{"id":6927,"date":"2018-07-22T14:22:28","date_gmt":"2018-07-22T11:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/2018\/07\/22\/kasimpatlari-john-steinbeck\/"},"modified":"2018-07-22T14:22:28","modified_gmt":"2018-07-22T11:22:28","slug":"kasimpatlari-john-steinbeck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/narteks.net\/index.php\/2018\/07\/22\/kasimpatlari-john-steinbeck\/","title":{"rendered":"Kas\u0131mpatlar\u0131 | John Steinbeck"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0K\u0131\u015f\u0131n getirdi\u011fi kal\u0131n sis tabakas\u0131 Salinas Vadisini hem g\u00f6ky\u00fcz\u00fcnden, hem de yery\u00fcz\u00fcn\u00fcn b\u00fct\u00fcn \u00f6b\u00fcr topraklar\u0131ndan ay\u0131rm\u0131\u015f, her yan\u0131 k\u00fclrengi bir g\u00f6mlek gibi sarm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Da\u011flar\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcne bir kapak gibi \u00e7\u00f6km\u00fc\u015f, koca vadiyi \u00fcst\u00fc \u00f6rt\u00fcl\u00fc bir tencereye d\u00f6nd\u00fcrm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. A\u015fa\u011f\u0131da, d\u00fcmd\u00fcz uzanan geni\u015f tarlalarda, sapanlar\u0131n derin izleri g\u00f6r\u00fcl\u00fcyor, b\u0131\u00e7aklarla kesilmi\u015f kara toprak, yol yol, maden gibi parl\u0131yordu. Salinas Irma\u011f\u0131n\u0131n kar\u015f\u0131 k\u0131y\u0131s\u0131ndaki yama\u00e7lar\u0131 kaplayan \u00e7iftliklerin, sar\u0131 k\u00f6klerle dolu tarlalar\u0131, soluk bir g\u00fcne\u015f \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131nda y\u0131kan\u0131yormu\u015f gibiydi; ama bu sisli aral\u0131k ay\u0131nda vadide g\u00fcne\u015f \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 yoktu. Irmak boyunca uzanan s\u0131k s\u00f6\u011f\u00fct a\u011fa\u00e7lar\u0131, sararm\u0131\u015f, sivri yapraklar\u0131yla p\u0131r\u0131l p\u0131r\u0131l yan\u0131yordu.<\/p>\n

Sessizlik, bekleyi\u015f g\u00fcnleriydi bunlar. Hava so\u011fuktu. G\u00fcney bat\u0131dan hafif bir r\u00fczgar esiyordu; onun i\u00e7in de \u00e7ift\u00e7iler \u00e7ok ge\u00e7meden, iyi bir ya\u011fmurun bast\u0131raca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 umuyorlard\u0131; ama ya\u011fmurla sisi bir arada olmaz.<\/p>\n

Irma\u011f\u0131n kar\u015f\u0131 k\u0131y\u0131s\u0131nda, Henry Allen\u2019in \u00e7iftli\u011finde yapacak pek az i\u015fi kalm\u0131\u015ft\u0131; ekin toplanm\u0131\u015f, ambarlara doldurulmu\u015f, beklenen ya\u011fmurlar iyice i\u015flesin diye, meyval\u0131klar s\u00fcr\u00fclm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. Yama\u00e7lar\u0131n yukar\u0131lar\u0131nda dola\u015fan hayvanlar t\u00fcylenmeye ba\u015flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131.<\/p>\n

Evin \u00f6n\u00fcndeki \u00e7i\u00e7ek bah\u00e7esinde \u00e7al\u0131\u015fan Elisa Allen, a\u015fa\u011f\u0131lara do\u011fru bakt\u0131, iki adamla pazarl\u0131k eden Henry\u2019yi, kocas\u0131n\u0131, g\u00f6rd\u00fc. Trakt\u00f6r\u00fc ya\u011fmurdan korusun diye yap\u0131lm\u0131\u015f olan \u00e7arda\u011f\u0131n alt\u0131nda, ayaklar\u0131n\u0131 k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Fordson\u2019a dayam\u0131\u015f konu\u015fuyorlard\u0131. Bir yandan sigara i\u00e7mekte, bir yandan da makineyi g\u00f6zden ge\u00e7irmekteydiler.<\/p>\n

Elisa bir an onlara bakt\u0131, sonra gene i\u015fine koyuldu. Otuz be\u015f ya\u015f\u0131ndayd\u0131. Y\u00fcz\u00fc etsiz, sa\u011flam, g\u00f6zleri su gibi berrakt\u0131. Bah\u00e7e k\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n i\u00e7inde, v\u00fccudu bi\u00e7imsiz, hantal g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcyordu: g\u00f6zlerinin \u00fczerine kadar inen siyah bir erkek \u015fapkas\u0131, \u00e7amurlu pabu\u00e7lar, basma bir entari, onu b\u00fct\u00fcn b\u00fct\u00fcn \u00f6rten, pamukludan yap\u0131lma, koca bir i\u015f \u00f6nl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc. \u00d6nl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn d\u00f6rt b\u00fcy\u00fck cebi vard\u0131, i\u00e7lerine makas, k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck el k\u00fcre\u011fi, \u00e7apa gibi \u015feyleri, \u00e7ak\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 koyar, tohumlar\u0131 doldururdu. \u00c7al\u0131\u015f\u0131rken ellerini korumak i\u00e7in, kal\u0131n, deri eldivenler giymi\u015fti.<\/p>\n

Keskin, g\u00fcd\u00fck bir makasla, ge\u00e7en y\u0131l\u0131n kas\u0131mpatlar\u0131ndan kalma saplar\u0131 kesmekteydi. Arada bir trakt\u00f6r \u00e7arda\u011f\u0131ndaki adamlara bak\u0131yordu. Y\u00fcz\u00fc canl\u0131, olgun, g\u00fczeldi. \u0130stekli istekli, g\u00fcc\u00fcn\u00fc sak\u0131nmadan \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131yordu. Kas\u0131mpat\u0131 saplar\u0131, onun \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmas\u0131na oranla \u00e7ok ince, kesilmesi \u00e7ok kolay \u015feylerdi.<\/p>\n

Eldiveninin tersiyle g\u00f6zlerinin \u00fczerine d\u00fc\u015fen sa\u00e7lar\u0131n\u0131 geri att\u0131, bunu yaparken yana\u011f\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7amurlad\u0131. Tam arkas\u0131nda d\u00f6rt bir yan\u0131 pencerelerine kadar y\u00fckselen k\u0131rm\u0131z\u0131 sardunyalarla \u00e7evrili, tertemiz, bembeyaz \u00e7iftlik evi g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcyordu. G\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fc\u015f\u00fc ile insana, ba\u015ftan ba\u015fa iyice s\u00fcp\u00fcr\u00fclm\u00fc\u015f oldu\u011fu hissini veren, pencereleri p\u0131r\u0131l p\u0131r\u0131l silinmi\u015f, k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bir evdi; \u00f6n merdivenin alt\u0131nda pabu\u00e7lar\u0131n \u00e7amurunu temizlemek i\u00e7in bir demir vard\u0131.<\/p>\n

