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\u00cdsak Regal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Vi\u00f0 Juan, herbergisf\u00e9lagi minn, \u00e1ttum sameiginlegan draum um a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a \u00f3dau\u00f0legir listamenn. Hann vann \u00e1 elliheimili og \u00e9g vann \u00e1 lager en s\u00fa vinna var bara til a\u00f0 borga reikningana.
\u2001\u00c9g flutti inn me\u00f0 honum \u00ed lok n\u00f3vember. \u00de\u00e1 var fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 snj\u00f3a af krafti og skammdegi\u00f0 haf\u00f0i fengi\u00f0 \u00e1 sig varanlegan bl\u00e6.
\u2001Nokkrum vikum fyrir j\u00f3l sat \u00e9g vi\u00f0 eldh\u00fasskenkinn me\u00f0an hann brugga\u00f0i j\u00f3lagl\u00f6gg. Lillian, besta vinkona hans, var \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni og plani\u00f0 var a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 yr\u00f0um samfer\u00f0a heim til Magdalenu um kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0.
\u2001\u201e\u00deetta er \u00fea\u00f0 sem vi\u00f0 k\u00f6llum dagdrykkju,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g og f\u00e9kk m\u00e9r sopa af gl\u00f6gginu.
\u2001\u201eL\u00edttu \u00e1 himininn,\u201c sag\u00f0i hann. \u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 dimma.\u201c
\u2001\u00c9g sneri m\u00e9r vi\u00f0 \u00ed st\u00f3lnum og leit \u00fat um gluggann. \u00dea\u00f0 var or\u00f0i\u00f0 h\u00e1lfrokki\u00f0. Himininn var d\u00f6kkgr\u00e1r og lognmolla yfir \u00f6llu.
\u2001Elvis s\u00f6ng Young Dreams<\/em> upp \u00far s\u00edmanum hans og stofan anga\u00f0i af kanil og neguln\u00f6glum. \u00c9g var spenntur a\u00f0 hitta Lillian og Magdalenu og allar vinkonur hans. Juan var einn \u00feessara manna sem \u00e1tti fleiri vinkonur en vini og \u00e9g komst ekki hj\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00f6funda hann af \u00fev\u00ed.
\u2001\u00deegar dyrabjallan hringdi sat \u00e9g \u00e1fram vi\u00f0 eldh\u00fasskenkinn og drakk dreggjarnar af gl\u00f6gginu me\u00f0an Juan f\u00f3r til dyra. \u00c9g heyr\u00f0i hann og Lillian fa\u00f0mast og skiptast \u00e1 or\u00f0um inni \u00ed forstofu og tal \u00feeirra og hl\u00e1tur barst inn \u00ed eldh\u00fas eins og ferskur andbl\u00e6r.
\u2001\u201eHelloo<\/em>,\u201c sag\u00f0i Lillian \u00feegar h\u00fan birtist \u00ed stofunni. H\u00fan gekk inn og lag\u00f0i t\u00f6skuna s\u00edna \u00e1 eldh\u00fasbor\u00f0i\u00f0.
\u2001H\u00fan var kl\u00e6dd \u00ed svartan kj\u00f3l me\u00f0 glimmeri utan \u00e1 \u2014 kj\u00f3llinn laga\u00f0i sig fullkomlega a\u00f0 l\u00edkama hennar og \u00e9g reyndi mitt besta a\u00f0 stara ekki \u00e1 hana, en \u00e1tti erfitt me\u00f0 a\u00f0 halda h\u00f6f\u00f0inu uppi. H\u00fan var ekki v\u00f6n a\u00f0 punta sig og m\u00e9r fannst skr\u00edti\u00f0 a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 hana uppstr\u00edla\u00f0a.
\u2001\u201eHva\u00f0 finnst \u00fe\u00e9r um \u00feennan kj\u00f3l?\u201c spur\u00f0i h\u00fan og sneri s\u00e9r \u00ed h\u00e1lfan hring og setti st\u00fat \u00e1 munninn. \u00dea\u00f0 var eins og h\u00fan hef\u00f0i lesi\u00f0 hugsanir m\u00ednar.
\u2001\u201eL\u00edtur vel \u00fat,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g.
\u2001\u201eIt\u2019s sexy, right<\/em>?\u201c sag\u00f0i h\u00fan, og beindi spurningunni a\u00f0 Juan.
\u2001\u201eK\u00e6rasti \u00feinn ver\u00f0ur \u00f6rugglega yfir sig hrifinn,\u201c sag\u00f0i hann. Einhvern t\u00edma haf\u00f0i eitthva\u00f0 gerst \u00e1 milli \u00feeirra \u2014 en \u00feau t\u00f6lu\u00f0u aldrei um \u00fea\u00f0. \u00deau l\u00e9tu frekar eins og systkini og ger\u00f0u hvort \u00f6\u00f0ru l\u00edfi\u00f0 leitt \u00feegar svo l\u00e1 vi\u00f0.
\u2001Lillian var fr\u00f6nsk, l\u00f6gfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur a\u00f0 mennt, en vann einhverra hluta vegna \u00e1 elliheimilinu me\u00f0 Juan. H\u00fan veitti honum jar\u00f0tenginguna sem hann \u00feurfti \u00e1 a\u00f0 halda og \u00e9g reyndi a\u00f0 f\u00e1 sm\u00e1 af henni l\u00edka \u00feegar h\u00fan kom \u00ed heims\u00f3kn.
\u2001\u201eErtu me\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0 til a\u00f0 brenna?\u201c spur\u00f0i \u00e9g Lillian.
\u2001\u201eNei,\u201c sag\u00f0i h\u00fan. \u201e\u00c9g veit ekki af hverju vi\u00f0 erum a\u00f0 halda \u00feessa brennu.\u201c
Magdalena haf\u00f0i stungi\u00f0 upp \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed. Samkv\u00e6mt Juan taldi Magdalena a\u00f0 brennan v\u00e6ri t\u00e1knr\u00e6n fyrir n\u00fdtt upphaf. En \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0an fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 vildum vera me\u00f0. Vi\u00f0 misstum bara aldrei af t\u00e6kif\u00e6rinu \u00e1 a\u00f0 vera \u00ed kringum Magdalenu.
\u2001\u201eGl\u00f6ggi\u00f0 er b\u00fai\u00f0,\u201c tilkynnti \u00e9g.
\u2001\u201e\u00de\u00e1 geri \u00e9g meira,\u201c sag\u00f0i Juan.
\u2001\u201e\u00c9g v\u00e6ri til \u00ed brenniv\u00edn,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g.
\u2001\u201eEr \u00fea\u00f0 ekki \u00edslenskur drykkur?\u201c sag\u00f0i Juan.
