\u2026iar din spatele lui se auzea tusea seac\u0103 a unei femei.<\/p>\n
Laura a deschis gura s\u0103 spun\u0103 ceva dur, dar cuvintele i-au murit pe buze. Copilul din bra\u021bele lui Ion era palid, cu ochii mari, umezi. Cel\u0103lalt, un b\u0103ie\u021bel de vreo cinci ani, era descul\u021b \u0219i str\u00e2ngea un ursule\u021b jerpelit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Doamn\u0103 Laura\u2026 \u2014 a spus Ion, surprins, cu voce joas\u0103 \u2014. Nu m\u0103 a\u0219teptam\u2026<\/p>\n
\u2014 Unde e mama copiilor? \u2014 a \u00eentrebat ea, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-\u0219i dea seama c\u0103 tonul \u00eei devenise mai moale.<\/p>\n
Ion a f\u0103cut un pas \u00eenapoi \u0219i a deschis u\u0219a mai larg. \u00centr-o camer\u0103 mic\u0103, prost luminat\u0103, pe un pat vechi st\u0103tea o femeie slab\u0103, cu p\u0103tura tras\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 la piept. Respira greu.<\/p>\n
\u2014 E bolnav\u0103 de c\u00e2teva luni \u2014 a spus el \u2014. N-am avut bani de tratamente bune. Doar ce ne-a mai dat medicul de la stat\u2026<\/p>\n
Laura a privit \u00een jur. Mobil\u0103 veche, un aragaz ruginit, o mas\u0103 \u0219chioap\u0103. Pe perete, o icoan\u0103 mic\u0103 \u0219i o h\u00e2rtie prins\u0103 cu scotch: o list\u0103 de datorii. Curent, gaze, \u00eentre\u021binere. Sume mici pentru ea. Uria\u0219e pentru ei.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i nu ai spus nimic? \u2014 a \u00eentrebat ea \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
Ion a z\u00e2mbit amar.<\/p>\n
\u2014 La munc\u0103 nu vii cu necazele de-acas\u0103. A\u0219a am fost crescut.<\/p>\n
Bebelu\u0219ul a \u00eenceput s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103 mai tare. Ion l-a leg\u0103nat st\u00e2ngaci, obosit. Laura a sim\u021bit ceva ciudat \u00een piept. O senza\u021bie pe care nu o mai tr\u0103ise de ani de zile.<\/p>\n
\u2014 C\u00e2t ai salariul? \u2014 a \u00eentrebat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dou\u0103 mii patru sute de lei, doamn\u0103.<\/p>\n
Laura a \u00eenghi\u021bit \u00een sec. Doar ceasul de la m\u00e2n\u0103 valora c\u00e2t venitul lui pe c\u00e2\u021biva ani.<\/p>\n
A ie\u0219it afar\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mai spun\u0103 nimic. Ion a r\u0103mas \u00een prag, confuz. Laura s-a sprijinit de ma\u0219in\u0103 \u0219i a respirat ad\u00e2nc. Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mult timp, lumea ei perfect\u0103 p\u0103rea\u2026 gre\u0219it\u0103.<\/p>\n
A doua zi, Ion a fost chemat la birou. A intrat tremur\u00e2nd, convins c\u0103 va fi concediat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ia loc \u2014 i-a spus Laura.<\/p>\n
I-a \u00eentins un plic.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce e asta? \u2014 a \u00eentrebat el.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Un ajutor. Pentru tratament. \u0218i un avans pe un an de salariu.<\/p>\n
Ion a izbucnit \u00een lacrimi. A \u00eencercat s\u0103 refuze.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu e mil\u0103 \u2014 l-a oprit ea \u2014. E dreptate.<\/p>\n
\u00cen urm\u0103toarele luni, Laura a schimbat mai mult dec\u00e2t salarii. A creat un fond pentru angaja\u021bii afla\u021bi \u00een nevoie. A \u00eenceput s\u0103 mearg\u0103 prin \u0219antiere, s\u0103 asculte oamenii. A v\u00e2ndut penthouse-ul \u0219i s-a mutat \u00eentr-un apartament normal.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o duminic\u0103, a fost invitat\u0103 la masa lui Ion. So\u021bia lui se f\u0103cuse mai bine. Copiii r\u00e2deau. Pe mas\u0103 era ciorb\u0103 fierbinte \u0219i p\u00e2ine cald\u0103.<\/p>\n
Laura a z\u00e2mbit. Pentru prima dat\u0103, nu ca o \u0219ef\u0103. Ci ca un om care, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it, \u00een\u021belesese ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 bog\u0103\u021bia adev\u0103rat\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u2026iar din spatele lui se auzea tusea seac\u0103 a unei femei. Laura a deschis gura s\u0103 spun\u0103 ceva dur, dar cuvintele i-au murit pe buze. Copilul din bra\u021bele lui Ion era palid, cu ochii mari, umezi. Cel\u0103lalt, un b\u0103ie\u021bel de vreo cinci ani, era descul\u021b \u0219i str\u00e2ngea un ursule\u021b jerpelit. \u2014 Doamn\u0103 Laura\u2026 \u2014 a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18347,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18346","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\/18346","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=18346"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18348,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18346\/revisions\/18348"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}