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\u00de\u00f3rd\u00eds Helgad\u00f3ttir<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u00dea\u00f0 var \u00e1 bak vi\u00f0 r\u00fam d\u00f3ttur minnar sem \u00e9g fann hunangsgreifingjann. \u00c9g var a\u00f0 s\u00f3pa saman sm\u00e1d\u00f3ti af g\u00f3lfinu svo h\u00e6gt v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 ryksuga \u00feegar \u00e9g rak augun \u00ed svartan og hv\u00edtan hnullung. Fyrst h\u00e9lt \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 horfa \u00e1 lopapeysu sonar m\u00edns, sem haf\u00f0i \u00f3vart lent \u00ed \u00fevottav\u00e9l og st\u00f3\u00f0 n\u00fana sj\u00e1lf. En lopapeysur r\u00edsa v\u00edst ekki og hn\u00edga ef enginn er \u00ed \u00feeim.
\u2001Greifinginn haf\u00f0i hringa\u00f0 sig saman og svaf v\u00e6rt \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir skarkalann sem fylgdi tiltektinni. Frammi \u00ed stofunni voru gr\u00e6jurnar stilltar n\u00f3gu h\u00e1tt til a\u00f0 yfirgn\u00e6fa ryksuguna en skepnan vissi sem var a\u00f0 henni stafa\u00f0i engin \u00f3gn af snemmmi\u00f0aldra tveggja barna m\u00f3\u00f0ur \u00ed K\u00f3pavogi sem reyndi a\u00f0 n\u00fdta t\u00edmann \u00feegar loksins vi\u00f0ra\u00f0i n\u00f3gu vel til a\u00f0 b\u00f6rnin g\u00e6tu hoppa\u00f0 \u00e1 tramp\u00f3l\u00edninu.
\u2001D\u00f3ttir m\u00edn \u00fevert\u00f3k fyrir a\u00f0 hafa komi\u00f0 inn me\u00f0 d\u00fdri\u00f0. Sonur minn svara\u00f0i spurningunni ekki beint en muldra\u00f0i eitthva\u00f0 \u00ed h\u00e1lsakoti\u00f0 \u00e1 systur sinni, h\u00fan kinka\u00f0i kolli og sta\u00f0h\u00e6f\u00f0i s\u00ed\u00f0an a\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri l\u00edka saklaus. \u00deau eru me\u00f0 s\u00ednar eigin samskiptalei\u00f0ir. H\u00fan fullyr\u00f0ir a\u00f0 \u00feau skilji hvort anna\u00f0 fullkomlega og \u00e9g hef ekki enn s\u00e9\u00f0 neitt sem bendir til annars.
\u2001\u00dar \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 greifinginn var einu sinni kominn gr\u00e1tb\u00e1\u00f0u \u00feau samt um a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 eiga hann. Eins og \u00e9g hef\u00f0i svo sem geta\u00f0 sagt m\u00e9r sj\u00e1lf.
\u2001Skynsamlegu vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0in hef\u00f0u au\u00f0vita\u00f0 veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 segja \u00fevert nei. Skynsamlegu vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0in hef\u00f0u veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 loka og l\u00e6sa dyrunum a\u00f0 herbergi d\u00f3ttur minnar og hringja \u00e1 meind\u00fdraey\u00f0i. En. \u00dea\u00f0 er eitt sem \u00e9g hef veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 hugsa um undanfari\u00f0: Hvernig \u00e9g ofvernda b\u00f6rnin m\u00edn. Ma\u00f0urinn minn hefur oft bent m\u00e9r \u00e1 \u00feetta. \u00deegar vi\u00f0 erum \u00e1 fj\u00f6lf\u00f6rnum st\u00f6\u00f0um gr\u00edp \u00e9g fast utan um framhandleggina \u00e1 \u00feeim og \u00e6pi \u00feegar \u00feau n\u00e1lgast umfer\u00f0arg\u00f6tur. \u00deegar \u00feau f\u00e1 vini \u00ed heims\u00f3kn \u00e1 \u00e9g \u00fea\u00f0 til a\u00f0 voma fyrir utan herbergin \u00feeirra og halda ni\u00f0ri \u00ed m\u00e9r andanum, taugarnar spenntar, rei\u00f0ub\u00fain a\u00f0 gr\u00edpa inn \u00ed \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed augnabliki sem gestkomandi barni\u00f0 gerir sig l\u00edklegt til a\u00f0 fara yfir striki\u00f0 gagnvart m\u00ednu.
\u2001\u00c9g \u00e1tta mig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feetta er ekki alls kostar heilbrig\u00f0 heg\u00f0un. Ma\u00f0urinn minn vill meina a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00fev\u00e6list fyrir e\u00f0lilegum \u00feroska krakkanna. \u00deau \u00feurfi a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 reka sig \u00e1, finna s\u00edn eigin m\u00f6rk og yfirst\u00edga hindranir. \u00dea\u00f0 s\u00e9 eina lei\u00f0in fyrir \u00feau a\u00f0 byggja upp raunverulegt sj\u00e1lfstraust, segir hann.
\u2001Samt missti hann sig yfir \u00feessu me\u00f0 greifingjann.
\u2001\u201e\u00deetta er villid\u00fdr!\u201c hr\u00f3pa\u00f0i hann. \u201e\u00de\u00fa veist ekki einu sinni hva\u00f0a tegund! Hefur \u00fe\u00e9r dotti\u00f0 \u00ed hug a\u00f0 \u00feetta g\u00e6ti bori\u00f0 me\u00f0 s\u00e9r sj\u00fakd\u00f3ma?\u201c
\u2001En \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki r\u00e9tt. \u00c9g vissi vel hva\u00f0a tegund \u00feetta var. \u00c9g var me\u00f0 a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 internetinu eins og a\u00f0rir. \u00c9g mundi vel eftir myndbandsbrotunum \u00far n\u00e1tt\u00farul\u00edfsmyndum sem gengu manna \u00e1 milli fyrir nokkrum misserum. \u00deegar \u00e9g bar \u00feau saman vi\u00f0 skepnuna \u00e1 bak vi\u00f0 r\u00fami\u00f0 f\u00f3r ekki \u00e1 milli m\u00e1la hva\u00f0 \u00feetta var. Myndbrotin s\u00fdndu reyndar a\u00f0eins grimmilegustu hli\u00f0ar hunangsgreifingjanna, \u00fear sem \u00feeir rifu \u00ed sig geitur, bitu k\u00f3brasl\u00f6ngur \u00e1 barkann e\u00f0a murku\u00f0u l\u00edfi\u00f0 \u00far ungum kr\u00f3k\u00f3d\u00edlum. En \u00e9g haf\u00f0i kynnt m\u00e9r m\u00e1li\u00f0. \u00deetta var eins og me\u00f0 h\u00e1karlana, \u00fe\u00f3tt or\u00f0spori\u00f0 v\u00e6ri sl\u00e6mt voru l\u00edkurnar \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1 \u00feeir r\u00e9\u00f0ust \u00e1 manneskju minna en einn \u00e1 m\u00f3ti millj\u00f3n. Svo lengi sem \u00feeim var ekki \u00f3gna\u00f0 e\u00f0a a\u00f0 s\u00e1last \u00far hungri l\u00e9tu \u00feeir f\u00f3lk \u00ed fri\u00f0i.
\u2001Og. Hvort okkar var \u00fea\u00f0 sem skutla\u00f0i kr\u00f6kkunum k\u00fatalausum \u00fat \u00ed dj\u00fapu laugina \u00ed sundi? Hvort okkar var \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00e1kva\u00f0 einn daginn a\u00f0 \u00feau v\u00e6ru n\u00f3gu st\u00f3r til a\u00f0 fara ein \u00fat \u00ed b\u00fa\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00feeim aflei\u00f0ingum a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 leitu\u00f0um um allt hverfi\u00f0 \u00ed \u00f6rv\u00e6ntingu \u00ed heilan klukkut\u00edma \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00feau fundust \u00fati \u00e1 r\u00f3luvelli? Hvort okkar var alltaf a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 skikka str\u00e1kinn til a\u00f0 s\u00fdna meira frumkv\u00e6\u00f0i og stelpuna til a\u00f0 hafa betri stj\u00f3rn \u00e1 tilfinningum s\u00ednum?
\u2001En ma\u00f0urinn minn var ekki a\u00f0 hlusta.
\u2001\u201eHvernig komst hann einu sinni hinga\u00f0? Vi\u00f0 ver\u00f0um a\u00f0 hringja \u00ed Matv\u00e6lastofnun.\u201c
\u2001\u201eMatv\u00e6lastofnun? Hva\u00f0 heldur\u00f0u a\u00f0 \u00feetta s\u00e9, alifugl?\u201c
\u2001\u201eMAST s\u00e9r um svona, Hei\u00f0a. Sj\u00e1\u00f0u \u00feetta! S\u00fdnist \u00fe\u00e9r \u00feetta vera d\u00fdr sem lifir villt \u00e1 K\u00e1rsnesinu undir venjulegum kringumst\u00e6\u00f0um?\u201c
\u2001A\u00f0 m\u00ednu viti var \u00fea\u00f0 n\u00fa frekar auglj\u00f3st hvernig greifinginn haf\u00f0i komist hinga\u00f0. Einhver haf\u00f0i smygla\u00f0 honum inn \u00ed landi\u00f0, einhver annar keypt hann d\u00fdrum d\u00f3mum til a\u00f0 hafa fyrir framandlegt g\u00e6lud\u00fdr \u2013 og svo haf\u00f0i hann sloppi\u00f0. \u00deetta eru kl\u00e1rar skepnur.
\u2001Ma\u00f0urinn minn \u00e1tti ekkert svar vi\u00f0 \u00feessu. Hann sag\u00f0i bara a\u00f0 ef \u00e9g \u00e6tla\u00f0i ekki a\u00f0 hringja \u00fe\u00e1 myndi hann gera \u00fea\u00f0. En hann komst v\u00edst aldrei \u00ed \u00fea\u00f0, \u00fev\u00ed strax helgina eftir var hann fluttur til m\u00f6mmu sinnar og \u00e9g get ekki me\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0ri samvisku sagt a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hafi ekki stefnt \u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed \u00fe\u00f3nokkurn t\u00edma, a\u00f0 minnsta kosti t\u00f6luvert l\u00f6ngu \u00e1\u00f0ur en hunangsgreifinginn kom til skjalanna. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2042<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sannleikurinn, sem \u00e9g gat au\u00f0vita\u00f0 ekki sagt honum, var \u00feessi: \u00c9g f\u00e9kk \u00fea\u00f0 einfaldlega ekki af m\u00e9r a\u00f0 neita b\u00f6rnunum um d\u00fdri\u00f0. Alveg s\u00ed\u00f0an vi\u00f0 misstum k\u00f6ttinn h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00feau veri\u00f0 \u00ed dj\u00fapri sorg. D\u00f3ttir m\u00edn haf\u00f0i misst stj\u00f3rn \u00e1 s\u00e9r \u00feegar \u00e9g stakk upp \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed, nokkrum vikum eftir a\u00f0 Kisi hvarf, a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 k\u00edktum \u00ed Kattholt. Bara til a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a. Athuga hvort \u00fear leyndist kannski einhver lj\u00faf l\u00edtil kisa sem \u00feau g\u00e6tu m\u00f6gulega hugsa\u00f0 s\u00e9r a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a n\u00fdtt heimili.
\u2001\u00c9g beit mig fast \u00ed tunguna \u00e1 me\u00f0an h\u00fan reyndi a\u00f0 n\u00e1 andanum milli ekkasoga og \u00f6skra. \u00deetta var ekki \u00ed fyrsta skipti sem \u00e9g ger\u00f0i \u00feessi mist\u00f6k: A\u00f0 l\u00e1ta eins og tilfinningalega fl\u00f3knar a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur v\u00e6ru einfaldar. A\u00f0 \u00e9g g\u00e6ti h\u00f3kusp\u00f3kusa\u00f0 sorg og s\u00e1rsauka \u00ed burtu. \u00dea\u00f0 versta var a\u00f0 \u00e9g vissi upp \u00e1 h\u00e1r hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var sem trufla\u00f0i hana svona miki\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feetta skipti\u00f0. Vanvir\u00f0ingin sem f\u00f3lst \u00ed \u00feessari upp\u00e1stungu. A\u00f0 skipta l\u00e1tnum \u00e1stvini einfaldlega \u00fat fyrir n\u00fdjan. Eins og \u00e9g hef\u00f0i aldrei elska\u00f0 Kisa. Ofan \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 b\u00e6ttist svo \u00feessi \u00f3m\u00f6gulega krafa, a\u00f0 eiga a\u00f0 velja eitt d\u00fdr til a\u00f0 bjarga og labba s\u00ed\u00f0an burt undan brostnum augum allra hinna, \u00feeirra sem enginn vildi eiga.
