B\u0103rbatul a tres\u0103rit u\u0219or, ca \u0219i cum numele lui i-ar fi r\u0103scolit o amintire veche. A ridicat privirea dinspre fereastr\u0103 \u0219i a z\u00e2mbit, dar z\u00e2mbetul i s-a oprit la jum\u0103tatea drumului.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ai g\u0103sit caietul meu, a spus \u00eencet. L-am scris c\u00e2nd \u00eenc\u0103 mai credeam c\u0103 timpul are r\u0103bdare cu mine.<\/p>\n
Lucia a \u00eenchis \u00eencet coperta \u0219i a a\u0219ezat caietul pe birou. \u2014 E o \u00eentrebare frumoas\u0103, a spus ea. Dar… de ce sun\u0103 a desp\u0103r\u021bire?<\/p>\n
Carol s-a ridicat, sprijinindu-se u\u0219or de marginea mesei. \u2014 Pentru c\u0103 e ultima \u00eentrebare la care mai am vreme s\u0103 caut r\u0103spunsul.<\/p>\n
Lucia l-a privit nedumerit\u0103. \u2014 Vre\u021bi s\u0103 spune\u021bi c\u0103…<\/p>\n
El a dat din cap, z\u00e2mbind amar. \u2014 Da, doctorii au fost clari. C\u00e2teva luni, poate mai pu\u021bin. O boal\u0103 care nu \u00eentreab\u0103 dac\u0103 e\u0219ti preg\u0103tit.<\/p>\n
\u00cen camer\u0103 s-a f\u0103cut lini\u0219te. Doar pendula b\u0103tea rar, ca o inim\u0103 care se lupt\u0103 s\u0103 mai \u021bin\u0103 ritmul. Lucia nu \u0219tia ce s\u0103 spun\u0103, a\u0219a c\u0103 s-a apropiat \u0219i a pus m\u00e2na pe sp\u0103tarul scaunului. \u2014 \u00cemi pare r\u0103u, domnule Carol.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu-mi spune \u201edomnule\u201d, te rog, a zis el cu o bl\u00e2nde\u021be obosit\u0103. De ani buni, to\u021bi din jurul meu mi-au spus \u201edomnule\u201d, dar nimeni n-a mai rostit numele meu simplu, a\u0219a cum ai f\u0103cut tu.<\/p>\n
A doua zi, Lucia a venit cu o pr\u0103jitur\u0103 simpl\u0103, f\u0103cut\u0103 acas\u0103. Nu spunea mult, dar prezen\u021ba ei schimba aerul din conac. Carol a m\u00e2ncat o buc\u0103\u021bic\u0103 \u0219i a r\u00e2s u\u0219or. \u2014 Gustul copil\u0103riei… cu zah\u0103r brun \u0219i dor de via\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
Cu fiecare zi, cei doi se apropiau mai mult. Lucia aducea via\u021b\u0103 \u00een t\u0103cerea din jur, iar Carol \u00eei ar\u0103ta lumina care se ascunde \u00een amintiri. \u00centr-o sear\u0103, pe c\u00e2nd ploaia lovea geamurile \u0219i focul trosnea \u00een \u0219emineu, el i-a spus:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Lucia, \u0219tii de ce am chemat o menajer\u0103 t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103, c\u00e2nd a\u0219 fi putut angaja pe oricine?<\/p>\n
Ea a ridicat din umeri. \u2014 Poate pentru c\u0103 v-a pl\u0103cut vocea mea?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Poate. Sau poate pentru c\u0103 mi-am dat seama c\u0103 nu vreau s\u0103 plec din lumea asta f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mai simt ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 puritatea. Nu doar \u00een trup, ci \u00een suflet. Tu \u00eemi aduci aminte c\u0103 bun\u0103tatea nu se vinde \u0219i nu se cump\u0103r\u0103.<\/p>\n
Lucia s-a ru\u0219inat \u0219i a cobor\u00e2t privirea. \u2014 Eu doar… \u00eemi fac treaba.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu, a spus el bl\u00e2nd. Tu aduci via\u021b\u0103 acolo unde eu am pus t\u0103cere.<\/p>\n
Zilele au trecut, iar boala lui Carol a \u00eenceput s\u0103 se arate. Avea momente c\u00e2nd respira greu, dar refuza s\u0103 se pl\u00e2ng\u0103. \u00centr-o diminea\u021b\u0103, i-a cerut Luciei s\u0103 ias\u0103 cu el \u00een gr\u0103din\u0103. Trandafirii erau \u00eenc\u0103 plini de rou\u0103, iar aerul mirosea a p\u0103m\u00e2nt reav\u0103n.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Lucia, dac\u0103 a\u0219 putea tr\u0103i din nou, n-a\u0219 mai str\u00e2nge averi. A\u0219 str\u00e2nge amintiri.<\/p>\n
Ea a z\u00e2mbit. \u2014 Poate \u00eenc\u0103 nu e prea t\u00e2rziu.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pentru mine, e, a spus el. Dar pentru tine… nu.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2teva zile mai t\u00e2rziu, Carol i-a l\u0103sat o scrisoare pe mas\u0103. Nu spunea dec\u00e2t at\u00e2t:<\/p>\n
\u201ePentru fata care a adus lumin\u0103 \u00een casa mea. \u00cen sertarul de jos e un plic. F\u0103-\u021bi cafeneaua. Adu oamenilor c\u00e2ntece \u0219i p\u00e2ine, a\u0219a cum ai visat.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lucia a deschis plicul. \u00cen\u0103untru erau c\u00e2teva h\u00e2rtii cu datorie \u0219i un teanc de bancnote. Peste tot, semn\u0103tura lui Carol.<\/p>\n
A pl\u00e2ns mult \u00een ziua aceea. Nu pentru bani, ci pentru omul care, \u00een ultimele lui clipe, a \u00een\u021beles ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 cu adev\u0103rat bog\u0103\u021bia.<\/p>\n
Ast\u0103zi, la marginea unui or\u0103\u0219el de provincie, exist\u0103 o cafenea mic\u0103, cu un pian l\u00e2ng\u0103 fereastr\u0103. Pe perete, \u00eentr-o ram\u0103 simpl\u0103, scrie: Iar \u00een fiecare diminea\u021b\u0103, Lucia c\u00e2nt\u0103, cu aceea\u0219i voce cald\u0103, pentru omul care a \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat-o c\u0103 via\u021ba nu se m\u0103soar\u0103 \u00een lei, ci \u00een inimile pe care le atingi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" B\u0103rbatul a tres\u0103rit u\u0219or, ca \u0219i cum numele lui i-ar fi r\u0103scolit o amintire veche. A ridicat privirea dinspre fereastr\u0103 \u0219i a z\u00e2mbit, dar z\u00e2mbetul i s-a oprit la jum\u0103tatea drumului. \u2014 Ai g\u0103sit caietul meu, a spus \u00eencet. L-am scris c\u00e2nd \u00eenc\u0103 mai credeam c\u0103 timpul are r\u0103bdare cu mine. Lucia a \u00eenchis \u00eencet […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11882,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11881","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\/11881","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=11881"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11883,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11881\/revisions\/11883"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u201eCe valoare are bog\u0103\u021bia dac\u0103 nimeni nu-\u021bi mai aminte\u0219te bun\u0103tatea?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n