{"id":9225,"date":"2026-07-22T18:28:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chexia.info\/?p=9225"},"modified":"2026-07-22T18:28:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:28:56","slug":"v-76-letech-jsem-jel-autobusem-za-svou-prvni-laskou-po-50-letech-ale-osud-me-zastavil-driv-nez-jsem-se-k-ni-stacil-dostat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chexia.info\/?p=9225","title":{"rendered":"V 76 letech jsem jel autobusem za svou prvn\u00ed l\u00e1skou po 50 letech \u2013 ale osud m\u011b zastavil d\u0159\u00edv, ne\u017e jsem se k n\u00ed sta\u010dil dostat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>V 76 letech jsem jel autobusem za svou prvn\u00ed l\u00e1skou po 50 letech \u2013 ale osud m\u011b zastavil d\u0159\u00edv, ne\u017e jsem se k n\u00ed sta\u010dil dostat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harrison str\u00e1vil hodiny v autobuse p\u0159edstavov\u00e1n\u00edm si okam\u017eiku, kdy po pades\u00e1ti letech pln\u00fdch l\u00edtosti kone\u010dn\u011b znovu uvid\u00ed svou prvn\u00ed l\u00e1sku. B\u011bhem zast\u00e1vky u silnice mu v\u0161ak zavolala nezn\u00e1m\u00e1 \u017eena a nal\u00e9hav\u011b ho prosila, aby \u0159ekl, \u017ee je\u0161t\u011b nedorazil. Z cesty za d\u00e1vnou l\u00e1skou se tak stalo n\u011bco mnohem nal\u00e9hav\u011bj\u0161\u00edho ne\u017e oby\u010dejn\u00e9 shled\u00e1n\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Margaret byla moje prvn\u00ed l\u00e1ska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jedin\u00e1 \u017eena, o kter\u00e9 jsem kdy skute\u010dn\u011b v\u011b\u0159il, \u017ee vedle n\u00ed m\u00e1m zest\u00e1rnout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ale p\u0159ed pades\u00e1ti lety jsem ji nechal odej\u00edt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nikdy jsem ji nep\u0159estal milovat. To by bylo snaz\u0161\u00ed p\u0159e\u017e\u00edt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nechal jsem ji j\u00edt, proto\u017ee jsem byl mlad\u00fd, py\u0161n\u00fd a hloup\u00fd t\u00edm zvl\u00e1\u0161tn\u00edm zp\u016fsobem, jak\u00fdm mu\u017ei n\u011bkdy b\u00fdvaj\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Margaret m\u011bla mo\u017enost opustit na\u0161e mal\u00e9 m\u011bsto a vybudovat si lep\u0161\u00ed budoucnost, ne\u017e jakou jsem j\u00ed podle sv\u00e9ho p\u0159esv\u011bd\u010den\u00ed mohl nab\u00eddnout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">P\u0159esv\u011bd\u010dil jsem s\u00e1m sebe, \u017ee d\u011bl\u00e1m n\u011bco u\u0161lechtil\u00e9ho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0158\u00edkal jsem si, \u017ee l\u00e1ska znamen\u00e1 ustoupit stranou a dovolit j\u00ed odej\u00edt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ve skute\u010dnosti jsem zlomil srdce n\u00e1m ob\u011bma a nazval to ob\u011bt\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nikdy jsem se neo\u017eenil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">T\u00e9m\u011b\u0159 jsem si vzal \u017eenu z kostela, kter\u00e1 milovala stejn\u00e9 knihy jako j\u00e1, a pozd\u011bji vdovu, kterou jsem potkal po \u010dty\u0159ic\u00edtce. Von\u011bla po levanduli a sm\u00e1la se cel\u00fdm t\u011blem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ale poka\u017ed\u00e9, kdy\u017e po mn\u011b \u017eivot za\u010dal cht\u00edt n\u011bco trval\u00e9ho, ustoupil jsem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ani jedna z t\u011bch \u017een nebyla zl\u00e1 nebo nehodn\u00e1 l\u00e1sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jednodu\u0161e nebyly Margaret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A kdy\u017e str\u00e1v\u00edte dost let porovn\u00e1v\u00e1n\u00edm v\u0161eho s jedinou v\u011bc\u00ed, o kterou jste p\u0159i\u0161li, za\u010dnete \u017e\u00edt vedle sv\u00e9ho \u017eivota m\u00edsto toho, abyste \u017eili uvnit\u0159 n\u011bj.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nem\u011bl jsem d\u011bti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/chexia.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image_5-1-821x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chexia.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image_5-1-821x1024.webp 821w, https:\/\/chexia.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image_5-1-241x300.webp 241w, https:\/\/chexia.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image_5-1-768x958.webp 768w, https:\/\/chexia.