{"id":33526,"date":"2017-11-27T09:42:59","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T09:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/?p=33526"},"modified":"2017-11-27T09:42:59","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T09:42:59","slug":"gheorghe-andrei-neagu-the-death-from-the-pumpkin-moartea-din-boston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/2017\/11\/27\/gheorghe-andrei-neagu-the-death-from-the-pumpkin-moartea-din-boston\/","title":{"rendered":"Gheorghe Andrei NEAGU: The death from the pumpkin (Moartea din Boston)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NEAGU-AG-OCT2017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-33527\" title=\"neagu-ag-oct2017\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NEAGU-AG-OCT2017-244x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NEAGU-AG-OCT2017-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NEAGU-AG-OCT2017.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/a>&#8211; Lua\u0163i aminte buni cre\u015ftini, s\u0103rb\u0103toarea aceasta de peste ocean este Satana, necredincio\u015fii au adus-o ca s\u0103 ne strice nou\u0103 morala str\u0103mo\u015feasc\u0103!, \u00eei \u00eendemna p\u0103rintele Stoleru pe cei c\u00e2\u0163iva cre\u015ftini aduna\u0163i \u00een biseric\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">La intrare, Dan Marcu, cunoscut om de afaceri \u015fi mai ales s\u00e2rguincios donator, \u00eel asculta la r\u00e2ndu-i cu indiferen\u0163\u0103. <em>\u201eCe \u015ftie g\u0103ozarul \u0103sta cu sutan\u0103\u201d<\/em>, \u00ee\u015fi zise, privind la portretul \u00een m\u0103rime natural\u0103 cu care fusese blagoslovit \u00een urma daniilor sale. Preotul perora f\u0103r\u0103 prea mult\u0103 convingere \u00eempotriva s\u0103rb\u0103torii de Halloween, av\u00e2nd sentimentul c\u0103-\u015fi f\u0103cea datoria. Ierarhii ce-i p\u0103storeau existen\u0163a teologic\u0103, a\u015fa \u00eei ceruser\u0103, s\u0103 lupte \u00eempotriva Halloween-ului. Plictisit,\u00a0 Marcu \u00ee\u015fi mai privi \u00eenc\u0103 odat\u0103 portretul ce str\u0103juia intrarea \u00een naos, st\u00e2nd cu spatele spre altar, mai \u00eenainte de a se \u00eendrepta spre limuzina luxoas\u0103 de la intrare.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Era singurul enoria\u015f care avea voie s\u0103 str\u0103bat\u0103 curtea bisericii, \u00een S.U.V.-ul negru \u015fi monstruos, f\u0103cut de cei de la Mercedes. Dar Marcu era m\u00e2ndru. A\u015fa \u00eel \u00eenv\u0103\u0163aser\u0103 cei din securitate, c\u00e2nd \u00eel omeniser\u0103 \u015fi cu o facultate la f\u0103r\u0103 frecven\u0163\u0103 \u015fi cu un serviciu m\u0103nos, la cadre.\u00a0 De fapt nu se afla \u00a0cadrist \u00een vreo \u00eentreprindere de stat pe vremea c\u00e2nd \u00a0nu existau particulare, care s\u0103 nu fi fost racolat de speciali\u015ftii cu ochi alba\u015ftri.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more-->Revolu\u0163ia l-a prins cu fi\u015fetele pline de bani, b\u0103uturi fine \u015fi scumpe \u201ed\u0103ruite\u201d de t.i.r.-i\u015fti. Accidentul ce-i marcase via\u0163a pentru totdeauna \u00eel f\u0103cuse lacom \u015fi r\u0103u. Om \u201d\u00eensemnat\u201dechivala \u00een percep\u0163ia oamenilor, ca om r\u0103u. R\u0103utatea i-a fost de folos \u015fi \u00een fa\u0163a furiei celor ce puseser\u0103 st\u0103p\u00e2nire pe \u00eentreprindere cu arma \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103. Sf\u0103tuit s\u0103 plece acas\u0103, Marcu n-a stat nicio clip\u0103 pe g\u00e2nduri. \u015ei-a luat banii str\u00e2n\u015fi \u015fi s-a hot\u0103r\u00e2t, s\u0103 intre \u00een pres\u0103 \u015fi \u00een industria alimentar\u0103. Habar n-avea de asemenea lucruri.