V\u0161echno je te\u010f a j\u00e1 nem\u00e1m \u010das si to uv\u011bdomit, proto\u017ee to \u017eiju, a tak jsem uchr\u00e1n\u011bn\u00e1 v\u0161ech sv\u00fdch vnit\u0159n\u00edch pozn\u00e1mek o tom, jestli je zrovna tohle to prav\u00e9. V mysli se p\u0159ece jen vrac\u00edm k z\u00e1\u017eitk\u016fm z Valletty a p\u0159edstavuju si, \u017ee do takov\u00fdch \u017eit\u00fdch okam\u017eik\u016f unikal vrah Caravaggio, kdy\u017e tvo\u0159il sv\u00e1 d\u00edla pro Katedr\u00e1lu svat\u00e9ho Jana. Detailn\u00ed obraz St\u011bt\u00ed Jana K\u0159titele je jeho art terapi\u00ed, vyrovn\u00e1n\u00edm se s prudkou povahou, kter\u00e1 ho dennodenn\u011b dost\u00e1vala do probl\u00e9m\u016f. V kalu\u017ei krve z Janovy hlavy jde Caravaggio a\u017e na d\u0159e\u0148 utrpen\u00ed, v n\u011bm\u017e v\u00fdjime\u010dn\u011b zanechal sv\u016fj podpis. Podobn\u00fd z\u00e1chv\u011bv \u017eivota c\u00edt\u00edm, kdy\u017e pozoruju sou\u010dasnou americkou mal\u00ed\u0159ku Noru Byrne v kuchyni Valletta Design Clusteru. Za\u010darovan\u00e9 m\u00edsto s jednou ze dvou zahrad ve Vallett\u011b nab\u00edz\u00ed sv\u00e9 d\u00edlny um\u011blc\u016fm i \u0159emesln\u00edk\u016fm. Nora tentokr\u00e1t nestoj\u00ed u pl\u00e1tna, ale opravdu v kuchyni, kde va\u0159\u00ed inkoust z lu\u010dn\u00edho kv\u00edt\u00ed a j\u00edm potom kresl\u00ed jin\u00e9 kytky a k\u0159ehk\u00e9 ryb\u00e1\u0159sk\u00e9 domky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Putuju na Gozu sama, jak to m\u00e1m r\u00e1da. Zasn\u011bn\u011b pozoruju odv\u00edjej\u00edc\u00ed se \u00fatesy, v\u00edt\u00e1m jarn\u00ed p\u0159eh\u00e1\u0148ky, sva\u010d\u00edm su\u0161enky, koupu se v ledov\u00e9m mo\u0159i, \u010dtu si o emigraci maltsk\u00fdch \u017een do Austr\u00e1lie v n\u00e1dhern\u00e9m rom\u00e1nu Lou Drofenik Echoes. Dokud nedojdu do posledn\u00ed vesnice na z\u00e1pad\u011b. Spisovatelka Lou Drofenik se ve sv\u00fdch knih\u00e1ch r\u00e1da vrac\u00ed k rozd\u00edlu mezi hektickou Maltou a nedot\u010denou p\u0159\u00edrodou na Gozu, nevynech\u00e1v\u00e1 c\u00edrkevn\u00ed ne\u0161vary t\u00e9hle katolick\u00e9 ba\u0161ty, p\u00ed\u0161e o st\u00e1le leg\u00e1ln\u00edm lovu zp\u011bvn\u00e9ho ptactva, o kter\u00e9m mluv\u00ed jako o vra\u017ed\u011bn\u00ed nevi\u0148\u00e1tek. V\u0161echno se mi propoj\u00ed b\u011bhem jednoho ve\u010dera v nen\u00e1padn\u00e9m m\u011bste\u010dku Gharb, za kter\u00fdm u\u017e nen\u00ed nic ne\u017e otev\u0159en\u00e9 mo\u0159e. Jsou Velikonoce, ulice zat\u00edm zej\u00ed pr\u00e1zdnotou, ale za ml\u010denliv\u00fdmi zdmi dom\u016f se chyst\u00e1 ve\u010dern\u00ed pr\u016fvod B\u00edl\u00e9 ned\u011ble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Osam\u011bl\u00fd karaoke DJ<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Zazvon\u00edm u dve\u0159\u00ed, kde m\u00e1m domluven\u00e9 ubytov\u00e1n\u00ed. Otev\u0159e mi mu\u017e, o\u010dividn\u011b pr\u00e1v\u011b probuzen\u00fd. \u0160iroce z\u00edv\u00e1 a omlouv\u00e1 se, \u017ee je v py\u017eamu. Je p\u016fl \u0161est\u00e9 odpoledne. Je mi fuk jestli je v py\u017eamu, nebo ve smokingu, chci se jen ubytovat a zjistit, kde bych si mohla d\u00e1t n\u011bco k j\u00eddlu. Hned za dve\u0159mi za\u010d\u00edn\u00e1 starod\u00e1vn\u00fd ob\u00fdvac\u00ed pokoj s gau\u010dem zabalen\u00fdm do leopard\u00ed deky. Mu\u017e m\u011b vyzve, abych si pr\u00e1v\u011b tady