劉拓是隨著長大慢慢記得它的。182Please respect copyright.PENANAhyi54EsGQ1
182Please respect copyright.PENANACU3Gf5my7P
它像一張被夜色吞了一半的剪紙,立在走廊盡頭,182Please respect copyright.PENANATGrA9bPKia
沒頭沒臉,只剩一具模糊的人形。182Please respect copyright.PENANAjHmzCUW1Hw
月光穿不透,光在它腳邊打轉,像在思考這究竟是不是「人」。182Please respect copyright.PENANA7iae3GZiz2
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他並不害怕。182Please respect copyright.PENANAKCoXQ2UiWX
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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。182Please respect copyright.PENANAceYfAtQh3t
182Please respect copyright.PENANAcLJQX05Fs6
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。182Please respect copyright.PENANAfHidPL0IgL
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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……」182Please respect copyright.PENANAXkeHmrQK9k
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「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?」182Please respect copyright.PENANA5VOqVDnTLv
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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。182Please respect copyright.PENANAsfdBdBRjVb
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劉拓後來長大,才知道不是每個人都有個黑影陪著上學,182Please respect copyright.PENANAigTxFTS8EX
才知道——182Please respect copyright.PENANArh9Tz1fPqf
那團影子不是幻覺。182Please respect copyright.PENANAoirnCw1682
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第一次思考「爸爸」這個詞的時候,劉拓是在幼兒園畫畫。182Please respect copyright.PENANAoUJ20y1B1T
老師要求畫一家人。182Please respect copyright.PENANAhYBT3A7UGF
他畫得很快,媽媽在中間,自己站她身邊,182Please respect copyright.PENANAtXzrlcC7we
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。182Please respect copyright.PENANAGv3PAqdvIZ
182Please respect copyright.PENANAbC3Jlkdod7
老師對其他小朋友的畫都是笑瞇瞇的,182Please respect copyright.PENANASVE6UcDHb6
卻停下來研究劉拓那張畫很久,182Please respect copyright.PENANABtV010HcZR
終於彎下腰問他:「小拓,這是……誰呀?」182Please respect copyright.PENANAmruv4g5y7R
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「爸爸啊。」182Please respect copyright.PENANAK4Rk51utzH
182Please respect copyright.PENANAdM5PQO08bW
老師愣了一下,轉頭看向角落聊天的媽媽,182Please respect copyright.PENANANQ5wZrtBnm
皺著眉,想問些什麼。182Please respect copyright.PENANA4lV6eg3uPj
劉拓卻已經收起蠟筆,把畫紙拿到前面放到交作品的桌上。182Please respect copyright.PENANAeiB63gpVKo
「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?」182Please respect copyright.PENANAtatFdsXb2E
母親沉默了好久,只說了一句:「他爸爸……走得早。」
老師沒再問。182Please respect copyright.PENANAIMiuZVe6LB
但那眼神,劉拓記了一輩子。
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他知道,從那天起,不能再說——182Please respect copyright.PENANABjJZH88jyC
我爸爸在後面。
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因為如果再說,大家會把他送去看醫生。
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他不是不懂黑影奇怪,只是太習慣了。182Please respect copyright.PENANAo8cO8HMsa0
那影子總在放學的時候出現,182Please respect copyright.PENANAdjAnwDhr3k
隔著三步遠的距離,無聲陪著他回家。182Please respect copyright.PENANAFWzOe6SA4B
182Please respect copyright.PENANAR6KCqJc5Js
牽不到手,也不會幫他提書包,182Please respect copyright.PENANAYPezkuntIr
但始終在那兒,像空氣裡一種專屬他的壓力感。182Please respect copyright.PENANAMKQIsUIcAk
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別人看不見,他習以為常。182Please respect copyright.PENANAPRwDwvUakD
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直到國中那年,他才真正意識到——182Please respect copyright.PENANAZ0cQknZ4ht
那不是正常的存在。182Please respect copyright.PENANAHEmNyyYtRd
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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。182Please respect copyright.PENANA5ameXhINsT
來不及了。182Please respect copyright.PENANALPc0I1uT80
