{"id":13300,"date":"2021-01-29T13:28:06","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T10:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ziarulderimnic.ro\/?p=13300"},"modified":"2021-01-29T13:28:06","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T10:28:06","slug":"de-ai-nostri-dan-manciulea-mici-apocalipse-de-dormit-omenirea-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ziarulderimnic.ro\/?p=13300","title":{"rendered":"De-ai no\u0219tri! – Dan Manciulea – Mici apocalipse de dormit omenirea (5)"},"content":{"rendered":"

NOROCEL<\/strong><\/p>\n

\tDup\u0103 ce a m\u00e2ncat, Norocel s-a culcat \u00eempreun\u0103 cu nevasta lui. Ame\u021bit de \u021buicile din ora\u0219 \u0219i de cele de-acas\u0103, cu burta plin\u0103 de m\u00e2ncare care \u00eenota \u00een vinul de buturug\u0103, turnat din plin, Norocel trase un pui somn de dup\u0103-amiaz\u0103, ad\u00e2nc \u0219i f\u0103r\u0103 nicio grij\u0103.
\n\tSeara a venit repede. Ora opt se apropia \u0219i nimeni dintre cei ai casei, \u00een afar\u0103 de el, nu a\u0219tepta nimic. Nevasta c\u0103lca ni\u0219te rufe \u0219i asculta muzic\u0103 popular\u0103 la radio, \u0103ia mici – Mirela \u0219i Costel – \u00eempu\u0219cau iritici pe calculator, iar \u0103l’ mare – Marian, b\u0103iatul adoptat la \u00eenceputul c\u0103s\u0103toriei lor – \u00eei spusese c\u0103 pleac\u0103 \u00een ora\u0219 cu b\u0103ie\u021bii, pe biciclete, s\u0103 se plimbe. Norocel \u0219tia c\u0103 fl\u0103c\u0103ul are o gagic\u0103 \u0219i c\u0103 se \u00eent\u00e2lnea cu aia, da’ \u00ee\u0219i spunea c\u0103 tot e mai bine a\u0219a dec\u00e2t s\u0103 aib\u0103 un gagiu.
\n\t\u00cei pl\u0103cea \u00een fiecare duminic\u0103 atmosfera asta \u00een cas\u0103. Era a\u0219a de lini\u0219titor s\u0103 \u00eei \u0219tie pe to\u021bi ai lui l\u00e2ng\u0103 el, to\u021bi s\u0103n\u0103to\u0219i, veseli, to\u021bi f\u0103r\u0103 griji. \u0218tia c\u0103 p\u0103rin\u021bii lui \u0219i ai Maric\u0103i sunt bine \u0219i se gospod\u0103resc la casele lor, iar bunicii tr\u0103iesc to\u021bi \u0219i sunt la v\u00e2rsta la care omul face totul s\u0103-i vad\u0103 pe str\u0103nepo\u021bi mul\u021bumi\u021bi \u0219i bucuro\u0219i.
\n\tSt\u0103tea \u00een sufragerie \u0219i se uita la televizor, la politic\u0103 \u0219i mai \u00eenjura \u0219i el a\u0219a, s\u0103 se afle \u00een treab\u0103, \u00eens\u0103, peste toate, era bine: toate la locul lor \u0219i nimic nu tulbura poza asta frumoas\u0103. Nici m\u0103car apropierea orei opt nu \u00eel tulbura. Ar fi vrut ca aceste clipe s\u0103 nu se sf\u00e2r\u0219easc\u0103 niciodat\u0103. Era sigur c\u0103 va c\u00e2\u0219tiga potul cel mare – cincisprezece milioane de euro! Dar \u0219tia c\u0103 via\u021ba lor se va schimba. \u00cen ce fel? Habar n-avea, dar sim\u021bea c\u0103 schimbarea bate la u\u0219\u0103. Nu se poate s\u0103 ai at\u00e2\u021bia bani iar via\u021ba ta s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 ca \u00eenainte. Drumul lor de oameni simpli, cu griji, cu bucurii mici, cu dorin\u021be modeste uneori \u00eendeplinite, alteori r\u0103mase f\u0103r\u0103 r\u0103spuns, drumul acesta se terminase pentru c\u0103 Norocel \u00eei adusese pe to\u021bi, f\u0103r\u0103 \u0219tirea lor, la o r\u0103scruce care n-avea nicio zare.
\n\u201eOare ce-o s\u0103 facem dup\u0103 ce-om pune m\u00e2na pe porcoiu\u2019 \u0103la de bani? O s\u0103 ne sar\u0103 lumea la g\u00e2t, s\u0103 le d\u0103m. Ca \u00eeneca\u021bii or s\u0103 sar\u0103, s\u0103 s-aga\u021be de-un be\u021bi\u0219or. O fi mai bine s\u0103 plec\u0103m de-aci, sau, dup\u0103 ce ne pl\u0103tim datoriile la banc\u0103, facem case \u0219i lu\u0103m ma\u0219ini pentru noi \u0219i pentru copii, s\u0103 d\u0103m \u00een st\u00e2nga \u0219i-n dreapta bani de poman\u0103 la neamuri \u0219i la biseric\u0103, la casa de copii \u0219i la azil? Eeh, toat\u0103 lumea-i plin\u0103 de nevoi! Tot b\u0103netu\u2019 de pe fa\u021ba p\u0103m\u00e2ntului n-are s-o \u00eendestuleze! Ooof, nu mai e mult \u0219i vine ora opt \u0219i mi s-o lua \u0219i mie dup\u0103 inim\u0103 greutatea asta. Da\u2019 tre\u2019 s\u0103 tac m\u00e2lc, s\u0103 nu mai spun nimic la nimeni\u2026\u201d
\nNorocel pusese pentru a 676-a oar\u0103 acelea\u0219i numere.
\nLe juca de c\u00e2nd avea 20 de ani \u0219i de fiecare dat\u0103 st\u0103tuse cu inima la gur\u0103 duminica seara \u00een speran\u021ba c\u0103 15, 23, 29, 37, 41 \u0219i 48 vor fi numerele c\u00e2\u0219tig\u0103toare. Acelea\u0219i numere \u2013 niciodat\u0103 altele! Niciodat\u0103 nu \u00eei ie\u0219iser\u0103 mai multe de 3 pe o variant\u0103 \u0219i niciodat\u0103 nu c\u00e2\u0219tigase de pe urma lor.
\nCrezuse c\u0103 o s\u0103-i pun\u0103 Dumnezeu m\u00e2na \u00een cap c\u00e2nd a \u00eemplinit 30, apoi 33 de ani, c\u00e2nd a jucat a \u0219aptea, a \u0219aptezeci \u0219i \u0219aptea, a suta oar\u0103… A sperat chiar \u0219i la edi\u021biile 66 \u0219i 666… Doamne iart\u0103-m\u0103! NIMIC! C\u00e2\u0219tigul nu i se ar\u0103tase.
\nColegii lui \u00eei \u0219tiau damblaua \u0219i \u00eel cam ocoleau. Unii, \u00een ciud\u0103, \u00eel \u00eentrebau care numere or s\u0103 pice \u00een duminica urm\u0103toare. Riscau cele c\u00e2teva \u00eenjur\u0103turi primite de la Norocel pentru pl\u0103cerea spectacolului gratuit. \u00cencepea:
\n,,Io, frate, nu \u0219tiu… Io joc acelea\u0219\u2019 numere de la dou\u0103j\u2019 de ani, da acum cinci ani, pe dou\u0103\u0219\u2019patru ale lu\u2019 iunie a ie\u0219it \u0219apte, nou\u0103, op\u0219pe, nou\u0219pe, dou\u0103zeci \u0219i dou\u0103\u0219opt . Ee, da\u2019 atunci era Luna la p\u0103traru\u2019 al doilea \u0219i Venus \u2013 \u00een cuadratur\u0103 cu Marte, pe casa c\u00e2\u0219tigului\u2026 Erea anu\u2019 \u0218obolanului de o\u021bel\u2026 Nuuu, nu mai ies alea ! Cine naiba putea s\u0103 \u0219tie c\u0103 or s\u0103 ias\u0103 trei la r\u00e2nd? Op\u0219pe, nou\u0219pe \u0219i dou\u0103zeci …Da\u2019 acum un\u0219pe ani era ca \u0219i-acuma, anu\u2019 Maimu\u021bei de lemn \u0219i Luna \u00een opozi\u021bie cu Jupiter \u2013 semn de c\u00e2\u0219tig. Atunci a ie\u0219it patru, opt, noo, \u0219ai\u0219pe, treijdoi \u0219i trei\u0219trei. Doo perechi… Da\u2019 vine \u0219i ziua mea, vede\u021bi voi! E scris acolo, \u00een cer. Eu am s\u0103 prind ziua aia c\u00e2nd \u021bifrele mele sunt sortite s\u0103 ias\u0103. \u0218i atunci voi n-a\u2019 s\u0103 mai r\u00e2de\u021bi. Io am s\u0103 r\u00e2d. V\u0103 v\u0103d io!\u201d
\n\tZi cu zi, timpul trecuse \u0219i visul lui nu se \u00eemplinise. Ar fi vrut s\u0103 c\u00e2\u0219tige potul cel mare \u00eens\u0103, c\u00e2nd \u00eei d\u0103dea ghes g\u00e2ndul \u0103sta, se scutura \u0219i spunea: ,,m\u0103car s\u0103 c\u00e2\u0219tig c\u00e2t s\u0103 \u00eemi fac o cas\u0103, s\u0103 iau o ma\u0219in\u0103 \u0219i s\u0103 \u00eemi ajut copiii\u201d.
