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ِﻧ َﺪا ُء اﻟ َﱪﱢﻳﱠ ِﺔ
ِﰲ ِدﻳ َﺴ ْﻤ ِ َﱪ ا ْﻟ َﻤﺎ ِﴈ ،ﺗَﺒَ ﱠﻠ َﻠ ْﺖ َﻗ َﺪ َﻣﺎ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َوﺗَ َﺠ ﱠﻤ َﺪﺗَﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َ ْﱪ ِدَ .ﻓﺄَ َرا َﺣ ُﻪ ُز َﻣ َﻼ ُؤ ُه ﺛُ ﱠﻢ
ﺗَ َﺮ ُﻛﻮ ُه ِﻟﻴَﺘَ َﺤ ﱠﺴ َﻦ ﺑَﻴْﻨَ َﻤﺎ َﺳﺎ َﻓ ُﺮوا ِﺑﺎﺗﱢ َﺠﺎ ِه َﻣﻨْﺒَ ِﻊ اﻟﻨﱠ ْﻬ ِﺮ ِﻟ ﱢﻠ َﺤﺎ ِق ِﺑ َﻄ ْﻮ ٍف ﻳَﺘﱠ ِﺠ ُﻪ إِ َﱃ داوﺳﻮنَ .ﻛﺎ َن
َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل ﻳَ ْﻌ ُﺮ ُج َﻗ ِﻠﻴ ًﻼ ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ أَﻧْ َﻘ َﺬ ﺑﺎكَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜ ْﻦ َﻣ َﻊ ﺗَ َﺤ ﱡﻮ ِل ا ْﻟ َﺠ ﱢﻮ ِﻟﻠ ﱢﺪ ْف ِء ﺗَ َﻮ ﱠﻗ َﻒ َﻋ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻌ َﺮ ِج.
َو َﻋ َﲆ ِﻏ َﺮا ِر ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ،ا ْﺳﺘَ َﻐ ﱠﻞ ﺑﺎك َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻷَﻳﱠﺎ َم ِﻟﻴَ ْﺴ َ ِﱰ ﱠد َﻋﺎ ِﻓﻴَﺘَ ُﻪ؛ َﻓ َﻜﺎ َن ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﻠ ِﻘﻲ
ِﺑ َﺠﺎ ِﻧ ِﺐ َﺿ ﱠﻔ ِﺔ اﻟﻨﱠ ْﻬ ِﺮ َﻃ َﻮا َل َﻓ ْﱰَ ِة ا ْﻟ َﻌ ْ ِﴫ اﻟ ﱠﻄ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ِﺔ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﺑﻴ ِﻊ ،ﻳُ َﺸﺎ ِﻫ ُﺪ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴَﺎ َه ا ْﻟ َﺠﺎ ِرﻳَ َﺔ َوﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻤ ُﻊ
إِ َﱃ ِﻏﻨَﺎءِ اﻟ ﱡﻄﻴُﻮ ِر َوأَ ْﺻ َﻮا ِت اﻟ ﱠﻄ ِﺒﻴ َﻌ ِﺔَ ،و َﻗ ِﺪ ا ْﺳﺘَ َﻌﺎ َد ُﻗ ﱠﻮﺗَ ُﻪ ِﺑﺒُ ْﻂ ٍء.
