Marian se uit\u0103 la carne\u021bel.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Da.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bine. Ia-i \u0219i cheia de la vestiar. Fetele din astea \u00eencep s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103 dup\u0103 \u0219i n-avem nevoie de scandal. Asta nu-i cantin\u0103 social\u0103, Marian. P\u0103rin\u021bii bolnavi nu sunt scuz\u0103. Problemele personale r\u0103m\u00e2n personale.<\/p>\n
Marian se uit\u0103 spre u\u0219a biroului.<\/p>\n
Florina st\u0103tea acolo \u00eempietrit\u0103.<\/p>\n
Auzise tot.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218tiai? \u00eentreb\u0103 ea \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
El nu r\u0103spunse.<\/p>\n
Pentru c\u0103 adev\u0103rul era mai ur\u00e2t dec\u00e2t orice \u201eda\u201d.<\/p>\n
Nu \u0219tia.<\/p>\n
Dar nici nu vrusese vreodat\u0103 s\u0103 \u0219tie.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 \u00eenchidere, Marian lu\u0103 geanta \u0219i actele, apoi plec\u0103 spre adresa din dosarul ei. Un bloc vechi nu departe de calea ferat\u0103. Vopseaua c\u0103zut\u0103 de pe pere\u021bi. Cutii po\u0219tale \u00eendesate cu pliante. Casa sc\u0103rii mirosea a beton umed \u0219i detergent ieftin.<\/p>\n
Andreea st\u0103tea pe treptele de la etajul trei.<\/p>\n
\u00cenc\u0103 purta pantofii de munc\u0103. F\u0103r\u0103 geac\u0103. L\u00e2ng\u0103 ea era o pung\u0103 de plastic cu lapte, orez \u0219i cei mai ieftini biscui\u021bi din magazin.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd \u00eel v\u0103zu, se ridic\u0103 imediat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Domnule Ionescu? Am uitat s\u0103 semnez ceva?<\/p>\n
Nu \u201eA\u021bi venit s\u0103 v\u0103 cere\u021bi scuze?\u201d<\/p>\n
Nu \u201eCe c\u0103uta\u021bi aici?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eAm uitat s\u0103 semnez ceva?\u201d<\/p>\n
El \u00eei \u00eentinse geanta.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ai uitat asta.<\/p>\n
Ea o str\u00e2nse la piept de parc\u0103 acel carne\u021bel nu era h\u00e2rtie, ci inima ei.<\/p>\n
Din apartament se auzi o voce slab\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Andreea?<\/p>\n
Ea se \u00eentoarse imediat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Vin, mam\u0103.<\/p>\n
Apoi ceva se izbi puternic de gresia din buc\u0103t\u0103rie.<\/p>\n
Un strig\u0103t \u00eenfundat veni imediat dup\u0103.<\/p>\n
Andreea p\u0103li.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mam\u0103?<\/p>\n
Exact \u00een acela\u0219i moment, telefonul lui Marian vibr\u0103 din nou.<\/p>\n
Numele lui Costic\u0103 ap\u0103ru pe ecran.<\/p>\n
R\u0103spunse f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-\u0219i dea seama de ce.<\/p>\n
Iar vocea calm\u0103 a lui Costic\u0103 se auzi prin difuzor:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Marian, s\u0103 nu te p\u0103c\u0103leasc\u0103 lacrimile. I-ai luat \u0219i cheia de la vestiar?<\/p>\n
Marian r\u0103mase nemi\u0219cat c\u00e2teva secunde.<\/p>\n
Din apartament se auzea acum un zgomot ciudat, ca \u0219i cum cineva \u00eencerca s\u0103 trag\u0103 aer \u00een piept \u0219i nu reu\u0219ea.<\/p>\n
Andreea intr\u0103 \u00een fug\u0103.<\/p>\n
F\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mai stea pe g\u00e2nduri, Marian \u00eenchise telefonul \u00een nas lui Costic\u0103 \u0219i o urm\u0103.<\/p>\n
Apartamentul era mic \u0219i \u00eentunecat. \u00cen buc\u0103t\u0103rie, o femeie slab\u0103 era c\u0103zut\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 mas\u0103, cu un pahar spart l\u00e2ng\u0103 m\u00e2n\u0103. Fa\u021ba \u00eei era alb\u0103 ca varul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mam\u0103! Mam\u0103, m\u0103 auzi?<\/p>\n
