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de Catherine Texier<\/a> [France]<\/em><\/p>\n

Traducere: Alina-Olimpia Miron<\/em><\/p>\n

for the English version please click here<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n


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Naratorul (al c\u0103rui nume a fost trecut sub t\u0103cere) Lec\u0163iilor Ruse\u015fti<\/span> este o romancier\u0103 francez\u0103 de cincizeci de ani, recent divor\u0163at\u0103. Al\u0103turi de fiica ei, Lulu, \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 de 8 ani, o gimnast\u0103 \u00een devenire de altfel, locuie\u015fte \u00eentr-o mansard\u0103 din centrul Manhattanului. De asemenea, tr\u0103ie\u015fte o iubire cu Yuri, un imigrant ilegal rus, cu dou\u0103zeci de ani mai t\u00e2n\u0103r, care vinde suveniruri ruse\u015fti la t\u00e2rguri de artizanat \u00een partea de nord-est a Americii. Naratorul a tot \u00eencercat s\u0103-l \u0163in\u0103 pe Yuri departe de Lulu, deoarece este un personaj labil \u015fi chiar brutal, \u00eens\u0103 el continu\u0103 s\u0103-i for\u0163eze limitele. <\/em><\/p>\n

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Decembrie. Yuri tocmai ce s-a mutat la New Jersey, \u00eentre Philadelphia \u0219i Atlantic City. \u00cemi place acest\u0103 distan\u021b\u0103 \u00eentre noi, \u00eemi place s\u0103-l \u0219tiu \u00eentr-un loc sigur, la dou\u0103 ore \u0219i jum\u0103tate de Manhattan, un ocean de p\u0103m\u00e2nt \u00eentre noi pe care-l pot trece, cu stereoul la maxim \u0219i mintea-mi \u00eennegurat\u0103. Bat la u\u0219\u0103 \u0219i \u00eentorc cheia \u00een broasc\u0103. Ap\u0103s pe accelera\u0163ie, las ambreiajul u\u015for, intru \u00een prima vitez\u0103 \u015fi-mi iau zborul lin. Strada Houston. Pasajul Holland. Autostrada cu tax\u0103. The Garden State1<\/sup>. B\u0103tr\u00e2nul \u0219i credinciosul Saab negociaz\u0103 curbele bulevardului \u00eentr-un ritm flexibil, constant de parc\u0103 dunga alb\u0103 care marcheaz\u0103 fiecare alee era o linie de cale ferat\u0103 de care at\u00e2rna. P\u0103r\u0103sesc bulevardul, \u00eei urmez instruc\u0163iunile \u015fi \u00eei \u00eentrez\u0103resc silueta \u00eenalt\u0103 st\u00e2nd pe bordur\u0103, f\u0103c\u00e2ndu-mi cu m\u00e2na ca s\u0103 nu-i ratez str\u0103du\u0163a, ascuns dup\u0103 un bolovan.<\/p>\n

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Ca un m\u00e2ndru proprietar al unei case la \u0163ar\u0103, \u00eemi face un tur al propriet\u0103\u0163ii. L\u00e2ng\u0103 garaj, dubi\u0163a sa (o Dodge) \u015fade l\u00e2ng\u0103 o Lincoln Sedan alb\u0103 \u2013 tot a lui. Dincolo de alee, de-a lungul ierbii s\u0103lbatice din curtea imens\u0103 din spatele casei, stau pres\u0103rate tot felul de carcase apar\u0163in\u00e2nd ma\u015finilor vechi. Apar\u0163in proprietarului casei. Vrabiile planeaz\u0103 deasupra unei mese de lemn de picnic \u015fi o pereche de scaune pliante de metal. Una aterizeaz\u0103 pe mas\u0103, ciugule\u015fte lemnul de c\u00e2teva ori, pare dezorientat\u0103 pre\u0163 de o clip\u0103 \u015fi, \u00eentr-un final, \u00ee\u015fi ia zborul. Casa mare, victorian\u0103, din \u015findril\u0103. Zugr\u0103vit\u0103 \u00eentr-un ciclam \u0163ip\u0103tor. Apartamentul lui este la parter.<\/p>\n

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El deschide u\u015fa larg. Un hol \u00eengust ticsit cu cutii. O sufragerie dominat\u0103 de un birou \u015fi un scaun pivotant masiv marca Naugahyde, tamn bun pentru un Director General Executiv,\u00a0 ambele \u00eentr-o total\u0103 discrepan\u0163\u0103 cu o canapea \u00een stil baroc (o Ludovic al XV-lea fals\u0103), capitonat\u0103 \u00een brocart auriu \u015fi ivoriu \u015fi cu o pereche de fotolii aurite dr\u0103gu\u0163e, care presupun c\u0103 apar\u0163inuser\u0103 setului cump\u0103rat pe vremea c\u00e2nd pl\u0103nuia s\u0103 stea cu prima sa logodnic\u0103 rus\u0103. Pe o bibliotec\u0103 plin\u0103 cu matrio\u015fce \u015fi menajerie de anim\u0103lu\u0163e din sticl\u0103 suflat\u0103 \u015fi chihlimbar, asemeni broa\u015ftei pe care mi-o oferise \u00een Brooklyn, Cum s\u0103 v\u0103 face\u0163i prieteni \u015fi s\u0103 deveni\u0163i influent<\/a> a lui Dale Carnegie \u015fi o m\u00e2n\u0103 de c\u0103r\u0163i ruse\u015fti clasice \u2013 Fra\u0163ii Karamazov<\/span>, R\u0103zboi \u015fi Pace<\/span>, Anna Karenina<\/span>, Suflete Moarte<\/span>. Dinspre ferestrele din sufragerie, arat\u0103 \u00een direc\u0163ia pomilor \u015fi ierbii. \u201cMica mea cas\u0103 de \u0163ar\u0103.\u201d De fapt, tot locul are un anume farmec demodat \u2013 dac\u0103 e\u015fti genul de persoan\u0103 care percepe farmec \u00een perimare \u2013 cu bobinele electrice de la cuptor ruginite, linoleumul cr\u0103pat, casetofonul portabil de pe tejghea, becurile goale at\u00e2rn\u00e2nd de tavan, sacul s\u0103u de dormit \u00een locul cuverturii de pat \u2013 la fele ca la motelurile unde ne-am mai \u00eent\u00e2lnit.<\/p>\n

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Desfac br\u00e2nza, p\u00e2inea fran\u0163uzeasc\u0103 \u015fi sticla de Pomerol pe care le-am adus. Yuri pune totul deoparte, \u201cpentru cin\u0103, pe mai t\u00e2rziu\u201d, ia un litru de votc\u0103 \u015fi o cutie de caviar negru din congelator \u015fi purcede la t\u0103ierea caviarului cu un cu\u0163it zim\u0163at de parc\u0103 e o bucat\u0103 de carne de vit\u0103 congelat\u0103.<\/p>\n

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\u201c\u0162ine mai mult a\u015fa,\u201d \u015fopte\u015fte el, d\u00e2ndu-mi s\u0103 gust de pe v\u00e2rful cu\u0163itului \u00eenainte de a m\u0103 tr\u00e2nti pe canapeaua Ludovic al XV-lea cu o domina\u0163ie non\u015falant\u0103.<\/p>\n

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Mai t\u00e2rziu, ne \u00eentindem pe patul de sub sacul de dormit. Soarele pal al dup\u0103-amiezii a apus de mult. Prin fereastra pe jum\u0103tate deschis\u0103, mirosuri de lemn arz\u00e2nd \u015fi p\u0103m\u00e2nt umed adie \u00een camer\u0103, nu regiunile rurale cu ferme elegant renovate, ci acea \u0163ar\u0103 a nim\u0103nui, a unor pierde-var\u0103, o lume misterioas\u0103 despre care nu \u015ftiu nimic. Din nou, emo\u0163ia de a fugi de propria-mi via\u0163\u0103 m\u0103 cuprinde. Lini\u015ftea nop\u0163ii, un \u00eentuneric de cerneal\u0103 mai \u00eentunecat dec\u00e2t nop\u0163ile \u00een Manhattan, ne \u00eenv\u0103luie.<\/p>\n

M\u0103 trezesc diminea\u0163a urm\u0103toare \u015fi reu\u015fesc s\u0103-mi fac loc printre \u201cm\u0103rfurile\u201d lui Yuri, a\u015fezate \u00een cutii de carton \u00een hol ca s\u0103 privesc afar\u0103, pe u\u015fa din fa\u0163\u0103. A plouat \u00een timpul nop\u0163ii, dovad\u0103 b\u0103ltoacele ce se \u00eentind molcom \u00een jur. La cap\u0103tul cur\u0163ii, ma\u015finile stricate se i\u0163esc din iarba umed\u0103 asemeni scheletelor unor animale preistorice care se dezbar\u0103 de roua dimine\u0163ii. \u00cen fa\u0163a garajului, sunt parcate un Doge gri \u015fi un Lincoln alb (ambele ale lui Yuri), bot \u00een bot cu Saab-ul meu, pic\u0103turile de ploaie sc\u00e2nteind, parbrizul \u015fi geamurile aburite. Dac\u0103 mi-a\u015f l\u0103sa ma\u015fina acolo, oare \u00een timp s-ar transoforma \u015fi ea \u00eentr-un animal preistoric?<\/p>\n

