Cum a \u00eenchis u\u0219a, s-a dus direct \u00een biroul domnului Ilie Dumitrescu, cel mai vechi ma\u00eetre al restaurantului Casa Magnolia. Era un b\u0103rbat cu p\u0103rul alb, costum \u00eenchis la culoare \u0219i ni\u0219te ochi care \u00eenv\u0103\u021baser\u0103 s\u0103 citeasc\u0103 tragediile \u00eenainte s\u0103 se \u00eent\u00e2mple.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Roxana \u2014 spuse el c\u00e2nd a v\u0103zut-o palid\u0103. \u2014 Ce s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat acolo?<\/p>\n
Ea a \u00eenchis u\u0219a.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Domnule Ilie, tocmai am \u00eenc\u0103lcat grav protocolul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce-ai f\u0103cut?<\/p>\n
Roxana a \u00eenghi\u021bit \u00een sec.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Am schimbat paharele.<\/p>\n
B\u0103tr\u00e2nul ma\u00eetre n-a \u00een\u021beles din prima. Dar c\u00e2nd i-a auzit explica\u021bia, i-a disp\u0103rut culoarea din obraji.<\/p>\n
\u2014 E\u0219ti sigur\u0103?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Am studiat tipul \u0103sta de compu\u0219i zece ani. Era \u00een paharul domnului Alexandru. Dac\u0103 bea \u0219i semna actele, putea pierde tot.<\/p>\n
Domnul Ilie a r\u0103mas t\u0103cut. \u00cel cuno\u0219tea pe Alexandru din copil\u0103rie. Servise cine pentru tat\u0103l lui, pentru mama lui, pentru partenerii lui. \u0218tia c\u0103 Victor S\u0103ndulescu era tratat ca un membru al familiei. Tocmai de aceea tr\u0103darea era \u0219i mai periculoas\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 C\u00e2nd str\u00e2ngi paharele \u2014 spuse \u00eentr-un final \u2014 p\u0103streaz\u0103 restul de vin \u00een recipientul \u0103sta.<\/p>\n
Scoase din sertar un recipient de sticl\u0103 cu capac etan\u0219.<\/p>\n
Roxana l-a luat ca pe o prob\u0103 \u0219i o sentin\u021b\u0103 \u00een acela\u0219i timp.<\/p>\n
\u00cen salon, Alexandru \u0219i-a ridicat paharul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pentru cei dou\u0103zeci de ani de prietenie, Victor. \u0218i pentru tata, care a crezut mereu \u00een loialitate.<\/p>\n
Victor ezit\u0103 o frac\u021biune de secund\u0103.<\/p>\n
Paharele s-au ciocnit.<\/p>\n
Alexandru a b\u0103ut din paharul curat.<\/p>\n
Victor \u0219i-a dus la buze paharul contaminat.<\/p>\n
\u0218i pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een toat\u0103 seara, z\u00e2mbetul lui s-a destr\u0103mat.<\/p>\n
Victor a l\u0103sat paharul pe mas\u0103 pu\u021bin prea repede.<\/p>\n
Alexandru l-a privit atent.<\/p>\n
\u00cen dou\u0103zeci de ani de prietenie \u00eenv\u0103\u021base s\u0103 citeasc\u0103 orice schimbare de expresie pe chipul lui. \u0218tia c\u00e2nd min\u021bea \u00eentr-o negociere. \u0218tia c\u00e2nd ascundea o problem\u0103 financiar\u0103. Dar niciodat\u0103 nu-l v\u0103zuse at\u00e2t de tulburat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 E\u0219ti bine? \u2014 \u00eentreb\u0103 Alexandru.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Da… doar c\u0103 nu prea am m\u00e2ncat azi.<\/p>\n
Vocea \u00eei ie\u0219ise mai r\u0103gu\u0219it\u0103 dec\u00e2t de obicei.<\/p>\n
Dincolo de u\u0219\u0103, Roxana privea discret prin mica deschidere a salonului. Sim\u021bea c\u0103 genunchii \u00eei tremur\u0103. Dac\u0103 Victor \u00ee\u0219i d\u0103dea seama ce f\u0103cuse, totul putea deveni periculos.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva minute, efectul \u00eencepu.<\/p>\n
Victor clipi des.<\/p>\n
\u00ce\u0219i frec\u0103 t\u00e2mpla.<\/p>\n