\nCalcula mereu cu voce tare c\u00e2\u021bi bani pierduse la loto. Nu jucase mult \u2013 dou\u0103-trei variante simple, dar la calcul \u00eei ie\u0219ea o sum\u0103 bunicic\u0103 azv\u00e2rlit\u0103 \u00een v\u00e2nt. ,,Nu puteai s\u0103-i str\u00e2ngi?! \u021ai se p\u0103rea pu\u021bin s\u0103 \u00eei pui acolo, la pre\u021burile de azi – cinzeci\u2019 de mii, da\u2019 vezi c\u00e2t de mul\u021bi s-au dus?” \u00eel r\u00e2c\u00e2ia c\u00e2teodat\u0103 nevasta. El fuma \u0219i se g\u00e2ndea f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 o bage \u00een seam\u0103.
\nAst\u0103zi plecase de acas\u0103 tocmai de diminea\u021b\u0103. Trecuse pe r\u00e2nd prin pia\u021b\u0103 s\u0103 ia ce \u00eei d\u0103duse Marica pe list\u0103, b\u0103use vreo dou\u0103 \u021buici cu nelipsi\u021bii de la Rapid, sporov\u0103iser\u0103 despre politic\u0103 \u0219i acum el se \u00eendrepta agale c\u0103tre centru, s\u0103 pun\u0103 la loto. ,,La blestemu\u2019 \u0103la de loto\u2026\u201d
\n\u00cenc\u0103 \u00eei mai suna \u00een minte discu\u021bia cu nevast\u0103-sa:
\n– Dac-o s\u0103 c\u00e2\u0219tig miliardele \u0219tii ce-o s\u0103 fac?… La to\u021bi ai mei le dau c\u00e2te-un miliard.
\n– Ce, e\u0219ti nebun ? P\u0103i r\u0103m\u00e2i f\u0103r\u0103 nimic.
\n– Nu m\u0103\u0103, la \u0103ia de s\u00e2nge\u2026
\n– \u0218i la ai mei nu le dai? Lu\u2019 t\u0103tica \u0219i lu\u2019 m\u0103mica, lu\u2019 frati-miu Adi\u021b\u0103, lu’ sor-mea Gica, \u0103\u0103\u0103n? puse conving\u0103tor m\u00e2inile \u00een \u0219olduri femeia.
\n– Le dau, le dau. Apoi dau la biseric\u0103 un miliard \u2013 s\u0103 fie primit \u2013 pomenire \u00een veci\u2026
\n– Daaa !\u2026 \u0218i la azil \u0219i la casa de copii\u2026
\n– Ia vezi c\u00e2te au mai r\u0103mas!?
\n– P\u0103i taic\u0103-tu, maic\u0103-ta, fra\u021bii t\u0103i \u2013 trei, lu\u2019 sor-ta \u00eei dai?
\n– Da. \u00cei dau, ce dac\u0103 m-am certat cu ea…?
\n– Patru, lu\u2019 t\u0103tica \u0219i lu\u2019 m\u0103mica, lu\u2019 frati-miu \u0219i lu’ sor-mea Gica \u2013 \u0219apte \u2026 La biseric\u0103, la azil \u0219i la casa d\u0103 copii \u2013 zece miliarde. A’ mai r\u0103mas cinzeci.
\n– Ne facem o cas\u0103 mare \u0219i lu\u0103m o ma\u0219in\u0103.
\n– Io vreau Mer\u021ban!
\n– Cinze\u0219apte, hai cinze\u0219ase\u2026
\n– Da\u2019 impozitu\u2019 ai uitat s\u0103-l scazi!
\n– \u0102la c\u00e2t o mai fi?
\n– Cre\u2019 c\u0103 vo\u2019 doozeci.
\n– De miliardeee!? E\u0219ti nebun\u0103!
\n– Nu, m\u0103\u0103, la sut\u0103!
\n– Cum vine, adic\u0103, la suta asta?
\n– Adic\u0103 statu\u2019 \u00ee\u021bi ia din tot ce c\u00e2\u0219tigi tu o parte, ca s\u0103 tr\u0103iasc\u0103 \u0219i el.
\n– Da\u2019 ce, statu\u2019 a jucat cu mine la loto, a luat el de la gura copiilor cinzeci d\u0103\u2019 mii p\u0103 s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 \u0219i i-a tremurat lui inimioara \u00een fiecare duminic\u0103? S\u0103 tr\u0103iasc\u0103, s\u0103 tr\u0103iasc\u0103, da\u2019 bag de seam\u0103 c\u0103 prea tr\u0103ie\u0219te pe picior mare statu\u2019 \u0103sta!
\n– Aoleoo, \u00eenc\u0103 zece miliarde. La to\u021bi, la to\u021bi le d\u0103m numa\u2019 cin\u2019 sute de milioane! \u0218i-a\u0219a e mult… B\u0103 b\u0103rbate, da\u2019 io am uitat \u0219i de tevea.
\n– \u0102sta ce mai e?
\n– O parte ‘care tot statu\u2019 o ia.
\n– S\u0103-mi fie cu iertare, da\u2019 deja cre\u2019 c\u0103 statu\u2019 \u0103sta vrea s\u0103 ne omoare p\u0103 noi \u0219i s\u0103 tr\u0103iasc\u0103 numa\u2019 el.
\n– N-ai ce face. \u00cei dai \u0219i p-\u0103\u0219tia \u0219i gata \u2013 scapi!
\n\t– Biiine, biiiine, \u00eei dau \u0219i p-\u0103\u0219tia, da\u2019 at\u00e2ta! Marico, am io o presim\u021bire c\u0103 de data asta o s\u0103 fie. \u00ce\u021bi spun io.
\n\tAt\u00e2t \u00eei mai spusese nevestei, dup\u0103 care \u00eel pupase pe cre\u0219tet pe b\u0103iatul cel mic, care abia ce f\u0103cuse ochi \u0219i cerea de m\u00e2ncare. Apoi plec\u0103.
\n\tNu spusese nim\u0103nui despre jur\u0103m\u00e2nt. \u00cei era at\u00e2t de team\u0103 \u00eenc\u00e2t nici \u00een sinea lui nu reu\u0219ea s\u0103 recunoasc\u0103. C\u00e2nd se g\u00e2ndea la el \u00eel lua ame\u021beala \u0219i i se \u00eenv\u00e2rteau ochii \u00een g\u0103vanele capului. O nelini\u0219te dinl\u0103untru \u00eei \u00eemboldea sufletul s\u0103 se zbat\u0103 \u00eentr-o munc\u0103 nesf\u00e2r\u0219it\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 ajung\u0103 la niciun liman. Mergea \u00eeng\u00e2ndurat, cu aburul alcoolului \u00eenv\u00e2rtindu-i-se \u00een creieri. C\u0103lca pe asfalt, dar sim\u021bea c\u0103 sub pa\u0219i i se a\u0219terne smoal\u0103 fierbinte. C\u00e2nd \u0219i c\u00e2nd, s\u0103-\u0219i \u00eenmoaie vinov\u0103\u021bia, se g\u00e2ndea c\u0103 nu a f\u0103cut nimic r\u0103u \u0219i c\u0103 totul a fost pentru ca familia lui s\u0103 o duc\u0103 mai bine.
\n\tCu dou\u0103 zile \u00een urm\u0103 plecase min\u021bindu-\u0219i nevasta c\u0103 se duce cu microbuzul p\u00e2n\u0103 la Bucure\u0219ti cu treburi. Adev\u0103rat, acolo se dusese, dar altul era motivul: v\u0103zuse \u00eentr-un ziar o reclam\u0103 c\u0103 o vr\u0103jitoare alb\u0103 dezleag\u0103 de nenoroc \u0219i spore\u0219te c\u00e2\u0219tigu-n cas\u0103.
\n\tMicrobuzul l-a l\u0103sat \u00eentr-o localitate de la intrarea \u00een Bucure\u0219ti, chiar \u00een fa\u021ba por\u021bii celebrei vr\u0103jitoare. Mult\u0103 lume o c\u0103uta, a\u0219a c\u0103 \u0219oferul, c\u00e2nd a auzit unde vrea s\u0103 coboare, l-a oprit la fix pe Norocel.
