{"id":11565,"date":"2024-11-04T19:10:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T16:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/?p=11565"},"modified":"2024-11-04T19:18:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T16:18:41","slug":"pigmalion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/?p=11565","title":{"rendered":"Pigmalion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cristian Mandache era enervat. \u00cen via\u021ba lui nu pomenise asemenea t\u00e2mpenie: s\u0103 apelezi la un detectiv ca s\u0103-\u021bi g\u0103seasc\u0103 nevast\u0103! Tipul \u00eens\u0103 insistase exasperant de mult s\u0103 se \u00eent\u00e2lneasc\u0103 fa\u021b\u0103 \u00een fa\u021b\u0103 pentru a discuta despre \u201emisiunea\u201d aceasta, cum \u021binea s\u0103 numeasc\u0103 o treab\u0103 la care el <em>nu<\/em> se angajase, iar p\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103, pentru c\u0103 \u0103la promisese s\u0103 pl\u0103teasc\u0103 \u201e\u0219edin\u021ba consultativ\u0103\u201d, acceptase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nu era deloc curios s\u0103 \u00eel cunoasc\u0103. Ceva \u00eei repugna la el din capul locului. Vocea mieroas\u0103 de la telefon, poate. Sau poate treaba pe care i-o propunea \u00een sine. Era \u00een ea ceva oarecum degradant pentru meseria de detectiv. Nu se l\u0103murise \u00eenc\u0103 ce&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cioc-cioc-cioc! P\u00e2n\u0103 \u0219i b\u0103tutul lui la u\u0219\u0103 suna enervant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Intra\u021bi! r\u0103cni b\u0103rb\u0103te\u0219te Cristian din spatele biroului \u0219ubred, pr\u0103fuit. \u0218i se mai r\u0103cori.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pe u\u0219a deschis\u0103 cu timiditate \u00ee\u0219i f\u0103cu apari\u021bia un cre\u0219tet grizonant tuns periu\u021b\u0103 de sub care explorau lumea doi ochi c\u0103prui \u00een care \u00eenota o bun\u0103tate prea izbitoare ca s\u0103 o iei de bun\u0103. Obraji mai degrab\u0103 palizi, cam sup\u021bi, o must\u0103cioar\u0103 cenu\u0219ie a c\u0103rei pedant\u0103 \u00eengrijire probabil lua ceva timp \u00een fiecare diminea\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Intra\u021bi, domnule! se r\u0103sti Cristian c\u00e2t putea de primitor\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00cen camer\u0103 se strecur\u0103 \u00eentreaga siluet\u0103. 42-45 de ani, \u00een principiu bine cl\u0103dit, dar cu o alur\u0103 \u00eentru totul flasc\u0103. Un fl\u0103c\u0103u tomnatec-molusc\u0103. Din specia aia c\u0103reia \u00eei transpirau permanent palmele. Cristian se ridic\u0103 de la birou s\u0103 \u00eel \u00eent\u00e2mpine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Titus Stan. \u00cemi pare bine, gr\u0103i molusca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Str\u00e2ngerea de m\u00e2n\u0103 \u00eei confirm\u0103 detectivului b\u0103nuiala. Se \u0219terse imediat, discret, de turul pantalonilor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Lua\u021bi loc! ar\u0103t\u0103 Cristian cu palma c\u0103tre canapeaua gri uzat\u0103 din cap\u0103tul micii \u00eenc\u0103peri. A\u0219adar. Ce v\u0103 aduce la mine? Spunea\u021bi ceva la telefon despre o c\u0103utare de persoan\u0103, f\u0103cu el pu\u021bin pe prostul. Disp\u0103rut\u0103?