夜裡的山，比白天更深邃。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zofwuLvon
手電筒的光在林間晃動，一束又一束，切開潮濕的霧。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2f1rrjQAVl
祐安背著阿嬤，沿著林道往上走。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAqkQp1ECO
他的腳步踩在泥地裡，發出沉悶的聲音。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqo6MyUYam
肩上的重量其實不算太重。阿嬤這幾年瘦了很多，像一把被時間削薄的骨頭。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qrsJUO4lD
可祐安卻覺得，自己背著的不是一個老人。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MP8Rogh6U
而是整座山壓下來的沉默。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjkwv4fGYl
走在最前面的，是祐安的阿公。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7g6yid4Sx
他沒有拿手電筒，只憑著長年累積的走山直覺，以及手裡那把燃燒著的粗香引路。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiq8ijGPNIo
香頭的紅光在濃霧中忽明忽滅，像一顆在黑夜裡焦慮跳動的心臟。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcFHC8fJ6k
平時這條林道，就算到了深夜，也會有山羌的叫聲、飛鼠穿過樹冠的摩擦聲，或是各種不知名蟲類的鳴囀。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAbLkqkgKlO
但今晚，什麼都沒有。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCNbcd3azk
沒有蟲鳴。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ws1BIbnE3
沒有獸聲。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6ksZiLHKT
甚至沒有風。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJMAhtpzTo
安靜得連他們踩斷枯枝的聲音，都像雷鳴一樣震耳欲聾。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvUGawSmSRJ
「風停了……」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNeTcCJVu02
阿嬤緩緩抬起頭，看向四周。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJQRIpr0iq
「這、這有什麼問題嗎？阿嬤……」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNO1jYAcTzF
祐安的聲音壓得極低，連氣音都在發抖。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiAQsmNkmtC
阿嬤沒有立刻回答。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9yU8LQhY1e
她只是看著濃霧深處，眼神越來越沉。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTo79prDPK
「山裡不該這麼靜。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyw00PoNLGc
她的聲音很輕，卻讓祐安背脊一冷。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrsLArndAO
「多少都會有點風。樹會動，草會晃，蟲會叫。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQb3XVb6mo0
阿嬤停了一下。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBw8pRdiAm
「可現在……」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMK34tRVPVW
她抓緊祐安肩上的衣料，聲音低得像怕被什麼東西聽見。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4O9oy5yW9
「像有人把整座山，按住了。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgdlA6WzZe
幾個跟在後頭的年輕人聽見這句話，臉色瞬間發白。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQsCOB7RvA5
原本只是被阿公叫來幫忙，心裡多少還帶著「老人家又在講山裡規矩」的半信半疑，此刻卻再也沒有人敢露出那種表情。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmhcOlzzqr
阿公走在最前面，沒有回頭，只低聲交代：81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7nh1HWnvRJ
「腳步放輕。不要亂看。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkHASELXITN
眾人不敢應聲，只能白著臉點頭。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Mhzg2fIY3
祐安背著阿嬤，繼續往前走。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZuB6lyDkK
霧越來越濃。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJl4xuPPx8K
手電筒的光照出去，只剩一片白茫茫的濕氣。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5XHKw0DICn
樹影在霧裡扭曲，像一隻隻站得太久、忘了怎麼動的黑色手臂。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVcoEH69hdy
又走了一段路，阿公忽然停下。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDqMeovbJ7
所有人跟著煞住腳步。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8RXQQE3C9
前方幾棵老樹之間，那座小祭壇從霧裡慢慢浮了出來。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxiJ7D4XKds
白天看起來已經破舊的小祭壇，到了夜裡，更像是一塊被山遺忘很久的骨頭。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1SQm6rrYD
那扇被弄掉的小木門，仍然孤零零地躺在祭壇前的青苔上。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmnypywHSo
祐安的喉嚨猛地發緊。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26yIRdwcZz
阿嬤一看見祭壇，身體劇烈地一僵。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4lKd59PJd
下一秒，她竟直接從祐安背上掙扎著下來。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3BcJtBXaM
「阿嬤！」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhAVFcostk3
祐安嚇得連忙伸手去扶。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡahnhd7gToF
可阿嬤根本沒有理會自己那隻腫脹的腳。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdaE1ZDLVm
她落地時踉蹌了一下，險些跌倒，卻仍硬是推開祐安的手，一瘸一拐地朝祭壇走去。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWv7dBw5gB
她走得很急。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1iksbLCCXe
