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helbertinelli · 3 years

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A Different Hope

Chapter 1 - Her Eyes

"This is outrageous! It's unfair!" Leia fumed as she was pacing around the living room of the Coruscant apartment. Vader stood up straight in silence as he watched her ramble on. "This just..." She started again. "The audacity of that-... of the Emperor to send out his... his droid to spy on me." Leia continued and her comment got Vader to frown.

"You should be careful with your words, your Highness." He warned.

"Oh? Am I wrong? Are you not here to spy on me because the Emperor doesn't trust my father? Sorry to disappoint, Lord Vader, but you'll find nothing of value wasting your time here." She snapped.

"The Emperor sent me here for your own protection while you're away from Alderaan. You will find Coruscant to be a bit more dangerous than what you're used to. Your father should have already informed you why I am here." Vader explained as Leia rolled her eyes at him.

Vader was just as displeased with his assignment as she was, but he was far less vocal about it. He could not comprehend why Palpatine thought this job could not have went to anyone else. After all, looking after a fourteen year-old and making sure her family is not orchestrating a political betrayal was beneath the skills of a powerful Sith lord as himself.

The first few days were spent without too many incidents. Leia was quick to anger, almost as quick as Vader himself, but aside from a few choice words thrown at her new guardian and some incidents where she preferred not to have a chaperone, she was mostly putting up with the entire ordeal.

"You're not coming with me." Leia crossed her arms. "I am expected alone and it won't look good if I drag along the Emperor's pet after me. They will think I don't trust them... or worse, that I need you helping me." She argued as Vader was about to join her to a meeting with several of Bail's friends from the Senate.

"This is not a debate, Princess. The Emperor was clear that I am to not let you out of sight." Vader replied, crossing his arms, too as he was getting fed up of having the same argument with her every time she had to go somewhere.

"I don't need you there making everyone uncomfortable and distracting from what I have to say!" Leia said angrily, just as tired of the argument as he was. She held her composure, looking directly into his eyes, to show him she was not intimidated by him. "Do you not understand anything?"

He found himself looking into her eyes for a moment and for some reason, they seemed familiar. She had Padme's eyes. He saw them staring right at him and for a second he could swear he saw Padme's face over Leia's.

"That's what I thought..." Leia said with a proud smirk, enjoying that she seemed to have won the argument since the Sith lord was left completely silent. Vader gave up trying to follow her that night, the memory of Padme was still burning in his head. He retreated to the chamber he was sleeping in. It already was outfitted with all the technology he needed to sleep and to meditate. He got out of his suit and entered his meditation chamber. The events of earlier made it harder for him to concentrate and he was getting overwhelmed by his sadness and pain.

Why did she have Padme's eyes? Everything about them was the same: the shape, the color, even the small sparkles as light reflected on them. He was unable to process it right now because thinking about a connection between them would be too painful to even consider. He always felt something was different about Leia, but he never considered her important enough to dwell on it. Could there be more to who Leia was? More to what Palpatine had told him? -- Chapter 2 - Dreams

Leia was back on Alderaan, running to meet her father. As she got closer to Bail, his entire figure twisted into that of Vader. "No!" She shouted. "What have you done? Where is my father?!" She cried out as she stopped in her tracks.

"I am your father, Leia." Vader's voice echoed all around her. He reached his hand out to her, which made her step back. "No! No!" She cried again and again until she woke herself up from her nightmare.

She paced around her bedroom, scared to go back to sleep and have that same dream again or maybe an even worse one.

In his dreams he was Anakin again and Padme was with him and their child was with them too. His dreams about what his family could have been were the only thing bringing him comfort through everything.

"I'll check on Leia." Padme looked into his blue eyes, her brown curls sprawled over his arm as she laid next to him on their bed.

"Leia?" He raised his brow. "What do you mean? Where is Jinn?"

"Leia, our daughter." Padme looked at him with a confused look on her face. "Who is Jinn?" She asked as she sat up to go to Leia's room.

"Wait." Anakin said, touching her hand gently. "I'll go. You stay here." She nodded in agreement, lying back down on the bed. Anakin went to Leia's room. There was a crib on one side of the room and a small baby girl was asleep in it. She had short brown curls just like her mother and when she opened her eyes at the sound of Anakin entering the room, she had brown eyes, just like her mother too.

"Da-da!" The girl babbled, trying to stand up in her crib and falling back and then holding her arms out to him. He picked her up carefully and she placed her hands on his face before pressing her face onto the side of his face. Anakin smiled, hugging her softly as Leia cooed happily.

Notes:

- The setting for this is basically Palpatine sends Vader to keep an eye on Leia and the Organas because he thinks Bail is up to something. When Leia comes on Coruscant with her father, Vader is assigned to her under the pretense that Leia needs someone to protect her from the increasing rebel threat. Bail can’t really refuse so he just goes along with it, hoping this is just temporary.

