劉拓是隨著長大慢慢記得它的。196Please respect copyright.PENANANLV99724Ed
196Please respect copyright.PENANAsvkFdJsAbi
它像一張被夜色吞了一半的剪紙,立在走廊盡頭,196Please respect copyright.PENANAcoOwzsvlya
沒頭沒臉,只剩一具模糊的人形。196Please respect copyright.PENANAzQHasop2Hk
月光穿不透,光在它腳邊打轉,像在思考這究竟是不是「人」。196Please respect copyright.PENANAHgKVB9phRv
196Please respect copyright.PENANAia7x7BhI1T
他並不害怕。196Please respect copyright.PENANAKuZoX2IKCe
196Please respect copyright.PENANAkWVPaQaW3q
那時他小,不知道什麼是死,也不知道,這團陰影,從殯儀館冷氣滴水的牆角,一路跟著他的人生。196Please respect copyright.PENANA0kMp1xN8lY
196Please respect copyright.PENANAN1DeKxab0z
劉拓母親懷孕時,新婚的父親死於交通意外,綠燈過馬路,卻被轉彎公車輾過。輾就算了,公車還倒車再輾一次,生生把人輾斷了氣。司機完全沒有道歉,也沒有上香,被問到為什麼要倒車時,僅說我也不知道為什麼我要倒車。196Please respect copyright.PENANAgKzAVnJOKR
196Please respect copyright.PENANAgIkZRcIAJj
入殮那天,她伏在棺木上痛哭,聲音像撕開的布:「你不是說過,要陪他長大嗎……」196Please respect copyright.PENANA58NyyvLgsj
196Please respect copyright.PENANAQptma6anBZ
「你走了,我怎麼辦……我一個人……我怕我顧不住他啊……他如果跟你一樣出意外怎麼辦?」196Please respect copyright.PENANAZVVDk2qH2v
196Please respect copyright.PENANAWynSCTjmEX
當時風大得離奇,把葬禮的花籃都給吹倒了,像是對母親的哭聲作出回應。196Please respect copyright.PENANAyymiVM4JG9
196Please respect copyright.PENANAV6AOjoviBk
劉拓後來長大,才知道不是每個人都有個黑影陪著上學,196Please respect copyright.PENANA9mzF1rkeKK
才知道——196Please respect copyright.PENANAZtSRVWJujp
那團影子不是幻覺。196Please respect copyright.PENANAcmVc3gZ1e0
196Please respect copyright.PENANAVnCu17J4m0
196Please respect copyright.PENANAXRvIRthcVF
第一次思考「爸爸」這個詞的時候,劉拓是在幼兒園畫畫。196Please respect copyright.PENANAPteo4II5VE
老師要求畫一家人。196Please respect copyright.PENANAmhNJSctkjd
他畫得很快,媽媽在中間,自己站她身邊,196Please respect copyright.PENANA5Yg2xbofhx
另一側是一團模糊的黑影,有肩膀、有手腳,但臉像是被擦掉了。196Please respect copyright.PENANAm6hue9s5OA
196Please respect copyright.PENANAnaNl61ysir
老師對其他小朋友的畫都是笑瞇瞇的,196Please respect copyright.PENANA1ZQ4iklsZL
卻停下來研究劉拓那張畫很久,196Please respect copyright.PENANApidysuIaRw
終於彎下腰問他:「小拓,這是……誰呀?」196Please respect copyright.PENANAm1FfEaEVaN
196Please respect copyright.PENANAMFqTEyIjQK
「爸爸啊。」196Please respect copyright.PENANAmHWnJXM1hj
196Please respect copyright.PENANAPXnChF0Yf3
老師愣了一下,轉頭看向角落聊天的媽媽,196Please respect copyright.PENANA3aGZWUIG34
皺著眉,想問些什麼。196Please respect copyright.PENANAIUaMzdgnDt
劉拓卻已經收起蠟筆,把畫紙拿到前面放到交作品的桌上。196Please respect copyright.PENANA5EEwSys7vm
「劉拓媽媽,你們家小拓老是在畫黑影……孩子是不是受了什麼刺激?」196Please respect copyright.PENANAnNfHa2VzRO
母親沉默了好久,只說了一句:「他爸爸……走得早。」
老師沒再問。196Please respect copyright.PENANAh4BwvRiHWm
但那眼神,劉拓記了一輩子。
196Please respect copyright.PENANA08ZsNSuev4
他知道,從那天起,不能再說——196Please respect copyright.PENANAhamkw9lUan
我爸爸在後面。
196Please respect copyright.PENANAGrGt9Ckqom
因為如果再說,大家會把他送去看醫生。
196Please respect copyright.PENANA2jCdQ1RcQU
他不是不懂黑影奇怪,只是太習慣了。196Please respect copyright.PENANAGSsSySDwiy
