{"id":1586,"date":"2022-03-09T10:54:09","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T10:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanvolcano.net\/is\/?p=1586"},"modified":"2025-03-21T17:50:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T17:50:25","slug":"kaerleikskedjan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanvolcano.net\/is\/kaerleikskedjan\/","title":{"rendered":"K\u00e6rleikske\u00f0jan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<aside class=\"other-formats\">A\u00f0rar \u00fatg\u00e1fur: <a title=\"K\u00e6rleikske\u00f0jan (PDF)\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanvolcano.net\/ebooks\/is\/pdf\/kaerleikskedjan.pdf\">PDF<\/a> | <a title=\"Chain of Love (english)\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/chain-of-love\/\">english<\/a><\/aside>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kaerleikskedjan.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kaerleikskedjan.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"K\u00e6rleikske\u00f0jan \u2014 Myndskreyting B\u00f6rkur Sigurbj\u00f6rnsson\" class=\"wp-image-1587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kaerleikskedjan.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kaerleikskedjan.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kaerleikskedjan.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kaerleikskedjan.png?resize=900%2C900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kaerleikskedjan.png?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kaerleikskedjan.png?w=1025&amp;ssl=1 1025w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Myndskreyting B\u00f6rkur Sigurbj\u00f6rnsson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u00c9g opna\u00f0i augun og r\u00e9tti \u00far s\u00e6tisbakinu, breytti \u00fev\u00ed \u00far svefnst\u00f6\u00f0u \u00ed \u00fe\u00e6gilega afsl\u00f6ppunarst\u00f6\u00f0u. Fyrir utan gluggann reis s\u00f3lin h\u00e6gt og r\u00f3lega upp fyrir sj\u00f3ndeildarhringinn og m\u00e1la\u00f0i f\u00f6lbleikt lag yfir lj\u00f3sbl\u00e1an bakgrunninn. Vi\u00f0 \u00f3kum eftir hra\u00f0braut, fram hj\u00e1 bl\u00f6ndu af l\u00e1greistum og me\u00f0alh\u00e1um byggingum\u2014akandi inn \u00ed Buenos Aires, eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem \u00e9g best vissi. \u00c9g leit \u00e1 \u00fari\u00f0. Klukkan var r\u00e9tt r\u00famlega sex. Ef \u00e9g mundi \u00e1\u00e6tlunina r\u00e9tt, \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1ttum vi\u00f0 r\u00faman klukkut\u00edma akstur fyrir h\u00f6ndum \u00e1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 renndum inn \u00e1 Retiro st\u00f6\u00f0ina. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fdddi v\u00e6ntanlega a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 v\u00e6rum ekki enn\u00fe\u00e1 komin til Buenos Aires sj\u00e1lfrar heldur \u00e6kjum vi\u00f0 um n\u00e1grannasveitarf\u00e9l\u00f6g hennar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Innan r\u00fatunnar r\u00edkti kyrr\u00f0in a\u00f0 mestu leyti, a\u00f0 undanskildu l\u00e1gu su\u00f0i v\u00e9larinnar og s\u00f6ngnum sem barst fr\u00e1 samspili dekkja og malbiks, \u00ed bland vi\u00f0 einstaka dj\u00fapan andardr\u00e1tt og l\u00e9ttar hrotur. \u00c9g gat m\u00e9r \u00feess til a\u00f0 flestir v\u00e6ru enn\u00fe\u00e1 sofandi, notu\u00f0u t\u00edmann til hins \u00fdtrasta \u00e1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 k\u00e6mum \u00e1 \u00e1fangasta\u00f0. Sj\u00e1lfur haf\u00f0i \u00e9g sofi\u00f0 eins og steinn, haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 \u00fereyttur eftir g\u00f6ngu g\u00e6rdagsins og rota\u00f0ist n\u00e6stum samstundis eftir a\u00f0 hafa loki\u00f0 vi\u00f0 frey\u00f0iv\u00ednsglasi\u00f0 sem bo\u00f0i\u00f0 var upp \u00e1 eftir matinn. \u00c9g brosti vi\u00f0 tilhugsuninni. \u00dear til fyrir sk\u00f6mmu h\u00f6f\u00f0u loftb\u00f3lur og langfer\u00f0ab\u00edlar ekki veri\u00f0 tengd hugt\u00f6k \u00ed m\u00ednu h\u00f6f\u00f0i. \u00c9g var virkilega \u00e1n\u00e6g\u00f0ur me\u00f0 svefnr\u00fatukerfi Su\u00f0ur-Amer\u00edku, \u00fea\u00f0 var snilldarhugmynd. \u00de\u00e6gindin komu m\u00e9r \u00e1 \u00f3vart og \u00e9g naut \u00feess a\u00f0 geta stigi\u00f0 upp \u00ed r\u00fatu um kv\u00f6ld \u00ed einni borg og vakna\u00f0 aftur n\u00e6sta morgun \u00e1 allt \u00f6\u00f0rum sta\u00f0, \u00ed hundru\u00f0a k\u00edl\u00f3metra fjarl\u00e6g\u00f0. A\u00f0 va\u00f0a \u00far einu \u00ed anna\u00f0 var \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00e9g \u00fearfna\u00f0ist \u00feessa stundina. \u00cd lok fimmt\u00e1n \u00e1ra samb\u00fa\u00f0ar, og \u00e1 t\u00edu \u00e1ra starfsafm\u00e6li, \u00fe\u00e1 haf\u00f0i \u00e9g gott af nokkurra vikna r\u00f3tleysi til a\u00f0 brj\u00f3ta upp vanabundna hversdagsl\u00edfi\u00f0 og br\u00faa bili\u00f0 yfir \u00ed n\u00fdtt upphaf. \u00dea\u00f0 var \u00fe\u00f3 \u00f3kyrr\u00f0 \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni og s\u00e1lartetri\u00f0 sveifla\u00f0ist upp og ni\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">* * *<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eVakandi?\u201c hv\u00edsla\u00f0i l\u00edtil st\u00falka, h\u00f6fu\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e1 henni t\u00e6plega s\u00fdnilegt yfir h\u00f6fu\u00f0p\u00fa\u00f0a s\u00e6tisins fyrir framan mig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eJ\u00e1,\u201c svara\u00f0i \u00e9g. \u201eMorguns\u00f3lin vakti mig.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201e\u00c9g vakna\u00f0i bara \u00fev\u00ed \u00e9g vildi ekki sofa lengur&#8230; en \u00e9g vakti ekki m\u00f6mmu. \u00c9g er g\u00f3\u00f0 stelpa. Get vakna\u00f0 alveg sj\u00e1lf og leyft m\u00f6mmu a\u00f0 sofa.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er n\u00fa gott,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g geispandi. Jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00e9g v\u00e6ri t\u00e6knilega vakandi og vel \u00fathv\u00edldur, \u00fe\u00e1 var heilav\u00e9lin m\u00edn ekki a\u00f0 brenna \u00e1 \u00f6llum kertunum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201e\u00deannig geri \u00e9g k\u00e6rleikske\u00f0juna lengri.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eHa?\u201c hv\u00e1\u00f0i \u00e9g, sm\u00e1m saman a\u00f0 n\u00e1 sk\u00fdrari hugsun \u00ed kollinn. \u201eK\u00e6rleikske\u00f0juna? Hva\u00f0 er n\u00fa \u00fea\u00f0?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eKe\u00f0ja af g\u00f3\u00f0verkum,\u201c hv\u00edsla\u00f0i st\u00falkan og reisti h\u00f6fu\u00f0i\u00f0 eil\u00edti\u00f0 h\u00e6rra yfir s\u00e6tisbaki\u00f0. \u201eYfirma\u00f0ur pabba leyf\u00f0i honum a\u00f0 fara snemma heim \u00far vinnunni \u00ed g\u00e6r. Pabbi las s\u00f6gur fyrir Javi. Javi er litli br\u00f3\u00f0ir minn. Hann fa\u00f0ma\u00f0i mig \u00e1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum upp \u00ed r\u00fatuna. \u00c9g leyfi m\u00f6mmu a\u00f0 sofa. H\u00fan gerir svo g\u00f3\u00f0verk fyrir einhvern \u00ed dag. \u00deessi einhver gerir svo g\u00f3\u00f0verk fyrir einhvern annan. \u00deannig lengist k\u00e6rleikske\u00f0jan yfir allan heiminn og endar allt str\u00ed\u00f0 og \u00fej\u00e1ningu.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201e\u00c1hugavert,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g og kinka\u00f0i kolli. \u201eStr\u00ed\u00f0 mun heyra s\u00f6gunni til bara af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 yfirma\u00f0ur pabba \u00fe\u00edns leyf\u00f0i honum a\u00f0 fara snemma heim \u00far vinnunni \u00ed g\u00e6r?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eJ\u00e1,\u201c svara\u00f0i st\u00falkan \u00e1n minnstu umhugsunar. \u201eOg af \u00fev\u00ed mamma kenndi okkur a\u00f0 vi\u00f0halda ke\u00f0junni.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eSnilld! \u00deetta kann \u00e9g a\u00f0 meta. En hva\u00f0 gerist ef einhver sl\u00edtur ke\u00f0juna?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eUm&#8230;,\u201c st\u00falkan tyllti v\u00edsifingri \u00e1 h\u00f6kuna og t\u00f3k s\u00e9r sm\u00e1 hl\u00e9 til umhugsunar \u00e1\u00f0ur en h\u00fan svara\u00f0i. \u201eEkkert m\u00e1l. Vi\u00f0 bara byrjum upp \u00e1 n\u00fdtt.