| Era o casÄ veche, cu etaj Åi mansardÄ, gata sÄ cadÄ pe ea. Zidurile erau Åtirbe, cÄrÄmizile se arÄtau obscene, tencuiala se topea vÄzÃĒnd cu ochii. Nu-Å-cum dracuâ rezista Åandramaua asta, m-inchipuiam cÄ dacÄ trece vreun tramvai tropÄind o dÄrÃĒmÄ la primuâ ÅĢignal. Dar tramvaiul nu mai trecea de 15 ani pe acolo. CÄÅĢaua LeÅinatÄ locuia la parterul clÄdirii â acum, dupÄ atÃĒta timp am o oarecare indulgenÅĢÄ faÅĢÄ de ea, nu a cÄzut, nu a rÄnit pe nimeni, acolo doar alcoolul ucide â de fapt trÄia ÃŪntr-un parter adÃĒncit cu un metru sub pÄmÃĒnt â eh, soarta ironicÄ, ÃŪi obiÅnuia din vreme pe beÅĢivi cu glodul â CÄÅĢaua asta era o bodegÄ datÄ naibiiâĶ
Era ÃŪn preajma CrÄciunului, afarÄ era aÅa Åi aÅa, ÃŪncÄ se mai putea bea o ladÄ de bere fÄrÄ sÄ faci ÅĢurÅĢuri la naretÄ. Am pÄtruns ÃŪn templul pierzaniei Åi soarta mea a fost bÄtutÄ ÃŪn cuie. ÃnÄuntru se ascultau chansonete franÅĢuzeÅti, aproape ÃŪn surdinÄ, oricum pÄrea cÄ toatÄ lumea e de acord cu Edith care nu regretÄ nimic.
Erau circa 10 persoane ÃŪnÄuntru, douÄzeci de ochi tulburi â aÅa am crezut prima datÄ, mai tÃĒrziu am aflat cÄ mÄ ÃŪnÅelam cu aproape 3 â Åi fiecare ÃŪÅi vedea de treaba lui cu o migalÄ sfÃĒntÄ. Nu vorbea nimeni, ÃŪnsÄ era o splendoare sÄ-i vezi, ca la un semnal ridicau toÅĢi paharele Åi sorbeau douÄ ÃŪnghiÅĢituri mici, dupÄ care le aÅezau pe masÄ, se auzea un singur gÃĒl Åi un singur clapâĶ Åi totuÅi exista o comunicare, o simÅĢeam, plutea ÃŪn aer.
Åtiam cÄ e un moment solemn, ÃŪnsÄ mi se uscase al naibii gÃĒtlejul, amiba mea din stomac cerea sÄ fie stropitÄ, stropitÄ tot mai tare pe mÄsurÄ ce creÅtea. FÄrÄ sÄ mai aÅtept, m-am insinuat ca o vorbÄ dulce lÃĒngÄ bar, cu suficient tupeu Åi ceva biÅtari sÄ iau douÄ beri, mie Åi tovarÄÅului meu. Barmanul, un tip scund Åi gras, cu barbÄ Åi musteÅĢi ÃŪncÄrunÅĢite, hÃĒtru la muie Åi cu un defect la ochiuâ drept, o patÄ albÄ, mi-a fÄcut semn sÄ tac.
âStimaÅĢi comesenii mei! E aproape sÄrbÄtorile CrÄciunului, aÅĢâ muncit cu drag anuâ Ästa, fiecare cum aÅĢâ putut, Åi la noi ca la orce firmÄ de respect dÄm prima. Uite tencâÅoru Ästa dÄ cocardei e pentru voi, treceÅĢi pe la bar la nea Gelu sÄ vÄ facÄ porÅĢie. Io nu poci sta cÄ am de produs, daâ sÄrbÄutori fericite!â | There was an old house, with a floor and an attic , which was on the brink of falling apart. Its walls were worn out, the bricks were looking obscene, its plaster was melting as you looked at them. I don`t know how the hell was this poor house resisting, I was imagining that if a tram were to pass by it would tramp out the house at the sound of the first horn blow. But the tram was not passing by that place by more than 15 years. That Fainting Bitch was living at the ground floor now, after quite a while I have some indulgence for her, she did not fall, she did not hurt anyone, in there only the alcohol kills- actually she was living at a level one meter lower than the ground floor- eh, ironic fate, it helped the drunk people get used to the dirt- This bitch was a hell of a cottage... It was around Christmas, the weather was fine, you could still drink half a dozen of beers without getting cold. I went in the temple of perdition and my fate was sealed. In there you could hear french songs, in a quiet manner, anyway it looked as if everyone was agreeing with Edith who did not regret anything. There were around 10 persons inside, twenty troubled eyes- as I believed first time, later i found out that i was wrong with nearly 3 of them- and everyone was minding his own business with a holy fervor. Nobody was speaking, but it was a delight to look at them, at a signal everyone was raising their glasses and were taking two little sips, after they would place them on the tables, you could hear a single pouring sound and a single clap...and yet there was a communication, i could feel it, it was floating in the air. I knew that it was a solemn moment, but my throat had dried out, my amoeba which was in my stomach was asking to be wet, wet the more it was growing. Without waiting, I got at the bar like a golden tongue, with enough boldness and some money to get two more beers, one for me and one for my companion. The innkeeper, a short and fat man, with both the beard and the hair whitened, a hideous face and with a flaw at the right eye, a white stain, made me shut up. "My honored guests!It is almost Christmas, you have gladly worked this year, everyone as you could, and here at us like at any other respected firm we offer the first one. Look, this pile of insignias are for you, come to the bar to be served by mister Gelu. I can`t stay because i have to produce, but i wish you happy holidays!" |