Dyrabjallan! \u00c9g r\u00fdk undan sturtunni og hendist til dyra sveipu\u00f0 st\u00f3ru ba\u00f0handkl\u00e6\u00f0i. \u00dea\u00f0 er amma. \u201c\u00c9g kom n\u00fa bara til a\u00f0 \u00f3ska \u00fe\u00e9r til hamingju elskan\u201d segir h\u00fan, kyssir mig \u00e1 kinnina og r\u00e9ttir l\u00edtinn kassa \u00ed gjafabr\u00e9fi. \u00c9g fylgi henni inn \u00ed stofu, enn\u00fe\u00e1 me\u00f0 handkl\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 vafi\u00f0 utan um mig og vatn lekandi \u00far h\u00e1rinu.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cHva\u00f0 er a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 brj\u00f3sti\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e9r krakki?\u201d segir h\u00fan og einbl\u00ednir \u00e1 hv\u00edta blettinni \u00e1 bringunni \u00e1 m\u00e9r.
\n\u201cNisti\u00f0\u201d \u00fatsk\u00fdri \u00e9g og handleik nisti sem liggur \u00e1 bor\u00f0inu. \u201c\u00c9g var me\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fati \u00ed s\u00f3linni.\u201d
\n\u201cTekur\u00f0u \u00fea\u00f0 aldrei af \u00fe\u00e9r? \u00c9g hef ekki s\u00e9\u00f0 \u00feig me\u00f0 anna\u00f0 men \u00ed m\u00f6rg \u00e1r.\u201d
\n\u201cJ\u00fa, \u00e9g tek \u00fea\u00f0 af m\u00e9r \u00feegar \u00e9g fer \u00ed ba\u00f0, e\u00f0a sund. Vil ekki a\u00f0 myndin skemmist\u201d svara \u00e9g.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g kl\u00e6\u00f0i mig og s\u00e6ki kaffi. \u00deegar \u00e9g kem aftur inn \u00ed stofu situr amma me\u00f0 nisti\u00f0 mitt opi\u00f0 og horfir \u00e1 myndina.
\n\u201cK\u00e6rasti?\u201d spyr h\u00fan
\n\u201cNeeei, ekki lengur\u201d segi \u00e9g \u201c\u00e9g er bara v\u00f6n \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hafa hann \u00fearna. Skiptir mig engu m\u00e1li.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00c9g sest ni\u00f0ur, set nisti\u00f0 aftur um h\u00e1ls m\u00e9r svo \u00fea\u00f0 hylur hv\u00edta blettinn og tek br\u00e9fi\u00f0 utan af kassanum. L\u00fainn skartgripakassi og \u00ed honum nisti sem \u00e9g hef s\u00e9\u00f0 \u00e1\u00f0ur. Fallegt spor\u00f6skulaga\u00f0 silfurnisti me\u00f0 r\u00f3safl\u00fari og sv\u00f6rtum steini.
\n\u201cMamma \u00e1tti \u00fea\u00f0\u201d segir amma \u201cog n\u00fa vil \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa f\u00e1ir \u00fea\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 er n\u00e1tt\u00farulega miklu fallegra en \u00feitt og \u00fe\u00fa getur bara skipt um myndir.\u201d \u00c9g handleik nisti\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 er st\u00e6rra og \u00feyngra en mitt og silfurh\u00fa\u00f0in m\u00e1\u00f0 af bakhli\u00f0inni, sennilega af \u00e1ralangri legu vi\u00f0 brj\u00f3st lang\u00f6mmu minnar. \u00c9g opna nisti lang\u00f6mmu. Tv\u00e6r myndir. A\u00f0ra \u00feekki \u00e9g, h\u00fan er af langafa J\u00f3ni, hina myndina hef \u00e9g ekki s\u00e9\u00f0.
\n\u201cEr \u00feetta Gu\u00f0mundur, br\u00f3\u00f0ir hennar?\u201d spyr \u00e9g.