\u2001\u00c9g skil hana miklu betur en h\u00fan gerir s\u00e9r grein fyrir. \u00c1 hverjum einasta degi upplifi \u00e9g eitthva\u00f0 svipa\u00f0. Vanm\u00e1tt. \u00dea\u00f0 er l\u00edklega r\u00e9tta or\u00f0i\u00f0. En. Um lei\u00f0 finnst m\u00e9r \u00e9g ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 kenna b\u00f6rnunum a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 megi ekki lamast. H\u00e6ttan \u00e1 a\u00f0 kremjast undir heiminum vofir alltaf yfir. Ma\u00f0ur leysir aldrei \u00far neinu. Til a\u00f0 ganga vel \u00ed l\u00edfinu er nau\u00f0synlegt a\u00f0 valta bara stundum yfir n\u00faansana, taka \u00e1kvar\u00f0anir \u00ed \u00f3vissu og standa s\u00ed\u00f0an vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r. \u00dear hefur ma\u00f0urinn minn r\u00e9tt fyrir s\u00e9r.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 sem \u00e9g \u00f3ttast, kannski meira en allt anna\u00f0, er a\u00f0 m\u00e9r mistakist a\u00f0 mi\u00f0la \u00feessu til barnanna. A\u00f0 \u00e9g s\u00e9 sj\u00e1lf of \u00f3st\u00f6\u00f0ug, \u00f3viss og hr\u00e6dd. \u00c9g veit ekki hven\u00e6r \u00e9g f\u00f3r a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a svona taugaveiklu\u00f0.
\u2001Ma\u00f0urinn minn haf\u00f0i strax bent m\u00e9r \u00e1 mist\u00f6k m\u00edn. \u00cd sta\u00f0 \u00feess a\u00f0 setja b\u00f6rnin \u00ed \u00feessa \u00f3m\u00f6gulegu st\u00f6\u00f0u hef\u00f0i \u00e9g einfaldlega \u00e1tt a\u00f0 \u00fatvega n\u00fdjan k\u00f6tt og bj\u00f3\u00f0a svo ekki upp \u00e1 frekari umr\u00e6\u00f0u um m\u00e1li\u00f0. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2042<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hunangsgreifinginn f\u00e9kk semsagt a\u00f0 vera og ma\u00f0urinn f\u00f3r.
\u2001\u00cdmyndunarafl barnanna minna er \u00f3\u00ferj\u00f3tandi en \u00feau vir\u00f0ast einhverra hluta vegna ekki vilja beita \u00fev\u00ed vi\u00f0 nafngiftir g\u00e6lud\u00fdra. N\u00fdi fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0limurinn f\u00e9kk \u00feannig nafni\u00f0 Greifsi. Sonur minn fann \u00f3opna\u00f0a magnpakkningu af kattakexi inni \u00ed sk\u00e1p. D\u00f3ttir m\u00edn banna\u00f0i honum a\u00f0 nota matarsk\u00e1l Kisa og s\u00f3tti \u00ed sta\u00f0inn venjulega undirsk\u00e1l. Greifsi t\u00f3k strax \u00feennan fyrsta morgun hraustlega til matar s\u00edns.
\u2001Kannski hef\u00f0i \u00feetta allt saman veri\u00f0 au\u00f0veldara ef vi\u00f0 hef\u00f0um fengi\u00f0 a\u00f0 vita hva\u00f0 kom fyrir Kisa. Fyrrverandi vildi meina a\u00f0 sorg barnanna hef\u00f0i \u00e1tt au\u00f0veldara me\u00f0 a\u00f0 umbreytast \u00ed s\u00e1tt ef \u00feau hef\u00f0u geta\u00f0 s\u00e9\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 me\u00f0 eigin augum a\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri d\u00e1inn.
\u2001\u00c9g s\u00e1 fyrir m\u00e9r kl\u00edstra\u00f0an feld, \u00fatflattan l\u00edtinn kropp me\u00f0 hj\u00f3lbar\u00f0aprenti. Sprunginn belg sem \u00e6ldi gulglj\u00e1andi g\u00f6rnum og klepru\u00f0um bleikum l\u00edff\u00e6rum \u00fat um gat sem ekki \u00e1tti a\u00f0 vera \u00fearna.
\u2001\u00c9g s\u00e1 fyrir m\u00e9r kramdar hausk\u00fapur barnanna minna, beygla\u00f0a l\u00edkama, \u00f3\u00feekkjanlega nema \u00e1 pall\u00edettuskreyttum strigask\u00f3num, Among Us-peysunni, kirsuberjaeyrnalokkunum.
\u2001\u201eV\u00e6rir \u00fe\u00fa rosa s\u00e1ttur ef \u00feetta v\u00e6ri s\u00ed\u00f0asta minningin okkar um \u00feau?\u201c haf\u00f0i \u00e9g hreytt \u00fat \u00far m\u00e9r.
\u2001En \u00fea\u00f0 var hvort sem er aldrei valkostur. Eina n\u00f3ttina haf\u00f0i malandi \u00feunginn einfaldlega lyftst upp af bringunni \u00e1 m\u00e9r \u00ed \u00feann veginn sem \u00e9g var a\u00f0 festa svefn. \u00c9g s\u00e1 k\u00f6ttinn fyrir m\u00e9r halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lyftast og sv\u00edfa s\u00edfellt h\u00e6rra, upp \u00ed himininn og renna \u00e1 endanum saman vi\u00f0 mj\u00fak og drifhv\u00edt sk\u00fd. \u00cd \u00f6llu falli s\u00e1um vi\u00f0 hvorki tangur n\u00e9 tetur af honum framar. D\u00f3ttir m\u00edn lj\u00f3srita\u00f0i augl\u00fdsingar og hengdi upp \u00ed hverfinu. Sonur minn setti \u00fat mat \u00e1 hverju kv\u00f6ldi \u00ed \u00ferj\u00e1r vikur. \u00deau f\u00e6r\u00f0u hann \u00ed tal oft \u00e1 dag, sveiflu\u00f0ust \u00e1 milli vonar og angistar, uppteknari af honum li\u00f0num en \u00feau h\u00f6f\u00f0u nokkurn t\u00edma veri\u00f0 \u00feegar hann var hj\u00e1 okkur.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 t\u00f3k mig d\u00e1litla stund a\u00f0 \u00e1tta mig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed en \u00fea\u00f0 var \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0a fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 krakkarnir voru svona \u00e1kafir \u00ed a\u00f0 halda Greifsa. \u00cd \u00feeirra augum haf\u00f0i hann komi\u00f0 og be\u00f0i\u00f0 okkur a\u00f0 vera fj\u00f6lskyldan s\u00edn. Hann var ekki sta\u00f0gengill neins. \u00dea\u00f0 hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 \u00f3b\u00e6rilegt ef vi\u00f0 hef\u00f0um fengi\u00f0 okkur hann. En \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki \u00feannig. Hann valdi okkur.
\u2001Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 fylgdist \u00e9g vel me\u00f0 d\u00fdrinu til a\u00f0 byrja me\u00f0. Kl\u00e6rnar \u00e1 framf\u00f3tunum voru eins og sett af jap\u00f6nskum hn\u00edfum.
\u2001\u201e\u00deetta eru p\u00e6juneglurnar hans!\u201c hr\u00f3pa\u00f0i d\u00f3ttir m\u00edn.
\u2001\u00deegar Greifsi var sta\u00f0inn a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 t\u00e6ta \u00ed sundur tuskud\u00fdr og peysur si\u00f0u\u00f0u \u00feau hann til, mj\u00fakr\u00f6ddu\u00f0:
\u2001\u201eStopp, litli Greifsi! Svona m\u00e1 ekki! Sussussuss.\u201c
\u2001M\u00e9r v\u00f6kna\u00f0i um augun \u00feegar \u00e9g s\u00e1 hva\u00f0 b\u00f6rnin m\u00edn g\u00e1tu veri\u00f0 \u00feolinm\u00f3\u00f0 og bl\u00ed\u00f0, meira a\u00f0 segja vi\u00f0 villid\u00fdr sem s\u00fdndi \u00feeim enga \u00e1st\u00fa\u00f0 \u00e1 m\u00f3ti.
\u2001\u201eHann er bara svo s\u00e6tur,\u201c sag\u00f0i stelpan \u00feegar Greifsi hrifsa\u00f0i bl\u00f3\u00f0ugan kj\u00f6tbita \u00far l\u00f3fa hennar.
\u2001\u201eGreifsi m\u00e1,\u201c sag\u00f0i str\u00e1kurinn \u00feegar skepnan haf\u00f0i kl\u00f3ra\u00f0 sundur r\u00famd\u00fdnuna hans og gert s\u00e9r b\u00e6li inn \u00e1 milli gormanna. Hann fjarl\u00e6g\u00f0i s\u00e6ngina varlega \u00far r\u00faminu og svaf n\u00e6stu n\u00e6tur \u00e1 vinds\u00e6ng \u00e1 g\u00f3lfinu.
\u2001Vi\u00f0 reyndum a\u00f0 gefa honum hunang, en hann vildi ekki sj\u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0. Enda kom \u00ed lj\u00f3s, \u00feegar vi\u00f0 flettum upp \u00e1 netinu, a\u00f0 nafngiftin bygg\u00f0i \u00e1 misskilningi. \u00c1 gresjum og \u00ed sk\u00f3gum sunnan Sahara s\u00e1st gjarnan til greifingjanna va\u00f0a \u00ed b\u00fdflugnab\u00fa, opna \u00feau og moka \u00fat innvolsinu me\u00f0 \u00feykkum hr\u00f6mmunum. En \u00feeir voru ekki \u00e1 h\u00f6ttunum eftir hunangi heldur feitum lirfunum sem k\u00far\u00f0u bjargarlausar \u00ed h\u00f3lfum s\u00ednum. Feldurinn var svo \u00feykkur a\u00f0 \u00feeir g\u00e1tu veri\u00f0 \u00f3hr\u00e6ddir vi\u00f0 stungur og \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00feeir s\u00e6ttu sig vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e9ta n\u00e1nast hva\u00f0 sem var voru lirfurnar eftirl\u00e6tisf\u00e6\u00f0a \u00feeirra, \u00e1 eftir ey\u00f0imerkursn\u00e1kum.
\u2001Hunangsgreifingjar voru l\u00edka alls \u00f3skyldir venjulegum greifingjum. Nafngiftir geta veri\u00f0 villandi. Hlutirnir eru ekki alltaf eins og \u00feeir s\u00fdnast. Muni\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0, krakkar m\u00ednir.
\u2001Greifsi svaf inni \u00ed \u00fevottah\u00fasi fyrstu n\u00e6turnar. Bara ef ske kynni a\u00f0 honum dytti \u00ed hug a\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0ast \u00e1 okkur \u00ed svefni. \u00c9g er ekki gj\u00f6rsamlega \u00e1byrg\u00f0arlaus. Bakdyr h\u00fassins opnast \u00far \u00fevottah\u00fasinu og \u00fat \u00ed gar\u00f0. \u00c1 \u00feeim er kattal\u00faga, svo Greifsi gat komi\u00f0 og fari\u00f0 eins og honum s\u00fdndist. \u00dea\u00f0 var aldrei \u00feannig a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 h\u00e9ldum honum \u00f3viljugum hj\u00e1 okkur. En \u00e1 morgnana \u00feegar \u00e9g opna\u00f0i fram bei\u00f0 hann yfirleitt vi\u00f0 \u00fevotth\u00fasdyrnar, l\u00e9st ekki sj\u00e1 mig en paufa\u00f0ist beina lei\u00f0 a\u00f0 kattamatnum. Hann var vissulega grimmur en umfram allt greindur. Hann haf\u00f0i \u00e1tta\u00f0 sig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 v\u00e6rum \u00fe\u00e6gileg, \u00e1rei\u00f0anleg mataruppspretta sem honum st\u00f3\u00f0 engin \u00f3gn af.
\u2001Hins vegar f\u00f3rum vi\u00f0 reglulega a\u00f0 finna illa \u00fatleikin hr\u00e6 af fuglum og m\u00fasum \u00ed gar\u00f0inum og einu sinni eitthva\u00f0 sem virtist hafa veri\u00f0 minkur.
\u2001Vi\u00f0 brunu\u00f0um \u00ed Fisk\u00f3, \u00fear sem d\u00f3ttir m\u00edn valdi neonbleika h\u00e1ls\u00f3l alsetta semil\u00edusteinum. Sonur minn pr\u00f3fa\u00f0i allar bj\u00f6llurnar \u00fear til hann fann \u00fe\u00e1 h\u00e1v\u00e6rustu. \u00deegar afgrei\u00f0slukonan spur\u00f0i hva\u00f0a tegund hundurinn okkar v\u00e6ri svara\u00f0i d\u00f3ttir m\u00edn \u201ep\u00fa\u00f0la\u201c og vi\u00f0 hl\u00f3gum okkur m\u00e1ttlaus.