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Titus Stan r\u00e2se u\u0219or st\u00e2njenit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 De fapt, \u00eenc\u0103 neap\u0103rut\u0103! ridic\u0103 ar\u0103t\u0103torul ca pentru a semnala ceva deosebit de semnificativ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Cum a\u0219a? Ia spune\u021bi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 S\u0103 vede\u021bi&#8230; Am \u021binut s\u0103 ne \u00eent\u00e2lnim personal \u00eenainte de lansarea misiunii, ca s\u0103 v\u0103 explic situa\u021bia mea pe \u00eendelete. E important. E foarte important pentru mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cristian nu f\u0103cu dec\u00e2t s\u0103 dea din cap, ascult\u00e2nd. Individul p\u0103rea \u0219i totu\u0219i nu p\u0103rea \u021bicnit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Vede\u021bi dumneavoastr\u0103, eu sunt un om credincios. \u0218i cred \u00een primul r\u00e2nd c\u0103 Dumnezeu ne-a h\u0103r\u0103zit fiec\u0103ruia o pereche pe acest P\u0103m\u00e2nt. Perechea. Eu o caut de dou\u0103zeci de ani, \u0219i nu doar prin \u021bar\u0103, ci \u0219i prin str\u0103in\u0103tate am fost, \u0219i \u00eenc\u0103 nu am g\u0103sit-o. De\u0219i am fost atent, am \u021binut ochii \u00eentotdeauna bine deschi\u0219i. N-a ap\u0103rut, n-am g\u0103sit-o&#8230; Dar <em>sigur<\/em> exist\u0103 undeva, acolo, l\u0103sat\u0103 de Dumnezeu mie \u0219i doar mie, iar g\u00e2ndul c\u0103 mi-ar putea trece via\u021ba f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 fiu \u00een stare s-o g\u0103sesc m\u0103 \u00eennebune\u0219te! Nu pot accepta a\u0219a ceva, nu trebuie s\u0103 las s\u0103 se \u00eent\u00e2mple asta!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Omul se opri s\u0103 trag\u0103 aer. Era vizibil emo\u021bionat de propria pledoarie. \u00cel fix\u0103 pe Cristian cu ochii lichizi \u0219i rosti solemn:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 V\u0103 rog s\u0103 m\u0103 ajuta\u021bi!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Detectivul t\u0103cu \u00een mod deliberat c\u00e2teva momente. Apoi plesc\u0103i sec:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 \u00cemi pare r\u0103u! \u00cencerca\u021bi pe internet. Sau anun\u021b la ziar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Insisten\u021bele lipicioase care urmaser\u0103!&#8230; Lament\u0103rile, t\u00e2nguirile, implor\u0103rile prelungite, c\u00e2t \u00eel condusese de la canapea la u\u0219\u0103 \u0219i \u00eei \u00eencasase onorariul pentru consulta\u021bie&#8230; Era ceva profund nedemn, profund neb\u0103rb\u0103tesc \u00een toate astea. Lui Cristian aproape c\u0103-i venise s\u0103-l ia la b\u0103taie, \u00eenainte s\u0103-l \u00eemping\u0103 mototol afar\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acum, c\u0103 tr\u00e2ntise u\u0219a \u00een urma lui, se sim\u021bea \u0219i satisf\u0103cut, dar \u0219i vinovat. Se l\u0103s\u0103 greu pe scaunul ergonomic desfundat de la birou \u0219i \u00ee\u0219i aprinse o \u021bigar\u0103. Trase \u00een piept. \u00cel intriga c\u0103 \u00eel tulbura. Omul acesta. Nu-\u0219i motivase \u00een niciun fel refuzul fa\u021b\u0103 de el. Ce s\u0103-i fi spus? C\u0103 nu-l putea suferi, instinctiv? C\u0103-i era antipatic? C\u0103 pur \u0219i simplu \u00eei c\u0103dea prost?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pe la jum\u0103tatea \u021big\u0103rii, ajunse s\u0103 se \u00eentrebe cu gravitate dac\u0103 se purtase etic cu, \u00een fond, acest poten\u021bial client. Dac\u0103 dispre\u021bul visceral pe care i-l trezea molusca nu \u00eenc\u0103lca serios normele deontologice la care altminteri \u021binea at\u00e2ta. Dar&#8230; la dracu! Treaba pe care i-o cerea <em>nu<\/em> era de adev\u0103rat detectiv. Normal era s\u0103 i se cear\u0103 s\u0103 urm\u0103reasc\u0103 neveste (sau so\u021bi), s\u0103 le spioneze \u0219i documenteze