Am mers spre birou cu pa\u0219i mici, ca \u0219i cum \u00eencetineala ar fi putut am\u00e2na ce urma. Biroul era luminat prea tare, iar \u0219eful, domnul Ionescu, st\u0103tea drept la mas\u0103, cu m\u00e2inile \u00eempreunate. \u00cen fa\u021ba lui, pe birou, era un plic alb, gros.<\/p>\n
\u201eIa loc\u201d, mi-a spus.<\/p>\n
Inima \u00eemi b\u0103tea \u00een urechi. M-am a\u0219ezat pe marginea scaunului, preg\u0103tit\u0103 pentru mustrare, avertisment, poate chiar concediere. La v\u00e2rsta mea, un loc de munc\u0103 pierdut nu e o aventur\u0103. E o pr\u0103pastie.<\/p>\n
\u201eAna\u201d, a \u00eenceput el, \u201easear\u0103 ai pl\u0103tit din banii t\u0103i pentru un client.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nu am negat. Am dat din cap.<\/p>\n
\u201e\u0218tii c\u0103, teoretic, nu e permis.\u201d<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit cum mi se usuc\u0103 gura. \u201e\u0218tiu\u201d, am spus. \u201eDac\u0103 trebuie s\u0103 pl\u0103tesc consecin\u021bele, o fac. Dar nu puteam s\u0103 o las s\u0103 plece f\u0103r\u0103 m\u00e2ncare pentru copil.\u201d<\/p>\n
A urmat o pauz\u0103 lung\u0103. Apoi, spre surprinderea mea, domnul Ionescu a oftat ad\u00e2nc.<\/p>\n
\u201eAna, femeia aceea nu e un client oarecare.\u201d<\/p>\n
A \u00eempins plicul spre mine.<\/p>\n
\u201eDeschide-l.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cu m\u00e2inile tremur\u00e2nde, am desf\u0103cut plicul. \u00cen\u0103untru era o scrisoare \u0219i un cec. Un cec adev\u0103rat. Pe el era trecut\u0103 o sum\u0103 care m-a f\u0103cut s\u0103 ame\u021besc. 25.000 de lei.<\/p>\n
\u201eCe\u2026 ce e asta?\u201d am b\u00e2iguit.<\/p>\n
\u201eSo\u021bul ei a murit acum \u0219ase luni. Accident de munc\u0103. Firma pentru care lucrase a fost dat\u0103 \u00een judecat\u0103. Procesul s-a \u00eencheiat s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2na trecut\u0103. Ea a mo\u0219tenit o sum\u0103 considerabil\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n
Am ridicat ochii spre el, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u00een\u021beleg.<\/p>\n
\u201eDup\u0103 ce ai ajutat-o\u201d, a continuat, \u201ea venit azi diminea\u021b\u0103 aici. A \u00eentrebat de tine. A spus c\u0103 nimeni nu a mai tratat-o ca pe un om de foarte mult timp. C\u0103 ai fost primul care nu a v\u0103zut o mam\u0103 s\u0103rac\u0103, ci o mam\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mi-a alunecat o lacrim\u0103 pe obraz.<\/p>\n
\u201eBanii \u0103\u0219tia sunt pentru tine\u201d, a spus el calm. \u201eNu e mil\u0103. E recuno\u0219tin\u021b\u0103. \u0218i nu doar at\u00e2t.\u201d<\/p>\n
A scos un alt document.<\/p>\n
\u201eConsiliul a decis s\u0103 te promoveze. Supervizor de tur\u0103. Salariu mai bun. Program mai stabil.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nu mai auzeam totul clar. Parc\u0103 lumea se l\u0103rgise \u00een jurul meu.<\/p>\n
\u201eDe ce?\u201d am \u00eentrebat, aproape \u0219optit.<\/p>\n
\u201ePentru c\u0103 un magazin nu tr\u0103ie\u0219te doar din v\u00e2nz\u0103ri\u201d, a spus el. \u201eTr\u0103ie\u0219te din oameni ca tine.\u201d<\/p>\n
Am ie\u0219it din birou plutind. \u00cen parcare, m-am a\u0219ezat pe bordur\u0103 \u0219i am pl\u00e2ns. Nu de bani. Ci de u\u0219urare. De faptul c\u0103, pentru o dat\u0103, binele f\u0103cut nu s-a pierdut \u00een aer.<\/p>\n
\u00cen seara aia, c\u00e2nd am ajuns acas\u0103, mi-am f\u0103cut o sup\u0103 simpl\u0103 \u0219i am stat la mas\u0103 \u00een lini\u0219te. M-am g\u00e2ndit la toate momentele \u00een care aproape am ales s\u0103 nu ajut. La toate d\u0103\u021bile c\u00e2nd oboseala ar fi putut c\u00e2\u0219tiga.<\/p>\n
30 de lei. At\u00e2t a costat s\u0103 schimbe tot.<\/p>\n
De atunci, c\u00e2nd mai v\u0103d o mam\u0103 num\u0103r\u00e2nd monedele, nu m\u0103 mai uit doar la cas\u0103. M\u0103 uit la om.<\/p>\n
Pentru c\u0103 uneori, exact acolo, \u00eentre un cod de bare \u0219i un bon fiscal, se decide cine vom fi mai departe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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