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Tiptil, m\u0103 \u00eentorc \u015fi m\u0103 strecor sub sacul de dormit, l\u00e2ng\u0103 trupul cald al lui Yuri, care scoate un geam\u0103t \u015fi-\u015fi arunc\u0103 bra\u0163ul \u00een jurul meu. Umerii s\u0103i masivi sunt acoperi\u0163i de pistrui deschi\u015fi la culoare. P\u0103rul deasupra g\u0103tului s\u0103u gros este t\u0103iat \u00een stilul militar. Degetele mele \u00eei m\u00e2ng\u00e2ie u\u015for barba \u0163epoas\u0103 de pe marginile fe\u0163ei.<\/p>\n

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Mai t\u00e2rziu, dup\u0103 ce ne-am trezit, observ o poz\u0103 \u00eenr\u0103mat\u0103 pe m\u0103su\u0163\u0103, aceea\u015fi poz\u0103 pe care mi-o ar\u0103tase \u00een Brighton Beach: Yuri c\u00e2nd era copil, \u00een bra\u0163ele mamei sale. O ridic. Yuri arat\u0103 ca un b\u0103ie\u0163el c\u0103ruia o mam\u0103 i-ar spune: \u201cdragul meu \u00eengera\u015f,\u201d \u201cdr\u0103gu\u0163ule,\u201d sau orice echivalent rusesc pentru asemenea cuvinte de afec\u0163iune.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCe faci?\u201d \u00eentreab\u0103 Yuri pe un ton amenin\u0163\u0103tor.<\/p>\n

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Pun poza la loc. \u201cNimic.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cPoza asta a fost f\u0103cut\u0103 \u00eenainte ca p\u0103rin\u0163ii mei s\u0103 se despart\u0103. Aveam patru sau cinci ani. Locuiam \u00eenc\u0103 \u00een Tbilisi. C\u00e2nd tata a plecat, am r\u0103mas \u00een Georgia cu mama \u015fi bunica \u00eenaitne de a pleca la Moscova.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201c\u015ei eu am fost crescut\u0103 de mam\u0103 \u015fi de bunici,\u201d spun eu, mirat\u0103 de coinciden\u0163\u0103.<\/p>\n

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\u00ce\u015fi flutur\u0103 m\u00e2na \u00een aer ca \u015fi c\u00e2nd ar spune \u015fi ce? Dormea \u00een camera bunicii, pe un p\u0103tu\u0163 pliant, spune el. Uneori auzea sunete din camera mamei sale. O dat\u0103 a auzit izbituri, mobila t\u00e2r\u00e2t\u0103 de colo colo, \u0163ipete. Mai t\u00e2rziu, c\u00e2nd a intrat \u00een camer\u0103, i s-a p\u0103rut c\u0103 vede pete de un maroniu \u00eenchis, ca s\u00e2negele, pe perete. \u00cens\u0103 mereu inventa lucruri. Avea o imagina\u0163ie mult prea debordant\u0103. Poate petele fuseser\u0103 dintotdeauna acolo. Citea \u00eentruna. Un b\u0103iat timid \u015fi singuratic. P\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd mama lui l-a trimis la \u00eenot de fric\u0103 s\u0103 nu devin\u0103 efeminat.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAha! N-ai de ce te \u00eengrijora.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cNu. E adev\u0103rat. Eram foarte timid \u015fi singuratic. St\u0103team acas\u0103 tot timpul. \u00cenotul mi-a salvat via\u0163a.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Se vedea c\u0103 practicase \u00eenotul. Avea un corp de \u00eenot\u0103tor, picioare lungi \u015fi umeri la\u0163i. \u00cen doi timpi \u015fi trei mi\u015fc\u0103ri, c\u00e2\u015ftig\u0103 concursuri locale \u015fi apoi regionale. Intr\u0103 chiar \u015fi \u00een echipa de \u00eenot a Rusiei. Se-ndrepta c\u0103tre Jocurile Olimpice c\u00e2nd \u0163ara a c\u0103zut \u00een colaps. Mi-l \u015fi imaginez trezindu-se s\u00e2mb\u0103ta \u00een zori de zi pentru a merge la antrenament, precum Lulu. \u00cei pl\u0103cea camaraderia din echip\u0103. Antrenorul era dur, \u00eei pedepsea dac\u0103 nu-\u015fi \u00eempingeau limitele, \u00eens\u0103 Yuri t\u00e2njea dup\u0103 autoritate b\u0103rb\u0103teasc\u0103. \u201cDragoste dur\u0103. De asta au nevoie b\u0103ie\u0163ii.\u201d A fost perioada cea mai fericit\u0103 din via\u0163a lui. \u015ei apoi…mama lui a murit.<\/p>\n

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Se apleac\u0103 \u015fi-\u015fi aprinde o \u0163igar\u0103. R\u0103m\u00e2ne t\u0103cut o vreme, adun\u00e2nd scrumul \u00een palm\u0103. Parc\u0103 se \u00eent\u00e2lneau doi Yuri \u00een el: un b\u0103iat dulce, studios, sensibil \u015fi inventiv \u015fi un b\u0103rbat carnal \u015fi brutal. Cei doi Yuri nu se potriveau deloc.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCum a murit?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Continu\u0103 s\u0103-\u015fi fumeze \u0163igara f\u0103r\u0103 a r\u0103spunde. \u00centr-un final, spune: \u201cAccident.\u201d Se afla \u00een dacea1 <\/sup>cu bunica c\u00e2nd s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat. Era iarn\u0103. Tocmai ce \u00eemplinise unsprezece ani. De atunci, se duce \u00een fiecare an s\u0103-i pun\u0103 flori la morm\u00e2nt. Crini, florile ei preferate. Dar acum nu mai poate. Este blocat aici. \u00ce\u015fi flexeaz\u0103 umerii \u015fi izbe\u015fte cadrul de lemn al patului din spatele s\u0103u, v\u0103rs\u00e2nd ni\u015fte scrum pe pern\u0103.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEste ca la Is like being in fucking jail here.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cDe aceea \u00ee\u015fi dore\u015fti at\u00e2t de mult s\u0103 te duci la Moscova?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cMi-e dor de \u0163ar\u0103. Nu vreau s\u0103 locuiesc acolo. Vreau doar s\u0103 m\u0103 duc \u015fi s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eentorc. At\u00e2t.\u201d Tace o vreme. \u201cPentru evrei, emigrarea nu-i o problem\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cCum adic\u0103?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cMajoritatea ru\u015filor de aici sunt evrei. Vin aici, spun c\u0103 au fost persecuta\u0163i \u00een fosta Uniune Sovietic\u0103 \u015fi imediat devin reziden\u0163i legali. Exist\u0103 chiar \u015fi asocia\u0163ii de evrei care \u00eei ajut\u0103. M-am dus s\u0103-i v\u0103d. Mi-au zis s\u0103 m\u0103 prefac c\u0103 sunt evreu.\u201d R\u00e2nje\u015fte dezgustat. \u201cN-a\u015f face niciodat\u0103 a\u015fa ceva. Mai degrab\u0103 a\u015f muri.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Broboane de transpira\u0163ie rece \u00eemi \u015firoie pe spate. Yuri cel brutal a revenit. P\u0103rul s\u0103u deschis, ochii s\u0103i gri…ar fi un nazist perfect.<\/p>\n

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Februarie. Concursul de gimnastic\u0103 ritmic\u0103 este \u00een New Jersey, two exits departe de casa lui Yuri, dup\u0103 cum mi-am dat seama \u00een timp ce conduceam. Cu cercul ei de-un turcoaz sclipitor \u0163inut victorios \u00een m\u00e2inile ei \u00eentinse pentru salutul final, Lulu a f\u0103cut o execu\u0163ie aproape perfect\u0103 pe sonata adagio a lui Brahms, dup\u0103 care pleac\u0103 m\u00e2ndr\u0103 \u00een postura rigid\u0103 regulamentar\u0103 \u00een timp ce fetele din echip\u0103, adunate la intrarea \u00een sal\u0103, ova\u0163ioneaz\u0103 entuziasmate. M\u0103 ridic s\u0103 aplaud \u015fi strig \u201cBRAVO!\u201d Alba, mama Corinei, care a venit cu noi, se ridic\u0103 \u015fi strig\u0103 \u015fi ea \u201cBravo, Bravo!\u201d Batem din palme p\u00e2n\u0103 Lulu dispare \u00een spatele cortinei. C\u00e2nd aplauzele \u00eenceteaz\u0103, m\u0103 strecor c\u0103tre hol \u015fi, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103 mai g\u00e2ndesc, formez num\u0103rul lui Yuri. R\u0103spunde dup\u0103 primul apel.<\/p>\n

