Creta a atins tabla cu un sunet scurt, iar sala s-a lini\u0219tit brusc.<\/p>\n
Carmen a \u00eenceput s\u0103 scrie \u00eencet, f\u0103r\u0103 grab\u0103. Nu se uita la Sebastian. Se uita doar la ecua\u021bie, ca la un vechi prieten. O mai rezolvase c\u00e2ndva, \u00eentr-o variant\u0103 \u0219i mai complicat\u0103, \u00eentr-un laborator rece, la miezul nop\u021bii.<\/p>\n
Studen\u021bii au \u00eencetat s\u0103 mai r\u00e2d\u0103. Unii s-au ridicat \u00een picioare, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 vad\u0103 mai bine.<\/p>\n
Primul pas. Al doilea. O transformare elegant\u0103. Un truc matematic simplu, dar pe care orgoliul \u00eel face invizibil.<\/p>\n
Sebastian a z\u00e2mbit \u00een continuare, sigur pe el. Era convins c\u0103 totul e un spectacol.<\/p>\n
Carmen a \u0219ters o parte din ecua\u021bie \u0219i a rescris-o mai clar. Apoi a f\u0103cut ceva ce nimeni nu se a\u0219tepta: s-a \u00eentors spre sal\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eAici e gre\u0219eala\u201d, a spus calm. \u201eEcua\u021bia nu e imposibil\u0103. E doar formulat\u0103 prost.\u201d<\/p>\n
Un murmur a str\u0103b\u0103tut amfiteatrul.<\/p>\n
Sebastian a f\u0103cut un pas \u00eenainte.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eNu ai cum s\u0103 \u00een\u021belegi ce e acolo\u201d, a spus el iritat. \u201eE cercetare de nivel \u00eenalt.\u201d<\/p>\n
Carmen a z\u00e2mbit pentru prima dat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201e\u0218tiu. Am lucrat la ceva foarte asem\u0103n\u0103tor acum \u0219apte ani. Doar c\u0103 atunci nu purtam halat de cur\u0103\u021benie.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u0218i-a continuat demonstra\u021bia. Fiecare r\u00e2nd curgea natural, sigur. Studen\u021bii au \u00eenceput s\u0103-\u0219i noteze, instinctiv, ca la un curs adev\u0103rat.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd a tras linia final\u0103 \u0219i a \u00eencercuit rezultatul, \u00een sal\u0103 era lini\u0219te deplin\u0103.<\/p>\n
Un profesor din spate a \u0219optit:<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eE corect\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Altul a confirmat imediat.<\/p>\n
Sebastian s-a uitat la tabl\u0103, apoi la Carmen. Z\u00e2mbetul lui disp\u0103ruse complet.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eAi avut noroc\u201d, a morm\u0103it.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eNu\u201d, a r\u0103spuns ea simplu. \u201eAm avut munc\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n
Decanul facult\u0103\u021bii, un b\u0103rbat trecut de cincizeci de ani, a intrat exact \u00een acel moment. Se oprise pe hol, auzind rumoarea.<\/p>\n
A privit tabla, apoi pe Carmen.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eCine a rezolvat asta?\u201d a \u00eentrebat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eEu\u201d, a spus Carmen, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 ridice vocea.<\/p>\n
Decanul a clipit des, surprins. A recunoscut-o.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eCarmen Ionescu\u2026 fosta bursier\u0103?\u201d<\/p>\n
Ea a dat din cap.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eDa.\u201d<\/p>\n
A urmat o pauz\u0103 grea.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201e\u0218tii c\u0103 postul de cercet\u0103tor coordonator e liber de luni bune?\u201d, a spus el \u00eencet. \u201eN-am g\u0103sit pe nimeni potrivit.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sebastian a intervenit rapid:<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eNu vorbe\u0219ti serios.\u201d<\/p>\n
Decanul l-a privit rece.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eFoarte serios.\u201d<\/p>\n
Carmen a sim\u021bit cum i se str\u00e2nge g\u00e2tul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eNu cer nimic\u201d, a spus ea. \u201eDoar respect.\u201d<\/p>\n
Decanul a z\u00e2mbit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eRespectul \u00eel ai deja. Iar dac\u0103 vrei, \u0219i biroul.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sebastian a r\u0103mas mut. Cei trei milioane de lei nu mai contau. Toat\u0103 puterea lui se topise \u00eentr-o clip\u0103.<\/p>\n
Carmen \u0219i-a luat c\u0103ruciorul de cur\u0103\u021benie \u0219i l-a tras \u00eentr-un col\u021b.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eO s\u0103-l mai folosesc pu\u021bin\u201d, a spus ea. \u201eP\u00e2n\u0103 \u00eemi termin tura.\u201d<\/p>\n
Decanul a cl\u0103tinat din cap.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eNu. De azi, tura ta e la tabl\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00cen seara aceea, Carmen a ajuns acas\u0103 obosit\u0103, dar cu inima plin\u0103. Mama ei a privit-o atent.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eCe-ai p\u0103\u021bit, fat\u0103?\u201d<\/p>\n
Carmen a z\u00e2mbit \u0219i a pus m\u00e2na pe burt\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eAm c\u00e2\u0219tigat ceva ce nu se m\u0103soar\u0103 \u00een bani.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mul\u021bi ani, viitorul nu mai p\u0103rea o u\u0219\u0103 \u00eenchis\u0103. Era larg deschis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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