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eA\u00f0d\u00e1unarvert!\u201c Ke\u00f0ja g\u00f3\u00f0verka sem brei\u00f0ist um heiminn og \u00fatr\u00fdmir \u00f6llum heimsins h\u00f6rmungum. \u00deetta var hugmynd sem \u00e9g kunni virkilega vel a\u00f0 meta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eHva\u00f0an ertu a\u00f0 koma?\u201c spur\u00f0i st\u00falkan og skipti um umr\u00e6\u00f0uefni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eIguaz\u00fa.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eHva\u00f0 varstu a\u00f0 gera \u00ed Iguaz\u00fa?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eSko\u00f0a fossana og virkjunina.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eAlveg einn?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eJ\u00e1.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eErtu ekkert lei\u00f0ur a\u00f0 hafa engan til a\u00f0 tala vi\u00f0?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201e\u00c9g tala vi\u00f0 f\u00f3lk. \u00c9g tala vi\u00f0 a\u00f0ra gesti \u00e1 gistiheimilunum \u00fear sem \u00e9g dvel hverju sinni.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eEru \u00feeir l\u00edka \u00ed r\u00fatunni?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eHverjir?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eGestirnir.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eNei. Sumir f\u00f3ru fyrr. Sumir fara s\u00ed\u00f0ar. Sumir voru a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast \u00ed a\u00f0rar \u00e1ttir.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eUm hva\u00f0 t\u00f6lu\u00f0u\u00f0 \u00fei\u00f0?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eHitt og \u00feetta. Hva\u00f0an vi\u00f0 erum. Hva\u00f0 vi\u00f0 gerum. Fer\u00f0al\u00f6gin okkar. \u00dea\u00f0 voru hj\u00f3n \u00e1 h\u00f3telinu \u00ed Iguaz\u00fa sem voru a\u00f0 fara \u00ed spennandi siglingu. \u00deau \u00e6tla a\u00f0 sigla um su\u00f0urh\u00f6fin \u00ed kringum Su\u00f0urheimskauti\u00f0 og vi\u00f0 t\u00f6lu\u00f0um um \u00feeirra pl\u00f6n.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201e\u00c6tlar\u00f0u me\u00f0 \u00feeim \u00ed siglinguna?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eNei.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eHvert ertu a\u00f0 fara?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eTil Buenos Aires.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eHvers vegna?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eTil a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a borgina og heims\u00e6kja kunningja.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eHva\u00f0 er kunningja?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eEinhver sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00feekkir sm\u00e1 en samt ekkert s\u00e9rlega vel. \u00cd \u00feessu tilfelli ma\u00f0ur sem \u00e9g hef hitt nokkrum sinnum \u00e1 r\u00e1\u00f0stefnum.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eHva\u00f0 er r\u00e1\u00f0stefnum?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eVi\u00f0bur\u00f0ur \u00fear sem f\u00f3lk kemur saman og talar um vinnuna s\u00edna.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201e\u00c6tlar\u00f0u a\u00f0 gista hj\u00e1 honum?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eJ\u00e1.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eHva\u00f0 heitir hann?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eMatteo.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eEr hann vinur \u00feinn?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eTja&#8230;\u201c \u00c9g leit \u00fat um gluggann, eins og \u00e9g ger\u00f0i r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 finna r\u00e9tta svari\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hra\u00f0brautina. \u201eJ\u00e1 og nei. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum hist nokkrum sinnum. Bor\u00f0a\u00f0 kv\u00f6ldmat og skemmt okkur \u00e1samt \u00f6\u00f0rum r\u00e1\u00f0stefnugestum. \u00c9g veit \u00fe\u00f3 ekki hvort hann getur talist vinur minn.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eEr hann \u00f3kunnugur?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eNei&#8230;\u201c \u00c9g hika\u00f0i eitt andartak og leita\u00f0i aftur svara hj\u00e1 hra\u00f0brautinni utan gluggans. \u201eEiginlega ekki&#8230; ekki heldur&#8230; myndi \u00e9g segja.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eGott,\u201c sag\u00f0i st\u00falkan og setti upp \u00fev\u00edl\u00edkan alv\u00f6rusvip a\u00f0 m\u00e9r fannst h\u00fan vera a\u00f0 segja m\u00e9r til syndanna. \u201e\u00de\u00fa \u00e6ttir ekki a\u00f0 tala vi\u00f0 \u00f3kunnuga.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eMar\u00eda,\u201c hv\u00edsla\u00f0i kvenmannsr\u00f6dd \u00far s\u00e6tar\u00f6\u00f0inni fyrir framan mig. \u201eVi\u00f0 hvern ertu a\u00f0 tala?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eManninn fyrir aftan okkur,\u201c hv\u00edsla\u00f0i st\u00falkan, settist ni\u00f0ur og hvarf \u00far augs\u00fdn. \u201eHann er einn en ekki lei\u00f0ur.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201e\u00de\u00fa manst hva\u00f0 \u00e9g sag\u00f0i um a\u00f0 tala vi\u00f0 \u00f3kunnuga?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eJ\u00e1 mamma&#8230; en \u00e9g byrja\u00f0i.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201e\u00cd \u00fev\u00ed tilfelli&#8230;,\u201c hv\u00edsla\u00f0i konan til Mar\u00edu \u00e1\u00f0ur en h\u00fan sneri s\u00e9r vi\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00e6tinu og \u00e1varpa\u00f0i mig. \u201e\u00c9g vona a\u00f0 h\u00fan hafi ekki \u00f3n\u00e1\u00f0a\u00f0 \u00feig.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eAldeilis ekki,\u201c svara\u00f0i \u00e9g. \u201e\u00c9g naut f\u00e9lagsskaparins.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eGott og vel,\u201c sag\u00f0i konan og sneri s\u00e9r til baka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M\u00f3\u00f0irin og d\u00f3ttirin h\u00e9ldu \u00e1fram a\u00f0 hv\u00edslast \u00e1 og \u00e9g sneri m\u00e9r aftur a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vir\u00f0a fyrir m\u00e9r \u00fats\u00fdni\u00f0 sem blasti vi\u00f0 m\u00e9r \u00fat um glugga r\u00fatunnar. \u00dea\u00f0 virtist sem vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um \u00e1 endanum n\u00e1\u00f0 inn \u00ed Buenos Aires, \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 \u00f3kum framhj\u00e1 s\u00edfellt \u00fe\u00e9ttbygg\u00f0ari hverfum. \u00c9g horf\u00f0i \u00e1 byggingarnar l\u00ed\u00f0a hj\u00e1 \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 veita \u00feeim s\u00e9rstaka athygli. \u00c9g naut \u00feess a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta umhverfi\u00f0 sogast inn \u00ed undirme\u00f0vitundina \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 sp\u00e1 miki\u00f0 \u00ed \u00fea\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 var eitt af \u00fev\u00ed sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i einsett m\u00e9r fyrir fer\u00f0alagi\u00f0 um Su\u00f0ur-Amer\u00edku. \u00c9g reyndi a\u00f0 plana sem minnst fyrirfram og kaus a\u00f0 fylgja ve\u00f0ri og vindum. \u00dea\u00f0 var enginn sta\u00f0ur sem \u00e9g var\u00f0 a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja, ekkert sem \u00e9g var\u00f0 a\u00f0 sj\u00e1, ekkert sem \u00e9g \u00feurfti a\u00f0 mynda, ekkert sem \u00e9g \u00feurfti a\u00f0 muna eftir. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00feyrfti tvo m\u00e1nu\u00f0i \u00ed framandi umhverfi til \u00feess a\u00f0 t\u00e6ma hugann af \u00feeim v\u00e6ntingum sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i til l\u00edfsins\u2014v\u00e6ntinganna sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i me\u00f0vita\u00f0 og \u00f3me\u00f0vita\u00f0 byggt upp \u00ed gegnum \u00e1rin. \u00deegar \u00e9g k\u00e6mi aftur til Barsel\u00f3na t\u00e6ki alvaran vi\u00f0 \u00e1 n\u00fd. \u00c9g \u00feyrfti a\u00f0 byggja upp n\u00fdjan hversdagsleika\u2014n\u00fdtt l\u00edf \u00e1n Merc\u00e8. \u00c9g \u00feyrfti einnig a\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0a hvort \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri kominn t\u00edmi \u00e1 n\u00fdjan starfsvettvang eftir t\u00edu \u00e1r \u00ed h\u00e1sk\u00f3lanum. Skipta yfir \u00ed eitthva\u00f0 m\u00fdkra starf\u2014minni \u00fatreikninga. Ef til vill vettvang \u00fear sem \u00e9g g\u00e6ti nota\u00f0 sk\u00e1ldskapar\u00e1huga minn. Ekki \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef\u00f0i hugmynd um hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 g\u00e6ti veri\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00dea\u00f0 var hins vegar seinni t\u00edma vandam\u00e1l. N\u00fa \u00feurfti \u00e9g a\u00f0 komast a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0 v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 gerast \u00ed m\u00ednu n\u00e6sta n\u00e1grenni. R\u00fatan haf\u00f0i numi\u00f0 sta\u00f0ar \u00e1 umfer\u00f0armi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0 sem virtist \u00ed st\u00e6rri kantinum. \u00c1h\u00f6fnin tilkynnti ekki hvar vi\u00f0 v\u00e6rum og \u00e9g gat ekki s\u00e9\u00f0 nein skilti me\u00f0 st\u00f6\u00f0varheiti. Flestir, ef ekki allir, far\u00feegarnir virtust vera a\u00f0 b\u00faa sig undir a\u00f0 yfirgefa r\u00fatuna. \u00c9g leit \u00e1 \u00fari\u00f0 og bla\u00f0a\u00f0i \u00ed fer\u00f0a\u00e1\u00e6tluninni. Samkv\u00e6mt henni \u00e1ttum vi\u00f0 enn h\u00e1lft\u00edma akstur fyrir h\u00f6ndum \u00e1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 k\u00e6mum til Retiro-st\u00f6\u00f0varinnar \u00ed Buenos Aires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201e\u00deetta er Retiro,\u201c sag\u00f0i kvenmannsr\u00f6dd sem greinilega var f\u00e6r um a\u00f0 lesa hugsanir m\u00ednar e\u00f0a l\u00e1tbrag\u00f0. \u201eVi\u00f0 erum \u00e1 undan \u00e1\u00e6tlun.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c9g leit upp. Mar\u00eda og m\u00f3\u00f0ir hennar st\u00f3\u00f0u \u00ed gangveginum milli s\u00e6tanna, tilb\u00fanar a\u00f0 yfirgefa r\u00fatuna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eNj\u00f3ttu dvalarinnar \u00ed Buenos Aires,\u201c h\u00e9lt m\u00f3\u00f0irin \u00e1fram, \u00e1\u00f0ur en h\u00fan leiddi d\u00f3ttur s\u00edna af sta\u00f0 fram ganginn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eBless, \u00f3kunnugur,\u201c sag\u00f0i Mar\u00eda og blikka\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eBless, takk,\u201c svara\u00f0i \u00e9g og horf\u00f0i \u00e1 eftir \u00feeim m\u00e6\u00f0gum \u00fear sem \u00fe\u00e6r n\u00e1lgu\u00f0ust dyrnar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c9g greip taupokann sem \u00e9g nota\u00f0i til \u00feess a\u00f0 geyma m\u00edn helstu ver\u00f0m\u00e6ti og nau\u00f0synjar, st\u00f3\u00f0 upp og yfirgaf r\u00fatuna \u00e1samt s\u00ed\u00f0ustu far\u00feegunum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">* * *<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eftir a\u00f0 hafa n\u00e1\u00f0 \u00ed bakpokann minn \u00far farangursgeymslunni var kominn t\u00edmi til a\u00f0 halda inn \u00ed mi\u00f0borgina. \u00c9g vissi a\u00f0 a\u00f0altorgi\u00f0 var austur af Retiro, en \u00feegar \u00e9g steig \u00fat um dyr st\u00f6\u00f0varinnar ger\u00f0i \u00e9g m\u00e9r grein fyrir a\u00f0 \u00e9g haf\u00f0i hvorki hugmynd um hva\u00f0a \u00fatgang \u00e9g haf\u00f0i fari\u00f0 n\u00e9 hva\u00f0a gata l\u00e6gi til austurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c9g sta\u00f0n\u00e6mdist um stund og leit yfir umhverfi\u00f0. G\u00f6turnar virtust vera a\u00f0 vakna til l\u00edfsins. \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki margmenni fyrir utan st\u00f6\u00f0ina heldur nokkrir g\u00f6tusalar sem voru a\u00f0 vinna vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 setja upp s\u00f6lub\u00e1sa og einstaka vegfarandi lag\u00f0i lykkju \u00e1 lei\u00f0 s\u00edna fram hj\u00e1 k\u00f6ssum me\u00f0 s\u00f6luvarningi. \u00deetta leit ekki \u00fat fyrir a\u00f0 vera a\u00f0alinngangur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c9g gekk ni\u00f0ur rampinn fr\u00e1 st\u00f6\u00f0inni og \u00fat \u00e1 str\u00e6ti\u00f0. \u00c9g beyg\u00f0i til h\u00e6gri, gekk me\u00f0fram vegg st\u00f6\u00f0varinnar, horf\u00f0i vandlega eftir g\u00f6tuheitum og lag\u00f0i \u00feau \u00e1 minni\u00f0. Nokkrum g\u00f6tuhornum s\u00ed\u00f0ar beyg\u00f0i \u00e9g til h\u00e6gri \u00e1n umhugsunar, enn \u00e1 n\u00fd umhuga\u00f0 um a\u00f0 gefa g\u00f6tuheitum g\u00f3\u00f0an gaum. \u00c9g gekk a\u00f0 n\u00e6stu gangbraut, f\u00f3r yfir g\u00f6tuna og gekk til baka hinum megin. Eftir ein gatnam\u00f3tin enn sneri \u00e9g til vinstri og gekk yfir a\u00f0 bekk \u00ed almenningsgar\u00f0i, framan vi\u00f0 Retiro-st\u00f6\u00f0ina, gengt innganginum \u00fear sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i yfirgefi\u00f0 st\u00f6\u00f0ina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00deegar \u00e9g fer\u00f0a\u00f0ist um \u00f3kunnar sl\u00f3\u00f0ir kunni \u00e9g ekki vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 sty\u00f0jast vi\u00f0 kort \u00feegar \u00e9g st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00fati \u00e1 mi\u00f0ri g\u00f6tu. \u00c9g vildi ekki vekja athygli \u00e1 m\u00e9r sem birtingarmynd hugmyndarinnar um hinn d\u00e6miger\u00f0a t\u00fdnda fer\u00f0alang. M\u00e9r fannst \u00fea\u00f0 gera mig berskjalda\u00f0an fyrir hnupli, svikum og prettum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c9g t\u00f3k af m\u00e9r bakpokann, settist \u00e1 bekkinn og t\u00f3k upp Lonely Planet \u00fatg\u00e1funa af Su\u00f0ur-Amer\u00edku. A\u00f0 \u00f6llu j\u00f6fnu hef\u00f0i \u00e9g leita\u00f0 m\u00e9r a\u00f0 kaffih\u00fasi \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g k\u00edkti \u00ed fer\u00f0ahandb\u00f3kina en \u00e1 \u00feessum stutta g\u00f6ngut\u00far um n\u00e1grenni umfer\u00f0armi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0varinnar haf\u00f0i \u00e9g ekki komi\u00f0 auga \u00e1 nokkurt sl\u00edkt. Ef til vill haf\u00f0i \u00e9g veri\u00f0 of upptekinn vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 leggja g\u00f6tuheiti \u00e1 minni\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c9g sko\u00f0a\u00f0i kort af Retiro-sv\u00e6\u00f0inu og h\u00f3fst handa vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 sta\u00f0setja mig me\u00f0 hj\u00e1lp g\u00f6tuheitanna \u00ed hugl\u00e6gu minnisb\u00f3kinni. M\u00e9r til mikillar gle\u00f0i uppg\u00f6tva\u00f0i \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00feyrfti bara a\u00f0 fylgja einu str\u00e6ti eftir til \u00feess a\u00f0 komast \u00e1 \u00feann sta\u00f0 \u00ed mi\u00f0b\u00e6num sem \u00e9g vildi komast \u00e1. \u00de\u00f3tt \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri d\u00e1g\u00f3\u00f0ur sp\u00f6lur, \u00fe\u00e1 var \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 minnsta kosti bein braut. \u00c9g \u00feyrfti bara a\u00f0 fylgja San Mart\u00edn sem t\u00e6ki mig beinustu lei\u00f0 a\u00f0 Plaza de Mayo. \u00dea\u00f0 kom \u00fe\u00f3 \u00e1 daginn a\u00f0 gangan var \u00ed h\u00e1su\u00f0ur en ekki austur, eins og \u00e9g haf\u00f0i haldi\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">* * *<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c9g kom inn \u00ed mi\u00f0b\u00e6inn vi\u00f0 nor\u00f0vesturhorn Plaza de Mayo. \u00dea\u00f0 var enn tilt\u00f6lulega snemma morguns og \u00e9g haf\u00f0i talsver\u00f0an t\u00edma til afl\u00f6gu \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g hef\u00f0i samband vi\u00f0 Matteo\u2014kunningja minn. E\u00f0a var hann vinur minn? E\u00f0a \u00f3kunnugur. \u00cd \u00f6llu falli \u00fe\u00e1 var of snemmt a\u00f0 hringja n\u00fana. Satt best a\u00f0 segja var \u00e9g ekki viss um \u00fea\u00f0 hven\u00e6r v\u00e6ri g\u00f3\u00f0ur t\u00edmi til a\u00f0 hafa samband. \u00dea\u00f0 var laugardagsmorgunn og \u00e9g haf\u00f0i ekki hugmynd um \u00fea\u00f0 hvernig helgarr\u00fat\u00ednan hans var, e\u00f0a kurteisisvenjur \u00feessa heimshluta var\u00f0andi s\u00edmt\u00f6l fyrir h\u00e1degi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c9g h\u00f3f sko\u00f0unarfer\u00f0 m\u00edna um mi\u00f0b\u00e6inn me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 ganga a\u00f0 