Cei care o auzeau spuneau doar un \u201ea, ce dr\u0103gu\u021b\u201d \u0219i se \u00eentorceau imediat la paharele lor de \u0219ampanie. Nimeni nu st\u0103tea de vorb\u0103 cu ea. Nici m\u0103car mama adoptiv\u0103 nu o privea \u00een ochi. Raluca se obi\u0219nuise deja cu asta, dar \u00een ziua aceea, \u00een mijlocul at\u00e2tor flori \u0219i lumini, sim\u021bea un nod \u00een g\u00e2t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Se g\u00e2ndea la ziua \u00een care a fost adus\u0103 prima dat\u0103 \u00een casa lor. Avea doar zece ani, hainele rupte \u0219i ochii plini de team\u0103. Patricia o primise cu un z\u00e2mbet fals, iar Irina, pe atunci o feti\u021b\u0103 r\u0103sf\u0103\u021bat\u0103, o m\u0103surase din cap p\u00e2n\u0103-n picioare ca pe o concurent\u0103 la un concurs de frumuse\u021be. \u201eS\u0103 nu crezi c\u0103 e\u0219ti sora mea\u201d, \u00eei spusese chiar din prima zi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Anii au trecut, \u0219i de fiecare dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd Raluca f\u0103cea ceva bine, Irina trebuia s\u0103 fie mai bun\u0103. Dac\u0103 Raluca lua premiu la \u0219coal\u0103, Irina primea o excursie \u00een str\u0103in\u0103tate. Dac\u0103 Raluca sp\u0103la vasele, Irina era l\u0103udat\u0103 c\u0103 \u201enu se murd\u0103re\u0219te cu treburi de slug\u0103\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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La 18 ani, Raluca a vrut s\u0103 plece. Dar Patricia i-a spus c\u0103 are o datorie fa\u021b\u0103 de familie, c\u0103 trebuie s\u0103 munceasc\u0103 pu\u021bin \u201eca s\u0103-\u0219i pl\u0103teasc\u0103 binele primit\u201d. A\u0219a a r\u0103mas, ajut\u00e2nd \u00een cas\u0103, la cur\u0103\u021benie, la mese, ca o slujnic\u0103 nev\u0103zut\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u00cen seara aceea, c\u00e2nd Irina urma s\u0103 devin\u0103 doamna unui b\u0103rbat bogat, Raluca \u00ee\u0219i spunea c\u0103 trebuie s\u0103 reziste. Doar c\u00e2teva ore, \u0219i totul se va termina. Dar via\u021ba avea alte planuri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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C\u00e2nd to\u021bi invita\u021bii s-au a\u0219ezat la mese, s-a auzit un zgomot puternic la intrare. U\u0219a s-a deschis \u0219i, \u00een prag, a ap\u0103rut un b\u0103rbat \u00eembr\u0103cat impecabil, cu o prezen\u021b\u0103 care f\u0103cea to\u021bi oamenii s\u0103 se \u00eentoarc\u0103. \u00cen spatele lui, o ma\u0219in\u0103 neagr\u0103 str\u0103lucea sub lumini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Irina a z\u00e2mbit larg, convins\u0103 c\u0103 este unul dintre partenerii de afaceri ai so\u021bului ei. Dar b\u0103rbatul nu s-a dus spre ea. A privit \u00een jur, \u0219i ochii lui s-au oprit asupra Raluc\u0103i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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S-a apropiat \u00eencet, ignor\u00e2nd privirile curioase \u0219i \u0219oaptele care umpleau sala. \u201eTe cau\u021bi de mult\u201d, a spus el, cu o voce calm\u0103. Raluca, speriat\u0103, a f\u0103cut un pas \u00eenapoi. \u201ePe mine?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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B\u0103rbatul a dat din cap. \u201eDa. Sunt\u00a0Alexandru Marinescu<\/strong>. Fratele celui care \u021bi-a dat odat\u0103 o \u0219ans\u0103\u2026 \u00eenainte ca familia asta s\u0103 te aduc\u0103 aici.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Lini\u0219te total\u0103. Patricia s-a ridicat de la mas\u0103, palid\u0103. Irina \u0219i-a pierdut z\u00e2mbetul. Alexandru a scos o foaie din buzunar. \u201eContractul de adop\u021bie. Invalid. Falsificat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n C\u00e2teva femei au tres\u0103rit. Un invitat a sc\u0103pat un pahar pe jos. Raluca tremura, ne\u00een\u021beleg\u00e2nd ce se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103. Alexandru a continuat: \u201eDe azi, nu mai e\u0219ti datoria nim\u0103nui. E\u0219ti liber\u0103. \u0218i dac\u0103 vrei, vin\u0103 cu mine. Ai un loc \u00een firma mea. Sau po\u021bi r\u0103m\u00e2ne aici, printre cei care te-au legat odat\u0103 de un st\u00e2lp.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Cuvintele lui au t\u0103iat aerul ca un cu\u021bit. Patricia a \u00eenceput s\u0103 se justifice, spun\u00e2nd c\u0103 a fost doar o gre\u0219eal\u0103, c\u0103 a vrut doar binele fetei. Dar Irina, ro\u0219ie la fa\u021b\u0103, a strigat: \u201eE o mincinoas\u0103! Nu merit\u0103 nimic!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Raluca s-a uitat \u00een jur. Aceia\u0219i oameni care o ignoraser\u0103 acum o priveau fascina\u021bi. A respirat ad\u00e2nc, \u0219i cu o voce lini\u0219tit\u0103, dar plin\u0103 de for\u021b\u0103, a spus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201eEu nu cer nimic. Doar s\u0103 plec de aici.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n A mers spre Alexandru \u0219i, pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een via\u021b\u0103, s-a sim\u021bit liber\u0103. El i-a z\u00e2mbit \u0219i i-a deschis u\u0219a. \u00cen spatele lor, Irina a izbucnit \u00een lacrimi, iar Patricia \u0219i-a ascuns fa\u021ba \u00een palme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cen fa\u021ba restaurantului, aerul nop\u021bii mirosea a iasomie. Alexandru i-a spus \u00eencet: \u201eUnii te pierd pentru c\u0103 nu \u0219tiu c\u00e2t valorezi. Dar tu\u2026 tu o s\u0103 le ar\u0103\u021bi.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Raluca a privit cerul \u0219i a sim\u021bit cum, pentru prima dat\u0103, nu o mai ap\u0103sa nimic. Era \u00eenceputul unei vie\u021bi noi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/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":" Cei care o auzeau spuneau doar un \u201ea, ce dr\u0103gu\u021b\u201d \u0219i se \u00eentorceau imediat la paharele lor de \u0219ampanie. 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