Partea a 2-a \u2013 Continuarea pove\u0219tii \ud83d\udc49 Victor 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
\u2014 Elena\u2026 trebuie s\u0103 te rog un singur lucru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am sim\u021bit cum mi se str\u00e2nge stomacul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Toate vorbele mamei mi-au trecut din nou prin minte.<\/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
L-am privit f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spun nimic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Victor a oftat \u0219i a z\u00e2mbit amar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Vreau doar s\u0103 iei cina cu mine. O singur\u0103 dat\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am clipit de c\u00e2teva ori.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 At\u00e2t?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 At\u00e2t.<\/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
\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
Mi-a \u00eentins o carte de vizit\u0103 simpl\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Doar numele lui \u0219i un num\u0103r de telefon.<\/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 \ud83d\udc49 Victor 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. \u2014 Elena\u2026 trebuie s\u0103 te rog un singur lucru. Am sim\u021bit cum mi se str\u00e2nge stomacul. Toate vorbele mamei mi-au trecut din … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stiri-faine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stiri-faine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stiri-faine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stiri-faine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stiri-faine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3727"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stiri-faine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3728,"href":"https:\/\/stiri-faine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3727\/revisions\/3728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stiri-faine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stiri-faine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stiri-faine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}