\u2014 Monsieur, dac\u0103 \u00eemi permite\u021bi, vinul pe care l-a\u021bi ales are note de fructe coapte, dar nu se potrive\u0219te cu preparatul comandat, spuse Sofia calm, \u00eentr-o francez\u0103 curat\u0103, rotund\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 ezit\u0103ri.<\/p>\n
\u00cen sal\u0103 s-a f\u0103cut lini\u0219te. Paharele au r\u0103mas suspendate \u00een aer. \u00censo\u021bitoarea lui Gabriel a clipit des, apoi s-a uitat la el, parc\u0103 pentru prima dat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Poftim? a b\u00e2iguit el, \u00eencrunt\u00e2ndu-se.<\/p>\n
Sofia a continuat, la fel de lini\u0219tit\u0103, explic\u00e2nd diferen\u021bele dintre vinuri, recomand\u00e2nd altul, mai potrivit. F\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 se gr\u0103beasc\u0103. F\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 se scuze. F\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 ridice tonul.<\/p>\n
Gabriel a sim\u021bit cum i se \u00eenc\u0103lze\u0219te ceafa. Nu mai era el cel care controla situa\u021bia.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Vorbi\u021bi\u2026 francez\u0103? a \u00eentrebat, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103-\u0219i p\u0103streze autoritatea.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Am studiat \u00een Lyon, a r\u0103spuns ea simplu. Dar dac\u0103 prefera\u021bi, putem continua \u00een rom\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n
Un murmur s-a ridicat din sal\u0103. Un domn de la masa vecin\u0103 a z\u00e2mbit. O doamn\u0103 a aprobat din cap.<\/p>\n
Gabriel a \u00eencercat s\u0103 schimbe subiectul, dar ceva se rupsese deja. \u00censo\u021bitoarea lui s-a aplecat u\u0219or spre Sofia.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mul\u021bumesc. Vinul recomandat sun\u0103 mult mai bine.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd sticla nou\u0103 a fost adus\u0103, Gabriel a t\u0103cut. M\u00e2ncarea a venit. Nimeni nu l-a mai b\u0103gat \u00een seam\u0103.<\/p>\n
La final, nota a fost l\u0103sat\u0103 pe mas\u0103. Gabriel a aruncat o privire \u0219i a scos cardul, dar Sofia l-a oprit politicos.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A fost deja achitat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 De cine? a \u00eentrebat el, surprins.<\/p>\n
\u2014 De domnul de la masa din spate, a spus ea, indic\u00e2nd discret. A zis c\u0103 apreciaz\u0103 respectul.<\/p>\n
Gabriel s-a ridicat brusc, scaunul a sc\u00e2r\u021b\u00e2it. A plecat f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 priveasc\u0103 \u00eenapoi.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 ce u\u0219a s-a \u00eenchis, sala a izbucnit \u00een aplauze. Sofia a z\u00e2mbit pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een seara aceea, un z\u00e2mbet mic, sincer.<\/p>\n
Managerul restaurantului a chemat-o deoparte.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Sofia, clien\u021bii te-au remarcat. Avem nevoie de oameni ca tine. De m\u00e2ine, vei coordona sala mare. \u0218i\u2026 salariul cre\u0219te.<\/p>\n
Ochii i s-au umplut de lacrimi.<\/p>\n
\u00cen seara aceea, pe drumul spre cas\u0103, Sofia a trecut pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 chio\u0219cul din col\u021b \u0219i \u0219i-a cump\u0103rat o pl\u0103cint\u0103 cald\u0103. A stat pe o banc\u0103 \u0219i a m\u00e2ncat \u00eencet, privind luminile ora\u0219ului.<\/p>\n
Nu banii o f\u0103ceau fericit\u0103. Nici aplauzele. Ci faptul c\u0103, pentru o clip\u0103, cineva \u00eencercase s-o mic\u0219oreze \u0219i nu reu\u0219ise.<\/p>\n
A doua zi, Gabriel a sunat la restaurant s\u0103 fac\u0103 o reclama\u021bie. I s-a r\u0103spuns politicos c\u0103 mesele sunt ocupate pentru urm\u0103toarele s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni.<\/p>\n
Uneori, lec\u021biile cele mai dure nu cost\u0103 bani.<\/p>\n
Cost\u0103 orgoliu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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