{"id":18654,"date":"2022-07-18T09:47:31","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T06:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ziarulderimnic.ro\/?p=18654"},"modified":"2022-07-18T09:47:31","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T06:47:31","slug":"spatii-culturale-nr-34-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ziarulderimnic.ro\/?p=18654","title":{"rendered":"Spa\u021bii culturale nr. 34 (8)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Camelia Manuela SAVA<\/strong>
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O scrisoare ca oricare alta<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ea \u00ee\u021bi spunea calm\u0103:
\n\u00ce\u021bi iubesc fiecare z\u00e2mbet
\n\u00ce\u021bi \u0219tiu pa\u0219ii, c\u0103m\u0103\u0219ile, pe de rost,
\nParfumul lor albastru-violet
\nM\u0103 cucerea de fiecare dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd
\n\u00ce\u021bi \u00eent\u00e2lneam linia buzelor aproape de t\u00e2mple\u2026
\n\u0218i tu r\u0103spundeai impacient:
\n\u0218\u0219\u0219! Taci!
\nE doar v\u00e2ntul \u0219optind prin copaci!<\/p>\n

Ea \u00ee\u021bi m\u0103rturisea franc:
\n\u00ee\u021bi aduc aminte c\u0103 eu sunt \u0219uieratul copacilor
\ncare te iube\u0219te de-at\u00e2ta timp,
\nde\u0219i tu exi\u0219ti \u0219i te zba\u021bi printre oameni \u0219i pe\u0219ti,
\nte iubesc, \u00ee\u021bi spunea \u00een fug\u0103,
\npentru clipele ne\u00eent\u00e2mplate \u00eentre amurg \u0219i zori,
\npentru vocea flexibil\u0103
\nce m\u0103 violenteaz\u0103 cu fiecare zi am\u00e2nat\u0103 \u00eenspre apusul stelelor\u2026
\n\u0219i tu ad\u0103ugai
\nstins:
\n\u0218\u0219\u0219! Taci! E numai v\u00e2ntul adiind prin copaci!<\/p>\n

Atunci, ea se ambi\u021biona
\nS\u00e2nger\u00e2ndu-\u0219i iubirea\u2026
\nPentru c\u0103 te iubise a\u0219a cum o inim\u0103
\n\u00ee\u0219i ador\u0103 s\u00e2ngele pomp\u00e2ndu-l \u00een artere
\noxigen\u00e2ndu-\u021bi culoarea ochilor\u2026
\nEa te iubise
\nCa un nor ce iube\u0219te ploaia \u00eemping\u00e2nd mai la vale
\nVisele\u2026
\n\u0218i tu nu aveai alt r\u0103spuns: cum \u0219i unde \u2013
\naici, l\u00e2ng\u0103 ace\u0219ti maci?!
\n\u0218\u0219\u0219, nu e dec\u00e2t \u0219uieratul v\u00e2ntului prin copaci\u2026<\/p>\n

Post scriptum:<\/p>\n

Ea te va iubi dincolo de legi
\np\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd t\u0103cerea v\u00e2ntului va deveni copac
\ntr\u0103g\u00e2ndu-\u0219i seva din alt ev\u2026<\/p>\n


\nViorel SAVIN<\/strong>
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CINESUNTA*<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t\t– \u015ei ce a urmat dup\u0103 asta?
\n \t– Mi\u015fcarea de r\u0103sucire spre scara turnului mi-a trimis din nou, \u00een n\u0103ri, odat\u0103 cu aerul de sub c\u0103ma\u015f\u0103, damful acela dezagreabil: de r\u00e2nced. M-am g\u00e2ndit pe loc la havuzul din gr\u0103din\u0103 ca la o solu\u0163ie. M-am \u00eentors \u00een salonul de l\u00e2ng\u0103 buc\u0103t\u0103rie \u015fi m-am urcat \u00een genunchi pe canapeaua de sub fereastra din mijloc, cercet\u00e2nd cu am\u0103nuntul aleile parcului. Putea s\u0103 apar\u0103 – nu? -, de oriunde, cineva; venit \u00een control sau la furat fructe! Din c\u00e2nd \u00een c\u00e2nd \u00eemi \u00eengustam n\u0103rile \u015fi inspiram aerul \u00een reprize scurte, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 surprind nuan\u0163e ale mirosului pe care, enerv\u00e2ndu-m\u0103 la culme, mi se p\u0103rea c\u0103 trupul meu le \u00eemprumuta aerului din jur.
\n \u00cen timp ce scotoceam cu privirile ascunzi\u015furile parcului, mi-am desf\u0103cut nasturii c\u0103m\u0103\u015fii \u015fi mi-am dezbr\u0103cat-o. Bustul dezgolit mi-a primit direct r\u0103coarea salonului, \u00eenfior\u00e2ndu-m\u0103. Cu c\u0103ma\u015fa str\u00e2ns\u0103 mototol \u00een pumn, \u0163inut\u0103 c\u00e2t mai departe de mine, mi-am \u00eenfundat n\u0103rile \u00een pielea bra\u0163ului.
\n Oarecum u\u015furat\u0103 am constatat c\u0103 mirosul mla\u015ftinii nu mi se impregnase \u00een trup. Doar \u00eembr\u0103c\u0103mintea \u00eemi mirosea a balt\u0103 \u015fi a vegeta\u0163ie putred\u0103. Se impunea s\u0103 mi-o sp\u0103l urgent, iar rezervorul havuzului era numai bun.
\n \u2013 Dar castelul de Nadlis, nu era prev\u0103zut cu\u2026 minime utilit\u0103\u0163i?
\n – Ba da, dar robinetele din buc\u0103t\u0103rie nu func\u0163ionau, iar chiuveta din baia de al\u0103turi nu reu\u015fea s\u0103 elibereze dec\u00e2t un fir pl\u0103p\u00e2nd de ap\u0103 rece. A\u015fa c\u0103\u2026<\/p>\n

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Se apropie de havuz, \u0163in\u00e2ndu-\u015fi departe de trup c\u0103ma\u015fa str\u00e2ns\u0103 \u00een pumn. Pe banca de l\u00e2ng\u0103 bazin dormita un motan lung \u015fi slab, cu blan\u0103 g\u0103lbuie. Bucuroas\u0103, \u00eentrev\u0103zu posibilitatea \u00eenjgheb\u0103rii unei prietenii \u015fi \u00eel chem\u0103 cu voce de alint:
\n– Pis, pis\u2026!
\n Dar, la auzul glasului ei, pisoiul s\u0103ri \u00een picioare; se cabr\u0103 pe v\u00e2rfurile ghearelor \u00eenfipte \u00een sc\u00e2ndura b\u0103ncii \u015fi o scuip\u0103 scurt, gutural.
\n \u00centr-un gest instinctiv de ap\u0103rare, fata \u015fi arunc\u0103 \u00eenspre col\u0163ii r\u00e2nji\u0163i c\u0103ma\u015fa, care, spre marea spaim\u0103 a animalului ciufut se desf\u0103\u015fur\u0103 precum o dihanie fl\u0103m\u00e2nd\u0103 n\u0103pustit\u0103 asupr\u0103-i, din v\u0103zduh. \u2013 Miorl\u0103ind disperat, motanul se salv\u0103, arunc\u00e2ndu-se \u00eentre p\u00e2lcurile de iri\u015fi.
\n– Prostule! \u00eei strig\u0103 fata \u00een urm\u0103, ap\u0103s\u00e2ndu-\u015fi palmele \u00een dreptul inimii.
\n \u00ce\u015fi desf\u0103cu bra\u0163ele \u00een l\u0103turi \u015fi inspir\u0103 cu putere aerul \u00eenc\u0103rcat de miresmele gr\u0103dinii. \u00cenchise ochii \u015fi l\u0103s\u0103 soarele s\u0103-i m\u00e2ng\u00e2ie bustul gol. \u00cei sim\u0163i c\u0103ldura adun\u00e2ndu-i-se cu prec\u0103dere \u00een florile maronii ale s\u00e2nilor \u015fi la marginea centurii cu care \u00ee\u015fi sus\u0163inea blugii.
