\u201eCe cin\u0103?\u201d \u00eentreb\u0103 Annabeth, ridic\u00e2nd o spr\u00e2ncean\u0103. \u201eMi-ai dat bani pentru ea? Nu! Atunci de ce a\u0219 fi responsabil\u0103?\u201d<\/p>\n
Fa\u021ba lui Levan se \u00eenro\u0219i pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce sim\u021bea cum i se urc\u0103 furia. \u201e\u0218i ce ar trebui s\u0103 fac acum? S\u0103 umblu fl\u0103m\u00e2nd?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eDesigur c\u0103 nu,\u201d r\u0103spunse Annabeth calm. \u201ePo\u021bi merge la magazin, s\u0103 cumperi alimente \u0219i s\u0103 g\u0103te\u0219ti. Sau po\u021bi comanda ceva. Ai bani, nu?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eEste \u0103sta un fel de grev\u0103?\u201d \u00eentreb\u0103 el \u00een cele din urm\u0103, vocea ridic\u00e2ndu-se de frustrare. \u201eRefuzi s\u0103-\u021bi faci datoriile de so\u021bie?\u201d<\/p>\n
R\u0103bdarea lui Annabeth ced\u0103. Era s\u0103tul\u0103 de tot. \u201eSunt obosit\u0103 s\u0103 fiu vaca de muls a acestei familii! De ce trebuie s\u0103 duc totul singur\u0103?\u201d Levan tr\u00e2nti servieta pe mas\u0103 \u0219i ar\u0103t\u0103 spre noul robot de buc\u0103t\u0103rie. \u201eAi mai cump\u0103rat ceva, iar\u0103\u0219i?\u201d<\/p>\n
Annabeth \u00eel privi uluit\u0103. Fusese at\u00e2t de nea\u0219teptat, \u00eenc\u00e2t r\u0103mase f\u0103r\u0103 cuvinte. Cina era aproape gata, apartamentul curat, rufele sp\u0103late \u2014 totul era \u00een ordine, ca \u00een oricare alt\u0103 zi dup\u0103 munc\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u201eL\u00ebva, \u00eemi doream asta de mult timp,\u201d spuse ea \u00eencet. \u201eEra la reducere \u0219i am folosit salariul meu\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eSalariul t\u0103u!\u201d o \u00eentrerupse el, plimb\u00e2ndu-se prin buc\u0103t\u0103rie. \u201e\u0218i ce-a mai r\u0103mas din el? M\u0103run\u021bi\u0219! Cine pl\u0103te\u0219te chiria? Eu! Cine pl\u0103te\u0219te ma\u0219ina? Eu! Cine acoper\u0103 toate cheltuielile mari? Eu!\u201d<\/p>\n
Annabeth opri aragazul \u0219i \u00ee\u0219i \u0219terse m\u00e2inile de \u0219or\u021b. Aburul din oal\u0103 umplea buc\u0103t\u0103ria cu mirosuri pl\u0103cute, dar pofta ei disp\u0103ruse.<\/p>\n
\u201eDar \u0219i eu muncesc,\u201d spuse ea \u00eencet. \u201eNorm\u0103 \u00eentreag\u0103, apropo. \u0218i cu salariul meu cump\u0103r\u0103m m\u00e2ncare. \u0218i mai \u0219i g\u0103tesc, fac curat, sp\u0103l hainele\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eDa, da, e\u0219ti o sf\u00e2nt\u0103,\u201d morm\u0103i Levan, tr\u00e2ntind u\u0219a dulapului \u00een timp ce \u00ee\u0219i turna ap\u0103 \u00eentr-o can\u0103. \u201e\u0218tii ceva? M-am s\u0103turat. De acum totul va fi corect. Vom \u00eemp\u0103r\u021bi totul cincizeci-cincizeci, din moment ce tu tr\u0103ie\u0219ti a\u0219a u\u0219or pe spatele meu.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eCe vrei s\u0103 spui?\u201d \u00eentreb\u0103 Annabeth, \u00eencruci\u0219\u00e2nd bra\u021bele.<\/p>\n
\u201eExact ce am spus. Dac\u0103 suntem moderni \u0219i egali, atunci \u00eemp\u0103r\u021bim cincizeci-cincizeci. Vom \u00eemp\u0103r\u021bi facturile, telefonul, toate cheltuielile comune. Asta e corect \u2014 nu s\u0103 le duc doar eu!\u201d<\/p>\n
