Maria nu a apucat s\u0103 r\u0103spund\u0103. Poarta s-a deschis, iar Andrei a ie\u0219it \u00een prag, cu fularul cel nou \u00een jurul g\u00e2tului. C\u00e2nd l-a v\u0103zut pe Valer, s-a oprit ca \u0219i cum ar fi dat cu capul \u00een zid.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tat\u0103\u2026 \u2014 a spus t\u00e2n\u0103rul, dar cuv\u00e2ntul i-a ie\u0219it greu, de parc\u0103 nu-l rostise de mult.<\/p>\n
Andrei nu a zis nimic. Doar \u0219i-a \u00eendreptat spatele, semn c\u0103 durerea \u00eenc\u0103 nu-i trecuse.<\/p>\n
Valer a f\u0103cut c\u00e2\u021biva pa\u0219i spre el, apoi s-a oprit, jenat ca un copil prins cu m\u00e2\u021ba-n sac.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Putem vorbi?<\/p>\n
Maria, sim\u021bind tensiunea, s-a retras \u00een cas\u0103, dar a l\u0103sat u\u0219a \u00eentredeschis\u0103.<\/p>\n
Tat\u0103 \u0219i fiu au stat c\u00e2teva secunde uit\u00e2ndu-se unul la altul. Z\u0103pada sc\u00e2r\u021b\u00e2ia sub bocancii lui Valer, iar Andrei p\u0103rea c\u0103 \u00eemb\u0103tr\u00e2nise \u00eenc\u0103 zece ani doar v\u0103z\u00e2ndu-l.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Am aflat\u2026 c\u0103 ai plecat din ora\u0219. Vecinii mi-au spus. Am c\u0103utat peste tot\u2026<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu m-ai c\u0103utat \u2014 a r\u0103spuns Andrei \u00eencet. \u2014 Ai aflat abia dup\u0103 ce ai avut nevoie de mine.<\/p>\n
Valer a \u00eenchis ochii, ru\u0219inat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A\u0219a e. Dar\u2026 am gre\u0219it, tat\u0103. Nu-\u021bi cer iertare pentru Oana. Poate nu te place, poate nu a vrut s\u0103 te aib\u0103 \u00een preajm\u0103\u2026 dar alegerea am f\u0103cut-o eu. Eu te-am r\u0103nit.<\/p>\n
Andrei a sim\u021bit o lovitur\u0103 \u00een piept. Adev\u0103rul spus de copilul t\u0103u doare altfel, mai ad\u00e2nc, mai crud.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218tii\u2026 \u2014 a continuat Valer \u2014 am g\u0103sit \u00een sertar fotografia cu mama. Z\u00e2mbea, a\u0219a cum nu m-am g\u00e2ndit niciodat\u0103. Mi-am dat seama\u2026 c\u0103 a\u0219a m\u0103 priveai \u0219i tu c\u00e2nd eram mic. \u0218i c\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 vreau, m-am purtat cu tine exact cum mi-a\u0219 fi dorit cel mai pu\u021bin s\u0103 se poarte cineva cu mine.<\/p>\n
Andrei a r\u0103suflat greu. Ochii \u00eei str\u0103luceau, dar nu de lacrimi, ci de o durere veche, care acum ie\u0219ea la lumin\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce vrei de la mine, Valer?<\/p>\n
\u2014 S\u0103 vii acas\u0103.<\/p>\n
Andrei s-a \u00eentors cu spatele. Privea pomul din curte, acoperit de z\u0103pad\u0103. Maria \u00eel plantase cu ani \u00een urm\u0103. Era mic atunci, dar r\u0103s\u0103rise frumos, drept. \u201eA\u0219a ar trebui s\u0103 creasc\u0103 un om\u201d, \u00eei spusese ea.<\/p>\n
Acum \u00een\u021belegea.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Casa aceea nu mai e a mea \u2014 a spus el. \u2014 \u0218i nici locul meu nu mai e acolo.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dar\u2026 tat\u0103\u2026<\/p>\n
\u2014 Valer \u2014 l-a oprit Andrei, calm. \u2014 Eu te iubesc, b\u0103iete. \u0218i nu vreau s\u0103 por\u021bi povara asta toat\u0103 via\u021ba. Dar nu pot s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eentorc \u00eentr-un loc unde sunt tolerat, nu dorit. Tu \u021bi-ai f\u0103cut via\u021ba. Eu nu vreau s\u0103 m\u0103 \u021bin scai de tine.<\/p>\n
Valer \u0219i-a mu\u0219cat buza. P\u0103rea mai mic, mai pierdut dec\u00e2t \u00eel v\u0103zuse vreodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Atunci\u2026 ce s\u0103 fac?<\/p>\n
