Anh ta lại nhắn: “Lệ Quyên, em về đi, vợ chồng mình sống yên ổn với nhau.”
Tôi úp điện thoại xuống bàn, phóng tầm mắt ra ngoài cửa sổ.
Sống yên ổn.
Từ bao giờ, bốn chữ đó đã trở thành một cách diễn đạt khác của câu “em về tiếp tục làm trâu làm ngựa cho nhà anh đi”?
An An trở mình, miệng lầm bầm một câu: “Mẹ ơi… giường êm quá…”
Tôi kéo chăn lên, đắp cho con bé cẩn thận.
Gió ngoài cửa sổ thoảng qua, có tiếng ai đó hát vọng lên từ dưới khách sạn, âm lượng không lớn, đứt quãng.
Tôi tìm một công ty du lịch trên điện thoại, xem vé máy bay đi Tam Á.
An An nói con bé muốn đi ngắm biển.
Tuần sau tôi sẽ đưa con đi.
Chương 9: Mẹ chồng nhập viện: bệnh thật hay bệnh giả?
Thông tin mẹ chồng lại nhập viện bay tới tai tôi vào một buổi sáng thứ Bảy.
Chị cả Trần Phương gọi điện thoại đến, giọng ngậm ngùi muốn khóc: “Lệ Quyên ơi, mẹ lại nhập viện rồi, lần này bị nhồi m.á.u não thật, bác sĩ bảo còn nghiêm trọng hơn lần trước.”
Tôi đang phơi quần áo ngoài ban công, An An ngồi bên cạnh ăn bánh bao.
“Bệnh viện nào?”
“Bệnh viện Nhân dân số 1, vẫn là khoa Thần kinh.”
“Lát nữa em qua.”
Cúp máy, tôi thu lại đống quần áo đang phơi dở, lau sạch tay.
An An ngước lên nhìn tôi: “Mẹ ơi, lại phải vào bệnh viện nữa ạ?”
“Ừ, bà nội nằm viện.”
“Bà nội lại giả ốm hả mẹ?”
Tôi ngớ người, không ngờ An An lại dùng từ “lại”.
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