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image_5-1-1232x1536.webp 1232w, https:\/\/chexia.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image_5-1.webp 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Z bl\u00edzk\u00e9 rodiny mi z\u016fstalo jen n\u011bkolik vzd\u00e1len\u00fdch bratranc\u016f a sest\u0159enic, kter\u00fdm jsem pos\u00edlal v\u00e1no\u010dn\u00ed p\u0159\u00e1n\u00ed sp\u00ed\u0161 ze zvyku ne\u017e z opravdov\u00e9 n\u00e1klonnosti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">V \u0161est r\u00e1no jsem pil k\u00e1vu a v sedm sledoval zpr\u00e1vy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chodil jsem na proch\u00e1zky, kdy\u017e mi to kolena dovolila.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ve\u010dery jsem tr\u00e1vil v k\u0159esle s knihou nebo u r\u00e1dia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u016fj \u017eivot se zmen\u0161il natolik, \u017ee se dal dr\u017eet v obou rukou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pak jsem p\u0159ed \u0161esti m\u011bs\u00edci na\u0161el Margaretino jm\u00e9no na internetu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hledal jsem star\u00e9ho spolu\u017e\u00e1ka ze st\u0159edn\u00ed \u0161koly, co\u017e je p\u0159esn\u011b ten druh v\u011bci, kterou \u010dlov\u011bk d\u011bl\u00e1, kdy\u017e m\u00e1 p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 mnoho \u010dasu a p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 mnoho vzpom\u00ednek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">V hlav\u011b jsem m\u011bl plno lid\u00ed, o kter\u00fdch jsem kdysi p\u0159edpokl\u00e1dal, \u017ee z\u016fstanou nav\u017edy mlad\u00ed. Cht\u011bl jsem jen zjistit, co se s nimi stalo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vyhledal jsem jedno jm\u00e9no a potom dal\u0161\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A pak se p\u0159i proch\u00e1zen\u00ed v\u00fdsledk\u016f objevila Margaret v sekci \u201eLid\u00e9, kter\u00e9 mo\u017en\u00e1 zn\u00e1te\u201c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Z\u00edral jsem na obrazovku tak dlouho, a\u017e mi vystydl \u010daj.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Na jej\u00edm profilu bylo telefonn\u00ed \u010d\u00edslo a n\u011bkolik fotografi\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bylo tam dost d\u016fkaz\u016f, abych v\u011bd\u011bl, \u017ee je skute\u010dn\u00e1, \u017ee n\u011bkde pod stejnou oblohou st\u00e1le d\u00fdch\u00e1 i po v\u0161ech t\u011bch letech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nem\u011bl jsem v \u00famyslu j\u00ed zavolat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alespo\u0148 jsem si to t\u0159i dny tvrdil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pak jsem jednoho \u00fatern\u00edho ve\u010dera, s rukama rozt\u0159esen\u00fdma, jako bych byl znovu devaten\u00e1ctilet\u00fd, vyto\u010dil jej\u00ed \u010d\u00edslo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zvedla to po \u010dtvrt\u00e9m zazvon\u011bn\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u010cas je zvl\u00e1\u0161tn\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oba n\u00e1s opot\u0159eboval, ale nevymazal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jej\u00ed hlas byl hlub\u0161\u00ed, ne\u017e jsem si pamatoval. Mo\u017en\u00e1 jemn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed, ale nepochybn\u011b jej\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">N\u011bco v m\u00e9 hrudi se t\u00e9m\u011b\u0159 zlomilo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Margaret? Tady Harrison \u2014 \u0159ekl jsem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">N\u00e1sledovalo ticho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pak ti\u0161e odpov\u011bd\u011bla:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Harrison?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ani jeden z n\u00e1s nepl\u00e1noval, \u017ee rozhovor bude pokra\u010dovat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prost\u011b jsme poka\u017ed\u00e9 objevili je\u0161t\u011b jednu v\u011bc, o kter\u00e9 si mus\u00edme promluvit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dal\u0161\u00ed jm\u00e9no z minulosti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dal\u0161\u00ed vzpom\u00ednku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dal\u0161\u00ed omluvu, kter\u00e1 v n\u00e1s p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 dlouho zr\u00e1la.