他在梳化上猛然醒來。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡplk5vEBNZb
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6DeVf0i45
電視仍然亮著，新聞報導員正在講述關於疫情的新聞和消息。內容千篇一律，悶人又煩人。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78lvQjXaYi
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9vI0TT2VR
他打個呵欠，伸個懶腰。雙掌使勁按壓梳化，借力撐起整個人，避免膝頭過份受力。許是在凹陷的梳化坐得太長時間，大腿和臀部均感到少許麻痺。不至於會跌倒的程度，但他下意識地一邊倚扶著傢具，一邊拖著腳步走向浴室。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0o4hUdKDhq
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafq3fODmcd
人老了，身體差了，動作遲緩了，連小便如此簡單和基本的本能也變得困難。甭提總是瞄不準便器，尿液還要是逐滴逐滴慢慢滴出來，彷彿要滴乾他的尊嚴。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJF51X7fas
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1UbvDykJyU
怎麼辦？可以怎麼辦？吹口哨吧。口吹曲子，耳邊響起熟悉的歌聲，心裡默唸自勵自欺的歌詞。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVBACu92E2l
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGSDI1W4LRx
莫再悲 莫再傷 遇到悲哀休誇張285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxJwD7ZjuY
誰亦要經風與浪 誰遇挫敗不受傷285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsaKarnbBtl
逝去的 莫再想 路正崎嶇更漫長285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjIZEB4VRnr
何用嘆息風裏望 寶貴光陰笑著量285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvBcA5sD9L
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8JuADU2Tlf
小便後，步出浴室，再次聽到報導員的沉悶腔調。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVR77btzWXJ
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4qI0tn949
抵不住。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcE3TfSCARz
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgV5hssaEZ8
他決定到公園散步。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVRJMeTqmv
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bVy7CWwQI
望望手錶，是上午十時半。難怪放眼所見多是上年紀的人。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabVRV7fbAF
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuPsqys64B
好福氣的，或是三五成群談天說地，或是在家傭的攙扶下散步。福薄的，或是推著購物車奔波買餸，或是顫巍巍地被送上療養院的巴士。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fvV6JOWIk
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa5nhPXbWKo
自己有福氣嗎？托賴。能走能動能講能吃，與兒孫同住。雖偶有口角，卻也沒有特別煩心事。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBuN2iSem1
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7A1cxYjLxx
他知道自己該要感恩，奈何始終沒能衷心感謝上天。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GxuI6ahZZ
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJUDONHDJ3
輕嘆一聲。繼續走。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVpCKHgEsn
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtj8xPFjxy
樹影婆娑，鳥叫蟲鳴。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnypFxsPce
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7tZQM2A5i
他不自已憶起亡妻……285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7N5hRl0Nh
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhW5ogM6iyh
三年前的夏天，她在家跌倒，傷及腿部筋骨，自此總是步履不穩，走路時偶爾會突然腳軟跌倒。兒子勸她多休息，不要外出。她明白兒子苦心，奈何整天悶在家中令她心情抑鬱，精神越益差勁。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWR9Czfshv3
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU4dqb9eEEA
他偷偷帶她到公園散步散心。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoc5W7fUTBY
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0UAcARyOfU
「我的腿康復不了，是嗎？」285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrsS2GpiNUa
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbqmYcOIlu
「不是。你向來身體強健，這小小傷勢不是大問題。」285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrwRZS3llQ
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzYhjabpCz
「我何時可以痊癒？我想去探望朋友。」285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL24lPviFtG
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXuKQZeu86
「快了、快了。不用著急！」285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeikgZzN3b7
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XS0ZdXCoi
「即是何時？」285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTTRGmjX16
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1aVJ5KdxWu
「下一個夏天。」285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdT57LYsY6n
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6PCqQ7S3S
她幽幽回望，驚訝丈夫斬釘截鐵交出一個確實答案——醫生也不敢斷言她會否康復。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU3bhNhh3LR
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3OnUKhYlP
樹影婆娑，鳥叫蟲鳴。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqT6sbKB2fN
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZx2VRzcy0
感動，明明眼前只有絕望。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHTMAJr6wjE
