Samu s-a ridicat \u00eencet. Oamenii \u00eenc\u0103 r\u00e2deau, dar r\u00e2setele lor se auzeau de parc\u0103 veneau dintr-o alt\u0103 lume. A \u00eentins m\u00e2na \u0219i a prins fr\u00e2iele cu o grij\u0103 aproape sfioas\u0103, de parc\u0103 se temea s\u0103 nu sperie animalul. Calul a clipit \u00eencet, cu ochiul lui bun, \u0219i a tras aer ad\u00e2nc, ca un oftat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Hai, b\u0103iete\u2026 \u2014 a \u0219optit Samu, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-\u0219i dea seama c\u0103 vorbe\u0219te cu voce tare.<\/p>\n
Nimeni n-a mai aplaudat c\u00e2nd a plecat. Spectacolul continua, cu al\u021bi cai, alte sume, alte pahare ridicate. Pentru cei de acolo, gluma fusese deja consumat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Samu a dus calul \u00een spatele chio\u0219cului. L-a legat cu o sfoar\u0103 g\u0103sit\u0103 prin c\u0103rucior \u0219i s-a a\u0219ezat l\u00e2ng\u0103 el. I-a m\u00e2ng\u00e2iat g\u00e2tul osos, sim\u021bind pielea cald\u0103, vie. Animalul nu s-a tras. Doar a stat.<\/p>\n
\u00cen seara aceea, Samu a \u00eemp\u0103r\u021bit cu el ultima bucat\u0103 de p\u00e2ine uscat\u0103 \u0219i o sticl\u0103 de ap\u0103. A dormit sprijinit de peretele gheretei, cu m\u00e2na pe fr\u00e2ie, ca s\u0103 \u0219tie c\u0103 nu viseaz\u0103.<\/p>\n
Zilele urm\u0103toare au fost grele. Un cal slab m\u0103n\u00e2nc\u0103 pu\u021bin, dar are nevoie de \u00eengrijire. Samu a cerut resturi de la pia\u021b\u0103, a str\u00e2ns iarb\u0103 de pe marginea drumului, a f\u0103cut rost de o g\u0103leat\u0103. O b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103 i-a adus o p\u0103tur\u0103 veche. Un copil i-a l\u0103sat un m\u0103r.<\/p>\n
\u00cencet, calul a \u00eenceput s\u0103 se \u00eendrepte. \u0218chiop\u0103ta mai pu\u021bin. Ochii \u00eei erau mai vii. Samu \u00eei vorbea mereu, de parc\u0103 povestea cu cineva care chiar \u00eel asculta. \u0218i, \u00eentr-un fel, a\u0219a era.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o diminea\u021b\u0103, un b\u0103rbat s-a oprit l\u00e2ng\u0103 ei. Veterinar din satul vecin.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Calul \u0103sta n-are nimic stricat definitiv, a zis dup\u0103 ce l-a examinat. A fost fl\u0103m\u00e2nd, at\u00e2t.<\/p>\n
Vestea s-a dus repede. Oamenii au \u00eenceput s\u0103 se opreasc\u0103. Unii din curiozitate, al\u021bii din respect. Cineva i-a adus un sac de ov\u0103z. Altul, o potcoav\u0103.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 o lun\u0103, calul ar\u0103ta altfel. Nu era un campion, dar era demn. Mergea drept. Coama \u00eei str\u0103lucea. Samu \u00eel scotea la c\u00e2mp \u0219i-l l\u0103sa s\u0103 alerge pu\u021bin. Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mul\u021bi ani, Samu se sim\u021bea din nou om.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o dup\u0103-amiaz\u0103, la chio\u0219c a oprit o ma\u0219in\u0103 neagr\u0103. Din ea a cobor\u00e2t Armand. F\u0103r\u0103 prieteni. F\u0103r\u0103 z\u00e2mbet.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Am auzit c\u0103\u2026 ai f\u0103cut minuni cu calul, a spus, evit\u00e2nd s\u0103-l priveasc\u0103 direct.<\/p>\n
Samu n-a r\u0103spuns.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Uite, pot s\u0103-\u021bi dau zece mii de lei pe el. Sau\u2026 pe tine \u0219i pe cal, dac\u0103 vrei s\u0103 pleci de aici.<\/p>\n
Samu a m\u00e2ng\u00e2iat calul pe g\u00e2t.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu e de v\u00e2nzare.<\/p>\n
Armand a t\u0103cut. Pentru prima dat\u0103, n-a mai avut o replic\u0103 preg\u0103tit\u0103. A plecat f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spun\u0103 nimic.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2teva s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni mai t\u00e2rziu, Samu a fost chemat la o ferm\u0103 mic\u0103, la marginea ora\u0219ului. Un om \u00eei v\u0103zuse munca \u0219i \u00eei oferise un loc. Un ad\u0103post. Un salariu modest, dar cinstit.<\/p>\n
Samu a plecat cu calul lui. Nu ca o glum\u0103. Ci ca dovada c\u0103 uneori, ce e aruncat la mi\u0219to ajunge s\u0103-i \u00eenve\u021be pe al\u021bii ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 omenia.<\/p>\n
Iar Armand a r\u0103mas cu r\u00e2sul lui scump, dar gol. Pentru c\u0103 sunt lucruri pe care banii nu le pot cump\u0103ra niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Samu s-a ridicat \u00eencet. Oamenii \u00eenc\u0103 r\u00e2deau, dar r\u00e2setele lor se auzeau de parc\u0103 veneau dintr-o alt\u0103 lume. A \u00eentins m\u00e2na \u0219i a prins fr\u00e2iele cu o grij\u0103 aproape sfioas\u0103, de parc\u0103 se temea s\u0103 nu sperie animalul. Calul a clipit \u00eencet, cu ochiul lui bun, \u0219i a tras aer ad\u00e2nc, ca un oftat. \u2014 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15282,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15281","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\/15281","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=15281"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15283,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15281\/revisions\/15283"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}