\u00cen sicriu, l\u00e2ng\u0103 trupul fetei, erau \u00eenghesuite pietre mari, rotunde, unele \u00eenc\u0103 umede, ca scoase dintr-un p\u00e2r\u00e2u. Picioarele ei erau acoperite cu un \u0219tergar alb, brodat cu motive vechi rom\u00e2ne\u0219ti, \u00eens\u0103 cineva \u00eel murd\u0103rise cu noroi.<\/p>\n
Un murmur nelini\u0219tit a str\u0103b\u0103tut mul\u021bimea. Un b\u0103tr\u00e2n din sat, sprijinit \u00een baston, a \u0219optit:
\u2014 Nu e semn bun\u2026 \u00een satele vechi, c\u00e2nd se puneau pietre l\u00e2ng\u0103 mort, era ca s\u0103 nu se mai \u00eentoarc\u0103.<\/p>\n
Mama fetei a r\u0103mas nemi\u0219cat\u0103, dar ochii ei ardeau. S-a aplecat spre trupul fiicei \u0219i i-a aranjat p\u0103rul, \u0219optindu-i ceva de ne\u00een\u021beles. Unii spuneau c\u0103 era o rug\u0103ciune, al\u021bii \u2014 un blestem.<\/p>\n
Preotul, tulburat, a \u00eencercat s\u0103-\u0219i recapete vocea:
\u2014 Fra\u021bilor, s\u0103 nu uit\u0103m c\u0103 suntem \u00een casa Domnului\u2026<\/p>\n
Dar un v\u00e2nt rece a trecut printre cruci, f\u0103c\u00e2ndu-i pe to\u021bi s\u0103-\u0219i str\u00e2ng\u0103 hainele pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 corp. Copacii trosneau, de parc\u0103 ceva nev\u0103zut trecea printre ei.<\/p>\n
Unul dintre b\u0103rba\u021bii care ridicase capacul a prins curaj:
\u2014 Doamn\u0103, \u0219ti\u021bi cine a f\u0103cut asta?<\/p>\n
Mama s-a ridicat \u0219i a privit peste mul\u021bime. Apoi, cu o voce clar\u0103, a spus:
\u2014 \u0218tiu. \u0218i nu voi pleca de aici p\u00e2n\u0103 nu se afl\u0103 \u0219i voi to\u021bi.<\/p>\n
Oamenii au \u00eenceput s\u0103-\u0219i fac\u0103 semne \u00eentre ei. Unii p\u0103reau speria\u021bi, al\u021bii furio\u0219i. \u00cen satele rom\u00e2ne\u0219ti, moartea tinerilor aduce \u00eentotdeauna \u00eentreb\u0103ri. Iar c\u00e2nd semnele nu sunt limpezi, b\u0103tr\u00e2nii \u00eencep s\u0103 caute r\u0103spunsuri \u00een pove\u0219tile de demult.<\/p>\n
O femeie \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103, cunoscut\u0103 pentru leacurile \u0219i pove\u0219tile ei, a p\u0103\u0219it \u00eenainte:
\u2014 Pietrele astea\u2026 nu-s aduse de r\u00e2u din \u00eent\u00e2mplare. Cineva a vrut s\u0103 lege sufletul fetei. S\u0103 nu se duc\u0103 la lumin\u0103.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2\u021biva oameni au f\u0103cut cruce, al\u021bii au dat din cap ne\u00eencrez\u0103tori. Dar t\u0103cerea ap\u0103s\u0103toare \u00eei \u021binea pe to\u021bi pe loc.<\/p>\n
Mama fetei a scos din po\u0219eta neagr\u0103 o batist\u0103 veche, \u021besut\u0103 de bunica fetei, \u0219i a \u00eenceput s\u0103 \u0219tearg\u0103 noroiul de pe \u0219tergar. Fiecare mi\u0219care p\u0103rea un gest de sfidare, de parc\u0103 \u0219tergea nu doar murd\u0103ria, ci \u0219i r\u0103ul f\u0103cut.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cineva a vrut s\u0103-i \u00eenchid\u0103 drumul, \u2014 a spus ea. \u2014 Dar nu va reu\u0219i.<\/p>\n
Apoi s-a \u00eentors spre preot:
\u2014 P\u0103rinte, v\u0103 rog, sfin\u021bi\u021bi totul din nou. \u0218i trupul, \u0219i sicriul.<\/p>\n
Preotul a oftat ad\u00e2nc, dar a luat crucea \u0219i a \u00eenceput s\u0103 rosteasc\u0103 rug\u0103ciuni puternice. Fumul de t\u0103m\u00e2ie s-a ridicat \u00eencet, \u00eenv\u0103luind sicriul. V\u00e2ntul s-a oprit pentru c\u00e2teva clipe, ca \u0219i cum asculta.<\/p>\n
Cei opt b\u0103rba\u021bi au \u00eencercat din nou s\u0103 ridice sicriul. De data asta, spre uimirea tuturor, l-au putut ridica f\u0103r\u0103 efort. Pietrele disp\u0103ruser\u0103, de parc\u0103 nici nu fuseser\u0103 acolo.<\/p>\n
Mul\u021bimea a r\u0103mas f\u0103r\u0103 cuvinte. Unii au spus c\u0103 a fost voia Domnului, al\u021bii c\u0103 mama fetei a \u0219tiut ce face. Dar nimeni nu a mai \u00eendr\u0103znit s\u0103 comenteze.<\/p>\n
Sicriul a fost cobor\u00e2t \u00een p\u0103m\u00e2nt, iar mama, cu ochii \u00een lacrimi, a aruncat o m\u00e2n\u0103 de p\u0103m\u00e2nt peste el, \u0219optind:
\u2014 Mergi \u00een lumin\u0103, copilul meu\u2026 nimeni nu te mai poate opri.<\/p>\n
\u0218i atunci, un singur fir de soare a str\u0103puns norii gro\u0219i, lumin\u00e2nd morm\u00e2ntul. Oamenii au plecat pe r\u00e2nd, dar povestea acestei \u00eenmorm\u00e2nt\u0103ri avea s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 mult\u0103 vreme \u00een amintirea satului, spus\u0103 pe la por\u021bi, la \u0219ez\u0103tori \u0219i \u00een serile lungi de iarn\u0103, ca un avertisment c\u0103 uneori, r\u0103ul se ascunde chiar printre cei vii.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00cen sicriu, l\u00e2ng\u0103 trupul fetei, erau \u00eenghesuite pietre mari, rotunde, unele \u00eenc\u0103 umede, ca scoase dintr-un p\u00e2r\u00e2u. Picioarele ei erau acoperite cu un \u0219tergar alb, brodat cu motive vechi rom\u00e2ne\u0219ti, \u00eens\u0103 cineva \u00eel murd\u0103rise cu noroi. Un murmur nelini\u0219tit a str\u0103b\u0103tut mul\u021bimea. Un b\u0103tr\u00e2n din sat, sprijinit \u00een baston, a \u0219optit:\u2014 Nu e semn bun\u2026 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3574,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3573","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\/3573","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=3573"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3575,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3573\/revisions\/3575"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}