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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。182Please respect copyright.PENANAgvnDZxAmPa
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然後——182Please respect copyright.PENANAvgVPsUhMWA
一股冰涼的力量猛地從左側拽他。182Please respect copyright.PENANAXOl6wf2x62
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。182Please respect copyright.PENANAYC1WdIEnpm
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劉拓驚魂未定地爬起來。182Please respect copyright.PENANAYjv3Rbaast
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那一瞬間,他看見了。182Please respect copyright.PENANAc0vD2A3iLj
破車旁有個黑影跪在地上,182Please respect copyright.PENANAjc1pFwX2mp
手臂不自然地扭曲,像是剛替他擋下那一擊。182Please respect copyright.PENANAuFkaSTjpmC
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沒人發現那影子。182Please respect copyright.PENANA4hdFjjpo29
醫生只說他運氣太好了,沒事只是擦傷。182Please respect copyright.PENANATkKvZjM3Ip
他低頭摸自己皺巴巴的衣領,182Please respect copyright.PENANA9MO02oEjxf
領口像是被人死命攫住、幾乎扯散的鬆著,182Please respect copyright.PENANASuFHpUAzXU
怎樣摸也平不回去。182Please respect copyright.PENANASeEGFEqTQm
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那不是第一次。182Please respect copyright.PENANA7MjEl1udxj
也不是最後一次。182Please respect copyright.PENANAPpVzY0iTRX
他一直沒談這些事。
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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。
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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。
182Please respect copyright.PENANAl72STBVCr1
高中時,他成了標準的優等生——182Please respect copyright.PENANAH32Hgdemuw
黑髮過眉,眼神冷淡,功課穩定,話少到不需要朋友。182Please respect copyright.PENANAxj2FacGFiA
他不是不會笑,只是知道這世界的邏輯不容許他說真話。182Please respect copyright.PENANA5tHTSpBprr
182Please respect copyright.PENANAtlGb193bym
他不能說「爸爸陪我上學」——老師會打電話回家。182Please respect copyright.PENANAB65WbSXas0
不能說「出意外時有人拉我」——同學會叫他神經病。182Please respect copyright.PENANA4tia5h1Q4G
182Please respect copyright.PENANA20nZvfhCsh
他再也不敢在畫畫時,畫出那團黑影。182Please respect copyright.PENANAeKpjiPehxt
再也沒人能說——他從小一直都不是一個人。182Please respect copyright.PENANAAGzijhqiRB
說了母親會難受。182Please respect copyright.PENANAZdZMAh06Qq
182Please respect copyright.PENANAqjBblUnzFq
那年暑假,有颱風。182Please respect copyright.PENANA6fgjETXi3z
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。182Please respect copyright.PENANA9mWnNmpQTb
窗戶沒關好,震的厲害,咖啦咖啦的作響,182Please respect copyright.PENANADfd9VbU1uu
冷風一陣陣灌進來,他站起來準備關窗。182Please respect copyright.PENANA3j9wf1yQpi
拉了一下,沒能拉上。182Please respect copyright.PENANAKRc7CwqczF
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剛探出上半身想查窗外是不是卡到什麼——182Please respect copyright.PENANAP6qWkhEAlv
頸後一隻涼手,用斷腕般的力道,182Please respect copyright.PENANAqDVjs6TJJS
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。182Please respect copyright.PENANAjtMfLlwoTj
182Please respect copyright.PENANA7KIN57OL5q
下一秒,冷氣室外機從十七樓直墜而下,182Please respect copyright.PENANAae7XhTcDTQ
砸在劉拓家的三樓窗檻,碎鐵四濺,玻璃飛散。182Please respect copyright.PENANAr5d2DTi8VW
那聲音巨大到像是世界裂了一角。182Please respect copyright.PENANAKP4mTJsq7r
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。
182Please respect copyright.PENANA56XO5RitPj
他哭了。182Please respect copyright.PENANAstdtSmqmSM
不是因為怕。182Please respect copyright.PENANA0m5FihCGSe
是因為難過。182Please respect copyright.PENANAjw1moVyttK
不是自己的痛,而是它的。182Please respect copyright.PENANAIpAutK7aIJ
他知道,每次自己活下來,那影子就虛弱一分,182Please respect copyright.PENANA7imKit6bB0
執著的推開一場又一場葬禮,直到魂薄如煙。182Please respect copyright.PENANAZ1HS4KfIhm
182Please respect copyright.PENANAbS54t0dp6C
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他真正認定那是父親,是九歲那年。182Please respect copyright.PENANA257SC52hVA
182Please respect copyright.PENANAN3ffA7rTTZ