\u2001\u201eHey, talandi um \u00fea\u00f0,\u201c sag\u00f0i Lillian. \u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er gamall ma\u00f0ur \u00e1 elliheimilinu sem sag\u00f0i m\u00e9r a\u00f0 afi hans hef\u00f0i veitt h\u00e1karla og \u00feeir hef\u00f0u fengi\u00f0 eina brenniv\u00ednsfl\u00f6sku \u00e1 dag \u00ed laun.\u201c
\u2001\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 getur ekki veri\u00f0,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g.
\u2001\u201eOg hann veit allt um \u00edslenska menningu,\u201c sag\u00f0i Juan.
\u2001\u00c9g svara\u00f0i honum ekki, en byrja\u00f0i svo a\u00f0 \u00fatsk\u00fdra \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00e9g vissi.
\u2001\u201eEf \u00feetta var fyrir \u00feilskipin og togarana hefur hann \u00f6rugglega veri\u00f0 \u00e1 opnum \u00e1rab\u00e1ti. \u00deetta var h\u00f6rkuvinna. \u00de\u00fa \u00feurftir a\u00f0 vera sterkur til a\u00f0 h\u00edfa h\u00e1karlinn upp \u00ed b\u00e1tinn. En \u00e9g efast um a\u00f0 \u00feeir hafi fengi\u00f0 eina brenniv\u00ednsfl\u00f6sku \u00e1 dag me\u00f0 kaupinu.\u201c
\u2001\u201eHvernig veistu svona miki\u00f0 um \u00feetta?\u201c sag\u00f0i Lillian.
\u2001\u201e\u00c9g les s\u00f6gur,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g.
\u2001Eftir nokkur gl\u00f6s af gl\u00f6ggi \u00ed vi\u00f0b\u00f3t t\u00f3k Juan fram rau\u00f0v\u00ednsfl\u00f6sku og me\u00f0 varmann \u00ed okkur f\u00e6r\u00f0um vi\u00f0 okkur \u00ed hl\u00fdrri f\u00f6t og f\u00f3rum me\u00f0 eina fl\u00f6sku af gl\u00f6ggi heim til Magdalenu.
\u2001H\u00fan kom til dyra me\u00f0 hreind\u00fdrasp\u00f6ng \u00ed h\u00e1rinu og fa\u00f0ma\u00f0i okkur innilega eins og vi\u00f0 v\u00e6rum l\u00f6ngu t\u00fdndir br\u00e6\u00f0ur hennar. H\u00fan var Wendy og vi\u00f0 Juan vorum b\u00e1\u00f0ir P\u00e9tur Pan og inni var fullt af t\u00fdndum kr\u00f6kkum. K\u00e6rasti Magdalenu minnti mig \u00e1 Kaptein Kr\u00f3k, b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed \u00fatliti og hvernig hann haga\u00f0i s\u00e9r. \u00dea\u00f0 vanta\u00f0i bara kr\u00f3k\u00f3d\u00edlinn og klukkuna.
\u2001\u201eN\u00fdtt upphaf,\u201c sag\u00f0i Juan og glennti upp augun. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um komi\u00f0 okkur fyrir inni \u00ed eldh\u00fasi og vorum a\u00f0 drekka bj\u00f3rinn hennar Magdalenu. \u201eVi\u00f0 \u00feurfum a\u00f0 skrifa okkur \u00ed s\u00f6gub\u00e6kurnar,\u201c sag\u00f0i hann. Magdalena kom inn \u00ed eldh\u00fas og klappa\u00f0i m\u00e9r \u00e1 \u00f6xlina. \u201eH\u00e6 str\u00e1kar. \u00c6tli\u00f0i me\u00f0 okkur \u00e1 brennuna?\u201c H\u00fan var a\u00f0 drekka v\u00edn \u00far st\u00f3ru v\u00ednglasi, og \u00feegar h\u00fan halla\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 v\u00f6runum huldi \u00fea\u00f0 allt nema bl\u00e1u augun.
\u2001\u201eOkkur vantar eitthva\u00f0 til a\u00f0 brenna,\u201c sag\u00f0i Juan, skj\u00f6grandi um eldh\u00fasg\u00f3lfi\u00f0.
\u2001\u201eErtu me\u00f0 einhverjar hugmyndir?\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g.
\u2001\u201e\u00dei\u00f0 geti\u00f0 alltaf brennt hluta af ykkur sj\u00e1lfum,\u201c sag\u00f0i Magdalena. \u00dea\u00f0 var engin tilger\u00f0 \u00ed r\u00f6ddinni, svona tala\u00f0i h\u00fan bara.
\u2001\u201eN\u00fdtt upphaf! \u00c9g sag\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e9r \u00fea\u00f0!\u201c kalla\u00f0i Juan \u00ed eyra\u00f0 \u00e1 m\u00e9r.
\u2001\u201eVissir\u00f0u a\u00f0 k\u00e6rasti \u00feinn l\u00edtur d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 \u00fat eins og Kapteinn Kr\u00f3kur?\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g.
\u2001\u201eBetra en P\u00e9tur Pan,\u201c svara\u00f0i Magdalena.
\u2001\u00c1 einhverjum t\u00edmapunkti staulu\u00f0umst vi\u00f0 \u00fat \u00ed n\u00e1ttmyrkri\u00f0, stiklandi \u00e1 \u00edsil\u00f6g\u00f0um gangst\u00e9ttarhellum, \u00ed \u00e1ttina a\u00f0 \u00c6gis\u00ed\u00f0u. Magdalena, Kapteinn Kr\u00f3kur, Lillian og Juan gengu fyrir framan mig. Juan var kl\u00e6ddur \u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0an svartan frakka og h\u00e9lt \u00e1 opinni rau\u00f0v\u00ednsfl\u00f6sku.
\u2001Andrei, \u00fakra\u00ednski vinur \u00feeirra, skaffa\u00f0i eldf\u00e6ri og kveikil\u00f6g handa okkur. Vi\u00f0 gengum hli\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 me\u00f0an hann sag\u00f0i m\u00e9r fr\u00e1 \u00fatilegum \u00ed kanad\u00edskum sk\u00f3gum. \u00c9g f\u00e9kk a\u00f0 heyra s\u00f6guna af \u00fev\u00ed \u00feegar hann heyr\u00f0i \u00fdlfur \u00fear sem hann l\u00e1 andvaka \u00ed tjaldi eina n\u00f3ttina. Hann vissi a\u00f0 sk\u00f3gurinn v\u00e6ri kr\u00f6kkur af \u00falfum, en \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 sannf\u00e6ra sig um a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ru ekki hlj\u00f3\u00f0in \u00ed \u00feeim heldur einhver \u00f6nnur hlj\u00f3\u00f0.
