Am \u00eencercat s\u0103-mi scot \u00eent\u00e2lnirea aceea din minte, dar n-am reu\u0219it. \u00cen seara aceea, Buster n-a fost el \u00eensu\u0219i. De fiecare dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd luam lesa din cuier ca s\u0103 ie\u0219im la plimbare, se oprea \u00een dreptul parcului unde \u00eel \u00eent\u00e2lniser\u0103m pe Luca \u0219i privea \u00een direc\u021bia \u0219colii din cartier.<\/p>\n
Parc\u0103 m\u0103 judeca f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 scoat\u0103 un sunet.<\/p>\n
Vineri dup\u0103-amiaz\u0103 am trecut cu ma\u0219ina prin fa\u021ba \u0219colii ca s\u0103 evit aglomera\u021bia din centru. Pe gard era ag\u0103\u021bat un afi\u0219 colorat: \u201eZiua Familiei cu Prietenii Patrupezi \u2013 S\u00e2mb\u0103t\u0103, ora 10:00\u201d. C\u00e2\u021biva p\u0103rin\u021bi montau jaloane \u0219i obstacole pe terenul de sport.<\/p>\n
Am \u00eencetinit f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 vreau.<\/p>\n
S\u00e2mb\u0103t\u0103 diminea\u021b\u0103 m-am trezit devreme, de\u0219i \u00eemi repetasem c\u0103 nu voi merge. Buster st\u0103tea deja l\u00e2ng\u0103 u\u0219\u0103, cu lesa \u00een gur\u0103. Am oftat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bine… mergem. Dar dac\u0103 devine prea mult, plec\u0103m.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd am intrat pe poarta \u0219colii, zgomotul m-a lovit imediat. Copii alerg\u00e2nd, r\u00e2sete, muzic\u0103 din ni\u0219te boxe mici. Sim\u021beam cum \u00eemi \u00eencordez umerii \u0219i \u00eemi gr\u0103besc respira\u021bia.<\/p>\n
Buster a mers \u00eens\u0103 calm, lipit de piciorul meu.<\/p>\n
Luca st\u0103tea singur l\u00e2ng\u0103 profesorul de sport. C\u00e2nd ne-a v\u0103zut, a r\u0103mas nemi\u0219cat c\u00e2teva secunde, de parc\u0103 nu \u00eendr\u0103znea s\u0103 cread\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A\u021bi venit…<\/p>\n
At\u00e2t a putut spune.<\/p>\n
Am dat din cap.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Am promis c\u0103 nu m\u0103 pricep la astfel de locuri. Dar putem \u00eencerca.<\/p>\n
Fa\u021ba lui s-a luminat \u00eentr-un fel pe care n-o s\u0103-l uit niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Profesorul ne-a \u00eenscris imediat \u00een echipe. Traseul nu era complicat: conuri de ocolit, un tunel pentru c\u00e2ine, c\u00e2teva jaloane \u0219i o por\u021biune \u00een care partenerii trebuiau s\u0103 colaboreze.<\/p>\n
Luca se mi\u0219ca greu din cauza ortezelor, dar nu se pl\u00e2ngea deloc. Buster p\u0103rea c\u0103 \u00een\u021belege fiecare pas. \u00ce\u0219i potrivea mersul dup\u0103 ritmul b\u0103iatului \u0219i se oprea ori de c\u00e2te ori acesta avea nevoie de sprijin.<\/p>\n
La un obstacol, Luca \u0219i-a pierdut echilibrul.<\/p>\n
F\u0103r\u0103 nicio comand\u0103, Buster s-a a\u0219ezat l\u00e2ng\u0103 el exact cum f\u0103cuse \u00een ziua \u00een care se cunoscuser\u0103. Luca s-a sprijinit de ham \u0219i a continuat.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2\u021biva p\u0103rin\u021bi au \u00eenceput s\u0103 aplaude.<\/p>\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mul\u021bi ani, aplauzele nu mi s-au p\u0103rut o amenin\u021bare.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 concurs, directoarea s-a apropiat de noi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Vreau doar s\u0103 v\u0103 mul\u021bumesc. Luca vorbe\u0219te despre c\u00e2inele dumneavoastr\u0103 de c\u00e2teva zile. Ast\u0103zi i-a\u021bi oferit ceva ce nu putea cump\u0103ra nimeni.<\/p>\n
