Iacob a f\u0103cut un pas \u00eenapoi. Sc\u00e2ndura prispei a sc\u00e2r\u021b\u00e2it, tr\u0103d\u00e2ndu-i ezitarea. \u00cen aer plutea miros de f\u00e2n \u0219i de p\u0103m\u00e2nt cald, iar din grajd se auzea un cal forn\u0103ind. Totul era la fel ca ieri. Doar ea nu mai era.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Lia, a spus rar, ca \u0219i cum ar fi pus pietre pe un drum alunecos, via\u021ba nu e o poveste. Nu e despre promisiuni spuse pe genunchi juli\u021bi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tocmai de-asta am venit, a zis ea. Pentru c\u0103 via\u021ba nu m-a schimbat \u00een sensul \u00een care crezi. M-a l\u0103murit.<\/p>\n
S-au a\u0219ezat la masa de lemn din buc\u0103t\u0103rie. Ce\u0219tile de cafea au r\u0103mas neatinse. Lia i-a povestit despre anii de \u0219coal\u0103, despre chirii scumpe, despre munci m\u0103runte ca s\u0103-\u0219i pl\u0103teasc\u0103 taxele, despre seri \u00een care s-a sim\u021bit singur\u0103 printre oameni mul\u021bi. Despre cum, de fiecare dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd lucrurile deveneau grele, se g\u00e2ndea la vale, la prisp\u0103, la el.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Aici am \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 acas\u0103, a spus. Nu \u00eentre betoane.<\/p>\n
Iacob a ascultat cu palmele str\u00e2nse, ca \u0219i cum ar fi \u021binut \u00een ele o funie care putea sc\u0103pa oric\u00e2nd. \u00cei era team\u0103 de ce sim\u021bea. \u00cei era team\u0103 de ce ar spune lumea. \u00cei era team\u0103 s\u0103 nu gre\u0219easc\u0103.<\/p>\n
Seara, Radu Munteanu a ap\u0103rut nepoftit. A aruncat priviri lungi spre ma\u0219ina Liei \u0219i a z\u00e2mbit str\u00e2mb.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ai musafiri de seam\u0103, Iacob. Poate vrei s\u0103 vinzi bucata de l\u00e2ng\u0103 p\u00e2r\u00e2u. Am bani pe mas\u0103.<\/p>\n
Iacob a sim\u021bit cum i se str\u00e2nge stomacul. Lia s-a ridicat. Calm\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu e de v\u00e2nzare, a spus ea. Nici azi, nici m\u00e2ine.<\/p>\n
Radu a r\u00e2s, dar r\u00e2sul i-a murit c\u00e2nd Lia a scos din geant\u0103 un dosar. Acte. \u00cemputernicire. Economii str\u00e2nse leu cu leu. Un credit mic, cu rate pl\u0103tite la timp. O m\u00e2n\u0103 sigur\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Sunt partener\u0103 aici, a continuat. Legal.<\/p>\n
Radu a plecat bomb\u0103nind. Lini\u0219tea a revenit, mai grea, dar curat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Noaptea, Iacob n-a dormit. S-a plimbat printre grajduri, a vorbit cu animalele, a num\u0103rat stelele. Diminea\u021ba, a g\u0103sit-o pe Lia la r\u0103s\u0103rit, cu m\u00e2necile suflecate, ajut\u00e2nd la muls. Natural. F\u0103r\u0103 poze. F\u0103r\u0103 pref\u0103c\u0103torii.<\/p>\n
Zilele au trecut. Satele vorbesc. Dar vorbele se sting c\u00e2nd munca e cinstit\u0103 \u0219i privirile sunt drepte. Iacob a \u00een\u021beles c\u0103 dragostea nu e o datorie \u0219i nici o vin\u0103. E o alegere f\u0103cut\u0103 cu mintea limpede \u0219i inima \u00eentreag\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o duminic\u0103, dup\u0103 slujb\u0103, pe aceea\u0219i prisp\u0103, Iacob a respirat ad\u00e2nc.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2i, r\u0103m\u00e2i pentru tine. Nu pentru o promisiune.<\/p>\n
Lia a z\u00e2mbit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 R\u0103m\u00e2n pentru c\u0103 aici sunt eu.<\/p>\n
El a \u00eentins m\u00e2na. De data asta, f\u0103r\u0103 team\u0103.<\/p>\n
Soarele a urcat peste vale. Iar ferma, martor t\u0103cut, a primit o via\u021b\u0103 nou\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Iacob a f\u0103cut un pas \u00eenapoi. Sc\u00e2ndura prispei a sc\u00e2r\u021b\u00e2it, tr\u0103d\u00e2ndu-i ezitarea. \u00cen aer plutea miros de f\u00e2n \u0219i de p\u0103m\u00e2nt cald, iar din grajd se auzea un cal forn\u0103ind. Totul era la fel ca ieri. Doar ea nu mai era. \u2014 Lia, a spus rar, ca \u0219i cum ar fi pus pietre pe un […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15286,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15284","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\/15284","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=15284"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15287,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15284\/revisions\/15287"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}