F\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mai piard\u0103 o secund\u0103, Sebastian s-a apropiat de reprezentan\u021bii b\u0103ncii \u0219i le-a smuls, aproape instinctiv, dosarul din m\u00e2n\u0103. Ploaia \u00eei curgea pe fa\u021b\u0103, dar nu \u0219tiai dac\u0103 apa era de la cer sau de la furia care i se str\u00e2ngea \u00een ochi.<\/p>\n
\u201eC\u00e2t e datoria? Exact. F\u0103r\u0103 abureli.\u201d<\/p>\n
B\u0103rbatul a clipit surprins.<\/p>\n
\u201eDomnule\u2026 nu cred c\u0103\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eC\u00c2T?\u201d, a t\u0103iat Sebastian, cu o voce care \u00ee\u021bi t\u0103ia respira\u021bia.<\/p>\n
\u201eO sut\u0103 \u0219aizeci \u0219i dou\u0103 de mii de lei\u201d, a murmurat cel de la banc\u0103.<\/p>\n
Sebastian a r\u00e2s scurt, amar. Pentru el, suma aceea era c\u00e2t o cin\u0103 mai scump\u0103 \u00een Bucure\u0219ti. Dar pentru p\u0103rin\u021bii lui, era condamnare.<\/p>\n
\u201ePl\u0103tesc acum\u201d, a zis el. \u201eVreau chitan\u021b\u0103, vreau contractele \u00eenapoi \u0219i vreau s\u0103 v\u0103 c\u0103ra\u021bi.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cei doi au f\u0103cut ochii mari, iar unul dintre ei a \u00eendr\u0103znit s\u0103 spun\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u201eE procedur\u0103\u2026 nu putem\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
Sebastian s-a \u00eentors c\u0103tre el cu o privire care ar fi putut opri o furtun\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u201eAi dou\u0103 minute s\u0103 suni la superiorul t\u0103u. Dou\u0103. Dac\u0103 nu, m\u00e2ine diminea\u021b\u0103 o s\u0103 vin cu presa, cu avocatul meu \u0219i cu toate actele din 2010 \u00eencoace. Vrei asta?\u201d<\/p>\n
Omul a cl\u0103tinat capul, tremur\u00e2nd. A scos telefonul.<\/p>\n
Maria \u0219i Gheorghe priveau totul neputincio\u0219i. Parc\u0103 nu \u00een\u021belegeau nimic.<\/p>\n
\u201eSebastian\u2026\u201d a \u0219optit mama, \u201enu trebuia s\u0103 vii. E vina noastr\u0103 c\u0103 am fost pro\u0219ti.\u201d<\/p>\n
El s-a \u00eentors spre ea.<\/p>\n
\u201eNu e vina voastr\u0103. E vina mea c\u0103 am crezut c\u0103 banii pot \u021bine loc de familie.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nu apucaser\u0103 s\u0103 r\u0103spund\u0103, c\u0103 omul de la banc\u0103 se \u00eentorsese deja.<\/p>\n
\u201eProcedura poate fi anulat\u0103\u2026 dac\u0103 pl\u0103ti\u021bi azi\u201d, a murmurat.<\/p>\n
\u201eAtunci mi\u0219c\u0103-te.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00cen mai pu\u021bin de jum\u0103tate de or\u0103, banii erau trimi\u0219i, actele erau anulate, iar ma\u0219ina b\u0103ncii disp\u0103ruse pe uli\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
Sebastian a r\u0103mas \u00een ploaie, cu p\u0103rin\u021bii, privind casa care se pr\u0103bu\u0219ea \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
\u201eUnde e Andrei?\u201d, a \u00eentrebat el, cu o lini\u0219te care ascundea un vulcan.<\/p>\n
Tat\u0103l a \u00eenghi\u021bit \u00een sec.<\/p>\n
