{"id":4799,"date":"2010-12-02T16:03:18","date_gmt":"2010-12-02T13:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/2010\/12\/02\/belki-ben-de-gunun-birinde-halkin-lideri-olurum-halkin-lideri-john-steinbeck\/"},"modified":"2010-12-02T16:03:18","modified_gmt":"2010-12-02T13:03:18","slug":"belki-ben-de-gunun-birinde-halkin-lideri-olurum-halkin-lideri-john-steinbeck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/narteks.net\/index.php\/2010\/12\/02\/belki-ben-de-gunun-birinde-halkin-lideri-olurum-halkin-lideri-john-steinbeck\/","title":{"rendered":"Belki ben de g\u00fcn\u00fcn birinde halk\u0131n lideri olurum | Halk\u0131n Lideri – John Steinbeck"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cumartesi \u00f6\u011fleden sonra, \u00e7iftlikte \u00e7al\u0131\u015fan Billy Buck, ge\u00e7en y\u0131ldan kalan saman y\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n\u0131 elindeki t\u0131rm\u0131kla kar\u0131\u015ft\u0131r\u0131p, dikenli tellerin ard\u0131nda tembel tembel dola\u015fan ineklerin \u00f6n\u00fcne birka\u00e7 tutam saman att\u0131. Mart r\u00fczg\u00e2r\u0131 g\u00f6ky\u00fcz\u00fcndeki minik pamuk y\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 gibi bulutlar\u0131 \u00f6n\u00fcne katm\u0131\u015f do\u011fuya do\u011fru s\u00fcr\u00fckl\u00fcyordu. Tepenin doruklar\u0131ndaki \u00e7al\u0131l\u0131klarda r\u00fczg\u00e2r\u0131n \u0131sl\u0131k \u00e7ald\u0131\u011f\u0131 duyuluyor ama a\u015fa\u011f\u0131daki \u00e7iftlikte dal bile k\u0131p\u0131rdam\u0131yordu.<\/p>\n

K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck \u00e7ocuk, Jody, elindeki tereya\u011fl\u0131 kal\u0131n bir dilim ekme\u011fi yiyerek evden d\u0131\u015far\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131. Billy’nin saman y\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n\u0131 kar\u0131\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6r\u00fcnce, iyi deriden ayakkab\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131 eskitmek istercesine ayaklar\u0131n\u0131 yere vurarak o tarafa do\u011fru y\u00fcr\u00fcd\u00fc. Jody siyah servi a\u011fac\u0131n\u0131n yan\u0131ndan ge\u00e7erken, beyaz g\u00fcvercin s\u00fcr\u00fcs\u00fc havalan\u0131p, a\u011fac\u0131n tepesinde bir daire \u00e7izerek tekrar dallara kondular. Verandada yatan kahverengi ve sar\u0131 alaca t\u00fcyl\u00fc tombulca kedi yerinden f\u0131rlay\u0131p yolun kar\u015f\u0131 taraf\u0131na ko\u015ftu. Sonra \u015fim\u015fek gibi bir h\u0131zla geri d\u00f6nd\u00fc. Kedinin oyununa ayak uydurmak isteyen Jody, yerden bir ta\u015f ald\u0131, ama ta\u015f\u0131 f\u0131rlat\u0131ncaya kadar kedi verandan\u0131n alt\u0131nda g\u00f6zden kayboldu. Jody elindeki ta\u015f\u0131 servi a\u011fac\u0131na do\u011fru f\u0131rlat\u0131nca, beyaz g\u00fcvercinler \u00fcrk\u00fcp g\u00f6ky\u00fcz\u00fcne do\u011fru havaland\u0131lar.
Saman y\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n\u0131n yan\u0131na gelen \u00e7ocuk dikenli tellere yaslan\u0131p, “Sence hepsi bu kadar m\u0131?” diye sordu.
Orta ya\u015fl\u0131 \u00e7iftlik i\u015f\u00e7isi saman\u0131 kar\u0131\u015ft\u0131rmaya ara verip elindeki t\u0131rm\u0131\u011f\u0131 dikkatle topra\u011fa saplad\u0131. Siyah \u015fapkas\u0131n\u0131 ba\u015f\u0131ndan \u00e7\u0131kararak sa\u00e7lar\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fczeltti. “Topra\u011f\u0131n neminden hepsi \u0131slanm\u0131\u015f,” dedi ve \u015fapkas\u0131n\u0131 tekrar giyip kuru k\u00f6seleye d\u00f6nm\u00fc\u015f ellerini ovu\u015fturdu.
Jody, “Fareler samanlar\u0131n aras\u0131na yuva yapm\u0131\u015flard\u0131r,” dedi.
Billy, “Hem de nas\u0131l, y\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n i\u00e7inde fareler cirit at\u0131yor,” diye yan\u0131t verdi.
“Pek\u00e2l\u00e2, sen i\u015fini bitirince, k\u00f6pekleri farelerin \u00fcst\u00fcne salar\u0131m.”
Billy Buck, “Tabii, salars\u0131n,” dedi. Bir t\u0131rm\u0131k dolusu nemli saman\u0131 havaya savurunca, bir anda \u00fc\u00e7 fare d\u0131\u015far\u0131ya f\u0131rlad\u0131, sonra \u00e7\u0131lg\u0131n gibi tekrar samanlar\u0131n aras\u0131na dald\u0131lar.<\/p>\n

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Jody mutlulukla i\u00e7ini \u00e7ekti. O tombul, \u00e7evik, kendini be\u011fenmi\u015f fareler \u00f6l\u00fcme mahk\u00fbmdular. Kedilerin, kapanlar\u0131n, zehirlerin ve Jody’nin korkusundan uzak sekiz ayd\u0131r samanlar\u0131n i\u00e7inde ya\u015fay\u0131p \u00fcremi\u015flerdi. G\u00fcvencede olman\u0131n rahatl\u0131\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7inde, burunlar\u0131 b\u00fcy\u00fcm\u00fc\u015f ve fazlas\u0131yla semirmi\u015flerdi. Art\u0131k felaket saati gelmi\u015fti; bug\u00fcn hepsi \u00f6lecekti.
Billy ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 kald\u0131r\u0131p \u00e7iftli\u011fin etraf\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7evreleyen tepelere bakt\u0131. “Fareleri \u00f6ld\u00fcrmeden \u00f6nce, istersen bir babana sor,” diye \u00f6nerdi.
“Tamam, \u015fimdi sorar\u0131m. Ama babam nerede?”
“Yemekten sonra at\u0131na atlay\u0131p tepedeki \u00e7iftli\u011fe gitti. Biraz sonra d\u00f6ner.”
Jody \u00e7itin dire\u011fine yasland\u0131. “Babam\u0131n k\u0131zaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 sanm\u0131yorum.”
Billy tekrar samanlar\u0131 savurmaya ba\u015flad\u0131 ve felaket habercisi gibi, “Sen yine de bir sor, baban\u0131 bilirsin,” diye s\u00f6ylendi.
Jody biliyordu. Babas\u0131 Cari Tiflin, \u00f6nemli olsun veya olmas\u0131n \u00e7iftlikte yap\u0131lacak her \u015fey i\u00e7in kendisinden izin almalar\u0131nda \u0131srar ederdi. Jody s\u0131rt\u0131n\u0131 iyice dire\u011fe vererek yere oturdu. G\u00f6ky\u00fcz\u00fcnde kay\u0131p giden k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck beyaz bulutlara bakt\u0131. “Billy, ya\u011fmur ya\u011facak m\u0131?”
“Belki. R\u00fczg\u00e2r iyi, ama yeterince \u015fiddetli de\u011fil.”
“Tanr\u0131’n\u0131n belas\u0131 fareleri \u00f6ld\u00fcr\u00fcnceye kadar, dilerim ya\u011fmur ya\u011fmaz.” Jody b\u00fcy\u00fckler gibi k\u00fcf\u00fcr ederek konu\u015ftu\u011funu Billy’ nin farkedip etmedi\u011fini anlamak i\u00e7in ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7evirip ona bakt\u0131. Billy yan\u0131t vermeden i\u015fine devam etti.
Jody arkas\u0131n\u0131 d\u00f6n\u00fcp d\u0131\u015f d\u00fcnyadan \u00e7iftli\u011fe uzanan tepenin kenar\u0131ndaki yola bakt\u0131. Solgun mart g\u00fcne\u015fi tepeye vurmu\u015ftu. Ada\u00e7ay\u0131 bitkilerinin aras\u0131ndan gelincikler, g\u00fcm\u00fc\u015f gibi parlayan devedikenleri ve mavi ac\u0131bakla \u00e7i\u00e7ekleri f\u0131\u015fk\u0131rm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Jody tepenin ortas\u0131nda k\u00f6peklerinden birinin bir k\u00f6stebek yuvas\u0131n\u0131 e\u015feledi\u011fini g\u00f6rd\u00fc. K\u00f6pek bir s\u00fcre yeri e\u015feledikten sonra durdu ve arka ayaklar\u0131n\u0131n aras\u0131nda biriken topraklar\u0131 geriye do\u011fru tekmeledi. Hi\u00e7bir k\u00f6pe\u011fin \u00e7ukur kazarak k\u00f6stebek yakalayamayaca\u011f\u0131 ger\u00e7e\u011fini yalanlamak istercesine co\u015fkuyla kazmaya devam etti.
