de C\u0103t\u0103lina Popescu<\/p>\n
Umblasem toat\u0103 ziua, era cald \u0219i ora\u0219ul dogorea. Am g\u0103sit p\u0103rcule\u021bul din \u00eent\u00e2mplare, de fapt cred c\u0103 m\u0103 cam r\u0103t\u0103cisem pu\u021bin, dar petecul acela de r\u0103coare m-a f\u0103cut s\u0103 m\u0103 opresc. Era un scuar, cuib\u0103rit \u00een mijlocul unui p\u00e2lc de case dichisite. Nimic mai mult dec\u00e2t o alee circular\u0103, str\u0103juit\u0103 de tei masivi, cu un loc de joac\u0103 modest – un tobogan \u0219i dou\u0103 leag\u0103ne – \u00een mijloc.<\/p>\n
St\u0103team cu ochii \u00een telefon c\u00e2nd ceva m-a lovit peste picioare. O minge portocalie. Ca de nic\u0103ieri \u00een fa\u021ba mea a ap\u0103rut o feti\u021b\u0103. M-a privit pe sub spr\u00e2ncene \u0219i a spus.<\/p>\n
\u2013 I-a mea!<\/p>\n
\u2013 E a ta, am zis \u0219i eu.<\/p>\n
\u2013 I-a mea! a repetat ea, ferm, \u021bintuindu-m\u0103 cu privirea.<\/p>\n
Una dintre bretelele rochiei \u00eei c\u0103zuse de pe um\u0103r \u0219i am avut impulsul s\u0103 i-o ridic. \u0218i-a dat cu o m\u00e2n\u0103 p\u0103rul din ochi – \u0219uvi\u021be sc\u0103pat din coada \u00eempletit\u0103 – iar privirea i s-a oprit pe banana pe care o scosesem din rucsac.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Vrei o banan\u0103? am \u00eentrebat.<\/p>\n
A dat din cap afirmativ. M\u0103 a\u0219teptam s\u0103 plece cu ea dar, str\u00e2ng\u00e2nd cu o m\u00e2n\u0103 banana la piept, s-a apucat s\u0103 se ca\u021bere pe banc\u0103. S-a a\u0219ezat l\u00e2ng\u0103 rucsac, doar t\u0103lpile \u00eenc\u0103l\u021bate \u00een sandale treceau de margine b\u0103ncii \u0219i a oftat, ca un om ostenit.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Cum te cheam\u0103? am \u00eendr\u0103znit.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Milela.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Mirela?<\/p>\n
\u2013 Nu, a scuturat din cap cu convingere, Milela.<\/p>\n
\u2013 \u0218i cu cine e\u0219ti tu aici?<\/p>\n
\u2013 Cu Petlic\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Petric\u0103?<\/p>\n
A oftat din nou, aparent exasperat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2013 \u0218i el unde e? am \u00eentrebat privind \u00eemprejur. \u00cen parc mai era doar o m\u0103mic\u0103 cu un c\u0103rucior, retra\u0219i \u0219i ei la umbr\u0103.<\/p>\n
Tot ca de nic\u0103ieri a ap\u0103rut un c\u00e2ine ciob\u0103nesc care a dat ocol b\u0103ncii, a mirosi mingea, genunchii mei, sandalele feti\u021bei apoi a s\u0103rit pe banc\u0103 unde s-a \u00eentins cu capul pe piciorul feti\u021bei.<\/p>\n
\u2013 E\u0219ti cald, l-a apostrofat ea \u0219i l-a \u00eempins cu cotul m\u00e2inii cu care str\u00e2nge \u00een continuarea banana la piept. C\u00e2inele a oftat \u0219i \u0219i-a retras capul pe propriile labe.<\/p>\n
A urmat un moment de t\u0103cere. Dou\u0103 momente de t\u0103cere.<\/p>\n
\u2013 C\u00e2\u021bi ani ai? am \u00eentrebat.<\/p>\n
Feti\u021ba a l\u0103sat banana \u00een poal\u0103, a ridicat m\u00e2na st\u00e2ng\u0103, cu degetele r\u0103\u0219chirate \u0219i, cu degetul ar\u0103t\u0103tor de la dreapt\u0103, a num\u0103rat trei degete.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Tlei! Dar la toamn\u0103 o s\u0103 fac patru, spuse, num\u0103r\u00e2nd din nou, pe \u00eendelete, p\u00e2n\u0103 la patru.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Huh! Patru\u2026. , am spus eu admirativ iar ea s-a foit \u00eenc\u00e2ntat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Tu ai copii? a \u00eentrebat ea.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Nu, n-am.<\/p>\n
\u2013 C\u0103\u021bel?<\/p>\n
\u2013 Nici, am zis.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Pisoi? a insistat.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Nu.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Dar p\u0103lin\u021bi ai?<\/p>\n
\u2013 Mama, am spus, dar locuie\u0219te \u00een alt ora\u0219.<\/p>\n