\u00a0 L-au deslu\u015fit speciali\u015ftii pu\u015fi la dispozi\u0163ie de aceia\u015fi tovar\u0103\u015fi. \u015ei numai \u00een c\u00e2\u0163iva ani s-a trezit posesorul unei averi impresionante. Dar nu uitase niciodat\u0103 porc\u0103riile f\u0103cute pe drumul devenirii sale. Iat\u0103 de ce ajunsese a da dreptate p\u0103rin\u0163ilor care-l sf\u0103tuiau s\u0103 treac\u0103 pe la biseric\u0103 s\u0103 se roage. \u00a0A\u015fa a ajuns, iscusitul p\u0103rinte Stoleru, s\u0103-l conving\u0103 c\u0103 este bine s\u0103 fac\u0103 dona\u0163ie. \u015ei cum p\u0103catele erau foarte mari, \u015fi dona\u0163iile au fost pe m\u0103sur\u0103. Drept r\u0103splat\u0103, p\u0103rintele se hot\u0103r\u00ee s\u0103-i picteze trupul \u00een biseric\u0103, asemenea marilor voievozi, \u00een m\u0103rime natural\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-i pun\u0103 coroni\u0163\u0103 pe cap dar care s\u0103 poarte la picioare inscrip\u0163ia Dan Marcu \u2013 donator.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dup\u0103 ce demar\u0103 gr\u0103bit, afaceristul \u00ee\u015fi scoase mobilul placat cu aur \u015fi pietre pre\u0163ioase \u015fi-\u015fi sun\u0103 odrasla:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Alo, Petru\u015f, ce faci m\u0103i b\u0103iatule?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Stau la jude\u0163 s\u0103-mi aprobe \u201ecornul \u015fi laptele\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; D\u0103-i m\u0103-n p\u2026. m\u0103-sii ! O s\u0103 le mai dau m\u0103lai la p\u2026 var\u0103!, zise Dan Marcu cu emfaz\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; \u015ei contractul?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; \u00ce\u0163i garantez c\u0103 dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva articole \u00een ziar, o s\u0103-mi vin\u0103 s\u0103 ciuguleasc\u0103 din palm\u0103!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Bine, atunci m\u0103 duc cu b\u0103ie\u0163ii!, conveni Petru\u015f Marcu, ca o beizadea de prim rang printre alte beizadele locale.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00ce\u015fi puse av\u00e2ntul de munc\u0103 \u00een cui, apuc\u00e2ndu-se de chefuri prelungite pe banii babacului. \u00a0Marcu senior nu mai spunea nimic de mult\u0103 vreme. \u00cei \u015ftia obiceiurile. B\u0103utura \u015fi iarba aveau s\u0103-l doboare. Asta era spaima b\u0103tr\u00e2nului. De aceea c\u00e2nd Petru\u015f a ajuns \u00eentr-un t\u00e2rziu acas\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 par\u0103 a fi consumat ceva, inima lui Dan a tres\u0103ltat de bucurie.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Bine, m\u0103, bine c\u0103 mai dai \u015fi tu pe acas\u0103, c\u0103 trece Halloween-ul f\u0103r\u0103 tine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Ai vrea mata, dar nu m\u0103 las! O s\u0103 vin cu ga\u015fca s\u0103 petrecem \u00eempreun\u0103, aici, acas\u0103! Trebuie s\u0103-mi iei un dovleac ar\u0103tos demn de rangul domniei tale.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Adic\u0103 ce vrei s\u0103 spui?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Exact ce-ai auzit! \u00ce\u0163i repet, vreau un bostan care s\u0103 fie pe m\u0103sura faimei \u015fi rangului familiei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Bine fiule! Mi-am notat! O s\u0103 aib\u0103 grij\u0103 tata de toate! Preg\u0103te\u015fte-\u0163i prietenii de o s\u0103rb\u0103toare americ\u0103neasc\u0103 pe cinste. O s\u0103-\u0163i aduc cel mai mare bostan din America, s\u0103 crape lumea de ciud\u0103! O s\u0103 filmez petrecerea \u015fi o s-o dau pe post, s\u0103 vad\u0103 toat\u0103 lumea c\u0103 unul este Marcu, care trage cu arcul.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Tat\u0103, faci cacofonii: \u201eMarcu care?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Ei, da! Tu nu vezi c\u0103 azi nici profesorii de rom\u00e2n\u0103 nu mai sunt ce-au fost! Uite-te c\u00e2t de greu am g\u0103sit un prezentator pentru televiziunea noastr\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Dar \u015fi unde l-ai g\u0103sit?