- Leia is 14 in this story, so this takes place before ANH. The events of Episodes I-III are the same, but Episodes IV-VI don’t fit in with this AU.

- There’s a reference to Darth Vader and The Lost Command in Chapter 2. So if you’re confused about Jinn, that’s the name of Anakin and Padme’s son during Vader’s dreams in that comic.

- I don’t really have any set deadlines for when I’ll publish future chapters. Depends on when I feel like writing them.

Chapter 3 - Anakin and Padme / Chapter 4 - The Ghosts of Polis Massa

Chapter 5 - The End / Chapter 6 - Twin Suns

#darth vader #leia organa #leia skywalker #anidala #vaderdala #skyfam #my fics #a different hope

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lilytcyip · 4 years

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December 31st, 2019

1.3 tera v w/ rjin & ggao

1.4 cactus & la foret w/ jng

1.8 talked it out with jng ; tried to understand that if i were happy, what more could you ask for

1.11 cyns bday dinner

1.11 craft beer w/ aleung & lwong

1.13 arisu & standing egg with efeng & aleung ; drove on highway for the first time

1.18 west dineout w/ annie pkp

1.19 glass w/ fifi

2.10 first snow of the year

2.3 cny lunch at home with the fam - tong yuen & poon choi

2.4 mooseknuckles - grateful

2.5 lunar new year

2.16 hangiout with mamayip & sis: beta 5, fixing the parka, meetfresh, miku sushi dindin

2.17 mom leaving for 2 months, wandering earth with the yips

2.19 happy hour cactus w/ fifi

2.20 kokoro lunch & shopping w/ rjin

2.20 so hyang w/ veda & nwu

2.21 black been noodles & tonkatsu lunch & usagi matcha sweets w/ ewong

2.22 green leaf sushi & grounds for coffee w/ vtan

2.25 sushi mura w/ acao ; larry berg planes and kisses for the first time

3.13 mental health talk w/ nwu & tchiu + jamjar

3.15 virtuous pie & nanas green tea w/ rjin

3.16 wine night w/ claw, aleung & fsyal

3.17 tabom & stanely park w/ jerpilla

3.23 pool & rc shopping with jyang

4.3 studying with jyang on campus & langara bye

4.9 studying with jyang at my house

4.18 ramen danbo & official date

4.20 so hyang & off the grid waffles w/ ayip

4.26 sci ning off w/ aleung, claw, fsyal, lwong & mcheung

4.27 clay llama terra pot class

4.29 so hyang budae jjigae & yifang w/ ewong

4.30 rc shopping & sushi lover with the yips

5.1 maenam, kits beach & rain or shiine ice cream w/ rjin

5.2 our first little tiff & being called chubby by mlo

5.3 shopping w/ vchan, aleung & fsyal

5.7-5.11 LA trip

5.8 LACMA & melrose & century city field

5.9 warner bros tour

5.10 malibu

5.28-6.1 hokkaido, japan

5.29 a 2-floor hotel with own onsen

5.31 otaru food adventures

6.1 doraemon painting & royce airport

6.2 macau: got scammed by taxi & lost luggage

6.7-6.15 inner mongolia & beijing

6.18 first co op offer

6.21 fire port party at fifis house

6.29 pottery painting w lwong, aleung, vchan, fsyal

7.5 brunch w/ rjin at jethro’s fine grub, baker & table

7.6 nwu’s birthday dindin at coast, hangout with aleung & nwu at nightingale

7.14 leavenworth cherries

7.17 brunch w/ rjin at OEB

7.19 nightmarket w/ jyang, mlaw, rjin

7.21 beach day w/ aleung, fsyal & lwong; hy’s with fam

7.24 chau veggies w/ acao

7.27 shiok & icy bar w/ ewong

8.3 first day of work at doctors office

8.4 escape room w/ vchan, fsyal & jyang; bowling & anh and chi

8.17 dindin w/ fsyal, aleung & tlim; double date walks at olympic village with ancas

