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寇洛琳一個人。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJreponPLhl
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLXcZILMTz
她坐在宅子前的台階上，面對著沒人整理而有些荒蕪的庭園。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRMmmNphVs
爸爸和媽媽不讓她去打擾他們，他們正為了新的工作而忙碌著，幾天後還準備要出差。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9TwXSpOyL
除了午餐和晚餐時間，爸爸跟媽媽都各自關在他們的書房裡，靠近門邊，可以聽到：喀、喀、喀……這樣敲打電腦鍵盤的聲音。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21MAXTsn3i
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvgolNk7Y5
「親愛的，爸爸和媽媽正在工作。也許妳可以去找史小姐和福小姐，或是來個大冒險。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiK1XrrLjkn
「可是我昨天去過了。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtoNCfLfzU
「妳可以再去一次。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwhZa2CPZG4
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於是，她就這樣被趕了出來。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1exPnATiy
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一個人在房間裡玩玩具很無聊。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdt3QrvaKEl
一個人走到後面的破爛網球場再走回來也很無聊。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXZOAs1QAh
而且自從夏天過後，她就不太想接近那口井。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81dVXg8dZD
畢竟關在裡面的那個東西她一點也不想想起。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGvFMQYgRJ
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寇洛琳覺得無聊透了。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwX7zqLuIE
她曬著太陽，懶洋洋地瞇起眼睛。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92CM4mlA9T
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnie7xN4v92
草叢邊傳來窸窸窣窣的聲音，很像是老鼠在跑。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwEj6LzGJKL
但是那東西明顯比老鼠大得多。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqW5Nlfbzua
她豎耳傾聽。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxDWl5wwhz
一團黑色的東西跳了出來，在草地上打滾，又站了起來，就像是綠油油的草地中一小片夜晚的天空。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcH6xxr1Lt5
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJ3eyWAuLg
「是你！」寇洛琳驚訝地看著貓咪。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhE8ORo1dE
她已經很久沒有看見牠了，自從夏天那場幾乎讓她心跳停止的冒險後，貓咪就很少出現在她面前。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0k4ElUDjoQ
貓咪回望了她一眼，綠色的眼睛閃閃發光，就像在陽光下擺動的草。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQs54AAO2oN
然後，牠優雅地坐下，與寇洛琳對望著。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXRSwtoR8A
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39QinSERWz
「你願意陪我說說話嗎？」她問著貓咪。「已經很久沒有人陪我聊天了。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUVj9SbV3s
貓咪黑色的尾巴晃了晃。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIy249QNHQ
「謝謝你。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ73NhOjeSF
貓咪又走近了一些，然後坐下。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2eZeUxBnH
「爸爸和媽媽又不理我了。」她說。「我知道他們的工作很忙，也不想去打擾他們。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9E8bYzF47
「如果去跟他們抱怨的話，一定會得到『噢，親愛的寇洛琳，爸爸跟媽媽辛苦工作全都是為了妳』這樣的答案。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHImWTH6H4c
「他們老是叫我去找史小姐和福小姐，或是去和波波先生的老鼠玩。但是他們從來沒有主動陪我玩過。一次也沒有。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzCKtP6T55
貓咪抬起了綠色的眼睛，慢慢眨了眨眼。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7TBU2BATx
「我知道，你一定覺得這樣的我很幼稚，像個任性的小女孩。」她苦笑。「可是我的確是一個小女孩。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy86UEvlZvs
她低下了頭，把臉埋在膝蓋之間。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPR0FL40J1
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxOXed862O
「我只是想要有人陪我。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbM4ZpfL7R0
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Ykcoa76SB
貓咪沒有說話。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDRa1Sqia8p
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXl864oBwvf
寇洛琳知道，在這邊的這個世界，貓咪都是不說話的。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3dZf6c9YT
可是她好想聽聽牠的聲音。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWE4Q6xzd6
良久，寇洛琳抬起頭，用袖口擦了擦紅紅的鼻子和臉頰。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqOd0ObvnV
「我們是朋友，對吧？」她對貓咪說。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJeMtYGoGl
黑色的腳掌優雅且安靜地走向她，貓咪的尾巴甩啊甩，然後牠坐在她身旁，柔軟的毛茸茸前腳搭在她的膝上。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4t4jH9jo6k
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zMfwwhTNu
「謝謝你，真的。」她抱起了貓咪，用力擁緊牠。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3aFdysRiG6
貓咪起先有些不適應，試著掙脫她，但最後放棄了掙扎，乖乖地被寇洛琳抱在懷中。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rMSpSU8p5