那影子總在放學的時候出現,196Please respect copyright.PENANACIZHnawSFu
隔著三步遠的距離,無聲陪著他回家。196Please respect copyright.PENANAoawQu97NkR
196Please respect copyright.PENANAagSp3OH9oR
牽不到手,也不會幫他提書包,196Please respect copyright.PENANAxEEXA2nRDf
但始終在那兒,像空氣裡一種專屬他的壓力感。196Please respect copyright.PENANAATUnJbQDDz
196Please respect copyright.PENANAfnffj5FOwD
別人看不見,他習以為常。196Please respect copyright.PENANAFdcyV3cprO
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直到國中那年,他才真正意識到——196Please respect copyright.PENANAWq6StTg6vO
那不是正常的存在。196Please respect copyright.PENANAJnC0bf9jfz
196Please respect copyright.PENANAt6xksm359w
那天,他騎腳踏車下山,剛從補習班趕回家,滿腦子都是明天的考試。坡道很陡,風呼嘯而過,他按了兩下煞車,發現完全沒反應。196Please respect copyright.PENANABEZQq6lfO1
來不及了。196Please respect copyright.PENANAyH9xYSekAa
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前方是轉不過去的急彎,牆壁邊緣是一塊水泥護墩,還有幾根施工中的歪扭鋼條,撞上去的話,身體與頭殼會像鳥蛋撞石頭一樣……劉拓閉眼,牙齒咬緊,手指死命掐住把手。等撞擊、等鮮血、等報紙的社會版。他覺得自己對不起媽媽,媽媽一直很怕他出意外,都叫他騎腳踏車要小心。他覺得他要害媽媽傷心了。196Please respect copyright.PENANAh6HuJHyjwn
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然後——196Please respect copyright.PENANAl8Qw0GnQoT
一股冰涼的力量猛地從左側拽他。196Please respect copyright.PENANApCUr6IL3iX
他橫摔進一旁草叢,車子「砰」一聲炸在護墩上,車輪飛了出去,鋼條刺穿車身,像被解體的怪物。196Please respect copyright.PENANANxSB5qaVcq
196Please respect copyright.PENANAGQuQS0JaNZ
劉拓驚魂未定地爬起來。196Please respect copyright.PENANAwXFOntaCX9
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那一瞬間,他看見了。196Please respect copyright.PENANA4vKvzjRIlW
破車旁有個黑影跪在地上,196Please respect copyright.PENANAUxPOM2g7fY
手臂不自然地扭曲,像是剛替他擋下那一擊。196Please respect copyright.PENANAslpjOu6nXL
196Please respect copyright.PENANA3Tr1LjF5rX
沒人發現那影子。196Please respect copyright.PENANAAU8fd0zfn0
醫生只說他運氣太好了,沒事只是擦傷。196Please respect copyright.PENANAe8I2VCTMSB
他低頭摸自己皺巴巴的衣領,196Please respect copyright.PENANAnQ4Hr2kXAE
領口像是被人死命攫住、幾乎扯散的鬆著,196Please respect copyright.PENANAypvEGXhH1Z
怎樣摸也平不回去。196Please respect copyright.PENANA84GdXN7dli
196Please respect copyright.PENANAwflwI1JF7s
那不是第一次。196Please respect copyright.PENANAFSI9Vyaq9Z
也不是最後一次。196Please respect copyright.PENANAugUgEWbtkZ
他一直沒談這些事。
196Please respect copyright.PENANA8QqfCgBxlE
從國中起,他開始沉默,耳機掛著不摘,對誰都冷淡。
老師說他有距離感,同學說他像一座移動的圖書館。
只有他知道——
每天放學,那黑影都會站在他三步外。
不近不遠,不言不語。
像在履行一份無人知曉的契約。
196Please respect copyright.PENANAcvPAhzUHwd
有時他走得太快,影子會稍稍飄近;
有時他停下,影子就站定,像一根被釘死的墓碑。
196Please respect copyright.PENANAUWpdugQ4c6
高中時,他成了標準的優等生——196Please respect copyright.PENANAECIAwA6Zzb
黑髮過眉,眼神冷淡,功課穩定,話少到不需要朋友。196Please respect copyright.PENANAKcAkLEASnv
他不是不會笑,只是知道這世界的邏輯不容許他說真話。196Please respect copyright.PENANAHZKVePniYg
196Please respect copyright.PENANAIXeUvBQQAO
他不能說「爸爸陪我上學」——老師會打電話回家。196Please respect copyright.PENANANqrqADm59m