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Ce vrei fiule, interese mai presus de voin\u0163a mea sunt la baza deciziilor mele!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Hai tat\u0103, c\u0103 am glumit! Am s\u0103 te v\u0103d ce-o s\u0103 fac\u0103 protejatul ca s\u0103 ob\u0163inem contractul!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Uite, o s\u0103-\u0163i ar\u0103t chiar acum!, zise Dan Marcu buton\u00e2nd la telefonul aurit \u015fi plin de diamante.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Alo, ce faci drag\u0103? Las\u0103 gargara \u015fi anun\u0163\u0103 \u00een edi\u0163ia de sear\u0103 c\u0103 o s\u0103 venim cu ni\u015fte dezv\u0103luiri importante despre\u201d \u0103i mari\u201d !\u00a0 \u015ei ai grij\u0103 s\u0103 faci \u00een a\u015fa fel \u00eenc\u00e2t s\u0103 ajung\u0103 \u015fi la urechile \u015ftii tu cui!, mai zise el pe ner\u0103suflate. La revedere \u015fi ai grij\u0103 ce faci!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; A-nceput dansul!, remarc\u0103 Petru\u015f cu admira\u0163ie. \u00cei pl\u0103cea s\u0103-\u015fi m\u0103guleasc\u0103 din c\u00e2nd \u00een c\u00e2nd st\u0103p\u00e2nul. \u00cei \u015ftia capacitatea de manipulare. \u015etia c\u0103 zicala lui \u015eeicaru \u201e\u015eantajul \u015fi etajul\u201d, i se potrivea de minune. \u015ei \u00eentr-adev\u0103r seara se anun\u0163\u0103 cu mare pomp\u0103 c\u0103 se vor face mari dezv\u0103luiri despre f\u0103r\u0103delegile ale\u015filor jude\u0163eni. Presa h\u0103mesit\u0103, a preluat \u015ftirea \u015fi a \u00eentors-o pe toate fe\u0163ele.\u00a0 Se crease un \u00eenceput de atmosfer\u0103 ap\u0103s\u0103toare.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lumea a\u015ftepta, de\u015fi mai existaser\u0103 asemenea anun\u0163uri, care \u00een mod inexplicabil nu au mai ajuns s\u0103 se finalizeze. Pu\u0163ini ar fi b\u0103nuit\u00a0 c\u0103 la mijloc se construia un \u015fantaj ordinar. Bine\u00een\u0163eles c\u0103 vestea a ajuns unde trebuie. Iar atunci c\u00e2nd telefonul lui Dan Marcu sun\u0103 strident pe bordul bolidului s\u0103u, v\u0103zu c\u0103 anun\u0163ul \u015fi-a atins scopul.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Ce-i nea Dane, am gre\u015fit cu ceva?, se auzi \u00een receptor vocea \u015fefului de jude\u0163.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; De ce spui asta, Dorian?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; P\u0103i de ce ai dat anun\u0163ul cu dezv\u0103luirile?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Habar n-am! \u015ei-or fi luat \u0103\u015ftia ai mei lumea \u00een cap! O s\u0103 m\u0103 interesez \u015fi o s\u0103 v\u0103d ce se poate face! Dar ce se mai aude cu cornul acela\u00a0 despre care-am vorbit?, \u00ee\u015fi lans\u0103 \u00eentrebarea a\u015fa, \u00eentr-o doar\u0103, ca o fumigen\u0103, h\u00e2r\u015fitul Dan Marcu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Nicio problem\u0103 domnule Dan, se rezolv\u0103!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Cum se rezolv\u0103 Dorian? Eu te-am servit tot timpul \u201ecu de toate\u201d, iar Petru\u015f al meu a ajuns s\u0103 stea de paz\u0103 pe la u\u015file tale!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Exclus, domnu\u201d Dan! Nici nu mai trebuie s\u0103 vin\u0103, am actele pe mas\u0103. O s\u0103 le semnez \u015fi o s\u0103 \u0163i le trimit prin curier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Apoi a\u015fa s\u0103 faci Doriane ! zise Dan Marcu, \u00eenchiz\u00e2nd telefonul brusc, ostentativ. Cel\u0103lalt r\u0103m\u0103sese cu vorba-n g\u00e2t. A\u015fteptase plicul degeaba. Trebuia s\u0103 se mul\u0163umeasc\u0103 doar cu \u201ecotiza\u0163ia\u201d l\u0103ptarului.\u00a0 Mul\u0163umit de felul cum procedase, \u00ee\u015fi sun\u0103 iar slujba\u015fii de la ziar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Bun\u0103 drag\u0103, fii atent, mai am\u00e2n\u0103 vreo dou\u0103 zile anun\u0163ul de asear\u0103! \u015ei te rog s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eentrebi \u00eenainte de a-l da din nou.