Mihai spunea mereu: \u201eGr\u0103dina e pentru legume, nu pentru fi\u021be.\u201d<\/p>\n
S\u0103 plantez ierburi \u00een loc de ro\u0219ii a fost mica mea r\u0103zbunare t\u0103cut\u0103.<\/p>\n
Apoi am plantat \u0219i ro\u0219ii \u2014 dar nu din alea obi\u0219nuite. Am cump\u0103rat semin\u021be vechi, din soiurile pe care le cre\u0219tea bunica mea. Ro\u0219ii mari, c\u0103rnoase, dulci.<\/p>\n
Femeia de la magazinul de gr\u0103din\u0103rit s-a uitat la mine surprins\u0103 \u0219i a z\u00e2mbit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ia uite\u2026 cineva chiar \u0219tie ce face.<\/p>\n
Cele cinci cuvinte au f\u0103cut mai mult pentru mine dec\u00e2t \u0219ase luni de pastile de somn.<\/p>\n
P\u00e2n\u0103 vara, gr\u0103dina explodase de via\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
Ro\u0219iile cre\u0219teau at\u00e2t de repede \u00eenc\u00e2t nu mai f\u0103ceam fa\u021b\u0103. Femeia din parcela vecin\u0103, tanti Florica, trecut\u0103 de \u0219aptezeci de ani \u0219i cu p\u0103m\u00e2nt mereu sub unghii, s-a aplecat peste gard \u0219i mi-a spus:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Fata mamii\u2026 tu chiar ai har pentru asta.<\/p>\n
N-am \u0219tiut ce s\u0103-i r\u0103spund.<\/p>\n
Am r\u00e2s scurt \u0219i am dat din m\u00e2n\u0103, de parc\u0103 f\u0103cea o glum\u0103. Dar \u00een seara aia am stat \u00een foi\u0219or p\u00e2n\u0103 s-a \u00eentunecat \u0219i m-am uitat la gr\u0103dina mea altfel pentru prima dat\u0103.<\/p>\n
A mea.<\/p>\n
Nu a lui Mihai.<\/p>\n
Nu a familiei.<\/p>\n
Nu a trecutului.<\/p>\n
A mea.<\/p>\n
\u00cen august, aveam mai multe ro\u0219ii dec\u00e2t puteam duce acas\u0103. Umpleam saco\u0219e \u00eentregi \u0219i tot r\u0103m\u00e2neau pe vrejuri. Tanti Florica mi-a zis s\u0103 \u00eencerc pia\u021ba de produc\u0103tori de s\u00e2mb\u0103t\u0103 diminea\u021ba.<\/p>\n
\u2014 M\u0103car sco\u021bi \u0219i tu un ban, maic\u0103. \u0218i oamenii caut\u0103 marf\u0103 adev\u0103rat\u0103, nu prostiile alea f\u0103r\u0103 gust din supermarket.<\/p>\n
M-am dus f\u0103r\u0103 prea mare tragere de inim\u0103.<\/p>\n
Am pus pe o mas\u0103 pliant\u0103 c\u00e2teva borcane de zacusc\u0103, dulcea\u021b\u0103 de c\u0103p\u0219uni \u0219i ni\u0219te ro\u0219ii mari, cr\u0103pate de coapte ce erau. Mi-era ru\u0219ine aproape. Pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 mine erau oameni cu etichete frumoase, bannere, \u0219or\u021buri personalizate.<\/p>\n
Eu aveam o fa\u021b\u0103 de mas\u0103 veche \u0219i pixul cu care scrisesem pe carton \u201eRo\u0219ii de gr\u0103din\u0103 \u2014 8 lei\/kg\u201d.<\/p>\n
La \u0219apte diminea\u021ba a venit prima client\u0103.<\/p>\n
O femeie \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103, cu batic alb.<\/p>\n
A luat o ro\u0219ie \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103, a mirosit-o \u0219i i s-au umplut ochii de lacrimi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A\u0219a miroseau ro\u0219iile la mama acas\u0103\u2026<\/p>\n
A cump\u0103rat cinci kilograme.<\/p>\n
P\u00e2n\u0103 la nou\u0103 diminea\u021ba nu mai aveam nimic pe mas\u0103.<\/p>\n
Oamenii \u00eentrebau dac\u0103 vin \u0219i s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2na viitoare. Dac\u0103 mai am dulcea\u021b\u0103. Dac\u0103 fac \u0219i bulion. Dac\u0103 iau comenzi.<\/p>\n
Am ajuns acas\u0103 cu buzunarul plin de bani m\u0103run\u021bi \u0219i cu o senza\u021bie ciudat\u0103 \u00een piept.<\/p>\n
Nu mai sim\u021bisem de ani \u00eentregi c\u0103 sunt bun\u0103 la ceva.<\/p>\n
\u00cen septembrie, pia\u021ba deja m\u0103 \u0219tia.<\/p>\n
\u201eDoamna cu ro\u0219iile dulci.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eFemeia cu dulcea\u021ba aia nebun\u0103 de prune.\u201d<\/p>\n
Unii veneau direct la mine \u00eenainte s\u0103 se uite la alte tarabe.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o s\u00e2mb\u0103t\u0103, pe la pr\u00e2nz, l-am v\u0103zut pe Mihai.<\/p>\n
