由我懂事那天直到現在,我都很害怕這天的來臨。960Please respect copyright.PENANAXiuxHCjOL8
由那天開始,我就很害怕在家吃最後一次晚餐。960Please respect copyright.PENANAvfnfFRiF7C
不是怕我會忘記那曾經住過的唐樓,而是怕再也吃不到祖母的廚藝。960Please respect copyright.PENANATxSp0ZUUyj
那僅有的傳統鑊,和那傷痕纍纍的碗碟;960Please respect copyright.PENANAoAEmZdPNkJ
還有那十年如一的飯餸,都是世界上絕無僅有的。960Please respect copyright.PENANAS56Eyo4Ui2
我害怕的,不只得一餐的飯餸;960Please respect copyright.PENANAiMsYnE53tM
而是唐樓內無可代替的感情。
我的父親在一次意外中喪命,母親亦早已遠走高飛。960Please respect copyright.PENANA3wl6UiHlRi
留下原本父親存給我讀大學的錢,剩下三歲的我和祖母相依為命。960Please respect copyright.PENANATDUvyn5Sja
每天的生活很簡單,沒玩具沒電腦也沒特別的慶祝生日。960Please respect copyright.PENANA4A7y9lHXHq
每天的飯菜也是十分簡單,雖然沒比餐廳的好,現在卻令我回味無窮。960Please respect copyright.PENANANljW11Bm5U
那時希望和祖母過更好的生活,使我十分重視自己的學業。960Please respect copyright.PENANAUriIsuOUNA
希望自己有好出頭,能夠有能力照顧祖母。960Please respect copyright.PENANAPTkCyE1yGz
但是那時沒有補習老師,祖母也是無能為力;960Please respect copyright.PENANAmRPFWDD5WC
幸好,世界上還有些不問回報的鄰居。
初時,唐樓內的住客都很冷漠;960Please respect copyright.PENANAJNRuBqirmJ
即使見到鄰居都直行直過,一聲招呼都不打就走掉了。960Please respect copyright.PENANAspJ7dEcg5F
但自從我問功課開始,我們慢慢變得人性化。960Please respect copyright.PENANADlWyOYE9HP
我們試過停電,試過點起蠟燭拿起電筒檢查電表房。960Please respect copyright.PENANAJHTJ7H8wLb
我們試過水浸,試過住在地下的鄰居上來暫避。960Please respect copyright.PENANAD4cmSp8ksc
我們試過颳風,試過漏夜檢查哪裏有漏水。960Please respect copyright.PENANAfbnTCOnn6U
試過遇到小偷,試過遇到火燭;960Please respect copyright.PENANA9n7FdzAVPE
我們什麼都試過,就是未試過離別。
有一次,住在我樓下的王先生要搬走。960Please respect copyright.PENANAWlrbro4Lis
他要退休回加拿大,因為他很多子女親戚都在加拿大工作。960Please respect copyright.PENANABZHSskDiuo
就是有那麼的一刻,我們嘗過什麼是離別。960Please respect copyright.PENANAbFoJ5zyJ38
被人叫作「老王」的他,曾經是一名維修員。960Please respect copyright.PENANAkrqqjQ7Loy
他工作的那間五金舖,退休後不久就被收購變成連鎖店。960Please respect copyright.PENANAWVRShqYrud
過去我們有什麼電器壞了,都來找他幫手維修。960Please respect copyright.PENANAwZa1SVzQyN
他不收我們一毛錢,也盡全力的幫我們把電器起死回生。960Please respect copyright.PENANAkTDw3cdMuB
除非真的已壞得不能再修,否則多難多爛他也幫我們維修。960Please respect copyright.PENANA3L0TDzEdWQ
即使為人粗魯,他待人卻十分和善。960Please respect copyright.PENANA6BVty3f21o
他離開的時候,也有很多人跟着護送。960Please respect copyright.PENANAeHLEmFiPni
但我只能跟他說聲謝謝,沒法目送他離開。960Please respect copyright.PENANAXaRCGNH0Lj
未能像他對待電器般,那是對我來說也算是一種遺憾。
自從老王的離開,身邊的一事一物都慢慢改變。960Please respect copyright.PENANAvXMtAxlZRs
樓下原本是食店雜貨鋪與小店舖的天地,現在一間一間的變成連鎖店首飾店藥房的基地。960Please respect copyright.PENANA3zxnWVE2JT
我原本就讀的小學被殺校,原本的菜市埸亦被改建得不倫不類;960Please respect copyright.PENANArZUzXriyOG
不但沒了原本的人情味,價格還比原先的貴。960Please respect copyright.PENANAbmLfUnO89E
附近一楝又一棟的商場大廈落成,又一楝一棟的舊樓被收購拆除。960Please respect copyright.PENANAsNO8yw31hz
我童年的惡夢成真,被拆卸的舊樓下一楝也許就是我的家。
讀上了高中,認識了一個經常教我功課的鄰居;960Please respect copyright.PENANAojEAB7bvxc
他在中學比我高一級,很多的試題功課都是請教他。960Please respect copyright.PENANA9mF7K7NpZa
正是他,我開始懂得談戀愛。960Please respect copyright.PENANAVubJi4OtMq
對象不是他,但他卻不為意的給了我很多愛情知識。960Please respect copyright.PENANAiwD0BdIbMo
我初戀,他教我怎樣去吻一個人。960Please respect copyright.PENANAt7kyE4p4K1
我失戀,他教我怎樣去冷靜思考。960Please respect copyright.PENANA6QwKSK3m0j
