Tank s-a apropiat \u00eencet de deschiz\u0103tura canalului \u0219i s-a l\u0103sat \u00een genunchi pe asfaltul rece.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Noah, ascult\u0103-m\u0103 pu\u021bin, bine? Mama ta o s\u0103 fie foarte fericit\u0103 c\u00e2nd te vede. Dar trebuie s\u0103 m\u0103 aju\u021bi \u0219i tu un pic.<\/p>\n
Din \u00eentuneric s-a auzit o respira\u021bie scurt\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mi-e frig.<\/p>\n
Vocea b\u0103iatului era slab\u0103 acum.<\/p>\n
Tank \u0219i-a scos imediat geaca groas\u0103 de piele \u0219i a \u00eencercat s\u0103 o \u00eemping\u0103 prin spa\u021biul \u00eengust.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Uite, ia asta. E geaca mea. Miroase a benzin\u0103 \u0219i a drum lung, dar \u021bine cald.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva secunde, a auzit materialul t\u00e2r\u00e2t pe ciment.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ai prins-o?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Da\u2026<\/p>\n
Tank \u0219i-a \u0219ters repede ochii cu dosul palmei \u0219i a scos telefonul.<\/p>\n
M\u00e2inile \u00eei tremurau at\u00e2t de tare \u00eenc\u00e2t aproape l-a sc\u0103pat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 L-am g\u0103sit! \u2014 a urlat \u00een telefon. \u2014 E viu!<\/p>\n
Pentru c\u00e2teva secunde n-a auzit dec\u00e2t g\u0103l\u0103gie pe cealalt\u0103 parte. Sirene. Oameni strig\u00e2nd. Cineva \u00eenjur\u00e2nd de u\u0219urare.<\/p>\n
Dar Tank nu \u0219i-a luat ochii de la \u00eentunericul din fa\u021ba lui.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Noah, mai vorbe\u0219te cu mine, bine?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bine.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Care e motocicleta ta preferat\u0103?<\/p>\n
B\u0103iatul a r\u0103spuns imediat:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Indian Scout Bobber.<\/p>\n
Tank a r\u00e2s scurt.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bun gust ai.<\/p>\n
Noah a t\u0103cut c\u00e2teva secunde.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Credeam c\u0103 n-o s\u0103 m\u0103 g\u0103seasc\u0103 nimeni.<\/p>\n
Cuvintele acelea i-au rupt sufletul lui Tank.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ba da, pu\u0219tiule. Te c\u0103ut\u0103m de trei zile.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i poli\u021bia?<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i poli\u021bia. \u0218i pompierii. \u0218i o mul\u021bime de oameni.<\/p>\n
Noah a ezitat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dar tu ai venit cu motocicleta.<\/p>\n
Tank a sim\u021bit cum i se pune un nod \u00een g\u00e2t.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Da\u2026 eu am venit cu motocicleta.<\/p>\n
\u00cen mai pu\u021bin de dou\u0103zeci de minute, locul s-a umplut de lumini albastre \u0219i ro\u0219ii. Ambulan\u021be. Pompieri. Poli\u021bi\u0219ti. Voluntari.<\/p>\n
Dar Tank n-a plecat de l\u00e2ng\u0103 canal nici m\u0103car o secund\u0103.<\/p>\n
Pompierii au \u00eenceput s\u0103 taie grilajul ruginit \u0219i s\u0103 l\u0103rgeasc\u0103 intrarea.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Noah, o s\u0103 fie pu\u021bin zgomot acum \u2014 i-a spus Tank calm. \u2014 Dar oamenii \u0103\u0219tia sunt prietenii no\u0219tri.<\/p>\n
\u2014 O s\u0103-mi strice c\u00e2ntecul\u2026<\/p>\n
Tank a z\u00e2mbit pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een ultimele zile.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Atunci c\u00e2nt\u0103m \u00eempreun\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u0218i acolo, \u00een frigul nop\u021bii, un motociclist b\u0103tr\u00e2n cu barb\u0103 alb\u0103 a \u00eenceput s\u0103 c\u00e2nte \u00eencet:<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eRo\u021bile autobuzului se \u00eenv\u00e2rt\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Din canal s-a auzit imediat vocea lui Noah continu\u00e2nd c\u00e2ntecul.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2\u021biva pompieri \u0219i-au \u00eentors capetele ca s\u0103-\u0219i ascund\u0103 lacrimile.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 aproape patruzeci de minute, unul dintre salvatori a strigat:<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u00cel avem!<\/p>\n
Tank s-a ridicat imediat.<\/p>\n
Noah a ap\u0103rut \u00eenvelit \u00eentr-o p\u0103tur\u0103 groas\u0103, murdar de noroi, palid \u0219i sl\u0103bit, dar viu.<\/p>\n
Prima lui reac\u021bie nu a fost s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103.<\/p>\n
