\u201eNechce sa mi veri\u0165, \u017ee tu budeme cel\u00fa noc,\u201c zamrmlal Alex, zatv\u00e1raj\u00fac dvere obchodn\u00e9ho centra. Nikdy netvrdil, \u017ee sa boj\u00ed tmy, no jeho dych sa v\u017edy zr\u00fdchlil, ke\u010f zhasli svetl\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marek pribehol k poistk\u00e1m a postupne sa rozsvietili v\u0161etky obchody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eV\u0161ak vie\u0161, \u010do sa tu stalo minule na Du\u0161i\u010dky. Centrum len nechce, aby sa sem zasa vl\u00e1mali opit\u00ed idioti,\u201c odvetil, pri\u010dom sa obaja vydali po hlavnej chodbe, obzeraj\u00fac v\u00fdklady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAj tak z toho nem\u00e1m dobr\u00fd pocit,\u201c odpovedal Alex, sna\u017eiac sa o vtip, no v hlase mu zaznieval nepokoj.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marek sa na\u0148ho otr\u00e1vene pozrel a vo\u0161iel do ved\u013eaj\u0161ieho obchodu so \u0161iestimi figur\u00ednami. Postavil sa za jednu z nich a teatr\u00e1lne zakri\u010dal: \u201eOoo, pozrite, som netvor, \u010do m\u00e1 na ve\u010deru mal\u00e9 deti! Bubububu!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eHa-ha, presta\u0148 robi\u0165 debila a zlez z tej vitr\u00edny,\u201c odvetil Alex podr\u00e1\u017edene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marek sa zasmial a pribehol k nemu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eTreba mi na hajzel. Hne\u010f som tu,\u201c zamrmlal Alex, vo\u0161iel do p\u00e1nskych toaliet a sadol si na z\u00e1chod. \u201eDo riti, \u010do som to \u017eral\u2026\u201c zamrmlal, pozrel na zapr\u00e1\u0161en\u00fa stenu pokryt\u00fa pavu\u010dinami a striaslo ho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vytiahol mobil \u2013 polnoc u\u017e bola za nimi. Vtom svetl\u00e1 zhasli. Tma ho \u00faplne pohltila. Vidie\u0165 mohol len obrysy kab\u00ednky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eMarek, zas ti jebe?\u201c zavolal podr\u00e1\u017edene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vzdychol si, pozrel hore \u2014 a zbadal temn\u00fa siluetu postavy, ktor\u00e1 na\u0148ho h\u013eadela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eNie si vtipn\u00fd. Nevid\u00ed\u0161, \u017ee seriem?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Postava v\u0161ak bez pohybu z\u00edzala \u010falej. Alex sa zachvel. Tresol dla\u0148ou do steny kab\u00ednky. Postava pomaly oto\u010dila hlavu a za\u0161la za roh. Srdce mu prudko bilo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Svetl\u00e1 sa op\u00e4\u0165 rozsvietili a dnu vo\u0161iel Marek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201ePre\u010do si tu po tme? Nevravel si, \u017ee nem\u00e1\u0161 r\u00e1d tmav\u00e9 miesta?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201ePre\u010do? Lebo ma ty zhas\u00edna\u0161, ty kret\u00e9n!\u201c vybuchol Alex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marek sa zarazene obzrel. \u201ePr\u00e1ve som vo\u0161iel\u2026\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alex si pretrel tv\u00e1r a prehltol hnev. O p\u00e1r min\u00fat u\u017e obaja znova kr\u00e1\u010dali po uli\u010dke. Alex sa pozrel do v\u00fdkladu, kde st\u00e1lo p\u00e4\u0165 figur\u00edn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marek sa zastavil, pri\u0161iel bli\u017e\u0161ie a v\u0161imol si nie\u010do znepokojiv\u00e9 \u2013 z ramena jednej stekal tenk\u00fd \u010derven\u00fd p\u00e1sik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201e\u010co to je?\u201c sp\u00fdtal sa, nesp\u00fa\u0161\u0165aj\u00fac z nej o\u010di.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alex prist\u00fapil bli\u017e\u0161ie, pri\u017em\u00faril o\u010di a povedal: \u201eOdkedy plnia figur\u00edny d\u017eemom?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201e\u010co\u017ee?\u201c nech\u00e1pal Marek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eKedy si to stihol naplni\u0165?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201ePo\u010duje\u0161 sa, Alex?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eRob\u00ed\u0161 zo m\u0148a debila u\u017e od detstva. Tak povedz, kedy si to stihol?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marek sa na\u0148ho oto\u010dil. \u201eVie\u0161, chlapi by si ob\u010das mali vedie\u0165 urobi\u0165 srandu aj sami zo seba.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alex vybuchol. \u201eOb\u010das? Ty mi sp\u00f4sobuje\u0161 traumu.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201ePros\u00edm \u0165a, nebu\u010f baba. Vie\u0161 \u010do, uk\u00e1\u017eem ti, pre\u010do si z teba rob\u00edm srandu, dobre?\u201c Pri\u0161iel k poistk\u00e1m, siahol po vyp\u00edna\u010di a dodal: \u201eS tebou to inak ani nejde, si chodiaci vtip. Pozri sa, ako sa zoserie\u0161 za sekundu z tmy.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vypol svetl\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eZasvie\u0165, Marek!\u201c zakri\u010dal Alex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ozval sa neznesite\u013en\u00fd krik a zvl\u00e1\u0161tne, neprirodzen\u00e9 vr\u010danie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eZasvie\u0165, Marek!