C\u0103t\u0103lin \u00ee\u0219i cercet\u0103 iar telefonul: ora 14 fix. \u201eCineva m\u0103 iube\u0219te!\u201d ar fi exclamat \u00een adolescen\u021b\u0103. Pe atunci chiar \u00eel iubise o coleg\u0103 de liceu, dar lui nu-i trebuise, era \u00eendr\u0103gostit de alt\u0103 fat\u0103. Mai apoi, \u021binuse mult la el o coleg\u0103 de facultate, \u0219i nici asta nu fusese pe placul s\u0103u. \u00cen sf\u00e2r\u0219it, trecuser\u0103 anii, iubise \u0219i fusese iubit, dar tot singur r\u0103m\u0103sese, \u00eenc\u00e2t acum, c\u00e2nd trecuse de 40 de ani, dac\u0103 era s\u0103-l iubeasc\u0103 vreo femeie, aceea numai maic\u0103-sa putea fi. \u00ce\u0219i v\u00e2r\u00ee cu un gest repezit telefonul \u00een buzunarul paltonului. Devenea tot mai ner\u0103bd\u0103tor. Mai avea \u00eens\u0103 de a\u0219teptat aproape trei ore p\u00e2n\u0103 se \u00eent\u00e2lnea cu vecinul s\u0103u, cu care r\u0103m\u0103sese \u00een\u021beles diminea\u021b\u0103 s\u0103-l duc\u0103 \u00eenapoi acas\u0103. \u00ce\u0219i rezolvase toate treburile pentru care venise la ora\u0219, \u00ee\u0219i achitase rata la banc\u0103, mai pusese ni\u0219te bani pentru asigurarea de s\u0103n\u0103tate, f\u0103cuse \u0219i cump\u0103r\u0103turi, ba chiar luase, pe \u00eendelete, pr\u00e2nzul la un restaurant ieftin. Ar mai fi z\u0103bovit acolo, \u00een \u00eenc\u0103perea bine \u00eenc\u0103lzit\u0103, cu o muzic\u0103 discret\u0103 \u00een fundal, doar c\u0103 restaurantul \u00eencepuse s\u0103 se umple de lume \u0219i, nemaig\u0103sind loc, o pereche ceruse voie s\u0103 se a\u0219eze la masa lui. \u0218i astfel starea sa de bine se dusese naibii. \u00cenfulecase ce mai r\u0103mase din pr\u0103jitur\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-i mai simt\u0103 gustul, apoi se ridicase \u0219i pornise spre ie\u0219ire, s\u0103lt\u00e2ndu-\u0219i din mers rucsacul \u00een spate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Str\u0103b\u0103tu parcul central \u0219i o lu\u0103 \u00een sus pe marele bulevard, s\u0103 piard\u0103 vremea uit\u00e2ndu-se dup\u0103 liceenele ce ie\u0219eau de la cursuri. Nori u\u0219ori, parc\u0103 de spum\u0103, alunecau peste cerul sticlos \u0219i, sub str\u0103lucirea soarelui, peticele de z\u0103pad\u0103 deveniser\u0103 orbitoare. \u00cencruntat \u0219i cu ochii miji\u021bi din cauza luminii prea puternice, b\u0103rbatul se amestec\u0103 printre tinerii ce umpleau, \u00een grupuri vesele, trotuarele. Fire\u0219te, majoritatea trec\u0103torilor erau bine \u00eembr\u0103ca\u021bi, potrivit cu vremea de afar\u0103, dar z\u0103ri \u0219i adolescente cu blugii rup\u021bi, l\u0103s\u00e2nd s\u0103 li se vad\u0103 genunchii goi, ori purt\u00e2nd fuste \u0219i bluze scurte, ca \u0219i cum ar fi fost var\u0103. Vorbeau tare \u0219i r\u00e2deau \u0219i mai tare, din orice fleac, \u0219i C\u0103t\u0103lin renun\u021b\u0103 cur\u00e2nd s\u0103 se mai zg\u00e2iasc\u0103 la ele, iritat nu at\u00e2t de limbajul lor slobod (care, p\u00e2n\u0103 la un punct, \u00eel st\u00e2rnea, de\u0219i expresia \u201e\u00cen puii mei!\u201d \u00eel scotea din s\u0103rite, se g\u00e2ndea \u00eenfrigurat la p\u0103duchi \u0219i lindini), c\u00e2t de vorbele porcoase ale b\u0103ie\u021bilor ce le \u00eenso\u021beau, adesea r\u0103cnite \u00een gura mare, printre hlizeli \u0219i gesturi agasante. C\u00e2nd auzi \u201eD\u0103-te, b\u0103, \u00een p\u2026 mea mai \u00eencolo, tu nu vezi c\u0103 vin?\u201d, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 se mai \u00eentrebe dac\u0103 vorbele celui din spate \u00eei erau adresate lui sau altuia, se d\u0103du la o parte, aproape se lipi cu um\u0103rul de fa\u021bada unei cl\u0103diri. \u201eAsta-mi trebuie mie acum?\u201d se cert\u0103 el. \u201eCe caut eu printre \u0103\u0219tia<\/em>? Sunt de-a dreptul penibil!