\u00a0 Nu-l dai p\u00e2n\u0103 nu \u00ee\u0163i spun eu, ai \u00een\u0163eles? Ma\u015fina opri la semaforul care \u00ee\u015fi schimbase culoarea chiar c\u00e2nd discuta mai intens la telefon. Era c\u00e2t pe ce s\u0103 treac\u0103 pe ro\u015fu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Claxonul unei ma\u015fini din spate \u00a0\u00eel trezi la realitate. Ap\u0103ruse culoarea verde la semafor, iar el \u00eenc\u0103 nu se mi\u015fcase din loc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Ce vrei b\u0103 golanule?, zise el cu glasul tare \u00eenl\u0103untrul harabalei ridic\u00e2nd \u015fi degetul inelar \u00een fa\u0163a parbrizului. Cel din spate nu-l auzi \u015fi nu-l v\u0103zu prin geamurile fumurii. \u00cel claxon\u0103 \u00eendelung enerv\u00e2ndu-l. Demar\u0103, for\u0163\u00e2ndu-\u015fi cutia de viteze automat\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Comanda pentru dovleacul uria\u015f o d\u0103duse deja. Mai avea aproape dou\u0103 s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni p\u00e2n\u0103 la s\u0103rb\u0103toarea de Halloween. \u00ce\u015fi propuse ca s\u0103 mai r\u0103reasc\u0103 vizitele la p\u0103rintele Stoleru, p\u00e2n\u0103 dup\u0103 aceast\u0103 s\u0103rb\u0103toare. B\u0103nuia c\u0103 de fiecare dat\u0103 avea s\u0103 aud\u0103 predici \u00eempotriva s\u0103rb\u0103torii americane. \u015ei nu era dispus s\u0103-\u015fi tulbure sufletul cu sentimente contrarii. Dumnezeu era cu Dumnezeu, dar familia&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mai departe de centru, se opri spre a-\u015fi \u00eent\u00e2lni avocatul tocmit spre a-i ap\u0103ra progenitura de un proces cu fiul ambasadorului turc. Acesta \u00eei reclamase odrasla pentru jaf cu violen\u0163\u0103 \u015fi posesie de arme f\u0103r\u0103 autoriza\u0163ie. Celebrul avocat Titi Curc\u0103 \u00eel a\u015ftepta \u00een fa\u0163a tribunalului cu ner\u0103bdare, u\u015for \u00eengrijorat de \u00eent\u00e2rzierea marelui om de afaceri. Se urc\u0103 \u00een ma\u015fin\u0103 ca la el acas\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Cum e?, \u00eel \u00eentreb\u0103 Marcu ars de ner\u0103bdare.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; E groas\u0103, face pu\u015fc\u0103rie!, \u00eei spuse avocatul cu triste\u0163e \u00een glas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Bravo m\u0103i, tu care ai fost \u015fi procuror \u015fi judec\u0103tor \u015fi \u015feful baroului ai ajuns la halul acesta?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Dac\u0103 vrei, eu cedez cazul, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-\u0163i mai pretind niciun fel de onorariu!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; \u015ei cam la c\u00e2t se ridic\u0103 pedeapsa?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Procurorii cer\u00a0 maxim! Pretind c\u0103 a fost jaf armat, mai ales c\u0103 i-a luat turcale\u0163ului \u015fi arma din dotare, pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 banii pierdu\u0163i la poker.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Tu-i Cristo\u015fii m\u0103-sii de treab\u0103! \u015ei nu exist\u0103 nicio cale de \u00eendulcire?, zise el mai departe, frec\u00e2ndu-\u015fi degetul ar\u0103t\u0103tor \u015fi mijlociu de degetul mare, ca \u015fi cum ar fi num\u0103rat bani.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Nu \u015ftiu,o s\u0103 \u00eencerc!, zise avocatul.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Parc\u0103 spuneai c\u0103 judec\u0103torul \u0163i-a fost coleg?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; A fost, dar n-a\u015f b\u0103ga m\u00e2na \u00een foc, nu cred c\u0103 mai are \u00eencredere \u00een mine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Dau oric\u00e2t!