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Natasha S.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Eftir a\u00f0 hafa opna\u00f0 augun l\u00e1 Tinna hreyfingarlaus. Me\u00f0fram br\u00fanum myrkvunargard\u00ednunum seytla\u00f0i dagslj\u00f3si\u00f0 inn. H\u00fan star\u00f0i \u00e1 lj\u00f3sl\u00ednurnar og bei\u00f0 \u00feess a\u00f0 svefninn sleppti takinu. Hana haf\u00f0i dreymt kleinur aftur. H\u00fan reyndi a\u00f0 hugsa ekki um \u00fe\u00e6r; h\u00fan vissi a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 myndi draumurinn hverfa. \u00cd jafn m\u00f6rg \u00e1r og h\u00fan haf\u00f0i for\u00f0ast a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e6r, h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e6r heims\u00f3tt hana \u00ed draumum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dauf r\u00f6dd Magn\u00fasar barst \u00far eldh\u00fasinu. Egill og N\u00edna t\u00f6lu\u00f0u hins vegar h\u00e1tt, eins og vanalega. \u00dea\u00f0 trufla\u00f0i \u00feau aldrei a\u00f0 mamma \u00feeirra sv\u00e6fi. H\u00fan bei\u00f0 eftir a\u00f0 \u00feau f\u00e6ru, svo h\u00fan g\u00e6ti byrja\u00f0 daginn \u00ed r\u00f3legheitum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gul vi\u00f0v\u00f6run haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 gefin \u00fat \u2014 sem \u00fe\u00fdddi a\u00f0 f\u00e1ir skj\u00f3lst\u00e6\u00f0ingar myndu koma. Yfir morgunver\u00f0inum rifja\u00f0i h\u00fan d\u00f6pur upp bernskuna, \u00feegar stormarnir h\u00f3fust ekki fyrr en \u00e1 haustin, en ekki \u00ed j\u00fal\u00ed eins og n\u00fana. \u00deegar h\u00fan gekk a\u00f0 b\u00edlnum var enn logn \u00fati, me\u00f0 \u00feeirri \u00f3gnvekjandi \u00fe\u00f6gn sem \u00fev\u00ed fylgir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u00fan t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 vaktinni af samstarfskonu sinni \u2014 \u00fea\u00f0 var ekkert \u00f3venjulegt \u00ed dag. Tveir fastaskj\u00f3lst\u00e6\u00f0ingar h\u00f6f\u00f0u seti\u00f0 of lengi, eins og alltaf, og alls komu fj\u00f3rir skj\u00f3lst\u00e6\u00f0ingar \u00feessa vakt. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00feurfti a\u00f0 panta fleiri samlokur og pl\u00e1strarnir voru a\u00f0 kl\u00e1rast. H\u00fan \u00fereif hur\u00f0arh\u00fanana me\u00f0 s\u00f3tthreinsiefni, setti \u00e1 sig nafnspjaldi\u00f0, panta\u00f0i samlokur og pl\u00e1stra og t\u00f3k fram prj\u00f3nana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stuttu s\u00ed\u00f0ar kom Alma, samstarfskona hennar. \u00c1 me\u00f0an Tinna prj\u00f3na\u00f0i peysu fyrir son sinn skipti Alma um ruslapoka, \u00feurrka\u00f0i \u00f6ll bor\u00f0 og bekki og brugga\u00f0i n\u00fdtt kaffi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regndroparnir dundu \u00e1 b\u00e1ruj\u00e1rninu. Tinna lag\u00f0i prj\u00f3nana fr\u00e1 s\u00e9r og teyg\u00f0i sig \u2014 h\u00e1ls og axlir voru stir\u00f0. H\u00fan gekk a\u00f0 glugganum og hugsa\u00f0i a\u00f0 l\u00edklega k\u00e6mi enginn \u00ed dag. Alma setti \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed s\u00edmanum s\u00ednum og Tinna f\u00e9kk s\u00e9r kaffibolla. En \u00fe\u00e1 opnu\u00f0ust dyrnar og Eir\u00edkur gekk inn. Tinna kunni kennit\u00f6lu hans utan a\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hann var gegnblautur og flj\u00f3tt mynda\u00f0ist pollur undir honum. S\u00f3linn \u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0rum sk\u00f3num var n\u00e6stum farinn og Alma spur\u00f0i um st\u00e6r\u00f0ina og f\u00f3r inn \u00e1 lagerinn. Eir\u00edkur n\u00e1\u00f0i s\u00e9r \u00ed heitt kaffi og settist \u00e1 bekk. Eftir nokkra sopa setti hann bollann fr\u00e1 s\u00e9r og f\u00f3r, eins og \u00ed h\u00e6gagangi, a\u00f0 draga af s\u00e9r blauta \u00falpuna. Bollinn datt og Tinna s\u00f3tti tusku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eEkkert m\u00e1l \u2014 vi\u00f0 eigum n\u00f3g af kaffi.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alma kom til baka me\u00f0 ullarsokka, sk\u00f3 og regnjakka. Eir\u00edkur skalf, en virtist \u00e1n\u00e6g\u00f0ur me\u00f0 n\u00fdju f\u00f6tin. Hann bretti upp ermina og \u00fe\u00e6r s\u00e1u gr\u00f6ftuga s\u00fdkingu \u00ed olnbogab\u00f3tinni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eEir\u00edkur!\u201c hr\u00f3pa\u00f0i Alma. \u201eHva\u00f0 \u00ed \u00f3sk\u00f6punum ger\u00f0ist?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eJ\u00e1 \u2026 \u00fe\u00fa veist …\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tinna setti \u00e1 sig hanska, t\u00f3k sj\u00fakrakassann og renndi s\u00e9r a\u00f0 honum \u00e1 st\u00f3l.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eErtu me\u00f0 hita?\u201c spur\u00f0i h\u00fan og setti hlustunarp\u00edpuna \u00ed eyrun. Hann yppti \u00f6xlum. H\u00fan setti bl\u00f3\u00f0\u00fer\u00fdstingsm\u00e6li \u00e1 heilbrig\u00f0a handlegginn \u2014 \u00fer\u00fdstingurinn var l\u00e1gur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eElsku vinur, \u00feetta er \u00edger\u00f0 me\u00f0 s\u00fdkingu,\u201c sag\u00f0i h\u00fan vi\u00f0 Eir\u00edk. \u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er h\u00e6tta \u00e1 bl\u00f3\u00f0eitrun,\u201c b\u00e6tti h\u00fan vi\u00f0 og horf\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00d6lmu me\u00f0 herptar varir. H\u00fan hreinsa\u00f0i s\u00e1ri\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00de\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 sj\u00fakrah\u00fas. \u00de\u00fa g\u00e6tir veri\u00f0 me\u00f0 s\u00fdkingu \u00ed bl\u00f3\u00f0i og \u00fe\u00e1 deyr\u00f0u bara,\u201c sag\u00f0i Tinna h\u00e6gt og sk\u00fdrt. \u201e\u00dea\u00f0 \u00fearf a\u00f0 drena \u00feetta, \u00e9g get ekki sleppt \u00fe\u00e9r svona.