Jody birdenbire siyah k\u00f6pe\u011fin kaskat\u0131 kesildi\u011fini ve ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7ukurdan \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131p tepenin kenar\u0131ndan ge\u00e7en yola bakt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6rd\u00fc. Jody de onun bakt\u0131\u011f\u0131 y\u00f6ne bakt\u0131. Cari Tiflin at\u0131n\u0131n s\u0131rt\u0131nda bir an soluk mavi g\u00f6ky\u00fcz\u00fcn\u00fcn alt\u0131nda durdu, sonra yoldan a\u015fa\u011f\u0131ya evine do\u011fru ilerledi. Elinde beyaz bir \u015fey vard\u0131.
Jody yerinden f\u0131rlay\u0131p, “Mektup getiriyor,” diye ba\u011f\u0131rarak h\u0131zla \u00e7iftlik evine do\u011fru ko\u015fmaya ba\u015flad\u0131. Y\u00fcksek sesle okunacak mektubun bir kelimesini dahi ka\u00e7\u0131rmak istemiyordu. Babas\u0131ndan \u00f6nce eve ula\u015ft\u0131 ve y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m gibi i\u00e7eriye girdi. Eyerin g\u0131c\u0131rt\u0131s\u0131ndan, Carl’\u0131n attan indi\u011fini ve onun sa\u011fr\u0131s\u0131na bir tokat at\u0131p ah\u0131ra yollad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 duydu. Billy at\u0131n eyerini \u00e7\u00f6zd\u00fckten sonra onu \u00e7ay\u0131ra salacakt\u0131.
Jody mutfa\u011fa ko\u015fup, “Bize mektup geldi!” diye ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131.
Fasulye tenceresinden ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 kald\u0131ran annesi, “Kim getirdi?” diye sordu.
“Babam getirdi. Zarf\u0131 elinde g\u00f6rd\u00fcm.”
Cari mutfaktan i\u00e7eri girince, Jody’nin annesi, “Mektup kimden, Cari?” diye sordu.
Adam hemen ka\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7att\u0131. “Mektup getirdi\u011fimi nereden biliyorsun?”
Kad\u0131n ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 o\u011flundan yana sallad\u0131. “\u00c7enesi d\u00fc\u015f\u00fck Jody s\u00f6yledi.”
Jody utanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131.
Babas\u0131 ona horg\u00f6r\u00fcyle bakt\u0131. “\u00c7enesi fazla d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. Kendi i\u015fiyle me\u015fgul olaca\u011f\u0131na ba\u015fkalar\u0131n\u0131n i\u015fine kar\u0131\u015f\u0131yor. O koca burnunu her \u015feyin i\u00e7ine sokuyor.”
Bayan Tiflin biraz yumu\u015fad\u0131. “\u015eey, onu me\u015fgul edecek fazla bir \u015fey yok. Mektup kimden geliyor?”
Cari h\u00e2l\u00e2 ka\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7atm\u0131\u015f Jody’ye bak\u0131yordu. “E\u011fer aya\u011f\u0131n\u0131 denk almazsa ben onu yeterince me\u015fgul ederim,” dedi ve zarf\u0131 uzatt\u0131. “San\u0131r\u0131m mektup babandan.”
Bayan Tiflin ba\u015f\u0131ndan \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131\u011f\u0131 sa\u00e7 tokas\u0131yla zarf\u0131n a\u011fz\u0131n\u0131 a\u00e7t\u0131. Dudaklar\u0131n\u0131 b\u00fcz\u00fcp dikkatle mektubu okumaya ba\u015flad\u0131. Jody onun g\u00f6zlerinin sat\u0131rlar\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcnde dola\u015fmas\u0131n\u0131 izledi. Sonra annesi, “\u015eey, cumartesi g\u00fcn\u00fc buraya gelip birka\u00e7 g\u00fcn kalaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 yaz\u0131yor. Ayy, bug\u00fcn cumartesi. Mektup postada gecikmi\u015f olmal\u0131,” dedi ve zarf\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcndeki tarihe bakt\u0131. “D\u00fcn de\u011fil \u00f6nceki g\u00fcn postaya verilmi\u015f. Mektubun d\u00fcn elimize ge\u00e7mi\u015f olmas\u0131 gerekirdi.” Ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 kald\u0131r\u0131p sorarcas\u0131na kocas\u0131na bakt\u0131, sonra y\u00fcz\u00fc \u00f6fkeyle karard\u0131. “\u015eimdi neden \u00f6yle bak\u0131yorsun? Babam s\u0131k s\u0131k bizi ziyarete gelmiyor ki.”
Kar\u0131s\u0131n\u0131n \u00f6fkeli bak\u0131\u015flar\u0131yla kar\u015f\u0131la\u015fmak istemeyen Cari g\u00f6zlerini yere indirdi. \u00c7o\u011fu zaman ona kar\u015f\u0131 sert davran\u0131rd\u0131, ama aras\u0131ra kar\u0131s\u0131n\u0131n \u00f6fkesi kabar\u0131nca, onunla ba\u015fa \u00e7\u0131kamazd\u0131.
Kad\u0131n, “Senin derdin ne?” diye sordu.
Adam o\u011flu Jody gibi \u00f6z\u00fcr dileyen bir tonla, “\u00c7ok konu\u015fuyor, hi\u00e7 susmadan konu\u015fuyor,” diye a\u011fz\u0131n\u0131n i\u00e7inde geveledi.
“Ne olmu\u015f, yani? Sen de konu\u015fuyorsun.”
“Tabii konu\u015fuyorum. Ama baban hep ayn\u0131 \u015feyi anlat\u0131yor.”
Jody heyecanla, “K\u0131z\u0131lderilileri anlat\u0131yor!” diye s\u00f6ze kar\u0131\u015ft\u0131. “K\u0131z\u0131lderilileri ve bu topraklardan onlar\u0131 nas\u0131l s\u00fcrd\u00fcklerini anlat\u0131yor!”
Cari \u00f6fkeyle ona d\u00f6nd\u00fc. “\u00c7enesi d\u00fc\u015f\u00fck, d\u0131\u015far\u0131 \u00e7\u0131k! \u00c7abuk, d\u0131\u015far\u0131 \u00e7\u0131k! Defol!”
Jody s\u00fckl\u00fcm p\u00fckl\u00fcm arka kap\u0131dan d\u0131\u015far\u0131ya \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131 ve tel kap\u0131y\u0131 usulca kapatt\u0131. Mutfak penceresinin alt\u0131nda utan\u00e7la \u00f6n\u00fcne bakarken, garip \u015fekilli bir ta\u015f g\u00f6z\u00fcne tak\u0131ld\u0131. Ta\u015f adeta onu b\u00fcy\u00fclemi\u015fti. Yere \u00e7\u00f6meldi ve ta\u015f\u0131 eline al\u0131p dikkatle bakmaya ba\u015flad\u0131.
\u0130\u00e7erde konu\u015fulanlar\u0131 mutfak penceresinin alt\u0131nda rahat\u00e7a duyuyordu. Babas\u0131, “Jody \u00e7ok hakl\u0131,” diyordu. “K\u0131z\u0131lderilileri ve onlar\u0131 nas\u0131l kovalad\u0131klar\u0131ndan ba\u015fka bir \u015fey anlatm\u0131yor. Atlar\u0131 nas\u0131l ka\u00e7\u0131rd\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 belki bin kez dinledim. Hep ayn\u0131 \u00f6yk\u00fcleri anlat\u0131yor. Hatta anlat\u0131rken kelimeleri bile de\u011fi\u015ftirmiyor.”
Bayan Tiflin yan\u0131t verirken sesinin tonu \u00f6ylesine de\u011fi\u015fmi\u015fti ki, pencerenin alt\u0131nda duran Jody, elindeki ta\u015f\u0131 incelemeye son verip, ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 kald\u0131rarak yukar\u0131ya bakt\u0131. Annesi yumu\u015fak bir sesle konu\u015fmaya ba\u015flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Jody onun y\u00fcz\u00fcn\u00fcn ifadesinin de sesin tonu gibi de\u011fi\u015fti\u011fini biliyordu. Kad\u0131n al\u00e7ak sesle, “Cari, bir de \u015fu a\u00e7\u0131dan d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnsene, babam\u0131n hayat\u0131ndaki en \u00f6nemli olay bu. At arabalar\u0131 konvoyunu k\u0131tan\u0131n bir ucundan di\u011fer ucuna ula\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131ktan sonra ya\u015fam\u0131 da sanki bu b\u00fcy\u00fck olayla birlikte sona ermi\u015f. \u00d6nemli bir i\u015f yapm\u0131\u015ft\u0131, ama bu uzun s\u00fcrmemi\u015fti. Bak!” diye s\u00f6zlerine devam etti. “Sanki babam bu i\u015fi yapmak i\u00e7in d\u00fcnyaya gelmi\u015f ve i\u015f sona erince, yapt\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmekten ve anlatmaktan ba\u015fka geriye bir \u015fey kalmam\u0131\u015f. E\u011fer bat\u0131n\u0131n daha ilersi olsayd\u0131, oraya kadar giderdi. Bunu bana kendisi s\u00f6yledi. Ama ne yaz\u0131k ki, kara okyanusun k\u0131y\u0131s\u0131nda sona eriyor. Bu nedenle durmak zorunda kald\u0131\u011f\u0131 okyanusun k\u0131y\u0131s\u0131na yerle\u015fmi\u015f.” Carl’\u0131 canevinden yakalay\u0131p, yumu\u015fak ses tonuyla onu yat\u0131\u015ft\u0131rm\u0131\u015ft\u0131.
Cari, “Evet onu g\u00f6rd\u00fcm, sahile inip okyanusun \u00f6tesine dal\u0131p gidiyor,” diye usulca onaylad\u0131ktan sonra sesi hafif\u00e7e sertle\u015fti. “Sonra da kalk\u0131p Pasific Grove’daki Horseshoe Kul\u00fcb\u00fc’ne gidiyor ve herkese k\u0131z\u0131lderililerin atlar\u0131 nas\u0131l kovalad\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 anlatmaya ba\u015fl\u0131yor.”