8.18 - 8.19 kelowna

8.18 polar grove & penticton lazy river, mission hill

8.19 kayaking, quail’s gate

8.24 lit night at fifis house with the girls and boys

8.25 aleung’s bday harrison trip

8.27 work shopping & nuba w/ fsyal

8.28 sleepover w/ rjin

8.29 brunch w/ aleung, moii cafe chill with fsyal too

9.3 first day of co op work

9.7 grave of the fireflies & wildtale cuddles

9.14 eric chou meet & greet

9.19 amandarachlee neg comment and posted my encouragement on her story

10.5 maiko parfait & shopping w/ jyang, earls with the amigos

10.18 gmen & oncecake: melody, rillakuma, card & collage

10.24 dark table w/ rjin

11.7 moii after work

12.15 baking custard souffle pancakes w/ ewong

12.18 office christmas party & bbt w/ slim

12.19 glow

12.21 fifi’s christmas party

12.22 christmas market w/ rjin: churros & chimney cake

12.23 psyc team secret santa & mahjong

12.25 christmas dindin at market by jean-georges

12.26 birthday dindin at zeferelli

12.27 ring & birthday dinner at brix and mortar w/ jyang

12.28 skated alone, worked out, baked & dindin at botanist

looking back at it now, i definitely went out a lot more compared to previous years LOL i had some struggles in january, and at multiple points in my life i blamed myself for being ungrateful, for seeking more when i already had so much in life compared to other people. my friends were there for me and i wouldnt have been able to live through it without them. then again, during reading break in february, i got myself into the same hot mess and i was sad about it for a week and i blamed myself for getting so attached so quickly. because of these experiences, my expectations were v low and i didnt really expect anything when i talked to jyang, what they say really is true, you get it the moment you stop seeking for it. it comes and find you (: the 3 most important that happened this year is burbur, co op job & me getting more comfortable around doggs; this is a big deal !! i actually like cuddling dogs and i feel less scared of them as long as i have some time to get used to them!! im proud of myself for making progress with my phobia! after i started my co op job, bc i didnt have a lot to do, i felt like i wasnt actively contributing to my workplace and that i was very useless. i still feel the same way now, but i think i am slowly getting used to it. thankfully, my coworkers are VERY nice and i enjoy working around them. while i did not get a different position for january, im still grateful that i got an extended placement. nonetheless, meeting with the different PIs and sumeet pointed me in the right direction of looking for nserc / volunteering opportunities when i do go back to school. AND ofc burbur! im grateful that we were able to be there for each other for the past 8 months, both the ups and downs and i am so so thankful that we’re understanding and patient with each other, as we help each other learn along the way and help each other become a better version of ourselves. this companionship is better than i have asked for and i always remind myself to focus on the important things rather than the minor inconveniences. this year, in terms of fitness goals, ive been doing really well before asia. but ever since i came back, it all went downhill and i gained back all the weight that i lost this year year LOL so in 2020, one of my biggest goal is to eat healthy again, and workout more consistently. getting a job in sept kinda interfered with my progress too, bc i was so tired after work, even when i wasnt doing anything and i stressed eat bc i felt terrible. a lot of diff factors made me feel super stressed, and the fact that i wasnt eating clean / exercising reguarly made me feel worse about the whole situation ): so in 2020, maintaining a healthy lifestyle will be one of my top priorities and gifting myself a healthy body is one of greatest things i can do for myself. this also contributed to the lack of journalling near the end of the year, it felt like bc i wasnt doing the things i was “supposed to do”, i just felt so bad whenever i couldnt tick off that particular habit whenever i fill in my trackers. but tonight, i watched this video and it talked about habits should be for awareness, not for self-hate or self-loathing. this is something that i need to keep in mind. ever since april really, the issue of leaving my house and meeting up with my friends have always stressed me in fear of dealing with passive aggressiveness with my mom lool everytime i get inviited to plans, i just get anxiety about having to tell her about it LOL and even when im out, having a msg/ call for her freaks me out in fear that she will get mad at me for being home late and etc and fifi really woke me up with her words, i should just care less LOL i need to stop caring so much about what she thinks, bc at the end of the day, this IS my life and if i never make any changes, i will never be able to grow and be independent. i think this pree much sums up all my events and emotions in 2019, the last year of the 2010s. in the next decade, a lot of things will happen as i will be in my 20s - 30s, where new opportunities will arise, and graduate uni, do my masters, find a job, maybe even marry and move out LOL the 2020s will definitely be an impt decade, but just for next year i want to:

1. understand that i am old enough to make choices, and in general, care less about what she thinks

2. at the same time, i want to appreciate and be grateful for what my mom, dad and annie have done for me; a lot of the times, i feel like i take them for granted just bc i know they will always be there for me and this is not how you should treat your biggest supporters

3. trust that everything will workout in the end, while you may not be able to envision what you career / life would be like when youre 30, you can definitely take small steps and move towards your goal

4. be mindful of what i eat and exercise regularly (4x hiit & cardio a week) ; treats & sweets in moderation; use those habit trackers for awareness, not for self-loathing / self-hate

5. create art regularly, read more and at least do 5 duolingos every week!

every year, time just seems to go by faster and faster and i feel scared at times. as i type this, theres only 8 minutes left of this decade LOL so in 2020, continue to live in the moment, be present, cherish those that are around you, and have faith that everything will come together, one piece at a time. at the same time, always rmb that you can make small changes to be a better version of yourself, whenever & however you want and this is the 1 thing that other people can’t stop you from doing!