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eir\u00edkur sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 hann f\u00e6ri hvergi fyrr en hann hef\u00f0i sprauta\u00f0 sig. \u00c1 me\u00f0an Tinna hringdi \u00ed b\u00edlstj\u00f3ra til a\u00f0 aka honum \u00e1 sj\u00fakrah\u00fas s\u00f3tthreinsa\u00f0i Alma heilbrig\u00f0a handlegginn, batt um framhandlegginn og hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0i skj\u00e1lfandi hendinni a\u00f0 finna s\u00fdnilega \u00e6\u00f0. H\u00fan l\u00edmdi pl\u00e1stur \u00e1 stungusta\u00f0inn, gaf honum \u00edb\u00fafen og skildi eftir glas af vatni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deegar Eir\u00edkur var s\u00f3ttur f\u00f3r Alma \u00ed mat og Tinna s\u00f6kkti s\u00e9r aftur \u00ed prj\u00f3naskapinn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sk\u00f6mmu s\u00ed\u00f0ar kom ma\u00f0ur me\u00f0 samlokur. \u00c1 me\u00f0an Tinna ra\u00f0a\u00f0i \u00feeim \u00ed \u00edssk\u00e1pinn, \u00fear sem enn voru nokkrar fernur af safa, kom annar ma\u00f0ur inn \u2014 \u00ed sv\u00f6rtum jakka og blautum gallabuxum, jafnaldri hennar. H\u00fan ba\u00f0 hann a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a og \u00feegar h\u00fan kom til baka spur\u00f0i h\u00fan hvort hann v\u00e6ri \u00ed fyrsta skipti hj\u00e1 \u00feeim. Hann svara\u00f0i neitandi. H\u00fan settist vi\u00f0 t\u00f6lvuna og spur\u00f0i um kennit\u00f6luna. F\u00e6\u00f0ingardagurinn var s\u00e1 sami og hj\u00e1 fyrstu \u00e1stinni hennar. H\u00fan leit upp og s\u00e1 andlit sem hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 andliti\u00f0 hans Atla, v\u00e6ri hann \u00e1 l\u00edfi. En \u00feessi ma\u00f0ur fyrir framan hana var me\u00f0 sokknar kinnar, sl\u00e6mar tennur og n\u00fdlega, bl\u00f3\u00f0uga skr\u00e1mu \u00e1 h\u00f6kunni. \u00deau h\u00f6f\u00f0u s\u00ed\u00f0ast hist nokkrum m\u00e1nu\u00f0um fyrir dau\u00f0a Atla \u2014 \u00e1\u00f0ur en tv\u00edburabr\u00f3\u00f0ir hans, Bergur, f\u00f3r \u00ed fangelsi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Atli og Bergur voru n\u00e1grannar Tinnu, \u00feau voru \u00ed sama \u00e1rgangi, en \u00ed sitt hvorum bekknum. Tinna haf\u00f0i \u00feekkt \u00fe\u00e1 eins lengi og h\u00fan mundi eftir s\u00e9r. \u00cd grunnsk\u00f3la voru \u00feau \u00ed sama vinah\u00f3p og s\u00ed\u00f0ar f\u00f3ru \u00feau \u00ed sama framhaldssk\u00f3la. \u00de\u00f3tt Atli og Bergur v\u00e6ru \u00fatlitslega \u00f3a\u00f0greinanlegir haf\u00f0i Tinna alltaf dregist meira a\u00f0 Atla \u2014 hann haf\u00f0i s\u00e9rstakt a\u00f0dr\u00e1ttarafl, sag\u00f0i fyndnari brandara og s\u00fdndi henni athygli. Bergur var hins vegar hlj\u00f3\u00f0l\u00e1tari, fylgdi Atla hvert f\u00f3tm\u00e1l og lapti allt upp eftir honum. Atli byrja\u00f0i a\u00f0 sitja vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 Tinnu \u00ed t\u00edmum, fylgdi henni heim, og flj\u00f3tlega vissi allur sk\u00f3linn a\u00f0 \u00feau voru saman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deegar Tinna h\u00f3f n\u00e1m \u00ed l\u00e6knisfr\u00e6\u00f0i og Atli f\u00f3r \u00ed gervigreindarforritun, leig\u00f0u \u00feau litla \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0 \u00ed Laugarnesi. Tinna vann me\u00f0 sk\u00f3la \u00e1 elliheimili, og Atli f\u00e9kk starfsn\u00e1m hj\u00e1 Manngervi. \u00de\u00e1 voru pers\u00f3nusni\u00f0nir s\u00fdndara\u00f0sto\u00f0armenn r\u00e9tt a\u00f0 byrja a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a til, og Atli var vi\u00f0 upphaf \u00feeirra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fullor\u00f0insl\u00edfi\u00f0 kom skyndilega. Tinna drukkna\u00f0i \u00ed n\u00e1mi, vinnan t\u00e6mdi s\u00ed\u00f0ustu orkuna. Atli var alltaf metna\u00f0arfullur og var lengi fram eftir b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed sk\u00f3la og vinnu. Bergur t\u00f3k hins vegar \u00e1r eftir \u00fatskrift \u00ed a\u00f0 safna peningum og fer\u00f0ast um heiminn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eBergur \u2026\u201c sag\u00f0i Tinna \u00f3sj\u00e1lfr\u00e1tt af undrun. Hann leit \u00e1 hana me\u00f0 slj\u00f3u augnar\u00e1\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eJ\u00e1 …\u201c svara\u00f0i hann. Tinna skildi ekki hvort hann \u00feekkti hana. \u00deau h\u00f6f\u00f0u ekki hist \u00ed r\u00famlega fimmt\u00e1n \u00e1r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eHva\u00f0 getum vi\u00f0 gert fyrir \u00feig \u00ed dag?