Andrei s-a uitat lung la ei, f\u0103r\u0103 urm\u0103 de r\u0103utate pe chip.<\/p>\n
Doar lini\u0219te.<\/p>\n
Genul \u0103la de lini\u0219te care te face s\u0103-\u021bi auzi propriile g\u00e2nduri \u0219i s\u0103-\u021bi fie ru\u0219ine de ele.<\/p>\n
Apoi a pus \u00eencet cecul pe mas\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Vreau s\u0103 merge\u021bi cu mine m\u00e2ine diminea\u021b\u0103 \u00eentr-un loc. At\u00e2t.<\/p>\n
Mama a clipit nedumerit\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Unde?<\/p>\n
\u2014 O s\u0103 vede\u021bi.<\/p>\n
Tata a r\u00e2s scurt, for\u021bat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 At\u00e2ta tot?<\/p>\n
\u2014 At\u00e2ta tot, a r\u0103spuns Andrei.<\/p>\n
Au acceptat imediat. Nici m\u0103car nu le mai p\u0103sa unde trebuiau s\u0103 mearg\u0103. Erau dispera\u021bi. Se vedea dup\u0103 hainele lor \u0219ifonate, dup\u0103 privirea obosit\u0103 \u0219i dup\u0103 felul \u00een care mama \u00ee\u0219i fr\u0103m\u00e2nta m\u00e2inile.<\/p>\n
A doua zi, la opt diminea\u021ba, Andrei a pornit ma\u0219ina f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spun\u0103 nimic. Eu st\u0103team \u00een dreapta lui, iar p\u0103rin\u021bii mei pe bancheta din spate.<\/p>\n
Drumul a durat aproape o or\u0103.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd am oprit, mama s-a uitat pe geam \u0219i a \u00eencremenit.<\/p>\n
Era \u00een fa\u021ba unei case de copii.<\/p>\n
O cl\u0103dire veche, renovat\u0103 frumos, cu leag\u0103ne \u00een curte \u0219i desene colorate pe gard.<\/p>\n
Tata s-a \u00eencruntat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce c\u0103ut\u0103m aici?<\/p>\n
Andrei a cobor\u00e2t calm din ma\u0219in\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Aici am crescut.<\/p>\n
Nimeni n-a zis nimic.<\/p>\n
Directoarea l-a \u00eent\u00e2mpinat cu z\u00e2mbetul pe buze.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Andrei! Copiii te a\u0219teapt\u0103!<\/p>\n
\u00cen secunda aia am v\u0103zut ceva ce p\u0103rin\u021bii mei nu v\u0103zuser\u0103 niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Respect.<\/p>\n
Nu mil\u0103. Nu comp\u0103timire.<\/p>\n
Respect adev\u0103rat.<\/p>\n
Copiii au \u00eenceput s\u0103 fug\u0103 spre el din toate p\u0103r\u021bile.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A venit Andrei!<\/p>\n
\u2014 Domnu\u2019 Andrei!<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ne-ai adus plan\u0219ele?<\/p>\n
Un b\u0103ie\u021bel mic s-a ag\u0103\u021bat de m\u00e2na lui \u0219i a ridicat capul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mi-ai promis c\u0103-mi ar\u0103\u021bi cum se deseneaz\u0103 o cas\u0103 mare!<\/p>\n
Andrei a z\u00e2mbit.<\/p>\n
Genul de z\u00e2mbet cald pe care \u00eel avea mereu c\u00e2nd era printre oameni sinceri.<\/p>\n
I-a dus \u00eentr-o sal\u0103 amenajat\u0103 chiar de el. Calculatoare noi. Birouri curate. C\u0103r\u021bi. Plan\u0219e. Totul cump\u0103rat din banii lui.<\/p>\n
Pe perete scria mare:<\/p>\n
\u201eNimeni nu e prea mic ca s\u0103 construiasc\u0103 ceva mare.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mama mea citea \u00een t\u0103cere cuvintele alea de parc\u0103 o loveau una c\u00e2te una.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva minute, directoarea s-a apropiat de noi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 n-ar fi fost Andrei, jum\u0103tate dintre copiii \u0103\u0219tia n-ar fi avut nici rechizite anul trecut. Vine aici aproape \u00een fiecare s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n
Tata a \u00eenghi\u021bit \u00een sec.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu \u0219tiam…<\/p>\n
Femeia s-a uitat mirat\u0103 la el.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Serios? Omul \u0103sta a f\u0103cut mai mult bine dec\u00e2t mul\u021bi care se laud\u0103 c\u0103 au bani \u0219i rela\u021bii.<\/p>\n
