Ion s-a oprit brusc, privind \u00een jur la copacii uzi care se leg\u0103nau sub greutatea ploii. Lenu\u021ba, cu fusta ud\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 la genunchi, se chinuia s\u0103-\u0219i \u021bin\u0103 echilibrul pe drumul noroios. \u201eHai, mai avem pu\u021bin\u201d, i-a zis ea, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-l priveasc\u0103. Dar el n-a r\u0103spuns.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva clipe, ea s-a \u00eentors spre el. Ion st\u0103tea cu m\u00e2inile \u00een buzunare, cu ochii \u00een p\u0103m\u00e2nt. Ploaia se oprise, iar din frunze picura \u00eencet. \u201e\u021aii minte prima oar\u0103 c\u00e2nd am mers pe jos p\u00e2n\u0103 la sat?\u201d, a \u00eentrebat-o el, aproape \u0219optit.<\/p>\n
Lenu\u021ba a z\u00e2mbit u\u0219or. \u201eCum s\u0103 nu \u021bin minte? Atunci mi s-au rupt pantofii \u0219i m-ai luat \u00een spate. Ai zis c\u0103 o femeie ca mine nu trebuie s\u0103 calce \u00een noroi.\u201d
\u201e\u0218i tu ai r\u00e2s de mine, c\u0103 m-am \u00eempotmolit \u00een balt\u0103\u201d, a ad\u0103ugat el, iar pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mult timp, am\u00e2ndoi au r\u00e2s. R\u00e2sul lor r\u0103suna printre copaci, simplu \u0219i curat, ca alt\u0103dat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Au continuat s\u0103 mearg\u0103, mai aproape unul de altul. Ion i-a luat geanta din m\u00e2n\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spun\u0103 nimic, iar ea nu s-a \u00eempotrivit. \u00cen t\u0103cerea care a urmat, se sim\u021bea o lini\u0219te ciudat\u0103 \u2014 nu rece, ci cald\u0103, ca o \u00eemp\u0103care t\u0103cut\u0103.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd au ajuns la marginea p\u0103durii, cerul se luminase pu\u021bin. \u00cen dep\u0103rtare se vedeau casele satului \u0219i se auzeau l\u0103tr\u0103turi de c\u00e2ini. Ion s-a oprit din nou.
\u201eLenu\u021b\u0103… tu crezi c\u0103 mai putem?\u201d, a \u00eentrebat el, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 se uite la ea.
\u201eS\u0103 mai putem ce?\u201d, a r\u0103spuns ea, de parc\u0103 nu \u00een\u021belesese, dar vocea i se \u00eenmuiase.
\u201eS\u0103 mai fim ca \u00eenainte. F\u0103r\u0103 sup\u0103r\u0103ri, f\u0103r\u0103 vorbe ur\u00e2te, f\u0103r\u0103… distan\u021ba asta dintre noi.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ea s-a uitat la el, lung, ca \u0219i cum \u00eel vedea pentru prima dat\u0103. P\u0103rul \u00eei albise, obrajii \u00eei erau br\u0103zda\u021bi de ani, dar ochii… ochii erau aceia\u0219i. Calzi, sinceri, ai b\u0103rbatului care o dusese c\u00e2ndva \u00een spate prin noroi, doar ca s\u0103 nu-\u0219i murd\u0103reasc\u0103 pantofii.<\/p>\n
\u201eIon, nu \u0219tiu dac\u0103 mai putem fi ca \u00eenainte\u201d, a zis ea \u00eencet, \u201edar putem \u00eencerca s\u0103 fim mai buni dec\u00e2t am fost.\u201d<\/p>\n
El a z\u00e2mbit, apoi a f\u0103cut un pas spre ea. \u201eAtunci hai s\u0103 \u00eencepem de azi.\u201d A luat-o de m\u00e2n\u0103, iar ea n-a retras-o. \u00cen t\u0103cerea aceea, printre frunze ude \u0219i miros de p\u0103m\u00e2nt, s-au sim\u021bit din nou tineri.<\/p>\n
Au ajuns la sat \u021bin\u00e2ndu-se de m\u00e2n\u0103, iar c\u00e2nd au intrat \u00een curtea fratelui, to\u021bi s-au oprit din vorbit. Lenu\u021ba, care de obicei evita s\u0103 fie \u00een centrul aten\u021biei, s-a ru\u0219inat, dar Ion a str\u00e2ns-o u\u0219or de m\u00e2n\u0103.
\u201eS\u0103 \u0219tii c\u0103 ai avut dreptate, femeie. Nunta asta de argint chiar era potrivit\u0103… pentru noi doi\u201d, i-a \u0219optit el.<\/p>\n
Mai t\u00e2rziu, \u00een timpul petrecerii, c\u00e2nd s-a aprins muzica \u0219i s-au ridicat to\u021bi la dans, Ion a \u00eentins m\u00e2na spre ea, ca pe vremuri. Lenu\u021ba a r\u00e2s \u0219i a acceptat. Nu mai conta cine se uita, cine judeca sau ce fusese \u00eentre ei \u00eenainte. Erau din nou \u00eempreun\u0103, sub lumina felinarelor, dans\u00e2nd \u00eencet, ca la \u00eenceputul pove\u0219tii lor.<\/p>\n
\u0218i poate c\u0103 via\u021ba nu le mai d\u0103dea tinere\u021bea \u00eenapoi, dar le d\u0103dea ceva mai pre\u021bios \u2014 o nou\u0103 \u0219ans\u0103. O \u0219ans\u0103 de a iubi altfel: mai lini\u0219tit, mai \u00een\u021belept \u0219i mai sincer.<\/p>\n
Pentru c\u0103, uneori, dragostea nu se pierde. Doar a\u0219teapt\u0103, t\u0103cut\u0103, s\u0103 fie reg\u0103sit\u0103 \u2014 chiar \u0219i pe un drum plin de b\u0103l\u021bi, \u00eentre dou\u0103 inimi care credeau c\u0103 au obosit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ion s-a oprit brusc, privind \u00een jur la copacii uzi care se leg\u0103nau sub greutatea ploii. Lenu\u021ba, cu fusta ud\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 la genunchi, se chinuia s\u0103-\u0219i \u021bin\u0103 echilibrul pe drumul noroios. \u201eHai, mai avem pu\u021bin\u201d, i-a zis ea, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-l priveasc\u0103. Dar el n-a r\u0103spuns. Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva clipe, ea s-a \u00eentors spre el. Ion st\u0103tea […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9715,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9714","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\/9714","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=9714"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9716,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9714\/revisions\/9716"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}