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Poate la o sum\u0103 mare ar ceda!, conchise b\u0103tr\u00e2nul avocat, str\u00e2ng\u00e2nd m\u00e2na \u00eentins\u0103 de omul de afaceri ajuns peste noapte acolo unde mintea nu putea nici s\u0103 g\u00e2ndeasc\u0103 \u00een alte vremuri.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">***<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dovleacul a sosit, taman c\u00e2nd cheful era \u00een toi. Era doar s\u0103rb\u0103toarea de Halloween. Juniorul \u00ee\u015fi chemase c\u00e2\u0163iva prieteni pe terasa \u00eenc\u0103p\u0103toare din fa\u0163a piscinei. Practic, dintr-o sufragerie somptuoas\u0103 deschideai glasvandurile, ad\u0103stai pu\u0163in pe teras\u0103 \u00eentr-un scaun din bambus,\u00a0 dup\u0103 care te aruncai direct \u00een piscin\u0103. Asta, \u00een sezonul cald. Acum, piscina era plin\u0103 \u015fi luminat\u0103 doar pentru decor. Fumul de \u0163igar\u0103 \u00eei ame\u0163iser\u0103, semn c\u0103 iarba era de calitate. Alcoolul fin ce b\u0103l\u0103cea cuburile de ghea\u0163\u0103 aluneca pe g\u00e2tlejuri f\u0103r\u0103 m\u0103sur\u0103. M\u0103\u015ftile de pe chipurile lor erau \u00eenfrico\u015f\u0103toare. Ame\u0163i\u0163i, convivii au salutat cu urale sosirea celor doi curieri ce c\u0103rau cu greutate, pe un c\u0103rucior metalic, asemeni celor cu care se car\u0103 marfa \u00een magazine, un ambalaj \u00a0imens de carton.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; B\u0103tr\u00e2nul l-a comandat!, b\u0103lm\u0103ji Petru\u015f cu paharul de whisky \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103. Cuburile de ghea\u0163\u0103 zorn\u0103iau la fiecare mi\u015fcare a m\u00e2inii, semn c\u0103 r\u0103m\u0103seser\u0103 pe uscat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Tr\u0103iasc\u0103 babacul!, se gr\u0103bir\u0103 ceilal\u0163i s\u0103-i \u0163in\u0103 isonul.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Tr\u0103iasc\u0103, tr\u0103iasc\u0103!, se umplu de urale\u00a0 terasa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; V\u0103 rog s\u0103-mi semna\u0163i!, \u00eei spuse unul din curieri \u00eentinz\u00e2ndu-i un document a\u015fezat \u00eentr-un port-papier rigid\u00a0 din plastic. Dup\u0103 ce beizadeaua m\u00e2zg\u0103li ceva pe formular, curierul rupse coala de h\u00e2rtie \u015fi i-o \u00eentinse proprietarului. \u00a0\u00cei era suficient\u0103 copia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Ce avem noi aici?, se pomeni rostind Petru\u015f replica binecunoscut\u0103 dintr-un film ce fusese c\u00e2ndva \u00een vog\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Ce-avem noi aici?, \u00eei \u0163inur\u0103 isonul prietenii, cl\u0103tin\u00e2ndu-se, \u00een vreme ce beizadeaua \u00eencepuse s\u0103 rup\u0103 ambalajul. Se desf\u0103cea greu. P\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103 ap\u0103ru coaja dovleacului uria\u015f. Undeva, l\u00e2ng\u0103 coada groas\u0103, viguroas\u0103, se ar\u0103ta un orificiu cam de m\u0103rimea unei monede.\u00a0 Marginile erau deja cicatrizate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; S\u0103 vin\u0103 un cu\u0163it!, strig\u0103 Petru\u015f din pragul terasei spre sufragerie. Nimeni nu-l auzi. Z\u0103ri pe unul din pere\u0163ii sufrageriei panoplia cu arme a b\u0103tr\u00e2nului Marcu. Pe ea, o sabie japonez\u0103 pentru samurai \u015fi cu\u0163itul special pentru sepuku. \u00cel scoase din teac\u0103 \u015fi se repezi la bostan. \u00cenfipse lama la o palm\u0103 de vrejul viguros, manevr\u00e2nd cu\u0163itul ca pe un fer\u0103str\u0103u. C\u00e2nd \u00eendep\u0103rt\u0103 capacul mare c\u00e2t o roat\u0103 de c\u0103rucior, un miros ciudat p\u0103ru s\u0103 ias\u0103 dinl\u0103untru. Apoi, \u00eencurajat de uralele prietenilor, introduse m\u00e2inile\u00a0 \u00een deschiz\u0103tur\u0103, ca \u00eentr-un butoi. Ceilal\u0163i urlau de pl\u0103cere.