-  E^ !  E^ !

             -  E^ !  E^ !

             Do`ng suy tu+ ve^` ba`i toa'n ho'c bu'a bi. ca('t ngang, to^i nga^~n dda^`u :

             -  Hello, xin lo^~i, xin cho mu+o+.n ca^y vie^'t mo^.t chu't.

             -  Chi? co' vie^'t dden tho^i,....ne` !

             -  Hmm....ho^?ng co' vie^'t xanh a`?....Va^.y cu~ng ddu+o+.c.

             Ca^`m ca^y vie^'t tre^n tay, co^ be' quay lu+ng do+.m bu+o+'c.

             -  A`, sorry nghen !  Ta.i cho^~ na`y kho^ng co' ai te^n "E^" he^'t, ne^n khi na~y ke^u ma` kho^ng bie^'t ke^u ai ne^n kho^ng tra? lo+`i.

             Co^ be' khe~ cu+o+`i.

             -  Oh !  Ta.i ho^ng bie^'t te^n mo+'i ke^u dda.i "E^" ddo' !

             -  "E^" na`y te^n La^m, co`n "E^" kia te^n gi`?  To^i kho^i ha`i.

             Gio+ tay che mie^.ng cu+o+`i khu'c khi'ch, co^ be' le'm li?nh :

             -  "E^" na`y te^n...."E^" !  No'i ro^`i co^ be' vo^.i va~ ke^ le^n tu+o+`ng, vie^'t va`o trang gia^'y nga`y, gio+` tutorial cu?a mi`nh.  Bi. co^ be' che khua^'t, to^i kho^ng ddo.c ddu+o+.c gi` ca?.

             -  Kho^ng cho bie^'t te^n thi` la`m sao La^m ti`m la^'y la.i ca^y vie^'t dda^y ?

             -  Ne` xong ro^`i ne`, ca'm o+n nghen !....Bye bye.

             Chu+~ "bye" vu+`a du+'t la` co^ be' cha.y bie^'n ra cu+?a.  Nhi`n ddo^`ng ho^` co`n hai phu't nu+~a la` hai gio+`, he`n chi co^ be' ho^'i ha? ddi no^.p ba`i.  He^~ mo^~i tru+a thu+' hai la` tu.i to^i ba^.n ro^.n no^.p assignments.  Ai la`m ki.p thi` chuye^`n cho nho'm, cu+' modify la.i la^~n nhau, vi` kha'c tutorial ne^n ta.m tho+`i chu+a co' ai bi. ba('t ca?.

             -De^'n na(m gio+` Ha?i mo+'i ho.c xong, to^i nhi`n ca(n thu+ vie^.n im li`m ma` cha'n na?n.  Gio+` na`y dda so^' sinh vie^n dde^`u va`o lo+'p, ho^m nay kho^ng co' lab ne^n to^i kha' ra?nh rang.  Mo+? sa'ch ra, ma` to^i ddo.c cha? ddu+o+.c chu+~ na`o, mi' ma('t to^i na(.ng da^`n, ma('t cay xe`, to^i gu.c xuo^'ng ba`n, dda'nh mo^.t gia^'c ngon la`nh.

             -  La^m, La^m...ngu? ha? ma^.y?

             Ha?i lay vai to^i .

             -  Bo^. ho^m qua ddi tro^`ng ca^y si o+? nha` "na`ng" na`o sa'ng dde^m, dde^? gio+` thie^'u ngu?, ngu? gu.c ha??

             -  Me^.t qua' tao thie^'p chu't tho^i !  U?a ma`y ho^?ng vo^ lo+'p sao ?

             -  O+` gio+` cuo^'i bi. cancelled....ma`y tu+o+?ng tao cu'p ha??  Ca'i tha(`ng khi? ddo^.t !  Hi`nh nhu+ ma`y cu~ng ra?nh pha?i kho^ng ?  Qua tru+o+`ng Monash ho.c kho^ng ma`y?

             To^i ba^.t cu+o+`i, ddu'ng la` vie^.n ly' do !  No' ddang ddu+'ng trong thu+ vie^.n tru+o+`ng mi`nh ma` la.i ru? qua thu+ vie^.n Monash ho.c !