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\u201cGhici ce. Sunt \u00een Cherry Hill.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cCe?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cVoi fi aici toat\u0103 ziua. Lulu particip\u0103 la o competi\u0163ie. Vrei s\u0103 vii \u015fi tu?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u00centr-o clipit\u0103, \u00eei dau indica\u0163iile necesare. Cum \u00eenchid, regret c\u0103 l-am sunat. Ce idee groaznic\u0103…s\u0103-l invit s\u0103 ne vedem la \u015fcoal\u0103. Probabil o c\u0103utam cu lum\u00e2narea. Broboane de sudoare mi se scurg de la subsuori. Obrajii \u00eemi ard. M\u0103 duc la u\u015fa din spate \u015fi ies \u00een aerul rece. Este o gr\u0103mad\u0103 de scaune de plastic la un cap\u0103t \u015fi un automat pentru b\u0103uturi. Impuls prostesc. Am \u00eencercat din r\u0103sputeri s\u0103-l \u0163in departe de Lulu. \u015ei acum uite. Treaba cu Yuri m\u0103 face din ce in ce mai confuz\u0103, mai ales din cauza ra\u0163ionamentelor sucite \u015fi r\u0103sucite precum: dac\u0103 nu am de g\u00e2nd s\u0103 o termin cu el, atunci ar trebui s\u0103 recunosc faptul c\u0103 avem o \u201crela\u0163ie.\u201d \u00cen plus, \u00een compara\u0163ie cu purtarea evaziv\u0103 \u015fi aproape necioplit\u0103 de weekendul trecut a lui Bill, Yuri str\u0103luce\u015fte de constan\u0163\u0103 \u015fi\u2026integritate? Oare nu-i acest \u201czid\u201d \u00een spatele c\u0103ruia m\u0103 ap\u0103r un semn de paranoia \u015fi snobism?<\/p>\n

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Dup\u0103 ce \u00eel sun, continui s\u0103 tot ies din sal\u0103 \u015fi s\u0103 verific parcarea. M\u0103car de l-a\u015f putea prinde \u00eenainte s\u0103 intre \u00een \u015fcoal\u0103, a\u015f putea reduce \u015fansele ca Lulu s\u0103 dea din \u00eent\u00e2mplare peste el, dar, o or\u0103 mai t\u00e2rziu, m\u0103 dau b\u0103tut\u0103 \u015fi m\u0103 a\u015fez pe banca mea, uit\u00e2ndu-m\u0103 cum Lulu efectueaz\u0103 exerci\u0163iul club routine. M\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc c\u0103 poate Yuri a adormit la loc. \u00cens\u0103, \u00een timp ce Lulu salut\u0103, \u00eemi arunc privirea c\u0103tre u\u015f\u0103 \u015fi \u00eel v\u0103d st\u00e2nd acolo, amenin\u0163\u0103tor, dar ezit\u00e2nd s\u0103 intre. Pentru o clip\u0103, mi-a stat inima \u00een g\u00e2t. Imens, cu haina lui neagr\u0103 de piele \u015fi p\u0103rul deschis la culoare lins, arat\u0103 ridicol \u015fi u\u015for amenin\u0163\u0103tor printre gimnastele delicate, p\u0103rin\u0163ii din p\u0103tura de mijloc a societ\u0103\u0163ii \u015fi antrenorii. Un scenariu \u00eentunecat \u00eencepe s\u0103 mi se desf\u0103\u015foare \u00een minte: cineva va observa c\u0103 nu are ce c\u0103uta \u00een sal\u0103 \u015fi va \u00eencerca s\u0103-l dea afar\u0103; el se va ap\u0103ra cu c\u00e2teva lovituri bine plasate \u015fi apoi altcineva va chema poli\u0163ia. \u00cei fac cu m\u00e2na \u015fi cu ar\u0103t\u0103torul \u00eei transmit s\u0103 m\u0103 a\u015ftepte afar\u0103. Se \u00eencrunt\u0103 \u015fi r\u0103m\u00e2ne la u\u015f\u0103. M\u0103 aplec spre Alba. Din noaptea \u00een care am \u00eencercat s\u0103 bem vinul moldovenesc dat de Yuri, i-am vorbit despre el de c\u00e2teva ori. C\u00e2nd vorbesc despre el, Yuri pare exotic, uluitor \u015fi interesant, \u00eens\u0103 e cu totul altceva c\u00e2nd \u00eel vezi m\u0103r\u015f\u0103luind spre tine \u00een haina lui neagr\u0103 de piele \u015fi cu privirea \u015ftears\u0103, dar ursuz\u0103, de parc\u0103 ar fi gata s\u0103-\u0163i dea una \u00een falc\u0103 dac\u0103 te ui\u0163i ciudat la el. Alba cite\u015fte New York Times. Mai sunt trei fete \u00eenaintea Corinei.<\/p>\n

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\u201cO s\u0103 ies pu\u0163in,\u201d \u00eei \u015foptesc. \u201cTrebuie s\u0103 vorbesc cu un prieten.\u201d Alba \u00eentoarce capul c\u0103tre u\u015f\u0103. Sper s\u0103 nu-mi vad\u0103 \u201cprietenul\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Yuri m\u0103 a\u015fteapt\u0103 pe veranda din spate. \u00cel privesc prin u\u015fa de sticl\u0103 cum se plimb\u0103 de colo colo \u015fi fumeaz\u0103 o \u0163igar\u0103. C\u00e2nd m\u0103 vede, \u00eemi z\u00e2mbe\u015fte \u00eencordat, dar pare agitat \u015fi stingherit. \u201cCe cau\u0163i aici?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cLulu particip\u0103 la o competi\u0163ie. Gimnastic\u0103 ritmic\u0103? Nu-\u0163i aminte\u015fti?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Arunc\u0103 \u0163igara \u00een iarb\u0103. Ochii s\u0103i meschini privesc peste um\u0103rul s\u0103u de parc\u0103 \u00een orice clip\u0103 ar putea ap\u0103rea cineva s\u0103-l \u00een\u015fface. INS-ul2<\/sup>? FBI-ul? KGB-ul? FSB-ul? MVD-ul3<\/sup>?<\/p>\n

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\u201cPo\u0163i s\u0103 pleci, te rog?\u201d Buzele lui abia se mi\u015fc\u0103. Vocea lui abia se aude.<\/p>\n

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Eu dau din cap.<\/p>\n

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Suntem ca o echip\u0103 de conspiratori care pl\u0103nuiesc un truc murdar.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHai s\u0103 mergem. Ne vedem la dub\u0103. Am parcat \u00een fa\u0163\u0103. Ai timp s\u0103 trecem pe la mine?\u201d<\/p>\n

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M\u0103 \u00eentorc \u00een sal\u0103. \u00cemi iau haina \u015fi geanta. Spr\u00e2ncenele Albei se ridic\u0103, dar buzele-i sunt pecetluite.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTrebuie s\u0103 ies pu\u0163in. Dac\u0103 Lulu face exerci\u0163iul cu panglici \u00eenainte s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eentorc…\u00eei po\u0163i spune? Nu stau mult.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u00cemi arunc\u0103 o privire ambigu\u0103, pe care am interpretat-o ca fiind una de complicitate, dar nu m\u0103 \u00eentreab\u0103 nimic.<\/p>\n

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\u201cStai lini\u015ftit\u0103, nu te gr\u0103bi,\u201d spune ea. \u201cNu plec nic\u0103ieri. \u00cei spun eu lui Lulu, \u00een caz c\u0103 o ratezi. Nu-i bai.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Duba este \u00een parcarea din fa\u0163\u0103, \u00een fa\u0163a \u00eentregii \u015fcolii, iar el st\u0103 \u00een spatele volanului, cu u\u015fa deschis\u0103. C\u00e2nd dau s\u0103 m\u0103 aplec \u00een\u0103untru, \u00eemi \u00eempinge capul \u00een turul pantalonilor s\u0103i, cu fermoarul desf\u0103cut.<\/p>\n

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M\u0103 trag \u00eenapoi \u015fi-l \u00eendep\u0103rtez. \u201cNu aici! Ai \u00eennebunit! Nu \u00een fa\u0163a \u015fcolii.\u201d<\/p>\n

