Poli\u021bistul care l-a primit la ghi\u0219eu l-a privit \u00eendelung, ca \u0219i cum ar fi \u0219tiut deja despre ce era vorba. B\u0103tr\u00e2nul i-a \u00eentins \u00eenregistrarea de pe camer\u0103 \u0219i a a\u0219teptat s\u0103 vad\u0103 reac\u021bia. Omul legii a \u00eencremenit c\u00e2teva clipe, apoi a chemat un superior.<\/p>\n
\u00cen biroul luminat slab, cu miros de h\u00e2rtie veche \u0219i cafea ieftin\u0103, b\u0103tr\u00e2nul a aflat adev\u0103rul. Nu era singurul care primea asemenea \u201ecadouri\u201d. \u00cen mai multe sate din zon\u0103, oamenii raportaser\u0103 apari\u021bia unor drone misterioase care l\u0103sau alimente, dar \u0219i pachete \u00eenf\u0103\u0219urate straniu.<\/p>\n
Unii le luaser\u0103 acas\u0103, convin\u0219i c\u0103 e o binecuv\u00e2ntare trimis\u0103 de cine \u0219tie ce organiza\u021bie. Al\u021bii, ca el, se temeau \u0219i refuzau s\u0103 le ating\u0103. Ceea ce \u00eei \u00eengrozea pe poli\u021bi\u0219ti era c\u0103, \u00een c\u00e2teva cazuri, dup\u0103 ce oamenii consumaser\u0103 alimentele, ajunseser\u0103 la spital cu simptome bizare \u2014 sl\u0103biciune extrem\u0103, halucina\u021bii, pierderi de memorie.<\/p>\n
Pensionarul sim\u021bi cum i se str\u00e2nge inima. I se confirmau toate presim\u021birile. P\u00e2inea aceea nu era un gest de bun\u0103tate, ci o capcan\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Domnule, \u00eei spuse poli\u021bistul, vrem s\u0103 v\u0103 rug\u0103m ceva. Nu spune\u021bi nim\u0103nui din sat ce a\u021bi v\u0103zut. Oamenii s-ar panica. Dar, mai ales, nu atinge\u021bi acea p\u00e2ine.<\/p>\n
B\u0103tr\u00e2nul a dat din cap, de\u0219i \u00een sufletul lui sim\u021bea c\u0103 lini\u0219tea satului fusese deja sf\u0103r\u00e2mat\u0103.<\/p>\n
A ie\u0219it pe uli\u021ba pustie \u0219i s-a \u00eendreptat spre cas\u0103. V\u00e2ntul de toamn\u0103 aducea miros de frunze arse \u0219i de p\u0103m\u00e2nt reav\u0103n. \u00cen mintea lui r\u0103suna vorba bunicii: \u201eC\u00e2nd prime\u0219ti daruri f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 le ceri, s\u0103-\u021bi faci cruce \u0219i s\u0103 te \u00eentrebi de unde vin.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00cen acea noapte nu a putut s\u0103 doarm\u0103. A stat pe scaun, l\u00e2ng\u0103 sob\u0103, cu c\u00e2inele culcat la picioare. Focul trosnea \u00eencet, dar lini\u0219tea era ap\u0103s\u0103toare. Se \u00eentreba ce ar trebui s\u0103 fac\u0103.<\/p>\n
La patru diminea\u021ba, exact ca \u00een zilele trecute, un b\u00e2z\u00e2it slab s-a auzit deasupra casei. A ie\u0219it tiptil \u0219i a privit pe geam. Drona era acolo, cobor\u00e2nd cu aceea\u0219i precizie rece. Dar de data aceasta, b\u0103tr\u00e2nul nu a mai stat pe g\u00e2nduri. Cu o mi\u0219care scurt\u0103, a ridicat pu\u0219ca veche de v\u00e2n\u0103toare pe care o p\u0103strase din tinere\u021be \u0219i a tras.<\/p>\n
Un zgomot metalic a spart lini\u0219tea nop\u021bii, iar drona s-a pr\u0103bu\u0219it pe p\u0103m\u00e2nt, sc\u00e2nteind. Pachetul s-a rostogolit pe sc\u0103ri, deschiz\u00e2ndu-se. Nu era doar p\u00e2ine. \u00cen\u0103untru se aflau \u0219i c\u00e2teva fiole mici, cu lichid albastru.<\/p>\n
Inima b\u0103tr\u00e2nului s-a str\u00e2ns. \u0218tia c\u0103 nu mai putea ascunde nimic. A doua zi, poli\u021bi\u0219tii au venit, au ridicat drona \u0219i fiolele, iar satul a fost zguduit de zvonuri. Oamenii povesteau pe la por\u021bi, femeile f\u0103ceau cruce, b\u0103tr\u00e2nii murmurau c\u0103 \u201eastea nu-s lucruri curate\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u00cen biserica din sat, preotul a rostit o predic\u0103 grea: \u201eS\u0103 nu v\u0103 l\u0103sa\u021bi am\u0103gi\u021bi de daruri str\u0103ine! \u00cen spatele lor poate sta r\u0103ul, chiar dac\u0103 se ascunde sub chip de p\u00e2ine.\u201d<\/p>\n
Din acea zi, b\u0103tr\u00e2nul nu a mai g\u0103sit nimic pe prispa lui. Dronele au disp\u0103rut, iar oamenii au \u00eenceput s\u0103-\u0219i p\u0103zeasc\u0103 gospod\u0103riile mai atent.<\/p>\n
Dar ceva r\u0103m\u0103sese schimbat. Satul nu mai era la fel de lini\u0219tit. Fiecare zgomot de motor, fiecare b\u00e2z\u00e2it din dep\u0103rtare aducea fiori pe spatele oamenilor.<\/p>\n
Iar pensionarul, privind seara spre cerul \u00eentunecat, sim\u021bea c\u0103 pericolul nu se sf\u00e2r\u0219ise. Poate c\u0103 al\u021bii vor mai \u00eencerca, poate c\u0103 pachetele vor reveni sub alt chip.<\/p>\n
Dar \u0219tia un lucru: at\u00e2t timp c\u00e2t avea credin\u021b\u0103 \u0219i curaj, nu se va l\u0103sa dobor\u00e2t.<\/p>\n
\u0218i, ridic\u00e2nd ochii spre icoana din cas\u0103, a \u0219optit: \u201eDoamne, fere\u0219te-ne de darurile care nu vin din inima oamenilor.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Poli\u021bistul care l-a primit la ghi\u0219eu l-a privit \u00eendelung, ca \u0219i cum ar fi \u0219tiut deja despre ce era vorba. B\u0103tr\u00e2nul i-a \u00eentins \u00eenregistrarea de pe camer\u0103 \u0219i a a\u0219teptat s\u0103 vad\u0103 reac\u021bia. Omul legii a \u00eencremenit c\u00e2teva clipe, apoi a chemat un superior. \u00cen biroul luminat slab, cu miros de h\u00e2rtie veche \u0219i cafea […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6574,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6573","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\/6573","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=6573"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6575,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6573\/revisions\/6575"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}