Dinu r\u0103mase \u00eencremenit, cu ochii ba la so\u021bia ud\u0103 leoarc\u0103, ba la mama lui, care continua s\u0103 str\u00e2ng\u0103 g\u0103leata de parc\u0103 voia s\u0103 se apere cu ea. Lucia sim\u021bea cum fiecare secund\u0103 i se scurge din stomac ca un bolovan. Nu mai avea nimic de pierdut.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Hai, spune ceva, \u00eel \u00eempinse ea, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103-\u0219i \u021bin\u0103 vocea constant\u0103. Spune ce alegi.<\/p>\n
Dinu \u00ee\u0219i mut\u0103 privirea \u00een podea, apoi spre u\u0219\u0103, ca un copil prins cu minciuna. Crescuse cu frica de a nu sup\u0103ra pe nimeni, dar mai ales pe Carmen. Toat\u0103 via\u021ba lui fusese \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat s\u0103 tac\u0103, s\u0103 accepte, s\u0103 nu contrazic\u0103.<\/p>\n
Lucia \u00ee\u0219i str\u00e2nse bra\u021bele \u00een jurul pieptului \u0219i sim\u021bi iar frigul t\u0103ios. Sim\u021bi, mai ales, oboseala. Ani \u00eentregi \u00een care a \u00eencercat s\u0103 demonstreze c\u0103 este demn\u0103 de aceast\u0103 familie. Ani \u00een care sperase c\u0103 o s\u0103 fie v\u0103zut\u0103, nu judecat\u0103. Sim\u021bea cum ceva \u00een ea se rupe, dar \u00een acela\u0219i timp se elibereaz\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Eu\u2026 eu\u2026 \u2014 b\u00e2igui Dinu. \u2014 Hai s\u0103 nu facem scandal\u2026<\/p>\n
Carmen ridic\u0103 b\u0103rbia, triumf\u0103toare.<\/p>\n
Lucia \u00eens\u0103 z\u00e2mbi amar.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Scandal? \u021ai se pare c\u0103 \u0103sta e scandal? Scandal a fost fiecare zi \u00een care m-ai l\u0103sat s\u0103 fiu tratat\u0103 ca un nimic.<\/p>\n
Carmen f\u0103cu un pas spre ei.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Eu v-am \u021binut \u00een casa mea. Eu v-am dat un acoperi\u0219, m\u00e2ncare, tot. A\u0219a v\u0103 mul\u021bumi\u021bi?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu, mam\u0103, tu ai dat ordine, nu ajutor, izbucni Lucia. Iar dac\u0103 tot vorbim de cas\u0103\u2026 uite, o s\u0103 v\u0103 las libertate total\u0103. Azi plec.<\/p>\n
Dinu tres\u0103ri.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pleci unde?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Unde m-o duce capul. Oriunde, numai aici nu. O s\u0103-mi g\u0103sesc ceva, o camer\u0103 cu 500 de lei pe lun\u0103, m\u0103car am lini\u0219te.<\/p>\n
Cuvintele ei at\u00e2rnau \u00een aer ca un verdict.<\/p>\n
\u0218i atunci, pentru prima dat\u0103, Lucia \u00eel v\u0103zu pe Dinu altfel. Nu ca b\u0103rbatul cu care se m\u0103ritase, ci ca un om care nu \u0219tia s\u0103 ias\u0103 de sub umbra altcuiva. Un om care nici acum, c\u00e2nd ea era \u00een lacrimi \u0219i tremura, nu era capabil s\u0103 fac\u0103 un pas spre ea.<\/p>\n
Lucia se \u00eentoarse spre dulap \u0219i \u00eencepu s\u0103-\u0219i adune hainele ude \u00eentr-o geant\u0103. Fiecare tricou, fiecare pereche de pantaloni \u00eei amintea de o zi \u00een care a \u00eenghi\u021bit o vorb\u0103 ur\u00e2t\u0103, o privire rece, un repro\u0219. Era ciudat, dar pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce geanta se umplea, sufletul ei parc\u0103 se u\u0219ura.<\/p>\n
Carmen continua s\u0103 bomb\u0103ne, dar Lucia nu o mai asculta. Pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een doi ani, vocea soacrei p\u0103rea doar zgomot.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd ajunse \u00een prag, cu p\u0103rul \u00eenc\u0103 picur\u00e2nd, se opri \u0219i \u00eel privi pe Dinu.<\/p>\n
\u2014 O s\u0103-\u021bi spun un singur lucru, calm. Dac\u0103 vrei s\u0103 fim \u00eempreun\u0103, vii cu mine acum. Dac\u0103 nu\u2026 r\u0103m\u00e2i aici. Dar s\u0103 nu vii peste o s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103, o lun\u0103 sau un an s\u0103-mi spui c\u0103 \u201eai gre\u0219it\u201d. Azi e ziua \u00een care te hot\u0103r\u0103\u0219ti ce fel de b\u0103rbat e\u0219ti.<\/p>\n
