A trecut un an. Igor conducea pe drumul pr\u0103fuit al satului, cu un singur g\u00e2nd \u00een minte: mo\u0219tenirea. Dup\u0103 ce v\u00e2nduse jum\u0103tate din cas\u0103 fostului de\u021binut Vasile \u0219i-\u0219i abandonase so\u021bia bolnav\u0103, plecase la ora\u0219 cu noua lui iubit\u0103, Alina. Avea planuri mari \u2013 cu banii ob\u021binu\u021bi din v\u00e2nzare \u0219i cu cei pe care \u00eei va primi dup\u0103 moartea Ritei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Desigur, \u00eenc\u0103 nu \u0219tia dac\u0103 Rita murise. Nu se obosise s\u0103 sune, s\u0103 verifice sau s\u0103 \u00eentrebe pe cineva. Dar era convins c\u0103, \u00een starea \u00een care o l\u0103sase, plus stresul provocat de a avea un fost de\u021binut ca vecin de perete, nu putea supravie\u021bui mai mult de c\u00e2teva luni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Z\u00e2mbi c\u00e2nd v\u0103zu acoperi\u0219ul casei lor de la distan\u021b\u0103. Calculase totul perfect. Vasile, fostul de\u021binut, probabil speriase de moarte bolnava Rita, acceler\u00e2ndu-i sf\u00e2r\u0219itul. Iar acum, ca so\u021b \u00eendurerat, va veni s\u0103 revendice mo\u0219tenirea legitim\u0103 \u0219i s\u0103 v\u00e2nd\u0103 \u0219i cealalt\u0103 jum\u0103tate a casei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oprind ma\u0219ina \u00een fa\u021ba por\u021bii, Igor observ\u0103 c\u0103 gr\u0103dina ar\u0103ta diferit. Era \u00eengrijit\u0103, plin\u0103 de flori \u0219i legume proaspete. \u201eProbabil Vasile s-a apucat de gr\u0103din\u0103rit\u201d, g\u00e2ndi el, cobor\u00e2nd din ma\u0219in\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dar c\u00e2nd a ajuns la poart\u0103, a sim\u021bit prima senza\u021bie de nelini\u0219te. Pe cutia po\u0219tal\u0103 era scris \u201eFamilia Popescu-Dragomir\u201d. Numele de familie al Ritei era Popescu, iar al lui \u2013 Dragomir. Dar de ce ar pune cineva ambele nume pe cutia po\u0219tal\u0103 dup\u0103 moartea ei?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor a deschis u\u0219a cur\u021bii \u0219i s-a \u00eendreptat spre cas\u0103. Pe drum, a v\u0103zut straturi bine \u00eengrijite, o mic\u0103 banc\u0103 sub m\u0103rul din curte \u0219i o leag\u0103n nou construit l\u00e2ng\u0103 f\u00e2nt\u00e2n\u0103. C\u00e2nd a ajuns la u\u0219a de la intrare, a b\u0103tut tare, pref\u0103c\u00e2ndu-se \u00eencrez\u0103tor. U\u0219a s-a deschis, \u0219i Igor a \u00eenghe\u021bat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen fa\u021ba lui st\u0103tea Rita. Dar nu Rita bolnav\u0103, sl\u0103bit\u0103 \u0219i palid\u0103 pe care o p\u0103r\u0103sise. Aceasta era o femeie s\u0103n\u0103toas\u0103, z\u00e2mbitoare, cu obrajii rozalii \u0219i p\u0103rul str\u0103lucitor, prins \u00eentr-o coad\u0103 lejer\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eIgor?\u201d a \u00eentrebat ea, surprins\u0103. \u201eCe cau\u021bi aici?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor a r\u0103mas f\u0103r\u0103 cuvinte. Nu \u00een\u021belegea cum era posibil ca femeia muribund\u0103 pe care o l\u0103sase \u00een urm\u0103 s\u0103 arate acum at\u00e2t de bine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eEu\u2026 am venit s\u0103 v\u0103d cum te sim\u021bi,\u201d a b\u00e2iguit el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rita a ridicat o spr\u00e2ncean\u0103. \u201eDup\u0103 un an? F\u0103r\u0103 niciun telefon, niciun mesaj?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cenainte ca Igor s\u0103 poat\u0103 r\u0103spunde, o voce puternic\u0103 s-a auzit din interior:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eCine e, Rita?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen spatele ei a ap\u0103rut Vasile. Igor l-a recunoscut imediat pe fostul de\u021binut c\u0103ruia \u00eei v\u00e2nduse jum\u0103tate din cas\u0103. Dar \u0219i Vasile p\u0103rea schimbat \u2013 curat, \u00eengrijit, \u0219i cu o privire calm\u0103 \u0219i sigur\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eE Igor,\u201d a r\u0103spuns Rita, cu o voce neutr\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vasile s-a apropiat de u\u0219\u0103 \u0219i a pus un bra\u021b protector \u00een jurul taliei Ritei. Gestul nu a sc\u0103pat observa\u021biei lui Igor, care sim\u021bea cum p\u0103m\u00e2ntul \u00eei fuge de sub picioare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eCe\u2026 ce se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103 aici?