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R\u00e2nje\u015fte de parc\u0103 f\u0103cusem cea mai amuzant\u0103 glum\u0103. M\u0103 plimb \u00eencoace \u015fi \u00eencolo, d\u00e2nd din cap dezaprobator asemeni unei profesoare severe \u015fi apoi intru \u00een ma\u015fin\u0103 pe u\u015fa din spate, pe care o \u015fi tr\u00e2ntesc pentru a-mi ar\u0103ta sup\u0103rarea. \u00ce\u015fi trage fermoarul la pantaloni, \u00eemi acoper\u0103 m\u00e2na cu a sa \u015fi se uit\u0103 \u00een ochii mei pentru a vedea dac\u0103 mai sunt nervoas\u0103. De fapt, nici nu sunt. E doar o alt\u0103 fest\u0103 copil\u0103reasc\u0103 marca Yuri.<\/p>\n

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C\u00e2t de ciudat s\u0103 fiu \u00een apartamentul lui \u00een miezul zilei, o zi pe care o petrec cu Lulu. C\u00e2t de alarmant totodat\u0103 c\u0103ci ambele mele vie\u0163i converg periculos una spre cealalt\u0103. M\u0103 trage spre camera lui \u015fi ne tr\u00e2ntim pe pat.<\/p>\n

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\u201cC\u00e2t timp ai la dispozi\u0163ie?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Exerci\u0163iul cu panglici! Ne-a luat mai mult de jum\u0103tate de or\u0103 s\u0103 ajungem la apartament. N-am cum s\u0103 ajung la timp. \u00cemi \u00eenchid ochii. \u00cemi trage pantalonii jos f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-i scoat\u0103 \u015fi m\u0103 penetreaz\u0103. M\u0103 prind de capul patului cu ambele m\u00e2ini \u015fi capitulez sub greutatea gigantului s\u0103u p\u0103trunz\u0103tor. Ibricul cu ceai \u015fuier\u0103, uitat \u00een buc\u0103t\u0103rie. El trage o \u00eenjur\u0103tur\u0103, dup\u0103 care se ridic\u0103 pentru a stinge focul, \u00een timp ce eu alunec u\u015for \u00eentr-un somn dulce. Chiar dac\u0103 abia-i trecut de pr\u00e2nz, contururile dormitorului, a c\u0103rui ferestruic\u0103 este ascuns\u0103 vederii de un tufi\u015f, se dizolv\u0103 \u00een umbr\u0103, iar eu m\u0103 cufund \u00een pat, propriile-mi hotare topindu-se. Nici c\u0103 mai simt \u0163es\u0103tura cear\u015fafului sau greutatea sacului de dormit deasupra mea.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAi adormit?\u201d Yuri se a\u015feaz\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 mine \u015fi-mi \u00eentinde o cea\u015fc\u0103 de ceai aburind.<\/p>\n

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Sar din pat \u015fi m\u0103 uit la ceas.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDumnezeule! Trebuie s\u0103 plec\u0103m.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cBine, bine. Dar bea ceaiul \u00eent\u00e2i. \u015ei te duc \u00eenapoi.\u201d<\/p>\n

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La \u015fcoal\u0103, iese din dub\u0103 odat\u0103 cu mine. A\u015f fi preferat doar s\u0103 m\u0103 lase la \u015fcoal\u0103, \u00eens\u0103 nu m\u0103-ndur s\u0103-i refuz invita\u0163ia la o cafea. Imediat ce intr\u0103m, \u00eemi dau seama c\u0103 am f\u0103cut o gre\u015feal\u0103. Un furnicar de fete \u00een costume mulate sclipitoare se-nghesuie la bufetul organizat \u00een hol, devor\u00e2nd brio\u015fe \u015fi pungi de chipsuri. C\u00e2teva dintre ele \u00ee\u015fi ridic\u0103 privirea \u015fi se dau deoparte pentru a-i face loc. Alba iese din sal\u0103 \u015fi se \u00eendreapt\u0103 spre noi. Am ratat exerci\u0163iul cu panglici al lui Lulu. Inima b\u0103t\u00e2ndu-mi puternic, m\u0103 \u00eentreb dac\u0103 l-am ratat \u015fi pe urm\u0103torul \u2013 care era? Cercuri? Mingi? Cine \u015ftie? Totul a devenit o mare cea\u0163\u0103. Simt o ame\u0163eal\u0103 \u015fi m\u0103 sprijin de masa bufetului pentru a-mi p\u0103stra echilibrul. L\u00e2ng\u0103 mine, Yuri pl\u0103te\u015fte pentru cafea \u015fi flirteaz\u0103 cu adolescenta care \u00eei d\u0103 restul.<\/p>\n

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Observ\u00e2ndu-mi z\u0103p\u0103ceala, Alba \u00ee\u015fi pune m\u00e2na pe bra\u0163ul meu ca s\u0103 m\u0103 calmeze. \u201cStai lini\u015ftit\u0103. Ai ratat Panglicile, dar Lulu este OK. I-am zis c\u0103 te vei \u00eentoarce imediat. Mingile \u00eencep \u00een cur\u00e2nd.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Yuri se-ntoarce c\u0103tre ea. O prive\u015fte atent, observ\u00e2nd probabil accentul ei brazilian. Sau poate c\u0103 e taman pe gustul lui. Alba este mignon\u0103, dr\u0103gut\u0103, cu p\u0103r negru des \u015fi ondulat.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYuri, Alba.\u201d Le fac prezent\u0103rile.<\/p>\n

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Ea se uit\u0103 la el curios \u015fi \u00eentinde m\u00e2na. Nu ar fi fost greu s\u0103 \u00eel lege de vinul moldovenesc \u015fi weekendul meu \u00een Brighton Beach.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAlba este din Brazilia,\u201d spun, de parc\u0103 urmeaz\u0103 s\u0103 avem o conversa\u0163ie normal\u0103.<\/p>\n

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Fa\u0163a lui Yuri se lumineaz\u0103.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBrazilia? Este visul meu. Am auzit c\u0103 braziliencele sunt supeeeeerbe. Cu p\u0103r lung \u015fi negru.\u201d Gesticuleaz\u0103, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd a evoca o coam\u0103 lung\u0103 curg\u00e2ndu-i pe spate, acela\u015fi gest ca atunci c\u00e2nd vorbea de \u201cTasha\u201d \u015fi de Catherine Zeta-Jones. \u201cCum \u00eemi ies actele, m\u0103 duc acolo.\u201d<\/p>\n

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R\u0103m\u00e2n perplex\u0103, nu at\u00e2t umilit\u0103 c\u00e2t ru\u015finat\u0103, ca mama unui b\u0103iat obraznic. Alba \u00eemi arunc\u0103 o privire de consternare. \u00cencerc s\u0103 schimb subiectul, dar Yuri o \u0163ine pe-a lui.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCare este cea mai bun\u0103 plaj\u0103 din Rio?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cIpanema,\u201d spune Alba, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103-\u015fi p\u0103streze un ton c\u00e2t mai neutru.<\/p>\n

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Lulu \u015fi Corina dau buzna afar\u0103 din sal\u0103, \u00eencep s\u0103 sar\u0103 \u00een sus \u015fi-n jos la masa bufetului, repet\u00e2nd \u00eentruna \u015fi imit\u00e2ndu-se una pe alta: \u201cMam\u0103, \u00eemi iei o brio\u015f\u0103, mam\u0103, \u00eemi iei o brio\u015f\u0103, mam\u0103,\u00a0 \u00eemi iei o brio\u015f\u0103?\u201d p\u00e2n\u0103 una dintre noi le acord\u0103 aten\u0163ia r\u00e2vnit\u0103. Le iau c\u00e2te o brio\u015f\u0103 \u015fi o banan\u0103 ca s\u0103 le distrag aten\u0163ia, \u00eens\u0103, \u00een timp ce pl\u0103tesc, \u00eel aud pe Yuri insist\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n

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\u201cE adev\u0103rat ce se spune despre brazilience?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u00cemi vine s\u0103 mor. De-ar t\u0103cea naibii odat\u0103!<\/p>\n

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C\u00e2nd m\u0103 \u00eentorc, fa\u0163a Albei r\u0103m\u00e2ne indiferent\u0103. Draga de ea.<\/p>\n

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\u201cExist\u0103 de toate felurile.\u201d Face un pas \u00eenapoi, \u00ee\u015fi trage haina de blan\u0103 peste umeri, de parc\u0103 ar dori s\u0103 se distan\u0163eze de conversa\u0163ie pe c\u00e2t posibil \u015fi, d\u00e2nd din cap, \u00ee\u015fi ia la revedere.\u00a0 \u00cel iau pe Yuri de bra\u0163 \u015fi \u00eel trag deoparte.<\/p>\n

