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Partea a 2-a \u2013 Continuarea pove\u0219tii\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Maria s-a \u00eentors spre \u0219eful delega\u021biei japoneze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n B\u0103rbatul \u021binea degetul pe unul dintre paragrafele contractului \u0219i tocmai repetase aceea\u0219i fraz\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n De data aceasta, Maria \u00eei r\u0103spunse mai rar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n El o ascult\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 la cap\u0103t, apoi \u00eei puse o \u00eentrebare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Maria privi documentul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Domnule Marinescu, avem o problem\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Andrei \u00eenc\u0103 p\u0103rea incapabil s\u0103 treac\u0103 peste faptul c\u0103 femeia care \u00eei aducea cafeaua purta o conversa\u021bie \u00een japonez\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 nicio ezitare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Ce problem\u0103?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Nu termenul de livrare \u00eei deranjeaz\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maria ar\u0103t\u0103 spre una dintre pagini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Versiunea lor \u0219i versiunea noastr\u0103 nu spun acela\u0219i lucru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Directorul general se ridic\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Cum adic\u0103?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 \u00cen documentul preg\u0103tit pentru semnare, o obliga\u021bie care trebuia s\u0103 revin\u0103 furnizorului apare formulat\u0103 ca fiind responsabilitatea clientului. Domnul Nakamura spune c\u0103 au discutat exact invers \u00een negocierile anterioare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Andrei lu\u0103 imediat contractul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Nu se poate. Traducerea a fost verificat\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maria se uit\u0103 la el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 La fel ca formula de salut de ieri?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cen sal\u0103 se f\u0103cu lini\u0219te.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Andrei ro\u0219i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Directorul general \u00eentinse m\u00e2na.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Maria, te rog. Continu\u0103 discu\u021bia cu ei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pentru prima dat\u0103 de c\u00e2nd lucra \u00een companie, cineva \u00eei ceruse p\u0103rerea f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-i aminteasc\u0103 ce scria pe ecusonul ei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maria se a\u0219ez\u0103 la mas\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Urm\u0103toarele dou\u0103zeci de minute \u00eei surprinser\u0103 pe to\u021bi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nu traducea mecanic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cen\u021belegea nuan\u021bele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n C\u00e2nd reprezentan\u021bii japonezi formulau o obiec\u021bie, Maria explica exact ce \u00eei nemul\u021bumea. C\u00e2nd directorul general r\u0103spundea, ea transmitea ideea f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 transforme conversa\u021bia \u00eentr-un schimb rigid de propozi\u021bii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n La un moment dat, domnul Nakamura \u00eei spuse ceva \u0219i z\u00e2mbi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maria \u00eei r\u0103spunse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u0218i el r\u00e2se.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Andrei se aplec\u0103 spre secretar\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Ce i-a spus?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maria \u00eel auzi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 M-a \u00eentrebat unde am \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat japoneza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Directorul general interveni imediat:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 \u0218i eu a\u0219 vrea s\u0103 aflu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maria r\u0103mase c\u00e2teva clipe t\u0103cut\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Am locuit aproape \u0219apte ani \u00een Japonia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Andrei o privi fix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 \u0218apte ani?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Da.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 \u0218i ce f\u0103ceai acolo?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Am terminat studiile la Osaka. Apoi am lucrat pentru o companie care colabora cu firme europene. Traduceri, coresponden\u021b\u0103 comercial\u0103, negocieri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Andrei aproape c\u0103 izbucni:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 \u0218i acum faci cur\u0103\u021benie?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maria \u00ee\u0219i \u00eentoarse capul spre el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Da.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tonul ei \u00eel f\u0103cu s\u0103 tac\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Directorul general \u00eens\u0103 nu renun\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Cum ai ajuns aici?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maria privi pentru o clip\u0103 spre m\u00e2inile ei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nu-i pl\u0103cea s\u0103-\u0219i spun\u0103 povestea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mai ales oamenilor care p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een diminea\u021ba aceea nici nu se \u00eentrebaser\u0103 dac\u0103 avea una.