\n\tPoarta din fier forjat se \u00een\u0103l\u021ba amenin\u021b\u0103tor \u0219i proiecta pe asfalt umbra unei bufni\u021be flancate de o semilun\u0103 \u0219i un soare cu dou\u0103sprezece raze. El o privi chior\u00e2ndu-se la soare \u0219i c\u0103ut\u0103 un buton de sonerie, ceva. Imediat, la poart\u0103 se \u00eenfiin\u021bar\u0103 doi dul\u0103i care \u00eencepur\u0103 s\u0103 latre.
\n\t– Hoo, m\u0103! Mar\u0219! Du-te \u0219i cheam-o p\u0103 st\u0103p\u00e2n\u2019-ta.
\n – Da, cine e\u0219ti? se auzi o voce \u00eeng\u00e2nat\u0103 dintr-un difuzor mascat pe unul din st\u00e2lpii por\u021bii.
\n\tApoi observ\u0103 c\u0103 o camer\u0103 de luat vederi \u00eel fixase \u0219i \u00ee\u0219i \u00eendrept\u0103 privirile \u00eentr-acolo.
\n\t– S\u0103ru-m\u00e2na, coni\u021b\u0103. Io sunt Norocel. Am venit la desc\u00e2ntat. De noroc.
\n\t– Bine, a\u0219teapt\u0103 acolo.
\n\tA\u0219tept\u0103\u2026 Dup\u0103 ceva timp ap\u0103ru unul negricios, vopsit blond. Era \u00eembr\u0103cat \u00een costum negru-lucios \u0219i purta \u00een picioare adida\u0219i de firm\u0103. M\u00e2nca \u00eenghe\u021bat\u0103. C\u00e2nd \u00eel v\u0103zu la poart\u0103, a\u0219tept\u00e2nd, \u00eei r\u00e2nji \u0219i un dinte de aur luci o clip\u0103 \u00een soare. Contrastul pielii, privirea viclean\u0103 din ochii negriciosului \u0219i str\u0103lucirea aurului \u00eei d\u0103dur\u0103 lui Norocel o str\u0103fulgerare de team\u0103 \u00een tot trupul. Inima \u00eencepu s\u0103 \u00eei bat\u0103 cu putere de\u00eendat\u0103 ce p\u0103\u0219i \u00een curtea ghicitoarei. ,,Nu trebuia s\u0103 fac asta. Ce caut io, frate, aicea? Io sunt om credincios\u2026”
\n\tC\u00e2inii a\u021bintiser\u0103 ochii c\u0103tre negricios \u0219i se \u00eencurcau \u00eentre picioarele lui Norocel. ,,M-a’ umplut de bale p\u0103 pantaloni \u0219i p\u0103 m\u00e2ini javrele astea\u201d. Mergeau to\u021bi t\u0103cu\u021bi pe o alee \u00eencadrat\u0103 de trandafiri ro\u0219ii, care se termina \u00een fa\u021ba unei f\u00e2nt\u00e2ni arteziene. S-ar fi \u00eentors din drum acum, dar era prea t\u00e2rziu. Doar el sunase la poart\u0103. Nu \u00eel chemase nimeni.
\n\tNegriciosul b\u0103tu la u\u0219\u0103. Se deschise. \u00cen cadrul ei ap\u0103ru un alt haidamac \u00eembr\u0103cat \u00een acela\u0219i costum negru-lucios, dar de data asta cu pantofi negri de lac \u0219i cu o privire \u00eencruntat\u0103. Haina deschis\u0103 l\u0103sa s\u0103 se vad\u0103 m\u00e2nerul unui pistol. Pe Norocel \u00eel trecur\u0103 din nou fiorii \u0219i sim\u021bi cum i se a\u0219terne pe suflet o grij\u0103 ca o n\u0103fram\u0103 neagr\u0103 \u0219i ap\u0103s\u0103toare. Intr\u0103 \u0219ov\u0103itor privind triunghiul de lumin\u0103 pe care \u00eel l\u0103sa u\u0219a \u00eentredeschis\u0103, pe podea. C\u00e2nd u\u0219a se \u00eenchise \u00ee\u0219i d\u0103du seama c\u0103 \u00een cas\u0103 era \u00eentuneric. Ici colo, pe la col\u021buri, c\u00e2te o lum\u00e2nare aprins\u0103 p\u00e2lp\u00e2ia arunc\u00e2nd o lumin\u0103 palid\u0103. El \u00eenainta instinctiv \u00eenapoia haidamacului pentru c\u0103 abia \u00eentrez\u0103rea pe unde merge.
\n\tR\u0103t\u0103cir\u0103 pe ni\u0219te holuri \u0219i apoi urcar\u0103 o scar\u0103 \u0219i, drept \u00een fa\u021ba ei, ap\u0103ru o u\u0219\u0103 mare de lemn cu \u00eencrusta\u021bii, luminat\u0103 de jos \u00een sus de dou\u0103 spoturi plasate \u00een podea. Norocel apuc\u0103 s\u0103 vad\u0103 un fel de emblem\u0103 care avea \u00een centru o fiin\u021b\u0103 ce sem\u0103na \u00een acela\u0219i timp cu o capr\u0103 \u0219i cu o pisic\u0103 z\u00e2mbitoare. Haidamacul sun\u0103 la o sonerie, iar u\u0219a se deschise automat.
\n\t– Intr\u0103, \u00eei zise lui Norocel
\n \t\u00cen spatele lui, u\u0219a se \u00eenchise f\u0103r\u0103 zgomot. Camera era sc\u0103ldat\u0103 \u00eentr-o lumin\u0103 ro\u0219ie-difuz\u0103. Lini\u0219tea mut\u0103 care se instalase \u00eel f\u0103cu s\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i \u021bin\u0103 respira\u021bia. \u00cencepu s\u0103-\u0219i aud\u0103 inima mugind \u00een timpane, ca \u0219i cum \u00eempingea pietre prin vine, nu s\u00e2nge. Respira\u021bia nu-i mai ajungea. Aerul, \u00eembibat de aromele ciudate ale be\u021bi\u0219oarelor parfumate, aprinse prin cas\u0103, \u00eei ap\u0103sa pieptul. Cu c\u00e2t tr\u0103gea aerul acela mai mult \u00een piept, cu at\u00e2t nu-i ajungea \u0219i respira din ce \u00een ce \u00een ce mai repede. Inima i-o lu\u0103 razna \u0219i chiar c\u00e2nd s\u0103-l cuprind\u0103 duca, de dup\u0103 o draperie grea ap\u0103ru \u201cvr\u0103jitoarea\u201d.
\n\t\u00cembr\u0103cat\u0103 \u00een alb din cap p\u00e2n\u0103-n picioare \u0219i \u00eenv\u0103luit\u0103 \u00eentr-o aur\u0103 de lumin\u0103 pal-alb\u0103struie, mergea prin cas\u0103 de parc\u0103 plutea. Primul g\u00e2nd al lui Norocel, aproape \u021bipat \u0219i acompaniat de o zv\u00e2cnire de spaim\u0103 a inimii \u00een piept: ,,Aoleu, mam\u0103 – asta-i strigoaic\u0103!” Ar\u0103tarea deschise gura s\u0103-i vorbeasc\u0103, dar vocea ei nu se auzea de acolo. Era peste tot! C\u00e2nd scoase primul sunet p\u0103rea c\u0103 zeci de lighioane strig\u0103 la Norocel.
\n\t– Norocele, ai venit la mine s\u0103 \u00ee\u021bi dau noroc\u2026
\n\t– Da, m\u0103ria ta, b\u00e2igui Norocel, ne\u0219tiind cum s\u0103 preasl\u0103veasc\u0103 ar\u0103tarea din fa\u021ba lui.
\n\t– Eu sunt Vardala, vr\u0103jitoarea desc\u00e2nt\u0103toare de via\u021b\u0103 \u0219i moarte, de dragoste \u0219i ur\u0103, de noroc \u0219i de nenoroc. Toate sunt \u00een m\u00e2na mea \u0219i tu ai venit s\u0103 ceri pu\u021bin din ele. Ce ai s\u0103 dai pentru ce \u00eemi ceri?
\n\tNorocel b\u0103g\u0103 m\u00e2na \u00een buzunar s\u0103 scoat\u0103 banii pe care \u00eei str\u00e2nsese. Amu\u021bi. Gura i se \u00eencle\u0219tase \u0219i limba se \u00eempleticea. Fa\u021ba \u00eei c\u0103zu \u00eentr-o grimas\u0103 de dezam\u0103gire, team\u0103 \u0219i implorare.
