Viorica a r\u0103mas nemi\u0219cat\u0103 c\u00e2teva clipe, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 \u00een\u021beleag\u0103 ce se \u00eent\u00e2mplase. Muzica s-a schimbat, iar lumea s-a \u00eentors la mesele lor, dar ea sim\u021bea c\u0103 nimic nu mai era la fel. P\u0103rea o scen\u0103 dintr-un film, dar era c\u00e2t se poate de real\u0103.<\/p>\n
Andrei o conducea calm spre ie\u0219ire, ca \u0219i cum ar fi fost cu adev\u0103rat so\u021bul ei. De la bar, c\u00e2\u021biva b\u0103rba\u021bi \u00een costume negre \u00eei urm\u0103reau cu priviri reci.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cine sunt ei? \u2014 a \u00eentrebat ea \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Oameni care nu vorbesc, doar ac\u021bioneaz\u0103, \u2014 i-a r\u0103spuns el f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 o priveasc\u0103. \u2014 Ai \u00eencredere \u00een mine.<\/p>\n
Au ie\u0219it pe terasa acoperit\u0103. Ploaia continua s\u0103 cad\u0103, iar aerul rece le \u00eenv\u0103luia obrajii. Andrei a scos din buzunar o brichet\u0103 de argint \u0219i \u0219i-a aprins o \u021bigar\u0103, privind \u00een gol.<\/p>\n
\u2014 De ce eu? \u2014 a \u00eentrebat ea, tremur\u00e2nd u\u0219or. \u2014 De ce m-ai ales pe mine?<\/p>\n
El a z\u00e2mbit scurt. \u2014 Pentru c\u0103 toat\u0103 lumea te ignor\u0103. E\u0219ti invizibil\u0103. \u0218i nimeni nu suspecteaz\u0103 o femeie ca tine.<\/p>\n
Cuvintele lui au t\u0103iat-o ca un cu\u021bit, dar \u00een acela\u0219i timp aveau un s\u00e2mbure de adev\u0103r. Viorica tr\u0103ia de ani de zile \u00eentr-o lume \u00een care nu o mai vedea nimeni.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce vrei de la mine, de fapt? \u2014 a \u00eentrebat ea, cu voce joas\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 O minciun\u0103 bine spus\u0103, \u2014 a r\u0103spuns el. \u2014 Doar pentru c\u00e2teva zile.<\/p>\n
El i-a \u00eentins o carte de vizit\u0103 neagr\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 nume, doar cu un num\u0103r de telefon.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 te sun m\u00e2ine, r\u0103spunzi. \u0218i spui \u201eDa, drag\u0103\u201d. Nimic mai mult.<\/p>\n
Viorica a privit bucata de carton ca \u0219i cum ar fi fost o bomb\u0103 cu ceas.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 nu r\u0103spund?<\/p>\n
El s-a apropiat, iar vocea lui a devenit grav\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Atunci vei regreta. Nu pentru mine… ci pentru tine.<\/p>\n
Apoi a disp\u0103rut \u00een ploaie, l\u0103s\u00e2nd-o singur\u0103 cu g\u00e2ndurile ei.<\/p>\n
\u00cen noaptea aceea, Viorica n-a dormit deloc. Mintea \u00eei zbura \u00eentre fric\u0103 \u0219i curiozitate. Cine era b\u0103rbatul acela? Un infractor? Un om puternic? Sau poate cineva care, ca \u0219i ea, purta o masc\u0103?<\/p>\n
Diminea\u021ba a g\u0103sit-o pe canapea, cu ochii ro\u0219ii de oboseal\u0103. Pe telefonul ei, la ora 9 fix, a ap\u0103rut un mesaj:
\u201ePreg\u0103te\u0219te-te. Avem o \u00eent\u00e2lnire. So\u021bul t\u0103u te ia la pr\u00e2nz.\u201d<\/p>\n