Elisa trakt\u00f6r\u00fcn oraya bir daha g\u00f6z att\u0131. Yabanc\u0131lar kendi Ford\u2019lar\u0131na biniyorlard\u0131. Eldivenlerinden birini \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131, g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc parmaklar\u0131n\u0131 eski k\u00f6klerin \u00e7evresinde b\u00fcy\u00fcyen taze, ye\u015fil kas\u0131mpat\u0131 s\u00fcrg\u00fcnlerinin aras\u0131na dald\u0131rd\u0131. Yapraklar\u0131 aralay\u0131p s\u0131k\u0131\u015f s\u0131k\u0131\u015f f\u0131\u015fk\u0131ran saplar\u0131n diplerine bakt\u0131. Ne bir yaprak biti, ne bir s\u00fcm\u00fckl\u00fcb\u00f6cek, ne de bir t\u0131rt\u0131l vard\u0131. Dikkatli parmaklar\u0131 bunlar\u0131 daha \u00e7i\u00e7ekleri sarmadan yok ederdi.<\/p>\n

Elisa kocas\u0131n\u0131n sesiyle s\u0131\u00e7rad\u0131. Usul usul yan\u0131na gelmi\u015f, \u00e7i\u00e7ek bah\u00e7esini hayvanlardan koruyan tel parmakl\u0131\u011fa dayanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131.<\/p>\n

“Gene mi onlarla,” diyordu. “\u00c7i\u00e7eklerin g\u00fcr olacak bu y\u0131l.”<\/p>\n

Elisa s\u0131rt\u0131n\u0131 gerdi, eldivenini giydi: “Evet. Bu y\u0131l g\u00fcr olaca\u011fa benzerler.” S\u00f6yleyi\u015finden, y\u00fcz\u00fcn\u00fcn halinden biraz kendini be\u011fendi\u011fi anla\u015f\u0131l\u0131yordu.<\/p>\n

Henry, “Senin elinde bereket var,” dedi. “Ge\u00e7en y\u0131l yeti\u015ftirdi\u011fin sar\u0131 kas\u0131mpatlar\u0131ndan baz\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131n \u00e7ap\u0131 otuz santimdi. Ke\u015fke meyva bah\u00e7esinde \u00e7al\u0131\u015fsan da, \u00f6yle b\u00fcy\u00fck elmalar yeti\u015ftirsen.”<\/p>\n

Kad\u0131n\u0131n g\u00f6zleri k\u0131s\u0131ld\u0131, “Belki de yeti\u015ftirebilirdim,” dedi. “Elimde bereket oldu\u011fu do\u011fru. Annem de \u00f6yleydi. Topra\u011fa soktu\u011fu her \u015fey ye\u015ferirdi. Dikmesini-bilen-eller derdi o, i\u015f \u00f6yle elleri olmakta.”<\/p>\n

“Her neyse, \u00e7i\u00e7eklerde i\u015fe yar\u0131yor, do\u011frusu.”<\/p>\n

“Henry, demin konu\u015ftu\u011fun adamlar kimdi?”<\/p>\n

“Ha, \u00f6yle ya, ben de onu s\u00f6ylemiye gelmi\u015ftim sana. Western Meat Kumpanyas\u0131n\u0131n adamlar\u0131. Otuz ba\u015f \u00f6k\u00fcz satt\u0131m; \u00fc\u00e7 ya\u015f\u0131ndakileri. A\u015fa\u011f\u0131 yukar\u0131 istedi\u011fim fiyat\u0131 da ald\u0131m.”<\/p>\n

Kad\u0131n, “\u0130yi,” dedi. “\u0130\u015flerin yolunda.”<\/p>\n

Adam devam etti, D\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fcm, bug\u00fcn Cumartesi, Salinas\u2019a gider bir lokantada yemek yeriz, sonra da sinemaya gideriz. Sat\u0131\u015f\u0131n \u015ferefine, ha, ne dersin?”<\/p>\n

“\u0130yi,” dedi kad\u0131n, “ya evet. Ne iyi olur.”<\/p>\n

Henry alayc\u0131 bir eda tak\u0131nd\u0131. “Bu gece boks ma\u00e7lar\u0131 var. istersen oraya gidelim.”<\/p>\n

Kad\u0131n hemen at\u0131ld\u0131. “Yok, hay\u0131r, hay\u0131r, boksa gitmem ben.”<\/p>\n

“\u015eaka s\u00f6yledim, Elisa. Sinemaya gideriz. Dur bakay\u0131m. \u015eimdi iki. Scotty ile gidip da\u011fdan \u015fu \u00f6k\u00fczleri indirelim. \u0130ki saatimizi al\u0131r herhalde. Saat be\u015fe do\u011fru \u015fehre gider, yeme\u011fi Cominos Otelinde yeriz. Be\u011fendin mi bunu?”<\/p>\n

“Elbette be\u011fendim, d\u0131\u015farda yemek yemek olur da, be\u011fenmez olur muyum?”<\/p>\n

“Peki, o halde. \u015eimdi gidip iki at \u00e7\u0131karay\u0131m da…”<\/p>\n

“Kad\u0131n, “Bu \u00e7i\u00e7ekleri yeni yerlerine dikmek i\u00e7in bol bol vaktim olacak \u00f6yleyse,” dedi.<\/p>\n

Kocas\u0131n\u0131n a\u015fa\u011f\u0131da, ambar\u0131n yan\u0131nda Scotty\u2019yi \u00e7a\u011f\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 duydu. Biraz sonra da, ikisinin \u00f6k\u00fczleri aramak i\u00e7in soluk sar\u0131 yama\u00e7lara do\u011fru atlar\u0131n\u0131 s\u00fcrd\u00fcklerini g\u00f6rd\u00fc.<\/p>\n

Kas\u0131mpatlar\u0131n\u0131 dikmek i\u00e7in haz\u0131rlanm\u0131\u015f k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck, d\u00f6rt k\u00f6\u015fe kumlu bir yatak vard\u0131. Kad\u0131n el k\u00fcre\u011fiyle topra\u011f\u0131 kar\u0131\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131, alt \u00fcst etti, kabartt\u0131, d\u00f6v\u00fcp s\u0131k\u0131\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131. Sonra, \u00e7i\u00e7ekleri dikmek i\u00e7in birbirine paralel on kar\u0131k a\u00e7t\u0131. Kas\u0131mpatlar\u0131n\u0131n eski yata\u011f\u0131ndan taze pi\u00e7leri s\u00f6k\u00fcp elindeki makasla herbirinin yapraklar\u0131n\u0131 ayr\u0131 ayr\u0131 ay\u0131klad\u0131, k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck d\u00fczg\u00fcn bir k\u00fcme yapt\u0131.<\/p>\n

