傍晚六時許,與Miss Ko和馨儀道別後,光仔和楠少齊齊送祈祈、阿藍回家。444Please respect copyright.PENANAHD2s1JL2ZH
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路上,四人有講有笑,可恨濃厚的疏離感縈繞不散。也許是經歷太多,彼此之間不知不覺添了許多不能吐露的心底話。444Please respect copyright.PENANAdB346jpgUy
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楠少想跟阿藍講情話,但阿藍經已忘情,現在僅是他的同學;阿藍曾努力嘗試多愛楠少一遍,但她知道施捨得來的愛情只會更傷人,寧願狠心一點,假裝普通朋友作罷;為了光仔,祈祈與家人的關係僵持不下。她想鼓勵光仔努力讀書,又怕打擊光仔持續低落的自信心;光仔糾結於學業問題之上,看不見祈祈的心意,更看不見未來的可能性。他很怕無論自己如何努力,終其一生只會是個渾渾噩噩的傢伙……444Please respect copyright.PENANAvB7Yr49HYw
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為了無聲無色地消除隔膜,他們不約而同地以馨儀和志恆的事情當話題,講及志恆交給楠少的公文袋。444Please respect copyright.PENANAK2vaahkK7U
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「公文袋裡有甚麼?」光仔鐵定楠少在返回單位前有偷偷打看公文袋窺看。444Please respect copyright.PENANAq7pLJJEOFg
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「舊剪報複印本,全是十多年前發生的女童失蹤案。馨儀該是其中一宗案件的女童。」楠少佩服志恆的毅力。這份資料該花了他不少時間和心力。「剪報上標註了『已答應』、『拒絕』、『考慮中』和『未聯絡』,還有詳細的聯絡方法。」444Please respect copyright.PENANAEmbfrbPQ4T
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「如果成功勸喻所有受害者家屬跟馨儀比對DNA,說不定可以找到馨儀的親生父母!」祈祈很快就捕捉到志恆的思路。444Please respect copyright.PENANAbGxvY7umXI
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「馨儀媽不是說馨儀是從一對遊客夫婦身邊拐來的嗎?」出院以後,阿藍的腦筋遠不及以往的靈活,做事一板一眼的。444Please respect copyright.PENANAdd7ImbSCcS
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「如果馨儀媽說謊呢?」楠少補充道:「別忘了,她是個滿口謊言的壞人。」444Please respect copyright.PENANAIQYGiNzO8G
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「無論馨儀媽有沒有撒謊,我們也該要找回馨儀的親生父母。」祈祈表現樂觀:「若是本地父母,馨儀就名正言順地成為本地人,身份問題自然迎刃而解。若即是遊客父母,馨儀至少能找到可以去的地方和可以依靠的家人。」444Please respect copyright.PENANAPO5dj5SL58
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「馨儀會接受得到自己將要跟完全陌生的人去一個完全陌生的地方嗎?」單是幻想面對茫茫前路的恐懼,光仔已然渾身不自在。444Please respect copyright.PENANAJbequiNrQB
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「不就是像移民一樣,她稍後會習慣。最要緊是找到落腳的地方,不用飄泊。」祈祈的話聽來合邏輯,同時又不切合馨儀的真正需要,甚有自家父母的影子。「馨儀現在心慌意亂,很容易錯下決定。倒不如我們先斬後奏,免她煩心。」444Please respect copyright.PENANADHMCkSYXxr
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「也許吧……」見祈祈如此堅持己見,光仔沒再說甚麼,唯唯諾諾,罷。444Please respect copyright.PENANAaG4RGPHWRW
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他討厭祈祈理性的一面。444Please respect copyright.PENANAFHKnsSwsYw
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祈祈和阿藍安全抵家後,光仔和楠少才敢鬆一口氣,一起到熟稔的士多買啤酒,然後去公園的隱蔽一隅找個地方稍息、聊天。酒精到肚,二人的緊皺眉頭始鬆弛下來,盡吐煩心事。444Please respect copyright.PENANAoEtOQ8yYEK
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「你和阿藍真的分手了?沒有挽回的餘地?」光仔毫不顧忌,直戳楠少的痛處。444Please respect copyright.PENANAWdw6XFX6uZ
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早前楠少在群組裡公佈與阿藍的分手消息,嚇得大家好一段時間不敢在群組留言,亦不敢私下向當事人求證。444Please respect copyright.PENANAdbSEHaZ6kJ
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「愛情是雙向的關係。只消其中一方忘了情,關係自然就來到終點。」楠少無奈又無力地笑了笑。「反正誰也沒能改變阿藍失憶一事,倒不如灑脫放手,讓彼此有更多時間收拾心情。」444Please respect copyright.PENANAkn4oMw3VIc
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「只有你需要收拾心情吧!」光仔嘲笑楠少自欺欺人。444Please respect copyright.PENANA0X44nAiGou
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「是嗎?只有我嗎?你不需要嗎?」楠少不甘被嘲弄,將話題扯到光仔身上:「剛才祈祈發表偉論時,你不也在鬧情緒!」444Please respect copyright.PENANAk58pl5ayG3
