\u00centr-un apartament din Bruxelles, b\u0103rba\u021bii stau pe balcon la un pahar, femeile discut\u0103 \u00een buc\u0103t\u0103rie \u0219i copiii se joac\u0103 \u2212 un cadru casnic c\u00e2t se poate de banal. Se pare totu\u0219i c\u0103 Mircea are o rela\u021bie nes\u0103n\u0103toas\u0103 cu b\u0103utura, iar Mihai, un fost alcoolic ie\u0219it la liman, prime\u0219te sarcina de a-l face din nou bine. Motivat ini\u021bial de bani, el concepe un plan de b\u0103taie, care va dep\u0103\u0219i repede simplele plimb\u0103ri \u0219i exerci\u021bii fizice \u0219i va \u021binti spre cauza profund\u0103 a problemei. Mihai vorbe\u0219te mult, dar \u0219tie \u0219i s\u0103 tac\u0103 \u0219i se m\u00e2ndre\u0219te cu faptul c\u0103 este un observator atent \u0219i nu uit\u0103 nimic. Astfel, condus de spiritul s\u0103u de investiga\u021bie \u0219i de firea \u00eentreprinz\u0103toare, ajunge \u00een pozi\u021bia de a da c\u0103r\u021bile pe fa\u021b\u0103 nu numai pentru Mircel, ci pentru \u00eentregul grup de prieteni \u0219i chiar mai mult, descoperind cele mai murdare secrete \u0219i, nu de pu\u021bine ori, particip\u00e2nd la ele. Se dovede\u0219te c\u0103 toat\u0103 lumea are ceva de ascuns, ceva dup\u0103 care t\u00e2nje\u0219te, ceva care o macin\u0103. Fiecare este marcat de cel pu\u021bin o sl\u0103biciune, de cel pu\u021bin o traum\u0103 din copil\u0103rie, pe care caut\u0103 s-o aline cu orice pre\u021b \u2212 iar acolo, \u00een marele ora\u0219, pre\u021bul nu este niciodat\u0103 mic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Duminic\u0103 l\u2011am dus spre capel\u0103, unde avusesem eu un plan mai vechi s\u0103\u2011l duc. \u00cemi erau necesare abilit\u0103\u0163ile lui. Se\u2011nt\u00e2mplase a\u015fa: \u00eentr\u2011o iarn\u0103 m\u0103 plimbam pe acolo, printre p\u0103duri, pe un drum forestier foarte prost \u00eentre\u0163inut, adic\u0103 l\u0103sat practic de izbeli\u015fte. Ploua, plouase vreo s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103, drumul era numai noroi, numai noroaie dense, clisoase, pline de f\u0103ga\u015fe alunecoase, mustind de ap\u0103. \u00cen fa\u0163a mea, o ma\u015fin\u0103 de teren r\u0103m\u0103sese \u00eenn\u0103molit\u0103, iar \u015foferul se chinuia s\u0103 ias\u0103 de\u2011acolo, dar nu reu\u015fea, ro\u0163ile derapau \u2013 \u015fi venea noaptea. M\u2011am oprit s\u0103\u2011l ajut, am intrat \u00een vorb\u0103, am adunat c\u00e2teva bra\u0163e de vreascuri \u015fi le\u2011am b\u0103gat sub roata care derapa cel mai tare, apoi s\u2011a dat \u015fi el jos, am lucrat am\u00e2ndoi, am f\u0103cut aproape un pat de crengi sub fiecare roat\u0103, \u015fi \u00een cele din urm\u0103 a reu\u015fit bietul om s\u0103 ias\u0103 de acolo, cu ma\u015fin\u0103 cu tot. Eu aveam noroi \u015fi\u2011n albul ochilor, am ajuns acas\u0103 ud flea\u015fc\u0103 \u015fi murdar ca un pui de bogdaproste, dar mul\u0163umit de mine \u015fi de fapta mea cea bun\u0103. Care mi s\u2011a \u015fi \u00eentors: la vreo dou\u0103 luni, c\u00e2nd era deja prim\u0103var\u0103 \u00een putere, am trecut pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 o pensiune izolat\u0103, foarte dichisit\u0103, \u015fi pe cine v\u0103d \u00een curte, me\u015fterind la ma\u015fin\u0103? Pe omul meu din noroi! M\u2011a v\u0103zut \u015fi el \u2013 pensiunea e complet singuratic\u0103, n\u2011ai cum s\u0103 nu vezi totul la mare distan\u0163\u0103 \u00eemprejur \u2013, m\u2011a strigat, am intrat \u00een curte, am dat m\u00e2na, mi\u2011a mul\u0163umit \u00eenc\u0103 o dat\u0103, apoi m\u2011a invitat s\u0103 facem un tur, s\u0103\u2011i vizitez pensiunea. Eu am cam r\u0103mas mut, c\u0103 omul era t\u00e2n\u0103r, mai t\u00e2n\u0103r dec\u00e2t mine cu vreo 20 de ani, nu mi\u2011l imaginam proprietar de pensiune, credeam c\u0103 e \u015fi el un b\u0103iat, acolo, un angajat, un muncitor. Dar nu. M\u2011a plimbat prin toate camerele de la parter, mi\u2011a zis cum s\u2011a hot\u0103r\u00e2t s\u2011o cumpere, cum a renovat