\n\t– Vrei s\u0103 dai bani? Pentru noroc? Care vrei s\u0103 fie norocul t\u0103u\u2026? Joci la loterie\u2026 \u0218i vrei s\u0103 \u00eemi pl\u0103te\u0219ti obol ca s\u0103 c\u00e2\u0219tigi at\u00e2\u021bia bani!? Cred c\u0103 nu e\u0219ti \u00eentreg la minte! Cine e\u0219ti tu s\u0103 vii la mine s\u0103 ceri asta? Ia \u00eentinde m\u00e2na st\u00e2ng\u0103, \u00eei porunci cu vocea aceea tun\u0103toare.
\n\tDin privirile ei s\u0103reau sc\u00e2ntei \u0219i fulgere c\u0103tre bietul Norocel, \u00eencovoiat ca sub o mare greutate. \u00centr-o \u00eencercare chinuit\u0103 reu\u0219i s\u0103 \u00eentind\u0103 m\u00e2na st\u00e2ng\u0103 c\u0103tre groz\u0103via ce st\u0103tea \u00een fa\u021ba lui. Ar\u0103tarea \u00eei citi palma \u0219i strig\u0103:
\n\t– Norocele, \u021bi-a venit vremea!
\n\t– S\u0103 mor\u2026?
\n\t– Ai s\u0103 c\u00e2\u0219tigi la loterie!
\n\t– Aaaoleo, m\u0103ria ta!
\n\t– Da\u2019 trebuie s\u0103 \u00eemi dai ceva de la tine.
\n\t– Ce trebuie s\u0103 dau? Jumate din bani sau apartamentu\u2019 sau ce? \u00eentreb\u0103 \u00eenfrigurat. S\u0103 nu \u00eemi ceri via\u021ba la’ copii sau la’ nevast\u0103\u2026C\u0103 mai bine mor io, dec\u00e2t\u2026
\n\t– Nimic din toate astea, Norocele. Vreau o zi din via\u021ba.
\n\t– O zi din via\u021ba mea? Numa\u2019 at\u00e2t?
\n\t– Da. Doar o zi din via\u021ba ta.
\n\t– E pu\u021bin. Eeee bine\u2026 Da, o zi e pu\u021bin. S\u0103 fie a ta! Da\u2019 s\u0103 c\u00e2\u0219tig, \u0103\u0103n? M\u0103ria ta\u2026 C\u00e2\u0219tig, nu? S\u0103-mi pl\u0103tesc \u0219i io datoriile, fac cas\u0103 la copii\u2026
\n\t– Lini\u0219te! Ai s\u0103 c\u00e2\u0219tigi to\u021bi banii de la loterie, dar trebuie s\u0103 juri c\u0103 \u00eemi dai o zi din via\u021ba ta. Dac\u0103 spui la cineva ce ai f\u0103cut aici, nu mai c\u00e2\u0219tigi nimic \u0219i, mai r\u0103u, ai s\u0103 pierzi toat\u0103 bruma de avere pe care ai c\u00e2\u0219tigat-o p\u00e2n\u0103 acum, copiii \u0219i nevasta o s\u0103 \u021bi se-mboln\u0103veasc\u0103 \u0219i…!
\n\t– Jur, spuse repede Norocel, oft\u0103 odat\u0103 ad\u00e2nc, se cutremur\u0103 din toat\u0103 fiin\u021ba \u0219i se pr\u0103bu\u0219i polog la podea.
\n\tSe trezi \u00eentr-un t\u00e2rziu afar\u0103, \u00eentins pe jos, toropit de c\u0103ldura soarelui. \u00cen jurul lui zburdau c\u00e2\u021biva copii oache\u0219i. Unul \u00eel buzun\u0103rea \u0219i r\u00e2dea.
\n\t– Io-te, m\u0103, c\u0103 are ceva bani be\u021bivu\u2019 \u0103sta. Hai s\u0103 ne lu\u0103m \u00eenghe\u021bat\u0103 \u0219i \u021big\u0103ri.
\n\tP\u00e2n\u0103 s\u0103 se dezmeticeasc\u0103 Norocel, puradeii disp\u0103rur\u0103 cu banii.
\n\tDeschise ochii. Soarele \u00eel st\u00e2njenea. Puse m\u00e2na st\u00e2ng\u0103-pav\u0103z\u0103 \u00een fa\u021ba lor \u0219i cu dreapta se sprijini ridic\u00e2ndu-se \u00een capul oaselor. \u00cen picioare de-abia putea s\u0103 se \u021bin\u0103. Se b\u0103l\u0103b\u0103nea \u0219i se \u00eentreba c\u00e2nd naiba a reu\u0219it s\u0103 se \u00eembete \u00een a\u0219a hal. Nu \u00ee\u0219i amintea unde se afl\u0103. \u00cen jur nu se vedeau dec\u00e2t mormane de gunoi \u0219i tufe de c\u00e2mp. Era undeva l\u00e2ng\u0103 \u0219osea. Se auzeau ma\u0219inile vuind. R\u0103mase a\u0219a nedumerit un timp, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 dezlege ghemul de \u00eentreb\u0103ri care \u00eei r\u0103sunau \u00een minte. Ca dintr-un vis, amintirile \u00eei revenir\u0103 \u0219i, \u00eencet-\u00eencet, Norocel reconstitui \u00eent\u00e2mplarea.
\n\tUn tir turcesc se \u00eendur\u0103 de el \u0219i \u00eel lu\u0103 la ocazie f\u0103r\u0103 bani. Tot drumul de \u00eentoarcere \u0219i-a f\u0103cut cruce cu limba \u00een cerul gurii. Nici el nu \u0219tia de ce: c\u0103 trecuse prin \u00eent\u00e2mplarea asta de necrezut, c\u0103 era nedumerit de ce \u00eei ceruse vr\u0103jitoarea numai o zi din via\u021b\u0103 sau c\u0103 \u0219tia c\u0103 o s\u0103 c\u00e2\u0219tige \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it la ,,blestemul\u201d \u0103la loto… Da’ oare a\u0219a o fi? Oare Vardala nu \u00eel p\u0103c\u0103lise…? ,,Nu m-a p\u0103c\u0103lit”, \u00ee\u0219i spunea el \u00een g\u00e2nd. ,,De ce s\u0103 m\u0103 fi p\u0103c\u0103lit? C\u0103 nu mi-a luat bani. Mi-a cerut doar o zi din via\u021ba mea. S\u0103 ia, dac\u0103 poate! C\u0103 io n-am cum s-o scot p\u0103 ziua aia care o vrea ea dintre c\u00e2te zile mai am io. H\u0103, h\u0103, h\u0103! S\u0103 fie ea s\u0103n\u0103toas\u0103 c\u00e2te zile mai am io!”
\n\tAcum se \u00eendrepta c\u0103tre ,,blestemu’ \u0103la de loto” printre blocurile cenu\u0219ii, sub c\u0103ldura soarelui de amiaz\u0103, cu transpira\u021bia \u0219iroindu-i pe spate \u0219i pe frunte, dar cu un g\u00e2nd vesel \u00een minte: ,,Am s\u0103 c\u00e2\u0219tig to\u021bi banii \u0219i-o s\u0103 scap de s\u0103r\u0103cie cu tot neamu’ meu! N-a’ s\u0103-mi mai pese de nimica. Oooof, c\u0103 bine mai e!”. \u00cei venea s\u0103 zburde, a\u0219a, s\u0103 alerge \u0219i numai ru\u0219inea c\u0103 lumea ar r\u00e2de de el c\u0103 \u021bop\u0103ie pe strad\u0103, ditamai omu’, \u00eel \u021binea s\u0103 n-o fac\u0103.
\n\tAjunse \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it. Intr\u0103 vesel \u0219i salut\u0103 pe toat\u0103 lumea. \u00cei \u0219tia pe to\u021bi \u0219i to\u021bi \u00eel cuno\u0219teau. Cei c\u00e2\u021biva juc\u0103tori la p\u0103c\u0103nele, ve\u0219nici clien\u021bi ai lu’ tanti Belea, zis\u0103 Doamna \u0219i prietenii lui care puneau numerele la loto duminica la ora 12, se prinser\u0103 la mi\u0219touri despre Norocel. V\u00e2nz\u0103toarea z\u00e2mbea ironic:
\n\t– Ai venit, Norocele? Iar?
\n\t– Da, Doamn\u0103, am venit. Iar din nou.
\n\t– Acelea\u0219i numere?
\n\t– Tot alea, Doamn\u0103! Cin\u0219pe, dou\u0219trei, dou\u0219nouo, trei\u0219apte, patru\u0219unu \u0219i patru\u0219opt. O singur\u0103 variant\u0103.
\n\t– S\u0103 fie cu noroc, domnu’ Norocel!
\n\t– A’ s\u0103 fie, doamn\u0103, a’ s\u0103 fie! zise Norocel z\u00e2mbind cu gura p\u00e2n\u0103 la urechi.
