Dar Rare\u0219 nu se oprise. Din contr\u0103, p\u0103rea hot\u0103r\u00e2t, cu maxilarul \u00eencle\u0219tat \u0219i m\u00e2na str\u00e2ns\u0103 pe marginea b\u0103rcii, de parc\u0103 lupta cu el \u00eensu\u0219i. Valurile se izbeau tot mai tare, iar cerul se \u00eentuneca, aduc\u00e2nd cu el o presim\u021bire ap\u0103s\u0103toare.<\/p>\n
Gheorghe sim\u021bea frigul apei doar privind-o. Nu se temuse niciodat\u0103 de moarte, dar felul \u00een care propriii copii \u00eel priveau\u2026 asta \u00eel sf\u00e2\u0219ia. Ani \u00eentregi de munc\u0103, sacrificii, nop\u021bi nedormite, totul p\u0103rea c\u0103 se pr\u0103bu\u0219e\u0219te \u00een clipa aceea.<\/p>\n
Corina a f\u0103cut un pas spre el.
\u2014 Tat\u0103\u2026 eu n-am vrut asta. Rare\u0219 ne-a zis c\u0103\u2026 c\u0103 nu mai ai mult \u0219i c\u0103 ar fi mai bine s\u0103\u2026
Ea izbucni \u00een pl\u00e2ns, acoperindu-\u0219i fa\u021ba cu palmele.<\/p>\n
Mircea, care p\u00e2n\u0103 atunci r\u0103m\u0103sese cu privirea pierdut\u0103, a murmurat:
\u2014 Rare\u0219 a zis c\u0103 altfel r\u0103m\u00e2nem f\u0103r\u0103 nimic. C\u0103 ai \u00eenceput s\u0103 cheltui banii aiurea. C\u0103 ne \u00eengropi \u00een datorii\u2026<\/p>\n
Gheorghe a clipit des, surprins.
\u2014 Ce datorii, m\u0103? A\u021bi luat-o razna? Am str\u00e2ns bani toat\u0103 via\u021ba pentru voi!
A sim\u021bit cum ceva se rupe \u00een interiorul lui, nu un os, nu un mu\u0219chi, ci o bucat\u0103 din suflet.<\/p>\n
Rare\u0219 a \u00eenjurat printre din\u021bi.
\u2014 Vezi? De asta te-am adus aici, s\u0103 nu mai punem noi la suflet. Ai o sut\u0103 de ani \u0219i tot ne cer\u021bi. M-am s\u0103turat!<\/p>\n
Valul urm\u0103tor a lovit barca at\u00e2t de puternic, \u00eenc\u00e2t to\u021bi trei copiii s-au dezechilibrat. Gheorghe s-a ag\u0103\u021bat \u0219i mai tare de margine, iar o durere ascu\u021bit\u0103 i-a trecut prin bra\u021b, dar nu i-a dat drumul. Nu \u00eenc\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Rare\u0219, ascult\u0103-m\u0103 bine. \u2014 vocea lui Gheorghe nu mai era tremurat\u0103; era ferm\u0103, cald\u0103, dar hot\u0103r\u00e2t\u0103. \u2014 Nu exist\u0103 mo\u0219tenire care s\u0103 merite sufletul omului. Dac\u0103 m\u0103 arunca\u021bi azi \u00een mare, voi o s\u0103 tr\u0103i\u021bi cu asta toat\u0103 via\u021ba. \u0218i nu v\u0103 va l\u0103sa \u00een pace.<\/p>\n
V\u00e2ntul \u015fuiera, iar motorul b\u0103rcii parc\u0103 gemea sub presiunea valurilor.<\/p>\n
Corina a f\u0103cut un pas \u00een spate.
\u2014 Rare\u0219\u2026 nu pot. Eu nu pot.
Apoi s-a a\u0219ezat pe banc\u0103, \u00eenl\u0103crimat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Mircea, alb la fa\u021b\u0103, s-a lipit de geamandura de metal din lateral, evit\u00e2nd s\u0103 mai priveasc\u0103 scena.<\/p>\n
Doar Rare\u0219 r\u0103m\u0103sese \u00een fa\u021ba tat\u0103lui s\u0103u, clocotind de nervi \u0219i disperare.