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPSRM5n6l2H
她的手忽爾不再無力，牢牢緊挽住丈夫的臂膀。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UMU2vfXGT
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtjwlPdacH
奇蹟？希望？不。僅是信念，難以言喻的，難以理解的。他不是神、不是醫生、不是專業人士。他僅是一個脾氣古怪的躁狂糟老頭。但她就是相信他。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUk9sv7Zc4
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrbToJUpZL
內心終於安定下來。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIqrLhtvEUj
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajuPsU0NuD
她沒再糾結於健康問題，開始向丈夫講述她的未來夏日大計：「探望朋友前，我要先辦一件十分要緊的事——吃『菠蘿油』！」285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOhZdK4Pv1
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdoeNmvURl
「但你的血糖……」285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjTOUtJv5E
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNjxipssK8v
「我向來身體強健，這小小血糖問題不是大問題。」285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjddODJZQlo
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡridVmdXStf
他會心一笑，笑她依舊貪吃如豬。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xwGWX12s1
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLce55S4yVt
下一個夏天到來。她的腿傷還是沒能康復，走路時拐得更嚴重。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPtJ7frfS9
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCIPYGl9N4
兒子送她一根拐杖。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4ZyQrnPSR
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWcqPir4B8
當晚，她躲在浴室裡啜泣。他沒有上前安慰，因為所有安慰說話都沒能扭轉衰老之勢，倒不如讓她盡情宣洩情緒。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyA6KLiwpa
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCpv1KxQ2D
她不知道，整個晚上，丈夫徹夜無眠，眼睜睜望著天花，細聽她的哭聲，細想她的未來。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFAwxU1vkW
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDAcoeRlMP
天亮，兒子和媳婦準時離家上班去。他送孫兒到學校後，馬上回家慫恿妻子一起外出逛街。「夏天嘛！當然要吃『菠蘿油』！」285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSR6roRVuj
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkrCK1kyON
妻子笑了，連忙穿上最漂亮的衣褲鞋襪，戴上最喜歡的髮夾，塗上最鮮色的紅唇膏。她沒有使用兒子送她的拐杖，因為丈夫就是世上最好的拐杖——依著他、靠著他，她安然走到今時今日的七十高齡。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFElBI4mUEO
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQxCX8riUJ
鐵路車站裡，人流如鯽，彷彿有股無形的強力水流在背後催促著。他懶理，繼續保持慢調，只知自己不僅是自己。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlIpefuJLDO
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Zs2O6b26g
終於來到馳名的冰廳，二人各點一客「菠蘿油」。不好吃，亦不是回憶中的味道。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcq7nhzGjFr
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58CTbBYQbD
不要緊，反正「菠蘿油」僅是一個名目而已。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cr65go0tV
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdl7WMbZXjR
夫婦相視而笑。笑甚麼，不知道，大概是完成了十分重要的事情吧。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4h9UMbNDVC
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdLzywUsBB
於願足矣。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzd6A1V4H4y
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX037S58QlH
沒過幾天，還未開始探望朋友，她已於睡夢中悄然離世……285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCn6JaYVtlk
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFCcvL6bhE
公園裡，樹影婆娑，鳥叫蟲鳴。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡySS9KU9sEB
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZAMDIf0MhJ
他不動聲息，藏起思念，繼續開步走。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB83MfvDkNX
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGElqwhpEcA
總得走下去，不是嗎？285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSGN5eeKWI
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXnq7woYwg
不努力走下去，就不會知道下一個夏天是甚麼光景。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEoPGBj9y6
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBoEqXWUUkd
走到涼亭，看見熟悉的棋友正在對弈。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡukEoxZm9Rc
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7YnjfsRPL
棋局中，事事分明，步步無情。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56a03HZcZx
285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMlcRM8rdu
他專注觀賽，全然忘記身後的樹影鳥蟲。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGI2HK3r5Q3
註：285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2o8fQLsyC
*以上僅是故事第一章。如有興趣知道故事後續，請點擊這裡。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuj0J5SMMCK
*此篇外收錄於短篇小說集《雜念集》。285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFk1yu0j4K
