葛莉莎拖著小巧的行李箱躍下火車,稍稍調整背包的肩帶,一面往車站出口走去。車站外,大理石塊鋪成的觀光道路跑過幾個玩球的孩子,嬉鬧聲繞過葛莉莎及肩的金髮,穿入耳裡。153Please respect copyright.PENANAbdFq3X8cnt
「真好,真是個有活力的地方,難得的休假果然來這裡最好。」葛莉莎碧藍的眼底滿意地審視著四周。一位白髮男子走來。153Please respect copyright.PENANACR0Y3XQb2t
「您是葛莉莎‧梅塔嗎?」白髮男子彎著身子問道。
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「我是鄉元旅館的接待員。」白髮男子微微鞠躬說道。「由我負責帶您至旅館歇息……請問您的行李?」男子伸出手,葛莉莎順著手勢看向自己身後。153Please respect copyright.PENANAH5CqlpjO8W
「喔喔,我自己拿就可以了,謝謝你。」葛莉莎搖搖頭,婉拒了接待員的好意。153Please respect copyright.PENANAjpqMu8thzC
「好的,那請這邊請。」
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葛莉莎和接待員來到一幢三層樓的平房前,若不是門旁放置的木牌寫著『鄉元館』,還真看不出這是間旅社。153Please respect copyright.PENANA6XMyXcLYDh
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「無法提供專車接送服務,真的非常抱歉……」接待員將旅社的木門推開,一面說道。153Please respect copyright.PENANAlgpfriR2HM
「喔,別介意別介……」「歡迎光臨!」精神的女聲打斷葛莉莎的話語。153Please respect copyright.PENANAK6XLKg0Rcv
順聲看去,櫃檯前站著三位身著圍裙的長髮女子。153Please respect copyright.PENANA1zx4TTEOZm
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話被打斷的葛莉絲有些錯愕,禮貌地點頭回應後跟著接待員往樓梯走去。走過櫃檯邊時,葛莉莎察覺到一絲詭譎的氛圍。葛莉莎瞥過離自己最近的女子,胸前的名牌寫著「惠美」。153Please respect copyright.PENANAgUoYR9vXf0
惠美瞪大著眼睛,直盯著葛莉莎瞧。或許是因為戴著口罩,讓惠美那雙黑白分明的大眼在三個女子中更顯突出。又或著是因為……只有惠美一個人的眼睛是睜開的。153Please respect copyright.PENANAtvylgyzzZp
葛莉莎疑惑之餘,往惠美的身後看了一眼。依離自己遠近順序來看,分別是惠美、惠晴和惠蓉。最末的惠蓉閉著眼微笑著,而中間的惠晴閉著眼、歪著脖子,像是在傾聽什麼。153Please respect copyright.PENANAOwW1n8QlV2
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「這邊請。」接待員阻斷了葛莉莎的狐疑,側身示意葛莉莎往樓梯上走。153Please respect copyright.PENANArGAro9qB1z
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二樓的住房門前,接待員拿出登記本請葛莉莎簽名。153Please respect copyright.PENANAxmmchGLN45
「剛剛的服務生是親姊妹嗎?」葛莉莎一面簽上美感十足的姓名一面問道。153Please respect copyright.PENANAh1d9vsawcM
「是……」接待員從懷中拿出鑰匙。「她們的母親在懷孕時吸毒,所以她們都有些殘疾……」153Please respect copyright.PENANArWs8cT55NA
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「喀啦。」房門的聲響聽起來有些陳舊,接待員將房間作了簡單的介紹後,將鑰匙交由葛莉絲保管,準備離開房間。153Please respect copyright.PENANACAiHyKYstn
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「呃……如果可以,請您不要對那三姊妹太好奇……」接待員站在半開的房門前,背對著葛莉莎說道。153Please respect copyright.PENANAfZFb0mlac7
「……晚上盡量別出門,注意自身安全……」葛莉莎正想回話,接待員卻快步離開房間,留下一臉疑惑的葛莉莎。153Please respect copyright.PENANAyHcDcmqSaZ
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將行李稍微整頓了一下,葛莉莎背著球型的隨身背包出門。153Please respect copyright.PENANAxreQPfX1AN
小鎮的街上鮮少車輛通過,鋪石的大街上多是嬉戲的小孩和悠閒談天的老人,路邊商店絕大多數都是販賣觀光紀念品的商店,葛莉莎喜歡這樣歐式悠閒的氛圍,抱著剛出爐的蜂蜜可頌轉圈跳著舞。153Please respect copyright.PENANAsnhxY4ODMz
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「碰!」身後傳來飽滿的聲響。153Please respect copyright.PENANAusJcqPO7hp
