\u00cenceput de ani \u201990, sear\u0103 de Mo\u0219 Nicolae, ora\u0219ul mirosea a combustibil ars, benzin\u0103 cu plumb \u2013 a\u0219a se purta atunci \u2013, scor\u021bi\u0219oar\u0103 prefabricat\u0103 \u0219i speran\u021be ieftine. Eu m\u0103 t\u00e2ram pe strad\u0103 cu aerul acela specific studentului s\u0103rac: un amestec de foame, idealism \u0219i ni\u0219te lei \u00een buzunar, care se devalorizau \u00een timp ce \u00eei plimbam, bani cu care trebuia s\u0103 cump\u0103r un cadou \u201edr\u0103gu\u021b, dar nu prea dr\u0103gu\u021b\u201d pentru o fat\u0103 dr\u0103gu\u021b\u0103, dar nu foarte dr\u0103gu\u021b\u0103. Nu iubit\u0103, nici prieten\u0103. Un fel de \u201esuntem ceva, dar n-am stabilit ce, s\u0103 nu stric\u0103m totul vorbind\u201d. Nu o chema Nicoleta, dar m\u0103 ag\u0103\u021bam de numele ei de familie ca s\u0103 g\u0103sesc un motiv de s\u0103rb\u0103toare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cum nici atunci nu se purta intrarea \u00eentr-o cas\u0103 cu m\u00e2inile \u00een buzunar, am atacat primul magazin care nu ar\u0103ta ca un depozit de conserve expirate. Mi-am dat seama imediat c\u0103 sunt \u00een afara bugetului. Pre\u021burile luminau rafturile ca instala\u021biile de Cr\u0103ciun, doar c\u0103 \u00ee\u021bi ardeau retina \u0219i portofelul succesiv. Am g\u0103sit, totu\u0219i, \u00eentr-un col\u021b care \u00ee\u021bi punea la \u00eencercare aten\u021bia, o sticl\u0103 de vin: un ro\u0219u cu o etichet\u0103 ce p\u0103rea lipit\u0103 de un elev de clasa a doua, \u00een pauza mare. Cu toate neajunsurile, era perfect\u0103 pentru statutul meu financiar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
O cump\u0103r cu toat\u0103 demnitatea unui om care \u00ee\u0219i investe\u0219te ultimele economii \u00een viitorul emo\u021bional. Ies cu sticla \u00een bra\u021be \u0219i cu o m\u00e2ndrie calm\u0103 la purt\u0103tor, numai bun\u0103 de spulberat. Ceea ce se \u0219i \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103: m\u0103 dezechilibrez pe o pat\u0103 de ulei, evident pus\u0103 \u00een cale de destinul meu personal, care are sim\u021b artistic \u0219i chef de glume c\u00e2nd \u00eemi e lumea mai drag\u0103. Sticla love\u0219te p\u0103m\u00e2ntul cu sunetul acela inconfundabil de \u201eadio, via\u021b\u0103 social\u0103\u201d, iar vinul se prelinge ca s\u00e2ngele unui cerb t\u00e2n\u0103r, r\u0103pus de un v\u00e2n\u0103tor nemilos. Mirosea superb\u2026 \u0219i inutil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
R\u0103mas f\u0103r\u0103 cadou \u0219i f\u0103r\u0103 bani pentru alt vin, m\u0103 prezint \u00een buza unui chio\u0219c cu pre\u021buri mici \u0219i atmosfera unei gherete de soldat TR (termen redus). M\u0103 orientez spre o ciocolat\u0103. Arat\u0103 c\u0103 am \u00eencercat m\u0103car. E frumu\u0219ic\u0103, dar suspect de pr\u0103fuit\u0103. O iau. La primul bec serios de pe strad\u0103 v\u0103d c\u0103 era expirat\u0103. Ciocolata. Speran\u021ba nu dorea s\u0103 moar\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cemi pun inima \u00een din\u021bi, ciocolata \u00een buzunar \u0219i plec spre adres\u0103. E sear\u0103, blocurile arat\u0103 ca ni\u0219te cutii de chibrituri obosite, iar sc\u0103rile sunt populate cu multe umbre venite din trecut \u0219i din viitor. Sun. O dat\u0103. De dou\u0103 ori. M\u0103 preg\u0103tesc pentru momentul \u00een care ea deschide, m\u0103 vede cu ciocolata expirat\u0103 \u0219i decide dac\u0103 merit vreo form\u0103 de mil\u0103. Dar nu deschide ea. O face o doamn\u0103 de vreo 60 de ani \u2013 enorm pentru mine, cel de atunci \u2013, \u00eembr\u0103cat\u0103 \u00eentr-un halat roz cu stele albe. M\u0103 prive\u0219te fix, de parc\u0103 eu eram Mo\u0219 Nicolae \u0219i ea tocmai m\u0103 prinsese pun\u00e2nd nuielu\u0219e de salc\u00e2m \u00een ghetu\u021be. E scurt\u0103: a\u021bi gre\u0219it u\u0219a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen clipa aia simt cum ciocolata se tope\u0219te \u00een buzunar \u0219i m\u0103 umple de\u2026 respect. Verific \u00een minte adresa. E clar: am gre\u0219it scara, blocul, anul, \u021bara. Totul p\u0103rea gre\u0219it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cobor treptele cu sentimentul acela familiar de student: via\u021ba e un munte, iar eu sunt furnica descul\u021b\u0103 de la baza lui. Nu cedez u\u0219or.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ajung, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it, la blocul corect. M\u0103 uit la ciocolat\u0103. M\u0103 uit la u\u0219a de la intrare. M\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc c\u0103 poate Mo\u0219 Nicolae nu aduce cadouri tuturor; uneori doar \u00ee\u021bi d\u0103 un bob\u00e2rnac s\u0103 te trezeasc\u0103. A\u0219a c\u0103 nu mai sun. Nu intru. Nu risc o a doua catastrof\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Las ciocolata \u2014 expirat\u0103, \u00eempachetat\u0103 cu speran\u021be naive \u2014 \u00een cutia po\u0219tal\u0103. Un cadou nefericit. Ca un semn c\u0103 am \u00eencercat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apoi plec, \u00eencet, cu m\u00e2inile goale \u0219i demnitatea \u0219ifonat\u0103, dar totu\u0219i cu un g\u00e2nd bun:
la anul poate\u2026 bani, poate adresa\u2026 poate fata, poate eu, poate tu, poate da, poate nu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
La mul\u021bi ani, Nae!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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