\u2001\u201eOg \u00fea\u00f0 virka\u00f0i,\u201c sag\u00f0i hann. \u201e\u00c9g \u00feurfti bara a\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0a hverju \u00e9g vildi tr\u00faa.\u201c
\u2001\u201eG\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g.
\u2001Sj\u00e1varlofti\u00f0 barst til okkar \u00feegar vi\u00f0 beyg\u00f0um inn \u00c6gis\u00ed\u00f0una. Andrei kveikti s\u00e9r \u00ed s\u00edgarettu og \u00e9g \u00fe\u00e1\u00f0i eina hj\u00e1 honum, \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri h\u00e6ttur a\u00f0 reykja.
\u2001\u201eErtu vanur \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 halda brennur?\u201c spur\u00f0i \u00e9g.
\u2001\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 getur veri\u00f0 gaman \u00ed r\u00e9ttu a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0unum,\u201c sag\u00f0i hann.
\u2001Magdalena og Kapteinn Kr\u00f3kur r\u00e9ttu eitthva\u00f0 logandi \u00e1 milli s\u00edn og Juan h\u00e9lt \u00e1 rau\u00f0v\u00ednsfl\u00f6skunni eins og barefli.
\u2001Magdalena benti \u00ed s\u00edfellu \u00e1 nor\u00f0urlj\u00f3sin sem flugu um himinhvolfi\u00f0. H\u00fan haf\u00f0i einhvern \u00f3sl\u00f6kkvandi l\u00edfs\u00feorsta og \u00e9g b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00f6funda\u00f0i hana og d\u00e1\u00f0i hana af \u00fev\u00ed.
\u2001\u00deegar vi\u00f0 vorum komin ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 sj\u00e1vars\u00ed\u00f0una t\u00f3kum vi\u00f0 okkur \u00f6ll st\u00f6\u00f0u fyrir framan Andrei sem hellti ol\u00edu yfir v\u00f6rubretti og kveikti \u00ed. M\u00e9r var fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 l\u00ed\u00f0a eins og \u00feetta v\u00e6ri raunverulega helgiath\u00f6fn, eins og \u00feessir hippar t\u00f6lu\u00f0u um.
\u2001\u201e\u00deetta eru hamskipti fyrir n\u00fdja \u00e1ri\u00f0,\u201c sag\u00f0i Juan. Eldgl\u00e6ringar speglu\u00f0ust \u00ed augunum \u00e1 honum og svartur reykjarm\u00f6kkur leita\u00f0i h\u00e6rra og h\u00e6rra upp \u00ed loft eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem Andrei b\u00e6tti \u00e1 b\u00e1li\u00f0.
\u2001Vi\u00f0 st\u00f3\u00f0um \u00fearna og ylju\u00f0um okkur og hlustu\u00f0um \u00e1 snarki\u00f0 \u00ed eldinum og hlj\u00f3\u00f0in \u00ed \u00f6ldunum. Magdalena leit \u00e1 mig eitt augnablik og vi\u00f0 n\u00e1\u00f0um augnsambandi \u00ed einhvern t\u00edma. H\u00fan var rj\u00f3\u00f0 \u00ed kinnum og vot um augu og nef. \u00deegar h\u00fan horf\u00f0i svona \u00e1 mann var eins og h\u00fan v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 horfa mj\u00f6g dj\u00fapt inn \u00ed mann. \u00dea\u00f0 var eins og \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri ekki h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 fela neitt fr\u00e1 henni. Ma\u00f0ur var\u00f0 a\u00f0 rembast vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 taka \u00fev\u00ed ekki pers\u00f3nulega, ver\u00f0a ekki \u00e1stfanginn af henni. \u00deegar \u00e9g s\u00e1 hana fyrst og h\u00fan horf\u00f0i svona \u00e1 mig h\u00e9lt \u00e9g a\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0 v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 gerast \u00e1 milli okkar. En svona var h\u00fan bara. H\u00fan var ekki bundin vi\u00f0 neitt e\u00f0a neinn. H\u00fan var bara uppfull af efninu sem allir \u00feurfa \u00e1 a\u00f0 halda.
\u2001Vi\u00f0 brostum til hvort annars en s\u00f6g\u00f0um ekki neitt og h\u00e9ldum \u00e1fram a\u00f0 horfa \u00ed eldinn. Juan r\u00e9tti m\u00e9r rau\u00f0v\u00ednsfl\u00f6skuna og \u00e9g f\u00e9kk m\u00e9r slurk \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 l\u00edta \u00e1 hann. \u00c9g hugsa\u00f0i um h\u00e1karlavei\u00f0imennina \u00e1 \u00e1rab\u00e1tunum. Ein brenniv\u00ednsflaska \u00e1 dag. \u00c9g hugsa\u00f0i um vonir \u00feeirra og raunir og hvort \u00fe\u00e6r samsv\u00f6ru\u00f0u okkar a\u00f0 einhverju leyti. \u00dea\u00f0 var beiskt eftirbrag\u00f0 af v\u00edninu, m\u00e9r svelgdist \u00e1 og v\u00f6kna\u00f0i um augu. \u00c9g h\u00e9lt \u00e1fram a\u00f0 horfa \u00ed eldinn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00dea\u00f0 var kominn febr\u00faar. \u00c9g var a\u00f0 lesa b\u00f3k um gr\u00e6nlenska vei\u00f0ih\u00e6tti og reyna a\u00f0 skrifa eitthva\u00f0 \u00feegar Juan dr\u00f3 mig me\u00f0 s\u00e9r ni\u00f0ur \u00ed b\u00e6. \u00dea\u00f0 var enn dimmt \u00fati, enn snj\u00f3a\u00f0i, en \u00fea\u00f0 var byrja\u00f0 a\u00f0 birta. Vi\u00f0 gengum upp Hverfisg\u00f6tuna og f\u00f3rum \u00e1 Kont\u00f3r og p\u00f6ntu\u00f0um okkur bj\u00f3r.
