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P\u00e9tur Gunnarsson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u00deetta var \u00ed fyrsta skipti sem hann kom \u00ed \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0ina s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00feau skildu. D\u00f3ttirin haf\u00f0i gleymt n\u00f3tunum heima. Hann var \u00e1 b\u00edlnum \u00feeirra, \u00fea\u00f0 er a\u00f0 segja hennar. Bl\u00f6skra\u00f0i hvernig h\u00fan haf\u00f0i leiki\u00f0 hann: p\u00fastr\u00f6ri\u00f0 skr\u00f6lti eins og d\u00f3s sem hefur veri\u00f0 hengd aftan \u00ed \u201en\u00fdgift\u201c. \u00deurrkubl\u00f6\u00f0in eins og lakkr\u00edsreimar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fyrst \u00feegar hann st\u00e9 yfir \u00fer\u00f6skuldinn hvarfla\u00f0i a\u00f0 honum a\u00f0 brotist hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 inn, h\u00e9r var \u201eeinsoginu\u201c ofauki\u00f0: \u00fea\u00f0 b\u00f3kstaflega haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 hvolft \u00far sk\u00faffunum og g\u00f3lfin teppal\u00f6g\u00f0 me\u00f0 leppum. \u00cdb\u00fa\u00f0in \u00fear sem hann haf\u00f0i \u00e1\u00f0ur veri\u00f0 hagvanur \u2013 n\u00fa me\u00f0 herkjum a\u00f0 hann kanna\u00f0ist vi\u00f0 hana. Vi\u00f0 undruninni t\u00f3k rei\u00f0i \u00feegar hann \u00e1tti a\u00f0 finna n\u00f3tur \u00ed \u00feessum \u00f3skapna\u00f0i. Fyrirm\u00e6lin hlj\u00f3\u00f0u\u00f0u upp \u00e1 stofuna \u00ed n\u00e1munda vi\u00f0 p\u00edan\u00f3i\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00d3vi\u00f0r\u00e1\u00f0anlega var hann staddur inni \u00ed svefnherbergi sem var ekki lengur svefnherbergi, h\u00fan haf\u00f0i l\u00e1ti\u00f0 stelpunum \u00fea\u00f0 eftir og b\u00fai\u00f0 um sig \u00ed barnaherberginu. Blautt handkl\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 ganginum eftir morgunsturtu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ekki \u00e6tla\u00f0i hann a\u00f0 taka \u00fea\u00f0 upp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1n \u00feess hann fengi r\u00f6nd vi\u00f0 reist fylltist hann gremju, \u00feessi \u00f3skapna\u00f0ur var birting \u00e1 \u00feeim ni\u00f0urrifs\u00f6flum sem h\u00fan h\u00fdsti og h\u00f6f\u00f0u enda\u00f0 me\u00f0 a\u00f0 splundra sambandi \u00feeirra. Hvernig h\u00fan gekk \u00ed li\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0ru l\u00f6gm\u00e1li varmaaflsfr\u00e6\u00f0innar sem segir a\u00f0 allt leiti til upplausnar, eins og \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feyrfti hj\u00e1lpar vi\u00f0!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1 n\u00e6sta andartaki var hann staddur vi\u00f0 r\u00famgaflinn og farinn a\u00f0 r\u00f3ta \u00ed n\u00e1ttbor\u00f0ssk\u00faffunni, eins og sta\u00f0inn a\u00f0 verki \u00feegar s\u00edminn hringdi. S\u00f3pa\u00f0i saman n\u00f3tunum og haf\u00f0i sig \u00e1 brott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00d3sk\u00f6pin h\u00f6f\u00f0u duni\u00f0 yfir \u00feegar \u00feau \u00e1ttu s\u00edst von. \u00deau voru n\u00fdkomin heim \u00far stuttum skreppit\u00far til meginlandsins \u00ed tilefni af r\u00e1\u00f0stefnu um t\u00f6lvuv\u00e6\u00f0ingu b\u00f3kasafna sem K\u00f6tu var bo\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja. Barnleysi\u00f0 og dagpeningarnir og h\u00f3tel\u00fe\u00e6gindin og svigr\u00fam til a\u00f0 fara offari \u00ed tilhugal\u00edfinu. \u00deau h\u00f6f\u00f0u meira a\u00f0 segja keypt flunkun\u00fd rei\u00f0hj\u00f3l \u00ed endurminningu skrj\u00f3\u00f0anna sem \u00feau h\u00f6f\u00f0u stoli\u00f0 for\u00f0um og stoli\u00f0 var fr\u00e1 \u00feeim undir lok dvalar. Sta\u00f0r\u00e1\u00f0in \u00ed a\u00f0 innr\u00e9tta litla Danm\u00f6rku \u00ed Nor\u00f0urm\u00fdrinni. Og bar upp \u00e1 sama t\u00edma og Benny Andersen og Povl Dissing h\u00e9ldu t\u00f3nleika \u00ed Norr\u00e6nah\u00fasinu. Full eftirv\u00e6ntingar hj\u00f3lu\u00f0u \u00feau \u00fat \u00ed Vatnsm\u00fdri, smekkfullur salur, flest andlitin kunnugleg \u00far \u00fatleg\u00f0inni. Hl\u00e1tur sem kom fr\u00e1 innstu hjartans r\u00f3tum, augu sem v\u00f6knu\u00f0u.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeg er fuld og har det godt!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deegar Dissing t\u00f3k \u201eSvantes lykkelige dag\u201c m\u00e1tti sj\u00e1 axlir hristast og t\u00e1r glitra \u00e1 hvarmi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1 eftir h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00feau rotta\u00f0 sig saman nokkrir kunningjar og bor\u00f0a\u00f0 saman \u00e1 Torfunni \u00ed \u00f3st\u00fdril\u00e1tum f\u00f6gnu\u00f0i, haldi\u00f0 svo \u00e1 p\u00f6bb og annan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeg er fuld og har det godt!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

En \u00feegar \u00e1tti a\u00f0 b\u00faast til heimfer\u00f0ar t\u00f3k Kata \u00fea\u00f0 ekki \u00ed m\u00e1l. Ekki \u00ed neinni illsku, \u00fevert \u00e1 m\u00f3ti k\u00e1t\u00ednu. H\u00fan og St\u00edna \u00e6tlu\u00f0u a\u00f0 m\u00e1la b\u00e6inn rau\u00f0an, \u201efar \u00fe\u00fa bara heim elskan, \u00e9g skila m\u00e9r \u00ed morgunkaffi\u00f0.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeg er fuld og har det godt!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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H\u00fan kom heim klukkan \u00e1tta um morguninn. Og haf\u00f0i teki\u00f0 me\u00f0 s\u00e9r karlmann. Ingi horf\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00feau svefndrukkinn hvar \u00feau st\u00f3\u00f0u \u00e1 svefnherbergisg\u00f3lfinu og \u00feessi \u00f3kunni ma\u00f0ur \u2013 sem Inga fannst koma kunnuglega fyrir sj\u00f3nir, gott ef ekki \u00far sj\u00f3nvarpinu \u2013 lyfti poka sem var blautur \u00ed botninn af n\u00fdb\u00f6ku\u00f0um sn\u00fa\u00f0um.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eLivet er ikke det v\u00e6rste man har\u201c \u2013 Kata settist \u00e1 r\u00famstokkinn og f\u00f3r me\u00f0 kaldar krumlurnar alveg inn \u00e1 hann: \u201eHvorn\u00e5r er kaffeen klar?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00de\u00e1 var eins og skryppi hak fr\u00e1 fj\u00f6\u00f0ur. Um lei\u00f0 og hann ruddi K\u00f6tu af r\u00famstokknum, keyr\u00f0i hann sn\u00fa\u00f0amanninn \u00fat \u00far herberginu, gegnum holi\u00f0 og alla lei\u00f0 fram \u00e1 gang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skellti svo \u00ed l\u00e1s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En n\u00e1\u00f0i ekki a\u00f0 l\u00edta um \u00f6xl, svo \u00fe\u00e9tt fylgdi Kata \u00ed kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 og dyrnar sungu \u00ed falsinu \u00e1 n\u00fd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eftir st\u00f3\u00f0 Ingi eins og \u00f3ve\u00f0urssk\u00fd \u00e1 n\u00e6rbuxum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00deetta vor byrja\u00f0i H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00e1 Skipulaginu. H\u00fan var enn \u00ed n\u00e1mi, d\u00f3ttir emb\u00e6ttismanns \u00ed borgarkerfinu og gat gengi\u00f0 inn og \u00fat a\u00f0 vild.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Merkilegt me\u00f0 karlmenn, \u00feegar \u00feeir eru komnir \u00e1 vissan aldur gr\u00edpur \u00fe\u00e1 \u00f3vi\u00f0r\u00e1\u00f0anleg l\u00f6ngun til a\u00f0 segja fallegri konu a\u00f0 h\u00fan s\u00e9 falleg. \u00deeir eru \u00fdmist giftir e\u00f0a bjargir banna\u00f0ar \u00e1 annan h\u00e1tt, en tungan fer a\u00f0 bl\u00e1sa \u00fat, fyrst broddurinn, svo allur v\u00f6\u00f0vinn \u2013 uns \u00feeir ganga a\u00f0 konunni og segja: \u201emiki\u00f0 ertu falleg!