\u201d Puberii neru\u0219ina\u021bi \u00eel f\u0103cur\u0103 dintr-odat\u0103 s\u0103 se ru\u0219ineze de sine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Coti la st\u00e2nga, pe o strad\u0103 mai lini\u0219tit\u0103, \u0219i \u00eenaint\u0103 alene, f\u0103r\u0103 scop, zg\u00e2indu-se de ast\u0103 dat\u0103 la vitrinele magazinelor. Un tip robust, cu o cu\u0219m\u0103 de blan\u0103 \u00eendesat\u0103 pe cap, \u00eel \u00eentreb\u0103 unde-i Angi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Angi? ridic\u0103 din spr\u00e2ncene C\u0103t\u0103lin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Banca Angi, spuse omul, n\u0103uc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Nu \u0219tiu, nu sunt de aici, r\u0103spunse C\u0103t\u0103lin \u00een doi peri, ne\u0219tiind la ce se refer\u0103 trec\u0103torul, vreun fermier, de bun\u0103 seam\u0103, venit cu treburi la ora\u0219.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Apoi, pu\u021bin mai \u00eencolo, z\u0103ri firma b\u0103ncii cu pricina \u0219i z\u00e2mbi. \u00cencepu s\u0103 fredoneze \u00een g\u00e2nd, amuzat:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cen fa\u021ba lui r\u0103s\u0103ri deodat\u0103 o mic\u0103 agen\u021bie loto, \u00eenghesuit\u0103 \u00eentre o farmacie \u0219i un second-hand. Se opri \u0219i privi minute \u00een \u0219ir spre geamul \u0219i u\u0219a agen\u021biei, ambele prev\u0103zute cu gratii. Era prima dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd o vedea. \u0218tia doar agen\u021bia de l\u00e2ng\u0103 Prim\u0103rie, unde intra foarte rar, juc\u00e2nd \u00eentotdeauna o variant\u0103 simpl\u0103 la 6 din 49. Mai mult de dou\u0103 numere norocoase nu nimerise niciodat\u0103. Era convins c\u0103 n-avea noroc, \u0219i totu\u0219i juca din c\u00e2nd \u00een c\u00e2nd, poate ispitit de Satana. Asta \u00eei spusese acum c\u00e2\u021biva ani o poc\u0103it\u0103 \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103, \u00eenso\u021bit\u0103 de o poc\u0103it\u0103 t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103, frumoas\u0103, \u00eenm\u00e2n\u00e2ndu-i o bro\u0219ur\u0103 chiar \u00een fa\u021ba acelei agen\u021bii. \u201eUite a\u0219a r\u00e2de Satana c\u00e2nd te vede juc\u00e2nd la loto!\u201d \u00eei zisese ea, f\u0103c\u00e2ndu-l s\u0103 se \u00eendep\u0103rteze smerit. Savurase \u00eens\u0103 \u00eenjur\u0103turile cu care o potopise pe femeie, o clip\u0103 mai t\u00e2rziu, un t\u00e2n\u0103r prea pu\u021bin impresionabil la cuv\u00e2ntul Domnului. P\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103, se \u00eentorsese \u0219i jucase, iar dup\u0103 ce aflase rezultatele extragerii, cu g\u00e2ndul la b\u0103tr\u00e2na sectant\u0103, chiar \u00eei r\u0103sunase \u00een cap un r\u00e2s mefistofelic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n St\u0103tea \u00een cump\u0103n\u0103: s\u0103 intre sau s\u0103 nu intre? Mai avea o bancnot\u0103 de o sut\u0103 de lei \u0219i parc\u0103 nu se \u00eendura s\u0103 o schimbe. Vecinului s\u0103u \u00eei pl\u0103tise diminea\u021b\u0103 \u0219i pentru drumul de \u00eentoarcere. Oricum, cheltuise destul \u00een acea zi, cu toate c\u0103 nu cump\u0103rase dec\u00e2t lucruri strict necesare. Se \u00eentoarse \u0219i porni spre parcul central. \u00cei trebuia la toalet\u0103, \u0219i acolo, l\u00e2ng\u0103 statuia unui erou na\u021bional, era una, la subsol. \u201eCa s\u0103 vezi!\u201d \u00ee\u0219i zise privindu-se \u00een oglinda murdar\u0103, \u00een timp ce se sp\u0103la pe m\u00e2ini. \u201e\u021aineam ca prostul de suta de lei, iar acum tot trebuie s-o schimb ca s\u0103-i dau femeii \u0103steia un leu. Poate n-are s\u0103-mi dea rest \u0219i nu mai pl\u0103tesc. Nu st\u0103 ea \u00eentr-un leu, de aia m-a l\u0103sat s\u0103 intru\u2026\u201d Femeia avu s\u0103-i dea rest, \u0219i C\u0103t\u0103lin plec\u0103 mai departe mototolind bancnotele \u00een buzunar. \u201e\u0218i de ce n-a\u0219 juca?\u201d se \u00eentreb\u0103 el, cam m\u00e2nios pentru aceste ezit\u0103ri copil\u0103re\u0219ti. \u201ePentru 7 lei \u0219i 50 de bani, merit\u0103 s\u0103 \u00eencerc\u2026 Poate de data asta\u2026 \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it\u2026 Cine \u0219tie? \u0218i pe urm\u0103 o s\u0103-i povestesc mamei \u00eentreaga istorie, cum am ezitat la \u00eenceput \u0219i am plecat mai departe, nedorind s\u0103-mi schimb ultima sut\u0103 de lei, ca acum, iat\u0103, s\u0103 obosim num\u0103r\u00e2nd bancnote de o sut\u0103, de dou\u0103 sute, de cinci sute de lei! C\u00e2t o fi oare reportul? Parc\u0103 a\u0219a-i spune, report<\/em>\u2026 Habar n-am. \u00cen orice caz, nu-mi trebuie milioane. M\u0103 mul\u021bumesc \u0219i cu c\u00e2teva mii. M\u0103 mul\u021bumesc pe naiba!