
「拿到錢以後要做什麼?」350Please respect copyright.PENANABl8UmoyD8n
「我……唔……」350Please respect copyright.PENANAkDqAN3kh6G
「喂!把我當免錢司機了?」駕駛位的男人打開車窗往外吐掉菸屁股,「有錢人就愛搞這些有的沒的,挑鳥不生蛋的遠遠遠王國蓋療養……」350Please respect copyright.PENANAFfWPsdjxZu
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光澤黯淡的綢布拉開,門內是個抱著腿蜷縮的人,身體緊繃地抽搐。350Please respect copyright.PENANANAK5HbbWHh
門外站了群身形不一的訪客,他們聲音高昂語氣急促,更有甚者用鈍物捶門板、找出尖硬的棍子撬鎖。急性子的無法忍受現狀,低身匍匐讓指尖伸進門縫,骨骼喀啦啦地裂掉,肉泥與碎骨像毒蛇般滑溜地爬著、曳著侵入。350Please respect copyright.PENANAgRh7vspGjf
敲擊的節奏與已不成人樣的怪蛇互相呼應,嘶,碰,嘶……
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——碰——是昆西在拍副駕的椅背。350Please respect copyright.PENANAl6ygRXDuyl
「起床換班,看來我開得很穩咳。」昆西掏口袋只找出空菸盒,「到手後別忘了兄弟。」350Please respect copyright.PENANAOf3mWtWe8X
特洛伊翻身尋了尋找出最後一包菸,「給。」350Please respect copyright.PENANAIhRtSq9JJK
「睡麻了?要不要抽一根醒醒神?」昆西話裡同情倒沒分享的意思,路上荒涼到沒加油站,抽一根少一根。350Please respect copyright.PENANADgsghELRLm
特洛伊知道對方嘴上賣乖,「謝了,戒菸中。」手指還有點僵硬,車子打火沒打起來。350Please respect copyright.PENANAb19nAxI0mr
「戒斷症?」昆西嗤笑著彈掉菸灰,「小王子加油啊。」
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開了遠光燈,夜是黑的柏油路也是黑的,了無生機的蒼涼跟癱在輪椅上的叔父眼神一樣。跟當時會面相同,漫長的注視彷彿永無止盡。由里程數來看是越來越接近目的,想到即將要抵達了,竟說不出的牴觸。350Please respect copyright.PENANAjkafId4KH3
胡思亂想什麼!只要完成這件事,這輩子就可以翻了。350Please respect copyright.PENANAaxRRna54ZV
特洛伊恍神驚覺窗外後退的影子如追逐他的鬼魂,時不時分心焦躁地盯窗門縫隙,沒注意到油門已經被踩到最底。350Please respect copyright.PENANAPUfic0hlD9
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——鈴——鈴——鈴——350Please respect copyright.PENANAooTM4Z6FfQ
「歡迎光臨!」350Please respect copyright.PENANAQWvYgHquhg
特洛伊嚇得從位置上跳起,一連串想法飛竄,開到睡著了?車還能用嗎?這是哪裡?350Please respect copyright.PENANAsOSrKYNi1m
十歲左右的報童輕敲車窗,「特洛伊先生。」他用奇異的語調講:「昆西先生都到了!」
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車頭撞進壘好的乾草堆裡,不遠處是療養鎮的入口。350Please respect copyright.PENANAE8JbrFld7V
或許是對過度幸運的未來出現歇斯底里的懷疑,報童的熱情非但沒讓特洛伊感到賓至如歸,此般招呼反而有種音樂盒被過度使用,零件磨損造成怪異的走調感。搖醒昆西後便由著報童帶路,大約是精神不佳,頭暈眼花將綠意盎然的鎮子看成上世紀褪色的搭景。350Please respect copyright.PENANAJd0iYVwGif
此外,不曉得是不是錯覺,鎮上的人氣色紅潤、朝氣蓬勃,卻有種高度詭異的一致性,笑容的角度都分毫不差。特洛伊甩甩頭自嘲說不定在暴富前就要被自己的蠢想法弄傻了,對妄想大驚小怪。350Please respect copyright.PENANA0H7Bu2ZXYH
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「特洛伊先生要休息嗎?」350Please respect copyright.PENANARwIJbUHAqO