Ochii lui se m\u0103rir\u0103, ca \u0219i cum abia atunci realizase c\u0103 ea chiar pleac\u0103.<\/p>\n
Lucia f\u0103cu un pas afar\u0103. Aerul rece de diminea\u021b\u0103 o izbi \u00een fa\u021b\u0103, dar nu mai conta. Sim\u021bea \u00een piept o putere pe care nu o mai sim\u021bise niciodat\u0103. Un fel de curaj cald, care ardea peste frigul apei.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Lucia! st\u0103p\u00e2ni vocea lui Dinu, tremurat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Ea se \u00eentoarse.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Vin cu tine.<\/p>\n
Carmen se repezi:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dinu! Tu r\u0103m\u00e2i aici!<\/p>\n
Dar el cl\u0103tin\u0103 din cap. Tremura, dar de data asta tremura nu de fric\u0103\u2026 ci de hot\u0103r\u00e2re.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mam\u0103\u2026 o iubesc. \u0218i nu mai pot tr\u0103i a\u0219a. Ne mut\u0103m. Azi.<\/p>\n
Lucia r\u0103mase \u00eenm\u0103rmurit\u0103 c\u00e2teva secunde. Apoi, lacrimile i se rostogolir\u0103, calde, pe obraji. Nu se a\u0219teptase s\u0103-l aleag\u0103. Se preg\u0103tise s\u0103 plece singur\u0103. Dar auzindu-l, sim\u021bi c\u0103 \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it cineva st\u0103 de partea ei.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bine, Dinu\u2026 hai, \u0219opti ea.<\/p>\n
Au ie\u0219it am\u00e2ndoi pe poart\u0103, unul cu geanta, cel\u0103lalt cu o pung\u0103 \u00een care aruncase \u00een grab\u0103 c\u00e2teva lucruri. Erau cople\u0219i\u021bi, speria\u021bi, dar \u00eempreun\u0103.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd au ajuns la strad\u0103, Lucia \u00ee\u0219i \u0219terse ochii \u0219i respir\u0103 ad\u00e2nc.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Unde mergem? \u00eentreb\u0103 el.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Oriunde. \u00cenchiriem ceva ieftin. \u00cencepem de jos, dar \u00eencepem singuri. F\u0103r\u0103 g\u0103le\u021bi, f\u0103r\u0103 urlete, f\u0103r\u0103 umilin\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
Dinu o privi lung, ca \u0219i cum abia atunci vedea cine este cu adev\u0103rat femeia lui.<\/p>\n
Lucia \u00eei lu\u0103 m\u00e2na.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218tii ceva? N-am nimic\u2026 dar azi am c\u00e2\u0219tigat tot.<\/p>\n
\u0218i au pornit \u00eempreun\u0103 pe trotuar, cu pa\u0219i mici \u0219i inimi b\u0103t\u00e2nd tare, dar cu o libertate pe care niciunul dintre ei nu o tr\u0103ise p\u00e2n\u0103 atunci. \u00cen sf\u00e2r\u0219it, o familie adev\u0103rat\u0103 \u00eencepea\u2026 nu \u00een casa lui Carmen, ci \u00een alegerea lor de a tr\u0103i cu demnitate, respect \u0219i dragoste.<\/p>\n
Un \u00eenceput curat, f\u0103r\u0103 umbre. O nou\u0103 via\u021b\u0103. \u0218i, pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een mult timp, Lucia sim\u021bi c\u0103 viitorul ei \u00eei apar\u021bine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dinu r\u0103mase \u00eencremenit, cu ochii ba la so\u021bia ud\u0103 leoarc\u0103, ba la mama lui, care continua s\u0103 str\u00e2ng\u0103 g\u0103leata de parc\u0103 voia s\u0103 se apere cu ea. Lucia sim\u021bea cum fiecare secund\u0103 i se scurge din stomac ca un bolovan. Nu mai avea nimic de pierdut. \u2014 Hai, spune ceva, \u00eel \u00eempinse ea, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103-\u0219i […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13826,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13825","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\/13825","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=13825"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13827,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13825\/revisions\/13827"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}