\n\u201cNeeei\u201d svarar amma dr\u00e6mlega. \u201c\u00deetta er n\u00fa hann J\u00f3n barnakennari.\u201d
\n\u201c\u00c6ttingi?\u201d
\n\u201cNei.\u201d L\u00f6ng \u00fe\u00f6gn. \u201cR\u00f3sa m\u00edn. Hefur\u00f0u aldrei heyrt s\u00f6guna af honum J\u00f3ni barnakennara?\u201d
\n\u201cNei. Hver var \u00fea\u00f0?\u201d Amma kveikir s\u00e9r \u00ed s\u00edgarettu, sogar reykinn fast a\u00f0 s\u00e9r, a.m.k. fimm sog \u00e1\u00f0ur en h\u00fan hefur fr\u00e1s\u00f6gn s\u00edna.<\/p>\n
\u201cMamma var \u00e1kaflega falleg ung st\u00falka. \u00d3venjufalleg ver\u00f0 \u00e9g a\u00f0 segja. H\u00fan gat vali\u00f0 \u00far piltum, ekki vanta\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0. En af einhverjum \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0um s\u00e1 h\u00fan engan nema J\u00f3n barnakennara. Enginn skyldi almennilega hva\u00f0 h\u00fan s\u00e1 vi\u00f0 hann. Hann var l\u00edti\u00f0 fyrir mann a\u00f0 sj\u00e1, hora\u00f0ur r\u00e6fill, sk\u00e1ldm\u00e6ltur a\u00f0 v\u00edsu og \u00fe\u00f3tti gamansamur en fyrst og fremst eignalaus vesalingur, enganveginn sambo\u00f0inn m\u00f6mmu. En \u00fea\u00f0 var v\u00edst eitthva\u00f0 dul\u00edti\u00f0 \u00e1 milli \u00feeirra skilst manni. Svo sveik hann hana og h\u00fan t\u00f3k \u00fev\u00ed illa, er m\u00e9r sagt.\u201d
\n\u201cSveik hana? Voru \u00feau tr\u00falofu\u00f0?\u201d
\n\u201cNei, \u00fea\u00f0 voru \u00feau n\u00fa ekki en \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 daga var \u00fea\u00f0 kalla\u00f0 a\u00f0 sv\u00edkja. En hann hefur sj\u00e1lfsagt veri\u00f0 b\u00fainn a\u00f0 draga hana \u00e1 t\u00e1lar.\u201d
\n\u201c\u00d3, svo h\u00fan var t\u00e6ld, stelpugreyi\u00f0. Sennilega veri\u00f0 of heimsk til a\u00f0 \u00e1tta sig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hvert stefndi.\u201d
\n\u201c\u00dea\u00f0 er \u00f3\u00fearfi a\u00f0 vera me\u00f0 kaldh\u00e6\u00f0ni R\u00f3sa, \u00feetta h\u00e9t \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 daga.\u201d
\n\u201c\u00d3kei, og hva\u00f0 svo?\u201d
\n\u201cJa, \u00fea\u00f0 er n\u00fa kannski ekki miki\u00f0 meira um \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 segja. H\u00fan var\u00f0 au\u00f0vita\u00f0 a\u00f0 giftast einhverjum og \u00feegar henni bau\u00f0st \u00fatger\u00f0arma\u00f0ur, \u00e1 hennar m\u00e6likvar\u00f0a vellau\u00f0ugur, n\u00fa \u00fe\u00e1 au\u00f0vita\u00f0 t\u00f3k h\u00fan honum. Anna\u00f0 hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 beinl\u00ednis heimskulegt.<\/p>\n
En mamma var svosem engin venjuleg st\u00falka, b\u00e6\u00f0i falleg og \u00e1str\u00ed\u00f0ufull og pabbi talsvert eldri en h\u00fan. H\u00fan ger\u00f0i honum \u00fea\u00f0 lj\u00f3st strax a\u00f0 h\u00fan b\u00e6ri hug til annars manns og hann skyldi ekki b\u00faast vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 breyting yr\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00feeim tilfinningum \u00ed br\u00e1\u00f0ina.\u201d