infidelit\u0103\u021bile, s\u0103 preg\u0103teasc\u0103 muni\u021bie pentru divor\u021buri nep\u0103gubitoare etc. Normal era s\u0103 i se cear\u0103 s\u0103 caute tinere r\u0103pite, s\u0103 r\u0103scoleasc\u0103 cloaca dubioas\u0103 a pe\u0219tilor de cartier, s\u0103 salveze adolescente din lumea interlop\u0103. Normal era s\u0103 i se cear\u0103 s\u0103 g\u0103seasc\u0103 copii disp\u0103ru\u021bi de-acas\u0103, s\u0103 scotoceasc\u0103 \u00een universul mocirlos al re\u021belei de canalizare a Bucure\u0219tilor, s\u0103 scoat\u0103 la lumin\u0103 b\u0103ie\u021bi \u0219i fete c\u0103zu\u021bi sub sclavia vreunui aurolac ajuns despot \u00een \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u021bia aceea insalubr\u0103. Dar nu s-o fac\u0103 pe pe\u021bitorul! Auzi, tu, perechea!&#8230; Dar ce era el, astrolog care s\u0103-nv\u00e2rt\u0103 horoscoape p\u00e2n\u0103 se nimere\u0219te s\u0103-\u021bi ias\u0103-n cale norocul?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Da, asta \u00eel irita la treaba propus\u0103 de Titus Stan. De-aia era degradant\u0103 pentru un detectiv adev\u0103rat. Ce mai!&#8230; El, Cristian Mandache, nu era codo\u0219. Punct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dou\u0103 alte \u021big\u0103ri mai t\u00e2rziu, \u00eenv\u00e2rtise chestiunea pe toate fe\u021bele \u0219i aplicase irit\u0103rii sale alifia autoprescris\u0103 a lui \u201edar dac\u0103&#8230;?\u201d Dar dac\u0103 totu\u0219i accepta \u201emisiunea\u201d? Era uneori bine s\u0103 mergi \u00eempotriva propriilor porniri, putea aduce un plus de st\u0103p\u00e2nire \u0219i de cunoa\u0219tere de sine. Era o form\u0103 de autodisciplinare. \u00cen plus, cine \u0219tie ce-ar fi putut descoperi \u00een postura asta mai degrab\u0103 de mag care face s\u0103 se \u00eent\u00e2mple destinul, care transpune \u00een realitate h\u0103r\u0103zeala de care pomenea dom\u2019 Stan molusca?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adev\u0103rul era c\u0103 prea multe alte comenzi nu avea \u00een momentul de fa\u021b\u0103&#8230; Iar fl\u0103c\u0103ul tomnatec, \u00een v\u00e2ltoarea implor\u0103rilor, apucase s\u0103 lanseze promisiunea unui onorariu frumu\u0219el. Poate-ar fi fost chiar distractiv? S\u0103-i caute perechea? Neput\u00e2ndu-se hot\u0103r\u00ee dac\u0103 merita s\u0103 se-apuce de treaba asta ca exerci\u021biu de voin\u021b\u0103, din curiozitate sau din pl\u0103cerea de a-\u0219i bate pu\u021bin joc de molusc\u0103, Cristian duse m\u00e2na spre telefon. \u00ce\u0219i aprinse o ultim\u0103 \u021bigar\u0103 \u0219i r\u0103mase cu degetele b\u0103t\u00e2nd darabana pe ecran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 V\u0103 sunt realmente recunosc\u0103tor c\u0103 v-a\u021bi reconsiderat decizia, afirm\u0103 solemn Titus Stan \u00een timp ce \u00ee\u0219i depunea cu grij\u0103 fesele pe canapeaua gri desfundat\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Suntem, deci, de acord c\u0103 onorariul va fi de 1000 de lei pe zi, da? \u00eel aten\u021bion\u0103 inflexibil Cristian, decis s\u0103 fie c\u00e2t mai m\u00e2rlan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Exact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Bun! Acuma s\u0103-mi spune\u021bi&#8230; Titi. Pot s\u0103-\u021bi zic Titi, da?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 A&#8230; de ce nu? Nimeni nu mi-a mai&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Acuma s\u0103-mi spui, Titi, cam ce \u00ee\u021bi dore\u0219ti tu, de fapt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Sigur. \u0218tiu exact ce vreau!