La \u00eenceput nu a v\u0103zut dec\u00e2t \u00eentuneric. Lumina lanternei abia p\u0103trundea \u00een negura dens\u0103 a grotei. Dar pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce cobora, pere\u021bii f\u00e2nt\u00e2nii p\u0103reau s\u0103 respire \u2014 se mi\u0219cau u\u0219or, ca ni\u0219te pl\u0103m\u00e2ni umezi. Nicolae \u00eenghi\u021bi \u00een sec \u0219i \u00ee\u0219i continu\u0103 cobor\u00e2rea, p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd picioarele i-au atins solul moale \u0219i n\u0103molos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Gura grotei se deschidea larg sub el, ca o ran\u0103 \u00eentunecat\u0103 \u00een p\u0103m\u00e2nt. \u00cen mijlocul ei, \u00eenconjurat de o lumin\u0103 verzui-stranie, st\u0103tea\u2026 un copil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Era o feti\u021b\u0103, descul\u021b\u0103, cu p\u0103rul ud lipit de obraji, \u00eembr\u0103cat\u0103 \u00eentr-o rochi\u021b\u0103 de p\u00e2nz\u0103 sub\u021bire. Pl\u00e2ngea \u00een \u0219oapt\u0103, iar lacrimile i se prelingeau pe obraji direct \u00een solul care le sorbea. C\u00e2nd l-a z\u0103rit pe Nicolae, s-a ridicat brusc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Ai venit\u2026 \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it, a spus ea, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 clipeasc\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Cine e\u0219ti? Ce cau\u021bi aici?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 M\u0103 cheam\u0103 Maria. Am fost prima. \u0218i am r\u0103mas. F\u00e2nt\u00e2na a luat mereu ce i s-a dat. Dar acum vrea altceva\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ce vrea?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Feti\u021ba \u0219i-a \u00eentors privirea spre bolt\u0103, iar pere\u021bii grotei au \u00eenceput s\u0103 geam\u0103 u\u0219or, ca ni\u0219te voci \u00een cor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Vrea pe ea. Pe Sonia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nicolae a sim\u021bit cum i se str\u00e2nge inima.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nu! Nu \u021bi-o dau! strig\u0103 el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Feti\u021ba s-a apropiat, cu pa\u0219i lini. Nu mai p\u0103rea un copil \u2014 ochii ei erau goi, ca dou\u0103 g\u0103uri negre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 nu o dai, o va lua. Cum m-a luat \u0219i pe mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nicolae a f\u0103cut un pas \u00een spate \u0219i s-a \u00eempiedicat. Lanterna i-a c\u0103zut din m\u00e2n\u0103 \u0219i s-a stins. A r\u0103mas \u00een bezn\u0103, cu respira\u021bia t\u0103iat\u0103, \u00eenconjurat de \u0219oapte \u0219i suspine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dar atunci, \u00een \u00eentuneric, a sim\u021bit ceva \u00een buzunar. Un medalion. Era al Soniei, cu o mic\u0103 icoan\u0103 de argint d\u0103ruit\u0103 de bunica ei, \u00eenainte s\u0103 moar\u0103. L-a str\u00e2ns cu putere \u00een palm\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Pleac\u0103! \u2014 a urlat cu toat\u0103 for\u021ba. \u2014 Nu ai niciun drept asupra fiicei mele!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Un val de aer rece l-a izbit, \u0219i apoi\u2026 lini\u0219te. Feti\u021ba disp\u0103ruse. Pere\u021bii grotei se opreau din pulsa\u021bie. Totul era inert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nicolae, tremur\u00e2nd, a urcat \u00eenapoi pe fr\u00e2nghie, smulg\u00e2ndu-se din acea lume a umbrelor. C\u00e2nd a ie\u0219it la suprafa\u021b\u0103, r\u0103s\u0103rea soarele. Sonia dormea lini\u0219tit\u0103, cu un z\u00e2mbet pe buze, \u00eenvelit\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 la g\u00e2t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
De atunci, f\u00e2nt\u00e2na a fost acoperit\u0103 cu piatr\u0103 grea \u0219i ciment. Nicolae nu a mai vorbit niciodat\u0103 despre ce v\u0103zuse acolo. Dar \u00een fiecare sear\u0103, \u00eenainte de culcare, \u00eengenunchea l\u00e2ng\u0103 patul Soniei, o \u00eensemna cu semnul crucii \u0219i rostea:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Niciodat\u0103 nu te voi l\u0103sa s\u0103 te ia. Niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aceast\u0103 lucrare este inspirat\u0103 din evenimente \u0219i persoane reale, \u00eens\u0103 a fost fic\u021bionalizat\u0103 \u00een scopuri creative. Numele, personajele \u0219i detaliile au fost schimbate pentru a proteja intimitatea \u0219i pentru a \u00eembun\u0103t\u0103\u021bi nara\u021biunea. Orice asem\u0103nare cu persoane reale, \u00een via\u021b\u0103 sau decedate, sau cu evenimente reale este pur \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103toare \u0219i nu este inten\u021bionat\u0103 de c\u0103tre autor.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Autorul \u0219i editorul nu \u00ee\u0219i asum\u0103 responsabilitatea pentru exactitatea evenimentelor sau pentru modul \u00een care sunt portretizate personajele \u0219i nu sunt r\u0103spunz\u0103tori pentru eventuale interpret\u0103ri gre\u0219ite. Aceast\u0103 poveste este oferit\u0103 \u201eca atare\u201d, iar orice opinii exprimate apar\u021bin personajelor \u0219i nu reflect\u0103 punctele de vedere ale autorului sau ale editorului.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" La \u00eenceput nu a v\u0103zut dec\u00e2t \u00eentuneric. Lumina lanternei abia p\u0103trundea \u00een negura dens\u0103 a grotei. Dar pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce cobora, pere\u021bii f\u00e2nt\u00e2nii p\u0103reau s\u0103<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40939,"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\/41093"}],"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=41093"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41094,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41093\/revisions\/41094"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/40939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}