M\u0103 uitam la telefon, sim\u021bind cum cineva, parc\u0103 invizibil, \u00eemi str\u00e2ngea \u00eencet inima. Cuvintele fiicei mele nu se a\u0219ezau \u00een mine \u2014 scr\u00e2\u0219neau, sf\u0103r\u00e2mau, ardeau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Treizeci de procente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Pre\u021bul a tot ce f\u0103cusem. Pre\u021bul a tot ce iubisem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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C\u00e2nd apelul s-a terminat, am r\u0103mas la fereastr\u0103, privind ploaia cenu\u0219ie. Casa p\u0103rea prea t\u0103cut\u0103, prea ordonat\u0103 \u2014 de parc\u0103 nici pere\u021bii nu \u00eendr\u0103zneau s\u0103-mi arate mil\u0103. \u00cen dulap, o cea\u0219c\u0103 s-a mi\u0219cat u\u0219or, iar sunetul acela mi s-a p\u0103rut de nesuportat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Am mers la comod\u0103, am deschis sertarul de sus \u0219i am scos din nou scrisoarea lui Tomas. Cuvintele lui sunau acum mai tare dec\u00e2t vocea Anei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201e…Am vrut s\u0103 v\u0103d adev\u0103rul.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Bine, Tomas, m-am g\u00e2ndit. Iat\u0103-l.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Am \u00eentins actele pe mas\u0103. Printre ele, am g\u0103sit un num\u0103r de cont, \u00eempreun\u0103 cu un mic cod scris de m\u00e2n\u0103. Tomas notase simplu: \u201eDepozitul principal\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Nu am \u00een\u021beles imediat ce \u00eensemna, p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd am ajuns la banc\u0103. Managerul s-a uitat la documente, le-a verificat \u00een sistem, apoi m-a privit uimit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Doamn\u0103 M\u00fcller, ave\u021bi mai multe conturi active \u0219i… economii considerabile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Am \u00eencuviin\u021bat doar din cap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Ceea ce crezusem c\u0103 fusese modestia so\u021bului meu s-a dovedit a fi un plan uria\u0219, o construc\u021bie t\u0103cut\u0103 a viitorului despre care nimeni nu \u0219tia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Tomas nu doar economisise \u2014 crease o protec\u021bie. Prev\u0103zuse aceast\u0103 zi. Iar acum trebuia s\u0103 decid ce aveam de f\u0103cut mai departe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Seara, am scos vechiul geamantan, \u00eenc\u0103 plin cu autocolante din c\u0103l\u0103toriile ratate: Praga, Floren\u021ba, Cracovia. C\u0103l\u0103torii la care nu ajunsesem niciodat\u0103. L-am deschis, am luat din sertar un plic gros \u0219i am pus c\u00e2teva acte \u00een el. Apoi m-am a\u0219ezat \u00een buc\u0103t\u0103rie \u0219i am a\u0219teptat noaptea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Pe la miezul nop\u021bii, ploaia s-a oprit. Am ie\u0219it afar\u0103, \u00eembr\u0103cat\u0103 \u00eentr-un pardesiu. Aerul mirosea a asfalt ud \u0219i a prospe\u021bime. Mergeam sigur\u0103, tremur\u00e2nd u\u0219or \u2014 nu de fric\u0103, ci din cauza con\u0219tientiz\u0103rii c\u0103, pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mul\u021bi ani, alegeam singur\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Autobuzul m-a dus \u00een centru. \u00centr-o cas\u0103 veche, vizavi de prim\u0103rie, se afla biroul notarului, fostul nostru vecin. \u0218tiam c\u0103 el p\u0103stra copii ale documentelor noastre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Se pare c\u0103 Tomas prev\u0103zuse \u0219i asta. Notarul era la curent, iar c\u00e2nd i-am spus c\u0103 so\u021bul meu murise, doar a dat din cap \u0219i a deschis seiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 So\u021bul dumneavoastr\u0103 m-a \u00eens\u0103rcinat s\u0103 v\u0103 dau asta atunci c\u00e2nd ve\u021bi veni singur\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A pus \u00een fa\u021ba mea o mic\u0103 cheie neagr\u0103 \u0219i un disc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen acea sear\u0103, \u00eenc\u0103 nu am \u00een\u021beles ce era pe disc, dar a doua zi lumea a \u00eenceput s\u0103 se schimbe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pe \u00eenregistrare, Tomas st\u0103tea \u00een gr\u0103dina noastr\u0103 \u0219i vorbea calm, ca \u0219i cum timpul nu ar fi contat. Povestea cum crease un cont de investi\u021bii pe numele meu, cum de\u021binea o parte dintr-un hotel care aducea venit constant \u0219i cum \u00eentocmise un document