#diary #personal #thoughts #last post of 2019

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just-seheun · 6 years

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bye 2017, hey 2018

I feel like I always get around to writing an end of the year post on tumblr even if i never really even get to use this site during the year.

well I guess it’s that time of the year (or new year I should say) where I try and look back as well as look forward.

let’s see what happened in 2017...

- let’s say, for one, ‘Murica as a whole kinda went through a lot of bullshit (still is honestly) - we’re getting rid of DACA, the tax cut bill was passed (holla @ the rich 10% and say bye to the other 90%), we’re slowly trying to get rid of/fuck up the EPA despite climate change being very real (if category 4-5 hurricanes occurring back to back is what we’d call “real”), and ya know just the firing of members of the HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention council in the government - to name a few (not to mention, continued police brutality, racial discrimination/injustice (tbh just racism as a whole), and dumb ass fucking people who - ugh

well, moving on to maybe more lighthearted moments...

- I tried to infiltrate the Asian community a little more with (mixed, mostly unsuccessful) efforts. Idk man I tried. I think I did make stronger relationships with the Asian friends I started out with so, I think that’s definitely a major plus. (*insert thumbs up here*)

- also, kinda along with that one, I think I dived into more adventurous food/hangout spots in terms of finding kinda Asian hubs and places I vibe with (an accomplishment of last year too that I think worked and flourished even more in 2017).

- Kind of cooled down with the whole going out scene. I still go out occasionally and have a pretty good time but it’s definitely dwindled down. We definitely started the year going out more but like I said, definitely calmed down a lot.

- Went to my first Terp Thon FTK! Started my TTPT journey with the 1 million dollar year - pretty crazy and amazing. It was truly and unreal experience for all those kids and wouldn’t have changed it for anything. Super sad I won’t be there for Terp Thon 2018 though.

- oh! successfully (kinda) resurrected my GPA from a sad 2.7 (result of getting a 1.7 from failing calc2 and getting a D in bio) to a nice and solid 3.23 which I am tbh very proud of. A 3.8 and 3.88 (technically straight As - woo hooooo) these last two semesters - yay! Just also improving in school as a whole. I’m really starting to enjoy what I’m doing. yeah, spring ‘17 sem was more chill and fall ‘17 sem was more like hell but, overall I’m pretty excited about the work and studies I get to do. (like hell as in 3 2900-3200-word papers in the span of like 2 weeks)

- Another academic thing, I added Art History (officially) as a Double Major which probably means a winter term here or there but still very exciting. I also feel like I’ve really learned a lot about the fundamentals of art history that I really felt like I was missing this whole time. Just like the basic timeline of movements and key artists from Burgundian Netherlands to Venice to Rococo to Realism to Cubism (and all its various forms) to Der Blauer Reiter to Contemporary and everything in between. All cool stuff - definitely makes you pay attention more to dates and stuff when visiting galleries and museums and just makes me feel more in the know if nothing else.

- Again, another academic thing, I’m officially in the English Honors Program - woo hoo! This does, however, mean I’ll be writing a 25-page thesis but honestly it’ll be fine, I’m fine, it’s all fine... I mean I don’t really know what I’m gonna write about and I have to skype my professor for like 2 months in the summer but hey, it’s all good and if it’s not I’ll just figure it out (*insert nervous sheepish grin here*)

- Kind of started the process of cutting off 아빠 which take that with a grain of salt. It’s a mess tbh, I don’t even know what to say honestly.

- Finally left Slaveway for good. It really tbh started becoming too much of a risk and just uncomfortable for me to stay. Not an awful job (despite the shit customers a lot of the time) but I just couldn’t stay longer.

- I feel like there was also definitely a more solidifying of sustained relationships and a distancing in others. I don’t know definitely still a lot just up in the air and a lot of familiar faces but a lot of new things and stronger bonds in 2017.

(now, post looking at my snapchat memories from the year and realizing how much shit I did this year... lol)

- I went to 2 concerts (kinda); one being 2 Chainz and all of the many acts that came before him at Art Attack 2017 and the other being Khalid’s bomb American Teen Tour concert at the Filmore that I initially just went to because Sam wanted to go and Anh had an extra ticket that ended up being real lit.

- Had like a little fame after writing an Odyssey Online article about Moco which was kinda cool and kinda ridiculous lol. I also just stopped writing for them all together after like less than one sem rip.

- Also realizing I went to a lot of really cool exhibits and art-related things this past year which I’m really happy about actually. Yayoi Kusama’s exhibit was crazy amazing and well worth the wait. Artec house was really cool and just visiting the NGA, the PMA, the Hirshorn, the Freer/Sackler with a fresh and more knowledgeable outlook was really nice. Also starting those solo museum trips during the sem was really nice no matter how short-lived they were.