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\u201c\u00cen c\u00e2teva minute, urmeaz\u0103 fiica mea. Trebuie s\u0103 intru \u015fi s\u0103 o v\u0103d.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cBine, bine. M\u0103 duc.\u201d \u00ce\u015fi pune cafeaua jos \u015fi-\u015fi ridic\u0103 gulerul hainei sale de piele. \u00cel conduc la u\u015f\u0103. Pre\u0163 de o clip\u0103, se lupt\u0103 cu v\u00e2ntul de afar\u0103, marginile hainei lovindu-i gambele, \u00eentregul s\u0103u corp devenind rigid de parc\u0103 \u00ee\u015fi aduna for\u0163ele pentru a lupta \u00eempotriva unei furtuni puternice, dar nu prea reu\u015fea. C\u00e2nd ajunge la dub\u0103, se \u00eentoarce \u015fi \u00eemi face cu m\u00e2na. \u00cemi mi\u015fc degetele slab \u00een fa\u0163a geamului..<\/p>\n

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\u201cEl <\/span>cine era? \u201d \u00eentreab\u0103 Lulu c\u00e2nd m\u0103 \u00eentorc la bufet. \u201cEra ciudat<\/span>.\u201d Fetele chicotesc \u015fi se str\u00e2mb\u0103 una la alta foarte amuzate.<\/p>\n

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Sunt consternat\u0103 de \u00eentreb\u0103rile lui Yuri despre brazilience, dar lucrul care m\u0103 \u00eengroze\u015fte cel mai mult e faptul c\u0103 am permis ca Lulu s\u0103-l vad\u0103. \u00cemi vine \u00een minte o scen\u0103 cu mama mea. M\u0103 \u00eentorsesem \u00een Fran\u0163a pe timpul verii. Mama f\u0103cea un gr\u0103tar \u00een gr\u0103dina bunicilor mei. C\u00e2nd au ajuns veri\u015forii mei, ea i-a \u00eent\u00e2mpinat goal\u0103 pu\u015fc\u0103. Purta doar un \u015for\u0163 care \u00eei acoperea s\u00e2nii \u015fi coapsele, dar care, altfel, \u00eei l\u0103sa spatele \u015fi dosul descoperite. Motivul? \u201cEra at\u00e2t de cald.\u201d \u00cens\u0103 nu furia m-a cuprins, ci o ru\u015fine ad\u00e2nc\u0103.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEste diferit<\/span>,\u201d \u00eei spun lui Lulu, folosind r\u0103spunsul corect politic al americanilor, r\u0103spuns menit s\u0103 \u015ftearg\u0103 posibile prejudec\u0103\u0163i \u00eempotriva str\u0103inilor. \u201cFetelor, vre\u0163i ni\u015fte chili?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Am\u00e2ndou\u0103 izbucnesc \u00een r\u00e2s. \u201cMam\u0103, tocmai ce am m\u00e2ncat o brio\u015f\u0103!\u201d \u015fi apoi se \u00eentorc \u00een sal\u0103. \u00cemi cump\u0103r o cafea cu lapte pe care o beau singur\u0103 \u00een hol, dup\u0103 care m\u0103 duc \u015fi eu \u00een sal\u0103 \u015fi m\u0103 a\u015fez l\u00e2ng\u0103 Alba. Ea-mi arunc\u0103 o privire de complicitate \u00eembinat\u0103 cu mil\u0103. Schi\u0163ez un z\u00e2mbet slab \u015fi m\u0103 afund \u00een citirea ziarului Sunday Times.<\/p>\n

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La \u00eenceput, nici n-am fost atent\u0103 c\u00e2nd Yuri a adus vorba de \u201cvirgin\u0103.\u201d Poate era vorba de aceea\u015fi indiferen\u0163\u0103 care m\u0103 f\u0103cuse s\u0103 \u00eel ignor atunci c\u00e2nd a vorbit despre superbaaaa femeie care s-a dovedit a fi \u201cTasha,\u201d viitoarea \u015fi acum fosta lui so\u0163ie. Yuri este foarte guraliv. C\u00e2teva ore la fiecare dou\u0103 zile, de la mobilul lui, pe autostrad\u0103, singur ca un \u015fofer de camion, cu radioul merg\u00e2nd \u00een surdin\u0103 \u015fi Lulu dormind \u00een camera de al\u0103turi, el vorbe\u015fte \u00een timp ce eu ascult cu jum\u0103tate de ureche, leg\u0103nat\u0103 de fluxul s\u0103u. Niciodat\u0103 n-am reu\u015fit s\u0103-mi amintesc numele fetei. \u00cei spunea \u201cvirgina\u201d, din motive evidente. A trecut ceva timp de c\u00e2nd nu a mai vorbit de planurile lui de c\u0103s\u0103torie. Ce u\u015furare s\u0103 nu-l mai aud flec\u0103rind \u00eentruna de cutare \u015fi cutare femeie, cum toate sunt doar ni\u015fte curve care vor s\u0103-l doboare, cum are nevoie s\u0103-i ias\u0103 actele \u015fi s\u0103 plece la Moscova, ca s\u0103 nu se mai simt\u0103 ca un prizonier care-\u015fi a\u015fteapt\u0103 clipa eliber\u0103rii. A\u015fa c\u0103, de c\u00e2te ori apare \u201cvirgina\u201d \u00een discu\u0163iile noastre nocturne, m\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc c\u0103 e vorba de o prieten\u0103. O american\u0103 din Maryland, ai c\u0103rei p\u0103rin\u0163i de\u0163in o ferm\u0103 \u201cla \u0163ar\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Numai dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni \u00eemi pic\u0103 fisa c\u0103 nu doar c\u0103 are o rela\u0163ie cu \u201cvirgina,\u201d dar c\u0103 se \u015fi g\u00e2nde\u015fte s\u0103 se \u00eensoare cu ea. Dup\u0103 ce i s-a tras clapa de prima lui logodnic\u0103 (rusoaic\u0103) \u2013 pentru care cump\u0103rase setul de mobil\u0103 Ludovic al XV-lea <\/em>\u2013 \u015fi a doua oar\u0103 de \u201cTasha,\u201d s-a g\u00e2ndit c\u0103 o simpla fat\u0103 din America e cea mai bun\u0103 op\u0163iune. Nu va fi o c\u0103s\u0103torie fals\u0103, nici una din dragoste, ci mai degrab\u0103 o c\u0103s\u0103torie de mod\u0103 veche, de interes. \u201cVirgina\u201d are 23 de ani, este func\u0163ionar \u00een Baltimore, are o personalitate pl\u0103cut\u0103, un \u201ccorp mi\u015fto\u201d, dar o \u201cfa\u0163\u0103 ur\u00e2t\u0103.\u201d I-a \u00eent\u00e2lnit pe ai mei, a fost invitat la cin\u0103, le-a dus cadouri, dar \u2013 \u00eemi spune \u2013 nu se poate culca cu ea. \u201cNu pot s\u0103 o fut,\u201d mi se pl\u00e2nge el. \u201cNu m\u0103 excit\u0103. Crede c\u0103 sunt gay!\u201d Conform celor spuse de Yuri, din c\u00e2nd \u00een c\u00e2nd petrece noaptea \u00een apartamentul ei, \u00eens\u0103 se limiteaz\u0103 doar la prostioare \u015fi nimic mai mult.<\/p>\n

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\u00cen schimb, de c\u00e2te ori vorbe\u015fte de \u201cTasha\u201d, simt o durere la stomac imagin\u00e2ndu-i \u00een cele mai fierbin\u0163i pozi\u0163ii. Nu sunt geloas\u0103 pe \u201cvirgin\u0103\u201d pentru c\u0103 Yuri nu o dore\u015fte. De fapt, m\u0103 elibereaz\u0103 de o anume povar\u0103, mai ales de acele st\u0103ri \u00eennegurate care \u00eel cuprindeau \u00een ultima vreme de c\u00e2te ori viitorul i se p\u0103rea blocat. Ea-i putea oferi situa\u0163ia perfect\u0103 prin aceast\u0103 c\u0103s\u0103torie: \u015fi-ar face \u015fi el actele de \u015federe, ar avea o cas\u0103 \u015fi o so\u0163ie, iar noi doi ne-am putea continua \u00eent\u00e2lnirile amoroase. O afacere secret\u0103. Entuziasmat\u0103 de idee, l-am \u00eencurajat s\u0103-\u015fi continue planurile de c\u0103s\u0103torie \u015fi astfel s\u0103 aib\u0103 un \u201cstatut\u201d legal.<\/p>\n

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Cam \u00een perioada aceea \u00eei spun lui Yuri datele c\u0103l\u0103toriei mele \u00een Vietnam: ultima s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 din martie \u015fi primele dou\u0103 s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni din aprilie, \u00eenainte de \u00eenceperea sezonului musonic. Ca de obicei, c\u00e2nd plec din State, devine acru, pentru c\u0103 plecarea mea \u00eei aminte\u015fte c\u0103 el nu poate c\u0103l\u0103tori. De\u015fi b\u0103nuiesc c\u0103 se \u00eembufneaz\u0103 doar ca s\u0103 ma simt eu vinovat\u0103, \u00eei \u00een\u0163eleg frustrarea. A\u015fa c\u0103, atunci c\u00e2nd m\u0103 \u00eentreab\u0103 dac\u0103 poate sta la mine c\u00e2teva zile \u00eenainte de c\u0103l\u0103torie, c\u00e2t se ocup\u0103 de \u201cafaceri\u201d \u00een Brooklyn, accept ca s\u0103 \u00eei mai atenuez durerea, de\u015fi nu f\u0103r\u0103 \u00eengrijorare: este prima dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd va veni la mine c\u00e2nd Lulu este acas\u0103.<\/p>\n

