
(1)死484Please respect copyright.PENANALhu3bqD6mY
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他在梳化上猛然醒來。484Please respect copyright.PENANAiazy2gd8iL
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電視仍然亮著,新聞報導員正在講述關於疫情的新聞和消息。內容千篇一律,悶人又煩人。484Please respect copyright.PENANAL8ypNDKnMx
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他打個呵欠,伸個懶腰。雙掌使勁按壓梳化,借力撐起整個人,避免膝頭過份受力。許是在凹陷的梳化坐得太長時間,大腿和臀部均感到少許麻痺。不至於會跌倒的程度,但他下意識地一邊倚扶著傢具,一邊拖著腳步走向浴室。484Please respect copyright.PENANA1fRcFDm9yP
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人老了,身體差了,動作遲緩了,連小便如此簡單和基本的本能也變得困難。甭提總是瞄不準便器,尿液還要是逐滴逐滴慢慢滴出來,彷彿要滴乾他的尊嚴。484Please respect copyright.PENANAGDH2JjeSzi
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怎麼辦?可以怎麼辦?吹口哨吧。口吹曲子,耳邊響起熟悉的歌聲,心裡默唸自勵自欺的歌詞。484Please respect copyright.PENANAicXSPvuuXC
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莫再悲 莫再傷 遇到悲哀休誇張484Please respect copyright.PENANAQrUv6HeXIS
誰亦要經風與浪 誰遇挫敗不受傷484Please respect copyright.PENANA4NFJ7yDbIX
逝去的 莫再想 路正崎嶇更漫長484Please respect copyright.PENANAktW5ttLXcc
何用嘆息風裏望 寶貴光陰笑著量484Please respect copyright.PENANAl9NC1kJ5LW
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小便後,步出浴室,再次聽到報導員的沉悶腔調。484Please respect copyright.PENANAERXh9nA0A0
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抵不住。484Please respect copyright.PENANApxpFeflDMK
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他決定到公園散步。484Please respect copyright.PENANAzXvUrP3Wrk
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望望手錶,是上午十時半。難怪放眼所見多是上年紀的人。484Please respect copyright.PENANAj5bm8pQGXo
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好福氣的,或是三五成群談天說地,或是在家傭的攙扶下散步。福薄的,或是推著購物車奔波買餸,或是顫巍巍地被送上療養院的巴士。484Please respect copyright.PENANAfiwUFt8NxS
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自己有福氣嗎?托賴。能走能動能講能吃,與兒孫同住。雖偶有口角,卻也沒有特別煩心事。484Please respect copyright.PENANA5cikld0wXd
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他知道自己該要感恩,奈何始終沒能衷心感謝上天。484Please respect copyright.PENANAUMo6AnRwE4
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輕嘆一聲。繼續走。484Please respect copyright.PENANA5Y0Nno3j61
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樹影婆娑,鳥叫蟲鳴。484Please respect copyright.PENANAEA5s0sYYlm
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他不自已憶起亡妻……484Please respect copyright.PENANAlqNzBzDHex
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三年前的夏天,她在家跌倒,傷及腿部筋骨,自此總是步履不穩,走路時偶爾會突然腳軟跌倒。兒子勸她多休息,不要外出。她明白兒子苦心,奈何整天悶在家中令她心情抑鬱,精神越益差勁。484Please respect copyright.PENANAdg4tG5Sz1c
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他偷偷帶她到公園散步散心。484Please respect copyright.PENANAGntZceNaIE
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「我的腿康復不了,是嗎?」484Please respect copyright.PENANAEi3qlGdkYD
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「不是。你向來身體強健,這小小傷勢不是大問題。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAHWGELNZapX
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「我何時可以痊癒?我想去探望朋友。」484Please respect copyright.PENANA4VNlrWG36T
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「快了、快了。不用著急!」484Please respect copyright.PENANAfUN2yK9wGb
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「即是何時?」484Please respect copyright.PENANAQWv2p3Rb9Z
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「下一個夏天。」484Please respect copyright.PENANA9wos9XvSzn
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她幽幽回望,驚訝丈夫斬釘截鐵交出一個確實答案——醫生也不敢斷言她會否康復。484Please respect copyright.PENANAk8Q5mZ12o9
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樹影婆娑,鳥叫蟲鳴。484Please respect copyright.PENANACY7p8gsOZD
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感動,明明眼前只有絕望。484Please respect copyright.PENANA0cxVmSUK8t
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她的手忽爾不再無力,牢牢緊挽住丈夫的臂膀。484Please respect copyright.PENANA1BR99IMwRe
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奇蹟?希望?不。僅是信念,難以言喻的,難以理解的。他不是神、不是醫生、不是專業人士。他僅是一個脾氣古怪的躁狂糟老頭。但她就是相信他。484Please respect copyright.PENANAHjfYP9Wr0u
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內心終於安定下來。484Please respect copyright.PENANA5bjl1ZIeYu