特洛伊按著翻絞的胃,「沒關係,只是一點水土不服。」350Please respect copyright.PENANAM79Eej0K9i
昆西犯菸癮犯得久,興致高昂地問:「旅館安排好了?有沒有賣菸?」350Please respect copyright.PENANA5Gy1o3gNB6
報童沉默了好一陣子,拍手大叫:「有,第三家訂報的老闆有賣菸。」昆西隨報童指的方向看去,見雜貨鋪的招牌便快步跑去。
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報童兀自開口:「大家都很歡迎特洛伊先生,還有昆西先生。」報童旋即老成地說:「晚上是睡覺時間。」350Please respect copyright.PENANA351wsF4Iiy
特洛伊點頭,身體越來越沉不自覺地坐下,視線被汗水惹得模糊,「麻煩你帶我去旅館,我不太舒服。」350Please respect copyright.PENANAU6AOPCDvyn
「這裡很棒呀,怎麼會不舒服呢?」報童手帕幫特洛伊擦額際的汗水,「天黑了要待在家裡,聽話才是好孩子。」
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血液汩汩的流動聲震耳欲聾,特洛伊到後來聽不清報童的話,失魂地跟報童走,呆滯地看那一張一闔卻無聲的嘴。
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「囚人見稀微暗影,便以為這是世界。」
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特洛伊大叫著起身,旁邊是昆西拿著叔父的日記。350Please respect copyright.PENANAlzAvwJGwi1
「大少爺睡了整整一天,拿到錢以後愛怎麼睡就怎麼睡,趕緊找到你親戚的外甥離開這爛地。」昆西將日記丟到特洛伊床上,「雜碎破店用菸仔糖騙錢。」350Please respect copyright.PENANA3NCQYwy7yD
「什麼?」350Please respect copyright.PENANANRWlEjS54y
昆西從床頭櫃上的菸盒裡倒出菸,「店裡賣的是糖果。」350Please respect copyright.PENANA1JeW3gz5Ez
「小孩子分不出來吧。」特洛伊輕撫封面上那段沒頭沒尾的句子,「有發現新東西嗎?」350Please respect copyright.PENANAPH435H34cn
昆西自顧自地碎碎唸:「小鬼不懂就算了,我不信老闆不知道,唬外地人媽的。」350Please respect copyright.PENANACjbGqqcKH5
特洛伊又問了一次:「你剛剛讀日記有什麼新發現嗎?」350Please respect copyright.PENANAGdBE4a7xwg
「讀那本沒意義亂寫一通的流水帳?」350Please respect copyright.PENANAnO6saAeAjH
特洛伊揉揉眉間,忽略一閃而過荒謬的想法,「沒,做了個怪夢,明天去問鎮長叔父外甥的事。」350Please respect copyright.PENANA0lSBy9EuxB
「要我說,外甥肯定是幌子,說不定是養在香格里拉的私生子。」昆西推開門,「去勾搭個富婆。」350Please respect copyright.PENANAWQJ1seC2NT
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「晚上不能出門喔。」報童像個童子軍般挺立在房門口。350Please respect copyright.PENANA2UghvSnEDJ
昆西被對方撞倒在地吃痛地罵:「死小孩閃開!」350Please respect copyright.PENANAioVTcWqbgG
「我是好小孩。」然後報童精確地探頭看特洛伊,「先生需要安神茶嗎?」350Please respect copyright.PENANAlcVAwf7lrp
「謝……嘔……」白天的症狀又出現,特洛伊摔到床下乾嘔。350Please respect copyright.PENANAp2LVcEkgAU
報童拉長聲音:「這樣啊,nighty-night。」350Please respect copyright.PENANAm54gFak2Uj
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撞到報童的膝蓋隱隱作痛,昆西吐了口痰直罵晦氣。350Please respect copyright.PENANAHBK8iwwqTG
鎮子規模不大,格局極為方正,每十七小塊磚為一戶,每七十一塊大磚為一街區,早些時候昆西遇到的女子住在St. Living。350Please respect copyright.PENANAjycczofpR7
