\u201eAnna Sergeyevna, documentele sunt gata. Cine v\u0103 va \u00eenso\u021bi acas\u0103?\u201d \u00eentreb\u0103 asistenta cu bl\u00e2nde\u021be, privirea ei r\u0103m\u00e2n\u00e2nd pe fa\u021ba fragil\u0103 a femeii, a c\u0103rei piele palid\u0103 era marcat\u0103 de cercuri \u00eentunecate sub ochi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eEu\u2026 m\u0103 voi descurca singur\u0103,\u201d r\u0103spunse Anna, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 sune \u00eencrez\u0103toare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asistenta o privi cu \u00eengrijorare. Trecuse o s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 de la na\u0219terea dificil\u0103 \u0219i \u00eenc\u0103 nu era nimeni l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea. So\u021bul ei nu fusese acolo nici m\u0103car o dat\u0103. Doar un apel scurt: \u201eNu-\u021bi pierde timpul cu mine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anna ridic\u0103 cu grij\u0103 pe Liza, \u021bin\u00e2nd-o \u00een cotul bra\u021bului. Asistenta o ajut\u0103 cu al doilea copil\u2014Mitya. Dou\u0103 vie\u021bi fragede, dou\u0103 pachete pre\u021bioase \u0219i acum doar ea avea grij\u0103 de ele. \u00ce\u0219i arunc\u0103 geanta pe um\u0103r, cu o m\u00e2n\u0103 \u021bin\u00e2nd un pachet de scutece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eE\u0219ti sigur\u0103 c\u0103 po\u021bi s\u0103 cari totul?\u201d asistenta \u00eenc\u0103 ezita. \u201eVreau s\u0103 chem o ma\u0219in\u0103?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eNu e nevoie. Sta\u021bia de autobuz nu e departe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu departe. Doar un kilometru prin str\u0103zile acoperite cu z\u0103pad\u0103 din februarie, cu doi copii nou-n\u0103scu\u021bi \u0219i cu cus\u0103turi care pulsau la fiecare pas. Dar nu era nimeni de la care s\u0103 cear\u0103 ajutor. Banii pe care \u00eei avea nu erau suficien\u021bi nici pentru un taxi\u2014doar pentru lapte \u0219i p\u00e2ine p\u00e2n\u0103 la sf\u00e2r\u0219itul lunii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pa\u0219ii ei erau mici \u0219i precau\u021bi. V\u00e2ntul biciuia fulgii de z\u0103pad\u0103 \u00eempotriva fe\u021bei, geanta o tr\u0103gea de bra\u021b \u0219i spatele o durea. Dar prin p\u0103turile sub\u021biri sim\u021bea c\u0103ldura copiilor\u2014era mai cald dec\u00e2t orice hain\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
La sta\u021bia de autobuz, a trebuit s\u0103 a\u0219tepte. Oamenii gr\u0103bi\u021bi treceau pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea, ap\u0103r\u00e2ndu-se de v\u00e2nt. Nimeni nu oferea ajutor, doar priviri curioase\u2014o t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103 femeie, singur\u0103, cu doi sugari. C\u00e2nd autobuzul a ajuns, o femeie \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 a ajutat-o s\u0103 urce \u0219i i-a cedat locul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eTe duci la so\u021bul t\u0103u?\u201d o \u00eentreb\u0103 femeia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eDa,\u201d min\u021bi Anna, l\u0103s\u00e2ndu-\u0219i privirea \u00een jos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen ad\u00e2ncul sufletului, \u00eenc\u0103 spera c\u0103 Ivan doar se speriase. C\u0103 atunci c\u00e2nd ar fi v\u0103zut copiii, ar fi realizat gre\u0219eala lui. C\u0103 \u00eei va accepta, \u00eei va iubi. Discutaser\u0103 despre asta, f\u0103cuser\u0103 planuri. Acum doi ani, c\u00e2nd o ceruse, spusese: \u201eVreau un b\u0103iat \u0219i o fat\u0103, exact ca tine.\u201d Soarta le-a sur\u00e2s\u2014ea a primit am\u00e2ndou\u0103 odat\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Acas\u0103, o \u00eent\u00e2mpina o t\u0103cere ad\u00e2nc\u0103 \u0219i aer \u00eenvechit. Vase murdare \u00een chiuvet\u0103, chi\u0219toace de \u021bigar\u0103 \u00eentr-un borcan pe mas\u0103, sticle goale. Cu grij\u0103, \u0219i-a a\u0219ezat copiii pe canapea, pun\u00e2nd un prosop curat pe ea. A deschis fereastra ca s\u0103 lase aerul proasp\u0103t s\u0103 intre \u0219i a \u00eencremenit din cauza durerii din abdomen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eIvan?\u201d strig\u0103 ea. \u201eSuntem acas\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Un fo\u0219net se auzi din dormitor. Ivan ap\u0103ruse, str\u00e2ng\u00e2ndu-\u0219i halatul. Privirea lui alunec\u0103 peste copii, bagaje, Anna\u2014detasat\u0103, rece. Parc\u0103 ar fi privit ni\u0219te str\u0103ini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eZgomotos,\u201d morm\u0103i el, d\u00e2nd din cap c\u0103tre gemenii care dormeau. \u201ePariu c\u0103 au pl\u00e2ns toat\u0103 noaptea?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eSunt buni,\u201d se apropie Anna, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 g\u0103seasc\u0103 un semn de c\u0103ldur\u0103 \u00een privirea lui. \u201eAbia pl\u00e2ng. Mitya doar c\u00e2nd \u00eei este foame, iar Liza e mereu a\u0219a de lini\u0219tit\u0103. Uite, sunt a\u0219a de frumo\u0219i\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ivan se retrase. Ceva ca dispre\u021bul\u2014sau frica\u2014\u00eei fulger\u0103 \u00een ochi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201e\u0218tii, m-am g\u00e2ndit\u2026\u201d \u00eencepu el, frec\u00e2ndu-\u0219i g\u00e2tul. \u201eAsta nu e pentru mine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eCe?