Bu s\u0131rada, yoldan tekerlek g\u0131c\u0131rt\u0131lar\u0131, a\u011f\u0131r a\u011f\u0131r y\u00fcr\u00fcyen hayvanlar\u0131n \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131\u011f\u0131 sesler geldi. Elisa do\u011frulup bakt\u0131. S\u00f6\u011f\u00fctler, kavaklarla dolu \u0131rmak k\u0131y\u0131s\u0131 boyunca uzanan yoldan yukar\u0131 do\u011fru, garip hayvanlar\u0131n \u00e7ekti\u011fi, garip bir araba geliyordu. Amerikal\u0131lar\u0131n g\u00f6\u00e7men arabalar\u0131na benzeyen, \u00fcst\u00fc \u00e7ad\u0131r beziyle \u00f6rt\u00fcl\u00fc, eski bir yayl\u0131 arabay\u0131, ya\u015fl\u0131 doru bir at ile k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck k\u0131r\u00e7\u0131l bir e\u015fek \u00e7ekiyordu. Sakallar\u0131 uzam\u0131\u015f iri yar\u0131 bir adam araban\u0131n \u00f6n\u00fcne oturmu\u015f, hayvanlar\u0131 s\u00fcrmekteydi. Arka tekerleklerin aras\u0131nda, iri bir melez k\u00f6pek a\u011f\u0131r a\u011f\u0131r y\u00fcr\u00fcyordu. \u00c7ad\u0131r bezinin \u00fcst\u00fcne k\u00f6t\u00fc bir yaz\u0131 ile \u00e7arp\u0131k \u00e7urpuk harfler yaz\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. “\u00c7anak, \u00e7\u00f6mlek, b\u0131\u00e7ak, makas, \u00e7imen makineleri, Tamir edilir.” \u0130simler iki s\u0131ra halinde yaz\u0131lm\u0131\u015f, alt\u0131na da tek ba\u015f\u0131na “Tamir edilir” kondurulmu\u015ftu. Siyah boya harflerden a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 do\u011fru akarak sivri \u00e7izgiler yapm\u0131\u015ft\u0131.<\/p>\n

Elisa i\u015fini b\u0131rak\u0131p her yan\u0131 ayr\u0131 oynayan bu garip araban\u0131n ge\u00e7i\u015fini seyretmeye haz\u0131rland\u0131. Ama araba ge\u00e7medi. Evin hizas\u0131na gelince \u00e7arp\u0131k tekerleklerinden sesler \u00e7\u0131kararak \u00e7iftli\u011fin yoluna sapt\u0131. K\u00f6pek tekerleklerin aras\u0131ndan f\u0131rlay\u0131p \u00f6nden ko\u015fmaya ba\u015flad\u0131. O anda \u00e7iftli\u011fin iki \u00e7oban k\u00f6pe\u011fi de ona do\u011fru f\u0131rlad\u0131lar. Sonra \u00fc\u00e7\u00fc de durdu, dimdik, titrek kuyruklar\u0131, gergin bacaklar\u0131yla, a\u011f\u0131r ba\u015fl\u0131 el\u00e7iler gibi, hi\u00e7 acele etmeden, birbirinin \u00e7evresinde d\u00f6nd\u00fcler, kokla\u015ft\u0131lar. Kervan Elisa\u2019n\u0131n tel parmakl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n \u00f6n\u00fcne gelip durdu. Melez k\u00f6pek \u00f6b\u00fcrlerinin say\u0131ca \u00fcst\u00fcnl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc g\u00f6r\u00fcnce kuyru\u011funu k\u0131st\u0131, s\u0131rt\u0131n\u0131 kabart\u0131p di\u015flerinig\u00f6stererek araban\u0131n alt\u0131na \u00e7ekildi.<\/p>\n

Araban\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcndeki adam, “Bir co\u015ftu mu berbatt\u0131r benim k\u00f6pek,” dedi.<\/p>\n

Elisa kahkahay\u0131 bast\u0131, “Belli. Ka\u00e7 g\u00fcnde bir co\u015far?”<\/p>\n

Adam da kat\u0131ld\u0131 onun kahkahalar\u0131na. “Bazan haftalarca beklemek gerekir,” dedi. Tekerle\u011fin k\u0131y\u0131s\u0131na bas\u0131p a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 atlad\u0131. At ile e\u015fek, susuz kalm\u0131\u015f \u00e7i\u00e7ekler gibi, bayg\u0131n d\u00fc\u015fm\u00fc\u015flerdi.<\/p>\n

Elisa bakt\u0131, kap\u0131 gibi bir adam. Sa\u00e7\u0131 sakal\u0131 beyazla\u015fmaya ba\u015flam\u0131\u015fsa da ya\u015fl\u0131 g\u00f6r\u00fcnm\u00fcyordu. Eski, siyah elbisesi bumburu\u015fuktu, ya\u011f lekesi i\u00e7indeydi. Kahkahalar\u0131n\u0131n kesilmesiyle ciddile\u015fmesi bir oldu. G\u00f6zleri koyu renkti, bak\u0131\u015flar\u0131nda ancak arabac\u0131larla denizcilerde g\u00f6r\u00fclen bir merak vard\u0131. Tel parmakl\u0131\u011f\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcne koymu\u015f oldu\u011fu nas\u0131rl\u0131 elleri \u00e7atlak \u00e7atlakt\u0131, her \u00e7atlak simsiyah bir \u00e7izgi olmu\u015ftu. \u015eapkas\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131.<\/p>\n

“Her zaman gidip geldi\u011fim yoldan ayr\u0131ld\u0131m da, bayan,” dedi. “Bu \u00e7amurlu yol \u0131rma\u011f\u0131n kar\u015f\u0131 k\u0131y\u0131s\u0131na ge\u00e7ip Los Angeles’e giden \u015foseye kavu\u015fur mu?”<\/p>\n

Elisa do\u011fruldu, makas\u0131n\u0131 \u00f6nl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fcn cebine koydu. “Kavu\u015fmas\u0131na kavu\u015fur ama, \u00f6nce epeyce gider b\u00f6yle, sonra bir s\u0131\u011fl\u0131kta ge\u00e7er \u0131rma\u011f\u0131. Bu hayvanlar\u0131n kumlarda arabay\u0131 \u00e7ekebilece\u011fini sanmam.”<\/p>\n