\n\u201cOg hva\u00f0 sag\u00f0i afi \u00fe\u00e1?\u201d
\n\u201cHann sag\u00f0i n\u00fa sjaldan miki\u00f0 hann pabbi. \u00cd \u00fe\u00e1 daga ger\u00f0u menn s\u00e9r ekki mikla rellu \u00fat af \u00e1stinni, nema \u00fe\u00e1 helst drykkjumenn og sk\u00e1ld. Hann hefur sj\u00e1lfsagt v\u00e6nst \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feessi della ryki \u00far henni \u00e1 nokkrum vikum. En \u00fev\u00ed var n\u00fa aldeilis ekki a\u00f0 heilsa. \u00c9g held a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hafi bara veri\u00f0 fj\u00e1rans \u00fer\u00e1kelknin \u00ed henni m\u00f6mmu sem var\u00f0 \u00feess valdandi a\u00f0 h\u00fan h\u00e9lt sl\u00edku dau\u00f0ahaldi \u00ed \u00feessa \u00e6sku\u00e1st. \u00deetta var n\u00e1tt\u00farulega ekkert normalt hvernig h\u00fan l\u00e9t.\u201d
\n\u201cHvernig \u00fe\u00e1? Tala\u00f0i h\u00fan miki\u00f0 um hann?\u201d
\n\u201cNei, biddu fyrir \u00fe\u00e9r barn. Hann J\u00f3n barnakennari var aldrei nokkurnt\u00edma nefndur \u00e1 nafn \u00e1 okkar heimili, fjarri \u00fev\u00ed. En h\u00fan hengdi hins vegar upp mynd af honum \u00ed stofunni og \u00feetta nisti bar h\u00fan \u00e6vinlega vi\u00f0 brj\u00f3sti\u00f0.\u201d
\n\u201cOg hva\u00f0 sag\u00f0i afi? Varla hefur hann veri\u00f0 s\u00e1ttur vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 hafa mynd af g\u00f6mlum elskhuga hennar uppi \u00e1 vegg \u00ed sinni eigin stofu?\u201d
\n\u201cNei, hann var n\u00e1tt\u00farulega ekki s\u00e1ttur. En hann sag\u00f0i svosem ekki neitt.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cVar myndin \u00fear lengi?\u201d
\n\u201cJ\u00e1 R\u00f3sa. Mj\u00f6g lengi. Svo langt sem \u00e9g man aftur og \u00f6ll m\u00edn uppvaxtar\u00e1r, h\u00e9kk myndin af honum J\u00f3ni barnakennara, fyrir ofan p\u00edan\u00f3i\u00f0 \u00ed stofunni \u00ed \u00c1sgar\u00f0i. H\u00fan h\u00e9kk \u00fear daginn sem \u00e9g byrja\u00f0i \u00ed sk\u00f3lanum og h\u00fan h\u00e9kk \u00fear daginn sem J\u00f3n barnakennari sj\u00e1lfur t\u00f3k \u00ed h\u00f6ndina \u00e1 m\u00e9r og \u00fatskrifa\u00f0i mig formlega \u00far sk\u00f3la.\u201d
\n\u201cKenndi hann \u00fe\u00e9r l\u00edka? \u00deessi sami ma\u00f0ur?\u201d