\u201c spur\u00f0i h\u00fan og sneri s\u00e9r a\u00f0 skj\u00e1num, setti bendilinn \u00ed reitinn \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0a heims\u00f3knar<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00c9g er b\u00fainn me\u00f0 sprauturnar,\u201c svara\u00f0i hann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tinna skr\u00e1\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0, t\u00f3k sj\u00fakrakassann og bau\u00f0 honum a\u00f0 setjast vi\u00f0 bor\u00f0 \u00ed n\u00e6sta herbergi. Hann f\u00f3r \u00far jakkanum, bretti upp ermina og s\u00fdndi hora\u00f0an handlegg. Tinna \u00fdtti hitabl\u00e1sara n\u00e6r honum svo gallabuxurnar \u00feornu\u00f0u \u00f6rl\u00edti\u00f0. H\u00fan setti \u00e1 sig hanska og s\u00f3tthreinsa\u00f0i olnbogab\u00f3tina. H\u00fan heyr\u00f0i hjarta\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00e9r sl\u00e1 hr\u00e1tt. H\u00fan r\u00e9tti honum belti til a\u00f0 binda um handlegginn, gaf honum sprautu og sneri aftur a\u00f0 bor\u00f0inu s\u00ednu. Bergur kreppti hnefann lengi til a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta \u00e6\u00f0arnar ver\u00f0a s\u00fdnilegar, stakk me\u00f0 \u00f6ruggri hreyfingu n\u00e1linni \u00ed og losa\u00f0i belti\u00f0. Tinna benti \u00e1 \u00edl\u00e1ti\u00f0 fyrir nota\u00f0ar sprautur. Hann henti henni \u00fear inn, \u00e1hugalaus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00de\u00fa m\u00e1tt vera h\u00e9r \u00ed tuttugu m\u00edn\u00fatur,\u201c sag\u00f0i Tinna. \u201eViltu kaffi? Samloku?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eKaffi takk.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tinna gekk a\u00f0 kaffibor\u00f0inu, spur\u00f0i hvort hann vildi svart, og \u00feegar ekkert svar barst hellti h\u00fan sm\u00e1 rj\u00f3ma. \u00deegar h\u00fan kom me\u00f0 bollann l\u00e1 h\u00f6fu\u00f0 hans aftur og hann star\u00f0i beint \u00e1 hana me\u00f0 t\u00f3mu augnar\u00e1\u00f0i. Kannski var<\/em> h\u00fan bara t\u00f3mleiki fyrir honum. \u00c1n \u00feess a\u00f0 l\u00edta undan t\u00f3k hann vi\u00f0 bollanum \u00far h\u00f6nd hennar og h\u00fan fann augnar\u00e1\u00f0 hans \u00e1 baki s\u00ednu \u00feegar h\u00fan gekk aftur a\u00f0 bor\u00f0inu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00dev\u00edlikt sumar!\u201c sag\u00f0i Alma \u00feegar h\u00fan kom inn. Sk\u00f3rnir hennar voru gegnblautir og maskarinn haf\u00f0i runni\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur kinnar hennar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tinna f\u00f3r \u00ed mat: h\u00fan hellti kaffi \u00ed hitabr\u00fasa, t\u00f3k samloku og \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 fara \u00ed b\u00edlt\u00far. H\u00fan setti t\u00f3nlistina h\u00e1tt, r\u00fa\u00f0u\u00feurrkurnar skr\u00f6ltu \u00ed takt vi\u00f0 regni\u00f0. Bl\u00fdgr\u00e1tt himinhvolfi\u00f0 virtist hanga l\u00e1gt og \u00fer\u00fdsta \u00e1 hana. Hana langa\u00f0i a\u00f0 tala vi\u00f0 einhvern, en datt enginn \u00ed hug. Skr\u00fdti\u00f0 a\u00f0 hann skyldi koma einmitt \u00ed dag \u2014 daginn sem hana dreymdi kleinur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Atli keypti \u00fe\u00e6r alltaf handa henni \u00feegar h\u00fan var lei\u00f0. Hann vissi hversu miki\u00f0 h\u00fan elska\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e6r. Amma hennar baka\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e6r oft \u00feegar h\u00fan var l\u00edtil. Um helgar h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00feau gert \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 si\u00f0 a\u00f0 keyra \u00ed bakar\u00ed \u00ed Hafnarfir\u00f0i, drekka kaffi me\u00f0 kleinum, horfa \u00fat yfir fl\u00f3ann og r\u00e6\u00f0a framt\u00ed\u00f0ina. \u00dear ba\u00f0 hann hennar. Tinna vildi st\u00f3ra og fallega br\u00fa\u00f0kaupsveislu, svo \u00feau \u00e1kv\u00e1\u00f0u a\u00f0 gifta sig eftir h\u00e1sk\u00f3lann og safna peningum \u00e1 me\u00f0an.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

T\u00f3mt augnar\u00e1\u00f0 Bergs kom aftur upp \u00ed hugann og h\u00fan fann t\u00f3mleika innra me\u00f0 s\u00e9r. H\u00fan hugsa\u00f0i um foreldra \u00feeirra \u2014 hvernig haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 missa tvo syni svona? Haf\u00f0i hann ekki \u00feekkt hana? H\u00fan gat ekki muna\u00f0 hven\u00e6r \u00feau h\u00f6f\u00f0u s\u00ed\u00f0ast hist. Kannski \u00feegar hann kom \u00ed heims\u00f3kn enn eina fer\u00f0ina. H\u00fan mundi enn sk\u00fdrt m\u00e1nudaginn eftir \u00feriggja klukkustunda pr\u00f3f, \u00feegar h\u00fan f\u00e9kk skilabo\u00f0 fr\u00e1 Atla: Bergur hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 handtekinn, gruna\u00f0ur um nau\u00f0gun<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u00fan skildi ekki hvernig hlj\u00f3\u00f0l\u00e1ti Bergur gat gert sl\u00edkt. Leitt \u00f6lva\u00f0a \u00f3kunnuga konu \u00e1 h\u00f3tel og \u00fevinga\u00f0 hana til kynl\u00edfs. Hva\u00f0an haf\u00f0i hann peninga fyrir h\u00f3teli? Hann haf\u00f0i lifa\u00f0 \u00e1 sm\u00e1vinnum s\u00ed\u00f0an hann kom heim \u00far As\u00edufer\u00f0 og fann sig hvergi. Tinna var l\u00edka yfirheyr\u00f0, og h\u00fan sta\u00f0festi a\u00f0 Atli hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 heima hj\u00e1 henni \u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edma. Atli vann oft fram \u00e1 n\u00f3tt og h\u00fan var v\u00f6n a\u00f0 sofna \u00e1n hans. Vegna n\u00e6turvakta \u00e1tti h\u00fan vi\u00f0 svefnvandam\u00e1l a\u00f0 str\u00ed\u00f0a og t\u00f3k stundum svefnlyf \u2014 en \u00fea\u00f0 nefndi h\u00fan ekki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u00fan s\u00e1 hvernig \u00feetta haf\u00f0i broti\u00f0 Atla. Hann loka\u00f0i sig af og fjarl\u00e6g\u00f0ist hana. \u00deegar Bergur var d\u00e6mdur heims\u00f3tti Atli hann oft, og dvaldi s\u00edfellt lengur \u00ed vinnu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deegar h\u00fan lauk \u00f6nninni t\u00f3k h\u00fan s\u00e9r fr\u00ed fr\u00e1 vinnu \u2014 