\u2001Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 yr\u00f0i hann aldrei raunverulegt g\u00e6lud\u00fdr. Ekki \u00ed \u00feeim skilningi a\u00f0 hann k\u00far\u00f0i \u00ed fanginu \u00e1 okkur, l\u00e6r\u00f0i a\u00f0 fylgja skipunum e\u00f0a leyf\u00f0i okkur a\u00f0 klappa s\u00e9r. \u00c9g las \u00e1 netinu a\u00f0 af \u00fe\u00fasundum spend\u00fdrategunda \u00e1 j\u00f6r\u00f0inni v\u00e6ru \u00ed mesta lagi hundra\u00f0 sem mannf\u00f3lki haf\u00f0i tekist a\u00f0 halda og \u00fear af f\u00e6rri en tuttugu sem kalla m\u00e6tti tamin. Hunangsgreifinginn var ekki eitt af \u00feeim.
\u2001Greifsi var \u00e1 st\u00e6r\u00f0 vi\u00f0 sm\u00e1hund, stuttf\u00e6ttur og \u00fe\u00e9ttur \u00e1 velli. L\u00edkamsger\u00f0in minnti \u00e1 otur, feldurinn \u00fe\u00e9ttur og gr\u00f3fur, h\u00e1rin n\u00e6stum broddar. \u00d3venjulega \u00feykkt skinni\u00f0 ger\u00f0i hann ekki bara h\u00e9rumbil \u00f3n\u00e6man fyrir stungum og bitum, heldur h\u00e9kk \u00fea\u00f0 laust \u00e1 l\u00edkamanum til a\u00f0 au\u00f0velda honum a\u00f0 sn\u00faa sig \u00far r\u00e1nd\u00fdrshr\u00f6mmum og gildrum. Augun voru l\u00edtil og illskeytt, kjafturinn glei\u00f0ur og v\u00edgtenntur. Hann var svartur en me\u00f0 brei\u00f0a skunkslega r\u00f6nd \u00e1 bakinu, eins og einhver hef\u00f0i stroki\u00f0 honum me\u00f0 hv\u00edtm\u00e1la\u00f0ri h\u00f6nd fr\u00e1 enni ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 r\u00f3fu. Ekki \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 hann leyf\u00f0i neinum a\u00f0 snerta sig. Kisi haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 or\u00f0inn gamall og f\u00fall en hann kunni \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 meta gott klapp. Greifsi glefsa\u00f0i \u00ed \u00e1ttina a\u00f0 hverjum \u00feeim sem seildist of n\u00e1l\u00e6gt honum me\u00f0 krumlurnar. En \u00fea\u00f0 var bara \u00ed vi\u00f0v\u00f6runarskyni. Ef einhver alvara hef\u00f0i b\u00fai\u00f0 a\u00f0 baki hef\u00f0um vi\u00f0 \u00f6ll flj\u00f3tlega veri\u00f0 nokkrum fingrum f\u00e1t\u00e6kari.
\u2001\u00c9g haf\u00f0i gert \u00e1\u00e6tlun um hvernig \u00e9g myndi festa \u00f3lina \u00e1 d\u00fdri\u00f0. \u00c9g \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 n\u00e1lgast hann \u00ed svefni, kl\u00e6dd sk\u00ed\u00f0agleraugum, \u00falpu og \u00feykkustu vinnuh\u00f6nskunum m\u00ednum. En \u00fea\u00f0 kom aldrei til \u00feess. \u00deegar vi\u00f0 komum \u00far Fisk\u00f3 f\u00f3r sonur minn beinustu lei\u00f0 inn \u00ed herbergi\u00f0 sitt og stuttu s\u00ed\u00f0ar tr\u00edtla\u00f0i Greifsi \u00fea\u00f0an \u00fat me\u00f0 \u00f3lina um h\u00e1lsinn og bj\u00f6lluna klingjandi \u00ed hverju skrefi. D\u00f3ttir m\u00edn skr\u00edkti af \u00e1n\u00e6gju og mynda\u00f0i hann \u00ed bak og fyrir.
\u2001Krakkarnir brug\u00f0ust l\u00edka fumlaust vi\u00f0 \u00feegar Greifsi t\u00f3k upp \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 gera \u00fearfir s\u00ednar inni \u00ed \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0inni. Stelpan s\u00f3tti \u00fea\u00f0 sem vi\u00f0 k\u00f6llu\u00f0um j\u00f3gaspreyi\u00f0 mitt inn \u00ed fatask\u00e1p og s\u00ed\u00f0an s\u00e1tu \u00feau um greifingjann og s\u00e6ttu lagi n\u00e6st \u00feegar hann ger\u00f0i sig l\u00edklegan til a\u00f0 m\u00edga undir bor\u00f0i. \u00c9g missti andann \u00feegar str\u00e1kurinn l\u00e9t gusur af vatnsbl\u00f6ndu\u00f0um lavenderdropum ganga yfir greifingjann en hann hristi sig bara, hundska\u00f0ist burt og sinnti upp fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed kalli n\u00e1tt\u00farunnar utandyra.
\u2001Og \u00feannig f\u00f3r \u00e9g sm\u00e1m saman a\u00f0 treysta Greifsa betur. Vi\u00f0 leyf\u00f0um honum a\u00f0 valsa um h\u00fasi\u00f0 nokkurn veginn eftir hentisemi. Stuttvaxinn l\u00edkaminn s\u00f3pa\u00f0i me\u00f0 s\u00e9r rykinu \u00fear sem hann lei\u00f0 yfir g\u00f3lfi\u00f0 eins og k\u00fastur. Stundum s\u00f3tti hann s\u00e9r millim\u00e1l \u00ed \u00e1vaxtask\u00e1lina, stundum ba\u00f0a\u00f0i hann sig \u00ed bala sem vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um komi\u00f0 fyrir \u00ed \u00fevottah\u00fasinu. Ef eitthva\u00f0 var fyrir honum \u00e1 g\u00f3lfinu br\u00f6lti hann hiklaust yfir \u00fea\u00f0, meira a\u00f0 segja krakkana \u00feegar \u00feau flatm\u00f6gu\u00f0u \u00e1 mottunni yfir Andr\u00e9sbla\u00f0i e\u00f0a iPad. Hann virtist \u00f3ttalaus me\u00f0 \u00f6llu. Ekkert kom honum \u00far jafnv\u00e6gi, hvorki b\u00f6rn e\u00f0a ryksugur, b\u00edlaumfer\u00f0 e\u00f0a gr\u00e1tk\u00f6st. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00c9g \u00e1tti erfitt fyrstu dagana eftir a\u00f0 ma\u00f0urinn flutti \u00far. Ekki af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri einmana e\u00f0a \u00e6tti erfitt me\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fatsk\u00fdra st\u00f6\u00f0una fyrir b\u00f6rnunum. \u00dea\u00f0 var m\u00e9r einfaldlega ofvi\u00f0a a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 um heimili\u00f0 ein. \u00c9g kom heim \u00far vinnunni, \u00fevo\u00f0i og \u00fereif, keypti inn og elda\u00f0i, \u00fatbj\u00f3 nesti og sundpoka, t\u00edndi saman leikf\u00f6ng og lag\u00f0ist svo \u00farvinda \u00e1 koddann \u00e1 kv\u00f6ldin. B\u00f6rnin fundu hva\u00f0 \u00e9g var m\u00e1ttlaus og \u00e9g leyf\u00f0i \u00feeim a\u00f0 va\u00f0a yfir mig. \u00deau vissu alltaf n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega hva\u00f0 \u00feau vildu. Og n\u00fa var enginn \u00fearna til a\u00f0 leggja l\u00ednurnar. \u00dea\u00f0 var svo \u00f3tr\u00falega margt sem minn fyrrverandi haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00e1 hreinu. \u00c1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g kynntist honum vissi \u00e9g til d\u00e6mis ekki a\u00f0 ein lei\u00f0 v\u00e6ri betri en \u00f6nnur til \u00feess a\u00f0 skera lauk.
\u2001\u201eSj\u00e1\u00f0u,\u201c sag\u00f0i hann. \u201eEins og \u00fe\u00fa sker\u00f0 \u00feetta \u00fe\u00e1 ver\u00f0a bitarnir \u00f3jafnir. Og \u00fe\u00e1 steikjast \u00feeir l\u00edka \u00f3jafnt. Sn\u00fa\u00f0u \u00feessu svona og sker\u00f0u fyrst langsum. Nei, ekki svona, komdu me\u00f0 hn\u00edfinn, \u00e9g skal s\u00fdna \u00fe\u00e9r.\u201c
\u2001Hann kunni l\u00edka betri lei\u00f0 til a\u00f0 stilla hli\u00f0arspeglana \u00ed b\u00edlnum. \u00c9g var v\u00edst vanalega me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 stillta \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 mynda\u00f0ist h\u00e6ttulegur blindur blettur.
\u2001\u201e\u00deetta eru mj\u00f6g algeng mist\u00f6k,\u201c sag\u00f0i hann einu sinni \u00feegar \u00e9g var \u00e1 lei\u00f0 \u00fat \u00far dyrunum a\u00f0 hlaupa.
\u2001\u201eHa?\u201c
\u2001\u201e\u00de\u00fa f\u00e6r\u00f0 bl\u00f6\u00f0rur ef \u00fe\u00fa ert me\u00f0 reima\u00f0 svona.\u201c
\u2001\u201eSvona hvernig?\u201c
\u2001Og hann s\u00fdndi m\u00e9r bestu a\u00f0fer\u00f0ina til a\u00f0 reima \u00e1 sig hlaupask\u00f3.
\u2001Hans a\u00f0fer\u00f0 var sannarlega betri. Hans a\u00f0fer\u00f0ir voru alltaf betri. En \u00e9g var\u00f0 bara svo \u00f3\u00fe\u00e6gilega me\u00f0vitu\u00f0 um sj\u00e1lfa mig \u00feegar hann benti m\u00e9r \u00e1 eitthva\u00f0 svona sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i aldrei leitt hugann a\u00f0 \u00e1\u00f0ur. Stundum voru \u00fea\u00f0 ekki einu sinni tilteknir hlutir sem \u00e9g var a\u00f0 gera vitlaust. Bara eitthva\u00f0 vi\u00f0 mig. L\u00edtil atri\u00f0i sem voru auglj\u00f3s um lei\u00f0 og einhver benti \u00e1 \u00feau, en \u00e9g haf\u00f0i aldrei teki\u00f0 eftir fyrr, sem fyllti mig b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00f3\u00f6ryggi og \u00e1kve\u00f0inni sk\u00f6mm.
\u2001Eins og \u00fea\u00f0 hvernig \u00e9g h\u00e9lt \u00e1 skei\u00f0. E\u00f0a \u00feetta me\u00f0 naflann.
\u2001Naflinn \u00e1 m\u00e9r er \u00f3venjulega dj\u00fapur. \u00c9g held a\u00f0 \u00e9g hafi haldi\u00f0 a\u00f0 allir v\u00e6ru svona \u00feanga\u00f0 til fyrrverandi benti m\u00e9r \u00e1 \u00feetta. En nei, \u00feetta var bara \u00e9g. Eins og \u00fea\u00f0 var bara \u00e9g sem sveifla\u00f0i handleggjunum svona \u00feegar \u00e9g gekk. \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki eins og hann v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 gagnr\u00fdna mig e\u00f0a gera s\u00e9rstakt m\u00e1l \u00far \u00feessu. En. \u00cd hvert skipti sem hann benti m\u00e9r \u00e1 eitthva\u00f0 n\u00fdtt breikka\u00f0i a\u00f0eins bili\u00f0. \u00c1 milli konunnar sem hann bj\u00f3 me\u00f0 og konunnar sem bj\u00f3 me\u00f0 honum.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 er l\u00edtil h\u00fa\u00f0felling sem strekkist \u00feversum yfir naflann \u00e1 m\u00e9r, svo hann l\u00edkist d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 loku\u00f0u auga. M\u00e9r hefur alltaf \u00fe\u00f3tt gott a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta snerta mig \u00fearna og stundum ba\u00f0 \u00e9g fyrrverandi a\u00f0 strj\u00faka \u00feessa fellingu \u00e1 me\u00f0an hann sleikti mig. \u00deetta var \u00e1\u00f0ur en hann f\u00f3r a\u00f0 vekja m\u00e1ls \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 naflinn v\u00e6ri \u00f3venjulega dj\u00fapur. Sem hann er. \u00c9g s\u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 au\u00f0vita\u00f0 greinilega um lei\u00f0 og \u00e9g byrja\u00f0i a\u00f0 bera mig saman vi\u00f0 hann og krakkana og konur sem \u00e9g s\u00e1 \u00ed sundi og myndir \u00e1 netinu. Meira a\u00f0 segja \u00feegar \u00e9g gekk me\u00f0 b\u00f6rnin \u00fe\u00e1 flattist naflinn ekki \u00fat e\u00f0a small \u00e1 r\u00f6nguna eins og vill v\u00edst stundum gerast, heldur h\u00e9lst hann loka\u00f0ur og dj\u00fapur.
