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寇洛琳一個人。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcGPuHcYra
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZ9t9MhhQg
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。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLiMXjwpDnV
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。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQR9drlfnj
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。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkk7rHq5WKb
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbMh5gQpuHJ
「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。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdSjpnDzix
「可是我昨天去過了。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDbDIPzcIf
「妳可以再去一次。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28zsU3X1ox
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於是，她就這樣被趕了出來。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqiECxXzCBI
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一個人在房間裡玩玩具很無聊。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfaA6hK5252
一個人走到後面的破爛網球場再走回來也很無聊。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoA2ccISRZs
而且自從夏天過後，她就不太想接近那口井。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fNO2IRL5j
畢竟關在裡面的那個東西她一點也不想想起。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1aVUtpeVOd
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzInXho95xX
寇洛琳覺得無聊透了。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLI4uvSPBgu
她曬著太陽，懶洋洋地瞇起眼睛。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhmeJiUXxZ
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEp5FmPpCZX
草叢邊傳來窸窸窣窣的聲音，很像是老鼠在跑。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCv3hNwTpP
但是那東西明顯比老鼠大得多。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFifzmBbIdf
她豎耳傾聽。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvOa0DG08e
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。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8Gw8YbcQO
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzBsR57Cev
「是你！」寇洛琳驚訝地看著貓咪。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9LlZIxzbm
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。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2BL0OLmMhE
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。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWHIPDtgk9
然後，牠優雅地坐下，與寇洛琳對望著。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeG2e7VCiPN
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYrzvK9dRO
「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。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfrxeeE2l9
貓咪黑色的尾巴晃了晃。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFoKw2UXkCC
「謝謝你。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9E2qfttfj8
貓咪又走近了一些，然後坐下。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRbnyx3deEG
「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。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgPpUyc8Ij
「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。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqubDR4NKH
「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。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NCpTbeAiA
貓咪抬起了綠色的眼睛，慢慢眨了眨眼。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLrF8M9QZv
「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。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaysiqDFzZ0
她低下了頭，把臉埋在膝蓋之間。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9wytmbggU
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTQqHfKeX9
「我只是想要有人陪我。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqDLcKNysi
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAvZdUFgWF
貓咪沒有說話。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkasqM80x7p
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5p2yzFyXM
寇洛琳知道，在這邊的這個世界，貓咪都是不說話的。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qD9vmtR5H
可是她好想聽聽牠的聲音。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSIjFxGpuAo
良久，寇洛琳抬起頭，用袖口擦了擦紅紅的鼻子和臉頰。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsNei9gpBWz
「我們是朋友，對吧？」她對貓咪說。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYL3BDXDIec
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。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGbJfTZfb6
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GMcFmMp5H
「謝謝你，真的。」她抱起了貓咪，用力擁緊牠。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkTcXAaRC2
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。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHsVhUM69XU
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJ5pNcbLVf
寇洛琳與貓咪度過了一個愉快的下午。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2cG2rkcsR
雖然只有她一個人在說話。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmS7XnG01Q
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2AluEdryfZ
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI16yXjqwAF
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1742rftJlJ
夜晚，寇洛琳與貓咪肩並肩躺在柔軟溫暖的床鋪上。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7l7mdQC2H
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。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAgMxR4mgj
星星在天空中一閃一閃，夜空的顏色跟貓咪身上的一樣。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8Q39fsNE2
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5e43qkp5N
「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。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcFsaLQdl8
貓咪聽到這句話，不滿地抖了抖身子。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyU9YmA9ey
「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。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPATLtsK9F
她打了個大大的呵欠。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6nRij6jLx
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ18zbksBq8
「晚安，貓咪。」她說，然後閉上了眼睛。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn15YnRrDLb
貓咪綠色的瞳孔轉了轉，也緩緩地閉上。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKHyz9QjKi
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8tLg9wBlg
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOodlwRozjt
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiF1emjvtYg
寇洛琳站在一片廣闊無垠的大草原上。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRY0WEONoGg
四周有山、有樹、有橋、有河流。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmr8YKnhkL
她從來沒見過這種景色。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0aEOv7LB7J
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。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0CBL3fHqR
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。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDY6nGXXy8
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。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIO5bRHlBbi
她知道自己在夢中。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLLCHE3vpsz
但是她從來沒有夢過這麼漂亮又詭異的景致。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tXqrHvNsq