h\u00fan \u00feurfti a\u00f0 n\u00e1 s\u00e9r. H\u00fan var\u00f0 au\u00f0veldlega pirru\u00f0, gat fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 gr\u00e1ta \u00fat af sm\u00e1v\u00e6gilegum hlutum, ekkert veitti henni \u00e1n\u00e6gju. Hana langa\u00f0i a\u00f0 ey\u00f0a helginni me\u00f0 Atla, en hann sag\u00f0ist \u00e6tla a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja Berg. Daginn eftir \u00e1ttu \u00feau a\u00f0 fara \u00ed heims\u00f3kn til fj\u00f6lskyldu hennar, og a\u00f0 ey\u00f0a t\u00edma saman fresta\u00f0ist enn \u00e1 n\u00fd. H\u00fan setti \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed sj\u00f3nvarpinu, kvaddi hann kuldalega \u00feegar hann f\u00f3r, dr\u00f3 fyrir gard\u00ednurnar svo h\u00fan \u00feyrfti ekki a\u00f0 horfa \u00e1 drungalega rigninguna fyrir utan og sofna\u00f0i flj\u00f3tlega.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u00fan vakna\u00f0i \u00feegar \u00fe\u00e1tturinn st\u00f6\u00f0va\u00f0ist. H\u00fan leit \u00e1 klukkuna \u2014 Atli \u00e6tti flj\u00f3tlega a\u00f0 leggja af sta\u00f0 heim. H\u00fan opna\u00f0i skilabo\u00f0in og skrifa\u00f0i honum: nennir\u00f0u a\u00f0 koma me\u00f0 kleinur?<\/em> Atli setti hjarta vi\u00f0 skilabo\u00f0in, l\u00edklega var hann a\u00f0 keyra. H\u00fan setti \u00fevott \u00ed v\u00e9lina, f\u00f3r \u00fat \u00ed b\u00fa\u00f0 og var n\u00fdkomin heim \u00feegar s\u00edminn hringdi \u2014 Atli haf\u00f0i lent \u00ed slysi \u00ed Hafnarfir\u00f0i, vegurinn haf\u00f0i skemmst \u00fat af ve\u00f0rinu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00deegar h\u00fan kom aftur \u00ed vinnu var bara Alma inni. Tinna spur\u00f0i hvort h\u00fan hef\u00f0i \u00e1\u00f0ur hitt Berg, en Alma hristi bara h\u00f6fu\u00f0i\u00f0. Enginn annar kom \u00fea\u00f0 sem eftir var dags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Magn\u00fas var b\u00fainn a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja b\u00f6rnin \u00far sk\u00f3lanum og var a\u00f0 elda kv\u00f6ldmat. Tinna fann fyrir \u00f6rm\u00f6gnun, \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir a\u00f0 dagurinn hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 \u00f3venju r\u00f3legur. H\u00fan settist \u00ed s\u00f3fann hj\u00e1 b\u00f6rnunum \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00feau horf\u00f0u \u00e1 sj\u00f3nvarpi\u00f0, dr\u00f3 N\u00ednu a\u00f0 s\u00e9r \u2014 litli barnsl\u00edkaminn hennar, sem hennar eigin l\u00edkami \u00feekkti svo vel. Vi\u00f0 matarbor\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e1tta\u00f0i h\u00fan sig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 h\u00fan haf\u00f0i enga lyst; h\u00fan stakk gaffli nokkrum sinnum \u00ed pasta\u00f0 og gr\u00e6nmeti\u00f0 og sag\u00f0i svo a\u00f0 henni li\u00f0i ekki vel og f\u00f3r inn \u00ed svefnherbergi\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u00e6stu vikur bei\u00f0 h\u00fan \u00feess a\u00f0 Bergur k\u00e6mi aftur. H\u00fan vildi sj\u00e1 hann, hitta hann \u00e1 n\u00fd. En hann kom ekki. H\u00fan g\u00e1\u00f0i \u00ed kerfinu \u2014 eftir heims\u00f3knina haf\u00f0i hann a\u00f0eins komi\u00f0 einu sinni, \u00e1 annarri vakt. H\u00fan hugsa\u00f0i um hann \u00e1 hverjum degi, gat ekki anna\u00f0. Hana langa\u00f0i ekkert meira en a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 hann aftur. \u00c1 lei\u00f0inni heim \u00f3k h\u00fan n\u00fdjar lei\u00f0ir \u2014 fram hj\u00e1 athv\u00f6rfum, vi\u00f0 st\u00f3rar str\u00e6t\u00f3st\u00f6\u00f0var. En hann var hvergi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u00fan reyndi a\u00f0 afla s\u00e9r uppl\u00fdsinga um hann hj\u00e1 samstarfsf\u00f3lki, en enginn vissi neitt. H\u00fan skipti um vakt til a\u00f0 vinna sama vikudag og hann haf\u00f0i s\u00ed\u00f0ast komi\u00f0. Hann kom \u00fe\u00e1 ekki heldur. H\u00fan bau\u00f0 samnemanda \u00far h\u00e1sk\u00f3lanum, sem starfa\u00f0i \u00e1 endurh\u00e6fingarstofnun, \u00ed kaffi til a\u00f0 spyrja hvort h\u00fan hef\u00f0i hitt hann. En h\u00fan svara\u00f0i a\u00f0 h\u00fan m\u00e6tti ekki veita sl\u00edkar uppl\u00fdsingar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allan \u00feennan t\u00edma \u00edmynda\u00f0i Tinna s\u00e9r hvernig \u00fea\u00f0 yr\u00f0i a\u00f0 hitta hann n\u00e6st. H\u00fan f\u00f3r aftur og aftur gegnum hann \u00ed huganum, hva\u00f0 h\u00fan myndi segja, hvernig h\u00fan g\u00e6ti hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0. H\u00fan vissi vel a\u00f0 \u00feetta var barnalegt, a\u00f0 f\u00edkn l\u00e6knast ekki svo au\u00f0veldlega, a\u00f0 a\u00f0eins \u00feeir heppnu losna alveg \u2014 og Bergur leit ekki \u00fat fyrir a\u00f0 vera einn af \u00feeim. Oftast kom f\u00f3lk til \u00feeirra sem haf\u00f0i s\u00e6tt sig vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 f\u00edknin stj\u00f3rna\u00f0i l\u00edfi \u00feeirra, a\u00f0 f\u00edknin v\u00e6ri<\/em> l\u00edf \u00feeirra. Allt umhverfi\u00f0 var \u00ed f\u00f6stum skor\u00f0um og enginn \u00far \u201ehinum heiminum\u201c haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 eftir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00cd byrjun hausts f\u00f3r Magn\u00fas \u00e1 r\u00e1\u00f0stefnu til Akureyrar og N\u00edna veiktist strax. Tinna svaf ekki alla n\u00f3ttina \u2014 hitinn var h\u00e1r, barni\u00f0 kasta\u00f0i upp nokkrum sinnum. Um morguninn f\u00f3r h\u00fan a\u00f0 kvarta um magaverk og