Bayan Tiflin yine kocas\u0131n\u0131n huyuna gitti. “Evet, bundan ba\u015fka anlatacak bir \u015feyi yok. Ona kar\u015f\u0131 sab\u0131rl\u0131 ol ve anlatt\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 dinler gibi yap.”
Cari sab\u0131rs\u0131zca arkas\u0131n\u0131 d\u00f6n\u00fcp, uzakla\u015f\u0131rken, “Pek\u00e2l\u00e2, \u00e7ekilmez bir hale gelirse, ambara, Billy’nin yan\u0131na giderim,” diye sinirli sinirli s\u00f6ylendi. Evden d\u0131\u015far\u0131ya \u00e7\u0131k\u0131nca, \u00f6n kap\u0131y\u0131 \u00f6fkeyle \u00e7arp\u0131p kapatt\u0131.
Jody ko\u015fup \u00fcst\u00fcne d\u00fc\u015fen i\u015fleri yapmaya ba\u015flad\u0131. Tavuklara yem verirken onlar\u0131 kovalamad\u0131. K\u00fcmesteki yumurtalar\u0131 toplad\u0131. Odunlar\u0131 k\u0131r\u0131p eve ta\u015f\u0131d\u0131 ve onlar\u0131 odun sepetine yerle\u015ftirdi, iki kucak dolusu odun nerdeyse sepetten yere d\u00f6k\u00fclecekti.
Annesi fasulyeyi pi\u015firmi\u015fti. Ate\u015fi kar\u0131\u015ft\u0131r\u0131p hindi kanad\u0131yla oca\u011f\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcn\u00fc s\u00fcp\u00fcrd\u00fc. Jody \u00f6fkesinin ge\u00e7ip ge\u00e7medi\u011fini anlamak i\u00e7in dikkatle annesini g\u00f6zledikten sonra, “Bug\u00fcn m\u00fc geliyor?” diye sordu.
“Mektubunda \u00f6yle yaz\u0131yor.”
“Yola \u00e7\u0131k\u0131p onu kar\u015f\u0131lasam iyi olur.”
Bayan Tiflin oca\u011f\u0131n kapa\u011f\u0131n\u0131 kapatt\u0131. “Evet, iyi olur. Herhalde birisinin onu kar\u015f\u0131lamas\u0131 ho\u015funa gider.”
“\u00d6yleyse hemen yola \u00e7\u0131kay\u0131m.”
Jody d\u0131\u015far\u0131 \u00e7\u0131k\u0131nca, tiz bir \u0131sl\u0131k \u00e7al\u0131p k\u00f6pekleri yan\u0131na \u00e7a\u011f\u0131rd\u0131. “Haydi tepeye do\u011fru y\u00fcr\u00fcy\u00fcn,” diye onlara emir verdi. \u0130ki k\u00f6pek sevin\u00e7le kuyruklar\u0131n\u0131 sallayarak ko\u015fup \u00f6ne ge\u00e7tiler. Yol kenar\u0131ndaki ada\u00e7ay\u0131 bitkileri yeni filizler vermi\u015fti. Jody taze dallardan birini kopard\u0131 ve yabani \u00e7i\u00e7ek kokusu havay\u0131 sarana kadar ellerine s\u00fcrd\u00fc. K\u00f6pekler birdenbire ok gibi f\u0131rlay\u0131p, fundal\u0131klar\u0131n aras\u0131na dalan tav\u015fan\u0131 kovalamaya ba\u015flad\u0131lar. Jody onlar\u0131 g\u00f6zden kaybetti. Tav\u015fan\u0131 yakalayamayan k\u00f6pekler sonra tekrar eve d\u00f6nd\u00fcler,
Jody binbir zahmetle bay\u0131r\u0131n tepesine do\u011fru y\u00fcr\u00fcd\u00fc. Yolun ge\u00e7ti\u011fi dar d\u00fczl\u00fc\u011fe \u00e7\u0131k\u0131nca, sa\u00e7lar\u0131 ve g\u00f6mle\u011fi r\u00fczg\u00e2rda u\u00e7u\u015fmaya ba\u015flad\u0131. Jody durup a\u015fa\u011f\u0131daki tepelere, u\u00e7suz bucaks\u0131z uzanan yemye\u015fil Salinas Vadisi’ne bakt\u0131. \u00c7ok uzaklardaki d\u00fcmd\u00fcz arazinin \u00fcst\u00fcne kurulan Salinas Kasabas\u0131 g\u00f6z\u00fck\u00fcyordu.
Tek katl\u0131 beyaz evlerin camlar\u0131 g\u00fcne\u015fin solgun \u0131\u015f\u0131klar\u0131yla m\u00fccevher gibi parl\u0131yordu. Jody’nin durdu\u011fu tepenin tam alt\u0131ndaki me\u015fe a\u011fac\u0131n\u0131n dallar\u0131na t\u00fcneyen kargalar bir a\u011f\u0131zdan gakl\u0131yorlard\u0131.
Jody durdu\u011fu tepenin alt\u0131ndan ge\u00e7en yolu g\u00f6zleriyle izlemeye ba\u015flad\u0131. Az gittikten sonra tepenin arkas\u0131nda kaybolan yol, di\u011fer taraftan tekrar ortaya \u00e7\u0131k\u0131yordu. Jody \u00e7ok uzaklarda doru bir at\u0131n \u00e7ekti\u011fi arabay\u0131 g\u00f6rd\u00fc. Araba bir s\u00fcre sonra tepenin arkas\u0131nda kayboldu. Jody yere oturdu ve araban\u0131n tekrar meydana \u00e7\u0131kaca\u011f\u0131 noktaya bakmaya ba\u015flad\u0131. Tepelerin doruklar\u0131nda esen r\u00fczg\u00e2r sanki \u015fark\u0131 s\u00f6yl\u00fcyor, pamuk gibi beyaz bulutlar h\u0131zla do\u011fuya do\u011fru kay\u0131yordu.
Araba tekrar g\u00f6z\u00fckt\u00fc ve durdu. Siyah giysili adam oturdu\u011fu yerden inip, at\u0131n yan\u0131na gitti. \u00c7ok uzakta oldu\u011fu halde, hayvan\u0131n ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 \u00f6ne e\u011fi\u015finden, Jody adam\u0131n at\u0131n yular\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7\u00f6zd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc anlad\u0131. At y\u00fcr\u00fcmeye devam etti. Adam da araban\u0131n yan\u0131nda a\u011f\u0131r a\u011f\u0131r tepeye t\u0131rman\u0131yordu. Jody sevin\u00e7le bir \u00e7\u0131\u011fl\u0131k at\u0131p onlara do\u011fru ko\u015fmaya ba\u015flad\u0131. Yolun kenar\u0131ndaki sincaplar hoplayarak uzakla\u015ft\u0131lar. Kuyru\u011funu yelpaze gibi sallayan bir ko\u015fucu ku\u015fu tepeye do\u011fru yar\u0131\u015fa kalkm\u0131\u015f\u00e7as\u0131na ko\u015ftu ve bir plan\u00f6r gibi s\u00fcz\u00fclerek g\u00f6zden kayboldu.
Jody her ad\u0131m at\u0131\u015f\u0131nda kendi g\u00f6lgesinin ortas\u0131na basmaya \u00e7abalarken aya\u011f\u0131n\u0131n alt\u0131ndaki ta\u015f yuvarlan\u0131nca yere d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. B\u00fcy\u00fckbabas\u0131 ve arabas\u0131yla aras\u0131nda \u00e7ok az mesafe kalm\u0131\u015ft\u0131, hemen k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck d\u00f6nemece do\u011fru ko\u015ftu. Ve kimse g\u00f6rmeden ko\u015fmaya son verip vakur ad\u0131mlarla ilerlemeye ba\u015flad\u0131.
At binbir zahmetle tepeye t\u0131rman\u0131rken, ya\u015fl\u0131 adam da araban\u0131n yan\u0131nda y\u00fcr\u00fcyordu. Al\u00e7alan g\u00fcne\u015fin alt\u0131nda ilerlerken, dev gibi g\u00f6lgeleri de onlar\u0131 izliyordu. B\u00fcy\u00fckbaba siyah bir kost\u00fcm giymi\u015fti. Aya\u011f\u0131nda yumu\u015fak deriden siyah \u00e7izmeler vard\u0131. Beyaz sert kolal\u0131 g\u00f6mle\u011finin yakas\u0131na da siyah kravat takm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Geni\u015f kenarl\u0131 siyah \u015fapkas\u0131n\u0131 elinde ta\u015f\u0131yordu. Beyaz sakal\u0131 k\u0131sa kesilmi\u015fti. Beyaz ka\u015flar\u0131 g\u00f6zlerinin \u00fcst\u00fcnden b\u0131y\u0131k gibi a\u015fa\u011f\u0131ya sark\u0131yordu. Sert bak\u0131\u015fl\u0131 mavi g\u00f6zlerinin i\u00e7i g\u00fcl\u00fcyordu. Y\u00fcz\u00fcnden ve duru\u015fundan granit gibi sert bir vakar yans\u0131yordu; \u00f6yle ki, her hareketi olanaks\u0131zm\u0131\u015f gibi geliyordu insana. Dinlenirken, bir daha asla hareket etmeyecekmi\u015f gibi ta\u015fla\u015f\u0131yordu sanki. Ad\u0131mlar\u0131 a\u011f\u0131r ve emindi. Bir kez karar verince, att\u0131\u011f\u0131 hi\u00e7bir ad\u0131m geri d\u00f6nmez, belirledi\u011fi y\u00f6n\u00fc asla de\u011fi\u015fmez; y\u00fcr\u00fcmesi ne h\u0131zlan\u0131r, ne de yava\u015flard\u0131.
