\u2014 Domni\u0219oar\u0103, pot s\u0103 v\u0103 ajut? \u2014 a strigat el c\u0103tre femeie, observ\u00e2nd cum ea ducea cu greu dou\u0103 gen\u021bi grele. \u2014 Scuza\u021bi c\u0103 vin a\u0219a brusc, dar pare c\u0103 gen\u021bile urmeaz\u0103 s\u0103 v\u0103 scape din m\u00e2ini. Permite\u021bi-mi s\u0103 le duc eu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 O, chiar? Sunte\u021bi sigur? Nu sunt prea grele? \u2014 femeia a z\u00e2mbit timid. \u2014 V\u0103 mul\u021bumesc mult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B\u0103rbatul a luat gen\u021bile cu u\u0219urin\u021b\u0103, de parc\u0103 ar fi fost goale, \u0219i a \u00eenceput s\u0103 mearg\u0103 \u00eenainte cu pa\u0219i largi \u0219i siguri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Femeia, dr\u0103gu\u021b\u0103 \u0219i pu\u021bin plinu\u021b\u0103, s-a gr\u0103bit dup\u0103 el, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 nu r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een urm\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cempreun\u0103 ar\u0103tau aproape comic: el \u2014 \u00eenalt, puternic, cu o mers\u0103 ampl\u0103, ca la o parad\u0103, iar ea \u2014 mic\u0103, moale, rotunjoar\u0103, ca o pl\u0103cint\u0103 proasp\u0103t\u0103, cu bucle care s\u0103reau la fiecare pas. Pentru fiecare pas al lui, ea f\u0103cea doi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 V\u0103 rog, \u00eencetini\u021bi pu\u021bin! \u2014 a cerut ea g\u00e2f\u00e2ind. \u2014 Am r\u0103mas \u00een urm\u0103 complet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
El, parc\u0103 revenind \u00een sine, s-a \u00eentors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Scuza\u021bi, m-am g\u00e2ndit la ceva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 nu e secret, la ce v\u0103 g\u00e2ndeati at\u00e2t de ad\u00e2nc? \u2014 a \u00eentrebat femeia, uit\u00e2ndu-se fix la el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Se numea Galina \u0219i a observat imediat c\u0103 b\u0103rbatul nu era \u00eembr\u0103cat pentru var\u0103 \u2014 hainele erau tocite, pe alocuri cusute, iar el p\u0103rea pierdut, ca \u0219i cum ar fi r\u0103t\u0103cit \u00een aceast\u0103 lume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Curiozitatea ei nu \u00eei permitea s\u0103 mearg\u0103 \u00een t\u0103cere al\u0103turi de el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Hai, spune\u021bi-mi ce v-a f\u0103cut at\u00e2t de g\u00e2nditor?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 E vorba despre mine\u2026 despre via\u021b\u0103, \u2014 a oftat el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ce nu e \u00een regul\u0103? E greu s\u0103 tr\u0103ie\u0219ti?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nu chiar\u2026 \u2014 a dat din cap. \u2014 Doar c\u0103 m\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc mult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Poate \u0219i be\u021bi? \u2014 a \u00eentrebat precaut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nu, deloc! Nu sunt genul \u0103sta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Slav\u0103 Domnului, \u2014 a oftat u\u0219urat\u0103 Galina. \u2014 Cum v\u0103 numi\u021bi? Eu sunt Galina, dar po\u021bi s\u0103-mi spui simplu Galka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B\u0103rbatul s-a b\u00e2lb\u00e2it, parc\u0103 amintindu-\u0219i sau \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 uite ceva important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 M\u0103 cheam\u0103 Vas\u2019ka\u2026 a\u0219a m\u0103 poreclesc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Porecl\u0103? Nu-\u021bi place numele adev\u0103rat?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nu asta e problema\u2026 \u2014 a cobor\u00e2t privirea. \u2014 Pur \u0219i simplu nu \u0219tiu cum m\u0103 cheam\u0103 cu adev\u0103rat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Galina a r\u0103mas surprins\u0103, dar \u0219i-a revenit rapid:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Adic\u0103 nu-\u021bi aminte\u0219ti?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Exact. Am o pierdere de memorie. M-au g\u0103sit pe \u0219osea, aproape mort. Murdar, cu v\u00e2n\u0103t\u0103i, cu haine rupte. Am stat acolo ca un c\u0103\u021bel aruncat. Cineva s-a oprit, a chemat ambulan\u021ba, m-au dus la spital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Dumnezeule\u2026 \u0218i nu-\u021bi aminte\u0219ti nimic despre tine?