\u2001Fyrrverandi f\u00e9kk \u00feetta \u00e1 heilann. Sem hef\u00f0i geta\u00f0 veri\u00f0 r\u00f3mant\u00edskt. A\u00f0 \u00e1stma\u00f0ur minn v\u00e6ri s\u00edfellt a\u00f0 hugsa um dularfullan leynista\u00f0 \u00e1 l\u00edkama m\u00ednum sem enginn annar vissi af. Ef hann hef\u00f0i bara ekki alltaf veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 f\u00e6ra \u00feetta \u00ed tal. Og ekki bara vi\u00f0 mig. \u00cd fertugsafm\u00e6li m\u00e1gkonu minnar kom svili minn upp a\u00f0 m\u00e9r eftir nokkur frey\u00f0iv\u00ednsgl\u00f6s og spur\u00f0i hvort hann m\u00e6tti athuga hversu dj\u00fapt honum t\u00e6kist a\u00f0 pota fingrinum ofan \u00ed \u00feennan margumtala\u00f0a botnlausa nafla.
\u2001\u201eEkkert m\u00e1l,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g. \u00c9g veit ekki alveg hva\u00f0 kom yfir mig. \u201eBara ef \u00e9g f\u00e6 fyrst a\u00f0 prufa hva\u00f0 \u00e9g get komi\u00f0 billjardkju\u00f0a langt upp \u00ed rassgati\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e9r.\u201c
\u2001\u00deetta var svona undir \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0asta. En \u00e9g haf\u00f0i satt a\u00f0 segja aldrei \u00e1tt mikla samlei\u00f0 me\u00f0 tengdafj\u00f6lskyldunni. \u00deau voru \u00f6ll svo viljasterk. \u00dea\u00f0 sl\u00f3 mig \u00fat af laginu hva\u00f0 \u00feau vildu alltaf hlutina af mikilli festu. Alveg \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 hundakyn. Alveg \u00e1kve\u00f0inn b\u00edl. Ekkert kom til greina anna\u00f0 en n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega \u00feetta loftlj\u00f3s \u00ed stofuna. \u00deau voru mj\u00f6g sannf\u00e6randi \u00feegar \u00feau \u00fatlistu\u00f0u \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0urnar. \u00d6ll voru \u00feau \u00ed eigin rekstri, sem \u00fatheimti takmarkalaust vesen, en \u00feau virtust l\u00edka \u00fer\u00edfast \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 gera og gr\u00e6ja, s\u00fdsla me\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0, hvort sem \u00fea\u00f0 voru peningar, byggingar, hlutir e\u00f0a f\u00f3lk. Enginn \u00ed fj\u00f6lskyldunni haf\u00f0i nokkurn t\u00edma keypt \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0 \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 r\u00edfa tafarlaust allt innan \u00far henni og endurinnr\u00e9tta.
\u2001Fyrst \u00feegar vi\u00f0 kynntumst var \u00e9g bergnumin af \u00e1kve\u00f0ni m\u00edns fyrrverandi. Hann, sem vildi ekkert nema \u00fea\u00f0 besta, vildi mig. Og \u00fear sem hann ger\u00f0i aldrei neitt a\u00f0 \u00f3athugu\u00f0u m\u00e1li \u00fe\u00e1 efa\u00f0ist \u00e9g heldur ekki um d\u00f3mgreind hans. \u00c9g tr\u00fa\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed bara \u00ed blindni a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri eins og hann seg\u00f0i, falleg, g\u00f3\u00f0 og heil.
\u2001\u00c9g bj\u00f3st vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 h\u00e1\u00f0sgl\u00f3san um billjardkju\u00f0ann myndi baka m\u00e9r \u00f3vins\u00e6ldir tengdaf\u00f3lksins, en m\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00f3v\u00f6rum sprakk \u00f6ll veislan \u00far hl\u00e1tri. \u00deau voru \u00ed sj\u00f6unda himni me\u00f0 \u00feessa \u00f3v\u00e6ntu n\u00fdju hli\u00f0 \u00e1 tengdad\u00f3tturinni og upp fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed var \u00e9g \u00feessi me\u00f0 gr\u00f3fa h\u00famorinn. Sj\u00e1lf vissi \u00e9g ekki hva\u00f0 m\u00e9r \u00e1tti a\u00f0 finnast. M\u00e9r lei\u00f0 eins og \u00e9g \u00feekkti sj\u00e1lfa mig verr en \u00e1\u00f0ur.
\u2001Eitt kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 flj\u00f3tlega eftir a\u00f0 fyrrverandi flutti til m\u00f6mmu sinnar klippti \u00e9g neglurnar alveg stuttar \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g f\u00f3r \u00ed h\u00e1ttinn. \u00cd fyrsta skipti \u00ed langan t\u00edma toga\u00f0i \u00e9g bolinn upp og strauk m\u00e9r um magann undir s\u00e6nginni. Fyrst til a\u00f0 byrja me\u00f0 var snertingin \u00e6sandi, en um lei\u00f0 og \u00e9g lauma\u00f0i fingurg\u00f3mi undir h\u00fa\u00f0fellinguna s\u00f6kk \u00e9g ofan \u00ed dj\u00fapt sl\u00f6kunar\u00e1stand. Fingurinn smaug inn \u00e1n m\u00f3tst\u00f6\u00f0u, upp a\u00f0 fyrstu kj\u00faku og svo annarri. Vell\u00ed\u00f0anin var einf\u00f6ld og t\u00e6r. \u00dea\u00f0 var engu l\u00edkara en a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef\u00f0i fundi\u00f0 takkann sem sl\u00f6kkti \u00e1 tilvistarangistinni sem su\u00f0a\u00f0i \u00ed eyrunum \u00e1 m\u00e9r allan s\u00f3larhringinn. \u00c9g veit ekki hversu lengi \u00e9g l\u00e1 \u00fearna \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 gera neitt nema nj\u00f3ta sj\u00e1lfrar m\u00edn en \u00e1 endanum gleypti svefninn mig, dj\u00fapur, t\u00f3mur og n\u00e6randi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00c9g myndi ekki segja a\u00f0 \u00e9g hafi gefist upp \u00e1 a\u00f0 halda reglu \u00e1 heimilinu. En \u00fdmsir hlutir sem \u00e1\u00f0ur h\u00f6f\u00f0u veri\u00f0 mikilv\u00e6gir h\u00e6ttu bara sm\u00e1m saman a\u00f0 skipta m\u00e1li. Bollarnir \u00feurftu ekki allir a\u00f0 sn\u00faa eins \u00ed sk\u00e1punum. F\u00f6t g\u00e1tu alveg fari\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feurrkarann \u00e1n alvarlegra aflei\u00f0inga og stundum voru skyndin\u00fa\u00f0lur bara fullkomlega \u00e1s\u00e6ttanlegur kv\u00f6ldmatur.
\u2001\u00deegar lj\u00f3st var a\u00f0 engar h\u00f6rmungar myndu fylgja \u00ed kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 \u00e1 leti minni f\u00f3r \u00e9g a\u00f0 f\u00e6ra mig upp \u00e1 skafti\u00f0. \u00c9g tr\u00f3\u00f0 airfryernum og espress\u00f3v\u00e9linni inn \u00ed geymslu og eftir stutta umhugsun henti \u00e9g s\u00faru handverkskaffibaununum sem fyrrverandi haf\u00f0i haldi\u00f0 svo miki\u00f0 upp \u00e1 og keypti \u00f3d\u00fdrt kaffi \u00ed rau\u00f0um poka. \u00c9g vanr\u00e6kti gar\u00f0inn me\u00f0 \u00f6llu, \u00feanga\u00f0 til \u00e9g f\u00e9kk skyndihugdettu \u00e1 g\u00f3\u00f0vi\u00f0risdegi snemma vors og \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fatb\u00faa leiksv\u00e6\u00f0i handa Greifsa. \u00c9g klambra\u00f0i saman gir\u00f0ingu \u00ed kringum skj\u00f3ls\u00e6lan skika og byrja\u00f0i a\u00f0 bisa vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 hla\u00f0a gisinn vegg \u00far hraungrj\u00f3ti \u00fear sem hann g\u00e6ti \u00e1tt fylgsni. Greifsi t\u00f3k strax a\u00f0 tro\u00f0a s\u00e9r inn og \u00fat um glufurnar \u00ed veggnum, b\u00f6rnunum til mikillar k\u00e1t\u00ednu. Hann virtist l\u00edka s\u00e6milega s\u00e1ttur me\u00f0 sv\u00ednseyrun, g\u00famm\u00edleikf\u00f6ngin og kl\u00f3rupriki\u00f0 sem vi\u00f0 ger\u00f0um okkur fer\u00f0ir \u00ed Fisk\u00f3 til a\u00f0 kaupa handa honum. Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 h\u00e9lt hann samt \u00e1fram a\u00f0 sp\u00e6na upp bl\u00f3mabe\u00f0 og t\u00e6ta \u00ed sundur tuskud\u00fdr barnanna. Skemmdarf\u00fdsnin var honum v\u00edst \u00ed bl\u00f3\u00f0 borin.
\u2001Enda voru krakkarnir flj\u00f3tir a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra a\u00f0 \u00feau g\u00e6tu kennt honum um allt. Hver haf\u00f0i kl\u00e1ra\u00f0 allt kexi\u00f0 \u00far sk\u00e1linni \u00e1\u00f0ur en gestirnir m\u00e6ttu? N\u00fa, Greifsi. Af hverju voru allir \u00fatisk\u00f3rnir okkar \u00e1 v\u00ed\u00f0 og dreif um eldh\u00fasg\u00f3lfi\u00f0? Kl\u00e1rlega Greifsa a\u00f0 kenna. Og yfirleitt var \u00fea\u00f0 r\u00e9tta sk\u00fdringin. Greifsi kl\u00f3ra\u00f0i \u00ed sundur ba\u00f0mottuna, tugg\u00f0i s\u00f3mak\u00f3lfinn ni\u00f0ur \u00ed r\u00f3t, \u00e1t leg\u00f3kubba af g\u00f3lfinu. En \u00ed rauninni trufla\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 mig s\u00e1ral\u00edti\u00f0. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 or\u00f0in \u00fereytt \u00e1 a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 halda l\u00edfi \u00ed pottapl\u00f6ntunum. Ba\u00f0mottuna, \u00e1samt sturtuhenginu og handkl\u00e6\u00f0unum, haf\u00f0i fyrrverandi vali\u00f0 af kostg\u00e6fni fyrst \u00feegar vi\u00f0 fluttum inn. \u00c9g nota\u00f0i t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri\u00f0 til a\u00f0 fleygja \u00feessu \u00f6llu og keypti n\u00fdtt d\u00f3t, \u00ed litum sem hef\u00f0u \u00e1n efa s\u00e6rt vi\u00f0kv\u00e6m augu hans \u2013 og algj\u00f6rlega \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 bera saman ver\u00f0 og g\u00e6\u00f0i. \u00c9g var farin a\u00f0 venjast \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 taka \u00e1kvar\u00f0anir hratt og \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 hugsa.
\u2001Hva\u00f0 leg\u00f3i\u00f0 var\u00f0a\u00f0i, \u00fe\u00e1 var Greifsi k\u00e6rkomi\u00f0 li\u00f0sinni vi\u00f0 uppeldi\u00f0. B\u00f6rnin voru sn\u00f6gg a\u00f0 \u00e1tta sig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 ef \u00feau vildu sj\u00e1 barb\u00edsk\u00f3na, pleim\u00f3vopnin og s\u00e6lg\u00e6tismolana s\u00edna aftur \u00fe\u00e1 var \u00feeim hollast a\u00f0 ganga jafn\u00f3\u00f0um fr\u00e1 eftir sig. Greifsi kn\u00fa\u00f0i \u00f3afvitandi fram heg\u00f0unarbreytingar sem \u00e1ralangt n\u00f6ldur foreldranna haf\u00f0i ekki geta\u00f0 \u00e1orka\u00f0.
\u2001\u00c9g kunni samt s\u00ed\u00f0ur a\u00f0 meta \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feegar Greifsi f\u00f3r a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta m\u00edna hluti hverfa. Fari\u00f0 eftir giftingarhringinn var enn hr\u00e1tt \u00feegar hringurinn gufa\u00f0i upp af n\u00e1ttbor\u00f0inu \u2013 \u00e1 vinstri baugfingri var eins og snei\u00f0 af grennri, yngri og aumari fingri hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 spl\u00e6st inn \u00ed minn. B\u00f6rnin bentu strax \u00e1 skepnuna.
