Am sim\u021bit cum mi se str\u00e2nge stomacul. Inima \u00eemi b\u0103tea nebune\u0219te, dar n-am vrut s\u0103 ar\u0103t fric\u0103. Cu o m\u00e2n\u0103 \u00eel \u021bineam pe Mihai aproape, iar cu cealalt\u0103 am aprins lanterna de pe telefon.<\/p>\n
Lumina a t\u0103iat \u00eentunericul din pod, iar \u00een acel col\u021b s-a z\u0103rit ceva ce sem\u0103na cu o p\u0103tur\u0103 veche. Doar c\u0103 p\u0103turile nu respir\u0103.<\/p>\n
Masa aceea \u00eentunecat\u0103 se mi\u0219ca u\u0219or, ca \u0219i cum ar fi avut un ritm propriu. Am sim\u021bit cum mi se face pielea de g\u0103in\u0103. M-am apropiat \u00eencet, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 scot un sunet, dar sc\u00e2ndura de sub picioarele mele a trosnit.<\/p>\n
Atunci, \u201ep\u0103tura\u201d a tres\u0103rit. Mihai a scos un \u021bip\u0103t scurt \u0219i s-a ag\u0103\u021bat de mine. Am \u00eenghi\u021bit \u00een sec \u0219i am f\u0103cut un pas \u00eenapoi.<\/p>\n
Apoi, ceva s-a desprins din acea umbr\u0103. Nu era nici animal, nici insect\u0103. Era un stol \u00eentreg de lilieci, zbur\u00e2nd \u00een toate direc\u021biile, orbi\u021bi de lumin\u0103. Aerul a fost brusc plin de fo\u0219nete, iar mirosul greu din pod m-a f\u0103cut s\u0103 m\u0103 clatin.<\/p>\n
Am tras b\u0103iatul \u00eenapoi spre sc\u0103ri \u0219i am cobor\u00e2t c\u00e2t am putut de repede. Abia c\u00e2nd am ajuns jos, cu u\u0219a podului tr\u00e2ntit\u0103 dup\u0103 noi, am \u00eenceput s\u0103 respir din nou normal.<\/p>\n
Mihai pl\u00e2ngea, iar eu \u00eencercam s\u0103-l lini\u0219tesc, dar m\u00e2inile \u00eemi tremurau. Am realizat c\u0103 podul fusese \u00eenchis ani la r\u00e2nd, iar pe acolo nu urcase nimeni de c\u00e2nd murise bunicul.<\/p>\n
M-am dus \u00een curte, am tras aer ad\u00e2nc \u00een piept \u0219i am hot\u0103r\u00e2t s\u0103 chem pe cineva de la deratizare. Dar \u00een seara aceea, nu m-am mai putut lini\u0219ti. \u00cemi tot revenea \u00een minte imaginea acelei umbre care p\u0103rea s\u0103 respire\u2026<\/p>\n
C\u00e2teva zile mai t\u00e2rziu, o echip\u0103 a venit s\u0103 verifice. Au urcat cu echipamentele lor, iar eu \u0219i Mihai am a\u0219teptat jos, \u00een t\u0103cere. Dup\u0103 un timp, unul dintre b\u0103rba\u021bi a cobor\u00e2t, cu o privire ciudat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2013 A\u021bi zis c\u0103 sunt lilieci, da? a \u00eentrebat el.
\u2013 Da, mul\u021bi\u2026 i-am v\u0103zut cu ochii mei.
\u2013 Nu zic c\u0103 n-au fost, dar\u2026 nu mai e nimic acolo. Nici m\u0103car urme.<\/p>\n
Am r\u0103mas f\u0103r\u0103 cuvinte. M-am dus s\u0103 verific singur. Podul era curat, de parc\u0103 nimeni nu ar fi locuit acolo vreodat\u0103. Totul mirosea a praf vechi \u0219i lemn uscat, dar altfel\u2026 nimic.<\/p>\n
Totu\u0219i, c\u00e2nd am vrut s\u0103 cobor, am observat ceva: \u00een col\u021bul tavanului era lipit\u0103 o bucat\u0103 mic\u0103 de h\u00e2rtie, ca un bile\u021bel. Am desprins-o cu grij\u0103. Pe ea, scris tremurat, era un r\u00e2nd:<\/p>\n
\u201eNu-i deranja. Ei te-au p\u0103zit tot timpul.\u201d<\/p>\n
Am sim\u021bit cum mi se ridic\u0103 p\u0103rul pe ceaf\u0103. Am pus biletul \u00een buzunar f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spun nimic. N-am mai pomenit niciodat\u0103 de el, nici cu Mihai, nici cu nimeni altcineva.<\/p>\n
Dar uneori, noaptea, c\u00e2nd v\u00e2ntul bate prin acoperi\u0219, jur c\u0103 aud fo\u0219netul unor aripi acolo sus.
\u0218i nu mai \u0219tiu dac\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103 tem\u2026 sau s\u0103 fiu recunosc\u0103tor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Am sim\u021bit cum mi se str\u00e2nge stomacul. Inima \u00eemi b\u0103tea nebune\u0219te, dar n-am vrut s\u0103 ar\u0103t fric\u0103. Cu o m\u00e2n\u0103 \u00eel \u021bineam pe Mihai aproape, iar cu cealalt\u0103 am aprins lanterna de pe telefon. Lumina a t\u0103iat \u00eentunericul din pod, iar \u00een acel col\u021b s-a z\u0103rit ceva ce sem\u0103na cu o p\u0103tur\u0103 veche. Doar c\u0103 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8508,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8507","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\/8507","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=8507"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8509,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8507\/revisions\/8509"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}