Sala a amu\u021bit.<\/p>\n
Pa\u0219ii mici r\u0103sunau pe podeaua rece, iar oamenii \u00eentorceau capetele, mira\u021bi, deranja\u021bi, irita\u021bi. Nimeni nu se a\u0219tepta la copii \u00eentr-un tribunal. Mai ales la doi copii cu haine ieftine, adida\u0219i uza\u021bi \u0219i fe\u021be palide de pl\u00e2ns.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mama! strig\u0103 primul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mama, nu spune asta! url\u0103 al doilea.<\/p>\n
Maria deschise ochii larg. Inima \u00eei s\u0103ri din piept.<\/p>\n
\u2014 David\u2026 Luca\u2026<\/p>\n
Gemenii se oprir\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 banca acuza\u021bilor, g\u00e2f\u00e2ind. Vecina care \u00eei adusese \u00eencerca disperat\u0103 s\u0103 ajung\u0103 la ei, dar un jandarm o opri prea t\u00e2rziu.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Doamn\u0103 judec\u0103tor! strig\u0103 David, cu voce tremurat\u0103, dar hot\u0103r\u00e2t\u0103. Mama noastr\u0103 nu e hoa\u021b\u0103!<\/p>\n
Un murmur str\u0103b\u0103tu sala. Judec\u0103torul lovi cu cioc\u0103nelul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ordine! Cine a permis copiilor s\u0103 intre?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Noi am fugit! spuse Luca. Am auzit ce voiau s\u0103-i fac\u0103 mamei!<\/p>\n
Andrei Popa se \u00eentoarse pentru prima oar\u0103. C\u00e2nd v\u0103zu copiii, fa\u021ba i se schimb\u0103. Culoarea i se scurse din obraji.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Voi\u2026 ce c\u0103uta\u021bi aici? \u00eentreb\u0103 el, aproape \u0219optit.<\/p>\n
David se uit\u0103 direct la el.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dumneavoastr\u0103 sunte\u021bi domnul cu casa mare, nu?<\/p>\n
Andrei nu r\u0103spunse.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mama ne-a spus s\u0103 nu min\u021bim niciodat\u0103, continu\u0103 copilul. \u0218i noi nu min\u021bim. \u0218tim de unde au ap\u0103rut banii.<\/p>\n
Raluca r\u00e2se scurt.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce prostii\u2026 ni\u0219te copii\u2026<\/p>\n
\u2014 Banii erau ai dumneavoastr\u0103! izbucni Luca. I-a\u021bi pus \u00een ghiozdanul mamei!<\/p>\n
Sala explod\u0103 \u00een \u0219oapte.<\/p>\n
Judec\u0103torul se aplec\u0103 \u00eenainte.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce vrei s\u0103 spui, copilule?<\/p>\n
David \u00eenghi\u021bi \u00een sec.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u00cen ziua aia eram acas\u0103. Mama ne-a luat de la \u0219coal\u0103 c\u0103 era\u021bi dumneavoastr\u0103 plecat. Domnul Andrei a venit mai devreme. Ne-a zis s\u0103 ne uit\u0103m la televizor. A intrat \u00een buc\u0103t\u0103rie. A pus un plic \u00een geanta mamei. L-am v\u0103zut.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Min\u021bi! \u021bip\u0103 Raluca.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu! spuser\u0103 am\u00e2ndoi deodat\u0103. Apoi a sunat la poli\u021bie!<\/p>\n
Maria sim\u021bi cum i se \u00eenmoaie picioarele. Adev\u0103rul, pe care \u00eel purtase ca pe o piatr\u0103 \u00een piept, ie\u0219ea la lumin\u0103 din gura copiilor ei.<\/p>\n
Judec\u0103torul f\u0103cu semn procurorului.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Vom suspenda \u0219edin\u021ba. Se vor verifica declara\u021biile.<\/p>\n
Andrei se ridic\u0103 brusc.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu e nevoie de\u2014<\/p>\n
\u2014 Sta\u021bi jos! tun\u0103 judec\u0103torul.<\/p>\n
\u00cen mai pu\u021bin de o or\u0103, camerele de supraveghere din vila lui Andrei rulau pe un ecran. Se vedea clar cum plicul era pus inten\u021bionat \u00een geanta Mariei.<\/p>\n
Raluca \u00ee\u0219i scoase inelul. Andrei transpira.<\/p>\n
Verdictul veni rapid.<\/p>\n
Maria era nevinovat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Andrei Popa era arestat pentru denun\u021b calomnios \u0219i fals \u00een declara\u021bii.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd totul se termin\u0103, Maria \u00eengenunche l\u00e2ng\u0103 copiii ei \u0219i \u00eei str\u00e2nse la piept.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A\u021bi fost curajo\u0219i, \u0219opti ea printre lacrimi.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2teva luni mai t\u00e2rziu, Maria lucra \u00eentr-o cantin\u0103 \u0219colar\u0103. Cinstit. Lini\u0219tit. Cu salariu modest, dar curat.<\/p>\n
Nu mai avea m\u0103nu\u0219i galbene.<\/p>\n
Avea capul sus.<\/p>\n
\u0218i, pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mult timp, dormea f\u0103r\u0103 fric\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sala a amu\u021bit. Pa\u0219ii mici r\u0103sunau pe podeaua rece, iar oamenii \u00eentorceau capetele, mira\u021bi, deranja\u021bi, irita\u021bi. Nimeni nu se a\u0219tepta la copii \u00eentr-un tribunal. Mai ales la doi copii cu haine ieftine, adida\u0219i uza\u021bi \u0219i fe\u021be palide de pl\u00e2ns. \u2014 Mama! strig\u0103 primul. \u2014 Mama, nu spune asta! url\u0103 al doilea. Maria deschise ochii larg. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17742,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17741","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\/17741","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=17741"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17741\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17743,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17741\/revisions\/17743"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}