Teodor a str\u00e2ns-o mai tare pe Amalia, ca \u0219i cum r\u0103spunsul ar fi putut aduce necazuri. Buzele \u00eei tremurau, iar \u00een ochii lui se vedea o fric\u0103 veche, una pe care niciun copil nu ar trebui s-o cunoasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A venit acas\u0103 sup\u0103rat… a \u00eenceput el \u00eencet. Tata… a zis c\u0103 am stricat ceva. Dar eu doar voiam s\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103lzesc laptele pentru Amalia…<\/p>\n
Olivia \u0219i doctorul s-au privit scurt, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spun\u0103 nimic.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Apoi? \u2014 l-a \u00eentrebat Samuel, cu voce bl\u00e2nd\u0103.<\/p>\n
Teodor \u0219i-a \u0219ters nasul cu m\u00e2neca, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-\u0219i dea seama.
\u2014 A \u00eenceput s\u0103 \u021bipe… mama a \u00eencercat s\u0103-l opreasc\u0103, dar… \u2014 vocea i s-a fr\u00e2nt. \u2014 A \u00eempins-o. Amalia a \u00eenceput s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103 tare. Eu am luat-o \u0219i am fugit pe u\u0219\u0103. Era frig… dar nu \u0219tiam unde altundeva s\u0103 mergem.<\/p>\n
Olivia \u0219i-a dus m\u00e2na la gur\u0103, sim\u021bind lacrimile venind. B\u0103iatul tremura, iar feti\u021ba, sim\u021bindu-i nelini\u0219tea, a \u00eenceput s\u0103 sc\u00e2nceasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
Doctorul s-a ridicat \u0219i a dat din cap spre asistent\u0103.
\u2014 Adu o p\u0103tur\u0103 \u0219i ceva de m\u00e2ncare pentru cei mici, a spus el. \u0218i sun\u0103 la Protec\u021bia Copilului.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu! \u2014 a strigat Teodor, ridic\u00e2ndu-se brusc. \u2014 Nu ne desp\u0103r\u021bi\u021bi! V\u0103 rog! Eu am grij\u0103 de ea, eu \u0219tiu ce-i place, cum s\u0103 o adorm…<\/p>\n
Samuel s-a apropiat din nou de el, calm.
\u2014 Teodor, nimeni nu vrea s\u0103 v\u0103 despart\u0103. Vrem doar s\u0103 fi\u021bi \u00een siguran\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
B\u0103iatul a oftat ad\u00e2nc, de parc\u0103 purta pe umeri toat\u0103 greutatea lumii.<\/p>\n
\u00cen urm\u0103toarele ore, Olivia a r\u0103mas l\u00e2ng\u0103 ei. L-a sp\u0103lat u\u0219or pe fa\u021b\u0103, i-a pus o bluz\u0103 curat\u0103, i-a \u00eenc\u0103lzit ni\u0219te lapte. C\u00e2nd l-a v\u0103zut cum o hr\u0103ne\u0219te pe Amalia cu aten\u021bie, ca o mic\u0103 mam\u0103, a sim\u021bit cum \u00eei str\u00e2nge inima.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ai fost foarte curajos, Teodor, i-a spus ea.<\/p>\n
El a ridicat privirea \u0219i a \u00eentrebat timid:
\u2014 Asta \u00eenseamn\u0103 c\u0103 nu o s\u0103 ne mai bat\u0103 nimeni?<\/p>\n
Olivia a \u00eenghi\u021bit \u00een sec.
\u2014 Nu, puiule. De azi \u00eenainte, nimeni nu o s\u0103 v\u0103 mai fac\u0103 r\u0103u.<\/p>\n
A doua zi, poli\u021bia a venit \u0219i a discutat cu Olivia \u0219i doctorul. Tat\u0103l copiilor fusese arestat, iar mama lor, grav r\u0103nit\u0103, se afla \u00een alt spital. \u00cen tot timpul acela, Teodor nu s-a dezlipit de l\u00e2ng\u0103 Amalia.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva zile, o femeie cu ochi bl\u00e2nzi \u0219i un z\u00e2mbet cald a venit la spital. Era dintr-o familie care voia s\u0103 ajute copii \u00een situa\u021bii grele. L-a privit pe Teodor \u0219i i-a spus:
\u2014 Bun\u0103, eu sunt doamna Maria. \u021ai-ar pl\u0103cea s\u0103 vii cu noi o vreme, p\u00e2n\u0103 se face bine mama ta?<\/p>\n
B\u0103iatul s-a uitat la Olivia, nesigur. Ea a dat din cap u\u0219or.
\u2014 Po\u021bi avea \u00eencredere, Teodor.<\/p>\n
El a luat m\u00e2na femeii, dar nu a l\u0103sat-o pe Amalia din bra\u021be.<\/p>\n
Ani mai t\u00e2rziu, Teodor \u0219i Amalia aveau s\u0103-\u0219i aminteasc\u0103 acea noapte ca pe momentul \u00een care via\u021ba lor s-a schimbat. Pentru c\u0103, dintr-un spital gol \u0219i o noapte de iarn\u0103, au ajuns \u00eentr-o cas\u0103 plin\u0103 de c\u0103ldur\u0103, unde nimeni nu ridica vocea \u0219i unde cineva le spunea \u201enoapte bun\u0103\u201d \u00een fiecare sear\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u0218i de fiecare dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd vedea un copil r\u0103t\u0103cit prin curtea spitalului, Olivia \u00ee\u0219i amintea de b\u0103ie\u021belul descul\u021b care a intrat \u00een noapte cu sora lui \u00een bra\u021be \u2014 \u0219i care, prin curajul lui, a adus lumin\u0103 \u00eentr-un loc unde p\u0103rea c\u0103 nu mai exist\u0103 nicio speran\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Teodor a str\u00e2ns-o mai tare pe Amalia, ca \u0219i cum r\u0103spunsul ar fi putut aduce necazuri. Buzele \u00eei tremurau, iar \u00een ochii lui se vedea o fric\u0103 veche, una pe care niciun copil nu ar trebui s-o cunoasc\u0103. \u2014 A venit acas\u0103 sup\u0103rat… a \u00eenceput el \u00eencet. Tata… a zis c\u0103 am stricat ceva. Dar […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8658,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8657","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\/8657","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=8657"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8659,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8657\/revisions\/8659"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}