Jody d\u00f6nemeci d\u00f6n\u00fcnce, b\u00fcy\u00fckbabas\u0131 a\u011f\u0131r a\u011f\u0131r \u015fapkas\u0131n\u0131 sallayarak onu selamlad\u0131. “Merhaba, Jody! Beni kar\u015f\u0131lamaya m\u0131 geldin?” diye seslendi.
Jody onun yan\u0131na gidip ad\u0131mlar\u0131n\u0131 ya\u015fl\u0131 adam\u0131n ad\u0131mlar\u0131na uydurdu; y\u00fcr\u00fcrken s\u0131rt\u0131n\u0131 dikle\u015ftirmi\u015f, ayaklar\u0131n\u0131 hafif\u00e7e s\u00fcr\u00fcyordu. “Evet, efendim. Mektubunuzu bug\u00fcn ald\u0131k,” djye yan\u0131t verdi.
B\u00fcy\u00fckbaba, “D\u00fcn elinize ge\u00e7mesi gerekiyordu, evet d\u00fcn elinize ge\u00e7meliydi. Evdekiler nas\u0131l?” dedi.
“Herkes iyi, efendim.” Jody bir an duraksad\u0131ktan sonra, \u00e7ekinerek, “Yar\u0131n fare av\u0131na gelmek ister misiniz, efendim?” diye \u00f6nerdi.
B\u00fcy\u00fckbaba k\u0131k\u0131rdayarak g\u00fcld\u00fc. “Fare av\u0131 m\u0131, Jody? Bu devrin insanlar\u0131 \u00e7\u0131ka \u00e7\u0131ka fare av\u0131na m\u0131 \u00e7\u0131k\u0131yorlar? Yeni nesil pek g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc de\u011fil, ama fare av\u0131na kalacaklar\u0131n\u0131 da hi\u00e7 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmemi\u015ftim.”
“Hay\u0131r, efendim. Bu sadece bir oyun. Saman y\u0131\u011f\u0131nlar\u0131 yerden kalk\u0131yor. K\u00f6pekleri farelerin \u00fcst\u00fcne salaca\u011f\u0131m. Siz de seyredersiniz ya da samanlar\u0131 biraz kar\u0131\u015ft\u0131r\u0131rs\u0131n\u0131z.”
Ya\u015fl\u0131 adam g\u00f6zlerinde muzip bir ifadeyle torununa bakt\u0131. “Anlad\u0131m. Yani fareleri yemiyorsun. Hen\u00fcz fare yemeye ba\u015flamad\u0131n demek.”
Jody, “Onlar\u0131 k\u00f6pekler yiyor, efendim,” diye a\u00e7\u0131klad\u0131. “K\u0131z\u0131lderilileri avlamaya benzemez san\u0131r\u0131m.”
“Hay\u0131r, pek benzemiyor… ama daha sonra, birlikler k\u0131z\u0131lderilileri avlarken, onlar\u0131n \u00e7ocuklar\u0131n\u0131 \u00f6ld\u00fcr\u00fcp \u00e7ad\u0131rlar\u0131n\u0131 yakmaya ba\u015flay\u0131nca, senin fare av\u0131ndan pek fark\u0131 kalmad\u0131.”
Tepeye t\u0131rmand\u0131lar ve \u00e7iftli\u011fe uzanan bay\u0131rdan a\u015fa\u011f\u0131ya inerlerken g\u00fcne\u015f ufukta kayboldu. B\u00fcy\u00fckbaba, “B\u00fcy\u00fcm\u00fc\u015fs\u00fcn, san\u0131r\u0131m boyun iki bu\u00e7uk santim uzam\u0131\u015f,” dedi.
Jody gururla, “Daha fazla. Kap\u0131n\u0131n pervaz\u0131na dayay\u0131p boyumu \u00f6l\u00e7\u00fcyorlar. \u015e\u00fckran G\u00fcn\u00fc’nden bu yana iki bu\u00e7uk santimden fazla uzam\u0131\u015f\u0131m,” diye \u00f6v\u00fcnd\u00fc.
B\u00fcy\u00fckbaba kal\u0131n g\u00fczel sesiyle, “Belki de \u00e7ok su i\u00e7iyorsun, bitki sap\u0131 gibi sadece g\u00f6vden uzuyor. Bakal\u0131m ba\u015f verince ne oldu\u011funu g\u00f6rece\u011fiz,” dedi.
Jody ya\u015fl\u0131 adam\u0131n kendisini incitmek istedi\u011fini d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnerek hemen onun y\u00fcz\u00fcne bakt\u0131. Ama b\u00fcy\u00fckbabas\u0131n\u0131n bu s\u00f6zleri k\u00f6t\u00fc niyetle s\u00f6ylemedi\u011fi anla\u015f\u0131l\u0131yordu. Mavi g\u00f6zlerindeki ifade onu cezaland\u0131rmak veya haddi bildirmek gibi bir anlam ta\u015f\u0131m\u0131yordu. Jody, “Belki, domuz av\u0131na \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131z,” diye \u00f6nerdi.
“Ah, hay\u0131r! Buna izin veremem. Benimle dalga ge\u00e7iyorsun. Biliyorsun, bu mevsimde domuz av\u0131 yasakt\u0131r.”
“B\u00fcy\u00fck yaban domuzu Riley’i biliyor musunuz, efendim?” “Evet. Onu \u00e7ok iyi an\u0131ms\u0131yorum.”
“\u015eey, Riley saman y\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n\u0131n alt\u0131n\u0131 yiyerek b\u00fcy\u00fck bir delik a\u00e7m\u0131\u015f, samanlar \u00fcst\u00fcne y\u0131k\u0131l\u0131nca bo\u011fuldu.”
B\u00fcy\u00fckbaba, “Bu i\u015f domuzlar\u0131n ba\u015f\u0131na pek s\u0131k gelir,” dedi. “Riley iyi bir yaban domuzuydu. Baz\u0131 kez s\u0131rt\u0131na binip dola\u015fmama bile raz\u0131 olurdu.”
Tepenin alt\u0131ndaki evin kap\u0131s\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131l\u0131p kapand\u0131. Jody’nin annesi verandaya \u00e7\u0131km\u0131\u015f, onlara i\u015f \u00f6nl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc sall\u0131yordu. Cari Tiflin’in de ah\u0131rdan \u00e7\u0131k\u0131p onlar\u0131 kar\u015f\u0131lamak i\u00e7in eve gitti\u011fini g\u00f6rd\u00fcler.
Art\u0131k g\u00fcne\u015f tepelerin ard\u0131nda kaybolmu\u015ftu. Morumsu alacakaranl\u0131\u011fa b\u00fcr\u00fcnen vadide, evin bacas\u0131ndan y\u00fckselen mavi duman havada as\u0131l\u0131 gibi duruyordu.
Ambardan d\u0131\u015far\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kan Billy Buck elindeki tas\u0131n i\u00e7indeki sabunlu suyu yere d\u00f6kt\u00fc. B\u00fcy\u00fckbabaya derin bir sayg\u0131yla ba\u011fl\u0131 olan Billy, hafta i\u00e7i olmas\u0131na kar\u015f\u0131n tra\u015f olmu\u015ftu. B\u00fcy\u00fckbaba Billy’nin yeni ku\u015fa\u011f\u0131n birka\u00e7 sert erke\u011finden biri oldu\u011funu s\u00f6ylerdi. Billy orta ya\u015fl\u0131 oldu\u011fu halde, b\u00fcy\u00fckbaba ona \u00e7ocuk g\u00f6z\u00fcyle bakard\u0131. Billy de h\u0131zl\u0131 ad\u0131mlarla eve do\u011fru y\u00fcr\u00fcyordu.
Jody’yle b\u00fcy\u00fckbaba tepeden a\u015fa\u011f\u0131ya indikleri zaman, \u00fc\u00e7\u00fcn\u00fc de onlar\u0131 bah\u00e7e kap\u0131s\u0131n\u0131n \u00f6n\u00fcnde bekler buldular. Cari, “Ho\u015fgeldiniz, efendim. Sizi bekliyorduk,” dedi. Bayan Tiflin b\u00fcy\u00fckbaban\u0131n sakal\u0131n\u0131n ucuna bir \u00f6p\u00fcc\u00fck kondurdu ve hi\u00e7 k\u0131m\u0131ldamadan durup babas\u0131n\u0131n iri eliyle omzunu ok\u015famas\u0131n\u0131 bekledi. Billy f\u0131r\u00e7a gibi b\u0131y\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131n alt\u0131ndan s\u0131r\u0131tarak ya\u015fl\u0131 adam\u0131n elini s\u0131kt\u0131. “At\u0131n\u0131z\u0131 ah\u0131ra ba\u011flay\u0131p o\u015fum tak\u0131mlar\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131r\u0131m,” dedi.
B\u00fcy\u00fckbaba onun arkas\u0131ndan bakt\u0131, sonra d\u00f6n\u00fcp yan\u0131ndakilere belki y\u00fcz\u00fcnc\u00fc kez, “\u00c7ok iyi bir \u00e7ocuk. Babas\u0131n\u0131 tan\u0131rd\u0131m. Ona Kat\u0131r Kuyru\u011fu Buck derlerdi. Ona Kat\u0131r Kuyru\u011fu lakab\u0131n\u0131 neden takt\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 asla \u00f6\u011frenemedim, sadece kat\u0131rlara y\u00fck y\u00fcklerdi,” dedi.
