\u0218i totu\u0219i, \u00een timp ce p\u0103\u0219ea pe aleea de marmur\u0103, nimeni nu r\u00e2dea de ea.
Nimeni nu o ar\u0103ta cu degetul.
Nimeni nu \u0219optea cu dispre\u021b.<\/p>\n
Paznicii din poart\u0103 au salutat-o cu respect, iar servitoarea care a \u00eent\u00e2mpinat-o i-a z\u00e2mbit cald, ca \u0219i cum prezen\u021ba Sorinei nu era o gre\u0219eal\u0103 a destinului, ci ceva firesc.<\/p>\n
Asta a bulversat-o mai tare dec\u00e2t orice insult\u0103 primit\u0103 vreodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
A fost condus\u0103 \u00eentr-o sal\u0103 imens\u0103, cu ferestre \u00eenalte \u0219i perdele grele din catifea ro\u0219ie.
Pe pere\u021bi erau tablouri vechi, cu figuri de nobili care p\u0103reau s\u0103 o priveasc\u0103 atent.
Sorina \u00ee\u0219i tot tr\u0103gea rochia pe umeri, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 nu par\u0103 \u0219i mai mic\u0103 dec\u00e2t era.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd u\u0219a din cap\u0103t s-a deschis, inima i-a s\u0103rit o b\u0103taie.<\/p>\n
Boierul Ionu\u021b Mansur nu ar\u0103ta deloc cum \u0219i-l imaginase.
Nu era un b\u0103rbat \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 \u0219i \u00eencruntat, ci un t\u00e2n\u0103r \u00eenalt, cu ochi negri \u0219i calzi, cu o prezen\u021b\u0103 care umplea \u00eenc\u0103perea f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 fie nevoie s\u0103 spun\u0103 un cuv\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tu trebuie s\u0103 fii\u2026 Sorina, nu? \u00eentreb\u0103 el, cu o voce surprinz\u0103tor de bl\u00e2nd\u0103.<\/p>\n
Ea a dat din cap, incapabil\u0103 s\u0103 scoat\u0103 alt sunet.
Se a\u0219teptase la sarcasm, la dezgust, la priviri t\u0103ioase.
Dar nu la asta.
Nu la tandre\u021be.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Te rog, ia loc, spuse el, f\u0103c\u00e2nd un gest elegant spre fotoliul de l\u00e2ng\u0103 el.<\/p>\n
Sorina s-a a\u0219ezat cu grij\u0103, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 nu par\u0103 st\u00e2njenit\u0103.
M\u00e2inile \u00eei tremurau u\u0219or.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ai avut o c\u0103l\u0103torie obositoare? \u00eentreb\u0103 el.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A fost\u2026 bine, reu\u0219i ea s\u0103 murmure.<\/p>\n
Boierul o privea de parc\u0103 ar fi \u00eencercat s\u0103-i citeasc\u0103 sufletul.
Nu cu judecat\u0103, ci cu interes sincer.
Ca \u0219i cum vedea ceva \u00een ea pe care nimeni altcineva nu-l v\u0103zuse.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Sorina, vreau s\u0103 fiu sincer cu tine, spuse el ridic\u00e2ndu-se \u0219i apropiindu-se de ea.
Familiile noastre sunt\u2026 complicate. Interese, presiuni, datorii morale\u2026 \u00een\u021beleg. Dar nu caut o so\u021bie doar pentru aparen\u021be. Caut un om adev\u0103rat.<\/p>\n
Ea ridic\u0103 privirea, surprins\u0103.
Nu era obi\u0219nuit\u0103 s\u0103 fie privit\u0103 \u00een ochi.
Cu at\u00e2t mai pu\u021bin de un b\u0103rbat ca el.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Toat\u0103 lumea joac\u0103 roluri \u00een jurul meu, continu\u0103 el. Tu nu pari genul care joac\u0103 teatru.<\/p>\n
Sorina sim\u021bi cum ceva cald \u00eei cre\u0219te \u00een piept.
Un sentiment pe care \u00eel pierduse de mult: speran\u021ba.<\/p>\n
Timp de o or\u0103 au vorbit.
Despre c\u0103r\u021bi, despre Sibiu, despre copil\u0103ria lui printre oamenii de pe Valea H\u00e2rtibaciului.
Sorina nu s-a mai sim\u021bit niciodat\u0103 at\u00e2t de ascultat\u0103.<\/p>\n
La final, Ionu\u021b i-a spus ceva nea\u0219teptat:<\/p>\n
\u2014 A\u0219 vrea s\u0103 te mai v\u0103d. Nu ca obliga\u021bie. Ca alegere.<\/p>\n
Cuvintele acelea au lovit-o at\u00e2t de tare \u00eenc\u00e2t aproape a uitat s\u0103 respire.<\/p>\n
\u00cen s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2nile care au urmat, Sorina a r\u0103mas la palat.
Nu ca musafir jenat, ci ca femeie care \u00ee\u0219i descoper\u0103 propria valoare.
A \u00eenceput s\u0103 poarte haine simple, dar curate \u0219i potrivite.
A \u00eenceput s\u0103 z\u00e2mbeasc\u0103 mai des.
\u0218i, pentru prima dat\u0103, s\u0103 se uite \u00een oglind\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u00eentoarc\u0103 privirea.<\/p>\n
Ionu\u021b o invita \u00een fiecare zi la plimb\u0103ri prin gr\u0103din\u0103.
Discutau ore \u00een \u0219ir.
R\u00e2deau.
Uneori t\u0103ceau, dar era un fel de lini\u0219te care vindeca.<\/p>\n
\u0218i apoi, \u00eentr-o dup\u0103-amiaz\u0103 cald\u0103, \u00een lumina aurie a apusului, el s-a oprit brusc \u0219i a luat-o de m\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Sorina\u2026 \u0219tii ce v\u0103d eu c\u00e2nd m\u0103 uit la tine?<\/p>\n
Ea cl\u0103tin\u0103 din cap, preg\u0103tit\u0103 pentru orice, mai pu\u021bin pentru adev\u0103r.<\/p>\n
\u2014 V\u0103d o femeie curajoas\u0103. O femeie bun\u0103. O femeie frumoas\u0103, \u00een felul ei unic.
\u0218i\u2026 v\u0103d viitorul meu al\u0103turi de tine.<\/p>\n
Sorina a sim\u021bit cum tot aerul din lume dispare pentru o clip\u0103.
Nicio insult\u0103, nicio umilin\u021b\u0103, niciun r\u00e2s crud nu mai avea putere asupra ei.<\/p>\n
Pentru c\u0103 acolo, \u00een gr\u0103dina palatului, un om care o vedea cu adev\u0103rat \u00eei spunea cea mai important\u0103 propozi\u021bie din via\u021ba ei:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Te aleg pe tine.<\/p>\n
\u0218i, pentru prima dat\u0103, Sorina a \u00een\u021beles c\u0103 destinul nu-i fusese niciodat\u0103 potrivnic.
Doar a\u0219tepta momentul \u00een care ea avea s\u0103-\u0219i descopere propria lumin\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u0218i a f\u0103cut-o.
\u00cen locul \u00een care nimeni nu credea c\u0103 are ce c\u0103uta.<\/p>\n
\u00cen inima omului pe care nu fusese trimis\u0103 s\u0103-l cucereasc\u0103, ci s\u0103-l insulte.<\/p>\n
Iar el i-a r\u0103spuns cu dragoste.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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