\u201d \u00eenghe\u021b\u0103 Anna, confuz\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eCopii, scutece, pl\u00e2ns continuu. Nu sunt preg\u0103tit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anna \u00eel privi uimit\u0103. Cum ar putea cineva s\u0103 nu fie preg\u0103tit pentru proprii lor copii? Nou\u0103 luni. \u0218tia de nou\u0103 luni c\u0103 ace\u0219tia veniser\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eDar tu ai spus\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eMi-am schimbat p\u0103rerea,\u201d ridic\u0103 el din umeri, ca \u0219i cum ar vorbi despre un telefon pe care nu-l mai voia. \u201eSunt \u00eenc\u0103 t\u00e2n\u0103r. Vreau s\u0103 \u00eemi tr\u0103iesc via\u021ba, nu s\u0103 m\u0103 complic cu scutece.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trecuse pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea, sco\u021b\u00e2nd o geant\u0103 din dulap \u0219i \u00eencep\u00e2nd s\u0103 o umple cu haine\u2014tricouri, blugi\u2014f\u0103r\u0103 niciun interes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eTu\u2026 tu pleci?\u201d vocea ei suna distant, neobi\u0219nuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201ePleac\u0103,\u201d r\u0103spunse el, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 o priveasc\u0103. \u201eVoi r\u0103m\u00e2ne la Seryoga pentru o perioad\u0103, vedem mai t\u00e2rziu cu chiria.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201e\u0218i noi?\u201d Anna nu putea s\u0103 cread\u0103 ce auzea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00ce\u0219i \u00eenchise geanta \u0219i, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it, se uit\u0103 la ea\u2014iritat, de parc\u0103 ar fi \u00eentrebat o \u00eentrebare stupida \u00eentr-o \u0219edin\u021b\u0103 important\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eTu r\u0103m\u00e2i aici. Locul e pe numele t\u0103u. Nu m\u0103 bag \u00een custodie. Nu pl\u0103tesc pensie alimentar\u0103\u2014decizia ta s\u0103 na\u0219ti, acum e problema ta.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Se apropie de canapea. Mitya deschise ochii\u2014\u00eenchisoare negri, ca ai tat\u0103lui. Bebelu\u0219ul nu pl\u00e2ngea. Doar se uita la b\u0103rbatul care i-a dat via\u021b\u0103, dar acum se \u00eendep\u0103rta de ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eNu-i vreau,\u201d morm\u0103i Ivan, \u00eentorc\u00e2ndu-se. \u201eAm terminat cu acest rol.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Scuip\u0103 pe podeaua de l\u00e2ng\u0103 canapea, apuc\u0103 geanta \u0219i paltonul \u0219i plec\u0103, tr\u00e2ntind u\u0219a \u00een urma lui. Feroneria tremura. Liza \u00eencepu s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103 u\u0219or, de parc\u0103 ar fi \u00een\u021beles ce tocmai se \u00eent\u00e2mplase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anna se pr\u0103bu\u0219i \u00eencet pe podea. Parc\u0103 s-ar fi deschis o pr\u0103pastie \u00een pieptul ei, \u00eenghi\u021bind totul, \u00een afar\u0103 de fric\u0103. Era singur\u0103. Cu doi bebelu\u0219i. \u00centr-o cas\u0103 cu sob\u0103 de lemne \u0219i beneficii de maternitate insuficiente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liza pl\u00e2ngea mai tare. Mitya o urm\u0103, dou\u0103 voci devenind o singur\u0103 rug\u0103minte disperat\u0103. Ca \u0219i cum s-ar fi trezit dintr-un co\u0219mar, Anna se t\u00e2r\u00ee la canapea, \u00eei lu\u0103 pe am\u00e2ndoi \u00een bra\u021be \u0219i \u00eei \u021binu aproape. Micile lor trupuri, neputin\u021ba lor plin\u0103 de \u00eencredere\u2014aceasta era singura ei realitate acum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eShh, dr\u0103gu\u021bele mele,\u201d \u0219opti ea, leg\u0103n\u00e2ndu-le u\u0219or. \u201eVom fi bine. Nu v\u0103 voi p\u0103r\u0103si niciodat\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Afara, v\u00e2ntul biciuia v\u00e2rtejuri de z\u0103pad\u0103. Soarele cobora sub orizont. Era prima din multe nop\u021bi ce aveau s\u0103 le \u00eenfrunte \u00eempreun\u0103. F\u0103r\u0103 el. F\u0103r\u0103 cel care ar fi trebuit s\u0103 \u00eempart\u0103 acest povar\u0103. C\u00e2nd ceasul ar\u0103ta ora 3 diminea\u021ba, Mitya \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it adormi. Liza adormise mai devreme, cald\u0103 \u0219i hr\u0103nit\u0103. Anna \u00eei a\u0219ez\u0103 \u00eentr-un leag\u0103n improvizat\u2014o cutie de microunde c\u0103ptu\u0219it\u0103 cu o p\u0103tur\u0103 de l\u00e2n\u0103. Sobele aproape se stinsese; mai trebuia lemn, dar nu mai avea puterea s\u0103 se ridice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eVom supravie\u021bui,\u201d \u0219opti ea \u00een \u00eentuneric, ca \u0219i cum ar fi rostit un vr\u0103jitorie. \u201eVom supravie\u021bui.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aceast\u0103 fraz\u0103 deveni mantra ei pentru anii ce aveau s\u0103 vin\u0103. \u201eBunico, Mitya nu vrea s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nce terciul!\u201d Liza, \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 de cinci ani, alerg\u0103 \u00een curte, cu coziile ei juc\u0103u\u0219e s\u0103lt\u00e2ndu-i vesel pe spate. \u201eSpune c\u0103 e amar!