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fl\u0103c\u0103ul se pozi\u021bion\u0103 deodat\u0103 \u00eenviorat pe marginea canapelei, cu spatele drept \u0219i b\u0103rbia \u00eenainte, de parc\u0103 s-ar fi preg\u0103tit s\u0103 sus\u021bin\u0103 un solo pe-o scen\u0103 desigur bine luminat\u0103 \u00een mintea lui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 \u0102\u0103&#8230; s\u0103 \u00ee\u021bi notezi, te rog! \u00eendr\u0103zni molusca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Las\u0103, c\u0103 \u021bin minte! par\u0103 imediat Cristian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 OK. Vreau s\u0103 fie brunet\u0103. P\u0103r lung sau scurt, nu conteaz\u0103, dar c\u00e2rlion\u021bat! De fapt, nu mai lung de linia mandibulei, hai maxim p\u00e2n\u0103 la baza g\u00e2tului, nu-mi place p\u0103rul lung \u00een scurgerea de la cad\u0103, n-a\u0219 suporta&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Deci brunet\u0103 crea\u021b\u0103, p\u0103r de lungime medie. Ce altceva? 90-60-90, pun pariu!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 A, nu. S\u0103 \u0219tii c\u0103 nu sunt din \u0103ia. Perechea mea e brunet\u0103 tocmai fiindc\u0103 brunetele sunt tipe cu capul pe umeri \u0219i picioarele pe p\u0103m\u00e2nt, cerebrale, cu bun sim\u021b, f\u0103r\u0103 fi\u021be, nepi\u021bipoance, \u0219i-a\u0219a&#8230;\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 I-auzi! f\u0103cu Cristian. Molusca chiar \u00eel intriga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Da. \u0218i eu asta \u00eemi doresc. Deci corpul nu m\u0103 intereseaz\u0103 s\u0103 fie de mare model. Perechea mea e o brunet\u0103, da, senzual\u0103, \u00eens\u0103 mai degrab\u0103 rotunjoar\u0103, pentru c\u0103 a\u0219a nu neap\u0103rat c\u0103 se pricepe la g\u0103tit, dar e sufletul casei, eu a\u0219a zic. O femeie durdulie nici nu se preocup\u0103 excesiv s\u0103 fie fatal\u0103, s\u0103 arate superbine, e la locul ei, m\u0103-n\u021belegi&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cristian nu putu s\u0103 nu z\u00e2mbeasc\u0103 sub\u021bire \u0219i s\u0103 nu clatine u\u0219or din cap. Fl\u0103c\u0103ul tomnatec continu\u0103 \u00eens\u0103 cu neab\u0103tut\u0103 fervoare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Toate astea sunt importante, dar <em>cel<\/em> mai important este profilul moral! Iar acum chiar te rog s\u0103 notezi!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 E-n regul\u0103, am memorie foarte bun\u0103, rezist\u0103 Cristian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 \u0102\u0103\u0103&#8230; \u00een calitate de client pl\u0103titor te rog!&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Molusca avea tupeu! Cristian ezit\u0103, b\u0103t\u0103ios, c\u00e2teva momente, apoi, nevenindu-i lui \u00eensu\u0219i s\u0103 cread\u0103 ce f\u0103cea, apuc\u0103 un carne\u021bel \u0219i un pix de pe birou \u0219i lu\u0103 pozi\u021bia de scris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Perechea mea este jovial\u0103, bine dispus\u0103 \u0219i generoas\u0103. (Apropo, s\u0103 cau\u021bi \u00een special din zodia Leului!) R\u00e2de des \u0219i cu poft\u0103, iar c\u00e2nd r\u00e2de se lumineaz\u0103 casa!