\u00centr-o sear\u0103, dup\u0103 ce soarele apusese de tot, Vasile a intrat \u00een cas\u0103 \u0219i s-a oprit \u00een mijlocul buc\u0103t\u0103riei. Totul era \u00een ordine, prea \u00een ordine. Prea mult\u0103 lini\u0219te. Pe mas\u0103, acela\u0219i mu\u0219e\u021bel uscat \u00eentr-o can\u0103, de c\u00e2nd plecase Maria. Nu-l aruncase, parc\u0103 sper\u00e2nd c\u0103 ea se va \u00eentoarce \u0219i-l va schimba.<\/p>\n
S-a a\u0219ezat la mas\u0103 \u0219i a privit \u00een gol. \u00cei veneau \u00een minte vorbele pe care nu le spusese niciodat\u0103. \u201eMul\u021bumesc.\u201d \u201eIart\u0103-m\u0103.\u201d \u201eTe iubesc.\u201d Cuvinte simple, dar pe care le-a tot am\u00e2nat, de parc\u0103 ar fi avut o via\u021b\u0103 \u00eentreag\u0103 s\u0103 le rosteasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
A doua zi s-a dus la munc\u0103, dar nu se putea concentra. Totul p\u0103rea f\u0103r\u0103 rost. C\u00e2nd colegii au \u00eenceput s\u0103 glumeasc\u0103 despre nevestele lor, lui i s-a str\u00e2ns inima. A \u00een\u021beles c\u0103 nu-i mai era nimeni acas\u0103 s\u0103-l a\u0219tepte, s\u0103-l certe c\u0103 nu \u0219i-a pus papucii la loc, s\u0103-i spun\u0103 \u201em\u0103n\u00e2nc\u0103 c\u00e2t e cald\u201d.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva zile, a decis s\u0103 mearg\u0103 la socrii. A luat un buchet de flori, o cutie de bomboane \u2013 a\u0219a, ca un b\u0103iat ru\u0219inat. C\u00e2nd a ajuns, mama Mariei l-a privit lung.
\u2013 E \u00een spate, la gr\u0103din\u0103, i-a spus scurt.<\/p>\n
A mers \u00eencet, cu inima str\u00e2ns\u0103. Maria st\u0103tea aplecat\u0103 printre r\u00e2ndurile de ro\u0219ii, cu p\u0103rul prins neglijent \u0219i m\u00e2inile pline de p\u0103m\u00e2nt. C\u00e2nd l-a v\u0103zut, s-a ridicat \u0219i l-a privit. Nu a spus nimic. Doar l-a privit.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Am venit… s\u0103 te iau acas\u0103, a spus el \u00eencet.
\u2013 Acas\u0103? \u2013 a repetat ea, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 se mi\u0219te. \u2013 Eu eram acas\u0103 \u0219i n-ai observat.<\/p>\n
Vasile a t\u0103cut. A l\u0103sat florile jos, l\u00e2ng\u0103 gard.
\u2013 Maria… am fost un prost. To\u021bi anii \u0103\u0219tia am crezut c\u0103 dac\u0103 aduc bani, dac\u0103 nu lipsesc de acas\u0103, sunt un b\u0103rbat bun. Dar n-am fost. \u021ai-am dat o cas\u0103, dar nu \u021bi-am dat pace. \u021ai-am dat siguran\u021b\u0103, dar nu bucurie.<\/p>\n
Ea a oftat \u0219i a \u0219ters cu m\u00e2na p\u0103m\u00e2ntul de pe palme.
\u2013 Nu e u\u0219or s\u0103 pleci, Vasile. Dar nici s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2i nu mai e.<\/p>\n
T\u0103cerea dintre ei a fost grea. Doar v\u00e2ntul fo\u0219nea printre frunzele de porumb. El \u0219i-a f\u0103cut curaj \u0219i a spus:
\u2013 N-o s\u0103 te rog s\u0103 te \u00eentorci. O s\u0103 te rog doar s\u0103-mi mai dai o \u0219ans\u0103 s\u0103 fiu omul pe care-l meritai.<\/p>\n
Maria l-a privit lung. \u00cen ochii ei nu mai era furie, nici triste\u021be, doar o oboseal\u0103 calm\u0103, amestecat\u0103 cu un strop de speran\u021b\u0103.
\u2013 O s\u0103 vedem, a spus ea \u00eencet. \u2013 Dar dac\u0103 vrei s\u0103 fii alt om, \u00eencepe f\u0103r\u0103 mine.<\/p>\n
Vasile a plecat cu capul plecat. A condus \u00eencet, cu geamul deschis, sim\u021bind aerul rece al serii. C\u00e2nd a ajuns acas\u0103, s-a oprit \u00een curte \u0219i s-a uitat la casa lor. Nu mai era doar o cl\u0103dire. Era dovada tuturor anilor pierdu\u021bi \u00eentre t\u0103ceri.<\/p>\n
A \u00eenceput s\u0103 schimbe lucruri m\u0103runte. A reparat gardul, a vopsit poarta, a plantat flori \u00een fa\u021ba casei. Apoi, \u00eentr-o zi, a trimis Mariei o fotografie cu trandafirii \u00eenflori\u021bi. Doar at\u00e2t a scris: \u201e\u00ce\u021bi aminte\u0219ti cum spuneai c\u0103 ro\u0219ul \u0103sta \u00ee\u021bi aduce bucurie?\u201d<\/p>\n
R\u0103spunsul a venit seara: \u201eDa. \u00cenc\u0103 \u00eemi aduce.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u0218i \u00een acel moment, Vasile a sim\u021bit c\u0103 nu totul e pierdut. Poate c\u0103 dragostea nu dispare, doar se ascunde acolo unde oamenii uit\u0103 s\u0103 o caute.<\/p>\n
A doua zi a plecat din nou la drum, cu o floare \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103. De data asta, nu ca s\u0103 cear\u0103, ci ca s\u0103 mul\u021bumeasc\u0103. Pentru tot ce fusese, pentru tot ce mai putea fi. Pentru o femeie simpl\u0103, care l-a \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat, \u00een t\u0103cere, ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 iubirea adev\u0103rat\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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