不能說「出意外時有人拉我」——同學會叫他神經病。196Please respect copyright.PENANA7SICYepKK1
196Please respect copyright.PENANAjsDfZDY8qc
他再也不敢在畫畫時,畫出那團黑影。196Please respect copyright.PENANAqKiJhnY3hV
再也沒人能說——他從小一直都不是一個人。196Please respect copyright.PENANAXPn9CQnyDl
說了母親會難受。196Please respect copyright.PENANAFC3wuKebZk
196Please respect copyright.PENANAUWCNBSVf5K
那年暑假,有颱風。196Please respect copyright.PENANAubhSTIcdms
劉拓不想浪費學習時間,半夜繼續認真聽英文雜誌,風聲像遠處有人哀嚎。196Please respect copyright.PENANAig4kK6TgB1
窗戶沒關好,震的厲害,咖啦咖啦的作響,196Please respect copyright.PENANAFIZbf7larv
冷風一陣陣灌進來,他站起來準備關窗。196Please respect copyright.PENANACX5ddeSgNR
拉了一下,沒能拉上。196Please respect copyright.PENANAKcrIM87YEy
196Please respect copyright.PENANAjTRMaP78yd
剛探出上半身想查窗外是不是卡到什麼——196Please respect copyright.PENANAeWXrZFYCHn
頸後一隻涼手,用斷腕般的力道,196Please respect copyright.PENANA8nSTFiHs2S
將他整個人狠狠拽進房裡,劉拓撞在地板上,書跟文具都撒了。196Please respect copyright.PENANAyF66Cw732q
196Please respect copyright.PENANANSf4BrpFNs
下一秒,冷氣室外機從十七樓直墜而下,196Please respect copyright.PENANASzUgTG3u9u
砸在劉拓家的三樓窗檻,碎鐵四濺,玻璃飛散。196Please respect copyright.PENANAaEZ4nyXddS
那聲音巨大到像是世界裂了一角。196Please respect copyright.PENANA8FgXrOo4cN
他癱坐地上,看向書桌對面的鏡子。
那黑影,就站在他身後。
肩膀微顫,頭歪著,像是斷了脖子,正凝視他。
196Please respect copyright.PENANA3B6vKKrKBh
他哭了。196Please respect copyright.PENANAgUYqqSLvQ0
不是因為怕。196Please respect copyright.PENANAV0ZYx42DQL
是因為難過。196Please respect copyright.PENANA3CUU3mJfUf
不是自己的痛,而是它的。196Please respect copyright.PENANAPybNJVTeHL
他知道,每次自己活下來,那影子就虛弱一分,196Please respect copyright.PENANAWbazaYKTVB
執著的推開一場又一場葬禮,直到魂薄如煙。196Please respect copyright.PENANAnkdRC37PRo
196Please respect copyright.PENANAJiI1ur0UOn
196Please respect copyright.PENANArVixPqOdyp
他真正認定那是父親,是九歲那年。196Please respect copyright.PENANAL9SGcRlImy
196Please respect copyright.PENANA1PMpHznpMU
那晚媽媽加班,劉拓調皮,196Please respect copyright.PENANAdbZoZlZ0Vd
趁機翻開了她的梳妝台抽屜,196Please respect copyright.PENANAv2qmzzkbZC
發現裡面藏著一張光碟,標籤模糊。196Please respect copyright.PENANAsea441IjTG
196Please respect copyright.PENANA2ozZ14YYHC
他好奇地塞進放映機。196Please respect copyright.PENANA2IvT6bI2NF
畫質很差,閃爍的雪花覆蓋住記憶。196Please respect copyright.PENANAqQaxD6CjA2
但他看到——196Please respect copyright.PENANAs7epL1VhAq
父親穿著白西裝,英俊挺拔,站在禮堂中央。196Please respect copyright.PENANAIKBXo4C0At
母親挺著孕肚,臉上有種從未在他記憶裡出現過的嬌柔。196Please respect copyright.PENANArKn1CBghJl
196Please respect copyright.PENANApSgxmJhaDD
司儀說:「你是否願意一生守護她,無論順境逆境……」196Please respect copyright.PENANAdGeAmUWnJl
196Please respect copyright.PENANAeIdK7yOY64
父親低頭,看向母親的腹部。196Please respect copyright.PENANAD5AMENKPxK
像能穿透時間與血肉,望見他——那時尚未成形的他。196Please respect copyright.PENANAACG3NOUtWy
然後,他說的不是誓詞的最後一句。196Please respect copyright.PENANAPnQjqF2Rn2
196Please respect copyright.PENANAmYXUKhUraZ
而是:「我會盡一切力量,守護他長大。」196Please respect copyright.PENANAw5gincsMLu