Adam\u0131n sesi kabala\u015ft\u0131. “\u015eu hayvanc\u0131klar\u0131n neler \u00e7ekebileceklerini g\u00f6rsen \u015fa\u015fard\u0131n.”<\/p>\n

“Co\u015ftuklar\u0131 zaman m\u0131?” dedi kad\u0131n.<\/p>\n

O bir an g\u00fcl\u00fcmsedi. “Evet. Co\u015ftuklar\u0131 zaman.”<\/p>\n

“\u00d6yleyse,” dedi Elisa, “\u015fimdi sen Salinas\u2019a d\u00f6n\u00fcp \u015foseyi oradan tutarsan \u00e7ok daha \u00e7abuk gidersin.”<\/p>\n

Adam parma\u011f\u0131n\u0131 tellerin \u00fcst\u00fcnde gezdirdi, teller ses verdi. “Acelem yok, bayan,” dedi. “Her y\u0131l Seattle\u2019dan San Diego\u2019ya gidiyor, sonra da geri d\u00f6n\u00fcyorum. \u00d6mr\u00fcm yollarda ge\u00e7iyor. Gidi\u015f alt\u0131 ay, d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f alt\u0131 ay. \u0130yi havalar\u0131 kollar\u0131m hep.”<\/p>\n

Elisa eldivenlerini \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131p \u00f6nl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fcn cebine, makas\u0131n yan\u0131na soktu. Aln\u0131na d\u00fc\u015fen sa\u00e7lar\u0131n\u0131 s\u0131k\u0131\u015ft\u0131rmak i\u00e7in, elini \u015fapkas\u0131na g\u00f6t\u00fcrd\u00fc. “Ho\u015f bir hayat olsa gerek,” dedi.<\/p>\n

Adam bir s\u0131r verirmi\u015f gibi, parmakl\u0131\u011f\u0131n \u00fczerine e\u011fildi. “Arabamdaki yaz\u0131y\u0131 okumu\u015fsunuzdur belki, \u00e7anak, \u00e7\u00f6mlek tamir ederim, makas b\u0131\u00e7ak bilerim. Yap\u0131lacak bir i\u015finiz varsa…”<\/p>\n

“kad\u0131n hi\u00e7 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmeden, “Hay\u0131r, hay\u0131r,” dedi. “Yok, hi\u00e7bir \u015fey yok.” Bak\u0131\u015flar\u0131 sertle\u015fti.<\/p>\n

“En k\u00f6t\u00fcs\u00fc makaslard\u0131r,” dedi adam. “\u00c7ok kimse makaslar\u0131 bileyeyim derken berbat eder, ben bilirim onlar\u0131n nas\u0131l bilenece\u011fini. Kendi yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131m bir aletim var. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fcc\u00fck bir \u015fey, patentini de ald\u0131m. Tam bu i\u015f i\u00e7in.”<\/p>\n

“Yok. Benim makaslar\u0131m\u0131n hepsi keskindir.”<\/p>\n

“\u0130yi, \u00f6yleyse. Bir tenceren var diyelim, ezilmi\u015f, ya da delinmi\u015f bir tencere. Yepyeni yapar\u0131m, yenisini almaktan kurtulursun, paran da cebinde kal\u0131r.”<\/p>\n

Kad\u0131n kestirip att\u0131, “Hay\u0131r. S\u00f6yledim ya, bende tamir edilecek, bilenecek hi\u00e7bir \u015fey yok.”<\/p>\n

Adam\u0131n y\u00fcz\u00fcnde a\u015f\u0131r\u0131 bir \u00fcz\u00fcnt\u00fc g\u00f6r\u00fcld\u00fc. K\u0131s\u0131k, a\u011flamakl\u0131 bir sesle, “Bug\u00fcn hi\u00e7 i\u015f \u00e7\u0131kmad\u0131,” dedi. Belki de ak\u015fam a\u00e7 yataca\u011f\u0131m. S\u00f6yledim ya, her zaman gidip geldi\u011fim yoldan ayr\u0131ld\u0131m. Seattle\u2019dan San Diego\u2019ya giden \u015fose \u00fczerinde bir\u00e7ok bildi\u011fim vard\u0131r. Hep i\u015flerini bana saklarlar, iyi yapaca\u011f\u0131m\u0131, paralar\u0131n\u0131n ceplerinde kalaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 bilirler.”<\/p>\n

Elisa \u00f6fkeyle, “Ne yapay\u0131m,” dedi. “Bende tamir edilecek hi\u00e7bir \u015fey yok.”<\/p>\n

Adam\u0131n g\u00f6zleri onun y\u00fcz\u00fcnden ayr\u0131l\u0131p yerleri ara\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131, orada burada dola\u015ft\u0131ktan sonra, kad\u0131n\u0131n \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131 kas\u0131mpat\u0131 yata\u011f\u0131na gelip tak\u0131ld\u0131. “Ne \u00e7i\u00e7e\u011fi bunlar, bayan?”<\/p>\n

Elisa\u2019n\u0131n y\u00fcz\u00fcndeki \u00f6fke, direnme bir anda siliniverdi. “Ah, onlar m\u0131, onlar kas\u0131mpat\u0131, iri beyazlarla sar\u0131lar. Her y\u0131l yeti\u015ftiririm bunlardan, bu civarda benimkilerden b\u00fcy\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc yeti\u015ftiren yoktur.”<\/p>\n

“Uzunca sapl\u0131 bir \u00e7i\u00e7ek de\u011fil mi bu? \u00dcf\u00fcr\u00fclm\u00fc\u015f, renkli duman gibi bir \u015fey?”<\/p>\n

“Ta kendisi. Ne g\u00fczel anlatt\u0131n.”<\/p>\n

“\u0130nsan al\u0131\u015fana kadar k\u00f6t\u00fc bir kokusu oluyor.”<\/p>\n

“Keskin, g\u00fczel bir kokudur,” diye at\u0131ld\u0131 kad\u0131n, “hi\u00e7 k\u00f6t\u00fc de\u011fildir.”<\/p>\n

Adam hemen a\u011f\u0131z de\u011fi\u015ftirdi, “Ben, kendi hesab\u0131ma, severim o kokuyu.”<\/p>\n

