\u00cemi l\u0103sa cafea pe mas\u0103 diminea\u021ba.<\/p>\n
M\u0103 \u00eentreba de mama.<\/p>\n
\u00ce\u0219i d\u0103dea jos sacoul \u00een fa\u021ba mea f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mai par\u0103 o statuie rece.<\/p>\n
R\u00e2dea \u00eencet c\u00e2nd pronun\u021bam gre\u0219it numele vinurilor ei scumpe.<\/p>\n
\u0218i \u00eentr-o sear\u0103, dup\u0103 o gal\u0103 \u00een Her\u0103str\u0103u, c\u00e2nd un afacerist a spus c\u0103 par mai degrab\u0103 bodyguardul ei dec\u00e2t so\u021bul, Renata m-a prins de fa\u021b\u0103 \u0219i m-a s\u0103rutat \u00een fa\u021ba tuturor.<\/p>\n
Sala a \u00eenceput s\u0103 aplaude.<\/p>\n
Eu n-am auzit nimic.<\/p>\n
Pentru c\u0103 s\u0103rutul acela nu era fals.<\/p>\n
Am \u0219tiut dup\u0103 felul \u00een care \u0219i-a \u00eenchis ochii.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 felul \u00een care mi-a dat drumul \u00eencet, speriat\u0103 de ea \u00eens\u0103\u0219i.<\/p>\n
\u00cen ma\u0219in\u0103 n-a vorbit niciunul dintre noi.<\/p>\n
P\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd ea a \u0219optit:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Asta n-ar fi trebuit s\u0103 se \u00eent\u00e2mple.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dar s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Matei\u2026<\/p>\n
\u2014 Spune-mi c\u0103 a fost doar parte din contract \u0219i tac.<\/p>\n
N-a putut.<\/p>\n
\u00cen noaptea aceea am \u00eencetat s\u0103 mai dormim \u00een camere separate.<\/p>\n
Nu spun c\u0103 totul a devenit u\u0219or.<\/p>\n
Din contr\u0103.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd o c\u0103snicie fals\u0103 \u00eencepe s\u0103 par\u0103 real\u0103, fiecare minciun\u0103 c\u00e2nt\u0103re\u0219te de dou\u0103 ori mai greu.<\/p>\n
Voiam s\u0103 cred c\u0103 Renata m\u0103 alesese la \u00eent\u00e2mplare.<\/p>\n
Din nevoie.<\/p>\n
Din convenien\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
Dar existau lucruri care nu se legau.<\/p>\n
Poza unui b\u0103rbat ascuns\u0103 \u00eentr-un sertar.<\/p>\n
Apelul pe care \u00eel \u00eenchidea imediat c\u00e2nd intram \u00een camer\u0103.<\/p>\n
Camera \u00eencuiat\u0103 de la cap\u0103tul holului.<\/p>\n
Clauza din contract care spunea c\u0103, dac\u0103 eu mor \u00eenainte de terminarea anului, ea este eliberat\u0103 de orice obliga\u021bie.<\/p>\n
Mor.<\/p>\n
Nu plec.<\/p>\n
Nu renun\u021b.<\/p>\n
Mor.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o dup\u0103-amiaz\u0103, Patrick m-a prins \u00een parcarea firmei.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bucur\u0103-te de costumele alea \u00eemprumutate, \u0219oferule. Renata distruge mereu ce folose\u0219te.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce vrei?<\/p>\n
A z\u00e2mbit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 S\u0103 te avertizez c\u0103 nu e\u0219ti primul so\u021b pe care \u00eel cump\u0103r\u0103.<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit cum mi se r\u0103ce\u0219te stomacul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce-ai spus?<\/p>\n
Patrick s-a apropiat de urechea mea.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u00centreab-o de Iulian. \u00centreab-o de b\u0103rbatul care a semnat \u0219i el un contract\u2026 \u0219i a ajuns \u00eengropat \u00eenainte s\u0103 treac\u0103 cele dou\u0103sprezece luni.<\/p>\n
\u00cen seara aceea am ajuns acas\u0103 cu s\u00e2ngele rece.<\/p>\n
Renata m\u0103 a\u0219tepta la mas\u0103 cu dou\u0103 farfurii de chiftele \u0219i piure. G\u0103tise pentru mine pentru c\u0103 mama \u00eei spusese c\u0103 sunt m\u00e2ncarea mea preferat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u0218i asta a durut \u0219i mai tare.<\/p>\n
Pentru c\u0103 eu deja o iubeam.<\/p>\n
\u0218i poate c\u0103 \u0219i ea m\u0103 iubea pe mine.<\/p>\n
Dar \u00eentre noi exista un mort.<\/p>\n
Am l\u0103sat sacoul pe scaun.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cine a fost Iulian?<\/p>\n