&#8230; Ea se poart\u0103 bine cu vecinii, \u00eei ajut\u0103 pe b\u0103tr\u00e2nii din bloc, iar \u00eempreun\u0103 suntem o echip\u0103 grozav\u0103 la f\u0103cut fapte bune! Cu mine se poart\u0103 cu naturale\u021be absolut\u0103. Nu m\u0103 r\u0103sfa\u021b\u0103 \u00een mod excesiv, mai g\u0103tesc \u0219i eu, facem treab\u0103 \u00een cas\u0103 \u00een tandem, nici nu m\u0103 b\u00e2rfe\u0219te cu prietenele, de fapt nu are pic de r\u0103utate \u00een ea, \u00eemi semnaleaz\u0103 \u00eens\u0103 derapajele \u0219i m\u0103 persifleaz\u0103 dr\u0103g\u0103stos tot timpul. Ne place s\u0103 ne tachin\u0103m&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cristian \u00ee\u0219i ridic\u0103 o clip\u0103 privirea din carne\u021bel, unde oricum se hot\u0103r\u00e2se, r\u0103zbun\u0103tor, s\u0103 m\u00e2zg\u0103leasc\u0103 cercule\u021be \u0219i linii, \u0219i constat\u0103 c\u0103 ochii Titusului efectiv str\u0103luceau. Tipul era transpus. Radia fericire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Dimine\u021bile ne bem cafeaua \u00eempreun\u0103, f\u0103c\u00e2ndu-ne planul pe ziua respectiv\u0103. A! Nu \u00eenainte de a face dragoste. Ne place s\u0103 facem dragoste atunci c\u00e2nd zorile trag cuvertura nop\u021bii de pe corpul lumii. Ne c\u0103ut\u0103m m\u00e2inile \u0219i ne g\u0103sim gurile \u00een lumina trandafirie a&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cristian \u00ee\u0219i drese glasul zgomotos. \u0218i sugestiv. Titus p\u0103ru s\u0103 se dezmeticeasc\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Perechii mele \u00eei place s\u0103 fac\u0103 dragoste \u00een zori. Ne lu\u0103m, deci, cafeaua \u00eempreun\u0103, diminea\u021ba pe la 9, \u00een weekend, iar apoi faptul c\u0103 nu suntem \u00een mod boln\u0103vicios dependen\u021bi unul de cel\u0103lalt ne permite s\u0103 ne vedem fiecare de treaba lui, eu m\u0103 retrag \u00een bibliotec\u0103 s\u0103 citesc (sunt cercet\u0103tor la Institutul de Lingvistic\u0103 \u201eIorgu Iordan\u201d, apropo, iar ea are o ocupa\u021bie complementar\u0103, idealmente arhitect\u0103, de\u0219i poate s\u0103 fie \u0219i mai modest\u0103, gen casier\u0103, \u00een niciun caz \u00een Resurse Umane!), eu studiez, deci, iar ea poate vorbe\u0219te la telefon cu prietenele, poate se uit\u0103 la un album de fotografii vechi, \u00ee\u0219i urmeaz\u0103 vreun hobby, m\u0103 rog. Fapt e c\u0103 dup\u0103 pr\u00e2nz ie\u0219im \u00een ora\u0219 la un pahar de vin la un local lini\u0219tit, cu caracter, alea \u00eei plac ei foarte mult, sau la o plimbare prin parc, unde ne \u021binem totdeauna de m\u00e2n\u0103, cum \u00eei place ei, sau la vreun film, dar sub nicio form\u0103 la cinema la mall, nu poate suferi vulgaritatea mallurilor, ci la un cinematograf clasic, cu lume bun\u0103 \u0219i filme de calitateee&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Individul r\u0103mase cu ochii concentra\u021bi asupra unui punct care \u00eei sc\u0103pa lui Cristian. Dou\u0103-trei clipe. Suspans. Apoi ad\u0103ug\u0103:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 &#8230; poate fran\u021buze\u0219ti!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00cel taxase pe molusc\u0103 o zi \u00eentreag\u0103 doar ca s\u0103 se g\u00e2ndeasc\u0103 cum avea s\u0103 planifice \u201emisiunea\u201d. Nu c-ar fi f\u0103cut-o cu scopul expres de a-l jecm\u0103ni. Efectiv sim\u021bea nevoia s\u0103 dedice c\u00e2teva ore bune conceperii unei strategii \u0219i a unui mod de lucru pentru treaba asta. \u00cen cele din urm\u0103, spre finalul zilei, ca un slujba\u0219 cinstit, \u00eel sunase \u0219i conveniser\u0103 a\u0219a: el, detectivul, avea s\u0103 str\u00e2ng\u0103 date, s\u0103 selecteze profilurile care corespundeau cerin\u021belor, s\u0103 ob\u021bin\u0103 acordul doamnelor selectate de a se \u00eent\u00e2lni cu clientul \u0219i s\u0103 alc\u0103tuiasc\u0103 o list\u0103 scurt\u0103 de candidate, pe care s\u0103 i-o prezinte lui Titus la fiecare sf\u00e2r\u0219it de s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103. Luni-joi munc\u0103 de cercetare \u0219i\/sau teren. Vineri, o