\u201d renun\u021b\u0103 el s\u0103 se mai g\u00e2ndeasc\u0103 la treaba asta, \u0219i \u00eempinse u\u0219a grea, de metal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 O variant\u0103 simpl\u0103, v\u0103 rog, la 6 din 49.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 O carte de identitate sau un CNP, ceru v\u00e2nz\u0103toarea din spatele ghi\u0219eului, prev\u0103zut \u0219i acesta cu gratii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Cu at\u00e2tea gratii \u00een jur, te sim\u021bi ca-n temni\u021b\u0103, \u00eencerc\u0103 b\u0103rbatul o glum\u0103, \u0219i-i \u00eentinse femeii actul de identitate, z\u00e2mbind pozna\u0219.<\/p>\n\n\n\n V\u00e2nz\u0103toarea \u00eel fix\u0103 t\u0103cut\u0103, cu o expresie de piatr\u0103. \u00cei not\u0103 CNP-ul \u0219i urm\u0103, apatic\u0103:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 \u00cemi spune\u021bi dumneavoastr\u0103 numerele sau l\u0103s\u0103m cum d\u0103 aparatul?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cen clipa aceea, u\u0219a se deschise \u0219i \u00een\u0103untru p\u0103\u0219i o femeie \u00eembr\u0103cat\u0103 \u00eentr-un pardesiu negru. Purta o c\u0103ciul\u0103 de l\u00e2n\u0103, cu un mo\u021b destul de comic, de sub care p\u0103rul auriu i se rev\u0103rsa, \u00een bucle, p\u00e2n\u0103 pe umeri. C\u0103t\u0103lin \u00eei surprinse privirea albastr\u0103, u\u0219or mirat\u0103, \u00eenainte s\u0103-i r\u0103spund\u0103 v\u00e2nz\u0103toarei:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Vi le spun eu, c\u0103 aparatul, oricum, e mai ghinionist dec\u00e2t mine! r\u00e2se el, deodat\u0103 binedispus, \u0219i se uit\u0103 iar la blonda de al\u0103turi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Femeia din spatele ghi\u0219eului r\u0103mase impasibil\u0103, dar cealalt\u0103 r\u0103spunse r\u00e2sului s\u0103u cu un z\u00e2mbet rigid. \u00ce\u0219i scoase din po\u0219et\u0103 cartea de identitate \u0219i o fi\u021buic\u0103 pe care erau notate c\u00e2teva cifre. \u201eFiecare cu strategia lui\u201d, \u00ee\u0219i zise C\u0103t\u0103lin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Numerele, v\u0103 rog, aproape scr\u00e2\u0219ni v\u00e2nz\u0103toarea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n B\u0103rbatul \u00een\u0219ir\u0103, aiurit, numerele. Trebui s\u0103 renun\u021be la ultimul, c\u0103ci trecuse de \u0219ase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Nici dumneavoastr\u0103 nu prea juca\u021bi la loto, observ\u0103 femeia de l\u00e2ng\u0103 el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Nu prea, recunoscu C\u0103t\u0103lin, parc\u0103 brusc \u00eempov\u0103rat, \u0219i \u00ee\u0219i lu\u0103 gr\u0103bit biletul \u0219i cartea de identitate \u0219i restul de la 10 lei. S\u0103 ave\u021bi noroc! ad\u0103ug\u0103, mai \u00eent\u00e2i \u00eemping\u00e2nd, apoi tr\u0103g\u00e2nd spre el u\u0219a de la intrare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ajuns \u00een strad\u0103, r\u0103mase oarecum suspendat. Nu se gr\u0103bi s\u0103 se urneasc\u0103 din loc, trecur\u0103 astfel c\u00e2teva minute, iar c\u00e2nd porni din nou spre parc, necunoscuta \u00eel ajunse din urm\u0103. Tres\u0103ri c\u00e2nd o auzi ciripind l\u00e2ng\u0103 um\u0103rul s\u0103u.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 S\u0103 ave\u021bi \u0219i dumneavoastr\u0103 noroc, zise ea. Poate nu m-a\u021bi auzit c\u00e2nd v-am spus\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Mul\u021bumesc. O s\u0103 afl\u0103m m\u00e2ine sear\u0103\u2026 dup\u0103 extragere, se f\u00e2st\u00e2ci C\u0103t\u0103lin. A\u021bi mai c\u00e2\u0219tigat p\u00e2n\u0103 acum? Scuza\u021bi-mi, v\u0103 rog, indiscre\u021bia\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 O singur\u0103 dat\u0103, r\u0103spunse femeia, senin. 30 de lei, dac\u0103 nu m\u0103 \u00een\u0219el. Mama, Dumnezeu s-o ierte, era tare pornit\u0103 \u00eempotriva jocurilor de noroc. \u201eUite a\u0219a r\u00e2de Satana c\u00e2nd te vede juc\u00e2nd la loto!