{"id":7704,"date":"2011-09-30T19:38:01","date_gmt":"2011-09-30T17:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/egophobia.ro\/?p=7704"},"modified":"2011-10-03T21:48:08","modified_gmt":"2011-10-03T19:48:08","slug":"golden-retriever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/?p=7704","title":{"rendered":"Golden Retriever"},"content":{"rendered":"

de Gheorghe Reche\u015fan [Rom\u00e2nia]
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Fr\u00eenghia sc\u0103mo\u015fat\u0103, de un cenu\u015fiu palid, era ud\u0103. Plouase aproape toat\u0103 noaptea \u015fi c\u00eel\u0163ii se \u00eembibaser\u0103 cu umezeal\u0103. Picuri murdari se scurgeau \u015fi din blana galben-cenu\u015fie a c\u00eeinelui, un dul\u0103u flocos ca o oaie. Se leg\u0103na, \u00een\u0163epenit la cap\u0103tul funiei, \u00eembr\u00eencit de rafalele reci, cu membrele rigide \u015fi cu limba, bucat\u0103 de pastram\u0103 vine\u0163ie fezandat\u0103 de agonie, at\u00eern\u00eendu-i printre col\u0163i,.
\n\u201eCred c\u0103 a murit deabia \u00een zori, dup\u0103 ce s-a zb\u0103tut ore-n \u015fir\u201d, spuse domnul Chipere pun\u00eendu-\u015fi ochelarii pe \u015faua nasului \u015fi apropiindu-se de cadavru. Nasul masiv, osos, cu n\u0103ri arcuite su\u0163inea rama de plastic negru \u015fi lentilele groase, ca un pilon de pod greutatea unei pasarele.
\n\u201eM\u0103 mir c\u0103 nu l-a auzit nimeni l\u0103tr\u00eend sau url\u00eend\u201d am zis cu o voce slab\u0103, ca un sc\u00eer\u0163\u00eeit de v\u00eent \u00een geamuri, st\u00eend prudent, la vreo zece pa\u015fi de bara b\u0103t\u0103torului de covoare sub care pendula c\u00eeinele strangulat.
\n\u201e Da, a murit \u00eencet, dar nu a urlat….cel mult a schel\u0103l\u0103it \u00eenfundat, fiindc\u0103 uite, nodul e potrivit cu \u00eendem\u00eenare chiar sub beregat\u0103!\u201d
\nMi-am \u00eentors privirea spre zidul de beton al blocului, zgrun\u0163uros ca fiorii de sc\u00eerb\u0103 ce mi se plimbau prin stomac. Nu-mi plac c\u00eeinii, dar mila pentru patrupedul executat \u00eemi \u00eempungea coastele, colc\u0103ia sub plex \u015fi-mi urca cleioas\u0103 \u00een g\u00eet. O mil\u0103 cenu\u015fie, gre\u0163oas\u0103 ca \u015fi funia de care sp\u00eenzura c\u00eeinele. Rareori animalele sunt executate deliberat \u00een acel mod, fiindc\u0103 nu trebuia s\u0103 fi nemaipomenit de perspicace s\u0103-\u0163i dai seama, din tabloul macabru la care asistam, c\u0103 fusese o execu\u0163ie.Cerul opac, p\u0103tat de nori vine\u0163ii, c\u00eel\u0163ui\u0163i se arcuia cenu\u015fiu deasupra noastr\u0103.
\nChipere renun\u0163\u0103 s\u0103 examineze javra \u015fi cu nasu-n jos ca un prepelicar, p\u0103\u015fea atent, c\u0103ut\u00eend ceva printre petele de iarb\u0103 muced\u0103. Silueta lui greoaie, \u00eendesat\u0103, \u00eembr\u0103cat\u0103 \u00eentr-o jachet\u0103 cenu\u015fie, uzat\u0103 pe la cus\u0103turi, aproape c\u0103 se confunda cu peisajul.
\n\u201e Iar se joac\u0103 de-a Sherlock Holmes\u201d \u00eemi spusei \u00een g\u00eend \u015fi m\u0103 preg\u0103team s\u0103 p\u0103r\u0103sesc maidanul, c\u00eend, f\u0103r\u0103 niciun avertisment, taluzul de dincolo de patrulaterul noroios \u00eencadrat de tufe r\u0103zle\u0163e \u00eencepu s\u0103 se zguduie \u015fi o namil\u0103 v\u00een\u0103t\u0103 se n\u0103pusti \u00een peisaj. Trei-patru-cinci-\u015fase vagoane, vopsite \u00eentr-un bleu ie\u015fit la soare, hurduc\u0103indu-se cu ferestrele oarbe, cu u\u015file compartimentelor b\u0103l\u0103b\u0103nindu-se ritmic, f\u0103r\u0103 tablele pe care e inscrip\u0163ionat\u0103 destina\u0163ia, trecur\u0103 cu vitez\u0103 prin fa\u0163a noastr\u0103. Chipere ridic\u0103 capul, coment\u00eend sec: \u201eManevr\u0103, chestii inutile de-ale C.F.R–ului!\u201d Locomotiva afumat\u0103 care le \u00eempingea, funinginea \u00eei n\u0103cl\u0103ia flancurile portocalii, p\u0103rea goal\u0103, iar \u00een dreptul hublourilor nu se z\u0103rea nici o siluet\u0103. \u015einele scr\u00ee\u015fnir\u0103 sub ap\u0103sarea ro\u0163ilor, acul macazului \u0163\u0103c\u0103ni sec \u015fi tenderul fantomatic, cu tampoanele ca ni\u015fte butoane supradimensionate ne \u00eentoarse spatele, lu\u00eend larg curba \u015fi disp\u0103r\u00eend dincolo de lizier\u0103. Plopii usca\u0163i \u00ee\u015fi temperar\u0103 zbuciumul, aerul \u0163iuia de lini\u015fte, p\u00een\u0103 \u015fi c\u00eeinele-pendul\u0103 \u00een\u0163epenise.
\n\u00cel l\u0103sai pe Chipere s\u0103-\u015fi desf\u0103\u015foare ancheta \u015fi m-am \u00eendreptat spre cas\u0103. Cuv\u00eentul nu sun\u0103 exact, garsoniera mea, o alveola str\u00eemt\u0103 din fagurele de beton cu cinci niveluri, nu e chiar o \u201ecas\u0103\u201d, e doar un domiciliu, dar m\u0103 leag\u0103nam \u00een cli\u015fee \u015fi \u00een iluzii domestice, spun\u00eendu-i a\u015fa.
\nPe la cinci dup\u0103-amiaz\u0103 ap\u0103ru ca de obicei \u00een fiecare s\u00eemb\u0103t\u0103, cu tabla de \u015fah subsuoar\u0103. Domnul Chipere era un mister \u00een plin\u0103 lumin\u0103 pentru to\u0163i locatarii. Se recomand\u0103 cu un aer vag cazon: \u201e Chipere, fost tehnician de \u00eembun\u0103t\u0103\u0163iri funciare \u015fi hidrologice, actualmente pensionar\u201d dar nimeni din bloc nu \u015ftia dac\u0103 avea familie, dac\u0103 era v\u0103duv sau dac\u0103 divor\u0163ase. Eu \u015ftiam mai mult, dar nu cred c\u0103 e locul s\u0103 dezv\u0103lui am\u0103nunte \u015fi nici dac\u0103 va avea vreo relevan\u0163\u0103 \u00een \u015firul \u00eent\u00eempl\u0103rilor.