jum\u0103tate de zi h\u00e2r\u021bog\u0103real\u0103 (lista, nume, poze, date de contact), cealalt\u0103 jum\u0103tate \u00eentrevedere cu dom\u2019 Stan, s\u0103 \u00eei dea raportul. Conveniser\u0103 ca, dup\u0103 \u00eenm\u00e2narea listei s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2nale, sarcina evalu\u0103rii doamnelor listate s\u0103 o preia molusca, urm\u00e2nd ca, atunci c\u00e2nd, \u00een urma unei \u00eent\u00e2lniri, hai dou\u0103 cu ele, considera c\u0103 \u0219i-a g\u0103sit perechea, s\u0103 \u00eel anun\u021be imediat pe Cristian, iar misiunea s\u0103 fie considerat\u0103 \u00eencheiat\u0103. Cu un bonus de succes final de 5000 de lei. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 asta, lui Cristian \u00eei luase ceva timp s\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i fac\u0103 propriul plan de ac\u021biune \u0219i s\u0103 identifice cea mai eficient\u0103 \u0219i, dac\u0103 putea fi vorba de a\u0219a ceva, onest\u0103 abordare fa\u021b\u0103 de doamnele-\u021bint\u0103. Iar cum de undeva trebuia s\u0103 \u00eenceap\u0103, \u00eencepu cu o list\u0103 de abonate single de la Orange \u0219i \u00eenc\u0103 una de la Vodafone, via ni\u0219te amici care lucrau acolo. Nu tocmai legal, dar&#8230; un punct de pornire concret. (Nu-l \u00eentrebase pe Stan dac\u0103 perechea lui era la Orange sau la Vodafone, c\u0103ci, dus cum era, ar fi fost \u00een stare s\u0103 aib\u0103 \u0219i-n privin\u021ba asta o preferin\u021b\u0103 ferm\u0103!) Urmaser\u0103 ceva s\u0103p\u0103turi \u0219i pe la Institutul Na\u021bional de Statistic\u0103, tot printr-o cuno\u0219tin\u021b\u0103, ca \u0219i pe la un num\u0103r de notariate, \u00een c\u0103utare de nec\u0103s\u0103torite \u0219i de divor\u021bate. Pornind de la p\u0103rul brunet c\u00e2rlion\u021bat, abordase p\u00e2n\u0103 \u0219i saloanele de coafur\u0103 frecventate de femei cu venit corespunz\u0103tor grupului-\u021bint\u0103, adic\u0103 mediu spre mare. Iar rezultatele \u00eencepuser\u0103, treptat, s\u0103 apar\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dac\u0103 identificarea candidatelor nu se dovedise neap\u0103rat anevoioas\u0103, delicat\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2nea abordarea lor; intrarea \u00een leg\u0103tur\u0103, primul contact. Cristian hot\u0103r\u00e2se s\u0103 se recomande cinstit, cu nume, prenume \u0219i profesiune, \u0219i s\u0103 le spun\u0103 c\u0103 era vorba de o perspectiv\u0103 matrimonial\u0103 al\u0103turi de un domn cult, manierat, sensibil, de v\u00e2rst\u0103 mijlocie, cu o situa\u021bie material\u0103 stabil\u0103 etc. (\u00een fine, \u00eei f\u0103cea molu\u0219tei un portret c\u00e2t mai m\u0103gulitor). Apoi le \u00eentreba dac\u0103 ar fi dispuse s\u0103 poarte o discu\u021bie preliminar\u0103 despre aceast\u0103 perspectiv\u0103. Evident, de multe ori i s-a tr\u00e2ntit telefonul \u00een nas. I-au auzit urechile destule proteste indignate \u0219i chiar oc\u0103ri. \u0218i a fost \u00een c\u00e2teva r\u00e2nduri amenin\u021bat \u0219i f\u0103cut s\u0103 se simt\u0103 ca un r\u0103uf\u0103c\u0103tor. Dar c\u00e2teva doamne au fost totu\u0219i de acord s\u0103 \u00eel \u00eent\u00e2lneasc\u0103 \u00eentr-un loc public care le inspira siguran\u021b\u0103 \u0219i s\u0103 asculte ce avea de spus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Treceau s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2nile, ocupate. Ore \u0219i ore de convorbiri cu femei care, de\u0219i se declarau nepl\u0103cut surprinse de felul \u00een care fuseser\u0103 c\u0103utate \u0219i g\u0103site, se ar\u0103tau p\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103 suficient de \u00een\u021beleg\u0103toare fa\u021b\u0103 de aspira\u021bia clientului lui, suficient de binevoitoare pentru a-i acorda unui detectiv o or\u0103 din timpul lor, \u0219i suficient de deschise pentru a se l\u0103sa \u201eprofilate\u201d. Cristian avea vaga senza\u021bie c\u0103 se \u00eembog\u0103\u021bea cu ceva \u2013 \u0219i nu era vorba de banii lui Titus Stan.