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Scoate-i ma\u0163ele, scoate-i ma\u0163ele!, \u00eel \u00eendemnar\u0103 ei zorn\u0103indu-\u015fi\u00a0 lan\u0163urile groase de aur \u015fi crucile at\u00e2rnate la g\u00e2t. Petru\u015f nu le r\u0103spunse. Mirosul din interior p\u0103ru s\u0103-l ame\u0163easc\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;\u00a0 S\u0103-l cioplim de Halloween, s\u0103-l cioplim de Halloween! strigau\u00a0 cu frenezie, dup\u0103 modul\u00a0 \u00een care se strigau lozincile la manifesta\u0163ii, \u00een timp ce dansau asemenea s\u0103lbaticilor Apa\u015fi<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Tr\u0103iasc\u0103 boierul!, zise unul dintre ei, \u00eenainte ca Petru\u015f s\u0103 se pr\u0103bu\u015feasc\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 bostan cu m\u00e2inile pline cu ghemuri de \u015ferpi, \u00een loc de miez\u00a0 \u015fi semin\u0163e.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Uite \u015ferpii, b\u0103!, zise unul din cei ce purta drept masc\u0103 desenat\u0103, un craniu. Se \u00eentoarser\u0103 cu to\u0163ii spre dovleacul din care ie\u015fiser\u0103 jivinele. Priveau cu spaim\u0103 lipindu-se de pere\u0163ii terasei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Suna\u0163i m\u0103 la salvare!, se auzi dintr-un loc al masca\u0163ilor paraliza\u0163i de spaim\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lini\u015ftea prelungit\u0103 care urm\u0103, atrase aten\u0163ia b\u0103tr\u00e2nului care-\u015fi savura\u00a0 trabucul \u00eentr-una din camere, uit\u00e2ndu-se la televizor la un film cu mafio\u0163i.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Ia te uit\u0103, \u00ee\u015fi zise s-au cumin\u0163it copiii, le-a venit mintea la cap, nu alta!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Curios s\u0103 afle cum s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat minunea, s-a \u00eendreptat spre teras\u0103. Trupurile petrec\u0103re\u0163ilor erau c\u0103zute \u00een diverse pozi\u0163ii, iar peste ele, printre ele alunecau silen\u0163ios spre piscin\u0103 \u015ferpii de mici dimensiuni, ca sc\u0103pa\u0163i dintr-un cuib.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Au intrat mai \u00eent\u00e2i pompierii cu costume de protec\u0163ie. Au scos r\u00e2nd pe r\u00e2nd corpurile.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">***<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Biserica era ne\u00eenc\u0103p\u0103toare, sicriele st\u0103teau \u00een\u015firate p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een curte. \u00cempietrit, Marcu donatorul \u00ee\u015fi privea chipul de pe perete, \u00eentunecat de fumul gros al multelor lum\u00e2n\u0103ri. \u00cen vacarmul de pl\u00e2nsete, nu \u00een\u0163elese dac\u0103 el g\u00e2ndise, ori chipul \u00eencr\u00e2ncenat chiar rostise:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Ce-ai f\u0103cut Doamne, ce-ai f\u0103cut? b\u00eeiguia b\u0103tr\u00e2nul afacerist mai mult pentru sine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">P\u0103rintele Stoleru \u00eel privea cu \u00eengrijorare \u00eentreb\u00e2ndu-se dac\u0103 ar mai fi avut parte de dona\u0163ii. Titi Burc\u0103 r\u0103sufla u\u015furat&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Gheorghe Andrei NEAGU<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Foc\u015fani, 25 noiembrie 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; Lua\u0163i aminte buni cre\u015ftini, s\u0103rb\u0103toarea aceasta de peste ocean este Satana, necredincio\u015fii au adus-o ca s\u0103 ne strice nou\u0103 [&#038;hellip<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articole"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33526"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33529,"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33526\/revisions\/33529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}