Ana a r\u0103mas o clip\u0103 pe loc, cu m\u00e2na sprijinit\u0103 de tocul u\u0219ii. V\u00e2ntul rece \u00eei p\u0103trundea prin haine, dar nu de asta tremura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Ce vrei de la mine, Paul? a spus \u00eencet. Ai venit s\u0103 spui \u201emul\u021bumesc\u201d \u0219i at\u00e2t?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Paul a t\u0103cut c\u00e2teva secunde. Apoi a scos haina \u0219i i-a pus-o pe umeri cu un gest atent, aproape timid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Nu. Am venit pentru c\u0103 nu pot merge mai departe pref\u0103c\u00e2ndu-m\u0103 c\u0103 nu s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat nimic. \u00cen ultimele s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni, m-am g\u00e2ndit doar la tine. La femeia care, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103 cunoasc\u0103, a riscat totul pentru mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Ana a z\u00e2mbit amar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Eu n-am riscat nimic special. Erai un om pe marginea drumului. At\u00e2t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Nu e adev\u0103rat, a spus el ferm. Erai \u00eens\u0103rcinat\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 bani, f\u0103r\u0103 ajutor. \u0218i totu\u0219i ai oprit. Ai ales s\u0103 faci bine c\u00e2nd \u021bi-era cel mai greu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Ana a \u00eentors privirea. Burta i se mi\u0219c\u0103 u\u0219or, copilul d\u00e2nd un semn de via\u021b\u0103. Paul a observat \u0219i a cobor\u00e2t instinctiv privirea, apoi a ridicat-o rapid, ca \u0219i cum s-ar fi temut s\u0103 nu par\u0103 prea \u00eendr\u0103zne\u021b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Nu vreau s\u0103 te sperii, a spus el. \u0218tiu c\u0103 apar din senin. Nu cer nimic. Doar\u2026 las\u0103-m\u0103 s\u0103 te ajut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Ana a r\u00e2s scurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 S\u0103 m\u0103 aju\u021bi? Cu ce? Cu bani?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Dac\u0103 ai nevoie, da. Dar nu doar at\u00e2t. Vreau s\u0103 fiu prezent. Vreau s\u0103 \u0219tiu c\u0103 e\u0219ti bine. C\u0103 nu e\u0219ti singur\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cuvintele lui au lovit mai ad\u00e2nc dec\u00e2t ar fi vrut ea. Singur\u0103. Exact asta fusese \u00een ultimele luni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Tat\u0103l copilului nu e \u00een via\u021ba mea, a spus Ana dup\u0103 o pauz\u0103. Nu va fi niciodat\u0103. Nu vreau promisiuni goale, Paul. Nu vreau mil\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nici nu-\u021bi ofer a\u0219a ceva, a r\u0103spuns el calm. \u00ce\u021bi ofer respect. \u0218i recuno\u0219tin\u021b\u0103. \u0218i\u2026 timp. Dac\u0103 mi-l permi\u021bi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Au stat t\u0103cu\u021bi c\u00e2teva clipe. Din ma\u0219in\u0103 se auzea \u00eencet motorul pornit, iar undeva, \u00eentr-un apartament vecin, cineva r\u00e2dea la televizor. Via\u021ba mergea \u00eenainte, indiferent de fr\u0103m\u00e2nt\u0103rile lor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Intr\u0103, a spus Ana \u00eentr-un final. E frig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Camera era mic\u0103, modest\u0103, dar curat\u0103. Paul s-a uitat \u00een jur f\u0103r\u0103 urm\u0103 de judecat\u0103. A observat p\u0103tu\u021bul neasamblat din col\u021b, hainele pentru nou-n\u0103scut puse ordonat pe un scaun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Le-ai f\u0103cut pe toate singur\u0103, a spus el \u00eencet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 N-am avut de ales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paul s-a apropiat de p\u0103tu\u021b, l-a atins cu grij\u0103, ca \u0219i cum i-ar fi fost team\u0103 s\u0103 nu-l strice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Pot s\u0103 te ajut s\u0103-l montezi, dac\u0103 vrei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ana a \u00eencuviin\u021bat din cap. Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mult timp, nu a sim\u021bit nevoia s\u0103 se apere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Au petrecut seara vorbind. Despre accident, despre copil\u0103ria lui, despre cum via\u021ba lui fusese mereu plin\u0103 de oameni, dar goal\u0103 de sens. Despre Ana, despre Andrei, despre fric\u0103 \u0219i oboseal\u0103. F\u0103r\u0103 promisiuni. F\u0103r\u0103 declara\u021bii mari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e2nd Paul a plecat, era deja t\u00e2rziu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 O s\u0103 mai vin, a spus el la u\u0219\u0103. Dac\u0103 \u00eemi permi\u021bi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Vom vedea, a r\u0103spuns Ana. Dar\u2026 mul\u021bumesc c\u0103 ai venit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Na\u0219terea a \u00eenceput dou\u0103 s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni mai t\u00e2rziu, noaptea. Ana a sunat ambulan\u021ba, dar \u00eenainte s\u0103 \u00eenchid\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u0219tie de ce, a format \u0219i un alt num\u0103r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paul a ajuns la spital \u00eenaintea medicilor. A stat pe hol, a\u0219tept\u00e2nd, cu palmele str\u00e2nse, de parc\u0103 via\u021ba lui ar fi depins de u\u0219a aceea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e2nd asistenta a ie\u0219it \u0219i i-a z\u00e2mbit, Paul a sim\u021bit pentru prima dat\u0103 c\u0103 respir\u0103 cu adev\u0103rat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 O feti\u021b\u0103 s\u0103n\u0103toas\u0103, a spus ea. Mama e bine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ana l-a v\u0103zut mai t\u00e2rziu, obosit, dar z\u00e2mbind st\u00e2ngaci.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ai venit, a \u0219optit ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u021ai-am spus c\u0103 nu e\u0219ti singur\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ana s-a uitat la copil, apoi la el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nu \u0219tiu ce va fi \u00eentre noi, Paul. Nu \u0219tiu dac\u0103 sunt preg\u0103tit\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nici eu nu \u0219tiu, a spus el sincer. Dar \u0219tiu c\u0103 vreau s\u0103 \u00eencerc. Pas cu pas. Dac\u0103 m\u0103 la\u0219i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ana a \u00eenchis ochii pentru o clip\u0103. Apoi a dat din cap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 R\u0103m\u00e2i. Deocamdat\u0103, r\u0103m\u00e2i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0218i pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mult timp, viitorul nu i s-a mai p\u0103rut un loc \u00eenfrico\u0219\u0103tor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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