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當那雙泛著紫光的眼眸緩緩睜開時,新的一天已經悄然而至。8964 copyright protection116PENANAKu2N2RmoAK 維尼
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清晨特有的寒意不時刺激著肌膚、便服一樣掛在觸手可及的地方、朝陽升起的方向依然如故——宛若所有的一切都在述說著自己的「不變」似的,米拉默默從床上爬起來,趁腦袋還有些昏沉,使勁伸展了手腳。8964 copyright protection116PENANATy8phlBH8J 維尼
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直到寒意褪去,血液升溫,她才腳觸地板,伸手拿起那套衣物。8964 copyright protection116PENANABDxf3GnSwz 維尼
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對米拉而言,這個早晨跟以往相比並無不同。一樣是待在寢室更換服裝,然後站在洗漱台前整理儀容,最後以廚房那微微起火的魔道具為始,開啟這家一天的生活。8964 copyright protection116PENANARUohZFFIb0 維尼
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如果要說有哪裡不一樣,應該也只是「原先兩個人的家,不知不覺間多了名訪客」這種程度的變化罷了。8964 copyright protection116PENANAU1aWfpvIFm 維尼
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等到需要女兒搭手而出聲叫喚,再到敲響房門卻無人回應,最後則在客房裡發現她的蹤影——像這樣始料未及的變化,或許算得上是為數不多的日常調味劑。8964 copyright protection116PENANAHFhQnIXg1d 維尼
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先是一記手刀把女兒喚醒,接著趁她還沒哭訴前將其拉出房門,避免訪客繼續被她的體重給打擾。8964 copyright protection116PENANABE795qYs2g 維尼
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要不是之後醒來的訪客並沒對此表現得太在意,否則米拉還真不知道該怎麼給人家賠個不是。雖說她在這之後還多煮幾道拿手好菜就是了。8964 copyright protection116PENANAFswYpVaI0W 維尼
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「媽媽,這裡我來收拾就好,你就安心出門吧。」8964 copyright protection116PENANAbAH2hUITKq 維尼
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沒等完食後的米拉拿起餐具,她便被女兒催促出門,面前的碗筷也在那一瞬間被女兒納入手中。8964 copyright protection116PENANAruiFwTDEZ5 維尼
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儘管米拉一臉不解地想把餐具奪回,但在面對女兒靈敏的躲避之下,她也只好聳聳肩認命。8964 copyright protection116PENANAl4XwDH355Z 維尼
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「真是拿妳沒辦法啊……這樣就交給妳了喔。」8964 copyright protection116PENANApKhSjj6QxN 維尼
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「好的,一路順風。」8964 copyright protection116PENANAVX6qZgQ7v2 維尼
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「路上小心。」8964 copyright protection116PENANA4yBIy9qH7S 維尼
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於是米拉乖乖在玄關告別自己的家。從餐桌傳來的兩聲回應拂在她耳邊莫名有股新鮮感。8964 copyright protection116PENANA6WJX4muYlw 維尼
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即使關上門扉,她依稀能聽見自家女兒向臨時寄宿的魔女討教的聲音。8964 copyright protection116PENANAOKMiFp7nTS 維尼
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曾幾何時,她想起自己跟魔女的談話、女兒與自己的對峙,以及魔女微笑著將女兒帶到自己眼前的情景。8964 copyright protection116PENANA328Q4TZk8l 維尼
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即使米拉在那之後沒再多說什麼,但要說自己不擔心,那肯定是假的。可是,如果是她——如果是真正的「魔女」的話,一定沒問題吧。她這麼想著,默默邁出了步伐。8964 copyright protection116PENANAL9NnEsn5kT 維尼
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從半山腰走到村鎮的路程並不長,但她需要越過一段只有雜草的途徑,然後摸索到人為鋪陳的石路上,最後再沿著標誌性的扶梯走下去,這樣才能順利抵達村鎮的一隅。8964 copyright protection116PENANA9VmZFFdGle 維尼
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早在幾年前大道的擴建以來,使用這條小徑繞道出村的村民已經變得寥寥無幾,甚至最近也就只剩米拉一家還在持續運用。久而久之,住在附近的左鄰右舍自然記住了她們的面孔。8964 copyright protection116PENANAxOfABf1EWT 維尼
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只不過,米拉會跟他們關係拉得這麼近,也有一部分得歸根於她本身的工作。8964 copyright protection116PENANAmWIagXB5rT 維尼
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「早啊,米拉。」8964 copyright protection116PENANArFJC35PvrT 維尼