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00dea\u00f0 var gar\u00f0part\u00ed og dansa\u00f0 \u00ed kringum sj\u00f6tugt linditr\u00e9. Ekki Ingi, honum \u00fe\u00f3ttu karlmenn \u00fdmist hj\u00e1k\u00e1tlegir e\u00f0a \u00e1m\u00e1tlegir \u00ed dansi. Aftur \u00e1 m\u00f3ti konur, \u00ed allri \u00feessari i\u00f0andi k\u00f6s sem hreyf\u00f0i sig \u00ed takt vi\u00f0 kontrabassa og g\u00edtar var\u00f0 honum stars\u00fdnt \u00e1 unga konu, \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feurfti ekki a\u00f0 hafa um \u00fea\u00f0 or\u00f0, \u00f6lvu\u00f0 af veigunum gaf h\u00fan sig \u00e1str\u00ed\u00f0unni \u00e1 vald, setti st\u00fat \u00e1 varir eins og b\u00e1\u00f0um kynjum er tamt \u00feegar \u00feau tj\u00e1 nautn, teyg\u00f0i \u00fat hendurnar me\u00f0 \u00fatglenntum fingrum og lif\u00f0i \u00ed hlj\u00f3mfallinu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingi sem haf\u00f0i bergt af sama mi\u00f0i gekk til hennar \u00fear sem h\u00fan dansa\u00f0i satt best a\u00f0 segja vi\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfa sig og sag\u00f0i:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eMiki\u00f0 ertu falleg.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 svofelld or\u00f0 h\u00e6tti h\u00fan ekki a\u00f0 dansa og st\u00faturinn f\u00f3r ekki af munninum en hendurnar lukust um h\u00e1lsinn \u00e1 Inga og spenntust \u00ed greip undir hnakkanum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deau voru farin a\u00f0 dansa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Um sumari\u00f0 var augl\u00fdst samkeppni um hafnarsv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0: H\u00f6fnin \u2013 \u00feessi fyrrum mi\u00f0punktur var or\u00f0in a\u00f0 hornreku, hvernig g\u00e6ti h\u00fan \u00f6\u00f0last v\u00e6gi \u00e1 n\u00fd? \u00deau r\u00f6bbu\u00f0u um \u00feetta einhverju sinni \u00feegar \u00feau s\u00e1tu tv\u00f6 eftir \u00ed matarhl\u00e9nu. Ingi taldi a\u00f0 borgarb\u00faar hef\u00f0u glutra\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur mi\u00f0b\u00e6num og h\u00f6fninni af eint\u00f3mri sveitamennsku, \u00cdslendingar kynnu ekki a\u00f0 b\u00faa \u00ed borg. \u00dea\u00f0 hef\u00f0i a\u00f0 v\u00edsu skapast h\u00e9r eins og fyrir tilviljun sjarmerandi borgarkjarni sem \u00e1tti sitt bl\u00f3maskei\u00f0 \u00e1 milli heimsstyrjaldanna, en strax og f\u00e6ri gafst var teki\u00f0 til vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 ey\u00f0ileggja hann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00cd einsk\u00e6rri blindni hef\u00f0u yfirv\u00f6ld skori\u00f0 \u00e1 l\u00edf\u00e6\u00f0ar Reykjav\u00edkur, h\u00f6fnin var f\u00e6r\u00f0 \u00fat fyrir b\u00e6inn og \u00fear af lei\u00f0andi hvarf allur s\u00e1 erill sem fylgir skipum \u00far mi\u00f0b\u00e6num. Umfer\u00f0ami\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0in enda\u00f0i \u00fati \u00ed Vatnsm\u00fdri og um lei\u00f0 h\u00e6ttu far\u00feegar a\u00f0 streyma yfir Torgi\u00f0 sem breyttist \u00ed hellulag\u00f0a ey\u00f0im\u00f6rk. Dagbl\u00f6\u00f0in sem \u00e1\u00f0ur bjuggu \u00f6ll me\u00f0 t\u00f6lu \u00ed mi\u00f0b\u00e6num fengu a\u00f0 veslast upp \u00ed \u00fathverfum \u00fear sem h\u00fasn\u00e6\u00f0i var \u00f3d\u00fdrara, R\u00edkis\u00fatvarpi\u00f0 s\u00f6mulei\u00f0is og I\u00f0n\u00f3 en Landsb\u00f3kasafni\u00f0 enda\u00f0i \u00fati \u00e1 Melum \u2026 Hva\u00f0 gerist \u00feegar heilinn er fjarl\u00e6g\u00f0ur?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ur gat teki\u00f0 undir flest, sj\u00e1lf var h\u00fan me\u00f0 \u00e1 prj\u00f3nunum a\u00f0 taka \u00feetta st\u00f3rkostlega Hafnarh\u00fas, byggingu sem \u00e1tti engan sinn l\u00edka \u00e1 landinu og hef\u00f0i h\u00e6glega geta\u00f0 veri\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00cdtal\u00edu \u2013 en haf\u00f0i misst tilgang sinn vi\u00f0 brotthvarf hafnarinnar \u2013 gera \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 menningarmi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0 me\u00f0 margh\u00e1tta listastarfsemi: b\u00f3kasafni, kaffih\u00fasi, mats\u00f6lusta\u00f0 \u2013 r\u00e9tt vi\u00f0 hafnarspor\u00f0inn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deegar h\u00fan stakk upp \u00e1 samvinnu, sl\u00f3 Ingi til. Vinnan f\u00f3r fram \u00ed sumarb\u00fasta\u00f0 \u00e6ttarinnar, una\u00f0sreit \u00ed slakkanum skammt fr\u00e1 Keldum, fyrrum sveit sem borgin haf\u00f0i hlaupi\u00f0 uppi. Pabbi hennar var hestama\u00f0ur og \u00e1tti til a\u00f0 koma r\u00ed\u00f0andi \u00e1 fn\u00e6sandi g\u00e6\u00f0ingum og \u00feau lyftu s\u00e9r upp \u00ed \u00fatrei\u00f0art\u00far ni\u00f0ur a\u00f0 Korp\u00falfsst\u00f6\u00f0um.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kata haf\u00f0i fari\u00f0 Laugaveginn me\u00f0 stelpurnar og vinagenginu, Ingi \u00e6tla\u00f0i ekki me\u00f0, um lei\u00f0 og breytingin var\u00f0 \u00e1 milli hans og K\u00f6tu t\u00f3k hann a\u00f0 fjarl\u00e6gjast sameiginlega vini, ekki af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i horn \u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0u \u00feeirra, heldur kynoka\u00f0i hann s\u00e9r vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 vera samvistum vi\u00f0 K\u00f6tu sem f\u00f3r offari \u00ed brattleika \u00feegar a\u00f0rir voru \u00ed n\u00e1nd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u00fa var h\u00fan n\u00fdkomin af fj\u00f6llum, als\u00e6l og endurn\u00e6r\u00f0 eftir \u00f3bygg\u00f0alofti\u00f0 og treysti s\u00e9r til a\u00f0 kryfja \u00e1greininginn til mergjar, hreinsa \u00fat vilsuna og byrja upp \u00e1 n\u00fdtt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingi hlusta\u00f0i \u00e1 hana hefja m\u00e1l sitt en st\u00f6\u00f0va\u00f0i hana \u00e1\u00f0ur en lengra var haldi\u00f0 og sag\u00f0i: \u201e\u00c9g er \u00e1stfanginn af annarri manneskju.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Seinna sag\u00f0i Kata a\u00f0 \u00feetta or\u00f0aval hef\u00f0i komi\u00f0 henni til a\u00f0 halda a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri karlma\u00f0ur).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eOg hva\u00f0?\u201c spur\u00f0i h\u00fan hafandi dregi\u00f0 a\u00f0 s\u00e9r hn\u00e9n og sveipa\u00f0 um sig s\u00e6nginni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eftir langa \u00fe\u00f6gn sem m\u00e6ldist ekki \u00ed neinni eykt \u2013 \u00fea\u00f0 var bj\u00f6rt sumarn\u00f3tt \u2013 sag\u00f0i hann: \u201e\u00deetta er ekki lengur neitt samband.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 svofelld annarleg or\u00f0 kipptist Kata vi\u00f0 eins og h\u00f6ggormur sem hringar sig upp og myndar sig til a\u00f0 h\u00f6ggva \u00ed \u00e1r\u00e1sarbr\u00e1\u00f0ina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00deakka \u00fe\u00e9r fyrir,\u201c hv\u00e6sti h\u00fan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00cd \u00feessum stellingum h\u00e9ldu \u00feau kyrru fyrir \u00f3tr\u00falega lengi, enda enginn leikstj\u00f3ri til a\u00f0 skerast \u00ed leikinn me\u00f0 klapptr\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ingi flutti ekki strax til H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ar og \u00feegar hann flutti var \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0 hennar \u00ed Kaupmannah\u00f6fn. S\u00ed\u00f0ustu dagana bj\u00f3 hann hj\u00e1 Bj\u00f6ssa br\u00f3\u00f0ur sem \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 keyra hann \u00fat \u00e1 v\u00f6ll, eins og venjulega \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0ustu stundu. \u00d6\u00f0ru hverju hringdi hann \u00far hinum og \u00feessum g\u00f6r\u00f0um og var \u201er\u00e9tt a\u00f0 redda sm\u00e1\u201c. D\u00edsa hristi hausinn: \u201e\u00dea\u00f0 standa \u00e1 honum \u00f6ll spj\u00f3t.