Honestly this year was very different from 2016 in many many ways. I think there’s been a lot more growth in this past year but I and the community around me definitely went through a lot.

- Something I realized this past year in unfortunate circumstances, was the prevalence of loss and losing individuals close to your community. I never thought things like death, loss, grief, and suicide were things that I would ever come across (let alone, this often) at this age. We really did lose a lot of young lives that were filled with so much potential and hope this past year especially in this community, including an old classmate. Things that we always thought to be intangible and far away landed right in front of us and I don’t think a lot of us including myself still know how to grasp all of that. It’s hard to see the people around you, the ones you grew up with and always had by your side whether you knew them well or not, lead such a tragic fate. This year made us think about mental health more and more. You realize in the most unfortunate circumstances that everyone has there own demons that they’re fighting. No one is free from them. Even in regards to Jonghyun, it affects everyone in the darkest of ways.

This past year really made me think more about how fragile life truly is. I’ve dealt with and still deal with my own demons and the dark thoughts of my past and truly wonder especially in light of all the tragic events from this past year, what things would be like. It would be a lie if I said that they didn’t make me wonder about past thoughts of my own more.

I think it’s sad to think that even as I wonder about all this, I still feel empty about it in the midst of being unable to process it all. I feel like in a way, whether as a result from school distracting me and my own self protecting or shielding itself, I’ve grown numb. I feel like my own mind is trying to avoid emotions at all cost in a way that’s pushing away emotion and problems by just not dealing with them (which by no means is the right way to deal with things at all bc you’re not dealing with anything). I don’t know, I guess I’m getting by and I’m not as broody as I was in the past but I wouldn’t say I’ve improved, I’ve just kind of paused in a way I guess.

I want to end this post with a brighter look toward the future though. I think 2018 has a lot of potential waiting to happen with lots of things to look forward to that I think should be highlighted in this post. After all, a new year means moving forward, not burying your past necessarily but, using the past to cast light on the future.

So with that, things to look forward to in 2018...

- First things first, STUDY ABROAD IN ROME for Spring ‘18 sem! I mean it doesn’t get more exciting and new than this honestly. Yes, I am super stressed and there’s so much stuff to do besides the fact that I’m paranoid and don’t know what to expect at all. I’ve never traveled abroad in my life, let alone lived away from home (ever) so this is just gonna be absolutely nuts tbh. I have lots of hopes though. Do I want a fairytale, movie-like experience? Lowkey, of course. But I also try to be a harsh realist when I can so, we’re staying generally tame about our study abroad fantasies lol. Still, I’m hoping this will be a chance to make new friends and hopefully make some of them in my art history classes as well as in the school in general. It’s been a hard few years in the whole making friends department seeing as how all my past roommates are very antisocial. Yes, I myself am also very much like this but that doesn’t mean my internal self doesn’t want a lot of friends lol. I’m excited to take a class with Evelyn and just experience the city while hopefully staying safe and smart. It’ll be a crazy and hopefully amazing semester with a lot of travel and just a lot of fun before my senior year. I could go on and on about all my thoughts and hopes for this coming semester but, I’ll just leave it at that (your girl really needs to sort her life out/figure out what to pack/pack/schedule the rest of my home excursions/get her documents together/everything else. Bottom line: we’re a mess lol.

- Hopefully a summer internship. Forreal forreal like actually. Your girl was stuck at safeway again this past year and we’re not having that shit again. Nope nuh-uh, not happening. Not this year mm mm, no. We’re gonna find one. We have to - it’s gonna happen. Trust and believe. Trust and believe!

- Also turning 21 this year (although, this probs won’t be exciting seeing as how I’ll be legal all semester while I’m abroad, then come home and be nonlegal for another like 2 months and then be legal again). Look, I’m just looking forward to getting mimosas and going to bars without memorizing random identity information from Illinois.

- Also 2018 is really gonna be a year for me to REALLY think about me. In all contexts, really. Academically; figuring out what it is I really want from my education and working toward making the most out of it, finding a real path for myself in terms of grad school and other things school-related. Lifewise; gauging how I’m going to continue my life. Graduation is coming faster than I can think and by this time next year, I’ll be gearing up for my last semester as an undergrad. That is so wild. 2018 is really gonna be me trying to buckle down, I suppose. Trying to cloud out my peers and their success/failures/paths and really try to hone in on myself. It’ll be a challenge but we’ve got to start somewhere, right?

All in all a lot was thrown onto the table in 2017 in a lot of different ways. It’s been a different kind of roller-coaster with much much more to come after this year (my favorite number year really, 2017). 2018 will be a test of time and one of the biggest challenges but, also hopefully a year with a lot of hope and potential for success. Wishing everyone the brightest new year with health, opportunities, growth, and burgeoning happiness! Cheers to all 2018 has to offer all of us and to all the things 2017 gave us!