\nJucar\u0103m o partid\u0103 eu cu albele \u015fi el cu negrele \u015fi am pierdut. Am b\u0103ut c\u00eete o gur\u0103 de cafea rece, iar el \u015fi-a aprins o \u0163igare c\u0103ruia i-a rupt filtrul \u015fi care pu\u0163ea ca o m\u0103r\u0103\u015feasc\u0103. Prin nori\u015forul alb\u0103strui, muced, s-a \u00eentors la episodul cu dul\u0103ul:
\n\u201e E ciudat c\u0103 \u00een perioada asta a anului, nu sunt mai mul\u0163i c\u00eeini la tomberonul de gunoi. Iarna trecut\u0103 era plin pe-aici de tot soiul de cotarle, veneau \u00eempinse de foame…\u201d
\nAm jucat \u00eenc\u0103 o partid\u0103 \u015fi a pierdut. Am a\u015fteptat s\u0103 ascund\u0103 doi pioni \u00een palme, unul alb \u015fi cel\u0103lalt negru, ca s\u0103 vedem cine \u00eencepe a treia partid\u0103, dar a r\u0103sturnat piesele \u00een cutie. \u00cel preocupa soarta c\u00eeinelui sp\u00eenzurat:
\n\u201e Cine dracu\u2019 s\u0103 omoare un c\u00eeine? De obicei scapi de c\u0103\u0163eii nedori\u0163i, ba am auzit de la hingheri c\u0103 \u0163iganii le iau beregata ca s\u0103-i beleasc\u0103 pentru piele. Cic\u0103 se fac m\u0103nu\u015fi din ei!\u201d
\nM-am bucurat c\u00eend s-a ridicat ca s\u0103 plece. M\u0103 durea capul, o ap\u0103sare difuz\u0103 dar persistent\u0103 \u00een dreptul t\u00eemplelor, furi\u015fat\u0103 \u00een orbite, mocnind \u00een ceaf\u0103. \u015etiam c\u0103 se schimb\u0103 vremea, a\u015fa ar fi spus bunic\u0103-mea pe vremea c\u00eend s\u0103 fii meteodependent era o no\u0163iune vag\u0103. Din prag, Chipere \u015fi-a \u00eentors silueta greoaie, prin ochelarii cu lentile groase, de prezbit, iri\u015fii c\u0103prui lucea m\u0103ri\u0163i, iscoditori:
\n\u201e Cine ar fi avut interesul s\u0103 omoare un c\u00eeine…ce zici?\u201d
\nN-am mai zis nimic, am aerisit camera \u015fi m-am tr\u00eentit pe canapea \u00eenvelit de frigul umed. Am \u00eencercat s\u0103 a\u0163ipesc, dar blana g\u0103lbui-murdar se leag\u0103n\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103 prin fa\u0163a mea \u015fi am \u00eenceput s\u0103 r\u0103sfoiesc \u00een memorie toate imaginile \u00een care ap\u0103reau c\u00eeini.<\/p>\n

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\u0162ineam \u00eentr-o perioad\u0103, cam la o lun\u0103 dup\u0103 ce m\u0103 mutasem la num\u0103rul 12, scara A, un fel de jurnal. Scriam aproape zilnic \u00eentr-un caiet dictando, tr\u00eentind fraze trunchiate, imagini fugare\u201a descrieri f\u0103r\u0103 verbe, despre tot ceea ce \u00eemi atr\u0103gea aten\u0163ia. Nu notam data, o pagin\u0103 era o zi, doar pentru duminic\u0103 m\u00eezg\u0103leam un asterisc ca s\u0103 marchez sf\u00eer\u015fitul unei s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00eeni. C\u00eend \u00eel recitesc, nu \u015ftiu ce ar g\u00eendi altcineva despre r\u00eendurile acestea, dar am senza\u0163ia c\u0103 \u015firagul de cuvinte e scris de un str\u0103in…
\n\u201e verde, roz, brun siena. prim\u0103vara fierbe, mu\u015fte mari vin de la ghen\u0103. zdren\u0163e perini, pl\u0103pumi jegoase scoase la soare pe balcoane. am aruncat mucurile din scrumier\u0103 pe geam.baba de la parter de sub balconul meu m-a v\u0103zut \u015fi a promis c\u0103 m\u0103 p\u00eer\u0103\u015fte la administrator. cineva, nu eu m\u0103 ap\u0103r. dai foc la bloc nebunule\u201d…
\n\u00centorc pe s\u0103rite c\u00eeteva pagini.
\n\u201e oranj \u0163ip\u0103tor alb dureros.canicul\u0103. 40 \u2070 C la umbr\u0103.\u015fah. Chipere e destul de simpatic. \u00eemi spune c\u0103 Aurelia de la patru face plaj\u0103 topless pe teras\u0103. prea b\u0103tr\u00een\u0103 pentru tine, prea t\u00een\u0103r\u0103 pentru mine precizeaz\u0103. am pierdut iar stupid ultima partid\u0103 cu avantaj de o tur\u0103. joc neatent ascult\u00eend ce pove\u015fti \u00een\u015fir\u0103\u201d
\nDac\u0103 ar \u015ftii c\u0103 mie \u00eemi plac femeile mature…c\u00ee\u0163i ani poate s\u0103 aibe Aurelia? Treizeci \u015fi cinci, maxim patruzeci. N-arat\u0103 r\u0103u, e supl\u0103, brunet\u0103, cu tr\u0103s\u0103turi armonioase iar carnea nu at\u00eern\u0103 pe ea.
\n\u201e gol. dac\u0103 a\u015f putea s\u0103-mi adun energiile a\u015f ie\u015fi din el.cine spunea c\u0103 e\u015fti suma e\u015fecurilor asumate? sau a experien\u0163elor ratate. c\u00eend vine toamna m\u0103 apuc de ceva productiv. din noianul de idei care-mi allearg\u0103 sub \u0163east\u0103 din una m\u0103car tot o s\u0103 ias\u0103 ceva.afurisi\u0163ii bani le sim\u0163i doar lipsa.\u201d
\nPrivesc ultima \u00eensemnare, e lapidar\u0103:
\n\u201e Certat cu Adriana. Punct.\u201d
\nPunctul e uria\u015f, o bil\u0103 bleumarin care \u00eenghite ultima liter\u0103 \u015fi str\u0103punge foaia.
\nIau un pix \u015fi scriu ap\u0103sat, cite\u0163, cu litere drepte pe urm\u0103toarea fil\u0103:
\n\u201e Iarn\u0103 ur\u00eet\u0103, cenu\u015fiu peste tot. C\u00eeine sp\u00eenzurat l\u00eeng\u0103 bloc.\u015fah. Chipere ancheteaz\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Al doilea cadavru a ap\u0103rut dup\u0103 cinci zile. C\u00eeinele, o cotarl\u0103 mic\u0103, alb\u0103, cu pete maronii pe spinare \u015fi cu o coad\u0103 bearc\u0103, z\u0103cea pe burt\u0103, chiar \u00een dreptul tomberonului de gunoi. La o privire superficial\u0103, dac\u0103 nu ar fi fost balta de vom\u0103 cu cheaguri \u00eentunecate s\u00eengerii pres\u0103rate \u00een lichidul verde-putred, ai fi crezut c\u0103 mo\u0163\u0103ie. L-a descoperit baba Grama de la parter, cea obsedat\u0103 de incendii. C\u00eend m-a chemat Chipere ca s\u0103-l v\u0103d, grupul de copii curio\u015fi se r\u0103rise.
\n\u201e Ce zici?\u201d, m-a chestionat cu o voce moale, r\u0103gu\u015fit\u0103, str\u00eeng\u00eendu-\u015fi fularul \u00een carouri ro\u015fii-negre-albe \u00een jurul g\u00eetului.