196Please respect copyright.PENANAgcr07WmFA4
畫面就在那裡斷了。196Please respect copyright.PENANAkS3ZbOl3N1
像是某種力量,不想讓太多人聽見這句話。196Please respect copyright.PENANAS5svasb5xd
劉拓摸著變黑的螢幕。
那一刻他好像懂了——
196Please respect copyright.PENANAQG6TEin0BQ
那影子不是鬼,是諾言的殘骸,是死後仍不願離開的愛。
196Please respect copyright.PENANAdTFzT0BJvv
196Please respect copyright.PENANA2arZbViCeE
等劉拓明白「守護他長大」那句話,196Please respect copyright.PENANAG61vaM45kB
是考上大學,去學校住宿的那年。196Please respect copyright.PENANATyUS8rkHBE
196Please respect copyright.PENANAhcAGhBZgH5
成年後,影子開始變淡了。196Please respect copyright.PENANAT1oiUynT1X
196Please respect copyright.PENANAzWztGWbtUh
他以為自己看錯了,但接連好幾天,196Please respect copyright.PENANAPyF5t5gxIJ
影子在日光下只剩下一抹氣息,像沉在水底的一縷炊煙。196Please respect copyright.PENANA5o6KfcgF4n
196Please respect copyright.PENANAj3VH81etGd
某天深夜,他起身去飲水機裝水,196Please respect copyright.PENANALo3oIP3hjq
經過交誼廳的鏡子時,忽然停住腳步。196Please respect copyright.PENANAghOFNt5LSj
196Please respect copyright.PENANAend0rLG3Qz
熟悉的、淡淡壓迫感的氣場,消失了。196Please respect copyright.PENANAmtLOG58Omo
不再有誰跟在後方、不再有誰在黑夜為他站崗。196Please respect copyright.PENANAMWtfEIzi41
196Please respect copyright.PENANAEypBO0z3We
鏡中的自己,獨自一人。196Please respect copyright.PENANAMbvJ1Z2D4e
196Please respect copyright.PENANAmw3ajv58Mz
影子不見了。196Please respect copyright.PENANA6KmgxKKMln
他在鏡前站了很久,久到眼眶泛紅,一句話都說不出來。196Please respect copyright.PENANA812pxKaFXh
那一晚,他做了個夢。
夢裡他還是小孩,跌坐在夜色裡。196Please respect copyright.PENANAhqSLJHLmrX
影子站在他身後,一如往常,沒說話。196Please respect copyright.PENANAWjsCd5x1Y9
只是伸出手,慢慢、緩緩地摸他的頭髮。
196Please respect copyright.PENANAeeSgfGJE63
劉拓沒有回頭,只輕聲說了句:「你走吧。我會活得很好。」
196Please respect copyright.PENANAv3n0W6p6SY
那一刻他知道——父親放心了。196Please respect copyright.PENANAtUoaOs9TFG
不需要日日夜夜,替孩子把命守著。196Please respect copyright.PENANAvqkF4xWvxc
196Please respect copyright.PENANALRIZdBtyfQ
他活得夠大了,夠堅強了。196Please respect copyright.PENANAYsAbHzJqsP
能自己走完餘生了。196Please respect copyright.PENANAu4X41Fl9Ss
196Please respect copyright.PENANAgOr9wzFW2H
196Please respect copyright.PENANAw6ijwg7CB4
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後來很多年,劉拓成了一名父親。196Please respect copyright.PENANA2QDwP0wkwb
196Please respect copyright.PENANAEG7xmjD7mB
女兒曾問他:「爸爸,你怎麼總不怕黑?」196Please respect copyright.PENANAV5SG5grjrb
196Please respect copyright.PENANAUsU4PiTsis
他想了想,抱著膝蓋上的小寶貝回答:「因為我從小就知道——」196Please respect copyright.PENANAb6gtlfjR6A
196Please respect copyright.PENANAvSSbADIfqb
「黑裡,還藏著光。」196Please respect copyright.PENANAGvptikTMSE
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(完)196Please respect copyright.PENANAJ9G1tN87uF
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196Please respect copyright.PENANAJjdaGRaqIZ
冷氣墜17樓取自台灣新聞。被從天而降的冷氣砸中。二度輾壓也取自新聞。


