Valeria a r\u0103mas cu m\u00e2na pe roata scaunului, uit\u00e2ndu-se uimit\u0103 la el. Nu era obi\u0219nuit\u0103 ca cineva s\u0103 \u00eei vorbeasc\u0103 a\u0219a, cu at\u00e2t mai pu\u021bin un copil \u00eenfometat, \u00eembr\u0103cat \u00een haine vechi \u0219i cu ochii obosi\u021bi. Mariana a vrut s\u0103 \u00eel alunge, dar Valeria a ridicat un deget.<\/p>\n
\u201eLas\u0103-l\u201d, a spus ea \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
Darius a sim\u021bit cum \u00eei bat t\u00e2mplele. \u00cei era ru\u0219ine, \u00eei era foame \u0219i, \u00eentr-un fel ciudat, \u00eei era fric\u0103. Dar nu d\u0103duse \u00eenapoi. Nu mai avea ce pierde.<\/p>\n
Valeria l-a privit lung, cu un amestec de curiozitate \u0219i mil\u0103. \u201e\u0218i cum ai de g\u00e2nd s\u0103 m\u0103 vindeci, Darius?\u201d, \u00eentreb\u0103 ea, folosindu-i numele dup\u0103 ce \u00eel auzise c\u00e2nd Mariana \u00eel repezise.<\/p>\n
B\u0103iatul a clipit, surprins c\u0103 i se vorbea at\u00e2t de bl\u00e2nd. A oftat ad\u00e2nc \u0219i a spus, cu sinceritatea crud\u0103 a unui copil f\u0103r\u0103 drum: \u201eNu \u0219tiu\u2026 dar pot s\u0103 \u00eencerc. Mama zicea mereu c\u0103 m\u00e2inile mele \u00eenc\u0103lzesc, c\u0103 parc\u0103 scot r\u0103ul din oameni. Eu doar\u2026 vreau m\u00e2ncarea aia.\u201d<\/p>\n
O lini\u0219te grea a cobor\u00e2t peste teras\u0103. Oamenii de la mese aruncau priviri scurte, dar nimeni nu intervenea.<\/p>\n
Valeria s-a uitat din nou la cutia de m\u00e2ncare. Era un fleac pentru ea. Dar pentru el\u2026 era o zi \u00eentreag\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 durerea aceea care arde \u00een stomac.<\/p>\n
\u201eBine\u201d, a spus ea, \u00eentinz\u00e2nd cutia c\u0103tre el. \u201eDar stai pu\u021bin.\u201d<\/p>\n
Darius a \u00een\u0219f\u0103cat cutia, dar nu a fugit. S-a oprit, \u021bin\u00e2nd-o str\u00e2ns la piept, \u0219i a a\u0219teptat. Era ceva \u00een ochii femeii \u2013 o oboseal\u0103 ad\u00e2nc\u0103, un fel de pace amar\u0103 \u2013 care \u00eel f\u0103cea s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 acolo, de\u0219i instinctul \u00eei spunea s\u0103 dispar\u0103 \u00eenainte s\u0103 se r\u0103zg\u00e2ndeasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
Valeria \u0219i-a a\u0219ezat m\u00e2inile \u00een poal\u0103. \u201eArat\u0103-mi\u201d, a zis simplu.<\/p>\n
Mariana a \u00eenceput s\u0103 protesteze, dar Valeria a privit-o sever. Femeia s-a retras, bomb\u0103nind \u00een \u0219oapt\u0103.<\/p>\n
Darius s-a apropiat de scaunul cu rotile, \u00eencet, atent, ca \u0219i cum se temea s\u0103 nu o r\u0103neasc\u0103. A pus cutia jos, l\u00e2ng\u0103 el, \u0219i \u0219i-a frecat palmele, ru\u0219inat de murd\u0103ria de pe ele.<\/p>\n
\u201ePot?\u201d, a \u00eentrebat el.<\/p>\n
Valeria a dat din cap.<\/p>\n
B\u0103iatul \u0219i-a a\u0219ezat m\u00e2inile cu grij\u0103 pe genunchii ei. Erau reci, rigizi. A \u00eenchis ochii, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u0219tie exact ce face, doar l\u0103s\u00e2ndu-\u0219i palmele s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 acolo. \u00cen mintea lui a ap\u0103rut chipul mamei, \u0219optindu-i: \u201eTu ai lumin\u0103 \u00een m\u00e2ini, b\u0103iete.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Valeria a sim\u021bit o c\u0103ldur\u0103 u\u0219oar\u0103, ca o furnic\u0103tur\u0103 bl\u00e2nd\u0103 care urca \u00eencet. Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 ani, nu era durere. Era altceva\u2026 ceva ce nu mai sim\u021bise demult: speran\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n A deschis gura s\u0103 spun\u0103 ceva, dar Darius a retras brusc m\u00e2inile. Oboseala i se citise pe chip ca o lovitur\u0103.<\/p>\n \u201eGata. Nu \u0219tiu dac\u0103 v-am vindecat\u2026 dar am \u00eencercat\u201d, a murmurat el, \u00eemping\u00e2nd cutia sub bra\u021b.<\/p>\n Valeria \u00eel privea fascinat\u0103. \u201eNu am mai sim\u021bit\u2026 c\u0103ldura asta\u2026 de c\u00e2nd\u2026\u201d, dar vocea i s-a fr\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n A f\u0103cut un gest nea\u0219teptat: a scos portofelul \u0219i i-a \u00eentins o bancnot\u0103 de 100 de lei<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201eIa-i. S\u0103 \u00eei duci mamei tale. \u0218i\u2026 vino m\u00e2ine la mine acas\u0103. Vreau s\u0103 te cunosc mai bine.\u201d<\/p>\n Darius a f\u0103cut ochii mari. 100 de lei erau o avere pentru el. Dar mai mare era frica.<\/p>\n \u201eNu pot s\u0103 vin acolo\u2026 oamenii ca mine nu intr\u0103 \u00een case ca ale dumneavoastr\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n Valeria a z\u00e2mbit slab. \u201eBa da. Eu te invit. \u0218i dac\u0103 vrei\u2026 poate o putem ajuta \u0219i pe mama ta.\u201d<\/p>\n Cuvintele acelea l-au lovit mai tare dec\u00e2t foamea.<\/p>\n \u201ePe mama\u2026?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201eDa. O aduci la mine. Sau vin eu la ea. Vom vedea.\u201d<\/p>\n Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 multe luni, b\u0103iatul a sim\u021bit ceva ce credea c\u0103 a murit \u00een el: o f\u0103r\u00e2m\u0103 de lumin\u0103.<\/p>\n A luat banii, cu m\u00e2inile tremur\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n \u201eM\u0103 duc acas\u0103, doamn\u0103\u2026 \u0219i vin m\u00e2ine. Jur.\u201d<\/p>\n Valeria a dat din cap, iar pe chipul ei obosit a ap\u0103rut un z\u00e2mbet cald, sincer \u2013 primul dup\u0103 foarte mult timp.<\/p>\n Darius a pornit spre strad\u0103, sim\u021bind \u00een piept o c\u0103ldur\u0103 care nu venea doar din soarele arz\u0103tor.<\/p>\n Ceva se schimbase.<\/p>\n \u00cen el.<\/p>\n \u00cen ea.<\/p>\n \u0218i, poate, \u00een \u00eentreg destinul lor.<\/p>\n Pentru c\u0103, uneori, un b\u0103iat fl\u0103m\u00e2nd \u0219i o femeie bogat\u0103, pierdu\u021bi fiecare \u00een felul lor, pot aprinde \u00eempreun\u0103 o speran\u021b\u0103 pe care niciun medic, niciun profesor \u0219i nicio avere nu o poate cump\u0103ra.<\/p>\n Iar a doua zi, c\u00e2nd Darius avea s\u0103 bat\u0103 la poarta uria\u0219\u0103 a vilei din Pipera, urma s\u0103 \u00eenceap\u0103 cea mai nea\u0219teptat\u0103 transformare din via\u021ba am\u00e2ndurora.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Valeria a r\u0103mas cu m\u00e2na pe roata scaunului, uit\u00e2ndu-se uimit\u0103 la el. Nu era obi\u0219nuit\u0103 ca cineva s\u0103 \u00eei vorbeasc\u0103 a\u0219a, cu at\u00e2t mai pu\u021bin un copil \u00eenfometat, \u00eembr\u0103cat \u00een haine vechi \u0219i cu ochii obosi\u021bi. Mariana a vrut s\u0103 \u00eel alunge, dar Valeria a ridicat un deget. \u201eLas\u0103-l\u201d, a spus ea \u00eencet. Darius a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12899,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12898","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\/12898","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=12898"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12900,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12898\/revisions\/12900"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}