Andreea tremura toat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Marian \u00ee\u0219i reveni primul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Sun\u0103 la salvare!<\/p>\n
Fata b\u00e2jb\u00e2i dup\u0103 telefon cu m\u00e2inile tremur\u00e2nde. Abia putea s\u0103 vorbeasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
Marian \u00eengenunche l\u00e2ng\u0103 femeie.<\/p>\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mul\u021bi ani, nu mai era manager. Nu mai era omul cu acte \u0219i reguli.<\/p>\n
Era doar un om care vedea alt om pr\u0103bu\u0219it pe podea.<\/p>\n
Salvarea veni repede.<\/p>\n
Vecinii ie\u0219iser\u0103 deja pe scar\u0103. O b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een halat \u0219optea rug\u0103ciuni. Un copil privea printre balustrade.<\/p>\n
Andreea urc\u0103 \u00een ambulan\u021b\u0103 cu mama ei.<\/p>\n
Marian r\u0103mase jos c\u00e2teva secunde, apoi se urc\u0103 \u0219i el \u00een ma\u0219in\u0103 \u00eenainte s\u0103 se \u00eenchid\u0103 u\u0219ile.<\/p>\n
La spital, lumina rece a neonului f\u0103cea totul \u0219i mai trist.<\/p>\n
Andreea st\u0103tea pe un scaun de plastic \u0219i \u00ee\u0219i freca m\u00e2inile \u00eentruna.<\/p>\n
\u2014 N-a m\u00e2ncat aproape nimic azi, spuse \u00eencet. A zis s\u0103 las laptele pentru mine…<\/p>\n
Marian nu \u0219tia ce s\u0103 r\u0103spund\u0103.<\/p>\n
Nu mai g\u0103sea nicio propozi\u021bie de manager.<\/p>\n
Niciuna.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 aproape o or\u0103, doctorul ie\u0219i.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A f\u0103cut o c\u0103dere din cauza epuiz\u0103rii \u0219i a lipsei de tratament complet. Dac\u0103 mai \u00eent\u00e2rzia\u021bi pu\u021bin, putea fi mult mai r\u0103u.<\/p>\n
Andreea izbucni \u00een pl\u00e2ns.<\/p>\n
Nu zgomotos.<\/p>\n
Nu teatral.<\/p>\n
Doar acel pl\u00e2ns care vine c\u00e2nd omul nu mai poate \u021bine nimic \u00een el.<\/p>\n
Marian sim\u021bi ceva greu \u00een piept.<\/p>\n
\u0218i atunci \u00een\u021belese.<\/p>\n
Fata asta nu adormise la munc\u0103 pentru c\u0103 era lene\u0219\u0103.<\/p>\n
Adormise pentru c\u0103 ducea \u00een spate o via\u021b\u0103 care ar fi obosit \u0219i un om dublu c\u00e2t ea.<\/p>\n
Telefonul lui \u00eencepu iar s\u0103 vibreze.<\/p>\n
Costic\u0103.<\/p>\n
De data asta, Marian r\u0103spunse.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce faci acolo? \u00eentreb\u0103 patronul iritat. Sper c\u0103 nu te-ai apucat s\u0103 salvezi lumea.<\/p>\n
Marian privi spre Andreea.<\/p>\n
Avea capul plecat \u0219i \u021binea str\u00e2ns o pung\u0103 cu medicamente de parc\u0103 erau aur.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu, spuse el \u00eencet. Dar poate c\u0103 pentru prima dat\u0103 fac ce trebuie.<\/p>\n
\u2014 S\u0103 nu-mi spui c\u0103 te r\u0103zg\u00e2nde\u0219ti cu fata aia.<\/p>\n
Marian trase aer ad\u00e2nc \u00een piept.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu doar c\u0103 m\u0103 r\u0103zg\u00e2ndesc. M\u00e2ine o prime\u0219ti \u00eenapoi la munc\u0103.<\/p>\n
La cap\u0103tul cel\u0103lalt se l\u0103s\u0103 lini\u0219tea.<\/p>\n
Apoi vocea lui Costic\u0103 deveni rece.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Atunci caut\u0103-\u021bi \u0219i tu alt loc de munc\u0103.<\/p>\n
Marian \u00eenchise telefonul.<\/p>\n
Pur \u0219i simplu.<\/p>\n
F\u0103r\u0103 fric\u0103.<\/p>\n
F\u0103r\u0103 explica\u021bii.<\/p>\n
A doua zi diminea\u021b\u0103, pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een ani, se trezi f\u0103r\u0103 nodul acela \u00een stomac.<\/p>\n
Intr\u0103 \u00een magazin \u00eenainte de deschidere.<\/p>\n
