Robert mi-a dat drumul at\u00e2t de brusc \u00eenc\u00e2t aproape am c\u0103zut pe asfaltul ud.<\/p>\n
Tu\u0219eam violent, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 trag aer \u00een piept, \u00een timp ce necunoscutul se apropia f\u0103r\u0103 grab\u0103.<\/p>\n
Avea \u00een jur de patruzeci de ani. Elegant. Controlat. Genul de om care nu trebuia s\u0103 \u021bipe ca s\u0103 fie ascultat.<\/p>\n
Doi b\u0103rba\u021bi au cobor\u00e2t \u0219i ei din ma\u0219in\u0103 \u0219i s-au oprit \u00een spatele lui.<\/p>\n
Robert p\u0103rea \u00eengrozit.<\/p>\n
Nu nervos.<\/p>\n
Nu furios.<\/p>\n
\u00cengrozit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Domnule Ionescu\u2026 eu doar vorbeam cu ea.<\/p>\n
Vocea \u00eei tremura.<\/p>\n
B\u0103rbatul nici m\u0103car nu l-a privit la \u00eenceput.<\/p>\n
Ochii lui erau fixa\u021bi pe mine.<\/p>\n
Pe g\u00e2tul meu \u00eenro\u0219it.<\/p>\n
Pe genunchii mei juli\u021bi.<\/p>\n
Pe p\u00e2inea \u00eempr\u0103\u0219tiat\u0103 \u00een ploaie.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Vorbeai? \u00eentreb\u0103 el calm.<\/p>\n
Abia atunci \u0219i-a \u00eentors privirea spre Robert.<\/p>\n
N-am v\u0103zut niciodat\u0103 pe cineva p\u0103lind at\u00e2t de repede.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Eu\u2026 nu voiam s\u0103\u2014<\/p>\n
Pumnul unuia dintre bodyguarzi a venit at\u00e2t de repede \u00eenc\u00e2t nici n-am realizat ce se \u00eent\u00e2mplase p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd Robert era deja pe jos.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Destul, spuse b\u0103rbatul rece. Nu aici.<\/p>\n
Apoi s-a apropiat de mine \u0219i \u0219i-a scos m\u0103nu\u0219a dreapt\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Po\u021bi s\u0103 mergi?<\/p>\n
Am dat din cap, de\u0219i picioarele \u00eemi tremurau.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cine sunte\u021bi?<\/p>\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103 expresia lui s-a schimbat u\u0219or.<\/p>\n
Nu mai p\u0103rea rece.<\/p>\n
P\u0103rea\u2026 obosit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Numele meu este Victor Ionescu. Iar sora ta a lucrat pentru mine.<\/p>\n
Am \u00eencremenit.<\/p>\n
Mara nu-mi vorbise niciodat\u0103 despre un Victor Ionescu.<\/p>\n
El \u0219i-a deschis haina \u0219i a scos o fotografie mic\u0103, u\u0219or \u00eendoit\u0103.<\/p>\n
Era Mara.<\/p>\n
\u021ain\u00e2ndu-l pe Eric \u00een bra\u021be \u00een fa\u021ba unui lac.<\/p>\n
Z\u00e2mbea.<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit c\u0103 mi se str\u00e2nge stomacul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 De unde ave\u021bi poza asta?<\/p>\n
Victor a ezitat o secund\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pentru c\u0103 eu am f\u0103cut-o.<\/p>\n
Ploaia continua s\u0103 cad\u0103 m\u0103runt peste alee.<\/p>\n
Robert \u00eencerca s\u0103 se ridice de pe jos, ame\u021bit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ea v\u0103 minte! strig\u0103 el. Eric e al meu!<\/p>\n
Victor l-a privit lung.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu.<\/p>\n
Doar at\u00e2t.<\/p>\n
Dar tonul lui a f\u0103cut p\u00e2n\u0103 \u0219i ploaia s\u0103 par\u0103 mai rece.<\/p>\n
Robert a \u00eenceput s\u0103 dea \u00eenapoi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ascult\u0103\u2026 eu doar voiam s\u0103-l v\u0103d.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ai \u00eenc\u0103lcat ordinul de restric\u021bie de trei ori s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2na asta, spuse Victor calm. \u0218i ai agresat-o \u00een seara asta.<\/p>\n
Am clipit confuz\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ordin de restric\u021bie?<\/p>\n
Victor s-a uitat spre mine.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mara l-a ob\u021binut cu dou\u0103 luni \u00eenainte s\u0103 moar\u0103.<\/p>\n
Lumea parc\u0103 s-a oprit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce?<\/p>\n
Mi-a \u00eentins un dosar sub\u021bire, protejat \u00eentr-o folie de plastic.<\/p>\n
