Andrei o m\u0103sur\u0103 din cap p\u00e2n\u0103-n picioare. Era murdar\u0103, sl\u0103bu\u021b\u0103, cu obrajii ro\u0219ii de frig \u0219i cu o privire care nu sem\u0103na deloc cu cea a unui copil obi\u0219nuit. \u00cen ea era o lini\u0219te ciudat\u0103, aproape incomod\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce vrei, feti\u021bo? o \u00eentreb\u0103 el, ridic\u00e2nd o spr\u00e2ncean\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 S\u0103-mi dai ceva de m\u00e2ncare, \u0219i eu \u00ee\u021bi vindec fiul, spuse ea, simplu, f\u0103r\u0103 ezitare.<\/p>\n
Chelnerul \u00eenghe\u021b\u0103, iar un murmur se ridic\u0103 printre mese. Unii r\u00e2deau pe \u00eenfundate, al\u021bii o priveau cu mil\u0103.<\/p>\n
Andrei izbucni \u00eentr-un r\u00e2s rece.
\u2014 Pe bune? Tu? O feti\u021b\u0103 descul\u021b\u0103 care promite minuni? Pleac\u0103 \u00eenainte s\u0103 te dea afar\u0103 cineva.<\/p>\n
Dar feti\u021ba nu se clinti. \u00cel privi drept \u00een ochi \u0219i spuse lini\u0219tit:
\u2014 Nu cer bani. Doar o farfurie cu m\u00e2ncare. Apoi vezi singur.<\/p>\n
Eduard o privea cu o curiozitate sincer\u0103. Ceva \u00een vocea ei \u00eel f\u0103cea s\u0103 cread\u0103 c\u0103 spune adev\u0103rul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tat\u0103, poate… s\u0103-i d\u0103m, murmur\u0103 el \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
Andrei se \u00eentoarse spre el, uimit. De obicei, copilul abia dac\u0103 vorbea \u00een public.
\u2014 Bine, spuse sec. Adu-i ceva, ce-o fi mai ieftin, ordon\u0103 chelnerului.<\/p>\n
Feti\u021ba se a\u0219ez\u0103 \u00een picioare l\u00e2ng\u0103 mas\u0103. Nu p\u0103rea ru\u0219inat\u0103. C\u00e2nd i se aduse o farfurie cu o sup\u0103 fierbinte, nu se gr\u0103bi s-o m\u0103n\u00e2nce. Lu\u0103 o lingur\u0103, apoi privi spre Eduard.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pot s\u0103-i ating picioarele? \u00eentreb\u0103 ea.<\/p>\n
Andrei d\u0103du ochii peste cap.
\u2014 F\u0103 ce vrei, doar termin\u0103 odat\u0103 \u0219i dispari.<\/p>\n
Feti\u021ba se aplec\u0103. M\u00e2inile ei mici atinseser\u0103 genunchii b\u0103iatului cu o bl\u00e2nde\u021be de ne\u00een\u021beles. Eduard tres\u0103ri, sim\u021bind un fior care-i urc\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een v\u00e2rful capului.<\/p>\n
\u00cen restaurant se f\u0103cu lini\u0219te. Chiar \u0219i muzica ambiental\u0103 p\u0103rea c\u0103 s-a oprit.<\/p>\n
Apoi se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103 ceva ce nici m\u0103car Andrei nu putea nega. Picioarele lui Eduard se mi\u0219car\u0103. \u00cencet, dar clar. Mai \u00eent\u00e2i degetele, apoi t\u0103lpile. Chelnerul sc\u0103p\u0103 tava, iar un sunet de metal izbucni \u00een t\u0103cerea general\u0103.<\/p>\n
Eduard \u00ee\u0219i duse m\u00e2inile la gur\u0103, cu ochii mari.
\u2014 Tat\u0103… simt podeaua!<\/p>\n
Andrei \u00eenlemni. Inima i se str\u00e2nse, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 \u00een\u021beleag\u0103. Se ridic\u0103 brusc, aproape r\u0103sturn\u00e2nd scaunul.
\u2014 Cum ai f\u0103cut asta? strig\u0103 el.<\/p>\n
Feti\u021ba termin\u0103 ultima lingur\u0103 de sup\u0103 \u0219i se \u0219terse la gur\u0103 cu m\u00e2neca.
\u2014 \u021ai-am spus c\u0103-l pot vindeca. Mul\u021bumesc pentru m\u00e2ncare.<\/p>\n
\u0218i \u00eenainte ca cineva s\u0103 reac\u021bioneze, se \u00eentoarse spre ie\u0219ire.<\/p>\n
Andrei o urm\u0103ri, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 poat\u0103 rosti un cuv\u00e2nt. C\u00e2nd ajunse la u\u0219\u0103, ea se opri, se \u00eentoarse \u0219i spuse cu un z\u00e2mbet abia vizibil:
\u2014 Nu toate lucrurile pot fi cump\u0103rate, domnule.<\/p>\n
U\u0219a se \u00eenchise \u00eencet \u00een urma ei.<\/p>\n
Andrei se pr\u0103bu\u0219i pe scaun, privind la fiul s\u0103u care se ridica \u00eencet \u00een picioare. Lumea din jur p\u0103rea s\u0103 dispar\u0103. Pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een via\u021b\u0103, omul care cump\u0103rase tot ce \u0219i-a dorit nu putea \u00een\u021belege cum primise cel mai mare dar \u2014 f\u0103r\u0103 bani, f\u0103r\u0103 putere, doar prin bun\u0103tate.<\/p>\n
Eduard f\u0103cu primul pas, tremurat, dar sigur. Se arunc\u0103 \u00een bra\u021bele tat\u0103lui s\u0103u.<\/p>\n
Andrei \u00eel str\u00e2nse cu putere \u0219i, cu ochii \u00een lacrimi, \u0219opti:
\u2014 Poate c\u0103 Dumnezeu \u00eenc\u0103 mai trimite \u00eengeri… doar c\u0103 noi nu-i recunoa\u0219tem \u00eentotdeauna.<\/p>\n
Afar\u0103, pe trotuar, feti\u021ba p\u0103\u0219ea lini\u0219tit\u0103, iar lumina soarelui se juca printre p\u0103rul ei. \u00centr-o m\u00e2n\u0103 \u021binea o buc\u0103\u021bic\u0103 de p\u00e2ine, \u00een cealalt\u0103 o br\u0103\u021bar\u0103 rupt\u0103 dintr-un fir de sfoar\u0103. Z\u00e2mbi u\u0219or \u0219i privi spre cer.<\/p>\n
\u00cen spatele ei, \u00een restaurantul cel mai scump din ora\u0219, un b\u0103rbat bogat \u00eenv\u0103\u021base, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it, ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 s\u0103 fii cu adev\u0103rat viu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Andrei o m\u0103sur\u0103 din cap p\u00e2n\u0103-n picioare. Era murdar\u0103, sl\u0103bu\u021b\u0103, cu obrajii ro\u0219ii de frig \u0219i cu o privire care nu sem\u0103na deloc cu cea a unui copil obi\u0219nuit. \u00cen ea era o lini\u0219te ciudat\u0103, aproape incomod\u0103. \u2014 Ce vrei, feti\u021bo? o \u00eentreb\u0103 el, ridic\u00e2nd o spr\u00e2ncean\u0103. \u2014 S\u0103-mi dai ceva de m\u00e2ncare, \u0219i eu […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9510,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9509","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\/9509","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=9509"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9511,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9509\/revisions\/9511"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}