Partea a 2-a \u2013 Continuarea pove\u0219tii \ud83d\udc49 Kevin a deschis cutiu\u021ba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen\u0103untru era o medalie argintie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am recunoscut-o imediat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen centru avea cifra roman\u0103 X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zece ani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zece ani f\u0103r\u0103 alcool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zece ani de c\u00e2nd m\u0103 trezeam \u00een fiecare diminea\u021b\u0103 \u0219i f\u0103ceam din nou aceea\u0219i alegere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M-am uitat la Kevin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAveam de g\u00e2nd s\u0103 \u021bi-o dau disear\u0103\u201d, a spus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCe?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u00cenainte de primul nostru dans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ochii mi s-au umplut de lacrimi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Patricia nu mai z\u00e2mbea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kevin a scos medalia din cutie \u0219i mi-a pus-o \u00een palm\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apoi s-a uitat la mama lui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA\u0219a se onoreaz\u0103 zece ani.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vocea \u00eei era calm\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A ridicat cu cealalt\u0103 m\u00e2n\u0103 voalul acoperit de dopuri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIar a\u0219a \u00ee\u021bi ba\u021bi joc de ei.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Patricia a p\u0103lit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKevin, eu doar\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNu.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cM-am g\u00e2ndit c\u0103\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u0218tiai.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A privit-o direct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u0218tiai ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 pentru Nora perioada asta.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNu am vrut s-o r\u0103nesc.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u021ai-am cerut de mai multe ori s\u0103 nu mai faci glume despre asta.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDar era o glum\u0103!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPentru cine?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Patricia a t\u0103cut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kevin a ridicat unul dintre dopuri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPentru Nora?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Niciun r\u0103spuns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPentru mine?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Patricia \u0219i-a \u00eencruci\u0219at bra\u021bele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNu mi-am imaginat c\u0103 toat\u0103 lumea a devenit at\u00e2t de sensibil\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kevin a dat \u00eencet din cap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cExact asta este problema.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apoi s-a \u00eentors spre mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMai este ceva.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCe?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAveam \u00eenc\u0103 o surpriz\u0103 pentru tine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A privit spre u\u0219\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAm invitat pe cineva.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am \u00eencremenit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPe cine?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cenainte s\u0103-mi r\u0103spund\u0103, s-a auzit o b\u0103taie \u00een u\u0219\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Una dintre domni\u0219oarele mele de onoare a deschis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Femeia care st\u0103tea pe hol \u021binea o cafea \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
P\u0103r scurt, argintiu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aceea\u0219i privire calm\u0103 pe care o cuno\u0219team at\u00e2t de bine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mi-am dus m\u00e2na la gur\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDiane?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A z\u00e2mbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNora.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am \u00eenceput s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
De data asta n-am mai \u00eencercat s\u0103 m\u0103 opresc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Diane fusese l\u00e2ng\u0103 mine c\u00e2nd primisem primul semn pentru 30 de zile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fusese acolo la primul an.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
La cinci ani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fusese omul pe care \u00eel sunasem \u00een nop\u021bile \u00een care s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n abstinent\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 diminea\u021ba mi se p\u0103rea singurul lucru pe care nu eram capabil\u0103 s\u0103-l fac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Se mutase departe \u0219i nu o mai v\u0103zusem de aproape un an.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M-am dus direct la ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNu-mi vine s\u0103 cred c\u0103 e\u0219ti aici.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M-a str\u00e2ns \u00een bra\u021be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKevin m-a pus s\u0103 \u021bin secretul.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M-am uitat peste um\u0103rul ei spre logodnicul meu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTu ai f\u0103cut asta?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A ridicat din umeri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMi s-a p\u0103rut c\u0103 zece ani merit\u0103 s\u0103-i ai aici pe oamenii care \u0219tiu c\u00e2t au costat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Patricia privea \u00een podea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Diane a observat voalul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