Andrei s-a uitat la el cu o bl\u00e2nde\u021be care l-a uimit chiar \u0219i pe el.<\/p>\n
\u2014 S\u0103 fii un om bun. S\u0103 nu mai alegi niciodat\u0103 \u00eentre cineva drag \u0219i cineva care cere asta. S\u0103 nu la\u0219i pe nimeni s\u0103 te \u00eentoarc\u0103 \u00eempotriva s\u00e2ngelui t\u0103u. \u0218i, mai ales\u2026 s\u0103 nu repe\u021bi gre\u0219eala asta cu copilul t\u0103u, dac\u0103 o s\u0103 ai vreodat\u0103 unul.<\/p>\n
Valer a cobor\u00e2t capul. O lacrim\u0103 i-a c\u0103zut \u00een z\u0103pad\u0103, topind un punct mic, rotund.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A\u0219 vrea\u2026 m\u0103car s\u0103 pot veni s\u0103 te vizitez. S\u0103 nu dispari din via\u021ba mea.<\/p>\n
Andrei a privit spre cas\u0103. Maria st\u0103tea \u00een prag, cu m\u00e2inile str\u00e2nse \u00een \u0219or\u021b, incert\u0103 dac\u0103 s\u0103 se apropie sau nu.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Po\u021bi s\u0103 vii. Oric\u00e2nd. Dar aici, nu la Oana. Aici unde e lini\u0219te. Aici unde pot \u0219i eu s\u0103 respir.<\/p>\n
Valer a dat din cap. Apoi, ca un copil care \u00ee\u0219i reg\u0103se\u0219te tat\u0103l, s-a repezit \u0219i l-a \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219at str\u00e2ns. Andrei a ezitat o clip\u0103, apoi i-a pus m\u00e2na pe spate.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Iart\u0103-m\u0103\u2026 \u2014 a \u0219optit Valer.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Te-am iertat de mult \u2014 a r\u0103spuns Andrei.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd ma\u0219ina a plecat, Andrei a r\u0103mas \u00een poart\u0103, privind dup\u0103 ea. Nu sim\u021bea nici triumf, nici durere. Doar o lini\u0219te limpede, ca aerul de iarn\u0103.<\/p>\n
Maria s-a apropiat \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
\u2014 S-a \u00eencheiat?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu \u2014 a z\u00e2mbit Andrei. \u2014 Abia acum \u00eencepe.<\/p>\n
Ea l-a privit lung, cald, ca odinioar\u0103, cu ani \u00een urm\u0103, c\u00e2nd erau tineri \u0219i credeau c\u0103 lumea e a lor.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Atunci hai \u00een cas\u0103 \u2014 i-a spus ea. \u2014 Am f\u0103cut toc\u0103ni\u021b\u0103. \u0218i dup\u0103-amiaz\u0103 poate ie\u0219im s\u0103 lu\u0103m \u0219i p\u00e2ine proasp\u0103t\u0103.<\/p>\n
Andrei a dat din cap \u0219i i-a luat m\u00e2na. M\u00e2na care nu \u00eel l\u0103sase s\u0103 moar\u0103 \u00een frig. M\u00e2na care \u00eei d\u0103duse \u00eenapoi via\u021ba.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Da, Maria \u2014 a spus el. \u2014 Hai acas\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u0218i, pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mul\u021bi ani, chiar a sim\u021bit c\u0103 are un \u201eacas\u0103\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Maria nu a apucat s\u0103 r\u0103spund\u0103. Poarta s-a deschis, iar Andrei a ie\u0219it \u00een prag, cu fularul cel nou \u00een jurul g\u00e2tului. C\u00e2nd l-a v\u0103zut pe Valer, s-a oprit ca \u0219i cum ar fi dat cu capul \u00een zid. \u2014 Tat\u0103\u2026 \u2014 a spus t\u00e2n\u0103rul, dar cuv\u00e2ntul i-a ie\u0219it greu, de parc\u0103 nu-l rostise de […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12975,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12974","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\/12974","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=12974"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12976,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12974\/revisions\/12976"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}