\u201d obi\u0219nuia s\u0103 spun\u0103. De fapt, era \u00eempotriva multor lucruri lume\u0219ti, mai spuse ea, cumva jenat\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 De\u0219ert\u0103ciunea de\u0219ert\u0103ciunilor<\/em>, se pomeni b\u0103rbatul rostind, cu g\u00e2ndul la \u00eent\u00e2mplarea de demult, c\u00e2nd o femeie \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103, \u00eenso\u021bit\u0103 de o t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103 frumoas\u0103, cu ochii alba\u0219tri \u0219i p\u0103rul blond, acoperit cu o basma de m\u0103tase, \u00eei d\u0103duse o bro\u0219ur\u0103, pe care el o aruncase la primul co\u0219 de gunoi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Acum, c\u0103 mama nu mai este, tot ce s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat atunci a r\u0103mas undeva \u00een urm\u0103. Lucruri despre care, recunosc, nu-mi amintesc \u00eentotdeauna cu pl\u0103cere\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 De ce? se pref\u0103cu el mirat. Doar n-a\u021bi f\u0103cut niciun r\u0103u nim\u0103nui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Nu, doar c\u0103 via\u021ba mea ar fi putut fi alta dac\u0103… \u00cen sf\u00e2r\u0219it, renun\u021b\u0103 femeia, st\u00e2njenit\u0103, observ\u00e2ndu-i expresia \u00eencruntat\u0103, \u0219i z\u00e2mbetul i se pref\u0103cu \u00eentr-o grimas\u0103 care o ur\u00e2\u021bi pentru o clip\u0103. \u00cemi cer scuze, v\u0103 deranjez cu necazurile mele\u2026 \u00cenc\u0103 o dat\u0103, noroc la extragerea de m\u00e2ine sear\u0103!<\/p>\n\n\n\n C\u0103t\u0103lin o privea circumspect, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 vrea. Da, probabil nu era vorba doar de alocu\u021biunile banale adresate, cu pu\u021bin noroc, celor \u00eent\u00e2lni\u021bi pe strad\u0103; nici de bro\u0219urile \u0219i c\u0103r\u021buliile despre poc\u0103in\u021b\u0103 \u00eemp\u0103r\u021bite \u00een st\u00e2nga \u0219i-n dreapta. Poate c\u0103 maic\u0103-sa hot\u0103r\u00e2se, \u00een locul ei, cu cine s\u0103 se vad\u0103 \u0219i cu cine nu, poate \u00eei interzisese s\u0103 se \u00eent\u00e2lneasc\u0103 cu b\u0103ie\u021bii care-i pl\u0103cuser\u0103, poate chiar \u00eei impusese s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 neprih\u0103nit\u0103 \u0219i s\u0103 se \u00eencredin\u021beze pe deplin Domnului\u2026 \u0218i acum, cine \u0219tie, voia s\u0103 recupereze\u2026 Sau poate c\u0103 maic\u0103-sa \u00eei v\u00e2r\u00e2se pe g\u00e2t vreun frate<\/em> pe care ea nu-l iubea \u0219i, astfel, ajunsese s\u0103-l deteste, turn\u00e2ndu-i totu\u0219i o droaie de copii\u2026 Sau poate divor\u021base\u2026 sau fugise de acas\u0103… sau\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alung\u0103 naibii aceste g\u00e2nduri s\u00e2c\u00e2itoare. F\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 fi auzit ultimele ei fraze, \u00eentinse m\u00e2na \u0219i \u00ee\u0219i rosti numele repede, cu glasul sugrumat de emo\u021bie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 M\u0103lina, spuse femeia, \u00eembujorat\u0103, \u00eentinz\u00e2ndu-i la r\u00e2ndul ei m\u00e2na alb\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 niciun inel pe degete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Mai am o or\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 plec acas\u0103, la \u021bar\u0103, \u00eendr\u0103zni C\u0103t\u0103lin verific\u00e2ndu-\u0219i mobilul. Dac\u0103 sunte\u021bi de acord\u2026 v\u0103 invit la o cafea\u2026 M-a\u0219 bucura\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Cu pl\u0103cere, accept\u0103 ea, simplu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vizavi era un local lini\u0219tit. Vorbir\u0103 c\u00e2te-n lun\u0103 \u0219i-n stele \u0219i ar mai fi vorbit multe dac\u0103 C\u0103t\u0103lin n-ar fi trebuit s\u0103 plece. Schimbar\u0103 numerele de telefon \u0219i \u00ee\u0219i continuar\u0103 discu\u021bia seara, mai bine de-o or\u0103. Totul era bine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n La extragerea de a doua zi, M\u0103lina prinse doar dou\u0103 numere c\u00e2\u0219tig\u0103toare. C\u0103t\u0103lin, niciunul. R\u00e2ser\u0103 