\u2026cu inima b\u0103t\u00e2ndu-i \u00een g\u00e2t, ca atunci c\u00e2nd alergi dup\u0103 ceva ce nu po\u021bi l\u0103sa s\u0103-\u021bi scape. Pa\u0219ii \u00eei erau grei, uda\u021bi, dar mintea \u00eei era limpede: acolo sus era cineva care avea nevoie de ajutor. \u0218i ea nu putea pleca ca \u0219i cum n-ar fi auzit nimic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Holul de la etaj era luminat pal, cu becuri calde, de hotel scump. Pere\u021bii aveau tablouri mari, cu peisaje din Bucovina, pictate \u00een culori at\u00e2t de vii \u00eenc\u00e2t p\u0103reau fotografii. Dar pl\u00e2nsul\u2026 pl\u00e2nsul le acoperea pe toate. Era mai aproape, mai t\u0103ios, mai gr\u0103bit. Trei glasuri mici, obosite, care se luptau pentru aer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Mariana sim\u021bea cum \u00eei tremur\u0103 m\u00e2inile, dar mergea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Se opri \u00een fa\u021ba unei u\u0219i \u00eentredeschise. De acolo venea totul. \u00cempinse \u00eencet, c\u00e2t s\u0103 se strecoare, \u0219i r\u0103mase f\u0103r\u0103 aer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u00cen mijlocul camerei erau trei p\u0103tu\u021buri albe, puse unul l\u00e2ng\u0103 altul. \u00cen fiecare, c\u00e2te un copil \u2014 trei b\u0103ie\u021bei identici, cu obrajii ro\u0219ii de pl\u00e2ns, cu p\u0103rul ud de lacrimi. P\u0103tu\u021burile aveau juc\u0103rii scumpe at\u00e2rnate, ursule\u021bi \u0219i ma\u0219inu\u021be, dar niciun adult nu era acolo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014Vai de capul meu\u2026 \u0219opti ea, apropiindu-se.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Unul dintre bebe\u021bi \u00eentinse m\u00e2inu\u021bele spre ea, cu fa\u021ba toat\u0103 mototolit\u0103 de pl\u00e2ns. Ceilal\u021bi doi se chirceau, lovindu-\u0219i picioru\u0219ele unul de altul, ca \u0219i cum se certau pentru aten\u021bia lumii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mariana \u00eei atinse u\u0219or m\u00e2na unuia. Era rece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Atunci totul s-a rupt \u00een ea. Amintirea Adrianei, a nop\u021bii \u00een care nu reu\u0219ise s\u0103-i scad\u0103 febra, a strig\u0103tului acela mut\u2026 toate i s-au pr\u0103v\u0103lit \u00een suflet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014Gata, m\u0103mic\u0103\u2026 gata\u2026 sunt aici, murmur\u0103 ea, lu\u00e2ndu-l pe unul \u00een bra\u021be, apoi pe al doilea, apoi pe al treilea, cum putea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pl\u00e2nsetele se mai domolir\u0103. B\u0103ie\u021beii \u00eei miroseau a lapte \u0219i pudr\u0103, dar \u0219i a triste\u021be, ca \u0219i cum \u00eenv\u0103\u021baser\u0103 deja c\u0103 lumea nu are timp de ei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014Ce faci \u00een camera copiilor mei?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mariana tres\u0103ri. U\u0219a se tr\u00e2ntise de perete. \u00cen prag st\u0103tea o femeie \u00eenalt\u0103, \u00eembr\u0103cat\u0103 \u00eentr-o rochie neagr\u0103 str\u00e2ns\u0103 pe talie. Avea un machiaj perfect, dar privirea rece ca un cu\u021bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014Eu\u2026 am auzit c\u0103 pl\u00e2ng, spuse Mariana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014\u0218i? Ce treab\u0103 ai tu? E\u0219ti livratoare, nu bon\u0103! Las\u0103-i jos!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tonul ei t\u0103ios f\u0103cu triple\u021bii s\u0103 \u00eenceap\u0103 din nou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mariana sim\u021bi cum \u00eei fierbe s\u00e2ngele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014Doamn\u0103, sunt trei copii mici, singuri \u00eentr-o camer\u0103, pe furtun\u0103, \u0219i\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014E casa prietenului meu. Poate \u00eei las singuri dac\u0103 vreau, nu-\u021bi mai da tu cu p\u0103rerea, t\u0103ie femeia scurt. D\u0103-mi-i!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Femeia se apropie brutal, apuc\u00e2nd un bebelu\u0219 de bra\u021b, de parc\u0103 ridica o saco\u0219\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mariana f\u0103cu un pas \u00een fa\u021b\u0103, instinctiv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014Nu-l \u021bine\u021bi a\u0219a! o izbucni ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