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她沒再糾結於健康問題,開始向丈夫講述她的未來夏日大計:「探望朋友前,我要先辦一件十分要緊的事——吃『菠蘿油』!」484Please respect copyright.PENANA9OIGvQSKsz
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「但你的血糖……」484Please respect copyright.PENANAZqgYJ5f5v4
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「我向來身體強健,這小小血糖問題不是大問題。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAx5yPYg97Rl
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他會心一笑,笑她依舊貪吃如豬。484Please respect copyright.PENANA7Bq9GjBL4z
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下一個夏天到來。她的腿傷還是沒能康復,走路時拐得更嚴重。484Please respect copyright.PENANAaURiee46n9
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兒子送她一根拐杖。484Please respect copyright.PENANA9aHT2iqJha
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當晚,她躲在浴室裡啜泣。他沒有上前安慰,因為所有安慰說話都沒能扭轉衰老之勢,倒不如讓她盡情宣洩情緒。484Please respect copyright.PENANAwOfFqOvqkI
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她不知道,整個晚上,丈夫徹夜無眠,眼睜睜望著天花,細聽她的哭聲,細想她的未來。484Please respect copyright.PENANAsBcjrnlXPY
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天亮,兒子和媳婦準時離家上班去。他送孫兒到學校後,馬上回家慫恿妻子一起外出逛街。「夏天嘛!當然要吃『菠蘿油』!」484Please respect copyright.PENANAfoNPjwKTw1
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妻子笑了,連忙穿上最漂亮的衣褲鞋襪,戴上最喜歡的髮夾,塗上最鮮色的紅唇膏。她沒有使用兒子送她的拐杖,因為丈夫就是世上最好的拐杖——依著他、靠著他,她安然走到今時今日的七十高齡。484Please respect copyright.PENANALWLzXOv2qL
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鐵路車站裡,人流如鯽,彷彿有股無形的強力水流在背後催促著。他懶理,繼續保持慢調,只知自己不僅是自己。484Please respect copyright.PENANANEfGdZMdU1
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終於來到馳名的冰廳,二人各點一客「菠蘿油」。不好吃,亦不是回憶中的味道。484Please respect copyright.PENANAXW0Jaz9Jcd
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不要緊,反正「菠蘿油」僅是一個名目而已。484Please respect copyright.PENANARCJAJOpS7t
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夫婦相視而笑。笑甚麼,不知道,大概是完成了十分重要的事情吧。484Please respect copyright.PENANAhWQUp1hEEY
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於願足矣。484Please respect copyright.PENANA8ayGlKTr2m
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沒過幾天,還未開始探望朋友,她已於睡夢中悄然離世……484Please respect copyright.PENANAwQLHrfxDXh
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公園裡,樹影婆娑,鳥叫蟲鳴。484Please respect copyright.PENANALaTIUso3i7
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他不動聲息,藏起思念,繼續開步走。484Please respect copyright.PENANAcAtYgHs0sC
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總得走下去,不是嗎?484Please respect copyright.PENANAbemiQQKhxK
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不努力走下去,就不會知道下一個夏天是甚麼光景。484Please respect copyright.PENANAVkkdhOXG4U
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走到涼亭,看見熟悉的棋友正在對弈。484Please respect copyright.PENANAQccymOL8GJ
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棋局中,事事分明,步步無情。484Please respect copyright.PENANAyLGNRZmdB9
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他專注觀賽,全然忘記身後的樹影鳥蟲。
(2)病484Please respect copyright.PENANAcvKQvnAFlS
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他在床上徐徐張眼。484Please respect copyright.PENANAZavvbtqYCE
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床褥太軟,腰骨微痛。這不是家裡的床。484Please respect copyright.PENANA1ye4EIMsRM
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暈眩冉退,目光聚焦。看見多張整齊排列的病床和面無血色的老者,他瞬間得出以下結論——醫院。484Please respect copyright.PENANA78PJcsxmNI
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嗯。醫院。484Please respect copyright.PENANAs60QcVIKVA
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接受醫生的檢查,證實無恙後,獲告知可以隨時出院。護士根據過往紀錄,已通知兒子和媳婦,只待他們前來接送。484Please respect copyright.PENANAR6QHeF6GST
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醫生離開後,護士也去忙別的。484Please respect copyright.PENANAy264lPbztK
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他呆坐床上,默默看著醫護人員在多張病床之間來來回回,感覺實在又虛幻——活到這個年紀,總得要到醫院走幾趟,實屬平常不過的事情,對吧?484Please respect copyright.PENANAcWulom5yR2
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如他所料,兒子在晚上八時許現身。一臉倦容。484Please respect copyright.PENANAtoHXpungnA