“Bu y\u0131l otuz santimlik kas\u0131mpat\u0131 yeti\u015ftirdim.”<\/p>\n

Adam parmakl\u0131\u011f\u0131n \u00fczerine biraz daha yasland\u0131. “Bak. Yolun a\u015fa\u011f\u0131s\u0131nda bir kad\u0131n biliyorum, hani onunki gibi bah\u00e7e g\u00f6rmemi\u015fsindir. A\u015fa\u011f\u0131 yukar\u0131 her \u00e7e\u015fit \u00e7i\u00e7e\u011fi var, ama kas\u0131mpat\u0131 yok. Son u\u011fray\u0131\u015f\u0131mda bak\u0131r kapl\u0131 bir \u00e7ama\u015f\u0131r teknesini tamir ettiydim -zor i\u015ftir ama, o da gelir elimden- i\u015fte o zaman bana \u015fey dediydi, e\u011fer bir yerlerde g\u00fczel kas\u0131mpatlar\u0131na rastlarsan, bana birka\u00e7 tohum al\u0131ver, dediydi.”<\/p>\n

Elisa\u2019n\u0131n g\u00f6zleri a\u00e7\u0131ld\u0131, co\u015ftu, “Kas\u0131mpatlar\u0131 \u00fczerine pek bilgisi yokmu\u015f,” dedi. “Tohumdan da yeti\u015ftirilir ama, \u015fu g\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn filizleri dikmek \u00e7ok daha kolayd\u0131r.”<\/p>\n

“Ya!” dedi adam. “Demek g\u00f6t\u00fcremeyece\u011fim!”<\/p>\n

Elisa, “Niye g\u00f6t\u00fcremiyesin!” diye ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131. “Islak kuma dikerim birka\u00e7 tane, pekala g\u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fcrs\u00fcn. Kumu hep \u0131slak tutars\u0131n, k\u00f6klenir onlar. Sonra kad\u0131n \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131p istedi\u011fi yere diker.”<\/p>\n

“Ne kadar sevinecek kad\u0131nca\u011f\u0131z. Demek bu kas\u0131mpatlar\u0131 g\u00fczel oluyor.”<\/p>\n

“G\u00fczel olur, ya, hem de ne g\u00fczel olur.” Kad\u0131n\u0131n g\u00f6zleri parlad\u0131. \u015eapkas\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131, koyu renk, parlak sa\u00e7lar\u0131n\u0131 d\u00f6kt\u00fc. “Bir saks\u0131ya koyar\u0131m onlar\u0131, al\u0131r gidersin. Girsene bah\u00e7eye.”<\/p>\n

Adam kaz\u0131klardan yap\u0131lma kap\u0131y\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131p i\u00e7eri girerken, Elisa heyecan i\u00e7inde iki yan\u0131 sardunyalarla s\u0131n\u0131rl\u0131 dar yoldan evin arkas\u0131na ko\u015ftu. Elinde b\u00fcy\u00fck, k\u0131rm\u0131z\u0131, yepyeni bir saks\u0131yla d\u00f6nd\u00fc. Eldivenlerini filan unutmu\u015ftu art\u0131k. \u00c7i\u00e7ekleri dikmek i\u00e7in haz\u0131rlad\u0131\u011f\u0131 yata\u011f\u0131n ba\u015f\u0131na \u00e7\u00f6meldi, kumlu topra\u011f\u0131, parmaklar\u0131yla kaz\u0131p avu\u00e7 avu\u00e7 saks\u0131ya doldurdu. Sonra haz\u0131rlam\u0131\u015f oldu\u011fu bir k\u00fcme pi\u00e7i alarak kumun i\u00e7ine soktu, k\u0131y\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131 bast\u0131r\u0131p s\u0131k\u0131\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131.Adam ba\u015f\u0131nda duruyordu. “Sana ne yap\u0131laca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 anlatay\u0131m da, sen de unutma, kad\u0131na anlat.”<\/p>\n

“Yok, unutmam.”<\/p>\n

“Bak, \u015fimdi. Bunlar bir aya kadar k\u00f6klenir saks\u0131da. Kad\u0131na s\u00f6ylersin, \u015f\u00f6yle otuzar santim aralarla, \u015fu g\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn gibi besili, g\u00fczel topra\u011fa diker bunlar\u0131.” Bir avu\u00e7 toprak ald\u0131 eline, adama g\u00f6sterdi. “\u00c7abuk b\u00fcy\u00fcr, hemen y\u00fckseliverirler. \u015eunu da unutma sak\u0131n. Temmuzda u\u00e7lar\u0131n\u0131 kesecek; \u015f\u00f6yle topraktan yirmi be\u015f santim y\u00fckseklikte olsunlar yeter.”<\/p>\n

“\u00c7i\u00e7ek a\u00e7madan m\u0131?”<\/p>\n

“Evet, \u00e7i\u00e7ek a\u00e7madan.” Bunlar\u0131 anlat\u0131rken zevkten bitiyordu kad\u0131n. “Gene b\u00fcy\u00fcr onlar. Eyl\u00fcl\u00fcn son g\u00fcnlerine do\u011fru tomurcuklar ba\u015flar.”<\/p>\n

Kad\u0131n sustu, \u015fa\u015fk\u0131nla\u015ft\u0131. Anlatmak istedi\u011fi \u015feyi anlatamayaca\u011f\u0131ndan \u00e7ekinir gibiydi. “As\u0131l o tomurcuklar bak\u0131m ister,” dedi. “Nas\u0131l anlataca\u011f\u0131m\u0131 bilemiyorum.” Adam\u0131n g\u00f6zlerinin i\u00e7ine bakt\u0131, a\u011fz\u0131 araland\u0131, duyulmayan seslere kulak vermi\u015fti sanki. “Anlatay\u0131m, bak,” dedi. “Hi\u00e7 dikmesini-bilen-eller diye bir \u015fey duydun mu?”<\/p>\n

“Duydum diyemem, bayan.”<\/p>\n

“Bak, insan\u0131n ne hissetti\u011fini anlatay\u0131m sana. Tomurcuklar\u0131 ay\u0131klarken olur bu. B\u00fct\u00fcn i\u015f parmaklar\u0131n\u0131n ucundad\u0131r. Sen sadece bakars\u0131n onlara. Kendi kendilerine i\u015fler parmaklar\u0131n. A\u00e7\u0131k\u00e7a hissedersin bunu. Tomurcuklar\u0131 ay\u0131klar, ay\u0131klarlar. Hi\u00e7 yan\u0131lmaz onlar. \u00c7i\u00e7eklerle kar\u0131\u015f\u0131r, \u00e7i\u00e7eklerle bir olurlar. Anl\u0131yor musun? Senin parmaklar\u0131nla \u00e7i\u00e7ekler. Kollar\u0131nda hissedersin bunu. Onlar ne yapacaklar\u0131n\u0131 bilirler, hi\u00e7 yan\u0131lmaz onlar. A\u00e7\u0131k\u00e7a hissedersin bunu. Bir kere bu hale geldin mi, yanl\u0131\u015f bir i\u015f yapmazs\u0131n art\u0131k. Bilmem anl\u0131yor musun? Anlad\u0131n m\u0131 ne demek istedi\u011fimi?”<\/p>\n