forsetah\u00f6llinni bleiku, Casa Rosada, og til baka. S\u00ed\u00f0an \u00fer\u00e6ddi \u00e9g hli\u00f0arg\u00f6turnar \u00ed kringum Plaza de Mayo, \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 l\u00edta \u00e1 nokku\u00f0 s\u00e9rstakt en innbyr\u00f0a \u00e1 sama t\u00edma allt sem \u00e9g s\u00e1. \u00c9g gekk fram hj\u00e1 bla\u00f0asala sem var a\u00f0 opna b\u00fa\u00f0ina s\u00edna. \u00c9g leit vi\u00f0 hj\u00e1 honum og keypti m\u00e9r kort af borginni. \u00c9g hugsa\u00f0i me\u00f0 m\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 g\u00e6ti komi\u00f0 s\u00e9r vel a\u00f0 hafa n\u00e1kv\u00e6mt kort \u00ed h\u00f6ndunum \u00feegar \u00e9g leita\u00f0i a\u00f0 heimilisfangi Matteo, eitthva\u00f0 haldb\u00e6rara en litlu uppdr\u00e6ttina \u00ed Lonely Planet. S\u00e9r \u00ed lagi \u00fear sem \u00e9g kenndi \u00feeim um morgunruglinginn var\u00f0andi \u00fea\u00f0 hva\u00f0 var austur og hva\u00f0 su\u00f0ur. \u00dea\u00f0 ert ekki \u00fe\u00fa sem ert rugla\u00f0ur, sag\u00f0i \u00e9g vi\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfan mig, \u00feetta er allt fer\u00f0ahandb\u00f3kinni a\u00f0 kenna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eftir a\u00f0 hafa m\u00e6lt g\u00f6turnar \u00ed kringum Plaza de Mayo \u00ed n\u00e6stum klukkut\u00edma gekk \u00e9g fram \u00e1 kaffih\u00fas sem leit vel \u00fat. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i svosem ekki veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 leita a\u00f0 sta\u00f0 til a\u00f0 setjast ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 en \u00e9g \u00e1tta\u00f0i mig \u00e1 a\u00f0 gangan um b\u00e6inn haf\u00f0i vaki\u00f0 upp svengd og \u00e9g \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri g\u00f3\u00f0 hugmynd a\u00f0 f\u00e1 s\u00e9r sm\u00e1 morgunmat, um lei\u00f0 og \u00e9g sko\u00f0a\u00f0i n\u00fdja korti\u00f0 mitt til \u00feess a\u00f0 n\u00e1 \u00e1ttum \u00ed borginni. \u00c9g panta\u00f0i m\u00e9r cappuccino og croissant, fletti kortinu sundur og ger\u00f0i fyrstu tilraun til a\u00f0 finna \u00fat hvar Matteo bj\u00f3. Me\u00f0 korti\u00f0 \u00fatbreitt fyrir framan mig \u00e1tta\u00f0i \u00e9g mig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g st\u00f3\u00f0 frammi fyrir gr\u00ed\u00f0arst\u00f3rri borg me\u00f0 eitt g\u00f6tuheiti. \u00c9g var ekki me\u00f0 neitt \u00ed h\u00f6ndunum til \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00ferengja leitarhringinn. N\u00e1lar og heystakkar komu upp \u00ed hugann. \u00c9g vissi ekkert um hverfi borgarinnar, n\u00e9 heldur \u00ed hva\u00f0a hverfi Matteo bj\u00f3, hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 heldur hvort heimilisfangi\u00f0 v\u00e6ri \u00ed mi\u00f0b\u00e6num, \u00fathverfi, nor\u00f0ur, su\u00f0ur, austur e\u00f0a vestur. \u00c9g reyndi a\u00f0 skanna korti\u00f0 fr\u00e1 efra vinstra horni til ne\u00f0ra h\u00e6gra horns en komst flj\u00f3tt a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 myndi taka aldur og \u00e6vi. \u00dev\u00ed n\u00e6st pr\u00f3fa\u00f0i \u00e9g a\u00f0 l\u00edta af handah\u00f3fi \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed kringum mi\u00f0b\u00e6inn og lesa \u00f6ll g\u00f6tun\u00f6fn \u00ed \u00feeirri von a\u00f0 finna Olavarr\u00eda. Hvorug a\u00f0fer\u00f0in skila\u00f0i \u00e1rangri. Um stund s\u00e1 \u00e9g eftir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hafa skili\u00f0 snjalls\u00edmann minn eftir heima \u00e1 Sp\u00e1ni. \u00dea\u00f0 hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 leikur einn a\u00f0 kortleggja heimilisfangi\u00f0 me\u00f0 a\u00f0sto\u00f0 alv\u00f6rus\u00edma og gagnapakka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c9g haf\u00f0i \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 skilja snjalls\u00edmann eftir \u00fev\u00ed \u00e9g vildi sl\u00edta sem flest tengsl vi\u00f0 gamla heiminn \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 tvo m\u00e1nu\u00f0i sem \u00e9g hug\u00f0ist vera \u00e1 flakki um n\u00fdja heiminn. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 taka m\u00e9r sm\u00e1fr\u00ed fr\u00e1 stafr\u00e6na heiminum og reyna a\u00f0 lifa hli\u00f0r\u00e6nu l\u00edfi \u00ed nokkrar vikur. L\u00edfi\u00f0 snerist um anna\u00f0 og meira en reiknirit, sannf\u00e6r\u00f0i \u00e9g sj\u00e1lfan mig um, allt \u00fearf ekki a\u00f0 vera \u00fatreikna\u00f0. \u00c9g \u00e1tti \u00fe\u00f3 \u00ed mestu vandr\u00e6\u00f0um me\u00f0 a\u00f0 leggja reikniritin alveg fr\u00e1 m\u00e9r. \u00dea\u00f0 var n\u00fa bara \u00feannig sem \u00e9g hugsa\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c1n \u00feess a\u00f0 hafa fundi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00e9g leita\u00f0i a\u00f0, braut \u00e9g korti\u00f0 saman og kl\u00e1ra\u00f0i morgunmatinn. \u00dea\u00f0 var enn\u00fe\u00e1 tilt\u00f6lulega snemma morguns og m\u00e9r var\u00f0 aftur hugsa\u00f0 til \u00feess hversu \u00e1rla dags \u00e9g g\u00e6ti hringt \u00ed Matteo. Klukkan var h\u00e1lft\u00edu og \u00e9g \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri vi\u00f0 h\u00e6fi a\u00f0 hringa upp \u00far t\u00edu. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i \u00fe\u00f3 varla loki\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 hugsun \u00feegar \u00f3snjalli s\u00edminn minn byrja\u00f0i a\u00f0 hringja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eH\u00e6, \u00feetta er Matteo. Hvernig hefur\u00f0u \u00fea\u00f0? Ertu kominn til Buenos Aires?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eJ\u00e1, \u00e9g kom me\u00f0 r\u00fatunni \u00ed morgun og er r\u00e9tt \u00ed \u00feessu a\u00f0 kl\u00e1ra morgunmatinn.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eFlott m\u00e1l. Hvar ertu?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eSkammt vestur af Plaza de Mayo, held \u00e9g, annars er \u00e9g frekar \u00e1ttavilltur \u00ed dag.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eEkkert vandam\u00e1l. \u00dea\u00f0 er fr\u00e1b\u00e6r sta\u00f0setning. \u00dea\u00f0 er afar au\u00f0velt a\u00f0 rata heim til m\u00edn \u00fea\u00f0an. Far\u00f0u ni\u00f0ur \u00ed \u00e1tt a\u00f0 Casa Rosada, haltu \u00feig h\u00e6gra megin og hoppa\u00f0u upp \u00ed vagn 64 til La Boca. Vagninn beygir svo til su\u00f0urs og \u00fe\u00fa fer\u00f0 fram hj\u00e1 San Telmo, svo undir br\u00fa og framhj\u00e1 gar\u00f0i \u00e1 h\u00e6gri h\u00f6nd. Vagninn tekur svo beygju til vinstri inn \u00ed La Boca. \u00de\u00fa skalt fara \u00fat \u00far vagninum \u00e1\u00f0ur en hann beygir til h\u00e6gri \u00e1 n\u00fd vi\u00f0 Puente Nicol\u00e1s Avellaneda. Svo gengur\u00f0u til baka, eina og h\u00e1lfa h\u00fasalengju, og beygir til vinstri inn \u00ed Olavarr\u00eda. Sloti\u00f0 mitt er \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1 h\u00e6gri h\u00f6nd, fyrir ofan ap\u00f3tek. N\u00e1\u00f0ir \u00fe\u00fa \u00feessu?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eJ\u00e1, \u00fea\u00f0 held \u00e9g. Casa Rosada, h\u00e6gra megin, vagn 64, La Boca, su\u00f0ur, San Telmo, br\u00fa, gar\u00f0ur, vinstri, st\u00edga af \u00e1\u00f0ur en hann beygir til h\u00e6gri og svo til baka, vinstri inn \u00ed Olavarr\u00eda og ap\u00f3tek.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eN\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega! Sj\u00e1umst eftir sm\u00e1.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201e\u00d3kei b\u00e6.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c9g endurt\u00f3k lei\u00f0arl\u00fdsinguna \u00ed huganum. Casa Rosada, h\u00e6gri h\u00f6nd, vagn 64 La Boca, br\u00fa, gar\u00f0ur, vinstri, st\u00edga af \u00e1\u00f0ur en hann beygir til h\u00e6gri og svo ap\u00f3tek. \u00deetta hlj\u00f3ma\u00f0i alls ekki svo fl\u00f3ki\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c9g borga\u00f0i morgunmatinn og h\u00e9lt yfir Plaza de Mayo \u00ed \u00e1tt til Casa Rosada, \u00feyljandi fyrsta hluta lei\u00f0arinnar \u00ed huganum, vagn 64 til La Boca. \u00deegar \u00e9g kom a\u00f0 stoppist\u00f6\u00f0inni renndi einmitt vagn 64 \u00ed hla\u00f0 og \u00e9g st\u00f6kk um bor\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00deegar upp \u00ed vagninn var komi\u00f0 spur\u00f0i \u00e9g vagnstj\u00f3rann hva\u00f0 fari\u00f0 kosta\u00f0i og \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 svara benti hann m\u00e9r \u00e1 sj\u00e1lfsala aftar \u00ed vagninum. \u00c9g gekk inn ganginn og las lei\u00f0beiningarnar \u00e1 sj\u00e1lfsalanum. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i tvo valkosti til a\u00f0 borga fari\u00f0, annars vegar gat \u00e9g borga\u00f0 einn peseta me\u00f0 str\u00e6t\u00f3korti e\u00f0a nota\u00f0 tveggja peseta mynt. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i hvorugt undir h\u00f6ndum. \u00c9g var bara me\u00f0 tveggja peseta se\u00f0il.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eGet \u00e9g borga\u00f0 me\u00f0 tveggja peseta se\u00f0li?\u201c spur\u00f0i \u00e9g vagnstj\u00f3rann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eNei.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eGetur \u00fe\u00fa skipt se\u00f0li \u00ed mynt?\u201c spur\u00f0i \u00e9g, \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri n\u00e1nast sama spurning og \u00e1\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eNei.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>N\u00fa voru g\u00f3\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0 d\u00fdr, hugsa\u00f0i \u00e9g me\u00f0 m\u00e9r \u00fear sem \u00e9g st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1 ganginum \u00ed mi\u00f0ju vagnsins og velti \u00fev\u00ed fyrir m\u00e9r hva\u00f0a kostir v\u00e6ru \u00ed st\u00f6\u00f0unni. Vagninn haf\u00f0i \u00feegar eki\u00f0 af sta\u00f0 svo \u00e9g var of seinn a\u00f0 st\u00f6kkva fr\u00e1 bor\u00f0i til a\u00f0 leita a\u00f0 skiptimynt. \u00c1 hinn b\u00f3ginn kunni \u00e9g ekki vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 setjast einfaldlega ni\u00f0ur \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 borga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201e\u00c9g tek \u00feetta.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ma\u00f0ur \u00ed bl\u00e1um verksmi\u00f0jusamfestingi gekk upp a\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfsalanum og borga\u00f0i fari\u00f0 mitt me\u00f0 str\u00e6t\u00f3kortinu s\u00ednu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eK\u00e6rar \u00feakkir,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g og r\u00e9tti manninum tveggja peseta se\u00f0ilinn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201e\u00c9g borga\u00f0i bara einn peseta me\u00f0 kortinu og \u00e9g \u00e1 ekki skiptimynt.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er ekkert vandam\u00e1l,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g og ota\u00f0i se\u00f0linum \u00ed \u00e1tt til hans. \u201eFari\u00f0 hef\u00f0i hvort sem er kosta\u00f0 mig tvo peseta.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eHaf\u00f0u engar \u00e1hyggjur,\u201c sag\u00f0i ma\u00f0urinn og h\u00e9lt h\u00f6ndunum upp, eins og til a\u00f0 gefast upp fyrir einhverjum sem v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0ast \u00e1 hann me\u00f0 eggvopni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eNei, endilega, takt&#8217;ann,\u201c \u00ferj\u00f3ska\u00f0ist \u00e9g vi\u00f0. \u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er minnsta sem \u00e9g get bo\u00f0i\u00f0.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Verkama\u00f0urinn hristi h\u00f6fu\u00f0i\u00f0 brosandi og sneri aftur \u00ed s\u00e6ti\u00f0 sitt. \u00c9g \u00feakka\u00f0i honum \u00e1 n\u00fd fyrir grei\u00f0ann og f\u00e9kk m\u00e9r sj\u00e1lfum s\u00e6ti aftar \u00ed vagninum. M\u00e9r lei\u00f0 vandr\u00e6\u00f0alega yfir a\u00f0 hafa \u00feegi\u00f0 a\u00f0sto\u00f0 mannsins. \u00c9g var nokku\u00f0 viss um a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri betur settur fj\u00e1rhagslega en hann og tveggja peseta se\u00f0illinn v\u00e6ri betur kominn \u00ed hans h\u00f6ndum en m\u00ednum. \u00c9g velti \u00fev\u00ed fyrir m\u00e9r hvernig \u00e9g g\u00e6ti endurgreitt honum. \u00c9g vildi endurgjalda grei\u00f0ann einhvern t\u00edmann. Einhvern veginn. Hins vegar var afar \u00f3l\u00edklegt a\u00f0 vegir okkar myndu nokkurn t\u00edmann liggja saman aftur. Vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 hugsun hvarfla\u00f0i hugurinn til Merc\u00e8. Myndu okkar vegir liggja saman aftur? \u00dea\u00f0 virtist \u00f3hj\u00e1kv\u00e6milegt en samt svo \u00f3m\u00f6gulegt a\u00f0 \u00edmynda s\u00e9r hvernig \u00feeir endurfundir yr\u00f0u\u2014eftir allt sem haf\u00f0i gerst, eftir allt sem sagt haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0, eftir allt sem haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 hr\u00f3pa\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00deegar vagninn stoppa\u00f0i \u00e1 n\u00e6stu st\u00f6\u00f0 st\u00f3\u00f0u \u00feeir upp, far\u00feegarnir tveir sem seti\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0u fyrir framan mig, og h\u00e9ldu til dyra. Kona leiddi litla st\u00falku. R\u00e9tt \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00e6r stigu af vagninum sneri st\u00falkan s\u00e9r vi\u00f0, leit \u00ed \u00e1ttina til m\u00edn, brosti og vinka\u00f0i. M\u00e9r var\u00f0 bylt vi\u00f0. \u00deetta var Mar\u00eda, n\u00fdja vinkona m\u00edn. \u00c1\u00f0ur en m\u00e9r gafst f\u00e6ri \u00e1 a\u00f0 veifa til baka h\u00f6f\u00f0u dyrnar lokast a\u00f0 baki \u00feeim og vagninn lagt af sta\u00f0 \u00e1 n\u00fd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Var \u00feetta einhvers konar jarteikn? Voru vi\u00f0skipti m\u00edn vi\u00f0 verkamanninn bara einn hlekkur \u00ed k\u00e6rleikske\u00f0junni? Ef til vill haf\u00f0i m\u00f3\u00f0ir Mar\u00edu gert manninum g\u00f3\u00f0verk og hann borga\u00f0 fari\u00f0 mitt sem sinn hlekk \u00ed ke\u00f0junni. N\u00fa var komi\u00f0 a\u00f0 m\u00e9r a\u00f0 gera g\u00f3\u00f0verk. \u00dea\u00f0 var komi\u00f0 a\u00f0 m\u00e9r a\u00f0 framlengja k\u00e6rleikske\u00f0junni sem myndi \u00e1 endanum binda endi \u00e1 \u00f6ll str\u00ed\u00f0 og h\u00f6rmungar \u00feessa heims. Og \u00fe\u00f3. Ef til vill var ma\u00f0urinn ekki hluti af ke\u00f0junni sem h\u00f3fst \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 yfirma\u00f0ur f\u00f6\u00f0ur Mar\u00edu haf\u00f0i gefi\u00f0 honum h\u00e1lfan fr\u00eddag. Ma\u00f0urinn g\u00e6ti eins au\u00f0veldlega veri\u00f0 hluti af annarri k\u00e6rleikske\u00f0ju, \u00f6\u00f0rum \u00fer\u00e6\u00f0i sem v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 vefa sama k\u00e6rleiksd\u00fakinn sem myndi \u00e1 endanum hylja j\u00f6r\u00f0ina og vernda okkur \u00f6ll. \u00c9g hristi h\u00f6fu\u00f0i\u00f0 og \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ri n\u00e6gur lj\u00f3\u00f0r\u00e6nn pr\u00f3si \u00ed bili, \u00e9g haf\u00f0i sta\u00f0 til \u00feess a\u00f0 komast \u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c9g leit \u00fat um gluggann og reyndi a\u00f0 muna l\u00fdsingu Matteo \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni. Vagn 64, br\u00fa, gar\u00f0ur, st\u00edga af \u00e1\u00f0ur en hann beyg\u00f0i til h\u00e6gri. \u00dea\u00f0 var allt og sumt sem \u00e9g gat muna\u00f0. Hvernig \u00ed \u00f3sk\u00f6punum \u00e6tti \u00e9g a\u00f0 vita hven\u00e6r \u00e9g \u00e6tti a\u00f0 st\u00edga af vagninum?