C\u00e2nd m-a aruncat \u00een ap\u0103, am sim\u021bit c\u0103 timpul s-a oprit. Aerul rece mi-a t\u0103iat respira\u021bia, iar valurile mi-au acoperit fa\u021ba cu spum\u0103 s\u0103rat\u0103. \u00cen clipa aceea, instinctul a preluat controlul. Nu mai era loc de panic\u0103 sau g\u00e2nduri. Trebuia doar s\u0103 lupt.<\/p>\n
Am \u00eenceput s\u0103 \u00eenot, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u0219tiu \u00een ce direc\u021bie. Soarele cobora spre orizont, iar apa devenea din ce \u00een ce mai rece. \u00cen jurul meu, doar t\u0103cerea ad\u00e2ncului \u0219i c\u00e2teva pesc\u0103ru\u0219i r\u0103t\u0103ci\u021bi. \u00cemi sim\u021beam bra\u021bele grele, dar g\u00e2ndul la David \u00eemi d\u0103dea putere. Dac\u0103 el fusese capabil s\u0103 ridice totul de la zero, eu nu aveam voie s\u0103 cedez acum.<\/p>\n
La un moment dat, \u00een dep\u0103rtare, am z\u0103rit o lumin\u0103 slab\u0103. Am \u00eenotat spre ea, cu toat\u0103 puterea care mi-a mai r\u0103mas. Era o barc\u0103 mic\u0103, de pescari. M-au tras afar\u0103 din ap\u0103 \u0219i m-au \u00eenvelit \u00eentr-o p\u0103tur\u0103 groas\u0103. Nu puteam vorbi, dar ochii mei spuneau totul.<\/p>\n
M-au dus la mal, \u00eentr-un sat mic de pescari. O femeie \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 mi-a dat un ceai fierbinte \u0219i o c\u0103ma\u0219\u0103 curat\u0103. C\u00e2nd m-am privit \u00een oglind\u0103, am v\u0103zut o alt\u0103 femeie \u2014 una care tocmai ren\u0103scuse.<\/p>\n
A doua zi diminea\u021b\u0103, m-am \u00eentors \u00een ora\u0219. Alex era \u00een biroul lui, calm, sigur pe sine. C\u00e2nd m-a v\u0103zut intr\u00e2nd, a \u00eencremenit. Fa\u021ba i s-a albit ca varul. Nu a putut scoate niciun cuv\u00e2nt. M-am apropiat \u00eencet \u0219i i-am spus: \u201eAi uitat ceva pe mare \u2014 con\u0219tiin\u021ba ta.\u201d<\/p>\n
El a \u00eencercat s\u0103 z\u00e2mbeasc\u0103 for\u021bat, dar vocea \u00eei tremura. \u201eEu… glumeam.\u201d
\u201eNu\u201d, i-am r\u0103spuns, \u201etu ai pierdut mai mult dec\u00e2t ai crezut.\u201d<\/p>\n
Am mers direct la poli\u021bie. M\u0103rturia mea, sus\u021binut\u0103 de cei doi pescari care m\u0103 salvaser\u0103, a fost suficient\u0103. \u00cen c\u00e2teva ore, Alex era \u00eenc\u0103tu\u0219at.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd l-au dus, m-a privit pentru ultima oar\u0103. \u00cen ochii lui nu mai era ur\u0103, ci fric\u0103. Poate pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een via\u021ba lui, a \u00een\u021beles ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 s\u0103 pierzi controlul.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 tot ce s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat, am v\u00e2ndut totul \u0219i m-am mutat la munte, \u00eentr-o cas\u0103 mic\u0103 din lemn. Acolo, \u00een lini\u0219tea p\u0103durii, am \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat din nou s\u0103 respir. \u00cen fiecare diminea\u021b\u0103 beau cafeaua privind spre cer \u0219i \u00eemi spun: via\u021ba nu se m\u0103soar\u0103 \u00een bani sau avere, ci \u00een curajul de a te ridica atunci c\u00e2nd to\u021bi te cred pierdut.<\/p>\n
\u0218i, uneori, c\u00e2nd aud sunetul v\u00e2ntului prin brazi, mi se pare c\u0103 aud un ecou slab: \u201e\u00cenoat\u0103, dac\u0103 po\u021bi.\u201d Z\u00e2mbesc \u0219i r\u0103spund \u00een g\u00e2nd: \u201eAm \u00eenotat, Alex. \u0218i am ajuns la \u021b\u0103rm.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
C\u00e2nd m-a aruncat \u00een ap\u0103, am sim\u021bit c\u0103 timpul s-a oprit. Aerul rece mi-a t\u0103iat respira\u021bia, iar valurile mi-au acoperit fa\u021ba cu spum\u0103 s\u0103rat\u0103. \u00cen clipa aceea, instinctul a preluat controlul. Nu mai era loc de panic\u0103 sau g\u00e2nduri. Trebuia doar s\u0103 lupt. Am \u00eenceput s\u0103 \u00eenot, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u0219tiu \u00een ce direc\u021bie. Soarele cobora […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9062,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9061","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\/9061","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=9061"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9063,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9061\/revisions\/9063"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}