaytiCaliforniakimtrannhmbomrngkhngchhngnghimtrngnotrongtonbcutrccacxe.Victmkimlchsmtcxe,tmnhngbphnthaythrikhiphcnthithcvthuhtanhchotikhicxehonhotrli.csacha.Tthn.Honthin.

PennyKribs,thkcaJack,ivovnphngvaanhthttrongngy.Emspvilmtcynh,cnhcanh.

JackngclnnhnmtcenlathatrnuPenny.AnhhccmihainmcngPenny,vanhcngchicngibngbudcvichngc,Leon.

Anhngdyvtthlnbn.Emsplmpvanh?

Ceonhnhuhtccngntayvcbmngdimuhngtrngnhmngvut.Anhthngthilmsaocgmytnhmkhngnnhmphmkhchaybicchngymascaramkhngchcmconmtno.AnhthmchcnkhngmunnghncnhcmtayvothngbcaLeonna.nghylmanhrnsnglng.

Ttnhin,cnivimtnci.Anhbitlanhlcnocnglmitnhucaemm.

Phiri,anhbit.Nmlpba,Pennyboanhrngcyuanhrivocngchnanhbngigiydamuencac.Anhlunthyrngmnhkhngcnthyuthng.ngniviLeonnh.

,anhybitm.Cvytayriiraca,minchoavngvtlisaulng.Anhycngbitlemschngbaogidnhdnggnanh.

Jackkhoanhtaytrnngcvtangivompbn.Vsaoch?

BivanhixviphnnhngimcchngbingnixvikoWhitmanSampler.Anhnhmnhpchnymtcht,chnmtcht.Clanhscnviming,nhnganhkhngbaogintonb.

Jackbtci.Anhnghcviphncththayisuynghcaem.

Pennykhngthythv.Anhhiuemm,cniquavaikhibcrakhica.

Phiri,anhhiuc.Nhasphn,Pennynghanhnnkthn,nuidyconcivlimtchicSUV.NhngtheoJack,anhthyemtraimnhmtrchnghavhphnchaingihri.Billycbaccongituitsuthngtinmtui.Hsngtrongmtconphctvimtcixchusnsau,vRhondalimtchicTahoe,mtslachnkhccaccbmaththaomini.Vitngycchugi,JackthymnhkhngcnphimangthmmtaParrishkhcvothgiiny.AnhlbcJack,vanhthynthaviiu.

Anhquaylighvmkhuyctayora.Anhxnngtayolnbptay,sauquayvlmvic.HmnaylthSuvanhccnivicphixlxongtrnbntrckhicthbtunhngngycuituncamnh.Lcnmgi,Billymcaboanhrngcuspvnh.JacklicnhnchicnghBuickRivieratcnhmnhnhmytnh.Emtraianhmichlmcbatingmilmpht.

EmsntrnT-ball[5]caAmyLynn,Billynhcncconginmtuicamnh.Anhsncngvinch?

AmyLynnlcongilncaBillyvJackcgngntrnucaconbmikhicth.Khngphitinay,anhtrlivnmbtlnbn.TinaycbaticcthncaJimmyCalhounqunTheRoadKill,anhni.

Mingny,Jimmyvnlmtgthchchchn.Giycutaspsatbtdocamnhvhaichicnhni.Anhbocutalanhsghquamtlt.

Billymmci.Scvcngthotych?

Anhcholc.

ngniviemlanhthchxemphncitrunghnlmttrnT-ballnh?

NcitoetotcaJackginghtemtraimnh.Phiri,lmtlachnkhkhn.Xemphncihaylnhnlnhcnmtuichyquanhccgnvimbohimingc.

Billybtci,theomtkiucbitcaringcuviungrasauvphtravitingh-h-h.iucigingchah,Ray,nmcJackchorngnphidogenditruyn.maymn,Billyni,nhngkhngmythtlng.ChaingihubitrngBillthchxemAmyLynnchyvngvngvimbohimingchn.NuanhcnngilixeaanhvtqunTheRoadKill,Billnithmtrnngraca,thhygiemnh.

Ttnhin.MtngilixesayxncpimngsngcachamhkhiJackmimitmtui.Haianhemquyttmlhskhngbaogilixekhisay.

Jacklmvicthmmttingnatrckhittmyvrakhixngxequalicckhuchaxe.Nhngngikhcrav,vtinggiycaanhvanglntrongbukhngkhtnhmch.Anhkhaca,btchungbongrinhyvochicShelbyMustang.TribtumakhianhlixevphangoiLovett.Vihtmalathahalncngbivgi,binmuenbnglongcachicxethnhmtmuxmmxn.

QunTheRoadKillrtgingccqunbarkhcrirckhpvngcnxoongTexas.NhcngquphtratmyhttngtrongkhicckhchquennccnnhngvibiaLoneStar.MttmbngNGGYSVIDNTEXASmu-trng-v-xanhtreotrntmgngsauquybar,trongkhicctmbinbogiaothngc,tatu[6]vrnchungnhibngtrangtrtrntng.Chquybarcngngthilmtnginhibngth,vnumtvkhchquthathit,haysay,anhtahocctacthmuamtcithtlngrnchunghocmtcitibngdatatucckhpdnvimcgiui.

KhiJackivoqunbar,anhyvnhmStetsoncamnhlnvdnglingngcalumtkpthchnghitrckhitinliquybar.Anhchohivicuvivivkhchquen.XengiatingClintBlacktronghpnhctng,anhcthnghethytingbaticcthncaJimmyanglnncaotrophngsau.

MtchaiLoneStar,anhgi.Mtchaibiaxuthintrnquybarvanharatnm.AnhcmnhncmtbntaymmmittrncnhtaymnhvquaysangnhnvokhunmtcaGinaBrown.

ChoJack.

ChoGina.GinacngtuiviJackvlydhailn.ClmtcgiminTexascaoro,mnhdthchcibmyqunSlimClemsgnngcaotc70.CtamcqunbWranglersthtb,oJustinsthtm,vtcnhum.Jackbitcnhumtcbivctacngthchtrolnngianh.Nhngdognycduhiuchothyctaangtnhtoncianhlmchngba.Anhphilmnguimichuynctabngaycinghyrakhiu.

Anhnthamdbuiticcthnphasaukia?Cchmchnhnanhquakheimtxanhdng.Anhcmmikhngnhnthylimimcanguncongimicta.

Phi.Jackachaibialnmivhpmtngmln.Anhkhngchngthhmnnglimichuyn.AnhthchGina,nhnganhkhngthuctuplmchng.Anhlytinthatquybarvnhtvotitrcqunjeans.Gpemsaunh,anhnivquayngibi.

CuhitiptheocaGinalmanhdngngayli.AnhgpDaisyLeecha?

Jackhchaibiaxungvtnhinthykhmnutntchbiatrongmingxungc.AnhquaylinhnGina.

SngnayemgpctatrmxngTexaco.xngchochicCadillaccamcta.Ginalcu.Emnghbaolunh,tmmihocmihainmktlncuictatrongthtrnphikhng?

Lmilmnm.

Emnhnractangaylptc.DaisyLeeBrookskhngthayinhiulm.

ChlbygiDaisyBrookslDaisyMonroevlnhvytrongmilmnmqua.Viuthayittc.

Ginabclignmtbcvanghchmtkhuyocaanh.EmrtbunkhinghechuyncaSteven.Embitanhylbnanh.

AnhvStevenMonroegnnhkhngthtchritlclnnmkhihngicnhnhaunhthTinLnhBaptistcaLovett,httoPhi,Chayucon.Nhngiucngthayi.LncuicnganhgpStevenlbuitihaibnhnhnhaunchymu,trongkhiDaisykinhhinhnvo.cngllncuicnganhgpDaisy.

NhthkhngnhnthyJackkhnghmmingnichuyn,Ginatiptclinhi,Emkhngtngtngnicnhchttuicachngta.Nquikhngkhip.

Thlichoanhnh,Gina,anhnivbi.Mtcntcginxac,cntcginmanhcnghlmnhchnvi,angchckoanhvoqukh.Anhlixnthtmnh,pmnhnxung,vgtbn.

Sauanhchngcmthygna.

Cmchaibiatrongtay,anhlunlchquaqunbarangnhanhchngchtknviticnphngngccui.AnhdavaivokhungcavchuyntonbschvoJimmyCalhound.Tiuimcabaticangngitrnmtcighgiaphng,vyquanhbictnng,ttcangnhnhaiphnnmcnhnhongchnbpchtvonhautrongkhiDixieChickshtvmtcxetili.thotyntnciqunltkhelplnh,haicgimkhuyocnhlacamnhra.ohngthitrtxunghaibvairmnngvcthhonho,lhaibngcbnhitrongobikininhlplnh.Jackrimtkhibngcyn,nhnxunghaichicqunltkhebucdyhngh.

MarvinFerrelldnglicnhanhngngcaquanstmnbiudin.Cunghhaibngckiacphithtkhng?anhtahi.

Jacknhnmtbnvaivachaibialnmi.RrnglMarvinkthnqulu,bivginganhtabtugingnbri.Aiquantmch?

ngvy.Marvinci.CunghetinDaisyBrooksquaylicha?

Quachaibia,anhnhnxungMarvinrihchaixung.C,tngheri.Anhlicmnhnccntcginngyxa,vmtlnnaanhlipnxungchotikhikhngcmthygna.AnhtiptcchvoccvcngthotyvnhnhkpJimmygiahaicthbnkhathncamnhtrongkhihnnhautrnuanhta.Nhnttkhincnhnnghreoithm.Jacknghingusangmtbnvmmci.Trnytrnnhayhoriy.

TgpDaisysiuthMinute,Marvinnitip.Chttit,cyvnnngbngnhhicpba.

NcicaJackttngmkhimtkckhngmivimtnuvimihngmmmichcchkoanhvohenqukh.

Cnnhcytrngthnotrongbcngcncnkhng?

Jackringikhicavisuhnvophng,nhnganhkhngththotc.Cvnhmingiumunmtchuynduhnhtrnconngkc.Ttc,tranh.

Trongkhihaicnngvnthotycihaiciobikininhxucanhau,chcacuchuynlvDaisy.Gianhngtinghutsovreoh,CalTurner,LesterCrandallvEddyDeanJonesuhianhgpccha.

Chnght,Jackriphngvquayliquybar.Thtqumckhchukhimtnginngkhngcphptnhnghaicnnggnnhchngmcguymnhaucchanhtachchaimt.AnhkhngbitDaisyslithtrntrongbaolu,nhnganhcck

hyvngrngychlmtchuyningnngi.Sauclmingiscchuyngkhchayhohnbntn.Chyuanhhyvngcbitiumtrnhxakhiliicaanh.

AnhtchaibialnquybarvtmngrakhiTheRoadKill,blingsaunhngcuctrchuynvnghivnvDaisyMonroe.Matrtxungtrnmvlmtmvaikhianhiquabixe.Nhngvimibcchn,kcvnbmsttheosau.Kcanhnhnvoimtnuxinhpkhianhhnlnimimmmi.Tayanhltlnmtsauphnitrnmn,trtxungdicivycngmuxanhvvngcac.KcDaisyLeeimtibtcaobimuctritimtrnghaibnvkhngmcgkhcna.

Ribaticsmthsao?Ginahikhictaivphaanh.

Anhnhncta.Baticchncht.

Chngtacthttchcticcaringmnh.nglinhnhcaGina,ctakhngianhchng.Thngthiukhinanhkhchu.Tinaythkhng.Ctaaminglnchoanh,vctacvcabiamcngdcvng.Jackhnli.Vihaibungcsnchccaiphngpchtvongc,nhngihiutincadcvngkhuyngbngdianh.AnhkoGinavolngvtnngmithchotikhittcnhngganhcmthyldcvngvncmaxitdathtqualnosmi.Anhthaythminghvimtnuvvycngbngngiphnangpchtngivokhaqunmnh.

DaisyMonroegitaylntrccaknhrilihtayxung.Timcpthnhthchtronglngngcvddyxonlithnhmtccln.Matrtxunghinnhquanhkhpngicvncmachytngxixungthmhoa.Xngxesaulngccnn,soisngmingcngchquanhcngtyxeMcParrish.Nhngnicngtiennhmc,nhthnhsngkhngdmbsuhnvosn.

Xngxemitoanh,cxyctliktlntrccthyn.Khonhsnbaoquanhxngxecdndp.Ccchicxecbkoi.Dvy,tnhnggcquanstcthnginhvnhtnhc,mangtheokcvmtlngihtimtthiquamitccvemnmihoahng.Vvsnhngticngitrnhnghinm

gicangng,kpgiaStevenvJack,btcitrcnhngcuchuynacah.

Smchpnngongvrisngcbutrim,ptankcy.Mtimbochothycnnriivquaylivolckhc.

Ckhnggiiiutrcdin.Ckhngthuctupngingutrctipvircri.Githccgiilmthhnhitrc,nhng...clcnngitrc.Xuthinbtthnhlnhtrccanhailcmigitikhngphillchs,vchntrngginghtmtconmosngnc.

Trckhirikhinhmmnh,cbomtcmnhcchimtvdichmvai.Lptrangimtrnghonho,otrngtinhvqunkakilphngphiu.Cnbygi,cchcchnrngtcmnhxbng,mascaratrimtbitvqunthdnhybntcivngncmcvtnhlaoqua.Cquayngibi,ripmnhquayli.Vngoicackhngthtsquantrng,vchngbaogicthiimnolttpchoviccphilmht.Ctrongthtrnbangyri.CphinichuynviJack.Tinay.Ctrhonqulu.Cphikchoanhnhnggmnhgiugimanhsutmilmnm.

Cligitaylnvgnnhngtimkhicnhcagbtratrckhickpg.Qualpcaknhvkhnggiantiombntrong,ccthtrngthybngdngmtnginng.Anhtakhngmco,vmttiasngtsutttrongnhtaramtlungsngvngpptngsau,rtxungcnhtay,bvaivnalngngctrncaanhta.Rrnglngracnngitrc.

Xincho,cmlitrckhicthuhngslolngcamnh.TiangtmJacksonParrish.

Tritri,ginganhtakoditrongbngti,khngphiDaisyLeeBrookssao?

milmnmtriquavginganhthayi.Ntrmhngingchngtraimcbit,nhngcvnsnhnracitnggingxuxabtku.KhngaicthanhiuchtchgiuvogingnicamnhnhJack.Ctngmtlnhiucn.Tngbitiugnsaugingni.Ckhngdmarngmnhvn

cnbitranhna.

Xincho,Jack.

Cmung,Daisy?

Cnhnanhchmchqualpcaknhvbngti,nhnnhngngntcanginngmmtthictngbitrtr.Cmgicxoncctrongddycstchthn.Timun...ticnnichuynvianh.Vtitingh...Chtmthithtsuvpmnhngnglpbp.Cbamibari.Canhcngvy.Timunnivianhrngtitrongthtrntrckhianhngheciutngikhc.

Munquri.Matrtxixxungminhvsimlngkodiragiah.Ccthcmnhncnhmtanhttrnngimnh.

nhnhnychmvomtvngcoimamuvngcac,vnglccnghanhskhngnigna,anhctli,Nulnhnggcnnivitithccthicri.

Vncn.Rtnhiu.ChaviStevenrngcsachoJackbcthmanhvitvithngtrckhimt.Bcthnmtrongtio,bygicphikthtchoJacknghenhnggxyramilmnmtrc,richuynbcth.Tinhtnhphinichuynvianh.Lmni.

Anhnhncvigiydingngriquayngivbinmttrongnh.Anhkhngmcachoc,nhnganhcngkhngngspcnhcagvomtc.Anhchothyrlanhstrakhkhnhtmccth.Nhngri,anhbaogilmchuyngtrnnddngcch?

