Suna. S-a uitat \u00eent\u00e2i la num\u0103rul scris pe ecran, apoi \u0219i-a apropiat telefonul de ureche \u0219i a a\u0219teptat s\u0103 aud\u0103 cine r\u0103spunde. Suna mereu la numere necunoscute. Suna \u0219i a\u0219tepta s\u0103 aud\u0103 o voce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
F\u0103cea asta de zeci de ani. C\u00e2nd se sim\u021bea nelini\u0219tit\u0103, trist\u0103 sau singur\u0103, suna pe cineva. Ori c\u00e2nd pur \u0219i simplu se plictisea, voia s\u0103 r\u00e2d\u0103 sau s\u0103 uite. Asta o calma. Al\u021bii se \u00eemb\u0103tau \u0219i ag\u0103\u021bau prin baruri, ea se ame\u021bea cu necunoscu\u021bi la telefon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Laura forma un num\u0103r la \u00eent\u00e2mplare \u0219i se l\u0103sa \u00een voia imprevizibilului.<\/em> Uneori convorbirea dura zece secunde, alt\u0103dat\u0103 c\u00e2teva ore. \u00cencepea cu orice \u00eei venea pe moment, la inspira\u021bie, \u00een func\u021bie de starea pe care o avea. Cel mai simplu era s\u0103 se prefac\u0103 c\u0103 a gre\u0219it num\u0103rul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Alo, Victore, du-te, te rog, azi p\u00e2n\u0103 la Hornbach \u0219i ia doi saci de p\u0103m\u00e2nt pentru citrice, vreau s\u0103 schimb ghiveciul l\u0103m\u00e2iului.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Scuze, cred c\u0103 a\u021bi gre\u0219it num\u0103rul, se auzea de la cel\u0103lalt cap\u0103t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Hai, termin\u0103 cu prostiile astea, spune mai bine c\u0103 n-ai chef s\u0103 te duci, \u00een loc s\u0103 te prefaci c\u0103 nu e\u0219ti tu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Nu, serios acum, chiar nu sunt Victor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n T\u0103cere, apoi se auzea r\u00e2sul ei molipsitor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Ai vrea s\u0103 fii Victor?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Nu \u0219i dac\u0103 trebuie s\u0103 merg acum s\u0103 iau p\u00e2m\u00e2nt de flori, r\u00e2dea cineva la cel\u0103lalt cap\u0103t.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Avea un fel al ei de a face oamenii s\u0103 vorbeasc\u0103. Era \u00eenc\u0103 surprins\u0103 \u0219i dup\u0103 at\u00e2\u021bia ani c\u00e2t de mult \u00ee\u0219i doreau oamenii s\u0103 povesteasc\u0103, s\u0103 r\u00e2d\u0103. C\u00e2t de singuri p\u0103reau to\u021bi. B\u0103tr\u00e2ni, adolescen\u021bi, femei, b\u0103rba\u021bi, str\u0103ini, vorbea cu oricine, nu avea o preferin\u021b\u0103. Doar vocea conta, s\u0103-i plac\u0103 tonul pe care \u00eel auzea.<\/em> Uneori era doar o conversa\u021bie, alteori vorbea luni de zile cu cineva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n De multe ori \u00eenchidea imediat, \u00ee\u0219i d\u0103dea seama \u00een c\u00e2teva secunde c\u0103 nu s-ar putea \u00een\u021belege cu cealalt\u0103 voce, alteori se chinuia s\u0103 se \u00eemprieteneasc\u0103. Pe unul \u00eel \u0219i iubise. C\u00e2nd se hot\u0103r\u00e2ser\u0103 s\u0103 se \u00eent\u00e2lneasc\u0103, el nu venise \u0219i nu mai r\u0103spunsese la telefon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mul\u021bi dintre ei disp\u0103ruser\u0103. De una citise \u0219i \u00een ziar c\u0103 fusese dat\u0103 disp\u0103rut\u0103 de familie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Se \u00eent\u00e2lnise fa\u021b\u0103 \u00een fa\u021b\u0103, de-a lungul anilor, cu mul\u021bi dintre cei cu care vorbise. Pe unii \u00eei \u0219i uitase. \u00ce\u0219i amintea \u00eens\u0103 at\u00e2t de bine de mul\u021bi dintre ei\u2026 dou\u0103 fete studente, o b\u0103tr\u00e2nic\u0103 fost\u0103 actri\u021b\u0103, un b\u0103rbat \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 care o min\u021bise c\u0103 era mult mai t\u00e2n\u0103r, unul c\u0103s\u0103torit de care se \u00eendr\u0103gostise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cencerca s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 cu mul\u021bi doar la nivelul de convorbiri telefonice. Nu voia s\u0103-i vad\u0103 pe to\u021bi. \u00cei pl\u0103cea mult sentimentul \u0103la de necunoscut, de vag, de iluzoriu. Era \u00eens\u0103 ceva ce-i pl\u0103cea \u0219i mai mult dec\u00e2t convorbirile cu str\u0103inii. Dar p\u0103stra asta pentru cazuri speciale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pl\u0103cerea de a descoperi vocile noi dep\u0103\u0219ea pl\u0103cerea de a se \u00eendr\u0103gosti. De multe ori o excita formarea unui num\u0103r nou, devenea o pl\u0103cere erotic\u0103. C\u00e2nd era c\u0103s\u0103torit\u0103, mereu dup\u0103 ce suna, se ducea peste Iulian \u0219i-i cerea s\u0103 fac\u0103 sex. El nu \u00eentreba nimic, se bucura de dorin\u021bele ei subite, p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd o prinsese c\u0103 vorbea la telefon cu necunoscu\u021bi \u0219i \u00eei interzisese s\u0103 mai fac\u0103 asta. Patru ani, at\u00e2ta durase c\u0103snicia lor. Ce \u00eei trebuia ei unul pe cap? \u0218i copii, cine \u0219tie, poate f\u0103cea singur\u0103 unul cu vreun necunoscut dac\u0103 ap\u0103rea ocazia, dac\u0103 nu, asta e. Nu mai avea oricum prea mul\u021bi ani s\u0103 se hot\u0103rasc\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00ce\u0219i memora aproape toate numerele de telefon, astfel \u00eenc\u00e2t s\u0103 nu dea peste acelea\u0219i persoane c\u00e2nd forma la \u00eent\u00e2mplare. Agenda ei din telefon era plin\u0103 de numere notate \u00een toate felurile: b\u0103iat dr\u0103gu\u021b are c\u00e2ine husky, ciprian fan tricouri hilfiger, doamn\u0103 dr\u0103g\u0103\u0219ani, tip ochi alba\u0219tri moldova, doamna v\u00e2lcea mai vrea s\u0103 vorbim, sorin cu so\u021bie medic, tip\u0103 cu so\u021b ziarist, domn CFR, fat\u0103 la arte, ovidiu m\u0103 sun\u0103 m\u00e2ine, erika nervoas\u0103, ana a fost vineri la constan\u021ba, tip\u0103 mi\u0219to, femeie r\u00e2de fain, tip extrem de simpatic, perversul cu lenjerie, nebunu\u2019 care \u021bipa, psiho pupu, psiholog libidinos, fat\u0103 deprimat\u0103, libidinosu\u2019 never ever, sinuciga\u0219ul, ur\u00e2tul cu c\u0103ciul\u0103, schior vrea s\u0103 m\u0103 ia cu el, plecat\u0103 \u00een roma face pizza, plecat \u00een suedia singur\u2026<\/em> sute de numere \u0219i oamenii lor nota\u021bi a\u0219a. Nu mai erau necunoscu\u021bi, existau \u00eentr-o agend\u0103 telefonic\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cu el vorbise prima oar\u0103 acum trei s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni. \u00cel notase George care se mut\u0103 la \u021bar\u0103<\/em>. C\u00e2teva minute la \u00eenceput, apoi o sunase el. Locuiau \u00een acela\u0219i ora\u0219, a\u0219a c\u0103 le venise u\u0219or s\u0103 povestesc\u0103 despre ora\u0219ul lor aglomerat \u0219i sufocat de ma\u0219ini, despre oameni singuri, unde se m\u0103n\u00e2nc\u0103 cele mai bune paste, de unde iau cafea bun\u0103. Au descoperit c\u0103 am\u00e2ndoi \u00ee\u0219i doreau s\u0103 se mute undeva \u00een Transilvania, \u00eentr-un sat, s\u0103 tr\u0103iasc\u0103 simplu, s\u0103 cultive gr\u0103dina \u0219i s\u0103 planteze flori. \u0218i el era singur, p\u0103rea c\u0103 se potriveau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Nimeni nu-\u0219i dore\u0219te s\u0103 fie singur pe via\u021b\u0103, nu? a zis el la un moment dat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Apoi i-a propus s\u0103 se \u00eent\u00e2lneasc\u0103 la o cafea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Ce ai de pierdut? Ne vedem, bem o cafea \u0219i gata. Nu ne \u00een\u021belegem fa\u021b\u0103 \u00een fa\u021b\u0103, \u00ee\u0219i vede fiecare de drum. A\u0219 vrea s\u0103 te cunosc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Au hot\u0103r\u00e2t s\u0103 se \u00eent\u00e2lneasc\u0103 \u00een s\u00e2mb\u0103ta aia de la sf\u00e2r\u0219itul lui ianuarie la ceain\u0103ria Mojo din centru. Au r\u00e2s mult \u0219i au glumit, s-au pl\u0103cut din prima, au povestit despre filme, despre ce m\u00e2ncare le place, au b\u0103ut trei ceaiuri \u0219i un vin, apoi s-au hot\u0103r\u0103t s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nce ceva \u00een alt loc, se sim\u021beau bine \u0219i ar fi vrut s\u0103 nu se termine seara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Apoi ea i-a zis hai s\u0103 facem o nebunie, s\u0103 