Maria a r\u0103mas nemi\u0219cat\u0103, cu privirea fixat\u0103 pe aburul care se ridica din ap\u0103.
De at\u00e2ta vreme nu mai sim\u021bise c\u0103ldura dec\u00e2t ca pe o amintire.
\u00ce\u0219i duse instinctiv m\u00e2inile la \u00eencheieturi, acolo unde urmele lan\u021burilor \u00eei \u00eenvine\u021biser\u0103 pielea.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Spal\u0103-te, i-a spus el simplu.
Vocea lui n-a fost nici bl\u00e2nd\u0103, nici aspr\u0103, ci doar a unui om care vorbea rar.
Apoi a ie\u0219it, l\u0103s\u00e2nd u\u0219a s\u0103 se \u00eenchid\u0103 u\u0219or \u00een urma lui.<\/p>\n
Maria s-a apropiat \u00eencet de cad\u0103.
Aburul i-a \u00eenv\u0103luit fa\u021ba \u0219i lacrimile i-au curs f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 vrea.
S-a a\u0219ezat pe margine \u0219i \u0219i-a scufundat m\u00e2inile \u00een ap\u0103.
A fost ca \u0219i cum toat\u0103 murd\u0103ria, teama \u0219i ru\u0219inea din lunile de dinainte s-ar fi topit acolo.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd a ie\u0219it, \u00eenvelit\u0103 \u00eentr-o p\u0103tur\u0103 groas\u0103 de l\u00e2n\u0103, C\u0103lin o a\u0219tepta l\u00e2ng\u0103 foc.
Pe mas\u0103 erau dou\u0103 farfurii cu m\u00e2ncare aburind\u0103 \u2014 o tocan\u0103 de v\u00e2nat \u0219i o bucat\u0103 de p\u00e2ine neagr\u0103.
Nu s-a a\u0219ezat p\u00e2n\u0103 n-a v\u0103zut c\u0103 \u0219i ea se a\u0219az\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu trebuie s\u0103-mi mul\u021bume\u0219ti, a spus el, f\u0103r\u0103 s-o priveasc\u0103.
\u2014 Nu am de g\u00e2nd, a r\u0103spuns ea, dar vocea i s-a \u00eenmuiat f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 vrea.<\/p>\n
Au m\u00e2ncat \u00een t\u0103cere, cu lemnele trosnind \u00een vatr\u0103.
\u00centr-un fel ciudat, t\u0103cerea aceea o lini\u0219tea.
Era diferit\u0103 de t\u0103cerea umilin\u021bei.
Era t\u0103cerea unui loc sigur.<\/p>\n
Zilele care au urmat au fost grele.
C\u0103lin o trezea devreme, iar munca din gospod\u0103rie nu era u\u0219oar\u0103.
Dar \u00een fiecare zi, Maria sim\u021bea c\u0103 puterea i se \u00eentoarce.
\u00cenv\u0103\u021ba s\u0103 taie lemne, s\u0103 poarte g\u0103le\u021bi cu ap\u0103 din p\u00e2r\u00e2u \u0219i s\u0103 repare gardul.
C\u0103lin o l\u0103sa s\u0103 fac\u0103 totul singur\u0103, dar o privea din umbr\u0103, gata s\u0103 intervin\u0103 dac\u0103 se r\u0103nea.<\/p>\n
Nop\u021bile erau cele mai grele.
Se trezea uneori speriat\u0103, vis\u00e2nd glasul unchiului Silviu strig\u00e2ndu-i pre\u021bul.
Atunci se ridica, aprindea focul \u0219i privea fl\u0103c\u0103rile.
C\u0103lin nu o \u00eentreba niciodat\u0103 nimic, dar \u00eentr-o noapte i-a l\u0103sat pe mas\u0103 o lum\u00e2nare nou\u0103 \u0219i o can\u0103 cu lapte cald.
N-a spus niciun cuv\u00e2nt, \u0219i nici nu trebuia.<\/p>\n
Prim\u0103vara a venit cu topirea z\u0103pezii, iar cu ea, lini\u0219tea s-a a\u0219ezat peste caban\u0103.
\u00centr-o zi, C\u0103lin i-a pus \u00een palm\u0103 o h\u00e2rtie.
Era scris cu m\u00e2na lui: \u201eDatoria e pl\u0103tit\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maria a ridicat ochii.
\u2014 Asta \u00eenseamn\u0103 c\u0103 sunt liber\u0103?
\u2014 Asta \u00eenseamn\u0103 c\u0103 e\u0219ti liber\u0103, a spus el.<\/p>\n
T\u0103cerea s-a lungit \u00eentre ei, ca o a\u021b\u0103 \u00eentins\u0103 care amenin\u021ba s\u0103 se rup\u0103.
Maria s-a uitat spre u\u0219\u0103, apoi spre foc, apoi din nou la el.
\u2014 Nu \u0219tiu unde s\u0103 m\u0103 duc, a murmurat.
C\u0103lin \u0219i-a l\u0103sat h\u00e2rtiile jos.
\u2014 Atunci r\u0103m\u00e2i aici c\u00e2t vrei. Dar nu ca datornic\u0103. Ca om.<\/p>\n
Femeia a sim\u021bit c\u0103 aerul i se taie.
Pentru prima oar\u0103 dup\u0103 ani de umilin\u021b\u0103, cineva nu o mai m\u0103sura \u00een bani sau greutate.
Doar \u00een ceea ce era: o fiin\u021b\u0103 vie, \u00eenc\u0103p\u0103\u021b\u00e2nat\u0103, care \u00eenv\u0103\u021base s\u0103 reziste.<\/p>\n
\u00cen noaptea aceea, v\u00e2ntul b\u0103tea u\u0219or prin brazi, iar luna se oglindea \u00een geam ca un semn de binecuv\u00e2ntare.
Maria a z\u00e2mbit pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een mult timp.
Poate c\u0103 libertatea nu era locul unde ajungi.
Poate era omul care \u00ee\u021bi ar\u0103ta c\u0103 meri\u021bi s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2i.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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