Ion nu era omul care s\u0103 accepte u\u0219or sfaturi, mai ales de la cineva care nu p\u0103rea f\u0103cut pentru via\u021ba de la \u021bar\u0103. \u0218i totu\u0219i, \u00een vocea Laviniei era ceva\u2026 o siguran\u021b\u0103 cald\u0103, amestecat\u0103 cu oboseal\u0103 \u0219i dorin\u021ba de a se ag\u0103\u021ba de orice \u0219ans\u0103. Nu era tupeu, era disperare amestecat\u0103 cu bun-sim\u021b. \u0218i Ion cuno\u0219tea bine sentimentul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Restaurante, zici? \u2014 morm\u0103i el, sprijinindu-se cu o m\u00e2n\u0103 de gard. \u2014 Fata mea, eu abia am timp s\u0103 respir\u2026 d-apoi s\u0103 m\u0103 duc s\u0103 bat pe la u\u0219ile lor.<\/p>\n
Lavinia inspir\u0103 ad\u00e2nc, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103-\u0219i potoleasc\u0103 tremurul din m\u00e2ini.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Eu pot. Dac\u0103\u2026 dac\u0103 m-a\u021bi primi s\u0103 lucrez aici, m\u0103 ocup eu. \u0218tiu s\u0103 vorbesc cu oamenii. \u0218tiu s\u0103 pun lucrurile \u00een ordine. Am mai f\u0103cut asta.<\/p>\n
Ion o m\u0103sur\u0103 prelung. P\u0103rea gata s\u0103 spun\u0103 \u201enu\u201d, dar ceva \u00eel opri. Poate felul \u00een care Lavinia \u00ee\u0219i str\u00e2ngea geanta la piept, ca \u0219i cum tot ce mai avea \u00een via\u021b\u0103 era acolo. Poate privirea ei hot\u0103r\u00e2t\u0103, de\u0219i plin\u0103 de team\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bine \u2014 spuse el \u00eentr-un final. \u2014 Dar nu-\u021bi promit nimic. Dac\u0103 vezi c\u0103 nu-i pentru tine, pleci singur\u0103. \u0218i pleci frumos.<\/p>\n
Lavinia d\u0103du din cap, iar ochii i se umezir\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mul\u021bumesc, domnule Ion. V\u0103 promit c\u0103 nu o s\u0103 regret\u2026<\/p>\n
Prima zi \u00eencepu \u00eenainte de r\u0103s\u0103rit. Lavinia nici nu apucase s\u0103 se dezmeticeasc\u0103 bine, c\u0103 Petre o \u0219i strig\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Hai, domni\u0219oar\u0103, s\u0103 vezi cum e via\u021ba la \u021bar\u0103!<\/p>\n
Ea alerg\u0103 dup\u0103 el prin curte, ferindu-se de b\u0103l\u021bile de noroi \u0219i \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 \u021bin\u0103 pasul cu ritmul b\u0103rba\u021bilor. Degetele \u00eei \u00eenghe\u021bau, p\u0103rul i se lipea de fa\u021b\u0103, iar hainele impecabile de ieri acum ar\u0103tau ca dup\u0103 o furtun\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u0218i totu\u0219i\u2026 nu renun\u021ba.<\/p>\n
O v\u0103zu Ion din pragul magaziei \u0219i tres\u0103ri. Nu se a\u0219teptase s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103. Mul\u021bi de la ora\u0219 cedau dup\u0103 dou\u0103 ore, darmite dup\u0103 primele r\u0103cnete de vaci \u0219i primul miros greu de diminea\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
Dar Lavinia era acolo. Obosit\u0103, dar prezent\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Hai la mine un minut \u2014 \u00eei f\u0103cu semn Ion.<\/p>\n
Ea se apropie, \u0219terg\u00e2ndu-\u0219i palmele pe pantaloni, ru\u0219inat\u0103 de aspectul ei.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Am trimis ieri ni\u0219te bidoane la un restaurant din Foc\u0219ani. Le-a pl\u0103cut laptele \u2014 spuse el, privind \u00een alt\u0103 parte, de parc\u0103 \u00eei venea greu s\u0103 recunoasc\u0103. \u2014 Poate\u2026 poate ai avut dreptate.<\/p>\n
