那天回到飄雪的火龍鎮上時我一路心想盛夏學院還真是會挑時間放假,12/24,剛好是聖誕夜。452Please respect copyright.PENANArMGEydJPv6
時間已經過傍晚五點,鎮上已到處點上神聖的白色燭光,門上也都掛好美麗附有金色鈴鐺深綠色的聖誕圈,準備迎接這個美好的雪色節慶。452Please respect copyright.PENANAL8rD5fKyCS
我不禁也感染鎮上這種愉悅的心情,許多跟爸媽還有小艾愉悅的聖誕節回憶湧上我心。452Please respect copyright.PENANA1eWTUT3UO1
「夏痞?你回來了??」我媽一推開門剛好看到放下手邊行李準備找鑰匙開門的我,她一時好像很難相信是我回來了。452Please respect copyright.PENANAa7wGr5KG4a
「對啊,我回來了,媽媽。」我平靜地說,停下了找大衣口袋裡鑰匙的動作。452Please respect copyright.PENANAe9QFPLKQad
我媽媽叫做茱莉亞.桑門(Julia.Summer),她以前娘家的姓氏是希爾(Hill)。452Please respect copyright.PENANA7oJa9GBYHu
「。」媽媽看到是我回來,聽到我久違地叫喚她很是感動,她輕輕用手掌掩面,眼眶泛起淚光,她的臉頰逐漸因感動變紅。452Please respect copyright.PENANAlUb4IobddP
「你終於回來了……夏痞……」媽媽很快哭了起來。452Please respect copyright.PENANAxD2oSw6NcS
看到她這麼激動,我一時之間竟不知道該如何安慰她。452Please respect copyright.PENANAXcT8tV8xti
「那個,我這個學年算是得到了A班的第一名,在我的行李,我拿給妳看吧媽媽。」為了轉移話題讓媽媽別哭成這樣,我說起幾件可能會讓她開心的事情。452Please respect copyright.PENANAiRx396KQhJ
其實我很不會安慰人,幾乎就跟艾斯一樣笨拙。452Please respect copyright.PENANAnXYLCFxGDY
「那種事情不重要。」媽媽說著,然後飛奔過來給我一個大大的擁抱。452Please respect copyright.PENANAx82DJfevzY
「捂。」一時被嚇到,媽媽環著我的頸子擁著我,我聞的到她淡淡的髮香。452Please respect copyright.PENANA7bwhWQhW5Z
「我知道你一直都很優秀,你能回來我就很開心了,寶貝。」她說,我沉默地鬆一口氣。452Please respect copyright.PENANAkJMWWogA3U
「那麼,」一個放下心來的輕笑,「聖誕節快樂,媽媽。」緩緩放下行李,我輕輕回抱媽媽。452Please respect copyright.PENANAQTn3iSnmH0
「嗯!快進來吧,今天我們要好好地慶祝。」媽媽這麼對我說,替我提起了行李,我們很快進了家門。452Please respect copyright.PENANAfJIcFb6AJY
是啊,火龍鎮是我久違的家鄉與平靜。452Please respect copyright.PENANANJqu5vUEjo
「夏痞?你們學校今天開始放假?」等我與媽媽將行李提進客廳時爸爸正坐在沙發上看書,看起來非常悠閒靜雅。452Please respect copyright.PENANAQ6ZPyGWn0L
「對啊,因為是聖誕夜。」我淡淡地說,「好久不見了,爸爸。」然後我默默補充,爸爸跟媽媽對我都很溫柔,我應該有提過。452Please respect copyright.PENANAbpMqLBn3fE
家裡傳來悠揚的聖誕樂曲,應該是媽媽放的音樂我猜,但是其實我爸也很喜歡聽音樂。452Please respect copyright.PENANArK0BtNljzV
「這個音樂……很有過節的氣氛啊。」我輕描淡寫地說著,手上拿著學期末考試的第一名獎狀在想何時該遞給爸爸看比較好。452Please respect copyright.PENANApmFNqzZGHQ
「對吧?我跟茱莉亞前幾天還在討論你什麼時候才要回來呢,原來剛好是今天啊。」爸爸輕輕一個莞爾,跟我閒聊著。452Please respect copyright.PENANAWt0cUICITm
「嗯,對了,這個,我在學期末的成績單,我先去放行李了。」兩大箱行李還等著我去整理,總之先遞出成績單就可以了吧?452Please respect copyright.PENANANigBIfU3DW
「……第一名啊,看來你這一年過得很充實呢,一定下了不少功夫吧,兒子。」爸在我的背後看了成績單之後說。452Please respect copyright.PENANAOOoWdBiqgA
