{"id":11695,"date":"2017-05-24T23:04:22","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T21:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/egophobia.ro\/?p=11695"},"modified":"2017-05-24T23:04:22","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T21:04:22","slug":"darul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/?p=11695","title":{"rendered":"Darul"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Lecturi potrivite\/recomandate de Alexandra)<\/span><\/p>\n

de Adrian R\u0103ducan<\/p>\n

Bunicii mele dragi<\/em><\/p>\n

Por\u0163ile ora\u015fului erau larg deschise, intrarea fiind blocat\u0103 de un cordon din solda\u0163i cu suli\u0163e \u00een m\u00e2ini. Printre crenelurile ascu\u0163ite, soarele arunca s\u0103ge\u0163i luminoase risipind orice urm\u0103 de umbr\u0103, iar aerul se \u00eengro\u015fa sub un val de toropeal\u0103. Mai multe c\u0103ru\u0163e, c\u0103rucioare \u015fi o gloat\u0103 de \u0163\u0103rani c\u0103r\u00e2nd dupa ei co\u015furi din nuiele \u00eempletite, pline cu legume sau fructe, a\u015fteptau \u00een linie pentru a primi dreptul de intrare \u00een ora\u015f. C\u0103l\u0103torul avu noroc s\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2lneasc\u0103 pe drum un zarzavagiu ce mergea al\u0103turi de fiul s\u0103u, la t\u00e2rgul din Codrul Frumos unde urma s\u0103-\u015fi v\u00e2nd\u0103 marfa din carul ticsit cu legume. Odat\u0103 ce c\u0103pitanul por\u0163ii \u00ee\u015fi f\u0103cu apari\u0163ia, \u0163in\u00e2nd o condic\u0103 \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103, g\u0103rzile \u00eembr\u0103cate \u00een jiletce din piele t\u0103b\u0103cit\u0103 \u00eencepur\u0103 s\u0103 verifice primele c\u0103ru\u0163e. Rezemat pe saci cu verze, cartofi \u015fi morcovi, C\u0103l\u0103torul privi curios h\u0103rm\u0103laia ce se a\u015fternuse \u00een momentul cercet\u0103rii.<\/p>\n

Far\u0103 s\u0103 arunce nici cea mai mic\u0103 privire, santinelele ora\u015fului ghidar\u0103 spre poart\u0103 c\u0103ru\u0163ele negustorilor ce pasau c\u00e2te o aten\u0163ie \u00een desaga lor. Cei f\u0103r\u0103 dare de m\u00e2n\u0103 sau care nu cuno\u015fteau obiceiul, erau \u0163inu\u0163i mai mult \u015fi verifica\u0163i la s\u00e2nge. Cei mai g\u0103l\u0103gio\u015fi erau trimi\u015fi s\u0103 mai stea o dat\u0103 la r\u00e2nd. Cu trecerea timpului, lumea \u00eencepu s\u0103 se nelini\u015fteasc\u0103 \u015fi s\u0103 discute, exprim\u00e2ndu-\u015fi indignarea zgomotos.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Pe\u015ftii mei se vor usca precum vreascurile, se pl\u00e2ngea un pescar \u00eemping\u00e2ndu-\u015fi, pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 coada de \u0163\u0103rani nemul\u0163umi\u0163i, c\u0103ru\u0163ul plin ochi cu ciortani ce \u00eenc\u0103 se zb\u0103teau.<\/p>\n

Una din g\u0103rzile unui sergent care \u00eei vorbea prietene\u015fte unui negustor bogat, \u00eel v\u0103zu \u015fi se gr\u0103bi spre el.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Treci \u00eenapoi \u00een coad\u0103, neispr\u0103vitule! se r\u0103sti soldatul \u00een timp ce \u00eei aplic\u0103 pescarului un dos de suli\u0163\u0103 \u00een stomac.<\/p>\n

Omul c\u0103zu \u00eentr-un genunchi, \u0163in\u00e2nd m\u00e2na dreapt\u0103 acolo unde fusese lovit. Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva clipe se ag\u0103\u0163\u0103 de marginea ro\u0163ii \u015fi se propti \u00een picioare, morm\u0103ind din cauza durerii \u015fi \u00eenjur\u00e2nd printre din\u0163i, \u00eens\u0103 f\u0103cu cum i se spuse. Odat\u0103 cu el, ceilal\u0163i \u0163arani \u00eencetar\u0103 s\u0103 se mai pl\u00e2ng\u0103.<\/p>\n

