Romic\u0103 s-a \u00eentors acas\u0103 t\u00e2rziu, cu ochii umfla\u021bi de pl\u00e2ns \u0219i hainele ude de la z\u0103pada care se topea pe acoperi\u0219. \u00cen\u0103untru, bunica st\u0103tea pe canapea, t\u0103cut\u0103, cu m\u00e2inile str\u00e2nse \u00een poal\u0103. Mama lui se plimba prin camer\u0103, iar tat\u0103l privea \u00een gol, ca un om care nu mai \u0219tie ce s\u0103 spun\u0103.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd u\u0219a s-a deschis, to\u021bi s-au uitat la el ca la o fantom\u0103. \u201eUnde-ai fost, m\u0103i copilule?!\u201d a izbucnit mama, dar glasul i s-a fr\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n
Romic\u0103 n-a spus nimic. S-a desc\u0103l\u021bat \u00eencet \u0219i s-a dus \u00een camer\u0103, tr\u00e2ntind geaca pe pat. Lumea lui se pr\u0103bu\u0219ise de mult, dar abia acum \u00een\u021belesese c\u00e2t de singur era.<\/p>\n
\u00cen seara aceea n-a mai m\u00e2ncat. S-a \u00eentins \u00een pat \u0219i a privit tavanul, ascult\u00e2nd cum p\u0103rin\u021bii se ceart\u0103 din nou. \u201eE vina ta, Irina! \u021aipi toat\u0103 ziua la el!\u201d \u201eBa tu nu te implici deloc, Viorele!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00ce\u0219i dorea doar lini\u0219te. O clip\u0103 \u00een care s\u0103 nu-l doar\u0103 nimic.<\/p>\n
A doua zi, muncitorul care \u00eel salvase a venit la u\u0219a lor. Era un b\u0103rbat solid, cu o privire cald\u0103. \u201eSunt Petre, lucrez la acoperi\u0219. M-am g\u00e2ndit la b\u0103iatul dumneavoastr\u0103. Poate l-a\u0219 putea lua din c\u00e2nd \u00een c\u00e2nd cu mine, s\u0103 m\u0103 ajute. S\u0103 mai ias\u0103 din cas\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mama l-a privit suspicioas\u0103, dar tat\u0103l a dat din cap: \u201ePoate e bine, s\u0103 vad\u0103 \u0219i el ce-nseamn\u0103 munca.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u0218i a\u0219a a \u00eenceput schimbarea.<\/p>\n
Romic\u0103 mergea aproape zilnic cu nea Petre. \u00cei pl\u0103cea mirosul lemnului, zgomotul uneltelor \u0219i felul \u00een care b\u0103rbatul \u00eei vorbea \u2014 calm, f\u0103r\u0103 \u021bipete. \u00cel \u00eenv\u0103\u021ba s\u0103 \u021bin\u0103 cuie, s\u0103 m\u0103soare, s\u0103 nu se gr\u0103beasc\u0103. \u201eR\u0103bdarea, b\u0103iete, e jum\u0103tate din via\u021b\u0103\u201d, \u00eei spunea adesea.<\/p>\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103, Romic\u0103 se sim\u021bea v\u0103zut. \u00cen\u021beles.<\/p>\n
Cu timpul, a \u00eenceput s\u0103 vorbeasc\u0103 \u0219i mai mult cu Petre. I-a povestit despre mama care \u00eel certa pentru orice, despre bunica ce-l numea \u201epovar\u0103\u201d \u0219i despre serile c\u00e2nd se ascundea \u00een baie ca s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103.<\/p>\n
B\u0103rbatul asculta \u00een t\u0103cere, apoi \u00eei spunea: \u201e\u0218tii ceva, m\u0103i Romi? Via\u021ba e ca o cas\u0103. Dac\u0103 temelia e str\u00e2mb\u0103, nu trebuie s-o d\u0103r\u00e2mi. Trebuie doar s-o \u00eent\u0103re\u0219ti.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cuvintele alea au r\u0103mas \u00een mintea lui.<\/p>\n
Anii au trecut, iar Romic\u0103 a crescut. A \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat o meserie \u0219i, cu timpul, a \u00eenceput s\u0103 repare lucruri pentru vecini. M\u00e2inile lui mici de alt\u0103dat\u0103 deveniser\u0103 sigure, pricepute. Oamenii \u00eel chemau nu doar pentru munca lui, ci \u0219i pentru z\u00e2mbetul bl\u00e2nd pe care-l purta mereu.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o zi, mama lui, \u00eemb\u0103tr\u00e2nit\u0103 \u0219i obosit\u0103, l-a privit \u0219i a spus \u00eencet: \u201e\u021ai-am gre\u0219it, copilul meu… Dar tu m-ai \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat c\u0103 dragostea nu se spune, se arat\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n
El i-a z\u00e2mbit. \u201e\u0218i eu am gre\u0219it, mam\u0103. Dar am \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat ceva de la nea Petre: omul nu se rupe de la un cuv\u00e2nt, ci se vindec\u0103 prin r\u0103bdare.\u201d<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd Petre a murit, Romic\u0103 a mers la morm\u00e2ntul lui \u0219i a l\u0103sat un aparat cu laser, la fel ca acela pe care i-l ar\u0103tase \u00een ziua aceea pe acoperi\u0219.<\/p>\n
\u201eMul\u021bumesc c\u0103 m-ai \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat ce-nseamn\u0103 via\u021ba, nea Petre. Dac\u0103 n-ai fi fost tu, azi n-a\u0219 mai fi aici.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u0218i-a ridicat privirea spre cer \u0219i a sim\u021bit pentru prima dat\u0103 c\u0103 locul lui pe lume e sigur. Nu pentru c\u0103 al\u021bii l-au acceptat, ci pentru c\u0103 el \u00eenv\u0103\u021base s\u0103 se accepte.<\/p>\n
De atunci, c\u00e2nd vede vreun copil singur pe strad\u0103, Romic\u0103 se opre\u0219te \u0219i \u00eei z\u00e2mbe\u0219te. Poate nu-l va salva, dar un z\u00e2mbet la timp poate schimba o via\u021b\u0103. A\u0219a cum un om simplu, cu un aparat de laser, i-a salvat c\u00e2ndva pe el.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Romic\u0103 s-a \u00eentors acas\u0103 t\u00e2rziu, cu ochii umfla\u021bi de pl\u00e2ns \u0219i hainele ude de la z\u0103pada care se topea pe acoperi\u0219. \u00cen\u0103untru, bunica st\u0103tea pe canapea, t\u0103cut\u0103, cu m\u00e2inile str\u00e2nse \u00een poal\u0103. Mama lui se plimba prin camer\u0103, iar tat\u0103l privea \u00een gol, ca un om care nu mai \u0219tie ce s\u0103 spun\u0103. C\u00e2nd u\u0219a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9868,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9867","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\/9867","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=9867"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9869,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9867\/revisions\/9869"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}