P\u00e2n\u0103 la pr\u00e2nz, \u00een fa\u021ba casei b\u0103rbatului care le luase totul, st\u0103teau deja patruzeci de motociclete, aliniate ca un zid viu. Motor dup\u0103 motor se stingea, iar lini\u0219tea care a urmat era mai ap\u0103s\u0103toare dec\u00e2t orice zgomot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Jack cobor\u00ee \u00eencet, cu pa\u0219i calcula\u021bi. Nu era genul care s\u0103 caute scandal\u2026 dar nici nu pleca atunci c\u00e2nd era vorba de familie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 R\u0103m\u00e2ne\u021bi aici, spuse el scurt c\u0103tre ceilal\u021bi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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U\u0219a casei se deschise \u00eenainte ca el s\u0103 ajung\u0103 la ea. \u00cen prag ap\u0103ru un b\u0103rbat solid, cu privire rece \u0219i un z\u00e2mbet fals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Ce-i circul \u0103sta? \u00eentreb\u0103 el, arunc\u00e2nd o privire peste motociclete. A\u021bi gre\u0219it adresa, b\u0103ie\u021bi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Jack nu zise nimic c\u00e2teva secunde. \u00cel privi atent, ca \u0219i cum ar fi vrut s\u0103-l c\u00e2nt\u0103reasc\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 E\u0219ti fratele vitreg al lui Ben Callahan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Nu era o \u00eentrebare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Z\u00e2mbetul b\u0103rbatului disp\u0103ru u\u0219or.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 \u0218i dac\u0103 sunt?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack scoase fotografia din buzunar \u0219i o ridic\u0103 \u00een aer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Atunci \u0219tii exact cine sunt. \u0218i \u0219tii de ce sunt aici.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B\u0103rbatul r\u00e2se scurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 e vorba de femeia aia \u0219i copilul\u2026 am f\u0103cut totul legal. Acte, semn\u0103turi. Nu e treaba voastr\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Din spate, unul dintre motocicli\u0219ti \u00ee\u0219i aprinse o \u021bigar\u0103. Altul \u00ee\u0219i \u00eencruci\u0219\u0103 bra\u021bele. Nimeni nu intervenea, dar prezen\u021ba lor ap\u0103sa ca o furtun\u0103 gata s\u0103 izbucneasc\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack f\u0103cu un pas \u00eenainte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Legal nu \u00eenseamn\u0103 corect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 A\u0219a merge lumea, prietene. Cine e slab, pierde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pentru o clip\u0103, Jack \u00ee\u0219i str\u00e2nse maxilarul. Apoi scoase un plic gros din geac\u0103 \u0219i \u00eel arunc\u0103 pe masa de l\u00e2ng\u0103 u\u0219\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Aici ai banii. Mai mult dec\u00e2t valoreaz\u0103 tot ce ai luat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B\u0103rbatul ridic\u0103 spr\u00e2ncenele, surprins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u0218i?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u0218i semnezi. Acum. \u00cenapoi casa, atelierul, tot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u0218i dac\u0103 nu?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack se \u00eentoarse u\u0219or \u0219i privi \u0219irul de motociclete. Un murmur abia perceptibil trecu printre oameni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Atunci o s\u0103-\u021bi explic\u0103m altfel ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 \u201ccorect\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
T\u0103cerea c\u0103zu din nou. B\u0103rbatul se uit\u0103 la plic, apoi la Jack, apoi din nou la motocicli\u0219ti. Nu mai era at\u00e2t de sigur pe el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nu pute\u021bi s\u0103 m\u0103 for\u021ba\u021bi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack ridic\u0103 din umeri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nu te for\u021b\u0103m. \u00ce\u021bi oferim o alegere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e2teva minute mai t\u00e2rziu, stiloul zg\u00e2ria h\u00e2rtia. Semn\u0103tura ap\u0103ru tremurat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack lu\u0103 documentele f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 z\u00e2mbeasc\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Bun\u0103 alegere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Se \u00eentoarse f\u0103r\u0103 alte cuvinte \u0219i porni spre motociclet\u0103. Motoarele pornir\u0103 unul c\u00e2te unul, ca un tunet controlat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e2nd s-au \u00eentors la rulot\u0103, fata era afar\u0103, \u021bin\u00e2ndu-l str\u00e2ns pe Duke. C\u00e2nd i-a v\u0103zut, ochii ei s-au m\u0103rit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 L-a\u021bi luat?\u2026 \u0219opti ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack se opri \u00een fa\u021ba ei \u0219i \u00eengenunche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nu. Duke r\u0103m\u00e2ne cu tine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fata clipi des, ne\u00een\u021beleg\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Dar\u2026 mama\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Mama ta o s\u0103 fie bine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Din spate, doi dintre oameni aduceau cutii \u2014 m\u00e2ncare, ap\u0103, medicamente. Altul vorbea deja la telefon, aranj\u00e2nd o ambulan\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack \u00eei puse u\u0219or m\u00e2na pe cap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nimeni nu mai trebuie s\u0103 v\u00e2nd\u0103 pe nimeni ca s\u0103 supravie\u021buiasc\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen u\u0219a rulotei, femeia sl\u0103bit\u0103 \u00eei privea, cu lacrimi \u00een ochi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mult timp, nu mai era lini\u0219te ap\u0103s\u0103toare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Era speran\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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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.<\/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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201eCump\u0103ra\u021bi-l, domnule\u2026 mama mea o s\u0103 moar\u0103 acum!..\u201d P\u00e2n\u0103 la pr\u00e2nz, \u00een fa\u021ba casei b\u0103rbatului care le luase totul, st\u0103teau deja patruzeci de motociclete, aliniate<\/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\/47202"}],"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=47202"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47203,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47202\/revisions\/47203"}],"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=47202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}