Apoi lu\u0103 dosarul \u0219i \u00eel \u00eempinse spre Alexandru.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Semneaz\u0103 aici… \u0219i aici…<\/p>\n
Dar propozi\u021biile \u00eei deveneau tot mai neclare.<\/p>\n
Alexandru \u00eencremeni.<\/p>\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een acea sear\u0103, suspiciunea \u00eei str\u0103b\u0103tu privirea.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Victor… ai b\u0103ut ceva \u00eenainte s\u0103 vii?<\/p>\n
Directorul financiar \u00eencerc\u0103 s\u0103 r\u0103spund\u0103, dar m\u00e2na \u00eei alunec\u0103 pe mas\u0103 \u0219i paharul se r\u0103sturn\u0103 peste fa\u021ba de mas\u0103 alb\u0103.<\/p>\n
Vinul se \u00eentinse ca o pat\u0103 \u00eentunecat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00cen c\u00e2teva secunde, Victor \u00eencepu s\u0103 transpire.<\/p>\n
Respira greu.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Chema\u021bi salvarea! \u2014 strig\u0103 Roxana, intr\u00e2nd imediat \u00een salon.<\/p>\n
Alexandru se ridic\u0103 brusc.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce naiba se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103?!<\/p>\n
Roxana se uit\u0103 direct la el.<\/p>\n
\u0218tia c\u0103 din momentul acela nu mai exista cale de \u00eentoarcere.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Domnule Alexandru… \u00een pahar era ceva.<\/p>\n
Lini\u0219te.<\/p>\n
Victor ridic\u0103 imediat privirea spre ea.<\/p>\n
\u0218i atunci a \u00een\u021beles.<\/p>\n
A \u00een\u021beles c\u0103 ea \u0219tia.<\/p>\n
Chipul lui s-a schimbat instantaneu. Nu mai era omul elegant \u0219i calculat de la \u00eenceputul cinei. \u00cen privire i se vedea panica.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Minte! \u2014 izbucni el. \u2014 Femeia asta minte!<\/p>\n
Dar vocea \u00eei era deja nesigur\u0103.<\/p>\n
Domnul Ilie intr\u0103 \u0219i el \u00een salon cu recipientul de sticl\u0103 ascuns \u00een buzunarul sacoului.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Salvarea e pe drum \u2014 spuse calm.<\/p>\n
Alexandru se uita c\u00e2nd la Victor, c\u00e2nd la Roxana.<\/p>\n
Apoi privirea \u00eei c\u0103zu pe dosarul de pe mas\u0103.<\/p>\n
Cu mi\u0219c\u0103ri lente \u00eel deschise.<\/p>\n
Pe primele pagini erau acte de transfer.<\/p>\n
Ced\u0103ri de ac\u021biuni.<\/p>\n
\u00cemputerniciri totale.<\/p>\n
Clauze care \u00eel scoteau practic din propria companie.<\/p>\n
Alexandru sim\u021bi cum i se r\u0103ce\u0219te s\u00e2ngele.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce-ai f\u0103cut…? \u2014 \u0219opti el.<\/p>\n
Victor \u00eencerc\u0103 s\u0103 se ridice.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ascult\u0103-m\u0103… eu doar \u00eencercam s\u0103 protejez compania…<\/p>\n
\u2014 S\u0103 m\u0103 droghezi ca s\u0103 semnez?!<\/p>\n
Restaurantul devenise complet t\u0103cut.<\/p>\n
Chelnerii se opriser\u0103 pe hol.<\/p>\n
Clien\u021bii \u00eentorceau capetele discret.<\/p>\n
Sirena ambulan\u021bei se auzea deja \u00een dep\u0103rtare.<\/p>\n
Victor \u00ee\u0219i pierdu echilibrul \u0219i c\u0103zu \u00eenapoi pe scaun.<\/p>\n
Roxana se apropie instinctiv \u0219i \u00eei verific\u0103 pulsul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu moare \u2014 spuse rece. \u2014 Dar sedativul e puternic.<\/p>\n
Alexandru o privea f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spun\u0103 nimic.<\/p>\n
\u00cen ochii lui se amestecau furia, ru\u0219inea \u0219i \u0219ocul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tu ai schimbat paharele… nu-i a\u0219a?<\/p>\n
Roxana ezit\u0103 o clip\u0103.<\/p>\n
Apoi aprob\u0103 \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 nu o f\u0103ceam, acum dumneavoastr\u0103 era\u021bi \u00een locul lui.<\/p>\n
