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Partea a 2-a \u2013 Continuarea pove\u0219tii<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Victor a r\u0103mas c\u00e2teva clipe t\u0103cut, de parc\u0103 \u00eei era mai greu s\u0103 rosteasc\u0103 acele cuvinte dec\u00e2t \u00eemi fusese mie s\u0103 intru \u00een sala de opera\u021bie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Elena\u2026 trebuie s\u0103 te rog un singur lucru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Am sim\u021bit cum mi se str\u00e2nge stomacul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Toate vorbele mamei mi-au trecut din nou prin minte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201eNimeni nu d\u0103 sute de mii de lei f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 a\u0219tepte ceva \u00een schimb.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n L-am privit f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spun nimic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Victor a oftat \u0219i a z\u00e2mbit amar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Vreau doar s\u0103 iei cina cu mine. O singur\u0103 dat\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Am clipit de c\u00e2teva ori.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 At\u00e2t?<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 At\u00e2t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Probabil pe chipul meu se citea ne\u00eencrederea, pentru c\u0103 a ad\u0103ugat imediat:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Dac\u0103 dup\u0103 aceea nu mai vrei s\u0103 m\u0103 vezi niciodat\u0103, nu te voi c\u0103uta. \u00ce\u021bi promit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mi-a \u00eentins o carte de vizit\u0103 simpl\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Doar numele lui \u0219i un num\u0103r de telefon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Apoi s-a \u00eentors \u0219i a plecat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Am r\u0103mas cu bucata aceea de carton \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103 minute \u00eentregi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nu \u00een\u021belegeam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dac\u0103 omul acesta nu voia bani, nu voia favoruri \u0219i nu \u00eencerca s\u0103 profite de mine, atunci de ce f\u0103cuse un gest at\u00e2t de uria\u0219?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trei zile m-am luptat cu mine \u00eens\u0103mi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cen cele din urm\u0103 l-am sunat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ne-am \u00eent\u00e2lnit \u00eentr-un restaurant mic, pe malul lacului Her\u0103str\u0103u.<\/p>\n\n\n\n M\u0103 a\u0219teptam la un om care s\u0103 vorbeasc\u0103 doar despre c\u00e2t de generos fusese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cen schimb, Victor aproape c\u0103 nu a pomenit deloc despre bani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n M-a \u00eentrebat despre copil\u0103ria mea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despre p\u0103rin\u021bi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despre serviciu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despre c\u0103r\u021bile care \u00eemi pl\u0103ceau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asculta fiecare r\u0103spuns cu o aten\u021bie pe care nu o mai \u00eent\u00e2lnisem la nimeni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n La plecare, c\u00e2nd osp\u0103tarul a adus nota, am \u00eentins instinctiv m\u00e2na.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Victor a z\u00e2mbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Ast\u0103zi este invita\u021bia mea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Nu-mi place s\u0103 pl\u0103teasc\u0103 al\u021bii pentru mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n M-a privit c\u00e2teva secunde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 \u0218tiu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n M-am \u00eencruntat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 De unde?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Pentru c\u0103 te-ai scuzat de trei ori c\u0103 ai comandat desert \u0219i \u00eenc\u0103 o dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd osp\u0103tarul \u021bi-a mai turnat ap\u0103 \u00een pahar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Am r\u0103mas f\u0103r\u0103 replic\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Avea dreptate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nici m\u0103car eu nu observasem asta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Au urmat \u0219i alte \u00eent\u00e2lniri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n O cafea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n O plimbare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Un pr\u00e2nz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Victor nu cerea niciodat\u0103 nimic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nu \u00eemi amintea de bani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nu \u00eencerca s\u0103 m\u0103 fac\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103 simt datoare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pur \u0219i simplu\u2026 era acolo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dac\u0103 aveam un control medical, m\u0103 suna seara s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eentrebe cum m\u0103 simt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dac\u0103 \u00eei spuneam c\u0103 \u00eemi place un autor, peste c\u00e2teva zile \u00eemi aducea una dintre c\u0103r\u021bile lui preferate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cu timpul am \u00eenceput s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eentreb dac\u0103 nu cumva omul acela era pur \u0219i simplu foarte singur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00centr-o sear\u0103 m-a invitat la el acas\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Casa era frumoas\u0103, dar ciudat de t\u0103cut\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cen timp ce Victor era \u00een buc\u0103t\u0103rie, am intrat f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 vreau \u00een biroul lui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pe rafturi erau zeci de cutii, fiecare cu c\u00e2te un nume scris de m\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Am ridicat capacul uneia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cen\u0103untru erau fotografii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Felicit\u0103ri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Scrisori.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Br\u0103\u021b\u0103ri de spital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cen alta era povestea altui om.