\n\t– Bre, nea Norocele, matale te joci, bre! N-ai luat nimic niciodat\u0103 \u0219i nici n-ai s\u0103 iei. Ai ,,luat-o” de prea multe ori. se b\u0103g\u0103 unu’ Viorel, care d\u0103dea continuu la p\u0103c\u0103nele, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 se uite \u00eenspre el.
\n\t– Viorele, vezi-\u021bi, tat\u0103, de treaba ta, c\u0103 io \u00eemi v\u0103d de-a mea! Nu vreau s\u0103 ne cert\u0103m ast\u0103zi. E duminic\u0103. Vreau s\u0103 plec lini\u0219tit de-aci, s\u0103 m\u0103 duc acas\u0103, s\u0103 trag o \u021buic\u0103 \u00eenainte de ciorba, s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nc ce mi-o pune nevasta \u00een farfurie – felu’ doi, s\u0103 beau un \u0219pri\u021b \u0219i s\u0103 m\u0103 culc. Cu ea, poate…
\n\t– Bine, bre, bine! Du-te-acas\u0103! \u00eel repezi \u0219mecherul
\n\tLui Norocel \u00eei s\u0103ri mu\u0219tarul:
\n\t– Bine, m\u0103\u0103\u0103, mucosule, faci mi\u0219touri cu mineee, b\u0103\u0103\u0103! strig\u0103 repezindu-se c\u0103tre p\u0103c\u0103nitor.
\n\tCeilal\u021bi s\u0103rir\u0103 s\u0103 \u00eei despart\u0103 \u0219i \u00eel scoaser\u0103 pe Norocel afar\u0103. ,,Hai, bre, \u0219i matale, te pui cu \u0103sta!? Nu vezi ce prost e? Matale e\u0219ti om \u00een toat\u0103 firea, cu nevast\u0103 \u0219i copii! Hai, las\u0103-l \u0219i du-te acas\u0103.”, \u00eei spuser\u0103.
\n\t\u00cel l\u0103s\u0103 \u0219i se duse acas\u0103.
\n\tSt\u0103tea la televizor \u0219i a\u0219tepta ora opt. Ora de loto.
\n\tNu voia s\u0103 recunoasc\u0103, \u00eens\u0103 era ner\u0103bd\u0103tor. Dac-ar fi avut o telecomand\u0103 fermecat\u0103 ar fi dat timpul \u00eenainte cu vreo zece minute, s\u0103 vin\u0103 mai repede emisiunea. Murea de ner\u0103bdare s\u0103 aud\u0103, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it, dup\u0103 at\u00e2\u021bia ani, rostite unul dup\u0103 altul, numerele lui c\u00e2\u0219tig\u0103toare. ,,Maaam\u0103 \u0219i ce ochi o s\u0103 fac\u0103 Marica \u0219i copiii c\u00e2nd or s-aud\u0103 c-a sc\u0103pat de s\u0103r\u0103cie tot neamu’ lor pentru toate vie\u021bile lor. Da’ ce ochi or s\u0103 benocleze \u0103ia ai mei, care m\u0103 tachineaz\u0103 mereu cu numerele la loto!”
\n\tNorocel visa cu ochii deschi\u0219i. Ochii lui se gogonau pe minut ce trecea fix\u00e2nd ecranul televizorului. Mintea lui \u00eenfierb\u00e2ntat\u0103 de mirajul c\u00e2\u0219tigului f\u0103ta pui dup\u0103 pui, din ce \u00een ce mai ciuda\u021bi \u0219i mai n\u0103zdr\u0103vani \u0219i zumz\u0103ia continuu BANI, BANI, BANI. Sunt ai mei, sunt ai mei, trebuie s\u0103 fie ai mei, to\u021bi, to\u021bi, to\u021bi! Cum \u00eencepu emisiunea, singura lui grij\u0103 fu aceea s\u0103 bifeze r\u00e2nd pe r\u00e2nd numerele. \u0218i toate erau numerele pe care le jucase el mereu. La final, prezentatoarea recapitul\u0103 numerele c\u00e2\u0219tig\u0103toare \u00een aceea\u0219i ordine \u00een care le pusese el mereu \u0219i el o \u00eeng\u00e2na din ce \u00een ce mai tare, p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd \u00eeng\u00e2narea deveni strig\u0103t:
\n\t– Cin\u0219peee, dou\u0219treeeei, dou\u0219nouoooo, trei\u0219apteeeee, patru\u0219unuuuuu \u0219i patru\u0219ooooopt. \u0219i cin\u0219pe milioane d\u0103 euro le c\u00e2\u0219tig\u0103 domnu’ Norocel Ciu-per-ces-cuuuuu! aproape c\u0103 url\u0103 Norocel.
\n\t\u00cen camer\u0103 ap\u0103rur\u0103 cu inima la gur\u0103 cei doi copii \u0219i cu nevasta, care-l priveau ca pe un nebun.
\n\t– Ce-ai p\u0103\u021bit Norocele, \u00eel apostrof\u0103 Marica. Te-a \u00eennebunit lotu’, m\u0103i omule?
\n\tEl urla dea binelea:
\n\t– Gataaa, frateee cu mi\u0219tourile, i-am f\u0103cut p\u0103 to\u021bi! Uiteeee banuuuu, uite b\u0103nu\u021buoooo, fr\u0103\u021bioareeee! flutur\u0103 el biletul cu cele \u0219ase numere c\u00e2\u0219tig\u0103toare. cin\u0219pe milioane d\u0103 euro le c\u00e2\u0219tig\u0103 domnu’ Norocel Ciupercescuuuuu! Ce mai zice\u021bi acum cu to\u021bii, \u0103\u0103\u0103\u0103n? Mucles sacanaua, c\u0103 i-am spart! O s\u0103 plec\u0103m din rahatu’ \u0103sta de t\u00e2rg \u0219i-o s\u0103 ne mut\u0103m la Bucale! La Bucale, m\u0103\u0103\u0103! \u0218i-o s\u0103 ne lu\u0103m case \u00een Prim\u0103verii \u0219i ma\u0219ini Maibah, b\u0103\u0103\u0103! \u0218i-o s\u0103 m\u00e2nc\u0103m numa’ la restorant.
\n\t– Bat\u0103-te s\u0103 te bat\u0103! puse femeia palmele la obrajii \u00eenro\u0219i\u021bi deodat\u0103. Ai c\u00e2\u0219tigat la loto…!
\n\t– Tot, tot, tooooooot! Le-am luat to\u021bi banii!
\n\tSe luar\u0103 de m\u00e2n\u0103 \u0219i prinser\u0103 hora prin cas\u0103. C\u00e2nd ajunser\u0103 \u00een buc\u0103t\u0103rie Norocel se opri s\u0103 mai trag\u0103 pu\u021bin aer. Se sprijini de mas\u0103 pu\u021bin \u00eencovoiat, inspir\u00e2nd profund \u0219i zise obosit:
\n\t– Aoleoo, Marico, m\u0103 sufoc! Nu mai am aer.
\n\t– Norocele, stai! A\u0219eaz\u0103-te pe scaun. S\u0103-\u021bi dau pu\u021bin\u0103 ap\u0103.
\n\tNorocel se a\u0219ez\u0103, se \u00eenmuie \u0219i c\u0103zu f\u0103r\u0103 cuno\u0219tin\u021b\u0103. <\/p>\n

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\n\t– Stai, cine e\u0219ti? \u00eentinse m\u00e2inile \u00een \u00eentuneric.
\n\tB\u00e2jb\u00e2ia. Nu vedea nimic, \u00eens\u0103 auzea toate zgomotele din jur ca \u0219i cum ar fi ascultat la ni\u0219te c\u0103\u0219ti date la maxim. Vocea era dogit\u0103 \u0219i se mai auzeau \u0219i ni\u0219te picioare goale lip\u0103ind pe ceva ca mozaicul umed. Omul r\u0103sufla din ni\u0219te pl\u0103m\u00e2ni \u00eenc\u0103rca\u021bi, ca de tebecist. \u0218i aerul \u00eenchis mirosea ur\u00e2t.
\n\t– N-are importan\u021b\u0103.
\n\t– Nu \u0219tiu. Nici nu \u0219tiu unde m\u0103 aflu.
\n\t– E\u0219ti \u00een anticamer\u0103.
\n\t– \u0218i de ce nu v\u0103d nimic? Ce e dincolo de anticamera asta?
\n\t– Ce s\u0103 fie!? Lumea ailalt\u0103. \u021ai-aduci aminte c\u00e2nd ai fost la vr\u0103jitoare?
\n\t– Da, da’ tu de unde \u0219tii?
\n\t– Haide m\u0103, Norocele, c\u0103 mie po\u021bi s\u0103-mi spui. Jur\u0103m\u00e2ntu’ era numa’ \u00eentre oameni.