\n Desf\u0103cu cing\u0103toarea \u015fi, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 nu piard\u0103 nimic din fierbin\u0163eala mole\u015fitoare a razelor fierbin\u0163i se dezbr\u0103c\u0103, p\u0103str\u00e2ndu-\u015fi sandalele \u00een picioare. (Aleile erau acoperite cu sp\u0103rturi de piatr\u0103 cu margini extrem de ascu\u0163ite.) \u00ce\u015fi dep\u0103rt\u0103 picioarele \u015fi, cu pleoapele str\u00e2nse, \u00ee\u015fi \u00eentinse din nou bra\u0163ele c\u0103tre \u00eenalt, abandon\u00e2ndu-se \u00een simularea unei \u00eembr\u0103\u0163i\u015f\u0103ri ame\u0163itoare. Era at\u00e2ta lini\u015fte \u00een jur\u2026!
\n O g\u00e2z\u0103 ame\u0163it\u0103 de lumin\u0103 o lovi \u00een obraz \u015fi deschise ochii.
\n\t\u201e\u2026eu tot cred c\u0103 visez\u2026!\u201d
\n Se apropie de scoica havuzului \u015fi v\u0103zu turnul castelului oglindindu-i-se \u00een und\u0103. Sc\u0103p\u0103 un u\u015for strig\u0103t de \u00eenc\u00e2ntare: din pricina cercurilor concentrice r\u0103sp\u00e2ndite la suprafa\u0163\u0103 de firul de ap\u0103 ce c\u0103dea de sus, din trompeta heruvimului de piatr\u0103, imaginea reflectat\u0103 tremura, aflat\u0103 parc\u0103 \u00een ad\u00e2nc, dar \u00een spatele unei perdele str\u0103vezii…
\n \u00ce\u015fi str\u00e2nse p\u0103rul \u015fi \u015fi-l \u00eencol\u0103ci deasupra capului, \u0163in\u00e2ndu-l cu o m\u00e2n\u0103. Cu cealalt\u0103, f\u0103cut\u0103 c\u0103u\u015f, adun\u0103 ap\u0103 \u015fi \u015fi-o arunc\u0103 pe g\u00e2t \u015fi pe s\u00e2ni, ca s\u0103 se obi\u015fnuiasc\u0103 cu r\u0103coarea ei \u00eenainte de a intra \u00een bazin. \u00ce\u015fi arunc\u0103 c\u00e2\u0163iva stropi, \u015fi pe fa\u0163\u0103. Dar, furat\u0103 de joc nu \u015fi-a mai coordonat suficient de atent\u0103 mi\u015fc\u0103rile \u015fi stropii de ap\u0103 \u00eei intrar\u0103 cu violen\u0163\u0103 \u00een ochi. – \u00cen timp ce \u00ee\u015fi \u0163inea p\u0103rul cu o m\u00e2n\u0103, cu cealalt\u0103 \u00ee\u015fi freca pleoapele, aplec\u00e2ndu-se \u00een acela\u015fi timp deasupra havuzului, \u00een \u00eencercarea de a-\u015fi potoli usturimea.
\n \u00cencet, \u00eencet senza\u0163ia de nisip r\u0103sp\u00e2ndit peste globii oculari fu \u00eendep\u0103rtat\u0103 \u015fi, clipind des, putu s\u0103-\u015fi \u00eentredeschid\u0103 pleoapele. \u00cens\u0103, odat\u0103 cu refacerea contactului vizual cu exteriorul, o cotropea senza\u0163ia stranie c\u0103\u2026 cineva o prive\u015fte intens, cu du\u015fm\u0103nie; gata, gata s\u0103 o atace.
\n Nelini\u015ftit\u0103, se r\u0103suci, cu s\u00e2nul st\u00e2ng strivit de buza havuzului, ca s\u0103 vad\u0103 cine se afla \u00een spatele ei. – Nu era nimeni.
\n Nemul\u0163umit\u0103 de propriile-i \u00eenchipuiri, \u00ee\u015fi \u00eentoarse privirea spre interiorul havuzului, dar ceea ce v\u0103zu acolo\u2026 o \u00eensp\u0103im\u00e2nt\u0103 de-a binelea: \u0163in\u00e2ndu-\u015fi p\u0103rul cu o m\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een cre\u015ftetul capului, cu ochii m\u0103ri\u0163i \u015fi cu gura \u00eentredeschis\u0103 a uimire, de sub ap\u0103 o privea\u2026 adolescenta din tabloul de pe peretele dormitorului din castel!
\n\t– Ce dracu\u2019\u2026?! strig\u0103 \u015fi, cu bra\u0163ele \u00eentinse a ap\u0103rare, lovi suprafa\u0163a apei.
\n P\u0103rul \u00eei c\u0103zuse la loc pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 obraji \u015fi, cu ochii larg deschi\u015fi a\u015ftepta \u00eencordat\u0103 s\u0103 se lini\u015fteasc\u0103 suprafa\u0163a lichidului r\u0103scolit de palmele ei. (P\u00e2ndindu-i dedesubtul, revenea \u00een lumea real\u0103.) C\u00e2nd apa \u00eencremeni precum o oglind\u0103 lichid\u0103, constat\u0103 c\u0103 aceea care o privea cu o expresie n\u0103uc\u0103 din ad\u00e2nc, nu era altcineva dec\u00e2t ea \u00eens\u0103\u015fi! E adev\u0103rat c\u0103 avea c\u00e2teva tr\u0103s\u0103turi asem\u0103n\u0103toare cu cele ale fetei din tablou, dar\u2026!?
\n O inund\u0103 un hohot de r\u00e2s interior:
\n\t\u201e\u2026doar n-am evadat din vreo sec\u0163ie de psihiatrie. M\u0103 simt perfect\u2026!\u201d
\n \u00ce\u015fi desc\u0103l\u0163\u0103 sandalele sub buza bazinului r\u0103sfr\u00e2nt\u0103 \u00een afar\u0103 \u015fi, alunec\u00e2nd pe burt\u0103, \u00ee\u015fi d\u0103du drumul \u00een\u0103untru. Apa era deja \u00eenc\u0103lzit\u0103 de soarele amiezii.
\n Se \u00eentoarse pe spate, cufund\u00e2ndu-se p\u00e2n\u0103 la b\u0103rbie, \u015fi f\u0103cu pluta.
\n Se sus\u0163inea u\u015for la suprafa\u0163\u0103, mi\u015fc\u00e2ndu-\u015fi alene, \u00een sus \u015fi \u00een jos, palmele, inundat\u0103 de o minunat\u0103 stare de bine tulburat\u0103 doar de curiozitatea ei nest\u0103p\u00e2nit\u0103: trebuia neap\u0103rat, s\u0103 vad\u0103 c\u00e2t de sus poate s\u0103-\u015fi ridice t\u0103lpile peste suprafa\u0163a apei. \u00cencerc\u0103 de mai multe ori, dar nu reu\u015fi s\u0103-\u015fi ridice c\u0103lc\u00e2iele f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-i intre apa \u00een nas. Fu obligat\u0103 s\u0103 renun\u0163e la experiment.
\n Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva clipe, \u00ee\u015fi propuse s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 nemi\u015fcat\u0103, complet. Asta \u00eei reu\u015fi; \u015fi putu s\u0103 contemple, cu o reconfortant\u0103 senza\u0163ie de lini\u015fte \u015fi de siguran\u0163\u0103, castelul care, cu contraforturile invadate de mu\u015fchi cenu\u015fii, cu ferestrele acoperite cu vitralii \u015fi cu turnul lui de observa\u0163ie \u015fi de ap\u0103rare \u00een\u0103l\u0163at parc\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 la cer, \u00eei \u00eenchidea orizontul dincolo de v\u00e2rfurile degetelor de la picioare.
\n Brusc, \u00ee\u015fi forfec\u0103 picioarele, \u015fi le desf\u0103cu \u015fi \u015fi le str\u00e2nse cu energie, apoi \u00ee\u015fi adun\u0103 genunchii la gur\u0103 \u015fi \u015fi-i destinse la loc, chem\u00e2nd lichidul cald s\u0103 o cutreiere. Apoi, lini\u015ftindu-\u015fi respira\u0163ia, se ridic\u0103 \u00een \u015fezut \u015fi \u00eencepu s\u0103-\u015fi spele g\u00e2tul \u015fi bra\u0163ele.
\n Nemul\u0163umit\u0103 de rezultat, se opri. Ie\u015fi din bazin \u015fi se \u00eentoarse rapid cu chilo\u0163ii pe care, dup\u0103 ce \u00eei sp\u0103l\u0103 \u015fi \u00eei cl\u0103ti \u00eendelung sub firul de ap\u0103 rece ca ghea\u0163a ce izvora din trompeta \u00eengerului de piatr\u0103, \u00eei folosi \u00een loc de burete de baie. \u00ce\u015fi frec\u0103 bra\u0163ele, g\u00e2tul, torsul, \u015foldurile, pulpele \u015fi pielea spatelui, p\u00e2n\u0103 unde putu, apoi \u00ee\u015fi d\u0103du din nou drumul \u00een ap\u0103, pe spate.
