Speran\u021ba l-a str\u00e2ns cu putere pe fiul ei, inundat\u0103 de lacrimi. Fa\u021ba lui nu o putea vedea, dar cu m\u00e2inile i-a conturat chipul, i-a trecut palmele prin p\u0103r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 M\u0103icu\u021b\u0103, chiar nu m\u0103 vezi deloc?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nu, dragul meu, de aproape trei ani nu mai v\u0103d nimic, doar \u00eentuneric. Boala \u0219i lacrimile mi-au luat vederea, dar acum c\u0103 te-am reg\u0103sit, parc\u0103 simt c\u0103 \u0219i sufletul mi s-a luminat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mihai a intrat \u00een cas\u0103, p\u0103\u0219ind nesigur, de parc\u0103 nu recuno\u0219tea locurile. Ursu, care dormea l\u00e2ng\u0103 sob\u0103, s-a ridicat brusc \u0219i a \u00eenceput s\u0103 m\u00e2r\u00e2ie amenin\u021b\u0103tor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ursu, lini\u0219te\u0219te-te! E Mih\u0103i\u021b\u0103 al nostru, s-a \u00eentors acas\u0103, a spus Speran\u021ba, mirat\u0103 de reac\u021bia c\u00e2inelui care nu obi\u0219nuia s\u0103 fie agresiv cu nimeni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dar animalul continua s\u0103 m\u00e2r\u00e2ie, p\u0103rul de pe spinare fiindu-i zb\u00e2rlit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Stai, mama, s\u0103 m\u0103 obi\u0219nuiesc \u0219i eu cu c\u00e2inele \u0103sta. De c\u00e2nd \u00eel ai?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 De vreo opt ani, dragul meu. Mi l-a adus Valentina c\u00e2nd a v\u0103zut c\u0103 nu mai pot vedea deloc. Mi-a fost ca un \u00eenger p\u0103zitor tot timpul \u0103sta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mihai a evitat c\u00e2inele \u0219i s-a a\u0219ezat la mas\u0103. Speran\u021ba, cu mi\u0219c\u0103ri sigure, s-a \u00eendreptat spre buc\u0103t\u0103rie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Trebuie s\u0103-\u021bi preg\u0103tesc ceva de m\u00e2ncare. E\u0219ti slab? Te-ai schimbat mult?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nu \u0219tiu, mam\u0103\u2026 Poate. Au trecut mul\u021bi ani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vocea lui suna ciudat, mai joas\u0103 dec\u00e2t \u0219i-o amintea ea, cu un accent u\u0219or pe care nu-l recuno\u0219tea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Unde ai fost, Mih\u0103i\u021b\u0103? De ce n-ai dat niciun semn? Credeam c\u0103 ai murit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mihai a oftat ad\u00e2nc \u00eenainte de a r\u0103spunde:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Am avut probleme, mam\u0103. Ni\u0219te datorii. A trebuit s\u0103 dispar o vreme. Am fost \u00een Rusia, apoi \u00een Ucraina. Am lucrat pe unde am putut. N-am vrut s\u0103 te implic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speran\u021ba preg\u0103tea o m\u00e2ncare simpl\u0103, dar m\u00e2inile \u00eei tremurau de emo\u021bie. \u00cendem\u00e2narea dob\u00e2ndit\u0103 \u00een anii de orbire \u00eei permitea s\u0103 se descurce, dar ceva \u00een vocea fiului ei o f\u0103cea s\u0103 se simt\u0103 nesigur\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Am pus anun\u021buri \u00een ziare. Te-am c\u0103utat peste tot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 N-aveam cum s\u0103 \u0219tiu, mam\u0103. Dar acum sunt aici. \u0218i\u2026 am nevoie de un loc unde s\u0103 stau o vreme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ursu continua s\u0103 m\u00e2r\u00e2ie din col\u021bul lui, refuz\u00e2nd s\u0103 se apropie de b\u0103rbat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen zilele urm\u0103toare, Speran\u021ba a observat lucruri ciudate. Mihai nu \u0219tia unde se afl\u0103 obiectele prin cas\u0103, de\u0219i crescuse acolo. Odat\u0103, c\u00e2nd l-a rugat s\u0103-i aduc\u0103 albumul cu fotografii din tinere\u021be, a trebuit s\u0103-i descrie exact unde se afl\u0103, de\u0219i fusese mereu \u00een acela\u0219i loc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00centr-o sear\u0103, c\u00e2nd Ileana a venit \u00een vizit\u0103, Mihai s-a comportat distant, aproape rece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Mihai, nu-\u021bi aminte\u0219ti de Ileana? E po\u0219t\u0103ri\u021ba noastr\u0103 de c\u00e2\u021biva ani. M-a ajutat mult c\u00e2nd tu nu erai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nu, mam\u0103, cum s\u0103-mi amintesc? N-am fost aici.