Tinna keyr\u00f0i me\u00f0 hana \u00e1 sj\u00fakrah\u00fas. Eftir \u00f3msko\u00f0un greindist botnlangab\u00f3lga og h\u00fan var strax l\u00f6g\u00f0 inn \u00ed a\u00f0ger\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tinna f\u00f3r ni\u00f0ur \u00ed kaffiter\u00eduna, keypti s\u00e9r kaffi og hringdi \u00ed Magn\u00fas. Me\u00f0 \u00fereyttri r\u00f6ddu sag\u00f0i h\u00fan a\u00f0 veri\u00f0 v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 gera a\u00f0ger\u00f0 \u00e1 d\u00f3ttur \u00feeirra. Hann bau\u00f0st til a\u00f0 koma strax, en Tinna sag\u00f0i honum a\u00f0 gera \u00fea\u00f0 ekki \u2014 h\u00fan myndi l\u00e1ta hann vita hvernig gengi og svo myndu \u00feau sj\u00e1 til. Eftir samtali\u00f0 hringdi h\u00fan \u00ed Egil, spur\u00f0i hva\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 gera og sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 systir hans v\u00e6ri \u00ed a\u00f0ger\u00f0, en a\u00f0 allt yr\u00f0i \u00ed lagi \u2013 b\u00e6tti h\u00fan vi\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1 lei\u00f0inni \u00fat \u00far kaffiter\u00edunni heyr\u00f0i h\u00fan karlmannsr\u00f6dd, h\u00e1v\u00e6ra og \u00e6sta, a\u00f0 \u00fatsk\u00fdra eitthva\u00f0 \u00f3skiljanlegt fyrir konunum \u00ed m\u00f3tt\u00f6kunni. H\u00fan \u00feekkti r\u00f6dd Bergs strax og gekk a\u00f0 honum eins og \u00ed lei\u00f0slu. Af honum lag\u00f0i sterkan \u00fevag\u00feef og hann leit enn verr \u00fat en fyrir nokkrum m\u00e1nu\u00f0um. Bergur sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri me\u00f0 mikla bakverki, hann \u00feyrfti l\u00e6kni. Konan \u00ed m\u00f3tt\u00f6kunni reyndi a\u00f0 \u00fatsk\u00fdra a\u00f0 hann yr\u00f0i a\u00f0 panta t\u00edma \u00e1 heilsug\u00e6slu \u2014 h\u00e9r v\u00e6ri ekki m\u00f3ttaka \u00e1n b\u00f3kunar. Bergur, samanklemmdur af verkjum, neita\u00f0i a\u00f0 fara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tinna fann hvernig a\u00f0rir gestir horf\u00f0u \u00e1 hann me\u00f0 auglj\u00f3sri and\u00fa\u00f0, sumir litu undan, og m\u00f3\u00f0ir me\u00f0 barn sem sat skammt fr\u00e1 f\u00e6r\u00f0i sig \u00e1berandi fj\u00e6r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tinna kynnti sig fyrir konunni \u00ed m\u00f3tt\u00f6ku og sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 h\u00fan \u00feekkti manninn \u2014 hann v\u00e6ri skj\u00f3lst\u00e6\u00f0ingur \u00ed ska\u00f0aminnkandi me\u00f0fer\u00f0. \u201eEr einhver m\u00f6guleiki a\u00f0 l\u00e6knir sko\u00f0i hann?\u201c spur\u00f0i h\u00fan l\u00e1gt og halla\u00f0i s\u00e9r a\u00f0 glugganum. \u201eSamkv\u00e6mt minni reynslu fer hann ekki sj\u00e1lfur.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00d6ryggiver\u00f0irnir munu lei\u00f0a hann \u00fat,\u201c svara\u00f0i konan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201ePl\u00eds ekki svipta hann l\u00e6knisa\u00f0sto\u00f0. Hann getur hvergi fari\u00f0. Hann er ekki einu sinni skr\u00e1\u00f0ur \u00e1 heilsug\u00e6slu. Hvert \u00e1 hann a\u00f0 fara? Hann getur varla sta\u00f0i\u00f0, hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 gengi\u00f0 \u2026\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00dea\u00f0 var erfitt a\u00f0 lesa hugsanir Bergs. Hann \u00f6skra\u00f0i ekki lengur, heldur st\u00f3\u00f0 hann og halla\u00f0i s\u00e9r a\u00f0 bor\u00f0inu, horf\u00f0i \u00e1 g\u00f3lfi\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1hugi f\u00f3lksins dofna\u00f0i. Eftir t\u00edu m\u00edn\u00fatur f\u00f3r Tinna me\u00f0 Bergi til l\u00e6knis. Hann gat varla gengi\u00f0 og h\u00fan studdi hann undir handlegg. Buxurnar hans voru blautar \u2014 hann haf\u00f0i vissulega pissa\u00f0 \u00e1 sig n\u00fdlega. H\u00fan hleypti honum inn \u00e1 stofuna, \u00f3ska\u00f0i honum g\u00f3\u00f0s gengis og f\u00f3r upp til a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a eftir a\u00f0 a\u00f0ger\u00f0inni \u00e1 N\u00ednu lyki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seinnipart dags f\u00f3r h\u00fan heim. A\u00f0ger\u00f0in gekk vel en N\u00edna \u00e6tti a\u00f0 vera \u00e1 sp\u00edtalanum \u00ed nokkra daga \u00ed vi\u00f0b\u00f3t. \u00c1 lei\u00f0inni \u00fat skanna\u00f0i Tinna umhverfi\u00f0, en s\u00e1 Berg hvergi. Heima gaf h\u00fan Agli a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a og \u00feegar hann var sofna\u00f0ur kveikti h\u00fan \u00e1 Manngervi og setti \u00e1 sig heyrnart\u00f3lin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u00fan nota\u00f0i sjaldan a\u00f0sto\u00f0armenni; Magn\u00fas haf\u00f0i gefi\u00f0 henni \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed afm\u00e6lisgj\u00f6f. H\u00fan sl\u00f6kkti \u00e1 loftlj\u00f3sinu, l\u00e9t a\u00f0eins lampann \u00e1 n\u00e1ttbor\u00f0inu loga, skrei\u00f0 undir s\u00e6ngina og h\u00f3f samtali\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undanfarna m\u00e1nu\u00f0i, s\u00ed\u00f0an h\u00fan haf\u00f0i fest sig svona vi\u00f0 Berg, haf\u00f0i h\u00fan ekki geta\u00f0 skili\u00f0 til fulls hvers vegna h\u00fan dr\u00f3st svona a\u00f0 honum. En \u00ed kv\u00f6ld rann \u00fea\u00f0 skyndilega upp fyrir henni a\u00f0 \u00f6rl\u00f6gin hef\u00f0u kannski leitt \u00feau saman svo h\u00fan g\u00e6ti bjarga\u00f0 a\u00f0 minnsta kosti \u00f6\u00f0rum br\u00e6\u00f0ranna. H\u00fan heyr\u00f0i sj\u00e1lf hvernig \u00feetta hlj\u00f3ma\u00f0i; h\u00fan vissi a\u00f0 h\u00fan var hvorki gu\u00f0 n\u00e9 alheimurinn, a\u00f0 f\u00f3lk breytist a\u00f0eins \u00feegar \u00fea\u00f0 sj\u00e1lft vill. En \u00feau h\u00f6f\u00f0u n\u00fa \u00feegar rekist hvort \u00e1 anna\u00f0 tvisvar \u2014 var \u00fea\u00f0 virkilega tilviljun? Kannski g\u00e6ti henni tekist \u00fea\u00f0. Ef ekki h\u00fan \u2014 hver \u00fe\u00e1?