Emma \u00ee\u0219i pierdu din nou cuno\u0219tin\u021ba. C\u0103ldura m\u00e2inii b\u0103rbatului care o ajutase p\u0103rea c\u0103 o \u00eenc\u0103lzise din interior, dar corpul ei era \u00eenc\u0103 fragil, sf\u00e2r\u0219it de oboseal\u0103 \u0219i suferin\u021b\u0103. Nu \u0219tia c\u00e2t timp trecuse. C\u00e2nd deschise din nou ochii, era \u00eentins\u0103 pe un pat moale, acoperit\u0103 cu o p\u0103tur\u0103 grea din l\u00e2n\u0103. \u00cen jurul ei mirosea a ceai de plante, a lemn ars \u0219i ceva amar, necunoscut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ai deschis ochii, bine-ai revenit, \u2014 auzi vocea calm\u0103 a b\u0103rbatului.
El st\u0103tea pe un scaun l\u00e2ng\u0103 sob\u0103, mestec\u00e2nd \u00eentr-o can\u0103 cu ceva aburind. Pe genunchii lui, Zosia \u00ee\u0219i sprijinise capul, privind cu grij\u0103 spre Emma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Unde sunt? \u2014 \u00eentreb\u0103 Emma, vocea ei mai firav\u0103 ca niciodat\u0103.
\u2014 Acas\u0103 la mine, \u2014 r\u0103spunse b\u0103rbatul simplu. \u2014 Te-am adus aici, ai le\u0219inat l\u00e2ng\u0103 colib\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 De ce… de ce m-a\u021bi salvat?
\u2014 Zosia mi-a spus adev\u0103rul. A fugit din p\u0103dure \u0219i m-a tras de m\u00e2nec\u0103. \u201eTata, o femeie moare \u00een colib\u0103, vino repede!\u201d \u2014 \u0219i cum s\u0103 nu merg?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Emma l\u0103crim\u0103. Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mult timp, sim\u021bea c\u0103 cineva o vede, o aude.
\u2014 Nu… nu \u0219tiu dac\u0103 pot s\u0103 v\u0103 mul\u021bumesc destul.
\u2014 Nu trebuie. Eu nu vindec oamenii pentru mul\u021bumiri. Nici pentru bani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 E adev\u0103rat ce a spus ea? C\u0103 sunte\u021bi\u2026 un fel de vraci?
\u2014 A\u0219a zic unii. Eu doar cunosc plantele \u0219i ascult oamenii. Uneori e suficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Dar\u2026 dac\u0103 m-a\u021bi ajutat, \u00eenseamn\u0103 c\u0103 nu v\u0103 sunt drag\u0103, nu? \u2014 glumi amar Emma, amintindu-\u0219i ce spusese fata.
B\u0103rbatul z\u00e2mbi trist.
\u2014 Pe cei pe care \u00eei iubesc nu reu\u0219esc s\u0103-i salvez. So\u021bia mea s-a stins de boal\u0103, oric\u00e2t am \u00eencercat. De-atunci, cred c\u0103 Dumnezeu m\u0103 las\u0103 s\u0103-i vindec doar pe ceilal\u021bi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 M\u0103 numesc Emma.
\u2014 Eu sunt Victor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zilele treceau. Emma nu mai era femeia pr\u0103bu\u0219it\u0103 \u00een colib\u0103, dar nici nu-\u0219i rec\u0103p\u0103tase complet puterile. Victor \u00eei prepara ceaiuri, o ungea cu alifii mirositoare, \u00eei g\u0103tea supe fierbin\u021bi. Iar Zosia \u2014 mereu l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea \u2014 o f\u0103cea s\u0103 z\u00e2mbeasc\u0103, chiar \u0219i c\u00e2nd durerea era prea mare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00centr-o sear\u0103, pe c\u00e2nd afar\u0103 ningea mocnit, Emma se ridic\u0103 din pat \u0219i p\u0103\u0219i u\u0219or \u00een camera de zi. Victor privea pe fereastr\u0103.
\u2014 E\u0219ti mai bine, \u2014 spuse el f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 se \u00eentoarc\u0103.