\n\u201e De ce vorbe\u015fti \u00een \u015foapt\u0103?\u201d i-am \u00eentors \u00eentrebarea, \u00eenc\u0103 un c\u00eeine mort, mare mister!\u201d
\n\u201e Am o laringit\u0103 care m\u0103 chinuie c\u00eend se schim\u0103 vremea…e ucis, nu mort-mort….cu otrav\u0103, sunt sigur!\u201d
\nAm urcat \u00een apartamentul s\u0103u, dou\u0103 camere decomandate, baie, buc\u0103t\u0103rie \u015fi o debara, mobilat cu piese desperecheate. Zugr\u0103veala demodat\u0103 a pere\u0163iilor era decolorat\u0103, aerul, \u00eemb\u00eecsit de praf \u015fi-n toate \u00eenc\u0103perile plutea un vag miros de farfurii murdare peste care se a\u015fezase odoarea persistent\u0103 de mucegai. \u00cen sufragerie, pe masa lung\u0103 cu furnirul scorojit, z\u0103ceau stivuite teancuri de dosare \u015fi de h\u00eertii scrise cu pixul.Surprins,am z\u0103rit printre ele c\u00eeteva volume de drept: criminalistic\u0103, legisla\u0163ia muncii, cod de procedur\u0103 civil\u0103 \u015fi altele, nu le-am re\u0163inut denumirea. Ne-am a\u015fezat pe dou\u0103 scaune identice, cu tapi\u0163eria de p\u00eenz\u0103 oranj roas\u0103 de ani, mi-a \u00eentins pachetul de \u0163ig\u0103ri, de\u015fi \u015ftia c\u0103 fumez foarte rar de la al\u0163ii \u015fi a \u00eenceput g\u00eej\u00eeind:
\n\u201e De data asta nu e o conciden\u0163\u0103, ai v\u0103zut?\u201d
\nEram cam agitat \u00een ziua aceea, trebuia s\u0103 plec la un interviu \u015fi nu aveam chef s\u0103-l ascult:
\n\u201e Ce s\u0103 v\u0103d? Cineva omoar\u0103 maidanezi \u015fi-i plaseaz\u0103 \u00een spatele blocului!\u201d
\n\u201e N-ai v\u0103zut semnul? Un \u201edoi\u201d mare, scris cu cret\u0103 pe tomberon…du-te \u015fi uit\u0103-te atent p\u00een\u0103 nu se \u015fterge!\u201d
\n\u201e Te cred, \u015fi ce-i cu asta?\u201d M\u0103 plicitisea \u015fi nu aveam chef s\u0103 cobor sc\u0103rile doar ca s\u0103 mai v\u0103d odat\u0103 o javr\u0103 care cr\u0103pase.
\nL-a apucat un acces de tuse seac\u0103, \u00een rafale. Dup\u0103 \u015fi-a rec\u0103p\u0103tat suflul, a cotinuat cu o lumini\u0163\u0103 sclipindu-i enigmatic\u0103 \u00een iri\u015fii maronii, catifela\u0163i:
\n\u201e E aceea\u015fi m\u00een\u0103 care a omor\u00eet \u015fi cel\u0103lalt c\u00eeine…sadicul a vrut s\u0103 fie clar, a l\u0103sat o semn\u0103tur\u0103!\u201d
\nNu am vrut s\u0103-l contrazic \u015fi s\u0103-i spun c\u0103 cite\u015fte romane poli\u0163iste de doi lei.
\n\u201e Ai vreun indiciu, b\u0103nuie\u015fti pe cineva dintre locatari?\u201d
\n\u201e Ar putea fi madam Grama, are trei pisici de ras\u0103…\u201d
\nAm luat o \u0163igare din pachet \u015fi am aprins-o cu bricheta mea:
\n\u201e Nu o v\u0103d pe b\u0103tr\u00eenica aia sfrijit\u0103 \u00een stare s\u0103 omoare un c\u00eeine, chiar prin otr\u0103vire, cu at\u00eet mai pu\u0163in s\u0103-l sp\u00eenzure!\u201d
\nA tras \u015fi el cu dou\u0103 degete o \u0163igare din pachet, i-a rupt ca de obicei filtrul, dar nu a aprins-o. A \u0163inut-o \u00een col\u0163ul gurii p\u00een\u0103 s-a mototolit, umezit\u0103 de saliv\u0103:
\n\u201e Ea, poate nu, dar nepotu\u2019 su care vine s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00eenal s\u0103 o ajute…?\u201d
\nMi l-am amintet vag: un b\u0103iat chelbos, palid, care saluta cu sfial\u0103 ori de c\u00eete ori \u00ee\u0163i intersectai pa\u015fii cu el \u015fi care c\u0103ra mereu o saco\u015f\u0103 burdu\u015fit\u0103 cu alimente. Nu am \u00een\u0163eles de ce Chipere credea c-ar avea facies de criminal. A tu\u015fit \u00eenro\u015findu-se violent, salvele seci \u00eei zguduiau pieptul \u015fi i-am aruncat st\u00eenjenit o observa\u0163ie:
\n\u201e Ar trebui s\u0103 le la\u015fi de fumat, \u00ee\u0163i face r\u0103u tutunul!\u201d
\nBroboane grele \u00eei perlau fruntea, p\u0103rul rar, blond-c\u00eenepiu se umezise de transpira\u0163ie, a tu\u015fit din nou \u00eenecat, \u015fi apoi \u015fi-a suflat nasul \u00eentr-o batist\u0103 mare, \u00een carouri albastre. Dup\u0103 ce \u015fi-a revenit, a continuat ra\u0163ionamentul ca \u015fi nu m-ar fi auzit:
\n\u201e Cred c\u0103 ar trebui s\u0103 caut f\u0103pta\u015ful plec\u00eend de la mobil, da\u2019 habar n-am ce motive pot s\u0103-l \u00eemping\u0103 pe un om normal ca s\u0103 asasineze ni\u015fte c\u00eeini…\u201d
\n\u201eDoar n-o s\u0103 anun\u0163i poli\u0163ia pentru a\u015fa ceva!\u201d
\nM-a privit uimit, aproape jignit de faptul c\u0103 mi-a venit o asemenea idee.
\n\u201eO s\u0103 \u00eencerc s\u0103 vorbesc cu un \u015fef de la ecarisaj, poate \u015ftiu ei mai multe!\u201d
\n\u201eNu facem un \u015fah?\u201d am \u00eencercat s\u0103-i abat aten\u0163ia.
\nDe data asta uimirea lui a fost evident\u0103:
\n\u201eAzi? E de-abia joi!\u201d
\nAvea dreptate, i-a\u015f fi deranjat lan\u0163ul tabieturilor, a\u015fa c\u0103 m-am ridicat ner\u0103bd\u0103tor \u015fi i-am spus c\u0103 trebuie s\u0103 plec.
\n\u201e Vroiam s\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103lzesc ni\u015fte ciorb\u0103 de v\u0103cu\u0163\u0103. Nu vrei s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00eenci cu mine?\u201d
\nL-am refuzat, nu mi-era foame \u015fi m\u0103 gr\u0103beam:\u201d Poate alt\u0103dat\u0103\u201d
\nA z\u00eembit moale, aprop\u00eend explica\u0163ia mea formal\u0103, clipind cu ochii miji\u0163i, ticul mi-era familiar \u015fi am ie\u015fit cu senza\u0163ia c\u0103 refuzul meu \u00eel m\u00eehnise. C\u00eend am ajuns la mine, am \u00eenceput s\u0103 cotrob\u0103i prin \u015fifonier dup\u0103 o c\u0103ma\u015f\u0103 curat\u0103 \u015fi brusc mi s-a f\u0103cut foame. \u00cen definitiv c\u00eet de dificil poate fi s\u0103 fierbi o ciorb\u0103? Ar fi trebuit s\u0103 o sun pe maic\u0103-mea ca s-o \u00eentreb de re\u0163et\u0103, dar mi-era team\u0103 c\u0103 nu voi rezista avalan\u015fei de \u00eentreb\u0103ri \u015fi sfaturi. Se fr\u0103m\u00eenta mereu c\u0103 nu m\u00eencam m\u0103car o mas\u0103 cald\u0103 pe zi, c\u0103 nu m\u0103 \u00eembr\u0103cam destul de gros c\u00eend era frig \u015fi alte griji insignifiante, dar care \u00een ochii ei luau dimensiuni vitale.