\u00c7\u00f6meldi\u011fi yerden adama bakmaktayd\u0131. G\u00f6\u011fs\u00fc h\u0131zl\u0131 h\u0131zl\u0131 inip kalk\u0131yordu.<\/p>\n

Adam\u0131n g\u00f6zleri k\u0131s\u0131ld\u0131. Uzaklara bakt\u0131. Bile bile yapm\u0131\u015ft\u0131 bu hareketi. “Belki anl\u0131yorum,” dedi. “Baz\u0131 geceler, arabada…”<\/p>\n

Elisa\u2019n\u0131n sesi bo\u011fulmu\u015ftu. Onun s\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fc kesti, “Ben senin gibi bir hayat ya\u015famad\u0131m hi\u00e7, ama ne demek istedi\u011fini anl\u0131yorum. Gece, karanl\u0131kta, y\u0131ld\u0131zlar\u0131n u\u00e7lar\u0131 sivri sivri, sessizlik. Y\u00fckseliyor, y\u00fckseliyorsun. Y\u0131ld\u0131zlar b\u00fct\u00fcn i\u00e7ine doluyor. T\u0131pk\u0131 \u00f6yle, de\u011fil mi? Il\u0131k, canl\u0131, g\u00fczel.”<\/p>\n

\u00c7\u00f6meldi\u011fi yerden adam\u0131n ya\u011fl\u0131 pantolonuna, bacaklar\u0131na do\u011fru uzand\u0131. Parmaklar\u0131 kuma\u015fa de\u011fdi de\u011fecek. Birden eli topra\u011fa d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. Bir yavru k\u00f6pek gibi b\u00fcz\u00fcld\u00fc.<\/p>\n

Adam, “Ger\u00e7ekten g\u00fczeldir,” dedi. “T\u0131pk\u0131 anlatt\u0131\u011f\u0131n gibi. Ama karn\u0131 a\u00e7 oldu mu insan\u0131n, hi\u00e7 tad\u0131 kalmaz.”<\/p>\n

Kad\u0131n hemen aya\u011fa kalkt\u0131, dimdikti, y\u00fcz\u00fcnden utand\u0131\u011f\u0131 anla\u015f\u0131l\u0131yordu. Saks\u0131y\u0131 adama uzat\u0131p kollar\u0131n\u0131n aras\u0131na b\u0131rakt\u0131. “\u0130\u015fte,” dedi. “Arabana koy bunu, oturdu\u011fun yere, hep g\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fcn \u00f6n\u00fcnde olsun. Bakay\u0131m, sana bir\u015feyler bulabilir miyim i\u00e7erde!”<\/p>\n

Evin arkas\u0131nda, \u00fcst \u00fcste y\u0131\u011f\u0131lm\u0131\u015f maden kaplar\u0131n aras\u0131nda, iki tane eski, delik de\u015fik al\u00fcminyum tencere buldu. Onlar\u0131 getirip adama verdi. “\u0130\u015fte, belki bunlar\u0131 tamir edebilirsin.”<\/p>\n

O birden de\u011fi\u015fti. \u0130\u015f adam\u0131 tavr\u0131n\u0131 tak\u0131nm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. “Yepyeni yapar\u0131m ikisini de.” Araban\u0131n arkas\u0131na minik bir \u00f6rs \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131, ya\u011fl\u0131 bir alet kutusundan ufak bir \u00e7eki\u00e7 ald\u0131. Elisa bah\u00e7e kap\u0131s\u0131ndan \u00e7\u0131k\u0131p ona bakmaya geldi. Adam hafif vuru\u015flarla ezikleri d\u00fczeltmeye ba\u015flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Bile\u011fine g\u00fcvendi\u011fi y\u00fcz\u00fcnden okunuyordu. \u0130\u015fin zor bir yerine gelince alt duda\u011f\u0131n\u0131 \u0131s\u0131rd\u0131.<\/p>\n

Elisa, “Bu arabada m\u0131 yat\u0131yorsun?” diye sordu.<\/p>\n

“Arabada, bayan. Ne ya\u011fmur, ne g\u00fcne\u015f, bey gibi yatar\u0131m onun i\u00e7inde.”<\/p>\n

“Ne ho\u015f olur, kim bilir,” dedi kad\u0131n. “Kim bilir ne ho\u015ftur. Bu gibi i\u015fleri kad\u0131nlar da yaps\u0131n isterdim.”<\/p>\n

“\u00d6yle pek kad\u0131nlara g\u00f6re bir hayat de\u011fildir, bayan.”<\/p>\n

Elisa\u2019n\u0131n \u00fcst duda\u011f\u0131 araland\u0131, di\u015fleri g\u00f6z\u00fckt\u00fc, “Nerden biliyorsun? Neye dayanarak s\u00f6yl\u00fcyorsun bunu?”<\/p>\n

“Ne bileyim, bayan. Bir bildi\u011fim yok. \u0130\u015fte tencereler oldu. Yenisini almazs\u0131n art\u0131k.”<\/p>\n

“Ne kadar?”<\/p>\n

“Elli sent yeter. Hem ucuz, hem de iyi yapar\u0131m ben. O y\u00fczden de \u015fose boyunca bir s\u00fcr\u00fc m\u00fc\u015fterim vard\u0131r.”<\/p>\n

Adam \u00e7ekicini ya\u011fl\u0131 kutuya koydu, \u00f6rs\u00fc i\u00e7eri itti. “Bir kad\u0131n i\u00e7in \u00e7ok yaln\u0131z bir hayatt\u0131r bu, bayan. Geceleri araban\u0131n alt\u0131nda hayvanlar gezinmeye ba\u015flad\u0131 m\u0131 \u00f6d\u00fc kopar insan\u0131n.” E\u015fe\u011fin beyaz sa\u011fr\u0131s\u0131na dayanarak araban\u0131n oku \u00fczerinde y\u00fckseldi, yerine oturdu, dizginleri eline ald\u0131. “Te\u015fekk\u00fcr ederim, bayan,” dedi. “Senin dedi\u011fin gibi yapaca\u011f\u0131m, geri d\u00f6n\u00fcp Salinas \u015fosesini tutaca\u011f\u0131m.”<\/p>\n

“E\u011fer oraya varman uzun s\u00fcrerse, kumu \u0131slatmay\u0131 unutma.”<\/p>\n

“Kumu mu? Hangi kumu? Ha, \u00f6yle ya! Kas\u0131mpatlar\u0131n\u0131n kumunu demek istiyorsun. Elbette, elbette.” Dilini \u015faklatt\u0131. Hayvanlar ne\u015feyle ko\u015fumlara as\u0131ld\u0131. Melez k\u00f6pek iki arka tekerle\u011fin aras\u0131nda yerini ald\u0131. Araba d\u00f6nd\u00fc, \u00e7iftli\u011fin yolundan \u0131rmak boyunca uzanan yola do\u011fru ilerledi, geldi\u011fi yanasapt\u0131.<\/p>\n