َﻛﺎ َن اﻟ ﱡﺸ ُﻌﻮ ُر ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﺮا َﺣ ِﺔ َﺟ ِﻤﻴ ًﻼ ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ اﻟ ﱠﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ ِﻟ َﻤ َﺴﺎ َﻓ ِﺔ ﺛَ َﻼﺛَ ِﺔ آ َﻻ ِف ِﻣﻴ ٍﻞَ ،و َﺷ َﻌ َﺮ ﺑﺎك
ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﺨ ُﻤﻮ ِل ﺑَﻴْﻨَ َﻤﺎ ﺗُ ْﺸ َﻔﻰ ُﺟ ُﺮو ُﺣ ُﻪ َوﺗَﺘَ َﻌﺎ َﰱ َﻋ َﻀ َﻼﺗُ ُﻪ َوﻳَ ُﻌﻮ ُد اﻟ ﱠﻠ ْﺤ ُﻢ ِﻟﻴُ َﻐ ّﻄ َﻲ َﻋ ْﻈ َﻤ ُﻪَ .ﻛﺎﻧُﻮا َﺟ ِﻤﻴ ًﻌﺎ
— ﺑﺎك َوﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َوﺳﻜﻴﺖ َوﻓﻴﺞ — ﻳَ ْﺸ ُﻌ ُﺮو َن ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﺨ ُﻤﻮ ِل َو ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ُﺮو َن اﻟ ﱠﻄ ْﻮ َف
ِﻟﻴَ ُﻌﻮ َد َوﻳَﺄْ ُﺧ َﺬ ُﻫ ْﻢ إِ َﱃ داوﺳﻮنَ .ﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ﺳﻜﻴﺖ َﻛ ْﻠﺒَ ًﺔ َﺻ ِﻐي َر ًةَ ،و َﻗ ْﺪ َﻛ ﱠﻮﻧَ ْﺖ َﺻ َﺪا َﻗ ًﺔ َ ِﴎﻳ ًﻌﺎ َﻣ َﻊ
ﺑﺎك ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي َﻛﺎ َن ُﻣ ْﺮ َﻫ ًﻘﺎ ِﻟ َﺪ َر َﺟ ِﺔ أَﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ ﻳَ ْﻘ َﻮى َﺣﺘﱠﻰ َﻋ َﲆ إِﺑْ َﻌﺎ ِد َﻫﺎَ .ﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ِﻣﺜْ َﻞ اﻟ ﱠﻄ ِﺒﻴ ِﺐ ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎ ﱢص
ِﺑ ِﻪ؛ َو ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﻄ ِﺮﻳ َﻘ ِﺔ ﻧَ ْﻔ ِﺴ َﻬﺎ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ ﺗَ ْﻐ ِﺴ ُﻞ ِﺑ َﻬﺎ ا ْﻟ ِﻘ ﱠﻄ ُﺔ ا ْﻷُ ﱡم ِﺻ َﻐﺎ َر َﻫﺎَ ،ﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ﺳﻜﻴﺖ ﺗَ ْﻐ ِﺴ ُﻞ َوﺗُﻨَ ﱢﻈ ُﻒ
ِﺟ َﺮا َح ﺑﺎكُ .ﻛ ﱡﻞ َﺻﺒَﺎ ٍح ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ أَ ْن ﻳُﻨْ ِﻬ َﻲ إِ ْﻓ َﻄﺎ َر ُهَ ،ﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ﺗَ ْﻌﺘَ ِﻨﻲ ِﺑ ِﻪ َﺣﺘﱠﻰ ﺑَ َﺪأَ ﻳَﺘَ َﻄ ﱠﻠ ُﻊ ِﻟ َﻬ ِﺬ ِه
ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ْﻠ َﺴﺎ ِت .أَ ﱠﻣﺎ ﻓﻴﺞَ ،ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎ َن َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ أَ ْﺳ َﻮ َد اﻟ ﱠﻠ ْﻮ ِن َﺿ ْﺨ َﻢ ا ْﻟ ُﺠﺜﱠ ِﺔَ ،و َﻛﺎ َن َﻟ ِﻄﻴ ًﻔﺎ ﺗَ َﻤﺎ ًﻣﺎ ِﻣﺜْ َﻞ
ﺳﻜﻴﺖَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُ ْﻈ ِﻬ ْﺮ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻛ ِﺜي ًرا ِﻣﺜْ َﻠ َﻬﺎ.
