Doctorul Ionescu s-a apropiat s\u0103-i examineze m\u0103seaua, dar privirea \u00eei fugea mereu spre Andrei. Nu era o simpl\u0103 privire \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103toare. Era genul acela de privire atent\u0103, ap\u0103s\u0103toare, ca \u0219i cum \u00eencerca s\u0103-\u0219i confirme o b\u0103nuial\u0103.<\/p>\n
Maria \u021binea pumnii str\u00e2n\u0219i pe bra\u021bele scaunului.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Deschide pu\u021bin mai mare, draga mea, a spus doctorul bl\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n
\u00cen clipa \u00een care dentistul i-a atins obrazul, Maria a tres\u0103rit violent.<\/p>\n
Andrei a f\u0103cut imediat un pas \u00eenainte.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Are fric\u0103 de doctori, a spus repede.<\/p>\n
Dar doctorul nu \u0219i-a luat ochii de la el.<\/p>\n
Consulta\u021bia a durat doar c\u00e2teva minute. O carie mic\u0103. Nimic grav. Doctorul a spus c\u0103 trebuie tratat\u0103 cur\u00e2nd, dar tonul lui era ciudat de absent, ca \u0219i cum mintea \u00eei era \u00een alt\u0103 parte.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd ne-am ridicat s\u0103 plec\u0103m, Maria s-a lipit imediat de mine.<\/p>\n
Andrei \u0219i-a pus m\u00e2na pe um\u0103rul ei, iar fata a \u00een\u021bepenit pentru o secund\u0103.<\/p>\n
Atunci am v\u0103zut \u0219i eu.<\/p>\n
Nu clar. Nu complet. Dar suficient c\u00e2t s\u0103-mi str\u00e2ng\u0103 stomacul.<\/p>\n
Doctorul Ionescu s-a apropiat de mine \u00een timp ce Andrei deschidea u\u0219a.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A\u021bi sc\u0103pat ieftin de data asta, a spus el tare, pentru toat\u0103 lumea.<\/p>\n
Apoi, \u00een timp ce \u00eemi \u00eentindea re\u021beta, mi-a strecurat discret o h\u00e2rtie \u00eemp\u0103turit\u0103 \u00een buzunarul hainei.<\/p>\n
At\u00e2t de repede \u00eenc\u00e2t aproape c\u0103 am crezut c\u0103 mi s-a p\u0103rut.<\/p>\n
Am ie\u0219it afar\u0103.<\/p>\n
Drumul spre cas\u0103 a fost ciudat de t\u0103cut. Andrei vorbea despre trafic \u0219i despre ce s\u0103 g\u0103tim seara, dar eu abia \u00eel auzeam. Maria privea pe geam f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spun\u0103 nimic.<\/p>\n
\u00cen apartament, Andrei s-a dus direct la du\u0219.<\/p>\n
Atunci mi-am amintit de h\u00e2rtie.<\/p>\n
Am scos-o cu degetele tremur\u00e2nde \u0219i am desf\u0103cut-o.<\/p>\n
Pe ea scria doar at\u00e2t:<\/p>\n
\u201eNu-l l\u0103sa singur cu fata. Dac\u0103 po\u021bi, merge\u021bi direct la poli\u021bie. Maria mi-a ar\u0103tat v\u00e2n\u0103t\u0103ile.\u201d<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit c\u0103 mi se opre\u0219te respira\u021bia.<\/p>\n
Am citit de trei ori.<\/p>\n
Apoi \u00eenc\u0103 o dat\u0103.<\/p>\n
V\u00e2n\u0103t\u0103i.<\/p>\n
M-am dus imediat \u00een camera Mariei. Ea st\u0103tea pe pat, cu genunchii la piept.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Iubita mea… trebuie s\u0103 te \u00eentreb ceva.<\/p>\n
S-a uitat la mine \u0219i am v\u0103zut instant groaza din ochii ei.<\/p>\n
Nu confuzie.<\/p>\n
Nu surpriz\u0103.<\/p>\n
Groaz\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u0218i atunci am \u00een\u021beles c\u0103 \u0219tia deja.<\/p>\n
M-am a\u0219ezat l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea \u0219i am \u00eentrebat-o \u00eencet dac\u0103 Andrei \u00eei f\u0103cuse vreodat\u0103 r\u0103u.<\/p>\n
Maria a \u00eenceput s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103 \u00eenainte s\u0103 r\u0103spund\u0103.<\/p>\n
Nu o s\u0103 uit niciodat\u0103 sunetul acela.<\/p>\n