\n \u00cembr\u0103\u0163i\u015fat\u0103 de lichidul devenit onctuos \u015fi aromitor datorit\u0103 razelor fierbin\u0163i ale soarelui, \u00ee\u015fi l\u0103s\u0103 pleoapele \u00een voia lor. Sim\u0163indu-se curat\u0103 acum, pe deplin mul\u0163umit\u0103 \u015fi destins\u0103, mai avea foarte pu\u0163in \u015fi\u2026 adormea.
\n Deja a\u0163ipise, c\u00e2nd un zumzet o f\u0103cu s\u0103-\u015fi \u00eentredeschid\u0103 pleoapele: de partea cealalt\u0103 a havuzului, c\u00e2teva albine aterizaser\u0103 pe marginea umed\u0103 \u015fi, mi\u015fc\u00e2ndu-se repede pe distan\u0163e scurte, dintr-o parte \u00een alta, ca ni\u015fte robo\u0163i de juc\u0103rie t\u0103rca\u0163i cu galben \u015fi negru, colectau ap\u0103. Nu departe de grupul lor veni din cer un fluture delicat, cu aripi albastre, ca s\u0103 se odihneasc\u0103. Dup\u0103 pu\u0163in timp, dou\u0103 vr\u0103bii g\u0103l\u0103gioase \u00eel alungar\u0103 \u015fi se a\u015fezar\u0103 \u00een locul lui, dar, \u00eenainte de a se ad\u0103pa, cercetar\u0103 cu aten\u0163ie \u00eemprejurimile, \u00eenso\u0163indu-\u015fi impresiile ce \u015fi le comunicau una, alteia, cu mi\u015fc\u0103ri sacadate.
\n C\u00e2nd descoperir\u0103 fata nemi\u015fcat\u0103 \u00een ap\u0103, \u00eencremenir\u0103 cu piepturile cobor\u00e2te, – pentru a se av\u00e2nta \u00een \u00eenalt \u00een caz de nevoie. Dar, neobserv\u00e2nd nicio reac\u0163ie din partea ei, se lini\u015ftir\u0103 \u015fi \u00eencepur\u0103 s\u0103 bea, sporovoind. \u2013 Fata sim\u0163ea c\u0103 face parte, cu adev\u0103rat, din gr\u0103din\u0103. \u00ce\u015fi deschise larg ochii, ca s\u0103 cuprind\u0103 \u015fi cerul cu privirile, dar vr\u0103biile sesizar\u0103 mi\u015fc\u0103rile pleoapelor \u015fi sf\u00e2r\u00e2ir\u0103 spre \u00eenalt.
\n Teama lor o \u00eentrist\u0103.
\n \u00ce\u015fi scutur\u0103 capul, \u00ee\u015fi arunc\u0103 ap\u0103 pe fa\u0163\u0103 \u015fi se ridic\u0103 \u00een picioare. \u00cenc\u0103lec\u0103 marginea bazinului \u015fi, indispus\u0103 dintr-odat\u0103, cobor\u00ee pe alee. \u00ce\u015fi adun\u0103 de pe prundi\u015ful col\u0163uros blugii \u015fi c\u0103ma\u015fa \u015fi, \u015fi le arunc\u0103 \u00een apa havuzului, l\u00e2ng\u0103 chilo\u0163ii pe care \u00eei l\u0103sase acolo, plutind ca o meduz\u0103.
\n Aplecat\u0103 peste scoica de marmur\u0103 \u00ee\u015fi scufund\u0103 hainele \u015fi le zoli \u00eendelung, limpezindu-le \u015fi sp\u0103l\u00e2ndu-le de mai multe ori. \u00cen final, le stoarse cu \u00eend\u00e2rjire, aproape s\u0103 le rup\u0103. Apoi le scutur\u0103 cu putere, pe r\u00e2nd, \u015fi le \u00eentinse la soare pe sp\u0103tarul b\u0103ncii.
\n Transpirase abundent. Se \u00eentoarse \u00een havuz \u015fi intr\u0103 cu umerii \u00eenfierb\u00e2nta\u0163i sub firul de ap\u0103 ce izvora din trompeta \u00eengerului gr\u0103suliu. R\u0103ceala apei \u00eei t\u0103ie respira\u0163ia \u015fi, cu un strig\u0103t de surpriz\u0103, s\u0103ri \u00eentr-o parte. Totu\u015fi, \u00ee\u015fi f\u0103cu curaj \u015fi intr\u0103 sub firul de ap\u0103, l\u0103s\u00e2ndu-l s\u0103-i curg\u0103 pe fa\u0163\u0103, peste s\u00e2ni \u015fi pe \u015folduri, apoi, cutreierat\u0103 de fiori reci, cobor\u00ee cu mi\u015fc\u0103ri iu\u0163i pe alee.
\n\t\u201e\u2026da\u2019 rece-i, Doamne\u2026! Rece\u2026!\u201d
\n Col\u0163urile pietrelor \u00eei intrar\u0103 dureros \u00een t\u0103lpi \u015fi, cu degete gr\u0103bite \u015fi nesigure din pricina tremurului ce o cuprinsese, \u00ee\u015fi \u00eenc\u0103l\u0163\u0103 sandalele.
\n Mirat\u0103 c\u0103 trupul \u015fi maxilarele \u00eei vibrau independent de voin\u0163a ei se gr\u0103bi s\u0103 se \u00eentind\u0103 sub hainele r\u0103sfirate la uscat, pe banc\u0103. \u2013 \u00cei \u00eembr\u0103\u0163i\u015f\u0103 aproape lubric sc\u00e2ndura, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103-i \u00eemprumute cu s\u00e2nii, cu pulpele \u015fi cu burta \u00eendesat\u0103 \u00een fierbin\u0163eala ei, c\u0103ldura. Cu obrazul lipit de lemn c\u0103uta parc\u0103, ocrotire.
\n Se am\u0103gi c\u0103 o va g\u0103si \u015fi, u\u015for, u\u015for, sim\u0163i c\u0103 \u00eencepe s\u0103 pluteasc\u0103. Pe deasupra gr\u0103dinii se \u00eencruci\u015fau glasuri cunoscute. Dar\u2026 f\u0103r\u0103 chip\u2026 O \u00eentrebau cu insisten\u0163\u0103 ce a f\u0103cut\u2026 de a ajuns acolo; \u015fi, cum de\u2026 oboseala adunat\u0103 de at\u00e2tea zile \u00een trup, o \u00eenvinge at\u00e2t de pl\u0103cut…?!<\/p>\n

\u2026Un \u015farpe negru \u015fi, dup\u0103 m\u0103rime, desul de b\u0103tr\u00e2n, travers\u0103 aleea. Se \u00eencol\u0103ci f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 ezite pe dup\u0103 piciorul b\u0103ncii, urc\u0103 \u015fi se str\u00e2nse colac la picioarele fetei, – ocup\u00e2ndu-\u015fi, probabil, locul \u00een care obi\u015fnuia s\u0103-\u015fi fac\u0103 siesta.
\n De\u015fi mole\u015fit la r\u00e2ndu-i de c\u0103ldur\u0103, \u00eel deranja totu\u015fi c\u0103 fata \u00ee\u015fi mi\u015fca involuntar piciorul prin somn \u015fi \u00ee\u015fi ar\u0103t\u0103 nemul\u0163umirea lovindu-i cu botul, din c\u00e2nd \u00een c\u00e2nd, talpa sandalei.
\n Ca prin vis, fata sim\u0163ea c\u0103 cineva \u00eei cioc\u0103ne\u015fte \u00een talp\u0103 \u015fi \u00ee\u015fi for\u0163\u0103 deschiderea ochilor.
\n\t\u201e\u2026m-au g\u0103sit!?…\u201d
\n Privi peste um\u0103r, dar la picioare nu i se afla niciun poli\u0163ist. \u00cens\u0103 acolo\u2026!?
\n Strig\u0103tul ei de oroare \u00eenghe\u0163\u0103 gr\u0103dina.
