\u2026\u0219i exact atunci c\u00e2nd se preg\u0103tea s\u0103 umple prima can\u0103 de cafea, motorul unui autoturism \u015fuier\u0103 \u00een parcare, rup\u00e2nd lini\u0219tea dimine\u021bii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Maya ridic\u0103 privirea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dino deja se ridicase \u00een picioare, cu urechile ciulite. C\u00e2inele avea instincte mai bune dec\u00e2t orice sistem de alarm\u0103, iar felul \u00een care corpul lui se \u00eencorda \u00eei spunea c\u0103 ceva nu era \u00een regul\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Din ma\u0219in\u0103 cobor\u00e2r\u0103 trei b\u0103ie\u021bi tineri, cu glugile trase, cu ochii mici \u0219i agita\u021bi. Mi\u0219c\u0103rile lor erau prea sigure pentru ni\u0219te simpli clien\u021bi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu veneau pentru cafea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Veneau pentru belele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Maya nu spuse nimic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu era prima oar\u0103 c\u00e2nd vedea astfel de oameni. \u0218tia tiparul, mirosul, privirea. \u00cen armat\u0103 \u00eenv\u0103\u021base c\u0103 nu trebuie s\u0103 reac\u021bionezi p\u00e2n\u0103 nu e nevoie. Calm, respira\u021bie ad\u00e2nc\u0103, privirea dreapt\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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B\u0103ie\u021bii intrar\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 salute \u0219i f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 priveasc\u0103 meniul. Se a\u0219ezar\u0103 la o mas\u0103, lovind scaunele de podea. Unul dintre ei \u00eencepu s\u0103 r\u00e2d\u0103 tare, prea tare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Era r\u00e2sul acela fals, cu sub\u00een\u021beles, care anun\u021ba necazuri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Hei, tanti, adu \u0219i nou\u0103 ceva, c\u0103 v\u0103d c\u0103 aici merge totul \u00eencet! \u2014 strig\u0103 cel cu gluga ro\u0219ie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maya nu se gr\u0103bi. Termin\u0103 de \u0219ters cea\u0219ca, apoi se \u00eentoarse spre ei cu un z\u00e2mbet mic, politicos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ce dori\u021bi?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ceva de b\u0103ut. Repede. \u2014 Tonul se voia autoritar, dar avea tremurul unui om obi\u0219nuit s\u0103 primeasc\u0103 ce vrea doar atunci c\u00e2nd sperie pe al\u021bii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dino morm\u0103i \u00eencet, un sunet scurt, ad\u00e2nc, ca un avertisment.
B\u0103iatul cu gluga ro\u0219ie r\u00e2se.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ce-i, m\u0103? Ai fiarele libere pe aici?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maya \u00ee\u0219i \u00eencord\u0103 maxilarul, dar r\u0103mase calm\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 nu v\u0103 place c\u00e2inele meu, pute\u021bi pleca. Nu v\u0103 oblig\u0103 nimeni s\u0103 sta\u021bi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Replica o surprinse chiar \u0219i pe ea.
Nu era genul de om care s\u0103 ridice tonul, dar era acas\u0103.
Aici, nimeni nu avea voie s\u0103 o intimideze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cei trei se privir\u0103 \u00eentre ei.
Apoi, inevitabil, veniser\u0103 cu pasul urm\u0103tor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Uite, tanti, noi zicem c\u0103 nu ne mai ceri bani pe nimic azi. S\u0103 zicem c\u0103\u2026 suntem invita\u021bii t\u0103i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unul puse palma pe tejghea, l\u0103s\u00e2nd inten\u021bionat urme murdare pe lemnul lustruit. Altul \u00eenv\u00e2rtea un cu\u021bit mic \u00eentre degete, \u00een semn de superioritate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maya nu clipi.
\u00cen interiorul ei, totul se lini\u0219tea.
Inima, respira\u021bia, g\u00e2ndurile.
\u00cen armat\u0103 \u00eenv\u0103\u021base c\u0103 atunci c\u00e2nd pericolul vine, corpul trebuie s\u0103 devin\u0103 o piatr\u0103 rece, preg\u0103tit\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ie\u0219i\u021bi afar\u0103. \u2014 Vocea ei sun\u0103 ca o comand\u0103.
