\u00cen scaunul din dreapta st\u0103tea un b\u0103rbat. Nemi\u015fcat. Fa\u0163a \u00eei era palid\u0103, iar buzele vine\u0163ii. Dar ceea ce a \u00eenghe\u0163at-o pe Maria nu a fost trupul, ci geanta deschis\u0103 de la picioarele lui.<\/p>\n
Bancnote. Multe. \u00cempachetate neglijent, murdare de noroi. Lei. Zeci, poate sute de mii.<\/p>\n
Pentru o clip\u0103, i s-au \u00eenmuiat genunchii. N-a mai v\u0103zut at\u00e2\u0163ia bani niciodat\u0103, nici m\u0103car la televizor. Primul instinct a fost s\u0103 se retrag\u0103, s\u0103 \u00eenchid\u0103 u\u015fa \u015fi s\u0103 fug\u0103. Dar ceva a \u0163inut-o pe loc.<\/p>\n
A dus m\u00e2na spre g\u00e2tul b\u0103rbatului. Puls. Slab, dar era. Tr\u0103ia.<\/p>\n
\u201eDoamne\u2026\u201d, a \u015foptit.<\/p>\n
L-a tras cu greu afar\u0103 din cabin\u0103, murd\u0103rindu-\u015fi hainele \u015fi m\u00e2inile. Omul gemea \u00eencet. Avea o ran\u0103 ur\u00e2t\u0103 la cap \u015fi una la picior. Maria nu s-a g\u00e2ndit mult. A rupt din c\u0103ma\u015fa ei, i-a legat rana, exact cum o \u00eenv\u0103\u0163ase bunica.<\/p>\n
Drumul \u00eenapoi spre caban\u0103 a fost un chin. L-a sprijinit, l-a tras, l-a ridicat c\u00e2nd c\u0103dea. De c\u00e2teva ori, b\u0103rbatul a deschis ochii.
\u201eUnde\u2026 sunt?\u201d
\u201eLa mine. E\u015fti \u00een siguran\u0163\u0103 acum\u201d, i-a r\u0103spuns simplu.<\/p>\n
\u00cen caban\u0103, l-a a\u015fezat pe pat, i-a dat ceai fierbinte \u015fi l-a vegheat toat\u0103 noaptea. Afar\u0103, p\u0103durea fo\u015fnea lini\u015ftit\u0103, ca \u015fi cum nimic nu s-ar fi \u00eent\u00e2mplat.<\/p>\n
Diminea\u0163a, b\u0103rbatul \u015fi-a revenit. O chema Andrei. Nu era din zon\u0103. Venise \u201ecu treburi\u201d. Nu a explicat ce fel de treburi, dar nici Maria n-a \u00eentrebat.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva zile, c\u00e2nd s-a pus pe picioare, a deschis geanta cu bani.
\u201e\u0102\u015ftia sunt ai t\u0103i acum\u201d, i-a spus.
Maria s-a uitat lung la el.
\u201eNu-mi trebuie. Eu te-am ajutat pentru c\u0103 erai om, nu pentru bani.\u201d<\/p>\n
Andrei a r\u0103mas f\u0103r\u0103 cuvinte.<\/p>\n
\u00cenainte s\u0103 plece, i-a l\u0103sat totu\u015fi un plic.
\u201ePentru caban\u0103. Pentru tine.\u201d<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd a deschis plicul, erau exact 10.000 de lei. At\u00e2t c\u00e2t \u00eei trebuia s\u0103 repare acoperi\u015ful \u015fi s\u0103-\u015fi pl\u0103teasc\u0103 datoriile vechi. Nici mai mult, nici mai pu\u0163in.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 ce elicopterul a fost g\u0103sit de autorit\u0103\u0163i, iar povestea a ajuns la \u015ftiri, Maria nu a ap\u0103rut nic\u0103ieri. S-a \u00eentors la p\u0103dure, la plantele ei, la lini\u015ftea ei.<\/p>\n
Unii au spus c\u0103 a fost o minune.
Al\u0163ii \u2013 o prostie.<\/p>\n
Dar Maria \u015ftia un lucru sigur: c\u00e2nd faci ce-i drept, f\u0103r\u0103 l\u0103comie, via\u0163a \u00ee\u0163i d\u0103 exact c\u00e2t ai nevoie. Nici mai mult. Nici mai pu\u0163in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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