\u2014 Mihai, prive\u0219te-m\u0103, spunea Margareta, ridic\u00e2nd un medalion vechi din argint. \u021ai-ai amintit ce trebuie s\u0103 faci, nu-i a\u0219a?<\/p>\n
Elena s-a apropiat mai mult de ecran, tremur\u00e2nd. Medalionul acela, \u00ee\u0219i d\u0103du seama, era acela\u0219i pe care \u00eel purta soacra la g\u00e2t de fiecare dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd vorbea despre so\u021bul ei decedat.<\/p>\n
Mihai p\u0103rea complet absent, cu privirea fixat\u0103 \u00een gol.
\u2014 Da, mam\u0103, r\u0103spunse el mecanic.<\/p>\n
Margareta z\u00e2mbi rece \u0219i \u00eencepu s\u0103 murmure ni\u0219te cuvinte greu de \u00een\u021beles. Dintr-odat\u0103, Mihai \u00ee\u0219i duse m\u00e2na la t\u00e2mpl\u0103, ca \u0219i cum ar fi sim\u021bit o durere cumplit\u0103.<\/p>\n
Elena sim\u021bi cum inima \u00eei bate nebune\u0219te. \u00cenchise camera, neput\u00e2nd s\u0103 mai priveasc\u0103, dar imaginea i se lipise pe retin\u0103.
\u00cen acea clip\u0103, totul c\u0103p\u0103t\u0103 sens: nop\u021bile \u00een care Mihai disp\u0103rea, t\u0103cerea lui, privirea pierdut\u0103.<\/p>\n
Diminea\u021ba urm\u0103toare, a \u00eencercat s\u0103-l \u00eentrebe direct:
\u2014 Mihai, ce faci tu \u00een camera mamei tale noaptea?
El a \u00eencremenit. Privirea lui s-a golit de via\u021b\u0103.
\u2014 Nu-mi amintesc… Eu doar merg… pentru medicamente… cred.<\/p>\n
Margareta, care tocmai intra \u00een buc\u0103t\u0103rie, a z\u00e2mbit amar:
\u2014 Las\u0103-l \u00een pace, draga mea. Nu toate lucrurile trebuie \u0219tiute. Unele adev\u0103ruri sunt prea grele.<\/p>\n
\u00cen acea sear\u0103, Elena a a\u0219teptat ca to\u021bi s\u0103 adoarm\u0103. A urcat \u00eencet pe sc\u0103ri, cu telefonul \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103 \u0219i inima bubuind. Camera 204 era \u00eencuiat\u0103, dar cheia st\u0103tea \u00een u\u0219\u0103, de partea cealalt\u0103. A \u00eempins u\u0219or \u0219i a intrat.<\/p>\n
Aerul era greu, mirosind a cear\u0103 \u0219i parfum vechi. Pe pere\u021bi at\u00e2rnau zeci de fotografii \u2013 acela\u0219i b\u0103rbat \u00een fiecare, un b\u0103rbat care sem\u0103na izbitor cu Mihai.
Pe birou, l\u00e2ng\u0103 o lum\u00e2nare aprins\u0103, era un caiet plin de scrisuri ciudate.<\/p>\n
Elena a citit:
\u201eRitualul se repet\u0103 la fiecare dou\u0103 ore. Leg\u0103tura dintre sufletul lui Ion \u0219i fiul meu trebuie men\u021binut\u0103. Dac\u0103 lan\u021bul se rupe, totul se va sf\u00e2r\u0219i.\u201d<\/p>\n
A tres\u0103rit. Ion era numele so\u021bului decedat al Margaretei.<\/p>\n
Un sc\u00e2r\u021b\u00e2it o f\u0103cu s\u0103 tresar\u0103. U\u0219a se deschise \u00eencet. \u00cen prag st\u0103tea Mihai, cu ochii goi, iar \u00een spatele lui, Margareta \u021binea medalionul \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u021ai-am spus s\u0103 nu intri aici, Elena, spuse ea, cu o voce t\u0103ioas\u0103. Acum e prea t\u00e2rziu.<\/p>\n
Elena a f\u0103cut un pas \u00eenapoi, dar trupul lui Mihai se apropia, mi\u0219c\u00e2ndu-se rigid, ca o p\u0103pu\u0219\u0103.
\u2014 Mihai, te rog… sunt eu, Elena!<\/p>\n
Dar el nu mai era acolo. Ochii lui nu aveau via\u021b\u0103.
\u00centr-o clip\u0103 de disperare, Elena a smuls medalionul din m\u00e2na Margaretei \u0219i l-a aruncat \u00een flac\u0103ra lum\u00e2n\u0103rii.<\/p>\n
Un \u021bip\u0103t ascu\u021bit a umplut camera. Margareta s-a pr\u0103bu\u0219it la p\u0103m\u00e2nt, iar Mihai s-a pr\u0103bu\u0219it odat\u0103 cu ea, incon\u0219tient.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd s-au trezit, diminea\u021ba, Margareta era dus\u0103 la spital, iar Mihai nu-\u0219i amintea nimic. Z\u00e2mbea pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 ani, f\u0103r\u0103 acea privire pierdut\u0103.<\/p>\n
Elena a ars jurnalul \u0219i a aruncat r\u0103m\u0103\u0219i\u021bele medalionului \u00een p\u00e2r\u00e2ul din spatele casei.<\/p>\n
De atunci, casa a devenit mai luminoas\u0103. Margareta a fost mutat\u0103 \u00eentr-un azil lini\u0219tit, iar Mihai a \u00eenceput o via\u021b\u0103 nou\u0103, eliberat de trecut.<\/p>\n
Elena \u00een\u021belesese c\u0103 uneori, iubirea nu \u00eenseamn\u0103 doar s\u0103 lup\u021bi pentru cineva, ci s\u0103-l eliberezi din lan\u021burile nev\u0103zute care-l \u021bin prizonier.<\/p>\n
\u0218i \u00een lini\u0219tea casei lor de acum, pentru prima dat\u0103, nu se mai auzeau \u0219oapte. Doar respira\u021bia lor, \u00eempreun\u0103, sub acela\u0219i acoperi\u0219.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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