Elisa tel parmakl\u0131\u011f\u0131n \u00f6n\u00fcnde durmu\u015f, kervan\u0131n gidi\u015fine bak\u0131yordu. Omuzlar\u0131 dimdik, ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 geri atm\u0131\u015f, g\u00f6zleri yar\u0131 kapal\u0131. Arabay\u0131 bir hayal gibi g\u00f6r\u00fcyordu. Dudaklar\u0131nda sessiz kelimeler dola\u015ft\u0131: G\u00fcle g\u00fcle, g\u00fcle g\u00fcle. Sonra f\u0131s\u0131ldad\u0131, “I\u015f\u0131kl\u0131 bir yol bu. Bir par\u0131lt\u0131 var orada.” F\u0131s\u0131lt\u0131n\u0131n sesiyle kendine geldi. Bir duyan oldu mu diye \u00e7evresine bak\u0131nd\u0131. Sadece k\u00f6pekler duymu\u015ftu. Tozun i\u00e7inde yat\u0131yorlard\u0131, kafalar\u0131n\u0131 ona do\u011fru kald\u0131rd\u0131lar, sonra \u00e7enelerini yere koyup uyuklamaya devam ettiler. Elisa arkas\u0131na d\u00f6nerek h\u0131zla eve ko\u015ftu.<\/p>\n

Mutfakta soban\u0131n arkas\u0131na uzan\u0131p su haznesini yoklad\u0131. \u00d6\u011fle yeme\u011fi haz\u0131rlan\u0131rken \u0131s\u0131nm\u0131\u015f olan su daha so\u011fumam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Banyoya ge\u00e7ti, toz toprak i\u00e7indeki elbisesini \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131p k\u00f6\u015feye f\u0131rlatt\u0131. Sonra bir s\u00fcngerle bacaklar\u0131n\u0131, kal\u00e7alar\u0131n\u0131, belini, g\u00f6\u011fs\u00fcn\u00fc, kollar\u0131n\u0131 bast\u0131ra bast\u0131ra sildi. Derisi k\u0131zard\u0131, kabarc\u0131k kabarc\u0131k oldu. Kurulan\u0131nca, yatak odas\u0131nda aynan\u0131n \u00f6n\u00fcne ge\u00e7ti, v\u00fccuduna bakt\u0131. Karn\u0131n\u0131 i\u00e7eri \u00e7ekti, g\u00f6\u011fs\u00fcn\u00fc ileri \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131. D\u00f6nd\u00fc, omzunun \u00fczerinden arkas\u0131na bakt\u0131.<\/p>\n

Sonra hi\u00e7 acele etmeden giyinmeye ba\u015flad\u0131. En yeni i\u00e7 \u00e7ama\u015f\u0131rlar\u0131n\u0131, en iyi \u00e7oraplar\u0131n\u0131, g\u00fczelli\u011fini oldu\u011fu gibi ortaya \u00e7\u0131karan, kendisine en \u00e7ok yak\u0131\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131 elbisesini giydi. Sa\u00e7lar\u0131n\u0131 uzun uzun tarad\u0131, kalemle ka\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7ekti, dudaklar\u0131n\u0131 boyad\u0131.<\/p>\n

Daha i\u015fini bitirmemi\u015fti ki hayvanlar\u0131n g\u00fcr\u00fclt\u00fcs\u00fcn\u00fc, onlar\u0131 \u00e7itin i\u00e7ine sokan Henry ile yard\u0131mc\u0131s\u0131n\u0131n seslerini duydu. Bah\u00e7e kap\u0131s\u0131 g\u00fcm diye kapan\u0131nca Henry\u2019yi kar\u015f\u0131lamaya haz\u0131rland\u0131.<\/p>\n

Sundurmada ayak sesleri duyuldu. Kocas\u0131, “Elisa nerdesin?” diye ba\u011f\u0131rarak eve girdi.<\/p>\n

“Odamday\u0131m, giyiniyorum. Daha bitmedi i\u015fim. Banyoda s\u0131cak su var. \u00e7abuk ol, ge\u00e7 kal\u0131yoruz.”<\/p>\n

Banyodan su sesleri gelmeye ba\u015flad\u0131. Elisa adam\u0131n koyu renk elbisesini, g\u00f6mle\u011fini, \u00e7oraplar\u0131n\u0131, boyunba\u011f\u0131n\u0131 yata\u011f\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcne, yeni pabu\u00e7lar\u0131n\u0131 da, onlar\u0131n \u00f6n\u00fcne, yere koydu. Sonra sundurmaya gidip b\u00fct\u00fcn g\u00fczelli\u011fini tak\u0131narak oturdu. Irmak boyunca uzanan yola bakt\u0131, s\u00f6\u011f\u00fct a\u011fa\u00e7lar\u0131 \u0131slak, sar\u0131 yapraklar\u0131yla kal\u0131n, k\u00fclrengi sisin alt\u0131nda, g\u00fcne\u015f \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan yap\u0131lm\u0131\u015f ince bir ku\u015fak gibiydiler. Bu k\u00fclrengi ak\u015famda ba\u015fka hi\u00e7bir renk g\u00f6r\u00fclm\u00fcyordu. Uzun bir zaman, k\u0131p\u0131rdamadan, dimdik oturdu. G\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fc bile k\u0131rpmad\u0131.<\/p>\n

Henry kap\u0131y\u0131 itip d\u0131\u015far\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131. Boyunba\u011f\u0131n\u0131 yele\u011finin i\u00e7ine sokmaktayd\u0131. Elisa daha bir toparland\u0131, y\u00fcz\u00fc gerildi. Henry durdu, kad\u0131na bakt\u0131. “Vay, vay, vay,” dedi. “Elisa, \u00e7ok ho\u015fsun.”<\/p>\n

“Ho\u015f mu? Ho\u015f muyum? Ne demek istiyorsun?”<\/p>\n

Henry \u015fa\u015f\u0131rd\u0131. “Ne bileyim. Her zamankinden ba\u015fkas\u0131n, g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc, canl\u0131, ne\u015feli bir halin var.”<\/p>\n

“G\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc m\u00fc? \u00d6yle ya, g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc. Ne demek istiyorsun?”<\/p>\n

Henry \u015fa\u015fk\u0131nl\u0131k i\u00e7indeydi. “Kelime oyunu mu yap\u0131yorsun ne?” dedi. “Oyun oynuyor benimle. Dizinin \u00fczerinde bir danay\u0131 ikiye b\u00f6lecek kadar g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc, sonra da oturup onu karpuz niyetine yiyecek kadar ne\u015feli g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcyorsun.”<\/p>\n

