Elisabeta ridic\u0103 privirea, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103-\u0219i ascund\u0103 lacrimile.
\u2014 Nu, draga mea… dar cred c\u0103 am venit degeaba, spuse ea \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Oh, nu, v\u0103 rog, nu pleca\u021bi! \u2014 zise C\u0103lina, pun\u00e2ndu-i o m\u00e2n\u0103 u\u0219oar\u0103 pe bra\u021b. \u2014 Orice femeie care intr\u0103 aici merit\u0103 s\u0103 se simt\u0103 frumoas\u0103. Spune\u021bi-mi, cum vre\u021bi s\u0103 fie rochia visurilor dumneavoastr\u0103?<\/p>\n
Elisabeta z\u00e2mbi timid.
\u2014 N-am visat niciodat\u0103 la rochii scumpe. Voiam doar una simpl\u0103, alb\u0103, care s\u0103-mi aminteasc\u0103 de tinere\u021be.<\/p>\n
C\u0103lina se lumin\u0103 la fa\u021b\u0103.
\u2014 Sta\u021bi pu\u021bin aici, \u0219tiu exact ce v-ar potrivi.<\/p>\n
\u00cen timp ce C\u0103lina disp\u0103rea printre r\u00e2ndurile de rochii, Mihai pufni din nou din nas.
\u2014 De ce pierzi vremea cu ea? Nu o s\u0103 cumpere nimic.<\/p>\n
Dar C\u0103lina nu-l b\u0103g\u0103 \u00een seam\u0103. Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva clipe, se \u00eentoarse cu o rochie elegant\u0103, din dantel\u0103 fin\u0103, dar f\u0103r\u0103 sclipici sau ornamente exagerate.
\u2014 E una dintre preferatele mele, spuse ea z\u00e2mbind. Nu e nou\u0103-nou\u021b\u0103, dar e superb\u0103.<\/p>\n
Elisabeta atinse materialul cu v\u00e2rful degetelor, iar ochii i se umplur\u0103 de lacrimi.
\u2014 E… perfect\u0103, \u0219opti ea.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Haide\u021bi s\u0103 o proba\u021bi, zise C\u0103lina, deschiz\u00e2nd cabina.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2teva minute mai t\u00e2rziu, u\u0219a se deschise \u00eencet, iar Elisabeta ie\u0219i \u00eembr\u0103cat\u0103 \u00een rochie. Lumina c\u0103dea bl\u00e2nd pe p\u0103rul ei alb, iar pentru o clip\u0103, toat\u0103 lumea din magazin amu\u021bi.<\/p>\n
Chiar \u0219i Mihai r\u0103mase f\u0103r\u0103 cuvinte.
\u2014 Doamne… ar\u0103ta\u021bi ca o regin\u0103, spuse C\u0103lina, cu ochii str\u0103lucind.<\/p>\n
Elisabeta z\u00e2mbi \u0219i-\u0219i atinse u\u0219or inelul de pe deget.
\u2014 N-am crezut c\u0103 voi mai tr\u0103i ziua asta, \u0219opti ea.<\/p>\n
C\u0103lina nu rezist\u0103 \u0219i o \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219\u0103.
\u2014 Toat\u0103 lumea merit\u0103 s\u0103 fie iubit\u0103, indiferent de v\u00e2rst\u0103, spuse ea.<\/p>\n
\u00cen clipa aceea, u\u0219a magazinului se deschise \u0219i un b\u0103rbat \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103, cu o floare \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103, intr\u0103 ezitant. Era Petre, logodnicul Elisabetei.
\u2014 Te-am pierdut printre rochii, iubito, zise el glumind. Dar acum c\u0103 te v\u0103d… cred c\u0103 am r\u0103mas f\u0103r\u0103 aer.<\/p>\n
Elisabeta r\u00e2se u\u0219or, iar C\u0103lina \u00ee\u0219i \u0219terse discret o lacrim\u0103.
\u2014 E rochia perfect\u0103, spuse Petre. Lua\u021bi-o, v\u0103 rog, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 v\u0103 uita\u021bi la pre\u021b.<\/p>\n
Mihai clipi surprins.
\u2014 Domnule, cost\u0103 4.200 de lei, zise el ne\u00eencrez\u0103tor.
\u2014 Am spus s\u0103 o lua\u021bi. E prea pu\u021bin pentru femeia vie\u021bii mele.<\/p>\n
Atmosfera se schimb\u0103 brusc. Mihai, ru\u0219inat, \u00ee\u0219i d\u0103du seama ce gre\u0219eal\u0103 f\u0103cuse.
\u2014 Doamn\u0103… \u00eemi cer scuze pentru cum m-am purtat, \u00eeng\u00e2n\u0103 el.<\/p>\n
Elisabeta \u00eel privi calm, dar cu o bl\u00e2nde\u021be care l-a f\u0103cut s\u0103 se ru\u0219ineze \u0219i mai tare.
\u2014 Nu-i nimic, tinere. Poate data viitoare o s\u0103 \u00eenve\u021bi c\u0103 frumuse\u021bea nu se m\u0103soar\u0103 \u00een haine sau bani.<\/p>\n
C\u0103lina o ajut\u0103 s\u0103 \u00eempacheteze rochia, iar \u00eenainte s\u0103 plece, Elisabeta se \u00eentoarse \u0219i spuse:
\u2014 Mul\u021bumesc, draga mea. Ai un suflet frumos.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 ce u\u0219a s-a \u00eenchis, Mihai r\u0103mase t\u0103cut.
C\u0103lina \u00eel privi \u0219i zise lini\u0219tit:
\u2014 Uneori, clien\u021bii pe care \u00eei judeci cel mai repede sunt cei care te \u00eenva\u021b\u0103 cea mai mare lec\u021bie.<\/p>\n
\u00cen acea zi, magazinul de rochii de mireas\u0103 a fost mai plin de lumin\u0103 ca niciodat\u0103 \u2014 nu de la vitraliile lucioase, ci de la bun\u0103tatea unei femei care a \u0219tiut s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 demn\u0103, chiar \u0219i atunci c\u00e2nd era privit\u0103 de sus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Elisabeta ridic\u0103 privirea, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103-\u0219i ascund\u0103 lacrimile.\u2014 Nu, draga mea… dar cred c\u0103 am venit degeaba, spuse ea \u00eencet. \u2014 Oh, nu, v\u0103 rog, nu pleca\u021bi! \u2014 zise C\u0103lina, pun\u00e2ndu-i o m\u00e2n\u0103 u\u0219oar\u0103 pe bra\u021b. \u2014 Orice femeie care intr\u0103 aici merit\u0103 s\u0103 se simt\u0103 frumoas\u0103. Spune\u021bi-mi, cum vre\u021bi s\u0103 fie rochia visurilor dumneavoastr\u0103? Elisabeta […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8788,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8787","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\/8787","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=8787"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8789,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8787\/revisions\/8789"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}