把手吹乾後我推門而出,才沒走出幾步就發現這兒只有一片死寂,耳邊甚至因太安靜而微微耳鳴。774Please respect copyright.PENANA0c1lMIhDLk
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「啲人呢……」774Please respect copyright.PENANA0esv0zlCLH
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穿過那扇門不出所料地回到宴會廳,那兒只剩下空空如也的舞台。晚宴的圓桌上只有吃剩的食物,它們還是暖的,牛扒被割出的一小塊上有叉子插著,紅酒從杯邊滑下明顯是剛剛被喝完放到案上,一切一切如同人們在吃食途中突然憑空蒸發般。774Please respect copyright.PENANAaf9uqZir5H
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全身起了雞皮疙瘩的我轉身跑出:「喂!!有無人啊!!有無人係度啊!!」774Please respect copyright.PENANAwxbvEUjSAq
774Please respect copyright.PENANAZFDbLL0Vq3
「……係……度……啊……」774Please respect copyright.PENANANAyDkHdCfj
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除了我自己的迴音外只有一片寂寥,逢門就開,見門就讚的我始終只是普通地穿過門框,門後卻沒有阡迴旅館!774Please respect copyright.PENANA2HtPE40xX5
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沒有,沒有,沒有!!門後沒有阡迴旅館!我被困在平行宇宙了?!774Please respect copyright.PENANANfz1D8jHei
774Please respect copyright.PENANA1rR17mna0Q
這時只是用來展示不同平行宇宙可能性的空間,阡迴旅館沒有時光機的功能,我們並非真正到達了未來,所以在「展示」結束後,這空間也開始消滅了嗎?!等等我還在這兒啊!774Please respect copyright.PENANAfRAF3PBUTw
774Please respect copyright.PENANAtFgOyXVNgw
我把臉貼到玻璃窗上望向酒店外,外頭只是一片漆黑,連地面也不存在!整座酒店就如懸浮在虛空之中,我也連忙把從酒店內逃出去的念頭打消!774Please respect copyright.PENANAq8KPVD0XCA
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現在怎麼辦,現在怎麼辦,我要永遠地困在這異空間之中了嗎?774Please respect copyright.PENANAoalZBjldUo
774Please respect copyright.PENANAOEUeOyqJQi
「喵~」774Please respect copyright.PENANA8DZLMQ3Lwu
774Please respect copyright.PENANAIlfw1J63vK
「渺…渺渺?!」774Please respect copyright.PENANAjcUMlH2ULD
774Please respect copyright.PENANAeKKjJYFBzs
頹然坐在地上抱頭的我,卻突然聽到貓叫聲。774Please respect copyright.PENANAy9EPOBVg4T
774Please respect copyright.PENANA69XTNMR8xv
「叮鈴…」774Please respect copyright.PENANAnOwbvz87SJ
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風鈴聲!真的是渺渺?還是鈴兒發現我還沒回去所以折返救我了?!774Please respect copyright.PENANAwB9H62QT5Y
774Please respect copyright.PENANAAA2ahBg7ti
「渺渺?!你係邊啊!」774Please respect copyright.PENANAt0nQzPXU0M
774Please respect copyright.PENANAv8GrzdE3Rj
我站起來東張西望,卻始終沒法鎖定渺渺的方向。774Please respect copyright.PENANAw2A21GjP2b
774Please respect copyright.PENANAdqXLXwVwkI
走廊盡頭有人!!774Please respect copyright.PENANAY7AXWAHgRC
774Please respect copyright.PENANAzwUwKD6RDb
「……小姐!等陣!!」774Please respect copyright.PENANAlhM7OWErcB
774Please respect copyright.PENANARz6PTeujuU
那個「女生」對我的叫喚充耳不聞,繼續向走廊深處步去,不行,這兒就只有那個女生在了,不能放她走!!774Please respect copyright.PENANAm95gax2mvy
774Please respect copyright.PENANAcPhOYsRele
「等陣!!求下你,停一停!!」774Please respect copyright.PENANA6jaq9bUhkG
774Please respect copyright.PENANA5dfOEz783Q
更可怕的事發生了,隨著我追向那女生,我身後的酒店竟然開始淡出!牆壁地板燈光漸漸沉沒於虛空之中,視野中的景深突然變長,走廊深似無盡,身後的昏暗正洶湧而至!774Please respect copyright.PENANA7CiDAa5ryA
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不能……我不能停下腳步!這樣會被身後的虛空追上……774Please respect copyright.PENANAUqTJyeWSLs
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等等,那人是!774Please respect copyright.PENANAFyi8LYOtWj
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「鈴兒!!我係度啊!!」774Please respect copyright.PENANAZJZ5gSkqXA
774Please respect copyright.PENANAqFOSkiekMN
追……追不上!我和鈴兒之間的走廊不斷伸延,她就在視野之中,但我卻永遠追不上她!!774Please respect copyright.PENANA5F9z9B1BVs
