C\u00e2nd a ie\u0219it din baie, Adriana sim\u021bea c\u0103 fiecare pas pe care \u00eel f\u0103cea o desp\u0103r\u021bea tot mai mult de fata care intrase acolo. Nu mai era aceea\u0219i. Nu mai era speriat\u0103, nu mai era un accesoriu \u00een povestea altcuiva. \u00cen clipa \u00een care ap\u0103sase \u201etrimite\u201d, totul se schimbase.<\/p>\n
Se a\u0219ez\u0103 \u00eenapoi la mas\u0103, cu chipul calm, aproape rece.
\u2014 A\u021bi spus c\u0103 fiecare pagin\u0103 trebuie semnat\u0103, nu? \u00eentreb\u0103 ea lini\u0219tit.
\u2014 Exact, draga mea, aprob\u0103 Beatrice, radiant\u0103, convins\u0103 c\u0103 triumfase.<\/p>\n
Adriana lu\u0103 stiloul.
\u00cel \u00eenv\u00e2rti \u00eentre degete, apoi trase o semn\u0103tur\u0103 at\u00e2t de mic\u0103, \u00eenc\u00e2t p\u0103rea un punct prelung. Pe urm\u0103toarea pagin\u0103, semn\u0103tura era \u0219i mai mic\u0103.
Avocatul se foi, u\u0219or deranjat.
\u2014 V\u0103 rog\u2026 pu\u021bin mai lizibil\u2026
\u2014 A\u0219a e semn\u0103tura mea, spuse Adriana cu voce plat\u0103.
\u2014 Dar pe actele anterioare\u2026
\u2014 Semnez diferit \u00een func\u021bie de context. Aici a\u0219a semnez.<\/p>\n
Beatrice ridic\u0103 o spr\u00e2ncean\u0103, dar nu spuse nimic. Important pentru ea era doar ca semn\u0103tura \u201es\u0103 fie pe h\u00e2rtie\u201d.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd termin\u0103, Adriana puse stiloul jos cu un gest lent.
\u2014 Perfect, draga mea! exclam\u0103 Beatrice.
\u2014 Excelent, complet\u0103 Radu.<\/p>\n
Patriciu nici m\u0103car nu ridic\u0103 privirea.<\/p>\n
Adriana \u00ee\u0219i lu\u0103 geanta.
\u2014 Atunci, dac\u0103 nu mai e nimic, pot pleca?<\/p>\n
Radu \u00eencuviin\u021b\u0103 satisf\u0103cut.
\u2014 Sigur, \u0219i s\u0103 nu ui\u021bi\u2026 Nunta e la ora 4, duminic\u0103.<\/p>\n
Adriana ie\u0219i din cas\u0103 cu pa\u0219i len\u021bi, elegan\u021bi. Dar \u00een momentul \u00een care poarta masiv\u0103 se \u00eenchise \u00een urma ei, aerul rece \u00eei lovi obrajii \u0219i tot calmul se sparse \u00een buc\u0103\u021bi. Inspir\u0103 ad\u00e2nc.
\u201e\u00cenc\u0103 pu\u021bin\u201d, \u00ee\u0219i spuse.<\/p>\n
\u00cen aceea\u0219i sear\u0103, \u00een apartamentul ei modest din Bucure\u0219ti, luminile erau stinse, laptopul deschis, iar Iulian o a\u0219tepta pe video.
\u2014 Adriana\u2026 odat\u0103 ce \u00eencepem, nu mai e cale de \u00eentoarcere.
\u2014 N-am nevoie de \u00eentoarcere, doar de adev\u0103r.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bine, spuse el, ap\u0103s\u00e2nd o tast\u0103.
\u2014 De azi, tot ce au ascuns V\u0103lenii iese la suprafa\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00cen urm\u0103toarele ore, documente contabile, declara\u021bii false, dona\u021bii fictive, tranzac\u021bii dubioase \u2013 toate \u00eencepeau s\u0103 se scurg\u0103 c\u0103tre institu\u021biile care abia a\u0219teptau un astfel de caz. Familia V\u0103lean era obi\u0219nuit\u0103 s\u0103 \u021bin\u0103 totul sub pre\u0219, dar Adriana nu mai era dispus\u0103 s\u0103 joace jocul lor.<\/p>\n
Noaptea trecu greu, dar diminea\u021ba veni cu o lini\u0219te ciudat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Duminic\u0103, \u00een ziua nun\u021bii, Adriana p\u0103\u0219i \u00een biseric\u0103. Toat\u0103 lumea \u00eentoarse capul. Rochia era impecabil\u0103. Z\u00e2mbetul ei \u2013 calm. Dar \u00een ochi\u2026 \u00een ochi avea furtuni.<\/p>\n
Patriciu o privi confuz.
\u2014 Adri\u2026 ai venit! Credeam c\u0103\u2026
\u2014 C\u0103 voi fugi? \u00eel \u00eentrerupse ea.
\u2014 Nu, eu\u2026
\u2014 Stai lini\u0219tit. Azi chiar o s\u0103-\u021bi dau ce meri\u021bi.<\/p>\n
Preotul deschise cartea. Muzica \u00eencepu.<\/p>\n
Dar \u00eenainte s\u0103 se spun\u0103 primul cuv\u00e2nt, u\u0219ile mari ale bisericii se deschiser\u0103 brusc. Un b\u0103rbat \u00een costum, cu o map\u0103 groas\u0103, intr\u0103 hot\u0103r\u00e2t.
\u2014 Domnule Radu V\u0103lean? Domnule Patriciu V\u0103lean?
Toat\u0103 lumea t\u0103cu.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Sunte\u021bi cita\u021bi pentru anchet\u0103 penal\u0103. Ast\u0103zi. Imediat.<\/p>\n
Un murmur se rostogoli prin biseric\u0103. Radu \u00eenghe\u021b\u0103. Beatrice sim\u021bi cum \u00eei tremur\u0103 genunchii. Patriciu f\u0103cu un pas \u00een spate.
\u2014 Ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 asta?!
\u2014 C\u0103 imperiul cade azi, spuse Adriana, privindu-l \u00een ochi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 TU ai f\u0103cut asta?! url\u0103 Patriciu.
\u2014 Eu doar am ar\u0103tat lumii ce era deja acolo.<\/p>\n
Invita\u021bii se ridicar\u0103, confuzi, unii \u0219oca\u021bi, al\u021bii curio\u0219i.
Adriana \u00ee\u0219i desprinse voalul.
\u2014 \u0218i ca s\u0103 fie clar\u2026 nu vreau nimic de la voi. Zero. Nici m\u0103car numele.<\/p>\n
Se \u00eentoarse spre ie\u0219ire cu pa\u0219i siguri.<\/p>\n
\u00cen timp ce ie\u0219ea, sim\u021bi cum povara de pe umeri se evapora. \u00cen fa\u021ba bisericii, soarele cald o m\u00e2ng\u00e2ia pe fa\u021b\u0103.
Iulian o a\u0219tepta sprijinit de o ma\u0219in\u0103.
\u2014 Ai terminat?
\u2014 De tot.<\/p>\n
El \u00eei deschise portiera.
\u2014 \u0218i acum?
Adriana z\u00e2mbi larg.
\u2014 Acum, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it\u2026 tr\u0103iesc pentru mine.<\/p>\n
\u0218i pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mult\u0103 vreme, chiar a\u0219a era.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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