odlo\u017eila batoh, \u017ee m\u011b provede domem. Nejist\u011b se pod\u00edv\u00e1m do tmav\u00e9 chodby p\u0159ede mnou. Vede z n\u00ed p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 mnoho dve\u0159\u00ed. Mu\u017e m\u011b neuklidn\u00ed, kdy\u017e mi nad\u0161en\u011b sd\u011bl\u00ed, \u017ee jsem dnes jedin\u00fd host. Pevn\u011b sev\u0159u batoh a \u0159\u00edk\u00e1m, \u017ee bych r\u00e1da vid\u011bla sv\u016fj pokoj. Vincent, jak se p\u0159edstav\u00ed, se nerozpakuje, bere mi batoh z rukou a op\u00edr\u00e1 ho o safari gau\u010d. Nejist\u011b polknu a n\u00e1sleduju mu\u017ee v \u017eupanu hloub\u011bji do obrovsk\u00e9ho studen\u00e9ho domu. Uk\u00e1\u017ee na jedny dve\u0159e, tam je sklad pln\u00fd haraburd\u00ed, pak jeho lo\u017enice, n\u011bkolik dve\u0159\u00ed nekomentuje, kdy\u017e dojdeme do kuchyn\u011b. Chv\u00e1l\u00edm v\u0161echno, co vid\u00edm a v hlav\u011b mi jede, jak z t\u00e9hle situace rychle vybruslit. M\u00edsto toho si sed\u00e1m za st\u016fl a \u010dek\u00e1m, dokud p\u0159ede m\u011b Vincent nepostav\u00ed \u010derstv\u00fd hrnek s \u010dajem. V duchu po\u010d\u00edt\u00e1m, kolik minut mi zabere vypit\u00ed vrouc\u00edho n\u00e1poje. Kalkuluju jestli je tahle situace b\u011b\u017en\u00e1, jestli se mi l\u00edb\u00ed, nebo u\u017e je to za hranou. M\u00e1m pocit, \u017ee jsem nucen\u00e1 do n\u011b\u010deho, co nechci, ale nem\u00e1m \u201eodvahu\u201c, \u201es\u00edlu\u201c n\u011bco \u0159\u00edct. Jsem takhle vychovan\u00e1? Abych nechala ciz\u00ed lidi rozhodovat o tom, co se mnou d\u011bje a nezas\u00e1hla? Je to moje slu\u0161nost, nebo zbab\u011blost? Sakra! Vincent mele a mele. U\u017e v\u00edm, \u017ee je DJ, karaoke zp\u011bv\u00e1k, \u0159idi\u010d taxi, turistick\u00fd pr\u016fvodce, instruktor vodn\u00edho ly\u017eov\u00e1n\u00ed a d\u011bl\u00e1 nejlep\u0161\u00ed sn\u00eddan\u011b na v\u0161ech t\u0159ech maltsk\u00fdch ostrovech. Ukazuje mi na mobilu svoje show, hraje pro lidi na lod\u00edch devades\u00e1tkov\u00fd songy oble\u010denej jako Charlie Sheen v seri\u00e1lu Dva a p\u016fl chlapa. Zd\u011b\u0161en\u011b se pozoruju, jak se z\u00e1jmem kouk\u00e1m na p\u0159\u00ed\u0161ern\u00fd videjka a je\u0161t\u011b mu je chv\u00e1l\u00edm. U toho se mi da\u0159\u00ed opa\u0159it si jazyk \u010dajem. Po \u010dtvrt\u00e9m srdceryvn\u00e9m videu, kter\u00e9 nazp\u00edval kamar\u00e1dovi, kter\u00e9mu um\u0159el otec, se nen\u00e1padn\u011b zvednu a ud\u011bl\u00e1m chybu. Zept\u00e1m se, kde bych na\u0161la otev\u0159en\u00fd obchod s j\u00eddlem. DJ ani nemrkne a sd\u011bl\u00ed mi, \u017ee m\u011b nech\u00e1 patn\u00e1ct minut odpo\u010dinout a pak m\u011b vezme do restaurace. Jsem ob\u011b\u0165 osam\u011bl\u00e9ho maniaka, nebo je to z\u00e1bavn\u00fd?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dej si jehn\u011b!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201eDej si jehn\u011b, drahou\u0161ku.\u201c Opravdu mi tak \u0159ekla! \u201eJe b\u00e1je\u010dn\u011b p\u0159ipraven\u00e9, maso \u00fapln\u011b odpad\u00e1 od kosti. Na jehn\u011b sem jezd\u00edm ka\u017ed\u00e9 Velikonoce!