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manngervi svara\u00f0i a\u00f0 tilfinningar hennar v\u00e6ru skiljanlegar. Samkv\u00e6mt greiningu \u00feess virtist sektarkennd vegna dau\u00f0a Atla enn \u00f3unnin, og \u00ed br\u00f3\u00f0ur hans s\u00e6i h\u00fan t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til a\u00f0 lei\u00f0r\u00e9tta a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur. En sta\u00f0reyndin v\u00e6ri s\u00fa a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ru tveir \u00f3l\u00edkir einstaklingar, me\u00f0 \u00f3l\u00edka l\u00edfsferla og skapger\u00f0ir, og s\u00fa sta\u00f0reynd a\u00f0 h\u00fan og Bergur hef\u00f0u hist v\u00e6ri einfaldlega tilviljun, au\u00f0sk\u00fdranleg \u00fat fr\u00e1 starfi hennar og veikindum hans. Ef h\u00fan vildi, g\u00e6ti h\u00fan r\u00e6tt sektarkenndina n\u00e1nar og hann g\u00e6ti deilt me\u00f0 henni \u00e6fingum sem hj\u00e1lpu\u00f0u til vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 vinna \u00far henni. Tinna andvarpa\u00f0i og spur\u00f0i:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eEru til einhverjar t\u00f6lfr\u00e6\u00f0ilegar uppl\u00fdsingar um vi\u00f0 hva\u00f0a a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur f\u00f3lk me\u00f0 v\u00edmuefnasj\u00fakd\u00f3ma n\u00e6r langt\u00edmabata \u2014 og hva\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e6ttir stu\u00f0la a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manngervi tala\u00f0i \u00ed r\u00famar \u00ferj\u00e1r m\u00edn\u00fatur. Allt var \u00feetta eitthva\u00f0 sem h\u00fan vissi n\u00fa \u00feegar: a\u00f0 hvati sj\u00faklingsins skipti mestu, stu\u00f0ningur fj\u00f6lskyldu, breyting \u00e1 umhverfi. \u00dev\u00ed lengur sem f\u00f3lk v\u00e6ri \u00ed endurh\u00e6fingu, \u00feeim mun minni l\u00edkur \u00e1 bakslagi. Tinna reyndi \u00f6rv\u00e6ntingarfull a\u00f0 skilja hva\u00f0 h\u00fan sj\u00e1lf g\u00e6ti gert til a\u00f0 \u00fdta honum \u00ed r\u00e9tta \u00e1tt. \u00deegar henni datt ekkert \u00ed hug spur\u00f0i h\u00fan aftur:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eHvernig get \u00e9g, \u00f3kunnug manneskja, hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0 einstaklingi me\u00f0 f\u00edkn a\u00f0 n\u00e1 bata? \u00dea\u00f0 hl\u00fdtur a\u00f0 vera eitthva\u00f0 sem \u00e9g get gert.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eSektarkennd er fullkomlega e\u00f0lileg tilfinning \u00ed sorgarferli,\u201c svara\u00f0i Manngervi. \u201eMe\u00f0 t\u00edmanum \u00e6tti h\u00fan samt a\u00f0 dv\u00edna. En ef \u00fe\u00fa, \u00e1ratug s\u00ed\u00f0ar, finnur hana enn jafn sterka og reynir a\u00f0 losna vi\u00f0 hana me\u00f0 \u00f3r\u00f6kr\u00e9ttum h\u00e6tti, \u00fe\u00e1 bendir \u00fea\u00f0 til \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hafi ekki veri\u00f0 unni\u00f0 \u00far tilfinningunni. \u00dea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri r\u00e1\u00f0legt a\u00f0 beina athyglinni a\u00f0 henni. Ef \u00fe\u00fa vilt kaupa vi\u00f0b\u00f3tarpakka get \u00e9g breytt yfir \u00ed hugr\u00e6na atferlisme\u00f0fer\u00f0 e\u00f0a tilfinningami\u00f0a\u00f0a me\u00f0fer\u00f0 og unni\u00f0 \u00feetta me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r. Hva\u00f0 finnst \u00fe\u00e9r um \u00fea\u00f0?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tinna loka\u00f0i forritinu, t\u00f3k heyrnart\u00f3lin \u00far eyrunum, sl\u00f6kkti \u00e1 lampanum og l\u00e1 lengi me\u00f0 loku\u00f0 augun \u00e1\u00f0ur en h\u00fan sofna\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Magn\u00fas t\u00f3k eftir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 Tinna haf\u00f0i fjarl\u00e6gst hann. Hann spur\u00f0i hana hva\u00f0 ama\u00f0i a\u00f0 henni, hvort hann g\u00e6ti hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0, hvort eitthva\u00f0 hef\u00f0i gerst \u00ed vinnunni. En hana langa\u00f0i alls ekki a\u00f0 deila \u00feessu me\u00f0 honum. H\u00fan vissi a\u00f0 Magn\u00fas, alltaf svo skynsamur, myndi vorkenna henni \u2014 og \u00fea\u00f0 var \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0asta sem h\u00fan vildi. H\u00fan vildi heldur ekki a\u00f0 f\u00f3lk d\u00e1\u00f0ist a\u00f0 henni vegna starfsins hennar. Algengasta vi\u00f0brag\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00feegar f\u00f3lk heyr\u00f0i a\u00f0 h\u00fan ynni beint me\u00f0 f\u00f3lki \u00ed neyslu var: \u00e9g myndi aldrei geta gert \u00fea\u00f0<\/em>. Eftir \u00f6ll \u00feessi \u00e1r var henni or\u00f0i\u00f0 meira en n\u00f3g bo\u00f0i\u00f0 af \u00feessu. H\u00fan s\u00e1 heiminn ekki lengur eins og \u00e1\u00f0ur og skildi ekki af hverju samf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 hef\u00f0i sn\u00fai\u00f0 baki vi\u00f0 vi\u00f0kv\u00e6mustu h\u00f3pum \u00feess, og hvers vegna hj\u00e1lp vi\u00f0 sj\u00fakt f\u00f3lk v\u00e6ri or\u00f0in a\u00f0 einhvers konar hetjud\u00e1\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tinna vissi a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 haf\u00f0i haft mikil \u00e1hrif \u00e1 hana a\u00f0 hitta