To\u021bi au r\u0103mas \u00eenm\u0103rmuri\u021bi. Nimeni nu se a\u0219teptase ca Andrei Croitoru, omul de afaceri care dona milioane la fiecare gal\u0103, s\u0103-\u0219i apere o simpl\u0103 angajat\u0103. Veronica a clipit de c\u00e2teva ori, nevenindu-i s\u0103 cread\u0103 ce a auzit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Ce-ai spus? \u2014 a \u00eentrebat ea, r\u00e2z\u00e2nd for\u021bat. \u2014 Glume\u0219ti, nu-i a\u0219a?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Andrei s-a uitat direct la ea. Privirea lui rece i-a t\u0103iat orice urm\u0103 de arogan\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nu glumesc. Ai dep\u0103\u0219it orice limit\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Veronica a sim\u021bit cum ro\u0219ea\u021ba i se ridic\u0103 pe g\u00e2t, iar oamenii din jur au \u00eenceput s\u0103 \u0219u\u0219oteasc\u0103. Cu un gest nervos, \u0219i-a luat po\u0219eta de pe mas\u0103 \u0219i a ie\u0219it tr\u00e2ntind u\u0219a, l\u0103s\u00e2nd \u00een urm\u0103 o t\u0103cere grea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Mara a r\u0103mas \u00een genunchi, tremur\u00e2nd. Nu \u0219tia dac\u0103 s\u0103 fug\u0103 sau s\u0103-i mul\u021bumeasc\u0103. Andrei s-a apropiat de ea \u0219i i-a \u00eentins m\u00e2na.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Hai, ridic\u0103-te, te rog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Ea l-a privit cu ochii umezi, ne\u00eendr\u0103znind s\u0103 ating\u0103 m\u00e2na lui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 O s\u0103 m\u0103 da\u021bi afar\u0103, nu-i a\u0219a? \u2014 a \u00eentrebat \u00eencet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Nu. Ai nevoie de ajutor, nu de pedepse \u2014 i-a r\u0103spuns el. \u2014 \u0218i copilul t\u0103u are nevoie de o mam\u0103 care s\u0103 nu mai fie umilit\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Vorbele lui au lovit-o direct \u00een inim\u0103. De luni de zile, Mara \u00eendura t\u0103ceri, repro\u0219uri \u0219i priviri reci din partea celor pentru care lucra. Nu avea pe nimeni, nici cas\u0103, nici bani de spital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Andrei a chemat un alt angajat s\u0103 cure\u021be cioburile \u0219i a condus-o afar\u0103, spre gr\u0103dina luminat\u0103 de felinare. Aerul rece al serii i-a adus lacrimi \u00een ochi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Nu trebuia s\u0103 face\u021bi asta pentru mine \u2014 a spus ea. \u2014 V\u0103 ve\u021bi face du\u0219mani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Am destui deja \u2014 a r\u0103spuns el z\u00e2mbind u\u0219or. \u2014 Dar dac\u0103 t\u0103cem \u00een fa\u021ba r\u0103ului, \u00eenseamn\u0103 c\u0103 suntem la fel ca el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Cuvintele lui au r\u0103mas at\u00e2rnate \u00een aer. Mara \u0219i-a trecut m\u00e2na peste burt\u0103 \u0219i a sim\u021bit pentru prima dat\u0103 o lini\u0219te pe care nu o mai tr\u0103ise de mult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 O s\u0103 fie bine, o s\u0103 vezi \u2014 i-a spus Andrei, oferindu-i o carte de vizit\u0103. \u2014 M\u00e2ine vino la birou. Am un post mai potrivit pentru tine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Eu? Dar nu am \u0219coal\u0103, nici haine potrivite\u2026 \u2014 a murmurat ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Ai curaj. Asta nu se \u00eenva\u021b\u0103 la \u0219coal\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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C\u00e2teva zile mai t\u00e2rziu, Mara p\u0103\u0219ea timid \u00een cl\u0103direa elegant\u0103 a firmei lui Andrei. Era \u00eembr\u0103cat\u0103 simplu, dar cu fruntea sus. Secretara a condus-o \u00eentr-un birou luminat, unde Andrei o a\u0219tepta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Bine ai venit, doamn\u0103 Ionescu \u2014 a spus el, ridic\u00e2ndu-se \u0219i z\u00e2mbind. \u2014 De azi \u00eenainte, e\u0219ti responsabil\u0103 de programul angaja\u021bilor care se ocup\u0103 de funda\u021bia caritabil\u0103. \u0218tiu c\u0103 vei face treab\u0103 bun\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Mara nu \u0219i-a putut st\u0103p\u00e2ni lacrimile.
\u2014 Nu \u0219tiu cum s\u0103 v\u0103 mul\u021bumesc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nu trebuie. Doar ajut\u0103 \u0219i tu pe cineva, c\u00e2nd vei putea \u2014 i-a spus el. \u2014 A\u0219a se \u00eenv\u00e2rte roata binelui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ani mai t\u00e2rziu, funda\u021bia \u201eInim\u0103 Deschis\u0103\u201d, condus\u0103 de Mara Ionescu, oferea burse \u0219i locuin\u021be mamelor singure din toat\u0103 \u021bara. \u00centr-un interviu, ea a spus simplu:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eTotul a \u00eenceput \u00een seara \u00een care cineva a ales s\u0103 nu \u00eentoarc\u0103 privirea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0218i din acel moment, lumea ei \u2014 \u0219i a multor altora \u2014 s-a schimbat pentru totdeauna.<\/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\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" To\u021bi au r\u0103mas \u00eenm\u0103rmuri\u021bi. Nimeni nu se a\u0219teptase ca Andrei Croitoru, omul de afaceri care dona milioane la fiecare gal\u0103, s\u0103-\u0219i apere o simpl\u0103 angajat\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42923,"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\/43364"}],"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=43364"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43365,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43364\/revisions\/43365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/42923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}