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingi: \u201eHva\u00f0 er f\u00f3lk a\u00f0 gera me\u00f0 gar\u00f0a og komi\u00f0 haust?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D\u00edsa: \u201eElskan m\u00edn, \u00feeir geta unni\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feessu fram a\u00f0 j\u00f3lum, svo strax \u00ed febr\u00faar er byrja\u00f0 a\u00f0 klippa.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hafa einhver p\u00f3lskipti fari\u00f0 fram hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r, hugsa\u00f0i Ingi, einusinni voru gar\u00f0ar a\u00f0allega til a\u00f0 geyma \u00f6skutunnur \u00e1 bak vi\u00f0 h\u00fas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S\u00edminn hringdi:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Bj\u00f6ssi: \u201e\u00c9g er alveg a\u00f0 koma.\u201c)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingi: \u201eBj\u00f6rn R\u00farik, \u00fe\u00fa gerir \u00fe\u00e9r grein fyrir a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er flugv\u00e9l sem \u00e9g \u00fearf a\u00f0 n\u00e1.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Bj\u00f6ssi: Vi\u00f0 n\u00e1um \u00fev\u00ed me\u00f0 glans).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingi: \u00c9g \u00e1 a\u00f0 vera m\u00e6ttur \u00ed Leifsst\u00f6\u00f0 eftir klukkut\u00edma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Bj\u00f6ssi: \u201eVi\u00f0 erum enga stund.\u201c)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingi: \u201eF\u00edfl sem \u00e9g var a\u00f0 taka ekki r\u00fatuna.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B\u00f6rnin s\u00e1tu \u00ed sinni ver\u00f6ld \u00fdmist me\u00f0 liti a\u00f0 lita \u00ed litab\u00e6kur e\u00f0a vatnsliti a\u00f0 m\u00e1la \u00e1 bl\u00f6\u00f0, \u00fea\u00f0 yngsta \u00e1 mi\u00f0ju g\u00f3lfi tugg\u00f0i vaxlit. Ingi bar litinn a\u00f0 vitum s\u00e9r og f\u00f3r eins og hann gruna\u00f0i: \u00f6ll sk\u00f3la\u00e6skan sindra\u00f0i honum fyrir hugarsj\u00f3num. Barnask\u00f3lah\u00f6llin skreytt listaverkum fr\u00e1 fatahengi upp \u00ed rj\u00e1fur. \u00der\u00e1tt fyrir f\u00e1t\u00e6kt heimafyrir haf\u00f0i hann alist upp \u00ed h\u00f6ll. Anna\u00f0 en hinir endalausu br\u00e1\u00f0abirg\u00f0ask\u00farar sem hann haf\u00f0i \u00e1tt \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed a\u00f0 \u201ehanna\u201c \u00e1 n\u00faverandi sk\u00f3lal\u00f3\u00f0um.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hann st\u00f3\u00f0 vi\u00f0 gluggann \u00e1 \u00fatkikki, \u00fati var spars\u00f6m hausts\u00f3l a\u00f0 rekja upp hannyr\u00f0ir n\u00e6turinnar, karamellubr\u00e9f jafnt sem laufbl\u00f6\u00f0 \u00feurftu a\u00f0 skila aftur f\u00ednofnum frostvefna\u00f0i. Gar\u00f0ur gar\u00f0yrkjumannsins var undir s\u00f6mu s\u00f6k seldur og b\u00edll bifv\u00e9lavirkjans \u2013 \u00fear st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00fdmislegt til b\u00f3ta. H\u00fasi\u00f0 var eitt af \u00feessum kassafjalah\u00fasum sem f\u00f3lk \u00ed h\u00fasn\u00e6\u00f0isney\u00f0 haf\u00f0i hr\u00f3fla\u00f0 upp vi\u00f0 Langholtsveginn \u00e1 \u00e1runum eftir str\u00ed\u00f0 og seinni kynsl\u00f3\u00f0ir lappa\u00f0 upp \u00e1, sum farin a\u00f0 slaga h\u00e1tt upp \u00ed villur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nei, n\u00fa gengur \u00feessi andskoti ekki lengur! Morgunlj\u00f3st a\u00f0 Bj\u00f6ssi \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 koma \u00ed veg fyrir brottf\u00f6r hans, honum haf\u00f0i alltaf veri\u00f0 \u00ed n\u00f6p vi\u00f0 \u00feessi \u00e1form, ekki einleiki\u00f0 hvernig hann gat aldrei muna\u00f0 nafn H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ar, kalla\u00f0i hana i\u00f0ulega Hildigunni, jafnvel Gunnhildi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00de\u00e1 birtist hann \u00e1 tveimur hj\u00f3lum me\u00f0 fullan pall af \u00fe\u00f6kum, \u00fafinn h\u00e1rlubbi, flaksandi le\u00f0urjakki, hermannaklossar, hrossflipaglott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er n\u00f3g a\u00f0 gera \u00ed frumsk\u00f3ginum\u201c, sag\u00f0i Ingi og b\u00f6\u00f0la\u00f0ist \u00e1 m\u00f3ti br\u00f3\u00f0ur s\u00ednum me\u00f0 tv\u00e6r t\u00f6skur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bj\u00f6ssi: \u201eVissiru a\u00f0 Reykjav\u00edk er st\u00e6rsti sk\u00f3gur \u00e1 \u00cdslandi?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eRegnsk\u00f3gur kannski,\u201c svara\u00f0i Ingi sn\u00fa\u00f0ugt og sneri aftur inn eftir \u00feri\u00f0ju t\u00f6skunni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hj\u00e1 K\u00faager\u00f0i sprakk. Ingi tv\u00edst\u00e9 yfir br\u00f3\u00f0ur s\u00ednum \u00e1 me\u00f0an hann var a\u00f0 skipta um dekk. Pallurinn fullur af \u00fe\u00f6kum sem sl\u00f3 \u00e1 bleikum farfa. Esjan kr\u00edmug um kinnarnar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eJ\u00e6ja, br\u00f3\u00f0ir,\u201c sag\u00f0i Bj\u00f6ssi \u00feegar hann settist aftur undir st\u00fdri. \u201e\u00de\u00fa tekur \u00feetta ekkert sem v\u00edsbendingu?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eV\u00edsbendingu?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eUm a\u00f0 sn\u00faa vi\u00f0 \u2013 \u00e1 \u00e9g vi\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eOver my dead body,\u201c svara\u00f0i Ingi,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Endurfundirnir vi\u00f0 Kaupmannah\u00f6fn voru blendnir, einkennilegt hvernig honum fannst eins og allir v\u00e6ru \u00e1 lei\u00f0 burt. Var \u00fea\u00f0 hugl\u00e6gt e\u00f0a hlutl\u00e6gt? Hann ger\u00f0i s\u00e9r leik a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 sn\u00faa vi\u00f0 \u00e1 mi\u00f0ri gangst\u00e9tt \u2013 en f\u00f3lk virtist l\u00edka vera \u00e1 lei\u00f0 burt \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1ttina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hann f\u00f3r \u00e1 f\u00e6tur um lei\u00f0 og H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ur f\u00f3r \u00ed sk\u00f3lann. S\u00ed\u00f0an kom t\u00f3mar\u00fam \u00fear sem hann reyndi a\u00f0 halda \u00fer\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed hafnarverkefninu. \u00cd h\u00e1deginu hlj\u00f3p hann me\u00f0 fram s\u00edkjunum, f\u00f3r \u00ed langa sturtu og t\u00f3k hressilega til matar s\u00edns: \u00fdmir og m\u00fassl\u00ed me\u00f0 ni\u00f0urbrytju\u00f0um \u00e1v\u00f6xtum og naut \u00feess a\u00f0 hlusta \u00e1 h\u00e1degisfr\u00e9ttirnar \u00ed \u00fatvarpinu um lei\u00f0 og hann fletti Politiken<\/em> og Information<\/em> \u2013 allsherjar \u00e1tveisla hugar og l\u00edkama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Svo bi\u00f0in eftir a\u00f0 H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ur k\u00e6mi heim. Stundum st\u00f3\u00f0st hann ekki m\u00e1ti\u00f0 og f\u00f3r ni\u00f0ur \u00ed sk\u00f3la a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja hana. \u00deessi sta\u00f0ur sem haf\u00f0i \u00e1tt svo \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 erindi vi\u00f0 hann for\u00f0um, n\u00fa var eins og hann hef\u00f0i misst minni\u00f0. L\u00edkt og hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 skipt um leikrit. P\u00f3lit\u00edkin sem \u00e1\u00f0ur tr\u00f6llrei\u00f0 \u00f6llu var horfin, gufu\u00f0 upp, komin \u00e1 bak vi\u00f0 eins og leiktj\u00f6ld \u00far verki sem h\u00e6tt er a\u00f0 s\u00fdna. S\u00f6mu bor\u00f0in, s\u00f6mu st\u00f3larnir, sama kaffistofan \u2013 anna\u00f0 leik\u00e1r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hann kynntist vinum H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ar, \u00feau voru fimm \u00ed teymi