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0158ekla mi, \u017ee se jednou vdala, m\u011bla dceru a \u017ee jej\u00ed man\u017eel p\u0159ed t\u00e9m\u011b\u0159 patn\u00e1cti lety zem\u0159el na rakovinu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">J\u00e1 j\u00ed \u0159ekl, \u017ee jsem se nikdy neo\u017eenil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kdy\u017e pochopila, co to znamen\u00e1, zavl\u00e1dlo mezi n\u00e1mi tich\u00e9, n\u011b\u017en\u00e9 ml\u010den\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Potom jsme si znovu za\u010dali pov\u00eddat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A znovu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brzy jsme spolu mluvili ka\u017ed\u00fd ve\u010der, jako by pades\u00e1t chyb\u011bj\u00edc\u00edch let nebylo cel\u00fdm \u017eivotem, ale jen ne\u0161\u0165astn\u00fdm nedorozum\u011bn\u00edm v di\u00e1\u0159i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mluvili jsme o knih\u00e1ch, po\u010das\u00ed, star\u00fdch p\u00edsn\u00edch, bolav\u00fdch kloubech a tich\u00fdch pon\u00ed\u017een\u00edch, kter\u00e1 p\u0159in\u00e1\u0161\u00ed st\u00e1rnut\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mluvili jsme o na\u0161ich rodi\u010d\u00edch, o lidech, kter\u00e9 jsme poh\u0159bili, a o mlad\u0161\u00edch verz\u00edch sebe sam\u00fdch, kter\u00e9 jsme st\u00e1le nosili v sob\u011b jako slo\u017een\u00e9 dopisy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jednou ve\u010der \u0159ekla velmi ti\u0161e:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 K\u00e9\u017e bychom dostali je\u0161t\u011b jednu \u0161anci.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ani jeden z n\u00e1s tu noc nespal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O t\u00fdden pozd\u011bji mi Margaret poslala svou adresu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jej\u00ed rukopis se zm\u011bnil, i kdy\u017e ne \u00fapln\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Velk\u00e9 p\u00edsmeno M se st\u00e1le nakl\u00e1n\u011blo stejn\u00fdm sm\u011brem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Na ob\u00e1lku jsem t\u00e9m\u011b\u0159 hodinu jen z\u00edral, ne\u017e jsem ji otev\u0159el, jako by \u010dek\u00e1n\u00ed mohlo usnadnit nad\u011bji, kter\u00e1 se v n\u00ed skr\u00fdvala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pak jsem prodal sv\u016fj star\u00fd n\u00e1kladn\u00ed v\u016fz, sbalil jeden kufr a koupil si jednosm\u011brnou j\u00edzdenku na autobus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">V \u0161estasedmdes\u00e1ti mi to p\u0159ipadalo stejn\u011b absurdn\u00ed jako odv\u00e1\u017en\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nebyla to jen cesta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">J\u00edzda trvala t\u00e9m\u011b\u0159 dvan\u00e1ct hodin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ka\u017edou m\u00edli jsem si p\u0159edstavoval okam\u017eik, kdy ji znovu uvid\u00edm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pozn\u00e1 m\u011b okam\u017eit\u011b?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bude st\u00e1le nakl\u00e1n\u011bt hlavu, kdy\u017e se sm\u011bje?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zmiz\u00ed pades\u00e1t let b\u011bhem jedin\u00e9 vte\u0159iny, nebo p\u0159ed sebou budeme st\u00e1t jako zdvo\u0159il\u00ed cizinci s tv\u00e1\u0159emi lid\u00ed, kter\u00e9 jsme kdysi milovali?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">V polovin\u011b cesty \u0159idi\u010d zpomalil a zajel na odpo\u010d\u00edvadlo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Budeme tu asi patn\u00e1ct minut \u2014 ozn\u00e1mil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Z\u016fstal jsem sed\u011bt na sv\u00e9m m\u00edst\u011b a dr\u017eel ob\u00e1lku s Margaretinou adresou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toho r\u00e1na jsem ji u\u017e t\u0159ikr\u00e1t vyt\u00e1hl, proto\u017ee jsem se b\u00e1l, \u017ee inkoust zmiz\u00ed poka\u017ed\u00e9, kdy\u017e se na n\u011bj p\u0159estanu d\u00edvat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pak mi zazvonil telefon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u010c\u00edslo bylo nezn\u00e1m\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e1lem jsem hovor ignoroval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">N\u011bco mi ale \u0159\u00edkalo, \u017ee to nem\u00e1m d\u011blat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zvedl jsem telefon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nezn\u00e1m\u00e1 \u017eena se zeptala:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Jste Harrison?