\u2014 Eu sunt Fernando. Mul\u021bumesc pentru ajutor, Lupita \u2014 a spus el, f\u0103r\u0103 urm\u0103 de ironie, de\u0219i nu era genul care s\u0103 mul\u021bumeasc\u0103 prea des.<\/p>\n
Feti\u021ba a dat din umeri, ca \u0219i cum gestul ei era firesc. Apoi s-a \u00eentors spre trotuar, apuc\u00e2nd iar cutia cu gum\u0103. Dar Fernando a r\u0103mas pe g\u00e2nduri. Ceva nu se potrivea. Feti\u021ba p\u0103rea prea sigur\u0103 pe ea, prea atent\u0103 la detalii. \u0218i mai ales… ochii. \u00cei aminteau de cineva.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Hei, stai pu\u021bin \u2014 a spus el. \u2014 Ai zis c\u0103 \u00eel aju\u021bi pe don Chui?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Da. Dup\u0103 \u0219coal\u0103… adic\u0103, dup\u0103 cum apuc. C\u00e2nd nu v\u00e2nd gum\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i p\u0103rin\u021bii t\u0103i?<\/p>\n
Ea s-a uitat la el cu o privire t\u0103ioas\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mama a murit. Tata… nu conteaz\u0103. Sunt cu doamna Mariana, dar n-avem bani.<\/p>\n
Fernando \u0219i-a scos portofelul. Voia s\u0103-i \u00eentind\u0103 o bancnot\u0103, dar s-a oprit. Lupita s-a uitat la gest \u0219i a cl\u0103tinat din cap.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu fac asta pentru bani. Am vrut doar s\u0103 ajut.<\/p>\n
Apoi, z\u00e2mbind ca \u0219i cum nu ar fi spus nimic greu, s-a \u00eendep\u0103rtat. Fernando s-a urcat \u00een ma\u0219in\u0103, dar n-a pornit imediat. G\u00e2ndul la ochii aceia \u00eel b\u00e2ntuia. Dup\u0103 o or\u0103, s-a dus la atelierul indicat de fat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Don Chui?<\/p>\n
Un b\u0103rbat grizonat a ie\u0219it de sub o ma\u0219in\u0103, \u0219terg\u00e2ndu-\u0219i m\u00e2inile pe o c\u00e2rp\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Da. Ce v\u0103 pot ajuta?<\/p>\n
\u2014 O fat\u0103 pe nume Lupita mi-a spus c\u0103 o mai ajuta\u021bi pe aici.<\/p>\n
Don Chui a z\u00e2mbit cald.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A, mica Lupita. Mai de\u0219teapt\u0103 dec\u00e2t mul\u021bi adul\u021bi. Dac\u0103 era la \u0219coal\u0103 cum trebuie, ar fi ajuns inginer\u0103. Sau cine \u0219tie, doctori\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu merge la \u0219coal\u0103?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Merge c\u00e2nd poate. Dar e greu. Are grij\u0103 \u0219i de o b\u0103tr\u00e2nic\u0103 bolnav\u0103… cred c\u0103-i rud\u0103 cu ea. Nu cere nimic, dar munce\u0219te ca un om mare. Asta-i copil crescut cu greul.<\/p>\n
A doua zi, Fernando s-a \u00eentors. A g\u0103sit-o \u00een acela\u0219i col\u021b, cu acea\u0219i cutie veche. De data asta, a cobor\u00e2t direct \u0219i i-a zis:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Vrei s\u0103 vii cu mine? Am nevoie de o asistent\u0103 la birou. E munc\u0103 cinstit\u0103. \u0218i pot s\u0103 te ajut s\u0103 mergi la \u0219coal\u0103.<\/p>\n
Lupita s-a uitat lung la el, ne\u00eencrez\u0103toare. Apoi a z\u00e2mbit timid.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Doar dac\u0103 pot merge la \u0219coal\u0103 \u0219i s\u0103 o \u00eengrijesc pe doamna Mariana \u00een continuare.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Asta era \u0219i ideea mea.<\/p>\n
Au plecat \u00eempreun\u0103, ea cu cutia \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103, el cu promisiunea c\u0103 via\u021ba i se va schimba. \u0218i nu \u0219tia c\u00e2t de mult. C\u0103ci peste ani, c\u00e2nd Fernando avea s\u0103 moar\u0103, \u00een testamentul s\u0103u scria clar: \u201eTot ce am, \u00eei revine fiicei pe care destinul mi-a trimis-o \u00een mijlocul str\u0103zii, atunci c\u00e2nd nici eu nu \u0219tiam c\u0103 am nevoie de ea.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pe morm\u00e2ntul lui, \u00eentr-o zi de prim\u0103var\u0103, a venit o t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103 \u00eembr\u0103cat\u0103 \u00een halat alb, cu o cutie veche \u00een bra\u021be \u0219i cu ochii vii, exact ca atunci: Lupita.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u2014 Eu sunt Fernando. Mul\u021bumesc pentru ajutor, Lupita \u2014 a spus el, f\u0103r\u0103 urm\u0103 de ironie, de\u0219i nu era genul care s\u0103 mul\u021bumeasc\u0103 prea des. Feti\u021ba a dat din umeri, ca \u0219i cum gestul ei era firesc. Apoi s-a \u00eentors spre trotuar, apuc\u00e2nd iar cutia cu gum\u0103. Dar Fernando a r\u0103mas pe g\u00e2nduri. Ceva nu […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1586,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1585","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\/1585","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=1585"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1587,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1585\/revisions\/1587"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}