\u00c1 \u00e9g a\u00f0 segja \u00fe\u00e9r r\u00e1\u00f0g\u00e1tu?<\/p>\n
Sonur minn, fj\u00f6gurra \u00e1ra, spur\u00f0i mig \u00ed g\u00e6r. Endilega hreint, sag\u00f0i \u00e9g. Seg\u00f0u m\u00e9r r\u00e1\u00f0g\u00e1tu. \u00c9g f\u00e9kk tv\u00e6r:<\/p>\n
G\u00e1tur af \u00feessu tagi, sem innihalda b\u00e6\u00f0i spurningu og svar, eru mitt upp\u00e1hald. \u00c9g er nefnilega vonlaus \u00ed g\u00e1tum og sjaldnast skil \u00e9g brandara.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Meira af EO.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Hvar ertu a\u00f0 vinna?” spur\u00f0i sk\u00f3labr\u00f3\u00f0ir hans \u00ed leiksk\u00f3lanum fyrir stuttu. Sn\u00fain spurning \u00fev\u00ed \u00e9g veit ekki alltaf sj\u00e1lfur vi\u00f0 hva\u00f0 \u00e9g vinn. D\u00f3ttir m\u00edn hefur t.d. sagt vinum s\u00ednum a\u00f0 \u00e9g s\u00e9 trommuleikari og \u00e9g geri engar athugasemdir vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0. <\/p>\n
En \u00fea\u00f0 kom sums\u00e9 \u00e1 mig p\u00ednu f\u00e1t og \u00e1 endanum sag\u00f0i \u00e9g honum a\u00f0 \u00e9g ynni “ni\u00f0r\u00ed b\u00e6.” Drap m\u00e1linu \u00e1 dreif eins og sannur uppl\u00fdsingafulltr\u00fai en \u00feetta \u00f3lj\u00f3sa svar haf\u00f0i engin \u00e1hrif \u00e1 \u00feennan sk\u00fdrleikspilt sem dr\u00f3 r\u00f6kr\u00e9tta \u00e1lyktun:<\/p>\n
“Ertu \u00ed b\u00e6jarvinnunni?”<\/p>\n
N\u00e6st segist \u00e9g vera skrifstofukall. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00e6tti a\u00f0 k\u00e6la m\u00e1li\u00f0.<\/p>\n
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Fann \u00feennan texta \u00ed gamalli minnisb\u00f3k. M\u00f6gulega t\u00fdnd m\u00e1lsgrein \u00ed sk\u00e1lds\u00f6gu sem \u00e9g skrifa einhvern t\u00edmann.<\/p>\n
Yfirskriftin var Annars hugar<\/em>.<\/p>\n S\u00edminn skelfur. \u00de\u00fasund notifications. \u00c9g heyri b\u00f6rnin gr\u00e1ta en geri ekki neitt. Er me\u00f0 hugann vi\u00f0 s\u00edmann. Spyr mig \u00ed huganum: Hversu miklum ska\u00f0a muntu valda?<\/em><\/p>\n \u00dea\u00f0 dropar af gr\u00fdlukertinu vi\u00f0 austurgluggann. Kl\u00e1ra \u00far bollanum og hjarni\u00f0 bleika er \u00f3\u00f0um a\u00f0 m\u00fdkjast. Eftir sm\u00e1stund ver\u00f0 \u00e9g til \u00ed allt. Kannski \u00e9g geti fengi\u00f0 hugmynd. Kannski \u00e9g geti fengi\u00f0 hugmynd og hrint henni \u00ed framkv\u00e6md?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n El\u00edn segist vera sv\u00f6ng og bi\u00f0ur mig um a\u00f0 skj\u00f3tast \u00ed b\u00fa\u00f0 og kaupa vefju og sykurlaust appels\u00edn. Helst me\u00f0 indverskri s\u00f3su. \u00c9g fer \u00ed b\u00fa\u00f0ina og kaupi samloku me\u00f0 svona f\u00ednni sp\u00e6nskri skinku sem \u00e9g er viss um a\u00f0 h\u00fan f\u00edlar. J\u00e1, og s\u00f3davatn. Sl\u00f3ra \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni til baka. Hlusta \u00e1 n\u00fdtt lag me\u00f0 Big Thief. Veit ekki hvort m\u00e9r finnst \u00fea\u00f0 gott og h\u00e6tti a\u00f0 hlusta eftir fyrsta vi\u00f0lag. Dr\u00edf mig heim og f\u00e6ri El\u00ednu samlokuna me\u00f0 sp\u00e6nsku skinkunni. S\u00fdnist vera pest\u00f3 \u00e1 henni l\u00edka.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n H\u00fan tekur vi\u00f0 henni, horfir \u00e1 mig og stynur svo eins eins og langveikt gamalmenni. \u00c9g horfi \u00fatum austurgluggann. Fyrir framan mig v\u00ed\u00f0\u00e1ttan. P\u00edkubleik v\u00ed\u00f0\u00e1ttan. Og enn skelfur s\u00edminn.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00c1 \u00e9g a\u00f0 segja \u00fe\u00e9r r\u00e1\u00f0g\u00e1tu? Sonur minn, fj\u00f6gurra \u00e1ra, spur\u00f0i mig \u00ed g\u00e6r. Endilega hreint, sag\u00f0i \u00e9g. Seg\u00f0u m\u00e9r r\u00e1\u00f0g\u00e1tu. \u00c9g f\u00e9kk tv\u00e6r: Af hverju gat ma\u00f0urinn ekki kveikt \u00e1 j\u00f3laser\u00edunni \u00feegar h\u00fan var ekki \u00ed sambandi?\u00a0 Af hverju gat ma\u00f0urinn ekki opna\u00f0 \u00f3l\u00e6star dyrnar \u00feegar einhver st\u00f3\u00f0 fyrir? G\u00e1tur af \u00feessu tagi, sem …