Prin u\u0219a mare de sticl\u0103 se vedea o sal\u0103 luminat\u0103 puternic.<\/p>\n
Nu era restaurant.<\/p>\n
Nu era club.<\/p>\n
Era o sal\u0103 de art\u0103 plin\u0103 de oameni elegan\u021bi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n B\u0103rba\u021bi \u00een costume, femei \u00een rochii lungi, pahare de vin \u0219i un panou mare pe perete.<\/p>\n Ric\u0103 s-a apropiat \u00eencet.<\/p>\n Curiozitatea \u00eel \u00eempingea \u00eenainte.<\/p>\n Pe panoul de la intrare scria cu litere mari:<\/p>\n \u201eExpozi\u021bie personal\u0103 \u2013 Maria Popescu\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Ric\u0103 a clipit.<\/p>\n A citit din nou.<\/p>\n Maria Popescu.<\/strong><\/p>\n Numele so\u021biei lui.<\/p>\n \u2014 Nu\u2026 nu se poate\u2026 a murmurat el.<\/p>\n A \u00eempins u\u0219or u\u0219a de sticl\u0103.<\/p>\n \u00cen\u0103untru erau zeci de tablouri.<\/p>\n Peisaje.<\/p>\n Portrete.<\/p>\n Scene de via\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n Iar \u00een mijlocul s\u0103lii, oamenii st\u0103teau aduna\u021bi \u00een jurul unei femei \u00eembr\u0103cate \u00eentr-o rochie ro\u0219ie elegant\u0103.<\/p>\n Maria.<\/strong><\/p>\n So\u021bia lui.<\/p>\n Z\u00e2mbea.<\/p>\n Vorbea cu oamenii.<\/p>\n Un b\u0103rbat \u00een costum \u00eei str\u00e2ngea m\u00e2na.<\/p>\n \u2014 Doamn\u0103 Maria, lucr\u0103rile dumneavoastr\u0103 sunt extraordinare. Galeria noastr\u0103 din Cluj vrea s\u0103 organizeze o expozi\u021bie \u0219i acolo.<\/p>\n O femeie a spus:<\/p>\n \u2014 Tabloul acesta s-a v\u00e2ndut deja cu 28.000 de lei<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Altul a intervenit:<\/p>\n \u2014 Iar acesta cu 35.000 de lei<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Ric\u0103 sim\u021bea cum \u00eei fuge p\u0103m\u00e2ntul de sub picioare.<\/p>\n So\u021bia lui\u2026<\/p>\n Maria cea lini\u0219tit\u0103.<\/p>\n Maria care g\u0103tea.<\/p>\n Maria care avea grij\u0103 de p\u0103rin\u021bii lui.<\/p>\n Era artista serii.<\/strong><\/p>\n Un critic de art\u0103 vorbea l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea:<\/p>\n \u2014 Este incredibil cum o femeie poate transforma suferin\u021ba \u00een frumuse\u021be. Tablourile Mariei spun povestea unei vie\u021bi tr\u0103ite \u00een t\u0103cere.<\/p>\n Ric\u0103 a sim\u021bit un nod \u00een g\u00e2t.<\/p>\n Pe unul dintre pere\u021bi era un tablou mare.<\/p>\n Se vedea o femeie st\u00e2nd singur\u0103 \u00eentr-o cas\u0103, iar \u00een spatele ei dou\u0103 umbre \u2014 un b\u0103rbat \u0219i o alt\u0103 femeie.<\/p>\n Titlul tabloului era:<\/p>\n \u201eT\u0103cerea\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Sub el era o etichet\u0103:<\/p>\n V\u00e2ndut \u2013 42.000 lei<\/strong><\/p>\n Ric\u0103 a sim\u021bit c\u0103 \u00eei tremur\u0103 m\u00e2inile.<\/p>\n \u00cen acel moment, Maria s-a \u00eentors.<\/p>\n L-a v\u0103zut.<\/p>\n Nu s-a speriat.<\/p>\n Nu s-a ru\u0219inat.<\/p>\n Doar l-a privit calm.