Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva zile, Varia a prins curaj \u0219i s-a dus la Nicolae. El tocmai se \u00eentorcea de la c\u00e2mp, cu m\u00e2inile pline de praf \u0219i o \u021bigar\u0103 \u00eentre buze.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Nicolae, trebuie s\u0103-\u021bi spun ceva, \u2013 i-a zis ea, cu vocea tremur\u00e2nd\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Ce s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat, fat\u0103?<\/p>\n
\u2013 O s\u0103 avem un copil.<\/p>\n
Pentru o clip\u0103, el a r\u0103mas nemi\u0219cat, parc\u0103 n-ar fi auzit bine. Apoi a aruncat \u021bigara \u0219i a zis, sec:<\/p>\n
\u2013 Nu te mai prosti, Varia. Eu nu sunt preg\u0103tit de a\u0219a ceva.<\/p>\n
Fata \u0219i-a str\u00e2ns m\u00e2inile pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 corp, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 nu pl\u00e2ng\u0103. Dar ochii i s-au umplut de lacrimi.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Nu te rog de nimic. \u021ai-am spus doar ca s\u0103 \u0219tii.<\/p>\n
\u0218i a plecat, cu pa\u0219i grei, pe drumul pr\u0103fuit care ducea spre cas\u0103. \u00cen spate, Nicolae a r\u0103mas pe loc, privind-o cum dispare. Apoi s-a \u00eentors \u0219i a intrat \u00een c\u00e2rcium\u0103.<\/p>\n
Lumea vorbea, cum se vorbe\u0219te \u00een sat. Unii o priveau cu mil\u0103, al\u021bii cu batjocur\u0103. Dar m\u0103tu\u0219a Maria i-a fost aproape. I-a spus:<\/p>\n
\u2013 Las\u0103, fat\u0103, nu-i cap\u0103tul lumii. Un copil e o binecuv\u00e2ntare, chiar dac\u0103 tat\u0103l n-o \u00een\u021beles asta. O s\u0103 te descurci.<\/p>\n
\u0218i Varia s-a descurcat. Cu timpul, a \u00eenceput s\u0103 v\u00e2nd\u0103 legume din gr\u0103din\u0103 \u0219i s\u0103 duc\u0103 scrisori prin sat, c\u0103 to\u021bi o \u0219tiau de la po\u0219t\u0103. Nu cerea ajutor, dar oamenii \u00eei l\u0103sau mereu ceva \u00een plus: un borcan cu miere, o bucat\u0103 de sl\u0103nin\u0103, o vorb\u0103 bun\u0103.<\/p>\n
A n\u0103scut o feti\u021b\u0103 cu ochii gri, la fel ca ai ei. A numit-o Ana. C\u00e2nd o \u021binea \u00een bra\u021be, sim\u021bea c\u0103 tot greul se \u0219terge.<\/p>\n
Anii au trecut. Nicolae, \u00eentre timp, se \u00eensurase cu o fat\u0103 de la ora\u0219. Aveau bani, dar nu aveau copii. Uneori o vedea pe Varia trec\u00e2nd prin sat, cu Ana de m\u00e2n\u0103, \u0219i \u00eentorcea privirea.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o zi, a venit o furtun\u0103 puternic\u0103. C\u0103su\u021ba Variei a r\u0103mas f\u0103r\u0103 acoperi\u0219. M\u0103tu\u0219a Maria a trimis vestea prin sat, iar oamenii s-au adunat s\u0103 o ajute. Printre ei, a venit \u0219i Nicolae.<\/p>\n
N-a spus nimic. A urcat pe scar\u0103 \u0219i a \u00eenceput s\u0103 repare acoperi\u0219ul, a\u0219a cum, cu ani \u00een urm\u0103, reparase gardul.<\/p>\n
Seara, c\u00e2nd s-a terminat treaba, Varia i-a adus un castron cu bor\u0219 \u0219i o bucat\u0103 de p\u00e2ine neagr\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Mul\u021bumesc, \u2013 i-a zis ea, simplu.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Nu-mi mul\u021bumi. Eu sunt cel care ar trebui s\u0103-\u0219i cear\u0103 iertare.<\/p>\n
Ea s-a uitat la el \u0219i a z\u00e2mbit u\u0219or.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Nu-i nevoie, Nicolae. Dumnezeu le a\u0219az\u0103 pe toate la locul lor.<\/p>\n
Apoi, \u00een t\u0103cere, el a plecat. Iar ea a r\u0103mas pe prisp\u0103, cu Ana \u00een bra\u021be, privind cum norii se risipesc \u0219i luna se arat\u0103 din nou pe cer.<\/p>\n
\u00cen acel moment, Varia a sim\u021bit c\u0103 via\u021ba, cu tot ce i-a luat \u0219i i-a dat, a fost totu\u0219i dreapt\u0103. Poate nu u\u0219oar\u0103, dar adev\u0103rat\u0103. \u0218i, pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mult timp, a z\u00e2mbit cu inima \u00eemp\u0103cat\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva zile, Varia a prins curaj \u0219i s-a dus la Nicolae. El tocmai se \u00eentorcea de la c\u00e2mp, cu m\u00e2inile pline de praf \u0219i o \u021bigar\u0103 \u00eentre buze. \u2013 Nicolae, trebuie s\u0103-\u021bi spun ceva, \u2013 i-a zis ea, cu vocea tremur\u00e2nd\u0103. \u2013 Ce s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat, fat\u0103? \u2013 O s\u0103 avem un copil. Pentru o […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10229,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10228","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\/10228","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=10228"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10230,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10228\/revisions\/10230"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}