Am sim\u021bit cum s\u00e2ngele mi se urc\u0103 \u00een cap. Femeia st\u0103tea dreapt\u0103, cu m\u00e2inile str\u00e2nse \u00een fa\u021b\u0103, ca la o rug\u0103ciune. Vocea ei era joas\u0103, dar clar\u0103. L-am recunoscut imediat pe acel \u201etu\u201d. Nu \u201edomnule\u201d, nu \u201enea\u201d, nu un nume spus de la distan\u021b\u0103. Era un \u201etu\u201d cald, intim, dureros de familiar.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Iart\u0103-m\u0103 c\u0103 am \u00eent\u00e2rziat\u2026 \u2014 a spus ea \u00eencet. \u2014 \u0218tiu c\u0103 nu-\u021bi pl\u0103cea s\u0103 a\u0219tep\u021bi.<\/p>\n
M-am prins de scoar\u021ba tuiei, de parc\u0103 m-ar fi putut \u021bine pe picioare. Cine era ea? \u0218i de ce vorbea a\u0219a cu b\u0103rbatul meu?<\/p>\n
A mai stat pu\u021bin, a atins crucea cu degetele, apoi a oftat ad\u00e2nc. C\u00e2nd s-a \u00eentors s\u0103 plece, am ie\u0219it din ascunz\u0103toare f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-mi dau seama. Pa\u0219ii mei au trosnit pe pietri\u0219.<\/p>\n
Femeia s-a speriat. S-a uitat la mine, iar fa\u021ba i s-a albit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dumneavoastr\u0103 sunte\u021bi\u2026? \u2014 a \u00eenceput ea, dar s-a oprit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 So\u021bia lui \u2014 am spus. Vocea \u00eemi tremura, dar nu m-am ferit. \u2014 Sau\u2026 ce-a mai r\u0103mas din ea.<\/p>\n
A urmat o t\u0103cere grea. Se auzea doar un c\u00e2ine l\u0103tr\u00e2nd departe, dinspre sat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 M\u0103 numesc Elena \u2014 a spus ea \u00eentr-un final. \u2014 \u0218tiu cine sunte\u021bi.<\/p>\n
Asta a durut mai tare dec\u00e2t orice. Ea \u0219tia. Eu nu.<\/p>\n
Ne-am a\u0219ezat am\u00e2ndou\u0103 pe banc\u0103. M\u00e2inile \u00eemi erau reci, de\u0219i nu era frig. Elena \u0219i-a desf\u0103cut paltonul \u0219i am v\u0103zut c\u0103 purta o rochie simpl\u0103, de doliu. Nu era t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103. Dar nici b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103. Un om obi\u0219nuit. Prea obi\u0219nuit pentru un secret at\u00e2t de mare.<\/p>\n
\u2014 L-am cunoscut acum mul\u021bi ani \u2014 a \u00eenceput ea. \u2014 \u00cenainte s\u0103 v\u0103 c\u0103s\u0103tori\u021bi.<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit cum ceva se rupe \u00een mine, dar am t\u0103cut. Uneori t\u0103cerea e singura form\u0103 de curaj.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Am fost \u00eempreun\u0103 o vreme. Apoi a plecat. Mi-a spus c\u0103 vrea o via\u021b\u0103 lini\u0219tit\u0103. Cu familie. Cu stabilitate. N-am \u00eencercat s\u0103-l opresc.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i atunci de ce\u2026? \u2014 am ar\u0103tat spre flori.<\/p>\n
Elena a z\u00e2mbit trist.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pentru c\u0103 nu a fost doar trecutul meu. A fost \u0219i tat\u0103l fiului meu.<\/p>\n
Cuvintele au c\u0103zut ca o piatr\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Are dou\u0103zeci de ani acum \u2014 a continuat ea. \u2014 Nu \u0219tie nimic. Eu vin. Eu aduc florile. Pentru c\u0103 el nu mai poate.<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit lacrimile cum \u00eemi curg f\u0103r\u0103 oprire. Nu de furie. Nu de gelozie. Ci de un fel de oboseal\u0103 ad\u00e2nc\u0103. De adev\u0103r.<\/p>\n
\u2014 N-am vrut niciodat\u0103 bani \u2014 a spus ea repede. \u2014 M-am descurcat. Cu greu, dar m-am descurcat. Lucrez la pia\u021b\u0103, la tarab\u0103. Pl\u0103tesc chirie, facturi, tot. N-am cerut nimic. Doar\u2026 nu pot s\u0103 nu vin aici.<\/p>\n
Am privit morm\u00e2ntul. Florile mele artificiale l\u00e2ng\u0103 cele vii. Dou\u0103 lumi care nu se \u00eent\u00e2lniser\u0103 niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 L-ai iubit? \u2014 am \u00eentrebat, aproape \u00een \u0219oapt\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Da \u2014 a spus ea simplu. \u2014 \u0218i dumneavoastr\u0103 l-a\u021bi iubit. Se vede.<\/p>\n
Am stat mult timp acolo. Dou\u0103 femei legate de acela\u0219i om, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u0219tie una de alta. C\u00e2nd ne-am ridicat s\u0103 plec\u0103m, Elena s-a oprit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 vre\u021bi\u2026 putem veni \u00eempreun\u0103, din c\u00e2nd \u00een c\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n
Am dat din cap. Nu \u0219tiam dac\u0103 pot. Dar \u0219tiam c\u0103 nu mai vreau s\u0103 fiu singur\u0103 cu \u00eentreb\u0103rile mele.<\/p>\n
\u00cen ziua aceea, c\u00e2nd am plecat din cimitir, durerea nu disp\u0103ruse. Dar parc\u0103 nu mai era goal\u0103. Parc\u0103, pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 trei ani, adev\u0103rul \u2014 oric\u00e2t de greu \u2014 \u00eemi d\u0103dea un fel de lini\u0219te.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Am sim\u021bit cum s\u00e2ngele mi se urc\u0103 \u00een cap. Femeia st\u0103tea dreapt\u0103, cu m\u00e2inile str\u00e2nse \u00een fa\u021b\u0103, ca la o rug\u0103ciune. Vocea ei era joas\u0103, dar clar\u0103. L-am recunoscut imediat pe acel \u201etu\u201d. Nu \u201edomnule\u201d, nu \u201enea\u201d, nu un nume spus de la distan\u021b\u0103. Era un \u201etu\u201d cald, intim, dureros de familiar. \u2014 Iart\u0103-m\u0103 c\u0103 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18627,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18626","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\/18626","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=18626"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18626\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18628,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18626\/revisions\/18628"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}