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他在床上徐徐張眼。581Please respect copyright.PENANAFDQ6Z2G6rA
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床褥太軟,腰骨微痛。這不是家裡的床。581Please respect copyright.PENANAhSUPS9xkBk
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暈眩冉退,目光聚焦。看見多張整齊排列的病床和面無血色的老者,他瞬間得出以下結論——醫院。581Please respect copyright.PENANA9eTaFM2rQD
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嗯。醫院。581Please respect copyright.PENANAdEGiQ5CRZ9
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接受醫生的檢查,證實無恙後,獲告知可以隨時出院。護士根據過往紀錄,已通知兒子和媳婦,只待他們前來接送。581Please respect copyright.PENANAeTpc872a6a
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醫生離開後,護士也去忙別的。581Please respect copyright.PENANA0EL893xeyH
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他呆坐床上,默默看著醫護人員在多張病床之間來來回回,感覺實在又虛幻——活到這個年紀,總得要到醫院走幾趟,實屬平常不過的事情,對吧?581Please respect copyright.PENANA7wQcTM7A2E
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如他所料,兒子在晚上八時許現身。一臉倦容。581Please respect copyright.PENANAK5SfiCzW1w
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「醫生說我沒大礙。可能是公園太熱,熱昏了。」581Please respect copyright.PENANA45QGgzz1l1
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「那就多待在家裡避暑,不要外出四處走動。」581Please respect copyright.PENANAVS7unKnrWd
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「知道。」581Please respect copyright.PENANAQO3oswKwN1
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兒子攙扶他走出醫院,在街邊截下的士,直驅住所。581Please respect copyright.PENANAkGircHEGYO
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車廂裡,二人不發一言,各自對著窗外景物發愣。581Please respect copyright.PENANA5PIsyKSD0M
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沒有怨氣或鬱結,只有緩解不了的疲憊。身心俱疲。581Please respect copyright.PENANALLcg7RGU0Q
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黃色街燈在夜幕下迅速往後退。一盞、兩盞、三盞……不盡,無窮。581Please respect copyright.PENANAMgF5HcoAqr
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兒子倏忽開口,神色惘然。581Please respect copyright.PENANAE1OKg8uOyP
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「我有末期肝癌,剩半年壽命。」581Please respect copyright.PENANAoCaK4R1AvK
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「她知道了沒?」581Please respect copyright.PENANAZpkTJllogP
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「不打算告訴她。」581Please respect copyright.PENANAmsGQ6Zw70y
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「你如何在她不知情的情況下抽時間接受治療?」581Please respect copyright.PENANAxyX687BauL
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兒子笑而不語。581Please respect copyright.PENANAroj33GZTDg
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他愣住片刻,良久才道:「明白。」581Please respect copyright.PENANAvnmfa6KaV0
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兒子輕拍他的肩膊,以示感謝。581Please respect copyright.PENANAOfec9Zjtz2
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抵家。兒子依舊朝妻兒溫柔地微笑。他沒作聲,逕自到浴室洗澡去。581Please respect copyright.PENANA6cEjqLakb1
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蒸氣瀰漫,看得見,抓不著。甚麼也抓不著。抓不著開始,也抓不著終結。581Please respect copyright.PENANABi0AK2kTJd
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沒選擇的情況下被生產下來,沒能選擇長大與否,沒選擇的情況下經歷病痛,沒選擇的情況下死去。生老病死,全是沒能選擇的。581Please respect copyright.PENANAMdHVYiNJRC
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翌日,兒子和媳婦如常上班,孫兒如常上學,家裡只餘他一人。百無聊賴。581Please respect copyright.PENANAIqXUbxZUnT
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他決定到公園走走。581Please respect copyright.PENANApt9HELPwoj
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樹影婆娑,鳥叫蟲鳴。581Please respect copyright.PENANAs2WVpmJFyU
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此樹是否去年那樹?此鳥是否去年那鳥?此蟲是否去年那蟲?要緊,不要緊。在意,沒能在意。581Please respect copyright.PENANA9xOHwLZEgL
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幽幽踏步,皆因內心焦躁。581Please respect copyright.PENANAwIlBYLuP4R
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來到涼亭,棋友們向他問好。他笑說自己比年輕人更健康。棋友們以為再也看不見他,感到難過。他認為無論難過與否,該死的時候總得要死。581Please respect copyright.PENANAiuKAy0kh2U
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全場一片默然。581Please respect copyright.PENANAXJ4VvUbS64
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聊聊笑笑罷。下棋耍樂罷。581Please respect copyright.PENANAEFWHq6eTLg
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不要問為何。不要問感受。581Please respect copyright.PENANAAihs9dO42y
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有如那樹那鳥那蟲。沒能在意。581Please respect copyright.PENANAMXN0fzTB6g
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正午,他前去學校接送孫兒。孫兒說吃過同學送的怪味糖果後身體輕微不適。他不以為然。下午,孫兒痾嘔不止。聯絡不上兒子和媳婦,他只好獨個兒帶孫兒到醫院去。輪候期間,一張發白的熟悉臉孔癱軟在擔架床上,被匆匆推送入急症室深處。581Please respect copyright.PENANAPzLXBMYgbd
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那是今早與他談笑風生的其中一位棋友。581Please respect copyright.PENANAedMoi2raJw
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數個身穿便服的男女先後抵達護士站,然後按指示守在急症室外。沒多久,醫生步出急症室,宣告棋友的死訊。男男女女隨即哭作一團。581Please respect copyright.PENANAM279Yudzzp