De \u00eendat\u0103 ce c\u0103ru\u0163ele din fa\u0163a lor se strecurar\u0103 \u00een ora\u015f, zarzavagiul lu\u0103 h\u0103\u0163urile \u00een m\u00e2ini \u015fi lovi u\u015for calul. Gloaba care mai devreme p\u0103\u015ftea smocuri de iarb\u0103 maronie crescute pe p\u0103m\u00e2ntul tare \u015fi uscat, se puse \u00een mi\u015fcare tr\u0103g\u00e2nd cu greu c\u0103ru\u0163a dup\u0103 ea.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Tu de acolo. Ce ai de v\u00e2nzare? strig\u0103 un sergent gras, ar\u0103t\u00e2nd cu degetul c\u0103tre sacii plini din caru\u0163\u0103.<\/p>\n

Barba rar\u0103 pe care o avea, nu \u00eel ajuta s\u0103-\u015fi ascund\u0103 f\u0103lcu\u0163ele l\u0103sate sau gu\u015fa plin\u0103 de os\u00e2nz\u0103, iar nasul ro\u015fu, plin de vini\u015foare, \u015fi duhoarea ce-i ie\u015fea din gur\u0103, \u00eel recomandau drept un b\u0103utor \u00eenr\u0103it.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ce s\u0103 am? spuse gr\u0103dinarul \u00een timp ce opri calul. Ni\u015fte varz\u0103, cartofi, legume numa\u2019 bune de m\u00e2ncat. Chiar ieri le-am cules de pe c\u00e2mp.<\/p>\n

\u2014 E\u015fti sigur c\u0103 doar at\u00e2t ai? \u00eentreb\u0103 gr\u0103sanul ating\u00e2nd cu v\u00e2rful degetelor pungu\u0163a de la cing\u0103toare peste care i se rev\u0103rsa burdihanul. B\u0103nu\u0163ii clinc\u0103neau u\u015for, precum ni\u015fte clopo\u0163ei.<\/p>\n

\u2014 S\u0103 \u00eemi fie cu iertare \u00eens\u0103 recolta este s\u0103rac\u0103 acuma, seceta a uscat mai bine de jum\u0103tate din c\u00e2mpurile noastre.<\/p>\n

\u2014 A naibii secet\u0103! D-asta e plin\u0103 pia\u0163a de v\u0103rzari ca tine care-mi arunc\u0103 acela\u015fi pretext de fiecare dat\u0103.<\/p>\n

Ochii sergentului \u00eel fixar\u0103 pe Calator.<\/p>\n

\u2014 \u015ei \u0103sta cine mai este? Ora\u015ful nu duce lips\u0103 de vagabonzi \u015fi cer\u015fetori, nu avem nevoie de mai mul\u0163i.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Este un…s\u0103tean, spuse \u00eencurcat \u0163\u0103ranul. M\u0103 ajut\u0103 la cules \u015fi c\u0103rat \u015fi-\u015fi c\u00e2\u015ftig\u0103 p\u00e2inea cinstit.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Z\u0103u? sergentul \u00ee\u015fi scobi nasul, d\u00e2nd la o parte cu cealalt\u0103 m\u00e2n\u0103, gluga ce-i acoperea capul c\u0103l\u0103torului.<\/p>\n

Pletele castanii ale acestuia \u00eei \u00eencadrau fa\u0163a osoas\u0103 cu ochi c\u0103prui, p\u0103trunz\u0103tori, \u015fi cu o figur\u0103 blajin\u0103. Pentru o clip\u0103, gr\u0103sanul \u00eel c\u00e2nt\u0103ri din priviri \u015fi-\u015fi drese glasul, \u00eens\u0103 \u00eenainte s\u0103 spun\u0103 ceva fu \u00eentrerupt.<\/p>\n

\u2014 S\u0103 nu va fie cu sup\u0103rare, jup\u00e2ne, nu am mult, dar poate c\u0103 m\u0103 pot lipsi de c\u00e2te ceva, spuse zarzavagiul lovind u\u015for cu palma unul din sacii pe care \u00eei \u0163inea \u00een spate. Asta dac\u0103 dori\u0163i s\u0103 primi\u0163i.<\/p>\n

