Costel era imens, pentru v\u00e2rsta lui. Numai v\u0103z\u00e2ndu-l, \u021bi se f\u0103cea fric\u0103, \u00eens\u0103 nu \u0219i mie. Era \u0219i colegul meu de banc\u0103, una era la ore \u0219i alta, \u00een pauze, c\u00e2nd \u00ee\u0219i d\u0103dea \u00een petic. \u00ce\u0219i spunea \u201eTarzan\u201d. Gura \u00eei mirosea a ou\u0103 clocite. Vorbea mult, apropiindu-\u0219i capul de mine, s\u0103 nu-l aud\u0103 \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u0103toarea. M\u0103 for\u021bam s\u0103-l \u0219i ascult, dar \u0219i s\u0103-mi \u021bin respira\u021bia, pentru a evita s\u0103 inhalez mirosul expira\u021biei lui. \u00cemi cump\u0103rasem un stilou autohton, cu peni\u021b\u0103 groas\u0103. \u00centr-o pauz\u0103, mi-a \u00eendoit peni\u021ba. Acas\u0103, mama a observat deforma\u021bia. I-am m\u0103rturisit, fiindc\u0103 nu am avut \u00eencotro, ce s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat. A doua zi, a venit la \u0219coal\u0103 \u0219i i-a expus doamnei ce problem\u0103 am \u00eent\u00e2mpinat. \u00cen timp ce o asculta, doamna Aurelia Puicea (numele \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u0103toarei) a luat stiloul, a fixat peni\u021ba pe marginea catedrei \u0219i a \u00eendreptat-o cu o nuia, \u00eentreb\u00e2ndu-mi colegul, \u00een mod ironic: \u201e\u0218i te crezi Tarzan?\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dup\u0103 acest episod, am ie\u0219it \u00een pauz\u0103. \u00cemi mestecam lini\u0219tit, \u00een curtea \u0219colii, sandviciul cu unt \u00eendulcit cu zah\u0103r (a\u0219a-mi pl\u0103cea mie). Plin de ur\u0103, Costel a venit pe la spatele meu \u0219i m-a lovit. M-am \u00eenfuriat \u0219i l-am \u00eempins. Cum, necum l-am pus jos. Reu\u0219isem s\u0103-i prind bra\u021bele sub genunchi \u0219i am \u00eenceput s\u0103-i car la pumni pe unde nimeream, pentru a-i reprima curajul ripostei, c\u00e2nd va sc\u0103pa de sub mine. Nimeni nu l-ar mai fi scos, atunci, din m\u00e2inile mele, dar mi-a tras fesul pe ochi \u0219i a tulit-o. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dup\u0103 ore, m\u0103 a\u0219tepta, mai \u00eencolo de \u0219coal\u0103, pe \u0219osea, \u00eenso\u021bit de unii b\u0103ie\u021bi mai mari, vecini cu el de mahala. El nu mi-a spus nimic, dar ceilal\u021bi m-au amenin\u021bat, s\u0103 nu-l mai bat pe viitor, c\u0103 nu \u0219tiu ce \u0219i pe dincolo. Am t\u0103cut \u0219i, din privire, m\u0103suram la\u0219itatea colegului, direct propor\u021bional\u0103 cu imensa-i constitu\u021bie fizic\u0103 (era gras \u0219i \u00eenalt). Niciodat\u0103 nu m-am g\u00e2ndit s\u0103 apelez la cineva, pentru a m\u0103 ajuta \u00een \u201er\u0103zboaiele\u201d mele, dar el, da. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen prezent, cioban de meserie, sufer\u0103 de diabet \u0219i, am \u00een\u021beles, c\u0103 este jum\u0103tate din ce a fost. Nu l-am mai rev\u0103zut, din clasa a cincea. Nu-i port pic\u0103, pentru c\u0103 nu am cui; de\u0219i ar trebui s-o iau de la cap\u0103t cu el, a\u0219 vrea, pe undeva, s\u0103 mai revin, temporar, \u00een vremea aceea \u0219i s\u0103 m\u0103 rev\u0103d pe mine, solitar \u0219i \u00eendr\u0103zne\u021b, \u00een magma inadverten\u021belor. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Costel era imens, pentru v\u00e2rsta lui. Numai v\u0103z\u00e2ndu-l, \u021bi se f\u0103cea fric\u0103, \u00eens\u0103 nu \u0219i mie. Era \u0219i colegul meu de banc\u0103, una era la ore \u0219i alta, \u00een pauze, c\u00e2nd \u00ee\u0219i d\u0103dea \u00een petic. \u00ce\u0219i spunea \u201eTarzan\u201d. Gura \u00eei mirosea a ou\u0103 clocite. Vorbea mult, apropiindu-\u0219i capul de mine, s\u0103 nu-l aud\u0103 \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u0103toarea. M\u0103 … Continu\u0103 lectura 3 martie, 2021: B\u0103taia<\/span>