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今天,賴小竹的父母會提早回家。
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不,應該說會準時下班回家。而她一點也不期待。
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上學、放學、和殷纖去吃晚餐、補習班報到、回家洗澡睡覺,這是賴小竹的考生日常,喔......好吧,最近幾周睡覺前,她還多了個紅線語音的活動。
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總之,這些日常,她並沒有想要打破。
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但一年當中,唯有一天必須打破。
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——五月十五日,她親愛弟弟的生日。
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「小竹,弟弟生日,記得訂那家思蒂蛋糕,你放學順路拿回來,知道嗎?」媽媽上周一就開始催促賴小竹,好像怕她忘記一樣。
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怎麼可能忘記?
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親愛弟弟的生日,從小到大,家裡辦得要有多浮誇,就有多浮誇。
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弟弟小三那次,幾乎整班同學都來了,家裡客廳和房間擠滿了人,蛋糕還臨時加訂三個。後幾年,父母都直接包麥當勞的場地,來辦弟弟的生日趴。
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而弟弟總是這邊聊聊,那邊玩玩,最後坐在麥當勞遊戲區一角,那張紅色小沙發上,笑著笑著,就睡著了。
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賴小竹有一次問弟弟要睡覺為什麼不回家睡?
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「大家開心就好。」弟弟是這麼回的。
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不過這兩年,弟弟的生日趴是辦得收斂許多,改為家人間彼此慶祝。
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雖然不用像過去幫忙弟弟設計精美的生日邀請卡、掛氣球和彩帶布置場地等等,可賴小竹仍輕鬆不起來。
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她可是明年要大考的準考生欸!她一想到今天補習班,要落下的物理複習進度,就頭痛。
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但怎麼辦呢?她是父母口中盡責的好姊姊,照顧與疼愛弟弟的好姊姊。還能怎麼辦呢?
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放學鐘聲一打,賴小竹將書包甩在肩上,便往校門口衝。走出教室之前,她還不忘回頭跟好友殷纖打聲招呼。對方點點頭、拍拍胸脯,一臉不忍地目送她離去。
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「你家這種重男輕女,可以打113吧?」殷纖曾經這麼說過。
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可不管別人怎麼說,賴小竹的原則是,能做的盡量做,大家快樂和氣就好了......唉......怎麼說著說著,跟她那親愛的弟弟越來越像了呢?真不吉利......
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放學沿路上,賴小竹腦袋轉了許多,但腳步也沒落下,以她的腳程,或許可以去報名競走比賽。原本十分鐘的路程,她五分多就要到了蛋糕店前。
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思蒂蛋糕是間老牌傳統蛋糕店,不過最近八成是因為甜點競爭激烈,招牌和裝潢都改了。漆成白色簡約,桌椅改成木製,門口還擺了不少乾燥花。
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唯一不變的是厚重的玻璃門。到底為什麼不一起改成自動門呢?賴小竹曾納悶好一陣子。
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她側身大力推開玻璃門,迎面而來的冷氣消暑,空氣中夾雜的奶油香氣。賴小竹向右直直走到櫃前,從口袋拿出皺巴巴的訂購單,遞給一位綁著馬尾的年輕女店員。
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「我訂六吋芒果的。」賴小竹補充道。
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女店員接過單子,複述著:「生日蛋糕......夏日芒果六吋......好,等等喔!」
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女店員轉身往裏頭冷藏櫃走,開了上層櫃,又開了下層櫃,還不忘向外頭說明:「妹妹不好意思,稍等一下,這兩天剛好訂單有點多......」
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「沒關係,妳慢慢來。」反正我也沒那麼想回家,賴小竹心想,邊坐到右邊的高腳椅上,開始滑起手機。
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手機上第一則訊息來自媽媽:
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蛋糕拿到沒?回家沒?弟弟生日慶祝7點開始,我再15分到家......
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真煩,賴小竹將訊息滑掉。
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第二則訊息來自殷纖:
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羅大瘋了!說今天複習完進度直接考二卷總複習!
