Maria a cobor\u00e2t \u00eencet de pe canapea \u0219i s-a apropiat de mine, ca \u0219i cum se temea c\u0103 imaginea de pe televizor s-ar putea sparge.<\/p>\n
\u201eTati\u2026 e adev\u0103rat?\u201d, a \u0219optit ea.
\n\u201eE mami\u2026 nu?\u201d<\/p>\n
N-am putut r\u0103spunde. Doar am tras-o l\u00e2ng\u0103 mine \u0219i am str\u00e2ns-o tare. Inima \u00eemi b\u0103tea at\u00e2t de tare \u00eenc\u00e2t aveam impresia c\u0103 o aud \u0219i vecinii.<\/p>\n
Pe ecran, Irina era mai slab\u0103. P\u0103rul ei, odinioar\u0103 lung \u0219i aranjat, era tuns scurt. Avea riduri pe care nu le avea c\u00e2nd plecase. Dar ochii\u2026 ochii erau aceia\u0219i.<\/p>\n
Camera era simpl\u0103. Un perete alb. O mas\u0103 mic\u0103. Nimic personal. Ca \u00eentr-un birou sau o sal\u0103 de interviu.<\/p>\n
\u201eAm disp\u0103rut f\u0103r\u0103 explica\u021bii\u201d, a spus ea. \u201e\u0218tiu ce v-am f\u0103cut. \u0218tiu ce a trebuit s\u0103 tr\u0103i\u021bi.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maria m-a privit.
\n\u201eDe ce a plecat, tati?\u201d<\/p>\n
Mi-am \u00eenghi\u021bit nodul din g\u00e2t.
\n\u201eAscult\u0103m\u2026 \u0219i afl\u0103m.\u201d<\/p>\n
Irina a respirat ad\u00e2nc.
\n\u201e\u00cen ziua \u00een care Maria avea trei luni, am aflat ceva care mi-a schimbat via\u021ba. O boal\u0103 grav\u0103. Una care m-ar fi l\u0103sat, \u00een c\u00e2teva luni, f\u0103r\u0103 putere. F\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 pot avea grij\u0103 de copilul meu.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mi s-a \u00eenmuiat genunchii. M-am a\u0219ezat pe marginea canapelei.<\/p>\n
\u201eDoctorii mi-au spus c\u0103 exist\u0103 o \u0219ans\u0103. Un tratament experimental, \u00een afara \u021b\u0103rii. Dar condi\u021bia era s\u0103 plec imediat. F\u0103r\u0103 stres. F\u0103r\u0103 leg\u0103turi.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maria se juca nervos cu m\u00e2neca pijamalei.
\n\u201eDe ce nu ne-a spus?\u201d, a murmurat.<\/p>\n
Irina a l\u0103crimat.
\n\u201ePentru c\u0103 eram la\u0219\u0103. Pentru c\u0103 mi-era fric\u0103. Mi-era fric\u0103 s\u0103 nu m\u0103 vede\u021bi sl\u0103bind, s\u0103 nu m\u0103 vede\u021bi murind. \u0218i mi-era fric\u0103 s\u0103 v\u0103 \u021bin pe loc.\u201d<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit furia urc\u00e2ndu-mi \u00een piept.
\nCinci ani. Cinci ani de t\u0103cere. De \u00eentreb\u0103ri. De nop\u021bi \u00een care Maria pl\u00e2ngea \u00een somn.<\/p>\n
\u201eAm fost izolat\u0103. Nu aveam voie s\u0103 contactez pe nimeni. Tratamentul a durat ani. Au fost luni \u00een care nu \u0219tiam dac\u0103 voi mai tr\u0103i p\u00e2n\u0103 diminea\u021b\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maria a \u00eenceput s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103.
\n\u201eMami\u2026 eu te-am a\u0219teptat.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pe ecran, Irina a z\u00e2mbit printre lacrimi.
\n\u201e\u0218tiu, puiule. \u0218i \u00een fiecare zi am purtat poza ta \u00een buzunar. Am vorbit cu tine \u00een g\u00e2nd, \u00een fiecare sear\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n
A urmat o pauz\u0103 grea.<\/p>\n
\u201eTratamentul a func\u021bionat\u201d, a spus ea. \u201eSunt vindecat\u0103. \u0218i nu mai pot tr\u0103i cu minciuna. Nu mai pot tr\u0103i f\u0103r\u0103 voi.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maria m-a privit speriat\u0103.
\n\u201eO s\u0103 vin\u0103 acas\u0103?\u201d<\/p>\n
Am str\u00e2ns-o de m\u00e2n\u0103.
\n\u201eNu \u0219tiu.\u201d<\/p>\n
Irina a privit \u00een jos, apoi din nou \u00een camer\u0103.
\n\u201eNu cer iertare u\u0219oar\u0103. \u0218tiu c\u0103 poate nu o merit. Dar dac\u0103 Maria va dori vreodat\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103 vad\u0103\u2026 eu voi fi aici. \u00cen Rom\u00e2nia. Nu mai fug.\u201d<\/p>\n
Televizorul s-a stins.<\/p>\n
\u00cen cas\u0103 s-a l\u0103sat o lini\u0219te ap\u0103s\u0103toare.<\/p>\n
Maria s-a cuib\u0103rit \u00een bra\u021bele mele.
\n\u201eTati\u2026 tu ai fost aici. Tu nu ai plecat.\u201d<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit cum mi se umplu ochii de lacrimi.
\n\u201e\u0218i n-o s\u0103 plec niciodat\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00cen seara aceea, am \u00eenchis pentru prima dat\u0103 cutia cu lucrurile Irinei. Nu din ur\u0103. Ci pentru c\u0103, pentru prima dat\u0103, trecutul nu mai st\u0103tea ag\u0103\u021bat de pere\u021bi.<\/p>\n
A doua zi, Maria mi-a spus ceva ce n-o s\u0103 uit niciodat\u0103:
\n\u201eDac\u0103 o s\u0103 vin\u0103\u2026 vreau s-o cunosc. Dar tu e\u0219ti casa mea.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u0218i atunci am \u00een\u021beles c\u0103, indiferent ce urma, nu pierdusem totul<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Pentru c\u0103, dintr-o dispari\u021bie, crescuse ceva mai puternic dec\u00e2t orice minciun\u0103: Maria a cobor\u00e2t \u00eencet de pe canapea \u0219i s-a apropiat de mine, ca \u0219i cum se temea c\u0103 imaginea de pe televizor s-ar putea sparge. \u201eTati\u2026 e adev\u0103rat?\u201d, a \u0219optit ea. \u201eE mami\u2026 nu?\u201d N-am putut r\u0103spunde. Doar am tras-o l\u00e2ng\u0103 mine \u0219i am str\u00e2ns-o tare. Inima \u00eemi b\u0103tea at\u00e2t de tare \u00eenc\u00e2t aveam impresia […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14554,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14553","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\/14553","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=14553"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14555,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14553\/revisions\/14555"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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