             -  Xa.o ddi ma`y !  Muo^'n ddi tha(m Hoa`i thi` no'i dda.i ddi !

             No' cu+o+`i va? la? :

             -  Ba?o dda?m ky` na`y tao kho^ng co' bo? ma`y mo^` co^i trong thu+ vie^.n dda^u, ba?y gio+` Hoa`i mo+'i ho.c xong la^.n.

             -  Thie^.t kho^ng ddo'?  Hay la` tha^'y Hoa`i ro^`i ma`y ho. gi` cu~ng kho^ng nho+' huo^'ng ho^` chi ma.ng cu`i tao ?

             -  Hehehe tho^i ddi ma`, anh hai tho^ng ca?m cho em u't ddi ma`, hehehe, tao chi? ma`y cho+i "Etalk" chi.u kho^ng ?  Nghe no'i dzui la('m ddo' !  Ho^m thu+' sa'u tha(`ng Gio+'i ngo^`i o^m ca'i computer he^'t sa'u tie^'ng lie^n tu.c, bo? he^'t lo+'p luo^n !

             Ma(.c du` bie^'t ra(`ng tha(`ng Ha?i du. khi. to^i ddi vo+'i no', nhu+ng du` sao to^i ngo^`i o+? dda^y mo^.t mi`nh cu~ng buo^`n, dda`nh chi.u cho no' du..

             Ga^`n dde^'n lab to^i tha^'y Ha?i xa(m xoi hi`nh bo'ng no' trong cu+?a kie^'ng.  Ca'i tha(`ng thie^.t la` he^'t y'.  Ho^`i tru+o+'c no' a(n ma(.c lu+o+.m thu+o+.m bao nhie^u, gio+` bie^'t ye^u ro^`i thi` trao chuo^'c ba^'y nhie^u .  -Da~ va^.y co`n xi.t da^`u tho+m nu+~a chu+' !

             -  Tra'nh ddu+o+`ng coi, la`m gi` ma` xo+' ro+' ngay cu+?a hoa`i va^.y cha no^.i?

             Gio+'i a`o a`o ddi va`o.  Gio+'i no^?i tie^'ng co^.c va` chu+?i the^` tha^`y cha.y luo^n.

             -  U?a ma`y ra lecture ro^`i sao ha? Gio+'i?  So+'m va^.y?

             -  U+`a, o^ng tha^`y cho ra so+'m mu+o+`i la(m phu't.

             -  Va^.y ma`y co' tha^'y Hoa`i dda^u kho^ng ?  Mo^.t la't Hoa`i co' lab kho^ng ?

             -  Che^'t !  Mo+'i logout nu+~a !  Thie^.t bu+.c !....Gio+'i vu+`a la^`m ba^`m vu+`a nhi`n va`o computer vo+'i ha`ng chu+~ chi chi't.

             -  Gio+'i !  Gio+'i !...  Ha?i dda^.p ma.nh va`o vai Gio+'i.

             -  Gi` ha??  -Dau ddo' nha ma`y !

             -  Ma`y tha^'y Hoa`i dda^u kho^ng ?  Hoa`i ve^` ro^`i ha??  ...Ha?i ho?i do^`n.

             -  Cha('c qua be^n kia ddo+.i xe bus ddi Chadston chu+' gi`?  Khi na~y nghe ma^'y co^ ru? nhau cu'p cua ddi shop !  -Du+o+.c chu+a ti'a?  Ho?i gi` ho?i hoa`i !

             -  Tha(`ng Gio+'i ho^m nay bi. bo` dda' ddie^n tie^'t sa?ng !  ... Ha?i quay qua to^i pha^n tra^`n, ...Che^'t tao pha?i ddi lie^`n ....hehehe, ... no' la.i cu+o+`i tru+`, ca?m phie^`n nha ?...Chu't ke^u tha(`ng Gio+'i chi? ddi, no' la` expert "Etalk" ddo' !... hehehe sorry.