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可惡,這樣進度不就落一大截了?現在還在這裡等蛋糕,回家慶祝,這不是放鬆,是折磨!
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賴小竹嘆了口氣,最後決定眼不見為淨,把殷纖的訊息先隱藏起來。此時,在裏頭東翻西找的女店員,笑著將蛋糕端出來。
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「妹妹妳確認一下,夏日芒果蛋糕,剛剛先冰冷凍,如果今天晚上吃的話,可以先不用放冰箱,先讓它解凍。我們家的奶油不太能放,最慢三天內要吃完,不然風味會變。」女店員看賴小竹點點頭,便將蛋糕裝盒、放進紙袋,再從櫃檯底下拿了幾個厚紙盤與塑膠叉。
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「啊,盤子和叉子都不用了。」賴小竹揮著手說道。媽媽看不起那廉價的紙盤和塑膠叉,去年拿回去就被唸了兩天。
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「喔,好喔,那有需要幾歲的蠟燭嗎?」女店員邊說邊將紙盤和叉子取出。
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「呃......小六十二歲,十三、十四,幫我拿十四......四......,媽說四又不吉利,要問嗎?煩死了......羅大的物理考題會比這簡單多了......」賴小竹喃喃說著。
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「妹妹,決定好了嗎?還是要拿問號?」女店員歪著頭又問。
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「嗯,那我拿十四歲和問號,都拿好了。」賴小竹回答。
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「問號通常是給年紀比較大的......不過也不見得啦!我幫妳都放進去。」女店員在賴小竹皺起眉頭時,又改了口。
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穿著OO高中校服的學生,家裡有錢的多了去,學生好惹,家長不好惹,她今天只是來這間店支援而已。
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叮叮鈴——!
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一聲清脆的串鈴聲從賴小筑的手機傳來。
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「妹妹,妳也有在玩紅線啊?」女店員將提袋遞向賴小竹,好奇地望向賴小筑的手機。那是屬於紅線軟體,訊息通知的特殊鈴聲。
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「呃,妳聽錯了。」賴小竹匆忙接過提袋,另一手將手機放進口袋。
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「怎麼會聽錯?那現在很紅啊,不過.....妹妹妳玩還是要注意一下,最近我有朋友在上面被陌生人騙,網上也有人在傳,有詐騙集團在背後搞鬼,專門騙不懂事的年輕女學生......」
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不懂事?她還不夠懂事?那這些年算什麼?
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還有誰比她懂事了?
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賴小竹聽見理智線斷掉的聲音。
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「妳哪隻眼睛看到我被騙?」賴小竹冷冷發問。
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「呃,不是,我又沒有說妳被騙,我只是想提醒妳......」
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「呵......妳覺得我有需要一個在麵包店打工,不知道打哪畢業,喔不,可能連大學都沒得念的人,來跟我說三道四嗎?我有需要嗎?」賴小竹將蛋糕提袋勾在手上,昂起頭,語氣尖銳。
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賴小竹知道現在的自己,像極了她媽媽在巨城勾著名牌包,刁難店員的樣子。
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但她同時也體會了媽媽那樣做的原因:爽快!
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說完,賴小竹一個轉身,大力推開玻璃門,門上的鈴鐺相互重擊,像是擂台上的宣判。
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登!登!登!K.O.!
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賴小竹知道她贏得了這場的勝利。
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店內,滿臉脹紅的女店員,看著女高中生驕傲離去的背影,愣了幾秒。
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接著,她趁沒有客人的空檔時間,拿出手機,點開了紅線的APP,登入業障亭的頁面,在木牌上寫下:
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好心提醒客人,卻被消遣我沒念書,服務業到底還是不是人幹的?
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亭子接收到資訊後,亭頂發出淺淺的白光。接著出來了女店員最新的當月運勢:
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運平平,與紅不合即可離。入夏前風雨將至,記得多備雨具。
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女店員「靠!」一聲,立馬將紅線給解除安裝。
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