\u2014 Da. Dar ceva m\u0103 fr\u0103m\u00e2nt\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ce anume?
\u2014 El… Tom… va spune c\u0103 am murit. Poate chiar a \u0219i spus.
\u2014 Probabil. Dar acum \u0219tii: nu e\u0219ti moart\u0103. \u0218i nici slab\u0103. Doar tr\u0103darea te-a sl\u0103bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Emma t\u0103cu o clip\u0103.
\u2014 Dac\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eentorc, trebuie s\u0103 lupt. S\u0103 dovedesc c\u0103 nu sunt nebun\u0103, c\u0103 am fost min\u021bit\u0103, abandonat\u0103.
\u2014 Ai de ales. Po\u021bi r\u0103m\u00e2ne aici. Nimeni nu te va for\u021ba.
\u2014 Nu pot fugi. El a \u00eencercat s\u0103 m\u0103 \u0219tearg\u0103 din lume. Dar eu exist. \u0218i o s\u0103-mi iau via\u021ba \u00eenapoi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dou\u0103 s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni mai t\u00e2rziu, o femeie slab\u0103, dar cu ochi arz\u0103tori, cobor\u00ee dintr-un taxi \u00een fa\u021ba cl\u0103dirii firmei \u201eEmTech\u201d, compania pe care Emma o fondase cu zece ani \u00een urm\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To\u021bi cei care o priveau credeau c\u0103 v\u0103d o fantom\u0103. Chiar \u0219i recep\u021bionera r\u0103mase cu gura c\u0103scat\u0103.
\u2014 Doamna Emma?!
\u2014 \u00cen carne \u0219i oase. V\u0103 rog, chema\u021bi avocatul companiei. Imediat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tom, \u00eentre timp, era \u00een biroul directorului, tocmai finaliz\u00e2nd actele prin care urma s\u0103 devin\u0103 oficial proprietarul majoritar. Z\u00e2mbetul \u00eei \u00eenghe\u021b\u0103 pe buze c\u00e2nd u\u0219a se deschise \u0219i Emma intr\u0103, flancat\u0103 de avocat \u0219i doi martori.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Credeai c\u0103 scapi at\u00e2t de u\u0219or?
\u2014 Tu… Cum ai…
\u2014 Supravie\u021buit? Mul\u021bumit\u0103 unei feti\u021be \u0219i unui om cu suflet. Tu m-ai aruncat ca pe un obiect. Dar m-am ridicat. Iar acum tu vei c\u0103dea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tom \u00eencerc\u0103 s\u0103 r\u00e2d\u0103.
\u2014 N-ai dovezi. E cuv\u00e2ntul t\u0103u \u00eempotriva mea.
\u2014 Gre\u0219e\u0219ti. Coliba avea camere ascunse. \u00cemi p\u0103sa de siguran\u021b\u0103. Tot ce ai spus, tot ce ai f\u0103cut \u2014 a fost \u00eenregistrat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fa\u021ba lui Tom se f\u0103cu alb\u0103 ca varul.
\u2014 \u0218i\u2026 poli\u021bia?
\u2014 Vine acum. Dar p\u00e2n\u0103 atunci\u2026 s\u0103 \u0219tii un lucru: nu m-ai distrus. M-ai eliberat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Procesul dur\u0103 luni de zile. Dar Emma, cu sprijinul avocatului, a recuperat compania, reputa\u021bia \u0219i demnitatea. Tom a fost condamnat pentru tentativ\u0103 de omor \u0219i fraud\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Emma nu s-a mai \u00eentors la conducerea firmei. \u0218i-a v\u00e2ndut partea \u0219i s-a mutat \u00eenapoi la marginea p\u0103durii. Acolo unde sufletul ei se vindecase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Victor o a\u0219tepta. Zosia, deja o numea \u201emama Emma\u201d. \u0218i \u00eentr-o diminea\u021b\u0103 de prim\u0103var\u0103, Emma deschise ochii \u00eentr-o cas\u0103 plin\u0103 de lini\u0219te. Tr\u0103ia. Iubea. \u0218i era liber\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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