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「等埋我…求下你…唔好連你都扔低我……夏!鈴!兒!!」774Please respect copyright.PENANA3BaRtZu9JV
774Please respect copyright.PENANAFszmDl0WFm
「砰!!」774Please respect copyright.PENANAoQOMdnBdsr
774Please respect copyright.PENANAf6FZ9wJQ4j
「哎呀!嗚…」774Please respect copyright.PENANAjK7T4TguPi
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收制不及的我狠狠地撞到關上的門板,狼狽不堪的我連忙推開門:「鈴兒!」774Please respect copyright.PENANAMnFZr0TdH8
774Please respect copyright.PENANAqHcRH0glGY
「……我識得你?」774Please respect copyright.PENANAPbvg67J3ky
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咦?774Please respect copyright.PENANAPzeF2AJuLC
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等……等,哪兒來的門?我在哪兒?774Please respect copyright.PENANAQTQWJ6z5md
774Please respect copyright.PENANA8EAgWwIk7V
氣喘如牛的我站直身,發現自己正身處於一條走廊之中,米白色的牆壁,灰色膠地板,還有分隔病床和走廊的玻璃窗。774Please respect copyright.PENANA5JWrQmx8SH
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一看便知這是醫院。774Please respect copyright.PENANAa1uyUUltZc
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「鈴…鈴兒…我頭先…嗄…你聽我講,真係嚇死我…」774Please respect copyright.PENANASCS9z9raDE
774Please respect copyright.PENANAn9sVXLzvFh
「先生,我地唔識對方,就請唔好直接叫我個名。」774Please respect copyright.PENANAFzvb8YSfEY
774Please respect copyright.PENANAprSw6adGQy
眼前的鈴兒,極之冰冷。774Please respect copyright.PENANABXieX9aXuT
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「但係……」774Please respect copyright.PENANAefhTQwXZAP
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她眼中沒有一絲光彩,沒有一絲生氣,只看她的雙瞳如在凝視深淵,甚至不知她是死是活。774Please respect copyright.PENANALYYlDBJuCu
774Please respect copyright.PENANAvycUHew77A
我剛剛撞在門上的側臉和鼻翼還隱隱作痛,如果是真正的鈴兒理應至少會關心我有否受傷之類。774Please respect copyright.PENANAGp2P27ltS6
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「我返去做野先。」774Please respect copyright.PENANArUldUgxlZX
774Please respect copyright.PENANAaHwMmfBokf
鈴兒眼中只有冷如冰霜的鄙視,那陌生的冰冷表情使我不寒而慄,但其胸前的名牌是寫著「夏鈴兒」沒錯。774Please respect copyright.PENANAfzB0G3cLZO
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看著遠去的她,我完全摸不著頭腦,她突然怎麼像變了一個人似的還不記得我了?774Please respect copyright.PENANArFT7fIev8B
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但馬上我就看出端倪了。774Please respect copyright.PENANAnvuPQxSOM5
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無論是那邊那個醫生手上拿著的摺式手機。774Please respect copyright.PENANATUYtuLN2vH
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還是在角落中放著的顯像管「大牛龜」顯像管電視。774Please respect copyright.PENANACkOlD5P5vi
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這兒不是未來,不是現在,不是平行宇宙,更加不是阡迴旅館。774Please respect copyright.PENANAvAxDZjG2kg
774Please respect copyright.PENANAz1clsJBLsj
這是過去,鈴兒成為阡迴旅館職員前的過去。774Please respect copyright.PENANAv4kqwgsBKu
774Please respect copyright.PENANAgpav09e2XI
[13座 西翼4/F]774Please respect copyright.PENANAaEAhBYmcAt
[安寧病房]
774Please respect copyright.PENANAU1kiVw7vJa
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走廊外的門牌上如此寫著,加上鈴兒的打扮和名牌,她是安寧病房的護士。774Please respect copyright.PENANAF5ZVWzFbVf
774Please respect copyright.PENANAJsxwsJqwUy
才一想起剛剛她那神情,那恍如宣告對一切都不感興趣的冷漠表情,除了陌生外我更感到胸口一陣悸動和沉重,如被重物壓住般沒法喘息。774Please respect copyright.PENANAooF31wBKul