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「很顯眼?」光仔擔心祈祈同樣看出端倪。444Please respect copyright.PENANA5pJTfkyCUr
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楠少確切地點點頭。444Please respect copyright.PENANADwuf8p3ioC
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「糟糕……」光仔將手中那罐啤酒一飲而盡。444Please respect copyright.PENANA0s5RftCda4
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「你和祈祈吵架?因為她的父母?」楠少最近忙著處理阿藍的事情,沒空多關心光仔。444Please respect copyright.PENANA7DbqJJmoxp
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「不。沒吵架。」光仔眼神閃爍。444Please respect copyright.PENANA1aaUo2AuZf
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「有秘密?」楠少頓時精神百倍,連番追問。444Please respect copyright.PENANAzwYchvHNhL
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「諸事八卦!」光仔企圖以半開玩笑形式將問題輕輕帶過,奈何敵不過楠少的死纏爛打,只好緩緩吐露心聲。「我該沒有自己想像中那麼喜歡祈祈……」444Please respect copyright.PENANALzUMlj2sz6
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楠少先是愣住好幾秒。整理思緒後,才試著引導光仔找出問題根源。「祈祈做了一些不合你心水的行為?」444Please respect copyright.PENANAGZFBgv6nz6
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「沒有。但她性情大變,變得強勢、主動……」光仔細數祈祈的變化。444Please respect copyright.PENANAyGcVRCnCjR
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楠少頻頻點頭,認同光仔的觀察。「但你遺漏了一點:她的笑容多了,沒有以往的憂鬱。」444Please respect copyright.PENANAa1gAtjkWMa
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「是的。」光仔突然菸癮發作,向楠少索菸。444Please respect copyright.PENANArxwMUVO9Dg
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楠少乾脆送他整包香菸。「不是好事嗎?」444Please respect copyright.PENANAyPGMT18ov8
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光仔出神望著白煙冉冉飄升,消散,留下菸臭。幾經思索及掙扎,他才願意接受現實:「是的。」444Please respect copyright.PENANAq8Sqp5c5WI
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光仔自問一無是處。怎麼辦?明明是大眾臉,那就要打扮入時;明明不是讀書材料,那就參加籃球隊,令課餘活動成為學業差勁的藉口;明明生性懦弱,那就與更自卑的人(例如志恆)結伴同行……444Please respect copyright.PENANAAMvD0AByut
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光仔的生存竅訣,從不在於改善自己,而是轉移旁人視線,將缺點掩蓋。444Please respect copyright.PENANAWO7mGShkVC
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「我班來了一個女插班生。聽聞是由XX中學轉校到來。」某個正午,馨儀以此作閒聊話題。444Please respect copyright.PENANAgcU4lbD06L
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「那不是本區的名校嗎?為何名校生會入讀我們這些九流學校?」志恆的魯鈍無意間反襯出光仔的醒目。444Please respect copyright.PENANAq4cc0QpD6J
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「可能有一些不能明言的黑歷史。」楠少暗暗感懷身世。444Please respect copyright.PENANATXqzuElRLN
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「黑歷史?我想知!」光仔對馨儀這強勢女生不感興趣,但與她為伴的確能惹來不少艷羨目光。444Please respect copyright.PENANAkRwlMShUpt
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「你親自問她!」馨儀才不會笨得答應光仔,逕自向姍姍來遲的阿藍和插班生祈祈招手。444Please respect copyright.PENANA76yxVfxKdR
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光仔順勢望去。驚為天人。祈祈的美貌和氣質挑起光仔的好感。相處下來,他發現祈祈溫文婉若、善解人意的背後,竟是痛苦的家庭生活,不由得更想將祈祈留在身邊。444Please respect copyright.PENANAMjR6DjpoWd
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是保護欲。444Please respect copyright.PENANAXLxHJBPN3b
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是保護祈祈,更是保護自己自卑的心。