Augustin o privi f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spun\u0103 nimic. Ochii lui cenu\u0219ii, odinioar\u0103 plini de via\u021b\u0103, p\u0103reau acum stin\u0219i. Patricia a\u0219ez\u0103 tava pe noptier\u0103, dar, \u00eenainte s\u0103-i \u00eentind\u0103 paharul cu ap\u0103, u\u0219a s-a deschis u\u0219or. O feti\u021b\u0103 cu p\u0103rul prins \u00een dou\u0103 codi\u021be, purt\u00e2nd o rochi\u021b\u0103 galben\u0103, st\u0103tea \u00een prag.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bun\u0103 diminea\u021ba, domnule! spuse ea cu un z\u00e2mbet larg, \u021bin\u00e2nd \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103 o p\u0103pu\u0219\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 un bra\u021b.<\/p>\n
Patricia se \u00eencrunt\u0103.
\u2014 Iulia! \u021ai-am spus s\u0103 nu intri aici!<\/p>\n
Dar Augustin ridic\u0103 u\u0219or o m\u00e2n\u0103 tremur\u00e2nd\u0103.
\u2014 Las-o… n-am mai avut oaspe\u021bi de mult.<\/p>\n
Feti\u021ba se apropie curajoas\u0103 de pat. Se uit\u0103 la toate cutiile de medicamente, la fiolele mici, la pastilele colorate \u0219i oft\u0103.
\u2014 Lua\u021bi prea multe, domnule. Mama zice c\u0103 niciun om nu poate fi fericit cu at\u00e2tea pastile.<\/p>\n
B\u0103tr\u00e2nul z\u00e2mbi amar.
\u2014 Mama ta nu \u0219tie cum e s\u0103 fii bolnav.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Poate c\u0103 \u0219tie, spuse fata, privind \u00een ochii lui. Poate c\u0103 \u0219tie c\u0103 uneori pastilele nu te fac bine, doar te \u021bin legat.<\/p>\n
Patricia \u00eencerc\u0103 s\u0103 o scoat\u0103 afar\u0103, dar Augustin o opri din nou. Era ceva \u00een vocea copilei, o sinceritate care \u00eei aducea aminte de fiica lui pierdut\u0103 \u00een urm\u0103 cu mul\u021bi ani. O chema tot Iulia.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 ce asistenta a ie\u0219it din camer\u0103, b\u0103tr\u00e2nul se l\u0103s\u0103 pe spate, g\u00e2ndindu-se la vorbele feti\u021bei. \u00cen noaptea aceea, nu lu\u0103 niciuna dintre pastile. Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 ani \u00eentregi, dormi f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 se trezeasc\u0103 din cauza durerilor.<\/p>\n
Diminea\u021ba, c\u00e2nd Patricia veni din nou, el st\u0103tea deja sprijinit \u00een pat, cu ochii limpezi \u0219i un z\u00e2mbet abia schi\u021bat.
\u2014 Nu \u0219tiu ce mi-a f\u0103cut copilul \u0103sta, dar parc\u0103 respir altfel.<\/p>\n
Asistenta \u00eel privi speriat\u0103.