\u201d a \u00eentrebat el, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103-\u0219i men\u021bin\u0103 calmul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rita a suspinat \u0219i a deschis u\u0219a mai larg. \u201eIntr\u0103, Igor. Cred c\u0103 avem multe de discutat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor a p\u0103\u0219it \u00een interior, sim\u021bind cum totul se \u00eenv\u00e2rte \u00een jurul lui. Casa ar\u0103ta diferit \u2013 curat\u0103, ordonat\u0103, cu mobilier nou \u0219i o atmosfer\u0103 cald\u0103, primitoare. Pe pere\u021bi erau fotografii noi, multe cu Rita \u0219i Vasile \u00eempreun\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eTe-am a\u0219teptat s\u0103 vii, s\u0103 \u00eentrebi m\u0103car cum sunt,\u201d a \u00eenceput Rita, indic\u00e2ndu-i un scaun la masa din buc\u0103t\u0103rie. \u201eDar nu ai f\u0103cut-o. A\u0219a c\u0103 am presupus c\u0103 nu-\u021bi mai pas\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor s-a a\u0219ezat, sim\u021bindu-se dezorientat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eErai pe moarte c\u00e2nd am plecat,\u201d a spus el, incapabil s\u0103-\u0219i ascund\u0103 surprinderea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rita a schimbat o privire cu Vasile, care a dat din cap \u0219i s-a a\u0219ezat l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eDa, eram foarte bolnav\u0103,\u201d a confirmat ea. \u201eDoctorul Pilulic\u0103 din sat nu reu\u0219ea s\u0103-mi pun\u0103 un diagnostic corect. Dar Vasile m-a dus la ora\u0219, la un specialist adev\u0103rat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor s-a uitat la fostul de\u021binut cu o expresie ne\u00eencrez\u0103toare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eM-am mutat \u00een jum\u0103tatea mea de cas\u0103 la dou\u0103 zile dup\u0103 ce ai plecat,\u201d a explicat Vasile, cu vocea calm\u0103. \u201eAm g\u0103sit-o pe Rita aproape incon\u0219tient\u0103, deshidratat\u0103 \u0219i cu febr\u0103 mare. Nu puteam s-o las a\u0219a.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAvea alergie sever\u0103 la un medicament pe care mi-l prescrisese doctorul nostru,\u201d a continuat Rita. \u201eLa spitalul din ora\u0219 au descoperit asta imediat. Dup\u0103 ce am oprit tratamentul \u0219i am primit antialergice corespunz\u0103toare, m-am recuperat rapid.\u201d Igor a sim\u021bit cum furia \u00eencepe s\u0103 se amestece cu confuzia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201e\u0218i ce, acum sunte\u021bi\u2026 \u00eempreun\u0103?\u201d a \u00eentrebat el printre din\u021bi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rita a z\u00e2mbit \u0219i a \u00eentins m\u00e2na peste mas\u0103, ar\u0103t\u00e2ndu-i un inel simplu, dar elegant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eNe-am c\u0103s\u0103torit acum \u0219ase luni, dup\u0103 ce divor\u021bul nostru a devenit oficial.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eDivor\u021b? Ce divor\u021b?\u201d a exclamat Igor, ridic\u00e2ndu-se brusc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eDivor\u021bul pe care l-ai semnat \u00eenainte de a pleca,\u201d a r\u0103spuns Rita calm. \u201eDocumentele erau \u00een pachetul pe care \u021bi l-a trimis avocatul meu. Le-ai semnat \u0219i le-ai trimis \u00eenapoi, nu-\u021bi aminte\u0219ti?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor \u00ee\u0219i amintea vag de ni\u0219te documente pe care le semnase la insisten\u021bele Alinei, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 le citeasc\u0103 prea atent. Crezuse c\u0103 erau doar formalit\u0103\u021bi legate de v\u00e2nzarea jum\u0103t\u0103\u021bii de cas\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eDar\u2026 casa,\u201d a murmurat el, realiz\u00e2nd brusc c\u0103 planul s\u0103u se pr\u0103bu\u0219ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eJum\u0103tate din cas\u0103 este a mea, mo\u0219tenit\u0103 de la p\u0103rin\u021bii mei,\u201d a explicat Rita. \u201eCealalt\u0103 jum\u0103tate e a lui Vasile, pe care i-ai v\u00e2ndut-o tu. Legal, nu mai ai niciun drept asupra acestei propriet\u0103\u021bi, Igor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor a sim\u021bit cum se sufoc\u0103. Totul fusese calculat perfect de c\u0103tre Rita \u2013 sau poate de c\u0103tre avocatul ei. \u00cel l\u0103sase s\u0103 cread\u0103 c\u0103 e pe moarte, \u0219tiind c\u0103 va pleca \u0219i o va abandona. \u0218i c\u00e2nd a f\u0103cut-o, ea a folosit asta pentru a sc\u0103pa definitiv de el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201e\u0218i Alina?