am\u00e2ndoi, ferici\u021bi, de ghinionul lor la loto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n R\u00e2d \u0219i acum, fiindc\u0103 nu c\u00e2\u0219tig\u0103 niciunul c\u00e2nd joac\u0103. A trecut deja un an de c\u00e2nd sunt \u00eempreun\u0103 \u0219i aproape o jum\u0103tate de c\u00e2nd s-au luat \u00een fa\u021ba ofi\u021berului de stare civil\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vreo trei mii de lei. Cu at\u00e2t au r\u0103mas Gelu \u0219i Mioara la sf\u00e2r\u0219itul cununiei civile, dup\u0103 ce \u0219i-au achitat datoriile \u0219i au sc\u0103zut toate cheltuielile f\u0103cute cu acel prilej. A\u0219a c\u0103 s-au g\u00e2ndit s\u0103-\u0219i cumpere o mobil\u0103 de dormitor nou\u0103. \u00cen cei doi ani de concubinaj se s\u0103turaser\u0103 de mobila din lemn de nuc, veche de o jum\u0103tate de veac, cu dulapul mirosind a mucegai, sertarele defecte \u0219i patul aproape destr\u0103mat, ce sc\u00e2r\u021b\u00e2ia sinistru de la prima mi\u0219care din fese. Au vorbit cu un cons\u0103tean, omul avea o camionet\u0103 \u0219i, contra cost, a fost de acord s\u0103-i ajute. Au intrat \u00een mai multe magazine, s-au contrazis ore \u00een \u0219ir \u0219i p\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103 au g\u0103sit ceva care s\u0103-i mul\u021bumeasc\u0103 pe am\u00e2ndoi. Un dormitor nou, modern, ce se \u00eencadra \u00een modestul lor buget, ba le r\u0103m\u00e2neau bani \u0219i pentru saltea, aceasta achizi\u021bion\u00e2ndu-se separat. A doua zi diminea\u021ba, Gelu se apuc\u0103 s\u0103 asambleze mobila de unul singur, urm\u00e2nd instruc\u021biunile din manual. Mai montase \u00een trecut un birou \u0219i se descurcase de minune. Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva ore de trud\u0103, ajutat spre final de cele dou\u0103 femei, treaba era \u00eencheiat\u0103 cu succes. Mobila ar\u0103ta foarte bine, iar cel doi \u00eensur\u0103\u021bei abia a\u0219teptau s\u0103 vin\u0103 seara ca s-o inaugureze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alt\u0103 via\u021b\u0103! Ce comod \u0219i silen\u021bios era patul, ce frumos mirosea totul a nou, a proasp\u0103t! \u201eS\u0103 tot faci dragoste \u00een condi\u021biile astea!\u201d \u00ee\u0219i zise Gelu, av\u00e2nd, iat\u0103, la ce s\u0103 se g\u00e2ndeasc\u0103 pentru a rezista mai mult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Iubitule, o auzi chiar atunci pe Mioara \u0219optindu-i la ureche, ai str\u00e2ns bine \u0219uruburile alea la mobil\u0103?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deschise ochii \u0219i, \u00een clarobscurul \u00eenc\u0103perii, o v\u0103zu fix\u00e2nd cu privirea corpul de deasupra ei; nu al lui, ci al mobilei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Normal c\u0103 le-am str\u00e2ns bine, ce-\u021bi veni acuma? morm\u0103i el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 C\u0103 dac\u0103, Doamne fere\u0219te, se desprinde bucata asta, continu\u0103 femeia ca \u0219i cum nu l-ar fi auzit, ne decapiteaz\u0103 imediat pe am\u00e2ndoi! Te-ai g\u00e2ndit la asta?…<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 De ce s\u0103 m\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc dac\u0103 am montat mobila cum trebuie? se sup\u0103r\u0103 b\u0103rbatul. N-a\u021bi verificat-o, tu \u0219i soacra, \u0219i a\u021bi zis c\u0103-i \u00een regul\u0103?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Am verificat-o, dar acum, c\u00e2nd o v\u0103d a\u0219a, deasupra capului meu, nu mai sunt sigur\u0103 de nimic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Nu te mai g\u00e2ndi la prostii. Hai s\u0103 schimb\u0103m pozi\u021bia, poate te ajut\u0103\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Ba nu m\u0103 ajut\u0103 deloc! r\u0103bufni femeia. Nu \u0219tiu cum po\u021bi fi at\u00e2t de indiferent c\u00e2nd sunt \u00een joc vie\u021bile noastre! Eu \u00een patul \u0103sta nu m\u0103 mai pun, s\u0103 fie clar!