Un sunet ascu\u021bit, aproape imperceptibil, a spart lini\u0219tea nop\u021bii. Nu era zgomotul unei alarme moderne, ci ceva mai sinistru \u2014 un sc\u00e2r\u021b\u00e2it lung, prelung, ca un gemut de metal ruginit. Ceva din cas\u0103 parc\u0103 respira. Ho\u021bii s-au privit \u00eentre ei, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103-\u0219i ascund\u0103 nelini\u0219tea. Liderul bandei, un tip solid, le-a f\u0103cut semn s\u0103 continue. \u201eNu v\u0103 speria\u021bi de umbre\u201d, a \u0219optit el.<\/p>\n
Primul b\u0103rbat s-a strecurat prin fereastr\u0103, dar imediat ce a pus piciorul pe podea, aerul din \u00eenc\u0103pere s-a schimbat. Era rece, sufocant, aproape greu de respirat. \u00ce\u0219i \u021binea respira\u021bia, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103-\u0219i reg\u0103seasc\u0103 echilibrul. Restul l-au urmat, fiecare cu inima b\u0103t\u00e2nd nebune\u0219te \u00een piept.<\/p>\n
\u00cen\u0103untru mirosea a vechi, a mucegai \u0219i a ceva dulceag, ca un parfum uitat de zeci de ani. Camera era aproape goal\u0103, cu excep\u021bia unui fotoliu uzat \u0219i a unei mese pline de lum\u00e2n\u0103ri stinse. Pe pere\u021bi, fotografii vechi, alb-negru, cu fe\u021be rigide \u0219i ochi care p\u0103reau s\u0103 te urm\u0103reasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u201eB\u0103, ceva e \u00een neregul\u0103 aici\u201d, a morm\u0103it unul dintre ei, d\u00e2nd cu piciorul \u00eentr-o sc\u00e2ndur\u0103 care a trosnit sub greutatea lui. Liderul i-a aruncat o privire t\u0103ioas\u0103: \u201eTaci \u0219i caut\u0103 banii. Sub saltea, a\u0219a au zis.\u201d<\/p>\n
Au urcat sc\u0103rile \u00eencet, fiecare pas fiind acompaniat de sc\u00e2r\u021b\u00e2itul \u00eenfior\u0103tor al lemnului. C\u00e2nd au ajuns la dormitor, u\u0219a era \u00eentredeschis\u0103. \u00cen\u0103untru, lumina lunii p\u0103trundea prin perdelele sub\u021biri, lumin\u00e2nd un pat vechi. Salteaua p\u0103rea exact cum o descriseser\u0103 vecinii: bombat\u0103 \u00een mijloc, ca \u0219i cum ascundea o comoar\u0103.<\/p>\n
Unul dintre ho\u021bi s-a gr\u0103bit s\u0103 ridice salteaua, dar c\u00e2nd a f\u0103cut-o, un \u021bip\u0103t gutural a umplut camera. Salteaua nu ascundea bani. Ascundea… ceva ce nu ar fi trebuit s\u0103 existe. Din \u00eentunericul de sub pat, dou\u0103 bra\u021be scheletice, acoperite cu piele uscat\u0103, s-au \u00eenf\u0103\u0219urat \u00een jurul lui \u0219i l-au tras dedesubt cu o for\u021b\u0103 inuman\u0103.<\/p>\n
Strig\u0103tele lui au \u00eenghe\u021bat s\u00e2ngele celorlal\u021bi. Au \u00eencercat s\u0103-l trag\u0103 afar\u0103, dar ceva \u00eel smulgea cu o putere colosal\u0103. \u00cen c\u00e2teva secunde, a disp\u0103rut. Sub pat era doar bezn\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u201eIe\u0219i\u021bi! Ie\u0219i\u021bi acum!\u201d a urlat liderul, dar \u00eenainte s\u0103 apuce s\u0103 se mi\u0219te, u\u0219a s-a tr\u00e2ntit singur\u0103, cu un bubuit asurzitor. Ferestrele s-au \u00eenchis brusc, iar temperatura a sc\u0103zut at\u00e2t de mult \u00eenc\u00e2t aburul le ie\u0219ea din gur\u0103.<\/p>\n
Din \u00eentunericul camerei a \u00eenceput s\u0103 se aud\u0103 un r\u00e2s… un r\u00e2s sub\u021bire, r\u0103gu\u0219it, care le-a f\u0103cut pielea de g\u0103in\u0103. \u201eNu trebuia s\u0103 veni\u021bi aici…\u201d a \u0219optit o voce b\u0103tr\u00e2neasc\u0103, aproape ca un ecou din alt\u0103 lume.<\/p>\n
Unul dintre ho\u021bi, disperat, a scos cu\u021bitul \u0219i a \u00eencercat s\u0103 for\u021beze u\u0219a, dar ceva invizibil l-a ridicat de la p\u0103m\u00e2nt \u0219i l-a izbit de perete. S\u00e2ngele i s-a prelins pe tapetul scorojit. Ceilal\u021bi doi au \u00eenceput s\u0103 urle, lovind cu pumnii \u00een u\u0219\u0103, dar era zadarnic. Camera devenise o cu\u0219c\u0103.<\/p>\n
Deodat\u0103, \u00een mijlocul camerei a ap\u0103rut silueta unei femei b\u0103tr\u00e2ne. P\u0103rul alb \u00eei flutura ca \u00een ap\u0103, iar ochii \u00eei ardeau \u00eentr-un ro\u0219u demonic. \u201eA\u021bi venit dup\u0103 banii mei?\u201d, a \u00eentrebat, iar vocea ei a f\u0103cut s\u0103 tremure pere\u021bii. \u201eLua\u021bi-i… dar ve\u021bi pl\u0103ti cu via\u021ba.\u201d<\/p>\n
Un v\u00e2rtej de umbre i-a \u00eenconjurat pe ho\u021bi. Strig\u0103tele lor s-au stins \u00een c\u00e2teva secunde. C\u00e2nd diminea\u021ba a venit, casa era t\u0103cut\u0103. U\u0219a dormitorului s-a deschis singur\u0103, iar pe pat, neatins\u0103, st\u0103tea o gr\u0103mad\u0103 de bancnote… \u0219i trei m\u0103\u0219ti negre pline de s\u00e2nge.<\/p>\n
De atunci, nimeni nu a mai \u00eendr\u0103znit s\u0103 intre \u00een acea cas\u0103. Iar b\u0103tr\u00e2na? Nimeni nu a mai v\u0103zut-o vreodat\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Un sunet ascu\u021bit, aproape imperceptibil, a spart lini\u0219tea nop\u021bii. Nu era zgomotul unei alarme moderne, ci ceva mai sinistru \u2014 un sc\u00e2r\u021b\u00e2it lung, prelung, ca un gemut de metal ruginit. Ceva din cas\u0103 parc\u0103 respira. Ho\u021bii s-au privit \u00eentre ei, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103-\u0219i ascund\u0103 nelini\u0219tea. Liderul bandei, un tip solid, le-a f\u0103cut semn s\u0103 continue. \u201eNu […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1106,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1105","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\/1105","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=1105"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1107,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1105\/revisions\/1107"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}