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\u201cS\u0103 vii dup\u0103 10 seara, da? Dup\u0103 ce Lulu merge la culcare. Lulu are antrenament la gimnastic\u0103 ritmic\u0103 \u00een acel weekend, a\u015fa c\u0103 va trebui s\u0103 plec\u0103m s\u00e2mb\u0103t\u0103 diminea\u015f\u0103 devreme.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cAm ajuns.\u201d Vocea lui Yuri la telefon m\u0103 treze\u015fte brusc din somn. Este 2 diminea\u0163a. I-am zis s\u0103 ajung\u0103 dup\u0103 ce Lulu va fi adormit, \u00eens\u0103 nu credeam c\u0103 va veni chiar at\u00e2t de t\u00e2rziu. Adormisem cu hainele pe mine. \u201cChiar \u00een fa\u0163a u\u015fii. La hidrantul de incendiu. Coboar\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103 aju\u0163i.\u201d<\/p>\n

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St\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 portbagajul deschis al Lincoln-ului s\u0103u alb, \u00eenconjurat de o gr\u0103mad\u0103 uluitoare de cutii \u015fi valize pline de \u201cmarf\u0103\u201d, pe care nu le poate l\u0103sa \u00een ma\u015fin\u0103 din motive de securitate. \u00cengrozit\u0103, m\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc la zgomotul infernal creat de Yuri tr\u0103g\u00e2nd dup\u0103 el bagajele de-a lungul celor cinci rampe \u00een miez de noapte \u00een timp ce \u00eei p\u0103zesc ma\u015fina. Privindu-l \u00een timp ce-\u015fi ia prima valiz\u0103, m\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc la Willy Loman, idolul s\u0103u, \u015fi la mongolii t\u00e2r\u00e2nd dup\u0103 ei obiectele lor pe c\u0103mile de-a lungul stepelor Asiei Centrale. C\u00e2nd Lulu se va trezi diminea\u0163\u0103, \u015fi ea se va confrunta cu aceea\u015fi gr\u0103mad\u0103 de \u201cmarf\u0103\u201d \u00een hol, ca s\u0103 nu mai vorbim de frigiderul doldora de pungi de plastic pline cu caviar ro\u015fu, kielbasa, p\u00e2ine neagr\u0103, br\u00e2nz\u0103 \u015fi sticla cu Stoli pe care a a\u015fezat-o frumu\u015fel \u00een congelator. Nu a\u015fa a\u015f fi vrut s\u0103 aib\u0103 loc \u00eent\u00e2lnirea dintre Lulu \u015fi Yuri \u2013 de fapt, ce proast\u0103 am fost s\u0103 cred c\u0103 a\u015f putea s\u0103-l ascund de ea \u2013 \u00eens\u0103 e prea t\u00e2rziu acum. Pantofii lui Yuri sunt deja l\u00e2ng\u0103 u\u015fa de la intrare \u015fi deja umbl\u0103 prin cas\u0103 \u00een teni\u015fii lui Adidas slip-on, cu covora\u015ful s\u0103u de yoga sub bra\u0163, \u00een c\u0103utarea unui loc unde s\u0103 leviteze pe pumnul s\u0103u. \u00cel trimit rapid \u00een camera de oaspe\u0163i unde-\u015fi va petrece noaptea \u015fi unde voi veni \u015fi eu pu\u0163in mai t\u00e2rziu.<\/p>\n

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se treze\u015fte, \u00eei explic c\u0103 ajut un \u201cprieten\u201d, c\u0103 \u00eel las s\u0103 stea aici c\u00e2teva nop\u0163i. Observ\u0103 gr\u0103mezile de cutii, dar nu spune nimic. Deseori \u00eemi aduc prieteni din Europa pentru scurte \u015federi, \u00eens\u0103 de data aceasta mi-am adus amantul \u00een apartament c\u00e2t Lulu este acas\u0103 \u015fi cutiile lui Yuri par a fi ni\u015fte semnale ro\u015fii de alarm\u0103. O duc pe Lulu rapid la \u015fcoal\u0103 \u015fi-i cer lui Yuri, dup\u0103 noaptea noastr\u0103 de amor \u00een dormitorul din camera de oaspe\u0163i, s\u0103 se \u00eentoarc\u0103 dup\u0103 ce ea se va fi dus la culcare \u2013 dar nu a\u015fa de t\u00e2rziu ca ieri-noapte.<\/p>\n

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Vineri noapte, c\u00e2nd Yuri se \u00eentoarce la 10 fix, \u00eei reamintesc c\u0103 Lulu \u015fi eu plec\u0103m a doua zi diminea\u0163\u0103 la gimnastic\u0103 ritmic\u0103. Poate ie\u015fi mai t\u00e2rziu, c\u00e2nd se va fi trezit. Doar s\u0103-nchid\u0103 u\u015fa dup\u0103 el. \u00cen lumina slab\u0103 a camerei de oaspe\u0163i, \u00eel v\u00e2d str\u00e2ng\u00e2ndu-\u015fi buzele asemeni unui copil \u00eembufnat, ursuz. Un val de culpabilitate st\u00e2rne\u015fte o alt\u0103 rund\u0103 de logic\u0103 sucit\u0103.\u00a0 Este totu\u015fi drept s\u0103-l exclud din via\u0163a mea doar pentru c\u0103 \u00eel consider necorespunz\u0103tor din punct de vedere social? Este drept fa\u0163\u0103 de mine? P\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103, petrecem ni\u015fte clipe superbe \u00eempreun\u0103, iar acest weekend este ultima noastr\u0103 \u015fans\u0103 de a fi \u00eempreun\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 voi reveni. \u00cempins\u0103 de impuls, \u00eei cer s\u0103 stea tot weekendul p\u00e2n\u0103 duminic\u0103 noapte. Putem lua cina \u00eempreun\u0103 c\u00e2nd ne \u00eentoarcem. \u00cei dau un set de chei, spun\u00e2ndu-i \u00eentruna s\u0103 nu le piard\u0103, de parc\u0103 vorbeam cu un pu\u015fti aiurit de 12 ani.<\/p>\n

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\u015fi Lulu plec\u0103m iar la drum pe pustia autostrad\u0103 Henry Hudson \u015fi pe Palisades, mirosul de iarb\u0103 proasp\u0103t tuns\u0103 adie la geamul meu deschis. \u00cen zori, pe autostrad\u0103, prim\u0103vara, dis-de-diminea\u0163\u0103…asta e cea mai bun\u0103 parte a Americii, America din filme, ma\u015fini curg\u00e2nd una dup\u0103 alta, ab\u0163ibilde str\u0103lucitoare, bright divider lines, copaci stufo\u015fi \u015fi peluzele tunse perie, America neted\u0103 ca un parc de vis unde totul e proasp\u0103t, curat \u015fi fiecare denivelare impecabil\u0103.<\/p>\n

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Seara, formez num\u0103rul lui Yuri de la hotel s\u0103 v\u0103d ce face la New York, \u00eens\u0103 intr\u0103 c\u0103su\u0163a vocal\u0103. Sun la apartament. Niciun r\u0103spuns. M\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc c\u0103 poate a ie\u015fit \u00een ora\u015f. P\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103, de ce s\u0103 stea acas\u0103 singur s\u00e2mb\u0103t\u0103 noaptea?<\/p>\n

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Duminc\u0103. 11 diminea\u0163a. \u00cel sun iar pe mobil \u015fi apoi pe fix. Niciun r\u0103spuns. Intru \u00een panic\u0103. Dac\u0103 a \u201cdat pe g\u00e2t\u201d tot ce se afla la mine acas\u0103? Dac\u0103 a adormit cu \u0163igara \u00eentre degete \u015fi toat\u0103 cl\u0103direa e \u00een fl\u0103c\u0103ri? Sun din nou pe fix. Dac\u0103-mi aude vocea, poate r\u0103spunde la telefon. Intr\u0103 robotul, \u0163ip c\u00e2t pot de tare, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103-l for\u0163ez s\u0103 r\u0103spund\u0103. R\u0103spunde! Yuri! R\u0103spunde! Repet \u00een rus\u0103, sper\u00e2nd ca sunetele limbii lui materne s\u0103-l trezeasc\u0103 din somnu-i ad\u00e2nc. Nimic.<\/p>\n