\u2014 Taci, tat\u0103, taci! N-ai idee c\u00e2t ai stricat! Mama s-a stins muncind, iar tu ai fost plecat cu lunile la pescuit, s\u0103-\u021bi faci treburile tale! Ai \u021binut mai mult la mare dec\u00e2t la noi!<\/p>\n
Gheorghe a r\u0103mas mut c\u00e2teva clipe. Apoi, cu o voce tremurat\u0103 de durere adev\u0103rat\u0103:
\u2014 Am muncit ca s\u0103 v\u0103 dau vou\u0103 ceva. De-aia am fost plecat. S\u0103 nu duce\u021bi lips\u0103, niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Un tunet a spart aerul, iar deasupra lor s-a aprins un fulger puternic. Barca s-a \u00eenclinat violent, iar Rare\u0219 a f\u0103cut un pas gre\u0219it. Gheorghe, uit\u00e2nd de durere, s-a \u00eempins \u00eenainte \u0219i \u0219i-a prins fiul de antebra\u021b exact \u00een clipa \u00een care piciorul acestuia alunecase pe marginea ud\u0103.<\/p>\n
Rare\u0219 a \u00eenlemnit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Te scap\u2026 sau te las? \u2014 a spus Gheorghe cu un calm care l-a f\u0103cut pe b\u0103iat s\u0103 tremure. \u2014 Tu hot\u0103r\u0103\u0219ti ce fel de om e\u0219ti.<\/p>\n
R\u0103suflarea lui Rare\u0219 era sacadat\u0103. Marea urla sub ei.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva secunde care au p\u0103rut ore, Rare\u0219 a izbucnit \u00een pl\u00e2ns.
\u2014 Tat\u0103\u2026 iart\u0103-m\u0103! Te rog\u2026 iart\u0103-m\u0103!<\/p>\n
Gheorghe l-a tras \u00eenapoi \u00een barc\u0103, pun\u00e2ndu-\u0219i la b\u0103taie toat\u0103 puterea care \u00eei mai r\u0103m\u0103sese. Corina a s\u0103rit s\u0103-i ajute, iar Mircea \u0219i-a \u0219ters lacrimile cu dosul palmei.<\/p>\n
Barca s-a redresat, motorul a h\u00e2r\u00e2it, iar valurile au \u00eenceput s\u0103 se mai lini\u0219teasc\u0103 u\u0219or.<\/p>\n
Rare\u0219 s-a pr\u0103bu\u0219it \u00een genunchi la picioarele tat\u0103lui s\u0103u.
\u2014 Am gre\u0219it. Am fost orb. Banii\u2026 mo\u0219tenirea\u2026 m-au stricat.<\/p>\n
Gheorghe \u0219i-a ridicat m\u00e2na tremur\u00e2nd\u0103 \u0219i i-a atins um\u0103rul.
\u2014 Nu banii te-au stricat, m\u0103i b\u0103iete. Frica. Frica s\u0103 nu pierzi. Dar uite ce era s\u0103 pierzi cu adev\u0103rat.<\/p>\n
Corina se apropie \u0219i \u00eel \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219\u0103 pe tat\u0103l ei, cu lacrimi amare.
\u2014 Te ducem acas\u0103, tat\u0103. Promitem c\u0103 nu te mai l\u0103s\u0103m singur.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd barca a atins \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it cheiul din Constan\u021ba, furtuna din larg se \u00eendep\u0103rta, iar lumina farului b\u0103tea drept \u00een ei, ca un semn c\u0103, de\u0219i noaptea fusese grea, r\u0103s\u0103ritul urma s\u0103 vin\u0103.<\/p>\n
Iar Gheorghe, sprijinit de cei trei copii ai lui, a sim\u021bit pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mul\u021bi ani c\u0103 poate, doar poate, familia lui mai are o \u0219ans\u0103.<\/p>\n
O \u0219ans\u0103 adev\u0103rat\u0103.
Una c\u00e2\u0219tigat\u0103 nu prin bani, ci prin lacrimi, fric\u0103 \u0219i iertare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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