\u201eFugi acum.\u201d<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit cum mi se scurge s\u00e2ngele din obraji. M-am uitat \u00een oglind\u0103, apoi spre u\u0219\u0103, de parc\u0103 cineva urma s\u0103 intre peste mine dintr-o clip\u0103 \u00een alta. M\u00e2inile \u00eemi tremurau, iar g\u00e2ndurile \u00eemi fugeau \u00een toate direc\u021biile. Nu \u0219tiam dac\u0103 era o glum\u0103 proast\u0103, o fars\u0103 sau un avertisment real.<\/p>\n
Am tras aer ad\u00e2nc \u00een piept \u0219i am ie\u0219it din toalet\u0103, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 par calm\u0103. Andrei m\u0103 a\u0219tepta l\u00e2ng\u0103 intrare, rezemat de perete, cu telefonul \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103. C\u00e2nd m-a v\u0103zut, s-a \u00eendreptat imediat spre mine.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce-ai p\u0103\u021bit? E\u0219ti alb\u0103 ca varul.<\/p>\n
Am \u00eenghi\u021bit \u00een sec.
\u2014 Trebuie s\u0103 ie\u0219im. Acum.<\/p>\n
Nu m-a \u00eentrebat nimic. M-a luat de m\u00e2n\u0103 \u0219i am ie\u0219it repede din mall. Afar\u0103, aerul rece mi-a lovit fa\u021ba \u0219i m-a f\u0103cut s\u0103-mi simt din nou corpul. Dar senza\u021bia de pericol nu disp\u0103rea.<\/p>\n
Ne-am oprit l\u00e2ng\u0103 sc\u0103rile rulante, la parter, unde era mai mult\u0103 lume. Acolo i-am ar\u0103tat absorbantul. Andrei a \u00eencremenit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cine \u021bi l-a dat?
\u2014 O femeie\u2026 Nu am v\u0103zut-o bine. Era gr\u0103bit\u0103. Parc\u0103 era speriat\u0103.
\u2014 Ai impresia c\u0103\u2026 e ceva \u00een neregul\u0103 aici?<\/p>\n
Am dat din cap.
\u2014 Nu \u0219tiu, dar nu e normal.<\/p>\n
Am pornit spre parcare. Cu fiecare pas sim\u021beam c\u0103 cineva ne urm\u0103re\u0219te. O umbr\u0103 care se mi\u0219ca prea aproape. Un b\u0103rbat care p\u0103rea c\u0103 se uita insistent la noi. Pa\u0219i \u00een spatele nostru.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd am ajuns l\u00e2ng\u0103 ma\u0219in\u0103, m-am \u00eentors brusc. Nimeni. Doar un cuplu care se certa \u0219i o femeie cu dou\u0103 saco\u0219e mari. Dar tot sim\u021beam o presiune, ca o m\u00e2n\u0103 invizibil\u0103 pe ceaf\u0103.<\/p>\n
Andrei a deschis portiera.
\u2014 Urc\u0103. Plec\u0103m acas\u0103.<\/p>\n
Am pornit spre cartierul nostru de la marginea Pite\u0219tiului. Drumurile erau deja \u00eentunecate, iar luminile de pe margine p\u0103reau mai slabe ca de obicei. \u021aineam absorbantul pe genunchi, ca pe o dovad\u0103. \u00cen mintea mea se tot repeta acela\u0219i lucru: de ce eu?<\/p>\n
La un moment dat, telefonul meu a vibrat. Un num\u0103r necunoscut.<\/p>\n
\u2014 R\u0103spunde? m-a \u00eentrebat Andrei.
Am dat din cap.
\u2014 Mi-e fric\u0103.<\/p>\n
Telefonul a vibrat iar. \u0218i iar. P\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd mi-am luat inima \u00een din\u021bi \u0219i am ap\u0103sat pe ecran.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Alo? am rostit cu voce joas\u0103.
T\u0103cere.
\u2014 Cine e acolo?<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva secunde, s-a auzit doar un \u0219uierat slab, ca \u0219i cum cineva respira greu. Apoi un glas stins, de femeie:
\u2014 Nu te \u00eentoarce acolo.<\/p>\n
Am \u00eenchis imediat. Tremuram toat\u0103.
Andrei a tras pe dreapta.
