Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mult timp, Alexandru nu \u0219tia ce s\u0103 spun\u0103. Se uita la fiul s\u0103u, mic \u0219i firav, care \u021binea \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103 o c\u00e2rp\u0103 ud\u0103 ca pe o medalie, \u0219i la Livia, care tremura \u00een picioare ca o frunz\u0103.<\/p>\n
Ani \u00eentregi tr\u0103ise \u00eentr-o lume \u00een care cifrele, \u00eent\u00e2lnirile \u0219i profitul erau mai importante dec\u00e2t orice altceva. Dar acum, \u00een t\u0103cerea aceea stranie din sufragerie, \u0219i-a dat seama c\u00e2t de pu\u021bin \u0219tia despre propriul copil.<\/p>\n
A f\u0103cut un pas \u00een fa\u021b\u0103 \u0219i s-a aplecat spre Matei.
\u2014 Arat\u0103-mi, fiule… arat\u0103-mi cum faci exerci\u021biile, i-a spus cu o voce bl\u00e2nd\u0103.<\/p>\n
Matei l-a privit surprins, dar apoi i s-au luminat ochii. Cu efort, s-a sprijinit \u00een c\u00e2rje \u0219i a f\u0103cut c\u00e2\u021biva pa\u0219i tremura\u021bi. Livia s-a gr\u0103bit s\u0103-l sprijine, dar Alexandru a ridicat m\u00e2na.
\u2014 Las\u0103-l. Poate. Uite-l, a spus aproape \u00een \u0219oapt\u0103.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd b\u0103ie\u021belul a ajuns p\u00e2n\u0103 la el, Alexandru a sim\u021bit cum i se umezescochii. Nu mai v\u0103zuse niciodat\u0103 at\u00e2ta determinare \u00eentr-o fiin\u021b\u0103 at\u00e2t de mic\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bravo, campionul meu, a rostit cu voce tremurat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Livia a f\u0103cut un pas \u00een spate, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 nu-i tulbure momentul. Nu voia recunoa\u0219tere, nici mul\u021bumiri. \u00cei ajungea s\u0103 \u0219tie c\u0103 b\u0103iatul mergea din ce \u00een ce mai bine.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Domnule Alexandru, dac\u0103 dori\u021bi, pot s\u0103 plec mai devreme de azi… n-a\u0219 vrea s\u0103…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu, a \u00eentrerupt-o el ferm. R\u0103m\u00e2i.<\/p>\n
S-a uitat la ea \u0219i, pentru prima oar\u0103, nu a v\u0103zut o simpl\u0103 angajat\u0103, ci o femeie care f\u0103cea ceea ce el, cu toat\u0103 averea lui, nu reu\u0219ise: s\u0103 aduc\u0103 z\u00e2mbetul \u00een casa lor.<\/p>\n
\u2014 C\u00e2t timp faci exerci\u021biile cu el? a \u00eentrebat.
\u2014 De aproape dou\u0103 luni… doar c\u00e2teva minute pe zi, ca joac\u0103. N-am vrut s\u0103 par c\u0103 m\u0103 bag unde nu-mi fierbe oala, domnule, a r\u0103spuns Livia stins.<\/p>\n
Alexandru a dat din cap \u00eencet, apoi s-a apropiat de ea.
\u2014 Mul\u021bumesc, a spus simplu.<\/p>\n
Cuv\u00e2ntul i-a venit greu, ca \u0219i cum nu-l mai rostise de ani de zile.<\/p>\n
\u00cen zilele care au urmat, programul lui Alexandru s-a schimbat. \u00cen loc s\u0103 ajung\u0103 acas\u0103 t\u00e2rziu, venea mai devreme, doar ca s\u0103-l vad\u0103 pe Matei f\u0103c\u00e2nd exerci\u021biile. Uneori, chiar i se al\u0103tura. C\u00e2nd copilul se dezechilibra, tat\u0103l \u00eel prindea \u00een bra\u021be \u0219i r\u00e2deau am\u00e2ndoi.<\/p>\n
Vecinii au \u00eenceput s\u0103-l vad\u0103 pe milionar plimb\u00e2ndu-se prin parc cu fiul lui, f\u0103r\u0103 costume scumpe, f\u0103r\u0103 telefon la ureche, doar cu un z\u00e2mbet sincer pe fa\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
Iar \u00eentr-o diminea\u021b\u0103, c\u00e2nd Matei a reu\u0219it s\u0103 fac\u0103 zece pa\u0219i f\u0103r\u0103 sprijin, Alexandru s-a uitat spre cer \u0219i a sim\u021bit c\u0103, pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een via\u021b\u0103, avea totul.<\/p>\n
Nu era vorba despre bani, case sau ma\u0219ini.
Era vorba despre dragoste, r\u0103bdare \u0219i o femeie simpl\u0103 care \u00eel \u00eenv\u0103\u021base, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 vrea, ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 cu adev\u0103rat s\u0103 fii om.<\/p>\n
\u00cen acea sear\u0103, Alexandru i-a m\u0103rit salariul Liviei \u0219i i-a oferit un apartament modest, spun\u00e2nd doar at\u00e2t:
\u2014 Nu exist\u0103 avere mai mare dec\u00e2t recuno\u0219tin\u021ba.<\/p>\n
Livia a izbucnit \u00een pl\u00e2ns, iar Matei, \u021bin\u00e2ndu-\u0219i tat\u0103l de m\u00e2n\u0103, a spus m\u00e2ndru:
\u2014 \u021ai-am zis eu, tati. Suntem o echip\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u0218i \u00een acel moment, Alexandru a \u0219tiut c\u0103 via\u021ba lui se schimbase pentru totdeauna.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mult timp, Alexandru nu \u0219tia ce s\u0103 spun\u0103. Se uita la fiul s\u0103u, mic \u0219i firav, care \u021binea \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103 o c\u00e2rp\u0103 ud\u0103 ca pe o medalie, \u0219i la Livia, care tremura \u00een picioare ca o frunz\u0103. Ani \u00eentregi tr\u0103ise \u00eentr-o lume \u00een care cifrele, \u00eent\u00e2lnirile \u0219i profitul erau mai importante […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10289,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10288","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\/10288","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=10288"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10290,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10288\/revisions\/10290"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}