\u201eL\u0103sa\u021bi-m\u0103 s\u0103 intru, nu pot s\u0103 merg acas\u0103 acum\u2026\u201d, a spus, cu vocea spart\u0103. \u00cei tremura b\u0103rbia, iar \u00een ochi \u00eei p\u00e2lp\u00e2ia ceva \u00eentre disperare \u0219i ru\u0219ine.<\/p>\n
Am r\u0103mas nemi\u0219cat\u0103. Cuvintele lui \u00eemi \u00een\u021bepau pieptul, dar mintea mea c\u0103uta, cu febrilitate, o explica\u021bie. De ce la ora asta? De ce \u00een halul \u0103sta? Am f\u0103cut un pas \u00eenapoi, iar el a intrat f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 a\u0219tepte r\u0103spuns.<\/p>\n
\u00cen cas\u0103 mirosea a busuioc uscat \u0219i a supa de pui r\u0103mas\u0103 \u00een frigider. Pa\u0219ii lui goi pe podeaua rece sunau nelalocul lor, ca \u0219i cum altcineva, str\u0103in, se strecurase \u00een c\u0103minul meu.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eAm fugit\u2026 n-am vrut\u2026 dar m-au urm\u0103rit.\u201d
\u2014 \u201eCine, m\u0103i b\u0103iete? Ce s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u0218i-a ascuns fa\u021ba \u00een palme \u0219i a r\u0103mas o clip\u0103 a\u0219a, g\u00e2f\u00e2ind. Trupul \u00eei tremura, iar eu sim\u021beam cum frica lui se lipea de mine ca o hain\u0103 ud\u0103.<\/p>\n
Am adus repede un prosop curat \u0219i i l-am pus pe umeri. A oftat ad\u00e2nc, iar lacrimile i-au \u00eenceput s\u0103 se amestece cu pic\u0103turile de sudoare. \u201eM-au prins la c\u00e2rcium\u0103\u2026 am jucat c\u0103r\u021bi, am pierdut\u2026 \u0219i acum m-au amenin\u021bat c\u0103 vin dup\u0103 mine. N-am unde s\u0103 m\u0103 duc.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cuvintele lui mi-au sf\u00e2\u0219iat lini\u0219tea nop\u021bii. \u0218tiam c\u0103 ginerele avea sl\u0103biciuni, dar fiica mea mi-a ascuns mereu adev\u0103rata m\u0103sur\u0103 a necazurilor lui. M\u0103 sim\u021beam prins\u0103 la mijloc \u00eentre dragostea pentru copilul meu \u0219i mila fa\u021b\u0103 de b\u0103rbatul acesta pierdut.<\/p>\n
Am \u00eenchis u\u0219a cu m\u00e2na tremur\u00e2nd\u0103 \u0219i m-am a\u0219ezat l\u00e2ng\u0103 el. \u00cemi aminteam de pove\u021bele b\u0103tr\u00e2nilor: \u201eCasa mamei e ultima cetate. Oricine vine, nu-l la\u0219i afar\u0103, c\u0103 p\u0103cat mare e.\u201d A\u0219a se spunea la noi, la sat, \u0219i a\u0219a r\u0103m\u0103sese \u00een s\u00e2ngele meu.<\/p>\n
Dar lini\u0219tea nu avea s\u0103 dureze.<\/p>\n
La nici zece minute, s-a auzit un zgomot \u00eenfundat, apoi pa\u0219i ap\u0103sa\u021bi pe aleea din fa\u021ba casei. M-am ridicat instinctiv \u0219i am tras perdeaua doar c\u00e2t s\u0103 privesc afar\u0103. Trei siluete, cu glugi pe cap, se apropiau. Inima mi-a \u00eenghe\u021bat.<\/p>\n
Ginerele m-a apucat de m\u00e2n\u0103. \u201eNu deschide, te rog. Dac\u0103 intr\u0103, e vai de noi.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00cen acel moment, am sim\u021bit cum s\u00e2ngele \u00eemi urc\u0103 \u00een t\u00e2mple. \u00cen cas\u0103 eram doar eu \u0219i el, iar afar\u0103, trei b\u0103rba\u021bi cu priviri tulburi de ur\u0103 \u0219i datorii. Am sim\u021bit cum se fr\u00e2nge \u00een mine frica, l\u0103s\u00e2nd loc unei hot\u0103r\u00e2ri crunte.<\/p>\n
Am mers \u00een c\u0103mar\u0103 \u0219i am scos topori\u0219ca pe care o p\u0103stram din vremea c\u00e2nd \u00eenc\u0103 mai t\u0103iam lemne la sob\u0103. M\u00e2nerul era vechi, dar ascu\u021bimea lamei \u00eenc\u0103 avea for\u021ba de alt\u0103dat\u0103.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd pa\u0219ii au ajuns la u\u0219\u0103 \u0219i s-au auzit primele b\u0103t\u0103i puternice, am sim\u021bit cum se de\u0219teapt\u0103 \u00een mine acea putere de mam\u0103 care-\u0219i ap\u0103r\u0103 casa.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eAici nu ave\u021bi ce c\u0103uta!\u201d, am strigat, cu vocea mai puternic\u0103 dec\u00e2t credeam c\u0103 o am. \u201e\u00cenapoi, p\u00e2n\u0103 nu se las\u0103 r\u0103u de tot!\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u0103cerea de afar\u0103 a fost ap\u0103s\u0103toare. Apoi, unul dintre ei a r\u00e2s scurt, dar n-a mai \u00eendr\u0103znit s\u0103 loveasc\u0103. Poate au sim\u021bit c\u0103 \u00een spatele acelei u\u0219i nu mai era o femeie singur\u0103, ci o st\u00e2nc\u0103 gata s\u0103 se pr\u0103bu\u0219easc\u0103 peste ei.<\/p>\n
Au plecat, pa\u0219ii lor pierz\u00e2ndu-se \u00een noapte. Ginerele s-a pr\u0103bu\u0219it \u00een genunchi, pl\u00e2ng\u00e2nd, iar eu am r\u0103mas cu topori\u0219ca str\u00e2ns\u0103 \u00een m\u00e2ini, privind la u\u0219a care tocmai fusese poarta spre pr\u0103pastie.<\/p>\n
\u00cen noaptea aceea am \u00een\u021beles ceva: c\u0103 uneori, nu s\u00e2ngele sau v\u00e2rsta, ci curajul \u0219i dragostea te fac s\u0103 rezi\u0219ti. \u0218i c\u0103 o cas\u0103 rom\u00e2neasc\u0103, oric\u00e2t de mic\u0103, e cetate at\u00e2ta timp c\u00e2t \u00een\u0103untru arde \u00eenc\u0103 o inim\u0103 gata s\u0103 lupte.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201eL\u0103sa\u021bi-m\u0103 s\u0103 intru, nu pot s\u0103 merg acas\u0103 acum\u2026\u201d, a spus, cu vocea spart\u0103. \u00cei tremura b\u0103rbia, iar \u00een ochi \u00eei p\u00e2lp\u00e2ia ceva \u00eentre disperare \u0219i ru\u0219ine. Am r\u0103mas nemi\u0219cat\u0103. Cuvintele lui \u00eemi \u00een\u021bepau pieptul, dar mintea mea c\u0103uta, cu febrilitate, o explica\u021bie. De ce la ora asta? De ce \u00een halul \u0103sta? Am f\u0103cut […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5659,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5658","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\/5658","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=5658"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5660,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5658\/revisions\/5660"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}