C\u0103lin r\u0103mase cu m\u00e2na pe clan\u021ba u\u0219ii c\u00e2teva clipe, ca \u0219i cum propriile cuvinte \u00eel loveau abia acum. Surorile nu au r\u0103spuns. S-au privit scurt, ca dou\u0103 umbre care se \u00een\u021beleg f\u0103r\u0103 vorbe, apoi au p\u0103\u0219it \u00een\u0103untru, scutur\u00e2nd apa de pe umeri.<\/p>\n
Caisa se apropie de sob\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 a\u0219tepte invita\u021bie \u0219i \u00eencepu s\u0103 pun\u0103 lemne, de parc\u0103 fusese gospodina casei toat\u0103 via\u021ba. Catinca desf\u0103cu un sac mic din care scoase ierburi, frunze uscate \u0219i o bucat\u0103 de c\u00e2rp\u0103 curat\u0103. Se mi\u0219cau repede, organizat, ca dou\u0103 femei care supravie\u021buiser\u0103 prea mult ca s\u0103 mai piard\u0103 timp cu sup\u0103r\u0103ri.<\/p>\n
C\u0103lin le urm\u0103rea n\u0103uc, cu pu\u0219ca \u00eenc\u0103 str\u00e2ns\u0103 \u00eentre degete.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce face\u021bi acolo? \u00eentreab\u0103 el, mai mult m\u00e2r\u00e2ind dec\u00e2t vorbind.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u00ce\u021bi \u00eenc\u0103lzim casa, r\u0103spunse Caisa simplu. Ai frigul \u00een oase \u0219i \u00een suflet. Se vede.<\/p>\n
Tonul ei nu avea fric\u0103, nici sfidare. Doar o oboseal\u0103 care venea din alt\u0103 lume.<\/p>\n
Catinca \u00eei f\u0103cu semn s\u0103 se a\u0219eze.
\u2014 Nu vrem s\u0103-\u021bi fim nevestele, dar vrem s\u0103 tr\u0103im. Dac\u0103 ne la\u0219i s\u0103 ne odihnim, m\u00e2ine plec\u0103m \u0219i nu-\u021bi dator\u0103m nimic.<\/p>\n
C\u0103lin sim\u021bi cum ceva se rupe \u00een el. O amintire. O voce. Maria, spun\u00e2ndu-i odinioar\u0103: \u201eNu toate luptele se c\u00e2\u0219tig\u0103 cu pumnul, C\u0103line\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Pu\u0219ca \u00eei alunec\u0103 din m\u00e2n\u0103.
Se a\u0219ez\u0103.<\/p>\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een ani, altcineva traversase pragul casei sale \u0219i el nu mai \u0219tia s\u0103 fie om. Nu mai \u0219tia s\u0103 vorbeasc\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 r\u0103neasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 De ce nu v\u0103 e fric\u0103 de mine? murmur\u0103 el.<\/p>\n
Caisa ridic\u0103 ochii.
\u2014 Pentru c\u0103 b\u0103rba\u021bii care url\u0103 cel mai tare sunt cei mai singuri. \u0218i pentru c\u0103 dac\u0103 voiai s\u0103 ne omori, o f\u0103ceai deja.<\/p>\n
Cuvintele ei p\u0103trunser\u0103 ad\u00e2nc, ca un cu\u021bit \u00een care nu sim\u021bi lama, ci adev\u0103rul.<\/p>\n
\u00cen timp ce furtuna se potolea treptat, Catinca \u00eei sp\u0103la lui C\u0103lin o ran\u0103 veche de pe bra\u021b, iar el nu \u0219tia cum s\u0103 reac\u021bioneze. Nu din m\u00e2ndrie \u2014 ci pentru c\u0103 atingerile altcuiva \u00eei erau str\u0103ine. Casa, \u00eenc\u0103lzit\u0103 acum de sob\u0103 \u0219i de prezen\u021ba lor, p\u0103rea mai pu\u021bin pustie.<\/p>\n
Au m\u00e2ncat \u00eempreun\u0103 o sup\u0103 pe care Caisa a f\u0103cut-o din nimicuri: dou\u0103 cartofi, pu\u021bin\u0103 ceap\u0103, ierburi din traista lor. Dar mirosea a acas\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Unde merge\u021bi? \u00eentreb\u0103 C\u0103lin \u00een cele din urm\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 C\u0103ut\u0103m oameni de-ai no\u0219tri, r\u0103spunse Catinca. Avem rude pe la poalele mun\u021bilor. Dar trafican\u021bii ne-au luat urma.<\/p>\n
C\u0103lin sim\u021bi din nou un junghi \u00een piept: dorin\u021ba de a proteja, de a nu mai pierde pe nimeni.