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cen alta\u2026 alt nume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u0218i \u00eenc\u0103 unul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Victor a ap\u0103rut \u00een u\u0219\u0103 cu dou\u0103 ce\u0219ti de cafea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nu s-a sup\u0103rat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n S-a uitat doar la cutii \u0219i a spus \u00eencet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Sunt oamenii pe care i-am ajutat de-a lungul anilor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n L-am privit nedumerit\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 To\u021bi au r\u0103mas \u00een via\u021ba ta?<\/p>\n\n\n\n A z\u00e2mbit trist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 La \u00eenceput\u2026 da.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Apoi aproape to\u021bi au disp\u0103rut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cuvintele lui nu mi-au mai ie\u0219it din minte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A doua zi am c\u0103utat una dintre femeile al c\u0103rei nume \u00eel v\u0103zusem pe o cutie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A acceptat s\u0103 vorbeasc\u0103 cu mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Victor este un om extraordinar, mi-a spus. Mi-a salvat copilul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 \u0218i atunci\u2026 de ce nu mai \u021bine\u021bi leg\u0103tura?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Femeia a t\u0103cut c\u00e2teva clipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Pentru c\u0103 mi-era ru\u0219ine. Sim\u021beam c\u0103 n-o s\u0103 pot niciodat\u0103 s\u0103-i \u00eentorc binele f\u0103cut. \u0218i, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 vreau, m-am \u00eendep\u0103rtat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Atunci am \u00een\u021beles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nu eu eram prima.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nici ultima.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Victor nu cump\u0103ra prietenia oamenilor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cencerca doar s\u0103 umple golul r\u0103mas dup\u0103 moartea so\u021biei lui \u0219i dup\u0103 ce propriul fiu se \u00eendep\u0103rtase de el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n C\u00e2teva zile mai t\u00e2rziu ne-am \u00eent\u00e2lnit din nou \u00een parc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 De ce ai f\u0103cut toate astea pentru mine? l-am \u00eentrebat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Victor a privit mult timp lacul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Dup\u0103 ce mi-am pierdut so\u021bia, am \u00eencercat s\u0103 rezolv totul cu bani. A\u0219a f\u0103cusem toat\u0103 via\u021ba. Fiul meu mi-a spus \u00eentr-o zi c\u0103 ar fi preferat s\u0103 fi fost mai des l\u00e2ng\u0103 el dec\u00e2t s\u0103-i cump\u0103r mereu tot ce avea nevoie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A t\u0103cut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 A plecat \u00een str\u0103in\u0103tate. La \u00eenceput m\u0103 suna. Apoi din ce \u00een ce mai rar. \u00centr-o zi, n-a mai sunat deloc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ochii \u00eei erau umezi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Am \u00eenceput s\u0103 ajut oameni necunoscu\u021bi, crez\u00e2nd c\u0103 a\u0219a voi umple golul din suflet. Dar fiecare pleca mai devreme sau mai t\u00e2rziu. R\u0103m\u00e2neam iar singur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n M-am apropiat \u0219i i-am luat m\u00e2na.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Victor\u2026 ai salvat multe vie\u021bi. Dar cine are grij\u0103 de tine?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nu mi-a r\u0103spuns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Doar \u0219i-a plecat privirea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cen ziua de Cr\u0103ciun am b\u0103tut la u\u0219a lui cu dou\u0103 cafele fierbin\u021bi \u0219i o pung\u0103 cu cozonac \u0219i pl\u0103cinte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n C\u00e2nd a deschis, a r\u0103mas nemi\u0219cat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Ce cau\u021bi aici?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Am z\u00e2mbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 M-am g\u00e2ndit c\u0103, pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mul\u021bi ani, nimeni n-ar trebui s\u0103 petreac\u0103 diminea\u021ba de Cr\u0103ciun singur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ochii i s-au umplut de lacrimi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cen timp ce beam cafeaua, am observat c\u0103 rafturile din birou erau goale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Unde sunt cutiile? am \u00eentrebat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Victor a z\u00e2mbit lini\u0219tit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Le-am urcat \u00een pod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 De ce?<\/p>\n\n\n\n S-a uitat spre mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Pentru c\u0103 mi-am dat seama de ceva important. Nu am nevoie s\u0103 p\u0103strez amintiri despre oamenii care au plecat din via\u021ba mea\u2026 c\u00e2t timp \u00eenc\u0103 mai exist\u0103 oameni care aleg s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cen diminea\u021ba aceea n-am mai vorbit despre opera\u021bie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nici despre bani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nici despre datorii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Am vorbit doar ca doi oameni care \u00een\u021beleseser\u0103, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it, c\u0103 adev\u0103rata recuno\u0219tin\u021b\u0103 nu se pl\u0103te\u0219te cu bani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Se pl\u0103te\u0219te cu prezen\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Partea a 2-a \u2013 Continuarea pove\u0219tii\u00a0\u00a0Victor a r\u0103mas c\u00e2teva clipe t\u0103cut, de parc\u0103 \u00eei era mai greu s\u0103 rosteasc\u0103 acele cuvinte dec\u00e2t \u00eemi fusese mie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48623,"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\/49457"}],"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=49457"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49458,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49457\/revisions\/49458"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/48623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}