說好要吃點高級的冰,結果還是走向那間熟得不能再熟的老店。74Please respect copyright.PENANAMli1pIz6E1
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轉出堤防的小路後,穿過一段轉角,他們來到那間不用導航的小雜貨鋪——「甜果子店」的藍白遮陽棚還在,玻璃冷櫃貼著褪色的水果圖案,門口的鈴鐺一晃就會發出清脆的叮噹聲。74Please respect copyright.PENANAqsIjll9qNo
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這是一間典型的駄菓子店,狹窄的店內擺滿了花花綠綠的小零嘴和玩具,貨架上是幾十種用五十圓硬幣就能抽的糖果轉盤和膠囊玩具,連牆角那台復古彈珠機都還在喘氣。空氣中混著糖粉、醬油仙貝和夏日的黏熱,讓人一走進來,就像跌進了童年記憶的罐子裡。74Please respect copyright.PENANAJrf4ZXc0Jq
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糸師凜推開門,那聲鈴響像什麼久違的信號一樣,讓站在櫃檯後方的阿姨抬起頭。74Please respect copyright.PENANAOZI11WYVhp
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「哎呦,這不是小凜嗎!啊、小莉奈也來啦?你們好久沒一起來了欸。」74Please respect copyright.PENANAblPYmsgiFS
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星野莉奈笑著揮了揮手:「阿姨好~我們剛剛在堤防遇到,突然想吃冰!」74Please respect copyright.PENANA3eLYYv21Fh
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她一邊說,一邊瞄了一眼牆邊的抽籤箱——那是她小時候最愛賭運氣的角落,總想抽中那張印著「再來五顆」的幸運紙條,可惜幾乎每次都落空。每次她都抱著一點點希望,又失落地看著那張「銘謝惠顧」。74Please respect copyright.PENANAjqD4paE3rw
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坐在旁邊的糸師冴總是嘴上嫌她笨,轉頭再替她抽一張——74Please respect copyright.PENANAXcDVJt72I8
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還是不會中。74Please respect copyright.PENANAXz0REzk5f5
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而糸師凜呢?小時候他反而手氣超好,吃個冰棒也能中兩次——她還記得有一次冴撕開包裝,發現自己依然是「謝謝光臨」、小凜卻又中了一支⋯⋯冴當場黑臉,整個人像是剛輸掉一場球賽,嘴裡對小凜振振有詞:74Please respect copyright.PENANA0mbP8lRwy2
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『凜,你又把運氣用在沒用的地方了——世界第一是不靠運氣的。』74Please respect copyright.PENANAYvy6DC4TMR
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她每次都會在冴的身後偷笑,一邊覺得好笑、一邊又有點心疼小凜那無辜的臉——還要趁冴轉過來看自己的幸運紙條前,趕快把所有表情收好。74Please respect copyright.PENANA7Kiqwa2dxZ
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『妳抽中了嗎?』74Please respect copyright.PENANA4bhNXmAQUC
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『⋯⋯還是沒有。』74Please respect copyright.PENANAgwPS0oM3gZ
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她硬憋住笑。74Please respect copyright.PENANAuuWX5RVbO8
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冴瞇眼看她:『那妳開心什麼?』74Please respect copyright.PENANAYvSzFfUJAw
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『就⋯⋯覺得開心呀。』74Please respect copyright.PENANAecBKRVbuCC
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她沒說出口的是,她沒真的想要那些中獎的糖果或冰棒——她更記得的,是冴咬著冰棒、不服輸的樣子,那種「我絕對會贏回來」的眼神。就算只是跟弟弟賭個抽獎,他也從不肯認輸。74Please respect copyright.PENANAlnlGfg5L1Z
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「真難得。」阿姨的聲音把她拉回現實,語氣像是在翻出舊相簿,「以前你們三個最常一放學就衝過來買冰棒。你哥都會很認真把口袋裡的零錢全都翻出來——可愛得要命。」74Please respect copyright.PENANArxEhMe31Lc
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糸師凜摸了摸後腦勺,什麼都沒說。74Please respect copyright.PENANAhaidxbeZHj
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「好久沒看到他了。」阿姨笑著,有點感慨地說。接著又笑瞇瞇地對著星野莉奈:「啊不過莉奈妳齁,是不是要變成大明星啦?我有時候會在電視上看到妳耶!現在變得這麼漂亮了——」74Please respect copyright.PENANAOpECRuXncG
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「哈、還沒到大明星啦!」星野莉奈笑笑,低頭彎進冰櫃,挑了支熟悉的紅豆牛奶冰,「以後真的變大明星了,我再幫阿姨宣傳呀。」74Please respect copyright.PENANAHwYy1LWihA
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「不用啦!妳多來就好了啦!不然弟弟一個人來,太孤單了。」阿姨手掌在面前開心地搧了搧。74Please respect copyright.PENANAjeUxi93SQN
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「——現在都只看到弟弟一個,真是不習慣啊。」74Please respect copyright.PENANAb6lAksdIvz
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糸師凜只是尷尬地笑了一下,彎下身選了一支巧克力口味的冰棒,拆袋前順手把保存期限轉正來看。74Please respect copyright.PENANAHjbywFlC1B
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阿姨看著他,笑著搖搖頭:「都長這麼高了,還是挑一樣的口味。真是從小沒變過喔。」74Please respect copyright.PENANAcNoTlLsfe7
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結帳的時候,星野莉奈先一步把錢遞出去。74Please respect copyright.PENANAbEMIzdwU1r
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「等一下——我可以自己付!」糸師凜抗議。74Please respect copyright.PENANAZQJkXBVp0e
