M-am pref\u0103cut c\u0103 n-am auzit bine. Am continuat s\u0103 z\u00e2mbesc, s\u0103-mi \u021bin furculi\u021ba elegant \u0219i s\u0103 par relaxat\u0103, de\u0219i \u00een mine sim\u021beam cum \u00eemi \u00eenghea\u021b\u0103 s\u00e2ngele.
\u201eCealalt\u0103\u201d? Cealalt\u0103 ce? Sau, mai bine zis… cealalt\u0103 cine?<\/p>\n
So\u021bul meu, Andrei, a ridicat privirea pentru o clip\u0103 spre sora lui, iar acel moment scurt a fost suficient. O t\u0103cere ciudat\u0103 s-a a\u0219ternut peste mas\u0103. Tat\u0103l lui a tu\u0219it u\u0219or, mama lui s-a f\u0103cut c\u0103 aranjeaz\u0103 tac\u00e2murile, iar sora a dat din umeri ca \u0219i cum nu spusese nimic important.<\/p>\n
Am z\u00e2mbit mai larg, aproape mecanic, \u0219i am spus \u00een rom\u00e2n\u0103, cu voce calm\u0103:
\u2014 Scuza\u021bi, n-am \u00een\u021beles. Ce a\u021bi spus?<\/p>\n
To\u021bi au r\u00e2s nervos. Andrei a tradus repede:
\u2014 A zis doar c\u0103… \u0219tii de cealalt\u0103 re\u021bet\u0103 de desert. Glumea.<\/p>\n
Am dat din cap \u0219i am l\u0103sat totul balt\u0103. Dar seara aceea nu mi-a mai ie\u0219it din minte.
Dup\u0103 ce am ajuns acas\u0103, am a\u0219teptat s\u0103 adoarm\u0103 \u0219i am scos caietul meu de la lec\u021biile de francez\u0103. Am c\u0103utat expresia pe care o folosise sora lui. Nu era despre m\u00e2ncare. Nu era nicio glum\u0103. \u00censemna exact ceea ce crezusem: \u201e\u0219tie despre cealalt\u0103 femeie?\u201d.<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit cum mi se \u00eenmoaie genunchii. Inima b\u0103tea neregulat, iar g\u00e2ndurile \u00eemi alergau haotic prin minte. Nu voiam s\u0103 cred. Poate c\u0103 era o ne\u00een\u021belegere, poate c\u0103 sora lui doar \u00eencerca s\u0103 m\u0103 provoace. Dar privirea lui, reac\u021bia lui scurt\u0103… acelea nu min\u021beau.<\/p>\n
A doua zi, am plecat de acas\u0103 sub pretextul c\u0103 am cursuri. \u00cen realitate, m-am dus \u00een cafeneaua unde \u0219tiam c\u0103 Andrei se mai opre\u0219te uneori dup\u0103 serviciu. Am stat acolo aproape dou\u0103 ore, cu o cafea rece \u00een fa\u021b\u0103 \u0219i cu un nod \u00een g\u00e2t. C\u00e2nd a intrat, nu era singur. O femeie t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103, cu p\u0103rul blond, \u00eel \u021binea de m\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00cen clipa aceea, totul s-a oprit. Lumea \u00eentreag\u0103 parc\u0103 s-a f\u0103cut mic\u0103 \u0219i t\u0103cut\u0103. M-am ridicat, am trecut pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 ei f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spun nimic \u0219i am ie\u0219it afar\u0103. El m-a v\u0103zut, dar n-a avut curajul s\u0103 m\u0103 strige.<\/p>\n
Seara, c\u00e2nd s-a \u00eentors acas\u0103, m-a g\u0103sit \u00eempachet\u00e2nd c\u00e2teva haine. Nu am \u021bipat, nu am pl\u00e2ns. I-am spus doar at\u00e2t:
\u2014 Acum \u0219tiu despre cealalt\u0103.<\/p>\n
Privirea lui s-a schimbat. A \u00eencercat s\u0103 explice, s\u0103 inventeze scuze, dar nu mai conta. Nu voiam s\u0103 aud. M-am dus la mama, am dormit acolo \u0219i m-am uitat ore \u00eentregi pe pere\u021bi.<\/p>\n
Zilele urm\u0103toare au fost un amestec de furie, durere \u0219i neputin\u021b\u0103. Dar apoi, treptat, m-am ridicat. Mi-am continuat lec\u021biile de francez\u0103. Profesorul meu, un domn bl\u00e2nd \u0219i r\u0103bd\u0103tor, m-a \u00eentrebat \u00eentr-o zi de ce vreau s\u0103 \u00eenv\u0103\u021b cu at\u00e2ta pasiune. I-am r\u0103spuns z\u00e2mbind:
\u2014 Ca s\u0103 nu mai fiu niciodat\u0103 femeia care nu \u00een\u021belege.<\/p>\n
Timpul a trecut. Nu mai am nevoie de traduceri. Vorbesc limba lui perfect acum, dar nu pentru el, ci pentru mine. Pentru femeia care a t\u0103cut o dat\u0103 la o mas\u0103 str\u0103in\u0103 \u0219i a z\u00e2mbit, pref\u0103c\u00e2ndu-se c\u0103 nu \u0219tie.<\/p>\n
Ast\u0103zi, dac\u0103 ar fi s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2lnesc cu el din nou, i-a\u0219 spune doar at\u00e2t, \u00een francez\u0103 perfect\u0103:
\u2014 Mul\u021bumesc. F\u0103r\u0103 tine, n-a\u0219 fi \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat niciodat\u0103 c\u00e2t de puternic\u0103 pot fi.<\/p>\n
\u0218i, \u00eentr-un fel ciudat, cred c\u0103 asta e cea mai dulce r\u0103zbunare: s\u0103 pleci demn, cu inima \u00eemp\u0103cat\u0103 \u0219i cu capul sus, l\u0103s\u00e2nd \u00een urm\u0103 tot ce te-a f\u0103cut c\u00e2ndva s\u0103 taci.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
M-am pref\u0103cut c\u0103 n-am auzit bine. Am continuat s\u0103 z\u00e2mbesc, s\u0103-mi \u021bin furculi\u021ba elegant \u0219i s\u0103 par relaxat\u0103, de\u0219i \u00een mine sim\u021beam cum \u00eemi \u00eenghea\u021b\u0103 s\u00e2ngele.\u201eCealalt\u0103\u201d? Cealalt\u0103 ce? Sau, mai bine zis… cealalt\u0103 cine? So\u021bul meu, Andrei, a ridicat privirea pentru o clip\u0103 spre sora lui, iar acel moment scurt a fost suficient. O t\u0103cere […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10314,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10313","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\/10313","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=10313"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10315,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10313\/revisions\/10315"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}