Gabriel a \u00eencremenit.<\/p>\n
Pentru o clip\u0103, a avut impresia c\u0103 vede o n\u0103luc\u0103, o minciun\u0103 n\u0103scocit\u0103 de oboseal\u0103. Fotografia era clar\u0103. Aceea\u0219i poz\u0103 pe care o avea \u0219i el acas\u0103, \u00eentr-un sertar pe care nu-l mai deschidea. Ana, z\u00e2mbind u\u0219or, cu capul pu\u021bin \u00eentr-o parte.<\/p>\n
B\u0103iatul a \u0219optit din nou, cu o voce sub\u021bire, aproape stins\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Iart\u0103-m\u0103, mam\u0103\u2026<\/p>\n
Cuv\u00e2ntul l-a lovit pe Gabriel mai tare dec\u00e2t orice veste primit\u0103 vreodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Mam\u0103.<\/p>\n
S-a apropiat \u00eencet, cu pa\u0219i m\u0103sura\u021bi, de parc\u0103 se temea c\u0103 o mi\u0219care brusc\u0103 ar face totul s\u0103 dispar\u0103. B\u0103iatul a deschis ochii mari, speria\u021bi. Avea cel mult opt ani. Prea sl\u0103bit pentru v\u00e2rsta lui. Prea murdar. Prea singur.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cum te cheam\u0103? a \u00eentrebat Gabriel, cu o voce care nu-i sem\u0103na.<\/p>\n
Copilul a str\u00e2ns fotografia \u0219i mai tare.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Luca, a \u0219optit. S\u0103 nu m\u0103 da\u021bi afar\u0103\u2026 v\u0103 rog.<\/p>\n
Gabriel a \u00eengenuncheat f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-\u0219i dea seama. Marmura era rece sub palme.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cine e mama ta, Luca?<\/p>\n
B\u0103iatul a ridicat fotografia, de parc\u0103 r\u0103spunsul era evident.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ea.<\/p>\n
Lumea lui Gabriel s-a cl\u0103tinat.<\/p>\n
Ana nu putuse avea copii. A\u0219a spusese ea. Doctori, analize, ani \u00eentregi de t\u0103cere grea \u00een buc\u0103t\u0103rie. El o crezuse. O iubise mai mult tocmai pentru asta.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Unde stai? a \u00eentrebat, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103-\u0219i \u021bin\u0103 vocea calm\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pe unde apuc\u2026 uneori la gara veche. Alteori la tanti Marieta, dac\u0103 nu e beat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Fiecare cuv\u00e2nt mai smulgea c\u00e2te o bucat\u0103 din pieptul lui.<\/p>\n
Gabriel \u0219i-a scos paltonul \u0219i l-a a\u0219ezat peste copil, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 cear\u0103 voie. Luca a \u00eencremenit o secund\u0103, apoi s-a l\u0103sat \u00eenvelit, ca \u0219i cum trupul lui \u0219tia demult ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 grija.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mama spunea c\u0103 \u00eentr-o zi o s\u0103 veni\u021bi, a continuat copilul. C\u0103 sunte\u021bi un om bun. Dar c\u0103 nu are voie s\u0103 v\u0103 spun\u0103 nimic.<\/p>\n
Gabriel a \u00eenchis ochii.<\/p>\n
Ana r\u0103m\u0103sese \u00eens\u0103rcinat\u0103 \u00eenainte s\u0103 se c\u0103s\u0103toreasc\u0103 cu el. Tat\u0103l copilului disp\u0103ruse. Ru\u0219inea, frica, lipsa banilor \u2014 toate au f\u0103cut-o s\u0103-\u0219i lase fiul \u00eentr-un centru, apoi s\u0103-l scoat\u0103 pe ascuns. \u00cel vedea c\u00e2nd putea. \u00cel hr\u0103nea. \u00cel iubea \u00een t\u0103cere.<\/p>\n
Totul a ie\u0219it la iveal\u0103 \u00een zilele urm\u0103toare, ca o ran\u0103 desf\u0103cut\u0103.<\/p>\n
Gabriel nu a ezitat.<\/p>\n
L-a luat pe Luca acas\u0103. I-a f\u0103cut baie. I-a cump\u0103rat haine. I-a pus m\u00e2ncare cald\u0103 \u00een farfurie. B\u0103iatul m\u00e2nca \u00eencet, de parc\u0103 se temea c\u0103 cineva i-ar putea lua totul \u00eenapoi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pot s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n? a \u00eentrebat \u00eentr-o sear\u0103.<\/p>\n
Gabriel s-a uitat la el \u0219i a sim\u021bit pentru prima dat\u0103, dup\u0103 ani \u00eentregi, c\u0103 durerea lui cap\u0103t\u0103 sens.<\/p>\n
\u2014 At\u00e2t timp c\u00e2t vrei, i-a spus.<\/p>\n
Au urmat acte, drumuri, explica\u021bii. Un test. Confirmarea.<\/p>\n
Luca era fiul Anei.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o diminea\u021b\u0103, Gabriel s-a \u00eentors la cimitir. De data asta nu singur. Luca a pus o floare pe piatra alb\u0103 \u0219i a z\u00e2mbit timid.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mam\u0103\u2026 nu mai sunt singur, a spus.<\/p>\n
Gabriel a aprins lum\u00e2narea \u0219i, pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een cinci ani, a vorbit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nici eu.<\/p>\n
\u0218i, \u00een lini\u0219tea aceea ad\u00e2nc\u0103, a \u00een\u021beles c\u0103 unele secrete nu distrug. Unele salveaz\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Gabriel a \u00eencremenit. Pentru o clip\u0103, a avut impresia c\u0103 vede o n\u0103luc\u0103, o minciun\u0103 n\u0103scocit\u0103 de oboseal\u0103. Fotografia era clar\u0103. Aceea\u0219i poz\u0103 pe care o avea \u0219i el acas\u0103, \u00eentr-un sertar pe care nu-l mai deschidea. Ana, z\u00e2mbind u\u0219or, cu capul pu\u021bin \u00eentr-o parte. B\u0103iatul a \u0219optit din nou, cu o voce sub\u021bire, aproape […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15539,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15538","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\/15538","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=15538"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15538\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15540,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15538\/revisions\/15540"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}