Am r\u0103mas \u00eencremenit\u0103. Mi se p\u0103rea imposibil ca b\u0103rbatul care \u00eemi jurase iubire ve\u0219nic\u0103 \u00een fa\u021ba altarului s\u0103 m\u0103 priveasc\u0103 acum ca pe o str\u0103in\u0103.<\/p>\n
Inima \u00eemi b\u0103tea nebune\u0219te, dar am \u00eencercat s\u0103-l ating, s\u0103-l lini\u0219tesc. \u201eGreg, sunt eu\u2026 sunt so\u021bia ta.\u201d<\/p>\n
El \u0219i-a ridicat \u00eencet privirea, ochii umezi de lacrimi. \u201eNu, nu e\u0219ti tu\u2026 semeni, dar nu e\u0219ti TU.\u201d<\/p>\n
M-am cutremurat. Totul p\u0103rea desprins dintr-un co\u0219mar. \u00cen jurul nostru, casa era t\u0103cut\u0103, iar lum\u00e2n\u0103rile aprinse pe noptier\u0103 proiectau umbre tremur\u0103toare pe pere\u021bi, ca ni\u0219te martori t\u0103cu\u021bi ai unei tragedii nea\u0219teptate.<\/p>\n
\u00cen acea clip\u0103, mi-am amintit de pove\u0219tile b\u0103tr\u00e2nilor din satul bunicilor mei. Ei spuneau c\u0103 noaptea nun\u021bii este una \u00eenc\u0103rcat\u0103 de mistere \u0219i c\u0103, uneori, sufletul miresei sau al mirelui este pus la \u00eencercare. C\u0103 iubirea adev\u0103rat\u0103 trece printr-o prob\u0103 nev\u0103zut\u0103.<\/p>\n
Am \u00eenghi\u021bit \u00een sec \u0219i am \u0219optit: \u201eGreg, prive\u0219te-m\u0103 bine\u2026 \u00ee\u021bi aduci aminte c\u00e2nd m-ai v\u0103zut prima dat\u0103? Era t\u00e2rgul de toamn\u0103, l\u00e2ng\u0103 biserica din sat. Eu vindeam mere coapte, iar tu ai cump\u0103rat trei doar ca s\u0103 ai motiv s\u0103 vorbe\u0219ti cu mine.\u201d<\/p>\n
L-am v\u0103zut tres\u0103rind. O clip\u0103, chipul lui s-a luminat, dar apoi s-a \u00eentunecat din nou. \u201eDar\u2026 atunci de ce\u2026 acum pari altcineva?\u201d<\/p>\n
Am f\u0103cut un pas spre el, tremur\u00e2nd, dar hot\u0103r\u00e2t\u0103. \u201ePoate c\u0103 rochia, lumina, emo\u021bia\u2026 toate astea te fac s\u0103 crezi c\u0103 nu sunt eu. Dar eu sunt Ana, femeia pe care ai cerut-o de so\u021bie.\u201d<\/p>\n
El respira greu, ca \u0219i cum se lupta cu o amintire care nu voia s\u0103 ias\u0103 la suprafa\u021b\u0103. M\u00e2inile \u00eei tremurau, dar nu s-a mai ferit de mine.<\/p>\n
\u201eGreg, dac\u0103 dragostea ta este adev\u0103rat\u0103, trebuie s\u0103 sim\u021bi. \u00cen cultura noastr\u0103, la sat, se spune c\u0103 doi oameni care se iubesc cu adev\u0103rat se recunosc dincolo de trup, dincolo de chip. \u00ce\u021bi aminte\u0219ti c\u00e2nd am mers la \u0219ez\u0103toare \u0219i ai spus c\u0103 vocea mea e ca un c\u00e2ntec vechi de doin\u0103? Ascult\u0103-m\u0103 acum\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Am \u00eenceput s\u0103 fredonez \u00eencet melodia pe care o c\u00e2ntasem atunci. O doin\u0103 simpl\u0103, trist\u0103 \u0219i tandr\u0103, pe care bunica o c\u00e2nta la r\u0103zboiul de \u021besut. Camera s-a umplut de ecoul acelui c\u00e2ntec, iar lacrimile lui Greg au \u00eenceput s\u0103 curg\u0103 \u0219i mai puternic.<\/p>\n
\u0218i atunci, s-a ridicat \u00een picioare, cl\u0103tin\u00e2ndu-se. \u201eE\u0219ti tu\u2026 Doamne, iart\u0103-m\u0103\u2026 am sim\u021bit ceva straniu, ca \u0219i cum o umbr\u0103 \u021bi-ar fi acoperit chipul. Dar vocea ta\u2026 vocea ta m-a adus \u00eenapoi.\u201d<\/p>\n
M-a \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219at cu putere, ca \u0219i cum ar fi vrut s\u0103 se asigure c\u0103 nu m\u0103 va pierde niciodat\u0103. Eu am sim\u021bit cum toat\u0103 spaima din mine se risipe\u0219te, ca cea\u021ba dimine\u021bii c\u00e2nd r\u0103sare soarele peste dealuri.<\/p>\n
\u00cen acea noapte, am \u00een\u021beles c\u0103 iubirea adev\u0103rat\u0103 nu se m\u0103soar\u0103 \u00een fastul unei nun\u021bi, nici \u00een darurile primite, ci \u00een puterea de a recunoa\u0219te sufletul celui drag, chiar \u0219i atunci c\u00e2nd umbrele lumii \u00eencearc\u0103 s\u0103 \u00eel ascund\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u0218i poate c\u0103 b\u0103tr\u00e2nii aveau dreptate: noaptea nun\u021bii nu este doar \u00eenceputul unei vie\u021bi noi, ci \u0219i dovada c\u0103 iubirea poate \u00eenvinge frica, confuzia \u0219i chiar iluziile.<\/p>\n
De atunci, fiecare zi al\u0103turi de Greg a fost ca un colind de iarn\u0103 c\u00e2ntat la gura sobei: simplu, cald \u0219i ve\u0219nic. Pentru c\u0103 iubirea, odat\u0103 \u00eencercat\u0103 \u0219i \u00een\u021beleas\u0103, devine cea mai puternic\u0103 leg\u0103tur\u0103 dintre doi oameni.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Am r\u0103mas \u00eencremenit\u0103. Mi se p\u0103rea imposibil ca b\u0103rbatul care \u00eemi jurase iubire ve\u0219nic\u0103 \u00een fa\u021ba altarului s\u0103 m\u0103 priveasc\u0103 acum ca pe o str\u0103in\u0103. Inima \u00eemi b\u0103tea nebune\u0219te, dar am \u00eencercat s\u0103-l ating, s\u0103-l lini\u0219tesc. \u201eGreg, sunt eu\u2026 sunt so\u021bia ta.\u201d El \u0219i-a ridicat \u00eencet privirea, ochii umezi de lacrimi. \u201eNu, nu e\u0219ti tu\u2026 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5971,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5970","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\/5970","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=5970"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5972,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5970\/revisions\/5972"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}