\n\t– Da. zise speriat \u0219i f\u0103r\u0103 nicio vlag\u0103 Norocel
\n\t– Norocele, io \u0219tiu tot ce zace-n sufletu’ t\u0103u, m\u0103! \u0218i nu numa’ al t\u0103u. I-ai dat o zi din via\u021ba ta s\u0103 fac\u0103 s\u0103 c\u00e2\u0219tigi tu potu’ cel mare la loto, s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2na asta. L-ai c\u00e2\u0219tigat, a\u0219a-i?
\n\t– Da, i-am dat o zi din via\u021ba mea. Da’ cum a luat-o?
\n\t– Cum – necum, \u0219i-a luat plata. Numa’ c\u0103 era ultima zi din via\u021ba ta, Norocele! Uite, acuma s\u0103 te preg\u0103te\u0219ti, c\u0103 intri la judecat\u0103. \u00cen cartea vie\u021bii tale a fost o mare r\u0103scruce la care tu te-ai cam r\u0103t\u0103cit. Dac\u0103 st\u0103teai \u00een banca ta \u0219i nu te l\u0103comeai la c\u00e2\u0219tig, poate c\u0103 ai fi tr\u0103it via\u021b\u0103 lung\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 ai t\u0103i. Da’ tu nu te-ai \u00eenvegheat! Ai pus botu’ la bi\u0219tari \u0219i \u021bi-ai amanetat o zi din via\u021b\u0103 pentru ei. Ultima zi! C\u00e2nd ai s\u0103 iei banii de la loto, s\u0103 \u0219tii c\u0103 aia e ultima ta zi!
\n\t– \u0218i nu se mai poate face nimic?
\n\t– Hmm…
\n\t– Ai mei ce fac? Unde sunt?
\n\t– Nevast\u0103-ta \u00ee\u021bi st\u0103 la c\u0103p\u0103t\u00e2i, a aflat c\u0103 e\u0219ti bolnav, da-i cam lini\u0219tit\u0103. \u00cei pare pu\u021bin r\u0103u, \u00eens\u0103 nu prea-\u021bi duce dorul. Doar \u00eei la\u0219i cin\u0219pe’ milioane de euro. La banii \u0103\u0219tia i-a cam pierit triste\u021bea. Se g\u00e2nde\u0219te c\u0103 poate s\u0103 le fac\u0103 un viitor copiilor, s\u0103 fac\u0103 o cas\u0103, s\u0103 pun\u0103 deoparte pentru zile negre, iar pentru tine – o \u00eenmorm\u00e2ntare ca de om de treab\u0103, s\u0103 \u0219tie toat\u0103 lumea c\u00e2t de iubit ai fost de familie.
\n\t– Da’ copiii? Unde sunt Marian \u0219i Mirela \u0219i Costel?
\n\t– Sunt to\u021bi acas\u0103. Ei te pl\u00e2ng, dar nu au aflat c\u0103 mai ai pu\u021bin \u0219i-o mierle\u0219ti.
\n\tPe Norocel \u00eel apuc\u0103 pl\u00e2nsul. \u00ce\u0219i freca bra\u021bele \u0219i se agita, neputincios \u0219i disperat.
\n\t– B\u0103, frate, nu m-a\u0219teptam s\u0103 se termine a\u0219a de repede. sc\u00e2nci el. Acum eram la televizor, \u00eentre ai mei…, acum stau \u00een bezn\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 tine \u0219i a\u0219tept s\u0103 m\u0103-nf\u0103\u021bi\u0219ez la judecat\u0103! Aaaoooleu, m\u0103i omule, du-m\u0103 \u00eenapoi de unde m-ai luat. Ce caut io aici? Unde e\u0219ti? Aprinde o lumin\u0103 s\u0103 te v\u0103d, s\u0103 v\u0103d pe unde calc… Ce e de f\u0103cut? Poate mai e ceva care s\u0103 fac\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103 pot \u00eentoarce \u00eentre ai mei!
\n\t– Eu nu sunt frate cu tine, cu at\u00e2t mai pu\u021bin om \u0219i nu cred c\u0103 \u021bi-ar place ce ai s\u0103 vezi, dac\u0103 aprind lumina… Aaaaar mai fi ceva…S\u0103 te ajute, da’ io \u0219tiu…
\n\t– Spune, spune-mi repede ce pot s\u0103 fac! Vreau s\u0103 scap, s\u0103 fiu l\u00e2ng\u0103 ai mei!
\n\t– Nu lua banii!
\n\t– Cum?
\n\t– Opre\u0219te-\u021bi doar c\u00e2\u021bi s\u0103 te ajute s\u0103 te faci bine \u0219i pe restul nu-i lua… D\u0103-i de poman\u0103 unui s\u0103rac…<\/p>\n

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\n\tDeschise ochii deodat\u0103 \u0219i trase puternic aer \u00een piept. Nevast\u0103-sa, care mo\u021b\u0103ia pe un scaun l\u00e2ng\u0103 patul lui, se trezi \u0219i ea.
\n\t– Ce s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat? Unde sunt?
\n\t– Erai \u00een sufragerie, te uitai la televizor. A\u0219teptai s\u0103 \u00eenceap\u0103 tragerea loto. La un moment dat ai \u00eenceput s\u0103 urli c\u0103 ai c\u00e2\u0219tigat tot \u0219i ai c\u0103zut din picioare – incon\u0219tient. Acum e\u0219ti la spital. zise ea
\n\t– \u0218i ce-a zis doctoru’?
\n\t– P\u0103\u0103\u0103i…
\n\t– Marico, tu uit\u0103-te \u00een ochii mei \u0219i spune drept ce \u021bi-a spus doctoru’!
\n\t\u00cen semi\u00eentuneric, Norocel b\u0103g\u0103 de seam\u0103 c\u0103 Marica \u00eel privea cu mil\u0103.
\n\t– Nu pot, m\u0103, nu pot, na!
\n\t– E de r\u0103u, \u0103\u0103\u0103n?
\n\t– Da.
\n\t– C\u00e2t de r\u0103u?
\n\tMarica izbucni deodat\u0103 \u00eentr-un pl\u00e2ns cu suspine \u0219i sughi\u021buri. Se zguduia din tot trupul.
\n\t– Aaaaha zihihihis c\u0103h\u0103h\u0103h\u0103 nuhuhuh mahahai ahahai muhuhulte zihihile.
\n\t– C\u00e2te?
\n\t– Zehehece zihihihile – ohohoho luhuhun\u0103…
\n\t– Ce am, cancer?
\n\t– Ceheheheva lahahaha inim\u0103h\u0103h\u0103h\u0103, n-aaaahahaham \u00een\u021beeeheheleees!
\n\t– Unde-i biletu’?
\n\tFemeia se opri din pl\u00e2nsul convulsiv \u0219i spuse repede:
\n\t– La mine. \u0219i-l scoase \u00eencet din buzunar
\n\t– E c\u00e2\u0219tig\u0103tor, a\u0219a-i?
\n\t– Da. Am c\u00e2\u0219tigat potul cel mare. E bine m\u0103car c\u0103 nu r\u0103m\u00e2nem s\u0103raci…
\n\t– F\u0103i, femeia lu’ Dumnezeu, tu te-ai t\u00e2mpit la cap? Tu deja mi-ai f\u0103cut felu’ \u0219i te g\u00e2nde\u0219ti la cum s\u0103 cheltui banii?
\n\tMarica se retrase speriat\u0103.
\n\t– Nu, m\u0103, omule, da m\u0103 g\u00e2ndeam a\u0219a c\u0103 Dumnezeu s-a g\u00e2ndit la noi…
\n\t– \u0218i \u021bie nici nu-\u021bi pas\u0103 c\u0103 io mor. Da’ poate cu banii \u0103\u0219tia m\u0103 operez, fac ceva s\u0103 m\u0103 fac bine… Tu, nu…! Mi-ai pus cruce \u0219i gata, te g\u00e2nde\u0219ti cum o s\u0103 fie f\u0103r\u0103 Norocel. \u00cel bocim oleac\u0103 p\u0103 prost \u0219i dup-aia ne punem p\u0103 chiolhane.
\n\t– Gata, gata, nu te mai sup\u0103ra, c\u0103-\u021bi faci r\u0103u la inim\u0103!
\n\t– Marico, uite cum st\u0103 treaba. Mai \u021bii minte ce-am vorbit noi azi-diminea\u021b\u0103?
\n\t– Ei, na, acuma! De unde s\u0103 mi-aduc io aminte ce-am vorbit noi azi-diminea\u021b\u0103? Am vorbit multe noi \u0219i-azi-diminea\u021b\u0103 \u0219i mai p\u0103 dup-amiaz\u0103…
\n\t– C\u0103 ce-o s\u0103 facem noi cu banii, dac\u0103 o s\u0103 c\u00e2\u0219tig\u0103m potu’ cel mare…
\n\t– Aaa, da, acu’ mi-aduc aminte… Aoooleu! Doar nu vrei s\u0103 faci ce ziceam noi azi-diminea\u021b\u0103!