sem vann a\u00f0 lokaverkefni og hittist gjarnan heima hj\u00e1 \u00feeim \u00e1 Stokkh\u00f3lmsg\u00f6tu. Ingi \u00e1tti til a\u00f0 mi\u00f0la \u00feeim skops\u00f6gum af Borgarskipulaginu. Brei\u00f0holti\u00f0 ger\u00f0i mesta lukku, \u00feessi kraftbirting brj\u00e1lseminnar sem \u00cdslendingar vir\u00f0ast d\u00e6mdir til. G\u00f3lanh\u00e6\u00f0ir me\u00f0 sinni linnulausu borgarastyrj\u00f6ld. Gleymst haf\u00f0i a\u00f0 gera r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir vegum \u00feanga\u00f0 upp eftir og s\u00ed\u00f0an f\u00f3ru n\u00e6stu \u00e1r \u00ed a\u00f0 brj\u00f3ta \u00feessu f\u00f3lki lei\u00f0 heiman og heim. Minnti \u00e1 mann sem \u00feeir \u00e1 Borgarskipulagi h\u00f6f\u00f0u haft afskifti af, hann haf\u00f0i byrja\u00f0 a\u00f0 reisa s\u00e9r h\u00fas og enda\u00f0i \u00e1 s\u00f6kklinum, sem \u00fatheimti rosalegar tilf\u00e6ringar \u00e1 me\u00f0an veri\u00f0 var a\u00f0 grafa undan h\u00fasinu og steypa grunninn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00dea\u00f0 var ekki fyrr en \u00feau voru or\u00f0in tv\u00f6 ein me\u00f0 Reykjav\u00edkurh\u00f6fn e\u00f0a samflettu\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00f3fanum \u2013 \u00f3sj\u00e1lfr\u00e1tt haf\u00f0i hann \u00e6tla\u00f0 a\u00f0 taka upp \u00fer\u00e1\u00f0inn \u00fear sem honum sleppti me\u00f0 K\u00f6tu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eHva\u00f0 ertu a\u00f0 gera?\u201c spur\u00f0i h\u00fan undrandi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eFinnst \u00fe\u00e9r \u00fea\u00f0 ekki gott?\u201c spur\u00f0i hann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eNei,\u201c svara\u00f0i h\u00fan og hl\u00f3 stutt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00dar \u00feessu var\u00f0 minnih\u00e1ttar kr\u00edsa, H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ur sag\u00f0ist hafa \u00e1 tilfinningunni a\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri \u00ed r\u00faminu me\u00f0 annarri konu og Ingi velti fyrir s\u00e9r hva\u00f0 H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ur hef\u00f0i til samanbur\u00f0ar. \u00dea\u00f0 rann upp fyrir honum \u00ed atlotunum me\u00f0 H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0i sem var 12 \u00e1rum yngri me\u00f0 allt annan l\u00edkama, sl\u00e9ttan maga, l\u00f6ng og mj\u00f3 l\u00e6ri og sama og engan rass \u2013 a\u00f0 hann sakna\u00f0i alls \u00feessa og kannski mest floganna \u2013 sem virtust v\u00ed\u00f0s fjarri H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Heima sat Kata \u00ed sinnuleysi og sinnti ekki um d\u00e6turnar sem kn\u00fa\u00f0u hana til athygli me\u00f0 st\u00f6\u00f0ugu kvabbi sem h\u00fan br\u00e1st vi\u00f0 me\u00f0 st\u00f6\u00f0ugri uppger\u00f0arumhyggju: \u201eHva\u00f0 elskan!\u201c, \u201eJ\u00e1, elskan!\u201c. \u201eSkan!\u201c var algengasta bl\u00f3tsyr\u00f0i\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mest f\u00f3r \u00fe\u00f3 m\u00f3\u00f0ir hennar \u00ed taugarnar \u00e1 henni, eitthva\u00f0 f\u00edngert, litlar eitur\u00f6rvar sem b\u00e1rust me\u00f0 augnar\u00e1\u00f0i, l\u00e1tbrag\u00f0i og h\u00e1lfkve\u00f0num v\u00edsum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

E\u00f0a misskildri grei\u00f0asemi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00c9g strauja ekki viskustykkin, mamma, \u00fea\u00f0 er bara ekki minn st\u00edll.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00c9g kann alltaf betur vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0\u201c, svara\u00f0i mamma hennar stutt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Og svo alls konar dylgjur var\u00f0andi skilna\u00f0inn, \u00e1l\u00f6sun fyrir a\u00f0 hafa ekki \u201ehaldi\u00f0 \u00ed\u201c manninn. \u00deetta sem m\u00f3\u00f0ir hennar haf\u00f0i alla t\u00ed\u00f0 \u00f3ttast \u00ed s\u00ednu hj\u00f3nabandi: \u201ea\u00f0 missa manninn yfir til annarrar\u201c. K\u00f6tu haf\u00f0i \u00e6vinlega \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fea\u00f0 meirih\u00e1ttar fyndi\u00f0, \u00fdmislegt m\u00e1tti um f\u00f6\u00f0ur hennar segja b\u00e6\u00f0i illt og gott, en h\u00e6pi\u00f0 a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 \u00ed honum einhvern Don Juan sem \u00feyrfti st\u00f6\u00f0ugt a\u00f0 standa \u00ed str\u00f6ngu vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 berja af s\u00e9r kvenf\u00f3lk. En mamma hennar var s\u00edfellt \u00e1 n\u00e1lum um a\u00f0 konurnar \u00e1 Stofnl\u00e1nadeildinni leg\u00f0u fyrir hann sn\u00f6rur og innbyrtu \u00ed s\u00ednar \u00f3l\u00f6glegu m\u00f6skvast\u00e6r\u00f0ir. A\u00f0fer\u00f0 hennar var a\u00f0 vefa um hann hj\u00fap svo a\u00f0 hann g\u00e6ti sig ekki hr\u00e6rt \u00e1n hennar atbeina. Fyrir viki\u00f0 \u00e1tti hann til a\u00f0 taka rispur og drekka sig fullan \u2013 en kunni \u00feessu raunar m\u00e6ta vel \u2013 \u00fej\u00f3nustan var tipp-topp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Var ekki \u00e1l\u00f6gum l\u00edkast a\u00f0 a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur sem Ingi haf\u00f0i stokki\u00f0 fr\u00e1 \u00e1 \u00cdslandi virtust hafa skoti\u00f0 saman \u00ed h\u00f3pfer\u00f0 og elt hann \u00fat. \u00dea\u00f0 var l\u00edkast \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri kominn me\u00f0 dj\u00fakbox fyrir heila, s\u00f6mu pl\u00f6turnar aftur og aftur sem \u00f3s\u00fdnilegur armur s\u00f3tti og setti undir n\u00e1lina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vinirnir voru minnsta m\u00e1li\u00f0, hvert hj\u00f3naband er fer\u00f0alag yfir jar\u00f0sprengjusv\u00e6\u00f0i og hj\u00f3naskilna\u00f0ur einna framkallar i\u00f0ulega l\u00e9tti hj\u00e1 hinum \u2013 v\u00edsbending um a\u00f0 \u00feau s\u00e9u \u00e1 r\u00e9ttri lei\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Erfi\u00f0ast var a\u00f0 standa andsp\u00e6nis \u00e6ttingjum K\u00f6tu, Ingi haf\u00f0i kosi\u00f0 a\u00f0 fara erfi\u00f0ustu lei\u00f0ina: heims\u00e6kja hvern og einn \u00ed eigin pers\u00f3nu og kunngera m\u00e1lav\u00f6xtu. Dyr lukust upp me\u00f0 brosi, stungi\u00f0 \u00fat haus til a\u00f0 svipast um eftir K\u00f6tu. \u00deetta var eins og tilhugal\u00edfi\u00f0 aftur\u00e1bak \u00feegar \u00feau h\u00f6f\u00f0u heims\u00f3tt sama f\u00f3lk \u00ed ofv\u00e6ni upphafsins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eHvar er Kata?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00c9g er einn.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eEr eitthva\u00f0 a\u00f0?\u201c (spurt \u00ed forstofu).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eVi\u00f0 erum a\u00f0 skilja \u2026\u201c (sagt \u00ed stofu).