\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n***<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 St\u00e2nd pe scaun, Nazar se apleac\u0103 \u00een fa\u0163\u0103 \u015fi \u00ee\u015fi scoate m\u00e1na din buzunarul pantalonilor. Pip\u0103ie cu degetul cus\u0103tura de la buzunarul b\u0103iatului, abia o simte din cauza b\u0103t\u0103turilor de pe degete, r\u00e2nje\u015fte.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Pakistan. Fabric\u0103. B\u0103iatul e t\u00e2n\u0103r, ca \u015fi Aza.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 B\u0103iatul roste\u015fte ceva, mult prea repede, ridic\u0103 din spr\u00e2ncene, z\u00e2mbe\u015fte.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nazar \u00ee\u015fi \u00eentinde degetul ar\u0103t\u0103tor \u015fi pe cel mijlociu, form\u00e2nd un V, apoi le apropie, le dep\u0103rteaz\u0103 iar, le \u00eenchide.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Eu tai.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Foarfece. Foarfece care ar putea t\u0103ia cel mai gros bumbac printr-o singur\u0103 mi\u015fcare ascu\u0163it\u0103, s\u0103 treac\u0103 prin material precum\u00a0 vaporul care transportase materialul peste m\u0103ri, spre vest, spre Europa, spre Canada; ar trece prin m\u0103tase ca prin p\u00e2ine. Foarfece care ar sparge sternul unui om dintr-o singur\u0103 mi\u015fcare, \u015fi i-ar str\u0103punge inima, i-ar v\u0103rsa s\u00e2ngele, i-ar vopsi hainele un ro\u015fu \u00eentunecat \u015fi minunat.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Da, \u00ee\u015fi \u00eenclin\u0103 capul, r\u00e2njind, mi\u015fc\u00e2ndu-l de sus \u00een jos, precum un copil. Da. Tai. Pe c\u00e2nd trece prin litere, e din ce \u00een ce mai convins, respira\u0163ia-i se accelereaz\u0103. Fabric\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n***<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fabrica e o veche cl\u0103dire militare, ce ad\u0103postise tancuri p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd fusese integrat\u0103 \u00een ora\u015f. Patru ziduri, o podea neted\u0103, o \u00eencruci\u015fare de grinzi ce sus\u0163ineau tavanul. De aici porneau tancurile blindate \u00eempotriva for\u0163elor indiene din Kutch, prin noapte \u015fi prin furtunile de praf, c\u0103tre r\u0103zboi. Dar Nazar nu \u015ftie acest lucru, nu \u015ftie c\u0103 muncitorii indieni apleca\u0163i asupra meselor \u00een toat\u0103 cl\u0103direa, cos\u00e2nd la ma\u015fin\u0103, sunt aceia\u015fi care luptau c\u00e2ndva \u00eempotriva tancurilor trimise chiar din fabrica \u00een care lucreaz\u0103 acum.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mirosul dulceag de sudoare, corpuri omene\u015fti, \u015fi vagi urme de baleg\u0103, nicotin\u0103, bumbac. La nou\u0103 diminea\u0163a, Nazar e deja acoperit de sudoare. Simte c\u0103ldura venind dinspre trupul indianului de vizavi, respira\u0163ia cald\u0103 ce iese pe gura omului, cu obrajii bomba\u0163i precum un pe\u015fte. Broboane de sudoare pe fa\u0163a indianului. Pic\u0103turile se reunesc precum roua pe tulpina unei flori, apoi se rostogolesc de pe buz\u0103 pe \u0163igara neaprins\u0103 care \u00eei at\u00e2rn\u0103 \u00een col\u0163ul gurii.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 De un an st\u0103 vizavi de Vickness, cos\u00e2nd p\u00e2nzeturi. Au doar un cuv\u00e2nt \u00een comun. Namaste.<\/em> Un cuv\u00e2nt str\u0103in, pe care \u00eel roste\u015fte din fundul g\u00e2tului, care aproape c\u0103 se pierde pe dup\u0103 limb\u0103; un cuv\u00e2nt \u00een loc de multe altele. Zeii din mine \u00eei salut\u0103 pe zeii din tine.<\/em> \u00cen \u0163ara lui, unii oameni ar considera acest salut o declara\u0163ie de r\u0103zboi. Pentru Nazar, e un semn de bun\u0103tate, un cuv\u00e2nt adresat unui str\u0103in ce locuie\u015fte \u00eentr-o \u0163ar\u0103 mai sigur\u0103. Un cuv\u00e2nt pe care \u00eel va \u0163ine \u00een el, \u00eel va inhala precum fumul de \u0163igar\u0103, \u00eel va sufla apoi \u00een inele ce se m\u0103resc pentru a umple lumea.<\/p>\n* * *<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Ai lucrat \u00eentr-o fabric\u0103? F\u0103ceai pantaloni? B\u0103iatul roste\u015fte lent \u00eentrebarea, \u00eel scoate pe Nazar din fabric\u0103, ani de sudoare, limbi diferite, nume noi care se aga\u0163\u0103 de mintea lui precum o cea\u0163\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Nazar respir\u0103 \u00een t\u0103cere.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Haine \u015fi \u2013 arat\u0103, \u00ee\u015fi trece \u00eenc\u0103 o dat\u0103 degetul peste cus\u0103tura buzunarului.