\n \u00ce\u015fi feri t\u0103lpile de loviturile anemice ale \u015farpelui. C\u0103zu l\u00e2ng\u0103 banc\u0103. Aproape \u00een aceea\u015fi clip\u0103 s\u0103ri \u00een picioare \u015fi o zbughi c\u0103tre pridvorul vilei, prin care trecu glon\u0163, izbind u\u015fa \u00een urma ei. – Realiz\u0103 c\u0103 se afl\u0103 la ad\u0103post abia dup\u0103 ce se sprijini cu spatele de u\u015f\u0103 \u015fi se auzi zbier\u00e2nd \u00eencontinuu; f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-\u015fi dea seama c\u0103, \u00eens\u0103\u015fi exteriorizarea isteric\u0103 a panicii, o scotea din min\u0163i. \u00ce\u015fi astup\u0103 gura cu palma \u015fi, tremur\u00e2nd, cercet\u0103 prin geamurile u\u015fii, aleea, p\u00e2n\u0103 la havuz.
\n Constat\u0103 cu ne\u00eencredere c\u0103 aleea, flancat\u0103 de luxurian\u0163a plantelor ornamentale s\u0103lb\u0103ticite, era goal\u0103; iar pe banca de l\u00e2ng\u0103 havuz se aflau doar c\u0103ma\u015fa, chilo\u0163ii \u015fi blugii pu\u015fi de ea la uscat.
\n\t– Dar\u2026 chiar a fost un \u015farpe, acolo!?… \u015fopti. Doamne, cred c\u0103 am ajuns la cap\u0103tul puterilor\u2026 Se cinchi l\u00e2ng\u0103 pragul u\u015fii, sc\u00e2ncind: Nu mai suport s\u0103 tr\u0103iesc ca un animal\u2026!
\n Nu \u00een\u0163elegea de ce trebuia s\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2mpine totul – oamenii, \u00eemprejur\u0103rile, chiar \u015fi propriile-i g\u00e2nduri -, doar la nivelul fricii \u015fi al reac\u0163iilor de ap\u0103rare; numai \u00een acel echilibru precar aflat \u00eentre fric\u0103 \u015fi \u00eendr\u0103zneal\u0103. – Intuia c\u0103 \u00eentre cele dou\u0103 tr\u0103iri extreme exista un spa\u0163iu imens, mobilat cu tr\u0103iri admirabile\u2026 – Dar ei \u00eei era interzis acel spa\u0163iu! De ce? \u015ei\u2026, de cine?
\n O \u00eennebunea obliga\u0163ia de a se mi\u015fca f\u0103r\u0103 amintiri \u00een mijlocul unei lumi \u00een care constata uluit\u0103 c\u0103 \u015ftia s\u0103 fac\u0103 o mul\u0163ime de lucruri despre care\u2026 nu \u00een\u0163elegea cum de \u015ftia s\u0103 le fac\u0103!?
\n Se cur\u0103\u0163\u0103 de ultima rou\u0103 de fric\u0103, strig\u00e2nd revoltat\u0103:
\n– B\u0103ga-v-a\u015f s\u00e2rm\u0103-n nas!…
\n Culoarele castelului r\u0103sunar\u0103, iar ecoul \u00eei r\u0103spunse ironic:
\n\t– \u2026as!
\n Se \u00eenveseli \u015fi \u00ee\u015fi zv\u00e2nt\u0103 ochii cu pumnii str\u00e2n\u015fi.
\n \t– \u015ei, totu\u015fi: cu ce m\u0103 \u00eembrac?…
\n \u00ce\u015fi sf\u00e2rc\u00e2i nasul \u015fi se ridic\u0103 \u00een picioare. Zidurile de piatr\u0103 conservau o r\u0103coare umed\u0103. O str\u0103b\u0103tur\u0103 fiori reci, f\u0103c\u00e2nd-o s\u0103-\u015fi \u00eencol\u0103ceasc\u0103 bra\u0163ele peste s\u00e2ni.
\n\t\u201e\u2026nu, nici nu se pune problema \u00eentoarcerii \u00een gr\u0103din\u0103!\u201d
\n Se asigur\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103 o dat\u0103 c\u0103 u\u015fa era bine \u00eenchis\u0103 \u015fi \u00eentoarse cheia \u00een broasc\u0103. Aduse din camera cu colivii o bucat\u0103 de carton cu care \u00eenfund\u0103 ochiul de geam spart – ca nu cumva s\u0103 se strecoare \u015farpele \u00een\u0103untru -, apoi lu\u0103 cheia cu d\u00e2nsa \u015fi plec\u0103 s\u0103 caute ceva de \u00eembr\u0103cat prin dulapurile castelului.
\n Goal\u0103 \u015fi p\u0103\u015find \u00eenf\u0103\u015furat\u0103 doar \u00een densitatea jilav\u0103 a aerului cu miros de piele, lemn, piatr\u0103 \u015fi stofe r\u0103scoapte de timp, nu-i venea s\u0103 cread\u0103 c\u0103 nu viseaz\u0103.
\n\t\u201e\u2026parc\u0103 a\u015f fi fantoma castelului\u2026!\u201d
\n Ajuns\u0103 \u00een budoarul cochet de dinaintea dormitorului, constat\u0103 c\u0103 l\u0103sase lumina aprins\u0103. Cu coada ochiului \u00ee\u015fi z\u0103ri silueta reflectat\u0103 de oglinda mesei de toalet\u0103 \u015fi \u00eenl\u0103tur\u0103 scaunul din fa\u0163a ei, – ca s\u0103 se poat\u0103 apropia c\u00e2t mai mult.
\n \u00ce\u015fi analiz\u0103 \u00eendelung imaginea, apoi \u00ee\u015fi ridic\u0103 m\u00e2na dreapt\u0103 \u00een semn de salut. Imaginea din oglind\u0103 \u00eei r\u0103spunse timid\u0103, cu acela\u015fi gest, – f\u0103cut \u00eens\u0103 cu m\u00e2na st\u00e2ng\u0103.
\n \u00ce\u015fi \u00eentoarse capul spre st\u00e2nga, ca s\u0103-\u015fi studieze profilul. Imaginea din oglind\u0103, cu un z\u00e2mbet \u00een col\u0163ul gurii parc\u0103, o imit\u0103, f\u0103c\u00e2nd aceea\u015fi mi\u015fcare, – dar spre dreapta.
\n\t\u201e\u2026adic\u0103, vrei s\u0103 zici c\u0103 tu\u2026 e\u015fti alta!\u201d
\n F\u0103cu un semn prietenesc, abia sesizabil, cu ochiul st\u00e2ng, \u015fi primi drept r\u0103spuns din oglind\u0103 aceea\u015fi clipire complice, – executat\u0103, \u00eens\u0103, cu ochiul drept.
\n De\u015fi jocul \u00een sine o amuza, nu-l putu desprinde de situa\u0163ia \u00een care se afla \u015fi \u00eei vorbi nudului din oglind\u0103:
\n\t– Nu \u015ftiu nimic despre tine\u2026 Dar, e\u015fti foarte frumoas\u0103!
\n Imaginea din oglind\u0103 \u00eencerc\u0103 s\u0103-i r\u0103spund\u0103 mim\u00e2nd rotunjirea vocalelor \u015fi expulzarea gr\u0103bit\u0103, printre buze, a consoanelor. Dar \u00een lumea ei de dincolo de sticl\u0103 nu reu\u015fi s\u0103 produc\u0103 altceva dec\u00e2t\u2026 grimase t\u0103cute.
\n\t– (\u201e\u2026\u015fi tu: nu exi\u015fti dec\u00e2t \u00een prezent!\u201d), g\u00e2ndi. Apoi, cu voce tare: Nu am nicio amintire despre tine. Cu excep\u0163ia aceleia din baia lui Pierre\u2026!?
\n O \u00eendoial\u0103 legat\u0103 de sf\u00e2r\u015fitul brutal al lui Pierre \u00eencerc\u0103 s\u0103 i se insinueze \u00een g\u00e2nd, dar, \u015fi-o reprim\u0103 din reflex, r\u0103stindu-se la imaginea din oglind\u0103 care, dintr-odat\u0103, o privea cu ochi m\u0103ri\u0163i de spaim\u0103:
\n\t– A fost un om r\u0103u!… \u015ei, s\u0103 nu ne amintim despre el.
\n R\u0103coarea punea st\u0103p\u00e2nire pe fat\u0103 \u015fi, ici, colo, \u00een trup, mu\u015fchii i se r\u0103zvr\u0103teau, vibr\u00e2nd. Cu \u00eencetul, reac\u0163iile lor independente se contopir\u0103 \u00eentr-un tremur general, de nest\u0103p\u00e2nit:
\n– Lua-l-ar dracu\u2019!… Uite \u00een ce hal m-a adus!