#new year's #new year #bye 2017 #hello 2018 #2018 #2017 #일기 #새해 #새해 많이 받아랏 #thoughts #new year new challenges

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daikynguyen · 6 years

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Đọc báo song ngữ: The robber and victim have the most unlikely friendship

Để nâng cao khả năng đọc hiểu, trau dồi vốn từ cũng như cách viết câu tiếng Anh đúng ngữ pháp, gần gũi và tự nhiên hơn với lối hành văn của người bản xứ, đọc báo song ngữ là một gợi ý cho người học. Với phương pháp này, bạn không những cải thiện trình độ ngoại ngữ của mình mà còn tiếp cận được với nguồn thông tin đa dạng, hữu ích của thế giới.

Chuyên mục Học tiếng Anh qua báo mạng sẽ sưu tầm và tổng hợp các bài báo, trích đoạn từ các nguồn uy tín như The Epoch Times, NTD.tv, BBC, … với chủ đề đa dạng. Đặc biệt, chuyên mục sẽ đi vào phân tích từ mới, cấu trúc ngữ pháp bên cạnh việc phiên dịch để giúp độc giả hiểu hơn về cách dùng từ, viết câu.

The robber and victim have the most unlikely friendship

Tình bạn kì lạ giữa tên cướp và nạn nhân

Mel bourne, Fla. — Blake Walker and Tristen Gibson have the most unlikely of friendships.

Mel bourne, Fla. – Blake Walker và Tristen Gibson đã có một tình bạn đặc biệt không giống ai trên đời.

Đoạn 1

On Feb. 15, 2013, the two met in a chance encounter, but it wasn’t a warm and fuzzy friends-at-first-sight moment. It was Gibson’s ninth day on the job at a Port St. John Shell Station in a convenient store when Walker entered the store and held her at gunpoint, demanding she empty the cash register.

Vào ngày 15, tháng 2, năm 2013, hai người biết nhau trong một cuộc gặp gỡ tình cờ, nhưng đó không phải là tình bạn ấm áp dễ chịu ngay từ cái nhìn đầu tiên. Đó là ngày thứ 9 Gibson làm việc trong một cửa hàng tiện ích ở nhà ga trạm St.John Shell, Walker đã bước vào và chĩa súng vào cô và yêu cầu cô nộp toàn bộ tiền mặt.

Đoạn 2

“Are you joking?” she said, as he nervously pointed a broken airsoft gun in her direction. He wasn’t, but she could sense his anxiety.

“Anh đùa à?” cô hỏi vì anh ta đang run rẩy chĩa một khẩu súng vỡ về phía cô. Anh không đùa, nhưng cô cảm nhận được sự lo lắng của anh ta.

Đoạn 3

“I thought this looks like a complete joke, I look like an idiot,” said Walker. “But I said ‘No, this isn’t a joke, dear, I need your money.”. So she handed him $198 in small bills and change out of the register, and he rode away on a bicycle. Little did either know, it would be the beginning of something special.

Chàng Walker kể: “Tôi nghĩ điều này như thể hoàn toàn là một trò đùa, tôi trông như một tên ngốc, nhưng tôi khẳng định: “Không, đây không phải trò đùa, cô gái thân mến ạ, tôi cần tiền.” Vậy nên cô đã đưa cho anh 198 USD trong những chiếc hóa đơn nhỏ và thay đổi các mã nhập nhập hàng, rồi anh cưỡi lên xe đạp đi mất. Cả hai đã cảm nhận được chút gì đó, rằng đây sẽ là một sự khởi đầu của một điều đặc biệt.

Đoạn 4

Walker was in a bad place, he said. Name it, he was addicted. Cocaine, heroin, pills. He didn't have a job. He didn't have a home. He was a wanderer, looking for his next high. He didn't want to be a junkie. No one wants to be a junkie, he said, but here he was with nothing left to lose.

Walker kể rằng anh đã ở một nơi tồi tệ. Anh đã bị nghiện cocain, heroin, thuốc lắc. Anh không có việc làm và nhà ở. Anh là người vô gia cư và anh đang tìm kiếm điều tốt đẹp hơn. Anh không muốn là một kẻ phá phách. Không ai muốn là một kẻ phá phách, anh tâm sự, nhưng anh cũng chẳng còn gì để mất.

Đoạn 5

Robbing the store was a win-win, he thought. Either he grabs enough money for another high, or he gets caught and is thrown in a jail — a chance to get clean.

