…\u00eei spusese diminea\u021b\u0103 c\u0103 nu se sim\u021bea bine \u0219i c\u0103 trebuia s\u0103 mearg\u0103 la doctor. A\u0219a c\u0103 Gabriel s-a g\u00e2ndit s\u0103 profite de ocazie. A luat uniforma de \u0219ofer, ochelarii de soare, \u0219apca \u0219i s-a a\u0219ezat la volanul limuzinei negre. Voia doar s\u0103 o duc\u0103 pe Irina la salon, unde avea programare.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd a ie\u0219it din vil\u0103, ea nici nu s-a uitat atent la el. A deschis u\u0219a din spate \u0219i a urcat gr\u0103bit\u0103, vorbind deja la telefon cu o prieten\u0103. Gabriel a recunoscut vocea Anei, domni\u0219oara de onoare. A t\u0103cut \u0219i a ascultat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu mai pot, fat\u0103, e insuportabil, spunea Irina r\u00e2z\u00e2nd. E b\u0103tr\u00e2n, vorbe\u0219te doar despre afaceri \u0219i investi\u021bii, parc\u0103 tr\u0103iesc cu un contabil! Dar e bogat, \u0219i dac\u0103 tot m\u0103 m\u0103rit, m\u0103car s\u0103 nu duc lips\u0103 de nimic.<\/p>\n
Gabriel a sim\u021bit cum i se str\u00e2nge stomacul. M\u00e2inile \u00eei tremurau pe volan, dar nu a spus nimic. Doar a privit \u00eenainte, \u00een timp ce inima \u00eei b\u0103tea tare.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i ce, o s\u0103-l la\u0219i dup\u0103 nunt\u0103? a \u00eentrebat Ana.
\u2014 Poate, a zis Irina nep\u0103s\u0103toare. Mai stau un an, dou\u0103. Dup\u0103 aia… vedem.<\/p>\n
Gabriel a oprit la semafor. Privirea i s-a pierdut \u00een oglinda retrovizoare. Ea \u00ee\u0219i pudra nasul, nep\u0103s\u0103toare, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-\u0219i dea seama c\u0103 b\u0103rbatul care o asculta era cel pe care urma s\u0103-l tr\u0103deze.<\/p>\n
A dus-o p\u00e2n\u0103 la salon f\u0103r\u0103 un cuv\u00e2nt. C\u00e2nd a cobor\u00e2t, i-a spus pe un ton rece:
\u2014 Doamn\u0103 Irina, o s\u0103 vin s\u0103 v\u0103 iau peste o or\u0103?
Ea a dat din cap, z\u00e2mbind fals, \u0219i a intrat \u00een\u0103untru.<\/p>\n
Gabriel a parcat ma\u0219ina la umbr\u0103 \u0219i a r\u0103mas acolo, privind gol \u00een fa\u021b\u0103. \u00cen minte i se derulau toate momentele petrecute cu ea \u2014 serile romantice, declara\u021biile, \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219\u0103rile. Totul p\u0103rea acum o minciun\u0103 bine jucat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 o vreme, a scos telefonul \u0219i a trimis un mesaj avocatului s\u0103u:
\u201eAnuleaz\u0103 tot. Nunta, contractele, cadourile. \u0218i preg\u0103te\u0219te actele.\u201d<\/p>\n
Apoi a scris un alt mesaj pentru Irina:
\u201eNu e nevoie s\u0103 te mai \u00eentorci acas\u0103. Te rog s\u0103 trimi\u021bi pe cineva s\u0103-\u021bi ia lucrurile.\u201d<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd ea a ie\u0219it din salon, l-a v\u0103zut \u00eenc\u0103 \u00een ma\u0219in\u0103, dar f\u0103r\u0103 uniforma de \u0219ofer. Gabriel st\u0103tea sprijinit de portier\u0103, \u00een costumul lui elegant, cu privirea rece \u0219i calm\u0103.<\/p>\n
Irina a \u00eencremenit.
\u2014 Gabriel…? Ce faci aici? Unde e \u0219oferul?
\u2014 A luat liber. M-am g\u00e2ndit c\u0103 pot conduce eu azi, ca s\u0103 te cunosc mai bine. \u0218i cred c\u0103 am reu\u0219it.<\/p>\n
Ea a \u00eenceput s\u0103 se b\u00e2lb\u00e2ie, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 g\u0103seasc\u0103 o scuz\u0103.
\u2014 Eu… eu glumeam, iubire, eram doar nervoas\u0103, nu am vrut s\u0103…
\u2014 Nicio problem\u0103, Irina. Mul\u021bumesc c\u0103 mi-ai spus adev\u0103rul. Chiar dac\u0103 nu \u0219tiai cui \u00eel spui.<\/p>\n
A urcat \u00een ma\u0219in\u0103 \u0219i a plecat, l\u0103s\u00e2nd-o pe trotuar, cu p\u0103rul perfect aranjat \u0219i lacrimile \u00een ochi.<\/p>\n
\u00cen zilele urm\u0103toare, Gabriel a sim\u021bit durerea desp\u0103r\u021birii, dar \u0219i o pace ciudat\u0103. \u00cen\u021belegea acum c\u0103 via\u021ba e prea scurt\u0103 pentru oameni fal\u0219i. \u0218i c\u0103 uneori Dumnezeu \u00ee\u021bi arat\u0103 adev\u0103rul exact c\u00e2nd e\u0219ti pe cale s\u0103 faci cea mai mare gre\u0219eal\u0103.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva luni, la un alt eveniment caritabil, Gabriel a \u00eent\u00e2lnit o t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103 profesoar\u0103 de arte, modest\u0103 \u0219i plin\u0103 de via\u021b\u0103. Nu purta machiaj scump \u0219i nici haine de firm\u0103, dar avea ceva ce Irina nu avusese niciodat\u0103: bun\u0103tate \u00een priviri.<\/p>\n
\u0218i c\u00e2nd, mai t\u00e2rziu, acea femeie i-a spus \u201eTe iubesc\u201d, Gabriel a \u0219tiut c\u0103 de data asta era adev\u0103rat.<\/p>\n
Pentru c\u0103 nu fusese spus din interes, ci din inim\u0103.
\u0218i uneori, adev\u0103rata bog\u0103\u021bie nu se m\u0103soar\u0103 \u00een lei, ci \u00een sinceritate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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