Vnnhmiln,cnhcaknhkuctktkhicmnra.Citheoanhquaphngkhchvhngbp.Dngngicaorocaanhbinmtgcr,nhngcbitng.

Trongnhcmisnmi.Cnhnquanhngcmutivmtcitivimnhnhln,thongthychicnpianocabParrishtstmtbctngvtrongthongchccthi,baonhiuth

thayiktlncuicghquanginhny.nbtlnkhicivobp,vcmgiccnhbcvomtvtlmthigianvy.CngngmongchsnhnthybParrishngtrclsimuquhch,nngbnhmhocnhngcibnhquysnickerdoodlemDaisythchnht.Tmvisnltsnnhmuxanhlcttrcbnravncnvtngyxavkbpvncnhngmlitimuxanhdngvxanhngc.

Jackangngtrctlnh,nathntrnkhutsaucatangm.Nhngngntayrmnngcaanhcmquanhtaycmbngcrm,vttcnhnggccththyrtrnngianhlngcongmngvichndi.MttitrnchicqunLevisbstcmtvtrchgnnhtrihnra,vchkhutrngxxc.

Adrenalinechykhpmchmucac,vcnmchttaylingnchngkhirunry.Rianhngthngdy,vmithdngnhchmli,nhthcaibtcngtctrnmychiuphim.Anhquayngilikhingcatvcmmthpsatrnbntaytcnhi.Trongkhonhkhc,schcacdnhchtvonglngmnhchilnkhicpqunLevisvunquanhrnanh.Canhmtltquaphnbngphnglvnhngcbprnchctrnngcanh.Nucmcnbtknghingno,thnhnthyanhthnycngxuauihtchngi.ykhngphilchngtraimctngbit.yrrnglmtnginng.

Cpmnhamtrikhicicmnamtnh,cnhcungscntimimunu,vnhnvomtanh.Ccmgicthychngmnhtrnnkhkhc.JackParrishxakialunlmtchngtraianhn,cngianhpchtngi.Mtlntcdyrixungtrnvchmvochnmyanh.imtmuxanhlcsngmcvnnh,tngmtthinhncyammvshu,nhntrcnhthanhchngthchgpchngpmtconchhoang.

Cnytrmtranhnth?

Cisuhnvobpvttayvotioma.Khng,tinnivianhltivthtrnthmmvemgiti.

Anhnnghpsalnvungthngthpgiy,chcnithm.

Tinghlanhnnbit.

Anhnhncchmchmquahpgiy,rianhhnxung.Cvithrtccchnghthayi.JackParrish,chngtraihhngvthchlmlon,vnlunlmtngithchungsa.iugkhincnghltithmquantm?anhhivqutmubntaytrnming.

Tikhngbitanhcquantmhaykhng.til,ticbnkhonxemanhsnghg,nhngtikhngdmchc.Chuynnykhkhnhnnhiunhnggcmngtng.Vnhnggmctngtngcngkhlkhnhnri.

Githckhngphibnkhonnanh.Anhdnghpsachracnphngkhc.Nulttcthcakia.

Khng,khngphilttc.Cnhnxungmigiycamnh,vidamuenbmavybn.Stevenmuntikchoanhnghemtchuyn.Anhymuntinivianhrnganhyxinlivttcmichuyn.Clcuvtchali.Khng...tngxinlich,tilth.Anhymtbythngtrcvgitivnthykhlngmtngnhvanhykhidngthqukh.Khnghiusaoiuykhngng.Nhthnutilmvy,anhysnhchabaogitnti.CnhnJack.Vmtanhkhnghthayi.Bhoaanhginrtp.

Anhnhnvaivtsalnkbp.Pennygichng.

Penny?

PennyColten.ciLeonKribs.Gicylmvicchoti.

CmnPennyhtinh.NhngPennykhnggichngvktnanhmanhkhngbit.

ngxemnlcigghgm.

CbitSteventngcnghaquantrngnthnovianh.nggivanhkhngquantmvicanhymt.

Anhnhnmtbnmy.Cqunltitngcgitcutari.

Anhhnskhnggitanhy,Jack.

nglkhng,cning.Ticholckhngngginth.

Cuchuynanginhmhngvcphilinquayli.ngtraxuxa.

Cgithnylxuxasao?Anhbtci,nhngkhngcvgdchu.Thnychnglg,maolng.Cgnivtischocthyticthtrnnxuxathno.

CbitJackckhnngtrnnxuxathnori,nhngdccthlmtkhnnht,ccngbngbnhnhclich.CngnhJackkhngcnlchngtraimctngquenbit,ccngkhngphilcgingyxaanhbitna.Cnkvianhstht.Saurtthcngphiththi.Trckhiitipcngicamnh,cphikchoanhvNathan.Cmtmilmnmmidmlmvy,vanhcthtraxuxahtmcanhmun,nhnganhsphilngnghec.

MttiasngtrngltvokhemtDaisytrongtchtc,trckhimtngiphnmcmtciosmitrngcanngbcvobp.

Cho,ctanikhinngcnhJack.

Anhnhnxungcta.Anhboemyntronggingm.

Emphnchnlncvkhngcanh.

HinngtrnquaclnmDaisy,nhngdngnhclngiduynhtthyxuhtrongphng.Jackcbngi.Ttnhinlvy.Anhvnluncmthochaicbngi.tngcthiiuythtaun.

Xincho,Daisy.Tikhngbitccnnhtikhng.TilGinaBrown.

Nkhngcnaunna,vDaisyhixuhkhiphithnhnvibnthnrngchyucchthyvcngnhnhm.C

icqungngditSeattlekchoanhvNathan,vgittcnhnggccmthylnhnhm.Nhthmtciruvacnhckhicc.Ccholmnhhnnhthncngh.DaisymmcivbngquaphngchatayrabttayGina.Ttnhinlc.ChngtacnglpChnhphMvonmcui.

ThySimmons.

Phiri.

Cnhlcthyyvpphimtcitytrnsnnhkhng?GinahinhthkhngphictaangngvchmcmiosmicaJack,Daisydmc,mkhngcgkhc.

Chuynnglrtbunci.Tiva...

Ciquigthny?Jackxenngang.Hpmtlpcpba?

ChaingiphncngngnglnnhnanhvGinani,Emchangtralchsvikhchcaanhmthi.

Ctakhngphikhchcaanhvctaspiri.AnhghimchtmtvoDaisy,vnlnhlngvkinquythtnhlccmibcchnvoca.

Rtvuicgpc,Gina,cni.

Ticngvy.

Chcbuitittlnh,Jack.

Anhtahngvokbpvkhoanhtayngangngc.

Gphaingisaunh.Cquayngibngquaccnphngtiomvbcrakhica.MangngvctrnhccvngncmatrnngnchchicCaddie[7]camccnhxngxe.Lnsau,cnhtnhsgitrc.

nglccvntayramca,ccmnhncmtbntayttrncnhtayxoayngicli.CnhnlnmtJack.nhnanninhchiuxungngianhvtobngentrnquaihmcngli

vgindcaanh.Mtanhnhnthngvomtckhngcnlnhlngna,chngchtyvgindrcla.

Tikhngbitcnytmkimg,sxtihaythath,gingnikodicaanhnhnmnhhnlctrc.Nhngcskhngtmcu.Anhthtaycranhthanhkhngthchunivicchmvoc.

Phi,tibit.

Tt.Chytrnhxatira,DaisyLee,anhkodiccnguynmtrongtnc.Ctrnhxarahoctiskhinictrnnaukh.

Cnhnvokhunmttiomcaanh,nhnvosgindkhnghnguibttrongmilmnm.

Hytrnhxatira,anhlplilncuitrckhiquayngitrngtchntrnvbinmttrongbngti.

Cbitmnhnnkhnngoanmlunlicnhbocaanh.Qutlclikhngclachn.

Mcdanhvnchabit,nhngcanhcngkhng.

DChng2

aisythinhcccphnnghikhiacclnmi.Mttrichamc,vmccnangngsaytrongphngbcuihnhlang.Ngoividngccnngcp,cnbpcamcchngmythayi.Mtbpvsnnhvnmangmuxanhdngngb,vvnlcyhoachungTexascvtrnmttmutrng.

Lnglhtmccth,Daisymclichicomactreocnhcasautmhmtrc.Cluntaynyritaykiavoochotikhincheknbngkiungn.Cxchnvoiguclmvncamcrilnrangoi,hamnhvobngtidyccabuismmai.Khngkhlnhphvomtvichntrn,mtngnginhkovisitcrakhichickptcsauuc.KhngkhTexaslpyphivlmcnnci.Ckhngbitvsao,hayphigiithchthno,nhngkhngkhyrtkhc.Dngnhnlnglitrongngccvlantarangoi.Nththmtrndathtcvthamnmtkhaokhtthmknmcthmchcnkhngbitngsutrongtmhnmnh.

Cangnh.Chodchtrongmtkhongthigianngnngi.

Milmnmqua,csngSeattle,Washington.Ctrnnyuquni.Cyucnhvtrcrmuxanh,nhngngnni,vnhbin.Trttuyt.Ltnc.ibngchyMariners.Vvnth.

NhngDaisyLeelngiTexas.Ctrongtimvtrongmu.CtrongDNAvtrongmitcvngcac.CngnhtrongcibthnhduhnnhonhtrnngctriDaisyvy.Vcngnhduhny,Lovettkhnghthayitrongmilmnmqua.Dnstnglnthmvitrmngi,cvidoanhnghipmclnvmttrngtiuhcmi.Thtrnmiytngthmmtsngolfmitmlvmtculcbngquvoquangcnhcamnh,nhngkhngnhctnccnlivnhngngidnTexasthnhthhn,Lovettvnchuynngvinhpbcchmricaringn.

Daisynhnvokhongtisnsaunhmmnh.ngntcachiccixaygicaomtmtri,bctngAnnieOakley,vkhongmttconchimhnghchinrtrongbngm.Khilnln,guthmmtrangtrphongcnhbnngoicamclcnocnglngungcnihthncacvemgi,Lily.Cnbygi,byhnghckhinmicnnci.

Chpmtngmcphringilnbcthmbtngcnhmtcontatucviaconnmtrnlng.mquaDaisyngkhngcngon.Mtchnhnhsnghpvtmtrthl.Crngmnhvtcclnugi.TrckhicgpJacktiqua,khochcacrtrrng.CsnLovett,nhthmmvemgitrongvingy,rinichuynviJackvkchoanhvNathan.Ttctrongvngmihaingy.Khongthigianm,chotitiqua,cvnchorngqudd.

Clngtrcchuynnyskhkhn,nhngcbitrmnhphilmg.CvSteventrchuynvntrckhianhrai.Trongti,cvncngibcthmStevenvittrclcanhmtkhnngcvni.Khianhchpnhnrngmnhscht,skhngcphngthucnochoanh,khngcnthuctronggiaionthnghimung,khngcnphuthutctbnoth,anhciuchnhmivictrlittpvinhngngimanhcmthymnhixchang.MttrongnhngngilJack.Banuanhnghsgibcth,nhnghaingihcngnichuynnhiuvnthhcngcngcktlunrngnnncatntay.Bichnhc.Bivcuicngth,cslngiphiimtviJackParrish,vclngiixkhngphivianhnht.

ThtrahchabaogicnhgiknchuynNathanvianh.Mcbit.Cemgiccngvy.ThmNathanna.CulunbitrngmnhcmtngichasinhhctnlJacksonsngLovett,Texas.Ngilnkchocunghengaykhicuckhnnghiuchuyn,nhngcuchatngbclhngthmungpJack.Vicu,cStevenlmchalqu.

lvnthigian.CllquacithiimcphikviJackrnganhcmtacontrairi.MttingrnthotkhimiDaisyvchpmtngmcph.MtacontraimilmtuivimitcMohawk[8]muxanhdachut,mieokhuyn,dyxchlnglngtrnnginhiunmctrngcucnhthva

tnhpvotrinhtthhoang.

Hainmriqua,Nathantriquamtqungthigianvcngkhkhn.KhiStevencchnonbnh,hphngonrnganhcnsngthmnmthngna.Anhkodicgnhainm,nhngkhngphilhainmddng.NhnSteventranhusngivickhkhnri,nhngviNathanthltit.Vdghtphithnhn,nhngtngcnhnglcckhngmytmticontraimnh.Cviticthmchcnkhngbitcuivngchotikhicutrv.Cuivocavcmngcuvkhngnichocbitcuiu.Cunhncquaimtxanhdngtrongvtcamnhvni,ConbomlconssangnhPetem.Mniconcphp.Vcphithanhnvimnhrnghontonckhnnglcontraixinphpc.NhnglccquchtmvovicchoStevenungthuchoccucphuthuttiptheocaanh-hoccthlngymStevenmtkhnngdngmytnh,lixehaybucdygiy.Nhnchngmnhvtlnduytrlngttrngtronglccnhlimtviclmnginmanhthchintnmbnhocnmtuithtaukh.CnhnglccqunhtmicucnichuynviNathan.

CingyNathanbcvonhviquuMohawkthtsthctnhc.tnhin,cukhngcnlcunhcbxuchibng,yubngbudcvcuntrntrntrngkxemNickelodeonvicichncbitcacuna.KhngphimutccaNathanlthlmchthongnht.Mlnhmtlclngcacu.nhmttrngrng,lclngylmcchongtnhkhinhngaunvthngticmcthmchcnkhngbitlmnhrivotronggnbythngsausraicaSteven.

Stevenmt.CvNathansluncmthythiuvnganh,nhmtphnbmttrongtmhncah.Anhtnglbnthnnhtcacvlmtnginngtt.Anhlngichng,ngunani,mtngikhincucicttphn.Dchuhn.Anhlmtngichngvngichayyuthng.

CvNathanskhngbaogiqunanh,nhngckhngthtiptcsngtrongqukhna.Cphisngvhintivbtuhngtitnglai.VNathan,vc.Nhngtinlnphatrc,cphixlqukhcamnh.Cphingngtrntrnh.

Nhngngntayutincamttribuibnhminhrnrnbvosnsauvchiusnglunglinhlnbicphysng.nhmttribanmaitoranhngvtsngditrnbicmt,blncixaygivlmnngsngbccaAnnieOakleyphtranhngtiasnglplnh.DaisycgmnhcmtheochicNikonvngknhgcrng.Haivttrnphngc,vcbitrngnuchylnly,csblgchnhvvngmttriangmc.Trongvngvigiy,nhbanmaitrmlnbnchn,cngchnvmtDaisy,cnhmmtlivmmnhtrongn.

Sngvngtybc,Daisykhngcngicphnlnthmcamnh,nhngcchabaoginhmttnhyudnhchonhngkhnggianrnglnvbutrixanhngtngnkodimtmchntnngchntri.CmmtvcgStevenynhnn.Anhhnsyunnhiunhc.

Daisynhnxungigucivnbngcaosucamnh.Ccrtnhiuiu.NhlcthmthigiantrckhicphinguviJackmtlnna.Ckhngvinhnvgindtrnmtanh.Cbitrnganhskhngchonmnhquaylivivngtayrngm,nhngcngcnhinvsautngynm,rrnganhvnghtchtnhlncuihgpnhau.

Cgithnylxuxah?anhnivy.Thnychnglgu,maolng.Cgnivtischocbitticthxuxanmcno.

CthiJackcnhnrarnganhgiclmaolngkhng.Citnngyxaanhgic.CitnmanhgictrongngyutincntrngtiuhcLovett.

Cnhngyymnhrtlolngvshi,cchylulmri.Csrngskhngaithchc,vcnghingcintongkptrnnhumnhtrngthtngungc.MclyntquaigiWelcomeWagon[9]chayphiumuahng,mtmctreocngthcnunvmthptcaWickFowler.Daisykhnghmuneocin,nhngmckhngkhngrngntrngrtpvhpvivycac.