唯一他未能教我的,就是離別。
就在上星期,屋宇處宣佈我們的唐樓需要被拆除。960Please respect copyright.PENANAP2hcbBprxJ
嫲她也同意這唐樓需要被拆除,卻看見她的眼睛帶淚泛紅。960Please respect copyright.PENANAFVXHYgKfyF
自從我在童年被她責罵後,我第一次看見她流淚。960Please respect copyright.PENANANjcDwCI065
現在我21歳,也是忍不住在房間內痛哭。960Please respect copyright.PENANAyOkJCjlFfe
看着她勉強地看電視,藉此忍淚引笑,我心內傳來一陣陣劇痛。960Please respect copyright.PENANAvekYBp2aou
「我搬走呢幢唐樓之後,我就要搬去老人院,我已經冇辦法陪你。」她對着電視說。960Please respect copyright.PENANAM3EVozgQCj
「吓⋯⋯唔緊要㗎喎,我有能力照顧你⋯⋯」960Please respect copyright.PENANA022cJSpIlx
「都⋯都係唔好啦,我唔想麻煩你⋯⋯」她哽咽說。960Please respect copyright.PENANAtormliqLAA
「我唔怕麻煩喎⋯你都照顧咗我⋯⋯」960Please respect copyright.PENANAGsC5FdTkCp
「都係唔好呀⋯萬一我又煩凡親你咁樣又⋯⋯總之我自己搵得地方搞掂咪得囉⋯⋯」960Please respect copyright.PENANAIAVps3t9My
我再也說不下去,我不忍心她去老人院,但也沒法改變她的決定。960Please respect copyright.PENANAOHrHFHpDlz
說到這裏,眼淺的我又忍不住哭起上來。
今天,所有住客就要搬走離開。960Please respect copyright.PENANAb84MV5HV1V
上午就和一眾鄰居在那僅餘的茶餐廳聚餐,說些過去的往事,一起合照。960Please respect copyright.PENANAkfI5pcp5ds
一些要搬去新界,一些就移民外地;960Please respect copyright.PENANAOOVnGB8xl1
大家留下聯絡電話後,就各散東西,準備收拾離開。960Please respect copyright.PENANAmP7TAx4vl4
就在那殘舊的階梯中,我再次碰到他。960Please respect copyright.PENANAAjwVlMrRom
「點解近排都見唔到你嘅?做咩來啊?」我問。960Please respect copyright.PENANAoSd5VzyseB
「冇啊,最近忙緊最後一個project,做完呢個project就要搬去英國做。」960Please respect copyright.PENANAgyQgl0mKBW
「搬咁遠,你會唔會唔慣呀?」960Please respect copyright.PENANA2t2tYIv8PV
「慣唔慣都要過到去做嘢架啦,更何況我都鍾意住英國,嚮往嗰邊啲生活。」960Please respect copyright.PENANAmFPMKmNV8q
「咁⋯你會唔會掛住而家原本嘅生活?」960Please respect copyright.PENANAiNWycHBiqk
「⋯會,即使我嚮往英倫式生活,但我都會掛住⋯甚至懷念生活喺度嘅每一刻。」960Please respect copyright.PENANAoul9MNTQba
「你⋯⋯會唔會掛住我?」960Please respect copyright.PENANAHqrvT2hRtB
「⋯⋯你想搵我咪打電話比我囉,唔使掛住我既⋯出面愛你嘅人大有人在,唔使因為再見到我而阻住咗你嘅步伐⋯⋯」960Please respect copyright.PENANASdlnaJ00Dl
「⋯係咪真架?」960Please respect copyright.PENANAaRGjRDVN1N
「⋯係!你信我⋯⋯唔講住啦⋯我趕住要搬野走啊,遲啲有緣再見啦!」960Please respect copyright.PENANAEXwGGQR5Ix
「喂我都未講完⋯⋯」960Please respect copyright.PENANAll29oVNsS5
他不給我一個說話的機會,一下子就走了。
今晚,嫲嫲她如常的煮最後一頓飯。960Please respect copyright.PENANAjX9cvfgrF7
煮的是我最愛吃的撻沙魚,煲的是她最上手的蕃茄蘿蔔湯。960Please respect copyright.PENANAgAz05MqV4v
碗碟煮具依舊是那模樣,飯菜還是那熟悉的味道。960Please respect copyright.PENANAuicfYNE28W
卻一想到是我最後一次吃到和看到它,泛起了比平時更深刻的味道。960Please respect copyright.PENANAbFLAvl258v
那不能用言語來形容的味道,卻只能吃到一次。960Please respect copyright.PENANALyZT3ptGdV
這些碗碟煮具餐桌家私,這晚過後也許結束在堆填區中。960Please respect copyright.PENANAvclvGWcarh
坐在對面眼光泛紅的祖母,這晚過後也許只能在安老院中結束。960Please respect copyright.PENANAPTdBGyrnHe
看着這一切的發生,自己卻無能為力;960Please respect copyright.PENANA2LVe2Ekmad
吃着最後一塊魚,喝着最後一口湯;960Please respect copyright.PENANAID25zAE5Cp
都只能永遠記着這個味道,留待未來無限回想。
在想起今天在在垃圾房看見的一位男士,抱住破爛的報紙痛哭。960Please respect copyright.PENANA1u0kFst3xS
再看到那原名叫囍帖街的街道如今面目全非,想到自己也即將面臨這樣的命運。960Please respect copyright.PENANAuUreEnFmTz
至少,她在囍帖街七百年後還是找到那位他;960Please respect copyright.PENANAzBniQRbIMs
曲終人散後,剩下的就只有回憶。960Please respect copyright.PENANAKFBx1njlvE
這裏,再也找不到我共你。
960Please respect copyright.PENANA4dpOb8h3O6