Marea pasiune a copil\u0103riei era s\u0103 stau pe banca de la poarta casei \u0219i s\u0103 observ trec\u0103torii. Le analizam mersul, modul \u00een care \u00ee\u0219i poart\u0103 hainele, felul \u00een care salut\u0103, le rescriam vie\u021bile cu \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103ri fantasmagorice, niciodat\u0103 g\u00e2ndurile neav\u00e2nd leg\u0103tur\u0103 cu realitatea sau cu r\u0103utatea. Anii au trecut, banca este tot la poart\u0103, doar eu m\u0103 mi\u0219c mai mult prin alte zone, dar curiozitatea legat\u0103 de oameni mi-a r\u0103mas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Facem un pas, \u00een timp \u0219i spa\u021biu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Metroul, la ora la care aglomera\u021bia nu mai este doar aglomera\u021bie, ci o form\u0103 de via\u021b\u0103 colectiv\u0103. O mas\u0103 compact\u0103 de oameni respir\u0103 \u00een acela\u0219i ritm, \u00eempins\u0103 \u00eenainte \u0219i \u00eenapoi de iner\u021bia ora\u0219ului gr\u0103bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen mijlocul acestui ecosistem uman, o doamn\u0103 cochet\u0103, cu p\u0103rul atent aranjat \u0219i cu o masc\u0103 chirurgical\u0103 perfect a\u0219ezat\u0103 pe fa\u021b\u0103, \u00eencepe o opera\u021biune delicat\u0103. Din geanta ei, suficient de mare c\u00e2t s\u0103 ascund\u0103 probabil \u0219i o umbrel\u0103, \u0219i o farmacie, \u0219i c\u00e2teva secrete personale, scoate o cutie mic\u0103 de bomboane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reu\u0219e\u0219te cu greu. Cotul unui navetist \u00eei \u00eempinge geanta, un rucsac \u00eei love\u0219te discret \u0219oldul, dar doamna nu cedeaz\u0103. Deschide cutia. Extrage o bilu\u021b\u0103 lucioas\u0103, perfect rotund\u0103, \u0219i o ridic\u0103 triumf\u0103toare spre gur\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Numai c\u0103 \u00eentre bomboan\u0103 \u0219i gur\u0103 exist\u0103 un obstacol neprev\u0103zut: masca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Doamna \u00eencearc\u0103 totu\u0219i. Apas\u0103 u\u0219or bomboana pe materialul albastru, ca \u0219i cum ar spera c\u0103 aceasta va trece prin el, prin simpla for\u021b\u0103 a voin\u021bei. Masca nu coopereaz\u0103. Bomboana cade lent, aproape ceremonios, p\u00e2n\u0103 pe podeaua vagonului.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Doamna ofteaz\u0103. Scoate o a doua bomboan\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
De data aceasta \u00eencearc\u0103 o manevr\u0103 lateral\u0103. Ridic\u0103 bomboana pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 nas, probabil cu speran\u021ba c\u0103 va reu\u0219i s\u0103 o prind\u0103 cu buzele dintr-un unghi strategic. Manevra e ambi\u021bioas\u0103, dar fizica r\u0103m\u00e2ne ne\u00eenduplecat\u0103. Bomboana rico\u0219eaz\u0103 \u0219i cade \u00een pliul m\u0103\u0219tii, unde r\u0103m\u00e2ne suspendat\u0103 pentru o frac\u021biune de secund\u0103, ca \u00eentr-un experiment de laborator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apoi cade \u0219i ea pe jos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Doamna ezit\u0103 o clip\u0103. \u00cen jurul ei, metroul continu\u0103 s\u0103 \u00eenghit\u0103 sta\u021bii \u0219i oameni. Nimeni nu pare s\u0103 observe drama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Decizia vine brusc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Doamna apuc\u0103 masca \u0219i o rupe nervos de pe fa\u021b\u0103, cu gestul unui chirurg care renun\u021b\u0103 la sterilitate \u00een mijlocul opera\u021biei. Scoate o a treia bomboan\u0103, o introduce rapid \u00een gur\u0103 \u0219i, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it, izb\u00e2nda este deplin\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Exact \u00een acel moment, un domn din st\u00e2nga tu\u0219e\u0219te zgomotos, profund, ca un motor vechi care porne\u0219te greu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Din dreapta, o b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103 str\u0103nut\u0103 cu o generozitate acustic\u0103 demn\u0103 de o sal\u0103 de concert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Doamna \u00eenghea\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00ce\u0219i rote\u0219te privirea \u00een jur, \u00eencet, ca \u0219i cum ar evalua brusc \u00eentregul univers microbiologic al vagonului. Ochii i se ridic\u0103 spre tavanul metroului, \u00eentr-un gest care combin\u0103 exasperarea, regretul \u0219i poate o scurt\u0103 rug\u0103ciune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bomboana se dizolv\u0103 lini\u0219tit\u0103 \u00een gura pungit\u0103 de nervi. Metroul merge mai departe. Ora\u0219ul evolueaz\u0103, tehnologia evolueaz\u0103, regulile sanitare evolueaz\u0103. Dar rela\u021bia dintre om \u0219i o simpl\u0103 bomboan\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2ne, uneori, o problem\u0103 insolubil\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Fragment din volumul \u201eKilometrul 73\u201d, care va ap\u0103rea, dac\u0103 lumea nu o ia complet razna, \u00een aceast\u0103 prim\u0103var\u0103)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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