<\/p>\n A venit \u00eencet spre el.<\/p>\n \u2014 Bun\u0103 seara, Ric\u0103.<\/p>\n Vocea ei era lini\u0219tit\u0103.<\/p>\n El abia a reu\u0219it s\u0103 vorbeasc\u0103.<\/p>\n \u2014 Tu\u2026 tu ai f\u0103cut toate astea?<\/p>\n Maria a z\u00e2mbit u\u0219or.<\/p>\n \u2014 \u00cen fiecare sear\u0103 c\u00e2nd plecam de acas\u0103, veneam aici. Pictam.<\/p>\n \u2014 De c\u00e2t timp\u2026?<\/p>\n \u2014 De ani de zile.<\/p>\n Ric\u0103 a r\u0103mas f\u0103r\u0103 cuvinte.<\/p>\n \u2014 De ce nu mi-ai spus niciodat\u0103?<\/p>\n Maria a ridicat din umeri.<\/p>\n \u2014 Pentru c\u0103 niciodat\u0103 nu ai \u00eentrebat.<\/p>\n Cuvintele ei au c\u0103zut greu.<\/p>\n \u00cen jurul lor oamenii continuau s\u0103 admire tablourile.<\/p>\n Un organizator s-a apropiat.<\/p>\n \u2014 Doamn\u0103 Maria, mai avem dou\u0103 tablouri rezervate. Valoarea total\u0103 a v\u00e2nz\u0103rilor \u00een seara asta a trecut de 320.000 de lei<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Ric\u0103 a sim\u021bit c\u0103 i se str\u00e2nge pieptul.<\/p>\n To\u021bi acei ani\u2026<\/p>\n El crezuse c\u0103 ea nu valoreaz\u0103 nimic.<\/p>\n Maria l-a privit pentru c\u00e2teva secunde.<\/p>\n Nu era furie \u00een ochii ei.<\/p>\n Doar lini\u0219te.<\/p>\n \u2014 Ric\u0103, eu nu am ie\u0219it \u00een fiecare sear\u0103 ca s\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2lnesc pe altcineva.<\/p>\n A f\u0103cut o pauz\u0103.<\/p>\n \u2014 Am ie\u0219it ca s\u0103 m\u0103 reg\u0103sesc pe mine.<\/p>\n El nu a spus nimic.<\/p>\n Nu mai avea ce.<\/p>\n Maria s-a \u00eentors spre invita\u021bi.<\/p>\n \u2014 V\u0103 rog s\u0103 m\u0103 scuza\u021bi.<\/p>\n \u0218i a plecat spre ceilal\u021bi oameni.<\/p>\n L\u0103s\u00e2ndu-l pe Ric\u0103 singur l\u00e2ng\u0103 u\u0219a de sticl\u0103.<\/p>\n Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 dou\u0103zeci de ani\u2026<\/p>\n el \u00een\u021belesese ceva dureros.<\/p>\n Nu pierduse doar respectul so\u021biei lui.<\/p>\n Pierduse o femeie extraordinar\u0103\u2026 f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-\u0219i dea seama c\u00e2nd.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Prin u\u0219a mare de sticl\u0103 se vedea o sal\u0103 luminat\u0103 puternic. Nu era restaurant. Nu era club. Era o sal\u0103 de art\u0103 plin\u0103 de oameni elegan\u021bi. B\u0103rba\u021bi \u00een costume, femei \u00een rochii lungi, pahare de vin \u0219i un panou mare pe perete. Ric\u0103 s-a apropiat \u00eencet. Curiozitatea \u00eel \u00eempingea \u00eenainte. Pe panoul de la intrare […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20973,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20972","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\/20972","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=20972"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20974,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20972\/revisions\/20974"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}