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eNu e amar,\u201d r\u0103spunse b\u0103tr\u00e2na, ajust\u00e2ndu-\u0219i baticul \u0219i \u0219terg\u00e2ndu-\u0219i m\u00e2inile pe \u0219or\u021bul ei. \u201eE hri\u0219c\u0103, draga mea. A\u0219a trebuie s\u0103 fie. Unde este fratele t\u0103u?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201e\u00cen magazie. S-a sup\u0103rat,\u201d r\u0103spunse Liza, d\u00e2nd din cap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Klavdiya Petrovna oft\u0103. Anna plecase la tura de noapte la ferm\u0103, \u00eenlocuind o mulg\u0103toare bolnav\u0103. Copiii st\u0103teau cu vecina care, \u00een ultimii trei ani, devenise ca o a doua mam\u0103 pentru ei. La \u00eenceput, satul o judecase\u2014nu \u0219i-a putut p\u0103stra so\u021bul, a adus ru\u0219ine asupra familiei\u2014dar, \u00een cele din urm\u0103, o acceptaser\u0103: muncitoare, niciodat\u0103 nu se pl\u00e2ngea, cresc\u00e2ndu-\u0219i copiii \u00een cur\u0103\u021benie \u0219i ordine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eHaide s\u0103 vorbim cu micul nostru \u00eenc\u0103p\u0103\u021b\u00e2nat,\u201d spuse Klavdiya Petrovna, lu\u00e2nd-o pe Liza de m\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mitya st\u0103tea pe o g\u0103leat\u0103 r\u0103sturnat\u0103, lovind p\u0103m\u00e2ntul cu un b\u0103\u021b. Sl\u0103b\u0103nog, aproape cald\u2014dup\u0103 o epidemie de p\u0103duchi la gr\u0103dini\u021b\u0103, Anna le-a ras capetele tuturor b\u0103ie\u021bilor. Liza \u00ee\u0219i p\u0103strase cosi\u021bele\u2014pl\u00e2nsese trei zile c\u00e2nd mama ei \u00eencercase s\u0103 le taie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eTinerel, de ce ai l\u0103sat-o pe sora ta s\u0103 ia micul dejun singur\u0103?\u201d \u00eentreb\u0103 b\u0103tr\u00e2na, a\u0219ez\u00e2ndu-se pe un trunchi de copac l\u00e2ng\u0103 el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eTerciul e r\u0103u,\u201d morm\u0103i b\u0103iatul. \u201eE amar.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201e\u0218tii ce \u00ee\u0219i dore\u0219te mama ta?\u201d Klavdiya Petrovna \u00eei m\u00e2ng\u00e2ie u\u0219or p\u0103rul r\u0103v\u0103\u0219it. \u201eEa vrea s\u0103 cre\u0219ti s\u0103n\u0103tos. Vorbe\u0219te cu vacile la ferm\u0103, adun\u0103 laptele, c\u00e2\u0219tig\u0103 bani ca s\u0103 po\u021bi m\u00e2nca. \u0218i tu refuzi s\u0103-l m\u0103n\u00e2nci.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B\u0103iatul o privi, oft\u0103 \u0219i se ridic\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eBine, o s\u0103-l m\u0103n\u00e2nc. Dar pot s\u0103-l am cu p\u00e2ine?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eDesigur\u2014cu p\u00e2ine, unt \u0219i ceai dulce,\u201d aprob\u0103 Klavdiya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seara, Anna veni acas\u0103\u2014obosit\u0103, cu ochii ro\u0219ii de la lipsa de somn, dar z\u00e2mbind. \u00cen geanta ei de p\u00e2nz\u0103 se aflau o conserv\u0103 de lapte, o p\u00e2ine \u0219i un sac de bomboane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eMam\u0103!\u201d copii alergar\u0103 spre ea, \u00eenf\u0103\u0219ur\u00e2ndu-se \u00een bra\u021bele ei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eDr\u0103gu\u021bele mele,\u201d se a\u0219ez\u0103 \u00een genunchi \u0219i \u00eei \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219\u0103 str\u00e2ns. \u201eCum a fost f\u0103r\u0103 mine?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liza vorbi ne\u00eentrerupt\u2014despre pisica care a avut pui, despre rochia nou\u0103 pe care bunica Klava o cususe din vechea ei rochie, despre cum Mitya nu voise s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nce terci dar p\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103 \u00eel m\u00e2ncase tot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eO s\u0103 fie o petrecere la gr\u0103dini\u021b\u0103 cur\u00e2nd,\u201d termin\u0103 ea, lu\u00e2ndu-\u0219i r\u0103suflarea. \u201ePentru mame \u0219i ta\u021bi.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anna \u00eenghe\u021b\u0103, privindu-\u0219i fiica. Feti\u021ba o privi \u00eenapoi cu ochi nevinova\u021bi, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-\u0219i dea seama de durerea pe care tocmai o provocase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAr trebui s\u0103-l invit\u0103m pe tata,\u201d ad\u0103ug\u0103 Mitya brusc. \u201eCum fac to\u021bi ceilal\u021bi.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anna respir\u0103 ad\u00e2nc, g\u00e2tul i se str\u00e2nse. Acesta era momentul pe care \u00eel temuse. Copiii crescuser\u0103, \u00eencepuser\u0103 s\u0103 pun\u0103 \u00eentreb\u0103ri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eTu nu ai tat\u0103,\u201d spuse ea \u00eencet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eDe ce nu?\u201d \u00eentreb\u0103 Liza, \u00eenclinat\u00e2ndu-\u0219i capul, confuz\u0103. \u201eSasha Petrov are tat\u0103, la fel \u0219i Marina. Chiar \u0219i Kolya, b\u0103iatul \u0219chiop care bate pe to\u021bi, are unul. De ce nu avem noi?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eTat\u0103l t\u0103u\u2026\u201d vocea Annei era bl\u00e2nd\u0103 dar ferm\u0103. \u201eA plecat c\u00e2nd v-a\u021bi n\u0103scut. Nu a vrut s\u0103 fie parte din via\u021ba noastr\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eDeci nu ne iube\u0219te?