Mi-a spus totul printre sughi\u021buri \u0219i lacrimi. Cum Andrei intra noaptea \u00een camera ei. Cum \u00eei spunea s\u0103 nu spun\u0103 nimic. Cum o amenin\u021ba c\u0103 eu o s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n singur\u0103 \u0219i trist\u0103 dac\u0103 afl\u0103 cineva. Cum \u00eei spunea c\u0103 nimeni nu o s\u0103 o cread\u0103.<\/p>\n
Fiecare cuv\u00e2nt m\u0103 lovea ca un cu\u021bit.<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit c\u0103 se rupe ceva \u00een mine.<\/p>\n
Dar n-am pl\u00e2ns.<\/p>\n
Nu atunci.<\/p>\n
M-am ridicat, am luat cheile \u0219i telefonul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u00cembrac\u0103-te, iubita mea. Plec\u0103m.<\/p>\n
Andrei \u00eenc\u0103 era \u00een baie c\u00e2nd am ie\u0219it din apartament.<\/p>\n
N-am l\u0103sat niciun bilet.<\/p>\n
N-am spus nimic.<\/p>\n
Am mers direct la sec\u021bia de poli\u021bie.<\/p>\n
Dou\u0103 ore mai t\u00e2rziu, st\u0103team \u00eentr-un birou rece, cu o poli\u021bist\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 Maria \u0219i cu o can\u0103 de ceai neatins\u0103 \u00een fa\u021ba mea.<\/p>\n
Doctorul Ionescu avusese dreptate.<\/p>\n
V\u00e2n\u0103t\u0103ile existau.<\/p>\n
Le observase c\u00e2nd Maria deschisese gura mai mult pentru consulta\u021bie. Urmele de pe bra\u021be se vedeau clar sub m\u00e2nec\u0103. \u0218i mai observase ceva: felul \u00een care fata se speria de fiecare dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd Andrei se apropia.<\/p>\n
Poli\u021bi\u0219tii s-au mi\u0219cat repede.<\/p>\n
\u00cen aceea\u0219i sear\u0103, Andrei a fost ridicat de acas\u0103.<\/p>\n
Au descoperit \u0219i alte lucruri \u00een telefonul lui. Mesaje. Fotografii. Dovezi pe care nici nu vreau s\u0103 mi le amintesc.<\/p>\n
\u00cen lunile care au urmat, via\u021ba noastr\u0103 s-a schimbat complet.<\/p>\n
Maria a \u00eenceput terapie.<\/p>\n
La \u00eenceput, abia vorbea. Dormea cu lumina aprins\u0103 \u0219i tres\u0103rea la orice zgomot.<\/p>\n
Dar \u00eencet, \u00eencet, a \u00eenceput s\u0103 z\u00e2mbeasc\u0103 din nou.<\/p>\n
Prima dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd am auzit-o r\u00e2z\u00e2nd cu adev\u0103rat, \u00een buc\u0103t\u0103rie, cu gura plin\u0103 de cereale \u0219i lapte, am izbucnit eu \u00een pl\u00e2ns.<\/p>\n
Pentru c\u0103 atunci am \u0219tiut.<\/p>\n
Fata mea se \u00eentorcea la via\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
Iar eu, pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 foarte mult timp, nu mai ignoram adev\u0103rul doar pentru c\u0103 \u00eemi era fric\u0103 de el.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Doctorul Ionescu s-a apropiat s\u0103-i examineze m\u0103seaua, dar privirea \u00eei fugea mereu spre Andrei. Nu era o simpl\u0103 privire \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103toare. Era genul acela de privire atent\u0103, ap\u0103s\u0103toare, ca \u0219i cum \u00eencerca s\u0103-\u0219i confirme o b\u0103nuial\u0103. Maria \u021binea pumnii str\u00e2n\u0219i pe bra\u021bele scaunului. \u2014 Deschide pu\u021bin mai mare, draga mea, a spus doctorul bl\u00e2nd. \u00cen clipa […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22818,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23990","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\/23990","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=23990"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23991,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23990\/revisions\/23991"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}