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ﺣﻮل اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﰲ ٨٠ﻳﻮ ًﻣﺎ
– »أَﻧَﺎ َﻻ أُ ْﻟ ِﻘﻲ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﻠ ْﻮ ِم َﻋ َﲆ أَ َﺣ ٍﺪ ﻳَﺎ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ .ا ْﻵ َنِ ،ﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﻀ ِﻠ َﻚ اذْ َﻫ ْﺐ َوأَ ْﺧ ِ ِﱪ ا ْﻵ ِﻧ َﺴ َﺔ
ﻋﻮدا«.
– »أَ ْﻣ ُﺮ َك ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ ِﺪيَ «.واﻧْ َﻄ َﻠ َﻖ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﻟﻴُ ْﺨ ِ َﱪ ﻋﻮدا أَ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻳَ َﻮ ﱡد اﻟﺘﱠ َﺤ ﱡﺪ َث إِ َﻟﻴْ َﻬﺎ
ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻌ َﺸﺎءِ.
ِﻷَ ﱠو ِل َﻣ ﱠﺮ ٍة ُﻣﻨْﺬُ أَ َﻣ ٍﺪ ﺑَ ِﻌﻴ ٍﺪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَ َﻮ ﱠﺟ ْﻪ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس إِ َﱃ ﻧَﺎ ِدي »رﻳﻔﻮرم ﻛﻠﻮب« ِﰲ ﺗَ َﻤﺎ ِم اﻟ ﱠﺴﺎ ِﺑ َﻌ ِﺔ
َواﻟﻨﱢ ْﺼ ِﻒ .و ِﻟ َﻤﺎذَا ﻳَﺬْ َﻫ ُﺐ؟ َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗَﺄَ ﱠﺧ َﺮ ﻳَ ْﻮ ًﻣﺎ َﻋ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﻮ ِﻋ ِﺪَ ،و َﻛﺎ َن اﻟ ﱢﺸﻴ ُﻚ َﻣ َﻊ أَ ْﺻ ِﺪ َﻗﺎ ِﺋ ِﻪ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﻔ ْﻌ ِﻞ،
َﻓ َﻜﺎ َن ُﻛ ﱡﻞ َﻣﺎ َﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻬ ْﻢ ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟ ﱠﺬ َﻫﺎ َب إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺒَﻨْ ِﻚ ِﻟ َ ْﴫ ِف ا ْﻟ َﻤﺎ ِل؛ ِﻟﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻇ ﱠﻞ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻤﻨْ ِﺰ ِلَ ،و َﻇ ﱠﻞ
ِﰲ ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺘ ِﻪَ ،وا ْﺳﺘَ ْﻐ َﺮ َق ِﰲ ﺗَ ْﻔ ِﻜي ٍر َﻋ ِﻤﻴ ٍﻖَ ،و َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ﻋﻮداِ .ﰲ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِمَ ،ﻛﺎ َن ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ
َﻓ َﻘ ْﻂ ُﻫ َﻮ َﻣ ْﻦ ﻳَﺘَ َﺠ ﱠﻮ ُل ِﰲ َﺟ ِﻤﻴ ِﻊ ا ْﻷَﻧْ َﺤﺎ ِء ِﻟﻴُ َﻠﺒﱢ َﻲ ِﻧ َﺪاءَ َﻣ ْﻦ ﻳَ ْﺤﺘَﺎ ُج إِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ.
ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻌ َﺸﺎ ِءَ ،ﺟ َﻠ َﺲ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َوﻋﻮدا ِﻟﻴَﺘَ َﺤ ﱠﺪﺛَﺎَ ،ﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس» :ﻋﻮداَ ،ﻫ ﱠﻼ ﺗُ َﺴﺎ ِﻣ ِﺤﻴﻨَ ِﻨﻲ
ِﻻ ْﺻ ِﻄ َﺤﺎ ِﺑ ِﻚ إِ َﱃ إِﻧْ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِﱰَا؟ ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ …«
– » َﻣﺎذَا ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل؟ َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أَﻧْ َﻘﺬْ َت َﺣﻴَﺎ ِﺗﻲ!«
َﻓﺘَﺎﺑَ َﻊ» :أَ ْر ُﺟﻮ ِكَ ،د ِﻋﻴﻨِﻲ أُ ْﻛ ِﻤ ْﻞ َﺣ ِﺪﻳﺜِﻲِ ،ﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ أَ ْﺣ َ ْﴬﺗُ ِﻚ إِ َﱃ ُﻫﻨَﺎ ،ﺑَ ِﻌﻴ ًﺪا َﻋ ْﻦ َو َﻃ ِﻨ ِﻚ،
ُﻛﻨْ ُﺖ َر ُﺟ ًﻼ ﺛَ ِﺮﻳٍّﺎَ ،و َﻛﺎ َن ِﺑ ِﺈ ْﻣ َﻜﺎ ِﻧﻲ ُﻣ َﺴﺎ َﻋ َﺪﺗُ ِﻚ ِﻟﺒَ ْﺪ ِء َﺣﻴَﺎ ٍة َﺟ ِﺪﻳ َﺪ ٍة ،أَ ﱠﻣﺎ ا ْﻵ َن َﻓﺄَﻧَﺎ ُﻣ ْﻔ ِﻠ ٌﺲ«.
َﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ﻋﻮدا» :أَ ْﻋ َﻠ ُﻢ ﻳَﺎ َﻋ ِﺰﻳ ِﺰي ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎسَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜ ْﻦ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ َﻣﺎ أَ ْﻃﻠُﺒُ ُﻪ ِﻣﻨْ َﻚ ُﻫ َﻮ أَ ْن ﺗُ َﺴﺎ ِﻣ َﺤ ِﻨﻲ ِﻷَﻧﱠ ِﻨﻲ
ُﻛﻨْ ُﺖ ُﺟ ْﺰءًا ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﺪ َﻣﺎ ِر ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي َﻟ ِﺤ َﻖ ِﺑ َﻚ؛ َﻓ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎ َن َﺧ َﻄ ِﺌﻲ ِﻷَﻧﱠ َﻚ ا ْﺿ ُﻄ ِﺮ ْر َت ِ ِﻹﻧْ َﻘﺎ ِذي«.
– » َﻫ َﺬا ُﻫ َﺮا ٌءَ ،ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻛﻨْ ِﺖ ِﺑ َﺤﺎ َﺟ ٍﺔ إِ َﱃ ا ْﻷَ َﻣﺎ ِنَ ،و َﻫﺎ أَﻧْ ِﺖ ِذي آ ِﻣﻨَ ٌﺔ ا ْﻵ َن«.
َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖَ » :ﻫﺬَا َﺻ ِﺤﻴ ٌﺢَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜ ْﻦ َﻣﺎ َذا َﺳﻴَ ْﺤ ُﺪ ُث َﻟ َﻚ؟«
ﻧَ َﻈ َﺮ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺘَﺎ ِة اﻟ ﱠﻄﻴﱢﺒَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ ﺗَ ْﺠ ِﻠ ُﺲ أَ َﻣﺎ َﻣ ُﻪ وﻗﺎلَ » :ﻟﻴْ َﺲ َﻟ َﺪ ﱠي أَ ْﺻ ِﺪ َﻗﺎءُ
َﺣ ِﻘﻴ ِﻘﻴﱡﻮ َنَ ،و َﻻ َﻋﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ٌﺔَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ ِﻨﻲ َﺳﺄَ ُﻛﻮ ُن َﻋ َﲆ َﻣﺎ ﻳُ َﺮا ُم«.
َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ﻋﻮداَ » :ﺣ َﺴﻨًﺎ ،إِذَا َﻗ ِﺒ ْﻠ َﺖ ِﺑﻲ َز ْو َﺟ ًﺔ َﻟ َﻚَ ،ﻓ َﺴﺄَ ُﻛﻮ ُن َﻋﺎ ِﺋ َﻠﺘَ َﻚَ ،وﻳُ ْﻤ ِﻜﻨُﻨَﺎ ُﻣ َﻮا َﺟ َﻬ ُﺔ
ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺴﺘَ ْﻘﺒَ ِﻞ َﻣ ًﻌﺎ«.
ﻧَ َﻬ َﺾ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس َوا ِﻗ ًﻔﺎ َﻋ َﲆ َﻗ َﺪ َﻣﻴْ ِﻪَ ،و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﻌ ِﺮ ْف َﻣﺎ َذا ﻳَ ُﻘﻮ ُلَ ،ﻓ َﻘ ْﻂ َﻟ َﻤ َﻌ ْﺖ َﻋﻴْﻨَﺎ ُهَ ،وا ْرﺗَ َﺠ َﻔ ْﺖ
َﺷ َﻔﺘَﺎهَ ،و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَ َﻔ ﱠﻮ ْه ﻋﻮدا ِﺑ َﻜ ِﻠ َﻤ ٍﺔ ،ﺑَ ْﻞ َو َﻗ َﻔ ْﺖ ﺗَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ُﺮ أَ ْن ﻳَﺘَ َﺤ ﱠﺪ َث ُﻫ َﻮ.
َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل» :إِﻧﱠ ِﻨﻲ أُ ِﺣﺒﱡ ِﻚ َﺣ ٍّﻘﺎ! ﻧَ َﻌ ْﻢِ ،ﺑ َﺤ ﱢﻖ اﻟ ﱠﺴ َﻤﺎ ِء إِﻧﱠ ِﻨﻲ أُ ِﺣﺒﱡ ِﻚ! ِﻟﻨَﺘَ َﺰ ﱠو ْجَ «.وأَ ْﻣ َﺴ َﻚ ُﻛ ﱞﻞ ِﻣﻨْ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ
ِﺑﻴَ ِﺪ ا ْﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ ِﺑ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ٍة َوﺗَ َﺸﺎﺑَ َﻜ ْﺖ أَﻳ ِﺪﻳ ِﻬ َﻤﺎ.
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