\u201d ochii lui Mitya se umplur\u0103 de lacrimi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eNu \u0219tiu, dragul meu,\u201d \u00eel m\u00e2ng\u00e2ie Anna pe capul t\u0103iat scurt. \u201eDar te iubesc eu. Pe to\u021bi. Pe fiecare dintre voi.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen noaptea aceea, copiii pl\u00e2nseser\u0103\u2014nu din foame sau durere, ci din realizarea c\u0103 ceva important lipsea. Anna se \u00eentinse \u00eentre ei, \u021bin\u00e2ndu-i pe am\u00e2ndoi \u00een bra\u021be, \u0219i \u00eencepu s\u0103 le spun\u0103 pove\u0219ti\u2014nu despre prin\u021bi \u0219i regate, ci despre micile animale din p\u0103dure care erau fericite chiar \u0219i f\u0103r\u0103 un tat\u0103, pentru c\u0103 aveau o mam\u0103 iepuroaic\u0103 grijulie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eCe \u00eenseamn\u0103 \u00abrefuzat\u00bb?\u201d vocea Annei tremura de indignare, pumnii \u00eencle\u0219ta\u021bi at\u00e2t de tare \u00eenc\u00e2t articula\u021biile albe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alla Viktorovna, o femeie plinu\u021b\u0103 cu p\u0103rul ro\u0219u aprins, r\u0103sfoia nervos ni\u0219te h\u00e2rtii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAnna Sergeyevna, trebuie s\u0103 \u00een\u021belegi\u2014locurile la tab\u0103r\u0103 sunt limitate. Prioritate au cei cu adev\u0103rat \u00een nevoie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAsta suntem noi! \u00cei cresc singur\u0103!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eFormal, ave\u021bi dou\u0103 locuri de munc\u0103. Venitul t\u0103u este peste minimul de subzisten\u021b\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201e\u0218i ce s\u0103 fac?!\u201d pl\u00e2nse Anna. \u201eS\u0103 renun\u021b la unul? Un singur salariu nu hr\u0103ne\u0219te trei oameni!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Administratora oft\u0103 \u0219i \u00ee\u0219i d\u0103du jos ochelarii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAnna, \u00eemi pare sincer r\u0103u. Dar decizia se ia de o comisie, nu doar de mine. Sunt familii \u00een condi\u021bii \u0219i mai grele\u2014copii multipli, copii cu dizabilit\u0103\u021bi\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eTat\u0103l lor i-a abandonat. Nici m\u0103car un ban \u00een pensie alimentar\u0103. Muncesc ca o m\u0103g\u0103ri\u021b\u0103 ca s\u0103 aib\u0103 ei ce m\u00e2nca!\u201d g\u00e2tul Annei se str\u00e2nse din nou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alla t\u0103cu, apoi se duse la un dulap \u0219i scoase un dosar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eExist\u0103 o alt\u0103 op\u021biune,\u201d spuse ea, cu voce joas\u0103. \u201eLocuri la tab\u0103r\u0103 pentru copiii din familii monoparentale, dac\u0103 un p\u0103rinte lucreaz\u0103 acolo. Avem nevoie de asisten\u021bi \u00een buc\u0103t\u0103rie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eO s\u0103 o fac,\u201d spuse rapid Anna. \u201eOrice job.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eEste oficial o vacan\u021b\u0103 cu copiii, dar \u00een realitate\u2014este munc\u0103 grea,\u201d o avertiz\u0103 administratora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eM\u0103 voi descurca. Voi lua concediu \u00een acele zile.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0218i a\u0219a Mitya \u0219i Liza au v\u0103zut marea pentru prima dat\u0103\u2014datorit\u0103 unui voucher social, \u00een timp ce mama lor sp\u0103la vase \u0219i cur\u0103\u021ba legume la tab\u0103ra de pionieri \u201eR\u00e2ndunica\u201d. A meritat\u2014s-au \u00eentors bronza\u021bi, mai puternici. Mitya crescuse cinci centimetri, iar Liza \u00eenv\u0103\u021base s\u0103 \u00eenoate. Cel mai important\u2014nu mai \u00eentrebau despre tat\u0103l lor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eSidorov, e\u0219ti cretin?\u201d Liza se interpuse \u00eentre elevul de clasa a \u0219asea \u0219i fratele ei, cu picioarele desp\u0103r\u021bite. \u201eMai atingi o dat\u0103 \u0219i o s\u0103-\u021bi ar\u0103t eu!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sidorov, un b\u0103iat \u00eenalt cu fa\u021ba ro\u0219ie, o privi cu dispre\u021b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eCe, te ascunzi dup\u0103 fusta surorii tale, Mitya? Mam\u0103-mare!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eL\u0103sa\u021bi-l \u00een pace,\u201d m\u00e2r\u00e2i Liza, cu pumnii str\u00e2n\u0219i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mitya t\u0103cea, uit\u00e2ndu-se la p\u0103m\u00e2nt. Un v\u00e2n\u0103tai \u00eencepea s\u0103 se formeze pe fa\u021ba lui, iar buza \u00eei s\u00e2ngera. La zece ani, era \u00eenc\u0103 cel mai mic din clas\u0103\u2014slab, anxios, mereu cu o carte \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eF\u0103r\u0103 tat\u0103,\u201d scuip\u0103 Sidorov la picioarele lui. \u201eF\u0103r\u0103 tat\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 minte.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M\u00e2na Lizei se ridic\u0103 brusc, lovindu-l pe obraz at\u00e2t de tare \u00eenc\u00e2t el se cl\u0103tin\u0103. O clip\u0103 r\u0103mase \u00eenm\u0103rmurit, apoi \u00eencerc\u0103 s\u0103 riposteze\u2014dar nu reu\u0219i. Mitya se av\u00e2nt\u0103 \u00eenainte ca un torpil\u0103 mic\u0103, lovindu-l \u00een burt\u0103. Sidorov ofta \u0219i se aplec\u0103. Cei doi gemeni, f\u0103r\u0103 un cuv\u00e2nt, fugir\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Se oprir\u0103 doar la vechiul pompa de ap\u0103, obrajii ro\u0219ii \u0219i respira\u021bia grea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eDe ce ai s\u0103rit?\u201d \u00eentreb\u0103 Liza, \u00eentorc\u00e2ndu-se spre fratele ei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAm vrut s\u0103 te protejez,\u201d morm\u0103i Mitya, \u0219terg\u00e2nd s\u00e2ngele de pe obraz. \u201eA fost din cauza mea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eIdiot,\u201d r\u00e2se Liza, sco\u021b\u00e2nd un \u0219erve\u021bel \u0219i umezindu-l la pompa de ap\u0103. \u201eIat\u0103, \u021bine-l pe buza ta.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