\n Nu \u015ftia nici ea dac\u0103 \u00eel blestemase pe Pierre, care murise at\u00e2t de brutal, sau \u015farpele din gr\u0103din\u0103, care trebuia ucis. <\/p>\n

*Fragment din romanul cu acela\u015fi titlu, \u00een lucru<\/p>\n


\nConstantin ARCU<\/strong>
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Tentativa de omor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Se f\u0103cuse noaptea c\u00eend am cobor\u00eet din tren \u00een Fiumicino. Peste zi am umblat aiurea prin Roma. M\u0103 \u00eent\u00eelnisem \u00eent\u00eempl\u0103tor cu un tip din Bucovina, un t\u00een\u0103r plin de voio\u0219ie, zvelt, cu p\u0103r negru \u0219i s\u00eermos. Omul ag\u0103\u021base o italianc\u0103 de vreo patruzeci \u0219i ceva de ani, care i-ar fi putut fi cu pu\u021bin\u0103 indulgen\u021b\u0103 mam\u0103. Femeia avea figura descompus\u0103 de b\u0103utur\u0103, nasul ro\u0219u \u0219i o v\u00een\u0103taie la frunte. Ar\u0103ta jalnic \u0219i bodog\u0103nea tot timpul pre limba ei. Ionel \u00eens\u0103 era simpatic \u0219i larg la inim\u0103 pentru c\u0103, dac\u0103 doreai neap\u0103rat, \u00ee\u021bi d\u0103dea Colosseul sau Arcul lui Titus, dup\u0103 cum \u00ee\u021bi cerea inimioara. \u00cen sf\u00eer\u0219it, am umblat cu ei ore \u00een \u0219ir \u0219i am b\u0103ut grappa p\u00een\u0103 mi s-a urcat la cap. Ionel era \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat cu votca proast\u0103 \u0219i grappa i se p\u0103rea ap\u0103 chioar\u0103. N-am reu\u0219it s\u0103 \u021bin ritmul impus de Ionel. \u00cens\u0103 Francesca, sl\u0103b\u0103tura cu nasul ro\u0219u \u0219i cu zg\u00eer\u00eeituri pe mecl\u0103, \u00eel secunda cu mult entuziasm.
\nNu \u0219tiu cum, am ajuns \u00eentr-o spelunc\u0103 unde Fran era cunoscut\u0103 ca un cal breaz. Tipa reu\u0219i s\u0103 prind\u0103 o mas\u0103 \u00eentr-un col\u021b, ceva mai ferit\u0103 de priviri indiscrete, \u0219i prelu\u0103 ini\u021biativa petrecerii. Scoase de sub pardesiul jegos sticla de care f\u0103cusem rost dintr-un mercato \u0219i o asalt\u0103 de una singur\u0103. Nemul\u021bumit, Ionel \u00eei confisc\u0103 butelca \u0219i trase c\u00eeteva guri cu sete. De \u00eendat\u0103 l-a prins flama \u0219i a \u00eenceput s\u0103 c\u00eente c\u00eet \u00eel \u021binea gura despre Bucovina m\u00eendr\u0103 floare \u0219i plai cu dor, tot chestii din astea. N-a durat mult p\u00een\u0103 c\u00eend a ap\u0103rut un barman ro\u0219cat \u0219i cu burta umflat\u0103, de\u0219i nu p\u0103rea obez. Individul gesticula furios ar\u0103t\u00eend u\u0219a. Era evident c\u0103 nu-\u0219i d\u0103dea seama de \u00eenalta valoare artistic\u0103 a folclorului rom\u00e2nesc \u0219i chiuiturile lui Ionel nu-l \u00eenc\u00eentau. Din c\u00eete am b\u0103gat de seam\u0103, chiar \u00eel scoteau din s\u0103rite. \u00cen plus, individul avea ideea fix\u0103 c\u0103 \u00een spelunca aia clien\u021bii trebuie s\u0103 bea numai sp\u0103l\u0103turile oferite de el, accesul b\u0103uturilor din afar\u0103 fiind strict interzis. N-a fost chip s\u0103-l domolim, de\u0219i femeia ascunsese sticla \u00een desuurile ei intime.
\nAm ajuns iar \u00een burni\u021ba de afar\u0103 \u0219i un timp ne-am plimbat, f\u0103c\u00eend din c\u00eend \u00een c\u00eend mici escale pentru c\u00eete o du\u0219c\u0103. Nu reu\u0219eam s\u0103 m\u0103 despart de ei. Ionel \u00eensemna o p\u0103rticic\u0103 din sufletul bucovinean. Nu era be\u021bivanul care golea sticle pe strad\u0103, \u00een el st\u0103ruia o f\u0103r\u00eem\u0103 din Bucovina. Acel templu rezon\u00eend de muzici, prin care se aude uneori c\u00eete o fluier\u0103tur\u0103. O p\u0103dure de fagi cu destule usc\u0103turi. Acolo oamenii muncesc din greu \u00eentreaga s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00een\u0103 pentru ca s\u00eemb\u0103ta sear\u0103 s\u0103 se bucure de o be\u021bie stra\u0219nic\u0103. Bucovineanul \u00ee\u0219i \u00eenjur\u0103 nevasta, \u00eens\u0103 o iube\u0219te ca pe ochii din cap \u0219i are inima ca p\u00eeinea cald\u0103. E aspru numai la suprafa\u021b\u0103. Un \u00eenger par\u021bial dec\u0103zut. Gospodar \u0219i chibzuit \u00een unele limite, e de o m\u00eendrie ie\u0219it\u0103 din comun. De ce-i at\u00eet de m\u00eendru? Nici el nu \u0219tie. \u00centrebat, se va bate cu pumnul \u00een piept, sus\u021bin\u00eend c\u0103 el e bucovinean. E singurul argument. \u0218i nu-i mai mare insult\u0103 dec\u00eet s\u0103-i spui c\u0103 la urma urmei e tot moldovean.
\nM-am desp\u0103r\u021bit de ei \u00een Termini, pentru c\u0103 au \u021binut mor\u021bi\u0219 s\u0103 m\u0103 conduc\u0103 p\u00een\u0103 \u00een gar\u0103. Ne-am desp\u0103r\u021bit \u00een lacrimi \u0219i \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219\u0103ri, de parc\u0103 a\u0219 fi plecat c\u0103tan\u0103. Adev\u0103rat c\u0103 lacrimi a v\u0103rsat pentru to\u021bi numai Francesca. Tipa \u021binea mor\u021bi\u0219 s\u0103 vin\u0103 cu mine \u00een Rom\u00e2nia. Voia s\u0103 emigreze naibii din cizma aia \u00eempu\u021bit\u0103, pe motiv c\u0103 italienii s\u00eent ni\u0219te indivizi de tot rahatul. Acesta era argumentul forte al femeii \u00een traducerea distinsului domn Ionel. Eu nu \u021bineam mor\u021bi\u0219 s-o contrazic, dar cum s\u0103 m\u0103 leg la cap f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103 doar\u0103? Ce s\u0103 fac\u0103 ea \u00een Rom\u00e2nia? M\u0103car de at\u00eeta lucru \u00eemi d\u0103deam seama, de\u0219i Francesca mi se p\u0103rea acum o dam\u0103 bine, chiar distins\u0103. Totu\u0219i p\u0103rea prea mult.
\nM-am smuls din v\u00eertejul elucubra\u021biilor generate de grappa, amintindu-mi c\u0103 pentru a urca \u00een avion e\u0219ti nevoit s\u0103 prezin\u021bi un tichet destul de costisitor. O bagatel\u0103 pentru cineva cu parale, ob\u021binerea unui tichet devenea o piedic\u0103 de netrecut pentru Fran care cu siguran\u021b\u0103 n-avea un cent prin buzunare. Iar \u0219mecheriile nu merg aici. Nu s-a pomenit despre na\u0219 \u00een avioane, pentru c\u0103 rom\u00e2nii ar fi aflat primii despre aceast\u0103 minunat\u0103 inven\u021bie. Postul \u0103sta n-a fost \u00eenc\u0103 pus \u00een schema de personal. Deocamdat\u0103 transportul aerian este supus unor proceduri \u00eenvechite care te oblig\u0103 s\u0103 treci prin nu \u0219tiu c\u00eete filtre \u0219i controale p\u00een\u0103 s\u0103 te vezi pe locul t\u0103u \u00een avion. \u0218i e greu de \u00eentrev\u0103zut viitorul c\u00eend omul va putea s\u0103 se prezinte cu paporni\u021ba sau rucsacul la scara avionului \u0219i s\u0103-i \u0219opteasc\u0103 \u00eenso\u021bitorului de zbor c\u0103 dore\u0219te s\u0103 ajung\u0103 la Milano, Roma sau Paris, pas\u00eendu-i dreptul pe sub m\u00een\u0103.