那雙腳踩在濕滑的泥地裡，每一步都像在強忍著劇痛，可她的眼睛死死盯著祭壇，像是一眨眼，那裡就會消失不見。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpscWOhQQZz
「阿嬤，妳慢一點！」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFYTCfOLll
祐安想追上去，卻被阿公抬手攔住。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3iO3OfzKdA
阿公的臉色沉得嚇人。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78kKjAHlOM
「讓她看。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5WtVP7LXsN
阿嬤跌跌撞撞地蹲到祭壇前。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQDN8ZZC9U
她伸手扶住冰冷的石面，劇烈地喘了一口氣，視線迅速掃過周圍。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7uOYCiECL
然後，她的臉色徹底變了。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQeGEwCD1D
「老陳。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡurlDss0BV0
阿公走上前。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnaBn5T6uKV
手裡粗香的紅光照在地上，身後的年輕人也紛紛舉起手電筒照了過去。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrgzrUX4cr
這才看見，祭壇四周的泥地上，有許多痕跡。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOQOkatoz1
密密麻麻。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdrkJ5Jprx5
一圈又一圈。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGiXdpQXcsa
有些是動物的腳印，細小的、分叉的，像野獸留下的爪痕。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGiMzolHNd
有些卻像是人的腳印。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSFbuyjmsd
赤腳，腳趾深深陷進濕泥裡，方向雜亂無章，像是有「人」曾在祭壇前徘徊了很久。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVT00GVUr1
石面旁邊，還有幾道細長的抓痕。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLByUqoBFDN
那絕對不是刀刮出來的。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimZQag6vY4
更像是某種尖細的爪子，在青苔和石縫間用力摩擦、抓撓過。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9uTTUn3bI
而最讓人發毛的，是祭壇後方、靠近樹根的泥地上。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXuBx3OtpT
那裡有幾枚誰也沒見過的腳印。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tcSnOf7Zb
又長，又窄。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2m4vqYJiq
像鳥爪，卻比鳥爪大得多。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bdKou1X2p
像人手，卻多了一截不該有的指節。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RVMRlTMuG
幾個年輕人看清楚後，下意識地往後倒退了一大步。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8d12cgAfI
其中一個聲音發抖，小聲罵了一句：81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdItyGYhDt
「這到底是什麼鬼東西……」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWlAsKpWAj
阿公低聲喝道：81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzCFJAFvjZ
「安靜。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxexFvbgqu
那人立刻死死閉上嘴。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfuqLY88X6
阿嬤的呼吸越來越急促。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuBAnYLD6Zu
她看著那些詭異的腳印，眼神裡有一種近乎恐懼的明白。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZKM7siWpp
「牠們來過了。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqq1Pte6XTw
祐安背脊發冷。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnHa6F5scX
「牠們？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXS4tnvvGoz
阿嬤沒有回答。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE39RFKpf9S
她伸出顫抖的手，慢慢碰向那塊舊紅布。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl25gaeAcHT
祐安立刻想起小曉昏倒前那一幕，心臟猛地一縮。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtL5EEFDbid
「阿嬤，小心……」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHvcRVcWN1
阿嬤沒有停下動作。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fp78bCzft
她的手指緊緊抓住紅布的邊角。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpC6RYrpYzc
布料濕冷又沉重，像是一片吸飽了霧氣的舊傷口。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAli8pzNZFJ
她深吸一口氣。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGeud5kwQ6
然後，一把掀開。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvQhtxEyA1
手電筒的光束，直直打進祭壇的暗格裡。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJj43oUyDCh
裡面空空如也。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbbTBLyEBl
沒有金光。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡva8rO5hzTF
沒有水滴狀的玉石。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPi43l34ogp
什麼都沒有。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hTGWlta6t
阿嬤僵住了。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzG3zyqzonQ
整個人像是在那一瞬間被抽走了所有的力氣。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigcacTnIDH
祐安看見她的肩膀微微晃了一下，立刻衝上前扶住她。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNNepMUEVY
「阿嬤！」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYp4ttXVCe
阿嬤沒有看他。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZn6mW29CC4
她只是死死盯著那個空掉的暗格，嘴唇劇烈地顫抖著。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWHYP21Z9v
聲音幾乎低到聽不見。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxtrsX8RXO
「山之雫……」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLwhmvYaqP
阿公站在她身旁，香火微弱的紅光，映在他皺成川字的眉心間。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pun5iaD3c
「不見了。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJbHFd6bkx
話落下的瞬間，周圍的霧像是有生命般，聚得更濃了。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqQZUI5cZ8
遠處沒有風。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5mv6x0zRC
沒有蟲鳴。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzycrUBkCOo
沒有任何東西回應。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqmwQdaNOI
只有祭壇前那些混亂、詭異的腳印，在手電筒的白光下，沉默地包圍著他們……81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN62qztzgAu
-81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BsKLgOPuL
另一邊，春豐雜貨店裡頭。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGz9w38q3w
「啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊——！」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡER2mQzsqof
林知曉的尖叫聲，差點把貨架上的泡麵震到提前投胎。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzhDkgfLVaX
同一時間。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56M3FwFz9J
角落裡那個蹲在零食架下的東西，也跟著尖叫。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvVVhFRrQll
「啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊——！」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJ2UOs1PDy
牠的聲音又尖又破，像有人拿生鏽的鐵片刮過玻璃，刮到玻璃本人都想辭職。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIxidhVRvg
小曉嚇得往後退，後背猛地撞上貨架。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhG5T8NjH8
嘩啦啦！81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcGbabEHpA
一整排鋁箔包飲料從架上滾下來，砸在地上，像一群失控的小磚塊。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQacZhIBnI
「不要過來！不要過來！你你你你是什麼東西！」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHdJTjbLHk
小曉瞥見旁邊的拖把，一把抓起，雙手發抖地指著牠。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXXYkAHKB5
那東西也被她嚇得往後一縮，四肢亂爬。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTikVKfjVYW
牠爬上牆。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Ob9VgLfTV
爬過貨架。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujxnM9bIop
又貼著天花板倒吊著亂竄。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGcU8vCz71
動作快得像一塊突然學會飛簷走壁的怪石頭。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJ7hVS6LTL
「呀啊啊啊啊啊啊——！」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vBHWo5GfY
小曉徹底崩潰，抓著拖把胡亂揮舞，像在趕一隻巨大、噁心、還會尖叫的蟑螂。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5H4VC66jR2
「下來！不要爬啦！那是我阿嬤家的天花板呀！」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkREHWF2jGR
那東西在天花板上亂爬了幾圈，喉嚨裡發出急促的怪聲，像是自己也嚇得不輕。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYtDT0qEuV
下一秒，牠似乎終於體力不支。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKbSNgVGDr
瘦長的手指一滑。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLYT7bk0xn
整個身體直直朝小曉臉上掉下來。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl31tU7n9nu
小曉瞳孔放大。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8bgSIKzTg
「不要往我臉上掉啊啊啊啊——！」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMUgxKSfJ2l
她本能地閉上眼，雙手舉起拖把往前一揮。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkutNgtHUzx
啪！81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnFinQD1JR
拖把頭精準命中。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNAKt3zpHA
那東西被她一把掃飛出去，像一團灰白色的破布，砰地撞翻旁邊一整箱泡麵。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQJMIT5Chr
泡麵袋嘩啦啦散了一地。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKaI1q4EvD
雜貨店瞬間安靜下來。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmM2ZcluWws
小曉僵在原地，雙手還握著拖把，喘得像剛打完一場人類文明保衛戰。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXX4oUe9RoG
紙箱後面，那東西慢慢探出半顆頭。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBsoYpIDO1
嘴角沾著餅乾屑。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcfJl3QVfF
一雙金色大眼睛濕漉漉地看著她。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjH7sgwSmzj
「嗚嗯……」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPPjKF3MsL
小曉握緊拖把，緩緩往前一步。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKC9UBU3xkr
那東西立刻縮回紙箱後面，瘦長的手臂緊緊抱著一包被撕爛的餅乾。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbDu4jEoiT