Bayan Tiflin d\u00f6n\u00fcp eve do\u011fru y\u00fcr\u00fcrken, “Baba, ne kadar kalacaks\u0131n?” diye sordu. “Mektubunda ne kadar kalaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 yazmam\u0131\u015fs\u0131n.”
“\u015eey, bilmiyorum. Belki iki hafta kal\u0131r\u0131m, ama bir yerde asla d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm kadar uzun kalam\u0131yorum.”
K\u0131sa s\u00fcre sonra beyaz mu\u015famba \u00f6rt\u00fcl\u00fc masan\u0131n etraf\u0131nda toplan\u0131p ak\u015fam yeme\u011fine oturdular. Aynal\u0131 gaz lambas\u0131 masay\u0131 ayd\u0131nlat\u0131yordu. Yemek odas\u0131n\u0131n penceresinin d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda koca koca pervaneler yumu\u015fak seslerle cama vuruyorlard\u0131.
B\u00fcy\u00fckbaba k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck lokmalara do\u011frad\u0131\u011f\u0131 b\u00fcfte\u011fini a\u011f\u0131r a\u011f\u0131r \u00e7i\u011fnerken, “\u00c7ok ac\u0131km\u0131\u015f\u0131m,” dedi. “Yolculuk i\u015ftah\u0131m\u0131 a\u00e7m\u0131\u015f. K\u0131tay\u0131 bir ucundan di\u011fer ucuna ge\u00e7erken de \u00e7ok ac\u0131k\u0131rdtm. Hepimiz \u00e7ok ac\u0131k\u0131rd\u0131k. Gece etin pi\u015fip sofraya gelmesini d\u00f6rt g\u00f6zle beklerdik. Her gece a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 yukar\u0131 bir kiloya yak\u0131n s\u0131\u011f\u0131r eti yerdim.”
Billy, “A\u00e7\u0131k havada yolculuk i\u015ftah a\u00e7ar,” dedi. “Benim babam h\u00fck\u00fcmet mallar\u0131n\u0131 ta\u015f\u0131rd\u0131. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fckken ona yard\u0131m ederdim, ikimiz kocaman bir par\u00e7a geyik etini bir oturu\u015fta yerdik.”
B\u00fcy\u00fckbaba, “Baban\u0131 tan\u0131rd\u0131m, Billy,” dedi. “\u00c7ok iyi bir adamd\u0131. Ona Kat\u0131r Kuyru\u011fu Buck ismini takm\u0131\u015flard\u0131, ama neden b\u00f6yle dediklerini bilmiyorum. Sadece kat\u0131rlara y\u00fck y\u00fcklerdi.”
Billy, “Evet, o kadar,” diye onaylad\u0131. “Sadece kat\u0131rlara y\u00fck y\u00fcklerdi.”
B\u00fcy\u00fckbaba \u00e7atal\u0131yla b\u0131\u00e7a\u011f\u0131n\u0131 elinde b\u0131rak\u0131p masan\u0131n etraf\u0131ndakilere bakt\u0131. “Hi\u00e7 unutmuyorum bir g\u00fcn etimiz t\u00fckenmi\u015fti,” diye s\u00f6ze ba\u015flad\u0131. Sesi garip bir \u015fark\u0131 m\u0131r\u0131ldan\u0131rm\u0131\u015f\u00e7as\u0131na al\u00e7ald\u0131 ve bayatlam\u0131\u015f \u00f6yk\u00fcy\u00fc anlatmaya ba\u015flad\u0131. “Bufalolar, antiloplar, hatta tav\u015fanlar bile yok olmu\u015flard\u0131. Avc\u0131lar vuracak bir tek \u00e7akal bile bulam\u0131yorlard\u0131. \u0130\u015fte b\u00f6yle zamanlarda liderlerin i\u015fleri daha da g\u00fc\u00e7le\u015fir. Lider bendim. G\u00f6z\u00fcm\u00fc d\u00f6rt a\u00e7mam gerekiyordu. Neden biliyor musun? \u0130nsanlar\u0131n a\u00e7l\u0131ktan g\u00f6zleri d\u00f6n\u00fcnce arabalar\u0131 \u00e7eken \u00f6k\u00fczleri kesip yiyiveriyorlard\u0131. \u0130nanmak zor de\u011fil mi? Baz\u0131 kimselerin hayvanc\u0131l\u0131k yapmak i\u00e7in g\u00f6t\u00fcrd\u00fckleri s\u0131\u011f\u0131r s\u00fcr\u00fcs\u00fcn\u00fc kesip yediklerini duymu\u015ftum. Yar\u0131 yolda hayvanlar\u0131 kesip yemeye ba\u015flam\u0131\u015flar ve yolculu\u011fun sonunda bir tek sa\u011f hayvan kalmam\u0131\u015f. Sonunda y\u00fck hayvanlar\u0131n\u0131 ve tekerlekli ara\u00e7lar\u0131 \u00e7eken hayvanlar\u0131 kesip yemi\u015fler. B\u00f6l\u00fck liderlerinin bu t\u00fcr olaylar\u0131 engellemesi gerekir.”
Her nas\u0131lsa b\u00fcy\u00fck pervanelerden biri yemek odas\u0131na girmi\u015fti. Gaz lambas\u0131n\u0131n etraf\u0131nda u\u00e7uyordu. Billy aya\u011fa kalk\u0131p onu yakalamaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131, ama ba\u015faramad\u0131. Cari g\u00fcveyi yakalayarak avucunun i\u00e7inde ezdi. Sonra pencerenin yan\u0131na gidip onu d\u0131\u015far\u0131ya att\u0131.
“Daha \u00f6nce de anlatt\u0131\u011f\u0131m gibi,” diye b\u00fcy\u00fckbaba anlatmaya ba\u015flay\u0131nca, Cari onun s\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fc kesti. “Etini yesen iyi olacak. Tatl\u0131lar\u0131m\u0131z\u0131 yemek i\u00e7in seni bekliyoruz.”
Jody annesinin g\u00f6zlerinin i\u00e7inde \u00f6fke k\u0131v\u0131lc\u0131mlar\u0131n\u0131n yan\u0131p s\u00f6nd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc g\u00f6rd\u00fc. B\u00fcy\u00fckbaba \u00e7atal\u0131n\u0131 b\u0131\u00e7a\u011f\u0131n\u0131 tekrar eline ald\u0131. “Evet, ger\u00e7ekten \u00e7ok ac\u0131km\u0131\u015f\u0131m. Bu \u00f6yk\u00fcy\u00fc size daha sonra anlat\u0131r\u0131m,” dedi.
Yemek sona erince, Billy Buck aile bireyleriyle birlikte salona ge\u00e7ip \u015f\u00f6minenin kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131na oturdu. Jody endi\u015feyle b\u00fcy\u00fckbabas\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6zl\u00fcyordu. \u0130\u015fte ya\u015fl\u0131 adam al\u0131\u015f\u0131lagelmi\u015f davran\u0131\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 sergilemeye ba\u015flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Sakall\u0131 ba\u015f\u0131 hafif\u00e7e \u00f6ne do\u011fru e\u011filmi\u015fti; bak\u0131\u015flar\u0131ndaki sertlik yumu\u015fam\u0131\u015f, merakla ate\u015fe bak\u0131yordu; ince uzun parmaklar\u0131n\u0131 da dizlerinin \u00fcst\u00fcnde birbirine kenetledikten sonra, “Acaba?” diye s\u00f6ze ba\u015flad\u0131. “Acaba, h\u0131rs\u0131z k\u0131z\u0131lderililerin otuz be\u015f at\u0131m\u0131z\u0131 nas\u0131l \u00e7ald\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 size anlatm\u0131\u015f m\u0131yd\u0131m?”
Cari, “San\u0131r\u0131m anlatm\u0131\u015ft\u0131n,” diye onun s\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fc kesti. “Bu olay Tahoe kasabas\u0131na ula\u015fmadan \u00f6nce meydana gelmi\u015fti, de\u011fil mi?”
B\u00fcy\u00fckbaba h\u0131zla ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7evirip damad\u0131na bakt\u0131. “Evet, do\u011fru. Galiba bu \u00f6yk\u00fcy\u00fc sana anlatm\u0131\u015ft\u0131m.”
Cari zalimce, “Evet, hem de defalarca anlatt\u0131n,” dedi ve kar\u0131s\u0131yla g\u00f6z g\u00f6ze gelmemeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Ama onun \u00f6fkeyle kendisine bakt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 hissedince, “Tabii, tekrar dinlemek isterim,” dedi.
B\u00fcy\u00fckbaba ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7evirip yine ate\u015fe bakmaya ba\u015flad\u0131. Tekrar tekrar parmaklar\u0131n\u0131 birbirine kenetleyip a\u00e7t\u0131. Jody onun neler hissetti\u011fini, i\u00e7inin y\u0131k\u0131l\u0131p bo\u015fald\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 biliyordu. Daha bug\u00fcn \u00f6\u011fleden sonra ona \u00e7enesi d\u00fc\u015f\u00fck dememi\u015fler miydi? Kahramanca bir at\u0131l\u0131mla tekrar \u00e7enesi d\u00fc\u015f\u00fck olmaya karar verdi. Usulca, “Bize k\u0131z\u0131lderilileri anlat,” dedi.