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「醫生說我沒大礙。可能是公園太熱,熱昏了。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAe2txHY3At2
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「那就多待在家裡避暑,不要外出四處走動。」484Please respect copyright.PENANA3XmRYib84M
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「知道。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAwHBZJ3NwYR
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兒子攙扶他走出醫院,在街邊截下的士,直驅住所。484Please respect copyright.PENANA7uTWVpa6gd
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車廂裡,二人不發一言,各自對著窗外景物發愣。484Please respect copyright.PENANASRB88xAGgF
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沒有怨氣或鬱結,只有緩解不了的疲憊。身心俱疲。484Please respect copyright.PENANA4YvYHPUzub
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黃色街燈在夜幕下迅速往後退。一盞、兩盞、三盞……不盡,無窮。484Please respect copyright.PENANAVFOmANBafo
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兒子倏忽開口,神色惘然。484Please respect copyright.PENANAUoq4zVrJZW
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「我有末期肝癌,剩半年壽命。」484Please respect copyright.PENANATQ9d42zzJB
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「她知道了沒?」484Please respect copyright.PENANA5sQBzdtxM7
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「不打算告訴她。」484Please respect copyright.PENANArkbz9oFbPc
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「你如何在她不知情的情況下抽時間接受治療?」484Please respect copyright.PENANAZes0Zqr0f5
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兒子笑而不語。484Please respect copyright.PENANAp85GN81Uoq
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他愣住片刻,良久才道:「明白。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAHFeWkQYHp9
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兒子輕拍他的肩膊,以示感謝。484Please respect copyright.PENANAaD2qcBUecm
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抵家。兒子依舊朝妻兒溫柔地微笑。他沒作聲,逕自到浴室洗澡去。484Please respect copyright.PENANAlHMHJuQdyX
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蒸氣瀰漫,看得見,抓不著。甚麼也抓不著。抓不著開始,也抓不著終結。484Please respect copyright.PENANAeQfD2nJOLG
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沒選擇的情況下被生產下來,沒能選擇長大與否,沒選擇的情況下經歷病痛,沒選擇的情況下死去。生老病死,全是沒能選擇的。484Please respect copyright.PENANAp5QMDrbiOK
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翌日,兒子和媳婦如常上班,孫兒如常上學,家裡只餘他一人。百無聊賴。484Please respect copyright.PENANAocPQX4sinQ
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他決定到公園走走。484Please respect copyright.PENANAiHdIjioOf0
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樹影婆娑,鳥叫蟲鳴。484Please respect copyright.PENANAT3UGVnA7n5
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此樹是否去年那樹?此鳥是否去年那鳥?此蟲是否去年那蟲?要緊,不要緊。在意,沒能在意。484Please respect copyright.PENANAtbPVwGmFey
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幽幽踏步,皆因內心焦躁。484Please respect copyright.PENANAsZMSzfXESs
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來到涼亭,棋友們向他問好。他笑說自己比年輕人更健康。棋友們以為再也看不見他,感到難過。他認為無論難過與否,該死的時候總得要死。484Please respect copyright.PENANAQ6yurSYdQd
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全場一片默然。484Please respect copyright.PENANAlzXT04wWJK
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聊聊笑笑罷。下棋耍樂罷。484Please respect copyright.PENANAsS4Q0fyVHC
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不要問為何。不要問感受。484Please respect copyright.PENANAuLZ2U9xUU0
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有如那樹那鳥那蟲。沒能在意。484Please respect copyright.PENANAe6DyqiRCGv
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正午,他前去學校接送孫兒。孫兒說吃過同學送的怪味糖果後身體輕微不適。他不以為然。下午,孫兒痾嘔不止。聯絡不上兒子和媳婦,他只好獨個兒帶孫兒到醫院去。輪候期間,一張發白的熟悉臉孔癱軟在擔架床上,被匆匆推送入急症室深處。484Please respect copyright.PENANAB51lnhE39P
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那是今早與他談笑風生的其中一位棋友。484Please respect copyright.PENANA263M7VbUra
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數個身穿便服的男女先後抵達護士站,然後按指示守在急症室外。沒多久,醫生步出急症室,宣告棋友的死訊。男男女女隨即哭作一團。484Please respect copyright.PENANABVo53oOqDG
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他默默將孫兒擁入懷裡。484Please respect copyright.PENANADKCZWUqpcC