\u2014 P\u0103i de ce nu spui a\u015fa, omule? sergentul \u00ee\u015fi scobi iar nasul \u015fi frec\u0103 mucul uscat printre degete. Fl\u0103c\u0103i, s\u0103l\u0163ati sacul.<\/p>\n

Un b\u0103rbat solid, din grupul celor trei g\u0103rzi care \u00eel \u00eenso\u0163eau pe gr\u0103san, \u00eenh\u0103\u0163\u0103 far\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2rziere sacul plin de cartofi pe care \u00eel propti pe um\u0103r \u015fi apoi fugi cu el spre gr\u0103m\u0103joara de merinde adunat\u0103 din c\u0103ru\u0163ele \u0163\u0103ranilor. Mul\u0163umit de ce primisese, sergentul flutur\u0103 din m\u00e2n\u0103 c\u0103tre g\u0103rzile de la poart\u0103, \u00een semn s\u0103-i lase \u00een\u0103untru.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Pute\u0163i trece, spuse acesta z\u00e2mbind larg, c\u00e2t s\u0103 i se vad\u0103 ni\u015fte cioturi cariate. Apoi d\u0103du o palm\u0103 peste crupa iepei, pun\u00e2nd-o \u00een mi\u015fcare.<\/p>\n

Dincolo de por\u0163ile ora\u015fului se \u00een\u015firau cl\u0103diri, mari \u015fi mici, din lemn cu lut, \u015ferpuite de str\u0103du\u0163e \u00eentortocheate, pavate cu pietre, pe unde \u00ee\u0163i f\u0103ceai cu greu loc printre oamenii ce mi\u015funau cu diverse treburi. \u00cen spatele c\u0103ru\u0163ei, C\u0103l\u0103torul era zg\u00e2l\u0163\u00e2it cu fiecare pas al iepei r\u0103sun\u00e2nd pe\u00a0 piatra umflat\u0103. Din c\u00e2nd \u00een c\u00e2nd, un morcov sau un cartof \u00eei mai c\u0103deau \u00een cap, ca apoi s\u0103 sar\u0103 pe strad\u0103. Un \u015ftrengar de nici cinci ani se repezi numaidec\u00e2t, \u00een\u015ff\u0103c\u00e2nd un morcov gras din care mu\u015fc\u0103 cu poft\u0103, apoi o zbughi, disp\u0103r\u00e2nd \u00een mul\u0163ime.<\/p>\n

Codrul Frumos se \u00eentindea pe o f\u00e2\u015fie lat\u0103 de p\u0103m\u00e2nt, m\u0103rginit\u0103 la r\u0103s\u0103rit de o falez\u0103 calcaroas\u0103 cu pant\u0103 abrupt\u0103 \u015fi col\u0163uroas\u0103, iar la vest de un estuar cu p\u00e2lnia larg\u0103, pres\u0103rat\u0103 cu insule de nisip alb. De pe promontoriul estic, castelul se \u00een\u0103l\u0163a drept ca o suli\u0163\u0103 deasupra ora\u015fului. Donjonul m\u0103re\u0163 \u00een form\u0103 cilindric\u0103, era flancat de ziduri mohor\u00e2te din granit cenu\u015fiu, \u015flefuit de timp \u015fi v\u00e2nt, pe ale c\u0103ror metereze abia de se \u00eentrez\u0103reau santinelele.<\/p>\n

Vacarmul din pia\u0163\u0103 se f\u0103cea din ce \u00een ce mai auzit, semn c\u0103 nu mai aveau mult p\u00e2n\u0103 la destina\u0163ie. C\u0103ru\u0163a \u00eempov\u0103rat\u0103 \u00eenainta anevoios prin mu\u015furoiul de t\u00e2rgari ce d\u0103deau t\u00e2rcoale v\u00e2nzatorilor cu sarghii pline de vechituri, \u00een\u015firate de-a lungul str\u0103zii. \u00cen cele din urm\u0103 trecur\u0103 printr-o poart\u0103 mare, ogival\u0103, \u00eencadrat\u0103 de pere\u0163i din c\u0103r\u0103mid\u0103 ro\u015fie ce delimitau Cvartala Negustorilor de celelalte p\u0103r\u0163i ale ora\u015fului. De o parte \u015fi de alta a intr\u0103rii, paznici sprijini\u0163i \u00een suli\u0163e cercetau din priviri mul\u0163imea.<\/p>\n