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「不行。」她一臉理所當然,「說好了今天我請。你哥不在啊,總得有人當你哥的替身吧?」74Please respect copyright.PENANAm3Cv0RWQNP
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阿姨在旁邊聽了,忍不住笑出聲:「你們真的沒變欸,吵吵鬧鬧這麼可愛。」74Please respect copyright.PENANAD5Gzp33W1J
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那話像是一滴水,落進一池靜得過頭的水裡,掀起一圈圈細微漣漪——他們兩人各自拿走自己的冰棒。74Please respect copyright.PENANAJoHw8xY3Dq
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只有他們自己知道,有些事早就變了。74Please respect copyright.PENANAnSe6akegem
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那個會幫他打開冰棒袋的人,不在了。74Please respect copyright.PENANAmF1e2rHjeC
而她,也不再需要彎腰替小小孩挑巧克力口味。74Please respect copyright.PENANA3lc1eOcD0y
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「——還是一樣像小情侶。」74Please respect copyright.PENANAqJgWIjXOPb
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糸師凜手中的冰棒差點噴出去,一臉「早知道今天就不來了」的樣子。74Please respect copyright.PENANAhEbk5jPMF7
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「阿姨,妳這誤會也太大了吧——我明明是他嫂子耶,拜託。」74Please respect copyright.PENANAyCGybW8Mea
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倒是星野莉奈又恢復小時候那種流氓樣。74Please respect copyright.PENANAcH4xRauG3K
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「啊?噢!對耶!哎呀——妳看看我這記憶,就說你哥哥真的太久沒來了啊。」74Please respect copyright.PENANARsetaN7FJk
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星野莉奈光速轉身用「你看你哥快變死人了」的臉對向糸師凜。74Please respect copyright.PENANAWtwQREyTOk
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接著轉回頭笑笑地對阿姨打過招呼,兩人快速鑽出小鋪。74Please respect copyright.PENANAVz5IqHfUQg
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走出去後,冰棒拆開,夏天的黏熱在店外撲上來。出來時天色更暗了一些,風裡有一點海的鹹味。他們一人咬著一支冰,慢慢走向回家的路。74Please respect copyright.PENANAfBeeTIVtQL
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「啊~我怎麼覺得剛才有點累。」星野莉奈大聲地呼出一口氣。74Please respect copyright.PENANAMX3pdcUJmh
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「阿姨還是很熱情啊。」糸師凜含著巧克力冰棒。74Please respect copyright.PENANA3bS6faf92T
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「小凜,你還記得我小時候超愛拍你們嗎?」星野莉奈啃著冰棒說。74Please respect copyright.PENANAjb4ChrOWki
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「記得,拍立得那台,粉紅色的。」74Please respect copyright.PENANAWOWK6FqQxE
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「你記得好清楚喔?」74Please respect copyright.PENANAzUawdi3EmK
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「因為妳每次都叫我們站好,還要配合角度。」74Please respect copyright.PENANAMFijAwEc26
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「我以為那時候你沒什麼記憶,任人擺布。」她咯咯笑了幾聲。74Please respect copyright.PENANAwvdpaaFiRX
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「⋯⋯我那是小,不是傻。差很多好嗎。」74Please respect copyright.PENANAkdCCZzXAe3
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星野莉奈又自顧自地笑了一下後,啃了兩口冰,像是想起什麼似的,歪頭看他:74Please respect copyright.PENANAxXV38qpSr8
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「你這次有中獎嗎?」74Please respect copyright.PENANAo32AJqMAvp
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糸師凜低頭看了一下手中。74Please respect copyright.PENANAzHJSN95GQm
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「——好耶!」74Please respect copyright.PENANAghuIknPO4n
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「怎麼樣怎麼樣?又中了嗎?」74Please respect copyright.PENANAJLg0eO3Nqq
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「沒中!」74Please respect copyright.PENANA7uYAVnDFpm
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糸師凜很高興,星野莉奈笑得有點迷惑,「哥哥說了啊——不要在這種事情上浪費運氣。」74Please respect copyright.PENANAjVHqIDEc8T
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被打敗了,還說你不傻⋯⋯星野莉奈差點暈倒。但還是忍不住想:哇,原來這世界上真的有人比她還相信他哥。74Please respect copyright.PENANAsZJYz7FmMb
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嘴角止不住一直上揚,又好笑又無奈,又意外覺得可愛,就算長高了,小凜還是小凜呀,從小都沒改變——突然覺得自己也沒那麼孤單了。74Please respect copyright.PENANAAVwdxG5ID0