朦朧窗影映照出可親的小姐正在做刺繡、編織一類的活計,昆西靈巧地攀上陽台,「還記得我嗎?艾薇。」350Please respect copyright.PENANAdfJM1C4HYn
「昆西先生?」艾薇沒受影響繼續做針線活,「喝完下午茶你就一直在樓下嗎?」350Please respect copyright.PENANAmE53OX6lsN
昆西走到人家身後,將搖椅轉過來,「我太想妳了,特別來找妳的。」350Please respect copyright.PENANANjKLNodauq
「入夜了?」350Please respect copyright.PENANAkZIhoiazf9
昆西見沒被拒絕使勁地想漂亮話,「是啊,今晚的月色真美。」350Please respect copyright.PENANAIw6bJF5iNf
「入夜了。」
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入骨的刺痛從手掌蔓延,昆西看到艾薇抬起的臉啞然,無法理解的恐懼從腳底鑽到心頭,忘卻拔出貫穿手掌插進扶手的鉤織棒。350Please respect copyright.PENANA3zrM4l2kjr
「多了兩人,剛好有一個壞孩子。」350Please respect copyright.PENANAFLG8Q53B3Y
艾薇拿起織棒刺向昆西,瀕死危機前昆西回歸了點神智,用另一隻手回擊,沒想到艾薇手臂被重擊後變成無數的瓷器碎片刮得昆西遍體鱗傷。350Please respect copyright.PENANA3BrotrNrwi
「幹!」艾薇及搖椅往昆西身上倒去,昆西伸腳踹向對方腹部,用力過大鉤織棒割裂昆西被固定的手。
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「親愛的?」350Please respect copyright.PENANAOBBumdNDFT
昆西聽見男人的聲音嚇得要跳窗,回頭瞧他已站在門口。350Please respect copyright.PENANAfdqqF07ghl
「妳?你?」他在艾薇和昆西間來回看著,「艾薇,我們之間不允許有任何背叛。」350Please respect copyright.PENANAiI8JzpiDLo
我命休矣,昆西拖著殘軀往窗戶爬,窸窣聲越靠越近。昏黃燈下男人的影子高舉長棍,昆西下意識閉上雙眼,下一秒卻是艾薇的尖叫和清脆的碎裂聲,揮棍的速度越來越快,艾薇的聲音愈加衰弱。
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昆西從窗落下,有點風吹草動都讓他疑神疑鬼,就差旅館幾步路忽然冒出人讓他瞬間崩潰,發狠撞過去眼前一黑昏了。
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特洛伊清理完汙穢到大堂透氣被昆西撞了個正著,才沒喘幾口氣放鬆,扛著暈過氣的昆西回屋。350Please respect copyright.PENANAVHKr6z8seY
「怪物去死……婊子……」「艾薇……」350Please respect copyright.PENANAJUYHQpyc0a
昆西不明的囈語,在特洛伊醒了又睡,睡了又醒間都沒停頓過。350Please respect copyright.PENANA4OBvfndZEJ
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天亮,小鎮廣播:「布茲和亞伯爺爺心臟病發過世,艾薇太太身亡了。」特洛伊聽到艾薇從混沌中驚醒。沒想到廣播還沒結束,音量突然放大好幾倍並爆音,「請……不可以壞……要聽話。」350Please respect copyright.PENANA4oQJ1Mluww
「昆西先生犯宵禁了?」昆西轉頭對上不請自入女傭的臉,特洛伊不悅走上前,「不用客房服務。」350Please respect copyright.PENANArhcB7r9Z4t
「少了一人。」女傭退出房間嘴上叨咕:「卻有一個壞人。」350Please respect copyright.PENANAWZxlopNgQy
昆西推開特洛伊,發瘋地往外跑,「老子要離開這裡。」350Please respect copyright.PENANAxxNjnjmPal
女傭被勾到嘶啦一聲摔倒,特洛伊趕緊扶起,「抱歉,那傢伙太失禮了。」350Please respect copyright.PENANAJpPLKYTGos
女傭起身摀著臉,「神會教育他的。」350Please respect copyright.PENANAE3bYoa03vT
「啊……」特洛伊摸了摸口袋,「請收下錢,找裁縫補裙子好嗎?」350Please respect copyright.PENANAi2fi9k7CSo