\u2001\u201eSkamm, Greifsi,\u201c sag\u00f0i d\u00f3ttir m\u00edn me\u00f0 uppger\u00f0argremju.
\u2001N\u00e6st hvarf \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttatoppur. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i reyndar ekki nota\u00f0 hann um nokkurt skei\u00f0 en \u00fea\u00f0 svei\u00f0 \u00feegar \u00e9g mundi hva\u00f0 \u00e9g haf\u00f0i borga\u00f0 fyrir hann. Hverrar kr\u00f3nu vir\u00f0i, haf\u00f0i fyrrverandi fullvissa\u00f0 mig um. Fyrirt\u00e6ki\u00f0 v\u00e6ri me\u00f0 einkaleyfi \u00e1 \u00feessari einst\u00f6ku h\u00f6nnun. Mig hryllti vi\u00f0 tilhugsunina um hunangsgreifingjann a\u00f0 t\u00e6ta \u00ed sundur \u00ferefalt teygjuefni\u00f0, bry\u00f0ja smellurnar og kokgleypa hl\u00fdrana. \u00c9g leita\u00f0i a\u00f0 t\u00e6tlunum \u00ed hinum \u00fdmsu b\u00e6lum Greifsa en fann ekkert.
\u2001S\u00ed\u00f0an f\u00f3r fjarst\u00fdringin fyrir snjalllj\u00f3saperurnar. \u00dea\u00f0 var s\u00f6k s\u00e9r, hugsa\u00f0i \u00e9g, \u00fea\u00f0 var h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 st\u00fdra \u00feeim \u00far s\u00edmanum. Svo var l\u00edka or\u00f0i\u00f0 svo bjart \u00fati. \u00c9g kveikti \u00e1 l\u00f6mpum og fresta\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed til haustsins a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra \u00e1 appi\u00f0.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 var verra me\u00f0 heyrnart\u00f3lin m\u00edn. \u00deetta voru airpods, s\u00ed\u00f0asta afm\u00e6lisgj\u00f6fin fr\u00e1 fyrrverandi. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i skili\u00f0 \u00feau eftir \u00e1 bor\u00f0stofubor\u00f0inu a\u00f0 kv\u00f6ldi, innan um hr\u00fagur af drasli sem krakkarnir h\u00f6f\u00f0u bjarga\u00f0 af g\u00f3lfinu, en morguninn eftir voru \u00feau t\u00fdnd og tr\u00f6llum gefin.
\u2001\u00c9g velti \u00fev\u00ed fyrir m\u00e9r af hverju Greifsi t\u00e6ki einmitt \u00feessa hluti frekar en einhverja a\u00f0ra. Hvernig valdi hann?
\u2001\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er svo g\u00f3\u00f0 lykt af \u00fe\u00ednu d\u00f3ti,\u201c sag\u00f0i d\u00f3ttir m\u00edn. \u201eM\u00f6mmulykt.\u201c
\u2001Var \u00fea\u00f0 hugsanlegt a\u00f0 d\u00fdri\u00f0 rynni \u00e1 lyktina af m\u00e9r og safna\u00f0i ilmandi gersemum saman \u00e1 vel v\u00f6ldum felusta\u00f0? Hugsanlegt \u2013 j\u00e1. En \u00f3sennilegt mi\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hinn kostinn: A\u00f0 anganin fyllti hann einmitt sl\u00edkum vi\u00f0bj\u00f3\u00f0i a\u00f0 hann s\u00e6i sig kn\u00fainn til a\u00f0 tort\u00edma hlutum sem lyktu\u00f0u eins og \u00e9g.
\u2001Fyrrverandi haf\u00f0i reyndar l\u00edka \u00e1tt \u00fea\u00f0 til a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta hluti hverfa. Eftir dau\u00f0aleit kom til d\u00e6mis \u00ed lj\u00f3s a\u00f0 b\u00e6\u00f0i upp\u00e1haldskaffibollinn minn og p\u00fa\u00f0i sem haf\u00f0i fylgt m\u00e9r fr\u00e1 unglings\u00e1rum h\u00f6f\u00f0u miskunnarlaust veri\u00f0 sendir \u00ed Sorpu.
\u2001\u201e\u00deessi p\u00fa\u00f0i var or\u00f0inn \u00f3ge\u00f0slegur,\u201c sag\u00f0i hann \u00feegar \u00e9g bar \u00feetta upp \u00e1 hann. R\u00e9ttilega.
\u2001\u201eOg bollinn?\u201c
\u2001Hann leit \u00e1 mig me\u00f0 hrylling \u00ed svipnum.
\u2001\u201eHei\u00f0a. Ma\u00f0ur drekkur ekki \u00far sk\u00f6r\u00f0\u00f3ttum bolla.\u201c <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Loks kom a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 Greifsi hvarf sj\u00e1lfur. Einn morguninn bei\u00f0 enginn vi\u00f0 dyrnar \u00feegar \u00e9g opna\u00f0i fram \u00ed \u00fevottah\u00fas. \u00c9g sag\u00f0i b\u00f6rnunum a\u00f0 hann hlyti a\u00f0 hafa drifi\u00f0 sig \u00fat a\u00f0 leika \u00ed ma\u00eds\u00f3linni en eftir a\u00f0 \u00feau voru farin \u00ed sk\u00f3lann leita\u00f0i \u00e9g a\u00f0 honum \u00ed \u00f6llum sk\u00famaskotum innan dyra og utan, \u00e1rangurslaust.
\u2001Matardiskurinn var enn \u00f3snertur \u00feegar vi\u00f0 komum heim \u00ed lok dags. \u00c9g dr\u00f3 andann dj\u00fapt og bj\u00f3 mig undir n\u00fdtt sorgarferli. Velti fyrir m\u00e9r hvernig \u00e9g \u00e6tti a\u00f0 \u00fatsk\u00fdra a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 g\u00e6tum \u00f3m\u00f6gulega l\u00edmt upp myndir af kol\u00f3l\u00f6glega g\u00e6lud\u00fdrinu okkar \u00e1 lj\u00f3sastaura og \u00ed sjoppum. Undurvarlega vi\u00f0ra\u00f0i \u00e9g vi\u00f0 \u00feau \u00feann m\u00f6guleika a\u00f0 Greifsi g\u00e6ti hafa fundi\u00f0 s\u00e9r n\u00fdtt heimili. Kannski haf\u00f0i hann flutt inn \u00e1 einhverja a\u00f0ra fj\u00f6lskyldu eins og hann haf\u00f0i \u00e1 s\u00ednum t\u00edma komi\u00f0 til okkar.
\u2001\u00c9g nefndi ekki l\u00edklegustu sk\u00fdringuna: A\u00f0 yfirv\u00f6ld hef\u00f0u loks haft hendur \u00ed h\u00e1ri hans og afl\u00edfa\u00f0 hann \u00e1 snyrtilegan, mann\u00fa\u00f0legan h\u00e1tt.
\u2001B\u00f6rnin voru pollr\u00f3leg.
\u2001\u201eGreifsi kemur,\u201c sag\u00f0i d\u00f3ttir m\u00edn \u00e1kve\u00f0in. Sonur minn kinka\u00f0i kolli og brosti \u00fat a\u00f0 eyrum. \u00dea\u00f0 l\u00e1gu au\u00f0vita\u00f0 engar g\u00f3\u00f0ar \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0ur a\u00f0 baki \u00feessari sannf\u00e6ringu. \u00deau voru bara viss.
\u2001\u00c9g \u00f6funda\u00f0i \u00feau. S\u00ed\u00f0ustu \u00e1rin haf\u00f0i \u00e9g aldrei teki\u00f0 \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un e\u00f0a svo miki\u00f0 sem mynda\u00f0 m\u00e9r sko\u00f0un \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 afla m\u00e9r fyrst uppl\u00fdsinga, fletta upp g\u00f6gnum og r\u00f6kum, vega svo og meta. Ekki a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri mikil hj\u00e1lp \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed. Einhver sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00feessi ryksuga, \u00feessi s\u00f3larv\u00f6rn, \u00feessir hlaupask\u00f3r v\u00e6ru hinir einu r\u00e9ttu, annar gaf \u00feessu \u00f6llu falleinkunn. Eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem \u00e9g reyndi a\u00f0 grafast meira fyrir var\u00f0 \u00e9g bara ringla\u00f0ri. \u00c1 endanum missti \u00e9g einbeitinguna, smellti \u00e1 eitthva\u00f0 anna\u00f0 og \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g vissi af var \u00e9g b\u00fain a\u00f0 verja klukkut\u00edma \u00ed a\u00f0 lesa greinar um hva\u00f0a d\u00fdr hef\u00f0u minnsta heilann mi\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 l\u00edkams\u00feyngd (fiskur af oddspor\u00f0a\u00e6tt) e\u00f0a hversu margar tegundir af sj\u00e1lfsl\u00fdsandi sveppum v\u00e6ru til (sj\u00f6t\u00edu).
\u2001\u00c9g reyndi a\u00f0 muna hven\u00e6r \u00e9g haf\u00f0i s\u00ed\u00f0ast treyst m\u00ednu eigin inns\u00e6i. Kannski var \u00fea\u00f0 fyrir n\u00edu \u00e1rum \u00feegar vi\u00f0 \u00e1kv\u00e1\u00f0um a\u00f0 stofna fj\u00f6lskyldu. \u00deetta haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 r\u00e9tti t\u00edminn. Fyrrverandi var b\u00fainn a\u00f0 tryggja s\u00e9r g\u00f3\u00f0a vinnu. \u00c9g var a\u00f0 lj\u00faka meistaran\u00e1minu, gat loki\u00f0 vi\u00f0 ritger\u00f0ina \u00e1 me\u00f0g\u00f6ngunni og n\u00fdtt svo orlofi\u00f0 til a\u00f0 svipast um eftir starfi. En \u00fea\u00f0 voru ekki \u00feessi prakt\u00edsku atri\u00f0i sem sannf\u00e6r\u00f0u mig heldur tilhugsunin um a\u00f0 byrja \u00e1 einhverju alveg n\u00fdju. A\u00f0 taka \u00feessari \u00e1skorun, me\u00f0vitu\u00f0 um a\u00f0 h\u00fan myndi umbylta l\u00edfi m\u00ednu \u2013 og sj\u00e1lfri m\u00e9r. \u00c9g s\u00e1 fyrir m\u00e9r barn \u00ed fanginu \u00e1 m\u00e9r og mig svima\u00f0i. \u00c9g var tilb\u00fain.
\u2001M\u00e9r haf\u00f0i li\u00f0i\u00f0 vel \u00e1 me\u00f0g\u00f6ngunni og f\u00f3r inn \u00ed f\u00e6\u00f0inguna full sj\u00e1lfstrausts. Fyrrverandi haf\u00f0i \u00fatvega\u00f0 \u00f6ruggasta b\u00edlst\u00f3linn, besta vagninn og svo framvegis og \u00e9g gat einbeitt m\u00e9r a\u00f0 hinu l\u00edkamlega. \u00c9g \u00feurfti ekki a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra a\u00f0 f\u00e6\u00f0a til a\u00f0 kunna \u00fea\u00f0. L\u00edkami minn t\u00f3kst \u00e1 vi\u00f0 \u00ferekraunina eins og l\u00edkamar allra form\u00e6\u00f0ra minna h\u00f6f\u00f0u gert. D\u00f3ttir m\u00edn kom \u00ed heiminn og \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki bara \u00e1stin \u00e1 henni sem \u00feyrmdi yfir mig heldur l\u00edka \u00f3stj\u00f3rnlegt stolt. Ef \u00e9g gat \u00feetta \u00fe\u00e1 gat \u00e9g allt.
\u2001En \u00e9g gat ekki gefi\u00f0 brj\u00f3st. Mj\u00f3lkin kom h\u00e6gt og barni\u00f0 virtist aldrei f\u00e1 n\u00f3g. H\u00fan var \u00f3v\u00e6r, t\u00f3k geirv\u00f6rtuna vitlaust og \u00feyngdist h\u00e6gt. \u00c9g f\u00e9kk st\u00e1lma og s\u00ed\u00f0an s\u00fdkingar. Lj\u00f3sm\u00e6\u00f0urnar m\u00e6ltu me\u00f0 \u00feurrmj\u00f3lk. En fyrrverandi t\u00f3k \u00fea\u00f0 ekki \u00ed m\u00e1l. Brj\u00f3stamj\u00f3lk var besta n\u00e6ringin fyrir n\u00fdburann og trygg\u00f0i honum \u00f6ll m\u00f3tefni m\u00f3\u00f0urinnar. Konur h\u00f6f\u00f0u alltaf haft b\u00f6rnin s\u00edn \u00e1 brj\u00f3sti. Hann keypti s\u00e9rstakar pillur fyrir mig, g\u00faggla\u00f0i r\u00e9ttu t\u00e6knina og l\u00e9t sig ekki.