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Extraordinar! strig\u0103 Gelu, scos din s\u0103rite, \u0219i se d\u0103du la o parte \u0219i \u00ee\u0219i trase pijamaua, furios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Se \u00eembr\u0103c\u0103 \u0219i Mioara. B\u0103rbatul aprinse becul \u0219i \u00eencepu s\u0103 zg\u00e2l\u021b\u00e2ie puternic fiecare corp al mobilei, ca s\u0103-i demonstreze so\u021biei c\u0103 era c\u00e2t se poate de sigur\u0103. Degeaba. Femeia se temea s\u0103 se mai \u00eentind\u0103 pe pat. Ap\u0103ru \u0219i maic\u0103-sa, s\u0103 vad\u0103 de ce se certau tinerii \u00een miez de noapte. Ginerele repet\u0103 demonstra\u021bia de mai devreme, \u00eens\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 succes: acum se \u00eentreba \u0219i soacr\u0103-sa dac\u0103 mobila cea nou\u0103 era sigur\u0103. Dup\u0103 o or\u0103 de discu\u021bii aprinse, c\u00e2nd nici m\u0103car varianta de-a sta invers \u00een pat nu fu pe placul so\u021biei, \u00eengrozit\u0103 c\u0103 ar putea r\u0103m\u00e2ne f\u0103r\u0103 ambele picioare, ciuntite \u00een cazul \u00een care corpul suspendat al mobilei ar c\u0103dea peste ele, Mioara se duse s\u0103 se culce cu maic\u0103-sa, iar Gelu r\u0103mase s\u0103 doarm\u0103 de unul singur. Diminea\u021ba \u2013 altminteri \u00eensorit\u0103, cu arome suave de struguri \u0219i gutui coapte \u2013 nu aduse nicio schimbare \u00een atitudinea Mioarei. Mai mult, femeia dorea \u00eenlocuirea mobilei cu alta mai sigur\u0103. Gelu se prinse cu m\u00e2inile de cap:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Pentru ce s-o schimb\u0103m? strig\u0103 el. Pentru c\u0103 \u021bie \u0219i lui m\u0103-ta vi s-a n\u0103z\u0103rit c-o s\u0103 cad\u0103 peste noi \u0219i-o s\u0103 ne omoare cu zile?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u0218i ie\u0219i afar\u0103 m\u00e2nios. Smuci bicicleta de l\u00e2ng\u0103 peretele casei \u0219i se \u00eendrept\u0103 spre poart\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Unde te duci? \u00eel \u00eentreb\u0103 Mioara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pe moment, Gelu vru s\u0103 r\u0103spund\u0103 ca-ntr-o poveste: \u201eM\u0103 duc \u00een lumea toat\u0103! \u0218i de-oi g\u0103si mai pro\u0219ti dec\u00e2t voi, m-oi mai \u00eentoarce acas\u0103, iar de nu, ba.\u201d Dar se r\u0103zg\u00e2ndi numaidec\u00e2t. \u0218tia \u0219i el cum e lumea, vedea \u0219i auzea destule, \u0219i n-avea rost s\u0103 fie prea categoric cu familia sa. Tot acas\u0103 avea s\u0103 se \u00eentoarc\u0103, unde altundeva? \u0218i, oricum, nu era politicos\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 M\u0103 duc s\u0103 m\u0103 documentez pe teren, \u00eei veni brusc \u00een minte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Pentru ce s\u0103 te documentezi? se \u00eencrunt\u0103 soacr\u0103-sa, nedumerit\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 \u021aine telefonul, \u00eei zise so\u021biei, \u00een loc de r\u0103spuns. Nu-l iau cu mine. S\u0103 nu-l pierd, ad\u0103ug\u0103, neconving\u0103tor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n De fapt, tot ce-\u0219i dorea era s\u0103 nu-l deranjeze nimeni pentru o vreme. \u00cenc\u0103lec\u0103 bicicleta \u0219i porni spre cap\u0103tul satului. Ciurda tocmai plecase la p\u0103\u0219une. Unii s\u0103tenii erau prin cur\u021bi, cu al\u021bii se \u00eent\u00e2lnea pe drum \u0219i se salutau prietene\u0219te. \u00centr-o curte, c\u00e2\u021biva b\u0103rba\u021bi turnau funda\u021bia unei case. Mai aveau jum\u0103tate \u0219i ispr\u0103veau. Doi lucrau cu betoniera, unul purta ap\u0103 de la f\u00e2nt\u00e2n\u0103, altul c\u0103ra mortarul cu roaba. Cel de-al cincilea aranja betonul \u00een cofraj, pun\u00e2nd \u00een\u0103untru \u0219i c\u00e2te un bostan furajer din gr\u0103mada de al\u0103turi. Gelu se opri, mirat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Spor la munc\u0103! strig\u0103 el din drum. Merge treaba, merge?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Ca ceasu\u02bc! zise me\u0219terul de l\u00e2ng\u0103 cofraj, cu un bostan mare \u00een bra\u021be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Da\u02bc cu bostanu\u02bc \u0103la ce faci?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 \u00cel bag \u00een funda\u021bie!