「衣服沒破。」350Please respect copyright.PENANA1rRobm28MM
受不了尷尬的氣氛,特洛伊匆匆問了鎮長的住處,下樓前不禁回看一眼,女傭垂手站在原地,臉上淌下濃稠的血塊滴到胸前停住了。350Please respect copyright.PENANAveni9P2Ima
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特洛伊頭皮發麻,只管往鎮長的住處狂奔。350Please respect copyright.PENANAGlqT6lDMAu
半路出現遊行隊伍,特洛伊一來,人群瞬間散開空出路,兩具胸前挖開的屍體映入眼簾,「這,這什麼?」350Please respect copyright.PENANA2AEMGdtfmH
「布茲和亞伯爺爺。」350Please respect copyright.PENANAvcRJXewaO2
不,根本不是人,那是兩個真人比例的木偶淌在乾涸的血泊裡,可是偶體內有仿真到唯妙唯肖、質感跟真實的肉差不多的臟器。為甚麼要做這種事?器官是哪裡來的?350Please respect copyright.PENANA99VRghmu9P
「小心。」350Please respect copyright.PENANAv35Gqsg12U
特洛伊衝擊地往旁倒退了好幾步,腳底不知踩了什麼硬物。350Please respect copyright.PENANALJXu0rxtQc
「啊!艾薇太太。」350Please respect copyright.PENANAU8HPQTgo7b
特洛伊蹬開卡在瓷器人頭嘴裡的鞋,「艾薇」不瞑目的雙眼儼然斥責此粗魯的行為。這是艾薇?昆西夢話裡的艾薇?350Please respect copyright.PENANArHph6b9SXg
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特洛伊左看右看面目愈加崩壞的鎮民,失神地抓住主持喪禮祭司的罩袍大吼:「鎮長呢?管理員呢?」350Please respect copyright.PENANAIX4rFeCyrV
祭司低頭看著特洛伊,「我就是。」350Please respect copyright.PENANALJjtcgB78w
「我叔父的外甥在哪裡?」特洛伊還欲說點什麼,被人群聲打斷。350Please respect copyright.PENANAJqYPyJpaNW
「亞當先生即將成為優秀的單親爸爸,還有艾瑪小姐懷孕了。」350Please respect copyright.PENANAgr5zrOr9zk
「多一人?」350Please respect copyright.PENANAYHssWw02p4
「多一人。」「活著很愉快。」「這裡太美滿了。」350Please respect copyright.PENANASIrA50UXyq
倏地,所有人盯著落魄的特洛伊。350Please respect copyright.PENANACaMASya3vg
「就他吧。」350Please respect copyright.PENANAn5BOBbJ1tv
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特洛伊喉頭一緊朝著鎮口逃,去他的遺產,幾十年沒聯絡的親戚居然一分錢都不留給家人,肯定是騙局!是有錢人消遣的怪癖!躲在暗處看這整場鬧劇,果然天底下哪有那麼好的事。350Please respect copyright.PENANAxj8sgCQfiq
「弟弟要走了?」350Please respect copyright.PENANAANCJpkXNvB
見鬼見鬼見鬼,特洛伊被蹲在鎮口玩家家酒的報童絆倒,此時才發現帽簷陰影下報童的眼是兩顆鐵珠。350Please respect copyright.PENANAPXR09dHEAd
「希望你盡興,再見,神會給你完美生活。」350Please respect copyright.PENANAo5iSazNnxh
特洛伊鑽進開來的車,踢開躺在駕駛位上被剝皮的巨大肉塊,後視鏡映出報童、肚子隆起的男人、根本不是人的鎮民……350Please respect copyright.PENANAYLzHB8O7fE
報童的聲音很遠又很近,「感受過神,弟弟你將永遠幸福。」
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離開療養鎮於豪華柔軟的床鋪上醒來,手不受控地在書封上寫出「囚人見稀微暗影,便以為這是世界」。350Please respect copyright.PENANA43gIKwa1v5
下個行程是見親戚的兒子,「看望我的外甥你就能繼承遺產,特洛伊。」350Please respect copyright.PENANAyioUjO1dTU