Irina \u00ee\u0219i \u021binea respira\u021bia, sim\u021bind cum ceva nu se potrive\u0219te deloc. Parc\u0103 toate piesele puzzle-ului se adunau \u00een jurul ei, dar imaginea final\u0103 era \u00eenc\u0103 neclar\u0103.<\/p>\n
Un fior rece \u00eei trecu peste ceaf\u0103.<\/p>\n
Pavel nu disp\u0103ruse niciodat\u0103 at\u00e2t de mult. Mai ales la o petrecere organizat\u0103 fix pentru p\u0103rin\u021bii lui. Iar privirile celor doi b\u0103rba\u021bi din col\u021b, insistente \u0219i prea atente, o f\u0103ceau s\u0103 se simt\u0103 ca \u00eentr-un film prost.<\/p>\n
\u00ce\u0219i lu\u0103 geanta de pe scaun, hot\u0103r\u00e2t\u0103 s\u0103 mearg\u0103 s\u0103-l caute.<\/p>\n
Pe hol era mai lini\u0219te. Muzica se auzea \u00eenfundat, iar lumina cald\u0103 a restaurantului se transforma \u00eentr-un culoar rece, cu ecouri. Irina a mers direct spre toalete, dar c\u00e2nd a ajuns la u\u0219\u0103 s-a oprit brusc.<\/p>\n
Din\u0103untru nu se auzea nimic.<\/p>\n
A b\u0103tut \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
Niciun r\u0103spuns.<\/p>\n
A mai b\u0103tut o dat\u0103, mai tare.<\/p>\n
\u201ePavel? E\u0219ti acolo?\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u0103cere.<\/p>\n
A ap\u0103sat clan\u021ba \u0219i u\u0219a s-a deschis u\u0219or. Baia era goal\u0103, impecabil\u0103, ca \u0219i cum nimeni nu ar fi intrat \u00een ultimele minute.<\/p>\n
O \u00een\u021bep\u0103tur\u0103 i-a str\u00e2ns stomacul.<\/p>\n
Unde era, atunci?<\/p>\n
S-a \u00eentors \u00een grab\u0103 spre sal\u0103, dar la jum\u0103tatea drumului un g\u00e2nd i-a fulgerat mintea: dac\u0103 totul era pus la cale? Dac\u0103 nota aceea exagerat\u0103, dispari\u021bia lui Pavel, privirile b\u0103rba\u021bilor\u2026 nu erau doar coinciden\u021be?<\/p>\n
A ajuns l\u00e2ng\u0103 u\u0219\u0103 chiar \u00een momentul \u00een care cei doi b\u0103rba\u021bi ie\u0219eau \u0219i ei pe hol. S-au oprit o secund\u0103 c\u00e2nd au v\u0103zut-o. At\u00e2t c\u00e2t s\u0103-i \u00eenghe\u021be s\u00e2ngele \u00een vine. Apoi au plecat \u00een direc\u021bia opus\u0103, gr\u0103bi\u021bi.<\/p>\n
Irina a inspirat ad\u00e2nc.<\/p>\n
\u201eCalmeaz\u0103-te. Poate doar \u021bi se pare.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dar instinctul \u00eei urla altceva.<\/p>\n
S-a \u00eentors la mas\u0103, \u00eens\u0103 \u00eenainte s\u0103 p\u0103trund\u0103 \u00een salon, l-a sim\u021bit pe Ionu\u021b alerg\u00e2nd spre ea.<\/p>\n
\u201eDoamn\u0103\u2026 a\u021bi reu\u0219it s\u0103-l g\u0103si\u021bi?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eNu. \u0218i nu voi pl\u0103ti nimic p\u00e2n\u0103 nu vorbesc cu el.\u201d<\/p>\n
Osp\u0103tarul s-a uitat \u00een jur, apoi s-a apropiat foarte mult de ea, \u0219optind:<\/p>\n
\u201eNu vreau s\u0103 v\u0103 sperii, dar\u2026 nu e prima dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103 ceva de genul acesta.\u201d<\/p>\n
Irina a clipit, ne\u00een\u021beleg\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n
\u201eCum adic\u0103?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eAu mai fost petreceri\u2026 invita\u021bi\u2026 note uria\u0219e\u2026 \u0219i apoi persoana responsabil\u0103 dispare. Mereu \u00een weekenduri. Mereu cu oameni bine \u00eembr\u0103ca\u021bi la mese apropiate. Mereu aceea\u0219i firm\u0103 de organizare.\u201d<\/p>\n
Irina a sim\u021bit cum p\u0103m\u00e2ntul \u00eei fuge de sub picioare.<\/p>\n
\u201e\u0218i ce se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103 dup\u0103?\u201d, \u00eentreb\u0103 ea cu voce stins\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u201eOamenii r\u0103m\u00e2n cu nota. Uneori cu datorii. Chiar\u2026 h\u00e2rtie cu datorie. Semneaz\u0103, speria\u021bi c\u0103 altfel se complic\u0103 lucrurile.\u201d<\/p>\n
