Partea a 2-a \u2013 Continuarea pove\u0219tii \ud83d\udc49Martin a \u021binut telefonul \u00een palm\u0103 c\u00e2teva secunde, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spun\u0103 nimic.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Eliza este sora mea, a spus \u00een cele din urm\u0103. \u0218i Clara a vrut s\u0103 v\u0103 prezinte o versiune mult prea simpl\u0103 a vie\u021bii mele.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 asta?<\/p>\n
A inspirat ad\u00e2nc.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Eliza a r\u0103mas cu probleme dup\u0103 un accident vascular, acum doi ani. Locuie\u0219te singur\u0103, dar eu m\u0103 ocup de ea: medicamente, drumuri la medici, cump\u0103r\u0103turi, tot ce nu poate face singur\u0103. Iar dac\u0103 m\u0103 sun\u0103 de \u0219apte ori la r\u00e2nd, \u00eenseamn\u0103 c\u0103 s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat ceva.<\/p>\n
Telefonul a vibrat din nou.<\/p>\n
\u2014 De ce nu mi-a\u021bi spus? am \u00eentrebat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pentru c\u0103 abia \u00eencepusem s\u0103 ne cunoa\u0219tem. \u0218i pentru c\u0103 nu vreau ca prima \u00eentrebare pe care o aude o femeie despre mine s\u0103 fie: \u201eC\u00e2t de mult din via\u021ba ta va trebui s\u0103 preiau eu?\u201d<\/p>\n
M-a privit direct.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu vreau s\u0103 prelua\u021bi nimic, Laura. Dar nici nu vreau s\u0103 v\u0103 mint.<\/p>\n
A r\u0103spuns \u00een cele din urm\u0103.<\/p>\n
Nu am auzit dec\u00e2t c\u00e2teva cuvinte.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Eliza, sunt aici\u2026 cheam\u0103 ambulan\u021ba\u2026 nu, nu \u00eencerca s\u0103 te ridici.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd a \u00eenchis, era alb la fa\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A c\u0103zut \u00een baie. Vecina e cu ea. Trebuie s\u0103 plec.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Duce\u021bi-v\u0103, am spus.<\/p>\n
A dat din cap, dar nu a pornit imediat ma\u0219ina.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u00cemi pare r\u0103u c\u0103 a\u021bi aflat a\u0219a.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu-mi datora\u021bi scuze pentru c\u0103 ave\u021bi o sor\u0103 bolnav\u0103. Dar \u00eemi datora\u021bi sinceritate, dac\u0103 vre\u021bi s\u0103 m\u0103 l\u0103sa\u021bi s\u0103 m\u0103 apropii de dumneavoastr\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ave\u021bi dreptate.<\/p>\n
M-a l\u0103sat la bloc \u0219i a plecat spre spital.<\/p>\n
\u00cen noaptea aceea, nu m-am putut opri din a m\u0103 g\u00e2ndi la ce \u00eemi spusese Clara.<\/p>\n
\u201eAre o mic\u0103 afacere, o cas\u0103, un fiu adult. Este liber. Nu are obliga\u021bii.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nu fusese doar o omisiune.<\/p>\n
\u00cemi v\u00e2nduse o poveste frumoas\u0103, potrivit\u0103 cu planul ei de a-mi g\u0103si un b\u0103rbat.<\/p>\n
A doua zi, Martin mi-a scris:<\/p>\n
\u201eEliza este stabil\u0103. V\u0103 mul\u021bumesc c\u0103 a\u021bi fost calm\u0103. Dac\u0103 nu mai vre\u021bi s\u0103 ne vedem, voi \u00een\u021belege.\u201d<\/p>\n
Am citit mesajul de trei ori \u00eenainte s\u0103 r\u0103spund.<\/p>\n
\u201eNu decide\u021bi \u00een locul meu. Vorbim c\u00e2nd pute\u021bi.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ne-am \u00eent\u00e2lnit peste c\u00e2teva zile, \u00eentr-un parc. Martin ar\u0103ta obosit, cu ochii \u00eencerc\u0103na\u021bi \u0219i barba neras\u0103. Nu mai p\u0103rea b\u0103rbatul impecabil pe care Clara mi-l descrisese.<\/p>\n