\nC\u00eend am \u00eencuiat u\u015fa m-a ajuns \u015fi pe mine nelini\u015ftitoare, grea, \u00eentrebarea:
\n\u201e Cine dracu\u2019 are interes s\u0103 omoare, unul dup\u0103 altul, doi c\u00eeini?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mi-am reamintit ultima ceart\u0103 cu Adriana. Am derulat de at\u00eetea ori episodul prin cap, \u00eenc\u00eet de fiecare adaug un nou am\u0103nunt. Dialogurile, chiar \u015fi dup\u0103 jum\u0103tate de an de la eveniment, \u00eemi apar mari \u015fi luminoase ca subtitr\u0103rile unui film demodat. Cearta a pornit de la faptul c\u0103 vroia un animal de companie. Garsoniera \u00een care locuiam, deabia ne \u00eenc\u0103pea pe noi \u015fi lucrurile absolut necesare. Ea avea o droaie de c\u0103r\u0163i, mai ales tratate de psihologie \u015fi cursuri universitare, o parte au r\u0103mas aici, umpl\u00eendu-se de praf, fiindc\u0103 nu a mai venit niciodat\u0103 dup\u0103 ele. \u015etia ce p\u0103rere am \u00een leg\u0103tur\u0103 cu cre\u015fterea animalelor \u00eentr-un apartament, dar a insistat:
\n\u201eTe rog, m\u0103car un porcu\u015for de Guineea sau un papagal!\u201d
\n\u015ei-a \u00eenso\u0163it rug\u0103minte cu un aer nevinovat de feti\u0163\u0103 cuminte, \u0163uguindu-\u015fi caraghios buzele \u00eentr-un botic dulce, dar eu am replicat plicitisit:
\n\u201e De ce nu un c\u00eeine sau pisoi?\u201d
\nA \u00een\u0163eles ironia, dar a continuat:
\n\u201e O cuno\u015ftin\u0163\u0103 mi-a promis un pui de golden retriever…\u00ees a\u015fa de dr\u0103gu\u0163i c\u00eend sunt mici!\u201d
\n\u201eCine e cuno\u015ftin\u0163a asta, \u00eel \u015ftiu \u015fi eu? Un b\u0103rbat nu-i a\u015fa?\u201d
\nNu sunt gelos, dar discu\u0163ia a alunecat deliberat pe panta asta.
\n\u201eE o ras\u0103 scump\u0103, de ce \u0163i-ar face cineva un cadou at\u00eet de costisitor?\u201d
\nA \u00eenceput s\u0103 pl\u00eeng\u0103 brusc ca dezl\u0103n\u0163uirea unei ploi toren\u0163iale \u015fi mi-a aruncat \u0163ip\u00eend:
\n\u201e Da, e un b\u0103rbat bogat, care \u00eemi face curte \u015fi vrea s\u0103 m\u0103 seduc\u0103 d\u0103ruindu-mi un nenorocit de c\u00eeine de ras\u0103!\u201d
\nBine\u00een\u0163eles c\u0103 nu am crezut-o, vroia doar s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eenfurie \u015fi a reu\u015fit, fiindc\u0103 tot r\u0103ul a izbucnit din mine \u015fi am strigat necontrolat:
\n\u201e Atunci poate c\u0103 ar trebui s\u0103 te mu\u0163i la el, ca s\u0103 po\u0163i avea c\u00ee\u0163i c\u0103\u0163ei aurii vrei…pe deasupra pe\u015fti, papagali, kakadu, pisici , sau de ce nu chiar tigri, tot ce \u00ee\u0163i dore\u015fte sufle\u0163elul, nu s\u0103 te plictise\u015fti \u00eentr-o garsonier\u0103 \u00eempu\u0163it\u0103 l\u00eeng\u0103 un ratat iremediabil ca mine!\u201d
\nDe-abia ast\u0103zi pot \u00een\u0163elege semnifica\u0163ia acelui scandal ,dar nu mai pot repara nimic. S-a culcat sup\u0103rat\u0103, mi-a acceptat de form\u0103 scuzele, dar a doua zi c\u00eend am ajuns acas\u0103 am g\u0103sit biletul de adio:
\n\u201eNu exist\u0103 nici un c\u0103\u0163el auriu sau un alt b\u0103rbat. Plec fiindc\u0103 nu mai suport s\u0103 v\u0103d cum ne r\u0103nim reciproc.\u201d
\nAm rev\u0103zut-o doar c\u00eend a venit s\u0103-\u015fi ia o parte din lucruri. M-a salutat, avea fa\u0163a bo\u0163it\u0103 de lacrimi, catadicsind s\u0103 r\u0103spund\u0103 la \u00eentreb\u0103rile mele tandre cu o voce neutr\u0103:
\n\u201eCrede-m\u0103 e mai bine a\u015fa…nu mai insista, plecam oricum!\u201d
\nO mare expert\u0103 \u00een desp\u0103r\u0163iri, Adriana! Ne mai certasem noi de multe ori, \u00een dou\u0103 d\u0103\u0163i plecase la maic\u0103-sa, dar de data aceea a fost definitiv.<\/p>\n

5.<\/p>\n

M\u0103 b\u0103l\u0103ceam \u00eentr-un vis cald, eram pe o plaj\u0103, soarele-mi p\u00eerlea obrajii, valurile clipoceau vesele, o sim\u0163eam pe Adriana vie, l\u00eeng\u0103 mine, c\u00eend am auzit, plutind \u00eentre somn \u015fi trezie, b\u0103t\u0103i puternice \u00een u\u015f\u0103. Ame\u0163it de somn am deschis u\u015fa \u015fi l-am v\u0103zut pe Chipere \u00een jacheta lui de stof\u0103 p\u0103roas\u0103, cenu\u015fie, \u00eembr\u0103cat\u0103 peste pijama. G\u00eef\u00eeia, p\u0103rul era umed de transpira\u0163ie \u015fi-\u015fi g\u0103sea cu greutate cuvintele:
\n\u201eN-am vrut s\u0103 te trezesc…credeam c\u0103 ai auzit urletele…N-ai auzit urletele?\u201d
\n\u201eCe urlete? Nu..poate \u0163i s-a n\u0103z\u0103rit!\u201d
\n\u015etiam c\u0103 lua medicamente pentru tensiune \u015fi hapurile puternice au efecte secundare. Nu a stat s\u0103-mi dea explica\u0163ii, a dat a lehamite din m\u00een\u0103 \u015fi a cobor\u00eet sc\u0103rile \u00een fug\u0103. M-am \u00eembr\u0103cat ca \u00een armat\u0103 \u015fi am alergat \u00een urma lui. La etajul unu se deschise o u\u015f\u0103 \u015fi se ivi chipul bo\u0163it de nesomn al lui Laza, muncitor la fabrica de zah\u0103r, un tip solid cu ochii mereu injecta\u0163i care m-a \u00eentrebat \u015fi el:
\n\u201e Ai auzit l\u0103tr\u0103turile? Parc\u0103 urla a mort!\u201d
\nAm intrat \u00een bezna rece, umed\u0103 care urca cuprinz\u00eendu-mi gleznele, genunchii, pieptul, umerii ca un val. \u00cen cercul tremur\u0103tor de lumin\u0103, decupat de lanterna \u0163inut\u0103 de Chipere, scena se \u00eenf\u0103\u0163i\u015fa \u00een toat\u0103 cruzimea ei. Corpul cafeniu, cu blan\u0103 deas\u0103, z\u0103cea pr\u0103bu\u015fit pe o coast\u0103 , chiar l\u00eeng\u0103 intrare, \u00eenconjurat de p\u00eer\u00eeia\u015fe de s\u00eenge \u00eenchegat. M\u0103runtaiele \u00eei at\u00eernau vinete \u015fi alburii, iar botul cu canini galbeni r\u00eenjea dispre\u0163uitor mor\u0163ii.
