第五屆《假如DSE作文不限時》故事比賽 - 【題目二】昏姻

老太太奉上熱茶。老先生嫌棄水溫過熱，茶葉味道泛酸。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZZfYwgda9
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老先生備好晚餐。老太太嫌棄菜莖軟爛，沒有草青味道。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNn5o7xOh2
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他鼾聲吵耳，她說話大聲。他腳跛走路慢，她眼矇視力差。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Vgj9TEs4h
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老太太嫌棄老先生，老先生嫌棄老太太。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmg0n9UXEyS
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孫兒好奇他們如何開始相愛。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLJF1jMF1A
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「指腹為婚。」老夫婦難得異口同聲。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkC8UYVjDxW
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孫兒問他們之間可有感情。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXo5QfL2MZd
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「誰會跟這個鬼東西有感情？」老夫婦甚有默契。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDmtt2lQSgu
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孫兒提議他倆離婚，反正時下一輩輕易結婚、輕鬆離婚，毫不突兀。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiPSvCa7Zp
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「不了。一把年紀，時日無多，無謂生事。」老夫婦齊齊搖頭，笑罵孫兒戲弄他們。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQWQFtvWaP
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夜，同床共枕，老夫婦輾轉反側。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xwW3dmJg0
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不愛對方，卻了解對方，對方心中所思不言而喻。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskytI5RaPD
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翌日，老夫婦申請離婚，再次成為單身的梁先生和陳小姐。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCeBucZcpJ
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有人勸阻，有人嘲笑，有人冷眼看笑話。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoETYew6ZN
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二人並肩走在路上，探討為何有人會勸阻他們離婚。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPuEjzh33U
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「寧教人打仔，莫教人分妻。大家好好歹歹要循例勸說幾句。」519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOV6XNshLC
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「他們口裡當然說得輕鬆。又不是他們每晚忍受你的鼻鼾！」519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7HPuBMtRe
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「又不是他們每天聽你扯大嗓子講秘密！」519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnIwRmmJ1n
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路人側目，二人會心微笑。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZeYgbyQrb

陳小姐慣性奉上熱茶。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfblOJChTC
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「謝謝。」梁先生雙手接過熱茶，一飲而盡。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8MRvZtpzf
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陳小姐霎時愣住——怎麼糟老頭突然變得如此有禮貌？519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXgOxufh3wK
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老先生如常備好晚餐。老太太低頭吃清光，沒有半句批評。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPZTw42Cay
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梁先生默默觀察——怎麼老太婆突然食量大增？519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNid65d5PSb
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夜，分房休息，輾轉反側。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRlZDFyN1Q
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離婚以後，對方似乎會變成一個更好的人。是自己一直拖累對方了嗎？519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkAhyHTczx
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日，梁先生往公園下棋，陳小姐去社區中心唱歌。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmhyxJNAKh
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棋友盛讚梁先生是男兒之光，毋懼世俗眼光，休棄惡妻。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiaDc2H1WQ
