F\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 stea prea mult pe g\u00e2nduri, Rosa a l\u0103sat mopul deoparte. Inima \u00eei b\u0103tea tare, iar \u00een ochii ei se citea o hot\u0103r\u00e2re pe care n-o mai avusese de mult. S-a apropiat de casa de marcat, ignor\u00e2nd privirile mirate ale clien\u021bilor.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Domnule Bruno, a spus ea cu vocea ferm\u0103. Nu v\u0103 e ru\u0219ine?<\/p>\n
Supermarketul a amu\u021bit. Doar aparatul de scanat mai piuia din c\u00e2nd \u00een c\u00e2nd, ca un ecou st\u00e2njenit.
\u2014 Cum adic\u0103? \u2014 s-a r\u0103stit Bruno, \u00eencrunt\u00e2ndu-se.
\u2014 Nu v\u0103 e ru\u0219ine s\u0103 umili\u021bi un om doar pentru c\u0103 n-are haine scumpe? \u2014 a continuat Rosa. \u2014 Dumneavoastr\u0103 nu \u0219ti\u021bi cine e el.<\/p>\n
B\u0103tr\u00e2nul a ridicat privirea pentru prima dat\u0103. Ochii lui, umezi, au \u00eent\u00e2lnit privirea femeii de serviciu. Pentru o clip\u0103, a p\u0103rut c\u0103 timpul s-a oprit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Las\u0103, doamn\u0103, nu-i nimic, a spus el \u00eencet. Nu vreau probleme.
\u2014 Problemele le face\u021bi dumneavoastr\u0103, nu el, domnule Bruno! \u2014 a spus Rosa cu glas tremurat, dar hot\u0103r\u00e2t. \u2014 Eu pl\u0103tesc cump\u0103r\u0103turile.<\/p>\n
Toat\u0103 lumea a tres\u0103rit.
\u2014 Cum adic\u0103 pl\u0103ti\u021bi? \u2014 a \u00eentrebat Bruno batjocoritor. \u2014 Din salariul dumitale de femeie de serviciu?
\u2014 Da, din banii mei munci\u021bi cu palmele astea cr\u0103pate, a spus Rosa ridic\u00e2nd m\u00e2inile. \u2014 C\u0103 m\u0103car \u0219tiu ce-nseamn\u0103 s\u0103 n-ai.<\/p>\n
Femeia a scos un portofel vechi, din care a num\u0103rat bancnotele una c\u00e2te una. 100, 200, 300 de lei… m\u00e2inile \u00eei tremurau. Clien\u021bii priveau \u00eenm\u0103rmuri\u021bi. Unii \u00ee\u0219i l\u0103saser\u0103 co\u0219urile pe loc.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Doamn\u0103, nu e nevoie, a \u00eencercat b\u0103tr\u00e2nul s\u0103 spun\u0103.
\u2014 Ba da, e nevoie, i-a r\u0103spuns ea. C\u0103 azi, dumneavoastr\u0103 sunte\u021bi \u00een locul meu de alt\u0103dat\u0103. \u0218i mie mi s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat s\u0103-mi fie ru\u0219ine la cas\u0103… pentru c\u0103 n-aveam destui bani.<\/p>\n
\u00cen timp ce Rosa \u00eentindea banii, un t\u00e2n\u0103r din spate a strigat:
\u2014 Nu, doamn\u0103, l\u0103sa\u021bi, pl\u0103tesc eu!<\/p>\n
\u0218i a scos cardul. Apoi o femeie din r\u00e2ndul urm\u0103tor. Apoi \u00eenc\u0103 un b\u0103rbat. \u00cen c\u00e2teva clipe, casa de marcat s-a transformat \u00eentr-o lec\u021bie de omenie. Fiecare punea c\u00e2te ceva, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 se uite \u00een jur.<\/p>\n
Bruno, ro\u0219u la fa\u021b\u0103, nu \u0219tia unde s\u0103 se uite.
\u2014 Destul! \u2014 a spus b\u0103tr\u00e2nul ridic\u00e2nd vocea. \u2014 Nu trebuie s\u0103 pl\u0103ti\u021bi nimic!<\/p>\n
A scos din buzunar un portofel vechi, \u0219i din el, un alt card \u2014 negru, lucios, cu inscrip\u021bia \u201eCard Exclusiv \u2013 Direc\u021biune General\u0103\u201d. Casiera a r\u0103mas cu gura c\u0103scat\u0103. Bruno s-a albit la fa\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Domnule, acesta e… cardul directorului general al lan\u021bului nostru de magazine, a b\u00e2iguit el.
\u2014 A\u0219a e, a spus b\u0103tr\u00e2nul calm. M\u0103 numesc Ion Marinescu. Am venit \u00een magazinul dumneavoastr\u0103 pentru o verificare surpriz\u0103.<\/p>\n
Un murmur a str\u0103b\u0103tut \u00eentreaga \u00eenc\u0103pere. Bruno f\u0103cuse un pas \u00eenapoi.
\u2014 \u0218i, dup\u0103 cum am v\u0103zut, nu to\u021bi aici \u00een\u021beleg ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 respectul.<\/p>\n
Ion s-a \u00eentors spre Rosa.
\u2014 Dar dumneata… ai \u00een\u021beles mai bine dec\u00e2t to\u021bi. M\u00e2ine, vino la biroul central. Ai un nou loc de munc\u0103, dac\u0103 vrei.<\/p>\n
Rosa \u0219i-a dus m\u00e2inile la gur\u0103, nevenindu-i s\u0103 cread\u0103. Lacrimile i-au umplut ochii.
\u2014 Mul\u021bumesc, domnule… nu pentru serviciu, ci pentru c\u0103 a\u021bi ar\u0103tat c\u0103 \u0219i oamenii simpli pot avea inim\u0103 mare.<\/p>\n
B\u0103tr\u00e2nul a z\u00e2mbit \u0219i a spus:
\u2014 Nu exist\u0103 oameni simpli, doamn\u0103 Rosa. Exist\u0103 doar oameni care au uitat s\u0103 fie buni.<\/p>\n
Apoi, a ie\u0219it lini\u0219tit din magazin, l\u0103s\u00e2nd \u00een urm\u0103 o t\u0103cere grea \u0219i o lec\u021bie pe care nimeni n-a mai uitat-o.
Rosa \u0219i-a str\u00e2ns portofelul vechi la piept \u0219i a sim\u021bit c\u0103, pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mul\u021bi ani, munca ei grea a prins un sens mai mare dec\u00e2t oric\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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