Lavinia sim\u021bi un fior \u00een piept.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pot s\u0103 \u00eencerc \u0219i alte locuri. Pot s\u0103 sun, s\u0103 merg, s\u0103 discut. Doar s\u0103-mi spune\u021bi ce pre\u021b dori\u021bi \u0219i ce volum pute\u021bi oferi.<\/p>\n
Ion o privi atunci altfel. Nu ca pe o domni\u0219oar\u0103 r\u0103t\u0103cit\u0103, ci ca pe un om care chiar voia s\u0103 munceasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bine. \u00cencearc\u0103. Dar ai grij\u0103\u2026 lumea nu-i u\u0219oar\u0103 nici \u00een ora\u0219, nici la \u021bar\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218tiu \u2014 z\u00e2mbi ea u\u0219or. \u2014 Tocmai de asta vreau s\u0103 lucrez aici. Aici, m\u0103car, oamenii sunt sinceri.<\/p>\n
Zilele se transformar\u0103 \u00een s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni. Lavinia b\u0103tea drumurile, vorbea cu patroni, l\u0103sa mostre, negocia pre\u021buri. Ion o urm\u0103rea de la distan\u021b\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spun\u0103 prea multe, dar \u00een fiecare sear\u0103 o vedea \u00eentorc\u00e2ndu-se mai obosit\u0103, mai pr\u0103fuit\u0103\u2026 \u0219i totu\u0219i mai hot\u0103r\u00e2t\u0103.<\/p>\n
P\u00e2n\u0103 \u00eentr-o zi c\u00e2nd se \u00eentoarse alerg\u00e2nd, cu obrajii ro\u0219ii de emo\u021bie.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Domnule Ion! Am reu\u0219it! O pensiune din zona Soveja vrea s\u0103 ia lapte, br\u00e2nz\u0103 \u0219i chiar s\u0103 fac\u0103 un parteneriat cu noi pe termen lung! \u0218i\u2026 \u0219i accept\u0103 pre\u021bul pe care l-am cerut!<\/p>\n
Ion clipi de c\u00e2teva ori. Apoi r\u00e2se scurt, un r\u00e2s din acela sincer, rar.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Fata asta\u2026 chiar a reu\u0219it.<\/p>\n
Lavinia \u00ee\u0219i mu\u0219c\u0103 buzele, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 nu izbucneasc\u0103 \u00een pl\u00e2ns.<\/p>\n
\u2014 V-am spus\u2026 eu nu fug la prima vac\u0103.<\/p>\n
Ion se apropie de ea. Nu prea aproape, doar at\u00e2t c\u00e2t s\u0103-i vad\u0103 ochii lumino\u0219i.<\/p>\n
\u2014 S\u0103 \u0219tii c\u0103\u2026 ai salvat gospod\u0103ria asta. Nu glumesc. Dac\u0103 mai sc\u0103dea pre\u021bul \u00eenc\u0103 o dat\u0103\u2026 eram termina\u021bi.<\/p>\n
Ea z\u00e2mbi, iar z\u00e2mbetul acela \u00eei aprinse obrajii.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Atunci o s\u0103 continui. Nu m\u0103 opresc aici.<\/p>\n
Ion \u00eei \u00eentinse m\u00e2na, lucru pe care nu-l f\u0103cea des.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bine ai venit \u00een echip\u0103, Lavinia.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mul\u021bumesc, domnule Ion.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ion. At\u00e2t.<\/p>\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103 de c\u00e2nd venise acolo, Lavinia sim\u021bi c\u0103 apar\u021bine unui loc. Un loc simplu, cu oameni simpli, dar cu inimi mari.<\/p>\n
Un loc care avea s\u0103-i schimbe destinul.<\/p>\n
\u0218i poate\u2026 \u00eentr-o zi\u2026 ea avea s\u0103-i schimbe \u0219i via\u021ba lui.<\/p>\n
Dar p\u00e2n\u0103 atunci, aveau de muncit. \u00cempreun\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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