Inima i s-a str\u00e2ns. \u00centr-un impuls de ne\u00een\u021beles, s-a \u00eembr\u0103cat frumos \u2014 o rochie simpl\u0103, dar elegant\u0103, pantofi cu toc mic, p\u0103rul prins atent. C\u00e2nd a ie\u0219it din bloc, o ma\u0219in\u0103 neagr\u0103 o a\u0219tepta.<\/p>\n
\u0218oferul a deschis u\u0219a f\u0103r\u0103 un cuv\u00e2nt. \u00cen spate, Andrei st\u0103tea relaxat, cu acela\u0219i z\u00e2mbet rece.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ai venit. Asta e bine, a spus el.<\/p>\n
Ma\u0219ina a pornit, t\u0103cut\u0103, iar ora\u0219ul p\u0103rea altul. \u00cen scurt timp au ajuns la un restaurant scump. Chelnerii \u00eei priveau cu respect, iar Viorica sim\u021bea cum to\u021bi cred c\u0103 sunt un cuplu bogat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Z\u00e2mbe\u0219te, \u2014 i-a spus el \u00eencet. \u2014 Oamenii te privesc.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Spune-mi adev\u0103rul, \u2014 a \u0219optit ea. \u2014 Ce se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103 cu tine?<\/p>\n
El a l\u0103sat furculi\u021ba jos \u0219i a privit-o direct \u00een ochi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 C\u00e2ndva, am avut o familie. O so\u021bie, un copil. Cineva mi i-a luat. Azi… eu doar joc un rol. A\u0219a cum o faci \u0219i tu.<\/p>\n
Cuvintele lui au atins o ran\u0103 pe care ea o ascunsese ad\u00e2nc. \u0218i-a mu\u0219cat buza ca s\u0103 nu pl\u00e2ng\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Poate c\u0103 am\u00e2ndoi merit\u0103m o a doua \u0219ans\u0103, \u2014 a spus ea \u00een cele din urm\u0103.<\/p>\n
Andrei a z\u00e2mbit pentru prima dat\u0103 sincer. \u2014 Poate c\u0103 da. Dar lumea noastr\u0103 nu e f\u0103cut\u0103 pentru pove\u0219ti frumoase.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2teva minute mai t\u00e2rziu, un b\u0103rbat cu o geant\u0103 neagr\u0103 a intrat \u00een restaurant. Privirea lui a trecut peste mese \u0219i s-a oprit direct la Andrei.<\/p>\n
El s-a ridicat calm. \u2014 R\u0103m\u00e2i aici, a spus scurt.<\/p>\n
Dar Viorica s-a ridicat \u0219i ea. \u2014 Nu. Ai spus c\u0103 sunt so\u021bia ta. \u0218i o so\u021bie nu fuge.<\/p>\n
B\u0103rbatul din geant\u0103 s-a apropiat, iar totul p\u0103rea c\u0103 se va termina prost. \u00cens\u0103 \u00een acel moment, Viorica a f\u0103cut ceva ce nici ea nu \u0219i-ar fi imaginat vreodat\u0103: i-a tr\u00e2ntit geanta peste fa\u021b\u0103 celui care se apropia \u0219i a strigat la chelneri s\u0103 cheme poli\u021bia.<\/p>\n
Andrei a profitat de clipa de confuzie, l-a imobilizat pe b\u0103rbat \u0219i a scos un mic dispozitiv din buzunarul lui.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tocmai mi-ai salvat via\u021ba… din nou, \u2014 i-a spus el, respir\u00e2nd greu.<\/p>\n
Viorica z\u00e2mbea, tremur\u00e2nd. \u2014 Poate c\u0103 nu sunt chiar at\u00e2t de invizibil\u0103, p\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103.<\/p>\n
El a privit-o lung. \u2014 Nu. E\u0219ti exact femeia pe care o c\u0103utam.<\/p>\n
\u0218i pentru prima dat\u0103, \u00een ochii ei s-a aprins o lumin\u0103 pe care nici ploaia, nici lumea nu mai puteau stinge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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