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歌友慶幸陳小姐脫離魔爪，鼓勵她尋找真愛，享受人生。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Oc22Svy9j
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夜，梁先生意氣風發，陳小姐沾沾自喜。絕佳心情令二人有說有笑，餐桌兩端盡是歡聲笑語。二人關係從未如此和諧。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPbMDUCqM1
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「早知如此，我倆不該結婚。」嘻嘻哈哈，嘻嘻哈哈。倏忽死寂。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYGUCUThK3
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無心戲言如刀如刃，一下子捅破心理防線，逼使二人直面真相——五十年的婚姻根本是錯誤。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpOQsSPhvv

「怎會是錯誤？沒有你們就沒有我。除非你們認為我的存在是錯誤。」兒子向來頭腦清晰，總能以一句說話終結話題。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQpDAlvgKo
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彷彿有道理，似乎無道理。二人心裡納悶怎麼自己婚姻的意義竟在他人身上，而非自身。若果兒子是個十惡不赦的混蛋，代表二人根本不該結婚？如今兒子有為能幹，代表二人相處得更苦更不融洽亦是最為合適？519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHARNADn2QX
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互換一個眼神，確認彼此心思——繼續唯唯諾諾吧，千萬不要惹火兒子。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUjYIBKY7e
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與兒子道別後，梁先生往公園下棋，陳小姐去社區中心唱歌。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdB3CQP4CD
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三局將罷，棋友提議到鄰近小學觀看開放日話劇表演，孫女當主角。盛情難卻，梁先生只好跟著去。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYF9hrV4y62
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青春，熱鬧，與梁先生格格不入的氛圍。不習慣，想要離開，霎時又不知可以到哪兒去。居所以外的地方充斥著虛偽的正能量。該要擊節讚賞孩子精心準備的無聊話劇，該要接受兒子似是而非的自私理論，該要賦予五十年婚姻一個動聽感人的意義……519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwCjf9quzL
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五十年，美女變阿婆，小子變阿公。小子當年沒有太多關於愛情的想法，純粹年屆適婚之齡，湊巧阿媽與不知在哪兒結識的金蘭姐妹約定要結成親家，他就這樣糊里糊塗娶了老婆，成為男人。她從此屬於他，他會好好保護她。她是自己的妻子，她是兒子的媽，但未曾想及她其實只是她。有如身體手腳，她的存在是那麼自然而必然。試問誰會特地抽時間為手腳絞盡腦汁賦予其動聽感人的意義？除非失去了手腳，才會想及當初活動自如的美好時光……519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuvaCQ8FrK
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話劇完結，孩子謝幕。幾句寒暄，告別棋友。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqV48ZhEIh
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傍晚，天色紫藍帶黑，街燈暖白帶金。梁先生心事重重，雙手插袋，低頭看著腳尖慢拐回家。門開，看見陳小姐安坐梳化收看電視節目，梁先生頓時如夢初醒——忘記買餸煮飯！519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFve87VRMBm
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陳小姐見他愣住，識趣指向電視櫃上的兩張宣傳單：「附近有新餐廳，下午茶挺划算。」519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdsdql4LpQ
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「你吃飽了？」梁先生知道陳小姐會如何應答，所以他必須裝傻。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7LRV1dNkn
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「飽了。」陳小姐不知道梁先生看穿她的意圖，所以她繼續裝傻。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFGrDMTNde
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「那就算了罷……原本打算今晚帶你吃九大簋。」519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJhCyrQHhU
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「下次去吧。今晚肚子撐得鼓鼓的。」519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJY4kokrLo
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梁先生翻熱昨天餘下的飯菜當晚餐，份量剛好只夠一人享用。繼續翻找，發現有幾條番薯和老薑，如獲至寶。「要吃蕃薯糖水解膩嗎？」519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjBSh7Cai1
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「也好。」陳小姐察覺梁先生經已看穿她的心思，唯有裝傻。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxarCrVK8UL
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是世故。是責任。是習慣。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL32S1qJRcj
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不是關心，不是感情。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEHbEjTGSz
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雖未完成離婚手續，但陳小姐回復單身一事已傳遍社區中心。她感到尷尬，畢竟離婚絕非光彩事情。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63wPL7MXWt