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – A, buzunare. B\u0103iatul face un V din degete, ca \u015fi cum ar t\u0103ia.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Da. Tai. Buzunare. Apoi un z\u00e2mbet. Namaste. Munc\u0103. Fabric\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 B\u0103iatul se g\u00e2nde\u015fte pentru o clip\u0103, apoi spune:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0– Da. Namaste. B\u0103iatul \u00ee\u015fi une\u015fte palmele sub b\u0103rbie \u015fi \u00eenclin\u0103 capul, ca \u00eentr-o rug\u0103ciune. Nazar z\u00e2mbe\u015fte nebune\u015fte.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Da. Namaste. India. Pakistan. Cuvintele lui Nazar se topesc \u00een hohote de r\u00e2s, \u015fi repet\u0103 urarea \u00een t\u0103cere.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Nazar, tu ai c\u0103l\u0103torit \u00een multe locuri, spune b\u0103iatul, dar Nazar nu \u00een\u0163elege. Dac\u0103 s-ar uita la b\u0103iat, ar vedea c\u0103 expresia lui se schimbase. Nu mai z\u00e2mbea. Buzele lui erau \u00een pozi\u0163ie neutr\u0103, retrase \u00een obraji, ca o grani\u0163\u0103 ce define\u015fte un alt teritoriu, separ\u00e2nd nasul de buz\u0103, \u0163ar\u0103 de \u0163ar\u0103, capul u\u015for \u00eentors, o ax\u0103 pe care graviteaz\u0103 mirarea.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Foc de arm\u0103. Ultimul sunet adev\u0103rat pe care \u015fi-l aminte\u015fte Nazar din \u0163ara lui. O d\u00e2r\u0103 de sunete de glon\u0163, metal pe metal, cartu\u015fe c\u0103z\u00e2nd aproape de el, cum zace sub burta unui camion, cu nasul \u015fi fruntea lipite str\u00e2ns de p\u0103m\u00e2nt. O mitralier\u0103 automat\u0103, american\u0103. Zgomotoas\u0103, rapid\u0103, eficient\u0103. Nu sunetul rusesc, b\u00e2lb\u00e2it, ca de tinichea. \u00ce\u015fi \u00eentoarce capul, spre a-\u015fi odihni obrazul pe p\u0103m\u00e2nt. Aude voci.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pashto. <\/em>Cineva url\u0103 ni\u015fte comenzi. \u00cen exploziile de lumin\u0103 portocalie, Nazar poate distinge silueta unui om. Cu coatele pe \u015folduri, str\u00e2ng\u00e2nd arma cu o m\u00e2n\u0103, cealalt\u0103 pe tr\u0103gaci, arma e o prelungire a corpului b\u0103rbatului, gloan\u0163ele sunt arsenalul s\u0103u de cuvinte. Taliban<\/em>. Alte focuri de arm\u0103. Picioare ce ridic\u0103 \u00een aer praf \u015fi p\u0103m\u00e2nt \u00eentre camion \u015fi cas\u0103. Nazar se lupt\u0103 cu dorin\u0163a de a striga numele lui Aza. \u00ce\u015fi acoper\u0103 ochii b\u0103g\u00e2ndu-\u015fi iar fa\u0163a \u00een p\u0103m\u00e2nt, se g\u00e2nde\u015fte.<\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 O bubuitur\u0103 puternic\u0103 \u015fi un \u0163ip\u0103t al aerului. Trag mujahedinii<\/em>! \u00cenc\u0103 mai exist\u0103 oameni care au curajul s\u0103 le \u0163in\u0103 piept talibanilor! Roata din dreapta fa\u0163\u0103 e perforat\u0103, iar camionul se apleac\u0103 \u00eenspre p\u0103m\u00e2nt, precum o c\u0103mil\u0103 care \u00ee\u015fi \u00eendoaie genunchii. Nazar ia o gur\u0103 mare de aer, osia din fa\u0163\u0103 e la doar doi centimetri deasupra capului s\u0103u, mirosul de cauciuc \u015fi de benzin\u0103. \u00cen z\u0103p\u0103ceala creat\u0103 de focul de arm\u0103 \u015fi de explozii, Nazar nu \u00ee\u015fi d\u0103duse seama c\u0103 piciorul s\u0103u era ud. Dar acum simte cum benzina picur\u0103 prin fisura \u00een rezervor, pe piciorul pantalonilor s\u0103i.<\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Un alt bocet \u00een aer. Cealalt\u0103 roat\u0103 din fa\u0163\u0103 geme, Nazar simte f\u00e2s\u00e2itul de aer cald pe piele. Cioburi de sticl\u0103 sar de colo-colo pe p\u0103m\u00e2nt, reflect\u00e2nd sub camion lumina focurilor din strad\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nazar vede jum\u0103t\u0103\u0163ile inferioare ale corpurilor solda\u0163ilor, b\u0103rba\u0163i \u00eengenunchea\u0163i ascunz\u00e2ndu-se pe dup\u0103 ro\u0163ile dezmembrate. Trei b\u0103rba\u0163i se pitesc \u00een spatele capotei unui vehicul, \u00eenjur\u0103 \u00een gura mare, url\u0103 unul la cel\u0103lalt. Nazar trebuie s\u0103 stea nemi\u015fcat, ca s\u0103 nu fie v\u0103zut. Fatima<\/em> \u015fi copilul.<\/em> Nazar trebuie s\u0103 plece de acolo, altfel o grenad\u0103 sau un glon\u0163 norocos va nimeri \u015fi \u00eel va arunca \u00een aer, aprinz\u00e2nd rezervorul de benzin\u0103. \u00cenjur\u0103 \u00een \u015foapt\u0103 c\u0103 nu a ascultat-o pe Fatima.<\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 P\u0103m\u00e2ntul se cutremur\u0103. Mirosul de benzin\u0103, fum, gustul s\u00e2ngelui. Aza! \u00cen mijlocul schimbului de gloan\u0163e, printre propriile urlete \u00een\u0103bu\u015fite, Nazar strig\u0103 numele fiului s\u0103u.<\/p>\n
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– \u0162i-a pl\u0103cut \u00een Pakistan, Nazar? \u0162i-a pl\u0103cut s\u0103 lucrezi \u00een fabric\u0103?<\/p>\n
T\u0103cere. B\u0103iatul \u00eencearc\u0103 din nou.<\/p>\n
– De ce ai plecat din Afghanistan?<\/p>\n
– Afghanistan? Nazar se g\u00e2nde\u015fte un timp. Frumoas\u0103 \u0163ar\u0103.<\/p>\n
– E frumoas\u0103? De ce ai plecat?<\/p>\n
– Da, frumoas\u0103. \u0162ara mea.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aza merge \u00eencet \u00een spatele tat\u0103lui s\u0103u, cu bra\u0163ele \u00eenf\u0103\u015furate \u00een jurul pieptului s\u0103u gol, cu p\u0103rul \u015fi pielea ude. Ezit\u00e2nd, Nazar \u00ee\u015fi \u00eenmoaie piciorul \u00een ap\u0103, \u00eel retrage imediat. Mult prea rece, dar frumoas\u0103. Prima c\u0103l\u0103torie a familiei la r\u00e2ul Kokcha. Dintr-odat\u0103, e sub ap\u0103, lupt\u00e2ndu-se cu ea, dezorientat de furia alb\u0103 a bulelor, inima b\u0103t\u00e2ndu-i rapid \u00een piept. Ab!<\/em><\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Abba! Pune picioarele jos. Po\u0163i s\u0103 atingi fundul apei.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nazar \u00eenghite \u00eenc\u0103 ni\u015fte ap\u0103, \u00ee\u015fi propte\u015fte degetele de la picioare de pietrele de pe fundul r\u00e2ului, apoi st\u0103 \u00een picioare. \u00ce\u015fi \u015fterge apa din ochi \u00een grab\u0103, \u015fi se uit\u0103 cruci\u015f la Aza, care scruteaz\u0103 de pe o piatr\u0103 deasupra lui cu ochii mari.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Aza! \u015etii c\u0103 nu pot \u00eenota!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Nu e nevoie. Po\u0163i s\u0103 stai \u00een picioare. Aza \u00eei r\u0103spunde lui Nazar aproape sfid\u0103tor.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Aza\u2026<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nazar se opre\u015fte. Copilul are obrajii \u00eenro\u015fi\u0163i, capul plecat.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – \u020ami pare r\u0103u, tat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nazar love\u015fte suprafa\u0163a apei cu pumnii, se apleac\u0103 \u015fi \u00eencepe s\u0103 r\u00e2d\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Chiar c\u0103 o s\u0103-\u0163i par\u0103 r\u0103u, spune Nazar, \u00een timp ce \u00ee\u015fi trage bra\u0163ele afar\u0103 din ap\u0103, cre\u00e2nd o maree care \u00eel ud\u0103 flea\u015fc\u0103 pe b\u0103iat.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aza r\u00e2de \u015fi el, se scutur\u0103 de ap\u0103. Se las\u0103 pe vine \u015fi sare pe Nazar de pe margine, \u00eel trage sub ap\u0103, \u015fi \u00eel \u00eenv\u00e2rte\u015fte ca pe un crocodil.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ies la suprafa\u0163\u0103, g\u00e2f\u00e2ind, Nazar \u00ee\u015fi \u015fterge ochii de ap\u0103, scuip\u0103 ap\u0103. Printre pic\u0103turile de ap\u0103, \u00eei face cu ochiul Fatimei, care st\u0103 descul\u0163\u0103 pe marginea apei \u015fi se uit\u0103 la el. E gravid\u0103, frumoas\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aza \u00ee\u015fi arcuie\u015fte bra\u0163ul deasupra capului \u015fi \u00eel aduce c\u0103tre ap\u0103, ca s\u0103 stropeasc\u0103, dar Nazar \u00eel apuc\u0103 de \u00eencheietura m\u00e2inii \u015fi \u00eei \u0163ine bra\u0163ul \u00een aer:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Laaaa!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fatima se uit\u0103 sever la el, lupt\u00e2ndu-se din greu cu impulsul de a z\u00e2mbi.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Hai. Trebuie s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nci \u015fi s\u0103 stai cu bunica.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Na\u2019am.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C\u00e2nd Fatima se \u00eentoarce \u015fi se \u00eendreapt\u0103 c\u0103tre mama sa, care st\u0103 pe o p\u0103tur\u0103, cu m\u00e2ncarea de pr\u00e2nz, Nazar \u00eei scufund\u0103 capul lui Aza sub ap\u0103, apoi sare iute pe marginea apei.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fatima se opre\u015fte \u015fi clatin\u0103 din cap.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Doi copii. Ai grij\u0103, Nazar, cur\u00e2nd va fi mai mare dec\u00e2t tine.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Imposibil. Dar \u015ftie c\u0103 Fatima are dreptate.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aza tu\u015fe\u015fte ap\u0103 \u015fi \u00ee\u015fi desfund\u0103 o ureche cu m\u00e2na.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Insha’allah, zice el cu ochii \u00eenchi\u015fi, \u00een cur\u00e2nd o s\u0103 te dep\u0103\u015fesc.<\/p>\n
Insha’allah.<\/em><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n* * *<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Ai \u00eenv\u0103\u0163at limba c\u00e2nd erai \u00een Pakistan, Nazar?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Pakistan.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – \u015etii multe limbi. Afghan\u0103, pakistanez\u0103, acum englez\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Englez\u0103? Pu\u0163in. Prost.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Nu, Nazar. Te descurci foarte bine. Trebuie doar s\u0103 exers\u0103m.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Da, s\u0103 exers\u0103m.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 B\u0103iatul pune capacul markerului \u015fi se \u00eendep\u0103rteaz\u0103 de tabl\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Englez\u0103. Nu bine.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 B\u0103iatul ridic\u0103 din umeri \u015fi z\u00e2mbe\u015fte.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Afghanistan, slujb\u0103. Scump, bani. Nazar \u00ee\u015fi apropie ar\u0103t\u0103torul de degetul mare, le freac\u0103 unul de altul pentru a sugera ideea de bani. Canada. Nu englez\u0103. Bani nu scump. Nu slujb\u0103. Nazar ridic\u0103 din umeri, resemnat.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 B\u0103iatul z\u00e2mbe\u015fte, revine la tabla de scris \u015fi spune:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – P\u0103i atunci, trebuie s\u0103 mai exers\u0103m.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nazar las\u0103 s\u0103 cad\u0103 ceea ce c\u0103ra, atunci c\u00e2nd observ\u0103 pata de rugin\u0103 de pe fuzeta ro\u0163ii. \u00ce\u015fi trece degetul peste marginea petei. Cad buc\u0103\u0163ele de rugin\u0103. Nazar \u00ee\u015fi scoate briceagul \u015fi r\u0103zuie \u00een jurul marginii petei de rugin\u0103, cu precizia unui chirurg. O gaur\u0103 ur\u00e2t\u0103, infectat\u0103 precum o ran\u0103 deschis\u0103. Nazar \u00ee\u015fi bag\u0103 degetul \u00een mijlocul g\u0103urii, scoate cioburi de rugin\u0103, r\u0103m\u0103\u015fi\u0163ele s\u00e2ngelui \u015fi puroiului. Sufl\u0103 u\u015for cu buzele resturile de murd\u0103rie \u015fi moloz.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Yasar, trebuia s\u0103 torni smoal\u0103 aici. Pata se va m\u0103ri. Se va \u00eentinde, ca lepra. Lah!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nazar ia pe um\u0103r sacul de amestec de ciment, merge \u00een spatele camionului \u015fi \u00eel arunc\u0103 pe punte. Yasar doarme, sfor\u0103ind la soare. Se odihne\u015fte deasupra celorlal\u0163i saci, pe care Nazar i-a ridicat mai devreme, c\u00e2te cincizeci de kilograme o dat\u0103. Nazar t\u00e2r\u0103\u015fte sacul prin camion \u015fi \u00eel ridic\u0103 deasupra capului.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Yasar, dac\u0103 nu te treze\u015fti \u015fi m\u0103 aju\u0163i, o s\u0103 tr\u00e2ntesc asta pe burta ta gras\u0103. Apoi o s\u0103 te amestec cu restul cimentului.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Dar m\u0103 doare spatele, Nazar.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Mi\u015fc\u0103-te. Nazar d\u0103 drumul sacului. Yasar abia se fere\u015fte. Tu po\u0163i s\u0103 \u00eencarci mere. Doar pe astea le mai avem de transportat. Yasar z\u00e2mbe\u015fte larg \u015fi \u00ee\u015fi linge buzele. Am zis s\u0103 le \u00eencarci, nu s\u0103 le m\u0103n\u00e2nci.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Nazar, prea exagerezi. De ce nu te relaxezi pu\u0163in? M\u00e2nc\u0103m ni\u015fte mere\u2026<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nazar \u015ftie c\u0103, dac\u0103 Yasar \u00eencepe s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nce mere, nu va mai lucra.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – O, merele paradisului. Yasar se bate cu m\u00e2na pe burt\u0103. D\u0103-mi doar \u015fapte virgine cu s\u00e2nii ca aceste mere, \u015fi m\u0103 voi odihni bine \u00een via\u0163a de apoi, prietene.\u00a0 Alhamdulillah.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – E\u015fti un om r\u0103u \u015fi lene\u015f. Nazar scoate limba la Yasar. Vom m\u00e2nca un m\u0103r fiecare c\u00e2nd ne \u00eentoarcem de la Charikar, cu camionul gol.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – \u015ei \u00een Afghanistan, tot \u00eentr-o fabric\u0103 ai lucrat?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Fabric\u0103?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Da, \u00een Afghanistan?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Nu, camion. Eu condus. Nazar \u00eenv\u00e2rte de un volan imaginar.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 B\u0103iatul \u015fi-l imagineaz\u0103 pe Nazar la volan, conduc\u00e2nd pe drumurile pr\u0103foase din Afghanistan.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – De ce nu ai mai condus camionul?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Oprit? Nu \u015ftiu.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – De ce ai lucrat \u00een fabric\u0103, \u00een Pakistan?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Pakistan? O. Talibani, spune Nazar, plesc\u0103ind din limb\u0103. Cumplit, cumplit. De c\u00e2te ori roste\u015fte cuv\u00e2ntul, clatin\u0103 din cap.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 B\u0103iatul st\u0103 pe scaun, cu ochii pe Nazar, a\u015fteapt\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Cumplit. Nu mai r\u00e2nje\u015fte, ci se \u00eencrunt\u0103. Arm\u0103. Taliban. Afghanistan. Nazar arat\u0103 cu degetul spre \u00eenainte. Pakistan, Canada.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 B\u0103iatul d\u0103 din cap, form\u00e2nd semnul unui pistol cu degetul mare \u015fi cel ar\u0103t\u0103tor, dar Nazar se apleac\u0103 spre el \u015fi cuprinde cu m\u00e2inile simulacrul de arm\u0103 al b\u0103iatului.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Nu, nu, clatin\u0103 din cap, pun\u00e2nd cu calm m\u00e2na b\u0103iatului pe mas\u0103. Nazar plesc\u0103ie din limb\u0103 \u015fi \u00ee\u015fi clatin\u0103 capul. Cumplit, cumplit.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yasar doarme. Nazar a f\u0103cut destui bani cu acest transport, ca s\u0103 \u00eel poat\u0103 pl\u0103ti pe Yasar pentru ajutor, \u015fi au r\u0103mas destui bani pentru ca familia s\u0103 supravie\u0163uiasc\u0103 o lun\u0103 \u00een Pakistan, p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd va g\u0103si el de munc\u0103. Ciment, mere, cherestea \u015fi p\u00e2nz\u0103 \u2013 destui bani pentru o lun\u0103!<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nazar vrea s\u0103-\u015fi \u00eenchid\u0103 ochii \u00een \u00eentuneric, s\u0103 a\u0163ipeasc\u0103, s\u0103 se odihneasc\u0103 \u015fi s\u0103 g\u0103seasc\u0103 puterea de a o urma pe Fatima \u00een Pakistan. Conduce mai departe, se for\u0163eaz\u0103 s\u0103 \u0163in\u0103 ochii deschi\u015fi, \u015fopte\u015fte o rug\u0103ciune \u00een sunetul motorului camionului, radioul, anvelopele pe drumul nepavat. Nu se mai certaser\u0103 niciodat\u0103, cum au f\u0103cut-o cu c\u00e2teva seri \u00een urm\u0103. Fatima ne\u00eenduplecat\u0103, ne\u00eenfricat\u0103, frumoas\u0103. Nu vreau s\u0103 aduc pe lume un copil \u00een Afghanistanul condus de talibani! Mai bine mor!<\/em><\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vrei s\u0103 pleci \u00een exil, s\u0103 p\u0103r\u0103se\u015fti \u0163ara asta tocmai pentru Pakistan?<\/em> Dar Nazar \u015ftie c\u0103 asta trebuie s\u0103 fac\u0103. Radioul \u00eei \u00eentrerupe g\u00e2ndurile, amintindu-i c\u0103 e la volan, pe un drum, \u00eentr-un camion, noaptea.<\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00cen loc de muzic\u0103, o voce, o voce ad\u00e2nc\u0103, o pronun\u0163ie clar\u0103, cu silabe puternice: Ora\u015ful Kabul e sub autoritatea talibanilor. Allah i-a eliberat pe locuitorii Afghanistanului de nedreptate \u015fi team\u0103, prin eforturile slujitorilor s\u0103i. Alian\u0163a r\u0103zboinicilor malefici care se opuneau voin\u0163ei lui Allah a c\u0103zut. Continuarea rezisten\u0163ei va fi \u00eent\u00e2mpinat\u0103 cu for\u0163\u0103 \u015fi \u00eenvins\u0103. \u00cen efortul de a \u00een\u0103bu\u015fi rebeliunea, to\u0163i robii lui Allah vor da dovad\u0103 de loialitate, \u015fi vor ajuta talibanii s\u0103 pun\u0103 cap\u0103t nelini\u015ftii \u00een Afghanistan. To\u0163i cei care de\u0163in arme, muni\u0163ii, vehicule de transport \u015fi dorin\u0163a de a lupta trebuie s\u0103 se al\u0103ture talibanilor spre a des\u0103v\u00e2r\u015fi eliberarea afghanilor, pentru gloria lui dumnezeu. <\/em><\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>Nazar iese de pe drum \u015fi fr\u00e2neaz\u0103. Yasar e proiectat \u00een fa\u0163\u0103 \u015fi \u00eenjur\u0103 \u00een gura mare, dar Nazar \u00ee\u015fi duce un deget la buze \u015fi arat\u0103 spre radio.