\u2014 Spune-mi exact ce ai auzit.<\/p>\n
I-am repetat. Se uita \u00eenainte, \u00een gol, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103-\u0219i dea seama dac\u0103 suntem \u00een mijlocul unei farse sau al unui pericol real. \u00cen ma\u0219in\u0103 devenise at\u00e2t de lini\u0219te \u00eenc\u00e2t auzeam motorul vibr\u00e2nd u\u0219or.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu mergem acas\u0103, a spus el brusc. Dac\u0103 cineva te urm\u0103re\u0219te? Dac\u0103 \u0219tie unde stai?<\/p>\n
\u0218tiam c\u0103 are dreptate. Am pornit spre ora\u0219, spre un loc neutru, cu mult\u0103 lume: centrul vechi. Acolo, printre terase \u0219i oameni care r\u00e2deau, m-am sim\u021bit pu\u021bin mai \u00een siguran\u021b\u0103. Am intrat \u00eentr-o cafenea luminat\u0103 slab, unde mirosea a pr\u0103jituri \u0219i cafea proasp\u0103t\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 St\u0103m aici p\u00e2n\u0103 ne l\u0103murim, mi-a spus Andrei.
Am dat din cap \u0219i am privit din nou absorbantul. A\u0219a un lucru banal\u2026 \u0219i totu\u0219i transformat \u00eentr-un avertisment teribil.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva minute, o chelneri\u021b\u0103 s-a oprit l\u00e2ng\u0103 noi.
\u2014 Bun\u0103 seara, ce dori\u021bi?<\/p>\n
Dar c\u00e2nd mi-am ridicat privirea spre ea, am \u00eenghe\u021bat. Era femeia din mall. Aceea\u0219i privire. Aceea\u0219i expresie tensionat\u0103. Acelea\u0219i m\u00e2ini care tremurau u\u0219or.<\/p>\n
S-a aplecat pu\u021bin spre mine, ca s\u0103 nu o aud\u0103 nimeni.
\u2014 Nu \u00eentreba\u021bi nimic. Doar asculta\u021bi. Sunte\u021bi \u00een pericol. \u0218i nu din partea cui crede\u021bi.<\/p>\n
Apoi s-a ridicat, z\u00e2mbind fals, \u0219i ne-a notat comanda, ca \u0219i cum nimic nu s-ar fi \u00eent\u00e2mplat.<\/p>\n
Sim\u021beam c\u0103 inima o s\u0103-mi sar\u0103 din piept.
\u2014 Andrei\u2026 putem s\u0103 plec\u0103m?<\/p>\n
Dar el deja se ridicase, hot\u0103r\u00e2t, cu maxilarul \u00eencordat.
\u2014 Nu plec\u0103m nic\u0103ieri p\u00e2n\u0103 nu afl\u0103m ce se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103.<\/p>\n
Atunci, femeia s-a \u00eentors \u0219i, cu o voce abia auzit\u0103, a spus:
\u2014 Nu pentru voi e mesajul. Pentru mine e. Eu v-am dat avertismentul\u2026 ca s\u0103 scap eu.<\/p>\n
Apoi lacrimile i-au umplut ochii.<\/p>\n
Am r\u0103mas am\u00e2ndoi f\u0103r\u0103 cuvinte. Sim\u021beam cum totul se a\u0219az\u0103 \u00eentr-un tablou mult mai mare, unul pe care nu-l \u00een\u021belegeam \u00eenc\u0103. Dar era clar c\u0103 femeia nu era du\u0219manul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cine v\u0103 urm\u0103re\u0219te? a \u00eentrebat Andrei.
Ea a clipit des, speriat\u0103.
\u2014 Un om care nu mai are nimic de pierdut. \u0218i crede c\u0103 voi\u2026 sunte\u021bi de partea lui.<\/p>\n
Un nod mi s-a pus \u00een g\u00e2t.
\u2014 Dar nu-l cunoa\u0219tem!
\u2014 \u0218tiu, dar el nu vede lumea normal. \u0218i azi\u2026 v-a confundat.<\/p>\n
A luat o foaie de pe mas\u0103, a scris o adres\u0103 \u0219i mi-a \u00eempins-o \u00een palm\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Merge\u021bi acolo. Doar acolo ve\u021bi fi \u00een siguran\u021b\u0103. Dup\u0103 aceea\u2026 \u00eemi voi face eu curaj s\u0103 ies din povestea asta.<\/p>\n
Apoi a disp\u0103rut \u00een spatele tejghelei.<\/p>\n
Am r\u0103mas cu foaia \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103, cu Andrei l\u00e2ng\u0103 mine \u0219i cu o decizie grea \u00een fa\u021b\u0103. Dar \u0219tiam un lucru sigur: via\u021ba noastr\u0103 se schimbase \u00eentr-o singur\u0103 or\u0103, iar singura cale de ie\u0219ire era \u00eenainte.<\/p>\n
\u0218i trebuia s\u0103 avem curajul s\u0103 mergem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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