Timp de c\u00e2teva secunde, Ion nu a reu\u0219it s\u0103 scoat\u0103 niciun cuv\u00e2nt. Privea feti\u021ba aceea firav\u0103, care p\u0103rea mai degrab\u0103 fl\u0103m\u00e2nd\u0103 \u0219i speriat\u0103 dec\u00e2t capabil\u0103 s\u0103 inventeze o poveste at\u00e2t de detaliat\u0103. Totu\u0219i, ceva \u00een ochii ei, o sinceritate crud\u0103, \u00eei d\u0103dea fiori.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Unde e bunica ta acum? \u00eentreb\u0103 el, cu o voce sc\u0103zut\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u00cen subsol, la col\u021bul \u0103la unde curge \u021beava. Are tusea aia ur\u00e2t\u0103 iar, dar nu vrea s\u0103 mearg\u0103 la spital.<\/p>\n
Ion \u00ee\u0219i trecu m\u00e2na peste frunte. Nu era doar oboseal\u0103. Era un sentiment ap\u0103s\u0103tor, amestecat cu ru\u0219ine. \u00cen propria lui cl\u0103dire, \u00een care curgeau milioane de lei \u00een fiecare lun\u0103, tr\u0103iau o feti\u021b\u0103 \u0219i o b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103 printre \u021bevi reci \u0219i mucegai.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Uite, Iasmina, spuse el \u00eencet, o s\u0103 mergem la bunica ta. Dar dac\u0103 e\u0219ti sincer\u0103, trebuie s\u0103-mi spui tot ce \u0219tii.<\/p>\n
Feti\u021ba d\u0103du din cap \u0219i, pentru prima dat\u0103, ochii ei se umplur\u0103 de lacrimi.<\/p>\n
Cinci minute mai t\u00e2rziu, liftul de marf\u0103 cobora spre subsol. Aerul era rece, greu de respirat. Pe un pat improvizat din carton \u0219i p\u0103turi vechi st\u0103tea o femeie \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103, slab\u0103 ca o umbr\u0103. C\u00e2nd l-a v\u0103zut pe Ion, a tres\u0103rit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Domnule Marin\u2026 nu \u0219tiam c\u0103 cineva \u0219tie c\u0103 suntem aici, \u0219opti ea.<\/p>\n
Ion se apropie, f\u0103r\u0103 urm\u0103 de arogan\u021b\u0103.
\u2014 Ar fi trebuit s\u0103 \u0219tiu. E cl\u0103direa mea. Dar spune\u021bi-mi, ce a auzit nepoata dumneavoastr\u0103?<\/p>\n
Femeia \u0219i-a plecat capul.
\u2014 Eu am auzit doar fr\u00e2nturi, dar fata a fost acolo. Au spus ceva despre ni\u0219te contracte, despre un \u201efond comun\u201d \u0219i despre ni\u0219te semn\u0103turi false.<\/p>\n
Ion s-a ridicat brusc. Totul avea sens. Cu o s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 \u00eenainte, Marius \u00eel rugase s\u0103 semneze ni\u0219te acte urgente pentru un \u201eparteneriat extern\u201d. Nu le verificase cu aten\u021bie, convins c\u0103 omul era de \u00eencredere.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Doamne, murmur\u0103 el. Dac\u0103 fata asta are dreptate…<\/p>\n
F\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mai stea pe g\u00e2nduri, scoase telefonul \u0219i o sun\u0103 pe Diana.
\u2014 Vino \u00een birou. Acum.<\/p>\n
Vocea ei tremura u\u0219or.
\u2014 Sigur, domnule Marin. Vin imediat.<\/p>\n
Ion se \u00eentoarse spre Iasmina.