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nicio amintire. Uneori apar imagini: fe\u021be, camere, fragmente de conversa\u021bii, flash-uri de lumin\u0103\u2026 Dar toate ca un film str\u0103in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ce s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat dup\u0103 spital?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 M-au trimis la orfelinat. Mi-au dat un nume temporar \u2014 Vasile. De atunci tr\u0103iesc a\u0219a. E bine c\u0103 nu sunt pe strad\u0103 \u2014 acoperi\u0219 deasupra capului, m\u00e2ncare, munc\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Cu ce te ocupi?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Cu ce se poate. Munci auxiliare: portar, ajutor pe pia\u021b\u0103, uneori ajut m\u0103celarul, cur\u0103\u021benie. C\u00e2\u0219tig pu\u021bin, dar ajunge pentru trai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u0218i \u00eenainte cu ce te ocupai? \u00ce\u021bi aminte\u0219ti ceva?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nimic. Parc\u0103 m-am n\u0103scut din nou. A trebuit s\u0103 \u00eenv\u0103\u021b totul de la zero. Nu s\u0103 t\u00e2r\u0103sc, ci s\u0103 tr\u0103iesc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ai o soart\u0103 grea, Vas\u2019. Dar dac\u0103 nu te-ai dat b\u0103tut \u2014 \u00eenseamn\u0103 c\u0103 vei reu\u0219i \u00een continuare. Memoria e ceva imprevizibil: azi tace, m\u00e2ine poate reveni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Poate chiar a\u0219a\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Desigur c\u0103 da! De ce s\u0103 te chinui pentru ce nu-\u021bi aminte\u0219ti? Tr\u0103ie\u0219te cu ce ai. \u0218i eu v\u0103d \u2014 e\u0219ti un b\u0103iat puternic, harnic. Ai vrea s\u0103 g\u0103se\u0219ti un job?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Mi-ar pl\u0103cea foarte mult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Atunci vino cu mine. Voi vorbi cu st\u0103p\u00e2na casei. Casa e mare, de lucru mult. Poate g\u0103sim ceva pentru tine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Perfect. Hai, nu sta pe loc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abia atunci Vasili a realizat c\u0103 st\u0103teau de c\u00e2teva minute pe loc, atr\u0103g\u00e2nd privirile trec\u0103torilor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 E departe?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nu, chiar aproape. De obicei vin cu ma\u0219ina, dar azi \u0219oferul e ocupat \u2014 a\u0219a c\u0103 am venit eu pe jos. Am comandat o curcan\u0103 pentru st\u0103p\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u0218i tu ce faci la ea?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Buc\u0103tar. Munca e grea, dar condi\u021biile bune. St\u0103p\u00e2na e bun\u0103, de\u0219i t\u0103cut\u0103. Dup\u0103 moartea fiului \u0219i a so\u021bului s-a schimbat mult. Dar pl\u0103te\u0219te bine, nu r\u0103ne\u0219te pe nimeni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 are o cas\u0103 \u0219i servitori a\u0219a, e bogat\u0103?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Probabil. Nu e treaba mea s\u0103 num\u0103r banii. Eu vreau doar oal\u0103 \u0219i tigaie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Au ajuns la por\u021bile mari de fier forjat. Dincolo de ele se \u00een\u0103l\u021ba o cas\u0103 cu dou\u0103 etaje, din c\u0103r\u0103mid\u0103, \u00eengropat\u0103 \u00een verdea\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 poart\u0103 \u00eenflorea iasomia, umpl\u00e2nd aerul cu un parfum dulce. Vasili s-a oprit brusc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen piept i s-a mi\u0219cat ceva, ca \u0219i cum memoria ar fi vrut s\u0103 se trezeasc\u0103 \u2014 dar a disp\u0103rut imediat, ca fumul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ce stai a\u0219a? Hai, nu te teme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Au intrat \u00een cas\u0103, au mers pe o alee \u00eengrijit\u0103 \u0219i au ajuns \u00een buc\u0103t\u0103rie \u2014 spa\u021bioas\u0103, luminoas\u0103, primitoare, plin\u0103 de mirosuri de m\u00e2ncare de cas\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Am ajuns. Acesta e micu\u021bul meu univers \u2014 aici sunt oalele \u0219i tig\u0103ile mele. Intr\u0103, uit\u0103-te \u00een jur. Eu o s\u0103 aduc pr\u00e2nzul st\u0103p\u00e2nei \u0219i o s\u0103 \u00eentreb de munc\u0103 pentru tine. O s\u0103 g\u0103sim ceva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vasili s-a uitat \u00een jur. Pentru prima oar\u0103 dup\u0103 mult timp l-a cuprins un sentiment ciudat \u2014 c\u0103ldur\u0103, confort \u0219i chiar o oarecare familiaritate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Stai jos pu\u021bin, revin repede. \u0218i