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00dea\u00f0 var l\u00edkt og kaffi\u00f0 k\u00f3lna\u00f0i \u00ed bollunum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S\u00e1rast fann hann til gagnvart svila s\u00ednum, Svavari, \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00feeir v\u00e6ru b\u00e1\u00f0ir me\u00f0vita\u00f0ir um a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta \u00fea\u00f0 ekki hafa \u00e1hrif \u00e1 sambandi\u00f0 g\u00e6tti \u00feess strax \u00ed innanh\u00fassboltanum einusinni \u00ed viku, ekki laust vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e1t\u00f6kin og \u00e1rekstrarnir og brotin hef\u00f0u fengi\u00f0 n\u00fdtt inntak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mesta fur\u00f0a me\u00f0 m\u00f3\u00f0ur K\u00f6tu, h\u00fan haf\u00f0i \u00feennan eiginleika a\u00f0 innbyr\u00f0a allt sem m\u00e6tti henni sem framvindu forlaga, eins og fjall sem bl\u00e1nar af berjum eitt veifi\u00f0, hylst snj\u00f3 hitt \u2013 \u00e6\u00f0rulaust. Tengdafa\u00f0ir hans aftur \u00e1 m\u00f3ti \u2013 \u00ed fyrsta sinn fann Ingi til l\u00e9ttis yfir fr\u00e1falli Sverris Konr\u00e1\u00f0ssonar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Hann reyndi a\u00f0 vera \u00ed s\u00edmasambandi vi\u00f0 d\u00e6tur s\u00ednar. Ef Kata kom \u00ed s\u00edmann spur\u00f0i hann form\u00e1lalaust um \u00fe\u00e6r. Ef \u00fe\u00e6r voru ekki heima kvaddi hann og lag\u00f0i \u00e1. Ef \u00fe\u00e6r voru heima skiptust \u00fe\u00e6r \u00e1 a\u00f0 tala vi\u00f0 hann, fyrst \u00f6nnur, svo hin, b\u00e1\u00f0ar jafn naumar, \u00fea\u00f0 haf\u00f0ist varla upp \u00far \u00feeim or\u00f0, \u00feurfti a\u00f0 toga sj\u00e1fs\u00f6g\u00f0ustu hluti \u00fat me\u00f0 t\u00f6ngum: Sk\u00f3linn? P\u00edan\u00f3t\u00edmarnir? Vinirnir? \u2013 \u00feessir \u00fer\u00edr meginp\u00f3star g\u00e1fu af s\u00e9r jafn m\u00f6rg einsatkv\u00e6\u00f0isor\u00f0 og m\u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1 n\u00e6rri geta um hitt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00cd bakgrunni heyr\u00f0ist hl\u00e1trask\u00f6ll, sennilega vinkonurnar e\u00f0a Kata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dagleg i\u00f0ja a\u00f0 skrifa \u00feeim p\u00f3st og vonast eftir p\u00f3sti. Fyrir kom a\u00f0 samviskubiti\u00f0 t\u00f3k h\u00fas \u00e1 honum, hann haf\u00f0i stranda\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskyldufleyinu, gert \u00feau a\u00f0 skipbrotsm\u00f6nnum. Nei, and\u00e6f\u00f0i hann, \u00feau h\u00f6f\u00f0u lent \u00ed sj\u00e1varh\u00e1ska, \u00fea\u00f0 haf\u00f0i enginn farist, \u00feau h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00f6ll komist l\u00edfs af. Ef \u00ed har\u00f0bakkann sl\u00f3 var honum n\u00f3g a\u00f0 hugsa til eigin \u00e6skuheimilis og hve heitt hann \u00fer\u00e1\u00f0i skilna\u00f0 foreldra sinna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Ef dj\u00fakbox hugans hef\u00f0i \u00feurft a\u00f0 grei\u00f0a stefgj\u00f6ld hef\u00f0i st\u00e6rsti hlutinn runni\u00f0 til f\u00f6\u00f0ur hans. Hann var j\u00e1rnabindingama\u00f0ur og haf\u00f0i enda\u00f0 l\u00edf sitt \u00ed vinnuslysi \u00feegar hann hrapa\u00f0i ofan af blokk \u00ed byggingu ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 b\u00edlsk\u00far \u00ed sm\u00ed\u00f0um. \u00cd l\u00edkr\u00e6\u00f0unni tala\u00f0i presturinn um heilu og h\u00e1lfu hverfin sem myndu hrynja saman ef \u00e6vistarf hans yr\u00f0i dregi\u00f0 \u00fat. \u201eEin af hetjum hversdagsl\u00edfsins.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En atviki\u00f0 sem oftast kom upp \u00ed hugann var fer\u00f0 \u00e1 Laugardalsv\u00f6llinn, landsleikur \u00cdsland-Austur-\u00de\u00fdskaland. \u00dea\u00f0 haf\u00f0i ekki veri\u00f0 nein v\u00ednlykt \u00feegar \u00feeir l\u00f6g\u00f0u af sta\u00f0 og samt merkti hann \u00fea\u00f0 um lei\u00f0. Fyrir l\u00edti\u00f0 kom \u00fe\u00f3tt fa\u00f0ir hans \u00fe\u00e6ttist \u00ed hvert skipti \u00feurfa a\u00f0 skreppa \u00e1 pisser\u00edi\u00f0. \u00c1 me\u00f0an r\u00f6\u00f0u\u00f0ust m\u00f6rkin \u00ed \u00edslenska neti\u00f0. Um l\u00edkt leyti og \u00cdsland var h\u00e6tt a\u00f0 skeyta um sk\u00f6mm e\u00f0a hei\u00f0ur var fa\u00f0ir hans sestur me\u00f0 pyttluna \u00ed klofinu. Hrasa\u00f0i \u00feegar hann \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 r\u00edsa \u00e1 f\u00e6tur, valt ni\u00f0ur st\u00e6\u00f0is\u00ferepin. B\u00f6rn hl\u00f3gu. Fullor\u00f0nir m\u00e6ldu hann \u00fat eins og \u00f3farirnar v\u00e6ru Inga a\u00f0 kenna. \u00c1 endanum komu tveir vallarstarfsmenn og vildu lei\u00f0a f\u00f6\u00f0ur hans \u00e1 brott, Ingi haf\u00f0i sta\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e1lengdar me\u00f0 annan f\u00f3tinn \u00ed efritr\u00f6ppu og hinn \u00ed ne\u00f0ri, tilb\u00fainn a\u00f0 st\u00f6kkva til ef eitthva\u00f0 ger\u00f0ist, st\u00f6kkva fr\u00e1 ef f\u00e6ri g\u00e6fist. Loks haf\u00f0i hann sn\u00fai\u00f0 vi\u00f0 honum baki og gengi\u00f0 \u00e1 brott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me\u00f0 t\u00edmanum breyttist atviki\u00f0 \u00ed klass\u00edskan disk \u00ed dj\u00fakboxi samviskunnar sem sj\u00e1lfvirkur armur s\u00f3tti me\u00f0 reglulegu bili og st\u00f3\u00f0 af s\u00e9r allar t\u00e6knibreytingar, f\u00f3r \u00far vinyl yfir \u00ed kassettu yfir \u00ed disk \u2013 \u00e1rei\u00f0anlega kominn \u00e1 spotify n\u00fana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Kaupmannah\u00f6fn var upphafsreitur Inga og K\u00f6tu, h\u00e9r h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00feau byrja\u00f0 b\u00faskap, h\u00e9r h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00feau opnast hvort fyrir \u00f6\u00f0ru \u2013 og heiminum. En vel a\u00f0 merkja, \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki fyrr en horft var til baka a\u00f0 Kaupmannah\u00f6fn st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00feeim fyrir sj\u00f3num sem fyrirheiti\u00f0 land, parad\u00eds sem \u00feau h\u00f6f\u00f0u gist \u00ed h\u00e1lfger\u00f0u me\u00f0vitundarleysi og s\u00ed\u00f0an flogi\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfviljug nor\u00f0ur \u00e1 hjarann \u00fear sem v\u00edsitalan t\u00f3k vi\u00f0. Br\u00e1tt voru \u00feau farin a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 Borgina vi\u00f0 Sundi\u00f0 \u00ed hillingum, ef l\u00edfi\u00f0 \u00fear var \u00e6vint\u00fdri eftir H.C. Andersen, var svefnb\u00e6rinn vi\u00f0 Fl\u00f3ann \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0s\u00f6gur J\u00f3ns \u00c1rnasonar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00cd fyrstunni h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00feau noti\u00f0 samvista vi\u00f0 f\u00e9laga \u00far \u00fatleg\u00f0inni, sem strj\u00e1lu\u00f0ust eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem r\u00fat\u00ednan n\u00e1\u00f0i t\u00f6kum \u00e1 hverjum og einum. En jafnan \u00feegar \u00feau hittust upph\u00f3fst tregaslagurinn um Danm\u00f6rku og heims\u00f3s\u00f3minn um \u00cdsland. \u00c1 Borgarskipulaginu \u00feurfti Ingi a\u00f0 kyngja vi\u00f0horfum sem hef\u00f0u flokkast undir fasisma me\u00f0 D\u00f6num. Og anna\u00f0 svo frumst\u00e6tt og mannfjandsamlegt fyrir utan spillingu, kl\u00edkuskap og flokksp\u00f3lit\u00edk sem fram f\u00f3r fyrir opnum tj\u00f6ldum. \u00c1 \u00cdslandi spor\u00f0renndu menn daglega sk\u00f6mmtum sem hef\u00f0u duga\u00f0 til a\u00f0 drepa heila r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rn \u00ed veldi Dana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1 b\u00f3kasafninu hj\u00e1 K\u00f6tu var kannski ekki spillingunni fyrir a\u00f0 fara \u2013 en herra tr\u00far h\u00fan sem haf\u00f0i seint og snemma st\u00e6rt sig af \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed Danavistinni hva\u00f0 \u00cdslendingar v\u00e6ru mikil b\u00f3ka\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 og haft \u00e1 hra\u00f0bergi d\u00e6mi sem Danir ur\u00f0u a\u00f0 kyngja me\u00f0 sm\u00f6rrebrau\u00f0inu. N\u00fa s\u00e1 h\u00fan a\u00f0 fr\u00e6ndur okkar voru mannsaldri \u00e1 undan \u00ed safnam\u00e1lum. D\u00f6nsku s\u00f6fnin voru lifandi hugmyndabankar og alhli\u00f0a veisluh\u00f6ld skilningarvitanna, \u00feau \u00edslensku rykfallnar geymslur \u00ed samanbur\u00f0i. \u00datib\u00fai\u00f0 \u00fear sem h\u00fan vann haf\u00f0i upphaflega veri\u00f0 hugsa\u00f0 sem \u201eloftvarnarbyrgi\u201c \u00ed kjarnorkustr\u00ed\u00f0i, en \u00ed einhverju bjarts\u00fdniskasti um gang heimsm\u00e1la, e\u00f0a bara venjulegri \u00edslenskri sk\u00edtareddingu veri\u00f0 innr\u00e9tta\u00f0 sem b\u00f3kasafn. Gluggalaus hellir sem studdist vi\u00f0 rafl\u00fdsingu jafnt \u00e1 J\u00f3nsmessu sem \u00deorl\u00e1ks. \u00c1 h\u00e6\u00f0inni fyrir ofan var kirkja og ni\u00f0ur um loftr\u00e6stikerfi\u00f0 sitru\u00f0u jar\u00f0arfarir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kata \u00e1tti til a\u00f0 fara yfir striki\u00f0 \u00feegar h\u00fan brag\u00f0a\u00f0i v\u00edn. F\u00f3lk gat ekki anna\u00f0 en d\u00e1\u00f0st a\u00f0 Inga \u00e1 \u00e1rsh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 Arkitektaf\u00e9lagsins \u00feegar h\u00fan kalla\u00f0i fram \u00ed r\u00e6\u00f0ur manna, settist \u00ed kj\u00f6ltur og hellti \u00far glasi yfir formanninn. Allan t\u00edmann var ekki \u00f6nnur svipbrig\u00f0i \u00e1 Inga a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 en lutu a\u00f0 velfer\u00f0 hennar, tilb\u00fainn a\u00f0 gr\u00edpa hana \u00feegar h\u00fan t\u00f3k bakf\u00f6llin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En hvernig sem allt veltist og velktist g\u00e1tu \u00feau alltaf gengi\u00f0 a\u00f0 v\u00edsri vin \u00ed ey\u00f0im\u00f6rkinni \u2013\u00feegar \u00feau skiptu um ham og endurn\u00fdju\u00f0ust \u00ed gr\u00e1\u00f0ugum fa\u00f0ml\u00f6gum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u00dati var hnaus\u00feykk \u00feoka, Ingi var \u00e1 heimlei\u00f0 sem t\u00f3k \u00e1 sig \u00e6 fleiri lykkjur og kr\u00f3ka eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem n\u00e6r dr\u00f3. \u00c1\u00f0ur en hann vissi af var hann kominn aftur til upphafsins. St\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1 st\u00e9ttinni vi\u00f0 Gr\u00e6nug\u00f6tu og m\u00e6ndi upp \u00ed kvistina \u00fear sem \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0in \u00feeirra haf\u00f0i sta\u00f0i\u00f0. F\u00f3r inn \u00ed porti\u00f0 \u00fear sem s\u00e1 upp \u00ed eldh\u00fasgluggann og gat ekki betur s\u00e9\u00f0 en bl\u00e1u gard\u00ednurnar v\u00e6ru enn vi\u00f0 l\u00fd\u00f0i. \u00cd \u00feessu gekk kona \u00fat um bakdyrnar, dyra\u00fer\u00e6llinn var svo st\u00edfur a\u00f0 andartak var eins og hur\u00f0inni v\u00e6ri haldi\u00f0 opinni fyrir Inga sem \u00ed einhverju stundarbrj\u00e1l\u00e6\u00f0i smeyg\u00f0i s\u00e9r inn. Vi\u00f0 honum blasti \u00fer\u00f6ngur og hlykkj\u00f3ttur brunastiginn me\u00f0 fagna\u00f0arfundum um lei\u00f0 og rifju\u00f0ust upp \u00f3teljandi fer\u00f0ir \u00fat me\u00f0 rusli\u00f0 \u00e1 me\u00f0an hann fikra\u00f0i sig tr\u00f6ppu af tr\u00f6ppu. \u00c1 hverjum stigapalli barst \u00f3mur og skvaldur \u00far \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0um, f\u00f3lk a\u00f0 koma heim \u00far vinnu, skr\u00f6lt \u00ed leirtaui, hlj\u00f3\u00f0 fr\u00e1 sj\u00f3nvarpi. Uns hann var kominn alla lei\u00f0 upp \u00e1 topp. Dyr st\u00f3\u00f0u \u00ed h\u00e1lfa g\u00e1tt, kakkal\u00f3ninn kinka\u00f0i kolli \u00e1 s\u00ednum sta\u00f0 og kunnuglegt kurr fr\u00e1 d\u00fafunum fr\u00e1 stofukvistinum. Sn\u00f6ggvast hvarfla\u00f0i a\u00f0 honum a\u00f0 ganga inn, en \u00fe\u00e1 barst f\u00f3tatak sem n\u00e1lga\u00f0ist og rann upp fyrir honum \u00ed hverslags fjalaketti hann var staddur. Sk\u00f3hlj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 f\u00e6r\u00f0ist n\u00e6r, opin \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0, hann yr\u00f0i v\u00edsast tekinn fyrir eitur\u00e6tu \u00ed leit a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fdfi. F\u00f3tataki\u00f0 heyr\u00f0ist fara fram hj\u00e1 efsta stigapalli og h\u00f3f a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed b\u00fanu g\u00f6nguna upp s\u00ed\u00f0asta stigann. Varlega opna\u00f0i Ingi gangsk\u00e1pinn me\u00f0 rafmagnst\u00f6flunni og \u00fer\u00fdsti s\u00e9r inn, fann fyrir h\u00fasask\u00faminu og h\u00e9g\u00f3manum \u00e1 andlitinu, en bei\u00f0 uns hur\u00f0in heyr\u00f0ist falla a\u00f0 st\u00f6fum og hlj\u00f3p \u00fe\u00e1 ni\u00f0ur stigann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201e\u00deokan!\u201c kalla\u00f0i hann um lei\u00f0 og hann kom inn \u00far dyrunum (eins og \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri sk\u00fdringin \u00e1 seinkuninni).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eKeyptir\u00f0u \u00ed matinn!\u201c kalla\u00f0i H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00e1 m\u00f3ti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00c6, andskotinn \u2026 muldra\u00f0i hann l\u00e1gt og svo h\u00e6rra:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00c9g \u00e6tla a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e9r \u00fat a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u00deau gengu \u00e1 milli sta\u00f0a vi\u00f0 Gr\u00e1br\u00e6\u00f0ratorg og br\u00f6g\u00f0u\u00f0u \u00e1 matse\u00f0lum. Ingi kunni \u00e1g\u00e6tlega vi\u00f0 BastaPasta\u201c, alla vega tryggt a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur fengi n\u00f3g. En H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ur haf\u00f0i \u00ed huga japanskan sem h\u00fan haf\u00f0i heyrt svo vel l\u00e1ti\u00f0 af, eftir l\u00fdsingum a\u00f0 d\u00e6ma \u00e1tti hann a\u00f0 vera einhvers sta\u00f0ar h\u00e9r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eEn pasta?\u201c spur\u00f0i Ingi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eBasta,\u201c svara\u00f0i H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ur, \u201evi\u00f0 erum b\u00fain a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a \u00fear \u00ed \u00fer\u00edgang.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00cd \u00fev\u00ed kom s\u00e1 japanski \u00fat \u00far \u00feokunni, l\u00edtill og h\u00e6verskur me\u00f0 brosandi \u00fej\u00f3ni sem byrja\u00f0i a\u00f0 bukka sig strax \u00ed fatahenginu. \u00dea\u00f0 var par a\u00f0 standa upp fr\u00e1 bor\u00f0inu \u00ed horninu sem fyrir brag\u00f0i\u00f0 st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00feeim til bo\u00f0a. En sta\u00f0urinn var svo l\u00edtill og pl\u00e1ssi\u00f0 svo naumt a\u00f0 \u00feau \u00feurftu a\u00f0 fara aftur fram \u00ed fatahengi\u00f0 til a\u00f0 f\u00f3lki\u00f0 k\u00e6mist lei\u00f0ar sinnar. Allt \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0u! sag\u00f0i Ingi og velti um potti me\u00f0 burkna um lei\u00f0 og hann dr\u00f3 \u00fat st\u00f3linn sem brosandi \u00fej\u00f3nninn kom aftur \u00e1 r\u00e9ttan kj\u00f6l.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00c9g er alveg glor,\u201c sag\u00f0i Ingi \u00feegar \u00feau voru loksins sest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eHvor det dufter godt\u201c, sag\u00f0i H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ur og d\u00e1sama\u00f0i lyktina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deau f\u00f3ru \u00ed gegnum matse\u00f0ilinn, Ingi kanna\u00f0ist ekki vi\u00f0 neitt, en H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ur kom honum til bjargar, alv\u00f6n k\u00ednverskum b\u00e6\u00f0i og jap\u00f6nskum fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed San Fransisk\u00f3 og Boston. \u00c1 n\u00e6rliggjandi bor\u00f0um s\u00e1 Ingi hvernig r\u00e9ttirnir litu \u00fat, strax farinn a\u00f0 \u00f3ttast a\u00f0 hann fengi ekki n\u00f3g.