\n Francesca a trebuit s\u0103 cedeze \u00een fa\u021ba argumentului c\u0103 un bilet de avion cost\u0103 \u00een euro c\u00eet s\u0103 aib\u0103 ea de b\u0103ut grappa zilnic p\u00een\u0103 la sf\u00eer\u0219itul zilelor. V\u0103z\u00eendu-se \u00eenvins\u0103 de soart\u0103, scoase de dedesubt sticla \u0219i d\u0103du peste cap ultimele guri de b\u0103utur\u0103, nelu\u00eend seama la protestele domnului Ionel care \u00eencepu s-o \u00eenjure deschis. I-am l\u0103sat acolo \u00eentr-o situa\u021bie destul de \u00eencordat\u0103. N-a fost chip s\u0103 mai r\u0103m\u00een \u00een gar\u0103, chiar m\u0103 gr\u0103beam. N-aveau dec\u00eet s\u0103-\u0219i rezolve singuri diferendul.
\nDup\u0103 ce am urcat \u00een tren mi s-a rupt filmul \u0219i m-am trezit aproape de aeroport. Am cobor\u00eet pe peron intr\u00eend direct \u00eentr-o cea\u021b\u0103 deas\u0103. Abia se distingeau c\u00eeteva raze de la becuri. Eram ame\u021bit, noroc c\u0103 nu-mi uitasem rucsacul pe undeva.
\n\u0218i dintr-odat\u0103 m-am sim\u021bit cuprins de nelini\u0219te. Mi se p\u0103rea c\u0103 ni\u0219te ochi r\u0103i m\u0103 urm\u0103resc. M-am \u00eentors \u00eencerc\u00eend s\u0103 scrutez fe\u021bele celor ce veneau, \u00eens\u0103 nu reu\u0219eam mare lucru. Vizibilitatea era redus\u0103. Totu\u0219i, am reu\u0219it s\u0103 disting o pat\u0103 neagr\u0103 topindu-se printre alte umbre ce abia se conturau prin p\u00eecl\u0103. Am avut senza\u021bia c\u0103 individul avea fa\u021ba acoperit\u0103 cu o masc\u0103 sau numai cu un simplu fular. Mi s-a p\u0103rut c\u0103 purta un pardesiu larg, un fel de anteriu care f\u00eelf\u00eeia \u00een jurul lui ca ni\u0219te aripi funerare. Ce diavol putea fi?
\nEram agitat \u0219i \u00eencepuse s\u0103 m\u0103 p\u0103trund\u0103 o team\u0103 teribil\u0103. Speram s\u0103 ajung \u00een aeroport unde urma s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eent\u00eelnesc cu poli\u021bistul Adrian. Pe individul \u0103sta \u00eel puteam considera o gard\u0103 de corp profesionist\u0103. Am intrat printr-un fel de coridor. M\u0103 c\u0103l\u0103uzeam dup\u0103 direc\u021bia s\u0103ge\u021bilor \u0219i am ajuns la o balustrad\u0103. Jos era o sal\u0103 imens\u0103, \u00een care se \u00eembulzeau multe grupuri de oameni. M-am uitat un timp \u00eencerc\u00eend s\u0103-l identific pe Adi, \u00eens\u0103 nimic.
\nAm cobor\u00eet sc\u0103rile, confuz \u0219i deziluzionat. Pe unde umbla tipul? \u0218i nu puteam s\u0103 scap de senza\u021bia ap\u0103s\u0103toare c\u0103 s\u00eent urm\u0103rit. Sigur, g\u00eendindu-m\u0103 pu\u021bin, \u00eemi d\u0103deam seama c\u0103 era o imens\u0103 stupiditate. Cine s\u0103 m\u0103 urm\u0103reasc\u0103 aici? Levi \u0219i Sec\u0103ric\u0103 erau probabil la zdup, aveau alte probleme. Iar Dudu st\u0103tea \u00eentins \u00een vreun frigider de la morg\u0103, h\u0103cuit \u00een stil chinezesc, \u00een a\u0219teptarea altor grupe de studen\u021bi medicini\u0219ti. Sim\u021beam totu\u0219i existen\u021ba unui pericol \u0219i speram la ajutorul lui Gabriel. \u00cens\u0103 pi\u0219icherul meu \u00eenger p\u0103zitor umbla pe coclauri ca de obicei, de unde s\u0103-l iau? Continuam s\u0103 observ figurile din jur, st\u0103p\u00eenit de o team\u0103 nel\u0103murit\u0103.
\n\t\u00cen apropierea punctului \u00een care se predau bagajele pentru Bucure\u0219ti, am auzit \u0219i c\u00eeteva vorbe \u00een rom\u00e2ne\u0219te. Inima mi-a tres\u0103rit de bucurie, numai c\u0103 din partea acelora\u0219i cona\u021bionali puteau veni \u0219i necazuri. \u00cencepusem s\u0103 fiu precaut cu rom\u00e2nii. M-am lini\u0219tit, d\u00eendu-mi seama c\u0103 emi\u021b\u0103torul acelor vocabule era o b\u0103bu\u021b\u0103 cu un geamantan \u0219i o paporni\u021b\u0103 al\u0103turi. Pielea fe\u021bei \u00eei era \u00eencre\u021bit\u0103 \u0219i b\u0103rbia proeminent\u0103. Vorbea cu o t\u00een\u0103r\u0103 \u00een blugi decolora\u021bi. O tip\u0103 super. Totu\u0219i, observ\u00eendu-le al\u0103turi, nu puteai s\u0103 nu deslu\u0219e\u0219ti \u00een figura b\u0103tr\u00eenei, \u00eengropate dincolo de c\u00eeteva zeci de ani, tr\u0103s\u0103turile fiicei sau nepoatei sale. Fata putea s\u0103 se vad\u0103 ca \u00eentr-o oglind\u0103 cum va ar\u0103ta peste treizeci \u0219i ceva de ani. Numai c\u0103 nu-\u0219i b\u0103tea capul cu chestiile astea, termenul i se p\u0103rea la distan\u021b\u0103 de mii de ani-lumin\u0103. Deocamdat\u0103 era convins\u0103 c\u0103 timpul n-o poate atinge. Ca orice t\u00een\u0103r, se sim\u021bea nemuritoare.
\n\tDe\u0219i pare dificil de discutat cu nemuritorii, eu dintotdeauna m-am sim\u021bit \u00een largul meu \u00een prezen\u021ba lor. M-am adresat totu\u0219i b\u0103tr\u00eenei, bun\u0103 ziua, doamn\u0103. Era o b\u0103tr\u00eenic\u0103 simpatic\u0103 \u0219i imediat s-a legat discu\u021bia. S-a al\u0103turat de \u00eendat\u0103 \u0219i fiic\u0103-sa care o conducea la aeroport. Din p\u0103cate, fata nu putea s\u0103 vin\u0103 \u00een \u021bar\u0103. Era angajat\u0103 la un hotel \u0219i avea program strict. Poate reu\u0219ea s\u0103 scape c\u00eeteva zile la s\u0103rb\u0103torile de Pa\u0219ti. B\u0103tr\u00eena venise \u00een Italia pentru o s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00een\u0103 \u0219i a stat o lun\u0103 \u00eencheiat\u0103. Marina tot nu s-a \u00eendurat s\u0103-i dea drumul. \u00cens\u0103 femeia avea dou\u0103 oi\u021be, un godac \u0219i c\u00eeteva g\u0103ini pe care le-a l\u0103sat \u00een grija unei nurori \u0219i cine \u0219tie ce s-a \u00eent\u00eemplat cu ele. Nora ei e t\u00een\u0103r\u0103 \u0219i cam zv\u0103p\u0103iat\u0103, nu-i st\u0103 capul la animale. Mi-a spus apoi c\u0103 e de prin p\u0103r\u021bile Vasluiului. Marina se bucura c\u0103 maic\u0103-sa va avea \u00eenso\u021bitor la zbor.