774Please respect copyright.PENANAMPrHxr8rxU
我知道甚麼是安寧病房。774Please respect copyright.PENANALFeajNwYH4
774Please respect copyright.PENANA9VX7TyYEYz
安寧病房中的病人都是到了無藥可治的地步,入住這兒非為了治療,而是透過醫療手段減輕離世前痛苦,使其人生最後的時光不用滿身被喉管插著,能保有最後的尊嚴,而且盡可能無痛地渡過於常世中最後的彌留。774Please respect copyright.PENANASAObRKU7fx
774Please respect copyright.PENANAwe04QVI8hM
鈴兒走到走廊盡頭進入一間房中,身在平行宇宙的我如隱形人,只要不動聲色就會自動被無視,即使好像剛剛那樣和鈴兒說話她也會馬上忘掉,所以我也這樣大刺刺地跟上。774Please respect copyright.PENANABrXDLa7HCX
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「……預計佢撐唔過今晚,通知佢屋企人嚟見最後一面做好心理準備。」這房間似乎是個迷你的會議室,當中一名像是護士長般的人平靜地說著。774Please respect copyright.PENANA1esetJhw1l
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「明白。」774Please respect copyright.PENANAKd8nj6jn4o
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鈴兒的回答沒有一絲起伏,連悲慟都沒有,在這死亡每日上演的安寧病房之中她是如此習以為常。774Please respect copyright.PENANASjYabbQsiP
774Please respect copyright.PENANAEx0XzWUxSS
好冰冷,她的表情。774Please respect copyright.PENANAaZnZztNX32
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好陌生,她的身影。774Please respect copyright.PENANACmf6zuErNx
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鈴兒在自己的筆記簿上一邊寫字一邊說:「我會通知工友Standby,盡快清好張床俾新病人。」774Please respect copyright.PENANAZB1H6YdKrr
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「嗯,至於其他有離世風險病人嘅名同床號已經係你地手上,要多加注意。」774Please respect copyright.PENANA06UfcnbHGs
774Please respect copyright.PENANAJHHrlPKfiE
「等陣,聽日入住嘅新病人,點解……無資料?」774Please respect copyright.PENANAQ2uqEwObA0
774Please respect copyright.PENANAycYY8EYo6V
「除左夏姑娘之外,大家都出返去做野先。」774Please respect copyright.PENANA9WgQPVlibU
774Please respect copyright.PENANAwHCHahcucG
「係。」774Please respect copyright.PENANAIQETA73ovl
774Please respect copyright.PENANAtpUAerwebc
其他護士點點頭轉身離去,還順手關上門,我當然站在那兒繼續聽。774Please respect copyright.PENANAzWTiBkKOEE
774Please respect copyright.PENANA81glBZFxmh
「聽日嚟嘅新病人會訓佢張床,夏姑娘,我希望你可以負責佢嘅入院手續。」774Please respect copyright.PENANAl27cEn7pir
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「好。」鈴兒簡短地點頭。774Please respect copyright.PENANA1xJMK8TaW2
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「你就唔問下點解要搞到咁神秘?」774Please respect copyright.PENANAdPN6gQYtlw
774Please respect copyright.PENANA5102aWL3kD
「我認為自己無需要知道,如果我有需要知道,護士長早就俾咗資料我。」774Please respect copyright.PENANA07K3to86Rm
774Please respect copyright.PENANA1S4SGwwKVr
「當然,但理由我希望自己親口講你知,你會主力負責佢,其他姑娘如非必要同緊急都唔會同佢有咩溝通。」774Please respect copyright.PENANA2R4pjZUtAS
774Please respect copyright.PENANA1ggNLLwAyi
「咁原因係咩?」774Please respect copyright.PENANAxlKOQMMm2x
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護士長拿出一份文件:「你之前有無睇新聞?嗯,身為護士嘅你雖然只係負責安寧病房……」774Please respect copyright.PENANALsq378VJuR
774Please respect copyright.PENANAGpyASqjHlM
「喵!」774Please respect copyright.PENANAXwGqsamanQ
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突然間我腳邊傳來一陣毛茸茸的感覺,我連忙低頭一看:「渺渺?!」774Please respect copyright.PENANA1uFmzMOhX9
774Please respect copyright.PENANAsi1zBOhV8T
米色的毛球不知從哪兒鑽出,在我雙腳之間以尾巴蹭磨,然後推開虛掩的門從縫隙溜了出去!774Please respect copyright.PENANAUblrjELAqm
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「渺渺,等埋我!」774Please respect copyright.PENANA9fsBU0YoYt
