Drumul p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een Apuseni a fost lung \u0219i t\u0103cut.<\/p>\n
Copiii au adormit pe r\u00e2nd, cu capetele rezemate de geamuri sau de umerii lui Ion. Afar\u0103, p\u0103durile se \u00eengro\u0219au, iar aerul devenea mai rece. C\u00e2nd au cobor\u00e2t din autobuz, \u00eei a\u0219tepta Vasile, fratele lui Ion, cu o Dacie veche \u0219i un z\u00e2mbet timid.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu e palat, a spus el, urc\u00e2nd bagajele. Dar e lini\u0219te.<\/p>\n
Au mers pe un drum de p\u0103m\u00e2nt p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd asfaltul a disp\u0103rut de tot. Ma\u0219ina s-a oprit l\u00e2ng\u0103 marginea unei p\u0103duri dese. Ion s-a uitat \u00een jur, nedumerit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Aici? a \u00eentrebat.<\/p>\n
Vasile a f\u0103cut semn cu capul spre copaci.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mai mergem pu\u021bin pe jos.<\/p>\n
Au intrat \u00een p\u0103dure pe o potec\u0103 \u00eengust\u0103. Copiii murmurau, obosi\u021bi \u0219i curio\u0219i. Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva minute, Irina s-a oprit brusc.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tat\u0103\u2026 copacul \u0103la e\u2026 gol pe din\u0103untru?<\/p>\n
\u00cen fa\u021ba lor se ridica un trunchi uria\u0219, scobit de timp, mai lat dec\u00e2t o camer\u0103. \u00centr-o parte, o u\u0219\u0103 simpl\u0103 din lemn era prins\u0103 direct \u00een coaj\u0103.<\/p>\n
Ion a r\u0103mas f\u0103r\u0103 cuvinte.<\/p>\n
\u2014 E casa mea, a spus Vasile. Sau\u2026 a fost. Am f\u0103cut-o c\u00e2nd n-aveam nimic.<\/p>\n
Au intrat. \u00cen\u0103untru era cald. Pere\u021bii rotunzi din lemn p\u0103strau c\u0103ldura, o sob\u0103 mic\u0103 trosnea, iar o mas\u0103 solid\u0103 ocupa mijlocul. Dou\u0103 paturi suprapuse, un raft cu borcane, un miros de lemn uscat \u0219i fum.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Aici putem sta? a \u00eentrebat Andreea, cu voce joas\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 C\u00e2t ave\u021bi nevoie, a r\u0103spuns Vasile. Nu v\u0103 cere nimeni chirie.<\/p>\n
\u00cen noaptea aceea, Ion n-a dormit. Asculta respira\u021biile copiilor \u0219i v\u00e2ntul care lovea trunchiul, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 intre. Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 luni, nu sim\u021bea fric\u0103. Doar oboseal\u0103 \u0219i\u2026 speran\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
Zilele au \u00eenceput s\u0103 curg\u0103 altfel.<\/p>\n
Ion a reparat soba, a t\u0103iat lemne, a \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat copiii s\u0103 sape o mic\u0103 gr\u0103din\u0103. Vasile l-a dus la oameni din sat, iar Ion a \u00eenceput s\u0103 repare drujbe, tractoare, orice se strica. Plata venea \u00een lei pu\u021bini, \u00een cartofi, \u00een ou\u0103, \u00een respect.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o dup\u0103-amiaz\u0103, cur\u0103\u021b\u00e2nd podeaua trunchiului, Mihai a lovit cu m\u0103tura \u00eentr-o sc\u00e2ndur\u0103 care suna a gol.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tat\u0103\u2026 ascult\u0103.<\/p>\n
Au scos sc\u00e2ndura. Sub ea, o cutie metalic\u0103 ruginit\u0103.<\/p>\n
Ion a \u00eenghe\u021bat.<\/p>\n
\u00cen\u0103untru erau bani. Bancnote vechi, dar curate. \u0218i un plic.<\/p>\n
Pe plic era scris, cu scrisul Elenei.<\/p>\n
\u201ePentru Ion. Dac\u0103 via\u021ba ne pune la p\u0103m\u00e2nt.\u201d<\/p>\n
M\u00e2inile i-au \u00eenceput s\u0103 tremure. A deschis plicul.<\/p>\n
Elena scrisese despre anii \u00een care pusese deoparte bani din mici economii, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spun\u0103 nim\u0103nui. Despre frica ei c\u0103 Ion munce\u0219te prea mult. Despre dorin\u021ba ca, dac\u0103 ea nu mai e, copiii s\u0103 aib\u0103 o \u0219ans\u0103.<\/p>\n
Era suficient c\u00e2t s\u0103 cumpere p\u0103m\u00e2ntul. Suficient c\u00e2t s\u0103 \u00eenceap\u0103 din nou.<\/p>\n
Ion a c\u0103zut \u00een genunchi. A pl\u00e2ns f\u0103r\u0103 ru\u0219ine, cu copiii l\u00e2ng\u0103 el.<\/p>\n
\u00cen prim\u0103var\u0103, au cump\u0103rat terenul. Au extins casa din trunchi, au ridicat o magazie, apoi o cas\u0103 mic\u0103, adev\u0103rat\u0103. Andreea a mers la \u0219coala din sat. Gemenii alergau liberi. Irina nu mai c\u0103uta col\u021buri goale.<\/p>\n
Ani mai t\u00e2rziu, oamenii din zon\u0103 spuneau povestea copacului-cas\u0103 ca pe o legend\u0103.<\/p>\n
Ion \u0219tia adev\u0103rul.<\/p>\n
Nu copacul le schimbase destinul.<\/p>\n
Ci faptul c\u0103, atunci c\u00e2nd pierduse totul, nu renun\u021base la copii. Iar via\u021ba, \u00eentr-un fel ciudat \u0219i t\u0103cut, \u00eei r\u0103spl\u0103tise curajul.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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