S-a \u00eentors spre mine, era prima dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd m\u0103 privea de c\u00e2nd se suise pe banc\u0103. P\u0103rea u\u0219or descump\u0103nit\u0103, u\u0219or dezam\u0103git\u0103. Apoi a ridicat banana din poal\u0103 \u0219i mi-a \u00eentins-o.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Ia tu asta, a zis. Apoi, ca o explica\u021bie. Petlic\u0103 n-are voie, a ad\u0103ugat \u0219optit cu palma f\u0103cut\u0103 c\u0103u\u0219 \u00een dreptul gurii. C\u00e2inele, auzindu-\u0219i numele, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 deschid\u0103 ochii, a dat alene din coad\u0103.<\/p>\n
Am dat \u0219i eu din cap, \u00een\u021beleg\u00e2nd-o.<\/p>\n
De undeva s-a auzit un fluierat \u0219i, la auzul lui, at\u00e2t feti\u021ba c\u00e2t \u0219i c\u00e2inele au ciulit urechile. Apoi ea \u0219i-a netezit rochi\u021ba peste picioare \u0219i a zis.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Tlebui s\u0103 plec, apoi s-a tras pe fund p\u00e2n\u0103 la marginea b\u0103ncii \u0219i s-a l\u0103sat s\u0103 alunece jos.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Pot s\u0103 te conduc?<\/p>\n
M-a privit a\u0219a cum st\u0103team cu banana uitat\u0103 \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103 \u0219i a dat scurt din cap c\u0103 da.<\/p>\n
Am pornit-o spre ie\u0219irea din p\u0103rcule\u021b, cu Milela \u00een frunte, duc\u00e2nd mingea \u0219i Petlic\u0103 \u00een dreapta ei. La margine scuarului m-am oprit. Ei au traversat strada, au intrat \u00eentr-o curte \u0219i de acolo \u00een veranda \u00eenchis\u0103 a casei. O voce de femeie a \u00eent\u00e2mpinat-o. Apoi au auzit glasul Milelei:<\/p>\n
\u2013 Mama, pisoii sunt plea mici ca s\u0103-i d\u0103m?<\/p>\n
Apoi vocea care probabil confirma.<\/p>\n
\u00cen pragul verandei a ap\u0103rut Milela care m-a privit \u0219i a strigat, ridic\u00e2nd din umeri.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Sunt plea mici ca s\u0103-\u021bi dau unul.<\/p>\n
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Am str\u0103b\u0103tut scuarul, \u00een sens invers, am trecut de banca pe care \u0219ezusem \u0219i, \u00eenainte s\u0103 p\u0103\u0219esc pe trotuar, nu \u0219tiu de ce, m-am \u00eentors s\u0103 privesc casa Milelei. Doar c\u0103 ea nu era acolo. \u00cen locul unde, cu 3 minute \u00eenainte feti\u021ba strigase la mine, se afla un bloc cu trei niveluri. Nici urm\u0103 de curte, de verand\u0103, de copil. O pal\u0103 de v\u00e2nt a trecut prin crengile copacilor. Am privit cerul, se \u00eennorase, vrea s\u0103 plou\u0103<\/em>, m-am g\u00e2ndit. De fapt, ce c\u0103utam eu aici? \u0218i de ce str\u00e2ngeam \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103 banana asta?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" de C\u0103t\u0103lina Popescu Umblasem toat\u0103 ziua, era cald \u0219i ora\u0219ul dogorea. Am g\u0103sit p\u0103rcule\u021bul din \u00eent\u00e2mplare, de fapt cred c\u0103 m\u0103 cam r\u0103t\u0103cisem pu\u021bin, dar petecul acela de r\u0103coare m-a f\u0103cut s\u0103 m\u0103 opresc. Era un scuar, cuib\u0103rit \u00een mijlocul unui p\u00e2lc de case dichisite. Nimic mai mult dec\u00e2t o alee circular\u0103, str\u0103juit\u0103 de tei […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_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":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1843,15],"tags":[1870,1845,1115],"class_list":["post-16187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-egophobia-88","category-proza","tag-catalina-popescu","tag-egophobia-88","tag-proza"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6DakB-4d5","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16187","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=16187"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16188,"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16187\/revisions\/16188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}