Emil a tras aer ad\u00e2nc \u0219i s-a dat pu\u021bin \u00eentr-o parte, l\u0103s\u00e2ndu-l pe Mihai s\u0103 intre.<\/p>\n
\u00cen cas\u0103 mirosea a umezeal\u0103 \u0219i a m\u00e2ncare veche. O sob\u0103 ruginit\u0103 st\u0103tea rece \u00eentr-un col\u021b. Pe mas\u0103, o p\u00e2ine uscat\u0103, t\u0103iat\u0103 cu grij\u0103, de parc\u0103 fiecare felie fusese calculat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ne-am descurcat \u2014a spus b\u0103iatul, simplu\u2014. Cum am putut.<\/p>\n
Mihai s-a a\u0219ezat pe un scaun care s-a cl\u0103tinat periculos. \u00ce\u0219i privea copiii \u0219i \u00eencerca s\u0103 lege \u00een minte anii lips\u0103. Ana f\u0103cea focul, Matei str\u00e2ngea ni\u0219te caiete vechi, iar Iulian \u021binea un borcan cu monede m\u0103runte.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce e acolo? \u2014a \u00eentrebat Mihai, ar\u0103t\u00e2nd spre borcan.<\/p>\n
Iulian l-a str\u00e2ns la piept.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Banii no\u0219tri. Pentru m\u00e2ncare. Sunt 47 de lei.<\/p>\n
Mihai \u0219i-a mu\u0219cat buza. At\u00e2t. Toat\u0103 via\u021ba lor, redus\u0103 la 47 de lei \u0219i o p\u00e2ine uscat\u0103.<\/p>\n
A aflat repede totul. Loredana plecase cu alt b\u0103rbat, l\u0103s\u00e2ndu-le un bilet pe mas\u0103. Emil renun\u021base la \u0219coal\u0103 ca s\u0103 munceasc\u0103 cu ziua prin sat. Ana avea grij\u0103 de gemeni. Vecinii mai aduceau, din c\u00e2nd \u00een c\u00e2nd, o saco\u0219\u0103 cu cartofi sau f\u0103in\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 N-am cerut mil\u0103 \u2014a spus Emil, ridic\u00e2nd privirea\u2014. Dar n-a fost u\u0219or.<\/p>\n
Mihai a sim\u021bit cum i se rupe ceva \u00een piept. Nu furia, nu ura. Vinov\u0103\u021bia. Cea mai grea dintre toate.<\/p>\n
\u00cen noaptea aceea, n-a dormit. A stat pe patul \u00eengust, ascult\u00e2nd respira\u021biile copiilor, jur\u00e2ndu-\u0219i \u00een g\u00e2nd c\u0103 nimeni nu-i va mai l\u0103sa singuri vreodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
A doua zi, s-a dus prin sat. Cu h\u00e2rtia de \u201enevinovat\u201d \u00een buzunar \u0219i cu spatele drept. A cerut de munc\u0103. A fost refuzat. A cerut din nou. A primit o zi la t\u0103iat lemne. Apoi \u00eenc\u0103 una. Apoi o s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n
Seara, a venit acas\u0103 cu o pung\u0103 plin\u0103. P\u00e2ine proasp\u0103t\u0103. Lapte. Un salam ieftin.<\/p>\n
Copiii l-au privit \u00een t\u0103cere.<\/p>\n
\u2014 De azi, m\u00e2nc\u0103m \u00eempreun\u0103 \u2014a spus Mihai.<\/p>\n
Zilele au devenit luni. Acoperi\u0219ul a fost c\u00e2rpit. Soba reparat\u0103. Emil s-a \u00eentors la \u0219coal\u0103 seral. Ana a \u00eenceput s\u0103 z\u00e2mbeasc\u0103 din nou. Gemenii au primit ghiozdane second-hand, dar curate.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o duminic\u0103, Mihai i-a str\u00e2ns pe to\u021bi \u00een curte.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu pot s\u0103 v\u0103 dau anii pierdu\u021bi \u2014le-a spus\u2014. Dar v\u0103 dau tot ce am de acum \u00eenainte.<\/p>\n
Emil a f\u0103cut un pas \u00een fa\u021b\u0103 \u0219i, pentru prima dat\u0103, l-a \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219at.<\/p>\n
Casa din Valea Pinilor nu mai era d\u0103r\u00e2mat\u0103. Era vie. Iar Mihai \u0219tia un lucru clar: adev\u0103rata libertate nu \u00eencepuse la poarta \u00eenchisorii, ci aici, \u00eentre copiii lui, reconstruind via\u021ba bucat\u0103 cu bucat\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Emil a tras aer ad\u00e2nc \u0219i s-a dat pu\u021bin \u00eentr-o parte, l\u0103s\u00e2ndu-l pe Mihai s\u0103 intre. \u00cen cas\u0103 mirosea a umezeal\u0103 \u0219i a m\u00e2ncare veche. O sob\u0103 ruginit\u0103 st\u0103tea rece \u00eentr-un col\u021b. Pe mas\u0103, o p\u00e2ine uscat\u0103, t\u0103iat\u0103 cu grij\u0103, de parc\u0103 fiecare felie fusese calculat\u0103. \u2014 Ne-am descurcat \u2014a spus b\u0103iatul, simplu\u2014. Cum am […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17670,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17669","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\/17669","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=17669"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17671,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17669\/revisions\/17671"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}