La pr\u00e2nz, nu mai rezistase. A \u00eenchis laptopul, \u0219i-a luat cheile de la ma\u0219in\u0103 \u0219i a plecat. Secretara lui, v\u0103z\u00e2ndu-l ie\u0219ind val-v\u00e2rtej, a \u00eentrebat speriat\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Domnule F\u0103lcu\u0219, unde merge\u021bi?
\u2014 Am o treab\u0103 personal\u0103, a r\u0103spuns scurt, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 o priveasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
Motorul ma\u0219inii de lux a pornit cu un huruit ad\u00e2nc. A condus f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 se g\u00e2ndeasc\u0103 prea mult, ghidat doar de o adres\u0103 veche, notat\u0103 \u00eentr-un col\u021b de agend\u0103 \u2014 adresa pe care i-o l\u0103sase Maria, \u201e\u00een caz de urgen\u021b\u0103\u201d.<\/p>\n
Cartierul era la marginea ora\u0219ului, o zon\u0103 modest\u0103, cu blocuri vechi \u0219i cur\u021bi \u00eenguste.
Ma\u0219ina lucioas\u0103 p\u0103rea complet nelalocul ei printre trotuarele cr\u0103pate \u0219i gardurile ruginite. Copiii se uitau mira\u021bi, oprindu-se din joac\u0103, iar o femeie de la un balcon \u0219optea ceva vecinei de al\u0103turi.<\/p>\n
Augustin a cobor\u00e2t \u0219i a privit \u00een jur. Casa era mic\u0103, o d\u0103r\u0103p\u0103n\u0103tur\u0103 cu acoperi\u0219ul str\u00e2mb \u0219i gardul \u0219ubred. A b\u0103tut \u00een poart\u0103 de dou\u0103 ori.
Nimic.
A treia oar\u0103, u\u0219a s-a \u00eentredeschis \u0219i o feti\u021b\u0103 de vreo 7 ani a ap\u0103rut \u00een prag, \u021bin\u00e2nd \u00een bra\u021be o p\u0103pu\u0219\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 un ochi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pe mama o c\u0103uta\u021bi? a \u00eentrebat ea, cu voce sub\u021bire.
Augustin a clipit mirat.
\u2014 Da… pe mama ta. Pe Maria. Este acas\u0103?<\/p>\n
Feti\u021ba a dat din cap \u00eencet.
\u2014 Nu. A plecat la spital. Azi-noapte. Cu bunica.<\/p>\n
Inima lui a \u00eenceput s\u0103 bat\u0103 mai repede.
\u2014 Ce s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat? E bolnav\u0103?
Feti\u021ba a ridicat din umeri.
\u2014 Nu \u0219tiu. A zis c\u0103 dac\u0103 nu se \u00eentoarce repede, s\u0103-i spun doamnei de la col\u021b s\u0103 aib\u0103 grij\u0103 de mine.<\/p>\n
B\u0103rbatul a r\u0103mas c\u00e2teva clipe \u00eenm\u0103rmurit.
Apoi, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mai stea pe g\u00e2nduri, a urcat din nou \u00een ma\u0219in\u0103 \u0219i a pornit spre spitalul jude\u021bean.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd a ajuns acolo, a \u00eentrebat la recep\u021bie, cu o voce care tr\u0103da ner\u0103bdare:
\u2014 Maria… nu \u0219tiu numele de familie exact, dar lucreaz\u0103 ca menajer\u0103. A fost adus\u0103 aici azi-noapte.
Asistenta a c\u0103utat pe list\u0103, apoi a spus lini\u0219tit:
\u2014 Sec\u021bia de oncologie, salonul 3.<\/p>\n
Cuv\u00e2ntul i-a \u00eenghe\u021bat pe buze. Oncologie.
Augustin a sim\u021bit cum tot ce \u0219tia despre via\u021b\u0103 se pr\u0103bu\u0219e\u0219te.
A intrat \u00een salon cu pa\u0219i mici. Maria st\u0103tea pe pat, palid\u0103, cu un z\u00e2mbet slab, dar cald.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Domnule F\u0103lcu\u0219… n-a\u0219 fi vrut s\u0103 afla\u021bi a\u0219a.
\u2014 De ce n-ai spus nimic? De ce ai venit la munc\u0103 at\u00e2\u021bia ani f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spui c\u0103… c\u0103 te lup\u021bi cu boala asta?<\/p>\n
Maria a oftat u\u0219or.
\u2014 Pentru c\u0103 munca m\u0103 \u021binea vie, domnule Augustin. \u0218i pentru c\u0103 aveam nevoie de bani pentru tratament… \u0219i pentru nepoata mea. Ea e tot ce mai am.<\/p>\n
El a r\u0103mas t\u0103cut. \u00cen acel moment, pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een via\u021b\u0103, banii, cifrele, ac\u021biunile… nu mai \u00eensemnau nimic.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2teva zile mai t\u00e2rziu, Maria a fost externat\u0103. Augustin a venit personal s\u0103 o ia.
A pl\u0103tit toate costurile spitaliz\u0103rii f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spun\u0103 un cuv\u00e2nt.
Apoi a dus-o acas\u0103 \u0219i, v\u0103z\u00e2nd condi\u021biile \u00een care tr\u0103ia, a luat o decizie pe loc:<\/p>\n
\u2014 De m\u00e2ine, feti\u021ba ta merge la o \u0219coal\u0103 bun\u0103. Eu m\u0103 ocup de toate. \u0218i tu nu te mai \u00eentorci la munc\u0103. Ai alt\u0103 treab\u0103 de acum \u2014 s\u0103 te faci bine.<\/p>\n
Maria a \u00eenceput s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103, dar el a z\u00e2mbit. \u0218i, \u00eentr-un mod ciudat, simplu \u0219i omenesc, abia atunci a \u00een\u021beles c\u0103 adev\u0103rata bog\u0103\u021bie nu se m\u0103soar\u0103 \u00een lei, ci \u00een inimile pe care le atingi.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" La pr\u00e2nz, nu mai rezistase. A \u00eenchis laptopul, \u0219i-a luat cheile de la ma\u0219in\u0103 \u0219i a plecat. Secretara lui, v\u0103z\u00e2ndu-l ie\u0219ind val-v\u00e2rtej, a \u00eentrebat speriat\u0103: \u2014 Domnule F\u0103lcu\u0219, unde merge\u021bi?\u2014 Am o treab\u0103 personal\u0103, a r\u0103spuns scurt, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 o priveasc\u0103. Motorul ma\u0219inii de lux a pornit cu un huruit ad\u00e2nc. A condus f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11244,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11243","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\/11243","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=11243"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11245,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11243\/revisions\/11245"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Pentru prima dat\u0103, Augustin F\u0103lcu\u0219, omul care avea totul, a sim\u021bit c\u0103 \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it a f\u0103cut ceva cu adev\u0103rat important<\/strong>.<\/p>\n