\u00cen timp ce avionul mic vibra u\u0219or pe pista rece, am sim\u021bit pentru prima dat\u0103, dup\u0103 multe luni, c\u0103 mai am o \u0219ans\u0103. Nu libertate, nu siguran\u021b\u0103 complet\u0103 \u2014 doar o \u0219ans\u0103. De multe ori, \u00een via\u021b\u0103, at\u00e2t \u021bi se d\u0103. Restul construie\u0219ti singur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u021aineam m\u00e2na pe burt\u0103, sim\u021bind iar o mi\u0219care. Parc\u0103 bebelu\u0219ul \u0219tia. Parc\u0103 \u00eemi spunea: \u201eHai, mami. Nu te opri.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Am tras aer ad\u00e2nc \u00een piept. Aerul mirosea a kerosen \u0219i a diminea\u021b\u0103 rece, un miros pe care nu-l voi uita niciodat\u0103. Paznicul st\u0103tea cu spatele, verific\u00e2nd ceva pe tablet\u0103. P\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een clipa \u00een care s-a \u00eentors spre mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u0218i atunci am \u00een\u021beles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u00cei v\u0103zusem uniforma, \u00eei auzisem glasul \u00eenainte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Acela\u0219i b\u0103rbat care m\u0103 oprise noaptea trecut\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201eDoamn\u0103 Ana,\u201d a zis el, z\u00e2mbind de parc\u0103 eram la o recep\u021bie, nu \u00eentr-o fug\u0103 pentru via\u021ba mea. \u201eSo\u021bul dumneavoastr\u0103 v\u0103 a\u0219teapt\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Mi-a \u00eenghe\u021bat s\u00e2ngele \u00een vene. Nu aveam plan de rezerv\u0103. Nu aveam pe unde s\u0103 fug. Doar pista, un avion \u00eenchis \u0219i un gard prea \u00eenalt ca s\u0103-l sar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Dar tata \u00eemi spusese odat\u0103 ceva. Eram mic\u0103, poate vreo zece ani. \u201eC\u00e2nd r\u0103m\u00e2i f\u0103r\u0103 u\u0219i, caut\u0103 o fisur\u0103. Dac\u0103 nu exist\u0103 niciuna, creeaz\u0103-o.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A\u0219a c\u0103 am z\u00e2mbit \u0219i eu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201ePerfect. Atunci putem merge s\u0103-l vedem. Dar ai putea, te rog, s\u0103-mi aduci bagajul? E pu\u021bin mai \u00een spate, la ma\u0219in\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Omul a ezitat. Era un profesionist, dar obi\u0219nuit cu oameni care se supun. Nu cu femei \u00eens\u0103rcinate care joac\u0103 teatru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eA\u021bi putea s\u0103-mi aduce\u021bi \u0219i sticla cu ap\u0103? M\u0103 simt pu\u021bin ame\u021bit\u0103\u2026\u201d am continuat, sprijinindu-m\u0103 teatral de abdomen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A mers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A \u00eentors spatele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iar \u00een clipa aceea s-a auzit un \u201epoc\u201d scurt, aproape imperceptibil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paznicul s-a pr\u0103bu\u0219it ca un sac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am \u00eencremenit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Din spatele hangarului a ap\u0103rut tata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu \u00een costum, nu \u00een haine elegante, ci \u00eentr-o jachet\u0103 veche, cu o \u0219apc\u0103 tras\u0103 pe ochi \u0219i cu un mic dispozitiv \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eArm\u0103 cu impuls electric,\u201d a spus el calm. \u201eNu-l doare. Doar doarme o or\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M-am repezit spre el, un val de emo\u021bii pe care nu \u0219tiam s\u0103-l numesc. Nici nu aveam timp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eTat\u0103\u2026 C\u0103t\u0103lin o s\u0103 vin\u0103 dup\u0103 noi. Are bani, are oameni, are\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAre prea mult ego,\u201d a t\u0103iat el scurt. \u201e\u0218i ego-ul \u00eel face lent. Intr\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am urcat \u00een avion cu inima s\u0103rind \u00een piept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pilotul ne-a privit pentru o secund\u0103 \u0219i a dat din cap. \u201eAvem ordinul actualizat. Zbur\u0103m acum.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tata a intrat dup\u0103 mine, \u00eenchiz\u00e2nd u\u0219a metalic\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen timp ce avionul se mi\u0219ca spre cap\u0103tul pistei, tata s-a a\u0219ezat l\u00e2ng\u0103 mine, serios ca un general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAno\u2026 s\u0103 \u0219tii c\u0103 n-ai f\u0103cut nimic gre\u0219it,\u201d a spus el, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103 priveasc\u0103 direct. \u201eUnii oameni nu vor niciodat\u0103 s\u0103 vad\u0103 \u00een tine un om. Vor vedea doar ce pot lua de la tine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M-am uitat la m\u00e2inile lui. B\u0103t\u0103torite. \u00cemb\u0103tr\u00e2nite. Dar stabile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eO s\u0103 ne urm\u0103reasc\u0103,\u201d am \u0219optit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eDa,\u201d a spus el simplu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201e\u0218i ce facem atunci?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A \u00eentors capul spre mine, pentru prima dat\u0103 de c\u00e2nd urcaser\u0103m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAtunci lupt\u0103m.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Avionul a prins vitez\u0103, iar pista a \u00eenceput s\u0103 dispar\u0103 sub noi. Am sim\u021bit cum stomacul mi se ridic\u0103, cum motorul rage \u0219i cum lumea \u00eentreag\u0103 se mic\u0219oreaz\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e2nd am ajuns deasupra norilor, tata a scos o map\u0103 sub\u021bire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAici sunt actele noi. Te vei numi Ana Pop. O identitate curat\u0103. N-ai datorii, n-ai antecedente, n-ai nimic. Ca \u0219i cum te-ai n\u0103scut din nou.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M-am uitat la foile perfecte, lucioase, cu poza mea pe ele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201e\u0218i\u2026 ce facem dup\u0103 Lisabona?\u201d am \u00eentrebat, sim\u021bindu-m\u0103 mai mic\u0103 dec\u00e2t oric\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eDup\u0103 Lisabona,\u201d a spus el, \u201e\u00eencepe reconstruc\u021bia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAsta \u00eenseamn\u0103 c\u0103 nu m\u0103 mai \u00eentorc?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tata a \u00eenchis mapa, prea \u00eencet, prea ap\u0103sat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eAsta \u00eenseamn\u0103 c\u0103 o s\u0103 alegi tu unde vrei s\u0103 fii. Pentru prima dat\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am sim\u021bit lacrimi calde curg\u00e2ndu-mi pe obraz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dar nu erau de fric\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Erau de libertate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een ani, nu mai eram pas\u0103rea prins\u0103 \u00eentr-o colivie aurit\u0103. Nu eram o avere, nu eram un \u201einconvenient sentimental\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eram o mam\u0103 care alesese s\u0103 lupte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
O fiic\u0103 ce-\u0219i reg\u0103sea tat\u0103l.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0218i o femeie care, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it, \u00ee\u0219i lua via\u021ba \u00eenapoi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Avionul a virat u\u0219or spre soare, iar lumina dimine\u021bii a inundat cabina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am str\u00e2ns burtica \u00een bra\u021be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eGata, puiule. Mergem acas\u0103. Oriunde va fi acel acas\u0103\u2026 o s\u0103 fie al nostru.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0218i pentru prima dat\u0103, am crezut fiecare cuv\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n