             Kho^ng cho+` to^i le^n tie^'ng no' dda~ cha.y vo.t ra cu+?a, to^i vo+'i Gio+'i nhi`n nhau la('c dda^`u.  Ti'nh Ha?i co`n ai la. gi` nu+~a.  Ha?i nghe chu+~ "Hoa`i" la` que^n ca? tro+`i dda^'t !  -Du'ng la` "trong ddo^i ma('t Ha?i, Hoa`i la` ta^'t ca? !"

             -  Ca'i tha(`ng !  La`m nhu+ ga(.p i't mo^.t chu't no' che^'t kho^ng ba(`ng !...  La.i dda^y tao chi? ma`y xa`i computer ne`, ddu+`ng no'i tao la` ma`y vo+'i tha(`ng Ha?i ho.c ddie^.n rie^'t cha.m da^y ca? lu~ nha ma`y !

             To^i cu+o+`i :

             -  U?a ma`y kho^ng so+. tre^~ he.n sao ?  Khi na~y tao tha^'y ma`y ha^'p ta^'p la('m ma`?

             -  Hehehe, co' mail la.i ba'o tin ro^`i, khoa?ng na(m phu't nu+~a mo+'i "on" la^.n.

             -  Ha??  Ca'i gi` "on" ?

             -  Cho+`i ! no'i vo+'i ma`y cu~ng nhu+ kho^ng, tha` tao no'i vo+'i dda^`u go^'i tao co`n su+o+'ng ho+n !  Tho^i bo? qua ddi "ta'm" !  Mai mo^'t na`y se~ hie^?u.  Gio+` tao logon cho ma`y le. le. ro^`i co`n la`m a(n nu+~a cho+' !

             Vu+`a no'i la` no' vu+`a mo+? computer, log in le. la`ng.  No' lu+.a cho to^i ca'i terminal o+? cuo^'i ba`n.

             -  DDe^? tao kie^'m ngu+o+`i cho ma`y no'i chuye^.n ... hmmm gio+` na`y ba` con co' lo+'p ra'o tro.i, i't ai ra?nh la('m...  Be^n tru+o+`ng La Trobe ma`y co' va`i ddu+'a "on" ki`a, dde^? tao thu+? coi, ddu+o+.c ro^`i ne`...gio+` thi` ma`y type ca'i gi` ma`y muo^'n no'i ddi, ne^'u type chu+~ Vie^.t thi` nho+' bo? da^'u nha cha no^.i !  Kho^ng tho^i ddo.c che^'t ngu+o+`i !  Hehehe ! so^' ma`y he^n, ho^m nay ga(.p ddu+o+.c nho? na`y, tu.i tao request ca? chu.c la^`n go^`i ma` kho^ng tha^'y no' respond ddo' !  Ma`y bie^'t no' kho^ng ?  No' ra sao ?  -De.p kho^ng ?  Vu+`a no'i no' vu+`a chi? va`o ca'i login name.

             -  So^' kho^ng la`m sao tao bie^'t ai la` ai?  Te^n gi`?

             -  Tao co^'c bie^'t !  Chi? nghe tu.i tha(`ng Ma^~n no'i la` no' i't respond la('m ma` he^~ respond la` xo? ngo.t a` !...Ne` ma`y talk ddi, tao co' he.n ro^`i !

             Nhu+o+`ng ca'i ghe^' la.i cho to^i, no' ho+'n ho+? ra dda^`u ba`n ngo^`i, thi?nh thoa?ng quay la.i cu+o+`i cu+o+`i ro^`i gia? vo+` chi?nh terminal, tu+` tu+` xoay qua hu+o+'ng kha'c.

             Ma('c cu+o+`i vo+'i ha`nh ddo^.ng cu?a no', to^i chu+?i tha^`m "Tha(`ng khi? ddo^.t !  Mi`nh ngo^`i xa mu't chi? ro^`i ma` co`n so+. mi`nh coi le'n cu?a no' nu+~a !  Cha('c kie^'p tru+o+'c Ta`o Tha'o la` co^' no^.i cu?a no' qua' !"

             To^i go~ tu+`ng chu+~ mo^.t kho^? so+?, trong khi dda(`ng kia tha(`ng Gio+'i dda'nh a`o a`o.

             "Hi there," to^i mo+? lo+`i.

             "Hello :-)  Ai va^.y?  Have we talked b4?"  Ngu+o+`i be^n kia ho?i.

