La \u00eenceput, Elena a z\u00e2mbit stingherit. Ideea i se p\u0103rea imposibil\u0103. C\u0103t\u0103lin abia accepta s\u0103 spele vasele, dar s\u0103 stea cu copilul? Totu\u0219i, \u00een seara aceea, i-a spus timid planul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Un salon? Pe bune, Elena? \u0218i cine o s\u0103 stea cu \u0103la mic? \u2014 a \u00eentrebat el, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-\u0219i ridice privirea de la televizor.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tu. Doar c\u00e2teva ore pe zi, p\u00e2n\u0103 mai cre\u0219te copilul.<\/p>\n
El a r\u00e2s scurt, ironic. \u2014 Eu nu sunt d\u0103dac\u0103. Ai facultate, e\u0219ti profesoar\u0103. Ce-\u021bi mai trebuie?<\/p>\n
Elena n-a r\u0103spuns. S-a dus \u00een dormitor, a \u00eenchis u\u0219a \u0219i s-a a\u0219ezat l\u00e2ng\u0103 p\u0103tu\u021bul lui David. Copilul dormea lini\u0219tit, cu m\u00e2nu\u021bele ridicate. L-a privit \u0219i \u0219i-a spus \u00een g\u00e2nd c\u0103 nu mai poate tr\u0103i doar \u201ecum vrea el\u201d.<\/p>\n
A doua zi, a sunat-o pe Lucia \u0219i a acceptat. \u00cen prima s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103, mergea doar o or\u0103, apoi dou\u0103, \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u00e2nd de la Ioana cum se pile\u0219te unghiile, cum se aplic\u0103 lacul perfect \u0219i cum se vorbe\u0219te cu clientele. Se sim\u021bea vie din nou. \u00cen salon era mereu muzic\u0103, r\u00e2sete, oameni care povesteau, femei care visau la altceva.<\/p>\n
Acas\u0103 \u00eens\u0103, atmosfera era tot mai rece. C\u0103t\u0103lin nu vorbea, doar bomb\u0103nea c\u0103 e obosit. \u00centr-o sear\u0103, i-a spus direct: \u2014 Dac\u0103 tot te crezi femeie de afaceri, s\u0103 nu te mai pl\u00e2ngi c\u0103 nu avem bani.<\/p>\n
Elena a \u00een\u021beles mesajul. \u00cen c\u00e2teva luni, str\u00e2nsese destule cliente c\u00e2t s\u0103-\u0219i acopere o chirie mic\u0103. Lucia i-a \u00eenchiriat un col\u021b de salon, iar ea, cu economiile puse deoparte, a cump\u0103rat o mas\u0103 de manichiur\u0103 \u0219i c\u00e2teva scaune second-hand.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o zi, o client\u0103 fidel\u0103 i-a spus: \u2014 \u0218tii, tu ai m\u00e2ini de artist\u0103. Ai o r\u0103bdare pe care n-o vezi des.<\/p>\n
Elena a z\u00e2mbit \u0219i, pentru prima dat\u0103, a sim\u021bit c\u0103 merit\u0103 ceva mai mult.<\/p>\n
Anii au trecut, iar micul col\u021b de salon s-a transformat \u00eentr-un spa\u021biu luminos, cu oglinzi mari \u0219i parfum de cafea proasp\u0103t\u0103. David era adolescent \u0219i, de\u0219i tat\u0103l lui \u00eel \u00eempingea spre meserii \u201ede b\u0103rbat\u201d, b\u0103iatul \u00eei spunea mereu: \u2014 Mama, o s\u0103 te ajut la salon c\u00e2nd termin \u0219coala.<\/p>\n
C\u0103t\u0103lin se schimbase tot mai pu\u021bin. Era mereu moroc\u0103nos, se pl\u00e2ngea de bani \u0219i, uneori, ridica vocea. \u00centr-o sear\u0103, dup\u0103 ce i-a aruncat o vorb\u0103 ur\u00e2t\u0103 \u00een fa\u021ba copilului, Elena a luat o decizie.<\/p>\n
A doua zi, a str\u00e2ns c\u00e2teva haine, actele \u0219i carnetul de economii. L-a s\u0103rutat pe David pe frunte \u0219i i-a spus: \u2014 Mama o s\u0103 plece o vreme. S\u0103 fii cuminte \u0219i s\u0103 nu ui\u021bi c\u0103 po\u021bi fi orice vrei.<\/p>\n
S-a mutat \u00eentr-un apartament mic, aproape de salon. Lucia i-a spus c\u0103 are loc liber la etajul de sus. Primele nop\u021bi au fost grele, lini\u0219tea o ap\u0103sa, dar pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een via\u021b\u0103 dormea f\u0103r\u0103 team\u0103.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva luni, a venit \u0219i David la ea. \u2014 Tata s-a schimbat, dar prea t\u00e2rziu \u2014 i-a spus b\u0103iatul. \u2014 A zis c\u0103 te caut\u0103, dar cred c\u0103 \u0219tie c\u0103 n-o s\u0103 te mai \u00eentorci.<\/p>\n
Elena a z\u00e2mbit \u0219i i-a r\u0103spuns calm: \u2014 Uneori trebuie s\u0103 te pierzi, ca s\u0103 te reg\u0103se\u0219ti.<\/p>\n
Salonul mergea mai bine ca niciodat\u0103. \u00centr-o diminea\u021b\u0103, \u0219i-a privit m\u00e2inile pline de crem\u0103 \u0219i lac colorat \u0219i s-a g\u00e2ndit la nop\u021bile lungi \u00een care nu dormea din cauza sfor\u0103itului, a vorbelor ur\u00e2te, a greut\u0103\u021bilor. Acum, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it, respira u\u0219urat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Via\u021ba ei nu mai era o list\u0103 de treburi de f\u0103cut, ci un vis care prindea form\u0103. Iar \u00een oglinda mare din salon, femeia care o privea nu mai era Elena cea obosit\u0103, ci o femeie puternic\u0103, liber\u0103 \u0219i \u00eemp\u0103cat\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
La \u00eenceput, Elena a z\u00e2mbit stingherit. Ideea i se p\u0103rea imposibil\u0103. C\u0103t\u0103lin abia accepta s\u0103 spele vasele, dar s\u0103 stea cu copilul? Totu\u0219i, \u00een seara aceea, i-a spus timid planul. \u2014 Un salon? Pe bune, Elena? \u0218i cine o s\u0103 stea cu \u0103la mic? \u2014 a \u00eentrebat el, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-\u0219i ridice privirea de la televizor. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9958,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9957","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\/9957","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=9957"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9959,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9957\/revisions\/9959"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}