他在梳化上猛然醒來。249Please respect copyright.PENANAUgQOFpRck8
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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。249Please respect copyright.PENANAuZxWgYQUQM
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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。249Please respect copyright.PENANAS5TDLCqFGA
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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。249Please respect copyright.PENANAkzucQWr46c
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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。249Please respect copyright.PENANAKwuTarNA8L
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莫再悲 莫再傷 遇到悲哀休誇張249Please respect copyright.PENANAINpOnibDAn
誰亦要經風與浪 誰遇挫敗不受傷249Please respect copyright.PENANAv4fFaNdvR0
逝去的 莫再想 路正崎嶇更漫長249Please respect copyright.PENANA1DKvE19ZlO
何用嘆息風裏望 寶貴光陰笑著量249Please respect copyright.PENANAgz7QjinTK6
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小便後,步出浴室,再次聽到報導員的沉悶腔調。249Please respect copyright.PENANA6ulrq4TtCh
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抵不住。249Please respect copyright.PENANAfv4C2ifZ4F
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他決定到公園散步。249Please respect copyright.PENANA5QlyTwu2x4
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望望手錶,是上午十時半。難怪放眼所見多是上年紀的人。249Please respect copyright.PENANAF4659RHg9N
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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。249Please respect copyright.PENANAboHavHdlmm
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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。249Please respect copyright.PENANAUrv44iet4A
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他知道自己該要感恩,奈何始終沒能衷心感謝上天。249Please respect copyright.PENANAyYmTIOYUyk
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輕嘆一聲。繼續走。249Please respect copyright.PENANAnPSZU6pLhk
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樹影婆娑,鳥叫蟲鳴。249Please respect copyright.PENANAQmNVXPJWqb
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他不自已憶起亡妻……249Please respect copyright.PENANAP1lxUEZ00Y
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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。249Please respect copyright.PENANALYEGjx4d2z
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他偷偷帶她到公園散步散心。249Please respect copyright.PENANAkuPCEGLeHd
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「我的腿康復不了,是嗎?」249Please respect copyright.PENANAlvT0VF0SQV
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「不是。你向來身體強健,這小小傷勢不是大問題。」249Please respect copyright.PENANAtowvVecb4y
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「我何時可以痊癒?我想去探望朋友。」249Please respect copyright.PENANAjjgrbENRcr
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「快了、快了。不用著急!」249Please respect copyright.PENANAywEsoRGg3c
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「即是何時?」249Please respect copyright.PENANAsATHlo90h4
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「下一個夏天。」249Please respect copyright.PENANAYeq8Jw9h8s
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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。249Please respect copyright.PENANAeTcvGwaodM
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樹影婆娑,鳥叫蟲鳴。249Please respect copyright.PENANAL2mh4HiEMJ
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感動,明明眼前只有絕望。249Please respect copyright.PENANAtruC0YFRck
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她的手忽爾不再無力,牢牢緊挽住丈夫的臂膀。249Please respect copyright.PENANACl54zYofLk
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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。249Please respect copyright.PENANAy9Yi8alYsG
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內心終於安定下來。249Please respect copyright.PENANA0aKiPPCQCb
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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』!」249Please respect copyright.PENANAG7rKFGAxQ7
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「但你的血糖……」249Please respect copyright.PENANAloKs9wLPFp
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「我向來身體強健,這小小血糖問題不是大問題。」249Please respect copyright.PENANAo0rtXEIfhh
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他會心一笑,笑她依舊貪吃如豬。249Please respect copyright.PENANALHSizQNNBl
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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。249Please respect copyright.PENANAZKCR0qimmd
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兒子送她一根拐杖。249Please respect copyright.PENANAatyrnc3IdW
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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。249Please respect copyright.PENANAh6bd9i0kPZ
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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。249Please respect copyright.PENANAaDiYxEmzed
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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』!」249Please respect copyright.PENANAzazDdiFXfi
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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。249Please respect copyright.PENANANCygGGDLMo
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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。249Please respect copyright.PENANA7ANjREx6OV
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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。249Please respect copyright.PENANAGznZ9vUEaY
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不要緊,反正「菠蘿油」僅是一個名目而已。249Please respect copyright.PENANADWzhV3S2IL
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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。249Please respect copyright.PENANAjpKadODzCM
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於願足矣。249Please respect copyright.PENANARn133EFcB0
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沒過幾天,還未開始探望朋友,她已於睡夢中悄然離世……249Please respect copyright.PENANATY7xULkIkT
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公園裡,樹影婆娑,鳥叫蟲鳴。249Please respect copyright.PENANAva9Ly1XcwP
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他不動聲息,藏起思念,繼續開步走。249Please respect copyright.PENANA4flhbvSpn7
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總得走下去,不是嗎?249Please respect copyright.PENANA5NAKl17cuY
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不努力走下去,就不會知道下一個夏天是甚麼光景。249Please respect copyright.PENANAZcGFQSUuQ2
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走到涼亭,看見熟悉的棋友正在對弈。249Please respect copyright.PENANAlizFLYYgVn
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棋局中,事事分明,步步無情。249Please respect copyright.PENANAtaxyaiGxpE
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他專注觀賽,全然忘記身後的樹影鳥蟲。249Please respect copyright.PENANAFEhjA7BhKV
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*以上僅是故事第一章。如有興趣知道故事後續,請點擊這裡。249Please respect copyright.PENANAQvZcsKFXcU
*此篇外收錄於短篇小說集《雜念集》。249Please respect copyright.PENANAbY9u9eZM1q