Nu strigase, nu ridicase tonul. Dar avea \u00een ea o for\u021b\u0103 t\u0103ioas\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ce-ai zis? \u2014 f\u0103cu b\u0103iatul cu cu\u021bitul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dino se puse \u00eentre Maya \u0219i ei, cu corpul \u00eencordat, labele bine fixate pe podea.
C\u00e2inele nu avea nevoie de comenzi.
Sim\u021bea c\u00e2nd cineva \u00eencerca s\u0103-i fac\u0103 r\u0103u st\u0103p\u00e2nei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B\u0103iatul cu gluga ro\u0219ie ridic\u0103 m\u00e2na spre Dino, ca s\u0103-l loveasc\u0103 sau s\u0103-l sperie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu mai apuc\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maya se mi\u0219c\u0103 exact a\u0219a cum fusese antrenat\u0103: rapid, calculat, f\u0103r\u0103 ezitare.
\u00cei prinse m\u00e2na de \u00eencheietur\u0103, o r\u0103suci \u00eentr-o frac\u021biune de secund\u0103 \u0219i \u00eel \u00eempinse pe podea.
Cu\u021bitul c\u0103zu din m\u00e2na celuilalt \u00eenainte ca b\u0103iatul s\u0103 \u00een\u021beleag\u0103 ce se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103. Dino l\u0103tr\u0103 o singur\u0103 dat\u0103, at\u00e2t c\u00e2t s\u0103-i paralizeze de fric\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Pleca\u021bi acum. \u2014 spuse Maya, cu voce joas\u0103, controlat\u0103. \u2014 \u0218i s\u0103 nu v\u0103 mai prind pe aici.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B\u0103ie\u021bii se ridicar\u0103 \u00eempleticindu-se, cu ochii mari, speria\u021bi.
Nu mai r\u00e2dea niciunul.
Nu mai d\u0103deau ordine.
Nu mai pozau \u00een duri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ie\u0219ir\u0103 \u00een fug\u0103, urcar\u0103 \u00een ma\u0219in\u0103 \u0219i disp\u0103rur\u0103 ridic\u00e2nd praf dup\u0103 ei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e2nd lini\u0219tea se a\u0219ternu din nou, Maya r\u0103mase c\u00e2teva secunde nemi\u0219cat\u0103.
Apoi \u00ee\u0219i trecu palma peste lemnul tejghelei, exact peste locul unde fusese crest\u0103tura bunicii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Respir\u0103 ad\u00e2nc.
\u0218i abia atunci \u00ee\u0219i d\u0103du seama c\u0103 \u00eei tremurau degetele.
Nu de fric\u0103.
Ci de desc\u0103rcarea tensiunii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dino se apropie \u0219i \u00eei puse botul pe m\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Gata, b\u0103iete\u2026 \u2014 \u0219opti ea \u2014 suntem bine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0218i \u00een lumina bl\u00e2nd\u0103 a dimine\u021bii, cu miros de cafea proasp\u0103t\u0103 \u0219i lemn vechi, Maya \u00een\u021belese un lucru simplu:
nu conteaz\u0103 c\u00e2\u021bi vin s\u0103 te doboare,
at\u00e2ta timp c\u00e2t tu ai puterea, curajul
\u0219i oamenii \u2014 sau animalele \u2014 care stau l\u00e2ng\u0103 tine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Acolo, \u00een restaurantul bunicii, cu Dino la picioare \u0219i cu soarele p\u0103trunz\u00e2nd prin geamuri, Maya sim\u021bi c\u0103 \u0219i-a rec\u00e2\u0219tigat bucata ei de lume.
\u0218i c\u0103 nimeni nu avea s-o ia vreodat\u0103 de la ea.<\/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\u0219i exact atunci c\u00e2nd se preg\u0103tea s\u0103 umple prima can\u0103 de cafea, motorul unui autoturism \u015fuier\u0103 \u00een parcare, rup\u00e2nd lini\u0219tea dimine\u021bii. Maya ridic\u0103 privirea. Dino<\/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\/43928"}],"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=43928"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43929,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43928\/revisions\/43929"}],"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=43928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}