Alina deschise u\u0219a \u0219i \u00eei privi pe am\u00e2ndoi.<\/p>\n
Sandu st\u0103tea drept, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 par\u0103 sigur pe el.<\/p>\n
Mariana, \u00een schimb, \u00ee\u0219i fr\u0103m\u00e2nta degetele.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Alina, ea este Mariana.<\/p>\n
Femeia o m\u0103sur\u0103 din cap p\u00e2n\u0103-n picioare.<\/p>\n
Apoi z\u00e2mbi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A\u0219a deci. Pentru ea chiule\u0219ti tu?<\/p>\n
Sandu se \u00eenro\u0219i.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu chiar…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ba chiar, interveni Mariana \u0219i izbucni \u00een r\u00e2s.<\/p>\n
Alina \u00eei pofti \u00een\u0103untru.<\/p>\n
\u00cen seara aceea au b\u0103ut ceai \u0219i au m\u00e2ncat pr\u0103jitur\u0103 cu mere. Alina a \u00eentrebat-o pe Mariana despre \u0219coal\u0103, despre p\u0103rin\u021bi, despre ce voia s\u0103 fac\u0103 mai departe.<\/p>\n
La plecare, c\u00e2nd Mariana ie\u0219ise deja pe coridor, Alina \u00eel opri pe Sandu.<\/p>\n
\u2014 E fat\u0103 bun\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218tiu.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Atunci s\u0103 nu-\u021bi ba\u021bi joc de ea.<\/p>\n
Sandu o privi surprins.<\/p>\n
\u2014 N-a\u0219 face asta.<\/p>\n
Alina \u00eei netezi gulerul c\u0103m\u0103\u0219ii.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218tiu. Doar e\u0219ti m\u00e2ndria mea.<\/p>\n
Anii au trecut.<\/p>\n
Sandu a intrat la Politehnic\u0103.<\/p>\n
A terminat facultatea.<\/p>\n
S-a c\u0103s\u0103torit cu Mariana.<\/p>\n
Au primit un apartament mic \u0219i, dup\u0103 c\u00e2\u021biva ani, s-a n\u0103scut Alex.<\/p>\n
Via\u021ba i-a purtat \u00een alt cartier, apoi \u00een alt ora\u0219.<\/p>\n
P\u0103rin\u021bii lui Sandu au \u00eemb\u0103tr\u00e2nit.<\/p>\n
C\u0103minul muncitoresc a fost demolat.<\/p>\n
Vecinii s-au \u00eempr\u0103\u0219tiat.<\/p>\n
Iar Alina a disp\u0103rut din via\u021ba lui aproape f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-\u0219i dea seama.<\/p>\n
La \u00eenceput \u00eei trimitea felicit\u0103ri de s\u0103rb\u0103tori.<\/p>\n
Apoi tot mai rar.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 aceea, nimic.<\/p>\n
Sandu o c\u0103utase de c\u00e2teva ori.<\/p>\n
F\u0103r\u0103 rezultat.<\/p>\n
\u0218i acum, st\u00e2nd pe balcon \u0219i privind cum fiul s\u0103u de \u0219aisprezece ani se \u00eentorcea acas\u0103 dup\u0103 ce chiulise \u00eempreun\u0103 cu fata vecinilor, Alexandru \u00ee\u0219i amintise brusc totul.<\/p>\n
Cureaua tat\u0103lui.<\/p>\n
U\u0219a groas\u0103 a toaletei.<\/p>\n
Sandvi\u0219urile cu salam.<\/p>\n
\u0218i vocea Alinei:<\/p>\n
\u201eM\u00e2ndria mea.\u201d<\/p>\n
U\u0219a apartamentului se deschise.<\/p>\n
Alex intr\u0103.<\/p>\n
De data aceasta nu mai apuc\u0103 s\u0103 fug\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u00cen sufragerie, spuse Alexandru.<\/p>\n
B\u0103iatul se opri.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tata…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Acum.<\/p>\n
Alex intr\u0103 \u0219i se a\u0219ez\u0103.<\/p>\n
Alexandru r\u0103mase \u00een picioare.<\/p>\n
\u2014 De c\u00e2t timp chiule\u0219ti?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu chiulesc…<\/p>\n
\u2014 M-a sunat diriginta.<\/p>\n
B\u0103iatul t\u0103cu.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i te-am v\u0103zut cu fata aceea.<\/p>\n
Alex ridic\u0103 brusc privirea.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cu Irina?<\/p>\n