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 M-am \u00eentors \u00een Rom\u00e2nia acum c\u00e2\u021biva ani. La \u00eenceput am lucrat tot \u00een domeniu. Apoi compania la care eram angajat\u0103 \u0219i-a \u00eenchis departamentul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n F\u0103cu o pauz\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 \u00cen aceea\u0219i perioad\u0103, mama mea s-a \u00eemboln\u0103vit grav. Aproape doi ani am avut grij\u0103 de ea. Am refuzat proiecte, apoi am \u00eencetat s\u0103 mai caut. Nu puteam pleca de l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 \u0218i dup\u0103 aceea? \u00eentreb\u0103 secretara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Mama a murit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maria inspir\u0103 ad\u00e2nc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Dup\u0103 ce am r\u0103mas singur\u0103, aveam nevoie de bani imediat. Am trimis CV-uri. Uneori nu r\u0103spundea nimeni. Alteori mi se spunea c\u0103 lipsisem prea mult din domeniu. Aici se c\u0103uta personal pentru cur\u0103\u021benie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ridic\u0103 u\u0219or din umeri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Era munc\u0103 cinstit\u0103 \u0219i aveam facturi de pl\u0103tit. Am acceptat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nimeni nu mai spunea nimic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maria se \u00eentoarse spre delega\u021bie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Putem continua?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Domnul Nakamura \u00eencuviin\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Contractul nu a fost semnat \u00een forma \u00een care se afla pe mas\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u0218i asta, \u00een cele din urm\u0103, s-a dovedit a fi lucrul care a salvat \u00eent\u00e2lnirea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Directorul general a cerut departamentului juridic s\u0103 verifice imediat paragraful indicat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dup\u0103 aproape o or\u0103, confirmarea a venit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maria avusese dreptate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n O formulare fusese introdus\u0103 gre\u0219it \u00een versiunea final\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dac\u0103 ar fi \u00eencercat s\u0103 insiste c\u0103 documentul era corect, compania risca nu doar s\u0103 piard\u0103 contractul, ci \u0219i \u00eencrederea partenerilor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Au ref\u0103cut pagina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Discu\u021biile au continuat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n La final, domnul Nakamura s-a ridicat \u0219i i-a \u00eentins m\u00e2na Mariei \u00eenainte de a saluta pe oricine altcineva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I-a spus c\u00e2teva cuvinte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maria z\u00e2mbi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dup\u0103 plecarea delega\u021biei, directorul general o \u00eentreb\u0103:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Ce \u021bi-a spus?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 C\u0103 sper\u0103 s\u0103 ne revedem la urm\u0103toarea \u00eent\u00e2lnire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Andrei st\u0103tea la c\u00e2\u021biva pa\u0219i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Acum nu mai privea spre ea ca spre femeia care trebuia s\u0103 str\u00e2ng\u0103 paharele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Maria\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ea se \u00eentoarse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Da, domnule Marinescu?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Andrei \u00ee\u0219i drese glasul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Despre ieri\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maria a\u0219tept\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Am gre\u0219it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nu era suficient \u0219i am\u00e2ndoi \u0219tiau asta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Mai mult dec\u00e2t at\u00e2t, continu\u0103 el. Am fost lipsit de respect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pentru prima dat\u0103, Andrei p\u0103rea sincer jenat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 N-am \u0219tiut cine e\u0219ti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maria \u00eel privi c\u00e2teva secunde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Ba da.<\/p>\n\n\n\n El \u00eencremeni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Poftim?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 \u0218tia\u021bi cine sunt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maria ar\u0103t\u0103 spre c\u0103ruciorul r\u0103mas l\u00e2ng\u0103 u\u0219\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Eram femeia care v\u0103 f\u0103cea curat \u00een birou. Cea care v\u0103 preg\u0103tea sala \u00eenainte de \u0219edin\u021be \u0219i str\u00e2ngea dup\u0103 ce pleca\u021bi. Doar c\u0103 dumneavoastr\u0103 a\u021bi crezut c\u0103, dac\u0103 fac munca asta, \u00eenseamn\u0103 c\u0103 nu pot \u0219ti nimic dincolo de ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Andrei \u00ee\u0219i cobor\u00ee privirea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nimeni nu r\u00e2dea acum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Directorul general rupse t\u0103cerea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Maria, vino cu mine, te rog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Au intrat \u00een biroul lui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maria r\u0103mase \u00een picioare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Ia loc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Trebuie s\u0103 termin sala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n B\u0103rbatul z\u00e2mbi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Sala poate a\u0219tepta zece minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Scoase o foaie dintr-un sertar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Vreau CV-ul t\u0103u.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maria clipi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Pentru ce?