Berg. \u00cd henni m\u00e6ttust s\u00f6knu\u00f0ur eftir \u00f6\u00f0ru l\u00edfi, me\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum manni og annarri framt\u00ed\u00f0, og hi\u00f0 hr\u00e6\u00f0ilega \u00e1stand Bergs, sem eitt sinn var \u00f3a\u00f0greinanlegur fr\u00e1 Atla. \u00cd honum s\u00e1 h\u00fan ekki a\u00f0eins Atla, heldur l\u00edka sj\u00e1lfa sig \u2014 hana sem haf\u00f0i \u00e1 einu augnabliki misst \u00feann sem st\u00f3\u00f0 henni n\u00e6st. R\u00f6kr\u00e9tt vissi h\u00fan a\u00f0 h\u00fan hef\u00f0i varla orku til a\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpa honum a\u00f0 n\u00e1 bata, en hjarta hennar \u00fer\u00e1\u00f0i svo sterkt a\u00f0 tala vi\u00f0 hann a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 k\u00e6f\u00f0i alla skynsemi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Um mi\u00f0jan n\u00f3vember, undir lok vaktar, birtist Bergur \u00ed dyrunum. Undrun breyttist \u00ed l\u00e9tti, og l\u00e9ttirinn \u00ed \u00f3tta. Konur \u00e1 n\u00e6stu vakt voru m\u00e6ttar, svo ein \u00feeirra t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 honum. Tinna f\u00f3r a\u00f0 b\u00faa sig til heimfer\u00f0ar og stuttu s\u00ed\u00f0ar sat h\u00fan \u00ed b\u00edlnum, sem var a\u00f0 hitna upp, og h\u00e9lt augunum st\u00f6\u00f0ugt \u00e1 innganginum. R\u00fa\u00f0u\u00feurrkurnar unnu \u00e1 fullu undir ni\u00f0i v\u00e9larinnar og regnsins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eftir fimmt\u00e1n m\u00edn\u00fatur kom Bergur \u00fat. Tinna r\u00falla\u00f0i ni\u00f0ur r\u00fa\u00f0unni og kalla\u00f0i:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00c1 \u00e9g a\u00f0 skutla \u00fe\u00e9r?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deetta var au\u00f0vita\u00f0 ekki leyfilegt, en Tinna s\u00e1 enga a\u00f0ra lei\u00f0 til a\u00f0 tala vi\u00f0 hann. Bergur gekk stir\u00f0ur a\u00f0 b\u00edlnum, blinda\u00f0ur af regninu sem sl\u00f3 hann \u00ed andliti\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eHvert \u00e6tlar\u00f0u?\u201c spur\u00f0i h\u00fan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00cd athvarfi\u00f0,\u201c svara\u00f0i hann og spennti belti\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u00fan setti b\u00edlinn \u00ed gang og \u00feau l\u00f6g\u00f0u af sta\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eHvernig er baki\u00f0?\u201c spur\u00f0i h\u00fan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00deeir t\u00f3ku burt brj\u00f3sklos,\u201c sag\u00f0i hann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er gott a\u00f0 heyra\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00de\u00fa hefur ekki breyst,\u201c sag\u00f0i Bergur og leit \u00e1 hana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eEkki?\u201c svara\u00f0i Tinna. \u201e\u00c9g var ekki viss um a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa myndir muna eftir m\u00e9r.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eHvernig \u00e6tti \u00e9g ekki a\u00f0 muna \u2026\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er svo langt s\u00ed\u00f0an \u2026\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deau \u00fe\u00f6g\u00f0u. Regni\u00f0 bar\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00feaki\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00c9g hef veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 hugsa miki\u00f0 um Atla,\u201c sag\u00f0i h\u00fan loks, \u201eog um \u00feig \u2026 hvernig allt f\u00f3r svona hratt \u00far skor\u00f0um.\u201c H\u00fan hristi h\u00f6fu\u00f0i\u00f0. \u201eSvona s\u00e1 \u00e9g ekki framt\u00ed\u00f0ina okkar fyrir m\u00e9r.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bergur glotti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eHvernig \u00fe\u00e1? Hamingjus\u00f6m til \u00e6viloka?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eJ\u00e1 \u2026 nokkurn veginn.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 myndi aldrei ganga. Hann myndi svindla \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e9r l\u00edka.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eHva\u00f0 meinar\u00f0u?\u201c spur\u00f0i Tinna og horf\u00f0i hissa \u00e1 hann. \u201e\u00c1 hverjum svindla\u00f0i hann?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bergur glotti aftur og h\u00f3sta\u00f0i svo \u00feungum, blautum h\u00f3sta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eVeistu \u00fea\u00f0 ekki?\u201c sag\u00f0i hann loks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eHva\u00f0 veit \u00e9g ekki?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eA\u00f0 \u00e9g sat inni fyrir hann. A\u00f0 hann ba\u00f0 mig a\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpa s\u00e9r \u2014 \u00fea\u00f0 gekk svo vel me\u00f0 starfsferilinn, unnustuna, n\u00e1mi\u00f0, allt l\u00edfi\u00f0 framundan. Hann lofa\u00f0i a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja mig, hj\u00e1lpa m\u00e9r \u2026 en kom svo bara einu sinni.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tinna kippti br\u00fanum saman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eHann heims\u00f3tti \u00feig n\u00e6stum vikulega!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eHann kom tveimur vikum eftir a\u00f0 \u00e9g var d\u00e6mdur. \u00dea\u00f0 var allt og sumt. Svo, nokkrum m\u00e1nu\u00f0um s\u00ed\u00f0ar, d\u00f3 hann \u00ed slysinu. En \u00e9g sat \u00e1fram.