\u2026a \u00eempins discret nota spre tata.<\/p>\n
Pentru o clip\u0103, nimeni n-a zis nimic. Se auzea doar muzica \u00een surdin\u0103 \u0219i clinchetul paharelor de la alte mese. Mama s-a uitat la mine, eu la tata, iar tata la Andrei, de parc\u0103 \u00eencerca s\u0103 \u00een\u021beleag\u0103 dac\u0103 e o glum\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cum adic\u0103? a \u00eentrebat tata, \u00eencet, dar ap\u0103sat.<\/p>\n
Andrei a ridicat din umeri, calm, ca \u0219i cum nimic nu era ie\u0219it din comun.<\/p>\n
\u2014 P\u0103i\u2026 dumneavoastr\u0103 a\u021bi insistat mereu c\u0103 familia e cea mai important\u0103. M-am g\u00e2ndit c\u0103 e un moment bun s\u0103 ar\u0103ta\u021bi asta.<\/p>\n
M-a trecut un fior rece. Nu era tonul lui obi\u0219nuit. Nu era omul cu care tr\u0103isem at\u00e2\u021bia ani.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Andrei, ce faci? am \u0219optit eu, sim\u021bind cum \u00eemi ard obrajii.<\/p>\n
El m-a privit direct, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 clipeasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Doar spun lucrurilor pe nume.<\/p>\n
Tata a \u00eempins nota \u00eenapoi, cu m\u00e2na u\u0219or tremur\u00e2nd\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Eu am venit ca invitat, b\u0103iete. Tu ne-ai chemat.<\/p>\n
Andrei a z\u00e2mbit scurt, dar z\u00e2mbetul nu-i ajungea la ochi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Exact. V-am chemat\u2026 s\u0103 vedem dac\u0103, m\u0103car o dat\u0103, nu trebuie s\u0103 pl\u0103tesc eu pentru to\u021bi.<\/p>\n
Aerul s-a t\u0103iat. Mama a l\u0103sat furculi\u021ba jos, f\u0103r\u0103 zgomot.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu \u00een\u021beleg, a spus ea, confuz\u0103.<\/p>\n
Eu, \u00eens\u0103, \u00eencepeam s\u0103 \u00een\u021beleg. Fr\u00e2nturi din anii no\u0219tri \u00eempreun\u0103 se legau una de alta. Cadourile pentru ai mei. Repara\u021biile la casa lor. \u201eLas\u0103 c\u0103 rezolv eu\u201d spus de Andrei de fiecare dat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tu\u2026 ai \u021binut socoteala? am \u00eentrebat \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
Andrei a r\u00e2s scurt.<\/p>\n
\u2014 N-a trebuit s\u0103 \u021bin. Se adun\u0103 singure.<\/p>\n
Tata s-a \u00eenro\u0219it la fa\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 ai avut ceva de zis, spuneai ca un b\u0103rbat, nu f\u0103ceai circ la mas\u0103!<\/p>\n
\u2014 Am \u00eencercat, a r\u0103spuns Andrei, ridic\u00e2nd u\u0219or vocea. De fiecare dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd venea vorba de bani, subiectul disp\u0103rea. Sau ap\u0103rea alt\u0103 nevoie.<\/p>\n
Sim\u021beam cum mi se str\u00e2nge stomacul. Avea dreptate\u2026 \u0219i totu\u0219i, nu a\u0219a trebuia s\u0103 ias\u0103 la iveal\u0103.<\/p>\n
Chelnerul se apropia, nesigur. Andrei i-a f\u0103cut semn s\u0103 mai a\u0219tepte.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218tii care e problema? a continuat el, uit\u00e2ndu-se la mine. C\u0103 noi n-am ie\u0219it niciodat\u0103 din cas\u0103 nu pentru c\u0103 ne pl\u0103cea at\u00e2t de mult pizza\u2026 ci pentru c\u0103 mereu aveam altceva de acoperit.<\/p>\n
Cuvintele lui au c\u0103zut greu.<\/p>\n
M-am uitat la p\u0103rin\u021bii mei. Mama evita privirea mea. Tata \u00ee\u0219i freca m\u00e2inile.<\/p>\n
\u2014 E ziua mea\u2026 am spus, abia auzit.<\/p>\n