一人一怪，隔著滿地鋁箔包和餅乾碎屑，互相警惕地看著對方。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4t1CCPjeUq
一秒。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5xu7Jik3M6
兩秒。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjHGQsn8AM
三秒。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2BYHG9DGt
小曉喘得像剛跑完八百公尺。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBo1saZ8J3J
那東西也喘得厲害。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04GvpZy8oW
牠那雙沒有眼白的金色眼睛睜得老大。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcm0RIB5KE
小曉慢慢眨了一下眼。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzvlK1uAB4
等等。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69KVJf4ZE2
牠好像……在害怕？81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJYSxtAnIs
小曉的聲音還在抖。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXkfulQ3bY5
「你……你到底是什麼？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLw11eLToQP
那東西躲在紙箱後面，只露出半張瘦得不像活物的臉。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxiGSU7uaNi
牠的喉嚨滾動了一下，發出乾乾的聲音。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBfOit8dG6
「餓……」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUuhGvzrrtI
小曉愣住。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmGz5hHNvM
「蛤？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJpcVJ0Uhl
「餓。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BgkDMOLhn
牠又說了一次。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeciAPy3ehG
聲音小小的，沙沙的，像石頭在地上磨。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFC5i1YzIP0
小曉握著拖把的手僵在半空。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡel3GURc0fL
「我不是問你餓不餓，我是問你是什麼！」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRcnl2F7HN
那東西低頭看了一眼懷裡的餅乾。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIU4ODtlu7f
又很小心地拿起一片，塞進嘴裡。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKCv10ncve
吧唧。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7p2S4xmRJt
小曉：「……」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcv2uSolpat
吧唧。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYo3s48aZ9k
小曉：「呃…………」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tGvUHXJbQ
恐懼在這一刻裂開了一條縫。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJrKlP7rlU
從縫裡冒出一點荒謬。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7IMAkMKuse
「你在我家偷吃餅乾？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqtSJhMFqyG
那東西抱緊孔雀餅乾。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKcc6zjFKU
「餓……」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmCShQijJN
「你不要一直用餓來回答問題！」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3tAND2kpd
「好餓……」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNB8A6Pgd2n
牠小聲說。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNlwVCQNtc
小曉原本還想罵，話卻卡了一下。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkE0ZXAMTWL
她看著牠。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7hfNTF6Cf
那東西的身體很瘦，瘦到肋骨一根一根浮在灰白斑駁的皮膚底下。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrDusaG2jX
四肢細長，關節彎得不太自然，背脊高高拱著，像一塊被餓到長出手腳的石頭。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrBld4BcxL
可牠抱著餅乾的樣子，又不像要攻擊人。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2gIImTQdb
比較像一個偷吃被抓包，卻早就習慣被打的小孩。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuf2piq7nwg
小曉嘆了一口氣。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRKhXKlRi4
原本緊繃的肩膀微微垮了下來，雙手握著拖把的力道也跟著鬆開。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM743ipMMx5
拖把的木柄在老舊的磨石子地板上滑動了一下，發出「喀啦」一聲短促的摩擦聲。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFcpUvQDEH
只是這樣一個微小的動靜。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3bmjkPuoJ
上一秒還眼巴巴抱著孔雀餅乾的那東西，突然像觸電一樣，整個身體爆發出極度劇烈的驚嚇反應。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrmNkzAZEL
啪嗒。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDBiAdRmGm
懷裡的餅乾掉在地上。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtgiyFB9xg
牠猛地扔開手裡的東西，兩隻瘦長的手臂死死抱住自己的頭，整個身體瞬間蜷縮成一顆緊繃的球，拼命往紙箱和牆壁的夾縫裡擠。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQhr7XVnN9D
牠抖得非常厲害。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tUXFbPKrs
灰白色的皮膚上，那些雲石般的紋路彷彿都在跟著戰慄。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN27KGXNscV
「不要打了……」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2UqKynSbi