<\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – \u015e\u015f\u015f\u2026 ascult\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026 to\u0163i cei care se opun voin\u0163ei talibanilor vor fi considera\u0163i tr\u0103d\u0103tori, \u015fi vor fi trata\u0163i ca du\u015fmani ai lui dumnezeu.<\/em><\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>Nazar se apleac\u0103 \u015fi opre\u015fte radioul.<\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Stai\u2026<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Nu, trebuie s\u0103 ne g\u00e2ndim.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yasar coboar\u0103 fereastra din dreptul s\u0103u. Cei doi tac.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Trebuie s\u0103 mergem \u00een Pakistan.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Yallah, habib! E\u015fti nebun, nu i-ai auzit? Ne vor prinde \u015fi ne vor ucide.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Nu ne vor prinde.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Nazar, ai auzit ce le fac ace\u015fti oameni prizonierilor? \u00cei umilesc, \u00eei tortureaz\u0103, le taie organele p\u00e2n\u0103 ce \u00eei rogi s\u0103 te omoare.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Yasar, Fatima e d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00een Pakistan. Insha’allah. A plecat azi noapte la Khyber, cu fratele ei, Mahir.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Dar, Nazar, ei controleaz\u0103 d\u00e9j\u00e0 grani\u0163ele. Oricine \u00eencearc\u0103 s\u0103 plece va fi \u00eentors din drum.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Nu \u015fi Mahir, sau Fatima. Ea m\u0103 a\u015fteapt\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 m\u00e2ine sear\u0103 \u00een Khyber, cu bunica ei. Dac\u0103 eu nu sosesc, se vor strecura peste grani\u0163\u0103 noaptea.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Aza?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – M\u0103 a\u015fteapt\u0103 \u00een Kabul, ca s\u0103 m\u0103 ajute s\u0103 \u00eencarc camionul.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Deci ai d\u00e9j\u00e0 un plan,\u00a0 \u015fi pe mine nu m-ai inclus.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Yasar, te cunosc. Nu o s\u0103 pleci, nu po\u0163i s\u0103 pleci. Fatima m-a implorat s\u0103 nu fac asta, dar l-am \u0163inut pe Aza \u00een Kabul, ca s\u0103 m\u0103 ajute s\u0103 \u00eencarc repede camionul, dac\u0103 e necesar. Aveam de g\u00e2nd s\u0103 spunem c\u0103 ducem un transport la grani\u0163\u0103, dar nu \u015fi s\u0103 ne oprim, voiam s\u0103 trecem \u00een Pakistan.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yasar r\u00e2de, \u00ee\u015fi \u015fterge o lacrim\u0103 \u015fi se \u00eentinde dup\u0103 \u0163ig\u0103ri.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Nazar. Yasar scoate un nor de fum \u00een cabina camionului. Tu \u015ftii c\u0103 nu po\u0163i nici m\u0103car s\u0103 min\u0163i c\u0103 e\u015fti bolnav \u00een timpul Ramadanului. R\u00e2de iar. Frate, – sufl\u0103 fum \u015fi prive\u015fte pe fereastr\u0103. Cabina e plin\u0103 de fum, de\u00a0 f\u00e2\u015fii dulci \u015fi cenu\u015fii de aer ce fusese cuprins de c\u0103ldura corpului lui Yasar, cu pu\u0163in timp \u00een urm\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – \u020anainte de toate astea, voiam s\u0103 ajungem la grani\u0163\u0103 \u00eenaintea lor.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Nazar, Nazar, Nazar. Yasar scoate bra\u0163ul pe fereastr\u0103 \u015fi arunc\u0103 \u0163igara, un arc de lumin\u0103 portocalie coloreaz\u0103 \u00eentunericul, apoi se stinge pe sol. Nazar \u00ee\u015fi \u0163ine respira\u0163ia, a\u015ftept\u00e2ndu-l pe Yasar s\u0103 vorbeasc\u0103 din nou.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – O s\u0103 conducem spre Kabul, o s\u0103-l g\u0103sim pe Aza, o s\u0103 v\u0103 strecur\u0103m \u00een Pakistan. Tu condu. Eu o s\u0103 m\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc. Ia o \u0163igar\u0103.<\/p>\n
* * *<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 B\u0103iatul \u00eentreab\u0103 din nou. \u00cen cele din urm\u0103, Nazar se uit\u0103 la el \u015fi \u00ee\u015fi d\u0103 seama c\u0103 b\u0103iatul I se adreseaz\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Ce face so\u0163ia ta?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – So\u0163ie? A, bine.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – C\u00e2nd se va na\u015fte copilul?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nazar se preface c\u0103 nu \u00een\u0163elege.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Copil. B\u0103iatul \u00ee\u015fi face un cuib din bra\u0163e la piept, le mi\u015fc\u0103 \u00eenainte \u015fi \u00eenapoi, apoi ridic\u0103 din umeri \u015fi spune: copil, c\u00e2nd?<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nazar \u00ee\u015fi ia m\u00e2inile de pe birou \u015fi num\u0103r\u0103 trei degete pe m\u00e2na st\u00e2ng\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Trei luni? Cred c\u0103 e\u015fti tare bucuros. \u00cen trei luni, o s\u0103 ai un copil canadian! B\u0103iatul \u0163ine m\u00e2na \u00eentins\u0103, cu degetele \u00een sus, form\u00e2nd semnul victoriei. Un copil Canadian, \u015fi d\u00e9j\u00e0 ai o fiic\u0103 afghan\u0103. \u00cen cur\u00e2nd o s\u0103 ai doi copii, c\u00e2te unul din fiecare \u0163ar\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nazar imit\u0103 z\u00e2mbetul copilului.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Da, spune, doi copii.<\/p>\n
* * *<\/p>\n
Yasar conduce. Nazar bate cu degetul pe bord \u015fi fumeaz\u0103. \u0162ine pachetul de \u0163ig\u0103ri \u00eentins c\u0103tre Yasar.<\/p>\n
– Nu, tu ai nevoie de ele.<\/p>\n
Nazar \u00ee\u015fi \u00eenchide ochii, expir\u0103 cu putere.<\/p>\n
– Relaxeaz\u0103-te, Nazar. O s\u0103 vorbesc eu. Tu stai lini\u015ftit, nu e nevoie s\u0103 spui nimic. Au ajuns d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00een Kabul, unde n-au auzit lupte, nici nu au v\u0103zut picior de taliban. Oprim numai dac\u0103 trebuie, dac\u0103 ne ordon\u0103 cineva. Dac\u0103 ajungem p\u00e2n\u0103 la casa ta, \u00eenc\u0103rc\u0103m camionul repede, apoi tu \u015fi cu Aza v\u0103 ascunde\u0163i printre \u00eenc\u0103rc\u0103tur\u0103. Cu mila lui Allah, ne vom descurca. E un camion mic.<\/p>\n
Str\u0103zile sunt t\u0103cute, doar sunetul motorului camionului. Sunt la casa lui Nazar acum, camionul a\u015fteapt\u0103 \u00een \u00eentuneric. Aza se strecoar\u0103 dintr-o umbr\u0103, \u015fi \u00ee\u015fi \u00eembr\u0103\u0163i\u015feaz\u0103 tat\u0103l. Nazar \u0163ine degetul la buze. B\u0103iatul d\u0103 din cap, indic\u0103 un punct \u00een spatele lui. Agita\u0163ie pe strad\u0103. Aza d\u0103 de \u00een\u0163eles c\u0103 trebuie s\u0103 ia ceva din cas\u0103.<\/p>\n
Yasar \u015fopte\u015fte:<\/p>\n
– Ia tot ce po\u0163i, trebuie s\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103rc\u0103m c\u00e2t mai repede cu putin\u0163\u0103. B\u0103rba\u0163ii se apuc\u0103 de treab\u0103, arunc\u00e2nd repede \u00een camion merele, lemnul, p\u00e2nza pe care Aza le pusese l\u00e2ng\u0103 cas\u0103.<\/p>\n
– Nu, Nazar, nu e timp de ciment, trebuie s\u0103 plec\u0103m acum, cu ceea ce avem. Mergi la camion! Nazar e l\u00e2ng\u0103 camion, Aza e \u00eenc\u0103 \u00een cas\u0103.<\/p>\n
– Aza! Acum plec\u0103m!<\/p>\n
B\u0103iatul iese afar\u0103 din cas\u0103, cu dhombra tat\u0103lui s\u0103u. \u0162ine instrumentul de g\u00e2t, aproape de corpul lui.<\/p>\n
– Voi doi! Ce face\u0163i? Un soldat e foarte aproape de Yasar, cu arma ridicat\u0103. E camionul vostru? Yasar d\u0103 din cap. Avem nevoie de el, ca s\u0103 transport\u0103m lupt\u0103torii spre centrul ora\u015fului. Acolo sunt rebelii care ni se opun.<\/p>\n
– Dar mi s-a ordonat s\u0103 transport provizii spre grani\u0163\u0103, pentru solda\u0163ii de acolo. Tocmai plecam.<\/p>\n
Soldatul se uit\u0103 la instrument, apoi la b\u0103iat. Aza las\u0103 \u00een jos dhombra, o ascunde \u00een spatele corpului s\u0103u. Grani\u0163\u0103? Soldatul \u00eel miroase pe Aza. Arat\u0103-mi proviziile voastre! Soldatul se \u00eendreapt\u0103 \u00eenspre vehicul, iar Nazar, din locul de unde \u00eel urm\u0103rea, cade la p\u0103m\u00e2nt \u015fi se rostogole\u015fte sub camion.<\/p>\n
Soldatul observ\u0103 mi\u015fcarea.<\/p>\n
– Cine e? \u00cendreapt\u0103 arma c\u0103tre camion.<\/p>\n
Focuri de arm\u0103! \u0162ipete din spatele casei, comenzi urgente! Ad\u0103posti\u0163i-v\u0103! Inamicul are mitraliere!<\/em><\/p>\nSoldatul se \u00eendep\u0103rteaz\u0103 de camion, \u00eendrept\u00e2ndu-se spre focurile de arm\u0103 din strad\u0103, cu arma \u00eenc\u0103 ridicat\u0103.<\/p>\n
– Avem nevoie de vehiculul vostru. Acum, trebuie s\u0103 ne folosim de el \u015fi de casa voastr\u0103 ca acoperire. Gr\u0103bi\u0163i-v\u0103! Soldatul \u00eel trage pe b\u0103iat \u00een spatele casei. Yasar se ascunde \u00een spatele zidului de ciment, \u00een timp ce o explozie zguduie strada.<\/p>\n
Mai multe focuri de arm\u0103. B\u0103rba\u0163i alearg\u0103 spre ei, piti\u0163i, siluetele corpurilor lor abia se v\u0103d \u00een \u00eentuneric. Gloan\u0163e nev\u0103zute perforeaz\u0103 casa de ciment \u00een spatele c\u0103reia se ascund Yasar \u015fi Aza, \u00eempreun\u0103 cu solda\u0163ii talibani.<\/p>\n
