午後開始下起了雷陣雨。49Please respect copyright.PENANARcqyduildM
猛烈且毫不留情的雨勢如洪水來襲般傾倒在小鎮的街道上,瞬間眼前就被白茫茫的水霧掩蓋,看不見路的盡頭。49Please respect copyright.PENANA7YevnEn9QE
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行人們紛紛躲避到可以暫時休息的屋子裏,等待著下一個雨停的時段,所以街道上幾乎一個人影都沒有。49Please respect copyright.PENANAXFI5zE3PNZ
除了一位年紀約七、八歲的男孩以外。49Please respect copyright.PENANAT4Q4s4AyTT
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他孤伶伶地低垂著頭,任由冰冷的雨水洗刷身體。雖然在不到三十公分就有一處屋簷處可提供遮雨,但他就像被罰站一樣在毫無遮蔽物的原地停留著,完全沒打算移動。49Please respect copyright.PENANAqmYlc5LUN1
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這已經是習以為常的場景了。49Please respect copyright.PENANAcDz67xRPcY
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銀灰色的短髮濕漉漉地緊貼在脖子上,男孩瘦弱的身體穿著一件寬大不合身的白色道場服,上頭隨處可見斑黑黃污漬和暗紅色痕跡,整個看起來破爛不堪。49Please respect copyright.PENANAjraoUjrVke
男孩的面容憔悴,右臉頰浮腫有著紫紅色血塊凝結,但他卻沒有表現出任何痛苦或難過的表情,只是兩眼無神地望著前方小路的地板,數著水滴滴落下的節拍。49Please respect copyright.PENANAPJYa1X7qMk
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不知過了多久,在他眼前傳來了動靜。49Please respect copyright.PENANABC5Rcy92bK
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路的盡頭出現了小小人影。49Please respect copyright.PENANAvk53UMjQVg
「啪搭、啪搭」地小碎步往自己的方向前進,鮮黃色的雨傘在白霧之中忽上忽下,漸漸地那個孩子的模樣變得清晰,是記憶中熟悉的模樣。49Please respect copyright.PENANASHi6hDQSNu
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蓬鬆的深褐色短髮隨著跑步的節奏跳動著,圓滾滾咖啡色瞳孔在模糊的雨霧中閃閃發亮,通紅的臉上掛著隱約可以看見虎牙的笑容,在看見男孩的時候又咧開了一些。
「――!」
女孩向他大幅度地揮了揮手,喊著自己的名字,蹦蹦跳跳的加快了速度。49Please respect copyright.PENANA0dWHSj36mh
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然後,在下一個瞬間摔倒了。49Please respect copyright.PENANAO3y5es6WoJ
鮮黃色的雨傘飛出了女孩的手上,如藍天中飛舞的蒲公英般在半空轉了兩三圈,最後無力地降落在濕潤的地上。49Please respect copyright.PENANArJXajkcUJO
因為事發突然,女孩呆楞著趴在地上,沒能意識過來自己跌到的事實。冰涼的雨水瞬間傾倒在濕透的身體上,之後傳達到腦部才是如針刺般的劇烈疼痛感。49Please respect copyright.PENANA9YW8kTo87h
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YUKI嚎啕大哭了起來。49Please respect copyright.PENANAXfpoh33RSS
鮮明的聲音穿透了下雨聲,傳遞到男孩混沌的腦中。49Please respect copyright.PENANAk56TVoPxCz
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他恍惚地看著眼前的一切,直到聽到哭泣的聲音才下意識地向YUKI的方向前進了一步,但又停了下來。49Please respect copyright.PENANAaFd5v4otPG
腦海竄過了在不久之前不好的回憶,伴隨著那個男人的可憎叫罵聲,在自己的思緒中嗡嗡作響。49Please respect copyright.PENANAO7YSiK2irw
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最後男孩還是選擇跑了過去。49Please respect copyright.PENANAMsju76Wtui
儘管臉頰上隱隱作痛的傷口不斷地提醒著自己應遵守的紀律,但他覺得自己不能放著眼前的場景不管。49Please respect copyright.PENANAY0BwD3euMf
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奔跑過數公尺的距離來到了YUKI的面前,男孩猶豫片刻後,向她伸出了手。49Please respect copyright.PENANAiIWwRLtlGD
在淚水與雨水的洗刷下,模糊的視野只看見了手的大概形狀,YUKI努力地眨了眨眼,才看清楚那隻瘦弱、佈滿舊傷口和厚繭的小手。49Please respect copyright.PENANALw0a3b1wGK
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――以及AKIRA因困擾而微微皺起眉頭的臉。49Please respect copyright.PENANAfGl1R76xD4
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瞬間,上一秒還在哭泣的臉龐,馬上破涕為笑地爆出一個開心的笑容。49Please respect copyright.PENANAtOJP9WQnCf
AKIRA發愣地看著情緒轉變劇烈的那個女孩,內心不知道該說些什麼。49Please respect copyright.PENANA5IfzPOGWwU
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但他很喜歡那個笑容,一直以來都是如此。49Please respect copyright.PENANAk3tRjkIjib
像是朝著夕陽綻放的橘黃色向日葵,總是可以深深地吸引住自己的目光,讓他無法別開眼神。49Please respect copyright.PENANAlCqvrUQded
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YUKI一手撿起身旁的雨傘,一手握住眼前的AKIRA的手並站了起來。她的膝蓋因摩擦到砂石地面而沾染了泥沙,以及流溢出的鮮血,形成了一個顯眼的小傷口。49Please respect copyright.PENANA2XK5sGr7MW
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用手拍掉了附近的細沙後,AKIRA低著頭檢查小腿附近還有沒有其他的擦傷。49Please respect copyright.PENANA2vM3Hw3Gyy
然後,他又抬起頭並伸出手臂,輕輕地擦掉了那孩子掛在臉上的淚水,就像在觸碰一朵脆弱易凋零的花朵般溫柔。49Please respect copyright.PENANAWmtmVbez32
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――好溫暖。49Please respect copyright.PENANA1SZhAuN8lZ
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AKIRA此時才發現頭頂上籠罩著鮮黃色的雨傘,遮擋住了奪取體溫的寒冷雨水;49Please respect copyright.PENANAKzqbKEliLl
而這孩子的高體溫也在溫暖著自己的毫無血色的手,周遭一切似乎正在甦醒過來。49Please respect copyright.PENANA2uURaMtVaL
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他站起身,年長兩歲的自己跟年幼的青梅竹馬比起來高了一個頭,俯視下去正好可以看見她的臉龐。49Please respect copyright.PENANAgy5QB4vTDp
從有記憶以來一直都是這樣的距離,大概以後也不會有什麼改變。49Please respect copyright.PENANAlDHHUSo6JO
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「……YUKI,謝謝妳。」49Please respect copyright.PENANAnfkw2iLsQK
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AKIRA道謝著,雖然他自身並沒有意識到自己正在露出笑容。49Please respect copyright.PENANAko32cjtJG5
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雨持續地下著。49Please respect copyright.PENANAvMqjkB8uqJ
傘下的世界成了那一天的回憶。49Please respect copyright.PENANAE7Q5jvBmry
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那差不多是五年前的事情。49Please respect copyright.PENANABklWRViNgF
不知為何會在此時此刻想起來。49Please respect copyright.PENANASJcoqU5GG6
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AKIRA打開了雙眼。49Please respect copyright.PENANANf3NwZlQp4
映入眼簾是無窮無盡的黑暗。
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