那晚媽媽加班,劉拓調皮,182Please respect copyright.PENANAINds9oGRMd
趁機翻開了她的梳妝台抽屜,182Please respect copyright.PENANAtR1AoltdN0
發現裡面藏著一張光碟,標籤模糊。182Please respect copyright.PENANAGMYL6Q42fh
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他好奇地塞進放映機。182Please respect copyright.PENANAsVZigKwj86
畫質很差,閃爍的雪花覆蓋住記憶。182Please respect copyright.PENANAscr5hZLgKv
但他看到——182Please respect copyright.PENANA6RGCNAmfSy
父親穿著白西裝,英俊挺拔,站在禮堂中央。182Please respect copyright.PENANAQfcEFElH7s
母親挺著孕肚,臉上有種從未在他記憶裡出現過的嬌柔。182Please respect copyright.PENANAAL4nHfRRLW
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司儀說:「你是否願意一生守護她,無論順境逆境……」182Please respect copyright.PENANAmIIfFZjRDB
182Please respect copyright.PENANAU6wDv3QAco
父親低頭,看向母親的腹部。182Please respect copyright.PENANAijm9Pq0uLv
像能穿透時間與血肉,望見他——那時尚未成形的他。182Please respect copyright.PENANAV5bYxMxgNu
然後,他說的不是誓詞的最後一句。182Please respect copyright.PENANAeb9zmYqpbk
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而是:「我會盡一切力量,守護他長大。」182Please respect copyright.PENANAoerBVZG5xc
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畫面就在那裡斷了。182Please respect copyright.PENANAQLA8aZGB5X
像是某種力量,不想讓太多人聽見這句話。182Please respect copyright.PENANA1oOLn4CDSX
劉拓摸著變黑的螢幕。
那一刻他好像懂了——
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那影子不是鬼,是諾言的殘骸,是死後仍不願離開的愛。
182Please respect copyright.PENANA6KG7AiU0Xu
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等劉拓明白「守護他長大」那句話,182Please respect copyright.PENANAtSb1Xj756y
是考上大學,去學校住宿的那年。182Please respect copyright.PENANAvwFs2HDd7P
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成年後,影子開始變淡了。182Please respect copyright.PENANATWg9a2FCAS
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他以為自己看錯了,但接連好幾天,182Please respect copyright.PENANAaql9l0UVga
影子在日光下只剩下一抹氣息,像沉在水底的一縷炊煙。182Please respect copyright.PENANArX0krvFrWU
182Please respect copyright.PENANA7TSs5OXvnW
某天深夜,他起身去飲水機裝水,182Please respect copyright.PENANAnyN8k2FNMg
經過交誼廳的鏡子時,忽然停住腳步。182Please respect copyright.PENANA3m3hchuf2M
182Please respect copyright.PENANANUcRk0uVds
熟悉的、淡淡壓迫感的氣場,消失了。182Please respect copyright.PENANAjuaYHfTvzh
不再有誰跟在後方、不再有誰在黑夜為他站崗。182Please respect copyright.PENANAmwvq3j25gZ
182Please respect copyright.PENANAGHaWRwLsZs
鏡中的自己,獨自一人。182Please respect copyright.PENANA231dqefTJL
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影子不見了。182Please respect copyright.PENANAo5B7Ri6Hzb
他在鏡前站了很久,久到眼眶泛紅,一句話都說不出來。182Please respect copyright.PENANAkBYhSIuOUL
那一晚,他做了個夢。
夢裡他還是小孩,跌坐在夜色裡。182Please respect copyright.PENANA16e9OK8Hu0
影子站在他身後,一如往常,沒說話。182Please respect copyright.PENANAWywPaVC6oV
只是伸出手,慢慢、緩緩地摸他的頭髮。
182Please respect copyright.PENANAPTed50mJcm
劉拓沒有回頭,只輕聲說了句:「你走吧。我會活得很好。」
182Please respect copyright.PENANAmc13VpLuNK
那一刻他知道——父親放心了。182Please respect copyright.PENANAV2nx2yrcTS
不需要日日夜夜,替孩子把命守著。182Please respect copyright.PENANAnRC0jT25kN
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他活得夠大了,夠堅強了。182Please respect copyright.PENANAG286yTpZCP
能自己走完餘生了。182Please respect copyright.PENANANhWKPjFCxS
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後來很多年,劉拓成了一名父親。182Please respect copyright.PENANAVbARLERBW8
182Please respect copyright.PENANAv8CQFn8z5R
女兒曾問他:「爸爸,你怎麼總不怕黑?」182Please respect copyright.PENANAxElhHTDwz5
182Please respect copyright.PENANAeNhCnwBPre
他想了想,抱著膝蓋上的小寶貝回答:「因為我從小就知道——」182Please respect copyright.PENANANzwdRtVWXW
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「黑裡,還藏著光。」182Please respect copyright.PENANApnzMR4yjog
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(完)182Please respect copyright.PENANANIJCnlwwTA
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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。