             "I don't think so, my name is Tha`nh, what's yours?"  Kho^ng hie^?u sao to^i la.i gia^'u te^n mi`nh.

             "Are you beautiful?  Do you have a boyfriend?"  Tha(`ng Gio+'i cha.y la.i xi'a va`o dda'nh ho+i cho mo^.t tra`n, to^i cha^.n kho^ng ki.p.

             Be^n kia im li`m.

             "Hello ???"  To^i go.i.

             "Why should I tell you?"  Co^ be' no^?i no'ng.

             Tha(`ng Gio+'i ddu+o+.c di.p phu. tie^'p, "I'm a cool guy.  I'd love to go out with you."

             Co^ be' le^n tie^'ng, "Hahaha !  Please stop making me laugh ! hahaha, to be honest, that was really funny.  Why don't you get a job as a clown and make some money? hahaha !!!"

             Gio+'i ba^.t cu+o+`i bo? ddi :

             -  DDo' tha^'y chu+a ?  -Du.ng o^? kie^'n lu+?a ro^`i ddo' !  Hehehe !  Good luck mate !

             To^i nhi`n ca'i monitor ma~i ma` kho^ng bie^'t pha?i a(n no'i la`m sao nu+~a, cha^`n chu+` mo^.t ho^`i to^i dda`nh kie^'m co+' ru't lui .

             "Sorry I have class now...."

             "Same here :)...Ba^.n ro^`i, tho^i bye," vu+`a type xong la` co^ be' disconnect ngay la`m to^i kho^ng ki.p type hai chu+~ 'bye bye' nu+~a.

             Tha^'y to^i mo` tay ta('t computer, Gio+'i quay la.i :

             -  Ngu+o+`i dde.p ca` chua ddo' ddi ro^`i ha??  Hehehe, sao ro^`i?  Co' bi. chu+?i te tua kho^ng ha??

             To^i cu+o+`i che^' gie^~u :

             Hehehe, ca'm o+n ca'i lo`ng pha' hoa.i cu?a ma`y.  Tao chu+a dde^'n no^~i bi. dzu~a "so'i tra'ng" nhu+ Tru+ Ba't Gio+'i ma`y !  Hehehe !

             No' ba('t dda^`u no^?i su`ng, chu+?i the^` o?m to?i.  Ta.i to^i vu+`a lo^i bie^.t hie^.u ma` no' ca(m thu` nha^'t ra che^' gie^~u, vu+`a la^'y ye^'u ddie^?m dda^`u ho'i no' ra .  No' vu+`a lu`n ne^n tu.i to^i dda(.t cho no' ca'i te^n na`y !  Mo^~i la^`n nghe ai nha('c dde^'n ca'i bie^.t hie^.u la` no' ddo? ma(.t va` chu+?i lie^n tu.c.  Cu~ng may lu'c ddo' Ha?i tro+? la.i cu+'u bo^` :

             -  Tho^i di`a La^m, nhanh le^n dde^? tao co`n la^'y xe la.i ddo'n Hoa`i ddi city nu+~a.

             -  Ma`y ba^y gio+` chi? bie^'t co' dzo+. ma`y Hoa`i tho^i !

             -  Tho^ng ca?m ddi ma`.  Mai mo^'t ma`y ye^u ro^`i ma`y se~ hie^?u tho^i .  Ho^?ng a^'y tao la`m mai nho? "E^" cho ma`y nha ?  Hehehe !

             Nghe no' cu+o+`i ma` pha't ghe't.  Lu'c ddo' to^i mo+'i bie^'t mi`nh tro't da.i ke^? no' nghe chuye^.n co^ be' "E^" ban sa'ng.

             -  Nho? "E^" ddo' tao quen cu~ng la^u, hi`nh nhu+ hai na(m thi` pha?i.  Ti'nh vui ve?, cu+o+`i gio+~n hoa`i a`.

             -  Cu+o+`i ca'i con khi? !  Ho.c chung lo+'p ma` tao co' bao gio+` tha^'y no' cu+o+`i "hello" bao gio+` dda^u ?

