Stas t\u0103cu. Pentru prima dat\u0103, \u00een ochii lui nu se mai citea siguran\u021ba aia copil\u0103reasc\u0103. P\u0103rea pierdut, ca un om care n-a \u00een\u021beles niciodat\u0103 cum func\u021bioneaz\u0103 lumea din jurul lui.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Eu doar… voiam s\u0103 fac un bine, \u2014 spuse \u00eencet, l\u0103s\u00e2ndu-\u0219i privirea \u00een farfurie.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Un bine pentru cine? \u2014 Elena ridic\u0103 vocea, dar nu \u021bipa. Fiecare cuv\u00e2nt era t\u0103ios \u0219i clar. \u2014 Pentru tine? Pentru ea? Sau pentru am\u00e2ndoi, ca s\u0103 dormi lini\u0219tit c\u0103 ai fost fratele model?<\/p>\n
El r\u0103mase mut. Se uita la m\u00e2inile ei care tremurau, dar nu de furie, ci de dezam\u0103gire.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tu nu \u00een\u021belegi, Stas. Banii \u0103ia nu sunt doar bani. Sunt ani de iubire, de grij\u0103, de copil\u0103rie. Sunt mirosul de pl\u0103cinte \u0219i vocea care m\u0103 striga din curte. Sunt tot ce-a mai r\u0103mas din ea…<\/p>\n
El \u00ee\u0219i mu\u0219c\u0103 buza, iar lini\u0219tea care se a\u0219ternu era grea ca plumbul. \u00cen afara ferestrei, v\u00e2ntul b\u0103tea u\u0219or \u00een geam, ca o b\u0103taie timid\u0103.<\/p>\n
Elena se ridic\u0103 \u0219i \u00eencepu s\u0103 str\u00e2ng\u0103 farfuriile. Mi\u0219c\u0103rile ei erau mecanice, dar \u00een fiecare gest se sim\u021bea un repro\u0219 mut.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Eu credeam c\u0103 vrei acela\u0219i lucru ca mine, \u2014 spuse ea f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-l priveasc\u0103. \u2014 O cas\u0103, lini\u0219te, ceva sigur. Dar tu… tu tr\u0103ie\u0219ti \u00eentr-o lume unde totul se rezolv\u0103 cu cadouri \u0219i gesturi mari.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu e a\u0219a, \u2014 murmur\u0103 el. \u2014 Eu doar… voiam s-o ajut.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pe mine cine m\u0103 ajut\u0103, Stas? \u2014 \u00eentreb\u0103 ea brusc, \u00eentorc\u00e2ndu-se. \u2014 Cine m\u0103 ajut\u0103 pe mine s\u0103 m\u0103 simt \u00een siguran\u021b\u0103, s\u0103 nu mai calc pe ghea\u021b\u0103 \u00een fiecare zi, a\u0219tept\u00e2nd urm\u0103toarea ta \u201eidee bun\u0103\u201d?<\/p>\n
El nu r\u0103spunse.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva clipe, Elena puse farfuriile \u00een chiuvet\u0103 \u0219i r\u0103mase cu m\u00e2inile sprijinite de margine. Respira ad\u00e2nc, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 nu izbucneasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218tii ce e ciudat? \u2014 spuse ea cu voce joas\u0103. \u2014 Eu chiar te iubesc. Dar uneori m\u0103 \u00eentreb dac\u0103 noi tr\u0103im aceea\u0219i via\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
Stas se ridic\u0103 de la mas\u0103, dar nu se apropie. Se uita la ea ca la o str\u0103in\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Poate c\u0103 am gre\u0219it, \u2014 zise el, aproape \u0219optit. \u2014 N-am vrut s\u0103 te r\u0103nesc.<\/p>\n
Elena \u00eencuviin\u021b\u0103 u\u0219or, dar ochii \u00eei erau reci.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218tiu. Tocmai asta doare cel mai tare.<\/p>\n
Se \u00eendrept\u0103 spre fereastr\u0103 \u0219i privi afar\u0103. \u00cen lumina str\u0103zii, se vedea aburul care se ridica din co\u0219urile blocurilor. Acolo, \u00een \u00eentuneric, \u00eei p\u0103rea c\u0103-l vede pe tat\u0103l ei, st\u00e2nd la poarta casei b\u0103tr\u00e2ne\u0219ti, z\u00e2mbind, a\u0219a cum o f\u0103cea mereu.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bunica ar fi zis s\u0103 nu las pe nimeni s\u0103 hot\u0103rasc\u0103 ce fac cu sufletul meu, \u2014 spuse ea \u00eencet. \u2014 \u0218i banii \u0103ia… sunt parte din el.<\/p>\n
Stas d\u0103du un pas \u00een spate. Nu mai era loc de cuvinte.<\/p>\n
Elena se \u00eentoarse \u0219i, pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een seara aceea, p\u0103rea \u00eemp\u0103cat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 M\u00e2ine m\u0103 duc la banc\u0103, \u2014 spuse ea. \u2014 O s\u0103-i mut pe alt cont. \u0218i nu mai vreau s\u0103 aud niciun cuv\u00e2nt despre ma\u0219ini.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cum vrei, \u2014 r\u0103spunse el \u00eencet, \u0219tiind c\u0103 undeva, \u00eentre farfuria cu cartofi \u0219i t\u0103cerea care se l\u0103sase, se rupsese ceva ce nu mai putea fi lipit.<\/p>\n
Elena stinse lumina \u0219i ie\u0219i din buc\u0103t\u0103rie. \u00cen camer\u0103 r\u0103mase doar mirosul de m\u00e2ncare rece \u0219i un ecou al unei seri care trebuia s\u0103 fie frumoas\u0103, dar s-a transformat \u00eentr-un sf\u00e2r\u0219it.<\/p>\n
\u00cen t\u0103cerea aceea grea, singurul lucru care se mai auzea era v\u00e2ntul care b\u0103tea \u00een geam \u2014 ca o amintire a tot ce nu se mai putea schimba.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Stas t\u0103cu. Pentru prima dat\u0103, \u00een ochii lui nu se mai citea siguran\u021ba aia copil\u0103reasc\u0103. P\u0103rea pierdut, ca un om care n-a \u00een\u021beles niciodat\u0103 cum func\u021bioneaz\u0103 lumea din jurul lui. \u2014 Eu doar… voiam s\u0103 fac un bine, \u2014 spuse \u00eencet, l\u0103s\u00e2ndu-\u0219i privirea \u00een farfurie. \u2014 Un bine pentru cine? \u2014 Elena ridic\u0103 vocea, dar […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10189,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10188","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\/10188","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=10188"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10190,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10188\/revisions\/10190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}