P\u0103rea real.<\/p>\n
Mi-a spus c\u0103 Eliza \u00eel crescuse dup\u0103 ce p\u0103rin\u021bii lor muriser\u0103 devreme. C\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i sacrificase propria via\u021b\u0103 ca el s\u0103 poat\u0103 termina \u0219coala \u0219i s\u0103-\u0219i deschid\u0103 atelierul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Acum nu pot s\u0103 m\u0103 prefac c\u0103 nu am o datorie fa\u021b\u0103 de ea, a spus. Dar nu vreau s\u0103 transform datoria asta \u00eentr-o povar\u0103 pentru dumneavoastr\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu vreau s\u0103 devin \u00eengrijitoarea surorii dumneavoastr\u0103, Martin.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nici nu v-a\u0219 cere asta.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i nu vreau o rela\u021bie \u00een care planurile mele devin mereu ultimele, dup\u0103 urgen\u021bele altcuiva.<\/p>\n
A t\u0103cut, apoi a spus:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nici eu nu vreau s\u0103 v\u0103 pierd. Dar nu pot promite o via\u021b\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 probleme. Pot promite doar c\u0103 nu v\u0103 voi ascunde problemele mele.<\/p>\n
A fost, poate, primul lucru cu adev\u0103rat matur pe care \u00eel auzisem de la un b\u0103rbat dup\u0103 mult timp.<\/p>\n
Nu mi-a cerut s\u0103 aleg pe loc.<\/p>\n
Nu m-a f\u0103cut egoist\u0103.<\/p>\n
Nu a folosit mila ca s\u0103 m\u0103 conving\u0103.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd ne-am desp\u0103r\u021bit, mi-a s\u0103rutat m\u00e2na \u0219i mi-a spus:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Lua\u021bi-v\u0103 timpul de care ave\u021bi nevoie.<\/p>\n
\u00cen aceea\u0219i sear\u0103, Clara m-a sunat.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cum este Martin? Mi-a spus c\u0103 Eliza a ajuns iar la spital.<\/p>\n
\u2014 De ce nu mi-ai spus despre ea?<\/p>\n
A t\u0103cut pu\u021bin.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pentru c\u0103 \u0219tiam c\u0103 ai fi refuzat \u00eent\u00e2lnirea.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Exact. \u0218i era dreptul meu s\u0103 refuz.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Laura, voiam doar s\u0103-\u021bi dau o \u0219ans\u0103 la fericire.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Eram fericit\u0103 \u0219i \u00eenainte, Clara. Tu nu ai vrut s\u0103-mi dai o \u0219ans\u0103. Ai vrut s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eempingi \u00eentr-o via\u021b\u0103 aleas\u0103 de tine.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dar Martin e un om bun!<\/p>\n
\u2014 Poate c\u0103 este. Dar asta nu \u00ee\u021bi d\u0103 dreptul s\u0103 ascunzi p\u0103r\u021bile grele ale vie\u021bii lui doar ca s\u0103 m\u0103 convingi s\u0103-l plac.<\/p>\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103, Clara nu a \u00eencercat s\u0103 glumeasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u00cemi pare r\u0103u, a spus \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218tiu c\u0103 ai vrut binele meu. Dar data viitoare, las\u0103-m\u0103 s\u0103 hot\u0103r\u0103sc singur\u0103 ce fel de via\u021b\u0103 mi se potrive\u0219te.<\/p>\n
O lun\u0103 mai t\u00e2rziu, Eliza a fost externat\u0103. Mergea greu, cu un baston, dar era lucid\u0103 \u0219i hot\u0103r\u00e2t\u0103 s\u0103-\u0219i p\u0103streze independen\u021ba.<\/p>\n