Irina a sim\u021bit cum s\u00e2ngele \u00eei \u021biuie \u00een urechi.<\/p>\n
\u201ePavel nu e genul care s\u0103 fac\u0103 a\u0219a ceva\u201d, a rostit, mai mult pentru ea \u00eens\u0103\u0219i dec\u00e2t pentru osp\u0103tar.<\/p>\n
\u201ePoate nu. Sau poate a fost constr\u00e2ns. Sau poate\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201ePoate ce?\u201d<\/p>\n
Ionu\u021b a privit \u00een spatele ei, iar fa\u021ba i s-a albit.<\/p>\n
Irina s-a \u00eentors instinctiv.<\/p>\n
Cei doi b\u0103rba\u021bi \u00een costume erau din nou acolo.<\/p>\n
De data aceasta, mult mai aproape.<\/p>\n
Unul dintre ei i-a z\u00e2mbit politicos, prea politicos.<\/p>\n
\u201eDoamn\u0103 Irina, sper c\u0103 nu v-a speriat nota. Putem discuta \u00eentr-un loc mai lini\u0219tit, dac\u0103 dori\u021bi.\u201d<\/p>\n
Irina a f\u0103cut un pas \u00eenapoi. Inima \u00eei b\u0103tea at\u00e2t de tare \u00eenc\u00e2t sim\u021bea c\u0103 \u00eei r\u0103sun\u0103 \u00een t\u0103lpi.<\/p>\n
\u201eNu discut nimic f\u0103r\u0103 so\u021bul meu.\u201d<\/p>\n
B\u0103rbatul \u0219i-a str\u00e2ns buzele \u00eentr-un z\u00e2mbet rece.<\/p>\n
\u201eSo\u021bul dumneavoastr\u0103\u2026 are o situa\u021bie mai complicat\u0103. A plecat pu\u021bin \u00eenainte, dar ne-a rugat pe noi s\u0103 v\u0103 ajut\u0103m cu formalit\u0103\u021bile. O s\u0103 v\u0103 explic\u0103m totul.\u201d<\/p>\n
Irina a sim\u021bit cum \u00eei amor\u021besc degetele.<\/p>\n
Pavel plecase?<\/p>\n
De ce ar fi f\u0103cut asta?<\/p>\n
\u0218i cine erau oamenii ace\u0219tia?<\/p>\n
A privit \u00een jur. Petrecerea continua. R\u00e2sete, pahare, muzic\u0103. Nimeni nu avea habar.<\/p>\n
A\u0219a c\u0103 a inspirat ad\u00e2nc, a ridicat b\u0103rbia \u0219i a spus:<\/p>\n
\u201eDac\u0103 are ceva de spus, \u00eemi va spune el. Eu nu merg nic\u0103ieri cu dumneavoastr\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n
B\u0103rbatul din st\u00e2nga s-a \u00eencruntat, iar cel\u0103lalt a f\u0103cut un pas spre ea. Ionu\u021b s-a pus imediat \u00eentre ei.<\/p>\n
\u201eDomnilor, doamna a spus c\u0103 nu merge.\u201d<\/p>\n
A urmat o clip\u0103 de t\u0103cere \u00een care totul p\u0103rea suspendat.<\/p>\n
Apoi b\u0103rba\u021bii au f\u0103cut un pas \u00eenapoi.<\/p>\n
\u201eCum dori\u021bi. Dar nota trebuie achitat\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201e\u0218i va fi\u201d, a spus Irina. \u201eDar nu acum. \u0218i nu cu oameni str\u0103ini care nu au ce c\u0103uta la masa noastr\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n
S-a \u00eentors cu spatele \u0219i a pornit spre ie\u0219ire, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mai priveasc\u0103 \u00een urm\u0103. Picioarele \u00eei tremurau, dar nu se opri. Sim\u021bea privirile tuturor \u00een ceaf\u0103.<\/p>\n
A ie\u0219it \u00een aerul rece de afar\u0103, sprijinindu-se de zid ca s\u0103 nu cad\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u0218i exact atunci, telefonul a vibrat.<\/p>\n
Un mesaj scurt.<\/p>\n
De la Pavel.<\/p>\n
\u201eIart\u0103-m\u0103. Fugi.\u201d<\/p>\n
Irina a sim\u021bit cum se rupe ceva \u00een ea.<\/p>\n
Dar \u00een acela\u0219i timp, o for\u021b\u0103 nou\u0103, crud\u0103, instinctiv\u0103, a pus st\u0103p\u00e2nire pe ea.<\/p>\n
A ridicat capul, \u0219i-a str\u00e2ns geanta \u0219i a pornit \u00een direc\u021bia opus\u0103 de restaurant, \u0219tiind un singur lucru:<\/p>\n
Nu avea de g\u00e2nd s\u0103 cad\u0103 \u00een capcan\u0103.<\/p>\n
Nu \u00een seara aceea.<\/p>\n
\u0218i nu vreodat\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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