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心慌的極致原來是平靜和淡然,皆因透徹體悟到自身的無能無力無奈。484Please respect copyright.PENANA3PXR67SA4R
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「爺爺,很熱啊!」不知袖裡的孫兒輕輕推開他。484Please respect copyright.PENANAhxxYnVEcou
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「嗯。」對於眼前一切,他花盡全身力氣發出渺小的一聲。484Please respect copyright.PENANA6ms9J3aL5T
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晚餐後,兒子在露台抽菸,媳婦在廚房洗碗。孫兒是個好動的孩子,五分鐘前肚痾得雙腿發軟,此刻已然在梳化上跳個不停。484Please respect copyright.PENANAhcZ6aERLXf
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跳跳跳,有節奏地跳個不停,像心臟。484Please respect copyright.PENANA1yWQja6afz
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心臟停止跳動當刻,棋友有何感受?掛念未完的棋局?掛念急症室外的男女親友?484Please respect copyright.PENANAztDgyoLBZ1
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他的目光不期然瞄向露台,看著兒子呼出個個煙圈,圈圈復圈圈,冉升消散不復見。484Please respect copyright.PENANAjWRAVCBn6p
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不復見。484Please respect copyright.PENANAyYSjgMrWW8
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他莫名的被深深憾動。484Please respect copyright.PENANAoZV1Lz3Ni6
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走到兒子身邊,告知棋友的死訊。484Please respect copyright.PENANAchHS9v71dT
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毋須明言,兒子已猜測到他的用意。484Please respect copyright.PENANAsRfM7JV14C
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「我不怕死。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAXmPPAag75A
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「我也不怕死——死亡並不可怕,只怕沒能完成想要完成的事。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAg0RJ674lAn
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「你有沒有想要完成的事?」484Please respect copyright.PENANAuF9vFWPA0h
484Please respect copyright.PENANAJxp3DSAGwy
「每年夏天買『菠蘿油』給你媽。」484Please respect copyright.PENANA7kp90J2x70
484Please respect copyright.PENANAKhwcMpmrBI
「她的叮囑?」484Please respect copyright.PENANAdiyILSwaAT
484Please respect copyright.PENANA49xZdUgFcm
「不。她離開得太突然,我沒機會問她,只得按照她生前喜好去估計她的心思。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAwFEsYNZcsY
484Please respect copyright.PENANAYINYLPYv4J
「別傻!她不願看見你耿耿於懷!」484Please respect copyright.PENANAVsjg4YlGfO
484Please respect copyright.PENANAyLlf5Hpyaj
「她沒這麼說。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAudxLYeqm1O
484Please respect copyright.PENANAchIBQcIUlq
兒子苦笑,笑他彆扭。484Please respect copyright.PENANAR76LR4yFm3
484Please respect copyright.PENANAGK4KyEUl4O
再次不了了之?他以為是,直至夜半聞得媳婦哭聲不絕。484Please respect copyright.PENANAkV8vIE14WP
484Please respect copyright.PENANAEd1L1Pp3VF
無論大家怎樣勸說,兒子依然不願接受治療,堅持要盡量留下金錢予家人。484Please respect copyright.PENANAKm6jzOFENU
484Please respect copyright.PENANA7E1X4CBtEv
半年後,兒子沒死去。一年後,兒子仍活著。三年半後,兒子依然沒斷氣。484Please respect copyright.PENANAbMSrMQRNnQ
484Please respect copyright.PENANAwplMn0BtWY
問何解。醫生說原因不明,但癌細胞消失了。兒子說只想盡力工作賺錢養活家人。484Please respect copyright.PENANAT0qcxzEjAb
484Please respect copyright.PENANAYiXTCu0KFy
離開醫院、歸家路上,兒子和他拐到公園散步去。484Please respect copyright.PENANAKsoL5Ba2TC
484Please respect copyright.PENANA4oxSxYrocs
樹影婆娑,鳥叫蟲鳴。484Please respect copyright.PENANAsi440bAi5A
484Please respect copyright.PENANAXZD9cn6cNA
「你多活了三年半。」484Please respect copyright.PENANALedwEiL9bd
484Please respect copyright.PENANAaZ4vcjFuTS
「我多吃了三個『菠蘿油』。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAU6vi7IoeEF
484Please respect copyright.PENANAjISrpzbED9
「想繼續吃?」484Please respect copyright.PENANAdbwC52vfH2
484Please respect copyright.PENANAZ90jmFtcMY
「是。期待下一個夏天。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAfkInQvCi0z
484Please respect copyright.PENANA1bezfcpRsM
兒子認為這次大病是上天的提醒,希望他往後好好珍惜時間。打算辭職休養一段日子,在接下來的暑假與大家出國旅遊後,才重回職場繼續拼搏。484Please respect copyright.PENANAX0RL95UIrK
484Please respect copyright.PENANAtYCLA3hzBp
他為兒子衷心高興著,亦感謝上蒼的好生之德,沒有帶走……484Please respect copyright.PENANATYlrUG5kCc
484Please respect copyright.PENANAprsP9Uq4nP
兒子呢?484Please respect copyright.PENANARKEgDDJJY9
