Am r\u0103mas cu fotografia \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103 minute bune, incapabil s\u0103 o las jos. Parc\u0103 \u00eemi vorbea. Parc\u0103 dincolo de h\u00e2rtia \u00eeng\u0103lbenit\u0103 se ascundea o parte din mine pe care nu o cunoscusem niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Cassandra m-a privit f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spun\u0103 nimic. \u0218tia c\u0103 trebuie s\u0103 fiu eu cel care decide ce urmeaz\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00cen seara aceea, am scos albumul pe mas\u0103 \u0219i am \u00eenceput s\u0103 r\u0103sfoiesc paginile. Printre zeci de poze cu mama, casa veche \u0219i curtea \u00een care crescusem, am g\u0103sit alte dou\u0103 imagini cu b\u0103iatul. \u00centr-una, eram am\u00e2ndoi pe prispa casei, cu genunchii juli\u021bi \u0219i cu un z\u00e2mbet larg. \u00cen alta, \u021bineam \u00een m\u00e2ini doi pui de pisic\u0103 identici.<\/p>\n
\u00cen niciuna nu scria nimic altceva dec\u00e2t: \u201eBen \u0219i Ronnie.\u201d Nicio explica\u021bie, nicio leg\u0103tur\u0103 clar\u0103.<\/p>\n
A doua zi, am mers la casa mamei, \u00eenc\u0103 nelocuit\u0103 dup\u0103 moartea ei. Mirosul u\u0219or de mucegai \u0219i praful gros \u00eemi d\u0103deau o senza\u021bie stranie, ca \u0219i cum p\u0103\u0219eam \u00eentr-o lume \u00eenghe\u021bat\u0103 \u00een timp. Am c\u0103utat prin sertare, cutii, dulapuri. \u00centr-un cuf\u0103r vechi din pod, am g\u0103sit o cutie de pantofi legat\u0103 cu sfoar\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00cen\u0103untru erau scrisori vechi. Pe unele era trecut numele \u201eRonnie\u201d \u0219i adresa unui sat din Maramure\u0219. H\u00e2rtia era sub\u021bire, iar cerneala aproape \u0219tears\u0103, dar puteam descifra cuvintele.<\/p>\n
\u201eDraga mea Ana, \u00ee\u021bi scriu s\u0103 \u00ee\u021bi spun c\u0103 Ronnie cre\u0219te frumos. \u00cei e dor de fratele lui\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit cum inima \u00eemi bate mai tare. Fratele lui? Fratele meu?<\/p>\n
\u00cen aceea\u0219i zi, am decis s\u0103 plec spre acel sat. Drumul era lung \u0219i \u00eengust, printre dealuri acoperite de f\u00e2n cosit \u0219i livezi de meri. Mirosul de iarb\u0103 proasp\u0103t\u0103 \u0219i sunetul clopotelor de la vaci \u00eemi aminteau de verile copil\u0103riei.<\/p>\n
Am ajuns \u00een fa\u021ba unei case b\u0103tr\u00e2ne\u0219ti, cu gard din sc\u00e2nduri \u00eenclinate \u0219i cu flori de margarete \u00een fa\u021b\u0103. O femeie \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103, cu batic, st\u0103tea pe banc\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bun\u0103 ziua\u2026 a\u021bi auzit vreodat\u0103 de un Ronnie care a locuit aici? am \u00eentrebat cu glas tremurat.<\/p>\n
Femeia m-a privit lung, apoi a z\u00e2mbit trist.
\u2014 Ronnie\u2026 \u00eel \u0219tiu bine. Era copilul surorii mele. Dar nu mai e aici de ani de zile.<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit un gol \u00een stomac.
\u2014 \u0218ti\u021bi unde e acum?<\/p>\n
Ea a dat din cap \u00eencet.
\u2014 \u00cen ora\u0219ul Baia Mare, cred. Lucreaz\u0103 la un atelier de t\u00e2mpl\u0103rie. Dar s\u0103 \u0219tii\u2026 c\u00e2nd era mic, tot timpul \u00eentreba de tine.<\/p>\n
M-am urcat din nou \u00een ma\u0219in\u0103, cu m\u00e2inile tremur\u00e2nd pe volan. \u00cen c\u00e2teva ore, am ajuns la atelier. Am intrat, iar mirosul de lemn proasp\u0103t t\u0103iat m-a izbit.<\/p>\n
Un b\u0103rbat \u00eenalt, cu ochii mei \u0219i p\u0103rul meu, \u0219lefuia o mas\u0103. C\u00e2nd m-a v\u0103zut, a l\u0103sat uneltele jos. Ne-am privit c\u00e2teva secunde care au p\u0103rut o eternitate.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ben? a \u00eentrebat el cu voce joas\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ronnie\u2026<\/p>\n
\u0218i atunci, \u00een mijlocul atelierului, ne-am \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219at. F\u0103r\u0103 \u00eentreb\u0103ri, f\u0103r\u0103 explica\u021bii. Doar doi fra\u021bi care se reg\u0103seau dup\u0103 o via\u021b\u0103 \u00eentreag\u0103 de absen\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
Mai t\u00e2rziu, am aflat adev\u0103rul: mama ne desp\u0103r\u021bise din motive pe care poate nu le voi \u00een\u021belege niciodat\u0103. Dar \u00een acea zi, \u00een inima mea, nu mai conta. \u00cemi reg\u0103sisem fratele.<\/p>\n
\u0218i, pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mult timp, nu m\u0103 mai sim\u021beam singur pe lume.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Am r\u0103mas cu fotografia \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103 minute bune, incapabil s\u0103 o las jos. Parc\u0103 \u00eemi vorbea. Parc\u0103 dincolo de h\u00e2rtia \u00eeng\u0103lbenit\u0103 se ascundea o parte din mine pe care nu o cunoscusem niciodat\u0103. Cassandra m-a privit f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spun\u0103 nimic. \u0218tia c\u0103 trebuie s\u0103 fiu eu cel care decide ce urmeaz\u0103. \u00cen seara aceea, am […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3437,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3436","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\/3436","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=3436"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3438,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3436\/revisions\/3438"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}