             -  Hehehe, tha(`ng ddie^n !  Ma`y co' quen ngu+o+`i ta dda^u ?  Kho^ng quen, kho^ng "hello" tru+o+'c thi` la`m sao ngu+o+`i ta "hello" ma`y ha??...A` hi`nh nhu+ co`n available, chu+a co' boyfriend ddo' ma`y.  No' nha'y ma('t.

             -  Sao ma`y bie^'t chu+a co' boyfriend?  Ma`y la` anh hai ngu+o+`i ta ha??

             -  Gi` ma` "ngu+o+`i ta" ?  No'i la.i cho.c, ho.c chung tru+o+`ng ma` dda^u co' nghe ai no'i gi` dda^u, and ddi ma^'y ca'i function tao tha^'y chi? ddi chung vo+'i ma^'y ngu+o+`i ba.n ga'i kho^ng tho^i .

             -  Cha` dde^? y' ky~ du+~ !  Coi chu+`ng tao me'c Hoa`i ddo' !

             -  Tho^i ddi anh hai !  La`m bo^. hoa`i !  Nghe tao la`m mai khoa'i che^'t ddi, o+? ddo' xa.o su+. ddo'ng ki.ch hoa`i.

             To^i dda`nh cu+o+`i tru+` !  Mo^~i la^`n no' khie^u chie^'n, to^'t nha^'t la` to^i im la(.ng ddi`nh chie^'n, kho^ng la` no' mo+? ma'y non-stop, dde^'n lu'c ddo' to^i chi? co' nu+o+'c lo^~ tai lu`ng bu`ng bi. ha`nh ha. the^ tha?m tho^i . Vo+'i Hoa`i i't no'i bao nhie^u, vo+'i to^i tha(`ng ba.n tha^n cu?a no', thi` o^i tho^i, a?nh no'i bu'a xua .  Ca`ng vui no' ca`ng no'i du+~ !

             -  Thu+' sa'u na`y ddi coi film ha' ?  He.n o+? ca^`u thang ngay Computer Centre, cho^~ ba(ng qua be^n kia la` Electronics Building ddo'.  Cho^~ ddo' ra car park 2 ga^`n ho+n .

             Nghe no' he.n ma` sao to^i nghi mi`nh se~ bi. leo ca^y, nhu+ng kho^ng hie^?u sao to^i va^~n nha^.n lo+`i, va^~n dde^'n Computer Centre ddo+.i no'.

             -  E^ La^m, vo^ dda^y cho+i ... No' va^~y va^~y.

             Bu+.c mi`nh vi` no' la.i tre^~ he.n.

             -  Ma^'y gio+` ro^`i ha?? ...To^i ha^.m hu+.c, ma`y he.n tao ma^'y gio+` ha??

             -  Hehehe, soggy ta.i tao co' chuye^.n ddo^.t xua^'t !

             -  La.i ta.i vo+'i bi. !  Ma`y lu'c na`o cu~ng co' ly' do he^'t!  ...To^i cu+. nu+..

             Ha^`m ha^`m, to^i bu+.c tu+'c bo? va`o pho`ng lab, bo^~ng nhie^n to^i giu+.t mi`nh !  Mo^.t nu. cu+o+`i tu+o+i o+i la` tu+o+i ddang hu+o+'ng ve^` phi'a tu.i to^i .  Co^ be' "E^" ddang cu+o+`i vi` ca^u no'i kho^i ha`i cu?a Ha?i ma` khi na~y qua' bu+.c mi`nh to^i kho^ng dde^? y' ky~.

             -  Tro+`i la^u la^u ngu+o+`i ta mo+'i IRC ddo' nghen, no'i sai ro^`i ddo' !

             -  La` "la^u la^u IRC" hay la` "IRC la^u la^u" va^.y?  ...Co^ be' cu+o+`i li' la('c.

             -  Hihihi, thi` cu~ng dda^u ddo' ddo'.  Shhh...la`m o+n ddu+`ng la`m be^? ma'nh ngu+o+`i ta nghen !

             Co^ be' no'i chuye^.n vo+'i Ha?i ti?nh bo+, coi to^i nhu+ invisible va^.y.  Co^ be' cho+.t la le^n, ke'o tay co^ ba.n be^n ca.nh.

