Am r\u0103mas c\u00e2teva secunde f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spun nimic, cu m\u00e2inile murdare de ulei sprijinite pe marginea capotei.<\/p>\n
\u00cen service era lini\u0219te.
Doar v\u00e2ntul \u0219i c\u00e2teva p\u0103s\u0103ri care se roteau pe cer.<\/p>\n
\u2014 N-am obiceiul s\u0103 lucrez pe datorie, am spus \u00eencet.
Am piese de pl\u0103tit, chirie, facturi.<\/p>\n
Elena a dat din cap.
Nu m-a contrazis.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u00cen\u021beleg, a spus.
Dac\u0103 a\u0219 avea alt\u0103 variant\u0103, n-a\u0219 fi ajuns aici.<\/p>\n
A scos din buzunar o h\u00e2rtie mototolit\u0103.
O foaie cu traseul cursei.<\/p>\n
Transporta medicamente.
Pentru un spital din vestul \u021b\u0103rii.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 nu ajung p\u00e2n\u0103 diminea\u021b\u0103, pierd contractul.
\u0218i nu mai prind altul.<\/p>\n
Am privit camionul.
Nu era nou, dar era bine \u00eentre\u021binut.
\u0218i Elena\u2026 nu p\u0103rea genul care minte.<\/p>\n
Am oftat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Las\u0103 camionul aici. M\u0103 apuc de el.<\/p>\n
Ochii ei s-au umplut de lacrimi, dar nu a pl\u00e2ns.
Doar a str\u00e2ns buzele \u0219i a dat din cap.<\/p>\n
\u2014 O s\u0103 v\u0103 pl\u0103tesc, jur. Cumva.<\/p>\n
Am lucrat p\u00e2n\u0103 t\u00e2rziu \u00een noapte.
Am schimbat radiatorul, am cur\u0103\u021bat tot, am verificat furtunele de dou\u0103 ori.<\/p>\n
Pe la trei diminea\u021ba, motorul a pornit ca nou.<\/p>\n
Elena a urcat \u00een cabin\u0103, iar \u00eenainte s\u0103 plece, a cobor\u00e2t din nou.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Diego\u2026 n-am bani acum.
Dar o s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eentorc.<\/p>\n
Am z\u00e2mbit obosit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Drum bun. Ai grij\u0103.<\/p>\n
A plecat \u00een noapte, iar eu am r\u0103mas cu service-ul gol \u0219i cu g\u00e2ndul c\u0103, probabil, nu o voi mai vedea niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Au trecut trei luni.<\/p>\n
Via\u021ba \u0219i-a urmat cursul.
Repara\u021bii, clien\u021bi, zile bune \u0219i zile proaste.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o diminea\u021b\u0103, o coloan\u0103 de camioane a oprit \u00een fa\u021ba atelierului.
Vreo \u0219ase buc\u0103\u021bi, toate curate, toate cu logo-uri mari pe u\u0219i.<\/p>\n
Din primul a cobor\u00e2t Elena.<\/p>\n
Dar nu mai purta salopet\u0103 murdar\u0103.
Avea o c\u0103ma\u0219\u0103 simpl\u0103, curat\u0103, \u0219i o privire sigur\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bun\u0103, Diego.<\/p>\n
Am r\u0103mas mut.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Am venit s\u0103 pl\u0103tesc.<\/p>\n
A f\u0103cut un semn, iar un b\u0103rbat a cobor\u00e2t din spate cu un plic gros.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Aici sunt 20.000 de lei.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce-i asta?! am \u00eentrebat \u0219ocat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Compania mea, a spus calm.
Dup\u0103 cursa aia, spitalul m-a recomandat.
Am primit contracte mari.
Mi-am deschis firm\u0103 de transport.<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit cum mi se str\u00e2nge g\u00e2tul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i\u2026 de ce at\u00e2ta?<\/p>\n
Elena a z\u00e2mbit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pentru c\u0103, \u00een noaptea aia, n-ai reparat doar un camion.
Ai reparat via\u021ba cuiva.<\/p>\n
Mi-a \u00eentins m\u00e2na.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Vreau s\u0103 fii mecanicul nostru principal.<\/p>\n
Am str\u00e2ns m\u00e2na ei, cu ochii umezi.<\/p>\n
\u00cen ziua aia, am \u00een\u021beles ceva simplu.<\/p>\n
Uneori, plata nu vine \u00een bani pe loc.
Vine mai t\u00e2rziu.
\u0218i vine mai mare dec\u00e2t \u021bi-ai imaginat vreodat\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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