\u2014 De ce?<\/p>\n
Cuv\u00e2ntul i-a tremurat printre buze, ca un ecou venit dintr-o alt\u0103 via\u021b\u0103. To\u021bi au amu\u021bit. Era prima oar\u0103 c\u00e2nd \u00eei auzeau vocea. Sub\u021bire, stins\u0103, dar plin\u0103 de durere.<\/p>\n
Sergiu \u0219i-a ridicat privirea spre ea. \u00cen ochii lui se citea vinov\u0103\u021bia. \u00ce\u0219i trecu degetele peste m\u00e2inile ei tremur\u00e2nde, ca \u0219i cum ar fi vrut s\u0103-\u0219i aminteasc\u0103 fiecare arsur\u0103, fiecare suferin\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pentru c\u0103 am fost un la\u0219, spuse el \u00eencet. \u00cen noaptea aceea… trebuia s\u0103 fiu acolo.<\/p>\n
Alina f\u0103cu un pas \u00eenapoi. Privirea ei, p\u00e2n\u0103 atunci pierdut\u0103, se ascu\u021bi. \u00cen\u021belesese. El fusese acolo. El fusese b\u0103rbatul care fugise din cl\u0103dire, l\u0103s\u00e2nd-o pe ea s\u0103 salveze copilul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tu…, \u0219opti ea.<\/p>\n
Sergiu \u00eencuviin\u021b\u0103, cu lacrimi \u00een ochi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 N-am dormit niciodat\u0103 de atunci. Am \u00eencercat s\u0103 te caut, s\u0103-\u021bi spun, s\u0103-mi cer iertare… Dar to\u021bi \u00eemi spuneau c\u0103 ai murit.<\/p>\n
Cuvintele lui pluteau \u00een aerul rece al b\u0103ncii. Nimeni nu se mai mi\u0219ca. Angaja\u021bii care o ironizaser\u0103 cu c\u00e2teva minute \u00eenainte st\u0103teau acum cu ochii \u00een p\u0103m\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n
Alina \u00ee\u0219i duse m\u00e2inile la piept. Inima \u00eei b\u0103tea cu putere, ca atunci, \u00een noaptea focului. Sim\u021bea din nou fumul, \u021bipetele, greutatea copilului \u00een bra\u021be.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Alex? \u00eentreb\u0103 ea, aproape f\u0103r\u0103 glas.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tr\u0103ie\u0219te, spuse Sergiu. E medic acum. \u0218i te caut\u0103 \u0219i el.<\/p>\n
Ochii ei se umplur\u0103 de lacrimi. Dup\u0103 at\u00e2\u021bia ani, numele copilului \u00eei str\u0103pungea sufletul ca o raz\u0103 de lumin\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Vrea s\u0103 te vad\u0103, continu\u0103 Sergiu. Nu am avut curajul s\u0103 vin p\u00e2n\u0103 azi. Dar azi… nu mai puteam fugi.<\/p>\n
T\u0103cerea se prelungi. Alina \u00ee\u0219i scoase \u00eencet e\u0219arfa. Sub materialul gri se vedeau urmele arsurilor, dar \u0219i chipul ei bl\u00e2nd, luminat de lacrimi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu mai am ce ierta, spuse ea \u00een cele din urm\u0103. Focul a luat tot, dar mi-a dat \u0219i ceva: o lec\u021bie. C\u0103 nu po\u021bi tr\u0103i f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 ier\u021bi.<\/p>\n
Sergiu o privi uimit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Vrei… vrei s\u0103 vii cu mine? Alex e afar\u0103. Te a\u0219teapt\u0103.<\/p>\n
Ea nu r\u0103spunse imediat. Se uit\u0103 \u00een jur, la colegii care o priveau cu ru\u0219ine \u0219i uimire, la m\u00e2nerele care str\u0103luceau \u00een lumina de diminea\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
Apoi z\u00e2mbi \u2014 pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 ani \u00eentregi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Termin repede aici, spuse. N-am terminat de lustruit.<\/p>\n
Toat\u0103 banca izbucni \u00een lacrimi. Unii o aplaudau \u00een t\u0103cere. Sergiu o privi cum \u00ee\u0219i str\u00e2nge lucrurile \u0219i o \u00eenso\u021bi p\u00e2n\u0103 la ie\u0219ire.<\/p>\n
Pe trotuar, un t\u00e2n\u0103r cu halat alb a\u0219tepta l\u00e2ng\u0103 ma\u0219in\u0103. C\u00e2nd a v\u0103zut-o, a alergat spre ea.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Doamna Alina? E\u0219ti… e\u0219ti vie?<\/p>\n
Ea a dat din cap. T\u00e2n\u0103rul a \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219at-o str\u00e2ns, tremur\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n
\u2014 M-ai salvat. Nu \u0219tiu cum s\u0103-\u021bi mul\u021bumesc.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tr\u0103ie\u0219te frumos, i-a spus ea. Asta e mul\u021bumirea mea.<\/p>\n
\u0218i \u00een clipa aceea, parc\u0103 totul s-a lini\u0219tit. V\u00e2ntul b\u0103tea u\u0219or, lumina c\u0103dea cald peste ei, iar lumea continua s\u0103 mearg\u0103 mai departe.<\/p>\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mult timp, Alina sim\u021bea c\u0103 respira cu adev\u0103rat.
Nu mai era femeia de serviciu t\u0103cut\u0103 din banc\u0103. Era din nou ea \u00eens\u0103\u0219i.
O femeie care suferise, dar care \u00eenv\u0103\u021base s\u0103 ierte \u2014 \u0219i s\u0103 tr\u0103iasc\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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