\u2026din \u00eentunericul aleii s-a auzit o voce gr\u0103bit\u0103.
\u2014 Max! Max, unde e\u0219ti?<\/p>\n
C\u00e2inele a \u00eenceput s\u0103 dea din coad\u0103 \u0219i a fugit c\u00e2\u021biva pa\u0219i, apoi s-a \u00eentors, parc\u0103 refuz\u00e2nd s\u0103 plece. Un b\u0103rbat \u00een palton gros s-a apropiat, cu c\u0103ciula tras\u0103 pe ochi \u0219i respira\u021bia t\u0103iat\u0103 de frig.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Doamne, v\u0103 mul\u021bumesc! L-am pierdut de zece minute \u0219i m-am speriat groaznic, a spus el. Apoi s-a uitat mai atent la b\u0103tr\u00e2ni. \u2014 Dar dumneavoastr\u0103\u2026 ce face\u021bi aici, pe vremea asta?<\/p>\n
Ion \u0219i Maria s-au privit. De obicei t\u0103ceau. De data asta, Maria a oftat ad\u00e2nc \u0219i a spus adev\u0103rul. Simplu. F\u0103r\u0103 repro\u0219uri. Doar fapte.<\/p>\n
B\u0103rbatul a str\u00e2ns buzele.
\u2014 Nu se face a\u0219a ceva\u2026 Mai ales de Anul Nou. Eu sunt Radu. Haide\u021bi cu mine. Am o cas\u0103 la dou\u0103 str\u0103zi de aici. Cald, m\u00e2ncare, ceai. Nu accept refuz.<\/p>\n
Nu le venea s\u0103 cread\u0103. Dar frigul le intrase \u00een oase, iar vocea omului era cald\u0103 \u0219i hot\u0103r\u00e2t\u0103. Au mers \u00eencet, sprijinindu-se unul de altul.<\/p>\n
Casa era mic\u0103, dar primitoare. Bradul era deja \u00eempodobit, mirosea a cozonac \u0219i a portocale. Radu le-a pus ceai fierbinte, le-a \u00eenc\u0103lzit m\u00e2ncare \u0219i le-a preg\u0103tit canapeaua din sufragerie.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Sta\u021bi lini\u0219ti\u021bi. Diminea\u021b\u0103 vedem ce-i de f\u0103cut.<\/p>\n
\u00cen noaptea aceea, Maria a dormit pentru prima dat\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 team\u0103 dup\u0103 mult timp.<\/p>\n
Diminea\u021ba, Radu a aflat tot. Cum \u0219i-au v\u00e2ndut casa. Cum au ajuns o povar\u0103. Cum nepotul era singura lor bucurie. A dat c\u00e2teva telefoane.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 dou\u0103 zile, Andrei a intrat val-v\u00e2rtej \u00een casa lui Radu. Avea ochii ro\u0219ii \u0219i vocea tremurat\u0103.
\u2014 Unde sunt bunicii mei?<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd i-a v\u0103zut, a \u00eengenuncheat \u00een fa\u021ba lor \u0219i i-a str\u00e2ns la piept.
\u2014 N-o s\u0103 mai fi\u021bi niciodat\u0103 da\u021bi afar\u0103. Jur.<\/p>\n
Cu ajutorul lui Radu \u0219i al unui avocat, Andrei a g\u0103sit o solu\u021bie. Cu banii r\u0103ma\u0219i \u0219i un mic \u00eemprumut, le-a cump\u0103rat bunicilor o c\u0103su\u021b\u0103 modest\u0103, la marginea ora\u0219ului. Dou\u0103 camere, sob\u0103, curte mic\u0103. Dar era a lor.<\/p>\n
\u00cen prim\u0103var\u0103, Maria a plantat flori. Ion a reparat poarta. Andrei venea \u00een fiecare weekend.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o sear\u0103, st\u00e2nd pe banc\u0103, Maria a spus z\u00e2mbind:
\u2014 Vezi, Ioane? Uneori Dumnezeu trimite un c\u00e2ine ca s\u0103-\u021bi schimbe via\u021ba.<\/p>\n
Ion a m\u00e2ng\u00e2iat spanielul, care acum dormea la picioarele lor, \u0219i a dat din cap.
\u2014 \u0218i oameni cu inim\u0103, a completat el.<\/p>\n
Iar \u00een cas\u0103 era cald. \u0218i lini\u0219te. \u0218i, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it, acas\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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