\n\tNu reu\u0219eam s\u0103 m\u0103 lini\u0219tesc. \u00cemi tot spuneam c\u0103 s\u00eent ridicol, cine s\u0103 aib\u0103 grij\u0103 mea aici \u0219i s\u0103 m\u0103 urm\u0103reasc\u0103? Nici Gabriel nu p\u0103rea relaxat. \u00cengerul meu p\u0103zitor \u00eemi tot f\u0103cea semne pe care nu le \u00een\u021belegeam. \u00cemi semnala din lumini\u021bele agitate o primejdie de care nu-mi d\u0103deam seama. De\u0219i \u00eemi pusesem necondi\u021bionat soarta \u00een puterile sale, uneori \u00eemi spuneam glumind \u00een sinea mea c\u0103 a luat-o pe ar\u0103tur\u0103 sau c\u0103 s-a pilit la vreun party. \u00cens\u0103 acum eu \u00eensumi sim\u021beam c\u0103 primejdia \u00eemi d\u0103dea t\u00eercoale. Uneori mi se n\u0103z\u0103re\u0219te din senin c\u00eete o chestie \u0219i greu mi-o scot din cap. Oric\u00eete argumente aduc pentru a-mi dovedi c\u0103 totul e o n\u0103lucire de-a mea, nu se schimb\u0103 nimic. Dec\u00eet numai dac\u0103 nu cumva lucrurile se \u00eenr\u0103ut\u0103\u021besc. Acum \u00eencercam s\u0103 m\u0103 calmez \u00een acela\u0219i fel, \u00eens\u0103 ora plec\u0103rii se apropia \u0219i Adi nu ap\u0103ruse \u00eenc\u0103. Toate mergeau aiurea.
\n\u0218i dintr-odat\u0103 am sim\u021bit nevoia s\u0103 merg la toalet\u0103. M-am scuzat pentru dou\u0103 minute, l\u0103s\u00eend rucsacul \u00een paza doamnelor. Lu\u00eendu-m\u0103 dup\u0103 indicatoare, de \u00eendat\u0103 am ajuns la destina\u021bie. \u00cen timp ce-mi rezolvam treaba la pi\u0219oar, de peretele din st\u00eenga mea s-a izbit sec o insect\u0103 de vreo trei-patru centimetri. M\u0103 uitam curios la c\u0103r\u0103bu\u0219ul care c\u0103zuse pe pardoseal\u0103, \u00een timp ce-mi scuturam \u0219tremeleagul. Atunci am auzit un zgomot \u00eenfundat \u0219i un icnet dinspre intrarea toaletei. Nu distingeam ce se petrece acolo \u0219i primul meu g\u00eend a fost c\u0103 doi indivizi se \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219eaz\u0103. P\u0103rea bizar c\u0103 prefer\u0103 toaleta, c\u00eend era destul spa\u021biu \u00een sala de al\u0103turi.
\nN-aveam de g\u00eend s\u0103 tulbur momentul de intimitate \u0219i m\u0103 g\u00eendeam s\u0103 m\u0103 strecor c\u00eet mai discret afar\u0103. Numai c\u0103 pozi\u021bia cuplului devenise \u00eentre timp nefireasc\u0103 \u0219i din nou am auzit un geam\u0103t. Dragostea lor p\u0103rea din cale afar\u0103 de \u00eenfocat\u0103. Oric\u00eet am \u00eencercat, n-am reu\u0219it s\u0103 nu arunc o scurt\u0103 privire spre cei doi. Unul era \u00eengenuncheat, iar cel\u0103lalt era aplecat deasupra.
\nPrivind din nou spre grupul statuar din bud\u0103, mi-am dat seama c\u0103 individul de deasupra \u00eei r\u0103sucise celuilalt m\u00eena la spate. \u0218i atunci l-am recunoscut pe Adrian care p\u0103rea s\u0103 aib\u0103 lucrurile sub control. Nu reu\u0219eam s\u0103 pricep totu\u0219i ce se \u00eent\u00eempl\u0103.
\n– Ei, amice, am spus, apropiindu-m\u0103 curios. Avionul trebuie s\u0103 decoleze \u0219i \u021bie \u00ee\u021bi arde de zbenguial\u0103?
\n– Nu-i ce-\u021bi \u00eenchipui, \u00eemi replic\u0103 poli\u021bistul. Eu am grij\u0103 s\u0103-\u021bi \u00eent\u00eempin prietenii cum se cuvine. Trage-te pu\u021bin mai \u00eencoace, \u00eel cuno\u0219ti pe acest pop\u0103?
\nNu \u00een\u021belegeam ce vrea s\u0103 spun\u0103 \u0219i m-am apropiat s\u0103 v\u0103d ce \u0219i cum. Adi \u00eel l\u0103s\u0103 pe cel\u0103lalt s\u0103 se ridice, continu\u00eend s\u0103-i \u021bin\u0103 m\u00eena r\u0103sucit\u0103. Individul era \u00eembr\u0103cat \u00eentr-un anteriu negru, asem\u0103n\u0103tor cu haina preo\u021beasc\u0103. L-am recunoscut de \u00eendat\u0103 ce \u0219i-a \u00eentors figura diform\u0103, ur\u00eet\u0103. Era unul dintre locotenen\u021bii Colonelesei, dar ce s\u0103 fac\u0103 el la Roma? Cred c\u0103 se numea Danilo sau Miodrag, nu \u0219tiam sigur, dar numele nu spunea mare lucru. De obicei, jegurile \u00ee\u0219i schimbau numele pe cale administrativ\u0103 sau \u00ee\u0219i luau pseudonime, deci pe filiera asta nu ajungeai la nici un rezultat. \u0218tiam despre el c\u0103 se oplo\u0219ise prin Bucovina, dup\u0103 ce nevast\u0103-sa \u00eencepuse s\u0103 se dea \u00een b\u0103rci cu al\u021bii. El a considerat tr\u0103darea drept pedeapsa divin\u0103 pentru zilele lui nelegiuite de p\u00een\u0103 atunci \u0219i a decis s\u0103 se poc\u0103iasc\u0103.
\nNu pricepeam totu\u0219i ce c\u0103uta individul la Roma \u0219i de ce-l \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219a cu at\u00eeta foc Adrian. Danilo se holba la mine cu ochii bulbuca\u021bi, \u00eens\u0103 n-am reu\u0219it s\u0103 citesc mare lucru pe figura lui. St\u0103tea pu\u021bin aplecat, \u00eentr-o atitudine caraghioas\u0103, pentru c\u0103 Adi nu-i sl\u0103bea str\u00eensoarea m\u00eeinii. Cu st\u00eenga \u0219i-a scos mobilul \u0219i discuta ceva \u00een italian\u0103. Dup\u0103 o scurt\u0103 conversa\u021bie, \u00eenchise telefonul \u0219i-l strecur\u0103 \u00eenapoi \u00een buzunarul hanoracului.
\n\u00cen acel moment, \u00een toalet\u0103 a intrat un domn \u00een v\u00eerst\u0103, cu fes pe cap, care s-a uitat cu nedumerire spre noi \u0219i a p\u0103truns \u00een vitez\u0103 \u00eentr-o cabin\u0103. Reac\u021bia omului \u00eel f\u0103cu pe Adrian s\u0103 z\u00eembeasc\u0103. \u00cemi spuse c\u0103 Danilo m\u0103 urm\u0103rise prin aeroport. Nu \u0219tia despre ce-i vorba, \u00eens\u0103 \u0219i-a dat seama c\u0103 avea g\u00eenduri tic\u0103loase. Iar c\u00eend a v\u0103zut c\u0103 vine dup\u0103 mine \u0219i la toalet\u0103, a \u00een\u021beles c\u0103 eram \u00een pericol. \u0218i, \u00eentr-adev\u0103r, \u00een timp ce eu f\u0103ceam pipi, falsul pop\u0103 a \u00eencercat s\u0103 m\u0103 loveasc\u0103, \u00eemi explic\u0103 el. Arma pare primitiv\u0103, \u00eens\u0103 e mortal\u0103. Micu\u021ba s\u0103geat\u0103 otr\u0103vit\u0103 poate fi trimis\u0103 \u00een g\u00eetul unui om printr-o simpl\u0103 \u021beav\u0103. E ca \u0219i cum te-ar \u00een\u021bepa o viespe, numai c\u0103 otrava \u00ee\u0219i produce imediat efectul. Am avut noroc pentru c\u0103 a reu\u0219it s\u0103-l loveasc\u0103 peste m\u00een\u0103 \u00een momentul \u00een care urma s\u0103 trimit\u0103 s\u0103geata. Altminteri e greu s\u0103 ratezi \u021binta.