Andrei s-a mai \u00eenmuiat pu\u021bin.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218tiu. \u0218i nu vreau s\u0103 \u021bi-o stric. Dar nu mai pot s\u0103 m\u0103 prefac c\u0103 totul e \u00een regul\u0103.<\/p>\n
T\u0103cerea care a urmat a fost \u0219i mai grea.<\/p>\n
Atunci, tata a tras aer ad\u00e2nc \u00een piept, a scos portofelul \u0219i a pus pe mas\u0103 o parte din bani.<\/p>\n
\u2014 At\u00e2t am la mine. Restul\u2026 m\u00e2ine.<\/p>\n
Mama l-a privit surprins\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Gheorghe\u2026<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu, Maria. Ajunge.<\/p>\n
M-am uitat la Andrei. Pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een seara aceea, p\u0103rea nesigur.<\/p>\n
Am scos \u0219i eu cardul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pl\u0103tim \u00eempreun\u0103. Azi.<\/p>\n
Chelnerul a venit, a luat cardurile, iar noi am r\u0103mas acolo, fiecare cu g\u00e2ndurile lui.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 ce am ie\u0219it din restaurant, aerul rece de sear\u0103 m-a trezit pu\u021bin. Luminile ora\u0219ului parc\u0103 erau mai ascu\u021bite.<\/p>\n
Mama \u0219i tata s-au oprit l\u00e2ng\u0103 ma\u0219in\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ne pare r\u0103u, a spus mama, cu voce joas\u0103.<\/p>\n
N-am r\u0103spuns imediat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu e vorba doar de bani, am spus \u00een cele din urm\u0103. E vorba c\u0103 nu am vorbit niciodat\u0103 despre asta.<\/p>\n
Tata a dat din cap.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A fost mai u\u0219or s\u0103 nu.<\/p>\n
Andrei st\u0103tea pu\u021bin mai \u00een spate, cu m\u00e2inile \u00een buzunar.<\/p>\n
M-am dus la el.<\/p>\n
\u2014 De ce azi?<\/p>\n
A oftat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pentru c\u0103 dac\u0103 mai a\u0219teptam, nu mai spuneam niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
L-am privit lung. Era obosit. Nu furios. Doar\u2026 obosit.<\/p>\n
Am \u00eentors capul spre p\u0103rin\u021bii mei.<\/p>\n
\u2014 M\u00e2ine mergem la voi. Vorbim ca lumea. F\u0103r\u0103 ocoli\u0219uri.<\/p>\n
Tata a aprobat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A\u0219a facem.<\/p>\n
\u00cen ma\u0219in\u0103, pe drumul spre cas\u0103, era lini\u0219te. Dar nu mai era lini\u0219tea aceea ap\u0103s\u0103toare. Era altceva\u2026 ca dup\u0103 o furtun\u0103.<\/p>\n
Am \u00eemplinit 40 de ani \u00een seara aia. \u0218i, pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mult timp, am sim\u021bit c\u0103 \u00eencepe ceva nou. Nu perfect. Dar sincer.<\/p>\n
Iar uneori, exact asta e tot ce ai nevoie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u2026a \u00eempins discret nota spre tata. Pentru o clip\u0103, nimeni n-a zis nimic. Se auzea doar muzica \u00een surdin\u0103 \u0219i clinchetul paharelor de la alte mese. Mama s-a uitat la mine, eu la tata, iar tata la Andrei, de parc\u0103 \u00eencerca s\u0103 \u00een\u021beleag\u0103 dac\u0103 e o glum\u0103. \u2014 Cum adic\u0103? a \u00eentrebat tata, \u00eencet, dar […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22819,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23419","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\/23419","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=23419"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23420,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23419\/revisions\/23420"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}