惠子的家裡放着一個高度跟她相若的紙皮箱,拆開了,是一個多層櫃子,她用力把櫃子推到牆邊。
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此時,手機響起。
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「爸爸,我回到家了。又是蛇羹?不吃啦……」
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惠子趁着和父親閒話的時間,坐在沙發上休息,順手拿起搖控器打開電視。
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「當然不會,爸爸做的蛇羹是世上最好吃的,只是最近吃得太多而已。」
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突然,洗手間傳來一陣撞擊聲響,嚇了惠子一跳。
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「我先忙了,明天過來再說吧,拜拜。」
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惠子走到洗手間,臉上有些驚訝,但很快轉換成微笑。
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「惠子,這是死亡證明和身份確認文件。妳記得下班之前,到殮房處理一下。」
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「知道了,前輩。」
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深夜,惠子雙手抱住文件,從容地通過醫院走廊,走進了殮房。她根據死者資料,找到對應的貯藏櫃,一打開……
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「你們怎麼在這裡?快走,這裡不安全。」
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走廊傳來腳步聲。惠子坐到地上,撥亂自己的頭髮,然後又爬起來打開殮房的門,醞釀出一副驚恐表情。
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「呀!」
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醫生房外傳來叩門聲,叩門的,是惠子。
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「請進。」
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「熊谷醫生。」
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「請坐。」
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熊谷在轉動手上的鋼筆,眼神落在桌上的文件內容。惠子坐下,臉上顯得十分不安。
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「別緊張,我只是想妳將當晚在殮房的事,從頭到尾詳述一次。」
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「明白,我定會將所知道的一切,全部說出來。」
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惠子把事情經過,完整地講述一次。熊谷目不轉睛地望着惠子的表情,心裡悄悄落下定案。
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「照妳所描述,當晚有一條大蟒蛇潛入殮房,爬進了貯藏櫃內;之後,貯藏着細川初雪的遺體就離奇消失。」
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「是的。」
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熊谷站了起來,在惠子的後面來回踱步。最後,他的雙手扶在惠子坐着的椅背,俯身靠近她,並提出一個問題。
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「那就奇怪,殮房是密封的,貯藏櫃也是鎖上的;究竟牠是如何潛入,和如何令遺體消失?」
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「熊谷醫生有疑問的話,我建議,看回當晚的閉路電視……」惠子低頭迴避,細聲回應熊谷。
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「這方面妳不用擔心,我自會處理。妳可以出去了。」見惠子沒有異樣,熊本回到座位。
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惠子走出醫生房,露出不屑表情,隨即走到更衣室換回便服,然後下班。她走在路上,感覺背後有人在跟蹤;她走到一條小巷,突然一個回頭……沒有人。
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回到家,熱騰騰的蛇羹已放在桌上。
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「我回來啦。」
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「小惠,蛇羹還熱着,快來吃。」
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惠子脫了鞋,到廚房洗手後坐到父親旁,拿起了湯匙。
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「妳不舒服嗎?樣子看起來很累。」
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「是有點累。」
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「早就叫妳辭了醫院的工作,來跟老爸學做蛇羹。我老了,將來兩腳一伸,店舖沒人管,多可惜呀。」
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突然,洗手間又傳來一陣撞擊聲響,再一次嚇了惠子一跳。她放下湯匙,轉身望向洗手間。
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「在看甚麼?」
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「爸,你聽到嗎?」
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「聽到甚麼?跟妳說正經,妳就心不在焉的。」
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心神恍惚的惠子,聽到父親的話,只好專心吃完碗裡的蛇羹。
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「我回店舖了,妳好好休息。」
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父親關上門後,惠子慢步走到洗手間,門一開……甚麼都沒有。她心跳加速,呼吸也跟着急促。她仰頭呼了一口氣,低頭洗臉,讓自己冷靜下來。
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柴崎月是醫院的資深護士,惠子的日常工作也是由她來安排,因此,她們建立了熟絡的關係。
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「惠子!」
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柴崎見惠子沒有反應,便擋在面前,惠子卻沒有意識地撞上。
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「哎呀,柴崎前輩……不好意思!」
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「惠子,妳怎麼了?臉色有點蒼白。」
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「可能是來例假,有點暈。」
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柴崎扶着惠子的手臂,把她拉到休憩室坐下,隨即倒了一杯熱水給她。
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「昨天我看見妳進了熊谷的房,他有沒有為難妳?」
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「沒有,他只是想問清楚那件事。」
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「那就好。」
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「前輩…妳知不知道,他們有沒有看過那天的閉路電視?」