484Please respect copyright.PENANAnRLB6eSg82
悉才尚在身邊的兒子不見蹤影。484Please respect copyright.PENANA4Pz7XcqNoz
484Please respect copyright.PENANABsrUIEvkpb
啊!記起來了。484Please respect copyright.PENANAqmn5TQcglD
484Please respect copyright.PENANAiKhI9X87kY
兒子去年在暑假前遇上意外,下半身癱瘓。沒能出國旅遊,沒能重回職場,沒能享受期待已久的夏日。484Please respect copyright.PENANA8exCJkM36b
484Please respect copyright.PENANApApmd3FbJP
果然。484Please respect copyright.PENANAnyhYTrZ2PZ
484Please respect copyright.PENANA2gM4aK1BDM
不努力走下去,就不會知道下一個夏天是甚麼光景。484Please respect copyright.PENANAadVIYwHcth
484Please respect copyright.PENANAou1PIj8424
婆娑樹影之下、鳥叫蟲鳴之中,他繼續走。484Please respect copyright.PENANAJCQ7yT1rBA
484Please respect copyright.PENANAKUuRBvos38
幽幽踏步慢慢走。
(3)老484Please respect copyright.PENANARYqEUaUUTx
484Please respect copyright.PENANASiDbcVWf9F
他在搖搖椅上猛然醒來。484Please respect copyright.PENANAAjD6EHTDQN
484Please respect copyright.PENANAEBraOBAtmh
望望掛鐘,七時半。該要喚醒孫兒。484Please respect copyright.PENANAMCDML2KAzR
484Please respect copyright.PENANAZKbK69OHLr
輕敲孫兒房門,不聞回應。推門內進,不見孫兒身影。房內枱櫃床鋪依舊,掛牆照片卻變了樣——相中人稚嫩不再,五官英氣。他頓時意會到孫兒早已不再是黏人的小孩子,不需要他的照顧。484Please respect copyright.PENANAKO2mSUz0YT
484Please respect copyright.PENANA9PslAYs4aC
若有所失。484Please respect copyright.PENANAXMBke4lD51
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到公園散心吧。484Please respect copyright.PENANAqmNZOoa8sB
484Please respect copyright.PENANACgoUvyE6CB
公園裡,美好回憶俯拾皆是。484Please respect copyright.PENANAnooiYInP6s
484Please respect copyright.PENANAV3gX1lZI09
憶起跟妻子慢步於蟲鳴之中,憶起與兒子傻傻追尋鳥叫源頭,憶起和孫兒偷偷在樹身刻字。484Please respect copyright.PENANA3lXrn85w7x
484Please respect copyright.PENANAL1KSsWUiWA
離開緩步徑,闖入樹林。484Please respect copyright.PENANAMqWDFW0xvj
484Please respect copyright.PENANAV9oNcNFY96
找樹。找到那樹。484Please respect copyright.PENANAvIpFCtQ3Dr
484Please respect copyright.PENANA3CFlZj7qPi
不,不是它——因著樹身變得粗壯,刻記模糊難辨。484Please respect copyright.PENANAWaFPVGMmA7
484Please respect copyright.PENANAvKiRoGuXWw
此樹不是當年那樹,正如現時的自己亦不是當年的自己。484Please respect copyright.PENANAkJEesBdJUR
484Please respect copyright.PENANAkP81XPsmPi
長大、老去、病倒、死亡,無論願意不願意。484Please respect copyright.PENANAmlGUYjIk6j
484Please respect copyright.PENANA14KyB05dno
不願意。484Please respect copyright.PENANA2o5ge3Tmyw
484Please respect copyright.PENANADNyssGwC5u
想逃。484Please respect copyright.PENANA23NMG7rgJy
484Please respect copyright.PENANA9ohZD68u4o
逃!484Please respect copyright.PENANAn2Q8CPSm07
484Please respect copyright.PENANAwKqq8agWXp
逃出樹林。484Please respect copyright.PENANAQiyWkeCVcb
484Please respect copyright.PENANAc3EEPzSRE4
彷如隔世。484Please respect copyright.PENANAks98tw6lHm
484Please respect copyright.PENANA2homCmntg5
陽光刺眼,氣溫熬人。不是回憶裡的現實。484Please respect copyright.PENANAFBJZbXELvm
484Please respect copyright.PENANAyHC6osYc44
倏忽忘了路,忘了如何走下去……484Please respect copyright.PENANAngiJed8hVI
484Please respect copyright.PENANAoqU6pNqXFG
一青年步入警署。484Please respect copyright.PENANAsy2BJpuxVB
484Please respect copyright.PENANAeqLbnFBMsn
「你是誰?」484Please respect copyright.PENANAQevt5HSx74
484Please respect copyright.PENANAv3wrkKfUW7
「我是你的孫兒。」484Please respect copyright.PENANARpcUtNWxGx
484Please respect copyright.PENANAKoF2unBR7U
「嗯……」484Please respect copyright.PENANATaea2tfJ6i
484Please respect copyright.PENANABXEQYmMMBw
「爺爺,回家吧。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAyMjIvFJUq3
484Please respect copyright.PENANAV4Y2jycQxT
「嗯……」484Please respect copyright.PENANAkLu0gZfhbC
484Please respect copyright.PENANASxPNA9JPxO
家。他在搖搖椅上搖著、搖著,天花燈在眼前晃著、晃著,孫兒在廚房裡頭忙著、忙著。484Please respect copyright.PENANAuf262nsZl0
484Please respect copyright.PENANADMsAUTwiBA
一切近在眼前,卻又無比遙遠。反觀那些遠在天邊的,竟顯得如此接近。484Please respect copyright.PENANAPAF5ngniGZ
484Please respect copyright.PENANArZU1Sr9uZ8
是否忘記了甚麼?484Please respect copyright.PENANAo0JC0tkd8a
484Please respect copyright.PENANAlDcZ9I7nnJ
目光無意間落在緊閉的主人房房門上——何解兒子沒有一起吃午餐?484Please respect copyright.PENANAhNsSdf8FUP
484Please respect copyright.PENANAekWSQPr40S
輕敲主人房房門,不聞回應。欲推門內進,卻發現房門上鎖——自己被兒子嫌棄了嗎?484Please respect copyright.PENANAbAmegQrQ3c