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Ano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">T\u0159esouc\u00edm se dechem pokra\u010dovala:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Pros\u00edm, \u0159ekn\u011bte mi, \u017ee jste je\u0161t\u011b nedorazil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vstal jsem tak rychle, \u017ee mi ob\u00e1lka vypadla z ruky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zvedl jsem ji, zat\u00edmco mi srdce zb\u011bsile bu\u0161ilo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Co se stalo?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nastalo ticho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pak \u0159ekla:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Jsem Margaretina dcera. Jmenuji se Ellen. Moje matka dnes r\u00e1no dostala infarkt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Je\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nedok\u00e1zal jsem ot\u00e1zku dokon\u010dit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 \u017dije \u2014 \u0159ekla Ellen rychle. \u2014 Je v nemocnici. Stabilizovali ji, ale maj\u00ed obavy. Po\u0159\u00e1d se ptala, jestli u\u017e jste dorazil. Na\u0161la jsem va\u0161e \u010d\u00edslo v jej\u00edm adres\u00e1\u0159i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sesunul jsem se na nejbli\u017e\u0161\u00ed sedadlo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 V jak\u00e9 nemocnici?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0158ekla mi to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">V jednom z t\u011bch okam\u017eik\u016f, kter\u00e9 p\u016fsob\u00ed a\u017e p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 dokonale na to, aby byly pouhou n\u00e1hodou, nebyla nemocnice daleko od autobusov\u00e9 trasy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Po ov\u011b\u0159en\u00ed u \u0159idi\u010de jsem Ellen znovu zavolal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Budu tam za hodinu \u2014 \u0159ekl jsem rozt\u0159esen\u00fdm hlasem. \u2014 Jsem jen jednu zast\u00e1vku od v\u00e1s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Tak p\u0159ije\u010fte \u2014 \u0159ekla a hlas se j\u00ed zlomil. \u2014 Pros\u00edm, p\u0159ije\u010fte hned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dal\u0161\u00ed \u00fasek cesty ub\u011bhl jako v mlze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pamatuji si jen, \u017ee jsem se poprv\u00e9 po mnoha letech modlil s opravdov\u00fdm zoufalstv\u00edm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Na dal\u0161\u00ed zast\u00e1vce jsem vystoupil z autobusu a na\u0161el si taxi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kdy\u017e jsem dorazil do nemocnice, ruce se mi t\u0159\u00e1sly tak siln\u011b, \u017ee jsem musel n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bvn\u00ed formul\u00e1\u0159 vypl\u0148ovat pomalu, aby m\u00e9 jm\u00e9no v\u016fbec p\u0159ipom\u00ednalo m\u016fj vlastn\u00ed podpis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ellen na m\u011b \u010dekala ve vstupn\u00ed hale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">V okam\u017eiku, kdy jsem ji uvid\u011bl, jsem v\u011bd\u011bl, \u017ee pat\u0159\u00ed k Margaret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u011bla p\u0159esn\u011b o\u010di sv\u00e9 matky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stejn\u00fd \u0161irok\u00fd, p\u0159em\u00fd\u0161liv\u00fd tvar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stejn\u00fd zp\u016fsob, jak se na \u010dlov\u011bka d\u00edvat p\u0159\u00edmo, a p\u0159itom n\u011bjak p\u0159ekonat vlastn\u00ed strach a ud\u011blat to, co je pot\u0159eba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Ano, to jsem j\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">P\u0159ik\u00fdvla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pak ke mn\u011b, k m\u00e9mu p\u0159ekvapen\u00ed, p\u0159istoupila a objala m\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Bude r\u00e1da, \u017ee jste tady \u2014 za\u0161eptala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Margaret byla vzh\u016fru, kdy\u017e jsem vstoupil do pokoje.