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lwApeQrnq
寇洛琳與貓咪度過了一個愉快的下午。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8p4tPfNPDb
雖然只有她一個人在說話。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXCVdPDaaV
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UpOPqFNK3
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVX21CQXso
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWeHRfr1ED
夜晚，寇洛琳與貓咪肩並肩躺在柔軟溫暖的床鋪上。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvWgMA9sde
雖然她不確定貓咪是不是真的有肩膀，不過他們靠得很近，她的臉可以感受到貓咪柔軟的觸感。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmKN2rvWOW
星星在天空中一閃一閃，夜空的顏色跟貓咪身上的一樣。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQVgrYJPF6
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kvkxl9nbo
「我想，爸爸要是看到了我跟你躺在一起，一定不會准我把寵物帶進房間睡覺。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJftpQmYpdd
貓咪聽到這句話，不滿地抖了抖身子。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruZAu3IuyO
「可是我會跟爸爸說，你不是寵物，你是我的朋友。」寇洛琳撫摸著貓咪的下巴，聽牠發出呼嚕呼嚕的聲響。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJCgQdD2n0
她打了個大大的呵欠。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwrt3YzfFm
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQU5btluqWm
「晚安，貓咪。」她說，然後閉上了眼睛。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeOqIWP7Pa
貓咪綠色的瞳孔轉了轉，也緩緩地閉上。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBsmOcjXqc
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4iGg9Kz6my
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1xzqq6OSG
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo44pv89Hn8
寇洛琳站在一片廣闊無垠的大草原上。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlch496AqW
四周有山、有樹、有橋、有河流。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OO6FdoYG8
她從來沒見過這種景色。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hsCJEBUlu
草是銀色的，閃著銀河般的光芒，在夜風中搖來晃去，像棉絮一般柔軟。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡULO7vphpq5
遠方的山就像是由一塊巨大寶石堆積而成，發出七彩奪目的燦爛光芒。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsXGTtOqJB
樹上結著色彩繽紛的果子，看起來很可口；紫色的河中是滿滿的金魚游動。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUFQ2yo0Es
她知道自己在夢中。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24AkZlxrpg
但是她從來沒有夢過這麼漂亮又詭異的景致。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30loK0xj0D
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLtqhGEEJI
「寇洛琳。」有個聲音這樣叫她。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo21Ty3RJXv
寇洛琳回頭張望，但是沒有半個人。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJwHBUNnkS
「寇洛琳。」那聲音又叫了一遍。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxT7p0fadrk
那是很低沉、有點沙啞、帶著一些磁性，讓人聽了很安心很舒服的嗓音。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTzdmnSRyc
那個聲音並不是從任何地方傳來的，而是在寇洛琳腦中響起，直接傳達給她。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWD8NjvoWEj
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3m4N5gjr6d
她知道並且熟悉這種感覺。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoWBUm0iEEc
她認識那個聲音。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7gmlxSAoZ0
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfhA3qApyg6
「貓咪，是你嗎？」她說。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyBNLygYrM
「是的，是我，寇洛琳。」貓咪的聲音再度響起。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VyiHPbtIb
「你又會說話了耶！」她的語氣聽起來很開心，充滿喜悅。「可是你在哪裡？我看不到你。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIuNskKRA1Z
「我就在這裡。」貓咪說。「在這裡不需要形體，因為這裡就是這裡。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyQoKyP5tw
牠又開始賣弄牠的「貓式哲學」。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mGf15KXf4
寇洛琳嘟著嘴，有些不滿。但是她仍然很開心，可以聽到貓咪的聲音。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEI5XWEbeF
她踩了踩腳下，很軟，就像踩在自己的棉被上一樣軟。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9D16nKh9mn
很好，她很滿意。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPGnTLCQm4
於是寇洛琳跨開大步奔跑著，從草地跑到小山丘上，再從山丘滾回草地上。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDMXg1uTkO
她在小河中跳來跳去，濺起銀紫色的透明水花，看著河裏的金魚啪噠啪噠擺著鰭在她腳邊跳躍。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhw48abdivS
反正這裡是夢裏，她愛怎麼玩都行。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJISipFKX3
等到玩水玩夠了，她就躺在草地上滾來滾去。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡloZ5q6WmyS
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKKLykyc3N
「我想你大概是我唯一的朋友。」她對貓咪說。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlvgeZF5TC
「我想，我大概是妳唯一的貓類朋友。」牠說。寇洛琳可以從語氣裏想像到牠聳肩的樣子。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6MF50mmDSW
