Pe mas\u0103, l\u00e2ng\u0103 un buchet de trandafiri ofili\u021bi, st\u0103tea o cutie mare, \u00eempachetat\u0103 cu o fund\u0103 ro\u0219ie. Femeia a f\u0103cut un pas \u00eenapoi \u0219i i-a f\u0103cut semn so\u021bului s\u0103 o deschid\u0103.<\/p>\n
B\u0103rbatul, cu un r\u00e2njet for\u021bat, s-a apropiat, g\u00e2ndindu-se c\u0103 poate era o glum\u0103. A desf\u0103cut panglica \u0219i a ridicat capacul. \u00cen\u0103untru era o cutie de carton \u00een care se afla… o poz\u0103. O fotografie cu el \u0219i amanta lui, f\u0103c\u00e2nd baie \u00eempreun\u0103 \u00een jacuzzi-ul hotelului de la mare.<\/p>\n
L\u00e2ng\u0103 fotografie, st\u0103tea o foaie cu un text scurt, scris cu m\u00e2na femeii:
\u201eMul\u021bumesc c\u0103 mi-ai ar\u0103tat c\u00e2t valorez pentru tine. Eu nu mai sunt a ta. Dar am grij\u0103 s\u0103 prime\u0219ti \u0219i tu un mic dar, pe m\u0103sura sufletului t\u0103u.\u201d<\/p>\n
B\u0103rbatul a \u00een\u021bepenit. A luat fotografia \u0219i a privit-o cu ochii m\u0103ri\u021bi. Era clar\u0103, prea clar\u0103. Cum? Cine o f\u0103cuse?<\/p>\n
Femeia s-a apropiat \u00eencet, calm, cu o lini\u0219te care \u00eel \u00eenfrico\u0219a mai mult dec\u00e2t orice \u021bip\u0103t.
\u2014 \u021ai-am spus c\u0103 nu sunt proast\u0103, Mihai. \u0218tiam totul. Fiecare minciun\u0103, fiecare noapte \u00een care ziceai c\u0103 stai \u201epeste program\u201d. Credeai c\u0103 nu o s\u0103 aflu?<\/p>\n
El a deschis gura, dar cuvintele nu-i mai ie\u0219eau. \u00cenghi\u021bea \u00een sec, cu respira\u021bia t\u0103iat\u0103.
\u2014 Ascult\u0103, Maria, eu…
\u2014 Nu mai spune nimic. \u021ai-am l\u0103sat biletul pe noptier\u0103.<\/p>\n
A f\u0103cut un pas \u00een lateral. Pe m\u0103su\u021ba din sufragerie era o foaie \u0219i un plic. \u00cen plic se vedeau ni\u0219te h\u00e2rtii oficiale \u2014 actele de divor\u021b, deja semnate.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Am pl\u0103tit tot ce trebuia la notar, \u2014 a spus femeia, cu vocea calm\u0103, dar ferm\u0103. \u2014 \u021ai-am l\u0103sat \u0219i partea ta din cas\u0103. Po\u021bi pleca oric\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Maria, te rog… am gre\u0219it, dar te iubesc, eu doar…
\u2014 Nu mai vreau iubirea ta. M-am s\u0103turat s\u0103-mi cer iertare pentru c\u0103 nu pot avea copii, c\u00e2nd tu nu ai fost niciodat\u0103 destul de b\u0103rbat s\u0103 \u00een\u021belegi ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 o familie.<\/p>\n
El s-a pr\u0103bu\u0219it pe genunchi, pun\u00e2nd m\u00e2inile la fa\u021b\u0103. Lacrimile \u00eei curgeau pe obraji. Dar femeia nu a mai sim\u021bit nimic. Trecuse de faza durerii. \u00cen sufletul ei era doar lini\u0219te.<\/p>\n
A luat cheile ma\u0219inii \u0219i geanta, \u0219i s-a oprit \u00een u\u0219\u0103.
\u2014 \u0218tii ce e ironic, Mihai? C\u0103 \u00een timp ce tu te distrai la mare, eu am aflat c\u0103, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it, o s\u0103 fim p\u0103rin\u021bi. Doctorul m-a sunat chiar atunci. Dar acum… acel copil nu va purta numele t\u0103u.<\/p>\n
B\u0103rbatul a ridicat privirea, cu fa\u021ba palid\u0103 \u0219i ochii goi.
\u2014 Nu… nu se poate…
\u2014 Ba da. Dumnezeu are felul lui de a pune oamenii la locul lor.<\/p>\n
A \u00eenchis u\u0219a \u00eencet, f\u0103r\u0103 zgomot, l\u0103s\u00e2nd \u00een urm\u0103 b\u0103rbatul pr\u0103bu\u0219it \u0219i cutia cu p\u0103pu\u0219a \u00eens\u0103rcinat\u0103, pe care o sc\u0103pase pe jos. Capul p\u0103pu\u0219ii se rostogolise p\u00e2n\u0103 sub canapea.<\/p>\n
\u00cen ma\u0219in\u0103, Maria a oftat ad\u00e2nc. Nu mai pl\u00e2ngea. Nu mai tremura. Se sim\u021bea liber\u0103 pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een ani de zile. \u0218tia c\u0103, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it, \u00eencepe o via\u021b\u0103 nou\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u0218i, \u00een timp ce motorul pornea, \u00een oglinda retrovizoare se vedea casa \u00een care \u00ee\u0219i pierduse z\u00e2mbetul, dar nu \u0219i demnitatea. A ap\u0103sat accelera\u021bia \u0219i a plecat, hot\u0103r\u00e2t\u0103 s\u0103 nu se mai uite niciodat\u0103 \u00eenapoi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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