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vypadala mal\u00e1 a bled\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Na jednu stra\u0161nou vte\u0159inu jsem vid\u011bl jen nemoc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ostr\u00e9 rysy jej\u00ed tv\u00e1\u0159e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">P\u0159ikr\u00fdvku vyta\u017eenou p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 vysoko.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr\u00e1ty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nep\u0159irozenou nehybnost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pak oto\u010dila hlavu, poznala m\u011b a poda\u0159ilo se j\u00ed usm\u00e1t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Byla to ona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Star\u0161\u00ed, ano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">K\u0159ehk\u00e1 zp\u016fsobem, kter\u00fd m\u011b okam\u017eit\u011b vyd\u011bsil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ale st\u00e1le Margaret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">St\u00e1le ta d\u00edvka, kter\u00e1 se v devaten\u00e1cti sm\u00e1la v de\u0161ti a l\u00edbala m\u011b za obchodem s potravinami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ten pohled m\u011b t\u00e9m\u011b\u0159 zlomil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">P\u0159istoupil jsem k jej\u00ed posteli a velmi opatrn\u011b vzal jej\u00ed ruku, jako by se mezi n\u00e1mi mohlo pades\u00e1t let snadno pohmo\u017edit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 P\u0159ijel jsem, jak nejrychleji jsem mohl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 J\u00e1 v\u00edm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dlouho jsem tam sed\u011bl beze slova.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jen jsem se na ni d\u00edval a nech\u00e1val v sob\u011b usadit nemo\u017enou pravdu, \u017ee je skute\u010dn\u011b tady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O\u010di se j\u00ed naplnily slzami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A ty moje tak\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Najednou jsme byli oba sta\u0159\u00ed a plakali jako lid\u00e9, kte\u0159\u00ed truchl\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Myslel jsem, \u017ee t\u011b mo\u017en\u00e1 nestihnu \u2014 \u0159ekl jsem nakonec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 M\u00e1lem ano \u2014 odpov\u011bd\u011bla s jemn\u00fdm \u00fasm\u011bvem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pozd\u011bji toho odpoledne m\u011b doktor po\u017e\u00e1dal, abychom si s Ellen promluvili na chodb\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeho slova byla jemn\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tak jemn\u00e1, \u017ee jsem je\u0161t\u011b p\u0159ed koncem pochopil, \u017ee n\u00e1s nezachr\u00e1n\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mohli Margaret udr\u017eet v pohodl\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mohli j\u00ed d\u00e1t trochu \u010dasu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ale ne mnoho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mo\u017en\u00e1 n\u011bkolik dn\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pokud budeme m\u00edt \u0161t\u011bst\u00ed, t\u00fdden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kdy\u017e mluvil, z\u00edral jsem na dla\u017edice na podlaze, proto\u017ee kdybych se pod\u00edval do jeho tv\u00e1\u0159e, pravda by se stala skute\u010dnost\u00ed p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 rychle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kdy\u017e ode\u0161el, Ellen si ot\u0159ela o\u010di.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Byla slab\u0161\u00ed, ne\u017e p\u0159izn\u00e1vala po telefonu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To pozn\u00e1n\u00ed bolelo nov\u00fdm zp\u016fsobem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ellen p\u0159ik\u00fdvla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 V\u011bd\u011bla dost na to, aby u\u017e\u00edvala l\u00e9ky, ale nev\u011bd\u011bli jsme, \u017ee se jej\u00ed stav tak zhor\u0161il.