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hann skima\u00f0i \u00ed kringum sig eftir \u00fej\u00f3ninum og f\u00f3r a\u00f0 smella fingrum eins og \u00cdslendingur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eIngi,\u201c sag\u00f0i H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ur og t\u00f3k hendur hans \u00ed s\u00ednar. \u00deau kysstust og Ingi glefsa\u00f0i l\u00e9tt \u00ed v\u00f6rina \u00e1 henni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A\u00f0 endingu kom \u00fej\u00f3nninn me\u00f0 rj\u00fakandi bakka, heitar tuskur til a\u00f0 \u00fevo s\u00e9r um hendur og andlit. \u00d3kei. S\u00ed\u00f0an aftur bi\u00f0 eftir a\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3nninn t\u00e6ki ni\u00f0ur p\u00f6ntun og \u00ed millit\u00ed\u00f0inni svissa\u00f0i Ingi \u00far forr\u00e9tti sem hann kunni ekki a\u00f0 nefna yfir \u00ed s\u00fapu sem hann kunni ekki heldur a\u00f0 nefna, en s\u00fdndist vel \u00fatil\u00e1tin \u00e1 bor\u00f0i grannans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Og svo? Upph\u00f3fst \u00f6nnur bi\u00f0, hann kunni or\u00f0i\u00f0 utan a\u00f0 f\u00f3lki\u00f0 \u00e1 n\u00e6stu bor\u00f0um, \u00fej\u00f3ninn sem snerist eins og skopparakringla, f\u00f3lki\u00f0 \u00ed eldh\u00fasinu og konuna \u00e1 peningakassanum, bj\u00f6lluna sem klingdi \u00ed hvert skipti sem fari\u00f0 var inn og \u00fat, brosandi \u00fej\u00f3ninn sem \u00fereytti kapphlaup til a\u00f0 vera \u00e1 undan k\u00fannanum fram a\u00f0 dyrum \u00fear sem hann bukka\u00f0i sig me\u00f0 \u00f3sk um endurfundi. \u00c1 me\u00f0an breyttist maginn \u00e1 Inga \u00ed \u00f3argad\u00fdr, \u00feau voru b\u00fain a\u00f0 tala um allt milli himins og jar\u00f0ar \u00ed tv\u00edgang (ekki samt heims\u00f3knina \u00ed Gr\u00f6nnegade) \u00feegar forr\u00e9tturinn loksins birtist. \u00cd mi\u00f0ri s\u00fapu fann Ingi a\u00f0 H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ur lag\u00f0i h\u00f6nd \u00e1 hans og datt fyrst \u00ed hug a\u00f0 h\u00fan vildi a\u00f0 \u00feau h\u00e9ldust \u00ed hendur, leit upp og s\u00e1 a\u00f0 h\u00fan vildi vekja athygli hans \u00e1 einhverju.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eHva\u00f0 segir\u00f0u?\u201c hv\u00e1\u00f0i hann upph\u00e1tt og h\u00fan endurt\u00f3k me\u00f0 v\u00f6runum: \u201e\u00de\u00fa s\u00f6trar\u201c og upph\u00e1tt: \u201eelskan\u201c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fyrst var honum hl\u00e1tur \u00ed huga, svo t\u00f3k a\u00f0 seytla til hans \u00far \u00f3tal lindum rei\u00f0i sem safna\u00f0ist \u00ed uppist\u00f6\u00f0ul\u00f3n sem bei\u00f0 eftir a\u00f0 starta heilli Sultartangavirkjun, tr\u00f6llauknir bur\u00f0arstaurar \u00fer\u00f6mmu\u00f0u yfir h\u00e1lendi\u00f0 og fluttu rafmagnsl\u00ednur til bygg\u00f0a, allt var til rei\u00f0u \u00feegar \u00f3s\u00fdnileg h\u00f6nd \u00fdtti \u00e1 hnappinn, hann st\u00f3\u00f0 upp sn\u00f6ggt og henti samanv\u00f6\u00f0la\u00f0ri serv\u00edettu \u00e1 st\u00f3linn um lei\u00f0 og hann strunsa\u00f0i \u00fat, \u00fej\u00f3nninn n\u00e1\u00f0i ekki til dyranna \u00ed t\u00e6ka t\u00ed\u00f0, hur\u00f0in skall og gerv\u00f6ll innr\u00e9ttingin l\u00e9k \u00e1 rei\u00f0iskj\u00e1lfi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Hva\u00f0 segir ekki V\u00eddal\u00edn um rei\u00f0ina? \u00dea\u00f0 var svolei\u00f0is. Hann ba\u00f0a\u00f0i \u00fat \u00f6ngum \u00e1 g\u00f6ngunni, andliti\u00f0 afmynda\u00f0, varir skulfu, hann hvorki s\u00e1 n\u00e9 heyr\u00f0i, haf\u00f0i ekki hugmynd um hvar hann gekk, til vi\u00f0b\u00f3tar vi\u00f0 \u00feokuna b\u00e6ttist formyrkvun hugans, mildi a\u00f0 hann skyldi ekki ver\u00f0a fyrir b\u00edl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deegar hann kom heim var H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ur sofnu\u00f0, hann bj\u00f3 um sig undir teppi \u00ed sj\u00f3nvarpss\u00f3fanum og \u00feegar hann vakna\u00f0i var h\u00fan farin \u00ed sk\u00f3lann. \u00c1 mottunni st\u00f3\u00f0 mi\u00f0i: \u201eSov godt min skat!\u201c skrifa\u00f0 innan \u00ed hjarta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hann strauk yfir skeggja\u00f0a kj\u00e1lka og reyndi a\u00f0 meta tj\u00f3ni\u00f0. \u00deetta me\u00f0 s\u00f6tri\u00f0 var au\u00f0vita\u00f0 hl\u00e6gilegt, eitthva\u00f0 mun st\u00e6rra haf\u00f0i orsaka\u00f0 sj\u00e1lft gosi\u00f0, sprunga haf\u00f0i opnast, kvika \u00fer\u00fdst s\u00e9r upp. Ekki \u00fear fyrir, b\u00e6\u00f0i mamma hans og Kata h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00e1v\u00edta\u00f0 hann fyrir s\u00f6tr. \u00c1 t\u00edma haf\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 veri\u00f0 partur af sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0isyfirl\u00fdsingu: hver ma\u00f0ur \u00e6tti r\u00e9tt \u00e1 a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a eins og hann lysti \u2013 hann nennti ekki a\u00f0 dvelja vi\u00f0 \u00feann tittlingask\u00edt vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 \u00feessari \u00f3hemjulegu br\u00e6\u00f0i sem haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 rei\u00f0ub\u00fain a\u00f0 leggja heilan restaurant \u00ed r\u00fast (japanskan).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hann t\u00edndi \u00e1 sig spjarirnar, en br\u00e1 \u00fat af vananum: \u00ed sta\u00f0 \u00feess a\u00f0 hlaupa me\u00f0fram s\u00edkjunum gekk hann \u00feessar g\u00f6tur sem eru eins og sni\u00f0nar fyrir sakbitna menn: \u00d6sterfarimagsgade, N\u00f6rrefarimagsgade, H.C. Andersen Boulevard \u2013 \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk v\u00e6ru menn fyrir l\u00f6ngu komnir inn a\u00f0 Geith\u00e1lsi, auk \u00feess sem Reykjav\u00edk b\u00fdr ekki yfir \u00feessum glj\u00fafrum \u00fear sem samh\u00e1ar, samfelldar h\u00fasara\u00f0ir beina hinum g\u00f6ngum\u00f3\u00f0a lei\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hnaus\u00feykk Hafnargufa me\u00f0 j\u00f6fnu bili rofin af \u00feokul\u00fa\u00f0rum skipa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hann komst til sj\u00e1lfs s\u00edn ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 L\u00f6ngul\u00ednu, bar kennsl \u00e1 hafmeyna, gekk um Tollb\u00fa\u00f0ina g\u00f6mlu \u00fear sem landar h\u00f6f\u00f0u lent um aldir, \u00fdmist \u00ed hlekkjum e\u00f0a st\u00fadentar me\u00f0 koffort full af vistum og l\u00f6ngu s\u00ed\u00f0ar k\u00e1tir voru karlar me\u00f0 k\u00f6ldu bor\u00f0i \u00e1 Gullfossi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Og \u00fea\u00f0an heim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u00f3lmfr\u00ed\u00f0ur reif upp dyrnar: \u201eHvar hefur\u00f0u veri\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur! \u00dea\u00f0 hefur veri\u00f0 reynt a\u00f0 n\u00e1 \u00ed \u00feig \u00ed allan dag.\u201c Og svo t\u00ed\u00f0indin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

M\u00f3\u00f0ir hans haf\u00f0i l\u00e1tist \u00ed svefni. \u00deegar hann leit \u00feetta elska\u00f0a andlit \u00fe\u00f3tti honum sem hann v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed fyrsta sinn. Hann var a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed fyrsta sinn \u2013 allt. \u201eHann er allur\u201c segjum vi\u00f0 \u00ed merkingunni \u201el\u00e1tinn\u201c og or\u00f0um um lei\u00f0 \u00feessa sta\u00f0reynd: a\u00f0 ma\u00f0urinn ver\u00f0ur til vi\u00f0 dau\u00f0a sinn (\u201ea\u00f0 ver\u00f0a til\u201c er eitt or\u00f0tak yfir a\u00f0 deyja).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bj\u00f6ssi l\u00fdsti fri\u00f0num sem stafa\u00f0i af \u00e1sj\u00f3nu hennar \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u201ehr\u00e6gammarnir\u201c h\u00f6f\u00f0u fari\u00f0 me\u00f0 hana og krufi\u00f0 me\u00f0 v\u00edsan \u00ed einhvern lagab\u00f3kstaf um skyldukrufningu ef f\u00f3lk deyr \u00ed heimah\u00fasum. Hann haf\u00f0i m\u00f3tm\u00e6lt, en \u00feeir uppl\u00fdst a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 yr\u00f0i l\u00edki\u00f0 fryst \u00ed einhverjar vikur \u00e1 me\u00f0an be\u00f0i\u00f0 v\u00e6ri eftir d\u00f3ms\u00farskur\u00f0i, sem v\u00e6ri \u00e6vinlega krufningunni \u00ed vil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingi s\u00e1 rautt. Sama kerfi og haf\u00f0i plokka\u00f0 hana og reytt \u2026 steypti s\u00e9r yfir hana l\u00e1tna. Og armur dj\u00fakboxins seildist eftir \u00f3brotgj\u00f6rnustu pl\u00f6tunni: hetjud\u00e1\u00f0irnar sem hann haf\u00f0i \u00e6tla\u00f0 a\u00f0 dr\u00fdgja. A\u00f0fer\u00f0irnar t\u00f3ku breytingum eins og f\u00f6tin sem hann \u00f3x upp \u00far, en um \u00fea\u00f0 bil sem beinin n\u00e1mu sta\u00f0ar var \u00e1setningurinn or\u00f0inn sk\u00fdr: hann \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 teikna h\u00fas handa m\u00f6mmu sinni (stundum l\u00edka sumarb\u00fasta\u00f0).