Andrei cobor\u00ee pu\u021bin geamul \u0219i scoase portofelul. Nu \u0219tia exact de ce o f\u0103cea, dar sim\u021bea c\u0103 trebuie.
\u2014 Hei, micu\u021bo, vino pu\u021bin, zise el.<\/p>\n
Feti\u021ba se apropie sfioas\u0103, cu ochii mari \u0219i calzi. \u021ainea \u00een m\u00e2ini o pung\u0103 cu ap\u0103, iar vocea i se auzi slab\u0103:
\u2014 Dori\u021bi una, domnule? Doar doi lei.<\/p>\n
Andrei \u00eei z\u00e2mbi \u0219i scoase un bancnot de 50.
\u2014 \u021aine, p\u0103streaz\u0103 restul.
Feti\u021ba r\u0103mase uimit\u0103. \u00cei tremurau buzele, dar \u00eenainte s\u0103 spun\u0103 ceva, Maria \u00eentinse m\u00e2na \u0219i lu\u0103 punga cu ap\u0103.<\/p>\n
Privirile celor dou\u0103 feti\u021be se \u00eent\u00e2lnir\u0103. A fost un moment scurt, dar ceva \u00een aer se schimb\u0103.
Maria atinse punga, apoi pe feti\u021b\u0103, u\u0219or, pe m\u00e2n\u0103.
\u2014 Mul\u021bumesc… \u2014 \u0219opti ea.<\/p>\n
Andrei sim\u021bi cum inima i se opre\u0219te o clip\u0103.
\u2014 Ce-ai zis?! \u2014 \u00eentreb\u0103 el, cu glasul tremurat.
\u2014 Am zis… mul\u021bumesc, tat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Lacrimi \u00eei umplur\u0103 ochii. Dup\u0103 \u0219ase ani de t\u0103cere, \u00ee\u0219i auzea copilul vorbind.
Feti\u021ba cu apa se uita speriat\u0103, ne\u00een\u021beleg\u00e2nd ce se petrece.<\/p>\n
Andrei cobor\u00ee din ma\u0219in\u0103 \u0219i o \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219\u0103 pe Maria cu putere.
\u2014 Doamne… nu pot s\u0103 cred! Tu vorbe\u0219ti!<\/p>\n
Maria \u00eel privi \u0219i apoi se \u00eentoarse spre cealalt\u0103 feti\u021b\u0103.
\u2014 Ea m-a ajutat, spuse cu voce tremurat\u0103. Am sim\u021bit… c\u0103 trebuie s\u0103-i mul\u021bumesc.<\/p>\n
Andrei \u00eengenunche l\u00e2ng\u0103 feti\u021ba str\u0103in\u0103.
\u2014 Cum te cheam\u0103, draga mea?
\u2014 Ana, domnule. V\u00e2nd ap\u0103 ca s\u0103 pot cump\u0103ra m\u00e2ncare pentru mine \u0219i fr\u0103\u021biorul meu.<\/p>\n
Andrei o privi \u00een t\u0103cere. Ceva \u00een sufletul lui se fr\u00e2nse.
Feti\u021ba purta un tricou vechi \u0219i o privire care spunea mai mult dec\u00e2t orice cuv\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ana, unde locuie\u0219ti? \u2014 \u00eentreb\u0103 el cu bl\u00e2nde\u021be.
\u2014 \u00centr-un ad\u0103post, c\u00e2nd mai avem noroc. Alteori dormim l\u00e2ng\u0103 gar\u0103.<\/p>\n
Andrei sim\u021bi cum i se str\u00e2nge pieptul. \u00ce\u0219i lu\u0103 haina de pe scaunul ma\u0219inii \u0219i o puse pe umerii Anei.
\u2014 De azi \u00eenainte, nu vei mai vinde ap\u0103. Te ducem cu noi.<\/p>\n
Ana \u00eel privi ne\u00eencrez\u0103toare.
\u2014 Pe bune, domnule?
\u2014 Pe bune, zise Andrei, \u0219i z\u00e2mbi.<\/p>\n
Maria \u00eei \u00eentinse din nou m\u00e2na.
\u2014 Tat\u0103, pot s\u0103 fie sora mea?<\/p>\n
Andrei nu-\u0219i mai putu st\u0103p\u00e2ni lacrimile. O str\u00e2nse pe Maria \u00een bra\u021be \u0219i o m\u00e2ng\u00e2ie pe cap.
\u2014 Da, prin\u021besa mea, de azi \u00eenainte nu mai e\u0219ti singur\u0103.<\/p>\n
Soarele \u00eencepu s\u0103 apun\u0103 peste ora\u0219, color\u00e2nd cerul \u00eentr-un portocaliu cald.
Dou\u0103 feti\u021be \u2014 una n\u0103scut\u0103 \u00een t\u0103cere, alta \u00een lipsuri \u2014 \u00ee\u0219i g\u0103siser\u0103 glasul \u0219i speran\u021ba una prin cealalt\u0103.<\/p>\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mult timp, Andrei sim\u021bi c\u0103 tot ce avusese sens \u00een via\u021b\u0103 era acel moment.
Pentru c\u0103, uneori, cele mai mari minuni nu vin din spitale sau bani, ci dintr-un gest simplu: o m\u00e2n\u0103 \u00eentins\u0103 \u0219i un pahar cu ap\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Andrei cobor\u00ee pu\u021bin geamul \u0219i scoase portofelul. Nu \u0219tia exact de ce o f\u0103cea, dar sim\u021bea c\u0103 trebuie.\u2014 Hei, micu\u021bo, vino pu\u021bin, zise el. Feti\u021ba se apropie sfioas\u0103, cu ochii mari \u0219i calzi. \u021ainea \u00een m\u00e2ini o pung\u0103 cu ap\u0103, iar vocea i se auzi slab\u0103:\u2014 Dori\u021bi una, domnule? Doar doi lei. Andrei \u00eei z\u00e2mbi […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8794,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8793","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\/8793","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=8793"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8795,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8793\/revisions\/8795"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}