Annabeth voia s\u0103 riposteze, dar \u0219tia c\u0103 e inutil. Nu-l interesa corectitudinea, ci controlul. A\u0219a c\u0103 oft\u0103 \u0219i r\u0103spunse: \u201eBine, Levan. Vrei corectitudine, cincizeci-cincizeci, atunci a\u0219a va fi.\u201d<\/p>\n
Diminea\u021ba urm\u0103toare, Annabeth se trezi \u00eenainte de alarm\u0103. Levan dormea \u00eenc\u0103, \u00eentors cu spatele. Conversa\u021bia de seara trecut\u0103 \u00eei \u00eenv\u00e2rtea g\u00e2ndurile. Se d\u0103du jos din pat \u00een lini\u0219te \u0219i merse \u00een buc\u0103t\u0103rie.<\/p>\n
\u00cen cei patru ani de c\u0103snicie, ajunseser\u0103 cumva la o \u00eemp\u0103r\u021bire a responsabilit\u0103\u021bilor care acum i se p\u0103rea evident nedreapt\u0103. Da, Levan c\u00e2\u0219tiga mai mult. Da, \u00een primul an al rela\u021biei, c\u00e2nd ea era \u00eenc\u0103 student\u0103, avea sens ca el s\u0103 sus\u021bin\u0103 financiar, iar ea s\u0103 se ocupe de cas\u0103. Dar Annabeth \u00eencepuse s\u0103 munceasc\u0103 \u0219i ea! Mai \u00eent\u00e2i part-time, apoi full-time. Totu\u0219i, treburile gospod\u0103re\u0219ti r\u0103m\u0103seser\u0103 \u00een \u00eentregime \u00een grija ei.<\/p>\n
Deschise laptopul \u0219i \u00eencepu s\u0103 verifice extrasele de cont. Salariu, facturi, cump\u0103r\u0103turi, cheltuieli zilnice\u2026 Aproape tot ce c\u00e2\u0219tiga mergea \u00een bugetul familiei. Dar contribu\u021bia ei? Mesele g\u0103tite, rufele sp\u0103late, cur\u0103\u021benia \u2014 nu contau deloc?<\/p>\n
Savur\u00e2nd ceaiul, \u00ee\u0219i aminti prima lor \u00eent\u00e2lnire, z\u00e2mbind trist. Levan o curtase. O numea regina lui, promitea c\u0103 ar face orice pentru ea. \u0218i acum? \u201eVaca de muls\u201d? Ce repede se transform\u0103 romantismul \u00een contabilitate pentru unii b\u0103rba\u021bi.<\/p>\n
Mai t\u00e2rziu, Levan st\u0103tea la birou, vorbind cu colegul lui, Irish.<\/p>\n
\u201e\u0218i \u0219tii ceva, Irish, i-am spus asear\u0103 \u2014 gata. Vom tr\u0103i ca toate familiile moderne \u2014 cincizeci-cincizeci,\u201d spuse Levan, \u00eenclin\u00e2ndu-se mul\u021bumit pe scaun.<\/p>\n
Irish \u00eel privi curios. \u201e\u0218i cum a reac\u021bionat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eNu o s\u0103 crezi \u2014 a fost de acord!\u201d z\u00e2mbi Levan, plin de satisfac\u021bie. \u201eDin prima, f\u0103r\u0103 ceart\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eSerios?\u201d ridic\u0103 Irish o spr\u00e2ncean\u0103. \u201eA\u0219a, pur \u0219i simplu?\u201d<\/p>\n
Levan d\u0103du din cap. \u201eSe pare c\u0103 \u0219i-a dat seama \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it c\u0103 am dreptate. Ce e a\u0219a gre\u0219it \u00een corectitudine?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eFiecare are propria defini\u021bie a corectitudinii,\u201d r\u0103spunse Irish, g\u00e2nditor. \u201eM\u0103tu\u0219a mea spune mereu: \u2018Ai grij\u0103 ce-\u021bi dore\u0219ti, c\u0103 s-ar putea s\u0103 se \u00eendeplineasc\u0103.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Levan se \u00eencrunt\u0103, pu\u021bin nelini\u0219tit. \u201eCe vrei s\u0103 zici?\u201d<\/p>\n
