Am \u00eenchis telefonul cu m\u00e2na tremur\u00e2nd\u0103.
Vocea Alinei nu mai era arogant\u0103. Era aspr\u0103, t\u0103iat\u0103 scurt, ca \u0219i cum ceva \u00eei st\u0103tea \u00een g\u00e2t.<\/p>\n
Am f\u0103cut o cafea, de\u0219i era sear\u0103. N-am b\u0103ut-o. Am r\u0103mas cu privirea pierdut\u0103 \u00een cea\u0219c\u0103, ascult\u00e2nd tic\u0103itul ceasului din buc\u0103t\u0103rie. Acel ceas \u00eel cump\u0103rase Ion, tat\u0103l meu vitreg, din t\u00e2rgul de la Ploie\u0219ti, cu ani \u00een urm\u0103. \u201eS\u0103 se aud\u0103 \u00een toat\u0103 casa, s\u0103 \u0219tiu c\u0103 tr\u0103iesc\u201d, spunea el.<\/p>\n
Casa.
Casa din care fusesem dat\u0103 afar\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 un leu, f\u0103r\u0103 o vorb\u0103 bun\u0103, dup\u0103 ce \u00eei \u00eenchisesem ochii.<\/p>\n
Diminea\u021ba urm\u0103toare am luat autobuzul spre sat. Drumul mi s-a p\u0103rut mai lung ca niciodat\u0103. C\u00e2mpurile erau acelea\u0219i, dar parc\u0103 mai cenu\u0219ii. C\u00e2nd am cobor\u00e2t, am sim\u021bit mirosul de p\u0103m\u00e2nt umed \u0219i de lemn ars. Miros de acas\u0103.<\/p>\n
Poarta era deschis\u0103.
Niciodat\u0103 nu fusese l\u0103sat\u0103 a\u0219a.<\/p>\n
Am intrat cu pa\u0219i mici. Inima \u00eemi b\u0103tea \u00een urechi. \u00cen curte era o ma\u0219in\u0103 de salvare, iar l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea, Alina, palid\u0103, cu ochii umfla\u021bi de pl\u00e2ns. Nu m-a privit. N-a avut curaj.<\/p>\n
\u201eE \u00een\u0103untru\u201d, a spus \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
Am intrat \u00een cas\u0103 \u0219i m-a izbit acela\u0219i miros de ceai de tei \u0219i medicamente. Pe pat, sprijinit de perne, era Ion. Mai slab, mai alb, dar viu. Ochii i s-au luminat c\u00e2nd m-a v\u0103zut.<\/p>\n
\u201eM\u0103i, fat\u0103\u2026 ai venit\u201d, a \u0219optit.<\/p>\n
Mi s-au \u00eenmuiat genunchii.
M-am apropiat \u0219i i-am luat m\u00e2na. Era cald\u0103. Vie.<\/p>\n
Medicul mi-a explicat c\u0103 intrase \u00eentr-o stare profund\u0103, iar Alina semnase actele f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mai a\u0219tepte. \u00cenmorm\u00e2ntare, preot, tot. O gre\u0219eal\u0103 grav\u0103, dar graba fusese mare. Mai ales c\u00e2nd e vorba de mo\u0219teniri.<\/p>\n
Ion m-a privit lung, cu o triste\u021be grea.
\u201eAm auzit ce \u021bi-a spus\u201d, a murmurat. \u201eN-am apucat s\u0103 \u00eendrept lucrurile.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00cen zilele urm\u0103toare, am r\u0103mas. Am g\u0103tit, i-am schimbat pansamentele, i-am citit din ziar. Alina venea rar, st\u0103tea pe telefon, evita privirea lui. Casa era tensionat\u0103, aerul greu, ca \u00eenaintea furtunii.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o diminea\u021b\u0103, Ion m-a chemat mai aproape.
\u201eAm f\u0103cut un alt testament\u201d, mi-a spus. \u201eLa notarul din ora\u0219. Corect. Drept.\u201d<\/p>\n
N-am spus nimic. Doar am dat din cap.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd a venit notarul, Alina a explodat. A \u021bipat, a pl\u00e2ns, a spus c\u0103 e manipulare, c\u0103 nu e corect. Ion a ascultat-o calm, apoi a rostit rar, ap\u0103sat:<\/p>\n
\u201eCorect nu e s\u0103-\u021bi la\u0219i tat\u0103l s\u0103 moar\u0103 singur. Corect e cine a fost aici.\u201d<\/p>\n
Testamentul era simplu.
Casa \u00eemi revenea mie.
Alinei \u00eei l\u0103sa 10.000 de lei, \u201es\u0103 aib\u0103 de drum\u201d.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 dou\u0103 zile, Ion s-a stins cu adev\u0103rat. De data asta, lini\u0219tit. Cu m\u00e2na mea \u00een m\u00e2na lui.<\/p>\n
\u00cenmorm\u00e2ntarea a fost t\u0103cut\u0103. Alina a plecat \u00eenainte s\u0103 se termine slujba. N-am mai v\u0103zut-o.<\/p>\n
Au trecut luni. Am reparat casa, am vopsit gardul, am pus perdele noi. Vecinii au \u00eenceput s\u0103 m\u0103 salute din nou. Ceasul din buc\u0103t\u0103rie tic\u0103ia la fel de tare.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o sear\u0103, st\u00e2nd pe prisp\u0103, am \u00een\u021beles ceva simplu \u0219i greu \u00een acela\u0219i timp:
nu s\u00e2ngele te face familie, ci cine r\u0103m\u00e2ne c\u00e2nd to\u021bi ceilal\u021bi pleac\u0103.<\/p>\n
Ion nu murise de tot atunci.
A mai avut o treab\u0103 de rezolvat.
\u0218i a f\u0103cut-o.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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