Ion nu a\u0219tept\u0103 ca ea s\u0103 termine. \u00cei \u00eentinse m\u00e2na \u0219i o ajut\u0103 s\u0103 se ridice, cu o bl\u00e2nde\u021be pe care Sofia nu o mai sim\u021bise niciodat\u0103 din partea cuiva cu bani, cu putere, cu lume bun\u0103 \u00een jur.<\/p>\n
\u201eIa-\u021bi geanta, Sofia. Nu-mi place s\u0103 repet.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ea cl\u0103tin\u0103 din cap, panicat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u201eDomnule, v\u0103 rog\u2026 dac\u0103 e vorba s\u0103 m\u0103 da\u021bi afar\u0103, m\u0103car l\u0103sa\u021bi-m\u0103 s\u0103 termin luna. Am nevoie de bani pentru medicamente. Nu plec, fac orice, v\u0103 rog\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eNu te dau afar\u0103\u201d, spuse el simplu.<\/p>\n
Fraza aceea o opri ca o fr\u00e2n\u0103 tras\u0103 brusc. Ochii i se m\u0103rir\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u201eAtunci\u2026 unde mergem?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eLa mama ta.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sofia \u00ee\u0219i duse m\u00e2na la gur\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u201eNu\u2026 nu pot s\u0103 v\u0103 duc acolo. St\u0103m \u00eentr-o garsonier\u0103 d\u0103r\u0103p\u0103nat\u0103, \u00een spatele fabricii vechi din Pite\u0219ti\u2026 e murdar pe scar\u0103, miroase ur\u00e2t, liftul nici nu merge\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eNu m\u0103 intereseaz\u0103 blocul\u201d, spuse Ion. \u201eM\u0103 intereseaz\u0103 oamenii din el.\u201d<\/p>\n
O clip\u0103, t\u0103cerea dintre ei deveni at\u00e2t de grea, \u00eenc\u00e2t Sofia sim\u021bi c\u0103 nu mai poate respira. Apoi, Ion ie\u0219i pe u\u0219\u0103, f\u0103c\u00e2ndu-i semn s\u0103 \u00eel urmeze. Fata se gr\u0103bi s\u0103-\u0219i ia geanta, mopul r\u0103m\u00e2n\u00e2nd aruncat l\u00e2ng\u0103 pat ca o dovad\u0103 a epuiz\u0103rii ei.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd ajunser\u0103 \u00een fa\u021ba vilei, SUV-ul negru a\u0219tepta. \u0218oferul cobor\u00ee imediat s\u0103 le deschid\u0103. Ion urc\u0103 \u00een fa\u021b\u0103, l\u0103s\u00e2ndu-i Sofiei tot bancheta din spate, ca unui oaspete. A fost primul lucru care a f\u0103cut-o s\u0103-\u0219i simt\u0103 inima alerg\u00e2nd nebune\u0219te.<\/p>\n
Drumul p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een Pite\u0219ti a fost t\u0103cut. Sofia se fr\u0103m\u00e2nta, \u00ee\u0219i roade buzele, \u00ee\u0219i freca palmele. Nu \u0219tia dac\u0103 s\u0103 fie recunosc\u0103toare sau \u00eengrozit\u0103. Ion, \u00een schimb, o privea din c\u00e2nd \u00een c\u00e2nd prin oglinda retrovizoare, analiz\u00e2ndu-i fiecare gest tremurat. Era ceva \u00een fata asta care \u00eel lovea direct \u00een inim\u0103. O simplitate, o lupt\u0103 pe care prea pu\u021bini o vedeau.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd au ajuns, Sofia ro\u0219i de ru\u0219ine. Blocul era vechi, cu tencuiala c\u0103zut\u0103, cu grafitti ur\u00e2t pe peretele de la intrare. O pancard\u0103 rupt\u0103 cu \u201eSCARA B\u201d at\u00e2rna \u00eentr-un cui ruginit. Fata sim\u021bi c\u0103 p\u0103m\u00e2ntul i se deschide.<\/p>\n
\u201eDomnule Ion, v\u0103 rog\u2026 m\u0103car r\u0103m\u00e2ne\u021bi \u00een ma\u0219in\u0103. Mama nu e preg\u0103tit\u0103 pentru vizite\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Ion cobor\u00ee f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 clipeasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u201eTe rog arat\u0103-mi drumul.\u201d<\/p>\n
Urcar\u0103 cele patru etaje pe sc\u0103ri. Fiecare treapt\u0103 sc\u00e2r\u021b\u00e2ia. Fiecare etaj avea alt miros: m\u00e2ncare ars\u0103, praf, umezeal\u0103. Sofia ar fi vrut s\u0103 dispar\u0103. \u00cens\u0103 Ion urca \u00eencet, cu r\u0103bdare, ca un om care nu judeca pe nimeni.<\/p>\n
La u\u0219a din lemn masiv, scorojit\u0103, Sofia b\u0103tu u\u0219or.<\/p>\n
\u201eMam\u0103? Sunt eu\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
U\u0219a se deschise \u00eencet. O femeie sl\u0103bu\u021b\u0103, cu ochii ro\u0219ii de oboseal\u0103, ap\u0103ru \u00een fa\u021ba lor. C\u00e2nd \u00eel v\u0103zu pe Ion, tres\u0103ri.<\/p>\n