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Am \u00een\u021beles. Urm\u0103toarea: v\u0103 place s\u0103 v\u0103 plimba\u021bi?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De c\u00e2teva minute citea con\u0219tiincios \u00eentreb\u0103ri de \u201epreselec\u021bie\u201d de pe lunga list\u0103 pe care \u0219i-o preg\u0103tise pe baza fantaz\u0103rii aceleia memorabile a molu\u0219tei, la \u00eenceputul rela\u021biei lor contractuale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 \u00cendeosebi c\u00e2nd c\u0103\u021belul meu are vezica plin\u0103!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ce\u0219i ridic\u0103 ochii mirat c\u0103tre bruneta crea\u021b\u0103 cvadragenar\u0103 de-al\u0103turi. Aceasta izbucni \u00een r\u00e2s, s\u0103n\u0103tos. Prima lor discu\u021bie preliminar\u0103 durase fix trei minute, la Universitate, \u201ela coada lui Mihai\u201d. El \u00eei explicase \u00eenc\u0103 o dat\u0103 situa\u021bia \u00een c\u00e2teva fraze (celibatar intelectual, c\u0103utare via detectiv, perspectiv\u0103 matrimonial\u0103 etc.), ea r\u0103spunsese doar \u201eM\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc\u201d, \u00eei \u00eentorsese spatele \u0219i disp\u0103ruse \u00een mul\u021bime. Acceptase dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva zile aceast\u0103 a doua discu\u021bie preliminar\u0103 cu el, la Bruno, pe Covaci, iar acum r\u00e2dea p\u00e2n\u0103 \u0219i cu ochii, a\u0219ezat\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 el la masa de lemn brun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Z\u0103u a\u0219a!&#8230; \u00cemi recita\u021bi \u0219col\u0103re\u0219te \u00eentreb\u0103ri prefabricate de pe un carne\u021bel. Clientul dumneavoastr\u0103 e cam tocilar, mi se pare&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 E&#8230; foarte metodic, b\u00e2igui detectivul, nu f\u0103r\u0103 a se f\u00e2st\u00e2ci.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Femeia replic\u0103 doar printr-un z\u00e2mbet cu capul u\u0219or \u00eenclinat a mustrare. Privind cu fermitate spre carne\u021bel. Cristian \u00eel \u00eenchise \u0219i \u00eel a\u0219ez\u0103 pe mas\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u2014 \u00cemi place s\u0103 m\u0103 plimb \u00een special c\u00e2nd bureaz\u0103. Toamna t\u00e2rziu. C\u00e2nd \u00een parc nu vezi dec\u00e2t oamenii r\u0103zle\u021bi sco\u0219i la aer de c\u00e2inii lor \u0219i parc\u0103 fiecare copac desfrunzit poart\u0103 amintiri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cristian miji ochii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Avem at\u00e2t de multe amintiri, nu crede\u021bi? Nu mai suntem tineri&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ochii femeii, de culoarea murei coapte, \u00eel priveau cu un amestec de triste\u021be \u0219i \u00eencredere, f\u0103r\u0103 umbr\u0103 din st\u00e2njeneala aceea juvenil\u0103 care te face s\u0103 evi\u021bi privirile autentice ca pe ni\u0219te medicamente prea puternice. Cristian clipi intimidat, dar \u00eei sus\u021binu privirea. \u00cen\u021belese f\u0103r\u0103 am\u00e2n\u0103ri inutile: se \u00eendr\u0103gostea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nora Valerian \u00ee\u0219i plec\u0103 