\u2014 Nimic important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Din nou nimic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Cuv\u00e2ntul acela \u00eencepuse s\u0103 m\u0103 enerveze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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M-am g\u00e2ndit la inima lui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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La medici.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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La b\u0103rba\u021bii care ascund lucruri crez\u00e2nd c\u0103 astfel \u00eei protejeaz\u0103 pe ceilal\u021bi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u00centr-o dup\u0103-amiaz\u0103, c\u00e2nd \u00eei ag\u0103\u021bam geaca \u00een cuier, am g\u0103sit un bile\u021bel \u00eemp\u0103turit \u00eentr-un buzunar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Pe el scria:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prim\u0103rie \u2014 10:30<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am r\u0103mas nemi\u0219cat\u0103 pe hol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
De ce mergea Anton la prim\u0103rie f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-mi spun\u0103?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
De ce ascundea asta?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu l-am \u00eentrebat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Din orgoliu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Din team\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Din dorin\u021ba de a nu auzi ceva ce nu a\u0219 fi suportat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vineri seara, \u00een timp ce luam cina, Anton \u0219i-a l\u0103sat furculi\u021ba jos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Carmen, m\u00e2ine s\u0103 \u00eembraci rochia albastr\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
L-am privit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Care rochie albastr\u0103?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Cea pe care ai purtat-o la aniversarea Luciei. \u00ce\u021bi st\u0103 foarte bine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Pentru ce?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
S-a sc\u0103rpinat \u00een barb\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Doar \u00eembrac-o. \u0218i s\u0103 nu g\u0103te\u0219ti prea mult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am sim\u021bit c\u0103 mi se rupe r\u0103bdarea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Anton, de s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni \u00eentregi \u00eemi ascunzi lucruri. Nu-mi cere acum s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eembrac frumos f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-mi explici nimic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0218i-a plecat capul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u0218tiu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At\u00e2t a spus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A doua zi am \u00eembr\u0103cat rochia albastr\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu pentru el, mi-am spus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pentru mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pe la opt diminea\u021ba a sunat soneria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anton st\u0103tea \u00een mijlocul sufrageriei, cu o c\u0103ma\u0219\u0103 alb\u0103 care \u00eel str\u00e2ngea pu\u021bin la g\u00e2t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Deschizi tu? m-a \u00eentrebat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 A\u0219tep\u021bi pe cineva?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A dat din cap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M-am dus la u\u0219\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu era nimeni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Doar un buchet de trandafiri ro\u0219ii pe pre\u0219.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu era un buchet perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
H\u00e2rtia era pu\u021bin \u0219ifonat\u0103 \u0219i c\u00e2teva frunze erau \u00eendoite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
L\u00e2ng\u0103 el era o felicitare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am ridicat-o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Scria:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eIart\u0103-m\u0103 c\u0103 te-am f\u0103cut s\u0103 a\u0219tep\u021bi at\u00e2t de mult.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am sim\u021bit cum \u00eemi tremur\u0103 picioarele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e2nd m-am \u00eentors \u00een sufragerie, Anton era deja \u00een genunchi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sau, mai exact, pe un genunchi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0218i nu foarte confortabil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I-a trosnit at\u00e2t de tare \u00eenc\u00e2t, \u00een alt\u0103 situa\u021bie, a\u0219 fi r\u00e2s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dar avea o cutiu\u021b\u0103 \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0218i ochii plini de lacrimi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Carmen, a spus el, eu am crezut c\u0103 este suficient s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n. Am crezut c\u0103 s\u0103 pl\u0103tesc facturile cu tine, s\u0103 ne cre\u0219tem fiica, s\u0103 te \u00eenso\u021besc la medic \u0219i s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eentorc mereu acas\u0103 este suficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu puteam s\u0103 vorbesc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A deschis cutiu\u021ba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen\u0103untru era un inel simplu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
F\u0103r\u0103 extravagan\u021be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ca noi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Dar uneori nu este suficient s\u0103 fii acolo dac\u0103 nu spui lucrurile care trebuie spuse. Meritai s\u0103 te \u00eentreb. Acum treizeci de ani. Acum dou\u0103zeci. Acum zece. \u0218i meritai \u0219i ast\u0103zi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mi-am acoperit gura cu m\u00e2na.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anton a ridicat privirea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Carmen, vrei s\u0103 te c\u0103s\u0103tore\u0219ti cu mine?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mi-a sc\u0103pat un r\u00e2s printre lacrimi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Acum? Dup\u0103 treizeci de ani?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
El a z\u00e2mbit trist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u0218tii bine c\u0103 am fost mereu lent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Atunci am pl\u00e2ns cu adev\u0103rat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu pentru inel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu pentru nunt\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am pl\u00e2ns pentru toate d\u0103\u021bile c\u00e2nd am spus \u201enu conteaz\u0103\u201d, de\u0219i conta pu\u021bin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pentru fata care fusesem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pentru femeia care a a\u0219teptat f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 cear\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pentru b\u0103rbatul st\u00e2ngaci care \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it \u00een\u021belesese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Da, am spus. Sigur c\u0103 da, \u00eenc\u0103p\u0103\u021b\u00e2natule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cina s-a ars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Niciunuia nu i-a p\u0103rut r\u0103u.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am comandat dou\u0103 pizza \u0219i le-am m\u00e2ncat pe canapea, eu \u00een rochia albastr\u0103, el \u00een c\u0103ma\u0219a alb\u0103 pe care continua s\u0103 \u0219i-o trag\u0103 de la g\u00e2t pentru c\u0103 \u00eel deranja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lucia a sunat pe video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e2nd a v\u0103zut inelul, a r\u0103mas f\u0103r\u0103 cuvinte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apoi a \u00eenceput s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Era \u0219i timpul, tat\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trei luni mai t\u00e2rziu ne-am c\u0103s\u0103torit la prim\u0103rie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