Csngutin,chngcainichuynvic.ntra,cbunnmckhngnnicibnhsandwichphmaingontuyt

camnh.Cuicng,tronggigiilao,StevenvJackitichcangngdalngvohngrothp.

Tnculg?Jackhivy.

Cnhnvoimtmulcctgiahnglngmiendicaanhvmmci.Saucngthcngcnginichuynvic,vtritimbbngtrongngccnhycnglnvuisng.DaisyLeeBrooks.

Anhngnhnlnnhnxungtrnibtkhinhncttrnxungdi.Ch,maolng,cuccinciungungcnhtmttngnhnthy,anhkodiging,ricanhvStevencirln.

Bborngcinthtngungcxcnhnlinhngshilnnhtcac,vmngmtcbtucayx.phi,cccuthngungcnnicuphicibtramimc,cplinhvy,thovmnhbovbnthn.Ricphhngttckhiarakhc.

Kcvngyhmlmccibun.Cthchngnomnhcnsngthvnsghthaitnnhc.Cnginkodichotibatunsau,khiJacknghcchitrongibngchycah.Stevenlngichchoccchchignhaimkhngbbngpvomt.

Banu,Jackgiclmaolngtruc,nhngnhiunmsau,anhththmcitnkhianhhnlncc.Ginganhskhnlitrongkhianhkhmphranhngcchhontonmitruc.tngclcmchkcvnhncaanhthicngmangnmtcnrunrympkhplngngcDaisy,nhngnhiunmricchnghcmthygmpvlengkengvianhht.

Cnhlianhtrngthnotiqua,trnvnnggincc.Mimtanhtruxungtrnimtxanhquynrvmianhconglnnhobng.Anhtrnnptraihnclncuicgpanh.NhngDaisygidnhn,thngminhhnvkhngcnthykchthchtrcvngoiintraivthihhngna.

NathankhnggingJacklm.Clltrthira.Cuang

sngcngchgicaStevenSeattletrongkhiDaisyLovett,nhngcubitldonsauchuynicammnh.Chccbihckhinidi,btknhbanucttnu,vckhngbaoginidiNathan.Nhngcctnhchntuncuicngtrongnmlpchncacucukhngthitheo.CkhngbitJacksphnngthnomtkhickchoanhvNathan.Ckhngnghanhstracc,dusaocngkhngphiviNathan,nhngccngkhngdmchc.CkhngmunNathanynuJackthtstrnnxuxa.Nathancniautrongiri.

Ttrongnh,cnghetingmciilili.Cngdyvivotrong.

Chobuisng,cnikhitreooln.Mihngmpcacnbplpymic.Mibnhmnngvnnhnubaoquanhcnhmttmchnquenthuc.Conxemmttrimc,vcnhtngtuytilngly.Cigucivnravnhnsangmmnh,lcnyangkhuykemtrongcccph.BLouellaBrooksmcmtciongbngvinylonmuxanhdng.Mitcvngcabcbitrnnhunhmtcykobng.

Batictiquacamthno?Daisyhi.MithSu,culcbngicthnLovetttchcmtbuikhiuv,vbLouellaBrookschahblmtbuinotkhibgianhpnm1992.Btrnmmilamtnmthamgiaculcb,vbmunsdngchongngtinbra.

VernaPearse,vmthlbtatrnggihntuithtnmitui.BLouellatthavochurabtvacclnmi.imtnucabnhnDaisyquacccph.Btachcchnlangchyx,bovch.

Daisymmcivrtcphchomnh.BVernatnglmvicnhhngWildCoyotevibLonella.Tngcthihaingihlbnb.Tronghainmcuicpba,ccnglmvicqunn,nhngckhngnhchuyngphvtnhbngiah.ChuyngxyragiamvbcVernanh?chi.

BLouellatcccamnhxungkbpvlymtbnhmtt.VernaPearsellinhmtcintthttrt[10]vy,bni.Trongmtnmtri,btabomlbtactrnhiuhnm

micentmttingbivbtalmbibngiihn.Btakhoekhoangvdngchuynum,nhngharal,btakimctinbngcchkhc.

Bngcchno?

ViBobJenkinsB.

Daisynhnngchnhhng,vngtakhngphivduynvcmcgilBobB.BcyngviBobBsao?

Louellalcuvdumi.tltbngmingnhkho.

Thtsao?Thlphmti.

Phiri.Nlmthnhthcbndm.

Conlinghngingbcltlaonghn.VernathiknchoBobBvicigilxemnotmmicentmtngysao?Thlkhngc.

Daisy,mccauckhilybnhrakhimynng.ngnnibyb.

Mkhirachm!Cchngbaogihiunimmnh.tltbngmingthc,cnkhnghiusaothiknthkhng.

ConminBcquluri.

Clvy,bivckhngthhiuniskhcbit.Mcdtngcthichnskhngbaogithtrattrongngcnhy.

BLouellambnhmra.Conmundngbnhmnngkhng?

Conkhngnsng.Chpmtngmcphvitigcnsng.nhbanmaircrtrnquacaknhvrisngcbnnmuvng.

Tiquaconcirangoikhng?mchikhibnngmt

ltbnhm.

Nghal,ccdngcmlixetinhJackkhng?C.Tiquacontinhanhy.

Conkchocutanghecha?

Daisyngilnmtcighbngvnhnxungbntayangmquanhcccphcamnh.Ccmtvtxctrnncsnmngtaymu.Khng.Anhykhngmtmnh.Bngianhycng,nnkhngphithiimthchhp.

Clylduhiuchothyconnnkchuyni.

Khiclnln,mclunthchStevenhnJack.McdbLouellacngthchJack.Khibaahgprcri,Jackthnglngibmng.Vmcdnglanhthngaranhnghnhngskhinhvngvorcri,DaisyvStevenvnvuivnghetheoanh.Conkhngthlmth,Daisyni,Conphikchoanhy.

Mvnkhnghiuvsao.BnhmcabLouellabtlnvbtbnhlnmtcianh.

Connivimldori.Daisykhngthchtholunliccldocamnhmtlnna.Cmchaisnmngtaymhmquamnhbtrnbnvbtusalivtxc.

Ch,nuconquyttmlmth,ngraconkhngnnquavobuiti.BLouellamnphpbvphtblnbnhm.Ngitahaybntnvccgaphlm.Ngitanicontuytvng.

ChacaDaisymtkhicnmtui,nhngcchanghebtktinnnovvicmctratuytvng.

Conkhngquantm,cphsnbnglnmngngntrrivnnpchaili.

Connnquantm.BLouellacmlyavcccphcamnhringixungtrcmtDaisy.Conkhngmunngita

nghrngconghquacquanhu.

Daisythivoncsnmngtaycntkhiphraci.hnhainmtriquaktlccquanh,vckhngcnchclmnhbitphilmthnona.SaukhiStevencchnbnhvtriquacucphuthututin,hcgngcmtcucsnghnnhnbnhthng,khemnh,nhngsauvithng,ntrnnqukhkhn.Banu,cthtsnhviclmtnhvichng.Riccngthiunluthccngbtnh.Gith,cthtskhngcnnghnhiuvchuynna.

Kchoconvbyhnghcsnsaucami,Daisyniich.

Mnghchngp,mcni.Khiclnln,bthchDisney.SncahbchtknnngBchTuyt,bychlnvvinhnvtkhctrongAliceXsdiuk.MctngchhnghclncquynschnhkptrongmtKittyFaeYoung.Chugibta,Amanda,coichnglnthngcbit.ConnhAmandach?

Nhthctrlituith,Daisycmthymtmnhn.MclcnocngcxuhngnidngdivnhngngimDaisykhnghbit,chatnggpvccthmquantm.Khiclnln,cvLilylnhngnnnhnkhngtnhnguynbbucphinghenhngchuynngilimchnnghinhtlanitrongnhhng,nhngcuchuynmthnglcngchngnnghilm.HcthngxuyntduhiukhngquantmnchicBuickmi,chngvimkhp,haynhngcibnhquytlmngonlnhnmycngchngquantrng.BLouellagingnhcikimbmcvornhahtvtuytikhngthngnglichotikhibkncui.

Clcuvyutp,Khng.

Chcchnlc,mckhngkhng.Conbchaicirngbncucccxu.Trngnhmtconhilynhvy.

phi,cnimcdchngbitmtg.CkhakhtrconTexascrngbncuc.

Daisylchrakhibnvngdy.Trongkhimchuyn

thuynvAmandavnghthutbtrsncacnng,Daisyitichchuravtrngcc.Cngcnhnkhungnhthytinhmutavxanhangtorahoavntrnngngca.Cchpbcnhtrongcikhung.nhchpStevenvNathanvosinhnhtbntuicaNathan,vcdngmtngknhgcrngbpmobcnhchpgn.Chaiimsinhnhtvcitoetotnhngiinmivonhthngin,mttovi.Cchpnkhicmithamgialphcchpnhvangthnghimcckiuchp.Lcyttcbnhuththnhphc.

imycchaulivcnhnichkhc.Hmnayckhngmunnghvqukh.Ckhngmunmcktvobilycmxccan.Ctccvomyrabtavamtnhndanhschmuakptrongchickpkpcngthcnun.

...nhngttnhinllcyconkhngsngy,mcni.lnmmtcnlcxoyphhycxedingcaRedCooley.

Mnhiticahng?cngtli.

Mcnvith,mctrlikhibnhmdykhibnvctbnhmi.Ngymaisaukhiil,LilyXinhpvPippensghquanbatiChnht,vmnghchngtasnmnthtgimbngthmngon.

LilynhhnDaisybatui,vPippenlcucontraihaituicac.ChngcaLilybnhivimtcnngcaobi,vhangtinhnhmtvlydlngnhng.Emcangcmtkhongthigiankhkhn,vhuqul,nngnichunguclitvodanhschngnhcaLily.ConsncahngAlbertsonshm,cngh.Nhththccthchnvithkhcngoithtgimbng.Cchabaogilngithchthtln,vsaumtangcaSteven,rtnhiungiclngttmangnthtgimbngnng.MtstrongvncnnmtrongtlnhcacSeattle.

Ctmrimcqunjeansvophngmuxanhdng,sausykhtcvtrangimicht.Vitdanhschnmtrongtiqunsau,cnhyvochicCadillaccammnh.Chicxecvivtlmhaibnthndomcbcnth.Mttithmhnhhnghctreotrngngchiuhu,vchicCaddiernrkhicrvogc

ng.

BntrongcahngAlbertsons,nhcnnlbiMandycaBarryManilow,bihtbghtmibang,nhngcbitlTexas.Cnmmthptitrvmthpcphvogirihngnquytht.Cangctmtrngthngthcmnthtnngvcmlymtgibamingthttrn.

Ny,xincho,Daisy.Emnghenichquayvthtrn.

Daisyrimtkhimingtht.Ngiphntrcmtctrnghiquen.Tcctacghimlithnhnhnglnxonlnmuhng,mttayctacmmtchaigmxttcSuperHoldAquaNet,taykiacmmtgighimkptc.

Daisymtvigiyaracitnicngkhunmt.EmlShayBrewton,emgiSylvia.DaisyvSylviasinhhotcngmttcngtrngcpbaLovett.HlbnttnhngmtlinlckhiDaisyvStevenchuyni.Sylviathno?

Chyvnn.BygichysngHoustonvichngcon.

Houston?Cgithtvoligivtmtbnchnlnthanhngangcagihng.Chntht.Chrtbunvchychuyni.Chhyvngsghthmchytrckhii.

Cuitunnythchythtrndmcicaem.

Daisymmci.Emspcisao?Khino?Viaivy?

EmsciJimmyCalhounnhthBaptistWhiley.Sugitinay.

JimmyCalhounsao?CtnghccngJimmy.Cutacmitcrcvmtcirngbc.NhCalhouncsucontrai,ttcuchuyngyrcri.Nuphitcc,csclbygiasbnhangsngHuntsvillevihnhxmdoit.

Shaybtci.ngnhnemnhthembmttrrich.

Daisykhnghnhnrammmnhanghhcvcngmcht

mingvo.Chcmng,chchcchnlemsrthnhphc,cni.

Hynbuiticchcmngcaemtchcsauculcbngqunh.Nbtulctmgi.

txutmnsao?

slmtbaticln.Rtnhiunung,vbnemthuJedandTheRipperschinhc.Sylvias,vembitchysrtsungsngkhicgpch.Cchamemcngvy.

BBrewtonlngihngdnchoicng.ngBrewtontrunhkhosaunhmnh.Theokinhnghim,Daisybitrngncthnmtlthcquncabn.Clchsti.

Shaygtu.Tuyt,emskchochylemgpchvchsnbuiticchiui.Chysthchlm.

Daisykhngmanggmctimtbaticci.Bvyduynhtcmangtheolmtcivykhngtaymutrng,vnthcskhngphhp.Clcschgimtmnquthi.Emcngkthnhvinukhng?

,nglovchuynqucp.Ctammci.Nhngc.GiftsonFifthcaDonna.

Ttnhin.MingiungkthnhvinDonna.

Gpchtinaynh,Shaynikhirii.

Daisynhntheoctakhutdngmtgccahngvlimmci.ShayBrewtonbnhspsaciJimmyCalhoundphngtng.Khiclnln,thcschngcmycunhcinkhnghnJimmyvanhemnhcuta.

ClltrJack.

Jacklcnocnginrmtcchsungsng.Laoxepnhanhhtmccthchabaogilvianh,anhcnphibtaykhitaynmhaynglngh.uitheogixoycncha,anh

cnphichingoitrikhidbothititbomtcnlcxoycF1[11].Anhnghmnhbtkhchinbi,nhsiunhn.

StevenliumnghnDaisy,nhngkcanhcngkhngthnphnnastrmJacklm.Anhkhngbaoginhytminhxungmtlvlmgychnmnh.HaytngcxemyvomtcixechhngtchvliikhpthtrnnhthanhnguaTalladega.

Jackkinhquahtnhngtr,dthabitlchaanhsqutmnganh.VRayParrishnhanhtht,nhngviJack,nnggi.

StevenMonroelunlngithntrngngtincytrongkhiJacklunsngcucsngvitcchyccinhthtcanhbchy.

Chibivicubinrnhttrnghcthcckvuiv.Cnvngvochuyntnhcmvianhtalmtsailmln.

Mtsailmmvn,cc,StevenvJackphitrgit.

CChng3

ulcbngquLovettnmbnramtsngolfmitml.Cydumchaibnconnglixetcngtilivotanh.Khchkhaphiiquamtcycuticatrc.MtconsuichydichncuvchyvomtciaoycchpNht,thnmnhmuvtrngcachngunlnnhnnhtronglnnc.

Lctmri,DaisyxevocnhmtchicMercedes.yllnutincichimtmnhktkhiStevenmt,vnthtsccmgickcc.Nhthcbqunmtthgnh.Gingcmgichoangmangmcthngcmthykhingxphngsnbaytrcmichuyndulch,nhthcbqunvmybaytrnbnndchocbitrchngangnmtrongv.Cthibaolunathcmgichoangmangnymimti?Khinocmiquenvivicichimtmnh.

Vhnh.Qunni.Ckhngnghscngymnhsnsngchoiu.

Daisybcvomtcaknhivthongthyhnhnhmomcamnhtrongtayvnbngngbnglongkhiciquanhhngvvomthnhlangdiivhngphngtic.CmcmtcivydticngnkhngtaymumncaLily.Daisycaohncemgimtmtnmbycamnhtmchcphn,ngccnglnhnmtcht.cthkhngphilmuscthchhpnhtmctiticci,nhnglbvyduynhtmLilyshukhngqungnhaybquchttrnngcDaisy.

Khuybclachydcmthngbnsntchnvytinchc,vcivnhxinhcquaixchvngdicamclnglngtrnvaic.