Dincolo de ziduri, trecur\u0103 pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 tarabe acoperite, unde m\u0103\u0163arii \u00ee\u015fi ag\u0103\u0163au c\u00e2rna\u0163ii pentru a \u00eei usca la soare, iar sat\u00e2rele m\u0103celarilor tronc\u0103neau pe butucii de lemn, unde tran\u015fau buc\u0103\u0163ile de carne. Mirosul de p\u00e2ine cald\u0103 ce plutea \u00een aer f\u0103cea stomacul s\u0103-\u0163i cear\u0103 de m\u00e2ncare atunci c\u00e2nd, al\u0103turi, v\u00e2nz\u0103tori ambulan\u0163i \u00eempingeau cotigi \u00eenc\u0103rcate cu gogo\u015fi, turte \u015fi p\u00e2ine. Negustorii intra\u0163i \u00eenaintea lor \u00ee\u015fi desc\u0103rcau, l\u00e2ng\u0103 c\u0103ru\u0163e, sacii cu legume \u015fi fructe. Unii dintre ei strigau \u00een gura mare, l\u0103ud\u00e2ndu-\u015fi marfa \u015fi \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 atrag\u0103 aten\u0163ia trec\u0103torilor:<\/p>\n

\u2014 Pepeni, hai la pepeni, \u00eei am pe cei mai dulci, veni\u0163i s\u0103 gusta\u0163i; Mere verzi \u015fi mere ro\u015fii, avem mere verzi \u015fi mere ro\u015fii! Ia varza neamule, mai ieftin de at\u00e2t nici c\u0103 mai g\u0103se\u015fti.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Prr, ho! c\u0103ru\u0163a\u015ful \u00ee\u015fi opri calul \u015fi \u00eentoarse capul spre C\u0103l\u0103tor.<\/p>\n

\u2014 P\u00e2n\u0103 aici v\u0103 pot duce, spuse acesta. Nu am cuvinte s\u0103 v\u0103 mul\u0163umesc pentru ca mi-a\u0163i ajutat fiul. \u021a\u0103ranul m\u00e2ng\u00e2ie p\u0103rul b\u0103lai al fl\u0103c\u0103ului \u015fi \u00eei s\u0103rut\u0103 ochiul drept.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Sunte\u0163i oameni buni, a\u015fa c\u0103 fi\u0163i binecuv\u00e2nta\u0163i, r\u0103spunse t\u00e2n\u0103rul din spatele c\u0103ru\u0163ei.<\/p>\n

Acesta apuc\u0103 leuca din partea dreapta \u015fi, dintr-o mi\u015fcare, s\u0103ri pe p\u0103m\u00e2ntul b\u0103t\u0103torit, pres\u0103rat cu pietre. Nu dorea s\u0103 z\u0103boveasc\u0103 mult, a\u015fa c\u0103 le mul\u0163umi \u0163\u0103ranilor pentru c\u0103l\u0103torie \u015fi porni descul\u0163 pe str\u0103zi. \u00ce\u015fi croi drum printre \u015fincurile dezordonate, de unde un t\u00e2rgove\u0163 curios s-ar fi dezlipit cu greu de negustorii ce \u00eencercau, care mai de care, s\u0103 bage pe g\u00e2t chilipiruri nefolositoare unui poten\u0163ial mu\u015fteriu. Al\u0103turi doi v\u00e2nzatori se certau pe cump\u0103r\u0103tori fiind necesar\u0103 interven\u0163ia g\u0103rzilor pentru a-i calma. \u00cen alt\u0103 parte un brutar burtos striga dup\u0103 ni\u015fte copii care o luar\u0103 la s\u0103n\u0103toasa imediat ce \u015fterpeliser\u0103 c\u00e2teva tarte.<\/p>\n