\nSt\u0103team \u015fi priveam le\u015ful ca \u015fi c\u00eend ar fi fost un accidentat strivit neverosimil, chiar sub ochii mei, de un autobuz. Chipere spuse \u00eencet:
\n\u201ePe \u0103sta \u00eel cuno\u015fteam…e o c\u0103\u0163ea, copiii o strigau Lady…\u00eei d\u0103deam \u015fi eu c\u00eete-o coaj\u0103 sau un os!\u201d
\n\u00cen spatele nostru se buluceau \u00een \u00eentuneric siluete neclare, vocile sunau \u00eenfundat, curioase, surprinse, revoltate, comp\u0103timitoare.
\nDin masa compact\u0103 s-a desprins silueta fragil\u0103 a doamnei Grama de la parter. Purta un capot maroniu de molton peste c\u0103ma\u015fa de noapte. Capul \u00eei tremura necontrolat \u015fi cununa de p\u0103r rar, argintiu sem\u0103na cu o tuf\u0103 rotund\u0103 acoperit\u0103 de funigei.
\n\u201e E Lady, a g\u00eeng\u0103vi ea, au omor\u00eet-o pe Lady…eu i-am pus o zgard\u0103 ca s-o recunoasc\u0103 hingherii \u015fi ei tot au omor\u00eet-o!\u201d
\nChipere s-a apropiat de cadavru, l-a examinat cu aten\u0163ie \u015fi s-a \u00eentors spre mine triumf\u0103tor. \u0162inea \u00een m\u00een\u0103 o curelu\u015f\u0103 ca o zgard\u0103, de care era prins un carton, cu un \u201e3\u201d inscrip\u0163ionat mare pe el.
\n\u201eGata, a strigat Laza, eu telefonez la poli\u0163ie, cineva terorizeaz\u0103 tot blocul omor\u00eend c\u00eeini \u015fi arunc\u00eendu-i pe pragul nostru!\u201d
\nAm urcat repede \u015fi b\u00eejb\u00eeind ame\u0163it m-am a\u015fezat \u00een genunchi pe gresia din baie. Am vomat cu icneli doar fiere \u015fi dup\u0103 fiecare rev\u0103rsare a ma\u0163elor, vedeam dinainte ochilor fiecare detaliu al cadavrului: blana m\u00eenjit\u0103 de s\u00eengele \u00eent\u0103rit, intestinele vine\u0163ii, o ran\u0103 care dezgolea coastele p\u00een\u0103 la os, limba at\u00eern\u00eend neagr\u0103 printre col\u0163i, ochii opaciza\u0163i de agonie \u015fi re\u00eencepeam s\u0103 v\u0103rs.
\nDup\u0103-amiaz\u0103 a sosit o ma\u015fin\u0103 a poli\u0163iei, din care a cobor\u00eet un agent tinerel, cu fa\u0163a ro\u015fovan\u0103, \u00eenso\u0163it de un ciob\u0103nesc alsacian. \u00cen hol, poli\u0163istul patruped a \u00eenceput s\u0103 latre necontrolat, tr\u0103g\u00eend cu furie de les\u0103.
\n\u201eJos Max! Stai…caut\u0103!\u201d \u00eei comand\u0103 agentul \u015fi alsacianul amu\u015fin\u0103 inutil sc\u0103rile, de pe care cineva \u015ftersese d\u00eerele de s\u00eenge. Poli\u0163istul \u00ee\u015fi f\u0103cu zelos datoria, \u00eei chestion\u0103 pe to\u0163i cei dispu\u015fi s\u0103-i r\u0103spund\u0103 la \u00eentreb\u0103ri \u015fi-\u015fi not\u0103 ceva \u00eentr-un carne\u0163el. Spre surprinderea mea, Chipere nu a discutat cu el mai nimic \u015fi a refuzat s\u0103 semneze, \u00een calitate de martor, declara\u0163ia.
\n\u201e\u015etiu eu cum e cu anchetele astea…ei \u00ee\u015fi fac datoria, cerceteaz\u0103, fac dosare \u015fi rezultatul investiga\u0163iei: nula t\u0103iat!\u201d
\nPrivind undeva \u00een gol, a ridicat un ar\u0103t\u0103tor \u015fi a citat din memorie, de parc\u0103 ar fi r\u0103sfoit un cod:
\n\u201e Infrac\u0163iunea de omor calificat se pedepse\u015fte conform art. 197 litera be, aliniat unu, Cod penal, cu \u00eenchisoare de la 15 la 25 de ani \u015fi interzicerea unor drepturii civile pe o perioad\u0103 de 6 ani…asta la oameni …bine\u00een\u0163eles, c\u00eend e vorba de animale legea 205 din 2004, prevede prin art 23 aliniat 1, 2 \u015fi 3 c\u0103 f\u0103pta\u015ful prime\u015fte de la 3 luni la un an de \u00eenchisoare sau amend\u0103 contraven\u0163ional\u0103 de la 500 la 2000 de lei…ai auzit s\u0103 fi fost cineva \u00eenchis pentru uciderea unui animal?\u201d<\/p>\n

6.<\/p>\n

Juc\u0103m \u015fah. Chipere mut\u0103 neatent, pripit \u015fi \u00eenainte de a-i captura dama de alb, \u00eel \u00eentreb:
\n\u201e De ce nu ai luat un c\u00eeine, s\u0103-l \u00eengrije\u015fti?\u201d
\nM\u0103 prive\u015fte surprins, r\u0103stoarn\u0103 toate piesele cu dosul palmei \u015fi-apoi ofteaz\u0103 ad\u00eenc:
\n\u201e Nevast\u0103-mea fie iertat\u0103, avea un pechinez! M\u0103 enerva \u00eengrozitor: dormea la picioarele patului nostru toat\u0103 noaptea, ba c\u00eeteodat\u0103 c\u00eend \u00eei era frig se culcu\u015fea \u015fi sub plapum\u0103. \u00cei d\u0103dea s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00eence numai parizer, biscui\u0163i \u015fi pr\u0103jituri, \u00eel r\u0103sf\u0103\u0163a ca pe un copil, fiindc\u0103 noi nu am avut copii…Rexy \u00eel chema \u015fi a murit cu doi ani \u00eenainte de a se pr\u0103p\u0103di ea!\u201d
\nNu \u015ftiu ce s\u0103 mai zic \u015fi m\u0103 aud rostind inutil:
\n\u201eDar dup\u0103 aceea, de ce n-ai luat un pui de maidanez sau chiar un c\u0103\u0163el de ras\u0103…\u201d
\nPare c\u0103 nu m\u0103 aude \u015fi continu\u0103 melancolic:
\n\u201e C\u00eend \u015fi-a dat seama c\u0103 are cancer \u015ftii ce mi-a spus? S\u0103-l deshumez pe Rexy \u015fi s\u0103-l \u00eengrop l\u00eeng\u0103 crucea ei…ai mai auzit o tr\u0103snaie ca asta?\u201d
\nSe ridic\u0103, merge cu pa\u015fi grei p\u00een\u0103 la o comod\u0103, din sertarul c\u0103reia scoate o cutie de carton. \u00cemi arat\u0103 o fotografie alb-negru, destul de neclar\u0103, \u00een care o doamn\u0103 cam la 50 de ani, slab\u0103, cu o figur\u0103 sever\u0103 \u015fi crispat\u0103, cu p\u0103rul grizonat, \u00eembr\u0103cat\u0103 \u00eentr-un taior negru, pozeaz\u0103 \u0163eap\u0103n\u0103 cu un \u015fmoiog neast\u00eemp\u0103rat de blan\u0103 sur\u0103 \u00een poal\u0103. Chipere \u00eencepe s\u0103 r\u00eed\u0103:
\n\u201e Aici puiu\u2019 avea doi ani jumate, ceea ce \u00een ani omene\u015fti \u00eenseamn\u0103 c\u0103 era major…dar s\u0103 revin la ultima ei dorin\u0163\u0103. Ce era s\u0103 fac, i-am promis c\u0103 o s\u0103-l aibe pe Rexy \u015fi pe lumea cealalt\u0103 l\u00eeng\u0103 ea…problema era c\u0103 nu-mi mai aminteam nici mort unde \u00eengropasem javra!\u201d
\nMi se pare c\u0103 v\u0103d lacrimi \u00een ochii lui, dar reveni voios:
\n\u201eMai facem o partid\u0103? E unu la unu…\u201d
\nRea\u015fez\u0103m rapid piesele \u015fi dup\u0103 un sacrificiu calculat cu vreo nou\u0103 mut\u0103ri \u00eenainte, de\u015fi m-am obi\u015fnuit cu stilul lui imaginativ , m\u0103 bate cu negrele. M\u0103 ridic s\u0103 plec, dar vocea de bunic ne\u00eemplinit , duioas\u0103 \u015fi nea\u015fteptat de cald\u0103, m\u0103 opre\u015fte:
\n\u201e Am f\u0103cut ni\u015fte chiftele cu sos de ciuperci, re\u0163eta lu\u2019 nevasta-mea s\u0103raca…e ora cinei, n-ai vrea s\u0103…\u201d
\nDe data asta nu-l mai refuz. Ne a\u015fez\u0103m fa\u0163\u0103-n fa\u0163\u0103 \u00een buc\u0103t\u0103ria \u00eengust\u0103, la o mas\u0103 de pal alb. Chiftelele sunt gustoase, dar sosul \u00een care plutesc ca ni\u015fte buc\u0103\u0163i de plastic fad, felii de champignoane, e nes\u0103rat. \u00cemi \u00eentinde solni\u0163a, scuz\u00eendu-se:
\n\u201e Poate mai vrei sare, eu din cauza tensiunii, \u015ftii…g\u0103tesc cam nes\u0103rat!\u201d
\n\u015eterg urmele de sos din farfurie cu o felie de p\u00eeine \u015fi-i mul\u0163umesc pentru mas\u0103.
\n\u201e \u015etii, \u00eemi spuse c\u00eend m\u0103 conducea spre u\u015f\u0103, cred c\u0103 am s\u0103 adopt totu\u015fi un c\u0103\u0163el…\u201d<\/p>\n

7.<\/p>\n

Peste cinci zile de la cina cu domnul Chipere, s-a petrecut \u015fi crima num\u0103rul patru. Poate cuv\u00eentul \u201ecrim\u0103\u201d e prea s\u0103rac ca s\u0103 poat\u0103 reda oroarea. C\u00eeinele, o corcitur\u0103 cu blana gri \u015fi cap masiv, fusese tran\u015fat \u00een sferturi \u015fi at\u00eernat \u00een c\u00eerlige de crengile unui castan din spatele blocului. Poli\u0163ia a venit \u015fi de data asta cu promptitudine, a f\u0103cut fotografii \u015fi a pus \u00eentreb\u0103ri tuturor celor care se aflau \u00een diminea\u0163a aceea acas\u0103. La sugestia mea au pozat \u015fi cifra \u201e 4\u201d scrijelat\u0103 de m\u00eena criminal\u0103 pe scoar\u0163a copacului.
\nChipere a continuat ancheta pe cont propriu. Nu \u015ftiu ce f\u0103cea, nu-mi d\u0103dea prea multe am\u0103nunte, dar a vorbit cu cei de la protec\u0163ia animalelor \u015fi a \u00eenceput s\u0103 lipeasc\u0103 peste tot afi\u015fe semnificative, ceva gen: \u201estopa\u0163i violen\u0163a asupra animalelor \u015fi ele sunt fiin\u0163e vii, suna\u0163i pentru fiecare abuz, la orice or\u0103 la telverde…\u201d
\nPentru prima dat\u0103 de c\u00eend instituisem obiceiul de a juca \u015fah \u00een week-end, a s\u0103rit peste partida de s\u00eemb\u0103t\u0103 dup\u0103-amiaza, fiindc\u0103 a \u00eenceput s\u0103 fac\u0103 de paz\u0103.
\n\u00cen timpul zilei, scruta cu un binoclu rablagit tot c\u00eempul, p\u00een\u0103 dincolo de linia ferat\u0103. Ori de c\u00eete ori auzea un zgomot puternic sau un l\u0103trat, alerga nelini\u015ftit pe balcon. Noaptea f\u0103cea rondul \u00een jurul blocului, din trei \u00een trei ore, cu o lantern\u0103 puternic\u0103 \u00een m\u00een\u0103. \u00centr-o diminea\u0163\u0103 l-am g\u0103sit chiar \u00een spa\u0163iul str\u00eemt din spatele ghenei, a\u015fezat pe un sc\u0103unel de pescar cu o pufoaic\u0103 albastr\u0103, ponosit\u0103, pe umeri, de felul celor purtate de muncitori pe \u015fantierele epocii de aur. Era rebegit, se \u00eencovrigase de frig pr\u0103bu\u015findu-se interior. \u015ei-a \u015fters ochelarii \u015fi m-a rugat s\u0103-i cump\u0103r un pachet de \u0163ig\u0103ri. L-am convins cu greu s\u0103 urce \u015fi s\u0103 se bage \u00een pat.
\nI-am auzit tusa seac\u0103 toat\u0103 noaptea \u015fi de c\u00eeteva ori am urcat s\u0103-l \u00eentreb dac\u0103 nu are nevoie de vreun medicament.
\n\u201e Nu, a g\u00eef\u00eeit anevoie, am tot ce-mi trebuie…spune-mi mai bine ce fac c\u00eeinii? Nu am v\u0103zut un c\u00eeine de aproape o s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00een\u0103…\u201d
\nSurprinz\u0103tor era faptul, asta observase \u015fi el mai demult, c\u0103 haitele de maidanezi care cutreierau cartierul c\u0103ut\u00eend hran\u0103 prin tomberoanele de gunoi, disp\u0103ruser\u0103, ca \u015fi cum nasurile lor sensibile depistaser\u0103 de la distan\u0163\u0103 mirosul \u00eenfrico\u015f\u0103tor al mor\u0163ii. \u00cen schimb am v\u0103zut doi \u015fobolani imen\u015fi, bruni, cu cozile gola\u015fe care se strecurau pereche prin deschiz\u0103tura ghenei.
\nAm re\u00eenceput s\u0103 scriu \u00een jurnal, chiar \u015fi c\u00eete o pagin\u0103 \u00eentreag\u0103 pe zi.Habar n-am ce \u00een\u015fir acolo, cuvintele vin \u015fi se lipesc \u00een r\u00eenduri dese, \u00eentunecate de foaie:
\n\u201e cenu\u015fiul se \u00eentinde de sus p\u00een\u0103 jos, de la dreapta la st\u00eenga, una cu cerul, c\u00eempul, blocurile. Iarna moare \u00eencet f\u0103r\u0103 urm\u0103 de z\u0103pad\u0103. anul acesta nu a nins deloc, dar frigul \u015fi umezeala au scorojit p\u00een\u0103 la c\u0103r\u0103mid\u0103 tencuiala pere\u0163ilor, mucegaiul \u00eenflore\u015fte \u00een betonul armat, trunchiurile castanilor s-au \u00eembibat de ap\u0103 ca ni\u015fte bure\u0163i \u015fi putrezesc lent \u00een pcioare, iar c\u00eeinii au disp\u0103rut. cineva sau ceva omoar\u0103 c\u00eeinii \u015fi-i arunc\u0103 \u00eenaintea noastr\u0103\u201d
\nUneori devin profund filozofic; unde am citit asta?