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vzpomn\u011bl jsem si na v\u0161echny na\u0161e ve\u010dern\u00ed rozhovory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Na n\u011bhu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Na nal\u00e9havost, kterou jsem pova\u017eoval za pouhou up\u0159\u00edmnost dvou lid\u00ed na sklonku \u017eivota.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Margaret musela v\u011bd\u011bt, \u017ee se j\u00ed \u010das kr\u00e1t\u00ed, a p\u0159esto \u010dekala, a\u017e za n\u00ed p\u0159ijedu z vlastn\u00ed v\u016fle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miloval jsem ji za to je\u0161t\u011b v\u00edc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A sv\u011bt jsem kv\u016fli tomu nen\u00e1vid\u011bl o n\u011bco v\u00edc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pronajal jsem si pokoj v motelu pobl\u00ed\u017e nemocnice a ka\u017ed\u00fd den tr\u00e1vil po jej\u00edm boku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sna\u017eili jsme se proj\u00edt pades\u00e1ti chyb\u011bj\u00edc\u00edmi lety s hladem lid\u00ed, kter\u00fdm bylo kone\u010dn\u011b dovoleno mluvit po cel\u00e9m \u017eivot\u011b pln\u00e9m p\u0159eru\u0161en\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vypr\u00e1v\u011bla mi o narozen\u00ed Ellen, o jej\u00edm man\u017eelstv\u00ed, o letech po smrti man\u017eela a o tom, jak se nau\u010dila \u017e\u00edt se samotou, ani\u017e by zatrpkla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">J\u00e1 j\u00ed vypr\u00e1v\u011bl o zam\u011bstn\u00e1n\u00edch, kter\u00e1 jsem m\u011bl, o m\u011bstech, kde jsem \u017eil, o \u017een\u00e1ch, kter\u00e9 jsem si nikdy nevzal, a o tich\u00e9m obrysu sv\u00e9 existence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0158ekl jsem j\u00ed, \u017ee a\u0165 u\u017e byly m\u00e9 ruce zam\u011bstnan\u00e9 \u010d\u00edmkoli, \u010d\u00e1st m\u011b v\u017edycky z\u016fstala s n\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jednou \u0159ekla:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 S tebou bych byla chud\u00e1, Harrisone. Mysl\u00edm, \u017ee by mi to nevadilo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Byl jsem p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 hloup\u00fd a py\u0161n\u00fd, abych si to uv\u011bdomil. Te\u010f u\u017e to v\u00edm \u2014 odpov\u011bd\u011bl jsem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ellen p\u0159ich\u00e1zela a odch\u00e1zela, nosila k\u00e1vu, telefonovala a \u0159e\u0161ila tu stra\u0161nou praktickou ma\u0161in\u00e9rii, kter\u00e1 se za\u010dne rozb\u00edhat ve chv\u00edli, kdy do m\u00edstnosti vstoup\u00ed smrt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mezi t\u011bmito povinnostmi jsme si pov\u00eddali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zpo\u010d\u00e1tku opatrn\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Koneckonc\u016f, jak\u00fd t\u00f3n je vhodn\u00fd p\u0159i rozhovoru s mu\u017eem, kter\u00e9ho va\u0161e matka milovala je\u0161t\u011b p\u0159ed va\u0161\u00edm narozen\u00edm?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Postupn\u011b jsme ale byli m\u00e9n\u011b opatrn\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Margaret o mn\u011b nikdy nemluvila s ho\u0159kost\u00ed ani pohor\u0161en\u00edm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jen ob\u010das se moje jm\u00e9no objevilo ve star\u00fdch p\u0159\u00edb\u011bz\u00edch, kdy\u017e vzpom\u00ednala na sv\u00e9 ml\u00e1d\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 V\u017edycky v\u00e1m \u0159\u00edkala \u201eten, kter\u00fd j\u00ed utekl\u201c \u2014 \u0159ekla Ellen jednoho ve\u010dera, zat\u00edmco Margaret spala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pod\u00edval jsem se na sv\u00e9 ruce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Je mi to l\u00edto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ellen zavrt\u011bla hlavou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Mysl\u00edm, \u017ee to ke konci ne\u0159\u00edkala s l\u00edtost\u00ed. Sp\u00ed\u0161 jako\u2026 pokoj ve sv\u00e9m srdci, kter\u00fd nikdy nezav\u0159ela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nem\u011bl jsem slov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tak jsem ji vzal za ruku a jednou ji stiskl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Posledn\u00edho r\u00e1na Margaret vstoupilo slune\u010dn\u00ed sv\u011btlo nemocni\u010dn\u00edmi \u017ealuziemi. Bylo m\u011bkk\u00e9 a \u017elut\u00e9, t\u00e9m\u011b\u0159 milosrdn\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ellen ode\u0161la dol\u016f, aby si promluvila se sestrou o dokumentech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">N\u011bkolik vz\u00e1cn\u00fdch minut jsme s Margaret z\u016fstali sami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pohnula se a otev\u0159ela o\u010di.