484Please respect copyright.PENANAfaQ99ARDRV
激動。拍拍拍,踢踢踢,吵吵吵。484Please respect copyright.PENANAtZ8I9t3wUe
484Please respect copyright.PENANABR6E5CvgP3
「快開門!我要跟你聊天!快開門!來!快開門!」484Please respect copyright.PENANAhGGa37b9R4
484Please respect copyright.PENANAJLJGyzutI4
孫兒應聲衝出廚房,上前阻止他吵鬧。拍門的手轉而搥打孫兒。孫兒逆來順受,硬生生吃痛。484Please respect copyright.PENANATHtfyPuIal
484Please respect copyright.PENANA991OOvt7FI
「爸爸不在房間裡。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAF3Cl9kGbpk
484Please respect copyright.PENANASG4OWz9V3A
「你騙我!他一定在裡面!」484Please respect copyright.PENANA4AnKgK1prc
484Please respect copyright.PENANAZeeDxP1xH6
「爺爺,你看看掛鐘——爸爸尚未下班,還在公司。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAf7yDgWusCD
484Please respect copyright.PENANAd0QMQ7lR92
未下班?在公司?他瞄向掛鐘——的確未到兒子下班時間。可是總覺得有甚麼不對勁……484Please respect copyright.PENANAgVssQ6AvsK
484Please respect copyright.PENANAfjngqLLBnf
見他愣住,孫兒馬上抓緊時機分散他的注意力:「爺爺,不如一起到公園散步。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAlkT6xUfma0
484Please respect copyright.PENANA5XFT37ilJk
公園裡,美好回憶俯拾皆是。484Please respect copyright.PENANAtp0DSWw7Mc
484Please respect copyright.PENANAbiCEql4tVV
他享受沿路的樹影鳥蟲,孫兒只著眼於面前的佝僂身影——希望他忘記剛才的亂局吧,那就不用向他解釋家庭現況……484Please respect copyright.PENANA2gTZmnWvMy
484Please respect copyright.PENANAxaU8OvZ5Nk
爸爸癱瘓後,媽媽獨力扛起家庭重擔。數年以來,乳臭未乾的孩子、癱瘓的丈夫、腦部日漸退化的家翁以及工作壓力狠狠將她壓垮。她捱不下去,離家出走。爸爸難以接受愛妻的絕情,一直鬱鬱寡歡。484Please respect copyright.PENANANS0yFvdKbe
484Please respect copyright.PENANApkHU08X8Yx
某個深夜,忽聞爺爺自言自語。起床查探,驚見爺爺對著垂頭不動的爸爸侃侃而談。窗戶半掩,冷風吹得爸爸頭髮凌亂,臉色慘白。滿房遍地都是涼透的菸屁股。淡淡的菸味在鼻腔彌留不散,卻偏偏嗅不出半絲生命的氣息……484Please respect copyright.PENANAKS9p5UTE1G
484Please respect copyright.PENANA5bLufBePZ7
他輕拍孫兒肩膀。484Please respect copyright.PENANAi8Ve8cajUb
484Please respect copyright.PENANAbL4vJyhPGT
「不用發愁啊!」484Please respect copyright.PENANAmCXAtMqe15
484Please respect copyright.PENANAq0HwJLIwC2
「你知道我在愁甚麼?」484Please respect copyright.PENANA4Gq35whzOG
484Please respect copyright.PENANAInn8L1M7dd
「考試成績嘛!」484Please respect copyright.PENANAnfIifBgAxo
484Please respect copyright.PENANAt85pgBITvL
「對!我就是擔心考試成績!」484Please respect copyright.PENANAXa4FgX0dRE
484Please respect copyright.PENANAK0giwVIRAt
「傻孩子!考試只是人生的一小部份,毋須將成績看得過份重要!」484Please respect copyright.PENANAovGiOVvtOW
484Please respect copyright.PENANA8Tt8mfzior
「嗯,我知道了……」484Please respect copyright.PENANAGcMKUoWZgJ
484Please respect copyright.PENANAojVoNZzUT8
孫兒唯唯諾諾,以假笑作結。484Please respect copyright.PENANAXfv1ozvEE7
484Please respect copyright.PENANA3Ifh9UxJ3h
結伴走了又一段路。484Please respect copyright.PENANAFuOnqTl6VF
484Please respect copyright.PENANAFcaBOjRTrH
他望望孫兒——像曾經的兒子,也像曾經的他。484Please respect copyright.PENANA1WxIp4Vzjj
484Please respect copyright.PENANA6at81hVMwu
憶起關於兒子的一切,憶起關於自己的一切。484Please respect copyright.PENANAR6haAOHdxz
484Please respect copyright.PENANAtu2YJkgdWJ
希望孫身兒能夠好好活下去,活得比兒子好,活得比他好。484Please respect copyright.PENANAUs4NHoauzL
484Please respect copyright.PENANAJT34Ci0GAx
絕不能重覆亡妻與兒子的錯誤,留下一堆永遠沒解的執著予孫兒。484Please respect copyright.PENANA1vkykdhCFH
484Please respect copyright.PENANAtydezsIsoZ
他輕拍孫兒肩膀。484Please respect copyright.PENANAuhzDSXgJoR
484Please respect copyright.PENANAI3KFSVN9ox
「不用發愁啊!」484Please respect copyright.PENANAOnoe6aLOoL
484Please respect copyright.PENANA1Z0BpMQTvy
「爺爺放心!考試而已,難不倒我!」484Please respect copyright.PENANAL34rltA6UX
484Please respect copyright.PENANAPWxE4JkmxV
「對於考試也好、爺爺也好,如果你累了,就乾脆放下吧!」484Please respect copyright.PENANAm7nl0BrV8d
484Please respect copyright.PENANA4Hkp82XCR4
他淡然一笑,笑孫兒長高長肉不長大。484Please respect copyright.PENANASbtrdEA1bD
484Please respect copyright.PENANA1ZxCenmkpr
孫兒傻了眼——他是真瘋或是假傻?484Please respect copyright.PENANAJa0SpQPr60
484Please respect copyright.PENANA06VXVLFZRu
沒待孫兒辨清真假,他已然幽幽踏步開步走。484Please respect copyright.PENANA5npxDPx3rV
484Please respect copyright.PENANA4Iy5CNSthQ
孫兒沒有追上。知道自己該要追上,但雙腳偏偏誠實地佇立原地——多麼希望爺爺可以從此消失。484Please respect copyright.PENANAXtayMVu8hY
484Please respect copyright.PENANAAwNuAXD4HT
佝僂身影幽幽遠去,沒入婆娑樹影當中不復見。484Please respect copyright.PENANAOjILBx9wcR
