\u2014 Ce vre\u021bi s\u0103 spune\u021bi c\u0103 nu este treaz? \u00eentreb\u0103 poli\u021bistul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Margaret ridic\u0103 spre ei o fa\u021b\u0103 alb\u0103 de spaim\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Lucas merge \u00een somn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Doamna Carter r\u0103mase nemi\u0219cat\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Este somnambul?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 De aceea \u00eei leg m\u00e2inile, r\u0103spunse Margaret. Nu ca s\u0103-l pedepsesc. Ca s\u0103-l opresc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Unul dintre agen\u021bi se apropie prudent de copil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Lucas avea ochii deschi\u0219i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Dar privirea lui era goal\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Nu p\u0103rea s\u0103 vad\u0103 pe nimeni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Lucas? \u00eel strig\u0103 doamna Carter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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B\u0103iatul nu reac\u021bion\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen schimb, \u00ee\u0219i \u00eentoarse \u00eencet capul spre fereastra deschis\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apoi \u00eencepu s\u0103 se zbat\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Trebuie s\u0103 merg la mama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Margaret izbucni \u00een pl\u00e2ns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Vede\u021bi? Asta spune \u00een fiecare noapte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Poli\u021bistul se uit\u0103 spre fereastr\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dormitorul era la etaj.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sub ea nu exista balcon, acoperi\u0219 sau copac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Doar o c\u0103dere de aproape \u0219ase metri p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een curtea pietruit\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u00cenchide\u021bi fereastra, spuse agentul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cel\u0103lalt poli\u021bist o \u00eenchise imediat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Margaret sl\u0103bi u\u0219or curelele de la m\u00e2inile nepotului.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Lucas, bunica este aici.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Copilul continu\u0103 s\u0103 priveasc\u0103 spre geam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Mama m\u0103 cheam\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Doamna Carter sim\u021bi un fior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Margaret \u00eencepu s\u0103-i m\u00e2ng\u00e2ie p\u0103rul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Mama nu este acolo, puiule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lucas clipi de c\u00e2teva ori.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Privirea \u00eencepu s\u0103 i se limpezeasc\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apoi se uit\u0103 \u00een jur \u0219i, c\u00e2nd v\u0103zu poli\u021bi\u0219tii, se sperie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Bunico?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Margaret \u00eel str\u00e2nse imediat \u00een bra\u021be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Sunt aici.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 De ce sunt oamenii \u0103\u0219tia \u00een camera mea?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Atunci to\u021bi au \u00een\u021beles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lucas nu-\u0219i amintea nimic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen sufragerie, Margaret le-a povestit totul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prima criz\u0103 ap\u0103ruse la aproximativ dou\u0103 luni dup\u0103 moartea p\u0103rin\u021bilor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00centr-o noapte, \u00eel g\u0103sise pe Lucas \u00een cap\u0103tul sc\u0103rilor, \u00eenc\u0103 dormind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
O s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 mai t\u00e2rziu \u00eel g\u0103sise \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 deschid\u0103 u\u0219a de la intrare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A treia oar\u0103 fusese mult mai grav.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Margaret se trezise la trei diminea\u021ba \u0219i v\u0103zuse c\u0103 patul lui era gol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cel g\u0103sise \u00een dormitorul p\u0103rin\u021bilor s\u0103i, cu fereastra deschis\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lucas avea un picior deja ridicat pe pervaz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Spunea c\u0103 mama lui \u00eel cheam\u0103 de afar\u0103, povesti Margaret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asistenta social\u0103 o privea atent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 De ce nu a\u021bi cerut ajutor?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Margaret \u00ee\u0219i cobor\u00ee ochii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Am cerut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dintr-un sertar scoase un dosar gros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen\u0103untru erau program\u0103ri medicale, bilete de externare, recomand\u0103ri pentru un specialist \u00een tulbur\u0103ri de somn \u0219i documente de la un psiholog pentru copii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Doamna Carter \u00eencepu s\u0103 r\u0103sfoiasc\u0103 paginile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Margaret nu inventase nimic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lucas fusese evaluat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Medicii considerau c\u0103 episoadele puteau fi asociate cu trauma sever\u0103 provocat\u0103 de moartea p\u0103rin\u021bilor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Dar de ce \u00eel lega\u021bi? \u00eentreb\u0103 poli\u021bistul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Margaret \u00eencepu s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103 din nou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Pentru c\u0103 \u00eencuietorile n-au func\u021bionat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Montase alarme la u\u0219i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lucas \u00eenv\u0103\u021base s\u0103 le deschid\u0103 \u00een somn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mutase mobilier \u00een fa\u021ba ferestrei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00centr-o noapte, copilul \u00eempinsese un scaun p\u00e2n\u0103 acolo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dormise chiar \u0219i pe podea l\u00e2ng\u0103 patul lui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dar era o femeie de aproape \u0219aptezeci de ani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Uneori adormea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dup\u0103 ce \u00eel g\u0103sise pentru a doua oar\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 fereastr\u0103, intrase \u00een panic\u0103 \u0219i improvizase curelele moi din material textil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu le fixa de pat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cei lega u\u0219or m\u00e2inile \u00eentre ele, suficient c\u00e2t mi\u0219carea s\u0103-l trezeasc\u0103 sau s\u0103-i ofere ei timp s\u0103 intervin\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu era o solu\u021bie bun\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dar, \u00een mintea unei bunici \u00eengrozite c\u0103 putea pierde \u0219i ultimul om din familia ei, fusese singura solu\u021bie pe care o g\u0103sise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Doamna Carter se a\u0219ez\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Margaret, trebuia s\u0103 spune\u021bi \u0219colii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u0218i ce s\u0103 v\u0103 spun? C\u0103 nepotul meu mort de somn \u00eencearc\u0103 s\u0103 sar\u0103 pe geam pentru c\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i aude mama moart\u0103 chem\u00e2ndu-l?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vocea i se fr\u00e2nse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Mi-a fost fric\u0103 s\u0103 nu crede\u021bi c\u0103 sunt nebun\u0103. Sau c\u0103 nu sunt capabil\u0103 s\u0103 am grij\u0103 de el. Mi-a fost team\u0103 c\u0103 o s\u0103 mi-l lua\u021bi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asistenta social\u0103 r\u0103spunse calm:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Faptul c\u0103 a\u021bi \u00eencercat s\u0103-l proteja\u021bi conteaz\u0103. Dar situa\u021bia nu mai poate continua a\u0219a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Margaret d\u0103du din cap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u0218tiu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen urm\u0103toarele zile, Lucas a fost supus unor investiga\u021bii suplimentare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Medicii au descoperit c\u0103 episoadele lui nocturne erau mai complexe dec\u00e2t crezuser\u0103 ini\u021bial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trauma \u0219i tulbur\u0103rile de somn se alimentau reciproc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B\u0103iatul nu avea nevoie s\u0103 fie pedepsit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nici legat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Avea nevoie de tratament, de un mediu sigur \u0219i de adul\u021bi care s\u0103 \u00een\u021beleag\u0103 ce i se \u00eent\u00e2mpla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen camera lui au fost montate sisteme speciale de siguran\u021b\u0103 la ferestre \u0219i u\u0219i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Margaret a primit sprijin din partea serviciilor sociale, iar Lucas a \u00eenceput terapie regulat\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Doamna Carter a continuat s\u0103-l urm\u0103reasc\u0103 atent la \u0219coal\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e2teva s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni mai t\u00e2rziu, b\u0103iatul a r\u0103mas dup\u0103 or\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Doamna Carter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Da?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Bunica nu-mi mai leag\u0103 m\u00e2inile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cenv\u0103\u021b\u0103toarea z\u00e2mbi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u0218tiu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lucas \u00ee\u0219i privi \u00eencheieturile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Urmele ro\u0219ii disp\u0103ruser\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Acum avem o alarm\u0103. \u0218i o lumin\u0103 care se aprinde dac\u0103 m\u0103 ridic din pat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apoi t\u0103cu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u0218i nu o mai aud pe mama \u00een fiecare noapte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Doamna Carter sim\u021bi cum i se str\u00e2nge inima.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u00ce\u021bi este dor de ea?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lucas d\u0103du din cap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Foarte mult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 E normal s\u0103-\u021bi fie dor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B\u0103iatul ridic\u0103 privirea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Bunica spune c\u0103 mama ar vrea s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n aici, nu s\u0103 m\u0103 duc dup\u0103 ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Cred c\u0103 bunica ta are dreptate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lucas z\u00e2mbi pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 multe s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen acea sear\u0103, c\u00e2nd Margaret veni s\u0103-l ia de la \u0219coal\u0103, nu-l mai apuc\u0103 str\u00e2ns de m\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lucas fu cel care \u00eei \u00eentinse m\u00e2na.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iar doamna Carter, privindu-i cum pleac\u0103 \u00eempreun\u0103, \u00een\u021belese c\u00e2t de u\u0219or poate ar\u0103ta frica asemenea cruzimii atunci c\u00e2nd vezi doar o parte din poveste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Margaret f\u0103cuse o alegere gre\u0219it\u0103 \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103-\u0219i protejeze nepotul. Dar \u00een spatele acelei alegeri nu se ascundea r\u0103utate. Se afla spaima unei bunici care pierduse deja un copil \u0219i care, \u00een fiecare noapte, se temea c\u0103 \u00eel va pierde \u0219i pe urm\u0103torul.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n