\u201c \u0159\u00edk\u00e1 mi vesele osmdes\u00e1tilet\u00e1 \u017eena rt\u011bnkou rud\u00fdmi rty, v rud\u00fdch \u0161atech a \u0161\u0148\u016frou perel. Sed\u00ed se sv\u00fdm mu\u017eem hned vedle m\u011b a Vincenta v b\u00e1je\u010dn\u00e9 restauraci Azure Window s v\u00fdhledem na Inland Sea, modrookou lagunu, kterou sem propou\u0161t\u00ed oko do St\u0159edozemn\u00edho mo\u0159e. B\u00fdval\u00e1 obchodnice s v\u00ednem na\u0161t\u011bst\u00ed ovl\u00e1dne ve\u0161kerou konverzaci a j\u00e1 se mohu v klidu v\u011bnovat sv\u00fdm \u0161paget\u00e1m s mo\u0159sk\u00fdmi plody. V\u0161ichni se te\u010f bav\u00ed maltsky, jedin\u00e9m semitsk\u00e9m jazyku, psan\u00fdm latinkou s prvky ture\u010dtiny. Po skleni\u010dce v\u00edna jsem si jist\u00e1, \u017ee Vincent je ne\u0161kodn\u00fd pov\u00edd\u00e1lek. Najednou zase p\u0159ejde do angli\u010dtiny a zept\u00e1 se m\u011b, zda jsem ortodoxn\u00edho vyzn\u00e1n\u00ed, nebo katoli\u010dka. Rud\u00e1 obchodnice tak\u00e9 se z\u00e1jmem \u010dek\u00e1 na mou odpov\u011b\u010f. \u0158eknu, \u017ee jsem nepok\u0159t\u011bn\u00e1 katoli\u010dka, co\u017e nikdo z nich nepochop\u00ed. Vincent se pod\u00edv\u00e1 na hodinky, v sedm je m\u0161e, kam on mus\u00ed j\u00edt, proto\u017ee na m\u0161i by m\u011bl \u010dlov\u011bk j\u00edt minim\u00e1ln\u011b jednou t\u00fddn\u011b. Rozvine se z toho debata o nav\u0161t\u011bvovanosti svatost\u00e1nk\u016f, zpov\u011bdi a h\u0159\u00edch\u00e1ch, na\u0161t\u011bst\u00ed m\u011b z toho vynechaj\u00ed a j\u00e1 se tak mohu v\u011bnovat vy\u0161krab\u00e1v\u00e1n\u00ed mu\u0161le ze sko\u0159\u00e1pky. Zaplat\u00edme ka\u017ed\u00fd za sebe, co\u017e pos\u00edl\u00ed mou d\u016fv\u011bru, v nez\u00e1vaznost dne\u0161n\u00edho ve\u010dera. Vz\u00e1p\u011bt\u00ed m\u011b ale Vincent pozve na m\u0161i a pak na film z Netflixu na leopard\u00ed pohovce. Omluvn\u011b se usm\u011bju a jako profesion\u00e1ln\u00ed znud\u011bn\u00e1 man\u017eelka se vymluv\u00edm na bolest hlavy. Na noc se v pokoji bezpe\u010dn\u011b zamknu, r\u00e1no vyst\u0159el\u00edm na cestu p\u0159ed osmou, nenech\u00e1m si vnutit ani dal\u0161\u00ed \u010daj.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Malta hled\u00e1 \u0159idi\u010dky autobusu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Moje dobrodru\u017estv\u00ed zd\u00e1 se nekon\u010d\u00ed ani p\u0159i zp\u00e1te\u010dn\u00edm letu s p\u0159estupem v Istanbulu. Sed\u00edm vedle kulat\u00e9ho \u0159\u00edhaj\u00edc\u00edho Inda, kter\u00fd pracuje jako \u0159idi\u010d autobusu na Malt\u011b. Chrl\u00ed na m\u011b celou \u0159adu slov v exotick\u00e9 angli\u010dtin\u011b, kter\u00fdm nerozum\u00edm, a tak se jen ch\u00e1pav\u011b usm\u00edv\u00e1m. Dokonce dostanu nab\u00eddku pracovat jako \u0159idi\u010dka autobusu na Malt\u011b, sta\u010d\u00ed, kdy\u017e on \u0159ekne mana\u017eerce Marii. \u0158\u00edk\u00e1m si, \u017ee sice ulice na Malt\u011b jsou \u00fazk\u00e9 a k\u0159ivolak\u00e9, jezd\u00ed se vlevo, ale ned\u00e1vno jsem dostala v pr\u00e1ci v\u00fdpov\u011b\u010f, tak o tom budu mo\u017en\u00e1 uva\u017eovat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kamkoliv jedu, jsem nep\u0159ipraven\u00e1 a bez pl\u00e1nu, ve stavu mysli, kter\u00e1 je rezignovan\u00e1 a nic neo\u010dek\u00e1v\u00e1. Jsem flexibiln\u00ed. Na Maltu p\u0159ij\u00ed\u017ed\u00edm na pracovn\u00ed st\u00e1\u017e a taky j\u00ed obej\u00edt p\u011b\u0161ky, ale v\u0161ichni mluv\u00ed o Gozu. Nechci jet na Gozo. Jen\u017ee Malta je p\u0159elidn\u011bn\u00e1, p\u0159\u00edroda zkrocen\u00e1, doprava p\u0159\u00ed\u0161ern\u00e1. 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