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Zilele trec, competi\u0163iile trec \u015fi ele una dup\u0103 alta \u00eentr-o ordine previzibil\u0103 \u015fi greoaie. \u00cel sun la intervale regulate. Ceva sigur s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat. Simt<\/span>. C\u00e2t de nes\u0103buit\u0103 am fost c\u0103 l-am l\u0103sat \u00een apartament de unul singur! \u015ei c\u0103 i-am dat \u015fi cheile! Pe drumul \u00eenapoi, c\u00e2t Ludivine ascult\u0103 Beatles (Love Me Yeah Yeah Yeah<\/em> \u015fi Yesterday<\/em> p\u00e2r\u00e2indu-i din c\u0103\u015fti) imagini cataclismice \u00eemi \u0163\u00e2\u015fnesc \u00een minte: Yuri le\u015finat pe canapea, beat, cocoloa\u015fe de vom\u0103 pe piept, sau beat, o \u0163igar\u0103 at\u00e2rn\u00e2ndu-i \u00eentre degete, canapeaua lu\u00e2nd foc, sau Yuri plecat, cu cheile mele cu tot, preg\u0103tindu-se s\u0103 revin\u0103 c\u00e2nd nu sunt acas\u0103, ca s\u0103-mi ia laptopul \u015fi inelul cu safire al bunicii. \u00cen timp ce urc\u0103m cele patru etaje, g\u00e2ndul c\u0103 Lulu l-ar putea g\u0103si pe Yuri gol pu\u015fc\u0103, beat pe canapea, m\u0103 \u00eengroze\u015fte cel mai mult. Reu\u015fesc s\u0103 m\u0103 strecor pe u\u015f\u0103 \u00eenaintea ei \u015fi alerg c\u0103tre sufragerie \u2013 nimeni! c\u0103tre dormitorul meu \u2013 nimeni! c\u0103tre camera de oaspe\u0163i \u2013 nimeni! Nici urm\u0103 de Yuri. Nic\u0103ieri. Nici m\u0103car adida\u015fii lui. Doar valizele \u015fi cuferele mai stau, gr\u0103mad\u0103, pe hol, semn c\u0103 se va \u00eentoarce. Nu \u015ftiu dac\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103 simt u\u015furat\u0103 (niciun incendiu, nicio tragedie, nicio \u00eent\u00e2lnire jenant\u0103 \u00eentre un Yuri matol \u015fi Ludivine, inelul cu safire e \u00eenc\u0103 \u00een cutia sa) sau chiar mai alarmat\u0103: ce i s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat?<\/p>\n

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La \u015fapte, c\u00e2nd Lulu iese din baie \u015fi se pune la pijamale, sun\u0103 telefonul. Este el.<\/p>\n

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\u201cVin imediat. Sunt la col\u0163. Aduc alimente pentru sup\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sup\u0103? De c\u00e2nd g\u0103te\u015fte Yuri supe?<\/p>\n

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Zece minute mai t\u00e2rziu este la u\u015f\u0103, c\u0103r\u00e2nd dou\u0103 plase maro de supermarket, pline ochi, \u015fi \u015fase cutii de bere.<\/p>\n

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De pe canapea, unde tocmai ce s-a a\u015fezat pentru a vedea avanpremiera Oscarurilor, Lulu \u00ee\u015fi \u00eentoarce capul \u015fi se holbeaz\u0103 la acest gigant blond, pe care sigur \u015fi-l aminte\u015fte de la Cherry Hell, care tocmai ce \u015fi-a deschis singur u\u015fa \u015fi las\u0103 alimentele pe tejghea de parc\u0103 se afl\u0103 la el acas\u0103. O senza\u0163ie de grea\u0163\u0103 m\u0103 cuprinde, \u00eens\u0103 iar \u00eencep seria de justific\u0103ri \u00een propriul interes. Nu e mai bine s\u0103 fii sincer cu copilul t\u0103u? E at\u00e2t de grav s\u0103 ai un b\u0103rbat \u00een via\u0163a ta? Cu siguran\u0163\u0103 Yuri nu e cel mai bun candidat pentru acest rol, \u00eens\u0103 poate acest lucru fi un motiv de ru\u015fine?<\/p>\n

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\u201cLudivine, el este Yuri.\u201d \u00cencerc s\u0103-mi men\u0163in vocea natural\u0103 \u015fi \u00eencrez\u0103toare. \u201cYuri, ea este Ludivine. V-a\u0163i \u00eent\u00e2lnit la Cherry Hill? \u00ce\u0163i aduci aminte? Yuri ni se va al\u0103tura la cin\u0103…adic\u0103…va g\u0103ti pentru noi.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Lulu \u00eei face cu m\u00e2na (sau m\u00e2nu\u0163a) din cap\u0103tul \u00eendep\u0103rtat al sufrageriei.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLa ce te ui\u0163i?\u201d \u00eentreab\u0103 Yuri, \u00eendrept\u00e2ndu-se c\u0103tre ea.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLa premiile Oscar.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Se a\u015feaz\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 ea un moment, se uit\u0103 \u015fi el la marea de rochii de gal\u0103 de pe covorul ro\u015fu, nestematele str\u0103lucind la urechile \u015fi g\u00e2turile vedetelor, ascult\u0103 \u015fi b\u00e2rfa adiacent\u0103.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAsta-i Julia Roberts? \u00cei ur\u0103sc z\u00e2mbetul. Ditamai gura. Ia uite la to\u0163i din\u0163ii \u0103ia.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Lulu \u00eeo arunc\u0103 o privire plin\u0103 de venin.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDe ce te ui\u0163i la asta?\u201d insist\u0103 Yuri. \u201cEste propagand\u0103 american\u0103, de la Hollywood\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cYuri!\u201d \u00eel strig din buc\u0103t\u0103rie \u00eenainte de a strica \u015fi mai mult lucrurile.<\/p>\n

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\u201c\u00cemi place\u201d, r\u0103spunde Ludivine pe-un ton rece, \u00eentinz\u00e2ndu-\u015fi \u0103icioarele sub p\u0103turica cu care \u00eei place s\u0103 se \u00eenveleasc\u0103 atunci c\u00e2nd se uit\u0103 la TV, totodat\u0103 anun\u0163\u00e2nd sf\u00e2r\u015fitul conversa\u0163iei, holb\u00e2ndu-se la ecran.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTe-am tot sunat ieri, Yuri,\u201d \u00eei spun c\u00e2nd se \u00eentoarce \u00een buc\u0103t\u0103rie. \u201cS-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat ceva?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cNu, totul e \u00een regula. Voi face bor\u015f. Ai m\u00e2ncat vreodat\u0103?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Plin\u0103 de suspiciuni, \u00eel privesc cum \u00ee\u015fi face de treab\u0103 la tejghea, sco\u0163\u00e2nd sfecla, varza, ceapa, o leg\u0103tur\u0103 de \u00a0p\u0103trunjel, una de m\u0103rar \u015fi, \u00eentr-un final, cer\u00e2ndu-mi o oal\u0103 mare. Aceast\u0103 manifestare gospod\u0103reasc\u0103 m-ar \u00eenc\u00e2nta dac\u0103 nu mi s-ar p\u0103rea at\u00e2t de dubioas\u0103. \u00a0Ceva s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat, dar \u00eenc\u0103 nu-mi dau seama ce. Dup\u0103 ce toate legumele sunt t\u0103iate \u015fi supa e pe foc, se a\u015feaz\u0103 la mas\u00ee vizavi de mine \u015fi deschide o bere.<\/p>\n

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\u201cVrei una?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dau din cap \u00een semn c\u0103 nu. \u201cCe s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat azi-noapte, Yuri?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Nu se gr\u0103be\u015fte. \u00ce\u015fi gust\u0103 berea. Se bosumfl\u0103. O Budweiser. Cu siguran\u0163\u0103, la fel de insipid\u0103 ca Rolling Rock. Probabil c\u0103 nu mai era Guinness la supermarket.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAm ie\u015fit \u00een ora\u015f. Am dat peste o fat\u0103 pe care o \u015ftiu de mult. Pe ea \u015fi pe o prieten\u0103 de-a ei le \u00eent\u00e2lnisem prima dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd am ajuns \u00een America. Am mers la Russian Vodka Room.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cDar te-am sunat toat\u0103 ziua!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Privirea-i se \u00eentunec\u0103 \u015fi devine meschin\u0103, la fel cum f\u0103cea \u015fi David.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBa nu!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Gelozia pe care \u201cvirgina\u201d nu mi-o putea st\u00e2rni m\u0103 \u00eenjunghie profund \u00een stomac.<\/p>\n

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\u00ce\u015fi bea berea \u015fi-mi arunc\u0103 o uit\u0103tur\u0103 scurt\u0103.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCe?\u201d Buzele-i se contract\u0103 \u00eentr-un tic nervos.<\/p>\n