牠把臉深深埋在膝蓋裡，喉嚨裡發出像受傷小狗般的嗚咽聲。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3lB7Dl7Q2
「不要丟石頭……好痛……」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEvMrbbQqQ
牠一邊發抖，一邊語無倫次地囁嚅著，聲音沙啞又破碎。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyBgVS6Vkn
「我沒有偷東西……我沒有……」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQIR7akjzj
「我馬上走……對不起……不要打我……」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7tfCGQ5vGO
雜貨店裡瞬間陷入一種令人窒息的安靜。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29adgJZaZg
只剩下牠微弱的求饒聲，和因為極度恐懼而粗重的喘息聲。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NsnFW9I3T
小曉舉著拖把僵在原地。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7eo44PBjU7
腦中那點荒謬感和防備心，在聽到這幾句求饒的瞬間，像是被什麼東西用力敲碎了。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeR8pRc5DBn
她看著縮在角落裡、害怕得幾乎要把自己嵌進牆壁裡的怪物。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzK2WsKeH57
小曉的心口莫名地揪了一下。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpUKMmaU2N
某種連她自己也說不上來的酸澀感，混著剛才的驚嚇，一起湧了上來。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTOYh3MUBK
她慢慢把手裡的拖把放下。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7iAtSHSSym
這一次，她放得很輕。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJrC0PqUzNp
沒有發出任何聲音。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0soDlprLC
然後，她慢慢蹲了下來，讓自己的視線與縮在角落的怪物平齊。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIGJCfp68n
「……我不打你。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8sVQBwS3X
小曉的聲音放得很輕。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRoor7ofm0Y
連她自己都沒發現，那語氣裡多了一絲哄小孩般的溫柔。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMomcdMvdmH
那東西沒有抬頭，身體依然抖個不停。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZomFj5CzQ
「我沒有拿石頭，也沒有要趕你走。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCp6O4s81jB
小曉伸出手，慢慢把掉在地上的孔雀餅乾撿起來。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHaCdO9r9q
裡面已經全碎了。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8sWL8eNP6
她把袋子倒過來，抖了兩下。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhF8mdcgETT
「沒了。」她說。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuBCTKwXwa1
就在這時——81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQr22Wm0Np
咕嚕！81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbnGfa9IO4
那東西立刻伸手捂住自己的肚子，金色的眼睛閃過一絲無措。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdX5nQxnim2
小曉愣了一下，嘆一口氣。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9951GBY9h
「你……還想吃點什麼嗎？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxduRushqUP
小曉無奈地笑了一下。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cB1E4Evsb
那東西眼睛一亮。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWWKGcIdS4
是真的亮了一下，金光閃閃。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡii7s6nCzLh
牠伸出骨瘦如柴的手指，指向小曉身後的一個紙箱。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWd771inxB
「那個。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtRZ6T0reGq
小曉回頭。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpVsc8RkOy
那裡放著一箱剛進貨、還沒拆封的統一肉燥麵。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRPcT4gWjb
小曉：「你想吃泡麵嗎？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmK4keWTbqY
「泡麵？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSnnjI5x0L
那東西偏了偏頭，似乎對這個名詞很陌生。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkIicLhEwMD
「泡。麵。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumC7uuk3XL
小曉一字一句念出來。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4TYbhY4cYl
那東西看了看小曉，點了點頭。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOOuAnoBGQ
小曉笑了一下。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3gOVJEMzV
「你在這裡等我，不准亂跑，不准再爬天花板。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJEGFQCi6tV
「嗯。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAB97AGdduU
那東西立刻乖乖點頭，雙手抱著膝蓋，乖巧地蹲在紙箱旁邊，一動也不動，真的像一隻聽話的小狗。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gyZ5M6NzR
小曉轉身走進後面的廚房。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjza1C1QiPt
沒過多久，沒開燈的雜貨店裡，慢慢飄出了一股濃郁的、屬於台灣人靈魂深處的統一肉燥麵香氣。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlWeC9QmBd
小曉端著一個冒著熱氣的生鐵小鍋走了出來。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVZi5MuGWi
鍋裡不僅有熱騰騰的麵條，她還順手打了一顆蛋，加了一小把洗好的小白菜。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4QmJc5Ufwu
她把鐵鍋放在一張矮板凳上，退開兩步。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDIQ0wgFESD