\u00cen timp ce \u00eenainta pe str\u0103du\u0163ele pr\u0103fuite, tarabele \u015fi pr\u0103v\u0103liile se \u00eempu\u0163inar\u0103, arbu\u015ftii ornamentali f\u0103cur\u0103 loc unor bosche\u0163i \u0163epo\u015fi \u015fi p\u00e2lcuri dese de p\u0103l\u0103mid\u0103; casele din lemn fur\u0103 \u00eenlocuite de cocioabe din chirpici cu acoperi\u015f de paie. C\u00e2nd coti pe una dintre aleile l\u0103turalnice, un grup de b\u0103rba\u0163i, \u00eembr\u0103ca\u0163i \u00een zdren\u0163e ce jucau zaruri, \u00eel privir\u0103 cu ochi lacomi. Dac\u0103 eram cu haine mai bune, cu siguran\u0163\u0103 s-ar fi sinchisit s\u0103 m\u0103 dezbrace<\/em>, g\u00e2ndi C\u0103l\u0103torul.<\/p>\n

Pe cerul albastru, lipsit de nori, un stol de pesc\u0103ru\u015fi g\u0103l\u0103giosi zburau \u00een cerc, iar valurile ce se spargeau la mal, g\u00e2dilau urechea asemeni unui c\u00e2ntec dulce. Ora\u015ful se construise de-a lungul portului care, acum, g\u0103zduia c\u00e2teva zeci de cheiuri unde \u00een fiecare zi, cor\u0103bii din toate col\u0163urile lumii veneau s\u0103 \u00eencarce \u015fi s\u0103 descarce m\u0103rfuri rare. \u00cen zare, navele de pescuit cu vele galbene \u00eemp\u00e2nzeau marea ca ni\u015fte stele plutitoare pe un cer verzui, \u00een timp ce o galer\u0103 p\u00e2ntecoas\u0103 se strecura printre ele, acost\u00e2nd la dan\u0103.<\/p>\n

Pe str\u0103du\u0163ele s\u0103race de l\u00e2ng\u0103 port, o hoard\u0103 de copii url\u0103tori, fugeau descul\u0163i dup\u0103 un ghemotoc mare pe care \u00eel loveau cu piciorul, nep\u0103s\u00e2ndu-le de o\u0163\u0103reala babelor ce \u00eei \u00eenjurau c\u00e2nd alergau pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 ele. Undeva mai \u00een spate, pe o ridic\u0103tur\u0103 de nisip, un copil st\u0103tea \u00een fund, sprijinindu-\u015fi capul pe genunchi. Privind pre\u0163 de c\u00e2teva clipe, C\u0103l\u0103torul se hot\u0103r\u00ee s\u0103 se \u00eendrepte c\u0103tre el. C\u00e2teva g\u0103ini ce scormoneau p\u0103m\u00e2ntul, zbur\u0103tacir\u0103 printre picioarele lui atunci c\u00e2nd trecu prin preajma lor, iar privirile indiscrete ale babelor \u00eel urm\u0103rir\u0103 la fiecare pas. B\u0103ie\u0163elul tremura din tot corpul \u015fi pl\u00e2ngea \u00een\u0103bu\u015fit. \u00cen dreptul lui, nisipul era \u00eemb\u0103tat de lacrimi.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Copile drag, \u00eei spuse C\u0103l\u0103torul, de ce pl\u00e2ngi \u00een loc s\u0103 te joci al\u0103turi de ceilal\u0163i copii?<\/p>\n

C\u00e2nd nu primi r\u0103spuns, se a\u015fez\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 el \u015fi \u00eei m\u00e2ng\u00e2ie cre\u015ftetul, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 \u00eel calmeze. Zulufii de p\u0103r b\u0103lai i se scurgeau printre degete precum m\u0103tasea.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ia spune-mi, unde sunt p\u0103rin\u0163ii t\u0103i? \u00eel \u00eentreb\u0103 cu o voce cald\u0103.<\/p>\n

B\u0103iatul \u00eenc\u0103 tremura, dar \u00ee\u015fi ridic\u0103 privirea, holb\u00e2ndu-se la str\u0103inul din fa\u0163a lui. \u00cen ochii mari, c\u0103prui, i se adunaser\u0103 lacrimi ce se prelingeau peste obrajii \u00eembujora\u0163i. Dintr-o nar\u0103 \u00eei curgeau muci pe care \u015fi trase \u00eenapoi, tu\u015find. Cu o voce tremur\u00e2nd\u0103 reu\u015fi s\u0103 pronun\u0163e c\u00e2teva cuvinte:<\/p>\n

\u2014 S-au…dus… \u015fi aa..cum. Copilul p\u0103rea c\u0103 se \u00eeneac\u0103. Bu…bu\u2026niiiica.<\/p>\n