\u2001\u00c9g n\u00e6r\u00f0i d\u00f3ttur m\u00edna, og seinna son minn, \u00e1 \u00feurrmj\u00f3lk \u00ed laumi. \u00dea\u00f0 var au\u00f0veldara en a\u00f0 hnika sannf\u00e6ringu mannsins um a\u00f0 alltaf v\u00e6ri h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 besta alla hluti og a\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0ruv\u00edsi myndi manni aldrei ganga vel \u00ed l\u00edfinu.
\u2001Allan \u00feann t\u00edma sem \u00e9g \u00feekkti hann haf\u00f0i hann sofi\u00f0 eins og ungbarn allar n\u00e6tur. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2042<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1 f\u00f6studagskv\u00f6ldi var dyrabj\u00f6llunni hringt. B\u00f6rnin voru farin til pabba s\u00edns yfir helgina og hringingin glumdi \u00ed t\u00f3mu h\u00fasinu. \u00c1 dyra\u00ferepinu st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1hyggjufull unglingsst\u00falka \u00e1samt fullor\u00f0num manni. \u00deau voru a\u00f0 leita a\u00f0 t\u00fdndum hundi.
\u2001\u201eAfsaka\u00f0u \u00f3n\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0,\u201c sag\u00f0i st\u00falkan. H\u00fan var d\u00f6pur og fullor\u00f0insleg og mig langa\u00f0i til a\u00f0 fa\u00f0ma hana. \u201eHundurinn okkar hann Dexter slapp \u00fat \u00ed morgun. Hann er rosalega heimak\u00e6r og vi\u00f0 erum hr\u00e6dd um a\u00f0 hann s\u00e9 villtur e\u00f0a hafi kannski lokast einhvers sta\u00f0ar inni. G\u00e6tir\u00f0u nokku\u00f0 t\u00e9kka\u00f0 \u00ed geymslunni og \u00fevottah\u00fasinu og \u00feannig?\u201c
\u2001H\u00fan r\u00e9tti m\u00e9r \u00fatprenta\u00f0a mynd af fallegum litlum terrier-hundi me\u00f0 g\u00f3lfs\u00ed\u00f0an feld. \u00c9g lofa\u00f0i a\u00f0 hafa augun opin.
\u2001\u00c9g kveikti \u00e1 kertum, skenkti m\u00e9r rau\u00f0v\u00edn \u00ed glas og lag\u00f0ist \u00ed s\u00f3fann. \u00dea\u00f0 var samt einhver \u00f3eir\u00f0 \u00ed m\u00e9r. \u00c9g greip s\u00edmann til a\u00f0 senda kr\u00f6kkunum skilabo\u00f0, hr\u00faga\u00f0i yfir \u00feau hj\u00f6rtum og fa\u00f0ml\u00f6gum, bau\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0a n\u00f3tt og \u00fevinga\u00f0i mig s\u00ed\u00f0an til a\u00f0 leggja s\u00edmann fr\u00e1 m\u00e9r. T\u00f3mar hendurnar fikru\u00f0u sig \u00f3sj\u00e1lfr\u00e1tt \u00ed \u00e1tt a\u00f0 maganum. \u00c9g lyfti peysunni en um lei\u00f0 og fingurg\u00f3marnir snertu naflann laust ni\u00f0ur \u00ed mig einhverju sem ekki var h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 kalla anna\u00f0 en s\u00fdn: \u00c9g s\u00e1 sj\u00e1lfa mig fyrir m\u00e9r, rota\u00f0a af nautn og skeytingarlausa um umhverfi mitt \u00ed mi\u00f0ju eldhafi. \u00cdb\u00fa\u00f0in st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00ed lj\u00f3sum logum, kertin h\u00f6f\u00f0u brunni\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur og logarnir l\u00e6st sig \u00ed teppi, b\u00e6kur, gluggatj\u00f6ld. Allt sem \u00e9g \u00e1tti, allt sem b\u00f6rnin m\u00edn \u00e1ttu, fu\u00f0ra\u00f0i upp \u00e1 augabrag\u00f0i me\u00f0an \u00e9g l\u00e9t vel a\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfri m\u00e9r.
\u2001\u00c9g st\u00f6kk \u00e1 f\u00e6tur, bl\u00e9s \u00e1 kertin og reif mig \u00ed a\u00f0 taka til.
\u2001Barnaherbergin voru undarlega snyrtileg \u00e1 yfirbor\u00f0inu, en um lei\u00f0 og \u00e9g opna\u00f0i sk\u00faffu e\u00f0a sk\u00e1p kom \u00f3rei\u00f0an fl\u00e6\u00f0andi \u00e1 m\u00f3ti m\u00e9r. B\u00f6rn eru safnarar a\u00f0 e\u00f0lisfari. \u00cd eigu sonar m\u00edns eru grj\u00f3thnullungar fr\u00e1 \u00f6llum st\u00f6\u00f0um sem hann hefur heims\u00f3tt \u00e1 sinni stuttu \u00e6vi og l\u00edklega h\u00e1tt \u00ed \u00fe\u00fasund leg\u00f3karlar. Hann hefur minni \u00e1huga \u00e1 a\u00f0 byggja \u00far leg\u00f3kubbum en a\u00f0 eignast eintak af hverjum einasta haus, hatti, b\u00fak og l\u00f6ppum sem fyrirt\u00e6ki\u00f0 hefur framleitt. \u00de\u00f3tt \u00feetta endi allt \u00ed hr\u00fagu einhvers sta\u00f0ar \u00fe\u00e1 man hann alltaf n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega hva\u00f0 hann \u00e1 og hva\u00f0 vantar, \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feurfa a\u00f0 ra\u00f0a \u00f6llu skipulega upp, eins og s\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0ingarnir vir\u00f0ast gera r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir. Hann passar ekki \u00ed nein greiningarvi\u00f0mi\u00f0, sama hva\u00f0 pabbi hans reynir a\u00f0 komast til botns \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0 s\u00e9 eiginlega a\u00f0 honum og hva\u00f0a me\u00f0fer\u00f0 \u00feurfi til a\u00f0 lei\u00f0r\u00e9tta \u00fea\u00f0.
\u2001D\u00f3ttir m\u00edn safnar l\u00edka hlutum: L\u00edmmi\u00f0um, tuskud\u00fdrum, derh\u00fafum.
\u2001\u00c9g f\u00f3r skipulega \u00ed gegnum herbergin \u00feeirra. Sk\u00f3fla\u00f0i \u00ed rusli\u00f0 brotnu og beyglu\u00f0u d\u00f3ti, br\u00e9fsnifsum og umb\u00fa\u00f0um og kom sk\u00edtugum f\u00f6tum \u00ed \u00fevott. Mig langar svo miki\u00f0 til a\u00f0 kenna b\u00f6rnunum m\u00ednum a\u00f0 n\u00e1 stj\u00f3rn \u00e1 \u00f3rei\u00f0unni sem er \u00f3umfl\u00fdjanleg \u00ed l\u00edfinu. Samt vil \u00e9g for\u00f0ast a\u00f0 gr\u00edpa s\u00edfellt fram fyrir hendurnar \u00e1 \u00feeim. \u00c9g gengst vi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 eiga erfitt me\u00f0 a\u00f0 finna hvar m\u00f6rkin liggja. \u00deegar \u00e9g reyni a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a hvatirnar a\u00f0 baki \u00fev\u00ed hvernig \u00e9g kem fram vi\u00f0 krakkana finn \u00e9g fyrst og fremst \u00f3tta. \u00dea\u00f0 er l\u00edkt og \u00e9g s\u00e9 a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 steypa \u00feau \u00ed eitthvert m\u00f3t sem \u00e9g \u00edmynda m\u00e9r a\u00f0 muni vernda \u00feau \u00feegar upp er sta\u00f0i\u00f0. En hva\u00f0a umbo\u00f0 hef \u00e9g eiginlega til a\u00f0 taka af \u00feeim hluti sem \u00feeim eru k\u00e6rir? \u00c9g vil ekki senda \u00feau skilabo\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feeirra d\u00f3mgreind s\u00e9 ekki treystandi. Hvernig sem \u00e9g sn\u00fd m\u00e9r \u00fe\u00e1 finnst m\u00e9r \u00e9g eiga \u00e1 h\u00e6ttu a\u00f0 ska\u00f0a \u00feau fyrir l\u00edfst\u00ed\u00f0.
\u2001\u201eEr \u00feetta ekki bara eitthva\u00f0 snemmb\u00fai\u00f0 breytingaskei\u00f0?\u201c spur\u00f0i karlinn \u00feegar \u00e9g opna\u00f0i mig um tilfinninga\u00f3rei\u00f0una \u00ed kollinum \u00e1 m\u00e9r.
\u2001\u00deetta var stuttu eftir athugasemdina um billjardkju\u00f0ann. Hann vildi meina a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 \u00f3venjulega ge\u00f0vond m\u00e1nu\u00f0ina \u00e1 undan.
\u2001\u201e\u00c9g veit \u00fea\u00f0 ekki,\u201c svara\u00f0i \u00e9g. \u201eM\u00e9r l\u00ed\u00f0ur stundum eins og \u00f6ll \u2026 dul\u00fa\u00f0 hafi sm\u00e1m saman gufa\u00f0 upp \u00far heiminum.\u201c
\u2001Hann sprakk \u00far hl\u00e1tri.
\u2001\u00c9g sneri m\u00e9r a\u00f0 r\u00famunum. Skipti fyrst um r\u00famf\u00f6t inni hj\u00e1 stelpunni og sneri d\u00fdnunni vi\u00f0.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 heyr\u00f0ist plonk.
\u2001\u00c1 g\u00f3lfinu l\u00e1 hringur. \u00c9g t\u00f3k hann upp. \u00deetta var vanda\u00f0ur gullhringur, einfaldur og f\u00ednger\u00f0ur. Hann l\u00edktist giftingarhringnum m\u00ednum en \u00e1letrunina vanta\u00f0i og svo virtist hann minni. \u00c9g m\u00e1ta\u00f0i og hann passa\u00f0i \u00e1 litla fingurinn \u00e1 m\u00e9r. \u00deetta hlaut a\u00f0 vera eitthva\u00f0 sem d\u00f3ttur minni hef\u00f0i \u00e1skotnast einhvers sta\u00f0ar.
\u2001\u00c9g kl\u00e1ra\u00f0i tiltektina, gekk fr\u00e1 \u00ed eldh\u00fasinu og stofunni. Gekk \u00far skugga um a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri \u00f6rugglega sl\u00f6kkt \u00e1 kertunum. \u00deetta voru falleg kerti, pastelbleik og sn\u00fain, sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i fundi\u00f0 \u00ed einhverri sk\u00faffu. Mig rak ekki minni til \u00feess a\u00f0 hafa keypt \u00feau en \u00e9g hlaut samt a\u00f0 hafa gert \u00fea\u00f0, \u00fev\u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 var v\u00edst \u00e1rei\u00f0anlega ekki karlinn. Nema vi\u00f0 hef\u00f0um fengi\u00f0 \u00feau a\u00f0 gj\u00f6f.
\u2001\u00c9g skrei\u00f0 upp \u00ed r\u00fam en t\u00f3kst ekki a\u00f0 festa svefn. Loks byrja\u00f0i \u00e9g a\u00f0 strj\u00faka m\u00e9r um magann \u00ed von um a\u00f0 finna r\u00f3. \u00c9g smeyg\u00f0i einum fingri inn \u00ed naflann, s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00f6\u00f0rum. Velti fyrir m\u00e9r hversu dj\u00fapt \u00e9g \u00feyrfti a\u00f0 bora eftir botninum. Naflinn \u00ferengdist en samt mjaka\u00f0ist fingurinn s\u00edfellt lengra inn. \u00dea\u00f0 var l\u00edkt og hinum megin vi\u00f0 hann opna\u00f0ist inn \u00ed annan maga, galt\u00f3man og \u00fdlfrandi. Inn \u00ed eitthvert \u00f3\u00feekkt holr\u00fdmi sem haf\u00f0i gapa\u00f0 allt fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 klippt var \u00e1 strenginn.
\u2001Nafli \u00e1 a\u00f0 vera \u00f6r. Ummerki um a\u00f0skilna\u00f0. Einhverra hluta vegna hefur minn aldrei gr\u00f3i\u00f0. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2042<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morguninn eftir hefur rignt. Heimurinn er hreinn og litirnir t\u00e6rir. \u00c9g hef ekki hugmynd um hva\u00f0 klukkan er. B\u00f6rnin eru klukkan m\u00edn, \u00feeirra taktur mitt t\u00edmaskyn. \u00c1n \u00feeirra vir\u00f0ist dagurinn \u00f3hugnanlega formlaus. \u00c9g mun \u00feurfa a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra a\u00f0 vera ein.