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 P\u0103i, dac\u0103 am r\u0103mas f\u0103r\u0103 piatr\u0103 de umplutur\u0103, ce era s\u0103 b\u0103g\u0103m? complet\u0103, cam ar\u021b\u0103gos, t\u00e2n\u0103rul cu roaba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 N-am mai pomenit a\u0219a ceva, r\u00e2se Gelu, imagin\u00e2ndu-\u0219i un \u0219vai\u021ber uria\u0219. \u0218i o s\u0103 reziste funda\u021bia la greutate?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 P\u0103i, cum s\u0103 nu reziste?! Rezist\u0103 \u0219i la trei etaje, nu doar la dou\u0103, c\u00e2t o s\u0103 aib\u0103 casa!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Hai, b\u0103, las\u0103-ne \u00een pace, c\u0103 nu e\u0219ti de meserie! se r\u0103sti la el cel care purta apa. E plin\u0103 \u021bara asta de ingineri! se adres\u0103 el celorlal\u021bi, f\u0103c\u00e2ndu-i s\u0103 r\u00e2d\u0103 \u00een hohote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 C\u0103 bine zici, \u00eencuviin\u021b\u0103 Gelu, \u0219i o lu\u0103 din loc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Coti la dreapta \u0219i porni spre satul vecin. Ajunseser\u0103 \u0219i la urechile sale ni\u0219te zvonuri \u0219i acum, dac\u0103 tot era pe teren, voia s\u0103 se conving\u0103 c\u0103 nu erau simple scorneli ale unor r\u0103ut\u0103cio\u0219i. \u00cenaint\u0103 pe asfalt vreo cinci kilometri, d\u00e2nd bine\u021be \u00een st\u00e2nga \u0219i-n dreapta. Ultima sut\u0103 de metri p\u00e2n\u0103 la prim\u0103rie o f\u0103cu \u00eens\u0103 pe un drum de piatr\u0103, plin de gropi. \u00cen fa\u021ba prim\u0103riei era un monument. Mai precis, un piedestal din beton \u00een care era \u00eenfipt\u0103 o cruce mare din fier. Se opri \u0219i citi ce era scris pe o plac\u0103 de marmur\u0103: Monument ridicat cu ocazia asfalt\u0103rii drumului comunal<\/em>\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Ce faci, Gelule? \u00eel recunoscu un s\u0103tean \u0219i-i \u00eentinse m\u00e2na.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Uite, v\u0103 admir frumosul monument\u2026 al asfalt\u0103rii! Numai c\u0103 asfaltul s-a oprit la o sut\u0103 de metri de monument, z\u00e2mbi el, \u0219treng\u0103re\u0219te.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 P\u0103i, tocmai construirea lui ne-a l\u0103sat f\u0103r\u0103 ultimii bani de asfaltare, recunoscu s\u0103teanul. Altfel, terminam drumul. Dar domnii de aici, \u00een\u0103l\u021b\u0103 el glasul, odat\u0103 cu pumnul, spre prim\u0103rie, au vrut neap\u0103rat s\u0103-\u0219i treac\u0103 numele cu litere de aur pe un monument! Eu m-am opus, dar al\u021bi pro\u0219ti au fost de acord!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Ce tot vociferezi, m\u0103, pe sub ferestrele prim\u0103riei? strig\u0103 la el un ins ivit \u00een u\u0219a institu\u021biei. Dac\u0103 ai ceva de spus, hai \u00een\u0103untru \u0219i spune ce te doare!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 P\u0103i, vin! f\u0103cu s\u0103teanul, b\u0103\u021bos. Crezi c\u0103 mi-e team\u0103 s\u0103 spun? Nu mi-e team\u0103!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dar nu se clinti din loc. Gelu \u00eel salut\u0103 \u0219i plec\u0103 mai departe. \u00cei era foame, nu m\u00e2ncase nimic de asear\u0103. La intrarea \u00een urm\u0103torul sat, z\u0103ri un magazin cu o mic\u0103 teras\u0103 lipit\u0103 de el. \u00ce\u0219i rezem\u0103 bicicleta de fa\u021bada magazinului, intr\u0103 \u0219i \u00ee\u0219i cump\u0103r\u0103 doi croasan\u021bi \u0219i un suc. Ie\u0219i afar\u0103 \u0219i se a\u0219ez\u0103 la o mas\u0103, l\u00e2ng\u0103 un paravan de trestie, \u00een spatele c\u0103ruia, la doi pa\u0219i, era o sta\u021bie GPL. Era singur. \u00cen timp ce-\u0219i \u00eenfuleca micul dejun, la sta\u021bia de al\u0103turi opri o ma\u0219in\u0103. Dup\u0103 un minut, Gelu prinse o discu\u021bie \u00eentre doi b\u0103rba\u021bi \u0219i ciuli urechile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Salut, barosane!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 O, salut, \u0219efu\u02bc! Cu ce ocazie pe la noi?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Inspec\u021bii\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Ce inspec\u021bii v\u0103 trebe iar, m\u0103?