\u2026\u00eei sim\u021bea vibra\u021bia \u00een podea, ca \u0219i cum p\u0103m\u00e2ntul \u00eensu\u0219i \u00eei spunea s\u0103 nu mi\u0219te. Copiii ei au ridicat ochii spre ea, speria\u021bi, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u0219tie ce se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103, dar sim\u021bind c\u0103 ceva nu era \u00een regul\u0103. Amalia le-a f\u0103cut semn s\u0103 tac\u0103 \u0219i a pus degetul pe buze. Inima \u00eei b\u0103tea at\u00e2t de tare \u00eenc\u00e2t \u00eei p\u0103rea c\u0103 toat\u0103 casa o poate auzi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Pa\u0219ii cailor s-au apropiat, apoi s-au oprit chiar \u00een fa\u021ba por\u021bii. S-a auzit un tropot scurt, urmat de un glas aspru:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Deschide\u021bi! Avem \u00eentreb\u0103ri!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Amalia a sim\u021bit cum genunchii i se \u00eenmoaie. A aruncat o privire spre co\u0219ul \u00een care \u00eel ascunsese pe micu\u021b. Nu se mi\u0219ca. Slav\u0103 Domnului. A tras aer ad\u00e2nc \u0219i a ie\u0219it \u00een tind\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A deschis u\u0219a \u00eencet, cu un z\u00e2mbet for\u021bat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Bun\u0103 diminea\u021ba, boieri dumneavoastr\u0103. Cu ce v\u0103 pot ajuta?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u00cen fa\u021ba ei erau trei c\u0103l\u0103re\u021bi \u00eembr\u0103ca\u021bi \u00een straie groase, cu s\u0103biile la br\u00e2u \u0219i ochii \u00eengusta\u021bi de suspiciune. P\u0103reau oameni obi\u0219nui\u021bi s\u0103 dea ordine \u0219i s\u0103 fie asculta\u021bi, nu s\u0103 primeasc\u0103 scuze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 A trecut cineva pe aici? a \u00eentrebat unul, privind peste ea, \u00een interiorul casei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Pe aici? la ora asta? Cine s\u0103 treac\u0103? A fost furtun\u0103 toat\u0103 noaptea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unul dintre ei a cobor\u00e2t de pe cal. Avea o cicatrice lung\u0103 pe obraz, iar privirea \u00eei era rece ca un cu\u021bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ne-a spus cineva c\u0103 aici s-ar fi ascuns un tr\u0103d\u0103tor. Un b\u0103rbat cu mantie neagr\u0103. Poate chiar cu un copil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amalia a sim\u021bit cum s\u00e2ngele \u00eei \u00eenghea\u021b\u0103 \u00een vine. Dar \u0219i-a p\u0103strat vocea calm\u0103, devenit\u0103 brusc mai aspr\u0103, ca s\u0103 par\u0103 conving\u0103toare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Dom\u2019le drag\u0103, eu am abia ceasul s\u0103 scap de s\u0103r\u0103cie, d-apoi s\u0103 ascund oameni? Am doi copii \u0219i o sob\u0103 care abia mai trage. N-a venit nimeni. Doar v\u00e2ntul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B\u0103rbatul cu cicatrice a f\u0103cut doi pa\u0219i spre ea. S-a oprit at\u00e2t de aproape \u00eenc\u00e2t \u00eei sim\u021bea respira\u021bia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 min\u021bi\u2026 vei regreta. Nu doar tu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amalia a \u00eenghi\u021bit \u00een sec, dar nu \u0219i-a cobor\u00e2t privirea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nu mint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
El a intrat \u00een cas\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 cear\u0103 voie. A r\u0103scolit prin saci, a ridicat p\u0103turile, a \u00eempins scaunele cu cizma, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-i pese de bunul ei sim\u021b. Copiii au \u00eenceput s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103 \u00een t\u0103cere, tremur\u00e2nd \u00een col\u021bul lor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e2nd s-a apropiat de co\u0219, Amalia \u0219i-a sim\u021bit sufletul urc\u00e2ndu-i \u00een g\u00e2t. B\u0103rbatul a atins marginea co\u0219ului\u2026 apoi s-a oprit. Din interior nu se auzea nimic. Nici m\u0103car o respira\u021bie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Aici e lemn ud, a morm\u0103it el. N-are ce s\u0103 fie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A ie\u0219it afar\u0103 cu pa\u0219i grei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Plec\u0103m, a spus c\u0103tre ceilal\u021bi. Dar r\u0103m\u00e2ne\u021bi cu ochii pe casa asta. Ceva nu mi-e clar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abia dup\u0103 ce s-au dep\u0103rtat caii, Amalia a \u00eenchis u\u0219a, \u0219i-a pus m\u00e2na la gur\u0103 \u0219i a l\u0103sat lacrimile s\u0103-i curg\u0103. \u00cei tremura tot trupul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A ridicat repede co\u0219ul. Micu\u021bul Eduard dormea lini\u0219tit, ca \u0219i cum lumea nu ar fi fost cuprins\u0103 de haos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen t\u0103cerea grea, Amalia a \u00een\u021beles ceva: dac\u0103 \u00eel p\u0103stra doar ascuns, \u00eel va pierde. Dac\u0103 \u00eel ascundea doar \u00een cas\u0103, \u00eentr-o zi cineva tot avea s\u0103-l g\u0103seasc\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dar dac\u0103 \u00eel ascundea \u00een via\u021ba ei?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dac\u0103 devenea al ei?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
G\u00e2ndul o speria, dar \u00eei d\u0103dea \u0219i o putere pe care nu \u0219tia c\u0103 o are. A privit copilul, apoi pe copiii ei, care o priveau cu ochii ro\u0219ii, a\u0219tept\u00e2nd s\u0103 le spun\u0103 c\u0103 vor fi bine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Asculta\u021bi-m\u0103, le-a spus \u00eencet. De azi\u2026 nu suntem trei. Suntem patru. \u0218i nimeni, dar nimeni nu trebuie s\u0103 \u0219tie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Niciodat\u0103 nu se sim\u021bise at\u00e2t de hot\u0103r\u00e2t\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen acea diminea\u021b\u0103, \u00een c\u0103su\u021ba ei s\u0103rac\u0103 din marginea satului, o femeie simpl\u0103 f\u0103cu un leg\u0103m\u00e2nt pe care nici ea nu-l \u00een\u021belegea pe deplin. Dar Dumnezeu \u00eel \u00een\u021belesese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0218i poate c\u0103, uneori, asta era destul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pentru c\u0103 unele regate nu se cl\u0103desc cu s\u0103bii, ci cu bra\u021be care protejeaz\u0103, cu inimi care nu renun\u021b\u0103 \u0219i cu femei ca Amalia, care \u00eendr\u0103znesc s\u0103 spun\u0103 \u201eDa\u201d atunci c\u00e2nd lumea le spune s\u0103 fug\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iar viitorul rege dormea lini\u0219tit \u00een co\u0219ul de lemne, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u0219tie c\u0103 destinul lui tocmai \u00eencepuse\u2026 sub acoperi\u0219ul celei mai s\u0103race case din sat, dar poate cea mai curajoas\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":" \u2026\u00eei sim\u021bea vibra\u021bia \u00een podea, ca \u0219i cum p\u0103m\u00e2ntul \u00eensu\u0219i \u00eei spunea s\u0103 nu mi\u0219te. Copiii ei au ridicat ochii spre ea, speria\u021bi, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43667,"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\/43742"}],"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=43742"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43743,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43742\/revisions\/43743"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/43667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}