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「你很勇敢。放棄安穩生活，勇於追求理想，不是很多『銀髮族』做得到。」歌友們大多已婚，有兒有孫，與陳小姐背景相若。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2NRHbtkDUz
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「其實……我不清楚自己想法，整輩子糊里糊塗。年輕時按家人指示嫁給他，五十年來一直依他意思處事做人。現在竟然因為孫兒幾句無心提問申請離婚……我真是個不知所謂的人。」陳小姐苦笑，笑大家誤會了她的動機。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4FlutIehe
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「五十年的安穩和習慣，並非三言兩語可以破壞。如果你本身沒有離婚意願，幾句說話不足以煽動你作出實際行動。」歌友甲鼓勵陳小姐，希望她不要自我懷疑：「你並不糊塗，十分清楚自身想法。」519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYLwuJQv1q
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「可能你不察覺日積月累了大量的小小不滿——例如嫌棄說話、廁所板開合問題、清理渠口蓋掩髮絲、廚藝差，諸如此類的——沒有宣洩出來。你孫兒的說話只是導火線，真正的炸彈早已由你丈夫親手埋下。」歌友乙感同身受，以陳小姐名義道出自身實況。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkz8GILu3A
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見大家表情感慨非常，陳小姐馬上明白大家都暗暗不滿自身的婚姻，把情感投射在她身上，而非真心認同她的決定——大家的話不能作為參考根據。所以問題回歸原點……519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlcgLsyUx0u
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散席，回家，未見梁先生身影，估是尚在公園忘形下棋或是正在格價買餸。陳小姐環視全屋，心裡倏忽生起異樣的陌生感，愣在大門後不知所措。傢俱仍在原本位置，不知怎地竟有一絲說不出的違和，似乎它們都不該在這地方。還有，窗外風景明顯變了樣。路邊大樹何時如此靠近窗戶？窗櫺款式怎麼花俏得如此老土？地磚……我們是用這種顏色的地磚嗎？519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡppkJlNgHK5
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啪——身後大門突然被推開，狠狠撞到陳小姐的背。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC24fCTPUhs
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「哇！你為何站在這位置？想被撞死或是想扮鬼嚇死我？」梁先生受驚破口大罵，雙手卻誠實地放下沉甸甸的菜籃，開燈，攙扶陳小姐至梳化休息：「回家不亮燈又不作聲，發甚麼神經？」519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngtS5zXm2b
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陳小姐情緒尚未平伏，默不作聲，傻痴痴望著梁先生。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOkdzIOTU1
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「沒事吧？眼睛又不舒服？你流眼水！」梁先生與陳小姐相伴多年，自然而然將目前狀況聯想至她的眼疾：「是否今早忘記滴眼藥水？你六十幾、快將七十歲，怎麼還未懂得照顧自己……」519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGT77nQLBX
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見梁先生嘮嘮叨叨，陳小姐終於確認自己身處何方。並非兒時居所，亦非初嫁時的新居，這是陪她度過幾十年光陰的家。回過神來，隨意交出一句說話結束事情：「由明亮地方走入未亮燈的家，眼睛霎時間適應不來……」519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLeCgasz8ld
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情理之外、意料之內，梁先生翌日跑到屋邨管理處，投訴走廊燈光太亮。他的蠻不講理有時候是窩心至極的表現——如果陳小姐有心情去留意的話。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVIPaZJ4NW

離婚聆訊，司法常務官再三細閱文件內容，然後望望兩位申請人，眉頭輕皺：「決定？」519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hy2c3ifai
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二人點頭。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgrovN9pjn
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「請開口回答。」這位司法常務官長年處理離婚案件，面對過數之不盡的離婚夫婦，不難看出梁先生和陳小姐的猶豫糾結。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mXSwIGEV0
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難以啟齒。畢竟並非有甚麼深仇大恨，全是瑣碎小事情，不想講得太決絕，令對方難過。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9VMU6vIbNN
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「決定？」司法常務官再問一次。見兩人依然優柔寡斷，不禁慨嘆：「清官難審家庭事。你們的兒子早已長大成人，對財產分配沒有特別要求，甚至不敢堅決表達離婚意願。到底你們為何要申請離婚？」519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkYoybdZGn
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其實……其實沒法交出像樣的答案，因為所有事情過於細碎。細碎的不滿、細碎的幸福、細碎的感情……所有細碎混集一起，結果只能看見事情細碎的片面。看見很多，細碎很多，紛擾很多。太多太多，唯有選擇。選擇記住不滿，選擇忽略幸福，選擇輕視情感……519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrNp6fbexM
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被客氣地暗暗臭罵一頓後，二人跟著兒子離開聆訊地點。二人問兒子意見，兒子模仿司法常務官口吻用字笑罵他們不知所謂，然後以認真口吻唬嚇他們絕對可以成功離婚。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1WXhl78Tt3
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兩口子四目交投，不約而同心想離婚後再結婚會有何後果。519Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbAFnMGRcLR