\u201eAici c\u0103pitanul Andrei Popescu, v\u0103 mul\u021bumim c\u0103 a\u021bi ales s\u0103 zbura\u021bi cu noi.\u201d<\/p>\n
Numele a lovit-o mai tare dec\u00e2t turbulen\u021bele ar fi putut vreodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Melissa a sim\u021bit cum i se str\u00e2nge stomacul. M\u00e2inile i-au \u00eenceput s\u0103 tremure, iar respira\u021bia i s-a t\u0103iat pentru c\u00e2teva secunde. So\u021bul ei, Radu, s-a uitat la ea nedumerit.<\/p>\n
\u201eE\u0219ti bine?\u201d a \u0219optit.<\/p>\n
Melissa a dat din cap, de\u0219i nu era deloc bine.<\/p>\n
Andrei Popescu.<\/p>\n
Numele acela \u00eel purta b\u0103rbatul pe care \u00eel iubise cel mai mult \u00eenainte s\u0103-l cunoasc\u0103 pe Radu. Primul ei iubit. Omul care \u00eei promisese c\u00e2ndva c\u0103 se vor c\u0103s\u0103tori, c\u0103 vor avea o cas\u0103 la marginea ora\u0219ului \u0219i doi copii. Omul care disp\u0103ruse din via\u021ba ei f\u0103r\u0103 nicio explica\u021bie.<\/p>\n
Au copil\u0103rit \u00een acela\u0219i cartier din Ploie\u0219ti. Mergeau \u00eempreun\u0103 la \u0219coal\u0103, m\u00e2ncau covrigi calzi dup\u0103 ore \u0219i visau cu ochii deschi\u0219i. Andrei voia s\u0103 devin\u0103 pilot. Melissa r\u00e2dea \u0219i \u00eei spunea c\u0103 viseaz\u0103 prea sus.<\/p>\n
Dar el n-a renun\u021bat.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o zi, pur \u0219i simplu, n-a mai sunat. N-a mai venit. N-a mai fost. Doar un bilet l\u0103sat la poarta ei, scris \u00een grab\u0103: \u201eTrebuie s\u0103 plec. O s\u0103 \u00een\u021belegi.\u201d<\/p>\n
N-a \u00een\u021beles niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Anii au trecut. Melissa s-a m\u0103ritat cu Radu, un om bun, stabil, cu serviciu sigur \u0219i planuri clare. O via\u021b\u0103 lini\u0219tit\u0103. F\u0103r\u0103 surprize. F\u0103r\u0103 riscuri.<\/p>\n
\u0218i acum, la 10.600 de metri deasupra p\u0103m\u00e2ntului, trecutul se \u00eentorsese brusc, printr-o voce calm\u0103, profesional\u0103, sigur\u0103 pe ea.<\/p>\n
Melissa a sim\u021bit nevoia s\u0103-l vad\u0103.<\/p>\n
S-a ridicat \u00eencet \u0219i a mers spre toaleta din fa\u021b\u0103, doar ca s\u0103 aib\u0103 un motiv. Inima \u00eei b\u0103tea nebune\u0219te. C\u00e2nd s-a \u00eentors, o stewardes\u0103 a observat paloarea ei.<\/p>\n
\u201eV\u0103 sim\u021bi\u021bi bine?\u201d a \u00eentrebat-o.<\/p>\n
\u201eDa\u2026 a\u0219 vrea doar s\u0103-l salut pe pilot. \u00cel cunosc din copil\u0103rie.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stewardesa a privit-o c\u00e2teva secunde, apoi a dat din cap.<\/p>\n
\u201eO s\u0103 v\u0103 anun\u021b c\u00e2nd este sigur.\u201d<\/p>\n
C\u00e2teva minute mai t\u00e2rziu, u\u0219a cabinei s-a deschis.<\/p>\n
Andrei a ie\u0219it.<\/p>\n
Era mai matur, cu c\u00e2teva fire albe la t\u00e2mple, dar aceia\u0219i ochi. Aceea\u0219i privire care, odat\u0103, o f\u0103cea s\u0103 cread\u0103 c\u0103 lumea poate fi cucerit\u0103.<\/p>\n
S-au privit f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spun\u0103 nimic.<\/p>\n
\u201eMelissa\u2026\u201d a rostit el \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
\u201eAndrei.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pentru o clip\u0103, timpul s-a oprit. Apoi, el a z\u00e2mbit trist.<\/p>\n
\u201eNu credeam c\u0103 o s\u0103 ne mai vedem vreodat\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eNici eu,\u201d a r\u0103spuns ea, cu vocea tremurat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Nu au vorbit mult. C\u00e2teva fraze. C\u00e2teva \u00eentreb\u0103ri simple. Despre via\u021b\u0103. Despre drumuri. Despre ce-a fost \u0219i ce n-a mai fost.<\/p>\n
\u00cenainte s\u0103 se \u00eentoarc\u0103 \u00een cabin\u0103, Andrei i-a spus:<\/p>\n
\u201eAm plecat atunci pentru c\u0103 tat\u0103l meu era grav bolnav. Am avut de ales. \u0218i n-am \u0219tiut cum s\u0103-\u021bi explic. Am fost la\u0219.\u201d<\/p>\n
Melissa a sim\u021bit o eliberare ciudat\u0103. O durere veche, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it numit\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u201eVia\u021ba ne duce unde trebuie,\u201d a spus ea. \u201eChiar dac\u0103 doare.\u201d<\/p>\n
S-a \u00eentors la locul ei. Radu a luat-o de m\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u201eTotul e \u00een regul\u0103?\u201d a \u00eentrebat-o.<\/p>\n
Melissa a z\u00e2mbit, de data asta sincer.<\/p>\n
\u201eDa. Acum chiar e.\u201d<\/p>\n
Avionul a aterizat lin. C\u00e2nd au cobor\u00e2t, Melissa a mai auzit o dat\u0103 vocea din difuzoare, ur\u00e2ndu-le o zi bun\u0103.<\/p>\n
De data asta, n-a mai fost niciun fior.<\/p>\n
Doar lini\u0219te.<\/p>\n
Trecutul r\u0103m\u0103sese unde \u00eei era locul \u2014 sus, printre nori \u2014 iar prezentul o a\u0219tepta, cu pa\u0219i siguri, pe p\u0103m\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201eAici c\u0103pitanul Andrei Popescu, v\u0103 mul\u021bumim c\u0103 a\u021bi ales s\u0103 zbura\u021bi cu noi.\u201d Numele a lovit-o mai tare dec\u00e2t turbulen\u021bele ar fi putut vreodat\u0103. Melissa a sim\u021bit cum i se str\u00e2nge stomacul. M\u00e2inile i-au \u00eenceput s\u0103 tremure, iar respira\u021bia i s-a t\u0103iat pentru c\u00e2teva secunde. So\u021bul ei, Radu, s-a uitat la ea nedumerit. \u201eE\u0219ti bine?\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14663,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14662","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\/14662","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=14662"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14664,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14662\/revisions\/14664"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}