Irish z\u00e2mbi \u0219mechere\u0219te. \u201eN-am idee, dar sun\u0103 \u00een\u021belept, nu-i a\u0219a?\u201d<\/p>\n
Levan r\u00e2se, alung\u00e2nd sentimentul ciudat care-l \u00eencercase. Totul avea s\u0103 fie bine. Annabeth era o femeie ra\u021bional\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00centre timp, Annabeth se afla \u00eentr-un magazin, privind rafturile \u0219i analiz\u00e2nd cu aten\u021bie etichetele de pre\u021b. \u00cenainte, ar fi umplut un c\u0103rucior cu alimente pentru toat\u0103 familia \u2014 provizii pentru o s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103. Ast\u0103zi, co\u0219ul ei mic con\u021binea doar iaurt, br\u00e2nz\u0103, p\u00e2ine \u0219i un piept de pui. Nici m\u0103car nu se uitase la fileul de pe\u0219te preferat de Levan.<\/p>\n
Seara a trecut neobi\u0219nuit de lini\u0219tit. Acas\u0103, Annabeth \u0219i-a g\u0103tit rapid un piept de pui la cuptor cu legume, a luat cina, a sp\u0103lat vasele, a pornit o ma\u0219in\u0103 de rufe \u0219i s-a a\u0219ezat comod pe canapea cu tableta. Avea trei seriale de urm\u0103rit pe care le tot am\u00e2nase din lips\u0103 de timp. Telefonul vibra cu un mesaj de la Levan: \u201eAjung acas\u0103 \u00een jum\u0103tate de or\u0103. Ce avem la cin\u0103?\u201d<\/p>\n
Annabeth z\u00e2mbi \u0219i puse telefonul deoparte, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 r\u0103spund\u0103.<\/p>\n
Cheia se r\u0103suci \u00een yal\u0103, iar Levan intr\u0103 \u00een apartament, obosit dup\u0103 o zi de munc\u0103. Se \u00eendrept\u0103 direct spre buc\u0103t\u0103rie, a\u0219tept\u00e2nd aroma cunoscut\u0103 a cinei.<\/p>\n
\u201eAnyut, am ajuns!\u201d strig\u0103 el, d\u00e2ndu-\u0219i jos haina.<\/p>\n
Niciun r\u0103spuns. Intr\u0103 \u00een buc\u0103t\u0103rie, dar era goal\u0103 \u0219i curat\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 urm\u0103 de m\u00e2ncare. Deschise frigiderul \u2014 rafturile pe jum\u0103tate goale: iaurt, br\u00e2nz\u0103 \u0219i c\u00e2teva legume.<\/p>\n
\u201eAnnabeth!\u201d strig\u0103 el, merg\u00e2nd spre sufragerie.<\/p>\n
So\u021bia lui st\u0103tea pe canapea, absorbit\u0103 de ceva pe tablet\u0103, cu c\u0103\u0219ti \u00een urechi. C\u00e2nd \u00eel z\u0103ri, scoase una dintre ele.<\/p>\n
\u201eAh, salut. Ai ajuns deja?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eDa, am ajuns. \u0218i cina?\u201d<\/p>\n
Levan se uit\u0103 \u00een jur, de parc\u0103 m\u00e2ncarea s-ar fi putut ascunde prin sufragerie.<\/p>\n
Annabeth \u00eel privi u\u0219or mirat\u0103. \u201eCe cin\u0103?\u201d \u00eentreb\u0103. \u201eMi-ai dat bani pentru ea? Nu! Atunci care-i problema?\u201d<\/p>\n
Levan \u00eencremeni, nevenindu-i s\u0103 cread\u0103 ce aude. \u201eVorbe\u0219ti serios?\u201d Vocea i se ridic\u0103, aproape strig\u00e2nd. \u201eVin acas\u0103 dup\u0103 o zi grea \u0219i tu nici m\u0103car n-ai g\u0103tit?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eNu mi-ai dat bani pentru partea ta de cin\u0103,\u201d r\u0103spunse Annabeth calm, sco\u021b\u00e2nd \u0219i a doua casc\u0103. \u201eAi spus ieri: cincizeci-cincizeci. Eu am cump\u0103rat m\u00e2ncare pentru mine, cu banii mei. Am g\u0103tit pentru mine, am m\u00e2ncat. Exact cum am convenit.