m\u0103n\u00e2nc\u0103 \u2014 sigur \u021bi-e foame? \u2014 a spus Galina, z\u00e2mbind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e2teva minute mai t\u00e2rziu, \u00een fa\u021ba lui era o farfurie cu m\u00e2ncare cald\u0103, care r\u0103sp\u00e2ndea un miros minunat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ia, \u00eencearc\u0103. E \u00eenc\u0103 cald\u0103. Revin cur\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Mul\u021bumesc\u2026 Nici nu \u0219tiu cum s\u0103 te mul\u021bumesc\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Las\u0103! \u2014 a f\u0103cut Galina cu m\u00e2na. \u2014 M\u0103n\u00e2nc\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vasili a luat lingura \u0219i a gustat. Gustul era at\u00e2t de bun \u00eenc\u00e2t \u0219i-a \u00eenchis ochii \u2014 ca acas\u0103, familiar, uitat de mult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu-\u0219i amintea c\u00e2nd a m\u00e2ncat ultima dat\u0103 a\u0219a cu adev\u0103rat. Sentimentul i s-a p\u0103rut aproape \u00eenfrico\u0219\u0103tor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Rima, pot? \u2014 a \u00eentrebat Galina \u00eencet, arunc\u00e2nd o privire \u00een camer\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
St\u0103p\u00e2na st\u0103tea l\u00e2ng\u0103 un album foto vechi. Ea f\u0103cea asta des \u2014 st\u0103tea \u0219i privea trecutul cu g\u00e2nduri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
P\u00e2n\u0103 atunci, Galina nu v\u0103zuse niciodat\u0103 ce era \u00een\u0103untru \u2014 Rima ascundea mereu albumul de ochii altora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Mul\u021bumesc, Gala, po\u021bi s\u0103 te odihne\u0219ti\u2026 sau a\u0219teapt\u0103, voiai ceva? \u2014 a \u00eentrebat Rima, uit\u00e2ndu-se fix la ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Galina se foia pe loc, ag\u0103\u021b\u00e2nd marginile \u0219or\u021bului.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Voiam\u2026 Dar nu te sup\u0103ra, bine? Am un prieten\u2026 caut\u0103 munc\u0103. Harnic, t\u00e2n\u0103r, nu bea. Cuv\u00e2ntul meu!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Are acte?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Asta e problema \u2014 niciun act. Povestea lui e complicat\u0103. Dar e o persoan\u0103 bun\u0103, muncitoare\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rima a t\u0103cut pu\u021bin, apoi a dat din cap:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Bine, hai s\u0103-l v\u0103d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 O, Rima Alekseevna, nici m\u0103car nu ai m\u00e2ncat \u00eenc\u0103! \u2014 a exclamat Galina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 M\u00e2nc\u0103m dup\u0103 aceea. Hai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Au mers spre buc\u0103t\u0103rie unde \u00eel a\u0219tepta \u00eenc\u0103 Vasili. St\u0103tea l\u00e2ng\u0103 fereastr\u0103, privind g\u00e2nditor \u00een dep\u0103rtare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Vas\u2019ka, vino, te rog, \u2014 a chemat Galina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B\u0103rbatul s-a \u00eentors. \u00cen acel moment, Rima s-a \u00een\u0103sprit brusc la fa\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Buzele \u00eei tremurau, a inspirat greu \u0219i a \u00eenceput s\u0103 se pr\u0103bu\u0219easc\u0103 \u00eencet pe podea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Rima Alekseevna! Ce ai?! \u2014 a fugit speriat\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea Galina. \u2014 Vas\u2019ka, ajut\u0103 repede!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cempreun\u0103 au a\u0219ezat-o pe femeie \u00een fotoliu \u0219i i-au dat ap\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Te sim\u021bi mai bine? Vrei s\u0103 chem\u0103m un doctor?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nu\u2026 nu e nevoie de doctor\u2026 Cum te cheam\u0103? \u2014 a \u00eentrebat Rima b\u0103rbatul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Vasili.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Dar numele adev\u0103rat? Nu e\u0219ti doar Vas\u2019ka?