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c9g t\u00f3k upp korti\u00f0 og fletti \u00fev\u00ed sundur, eins miki\u00f0 og takmarka\u00f0 r\u00fdmi\u00f0 \u00ed vagninum leyf\u00f0i. N\u00fa \u00feegar \u00e9g haf\u00f0i hverfisnafn undir h\u00f6ndum, \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e6tti \u00e9g a\u00f0 geta framkv\u00e6mt \u00edtarlegri og \u00e1rangursr\u00edkari leit a\u00f0 heimilisfangi Matteos. Augun hv\u00f6rflu\u00f0u yfir korti\u00f0 og \u00ed snarheitum fylgdu \u00feau flugi kr\u00e1kunnar fr\u00e1 Casa Rosada, yfir San Telmo, \u00ed La Boca hverfi\u00f0, og \u00fear p\u00edr\u00f0i \u00e9g augun \u00e1 korti\u00f0 \u00ed leit a\u00f0 Olavarr\u00eda. Bing\u00f3. \u00dearna blasti gatan vi\u00f0. M\u00e9r var\u00f0 liti\u00f0 til baka til Casa Rosada og reyndi a\u00f0 endurspila lei\u00f0arl\u00fdsingu Matteos \u00e1 kortinu. Beygir su\u00f0ur og fer undir br\u00fa. \u00c9g leit \u00fat um gluggann og s\u00e1 a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 vorum a\u00f0 n\u00e1lgast misl\u00e6g gatnam\u00f3t. \u00c9g leit aftur \u00e1 korti\u00f0 og fann gar\u00f0inn og vinstri beygjuna inn \u00ed La Boca. \u00deetta var sm\u00e1m saman a\u00f0 rifjast upp fyrir m\u00e9r. N\u00fa \u00feurfti \u00e9g bara a\u00f0 passa mig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 st\u00edga af vagninum \u00e1\u00f0ur en hann beyg\u00f0i til h\u00e6gri, eftir a\u00f0 hafa beygt til vinstri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c9g leit aftur \u00fat um gluggann. Gatnam\u00f3tin misl\u00e6gu voru a\u00f0 baki og gar\u00f0urinn var \u00e1 h\u00e6gri h\u00f6nd. Fyrr en var\u00f0i myndi vagninn beygja til vinstri. Allt var eins og \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1tti a\u00f0 vera og \u00fea\u00f0 yr\u00f0i barnaleikur a\u00f0 finna r\u00e9tta stoppist\u00f6\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c9g hlusta\u00f0i \u00e1 st\u00f6\u00f0varheitin \u00ed hvert sinn sem n\u00e6sta stopp var tilkynnt og reyndi a\u00f0 finna \u00feau \u00e1 kortinu svo \u00e9g g\u00e6ti yfirgefi\u00f0 vagninn \u00e1 \u00feeirri r\u00e9ttu. M\u00e9r gekk br\u00f6suglega \u00ed fyrstu. \u00c9g var of seinn a\u00f0 leita. Sm\u00e1m saman komst \u00e9g \u00fe\u00f3 upp \u00e1 lagi\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vera me\u00f0 v\u00edsifingur \u00e1 kortinu, hlusta og horfa \u00fat um gluggann. En \u00feegar \u00e9g haf\u00f0i loksins komi\u00f0 m\u00e9r upp kerfi til a\u00f0 fylgja eftir fer\u00f0 vagnsins, hugsa\u00f0i \u00e9g me\u00f0 m\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri miklu skemmtilegra a\u00f0 nj\u00f3ta \u00fats\u00fdnisins um \u00f3kunnuga borg heldur en a\u00f0 fylgja eftir fer\u00f0 str\u00e6tisvagns me\u00f0 fingur \u00e1 korti. M\u00e1li\u00f0 var ekki eins fl\u00f3ki\u00f0 og \u00e9g var a\u00f0 gera \u00fea\u00f0. Allt sem \u00e9g \u00feurfti a\u00f0 gera var a\u00f0 nj\u00f3ta \u00fats\u00fdnisins og b\u00ed\u00f0a eftir a\u00f0 vagninn beyg\u00f0i til h\u00e6gri. \u00de\u00e1 myndi \u00e9g vita a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef\u00f0i misst af r\u00e9ttu stoppist\u00f6\u00f0inni en v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 minnsta kosti \u00ed r\u00e9ttu hverfi. \u00dea\u00f0 yr\u00f0i seinni t\u00edma vandam\u00e1l a\u00f0 finna r\u00e9tta h\u00fasi\u00f0. \u00c9g sleppti \u00fev\u00ed fingrinum af kortinu, h\u00e6tti a\u00f0 hlusta eftir st\u00f6\u00f0varheitum og naut \u00fats\u00fdnisins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c1 endanum beyg\u00f0i vagninn til h\u00e6gri, svo \u00e9g hringdi bj\u00f6llunni og steig \u00fat vi\u00f0 fyrsta t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri. \u00c9g leit \u00ed kringum mig til \u00feess a\u00f0 kynnast umhverfinu. Hinum megin g\u00f6tunnar l\u00e1 g\u00f6ngusv\u00e6\u00f0i me\u00f0fram s\u00edki. M\u00edn megin var r\u00f6\u00f0 ni\u00f0urn\u00edddra h\u00fasa. \u00deeirri hugsun skaut upp \u00ed huga m\u00ednum a\u00f0 \u00e9g haf\u00f0i heyrt s\u00f6gur um a\u00f0 La Boca v\u00e6ri ekki beint \u00f6ruggasta hverfi borgarinnar. Ef til vill h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00fea\u00f0 veri\u00f0 mist\u00f6k a\u00f0 fylgja ekki upphaflegu lei\u00f0arl\u00fdsingunni. En \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir \u00e1hyggjur m\u00ednar, a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ri ekki g\u00f3\u00f0ur sta\u00f0ur til \u00feess a\u00f0 vi\u00f0ra \u00e1ttavillu m\u00edna \u00e1 almannaf\u00e6ri, \u00fe\u00e1 settist \u00e9g ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 bekkinn vi\u00f0 stoppist\u00f6\u00f0ina og leit \u00e1 korti\u00f0 til \u00feess a\u00f0 finna \u00fat hvar \u00e9g v\u00e6ri, og hvernig v\u00e6ri best a\u00f0 komast heim til Matteo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eLeitar\u00f0u einhvers?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c9g hr\u00f6kk vi\u00f0, herti taki\u00f0 \u00e1 kortinu og kreisti saman hn\u00e9n til \u00feess a\u00f0 tryggja bakpokann. \u00c9g leit upp og s\u00e1 eldri mann setjast ni\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 m\u00e9r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201e\u00c9g er a\u00f0 leita a\u00f0 Olavarr\u00eda,\u201c j\u00e1ta\u00f0i \u00e9g.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eOlavarr\u00eda,\u201c sag\u00f0i ma\u00f0urinn h\u00e6gt. \u201eFylgdu \u00feessari g\u00f6tu a\u00f0 n\u00e6stu gatnam\u00f3tum, beyg\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e1 til h\u00e6gri og Olavarr\u00eda mun vera \u00feri\u00f0ja gatan sem \u00fe\u00fa kemur a\u00f0.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eK\u00e6rar \u00feakkir!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c9g gekk enn \u00e1 n\u00fd fr\u00e1 kortinu \u00ed bakpokann og fylgdi lei\u00f0arl\u00fdsingu gamla mannsins, \u00fe\u00f3 \u00e1 b\u00e1\u00f0um \u00e1ttum og me\u00f0 sm\u00e1v\u00e6gis \u00e1hyggjur af \u00fev\u00ed hvort hann hafi sent mig \u00ed r\u00e9tta \u00e1tt e\u00f0a reynt a\u00f0 afvegalei\u00f0a mig. \u00c1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g vissi af \u00fe\u00e1 st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e9g hins vegar fyrir framan ap\u00f3teki\u00f0 sem Matteo haf\u00f0i l\u00fdst fyrir m\u00e9r \u00ed s\u00edmanum. N\u00fa leit \u00fat fyrir a\u00f0 \u00e9g skulda\u00f0i k\u00e6rleikske\u00f0junni tv\u00f6 g\u00f3\u00f0verk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">* * *<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eftir a\u00f0 hafa r\u00f6lt um San Telmo \u00ed yfir fj\u00f6rut\u00edu m\u00edn\u00fatur, leitandi a\u00f0 sta\u00f0 til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 m\u00e9r h\u00e1degismat, \u00fe\u00e1 var \u00e9g gla\u00f0ur yfir a\u00f0 hafa s\u00e9\u00f0 kaffih\u00fas sem leit v\u00e6nlega \u00fat. La Poes\u00eda. \u00de\u00f3tt \u00e9g teldi mig meira fyrir pr\u00f3sa \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1kva\u00f0 \u00e9g a\u00f0 k\u00edkja inn. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i gengi\u00f0 fram hj\u00e1 nokkrum vel \u00e1litlegum st\u00f6\u00f0um \u00e1 morgung\u00f6ngu minni en \u00feegar \u00e9g k\u00edkti inn s\u00e1 \u00e9g alltaf eitthva\u00f0 sem f\u00e6ldi mig fr\u00e1. Of t\u00f3mt. Of fullt. Of bjart. Of dimmt. \u00c9g \u00e1tti m\u00e9r enga n\u00e1kv\u00e6ma skilgreiningu \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0 heilla\u00f0i mig var\u00f0andi h\u00e1degisver\u00f0arsta\u00f0 en \u00feegar \u00e1 h\u00f3lminn var komi\u00f0 og \u00e9g var\u00f0 a\u00f0 taka \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un \u00fe\u00e1 fannst m\u00e9r au\u00f0velt a\u00f0 sannf\u00e6ra mig um a\u00f0 handan vi\u00f0 horni\u00f0 g\u00e6ti grasi\u00f0 veri\u00f0 gr\u00e6nna, h\u00fasg\u00f6gnin veri\u00f0 br\u00fanni e\u00f0a maturinn girnilegri. \u00c9g ger\u00f0i mig sekan um \u00feannig hugsunarh\u00e1tt \u00e6 ofan \u00ed \u00e6. \u00c9g gekk \u00feanga\u00f0 til \u00e9g var of svangur til \u00feess a\u00f0 halda \u00e1fram og enda\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a \u00e1 hva\u00f0a sta\u00f0 sem var n\u00e1l\u00e6gastur \u00feeim sta\u00f0 sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i fyllst \u00f6rv\u00e6ntingu. \u00c9g bor\u00f0a\u00f0i alltof oft \u00e1 st\u00f6\u00f0um sem voru miklu s\u00ed\u00f0ri en \u00feeir sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i gengi\u00f0 fram hj\u00e1 og hafna\u00f0. \u00c9g var gla\u00f0ur a\u00f0 \u00feannig virtist ekki vera uppi \u00e1 teningnum \u00feegar La Poes\u00eda var annars vegar. Gat \u00fea\u00f0 veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00f3\u00e1kve\u00f0ni m\u00edn hef\u00f0i borga\u00f0 sig, einu sinni?