St\u0103teau \u00een t\u0103cere pe un \u021beav\u0103 ruginit\u0103. Se l\u0103sase seara. Pe undeva, vacile se \u00eentorceau acas\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eMama o s\u0103 fie sup\u0103rat\u0103,\u201d spuse Mitya, \u00een cele din urm\u0103. \u201eO s\u0103 ne \u021bin\u0103 o lec\u021bie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eNu va fi sup\u0103rat\u0103,\u201d spuse Liza, d\u00e2nd din cap. \u201eO s\u0103 \u00een\u021beleag\u0103. Mereu \u00een\u021belege.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0218i Anna chiar i-a \u00eent\u00e2mpinat cu calm. I-a tratat buza lui Mitya, a pus un prosop rece pe v\u00e2n\u0103taia lui, a ascultat povestea istovitoare a Lizei. Apoi a spus: \u201eSunt m\u00e2ndr\u0103 de voi. V-a\u021bi ap\u0103rat unul pe altul.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eDar certurile sunt gre\u0219ite,\u201d spuse Mitya, nesigur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eDa, certurile sunt gre\u0219ite,\u201d aprobase Anna. \u201eDar s\u0103 la\u0219i pe cineva s\u0103 r\u0103neasc\u0103 pe cei pe care \u00eei iube\u0219ti e \u0219i mai r\u0103u.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I-a \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219at\u2014nu mai erau copii mici, ci adolescen\u021bi la \u00eenceputul unei noi vie\u021bi. Speran\u021ba ei. Sensul ei. Inima ei, rupt\u0103 \u00een dou\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eMam\u0103, chiar tat\u0103l nostru a fost o persoan\u0103 rea?\u201d \u00eentreb\u0103 Mitya brusc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anna se \u00eencord\u0103. Trecuse mult timp de c\u00e2nd nu mai vorbiser\u0103 despre el. Amintirea lui \u00eencepea s\u0103 se estompeze, devenind o umbr\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eNu,\u201d r\u0103spunse ea \u00eencet. \u201eNu a fost r\u0103u. Doar slab. Se temea de responsabilitate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eUnde este acum?\u201d \u00eentreb\u0103 Liza, uit\u00e2ndu-se la ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eNu \u0219tiu, drag\u0103. Poate \u00een ora\u0219. Poate \u0219i-a f\u0103cut o nou\u0103 familie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eNu ne mai vrea?\u201d Mitya se juca cu tivul c\u0103m\u0103\u0219ii lui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eDar noi ne vrem unii pe al\u021bii,\u201d spuse Anna ferm. \u201eAsta e tot ce conteaz\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu dormise toat\u0103 noaptea. Copiii cre\u0219teau, iar \u00eentreb\u0103rile lor deveneau tot mai grele. \u0218tia c\u0103 va veni momentul\u2014mai devreme sau mai t\u00e2rziu\u2014c\u00e2nd vor trebui s\u0103 \u0219tie toat\u0103 adev\u0103rul, f\u0103r\u0103 \u00eendulciri, f\u0103r\u0103 ocoli\u0219uri. Despre cum tat\u0103l lor \u00eei abandonase din prima zi. Cum scuipase l\u00e2ng\u0103 p\u0103tu\u021bul lor. Cum plecase f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 se uite \u00eenapoi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dar acum aveau doar zece ani, \u0219i lumea lor putea fi protejat\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103 pu\u021bin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anulii trecur\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liza \u00eel v\u0103zu prima. Un b\u0103rbat st\u0103tea pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 gardul \u0219colii, schimb\u00e2ndu-\u0219i greoi greutatea de pe un picior pe altul, sc\u0103p\u00e2nd ochii printre mul\u021bimea de elevi. Geaca \u00eei era uzat\u0103, p\u0103rul r\u0103v\u0103\u0219it \u0219i c\u0103runt, obrajii \u00eei erau ro\u0219ii \u00eentr-un mod nes\u0103n\u0103tos. Dar ceva \u00een tr\u0103s\u0103turile lui\u2014forma spr\u00e2ncenelor, linia b\u0103rbiei\u2014o f\u0103cu s\u0103 se \u00eencordeze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eMitya,\u201d \u00eel trase Liza de m\u00e2nec\u0103. \u201eUit\u0103-te.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mitya ridic\u0103 ochii din carte, urm\u0103rind privirea ei. Ochii lui\u2014exact ca ai b\u0103rbatului de l\u00e2ng\u0103 gard\u2014se l\u0103rgir\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAsta e\u2026\u201d \u00eencepu el, dar se opri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B\u0103rbatul \u00eei observ\u0103. Fa\u021ba i se \u00eencord\u0103\u2014spr\u00e2ncenele ridicate, ochii m\u0103ri\u021bi, buzele deschise de parc\u0103 ar fi vrut s\u0103 vorbeasc\u0103, dar cuvintele nu ie\u0219eau. F\u0103cu un pas ezitant \u00eenainte, ridic\u00e2ndu-\u0219i m\u00e2na\u2014ori \u00een semn de salut, ori \u00een defensiva propriilor demoni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eSalut,\u201d vocea lui era r\u0103gu\u0219it\u0103. \u201eVoi sunte\u021bi\u2026 Liza \u0219i Mitya, nu-i a\u0219a? Copiii Annei?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