Un val de pl\u00e2ns \u00eel zbucium\u0103 din nou \u015fi nu reu\u015fi dec\u00e2t s\u0103 arate cu degetul spre intrarea dintr-o cocioab\u0103 aflat\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 ei.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ia-m\u0103 de m\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi hai s\u0103 mergem \u00eempreun\u0103 la bunica ta ca s\u0103 vedem ce face, \u00eei spuse acestuia, \u015fterg\u00e2ndu-i cu un deget, lacrimile calde, nec\u0103zute.<\/p>\n

Baie\u0163elul \u00eel privi cu ochi inocen\u0163i\u00a0 \u015fi-\u015fi scutur\u0103 capul \u00een semn de refuz.<\/p>\n

Atunci voi merge singur<\/em>, se hot\u0103r\u00ee C\u0103l\u0103torul. Inspir\u0103 ad\u00e2nc \u015fi se ridic\u0103 de pe nisipul fierbinte, p\u0103\u015find agale spre bojdeuca indicat\u0103 de b\u0103iat. \u00cen semi\u00eentunericul \u00eenc\u0103perii, g\u0103si o m\u00e2n\u0103 de oameni ce vegheau, printre lum\u00e2n\u0103ri aprinse, o b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103 aflat\u0103 \u00een agonie. Toat\u0103 lumea se opri din \u015fu\u015fotit, schimb\u00e2ndu-\u015fi priviri \u00eentre ei, \u00eens\u0103 nici unul nu \u00eendr\u0103zni s\u0103 i se adreseze str\u0103inului ce ad\u0103sta \u00een prag. Sunt un necunoscut pentru ei, se a\u015fteapt\u0103 s\u0103 le spun eu ceva<\/em>, se g\u00e2ndi, iar apoi le d\u0103du bine\u0163e \u015fi intr\u0103 \u00een cas\u0103, a\u015fez\u00e2ndu-se l\u00e2ng\u0103 un b\u0103tr\u00e2n care avea un ochi bolnav. Ceilal\u0163i \u00eencepur\u0103 s\u0103 vorbeasc\u0103 din nou, ca \u015fi cum nimic nu se \u00eentamplase, \u00eens\u0103 erau cu ochii a\u0163inti\u0163i asupra lui. Dou\u0103 babe \u015fu\u015foteau despre cea care z\u0103cea \u00een pat, cum c\u0103 nu mai apuc\u0103 asfin\u0163itul, iar un b\u0103rbat t\u00e2n\u0103r \u00eei gesticula unei femei grase spun\u00e2ndu-i c\u0103, far\u0103 familie, baiatul de \u015fapte ani va ajunge un punga\u015f \u015fi, cel mai probabil, o s\u0103 putrezeasc\u0103 \u00een temni\u0163\u0103 sau \u00eentr-una din sp\u00e2nzur\u0103torile ridicate \u00een fa\u0163a Marii Basalee a lui Leador.<\/p>\n

Acest viitor trist \u00eel f\u0103cu pe C\u0103l\u0103tor s\u0103 se g\u00e2ndeasc\u0103 la b\u0103iatul cu ochi calzi, \u00eenlacrima\u0163i, care \u00eei priviser\u0103 pe-ai lui, cer\u00e2ndu-i parc\u0103 mil\u0103. F\u0103cu c\u00e2\u0163iva pa\u015fi \u00eenspre patul de moarte \u015fi privi b\u0103tr\u00e2nica ce avea ochii \u00eenchi\u015fi \u015fi m\u00e2inile \u00eempreunate deasupra pieptului. Gura \u00eei era deschis\u0103, \u00eencle\u015ftat\u0103, \u015fi, din c\u00e2nd \u00een c\u00e2nd, spum\u0103 albicioas\u0103 \u00eei ie\u015fea pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 col\u0163urile gurii. O bab\u0103 coco\u015fat\u0103 se aplec\u0103 de pe un scaun a\u015fezat la c\u0103p\u0103t\u00e2iul patului, pentru a-i \u015fterge gura cu o c\u00e2rp\u0103 n\u0103cl\u0103it\u0103. Singura dovad\u0103 de via\u0163\u0103 a femeii, era pieptul ce se ridica \u015fi se l\u0103sa \u00eentr-un ritm \u00eencet cu o r\u0103suflare grea, ca un g\u00e2j\u00e2it. \u00cei fu de ajuns o singur\u0103 privire, ca apoi \u00eengenuncheze l\u00e2ng\u0103 batr\u00e2n\u0103, unde \u00eencerc\u0103 s\u0103 \u00eei desfac\u0103 palmele str\u00e2nse.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Pleac\u0103 de-acolo, url\u0103 baba coco\u015fat\u0103. Ce crezi c\u0103 faci aici?<\/p>\n

