\u2026\u0218i exact \u00een clipa aia, u\u0219a grea de lemn a restaurantului s-a deschis cu un sc\u00e2r\u021b\u00e2it scurt, dar at\u00e2t de ascu\u021bit \u00eenc\u00e2t toate privirile s-au \u00eentors imediat.<\/p>\n
Bodyguardul meu, Alex, a intrat primul.<\/p>\n
Nu era genul de om pe care \u00eel treci cu vederea: \u00eenalt, lat \u00een umeri, cu privirea calm\u0103, dar rece ca o lam\u0103 de cu\u021bit. P\u0103rea rupt dintr-un film, nu din via\u021ba mea. Iar prezen\u021ba lui acolo, la masa \u201efamiliei perfecte\u201d, a f\u0103cut ca to\u021bi s\u0103 \u00eenghe\u021be ca la un control inopinat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Sofia \u2014 a spus, \u00eenclin\u00e2nd capul \u2014, a venit.<\/p>\n
\u00cen stomac mi s-a str\u00e2ns un nod dureros. Momentul pe care \u00eencercasem s\u0103-l am\u00e2n c\u00e2t de mult se putea sosise \u00een cea mai proast\u0103 sear\u0103 posibil\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cine a venit? \u2014 a \u00eentrebat mama, cu vocea sub\u021bire, t\u0103ioas\u0103, de parc\u0103 \u00eei ajungea mirosul de scandal p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een oase.<\/p>\n
N-am apucat s\u0103 r\u0103spund. Era deja prea t\u00e2rziu.<\/p>\n
\u00cen spatele lui Alex, a ap\u0103rut un b\u0103rbat de vreo cincizeci de ani, \u00eembr\u0103cat \u00eentr-un costum impecabil. Nu era \u00eenalt, nu era amenin\u021b\u0103tor, dar avea o prezen\u021b\u0103 care f\u0103cea oamenii s\u0103 se dea instinctiv un pas \u00eenapoi.<\/p>\n
\u0218i toat\u0103 lumea de la mas\u0103 a f\u0103cut asta.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bun\u0103 seara, doamn\u0103 Ioni\u021b\u0103, domnule Ioni\u021b\u0103 \u2014 a spus b\u0103rbatul, cu o polite\u021be care f\u0103cea aerul s\u0103 par\u0103 mai greu. \u2014 Numele meu este Mure\u0219an. Sunt de la firm\u0103. Am venit pentru Sofia.<\/p>\n
Mama a clipit des, ca \u0219i cum cineva tocmai i-ar fi schimbat filmul din fa\u021ba ochilor.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce firm\u0103? \u2014 a \u00eentrebat ea, iar vocea \u00eei tremura pu\u021bin, lucru rar, aproape istoric.<\/p>\n
Am inspirat ad\u00e2nc. Era momentul adev\u0103rului, de\u0219i nu-l voiam acolo, nu \u00een seara aia, nu \u00een fa\u021ba lor.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Firma la care lucrez \u2014 am spus, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it. \u2014 E\u2026 complicat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Complicat? \u2014 a repetat tata, str\u00e2ng\u00e2nd \u0219erve\u021belul \u00een pumn. \u2014 Ce-ai f\u0103cut, Sofia?<\/p>\n
N-am apucat s\u0103 deschid gura. Mure\u0219an a pus o map\u0103 groas\u0103 pe mas\u0103, l\u00e2ng\u0103 farfuriile cu deserturi scumpe, \u0219i a deschis-o cu un gest calculat.<\/p>\n
A scos c\u00e2teva documente \u0219i le-a a\u0219ezat \u00een fa\u021ba lor.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Fata dumneavoastr\u0103 \u2014 a spus el \u2014 nu lucreaz\u0103 \u00eentr-un birou obi\u0219nuit. Nici \u00eentr-un magazin, nici \u00eentr-o firm\u0103 de IT. Sofia este consultant privat \u00een recuper\u0103ri financiare. Pe rom\u00e2ne\u0219te\u2026 rezolv\u0103 cazuri pe care al\u021bii nu au curaj s\u0103 le ating\u0103. Lucreaz\u0103 cu oameni periculo\u0219i. \u0218i, uneori, recupereaz\u0103 sume\u2026 substan\u021biale.<\/p>\n
Tata a \u00eencremenit.<\/p>\n
Mama a r\u0103mas cu gura \u00eentredeschis\u0103, incapabil\u0103 s\u0103 scoat\u0103 un sunet.<\/p>\n