\n\t– Ba da, Marico, aia o s\u0103 facem. \u0218i-nc\u0103 mai abitir. \u00cemi fac opera\u021bie s\u0103 m\u0103 fac bine \u0219i \u00een rest to\u021bi banii \u00eei d\u0103m de poman\u0103, Marico.
\n\t– Da’ io m\u0103 g\u00e2ndisem pu\u021bin altfel…
\n\t– Uite, femeie, c\u00e2t am stat f\u0103r\u0103 suflare am avut un vis. Se f\u0103cea c\u0103 \u00eemi a\u0219teptam r\u00e2ndu’ s\u0103 trec pe lumea ‘al\u0103lalt\u0103.
\n\t– Ptiu, ptiu, ptiu. f\u0103cu femeia o cruce mare. M\u0103 omule, tu vorbe\u0219ti serios?
\n\t– Da. Era bezn\u0103 \u0219i mirosea ur\u00e2t \u0219i unu’ cu glas dogit mi-a spus c\u0103, dac\u0103 iau banii, am s\u0103 mor.
\n\t– M\u0103, Norocele, tu vorbe\u0219ti serios?
\n\t– Da, f\u0103! \u0218i-a mai zis c\u0103 singura sc\u0103pare e s\u0103 dau banii de poman\u0103, s\u0103 nu-i iau.
\n\t– Haaa, m\u0103 Norocele…! Vise, m\u0103, vise! Tu stai s\u0103 crezi tot ce visezi? Tu nu te g\u00e2nde\u0219ti c\u0103 banii \u0103\u0219tia o s\u0103 ne scoat\u0103 din toate nevoile, m\u0103?
\n\t– Auzi, f\u0103…!? Nu voiam s\u0103-\u021bi spun, da’ v\u0103d c\u0103 se adevere\u0219te ce-mi mai spunea glasul \u0103la dogit.
\n\t– Ce-\u021bi spunea, zi! C\u0103 v\u0103d c\u0103 ai \u00eenceput s\u0103 ba\u021bi c\u00e2mpii.
\n\t– Zicea c\u0103 tu nu e\u0219ti prea trist\u0103 la g\u00e2ndu’ c\u0103 io o s\u0103 dau col\u021bu’, c\u0103 doar \u00ee\u021bi las cin\u0219pe milioane d\u0103 euro. \u0218i v\u0103d c\u0103 a\u0219a e.
\n\t– M\u0103i, omule, \u0103la era un vis! Da’ banii \u0103\u0219tia sunt adev\u0103ra\u021bi.
\n\t– Tu nu \u0219tii nimic, femeie! Io a\u0219a vis n-am visat niciodat\u0103-n via\u021ba mea. N-a fost orice vis.
\n\t– Da, m\u0103, da’ noi r\u0103m\u00e2nem f\u0103r\u0103 nimic? La copii nu te g\u00e2nde\u0219ti?
\n\t– Cum f\u0103r\u0103 nimic, Marico? Da’ ce, io-s nimic? R\u0103m\u00e2ne\u021bi cu mine, Marico! Ce, nu-i bine? Gata! Uite cum facem: dup\u0103 ce ne spune doctoru’ ce am \u0219i unde \u0219i cam c\u00e2t cost\u0103 opera\u021bia, \u00eei sun\u0103m p\u0103 to\u021bi ai t\u0103i, p\u0103 ai mei \u0219i p\u0103 na\u0219i s\u0103 se-adune \u00eentr-o zi, \u00eei ducem la un notar \u0219i le \u00eemp\u0103r\u021bim to\u021bi banii – egal. Egal, m-ai auzit?
\n\t– Notaru’ o s\u0103 ne ia \u0219i pielea dupe noi la asemenea sum\u0103.
\n\tFemeia \u00eencepu din nou s\u0103 boceasc\u0103. Cu neputin\u021b\u0103, ciud\u0103 \u0219i obid\u0103…
\n\t– M\u0103i, femeie, tu nu \u00een\u021belegi c\u0103 \u0219i mie \u00eemi vine greu? C\u0103 io joc de c\u00e2nd m\u0103 \u0219tiu la jocu’ \u0103sta… <\/p>\n

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\n\tNeam de neamul lor nu c\u0103l\u0103torise cu avionul. \u0218i mai ales la clasa \u00eent\u00e2i. Dincolo de nori, cerul era mult mai albastru dec\u00e2t crezuse Norocel. Copiii jucau ,,fazan” foarte g\u0103l\u0103gio\u0219i. Toate fe\u021bele alea pre\u021bioase de la clasa \u00eent\u00e2i se uitau la ei cam lung \u0219i o stewardes\u0103 frumoas\u0103, blond\u0103 \u0219i cu ni\u0219te ochi verzi de te lua ame\u021beala, g\u00e2ndise Norocel, venise de vreo trei ori pe timpul zborului s\u0103 le spun\u0103 s\u0103 fac\u0103 lini\u0219te. Copiii – copii…!
\n\tMarica st\u0103tea l\u00e2ng\u0103 el radioas\u0103, dar g\u00e2nditoare.
\n\t– Ei, cum e? La ce te g\u00e2nde\u0219ti?
\n\t– … C\u0103 am sc\u0103pat destul de ieftin…
\n\t– Da’ o mierleam dac\u0103 mai st\u0103team. Bine c\u0103 n-a fost dec\u00e2t un cheag.
\n\t– … C\u0103 n-o s\u0103 mai vedem niciodat\u0103 traiul din zilele astea…
\n\t– R\u0103m\u00e2nem cu amintiri frumoase, Marico.
\n\t– … C\u0103 ne-a\u0219teapt\u0103 toate neamurile la aeroport…
\n\t– Ei, p\u0103 naiba! gogon\u0103 ochii Norocel
\n\t– Mi-a trimis mesaj sor-mea Gica, \u00eenainte s\u0103 ne suim \u00een avion.
\n\t– Auzi, da’ tu ai f\u0103cut o socoteal\u0103, a\u0219a, cam c\u00e2\u021bi ar fi?
\n\t– Cu verii primari – patru\u0219ase fix.
\n\t– Aaaoleo! Ete’ c\u0103 e \u0219i ceva bun \u00een toat\u0103 treaba asta: o s\u0103 ne cunoa\u0219tem tot arborele ginecologic.
\n\t– Ei, acuma nu te mai sup\u0103ra, c\u0103 iar faci v’un cheag \u0219i tre’ s\u0103 ne-ntoarcem \u00een Austria! Nu c\u0103 nu mi-ar fi pl\u0103cut… Le d\u0103m banii la to\u021bi \u0219i gata, am sc\u0103pat!
\n\t– \u0218i notaru’ c\u00e2t ne ia?
\n\t– Am vorbit cu mai mul\u021bi. To\u021bi cam la fel, da’ am g\u0103sit unu’ care n-o s\u0103 ne ia dec\u00e2t cin’zeci de mii de euro, f\u0103r\u0103 chitan\u021b\u0103, dac\u0103 declar\u0103m jum\u0103tate.
\n\t– Nu, mam\u0103, nuuu! D\u0103m corect c\u00e2t cere fiecare: la stat – ,,teveau\u201d \u0219i cu ,,la suta” lui – acolo, la notar \u00eei d\u0103m c\u00e2t scrie legea… S\u0103 nu uit\u0103m s\u0103 d\u0103m \u0219i pentru biseric\u0103 \u0219i pentru casa de copii \u0219i casa de b\u0103tr\u00e2ni…
\n\t– Ei, opre\u0219te-te acum, c\u0103 nu e\u0219ti Bill Gates!
\n\t– Da’ \u0103sta cine mai e?
\n\t– Dac\u0103 p\u0103stram banii, poate c\u0103 \u00eel cuno\u0219team… oft\u0103 femeia. Acum pune-\u021bi centura de siguran\u021b\u0103, c\u0103 ateriz\u0103m!<\/p>\n

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\n\tNorocel privea adunarea \u0219i nu \u00ee\u0219i credea ochilor. Sala \u00een care se aflau, era a unui restaurant din ora\u0219. Se g\u00e2ndise s\u0103 nu mai fac\u0103 tam-tam la notariat, c\u0103 era \u00een v\u0103zul lumii, \u0219i a\u0219a alesese locul \u0103sta, mai retras, mai lini\u0219tit.
\n\tDe-abia terminase de citit notarul actul de dona\u021bie, c\u0103 toate neamurile, \u00een afar\u0103 de p\u0103rin\u021bi \u0219i de bunici, erau \u00een picioare \u0219i strigau.
\n\t– Io trebuia s\u0103 primesc mai mult. De ce le-ai dat la fel \u0219i babacilor, c\u0103 ei oricum \u0219i-au m\u00e2ncat leftereaua? zicea frate-su’ Gheorghe.