O m\u00e2n\u0103 lipsit\u0103 de vlag\u0103 \u00eencerca sa \u00eel trag\u0103 de l\u00e2ng\u0103 muribund\u0103, \u00eens\u0103 nici m\u0103car nu clinti bra\u0163ul str\u0103inului.<\/p>\n

\u2014 \u00cei ofer acestei femei, darul milei, pentru un suflet curat ce a\u015fteapt\u0103 afar\u0103, r\u0103spunse b\u0103rbatul \u00een rob\u0103, aplec\u00e2ndu-se spre femeia din pat ca s\u0103 \u00eei s\u0103rute fruntea. Pe buzele lui calde, pielea b\u0103tr\u00e2nei se sim\u0163ea rece \u015fi lipicioas\u0103. St\u0103tuse acolo, pre\u0163 de o clip\u0103, iar \u00een momentul \u00een care se ridic\u0103, sim\u0163i o lacrim\u0103 fierbinte cum i se prelinge de-a lungul nasului, picur\u00e2nd peste obrazul ei. Pic\u0103tura se absorbi printre zb\u00e2rciturile ce \u00eei str\u0103bateau fa\u0163a.<\/p>\n

Cei din \u00eenc\u0103pere \u00eencepur\u0103 s\u0103 \u00eel trag\u0103 de haine \u015fi s\u0103-l \u00eemping\u0103 \u00een afara casei. Un b\u0103rbat cu chipul m\u00e2ncat de v\u0103rsat \u00eei d\u0103du din plin o palm\u0103 peste fa\u0163\u0103. Obrazul \u00eel ardea, iar gustul s\u0103rat al s\u00e2ngelui \u00eei inund\u0103 gura, dar, chiar \u015fi a\u015fa, durerea era mic\u0103 pentru el. Tras de haine \u015fi \u00eempins de la spate ie\u015fi din cas\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 opun\u0103 rezisten\u0163\u0103. To\u0163i \u00eel \u00eenjurar\u0103. C\u00e2nd trecu pragul, b\u0103rbatul care \u00eel plesnise mai devreme, \u00eel scuip\u0103 \u00eentre ochi. Str\u0103inul se \u015fterse cu m\u00e2neca robei, se \u00eentoarse \u015fi plec\u0103, neb\u0103g\u00e2nd \u00een seam\u0103 ocara lor.<\/p>\n

\u2014 S\u0103 nu te mai prindem aici, cer\u015fetor nenorocit! strig\u0103 dup\u0103 el, femeia gras\u0103.<\/p>\n

B\u0103rbatul se \u00eendrept\u0103 c\u0103tre copila\u015ful ce p\u0103rea prea cufundat \u00een propriile g\u00e2nduri pentru a sesiza zarva ce se produsese \u00een jurul lui. C\u00e2nd sim\u0163i c\u0103 se apropie, b\u0103ie\u0163elul \u00ee\u015fi ridic\u0103 privirea din nisipul umed de sub el \u015fi se uit\u0103 spre acesta. \u00cen lumina soarelui, lacrimile de pe fa\u0163\u0103 \u00eei sclipeau ca ni\u015fte nestemate.<\/p>\n

\u2014 De ce mai pl\u00e2ngi acum, copil frumos, nu vezi c\u0103 bunica ta tr\u0103ie\u015fte? \u00eei spuse C\u0103l\u0103torul \u00een timp ce se aplec\u0103 spre el ca s\u0103-i \u015ftearg\u0103 pic\u0103turile de pe obraji.<\/p>\n