             -  Vi o+i la.i request nu+~a ki`a ! cu~ng da^n Monash nu+~a !  Hi`nh nhu+ ngu+o+`i na`y mo+'i ho^m thu+' hai etalk qua ne`.

             Lie^'c va`o terminal co^ be', to^i gia^.t mi`nh...Tro+`i dda^'t ! kho^ng le~ con nho? ca` chua ma` tha(`ng Gio+'i no'i la` co^ be' "E^" ddo' sao ?

             -  Ca'i te^n na`y no'i chuye^.n vo^ duye^n la('m ddo' Vi, pha?i dzu~a ha('n mi' ddu+o+.c !

             Ha?i quay qua to^i thi` tha^`m :

             -  Thi` ra nho? "E^" cu?a ma`y la` nho? ca` chua ddo' ddo' !  Hehehe, tro^ng cu~ng xu+'ng vo+'i ma`y ddo' chu+' !

             -  Shhh !  No'i ba^.y ngu+o+`i ta nghe ddu+o+.c ky` che^'t !

             -  DDe^? tao do. ho?i du`m ma`y nha ?  Nho? "E^" ddo' li' la('c la('m, mo^~i nga`y mo^.t ve? and long hair and cao ra'o so xu+'ng vo+'i ma`y, ho+.p vo+'i ta^m ho^`n "thi so+?i," "da(n chu+o+ng" cu?a ma`y !  Hehehe.

             -  U+` no'i cho dda~ ddi, mo^.t la't le^'t bo^. ve^` nha cu+ng !

             Du` ngoa`i mie^.ng no'i ngang va^.y nhu+ng to^i cu~ng bo^~ng co' hie^'u ky` muo^'n bie^'t the^m ve^` "E^" .

             -  Ohh tho^i sorry !  Tao muo^'n giu'p ma`y chu+' bo^.?  No' gia^.n do^~i, thie^.t la` la`m o+n ma('c oa'n !  Me^.t qua' ! tho^i ddi di`a!

             No'i xong no' xa'ch ca(.p bo? ddi mo^.t ma.ch, kho^ng lo+`i tu+` gia~ "E^" , Vi .  Tu+. nhie^n to^i ho^'i ha^.n dda~ cho.c gia^.n no', nhu+ng kho^ng ke^u no' la.i, kho^ng the`m chi.u thua .  To^i cu~ng bie^'t tu+. a'i cho+' bo^. !

             Sau ho^m ddo', Ha?i kho^ng co`n nha('c gi` dde^'n "E^" tru+o+'c ma(.t to^i nu+~a.  Do ddo' to^i cu~ng kho^ng co' di.p dde^? tie^'p xu'c co^ be' ma(.c du` to^i ho.c chung ba gio+` lectures mo^~i tua^`n vo+'i "E^" .  Sau na`y qua dda'm ba.n be` to^i mo+'i bie^'t ddu+o+.c "E^" co' te^n la` Huy`nh Mai, ddo' cu~ng la` kha'm pha' duy nha^'t cu?a to^i ma` tho^i .  Nhu+~ng gio+` lunch to^i thu+o+`ng va`o Union so+'m, ngo^`i cho^~ de^~ nhi`n dde^? canh me co^ be' qua a(n tru+a, dde^? ddu+o+.c ba('t ga(.p nu. cu+o+`i vu vo+ du` chi? thoa'ng qua nhu+ng ra^'t tu+o+i .

             Va` mo^~i thu+' hai to^i sie^ng va`o thu+ vie^.n ti`m cho ba(`ng ddu+o+.c cho^~ ngo^`i cu~, ro^`i ngo+' nga^?n la`m tho+, ro^`i mong cho+` su+. vie^.c xu+a tru`ng die^~n nhu+ng ta^'t ca? chi? co' mo^.t la^`n, mo^.t la^`n dde^'n ro^`i ddi, kho^ng bao gio+` tro+? la.i la^`n nu+~a !  To^i dda~ kho+`, dda~ kho^ng bie^'t ba('t la^'y, dde^? co+ ho^.i vuo^.t ma^'t ta^`m tay .

Chu' Kho+`