Am privit spre b\u0103iat. R\u00e2dea \u00eempreun\u0103 cu ceilal\u021bi copii, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mai par\u0103 singur.<\/p>\n
\u00cen timp ce ne preg\u0103team s\u0103 plec\u0103m, Luca a venit l\u00e2ng\u0103 mine.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218ti\u021bi… azi n-am sim\u021bit c\u0103 sunt copilul f\u0103r\u0103 tat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Am \u00eenghi\u021bit cu greu.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tat\u0103l t\u0103u ar fi fost m\u00e2ndru de tine. Ai terminat traseul f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 renun\u021bi nicio clip\u0103.<\/p>\n
A z\u00e2mbit \u0219i a m\u00e2ng\u00e2iat capul lui Buster.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pot s\u0103-l mai vizitez din c\u00e2nd \u00een c\u00e2nd?<\/p>\n
M-am uitat la c\u00e2ine. Coada \u00eei b\u0103tea \u00eencet dintr-o parte \u00een alta, ca \u0219i cum r\u0103spunsul era deja dat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cred c\u0103, dac\u0103 \u00eel \u00eentrebi pe el, o s\u0103 spun\u0103 da.<\/p>\n
Din ziua aceea, Luca a \u00eenceput s\u0103 treac\u0103 pe la atelierul meu \u00een fiecare s\u00e2mb\u0103t\u0103. Eu \u00eei ar\u0103tam cum se repar\u0103 o biciclet\u0103 sau cum func\u021bioneaz\u0103 un motor, iar el \u00eei citea lui Buster pove\u0219ti \u00een timp ce c\u00e2inele adormea la picioarele lui.<\/p>\n
F\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-mi dau seama, zgomotul lumii a \u00eenceput s\u0103 m\u0103 sperie mai pu\u021bin. \u00cenv\u0103\u021basem din nou s\u0103 stau de vorb\u0103 cu oamenii, s\u0103 merg la serb\u0103ri \u0219i chiar s\u0103 accept c\u00e2te o invita\u021bie la c\u00e2te un eveniment al \u0219colii.<\/p>\n
Nu pentru c\u0103 m\u0103 vindecasem peste noapte.<\/p>\n
Ci pentru c\u0103 un b\u0103iat care pierduse mult mai mult dec\u00e2t mine m-a \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat c\u0103 uneori curajul nu \u00eenseamn\u0103 s\u0103 nu-\u021bi fie fric\u0103. \u00censeamn\u0103 s\u0103 faci un pas \u00eenainte chiar \u0219i atunci c\u00e2nd frica merge al\u0103turi de tine.<\/p>\n
Iar dintre noi doi, adev\u0103ratul erou nu fusese nici fostul militar \u0219i nici c\u00e2inele decorat.<\/p>\n
Fusese un copil care avusese puterea s\u0103 mai aib\u0103 \u00eencredere \u00een oameni.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Am \u00eencercat s\u0103-mi scot \u00eent\u00e2lnirea aceea din minte, dar n-am reu\u0219it. \u00cen seara aceea, Buster n-a fost el \u00eensu\u0219i. De fiecare dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd luam lesa din cuier ca s\u0103 ie\u0219im la plimbare, se oprea \u00een dreptul parcului unde \u00eel \u00eent\u00e2lniser\u0103m pe Luca \u0219i privea \u00een direc\u021bia \u0219colii din cartier. Parc\u0103 m\u0103 judeca f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 scoat\u0103 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22820,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26291","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\/26291","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=26291"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26292,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26291\/revisions\/26292"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}