Lini\u0219tea din restaurant era at\u00e2t de groas\u0103, c\u0103 se auzea cum picur\u0103 apa de pe hainele lui Horia pe podea. Radu Petrescu devenise alb la fa\u021b\u0103. \u00cencerca s\u0103 spun\u0103 ceva, dar cuvintele nu mai ie\u0219eau.<\/p>\n
Livia st\u0103tea nemi\u0219cat\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 mas\u0103. Sim\u021bea c\u0103 i se \u00eenmoaie genunchii. Nu \u0219tia dac\u0103 tocmai \u00ee\u0219i salvase un om sau dac\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i distrusese via\u021ba.<\/p>\n
Horia s-a ridicat \u00eencet. Nu a ridicat vocea. N-a fost nevoie.<\/p>\n
\u201e\u0218ti\u021bi ce m\u0103 doare cel mai tare?\u201d, a spus el, plimb\u00e2ndu-\u0219i privirea peste mese. \u201eNu carnea stricat\u0103. Ci faptul c\u0103 un om poate fi tratat ca gunoi doar pentru c\u0103 pare s\u0103rac.\u201d<\/p>\n
Radu a b\u00e2iguit: \u201eDomnule V\u0103leanu, eu doar\u2026 am glumit\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eNu.\u201d Vocea lui Horia a t\u0103iat aerul. \u201eAi decis c\u0103 un om nu merit\u0103 respect. \u0218i ai pus \u00een pericol s\u0103n\u0103tatea lui.\u201d<\/p>\n
Unul dintre b\u0103rba\u021bii la costum a scos un dosar. Contracte, pl\u00e2ngeri vechi, rapoarte ignorate. Totul a c\u0103zut pe mas\u0103, la propriu \u0219i la figurat.<\/p>\n
\u201eE\u0219ti concediat pe loc,\u201d a spus C\u0103lin. \u201e\u0218i vei r\u0103spunde legal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Radu s-a pr\u0103bu\u0219it pe un scaun. Nimeni nu l-a mai privit.<\/p>\n
Horia s-a \u00eentors spre Livia. Ea \u0219i-a l\u0103sat capul \u00een jos, a\u0219tept\u00e2nd verdictul.<\/p>\n
\u201eTu,\u201d a spus el, \u201ede ce ai f\u0103cut asta?\u201d<\/p>\n
Livia a \u00eenghi\u021bit \u00een sec.
\u201ePentru c\u0103\u2026 n-am putut s\u0103 v\u0103 las s\u0103 m\u00e2nca\u021bi a\u0219a ceva. Pentru c\u0103 \u0219tiu cum e s\u0103 n-ai bani. Pentru c\u0103 mama mea tr\u0103ie\u0219te dintr-o pensie mic\u0103 \u0219i eu \u021bin casa din salariul \u0103sta.\u201d<\/p>\n
Horia a z\u00e2mbit pentru prima dat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u201eC\u00e2\u021bi bani c\u00e2\u0219tigi?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201e2.800 de lei.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201e\u0218i totu\u0219i ai riscat totul.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ea a dat din cap.
\u201eDa.\u201d<\/p>\n
Horia a oftat ad\u00e2nc.
\u201e\u021aara asta nu duce lips\u0103 de bani. Duce lips\u0103 de oameni ca tine.\u201d<\/p>\n
S-a \u00eentors spre ceilal\u021bi angaja\u021bi.
\u201eDe m\u00e2ine, salariul minim \u00een toate restaurantele mele cre\u0219te. Program corect. F\u0103r\u0103 umilin\u021b\u0103. F\u0103r\u0103 mizerii.\u201d<\/p>\n
O murmurare a str\u0103b\u0103tut sala. Unii aveau lacrimi \u00een ochi.<\/p>\n
Apoi s-a apropiat din nou de Livia.
\u201eAi terminat liceul?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eDa.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201e\u0218coal\u0103 de management?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eNu mi-am permis.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eDe acum \u00ee\u021bi permi\u021bi. Grupul pl\u0103te\u0219te. \u0218i vreau s\u0103 te v\u0103d peste un an manager aici.\u201d<\/p>\n
Livia a izbucnit \u00een pl\u00e2ns. Nu de bucurie simpl\u0103. Ci de eliberare.<\/p>\n
Clien\u021bii au \u00eenceput s\u0103 aplaude. Unii se ridicau \u00een picioare. Nu pentru spectacol. Ci pentru adev\u0103r.<\/p>\n
Horia \u0219i-a luat geaca ud\u0103. \u00cenainte s\u0103 plece, a mai spus un singur lucru:
\u201eNimeni nu \u0219tie ce duce un om \u00een spate. Data viitoare c\u00e2nd judeca\u021bi, aminti\u021bi-v\u0103 de seara asta.\u201d<\/p>\n
A ie\u0219it \u00een ploaie.<\/p>\n
Restaurantul nu a mai fost niciodat\u0103 la fel. Nici Livia. Nici cei care au fost martori.<\/p>\n
\u0218i poate, din seara aceea, nici Rom\u00e2nia nu a mai fost chiar la fel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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