Am v\u0103zut atunci cum tata evit\u0103 pentru prima dat\u0103 s\u0103 priveasc\u0103 direct spre Andrei.<\/p>\n
Mai t\u00e2rziu, Andrei i-a dus \u00eentr-o camer\u0103 mic\u0103 de la etaj.<\/p>\n
Acolo era o fotografie veche.<\/p>\n
Un copil mic, cu haine prea largi \u0219i pantofi rup\u021bi, st\u00e2nd singur pe un pat metalic.<\/p>\n
Andrei.<\/p>\n
Mama a dus m\u00e2na la gur\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Doamne…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Aici dormeam c\u00e2nd aveam \u0219apte ani, a spus el lini\u0219tit. Iarna intram cu geaca pe mine sub p\u0103tur\u0103 fiindc\u0103 era frig.<\/p>\n
Tata nu mai scotea niciun sunet.<\/p>\n
Andrei s-a \u00eentors spre ei.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Doisprezece ani m-a\u021bi f\u0103cut \u201ejum\u0103tate de b\u0103rbat\u201d. Doisprezece ani a\u021bi r\u00e2s de mine fiindc\u0103 sunt scund \u0219i fiindc\u0103 am crescut f\u0103r\u0103 p\u0103rin\u021bi.<\/p>\n
S-a apropiat \u00eencet de mas\u0103 \u0219i a pus cecul \u00een fa\u021ba lor.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dar omul nu se m\u0103soar\u0103 \u00een centimetri. Se m\u0103soar\u0103 \u00een caracter.<\/p>\n
Mama a \u00eenceput s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103.<\/p>\n
Nu teatral. Nu fals.<\/p>\n
Pur \u0219i simplu s-a pr\u0103bu\u0219it pe un scaun \u0219i a izbucnit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ne pare r\u0103u…<\/p>\n
Cred c\u0103 era pentru prima dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd spunea cuvintele alea cu adev\u0103rat.<\/p>\n
Tata avea ochii ro\u0219ii.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Am fost ni\u0219te oameni groaznici.<\/p>\n
Andrei a r\u0103mas calm.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Condi\u021bia mea nu era s\u0103 v\u0103 umilesc. Era s\u0103 vede\u021bi cine sunt \u00eenainte s\u0103 lua\u021bi banii.<\/p>\n
\u00cen camer\u0103 s-a f\u0103cut din nou lini\u0219te.<\/p>\n
Dar de data asta era altfel.<\/p>\n
Mai grea.<\/p>\n
Mai sincer\u0103.<\/p>\n
Tata a luat cecul cu m\u00e2inile tremur\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n
Apoi, spre surprinderea mea, nu l-a b\u0103gat \u00een buzunar.<\/p>\n
L-a pus \u00eenapoi pe mas\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu-l merit\u0103m.<\/p>\n
Andrei l-a \u00eempins iar spre el.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Poate nu. Dar to\u021bi oamenii merit\u0103 o \u0219ans\u0103 s\u0103 se \u00eendrepte.<\/p>\n
Mama pl\u00e2ngea \u00eencontinuu.<\/p>\n
\u00cenainte s\u0103 plec\u0103m, b\u0103ie\u021belul care \u00eel \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219ase mai devreme pe Andrei a venit l\u00e2ng\u0103 tata \u0219i l-a \u00eentrebat inocent:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dumneavoastr\u0103 sunte\u021bi tat\u0103l lui?<\/p>\n
Tata s-a blocat c\u00e2teva secunde.<\/p>\n
Apoi s-a uitat la Andrei \u0219i a spus \u00eencet:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ar fi trebuit s\u0103 fiu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Andrei s-a uitat lung la ei, f\u0103r\u0103 urm\u0103 de r\u0103utate pe chip. Doar lini\u0219te. Genul \u0103la de lini\u0219te care te face s\u0103-\u021bi auzi propriile g\u00e2nduri \u0219i s\u0103-\u021bi fie ru\u0219ine de ele. Apoi a pus \u00eencet cecul pe mas\u0103. \u2014 Vreau s\u0103 merge\u021bi cu mine m\u00e2ine diminea\u021b\u0103 \u00eentr-un loc. At\u00e2t. Mama a clipit nedumerit\u0103. \u2014 Unde? […]<\/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-24463","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\/24463","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=24463"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24464,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24463\/revisions\/24464"}],"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=24463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}