\u201c zreval znova.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alex vytiahol baterku a zasvietil smerom k poistk\u00e1m. L\u00fa\u010d svetla pre\u0161iel po le\u017eiacom Marekovi \u2014 a nad n\u00edm st\u00e1la figur\u00edna. Nehybn\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alex padol na zem, baterku upustil. Blikaj\u00face svetlo osvet\u013eovalo, ako sa figur\u00edna ka\u017ed\u00fdm \u00faderom tmy pribli\u017euje. Zdvihol baterku a zasvietil. Figur\u00edna st\u00e1la priamo nad n\u00edm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dych sa mu zastavil. Trvalo ve\u010dnos\u0165, k\u00fdm sa rozh\u00fdbal a postavil. V\u0161ade bola len \u010dierno\u010dierna tma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eMarek?\u201c pisk\u013eavo zavolal, d\u00fafaj\u00fac, \u017ee sa ozve zn\u00e1my hlas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ticho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Na sekundu odvr\u00e1til zrak \u2014 a to sta\u010dilo. Figur\u00edna sa k nemu pribl\u00ed\u017eila.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C\u00faval, tras\u00fac sa. L\u00fa\u010d svetla sa mu triasol v ruk\u00e1ch. Z tmy sa oz\u00fdvalo \u0161krabanie, tich\u00e9 \u201eklik-klik\u201c a praskanie plastu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Poznal to miesto. V n\u00e1kupnom centre tr\u00e1vil cel\u00e9 detstvo. Rozhodol sa \u00eds\u0165 k infocentru. Aj ke\u010f v\u0161etko zhaslo, za sklom svietila jedin\u00e1 blikaj\u00faca \u017eiarivka. Vo\u0161iel dnu, vypol baterku a za\u010dal preh\u013ead\u00e1va\u0165 z\u00e1suvky, h\u013eadaj\u00fac \u010doko\u013evek, \u010do by mu mohlo pom\u00f4c\u0165.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zastal. Svetlo nad n\u00edm blikalo. Za sklom st\u00e1lo \u0161es\u0165 figur\u00edn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Je to tu zas, pomyslel si.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ten ist\u00fd pocit strachu, ak\u00fd mal ako die\u0165a, ke\u010f mama zhasla svetlo. Tentoraz to v\u0161ak nebola len tma. Tentoraz to malo tv\u00e1r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
V krabici od str\u00e1t a n\u00e1lezov na\u0161iel hraciu skrinku. Zdvihol ju, pomaly natiahol pru\u017einu a nechal zaznie\u0165 mel\u00f3diu. Zvuk bol jemn\u00fd, krehk\u00fd, akoby z in\u00e9ho sveta. Na chv\u00ed\u013eu ho upokojil. Jeho myse\u013e zabudla na dusiv\u00fa temnotu, ktor\u00e1 ho obklopovala. C\u00edtil zvl\u00e1\u0161tny pokoj \u2014 no ten sa r\u00fdchlo vytratil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pozrel pred seba \u2014 a uvidel figur\u00ednu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bol to Marek. Jeho o\u010di odr\u00e1\u017eali boles\u0165, ke\u010f sa jeho ko\u017ea pomaly menila na plast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alex zdesene c\u00favol, narazil chrbtom o stenu a vzal z boxu str\u00e1t a n\u00e1lezov lampu. Dych sa mu zr\u00fdchlil. Pozrel na lampu, potom pred seba \u2014 a rozbehol sa vpred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nevedel kam. Kroky za n\u00edm sa mie\u0161ali so \u0161kraban\u00edm a zvukmi, ktor\u00e9 nepatrili \u010dloveku. Pribehol k v\u00fdchodu \u2013 zamknut\u00e9. Oto\u010dil sa. Bol obk\u013e\u00fa\u010den\u00fd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
S krikom sa rozbehol po eskal\u00e1tore hore. Dych mu zlyh\u00e1val. Ka\u017ed\u00fd krok sa oz\u00fdval dut\u00fdm \u00faderom, ktor\u00fd sa str\u00e1cal v pr\u00e1zdnote. Plastov\u00e9 kroky sa pribli\u017eovali. Vzduch p\u00e1chol prachom, potom a z\u00fafalstvom. Sluch mu ohlu\u0161oval len vlastn\u00fd dych a \u00fazkostn\u00e9 my\u0161lienky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Na poschod\u00ed st\u00e1l s\u00e1m. Lampa v jeho ruk\u00e1ch blikala. Chrbtom sa dotkol steny a v z\u00e1bleskoch svetla uvidel \u2013 seba sam\u00e9ho. Mal\u00e9ho chlapca, skr\u010den\u00e9ho v posteli, ako \u010dak\u00e1, kedy mama zhasne svetlo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eNie\u2026\u201c presko\u010dil mu hlas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Figur\u00edny ho obk\u013e\u00fa\u010dili. Svetlo lampy slablo, blikalo ako srdce, ktor\u00e9 odmieta presta\u0165 bi\u0165. Ka\u017ed\u00fdm z\u00e1bleskom videl menej \u2013 menej priestoru, menej tvarov, menej seba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zlo\u017eil lampu, skr\u010dil sa v k\u00fate a \u0161epkal si: \u201eTo je len tma\u2026 len tma\u2026\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lo\u017e, ktorou sa ute\u0161oval cel\u00fd \u017eivot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lampa napokon zhasla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alex vykr\u00edkol, rozbehol sa vpred \u2013 a prebehol cez dvere z hmly do osvetlenej kuchyne. V panike si sadol na stoli\u010dku a h\u013eadel po miestnosti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jeho matka pribehla. \u201e\u010co sa deje?\u201c objala ho.
