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。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvXtQHniEt
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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。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIi9IFgpSe
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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……439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcPa6N7Hic
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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。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWGAwjFJgh
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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。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGfBpz3nj8
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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。」439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3sni9wbpyo
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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。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdloA6cfsqZ
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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。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUP2W66hGd
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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。」439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9r49tVhkU
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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。」439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuE6Gl9RJ1l
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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。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUgS15JPiC
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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。」439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTdoupkVqh
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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。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPPbyVigXN
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他討厭祈祈理性的一面。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs25spcwAnE
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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。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSx3co3LRa
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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。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLhgBe8FdS
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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。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQjOS0juZp
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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。」439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOpwXn8lSv
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「只有你需要收拾心情吧！」光仔嘲笑楠少自欺欺人。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5X5IPpwmtW
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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！」439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5h5voFZcJF
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「很顯眼？」光仔擔心祈祈同樣看出端倪。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TGgxpgMAE
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楠少確切地點點頭。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKq6ksdbUuC
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「糟糕……」光仔將手中那罐啤酒一飲而盡。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBWXaYaMGV
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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。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoibTo5ZcsN
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「不。沒吵架。」光仔眼神閃爍。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5icTqgpsyw
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「有秘密？」楠少頓時精神百倍，連番追問。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXjK2tEPz1
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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……」439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3nvDE4f2d
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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？」439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlP63soAt2
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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。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbdCEa0Dp2
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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。」439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkiNpnAUUlT
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「是的。」光仔突然菸癮發作，向楠少索菸。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdg1aYRvgGa
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楠少乾脆送他整包香菸。「不是好事嗎？」439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlQnnsZ3WZ
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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。」439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzZXtC1Kcp
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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……439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2es3xnnBzL
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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。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpGvehocFw
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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。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPtz5aCmfq
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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。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqe8DLX5e6
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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。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUu8JCnFtSF
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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。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhR6WSWBSE
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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。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOc0rW72MDg
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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。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86g5LP3zDG
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是保護欲。439Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7uZ1kT905
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是保護祈祈，更是保護自己自卑的心。
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