Petric\u0103 are vreo patruzeci de ani, ni\u015fte m\u00e2ini ca lope\u0163ile \u015fi mintea unui copil de opt ani. Este \u00een stare s\u0103 fac\u0103 praf orice scul\u0103 cu care lucreaz\u0103, chiar \u015fi o rang\u0103 de fier. (\u015ei-a atins \u00eens\u0103 limitele acum vreo zece ani, c\u00e2nd a \u00eencercat s\u0103 opreasc\u0103 o betonier\u0103 cu m\u00e2na \u015fi a trebuit transportat de urgen\u0163\u0103 la spital.)
\nSe lucra la f\u00e2n. Petric\u0103 \u015fi cu ai lui se angajaser\u0103 s\u0103 coseasc\u0103 iarba din gr\u0103dina noastr\u0103 \u00een schimbul recoltei de f\u00e2n.
\nSven, fiul meu vitreg, care la vremea aceea avea vreo treisprezece ani, asista fascinat, c\u0103 doar a\u015fa ceva nu po\u0163i vedea \u00een Germania. Iar lui Petric\u0103 \u00eei era sete.
\n– Aduci ne\u015fte ap\u0103? \u00eel interpeleaz\u0103 el pe Sven, care nu pricepe boab\u0103 rom\u00e2ne\u015fte.
\n– Da nu te-n\u0163\u0103lege, \u00eei spune Zorel. Du-te tu \u015fi cere.
\n– Da cum nu m\u0103-n\u0163\u0103lege?
\n– P\u0103i dac\u0103-i neam\u0163!
\n– \u015ei ce dac\u0103-i neam\u0163?
\n– Da m\u0103 Petric\u0103, neam\u0163u vorbe\u015fte numa nem\u0163\u0103\u015fte!
\n– Da p\u0103 mine tr\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103-n\u0163\u0103leag\u0103, c\u0103 io vorbesc rom\u00e2ne\u015fte!
\n– Da cum s\u0103 te-n\u0163\u0103leag\u0103, dac\u0103 nu-i rom\u00e2n?
\nPetric\u0103 rumeg\u0103 o vreme. Dup\u0103 care \u00eencepe din nou.
\n– Da, ce, \u0163iganu-i rom\u00e2n? Da unguru-i rom\u00e2n? \u015ei ei de ce m\u0103-n\u0163\u0103leg?
\nConvins de propriile argumente, ridic\u0103 sticla de ap\u0103 mineral\u0103 din iarb\u0103, i-o arat\u0103 lui Sven \u015fi o clatin\u0103 \u00een aer, ca s\u0103 se vad\u0103 c\u0103 e goal\u0103.
\n– Aduci ne\u015fte ap\u0103?
\nSven pleac\u0103 dup\u0103 ap\u0103.
\n– No, ai v\u0103zut c\u0103 m\u0103-n\u0163\u0103lege?
\nS\u0103racu Petric\u0103, el crede p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een ziua de azi c\u0103 nem\u0163ii, adic\u0103 Vera, Sven \u015fi Sinah, \u00eel \u00een\u0163eleg, dar c\u0103-s \u201epre nealco\u015fi\u201d ca s\u0103 vorbeasc\u0103 cu el.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Petric\u0103 are vreo patruzeci de ani, ni\u015fte m\u00e2ini ca lope\u0163ile \u015fi mintea unui copil de opt ani. Este \u00een stare s\u0103 fac\u0103 praf orice scul\u0103 cu care lucreaz\u0103, chiar \u015fi o rang\u0103 de fier. (\u015ei-a atins \u00eens\u0103 limitele acum vreo … Continu\u0103 s\u0103 cite\u0219ti