Andrei era acum un t\u00e2n\u0103r \u00eenalt, cu umeri largi, dar cu privirea obosit\u0103. L\u00e2ng\u0103 el, Camelia, cu p\u0103rul perfect aranjat, dar cu chipul br\u0103zdat de riduri pe care nici machiajul nu le mai putea ascunde.<\/p>\n
Am deschis u\u0219a \u0219i am sim\u021bit cum trecutul se izbe\u0219te de mine ca un v\u00e2nt rece.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Bun\u0103, m\u0103tu\u0219\u0103… sau mam\u0103, cum vrei, a murmurat el.<\/p>\n
Mi-au tremurat genunchii, dar am r\u0103mas dreapt\u0103. \u2013 Intra\u021bi.<\/p>\n
Au intrat am\u00e2ndoi \u0219i pentru prima dat\u0103, casa mea mic\u0103 a p\u0103rut \u00eenc\u0103rcat\u0103 de prea multe amintiri. Fotografiile de pe pere\u021bi, m\u0103su\u021ba pe care \u00eenc\u0103 mai erau urme de creioane colorate, toate p\u0103reau s\u0103-l priveasc\u0103 pe Andrei.<\/p>\n
El \u0219i-a l\u0103sat paltonul pe sp\u0103tarul unui scaun \u0219i, dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva secunde de t\u0103cere, a spus:<\/p>\n
\u2013 Am gre\u0219it.<\/p>\n
Cuvintele i-au r\u0103sunat \u00een cas\u0103 ca un clopot spart. Mi s-au umezit ochii, dar am \u00eencercat s\u0103-mi st\u0103p\u00e2nesc vocea. \u2013 To\u021bi gre\u0219im. \u00centrebarea este: ce faci dup\u0103?<\/p>\n
Camelia s-a foit pe scaun, vizibil incomod\u0103. \u2013 Nu e chiar a\u0219a simplu, a \u00eenceput ea, dar Andrei a ridicat palma \u0219i a oprit-o.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Mam\u0103, te rog. Las\u0103-m\u0103 s\u0103 vorbesc.<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit cum inima \u00eemi bate mai tare. Nu mai auzisem niciodat\u0103 un \u201emam\u0103\u201d spus cu at\u00e2ta greutate.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Am crezut c\u0103 banii \u0219i lucrurile cump\u0103rate \u00eenseamn\u0103 iubire. C\u0103 prezen\u021ba ta, chiar \u0219i dup\u0103 at\u00e2\u021bia ani, era tot ce aveam nevoie. Dar mi-am dat seama t\u00e2rziu c\u0103 tu erai doar un musafir, iar ea… (\u0219i m-a privit drept \u00een ochi) …ea a fost acolo c\u00e2nd am avut febr\u0103, c\u00e2nd mi-a fost fric\u0103, c\u00e2nd m-am sim\u021bit singur.<\/p>\n
M\u00e2inile mele au \u00eenceput s\u0103 tremure.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Am venit s\u0103-\u021bi spun c\u0103-mi pare r\u0103u, a continuat. \u0218i s\u0103 te rog s\u0103-mi dai o \u0219ans\u0103.<\/p>\n
Camelia a oftat ad\u00e2nc. \u2013 \u0218tiu c\u0103 n-am fost mama pe care trebuia s\u0103 fiu. Am \u00eencercat s\u0103 acop\u0103r anii pierdu\u021bi cu cadouri, dar am \u00een\u021beles prea t\u00e2rziu c\u0103 nu se cump\u0103r\u0103 dragostea.<\/p>\n
Am r\u0103mas t\u0103cu\u021bi to\u021bi trei, cu greutatea adev\u0103rului plutind \u00eentre noi. Apoi, din reflex, mi-am amintit de o vorb\u0103 b\u0103tr\u00e2neasc\u0103 pe care o spunea bunica: \u201eS\u00e2ngele te leag\u0103, dar dragostea te \u021bine aproape.\u201d<\/p>\n
Am respirat ad\u00e2nc \u0219i am privit spre Andrei. \u2013 Nu \u021bi-am cerut niciodat\u0103 s\u0103 alegi \u00eentre noi. Eu doar am vrut s\u0103 fii fericit.<\/p>\n
Lacrimile i-au umplut ochii \u0219i a \u0219optit: \u2013 Atunci las\u0103-m\u0103 s\u0103 fiu din nou aici, cu tine.<\/p>\n
L-am \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219at \u0219i am sim\u021bit cum to\u021bi anii de durere se topeau \u00een acea clip\u0103. Camelia s-a ridicat \u0219i, pentru prima dat\u0103, am v\u0103zut \u00een ochii ei nu arogan\u021ba femeii care plecase, ci regretul unei mame care \u0219tia c\u0103 nu mai poate da timpul \u00eenapoi.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Poate c\u0103 nu mai pot s\u0103 repar tot, dar m\u0103car pot s\u0103 nu mai fug, a spus ea.<\/p>\n
Am dat din cap. \u2013 Atunci r\u0103m\u00e2i. Nu pentru mine. Pentru el.<\/p>\n
\u0218i pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mul\u021bi ani, casa mea a r\u0103sunat de r\u00e2sete. Nu de dor, nu de lacrimi, ci de un \u00eenceput nou. Un \u00eenceput \u00een care trecutul nu mai era o ran\u0103, ci o lec\u021bie.<\/p>\n
\u0218i am \u0219tiut atunci c\u0103, indiferent ce drumuri mai aveam de parcurs, familia mea se reg\u0103sise.<\/p>\n
A\u0219a cum bunicii no\u0219tri ne-au \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat odinioar\u0103, la mesele lungi de duminic\u0103: \u201eFamilia e acolo unde e\u0219ti iubit, nu unde e\u0219ti doar numit.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Andrei era acum un t\u00e2n\u0103r \u00eenalt, cu umeri largi, dar cu privirea obosit\u0103. L\u00e2ng\u0103 el, Camelia, cu p\u0103rul perfect aranjat, dar cu chipul br\u0103zdat de riduri pe care nici machiajul nu le mai putea ascunde. Am deschis u\u0219a \u0219i am sim\u021bit cum trecutul se izbe\u0219te de mine ca un v\u00e2nt rece. \u2013 Bun\u0103, m\u0103tu\u0219\u0103… sau […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5050,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5049","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\/5049","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=5049"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5049\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5051,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5049\/revisions\/5051"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}