Toat\u0103 culoarea i-a disp\u0103rut din fa\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cine \u021bi-a spus numele \u0103sta?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Fratele t\u0103u.<\/p>\n
Renata a \u00eenchis ochii.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Matei\u2026 te rog\u2026<\/p>\n
\u2014 Sunt \u00eenlocuitorul unui b\u0103rbat mort?<\/p>\n
Ea s-a ridicat imediat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Atunci spune-mi adev\u0103rul.<\/p>\n
M\u00e2inile au \u00eenceput din nou s\u0103-i tremure.<\/p>\n
Exact ca \u00een prima zi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu pot.<\/p>\n
\u2014 De ce?<\/p>\n
\u00cenainte s\u0103 r\u0103spund\u0103, soneria a r\u0103sunat \u00een cas\u0103.<\/p>\n
Trei b\u0103t\u0103i.<\/p>\n
Seci.<\/p>\n
Renata a p\u0103lit.<\/p>\n
Nu de surpriz\u0103.<\/p>\n
De fric\u0103.<\/p>\n
Pe monitorul de la intrare ap\u0103rea o femeie \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103, \u00eembr\u0103cat\u0103 \u00een negru, cu un plic ro\u0219u \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n
Renata a \u0219optit:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu deschide.<\/p>\n
Dar femeia s-a uitat direct \u00een camer\u0103 \u0219i a spus numele meu complet:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Matei Popescu, \u0219tiu de ce te-a ales. \u0218i dac\u0103 nu ie\u0219i acum, m\u00e2ine o s\u0103 te treze\u0219ti cu acela\u0219i semn pe care \u00eel avea Iulian \u00eenainte s\u0103 moar\u0103.<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit cum mi se opre\u0219te respira\u021bia.<\/p>\n
Renata s-a apropiat de mine at\u00e2t de repede \u00eenc\u00e2t aproape m-a speriat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu deschide u\u0219a, a repetat. Te rog.<\/p>\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103 de c\u00e2nd o cuno\u0219team, vocea ei suna fragil\u0103.<\/p>\n
Cu adev\u0103rat speriat\u0103.<\/p>\n
M-am uitat spre monitor.<\/p>\n
Femeia \u021binea plicul ro\u0219u lipit de piept \u0219i continua s\u0103 priveasc\u0103 direct \u00een camer\u0103, de parc\u0103 \u0219tia exact unde st\u0103team.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cine este? am \u00eentrebat \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
Renata \u0219i-a dus m\u00e2na la gur\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mama lui Iulian.<\/p>\n
\u00cen stomacul meu s-a str\u00e2ns ceva rece.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Deci Patrick a spus adev\u0103rul\u2026<\/p>\n
Renata a \u00eenchis ochii c\u00e2teva secunde.<\/p>\n
Apoi a dat \u00eencet din cap.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Iulian a fost primul meu so\u021b contractual.<\/p>\n
Casa \u00eentreag\u0103 p\u0103rea c\u0103 se clatin\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dumnezeule\u2026<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dar nu l-am omor\u00e2t eu!<\/p>\n
Vocea ei s-a rupt.<\/p>\n
Am r\u0103mas t\u0103cut.<\/p>\n
Iar t\u0103cerea aceea a durut mai tare dec\u00e2t orice ceart\u0103.<\/p>\n
Femeia de afar\u0103 a lovit din nou \u00een u\u0219\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Matei! Dac\u0103 nu afli adev\u0103rul acum, o s\u0103 fie prea t\u00e2rziu!<\/p>\n
M-am uitat la Renata.<\/p>\n
Avea lacrimi \u00een ochi.<\/p>\n
Ea.<\/p>\n
Femeia care nu pl\u00e2ngea niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Deschid, am spus.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu!<\/p>\n
Dar deja mergeam spre u\u0219\u0103.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd am deschis, femeia m-a privit lung.<\/p>\n
Avea ochii obosi\u021bi \u0219i m\u00e2inile tremur\u00e2nde.<\/p>\n
Mi-a \u00eentins imediat plicul ro\u0219u.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Uit\u0103-te la asta \u00eenainte s\u0103 ajungi ca fiul meu.<\/p>\n