Era la c\u00e2\u021biva metri distan\u021b\u0103, cu Bianca l\u00e2ng\u0103 el.<\/p>\n
S-a oprit brusc c\u00e2nd m-a v\u0103zut.<\/p>\n
Pentru o secund\u0103, niciunul dintre noi n-a zis nimic.<\/p>\n
Bianca era \u00eembr\u0103cat\u0103 elegant, cu ochelari mari \u0219i pantofi care clar nu v\u0103zuser\u0103 niciodat\u0103 noroi. Mihai p\u0103rea mai b\u0103tr\u00e2n. Mai obosit.<\/p>\n
S-a uitat la masa mea aproape goal\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ai v\u00e2ndut tot?<\/p>\n
Am ridicat din umeri.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Se pare c\u0103 da.<\/p>\n
Bianca a luat un borcan de zacusc\u0103 \u0219i s-a uitat la etichet\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u201eC\u0103mara Elenei.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mi-am f\u0103cut singur\u0103 etichetele, noaptea, la masa din buc\u0103t\u0103rie.<\/p>\n
Mihai a r\u0103mas cu privirea pe ele c\u00e2teva secunde.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nici nu \u0219tiam c\u0103 \u00ee\u021bi place s\u0103 faci asta.<\/p>\n
M-am uitat direct la el.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nici eu nu \u0219tiam.<\/p>\n
A vrut s\u0103 mai spun\u0103 ceva, dar \u00een spatele lui s-a auzit vocea unei cliente:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Doamna Elena, mai ave\u021bi dulcea\u021b\u0103 de vi\u0219ine?<\/p>\n
\u0218i \u00eenc\u0103 una:<\/p>\n
\u2014 S\u0103-mi p\u0103stra\u021bi \u0219i mie pentru s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2na viitoare!<\/p>\n
Mihai s-a dat pu\u021bin la o parte, iar eu m-am \u00eentors la oamenii mei.<\/p>\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 aproape treizeci de ani, nu mai eram femeia r\u0103mas\u0103 singur\u0103.<\/p>\n
Nu mai eram nevasta p\u0103r\u0103sit\u0103.<\/p>\n
Eram Elena.<\/p>\n
\u00cen octombrie, cei de la pia\u021b\u0103 m-au \u00eentrebat dac\u0103 vreau o tarab\u0103 permanent\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00cen noiembrie, Andreea a venit acas\u0103 \u0219i a r\u0103mas \u0219ocat\u0103 c\u00e2nd a v\u0103zut c\u00e2te borcane aveam \u00een c\u0103mar\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mam\u0103\u2026 tu chiar ai f\u0103cut toate astea?<\/p>\n
Am r\u00e2s.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Se pare c\u0103 da.<\/p>\n
\u00cen decembrie, Vlad m-a ajutat s\u0103 fac o pagin\u0103 pe internet pentru comenzi.<\/p>\n
Iar Rare\u0219, care abia r\u0103spundea la telefon, a \u00eenceput s\u0103 m\u0103 sune seara doar ca s\u0103-mi spun\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mam\u0103, colegii mei au terminat iar zacusca. Mai trimi\u021bi?<\/p>\n
\u00cen Ajunul Cr\u0103ciunului, apartamentul meu mic era plin.<\/p>\n
Mirosea a cozonac, a sarmale \u0219i a lemn ars de la lum\u00e2n\u0103rile parfumate. Copiii r\u00e2deau \u00een buc\u0103t\u0103rie. Tanti Florica venise \u0219i ea cu o tav\u0103 de pl\u0103cinte.<\/p>\n
La un moment dat, Andreea m-a prins de m\u00e2n\u0103 \u0219i mi-a zis \u00eencet:<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218tii ceva? Parc\u0103 e\u0219ti alt om.<\/p>\n
M-am uitat \u00een jur.<\/p>\n
La masa plin\u0103.<\/p>\n
La borcanele aliniate pe rafturi.<\/p>\n
La m\u00e2inile mele cr\u0103pate de munc\u0103, dar sigure.<\/p>\n
\u0218i atunci am \u00een\u021beles ceva ce nicio carte \u0219i niciun om nu-mi spusese vreodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Uneori, via\u021ba \u00ee\u021bi ia exact ce credeai c\u0103 te \u021bine \u00een picioare doar ca s\u0103 te oblige s\u0103 descoperi c\u0103 puteai merge \u0219i singur\u0103.<\/p>\n
Mai bine chiar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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