\u2014 Asta nu e uzur\u0103 \u2014 a murmurat\u2014. Asta e f\u0103cut\u0103.<\/p>\n
Au spart o parte din perete. \u00cen spate era un tunel \u00eengust de mentenan\u021b\u0103. Vechi. Uit at. Dar nu abandonat: urme recente, cabluri, o lantern\u0103 prins\u0103 cu band\u0103, pa\u0219i.<\/p>\n
Tunelul ducea, ca o ven\u0103 secret\u0103, c\u0103tre un alt penitenciar aflat la c\u00e2\u021biva kilometri, pe sub un teren considerat sigur. Cel mai grav nu era c\u0103 exista. Ci c\u0103 cineva \u00eel folosise\u2026 \u0219i \u00eel \u021binuse secret.<\/p>\n
\u00cen noaptea aceea au montat camere ascunse la intrare, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 anun\u021be gardienii obi\u0219nui\u021bi. Chiriac a insistat:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 \u0219tie cineva, \u00eenseamn\u0103 c\u0103 e din interior.<\/p>\n
Noaptea a fost lung\u0103.<\/p>\n
Ximena nu a plecat acas\u0103. A r\u0103mas \u00een camera de monitorizare, cu ochii lipi\u021bi de ecrane. Afar\u0103 b\u0103tea un v\u00e2nt rece, iar \u00een\u0103untru t\u0103cerea era ap\u0103s\u0103toare.<\/p>\n
La \u00eenceput, nimic.<\/p>\n
Orele treceau \u00eencet. Cafeaua se r\u0103cea \u00een pahare de plastic. Chiriac nu clipea. A\u0219tepta.<\/p>\n
La 02:17 diminea\u021ba, una dintre camere a surprins o mi\u0219care.<\/p>\n
Umbre.<\/p>\n
O siluet\u0103.<\/p>\n
Apoi \u00eenc\u0103 una.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Stai\u2026 d\u0103 \u00eenapoi \u2014 a \u0219optit Ximena.<\/p>\n
Imaginea a fost derulat\u0103 \u00eencet. Din tunel ie\u0219ea un b\u0103rbat. \u00cembr\u0103cat \u00een uniform\u0103. Cu legitima\u021bie la g\u00e2t.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu se poate\u2026 \u2014 a murmurat ea.<\/p>\n
Chiriac a apropiat imaginea. Chipul a devenit clar.<\/p>\n
Era un gardian.<\/p>\n
Unul dintre cei vechi. Respectat. De \u00eencredere.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 el, \u00eenc\u0103 doi.<\/p>\n
Se mi\u0219cau repede. Sigur. Ca \u0219i cum f\u0103cuser\u0103 asta de zeci de ori.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu e improviza\u021bie \u2014 a spus Chiriac \u00eencet\u2014. E organizat.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2teva minute mai t\u00e2rziu, una dintre de\u021binute a fost adus\u0103 \u00een sp\u0103l\u0103torie. Nu mergea singur\u0103. Era tras\u0103.<\/p>\n
Ximena a sim\u021bit cum i se face r\u0103u.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Opre\u0219te-i\u2026 trebuie s\u0103-i oprim!<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu \u00eenc\u0103 \u2014 a spus Chiriac\u2014. Avem nevoie de dovad\u0103 complet\u0103.<\/p>\n
Imaginile au continuat. Suficient c\u00e2t s\u0103 nu mai existe dubii.<\/p>\n
Nu era un incident. Era o re\u021bea.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd interven\u021bia a \u00eenceput, a fost rapid\u0103 \u0219i dur\u0103.<\/p>\n
Masca\u021bi, lumini, ordine scurte.<\/p>\n
Tunelul a fost blocat. Gardienii au fost \u00eenc\u0103tu\u0219a\u021bi. Unii au \u00eencercat s\u0103 fug\u0103. N-au avut unde.<\/p>\n
Diminea\u021ba, penitenciarul era alt loc.<\/p>\n
T\u0103cerea era diferit\u0103.<\/p>\n
Nu mai era fric\u0103 oarb\u0103. Era lini\u0219tea de dup\u0103 furtun\u0103.<\/p>\n
Directoarea C\u0103linescu a fost dus\u0103 la audieri. Se pare c\u0103 \u0219tia. Sau cel pu\u021bin b\u0103nuia. \u0218i alesese s\u0103 tac\u0103.<\/p>\n
Ximena a trecut prin sec\u021bii \u00een acea zi. De\u021binutele o priveau altfel.<\/p>\n
Nu mai era doar asistenta.<\/p>\n
Era cea care nu a \u00eenchis ochii.<\/p>\n
Rebeca a prins-o de m\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mul\u021bumesc\u2026 \u2014 a spus \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
Ximena nu a r\u0103spuns imediat. S-a uitat \u00een jur. Pere\u021bii erau aceia\u0219i. U\u0219ile la fel.<\/p>\n
Dar ceva se schimbase.<\/p>\n
Adev\u0103rul ie\u0219ise la lumin\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u0218i, pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mult timp, \u00een locul acela \u00eenchis, cineva avea curajul s\u0103 respire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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