Martin m-a \u00eentrebat dac\u0103 vreau s\u0103 o cunosc.<\/p>\n
Am acceptat.<\/p>\n
M\u0103 a\u0219teptam la o femeie care avea s\u0103 m\u0103 m\u0103soare din priviri, preg\u0103tit\u0103 s\u0103-mi cear\u0103 s\u0103 am grij\u0103 de fratele ei.<\/p>\n
\u00cen schimb, Eliza mi-a deschis u\u0219a \u0219i a spus:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Deci dumneavoastr\u0103 sunte\u021bi Laura. V\u0103 rog s\u0103 nu-l l\u0103sa\u021bi pe Martin s\u0103 v\u0103 sperie cu aerul lui de om responsabil. A\u0219a face c\u00e2nd \u00eei e fric\u0103.<\/p>\n
Am izbucnit \u00een r\u00e2s.<\/p>\n
La mas\u0103, Eliza mi-a vorbit deschis.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu am nevoie ca vreo femeie s\u0103 vin\u0103 s\u0103-mi repare via\u021ba, mi-a spus. Nici nu vreau s\u0103-i distrug via\u021ba fratelui meu. El trebuie s\u0103 \u00eenve\u021be s\u0103 m\u0103 ajute f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 se anuleze pe el \u00eensu\u0219i.<\/p>\n
M-am uitat spre Martin.<\/p>\n
\u2014 A\u021bi auzit?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Aud asta de doi ani, a murmurat el.<\/p>\n
\u00cen prim\u0103var\u0103, am plecat \u00een Portugalia.<\/p>\n
Singur\u0103.<\/p>\n
Nu am anulat c\u0103l\u0103toria, nu l-am invitat pe Martin din obliga\u021bie \u0219i nu am cerut voie nim\u0103nui s\u0103 plec.<\/p>\n
El m-a dus la aeroport.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Trimite\u021bi-mi fotografii cu oceanul, mi-a spus.<\/p>\n
\u2014 At\u00e2t?<\/p>\n
\u2014 At\u00e2t. E c\u0103l\u0103toria dumneavoastr\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00cen Portugalia am v\u0103zut oceanul iarna, a\u0219a cum visasem. Am b\u0103ut cafea pe str\u0103zi \u00eenguste, am desenat cl\u0103diri vechi \u00eentr-un caiet \u0219i m-am trezit \u00eentr-o diminea\u021b\u0103 cu un mesaj de la Martin:<\/p>\n
\u201eEliza a mers singur\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 la brut\u0103rie. Este foarte m\u00e2ndr\u0103 de ea. Eu sunt m\u00e2ndru de am\u00e2ndou\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n
Am z\u00e2mbit.<\/p>\n
La \u00eentoarcere, l-am sunat eu prima.<\/p>\n
\u2014 E\u0219ti ocupat disear\u0103?<\/p>\n
A t\u0103cut o secund\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu. Dar dac\u0103 sunt, m\u0103 eliberez.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu. Nu te elibera. Vreau s\u0103 \u0219tiu c\u0103 via\u021ba ta exist\u0103 \u0219i c\u00e2nd eu nu sunt \u00een ea.<\/p>\n
A r\u00e2s \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Atunci da. Sunt liber disear\u0103.<\/p>\n
Nu ne-am mutat \u00eempreun\u0103. Nu ne-am f\u0103cut promisiuni mari \u0219i nu ne-am gr\u0103bit s\u0103 numim totul \u201edestin\u201d.<\/p>\n
Am p\u0103strat apartamentul meu, atelierul lui, planurile mele \u0219i responsabilit\u0103\u021bile lui.<\/p>\n
Dar am \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat c\u0103 independen\u021ba nu \u00eenseamn\u0103 s\u0103 \u021bii u\u0219a \u00eencuiat\u0103 pentru toat\u0103 lumea.<\/p>\n
\u00censeamn\u0103 s\u0103 alegi singur\u0103 cui \u00eei deschizi.<\/p>\n
Iar Martin nu a intrat \u00een via\u021ba mea ca s\u0103 o completeze sau s\u0103 o conduc\u0103.<\/p>\n
A intrat doar pentru c\u0103, \u00eentr-o zi, am decis c\u0103 prezen\u021ba lui nu \u00eemi lua libertatea.<\/p>\n
O f\u0103cea mai frumoas\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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