B\u00fcy\u00fckbabas\u0131n\u0131n bak\u0131\u015flar\u0131 yine sertle\u015fti. “\u00c7ocuklar hep k\u0131z\u0131lderililer hakk\u0131ndaki \u00f6yk\u00fcleri dinlemek isterler. Oysa bu erkeklerin i\u015fidir, ama \u00e7ocuklar bu t\u00fcr \u00f6yk\u00fcleri \u00e7ok severler. Pek\u00e2l\u00e2, bir d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnelim hele. B\u00fct\u00fcn atl\u0131 arabalarda uzun demir levhalar\u0131n neden ta\u015f\u0131nmas\u0131n\u0131 istedi\u011fimi sana anlatm\u0131\u015f m\u0131yd\u0131m?”
Bu soruya hi\u00e7 kimse yan\u0131t vermeyince, Jody, “Hay\u0131r, anlatmam\u0131\u015ft\u0131n,” dedi.
“Evet, k\u0131z\u0131lderililer sald\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131 zaman, atl\u0131 arabalardan bir \u00e7ember olu\u015fturup, tekerlekleri kendimize siper ederek onlara kar\u015f\u0131 koyard\u0131k. Sonra benim akl\u0131ma bir fikir geldi. E\u011fer her arabada bir tane t\u00fcfek namlusunun girebilece\u011fi b\u00fcy\u00fckl\u00fckte delikli demir levhalar olursa, adamlar bunlar\u0131 tekerleklerinin \u00f6n\u00fcne dikip oradan ate\u015f edebilirlerdi. B\u00f6ylece \u00e7emberin i\u00e7indeki arabalar da korunmu\u015f olacakt\u0131. Demir levhalar arabalara fazla y\u00fck getirecekti, ama insanlar da bo\u015f yere \u00f6lmeyeceklerdi. Ne \u00e7are ki, bu fikrimi kimseye kabul ettiremedim. Daha \u00f6nce bu y\u00f6ntemi hi\u00e7 kimse uygulamam\u0131\u015ft\u0131 ve bu t\u00fcr bir zahmete hi\u00e7 kimse girmek istemiyordu. Ama sonunda benim fikrimi kabul etmediklerine \u00e7ok pi\u015fman oldular.”
Jody annesine bakt\u0131. Onun y\u00fcz\u00fcndeki ifadeden anlat\u0131lanlar\u0131 dinlemedi\u011fini anlad\u0131. Cari ba\u015fparma\u011f\u0131ndaki nas\u0131r\u0131 yoluyordu. Billy Buck ise duvarda y\u00fcr\u00fcyen \u00f6r\u00fcmce\u011fi izliyordu.
B\u00fcy\u00fckbaba yine \u00f6yk\u00fc anlatt\u0131\u011f\u0131 zamanki ses tonuyla konu\u015fmaya ba\u015flad\u0131. Jody onun a\u011fz\u0131ndan \u00e7\u0131kacak s\u00f6zc\u00fckleri \u00f6nceden biliyordu. Tekd\u00fcze ses tonuyla s\u00fcrd\u00fcr\u00fclen \u00f6yk\u00fc, sald\u0131r\u0131lar s\u0131ras\u0131nda h\u0131zlan\u0131yor, yaral\u0131lar\u0131n anlat\u0131m\u0131nda h\u00fcz\u00fcnleniyor, b\u00fcy\u00fck ovalara g\u00f6m\u00fclen \u00f6l\u00fclerin arkas\u0131ndan a\u011f\u0131tlar yak\u0131yordu. Jody oturmu\u015f sessizce b\u00fcy\u00fckbabas\u0131na bak\u0131yordu. Sert bak\u0131\u015fl\u0131 mavi g\u00f6zlerinde kay\u0131ts\u0131z bir ifade vard\u0131; ya\u015fl\u0131 adam anlatt\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u00f6yk\u00fcyle pek ilgilenmiyormu\u015f gibi g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcyordu.
\u00d6nc\u00fclerin \u00f6yk\u00fcs\u00fc sona erince, herkes kibarca sessiz kald\u0131. Sonra Biliy Buck aya\u011fa kalkarak gerinip pantolonunu d\u00fczeltti. “Art\u0131k gitmem gerek,” dedi. B\u00fcy\u00fckbaban\u0131n y\u00fcz\u00fcne bakt\u0131. “Ambarda bir barut boynuzum ve a\u011f\u0131zdan doldurma bir silah\u0131m var. Onu size g\u00f6stermi\u015f miydim?” dedi.
B\u00fcy\u00fckbaba a\u011f\u0131r a\u011f\u0131r ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 sallad\u0131. “Evet, san\u0131r\u0131m g\u00f6stermi\u015ftin, Billy. Bana \u00fclkenin bir ucundan di\u011fer ucuna halk\u0131 ge\u00e7irirken kulland\u0131\u011f\u0131m silah\u0131 an\u0131msat\u0131yor.” K\u0131sa \u00f6yk\u00fc sona erene kadar Billy kibarca ayakta bekledi, sonra “iyi geceler,” dileyerek evden d\u0131\u015far\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131.
Cari Tifiin konuyu de\u011fi\u015ftirmeyi denedi. “Monterey’le buras\u0131 aras\u0131ndaki hava nas\u0131l? Duydu\u011fuma g\u00f6re kurakl\u0131k varm\u0131\u015f.”
B\u00fcy\u00fckbaba, “\u00c7ok kuru,” dedi. “Laguna Seca’ya bir damla ya\u011fmur ya\u011fmad\u0131. 87 y\u0131l\u0131ndan beri g\u00f6r\u00fclmemi\u015f bir \u015fey. O zamanlar t\u00fcm \u00fclke pudra gibi tozla kaplanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. An\u0131msad\u0131\u011f\u0131m kadar\u0131yla 61 y\u0131l\u0131nda da b\u00fct\u00fcn \u00e7akallar a\u00e7l\u0131ktan \u00f6lm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. Bu y\u0131l topra\u011fa otuz santim ya\u011fmur d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc.”
“Evet, ama \u00e7ok erken ba\u015flad\u0131. \u015eimdi biraz ya\u011fmur ya\u011fsa iyi olur.” Cari’in bak\u0131\u015flar\u0131 Jody’ye tak\u0131ld\u0131. “Art\u0131k yatma zaman\u0131 gelmedi mi?”
Jody kar\u015f\u0131 koymadan aya\u011fa kalkt\u0131. “Yar\u0131n ge\u00e7en y\u0131lki saman y\u0131\u011f\u0131nlar\u0131n\u0131n aras\u0131ndaki fareleri \u00f6ld\u00fcrebilir miyim, efendim?”
“Fareler mi? Ah! Tabii, hepsini \u00f6ld\u00fcr. Billy iyi saman kalmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 s\u00f6yledi.”
Jody’yle b\u00fcy\u00fckbaba gizli bir ho\u015fnutlukla bak\u0131\u015ft\u0131lar. \u00c7ocuk, “Yar\u0131n b\u00fct\u00fcn fareleri \u00f6ld\u00fcrece\u011fim,” diye s\u00f6z verdi.
Jody yata\u011f\u0131na uzan\u0131p k\u0131z\u0131lderililerin ve bufalolar\u0131n inan\u0131lmaz d\u00fcnyas\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc. Art\u0131k bu d\u00fcnya ebediyen kaybolmu\u015ftu. B\u00fcy\u00fck kahramanl\u0131klar\u0131n devrinde ya\u015famay\u0131 arzu ediyordu, ama kahramanca bir yap\u0131ya sahip olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 da biliyordu. \u015eimdilerde ya\u015fayan hi\u00e7 kimse kahraman de\u011fildi. Belki yaln\u0131zca Billy Buck o zamanlardaki kahramanl\u0131klardan baz\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131 yapabilirdi. O g\u00fcnlerde ya\u015fayan dev gibi korkusuz, sad\u0131k, g\u00fcvenilir erkeklerin art\u0131k yerinde yeller esiyordu. Jody u\u00e7suz bucaks\u0131z topraklar\u0131 ve o topraklar \u00fcst\u00fcnde k\u0131rkayak gibi ilerleyen at arabalar\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc. B\u00fcy\u00fckbabas\u0131n\u0131n b\u00fcy\u00fck beyaz bir at\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcnde, insanlara yol g\u00f6sterdi\u011fini hayal etti. Bu d\u00fcnyadan g\u00f6\u00e7\u00fcp gidenlerin kocaman hayaletleri Jody’nin hayalinde ge\u00e7it t\u00f6reni yapt\u0131.
Sonra, bir s\u00fcre tekrar \u00e7iftli\u011fi d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmeye ba\u015flad\u0131. Karanl\u0131k bo\u015fluk ve sessizli\u011fin i\u00e7inde geceye \u00f6zg\u00fc tekd\u00fcze sesleri dinledi. K\u00f6peklerden birisinin yuvas\u0131nda pirelerini ka\u015f\u0131rken, patisinin dirse\u011fini yere vurdu\u011funu duydu. Sonra yine r\u00fczg\u00e2r \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131 ve siyah servi a\u011fac\u0131 u\u011fuldarken Jody uykuya dald\u0131.
Sabah kahvalt\u0131s\u0131 zili \u00e7almadan yar\u0131m saat \u00f6nce uyand\u0131. Jody mutfa\u011fa girdi\u011finde annesi ate\u015fi k\u00f6r\u00fckl\u00fcyordu. “Erken kalkm\u0131\u015fs\u0131n, nereye gidiyorsun?”
“D\u0131\u015far\u0131ya, g\u00fczel bir sopa bulmaya. Bug\u00fcn fareleri \u00f6ld\u00fcrece\u011fiz.”
“Biz dedi\u011fin kimler?”
“\u015eey, b\u00fcy\u00fckbabam ve ben.”
“Demek bu i\u015fe onu da alet ediyorsun. Zaten yan\u0131nda yaramazl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 payla\u015faca\u011f\u0131n birisi olmazsa i\u00e7in rahat etmez.”
