En me faisant croire aux miracles, grand-père m’a appris qu’il faut toujours saisir au vol les joies qu’offre la vie.
NOUS VENIONS d’arriver en France, et ma femme Nancy et moi déballions nos affaires par un après-midi d’août. Nous avions hâte de faire de l’appartement un lieu accueillant pour oublier notre exil.
Assise par terre, Claire, notre fille de trois ans, feuilletait des livres. Elle en avait visiblement assez de vivre au milieu des cartons. « S’il te plaît, lis-moi ça », a-t-elle dit en me tendant un volume bleu.
Sur la quatrième de couverture aux couleurs passées était écrit : « Le français en s’amusant. » Mon grand-père, qui avait été élevé dans cette langue, m’avait fait cadeau de cet ouvrage lorsque j’étais enfant. Mes parents l’avaient retrouvé je ne sais où et glissé dans nos bagages.
Claire m’a montré une page sur laquelle figurait la partition d’une vieille comptine française : « Savez-vous planter les choux ? » Quelqu’un avait barré à l’encre le mot « choux » pour le remplacer par « pastèques ».
« Papa ! c’est toi qui as fait ça ? », s’est indignée Claire. Nous venions de lui apprendre à ne pas gribouiller sur les livres. Je lui ai expliqué que le coupable était mon grandpère. « Pourquoi a-t-il fait ça ? »
Elle n’y comprenait plus rien. C’est alors que, m’asseyant pour lui raconter toute l’histoire, je me suis retrouvé transporté des années en arrière, sur une route cahotante du Nebraska.
« C’EST ENCORE LOIN ? » a demandé ma sœur Vicky, assise sur la banquette arrière de la familiale, une Ford 54.
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