Anh nghĩ đi cướp ở cửa hàng thì dù kết quả thế nào cũng đều tốt. Hoặc có thể kiếm đủ tiền để có thể có cuộc sống tốt hơn, hoặc là sẽ bị bắt và ném vào tù – một cơ hội để rũ bỏ mọi thứ.

Đoạn 6

But when he walked into the convenience store, he lost track of his plan to go into the bathroom and put a sock over his head. He glanced up at Gibson, she was “smoking hot,” he said. As he did this, a surveillance camera caught his face. Two weeks later, Walker was arrested in Tallahassee.

Nhưng khi anh bước vào cửa hàng tiện ích, anh đã không thực hiện theo kế hoạch mà lại vào nhà vệ sinh và giữ yên lặng. Anh đã liếc nhìn Gibson, trông cô lúc đó rất quyến rũ. Khi anh làm thế, camera đã ghi được khuôn mặt của anh. Hai tuần sau, Walker bị bắt giữ ở Tallahassee.

Đoạn 7

After three years of prison time, he was released from jail, clean and determined to start fresh. He moved to his family’s farm in Mississippi knowing that Florida was home to too much temptation. That’s when his story comes full circle.

Sau ba năm ở tù, anh đã được thả, cảm thấy nhẹ nhàng và quyết tâm bắt đầu lại từ đầu. Anh đã về nông trang của gia đình ở Missisippi vì biết rằng Florriada là ngôi nhà của rất nhiều sự cám dỗ. Đó là lúc câu chuyện của anh bắt đầu.

Đoạn 8

Just days after his release, he hears a ding from his Facebook messenger. It’s Gibson — and she’s angry.

Chỉ sau khi được thả vài ngày, anh đã nghe thấy tiếng chuông tin nhắn trên Facebook. Đó là của Gibson – và cô đã rất tức giận anh.

Đoạn 9

She had been keeping track of Walker since the holdup and was waiting for the day to confront him. After being robbed, Gibson flew into a tailspin. She had finally gotten her life back together, but the stress of the robbery gave her an excuse to start drinking again. She had struggled with alcohol for years, and the incident was a gateway back to her demon.

Cô đã theo dõi Walker từ vụ cướp đó và đang chờ một ngày để đối mặt với anh. Sau khi bị cướp, Gibson cũng xuống tinh thần. Cuối cùng, cô cũng đã trở lại với cuộc sống nhưng sự căng thẳng của vụ cướp như một cái cớ đã đem chứng nghiện rượu của cô quay trở lại. Cô đã chiến đấu với rượu nhiều năm, và vụ việc đó là một cánh cửa để rước 'con quỷ' trở lại trong cô.

Đoạn 10

“I said, 'Do you remember me? Because I remember you every day,’ ” said Gibson.

“Anh còn nhớ tôi không? Bởi vì tôi nhớ tới anh hàng ngày,”. Gibson nói.

Determined to be a changed man, Walker listened to her and apologized.

“I was in a dark spot in my life, that is not who I was,” said Walker. “I said I accept that I did those things to you and I completely apologize. I asked her to accept my apology, and I’ll be here for you whenever.” She wasn’t having it. Gibson blocked him.

Vì quyết tâm muốn trở thành một con người khác, Walker đã lắng nghe cô và xin lỗi cô.

"Tôi đã ở trong quãng thời gian đen tối của cuộc đời, đó không phải là tôi,” Walker nói. “ Tôi nói tôi thừa nhận điều đó với cô và tôi thực sự xin lỗi. Tôi đã đề nghị cô ấy chấp nhận lời xin lỗi, và tôi sẽ ở đó bất kỳ khi nào cô cần.” Gibson đã không chấp nhận và còn chặn tin nhắn của anh.

Đoạn 11

But something kept nagging at her. Gibson had a hunch Walker was a good person who had made bad choice. She messaged him again a few days later. She needed to, it was part of her recovery process to make amends. “It was something I needed to do to move on,” she said.

Nhưng có điều gì đó đã níu kéo cô. Gibson linh cảm rằng Walker là một người tốt, chỉ là lựa chọn con đường sai lầm. Cô nhắn tin lại cho anh vài ngày sau. Cô cũng cần anh, đó cũng là một phần của quá trình tu sửa bản thân cô. "Nó là điều gì đó tôi cần để tiếp tục tiến lên phía trước,” cô tâm sự.

Đoạn 12

Hours of conversation passed, and the two realized they had a lot in common. Both faced addictions, both wanted to get better and both appreciated the simple things in life. They became a team, determined to keep the other on track.

Hàng giờ nói chuyện trôi qua, và hai người nhận thấy rằng họ có rất nhiều điểm chung. Cả hai từng đối mặt với nghiện ngập, cả hai đều muốn trở thành người tốt hơn và cùng trân trọng những điều giản dị trong cuộc sống. Họ đã trở thành một đôi, cùng quyết tâm đi đúng con đường của mình.