Jody, “Fazla ge\u00e7 kalmam. \u0130yi bir sopa bulur bulmaz d\u00f6nece\u011fim. Kahvalt\u0131dan sonra haz\u0131r olsun,” dedi.
Tel kap\u0131y\u0131 arkas\u0131ndan kapat\u0131p serin havaya \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131. G\u00f6ky\u00fcz\u00fc giderek mavile\u015fiyor, ku\u015flar her zamanki gibi g\u00fcn do\u011fu\u015funu hararetli c\u0131v\u0131lda\u015fmalarla kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131yorlard\u0131. Karanl\u0131kta sincap avlam\u0131\u015f olan \u00e7iftlik kedileri de tepeden inmi\u015flerdi. Kar\u0131nlar\u0131 sincap etiyle t\u0131ka basa doymu\u015f olmas\u0131na kar\u015f\u0131n, d\u00f6rt kedi arka kap\u0131n\u0131n \u00f6n\u00fcnde yar\u0131m daire olu\u015fturmu\u015f, ac\u0131kl\u0131 miyavlamalarla s\u00fct istiyorlard\u0131. \u0130ki k\u00f6pek g\u00f6revlerini \u015fa\u015fmaz bir t\u00f6ren gibi yerine getirerek taflanlar\u0131n diplerini koklaya koklaya dola\u015f\u0131yorlard\u0131. Jody onlara \u0131sl\u0131k \u00e7al\u0131nca, ba\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 kald\u0131r\u0131p kuyruklar\u0131n\u0131 sallad\u0131lar, sonra gelip \u00fcst\u00fcne at\u0131ld\u0131lar; bir yandan da esniyor, ka\u015f\u0131n\u0131yorlard\u0131. Jody onlar\u0131n ba\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 ok\u015fay\u0131p kuru a\u011fa\u00e7 dallar\u0131n\u0131 y\u0131\u011fd\u0131klar\u0131 yere do\u011fru y\u00fcr\u00fcd\u00fc. Dallar\u0131n aras\u0131ndan eski bir s\u00fcp\u00fcrge sopas\u0131 ve iki bu\u00e7uk santim kal\u0131nl\u0131\u011f\u0131nda bir tahta par\u00e7as\u0131 se\u00e7ti. Cebinden \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131\u011f\u0131 potin ba\u011f\u0131yla sopalar\u0131n u\u00e7lar\u0131n\u0131 birbirine gev\u015fek\u00e7e ba\u011flay\u0131p d\u00f6ven sopas\u0131 yapt\u0131. Yeni silah\u0131n\u0131 havada \u00e7evirip ustaca yere vurunca, k\u00f6pekler kenara ka\u00e7arak korkuyla iniltili sesler \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131lar.
Jody arkas\u0131n\u0131 d\u00f6n\u00fcp evden uzakla\u015farak eski saman y\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n\u0131n bulundu\u011fu yere do\u011fru ilerledi, sava\u015f alan\u0131n\u0131 yak\u0131ndan incelemek istiyordu. Ama evin arkas\u0131ndaki merdivende oturan Billy Buck, “Fazla uzakla\u015fmasan iyi olur. Kahvalt\u0131 birka\u00e7 dakikaya kadar haz\u0131r olacak,” diye ona seslendi.
Jody geri d\u00f6n\u00fcp eve do\u011fru y\u00fcr\u00fcd\u00fc. D\u00f6ven sopas\u0131n\u0131 merdivenlere dayad\u0131. “Fareleri bununla samanlar\u0131n aras\u0131ndan d\u0131\u015far\u0131ya kovalayaca\u011f\u0131m. Yeterince tombul olmalar\u0131n\u0131 dilerim. Bahse girerim, bug\u00fcn ba\u015flar\u0131na gelecekleri bilmiyorlard\u0131r.”
Billy bilgece, “Hay\u0131r, ba\u015flar\u0131na neler’gelece\u011fini ne onlar, ne sen, ne ben, hi\u00e7 kimse bilmiyordur,” dedi.
Bu d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnce Jody’yi sarst\u0131. Bu s\u00f6zlerin do\u011fru oldu\u011funu biliyordu. Fare av\u0131na \u00e7\u0131kma hayalleri de\u011fi\u015fti. Sonra annesi arka verandaya \u00e7\u0131k\u0131p \u00fc\u00e7gen demire vurarak kahvalt\u0131n\u0131n haz\u0131r oldu\u011funu bildirince, akl\u0131ndaki b\u00fct\u00fcn d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnceler silindi.
Herkes sofraya oturdu, ama b\u00fcy\u00fckbaba ortalarda yoktu. Billy ba\u015f\u0131yla onun bo\u015f iskemlesini i\u015faret etti. “\u0130yi mi? Yoksa hasta m\u0131?”
Bayan Tiflin, “Giyinmesi uzun s\u00fcr\u00fcyor. Sa\u00e7lar\u0131n\u0131 ve favorilerini tarar, ayakkab\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131 siler, giysilerini f\u0131r\u00e7alar,” dedi.
Cari m\u0131s\u0131r unu lapas\u0131n\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcne \u015feker ekti. “K\u0131tan\u0131n bir ucundan di\u011fer ucuna at arabas\u0131 konvoyuna liderlik eden adam\u0131n giysilerine \u00f6zen g\u00f6stermesi gerekir,” dedi.
Bayan Tiflin ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7evirip ona bakt\u0131. “Cari, b\u00f6yle yapma! L\u00fctfen yapma!” Sesinin tonunda ricadan \u00e7ok tehdit vard\u0131. Bu da Carl’\u0131 sinirlendirdi.
“Pek\u00e2l\u00e2, demir levhalar\u0131 ve otuz be\u015f at hik\u00e2yesini daha ka\u00e7 kez dinlemek zorunday\u0131m? O i\u015fler olup bitmi\u015f. Neden art\u0131k bunlar\u0131 unutmuyor, sona ermi\u015f oldu\u011funu anlam\u0131yor?” Konu\u015furken giderek \u00f6fkelendi ve sesini y\u00fckseltti. “Neden bu bayat hik\u00e2yeleri defalarca anlat\u0131yor? Bir u\u00e7dan di\u011fer uca k\u0131tay\u0131 a\u015fm\u0131\u015f. Pek\u00e2l\u00e2! Art\u0131k bu i\u015f bitmi\u015f. Kimse o hik\u00e2yeleri dinlemek istemiyor.”
Mutfa\u011f\u0131n kap\u0131s\u0131 usulca kapan\u0131nca, masan\u0131n ba\u015f\u0131ndaki d\u00f6rt ki\u015fi donup kald\u0131. Cari elindeki ka\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 masaya b\u0131rak\u0131p parmaklar\u0131yla \u00e7enesine dokundu.
Sonra mutfak kap\u0131s\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131ld\u0131 ve b\u00fcy\u00fckbaba i\u00e7eriye girdi. G\u00f6zlerini k\u0131sm\u0131\u015f, dudaklar\u0131n\u0131 germi\u015f g\u00fcl\u00fcms\u00fcyordu. “G\u00fcnayd\u0131n,” dedi ve sofraya oturup taba\u011f\u0131ndaki m\u0131s\u0131r lapas\u0131na bakt\u0131.
Cari bir \u015feyler s\u00f6yleme zorunlulu\u011funu hissetti. “\u015eey… s\u00f6ylediklerimi duydunuz mu?”
B\u00fcy\u00fckbaba hafif\u00e7e ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 sallad\u0131.
“Neden bu s\u00f6zleri s\u00f6yledi\u011fimi bilmiyorum, efendim. K\u00f6t\u00fc bir niyetim yoktu. Sadece \u015faka yap\u0131yordum.”
Jody utan\u00e7 i\u00e7inde annesine bak\u0131nca, onun soluk almadan Carl’a bakt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6rd\u00fc. Babas\u0131n\u0131n yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 korkun\u00e7 bir \u015feydi. Cari b\u00f6yle konu\u015fabilmek i\u00e7in kendini paral\u0131yordu. Onun i\u00e7in s\u00f6zlerini geri almak dayan\u0131lmaz bir \u015feydi, hele s\u00f6zlerini utan\u00e7 i\u00e7inde geri almaksa \u00f6l\u00fcmden de beterdi.
B\u00fcy\u00fckbaba yan g\u00f6zle ona bak\u0131p usulca, “Do\u011frusu ben de sana hak veriyorum. Sana k\u0131zmad\u0131m. S\u00f6ylediklerine ald\u0131rmad\u0131m. Belki de hakl\u0131s\u0131n,” dedi.
Cari, “Bu do\u011fru de\u011fil. Bu sabah kendimi hi\u00e7 iyi hissetmiyorum. S\u00f6ylediklerim i\u00e7in \u00f6z\u00fcr dilerim,” dedi.
“\u00d6z\u00fcr dilemene gerek yok, Cari. Ya\u015fl\u0131 insanlar bazen ger\u00e7ekleri g\u00f6remezler. Belki sen hakl\u0131s\u0131n. Art\u0131k yolculuk sona erdi. Sona erdi\u011fine g\u00f6re, belki unutmam\u0131z daha iyi olur.”
Cari masadan aya\u011fa kalkt\u0131. “Karn\u0131m iyice doydu. \u015eimdi i\u015fba\u015f\u0131 yapmal\u0131y\u0131m. Billy, sen keyfine bak!” dedi ve h\u0131zl\u0131 ad\u0131mlarla yemek odas\u0131ndan \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131. Billy de taba\u011f\u0131ndaki yemekleri bir solukta yiyip onun arkas\u0131ndan f\u0131rlad\u0131. Ama Jody yerinden kalkam\u0131yor-du.