ochii \u0219i \u00ee\u0219i privi m\u00e2inile a\u0219ezate pe mas\u0103 ca ni\u0219te cearceafuri proasp\u0103t c\u0103lcate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Dac\u0103 am \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat ceva \u00een patruzeci \u0219i ceva de ani de via\u021b\u0103, este s\u0103 \u00eentind m\u00e2na spre ce vine bun, adev\u0103rat \u0219i frumos c\u0103tre mine, <em>atunci<\/em> c\u00e2nd vine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murele, pe rugul lor intens, c\u0103utau iar s\u0103 i se uite \u00een suflet. \u00centr-o secund\u0103, lui Cristian i se str\u00e2nse inima. \u00cen urm\u0103toarea, trase aer \u00een piept. \u00centinse m\u00e2na, culese atent palma femeii \u00een c\u0103u\u0219ul format ca pentru a prinde ap\u0103 \u0219i o duse la buze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cristian Mandache nu \u0219i-a \u00eencasat niciodat\u0103 bonusul de finalizare cu succes a misiunii. De\u0219i a continuat s\u0103 \u00eei caute lui Titus Stan perechea chiar \u0219i dup\u0103 ce el \u0219i Nora au devenit iubi\u021bi, molusca f\u0103cea ce f\u0103cea \u0219i reu\u0219ea s\u0103 <em>nu<\/em> fie 100% convins c\u0103 vreuna dintre doamnele propuse de detectiv, pe care le \u00eent\u00e2lnea \u0219i evalua personal, era cea c\u0103utat\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>P\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103, Cristian a abandonat misiunea. Apoi \u0219i-a abandonat \u0219i meseria, care nu-i mai f\u0103cea nicio pl\u0103cere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acum, aproape opt ani mai t\u00e2rziu, st\u0103tea \u00een biroul ticsit de c\u0103r\u021bi, rev\u0103z\u00e2nd notele din dosarul clientului pe care \u00eel a\u0219tepta la ora 11. \u00ce\u0219i ridic\u0103 privirea din h\u00e2rtii, \u00ee\u0219i scoase ochelarii \u0219i \u00ee\u0219i mas\u0103 u\u0219or pleoapele. Redeschise ochii \u0219i \u0219i-i plimb\u0103 peste titlurile bine cunoscute de pe rafturile bibliotecii \u0219i peste diploma cu sigla Colegiului Psihologilor din Rom\u00e2nia, \u00eenr\u0103mat\u0103 \u0219i expus\u0103 acolo unde o puteau vedea p\u00e2n\u0103 \u0219i cei mai ne\u00eencrez\u0103tori clien\u021bi. Trase un pic cu urechea la chicotele ce r\u0103zb\u0103teau din sufragerie, unde Nora \u0219i Catinca f\u0103ceau edificii sofisticate din Lego. Iubita lui p\u0103rea extrem de hot\u0103r\u00e2t\u0103 s\u0103 \u00eei transmit\u0103 feti\u021bei tainele meseriei ei, dac\u0103, desigur, aceasta ar\u0103ta talent pentru arhitectur\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>R\u0103mase pu\u021bin cu ochii \u00een gol. Ciudat \u0219i totodat\u0103 parc\u0103 amuzant: ori de c\u00e2te ori avea un moment de respiro \u00een care \u00ee\u0219i contempla mul\u021bumirea, i se strecura \u00een minte un sentiment de vinov\u0103\u021bie fa\u021b\u0103 de Titus Stan. Pe undeva, de\u0219i \u0219tia c\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 temei real, sim\u021bea c\u0103 \u00eel \u00een\u0219elase, c\u0103 poate \u00eel privase de ceva pe molusc\u0103. Nu pregetase s\u0103-i \u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u0219easc\u0103 Norei senza\u021bia asta, \u00een c\u00e2teva r\u00e2nduri. Ea \u00eens\u0103 z\u00e2mbise, \u00eel s\u0103rutase pe cre\u0219tet \u0219i \u00eel \u00eendemnase, cu spiritu-i practic caracteristic, s\u0103 nu se g\u00e2ndeasc\u0103 la Titus Stan \u201emai mult dec\u00e2t e cazul\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 C\u0103 poate ce voia de fapt era s\u0103 caute. 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