Dup\u0103 o boal\u0103 lung\u0103, s-a stins din via\u021b\u0103 Nicolae Ivanovici \u2014 un om bun, lini\u0219tit \u0219i mai degrab\u0103 t\u0103cut. Locuia singur \u00eentr-o c\u0103su\u021b\u0103 modest\u0103, la marginea ora\u0219ului, iar singurul lui prieten adev\u0103rat era un ciob\u0103nesc b\u0103tr\u00e2n pe nume Rex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rex \u00eei fusese al\u0103turi lui Nicolae mai bine de zece ani. Trecuser\u0103 \u00eempreun\u0103 prin bucurii \u0219i necazuri. C\u00e2inele sim\u021bea tot \u2014 c\u00e2nd st\u0103p\u00e2nul avea dureri, c\u00e2nd era trist sau bucuros. Nicolae \u00eei spunea des:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 E\u0219ti mai de\u0219tept ca un om, m\u0103i. \u0218i poate chiar mai loial dec\u00e2t oricare om.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e2nd Nicolae s-a dus, fiul lui, Andrei, a venit din alt ora\u0219. S-a ocupat de tot \u2014 h\u00e2rtii, \u00eenmorm\u00e2ntare… \u0219i-n tot timpul \u0103sta, a tot \u00eencercat s\u0103-l g\u0103seasc\u0103 pe Rex. Vecinii i-au zis c\u0103 \u00een ziua \u00een care l-au luat pe Nicolae, c\u00e2inele a disp\u0103rut pur \u0219i simplu. Andrei a cutreierat tot cartierul, a sunat la ad\u0103posturi, a lipit afi\u0219e\u2026 nimic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Au trecut trei zile. \u00centr-o diminea\u021b\u0103 devreme, Andrei a primit un telefon de la cimitirul ora\u0219ului.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 V\u0103 rog, sunte\u021bi fiul lui Nicolae Ivanovici? \u2014 a \u00eentrebat o voce b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103. \u2014 Avem o situa\u021bie ciudat\u0103. La morm\u00e2ntul tat\u0103lui dvs\u2026 e un c\u00e2ine. S-a pus pe s\u0103pat acolo \u0219i nu mai pleac\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrei a \u0219tiut imediat \u2014 era Rex. N-a stat pe g\u00e2nduri \u0219i a plecat direct acolo. La intrarea \u00een cimitir l-a \u00eent\u00e2mpinat paznicul, care i-a ar\u0103tat col\u021bul cel mai \u00eendep\u0103rtat. Acolo, la un morm\u00e2nt proasp\u0103t, z\u0103cea Rex. Murdar, slab, cu ochii stin\u0219i. Nu s-a ridicat c\u00e2nd l-a strigat Andrei, doar a ridicat capul \u0219i a scos un sc\u00e2ncet abia auzit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Rex\u2026 hai acas\u0103, \u2014 i-a zis Andrei, apropiindu-se u\u0219or.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e2inele a m\u00e2r\u00e2it la \u00eenceput, nu voia s\u0103-l lase s\u0103 se apropie. Abia dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva minute, sim\u021bind mirosul cunoscut, i-a permis lui Andrei s\u0103-l ating\u0103. Tremura din tot corpul, de parc\u0103 totul \u00een el se rupea, dar nu voia s\u0103 plece de l\u00e2ng\u0103 morm\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrei l-a luat acas\u0103. I-a cump\u0103rat m\u00e2ncare, i-a pus o p\u0103tur\u0103 cald\u0103. Rex a m\u00e2ncat pu\u021bin, f\u0103r\u0103 poft\u0103. Iar dup\u0103 dou\u0103 zile\u2026 a disp\u0103rut din nou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
De data asta, Andrei n-a mai pornit \u00een c\u0103utare. \u0218tia deja unde s\u0103-l g\u0103seasc\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
S-a dus la cimitir. \u0218i da \u2014 Rex era acolo din nou, \u00eentins l\u00e2ng\u0103 morm\u00e2nt, cu botul pe p\u0103m\u00e2ntul rece, privirea plin\u0103 de dor. Paznicul doar a dat din umeri:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nu pleac\u0103 de aici. Nici pe ploaie, nici noaptea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrei a \u00eencercat s\u0103-l ia de acolo de dou\u0103 ori, dar de fiecare dat\u0103 c\u00e2inele a fugit \u00eenapoi. A\u0219a c\u0103 l-a l\u0103sat. \u00cen schimb, a \u00eenceput s\u0103 vin\u0103 zilnic \u2014 \u00eei aducea m\u00e2ncare, ap\u0103, \u0219i chiar i-a pus l\u00e2ng\u0103 morm\u00e2nt o geac\u0103 veche de-a tat\u0103lui, ca s\u0103-i fie cald.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dar Rex abia se atingea de m\u00e2ncare. El\u2026 a\u0219tepta. Se uita la p\u0103m\u00e2nt, de parc\u0103 spera c\u0103 st\u0103p\u00e2nul lui se va ridica de acolo \u0219i o s\u0103-i spun\u0103:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 E-n regul\u0103, b\u0103iete. Sunt aici.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dup\u0103 o s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103, Rex a murit. Chiar acolo, l\u00e2ng\u0103 morm\u00e2nt. F\u0103r\u0103 un sunet. Doar s-a culcat\u2026 \u0219i nu s-a mai trezit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrei l-a \u00eengropat chiar acolo, l\u00e2ng\u0103 picioarele tat\u0103lui s\u0103u, cu permisiunea celor de la cimitir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Au trecut mul\u021bi ani. Andrei \u0219i-a f\u0103cut familie, a avut copii, nepo\u021bi. Dar de fiecare dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd venea la morm\u00e2ntul tat\u0103lui, primul lucru pe care-l f\u0103cea era s\u0103 mearg\u0103 la mica pl\u0103cu\u021b\u0103 de jos, pe care scria:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eRex. Loial p\u00e2n\u0103 la cap\u0103t.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u0218i de fiecare dat\u0103, Andrei \u00ee\u0219i punea aceea\u0219i \u00eentrebare, la care niciodat\u0103 n-a g\u0103sit r\u0103spuns:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Oare un om ar putea vreodat\u0103 s\u0103 iubeasc\u0103 a\u0219a?.. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dup\u0103 o boal\u0103 lung\u0103, s-a stins din via\u021b\u0103 Nicolae Ivanovici \u2014 un om bun, lini\u0219tit \u0219i mai degrab\u0103 t\u0103cut. Locuia singur \u00eentr-o c\u0103su\u021b\u0103 modest\u0103, la<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38301,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38375"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38375"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38376,"href":"http:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38375\/revisions\/38376"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/38301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}