\n\t– Mie nu \u00eemi ajunge s\u0103-mi pl\u0103tesc datoriile! Ce m\u0103 fac io numa’ cu un miliard? era Gica – sora nevesti-sii.
\n\t– Norocele, te dau \u00een judecat\u0103! Noi aveam dreptu’ la mai mult, c\u0103 avem mai mul\u021bi copii ne\u00eensura\u021bi.
\n\t– Cum m\u0103, s\u0103-i dai lu’ sor-ta care te-a crescut numa’ un miliard, m\u0103?
\n\t– Finule, m\u0103 jigne\u0219ti, m\u0103 duc la biseric\u0103 \u0219i te scot de la n\u0103\u0219ie! P\u0103i doar cu at\u00e2ta \u00eel cinste\u0219ti p\u0103 na\u0219-tu?
\n\tVerii, c\u0103 \u00eei chemase \u0219i pe cei care erau c\u0103s\u0103tori\u021bi, se certau unii cu al\u021bii, care dup\u0103 cum aveau gradele mai mici.
\n\t\u0102i b\u0103tr\u00e2ni \u00een zadar \u00eencercau s\u0103 \u00eei potoleasc\u0103 pe nebuni, c\u0103 zarva era din ce \u00een ce mai mare \u0219i mai complicat\u0103. Fiecare g\u0103sea acum c\u00e2te un cui \u00eempotriva celuilalt \u0219i intriga amenin\u021ba s\u0103 devin\u0103 b\u0103taie \u00een toat\u0103 regula.
\n\tNotarul era tare speriat \u0219i se scuz\u0103 c\u0103tre Norocel c\u0103 are treab\u0103. \u00cencepu s\u0103 se retrag\u0103 cu spatele spre u\u0219\u0103, \u00eens\u0103 unul dintre agita\u021bi \u00eel lu\u0103 de revere \u0219i-l tr\u00e2nti \u00eentr-un scaun.
\n\t– Stai, b\u0103, aici, c\u0103 n-ai terminat nicio treab\u0103. Cre’ c-o lu\u0103m de la cap\u0103t!
\n\t– Domnule, dar nu se mai poate face nimic, nu \u0219tiu dac\u0103 \u00een\u021belege\u021bi…!
\n\t– B\u0103, io nu-s domnu’ t\u0103u. P\u0103 mine m\u0103 cheam\u0103 Gheorghe. Ai auzit? Gheorghe m\u0103 cheam\u0103! \u0218i \u00een\u021beleg tot, m\u0103, da’ a\u0219a vreau io s\u0103 mai facem odat\u0103 \u00eemp\u0103r\u021bania. Poate-mi pic\u0103 \u0219i mie mai mult de data asta.
\n\t– Domnu’ Norocel, zise preotul parohiei lui, noi care suntem mul\u021bumi\u021bi, putem s\u0103 plec\u0103m?
\n\tL\u00e2ng\u0103 el a\u0219teptau cu ochii c\u00e2t cepele directoarea de la azil \u0219i directorul de la centrul de plasament.
\n\t– Nu pleac\u0103 nimenea! tun\u0103 Norocel peste mul\u021bime. C\u0103 v\u0103 ia mama lu’ proces-verbal p\u0103 to\u021bi!
\n\tPuse m\u00e2na pe diplomatul \u00een care se g\u0103seau banii, \u00eei desf\u0103cu \u00eencuietorile \u0219i \u00eencepu s\u0103 arunce cu bani \u00een mul\u021bimea de neamuri.
\n\t– Na, m\u0103, lua\u021bi! Lua\u021bi de v\u0103 s\u0103tura\u021bi d\u0103 bani! M\u00e2nca\u021bi bani, be\u021bi bani, tr\u0103i\u021bi cu banii-n minte \u0219i \u00een suflet, m\u0103 pro\u0219tilor!
\n\t– \u0102\u0103\u0103\u0103\u0103\u0103\u0103\u0103\u0103\u0103\u0103\u0103\u0103\u0103\u0103\u0103\u0103\u0103\u0103\u0103! f\u0103cu mul\u021bimea \u00eennebunit\u0103 \u0219i se repezi ca la gr\u0103mada de rugby \u00een locul unde c\u0103deau banii lui Norocel.
\n\t– Norocele, mam\u0103, te-ai \u021b\u0103c\u0103nit la cap? \u00eel \u00eentreb\u0103 Marica Hai s\u0103 plec\u0103m de-aici, c\u0103 iese r\u0103u! Ia-i pe alde m\u0103-ta \u0219i tac-tu mare, p\u0103 m\u0103m\u0103ica \u0219i p\u0103 t\u0103t\u0103icu’ \u0219i hai s\u0103 ie\u0219im.
\n\t– Las-m\u0103, nevast\u0103! Lua\u021bi, m\u0103, bani, de-acia! Lua\u021bi, lua-v-ar s\u0103 v\u0103 ia! Lua\u021bi-i, c\u0103 mie nu mi-au adus nicio bucurie.
\n\t– M\u0103, b\u0103iete, m\u0103! Las\u0103-i, Doamne iart\u0103-m\u0103, \u0219i nu te mai sup\u0103ra, c\u0103 iar \u00ee\u021bi vine v-un cheag din \u0103la \u0219i \u00eemi faci pocinog tocmai acu’, c\u00e2nd am r\u0103mas f\u0103r\u0103 nicio le\u021bcaie. zise femeia tr\u0103g\u00e2ndu-l de m\u00e2n\u0103.
\n\tNorocel nu se l\u0103s\u0103 luat p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd nu \u00eempr\u0103\u0219tie to\u021bi banii \u00een mijlocul restaurantului.
\n\t– Gata, gata, m-am r\u0103corit! Le-am ar\u0103tat io bani! N-au vrut s\u0103 fie \u00eemp\u0103r\u021banie dreapt\u0103, uite, na, \u00eemp\u0103r\u021bania lu’ \u0103l\u0103laltu’! S\u0103 vezi ce-a’ s\u0103 ias\u0103…
\n\tMarica \u00eel sili s\u0103 ias\u0103 \u00een strad\u0103 \u0219i \u00eel purta de m\u00e2n\u0103 ca pe un copil n\u0103zuros care nu vrea s\u0103 se lase dus la frizerie. Se uita mereu \u00een urm\u0103, s\u0103 vad\u0103 dac\u0103 nu cumva neamurile s-au g\u00e2ndit s\u0103 \u00eei ajung\u0103 din urm\u0103 \u0219i s\u0103 \u00eei jupoaie. O luar\u0103 pe ni\u0219te str\u0103zi l\u0103turalnice, s\u0103 li se piard\u0103 urma. O ma\u0219in\u0103 de poli\u021bie trecu pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 ei \u00een tromb\u0103, cu sirena \u021bip\u00e2nd \u0219i girofarul \u00eenv\u00e2rtind lumini ro\u0219ii \u0219i albastre. ,,Cre’ c\u0103 a sunat cineva la Poli\u021bie, s\u0103 vin\u0103 s\u0103 \u00eei lini\u0219teasc\u0103 cu ne\u0219te bastoane p\u0103 spinare. Las’ c\u0103 le prinde bine!”
\n\t– Marico, hai s\u0103 mergem acas\u0103, c\u0103 ne-am cam \u00eendep\u0103rtat de cartier \u0219i p\u00e2n\u0103 ajungem la bloc, s\u0103 \u00eensereaz\u0103.
\n\t– Stai a\u0219a, Norocele, c\u0103 ajungem imediat. zise Marica deschiz\u00e2nd deodat\u0103 poarta unei case cu gard verde, pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 care treceau.
\n\t– F\u0103i femeie, ce faci?
\n\t– Ce s\u0103 fac, te-am adus acas\u0103.
\n\t– Cum… acas\u0103?
\n\t– Acas\u0103. Asta-i casa noastr\u0103! Asta-i gr\u0103dina noastr\u0103. \u0218i asta-i ma\u0219ina noastr\u0103. \u0218i \u0103sta-i atelieru’ t\u0103u de t\u00e2mpl\u0103rie \u0219i aici sunt copiii no\u0219tri…
\n\t– P\u0103i… Ce-ai f\u0103cut? Ai oprit din bani? Na, c\u0103 m-a luat naiba! Nevast\u0103, ce mi-ai f\u0103cut? Vine ur\u00e2tania aia, acum, \u0219i m\u0103 ia…
\n\t– Stai, m\u0103 omule, lini\u0219tit! Nu te ia nimeni. C\u00e2nd am tocmit notaru’, l-am \u00eentrebat dac\u0103 pot s\u0103 donez ni\u0219te bani lu’ Marian. \u0218i mi-a zis c\u0103 da. Nu-i el b\u0103iat s\u0103rac? Este, c\u0103 l-am luat de suflet de la centrul de plasament!
\n\t– Io-te, muiereaaaa! Tre’ s\u0103 fiu atent la tine… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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