Kad\u0131n bir an kendini b\u0131rakt\u0131, y\u00fcz\u00fcn\u00fc buru\u015fturarak, “B\u00f6yle konu\u015fma, Henry,” dedi. “Ne s\u00f6yledi\u011fini bilmiyorsun.” Sonra hemen toparlad\u0131 kendini, g\u00fczelli\u011fini tak\u0131nd\u0131. “G\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fcy\u00fcm,” diye \u00f6v\u00fcnd\u00fc. “Bu kadar g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc oldu\u011fumu bilmezdim, do\u011frusu.”<\/p>\n

Henry trakt\u00f6r\u00fcn durdu\u011fu yere bakt\u0131, bir an dald\u0131, sonra g\u00f6zlerini kad\u0131n\u0131n \u00fczerine \u00e7evirince, yeniden canland\u0131. “Otomobili \u00e7\u0131karay\u0131m,” dedi. “Sen de paltonu giy.”<\/p>\n

Elisa eve girdi. Otomobilin kap\u0131n\u0131n \u00f6n\u00fcne geldi\u011fini, motorunun yava\u015flad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 duydu, uzun uzun \u015fapkas\u0131n\u0131 giydi. Oras\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7ekti, \u00f6tesini bast\u0131rd\u0131. Henry motoru durdurunca paltosunu giyip d\u0131\u015far\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131.<\/p>\n

K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck otomobil, \u0131rmak boyunca uzanan \u00e7amurlu yoldan a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 ku\u015flar\u0131 kald\u0131rarak, tav\u015fanlar\u0131 \u00e7al\u0131l\u0131klara ka\u00e7\u0131rtarak ilerledi. \u0130ki turna kanatlar\u0131n\u0131 a\u011f\u0131r a\u011f\u0131r \u00e7arparak s\u00f6\u011f\u00fct a\u011fa\u00e7lar\u0131n\u0131n \u00fczerinden s\u00fcz\u00fcl\u00fcp \u0131rma\u011f\u0131n k\u0131y\u0131s\u0131na indiler.<\/p>\n

Elisa yolun ta ilerisinde kara bir leke g\u00f6rd\u00fc. Tan\u0131d\u0131 o lekeyi. Yan\u0131ndan ge\u00e7erken bakmayacakt\u0131, ama ya g\u00f6zleri dinlemezse! Kendi kendine \u00fcz\u00fcnt\u00fcyle f\u0131s\u0131ldad\u0131, “Onlar\u0131 pekala yolun k\u0131y\u0131s\u0131na atabilirdi. Bir zorlu\u011fu yoktu bu i\u015fin, hi\u00e7 zorlu\u011fu yoktu, ama atmad\u0131. Atamazd\u0131 o saks\u0131y\u0131. Ba\u015fka hi\u00e7bir sebebi yok, atamayaca\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7in atmad\u0131.”<\/p>\n

Otomobil bir d\u00f6nemeci k\u0131vr\u0131l\u0131nca kervan \u00f6nlerinde g\u00f6r\u00fcnd\u00fc. Elisa yan\u0131ndan ge\u00e7erken k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck arabay\u0131, hayvanlar\u0131, adam\u0131 g\u00f6rmemek i\u00e7in kocas\u0131na do\u011fru d\u00f6nd\u00fc.<\/p>\n

Bir anda ge\u00e7ti hepsi. Olmu\u015f bitmi\u015fti. Arkas\u0131na bakmad\u0131. Motorun sesini bast\u0131r\u0131p kocas\u0131na duyuracak kadar ba\u011f\u0131rarak, “Bu gece ne g\u00fczel e\u011flenece\u011fiz,” dedi. “Ne g\u00fczel bir ak\u015fam yeme\u011fi olacak.”<\/p>\n

Henry, “Tamam, gene de\u011fi\u015ftin,” dedi. Direksiyonu tek eline b\u0131rakarak kad\u0131n\u0131n dizini ok\u015fad\u0131. “Seni daha s\u0131k g\u00f6t\u00fcrmeliyim b\u00f6yle gezmelere. \u0130kimiz i\u00e7inde iyi oluyor. \u00c7iftlikte \u00e7ok yoruluyoruz.”<\/p>\n

“Henry, yemekte \u015farap i\u00e7elim mi?”<\/p>\n

“Elbette i\u00e7eriz. Hey! Bu iyi i\u015fte.”<\/p>\n

Kad\u0131n bir zaman sustu. Sonra, “Henry, bu boks ma\u00e7lar\u0131nda birbirlerinin can\u0131n\u0131 yakarlar m\u0131 \u00e7ok?” diye sordu.<\/p>\n

“Baz\u0131 baz\u0131 olur \u00f6yle \u015feyler. K\u0131rk y\u0131lda bir. Niye sordun?”<\/p>\n

“Burunlar\u0131 k\u0131r\u0131l\u0131rm\u0131\u015f diye okumu\u015ftum da. G\u00f6\u011f\u00fcsleri b\u00fct\u00fcn kan i\u00e7inde kal\u0131rm\u0131\u015f, eldivenleri kana bulan\u0131r, ta\u015f gibi olurmu\u015f.”<\/p>\n

Adam kad\u0131na bakt\u0131. “Ne o Elisa? B\u00f6yle \u015feyler okudu\u011funu bilmiyordum senin.” Otomobili iyice yava\u015flatt\u0131, sonra sa\u011fa d\u00f6n\u00fcp Salinas k\u00f6pr\u00fcs\u00fcne girdiler.<\/p>\n

“Kad\u0131nlar gider mi boks ma\u00e7\u0131na?”<\/p>\n

“Elbette, gidenler oluyor. Ne o Elisa? Gitmek mi istiyorsun yoksa? Ho\u015flanaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 sanmam ama, istersen g\u00f6t\u00fcreyim seni.”<\/p>\n

Elisa gev\u015fedi, kanepenin i\u00e7ine b\u00fct\u00fcn b\u00fct\u00fcn b\u0131rakt\u0131 kendini. “Yok, hay\u0131r, hay\u0131r. Gitmek istemem, istemiyorum, hi\u00e7 istemiyorum.” Ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 \u00f6teye \u00e7evirdi. “\u015earap yeter,” dedi. “\u00c7ok bile.” Kocas\u0131 g\u00f6rmesin diye paltosunun yakas\u0131n\u0131 kald\u0131rd\u0131 \u2014 ya\u015fl\u0131 bir kad\u0131n gibi sessiz sessiz a\u011fl\u0131yordu.<\/p>\n

Kas\u0131mpatlar\u0131 |\u00a0John Steinbeck<\/strong><\/p>\n

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