Degetele b\u0103rbatului, care p\u00e2n\u0103 atunci p\u0103reau rigide \u0219i reci, se mi\u0219car\u0103 brusc. Clara trase m\u00e2na \u00eenapoi, convins\u0103 c\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i pierduse min\u021bile. Un fior cumplit \u00eei str\u0103b\u0103tu \u0219ira spin\u0103rii. Corpul, care ar fi trebuit s\u0103 fie inert, p\u0103rea s\u0103 tresar\u0103 ca \u0219i cum ar fi prins via\u021b\u0103 pentru o clip\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u021aip\u0103tul i se sparse \u00een g\u00e2t, dar nu fu nimeni s\u0103 o aud\u0103. Ecoul glasului ei se \u00eentoarse din pere\u021bii reci ai morgii. Clara sim\u021bi cum genunchii i se \u00eenmoaie, dar privirea \u00eei r\u0103mase \u021bintuit\u0103 la inel. Str\u0103lucea \u0219i mai tare, de parc\u0103 lumina fluorescent\u0103 de deasupra ar fi prins via\u021b\u0103 doar pentru el.<\/p>\n
\u00ce\u0219i f\u0103cu curaj s\u0103 se apropie din nou. \u00ce\u0219i spuse c\u0103 fusese doar o iluzie, un reflex al mu\u0219chilor, ceva normal dup\u0103 moarte. \u00cens\u0103 inima \u00eei b\u0103tea at\u00e2t de tare \u00eenc\u00e2t sim\u021bea c\u0103 se va pr\u0103bu\u0219i. \u00centinse m\u00e2na a doua oar\u0103.<\/p>\n
De data aceasta, inelul alunec\u0103 mai u\u0219or. \u00cel smulse \u0219i \u00eel str\u00e2nse \u00een palm\u0103. Dar \u00een clipa aceea, ochii b\u0103rbatului se deschiser\u0103. Erau goi, lipsi\u021bi de via\u021b\u0103, dar fixa\u021bi asupra ei. Clara izbucni \u00eentr-un \u021bip\u0103t sf\u00e2\u0219ietor \u0219i sc\u0103p\u0103 inelul pe podeaua de faian\u021b\u0103, unde se auzi un clinchet metalic prelung.<\/p>\n
Se \u00eentoarse s\u0103 fug\u0103, dar picioarele refuzau s\u0103 o asculte. Corpul \u00eei era paralizat de fric\u0103. Aerul se r\u0103cise brusc, ca \u0219i cum cineva ar fi deschis u\u0219a unui morm\u00e2nt. De nic\u0103ieri, o \u0219oapt\u0103 se rostogoli prin \u00eenc\u0103pere:
\u2014 \u00cenapoi\u2026<\/p>\n
Clara izbucni \u00een pl\u00e2ns. Vocea nu putea veni de la cel \u00eentins pe mas\u0103. \u0218i totu\u0219i, numai ei \u00eei era adresat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-un gest disperat, se repezi spre u\u0219\u0103, dar m\u00e2nerul era blocat. \u00cel zg\u00e2l\u021b\u00e2i, \u00eel lovi, dar nimic. Atunci se \u00eentoarse cu spatele lipit de perete, privind \u00eensp\u0103im\u00e2ntat\u0103 spre cadavru. B\u0103rbatul nu se mi\u0219case. Ochii \u00eei erau din nou \u00eenchi\u0219i. Doar inelul r\u0103m\u0103sese acolo, l\u00e2ng\u0103 masa rece, ca \u0219i cum ar fi a\u0219teptat.<\/p>\n
Clara \u00ee\u0219i aminti de pove\u0219tile spuse de bunica ei, la \u021bar\u0103, c\u00e2nd era copil. Spunea mereu: \u201eS\u0103 nu pui m\u00e2na pe ce-i str\u0103in de sufletul t\u0103u. Mai ales pe ceea ce a fost al mortului. E blestem.\u201d Pe atunci r\u00e2dea, crez\u00e2nd c\u0103 sunt supersti\u021bii. Dar acum, \u00een ad\u00e2ncul inimii, \u0219tia c\u0103 bunica avusese dreptate.<\/p>\n
Adun\u00e2ndu-\u0219i toate puterile, ridic\u0103 inelul \u0219i \u00eel puse \u00eenapoi pe degetul b\u0103rbatului. Trupul r\u0103mase inert, iar lini\u0219tea se reinstal\u0103. U\u0219a, care mai devreme fusese blocat\u0103, se deschise cu un sc\u00e2r\u021b\u00e2it prelung.<\/p>\n
Clara ie\u0219i cl\u0103tin\u00e2ndu-se pe coridor. Respira greu, cu palmele reci \u0219i fruntea transpirat\u0103. \u00cen acea noapte, \u00een\u021belese c\u0103 nu era doar vorba de bani sau de dorin\u021be. Era vorba de respectul pentru cei pleca\u021bi.<\/p>\n
A doua zi \u00ee\u0219i d\u0103du demisia. Nu spuse nim\u0103nui motivul, doar p\u0103r\u0103si morga pentru totdeauna. Iar de atunci, ori de c\u00e2te ori vedea un fulger pe cer, \u00ee\u0219i amintea de clipa \u00een care moartea \u00eei ar\u0103tase c\u0103 nu iart\u0103 pe nimeni care \u00eei fur\u0103 lini\u0219tea.<\/p>\n
Clara nu mai purt\u0103 niciodat\u0103 bijuterii. Pentru ea, fiecare str\u0103lucire de aur sau argint purta \u00een ad\u00e2nc un fior de morm\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n
\u0218i, undeva, \u00een t\u0103cerea grea a morgii din Milano, inelul masiv de aur \u00eenc\u0103 str\u0103lucea pe m\u00e2na b\u0103rbatului necunoscut. Intangibil, neatins, ca o lec\u021bie pentru oricine ar fi \u00eendr\u0103znit s\u0103 repete gre\u0219eala ei.<\/p>\n
Unele lucruri nu sunt f\u0103cute s\u0103 fie luate. Mai ales de la mor\u021bi.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Degetele b\u0103rbatului, care p\u00e2n\u0103 atunci p\u0103reau rigide \u0219i reci, se mi\u0219car\u0103 brusc. Clara trase m\u00e2na \u00eenapoi, convins\u0103 c\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i pierduse min\u021bile. Un fior cumplit \u00eei str\u0103b\u0103tu \u0219ira spin\u0103rii. Corpul, care ar fi trebuit s\u0103 fie inert, p\u0103rea s\u0103 tresar\u0103 ca \u0219i cum ar fi prins via\u021b\u0103 pentru o clip\u0103. \u021aip\u0103tul i se sparse \u00een g\u00e2t, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6020,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6019","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\/6019","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=6019"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6021,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6019\/revisions\/6021"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}