\u2001\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa ert psychopath<\/em>!\u201c
\u2001\u00deetta var \u00fea\u00f0 fyrsta sem h\u00fan sag\u00f0i vi\u00f0 mig, \u00feessi \u00f3kunnuga unga kona. H\u00fan haf\u00f0i ekki kynnt sig me\u00f0 nafni. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i ekki kynnt mig.Vi\u00f0 Juan s\u00e1tum \u00fearna hj\u00e1 Emmu vinkonu hans og tveimur vinkonum hennar. M\u00e9r leist strax vel \u00e1 Emmu. H\u00fan var mj\u00f6g extroveru\u00f0 og vingjarnleg vi\u00f0 okkur b\u00e1\u00f0a, \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 h\u00fan \u00feekkti mig ekki neitt. Upp\u00e1\u00ferengjandi, g\u00e6ti einhver kalla\u00f0 hana, en \u00e9g fann hl\u00fdjuna streyma fr\u00e1 henni og koma vi\u00f0 bl\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed m\u00e9r sem var a\u00f0 hitna me\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum bj\u00f3r. \u00d6nnur vinkona hennar var d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 eins og h\u00fan. En \u00feegar \u00e9g \u00e1varpa\u00f0i hina var h\u00fan svol\u00edti\u00f0 til baka og afskaplega pr\u00fa\u00f0 og bein \u00ed baki. H\u00fan kom \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 a\u00f0 h\u00fan \u00e6tti k\u00e6rasta og \u00e6tla\u00f0i bara a\u00f0 stoppa stutt, en \u00feegar \u00e9g haf\u00f0i gefi\u00f0 til kynna a\u00f0 h\u00fan v\u00e6ri ekki skotmark fyrir m\u00e9r \u00fe\u00e1 slakna\u00f0i \u00e1 henni og axlirnar dr\u00f3gust saman.
\u2001Stelpan sem haf\u00f0i kalla\u00f0 mig psychopath sat \u00e1 sk\u00e1 \u00e1 m\u00f3ti m\u00e9r. Augu hennar gl\u00f6nsu\u00f0u yfir kertalj\u00f3sinu \u00e1 bor\u00f0inu og h\u00fan var tilb\u00fain a\u00f0 h\u00e1ma mig \u00ed sig \u00ed einum bita.
\u2001\u201eHva\u00f0 meinar\u00f0u?!\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g. \u201e\u00de\u00fa \u00feekkir mig ekki!\u201c
\u2001\u201eNei, en \u00e9g s\u00e9 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e9r,\u201c sag\u00f0i h\u00fan og saup \u00e1 einhverju sem leit \u00fat eins og Mojito.
\u2001\u201eH\u00fan er bara a\u00f0 gr\u00ednast,\u201c sag\u00f0i Emma. \u201eEkki taka \u00feessu pers\u00f3nulega.\u201c
\u2001Emma og Juan h\u00f6f\u00f0u veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 sofa saman, en \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fdddi \u00ed rauninni ekki neitt. \u00dea\u00f0 var vinskapur \u00e1 milli \u00feeirra og engin afbr\u00fd\u00f0issemi e\u00f0a v\u00e6ntingar ger\u00f0ar til hvort annars. \u00deau voru n\u00fat\u00edma manneskjur sem h\u00f6f\u00f0u lag \u00e1 a\u00f0 skemmta s\u00e9r. \u00c9g, hins vegar, var ekki svona n\u00fat\u00edmalegur og reyndar mj\u00f6g vandl\u00e1tur \u00e1 f\u00f3lk yfir h\u00f6fu\u00f0 \u2014 s\u00e9rstaklega \u00feegar kom a\u00f0 \u00e1starm\u00e1lum.
\u2001\u201e\u00d3kei. Truth e\u00f0a Dare?\u201c sag\u00f0i Emma allt \u00ed einu og horf\u00f0i \u00e1 mig.
\u2001\u201eUuu \u2026 Truth,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g.
\u2001\u201eErtu skotinn \u00ed einhverjum?\u201c
\u2001\u201eNei,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g. \u201eNei, \u00e9g hef ekki veri\u00f0 skotinn \u00ed neinum \u00ed langan t\u00edma. Og \u00e9g er a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a \u00fer\u00edtugur og \u2013\u201c
\u2001\u201eErtu f\u00e6ddur ’94?\u201c spur\u00f0i J\u00fal\u00eda, lj\u00f3sh\u00e6r\u00f0a stutth\u00e6r\u00f0a stelpan sem haf\u00f0i kalla\u00f0 mig psychopath. H\u00fan var me\u00f0 \u00feennan n\u00e6stum yfirn\u00e1tt\u00farulega glampa \u00ed augunum.
\u2001\u201eNei, ’97. En samt \u2026 \u00fea\u00f0 styttist \u00ed \u00fea\u00f0.\u201c
\u2001H\u00fan var\u00f0 aftur \u00fe\u00f6gul. H\u00fan sag\u00f0i ekki miki\u00f0 en \u00e9g fann sterkt fyrir henni. \u00c9g panta\u00f0i bj\u00f3r n\u00famer \u00ferj\u00fa og vi\u00f0 drukkum \u00ed k\u00f3s\u00edheitum og \u00e9g fann ro\u00f0a myndast \u00ed kinnunum. Ingibj\u00f6rg, s\u00fa sem haf\u00f0i komi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 a\u00f0 h\u00fan \u00e6tti k\u00e6rasta, f\u00f3r heim eftir \u00feri\u00f0ja bj\u00f3r en vi\u00f0 hin s\u00e1tum eftir; \u00e9g, Juan, Emma og J\u00fal\u00eda.
\u2001\u201eViltu koma heim til J\u00fal\u00edu og Emmu?\u201c hv\u00edsla\u00f0i hann a\u00f0 m\u00e9r og nikka\u00f0i h\u00f6f\u00f0inu til \u00feeirra. \u201e\u00de\u00e6r eiga heima \u00ed Austurb\u00e6num, ekki svo langt fr\u00e1 okkur.\u201c
\u2001\u00c9g sag\u00f0i j\u00e1, saup \u00e1 bj\u00f3rnum og reyndi a\u00f0 handsama \u00feetta augnablik, lyktina af bj\u00f3r, vi\u00f0i og g\u00f6mlu le\u00f0ri. Andlitin \u00e1 Juan og vinkonum hans. \u00c9g vildi geta sn\u00fai\u00f0 \u00feessum myndum \u00ed h\u00f6f\u00f0inu \u00e1 m\u00e9r eins og kviksj\u00e1, hven\u00e6r sem \u00e9g vildi.
\u2001Vi\u00f0 gengum \u00fat \u00ed febr\u00faarmyrkri\u00f0. \u00deetta var k\u00f6ld n\u00f3tt og nor\u00f0an\u00e1ttin n\u00edsti inn a\u00f0 beini. B\u00edlar keyr\u00f0u framhj\u00e1 \u00ed v\u00e6tunni og draugarnir okkar flugu \u00fat \u00feegar vi\u00f0 \u00f6ndu\u00f0um. Einhver stakk upp \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 t\u00e6kjum leigub\u00edl heim til stelpnanna (sem enda\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 kosta n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega 1.750 kr\u00f3nur) og \u00feegar vi\u00f0 vorum komin \u00e1 \u00e1fangasta\u00f0 var aftur fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 snj\u00f3a. Vi\u00f0 kl\u00f6ngru\u00f0umst eitt af \u00f6\u00f0ru \u00fat \u00far b\u00edlnum og gengum upp stein\u00ferep a\u00f0 dimmleitu h\u00fasi. Emmu t\u00f3kst a\u00f0 opna dyrnar \u00ed annarri tilraun og vi\u00f0 vorum \u00f3\u00fereyjufull a\u00f0 komast inn \u00ed hl\u00fdjuna. Vi\u00f0 hengdum yfirhafnirnar okkar \u00e1 snaga \u00ed anddyrinu \u2013 sem anga\u00f0i af ilmvatni, nik\u00f3t\u00edni og \u00e6skunni okkar \u2013 og \u00e9g h\u00e9lt a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hef\u00f0um \u00f6ll gengi\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur \u00ed kjallara \u00ed einni halar\u00f3fu, en \u00feegar \u00e9g var kominn ni\u00f0ur voru \u00fea\u00f0 bara vi\u00f0 J\u00fal\u00eda. Vistarverur hennar voru \u00ed kjallaranum, \u00fear sem birtan var \u00e1l\u00edka dauf og \u00fati \u00e1 g\u00f6tu.