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Ah, da! Recunosc privirea aceea, z\u00e2mbetul acela sfios.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCu care te-ai culcat?\u201d Vorbesc pe-un ton c\u00e2t mai \u015foptit. Nu vreau ca Ludivine s\u0103-\u015fi dea seama de ce se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103 \u00een buc\u0103t\u0103rie \u2013 slav\u0103 Domnului c\u0103 exist\u0103 reclame TV, stupide \u015fi zgomotoase totodat\u0103.<\/p>\n

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Se uit\u0103 la mine, de parc\u0103 ar c\u00e2nt\u0103ro avantajele \u015fi dezavantajele sincerit\u0103\u0163ii sau minciunii, ezit\u0103 o clip\u0103. P\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103, decide s\u0103 spun\u0103 tot.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNici m\u0103car nu-i genul meu. Nu-mi plac blondele. \u00cemi pl\u0103cea mai mult de prietena ei, \u00eens\u0103 nu-mi ie\u015fea nimic cu ea. Se vedea c\u0103 Milla m\u0103 place. \u00cemi arunca tot felul de priviri.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Milla!<\/p>\n

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\u201cDeci ai mers la ea acas\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Iar\u0103\u015fi ochii aceia sfio\u015fi. Mai bea ni\u015fte Bud.<\/p>\n

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\u201cVoia s\u0103 vad\u0103 cum stau \u00eentr-un\u00a0 pum. A\u015fa c\u0103 am adus covora\u015ful de yoga. Apoi mi-a f\u0103cut un oral.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cShhhh\u2026\u201d Dar saltul de la covora\u015ful de yoga la sex oral st\u00e2rne\u015fte r\u00e2sul \u00een mine, \u00een ciuda proaspetelor sentimente.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTe rog. F\u0103r\u0103 detalii. Pot foarte bine s\u0103-mi imaginez \u015fi f\u0103r\u0103 ajutorul t\u0103u.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Acum am\u00e2ndoi izbucnim \u00een r\u00e2s. M\u0103 opresc din r\u00e2s. \u00cemi pic\u0103 fisa.<\/p>\n

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\u201cStai\u2026 De acolo vii!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Nu \u015ftiu de ce, dar acest lucru m\u0103 doare mai mult dec\u00e2t faptul c\u0103 a petrecut noaptea cu \u201cMilla\u201d. Chiar dac\u0103 acum c\u00e2teva s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni, chiar eu \u00eel l\u0103sam pe Bill s\u0103 m\u0103 s\u0103rute \u015fi pip\u0103ie, m\u0103 simt \u00een\u015felat\u0103.<\/p>\n

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\u201c\u0162i-am l\u0103sat cheile apartamentului. Am avut \u00eencredere \u00een tine!\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cPuteam s\u0103 nu-\u0163i zic. Dar am vrut s\u0103 fiu cinstit cu tine.\u201d Cinstiiiit cu \u201ci\u201d-ul lung.<\/p>\n

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Adev\u0103rat. Putea s\u0103 nu-mi zic\u0103. Oare ce s-ar fi \u00eent\u00e2mplat dac\u0103 David ar fi fost cinstiiiiit. Dar cum s\u0103 compar o gaf\u0103 absurd\u0103 cu ceea ce s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat cu fostul meu so\u0163? \u00cencerc s\u0103 alung g\u00e2ndul. Ur\u0103sc faptul c\u0103 m\u0103 tot roade, for\u0163\u00e2ndu-m\u0103 s\u0103 \u00eel ascund \u00een loc s\u0103-mi accept vulnerabilitatea.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMam\u0103, c\u00e2nd e gata cina?\u201d se pl\u00e2nge Ludivine de pe canapea. \u201cMi-e foame!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Spre marea mea uimire, bor\u015ful este foarte gustos. Abundent, foarte ro\u015fu, gras, pres\u0103rat cu felii sub\u0163iri de sfecl\u0103, unctuous, a\u015fchii de m\u0103rar care plutesc la suprafa\u0163\u0103, \u015fi o m\u00e2n\u0103 de sm\u00e2nt\u00e2n\u0103. Chiar \u015fi Ludivine mai cere o por\u0163ie, dup\u0103 care-\u015fi spal\u0103 farfuria. \u00cen ciuda \u00eencrunt\u0103rii lui Yuri, plin de critic\u0103, m\u00e2nc\u0103m \u00een fa\u0163a televizorului, cum obi\u015fnuiam cu David, pe la sf\u00e2r\u015fitul rela\u0163iei, c\u00e2nd dialogurile din sitcomuri erau o u\u015furare deoarece umpleau cruntele t\u0103ceri. M\u0103 pricep foarte bine la a crea familii disfunc\u0163ionale \u2013 cu siguran\u0163\u0103 datorit\u0103 faptului c\u0103 am crescut \u00eentr-o astfel de familie. \u00centr-un fel, sunt reconfortante pentru ca sunt deloc trainice. Familiile legitime sunt cele care m\u0103 sperie, m\u00e2ndria lor \u015fi posibilitatea \u00eenfrico\u015f\u0103toare de a persista \u00een aceast\u0103 stabilitate p\u00e2n\u0103 la sf\u00e2r\u015fit, \u00eentr-o \u00eenchisoare sufocant\u0103 unde ri\u015fti a r\u0103m\u00e2ne pe via\u0163\u0103. \u00centotdeauna am privit famiile \u201cnormale\u201d ale prietenilor mei cu un amestec de invidie \u015fi dispre\u0163. \u00a0Din exterior, sem\u0103nau cu ni\u015fte fort\u0103re\u0163e de necucerit.<\/p>\n

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Cumva, episodul cu Milla trece undeva \u00een planul doi. Dup\u0103 ce-i citesc de sear\u0103 lui Lulu, \u015fi m\u0103 asigur c\u0103 a adormit, m\u0103 duc \u00een dormitorul din camera oaspe\u0163ilor, l\u00e2ng\u0103 Yuri, care m\u0103 tr\u00e2nte\u015fte pe pat \u015fi-mi acoper\u0103 gura ca s\u0103 nu se aud\u0103 niciun zgomoto. A doua zi diminea\u0163\u0103, la micul dejun, c\u00e2t Yuri doarme, Lulu se pl\u00e2nge de el pe-un ton grav.<\/p>\n

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\u201cA spus ca programele TV americane sunt proaste.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cEi, el provine din alt\u0103 cultur\u0103,\u201d \u00eei spun degajat\u0103. \u201c\u015etii ce p\u0103rere am despre programele la care te ui\u0163i. E aceea\u015fi poveste cu el.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jignit\u0103, \u00ee\u015fi ridic\u0103 privirea din carte. \u201cDar, mam\u0103, \u0163ie \u00ee\u0163i place<\/span> s\u0103 vezi premiile Oscar.\u201d<\/p>\n

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M\u0103 simt incomod\u0103, ipocrit\u0103, prins\u0103 cu m\u00e2\u0163a \u00een sac, \u00eens\u0103 m\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc c\u0103 mereu \u0163i se ofer\u0103 ocazia de a-i \u00eenv\u0103\u0163a pe al\u0163ii. Ca \u015fi acum.<\/p>\n

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\u201c\u015etiu. Ai dreptate. \u00cemi place Oscarurile. Uite, este un tip mai dur, \u00eens\u0103 nu a vrut s\u0103 te supere. Este doar p\u0103rerea lui. El vine din alt\u0103 \u0163ar\u0103, o \u0163ar\u0103 care fusese sub conducerea comuni\u015ftilor. America era du\u015fmanul lor.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201c\u00cel ur\u0103sc.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Are a\u015fa o furie \u00een privire \u00eenc\u00e2t trebuie s\u0103 m\u0103 sprijin de tejghea, cuprins\u0103 fiind de un nou val de ame\u0163eal\u0103.<\/p>\n

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Note<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 The Garden State<\/strong>, porecla statului New Jersey din S.U.A.<\/p>\n

2 INS <\/strong>(The\u00a0United States Immigration and Naturalization Service), Serviciul American de Imigrare \u015fi Naturalizare<\/p>\n

3 MVD<\/strong> (Ministerstvo Vnutrennikh Del)<\/em><\/strong>, Ministerul de Interne al Rusiei<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

de Catherine Texier [France] Traducere: Alina-Olimpia Miron for the English version please click here Naratorul (al c\u0103rui nume a fost trecut sub t\u0103cere) Lec\u0163iilor Ruse\u015fti este o romancier\u0103 francez\u0103 de cincizeci de ani, recent divor\u0163at\u0103. Al\u0103turi de fiica ei, Lulu, \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 de 8 ani, o gimnast\u0103 \u00een devenire de altfel, locuie\u015fte \u00eentr-o mansard\u0103 din […]<\/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":[731,393],"tags":[304,755,1152,54,72],"class_list":["post-6959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-egophobia-31","category-prozascurta","tag-alina-olimpia-miron","tag-catherine-texier","tag-egophobia-31","tag-proza-scurta","tag-traducere"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6DakB-1Of","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6959","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=6959"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7235,"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6959\/revisions\/7235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}