Dar c\u00e2nd am cobor\u00e2t din ma\u0219in\u0103, lini\u0219tea str\u0103zii mi-a dat fiori. Era prea lini\u0219te. Nici c\u00e2inii nu l\u0103trau, niciun televizor nu se auzea din vreo cas\u0103, nici m\u0103car fo\u0219net de pa\u0219i. Parc\u0103 tot cartierul st\u0103tea \u00een a\u0219teptare, cu respira\u021bia t\u0103iat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Am tras gluga mai jos pe fa\u021b\u0103 \u0219i am pornit spre cas\u0103 cu pa\u0219i mici, aten\u021bi. Becul de pe verand\u0103 era aprins, de\u0219i eu sigur \u00eel stinsesem c\u00e2nd plecasem cu Rare\u0219. Asta m-a f\u0103cut s\u0103-mi fug\u0103 s\u00e2ngele din obraji.<\/p>\n
Am scos cheia \u00eencet, dar \u00eenainte s\u0103 o bag \u00een yal\u0103, am observat ceva.<\/p>\n
U\u0219a garajului era deschis\u0103 c\u00e2\u021biva centimetri.<\/p>\n
At\u00e2t c\u00e2t s\u0103 \u00eencap\u0103 o umbr\u0103.<\/p>\n
Tremuram. Nu de frig, ci de fric\u0103 pur\u0103. Dar m-am for\u021bat s\u0103 respir. Rare\u0219 avea nevoie de mine. Ursule\u021bul lui, da, dar \u0219i tot ce mai trebuia s\u0103 lu\u0103m. Trebuia s\u0103 fiu rapid\u0103.<\/p>\n
Am intrat \u00een cas\u0103 cu pa\u0219ii moi, \u021bin\u00e2ndu-mi respira\u021bia. Mirosul familiar \u2014 detergent, cafea r\u0103mas\u0103 pe undeva, lemn ceruit \u2014 m\u0103 lovea ca o amintire amar\u0103. M-am dus direct \u00een sufragerie. Pe mas\u0103, telefonul so\u021bului meu. L\u0103sat acolo, ca \u0219i cum doar ie\u0219ise p\u00e2n\u0103 la col\u021b.<\/p>\n
Dar el trebuia s\u0103 fie \u00een avion.<\/p>\n
Mi-a fugit privirea spre scaunul lui. Era tras pu\u021bin \u00eentr-o parte. \u0218i o can\u0103 era l\u0103sat\u0103 pe mas\u0103, \u00eenc\u0103 aburind.<\/p>\n
Deci nu plecase nic\u0103ieri.<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit cum \u00eemi cedeaz\u0103 genunchii, dar m-am ag\u0103\u021bat de marginea mesei \u0219i m-am for\u021bat s\u0103 m\u0103 mi\u0219c. Am alergat spre camera lui Rare\u0219. Acolo, pe pat, trona ursule\u021bul, lini\u0219tit, parc\u0103 a\u0219tept\u00e2ndu-m\u0103.<\/p>\n
L-am luat \u0219i l-am str\u00e2ns la piept, sim\u021bind pentru o secund\u0103 un strop de alinare. Dar s-a dus imediat, c\u00e2nd am auzit sc\u00e2r\u021b\u00e2itul u\u0219ii de la garaj.<\/p>\n
M-am ascuns instinctiv dup\u0103 dulapul din hol, cu inima pocnindu-mi \u00een piept. Pa\u0219i grei. Lenti. Siguri. A\u0219a p\u0103\u0219e\u0219te doar cineva care \u0219tie c\u0103 are controlul.<\/p>\n
\u201e\u0218tiu c\u0103 e\u0219ti aici,\u201d a zis o voce joas\u0103, lipsit\u0103 de orice urm\u0103 de so\u021bul pe care-l \u0219tiam.<\/p>\n
Mi-am mu\u0219cat buza p\u00e2n\u0103 la s\u00e2nge ca s\u0103 nu scot un sunet.<\/p>\n
\u201eAi luat copilul. Te-ai speriat. \u00cen\u021beleg.\u201d R\u0103suflarea lui era aproape calm\u0103. \u201eDar nu trebuia s\u0103 te \u00eentorci.\u201d<\/p>\n
Am str\u00e2ns ursule\u021bul la piept, ca \u0219i cum m-ar putea proteja el.<\/p>\n
\u201eNu vreau s\u0103 te r\u0103nesc,\u201d a continuat. \u201eDar ai complicat lucrurile. Ni\u0219te oameni deja au f\u0103cut planuri. Eu doar\u2026 trebuia s\u0103 nu fiu aici.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mi s-a f\u0103cut stomacul nod. Deci Rare\u0219 chiar auzise bine. Nu era o joac\u0103. Nu era o ne\u00een\u021belegere. Oamenii aceia chiar existau.<\/p>\n
\u0218i erau aproape.<\/p>\n
Am inspirat ad\u00e2nc \u0219i am privit pe fereastra mic\u0103 din hol. Ma\u0219inile vecinilor erau toate acolo. Niciun semn c\u0103 cineva ar fi plecat. Dar o dub\u0103 alb\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 \u00eensemne, se oprise chiar \u00een fa\u021ba casei noastre. Dou\u0103 siluete \u00eenchise la culoare cobor\u00e2ser\u0103.<\/p>\n
