Ana a ie\u0219it din cofet\u0103rie \u021bin\u00e2nd cutia cu tortul cu ambele m\u00e2ini, de parc\u0103 ar fi dus ceva fragil, viu. Andrei mergea l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea, atent, p\u0103\u0219ind \u00eencet pe trotuarul cr\u0103pat al cartierului vechi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Stai aproape de mine, a spus el bl\u00e2nd. Cutia e pre\u021bioas\u0103.<\/p>\n
Ana a z\u00e2mbit larg. Nu mai \u021binea pungu\u021ba la piept. O str\u00e2nsese bine \u00een buzunar, goal\u0103 acum, dar cu inima plin\u0103.<\/p>\n
Au mers c\u00e2teva str\u0103zi. Blocuri vechi, cu tencuiala c\u0103zut\u0103 pe alocuri. Un magazin mixt cu o firm\u0103 scorojit\u0103. Un leag\u0103n ruginit \u00een fa\u021ba unui bloc. Andrei le vedea pe toate, dar parc\u0103 pentru prima dat\u0103 le sim\u021bea.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mama ta unde lucreaz\u0103? a \u00eentrebat el.<\/p>\n
\u2014 La spital. Face ture de noapte. C\u00e2teodat\u0103 vine foarte obosit\u0103\u2026 \u0219i spune c\u0103 n-are timp de nimic, a spus Ana, cu o maturitate care \u00eel durea.<\/p>\n
Au ajuns \u00een fa\u021ba unui bloc gri. Etajul doi. U\u0219a de la intrare era veche, cu vopseaua s\u0103rit\u0103.<\/p>\n
Ana s-a oprit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 De aici merg singur\u0103, a zis ea. Mama nu \u0219tie de tort. Trebuie s\u0103 fie surpriz\u0103.<\/p>\n
Andrei a dat din cap, dar ceva l-a f\u0103cut s\u0103 mai r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 o clip\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ana\u2026 mama ta e o femeie norocoas\u0103.<\/p>\n
Feti\u021ba a ridicat din umeri.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Eu cred c\u0103 eu sunt norocoas\u0103. O am pe ea.<\/p>\n
A b\u0103tut la u\u0219\u0103 \u0219i a disp\u0103rut \u00een\u0103untru.<\/p>\n
Andrei a r\u0103mas pe palier. A auzit un strig\u0103t de uimire. Apoi pl\u00e2ns. Apoi r\u00e2s. O voce de femeie care spunea, printre lacrimi: \u201eCum ai reu\u0219it, puiul mamei?\u201d<\/p>\n
U\u0219a s-a deschis.<\/p>\n
O femeie t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103, cu ochii ro\u0219ii de oboseal\u0103 \u0219i emo\u021bie, st\u0103tea \u00een prag. Ana o \u021binea de m\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 El e domnul care m-a ajutat, a spus feti\u021ba simplu.<\/p>\n
Ioana s-a uitat la Andrei. L-a privit lung. \u0218i-a dat seama imediat: omul acesta nu venise \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103tor.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mul\u021bumesc, a spus ea \u00eencet. Nu pentru tort\u2026 ci pentru ce a\u021bi f\u0103cut.<\/p>\n
Andrei a sim\u021bit un nod \u00een g\u00e2t.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i eu v\u0103 mul\u021bumesc, a r\u0103spuns el. Azi era o zi grea pentru mine.<\/p>\n
Ana a tras de m\u00e2neca lui.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 vre\u021bi\u2026 pute\u021bi s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2ne\u021bi la o felie.<\/p>\n
Andrei a ezitat. Apoi a intrat.<\/p>\n
Au m\u00e2ncat tort pe o mas\u0103 mic\u0103, acoperit\u0103 cu mu\u0219ama. Au aprins o lum\u00e2nare. Au r\u00e2s. Au vorbit despre lucruri simple.<\/p>\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 ani \u00eentregi, Andrei nu s-a mai sim\u021bit singur.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd a plecat, \u0219tia un lucru clar: uneori, nu banii te fac bogat. Ci o feti\u021b\u0103 cu 25 de lei, un tort de ciocolat\u0103 \u0219i o u\u0219\u0103 deschis\u0103 exact c\u00e2nd ai nevoie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ana a ie\u0219it din cofet\u0103rie \u021bin\u00e2nd cutia cu tortul cu ambele m\u00e2ini, de parc\u0103 ar fi dus ceva fragil, viu. Andrei mergea l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea, atent, p\u0103\u0219ind \u00eencet pe trotuarul cr\u0103pat al cartierului vechi. \u2014 Stai aproape de mine, a spus el bl\u00e2nd. Cutia e pre\u021bioas\u0103. Ana a z\u00e2mbit larg. Nu mai \u021binea pungu\u021ba la piept. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16808,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-povesti"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16807"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16809,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16807\/revisions\/16809"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}