\u2001\u201eHvernig eigi\u00f0i efni \u00e1 \u00feessu?\u201c spur\u00f0i \u00e9g.
\u2001\u201eForeldrar hennar Emmu eiga \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0ina.\u201c
\u2001H\u00fan s\u00fdndi m\u00e9r herbergi\u00f0 sitt og sag\u00f0i m\u00e9r fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0 h\u00fan v\u00e6ri mikill kvikmyndan\u00f6rd og hva\u00f0 h\u00fan elska\u00f0i Noir myndir. H\u00fan var l\u00edka lj\u00f3smyndari og s\u00fdndi m\u00e9r myndirnar sem h\u00fan haf\u00f0i teki\u00f0 \u00e1 gamla Kodak myndav\u00e9l. \u00c9g vissi ekkert um lj\u00f3smyndun en s\u00e1 a\u00f0 myndirnar voru s\u00e9rstakar, eins og h\u00fan. H\u00fan var a\u00f0eins afslappa\u00f0ri n\u00fana og naut \u00feess auglj\u00f3slega a\u00f0 s\u00fdna m\u00e9r \u00feessa hli\u00f0 \u00e1 s\u00e9r. \u00dea\u00f0 var eins og h\u00fan hef\u00f0i ekki haft f\u00e6ri \u00e1 a\u00f0 tala vi\u00f0 neinn um \u00feessi hluti \u00ed langan t\u00edma. Spennan \u00e1 milli okkar var gruggug og \u00f3r\u00e6\u00f0 eins og \u00e6sku\u00e1st og vi\u00f0 l\u00e9tum eins og \u00feetta v\u00e6ri einhver lykilstund \u00ed okkar l\u00edfi.
\u2001\u201e\u00c9g hef aldrei s\u00e9\u00f0 Noir,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g.
\u2001\u201eEkki?! \u00de\u00fa ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 Maltese Falcon<\/em> og In a Lonely Place!<\/em>\u201c \u00c9g brosti \u00fat a\u00f0 eyrum og h\u00fan s\u00fdndi m\u00e9r allar upp\u00e1halds myndirnar s\u00ednar.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 heyr\u00f0ist brambolt \u00e1 h\u00e6\u00f0inni fyrir ofan okkur. \u00c9g hugsa\u00f0i a\u00f0 kannski v\u00e6ru vinir okkar a\u00f0 velta fyrir s\u00e9r hva\u00f0 vi\u00f0 J\u00fal\u00eda v\u00e6rum a\u00f0 gera saman tv\u00f6 ein \u00fearna ni\u00f0ri. \u00dea\u00f0 haf\u00f0i komi\u00f0 \u00e1 daginn a\u00f0 h\u00fan \u00e6tti k\u00e6rasta.
\u2001\u00deegar h\u00fan haf\u00f0i s\u00fdnt m\u00e9r allt sem h\u00fan vildi s\u00fdna m\u00e9r f\u00f3rum vi\u00f0 upp \u00fear sem Juan og Emma s\u00e1tu \u00e1 s\u00f3fa inni \u00ed stofu og drukku v\u00edn. \u00c9g spur\u00f0i hvort \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri til \u00e1fengi handa m\u00e9r og Emma bau\u00f0 m\u00e9r \u00ed glas. H\u00fan sat \u00e1 h\u00e6lunum \u00e1 s\u00e9r og veipa\u00f0i. \u00dea\u00f0 m\u00e1tti reykja inni svo \u00e9g kveikti m\u00e9r \u00ed s\u00edgarettu og horf\u00f0i h\u00e6gt og vandlega \u00e1 alla \u00ed kringum mig.
\u2001\u201eHva\u00f0<\/em>?\u201c sag\u00f0i Emma \u00feegar augu m\u00edn r\u00f6tu\u00f0u \u00e1 hana.
\u2001Vi\u00f0 fengum a\u00f0 vita a\u00f0 nafnlausi k\u00e6rastinn v\u00e6ri ekki s\u00e9rlega flinkur \u00ed \u00e1kve\u00f0inni tegund af fimleikum. Vi\u00f0 Juan spur\u00f0um einskis frekar en drukkum v\u00edni\u00f0 sem var \u00e1 bo\u00f0st\u00f3lnum. Eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem lei\u00f0 \u00e1 kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 hj\u00fafru\u00f0um vi\u00f0 J\u00fal\u00eda okkur saman undir teppi, og \u00e1 einum t\u00edmapunkti kyssti \u00e9g hana aftan \u00e1 hnakkann, sem f\u00e9kk hana til a\u00f0 halla s\u00e9r enn n\u00e6r m\u00e9r. \u00c9g strauk \u00e1 henni h\u00e1ri\u00f0 og h\u00fan snerti \u00e1 m\u00e9r h\u00f6ndina. \u00c9g fann \u00ed fyrsta sinn fyrir einhverju sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i ekki fundi\u00f0 fyrir \u00ed langan t\u00edma.
\u2001\u00deegar vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um tala\u00f0 og drukki\u00f0 \u00far okkur n\u00e6r allt vit staulu\u00f0umst vi\u00f0 Juan aftur \u00fat \u00ed n\u00e1ttmyrkri\u00f0. Hvorugur okkar sag\u00f0i neitt \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni heim. Vi\u00f0 stungum lykli \u00ed skr\u00e1argat og k\u00f6stu\u00f0um af okkur sk\u00f3num \u00ed allt of uppl\u00fdstri forstofu \u00e1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum a\u00f0 sofa \u00ed sitthvoru herberginu.