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La Poes\u00eda var \u00ed fjallakofast\u00edl. Bor\u00f0 og st\u00f3lar voru \u00ed eldri kantinum en afar st\u00edlhrein. Veggirnir voru \u00feaktir svarthv\u00edtum lj\u00f3smyndum og hlutum \u00far fort\u00ed\u00f0inni. \u00de\u00f3tt \u00feema\u00f0 v\u00e6ri ant\u00edk, \u00fe\u00e1 var andr\u00famslofti\u00f0 ferskt og innanstokksmunir virtust valdir af kostg\u00e6fni, hver hlutur virtist \u00e1 r\u00e9ttum sta\u00f0 \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 skapa tilger\u00f0arlegt umhverfi. Sta\u00f0urinn var n\u00e1tt\u00farulega heillandi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kaffih\u00fasi\u00f0 var h\u00e1lfseti\u00f0 af vi\u00f0skiptavinum. L\u00fd\u00f0urinn spanna\u00f0i breitt bil hva\u00f0 aldur og \u00fatlit var\u00f0a\u00f0i. Vi\u00f0 \u00fatidyrnar voru tveir eldri menn \u00ed hr\u00f3kasamr\u00e6\u00f0um. \u00c1 bor\u00f0inu \u00feeirra l\u00e1 stafli af \u00fars\u00e9rgengnum b\u00f3kum. \u00c9g gat ekki heyrt samr\u00e6\u00f0ur \u00feeirra en ger\u00f0i m\u00e9r \u00ed hugarlund a\u00f0 \u00fearna v\u00e6ru \u00e1 fer\u00f0inni b\u00f3kagagnr\u00fdnendur a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00e6ta um b\u00f3kmenntalegt gildi s\u00edgildra verka. \u00cd innsta horni sta\u00f0arins sat h\u00f3pur unglingsst\u00falkna sem spj\u00f6llu\u00f0u saman milli \u00feess sem \u00fe\u00e6r litu \u00e1 s\u00edmana s\u00edna. \u00cd mi\u00f0ju sta\u00f0arins sat kona \u00e1 mi\u00f0jum fertugsaldri, giska\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00e1, pikkandi \u00e1 fart\u00f6lvu, me\u00f0 latte \u00e1 a\u00f0ra h\u00f6nd og skrifblokk \u00e1 hina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c9g fann m\u00e9r bor\u00f0 fyrir mi\u00f0ju kaffih\u00fassins og settist ni\u00f0ur. Enn \u00e1 n\u00fd minnti \u00e9g sj\u00e1lfan mig \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed huganum hversu heppinn \u00e9g haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 vera vandf\u00fdsinn \u00e1 h\u00e1degisver\u00f0arsta\u00f0 \u00feennan daginn. Ef \u00e9g hef\u00f0i ekki veri\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hef\u00f0i \u00e9g l\u00edklega misst af \u00feessum. \u00dea\u00f0 var eitthva\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00feetta kaffih\u00fas sem \u00e9g hef\u00f0i ekki vilja\u00f0 missa af.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c9g panta\u00f0i m\u00e9r steikarsamloku og bj\u00f3r. \u00deetta var \u00feri\u00f0ji dagurinn minn \u00ed Buenos Aires og \u00e9g haf\u00f0i ekki enn fengi\u00f0 m\u00e9r steikarsamloku. Yfir morgunmatnum haf\u00f0i Matteo stungi\u00f0 upp \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g pr\u00f3fa\u00f0i eina sl\u00edka. \u00deetta var a\u00f0 vissu leyti \u00e1hugaver\u00f0 upp\u00e1stunga, \u00fear sem hann sj\u00e1lfur var gr\u00e6nmetis\u00e6ta. H\u00fan var hins vegar fullkomlega \u00ed samr\u00e6mi vi\u00f0 pers\u00f3nuleika mannsins sem \u00e9g hika\u00f0i n\u00fana ekki vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 kalla vin, frekar en kunningja e\u00f0a \u00f3kunnugan. Hann haf\u00f0i n\u00e6mt eyra fyrir \u00fev\u00ed sem \u00e9g kunni a\u00f0 meta og kom me\u00f0 s\u00e9rsni\u00f0nar upp\u00e1stungur fyrir mig sem voru samt sem \u00e1\u00f0ur bygg\u00f0ar \u00e1 \u00feekkingu heimamannsins \u00e1 borginni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c1 me\u00f0an \u00e9g bei\u00f0 eftir matnum t\u00f3k \u00e9g upp minnisb\u00f3kina og h\u00f3fst handa vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 skrifa fer\u00f0adagb\u00f3k fyrir Buenos Aires. \u00dea\u00f0 var \u00fe\u00f3 varla h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 kalla \u00feetta fer\u00f0adagb\u00f3k. \u00deetta var bara dagb\u00f3k\u2014samansafn handah\u00f3fskenndra hugsana um allt og ekkert. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i svosem ekki sta\u00f0i\u00f0 mig vel \u00ed hlutverki fer\u00f0alangs. \u00dea\u00f0 er a\u00f0 segja \u00ed \u00feeim skilningi sem greint var fr\u00e1 \u00ed Lonely Planet. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i bara gengi\u00f0 um \u00e1n \u00e1fangasta\u00f0ar, hugsa\u00f0 og virt fyrir m\u00e9r l\u00edfi\u00f0 \u00ed borginni, milli \u00feess sem \u00e9g settist ni\u00f0ur og p\u00e1ra\u00f0i nokkur velvalin or\u00f0 \u00ed minnisb\u00f3kina. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i geta\u00f0 slaka\u00f0 vel \u00e1 og n\u00e1\u00f0 a\u00f0 hrista af m\u00e9r \u00e1hyggjurnar sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i \u00ed upphafi haft um \u00f6ryggi borgarinnar. Or\u00f0in fl\u00e6ddu og m\u00e9r lei\u00f0 betur en \u00e9g haf\u00f0i gert \u00ed h\u00e1a herrans t\u00ed\u00f0. Veran a\u00f0 heiman var a\u00f0 gera m\u00e9r gott. Lundin var tv\u00edm\u00e6lalaust l\u00e9ttari. M\u00e9r lei\u00f0 ekkert illa yfir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hafa ekki kynnst borginni eins og a\u00f0rir fer\u00f0amenn. \u00deess \u00ed sta\u00f0 kynntist \u00e9g henni \u00e1 minn h\u00e1tt. \u00c9g er hugsu\u00f0ur, skrifa\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00ed minnisb\u00f3kina, og ef borg f\u00e6r mig til a\u00f0 hugsa, \u00fe\u00e1 hugsa \u00e9g. \u00c9g er g\u00f6nguma\u00f0ur, og ef borg f\u00e6r mig til \u00feess a\u00f0 ganga, \u00fe\u00e1 geng \u00e9g. \u00c9g er rith\u00f6fundur\u2014\u00ed v\u00ed\u00f0um skilningi \u00feess or\u00f0s\u2014og ef borg f\u00e6r mig til \u00feess a\u00f0 skrifa, \u00fe\u00e1 skrifa \u00e9g. Jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00e9g s\u00e9 \u00ed Buenos Aires, \u00fe\u00e1 \u00fearf \u00e9g ekkert a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra a\u00f0 dansa tang\u00f3, svo framarlega sem penninn dansar yfir papp\u00edrs\u00f6rkina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c1 milli setninga leit \u00e9g upp fr\u00e1 minnisb\u00f3kinni og yfir kaffih\u00fasi\u00f0, yfir a\u00f0 barnum, drekkandi \u00ed mig andr\u00famsloft sta\u00f0arins, og ekki s\u00ed\u00f0ur til \u00feess a\u00f0 stelast til a\u00f0 l\u00edta \u00e1 \u00fej\u00f3nustust\u00falkurnar, sem m\u00e9r fundust afar fallegar. Eftir fimmt\u00e1n \u00e1ra samb\u00fa\u00f0 me\u00f0 Merc\u00e8 fannst m\u00e9r \u00e9g vera a\u00f0 horfa \u00e1 eftir fallegu kvenf\u00f3lki \u00ed fyrsta sinn \u00ed langan t\u00edma\u2014\u00fea\u00f0 er a\u00f0 segja me\u00f0vita\u00f0. Ef a\u00f0eins Merc\u00e8 hef\u00f0i haft sama sj\u00f3narhorn \u00e1 samband okkar, \u00fe\u00e1 hef\u00f0i ekki veri\u00f0 um neinn F\u00e1bian a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a, enga st\u00f3rkostlega opinberun og engan skilna\u00f0. \u00c1 hinn b\u00f3ginn hef\u00f0i heldur ekki veri\u00f0 um neina fer\u00f0 til Su\u00f0ur-Amer\u00edku a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a, engin endurl\u00edfgandi ganga um Buenos Aires og engin n\u00fd \u00e6vint\u00fdri. Ef til vill haf\u00f0i allt heila klabbi\u00f0 veri\u00f0 til \u00feess a\u00f0 frelsa mig frekar en a\u00f0 ni\u00f0url\u00e6gja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00cd lok eins \u00feessara yfirlita var \u00e9g vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 sn\u00faa m\u00e9r aftur a\u00f0 skriftum \u00feegar \u00e9g kom auga \u00e1 kunnuglega pers\u00f3nu sem st\u00f3\u00f0 vi\u00f0 barinn \u00e1 spjalli vi\u00f0 eina \u00fej\u00f3nustust\u00falkuna. Ef m\u00e9r skj\u00e1tla\u00f0ist ekki \u00fe\u00e1 var \u00feetta Ellen, kanad\u00edsk kona sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i hitt yfir morgunver\u00f0i \u00ed Iguaz\u00fa fyrir nokkrum d\u00f6gum. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i \u00e1tt \u00e1hugavert spjall vi\u00f0 hana og eiginmann hennar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eH\u00e6, \u00fev\u00edl\u00edk tilviljun a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 \u00feig h\u00e9r!\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00feegar \u00e9g n\u00e1lga\u00f0ist barinn \u00fear sem Ellen st\u00f3\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201e\u00de\u00fa h\u00e9r! Fr\u00e1b\u00e6rt! \u00de\u00fa talar sp\u00e6nsku, er \u00fea\u00f0 ekki?\u201c spur\u00f0i Ellen og andvarpa\u00f0i. \u201eMig langar a\u00f0 panta steikarsamloku til \u00feess a\u00f0 taka me\u00f0 m\u00e9r \u00ed r\u00fatuna til Bariloche en \u00e9g vir\u00f0ist ekki geta komi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed til skila a\u00f0 \u00e9g vilji f\u00e1 samlokuna til a\u00f0 taka me\u00f0.