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他默默將孫兒擁入懷裡。581Please respect copyright.PENANA5TxeT9qcDC
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心慌的極致原來是平靜和淡然,皆因透徹體悟到自身的無能無力無奈。581Please respect copyright.PENANAAoRktsbGKq
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「爺爺,很熱啊!」不知袖裡的孫兒輕輕推開他。581Please respect copyright.PENANA86jPMfEQj3
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「嗯。」對於眼前一切,他花盡全身力氣發出渺小的一聲。581Please respect copyright.PENANA3G57Df9ADC
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晚餐後,兒子在露台抽菸,媳婦在廚房洗碗。孫兒是個好動的孩子,五分鐘前肚痾得雙腿發軟,此刻已然在梳化上跳個不停。581Please respect copyright.PENANAPwUMpaithI
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跳跳跳,有節奏地跳個不停,像心臟。581Please respect copyright.PENANA1kDhUA2YwG
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心臟停止跳動當刻,棋友有何感受?掛念未完的棋局?掛念急症室外的男女親友?581Please respect copyright.PENANAWW6k3mzqcW
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他的目光不期然落瞄向露台,看著兒子呼出個個煙圈,圈圈復圈圈,冉升消散不復見。581Please respect copyright.PENANAzM0n0GAFcL
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不復見。581Please respect copyright.PENANADzXI4O6jQK
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他莫名的被深深憾動。581Please respect copyright.PENANAmseL0h8H5H
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走到兒子身邊,告知棋友的死訊。581Please respect copyright.PENANAlfYCfJjLLf
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毋須明言,兒子已猜測到他的用意。581Please respect copyright.PENANAiepQeYFnoX
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「我不怕死。」581Please respect copyright.PENANANp10uLmBTG
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「我也不怕死——死亡並不可怕,只怕沒能完成想要完成的事。」581Please respect copyright.PENANAVyYv9vjQBu
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「你有沒有想要完成的事?」581Please respect copyright.PENANAZCU3qkF6bE
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「每年夏天買『菠蘿油』給你媽。」581Please respect copyright.PENANAX5Xdze9pJr
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「她的叮囑?」581Please respect copyright.PENANA6iCBzSGQLy
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「不。她離開得太突然,我沒機會問她,只得按照她生前喜好去估計她的心思。」581Please respect copyright.PENANAhQxv2omrbF
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「別傻!她不願看見你耿耿於懷!」581Please respect copyright.PENANAk49RV7XMIa
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「她沒這麼說。」581Please respect copyright.PENANA2utLdAYI8r
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兒子苦笑,笑他彆扭。581Please respect copyright.PENANAaSxnlVa510
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再次不了了之?他以為是,直至夜半聞得媳婦哭聲不絕。581Please respect copyright.PENANAuumHhjWmrH
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無論大家怎樣勸說,兒子依然不願接受治療,堅持要盡量留下金錢予家人。581Please respect copyright.PENANAoGfH1vEE7Z
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半年後,兒子沒死去。一年後,兒子仍活著。三年半後,兒子依然沒斷氣。581Please respect copyright.PENANAmb76uuI1Zj
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問何解。醫生說原因不明,但癌細胞消失了。兒子說只想盡力工作賺錢養活家人。581Please respect copyright.PENANAL4MdmLAdH1
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離開醫院、歸家路上,兒子和他拐到公園散步去。581Please respect copyright.PENANA7LJaHrGd4D
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樹影婆娑,鳥叫蟲鳴。581Please respect copyright.PENANArgzsp29Zpa
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「你多活了三年半。」581Please respect copyright.PENANAxS5Zejuq9U
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「我多吃了三個『菠蘿油』。」581Please respect copyright.PENANA9ufceJSqxy
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「想繼續吃?」581Please respect copyright.PENANAnIUbu5uGKk
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「是。期待下一個夏天。」581Please respect copyright.PENANAK7zDKfeOnj
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兒子認為這次大病是上天的提醒,希望他往後好好珍惜時間。打算辭職休養一段日子,在接下來的暑假與大家出國旅遊後,才重回職場繼續拼搏。581Please respect copyright.PENANAWs8S5aYFJX
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他為兒子衷心高興著,亦感謝上蒼的好生之德,沒有帶走……581Please respect copyright.PENANAnNWKGSrbwF
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兒子呢?581Please respect copyright.PENANAz0vkyxTh3C
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悉才尚在身邊的兒子不見蹤影。581Please respect copyright.PENANAES1HRYoV6E
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啊!記起來了。581Please respect copyright.PENANAb1MBQszaf1
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兒子去年在暑假前遇上意外,下半身癱瘓。沒能出國旅遊,沒能重回職場,沒能享受期待已久的夏日。581Please respect copyright.PENANAcqO9lFv6MM
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果然。581Please respect copyright.PENANA7eqcXZczyi
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不努力走下去,就不會知道下一個夏天是甚麼光景。581Please respect copyright.PENANAe8zKaMadHC
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婆娑樹影之下、鳥叫蟲鳴之中,他繼續走。581Please respect copyright.PENANAdEij8K5c7M
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幽幽踏步慢慢走。581Please respect copyright.PENANAUlETxy6JIa