Femeia a t\u0103cut c\u00e2teva clipe. Muzica din sal\u0103 continua, iar ceilal\u021bi dansatori se roteau f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 b\u0103nuiasc\u0103 furtuna care se isca \u00eentre ei. Apoi, cu o lini\u0219te care t\u0103ia mai ad\u00e2nc dec\u00e2t orice \u021bip\u0103t, ea a spus:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Poate c\u0103 ai dreptate, dragul meu. Poate c\u0103 m-am schimbat. Poate c\u0103 nu mai am talia de alt\u0103dat\u0103 \u0219i p\u0103rul nu-mi mai str\u0103luce\u0219te la fel. Dar \u0219tii ce? Nici tu nu mai e\u0219ti b\u0103iatul care mi-a promis cerul \u0219i p\u0103m\u00e2ntul pe o banc\u0103 din parc.<\/p>\n
El a r\u0103mas mut.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u021ai-ai dorit o via\u021b\u0103 bun\u0103 \u0219i am muncit cot la cot s\u0103 o avem. \u021ai-ai dorit copii, i-am crescut \u00eempreun\u0103. \u021ai-ai dorit un acoperi\u0219, \u021bi-am f\u0103cut cas\u0103 din c\u0103r\u0103mizi, dar \u0219i din r\u0103bdare. Iar acum, c\u00e2nd totul e gata, \u00ee\u021bi dore\u0219ti altceva. Poate e r\u00e2ndul t\u0103u s\u0103 te cau\u021bi.<\/p>\n
Ea s-a \u00eentors, a mers calm spre mas\u0103 \u0219i \u0219i-a luat po\u0219eta. Toat\u0103 lumea din jur a sim\u021bit tensiunea, dar femeia n-a pl\u00e2ns. N-a rostit niciun cuv\u00e2nt \u00een plus. Doar a ad\u0103ugat, cu voce joas\u0103, dar ferm\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 vrei libertate, o ai. Dar nu uita: o femeie care te-a ridicat din nimic poate tr\u0103i \u0219i f\u0103r\u0103 tine.<\/p>\n
A ie\u0219it din sal\u0103, iar muzica s-a auzit din ce \u00een ce mai departe.<\/p>\n
\u00cen seara aceea, b\u0103rbatul s-a \u00eentors acas\u0103 singur. A deschis u\u0219a \u0219i a sim\u021bit mirosul familiar de m\u00e2ncare g\u0103tit\u0103, de lemn vechi, de via\u021b\u0103 \u00eemp\u0103r\u021bit\u0103 \u00een doi. Pe masa din buc\u0103t\u0103rie era o farfurie acoperit\u0103, cu un bile\u021bel deasupra: \u201eS\u0103 nu ui\u021bi s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nci. \u0218i s\u0103 nu ui\u021bi cine te-a iubit cu adev\u0103rat.\u201d<\/p>\n
El s-a a\u0219ezat, dar n-a putut atinge m\u00e2ncarea. A privit fotografiile de pe perete \u2014 chipul tinerei care fusese odinioar\u0103 so\u021bia lui, z\u00e2mbetul copiilor, casa ridicat\u0103 din visuri \u0219i b\u0103t\u0103i de inim\u0103.<\/p>\n
T\u00e2n\u0103ra femeie cu care voia s\u0103 fug\u0103 \u00eei p\u0103rea brusc str\u0103in\u0103. Avea z\u00e2mbetul larg, dar gol. Nu \u0219tia cum miroase p\u00e2inea cald\u0103 diminea\u021ba, nu-i \u0219tia t\u0103cerile, nici felul \u00een care \u00eei aranja cravata \u00eenainte de o \u00eent\u00e2lnire important\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00cen t\u0103cerea casei, \u0219i-a dat seama c\u00e2t de mult gre\u0219ise. Bog\u0103\u021bia, tinere\u021bea, aventurile \u2014 toate p\u0103reau deodat\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 gust. Tot ce avea cu adev\u0103rat valoare st\u0103tea \u00een farfuria acoperit\u0103 \u0219i \u00een bile\u021belul scris cu o m\u00e2n\u0103 obosit\u0103, dar iubitoare.<\/p>\n
A doua zi diminea\u021b\u0103, a dus un buchet de flori la salonul unde \u0219tia c\u0103 ea mergea la coafor. Femeia \u00eel privi scurt, cu o privire calm\u0103, dar rece.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce vrei, Gheorghe? \u2014 \u00eentreb\u0103 ea simplu.<\/p>\n
El a l\u0103sat florile pe mas\u0103.
\u2014 S\u0103-mi ceri iertare, cred. \u0218i… s\u0103-\u021bi spun c\u0103 nu \u0219tiam c\u00e2t valorezi.<\/p>\n
Ea a z\u00e2mbit. Nu din bucurie, ci din pace.
\u2014 Gheorghe, nu trebuie s\u0103-mi spui mie. Trebuie s\u0103-\u021bi spui \u021bie. Eu m-am iertat deja.<\/p>\n
Apoi s-a ridicat \u0219i a plecat, l\u0103s\u00e2ndu-l cu florile \u0219i t\u0103cerea grea din jur.<\/p>\n
\u00cen zilele care au urmat, b\u0103rbatul a \u00een\u021beles c\u0103 iubirea adev\u0103rat\u0103 nu se m\u0103soar\u0103 \u00een riduri sau kilograme, ci \u00een ani de r\u0103bdare \u0219i \u00een momentele \u00een care doi oameni aleg s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103, chiar \u0219i atunci c\u00e2nd e greu.<\/p>\n
Iar femeia \u2014 femeia care fusese numit\u0103 \u201eb\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103 \u0219i obosit\u0103\u201d \u2014 a ren\u0103scut. \u0218i-a vopsit p\u0103rul, \u0219i-a cump\u0103rat o rochie nou\u0103 \u0219i a mers singur\u0103 la dans. C\u00e2nd muzica a \u00eenceput, a z\u00e2mbit. Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mult timp, dansa doar pentru ea.<\/p>\n
\u0218i atunci a \u0219tiut: iubirea adev\u0103rat\u0103 nu se pierde niciodat\u0103, dar uneori trebuie s\u0103 te pierzi pe tine ca s\u0103-\u021bi aminte\u0219ti c\u00e2t valorezi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Femeia a t\u0103cut c\u00e2teva clipe. Muzica din sal\u0103 continua, iar ceilal\u021bi dansatori se roteau f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 b\u0103nuiasc\u0103 furtuna care se isca \u00eentre ei. Apoi, cu o lini\u0219te care t\u0103ia mai ad\u00e2nc dec\u00e2t orice \u021bip\u0103t, ea a spus: \u2014 Poate c\u0103 ai dreptate, dragul meu. Poate c\u0103 m-am schimbat. Poate c\u0103 nu mai am talia de […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10083,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10082","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\/10082","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=10082"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10084,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10082\/revisions\/10084"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}