Ctgiqumnhmualctrclnmtcibncnhcavivophngtic.Ccphduphrcngcduchrxphngnngtrctmmnmuvngvxanhcvt,trongkhimtanhthchpnhchphnhbngmtcimynhkthuts.

Khonghaitrmnginnglysmpanhchcmngcpihnhphc.Muvngvxanhcvttranghongmivt,nnmuchylunglinhtrnnhngcibntrntrikhntrng.BntriDaisy,cchngnihmnngngccmntrngnhlgnng,thtbquay,rauvt.asccvkhchngixungtrongkhimtvingikhcvniloanhquanh.

Ngithnhkhngdngnghilivrcrcacnphng,mthnhngmDaisynghlqukm.Nuccthuchphnh,hncsmangtheovichicmynhvkhakhngknhtronghpdngccamnh.Trongphngny,csdngphim1600mucngnflashgnvomynhvnchiusnglmnibtnhnbaoquanhnn.Dvyminhipnhgialmvicchikhcnhau.Ccbcnhcaanhchngnychclsnthi.

...vJimmyvShayCalhound,cainnglychcmng.Daisycmmtlysmpanhvchuynschtngithnhsangccphduphr.Vadimtnhnkhpchng,cvannglylnming,cnthnkhnglmnhelpsonmi.Saulyru,Daisymmcikhinhnthyngibnthicpbacamnh.SylviavnmtbcnhbngsamuxanhcvtvvngtrnggingnhcccgitronghucungHigio.Ctonhmttanh.Khngphibo.Mlmangthai.Trngcmtminhngvndthngnhthng,vcngvnthpnginhDaisytngnh.Cvnkiuubngbnglnviphnmictngangtrnnhhicpba.

ShaytrngtuytpvicclnxoncTexasbngbnhtrnvaivkhnvoanchemtmmmibaoquanhcnhmtmmy.JimmyCalhountrngptraihnlcDaisycnsngy.Hocclchlanhtatrnggngnghntrongbvesttuxedo.Ckhngchc,nhngmitccaanhtasmhnmthaitngvtonbmtnnhangmi.

Xinliquc,mtgingnimcnhnrangaytckhcvanglnngaysaulngc.Ctrnhkhingngcavlicquavai,nhnlnlttngntpnhtctrnkhunmingrinimttuytpcaJackParrish.

nhmtanhkhachtnhmtckhianhiqua,vngtayovestmuxmmcaanhchmnhvocnhtaytrncac.Sngcnhinkhinanhdngbcchnlikhongnanhpvtrong

mtphnnghngiy,cthgnngrcvsngnglelntrongymtanh.Nbinmtcngnhanhnhvy,vDaisykhngbitcphiogicdohaichmntrnuhocnhnnbpbnggyrahaykhng.Anhbcqua,cquanstbvairngvuanhkhianhlunlchquamngivhngcduchr.Mitcsmmucaanhchmnco,nhncvbx,nhthanhvabmra,vtnlnghxe-tvtchnhlitc.Trongbvest,anhtrngnhthvabcrakhimtttpchthitrang.Vnhthngl,anhdichuynvisichnthoimi,chmri,chothyrlanhkhngvivnginbtkuht.

Chtcmgicrunryhontonkhngdnhdptivngoicaanh,mhontonchdoanhlaiivicvcontraic,khuylntrongddyDaisy.

DaisyLeeBrooks!SylviahtlnvDaisydimtnhnsangbnmnh.Cuquayngay.GingcaSylvialcnocnglnhnccthc.Chtginggipcthnhmtcngvinxutsc.

Daisybtcivilntrc.CnngcnhJack,ngiangnichuynvichr.CmbnmnhvvchngbcBrewton.Sylviagiithiucvichngmnh,Chris,rini,CunhJimmyCalhounch.

ChoDaisy.Jimmycitoetot,cirngbccaanhgicthaybngmtcirngs.Trngctuytqu.

Cmnanh.CngclnnhnJack,ngianggivlckhngtntirtgii.Tmmtchxungnhnvaianhvciosmimuxanhgiahaivtovest.Anhkhngeocvt.Cchuynschcamnhsangchr.Chnhanhtrngcngtuyt,Jimmy.TikhngthtinlanhciShayBrewtonbbng.TivnnhlcSylviavtictpchoconbixep,conbmthngvomtcicy.

ShaybtcivJimmyni,Ticlcnghnbygichctiphivotri.

Nmlpby,JimmycngccanhemnhanhalnchicMonteCarlocachahvpnhngqumngtrnvocasxechoctrngcphaixem.Nmlpmi,Jimmygiindat

bomchvmunritrngsmviting.Anhbbtvdnginthoitrtinngaybnngoiphnghiutrng.nghchabaogihinratronguti.

Sylviabtcivcbitrkhngphivy.Daisycmthybtcngthng.Srunrytrongddycduxung.Bygikhngphilc,cngkhngphilnikchoJackvNathan.Ckhngphinghnvic.Ccththgin.Vuiavibnbc.lulmricmithyvuivicht.

Jack,cucnhcilncu,Stevenvtbbtgiamvuaxetrnngcaotcckhng?Jimmyhi.

Nhch.Anhkotayolnvnhnngh.

Tiycckhngnh,Daisy?

Khng.Limtlnnacngclnnhnnginngngcnhmnh.TikhngbaogithchnhnglcStevenvJackua-t.Tilunsrngscaibthng.

Tilunkimsotcmivic.Jackbungtayxungbnngivccngntayanhchmnhtrnvyc.Anhhmtxungnhncvtrongnhmtychngcchtbiucmkhianhni,Tilcnocngchnanton.

Khng,cnganhchngmykhiantonht.

TithtsrttickhinghechuynvSteven,Jimmynikhicnhnsanganhta.Cuylmtngitt.

Daisykhngbaogibitphinigpliiu,nncnnglylnmi.

Shaykvitilcuychtvungthno.

Phi.Ncmtcitn,unguynbothnkinhm.Rtkhngkhipvlungychtngi.

Tnhlinlcvimcuhixemcuthno,Sylviaboc.

Tvnn.iulstht.Cn.Chai,khinothabnychoi?chiSylvia,cthayiti.

Thngsau.Bncxoaxoacibngtoknh.Vtcnhncsnsng.Cucconkhng?

C.CnhnthcrtrvJack,ngtayokhoccaanhgntaycnninucdichuyndchmtphnthi,thccngscmnhnclpvicantrnlndatrncamnh.Contrai,Nathan,cnivctnhkhngtitltuicacu.NangSeattlecngJunie,chgicaStevenvchngcy,Oliver.CngclnnhnJackvbiucmtrngrngccnthntrngracaanhbinmt.imtxanhkiatrnyvngcnhinvlmmtbnmynhnln.AnhcnnhchJuniech?

Ttnhin,anhnivquayi.

Tvnnhcy,Sylvianithm.Cylntuihnchngtartnhiu.TnhlchamStevencngkhgi.

Stevennglmtngcnhinthtsvichamanhkhihhnbnmitui.Chaibnhsubatuikhianhttnghipcpba.Gimanhmtri,vchaanhsngtrongmtcngngngivhuArizona.

TinayShayvtisbttayvovictoraemb.Jimmyci.Khngmuninlcqumunmngmicmtacon.

Jackthtayvotrongovrtramtiux-gttiosmi.Chcmng,anhnivanchoJimmy.

Jimmyrtiuxgquaccngntaymnh.Thtthchnht.Cmn.

Emkhngciuno?Shayphnivimtnci.

Anhkhngbitemhtxgm,Jacknikhivitaynmlytayc.Anhcmtaycgiaccnpvyvanlnming.Chcmng,Shay.Jimmylmtnginngcckmaymn.Anhhnlntngntayvkodigingnichngtohnmtliththmlbao,Nucutakhngcxttviem,hychoanhbitnh.

Shaymmcivdngbntaycnlivutcclntcxon.Anhsvemmnhngisao?

Vem,anhcnhhaingicngc.Anhthtaycricolibi.

TmmtDaisyrixungbvairngcaanhkhianhitiquybarcdngmtgcphng.

Anhylcnocngcthquynrngikhcnmmui,Sylviathdi.Kcnmlpnm.

CchuynschvoSylviakhinhngngixungquanhtrchuynvbngbudc.TrongkhimingitranhlunxemiCowboyscntngcnghngcnghayhngth,DaisyciulistSylvia.

ChuyngxyragiacuvJacknmlpnmvy?chibnmnh.

MtncibngkhungxuthintrnmiSylvia,vhaingihquaylinhnJackgibiaquybar.

Kino,Daisyddnh.

Anhydctchoanhyxemmngt.

Nmlpnmsao?C,JackvStevenchitrNASCARnmlpnm.Khngphichitrbcs.Bngcchnoth?

Anhybotlanhyschotxemmnganhynutchoanhyxemmngt.

Ththisao?

Tkhngcanhemtraivanhykhngcchemgi.Bnttmvxemxtmngnhau.Cngchngcgghgmxyra.Anhythtsngtngovv.

CchatngbitltrongkhianhanglmcphtngnviccsliuthngkcaRichardPettythngthianhcngchykhp

nixemmngcccbkhc.Cthicngmmnhkhngbitna.

ngnivitlculmbnviJackParrishsuttngynmmchabaogichoanhyxemmngcuynh.

Khngphinmlpnm.

Cng,smmungttcmingirischoJackxemmngmnhmthi.Crtaytrncibnglncamnh.Chlvnthigian.

Daisynmymibytuivgnnhphivanvanhhynhnmngmnh.Nucnhng,licaanhl,Dngli,Daisy.Tkhnglngnhngvigitrinhu.Nhnganhlmththt,vhbtumtmiquanhcungnhitmhgibmtvittcmingi.KcviSteven.cbitlSteven.Michuynrtinr,kchthchvmnhlit.Mtchuyntulnsiutccatnhyu,ghentungvtnhdc.Vnktthcrtt.

NhngkcblngquntlubtnganviDaisy,nhthvatnhincgiiphng.Mty,mtkia.Mtmhnncakcvcmxcquaycung,nhthchngbvtvochungvinhautrongmtcihpvbdnchtlimtcchviv.Suttngynmchimtaixbngdnhivmtoanghpra.

Cnhlimcicamnh.CcngSteventrstan.Mcvbmanhngcngh.Stevensitchttaycginkhirunry.CyuStevenMoroenhiunmtritrckhicianh.Clkhngphidngtnhyuchybnghunt.Clckhngkhtkhaoanhnhthucphin,nhngdngtnhyuchngbaogikodi.Ntnli.ThtnhyumcdnhchoStevenlcnocngmpvdchu,htnhkhilnhlovmtmiivnhricunngitrcmtmla.ThtnhyukodivstntimisaukhiStevenrai.

CnhlichngngixecngSteventikchoJackvmci.Tnhtrngmangbukhincbunnn.Nhngghsplmkhinngccthtcht.CbtukhctrcckhihvongnhJack.Mtlnna,Stevennmtayc.

CvStevencngnhauvtquartnhiuchuyn,vttcnhnggmhaingiphiimtmanghxchlignnhau.Nhngnmukthn,khianhcnihc,hrtkhkhnvmttichnh.RikhiNathanlnbn,Stevenkimcmtviclmttvhnhcthmmtatrnatrongtmcamnh,nhngsauliphthinrarngSteventhiumttinhtrng.Hcthmicchcthainhngvhiu.Saunmnm,hquytnhbcucvhilngvicucsngcamnh.

CnphngtnhintiomvDaisybqukhlmchochongvng.Mtnhnphachiuxungchnhgiasnkhiuv,vccgtminghvqukhrakhiumnh.JedandTheRipperscmnhcclnvJimmycngShaynhyiunhyutinvitcchlvchng.

KhiDaisyquytnhvnhvkchoJackvNathan,ckhngtnhnnhnghicy.Cthmchcnkhngbitchng,bkhali,angchc.

Daisyrixasnnhyvtlyrukhnglnmtcibn.Chngnphngvsinhtrongqunbarcuihnhlang,vtrongkhiratay,cnhnbngmnhtronggng.Ckhngcnlmtcbshi,aukhna.Ckincnghnnhiucithicmiln.Dkhngyhitnglikc,ccngkhngtrntrnhchng.CykchoJackvNathan.Csnivianhrngcxinlivhyvnganhshiu.Mcdckhchcchnanhskhnghiuvslmmichuyntrnnkhkhn,cvnphilmvicngn.Khngtrhonna.Khngtrntrnhna.

Ctlimusonvthcysonvov.HycJackthchinnhnghnhvixuxanht.Thmchcllcngphinhnmtvitrongs,nhngcssngst.Gnnhnhnggtitnhtcucsngcthemnccnchuc,vchngcgmJacklmstcnhth.

Daisydngliquybarmuamtlyruvangriquayliphngtic.

Jackngtronghnhlangdi,mtvaitavotng.Mttayanhcmdingvtaykiattrongtiquntrc.Anhliclnvquanstckhicivphaanh.

Thlc,anhnivointhoi.TisgpttcmingisngthHai.

Vicutincmunlinhanhqua,nhngthayvo,cdnglitrcmtanh.NyJack.

Anhngtmyvbinthoivoti.Cmung,Daisy?

Khnggc.Changtrathnthinmthi.

Tikhngmunthnthinvic.Anhngthngngidyvbtaykhiti.Titngtiquatinirmnhrich.

phi.Chpmtngmrurihi,Billythno?TtcnhnggccnnhvemtraicaJacklmtimtmuxanhdngsnglplnhvmitcmuvngct.Ngoinhngth,ckhngnhcnhiulmvcuta.

Anhnhnxungmiucvni,Billyvntt.

Cchanhnithm.Anhkhngnig.kthn?Ccon?

Ri.

Ginau?nhmthgiaonhau,trongbvest,mtanhtrngnhmuxmhnlmulc.

qunSlimClem,ticholth.

Cykhngysao?

Tikhngthycy.

Cnhpmtngmruna.Cstradudngchodiucgitcina.Haygitanh.Anhkhngacyicng?

Saotiphith?

Cykhngphibngianhsao?

iuquigkhincnghth?

Chaibnhubitiugmangnchoccinghy.,clvtiquacymcosmicaanhvkhngmcgna.

Cnhmri.Cycnmcmtciqunltkhebngrenmuen.Mtkheminganhnhchln,ctnhkhiukhchckhn.Vmtncithamn.Cnhnciphikhng,Daisy?

Cskhngmtbnhtnhvtraochoanhthanhmunu.ngtngbcmnhna,JackParrish.Anhkhngngnhnthu.

Gch?TiangnivncicaGinatiquam.Khemingkiacaanhnhchlnvntcixuthinhaibnkhemt.Cvanivchuyng,maolng?

ChaingihubitanhkhngnivncicaGina.Anhchngthayigsovithicpba.Clicanhvivkhinhmitribitrckhimtbnhtnhvnigmccthshihn.Nhlanhnnlnlnichnghn.

Jacknhncbi.Ncitrnmianhttngm,nhmtanhltnhntmitcvngmtmtrnbngchonlngcivyngntimngvisaucac.Claimdmphnxtanh?Clngnhngkhicnganh,nicsyuanhmimi,ricibnthnnhtcaanhvochnhcitunanhchnctchammnh.Vianh,iubincthnhmtconkhnngghtm.

Ckhutbngtrongphngtic,vJackchtrongchcltriitheo.tuibamiba,Daisythmchcnxinhphnhimitm.Anhthyiutiqua.Trongbpcaanh,vlcnycngth.Rtnhiuthckhc,vymcngvnnhc.Tccvnlmuvngng,nhngnkhngcnphnhto,uncongvxtkeocngna.Ginmtmvquynrkinhkhng.Ccaothmbnnmphn,nchiucaomanhonlvokhongmtmtsulm,nhngcinhthcvnlnhongcahichHoahngLovett.imttocacvncmuggm,nhngchngmtisngythvammmanhtngmtthicmthyylicun.