S-a desprins de mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A privit dopurile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apoi pe mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCe s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nimeni n-a r\u0103spuns imediat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen cele din urm\u0103 i-am povestit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
F\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 exagerez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
F\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 adaug nimic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Patricia adusese voalul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Legase dopurile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Spusese c\u0103 reprezint\u0103 povestea mea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0218i, c\u00e2nd m\u0103 sup\u0103rasem, \u00eemi spusese c\u0103 dac\u0103 trecusem cu adev\u0103rat peste trecut, n-ar trebui s\u0103 m\u0103 deranjeze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Diane a luat u\u0219or unul dintre dopuri \u00eentre dou\u0103 degete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cZece ani de abstinen\u021b\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apoi s-a uitat la Patricia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u0218i a\u021bi ales dopuri de vin?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Patricia s-a \u00eendreptat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAm vrut s\u0103 s\u0103rb\u0103toresc.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Diane n-a ridicat vocea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTrebuia ca Nora s\u0103 r\u00e2d\u0103?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Patricia a t\u0103cut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPentru c\u0103 dac\u0103 persoana despre care faci gluma nu r\u00e2de, poate c\u0103 nu este o glum\u0103 foarte bun\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Obrajii Patriciei s-au \u00eenro\u0219it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNu am vrut s-o sup\u0103r.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Diane a dat din cap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAtunci spune\u021bi-i asta.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Patricia s-a uitat la mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u00cemi pare r\u0103u dac\u0103\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Diane a ridicat u\u0219or o m\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cF\u0103r\u0103 \u00abdac\u0103\u00bb.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103, Patricia nu s-a ap\u0103rat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A tras aer \u00een piept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u00cemi pare r\u0103u c\u0103 am pus dopurile pe voalul t\u0103u.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am a\u0219teptat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A continuat:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u0218tiam prin ce ai trecut. \u0218i ar fi trebuit s\u0103 \u00een\u021beleg c\u0103 ceea ce mie mi s-a p\u0103rut amuzant pentru tine putea fi dureros.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
S-a uitat spre voal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAm gre\u0219it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am dat \u00eencet din cap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMul\u021bumesc.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu \u00eensemna c\u0103 uitasem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dar era prima scuz\u0103 adev\u0103rat\u0103 pe care o auzisem de la ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mai r\u0103m\u00e2nea \u00eens\u0103 o problem\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Voalul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Una dintre domni\u0219oarele mele de onoare a \u00eencercat s\u0103 desfac\u0103 un nod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dantela s-a str\u00e2ns imediat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOpre\u0219te-te.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
S-a retras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu puteam risca s\u0103-l rupem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Patricia s-a uitat la mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPutem cump\u0103ra altul.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am ridicat ochii spre ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNu.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u00ce\u021bi pl\u0103tesc eu unul.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNu despre bani este vorba.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am luat voalul \u00een m\u00e2ini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA fost al mamei mele.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Patricia a \u00eencremenit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCe?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMama l-a purtat la nunta ei.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een diminea\u021ba aceea, pe chipul ei a ap\u0103rut ceva care sem\u0103na cu ru\u0219inea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cN-am \u0219tiut.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cN-ai \u00eentrebat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A cobor\u00e2t privirea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Atunci una dintre domni\u0219oarele mele de onoare a ie\u0219it repede din camer\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