\u2014 Domnule Augustin, nu trebuia s\u0103 \u00eentrerupe\u021bi tratamentul f\u0103r\u0103 avizul medicului!<\/p>\n
Dar b\u0103tr\u00e2nul o ignor\u0103. Ceru s\u0103 fie dus \u00een gr\u0103din\u0103. C\u00e2nd pa\u0219ii lui atingeau iar p\u0103m\u00e2ntul, chiar dac\u0103 se cl\u0103tina u\u0219or, sim\u021bea c\u0103 tr\u0103ie\u0219te. Aerul s\u0103rat \u00eei umplea pl\u0103m\u00e2nii, iar soarele \u00eei \u00eenc\u0103lzea fa\u021ba. Iulia alerga printre flori, iar el o urm\u0103rea cu ochii umezi.<\/p>\n
\u00cen zilele urm\u0103toare, \u00eencepu s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nce mai bine, s\u0103 vorbeasc\u0103 mai mult, s\u0103 se ridice din pat. Medicul personal, chemat de urgen\u021b\u0103, nu \u00een\u021belegea cum un om pe care \u00eel credea pierdut p\u0103rea acum s\u0103 revin\u0103 la via\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce a\u021bi schimbat \u00een tratament? \u00eentrebase acesta, confuz.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Am schimbat \u00eencrederea, r\u0103spunse Augustin. \u00cen loc s\u0103 cred \u00een pastile, am \u00eenceput s\u0103 cred \u00een via\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
Dar lini\u0219tea nu a durat mult. \u00centr-o sear\u0103, c\u00e2nd Iulia \u0219i mama ei plecaser\u0103 la cump\u0103r\u0103turi, Patricia intr\u0103 \u00een biroul vechiului st\u0103p\u00e2n, c\u0103ut\u00e2nd documente. A g\u0103sit un dosar ascuns sub o podea fals\u0103. \u00cen el erau contracte, re\u021bete \u0219i coresponden\u021b\u0103 \u00eentre Augustin \u0219i al\u021bi oameni de afaceri. Documente care dovedeau c\u0103 fabrica lui nu doar producea medicamente, ci \u0219i substan\u021be care provocau dependen\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
Patricia \u00eenghe\u021b\u0103. \u00ce\u0219i d\u0103du seama c\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 vrea, ajuta un om care construise un imperiu pe suferin\u021ba altora. \u00cen acel moment, Augustin o surprinse \u00een birou.<\/p>\n
\u2014 C\u0103utai ceva? \u00eentreb\u0103 el, cu o voce calm\u0103, dar rece.<\/p>\n
Asistenta \u00eencerc\u0103 s\u0103 se scuze, dar el \u00eei f\u0103cu semn s\u0103 tac\u0103.
\u2014 \u0218tiu ce-ai g\u0103sit. Nici eu nu mai pot dormi din cauza acelor h\u00e2rtii. Toat\u0103 via\u021ba mea am crezut c\u0103 banii \u0219i succesul pot vindeca orice. Dar acum… o feti\u021b\u0103 m-a f\u0103cut s\u0103 \u00een\u021beleg c\u00e2t de bolnav eram, de fapt.<\/p>\n
Se apropie de fereastr\u0103 \u0219i privi spre mare.
\u2014 Vreau s\u0103 donez totul. Laboratorul, banii, terenurile. S\u0103 fie folosite pentru bine, nu pentru profit.<\/p>\n
Patricia nu spuse nimic. \u00cen ochii lui vedea un alt om. Un om care, \u00een pragul mor\u021bii, alesese \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it via\u021ba.<\/p>\n
A doua zi, Iulia \u00eel g\u0103si \u00een gr\u0103din\u0103, a\u0219ezat pe banca de piatr\u0103, privind r\u0103s\u0103ritul. \u021ainea \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103 o floare galben\u0103. Z\u00e2mbea.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Domnule Augustin, v-a\u021bi f\u0103cut bine? \u00eentreb\u0103 ea cu voce joas\u0103.<\/p>\n
El o privi \u0219i r\u0103spunse:
\u2014 Da, Iulia. \u00cen sf\u00e2r\u0219it, m-am f\u0103cut bine…<\/p>\n
\u0218i atunci, pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 ani de t\u0103cere, b\u0103tr\u00e2nul izbucni \u00een pl\u00e2ns. Era pl\u00e2nsul unui om care \u00ee\u0219i g\u0103sise pacea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Augustin o privi f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spun\u0103 nimic. Ochii lui cenu\u0219ii, odinioar\u0103 plini de via\u021b\u0103, p\u0103reau acum stin\u0219i. Patricia a\u0219ez\u0103 tava pe noptier\u0103, dar, \u00eenainte s\u0103-i \u00eentind\u0103 paharul cu ap\u0103, u\u0219a s-a deschis u\u0219or. O feti\u021b\u0103 cu p\u0103rul prins \u00een dou\u0103 codi\u021be, purt\u00e2nd o rochi\u021b\u0103 galben\u0103, st\u0103tea \u00een prag. \u2014 Bun\u0103 diminea\u021ba, domnule! spuse ea cu […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11597,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11596","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\/11596","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=11596"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11598,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11596\/revisions\/11598"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}