Dar \u0219i frica de a nu fi destul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 pleca\u021bi m\u00e2ine\u2026 o s\u0103 v\u0103 prind\u0103. Iar eu o s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n cu g\u00e2ndul c\u0103 v-am alungat spre moarte.<\/p>\n
Caisa puse lingura jos.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i atunci? Ce vrei?<\/p>\n
C\u0103lin privi \u00een jur, la casa murdar\u0103, la uneltele rupte, la pere\u021bii cr\u0103pa\u021bi.
Apoi la ele.<\/p>\n
\u2014 R\u0103m\u00e2ne\u021bi. Nu ca nevestele mele. Ca oameni. Ajut eu c\u00e2t pot. Aici e loc destul.<\/p>\n
Surorile se privir\u0103 din nou. Catinca z\u00e2mbi pentru prima dat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2nem\u2026 gospod\u0103ria asta nu va mai ar\u0103ta niciodat\u0103 a\u0219a, spuse ea.<\/p>\n
\u0218i chiar a\u0219a a fost.<\/p>\n
\u00cen lunile urm\u0103toare, gospod\u0103ria lui C\u0103lin rena\u0219te. Fetele \u0219tiau s\u0103 \u00eengrijeasc\u0103 animale, s\u0103 repare obiecte, s\u0103 g\u0103teasc\u0103 din pu\u021bin \u0219i s\u0103 aduc\u0103 lini\u0219te \u00eentr-un loc \u00een care alt\u0103dat\u0103 nu era dec\u00e2t t\u0103cere. C\u0103lin \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u0103 c\u0103 durerea nu se uit\u0103, dar se poate \u00eemp\u0103r\u021bi. \u00cen schimb, el le oferea siguran\u021b\u0103, iar ele \u00eei d\u0103deau un rost nou.<\/p>\n
Vecinii, mira\u021bi, se uitau ur\u00e2t. Murmure prin sat, vorbe \u00een\u021bep\u0103toare. Dar C\u0103lin, odinioar\u0103 ursuz \u0219i tem\u0103tor, ridic\u0103 fruntea.<\/p>\n
Acum nu mai era singur.
\u0218i nu mai avea ce pierde.<\/p>\n
Zi dup\u0103 zi, gospod\u0103ria deveni un ad\u0103post pentru cei alunga\u021bi, pentru cei s\u0103rmani, pentru fetele sc\u0103pate din m\u00e2inile trafican\u021bilor. Oameni care nu aveau unde merge g\u0103seau o mas\u0103, un pat \u0219i un z\u00e2mbet acolo.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o sear\u0103, Caisa \u00eei spuse, privind apusul:<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u021ai-ai transformat durerea \u00een ad\u0103post pentru al\u021bii. Pu\u021bini reu\u0219esc asta.<\/p>\n
C\u0103lin oft\u0103 ad\u00e2nc.
\u2014 Voi mi-a\u021bi ar\u0103tat cum.<\/p>\n
Catinca, care \u00ee\u0219i cur\u0103\u021ba arcul, r\u00e2se u\u0219or:
\u2014 Ba nu. Noi doar am b\u0103tut la u\u0219\u0103. Tu ai deschis.<\/p>\n
\u0218i a\u0219a, un b\u0103rbat fr\u00e2nt \u0219i dou\u0103 surori r\u0103t\u0103cite au ridicat, dintr-o cas\u0103 aproape d\u0103r\u00e2mat\u0103, un loc \u00een care oamenii r\u0103niti puteau s\u0103 re\u00eenve\u021be s\u0103 respire. Un loc unde bun\u0103tatea \u00eencol\u021bea, \u00eencet dar sigur, ca o floare crescut\u0103 prin cr\u0103p\u0103turile unui zid vechi.<\/p>\n
Iar furtuna din noaptea aceea nu a mai fost niciodat\u0103 un blestem \u00een amintirile lor, ci \u00eenceputul unei vie\u021bi noi pentru to\u021bi trei.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
C\u0103lin r\u0103mase cu m\u00e2na pe clan\u021ba u\u0219ii c\u00e2teva clipe, ca \u0219i cum propriile cuvinte \u00eel loveau abia acum. Surorile nu au r\u0103spuns. S-au privit scurt, ca dou\u0103 umbre care se \u00een\u021beleg f\u0103r\u0103 vorbe, apoi au p\u0103\u0219it \u00een\u0103untru, scutur\u00e2nd apa de pe umeri. Caisa se apropie de sob\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 a\u0219tepte invita\u021bie \u0219i \u00eencepu s\u0103 pun\u0103 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13886,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13885","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\/13885","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=13885"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13887,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13885\/revisions\/13887"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}