\u00cent\u00e2lnirea a fost stabilit\u0103 pentru vineri, \u00eentr-o cafenea discret\u0103 din parcul Ci\u0219migiu. Ileana a ales special un loc public \u2014 nu voia s\u0103 se \u00eent\u00e2lneasc\u0103 acas\u0103, unde amintirile erau \u00eenc\u0103 prea vii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen diminea\u021ba \u00eent\u00e2lnirii, Ileana s-a trezit la cinci, de\u0219i \u00eent\u00e2lnirea era la unsprezece. A \u00eencercat pe trei \u021binute diferite \u00eenainte s\u0103 aleag\u0103 o rochie simpl\u0103, albastr\u0103, pe care o cump\u0103rase recent. Nu voia s\u0103 poarte nimic din hainele pe care le-ar fi putut recunoa\u0219te.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
La ora zece \u0219i jum\u0103tate era deja \u00een parc, plimb\u00e2ndu-se nervos pe alei. Frunzele c\u0103deau lent, \u00eentr-un dans auriu. Brusc, l-a z\u0103rit pe o banc\u0103. A sl\u0103bit. P\u0103rul lui, odinioar\u0103 negru, era acum complet c\u0103runt. Purta ochelari noi \u2014 mai elegan\u021bi, cu rame sub\u021biri. Citea ceva pe telefon, a\u0219a concentrat cum \u00eel \u0219tia dintotdeauna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ileana a ezitat. Putea s\u0103 plece acum, s\u0103 se \u00eentoarc\u0103 acas\u0103, s\u0103-i spun\u0103 Elenei c\u0103 nu s-a sim\u021bit bine. Dar ceva a \u00eempins-o \u00eenainte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mihai a ridicat privirea \u0219i a v\u0103zut-o. S-a ridicat imediat. Pentru o clip\u0103, au stat am\u00e2ndoi \u00eenghe\u021ba\u021bi, ca \u00eentr-o fotografie veche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ileana, \u2014 a rostit el, cu vocea tremur\u00e2nd\u0103. \u2014 Mul\u021bumesc c\u0103 ai venit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ea a dat din cap f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 vorbeasc\u0103. Au mers \u00een t\u0103cere p\u00e2n\u0103 la cafenea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dup\u0103 ce au comandat, Mihai a scos din geant\u0103 un plic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u021ai-am adus ceva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Era un ceai de Ceylon cu bergamot\u0103, \u00eentr-o cutie elegant\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Din Londra, \u2014 a ad\u0103ugat el, z\u00e2mbind st\u00e2ngaci.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ileana s-a uitat la cutie f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 o ating\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 De ce m-ai chemat, Mihai?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
El a inspirat ad\u00e2nc, ca \u0219i cum s-ar fi preg\u0103tit pentru un salt \u00een ap\u0103 rece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 M-am \u00eentors definitiv. Am deschis o \u0219coal\u0103 de limbi str\u0103ine aici. \u0218i\u2026 am vrut s\u0103 te v\u0103d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Dup\u0103 cinci ani?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Da. \u2014 A f\u0103cut o pauz\u0103. \u2014 Victoria \u0219i cu mine\u2026 nu a mers. Ea voia o via\u021b\u0103 cosmopolit\u0103, iar eu\u2026 cred c\u0103 eram prea b\u0103tr\u00e2n pentru schimb\u0103ri at\u00e2t de mari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ileana a sim\u021bit un val de furie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u0218i acum ai venit \u00eenapoi, a\u0219tept\u00e2ndu-te s\u0103\u2026 ce? S\u0103 te primesc cu bra\u021bele deschise?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mihai a cl\u0103tinat din cap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nu, Ileana. Nu a\u0219tept nimic. Doar\u2026 mi-ai lipsit. \u00cen fiecare zi. Fiecare cea\u0219c\u0103 de ceai m\u0103 f\u0103cea s\u0103 m\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc la tine. Fiecare frunz\u0103 c\u0103zut\u0103 toamna\u2026 \u0219tiu c\u0103 nu merit iertarea ta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A scos \u00eenc\u0103 un plic din geant\u0103 \u0219i l-a \u00eempins u\u0219or spre ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ce e asta?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Scrisorile pe care \u021bi le-am scris \u00een ultimul an. Nu am avut curajul s\u0103 \u021bi le trimit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ileana a privit plicul gros, plin de h\u00e2rtii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nu vreau s\u0103 citesc scuzele tale, Mihai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nu sunt scuze. Sunt amintiri. Lucruri pe care le-am realizat c\u00e2nd nu te mai aveam al\u0103turi. Cum c\u0103 tu ai fost \u00eentotdeauna regina vie\u021bii mele, chiar dac\u0103 am fost prea orb s\u0103 v\u0103d asta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ileana \u0219i-a ridicat privirea \u0219i, pentru prima dat\u0103, l-a privit cu adev\u0103rat. Ochii lui erau la fel \u2014 calzi, inteligen\u021bi \u2014 dar acum aveau o triste\u021be nou\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Regina ta? \u2014 a r\u00e2s ea amar. \u2014 Ai aruncat coroana \u00een noroi c\u00e2nd ai plecat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u0218tiu, \u2014 a spus el simplu. \u2014 \u0218i nu vreau s\u0103 m\u0103 t\u00e2r\u0103sc \u00eenapoi \u00een via\u021ba ta. Voiam doar s\u0103-\u021bi spun c\u0103 regret. \u0218i c\u0103 tu ai fost\u2026 e\u0219ti\u2026 singura. Restul a fost o gre\u0219eal\u0103 disperat\u0103 a unui b\u0103rbat care se temea de b\u0103tr\u00e2ne\u021be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
S-a ridicat s\u0103 plece. Ileana a r\u0103mas nemi\u0219cat\u0103, cu privirea fixat\u0103 pe cea\u0219ca de cafea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Elena m-a invitat duminic\u0103 la pr\u00e2nz, \u2014 a ad\u0103ugat el. \u2014 Va fi \u0219i Alexandru, so\u021bul ei. Dac\u0103 vei fi \u0219i tu acolo\u2026 a\u0219 fi fericit. Dac\u0103 nu\u2026 voi \u00een\u021belege.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A pus bani pentru ambele b\u0103uturi \u0219i a plecat, l\u0103s\u00e2nd pe mas\u0103 cele dou\u0103 plicuri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ileana a r\u0103mas singur\u0103, cu degetele tremur\u00e2nd deasupra scrisorilor. Afar\u0103, frunzele continuau s\u0103 cad\u0103, iar toamna p\u0103rea deodat\u0103 mai pu\u021bin singur\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dac\u0103 \u021bi-a pl\u0103cut povestea, nu uita s\u0103 o distribui cu prietenii t\u0103i! \u00cempreun\u0103 putem duce mai departe emo\u021bia \u0219i inspira\u021bia.<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00cent\u00e2lnirea a fost stabilit\u0103 pentru vineri, \u00eentr-o cafenea discret\u0103 din parcul Ci\u0219migiu. Ileana a ales special un loc public \u2014 nu voia s\u0103 se \u00eent\u00e2lneasc\u0103<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38443,"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\/38639"}],"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=38639"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38640,"href":"http:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38639\/revisions\/38640"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/38443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}