Ion a r\u0103mas nemi\u0219cat.<\/p>\n
Respira\u021bia i s-a t\u0103iat pentru o clip\u0103, de parc\u0103 aerul din jur devenise mai greu. Focul trosnea slab \u00een spatele lui, iar lumina lui abia mai ajungea p\u00e2n\u0103 la cal. Dincolo de el\u2026 \u00eentunericul era gros, ap\u0103s\u0103tor.<\/p>\n
A f\u0103cut \u00eenc\u0103 un pas.<\/p>\n
Calul a ridicat capul u\u0219or, ca \u0219i cum ar fi vrut s\u0103 spun\u0103 ceva, dar nu mai avea putere. Ochii lui erau umezi, obosi\u021bi. Ion a sim\u021bit un nod \u00een g\u00e2t.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Hai, b\u0103iete\u2026 \u00eencet\u2026 a \u0219optit.<\/p>\n
A \u00eentins m\u00e2na.<\/p>\n
Calul nu s-a retras. Dimpotriv\u0103, a f\u0103cut \u00eenc\u0103 un pas spre el \u0219i, \u00eentr-un final, s-a oprit chiar \u00een fa\u021ba lui. Ion i-a atins g\u00e2tul osos. Era cald\u2026 dar sl\u0103bit.<\/p>\n
\u00cen clipa aia, forma din spate s-a mi\u0219cat.<\/p>\n
Ion a \u00eencremenit.<\/p>\n
Nu mult. Doar c\u00e2t s\u0103-i \u00eenghe\u021be s\u00e2ngele.<\/p>\n
Apoi\u2026 a venit spre lumin\u0103.<\/p>\n
Pas cu pas.<\/p>\n
Nu era animal.<\/p>\n
Era un om.<\/p>\n
Un b\u0103tr\u00e2n.<\/p>\n
\u00cembr\u0103cat cu haine vechi, pline de praf. Fa\u021ba \u00eei era ars\u0103 de soare, iar barba alb\u0103 \u00eei c\u0103dea pe piept. Mergea \u00eencet, dar sigur, de parc\u0103 \u0219tia exact unde vine.<\/p>\n
Ion a f\u0103cut un pas \u00eenapoi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cine e\u0219ti? a \u00eentrebat, cu voce joas\u0103.<\/p>\n
B\u0103tr\u00e2nul s-a oprit l\u00e2ng\u0103 cal \u0219i a pus m\u00e2na pe el, cu grij\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 L-ai g\u0103sit, a spus simplu.<\/p>\n
Ion a clipit, confuz.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Eu? El a venit la mine.<\/p>\n
B\u0103tr\u00e2nul a z\u00e2mbit u\u0219or.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A\u0219a face mereu. \u00cei g\u0103se\u0219te pe cei care au nevoie.<\/p>\n
Ion nu \u00een\u021belegea.<\/p>\n
\u2014 De c\u00e2t timp sunte\u021bi aici?<\/p>\n
\u2014 De mult, a r\u0103spuns b\u0103tr\u00e2nul. Mai mult dec\u00e2t ai crede.<\/p>\n
A urmat o lini\u0219te grea.<\/p>\n
Focul ardea \u00eencet. Stelele p\u0103reau mai aproape ca niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Locul \u0103sta\u2026 nu e chiar gol, a continuat b\u0103tr\u00e2nul. Doar c\u0103 trebuie s\u0103 \u0219tii unde s\u0103 te ui\u021bi.<\/p>\n
Ion s-a uitat \u00een jur. Totul era la fel: uscat, pustiu, f\u0103r\u0103 via\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Aici nu cre\u0219te nimic\u2026<\/p>\n
B\u0103tr\u00e2nul a dat din cap.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ba da. Dar nu la suprafa\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
Apoi a f\u0103cut un semn spre p\u0103m\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Sub tine e ap\u0103.<\/p>\n
Ion a sim\u021bit cum \u00eei tresare inima.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ap\u0103?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ad\u00e2nc. Dar e acolo.<\/p>\n
Ion s-a uitat din nou la p\u0103m\u00e2nt, de parc\u0103 putea vedea prin el.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i calul?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Al meu, a spus b\u0103tr\u00e2nul. Dar nu mai e de mult.<\/p>\n
Ion nu a mai \u00eentrebat nimic.<\/p>\n
Sim\u021bea c\u0103 r\u0103spunsurile veneau singure.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ai dat pu\u021bin pe locul \u0103sta, a continuat b\u0103tr\u00e2nul. Dar o s\u0103-\u021bi dea mult \u00eenapoi. Dac\u0103 ai r\u0103bdare.<\/p>\n
Ion a privit din nou \u00een jur. Nu mai p\u0103rea la fel.<\/p>\n
Parc\u0103\u2026 nu mai era gol.<\/p>\n
A doua zi diminea\u021b\u0103, c\u00e2nd s-a trezit, b\u0103tr\u00e2nul nu mai era.<\/p>\n
Nici calul.<\/p>\n
Doar urme \u00een nisip, care disp\u0103reau dup\u0103 c\u00e2\u021biva metri.<\/p>\n
Ion a stat acolo mult timp, g\u00e2ndindu-se dac\u0103 totul fusese real.<\/p>\n
Apoi s-a ridicat.<\/p>\n
A luat o sap\u0103 din ma\u0219in\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u0218i a \u00eenceput s\u0103 sape.<\/p>\n
Zi dup\u0103 zi.<\/p>\n
F\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u0219tie sigur dac\u0103 e adev\u0103rat.<\/p>\n
F\u0103r\u0103 garan\u021bii.<\/p>\n
Doar cu credin\u021ba c\u0103 ceva\u2026 fusese acolo cu un motiv.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 dou\u0103 s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni, era epuizat.<\/p>\n
Palmele \u00eei erau b\u0103t\u0103torite.<\/p>\n
Spatele \u00eel durea.<\/p>\n
Dar nu s-a oprit.<\/p>\n
\u0218i \u00eentr-o diminea\u021b\u0103, c\u00e2nd a lovit din nou p\u0103m\u00e2ntul\u2026<\/p>\n
a auzit alt sunet.<\/p>\n
Un gol.<\/p>\n
A s\u0103pat mai repede.<\/p>\n
Mai ad\u00e2nc.<\/p>\n
\u0218i atunci\u2026<\/p>\n
p\u0103m\u00e2ntul s-a pr\u0103bu\u0219it u\u0219or.<\/p>\n
Iar de dedesubt a \u021b\u00e2\u0219nit ap\u0103.<\/p>\n
Rece.<\/p>\n
Curat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Vie.<\/p>\n
Ion a c\u0103zut \u00een genunchi.<\/p>\n
\u0218i a \u00eenceput s\u0103 r\u00e2d\u0103.<\/p>\n
Nu mai era singur.<\/p>\n
Nu mai era f\u0103r\u0103 nimic.<\/p>\n
Din nimic\u2026 avea totul.<\/p>\n
Ani mai t\u00e2rziu, locul acela pustiu s-a transformat.<\/p>\n
A ap\u0103rut o cas\u0103.<\/p>\n
Apoi un grajd.<\/p>\n
Apoi via\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
Oameni.<\/p>\n
Copii.<\/p>\n
\u0218i la intrare, pe o bucat\u0103 de lemn, Ion a scris simplu:<\/p>\n
\u201eTotul \u00eencepe cu pu\u021bin\u2026 dac\u0103 nu renun\u021bi.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ion a r\u0103mas nemi\u0219cat. Respira\u021bia i s-a t\u0103iat pentru o clip\u0103, de parc\u0103 aerul din jur devenise mai greu. Focul trosnea slab \u00een spatele lui, iar lumina lui abia mai ajungea p\u00e2n\u0103 la cal. Dincolo de el\u2026 \u00eentunericul era gros, ap\u0103s\u0103tor. A f\u0103cut \u00eenc\u0103 un pas. Calul a ridicat capul u\u0219or, ca \u0219i cum ar […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22734,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22733","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\/22733","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=22733"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22735,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22733\/revisions\/22735"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}