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dar Speran\u021ba sim\u021bea c\u0103 ceva nu e \u00een regul\u0103. Mih\u0103i\u021b\u0103 al ei fusese mereu \u0219armant cu fetele, chiar \u0219i atunci c\u00e2nd era obraznic cu toat\u0103 lumea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dup\u0103 ce Ileana a plecat, b\u0103tr\u00e2na l-a auzit pe Mihai vorbind la telefon \u00eentr-o limb\u0103 str\u0103in\u0103, pe care n-o \u00een\u021belegea. Vorbea \u00een \u0219oapt\u0103, dar tonul era tensionat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Cu cine vorbeai, Mih\u0103i\u021b\u0103? \u00eentreb\u0103 ea c\u00e2nd el se \u00eentoarse \u00een buc\u0103t\u0103rie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ah, cu un prieten din Rusia. M\u0103 \u00eentreaba cum m\u0103 descurc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speran\u021ba sim\u021bi un fior rece pe \u0219ira spin\u0103rii. Mihai al ei nu avusese niciodat\u0103 prieteni str\u0103ini. \u0218i mai era ceva \u2013 mirosul. Fiul ei mirosea \u00eentotdeauna a tutun ieftin \u0219i aftershave puternic. Acest b\u0103rbat avea un miros diferit, mai rafinat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00centr-o diminea\u021b\u0103, pe c\u00e2nd Mihai dormea, Speran\u021ba a pip\u0103it u\u0219or cuf\u0103rul de sub pat, unde \u021binea cele mai pre\u021bioase amintiri: certificatul de na\u0219tere al lui Mihai, prima lui fotografie, un dinte de lapte \u0219i o \u0219uvi\u021b\u0103 de p\u0103r t\u0103iat\u0103 la primul an. Lu\u0103 \u0219uvi\u021ba \u00eentre degete \u0219i o m\u00e2ng\u00e2ie, sim\u021bind-o aspr\u0103 \u0219i dreapt\u0103. \u00ce\u0219i amintea perfect c\u0103 p\u0103rul lui Mihai fusese moale \u0219i ondulat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00centr-o zi, Ursu a \u00eenceput s\u0103 latre furios. Speran\u021ba a auzit pa\u0219i pe alee \u0219i vocea Laurei:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Leonida, sunt eu! Am venit cu Alexandru, b\u0103iatul meu, s\u0103 te ajute la gr\u0103din\u0103!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mihai a tres\u0103rit \u0219i a spus repede:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Mam\u0103, nu vreau s\u0103 vorbesc cu nimeni acum. Spune-le c\u0103 sunt ocupat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dar era prea t\u00e2rziu. Laura \u0219i fiul ei intraser\u0103 deja \u00een curte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Bun\u0103 ziua! Cine sunte\u021bi dumneavoastr\u0103? \u00eentreb\u0103 Laura, suspicioas\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 E Mih\u0103i\u021b\u0103 al meu, Laura! S-a \u00eentors acas\u0103! spuse Speran\u021ba cu m\u00e2ndrie, dar vocea \u00eei tremura u\u0219or.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Mihai? B\u0103iatul t\u0103u? Dar eu \u00eel \u0219tiu pe Mihai, am crescut \u00eempreun\u0103!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speran\u021ba sim\u021bi cum inima \u00eei bate tot mai tare. Alexandru, care avea aceea\u0219i v\u00e2rst\u0103 cu Mihai, se apropie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Tu nu e\u0219ti Mihai. Cine e\u0219ti? Ce cauti aici?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ursu l\u0103tra tot mai tare, iar Speran\u021ba sim\u021bi cum b\u0103rbatul de l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea se \u00eencordeaz\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Laura, e chiar el. S-a schimbat dup\u0103 at\u00e2\u021bia ani, spuse b\u0103tr\u00e2na, dar nesiguran\u021ba \u00eei colora vocea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nu, Leonida. Mihai avea o cicatrice mare pe fa\u021b\u0103, de la accidentul cu bicicleta din clasa a \u0219asea. Acest om nu are nicio cicatrice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B\u0103rbatul a f\u0103cut un pas \u00eenapoi. Speran\u021ba, cu m\u00e2ini tremur\u00e2nde, a \u00eentins m\u00e2na \u0219i i-a atins fa\u021ba, c\u0103ut\u00e2nd cicatricea pe care o \u0219tia at\u00e2t de bine \u2013 o linie groas\u0103 ce pornea de sub ochiul drept p\u00e2n\u0103 la b\u0103rbie. Nu g\u0103si nimic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Cine e\u0219ti? \u0219opti ea, retrag\u00e2ndu-\u0219i m\u00e2na ca ars\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B\u0103rbatul nu mai r\u0103spunse. Se auzi o bufnitur\u0103 \u0219i u\u0219a tr\u00e2ntindu-se. Alexandru alerg\u0103 dup\u0103 el, dar se \u00eentoarse dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva minute, g\u00e2f\u00e2ind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 A fugit. Avea o ma\u0219in\u0103 parcat\u0103 dup\u0103 col\u021b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speran\u021ba se pr\u0103bu\u0219i pe un scaun, sim\u021bind cum realitatea se clatin\u0103 \u00een jurul ei. Ursu veni \u0219i \u00ee\u0219i puse capul \u00een poala ei, lini\u0219tit acum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 De ce? De ce ar face cineva a\u0219a ceva? \u00eentreb\u0103 ea cu voce stins\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Laura se a\u0219ez\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea \u0219i \u00eei lu\u0103 m\u00e2inile \u00eentre ale sale:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Cred c\u0103 era unul dintre agen\u021bii imobiliari. Probabil \u00eencerca s\u0103 c\u00e2\u0219tige \u00eencrederea ta pentru a te convinge s\u0103 vinzi casa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2nile urm\u0103toare, Speran\u021ba nu-\u0219i g\u0103sea lini\u0219tea. \u00cel visa pe fiul ei adev\u0103rat, pe Mih\u0103i\u021b\u0103 al ei, r\u0103t\u0103cind pe undeva, poate av\u00e2nd nevoie de ajutor. Ileana venea mai des, ajut\u00e2nd-o s\u0103 depun\u0103 o pl\u00e2ngere la poli\u021bie despre impostorul care \u00eencercase s\u0103 profite de ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00centr-o sear\u0103 ploioas\u0103, c\u00e2nd v\u00e2ntul b\u0103tea puternic \u00een geamuri, Ursu \u00eencepu s\u0103 latre la u\u0219\u0103. Speran\u021ba, obi\u0219nuit\u0103 acum s\u0103 fie precaut\u0103, \u00eentreb\u0103 cu voce ferm\u0103:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Cine e acolo?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Eu, mam\u0103. Mih\u0103i\u021b\u0103 al t\u0103u.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vocea era diferit\u0103 de cea a impostorului \u2013 mai aspr\u0103, mai familiar\u0103. Speran\u021ba sim\u021bi cum inima \u00eei sare din piept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Cum s\u0103 te cred? Dovede\u0219te-mi c\u0103 e\u0219ti fiul meu!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
O t\u0103cere scurt\u0103, apoi vocea spuse:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u00ce\u021bi aminte\u0219ti c\u00e2nd aveam opt ani \u0219i am c\u0103zut din m\u0103rul din spatele casei? Mi-am rupt bra\u021bul \u0219i tu ai pl\u00e2ns tot drumul p\u00e2n\u0103 la spital, spun\u00e2ndu-mi pove\u0219ti s\u0103 uit de durere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lacrimile \u00eei inundar\u0103 ochii Speran\u021bei. Aceast\u0103 amintire nu o \u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u0219ise niciodat\u0103 cu nimeni. Cu m\u00e2ini tremur\u00e2nde, deschise u\u0219a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
De data aceasta, Ursu nu mai l\u0103tra. Dimpotriv\u0103, se repezi spre str\u0103in, gudur\u00e2ndu-se fericit. Speran\u021ba \u00eentinse m\u00e2inile \u0219i atinse fa\u021ba b\u0103rbatului din fa\u021ba ei. Degetele ei g\u0103sir\u0103 cicatricea ad\u00e2nc\u0103, at\u00e2t de familiar\u0103, \u0219i p\u0103rul ondulat al fiului ei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Mih\u0103i\u021b\u0103, chiar tu e\u0219ti?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Da, mam\u0103. Am aflat c\u0103 cineva a \u00eencercat s\u0103 se dea drept mine. \u00cemi pare r\u0103u c\u0103 am lipsit at\u00e2t de mult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen timp ce Mihai o \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219a, Speran\u021ba \u0219tia c\u0103, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it, fiul ei adev\u0103rat se \u00eentorsese acas\u0103. Nu mai avea nevoie de ochi pentru a recunoa\u0219te adev\u0103rul din inima ei.<\/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":" Speran\u021ba l-a str\u00e2ns cu putere pe fiul ei, inundat\u0103 de lacrimi. Fa\u021ba lui nu o putea vedea, dar cu m\u00e2inile i-a conturat chipul, i-a trecut<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38656,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38787"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38787"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38788,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38787\/revisions\/38788"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/38656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}