Florina \u00eel privi surprins\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ai vorbit cu patronul?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Da.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i?<\/p>\n
Marian scoase cheia de la birou \u0219i o l\u0103s\u0103 pe tejghea.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu mai lucrez aici.<\/p>\n
Femeia r\u0103mase cu gura \u00eentredeschis\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ai \u00eennebunit?<\/p>\n
Poate c\u0103 da.<\/p>\n
Dar era pentru prima dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd sim\u021bea c\u0103 respir\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00cen aceea\u0219i zi, Marian se duse la spital cu dou\u0103 pungi mari de cump\u0103r\u0103turi. P\u00e2ine proasp\u0103t\u0103. Fructe. Ceai. Carne. \u0218i, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u0219tie exact de ce, biscui\u021bii aceia ieftini pe care \u00eei cump\u0103rase Andreea.<\/p>\n
Fata \u00eel privi uluit\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu trebuia…<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218tiu, spuse el. Dar vreau.<\/p>\n
Ea t\u0103cu c\u00e2teva secunde.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu \u00een\u021beleg de ce face\u021bi asta.<\/p>\n
Marian se uit\u0103 pe geamul salonului.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nici eu n-am \u00een\u021beles multe lucruri p\u00e2n\u0103 ieri.<\/p>\n
\u00cen urm\u0103toarele s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni, Marian \u00eencepu s\u0103 ajute cum putea. Vorbi cu ni\u0219te fo\u0219ti colegi. G\u0103si un prieten care avea un mic magazin alimentar \u00een cartier \u0219i care c\u0103uta oameni serio\u0219i.<\/p>\n
Andreea \u00eencepu acolo dup\u0103 ce mama ei ie\u0219i din spital.<\/p>\n
Program mai scurt.<\/p>\n
Salariu mai bun.<\/p>\n
\u0218i, pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mult timp, cineva care o \u00eentreba dac\u0103 a m\u00e2ncat.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o sear\u0103 de toamn\u0103, Marian trecu pe la magazin.<\/p>\n
Andreea era la cas\u0103.<\/p>\n
Obosit\u0103, da.<\/p>\n
Dar z\u00e2mbea.<\/p>\n
Iar c\u00e2nd \u00eel v\u0103zu, ridic\u0103 pu\u021bin capul \u0219i spuse:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bun\u0103 seara, domnule Marian.<\/p>\n
Nu mai era frica aceea \u00een vocea ei.<\/p>\n
Doar lini\u0219te.<\/p>\n
El z\u00e2mbi \u0219i ie\u0219i afar\u0103 \u00een aerul rece.<\/p>\n
\u00cen spatele lui, scannerul continua s\u0103 piuie.<\/p>\n
Oamenii se gr\u0103beau.<\/p>\n
Via\u021ba mergea \u00eenainte.<\/p>\n
Dar de data asta, undeva \u00eentr-un magazin mic din Rom\u00e2nia, o fat\u0103 de nou\u0103sprezece ani nu mai trebuia s\u0103 aleag\u0103 \u00eentre munc\u0103 \u0219i mama ei.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Marian se uit\u0103 la carne\u021bel. \u2014 Da. \u2014 Bine. Ia-i \u0219i cheia de la vestiar. Fetele din astea \u00eencep s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103 dup\u0103 \u0219i n-avem nevoie de scandal. Asta nu-i cantin\u0103 social\u0103, Marian. P\u0103rin\u021bii bolnavi nu sunt scuz\u0103. Problemele personale r\u0103m\u00e2n personale. Marian se uit\u0103 spre u\u0219a biroului. Florina st\u0103tea acolo \u00eempietrit\u0103. Auzise tot. \u2014 \u0218tiai? […]<\/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-24685","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\/24685","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=24685"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24686,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24685\/revisions\/24686"}],"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=24685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}