F\u0103r\u0103 rochie alb\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
F\u0103r\u0103 petrecere scump\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
F\u0103r\u0103 muzic\u0103 special\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Doar Lucia, doi prieteni vechi \u0219i Anton cu o cravat\u0103 pus\u0103 str\u00e2mb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e2nd am semnat, mi-a str\u00e2ns m\u00e2na puternic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ca \u0219i cum ar fi vrut s\u0103-mi spun\u0103:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAcum este scris \u0219i aici.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cenc\u0103 cred c\u0103 iubirea nu depinde de un inel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cenc\u0103 cred c\u0103 un cuplu se dovede\u0219te \u00een zilele obi\u0219nuite, \u00een cump\u0103r\u0103turi, \u00een medicamente, \u00een t\u0103cerile \u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u0219ite \u0219i \u00een nop\u021bile grele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dar mai \u0219tiu ceva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Uneori, o propozi\u021bie spus\u0103 foarte t\u00e2rziu poate vindeca un col\u021b al inimii despre care te pref\u0103ceai c\u0103 nu este r\u0103nit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pe mine l-a vindecat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0218i \u00een ziua aceea, dup\u0103 treizeci de ani, nu am devenit o alt\u0103 femeie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am devenit, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it, ceea ce fusesem mereu pentru el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dup\u0103 nunt\u0103, via\u021ba noastr\u0103 nu s-a schimbat spectaculos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu ne-am mutat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu am plecat \u00eentr-o lun\u0103 de miere exotic\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu am \u00eenceput s\u0103 ne spunem \u201eso\u021bul meu\u201d \u0219i \u201eso\u021bia mea\u201d la fiecare dou\u0103 minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen prima diminea\u021b\u0103 dup\u0103 c\u0103s\u0103torie, Anton s-a trezit \u00eenaintea mea, a pus cafeaua la f\u0103cut \u0219i a uitat unde l\u0103sase certificatul de c\u0103s\u0103torie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
L-am g\u0103sit eu, \u00eentre o factur\u0103 la curent \u0219i un catalog vechi de bricolaj.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 \u00eel pierdem chiar acum, nu cred c\u0103 ne mai las\u0103 s\u0103 ne c\u0103s\u0103torim \u00eenc\u0103 o dat\u0103, i-am spus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A r\u00e2s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Atunci mai bine \u00eel punem \u00eentr-un loc sigur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
L-a pus \u00eentr-un sertar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0218i dou\u0103 zile mai t\u00e2rziu a uitat din nou unde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unele lucruri nu se schimb\u0103 niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen schimb, s-a schimbat ceva \u00een mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
La c\u00e2teva s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni dup\u0103 nunt\u0103, am mers din nou la spital pentru controlul lui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aceea\u0219i cl\u0103dire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Acelea\u0219i scaune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aproape aceea\u0219i recep\u021bioner\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mi-am amintit perfect de ziua \u00een care spusesem:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eSunt partenera lui.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0218i de golul pe care \u00eel sim\u021bisem atunci.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Femeia de la ghi\u0219eu a ridicat privirea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Sunte\u021bi so\u021bia domnului Popescu?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pentru o clip\u0103 am r\u0103mas t\u0103cut\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anton s-a uitat spre mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iar eu am z\u00e2mbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Da.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At\u00e2t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Un singur cuv\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dar de data aceasta nu a mai durut nimic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen sala de a\u0219teptare, Anton mi-a luat m\u00e2na.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Te g\u00e2nde\u0219ti la ceva?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Da.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 La ce?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
L-am privit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
P\u0103rul \u00eei era mai alb dec\u00e2t \u00een urm\u0103 cu c\u00e2\u021biva ani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ridurile mai ad\u00e2nci.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dar ochii erau aceia\u0219i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 M\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc c\u0103 ai avut nevoie de treizeci de ani ca s\u0103 pui o \u00eentrebare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A oftat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u0218tiu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 E un record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A r\u00e2s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apoi \u0219i-a str\u00e2ns degetele \u00een jurul m\u00e2inii mele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Carmen?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Da?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 o lu\u0103m de la cap\u0103t, promit c\u0103 te cer mai repede.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 C\u00e2t de repede?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A p\u0103rut c\u0103 se g\u00e2nde\u0219te serios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Poate dup\u0103 vreo dou\u0103zeci \u0219i opt de ani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am izbucnit am\u00e2ndoi \u00een r\u00e2s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oamenii din jur s-au \u00eentors spre noi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu ne-a p\u0103sat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pentru c\u0103, uneori, iubirea nu vine cu gesturi perfecte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu vine la timp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu spune \u00eentotdeauna lucrurile c\u00e2nd trebuie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dar atunci c\u00e2nd este adev\u0103rat\u0103, g\u0103se\u0219te o cale s\u0103 ajung\u0103 acolo unde trebuie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chiar \u0219i dup\u0103 treizeci de ani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chiar \u0219i dup\u0103 toate t\u0103cerile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iar \u00een timp ce st\u0103team l\u00e2ng\u0103 Anton \u00een acea sal\u0103 de a\u0219teptare, am \u00een\u021beles c\u0103 nu inelul \u00eemi lipsea cel mai mult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ci confirmarea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faptul de a \u0219ti c\u0103 omul l\u00e2ng\u0103 care \u00eemi petrecusem \u00eentreaga via\u021b\u0103 nu doar r\u0103m\u0103sese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ci m\u0103 alesese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iar uneori, pentru o inim\u0103 care a a\u0219teptat \u00een lini\u0219te foarte mult timp, asta \u00eenseamn\u0103 totul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n