Vi\u00f0 erum svo miki\u00f0 a\u00f0 fl\u00fdta okkur. \u00dea\u00f0 er svo miki\u00f0 a\u00f0 gera. \u00dea\u00f0 er l\u00edka svo gott a\u00f0 hafa miki\u00f0 a\u00f0 gera \u00fev\u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 l\u00ed\u00f0ur t\u00edminn svo hratt. Eins og vi\u00f0 s\u00e9um endalaust a\u00f0 vonast til a\u00f0 komast \u00e1 lei\u00f0arenda. Vi\u00f0 steingleymum a\u00f0 nj\u00f3ta augnabliksins. Vi\u00f0 gleymum a\u00f0 vera \u00ed sambandi vi\u00f0 f\u00f3lki\u00f0 sem okkur \u00feykir v\u00e6nt um. Vi\u00f0 erum svo upptekin af \u00fev\u00ed sem litlu m\u00e1li skiptir.<\/p>\n

Katla Margr\u00e9t \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir, litla systir hennar \u00f6mmu. F\u00e6dd 7. \u00e1g\u00fast 1936. D\u00e1in… \u00dea\u00f0 er svo skr\u00edti\u00f0 a\u00f0 tala um f\u00f3lk sem hefur alltaf veri\u00f0 til sta\u00f0ar, \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0. Vi\u00f0 hittumst l\u00edti\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ustu \u00e1rin. \u00c9g au\u00f0vita\u00f0 alltaf \u00ed \u00fatlandinu. Vi\u00f0 fengum \u00fe\u00f3 sem betur fer a\u00f0 kve\u00f0jast \u00feegar \u00e9g var \u00e1 landinu \u00ed jan\u00faar. \u00dea\u00f0 var falleg, en \u00f3hugnanleg stund. Vi\u00f0 vissum b\u00e6\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ri s\u00ed\u00f0asta kve\u00f0justundin. Vi\u00f0 h\u00e9ldumst \u00ed hendur \u00ed heila eil\u00edf\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed vi\u00f0 vissum a\u00f0 \u00feegar vi\u00f0 slepptum yr\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0asta skipti sem vi\u00f0 snertumst.<\/p>\n

Kona sem \u00e9g \u00feekki ekki var \u00ed heims\u00f3kn. Spur\u00f0i hver \u00e9g v\u00e6ri. Katla kynnti mig og sag\u00f0ist oft hafa passa\u00f0 mig \u00feegar \u00e9g var krakki. \u00der\u00e1tt fyrir a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum l\u00edti\u00f0 s\u00e9st s\u00ed\u00f0ustu \u00e1rin, s\u00e1 \u00e9g v\u00e6ntum\u00feykjuna \u00feegar h\u00fan sag\u00f0i \u00feetta. Eins og h\u00fan v\u00e6ri stolt af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 segja fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hvernig vi\u00f0 v\u00e6rum tengd. M\u00e9r fannst \u00e9g vera svo l\u00edtill \u00ed hennar l\u00edfi, a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri einhver aukapers\u00f3na, en \u00fea\u00f0 var lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 svo var ekki. Vi\u00f0 getum \u00e1tt \u00fea\u00f0 til a\u00f0 vanmeta tilfinningarnar sem f\u00f3lk ber til okkar. Kannski er \u00fea\u00f0 bara \u00e9g.<\/p>\n

\u00c9g man eftir skrifstofu \u00ed kjallaranum \u00ed K\u00f3pavoginum \u00fear sem h\u00fan bj\u00f3 me\u00f0 \u00c1sta. \u00c9g f\u00f3r alltaf \u00feanga\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur, \u00fev\u00ed \u00fear var alltaf fullt af papp\u00edrsflugv\u00e9lum fr\u00e1 Flugbj\u00f6rgunarsveitunum. \u00c9g setti \u00fe\u00e6r saman og l\u00e9k m\u00e9r me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r. \u00c9g man eftir myndav\u00e9linni sem \u00c1sti \u00e1tti. H\u00fan var eins og allar hinar, nema a\u00f0 h\u00fan sp\u00fdtti tilb\u00fanum myndum \u00fat. Svo voru \u00feau alltaf \u00e1 hv\u00edtum Bens me\u00f0 skr\u00edtnum r\u00fa\u00f0u\u00feurrkum. Barni\u00f0 hefur l\u00edti\u00f0 vit \u00e1 b\u00edlum, en \u00feessi var spes. L\u00e6r\u00f0i seinna a\u00f0 \u00feetta var S-t\u00fdpan fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed um 1965-70, e\u00f0a \u00fear um bil. \u00c9g \u00e1 svo margar minningar tengdar K\u00f6tlu og \u00c1sta, allar g\u00f3\u00f0ar. \u00c9g vildi \u00f3ska \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00e9g g\u00e6ti kvatt hana \u00ed hinsta sinn \u00e1 n\u00e6stu d\u00f6gum, en \u00e9g \u00e1 augnabliki\u00f0 \u00ed jan\u00faar.<\/p>\n

Katla m\u00edn, hv\u00edl \u00ed fri\u00f0i. \u00de\u00fa varst m\u00e9r meira en \u00e9g nokkurn t\u00edma n\u00e1\u00f0i a\u00f0 s\u00fdna \u00fe\u00e9r.<\/p>\n\t