\u2014 A\u0219a o cheam\u0103?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Da.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Din cauza ei lipse\u0219ti?<\/p>\n
Alex str\u00e2nse pumnii.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Atunci de ce?<\/p>\n
\u2014 N-ai \u00een\u021belege.<\/p>\n
Cuvintele acelea \u00eel \u00eenfuriaser\u0103 \u00eentotdeauna pe Alexandru.<\/p>\n
Era gata s\u0103 ridice vocea.<\/p>\n
Apoi, pentru o frac\u021biune de secund\u0103, se v\u0103zu pe el \u00eensu\u0219i la treisprezece ani, fugind de un b\u0103rbat cu o curea \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n
Se a\u0219ez\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u00cencearc\u0103-m\u0103.<\/p>\n
Alex \u00eel privi ne\u00eencrez\u0103tor.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva secunde, spuse:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Irina are grij\u0103 de bunica ei.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bunica ei e bolnav\u0103. Irina locuie\u0219te numai cu ea. Uneori trebuie s-o duc\u0103 la policlinic\u0103. Alteori s\u0103 stea la coad\u0103 dup\u0103 medicamente. Dac\u0103 lipse\u0219te prea mult, risc\u0103 s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 corigent\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i tu ce leg\u0103tur\u0103 ai?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Merg cu ea.<\/p>\n
Alexandru \u00eencrunt\u0103 spr\u00e2ncenele.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u00cen loc s\u0103 mergi la \u0219coal\u0103?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Uneori.<\/p>\n
\u2014 De ce?<\/p>\n
B\u0103iatul ridic\u0103 din umeri.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pentru c\u0103 nu are pe nimeni.<\/p>\n
Alexandru sim\u021bi ceva ciudat \u00een piept.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cum o cheam\u0103 pe bunica ei?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Alina.<\/p>\n
T\u0103cerea se l\u0103s\u0103 at\u00e2t de brusc, \u00eenc\u00e2t Alexandru auzi frigiderul pornind \u00een buc\u0103t\u0103rie.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cum?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Alina. Alina Arnold.<\/p>\n
Alexandru se ridic\u0103 at\u00e2t de repede, \u00eenc\u00e2t scaunul se r\u0103sturn\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Unde locuie\u0219te?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tata, ce ai?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Unde locuie\u0219te?<\/p>\n
Dou\u0103zeci de minute mai t\u00e2rziu, coborau am\u00e2ndoi din ma\u0219in\u0103 \u00een fa\u021ba unui bloc vechi de la marginea ora\u0219ului.<\/p>\n
Irina le deschise.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd \u00eel v\u0103zu pe Alexandru, p\u0103li.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Domnule Alexandru…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bunica ta este acas\u0103?<\/p>\n
Fata ezit\u0103.<\/p>\n
Apoi deschise u\u0219a mai larg.<\/p>\n
\u00cen camera mic\u0103, l\u00e2ng\u0103 fereastr\u0103, \u00eentr-un fotoliu, st\u0103tea o femeie foarte b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n
P\u0103rul \u00eei era complet alb.<\/p>\n
M\u00e2inile sub\u021biri.<\/p>\n
Pe m\u0103su\u021ba de l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea erau medicamente \u0219i o cea\u0219c\u0103 de ceai.<\/p>\n
Alexandru r\u0103mase \u00een prag.<\/p>\n
Nu sem\u0103na aproape deloc cu femeia elegant\u0103, cu pantofi cu toc \u0219i p\u0103l\u0103rii, pe care o p\u0103strase \u00een amintire.<\/p>\n
Dar ochii…<\/p>\n