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葛莉莎轉過頭,一顆籃球正往自己的臉龐飛來。葛莉莎右手一拍,阻截了不知從何而來的長傳。153Please respect copyright.PENANAHtie4p906w
「大姊姊!能不能幫忙把球丟過來!」不遠處的空地,戴著鴨舌帽的男孩高舉雙手大喊。153Please respect copyright.PENANAMagGSxHrvr
葛莉絲調皮地笑了一下,蹲低身子,球向空中一擲。脫手的球在空中劃出完美的圓弧,唰地落入男孩身後的籃框。葛莉莎滿意的笑了笑,一面將可頌塞進嘴裡。153Please respect copyright.PENANAY7TJq9rZHY
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「哇……」鴨舌帽男孩張大著嘴巴向葛莉莎跑來,身後跟著幾個一起打球的孩子。153Please respect copyright.PENANAH2rXEovBlY
「姊姊妳是外地人嗎?沒有看過妳耶。」「姊姊妳好厲害!」「可以教我們打球嗎?」葛莉莎一一回應孩童們熱情的提問,像是明星一般被擁戴著。153Please respect copyright.PENANAkTynOn5ziE
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「姊姊是住在鄉元旅館嗎?」最末走來的男孩抱著葛莉莎投出的籃球問道。令葛莉莎疑惑的是這個問題一提出,孩子們的聲音明顯小了很多。153Please respect copyright.PENANATsoJNK5HBn
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「是啊,怎麼了嗎?」153Please respect copyright.PENANAVB0PqdGIrK
隨著葛莉莎的回答,孩童們的表情僵住了幾秒,接著竊竊私語地互相討論著什麼祕密。153Please respect copyright.PENANA26qoCOJM1c
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「嗯?怎麼了?能不能說給姊姊聽。」葛莉莎不解地問。153Please respect copyright.PENANAmxGJm1L4s0
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「……」孩童們神秘兮兮地看著葛莉莎,說道:「很恐怖,不要問。」153Please respect copyright.PENANADET4d7Um9A
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葛莉莎看著孩童們似笑非笑的表情,想著這個世代的孩子可能在網路上又學了甚麼新奇的用語吧。153Please respect copyright.PENANAf8QaS4btaj
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「大姊姊的背包好特別,是裝什麼啊?」方才提問的男孩指著葛莉莎身後的球型背包問道。153Please respect copyright.PENANAx2Tm1rWyni
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「……很恐怖,不要問。」
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葛莉莎的玩笑話嚇走了孩童們的笑容。沒想到這句話會造成那麼大的影響,葛莉莎馬上改口。153Please respect copyright.PENANArGG4HXOrfK
「沒有啦!這是我媽媽送我的禮物,姊姊也很愛玩籃球,以前是校隊喔!」
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孩童聽到這句才重新展露笑容說,繼續先前的籃球話題。葛莉莎看著孩子們爭先恐後問話地表情,一面思索那句看似平常的話中含有的義意。153Please respect copyright.PENANAHWWkpeG26c
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天色漸暗,葛莉莎和孩童們道別後回到旅館。153Please respect copyright.PENANAXLQg43DzaQ
正到了吃晚飯的時間,葛莉莎看見正在打掃櫃檯的女服務生,從胸口名牌知道她是惠蓉。
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「不好意思,惠蓉,請問餐廳怎麼走?」葛莉莎上前詢問。153Please respect copyright.PENANAUOPo9IeL5C
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惠蓉沒有回答,低著頭忙著自己的事。葛莉莎正感到奇怪時,惠晴從櫃檯後的小門鑽出,握住惠蓉的手。153Please respect copyright.PENANALS91BysodN
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「對不起對不起!」惠蓉抬起頭說道。「左邊通道走到底右轉就是了。」153Please respect copyright.PENANAMsPzmXkvWu
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「……謝謝。」看著閉著眼睛的兩人,葛莉莎雖然感覺奇怪,但沒有多問。153Please respect copyright.PENANA8O3rfae35P