484Please respect copyright.PENANAUcxeOSLEoL
鳥繼續叫,蟲繼續鳴,不過往後的夏天從此走了調。484Please respect copyright.PENANAAsstx4Saf9
484Please respect copyright.PENANAP88IQKfh2N
沒有在意的人,沒有在意自己的人,無論願意不願意。484Please respect copyright.PENANAawPLpvkQem
484Please respect copyright.PENANA6vfAJ2zg3h
幽幽踏步慢慢走。慢慢記起很多,慢慢忘記很多。484Please respect copyright.PENANANsHhgOOoS1
484Please respect copyright.PENANAZBJJOSR5ys
忘記為何自己會獨自一人走在樹林當中。484Please respect copyright.PENANA14Lj9hlSEj
484Please respect copyright.PENANAlJzftLBcqG
找樹?找不到那樹。484Please respect copyright.PENANAnjKPZvvqMo
484Please respect copyright.PENANAuqfaGggnKp
此樹不是當年那樹,正如現時的自己亦不是當年的自己。484Please respect copyright.PENANAzIvJ40oesI
484Please respect copyright.PENANAntulQMVT1T
長大、老去、病倒、死亡,無論願意不願意。484Please respect copyright.PENANAcKVhldxLhk
484Please respect copyright.PENANAWokgi7HIIX
願意。484Please respect copyright.PENANAgj2QgU6Fpw
484Please respect copyright.PENANAdiQwXGceBp
無謂白花力氣去逃避。無人能夠逃過生老病死。484Please respect copyright.PENANAes5klQLAKC
484Please respect copyright.PENANAkgYaRd2lMR
身累,心累。就此停下來,可以嗎……484Please respect copyright.PENANA0s15kXtznk
484Please respect copyright.PENANALWnfhO6qnC
一青年步入醫院。484Please respect copyright.PENANAhaZIb4sReY
484Please respect copyright.PENANAlWnwtYPX6O
「你是誰?」484Please respect copyright.PENANAUN2WlV2odS
484Please respect copyright.PENANA7QGUlCUwti
「我是你的孫兒。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAsuoRImWveY
484Please respect copyright.PENANAtSvqQgJdMg
「嗯……」484Please respect copyright.PENANAMyJy2BtmCv
484Please respect copyright.PENANABwlCbVrgbN
「爺爺,回家吧。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAwICExfFbRX
484Please respect copyright.PENANAIyDOi1D4eC
「嗯……」
(4)生484Please respect copyright.PENANAZKfcRYO2kt
484Please respect copyright.PENANAONRXiQI1Ig
他在輪椅上猛然醒來。484Please respect copyright.PENANAPfEKCnRU2u
484Please respect copyright.PENANAXOnyaWUJNN
樹影婆娑,鳥叫蟲鳴。484Please respect copyright.PENANADXMUZcycVh
484Please respect copyright.PENANAnwHVWt30mh
爺孫二人身處公園大道上。484Please respect copyright.PENANA5i972as9QC
484Please respect copyright.PENANABx6YJT86Ga
「口渴嗎?來,喝些許清水吧!」484Please respect copyright.PENANA27lgVZpkkj
484Please respect copyright.PENANA7PuFMdNqAH
孫兒停步,從背囊掏出保溫水壺,欠身將插於壺嘴的飲管置於他雙唇之間。484Please respect copyright.PENANAuuVgK1LJEy
484Please respect copyright.PENANAB2ApzwBb8J
他沒有吸吮。484Please respect copyright.PENANAND0uL5PvMU
484Please respect copyright.PENANAN7YYGIHnA8
孫兒保持這姿勢好一會,惟見他沒反應,也只好收起水壺。484Please respect copyright.PENANA6dc5eRIqJq
484Please respect copyright.PENANA6Ij2Wrq3Si
罷。484Please respect copyright.PENANA2nk4oxrTZc
484Please respect copyright.PENANAvmK6RPlJIY
樹影婆娑,鳥叫蟲鳴。484Please respect copyright.PENANACFe2VffLaz
484Please respect copyright.PENANAUYsXYR7R3k
他覺得這地方很眼熟,卻又苦苦想不起更多關於這地方的回憶。484Please respect copyright.PENANAws4pWWg3ls
484Please respect copyright.PENANA6JaOhKDVIj
不要緊。484Please respect copyright.PENANAUx1bfm4Lrp
484Please respect copyright.PENANAwAtdoaQxey
反正該是不重要的事情——自己寶刀未老,才未糊塗得忘記重要事情。484Please respect copyright.PENANA1sORKP7DyI
484Please respect copyright.PENANAqBbt8lDmlf
他仍是那個身體健康的他,每天為養活妻兒勞碌奔波。妻子貪吃,尤愛「菠蘿油」,於是他偶爾會帶她到冰廳享用下午茶。兒子是個單純正直的小孩,深信「一分耕耘,一分收穫」,於是他一直暗暗為兒子籌謀、護航……他很自豪,自覺是個好丈夫、好爸爸。484Please respect copyright.PENANAqSuIVwNaFt
484Please respect copyright.PENANAPyfGJYhhxj
嘴角輕揚。484Please respect copyright.PENANAd8x8A3Hb7Z
484Please respect copyright.PENANAmOAtcvIV2C
一。484Please respect copyright.PENANAp492J8k2jy
484Please respect copyright.PENANAMXWbv1U6id
二。484Please respect copyright.PENANALO7thw6OPM
484Please respect copyright.PENANAtQ1FHaONVN
三。484Please respect copyright.PENANA9t4pA9b1i3
484Please respect copyright.PENANAPA93zuKWgO
那抹難以察覺的微笑僅維持了三秒。484Please respect copyright.PENANAZ67gpoHycW
484Please respect copyright.PENANAvDWrhgzZkC
三秒後,他忘記了前三秒的快樂,正如他忘記了大半生的重要人事物。484Please respect copyright.PENANAtf50lwSDAU
484Please respect copyright.PENANAnYcWG0SL3v
要緊的,不再要緊。484Please respect copyright.PENANAmkpvsfGl7d
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罷。484Please respect copyright.PENANA2WR41k1PnK
