Sofia s-a ridicat \u00een picioare, dar genunchii i s-au \u00eenmuiat. Se sprijini de birou, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 lucid\u0103, dar \u00een mintea ei totul era un vuiet.<\/p>\n
Andrei, omul care o \u021binuse de m\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een cele mai grele momente, care-i \u0219tersese lacrimile c\u00e2nd murise tat\u0103l ei, acum era tat\u0103l copilului altei femei.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ie\u0219i\u021bi, \u2014 a spus ea calm, prea calm. \u2014 V\u0103 rog s\u0103 ie\u0219i\u021bi.<\/p>\n
Victoria a z\u00e2mbit dispre\u021buitor, \u0219i pentru o clip\u0103, Sofia a sim\u021bit cum \u00een\u0103untrul ei ceva se rupe. Femeia aceea se \u00eentoarse pe tocuri \u0219i ie\u0219i, l\u0103s\u00e2nd \u00een urm\u0103 un miros dulceag de parfum \u0219i un gol amar care p\u0103rea c\u0103 nu se va mai umple niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2teva minute, Sofia a r\u0103mas nemi\u0219cat\u0103. Apoi a luat o bucat\u0103 din cana spart\u0103 \u0219i a privit reflexia tremurat\u0103 din ciob. Era o alt\u0103 femeie \u2014 palid\u0103, obosit\u0103, dar cu privirea brusc limpezit\u0103. \u00cen acel moment, nu mai sim\u021bea durere. Doar o lini\u0219te ciudat\u0103, care \u00eei aducea un fel de claritate.<\/p>\n
A deschis laptopul, a trimis prezentarea final\u0103 conducerii \u0219i a scris un mesaj scurt:
\u201eNu voi putea participa la \u0219edin\u021ba de azi. V\u0103 rog s\u0103 continua\u021bi f\u0103r\u0103 mine.\u201d<\/p>\n
Apoi \u0219i-a luat haina, a cobor\u00e2t din cl\u0103dire \u0219i a pornit pe jos, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u0219tie exact unde merge. V\u00e2ntul rece de toamn\u0103 \u00eei lovea obrajii, dar aerul proasp\u0103t o trezea la via\u021b\u0103. Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mult timp, nu mai voia s\u0103 demonstreze nim\u0103nui nimic.<\/p>\n
\u00cen acea sear\u0103, s-a dus acas\u0103, a scos din dulap pozele de la nunt\u0103 \u0219i le-a pus \u00eentr-o cutie. Nu le-a ars. Nu le-a rupt. Le-a \u00eenchis, ca pe un capitol terminat.<\/p>\n
A doua zi, a sunat la firm\u0103 \u0219i a cerut s\u0103 i se transfere atribu\u021biile. \u0218eful a fost surprins, dar n-a insistat. Sofia \u0219tia: dac\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2nea acolo, ar fi fost nevoit\u0103 s\u0103-l vad\u0103 zilnic pe Andrei, s\u0103-i suporte privirea vinovat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00cen s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2na care a urmat, el a \u00eencercat s\u0103 vorbeasc\u0103 cu ea. A venit acas\u0103, a sunat de zeci de ori, a l\u0103sat mesaje. Ea nu i-a r\u0103spuns niciodat\u0103. \u00centr-o sear\u0103, a l\u0103sat cheile pe mas\u0103, \u00eentr-un plic, \u0219i a scris doar:
\u201eAi f\u0103cut alegerea ta. Acum f\u0103-\u021bi via\u021ba cum po\u021bi.\u201d<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd Andrei a pierdut contractul de la firm\u0103, Sofia aflase deja. Fusese o reac\u021bie \u00een lan\u021b \u2014 scandalul, zvonurile, investitorii care \u0219i-au retras sprijinul. Iar Victoria, cea care venise cu at\u00e2ta \u00eencredere, a aflat prea t\u00e2rziu c\u0103 Andrei nu mai avea nici loc de munc\u0103, nici bani, nici promisiuni.<\/p>\n
Sofia, \u00eens\u0103, \u00ee\u0219i f\u0103cuse planurile. V\u00e2nduse apartamentul, \u00ee\u0219i cump\u0103rase o mic\u0103 cas\u0103 la marginea Bra\u0219ovului \u0219i \u00eencepuse o nou\u0103 via\u021b\u0103. F\u0103cea consultan\u021b\u0103 de acas\u0103, \u00ee\u0219i bea cafeaua \u00een lini\u0219te \u0219i nu mai depindea de nimeni.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o diminea\u021b\u0103, a primit un mesaj necunoscut:
\u201e\u00cemi pare r\u0103u pentru tot. Ea m-a p\u0103r\u0103sit. Sunt singur.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sofia a z\u00e2mbit. A privit pe geam spre mun\u021bii \u00eenv\u0103lui\u021bi \u00een cea\u021b\u0103 \u0219i a scris doar dou\u0103 cuvinte:
\u201e\u0218i eu.\u201d<\/p>\n
Apoi a \u00eenchis telefonul, \u0219i-a turnat cafeaua \u00een cana nou\u0103 \u2014 simpl\u0103, alb\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 margini aurii \u2014 \u0219i a sim\u021bit c\u0103, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it, via\u021ba \u00eencepea din nou, curat\u0103, lini\u0219tit\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 umbre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sofia s-a ridicat \u00een picioare, dar genunchii i s-au \u00eenmuiat. Se sprijini de birou, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 lucid\u0103, dar \u00een mintea ei totul era un vuiet. Andrei, omul care o \u021binuse de m\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een cele mai grele momente, care-i \u0219tersese lacrimile c\u00e2nd murise tat\u0103l ei, acum era tat\u0103l copilului altei femei. \u2014 Ie\u0219i\u021bi, \u2014 a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11666,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11665","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\/11665","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=11665"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11667,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11665\/revisions\/11667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}