Pentru c\u00e2teva secunde, nimeni nu mai scoase un cuv\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n
Alexandru \u00ee\u0219i trecu m\u00e2na peste fa\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
Avea impresia c\u0103 toat\u0103 via\u021ba lui se cl\u0103tina \u00eentr-o singur\u0103 noapte.<\/p>\n
Omul \u00een care avusese cea mai mare \u00eencredere \u00eencercase s\u0103-l distrug\u0103.<\/p>\n
Iar persoana care \u00eel salvase era o femeie pe care nici m\u0103car nu o observase p\u00e2n\u0103 atunci.<\/p>\n
Paramedicii au intrat \u00een grab\u0103 \u0219i l-au preluat pe Victor.<\/p>\n
Poli\u021bia a venit c\u00e2teva minute mai t\u00e2rziu.<\/p>\n
Iar c\u00e2nd unul dintre agen\u021bi a \u00eenceput s\u0103 pun\u0103 \u00eentreb\u0103ri, domnul Ilie a scos recipientul cu vin.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cred c\u0103 o s\u0103 ave\u021bi nevoie de asta.<\/p>\n
Orele urm\u0103toare au trecut ca un vis ur\u00e2t.<\/p>\n
Declara\u021bii.<\/p>\n
Semn\u0103turi.<\/p>\n
\u00centreb\u0103ri.<\/p>\n
La trei diminea\u021ba, restaurantul era aproape gol.<\/p>\n
Roxana st\u0103tea singur\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 vestiar, preg\u0103tit\u0103 s\u0103 plece acas\u0103, convins\u0103 c\u0103 probabil \u00ee\u0219i pierduse slujba.<\/p>\n
Atunci Alexandru s-a apropiat de ea.<\/p>\n
F\u0103r\u0103 gard\u0103 de corp.<\/p>\n
F\u0103r\u0103 arogan\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
Doar un om obosit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Fiul t\u0103u cum se nume\u0219te?<\/p>\n
Ea ridic\u0103 surprins\u0103 privirea.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Andrei.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i de ce ai f\u0103cut asta, Roxana? \u0218tiai c\u0103 puteai avea probleme.<\/p>\n
Ea str\u00e2nse bareta gen\u021bii \u00een palm\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pentru c\u0103 oamenii ca mine nu au voie s\u0103 \u00eenchid\u0103 ochii c\u00e2nd v\u0103d ceva r\u0103u. At\u00e2t.<\/p>\n
Alexandru a r\u0103mas t\u0103cut c\u00e2teva secunde.<\/p>\n
Apoi \u0219i-a scos cardul de vizit\u0103 \u0219i i l-a \u00eentins.<\/p>\n
\u2014 M\u00e2ine diminea\u021b\u0103 vreau s\u0103 vii la sediul companiei.<\/p>\n
Roxana a \u00eenghe\u021bat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 e vorba s\u0103 m\u0103 concedia\u021bi…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu.<\/p>\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een acea noapte, Alexandru a z\u00e2mbit sincer.<\/p>\n
\u2014 E vorba c\u0103 mi-ai salvat via\u021ba. \u0218i poate chiar mai mult dec\u00e2t at\u00e2t.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cum a \u00eenchis u\u0219a, s-a dus direct \u00een biroul domnului Ilie Dumitrescu, cel mai vechi ma\u00eetre al restaurantului Casa Magnolia. Era un b\u0103rbat cu p\u0103rul alb, costum \u00eenchis la culoare \u0219i ni\u0219te ochi care \u00eenv\u0103\u021baser\u0103 s\u0103 citeasc\u0103 tragediile \u00eenainte s\u0103 se \u00eent\u00e2mple. \u2014 Roxana \u2014 spuse el c\u00e2nd a v\u0103zut-o palid\u0103. \u2014 Ce s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22817,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24446","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\/24446","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=24446"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24447,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24446\/revisions\/24447"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}