Sebastian a f\u0103cut un pas \u00eenapoi, de parc\u0103 podeaua i-ar fi fugit de sub picioare. Salonul, oamenii, mesele, toate s-au estompat. A r\u0103mas doar fata din fa\u021ba lui. Sub\u021bire, speriat\u0103, cu ochii mari \u0219i obosi\u021bi. Cu ochii Elenei.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cum te cheam\u0103? a \u00eentrebat el, aproape f\u0103r\u0103 glas.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ileana, a r\u0103spuns ea \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
Numele a lovit ca un pumn \u00een stomac. Elena spusese mereu c\u0103, dac\u0103 va avea o feti\u021b\u0103, a\u0219a o va chema. Ileana. Ca bunica ei.<\/p>\n
Sebastian \u0219i-a trecut m\u00e2na peste fa\u021b\u0103. Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mul\u021bi ani, nu mai era magnatul de fier. Era doar un b\u0103rbat care sim\u021bea cum i se rupe ceva \u00een piept.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Unde ai crescut? a continuat el.<\/p>\n
\u2014 La casa de copii, prin Buz\u0103u\u2026 apoi pe la familii care m\u0103 \u021bineau c\u00e2t aveau nevoie de aloca\u021bie. Dup\u0103 18 ani, m-am descurcat singur\u0103. Am muncit pe unde am prins. Sp\u0103l vase, fac curat, ce se g\u0103se\u0219te.<\/p>\n
Fiecare cuv\u00e2nt era ca o piatr\u0103 pus\u0103 pe inim\u0103. El, care avusese totul. Ea, care n-avusese nimic.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i medalionul? a \u00eentrebat, ar\u0103t\u00e2nd spre g\u00e2tul ei.<\/p>\n
\u2014 L-am avut de c\u00e2nd m\u0103 \u0219tiu. Era prins de h\u0103inu\u021ba mea c\u00e2nd m-au g\u0103sit. Nu l-am dat nim\u0103nui. C\u00e2nd mi-a fost foame, c\u00e2nd n-aveam bani de chirie, c\u00e2nd dormeam prin g\u0103ri\u2026 nu l-am v\u00e2ndut. Era singurul lucru care-mi spunea c\u0103 am apar\u021binut cuiva.<\/p>\n
Sebastian a str\u00e2ns pumnii. S-a \u00eentors brusc \u0219i a ie\u0219it din restaurant. Aerul rece al serii l-a izbit \u00een fa\u021b\u0103, dar nu l-a ajutat. A scos telefonul \u0219i a format un num\u0103r pe care nu-l mai apelase de ani.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Vino acum. La restaurant. Am nevoie de tine.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd s-a \u00eentors, Ileana st\u0103tea pe un scaun, cu umerii aduna\u021bi, preg\u0103tit\u0103 parc\u0103 s\u0103 fie alungat\u0103 din nou. Sebastian s-a a\u0219ezat \u00een fa\u021ba ei.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nimeni nu te mai d\u0103 afar\u0103, a spus clar. Nici azi, nici vreodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Apoi, calm, i-a cerut s\u0103-l urmeze. Au mers cu ma\u0219ina lui, \u00een t\u0103cere, prin Bucure\u0219tiul luminat. Ileana privea pe geam, speriat\u0103 \u0219i curioas\u0103 deopotriv\u0103.<\/p>\n
Au ajuns la o vil\u0103 mare, dar rece. Un loc f\u0103r\u0103 r\u00e2sete.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Aici trebuia s\u0103 cre\u0219ti, a spus el \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
Medicul venit de urgen\u021b\u0103 a confirmat ceea ce Sebastian sim\u021bea deja. \u00cen noaptea accidentului, copilul fusese scos viu. O gre\u0219eal\u0103. O mu\u0219amalizare. Un adev\u0103r \u00eengropat sub bani \u0219i fric\u0103.<\/p>\n
Ileana a pl\u00e2ns. Nu cu zgomot, ci cu lacrimi grele, t\u0103cute. Sebastian a stat l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea, st\u00e2ngaci, apoi i-a pus o m\u00e2n\u0103 pe um\u0103r.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u00cemi pare r\u0103u c\u0103 n-am fost acolo. Dar dac\u0103 vrei\u2026 de azi \u00eenainte, nu mai e\u0219ti singur\u0103.<\/p>\n
Au \u00eenceput greu. Cu t\u0103ceri, cu ne\u00eencredere. Cu mese st\u00e2ngace \u0219i camere prea mari. Dar \u00eencet, casa s-a umplut de via\u021b\u0103. De miros de m\u00e2ncare g\u0103tit\u0103, de r\u00e2sete timide, de pove\u0219ti spuse seara.<\/p>\n
Sebastian i-a deschis un cont, dar Ileana a refuzat s\u0103 tr\u0103iasc\u0103 din banii lui.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Vreau s\u0103 muncesc. Vreau s\u0103 \u0219tiu c\u0103 pot, i-a spus.<\/p>\n
A\u0219a a ajuns s\u0103 studieze, s\u0103 \u00eenve\u021be, s\u0103-\u0219i fac\u0103 un drum. Nu din mil\u0103, ci din alegere.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o sear\u0103 de decembrie, exact pe 12, au mers \u00eempreun\u0103 la cimitir. Au pus flori pe morm\u00e2ntul Elenei. Sebastian a l\u0103sat medalionul acolo pentru o clip\u0103, apoi Ileana l-a luat \u0219i l-a pus la g\u00e2t.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mama ar fi vrut s\u0103-l port eu, a spus ea.<\/p>\n
Sebastian a z\u00e2mbit printre lacrimi.<\/p>\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een dou\u0103zeci \u0219i trei de ani, nu mai sim\u021bea golul. Avea din nou familie. Avea adev\u0103r. Avea viitor.<\/p>\n
\u0218i casa aceea mare nu mai era rece. Era, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it, acas\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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