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5sU4HpZHh9
「寇洛琳。」有個聲音這樣叫她。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsiR3cNsk8
寇洛琳回頭張望，但是沒有半個人。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSmXvw9uUV
「寇洛琳。」那聲音又叫了一遍。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlryeaeG6p
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。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5f8xiEBrD
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。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWRguwycAC
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TW2mAazs3
她知道並且熟悉這種感覺。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyD9uFi0b0E
她認識那個聲音。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZmX8Vmn6Z9
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oaMDZKrCk
「貓咪，是你嗎？」她說。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOnDbtsWp3i
「是的，是我，寇洛琳。」貓咪的聲音再度響起。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHRyjh9Fzc
「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。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnnT77moc5
「我就在這裡。」貓咪說。「在這裡不需要形體，因為這裡就是這裡。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKguvLV6f6H
牠又開始賣弄牠的「貓式哲學」。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5EqCeeQIax
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。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnAT3HVkha
她踩了踩腳下，很軟，就像踩在自己的棉被上一樣軟。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjHpX1SBKD
很好，她很滿意。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0XwKA2o9nv
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。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZtn6sz3zi
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。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9PAUhLQ9L4
反正這裡是夢裏，她愛怎麼玩都行。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTd7NsXHTsW
等到玩水玩夠了，她就躺在草地上滾來滾去。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATuk718gsX
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xUfVVxvJR
「我想你大概是我唯一的朋友。」她對貓咪說。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6IoZ9wJXG
「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。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAIQVytpzCV
「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。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwEWuaLnwQh
貓咪沒有接話。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxqi6psOys
「不過我們是真正的朋友，對吧。」她露出甜甜的一笑。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgdz9PGkPf
「……嗯。」貓咪的語氣聽起來有些害羞。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5D0IbMxhEQ
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjeyzC0sFfU
「寇洛琳，」沉默了好一段時間，牠再度開口。「只要妳希望的話……」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3wPW2OyfJ
低沉的嗓音清了清喉嚨。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86HWuMWwhL
「嗯？」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacs1K6IsTw
「只要妳需要我，我就會陪在妳身邊。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnlF8b75P7v
「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？」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl4S8VQQ9lP
「嗯。」牠再度重申。「只要妳需要我的話。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUrj6kJTal
「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。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡft7F2fZjSr
「不是嗎？你們人類總是喜新厭舊。」牠自嘲。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJd1TcZfMw
「才不會！」她大叫。「朋友之間是沒有這種事情的！」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2jPUYRLz8
「是嗎？」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfchqhiARlN
「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。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1U2Dy5WCTw
「……好吧，既然妳這麼說，我就試試看吧。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLdiCjTfFkP
寇洛琳滿意地點了點頭。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6PiLnJaio
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNqk7XTviY
「我會一直在妳身旁陪著妳，當妳的朋友，寇洛琳。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTNHrXE4k0
寇洛琳開心地笑了。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBd8XLEhnWw
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYknScrVGuV
然後，她又在夢中的世界玩了好久好久。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPbj6yhws9
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcp4pqYl6Jq
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46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dkDornUC9
翌日，早晨的陽光射進窗戶，照在寇洛琳的臉上。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwQAUoRdrz
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8sQmFTIr69
「寇洛琳，起床囉。妳該去上學了。」媽媽站在床邊對她說。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAF4VXn1TKg
她睜開眼，床上只有她一個人，貓咪早就不見蹤影。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XSLIovRON
不過她知道，牠就在她附近。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOiNuvMOrON
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA66oPRy3Bf
牠會一直陪著她的。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpZZWDkAdY
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnc0OqtCvRK
這個想法讓寇洛琳全身都感到暖洋洋的。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCk4C3QIZC
46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Cipw2yuDm
「怎麼了，親愛的？一起床就傻笑。做了好夢嗎？」媽媽問。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1kuuXG1nL
「嗯，算是吧。」她點點頭，下床把被子折好。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmPvy8FjWP
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接著，她換好衣服，走到客廳和家人共進早餐。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFUCz3uV1aB
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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)46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqM7gBXJYmF
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《第十四道門》是一部很好看的作品，我是說真的。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ429zkDBbSr
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)46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXcDzW1C7L
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因為太愛貓先生所以就生出這篇私心了U_U///46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQQinz9KhN
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不過，小女孩寇洛琳終究會長大的46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkKwVola7m
寇洛林已經開始成長了46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJglPjJQ3to
「永遠」這種東西對小孩來說或許很長46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrLlvGEXuV
但是長大之後呢?46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2nCBSvVDm
所謂的一直在一起，又是多長的一段時間?46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNyEYyKLq1
重要的東西隨著時間的改變，是否仍然重要?46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLSRYXzaC4
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不過，我還是很喜歡寇洛琳與貓咪「現在」的這段情誼46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xbw4IIrol
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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。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BjzOxtjfW
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