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Ordin de sus. N-ai v\u0103zut ce s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat \u00een \u021bar\u0103?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 \u0218i acuma \u00eemi spui?! De ce nu mi-ai zis c\u00e2nd ne-am \u00eent\u00e2lnit la partid?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 P\u0103i, atunci nu se \u0219tia sigur. Stai lini\u0219tit, c\u0103 rezolv\u0103m, ca de obicei. Am venit doar s\u0103 te anun\u021b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Puteai s\u0103 m\u0103 suni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Las\u0103, e mai bine a\u0219a. Dec\u00e2t s\u0103\u2026 Eram prin zon\u0103, oricum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 \u0218i c\u00e2nd vii?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 M\u00e2ine diminea\u021b\u0103, cred\u2026 Stai, dom\u2019ne, nu te enerva! \u021ai-am spus c\u0103 aranj\u0103m. B\u0103g\u0103m, ca de obicei, un sting\u0103tor expirat, ni\u0219te vegeta\u021bie uscat\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 sta\u021bie\u2026 Chestii de astea\u2026 Ceva trebuie s\u0103 scriu \u0219i eu \u00een raport, nu?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Bine, dac\u0103-i musai… Parc\u0103 \u0103ia de sus nu \u0219tiu cum st\u0103 treaba!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 \u0218tiu, bine\u00een\u021beles c\u0103 \u0219tiu, dar dac\u0103 le-a cerut primul ministru\u2026 Dac\u0103 li se cer rapoarte peste rapoarte, ce s\u0103 fac\u0103 \u0219i ei? Se umfl\u0103 \u00een pene o s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103, dou\u0103, \u0219i gata, le trece! Ne trece. Uit\u0103 \u0219i lumea. Vezi doar cum uit\u0103 oamenii. Adic\u0103 au at\u00e2tea probleme pe cap… salariile mici, pensiile mici, facturi de pl\u0103tit, co\u0219ul zilnic\u2026 A \u00eenceput \u0219i \u0219coala, \u0219tii cum e\u2026 S\u0103 te apuce mila, nu alta! He, he, he!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Norocu\u02bc nostru. Parc\u0103 aici nu se treze\u0219te ba unu\u02bc, ba altu\u02bc s\u0103-i aminteasc\u0103 lu\u02bc Titi! Tot la patru ani, mai ales, \u00een campanie. C\u0103 de ce n-a extins \u00eenc\u0103 re\u021beaua de gaz metan \u00een sat \u0219i trebuie s\u0103-\u0219i \u00eencarce buteliile la mine. Ce idio\u021bi, zi \u0219i tu! Apoi uit\u0103…<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Bine, barosane, hai c\u0103 vorbim \u0219i m\u00e2ine. Mai am de mers \u00een c\u00e2teva locuri\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Ok. Ie\u0219im pe urm\u0103 la restaurantul meu preferat. Dau \u0219i eu o mas\u0103, s\u0103 nu zici c\u0103\u2026Salut\u0103ri so\u021biei!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ma\u0219ina porni \u00een tromb\u0103 \u0219i Gelu \u00eentoarse capul dup\u0103 ea. \u201eCa s\u0103 vezi numai cum merg treburile \u00een \u021bara asta\u201d, \u00ee\u0219i zise el, \u0219i duse sticla la gur\u0103 \u0219i b\u0103u cu sete. Chiar \u00een clipa aceea, prin fa\u021ba lui trecu repede un tip pe biciclet\u0103. Ia stai pu\u021bin, aia nu era bicicleta lui? B\u0103rbatul s\u0103ri din scaun \u0219i alerg\u0103 \u00een fa\u021ba magazinului. R\u0103sufl\u0103 u\u0219urat: bicicleta sa era acolo unde o l\u0103sase. \u201eA doua oar\u0103 nu mai am eu norocul \u0103sta!\u201d \u00ee\u0219i zise Gelu suindu-se chiar atunci pe vehicul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chestia cu bicicleta \u00eei t\u0103ie brusc tot elanul. \u00cei pieri cheful de duc\u0103. \u201eLa ce folos?\u201d \u00ee\u0219i zise, resemnat. \u201eC\u0103 oameni pro\u0219ti \u0219i lucruri rele g\u0103se\u0219ti oriunde te-ar purta pa\u0219ii. Mai bine s\u0103-mi v\u0103d de treburile mele. S\u0103 le fac c\u00e2t mai bine. Eu \u0219tiu c\u0103 am str\u00e2ns cum trebuie \u0219uruburile alea. Dar oare sunt ele de bun\u0103 calitate? 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With no lovin\u02bc in our souls
And no money in our coats
You can\u02bct say we\u02bcre satisfied.
Angie, Angie\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Scurt\u0103 documentare pe teren<\/h2>\n\n\n\n