S-a oprit \u00een fa\u021ba unei por\u021bi vopsite cu albastru, scorojit\u0103 pe margini. Din curte se auzea un c\u00e2ine l\u0103tr\u00e2nd \u0219i zgomotul unei crati\u021be lovite u\u0219or de marginea chiuvetei. Emil a respirat ad\u00e2nc \u0219i a b\u0103tut. O dat\u0103. Apoi \u00eenc\u0103 o dat\u0103, mai hot\u0103r\u00e2t.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva clipe, u\u0219a s-a \u00eentredeschis. O femeie \u00een halat de cas\u0103, cu p\u0103rul str\u00e2ns neglijent \u0219i ochii obosi\u021bi, l-a privit uluit\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Domnu\u2019 Emil?… Ce… ce c\u0103uta\u021bi aici?<\/p>\n
El z\u00e2mbi, pu\u021bin stingher.
\u2014 Bun\u0103 diminea\u021ba, Iulia. Scuz\u0103-m\u0103 c\u0103 am venit a\u0219a, pe nepreg\u0103tite. Pot intra?<\/p>\n
Ea a clipit de c\u00e2teva ori, ca \u0219i cum \u00eencerca s\u0103-\u0219i dea seama dac\u0103 viseaz\u0103 sau nu. Apoi a dat din cap \u0219i i-a deschis larg poarta.<\/p>\n
Curtea era mic\u0103, dar curat\u0103. Pe o sfoar\u0103 at\u00e2rnau c\u00e2teva haine sp\u0103late, iar l\u00e2ng\u0103 perete, un ghiveci cu mu\u0219cate ro\u0219ii aducea un strop de via\u021b\u0103. Emil a privit \u00een jur, t\u0103cut, ru\u0219inat parc\u0103 de opulen\u021ba propriei case.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu trebuia s\u0103 v\u0103 deranja\u021bi, domnu\u2019 Emil… chiar nu era nevoie, spuse Iulia, str\u00e2ng\u00e2nd repede ni\u0219te farfurii de pe mas\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu m-am deranjat, r\u0103spunse el calm. Am vrut doar s\u0103 v\u0103d cum tr\u0103ie\u0219ti. \u0218i poate… s\u0103 te \u00eentreb ceva.<\/p>\n
Privirea ei se l\u0103s\u0103 \u00een jos, dar un z\u00e2mbet timid \u00eei tremura pe buze. Se vedea c\u0103 nu era obi\u0219nuit\u0103 cu asemenea vizite.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Spune\u021bi, ascult.<\/p>\n
Emil s-a a\u0219ezat pe un scaun de lemn, cu vopseaua s\u0103rit\u0103, \u0219i a r\u0103mas c\u00e2teva secunde f\u0103r\u0103 cuvinte. Atmosfera modest\u0103, mirosul de cafea ieftin\u0103, t\u0103cerea \u00eenc\u0103rcat\u0103 \u2014 toate \u00eel loveau direct \u00een inim\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 De ce n-ai spus niciodat\u0103 c\u0103 ai un copil? a rostit el, \u00eentr-un final.<\/p>\n
Iulia s-a \u00een\u021bepenit. \u00cen clipa aceea, dintr-o camer\u0103 mic\u0103 de la cap\u0103tul holului, s-a auzit un tuse u\u0219oar\u0103 \u0219i un zgomot de juc\u0103rie. Emil \u0219i-a \u00eentors privirea, iar inima i s-a str\u00e2ns.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu voiam s\u0103 se afle, murmur\u0103 ea, \u00eencet. Mi-era team\u0103 c\u0103 dac\u0103 \u0219tia\u021bi, o s\u0103 m\u0103 da\u021bi afar\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 S\u0103 te dau afar\u0103? Dar de ce?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pentru c\u0103 lipseam uneori mai devreme. Pentru c\u0103 luam haine vechi din co\u0219ul de dona\u021bii. Pentru c\u0103 duceam m\u00e2ncare acas\u0103… pentru el.<\/p>\n
\u00cen acel moment, din camer\u0103 a ap\u0103rut un b\u0103ie\u021bel de vreo \u0219ase ani, cu ochii mari \u0219i p\u0103rul ciufulit. \u021ainea \u00een bra\u021be o ma\u0219inu\u021b\u0103 stricat\u0103 \u0219i l-a privit curios pe b\u0103rbatul \u00een costum scump.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0102sta e Andrei, spuse Iulia, abia \u0219optind.<\/p>\n
Emil s-a ridicat \u0219i s-a apropiat de copil.
\u2014 Bun\u0103, campionule, a zis z\u00e2mbind. \u00ce\u021bi plac ma\u0219inile?<\/p>\n
B\u0103iatul a dat din cap. Emil a scos din buzunar o cheie de ma\u0219in\u0103 \u0219i i-a \u00eentins-o.
\u2014 \u021aine-o. E de la camioneta mea, dar azi e\u0219ti \u0219oferul principal.<\/p>\n
Andrei a r\u00e2s, iar r\u00e2sul lui sincer a umplut curtea mic\u0103. Iulia s-a a\u0219ezat pe marginea scaunului, cu lacrimi \u00een ochi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 N-am vrut niciodat\u0103 mil\u0103, domnu\u2019 Emil. Doar… s\u0103-mi pot \u021bine copilul aproape.<\/p>\n
El s-a apropiat \u0219i i-a pus m\u00e2na pe um\u0103r.
\u2014 Nu-i mil\u0103, Iulia. E respect. Pentru tot ce ai f\u0103cut, pentru t\u0103cerea ta, pentru felul \u00een care \u021bi-ai purtat greut\u0103\u021bile singur\u0103.<\/p>\n
T\u0103cerea s-a a\u0219ternut din nou, dar de data asta era una cald\u0103, lini\u0219titoare. Emil s-a ridicat \u0219i s-a uitat \u00een jur, ca \u0219i cum lua o hot\u0103r\u00e2re important\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 De azi \u00eenainte, nu mai vii s\u0103 cure\u021bi casa mea. Vei lucra \u00een biroul meu. Salariu dublu. \u0218i o gr\u0103dini\u021b\u0103 bun\u0103 pentru Andrei.<\/p>\n
Iulia a r\u0103mas f\u0103r\u0103 glas. Ochii i s-au umplut de lacrimi, dar z\u00e2mbetul ei, sincer \u0219i tremurat, spunea totul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu \u0219tiu ce s\u0103 zic…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Spune doar \u201emul\u021bumesc\u201d, a rostit Emil, cu un z\u00e2mbet bl\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n
\u0218i \u00een acel moment, pentru prima oar\u0103 \u00een via\u021ba lui, a sim\u021bit c\u0103 adev\u0103rata bog\u0103\u021bie nu st\u0103tea \u00een conturi sau \u00een ma\u0219ini scumpe, ci \u00een a fi om. Cu inim\u0103. Cu suflet. Cu bun\u0103tate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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