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「怎麼那麼慢,難得有單身的客人上門,用心一點好嗎?啊,算了!反正明天就要交換了……」走往餐廳的路上,葛莉莎聽見惠蓉責備的聲音。153Please respect copyright.PENANANA5RSphx8w
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葛莉莎心中的疑惑越來越多,但想起接待員的警告,只好壓下心中的好奇迅速吃完晚飯。153Please respect copyright.PENANAFXbMHYap9u
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葛莉莎將旅遊的筆記整理上傳後拿出日記本準備書寫。153Please respect copyright.PENANASm0VcOMwbe
「是味精嗎?」葛莉莎突然覺得口渴,拿起冰箱櫃子上的水壺倒了杯水給自己。153Please respect copyright.PENANA14dQEWlO2S
「嗚!這!這……」才吞進喉嚨,葛莉莎便覺得神智恍惚,眼前逐漸昏暗……153Please respect copyright.PENANATMqlg5C3Cr
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「嗯哼哼,一定很好吃……」昏沉之際,葛莉莎依稀聽見惠蓉的聲音哼著歌。153Please respect copyright.PENANAvuTFQQ17j3
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勉強地張開眼睛,葛莉莎看著頭上的天花板。「咦?」葛莉莎仔細地看了一下,發現那不是花紋,比較像是乾掉的墨水……或是血跡。153Please respect copyright.PENANATpTZeyhmCn
「妳醒啦!」惠蓉的聲音傳來。153Please respect copyright.PENANAtfph2JtIk8
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「這裡……」葛莉莎正想起身,卻發現自己的身體動彈不得。低頭一看,才發現全身已被剝得赤裸,手腳都被麻繩綁上椅子。153Please respect copyright.PENANAJ8C3BpSnNg
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「這是怎麼回事!」葛莉莎驚恐地大叫,椅子的腳在地上磨出尖銳的高音。153Please respect copyright.PENANA4OAU4P07Ei
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「這個嘛……晚點在叫惠晴跟妳解釋好了!」惠蓉一面在砧板上切著肉塊一面說道。153Please respect copyright.PENANA5cbt33Lpl0
葛莉莎皺著眉,瞇起眼睛,總覺得哪裡不太對勁。153Please respect copyright.PENANAAzC6pLiKlN
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是因為惠蓉閉著眼睛切菜?還是惠蓉閉著眼睛、面向著我還能切菜?153Please respect copyright.PENANAWjJJjIUfUd
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還是因為這個廚房根本就像是屠宰場一樣,到處都是血痕?153Please respect copyright.PENANA1dml957QPp
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還是因為砧板上放的是一條孩童的腿!153Please respect copyright.PENANAAgoL1VrjOk
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「嗚噁!」葛莉莎本想用手摀住嘴不讓穢物嘔出,但此刻的她並辦不到,幾點稀釋過的胃酸從嘴角滴出。153Please respect copyright.PENANAto6VA6MyIw
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戴著口罩的惠美牽著惠蓉,走向葛莉莎身旁的冰箱,拿出一顆包著保鮮膜的男孩頭顱,從已經敲開的腦殼中挖出幾勺豆腐狀的東西,丟進鍋裏燉煮。153Please respect copyright.PENANAItUiQ2dGKt
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「噁!」聞到那和晚餐同樣的香味,葛莉莎毫不保留地將剛吃下的晚餐從胃袋裏翻出。153Please respect copyright.PENANAA4pZVZOCC9
「哎呀,真髒,不過沒關係,洗一下就可以了。」惠蓉不在意地說著,轉頭對看著鏡子發呆的惠晴說道:「過十二點了,可以換了。」153Please respect copyright.PENANA1hxPFK0TjX
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「哧!」一道血柱噴上葛莉莎的臉龐。153Please respect copyright.PENANAZzY1ZH2G9r
惠美將菜刀戳進惠晴的太陽穴,喀啦喀啦地將惠晴整個耳部挖下。惠蓉在一旁興奮的等待,臉上滿是惠晴噴濺出的鮮血。153Please respect copyright.PENANAxicJ7YoMRu
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惠美撩起長髮,原本應該是耳朵的地方被兩個深邃的窟窿取代。將從惠晴身上挖出的組織拿起,惠美對著鏡子仔細地將組織塞進側腦的窟窿中。153Please respect copyright.PENANAseJTTxEACc