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Harrisone?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Jsem tady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pod\u00edvala se na m\u011b, jako by se st\u00e1le pot\u0159ebovala ujistit, \u017ee jsem skute\u010dn\u011b p\u0159ijel takovou d\u00e1lku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pak se usm\u00e1la stejn\u00fdm mal\u00fdm \u00fasm\u011bvem, kter\u00fd mi v\u011bnovala, kdy\u017e jsem poprv\u00e9 vstoupil do jej\u00edho pokoje.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Naklonil jsem se nad na\u0161e spojen\u00e9 ruce a op\u0159el si o n\u011b \u010delo, proto\u017ee jsem nedok\u00e1zal un\u00e9st t\u00edhu toho, co mi d\u00e1vala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Tak jsem t\u011b na\u0161el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zem\u0159ela toho odpoledne, zat\u00edmco jsem dr\u017eel jej\u00ed ruku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ellen st\u00e1la na jedn\u00e9 stran\u011b postele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">J\u00e1 na druh\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spole\u010dn\u011b jsme c\u00edtili obrovsk\u00e9 ticho, kter\u00e9 nastane, kdy\u017e se uzav\u00edr\u00e1 jeden \u017eivot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Potom jsem t\u00e9m\u011b\u0159 hodinu sed\u011bl s\u00e1m v nemocni\u010dn\u00ed kapli, proto\u017ee jsem je\u0161t\u011b nedok\u00e1zal vstoupit do sv\u011bta, ve kter\u00e9m se Margaret znovu stala minulost\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Z\u016fstal jsem u v\u0161eho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pom\u00e1hal jsem Ellen vybrat kv\u011btiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vybrali jsme jednoduch\u00e9 b\u00edl\u00e9 pivo\u0148ky a sv\u011btle modr\u00e9 stra\u010dky, proto\u017ee Margaret milovala jejich p\u011bstov\u00e1n\u00ed na zahrad\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ellen \u0159ekla, \u017ee j\u00ed ty barvy p\u0159ipom\u00ednaj\u00ed nejlep\u0161\u00ed ned\u011bln\u00ed \u0161aty jej\u00ed matky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Na poh\u0159bu si Ellen p\u0159irozen\u011b zav\u011bsila ruku do m\u00e9, jako by tam v\u017edycky pat\u0159ila.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To m\u011b m\u00e1lem zlomilo stejn\u011b jako hrob.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Po poh\u0159bu jsem se vr\u00e1til dom\u016f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Byl jsem p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 star\u00fd na to, abych p\u0159edst\u00edral, \u017ee p\u0159ed z\u00e1rmutkem lze ut\u00e9ct zm\u011bnou m\u00edsta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sv\u011bt z\u016fstal stejn\u00fd, p\u0159esto\u017ee se ten m\u016fj roz\u0161t\u011bpil a znovu poskl\u00e1dal do \u00fapln\u011b jin\u00e9 podoby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ale Ellen mi o dva dny pozd\u011bji zavolala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pak znovu v ned\u011bli, aby zjistila, jak se mi da\u0159\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A potom jsme n\u011bjak pokra\u010dovali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Po Margaret se mi st\u00e1le st\u00fdskalo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Po cel\u00e9 t\u00fddny jsem za soumraku sahal po telefonu, ne\u017e jsem si vzpomn\u011bl, \u017ee u\u017e nebude \u017e\u00e1dn\u00fd ve\u010dern\u00ed hovor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ale s Ellen jsme si byli st\u00e1le bli\u017e\u0161\u00ed, a\u017e jsme se stali p\u0159irozenou sou\u010d\u00e1st\u00ed \u017eivota toho druh\u00e9ho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pos\u00edlala mi kopie fotografi\u00ed, kter\u00e9 jsem nikdy p\u0159edt\u00edm nevid\u011bl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Margaret ve t\u0159iceti, jak dr\u017e\u00ed malou Ellen na houpa\u010dce na verand\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Margaret v pades\u00e1ti, s kloboukem proti slunci, jak se sm\u011bje n\u011b\u010demu mimo z\u00e1b\u011br.