mergem la munte, lu\u0103m ma\u0219ina mea \u0219i mergem spre Bra\u0219ov, am eu acolo o caban\u0103 mic\u0103, e doar o camer\u0103, este \u00een p\u0103dure, e minunat locul, ce zici, \u00een trei ore suntem acolo \u0219i petrecem duminica la munte. El parc\u0103 plutea, da, ar fi vrut s\u0103 nu se despart\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103, i-a zis hai s\u0103 mergem, nu a sim\u021bit vreun pericol, de ce \u0219i-ar fi f\u0103cut griji, ea era bl\u00e2nd\u0103 \u0219i calm\u0103, \u00eei pl\u0103cea r\u00e2sul ei, \u00eei pl\u0103cea s\u0103-i vorbeasc\u0103, \u00eel f\u0103cea s\u0103 r\u00e2d\u0103. S-au urcat \u00een ma\u0219in\u0103, se \u00eentunecase de mult c\u00e2nd au ajuns pe drumul din p\u0103dure \u00eenspre caban\u0103. Nu i s-a p\u0103rut nimic ciudat, nici m\u0103car c\u00e2nd ea a oprit undeva \u0219i i-a zis s\u0103 vin\u0103 cu ea dou\u0103zeci de metri prin p\u0103dure s\u0103 ia ni\u0219te lemne de foc, s-a dat jos senin \u0219i-a vrut s-o ia de m\u00e2n\u0103. Nu i s-a p\u0103rut ciudat nici c\u00e2nd ea \u0219i-a tras m\u00e2na \u0219i a r\u0103mas pu\u021bin \u00een urma lui, lanterna ei mic\u0103 frontal\u0103 nu f\u0103cea fa\u021b\u0103 beznei ce-i cuprindea. Apoi i-a spus stai pu\u021bin aici nemi\u0219cat s\u0103 fac repede un pipi \u0219i s-a dus dup\u0103 un copac. Nimic ciudat nici c-a r\u0103mas \u00een bezn\u0103 \u0219i n-a mai auzit niciun zgomot. Poate, poate a tres\u0103rit un pic c\u00e2nd a strigat-o \u0219i ea nu a r\u0103spuns, apoi a urlat mai tare \u0219i nu se auzea nimic. Apoi dintr-odat\u0103 f\u00e2\u0219\u00e2it de pa\u0219i, a strigat-o \u00eenc\u0103 o dat\u0103, nimic, ca \u0219i cum disp\u0103ruse, apoi parc\u0103 a \u00eenceput s\u0103 se team\u0103, nu-i funny s\u0103 \u0219tii, i-a zis, apoi a zbierat e\u0219ti OK? A \u00eenceput s\u0103 fie ciudat abia c\u00e2nd a auzit pa\u0219i \u00een spatele lui, dar era prea t\u00e2rziu, a sim\u021bit o lovitur\u0103 puternic\u0103 \u00een cap, n-a mai apucat s\u0103 spun\u0103 nimic, \u00eenc\u0103 o lovitur\u0103, \u0219i \u00eenc\u0103 una, era deja pe jos, pierdut, nu mai \u0219tia de el, iar vocea ei bolborosea ceva\u2026 de ce ai vrut s\u0103 ne \u00eent\u00e2lnim, ce cau\u021bi aici, nu \u0219tii c\u0103-i periculos noaptea \u00een p\u0103dure?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Laura s-a urcat \u00een ma\u0219in\u0103, sufla greu, avea respira\u021bia accelerat\u0103, \u0219i-a luat adida\u0219ii cura\u021bi, \u0219i-a dat jos m\u0103nu\u0219ile, s-a \u0219ters pe m\u00e2ini cu ni\u0219te serve\u021bele umede, a pus totul \u00eempreun\u0103 cu pantofii murdari \u00eentr-o pung\u0103 pe care a pus-o \u00een dreapta ei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n S-a uitat la telefon, era 02:16. Cine \u0219tie, poate r\u0103spundea cineva la ora aia. A \u00eenceput s\u0103 formeze\u2026 0723695\u2026 era plin\u0103 lumea de insomniaci\u2026 a ascultat \u00eenfiorat\u0103 cum suna, c\u00e2t \u00eei pl\u0103cea sunetul \u0103la, apoi un alo de dincolo, era vocea unei str\u0103ine\u2026 inima \u00eei b\u0103tea mai tare, oare cine nu putea dormi la ora aia ca \u0219i ea\u2026 o s-o noteze \u00een agend\u0103\u2026 cea care nu doarme<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Proz\u0103 de Mihaela Bunea<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":421,"featured_media":13513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[2531,2511,47],"coauthors":[2530],"class_list":["post-13512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fictiune","tag-mihaela-bunea","tag-nr-5-2025","tag-proza"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Mihaela-Bunea1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/421"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13512"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13516,"href":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13512\/revisions\/13516"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13512"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revistafamilia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=13512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}