Noi nu mai aveam timp.<\/p>\n
Am f\u0103cut un pas \u00eenapoi, preg\u0103tit\u0103 s\u0103 fug pe u\u0219a din spate. Dar podeaua a sc\u00e2r\u021b\u00e2it. At\u00e2t c\u00e2t s\u0103 \u00eentoarc\u0103 capul \u00een direc\u021bia mea.<\/p>\n
S-a repezit.<\/p>\n
Atunci am fugit. Pe hol, prin buc\u0103t\u0103rie, spre u\u0219a din spate. Am sim\u021bit cum \u00eemi atinge bluza cu v\u00e2rful degetelor, dar am tras de clan\u021b\u0103 \u0219i am \u021b\u00e2\u0219nit afar\u0103. M-am \u00eempiedicat pe trepte, dar am reu\u0219it s\u0103 m\u0103 ridic, str\u00e2ng\u00e2nd ursule\u021bul \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u201eOpre\u0219te-te!\u201d a urlat.<\/p>\n
Dar n-am oprit.<\/p>\n
Am alergat peste curtea din spate, peste gardul scund al vecinilor, direct prin noroiul din gr\u0103dina lor. C\u00e2inele lor a \u00eenceput s\u0103 latre, un l\u0103trat puternic, continuu. Asta mi-a dat un pic de speran\u021b\u0103 \u2014 poate cineva o s\u0103 se uite pe geam.<\/p>\n
Am ajuns \u00een dreptul \u0219oselei. O ma\u0219in\u0103 de taxi venea \u00eencet, c\u0103ut\u00e2nd probabil o adres\u0103. Am s\u0103rit \u00een fa\u021ba lui, flutur\u00e2nd bra\u021bele.<\/p>\n
Taximetristul a fr\u00e2nat brusc. \u201eDoamn\u0103, sunte\u021bi bine?!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eV\u0103 rog\u2026 lua\u021bi-m\u0103 de aici. V\u0103 dau 200 de lei. Doar merge\u021bi.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ochii lui s-au m\u0103rit, dar a dat din cap.<\/p>\n
Am privit \u00eenapoi o ultim\u0103 dat\u0103. So\u021bul meu era pe treptele casei, cu fa\u021ba \u00een umbr\u0103. Oamenii din dub\u0103 se apropiau de el. Unul a ridicat m\u00e2na ca \u00eentr-un salut scurt, rece.<\/p>\n
\u0218tiau exact ce f\u0103ceau.<\/p>\n
Am urcat \u00een taxi tremur\u00e2nd, cu palmele reci \u0219i inima bubuind. Nu eram \u00een siguran\u021b\u0103. Dar eram \u00een via\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u0218i Rare\u0219 m\u0103 a\u0219tepta.<\/p>\n
\u201eLa ce hotel mergem?\u201d a \u00eentrebat \u0219oferul.<\/p>\n
\u201eLa orice hotel unde nu ne g\u0103se\u0219te nimeni,\u201d am spus, str\u00e2ng\u00e2nd ursule\u021bul mai tare. \u201e\u0218i dup\u0103 aceea\u2026 vom \u00eencepe o via\u021b\u0103 nou\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een ziua aceea, am sim\u021bit c\u0103 am preluat controlul.<\/p>\n
\u0218i, indiferent de ce urma, \u0219tiam un singur lucru:<\/p>\n
Nu avea s\u0103 ne mai ating\u0103 niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dar c\u00e2nd am cobor\u00e2t din ma\u0219in\u0103, lini\u0219tea str\u0103zii mi-a dat fiori. Era prea lini\u0219te. Nici c\u00e2inii nu l\u0103trau, niciun televizor nu se auzea din vreo cas\u0103, nici m\u0103car fo\u0219net de pa\u0219i. Parc\u0103 tot cartierul st\u0103tea \u00een a\u0219teptare, cu respira\u021bia t\u0103iat\u0103. Am tras gluga mai jos pe fa\u021b\u0103 \u0219i am pornit spre cas\u0103 cu pa\u0219i mici, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14038,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14037","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\/14037","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=14037"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14039,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14037\/revisions\/14039"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}