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「小凜。」74Please respect copyright.PENANA8QLlrt2nCH
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「嗯?」74Please respect copyright.PENANAx6aFXxzTsg
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「你是不是從來沒有懷疑過你哥會回來?」74Please respect copyright.PENANASoXRJGLjZS
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他咬著冰棒,想了一下。74Please respect copyright.PENANAJWSnKupyRl
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「沒有耶。」74Please respect copyright.PENANAbjeYvMj86G
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「為什麼呀?」74Please respect copyright.PENANAGTk8ngAA3e
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「因為他沒說不回來啊。」74Please respect copyright.PENANAnVIXxQoakq
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星野莉奈沒有立刻回話,她低頭看著快融掉的紅豆牛奶冰棒。74Please respect copyright.PENANAiomQdFF6jp
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「⋯⋯那你有想過,如果你哥真的回來,你會跟他說什麼嗎?」74Please respect copyright.PENANAV7hwxroaco
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「嗯⋯⋯『歡迎回來』?」74Please respect copyright.PENANAHs4zhC6umH
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「就這樣?」74Please respect copyright.PENANAmJfvdF8WsT
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「可能還會跟他說⋯⋯我都有看他的比賽喔?哥哥真的很厲害⋯⋯之類的吧。」74Please respect copyright.PENANAHUQUmcJgRr
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「⋯⋯你都不會想揍他嗎?」74Please respect copyright.PENANA3NS0sl5Xtf
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「不會啊。為什麼要揍哥哥?」74Please respect copyright.PENANAxaeJIB6JD5
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「因為他都不回你訊息啊。四年耶,完全不理你。」星野莉奈笑著,彷彿自己跟他們一點關係都沒有。74Please respect copyright.PENANAL8quO3XUVH
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「沒關係吧?反正回來就好了啊。」74Please respect copyright.PENANAELa0CSZdtZ
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回來就好了啊。星野莉奈笑了一下。74Please respect copyright.PENANAjZ3SAixAKF
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「好像也是吼。」74Please respect copyright.PENANAnFEMuc9GEa
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「嗯啊。」糸師凜把最後一口冰咽下喉嚨,翻過冰棒棍再確認一次——沒有中獎。74Please respect copyright.PENANAEkeyt2GCMm
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她望著天色漸暗,像是在斟酌什麼。然後忽然開口——74Please respect copyright.PENANAg9t1E6OA0K
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「那你可以幫我嗎?」74Please respect copyright.PENANASoVo2QvDOO
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「幫妳什麼?」74Please respect copyright.PENANAUHNYooRC5w
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「我要揍他。」她甜笑著說。74Please respect copyright.PENANAUunvc142cO
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「⋯⋯蛤?」74Please respect copyright.PENANAOH6u4DBDOA
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「你幫我錄影。」星野莉奈把冰棒棍含在嘴裡,雙手插在腦門後,「錄超高清。」74Please respect copyright.PENANA3WIE2BoOoL
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糸師凜的眉頭皺得很緊。74Please respect copyright.PENANAVOtjZl6JPa
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又來了——莉奈很怪,他們很怪。74Please respect copyright.PENANAbus3hMw4ZG
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星野莉奈喜孜孜地笑著,像是剛剛那場無厘頭的對話,真的讓她鬆了一口氣似的。74Please respect copyright.PENANAQZoZLuJLiL
後來,她沒再提冴的事,糸師凜也沒問要怎麼幫她錄。最後,他們來到住宅區的路口。74Please respect copyright.PENANAxzM6ZnNm5M
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「今天很意外也很開心可以遇到你,謝謝你啦,小凜。」74Please respect copyright.PENANA5Ocs2ktYeN
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糸師凜其實不知道自己做了什麼需要被感謝。但他也沒有想要多問。74Please respect copyright.PENANAJcSJYGN2GS
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「掰掰啦!」74Please respect copyright.PENANAwbWLo6PJST
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「掰。」74Please respect copyright.PENANA83vft6C4Xz