Nu a fost s\u0103 \u00eentrebe de mama lui.<\/p>\n
S-a uitat direct la Tank.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pot s\u0103 v\u0103d motocicleta?<\/p>\n
To\u021bi au izbucnit \u00een r\u00e2s printre lacrimi.<\/p>\n
Tank s-a apropiat \u0219i i-a pus \u00eencet o m\u00e2n\u0103 pe um\u0103r.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Sigur c\u0103 da.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2teva minute mai t\u00e2rziu, Noah st\u0103tea \u00eenvelit \u00een p\u0103turi pe motocicleta albastr\u0103 a lui Tank, ating\u00e2nd rezervorul cu ni\u0219te degete mici \u0219i \u00eenghe\u021bate de frig.<\/p>\n
Motorul a pornit \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
B\u0103iatul a \u00eenchis ochii \u0219i a z\u00e2mbit pentru prima dat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00cen acel moment a ajuns \u0219i Elena.<\/p>\n
Cobor\u00e2se din ma\u0219ina poli\u021biei aproape alerg\u00e2nd. P\u0103rul \u00eei era ciufulit, iar pe umeri avea doar un pulover tras \u00een grab\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Noah!<\/p>\n
B\u0103iatul s-a \u00eentors imediat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mami!<\/p>\n
Elena a c\u0103zut \u00een genunchi \u0219i l-a str\u00e2ns at\u00e2t de tare \u00een bra\u021be \u00eenc\u00e2t p\u0103rea c\u0103 nu-i va mai da drumul niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Pl\u00e2ngea f\u0103r\u0103 oprire.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Credeam c\u0103 te-am pierdut\u2026 Doamne, credeam c\u0103 te-am pierdut\u2026<\/p>\n
Noah i-a atins obrazul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dar motocicletele m-au g\u0103sit.<\/p>\n
Elena s-a uitat spre Tank.<\/p>\n
B\u0103rbatul st\u0103tea pu\u021bin mai departe, obosit, ud \u0219i murdar de noroi, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd parc\u0103 s\u0103 devin\u0103 invizibil.<\/p>\n
Femeia s-a ridicat \u0219i s-a apropiat de el tremur\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu \u0219tiu cum s\u0103 v\u0103 mul\u021bumesc\u2026<\/p>\n
Tank a dat din cap \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu mie trebuie s\u0103-mi mul\u021bume\u0219ti. Lui Noah. El a continuat s\u0103 lupte.<\/p>\n
Dar Elena l-a \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219at f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mai spun\u0103 nimic.<\/p>\n
Iar pentru o clip\u0103, \u00een mijlocul luminilor de poli\u021bie \u0219i al frigului mu\u0219c\u0103tor, motociclistul acela b\u0103tr\u00e2n care p\u0103rea dur ca piatra a \u00eenceput \u0219i el s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103.<\/p>\n
Diminea\u021ba, povestea era deja peste tot la televizor.<\/p>\n
\u201eMotocicli\u0219tii care au g\u0103sit b\u0103iatul disp\u0103rut.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eCopil salvat dup\u0103 ce a recunoscut sunetul unei motociclete.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dar Tank n-a dat niciun interviu.<\/p>\n
S-a \u00eentors la clubhouse, \u0219i-a parcat Harley-ul \u0219i a r\u0103mas c\u00e2teva minute \u00een lini\u0219te.<\/p>\n
Unul dintre b\u0103ie\u021bi s-a apropiat \u0219i i-a spus r\u00e2z\u00e2nd:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ai devenit erou, b\u0103tr\u00e2ne.<\/p>\n
Tank \u0219i-a aprins \u00eencet o \u021bigar\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu.<\/p>\n
A privit spre motocicleta lui albastr\u0103, \u00eenc\u0103 murdar\u0103 de drum \u0219i noroi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Erou a fost pu\u0219tiul. Eu doar am f\u0103cut g\u0103l\u0103gie suficient de tare c\u00e2t s\u0103 m\u0103 aud\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tank s-a apropiat \u00eencet de deschiz\u0103tura canalului \u0219i s-a l\u0103sat \u00een genunchi pe asfaltul rece. \u2014 Noah, ascult\u0103-m\u0103 pu\u021bin, bine? Mama ta o s\u0103 fie foarte fericit\u0103 c\u00e2nd te vede. Dar trebuie s\u0103 m\u0103 aju\u021bi \u0219i tu un pic. Din \u00eentuneric s-a auzit o respira\u021bie scurt\u0103. \u2014 Mi-e frig. Vocea b\u0103iatului era slab\u0103 acum. Tank […]<\/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-24486","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\/24486","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=24486"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24487,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24486\/revisions\/24487"}],"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=24486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}