Anhidchnhlangvbcvophngtictiom.Marvinchn

anhlitrchuynvchic67FordFairlanemanhtavamua.

Nvncnngc427nguynbn,anhtanitrongkhiJedandTheRippershtmtbihtcaTimMcGrawvmtcgimcvyngn.

Nhnamchm,mtJacktmthyDaisy.Cngrasnnhysngrcbnkiaphng,trchuynviJ.P.Clarkvvanhta,Loretta.CivycaDaisymlymingcongtrncthc,ngthicngkhngqub.Rrnglckhngboln.Khngcmtcchnsngvmngx.Qult,theoJackngh.

NhiunmrianhqunhncvSteven.Anhchnvihvoqukhvsngtipcucicamnh.Cngicy,lttungttcln.

CalTurnerngncvctheoanhtatigiasnnhy.MingiubitCallmtghngtnhvsmcnhincoittcngkhuybnsnvylmtlimimctayanhtalangthang.Clliucmun.CgviCal.Dvy,cngchngquantrng.

KhngphiviccaJack.

Minhacncthay,Marvinniritiptclinhivnithtbntrong.

CalvngtaymquanheoDaisyvcmmcivianhta.nhsngtbngnphallttrnmcvcgilitrntc.imihravcbtci.DaisyLeeBrooks,gicmcamithngnhchngtnhtrngcpbaLovett,quaylithtrn,khinngitangoinhnvdndnngbngmtnci.

Cnhngthchngbaogithayi.

ChciuckhngcnlDaisyLeeBrooksna.ClDaisyMonroevccconri.Contrai.ConcaSteven.Anhkhngbitvsaoiuylilmmnhngcnhin.ngllkhngnn.Ttnhinlhcmtacon.Khianhnghnn,iungngcnhinphilhchcmtacon.

Khngmongivcngngoimun,kcvphnbngphnglcaclelntrongnoanh.Minganhnmlymivlndatrnngaytrnhmrnckhianhngcmtnhnlnkhunmtc.Nhnvoammnnngrctrongmtckhianhlnxung.Mictvxcxtvnhncaanh.

Xinli,anhlntingnglcMarvinanghngkhiknbchhakhicachicFord.Anhivhngbinboliravrikhiphng.Anhidchnhlangrirakhicatrccaculcbngqu.KhtrimpcamthngSumnmantrnmtvchnganh.Tingcntrngrmrantrongkhngkh.CmtcihbnphiJackvommlplenhnhngngnnnGingsinhtrnsngolfngxa.KcvmtthibtommcngStevenvDaisythonghinlntronguanh.lttrckhithuctrsulmgimslngcachngvbtchngbvolthytinhvncnd.Anh,StevenvDaisysbiommlncnhtay,toranhngvthunhquangsngnmipht.

Anhrtmtiuxgrakhitiovitimtchicghnmngoivngnchiucaculcb.Anhngixung,rttaycmxgra,saunhtiuthucvokhemingvvti,tmhpdimmanhlyhngbnthuc.Anhkhnghayhtthuclm,nhngthnhthonganhcngthngthchngvcamtiuxgttin.

Mytiquntrngkhngvanhbliiuthucvotio.Mtdycascanhhngtoranhsngnhnnhttrnmtao.Anhcotaytrntc,tauvotngvnhnvobngm.Cucsngcaanhrttt.Anhcnhiucngvichnsanhcthkhamvlmranhiutinhnsanhcn.AnhtipquncngtyxeMcParrish,mrngnvthucnhiulinhunnmcchaanhchatngmn.Anhshunginhvcngtycamnh.AnhlimtchicMustangtrgibyminghnvcmtchicxetiDodgeRamkoconthuyndisumtricamnh.

Anhthamn,vyvsaolcnyDaisyliphixuthinvlttunglnmikcxaxamtthnhtlnnbchnvimimi?Kcvanhvc.VanhvSteven.Vbabnh.

Gnnhngaytngyutintrngtiuhc,anhvStevenhihiyuDaisyBrooks.Chuynkhiucngrttrongsng.

Haicunhcnhnsangbnsnchivthymtcbtcvngcimtnutotrn.Mtcgicthchibngchy,utrnxkhvchynhanhhnchaibnh.Shpdnlcythtthunkhitvngyth.

Nmlpba,khiDaisylolngkhilnmnhsciai,cbabnhquytnhrngcnncichaingih.Ttcbnhssngtrongnginhtrncymbnhnhxy,vJackstrnngiucvnitingkhiuaxeNASCAR.Stevenshnhnghlutsgingchamnh,cnDaisyslhoahu.Bnhchahnghenintcath,vcanhlnStevenkhnghnghnDaisymtcchnhcdc.DkhngphilanhvStevenchanintnhdc.HchkhngnghnntrongmiquanhviDaisy.

Nhngttcthayivomahhlnlptm.DaisytilmvictrongtrangtricaccElPasco,vlcquayli,ngccbtngtrnnhonho.Thiimrai,ctrngginghtcgimhlunbit,gygvngcphng,nhngcthayikhiquayli.Chndihn.Ngclnhncbntayanh.Hngynhn.Dngnhnctcccngmtmhn.

Hiy,cthanhchngbaogicnldobkchthch.nginlvicxyravimithngnhctuidythmkhngvldoghtvcckngxuh.Thnhthongvicctnhinxyrakhianhchnglmgthvhnlgiitonhnhhayctc.

Nhngmahy,anhchnhnDaisymtci,vcthanhphnnglivihaildothyrpvoophngcac.Misuynghcaanhtringayxungdi,vanhcngnmcanhgnnhngtxuvthiumulnno.Cghquanhanhkchoanhvtrangtricacmnh.Vtrongkhicngicnhanhtrnhinnh,trchuyn,ciavkanhnghetttnttvnhngconngamcci,anhcgngkhngnhnchmchmngcc.Tuytnchttit!

Mah,tuykhngniranhngcanhvStevenubithaingihbcthuhttheomtcchkhngcntrongsngna.Nnmgiahaibnh.Lnutintrongtnhbncahxuthinmtrcrithcsln.Mtrcrimskhngthgiiquytbngmtlixinlihaymtccrugiiha.

Sauhnichuynvn,vnhngghcmthyviDaisy.Hquytnhrngchaiukhngthcc.duytrtnhbn,hhasdnchttayvongi.Daisynmngoiphmviquynh.Jackphvliha,nhngktccStevenlicc.

Catrccaculcbmra,vnhthnghcaanhtriucn,Daisybcrangoi.Ckhocdyxchvngcatixchlnvaivlicnhnxungquanhnhthkhngnhlmnhxeu.Mtckhavomtanhvcnhnthngvoanhtxa.nhsngtmttinculcbrilnnakhunmtc,nacnlilmtrongbngti.

Shayspsanmbhoa,cninhthanhhi.Vtikhngmunphigivbtn.

Ckhngmunlngicitiptheosao?

Clcuvtcclcnhtrnhaibvai.

Anhkhnghivsao.Anhkhngmunquantm.Tmmtanhchuyntibungcynpvolpvicavycvidcxungccntvybnsn.

SngnaytinghvngyutinmnhtrngtiuhcLovett,cnivbcmtbcvphaanh.Anhcnhngyykhng?

Anhngdyvnhnlnmtc.Khng.

imicacconglnhaibn.Anhbolmitccatithtngungc.

Vcarakhc.

Mtibttieocithngungc.

Anhnhnxunglndamnmnghonho,cimithngvimiyntrnmtc.Cvnxinhpnhthng,clcnhn,vanhanglmrtgiivickhngcmthyg.Khnggind.Khngkhaokht.Khnggc.Canglmgy?

Cbclignmtbc.Nuvntayraanhcthchmvoc.imttocaDaisynhnthngvoanhvcni,SngnayShaymititibuiticchiuicaemykhitithyemymuamtchaiAquaNetcahngAlbertsons.

khngphianh.SaocliLovett?Lttungqukhln?

Chmtxungnhnngcanhnhngkhngtrli.

Cmung,Daisy?

Timunlbn.

Khngth.

Vsaoch,Jack?Cngclnnhnkmtanh.Chngtatnglbn.

Anhbtci.Vysao?

Cgtu..

Ticnghchngtacnhnthna.

Tibit,nhngtilbnbtrcmichuyn.

Trcmilnlmtnh?

Anhkhngchc,nhnganhnghcmt.Phi.

Vtrckhicngvibnthnnhtcatisao?Anhkhoanhtaytrnngc.Clanhvncmthyg.Cllchitcginhnanhtngngh,bivanhni,Cybtulimichuynsao?Tiptcngaylcchngtabisao?

Cnhnrachkhc.Khng.

Tibitmnhkhngnntngbcbnthn,nhngccchclmnhkhngmunlmlimtlnghsauxetikhng?Clcu,nhnganhkhngdngli.Vnhngngyxaxa?

Clinhnanh.nglmvy,Jack.Cgitaylngiahvpngntaycvomianh.ngnigna.

Sngchmylmanhchivi.Anhthongngithyhngnchoa,nhngbndin,anhngithyhngthmcac.Daisy.Ccthchephnbngnchoavixamilmnm,nhngmihngkhnghthayi.Thmchvotuimiby,khiclmvicqunnTheWildCoyote,thmchbndimigrnvnng,cvnlunchngthmcamtcngihmp.

Vntaycpvomingmnh,anhnhncmtlclu.Thithong,anhphitmkimthtkmihngcacdingmidumy,nhnganhvnluntmthy.Thngltronghmcc.Anhtmlyctaycvlilimtbc.Cmungti?

Tiboanhri.Timunlbnb.

Phicngna.Chngtakhngbaogicthlbnb.

Vsao?

Anhthtaycra.Ccibnthncati.

Anhchiatayti.

Khng,anhboclanhcnthigiansuyngh.Vyltrati,cciSteven.khngphimtcuhi.Mgingmtlitrnthuthn.

Clcu.Anhkhnghiuu.Chuynkhngphinhth.

Nchnhxclnhth.Cvtitngyunhau.Chngtalmchuynymingytrongtun.Riccibnthncativochnhcituntichnctchammnh.Tihiusaiphnnovy?Trongbngti,anhnhnthylngmycchauli.

Thiimdinramivicthtslt.

Tingcicaynglpknngcanh.Phiri.

Tixinli,Jack.Trngccnghihn.

Anhkhngquantm.ngvy.Michuynnhthharalttnht.

Tiquaylivtiphinichuynvianh.

Tuytichngclinocnimanhlimunngheht.ngnigc,Daisy,anhnikhiiquacvhngcycuphncchlivovibixe.

lldovsaotiy,cnivitheoanh.

Vythclngphthigianri.

ngbttiphiuitheoanh.

Cukhinanhkhnglivngoirasaunhnc.Taycangchnglnhng,vmcdkhngnhnrngnttrnmtc,anhcthcmthycangnhnanh,trngmtvianh.CnhthangnhnvoDaisyngyxavy.

Tiangctratty,nhnganhthtskhngclachnnou.Anhsphinghetini,vnuanhtraxuxanhanhtngtuynb,tistrthnhcncmngngsnhtcaanh.

Chttit,nhngcnglDaisyngyxa.Tnhkhnngnyvthchhiuchintrongcthmtcginhmmmi.Anhsutmmci.Sut.

Khiquaygtbi,anhni.

Munquri,maolng.Ctrthnhcmngngsnhtcatitcchynhiunmri.

DChng4

aisymcbvyvot,kochicvyltquauvmcbngkiungnvo.Ricramt.Lcnylmigihn,vmcngri.

CngixungmpgingvgichocucontraiSeattle.BygiWashingtonmichltmgi,cchc

chnrngNathancnthc.

Cng.Chocon,bnhnngng,cnisaukhiNathannhcmyhichungtht.

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Ch,khngphilmtkhiutuytvichocuctrchuyncah,nhngthttuytkhicnghegingcu.Michuynthno?

Chncht.

Mnhcon.

Vymvi.

Msvsaumttunna,tnhtChnht.

M,conkhngmunliytimttun.

Cnichuynnyvicutrckhii.JunievOliverkhngphinhnghhngathchnhtcacu.Hkhngngght,chnhtnho.cbitlvimtcunhcmilmtui.Khngtnthch.

Lmsaombit?MtngsngvibcJunievbcBit-tutcha?

Nathan,hsnghethyconniy!Khngmay,Oliverngl

mttrongnhngnginngthchgyntngvingikhcbngvnkinthchnhpcamnhvmitictrntrit.Vinmtrc,StevenbtugianhtalBit-tut.

Khngu.Hthmchcnkhngy.HbconlitrngMichaelAnnvRichie.

Daisykpinthoivogiacmvvai.MichaelAnnchnhhnconcmttuithi.

Conbit.Vconbrtngght.Ntheoconikhpnivhiconlliuconcbmcthcnvonhnmikhng.

Daisycngtnghicuyhtvnghrngcuhicnghplthi.Mnghconbthchcony.

itrii!Tmqu,m,cuni,gingcuchtchayphnn.Saomcthnivych?Nlchhconm.

Conchatngnghenchuynhnhhngsao?

Daisytrucu.

Ghqu.Nvncnngoymi!

Daisycilnvcuchuynxoaysangchtrnghc.Chcnnmngynacuscnghh.ThngMihaimiricuvatrnmilmvgnnhktnmlpmt,cumngcnngymnhcthlybnglixe.Cuvncnmtnmna,nhngcuchnracchicxecamnhri.tracnglchotunny.

ConsmuamtchicNovaSuperSport.Cnglmtchicbn-bn.Khngphiciloihpsbatcyut.Saoliphibntmnnnukhngthtchynch?Chncht.Cthmchcnkhngthmgivbitcuangnincig.Tkhisinhracuphtcungvi-tri.Khnglnvouc.CcholnnmtrongDNAcacu.Thmvo,khnngrtlnlcucthnhhnhtrnghsaumtchicChevy.SmnhnhsnchoNathanmtciucungngc.

Mug?chi,khnghquantmnviccngycusthcslimtchicNova55vtchyn.Nathankhngcviclm.

Muvngvinpen.

Nhmtconongngh?

Cuimlngmtirini,Trngvinpen.

Htrchuynthmviphtvthititvnicumuninghkhicv.CuvaxemphimkhiudmthiuninvnghFortLauderdalesrttuyt.HocHawaii.

nlccgcmy,hgnnhquytnhchnDisneyWorld,mcdviNathanthiucththayivolnticnichuynvicu.Cbptsadngthhngquhnhravxoalnhaicnhtay.Mtsctrngmngmmindutrnngntri,nimnhncicacynsutmilmnm.CchochicnhnhaicaravotiotangcaSteven.Cnghnnnnmtrntimanhlthchhpnht.

Vaxoasadngvotay,cvalicquanhcnphngmnhang.Trckiaylphngngcac,nhngchngcnggingnhctrchicging.Ccbcnhcixaygi,nhthAlamovsngWalkSanAntonioclngkhungtreotrntng,thaythgiychngnhncacccucthinhaphngmctngthamd,ththnhvinicngvmttmposterRobLowemcgnlnthianhtangNgnlacaSt.Elmo.

Cngdyitittngrimcara.Ttrngkhng,chcvibvydhic,mtibtcaobimuchnhtritimcacngyxavmtcihptovittncbngchmuentrn.Cmangcihptichgingringinhnnthtlu.Cbitmnhstmthygtrong.Tngmunhcacucic,nhngkcmtlucnhtvomtcihpvdnchtli.Lcticci,cykcrakhiumnh,cngicngiynhnchmchmvochng.Ccthcsmunnhnliqukhcamnhkhng?

Khng,khngmunlm.

Cxbngdnhvmhpra.