َو ِﻟ َﺪ ْﻫ َﺸ ِﺔ ﺑﺎكَ ،ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُ َﻌﺎ ِﻣ ْﻠ ُﻪ َﻫ َﺬان ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺒَﺎ ِن ِﺑ َﻄ ِﺮﻳ َﻘ ٍﺔ َﺳﻴﱢﺌَ ٍﺔَ ،و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻨَﺎ َﻓ َﺴﺎ َﻣ َﻌ ُﻪ ،ﺑَ ْﻞ َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ
َﻟ ِﻄﻴ َﻔ ْي ِن َو ُﻛ َﺮ َﻣﺎ َء ِﻣﺜْ َﻞ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ﻧَ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ.
ﺑَ َﺪأَ ﺑﺎك ﻳَ ْﺸ ُﻌ ُﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﺤ ﱢﺐ ِﻷَ ﱠو ِل َﻣ ﱠﺮ ٍةَ .ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﺨﺘَ ِ ْﱪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟ ﱡﺸ ُﻌﻮ َر ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ ِﰲ َﻣﻨْ ِﺰ ِل ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﴈ
ﻣﻴﻠﺮ ِﰲ َوا ِدي ﺳﺎﻧﺘﺎ ﻛﻼرا ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺸ ِﻤ ِﺲ؛ َﻓ َﻤ َﻊ أَﺑْﻨَﺎ ِء ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﴈ ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَ ْﺼ َﻄﺎ ُدو َنَ ،ﻛﺎ َن
ﻳَ ْﺸ ُﻌ ُﺮ َو َﻛﺄَﻧﱠ ُﻪ َ ِﴍﻳ ُﻜ ُﻬ ْﻢَ ،و َﻣ َﻊ أَ ْﺣ َﻔﺎ ِد ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﴈَ ،ﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ْﺸ ُﻌ ُﺮ َو َﻛﺄَﻧﱠ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﺤﺎ ِر ُسَ ،و َﻣ َﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﴈ،
َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ْﺸ ُﻌ ُﺮ أَﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﺻ ِﺪﻳ ُﻘ ُﻪَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜ ْﻦ َﻣ َﻊ ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن ،ﺗَﺬَ ﱠو َق ﺑﺎك ا ْﻟ ُﺤ ﱠﺐ.
ﻓ َﻬ َﺬا اﻟ ﱠﺮ ُﺟ ُﻞ أَﻧْ َﻘ َﺬ َﺣﻴَﺎﺗَ ُﻪ ،إِذْ َﻛﺎ َن ﺑﺎك ﻳَ ْﻌ َﻠ ُﻢ أَﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَﻨْ ُﺠ َﻮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱢﺮ ْﺣ َﻠ ِﺔ َﻣ َﻊ ﻫﺎل
َوﺗﺸﺎرﻟﺰ َوﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪسَ .ﻛ َﻤﺎ َﻛﺎ َن ﺟﻮن ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن أَ ْﻓ َﻀ َﻞ َﺳﻴﱢ ٍﺪ َﺣ َﺼ َﻞ َﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ أَﻳْ ًﻀﺎَ .ﻓ َﻜﺎ َن
اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﺟﺎ ُل ا ْﻵ َﺧ ُﺮو َن ﻳَ ْﻌﺘَﻨُﻮ َن ِﺑ ِﻜ َﻼ ِﺑ ِﻬ ْﻢ ِﻷَ ﱠن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻛﺎ َن َﻣﻨْ ِﻄ ِﻘﻴٍّﺎ ،أَ ﱠﻣﺎ ﺛﻮرﻧﺘﻮن َﻓ َﻜﺎ َن ﻳَ ْﻌﺘَ ِﻨﻲ ِﺑ ِﻜ َﻼ ِﺑ ِﻪ
َو َﻛﺄَﻧﱠ َﻬﺎ أَ ْو َﻻ ُد ُه ِﻷَﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ أَ ﱠﻻ ﻳَ ْﻔ َﻌ َﻞ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ.
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