James sim\u021bi cum m\u00e2inile \u00eei tremur\u0103. Pentru o clip\u0103, uit\u0103 s\u0103 r\u0103spund\u0103. Emily \u00eens\u0103 z\u00e2mbea, convins\u0103 c\u0103 mama ei se \u00eentorsese cumva dintre umbre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Chelneri\u021ba \u00eel privi curios. \u00cei v\u0103zu fa\u021ba palid\u0103 \u0219i z\u00e2mbetul ezitant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Totul este \u00een regul\u0103, domnule? \u00eentreb\u0103 ea, ridic\u00e2nd u\u0219or spr\u00e2nceana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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James \u00ee\u0219i drese glasul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Da\u2026 scuze. Doar\u2026 o cafea \u0219i o sup\u0103 de pui pentru mine. \u0218i pentru ea\u2026 o por\u021bie mic\u0103 de cl\u0103tite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Sigur, spuse ea cu un ton bl\u00e2nd, not\u00e2nd repede.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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C\u00e2nd se \u00eendep\u0103rt\u0103, James \u00ee\u0219i sprijini capul \u00een m\u00e2ini. Nu putea fi adev\u0103rat. Evelyn murise. O \u021binuse de m\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een spital, \u00eei \u0219optise ultimele cuvinte. Totul fusese real, prea real. \u0218i totu\u0219i\u2026 femeia aceea era vie \u00een fa\u021ba lui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Emily, cu inocen\u021ba v\u00e2rstei, \u00eei spuse \u00eencet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 \u021ai-am zis eu, tati. Mami s-a \u00eentors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Inima lui James se sf\u00e2\u0219ie. Ar fi vrut s\u0103 cread\u0103, dar ra\u021biunea \u00eel lovea necru\u021b\u0103tor. Nu putea fi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chelneri\u021ba reveni cu tava, iar c\u00e2nd aplec\u0103 u\u0219or capul s\u0103 a\u0219eze farfuriile, o \u0219uvi\u021b\u0103 \u00eei c\u0103zu pe obraz, exact cum f\u0103cea Evelyn. James aproape c\u0103 sc\u0103p\u0103 o lacrim\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Mul\u021bumesc, reu\u0219i s\u0103 spun\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Cu pl\u0103cere, r\u0103spunse ea, z\u00e2mbindu-i cald.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen acel z\u00e2mbet, James sim\u021bi o f\u0103r\u00e2m\u0103 de pace pe care nu o mai cunoscuse de ani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dup\u0103 ce au terminat masa, James a cerut nota. C\u00e2nd femeia i-a \u00eentins bonul, el a observat numele scris pe ecuson: Elena<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Un nume simplu, rom\u00e2nesc, care \u00eei str\u0103punse sufletul. Evelyn fusese de origine rom\u00e2n\u0103, iar mama ei o alintase mereu \u201eElena mea\u201d. Coinciden\u021ba \u00eel zgudui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Elena\u2026 spuse el aproape \u0219optit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Femeia \u00eel privi surprins\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Da, a\u0219a m\u0103 cheam\u0103. Totul este bine?<\/p>\n\n\n\n James nu \u0219tia ce s\u0103 r\u0103spund\u0103. Se sim\u021bea ca \u0219i cum destinul \u00eei juca o ultim\u0103 carte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pe drumul spre cas\u0103, Emily a adormit \u00een spate, str\u00e2ng\u00e2ndu-\u0219i carnetul de schi\u021be. James \u00eens\u0103 conducea cu mintea fr\u0103m\u00e2ntat\u0103. Acel chip, acel glas, acel nume\u2026 era prea mult ca s\u0103 fie doar \u00eent\u00e2mplare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cen seara aceea, \u00een apartamentul lor lini\u0219tit din Manhattan, James nu putu dormi. Se ridic\u0103, se uit\u0103 la fotografiile cu Evelyn, apoi la desenele lui Emily. \u0218i atunci \u00ee\u0219i aminti ceva: bunica lui Evelyn \u00eei spusese odat\u0103 c\u0103 sufletele dragi nu pleac\u0103 niciodat\u0103 cu adev\u0103rat, ci se \u00eentorc prin oameni care poart\u0103 aceea\u0219i lumin\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201ePoate c\u0103 Elena nu este Evelyn\u201d, g\u00e2ndi el. \u201eDar poate este \u0219ansa noastr\u0103 s\u0103 sim\u021bim din nou c\u0103 via\u021ba nu s-a sf\u00e2r\u0219it odat\u0103 cu ea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n O s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 mai t\u00e2rziu, James se \u00eentoarse la Bramble Creek. De data aceasta, f\u0103r\u0103 pretexte. Intr\u0103 \u00een Rosie\u2019s Kitchen \u0219i o v\u0103zu pe Elena servind o mas\u0103 de localnici. C\u00e2nd \u00eel z\u0103ri, z\u00e2mbi, de parc\u0103 \u00eel a\u0219teptase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n El \u00ee\u0219i adun\u0103 curajul \u0219i spuse:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 A\u021bi fi de acord s\u0103 bem o cafea c\u00e2nd termina\u021bi tura?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ea \u00eel privi c\u00e2teva secunde, apoi \u00eencuviin\u021b\u0103 din cap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Da.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mult timp, James sim\u021bi c\u0103 poate respira din nou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ani mai t\u00e2rziu, oamenii din Bramble Creek aveau s\u0103 spun\u0103 c\u0103 destinul \u00ee\u0219i are c\u0103ile lui. James Whitmore, milionarul obosit de via\u021b\u0103, g\u0103sise din nou un motiv s\u0103 z\u00e2mbeasc\u0103. Nu pentru c\u0103 ar fi \u00eenlocuit-o pe Evelyn, ci pentru c\u0103 \u00een sufletul Elenei reg\u0103sise aceea\u0219i c\u0103ldur\u0103, aceea\u0219i simplitate \u0219i acea speran\u021b\u0103 de care el \u0219i Emily aveau nevoie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u0218i, \u00eentr-un fel, poate c\u0103 Evelyn chiar \u00eei condusese pa\u0219ii acolo, \u00eentr-o toamn\u0103 rece de octombrie, \u00eentr-un mic or\u0103\u0219el unde \u00eenc\u0103 mai mirosea a pl\u0103cint\u0103 \u0219i cafea.<\/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":" James sim\u021bi cum m\u00e2inile \u00eei tremur\u0103. Pentru o clip\u0103, uit\u0103 s\u0103 r\u0103spund\u0103. Emily \u00eens\u0103 z\u00e2mbea, convins\u0103 c\u0103 mama ei se \u00eentorsese cumva dintre umbre. 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