Valentina \u00eel privi cum \u00ee\u0219i l\u0103s\u0103 geanta jos \u0219i trase un oftat ad\u00e2nc. \u00cel cuno\u0219tea prea bine \u2014 ceva nu era \u00een regul\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ce s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat? \u2014 \u00eentreb\u0103 ea, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 par\u0103 calm\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Nimic. Zi grea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vocea lui era scurt\u0103, obosit\u0103, dar privirea\u2026 o evita. Se duse direct la baie, apoi se a\u0219ez\u0103 la mas\u0103 \u0219i aprinse televizorul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Valentina st\u0103tea pe un scaun, cu \u0219or\u021bul \u00een poal\u0103, str\u00e2ng\u00e2ndu-l \u00een pumni. \u00cen g\u00e2nd, se lupta cu ea \u00eens\u0103\u0219i: s\u0103-l \u00eentrebe sau nu?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva minute, spuse \u00eencet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u021ai-ai uitat telefonul azi diminea\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Victor tres\u0103ri. Se \u00eentoarse brusc spre ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Da? Nu mi-am dat seama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u021ai-a sunat cineva, \u2014 continu\u0103 ea, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 clipeasc\u0103. \u2014 De mai multe ori.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Probabil de la munc\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Sau de la \u201edraga mea\u201d? \u2014 \u00eentreb\u0103 Valentina, iar vocea i se fr\u00e2nse u\u0219or.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
El se \u00een\u0103lbi la fa\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ce vrei s\u0103 spui?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nu te mai preface, Victor. Am v\u0103zut mesajele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Se l\u0103s\u0103 o lini\u0219te ap\u0103s\u0103toare. Numai ceasul de perete mai tic\u0103ia, b\u0103t\u00e2nd fiecare secund\u0103 ca o b\u0103taie \u00een inim\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ai umblat \u00een telefonul meu? \u2014 izbucni el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Dup\u0103 tot ce-am tr\u0103it \u00eempreun\u0103, \u021bi se pare c\u0103 asta e problema? \u2014 replic\u0103 ea, ridic\u00e2ndu-se. \u2014 Nu-\u021bi e ru\u0219ine?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
El \u00eencerc\u0103 s\u0103 spun\u0103 ceva, dar nu mai g\u0103sea cuvintele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Cine e? \u2014 \u00eentreb\u0103 Valentina. \u2014 Spune-mi m\u0103car asta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Nu conteaz\u0103. Nu e cum crezi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Nu e cum cred? \u2014 r\u00e2se amar. \u2014 Dup\u0103 treizeci de ani de c\u0103snicie, mi-ai tr\u0103dat \u00eencrederea. Nu mai exist\u0103 explica\u021bii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
El se pr\u0103bu\u0219i pe scaun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 M-am sim\u021bit singur, \u2014 spuse \u00eencet. \u2014 Tu te-ai schimbat, Valentina. Nu mai vorbeai cu mine, nu mai r\u00e2deai\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 A\u0219a? \u0218i solu\u021bia a fost s\u0103 cau\u021bi alt\u0103 femeie? \u2014 \u00eel \u00eentrerupse ea. \u2014 S\u0103 te ascunzi ca un adolescent?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ochii i se umpluser\u0103 de lacrimi, dar nu pl\u00e2ngea. St\u0103tea dreapt\u0103, demn\u0103, ca o femeie care \u0219i-a pierdut iubirea, dar nu \u0219i respectul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Pleac\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ce?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Pleac\u0103 din casa asta. Azi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Victor se ridic\u0103 \u00eencet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Unde s\u0103 m\u0103 duc?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 La ea, \u2014 spuse simplu. \u2014 Acolo unde \u021bi-e \u201ebinele\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Se duse \u00een dormitor, scoase din dulap o geant\u0103 veche \u0219i i-o arunc\u0103 pe pat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
El \u00eencerc\u0103 s\u0103 o ating\u0103 pe um\u0103r, dar ea f\u0103cu un pas \u00eenapoi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Nu m\u0103 atinge, \u2014 \u0219opti. \u2014 Am dormit l\u00e2ng\u0103 tine at\u00e2\u021bia ani \u0219i niciodat\u0103 n-am fost mai singur\u0103 ca acum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Victor cobor\u00ee ochii, \u00ee\u0219i adun\u0103 c\u00e2teva haine \u0219i ie\u0219i. U\u0219a se \u00eenchise \u00eencet, dar ecoul ei r\u0103sun\u0103 ca un tunet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Valentina r\u0103mase sprijinit\u0103 de perete. \u00cen t\u0103cerea care urma, se auzeau doar greierii de afar\u0103 \u0219i b\u0103t\u0103ile inimii ei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apoi, cu un oftat ad\u00e2nc, se apropie de oglind\u0103. \u00ce\u0219i \u0219terse lacrimile, \u00ee\u0219i aranj\u0103 p\u0103rul \u0219i spuse \u00een \u0219oapt\u0103:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Gata, femeie. S-a terminat. Nu mai pl\u00e2nge pentru cineva care te-a uitat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A doua zi, \u0219i-a pus o rochie curat\u0103, a ie\u0219it \u00een ora\u0219, \u0219i-a cump\u0103rat flori \u0219i s-a oprit la cofet\u0103ria unde mergea odinioar\u0103 cu Victor, c\u00e2nd erau tineri. A comandat o pr\u0103jitur\u0103 \u0219i o cafea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mult timp, a z\u00e2mbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu era fericit\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103, dar sim\u021bea c\u0103 \u00eencepe ceva nou. Un \u00eenceput care nu avea nevoie de minciuni, ci doar de curaj.<\/p>\n\n\n\n