Documente.<\/p>\n
Pl\u00e2ngeri.<\/p>\n
Poze cu v\u00e2n\u0103t\u0103i pe bra\u021bele surorii mele.<\/p>\n
Mesaje de amenin\u021bare.<\/p>\n
Mi s-a f\u0103cut r\u0103u.<\/p>\n
\u2014 De ce nu mi-a spus?<\/p>\n
Victor \u0219i-a trecut m\u00e2na peste fa\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pentru c\u0103 \u00eei era ru\u0219ine c\u0103 s-a \u00eentors mereu la el.<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit lacrimile urc\u00e2ndu-mi \u00een ochi.<\/p>\n
Mara fusese singur\u0103.<\/p>\n
Tot timpul acela fusese singur\u0103 \u0219i eu nu observasem nimic.<\/p>\n
Robert \u00eencerc\u0103 din nou s\u0103 vorbeasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ea era instabil\u0103! Toat\u0103 lumea \u0219tie asta!<\/p>\n
Victor f\u0103cu un semn scurt.<\/p>\n
Unul dintre bodyguarzi \u00eel apuc\u0103 imediat de bra\u021b \u0219i \u00eel lipi de ma\u0219in\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ultima oar\u0103 c\u00e2nd o nume\u0219ti a\u0219a, n-o s\u0103 mai po\u021bi vorbi o perioad\u0103.<\/p>\n
Tonul calm era mai \u00eenfrico\u0219\u0103tor dec\u00e2t un \u021bip\u0103t.<\/p>\n
Am privit spre Victor.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cine sunte\u021bi pentru Mara?<\/p>\n
El a r\u0103mas t\u0103cut c\u00e2teva secunde.<\/p>\n
Apoi a spus \u00eencet:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tat\u0103l lui Eric.<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit c\u0103 mi se taie respira\u021bia.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mara voia s\u0103-\u021bi spun\u0103. Dar dup\u0103 accident\u2026<\/p>\n
\u0218i-a cobor\u00e2t privirea.<\/p>\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103 p\u0103rea afectat cu adev\u0103rat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu am ajuns la timp.<\/p>\n
Totul din mine era confuzie.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dar Robert\u2026<\/p>\n
\u2014 Robert \u0219tia adev\u0103rul. \u0218i dup\u0103 moartea ei a \u00eencercat s\u0103 profite. Dac\u0103 ob\u021binea custodia lui Eric, primea acces la trustul pe care Mara \u00eel l\u0103sase copilului.<\/p>\n
Am r\u0103mas f\u0103r\u0103 cuvinte.<\/p>\n
Ani \u00eentregi crezusem c\u0103 sora mea murise l\u0103s\u00e2nd doar datorii \u0219i probleme.<\/p>\n
Dar ea \u00ee\u0219i protejase fiul \u00een t\u0103cere.<\/p>\n
Iar omul care st\u0103tea acum \u00een fa\u021ba mea \u00eencercase s\u0103 o protejeze \u0219i el.<\/p>\n
Victor \u0219i-a scos haina \u0219i mi-a pus-o pe umeri.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Eric e \u00een siguran\u021b\u0103?<\/p>\n
Am dat din cap.<\/p>\n
\u2014 E la vecina mea.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bine. Pentru c\u0103 din seara asta nu mai stai singur\u0103.<\/p>\n
Am vrut s\u0103 protestez.<\/p>\n
S\u0103 spun c\u0103 nu aveam \u00eencredere \u00een nimeni.<\/p>\n
Dar adev\u0103rul era c\u0103 tremuram \u00eenc\u0103 de fric\u0103.<\/p>\n
Iar pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 luni \u00eentregi, cineva p\u0103rea mai puternic dec\u00e2t omul care ne terorizase.<\/p>\n
Robert a fost b\u0103gat \u00een ma\u0219ina unuia dintre bodyguarzi f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mai scoat\u0103 un cuv\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n
\u00cenainte s\u0103 plece, Victor s-a \u00eentors spre mine.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mara m-a pus s\u0103-i promit ceva \u00eenainte s\u0103 moar\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce anume?<\/p>\n
S-a uitat direct \u00een ochii mei.<\/p>\n
\u2014 C\u0103 dac\u0103 ea nu mai poate avea grij\u0103 de voi\u2026 o voi face eu.<\/p>\n
Ploaia continua s\u0103 cad\u0103 peste Bucure\u0219tiul aproape gol.<\/p>\n
Iar \u00een noaptea aceea, pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 moartea surorii mele, n-am mai sim\u021bit c\u0103 lupt singur\u0103 \u00eempotriva lumii.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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