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eDar\u2026\u201d Levan r\u0103mase blocat. \u201eNu asta am vrut s\u0103 spun! M\u0103 refeream la cheltuielile comune\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eExact,\u201d spuse Annabeth, ridic\u00e2nd din umeri. \u201eCheltuieli comune \u2014 cincizeci-cincizeci. \u0218i cina este necesar\u0103 pentru am\u00e2ndoi, a\u0219a c\u0103 eu am cump\u0103rat pentru mine \u0219i am g\u0103tit pentru mine.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201e\u0218i acum ce, trebuie s\u0103 rabd de foame?\u201d \u00eentreb\u0103 Levan, sim\u021bind cum i se ridic\u0103 furia.<\/p>\n
\u201eDesigur c\u0103 nu,\u201d r\u0103spunse Annabeth lini\u0219tit\u0103. \u201ePo\u021bi merge la magazin, s\u0103 cumperi alimente \u0219i s\u0103 g\u0103te\u0219ti. Sau po\u021bi comanda ceva. Ai bani, nu?\u201d<\/p>\n
Levan o privi n\u0103ucit, sim\u021bindu-\u0219i mintea d\u00e2ndu-i t\u00e2rcoale. \u201eAsta e o grev\u0103?\u201d \u00eentreb\u0103 \u00een cele din urm\u0103. \u201eRefuzi s\u0103-\u021bi faci datoriile de so\u021bie?\u201d<\/p>\n
Annabeth puse \u00eencet tableta deoparte \u0219i se \u00eentoarse spre so\u021bul ei. \u201eDatorii de so\u021bie?\u201d repet\u0103 ea, vocea devenind rece. \u201eLe-am \u00eendeplinit cu sfin\u021benie p\u00e2n\u0103 ieri. Dar ieri ai propus \u00eemp\u0103r\u021birea cincizeci-cincizeci, \u0219i atunci m-am \u00eentrebat: de ce e\u0219ti at\u00e2t de nedrept cu mine?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eEu?!\u201d Levan r\u0103mase f\u0103r\u0103 aer. \u201eEu\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201eDa, tu,\u201d \u00eel \u00eentrerupse Annabeth. \u201eP\u00e2n\u0103 acum, cu banii t\u0103i pl\u0103team facturile mari, iar cu ai mei cump\u0103ram m\u00e2ncare \u0219i alte lucruri. \u0218i tot eu g\u0103team, f\u0103ceam cur\u0103\u021benie \u0219i sp\u0103lam hainele. \u00cen fiecare sear\u0103, dup\u0103 serviciu. Iar \u00een weekenduri \u2014 cur\u0103\u021benie general\u0103, g\u0103tit pe mai multe zile ca s\u0103 eliberez timp. \u00ce\u021bi aminte\u0219ti duminica trecut\u0103, c\u00e2nd am stat trei ore \u00een buc\u0103t\u0103rie \u0219i \u00eenc\u0103 trei ore f\u0103c\u00e2nd curat? Asta \u00eenseamn\u0103 \u0219ase ore de munc\u0103, aproape o zi \u00eentreag\u0103. \u00cen ziua mea liber\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n
Levan r\u0103mase t\u0103cut, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 proceseze tot ce auzise.<\/p>\n
\u201e\u0218i acum spui cincizeci-cincizeci,\u201d continu\u0103 Annabeth. \u201eFoarte bine. Dar s\u0103 fie cu adev\u0103rat cincizeci-cincizeci. Nu doar la bani, ci \u0219i la treburile casei. G\u0103titul \u2014 pe r\u00e2nd sau fiecare pentru el. Cur\u0103\u021benia \u2014 o \u00eemp\u0103r\u021bim. Sp\u0103latul rufelor \u2014 fiecare \u00ee\u0219i spal\u0103. Cum \u021bi se pare?\u201d<\/p>\n
Levan se foi st\u00e2njenit de pe un picior pe altul.<\/p>\n
