Cuvintele b\u0103tr\u00e2nei i-au intrat \u00een piept ca un cu\u021bit rece. Pentru o clip\u0103, zgomotul ploii a disp\u0103rut. Nu mai vedea poarta, nu mai vedea ma\u0219ina, nu mai vedea nimic.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cum adic\u0103\u2026 fiicei mele? a \u0219optit el.<\/p>\n
B\u0103tr\u00e2na nu s-a gr\u0103bit s\u0103 r\u0103spund\u0103. \u0218i-a str\u00e2ns mai bine baticul sub b\u0103rbie, de parc\u0103 o luase un fior, apoi s-a ridicat greu \u00een picioare.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Adev\u0103rul, omule, a zis ea simplu. C\u0103 adev\u0103rul tot iese la lumin\u0103. Mai devreme sau mai t\u00e2rziu.<\/p>\n
Andrei a sim\u021bit cum \u00eei fuge p\u0103m\u00e2ntul de sub picioare. Gheorghe f\u0103cuse deja c\u00e2\u021biva pa\u0219i spre ma\u0219in\u0103, dar s-a oprit c\u00e2nd l-a v\u0103zut pe st\u0103p\u00e2nul lui alb la fa\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Despre ce vorbe\u0219ti? a ridicat Andrei vocea. Eu n-am copil. N-am avut niciodat\u0103!<\/p>\n
B\u0103tr\u00e2na l-a privit lung, cu o mil\u0103 care l-a enervat mai tare dec\u00e2t acuza\u021bia \u00een sine.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A\u0219a \u021bi-a spus Olga? a \u00eentrebat ea \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
Numele so\u021biei lui, rostit de o str\u0103in\u0103, l-a lovit mai tare dec\u00e2t orice. Andrei a sim\u021bit cum \u00eei tremur\u0103 m\u00e2inile.<\/p>\n
\u2014 O cuno\u0219ti pe so\u021bia mea? a \u00eentrebat printre din\u021bi.<\/p>\n
B\u0103tr\u00e2na a oftat ad\u00e2nc.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Am cunoscut-o demult. \u00cenainte de vile, de ma\u0219ini scumpe \u0219i de milioane. Pe vremea c\u00e2nd pl\u00e2ngea noaptea \u0219i nu \u0219tia ce s\u0103 fac\u0103.<\/p>\n
Ploua tot mai tare. Gheorghe s-a apropiat, nesigur.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dom\u2019 Andrei, e totul \u00een regul\u0103?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Du-te la ma\u0219in\u0103, a spus Andrei scurt. Acum.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd au r\u0103mas singuri, b\u0103tr\u00e2na a f\u0103cut un pas mai aproape.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ai o fat\u0103, Andrei. Are dou\u0103zeci \u0219i \u0219ase de ani. Tr\u0103ie\u0219te la marginea Bac\u0103ului, \u00eentr-un bloc vechi. Se cheam\u0103 Maria<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Andrei a r\u00e2s scurt, nervos.<\/p>\n \u2014 Min\u021bi. Vrei mai mul\u021bi bani, asta e. Spune c\u00e2t.<\/p>\n B\u0103tr\u00e2na a cl\u0103tinat din cap.<\/p>\n \u2014 N-am nevoie de bani. Am venit s\u0103-\u021bi spun ce n-a avut Olga curajul s\u0103-\u021bi spun\u0103.<\/p>\n Atunci l-a lovit adev\u0103rul. Nu ca o explozie, ci ca o durere surd\u0103, adunat\u0103 ani la r\u00e2nd. Olga fusese distant\u0103 uneori. Trist\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 motiv. Evitase mereu subiectul copiilor. Spunea c\u0103 nu poate.<\/p>\n \u2014 Unde e fata? a \u00eentrebat el, cu vocea stins\u0103.<\/p>\n B\u0103tr\u00e2na i-a spus adresa \u0219i a ad\u0103ugat:<\/p>\n \u2014 M\u00e2ine se \u00eemplinesc zece ani de c\u00e2nd Olga trimite bani acolo. Pe ascuns. C\u00e2te dou\u0103 mii de lei, \u00een fiecare lun\u0103.<\/p>\n Andrei s-a sprijinit de poarta rece. Lumea lui se cr\u0103pa, bucat\u0103 cu bucat\u0103.<\/p>\n A doua zi diminea\u021b\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 \u0219ofer, f\u0103r\u0103 costum, Andrei a ajuns \u00een fa\u021ba blocului cenu\u0219iu. A urcat pe sc\u0103ri, cu inima b\u0103t\u00e2ndu-i \u00een g\u00e2t. A sunat.<\/p>\n U\u0219a s-a deschis, iar \u00een fa\u021ba lui a ap\u0103rut o t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103 brunet\u0103, cu ochi mari, exact ca ai Olg\u0103i.<\/p>\n \u2014 Da? a \u00eentrebat ea.<\/p>\n Andrei n-a putut vorbi. Lacrimile i-au curs f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 le mai poat\u0103 opri.<\/p>\n \u2014 Eu\u2026 eu sunt Andrei, a reu\u0219it s\u0103 spun\u0103. Tat\u0103l t\u0103u.<\/p>\n Maria a r\u0103mas nemi\u0219cat\u0103. Apoi a l\u0103sat u\u0219a larg deschis\u0103.<\/p>\n \u2014 \u0218tiam c\u0103 o s\u0103 vii, a spus ea \u00eencet. Mama mi-a spus totul \u00eenainte s\u0103 moar\u0103.<\/p>\n Au stat mult timp la mas\u0103, cu ceai fierbinte \u0219i t\u0103ceri grele. Andrei a aflat despre anii pierdu\u021bi, despre lipsuri, despre dorul unui tat\u0103 necunoscut.<\/p>\n C\u00e2nd a plecat, nu mai era singur.<\/p>\n La o s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 dup\u0103, Andrei a pus o cruce nou\u0103 la morm\u00e2ntul Olg\u0103i \u0219i a \u0219optit:<\/p>\n \u2014 Am \u00een\u021beles. \u0218i o s\u0103 fac ce trebuie.<\/p>\n Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mul\u021bi ani, banii nu mai erau cel mai important lucru din via\u021ba lui.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cuvintele b\u0103tr\u00e2nei i-au intrat \u00een piept ca un cu\u021bit rece. Pentru o clip\u0103, zgomotul ploii a disp\u0103rut. Nu mai vedea poarta, nu mai vedea ma\u0219ina, nu mai vedea nimic. \u2014 Cum adic\u0103\u2026 fiicei mele? a \u0219optit el. B\u0103tr\u00e2na nu s-a gr\u0103bit s\u0103 r\u0103spund\u0103. \u0218i-a str\u00e2ns mai bine baticul sub b\u0103rbie, de parc\u0103 o luase un […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17343,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17342","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\/17342","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=17342"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17344,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17342\/revisions\/17344"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}