\n\u201e o glum\u0103 amar\u0103 marele secret cosmic: ne na\u015ftem, murim, putrezim…\u201d
\nC\u00eend am cobor\u00eet s\u0103 cump\u0103r p\u00eeine, m-am \u00eent\u00eelnit cu doamna Grama pe sc\u0103ri. \u00ce\u015fi t\u00eer\u015f\u00eeia pa\u015fii \u015fi str\u00eengea \u00een m\u00eeinile ei zb\u00eercite un borcan plin cu un lichid g\u0103lbui, limpede, \u00een care pluteau fire, r\u0103sucite ca ni\u015fte viermi\u015fori. Mi-a r\u0103spuns la salut, de\u015fi am senza\u0163ia c\u0103 uneori nu m\u0103 recunoa\u015fte, \u015fi a trecut de mine lent, via\u0163a p\u00eelp\u00eeia \u00een ea ca o lum\u00eenare, \u00eeng\u00een\u00eend:
\n\u201e Am f\u0103cut o sup\u0103 de pui, \u00eei duc lu\u2019 domnu\u2019 Chipere o sup\u0103 de pui, e r\u0103cit \u015fi mi-a spus c\u0103 ar dori s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00eence o sup\u0103 de pui, am f\u0103cut o sup\u0103…\u201d
\nAm urcat \u015fi eu la el dup\u0103 vreo jum\u0103tate de or\u0103. U\u015fa era deschis\u0103, l-am g\u0103sit \u00een pat. Parc\u0103 se scof\u00eelcise, fa\u0163a \u00eei era o bucat\u0103 de cear\u0103 gravat\u0103 de riduri ad\u00eenci, iar corpul p\u0103rea mic\u015forat sub plapuma de atlas lucios.
\n\u201eDomnule Chipere, l-am \u00eentrebat proste\u015fte, v\u0103 sim\u0163i\u0163i bine?\u201d
\n\u201e Parc\u0103 ne tutuiam…e doar o laringit\u0103 cronic\u0103, revine \u00een fiecare iarn\u0103, c\u00eend \u00eenverze\u015fte iarba \u00eemi trece! M\u0103 fac eu bine, altfel cine o s\u0103 te mai bat\u0103 la \u015fah? Dar spune ai mai v\u0103zut vreun c\u00eeine?\u201d
\nL-am lini\u015ftit, nu se mai \u00eent\u00eemplase nimic de o s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00een\u0103 \u00eencheiat\u0103, de\u015fi e drept nici poli\u0163ia nu d\u0103duse de vreo pist\u0103.
\n\u201eStai lini\u015ftit, totul o s\u0103 se rezolve….\u201d
\nM-a privit intens, f\u0103r\u0103 ochelari iri\u015fii cafenii luceau catifela\u0163i \u015fi febrili \u00een orbitele vinete:
\n\u201e A\u015fa e, \u00eentr-un fel sau altul, toate or s\u0103 se rezolve!\u201d
\nI-am spus un banc deocheat, dar nu am reu\u015fit s\u0103-l fac nici s\u0103 z\u00eembeasc\u0103 m\u0103car. Am cobor\u00eet tiptil, dup\u0103 ce am sim\u0163it c\u0103 a adormit.<\/p>\n

8.<\/p>\n

Am visat-o din nou pe Adriana.St\u0103tea pe o paji\u015fte cu iarb\u0103 \u00eenalt\u0103, \u00eenconjurat\u0103 de o mul\u0163ime de c\u0103\u0163ei de toate soiurile \u015fi culorile: albi cu pete maronii, pufo\u015fi ca neaua, negri cu blana c\u00eerlion\u0163at\u0103. R\u00eedea fericit\u0103 \u015fi lu\u0103 \u00een bra\u0163e un ghemotoc auriu cu ochii deabia miji\u0163i, ar\u0103t\u00eendu-mi-l \u015fi s\u0103rut\u00eendu-l. Pletele ei brune \u00eei fluturau pe umeri, la fel de reale ca \u015fi atunci c\u00eend tr\u0103iam \u00eempreun\u0103.
\nAm tr\u00eentit \u00een jurnal concluzia: \u201enu e suferin\u0163\u0103 mai ad\u00eenc\u0103 dec\u00eet s\u0103-\u0163i aminte\u015fti de vremurile \u00een care erai fericit.\u201d
\nAzi noapte a nins. Prima z\u0103pad\u0103 din iarna asta a posp\u0103it iarba \u00eenghe\u0163at\u0103 cu o glazur\u0103 imaculat\u0103, plopii anemici \u015fi-au \u00eenvelit trupurile sub\u0163iri \u00een flanele albe, c\u00eempia goal\u0103 p\u0103rea primenit\u0103. N-a \u0163inut prea mult, fiindc\u0103 a venit un dezghe\u0163 brusc cu r\u0103p\u0103ieli calde \u015fi de sub p\u0103tura curat\u0103 \u015fi toate r\u0103nile p\u0103m\u00eentului s\u00eengereaz\u0103 \u00eentr-o m\u00eezg\u0103 murdar\u0103. Copiii, care se bucurau c\u0103 pot scoate s\u0103niile din debarale, stau cu fe\u0163ele comic strivite de geamuri \u015fi privesc cum iarna pl\u00eenge cu lacrimi de noroi g\u0103lbui.
\nPentru c\u0103 nu vroia s\u0103 se interneze \u00een spital, am chemat un medic ca s\u0103-l consulte pe domnul Chipere, un t\u00een\u0103r brunet, serios, cu tr\u0103s\u0103turi pure, de meridional. L-a auscultat, i-a luat tensiunea , a citit ultimele analize \u015fi a conchis simplu, \u00een \u015foapt\u0103, c\u00eend i-am \u00eenm\u00eenat onorariul:
\n\u201eChema\u0163i rudele, nu cred c\u0103 o mai duce p\u00een\u0103 \u00een prim\u0103var\u0103!\u201d
\nM-am \u00eentors \u00een dormitor \u015fi am a\u015fezat tabla de \u015fah pe marginea patului:
\n\u201e Azi e s\u00eemb\u0103t\u0103, am spus, ai ocazia s\u0103 m\u0103 ba\u0163i!\u201d
\nChipere a z\u00eembit chinuit, fa\u0163a i se uscase \u015fi pielea \u00eentins\u0103 pe oase era br\u0103zdat\u0103 de riduri ad\u00eenci ca \u015fi d\u00eerele de noroi \u00een z\u0103pada moale:
\n\u201e Nu sunt \u00een form\u0103…poate m\u00eeine, acum a\u015f vrea s\u0103 m\u0103 odihnesc\u201d..
\nAm notat sec \u00een jurnal:
\n\u201e chipere grav bolnav doctorul nu-i mai d\u0103 multe zile de tr\u0103it. iarna e bolnav\u0103.cenu\u015fiul \u00eenghite orice f\u0103r\u00eem\u0103 de puritate.\u201d<\/p>\n

9.<\/p>\n

Ultimul c\u00eeine a fost ucis \u00een noaptea de s\u00eemb\u0103t\u0103 spre duminic\u0103. M\u0103 trezisem cu o durere difuz\u0103 \u00een ceaf\u0103 \u015fi de-a lungul vertebrelor. Citisem p\u00een\u0103 noaptea t\u00eerziu. C\u00eend a\u0163ipeam, deschideam televizorul \u015fi fixam sonorul tare ca s\u0103 nu adorm. Minutele se scurgeau \u00eencleiate \u015fi ca s\u0103 le gonesc, s\u0103 scap de calvarul a\u015ftept\u0103rii, coboram din c\u00eend \u00een c\u00eend sc\u0103rile \u015fi cercetam cu privirea maidanul sub razele lanternei.
\nDup\u0103 miezul nop\u0163ii, a r\u0103s\u0103rit \u015fi luna , palid\u0103 sub echimozele norilor vine\u0163ii \u00eempr\u0103\u015ftia\u0163i pe bolt\u0103. \u00centotdeauna am ur\u00eet luna plin\u0103, e o scorpie decrepit\u0103, macabr\u0103, sub razele ei reci alearg\u0103 v\u00eercolacii, liliecii vampirizeaz\u0103 vitele iar depresivii se sinucid.
