\u2026Carmen sim\u021bi cum o \u00een\u021beap\u0103 stomacul. Nu \u0219tia dac\u0103 s\u0103 spun\u0103 \u201eda\u201d sau s\u0103 tac\u0103. Ceva \u00een privirea femeii \u00eei spunea s\u0103 nu se gr\u0103beasc\u0103. Totu\u0219i, instinctul de polite\u021be o \u00eenvinse.<\/p>\n
Da\u2026, r\u0103spunse \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
Stewardesa \u00eenghi\u021bi \u00een sec, apoi \u00eei strecur\u0103 \u00een palm\u0103 \u0219erve\u021belul mototolit. Nu deschide acum. Cite\u0219te doar c\u00e2nd e\u0219ti sigur\u0103 c\u0103 nu te vede nimeni. Te rog, e foarte important.<\/p>\n
\u00cenainte ca Carmen s\u0103 mai poat\u0103 \u00eentreba ceva, femeia se ridic\u0103 brusc \u0219i disp\u0103ru \u00een mul\u021bime, amestec\u00e2ndu-se printre uniformele albastre \u0219i pasagerii gr\u0103bi\u021bi. Carmen r\u0103mase \u00eempietrit\u0103 c\u00e2teva secunde, apoi \u00ee\u0219i str\u00e2nse \u0219erve\u021belul \u00eentre degete. \u00cel sim\u021bea umed, ca \u0219i cum cineva \u00eel \u021binuse cu m\u00e2inile transpirate.<\/p>\n
Respira\u021bia i se accelera f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u0219tie de ce. Nu voia s\u0103 par\u0103 paranoic\u0103, dar nici nu putea ignora avertismentul. Privi \u00een jur, c\u0103ut\u00e2ndu-l pe Andrei. \u00cenc\u0103 nu se \u00eentorsese.<\/p>\n
Cu mi\u0219c\u0103ri lente, \u00ee\u0219i puse geanta \u00een poal\u0103, ridic\u0103 fermoarul \u0219i ascunse bucata de \u0219erve\u021bel \u00een\u0103untru. \u00ce\u0219i spuse c\u0103 o s\u0103 o citeasc\u0103 doar dac\u0103 mai vede ceva ciudat. P\u00e2n\u0103 atunci, trebuia s\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i p\u0103streze calmul.<\/p>\n
Dar calmul nu avea de g\u00e2nd s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 cu ea.<\/p>\n
\u00cen urm\u0103toarele dou\u0103 minute, observ\u0103 trei b\u0103rba\u021bi \u00een costume negre care se mi\u0219cau ciudat printre oameni. Nu p\u0103reau pasageri. Nu aveau bagaje. Se uitau lung la panourile de plec\u0103ri f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 par\u0103 interesa\u021bi s\u0103 citeasc\u0103. Unul dintre ei \u00ee\u0219i ducea la gur\u0103 un microfon minuscul.<\/p>\n
Carmen sim\u021bi c\u0103 o ia cu transpira\u021biile.<\/p>\n
\u00cen acel moment se \u00eentoarse Andrei cu cafeaua. \u00cei \u00eentinse paharul \u0219i se a\u0219ez\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea, dar fa\u021ba lui era mai palid\u0103 dec\u00e2t o v\u0103zuse vreodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Ce s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat?, \u00eentreb\u0103 ea.<\/p>\n
Nimic, doar oboseala, spuse el f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 o priveasc\u0103. Apoi \u00ee\u0219i \u0219terse fruntea cu dosul palmei.<\/p>\n
Atunci Carmen \u0219tia: am\u00e2ndoi ascundeau ceva. Ea \u2013 bucata de \u0219erve\u021bel, el \u2013 un alt secret.<\/p>\n
\u00ce\u0219i dori s\u0103 \u00eei spun\u0103 totul, dar vocea stewardesei \u00eenc\u0103 \u00eei r\u0103suna \u00een urechi: \u201eNu te urca \u00een avion\u201d.<\/p>\n
Nu putea risca.<\/p>\n
Andrei\u2026, spuse ea \u00eencet. Te rog s\u0103 m\u0103 ascul\u021bi c\u00e2teva secunde, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 te enervezi.<\/p>\n
\u00cen sf\u00e2r\u0219it, el o privi. Ochii lui erau ro\u0219ii, iar sub ei se vedeau cearc\u0103ne mari. Carmen nu-l mai v\u0103zuse niciodat\u0103 a\u0219a.<\/p>\n
Ce e?, \u00eentreb\u0103 el.<\/p>\n