Mtahoagictaykh,tuaruamttnghipvvibngtnvitchXINCHOTNTILDAISYnmtrncng.Ckhngnhvsaomnhgiliccbngtnny,nhngcnhnrabnghoagictay.Cchmvonhngnhngkhtngcmuhngvtrng,gichcnmuvnghoa.Caahoakhlnmivhtvothtsu.Ncmibivnhngkcngyxa.Ctnsangbncnhrirtcichnhibvvylmlratira.Knlmtcihphnhtritimngchicvngcmngnictng,theosaulccquynkyu.Ccmlyquynkyunmlpmivmnra.Cltquacctrangvdnglimttmnhchpinggingvinngtrctrnghc.Cchpbcnhvonmutinchclpnhipnh,trckhichcnhiuvbccvnhsng.

Cchuyntibcnhchpc,Sylviavcicng.Trongnh,hmcbngphcmuvng-xanhthchintthHerkie,nhychmngnchnvlnngi.cnglnmccttcngngingcngnngDiana.TrongkhiDianatrngtuytp,Daisylitrngnhmtthngnhcmcvyngnkxpli.

Cltsangbcnhchpclpvrmngili.Ncirngngoccaclhtnprng,vmtcnhgutrcdoctngphnsoncplnmt.

Cgivitrang,ngntaydichuyndctheodynhvdnglitrnSteven.Cchmvotgiytrnphngvmmci.AnhlcnocngptraitheongkiuMvimitcvngdnsng,imtnubitcivmtncitoetotkiuTexasnhthanhchngcmiquantmnotrniny.Anhchibngbudc,bngrvthamgiahisinhvin,rillptrngvonmcuicp.

DaisyltvitrangnavnhnvohnhkyucaJack.KhnggingSteven,Jackchngbaogitoetothaycimmnhthanhkhngcmiquantmnotrni.KhngphivanhnghimtchnSteven,mchvanhkhnglngphnnglngcikhianhkhngcmthythch.

Trongnm,anhlnmisu,lnhnmttuisoviNathanbygi.Haingiccngmutcsmvncdasm,c

lmicahcngginggingnhau.Ctmthmnhngnttngngkhcnhngchngcght.

cnglnmJackbbngbudcvchaanhcnanhgipxngxesaukhihtgihc.Chotitnnmy,Jackvnltinvchlc.Khianhbchi,Stevenmnhnvtr.Theonhcnh,anhchabaogiccmgickhchugviSteven,chthybunvanhkhngcncchina.

cnglnmcbtuyuanh.,trccvnlunyuJacktheocicchcyuSteven,nhngdngnhmtgiytrcccnnhnanhtheocchmnhvnlunnhn,vgiytiptheomiththayi.

Trongcingyy,anhangngitrncasauchicxeticcachaanhiSteventpxong.Clisaugihclmposterchobuikhiuvchomnghcsinhccatrngvsauthyanhbixe,ngivquanstthayvthamgia.

Clldoonhcanhsng,khihonghncamtngyuthuphscvnglnngianh.Ckhngbit,nhngcnhnthynhiuthhnvngoiintraithngngycaanh.Hncbmicndihncac.Hncrurianhratrnquaihm.Hnccnhtaykhoanhlitrnngcvbptaynir,cngnhcbprnchctrncngtay.Jackkhngnngt.Anhnngngcxe-t.

Ny,anhnivvxungchngicnhanhtrncasauxe.

Cuanglmgy?chikhingixung.CtschvolngvnhnrasnckhiiMustangstrngLovettngngtpvcccuthivophngthay.

ChSteven.

Cucnhchibngkhng,Jack?

Khng,nhngtnhnhngcnngxinhp.Ttnhin,nglcccuthccnhngcnngxinhxnnht.Nhngiuchanguphichvanhkhngcnchina,mlanhkhngccccnngcamnh.

Githcunhphichpnhnnhngcnngxuxvy,ctruvnhnanhquakhemt.

Daisy,cukhngbitlchngccgithcsxuxnoTexassao?

Anhphngiqumc.Cungheiuu?

Anhnhnvai.Chlmtsthtmthi.CngnhnhthAlamovsngRioGrande,ththi.Anhcmtaycvcngncilncckhptayckhianhchmchnhnmyngntay.Duvycusvnichicngt,phikhng?

Cquayusangvnhnanhkhn,snsngtungramtcuact,nhnganhngclnvcthgtrongimtxanhkiangncli.Trongkhongnagiy,cnhnthyiug,iugtrongcicchanhnhnc,iugkhincnghrngcutrlinyquantrngvianh.Nhthanhkhngchcchn.CchtthongthycbntrongJackmtiummnhchatngbitntrcy.Clmithkhngnyvoanhribtranhthanhlsiunhn.Clanhcngccmxcgingnhngngikhc.Clcnhn.

Rianhcivicviubinmt.

Ttnhin,Jack,cni.Tslunichivicu.

Tbitlmnhcthdavocum,maolng.Lnutin,ginganhlunlchvotronglngngccvsimcvinhngrmrannngbng.Nquiphithng,tuytdiuvkhincsngs.Vchuynnytuytikhngthxyra.CkhngthyuJack.Anhlmtngibn,vckhngmunmtanh.Nhngdchoanhkhngphibncina,thhacclngcmivicxyra.

Anhsittaycvngdy.Cuccnqugiangvnhkhng?

Cngcnhnanh,ngiangngtrcmtcvihaitayttrongtiqunLevis,vgtu.JackParrishcvsphmchttuytvi.Chungthyvimtcgikhngphimttrongs.Anh

slmtimcvvnnhthytinh.Nuiuxyra,hskhngthlmbncna.Vcsnhanhkinhkhng.

nlcStevenrakhiphngthaynamvimitctmhtrasau,cthuytphccmnhrngckhngyuJack.Anhkhincbiritrongchclt.Nhhihcnbvngiuquayqulu.Jackthngquayunhanhnmctrongmtlclusauckhngthnghngihaynhnthngc.

Nhnggicvtquari.Linghngitnhtocri.TnCha.Cccunhiu?chi.

BntnhlixetiChandler,Jacktrli,nhctimtthtrnlncLovettvcchkhongtmmicysvphaty.

lmg?

Cmtchic69CamaroZ-28mtmunxem.

Tnm69sao?CkhngbaogihiuninimammcaJackvixec.Haynhanhgichng,c.Cthchxemivilpdabckhngcorchttmnhhn.ViJack,chuynkhngchlkhngctinmuaxemi.Mcdchcchnlanhkhngc.Vmt,cvJackcnhiuimchunghnchaibnhviSteven.ChacaStevenlmtlutsvgianhanhgiuc.Trchnhimlnnhtcaanhlgivngims.Ngcli,mclmtbibnphisngphthucvotrcpthtnghipcachnhph,cngianhJackcmtxngxemdngnhkhngbaogimanglinhiutin.CvLilychutrchnhimdnschnhcavchunbbati,trongkhiJackgptayvovickinhdoanhcagianh.Cxecchyckhng?chi.

Cha.

Chnhxc.

Ny,Daisy,Stevennikhilign.Culmgtrngmunthnyvy?

Lmposterkhiuv.Cuctibuikhiuvchomnghcsinhccatrngkhng?

C,tangnghsmiMarileeDonahue.Cucnghcysicngtkhng?StevenmmcivchngnghingglMarileesng.

Cnhnvai.Cucikhng,Jack?chi,mcdkhchcchnmnhbitcutrli.

Khng.CubitltchmcvestkhimtbttmctilphcChnhtvtimtangthim.Anhngcasauxelivitibncalixe.Vtghtkhiuv.

DaisyngrngkhnghnJackghtkhiuvmphnnhiuldoanhkhngbitcch.Vanhlunltupngimnukhnglmttmtvicgthanhschngdnhdnggnn.Cungbsmivcvtnghonglcm,cboanh,nhngvvildo,vicJackskhngamtcginotibuikhiuvcatrnglmtimcmphnlranphith,khixemxtnviccvtquaccmxcrilonlctrccamnh.

Khngino.BangihvotrongchicxeticvJackkhingxe.

Cucmicha?Jackhickhianhlixerikhibixe,cngigiahaingibnh,nhmikhi.

Ri.Htthikccvngichnhnmcckhngmunni.

Ai?Stevenhi.

Cnhnthngvocichnbnvngbingxa.

Stevenhuchkhuutayvongic.Thino,DaisyLee.Aimicuth?

MattFlegel.

CunhiviBsao?

Cuykhngcnthchbginhthnau.

JacknhnsangStevenquanhuc.

CgkhngnviB...tlMattno?Cgimttaylntrckhichaibnhkptrli.Hyqunlthii.Tkhngquantmcccunghg.TthchMatt.

Cutahnhrtnhiu.

Cutakhngphitupcontraidnhchocu,Jackthmvo.

Ckhoanhtayvimlngsutcqungngcnli.Haingihsutngyhnh,vnithcnlninhy.Cskhnglngnghekincahu,vnucnginokhngphitupcontraichochaybtkcgino,thlJack.iucngkhincvuimnggpivckhnghnyuanh.

CdnhcnmmimtcamnhhnhvinhngcucontraimcStevenlnJackukhngtnthnh,nhngckhngquantm.Gingnhascccgituimnh,chccchtntnhvkhinlcontraiphtin.Vquantrnghn,chcclcnophidnglitrckhimichuyniquxa.Ktqul,cbmangdanhlthchtrungi.Mtiumcnghlhontonkhngcngbng.Contraihnc.Chnli.Theocthy,mtcgicthlmtcnngboth,tclctakhnghhnht.Mtkthchtrungi,tclctahnvcthcnhnna,ngnghavimtlngl.Vttcmingiubittcnghag.

Mahnm,cErikMarkschmvongccngoiophng.JackvStevennghecchuynvcbitnnhcnichuynvic.Ctcinlnvngspcavomth.

Haitnocgi.

Ccvoicngithiuvonmmimt.Tccditingangvaivcunxon.Stevenvnthamgiaibngbudcvbngr,vttnhin,hihcsinh.JackthphngchicCamarocaanhtrnnhngconngTexasbngphng,vcvntnhlngrngmnhkhngbanhhpdn.Ctnhvimnhrngcquanhnhngkhngyuanh,vtimckhngnhilnkhianhlixengangquavicnhtaychongquanhmtcgikhc.Anhlbnc,nhmikhi.Khngghn.Vccngskhngchophp

mnhcmnhnghn.

TrcGingsinhnmcuicpvitun,ttcnhngiuthayikhiccJ.T.SandersmitiddticGingsinh.J.TptraicckvlimtchicJeepWranglermicu.Muen.DaisylmvicbuitiqunnWildCoyote,vctitkimtinmuamtcivysa-tanhkhngtaytuytpmutrng.Nhngvinthchanhnhtxunhtrnthnvybstvavnvchnvybngvituyn.Civylthpnhtmctngshu.mtrcbuikhiuv,cmuahoaciochoJ.Tkhicnghgiagilm.Khicvnh,anhtagiinvhyhn.AnhtanirngbmnhvamtvanhtaphitimtangbAmarillo.Ttcmingiubitthcratuntrcanhtabtuhnhvimtcgikhc.Daisyb.Thtthmhi.

Vttcmingiubitiu.

NgythBytchcbuikhiuv,DaisylmcatraqunWildCoyote.Ckmchvhnhxnhthckhngthybmt.Cgivrngmnhkhngbunhayaun.CniaviccngnghipldusaoJ.Tcnglmttngirch.

Chngaitin.Bvobuititrcdticvimtcicchnguvouliutnhtcthxynvimicgi.

Vttcmingiubitiu.

Saucalmvic,cvnhvkhachtmnhtrongphng.Vibvytreotrncattng,cqungmnhlngingvkhcthathu.Lcbngi,mcthuvotrongphngvhixemccmunnkems-c-labchkhng.Ckhngmun.Lilylmchocmtcibnhsandwichpa-tcaobinhngckhngnutni.

Lcnmgibami,Jackgcaphngnhngckhnganhvo.Mtmynhemnhucvhaimtsnghp,ckhngmunanhthymnhnhth.

DaisyLee,anhgiquaca.Rakhiphngi.

CngidytrngingvrtmtmingkhngiyKleenexrakhihp.ii,Jack.

Mcara.

Khng.Cxmi.

Tcvithchocuy.

Cnhncachmchm.G?

Tkhngnic.Tphichocuxem.

Ttrngxulm.

Tkhngquantm.

Vythk.Ctrtxungging,mhcavthmttayrangoi.Cigvy?Anhkhngtrlivcbucphingquakheca.Jackangngtronghnhlang,nhsngtphngngemgicchiuxungngianhkhinanhtrngnhmtthinthnbngtihaytnhtcnggingmtcubhtthnhca.AnhmcbvestmuxanhhiqundnhringchongyChnhtvosmimukem.Mtcicvtlngthngquanhc.Chuyngvy,Jack?Cuvaimtang?

Anhbtcivrttaytsaulngra.Anhtmtvnghoaeotaylmthoahngtrngvhngvolngbntayc.Cusidticvitch?

Cughtccbuikhiuvcatrngm,cniquakheca.

Tbit.

Cavnghoalnmivhtvothtsu.Micangnghtnnchtcngchngcsulm.Ccnmidingnnkhirunry.Vkhicnhnanhngtronghnhlangnhmnh,mcmtbvestmanhkhngavmictidmtbuikhiuvmanhcmght,cyuJackParrishmtcchkhngthcuvn.Cmxcylmtimcphnglnvtrnngpkhpngc,khincstngcht.Ttcnhngnmtritranhunhtnhathnhconskhng.

CyuJackvtuytichngthlmgvitnhcm.

mllnutinJackhnc.Hayphinilchnanh.Sutbuikhiuv,trongkhicmchmvimitnhui,anhvnixvicnhthngl,nhmtngibn.Trongkhianhkhinchoccthcnnglnvbngbngscsng,anhvnlnhm.Cmgicvatuytdiuvakhngkhip,vsaubuitic,khianhacncanhc,cvngtayquanhcJackvhnanh.

Banuanhngyn,haitaybungthnghaibnngi.Rianhtmchthaibvaicquaokhocvycra,ytcgin.

Cuanglmgy?

Hnti,Jack.Nuanhtchi,cchcchnrngmnhschtngayti.Trnhinnh.

Nmtayanhsitlivanhkoctitrcripimimpcamnhvotrnc.

Khng,ngixvitnhmtngibn.Cnutxungthtmnhvicmgicnhcnhitronglngngc.im,cththmkhingclnnhnanh.Tmuncuhntnhkhicuhncccgikhc.Tcngmuncuchmvottheocchcuchmvocccgikhc.

Anhlilivnhmtmulccaanhltxungmingc.ngtrut,Daisy.Tkhngthchthu.

Tkhngtrucu.Crtaytbvaiokhocticanh.im,Jack.

Rinhthkhngmunhncnhngchngccchnocnglicna,anhchmrihmingxung.Lnnysngchmcamianhcpihithcac.Cngauravrcvongcanh.Chotikhonhkhc,cvnnghmnhbithncontrailthno.Jackchocthycchngbitmymay.Nhnthtnngbng,ttvykhaokhtnmcnthayicmimi.

Thmchnbygi,sauchngynm,Daisyvnnhlcngtrnhinnhmc,khiJacklmolncthgiicac.Cnuchtlyanhkhianhtraochocnhngnhnttkhinngccnhcnhivcthcrunry.Tayanhchnghrikhivaic,

nhnganhkhinckhaokhtsvevutcaanh.Cmunanhchmvokhpngic.Thayvoanhbi,bclitrongsngsvthmmun.