Ochii erau aceia\u0219i.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Alina?<\/p>\n
Femeia \u00eentoarse capul.<\/p>\n
\u00cel privi lung.<\/p>\n
Foarte lung.<\/p>\n
Apoi buzele \u00eei tremurar\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Sandule?<\/p>\n
Alexandru sim\u021bi c\u0103 i se taie picioarele.<\/p>\n
\u00cen c\u00e2teva secunde era \u00een genunchi l\u00e2ng\u0103 fotoliul ei.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dumneavoastr\u0103 sunte\u021bi…<\/p>\n
Alina \u00eei atinse obrazul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ai \u00eemb\u0103tr\u00e2nit, m\u00e2ndria mea.<\/p>\n
Atunci Alexandru \u00eencepu s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103.<\/p>\n
Nu mai pl\u00e2nsese de la moartea tat\u0103lui s\u0103u.<\/p>\n
Alex st\u0103tea \u00een u\u0219\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u00een\u021beleag\u0103 nimic.<\/p>\n
Irina pl\u00e2ngea \u0219i ea.<\/p>\n
Mai t\u00e2rziu au aflat adev\u0103rul.<\/p>\n
Irina era nepoata Alinei.<\/p>\n
Fiul despre care vecinii din vechiul c\u0103min \u0219optiser\u0103 cu zeci de ani \u00eenainte murise \u00eentr-un accident \u00eempreun\u0103 cu so\u021bia lui.<\/p>\n
Irina r\u0103m\u0103sese \u00een grija bunicii.<\/p>\n
Alina o crescuse exact a\u0219a cum, c\u00e2ndva, \u00eel protejase pe Sandu.<\/p>\n
Numai c\u0103 acum era bolnav\u0103.<\/p>\n
Iar pensia abia le ajungea.<\/p>\n
Alex aflase \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103tor situa\u021bia \u0219i \u00eencepuse s-o ajute pe Irina.<\/p>\n
De aceea lipsea.<\/p>\n
Nu pentru plimb\u0103ri.<\/p>\n
Nu pentru distrac\u021bie.<\/p>\n
Ci pentru a duce o b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103 la medic, pentru a c\u0103ra cump\u0103r\u0103turile \u0219i pentru a sta la cozi dup\u0103 medicamente.<\/p>\n
Alexandru \u00ee\u0219i privi fiul.<\/p>\n
Cu c\u00e2teva ore \u00eenainte \u00eel considerase un adolescent iresponsabil.<\/p>\n
Acum \u00eei era ru\u0219ine.<\/p>\n
\u2014 De ce nu mi-ai spus?<\/p>\n
Alex ridic\u0103 din umeri.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mi-era team\u0103 c\u0103 o s\u0103 \u021bipi.<\/p>\n
R\u0103spunsul \u00eel lovi mai tare dec\u00e2t orice repro\u0219.<\/p>\n
Pentru o clip\u0103, Alexandru \u00ee\u0219i auzi propriul tat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00ce\u0219i aminti cureaua.<\/p>\n
\u0218i \u00een\u021belese c\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-\u0219i dea seama, devenise omul de care el \u00eensu\u0219i fugise c\u00e2nd era copil.<\/p>\n
\u00cen seara aceea, c\u00e2nd Mariana ajunse de la serviciu, \u00eei g\u0103si pe to\u021bi \u00een apartamentul Alinei.<\/p>\n
Iar \u00een urm\u0103toarele s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni lucrurile se schimbar\u0103.<\/p>\n
Alex nu mai chiulea.<\/p>\n
Alexandru \u0219i Mariana au vorbit cu \u0219coala, iar profesorii au ajutat-o pe Irina s\u0103 recupereze orele pierdute.<\/p>\n
Alexandru se ocupa de drumurile la medic.<\/p>\n
Mariana le aducea m\u00e2ncare.<\/p>\n
Iar Alex continua s\u0103 vin\u0103 aproape zilnic.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o dup\u0103-amiaz\u0103, Alexandru \u0219i Alina au r\u0103mas singuri.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Am vrut s\u0103 v\u0103 caut, spuse el.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218tiu.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu, nu \u0219ti\u021bi. Am tot am\u00e2nat. Serviciu, copil, rate… Mereu credeam c\u0103 mai este timp.<\/p>\n
Alina z\u00e2mbi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A\u0219a fac oamenii. Cred c\u0103 timpul \u00eei a\u0219teapt\u0103.<\/p>\n
Alexandru \u00ee\u0219i cobor\u00ee privirea.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 nu era Alex…<\/p>\n
\u2014 M-ai fi g\u0103sit mai t\u00e2rziu.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Poate prea t\u00e2rziu.<\/p>\n
Alina nu r\u0103spunse.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 o vreme, Alexandru \u00eentreb\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u2014 De ce m-a\u021bi ajutat atunci? Avea\u021bi propriile probleme.<\/p>\n
Alina privi spre fereastr\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pentru c\u0103 nimeni nu l-a ajutat pe b\u0103iatul meu c\u00e2nd avea nevoie.<\/p>\n
Alexandru ridic\u0103 privirea.<\/p>\n
Ea continu\u0103 \u00eencet:<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i mi-am promis c\u0103, dac\u0103 voi vedea vreodat\u0103 un copil singur \u00eempotriva tuturor, n-o s\u0103 trec mai departe.<\/p>\n
Atunci Alexandru \u00een\u021belese.<\/p>\n
Alina nu \u00eel salvase doar pe el \u00een acei ani.<\/p>\n
\u00cencercase, prin el, s\u0103 salveze ceva ce nu reu\u0219ise s\u0103 salveze \u00een propria familie.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2teva luni mai t\u00e2rziu, de ziua Alinei, au venit cu to\u021bii.<\/p>\n
Mariana adusese tort.<\/p>\n
Irina preg\u0103tise masa.<\/p>\n
Alex intr\u0103 ultimul, \u021bin\u00e2nd la spate un buchet uria\u0219 de flori.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pentru dumneavoastr\u0103.<\/p>\n
Alina r\u00e2se.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pentru mine?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Da.<\/p>\n
B\u0103iatul se aplec\u0103 \u0219i o s\u0103rut\u0103 pe obraz.<\/p>\n
Ea \u00eei lu\u0103 m\u00e2na.<\/p>\n
Apoi \u00eel privi pe Alexandru.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Sandule…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Da?<\/p>\n
Alina ar\u0103t\u0103 spre Alex.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ai crescut un b\u0103iat bun.<\/p>\n
Alexandru sim\u021bi cum i se str\u00e2nge g\u00e2tul.<\/p>\n
Alina z\u00e2mbi \u0219i ad\u0103ug\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u2014 E m\u00e2ndria ta.<\/p>\n
Alexandru se uit\u0103 la fiul lui.<\/p>\n
Apoi cl\u0103tin\u0103 \u00eencet din cap.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu numai a mea.<\/p>\n
\u0218i pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 foarte mul\u021bi ani, \u00een acea camer\u0103 mic\u0103, Alina auzi din nou cuvintele pe care c\u00e2ndva le spusese unui copil speriat:<\/p>\n
\u2014 E m\u00e2ndria noastr\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Alina deschise u\u0219a \u0219i \u00eei privi pe am\u00e2ndoi. Sandu st\u0103tea drept, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 par\u0103 sigur pe el. Mariana, \u00een schimb, \u00ee\u0219i fr\u0103m\u00e2nta degetele. \u2014 Alina, ea este Mariana. Femeia o m\u0103sur\u0103 din cap p\u00e2n\u0103-n picioare. Apoi z\u00e2mbi. \u2014 A\u0219a deci. Pentru ea chiule\u0219ti tu? Sandu se \u00eenro\u0219i. \u2014 Nu chiar… \u2014 Ba chiar, interveni Mariana […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26578,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diverse"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28065","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=28065"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28066,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28065\/revisions\/28066"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}