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Pentru \u00eenceput, vreau s\u0103 aflu ce \u0219tie s\u0103 fac\u0103 femeia pe care compania mea a avut-o opt luni \u00een cl\u0103dire f\u0103r\u0103 ca nimeni s\u0103 se oboseasc\u0103 s\u0103 \u00eentrebe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Nu vreau s\u0103 primesc un post pentru ce s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat ast\u0103zi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Nici eu nu vreau s\u0103 \u021bi-l dau pentru asta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Se l\u0103s\u0103 pe sp\u0103tar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Dac\u0103 experien\u021ba pe care mi-ai descris-o poate fi verificat\u0103, avem un post liber \u00een departamentul de rela\u021bii interna\u021bionale. Vei trece prin aceea\u0219i procedur\u0103 de recrutare ca ceilal\u021bi candida\u021bi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asta i-a pl\u0103cut Mariei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nu mil\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nu un premiu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n O \u0219ans\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Atunci v\u0103 aduc CV-ul m\u00e2ine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maria se ridic\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n C\u00e2nd ajunse la u\u0219\u0103, directorul o opri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 \u0218i, Maria?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Da?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Mul\u021bumesc c\u0103 ai intervenit ast\u0103zi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ea z\u00e2mbi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Aproape c\u0103 n-am f\u0103cut-o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 De ce?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maria nu r\u0103spunse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nu era nevoie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Am\u00e2ndoi \u0219tiau de ce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trei s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni mai t\u00e2rziu, Maria veni din nou diminea\u021ba \u00een aceea\u0219i cl\u0103dire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Numai c\u0103, de data aceasta, nu cobor\u00ee la vestiar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Avea un costum simplu, elegant, o geant\u0103 pe um\u0103r \u0219i un ecuson nou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Specialist Rela\u021bii Interna\u021bionale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trec\u00e2nd pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 recep\u021bie, o v\u0103zu pe Daniela, femeia care \u00eei luase locul \u00een echipa de cur\u0103\u021benie, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 \u00eemping\u0103 un c\u0103rucior \u00eenc\u0103rcat printr-o u\u0219\u0103 grea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maria se opri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Stai pu\u021bin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cei \u021binu u\u0219a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Mul\u021bumesc, doamn\u0103 Maria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Maria. F\u0103r\u0103 \u201edoamn\u0103\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Au r\u00e2s am\u00e2ndou\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n C\u00e2nd ajunse la etaj, Andrei ie\u0219ea din birou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Se opri c\u00e2nd o v\u0103zu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Bun\u0103 diminea\u021ba, Maria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Bun\u0103 diminea\u021ba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 La zece avem videoconferin\u021ba cu Tokyo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 \u0218tiu. Am primit documentele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Andrei ezit\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Ai v\u0103zut vreo problem\u0103?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maria \u00eel privi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Apoi z\u00e2mbi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 De data asta traducerea este bun\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Andrei r\u00e2se.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 M\u0103 bucur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u0218i plec\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maria r\u0103mase o clip\u0103 singur\u0103 pe hol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cu trei s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni \u00eenainte, trecuse prin acela\u0219i loc \u00eemping\u00e2nd un c\u0103rucior de cur\u0103\u021benie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nu \u00eei era ru\u0219ine de femeia aceea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Din contr\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Era m\u00e2ndr\u0103 de ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pentru c\u0103 atunci c\u00e2nd via\u021ba o obligase s\u0103 \u00eenceap\u0103 din nou, nu st\u0103tuse acas\u0103 a\u0219tept\u00e2nd ca cineva s\u0103-i ofere postul pe care \u00eel considera demn de studiile ei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Muncise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00ce\u0219i \u00eengrijise mama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00ce\u0219i pl\u0103tise facturile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u0218tersese podele \u0219i golise co\u0219uri f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 cread\u0103 vreodat\u0103 c\u0103 munca aceea o f\u0103cea mai pu\u021bin valoroas\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ceea ce o duruse nu fusese uniforma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ci felul \u00een care unii oameni hot\u0103r\u00e2ser\u0103 cine era doar uit\u00e2ndu-se la ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cenainte s\u0103 intre \u00een noul ei birou, Maria privi pentru o secund\u0103 spre cap\u0103tul holului.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Acolo \u00eel auzise pe Andrei spun\u00e2nd:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201eE\u0219ti femeie de serviciu. Cunoa\u0219te-\u021bi locul.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maria z\u00e2mbi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00ce\u0219i cunoscuse \u00eentotdeauna locul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Doar c\u0103 locul unui om nu este stabilit de uniforma pe care o poart\u0103, de biroul \u00een care lucreaz\u0103 sau de cei care \u00eel privesc de sus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Uneori, omul pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 care treci f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-l vezi este exact omul de care vei avea nevoie c\u00e2nd nimeni altcineva nu mai \u0219tie ce s\u0103 fac\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n 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":" Partea a 2-a \u2013 Continuarea pove\u0219tii\u00a0 Maria s-a \u00eentors spre \u0219eful delega\u021biei japoneze. 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