\n\u201cVitanlega, og okkur \u00f6llum kr\u00f6kkunum. \u00dea\u00f0 var enginn annar barnakennari \u00ed \u00feorpinu.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g man a\u00f0 stelpa \u00ed sk\u00f3lanum spur\u00f0i mig einu sinni a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed (\u00e9g hef sennilega veri\u00f0 9 e\u00f0a 10 \u00e1ra) hvers vegna vi\u00f0 hef\u00f0um mynd af honum J\u00f3ni \u00ed stofunni. \u00cd \u00fe\u00e1 daga fengu b\u00f6rn ekki a\u00f0 leika s\u00e9r inni og h\u00fan haf\u00f0i aldrei s\u00e9\u00f0 \u00feessa mynd en au\u00f0vita\u00f0 hefur f\u00f3lk tala\u00f0 um \u00feetta \u00ed eldh\u00fasum. \u00c9g man a\u00f0 spurningin kom m\u00e9r \u00e1 \u00f3vart. Myndin var svo e\u00f0lilegur hlutur \u00ed stofunni heima a\u00f0 \u00e9g haf\u00f0i aldrei velt \u00feessu fyrir m\u00e9r. \u00c9g spur\u00f0i pabba. \u00c9g man a\u00f0 hann f\u00e9kk s\u00e9r vel \u00ed nefi\u00f0 og sn\u00fdtti s\u00e9r lengi \u00e1\u00f0ur en hann svara\u00f0i. Svo sag\u00f0i hann loksins: „Ja \u00fea\u00f0 er n\u00fa \u00feannig Lilla m\u00edn, a\u00f0 sumt f\u00f3lk vill hafa mynd af forsetanum e\u00f0a Jes\u00fas \u00ed stofunni en h\u00fan mamma \u00fe\u00edn, h\u00fan vill hafa J\u00f3n barnakennara.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEn einhvernt\u00edma hl\u00fdtur myndin a\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 tekin ni\u00f0ur?\u201d
\n\u201cJ\u00e1. \u00dea\u00f0 kom a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed, mikil \u00f3sk\u00f6p. \u00deegar mamma d\u00f3 var pabbi or\u00f0inn hrumur. Hann var aldrei neinn s\u00e9rstakur har\u00f0jaxl og dau\u00f0i hennar f\u00e9kk svo miki\u00f0 \u00e1 hann a\u00f0 hann lag\u00f0ist \u00ed r\u00fami\u00f0. Hann ba\u00f0 okkur a\u00f0 leggja hana til me\u00f0 mynd af fj\u00f6lskyldunni og s\u00e1lmab\u00f3k \u00e1 brj\u00f3stinu. D\u00f3ra systir t\u00f3k nisti\u00f0 af henni, nisti\u00f0 sem h\u00fan haf\u00f0i bori\u00f0 vi\u00f0 brj\u00f3st s\u00e9r \u00f6ll \u00feessi \u00e1r. H\u00fan \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 henda \u00fev\u00ed en \u00e9g kom \u00fev\u00ed undan.<\/p>\n
Mamma var jar\u00f0sungin og erfi hennar drukki\u00f0 \u00ed stofunni \u00ed \u00c1sgar\u00f0i og enn h\u00e9kk myndin af J\u00f3ni barnakennara uppi \u00e1 vegg. Pabbi var s\u00e1rlasinn allan jar\u00f0arfarardaginn og skrei\u00f0 inn \u00ed r\u00fam um lei\u00f0 og gestirnir voru farnir. Vi\u00f0 vorum a\u00f0 ganga fr\u00e1 eftir veisluna \u00feegar hann kalla\u00f0i \u00e1 D\u00f3ru og ba\u00f0 hana a\u00f0 finna sig. D\u00f3ra f\u00f3r inn til hans, og hva\u00f0 heldur\u00f0u a\u00f0 gamli ma\u00f0urinn hafi sagt: \u201d\u00c6, D\u00f3ra m\u00edn. Far\u00f0u n\u00fa inn \u00ed stofu fyrir mig og taktu ni\u00f0ur myndina af honum J\u00f3ni barnakennara.\u201c<\/p>\n
D\u00f3ra ger\u00f0i sem hann ba\u00f0. Myndin f\u00f3r ni\u00f0ur og beina lei\u00f0 \u00ed rusli\u00f0. En fimmt\u00eduog \u00ferj\u00fa hj\u00faskapar\u00e1r h\u00f6f\u00f0u sett mark \u00e1 h\u00fasi\u00f0 sem vi\u00f0 \u00f3lumst upp \u00ed. Veggf\u00f3\u00f0ri\u00f0 haf\u00f0i gulna\u00f0, af t\u00f3baksreyk, kertas\u00f3ti og elli og fyrir ofan p\u00edan\u00f3i\u00f0 blasti n\u00fa vi\u00f0 hv\u00edtur blettur, n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega jafnst\u00f3r myndinni af J\u00f3ni barnakennara.\u201d