T\u0103cere. O t\u0103cere grea, periculoas\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Femeia clipe\u0219te. O dat\u0103. De dou\u0103 ori.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014Cine te crezi tu?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cenainte ca Mariana s\u0103 poat\u0103 r\u0103spunde, alt\u0103 voce umplu u\u0219a camerei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014Cred c\u0103 e singura persoan\u0103 din seara asta care a avut grij\u0103 de copiii mei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am\u00e2ndou\u0103 se \u00eentoarser\u0103. \u00cen prag st\u0103tea un b\u0103rbat \u00eenalt, cu p\u0103rul grizonat, ud de ploaie. \u021ainea \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103 o umbrel\u0103 rupt\u0103 \u0219i avea cizmele pline de noroi. Fa\u021ba \u00eei era drenant\u0103, obosit\u0103, dar ochii\u2026 ochii ardeau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014Domnul\u2026 domnul Andrei\u2026 b\u00e2igui femeia, pierz\u00e2ndu-\u0219i toat\u0103 siguran\u021ba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
El intr\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 grab\u0103, privind atent scena: Mariana tremur\u00e2nd, triple\u021bii ro\u0219ii la fa\u021b\u0103, iubita lui \u021bin\u00e2nd copilul de parc\u0103 era o pung\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014Ai spus c\u0103 stai cu ei, Irina, zise el pe un ton rece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014P\u0103i\u2026 am stat\u2026 doar c\u0103\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014I-ai l\u0103sat singuri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Irina deschise gura, dar el ridic\u0103 palma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014Nu te mai obosi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apoi, spre Mariana:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014Tu e\u0219ti cea care a adus cina, nu?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014Da, r\u0103spunse ea, privind \u00een jos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014\u0218i ai urcat s\u0103 vezi de copiii mei, de\u0219i nu era treaba ta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014Am auzit pl\u00e2nsul. N-am putut s\u0103\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014\u0218tiu. Mul\u021bumesc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cuvintele lui c\u0103deau ap\u0103sat, calde, sincere. Mariana sim\u021bi cum i se \u00eenmoaie genunchii de emo\u021bie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrei se \u00eentoarse c\u0103tre Irina:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014Pleci acum. Definitiv. M-ai min\u021bit, i-ai neglijat, ai pus \u00een pericol trei copii. Nu vreau astfel de om l\u00e2ng\u0103 ei. Sau l\u00e2ng\u0103 mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Irina r\u0103mase blocat\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 replic\u0103, apoi ie\u0219i val-v\u00e2rtej, tr\u00e2ntind u\u0219a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B\u0103rbatul lu\u0103 triple\u021bii \u00een bra\u021be, c\u00e2te unul, s\u0103rut\u00e2ndu-i pe frunte. Se \u00eentoarse apoi spre Mariana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014Nu \u0219tiu cum s\u0103 te r\u0103spl\u0103tesc. Dar \u0219tiu c\u0103 oamenii ca tine nu primesc c\u00e2t merit\u0103. Spune-mi\u2026 ce-\u021bi lipse\u0219te?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mariana \u00ee\u0219i mu\u0219c\u0103 buza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014Doar\u2026 s\u0103-mi iau medicamentele mamei. At\u00e2t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrei z\u00e2mbi. Un z\u00e2mbet bl\u00e2nd, rar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014At\u00e2t? Atunci ai acum un salariu lunar, nu doar un plic. Dac\u0103 vrei, po\u021bi lucra aici. Program normal, salariu cinstit, contract. Triple\u021bii mei au nevoie de cineva care chiar s\u0103-i aud\u0103. \u0218i eu tot la fel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mariana sim\u021bi cum i se umplu ochii de lacrimi. Toat\u0103 greutatea ultimilor ani se topea \u00een c\u0103ldura cuvintelor lui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014Accept? \u00eentreb\u0103 ea, abia auzit\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014Te rog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0218i, pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mult timp, Mariana sim\u021bi c\u0103 nu doar c\u0103 ajutase pe cineva \u2014 ci c\u0103 \u0219i via\u021ba ei, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it, \u00eencepea s\u0103 o aud\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":" \u2026cu inima b\u0103t\u00e2ndu-i \u00een g\u00e2t, ca atunci c\u00e2nd alergi dup\u0103 ceva ce nu po\u021bi l\u0103sa s\u0103-\u021bi scape. Pa\u0219ii \u00eei erau grei, uda\u021bi, dar mintea \u00eei<\/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\/43787"}],"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=43787"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43788,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43787\/revisions\/43788"}],"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=43787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}