pe ici, pe colo (dar pu\u0163in, cl\u0103direa era \u00een stare foarte bun\u0103, c\u0103 d\u2011aia a \u015fi luat\u2011o), cum \u015fi\u2011o promoveaz\u0103 pe internet, cum are numai oameni part\u2011time care s\u0103 lucreze pentru el, din moment ce n\u2011are ce le da de lucru c\u00e2nd nu vin clien\u0163i cu s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2nile, mai ales \u00een timpul vacan\u0163elor. Nu prea \u00een\u0163elegeam cum devine chestia. El a r\u00e2s \u015fi mi\u2011a zis c\u0103 pensiunea lui era o afacere ceva mai special\u0103. Nu venea nimeni ca s\u0103 stea acolo, \u00een mijlocul c\u00e2mpului. Cine venea venea cu treab\u0103. Adic\u0103 \u00eei spunea nevestei c\u0103 pleac\u0103 \u00een delega\u0163ie, se suia \u00een ma\u015fin\u0103, \u00ee\u015fi lua amanta \u015fi se caza la pensiune, pentru o noapte sau dou\u0103 (depindea de durata \u201edelega\u0163iei\u201c). Toat\u0103 \u015fmecheria era pozi\u0163ia complet izolat\u0103 a pensiunii: pe acolo nu trecea nimeni, niciodat\u0103, nici m\u0103car \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103tor. Bine, trecusem eu, dar eu m\u0103 bag oricum prin toate coclaurile, prin toate v\u0103ioagele, prin toate fund\u0103turile (astea sunt drumuri \u00eenguste care duc la ferme. Numai fermierul merge pe drumul lui, c\u0103 altcineva nu are treab\u0103. De aia se uitau fermierii a\u015fa lung la mine c\u00e2nd m\u0103 vedeau pe jos, d\u00e2nd voinice\u015fte din picioare, pe c\u00e2te un drum care se\u2011nfunda! Mie nu\u2011mi p\u0103sa, dar n\u2011aveau ei de unde s\u0103 \u015ftie ciud\u0103\u0163eniile mele). Mie, ascult\u00e2ndu\u2011l, mi s\u2011a p\u0103rut o foarte bun\u0103 idee de afaceri \u015fi mi\u2011a p\u0103rut tare r\u0103u c\u0103 n\u2011am ma\u015fin\u0103 (amant\u0103 a\u015f mai fi g\u0103sit, dar ma\u015fin\u0103? De unde?). Am b\u0103ut am\u00e2ndoi c\u00e2te o bere la buc\u0103t\u0103rie \u2013 avea buc\u0103t\u0103rie mare, modern\u0103, deschis\u0103 c\u0103tre sala de mese, s\u0103 vad\u0103 clien\u0163ii cum li se g\u0103te\u015fte \u2013, apoi am ie\u015fit prin spate, s\u0103 \u00eemi arate \u015fi gr\u0103dina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Dar asta ce e?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Asta? Capela veche. Monument istoric, dar nu vine nimeni, nu \u015ftiu turi\u015ftii de ea. Nici eu nu prea \u015ftiu, la drept vorbind. E un mo\u015f, st\u0103 acolo, \u00een magazie, el are grij\u0103 de ea. E b\u0103tr\u00e2n tare \u015fi foarte moroc\u0103nos. Nu vrea s\u0103 aib\u0103 treab\u0103 cu oamenii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eCapela\u201c avea o \u00eenf\u0103\u0163i\u015fare cu totul deosebit\u0103. Ar\u0103ta ca o biseric\u0103 retezat\u0103 pe la dou\u0103 treimi, din care r\u0103m\u0103sese doar altarul, iar restul fusese demolat. Mi\u2011a trezit curiozitatea, dar am t\u0103cut. Nu mai v\u0103zusem a\u015fa ceva, b\u0103nuiam o poveste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am mai trecut \u015fi alte d\u0103\u0163i pe la pensiune. Uneori \u00eel g\u0103seam pe proprietar, dar de obicei nu g\u0103seam pe nimeni: era var\u0103, lumea \u00een vacan\u0163e, nu era vreme pentru \u201edelega\u0163ii\u201c. L\u2011am c\u0103utat pe b\u0103tr\u00e2n. Magazia lui sem\u0103na mai mult cu o caban\u0103 s\u0103r\u0103c\u0103cioas\u0103, \u00een fundul gr\u0103dinii de la pensiune, iar el sem\u0103na mai mult a nebun dec\u00e2t a b\u0103tr\u00e2n ; m\u0103 rog, retractez! Sem\u0103na mai mult a sihastru. Nu vorbea nici engleza, nici franceza, am \u00een\u0163eles de la el c\u0103 limba lui matern\u0103 era germana, dar c\u0103 o rupea \u015fi pe flamand\u0103, dac\u0103 era cazul \u2013 iar cu mine nu era. Am \u00eencercat s\u0103 scot de la el povestea capelei, dar nu ne\u2011am putut \u00een\u0163elege. A\u015fa c\u0103 l\u2011am folosit pe Mircel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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