NChng5

gyhmsau,DaisygiinchoJacknhnganhkhngnhcmy.CcngtrhonvickchoanhvNathanthchuynscngtrnnkhkhnhn.Cbitiu,trhonntrongmilmnmtri.Nhngiuckhngnhnratrckhitrvlccngtrhonviclubaonhiu,thscngcnhiukcvcucsngthtrnnykocquayliqu

khbynhiu.Trckhicn,khochlkchuynchoJack,aanhbcthcaStevenvxlhuqu:nukhngphiddngthtnhtcngminhbch.Giy,ccngkhngcncmgicquminhbchvnhnggmnhphilmna.Nhngnphicthchin.Byngynacsi.

Trcbuitra,ccgivosJackhailnnanhnganhkhngtrli.Cchornghnlanhangctnhkhngnghemy.Ctinhthcngm,vsau,hntismcngLilyvPippen.PhillipPippenDarlingtonnmnayhaituivcmitcvngkiumulletbivmcukhngnctnhnglnxonccu.CucimtxanhdngtotrnnhLilyvccthchThomasuTuHa.CucngthchimlngchngivhtKHNG!lnnmcchtbncnhcngnghec.Cughtncng,nhnvigiyBarneykhadncamnh.

DaisynhncungitrncighucaobnnticamcvckhngnhnmtkhicuncKool-AidvnhotccTommyTippycacuvokhoaitynng.McaDaisyvLilyngiidincbnkiabnvdngnhkhngbntmnvicPippenangtoramtmlnxnnhynha.

Hnlmtthngnmt!Lilybochmnh,nhcti,ttnhinl,ngisptrthnhchngccac,ThngnMtRonaldDarlington.Vithngtrckhibicngcbngivthnhnin,hnchuynhttinrakhitikhonchungcabnemvctnvou.

BLouellagtubunbvic.ChclMexico.Khihaichemclnln,numttronghaingithtratthngbnn,

hsbuirakhiphng.

Lutscaemtnhthnovvic?Daisyhi.

ngykhngthlmcgnhiu.Bnemcthchngminhrngtintngnmtrongtikhon,nhngkhngbitniu.Quantacthralnhchohntatrliemmtna,nhngiukhngcnghalhnslmtheo.Vnhiunmri,RonniectrtinkntrnhtrIRS[12],nncvnhhnchkimchaiminghnmtnmthayvbymilmnghn.Lilyctmtltthtyhnth.Dlchemvlnlncngnhau,haingikhnggngilm.Tnhnln,hchyulnhnhauhoclnhaui.KhiDaisychuyni,Lilymihccphai,vsauhchabaogithcsduytrlinlc.VicmtiStevenlmcnhnragianhquantrngvimnhnthno.Ccncithinmiquanhviemgi.

HnnirngnuemkchoIRSnghevic,Lilytiptc,hnstranhquynnuiPippen.Emcthlmgy?

KhicmcvLilycngnhnc,Daisynhnrarngkhngphilcuhitut.CqungthmdimtLilynhthlulmrickhngcngngon.Mitcvngctngnvbaoquanhkhunmtxinhxncacvinhnglnxonmmmi,nhngvolcny,trngcchnghmmmitno.Khng,trngcngskinhkhng.Emhichsao?Saochbitcch?

DarrenMonroelluts,mcni.

ChacaStevennghhuvangsngArizona.Vbncnh,ngyllutsbinhchoccvnhnhs,Steventhitkphnmmmytnh.Conchngbitgvndnsht.CnhnranistrongimtxanhcaLily.lnistnhinchcmtmnhvitrchnhimnuinngmtatr.Tuynhin,khcviDaisy,Lilykhngcmboantonvtichnh,cngnhchngcnghnghipdavo.DcngviccaDaisychatngmanglimtkhonthunhplnno,nhngclmtnhipnhgiagiivcnhiumiquanh.NucphichucpchomnhvNathanchvikhonthunhpcnhnthcvncthxoayxtt.Lilychlmtbnitr,mtiungngngmnhngkhngphilknnghiratin.Cangrtshi.Chscgngnghracig,

Daisyni,mcdccngcrcricaringmnhvschymttunna.

Lilymmci,Cmnch,Daisy.

HmtrcmvtnhgpDarmaJoeHenderson,mcnikhibxcthavomnubp,rrnglvolcnycclolngcaLilycgiiquytxong.ChclccconcnnhDarmaJoe.HitrcbtalmviccngtyphncngTrustyidinqunWildCoyote.Buck,contraibtabtainn-tcchymynm,vhphictbphnchndiugicutai.Ch,cutacmtccongihttrongdnngcanhth.Hmnaycthccconchnconbcngnn.Louelladnglicnmtmingtrckhinitip,ConbtrngkhgingBuck,tinghip,nhngncgingkhhayvtnhtnhtt.Nanghnhvithngnhc...,tncutalgnh?MnghnbtuvichG.George,Geoffhocgtngtvy.Dusaoina...

Daisydimttmsangemgi.MtLilyangchunbravuchingrasau.Miththtslkhngthayinhiulmktkhici.Cbitcbommnhithngvoimchnhschvdngmthi,bicbitlchngcimchnhnocvcngchngbaogicht.

Daisyphraci.MtLilytptrungtrlivcnhnDaisy.Ccngci.Pippennmmlngchnxungsnvkhckhchcinhthcuhiuccuchuyn.Cumihaitui,nhngcugnbmnhnhiunmcclcuhiutht.

BLouellangckhia.Ccconangcigvy?

CilchugicabcDarmaJoetrnggingBuck,Lilynidiquamtnci.Tinghipconb.

nglkhngmay.BLouellacaumy.Htiptccivblcu.Ch,ccconrikhighvaPippentheoi.

Saubati,DaisythuhtcanmlnthttrongngyhmvgiJack,anhkhngnhcmy,nhnglnnyclimttinnhnchoanh.Daisyy.Tiskhngiuhtchotikhianhnichuynviti.

Ttnhinlanhkhnggili,nnhmsaucginchlmcaanh.CvPennyKribsnliknimxa,ccmnctavgihoatimtangSteven.RichiJack.ngnichoanhyltigi,cni.Timunlmanhyngcnhin.

Ngcnhinsttchoanhyy,Pennyni.Anhyangbcbilm.

Tuyt.DaisychmyvsaukhinghegnnabiTheNighttheLightsWentOutinGeorgia,Jacknghemy.

JackParrishy,anhni.

ChoJack.Anhkhngplinhngcngkhngdpmy.Ngcnhincha,ti,Daisyy.

ngquyrytichlm,DaisyLee,cuicnganhpli,kodiccnguynmhtc.Phi,rrnglangrtbcbi.

ngbttiphith.Tnagptinh.

Khngc.ChiunytisbaynTallahassee.

Khinoanhv?

Anhkhngtrlivcbucphihmdaanh.Nuanhkhngnichotibitthngynoticngsgili.Cngy.iuchatoramtliplingaytcth.Vmna.

Nhthlquyri.

ng,nhnglmnkinslngnhnglmy.Ckhngtinlymtgiylanhsthcskinctiquyri.Hygpnhauvohmanhquayli.

Khngc.BalsinhnhtLacyDawn.

LacyDawn?Vnthotyhaygiim?

Chaiukhngphi.

Nghegingnghdanhlm.

ClmtcgitnDaisyBrookskhngnnnmcitn.

Anhning.Gptisaubaticvy.

Khngc.Lgukhiuvslmtikitqu.

Jack...

Tmbit.

TingttttvanglnbntaiDaisykhicnghngixemphilmgtiptheo.Gukhiuvsao?NgynayJackcsthchgvy?Mi,tbpcgivivophngkhch.Vgiatingcibongvangnttivi,chi,Cchnotrongthtrncgukhiuvkhng?

Gukhiuv?Tingcilngxung,rimcthuvotrongbp.ChduynhtmbitlShowtime.

cphilmtculcbthotykhng?

Khng,lmtqunpizza,nhngncntchcticsinhnhtchotrconna.LilytchcticchoPippenvonmngoi.Thngbchalnhiulnhngcongutolnngsskhnglmhin.Nhtnmclmsnbongkhitng.BcJuanitaSanchezcngvichutrai,Hermie.ConnhbcJuanitach?Bctasngcuingtrongcnhmuhng,tinghipthay.Mtngyn...

Daisykhnghivsaosngtrongmtcnhmuhnglingtinghipthay,nhngccngschngbntmlmg.Chithmchititriaramtkhoch.CtmsqunShowtimevquays.Saukhiinthoibmtmthiuninchngbitmtgchuyntaynhau,cuicngccngcnimyvingitchctic.Xincho,Daisymli,TibmtthipmititicsinhnhtcamtbgitnLacyDawn.Tikhngchcvhconb,nhngnuchngtilmtbuiticthcongitisbunlm.Ccthchotibitticbtulcmygikhng?

Ngitchcticnghecvlntuihnmthiuninlmvic,vctamtkhongbamigiyquaylivicutrli.TikhngccbnotnLacyDawnc,nhngcmtLacyParrishy.

ngriy.

Mcbtmtbntsutibygibami.

VothBysao?

Khng.ThT.

itrii.Timngvmnhgi.Cmncnh.Vyl,LacyDawnlLacyParrish.RrnglchuJack,vanhstrvthtrnvothT.

CgiLilyvkhnghthymymaytilivnhnggsptimnhslm.CcnhboJackrngcstrthnhcncmngngsnhtcaanh.Lcchyulcdasungthi.Githkhngvyna,vcskhngiuht.CkhngnhkchoJackvNathanticsinhnhtcachuanh,nhngJackcnphibitrnganhskhngcynbnhchotikhianhchugpc.

KhiLilynghemy,chixemliuLilyvPippenccngmnhtiqunShowtimevotithTckhng.Emgicmunbitvsao,vcgiithchtnhhung.

Hayy,Lilyni.PippenkhngchlmvbcchochmemcnlbnhcviBillyvRhonda.ChgicaRhonda,PattyValencia,cngtuichy.

CycphilmtcgigcTyBanNhartxinhvimitcendikhng?

Phiri,chaibnhurtxinh.DemngheniRhondavBillysinhconlintcnndonyclcyshiinin.

Cthlm.DaisylicnhnquynlchinhnhphongcnhTexascammnh.Emcchclemmunlmvicnycngchkhng?MkchochllntrcPippenhtnmclmsnbongkhi

tng.

Thngbkhngcnlmthna.Cquaymingkhiinthoivni,Pippen,giconlnri.Conkhngphinhcconngtngocamsao?

Khng!

Tuyt.Daisygcmyvdnhcbuichiucnligipmnhctrongvnhoa.CmangcimyNikonravqugiabyhnghc,chngkhuutaylnugigithngmynh.CtmnhhngvphabngcabLouellanhnngchiuvomtbnmtb.Ccgmnhmangtheocimyccunphimentrngmuhngrcrcabyhnghckhngtmtmc.HocnumangtheocunphimkthutsFuji,khivnnh,ccthanhvomytnhvlmchobcnhthtsngng.

Cnmpbngxungvdnghaikhuutaylyscnngcamynh.Cchpmc,AnnieOakleylmnnngsau.

DaisyLee,mcnivimtcicaumy,ngchpnhdimim.

Cthdivngidy.Lulmricmithychngmangmynhravquaylilmmtvicmmnhtngrtthch.CphithilmvicchoRyanKent,mtnhipnhgiatinngSeattle,chmscSteven.

Ctptnhchpnhtnmcpba,vkhiNathanlnbn,cngkhctrngihcWashington.Saubnnm,cnhnbngcnhnvbtuthctpviccnhipnhgiahngutrongvng.Ccbcnhcacctreotrongvistudiovphngtranhlnkhpthtrn.Vbcnhcchpmtnginngngtrnncmtchicxetantnhsautrnngtnm2001calntrangnhttboaphng.

Daisynhngtnglkhimithnnh,mnhsquaylilmvicchoRyan,nhngdognycnghnvicmmtstudioring.Cln,mttrongnhngnhipnhgiathnhcngnhtmctnglmvicchobocrng,chakhadntithnhcngltmramtaimbtmtvlitrongtnhtnmnm.Ti

nngthcngquantrngy,nhngaimbtmtmilyutthenchtkhikhinghip.

Cngnghnhiuvchuynnythccngthychnhxclvicmnhslm.Mtkhibliqukhsaulng,csctdobtulitu.Clcsbnnh.SaukhiStevenmt,stinbohimcachnhtrhtkhonthchp.Clcsbnn,vccngNathancthchuynnmtcnhchungcBelltown.

Cnhnvaivangknhvognmtbnghoahngmuvngimsccam.Conangnghsbnnhkhiconquayli,cnivimmnhkhibmmy.

ngitrcbnthn,mccnhbo.ColleenForbusbnnhsaukhichngbta,Wyatt,lnngtithinng,vktbtachihnmi.

Clcsithmvithngnachochc.TtnhinlcstmhiuxemNathancmthythnovvictrc.Nhnggnycbtuthydngnhqukhcamnhrngbucvinginhqunhiu.Ccngchaphiquytnhngayhmnay.lmtthnghn.Mtthnmchtbngdanhschnhngvicphilmtronguc.

CtkhuutaylnugivchnhlimngknhakhmhngvbyhnghcsauubLouellavotiuim,tochobcnhmtbccrcrtipvcchiusu.Cbmmyvnghstuytlmsaonumithtrongimnhcngclmrbngcchthayitiucngknh.

JChng6

acknmun.AnhchtisnghmmigiRhondavhixemnnmuaglmqusinhnhtLacy.RhondaboanhlcmunmtthctnKittyMagic.CdnanhnhchcchnlmtconKittyMagicchkhngphiFurRealFriends.TheoliRhondathconsaukhngdcltr.Ricchcanhtmcn.

AnhgitivicahngcbnchiLovett,sauphilititnAmarillo.Anhdnhcchiutmcithchttit,vrtcuccngtmcntimttrongnhngcahngcuicngmanhbcchnvo.

Anhngtrongquyhngcmtsaucihp,bomrngmnhmuangloivcmthyhpsmnhthtli.Conmommuhngcblngdivihaiconmoconlngmt.Cbabnchngcchi,nngbcitrnuvcpknhrmhnhtritimkhngkhiphtchni.

Anhciclivlmbm,hyvlngnhntcaCha.Theocihpthconmomrnggvni,Myuccconvtoratingmtsakhimtconmoconccmvobnngin.

Tingmtsalciquig?Anhthinhvy.

Jackbcqubnggiygimuhngtiinhnhnngtin,bntrnbucmtcinhnglonglnhtonganguanh.Cinqumcyuiu,nhngccconcaBillythchmythvvn.

Cimncongikiahontonllmvianhvemtraianhkhihlnln.Htngchi-t,sngBBvnhtrnviiqunchi.Hsaym-t,nhngngaykhiccongiulngcaBillyrai,Billytmtibpb,giyBarbievvyxemuhngnhvttmtinc.CuthayimtcchqumcddngvtnhintrongkhiJackbbliphasauquanstvthibnnngphtcaBillyntu.Jackchngctno.tnhtanhcngnghl

mnhkhngc.Mcdanhhcrtnhanh,anhvnkhngbitmyvccbgi.ClvtrcAmyLynn,anhchabaogignccbgi.TrDaisy,vnucchibpbhayndinnhmtnngcngchactchnhccccongicaBilly,thclmthvicccbngicamnh.KhngphivianhvSteven.

AnhkocaqunShowtimeravbcvotrong.BnngyrianhkhnggpDaisy.Hyvnglctbkhochngngnganhvbtanhnhlinhngchuynqukh.Hyvngcrithtrn.

KhungcnhbntrongqunShowtimelsxungtchanchtgiamuscrcrvmthanhgiaccmyintnhpnhynmthngtmmtvnhngngngnhamtrcontroxuynquanmtrnu.Gianhngtingchung,civtingtrconlaht.TrckiaJacktngnymtln,vodpsinhnhtAmyLynn,vanhthilmsaongitacthlmvicymkhngphtin.