\u201eFiule\u2026 ne-a zis c\u0103 lucr\u0103rile \u00eent\u00e2rzie. Apoi c\u0103 materialele s-au scumpit. Apoi c\u0103 trebuie s\u0103 ia un \u00eemprumut pe cas\u0103 ca s\u0103 termine finisajele. L-am crezut. E s\u00e2nge din s\u00e2ngele nostru.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sebastian a sim\u021bit cum i se str\u00e2nge pieptul.<\/p>\n
\u201e\u0218i cu cei 500.000 de dolari?\u201d<\/p>\n
Maria s-a pr\u0103bu\u0219it \u00een genunchi, \u00een noroi.<\/p>\n
\u201eA disp\u0103rut, Sebi\u2026 A disp\u0103rut cu tot.\u201d<\/p>\n
O lini\u0219te t\u0103ioas\u0103 s-a a\u0219ternut peste sat. Ploua \u00eenc\u0103, dar nimeni nu mai sim\u021bea frigul.<\/p>\n
Sebastian \u0219i-a scos sacoul scump, l-a pus peste umerii mamei, apoi s-a aplecat \u0219i a ridicat-o u\u0219or. N-a spus nimic.<\/p>\n
Nu mai era timp pentru vin\u0103. Pentru regrete. Pentru explica\u021bii.<\/p>\n
Era timp pentru ac\u021biune.<\/p>\n
A \u00eempins u\u0219a veche a casei. Sc\u00e2r\u021b\u00e2itul acela lung i-a intrat \u00een suflet. \u00cen interior, mirosea a mucegai, a lemn putrezit, a ani pierdu\u021bi.<\/p>\n
\u201eNu mai sta\u021bi aici niciun minut\u201d, a spus el hot\u0103r\u00e2t.<\/p>\n
\u201eDar unde s\u0103 mergem, Sebi?\u201d, a \u00eentrebat tat\u0103l lui, cu o voce mic\u0103, at\u00e2t de str\u0103in\u0103 de b\u0103rbatul puternic din amintirile lui.<\/p>\n
\u201eLa hotelul din Alba Iulia, la cel bun. \u00cemi sun oamenii, v\u0103 caza\u021bi acolo. Iar m\u00e2ine diminea\u021b\u0103\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
S-a oprit. A privit \u00eenc\u0103 o dat\u0103 casa. Apoi cerul.<\/p>\n
\u201eM\u00e2ine diminea\u021b\u0103 d\u0103r\u00e2m\u0103m tot \u0219i reconstruim.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mama l-a privit uimit\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u201eTu\u2026 tu personal?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eEu personal. \u0218i o echip\u0103 serioas\u0103, pe care o pl\u0103tesc pe loc, nu din promisiuni.\u201d<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd au ajuns la ma\u0219in\u0103, Sebastian s-a \u00eentors spre p\u0103rin\u021bi \u0219i a spus, cu o voce tremurat\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u201eV\u0103 promit un lucru. Ultima dat\u0103 v-am trimis bani. De data asta v\u0103 trimit pe mine.\u201d<\/p>\n
Acel moment i-a fr\u00e2nt pe am\u00e2ndoi. Tat\u0103l l-a \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219at str\u00e2ns, iar Maria s-a prins de bra\u021bul lui ca o mam\u0103 care \u00ee\u0219i reg\u0103se\u0219te copilul dup\u0103 ani.<\/p>\n
\u00cen zilele urm\u0103toare, satul \u00eentreg avea s\u0103 vad\u0103 ceva ce nu mai v\u0103zuse niciodat\u0103: un milionar \u00een cizme de cauciuc, c\u0103r\u00e2nd sc\u00e2nduri, cump\u0103r\u00e2nd materiale, st\u00e2nd cot la cot cu muncitorii \u0219i refuz\u00e2nd s\u0103 plece p\u00e2n\u0103 nu era totul perfect.<\/p>\n
Dar \u00een ploaia aceea rece, \u00een fa\u021ba casei d\u0103r\u00e2mate, Sebastian \u0219tia deja:<\/p>\n
Nu banii \u00eel f\u0103ceau mare.<\/p>\n
Ci faptul c\u0103, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it, era acas\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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