Ion a mai r\u0103mas c\u00e2teva clipe nemi\u0219cat, privind spre locul unde disp\u0103ruse Maria. Lini\u0219tea muntelui i se p\u0103rea, dintr-odat\u0103, prea ap\u0103s\u0103toare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Maria! a strigat el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Niciun r\u0103spuns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A l\u0103sat toporul jos \u0219i a pornit spre brazi, cu pa\u0219i gr\u0103bi\u021bi. Inima \u00eei b\u0103tea mai tare dec\u00e2t de obicei. C\u00e2nd a ajuns la gard, nu era nimeni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Maria! mai tare de data asta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Doar v\u00e2ntul i-a r\u0103spuns, fo\u0219nind u\u0219or prin crengi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Un fior rece i-a trecut prin spate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A \u00eenceput s\u0103 caute prin curte, apoi pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 \u0219ur\u0103, apoi dup\u0103 cas\u0103. Nimic. Parc\u0103 intrase \u00een p\u0103m\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Respira\u021bia i s-a t\u0103iat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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F\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mai stea pe g\u00e2nduri, a apucat pu\u0219ca din cui \u0219i a pornit spre p\u0103dure. Urmele mici de pa\u0219i se vedeau \u00eenc\u0103 \u00een noroiul moale, duc\u00e2nd spre desi\u0219.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Doamne, ai grij\u0103 de ea\u2026 a murmurat el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A mers mult. Prea mult. Urmele se pierdeau, reap\u0103reau, se amestecau cu ale altor animale. Timpul trecea, iar lumina \u00eencepea s\u0103 scad\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Strig\u0103tele lui r\u0103sunau printre copaci, dar f\u0103r\u0103 r\u0103spuns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u00centr-un final, a ajuns \u00eentr-o zon\u0103 st\u00e2ncoas\u0103, unde nu mai fusese de ani de zile. Acolo a v\u0103zut urme diferite. Mai mari. Labe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A \u00eencremenit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Lup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u0218i nu unul mic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Urmele duceau spre o cr\u0103p\u0103tur\u0103 \u00eentre st\u00e2nci.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Inima i s-a str\u00e2ns. F\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mai g\u00e2ndeasc\u0103, a ridicat arma \u0219i s-a apropiat \u00eencet. Fiecare pas era mai greu dec\u00e2t cel dinainte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201eDac\u0103 e acolo\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A ajuns la intrare. \u00centunericul din\u0103untru p\u0103rea ad\u00e2nc \u0219i rece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A inspirat ad\u00e2nc \u0219i s-a aplecat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ce a v\u0103zut i-a t\u0103iat r\u0103suflarea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maria st\u0103tea acolo, ghemuit\u0103\u2026 dar nu era singur\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
L\u00e2ng\u0103 ea, lipit\u0103 de trupul ei mic, st\u0103tea lupoaica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dar nu o ataca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
O \u00eenc\u0103lzea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Feti\u021ba \u00ee\u0219i sprijinea capul de blana ei, iar lupoaica st\u0103tea nemi\u0219cat\u0103, ca \u0219i cum o p\u0103zea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ion a sim\u021bit cum \u00eei fuge p\u0103m\u00e2ntul de sub picioare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pu\u0219ca i-a c\u0103zut din m\u00e2ini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lupoaica \u0219i-a ridicat privirea spre el. Ochii ei nu erau plini de furie. Nici de team\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ci de ceva ce nu mai v\u0103zuse niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Calm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maria a deschis ochii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Bunicule\u2026 mi-a fost frig\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ion a c\u0103zut \u00een genunchi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tot ce crezuse despre lume, despre animale, despre via\u021b\u0103\u2026 se n\u0103ruia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lupoaica s-a ridicat \u00eencet, f\u0103r\u0103 grab\u0103. A f\u0103cut un pas \u00eenapoi, apoi \u00eenc\u0103 unul. Nu m\u00e2r\u00e2ia. Nu amenin\u021ba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Doar\u2026 pleca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ca \u0219i cum \u0219tia c\u0103 nu mai era nevoie de ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ion s-a apropiat tremur\u00e2nd \u0219i \u0219i-a luat nepoata \u00een bra\u021be. Era rece, dar vie. Ochii \u00eei erau limpezi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A str\u00e2ns-o tare, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spun\u0103 nimic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e2nd a ridicat privirea, lupoaica disp\u0103ruse deja printre st\u00e2nci.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Drumul \u00eenapoi a fost lung, dar parc\u0103 mai u\u0219or. Maria adormise \u00een bra\u021bele lui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ajuns acas\u0103, a pus-o l\u00e2ng\u0103 sob\u0103, a \u00eenvelit-o bine \u0219i a r\u0103mas l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea, privind fl\u0103c\u0103rile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen noaptea aceea, nu a mai dormit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Diminea\u021ba, c\u00e2nd Maria a deschis ochii, l-a g\u0103sit acolo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Bunicule\u2026 lupul \u0103la era bun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ion a z\u00e2mbit \u00eencet, cu ochii umezi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u0218tiu, fata mea\u2026 \u0219tiu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen ziua aceea, a luat pu\u0219ca, a ie\u0219it \u00een curte\u2026 \u0219i a pus-o \u00een pod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pentru totdeauna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pentru c\u0103, pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een via\u021ba lui, \u00eenv\u0103\u021base ceva ce nu-l \u00eenv\u0103\u021base nici muntele, nici anii, nici v\u00e2n\u0103toarea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu tot ce pare periculos e r\u0103u.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0218i nu tot ce e om\u2026 e mai bun dec\u00e2t un animal.<\/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":" Ion a mai r\u0103mas c\u00e2teva clipe nemi\u0219cat, privind spre locul unde disp\u0103ruse Maria. Lini\u0219tea muntelui i se p\u0103rea, dintr-odat\u0103, prea ap\u0103s\u0103toare. \u2014 Maria! a strigat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46552,"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\/46869"}],"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=46869"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46872,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46869\/revisions\/46872"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/46552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}