\nDiminea\u0163a se zb\u0103tea s\u0103 ias\u0103 din p\u00eecla \u00eentunericului. Fuioare sc\u0103mo\u015fate de cea\u0163\u0103 se ridicau din c\u00eempia putred\u0103, crengile negre ale plopilor se desenau pe fondul gri-deschis ca \u00eentr-o stamp\u0103 de Hokusai. Am luat binoclul \u015fi am ie\u015fit pe balcon. Dincolo de taluzul pr\u0103bu\u015fit, un marfar gri-verzuise cl\u0103tina f\u0103r\u0103 zgomot pe \u015fine \u015fi disp\u0103ru \u00een masa alburie dup\u0103 ultima curb\u0103.
\nO presim\u0163ire grea \u00eemi str\u00eengea pieptul \u015fi am cobor\u00eet \u00een fug\u0103 sc\u0103rile. Inima \u00eemi b\u0103tea ca dup\u0103 un maraton pierdut dinainte. Era acolo m\u0103 a\u015ftepta, chiar l\u00eeng\u0103 col\u0163ul blocului, \u00een patrulaterul murdar dintre ghen\u0103, cei doi castani gola\u015fi \u015fi b\u0103t\u0103torul de covoare. Capul negru, cu urechi ascu\u0163ite, botul r\u00eenjind batjocoritor cu to\u0163i col\u0163ii, pupilele \u00eencremenite \u00een \u00eentuneric, se profila distinct, \u00een v\u00eerful unui par \u00eenfipt \u00een p\u0103m\u00eentul moale. Un \u201e5\u201d uria\u015f, conturat din lum\u00een\u0103ri stinse se l\u0103\u0163ea \u00een fa\u0163a lui. Restul corpului, buc\u0103\u0163i de carne s\u00eengerie cu smocuri smulse de blan\u0103, labele, intestinele, organele tumefiate se \u00eentindea \u00eentr-un cerc sinistru \u00een jur.
\nAm \u00eencercat s\u0103 strig, am \u0163ipat din toate puterile, \u00een\u0103untrul meu s\u00eengele urla revoltat, dar f\u0103lcile mi-erau \u00eencle\u015ftate, strig\u0103tul r\u0103m\u00eenea mut, \u015fi priveam fascinat ochii \u00eentuneca\u0163i ai c\u00eeinelui, \u00een care deslu\u015feam neiert\u0103tor, ca o glum\u0103 amar\u0103, mesajul:\u201dne na\u015ftem, murim, putrezim…\u201d
\nM-am pr\u0103bu\u015fit neajutorat \u00eentr-un abis rece, iar grea\u0163a m\u0103 supse ca o mla\u015ftin\u0103.
\nC\u00eend m-am trezit, horc\u0103ind ca un \u00eenecat, vedenia disp\u0103ruse. Cineva \u00eempachetase capul \u015fi resturile \u00eentr-un sac de plastic. St\u0103team cu capul \u00een poala Aureliei, care-mi pusese o compres\u0103 ud\u0103 pe frunte \u015fi-mi m\u00eeng\u00eeia matern\u0103,cu degete calde, t\u00eemplele. M\u0103 \u00eentreb\u0103 dac\u0103 vreau s\u0103 cheme ambulan\u0163a \u015fi eu am b\u00eeiguit doar at\u00eet:
\n\u201e Da, suna\u0163i la urgen\u0163e… repede…cred c\u0103 domnul Chipere…\u201d
\nAm ajuns prea t\u00eerziu. Chipere murise.<\/p>\n

10.<\/p>\n

\u00cenmorm\u00eentarea a avut loc \u00eentr-o s\u00eemb\u0103t\u0103. Vremea mirosea a prim\u0103var\u0103, se \u00eenseninase, cerul azuriu lucea ca un geam bine sp\u0103lat. \u00cen aerul limpezit, clopotele capelei se auzeau clare, p\u00een\u0103 dincolo de \u015firul de blocuri cenu\u015fii.
\nSpre surprinderea tuturor, la cimitir s-a adunat foarte mult\u0103 lume, nu doar vecinii \u015fi fo\u015ftii colegi de munc\u0103, dar \u015fi mul\u0163i necunoscu\u0163i. Groapa fusese preg\u0103tit\u0103 l\u00eeng\u0103 so\u0163ia sa \u015fi dup\u0103 ce sicriul a fost cobor\u00eet, iar groparii au aruncat ultimele lope\u0163i de lut peste el, ne-am \u00eentors \u00een apartamentul r\u0103posatului, unde, dup\u0103 datin\u0103, o sor\u0103 de-a lui, nepoatele \u015fi cumnat\u0103-sa ne-au \u00eemp\u0103r\u0163it colaci \u015fi coliv\u0103. Locatarii din bloc str\u00eenseser\u0103, a\u015fa cum se obi\u015fnuie\u015fte, ni\u015fte bani pentru \u00eenmorm\u00eentare \u015fi m-au desemnat pe mine s\u0103 \u00eei \u00eenm\u00eenez rudelor, dar una din femeile acelea cernite m-a refuzat cu bl\u00eende\u0163e:
\n\u201e Nu e nevoie, Mihai al nost\u2019 fie iertat a fost tare grijuliu. A l\u0103sat mai multe plicuri cu bani, pe fiecare era scris precis pentru ce s\u0103 fie cheltui\u0163i: pentru pop\u0103, pentru gropari, pentru poman\u0103, pentru s\u0103raci…a l\u0103sat \u015fi pentru dumneata ceva, fiindc\u0103 i-ai fost dintre to\u0163i vecinii cel mai apropiat!\u201d
\n\u00cen plic erau cinci bacnote albastre, noi nou\u0163e \u015fi un bilet scris cu un pix ro\u015fu:
\n\u201e Cump\u0103r\u0103 un c\u00eeine io nam mai apucat\u201d
\nAu trecut dou\u0103 luni de la moartea domnului Chipere. Vara a sosit brusc, d\u00eend peste cap succesiunea fireasc\u0103 a anotimpurilor. Pe maidanul din spatele blocului unde iarba luce\u015fte aurie spuzit\u0103 de miile de p\u0103p\u0103dii nu a mai ap\u0103rut nici un cadavru. Poli\u0163ia nu a reu\u015fit s\u0103 dea de urmele sadicului uciga\u015f, dar se pare c\u0103 omorurile au \u00eencetat.
\nMi-am g\u0103sit o slujb\u0103 destul de bine pl\u0103tit\u0103, nu mai \u00eemi pierd vremea pl\u00eeng\u00eendu-mi de mil\u0103 \u015fi c\u00eeteodat\u0103 seara, c\u00eend ajung obosit acas\u0103 ,urc p\u00een\u0103 la etajul patru, unde Aurelia m\u0103 a\u015fteapt\u0103 cu o ciorb\u0103 cald\u0103 sau cu specialitatea lui Chipere, chiftelu\u0163e cu sos de ciuperci. \u00cen apartamentul s\u0103u nu s-a mutat nimeni \u015fi ori de c\u00eete ori trec prin dreptul u\u015fii, tresar \u015fi a\u015ftept s\u0103 se deschid\u0103 u\u015fa:
\n\u201e Nu vrei s\u0103 juc\u0103m un \u015fah, e s\u00eemb\u0103t\u0103?\u201d
\nMi-am cump\u0103rat un golden retriever, mascul. Pentru c\u0103 nu m\u0103 pricep s\u0103 \u00eengrijesc un c\u0103\u0163el, am luat unul de doi ani, gata dresat. \u00cel plimb \u00een les\u0103 prin jurul blocului \u015fi \u00eei ar\u0103t locurile de care trebuie s\u0103 se fereasc\u0103. M\u0103 \u00een\u0163elege, miroase circumspect toate cotloanele \u015fi m\u0103 prive\u015fte d\u00eend din coad\u0103 \u00een semn c\u0103 a \u00een\u0163eles. O s\u0103 crede\u0163i c\u0103 sunt nebun, dar \u00een iri\u015fii lui cafenii, intens catifela\u0163i, luce\u015fte iscoditoare privirea de prezbit a domnului Chipere!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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