Radu a r\u0103mas \u00eencremenit. Telefonul i-a c\u0103zut din m\u00e2n\u0103 \u0219i s-a izbit de podea cu un zgomot sec. Ochii i se plimbau \u00eentre so\u021bia care \u00eel privea \u00eenghe\u021bat, \u0219eful care-\u0219i \u00eencruci\u0219ase bra\u021bele \u0219i secretara, palid\u0103, cu privirea pierdut\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Eu… eu pot explica, \u2014 b\u00e2igui, dar vocea \u00eei tremura.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Explic\u0103, \u2014 spuse calm Cristina, so\u021bia lui, dar tonul ei avea ceva rece, de ghea\u021b\u0103. \u2014 Explic\u0103 de ce vorbe\u0219ti a\u0219a despre fratele t\u0103u \u0219i despre un copil nevinovat.<\/p>\n
El se uit\u0103 spre mine, dar eu nu mai aveam lacrimi. Doar t\u0103cerea. T\u0103cerea aceea grea, care spune mai mult dec\u00e2t orice \u021bip\u0103t.<\/p>\n
Tat\u0103l lui Sorin p\u0103\u0219i \u00een fa\u021b\u0103. Nu ridic\u0103 vocea, dar fiecare cuv\u00e2nt t\u0103ia aerul ca o lam\u0103.
\u2014 B\u0103iete, am v\u0103zut multe \u00een via\u021ba mea. Am pierdut camarazi, am \u00eengropat oameni buni. Dar n-am v\u0103zut niciodat\u0103 at\u00e2ta venin \u00eentr-un singur om.<\/p>\n
Radu d\u0103du un pas \u00eenapoi. \u00cencerca s\u0103 z\u00e2mbeasc\u0103, dar col\u021burile gurii i se zb\u0103teau neputincioase.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A fost o glum\u0103… o glum\u0103 proast\u0103, \u2014 morm\u0103i el.<\/p>\n
Cristina \u00ee\u0219i scoase inelul de pe deget \u0219i \u00eel l\u0103s\u0103 pe mas\u0103.
\u2014 Nu mai e nimic de glumit. M-ai f\u0103cut de ru\u0219ine \u00een fa\u021ba tuturor. \u0218i eu, \u0219i oamenii din firm\u0103. Ai terminat.<\/p>\n
\u0218eful lui, un b\u0103rbat solid cu o privire t\u0103ioas\u0103, d\u0103du doar din cap:
\u2014 M\u00e2ine s\u0103 nu te mai prezin\u021bi la birou. Oamenii ca tine nu merit\u0103 \u00eencredere.<\/p>\n
Radu \u00ee\u0219i ridic\u0103 privirea, c\u0103ut\u00e2nd ajutor. Secretara, care p\u00e2n\u0103 atunci t\u0103cuse, f\u0103cu un pas \u00eenapoi \u0219i spuse abia auzit:
\u2014 \u00cemi pare r\u0103u\u2026 dar \u0219i mie mi-ai min\u021bit.<\/p>\n
Lini\u0219tea care a urmat era aproape dureroas\u0103. Apoi, f\u0103r\u0103 un cuv\u00e2nt, Radu a ie\u0219it din cas\u0103, tr\u00e2ntind u\u0219a.<\/p>\n
Tat\u0103l lui Sorin s-a apropiat de mine. M-a privit \u00een ochi \u0219i, pentru prima dat\u0103 de c\u00e2nd am r\u0103mas v\u0103duv\u0103, am sim\u021bit o m\u00e2n\u0103 ferm\u0103 pe um\u0103r \u2014 nu de mil\u0103, ci de sprijin adev\u0103rat.
\u2014 Ai f\u0103cut bine, \u2014 mi-a spus. \u2014 Un om ca el trebuia oprit.<\/p>\n
Am \u00eencuviin\u021bat, cu lacrimi \u00een ochi.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2teva zile mai t\u00e2rziu, Cristina a venit la mine. Avea ochii umfla\u021bi de pl\u00e2ns, dar \u00een glasul ei era o hot\u0103r\u00e2re nou\u0103.
\u2014 Am depus actele de divor\u021b, \u2014 mi-a spus. \u2014 \u0218i \u00ee\u021bi mul\u021bumesc. Mi-ai deschis ochii.<\/p>\n
Apoi a privit spre p\u0103tu\u021bul fiului meu.
\u2014 E frumos. Seam\u0103n\u0103 cu tat\u0103l lui.<\/p>\n
Am z\u00e2mbit.
\u2014 Da. \u0218i sper s\u0103-i semene \u0219i la inim\u0103.<\/p>\n
Timpul a trecut. Radu n-a mai c\u0103utat pe nimeni. Am auzit c\u0103 s-a mutat singur, departe, c\u0103 \u0219i-a pierdut locul de munc\u0103 \u0219i c\u0103 se descurc\u0103 greu. Dar nu m-am bucurat.<\/p>\n
Pentru c\u0103 nu victoria m\u0103 interesa, ci lini\u0219tea. \u0218i \u00een ziua aceea, c\u00e2nd mi-am \u021binut din nou copilul \u00een bra\u021be \u0219i am sim\u021bit razele soarelui pe fa\u021b\u0103, am \u00een\u021beles c\u0103 uneori dreptatea nu strig\u0103 \u2014 doar se a\u0219az\u0103 \u00een t\u0103cere, ca o binecuv\u00e2ntare.<\/p>\n
\u0218i a\u0219a, din tot r\u0103ul pe care mi l-a dorit fratele meu, s-a n\u0103scut cel mai mare bine: o via\u021b\u0103 nou\u0103, curat\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 minciuni, f\u0103r\u0103 ur\u0103. Doar eu, fiul meu \u0219i amintirea unui om bun, care ne vegheaz\u0103 de sus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Radu a r\u0103mas \u00eencremenit. Telefonul i-a c\u0103zut din m\u00e2n\u0103 \u0219i s-a izbit de podea cu un zgomot sec. Ochii i se plimbau \u00eentre so\u021bia care \u00eel privea \u00eenghe\u021bat, \u0219eful care-\u0219i \u00eencruci\u0219ase bra\u021bele \u0219i secretara, palid\u0103, cu privirea pierdut\u0103. \u2014 Eu… eu pot explica, \u2014 b\u00e2igui, dar vocea \u00eei tremura. \u2014 Explic\u0103, \u2014 spuse calm Cristina, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10195,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10194","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\/10194","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=10194"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10196,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10194\/revisions\/10196"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}