Emily a cobor\u00e2t u\u0219or treptele, cu pa\u0219i m\u0103sura\u021bi. A \u00eenchis u\u0219a \u00een urma ei f\u0103r\u0103 zgomot, ca \u0219i cum orice sunet ar fi putut risipi firul sub\u021bire de control pe care \u00eel mai avea.
\nS-a \u00eendreptat spre parcul din apropiere, locul unde \u00ee\u0219i g\u0103sea adesea lini\u0219tea. A ales o banc\u0103 veche, ascuns\u0103 sub crengile unui copac, \u0219i s-a a\u0219ezat singur\u0103.<\/p>\n
Frunzele fo\u0219neau \u00een v\u00e2nt, iar m\u00e2inile \u00eei tremurau u\u0219or. Dar chipul \u00eei r\u0103m\u00e2nea calm, inexpresiv \u2014 o masc\u0103 t\u0103cut\u0103 peste un suflet care ardea.<\/p>\n
G\u00e2ndurile o purtau \u00eenapoi. \u0218apte ani.
\n\u0218apte ani de mut\u0103ri, planuri, compromisuri.
\nDe s\u0103rb\u0103tori \u00eempachetate cu grij\u0103, anivers\u0103ri celebrate cu speran\u021b\u0103.
\n\u0218i visul celor doi copii care nu au venit niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Totul, redus acum la c\u00e2teva fraze \u0219optite pe furi\u0219 \u00een propria ei sufragerie.<\/p>\n
Dar, pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce soarele urca printre ramuri, ceva \u00een\u0103untrul ei se rea\u0219eza. Se \u00eent\u0103rea.<\/p>\n
Nu. Nu va fi personajul naiv al acestei pove\u0219ti.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd s-a \u00eentors acas\u0103, se l\u0103sase deja seara. A deschis u\u0219a cu calm.
\nJames era pe canapea, cu picioarele urcate pe m\u0103su\u021b\u0103, uit\u00e2ndu-se la televizor.
\nP\u0103rea c\u0103 nimic nu se \u00eent\u00e2mplase.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ai uitat de cump\u0103r\u0103turi? a \u00eentrebat, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 o priveasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
Emily a z\u00e2mbit u\u0219or.
\n\u2014 De fapt\u2026 am uitat ceva mai important.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Se mai \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103, a morm\u0103it el, ridic\u00e2nd din umeri.<\/p>\n
F\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mai spun\u0103 un cuv\u00e2nt, a intrat \u00een dormitor. A tras o valiz\u0103 de sub pat \u0219i a \u00eenceput s\u0103 \u00eempacheteze. Cu gesturi lente, calculate.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd James a ap\u0103rut \u00een u\u0219\u0103, confuzia i se citea \u00een ochi.
\n\u2014 Ce faci?<\/p>\n
Fermoarul s-a \u00eenchis cu un sunet hot\u0103r\u00e2t.
\n\u2014 Ceva ce ar fi trebuit s\u0103 fac de mult timp.<\/p>\n
El s-a apropiat, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103-i ating\u0103 bra\u021bul, dar ea s-a tras \u00eenapoi, cu o privire t\u0103ioas\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ai ales deja. \u00cen clipa \u00een care ai crezut c\u0103 nu te aud.<\/p>\n
A trecut pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 el f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 se mai uite \u00eenapoi.<\/p>\n
Tarta cu vi\u0219ine a r\u0103mas pe blatul din buc\u0103t\u0103rie, necoapt\u0103.
\nDar Emily\u2026 Emily \u0219i-a luat cu ea ceva mai pre\u021bios dec\u00e2t orice re\u021bet\u0103: demnitatea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Emily a cobor\u00e2t u\u0219or treptele, cu pa\u0219i m\u0103sura\u021bi. A \u00eenchis u\u0219a \u00een urma ei f\u0103r\u0103 zgomot, ca \u0219i cum orice sunet ar fi putut risipi firul sub\u021bire de control pe care \u00eel mai avea. S-a \u00eendreptat spre parcul din apropiere, locul unde \u00ee\u0219i g\u0103sea adesea lini\u0219tea. A ales o banc\u0103 veche, ascuns\u0103 sub crengile unui […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":673,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-672","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\/672","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=672"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":674,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672\/revisions\/674"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}