R\u0103m\u0103ser\u0103 t\u0103cu\u021bi. Zece ani\u2014o via\u021b\u0103 \u00eentreag\u0103\u2014\u00eei desp\u0103r\u021bea de acest b\u0103rbat. Treisprezece ani de \u00eentreb\u0103ri f\u0103r\u0103 r\u0103spunsuri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eSunt tat\u0103l vostru,\u201d spuse el \u00een cele din urm\u0103, c\u00e2nd t\u0103cerea devenise insuportabil\u0103. \u201eIvan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201e\u0218tim,\u201d r\u0103spunse Liza rece, instinctiv st\u00e2nd \u00een fa\u021ba fratelui ei. \u201eCe vrei?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ivan \u00eencremeni, ca \u0219i cum \u00eentrebarea ei l-ar fi r\u0103nit fizic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAm vrut doar s\u0103 vorbesc. S\u0103 v\u0103 v\u0103d. M-am g\u00e2ndit mult \u00een ultima vreme.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vocea lui era distant\u0103, ca \u0219i cum ar fi venit din fundul unei f\u00e2nt\u00e2ni. Mirosul de alcool \u0219i \u021big\u0103ri ieftine venea de la el. Ochii lui gri\u2014aceia\u0219i pe care Mitya \u00eei mo\u0219tenise\u2014aveau o submisivitate asem\u0103n\u0103toare cu a unui c\u00e2ine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eMama e acas\u0103,\u201d spuse Mitya \u00een cele din urm\u0103. \u201eDac\u0103 vrei s\u0103 vorbe\u0219ti, du-te la ea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAm venit s\u0103 v\u0103 v\u0103d,\u201d Ivan f\u0103cu un pas mai aproape. \u201eDoar s\u0103 vorbim. S\u0103 \u0219tiu cum tr\u0103i\u021bi voi\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eF\u0103r\u0103 tine,\u201d spuse Liza aspru, \u021bin\u00e2ndu-se dreapt\u0103 ca un paznic la poarta unui castel. \u201eCre\u0219tem f\u0103r\u0103 tine. De ce ai ap\u0103rut acum? Au trecut treisprezece ani.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Umerii lui Ivan se l\u0103sar\u0103. Nu se a\u0219tepta la asta\u2014nu la aceast\u0103 r\u0103ceal\u0103, nu la aceast\u0103 brutal\u0103 onestitate din partea unui copil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201e\u0218tiu c\u0103 sunt de vin\u0103,\u201d murmur\u0103 el. \u201e\u0218tiu c\u0103 nu am dreptul s\u0103 cer nimic\u2026 Dar via\u021ba m-a lovit tare, din nou \u0219i din nou. Am pierdut totul\u2014jobul, casa, s\u0103n\u0103tatea. \u0218i acum m\u0103 \u00eentreb\u2026 poate nu e prea t\u00e2rziu? Poate c\u0103 a\u0219 putea m\u0103car s\u0103 v\u0103 cunosc?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vocea lui tremura, ca o coard\u0103 \u00eentins\u0103 prea tare. Mitya se uita la pantofii lui, \u021bin\u00e2ndu-\u0219i tivul jachetei. S\u0103-l vad\u0103 pe tat\u0103l lui a\u0219a era ca \u0219i cum ar fi urm\u0103rit o pas\u0103re care cade dintr-un copac dar \u00eenc\u0103 tr\u0103ie\u0219te. Liza r\u0103mase neclintit\u0103\u2014fiecare fibr\u0103 a ei radia hot\u0103r\u00e2re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eNe-ai v\u0103zut,\u201d spuse ea calm. \u201eNe-ai recunoscut. Acum mergem acas\u0103. Mama ne a\u0219teapt\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eA\u0219tepta\u021bi,\u201d Ivan \u00eentinse m\u00e2na, ca \u0219i cum ar fi \u00eencercat s\u0103-i opreasc\u0103. \u201eChiar vreau\u2026 Poate c\u0103 am putea s\u0103 ne \u00eent\u00e2lnim din c\u00e2nd \u00een c\u00e2nd? A\u0219 putea s\u0103 v\u0103 iau de la \u0219coal\u0103, s\u0103 ajut\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201e\u0218tii m\u0103car ce clas\u0103 facem?\u201d Liza \u00ee\u0219i \u00eencruci\u0219\u0103 bra\u021bele. \u201eUnde locuim? Ce iubim? La ce suntem buni? Ce ne \u00eengrijoreaz\u0103?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0218i a\u0219a, Mitya \u0219i Liza au v\u0103zut marea pentru prima dat\u0103 \u2014 mul\u021bumit\u0103 unui voucher social, \u00een timp ce mama lor sp\u0103la vasele \u0219i cur\u0103\u021ba legumele la tab\u0103ra de pionieri \u201eL\u0103stunul\u201d. A meritat \u2014 s-au \u00eentors bronza\u021bi, mai puternici. Mitya a crescut cinci centimetri, iar Liza a \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat s\u0103 \u00eenoate. Cel mai important \u2014 au \u00eencetat s\u0103 \u00eentrebe despre tat\u0103l lor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eSidorov, e\u0219ti nebun?\u201d Liza s-a pus \u00eentre colegul de clasa a \u0219asea \u0219i fratele ei, cu picioarele dep\u0103rtate. \u201eMai atingi un singur fir de p\u0103r de el \u0219i vei \u00een\u021belege!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sidorov, un b\u0103iat \u00eenalt cu fa\u021ba ro\u0219ie, a schi\u021bat un z\u00e2mbet de dispre\u021b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eCe, te ascunzi \u00een spatele fustei surorii tale, Mitya? B\u0103iatul mamei!