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耳朵的組織填充完畢,惠美將自己的右眼挖出,,撐開惠蓉的眼皮,將自己的眼珠塞進惠蓉本來該是眼睛的窟窿。153Please respect copyright.PENANAz5FAgrPYd7
「啊啊,看得見了。剩下的我自己來吧……」惠蓉開心地說道,一面伸手挖出惠美的左眼,塞進另一邊的窟窿。153Please respect copyright.PENANAczqB6nzw2Y
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「惠晴,換你囉。」惠蓉語畢,將切肉用的大剪刀塞進嘴裏,哧地剪下自己的舌頭交給惠晴。惠晴接過血淋淋的舌頭後放入嘴裏嚼動了一會……153Please respect copyright.PENANA1flUikvc8w
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「啊哈!可以講話了!」153Please respect copyright.PENANAJCQRAzoOBA
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看著三胞胎不到五分鐘的就完成的器官交換過程,葛莉莎幾乎暈厥……153Please respect copyright.PENANAdVhjLo9DUs
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「每次交換完都好餓喔,要開始料理了嗎?」惠晴問完,惠蓉便帶著三人開心地牽著手,往葛莉莎的方向走來。153Please respect copyright.PENANABYY99rIm7c
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「不!不!妳們別過來……」「咚!」153Please respect copyright.PENANAS9PyeowX0p
葛莉莎扭動著想向後退,椅腳些微地移動,在自己散亂的衣服堆中撞到了被棄置一旁的球型背包。153Please respect copyright.PENANA1VcGYKck1K
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背包中滾出一顆金髮的女人頭顱。153Please respect copyright.PENANAooxoRKQObV
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惠蓉疑惑地看著葛莉莎,伸出手想將滾出的頭顱拾起。頭顱的髮絲蠕動了起來,眼裏閃出白光,逐漸強烈。惠蓉感覺自己的肌膚一吋吋僵硬了起來……153Please respect copyright.PENANAPleLi0Cvrj
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「不!媽,別這樣!是我自己不小心!妳不要這樣!」153Please respect copyright.PENANATCYKNz0YtX
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葛莉莎竭力地喊著,刺眼的白光吞噬了整個小鎮……153Please respect copyright.PENANA6Kv9jub4SI
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寂靜的清晨,葛莉莎收拾好行李。向接待員石像道了再見,繞過旅館門口蹲坐的石像,準備前往下一個旅程。153Please respect copyright.PENANA3ML0zuc0Ma
昨日玩球的空地散落著一尊碎開的石像,看來是從籃框左右的高度掉下摔碎似的。153Please respect copyright.PENANAsulaQ8Gj4Z
「真對不起,你應該練很久才能灌到籃的吧。」葛莉莎有些歉疚地鞠躬說道,一面跨過路旁野狗的石像。153Please respect copyright.PENANAuM0R3IbdVe
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穿過大街上散置幾對像是情人的石像,葛莉莎惋惜地環顧著昨天還生氣蓬勃的小鎮,向車站走去。153Please respect copyright.PENANAJ6nJplh5ks
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「媽,你每次都這樣,我是要帶妳出來玩的呢,妳這樣熱鬧的地方會一個一個消失掉啦,看來也只有奇夢商店街那種怪地方才有辦法應付你……」但背包沒有任何回應。153Please respect copyright.PENANAOeAxbUw03F
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火車慢慢地駛進站。153Please respect copyright.PENANAazfbgTpM6A
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「嗯?奇怪,只有你嗎?」車掌覺得今天的乘客少得驚人,不解地問:「今天鎮上怎麼感覺特別安靜,有發生什麼事情嗎?」153Please respect copyright.PENANAfFJeN81Q6P
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「很恐怖,不要問。」
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