\u00c9g var \u00ed fimmta bekk og fyrsta daginn \u00ed n\u00fdjum sk\u00f3la var\u00f0 \u00e9g alvarlega \u00e1stfangin \u00ed fyrsta sinn. Hann h\u00e9t Valli og var me\u00f0 svart hrokki\u00f0 h\u00e1r og andliti\u00f0 skell\u00f3tt af freknum. Sennilega hefur fullor\u00f0na f\u00f3lkinu ekki \u00fe\u00f3tt hann laglegur krakki en hann var lei\u00f0togi og \u00fea\u00f0 ekki a\u00f0 \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0ulausu. Hann var skemmtilegur str\u00e1kur, skarpgreindur og or\u00f0heppinn, \u00f3\u00feekkur me\u00f0 afbrig\u00f0um en kom ekki illa fram vi\u00f0 a\u00f0ra krakka. Hann var \u00f3venju r\u00e9tts\u00fdnn. Hann gat tuskast vi\u00f0 jafningja s\u00edna og l\u00e9t \u00fe\u00e1 alveg heyra \u00fea\u00f0 sem ekki st\u00f3\u00f0u sig \u00ed f\u00f3tbolta en hann ger\u00f0i s\u00e9r grein fyrir \u00fev\u00ed hverjir \u00ed h\u00f3pnum voru minnim\u00e1ttar og har\u00f0banna\u00f0i allt ofbeldi \u00ed \u00feeirra gar\u00f0.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g held a\u00f0 allar stelpurnar \u00ed bekknum hlj\u00f3ti a\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 l\u00e9tt skotnar \u00ed Valla en hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r risti \u00fea\u00f0 d\u00fdpra. Eftir viku \u00ed sk\u00f3lanum komst \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 handboltastjarnan \u00ed bekknum var vinkona hans. Hjarta mitt brast. \u00c9g var hr\u00e6dd vi\u00f0 hverskyns bolta, gat hvorki gripi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 n\u00e9 skoti\u00f0 n\u00e1l\u00e6gt markinu og vissi a\u00f0 jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00e9g leg\u00f0i mig alla fram g\u00e6ti \u00e9g aldrei or\u00f0i\u00f0 jafningi \u00feessarar stelpu \u00ed \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttum. \u00c9g \u00fej\u00e1\u00f0ist \u00ed meira en heilt \u00e1r.<\/p>\n
Einhverju sinni vildi svo til a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 ur\u00f0um b\u00e6\u00f0i of sein \u00ed sk\u00f3lann, m\u00e6ttum \u00e1 sama t\u00edma og enginn \u00e1 leikvellinum. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00ed eina skipti\u00f0 sem \u00e9g minnist \u00feess a\u00f0 hafa tala\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hann einan. Hann \u00e1varpa\u00f0i mig keikur: \u00deann dag \u00f6\u00f0la\u00f0ist l\u00edf mitt tilgang.<\/p>\n Jibb\u00fdk\u00f3la! \u00c9g hef\u00f0i sems\u00e9 \u00e1tt s\u00e9ns ef ekki hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 vegna \u00feessarar handboltabelju. Sem var reyndar alls engin belja heldur f\u00edn stelpa sem manni hlaut a\u00f0 l\u00edka vel vi\u00f0. \u00c9g reyndi a\u00f0 hata hana en \u00fea\u00f0 var\u00f0 aldrei meira en vottur af afbr\u00fd\u00f0i. Sagt var a\u00f0 \u00feau Valli hef\u00f0u pr\u00f3fa\u00f0 -\u00feetta-sem-byrjar-\u00e1-s-og-er-blautt-og-svo-d\u00f3nalegt-a\u00f0-ma\u00f0ur-getur-ekki-sagt-\u00fea\u00f0-upph\u00e1tt, en \u00ed sta\u00f0 \u00feess a\u00f0 hata hana d\u00e1\u00f0ist \u00e9g a\u00f0 henni. Sj\u00e1lf var \u00e9g svo mikil tepra a\u00f0 jafnvel \u00ed huganum kalla\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00fea\u00f0 „a\u00f0 kyssast eins og \u00ed b\u00ed\u00f3mynd“ og ro\u00f0na\u00f0i \u00feegar \u00e9g heyr\u00f0i lj\u00f3ta or\u00f0i\u00f0 sem hinir krakkarnir notu\u00f0u um \u00feessa ath\u00f6fn. \u00c9g s\u00e1 \u00feau fyrir m\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00e9g g\u00e6ti ekki nota\u00f0 d\u00f3nalega or\u00f0i\u00f0 og \u00feegar \u00fea\u00f0 ger\u00f0ist \u00fer\u00fatnu\u00f0u \u00e6\u00f0arnar \u00ed h\u00f6ndunum \u00e1 m\u00e9r og ur\u00f0u eins og bl\u00e1ar gar\u00f0sl\u00f6ngur. Ekki myndi \u00e9g \u00feora a\u00f0 gera svolei\u00f0is bara 12 \u00e1ra, og sennilega aldrei.