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Margaret p\u0159edchoz\u00edho jara, stoj\u00edc\u00ed mezi raj\u010daty s jednou rukou v bok, jako \u017eena, kter\u00e1 si vyslou\u017eila ka\u017edou vr\u00e1sku ve sv\u00e9 tv\u00e1\u0159i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Margaret v sedmn\u00e1cti, bos\u00e1 v potoce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Margaret rozzu\u0159en\u00e1 kv\u016fli po\u0161kozen\u00e9 knize z knihovny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ellen se p\u0159i vypr\u00e1v\u011bn\u00ed p\u0159\u00edb\u011bh\u016f, kter\u00e9 se za fotografiemi skr\u00fdvaly, sm\u00e1la i plakala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">N\u011bkdy m\u011b nyn\u00ed nav\u0161t\u011bvuje.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">N\u011bkdy jedu autobusem j\u00e1 za n\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u010casto mluv\u00edme o Margaret, ale nejen o n\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mluv\u00edme o receptech, po\u010das\u00ed a Ellenin\u011b \u017eivot\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jednou p\u0159ivedla sv\u00e9ho syna, Margaretina vnuka, aby se se mnou sezn\u00e1mil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kdy\u017e jsem sly\u0161el d\u00edt\u011b b\u011bhat po zahrad\u011b, kter\u00e1 byla cel\u00e9 roky tich\u00e1, t\u00e9m\u011b\u0159 jsem ztratil schopnost mluvit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jsem dost star\u00fd na to, abych pochopil, \u017ee \u017eivot jen z\u0159\u00eddka vrac\u00ed to, co n\u00e1m vezme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ale n\u011bkdy v\u00e1m u dve\u0159\u00ed nech\u00e1 n\u011bco, o \u010dem jste nikdy netu\u0161ili, \u017ee to m\u016f\u017eete dostat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nedostal jsem s Margaret cel\u00fd \u017eivot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nedostal jsem man\u017eelstv\u00ed, d\u011bti ani oby\u010dejn\u00e1 desetilet\u00ed, kter\u00e1 jsme mohli pro\u017e\u00edt spole\u010dn\u011b, kdybych byl ve sv\u00fdch \u0161estadvaceti odv\u00e1\u017en\u011bj\u0161\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ale znovu jsem ji vid\u011bl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sly\u0161el jsem, jak mi odpou\u0161t\u00ed, ani\u017e by kdy pot\u0159ebovala pou\u017e\u00edt to slovo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Na konci jsem dr\u017eel jej\u00ed ruku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A proto\u017ee jsem ji miloval pozd\u011bji, m\u00edsto abych ji nikdy nemiloval, na\u0161el jsem dceru, o kter\u00e9 jsem nikdy netu\u0161il, \u017ee ji budu m\u00edt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Po Margaret se mi st\u00e1le ka\u017ed\u00fd den st\u00fdsk\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ale vd\u011b\u010dnost si vedle z\u00e1rmutku na\u0161la sv\u00e9 m\u00edsto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">V \u0161estasedmdes\u00e1ti jsem nastoupil do autobusu, abych po pades\u00e1ti letech znovu vid\u011bl svou prvn\u00ed l\u00e1sku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L\u00e9ta mi nezabr\u00e1nila v tom, abych se k n\u00ed dostal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A d\u00edky podivn\u00e9mu milosrdenstv\u00ed t\u00e9to cesty jsem na\u0161el \u017eivot, o kter\u00fd bych si nikdy nedok\u00e1zal \u0159\u00edct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A te\u010f z\u016fst\u00e1v\u00e1 \u00fast\u0159edn\u00ed ot\u00e1zka tohoto p\u0159\u00edb\u011bhu:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kdybyste byli Harrisonem, p\u0159ipadalo by v\u00e1m, \u017ee st\u00e1t se sou\u010d\u00e1st\u00ed Ellenina \u017eivota je \u00fat\u011bcha, nebo neust\u00e1l\u00e1 p\u0159ipom\u00ednka rodiny, kterou jste s Margaret nikdy nem\u011bli?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"V 76 letech jsem jel autobusem za svou prvn\u00ed l\u00e1skou po 50 letech \u2013 ale osud m\u011b zastavil d\u0159\u00edv, ne\u017e jsem se k \n<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/chexia.info\/?p=9225\"> 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