「吃吧，小心燙。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3RTIeSBeM
那東西的眼睛，瞬間爆發出前所未有的強烈金光。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDJHHVTd9t
牠猛地撲到鐵鍋前，甚至顧不上熱氣蒸騰，直接伸手要去抓麵條。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8lkBBBRQHP
「欸！燙啦！」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAz0WhbbKPm
小曉嚇了一跳，連忙用手裡的免洗筷輕輕敲了一下牠的手背。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhJoqg6rJi
「用這個吃！」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuoA9ft7kZj
她把筷子遞過去。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorQ04b6FWm
那東西愣愣地看著手裡的兩根木棍，似乎完全不知道該怎麼用。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiD8AgqxTv7
牠試圖用兩根極長的手指捏住，但動作極度笨拙，筷子「啪嗒」一聲掉在地上。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKXQKvUu9z
牠抬起頭，有點委屈又有點著急地看著小曉，喉嚨裡發出「嗚嗚」的聲音，深怕小曉把麵收走。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRHUAggdck
「唉～真是的。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXHWvTz0vI
小曉無奈，轉身去拿了一支鐵湯匙遞給牠。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnVNscaHOzq
「來。用這個撈吧。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwjX0Qdr6pE
這一次，那東西順利地用湯匙舀起了一大口麵條，呼嚕嚕地吸進嘴裡。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBffZkC3OI
吃下第一口的瞬間。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvgI9g7JF2
牠整個人僵住了。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvyFwRZClY
金色的眼睛瞪得極大，裡面彷彿有星光在閃爍。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjK7qbdNqDQ
「這、這個……」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCXBC3jyq2
牠的聲音抖得不像話，像是吃到了什麼不可思議的瓊漿玉液。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ484u0z7IJe
「這是……什麼？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0cTcE4PGtS
「泡麵加蛋。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzCg32xJl9
小曉拉過另一張塑膠板凳坐下，雙手撐在下巴上，看著牠。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxkllBznUV
「好吃嗎？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJrHnyGs8A
那東西瘋狂點頭。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPAxlyV8TNS
然後，牠整個頭幾乎埋進了鐵鍋裡，開始了秋風掃落葉般的進食。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqCQ8VTUqN
不到三分鐘。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2XtxVRr0Kq
一整鍋泡麵，連湯帶麵，甚至連鍋底最後一點肉燥肉末，都被牠舔得乾乾淨淨。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnN09MOHRz1
牠放下鐵鍋，心滿意足地癱坐在地上，摸著自己終於微微鼓起來的肚子。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23vjmCYxlq
「嗝——」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xBqACKl1M
牠打了一個極其響亮、充滿肉燥與煎蛋香氣的嗝。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwETpD0ClbK
小曉看著牠吃飽喝足的樣子，緊繃了一整晚的神經，終於在這一刻稍微放鬆了下來。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZqWtt5AMy
她看著眼前這個吃飽後看起來完全無害、甚至有點呆呆的小怪物。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3xMaIfgxC
「吃飽了嗎？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdzGRBx08O
那東西用力點點頭，金色的眼睛現在看起來亮晶晶的，透著一股對小曉的感激。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtymJvi0usT
「好，那現在換我問你問題了。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oxL174iOg
那東西坐直了身體。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdvcQVuoWp
「你到底是誰？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANJiJg7KfD
怪物歪了歪頭，似乎不太理解這個問題，只是愣愣地看著她。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1wn9xWcMl
小曉看著牠那雙清澈卻沒有眼白的金色眼睛。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkzLc9ySDrt
腦海裡，忽然閃過下午在山上，自己觸碰到那顆金色水滴時，看見的那個在寒風中抱著同伴哭泣的白色小靈。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrffI7Ttx1X
還有阿嬤在雨夜裡慢慢搧著蒲扇，輕聲說過的故事。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBKQwhFKTu
「沒有名字的東西，時間是不會記得的。」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPijBGIh9LM
小曉深吸了一口氣，聲音放得很輕，很慢。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXu6Uff4YkH
「你……有名字嗎？」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6cuWJcZmM
那東西舔著嘴角的動作，瞬間停住了。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3rNn27GfXw
牠緩緩抬起頭。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzQ13fNgeS
那雙金色眼眸直愣愣地看著小曉，原本茫然的神情裡，突然多出了一種極其古老的遙遠感。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG85O5cto0x
「名字……」81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOuLp69vfH
牠喃喃重複著這兩個字。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3iJOnOqlb7
像是一個生鏽了千年的齒輪，突然被卡回了原位。81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkFnzA9McC
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