\u2014 Doar fratele meu, s\u0103 lase ni\u0219te scule, a zis Radu, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 clipeasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
Maria a z\u00e2mbit slab. Tonul lui era calm, prea calm. Nu p\u0103rea s\u0103 ascund\u0103 nimic, dar ochii\u2026 ochii lui parc\u0103 se fereau de ai ei. A t\u0103cut, \u0219i \u00een lini\u0219tea aceea ciudat\u0103, s-a auzit doar tic-tacul ceasului din buc\u0103t\u0103rie.<\/p>\n
\u00cen zilele urm\u0103toare, Maria a \u00eencercat s\u0103 se conving\u0103 c\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i face griji degeaba. S-a aruncat \u00een treburile casei, a g\u0103tit, a sp\u0103lat, a plantat c\u00e2teva flori noi \u00een curte. Dar ceva nu mai era la fel. Parc\u0103 aerul din cas\u0103 devenise mai greu, iar z\u00e2mbetul lui Radu \u2013 mai gr\u0103bit.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o sear\u0103, \u00een timp ce c\u0103uta o fa\u021b\u0103 de pern\u0103 curat\u0103, a dat peste o bucat\u0103 mic\u0103 de h\u00e2rtie mototolit\u0103, ascuns\u0103 \u00een spatele sertarului. Scrisul era de m\u00e2n\u0103, rotund, feminin: \u201eMul\u021bumesc pentru weekend. Mi-e deja dor de tine.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maria a sim\u021bit cum i se taie picioarele. H\u00e2rtia \u00eei tremura \u00eentre degete. A \u00eenchis ochii, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 respire, dar aerul p\u0103rea s\u0103 o ard\u0103 pe din\u0103untru.<\/p>\n
Nu a f\u0103cut scandal. Nu a \u021bipat. A pus biletul \u00een buzunar \u0219i a mers \u00een curte, unde ploaia tocmai \u00eencepuse din nou, ca \u00een ziua c\u00e2nd se \u00eentorsese acas\u0103. St\u0103tea acolo, sub stropii reci, f\u0103r\u0103 umbrel\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 lacrimi. Doar cu o t\u0103cere care spunea totul.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2teva ore mai t\u00e2rziu, c\u00e2nd Radu a cobor\u00e2t din dormitor, a g\u0103sit masa aranjat\u0103 frumos: o cin\u0103 cald\u0103, dou\u0103 pahare de vin \u0219i o lum\u00e2nare aprins\u0103. Maria l-a privit cu o lini\u0219te stranie \u0219i i-a spus:
\u2014 Trebuie s\u0103 vorbim.<\/p>\n
El a clipit, surprins, dar s-a a\u0219ezat. Maria a scos biletul \u0219i l-a pus pe mas\u0103.
\u2014 Vrei s\u0103-mi spui tu cine e\u2026 sau s\u0103 te \u00eentreb eu?<\/p>\n
Radu a \u00een\u021bepenit. Apoi a \u00eencercat s\u0103 r\u00e2d\u0103, s\u0103 nege, dar vocea \u00eei tremura. \u00cen cele din urm\u0103, a recunoscut. O femeie de la birou. \u201eA fost o gre\u0219eal\u0103, Maria, doar o prostie de moment\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Ea l-a ascultat f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-l \u00eentrerup\u0103. \u00cen sufletul ei se d\u0103dea o lupt\u0103 \u00eentre durere \u0219i demnitate. Dup\u0103 ani de iubire, de sacrificii, de \u00eencredere, se sim\u021bea tr\u0103dat\u0103 \u00een cel mai ad\u00e2nc loc al inimii.<\/p>\n
\u2014 O prostie de moment, spui? O prostie care s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat \u00een casa noastr\u0103, \u00een patul nostru, sub perna unde dorm visurile mele, a \u0219optit ea.<\/p>\n
Apoi s-a ridicat \u0219i a spus simplu:
\u2014 Radu, unele lucruri nu se repar\u0103 cu scuze.<\/p>\n
A luat geamantanul, l-a deschis \u0219i a \u00eenceput s\u0103 pun\u0103 c\u00e2teva haine. Nu striga, nu pl\u00e2ngea. Doar t\u0103cerea ei t\u0103ia aerul ca un cu\u021bit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Unde mergi? a \u00eentrebat el disperat.
\u2014 Acolo unde nu miroase a minciun\u0103, a spus ea, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 se \u00eentoarc\u0103.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd u\u0219a s-a \u00eenchis \u00een urma ei, Radu a r\u0103mas singur, cu ecoul ploii \u0219i al propriei gre\u0219eli.<\/p>\n
Maria a mers la sora ei din Bra\u0219ov. Acolo, printre oameni simpli \u0219i calzi, \u0219i-a g\u0103sit puterea s\u0103 se ridice. \u00cen fiecare diminea\u021b\u0103 f\u0103cea o cafea tare, privea mun\u021bii \u0219i \u00ee\u0219i spunea: \u201eMai bine singur\u0103 dec\u00e2t min\u021bit\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n
Timpul a trecut, dar nu a uitat. A \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat \u00eens\u0103 c\u0103 dragostea adev\u0103rat\u0103 nu cere dovad\u0103, ci respect. C\u0103 fericirea nu st\u0103 \u00eentr-un b\u0103rbat care te face s\u0103 pl\u00e2ngi, ci \u00eentr-o inim\u0103 care \u0219tie s\u0103 se aleag\u0103 pe sine.<\/p>\n
\u0218i \u00eentr-o zi, pe aceea\u0219i ploaie ca atunci, Maria a z\u00e2mbit din nou. De data asta, nu pentru c\u0103 cineva o a\u0219tepta acas\u0103\u2026 ci pentru c\u0103, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it, se a\u0219tepta ea \u00eens\u0103\u0219i.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u2014 Doar fratele meu, s\u0103 lase ni\u0219te scule, a zis Radu, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 clipeasc\u0103. Maria a z\u00e2mbit slab. Tonul lui era calm, prea calm. Nu p\u0103rea s\u0103 ascund\u0103 nimic, dar ochii\u2026 ochii lui parc\u0103 se fereau de ai ei. A t\u0103cut, \u0219i \u00een lini\u0219tea aceea ciudat\u0103, s-a auzit doar tic-tacul ceasului din buc\u0103t\u0103rie. \u00cen zilele […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11657,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11656","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\/11656","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=11656"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11658,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11656\/revisions\/11658"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}