– Aici lupt\u0103m!<\/p>\n
De sub camion, Nazar url\u0103 c\u00e2nd vede explozia. O grenad\u0103 face o gaur\u0103 \u00een zidul estic al casei sale. \u015erapnelul exploziei \u00eel taie pe Yasar \u015fi pe doi dintre solda\u0163i. Aza nu se mai \u0163ine pe picioare. Explozia e urmat\u0103 de focuri de arm\u0103. Aza se t\u00e2r\u0103\u015fte de-a bu\u015filea, dezorientat, s\u00e2nger\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n
Nazar iese de sub camion, ca s\u0103 ajung\u0103 la fiul s\u0103u. \u00cenainte ca el s\u0103 ias\u0103 de sub burta camionului,\u00a0 Aza se \u00eentoarce, se uit\u0103 la tat\u0103l s\u0103u, \u00eei \u00eentinde o m\u00e2n\u0103. Aza \u00eenc\u0103 mai \u0163ine instrumentul sub bra\u0163. Nazar se opre\u015fte, \u00eenghe\u0163at. Corpul lui Aza se mi\u015fc\u0103 spasmodic \u00een lumina casei incendiate. Spatele \u00eei este ciuruit de gloan\u0163e, s\u00e2ngele \u00eei t\u00e2\u015fne\u015fte din piept, precum o violent\u0103 f\u00e2nt\u00e2n\u0103 artezian\u0103.<\/p>\n
Aza se leag\u0103n\u0103 \u015fi cade \u00een genunchi. \u00ce\u015fi \u00eentoarce corpul spre a ap\u0103ra dhombra, \u00een c\u0103dere. \u015ease sau \u015fapte solda\u0163i trec de el, nepermi\u0163\u00e2ndu-I lui Nazar s\u0103 \u00ee\u015fi vad\u0103 fiul \u00een agonie. \u00cen jurul camionului, ace\u015ftia ridic\u0103 praful, cad \u00een genunchi, tr\u0103g\u00e2nd \u00eenspre rebelii care sunt \u00eenc\u0103 nev\u0103zu\u0163i. Prins sub camion, cu fa\u0163a la p\u0103m\u00e2nt, incapabil s\u0103 g\u00e2ndeasc\u0103, incapabil s\u0103 se mi\u015fte, Nazar simte mirosul de benzin\u0103 \u015fi \u00ee\u015fi aminte\u015fte de chibriturile din buzunar.<\/p>\n
* * *<\/p>\n
– E\u015fti t\u0103cut azi. B\u0103iatul st\u0103 vizavi de Nazar, \u00eencuraj\u00e2ndu-l din ochi.<\/p>\n
Cu m\u00e2inile \u00een buzunare, Nazar se uit\u0103 \u00een gol la bucata de covor dintre pantofii s\u0103i.<\/p>\n
– Despre ce vrei s\u0103 vorbim, Nazar?<\/p>\n
B\u0103iatul \u00eei urm\u0103re\u015fte privirea lui Nazar, spre spa\u0163iul dintre picioarele acestuia, dar nu poate s\u0103 vad\u0103 mai departe, nu poate distinge detaliile \u00eempletiturii str\u00e2nse. Nazar nu \u00eei spune b\u0103iatului cum e s\u0103 por\u0163i pe limb\u0103 ru\u015finea unui nou grai, cum e s\u0103 fii ca \u015fi surdo-mut \u00eentr-o \u0163ar\u0103 nou\u0103, \u015fi totu\u015fi s\u0103 po\u0163i vedea. Cei doi tac.<\/p>\n
B\u0103iatul \u00ee\u015fi scoate ochelarii \u015fi se freac\u0103 la ochi cu palmele. Trage un scaun aproape de Nazar, se a\u015faz\u0103 \u015fi respir\u0103 ad\u00e2nc. C\u00e2nd Nazar se uit\u0103 \u00een sus, b\u0103iatul z\u00e2mbe\u015fte.<\/p>\n
– Spune-mi ceva, ceva frumos despre \u0163ara ta.<\/p>\n
Nazar clipe\u015fte, nu zice nimic. B\u0103iatul \u00eencepe s\u0103 repete \u00eentrebarea, dar Nazar deschide gura s\u0103 vorbeasc\u0103. Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva momente de t\u0103cere, un z\u00e2mbet sparge marginile buzelor lui Nazar.<\/p>\n
– \u00cen \u0163ara mea sunt mere foarte, foarte frumoase.<\/p>\n
Copyright \u00a9 2004 by Andrew Kooman.\u00a0 All rights reserved<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"de Andrew Kooman [Canada] [C\u00e2\u015ftig\u0103tor al Premiului Hobson pentru Fic\u0163iune \u00een 2004] traducere din englez\u0103: Laura Badea [masterand\u0103 MTTLC] for the English version, click here Scriu aceste r\u00e2nduri pentru Nazar, a c\u0103rui limb\u0103 nu o vorbesc, \u015fi pentru numele copiilor lui, pe care nu le cunosc. Scriu ca s\u0103 \u00een\u0163eleg ceva. Dac\u0103 a\u015f \u015fti despre […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"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":[615,393],"tags":[575,1150,597,403,54,72],"class_list":["post-5268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-egophobia-28","category-prozascurta","tag-andrew-kooman","tag-egophobia-28","tag-laura-badea","tag-mttlc","tag-proza-scurta","tag-traducere"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s6DakB-nazar","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5268","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\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5268"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5268\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5704,"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5268\/revisions\/5704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}