Đoạn 13

It was the beginning of a friendship that has blossomed over time. Now best friends, the two talk daily, encouraging one another and keeping track of the other’s sobriety. Walker in Mississippi, Gibson in Florida.

Đó là khởi đầu của một tình bạn đã khai nở qua thời gian. Giờ họ là những người bạn tốt nhất của nhau, nói chuyện hàng ngày và động viên nhau cùng cố gắng đi lên. Walker ở Missisipi còn Gibson ở Florida.

Đoạn 14

“She’s been sober 617 days now,” said Walker, beaming with pride. “ I let her know every day how proud I am of her.” Gibson reiterated what an amazing person Walker has become.

“Cô ấy đã cai nghiện được 617 ngày” Waler nói với vẻ tự hào. “ Tôi muốn cô ấy thấy rằng tôi rất tự hào về cô ấy.” Còn Gibson nói rằng Walker đã trở thành một người tuyệt vời như thế nào.

Đoạn 15

“I think we were meant to cross paths,” said Gibson. “Our higher power works in mysterious ways.” Of course, the two laugh about the situation now, making jabs about Walker’s disorganized robbery plan. “It’s funny now.”

“Tôi nghĩ chúng tôi đã cùng nhau vượt qua những chặng đường khó khăn.” Gibson nói. “Thứ sức mạnh cao siêu nào đó của chúng tôi đã hoạt động theo một cách bí ẩn”. Tất nhiên, cả hai cùng cười òa về câu chuyện cũ của họ, những kế hoạch ăn trộm không được bài bản của Walker. “ Nó thật là buồn cười."

Từ vựng

Convenient store: cửa hàng tiện ích

Hold sb at gunpoint: chĩa súng vào ai đó

Robbery: vụ cướp

Junkie: kẻ phá phách, nghịch ngợm

Win – win: đều chiến thắng, đều tốt

Smoking hot: rất hấp dẫn, rất quyến rũ

To be released: được thả, được phóng thích

To give sb an excuse to do sth: đưa cho ai một cái cớ để làm điều gì đó

Keep sb on track: giữ cho ai thực hiện đúng kế hoạch, đúng hướng

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Đọc báo song ngữ: The robber and victim have the most unlikely friendship

The robber and victim have the most unlikely friendship

Tình bạn kì lạ giữa tên cướp và nạn nhân

Mel bourne, Fla. — Blake Walker and Tristen Gibson have the most unlikely of friendships.

Mel bourne, Fla. – Blake Walker và Tristen Gibson đã có một tình bạn đặc biệt không giống ai trên đời.

Đoạn 1

Đoạn 2

“Are you joking?” she said, as he nervously pointed a broken airsoft gun in her direction. He wasn’t, but she could sense his anxiety.

“Anh đùa à?” cô hỏi vì anh ta đang run rẩy chĩa một khẩu súng vỡ về phía cô. Anh không đùa, nhưng cô cảm nhận được sự lo lắng của anh ta.

Đoạn 3

Đoạn 4

Đoạn 5

Robbing the store was a win-win, he thought. Either he grabs enough money for another high, or he gets caught and is thrown in a jail — a chance to get clean.

Đoạn 6

Đoạn 7

Đoạn 8

Just days after his release, he hears a ding from his Facebook messenger. It’s Gibson — and she’s angry.

Chỉ sau khi được thả vài ngày, anh đã nghe thấy tiếng chuông tin nhắn trên Facebook. Đó là của Gibson – và cô đã rất tức giận anh.

Đoạn 9

Đoạn 10

“I said, 'Do you remember me? Because I remember you every day,’ ” said Gibson.

“Anh còn nhớ tôi không? Bởi vì tôi nhớ tới anh hàng ngày,”. Gibson nói.

Determined to be a changed man, Walker listened to her and apologized.

Vì quyết tâm muốn trở thành một con người khác, Walker đã lắng nghe cô và xin lỗi cô.

Đoạn 11

Đoạn 12

Đoạn 13

Đoạn 14

“She’s been sober 617 days now,” said Walker, beaming with pride. “ I let her know every day how proud I am of her.” Gibson reiterated what an amazing person Walker has become.

Đoạn 15

Từ vựng

Convenient store: cửa hàng tiện ích

Hold sb at gunpoint: chĩa súng vào ai đó

Robbery: vụ cướp

Junkie: kẻ phá phách, nghịch ngợm

Win – win: đều chiến thắng, đều tốt

Smoking hot: rất hấp dẫn, rất quyến rũ

To be released: được thả, được phóng thích

To give sb an excuse to do sth: đưa cho ai một cái cớ để làm điều gì đó

Keep sb on track: giữ cho ai thực hiện đúng kế hoạch, đúng hướng

Theo USA today

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