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eHaf\u00f0u engar \u00e1hyggjur,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g og sneri m\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3nustust\u00falkunni. <em>\u201eQuiere el lomito para llevar.\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cAh, para llevar, ahora s\u00ed,\u201d<\/em> svara\u00f0i \u00fej\u00f3nustust\u00falkan og brosti af l\u00e9tti. <em>\u201c\u00bfLo quiere completo?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eM\u00e1 bj\u00f3\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e9r samlokuna me\u00f0 \u00f6llu?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eHva\u00f0 er innifali\u00f0 \u00ed <em>\u00f6llu<\/em>?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eSkinka, sp\u00e6lt egg, ostur, beikon&#8230;\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eNei, bara venjulega samloku,\u201c svara\u00f0i Ellen. \u201e\u00c9g man eftir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hafa fengi\u00f0 m\u00e9r steikarsamloku \u00feegar \u00e9g var \u00ed Buenos Aires fyrir t\u00f3lf \u00e1rum s\u00ed\u00f0an. H\u00fan var afar girnileg.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201eSolo el sandwich,\u201c<\/em> \u00fe\u00fdddi \u00e9g fyrir \u00fej\u00f3nustust\u00falkuna en sleppti a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0a seinni hluta setningarinnar, \u00fear sem \u00e9g mat hann \u00f3vi\u00f0komandi samlokup\u00f6ntuninni. \u00c9g h\u00e9lt \u00e1fram starfi m\u00ednu sem t\u00falkur, \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0andi seinasta hluta vi\u00f0skiptanna sem snerist um grei\u00f0slu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eHvers vegna sest \u00fe\u00fa ekki hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00fe\u00fa b\u00ed\u00f0ur eftir matnum,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g og benti \u00ed \u00e1ttina til bor\u00f0sins \u00fear sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i komi\u00f0 m\u00e9r fyrir. \u201e\u00c9g er sj\u00e1lfur a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a eftir minni samloku.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00dear sem vi\u00f0 bi\u00f0um \u00fe\u00e1 spj\u00f6llu\u00f0um vi\u00f0 um \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00e1 daga okkar haf\u00f0i drifi\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0an vi\u00f0 s\u00e1um hvort anna\u00f0 \u00ed Iguaz\u00fa. T\u00edminn lei\u00f0 hratt og \u00e1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 vissum af voru samlokurnar komnar \u00e1 bor\u00f0i\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201e\u00c9g ver\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3ta,\u201c sag\u00f0i Ellen. \u201e\u00c9g get ekki veri\u00f0 sein \u00ed r\u00fatuna.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eNj\u00f3ttu Bariloche, og skemmtisiglingarinnar, og samlokunnar. Ekki endilega \u00ed \u00feeirri r\u00f6\u00f0.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eTakk fyrir a\u00f0 gr\u00edpa inn \u00ed og bjarga p\u00f6ntuninni. Ef \u00e9g g\u00e6ti bara borga\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r til baka einhvern veginn.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er engin \u00fe\u00f6rf fyrir endurgrei\u00f0slu. \u00c9g er bara a\u00f0 vi\u00f0halda k\u00e6rleikske\u00f0junni. \u00de\u00fa skuldar m\u00e9r ekki neitt. \u00c9g lag\u00f0i bara g\u00f3\u00f0verk inn \u00ed al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ak\u00e6rleiksbankann. \u00de\u00fa getur gert hi\u00f0 sama me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 a\u00f0sto\u00f0a einhvern annan. Vi\u00f0 getum \u00feannig s\u00f3tt \u00ed bankann \u00feegar vi\u00f0 \u00feurfum \u00feess me\u00f0. Vi\u00f0 \u00feurfum ekki a\u00f0 gjalda grei\u00f0a me\u00f0 gagnkv\u00e6mum h\u00e6tti. Vi\u00f0 \u00feurfum bara a\u00f0 vera g\u00f3\u00f0 hvert vi\u00f0 anna\u00f0 til \u00feess a\u00f0 tryggja a\u00f0 alltaf s\u00e9 til innist\u00e6\u00f0a \u00ed bankanum.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eHa?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eSkiptir engu,\u201c svara\u00f0i \u00e9g brosandi. \u201eEinhvern t\u00edmann seinna. Hlauptu \u00e1 eftir r\u00fatunni.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Framlag mitt til k\u00e6rleikske\u00f0junnar haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 l\u00edti\u00f0. Engin l\u00edfsbj\u00f6rg e\u00f0a annar hetjuskapur. Samt sem \u00e1\u00f0ur lei\u00f0 m\u00e9r vel a\u00f0 vera loksins hluti af ke\u00f0junni sem myndi \u00e1 endanum brei\u00f0ast um allan heiminn og binda enda \u00e1 \u00f6ll str\u00ed\u00f0. Hver einasti hlekkur \u00ed ke\u00f0junni skipti m\u00e1li, ger\u00f0i \u00e9g m\u00e9r \u00ed hugarlund, hversu sm\u00e1r e\u00f0a st\u00f3r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00dear sem \u00e9g fylgdi Ellen til dyra me\u00f0 augnar\u00e1\u00f0inu \u00fe\u00e1 stoppu\u00f0u augun skyndilega vi\u00f0 bor\u00f0 n\u00e1l\u00e6gt innganginum. Enn og aftur hitti \u00e9g fyrir Mar\u00edu og m\u00f3\u00f0ur hennar. St\u00falkan brosti og \u00e9g blikka\u00f0i hana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group book-ad has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#257ea9\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"778\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Taladu_vid_okunnuga.jpg?resize=778%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tala\u00f0u vi\u00f0 \u00f3kunnuga \u2014 K\u00e1puh\u00f6nnun Ana Pi\u00f1eyro\" class=\"wp-image-1578 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Taladu_vid_okunnuga.jpg?resize=778%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 778w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Taladu_vid_okunnuga.jpg?resize=228%2C300&amp;ssl=1 228w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Taladu_vid_okunnuga.jpg?resize=768%2C1011&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Taladu_vid_okunnuga.jpg?resize=900%2C1185&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Taladu_vid_okunnuga.jpg?resize=500%2C658&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Taladu_vid_okunnuga.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tala\u00f0u vi\u00f0 \u00f3kunnuga<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00deessi sm\u00e1saga birtist \u00ed sm\u00e1sagnasafninu Tala\u00f0u vi\u00f0 \u00f3kunnuga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ef \u00fe\u00fa haf\u00f0ir gaman a\u00f0 s\u00f6gunni \u00fe\u00e1 hvetjum vi\u00f0 \u00feig til \u00feess a\u00f0 styrkja \u00fatg\u00e1funa me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 kaupa eintak af b\u00f3kinni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tala\u00f0u vi\u00f0 \u00f3kunnuga <\/em>f\u00e6st sem kilja hj\u00e1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/9935946606\/\">Amazon<\/a> og <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/tala-u-vi-kunnuga-b-rkur-sigurbj-rnsson\/1133064553\">Barnes and Noble<\/a>. Rafb\u00e6kur f\u00e1st hj\u00e1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07WQP3JVS\">Kindle Store<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/tala%C3%B0u-vi%C3%B0-%C3%B3kunnuga\/id1476987961\">Apple Books<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/gb\/en\/ebook\/talau-vi-okunnuga\">Kobo<\/a>, og <a href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/is\/is\/books\/tala%C3%B0u-vi%C3%B0-%C3%B3kunnuga-2028498\">Storytel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ennig m\u00e1 styrkja h\u00f6fundinn \u00ed gegnum <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/UrbanVolcano\">Patreon<\/a> og <a href=\"https:\/\/buymeacoffee.com\/borkur\">Buy Me a Coffee<\/a> e\u00f0a me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 gefa b\u00f3kinni einkunn \u00e1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/47872659-tala-u-vi-kunnuga\">Goodreads<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanvolcano.net\/is\/taladu-vid-okunnuga\/\" style=\"border-radius:50px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#000000\">n\u00e1nari uppl\u00fdsingar<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sm\u00e1saga eftir B\u00f6rk Sigurbj\u00f6rnsson. 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