Drumul p\u00e2n\u0103 la satul lui Victor a fost lung \u0219i t\u0103cut. Autobuzul a \u0219erpuit prin dealuri, iar p\u0103durile dese au \u00eenceput s\u0103 \u00eenlocuiasc\u0103 blocurile. Copiii priveau pe geam, obosi\u021bi, dar curio\u0219i. Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 luni \u00eentregi, Ion a sim\u021bit c\u0103 aerul parc\u0103 \u00eel apas\u0103 mai pu\u021bin pe piept.<\/p>\n
Victor i-a a\u0219teptat \u00een cap\u0103tul drumului de p\u0103m\u00e2nt, cu o ma\u0219in\u0103 veche \u0219i un z\u00e2mbet larg. Nu a pus \u00eentreb\u0103ri. I-a \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219at pe r\u00e2nd \u0219i i-a dus direct la casa lui mic\u0103, unde soba duduia \u0219i m\u00e2ncarea era cald\u0103. \u00cen seara aceea, copiii au m\u00e2ncat pe s\u0103turate \u0219i au adormit unul l\u00e2ng\u0103 altul, ca pe vremuri.<\/p>\n
A doua zi, Victor l-a luat pe Ion la o plimbare prin p\u0103dure.
\u201eAm ceva s\u0103-\u021bi ar\u0103t\u201d, i-a spus simplu.<\/p>\n
Au mers mult, p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd copiii au \u00eenceput s\u0103 se plictiseasc\u0103. Atunci Ana a observat copacul. Era uria\u0219, cu trunchiul gros c\u00e2t o camer\u0103 \u0219i ramuri care se \u00eentindeau ca ni\u0219te bra\u021be protectoare. Sus, printre frunze, se vedea ceva ce nu p\u0103rea natural.<\/p>\n
O scar\u0103 veche.<\/p>\n
Au urcat cu grij\u0103. Sus, ascuns\u0103 \u00eentre ramuri, era o c\u0103su\u021b\u0103 din lemn. Mic\u0103, dar solid\u0103. O u\u0219\u0103, o fereastr\u0103, chiar \u0219i o mas\u0103.
\u201eAm f\u0103cut-o cu ani \u00een urm\u0103\u201d, a spus Victor. \u201eDar n-am folosit-o niciodat\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00cen\u0103untru era praf, dar \u0219i ceva mai mult. Sub podea, Ion a g\u0103sit o lad\u0103 veche. \u00cen ea, erau acte, scrisori \u0219i o pung\u0103 groas\u0103. Bani. Lei vechi, str\u00e2n\u0219i cu grij\u0103. Erau economiile tat\u0103lui lor, pe care Victor nu avusese inim\u0103 s\u0103 le cheltuie.<\/p>\n
Ion a sim\u021bit cum \u00eei tremur\u0103 genunchii. Nu era o avere, dar era suficient c\u00e2t s\u0103 respire. Suficient c\u00e2t s\u0103 repare o cas\u0103 mic\u0103, s\u0103 cumpere unelte, s\u0103 \u00eenceap\u0103 ceva.<\/p>\n
Copiii au \u00eenceput s\u0103 r\u00e2d\u0103. Pentru ei, c\u0103su\u021ba din copac era un palat. Pentru Ion, era dovada c\u0103 nu totul fusese pierdut.<\/p>\n
Au r\u0103mas \u00een sat. Ion a muncit p\u0103m\u00e2ntul, a reparat garduri, a ajutat vecinii. Oamenii l-au primit ca pe unul de-al lor. Ana a mers la \u0219coala din sat, gemenii au \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat s\u0103 taie lemne, iar Lidia a prins drag de animale.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o sear\u0103, Ion a urcat singur \u00een c\u0103su\u021ba din copac. A scos una dintre scrisori \u0219i a citit-o cu voce tare, ca \u0219i cum Emilia ar fi fost acolo. A pl\u00e2ns, dar nu de disperare. De recuno\u0219tin\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
Via\u021ba nu devenise u\u0219oar\u0103. Dar devenise adev\u0103rat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u0218i, pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mult timp, Ion Mure\u0219an a \u0219tiut sigur: copiii lui aveau din nou un c\u0103min.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Drumul p\u00e2n\u0103 la satul lui Victor a fost lung \u0219i t\u0103cut. Autobuzul a \u0219erpuit prin dealuri, iar p\u0103durile dese au \u00eenceput s\u0103 \u00eenlocuiasc\u0103 blocurile. Copiii priveau pe geam, obosi\u021bi, dar curio\u0219i. Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 luni \u00eentregi, Ion a sim\u021bit c\u0103 aerul parc\u0103 \u00eel apas\u0103 mai pu\u021bin pe piept. Victor i-a a\u0219teptat \u00een cap\u0103tul drumului […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15882,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15881","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\/15881","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=15881"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15883,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15881\/revisions\/15883"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}