\u2001Mig dreymdi marga og langa drauma. \u00cd draumunum f\u00f3r \u00e9g aftur heim til J\u00fal\u00edu og dvaldi hj\u00e1 henni \u00ed kjallaranum. Myrkri\u00f0 \u00e1ger\u00f0ist og hr\u00ed\u00f0in s\u00f6mulei\u00f0is. Draumarnir ur\u00f0u lengri og skr\u00edtnari eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem \u00e9g datt lengra og lengra inn \u00ed svefnm\u00f3k.
\u2001Morguninn eftir banka\u00f0i Juan \u00e1 dyrnar. Vi\u00f0 vorum b\u00e1\u00f0ir eins og draugar upp \u00far \u00f6\u00f0rum draugum og \u00e9g \u00edhuga\u00f0i atbur\u00f0i li\u00f0innar n\u00e6tur og \u00fea\u00f0 var l\u00f6ngun \u00ed m\u00e9r a\u00f0 fara heim til J\u00fal\u00edu \u00ed morgunsk\u00edmunni og lj\u00faka verkinu. \u00c9g sag\u00f0i Juan fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed og hann yppti \u00f6xlum. \u00c9g hugleiddi \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed alv\u00f6runni og svo horf\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00e1 vin minn sem st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00fearna \u00ed dyrag\u00e6ttinni eins og Gabr\u00edel erkiengill.
\u2001\u00c9g haf\u00f0i or\u00f0i\u00f0 veikari og veikari, en hann haf\u00f0i heyrt b\u00e6n m\u00edna og var n\u00fa kominn til a\u00f0 veita m\u00e9r svar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u00c9g f\u00f3r ekki heim til J\u00fal\u00edu. \u00dea\u00f0 meika\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed mi\u00f0ur engan sens. En \u00e9g var einmana \u00ed \u00feynnkunni og vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 gefa upp alla von, en t\u00f3kst loks a\u00f0 draga mig \u00e1 f\u00e6tur og inn \u00ed eldh\u00fas a\u00f0 laga kaffi. \u00c9g settist \u00ed st\u00f3linn vi\u00f0 eldh\u00fasskenkinn og dr\u00f3 s\u00edmann upp \u00far vasanum. Systir m\u00edn sem hringdi aldrei \u00ed mig var a\u00f0 hringja \u00ed mig.
\u2001\u201eH\u00e6,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g.
\u2001\u201eH\u00e6, hva\u00f0 segir \u00fe\u00fa?\u201c
\u2001\u00c9g sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri g\u00f3\u00f0ur.
\u2001\u201eAf hverju ertu a\u00f0 hringja?\u201c
\u2001\u201eBara,\u201c sag\u00f0i h\u00fan. \u201e\u00c9g f\u00e9kk hugbo\u00f0 um a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e6tti a\u00f0 hringja \u00ed \u00feig.\u201c
\u2001\u00c9g haf\u00f0i ekki tala\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hana \u00ed s\u00edma \u00ed langan t\u00edma. Vi\u00f0 skiptumst stundum \u00e1 skilabo\u00f0um en vi\u00f0 hittumst n\u00e1nast aldrei. \u00c9g spur\u00f0i hvort \u00e9g g\u00e6ti komi\u00f0 \u00ed heims\u00f3kn til hennar og h\u00fan sag\u00f0i j\u00e1. \u00c9g banka\u00f0i \u00e1 dyrnar og bei\u00f0 \u00fati \u00ed kuldanum \u00fear til h\u00fan kom til dyra.
\u2001\u201eH\u00e6, gaman a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 \u00feig! Aww,\u201c sag\u00f0i h\u00fan yfir \u00f6xlina \u00e1 m\u00e9r. H\u00fan lykta\u00f0i vel.
\u2001\u201eH\u00e6, Saga.\u201c
\u2001\u201eKomdu inn,\u201c sag\u00f0i h\u00fan. \u201e\u00c9g var a\u00f0 kveikja \u00e1 katlinum og \u00e1 reykelsi,\u201c sag\u00f0i h\u00fan. H\u00fan var kl\u00e6dd \u00ed k\u00f3s\u00edf\u00f6t, gr\u00e1ar joggingbuxur og v\u00ed\u00f0a hettupeysu. H\u00fan var h\u00f6f\u00f0inu l\u00e6gri en \u00e9g, og haf\u00f0i aftur klippt lj\u00f3sa h\u00e1ri\u00f0 sitt stutt.
\u2001\u00cdb\u00fa\u00f0in anga\u00f0i af bakstri, kaffi og s\u00e6tu kryddi. \u00dea\u00f0 var allt \u00fat \u00ed kertum, reykelsum og n\u00f6rdalegu d\u00f3ti eins og Star Wars<\/em>-plagg\u00f6tum og v\u00edsindab\u00f3kum. H\u00fan haf\u00f0i flutt nokkrum sinnum og skipt um nokkra k\u00e6rasta s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00e9g s\u00e1 hana s\u00ed\u00f0ast.
\u2001\u201eLangar \u00feig \u00ed te? \u00c9g \u00e1 alls konar,\u201c sag\u00f0i h\u00fan.
\u2001\u201e\u00c9g leyfi \u00fe\u00e9r a\u00f0 velja.\u201c
\u2001\u00c9g settist \u00ed s\u00f3fann inni \u00ed stofu. Teppi l\u00e1 yfir honum mi\u00f0jum og \u00fea\u00f0 var koddi vi\u00f0 endann eins og einhver hef\u00f0i sofi\u00f0 \u00ed honum.
\u2001\u201eSefur\u00f0u inni \u00ed stofu?\u201c
\u2001\u201eStundum,\u201c sag\u00f0i h\u00fan. \u201e\u00dea\u00f0 eru st\u00e6rri gluggar h\u00e9r en inni \u00ed svefnherbergi og \u00f6\u00f0ruv\u00edsi orka.\u201c \u00c9g vissi aldrei hvort h\u00fan meinti \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feegar h\u00fan tala\u00f0i svona. \u00de\u00e1 hvort h\u00fan v\u00e6ri \u00ed alv\u00f6runni svona hippaleg e\u00f0a hvort h\u00fan v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 gera gr\u00edn a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed. H\u00fan haf\u00f0i alltaf hampa\u00f0 tr\u00faleysi s\u00ednu svo miki\u00f0 \u00feegar h\u00fan var krakki. En \u00fea\u00f0 haf\u00f0i greinilega eitthva\u00f0 breyst.
\u2001\u00c9g var n\u00e6stum b\u00fainn a\u00f0 segja a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e6tti a\u00f0 koma oftar \u00ed heims\u00f3kn, en \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 sleppa \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 minnast \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0. \u00c9g vildi ekki fara fram \u00far m\u00e9r.