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是來接我嗎?正如那時候我迷途至阡迴旅館時,也是渺渺在引路,牠知道回去的路!774Please respect copyright.PENANAoTDzv01os9
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「渺渺!」774Please respect copyright.PENANAj3GtSO9yTV
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難得看到回去的希望,雖然很在意鈴兒的過去但是待會兒問她就好了,怎可能放渺渺跑掉!774Please respect copyright.PENANAkmmNg85kh6
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「渺渺!嘁……真係,肥成咁點解可以跑得咁快!?」774Please respect copyright.PENANAyNTOU2ufPX
774Please respect copyright.PENANAN9Md0MeeH2
「喵哈?!」774Please respect copyright.PENANAnD7R9YX1u2
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在走廊盡頭的牠聽到似乎有點生氣,但還是在那兒等著我。774Please respect copyright.PENANAyPC1a2B3KH
774Please respect copyright.PENANAi6Tr1hivBm
急步追上的我才一拐過那個角落——774Please respect copyright.PENANAdsh3dXQjez
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「叮……叮……」774Please respect copyright.PENANAl6jRxsEttW
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風鈴聲,在幽閉的走廊中迴盪。774Please respect copyright.PENANAdjhC4V7aDo
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「…嗄…呼…」774Please respect copyright.PENANA94PFiYJCQs
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深呼吸,閉上眼,我如鈴兒那樣以心傾聽,聞聲辨位,試圖找出風鈴聲的來源。774Please respect copyright.PENANAkaxVUWKvCI
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風鈴聲,來自阡迴旅館。774Please respect copyright.PENANAaCLCqFEA2W
774Please respect copyright.PENANA3lgjq5YfM8
「叮……叮……」774Please respect copyright.PENANAu5j3a4Cyw5
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鈴聲相當悅耳,閉眼靜心傾聽能使人想起盛夏之中,青天白雲之下,屋簷邊陲的琉璃風鈴迎著夏風輕輕搖曳奏鳴。774Please respect copyright.PENANAu2XrRyT7mO
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找到了!774Please respect copyright.PENANA1416l0x4OS
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「喵!」774Please respect copyright.PENANAzZbZHvl00r
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渺渺幾個躍動從地板跳到我小腿,爬過背脊然後騎在我肩上,我信步隨著風鈴聲傳來的方向推開一扇門!774Please respect copyright.PENANANCe2yh2SYt
774Please respect copyright.PENANAIPd8xCEyuE
光芒將我淹沒,待其褪去後我看到自己正身在古色古香的阡迴旅館之中。774Please respect copyright.PENANASYw4pF17dp
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回來……回來了!774Please respect copyright.PENANAK1M1R6s09M
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「呼…呼…」774Please respect copyright.PENANA24Skir2jxv
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定眼看四周,我卻發現自己正身在阡迴旅館的頂樓。為甚麼我這樣肯定?因為在我身旁的天井可以看到最高處的天花板,木樑木柱在天花板四周交織出木塔的巨大屋頂,而這層沒有任何房間或門,就只有半開放的戶外空間。774Please respect copyright.PENANADaiGRHUyRy
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「返嚟啦,溫年柏。」774Please respect copyright.PENANAeVQhDxUCKb
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與木欄柵相對著的是一個小露台,露台朝西迎向夕陽,那兒鋪著榻榻米,放著一張矮桌和座墊,一個沒有見過的男人坐在那兒,身穿白袍背對著我,一些茶具齊整地放在深木色的矮桌上冒著芬芳的蒸氣。774Please respect copyright.PENANAqeIE2mDxaO
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「你係……」774Please respect copyright.PENANAKx48rM6VEl
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「熟人。」774Please respect copyright.PENANA89mkKuPWrZ
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本來迎著夕陽的男人回首向我微笑,即使他戴著眼鏡也看得出他滿臉倦容,但一對上眼我卻感到心頭一陣猛跳,好像看到久違的老朋友一樣,盡管我不認識眼前的男人。