\u2014 Ai curajul s\u0103 stai cu mine \u0219i s\u0103 le spui ce ai auzit?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Da, spuse ea hot\u0103r\u00e2t. Dac\u0103 m\u0103 aju\u021bi \u0219i pe mine \u0219i pe bunica.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2teva minute mai t\u00e2rziu, \u00een biroul de la etajul 20, Marius \u0219i Diana intrau z\u00e2mbind, convin\u0219i c\u0103 totul e sub control. Dar z\u00e2mbetele li s-au \u0219ters c\u00e2nd au v\u0103zut-o pe feti\u021ba din col\u021b, cu Ion l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce e asta? \u00eentreab\u0103 Marius, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 par\u0103 relaxat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 E cineva care a auzit mai mult dec\u00e2t trebuia, spuse Ion rece.
Apoi ap\u0103s\u0103 un buton. Pe ecranul uria\u0219 din birou ap\u0103ru o \u00eenregistrare audio, pe care Ion o primise chiar de la Iasmina, f\u0103cut\u0103 cu un telefon vechi. Vocile erau clare: Marius \u0219i Diana, vorbind despre planul de a falsifica actele \u0219i de a-i vinde compania unui concurent.<\/p>\n
Timpul p\u0103rea c\u0103 s-a oprit. Marius deveni palid, iar Diana izbucni \u00een lacrimi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ion, nu \u00een\u021belegi, nu e ce crezi…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ba e exact ce cred, spuse el, ridic\u00e2ndu-se. A\u021bi vrut s\u0103-mi lua\u021bi tot ce am construit.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2teva ore mai t\u00e2rziu, poli\u021bia \u00eei escorta pe cei doi afar\u0103 din cl\u0103dire. Ion privea \u00een t\u0103cere cum ma\u0219ina pleca, apoi cobor\u00ee din nou la subsol.<\/p>\n
Femeia \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 \u0219i Iasmina \u00eel a\u0219teptau. \u00cen m\u00e2ini avea o pung\u0103 cu c\u00e2teva lucruri.<\/p>\n
\u2014 O s\u0103 v\u0103 mut azi \u00eentr-un apartament curat. E al firmei, dar de azi \u00eenainte e al vostru. \u0218i Iasmina… ai locul t\u0103u la \u0219coal\u0103.<\/p>\n
Feti\u021ba \u00eel privi cu ochii mari, ne\u00eencrez\u0103toare.
\u2014 De ce faci asta pentru noi?<\/p>\n
Ion z\u00e2mbi.
\u2014 Pentru c\u0103 mi-ai salvat via\u021ba. Nu compania, ci via\u021ba. Mi-ai ar\u0103tat c\u0103 banii nu valoreaz\u0103 nimic dac\u0103 nu-i folose\u0219ti ca s\u0103 faci bine.<\/p>\n
Anii au trecut. Firma lui Ion a crescut mai mult ca oric\u00e2nd, dar pe peretele din biroul lui nu st\u0103tea nicio diplom\u0103, niciun trofeu. Doar o fotografie mic\u0103, \u00eenr\u0103mat\u0103, cu o feti\u021b\u0103 z\u00e2mbitoare \u0219i o b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103 care \u021binea un buchet de flori de c\u00e2mp.<\/p>\n
Sub fotografie scria simplu: Timp de c\u00e2teva secunde, Ion nu a reu\u0219it s\u0103 scoat\u0103 niciun cuv\u00e2nt. Privea feti\u021ba aceea firav\u0103, care p\u0103rea mai degrab\u0103 fl\u0103m\u00e2nd\u0103 \u0219i speriat\u0103 dec\u00e2t capabil\u0103 s\u0103 inventeze o poveste at\u00e2t de detaliat\u0103. Totu\u0219i, ceva \u00een ochii ei, o sinceritate crud\u0103, \u00eei d\u0103dea fiori. \u2014 Unde e bunica ta acum? \u00eentreb\u0103 el, cu o voce sc\u0103zut\u0103. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11721,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11720","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\/11720","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=11720"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11722,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11720\/revisions\/11722"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u201eUneori, \u00eengerii poart\u0103 haine rupte \u0219i vin din subsol.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"