\u2001\u201e\u00c9g lenti \u00ed hrikalegu part\u00fdi \u00ed g\u00e6r,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g. \u201e\u00c9g er sem sagt ekki alveg edr\u00fa.\u201c
\u2001\u201eMig gruna\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 svona,\u201c sag\u00f0i h\u00fan. \u00c9g var n\u00fdor\u00f0inn edr\u00fa \u00feegar vi\u00f0 byrju\u00f0um aftur a\u00f0 tala saman fyrir t\u00e6pu \u00e1ri s\u00ed\u00f0an. En edr\u00famennskan haf\u00f0i ekki enst nema \u00ed sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0i. Og \u00e9g haf\u00f0i ekki tilkynnt \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri byrja\u00f0ur aftur a\u00f0 drekka.
\u2001\u201eEn \u00e9g drekk ekki eins og \u00e9g ger\u00f0i,\u201c \u00fatsk\u00fdr\u00f0i \u00e9g. \u201e\u00c9g f\u00e6 m\u00e9r nokkra bj\u00f3ra en \u00e9g er ekkert a\u00f0 missa mig \u00ed einhverri svona tilfinningakr\u00edsu lengur.\u201c
\u2001\u201eEn \u00fe\u00e9r fannst samt eins og \u00fe\u00fa \u00feyrftir a\u00f0 r\u00e9ttl\u00e6ta \u00fea\u00f0 fyrir m\u00e9r n\u00fana?\u201c
\u2001\u00c9g hl\u00f3 \u00ed gegnum nefi\u00f0. Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 haf\u00f0i h\u00fan heyrt \u00feessa r\u00e6\u00f0u millj\u00f3n sinnum.
\u2001\u201eVar sem sagt gaman hj\u00e1 \u00fe\u00e9r \u00ed g\u00e6r?\u201c sag\u00f0i h\u00fan me\u00f0an h\u00fan hellti heitu vatni \u00ed tvo bolla.
\u2001\u201e\u00c9g veit \u00fea\u00f0 ekki\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g. Hendur m\u00ednar skulfu og hjarta\u00f0 hama\u00f0ist \u00ed brj\u00f3stinu \u00c9g leit \u00ed augun \u00e1 henni, \u00feessi dj\u00fapu bl\u00e1u augu. H\u00fan var fj\u00f3rum \u00e1rum yngri en \u00e9g fann aldrei fyrir \u00fev\u00ed. H\u00fan var elsta s\u00e1l sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i nokkurn t\u00edma kynnst og stundum fannst m\u00e9r eins og h\u00fan v\u00e6ri skilningsr\u00edkasta manneskja \u00ed heimi. \u00de\u00f6gnin var ekki uppfyllingarefni en h\u00fan var spennu\u00ferungin. E\u00f0a \u00feannig lei\u00f0 m\u00e9r allavega. \u00deegar h\u00fan kl\u00e6ddi sig \u00far hettupeysunni s\u00e1 \u00e9g a\u00f0 h\u00fan var \u00ed Star Wars<\/em>-bol undir. Og \u00fea\u00f0 voru svitablettir undir brj\u00f3stunum.
\u2001\u201eVarstu stressu\u00f0 fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hitta mig?\u201c spur\u00f0i \u00e9g.
\u2001\u201eNei,\u201c sag\u00f0i h\u00fan yfirl\u00e6tislaust, eins og spurningin \u00e6tti ekki r\u00e9tt \u00e1 s\u00e9r.
\u2001Hendur hennar skulfu \u00feegar h\u00fan r\u00e9tti m\u00e9r rj\u00fakandi bolla sem anga\u00f0i af kanil og neguln\u00f6glum.
\u2001\u201eErtu a\u00f0 koma ni\u00f0ur af einhverju?\u201c
\u2001\u201e\u00de\u00fa veist a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef veri\u00f0 edr\u00fa \u00ed meira en \u00ferj\u00fa \u00e1r? \u00c1 \u00e9g a\u00f0 skalla \u00feig e\u00f0a? \u00c9g er me\u00f0 kaffiskj\u00e1lfta,\u201c sag\u00f0i h\u00fan.
\u2001\u201e\u00c6j\u00e1,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g, gat ekki varist brosi. \u201eMmm. Classic Yogi<\/em>-te. \u00c9g drekk svona l\u00edka.\u201c
\u2001\u201eSeg\u00f0u m\u00e9r hva\u00f0 stendur \u00e1 mi\u00f0anum.\u201c
\u2001\u201eKnow yourself and you will be free.\u201c
\u2001\u201eMargt til \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed,\u201c sag\u00f0i h\u00fan. H\u00fan settist vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 m\u00e9r me\u00f0 bollann \u00ed hendinni. H\u00fan dr\u00f3 lokk \u00e1 bak vi\u00f0 eyra\u00f0 og bl\u00e9s \u00e1 vatni\u00f0. Kannski var r\u00e9ttl\u00e6tingin s\u00fa a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00f3lumst ekki upp saman. H\u00fan l\u00e9t allavega eins og ekkert var. H\u00fan vissi ekki hva\u00f0 \u00e9g haf\u00f0i gengi\u00f0 \u00ed gegnum. Hva\u00f0 \u00e9g haf\u00f0i hugsa\u00f0 um hana lengi. Og hva\u00f0 samband okkar haf\u00f0i valdi\u00f0 m\u00e9r miklu hugarangri og vanskilningi \u00e1 \u00f6llu sem \u00e9g h\u00e9lt a\u00f0 v\u00e6ri gott, r\u00e9tt og \u00e6skilegt. \u00dea\u00f0 var engin lei\u00f0 a\u00f0 tala um \u00fea\u00f0.
\u2001\u00deegar \u00fea\u00f0 heyr\u00f0ist \u00ed s\u00edrenu fyrir utan gluggann sag\u00f0i h\u00fan:
\u2001\u201eEr einhver kominn a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja \u00feig?\u201c og brosti eins og h\u00fan ger\u00f0i alltaf. S\u00f3larlj\u00f3s draup \u00ed gegnum gard\u00ednurnar og \u00e9g f\u00e9kk hroll og hl\u00fdna\u00f0i samt\u00edmis.