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樹影婆娑,鳥叫蟲鳴。484Please respect copyright.PENANAXFREKsn8nc
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循著鳥蟲之聲,他的眼珠子微微往上瞄。葉間隙縫的陽光誘人卻刺眼。484Please respect copyright.PENANAxUmIrjAfPI
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輪椅一直前進,映入眼簾的紛亂光影不斷交替、退去、消失。484Please respect copyright.PENANAK85cC1pqh9
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在最後的最後,他眼前只餘一盞佇立於公園外的交通燈。484Please respect copyright.PENANAyaGZQAymg6
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紅燈。484Please respect copyright.PENANAqZcNruOTlp
484Please respect copyright.PENANAAjN078zMtR
「爺爺,這可能是我們最後一次一起逛公園。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAr1ok8lqOVW
484Please respect copyright.PENANA0ps6PCA1nT
孫兒彷彿自言自語。484Please respect copyright.PENANAVt40lG0dQf
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綠燈。484Please respect copyright.PENANA8VCBeqelBr
484Please respect copyright.PENANAkCzUC3xMxO
孫兒沒有開步走。484Please respect copyright.PENANAdpn6ZyIaSn
484Please respect copyright.PENANAIPuuRKr1Zl
紅燈。484Please respect copyright.PENANAgPDGfjQJSy
484Please respect copyright.PENANA57tVLpyMZe
「爺爺,我日後會盡量抽時間去探望你。」484Please respect copyright.PENANAMIfi7n2K68
484Please respect copyright.PENANAjEtAKOrLjU
孫兒彷彿對空氣許下諾言。484Please respect copyright.PENANA8tjPyNBQAf
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綠燈。484Please respect copyright.PENANAzayRqbSNea
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孫兒仍然沒有開步走。484Please respect copyright.PENANAN0bvg8TLQ7
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紅燈。484Please respect copyright.PENANAFe2d7R3YFm
484Please respect copyright.PENANAo90qhkPtz9
「爺爺,你會怪責我嗎?」484Please respect copyright.PENANAKiyny4jIok
484Please respect copyright.PENANAYih4yewztO
孫兒問空氣,縱使知道空氣沒能回應。484Please respect copyright.PENANABu6q3pzGJD
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綠燈。484Please respect copyright.PENANAMBsi3g2xIj
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「爺爺,放心。我會努力繼續走。」484Please respect copyright.PENANATg8unwZ2aj
484Please respect copyright.PENANAaG88aLOWKU
孫兒抿抿雙唇,藏起憂思,推著輪椅開步走。484Please respect copyright.PENANARAnHz4wiMk
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總得走下去,不是嗎?不努力走下去,就不會知道下一個夏天是甚麼光景。484Please respect copyright.PENANAQfJkMnpupS
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這是從他身上學懂的。484Please respect copyright.PENANAPadNCBUjbA
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一生受用。484Please respect copyright.PENANAOnbiDZ79So
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「爺爺,謝謝你。」484Please respect copyright.PENANA6AXKSApSa1
484Please respect copyright.PENANAGtUjhdcywI
孫兒的話猶如耳邊風,進不了他的耳,到不了他的心。484Please respect copyright.PENANA8W6QLbRIAE
484Please respect copyright.PENANA15ECg8QWBN
要緊的,其實不要緊。484Please respect copyright.PENANAR7cQfB7b3u
484Please respect copyright.PENANAyj5vlohYQ9
罷。484Please respect copyright.PENANAcoii687Gam
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他被送上安老院專車。484Please respect copyright.PENANAgve3H94vNA
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車窗外,無光街燈迅速往後退。一盞、兩盞、三盞……不盡,無窮。484Please respect copyright.PENANAuA32raz73a
484Please respect copyright.PENANAcqkkD7wJ7k
腦海裡,無數樹影鳥蟲交替、退去、消失。484Please respect copyright.PENANAPVrqzDfzIz
484Please respect copyright.PENANA3KnWBwMXat
他被動地遠離昔日一切。484Please respect copyright.PENANA9zkxIGHxHF
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要緊的,不再要緊。484Please respect copyright.PENANApSf85MmfYF
484Please respect copyright.PENANAyumh4bDvzL
他克盡己任,沒有遺憾。484Please respect copyright.PENANAWCJx6Nysth
484Please respect copyright.PENANAgUL9HZ2ATB
他忘記前塵,沒有執著。484Please respect copyright.PENANAuuwMtE1JKZ
484Please respect copyright.PENANAZVINMf841v
有如被踐踏的梳化,有如被點燃的香菸,有如被吞吃的「菠蘿油」。484Please respect copyright.PENANABsMiC9tcJo
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毫不在意未來的每個夏日。
註:484Please respect copyright.PENANAk4d5Ql95YU
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