Degetele Ileanai au r\u0103mas pe nasture, dar nu l-au desf\u0103cut. Aerul din caban\u0103 era greu, iar t\u0103cerea ap\u0103sa mai tare dec\u00e2t orice cuv\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n
B\u0103rbatul a privit-o lung. Apoi a oftat ad\u00e2nc, ca \u0219i cum ar fi c\u0103rat mun\u021bii \u00een piept.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Opre\u0219te-te, a spus brusc. Nu despre asta e vorba.<\/p>\n
Ileana a clipit, ne\u00eencrez\u0103toare. Inima \u00eei b\u0103tea s\u0103-i sparg\u0103 coastele. Nu \u00een\u021belegea nimic.<\/p>\n
El s-a \u00eentors cu spatele \u0219i a aruncat o p\u0103tur\u0103 groas\u0103 pe pat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Te-am adus aici ca s\u0103 nu mai dormi \u00een \u0219an\u021b \u0219i s\u0103 nu te mai v\u00e2nd\u0103 al\u021bii, nu ca s\u0103 te umilesc, a spus, cu voce joas\u0103. Dac\u0103 vrei s\u0103 pleci, u\u0219a e deschis\u0103. Dac\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2i, r\u0103m\u00e2i ca om, nu ca lucru.<\/p>\n
Cuvintele au lovit-o mai tare dec\u00e2t orice palm\u0103. Ileana s-a a\u0219ezat \u00eencet pe marginea patului, cu genunchii moi. Toat\u0103 via\u021ba fusese \u00eempins\u0103 dintr-un loc \u00een altul, mereu judecat\u0103, mereu folosit\u0103. Nimeni nu-i vorbise a\u0219a.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Am pl\u0103tit datoriile tale, a continuat el. H\u00e2rtiile alea cu datorie. Oamenii din sat nu te vor mai c\u0103uta. Dar aici, dac\u0103 stai, munce\u0219ti. Ca to\u021bi ceilal\u021bi. Prime\u0219ti m\u00e2ncare, acoperi\u0219 \u0219i un salariu cinstit, \u00een lei, la sf\u00e2r\u0219it de lun\u0103.<\/p>\n
Ileana a sim\u021bit cum i se str\u00e2nge g\u00e2tul. Lacrimile i-au umplut ochii, dar nu le-a l\u0103sat s\u0103 cad\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 De ce? a \u00eentrebat ea, abia \u0219optit.<\/p>\n
B\u0103rbatul a t\u0103cut o vreme. Apoi \u0219i-a dus m\u00e2na la cicatrice.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pentru c\u0103 \u0219tiu ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 s\u0103 fii strivit, a spus. \u0218i pentru c\u0103 mi-e sc\u00e2rb\u0103 de cei care calc\u0103 pe al\u021bii ca s\u0103 se simt\u0103 mari.<\/p>\n
Noaptea a trecut f\u0103r\u0103 alte cuvinte. Ileana a dormit \u00eembr\u0103cat\u0103, cu p\u0103tura tras\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 la b\u0103rbie, iar pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 ani \u00eentregi, n-a visat ur\u00e2t.<\/p>\n
Diminea\u021ba, mun\u021bii erau acoperi\u021bi de cea\u021b\u0103. Hanul era t\u0103cut. B\u0103rbatul i-a pus pe mas\u0103 o can\u0103 cu ceai fierbinte \u0219i o felie groas\u0103 de p\u00e2ine.<\/p>\n
\u2014 De azi \u00eencepe munca, a spus scurt. Dac\u0103 vrei.<\/p>\n
Ileana a dat din cap. A vrut.<\/p>\n
Zilele s-au transformat \u00een s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni. Munca era grea, dar dreapt\u0103. Sp\u0103la, g\u0103tea, f\u0103cea curat, ajuta la animale. Oamenii de prin zon\u0103 au \u00eenceput s\u0103 o priveasc\u0103 altfel. Nu mai era \u201efata aceea\u201d. Era Ileana de la Hanul Ursului.<\/p>\n
B\u0103rbatul, pe nume Gheorghe, nu ridica vocea. Nu o atingea. O trata ca pe un om. Uneori st\u0103teau seara pe banc\u0103, privind mun\u021bii, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spun\u0103 nimic.<\/p>\n
\u00cencet, Ileana a \u00eenceput s\u0103 se schimbe. A prins putere \u00een umeri, siguran\u021b\u0103 \u00een pa\u0219i. A str\u00e2ns primii ei bani munci\u021bi cinstit. Lei adev\u0103ra\u021bi, c\u00e2\u0219tiga\u021bi cu m\u00e2inile ei.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o zi, la han a venit un b\u0103rbat din trecutul ei, cu privirea plin\u0103 de venin. A cerut-o \u00eenapoi, a spus c\u0103 \u00eei apar\u021bine.<\/p>\n
Gheorghe a ie\u0219it \u00een prag \u0219i i-a \u00eentins o h\u00e2rtie.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Datoriile sunt pl\u0103tite. Dac\u0103 mai faci un pas, chem poli\u021bia.<\/p>\n
B\u0103rbatul a plecat, \u00eenjur\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n
Ileana a izbucnit \u00een pl\u00e2ns. Gheorghe a r\u0103mas l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spun\u0103 nimic, p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd lacrimile s-au oprit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 E\u0219ti liber\u0103, a spus doar at\u00e2t.<\/p>\n
\u00cen prim\u0103var\u0103, hanul s-a umplut de lume. Ileana r\u00e2dea, vorbea, tr\u0103ia. \u00centr-o sear\u0103, ea s-a oprit l\u00e2ng\u0103 Gheorghe \u0219i l-a privit drept \u00een ochi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mul\u021bumesc c\u0103 m-ai v\u0103zut, a spus.<\/p>\n
El a z\u00e2mbit pentru prima dat\u0103 cu adev\u0103rat.<\/p>\n
Nu a fost o poveste de basm. A fost o poveste de oameni. De respect, munc\u0103 \u0219i demnitate rec\u00e2\u0219tigat\u0103. Iar \u00een mun\u021bii Carpa\u021bi, unde odat\u0103 frica plutea \u00een aer, cineva a \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat din nou ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 s\u0103 fii om.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Degetele Ileanai au r\u0103mas pe nasture, dar nu l-au desf\u0103cut. Aerul din caban\u0103 era greu, iar t\u0103cerea ap\u0103sa mai tare dec\u00e2t orice cuv\u00e2nt. B\u0103rbatul a privit-o lung. Apoi a oftat ad\u00e2nc, ca \u0219i cum ar fi c\u0103rat mun\u021bii \u00een piept. \u2014 Opre\u0219te-te, a spus brusc. Nu despre asta e vorba. Ileana a clipit, ne\u00eencrez\u0103toare. Inima […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15517,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15519","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\/15519","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=15519"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15521,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15519\/revisions\/15521"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}