\u2001S\u00ed\u00f0ustu n\u00f3ttina okkar saman t\u00f3k \u00e9g taxa alla lei\u00f0ina upp \u00ed K\u00f3pavog. H\u00fan bj\u00f3 \u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed kjallaraholu \u00f6mmu sinnar og afa en m\u00e9r haf\u00f0i einhvern veginn tekist a\u00f0 sannf\u00e6ra hana um a\u00f0 leyfa m\u00e9r a\u00f0 gista. \u00deegar \u00e9g t\u00f3k str\u00e6t\u00f3 heim morguninn eftir fannst m\u00e9r eins og \u00e9g vissi a\u00f0 \u00feetta hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0asta skipti\u00f0. Kannski var \u00e9g bara \u00feunnur. En m\u00e9r fannst eins og \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri \u00e1\u00fereifanlegur missir \u00ed loftinu. N\u00e6stu \u00e1rin \u00e1 eftir var\u00f0 h\u00fan edr\u00fa me\u00f0an \u00e9g h\u00e9lt \u00e1fram a\u00f0 drekka og vi\u00f0 hittumst ekki nema nokkrum sinnum \u00e1 f\u00f6rnum vegi. \u00c9g var svo langt ni\u00f0ri \u00e1 t\u00edmabili a\u00f0 \u00e9g var ekki viss um a\u00f0 \u00e9g s\u00e6i hana aftur. En eins og Juan var \u00e9g leitandi, alltaf leitandi, og eftir a\u00f0 \u00e9g flutti inn me\u00f0 honum var m\u00e9r fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 l\u00ed\u00f0a betur. En innst inni vona\u00f0i \u00e9g alltaf a\u00f0 h\u00fan myndi hringja \u00ed mig \u00feegar h\u00fan fengi hugbo\u00f0.
\u2001\u201e\u00c9g f\u00f3r \u00ed svona stj\u00f6rnukortalestur um daginn,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g.
\u2001\u201e\u00cd alv\u00f6runni? Hj\u00e1 hverjum?\u201c hl\u00f3 h\u00fan. H\u00fan hl\u00f3 alltaf a\u00f0 m\u00e9r, frekar en me\u00f0 m\u00e9r.
\u2001\u201eStelpu sem \u00e9g var a\u00f0 vinna me\u00f0. H\u00fan er algj\u00f6r stj\u00f6rnukortas\u00e9n\u00ed. H\u00fan sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 tilgangur minn \u00ed \u00feessu l\u00edfi v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 finna sj\u00e1lfan mig, ekki vera \u00ed samb\u00f6ndum.\u201c
\u2001\u201e\u00c6tli h\u00fan hafi veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 f\u00e6la \u00feig fr\u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0rum stelpum?\u201c
\u2001\u201eNe \u2026 \u00feetta var ekki \u00feannig. En \u00e9g f\u00edla hana. H\u00fan er sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0 og skilur hluti,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g.
\u2001\u201eHlj\u00f3mar eins og stelpan fyrir \u00feig.\u201c
\u2001\u00c9g hristi hausinn. \u201eH\u00fan er of ung. En h\u00fan minnir mig svol\u00edti\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00feig. H\u00fan er alltaf a\u00f0 hl\u00e6ja a\u00f0 m\u00e9r, frekar en me\u00f0 m\u00e9r.\u201c
\u2001\u201eEkki anna\u00f0 h\u00e6gt stundum,\u201c sag\u00f0i h\u00fan.
\u2001\u00dea\u00f0 var dimmt \u00ed ne\u00f0ri helming stofunnar og bjart \u00ed \u00feeim efri. S\u00f3larlj\u00f3si\u00f0 fer\u00f0a\u00f0ist upp og ni\u00f0ur og tei\u00f0 okkar k\u00f3lna\u00f0i \u00ed millit\u00ed\u00f0inni. Vi\u00f0 h\u00e6ttum sm\u00e1tt og sm\u00e1tt a\u00f0 nota or\u00f0in okkar og hlustu\u00f0um \u00e1 \u00fe\u00f6gnina \u00ed sta\u00f0inn. S\u00f6mu \u00fe\u00f6gn og m\u00e9r fannst stundum \u00f3b\u00e6rileg, s\u00e9rstaklega \u00ed \u00feynnkunni. \u00c9g f\u00e9kk a\u00f0 vita a\u00f0 h\u00fan v\u00e6ri n\u00fdh\u00e6tt me\u00f0 k\u00e6rastanum og hann v\u00e6ri \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed ferli a\u00f0 flytja \u00fat.
\u2001\u201eHvernig gengur a\u00f0 skrifa?\u201c spur\u00f0i h\u00fan.
\u2001\u201eStundum vel. Stundum ekki,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g. \u201eSaga?\u201c
\u2001\u201eJ\u00e1?\u201c
\u2001\u201eM\u00e1 \u00e9g gista?\u201c
\u2001\u201eAu\u00f0vita\u00f0,\u201c sag\u00f0i h\u00fan og horf\u00f0i bl\u00ed\u00f0lega \u00e1 mig.
\u2001\u00c9g f\u00e9kk loksins \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00e9g vildi. Vi\u00f0 sofnu\u00f0um saman \u00ed s\u00f3fanum. Og \u00fe\u00f3 h\u00fan l\u00e6gi \u00fearna vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 m\u00e9r dreymdi mig hana samt. Vi\u00f0 vorum \u00fati a\u00f0 leika okkur \u00ed st\u00f3ru h\u00fasi sem haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 yfirgefi\u00f0 \u00ed svo langan t\u00edma a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 haf\u00f0i fyllst af gr\u00f3\u00f0ri og arfa. Vinkona hennar var l\u00edka me\u00f0 og \u00e9g elti \u00fe\u00e6r um h\u00fasi\u00f0. \u00c9g reyndi a\u00f0 finna hana en n\u00e1\u00f0i aldrei nema \u00ed skuggann \u00e1 henni. \u00c9g f\u00f3r upp \u00e1 a\u00f0ra h\u00e6\u00f0 h\u00fassins og \u00e1 \u00feri\u00f0ju og fj\u00f3r\u00f0u og h\u00e9lt \u00e1fram me\u00f0an tal \u00feeirra og hl\u00e1tur \u00feeirra bergm\u00e1la\u00f0i allt \u00ed kring.
\u2001\u00c9g haf\u00f0i \u00edmynda\u00f0 m\u00e9r hluti \u00ed of langan t\u00edma. \u00c9g vissi \u00fea\u00f0. Og eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem \u00edmyndunin og minningarnar bl\u00f6ndu\u00f0ust saman og hurfu lengra og lengra aftur \u00ed fort\u00ed\u00f0ina f\u00e9kk \u00e9g sterkar \u00e1 tilfinninguna a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri \u00fati um mig. \u00c9g myndi ekki finna hana aftur.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00cdsak Regal Vi\u00f0 Juan, herbergisf\u00e9lagi minn, \u00e1ttum sameiginlegan draum um a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a \u00f3dau\u00f0legir listamenn. Hann vann \u00e1 elliheimili og \u00e9g vann \u00e1 lager en s\u00fa vinna var bara til a\u00f0 borga reikningana. \u2001\u00c9g flutti inn me\u00f0 honum \u00ed lok n\u00f3vember. \u00de\u00e1 var fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 snj\u00f3a af krafti og skammdegi\u00f0 haf\u00f0i fengi\u00f0 \u00e1 sig varanlegan bl\u00e6. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-432","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/432","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=432"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":478,"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/432\/revisions\/478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}