Anhitiphngnvnhnrarngnkhyntnhvolcny.Anhbitrngttcsthayikhibuitrnhdinbtu.Anhthyemtraianh,Rhondavccchugianhngimtcibntrncnhsnkhu.

CngDaisy.

Cchbnkhongbamt,anhdngphtli.DaisyMonroecmitidticsinhnhtcachugianh.

Ctheodivtmcanh.Cboanhlcstrthnhcncmngngsnhtcaanh.khngphilmtliedasung.CngincaJackbclnnhnganhnnnli.Tmthikimsotn.Ckhngthucvniny.Khngthucvgianhanh.

AnhamtnhnngiphnngicnhDaisy.AnhnhnraLily,vanhchorngcunhccquumulletlconcamttronghaibnh.Cubbdnhvtpuddingtrnmtnhthcngivachocunbngsngcaosu.AnhthicphithngblconDaisyvStevenkhng.

BcJack!AmyLynnnmtuihtln.Cbnhykhighvchyvphaanh.Cbnmngsinhnhthmnay,Lacybatuicngchyvphaanh.Lacyhaynhnchnkhichy,vanhbbngcblnbngcnhtayrnhrangtrnhbcbmuvobng.Nono,anhni.Hmnayhnhnhcngithymnhcbatuithphi.

Chu,cbnivgibangntayln.

Chuvnnmtui,AmyLynnboanhvvngtaymquanhchnanh.

KhianhngnbnviAmyLynnbmvochnvLacytrntay,Billyrimtkhicbtcsmmungitrnicuvmmci.Choanh,Jack,xemxemaiangtrongthtrnny.

Daisynhnanh,imtnulplnh.Cbucmitcmtmthnhuingavimiyncaccmuhnglplnhmmmi.CmcobalmulcbchtcchRalphLaurenmuentrnngc.

AnhchakviBillyltivthtrn,ctrch,cnglcmtncilmmingccongln.

JacktLacyngxunggh.EmtraianhkhngbitqukhcaanhviDaisy.HiyBillycnqubvkhngphichuynmJackmunkli.Kcviemtraianh.DvyBillyhnvnnhc.Khihlnln,cghquanhhrtnhiuln.Chccunghhvnlbnb.ChclnghJacksrtvuikhigpc.Hntiqunmt,anhnikhiAmyLynnbanhravngixunggh.

Daisybtcicvrtthchth,viulmchocngindcaanhbccaohn.AnhcnnhemgiLilycatikhng?chi.

Ttnhin.Emthno?

Lilytsaubniravmanhthtchtkhianhtgiqulnbn.Emkhe.

CtrngrtgingDaisy,chlmtmuxanhdng.Vnging

hicmiln,chlvvildononnhingitrngccvgind.

Anhthno,Jack?

AnhnhnDaisyquauc.Tikhe.

ylPippen,contraiLily.

VyraylconcaLily.Vvildo,anhthynhnhmvthngbcquumulletnykhngphiconDaisyvSteven.Nhnganhkhngthhiunivsaomnhliphi.

Lilybclilivlcu.Trnganhvntuytnhthng.

CmnLily.Emcngth,anhni,vnithtlng.Ny,Rhondaemduanhcqungthmnhmunnitikhngcngtrongnmnmtridiimtmunusmcac.

Emnch?Billykvianhlemcmtmvtv.

EmthcgnnhcmviTanya.Conbbautai,nhnghmnaybnemmuamtlthuchng[13],nnconbri.

Billykottlnichnngnmpcacb.HmnaybnemthongccachicVettetrongkhianhivng.

AnhkocighgiaLacy,RhondavidinviDaisy,Lily.Emnhnmylinkttrccha?

Anhning,Billyni.Ncncthayhttonb.

AnhtmcmtciReno,anhboemtraimnh.

Tallahasseethno?Daisyhianh.

AnhnTallahasseelcnovy?Billymunbit.

Nmngoi.

MtDaisymtovmingchhc.Anhniditi.

AnhmmcicingititrcvrttrongbnhramtccDr.Pepper.Cnhnanhbngnhmtln-ln-inhtihmtrcriquaysangemtraianh.

EmcphinkhngnuchbTanya?

Khngu.BillychuyncnhcchocvDaisychoTanyangtronglngmnh.Jackchimongcnhcsuthngtuihttongln,thayvthcbcikhckhchvbumDaisy.

Nhnny,Pippen,Daisynivianhcngitrnghucaobncnh.Tanyakhngphilmtcibnhnngnhngyusao?

Khng!

Conmqu-cabcJackckhng?Lacyhibngcigingbatuinhxu.

MngnubcJackng,Rhondatrli.

Mibcon,anhni,mcdanhthchDaisykhngngibnkiabnkhimnquconmongungccmrahn.Duvy,vsaoanhlithanhcngccbit.

Lacyxnvnmnrasauvai.Cbbctocgiyravhhcmingkhinmnggiyvncnlixungsn.KittyMagic!Thchuthchnhttrni!

Ny,sngnayconcngnithkhinhncBarbiePowerWheelsynh,Billynhcnhcb.

Lilyrnngiquabn,vccngRhondatnguvnhngghlmtkhihcxongcpba.TrongkhiLacyvAmyLynnmangconmovccconcanrakhihp,haingiphntrchuynvlnhcvcucsngcah,vkhiLilynigvRonnieKhnNn,Jackhiulcangtinhnhlyd.iucnggiithchldovsaotrngcgindnvy.

AnhungmtngmDr.Peppervngmmtvinvoming.

AnhlicsangbnkiabnnhnDaisy,TanyavPippen.TanyavnngtronglngDaisy,thlitruchc.CubconbtcivDaisycngangci.Mtanhhngtitaycvnhngmngtaysn.Mtchicvngtaymngbngbcbaoquanhctaymnhmaivmttritimnhnmtrnmchpcac.Chicvngtaylplnhtrongnhn,vnhthcmnhncnhmtanhnhnmnh,cnhnanhquamitcencaTanya.Ncitrnmicttngmvmychinhuli.

Cnhnthngvoanhquaimtnumanhtngnghltrnggings-c-latanchy.Nhnglkhianhmimituivnghs-c-lalthngonnhtqut.Rianhlnhnvkhmphramtthtuytdiuhn.Mtthsmmuhnvmhntrongimty.Bngdicaanhxoncc.Anhskhnggildcvng,nhngncngkhngphillnhm.

Billylppinvoconmomvtnlnbn.Lacylinglngh,vJackchuynschvvichugimnh.Cbtlmoconvosnconmom,vchttitnhngnglntoranhngmthanhmtsakqui.

Nlmt...ch,nlmtconmoangchoconb.DaisyrimtkhiconmoBaTvnhcilmrcsngcimtc.Jack,thtngtngolmsao.

Cphictitrncithkhng?Billymunbit.

Hnhnhconmocnhnghnhtritimchti,Jackbocu.

Lmsaolithc?AmyLynnmunbit.Hcmtconmomthtnh,vcbbitmomkhngchnhtritim.

CBillylnJackukhngnghraccutrlino.DaisynhnAmyLynnvni,Bivtritimdthnghnti.

Nuhmtmnh,Jackcthsnichocbitchnhxcvsaoclinisai.Thayvo,anhcnvintrongminglmivynvomtbnm.

VchngcneoknhrmnakaLacy,AmyLynnchra.

Tmmnchnhgiasnkhutchravbacongumytongbtdy,nhynhtvgivchinhcc.MtbihtvmtconchvuivvangkhpphngnvLacyvtay.

ConcaLilyhtlnmttingchitai.DaisytrTanyavchoBillyvcbcubconrakhicighucao.CnigviLilyvikhiphngcngcubvnanghtm.nhmtJackltxunglngobalnhnmngctrongchicqunsocjeans.

HmnanhcxemXngxequivtkhng?Billyhigiatingnhc.

TrongkhichthnhthongJackmixemchngtrnh,Billylfancung.Khng,anhbltp.

Hbinxebuschhcsinhthnhmtconthuynphaoy?cuni,nhngmthanhtsnkhulmcukhngthnithmgna.

JackchkhongnmphtriitheoDaisyvchuc.Anhtmthyhaingihsnchi.ClaumtchoPippen,vcuangchiatrongmtnginhbngmusccmtlibaoquanhvrngtitntrnnh.Cngbnngoiliquanstculiquadngbngnhthcuangingcdngnc.

LmsaoccmitidsinhnhtLacyvy?anhhikhitingbncnhc.

Cngclnnhnmtanh.Lily,Pippenvtiykhihvo.

Viuhontonltnhcsao?

Clcuvuitccaclcnhquahaibvaitrn.Khng.Tibitlanhsny,nhngtikhngnghlRhondavBillysmibntitingicng.

Philmgthcmitiyn?

Cchuynschvvichutraimnh.Cubnhtmtqubngnhalnvnmi.Nchchchquamtcbkhongba

centimet.Anhbittimung.

Nichuyn.

Phi.Cmtchuynquantrngmtiphinichoanhbit.

Gvy?

Tingcitmtcimynmbngrhlnngxa.MtchuynququantrngnigiaqunShowtime.

Vythvsaotinaycliy?Bmuitivgianhti?

Tikhngbmuianh.Tichmunnhcchoanhnhltiy,vtiskhngiucchotikhianhnichuynviti.Clicxungchn.TianggibcthStevenvitchoanh.Nhngtikhngmangntheo.

Trongthvitg?

Clilcurinhnthngvphatrc.Tikhngbit.Tichac.

Hyginncahng.

Tikhngthlmvy.Anhybotiphigiaontntayanh.

Nubcthquantrngnth,saocuykhngtmnhachoti?Thayvbocn.

Pippen,ngnmci,cbochutraimnhtrckhiquaylinhnJack.nhsngvxanhtmtcunbngtrchibnphichiuxungbvaitrn,cvkhemingc.Tinghbanuanhynhlmth.Trongnmutinbbnh,anhyvntinrngmnhsyliccnbnhungth.Ngaytubntibitlchacmtaisngstquacnbnhunguynbothnkinhm,nhnganhycntr,khemnh,vnhngliuphpiutrutincvctcdng.Anhytranhuvcngmnhmy,Jack.CquayvphaPippenvtmlyccmtli.nlcanhychpnhnrngmnhscht,thqumunnichuyn

trctipvianhri.Vinnhhnhtritimtrnvngtayungadictayc.Anhnhnchmchmvon,khngmuncbtkcmxcgviStevenhayvic.Khngmuntm.

Nhnganhcmtcuhi.Cuysngcbaolusaukhichpnhnlmnhscht?

Khongtm,chnthng.

Anhcngnghvy.StevenlunmuncngilmtrcdlboDaisyrngccmtcintotngxux,nhykhiminhhaynmcchuathivo-t.Khihlnln,iuchabaogilmanhbnlng,nhngylcchylulmri.Vythvncnthigianvyvnichuynvititrckhicuymtch.Cuykhngcnccn.

Cciaun.Rrnglanhchabaoginhnthyaiphitriqualiuphpiutrungthbngtbogcri.Nutngthythanhskhngnivy.Mttaycbungthngxungbnngivncmtlonglanhdimimtkhicngclnnhnanh.Anhskhngnhnraanhynau,Jack.Mtgitncmttroravlnxungmc.Anhsitchttaylikhivntayravlyngntaylauni.ncui,cnitip,anhyquncchthtgiy,nhngngynoanhycngkhngkhngnmcchnhtnhthnquantrng.Vynn,tibucdygiychoanhy...ngynocngvy.Nhthvicquantrng.Vnquantrngbivntraochoanhychtphmgi,tinghvy.Chtgnhanhyvncnlmtngitrngthnh.Mtnginng.

Mtmutimanhrixungvmanghithcaanhtheocng.ngnina,Daisy.

Jack...

ng.Anhbitcstiptcchotikhilmanhtanntcilng.Htnhtrc.Anhskhngiuxyra.Khngphimtlnna.Khngdvcigina.Tikhngmunnghethmna.AnhthybunvSteven.Bunhnanhhnnghscthsovihaiphttrc,nhnganhskhngckchanhtibi.

Tikhngnhnivchuynngaylcny.Cqutnc

mtkhim.Ltnahygpnhauanhcthnghetiniht.

iuduynhttimunnghetc,DaisyMonroe,llitmbit,nixonganhctbc.Anhquayliphngn,boviemtraivRhondalmnhsv.Chlnnyanhthybitnmgukhiuvchttitvtingnhcmkhngcchchovichihan.Anhchoccchumtttinmuaxuchitrchiririi.Khiirangoi,anhkhngthyDaisyu,nhnganhcngkhngtmkimc.

Anhhtmthithtsuvcthmiv.Anhkhngcholmnhschtmthitrnvnnonachotikhivnnh.Nhtmnhy.KhachtmikcvDaisy,Stevenvanh.Nhngnhngkcyvntheoanhvotrongnh,vanhngiphchxungchicghngichipianocammnh,taytlnhaiugi.

AnhghtSteventrongsnmngangbngvikhongthigiananhyuqucunhmtngianhem.Nhngthmchtrongthikthnhnmiu,anhcngchabaogimunStevencht.Khnghn.ClbanutngcthinghStevenbinmtkhitritcchtschpdnnhtnh,nhnganhchabaogimuncuchttheocicchDaisymiut.Khngphinhth.Khngphikclccnthnhncaanhbngchyddinht.

Ningngnl,anhkhngbaogimunbnmnhcht.Bivrtccth,anhhiucSteven.AnhhiurngmnhphnbiStevencngngangviStevenphnbimnh.

ChnhStevenlngiboanhvvicDaisybhyhntibuikhiuvchttitvonmcuicah.ChaibnhcngcJackacivStevencbnhnri.Lcychuyncvthtnginbitbao.aDaisyickhngmtcmkhclc.Khngphichuyngghgm,nhngbuitiythayicucittcbnh.

Jackkhngnhrlckhiuv,ngoikccgngchmvoDaisythtmccth.Dvy,nhngganhnh,lngtrnhinnhcnhnxungc,muncnhiunmcnhcnhivtbomnhhyiv.Hyvoxevlii.

Richnanh.

Sovinhngnhnmanhtriquacngcccgikhc,nthcschnglg.Chlbmikhpchtcacpvomianh,nhngnnhthngvongcanh.Anhsngs,tcgin,vanhyci.Ricchmvocanhvngcnhnanhnhthcmunanhcngnhiunhanhmunc.Nhiunhanhvnlunmunc.

im,Jack,cththmnhvy,vthmchkhiJackhmingxunghnthm,anhvntbomnhrnglmtsailm.Thmchkhianhng,hncvnmmingc,anhbomnhhydngli.Thmchkhivnnmchtvaic,anhkocvolngvcmnhncngccpvoanh.Thmchkhianhbomnhrngvickhngthtidin,anhvnbitlnsxyralnna.Anhmuncnhiunmtri,vmtmingnhchngthc.

Khngth.

Anhbomnhphitrnhxa,nhngthmchnuanhcthkimsotdcvngnmmitmtuicamnh,thDaisycngskhnganhlmth.baticcaJimmyCalhountihmsau,ckoanhvomtphngtiomvttayanhlnngcc.

Chmvoti,Jack,cththmvominganh,vanhgnnhphngratrongqun.

VingysauanhboStevenlmnhbnnnkhngichic.RianhnhyvochicCamarocamnh,nDaisynhcvhchyxetimtconngvng.AnhlivkchocvSteven,rngchaibnhubchpdn,vanhgiithchldovsaomnhvDaisyphingngli.

Cnirngchiu.Cng,richnlntaianhvbovianhrngStevenkhngcnphiphthinra.

TquSteven.Cuylbnt,cnivy.Nhngtkhngnghvcuytheocngmtcchtnghncu.Tyucu,Jack.Tmunnhiuhntcu.Tmuncudytcchlmtnh.

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tngnhnthy.Snchcvtrngmn,haiunhhngrnchccacvavnhonhotrongminganh.

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