\u00cen noaptea nun\u021bii, Maria st\u0103tea pe marginea patului, cu m\u00e2inile str\u00e2nse \u00een poal\u0103. Avea rochia de mireas\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103 pe ea, simpl\u0103, cusut\u0103 de o vecin\u0103 miloas\u0103, nu cump\u0103rat\u0103 din ora\u0219. Lum\u00e2narea p\u00e2lp\u00e2ia slab, arunc\u00e2nd umbre pe pere\u021bii casei b\u0103tr\u00e2ne\u0219ti, iar semnul de pe obraz \u00eei p\u0103rea mai mare ca niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Toat\u0103 via\u021ba fusese privit\u0103 ca o ru\u0219ine. Copiii aruncau cu pietre dup\u0103 ea c\u00e2nd mergea la f\u00e2nt\u00e2n\u0103. Femeile \u00ee\u0219i tr\u0103geau copiii de l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea, \u0219optind c\u0103 \u201enu e normal\u0103\u201d. B\u0103rba\u021bii r\u00e2deau pe la c\u00e2rcium\u0103, spun\u00e2nd c\u0103 nici cu zestre n-ar lua-o.<\/p>\n
Iar acum\u2026 era mireas\u0103.<\/p>\n
So\u021bul ei, Andrei, st\u0103tea \u00een picioare l\u00e2ng\u0103 fereastr\u0103. Nu vedea lumina lunii, nu vedea casa, nu vedea satul care \u00eei batjocorise. Dar sim\u021bea totul. Respira\u021bia ei tremurat\u0103. Frica din camer\u0103. Ru\u0219inea adunat\u0103 \u00eentr-o via\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Maria\u2026 a spus el \u00eencet. De ce nu vorbe\u0219ti?<\/p>\n
Ea a \u00eenghi\u021bit \u00een sec.
\u2014 Mi-e team\u0103\u2026 a \u0219optit. To\u021bi au zis c\u0103 o s\u0103 regre\u021bi. C\u0103 o s\u0103-\u021bi par\u0103 r\u0103u c\u00e2nd o s\u0103 pui m\u00e2na pe mine.<\/p>\n
Andrei s-a apropiat \u00eencet. Nu gr\u0103bit. Nu nesigur. \u0218i-a \u00eentins m\u00e2na \u0219i i-a atins obrazul, exact acolo unde era semnul. Nu l-a ferit. Nu l-a ocolit.<\/p>\n
Maria a \u00eenchis ochii.<\/p>\n
\u00cen toat\u0103 via\u021ba ei, nimeni nu o atinsese acolo f\u0103r\u0103 sc\u00e2rb\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218tii ce simt? a \u00eentrebat el. Piele. C\u0103ldur\u0103. Un om viu.<\/p>\n
Apoi a \u00eengenuncheat \u00een fa\u021ba ei.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Maria, toat\u0103 via\u021ba mea am fost orb. Dar oamenii au v\u0103zut \u0219i tot n-au \u0219tiut s\u0103 iubeasc\u0103. Eu n-am v\u0103zut niciodat\u0103 chipuri, dar am \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat s\u0103 simt suflete. Iar al t\u0103u\u2026 e cel mai frumos lucru pe care l-am \u00eent\u00e2lnit.<\/p>\n
A izbucnit \u00een pl\u00e2ns.<\/p>\n
Nu un pl\u00e2ns zgomotos. Ci unul ad\u00e2nc, adunat din ani \u00eentregi de umilin\u021b\u0103. Andrei i-a luat m\u00e2inile \u0219i le-a s\u0103rutat, una c\u00e2te una.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu te-am cerut pentru c\u0103 n-am avut de ales, a continuat el. Te-am cerut pentru c\u0103 te-am ales.<\/p>\n
A doua zi diminea\u021b\u0103, satul a \u00eenceput s\u0103 murmure.<\/p>\n
Oamenii se adunaser\u0103 pe la por\u021bi, curio\u0219i. A\u0219teptau s\u0103 vad\u0103 ru\u0219inea. A\u0219teptau s\u0103 aud\u0103 c\u0103 b\u0103rbatul orb a fugit. C\u0103 \u201es-a trezit la realitate\u201d.<\/p>\n
Dar Andrei a ie\u0219it primul din cas\u0103. Cu capul sus. \u021ain\u00e2nd-o pe Maria de bra\u021b.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bun\u0103 diminea\u021ba, a spus el tare.<\/p>\n
Maria tremura. Voia s\u0103 se \u00eentoarc\u0103 \u00eenapoi. Dar el i-a str\u00e2ns bra\u021bul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu te ascunde. Nu mai e\u0219ti singur\u0103.<\/p>\n
O femeie mai \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 a f\u0103cut un pas \u00eenainte.
\u2014 Andrei\u2026 e adev\u0103rat ce se spune? C\u0103\u2026 ai v\u0103zut ce are pe fa\u021b\u0103?<\/p>\n
Andrei a z\u00e2mbit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Eu nu v\u0103d. Dar voi vede\u021bi \u0219i tot n-a\u021bi \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat nimic.<\/p>\n
Lini\u0219te.<\/p>\n
\u00cen zilele care au urmat, ceva s-a schimbat. Nu dintr-odat\u0103. Nu to\u021bi. Dar \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
O vecin\u0103 i-a adus Mariei o oal\u0103 cu m\u00e2ncare.
Un copil a salutat-o f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 fug\u0103.
Un b\u0103rbat \u0219i-a cerut scuze, cu capul plecat.<\/p>\n
Andrei muncea la atelierul din sat. Maria cosea, \u00eengrijea gr\u0103dina, r\u00e2dea. Pentru prima dat\u0103, r\u00e2dea f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-\u0219i ascund\u0103 fa\u021ba.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o sear\u0103, st\u0103teau pe banc\u0103, \u00een fa\u021ba casei.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 ai vedea, m-ai mai iubi? l-a \u00eentrebat ea.<\/p>\n
El a z\u00e2mbit \u0219i i-a luat m\u00e2na.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 a\u0219 vedea, poate a\u0219 fi fost ca ei. Dar a\u0219a\u2026 am v\u0103zut ce conteaz\u0103.<\/p>\n
Maria a \u00een\u021beles atunci ceva simplu \u0219i dureros.<\/p>\n
Uneori, cei care v\u0103d cu ochii sunt orbi la suflet.
Iar cei care nu v\u0103d\u2026 pot iubi cel mai curat.<\/p>\n
\u0218i \u00een satul acela mic, unde o femeie fusese numit\u0103 \u201emonstru\u201d, a \u00eenceput s\u0103 se spun\u0103 altceva:<\/p>\n
C\u0103 dragostea adev\u0103rat\u0103 nu se uit\u0103 la fa\u021b\u0103.
Se simte.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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