\u2014 Fotografia aceea\u2026 \u0219opti ea. De unde o ave\u021bi?<\/p>\n
Biroul p\u0103ru s\u0103 se r\u0103ceasc\u0103 brusc. Alexandru Ionescu se ridic\u0103 \u00eencet de la birou \u0219i lu\u0103 rama \u00een m\u00e2ini, ca \u0219i cum ar fi \u021binut ceva fragil, aproape sacru.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Este\u2026 o amintire veche, spuse el, evit\u00e2nd privirea Andreei.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dar sunt eu, domnule avocat, izbucni ea. Sunt eu c\u00e2nd eram copil.<\/p>\n
T\u0103cerea care urm\u0103 fu grea, ap\u0103s\u0103toare. Se auzea doar zumzetul \u00eendep\u0103rtat al ora\u0219ului \u0219i tic-tacul discret al unui ceas de perete.<\/p>\n
Alexandru \u00eenchise ochii pentru o clip\u0103. C\u00e2nd \u00eei deschise, nu mai erau reci. Erau obosi\u021bi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A\u0219az\u0103-te, te rog, spuse el, de data asta f\u0103r\u0103 rigiditate. Avem multe de l\u0103murit.<\/p>\n
Andreea se a\u0219ez\u0103 din nou, cu inima b\u0103t\u00e2ndu-i nebune\u0219te. Toat\u0103 via\u021ba ei modest\u0103, toate lunile \u00een care num\u0103rase leii p\u00e2n\u0103 la ultimul ban, p\u0103reau s\u0103 o fi adus exact aici.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mama ta\u2026 cum o cheam\u0103? \u00eentreb\u0103 el \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Elena Popescu, r\u0103spunse ea imediat.<\/p>\n
B\u0103rbatul inspir\u0103 ad\u00e2nc, ca \u0219i cum numele acela \u00eel lovise direct \u00een piept.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Elena\u2026 repet\u0103 el. N-am mai rostit numele acesta de peste 25 de ani.<\/p>\n
Andreea sim\u021bi cum ochii i se umplu de lacrimi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 De unde o cunoa\u0219te\u021bi pe mama mea?<\/p>\n
Alexandru se a\u0219ez\u0103 \u00een scaunul lui, iar masca de avocat dur c\u0103zu complet.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pentru c\u0103\u2026 pentru c\u0103 am iubit-o. \u0218i pentru c\u0103 tu\u2026 e\u0219ti fiica mea.<\/p>\n
Cuvintele c\u0103zur\u0103 ca un tr\u0103snet.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu\u2026 asta nu e posibil, spuse Andreea, ridic\u00e2ndu-se brusc. Mama mi-a spus c\u0103 tata a murit \u00eentr-un accident.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu a murit, spuse Alexandru, cu vocea fr\u00e2nt\u0103. A plecat. A f\u0103cut cea mai mare gre\u0219eal\u0103 din via\u021ba lui.<\/p>\n
\u00cei povesti atunci despre tinere\u021bea lor \u00eentr-un cartier simplu din Ploie\u0219ti. Despre iubirea mare, despre s\u0103r\u0103cie, despre ambi\u021bia lui oarb\u0103. Despre cum plecase la Bucure\u0219ti cu promisiunea c\u0103 se va \u00eentoarce bogat \u0219i o va lua cu el.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dar n-am mai avut curajul, spuse el. C\u00e2nd am aflat c\u0103 Elena e \u00eens\u0103rcinat\u0103, eram deja prins \u00eentr-o lume din care nu mai \u0219tiam cum s\u0103 ies.<\/p>\n
Lacrimile Andreei curgeau f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 le mai poat\u0103 opri.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mama a muncit o via\u021b\u0103 \u00eentreag\u0103, spuse ea printre sughi\u021buri. A sp\u0103lat sc\u0103ri, a v\u00e2ndut la tarab\u0103, a renun\u021bat la ea ca s\u0103 am eu o \u0219ans\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218tiu, spuse Alexandru. Am urm\u0103rit de la distan\u021b\u0103. Am trimis bani, pe ascuns. Am pl\u0103tit facultatea. Dar n-am avut curajul s\u0103 apar.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i fotografia? \u00eentreb\u0103 ea.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A fost f\u0103cut\u0103 \u00eentr-o zi \u00een care v-am v\u0103zut \u00een parc. Erai mic\u0103. Elena nu m-a observat. Am p\u0103strat poza ca pe o pedeaps\u0103 \u0219i o speran\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
Andreea se apropie de birou \u0219i lu\u0103 fotografia \u00een m\u00e2ini.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu \u0219tiu dac\u0103 pot s\u0103 v\u0103 iert, spuse ea sincer. Dar \u0219tiu un lucru. N-am ajuns aici \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103tor.<\/p>\n
Alexandru \u00eencuviin\u021b\u0103 din cap, cu lacrimi \u00een ochi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 vrei s\u0103 pleci, te \u00een\u021beleg.<\/p>\n
Andreea respir\u0103 ad\u00e2nc.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu plec. Am nevoie de acest job. Mama are nevoie de tratament, iar eu am nevoie de adev\u0103r.<\/p>\n
Se privir\u0103 \u00een t\u0103cere, pentru prima dat\u0103 nu ca \u0219ef \u0219i subaltern, ci ca tat\u0103 \u0219i fiic\u0103, lega\u021bi de un trecut dureros \u0219i de o \u0219ans\u0103 nou\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00cen ziua aceea, Andreea ie\u0219i din cl\u0103dire diferit\u0103.
Nu mai era doar o secretar\u0103.
Era o femeie care \u00ee\u0219i g\u0103sise r\u0103d\u0103cinile.<\/p>\n
\u0218i, pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mul\u021bi ani, ambii sim\u021beau c\u0103 viitorul putea fi, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it, reparat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u2014 Fotografia aceea\u2026 \u0219opti ea. De unde o ave\u021bi? Biroul p\u0103ru s\u0103 se r\u0103ceasc\u0103 brusc. Alexandru Ionescu se ridic\u0103 \u00eencet de la birou \u0219i lu\u0103 rama \u00een m\u00e2ini, ca \u0219i cum ar fi \u021binut ceva fragil, aproape sacru. \u2014 Este\u2026 o amintire veche, spuse el, evit\u00e2nd privirea Andreei. \u2014 Dar sunt eu, domnule avocat, izbucni […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18231,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18230","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\/18230","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=18230"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18230\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18232,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18230\/revisions\/18232"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}