Cred c\u0103 trebuie s\u0103 plec\u0103m de aici. S\u0103 renun\u021b\u0103m la zbor.<\/p>\n
Andrei clipi lung, de parc\u0103 o astfel de afirma\u021bie \u00eel lovise peste fa\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
E\u0219ti sigur\u0103? De ce?<\/p>\n
Carmen inspir\u0103 ad\u00e2nc \u0219i \u0219opti:<\/p>\n
A venit o stewardes\u0103 la mine\u2026 m-a avertizat s\u0103 nu m\u0103 urc \u00een avion. Iar acum, vezi b\u0103rba\u021bii \u0103ia? Nu au bagaje, nu vorbesc, doar se uit\u0103 \u00een jur. Nu-mi place deloc.<\/p>\n
Andrei \u00ee\u0219i sc\u0103p\u0103 paharul din m\u00e2n\u0103. Cafeaua se \u00eempr\u0103\u0219tie pe podea.<\/p>\n
Carmen tres\u0103ri.<\/p>\n
E prea t\u00e2rziu\u2026, murmura el.<\/p>\n
Pentru ce?!, \u00eentreb\u0103 ea.<\/p>\n
Andrei \u00ee\u0219i acoperi fa\u021ba cu palmele.<\/p>\n
Am semnat ceva, Carmen\u2026 un contract\u2026 f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 citesc tot. M-au presat, au spus c\u0103 dac\u0103 nu semnez, pierdem tot. Acolo era o clauz\u0103\u2026 dac\u0103 proiectul nu reu\u0219e\u0219te, pl\u0103tim desp\u0103gubiri uria\u0219e\u2026 sute de mii\u2026 nu avem de unde\u2026 ne-ar distruge.<\/p>\n
Carmen sim\u021bi cum i se str\u00e2nge inima.<\/p>\n
Dar ce leg\u0103tur\u0103 are asta cu zborul?<\/p>\n
Andrei ridic\u0103 privirea, tremur\u00e2nd:<\/p>\n
Avionul \u0103sta nu trebuie s\u0103 ajung\u0103 la destina\u021bie. Dac\u0103 dispare\u2026 datoria dispare.<\/p>\n
Un fior rece \u00eei trecu lui Carmen pe \u0219ira spin\u0103rii.<\/p>\n
A \u00een\u021beles.<\/p>\n
\u0218i nu mai avea timp de g\u00e2ndit.<\/p>\n
Se ridic\u0103 brusc, \u00eel apuc\u0103 de bra\u021b \u0219i spuse clar:<\/p>\n
Nu conteaz\u0103 c\u00e2t dator\u0103m. Nu-mi pierd via\u021ba pentru bani. Hai cu mine acum!<\/p>\n
Andrei ezit\u0103 o secund\u0103, dar lacrimile din ochii ei \u00eel \u00eenvinseser\u0103. Au pornit rapid spre ie\u0219ire, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 se uite \u00eenapoi. \u00cen timp ce alergau, \u00een difuzoare se auzi anun\u021bul:<\/p>\n
\u201ePasagerii pentru zborul 278, \u00eembarcarea s-a \u00eencheiat. U\u0219a se \u00eenchide.\u201d<\/p>\n
Carmen se oprise doar c\u00e2t s\u0103 rosteasc\u0103 o singur\u0103 propozi\u021bie:<\/p>\n
Slav\u0103 Domnului.<\/p>\n
Din clipa aceea, a \u0219tiut c\u0103 via\u021ba ei nu va mai fi niciodat\u0103 despre bani, proiecte sau func\u021bii.<\/p>\n
Ci despre a tr\u0103i.<\/p>\n
A iubi.<\/p>\n
\u0218i a nu ignora niciodat\u0103 vocea care \u00ee\u021bi spune: \u201eE ceva \u00een neregul\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u2026Carmen sim\u021bi cum o \u00een\u021beap\u0103 stomacul. Nu \u0219tia dac\u0103 s\u0103 spun\u0103 \u201eda\u201d sau s\u0103 tac\u0103. Ceva \u00een privirea femeii \u00eei spunea s\u0103 nu se gr\u0103beasc\u0103. Totu\u0219i, instinctul de polite\u021be o \u00eenvinse. Da\u2026, r\u0103spunse \u00eencet. Stewardesa \u00eenghi\u021bi \u00een sec, apoi \u00eei strecur\u0103 \u00een palm\u0103 \u0219erve\u021belul mototolit. Nu deschide acum. Cite\u0219te doar c\u00e2nd e\u0219ti sigur\u0103 c\u0103 nu […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12554,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12553","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\/12553","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=12553"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12555,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12553\/revisions\/12555"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}