\u201d a \u00eentrebat Rita, cu o curiozitate genuin\u0103. \u201eSunte\u021bi \u00eenc\u0103 \u00eempreun\u0103?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor a cobor\u00e2t privirea. Alina \u00eel p\u0103r\u0103sise dup\u0103 trei luni, c\u00e2nd banii din v\u00e2nzarea jum\u0103t\u0103\u021bii de cas\u0103 s-au terminat \u0219i a realizat c\u0103 nu avea niciun apartament \u00een ora\u0219, a\u0219a cum pretinsese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vasile s-a ridicat \u0219i i-a pus o m\u00e2n\u0103 pe um\u0103r lui Igor. Nu era un gest amenin\u021b\u0103tor, ci mai degrab\u0103 unul de \u00een\u021belegere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eDac\u0103 ai nevoie de un loc unde s\u0103 stai pentru c\u00e2teva zile, p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00ee\u021bi g\u0103se\u0219ti ceva, po\u021bi folosi camera din spate,\u201d a spus el. \u201eNu suntem du\u0219mani, Igor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor l-a privit uimit. Omul pe care \u00eel considerase un simplu ex-pu\u0219c\u0103ria\u0219, pe care \u00eel folosise \u00een planul s\u0103u de a-\u0219i \u201etermina\u201d so\u021bia, se dovedea a fi mai uman dec\u00e2t fusese el vreodat\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eDe ce ai face asta pentru mine?\u201d a \u00eentrebat el cu suspiciune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vasile a z\u00e2mbit trist. \u201ePentru c\u0103 \u0219tiu cum e s\u0103 fii la fund, f\u0103r\u0103 nimeni care s\u0103-\u021bi \u00eentind\u0103 o m\u00e2n\u0103. \u0218i pentru c\u0103 Rita m-a \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat c\u0103 mila \u0219i compasiunea sunt mai puternice dec\u00e2t r\u0103zbunarea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rita s-a ridicat \u0219i ea. \u201eTe po\u021bi g\u00e2ndi la oferta noastr\u0103. Acum, dac\u0103 nu te superi, avem treab\u0103 \u00een gr\u0103din\u0103. R\u0103m\u00e2i c\u00e2t dore\u0219ti.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor a privit cum cei doi ies \u00eempreun\u0103 \u00een curtea \u00eensorit\u0103, vorbind \u00eencet \u0219i r\u00e2z\u00e2nd ocazional. A r\u0103mas singur \u00een buc\u0103t\u0103ria luminoas\u0103, realiz\u00e2nd dimensiunea e\u0219ecului s\u0103u.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu doar c\u0103 pierduse casa \u0219i so\u021bia, dar pierduse \u0219ansa de a fi un om bun. \u00cen fa\u021ba lui, fostul de\u021binut \u0219i fosta lui so\u021bie \u201emuribund\u0103\u201d construiser\u0103 \u00eempreun\u0103 ceva frumos din ruinele pe care le l\u0103sase \u00een urm\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A ie\u0219it \u00eencet din cas\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 accepte oferta lor de g\u0103zduire. Pe drum spre poart\u0103, a observat o mic\u0103 plac\u0103 de lemn ag\u0103\u021bat\u0103 de gardul gr\u0103dinii: \u201eNu conteaz\u0103 c\u00e2t de \u00eentuneric a fost ieri, ast\u0103zi po\u021bi \u00eencepe din nou.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor s-a oprit \u0219i a privit \u00eenapoi spre cas\u0103 \u2013 casa care nu mai era a lui \u2013 sim\u021bind pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een via\u021b\u0103 ru\u0219inea autentic\u0103 \u0219i, poate, \u00eenceputul unei \u00een\u021belegeri asupra a ceea ce pierduse cu adev\u0103rat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A plecat \u00eencet pe drumul pr\u0103fuit, l\u0103s\u00e2nd \u00een urm\u0103 nu doar o cas\u0103, ci \u0219i ultima sa \u0219ans\u0103 de r\u0103scump\u0103rare. R\u0103m\u00e2nea de v\u0103zut dac\u0103 va g\u0103si curajul s\u0103 \u00eenceap\u0103 din nou, a\u0219a cum f\u0103cuser\u0103 Rita \u0219i Vasile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen ma\u0219in\u0103, a privit \u00eenc\u0103 o dat\u0103 spre casa pe care c\u00e2ndva o numise \u201eacas\u0103\u201d. \u00cen fereastra buc\u0103t\u0103riei, Rita \u0219i Vasile st\u0103teau \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219a\u021bi, urm\u0103rindu-l cum pleac\u0103. Nu exista triumf pe fe\u021bele lor, doar o lini\u0219te \u00eemp\u0103cat\u0103 \u0219i poate o urm\u0103 de compasiune. Igor a pornit motorul \u0219i a plecat, duc\u00e2nd cu el imaginea acelei fericiri simple la care renun\u021base cu at\u00e2ta u\u0219urin\u021b\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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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