Tat\u0103l a sorbit o gur\u0103 de whisky \u0219i a spus calm, dar ap\u0103sat:
\u201eN-am urm\u0103rit-o, Tudor. A venit la mine acum o lun\u0103. Avea nevoie de ajutor. Financiar. \u0218i… altfel.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tudor a \u00eencremenit. Nu \u00een\u021belegea. \u201eAlina? La tine? De ce n-a spus nimic?\u201d<\/p>\n
B\u0103rbatul mai b\u0103u o gur\u0103 \u0219i \u00ee\u0219i aprinse o \u021bigar\u0103. \u201ePentru c\u0103 i-a fost ru\u0219ine. A vrut s\u0103 o fac\u0103 singur\u0103, dar era \u00eencol\u021bit\u0103. A venit cu o h\u00e2rtie cu datorie… zece mii de lei. \u00cemprumutase bani de la un tip dubios. Totul pentru tine. Voia s\u0103-\u021bi fac\u0103 surpriz\u0103 cu o vacan\u021b\u0103 \u00een Grecia, s\u0103 te cear\u0103 ea de so\u021b acolo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tudor sim\u021bea cum i se str\u00e2nge stomacul. \u201e\u0218i… stickul?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eStickul e de la omul de la care \u00eemprumutase banii. Un individ care \u00eenregistreaz\u0103 tot, ca s\u0103 aib\u0103 cu ce \u0219antaja oamenii. Pe stick e o conversa\u021bie dintre el \u0219i ea. Trebuie s\u0103 o ascul\u021bi.\u201d<\/p>\n
M\u00e2inile lui Tudor tremurau. A luat stickul, l-a b\u0103gat \u00een laptop \u0219i a dat play.<\/p>\n
Vocea Alinei se auzea clar, dar plin\u0103 de team\u0103.
\u201eV\u0103 rog… am s\u0103 v\u0103 dau banii \u00eenapoi. Doar c\u00e2teva zile. Nu vreau s\u0103 afle Tudor, v\u0103 rog…\u201d
\u201ePrea t\u00e2rziu, draga mea. Ori \u00eemi aduci banii, ori fac public filmarea cu tine de la cazino.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tudor a \u00eenlemnit. Cazino? Filmare? Nu putea fi adev\u0103rat. Tat\u0103l lui l-a privit \u00een t\u0103cere.<\/p>\n
\u201eA intrat \u00een cazino o singur\u0103 dat\u0103. A vrut s\u0103-\u0219i recupereze banii pierdu\u021bi. A pierdut \u0219i mai mult. \u0218i s-a speriat. M-a rugat s\u0103 nu-\u021bi spun. Am pl\u0103tit eu datoria. Dar am vrut s\u0103 vezi cu ochii t\u0103i \u00een ce s-a b\u0103gat, ca s\u0103 \u00een\u021belegi cine e, cu bune \u0219i cu rele.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lacrimile i-au umplut ochii lui Tudor. Sim\u021bea ru\u0219ine, furie, dar \u0219i durere. Nu pentru c\u0103 ea gre\u0219ise, ci pentru c\u0103 el nu v\u0103zuse c\u00e2t de disperat\u0103 fusese s\u0103-i demonstreze dragostea ei.<\/p>\n
\u201eTat\u0103… de ce n-ai spus nimic p\u00e2n\u0103 acum?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201ePentru c\u0103 nu voiam s\u0103 o pierzi. Dar azi… c\u00e2nd am v\u0103zut-o pl\u00e2ng\u00e2nd, mi-am dat seama c\u0103 deja o pierzi singur.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tudor a \u00eenchis laptopul \u0219i a ie\u0219it \u00een fug\u0103 din cas\u0103. A condus f\u0103r\u0103 direc\u021bie, p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd farurile ma\u0219inii au luminat blocul unde locuia Alina. A urcat sc\u0103rile \u00een goan\u0103 \u0219i a b\u0103tut la u\u0219\u0103.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd ea a deschis, avea ochii umfla\u021bi de pl\u00e2ns.
\u201eCe mai vrei, Tudor?\u201d a spus \u00eencet, f\u0103r\u0103 vlag\u0103.<\/p>\n
El a r\u0103mas t\u0103cut c\u00e2teva clipe. Apoi i-a luat m\u00e2inile \u0219i a spus:
\u201eVreau s\u0103-mi ceri iertare doar pentru un singur lucru: c\u0103 n-ai avut \u00eencredere s\u0103-mi spui adev\u0103rul. Restul… restul nu conteaz\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alina a izbucnit \u00een pl\u00e2ns \u0219i s-a pr\u0103bu\u0219it \u00een bra\u021bele lui.<\/p>\n
\u201eAm gre\u0219it… Am vrut doar s\u0103 te fac fericit.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201e\u0218tiu. \u0218i ai reu\u0219it. Chiar \u0219i c\u00e2nd ai gre\u0219it.\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u0103cerea s-a a\u0219ezat \u00eentre ei, dar era o t\u0103cere lini\u0219titoare. Tudor \u0219i-a trecut degetele prin p\u0103rul ei \u0219i a \u0219optit:
\u201eHai s\u0103 lu\u0103m totul de la cap\u0103t. F\u0103r\u0103 minciuni, f\u0103r\u0103 datorii. Doar noi.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ea a z\u00e2mbit printre lacrimi. \u201eChiar vrei asta?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eMai mult ca oric\u00e2nd.\u201d<\/p>\n
C\u00e2teva luni mai t\u00e2rziu, \u00een acela\u0219i restaurant unde se certaser\u0103, Tudor a pus pe mas\u0103 o cutiu\u021b\u0103 mic\u0103. \u00cen\u0103untru era un inel simplu, din argint, f\u0103r\u0103 pietre scumpe.<\/p>\n
\u201ePoate n-am Grecia, dar am inima mea. \u0218i pe tine.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alina a r\u00e2s printre lacrimi. \u201eE tot ce mi-am dorit.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u0218i, \u00een timp ce oamenii din jur \u00eei priveau z\u00e2mbind, Tudor a \u00een\u021beles c\u0103 adev\u0103rul doare doar c\u00e2nd nu e spus la timp. C\u00e2nd e rostit din dragoste, el vindec\u0103.<\/p>\n
Iar acel stick, odinioar\u0103 simbolul unei tr\u0103d\u0103ri, a devenit pentru ei \u00eenceputul unei vie\u021bi noi \u2014 una \u00een care iubirea nu mai avea secrete, doar promisiuni \u021binute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tat\u0103l a sorbit o gur\u0103 de whisky \u0219i a spus calm, dar ap\u0103sat:\u201eN-am urm\u0103rit-o, Tudor. A venit la mine acum o lun\u0103. Avea nevoie de ajutor. Financiar. \u0218i… altfel.\u201d Tudor a \u00eencremenit. Nu \u00een\u021belegea. \u201eAlina? La tine? De ce n-a spus nimic?\u201d B\u0103rbatul mai b\u0103u o gur\u0103 \u0219i \u00ee\u0219i aprinse o \u021bigar\u0103. \u201ePentru c\u0103 i-a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10042,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-povesti"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10041"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10041\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10043,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10041\/revisions\/10043"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}