Seara aceea, care trebuia s\u0103 fie doar o glum\u0103, s-a transformat \u00eentr-un moment pe care C\u0103lin nu-l va uita niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Maria nu p\u0103rea deloc pierdut\u0103 printre tac\u00e2murile de argint \u0219i paharele scumpe. \u00ce\u0219i \u021binea spatele drept, vorbea pu\u021bin, dar fiecare cuv\u00e2nt al ei p\u0103rea c\u0103 avea greutate. Oaspe\u021bii o priveau curio\u0219i, iar mama lui C\u0103lin abia \u00ee\u0219i ascundea dispre\u021bul sub un z\u00e2mbet fals.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cu ce te ocupi, draga mea? a \u00eentrebat-o, \u00een timp ce sorbea din vinul scump.
\u2014 V\u00e2nd flori, doamn\u0103. La flor\u0103ria de l\u00e2ng\u0103 pia\u021b\u0103, a r\u0103spuns Maria simplu, f\u0103r\u0103 ru\u0219ine, privindu-o direct \u00een ochi.<\/p>\n
A fost o t\u0103cere lung\u0103. Unii oaspe\u021bi au z\u00e2mbit ironic, al\u021bii au schimbat priviri complice. Dar C\u0103lin\u2026 C\u0103lin o vedea altfel. \u00centr-o lume plin\u0103 de m\u0103\u0219ti \u0219i pref\u0103c\u0103torii, fata aceea spunea adev\u0103rul. \u0218i o f\u0103cea cu demnitate.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 cin\u0103, C\u0103lin a ie\u0219it cu ea \u00een gr\u0103dina imens\u0103 din spatele casei. Lumina felinarelor se juca pe chipul ei, iar parfumul trandafirilor se amesteca cu v\u00e2ntul u\u0219or de sear\u0103.
\u2014 \u0218tii de ce te-am adus aici? a \u00eentrebat el, ru\u0219inat.
\u2014 Probabil ca s\u0103-\u021bi r\u00e2zi de mine, a spus Maria z\u00e2mbind amar. Nu-i prima dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd oamenii boga\u021bi \u00ee\u0219i bat joc de cei ca mine.<\/p>\n
Cuvintele ei l-au str\u0103puns. Nu se a\u0219teptase la at\u00e2ta sinceritate. Pentru prima dat\u0103, s-a sim\u021bit mic \u00een fa\u021ba unei femei.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu, nu pentru asta, a murmurat el. La \u00eenceput, da\u2026 dar acum nu mai \u0219tiu. Parc\u0103 m-ai dezbr\u0103cat de toat\u0103 arogan\u021ba mea.<\/p>\n
Maria a z\u00e2mbit din nou, dar privirea ei era plin\u0103 de triste\u021be.
\u2014 Nu-\u021bi trebuie bani ca s\u0103 fii om, C\u0103line. \u021aine minte asta.<\/p>\n
A doua zi, tot ora\u0219ul vorbea despre incidentul de la casa familiei Ionescu. Mama lui C\u0103lin era furioas\u0103, iar tat\u0103l lui \u00eencerca s\u0103-l conving\u0103 c\u0103 \u201enu e potrivit\u201d s\u0103 se vad\u0103 cu o v\u00e2nz\u0103toare de flori. Dar pentru el nu mai conta.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o dup\u0103-amiaz\u0103 ploioas\u0103, C\u0103lin a mers la flor\u0103rie. Maria aranja un buchet de crini albi. C\u00e2nd l-a v\u0103zut, s-a oprit din lucru.
\u2014 Ai venit s\u0103-\u021bi ceri scuze?
\u2014 Nu. Am venit s\u0103 cump\u0103r ceva.
\u2014 Ce anume?
\u2014 Inima ta, a spus el, tremur\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n
Ea a r\u00e2s, crez\u00e2nd c\u0103 glume\u0219te. Dar el a scos din buzunar o floare presat\u0103, veche \u2014 floarea pe care ea i-o oferise \u00een seara cinei, \u00een semn de polite\u021be.
\u2014 O p\u0103strez de atunci. Pentru mine, valoreaz\u0103 mai mult dec\u00e2t tot aurul din casa p\u0103rin\u021bilor mei.<\/p>\n
Ochii Mariei s-au umplut de lacrimi. A \u00eencercat s\u0103 spun\u0103 ceva, dar el i-a prins m\u00e2inile \u0219i a continuat:
\u2014 Vreau s\u0103-mi tr\u0103iesc via\u021ba l\u00e2ng\u0103 cineva adev\u0103rat. Nu l\u00e2ng\u0103 o masc\u0103 cu bijuterii.<\/p>\n
\u0218i-a dat seama c\u0103, pentru prima dat\u0103, nu-i mai era fric\u0103. Nici de mama lui, nici de lume.<\/p>\n
Peste un an, \u00een aceea\u0219i gr\u0103din\u0103 unde \u00ee\u0219i ceruser\u0103 iertare, s-au c\u0103s\u0103torit. Maria purta o rochie simpl\u0103, cusut\u0103 de m\u00e2na ei, iar invita\u021bii erau oamenii simpli de la pia\u021b\u0103. Mama lui C\u0103lin, de\u0219i la \u00eenceput \u00eempietrit\u0103, a cedat \u00een fa\u021ba bun\u0103t\u0103\u021bii fetei. \u00cen timp, a ajuns s-o iubeasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
Iar C\u0103lin a \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat cea mai grea lec\u021bie din via\u021ba lui: c\u0103 banii pot cump\u0103ra orice, mai pu\u021bin curajul, sufletul \u0219i dragostea adev\u0103rat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u0218i de atunci, de fiecare dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd vedea un buchet de flori pe marginea drumului, z\u00e2mbea \u0219i \u0219optea:
\u2014 Uneori, o floare din pia\u021b\u0103 valoreaz\u0103 mai mult dec\u00e2t toate diamantele din lume.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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