\nNu pricepeam din ce pricin\u0103 Danilo \u00eemi dorea r\u0103ul. Se spune c\u0103 e absolut necesar s\u0103 ai du\u0219mani \u0219i se cade s\u0103 ne rug\u0103m la Dumnezeu pentru binele \u0219i s\u0103n\u0103tatea lor. Cred c\u0103 nimeni nu te ajut\u0103 mai mult dec\u00eet un du\u0219man serios. Vei descoperi c\u0103 din r\u0103ul pe care \u021bi-l face rezult\u0103 mai t\u00eerziu un aranjament extraordinar al lucrurilor, imposibil de imaginat \u00een lipsa r\u0103ului incipient. Dar ce te faci dac\u0103 ai du\u0219mani at\u00eet de violen\u021bi? Asemenea du\u0219mani nu te mai oblig\u0103 s\u0103 zide\u0219ti, ci vor s\u0103-\u021bi ia via\u021ba. S\u00eent v\u0103t\u0103m\u0103tori, nu utili \u0219i necesari. \u0102\u0219tia nu s\u00eent de dorit.
\n\t\u00cen toalet\u0103 au p\u0103truns \u00een acel moment doi carabinieri care, dup\u0103 o scurt\u0103 discu\u021bie cu Adi, l-au \u00een\u0219f\u0103cat pe Danilo. Unul dintre carabinieri \u0219i-a pus o m\u0103nu\u0219\u0103 chirurgical\u0103 \u0219i a ridicat s\u0103geata miniatural\u0103 pe care i-o ar\u0103tase poli\u021bistul rom\u00e2n. O introduse \u00eentr-o pung\u0103 de plastic pe care o sigil\u0103 \u0219i disp\u0103rur\u0103 cu to\u021bii.
\nAdi \u00eemi strig\u0103 din mers c\u0103 va veni la avion, deocamdat\u0103 avea treab\u0103. Eu nu \u0219tiam ce s\u0103 cred. R\u0103mas singur, un moment am crezut c\u0103 am avut o halucina\u021bie \u0219i c\u0103 totul s-a petrecut numai \u00een mintea mea. \u00cens\u0103 atunci s-a ivit \u00een u\u0219a cabinei individul cu fes care intrase adineaori. Avea mutr\u0103 de roz\u0103tor. A privit cu precau\u021bie \u00een jur ca s\u0103 se asigure probabil c\u0103 individul violent care rupea m\u00eeinile oamenilor nu mai era pe acolo. \u00cenainte de a ie\u0219i din cabin\u0103, m-a c\u00eent\u0103rit din priviri cu aten\u021bie. \u0218i-a dat seama pesemne c\u0103 nu-i nimic de capul meu \u0219i a trecut \u021ban\u021bo\u0219 spre ie\u0219ire. Numai nu mi-a ar\u0103tat degetul.
\n\tMi-am recuperat rucsacul de la cele dou\u0103 rom\u00e2nce \u0219i t\u00een\u0103ra m-a anun\u021bat c\u0103 avionul nostru avea o \u00eent\u00eerziere de vreo jum\u0103tate de or\u0103. Nu \u0219tia cauza \u00eent\u00eerzierii, se pare c\u0103 din pricina ce\u021bii. Mie motivarea mi se p\u0103rea absurd\u0103. Ce se \u00eent\u00eempla \u00eentr-o jum\u0103tate de or\u0103, \u00eempr\u0103\u0219tiau macaronarii cea\u021ba? Sau o aspirau, cum se procedeaz\u0103 cu praful din \u00eenc\u0103pere? Devenisem nervos, sim\u021beam c\u0103 nu mai am r\u0103bdare. N-a\u0219 fi suportat alte am\u00een\u0103ri. Nu mai puteam r\u0103m\u00eene \u00een Italia nici o zi. Abia a\u0219teptam s\u0103 calc pe p\u0103m\u00eent rom\u00e2nesc. M\u0103 precipitam, de\u0219i asta nu ajuta la nimic. Eram la cheremul firmei aviatice \u0219i, la r\u00eendul s\u0103u, firma depindea de fenomene ale naturii, de mofturile zeilor \u0219i nu mai \u0219tiam ce.
\n \t De\u0219i fierb de ner\u0103bdare s\u0103 plec, iau loc pe o banc\u0103 l\u00eeng\u0103 cele dou\u0103 doamne. Florica, femeia t\u00een\u0103r\u0103, \u00eemi spune cu voce sc\u0103zut\u0103 c\u0103 \u00een \u021bar\u0103 situa\u021bia e periculoas\u0103, fereasc\u0103 Dumnezeu! \u00cei telefonase o bun\u0103 prieten\u0103, dar nu-i venea s\u0103 cread\u0103. \u0218i, nu-i vorb\u0103, Doini\u021ba cam umfl\u0103 lucrurile. Cic\u0103 pre\u0219edintele a disp\u0103rut de c\u00eeteva zile pe un vapor. Oamenii pre\u0219edintelui \u021bip\u0103 c\u0103 e o scorneal\u0103 de-a opozi\u021biei, \u00eens\u0103 nimeni nu \u0219tie unde se afl\u0103 \u0219i mul\u021bi se \u00eentreab\u0103 dac\u0103 n-a adormit cumva \u00eentr-o \u0219atr\u0103 de \u021bigani, dobor\u00eet de whisky. Poate c\u0103 din c\u00eend \u00een c\u00eend se treze\u0219te din be\u021bie \u0219i danseaz\u0103 cu pirandele, b\u0103t\u00eend p\u0103m\u00eentul cu palma. Fiica sa apare pe unele posturi de televiziune, cer\u00eend restabilirea lini\u0219tii \u0219i \u00eencetarea h\u0103r\u021buielilor interne. \u201eAvem dec\u00eet un pre\u0219edinte legal\u201d, sus\u021bine ea, acuz\u00eend interimatul preluat de pre\u0219edintele Senatului.
\n\tAm r\u0103mas perplex. Asta era o lovitur\u0103 de teatru. Sau o aiureal\u0103 cumplit\u0103. P\u0103rea cusut\u0103 cu a\u021b\u0103 alb\u0103. I-am spus c\u0103 nu cred, \u00eens\u0103 Florica m-a asigurat c\u0103 a\u0219a este. Era c\u0103utat de serviciile secrete (de ochii lumii, sus\u021bineau c\u00eercota\u0219ii), de\u0219i se \u0219tia c\u0103 a reu\u0219it s\u0103-\u0219i piard\u0103 urma cu ajutorul lor. Lumea se \u00eentreba unde este, armata se mobilizase \u0219i prin ora\u0219e erau preg\u0103tite tanchete. Se f\u0103ceau liste cu oamenii puterii pentru a fi tra\u0219i la r\u0103spundere de un tribunal.
\nDar nu putea fi adev\u0103rat, chestiile astea erau aiureli. Poate n-a \u00een\u021beles Florica despre ce-i vorba. Sau prietena care i-a transmis nout\u0103\u021bile era o idioat\u0103 sau o tip\u0103 care se \u021bine de farse. Cine \u0219tie ce s-a \u00eent\u00eemplat pe traseu p\u00een\u0103 la mine. Se poate ca \u00eentr-un singur punct o \u0219tire s\u0103 se altereze \u0219i s\u0103 circule \u00een continuare cu sens diferit. Bun\u0103oar\u0103 din \u021bar\u0103 i s-a telefonat ceva de felul: \u201eS\u0103 nu uit, Florico, pre\u0219edintele n-a fugit, cum se zvone\u0219te, \u0219i eu s\u00eent \u00eentotdeauna al\u0103turi de pre\u0219edintele meu.\u201d Florica a \u00een\u021beles c\u0103 pre\u0219edintele e preg\u0103tit s-o \u0219tearg\u0103. Nimic nu-i poate sta \u00een cale, serviciile secrete se mobilizeaz\u0103 s\u0103-l scoat\u0103 pe \u0219est din \u021bar\u0103. Florica \u00ee\u0219i face socoteala simpl\u0103 c\u0103, p\u00een\u0103 s\u0103 transmit\u0103 \u0219i ea vestea mai departe, pre\u0219edintele a \u0219ters-o deja. \u00cen mintea ei acesta este adev\u0103rul, Florica nu minte. Ea comunic\u0103 adev\u0103rul ei, f\u0103c\u00eendu-l fugit pe \u0219eful statului, cu toate consecin\u021bele care decurg din acest gest. Nu puteam pune pre\u021b pe spusele \u021b\u0103r\u0103ncu\u021bei. <\/p>\n

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