\n\u201cVar ekki h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 m\u00e1la?\u201d
\n\u201cJ\u00fa, j\u00fa, sj\u00e1lfsagt hef\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 veri\u00f0 h\u00e6gt. En hann pabbi gamli var n\u00fa ekki vanur a\u00f0 ey\u00f0a peningum \u00ed h\u00e9g\u00f3ma og \u00feegar hann d\u00f3 r\u00famum tveimur \u00e1rum s\u00ed\u00f0ar var bletturinn enn\u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1 veggnum.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u00deetta hl\u00fdtur stundum a\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 vandr\u00e6\u00f0alegt\u201d segi \u00e9g og legg nisti lang\u00f6mmu \u00ed flauelsf\u00f3\u00f0ra\u00f0 skartgripaskr\u00edni\u00f0 mitt.
\n\u201cJ\u00e1, svona undir fermingu, \u00feegar ma\u00f0ur var loksins b\u00fainn a\u00f0 p\u00fasla saman s\u00f6gubrotum h\u00e9\u00f0an og \u00fea\u00f0an og \u00e1tta sig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hvernig \u00e1 \u00feessu \u00f6llu st\u00f3\u00f0. Og \u00fea\u00f0 var au\u00f0vita\u00f0 heldur ekkert skemmtilegt hvernig mamma strunsa\u00f0i \u00fe\u00f3ttafull fram hj\u00e1 honum J\u00f3ni \u00feegar h\u00fan m\u00e6tti honum \u00e1 g\u00f6tu, e\u00f0a sat vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 honum \u00e1 kirkjubekknum \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 vir\u00f0a hann vi\u00f0lits. Pabbi s\u00fdndi \u00fe\u00f3 alltaf \u00fe\u00e1 kurteisi a\u00f0 heilsa.\u201d<\/p>\n
H\u00fan \u00feegir litla stund. Horfir \u00e1 nisti\u00f0 liggjandi \u00e1 rau\u00f0u flauelskl\u00e6\u00f0i.
\n\u201cFimmt\u00edu og \u00ferj\u00fa \u00e1r. \u00dea\u00f0 er langur t\u00edmi til a\u00f0 syrgja einn mann\u201d segir h\u00fan svo.
\n\u201cJ\u00e1, alltof langur\u201d samsinni \u00e9g og tek af m\u00e9r nisti\u00f0 me\u00f0 myndinni af \u00deresti og legg vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 nisti lang\u00f6mmu.
\n\u201cH\u00fan hef\u00f0i \u00e1tt a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta 13 \u00e1r n\u00e6gja\u201d segi \u00e9g og loka skr\u00edninu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dyrabjallan! \u00c9g r\u00fdk undan sturtunni og hendist til dyra sveipu\u00f0 st\u00f3ru ba\u00f0handkl\u00e6\u00f0i. \u00dea\u00f0 er amma. \u201c\u00c9g kom n\u00fa bara til a\u00f0 \u00f3ska \u00fe\u00e9r til hamingju elskan\u201d segir h\u00fan, kyssir mig \u00e1 kinnina og r\u00e9ttir l\u00edtinn kassa \u00ed gjafabr\u00e9fi. \u00c9g fylgi … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa