\u00cen interior nu se afla ceea ce ne a\u0219teptam. Nici trup, nici manechin, nici m\u0103car obiecte banale. Sicriul era plin cu lum\u00e2n\u0103ri aprinse, aranjate perfect, ca \u00eentr-un ritual. Fl\u0103c\u0103rile lor p\u00e2lp\u00e2iau straniu, de\u0219i aerul nu adia deloc.<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit cum pielea mi se face de g\u0103in\u0103. \u00centr-un sicriu, pe mijlocul drumului, lum\u00e2n\u0103ri aprinse\u2026 era ceva ce sfida logica. Colegii mei au f\u0103cut c\u00e2\u021biva pa\u0219i \u00een spate, iar Rex, c\u00e2inele de serviciu, a \u00eenceput s\u0103 m\u00e2r\u00e2ie \u00eencet, cu blana zb\u00e2rlit\u0103.<\/p>\n
Pe fundul sicriului, \u00eentre lum\u00e2n\u0103ri, era a\u0219ezat\u0103 o icoan\u0103 veche, afumat\u0103 de timp. Chipul Maicii Domnului abia se mai distingea, dar ochii picta\u021bi p\u0103reau s\u0103 ne priveasc\u0103 direct. \u00cen jurul icoanei erau pres\u0103rate boabe de gr\u00e2u \u0219i c\u00e2teva panglici ro\u0219ii, ca la un obicei str\u0103vechi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eAsta nu e o glum\u0103,\u201d a \u0219optit unul dintre colegi. \u201eE ceva mai vechi, ceva ce nu \u00een\u021belegem\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Mi-am amintit de pove\u0219tile bunicii mele din Ardeal, care \u00eemi spunea c\u0103 uneori, la hotare de sate, oamenii l\u0103sau semne pentru a alunga r\u0103ul. Sicriul pe drum putea fi un fel de avertisment, un ritual menit s\u0103 sperie sau s\u0103 opreasc\u0103 ceva nev\u0103zut.<\/p>\n
Am stins cu grij\u0103 lum\u00e2n\u0103rile, una c\u00e2te una. Flac\u0103ra se stingea greu, de parc\u0103 se \u00eempotrivea. C\u00e2nd am luat icoana \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103, m-a str\u0103b\u0103tut un fior rece, ca un curent ce trecea prin tot trupul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eCe facem cu asta?\u201d m-a \u00eentrebat colegul.<\/p>\n
Am ridicat privirea spre p\u0103durea din apropiere. Se l\u0103sa o lini\u0219te ap\u0103s\u0103toare, iar p\u0103s\u0103rile, care ciripeau p\u00e2n\u0103 atunci, amu\u021biser\u0103 brusc.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eNu putem l\u0103sa aici,\u201d am spus eu. \u201eS-ar putea s\u0103 fie un semn. Unii oameni cred \u00eenc\u0103 \u00een blesteme, \u00een leg\u0103turi \u00eentre vii \u0219i mor\u021bi. Dac\u0103 a fost pus inten\u021bionat, trebuie s\u0103 \u0219tim de ce.\u201d<\/p>\n
Am ridicat sicriul cu ajutorul colegilor \u0219i l-am tras pe marginea drumului. Am pus icoana \u00eentr-o cutie de dovezi, cu tot respectul cuvenit.<\/p>\n
Pe drum, \u00eenapoi spre sec\u021bie, g\u00e2ndurile nu-mi d\u0103deau pace. M\u0103 g\u00e2ndeam la vorbele b\u0103tr\u00e2nilor: \u201eNimic nu e \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103tor. Tot ce vezi pe drum e pus acolo cu rost.\u201d<\/p>\n
La c\u00e2teva zile dup\u0103 incident, am primit un telefon de la un preot dintr-un sat aflat nu departe de locul respectiv. Ne-a chemat s\u0103 vorbim. C\u00e2nd am ajuns, omul ne-a \u00eent\u00e2mpinat cu privirea grea.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201e\u0218tiu ce a\u021bi g\u0103sit,\u201d a spus el f\u0103r\u0103 introducere. \u201eSicriul acela trebuia s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 acolo, p\u00e2n\u0103 la apus. A fost pus ca s\u0103 opreasc\u0103 r\u0103ul care b\u00e2ntuia prin sat. Cineva a scos din morm\u00e2nt icoana \u0219i a adus-o pe drum, ca s\u0103 lege r\u0103ul de \u0219osea, s\u0103 nu mai calce \u00een ogr\u0103zile oamenilor.\u201d<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit un nod \u00een g\u00e2t. Preotul a oftat \u0219i a ad\u0103ugat:
\u2014 \u201eAcum, c\u0103 a\u021bi luat-o, r\u0103ul s-ar putea s\u0103 caute alt drum\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Am plecat din sat cu o nelini\u0219te ad\u00e2nc\u0103. Poate era doar supersti\u021bie, poate era doar folclor. Dar de atunci, de c\u00e2te ori patrulez pe drumurile pustii, am senza\u021bia c\u0103 nu sunt singur.<\/p>\n
Sicriul alb \u0219i icoana aceea veche mi-au r\u0103mas \u00eentip\u0103rite \u00een minte. \u0218i chiar dac\u0103 rapoartele oficiale vorbesc doar despre \u201eun obiect suspect\u201d, eu \u0219tiu c\u0103 am asistat la ceva ce dep\u0103\u0219e\u0219te regulile obi\u0219nuite.<\/p>\n
Pentru c\u0103 uneori, drumurile noastre nu sunt doar de asfalt \u0219i praf. Sunt \u0219i de credin\u021be, de umbre \u0219i de amintiri ad\u00e2nc \u00eenr\u0103d\u0103cinate \u00een sufletul acestui p\u0103m\u00e2nt rom\u00e2nesc.<\/p>\n
\u0218i oricine se \u00eencumet\u0103 s\u0103 le tulbure trebuie s\u0103 fie preg\u0103tit: nu tot ce e pus pe drum e menit s\u0103 fie luat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00cen interior nu se afla ceea ce ne a\u0219teptam. Nici trup, nici manechin, nici m\u0103car obiecte banale. Sicriul era plin cu lum\u00e2n\u0103ri aprinse, aranjate perfect, ca \u00eentr-un ritual. Fl\u0103c\u0103rile lor p\u00e2lp\u00e2iau straniu, de\u0219i aerul nu adia deloc. Am sim\u021bit cum pielea mi se face de g\u0103in\u0103. \u00centr-un sicriu, pe mijlocul drumului, lum\u00e2n\u0103ri aprinse\u2026 era ceva […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4214,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4213","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\/4213","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=4213"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4215,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4213\/revisions\/4215"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}