A tras p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd a sim\u021bit cum \u00eei pocnesc mu\u0219chii \u0219i o ustur\u0103 pieptul. B\u0103rbatul nu s-a mi\u0219cat dec\u00e2t c\u00e2\u021biva centimetri, dar pentru Maria a fost ca \u0219i cum ar fi mutat un munte. A tras din nou. \u0218i din nou.<\/p>\n
Z\u0103pada \u00eei intra \u00een bocancii g\u0103uri\u021bi, \u00eei uda \u0219osetele sub\u021biri, dar nu s-a oprit. L-a tras p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd capul lui a ajuns pe sanie. Apoi umerii. Apoi tot trupul greu, care a c\u0103zut cu un sunet surd, de parc\u0103 p\u0103m\u00e2ntul \u00eensu\u0219i oftease.<\/p>\n
Maria s-a sprijinit o clip\u0103 de genunchi, g\u00e2f\u00e2ind. Ar fi vrut s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103. N-a f\u0103cut-o.<\/p>\n
A legat b\u0103rbatul de sanie cu o curea rupt\u0103 de la motociclet\u0103 \u0219i a pornit mai departe, pas cu pas, drum dup\u0103 drum. Cantonul p\u0103r\u0103sit p\u0103rea mai departe ca niciodat\u0103. Furtuna nu sl\u0103bea. Dar nici ea.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd a ajuns, era aproape \u00eentuneric.<\/p>\n
\u00cen\u0103untru, frigul mu\u0219ca la fel de tare, dar v\u00e2ntul nu mai urla. Maria a improvizat un foc mic \u00eentr-o sob\u0103 ruginit\u0103, a\u0219a cum o \u00eenv\u0103\u021base un b\u0103tr\u00e2n c\u00e2ndva, \u0219i a frecat m\u00e2inile b\u0103rbatului cu ce mai r\u0103m\u0103sese dintr-o sticl\u0103 de spirt sanitar g\u0103sit\u0103 sub o mas\u0103.<\/p>\n
Orele au trecut \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
B\u0103rbatul a deschis ochii abia diminea\u021ba.<\/p>\n
A privit \u00een jur confuz, apoi la ea. Ochii lui erau alba\u0219tri, obosi\u021bi, dar vii.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Unde\u2026 sunt? a morm\u0103it.<\/p>\n
\u2014 La ad\u0103post, a spus Maria simplu. Ai c\u0103zut. Erai s\u0103 \u00eenghe\u021bi.<\/p>\n
El a \u00eencercat s\u0103 se ridice, apoi a gemut. Maria l-a \u00eempins bl\u00e2nd \u00eenapoi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Stai. \u00cenc\u0103 nu.<\/p>\n
A t\u0103cut o vreme. Apoi el a \u00eentrebat:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cum te cheam\u0103?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Maria.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Eu sunt Andrei.<\/p>\n
N-a spus nimic mai mult. Dar \u00een zilele urm\u0103toare, c\u00e2nd furtuna s-a potolit \u0219i oamenii au \u00eenceput s\u0103 apar\u0103 pe drum, au ap\u0103rut \u0219i ei.<\/p>\n
B\u0103rba\u021bi mari. Cu geci groase. Cu tatuaje. Cu priviri aspre.<\/p>\n
Maria a vrut s\u0103 fug\u0103.<\/p>\n
Dar Andrei s-a ridicat \u00een picioare, sprijinindu-se de mas\u0103. I-a privit pe to\u021bi \u0219i a spus doar at\u00e2t:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ea.<\/p>\n
At\u00e2t le-a trebuit.<\/p>\n
Au r\u0103mas nemi\u0219ca\u021bi. Unii au l\u0103sat capul \u00een jos. Al\u021bii \u0219i-au f\u0103cut cruce.<\/p>\n
Mai t\u00e2rziu, Maria a aflat adev\u0103rul. Andrei nu era un simplu motociclist. Era liderul unei fr\u0103\u021bii care nu uita \u0219i nu ierta u\u0219or. Un om pe care mul\u021bi \u00eel urmau f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u00eentrebe.<\/p>\n
\u0218i care acum spunea tuturor c\u0103 via\u021ba lui apar\u021binea unei feti\u021be.<\/p>\n
Nu a ajuns niciodat\u0103 \u00eenapoi la centru.<\/p>\n
\u00cen schimb, a ajuns \u00eentr-un apartament mic, dar cald. Cu o camer\u0103 doar a ei. Cu m\u00e2ncare \u00een frigider. Cu rechizite noi, cump\u0103rate f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 se uite la pre\u021b \u2014 300 de lei, 500 de lei, nu mai conta.<\/p>\n
Andrei nu a adoptat-o pe h\u00e2rtie imediat. A f\u0103cut mai \u00eent\u00e2i ceva mai greu.<\/p>\n
A reparat lucruri.<\/p>\n
A pus oameni la locul lor.<\/p>\n
A schimbat reguli.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd, \u00eentr-o zi, Maria a fost \u00eentrebat\u0103 la \u0219coal\u0103 ce vrea s\u0103 se fac\u0103 atunci c\u00e2nd va fi mare, a z\u00e2mbit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cineva care nu pleac\u0103, a spus ea.<\/p>\n
\u0218i pentru prima dat\u0103, a \u0219tiut sigur c\u0103 nu mai era singur\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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