“Art\u0131k hi\u00e7 hik\u00e2ye anlatmayacak m\u0131s\u0131n?” diye sordu.
“Tabii ki, anlataca\u011f\u0131m, ama insanlar\u0131n dinlemek istediklerinden emin oldu\u011fum zaman anlataca\u011f\u0131m.”
“Ben dinlemek istiyorum, efendim.”
“Ah! Tabii istersin, \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc sen k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bir \u00e7ocuksun. Oysa bu erkekleri ilgilendiren bir i\u015f, ama gel g\u00f6r ki, yaln\u0131zca \u00e7ocuklar dinlemek istiyor.”
Jody yerinden kalkt\u0131. “Sizi d\u0131\u015farda bekleyece\u011fim, efendim. Fareleri kovalamak i\u00e7in sopay\u0131 haz\u0131rlad\u0131m.”
Ya\u015fl\u0131 adam verandaya \u00e7\u0131kana kadar, Jody onu bah\u00e7e kap\u0131s\u0131n\u0131n \u00f6n\u00fcnde bekledi. “Haydi saman y\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n\u0131n yan\u0131na gidip fareleri \u00f6ld\u00fcrelim,” diye seslendi.
“Jody, bug\u00fcn g\u00fcne\u015flenmek istiyorum. Haydi git sen fareleri \u00f6ld\u00fcr.”
“E\u011fer isterseniz benim sopam\u0131 kullanabilirsiniz.”
“Hay\u0131r, bir s\u00fcre burada oturaca\u011f\u0131m.”
Jody \u00fcz\u00fcnt\u00fcyle oradan uzakla\u015ft\u0131 ve eski saman y\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131na do\u011fru y\u00fcr\u00fcd\u00fc. Tombul fareleri d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcp co\u015fkusunu kam\u00e7\u0131lamaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131yordu. D\u00f6ven sopas\u0131yla yere vurdu. K\u00f6pekler etraf\u0131nda ko\u015fu\u015fup inliyorlard\u0131, ama Jody fareleri \u00f6ld\u00fcrmek istemiyordu. Evin verandas\u0131nda oturan siyah giysili, zay\u0131f, ufak tefek adam\u0131 g\u00f6r\u00fcnce b\u00fct\u00fcn hevesi k\u0131r\u0131ld\u0131.
Jody fareleri \u00f6ld\u00fcrmekten vazge\u00e7ip eve d\u00f6nd\u00fc ve ya\u015fl\u0131 adam\u0131n aya\u011f\u0131n\u0131n dibindeki merdiven basama\u011f\u0131na oturdu.
“Neden \u00e7abuk d\u00f6nd\u00fcn? Fareleri \u00f6ld\u00fcrd\u00fcn m\u00fc?”
“Hay\u0131r, efendim. Ba\u015fka bir g\u00fcn \u00f6ld\u00fcrece\u011fim.”
Sinekler v\u0131z\u0131ldayarak yere yak\u0131n u\u00e7u\u015fuyorlard\u0131. Kar\u0131ncalar merdivenlerin \u00f6n\u00fcnde h\u0131zla gelip gidiyorlard\u0131. Tepelerdeki ada\u00e7ay\u0131 bitkilerinin a\u011f\u0131r kokusu t\u00fcm havay\u0131 sarm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Verandan\u0131n tahta d\u00f6\u015femeleri g\u00fcne\u015ften \u0131s\u0131nm\u0131\u015ft\u0131.
Jody b\u00fcy\u00fckbabas\u0131n\u0131n ne zaman konu\u015fmaya ba\u015flad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 farketmedi bile. “Bu duygular i\u00e7inde, burada kalamam,” dedi ve g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc ya\u015fl\u0131 ellerini inceledi. “\u015eimdi yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131m yolculu\u011fun gereksiz oldu\u011funu d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyorum.” Bak\u0131\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 tepelerde dola\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131 ve kuru bir dal\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcne t\u00fcneyip hareketsiz duran \u015fahine bakt\u0131. “O eski hik\u00e2yeleri anlat\u0131p duruyorum, ama asl\u0131nda anlatmak istedi\u011fim onlar de\u011fil. Onlar\u0131 anlat\u0131rken insanlar\u0131n neler hissettiklerini bilmek istiyorum.
“\u00d6nemli olan ne k\u0131z\u0131lderililer, ne ba\u015f\u0131m\u0131zdan ge\u00e7en maceralar, ne de istedi\u011fimiz yere ula\u015fmak. \u00d6nemli olan, biraraya toplanan insanlar\u0131n s\u00fcr\u00fcnerek ilerleyen tek bir kocaman hayvana d\u00f6-n\u00fc\u015fmesiydi. Ve ben de o insanlar\u0131n lideriydim. Bat\u0131ya daima bat\u0131ya ilerlemeyi ama\u00e7 edinmi\u015ftik. Her insan kendisi i\u00e7in bir \u015feyler istiyordu ama hepsinin olu\u015fturdu\u011fu o korkun\u00e7 hayvan yaln\u0131zca bat\u0131ya do\u011fru ilerlemeyi arzu ediyordu. Onlar\u0131n lideri bendim, ama ben olmasayd\u0131m bir ba\u015fkas\u0131 ba\u015f\u0131 \u00e7ekecekti. \u00d6nemli olan ba\u015f\u0131 \u00e7ekecek birinin bulunmas\u0131yd\u0131.
“Beyaz yak\u0131c\u0131 bir g\u00fcnd\u00fc. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck fundal\u0131klar\u0131n dibinde siyah g\u00f6lgeler vard\u0131. Sonunda da\u011flar\u0131 g\u00f6r\u00fcnce, hepimiz a\u011flad\u0131k, sevin\u00e7 g\u00f6zya\u015flar\u0131 d\u00f6kt\u00fck. Ancak oraya ula\u015fmak \u00f6nemli de\u011fildi, \u00f6nemli olan bat\u0131ya do\u011fru ilerlemekti.
“T\u0131pk\u0131 kar\u0131ncalar\u0131n yumurtalar\u0131n\u0131 ta\u015f\u0131d\u0131\u011f\u0131 gibi, biz de oraya hayat ta\u015f\u0131y\u0131p yerle\u015ftik. Ve ben o insanlar\u0131n lideriydim. Bat\u0131ya ula\u015fmak Tanr\u0131’ya ula\u015fmakla e\u015fde\u011ferliydi. A\u011f\u0131r ad\u0131mlarla yava\u015f yava\u015f ilerleyerek k\u0131tan\u0131n bir ucundan di\u011fer ucuna gittik.
“Sonra denize ula\u015f\u0131nca, her \u015fey sona erdi.” Ya\u015fl\u0131 adam sustu ve g\u00f6zlerini k\u0131zart\u0131ncaya kadar ovu\u015fturdu. “\u0130\u015fte hik\u00e2yeleri anlataca\u011f\u0131ma bunlar\u0131 anlatmal\u0131y\u0131m.”
Jody konu\u015fmaya ba\u015flay\u0131nca, b\u00fcy\u00fckbaba ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 e\u011fip ona bakt\u0131. Jody, “Belki ben de g\u00fcn\u00fcn birinde halk\u0131n lideri olurum,” dedi.
Ya\u015fl\u0131 adam g\u00fcl\u00fcmsedi. “Burada gidecek bir yer yok. Okyanus \u00f6n\u00fcnde b\u00fcy\u00fck bir engel. Sahilde toplanan bir\u00e7ok ya\u015fl\u0131 adam ilerlemelerine engel oldu\u011fu i\u00e7in okyanustan nefret ediyorlar.”
“Teknelerle okyanusu a\u015fabilirim, efendim.”
“Jody, bir yere gidemezsin. Herkes her yere sahip \u00e7\u0131km\u0131\u015f. Ama en k\u00f6t\u00fcs\u00fc bu de\u011fil… hay\u0131r, en k\u00f6t\u00fcs\u00fc de\u011fil. \u0130nsanlar\u0131n i\u00e7indeki bat\u0131ya ilerleme iste\u011fi \u00f6ld\u00fc. Bat\u0131ya ilerleme bir a\u00e7l\u0131k olmaktan \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131 art\u0131k. Her \u015fey bitti. Baban hakl\u0131. Her \u015fey bitti.” Dizinin \u00fcst\u00fcnde kenetledi\u011fi parmaklar\u0131na bakt\u0131.
Jody \u00fcz\u00fcnt\u00fcyle i\u00e7inde bir \u015feylerin k\u0131r\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 hissetti. “E\u011fer bir bardak limonata isterseniz, sizin i\u00e7in yapabilirim,” dedi.
B\u00fcy\u00fckbaba onun teklifini geri \u00e7evirmek \u00fczereyken, Jody’ nin y\u00fcz\u00fcndeki ifadeyi g\u00f6r\u00fcnce, “Evet, \u00e7ok iyi olur,” dedi. “Evet, limonata i\u00e7erim.”
Jody mutfaktan i\u00e7eri dald\u0131. Annesi sabah kahvalt\u0131s\u0131 bula\u015f\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 hen\u00fcz bitirmi\u015fti. “B\u00fcy\u00fckbabama limonata yapmak i\u00e7in bir limon alabilir miyim?”
Annesi onun sesini taklit etti. “Ve bir limon da kendine limonata yapmak i\u00e7in istiyorsun.”
“Hay\u0131r, efendim. Kendime limonata yapmak istemiyorum.”
“Jody! Sen hastas\u0131n!” Sonra annesi birdenbire sustu. Sevecen bir sesle, “So\u011futucudan bir limon \u00e7\u0131kar, ben de sana limon s\u0131kaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 veririm,” dedi.<\/p>\n

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