下午時,店裡只有一名點湯麵的客人,外帶的單子卻已經接到手軟,身旁的店長喋喋不休地在煩惱要進幾罐蜂蜜檸檬、幾箱菠蘿,讓我不時望向玻璃門外難得回暖的陽光。191Please respect copyright.PENANA7NM9dPt6kB
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影子裡,走進一個女孩子,綠色襪子、桃紅色髮箍,抬起蒼白的臉看向菜單,失焦的眼睛顯得有些迷惑。送走了Uber與foodpanda,我才有空招呼她。191Please respect copyright.PENANAKhueWZEpYJ
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「內用外帶?」我說。191Please respect copyright.PENANAP5ZAjKcU9x
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她指了桌子,說:「豬腳飯。」191Please respect copyright.PENANAO5ApMrTsuW
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「豬腳飯?豬腳飯在隔壁喔。」191Please respect copyright.PENANAl7Wi5wiP2m
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「啊?」她四下望了一圈,「那……你們最貴的是什麼?」191Please respect copyright.PENANAisqQnugNW9
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「是『馬來椰漿飯咖哩雙拼』,兩百五十元。」191Please respect copyright.PENANAyG0JRHRoOV
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「好,就點那個。」她立刻拿出皮包掏錢。191Please respect copyright.PENANAtMpZXZ0LVt
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我按開收銀機,「內用要加一成服務費喔,可以嗎?」191Please respect copyright.PENANAJBCKIy7lE3
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「啊?那我外……」她的臉一皺,顯得有些嚇人,「……可以,當然可以,我又不是花不起,飲料我也喝得起,我要那個。」她往牆上一指,是加十五元就有一杯的蜂蜜檸檬。191Please respect copyright.PENANANjI1WrIJXo
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我收錢,找錢。她緩緩找了位子坐下。我先倒了杯水,再送上飲料,廚房的人都在忙,我自己拿了個竹編盤,墊上牛皮餐紙,塑膠膜的一面向上,盛一碗椰漿飯扣下,放上黃瓜條,淋上咖哩醬汁,夾入雞腿和牛肉,一匙炒花生,一匙炒小魚,半個白煮蛋淋上辣醬,沒有兩分鐘就端餐上桌。191Please respect copyright.PENANALC7dvJGYvX
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「……」她沒有動餐具,只是瞪著桌面直瞧,臉色愈來愈難看,突然五官緊皺,眼睛一紅,哇一聲,大大小小的淚珠溢出來,「怎、怎麼連個碗都捨不得用啊?難道我不配嗎?你們每個人就真的那麼看不起我嗎!啊?啊!啊──!哇啊啊啊啊啊啊!……」191Please respect copyright.PENANA7ucToc9hMf
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我和店長解釋了半天,連點湯麵的客人也忍不住插嘴談民俗、講設計,愈扯愈遠,換了大盤子、換了大碗也沒用,直到端出免費招待的冰火菠蘿油,她才逐漸消停。191Please respect copyright.PENANAwsDNS0PkQn