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eLas\u0103-l \u00een pace,\u201d a r\u00e2njit Liza, str\u00e2ng\u00e2nd pumnii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mitya a t\u0103cut, privind la p\u0103m\u00e2nt. Pe fa\u021ba lui se umfla o v\u00e2n\u0103taie, iar buza \u00eei s\u00e2ngera. La zece ani, era \u00eenc\u0103 cel mai mic din clas\u0103 \u2014 sub\u021bire, anxios, mereu cu o carte \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eF\u0103r\u0103 tat\u0103,\u201d a scuipat Sidorov \u00een picioarele lui. \u201eF\u0103r\u0103 tat\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 creier.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M\u00e2na Lizei a zburat \u00eenainte de la sine, lovind obrazul lui at\u00e2t de tare \u00eenc\u00e2t a cl\u0103tinat. O secund\u0103 a r\u0103mas surprins, apoi a \u00eencercat s\u0103 riposteze \u2014 dar nu a reu\u0219it. Mitya a s\u0103rit \u00eenainte ca o torpil\u0103 mic\u0103, lovindu-l \u00een stomac. Sidorov a tras aer \u00een piept \u0219i s-a aplecat. Cei doi fra\u021bi au fugit, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spun\u0103 vreun cuv\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
S-au oprit abia la vechiul pompa de ap\u0103, cu obrajii ro\u0219ii \u0219i respira\u021bia grea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eDe ce ai s\u0103rit?\u201d Liza s-a \u00eentors spre fratele ei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAm vrut s\u0103 te protejez,\u201d a murmurat Mitya, \u0219terg\u00e2nd s\u00e2ngele de pe obraz. \u201eDin cauza mea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eIdiot,\u201d a r\u00e2s Liza, sco\u021b\u00e2nd un \u0219erve\u021bel \u0219i ud\u00e2ndu-l la pomp\u0103. \u201eIa, \u021bine-l la buza ta.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Au stat \u00een t\u0103cere pe o \u021beav\u0103 ruginit\u0103. Se f\u0103cea sear\u0103. \u00cen sat, vacile se \u00eentorceau acas\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eMama o s\u0103 fie sup\u0103rat\u0103,\u201d a spus Mitya, \u00een cele din urm\u0103. \u201eO s\u0103 ne \u021bin\u0103 un discurs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eNu va fi sup\u0103rat\u0103,\u201d a cl\u0103tinat Liza din cap. \u201eO s\u0103 \u00een\u021beleag\u0103. De obicei \u00een\u021belege.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0218i Anna chiar i-a \u00eent\u00e2mpinat calm. I-a tratat buza lui Mitya, a pus un prosop rece pe v\u00e2n\u0103taia lui \u0219i a ascultat povestirea agitat\u0103 a Lizei. Apoi a spus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eSunt m\u00e2ndr\u0103 de voi. V-a\u021bi ap\u0103rat unul pe altul.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eDar luptele sunt gre\u0219ite,\u201d a spus Mitya, nesigur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eDa, luptele sunt gre\u0219ite,\u201d a fost de acord Anna. \u201eDar s\u0103 la\u0219i pe cineva s\u0103 r\u0103neasc\u0103 pe cei pe care \u00eei iube\u0219ti este mai r\u0103u.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I-a \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219at \u2014 nu mai erau copii mici, ci adolescen\u021bi pe cale de a \u00eencepe o via\u021b\u0103 nou\u0103. Speran\u021ba ei. Sensul ei. Inima ei, rupt\u0103 \u00een dou\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eMama, chiar tat\u0103l era o persoan\u0103 rea?\u201d Mitya a \u00eentrebat brusc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anna a tres\u0103rit. Trecuser\u0103 mul\u021bi ani de c\u00e2nd nu mai vorbiser\u0103 despre el. Amintirea lui se estompa, devenind o umbr\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eNu,\u201d a r\u0103spuns ea \u00eencet. \u201eNu era r\u0103u. Doar slab. Se temea de responsabilitate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eUnde este acum?\u201d Liza s-a uitat la ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eNu \u0219tiu, draga mea. Poate undeva \u00een ora\u0219. Poate \u0219i-a f\u0103cut o familie nou\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eNu ne mai vrea?\u201d Mitya se juca cu tivul c\u0103m\u0103\u0219ii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eDar noi ne vrem unii pe al\u021bii,\u201d a spus Anna hot\u0103r\u00e2t. \u201eAsta e suficient.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu a dormit \u00een acea noapte. Copiii cre\u0219teau, iar \u00eentreb\u0103rile lor deveneau tot mai dificile. \u0218tia c\u0103 va veni momentul \u2014 mai devreme sau mai t\u00e2rziu \u2014 c\u00e2nd vor avea nevoie s\u0103 \u0219tie toat\u0103 adev\u0103rul, f\u0103r\u0103 ocoliri, f\u0103r\u0103 a-l \u00eendulci. Despre cum tat\u0103l lor i-a abandonat din prima zi. Cum a scuipat l\u00e2ng\u0103 p\u0103tu\u021burile lor. Cum a plecat f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 se uite \u00eenapoi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dar aveau doar zece ani acum, iar lumea lor putea fi protejat\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103 pu\u021bin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Au trecut ani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liza l-a v\u0103zut prima. Un b\u0103rbat st\u0103tea l\u00e2ng\u0103 gardul \u0219colii, se mi\u0219ca dintr-o parte \u00een alta, scan\u00e2nd mul\u021bimea de elevi. Haina lui era uzat\u0103, p\u0103rul r\u0103v\u0103\u0219it \u0219i \u00eemb\u0103tr\u00e2nit, obrajii ro\u0219ii \u00eentr-un mod nes\u0103n\u0103tos. Dar ceva din tr\u0103s\u0103turile lui \u2014 forma spr\u00e2ncenelor, linia b\u0103rbiei \u2014 a f\u0103cut-o s\u0103 se simt\u0103 \u00eencordat\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eMitya,\u201d a tras-o de m\u00e2nec\u0103 pe fratele ei. \u201eUite.