\u201eUite, eu\u2026 nici m\u0103car nu \u0219tiu cum se porne\u0219te ma\u0219ina de sp\u0103lat\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201e\u00ce\u021bi ar\u0103t eu,\u201d z\u00e2mbi Annabeth. \u201eNu e greu.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201e\u0218i oricum, dac\u0103 nu mai g\u0103te\u0219ti \u0219i nu mai faci curat, atunci de ce te mai \u021bin?\u201d sc\u0103p\u0103 Levan, regret\u00e2nd imediat cuvintele.<\/p>\n
Annabeth \u00eel privi lung, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 clipeasc\u0103. Apoi se ridic\u0103 \u00eencet de pe canapea.<\/p>\n
\u201e\u0218i \u00eentre\u021binerea familiei este datoria unui b\u0103rbat,\u201d spuse ea \u00eencet. \u201eDar eu nu te-am \u00eentrebat niciodat\u0103 \u2018de ce te mai \u021bin\u2019, de\u0219i n-ai fost niciodat\u0103 grozav la asta, din moment ce am fost nevoit\u0103 s\u0103 lucrez \u0219i eu. \u0218i acum, tu renun\u021bi la datoria ta de b\u0103rbat.\u201d \u00cenclin\u0103 capul. \u201eDar vezi tu, eu nu pun \u00eentrebarea asta. Pentru c\u0103 suntem o familie. Cel pu\u021bin, a\u0219a am crezut.\u201d<\/p>\n
O t\u0103cere grea se l\u0103s\u0103 peste camer\u0103. Levan privi podeaua, sim\u021bindu-\u0219i furia \u201edreapt\u0103\u201d transform\u00e2ndu-se \u00een ru\u0219ine. Annabeth st\u0103tea dreapt\u0103, cu umerii tra\u0219i \u00eenapoi, a\u0219tept\u00e2nd un r\u0103spuns.<\/p>\n
\u201e\u00cemi pare r\u0103u,\u201d spuse el \u00een cele din urm\u0103. \u201eAm exagerat. Hai s\u0103 revenim la cum era \u00eenainte, bine?\u201d<\/p>\n
Se a\u0219tepta ca Annabeth s\u0103 fie bucuroas\u0103, s\u0103-l \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219eze \u0219i s\u0103 mearg\u0103 s\u0103 preg\u0103teasc\u0103 cina. Dar ea doar cl\u0103tin\u0103 din cap.<\/p>\n
\u201eDe ce a\u0219 face asta?\u201d \u00eentreb\u0103 sincer. \u201eA\u0219 fi g\u0103tit pentru tine, \u021bi-a\u0219 fi c\u0103lcat c\u0103m\u0103\u0219ile, a\u0219 fi sp\u0103lat vasele. Dar acum, deja am m\u00e2ncat, am f\u0103cut totul, \u0219i voiam s\u0103 m\u0103 uit la un nou episod. De fapt, mi-e chiar mai comod a\u0219a.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cu aceste cuvinte, se \u00eentoarse pe canapea, \u00ee\u0219i puse c\u0103\u0219tile \u00eenapoi \u0219i relu\u0103 serialul, l\u0103s\u00e2ndu-l pe Levan \u00een picioare, cu gura c\u0103scat\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201eCe cin\u0103?\u201d \u00eentreb\u0103 Annabeth, ridic\u00e2nd o spr\u00e2ncean\u0103. \u201eMi-ai dat bani pentru ea? Nu! Atunci de ce a\u0219 fi responsabil\u0103?\u201d Fa\u021ba lui Levan se \u00eenro\u0219i pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce sim\u021bea cum i se urc\u0103 furia. \u201e\u0218i ce ar trebui s\u0103 fac acum? S\u0103 umblu fl\u0103m\u00e2nd?\u201d \u201eDesigur c\u0103 nu,\u201d r\u0103spunse Annabeth calm. \u201ePo\u021bi merge la magazin, s\u0103 cumperi […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":761,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-760","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\/760","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=760"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":762,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/760\/revisions\/762"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}