\u2014 C\u00e2t de\u2026 substan\u021biale? \u2014 a \u00eentrebat Dinu, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103-\u0219i p\u0103streze tonul de om superior, dar vocea \u00eel tr\u0103da.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ast\u0103zi \u2014 a spus Mure\u0219an, rotind mapa spre mine \u2014 avem o situa\u021bie urgent\u0103. Sofia trebuie s\u0103 vin\u0103 cu noi imediat. Este vorba de o datorie de \u0219ase sute de mii de lei. \u0218i doar ea poate \u00eencheia negocierea f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 se lase s\u00e2nge.<\/p>\n
La auzul cuv\u00e2ntului \u201es\u00e2nge\u201d, Mirela a sc\u0103pat rujul pe mas\u0103. S-a rostogolit u\u0219or, murd\u0103rind fe\u0219ia alb\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Glumi\u021bi, nu? \u2014 a spus mama, aproape \u0219optind. \u2014 Sofia? Fata mea? Fata care nu e \u00een stare s\u0103-\u0219i fac\u0103 unghiile f\u0103r\u0103 programare?<\/p>\n
Alex a ridicat o spr\u00e2ncean\u0103. Nu i-a pl\u0103cut.<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit cum obrajii mi se \u00eenc\u0103lzesc. Era ru\u0219ine? Era furie? Era totul la un loc.<\/p>\n
\u2014 De ani buni \u00eemi c\u00e2\u0219tig p\u00e2inea singur\u0103 \u2014 am spus, privindu-i drept \u00een ochi. \u2014 \u0218i nu cu b\u00e2rfe, nu cu aparen\u021be. Cu munc\u0103 adev\u0103rat\u0103. Periculoas\u0103, da, dar cinstit\u0103.<\/p>\n
Tata \u0219i-a dres vocea, dar nu i-a ie\u0219it dec\u00e2t un sunet scurt, sec.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i\u2026 ai nevoie de\u2026 bodyguard?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Uneori, da.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i oamenii \u0103\u0219tia\u2026 vin aici? La masa mea de zi de na\u0219tere?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pentru c\u0103 e urgent \u2014 am spus. \u2014 \u0218i pentru c\u0103 sunt bun\u0103 la ceea ce fac. Foarte bun\u0103.<\/p>\n
A fost prima dat\u0103 \u00een toat\u0103 seara c\u00e2nd s-au uitat la mine de parc\u0103 m-ar fi v\u0103zut cu adev\u0103rat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Sofia \u2014 a spus, \u00een cele din urm\u0103, tata \u2014 e\u0219ti sigur\u0103 c\u0103 vrei via\u021ba asta?<\/p>\n
L-am privit. \u00cen ochii lui nu mai era repro\u0219. Doar fric\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu \u0219tiu dac\u0103 o vreau \u2014 am spus \u00eencet. \u2014 Dar \u0219tiu c\u0103 e singura \u00een care sunt eu \u00eens\u0103mi.<\/p>\n
Apoi m-am ridicat de la mas\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Trebuie s\u0103 plec.<\/p>\n
\u0218i, pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een via\u021ba mea, niciunul dintre ei nu m-a oprit.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u2026\u0218i exact \u00een clipa aia, u\u0219a grea de lemn a restaurantului s-a deschis cu un sc\u00e2r\u021b\u00e2it scurt, dar at\u00e2t de ascu\u021bit \u00eenc\u00e2t toate privirile s-au \u00eentors imediat. Bodyguardul meu, Alex, a intrat primul. Nu era genul de om pe care \u00eel treci cu vederea: \u00eenalt, lat \u00een umeri, cu privirea calm\u0103, dar rece ca o […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13417,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13416","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\/13416","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=13416"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13418,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13416\/revisions\/13418"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}