Renata st\u0103tea \u00een spatele meu, alb\u0103 la fa\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
Am desf\u0103cut plicul.<\/p>\n
\u00cen\u0103untru era o fotografie.<\/p>\n
Iulian.<\/p>\n
Z\u00e2mbind.<\/p>\n
Iar pe g\u00e2tul lui se vedea un semn ciudat, violet, exact sub ureche.<\/p>\n
Acela\u0219i semn pe care \u00eel v\u0103zusem diminea\u021b\u0103 \u00een oglind\u0103 pe pielea mea.<\/p>\n
Mi s-au \u00eenmuiat picioarele.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce naiba\u2026<\/p>\n
Femeia a \u00eenceput s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Fiul meu a murit la unsprezece luni dup\u0103 contract. Oficial, stop cardiac. Dar cu dou\u0103 s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni \u00eenainte mi-a spus c\u0103 cineva \u00eel urm\u0103re\u0219te.<\/p>\n
M-am \u00eentors spre Renata.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Spune-mi c\u0103 nu \u0219tiai nimic despre asta.<\/p>\n
Ea pl\u00e2ngea deja.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Jur c\u0103 nu.<\/p>\n
Femeia a r\u00e2s amar.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Exact asta mi-a spus \u0219i Iulian \u00eenainte s\u0103 moar\u0103. C\u0103 o iubea \u0219i c\u0103 ea nu avea nicio vin\u0103.<\/p>\n
Cuv\u00e2ntul acela m-a lovit direct \u00een piept.<\/p>\n
Iubire.<\/p>\n
Pentru c\u0103 exact asta sim\u021beam \u0219i eu acum.<\/p>\n
\u0218i exact asta m\u0103 f\u0103cea vulnerabil.<\/p>\n
Femeia a continuat:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Familia Alcazar folose\u0219te c\u0103s\u0103toriile astea ca s\u0103 controleze mo\u0219teniri \u0219i ac\u021biuni. Iulian voia s\u0103 plece. Dup\u0103 o lun\u0103 era mort.<\/p>\n
Renata s-a apropiat disperat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mama mea \u0219i Patrick au f\u0103cut totul f\u0103r\u0103 mine!<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dar ai acceptat contractele! a \u021bipat femeia.<\/p>\n
Lini\u0219tea care a urmat a fost groaznic\u0103.<\/p>\n
Pentru c\u0103 avea dreptate.<\/p>\n
Renata poate nu ucisese pe nimeni.<\/p>\n
Dar construise o via\u021b\u0103 \u00eentreag\u0103 pe t\u0103ceri.<\/p>\n
Am privit din nou fotografia.<\/p>\n
Semnul de pe g\u00e2t.<\/p>\n
Mi-am atins instinctiv pielea.<\/p>\n
Acela\u0219i loc m\u0103 ustura de diminea\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
Femeia m-a privit direct.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 \u00eencepi s\u0103 ai ame\u021beli, dureri de cap sau s\u0103 dormi prea mult, fugi.<\/p>\n
Renata a \u00eencremenit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu\u2026<\/p>\n
Am f\u0103cut imediat leg\u0103tura.<\/p>\n
Cafeaua.<\/p>\n
Medicamentele.<\/p>\n
Paharele pe care mi le preg\u0103tea \u00een fiecare sear\u0103 c\u00e2nd spunea c\u0103 sunt prea stresat.<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit grea\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce \u00eemi dai s\u0103 beau?<\/p>\n
Renata p\u0103rea distrus\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Vitamine. At\u00e2t.<\/p>\n
Dar nici ea nu mai suna convins\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u0218i atunci am realizat adev\u0103rul cel mai ur\u00e2t dintre toate:<\/p>\n
Nu \u0219tia niciodat\u0103 exact ce \u00eei f\u0103cea familia ei.<\/p>\n
Pentru c\u0103 \u00eei l\u0103sase mereu s\u0103 controleze tot.<\/p>\n
Telefonul ei a \u00eenceput s\u0103 sune.<\/p>\n
\u201eMama\u201d.<\/p>\n
Renata s-a uitat la ecran \u0219i a \u00eenceput s\u0103 tremure mai r\u0103u ca niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
A r\u0103spuns pe speaker f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 vrea.<\/p>\n
Vocea rece a mamei ei a umplut holul:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Unde este b\u0103iatul? Contractul se termin\u0103 \u00een trei s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni \u0219i \u00eenc\u0103 n-a semnat cesiunea final\u0103.<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit cum s\u00e2ngele \u00eemi \u00eenghea\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mam\u0103\u2026 a \u0219optit Renata.<\/p>\n
