Matei a \u00eencremenit. Ochii lui, odinioar\u0103 calmi ca o ap\u0103 ad\u00e2nc\u0103, s-au aprins de o furie pe care oamenii n-o mai v\u0103zuser\u0103 de ani buni. \u201eM\u0103rin, ia patru oameni \u0219i preg\u0103ti\u021bi caii. Pornim acum.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nimeni nu a \u00eendr\u0103znit s\u0103-l contrazic\u0103. \u00cen c\u00e2teva minute, curtea fermei se umpluse de tropote, iar c\u00e2inii l\u0103trau de parc\u0103 sim\u021beau c\u0103 urmeaz\u0103 ceva r\u0103u. Feti\u021ba, acoperit\u0103 cu o p\u0103tur\u0103, st\u0103tea pe verand\u0103, privind \u00een gol. Avea ochii mari, speria\u021bi, dar \u00een ei se citea \u0219i o lic\u0103rire de speran\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd au ajuns la coliba veche, luna se ridica peste c\u00e2mp, lumin\u00e2nd s\u00e2ngele uscat de la intrare. Matei a ridicat m\u00e2na, cer\u00e2nd lini\u0219te. A \u00eempins u\u0219a \u00eencet, iar sc\u00e2r\u021b\u00e2itul ei a t\u0103iat t\u0103cerea nop\u021bii. \u00cen\u0103untru, pe podea, z\u0103cea o femeie \u00eentins\u0103, cu p\u0103rul \u00eenc\u00e2lcit \u0219i hainele sf\u00e2\u0219iate. Respira greu, dar tr\u0103ia.<\/p>\n
\u201eAduceti trusa medical\u0103 din c\u0103ru\u021b\u0103!\u201d a strigat Matei. Apoi s-a aplecat l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea. \u201eDoamn\u0103… sunt Matei Varga, de la ferma La Stejar. Feti\u021ba dumneavoastr\u0103 e \u00een siguran\u021b\u0103. Cine v-a f\u0103cut asta?\u201d<\/p>\n
Femeia \u0219i-a deschis ochii cu greu. \u201eTrei… trei oameni… unul avea o stea pe m\u00e2n\u0103…\u201d Apoi a le\u0219inat.<\/p>\n
Matei a str\u00e2ns din din\u021bi. \u201eScorpia…\u201d a morm\u0103it. \u00cen mintea lui s-a derulat amintirea veche a unui t\u00e2lhar crud, care \u00eei ucisese fratele cu ani \u00een urm\u0103. Crezuse c\u0103-l omor\u00e2se cu m\u00e2na lui, dar se pare c\u0103 monstrul tr\u0103ia.<\/p>\n
A doua zi diminea\u021b\u0103, satul vuia. To\u021bi auziser\u0103 povestea feti\u021bei \u0219i a mamei r\u0103nite. Unii se temeau, al\u021bii \u00eel priveau pe Matei ca pe un salvator. El \u00eens\u0103 nu voia glorie. Voia dreptate.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2teva zile mai t\u00e2rziu, la c\u00e2rciuma din sat, un str\u0103in cu o m\u00e2n\u0103 bandajat\u0103 \u0219i ochi tulburi vorbea prea tare despre aur ascuns l\u00e2ng\u0103 dealul ro\u0219u. Matei a intrat t\u0103cut, cu p\u0103l\u0103ria pe ochi. Nici n-a fost nevoie de cuvinte. C\u00e2nd b\u0103rbatul s-a \u00eentors, a r\u0103mas nemi\u0219cat. Cicatricea \u00een form\u0103 de stea i se vedea printre bandaje.<\/p>\n
\u201eTe credeam mort, Scorpie.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201e\u0218i eu pe tine, Varga.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sala a amu\u021bit. Un glon\u021b a sf\u00e2\u0219iat t\u0103cerea \u2014 \u0219i totul s-a terminat \u00een c\u00e2teva secunde. C\u00e2nd praful s-a risipit, Matei st\u0103tea drept, cu pistolul \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103, iar t\u00e2lharul z\u0103cea la podea.<\/p>\n
A ie\u0219it \u00een soare, respir\u00e2nd ad\u00e2nc. Departe, la ferm\u0103, feti\u021ba \u0219i mama ei \u00eel a\u0219teptau. C\u00e2nd le-a v\u0103zut, Matei \u0219i-a scos p\u0103l\u0103ria \u0219i a z\u00e2mbit pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mul\u021bi ani.<\/p>\n
\u201eTotul s-a terminat, micu\u021bo. E\u0219ti \u00een siguran\u021b\u0103 acum.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u0218i, pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een mult timp, ferma \u201eLa Stejar\u201d nu mai p\u0103rea doar un loc de munc\u0103 \u2014 ci un c\u0103min.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Matei a \u00eencremenit. Ochii lui, odinioar\u0103 calmi ca o ap\u0103 ad\u00e2nc\u0103, s-au aprins de o furie pe care oamenii n-o mai v\u0103zuser\u0103 de ani buni. \u201eM\u0103rin, ia patru oameni \u0219i preg\u0103ti\u021bi caii. Pornim acum.\u201d Nimeni nu a \u00eendr\u0103znit s\u0103-l contrazic\u0103. \u00cen c\u00e2teva minute, curtea fermei se umpluse de tropote, iar c\u00e2inii l\u0103trau de parc\u0103 sim\u021beau […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10338,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10337","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\/10337","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=10337"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10339,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10337\/revisions\/10339"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}