Anii au trecut mai repede dec\u00e2t mi-a\u0219 fi imaginat.<\/p>\n
Matei a crescut \u00eenalt, cu umerii largi \u0219i cu o minte ascu\u021bit\u0103. Nu a fost niciodat\u0103 un copil problem\u0103. Nu a lipsit de la \u0219coal\u0103, nu s-a \u00eencurcat cu prostii.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd a intrat la facultate la Bucure\u0219ti, satul \u00eentreg a vorbit despre asta.<\/p>\n
\u201eB\u0103iatul lui Iulian a ajuns departe\u201d, spuneau oamenii la magazin.<\/p>\n
\u0218i eu nu \u00eei corectam.<\/p>\n
Pentru c\u0103, \u00een inima mea, era adev\u0103rul.<\/p>\n
\u00cen fiecare weekend venea acas\u0103. \u00cemi aducea pove\u0219ti despre ora\u0219, despre profesori, despre planurile lui.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o sear\u0103, pe c\u00e2nd st\u0103team \u00een curte \u0219i beam o bere dup\u0103 o zi lung\u0103 de munc\u0103, mi-a spus:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tat\u0103\u2026 m-am logodit.<\/p>\n
Am clipit surprins.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cu cine?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cu Ana. O \u0219tii. A venit de c\u00e2teva ori aici.<\/p>\n
O \u0219tiam. Fat\u0103 cuminte, respectuoas\u0103.<\/p>\n
M-am ridicat, l-am b\u0103tut pe um\u0103r \u0219i i-am spus:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 e\u0219ti fericit, asta e tot ce conteaz\u0103.<\/p>\n
Nunta a fost stabilit\u0103 pentru vara urm\u0103toare.<\/p>\n
Tot satul urma s\u0103 vin\u0103.<\/p>\n
Am \u00eenceput preg\u0103tirile din timp. Am pus bani deoparte, am reparat gardul casei, am vopsit poarta. Voiam ca b\u0103iatul meu s\u0103 plece din casa asta cu fruntea sus.<\/p>\n
Roxana era ciudat de t\u0103cut\u0103 \u00een perioada aceea.<\/p>\n
Uneori o surprindeam uit\u00e2ndu-se la Matei cu o expresie pe care nu o \u00een\u021belegeam.<\/p>\n
Un amestec de vin\u0103 \u0219i team\u0103.<\/p>\n
Dar nu am insistat.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 at\u00e2\u021bia ani \u00eempreun\u0103, \u00eenv\u0103\u021basem s\u0103 respect t\u0103cerile ei.<\/p>\n
Ziua nun\u021bii a venit cu soare puternic \u0219i cu mult\u0103 lume.<\/p>\n
Curtea era plin\u0103 de mese, muzica r\u0103suna, iar oamenii r\u00e2deau \u0219i dansau.<\/p>\n
Matei ar\u0103ta impecabil \u00een costum.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd m-a v\u0103zut, a venit direct spre mine.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tat\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 tine nu ajungeam aici.<\/p>\n
Mi s-a pus un nod \u00een g\u00e2t.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ai ajuns aici prin munca ta, b\u0103iete.<\/p>\n
La un moment dat, \u00een mijlocul petrecerii, a ap\u0103rut un b\u0103rbat pe care nu \u00eel mai v\u0103zusem.<\/p>\n
Era trecut de cincizeci de ani, \u00eembr\u0103cat elegant.<\/p>\n
A stat o vreme la marginea cur\u021bii, privind.<\/p>\n
Apoi s-a apropiat de Roxana.<\/p>\n
Am v\u0103zut cum fa\u021ba ei s-a albit.<\/p>\n
Au vorbit c\u00e2teva minute.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 aceea, Roxana a venit spre mine tremur\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Iulian\u2026 trebuie s\u0103 \u00ee\u021bi spun ceva.<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit cum aerul devine greu.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat?<\/p>\n
A ar\u0103tat spre b\u0103rbatul acela.<\/p>\n
\u2014 El\u2026 este tat\u0103l lui Matei.<\/p>\n
Am r\u0103mas nemi\u0219cat.<\/p>\n
Dou\u0103zeci de ani.<\/p>\n
Dou\u0103zeci de ani \u00een care crezusem c\u0103 acel loc era gol.<\/p>\n
\u2014 De ce acum? am \u00eentrebat \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
Roxana avea lacrimi \u00een ochi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pentru c\u0103\u2026 Matei \u0219tie.<\/p>\n
\u00cen acel moment, Matei s-a apropiat de noi.<\/p>\n
S-a uitat la mine cu aceea\u0219i privire pe care o avea c\u00e2nd era copil.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tat\u0103\u2026 eu am aflat adev\u0103rul acum o lun\u0103.<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit cum ceva se rupe \u00een interior.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i?<\/p>\n
Matei a f\u0103cut un pas spre mine.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i am vrut s\u0103 \u0219tiu dac\u0103 schimb\u0103 ceva.<\/p>\n
Nu am spus nimic.<\/p>\n
El a continuat:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Am vorbit cu omul acela. Este tat\u0103l meu biologic. Dar \u0219tii ce mi-a spus? C\u0103 nu a avut curajul s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 atunci.<\/p>\n
Matei a \u00eentors capul spre el pentru o clip\u0103.<\/p>\n
Apoi m-a privit din nou.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tu ai avut.<\/p>\n
Toat\u0103 lumea din jur p\u0103rea c\u0103 a t\u0103cut.<\/p>\n
Matei mi-a pus m\u00e2na pe um\u0103r.<\/p>\n
\u2014 El mi-a dat s\u00e2ngele. Dar tu mi-ai dat via\u021ba.<\/p>\n
Ochii mi s-au umplut de lacrimi, lucru care nu mi se \u00eent\u00e2mpla aproape niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Matei a z\u00e2mbit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 C\u00e2nd o s\u0103 intru \u00een biseric\u0103, vreau s\u0103 mergi tu l\u00e2ng\u0103 mine. Ca tat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Nu b\u0103rbatul acela.<\/p>\n
Tu.<\/p>\n
\u00cen acel moment am \u00een\u021beles ceva simplu, dar puternic.<\/p>\n
S\u00e2ngele poate \u00eencepe o via\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
Dar dragostea este cea care o cre\u0219te<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u0218i \u00een ziua aceea, c\u00e2nd am p\u0103\u0219it al\u0103turi de Matei spre biseric\u0103, satul \u00eentreg a v\u0103zut ceea ce eu \u0219tiusem de dou\u0103zeci de ani.<\/p>\n Nu eram tat\u0103l lui prin s\u00e2nge.<\/p>\n Dar eram, f\u0103r\u0103 nicio \u00eendoial\u0103, tat\u0103l lui adev\u0103rat<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Anii au trecut mai repede dec\u00e2t mi-a\u0219 fi imaginat. Matei a crescut \u00eenalt, cu umerii largi \u0219i cu o minte ascu\u021bit\u0103. Nu a fost niciodat\u0103 un copil problem\u0103. Nu a lipsit de la \u0219coal\u0103, nu s-a \u00eencurcat cu prostii. C\u00e2nd a intrat la facultate la Bucure\u0219ti, satul \u00eentreg a vorbit despre asta. \u201eB\u0103iatul lui Iulian […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21449,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21448","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\/21448","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=21448"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21451,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21448\/revisions\/21451"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}