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正當米拉習以為常似的穿過街道時,一陣拂過耳根的嗓音倏地令她駐足。8964 copyright protection116PENANAB5tuMMn24b 維尼
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循著聲音轉頭望去後,米拉注意到不遠處的房子前,站著一名頭戴防塵頭巾的婦人。8964 copyright protection116PENANAUqtwT5tSVg 維尼
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眼看婦人朝自己笑了笑,米拉原先面向中央地區的腿腳,不意間進行了轉向。8964 copyright protection116PENANAse1FnIdWJC 維尼
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畢竟對米拉而言,那位婦人即是鄰居,亦是她昨天服務過的「患者」家屬。8964 copyright protection116PENANALm9dJmZekV 維尼
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「早安。妳丈夫的狀況還好嗎?」8964 copyright protection116PENANAiposnoKCUo 維尼
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面對米拉的關心,站在自家門口的婦人也只是緊握掃把打趣道:8964 copyright protection116PENANA0D6g6kcgih 維尼
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「啊哈哈,只是傷到腳踝罷了,還不至於拿掉他的命啦。而且妳調給我的藥也很有效。那傢伙才休息個半天就已經可以下床走路了,還嚷嚷著要回去工作呢。真不知該拿他怎麼辦。」8964 copyright protection116PENANAL76ApQ19uh 維尼
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「呵呵,很有精神呢。」8964 copyright protection116PENANAWWipxWjd9W 維尼
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「就是呀……啊,等等妳有在工坊嗎?我等會兒要去大市集一趟,想著順手帶點慰問品過去。」8964 copyright protection116PENANAnkT56JFHSF 維尼
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「不用這麼費心啦。」8964 copyright protection116PENANAWlRMrh5wW6 維尼
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「什麼費心,妳也知道從我們這邊去到那裡多花時間,更別說這裡就只剩我們這些大爺大媽。」8964 copyright protection116PENANAM95Ff9dqJG 維尼
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說到這裡,米拉忽然想起婦人曾向她提及,「這個街區的小孩成年後幾乎都搬去中央地區」的事情。說是那裡離工會還作坊之類的設施比較近,生活起來方便些。8964 copyright protection116PENANA3dEt6vXXl6 維尼
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雖然他們也有邀請自己父母搬去跟自己同住。然而早已安土重遷的他們,自然拒絕了這個邀請。8964 copyright protection116PENANA3NnI9EoTGv 維尼
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不過最主要的,或許是他們不想給兒女添麻煩吧。8964 copyright protection116PENANAZt3QUMicNN 維尼
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「只有妳願意花那點時間幫我們把東西送來……所以這點『小事』,就偶爾讓我做一下吧。」8964 copyright protection116PENANAIA1lgeDRVl 維尼
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婦人的表情依舊祥和。儘管眼角的魚尾紋加深她衰老的印象,但她笑起來很好看。8964 copyright protection116PENANAJ7mqbk7lh8 維尼
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聽到這裡,米拉原本已經推到喉頭的各種用以辭讓的話語,倏地被她吞了回去。8964 copyright protection116PENANAAWRpQVe1d7 維尼
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「那麼就……有勞妳了。」8964 copyright protection116PENANA12cLGCA11o 維尼
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「哈哈,儘管交給我……是說絲蕾最近怎樣了?」8964 copyright protection116PENANAnOBJQCgDTR 維尼
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婦人此話一出,米拉頓時苦笑起來。8964 copyright protection116PENANAsMudkz6Lj6 維尼
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不知為何,每每跟婦人聊到一個段落時,她總會突然切入到自家女兒的話題去。像是小孩最近學會了什麼、是不是已經有辦法克服討厭的食物了、亦或是,有關「特訓」的事情。8964 copyright protection116PENANAfBcpTZSdmY 維尼
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仿佛這就是家有兒女的女人間必經的道路似的,婦人拋出的起頭聽得米拉不禁垂眸。8964 copyright protection116PENANAqTXFVdyTq9 維尼
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「一樣在勤奮練習,雖然都沒什麼起色就是了。」8964 copyright protection116PENANAlJUFMMlXlL 維尼