<\/p>\n \u00c9g \u00e1tti m\u00e9r fantas\u00edu sem \u00ed sakleysi s\u00ednu ja\u00f0ra\u00f0i vi\u00f0 er\u00f3t\u00edk. \u00c1 kv\u00f6ldin dr\u00f3 \u00e9g s\u00e6ngina upp fyrir haus, loka\u00f0i augunum og h\u00e9lt fyrir eyrun svo hugsanir m\u00ednar slyppu ekki \u00fat, e\u00f0a kannski af \u00fev\u00ed \u00e9g vissi ekki hva\u00f0 anna\u00f0 \u00e9g g\u00e6ti gert vi\u00f0 hendurnar. Svo \u00edmynda\u00f0i \u00e9g m\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00e9g s\u00e6ti og dorga\u00f0i \u00e1 bryggjunni vi\u00f0 Krossanes. Ve\u00f0ri\u00f0 var eins og \u00ed \u00fatl\u00f6ndum og \u00fearna kom Valli hj\u00f3landi. Hann skransa\u00f0i, fleyg\u00f0i hj\u00f3linu k\u00e6ruleysislega fr\u00e1 s\u00e9r og settist hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r. \u00dearna enda\u00f0i fantas\u00edan. \u00c9g reyndi nokkrum sinnum a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta vi\u00f0 hana kossi en \u00fea\u00f0 t\u00f3kst ekki. Myndin bara enda\u00f0i eins og einhver hef\u00f0i sl\u00f6kkt \u00e1 sj\u00f3nvarpinu. \u00cd dag er \u00e9g engin tepra. Held \u00e9g.<\/p>\n Samt er sitthva\u00f0 alveg eins og \u00feegar \u00e9g var 11 \u00e1ra og n\u00e6stum d\u00e1in \u00far \u00e1st.<\/p>\n M\u00e9r er t.d. l\u00edfsins \u00f3m\u00f6gulegt a\u00f0 b\u00faa til er\u00f3t\u00edska fantas\u00edu um karlmann sem \u00e9g hef ekki veri\u00f0 me\u00f0. \u00c9g get blyg\u00f0unarlaust dregi\u00f0 upp gr\u00f3fustu myndir af fyrrum elskhugum, l\u00edka hluti sem \u00e9g myndi ekki k\u00e6ra mig um \u00ed alv\u00f6runni en \u00feegar \u00e9g er skotin \u00ed einhverjum n\u00fdjum dettur myndin \u00fat \u00e1 forstigi kossins og einhver fort\u00ed\u00f0ardraugurinn poppar inn \u00ed sta\u00f0inn fyrir draumaprinsinn og vi\u00f0hefur hverskyns d\u00f3naskap. \u00c9g get s\u00e9\u00f0 hinn d\u00e1\u00f0a og \u00fer\u00e1\u00f0a fyrir m\u00e9r me\u00f0 einhverri annarri en \u00e9g get ekki tengt \u00fe\u00e6r s\u00fdnir vi\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfa mig. Ekki svo a\u00f0 skilja a\u00f0 \u00e9g eigi neitt b\u00e1gt \u00fat af \u00feessu, m\u00e9r finnst \u00fea\u00f0 bara athyglisvert. M\u00e9r finnst l\u00edka enn\u00fe\u00e1 „sleikur“ vera \u00f3ge\u00f0fellt or\u00f0 yfir koss.<\/p>\n S\u00ed\u00f0ast \u00feegar \u00e9g fr\u00e9tti af Valla f\u00f3ru s\u00f6gur af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i veikst illa af t\u00f6ffunni \u00e1 unglings\u00e1runum og v\u00e6ri or\u00f0inn alk\u00f3h\u00f3listi og aumingi. Ekki hef \u00e9g a\u00f0rar heimildir og traustari fyrir \u00fev\u00ed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00c9g var \u00ed fimmta bekk og fyrsta daginn \u00ed n\u00fdjum sk\u00f3la var\u00f0 \u00e9g alvarlega \u00e1stfangin \u00ed fyrsta sinn. Hann h\u00e9t Valli og var me\u00f0 svart hrokki\u00f0 h\u00e1r og andliti\u00f0 skell\u00f3tt af freknum. Sennilega hefur fullor\u00f0na f\u00f3lkinu ekki \u00fe\u00f3tt hann laglegur … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa
\n–Heyr\u00f0u. H\u00e9rna – ertu eitthva\u00f0 hrifin af m\u00e9r e\u00f0a eitthva\u00f0?<\/em> spur\u00f0i sjarm\u00f6rinn og \u00fea\u00f0 var ekkert svo \u00f3\u00fe\u00e6gilegt. Hlj\u00f3ma\u00f0i bara svona bl\u00e1tt \u00e1fram, eins og hann v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 spyrja hvort m\u00e9r \u00fe\u00e6tti kart\u00f6flum\u00fas g\u00f3\u00f0.
\n-Hver kjafta\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed?<\/em> svara\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00e9g vissi m\u00e6ta vel a\u00f0 hva\u00f0a f\u00e1viti sem var gat s\u00e9\u00f0 hrifningu m\u00edna langar lei\u00f0ir. \u00c9g hef\u00f0i alveg eins geta\u00f0 kveikt \u00e1 s\u00edrenu og rau\u00f0um blikklj\u00f3sum \u00feegar hann birtist.
\n-\u00de\u00fa ert sko ekkert lj\u00f3tt e\u00f0a neitt. \u00c9g myndi alveg vilja vera me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r ef \u00e9g v\u00e6ri ekki \u00e1 f\u00f6stu,<\/em> sag\u00f0i hann.<\/p>\n
\n-Vi\u00f0 erum h\u00e6tt saman<\/em>, sag\u00f0i hann, m\u00e9r er alveg sama<\/em>.
\nSvo t\u00f3k hann af m\u00e9r vei\u00f0ist\u00f6ngina og henti henni fr\u00e1 s\u00e9r til a\u00f0 halda \u00ed h\u00f6ndina \u00e1 m\u00e9r.<\/p>\n
\nSvo flutti \u00e9g og sm\u00e1msaman f\u00f3r annar str\u00e1kur a\u00f0 birtast \u00e1 bryggjunni.<\/p>\n