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他們在兩家的交錯口告別。各自背著書包往兩條不同的平行路去。74Please respect copyright.PENANABQVNQ2sHWw
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他們背對背晃啊晃地走遠。糸師凜心裡還是同個念頭——74Please respect copyright.PENANASame01acZP
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她真的很怪,從小就這樣。74Please respect copyright.PENANARgbdWmHxh9
總是做些奇怪的事,說些奇怪的話,然後笑得什麼事都沒有。74Please respect copyright.PENANA0iQr22RNWI
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他哥也是。什麼都不說,卻總是默默地、理所當然地接受她的怪。74Please respect copyright.PENANA1SPgWdPn8a
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他有時候真的不太懂。74Please respect copyright.PENANAOKx6VAsQ10
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但從小就是這樣長大的,他早就習慣了。74Please respect copyright.PENANATzJUZcZdAy
也漸漸覺得——也許這樣的怪,就剛剛好。74Please respect copyright.PENANA41U1YaXoj5
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天色已經完全暗了,街邊的燈一盞一盞亮起。74Please respect copyright.PENANAnCoSDvKeJC
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傍晚過後,風還是繼續吹。74Please respect copyright.PENANAgPoUqioH9o
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其實她有一瞬間,是想問的。問那個問題。74Please respect copyright.PENANAUILVphsb87
問那句她最怕問出口的——74Please respect copyright.PENANA1cB7bIeYbg
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「可是,如果你哥真的不回來呢?」74Please respect copyright.PENANAhwo7cQ3gJq
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她沒有問出口。74Please respect copyright.PENANA4E9WQnzUiF
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她不想讓小凜猶豫,也不想讓自己聽見一個「不知道」。74Please respect copyright.PENANAIT91kNG3DL
更不想在小凜面前哭出來。74Please respect copyright.PENANAeqXD2lwq6O
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所以她抬起頭,笑著轉了個彎。74Please respect copyright.PENANAaltBVcJ4lk
沒問那句怕得要命的話,只是對他說:74Please respect copyright.PENANAh7xkbHmDXJ
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等她揍他哥的時候,可不可以幫她錄個超高清。74Please respect copyright.PENANAoMMcU0riqe
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就像以前一樣。74Please respect copyright.PENANAkbohNwvfXt
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她從來不是一個需要人幫忙的女孩。74Please respect copyright.PENANA9OX4x3uhUl
可那天,她想把某個畫面留住,想找個人交代清楚。74Please respect copyright.PENANAmWOUwHQy9d
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不是求助,只是交託。74Please respect copyright.PENANAuTP714vr2B
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她只是想,在那一拳落下的瞬間,有雙眼睛替她見證——74Please respect copyright.PENANAOaJYNiNwuZ
她真的、打下去了。74Please respect copyright.PENANA0zxuphKrwy
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不是所有人都會懂這種想法。74Please respect copyright.PENANAc04BsTjidq
但她知道,小凜會。74Please respect copyright.PENANAetpS9Jbt3W
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她清楚自己能一個人撐過去。只是偶爾,還是會想要一種很單純的支持。74Please respect copyright.PENANABzxRsxIL8M
沒有懷疑,沒有分析,也沒有勸退。74Please respect copyright.PENANAhPwqSbvA4p
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就像她叫他們來看自己成為萬眾矚目的模特兒時,哥哥會嘴硬毒舌,小凜會用力點頭。74Please respect copyright.PENANABJfaWdffmW
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像以前一樣。74Please respect copyright.PENANACnNW7F3KxW
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像一根細細的、卻絕對不會倒的旗桿。74Please respect copyright.PENANAWxUCfNI483
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「你就幫我錄,要錄超高清。」74Please respect copyright.PENANAku4nItYwot
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語氣像在發號施令,卻也是一種信任的任務交付。74Please respect copyright.PENANAmejDAqW6w6
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她不是要依賴誰。74Please respect copyright.PENANAmri39Nhbtu
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她只是想,在那一刻,有人站在場邊。74Please respect copyright.PENANAkaIByrUi3H
不用所有人——只要有一個人就好。74Please respect copyright.PENANAF8uo5z3HmR
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她知道小凜會懂。
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