B\u0103iatul st\u0103tea nemi\u0219cat, cu capul plecat, de parc\u0103 \u00eei era team\u0103 s\u0103 nu fie alungat. Avea ochii mari, negri, \u0219i un fel de triste\u021be pe chip care nu se potrivea cu v\u00e2rsta lui.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce-ai spus? a \u0219optit Maria, sim\u021bind cum i se str\u00e2nge pieptul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Copiii\u2026 copiii \u0103\u0219tia\u2026 stau la mine, a repetat el \u00eencet, ar\u0103t\u00e2nd din nou spre nume.<\/p>\n
Maria a sim\u021bit c\u0103 i se taie picioarele. S-a ridicat cu greu de pe genunchi \u0219i s-a apropiat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cum te cheam\u0103?
\u2014 Andrei.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i unde stai, Andrei?<\/p>\n
B\u0103iatul a ridicat din umeri.
\u2014 Pe unde pot. Uneori la gar\u0103. Alteori la un domn. Are o curte\u2026 \u0219i doi b\u0103ie\u021bi.<\/p>\n
Inima Mariei a \u00eenceput s\u0103 bat\u0103 nebune\u0219te.
\u2014 Cum \u00eei cheam\u0103 pe b\u0103ie\u021bi?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Luca \u0219i Gabriel.<\/p>\n
Lumea s-a \u00eenclinat sub ea. A apucat marginea monumentului ca s\u0103 nu cad\u0103.
\u2014 Spune-mi adev\u0103rul\u2026 te rog.<\/p>\n
Andrei a \u00eenghi\u021bit \u00een sec.
\u2014 Domnul zice c\u0103 sunt copiii lui. Dar nu stau mereu cu el. C\u00e2teodat\u0103 pleac\u0103. \u0218i m\u0103 las\u0103 cu ei.<\/p>\n
Maria nu mai auzea nimic. Doar s\u00e2ngele care \u00eei vuia \u00een urechi. Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva clipe, a respirat ad\u00e2nc.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Unde e casa asta?<\/p>\n
Au mers \u00eempreun\u0103, cu un autobuz vechi, p\u00e2n\u0103 la marginea ora\u0219ului. O cas\u0103 mic\u0103, d\u0103r\u0103p\u0103nat\u0103, cu poarta scorojit\u0103. C\u00e2nd a intrat \u00een curte, Maria a sim\u021bit miros de m\u00e2ncare. Sup\u0103. A\u0219a cum f\u0103cea ea.<\/p>\n
\u00cen prag au ap\u0103rut doi copii.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mama!<\/p>\n
Maria a c\u0103zut \u00een genunchi. Nu mai pl\u00e2ngea. Nu mai putea. I-a str\u00e2ns la piept, tremur\u00e2nd, ating\u00e2ndu-le p\u0103rul, obrajii, m\u00e2inile. Erau vii. Calzi. Adev\u0103ra\u021bi.<\/p>\n
Totul a ie\u0219it la iveal\u0103 repede. Ionu\u021b nu murise. Accidentul fusese regizat, o schem\u0103 murdar\u0103 pentru o h\u00e2rtie cu datorie de c\u00e2teva zeci de mii de lei. Ma\u0219ina arsese. Alte trupuri fuseser\u0103 confundate. El fugise din \u021bar\u0103, l\u0103s\u00e2nd copiii \u00een grija unui cunoscut, pl\u0103tit cu bani pu\u021bini.<\/p>\n
Procesul a fost scurt. Adev\u0103rul, dureros, dar clar. Copiii s-au \u00eentors acas\u0103.<\/p>\n
Maria \u0219i-a reluat via\u021ba pas cu pas. Nu ca \u00eenainte. Mai atent. Mai recunosc\u0103toare. Andrei a r\u0103mas cu ei. Nu l-a l\u0103sat s\u0103 se \u00eentoarc\u0103 pe str\u0103zi.<\/p>\n
\u00cen fiecare s\u00e2mb\u0103t\u0103 nu mai mergeau la cimitir. Mergeau \u00een parc. Cu \u00eenghe\u021bat\u0103 ieftin\u0103 \u0219i r\u00e2sete adev\u0103rate.<\/p>\n
Iar monumentul rece a r\u0103mas \u00een urm\u0103. Ca o amintire a unei vie\u021bi care aproape fusese pierdut\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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