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「這樣啊……看來妳們還能再相處一陣子呢。」8964 copyright protection116PENANA30DfJCBmiB 維尼
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「這就不好說了。」説罷,她回看半山腰的位置,腦中不意間浮現女兒向魔女討教的畫面,「昨天有位魔女來我們家作客,她現在應該教著絲蕾魔法相關的事情。」8964 copyright protection116PENANAhArUHkOB1P 維尼
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「欸?」婦人聞言臉色突變,語氣也不由焦急起來,「妳沒回絕她嗎?妳不是不希望絲蕾太早成為魔女——」8964 copyright protection116PENANAP6S7gxdo2T 維尼
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聽著她的話,米拉漸漸陷入了沉思。8964 copyright protection116PENANAXDcwUIlEQM 維尼
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不論是那天有無數魔女齊聚上空的場景、還是女兒自那以後經常變得遍體鱗傷的身影、亦或是昨晚她抿著嘴向外奔去的記憶,此刻全都化作一攤只會圍繞自己腦海打轉的渾水。不斷地轉動,卻也找不到屬於自己的答案。8964 copyright protection116PENANARWJ1jC6T3J 維尼
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米拉不記得自己用什麼方式結束了對話。只是等她回過神時,她就已經站在平日任職的煉金工坊前。8964 copyright protection116PENANAJ9StMCDnct 維尼
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「喲,米拉。聽說妳女兒昨天把魔女帶回家了?」8964 copyright protection116PENANAzN5QifFYsq 維尼
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米拉才剛走進工坊,位在她視野內的一位金髪男子就操著一副輕飄飄的語調,邊說邊朝她走來。8964 copyright protection116PENANAsqExzgGLEn 維尼
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他是米拉就職地點的同僚,也是無數次向米拉示好,卻不斷慘遭拒絕的「輕浮男士」。8964 copyright protection116PENANAeobvl78SGf 維尼
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今天的他也一如既往想用話題吸引米拉的注意,然後藉機摟住她的肩膀,但被她反手一掌拍了下來。8964 copyright protection116PENANA67J1SsQoIF 維尼
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「是啊,這有什麼問題嗎?」8964 copyright protection116PENANAGq0haKHsfi 維尼
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「是沒問題啦。只是,妳不是反對她成為魔女嗎?」8964 copyright protection116PENANAUE8pOOwGdY 維尼
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又是這句話。不管自己走到哪,這幾個詞就像是陰魂不散似的跟到哪——儘管男子提出的疑問正常到沒必要動氣,但依舊聽得米拉很不友善地蹙起眉間。8964 copyright protection116PENANAJ7yCD5wblH 維尼
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由於平時也沒少把他當空氣,因此米拉只是默不作言地走到佈告欄,伸手取下刻有自己名字的名牌。8964 copyright protection116PENANASJB41Tkky5 維尼
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只不過,男子見狀卻打算繼續糾纏下去。8964 copyright protection116PENANAwUNKmzMrkf 維尼
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他那有如跟屁蟲一樣的步伐,以及那聲從沒中斷過的「吶吶」蟲鳴聽得米拉無比刺耳,最終引得她停下腳步,驀然回首。8964 copyright protection116PENANAJ3DObIOt7C 維尼
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以往男子都是用這種令人煩躁的方式逼迫他人搭理自己,所以男子見到米拉停下來後,也早在心裡擺出各種勝利姿勢。8964 copyright protection116PENANAcea8aBJY3A 維尼
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然而,當男子不以為意地與她四目相對時,他怔在了原地。8964 copyright protection116PENANALLoY4AZ0xr 維尼
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她的眼神冰冷到男子渾身打顫。8964 copyright protection116PENANAPpFJRAzEO7 維尼
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縱使與米拉共事這麼多年來,男子早已見慣她那愛理不理的態度了。8964 copyright protection116PENANA4jN4OU7DMO 維尼
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但唯獨這次,他從那雙紫羅蘭色的眼睛裡感受到了一股寒意。8964 copyright protection116PENANAhYHawF73HF 維尼
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「說、說起來我還有東西沒弄好呢……先失陪了。」8964 copyright protection116PENANAnbWmVndkF4 維尼
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