S-a \u00eentors c\u00e2teva minute mai t\u00e2rziu cu o hus\u0103 lung\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u00cenainte s\u0103 v\u0103 panica\u021bi\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am privit-o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A deschis husa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen\u0103untru era un alt voal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aproape identic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDe unde ai asta?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A z\u00e2mbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAm rugat croitoreasa s\u0103 fac\u0103 unul de rezerv\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDe ce?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPentru c\u0103 tu erai at\u00e2t de speriat\u0103 c\u0103 se poate \u00eent\u00e2mpla ceva cu voalul mamei tale, \u00eenc\u00e2t am decis s\u0103 m\u0103 preg\u0103tesc.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am r\u0103mas cu ochii la ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u0218i c\u00e2nd Patricia s-a oferit s\u0103-l aduc\u0103 de la croitoreas\u0103\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A ridicat din umeri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cM-am bucurat c\u0103 \u00eel aveam.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am \u00eenceput s\u0103 r\u00e2d printre lacrimi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kevin a luat cu grij\u0103 voalul original.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u00cel ducem \u00eenapoi la croitoreas\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCrezi c\u0103 poate fi reparat?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNu \u0219tiu.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mi-a prins m\u00e2na.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDar nu trebuie s\u0103 rezolv\u0103m asta acum.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M-am uitat la ceas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen mai pu\u021bin de jum\u0103tate de or\u0103 trebuia s\u0103 merg spre ceremonie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Diane m-a ajutat s\u0103-mi pun voalul de rezerv\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apoi am privit din nou medalia argintie din palma mea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zece ani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ani \u00eentregi \u00eemi fusese ru\u0219ine de femeia care fusesem \u00eenainte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
De gre\u0219eli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
De dimine\u021bile pe care nu mi le aminteam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
De oamenii pe care \u00eei dezam\u0103gisem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dar recuperarea m\u0103 \u00eenv\u0103\u021base ceva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu trebuia s\u0103 fiu m\u00e2ndr\u0103 de fiecare lucru din trecutul meu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Puteam \u00eens\u0103 s\u0103 fiu m\u00e2ndr\u0103 c\u0103 ie\u0219isem din el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am str\u00e2ns medalia \u00een palm\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apoi m-am uitat la Kevin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHai s\u0103 ne c\u0103s\u0103torim.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ceremonia a \u00eenceput pu\u021bin mai t\u00e2rziu dec\u00e2t era programat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu mi-a p\u0103sat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e2nd l-am v\u0103zut pe Kevin a\u0219tept\u00e2ndu-m\u0103, am \u0219tiut c\u0103 alesesem omul potrivit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dou\u0103 s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni dup\u0103 nunt\u0103, croitoreasa m-a sunat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reu\u0219ise s\u0103 scoat\u0103 fiecare dop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nicio bucat\u0103 de dantel\u0103 nu fusese rupt\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e2nd am mers s\u0103 iau voalul, am observat ceva nou aproape de margine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Un mic \u201c10\u201d brodat cu fir argintiu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At\u00e2t de discret \u00eenc\u00e2t nu se vedea dac\u0103 nu \u0219tiai unde s\u0103-l cau\u021bi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M-am uitat la croitoreas\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKevin?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A z\u00e2mbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKevin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am trecut degetele peste broderie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Patricia \u00eencercase s\u0103 transforme cei zece ani \u00eentr-o glum\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kevin alesese s\u0103-i transforme \u00eentr-un lucru pe care s\u0103 nu-mi mai fie niciodat\u0103 ru\u0219ine s\u0103-l port cu mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0218i diferen\u021ba dintre cele dou\u0103 gesturi mi-a spus mai mult despre oamenii din jurul meu dec\u00e2t ar fi putut s-o fac\u0103 orice discurs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Partea a 2-a \u2013 Continuarea pove\u0219tii \ud83d\udc49 Kevin a deschis cutiu\u021ba. \u00cen\u0103untru era o medalie argintie. Am recunoscut-o imediat. \u00cen centru avea cifra roman\u0103 X. Zece ani. Zece ani f\u0103r\u0103 alcool. Zece ani de c\u00e2nd m\u0103 trezeam \u00een fiecare diminea\u021b\u0103 \u0219i f\u0103ceam din nou aceea\u0219i alegere. M-am uitat la Kevin. \u201cAveam de g\u00e2nd s\u0103 \u021bi-o … 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-7737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stiri-faine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7737","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=7737"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stiri-faine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7738,"href":"https:\/\/stiri-faine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7737\/revisions\/7738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stiri-faine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stiri-faine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stiri-faine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}