「噢，那我大概也是你唯一的人類朋友吧。」寇洛琳吐吐舌，不滿牠的挖苦。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbi5oscJBt
貓咪沒有接話。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56UevBkoMf
「不過我們是真正的朋友，對吧。」她露出甜甜的一笑。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVeP0qPzuEW
「……嗯。」貓咪的語氣聽起來有些害羞。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68jT5meFCV
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KSf3dSSFr
「寇洛琳，」沉默了好一段時間，牠再度開口。「只要妳希望的話……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4fpX79TLVd
低沉的嗓音清了清喉嚨。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6IIWkAMRm
「嗯？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCO1INoYVnj
「只要妳需要我，我就會陪在妳身邊。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYY1nehiXa
「真的嗎！？」她興奮地尖叫起來，不太相信從貓咪口中會聽到這種話。「你的意思是，一直一直跟我在一起嗎？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3N1bfXynA4
「嗯。」牠再度重申。「只要妳需要我的話。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjtxa8U5bx
「你的口氣聽起來，好像哪一天我就不要你似的。」這讓寇洛琳聽起來很不舒服。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTavio9uksj
「不是嗎？你們人類總是喜新厭舊。」牠自嘲。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6UpZeU5O8
「才不會！」她大叫。「朋友之間是沒有這種事情的！」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrNiIENril
「是嗎？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡko1jR5tNeO
「我們會一直一直在一起，沒有什麼新舊之分的！知道了嗎？」她氣瘋了，對著貓咪大聲說教。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2sCkgskoD
「……好吧，既然妳這麼說，我就試試看吧。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyKNgewCuu3
寇洛琳滿意地點了點頭。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfS3w7nmh4x
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHlCV2NoctP
「我會一直在妳身旁陪著妳，當妳的朋友，寇洛琳。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBiShpyFuMM
寇洛琳開心地笑了。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHooosExRs2
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrTNjxzNHC
然後，她又在夢中的世界玩了好久好久。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxiSxpKDf4u
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翌日，早晨的陽光射進窗戶，照在寇洛琳的臉上。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuE8y8y7nwB
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxz2pL6QrK
「寇洛琳，起床囉。妳該去上學了。」媽媽站在床邊對她說。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRadrEK758Z
她睜開眼，床上只有她一個人，貓咪早就不見蹤影。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vPzvLy1Mi
不過她知道，牠就在她附近。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7csbNe5tH
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAWpro1vLS
牠會一直陪著她的。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75Hws2W898
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbAIOAm33dW
這個想法讓寇洛琳全身都感到暖洋洋的。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdFq7HCePp
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMSimppxHhl
「怎麼了，親愛的？一起床就傻笑。做了好夢嗎？」媽媽問。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMy9xCSCw75
「嗯，算是吧。」她點點頭，下床把被子折好。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMGL6NG4eL
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接著，她換好衣服，走到客廳和家人共進早餐。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJNPsOHRkm
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噢。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrZki9UvRw
拉到這裡才發現這是正常向的人，真是抱歉XD(現在說好像有點太遲)37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NDH4dymtG
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《第十四道門》是一部很好看的作品，我是說真的。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZsXGXf9uQ
從打開書的第一頁我就萌得亂七八糟XDD(對不起我的萌點似乎有些奇怪)37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbDnDgeIfi
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因為太愛貓先生所以就生出這篇私心了U_U///37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Q8pXwxLJo
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不過，小女孩寇洛琳終究會長大的37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg55eqIRl6b
寇洛林已經開始成長了37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWyE0skgIlQ
「永遠」這種東西對小孩來說或許很長37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPF3czNiRj
但是長大之後呢?37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsHnmV53UQ
所謂的一直在一起，又是多長的一段時間?37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Sa2wohp99
重要的東西隨著時間的改變，是否仍然重要?37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOEoGLIlk5
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請大家抱持著以上的疑問與心態，去欣賞這本書，以及這篇文。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9VXGbswrCa
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