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hann kom vi\u00f0 kalt enni\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Hva\u00f0 \u00ed \u00f3sk\u00f6punum eigum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 gera vi\u00f0 allt \u00feetta d\u00f3t?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00dea\u00f0 var Bj\u00f6ssi sem spur\u00f0i, \u00e6tlunin var a\u00f0 ganga fr\u00e1 skiptum \u00e1\u00f0ur en Ingi h\u00e9ldi utan \u00e1 n\u00fd. \u00de\u00f3tt mamma \u00feeirra byggi ein st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0in henni \u00e1 beini, allir sk\u00e1par fullir af drasli, a\u00f0allega kr\u00fasir sem h\u00fan gat ekki fengi\u00f0 af s\u00e9r a\u00f0 henda: \u201e\u00deessi krukka hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 flokku\u00f0 me\u00f0 gersemum \u00ed m\u00ednu ungd\u00e6mi\u201c og \u00ed kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 var h\u00fan til \u00ed m\u00f6rgum tugum \u00ed bland vi\u00f0 kassa og \u00f6skjur sem ekki gat komi\u00f0 til \u00e1lita a\u00f0 farga. \u00cd svefnherberginu var risast\u00f3r \u00fer\u00edskiptur sk\u00e1pur tro\u00f0inn og skekinn af d\u00f3ti alveg fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00feeir voru litlir drengir og margir sk\u00f3kassar fullir af br\u00e9fum og j\u00f3lakortum fr\u00e1 ca. fj\u00f3rum tugum j\u00f3la.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 var liti\u00f0 var innvolsi\u00f0 \u00far sk\u00e1punum komi\u00f0 upp \u00e1 bor\u00f0 og st\u00f3la og fl\u00e6ddi \u00fat \u00e1 g\u00f3lfi\u00f0, f\u00f6t, leikf\u00f6ng, sk\u00f3lad\u00f3t fr\u00e1 \u00f6llum sk\u00f3lastigum: vinnub\u00e6kur, st\u00edlab\u00e6kur, einkunnab\u00e6kur<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1 endanum brug\u00f0u \u00feeir \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0 a\u00f0 skipta stofunni \u00ed tvennt, \u00f6\u00f0rumegin var Bj\u00f6ssa d\u00f3t, hinumegin Inga. \u00deegar upp var sta\u00f0i\u00f0 var Inga bingur sj\u00f3narmun st\u00e6rri og muna\u00f0i mest um m\u00f3deli\u00f0 sem hann haf\u00f0i bj\u00e1stra\u00f0 vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 sm\u00ed\u00f0a krakki \u00fear sem hann endurger\u00f0i g\u00f6mlu Reykjav\u00edk eftir uppdr\u00e1ttum og myndum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bj\u00f6ssi: \u201eHva\u00f0 hyggstu fyrir br\u00f3\u00f0ir?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingi gat ekki stillt sig um a\u00f0 hl\u00e6ja, litli br\u00f3\u00f0ir or\u00f0inn st\u00f3ri: \u201e\u00c6tli \u00e9g reyni ekki a\u00f0 vera \u201eg\u00f3\u00f0ur drengur\u201c, \u00e9g \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 eftir.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bj\u00f6ssi: \u201e\u00de\u00e9r er ekkert illa vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 sofa h\u00e9r \u00ed n\u00f3tt?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingi: \u201e\u00c9g er ekki hr\u00e6ddur vi\u00f0 drauga, ef \u00fe\u00fa \u00e1tt vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0. Brei\u00f0holti\u00f0 aftur \u00e1 m\u00f3ti \u2026\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00dea\u00f0 var Inga kvalr\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed hvert skipti sem hann heims\u00f3tti m\u00f3\u00f0ur s\u00edna, fastur sunnudagsb\u00edlt\u00far me\u00f0 stelpurnar og K\u00f6tu, ekki einleiki\u00f0 hva\u00f0 \u00feyrmdi yfir hann \u00ed hvert skipti. T\u00f3k n\u00e6rri s\u00e9r a\u00f0 horfa upp \u00e1 hr\u00f6rnun m\u00f3\u00f0ur sinnar, \u00e1lag fyrri \u00e1ra sem virtist ekki koma vi\u00f0 hana \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed st\u00f3\u00f0, n\u00fa haf\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 elt hana alla lei\u00f0 hinga\u00f0 og heimta\u00f0i sinn toll. \u00c1 endanum \u00feurfti h\u00fan a\u00f0 hella \u00far kaffik\u00f6nnunni me\u00f0 b\u00e1\u00f0um h\u00f6ndum, geislandi af gle\u00f0i mitt \u00ed barnabarnamerg\u00f0inni \u00feegar Bj\u00f6ssi var m\u00e6ttur og D\u00edsa me\u00f0 dalakofann sinn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u00c1\u00f0ur en hann skila\u00f0i b\u00edlnum gekk hann berserksgang \u00ed a\u00f0 sortera \u00far honum drasli\u00f0, t\u00f3mar k\u00f3k\u00f3mj\u00f3lkur-fernur, kassami\u00f0ar, appels\u00ednub\u00f6rkur, h\u00e1lf\u00e9ti\u00f0 epli. Anna\u00f0 f\u00f3r \u00ed plastpoka: stakir vettlingar, b\u00e6kur, bl\u00f6\u00f0, skriff\u00e6ri, n\u00e6lur, spennur, r\u00fallur\u2026 Bens\u00ednn\u00f3tunum ra\u00f0a\u00f0i hann \u00ed b\u00fant og br\u00e1 utan um klemmu. \u00cd hanskah\u00f3lfinu \u00e6g\u00f0i \u00f6llu saman og setti hann \u00ed flokkunarvanda, hann fleyg\u00f0i notu\u00f0um lott\u00f3mi\u00f0um, sortera\u00f0i \u00f3greiddar st\u00f6\u00f0um\u00e6lasektir, kassi me\u00f0 verjum (\u00e1tekinn).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honum var skapi n\u00e6st a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta sta\u00f0ar numi\u00f0 h\u00e9r, en kyngdi stolti s\u00ednu og t\u00f3k til vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00edfa b\u00edlinn, sp\u00fala af honum drulluna, leysti upp tj\u00f6rulagi\u00f0 me\u00f0 heilum br\u00fasa af tj\u00f6ruleysi, ryksuga\u00f0i h\u00e1tt og l\u00e1gt \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ekki verra en vant er \u2013 \u00feegar hann skila\u00f0i honum virtist h\u00fan ekki taka eftir neinu, t\u00f3k \u00f6rugglega ekki eftir neinu. Hann gat ekki stillt sig um a\u00f0 beina athygli a\u00f0 varadekkinu sem hann haf\u00f0i l\u00e1ti\u00f0 b\u00e6ta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hva\u00f0 skulda \u00e9g \u00fe\u00e9r? var allt og sumt sem h\u00fan haf\u00f0i um m\u00e1li\u00f0 a\u00f0 segja og bl\u00e9s fr\u00e1 s\u00e9r reykjarstr\u00f3k. H\u00fan haf\u00f0i teki\u00f0 til vi\u00f0 reykingar \u00e1 n\u00fd. Me\u00f0 n\u00fdrri og n\u00fdrri s\u00edgarettu gat h\u00fan gefi\u00f0 \u00fat n\u00fdja frelsisyfirl\u00fdsingu. A\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0ru leyti gekk \u00feeim fur\u00f0u vel a\u00f0 tala saman. T\u00ed\u00f0indi af sameiginlegum kunningjum, sk\u00f3laganga stelpnanna \u2026 Eiginlega l\u00e9k h\u00fan \u00e1 als oddi og spur\u00f0i hva\u00f0 v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 fr\u00e9tta fr\u00e1 Kaupmannah\u00f6fn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 var \u00feoka,\u201c svara\u00f0i hann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eB\u00fdr\u00f0u hj\u00e1 Bj\u00f6ssa?\u201c spur\u00f0i h\u00fan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eNei, uppi \u00ed Brei\u00f0holti.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hann leyf\u00f0i henni a\u00f0 hl\u00e6ja a\u00f0 vild og r\u00e9tti henni svo lyklana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eFyrirgef\u00f0u,\u201c sag\u00f0i h\u00fan, \u201e\u00e9g veit ekki hva\u00f0 kom yfir mig.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u00fan t\u00f3k lyklana og h\u00f6ndina me\u00f0, sleppti einum fingri af \u00f6\u00f0rum uns bara einn var eftir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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