\u201eNaozaj sa sna\u017e\u00edm zaspa\u0165, ale nejde to,\u201c z\u00fafalo hlesol. \u201eTobias m\u00e1 r\u00e1d, ke\u010f sp\u00ed v tme, ale ja\u2026 ja nie. Chcem aspo\u0148 tro\u0161ku otvoren\u00e9 dvere, aby som videl svetlo, ke\u010f si su\u0161\u00ed\u0161 vlasy\u2026 ale on chce tmu.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAlex, vie\u0161, \u017ee in\u00fa izbu nem\u00e1me,\u201c povedala ticho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eJa viem,\u201c odpovedal smutne. \u201eLen\u2026 boj\u00edm sa tmy.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eD\u00e1me si hor\u00face mlieko a sk\u00fasime to znova, dobre?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alex prik\u00fdvol. Pozeral na poh\u00e1r mlieka \u2014 no v jeho o\u010diach sa odr\u00e1\u017ealo blikaj\u00face svetlo lampy. To sa na sekundu roz\u017eiarilo ako slnko \u2014 a Alex op\u00e4\u0165 skr\u010den\u00fd sedel v obchodnom centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nebolo kam ujs\u0165.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Blikaj\u00face svetlo ho mo\u017eno chr\u00e1nilo, no s ka\u017ed\u00fdm z\u00e1bleskom bolo vidie\u0165 drobn\u00fd pohyb. Plastov\u00e1 ruka sa k nemu na\u010dahovala. \u00dasta sa otv\u00e1rali do deformovan\u00fdch rozmerov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alex zavrel o\u010di.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Po chv\u00edli ich otvoril \u2013 cel\u00fd bled\u00fd, s dychom prer\u00fdvan\u00fdm tichom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Slnko vych\u00e1dzalo. L\u00fa\u010de prenikali do obchodn\u00e9ho centra a temn\u00e9 siluety figur\u00edn sa pomaly rozpl\u00fdvali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eHej, Alex?\u201c ozval sa hlas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alex vstal a obzrel sa. Dole st\u00e1l Marek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201ePre\u010do m\u00e1\u0161 vypnut\u00e9 poistky? Bol si tu cel\u00fa noc po tme?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAsi som ich zabudol zapn\u00fa\u0165,\u201c odvetil neisto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zi\u0161iel dole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eVie\u0161, \u017ee tu po nociach nemus\u00ed\u0161 by\u0165 s\u00e1m?\u201c povedal Marek. \u201eM\u00f4\u017eem sa dohodn\u00fa\u0165 so \u0161\u00e9fom, nech som tu s tebou.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eTo netreba,\u201c usmial sa slabo Alex. \u201eNo\u010dn\u00e9 vyu\u017e\u00edvam na boj proti strachu.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAk\u00e9mu strachu?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alex sa po\u0161krabal po hlave a zasmial. \u201e\u010co m\u00f4\u017ee b\u00fdt desivej\u0161ie, ne\u017e by\u0165 s\u00e1m v noci v obchode?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marek sa zasmial tie\u017e. \u201eTo m\u00e1\u0161 pravdu.\u201c Pot\u013eapkal ho po pleci. \u201eV\u017edy vyzer\u00e1\u0161, akoby si pre\u0161iel peklom.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eA to ve\u010der m\u00e1m zas smenu,\u201c odpovedal Alex s \u00fa\u0161krnom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eTak sa dobre vyspi,\u201c dodal Marek a odi\u0161iel otvori\u0165 centrum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alex vy\u0161iel von. Na chv\u00ed\u013eu sa obzrel. V tmav\u00fdch okn\u00e1ch sa mu zdalo, \u017ee vid\u00ed siluety, ako na\u0148ho h\u013eadia. Oto\u010dil sa, pre\u0161iel po chodn\u00edku a v duchu si povedal: Dnes to zvl\u00e1dnem lep\u0161ie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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