\u2026u\u0219a \u00eentredeschis\u0103.<\/p>\n
Apartamentul mamei era la parterul unui bloc vechi din Alexandria. Mic, dar mereu curat. C\u00e2nd eram copil, mirosea mereu a sup\u0103 cald\u0103 \u0219i a detergent ieftin de rufe.<\/p>\n
De data asta\u2026 era lini\u0219te.<\/p>\n
Prea lini\u0219te.<\/p>\n
Am \u00eempins u\u0219a \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mam\u0103? am strigat.<\/p>\n
Niciun r\u0103spuns.<\/p>\n
Am intrat \u00een hol \u0219i m-a lovit un miros ciudat de medicamente \u0219i ceai de tei. Pantofii ei erau l\u00e2ng\u0103 u\u0219\u0103, a\u0219a cum \u00eei l\u0103sa mereu.<\/p>\n
Am f\u0103cut c\u00e2\u021biva pa\u0219i spre sufragerie.<\/p>\n
Acolo am v\u0103zut-o.<\/p>\n
Mama st\u0103tea pe canapea, slab\u0103, mult mai slab\u0103 dec\u00e2t o \u0219tiam. Avea o p\u0103tur\u0103 peste picioare \u0219i o can\u0103 pe mas\u0103.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd m-a v\u0103zut, s-a ridicat \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ai venit\u2026 a spus ea \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
Vocea ei era obosit\u0103.<\/p>\n
Mi s-a str\u00e2ns stomacul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mam\u0103\u2026 ce s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat cu tine?<\/p>\n
A z\u00e2mbit slab.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nimic\u2026 sunt doar pu\u021bin obosit\u0103.<\/p>\n
Dar se vedea clar c\u0103 nu era doar oboseal\u0103.<\/p>\n
Fa\u021ba ei era palid\u0103, iar m\u00e2inile\u2026 acele m\u00e2ini pe care le numisem \u201emurdare\u201d\u2026 tremurau.<\/p>\n
Am privit prin camer\u0103.<\/p>\n
Pe mas\u0103 erau mai multe cutii de pastile \u0219i c\u00e2teva plicuri.<\/p>\n
Unul dintre ele era de la spital.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mam\u0103\u2026 ai fost bolnav\u0103?<\/p>\n
Ea a t\u0103cut c\u00e2teva secunde.<\/p>\n
Apoi a spus simplu:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Am avut o problem\u0103 cu inima.<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit cum mi se taie picioarele.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i de c\u00e2nd?!<\/p>\n
\u2014 De vreo trei luni.<\/p>\n
Trei luni.<\/p>\n
Aproape exact de c\u00e2nd o alungasem din spital.<\/p>\n
\u2014 De ce nu mi-ai spus?! am \u00eentrebat, aproape \u021bip\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n
Mama s-a uitat la mine calm.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu voiam s\u0103 te deranjez. Aveai copil mic\u2026 destule pe cap.<\/p>\n
Mi s-au umplut ochii de lacrimi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mam\u0103\u2026 eu\u2026 eu doar\u2026<\/p>\n
Nu am mai putut continua.<\/p>\n
\u00cen mintea mea r\u0103suna momentul din spital.<\/p>\n
Fa\u021ba ei c\u00e2nd am strigat.<\/p>\n
\u201eIa-\u021bi m\u00e2inile murdare de pe copilul meu!\u201d<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit o ru\u0219ine cum nu mai sim\u021bisem niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mam\u0103\u2026 \u00eemi pare r\u0103u.<\/p>\n
Ea a ridicat din umeri u\u0219or.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu-i nimic.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ba da! am spus. Am fost nedrept. Tu ai muncit toat\u0103 via\u021ba\u2026 pentru mine.<\/p>\n
Mama a z\u00e2mbit obosit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Asta fac mamele.<\/p>\n
M-am uitat la m\u00e2inile ei.<\/p>\n
Cr\u0103pate, aspre, b\u0103t\u0103torite de ani de munc\u0103. Ani \u00een care sp\u0103lase podele \u0219i toalete ca eu s\u0103 pot merge la \u0219coal\u0103, s\u0103 am haine, s\u0103 am o via\u021b\u0103 mai bun\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u0218i eu\u2026 le numisem murdare.<\/p>\n
M-am apropiat \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mam\u0103\u2026 pot s\u0103 te \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219ez?<\/p>\n
Ochii ei s-au umezit imediat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Sigur.<\/p>\n
Am \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219at-o str\u00e2ns.<\/p>\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103 am sim\u021bit c\u00e2t de fragil\u0103 devenise.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218tii ceva? a spus ea \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce?<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u00cen ziua aia\u2026 c\u00e2nd am plecat din spital\u2026 am pl\u00e2ns pu\u021bin.<\/p>\n
Inima mi s-a rupt.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u00cemi pare r\u0103u\u2026<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dar apoi m-am g\u00e2ndit c\u0103 poate \u021bi-a fost fric\u0103 pentru copil. \u0218i am \u00een\u021beles.<\/p>\n
Am r\u0103mas t\u0103cut.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva minute, mama a \u00eentrebat timid:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cum e nepotul meu?<\/p>\n
Am scos telefonul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Vrei s\u0103-l vezi?<\/p>\n
Ochii ei s-au luminat imediat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Foarte mult.<\/p>\n
I-am ar\u0103tat poze. Zeci de poze. Ea le privea ca pe ni\u0219te comori.<\/p>\n
Apoi am spus:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mam\u0103\u2026 hai s\u0103 mergem s\u0103-l vezi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Azi?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Da. Acum.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dar eu\u2026<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu exist\u0103 \u201edar\u201d.<\/p>\n
Am luat haina ei de pe cuier.<\/p>\n
\u00cenainte s\u0103 ie\u0219im, mama s-a oprit \u0219i m-a privit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pot s\u0103-l \u021bin \u00een bra\u021be?<\/p>\n
Lacrimile mi-au curs f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 vreau.<\/p>\n
I-am luat m\u00e2inile \u00een ale mele.<\/p>\n
\u2014 M\u00e2inile astea\u2026 sunt cele mai curate m\u00e2ini din lume pentru copilul meu.<\/p>\n
Mama a \u00eenceput s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103.<\/p>\n
Iar \u00een acel moment am \u00een\u021beles ceva ce n-am s\u0103 uit niciodat\u0103:<\/p>\n
Uneori, cele mai \u201emurdare\u201d m\u00e2ini sunt cele care au muncit cel mai mult din dragoste.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u2026u\u0219a \u00eentredeschis\u0103. Apartamentul mamei era la parterul unui bloc vechi din Alexandria. Mic, dar mereu curat. C\u00e2nd eram copil, mirosea mereu a sup\u0103 cald\u0103 \u0219i a detergent ieftin de rufe. De data asta\u2026 era lini\u0219te. Prea lini\u0219te. Am \u00eempins u\u0219a \u00eencet. \u2014 Mam\u0103? am strigat. Niciun r\u0103spuns. Am intrat \u00een hol \u0219i m-a lovit un […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-povesti"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21077","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=21077"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21078,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21077\/revisions\/21078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}