\u2001\u00c9g sest \u00fat \u00ed gar\u00f0 me\u00f0 morgunkaffi\u00f0. Allt er bl\u00e1tt og gr\u00e6nt. Gulir f\u00edflar hafa stungi\u00f0 s\u00e9r upp \u00e1 grasbalanum. Fyrsti sumardagurinn.
\u2001\u201eS\u00e6l,\u201c segir einhver.
\u2001\u00deetta er n\u00e1granni minn, pabbi stelpunnar me\u00f0 t\u00fdnda hundinn. Hann stendur vi\u00f0 grindverki\u00f0 sem v\u00edsar \u00fat a\u00f0 gangst\u00e9ttinni. Kannski er \u00f3m\u00f6gulegt fyrir hann a\u00f0 sleppa morgung\u00f6ngunni \u00fe\u00f3tt enginn s\u00e9 hundurinn. Kannski er hann enn a\u00f0 leita.
\u2001Hann brosir og vir\u00f0ist gla\u00f0ur a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 mig.
\u2001\u201eH\u00e6,\u201c segi \u00e9g. \u201e\u00c9g hef \u00fev\u00ed mi\u00f0ur ekki s\u00e9\u00f0 hundinn ykkar.\u201c
\u2001Hann kinkar kolli en hreyfir sig ekki fr\u00e1 grindverkinu.
\u2001\u201eSkemmtilegur gar\u00f0ur,\u201c segir hann svo.
\u2001\u201eJ\u00e1?\u201c segi \u00e9g. \u201eTakk? \u00deetta er fyrir k\u00f6ttinn? Sko.\u201c
\u2001\u201eJ\u00e1, \u00f3kei,\u201c segir hann. \u201eMj\u00f6g s\u00e9rstakt. Flott. Hmm. \u00c9g vissi ekki a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa v\u00e6rir me\u00f0 k\u00f6tt.\u201c
\u2001\u201eVi\u00f0 vorum me\u00f0 k\u00f6tt.\u201c
\u2001\u201e\u00dei\u00f0 \u2026 eru\u00f0 \u00fei\u00f0 m\u00f6rg \u00ed heimili?\u201c
\u2001\u201eBara vi\u00f0 krakkarnir. N\u00fana. En svo t\u00fdndist Kisi.\u201c
\u2001\u201e\u00c6, en leitt a\u00f0 heyra.\u201c
\u2001Hann hallar s\u00e9r yfir grindverki\u00f0 og gerir sig skilningsr\u00edkan \u00ed framan. D\u00f6kkt h\u00e1ri\u00f0 fellur fallega yfir enni\u00f0.
\u2001\u201eEkki var \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feessi svarti og hv\u00edti?\u201c
\u2001\u201eHa?\u201c
\u2001\u201eVi\u00f0 s\u00e1um augl\u00fdsingarnar. Hva\u00f0 heitir \u00fea\u00f0, plak\u00f6tin. \u00cd \u00edsb\u00fa\u00f0inni. Og B\u00f3nus. Og \u2026\u201c
\u2001\u201eJ\u00e1, vi\u00f0 veggf\u00f3\u00f0ru\u00f0um hverfi\u00f0.\u201c
\u2001\u201eEinmitt. D\u00f3ttir m\u00edn er svo mikill d\u00fdravinur.\u201c
\u2001\u201e\u00d3kei.\u201c
\u2001Hann bandar fr\u00e1 s\u00e9r me\u00f0 hendinni eins og til a\u00f0 gera l\u00edti\u00f0 \u00far hr\u00f3si sem \u00e9g hef ekki gefi\u00f0 honum.
\u2001\u201eFannst hann aldrei?\u201c
\u2001\u201eNei nei, hann er kl\u00e1rlega dau\u00f0ur.\u201c
\u2001\u201e\u00c6,\u201c segir hann.
\u2001\u201eJ\u00e1, \u00fea\u00f0 eru komnir margir m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir.\u201c
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 kemur f\u00e1t \u00e1 hann.
\u2001\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er n\u00fa samt alltaf gott a\u00f0 geta haldi\u00f0 \u00ed vonina,\u201c maldar hann \u00ed m\u00f3inn.
\u2001\u201e\u00deetta var reyndar frekar lei\u00f0inlegur k\u00f6ttur,\u201c segi \u00e9g. \u00c9g \u00e6tti a\u00f0 draga \u00ed land. Segja eitthva\u00f0 hugulsamt um t\u00fdnda hundinn. En mig langar ekki til \u00feess.
\u2001\u201e\u00dati \u00ed n\u00e1tt\u00farunni eru d\u00fdr alltaf a\u00f0 drepast,\u201c held \u00e9g \u00ed sta\u00f0inn \u00e1fram. \u00c9g er a\u00f0 hugsa upph\u00e1tt. \u201eBerjast um yfirr\u00e1\u00f0, \u00e9ta eigin unga, \u00fe\u00fa veist \u2026 sn\u00edkjud\u00fdr a\u00f0 verpa \u00ed g\u00f6rnina \u00e1 h\u00fdslinum og \u00e9ta heilann \u00ed honum innan fr\u00e1. \u00deetta er allt \u00f3ge\u00f0slegt. Ofbeldi allan daginn og dau\u00f0i og svo ertu sj\u00e1lfur \u00e9tinn. Einhver svona hrein og s\u00e6t, vinaleg g\u00e6lud\u00fdr \u2013 \u00fea\u00f0 er eiginlega bara f\u00e1r\u00e1nleg afskr\u00e6ming \u00e1 veruleikanum.\u201c
\u2001\u00c9g s\u00e9 a\u00f0 ma\u00f0urinn hefur h\u00f6rfa\u00f0 a\u00f0eins fr\u00e1 gir\u00f0ingunni.
\u2001\u201eViltu tylla \u00fe\u00e9r h\u00e9rna?\u201c spyr \u00e9g. \u201e\u00c9g er me\u00f0 heitt \u00e1 k\u00f6nnunni.\u201c
\u2001\u201eNei takk,\u201c segir hann stuttaralega. \u201e\u00c9g \u00fearf a\u00f0 dr\u00edfa mig. Vi\u00f0 erum enn a\u00f0 leita.\u201c
\u2001\u201e\u00d3kei, kannski seinna,\u201c segi \u00e9g. En hann er a\u00f0 dr\u00edfa sig of miki\u00f0 til a\u00f0 svara.
\u2001\u00c9g kl\u00e1ra kaffi\u00f0, fer inn og gufast um \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0ina. Reyni a\u00f0 halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 taka til en ver\u00f0ur l\u00edti\u00f0 \u00far verki. \u00cd s\u00edmanum s\u00e9 \u00e9g a\u00f0 fyrrverandi fer offari \u00e1 samf\u00e9lagsmi\u00f0lum til a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 s\u00fdna hva\u00f0 hann s\u00e9 g\u00f3\u00f0ur pabbi. \u00cds \u00ed g\u00e6r, \u00eds \u00ed dag. H\u00fasd\u00fdragar\u00f0ur, sund, b\u00ed\u00f3. B\u00f6rnin munu eiga erfitt me\u00f0 a\u00f0 sofna \u00ed kv\u00f6ld, uppgefin en of\u00f6rvu\u00f0 og \u00farill. Str\u00e1kurinn mun f\u00e1 \u00ed magann.
\u2001\u00cd andartak gle\u00f0st \u00e9g yfir \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0 pabbi \u00feeirra stendur sig illa.
\u2001S\u00ed\u00f0an hata \u00e9g mig fyrir \u00fea\u00f0.
\u2001S\u00ed\u00f0an fer \u00e9g \u00ed Sm\u00e1ralindina. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2042<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g hrekk upp einhvern t\u00edma um l\u00e1gn\u00e6tti\u00f0. Birtan er s\u00fa sama og \u00feegar \u00e9g f\u00f3r a\u00f0 sofa. \u00c9g er ringlu\u00f0 og \u00fea\u00f0 tekur mig d\u00e1litla stund a\u00f0 \u00e1tta mig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0 vakti mig. \u00c9g ligg og hlusta. \u00dea\u00f0 er umgangur \u00ed h\u00fasinu. Br\u00f6lt. Krafs. \u00c9g staulast \u00e1 f\u00e6tur eins hlj\u00f3\u00f0lega og \u00e9g get og l\u00e6\u00f0ist fram \u00ed eldh\u00fas.
\u2001Greifsi situr vi\u00f0 sk\u00e1lina s\u00edna og bry\u00f0ur kattamat af \u00e1fergju. Hann er t\u00e6tingslegur og \u00e9g s\u00e9 ekki betur en a\u00f0 hann hafi horast. \u00cd d\u00e1litla stund stend \u00e9g og fylgist me\u00f0 honum me\u00f0an augun \u00ed m\u00e9r venjast h\u00e1lfn\u00e6ttinu. \u00deegar hann hefur kl\u00e1ra\u00f0 matinn paufast hann \u00ed burtu og \u00e9g s\u00e9 a\u00f0 hann skilur eftir sig drulluga sl\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1 g\u00f3lfinu. \u00c9g beygi mig ni\u00f0ur til a\u00f0 \u00feurrka hana upp.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 kemur rautt \u00ed tuskuna. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2042<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g vakna \u00fathv\u00edld n\u00e6sta morgun, \u00ed geislaba\u00f0i. S\u00f3lin hefur brotist inn \u00e1 milli gluggatjaldanna og hita\u00f0 l\u00edkama minn upp eins og brau\u00f0 \u00ed ofni.
\u2001\u00cdb\u00fa\u00f0in er tandurhrein og falleg. \u00c9g skil ekki \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed hvernig \u00e9g f\u00f3r a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 \u00f3rei\u00f0u \u00ed \u00f6llum hornum \u00ed g\u00e6r. \u00c9g hl\u00fdt a\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 me\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0 \u00ed augunum.
\u2001Ekki einu sinni \u00f3v\u00e6nt s\u00edmtal fr\u00e1 m\u00f6mmu getur slegi\u00f0 mig \u00fat af laginu. H\u00fan hefur fr\u00e9tt af skilna\u00f0inum og vill a\u00f0 \u00e9g lei\u00f0r\u00e9tti snarlega \u00feau \u00f3heppilegu mist\u00f6k a\u00f0 sleppa takinu af svona traustum og duglegum manni. \u00dea\u00f0 f\u00e6r d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 \u00e1 hana \u00feegar \u00e9g gr\u00edp af henni or\u00f0i\u00f0 og skipti um umr\u00e6\u00f0uefni.
\u2001\u201eNaflinn?\u201c spyr h\u00fan. \u201e\u00d3venjulegur hvernig? Er \u00feetta ekki bara eftir me\u00f0g\u00f6ngurnar?\u201c
\u2001\u00c9g \u00fatsk\u00fdri fyrir henni a\u00f0 \u00e9g hafi veri\u00f0 svona fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00e9g man eftir m\u00e9r. \u00c9g veit allt um \u00fea\u00f0 hvernig kvi\u00f0v\u00f6\u00f0varnir geta gli\u00f0na\u00f0 sundur \u00e1 me\u00f0g\u00f6ngu. \u00dea\u00f0 heitir diastasis recti. Systir m\u00edn f\u00e9kk \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feegar h\u00fan var \u00f3l\u00e9tt. Ekki \u00e9g.
\u2001Mamma j\u00e6javinar mig \u00ed sm\u00e1stund og spyr svo um b\u00f6rnin. Og hva\u00f0 \u00feau hlj\u00f3ti a\u00f0 eiga erfitt n\u00fana, litlu skinnin.
\u2001\u00c9g gr\u00edp fyrsta t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri sem gefst til a\u00f0 kve\u00f0ja og leggja \u00e1.
\u2001Pabbi barnanna kemur snemma a\u00f0 skila \u00feeim. \u00c9g ligg \u00ed s\u00f3fanum me\u00f0 t\u00f6lvuna \u00ed fanginu, spila netskrafl, drekk te og bor\u00f0a \u00f3d\u00fdrt s\u00fakkula\u00f0i. \u00c1 bor\u00f0stofubor\u00f0inu stendur vasi af liljum, sem \u00e9g mundi allt \u00ed einu a\u00f0 eru upp\u00e1haldsbl\u00f3min m\u00edn. \u00c1 milli \u00feess sem \u00e9g \u00e1 a\u00f0 gera sko\u00f0a \u00e9g samf\u00e9lagsmi\u00f0la. Efsta innleggi\u00f0 \u00ed hverfisgr\u00fappunni er hla\u00f0i\u00f0 hj\u00f6rtum:
\u2001\u201eUppf\u00e6rt! Dexter okkar er fundinn, heill \u00e1 h\u00fafi. Takk \u00fei\u00f0 \u00f6ll sem hj\u00e1lpu\u00f0u\u00f0 vi\u00f0 leitina.\u201c
\u2001Svo opnast \u00fatidyrnar og b\u00f6rnin koma hlaupandi inn.