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「他們想看也看不了,好巧不巧,那晚閉路電視故障,維修了好幾天。」
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聽到這個消息,惠子沒有釋除疑慮,反而鎖上眉頭。喝完熱水之後,她們雙雙走出休憩室之際,與熊谷碰個正着。
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「小林,原來妳在這裡。」
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「她不舒服,我扶她來休息幾分鐘而已。」
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「休息完了吧?院長要見小林。」
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聽到這個消息,兩人一愣。熊谷把惠子帶到院長房,叩了叩門。
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「院長,這位就是小林惠子。」
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「嗯,你先出去吧,待會我會再找你。」
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「是的,院長。」
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看到熊谷那一抹意味深長的微笑,惠子的臉色顯得更加蒼白。她小心翼翼的走進院長房,面向辦公桌,便留意到牆上掛着的蛇皮標本,心裡不禁滴起冷汗。
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「妳知道,我為甚麼要見妳?」
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「是為了遺體失竊一事?」
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「其實失竊那晚,閉路電視沒有壞,錄影帶是被我收起。」
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面對熊谷,惠子還能平靜對答,但面對院長,她緊張得不停揉搓手指。
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「這些都不重要。今天叫妳來,是讓妳記起『妳是誰』。」
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「院長,我是……小林惠子。」」
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「妳不是小林惠子。如果妳想知道真正的妳,今晚下班之前,妳再打開那一格貯藏櫃,就會一清二楚。」
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深夜,病人都在休息,職員都在靜靜地各自工作。這次的惠子一點都不從容,表情略帶僵硬,她默默走在醫院走廊,踏進了殮房。
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她回想起,由她處理細川初雪的遺體、走到小巷時感覺被跟蹤、到洗手間的碰撞聲,和院長的那番話。
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終於,她要再次打開那一格貯藏櫃……
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「呀!」
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惠子被眼前的景象嚇得站也站不穩,直接坐在地上。
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「你是誰?我是誰?我是惠子…」
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她開始喃喃自語。
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「我不是惠子…我是誰?我是…」
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一秒間,她停話了說話,嘴巴慢慢閉上;然後,眼珠由棕黑色,變成了鮮紅色。
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「小惠,妳在找甚麼?」
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「大白又越獄了!」
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「爸爸再買過一條給妳吧,別瞎找了。」
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「不!我只要大白。」
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穿着校服的惠子為了找到大白,把屋內的物品翻來覆去。
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/叮噹/
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門鐘響起,父親開門,是住鈄對面的鄰居。
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「你好,小惠爸爸。」
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「啊,小雪爸爸。請問有甚麼事?」
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「是這樣的,聽小雪說,小惠養了一條蛇。我想確認一下,是不是這一條?」
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惠子跑到門口一看,雙眼即時閃閃發光。
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「大白!牠是大白!」
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「太好了,那大白現在就交回給小惠。」
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「謝謝細川叔叔。」
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然而,寵物越獄只有零次和無數次,偏偏每一次的落腳地也是同一個地方。漸漸地,兩戶人家已習慣大白的越獄日常。
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這天,惠子不停拍鄰居家的門。
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「細川叔叔!細川叔叔!」
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「小惠。這麼急,發生甚麼事了?」
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「叔叔!有沒有看見我的蛇?」
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「小雪,有沒有看見小惠的蛇?」
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「沒…沒有呀。」
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惠子聽到後,臉色由急躁變得平靜,她停住了幾秒才轉身回家。
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幾年後,惠子成為一名護士,輪值的工作令她和父親見面的時間減少,只能相約在早班的日子,在家裡一起吃飯。
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這天,她如常下班回家,看見一輪救護車在樓下,吸引了一些街坊在圍觀,她便隨意詢問身邊的老街坊。
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「發生甚麼事?」
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「惠子,妳的朋友出事了。」
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「我的朋友…你是說細川家?」
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「是啊,細川先生突然在家裡暴斃。剛剛我還看見他的女兒上了救護車。」
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一臉茫然的惠子走近救護車的後門,隱約看到兒時的朋友——小雪的身影,她坐在一旁看着其父親的遺體。很快,車門關上,疾駛而去。
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