N\u00eb varrimin e babait tim, nd\u00ebrsa un\u00eb ende dridhesha pran\u00eb arkivolit t\u00eb tij, n\u00ebna ime dhe njerku m\u00eb kap\u00ebn nga krahu dhe m\u00eb p\u00ebshp\u00ebrit\u00ebn:<\/p>\n
\u201cN\u00ebnshkruaji t\u00eb gjitha tani\u2014je shum\u00eb e re p\u00ebr t\u00eb zot\u00ebruar ndonj\u00eb gj\u00eb.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kur refuzova, ata m\u00eb q\u00eblluan me shuplak\u00eb dhe m\u00eb t\u00ebrhoq\u00ebn para njer\u00ebzve t\u00eb pranish\u00ebm n\u00eb funeral, duke menduar se askush nuk do t\u2019i ndalonte.<\/p>\n
Por ata nuk e dinin q\u00eb un\u00eb po regjistroja \u00e7do fjal\u00eb\u2026<\/p>\n
dhe ajo q\u00eb zbulova m\u00eb pas shkat\u00ebrroi gjith\u00e7ka q\u00eb ata po p\u00ebrpiqeshin t\u00eb vidhnin.<\/p>\n
Emri im \u00ebsht\u00eb Emily Carter, dhe un\u00eb isha shtat\u00ebmb\u00ebdhjet\u00eb vje\u00e7e dit\u00ebn kur u varros babai im.<\/p>\n
M\u00eb kujtohet q\u00eb q\u00ebndroja pran\u00eb arkivolit t\u00eb tij me nj\u00eb fustan t\u00eb zi q\u00eb papritmas m\u00eb dukej shum\u00eb i holl\u00eb p\u00ebr t\u00eb ftohtin e kish\u00ebs. Duart nuk m\u00eb ndalonin s\u00eb dridhuri. Babai im, Daniel Carter, kishte vdekur tre dit\u00eb m\u00eb par\u00eb n\u00eb nj\u00eb aksident n\u00eb autostrad\u00eb, dhe asgj\u00eb nuk dukej reale.<\/p>\n
Provova p\u00ebrs\u00ebri. E nj\u00ebjta gj\u00eb.<\/p>\n
Burri pas meje u ankua me z\u00eb t\u00eb lart\u00eb:<\/p>\n
\u201cP\u00cbR ZOTIN, \u00c7FAR\u00cb \u00cbSHT\u00cb KJO, RADH\u00cb BAMIR\u00cbSIE?!\u201d<\/p>\n
Un\u00eb p\u00ebshp\u00ebrita nj\u00eb \u201cm\u00eb falni\u201d dhe e kalova kart\u00ebn edhe nj\u00eb her\u00eb. P\u00ebrs\u00ebri: refuzuar.<\/p>\n
Lily filloi t\u00eb qante. E mora n\u00eb krah\u00eb dhe e p\u00ebrkundja leht\u00eb.<\/p>\n
\u201cShh, zem\u00ebr\u2026 \u00ebsht\u00eb n\u00eb rregull,\u201d i thash\u00eb, edhe pse fyti m\u00eb ishte shtr\u00ebnguar.<\/p>\n
Nj\u00eb grua n\u00eb radh\u00eb tha me p\u00ebr\u00e7mim:<\/p>\n
\u201cNdoshta po t\u00eb mos b\u00ebje f\u00ebmij\u00eb q\u00eb s\u2019i p\u00ebrballon dot, nuk do bllokoje gjith\u00eb radh\u00ebn!\u201d<\/p>\n
Nj\u00eb tjet\u00ebr shtoi:<\/p>\n
\u201cPo, ose bli vet\u00ebm at\u00eb q\u00eb mund t\u00eb paguash. Njer\u00ebz t\u00eb till\u00eb m\u00eb neverisin!\u201d<\/p>\n
Duart m\u00eb dridheshin nd\u00ebrsa k\u00ebrkoja n\u00eb portofol disa kartmonedha t\u00eb rrudhura q\u00eb m\u00eb kishin mbetur.<\/p>\n
\u201cVet\u00ebm ushqimin p\u00ebr bebe, ju lutem,\u201d thash\u00eb me z\u00eb t\u00eb ul\u00ebt.<\/p>\n
Dhe at\u00ebher\u00eb e d\u00ebgjova\u2014nj\u00eb z\u00eb i thell\u00eb dhe i qet\u00eb nga pas banakut:<\/p>\n
\u201cZonj\u00eb. Ju\u2014me foshnj\u00ebn.\u201d<\/p>\n
U ktheva, zemra m\u00eb rrihte fort\u2026<\/p>\n
Burri pas banakut doli vet\u00eb p\u00ebrpara. Ishte menaxheri i dyqanit.<\/p>\n
Ai pa foshnj\u00ebn, pastaj mua, dhe tha but\u00eb:<\/p>\n
\u201cMos u shqet\u00ebsoni. Sot do t\u00eb kujdesemi ne p\u00ebr ju.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ai mori kart\u00ebn time, e kaloi n\u00eb nj\u00eb terminal tjet\u00ebr dhe provoi p\u00ebrs\u00ebri.<\/p>\n
\u201cE pranuar.\u201d<\/p>\n
U ndala e shtangur.<\/p>\n
\u201cJo\u2026 un\u00eb nuk mund\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
Ai ngriti dor\u00ebn me qet\u00ebsi.<\/p>\n
\u201cJu mundeni. Dhe do ta b\u00ebni k\u00ebt\u00eb blerje. Dhe do t\u00eb merrni edhe k\u00ebto.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ai filloi t\u00eb shtonte n\u00eb \u00e7ant\u00eb: formula p\u00ebr bebe, pelena shtes\u00eb, ushqime t\u00eb ngrohta, madje edhe nj\u00eb kart\u00eb dhurat\u00eb t\u00eb vog\u00ebl.<\/p>\n
Njer\u00ebzit n\u00eb radh\u00eb u hesht\u00ebn.<\/p>\n
Gruaja q\u00eb m\u00eb kishte fyer uli syt\u00eb.<\/p>\n
Kur mbaroi, ai u p\u00ebrkul pak drejt Lily-t dhe buz\u00ebqeshi:<\/p>\n
\u201cG\u00ebzuar Fal\u00ebnderimet, vog\u00eblushe.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lot\u00ebt m\u00eb dol\u00ebn pa i ndalur dot.<\/p>\n
\u201cPse po e b\u00ebni k\u00ebt\u00eb?\u201d e pyeta me z\u00eb t\u00eb dridhur.<\/p>\n
Ai m\u00eb pa drejt n\u00eb sy dhe tha thjesht:<\/p>\n
\u201cSepse dikush nj\u00eb her\u00eb e b\u00ebri p\u00ebr mua.\u201d<\/p>\n
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