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nu \u0219tiu\u2026 Am pierdut memoria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rima a privit lung spre el, parc\u0103 \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 g\u0103seasc\u0103 ceva ad\u00e2nc \u00een interior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Klim\u2026 \u2014 a \u0219optit \u00een cele din urm\u0103. \u2014 Te cheam\u0103 Klim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ce? De unde \u0219ti\u021bi asta? Nici m\u0103car nu-mi amintesc propriul nume\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Pentru c\u0103 eu sunt mama ta. Eu \u021bi-am dat acel nume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Galina \u00eencremeni, uluit\u0103. M\u00e2inile i se \u00eencle\u0219tar\u0103 spasmodic pe \u0219or\u021b, iar privirea \u00eei zbura de la unul la altul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Dar a\u021bi spus c\u0103 fiul dumneavoastr\u0103\u2026 \u2014 \u0219opti ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Am crezut c\u0103 nu mai este\u2026 \u2014 r\u0103spunse \u00eencet Rimma. \u2014 Adu-mi, te rog, albumul cu fotografii. E \u00een sertarul de sus al bufetului.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e2nd \u00eel deschise, vocea i se fr\u00e2nse:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Eu \u0219i so\u021bul meu mult timp nu am reu\u0219it s\u0103 devenim p\u0103rin\u021bi. Ne doream un copil, dar medicii ridicau din umeri. Eu pl\u00e2ngeam, Oleg se \u00eenfuria. P\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd tat\u0103l lui \u2014 socrul meu Klim \u2014 ne-a dus \u00een satul lui. Spunea: \u201ePleca\u021bi de aici, aici sunt doar stres \u0219i spitale. Tr\u0103i\u021bi \u00een natur\u0103, v\u0103 ve\u021bi \u00eentrema.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ea \u00eentoarse pagina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Tocmai acolo s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat totul. Am aflat c\u0103 sunt \u00eens\u0103rcinat\u0103. Tu ai fost miracolul nostru. \u0218i \u021bi-am dat numele bunicului \u2014 Klim. El nu a mai apucat s\u0103 te cunoasc\u0103, dar \u0219tia c\u0103 va deveni str\u0103bunic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vasili asculta f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-\u0219i desprind\u0103 privirea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ai fost un b\u0103iat bun, lini\u0219tit. Preferatul profesorilor, elev eminent. Iubeai animalele, st\u0103teai mereu pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 col\u021bul viu al \u0219colii. \u0218i apoi\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rimma oft\u0103:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Oleg voia ca tu s\u0103-i calci pe urme. Vroia s\u0103 te fac\u0103 \u201eun om cu viitor\u201d, cum spunea el. Eu \u00eencercam s\u0103 te ap\u0103r, dar el era de neclintit. Ai \u00eenceput s\u0103 te \u00eempotrive\u0219ti: chiuleai de la ore, r\u0103spundeai obraznic profesorilor, veneai acas\u0103 \u00eentr-o stare proast\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Te rugam s\u0103 te opre\u0219ti, s\u0103 revii la cine ai fost odat\u0103. Dar nu ascultai pe nimeni. \u00centr-o zi ne-am certat r\u0103u. Oleg a zis: \u201eOri se pune pe treab\u0103, ori s\u0103 plece \u0219i s\u0103 nu mai vin\u0103 niciodat\u0103.\u201d \u2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Atunci m-am fr\u00e2nt. Iar tu ai tr\u00e2ntit u\u0219a \u0219i ai spus c\u0103 nu mai ai nevoie de noi. Dup\u0103 trei zile ni s-a spus c\u0103 trebuie s\u0103 identific\u0103m un cadavru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fa\u021ba era de nerecunoscut, dar erau ceasul, pa\u0219aportul, telefonul\u2026 Am crezut. L-am \u00eenmorm\u00e2ntat. Iar la scurt timp a murit \u0219i Oleg. Inima nu i-a rezistat\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lacrimile curgeau pe obrajii Rimmei. Vasili privea fotografia unui b\u0103iat care \u00eei p\u0103rea dureros de cunoscut \u2014 ca o reflec\u021bie \u00een ap\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen fa\u021ba ochilor \u00eei fulgerau fr\u00e2nturi de imagini: r\u00e2sete, miros de fum de tab\u0103r\u0103, c\u0103ldura m\u00e2inilor mamei\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Mam\u0103\u2026 \u2014 rosti el \u00een cele din urm\u0103, aproape \u00een \u0219oapt\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u2014 Domni\u0219oar\u0103, pot s\u0103 v\u0103 ajut? \u2014 a strigat el c\u0103tre femeie, observ\u00e2nd cum ea ducea cu greu dou\u0103 gen\u021bi grele. \u2014 Scuza\u021bi c\u0103 vin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39187,"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\/39493"}],"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=39493"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39494,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39493\/revisions\/39494"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/39187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}