\u201eDoamne\u2026 Sofia\u2026 cine e domnul?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201e\u0218eful meu\u201d, \u0219opti fata. \u201eTe rog\u2026 nu te agita.\u201d<\/p>\n
Femeia \u00eencerc\u0103 s\u0103-\u0219i aranjeze repede bluza, s\u0103-\u0219i netezeasc\u0103 p\u0103rul. Ion ridic\u0103 palma.<\/p>\n
\u201eNu v\u0103 deranja\u021bi, doamn\u0103. Am venit doar s\u0103 v\u0103 v\u0103d \u0219i\u2026 s\u0103 ajut.\u201d<\/p>\n
O duse p\u00e2n\u0103 la pat, pun\u00e2ndu-i o pern\u0103 \u00een spate. Sofia \u00eel privea \u0219ocat\u0103. \u0218eful ei, miliardar, \u00eengrijindu-i mama ca pe o rud\u0103 apropiat\u0103. Ion scoase telefonul \u0219i vorbi scurt cu cineva, cu voce joas\u0103 dar hot\u0103r\u00e2t\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u201eAm nevoie urgent\u0103 de o ambulan\u021b\u0103 privat\u0103 la adresa asta. \u0218i un medic specialist. Nu, nu m\u00e2ine. Acum.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sofia \u00ee\u0219i puse m\u00e2inile la gur\u0103, izbucnind \u00een pl\u00e2ns.<\/p>\n
\u201eDomnule\u2026 eu nu pot pl\u0103ti asta\u2026 nici \u00eentr-o via\u021b\u0103\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eN-am cerut bani\u201d, spuse el. \u201eAm cerut recuno\u0219tin\u021b\u0103. \u0218i s\u0103 nu mai adormi pe jos, cu un mop \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n
Z\u00e2mbi pentru prima dat\u0103. Un z\u00e2mbet cald, sincer. At\u00e2t de nea\u0219teptat, \u00eenc\u00e2t Sofia sim\u021bi c\u0103 i se \u00eenmoaie genunchii.<\/p>\n
Ambulan\u021ba privat\u0103 sosise \u00een mai pu\u021bin de 20 de minute. Medicul o examin\u0103 pe femeie, \u00eei puse perfuzie, \u00eei prescrise tratament complet, iar Ion pl\u0103ti totul f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 clipeasc\u0103. Nici nu spuse c\u00e2t a costat.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd au r\u0103mas singuri \u00een camer\u0103, Ion se \u00eentoarse c\u0103tre Sofia.<\/p>\n
\u201eTu ai visat s\u0103 fii doctori\u021b\u0103. Visul \u0103la nu moare doar pentru c\u0103 via\u021ba \u021bi-a pus piedici. Dac\u0103 vrei, te ajut s\u0103-l duci mai departe. \u00ce\u021bi pl\u0103tesc facultatea de medicin\u0103, chiria, tot. Dar trebuie s\u0103 promi\u021bi ceva.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sofia era deja \u00een lacrimi, tremur\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n
\u201ePromite-mi c\u0103 nu renun\u021bi la tine.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ea d\u0103du din cap, incapabil\u0103 s\u0103 scoat\u0103 un cuv\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n
\u201eDa\u2026 promit.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ion \u00eentinse m\u00e2na.<\/p>\n
\u201eAtunci \u00eencepem de azi.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u0218i \u00een clipa aceea, \u00eentr-o garsonier\u0103 mic\u0103 \u0219i s\u0103r\u0103c\u0103cioas\u0103 din Pite\u0219ti, o via\u021b\u0103 care p\u0103rea condamnat\u0103 la mop \u0219i oboseal\u0103 se \u00eentorcea din drum. Se schimba. \u00cenflorea.<\/p>\n
Iar uneori, o singur\u0103 promisiune spus\u0103 la timp poate ridica un om mai sus dec\u00e2t \u0219i-a imaginat vreodat\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ion nu a\u0219tept\u0103 ca ea s\u0103 termine. \u00cei \u00eentinse m\u00e2na \u0219i o ajut\u0103 s\u0103 se ridice, cu o bl\u00e2nde\u021be pe care Sofia nu o mai sim\u021bise niciodat\u0103 din partea cuiva cu bani, cu putere, cu lume bun\u0103 \u00een jur. \u201eIa-\u021bi geanta, Sofia. Nu-mi place s\u0103 repet.\u201d Ea cl\u0103tin\u0103 din cap, panicat\u0103. \u201eDomnule, v\u0103 rog\u2026 dac\u0103 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13140,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13139","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\/13139","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=13139"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13143,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13139\/revisions\/13143"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}