C\u00e2nd a ajuns \u00een fa\u021ba por\u021bii, Mihai a r\u0103mas c\u00e2teva clipe \u00een ma\u0219in\u0103, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103-\u0219i adune g\u00e2ndurile. Nu era genul de om care s\u0103 se lase impresionat u\u0219or, dar ceva la femeia aceea \u00eel tulburase. Casa era mic\u0103, cu gardul scorojit \u0219i curtea plin\u0103 de flori uscate. A b\u0103tut de dou\u0103 ori, f\u0103r\u0103 r\u0103spuns. C\u00e2nd s-a \u00eentors spre ma\u0219in\u0103, poarta s-a deschis \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
Ea st\u0103tea acolo, \u00een aceea\u0219i rochie simpl\u0103 de bumbac, cu privirea senin\u0103 \u0219i o can\u0103 de cafea \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103.
\u2014 N-am crezut c\u0103 o s\u0103 vii, a spus ea, z\u00e2mbind u\u0219or.
\u2014 Eu… nici eu n-am crezut, a murmurat Mihai, \u00eencurcat.<\/p>\n
A intrat \u00een curte \u0219i a sim\u021bit imediat mirosul de cafea amestecat cu flori de iasomie. \u00cen cas\u0103 era curat, dar modest. Pe pere\u021bi, c\u00e2teva fotografii vechi cu un b\u0103rbat \u0219i o feti\u021b\u0103. A observat c\u0103 femeia, pe care o chema Elena<\/strong>, \u00ee\u0219i \u021binea mereu m\u00e2inile ascunse sub o batist\u0103 sub\u021bire.<\/p>\n \u2014 Ai arsuri vechi? a \u00eentrebat el, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-\u0219i dea seama c\u0103 sun\u0103 indiscret. Mihai a sim\u021bit un nod \u00een g\u00e2t. Nu mai \u0219tia ce s\u0103 spun\u0103. Venise acolo dintr-un pariu prostesc, dar se sim\u021bea mic \u0219i vinovat. A \u00eencercat s\u0103 schimbe subiectul. Mihai a r\u0103mas t\u0103cut. Ceva din felul ei de a vorbi \u00eei d\u0103dea un sentiment ciudat de pace. A plecat acas\u0103 tulburat, dar a doua zi s-a trezit g\u00e2ndindu-se tot la ea. \u0218i a treia zi la fel. P\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd, \u00eentr-o sear\u0103, a urcat din nou \u00een ma\u0219in\u0103 \u0219i s-a dus la Elena f\u0103r\u0103 niciun motiv anume.<\/p>\n A g\u0103sit-o \u00een gr\u0103din\u0103, ud\u00e2nd florile. C\u00e2nd l-a v\u0103zut, a z\u00e2mbit \u0219i i-a \u00eentins o can\u0103 cu ceai. Au vorbit ore \u00eentregi. Despre via\u021b\u0103, despre pierderi, despre ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 s\u0103 o iei de la cap\u0103t. \u00cen timp, Mihai a \u00eenceput s\u0103 mearg\u0103 tot mai des la ea. Odat\u0103 cu fiecare vizit\u0103, a sim\u021bit cum lumea lui luxoas\u0103, rece \u0219i superficial\u0103 \u00eencepe s\u0103 se topeasc\u0103.<\/p>\n \u00centr-o sear\u0103 ploioas\u0103, Elena i-a spus ceva ce n-a mai putut uita niciodat\u0103: Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva luni, a renun\u021bat la func\u021bia lui din banc\u0103. A v\u00e2ndut ma\u0219ina scump\u0103 \u0219i \u0219i-a cump\u0103rat un microbuz second-hand. Cu el, a \u00eenceput s\u0103 duc\u0103 m\u00e2ncare \u0219i medicamente b\u0103tr\u00e2nilor din sate. Elena mergea mereu cu el, cu m\u00e2inile ei pline de urme, dar cu un z\u00e2mbet care lumina tot \u00een jur.<\/p>\n Oamenii din sat \u00eei priveau cu mirare. \u201eUite-l pe fostul director de banc\u0103! \u0218i-a luat o femeie ars\u0103 \u0219i tr\u0103ie\u0219te ca un om simplu!\u201d Dar Mihai nu mai auzea vorbele. Pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een via\u021b\u0103, se sim\u021bea liber.<\/p>\n \u00centr-o zi, \u00een timp ce st\u0103teau pe banc\u0103, privindu-\u0219i gr\u0103dina \u00eenflorit\u0103, Elena i-a spus \u00eencet: Mihai a luat-o de m\u00e2n\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 team\u0103 de cicatrici, \u0219i i-a r\u0103spuns: \u0218i a\u0219a, un pariu prostesc s-a transformat \u00eentr-o iubire adev\u0103rat\u0103, care i-a \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat c\u0103 frumuse\u021bea nu st\u0103 \u00een chipul neted, ci \u00een sufletul care nu renun\u021b\u0103 niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" C\u00e2nd a ajuns \u00een fa\u021ba por\u021bii, Mihai a r\u0103mas c\u00e2teva clipe \u00een ma\u0219in\u0103, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103-\u0219i adune g\u00e2ndurile. Nu era genul de om care s\u0103 se lase impresionat u\u0219or, dar ceva la femeia aceea \u00eel tulburase. Casa era mic\u0103, cu gardul scorojit \u0219i curtea plin\u0103 de flori uscate. A b\u0103tut de dou\u0103 ori, f\u0103r\u0103 r\u0103spuns. C\u00e2nd […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8932,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8931","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\/8931","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=8931"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8931\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8933,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8931\/revisions\/8933"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Ea l-a privit \u00een ochi \u0219i a r\u0103spuns calm:
\u2014 Da. De la focul care mi-a luat casa. Atunci am pierdut tot. So\u021bul, copilul, via\u021ba pe care o aveam.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218tii\u2026 nu trebuie s\u0103 iei \u00een serios ce s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat ieri. A fost o prostie.
\u2014 Dar eu am luat, a spus ea simplu. Poate c\u0103 via\u021ba mi-a dat o a doua \u0219ans\u0103 \u0219i nu vreau s-o pierd.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Banii nu pot cump\u0103ra lini\u0219tea, Mihai. Dar o inim\u0103 sincer\u0103 o poate aduce.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u021ai-am spus c\u0103 am pierdut tot \u00een foc. Dar acum cred c\u0103 Dumnezeu mi-a dat mai mult dec\u00e2t am avut vreodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Iar eu am c\u00e2\u0219tigat pariul vie\u021bii mele. Pentru c\u0103 m-a adus la tine.<\/p>\n