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mitya a ridicat ochii din carte, urm\u0103rind privirea ei. Ochii lui \u2014 exact ca ai b\u0103rbatului de l\u00e2ng\u0103 gard \u2014 s-au m\u0103rit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAsta\u2026\u201d a \u00eenceput el, dar s-a oprit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B\u0103rbatul i-a observat. Fa\u021ba lui s-a str\u00e2mbat \u2014 spr\u00e2ncenele ridicate, ochii mari, buzele despicate ca \u0219i cum era pe cale s\u0103 vorbeasc\u0103, dar cuvintele i s-au blocat. A f\u0103cut un pas ezitant \u00eenainte, ridic\u00e2nd m\u00e2na \u2014 fie \u00een semn de salut, fie ca s\u0103 se apere de propriile lui demoni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eSalut,\u201d vocea lui era r\u0103gu\u0219it\u0103. \u201eVoi sunte\u021bi\u2026 Liza \u0219i Mitya, nu-i a\u0219a? Copiii Annei?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Au t\u0103cut. Zece ani \u2014 o via\u021b\u0103 \u00eentreag\u0103 \u2014 \u00eei desp\u0103r\u021beau de acest b\u0103rbat. Treisprezece ani de \u00eentreb\u0103ri f\u0103r\u0103 r\u0103spuns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eSunt tat\u0103l vostru,\u201d a spus el \u00een cele din urm\u0103, c\u00e2nd t\u0103cerea devenise insuportabil\u0103. \u201eIvan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201e\u0218tim,\u201d a r\u0103spuns Liza rece, f\u0103c\u00e2nd un pas \u00een fa\u021ba fratelui ei. \u201eCe vrei?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ivan a \u00eencremenit, de parc\u0103 \u00eentrebarea ei i-ar fi provocat o durere fizic\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAm vrut s\u0103 vorbesc cu voi. S\u0103 v\u0103 v\u0103d. M-am g\u00e2ndit mult \u00een ultima vreme.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vocea lui p\u0103rea distant\u0103, ca \u0219i cum venea de la fundul unei f\u00e2nt\u00e2ni. Mirosul de alcool \u0219i \u021big\u0103ri ieftine se sim\u021bea puternic. Ochii lui gri \u2014 exact ca ai lui Mitya \u2014 aveau o submisivitate de c\u00e2ine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eMama este acas\u0103,\u201d a spus Mitya \u00een cele din urm\u0103. \u201eDac\u0103 vrei s\u0103 vorbe\u0219ti, du-te la ea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAm venit s\u0103 v\u0103 v\u0103d pe voi,\u201d Ivan a f\u0103cut un pas mai aproape. \u201eDoar s\u0103 vorbim. S\u0103 \u0219tiu cum tr\u0103i\u021bi\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eF\u0103r\u0103 tine,\u201d a spus Liza aspru, st\u00e2nd dreapt\u0103 ca o gard\u0103 la poarta unui castel. \u201eAm crescut f\u0103r\u0103 tine. De ce ai ap\u0103rut acum? Au trecut treisprezece ani.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Umerii lui Ivan s-au l\u0103sat. Nu se a\u0219tepta la asta \u2014 nu la aceast\u0103 r\u0103ceal\u0103, nu la aceast\u0103 brutal\u0103 sinceritate din partea unui copil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201e\u0218tiu c\u0103 sunt vinovat,\u201d a murmurat el. \u201e\u0218tiu c\u0103 nu am dreptul s\u0103 cer nimic\u2026 Dar via\u021ba m-a lovit r\u0103u, din nou \u0219i din nou. Am pierdut totul \u2014 job, cas\u0103, s\u0103n\u0103tate. \u0218i acum m\u0103 \u00eentreb\u2026 poate nu e prea t\u00e2rziu? Poate a\u0219 putea m\u0103car s\u0103 v\u0103 cunosc?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vocea lui tremura, ca o coard\u0103 prea \u00eentins\u0103. Mitya se uita la pantofii lui, \u021bin\u00e2nd tivul hainei str\u00e2ns. V\u0103z\u00e2ndu-l pe tat\u0103l lor a fost ca \u0219i cum ai privi un p\u0103s\u0103rele care cade dintr-o ramur\u0103, dar \u00eenc\u0103 tr\u0103ie\u0219te. Liza a r\u0103mas neclintit\u0103 \u2014 fiecare p\u0103rticic\u0103 din ea radia determinare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eNe-ai v\u0103zut,\u201d a spus ea calm. \u201eNe-ai recunoscut. Acum mergem acas\u0103. Mama ne a\u0219teapt\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eA\u0219tepta\u021bi,\u201d Ivan a \u00eentins m\u00e2na, de parc\u0103 ar fi vrut s\u0103-i opreasc\u0103. \u201eChiar\u2026 Poate am putea s\u0103 ne \u00eent\u00e2lnim din c\u00e2nd \u00een c\u00e2nd? A\u0219 putea s\u0103 v\u0103 iau de la \u0219coal\u0103, s\u0103 ajut\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201e\u0218tii m\u0103car \u00een ce clas\u0103 suntem?\u201d Liza l-a privit suspicios. \u201eUnde locuim? Ce ne place? Cu ce suntem buni? Cu ce ne facem griji?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201eAnna Sergeyevna, documentele sunt gata. Cine v\u0103 va \u00eenso\u021bi acas\u0103?\u201d \u00eentreb\u0103 asistenta cu bl\u00e2nde\u021be, privirea ei r\u0103m\u00e2n\u00e2nd pe fa\u021ba fragil\u0103 a femeii, a c\u0103rei piele<\/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\/38825"}],"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=38825"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38826,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38825\/revisions\/38826"}],"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=38825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}