\u00cen prag st\u0103tea domnul Radu, cu o expresie calm\u0103, dar privirea lui spunea totul. L\u00e2ng\u0103 el, un b\u0103rbat solid, cu o geac\u0103 uzat\u0103 de piele, \u021binea \u00een m\u00e2ini o cutie metalic\u0103.<\/p>\n
Andrei a \u00eencercat s\u0103 par\u0103 sigur pe el.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eBun\u0103 seara, domnule Radu. V\u0103 mul\u021bumesc c\u0103 a\u021bi venit. Poate o convinge\u021bi dumneavoastr\u0103 s\u0103-\u0219i respecte b\u0103rbatul.\u201d<\/p>\n
B\u0103tr\u00e2nul nu a spus nimic. A f\u0103cut doar un pas \u00eenainte, l-a privit \u00een ochi \u0219i a rostit rar:<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eAndrei, am venit s\u0103-mi iau fata, dar nu pentru motivele pe care crezi tu.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00cenainte ca Andrei s\u0103 apuce s\u0103 r\u0103spund\u0103, domnul Radu a deschis cutia metalic\u0103. \u00cen\u0103untru erau poze. Poze cu Andrei, \u00eentr-un local de lux, \u021bin\u00e2nd de m\u00e2n\u0103 o femeie blond\u0103, z\u00e2mbind larg.<\/p>\n
Lini\u0219tea din camer\u0103 a devenit ap\u0103s\u0103toare. Camelia, care st\u0103tea \u00eenc\u0103 pe podea, \u0219i-a ridicat privirea \u00eencet, iar lacrimile i s-au oprit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eNu\u2026 nu e ceea ce pare,\u201d b\u00e2igui Andrei, palid.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eNu e ceea ce pare?\u201d \u2014 a spus domnul Radu cu o voce rece. \u2014 \u201eS\u0103-\u021bi tr\u0103dezi so\u021bia \u0219i s\u0103 o umile\u0219ti \u00een casa ta nu \u021bi se pare ceva ru\u0219inos? Mi-ai chemat s\u0103 o \u2018reeduc\u2019? Ei bine, sunt aici. Dar nu pe ea trebuie s\u0103 o \u00eenve\u021bi cum s\u0103 se poarte.\u201d<\/p>\n
Andrei a f\u0103cut un pas \u00eenapoi.<\/p>\n
Domnul Radu a pus cutia pe mas\u0103 \u0219i a scos din buzunar o h\u00e2rtie mototolit\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eUite aici, Andrei. Contractul de la firm\u0103, semnat de tine. Ai uitat c\u0103 eu sunt cel care te-a ajutat s\u0103-\u021bi deschizi afacerea. \u0218i tot eu pot s-o \u00eenchid \u00eentr-o clip\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n
Andrei a r\u0103mas nemi\u0219cat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eVrei s\u0103-\u021bi ar\u0103t ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 respectul fa\u021b\u0103 de familie? De azi, Camelia se \u00eentoarce acas\u0103. Tu\u2026 r\u0103m\u00e2i cu firma, dar f\u0103r\u0103 sprijinul meu, f\u0103r\u0103 contracte, f\u0103r\u0103 bani. S\u0103 vedem c\u00e2t te \u021bine m\u00e2ndria.\u201d<\/p>\n
Camelia s-a ridicat \u00een picioare. Nu a spus nimic, doar \u0219i-a luat geanta mic\u0103 \u0219i s-a uitat o ultim\u0103 dat\u0103 la b\u0103rbatul care \u00eei fr\u00e2nsese inima.<\/p>\n
Andrei a vrut s\u0103 o opreasc\u0103, dar vocea domnului Radu l-a t\u0103iat scurt:<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eAi avut tot ce \u0219i-a putut dori un om: o femeie bun\u0103, un c\u0103min, o via\u021b\u0103 lini\u0219tit\u0103. Ai pierdut totul din cauza orgoliului. \u021aine minte, Andrei: nu exist\u0103 b\u0103rbat mare care s\u0103 fie mic \u00een fa\u021ba propriei so\u021bii.\u201d<\/p>\n
U\u0219a s-a tr\u00e2ntit \u00een urma lor, iar ecoul a r\u0103sunat sec \u00een casa prea mare \u0219i prea t\u0103cut\u0103.<\/p>\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103, Andrei a sim\u021bit ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 singur\u0103tatea. Ploaia lovea din nou geamurile, ca o b\u0103taie de inim\u0103 gr\u0103bit\u0103. A r\u0103mas \u00een mijlocul sufrageriei, privind cutia cu poze, apoi a c\u0103zut \u00een genunchi.<\/p>\n
T\u00e2rziu \u00een noapte, \u0219i-a dat seama c\u0103 pierduse nu doar o femeie, ci \u0219i omul care \u00eel f\u0103cuse s\u0103 fie cine este.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2teva luni mai t\u00e2rziu, lumea \u00eel vedea altfel. Firma se pr\u0103bu\u0219ise, prietenii disp\u0103ruser\u0103, dar \u00eentr-o diminea\u021b\u0103, a ap\u0103rut pe u\u0219a unui ad\u0103post pentru copii, cu o saco\u0219\u0103 plin\u0103 de alimente.<\/p>\n
A \u00eentrebat, timid:<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eA\u021bi avea nevoie de voluntari?\u201d<\/p>\n
Femeia din spatele biroului a z\u00e2mbit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201eAvem mereu nevoie de oameni buni.\u201d<\/p>\n
Andrei a r\u0103mas t\u0103cut, dar \u00een ochii lui se vedea ceva nou \u2014 poate nu iertare, dar o dorin\u021b\u0103 sincer\u0103 de a deveni om.<\/p>\n
Ploaia nu-l mai speria. O l\u0103sa s\u0103-i ude hainele, ca o binecuv\u00e2ntare. Pentru prima dat\u0103, miezul nop\u021bii nu mai era un sf\u00e2r\u0219it. Era un \u00eenceput.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00cen prag st\u0103tea domnul Radu, cu o expresie calm\u0103, dar privirea lui spunea totul. L\u00e2ng\u0103 el, un b\u0103rbat solid, cu o geac\u0103 uzat\u0103 de piele, \u021binea \u00een m\u00e2ini o cutie metalic\u0103. Andrei a \u00eencercat s\u0103 par\u0103 sigur pe el. \u2014 \u201eBun\u0103 seara, domnule Radu. V\u0103 mul\u021bumesc c\u0103 a\u021bi venit. Poate o convinge\u021bi dumneavoastr\u0103 s\u0103-\u0219i respecte […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9994,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9993","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\/9993","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=9993"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9995,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9993\/revisions\/9995"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}