廚房的燈光總是白得刺眼,黑色膠靴在濕滑地板上發出嘰嘰的雜聲。下單機又吐出幾張打印了「餐肉麵」、「炸魚柳」、「西多士配煉奶」的下單紙。11Please respect copyright.PENANAzVl5E973JB
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阿成手機此時響出一聲WhatsApp提示音,二姐上傳了女兒——也就是阿成的外甥女扭扭——在學校秋季旅行的照片。阿成如常按下愛心貼圖。11Please respect copyright.PENANAr1Qy5w9L51
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保威在旁瞥見阿成一連串動作,戲謔說:「私生女?」11Please respect copyright.PENANAaOoDgsqAVV
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「放麵啦,客人點餐肉麵。」阿成沒好氣說,把印着餐肉麵的下單紙擲在保威臉上。11Please respect copyright.PENANAb13deWooxW
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保威笑着接過來,問:「嘿,你姐嫁了有錢人?生育牌很難考。」11Please respect copyright.PENANAYkWj9horCH
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「生育牌難不難考跟我們有關係嗎?還是說你打算要小孩?你應該第一關就fail。」阿成用鐵鉗夾起由工廠直接送來已經煎好的西多士,稍微加熱。11Please respect copyright.PENANA1LWFPtYU4H
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「我們不會永遠在連鎖快餐店工作。」保威靠近阿成繼續說:「悄悄告訴你,我明天去天高面試。」11Please respect copyright.PENANAmF0sEhIvAn
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「天高面試?你?」阿成冷笑一聲。11Please respect copyright.PENANALkBvjFIikQ
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「對啊,排隊應徵,你也可以一起去。」保威朝阿成揚眉抬下巴。11Please respect copyright.PENANAyab5CKcJCV
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「什麼職位?洗廁所?」阿成繼續冷嘲熱諷。11Please respect copyright.PENANAdI5nV7d6bg
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「office boy,負責送件,走來走去,多自由啊。」11Please respect copyright.PENANAFewnvpCL7L
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「天高的office boy都會請大學生,不會請我們這種高中畢業的。麵好了沒?」11Please respect copyright.PENANAetdRSzqjTQ
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保威此時才把麵餅放進碗裡,拉下手把,注入熱湯。「不試過怎知道不行呢?」11Please respect copyright.PENANAhTJ4nnv2lg
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「都28歲了,還想着自己可以翻身嗎?你有沒有信心再去考一次公開試?有沒有信心這一次拿到中英文及格?沒有的話就乖乖認命,自己永遠是社會底層,在快餐店工作14小時,要跳槽也不過到隔離街另一間快餐店,拿一樣的薪金,打工時數一樣。」11Please respect copyright.PENANAA0UJ3q7N76
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「阿成,」保威厚實的掌心拍在阿成肩上,「等你哪一天交女朋友了,哪一天想成家立室,你就會有動力翻身。」11Please respect copyright.PENANA0kL6N4h3H7
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「我好像說過很多遍,我不會交女朋友,也不會結婚,更不要說生孩子。生孩子簡直就是害了下一代。」11Please respect copyright.PENANAlxURZAcskz
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保威摀着耳朵:「你又來?我不想感染你的悲觀。」11Please respect copyright.PENANAudimUuHEmh
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「我這是認清現實⋯⋯」11Please respect copyright.PENANAvjuFW2j9aN
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「炸魚柳好了沒?」一牆之隔負責出餐的店員朝廚房窗口喊。阿成立即翻熱炸魚柳。11Please respect copyright.PENANACCOoQcTbKa
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下單機又吐出許許多多下單紙,廚房一直忙到晚上打烊時分。保威在後巷抽過菸回來,接過阿成手上的拖把,換阿成到後巷抽菸。他脫掉透明防水膠帽,用手撥了撥沾滿汗的濕髮,十一月第二個星期四,終於有點秋意,給清爽的風吹一吹,抽一口薄荷菸,是他忙碌一整天以來最舒暢的時候。11Please respect copyright.PENANARblrYuCXkJ
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晚上的後巷偶爾有老鼠走動的聲音,蟑螂也是常客,阿成對牠們完全習慣。巷口有人影晃動,那才算是罕見。11Please respect copyright.PENANAKZlBCWlDRU
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那人踏出咯咯咯清脆的腳步聲走進來,是高跟鞋的聲音。偏遠的北區,晚上十二點,不應該有穿着高跟鞋的人踏進骯髒濕滑的後巷。11Please respect copyright.PENANA8gRdAgwSCL
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本來半蹲的阿成站起來,踩熄香煙。來人是個長髮女士⋯⋯大概是吧,在昏暗的後巷只能靠遙遠的街燈餘光照出她的輪廓。她開口問:「龐萬成?」11Please respect copyright.PENANA06E4Ut1XGq
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陌生的聲音。陌生的香水氣味。但她說出的正正是阿成的名字。11Please respect copyright.PENANAZsH2ql7ohE
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「誰?」阿成瞇起雙眼,想看清楚她的樣貌。11Please respect copyright.PENANAd4JsiTNXzg
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「該死的,真的在這裡!」女子說罷,迅速轉身朝巷口走去,不久後傳來汽車引擎快速駛離的聲音。11Please respect copyright.PENANAR9Ws4WRkAC
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阿成那時候沒想到,這是一切奇怪事情、一切他不想捲進去的奇怪事情的開端。