Dar femeia continua calm:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu face aceea\u0219i gre\u0219eal\u0103 ca data trecut\u0103. Iulian a devenit o problem\u0103 pentru c\u0103 te-ai ata\u0219at de el.<\/p>\n
Lini\u0219te.<\/p>\n
Apoi:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 Matei \u00eencepe s\u0103 pun\u0103 \u00eentreb\u0103ri, \u0219tii ce trebuie f\u0103cut.<\/p>\n
Apelul s-a \u00eenchis.<\/p>\n
Renata a sc\u0103pat telefonul pe podea.<\/p>\n
Iar eu am \u00een\u021beles c\u0103 femeia pe care o iubeam tr\u0103ise toat\u0103 via\u021ba \u00eentr-o familie care transforma oamenii \u00een contracte.<\/p>\n
\u0218i contractele\u2026 \u00een morminte.<\/p>\n
Am f\u0103cut un pas \u00een spate.<\/p>\n
Renata pl\u00e2ngea f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mai \u00eencerce s\u0103 se ascund\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Matei, te rog\u2026 eu chiar te iubesc.<\/p>\n
\u0218i poate c\u0103 exact asta era cel mai tragic.<\/p>\n
Pentru c\u0103 o credeam.<\/p>\n
Dar iubirea nu mai putea \u0219terge frica.<\/p>\n
\u00cen noaptea aceea am plecat din vil\u0103 \u00eempreun\u0103 cu mama lui Iulian.<\/p>\n
Dou\u0103 zile mai t\u00e2rziu, poli\u021bia economic\u0103 \u0219i procurorii au descins \u00een compania Alcazar.<\/p>\n
Fraud\u0103.<\/p>\n
Sp\u0103lare de bani.<\/p>\n
Contracte false.<\/p>\n
Decese suspecte.<\/p>\n
Totul a ie\u0219it la suprafa\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
Patrick a fugit din \u021bar\u0103.<\/p>\n
Mama Renatei a fost arestat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Iar Renata\u2026<\/p>\n
Renata a depus m\u0103rturie \u00eempotriva propriei familii.<\/p>\n
Ultima dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd am v\u0103zut-o era \u00een fa\u021ba tribunalului.<\/p>\n
Nu mai purta tocuri.<\/p>\n
Nu mai avea privirea aceea rece.<\/p>\n
P\u0103rea doar obosit\u0103.<\/p>\n
Foarte obosit\u0103.<\/p>\n
S-a apropiat \u00eencet de mine.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 te-a\u0219 fi \u00eent\u00e2lnit \u00eenainte de toate astea\u2026 crezi c\u0103 am fi avut o \u0219ans\u0103?<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit un nod \u00een g\u00e2t.<\/p>\n
Pentru c\u0103 o parte din mine \u00eenc\u0103 o iubea.<\/p>\n
Dar am r\u0103spuns sincer:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Da. Dar oamenii r\u0103ni\u021bi prea mult ajung uneori s\u0103 r\u0103neasc\u0103 tot ce iubesc.<\/p>\n
A \u00eenceput s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103.<\/p>\n
Iar eu am plecat f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103 uit \u00eenapoi.<\/p>\n
Pentru c\u0103 uneori cea mai dureroas\u0103 iubire este cea care p\u0103rea real\u0103 exact c\u00e2nd descopereai c\u0103 fusese construit\u0103 pe fric\u0103.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\u00cemi l\u0103sa cafea pe mas\u0103 diminea\u021ba. M\u0103 \u00eentreba de mama. \u00ce\u0219i d\u0103dea jos sacoul \u00een fa\u021ba mea f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mai par\u0103 o statuie rece. R\u00e2dea \u00eencet c\u00e2nd pronun\u021bam gre\u0219it numele vinurilor ei scumpe. \u0218i \u00eentr-o sear\u0103, dup\u0103 o gal\u0103 \u00een Her\u0103str\u0103u, c\u00e2nd un afacerist a spus c\u0103 par mai degrab\u0103 bodyguardul ei dec\u00e2t so\u021bul, Renata […]<\/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-24655","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\/24655","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=24655"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24656,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24655\/revisions\/24656"}],"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=24655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}