Din spate, \u00eenjur\u0103turile \u00eencetar\u0103 subit. Femeia care mai devreme z\u0103cea \u00een pat, ie\u015fise acum \u00een fa\u0163a casei, sprijinindu-se de marginea unui perete, spre uimirea tuturor. P\u0103rea n\u0103uc\u0103, de parc\u0103 se trezise dintr-un vis ad\u00e2nc.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Este o minune! exclam\u0103 baba coco\u015fat\u0103. Tat\u0103l <\/em>\u015fi-a ar\u0103tat mila \u015fi s-a pogor\u00e2t printre noi ca s\u0103 \u00eei deie via\u0163a \u00eenapoi.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ce spui, femeie! o repezi b\u0103rbatul ei. \u0102la de acolo, cer\u015fetoru\u2019, \u0103la a \u00eenviat-o.<\/p>\n

Ceilal\u0163i se n\u0103pustir\u0103 asupra b\u0103tr\u00e2nei ce st\u0103tea \u00een prisp\u0103, ating\u00e2nd-o \u015fi sco\u0163\u00e2nd exclama\u0163ii admirative \u015fi uluitoare.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Adran. Vocea slabit\u0103 a femeii se auzi precum o \u015foapt\u0103.<\/p>\n

Adran<\/em>, se g\u00e2ndi str\u0103inul. Este un nume demn de un rege.<\/em><\/p>\n

Fa\u0163a b\u0103iatului se schimb\u0103. Un z\u00e2mbet vesel \u00eei \u015fterse grimasa de pe buze, iar ochii umezi \u00eei jucau de fericire.<\/p>\n

Mul\u0163umit de bucuria oferit\u0103, C\u0103l\u0103torul \u00ee\u015fi v\u0103zu de drum, l\u0103s\u00e2nd \u00een urm\u0103 oamenii ului\u0163i. Nici bine nu f\u0103cuse c\u00e2\u0163iva pa\u015fi, c\u0103ci sim\u0163i cum este tras de pulpana robei, iar c\u00e2nd se \u00eentoarse, b\u0103ie\u0163elul se ridic\u0103 pe v\u00e2rfurile picioarelor \u015fi \u00eel str\u00e2nse \u00een bra\u0163e ca pe un dar nepre\u0163uit. \u00cen acel moment C\u0103l\u0103torul z\u00e2mbi, \u015ftiind c\u0103 dragostea copilului era adev\u0103rat\u0103…<\/p>\n

Text publicat pentru prima oar\u0103 pe Select News<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Adrian C\u0103t\u0103lin R\u0103ducan<\/strong> (n.1987) este scriitor de literatur\u0103 fantastic\u0103 \u015fi membru al grupului literar Sec\u0163ia 14. A debutat \u00een anul 2015 cu nuvela dark fantasy \u201eProfe\u0163iile din lum\u00e2n\u0103ri\u201d,\u00a0 publicat\u0103 \u00een antologia \u201eEroi f\u0103r\u0103 voie\u201d (Ed. Millennium Books).\u00a0A absolvit facultatea de \u0218tiin\u0163a \u015fi Tehnologia Informa\u0163iei din cadrul Universit\u0103\u021bii Titu Maiorescu \u00een anul 2008. \u00cen prezent lucrez\u0103 la IBM Rom\u00e2nia ocup\u00e2nd postul de administrator SAP Basis.
\n\u201eAsemeni personajelor din pove\u015fti care pornesc la drum m\u00e2nate de viziunile din vise, la fel \u015fi eu m-am apucat de scris cu dorin\u0163a de a-mi urma visul.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Lecturi potrivite\/recomandate de Alexandra) de Adrian R\u0103ducan Bunicii mele dragi Por\u0163ile ora\u015fului erau larg deschise, intrarea fiind blocat\u0103 de un cordon din solda\u0163i cu suli\u0163e \u00een m\u00e2ini. Printre crenelurile ascu\u0163ite, soarele arunca s\u0103ge\u0163i luminoase risipind orice urm\u0103 de umbr\u0103, iar aerul se \u00eengro\u015fa sub un val de toropeal\u0103. Mai multe c\u0103ru\u0163e, c\u0103rucioare \u015fi o gloat\u0103 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1273,1279,15],"tags":[1278,1274,1280,1115],"class_list":["post-11695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-egophobia-49-50","category-lecturi-potrivite","category-proza","tag-adrian-catalin-raducan","tag-egophobia-49-50","tag-lecturi-potrivite","tag-proza"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s6DakB-darul","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11695"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11699,"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11695\/revisions\/11699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}