\u201c Hann dr\u00f3 fram s\u00edgarettur og kveikti s\u00e9r \u00ed. Tinna t\u00f3k varla eftir \u00fev\u00ed. H\u00fan svara\u00f0i engu. H\u00fan \u00feekkti vel h\u00e6fileika f\u00edkniefnaneytenda til a\u00f0 lj\u00faga. L\u00edklega var Bergur enn rei\u00f0ur \u2014 l\u00edklegast vildi hann s\u00e6ra hana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eHven\u00e6r byrja\u00f0ir\u00f0u a\u00f0 nota?\u201c skipti h\u00fan um umr\u00e6\u00f0uefni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eHann var me\u00f0 konu \u00ed Hafnarfir\u00f0i,\u201c sag\u00f0i Bergur og bl\u00e9s reyknum \u00fat um h\u00e1lfopinn gluggann. \u201eKannski vissir\u00f0u \u00fea\u00f0 ekki heldur. Svo \u00feessi happily ever after<\/em> ykkar hef\u00f0i aldrei gengi\u00f0.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tinna fann fyrir vonbrig\u00f0um. A\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 s\u00e6ra hana var eitt, en a\u00f0 sverta minningu br\u00f3\u00f0ur s\u00edns var of miki\u00f0. Henni fannst h\u00fan allt \u00ed einu vera svo heimsk \u2014 haf\u00f0i \u00edmynda\u00f0 s\u00e9r a\u00f0 h\u00fan g\u00e6ti hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0 honum, \u00fe\u00f3 hann \u00feyrfti engan veginn \u00e1 hennar a\u00f0sto\u00f0 a\u00f0 halda, og f\u00e9kk \u00fea\u00f0 sem h\u00fan \u00e1tti skili\u00f0. Varir hennar herptust saman. \u00deau \u00f3ku restina af lei\u00f0inni \u00ed \u00fe\u00f6gn. \u00deegar Bergur steig \u00fat sag\u00f0i hann: \u201eVertu s\u00e6l.\u201c H\u00fan kinka\u00f0i a\u00f0eins kolli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a> Heimili\u00f0 ilma\u00f0i af lasanja. Yfir kv\u00f6ldmatnum sag\u00f0i N\u00edna fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hvernig \u00feau hef\u00f0u fari\u00f0 \u00ed d\u00fdragar\u00f0inn me\u00f0 leiksk\u00f3lanum, og Egill monta\u00f0i sig af h\u00e1u einkunninni sem hann f\u00e9kk fyrir verkefni\u00f0 sitt. Eftir matinn f\u00f3ru b\u00f6rnin inn \u00ed herbergin s\u00edn og \u00feegar foreldrarnir voru a\u00f0 ganga fr\u00e1 bor\u00f0inu sag\u00f0i Tinna skyndilega a\u00f0 h\u00fan hef\u00f0i hitt Berg, tv\u00edburabr\u00f3\u00f0ur Atla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eHvar?\u201c spur\u00f0i Magn\u00fas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00cd vinnunni. Hann er skj\u00f3lst\u00e6\u00f0ingur okkar.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00d3 \u2026\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tinnu langa\u00f0i skyndilega a\u00f0 segja honum allt \u2014 fr\u00e1 fyrsta skiptinu sem h\u00fan hitti Berg, fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hvernig h\u00fan haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 f\u00f6st \u00ed hugsunum um hann m\u00e1nu\u00f0um saman, fr\u00e1 l\u00f6nguninni til a\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpa honum. Magn\u00fas hlusta\u00f0i \u00fe\u00f6gull, kinka\u00f0i kolli. H\u00fan sag\u00f0i honum a\u00f0 h\u00fan haf\u00f0i hitt Berg \u00ed dag og hann horf\u00f0i \u00e1 hana undrandi, \u00f6rl\u00edti\u00f0 skelka\u00f0ur, \u00feegar h\u00fan sag\u00f0i hva\u00f0 Bergur hef\u00f0i sagt um br\u00f3\u00f0ur sinn. En h\u00fan veifa\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed burt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eHann laug \u00f6llu. F\u00edklar sk\u00e1lda alltaf eitthva\u00f0.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deegar \u00feau f\u00f3ru a\u00f0 sofa ba\u00f0 Tinna Magn\u00fas afs\u00f6kunar \u2014 h\u00fan hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 me\u00f0 hugar\u00feoku, h\u00fan hef\u00f0i \u00e1tt a\u00f0 segja honum \u00feetta miklu fyrr. Hann \u00fer\u00fdsti henni a\u00f0 s\u00e9r og \u00feannig sofnu\u00f0u \u00feau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Um n\u00f3ttina dreymdi Tinnu \u00f6mmu s\u00edna. H\u00fan var a\u00f0 vei\u00f0a kleinur upp \u00far potti og ra\u00f0a \u00feeim \u00e1 grindina. Eldh\u00fasi\u00f0 fylltist af ilmnum: l\u00e9ttum s\u00edtruskeim og \u00feungri ol\u00edulykt. Tinna fann hvernig munnvatni\u00f0 safna\u00f0ist \u00ed munninum. H\u00fan gekk a\u00f0 bor\u00f0inu, t\u00f3k eina kleinu, enn heita, og beit \u00ed hana. Hjarta\u00f0 t\u00f3k a\u00f0 sl\u00e1 hra\u00f0ar \u00e1 me\u00f0an h\u00fan tugg\u00f0i. H\u00fan loka\u00f0i augunum af \u00e1n\u00e6gju.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Natasha S. Eftir a\u00f0 hafa opna\u00f0 augun l\u00e1 Tinna hreyfingarlaus. Me\u00f0fram br\u00fanum myrkvunargard\u00ednunum seytla\u00f0i dagslj\u00f3si\u00f0 inn. H\u00fan star\u00f0i \u00e1 lj\u00f3sl\u00ednurnar og bei\u00f0 \u00feess a\u00f0 svefninn sleppti takinu. Hana haf\u00f0i dreymt kleinur aftur. H\u00fan reyndi a\u00f0 hugsa ekki um \u00fe\u00e6r; h\u00fan vissi a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 myndi draumurinn hverfa. \u00cd jafn m\u00f6rg \u00e1r og h\u00fan haf\u00f0i for\u00f0ast a\u00f0 […]<\/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-880","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/880","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=880"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":901,"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/880\/revisions\/901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stelkur.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}