prin care, \u00een caz de deces, mo\u0219tenirea principal\u0103 urma s\u0103 fie a mea \u2014 nu a Anei, nu a so\u021bului ei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Privirea lui era at\u00e2t de limpede, \u00eenc\u00e2t m-am surprins z\u00e2mbind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tomas nu-mi l\u0103sase doar bani \u2014 \u00eemi redase demnitatea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trei s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni au trecut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ana nu a mai sunat. Mi-a trimis doar un mesaj scurt:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eMam\u0103, suntem deja la Viena. Totul e minunat. Nu te \u00eengrijora.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu i-am r\u0103spuns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Via\u021ba \u0219i-a reluat ritmul: ceaiul de diminea\u021b\u0103, plimb\u0103rile, pa\u0219ii veseli ai feti\u021bei vecinei pe scar\u0103. Uneori m\u0103 surprindeam a\u0219tept\u00e2nd un apel, apoi \u00eemi aminteam c\u0103 nu mai trebuia s\u0103 a\u0219tept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00centr-o sear\u0103, am mers la mare \u2014 acolo unde fusese c\u00e2ndva casa noastr\u0103. Terenul era acum v\u00e2ndut, dar \u021b\u0103rmul r\u0103m\u0103sese. V\u00e2ntul \u00eemi tr\u0103gea de pardesiu, iar valurile loveau pietrele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am stat mult acolo, p\u00e2n\u0103 s-a \u00eenserat, p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd o stea obosit\u0103 s-a ar\u0103tat la orizont. Am scos din geant\u0103 scrisoarea lui Tomas \u0219i am recitit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eIubirea nu este ceea ce iei, ci ceea ce la\u0219i \u00een urm\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A doua zi am mers la banc\u0103 \u0219i am dat dispozi\u021bie ca o parte din bani s\u0103 mearg\u0103 c\u0103tre o funda\u021bie caritabil\u0103, iar cealalt\u0103 parte s\u0103 fie pus\u0103 \u00eentr-un cont special, care s\u0103 se deschid\u0103 doar dac\u0103 Ana va suna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu c\u00e2nd va cere \u2014 ci c\u00e2nd va \u00een\u021belege.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Condi\u021bia era clar\u0103: accesul urma s\u0103 fie permis doar dac\u0103 \u00een contul ei, provenit din munc\u0103 proprie, avea s\u0103 existe cel pu\u021bin o mie de euro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A fost ultima mea protec\u021bie \u00eempotriva cererilor goale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seara m-am \u00eentors acas\u0103, mi-am f\u0103cut un ceai \u0219i am deschis fereastra. Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 multe luni, \u00een apartament nu se mai sim\u021bea singur\u0103tatea. T\u0103cerea, odinioar\u0103 chinuitoare, suna acum a lini\u0219te sigur\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
De sub coperta unui album a ie\u0219it o fotografie: eu, Tomas \u0219i micu\u021ba Ana, pe malul m\u0103rii. Am pus-o \u00eentr-o ram\u0103 \u0219i am a\u0219ezat-o pe mas\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Telefonul t\u0103cea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dar acum t\u0103cerea nu mai r\u0103nea \u2014 suna ca o promisiune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e2nd s-a l\u0103sat noaptea, am aprins lampa \u0219i am luat stiloul. I-am scris Anei o scrisoare. F\u0103r\u0103 repro\u0219uri, f\u0103r\u0103 pl\u00e2ngeri \u2014 doar c\u00e2teva cuvinte:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eUneori, pentru a \u00een\u021belege valoarea unui lucru, trebuie s\u0103-l pierzi. Mie mi-a luat o jum\u0103tate de via\u021b\u0103. Sper ca \u021bie s\u0103-\u021bi ia mai pu\u021bin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am \u00eemp\u0103turit foaia, am pus-o \u00eentr-un plic \u0219i am scris numele ei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
S\u0103 o deschid\u0103 c\u00e2nd \u00eei va veni timpul. S\u0103 \u00een\u021beleag\u0103 nu banii, nu procentele, ci acea parte cald\u0103, omeneasc\u0103, pe care nimeni nu o poate vinde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Treizeci la sut\u0103 de mil\u0103 se transformaser\u0103 \u00een o sut\u0103 la sut\u0103 de lini\u0219te nou\u0103, \u00een care, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it, m\u0103 auzeam pe mine \u00eens\u0103mi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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