\u2001\u201eV\u00e1!\u201c hr\u00f3par d\u00f3ttir m\u00edn. H\u00fan kastar fr\u00e1 s\u00e9r h\u00fafunni, s\u00edmanum og tveimur n\u00fdjum leikf\u00f6ngum og tekur stefnuna beint \u00e1 bl\u00f3mv\u00f6ndinn eins og b\u00fdfluga.
\u2001Sonur minn skr\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00ed upp \u00ed fangi\u00f0 \u00e1 m\u00e9r, eins og hvolpur sem \u00e1ttar sig ekki \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hversu miki\u00f0 hann hefur st\u00e6kka\u00f0. Sj\u00e1lfri finnst m\u00e9r hann st\u00e6rri en s\u00ed\u00f0ast \u00feegar \u00e9g fa\u00f0ma\u00f0i hann.
\u2001\u201eH\u00e6,\u201c segir pabbi \u00feeirra. Hann stendur \u00ed dyrag\u00e6ttinni og fitjar upp \u00e1 nefi\u00f0. Hann \u00feolir ekki lyktina af liljum. Segir a\u00f0 h\u00fan minni sig alltaf \u00e1 jar\u00f0arfarir.
\u2001\u201eH\u00e6,\u201c segi \u00e9g.
\u2001Hann leggur fr\u00e1 s\u00e9r farangurinn og skimar yfir stofuna. \u00d3sj\u00e1lfr\u00e1\u00f0 gretta fer um andliti\u00f0 eins og jar\u00f0skj\u00e1lftabylgja me\u00f0 hverri breytingu sem hann tekur eftir. Augun sta\u00f0n\u00e6mast vi\u00f0 vinstri h\u00f6ndina \u00e1 m\u00e9r sem \u00e9g er a\u00f0 strj\u00faka yfir h\u00e1ri\u00f0 \u00e1 str\u00e1knum. \u00c9g horfi \u00e1 hendurnar \u00e1 honum. Hann er enn me\u00f0 sinn hring.
\u2001\u201eHven\u00e6r varstu a\u00f0 sp\u00e1 \u00ed a\u00f0 koma og s\u00e6kja eitthva\u00f0 af d\u00f3ti?\u201c spyr \u00e9g og nikka \u00ed \u00e1ttina a\u00f0 b\u00f3kahillunum hans.
\u2001\u201eEhm,\u201c tafsar hann. \u201e\u00c9g er n\u00e1tt\u00farulega bara hj\u00e1 m\u00f6mmu eins og er \u2026\u201c
\u2001Sonur minn sl\u00edtur sig fr\u00e1 m\u00e9r og b\u00f6rnin vappa inn \u00ed herbergin s\u00edn, flissandi og n\u00e1nast eins og \u00ed v\u00edmu. Tveggja s\u00f3larhringa fjarvera er n\u00f3gu til a\u00f0 gera hi\u00f0 kunnuglega n\u00fdtt og framandi.
\u2001Feit \u00fe\u00f6gn hlammar s\u00e9r ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 milli okkar um lei\u00f0 og \u00feau eru farin.
\u2001\u201eHei\u00f0a m\u00edn,\u201c byrjar hann svo. \u201eKrakkarnir voru a\u00f0 segja a\u00f0 \u00fei\u00f0 s\u00e9u\u00f0 enn\u00fe\u00e1 me\u00f0 \u2026 d\u00fdri\u00f0 \u00fearna. \u00deau segja a\u00f0 \u00feetta s\u00e9 greifingi.\u201c
\u2001\u201eReyndar ekki.\u201c
\u2001\u201e\u00de\u00fa ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 losa \u00feig vi\u00f0 \u00feetta \u2026 Hva\u00f0 ertu eiginlega a\u00f0 p\u00e6la?\u201c
\u2001\u201e\u00c9g er a\u00f0 p\u00e6la \u00ed a\u00f0 f\u00e1 m\u00e9r fleiri.\u201c
\u2001\u201eHa? Veistu, \u00e9g pr\u00f3fa\u00f0i a\u00f0 g\u00faggla \u2026\u201c
\u2001H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0ni\u00f6skur \u00far herbergi sonar m\u00edns sker aftan af setningunni. Fyrrverandi hrekkur vi\u00f0 og \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 \u00e6\u00f0a \u00feanga\u00f0 en \u00e9g st\u00f6\u00f0va hann. \u00c9g \u00feekki gle\u00f0iskr\u00e6kina \u00ed d\u00f3ttur minni \u00feegar \u00e9g heyri \u00fe\u00e1.
\u2001H\u00fan kemur hlaupandi fram me\u00f0 augun \u00e1 st\u00e6r\u00f0 vi\u00f0 undirsk\u00e1lar.
\u2001\u201e\u00d3! M\u00e6! Gad!\u201c hr\u00f3par h\u00fan. Svo sn\u00fdr h\u00fan s\u00e9r vi\u00f0.
\u2001Str\u00e1kurinn er fyrir aftan hana. Hann st\u00edgur varf\u00e6rnislega yfir \u00fer\u00f6skuldinn, fer feti\u00f0 \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 sleppa augunum af \u00fev\u00ed sem hann er me\u00f0 \u00ed fanginu. \u00deetta er gamalt ungbarnateppi, \u00fev\u00e6lt og blett\u00f3tt. Hann heldur \u00fev\u00ed uppv\u00f6\u00f0lu\u00f0u eins og tifandi sprengju. I\u00f0andi, tifandi, t\u00edstandi sprengju.
\u2001Fyrrverandi stendur eins og negldur vi\u00f0 g\u00f3lfi\u00f0. \u00c9g fikra mig \u00ed \u00e1ttina til sonar m\u00edns og tek vi\u00f0 v\u00f6ndlinum. D\u00f3ttir m\u00edn er samstundis komin \u00fe\u00e9tt upp vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 m\u00e9r.
\u2001\u201eOoooo!\u201c segir h\u00fan. \u201eSj\u00e1\u00f0u hva\u00f0 \u00feeir eru s\u00e6tir!\u201c
\u2001Og \u00fea\u00f0 er ekki alls kostar rangt hj\u00e1 henni. Agnarsm\u00e1ar skepnurnar eru hr\u00e1bleikar og blindar. Eyrun litlir rau\u00f0ir separ, feldurinn eins og d\u00fann. Fremst \u00e1 loppunum eru kl\u00e6rnar enn mj\u00fakar og deigar en af hlutfallslegri st\u00e6r\u00f0 \u00feeirra mi\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 l\u00edkamann m\u00e1 r\u00e1\u00f0a hvers konar mor\u00f0t\u00f3l \u00fe\u00e6r munu ver\u00f0a me\u00f0 t\u00ed\u00f0 og t\u00edma.
\u2001B\u00f6rnin geisla af hamingju.
\u2001\u201eHva\u00f0 eiga \u00feeir a\u00f0 heita?\u201c spyr stelpan.
\u2001\u201eLoppi,\u201c segir str\u00e1kurinn.
\u2001\u201eJ\u00e1,\u201c svarar h\u00fan \u00e1kve\u00f0in. \u201eOg Skotta. Loppi og Skotta.\u201c
\u2001\u201eJ\u00e1.\u201c
\u2001\u201e\u00c9g \u00e6tla a\u00f0 hringja \u00ed MAST,\u201c segir pabbi \u00feeirra.
\u2001\u201eHva\u00f0 er \u00fea\u00f0?\u201c spyr d\u00f3ttir m\u00edn og horfir inn \u00ed hjarta\u00f0 \u00e1 pabba s\u00ednum.
\u2001Sonur minn beygir sig yfir ungana og str\u00fdkur einum sm\u00e1ger\u00f0um fingri yfir kollinn \u00e1 \u00feeim \u2013 \u00feetta er m\u00fdksta snerting sem mannsh\u00f6ndin er f\u00e6r um.
\u2001Stelpan er b\u00fain a\u00f0 gleyma eigin spurningu. H\u00fan hringsn\u00fdst \u00ed kringum sj\u00e1lfa sig, valhoppar inn \u00ed herbergi br\u00f3\u00f0ur s\u00edns, kemur svo til baka og tilkynnir a\u00f0 Greifsi hafi gert s\u00e9r hrei\u00f0ur ofan \u00ed r\u00famd\u00fdnunni.
\u2001\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 \u00fearf allavega \u2026\u201c segir pabbi hennar. \u201eA\u00f0 minnsta kosti d\u00fdral\u00e6kni. \u00dea\u00f0 hl\u00fdtur a\u00f0 \u00feurfa a\u00f0 gefa sprautur og t\u00e9kka \u00e1 hunda\u00e6\u00f0i og \u2026\u201c
\u2001\u201e\u00deeir geta b\u00fai\u00f0 \u00ed Barb\u00edh\u00fasinu!\u201c segir d\u00f3ttir m\u00edn.
\u2001\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 \u00fearf bara a\u00f0 gera hlutina almennilega,\u201c segir hann. \u201eTil a\u00f0 \u2026\u201c
\u2001\u201eGanga vel \u00ed l\u00edfinu,\u201c botnar h\u00fan. \u201eB\u00e6, pabbi!\u201c
\u2001\u201eB\u00e6,\u201c segir sonur minn.
\u2001G\u00f6ngulagi\u00f0 \u00feegar hann byrjar a\u00f0 feta sig \u00ed \u00e1tt a\u00f0 \u00fatidyrunum er eins og hann gangi \u00e1 sundlaugarbotni. En. \u00c9g hef \u00e1tta\u00f0 mig \u00e1 einu: Besta \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0unin er ekki endilega r\u00e9tta \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0unin. Og \u00fear af lei\u00f0andi er besti ma\u00f0urinn ekkert endilega r\u00e9tti ma\u00f0urinn. \u00c9g er b\u00fain a\u00f0 vera a\u00f0 hugsa um n\u00e1tt\u00faruna. Og d\u00fdrin sem vita alltaf hva\u00f0 \u00feau eiga a\u00f0 gera. Og \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 hugsa of miki\u00f0 um \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 r\u00e9tti \u00e9g syni m\u00ednum ungana aftur. Vi\u00f0 l\u00e6\u00f0umst inn \u00ed drengjaherbergi\u00f0 og hann kemur \u00feeim fyrir hj\u00e1 m\u00f3\u00f0ur sinni aftur \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 h\u00fan vakni. Svo skipa \u00e9g \u00feeim a\u00f0 fara inn \u00e1 ba\u00f0 og \u00fevo og spritta \u00e1 s\u00e9r hendurnar og aldrei \u00feessu vant hl\u00fd\u00f0a \u00feau m\u00f6glunarlaust. \u00c9g \u00fev\u00e6 m\u00e9r \u00ed eldh\u00fasvaskinum.
\u2001\u00dat um gluggann s\u00e9 \u00e9g a\u00f0 b\u00edll mannsins m\u00edns er enn\u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed innkeyrslunni. Hann situr \u00ed b\u00edlstj\u00f3ras\u00e6tinu og er \u00ed \u00feungum \u00fe\u00f6nkum. Hann er me\u00f0 s\u00edmann \u00ed hendinni, ringla\u00f0ur \u00e1 svipinn. Buga\u00f0ur, eins og hann viti ekki hvert hann eigi a\u00f0 fara.
\u2001\u00deegar \u00e9g skr\u00fafa fyrir finn \u00e9g skyrtuna l\u00edmast vi\u00f0 magann. \u00dea\u00f0 hl\u00fdtur eitthva\u00f0 kl\u00edstur a\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 \u00e1 vaskbr\u00faninni. \u00c9g toga fl\u00edkina fr\u00e1 l\u00edkamanum. Hva\u00f0 svo sem \u00feetta er \u00fe\u00e1 hefur \u00fea\u00f0 kl\u00ednst gegnum efni\u00f0 og \u00e1 bera h\u00fa\u00f0ina fyrir innan. \u00c9g snerti klessuna og ber fingurinn upp a\u00f0 nefinu. Lyktin er s\u00e6t. \u00c9g rek tunguna \u00f6rsn\u00f6ggt \u00fat \u00far m\u00e9r eins og froskur.
\u2001Hunang. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00de\u00f3rd\u00eds Helgad\u00f3ttir \u00dea\u00f0 var \u00e1 bak vi\u00f0 r\u00fam d\u00f3ttur minnar sem \u00e9g fann hunangsgreifingjann. \u00c9g var a\u00f0 s\u00f3pa saman sm\u00e1d\u00f3ti af g\u00f3lfinu svo h\u00e6gt v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 ryksuga \u00feegar \u00e9g rak augun \u00ed svartan og hv\u00edtan hnullung. Fyrst h\u00e9lt \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 horfa \u00e1 lopapeysu sonar m\u00edns, sem haf\u00f0i \u00f3vart lent \u00ed \u00fevottav\u00e9l og […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-207","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=207"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":238,"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/207\/revisions\/238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}