「嗯。」我說,並沒有馬上開心地轉身看他告訴他我有多開心考到班上第一名的名次。452Please respect copyright.PENANAauRjdcbL1V
相反地我只是繼續直走通過我們家那條唯一的長廊回到房間,整理起行李。452Please respect copyright.PENANA2GCEV37w39
我其實不太在意名次的問題,我一向都只在意自己實力可以到哪裡。452Please respect copyright.PENANAqHzEqopg96
關於莉莉水之使者的事情我還是感到有些愧疚,但是我不想對媽媽或是爸提。452Please respect copyright.PENANAVVdm4hhl3z
難得過我最期待的聖誕節,我不想為回憶添上悲傷的色彩。452Please respect copyright.PENANALnPsyM4DWh
反正逝者已矣,那隻水海豚一定也有自己應該去的地方吧?452Please respect copyright.PENANAQyMfKVHiGB
「對不起。」我對空氣說,但是沒有人聽見。452Please respect copyright.PENANAQnpzmagUan
然後,我整個身子放鬆下來,呈大字型躺在自己久違的床上,看著在沒燈光照明之下反映出灰色的天花板。452Please respect copyright.PENANAoqQrEjxbnQ
我的房間,床鋪書櫃,熟悉的景物就在我的周遭,這麼放鬆的感覺距離我好像已經久違很久了。452Please respect copyright.PENANAp8wMdXSsak
再過一下子,那些聖誕歌曲也終於慢慢離我遠去,頭一次我如此深沉香甜地睡入夢鄉……452Please respect copyright.PENANAyuLDzxz8Qw
「所以夏痞他現在是在睡覺嗎?」過了不知道多久,我終於慢慢醒來,然後聽見小艾和我爸媽的對話。452Please respect copyright.PENANAcmQyB2qzAv
「對啊,這孩子一定是坐火車累了在補眠呢,妳今天就在我們家用晚餐吧小艾。」我媽說。452Please respect copyright.PENANA8RoPTy98EI
「那個孩子在學校受妳照顧了,小艾,今天難得是聖誕節,就留下來吧。」我爸夏里接著說,他們一向都很好客。452Please respect copyright.PENANAXq24dPpFJf
「好啊,我打個電話給家裡說一聲。」小艾爽快地答應了,我用手搔搔凌亂的頭發。452Please respect copyright.PENANArK52WH1wP3
那傢伙今年也要在我們家過聖誕節,其實我蠻開心的。452Please respect copyright.PENANAKRLhmgCWOF
聖誕夜當晚。452Please respect copyright.PENANAgC5yJwRcf0
「夏痞你幹嘛都不吃東西?剛剛也是爆睡到現在才醒來,是不是期末考讓你壓力太大了啊?今天可是聖誕夜喔,夏媽都煮超好吃的烤火雞了,你就吃一點嘛。」見我沒什麼胃口,小艾擔心地問。452Please respect copyright.PENANABw5vuahj9J
「煩死了又不是感恩節。」我坐在她的旁邊非常不悅地說道,不知道為什麼見到這傢伙的笑臉就讓我心浮氣躁的。452Please respect copyright.PENANAB4D4QofmO9
明明是冷颼颼的隆冬夜才是,為什麼我卻一點胃口都沒有。452Please respect copyright.PENANAkpM5vbsVrN
「那你吃甜甜圈,草莓的要留給我。」小艾卻興致昂昂地繼續說著,我看她是對我家的餐桌比較感興趣所以才留下來。452Please respect copyright.PENANAEXrFN7ZVh1
「妳喜歡的話都留給妳好了。」我說,草莓抹茶巧克力檸檬,媽媽今天還真有魄力買了一堆甜點。452Please respect copyright.PENANAjmAerQPPhV
留艾提莉亞下來過聖誕節原來是個錯誤,她不是普通的吵。452Please respect copyright.PENANAqAkEyEGWnw
簡直煩死人了。452Please respect copyright.PENANAWuN30sOf5f
「太好了,那我要先吃草莓甜甜圈!」小艾說,然後開心地拿起一顆甜甜圈咬下一大口,那張笑臉笑得再燦爛不過。452Please respect copyright.PENANAGvAkp2AG1L
「…...聖誕節快樂。」看到她待在我家如此開心,我才揚起一個微笑告訴她,今夜有她在我們家的聖誕節氣氛很不一樣。452Please respect copyright.PENANAp9KM1mAx2p
嗯,就如以往一樣。452Please respect copyright.PENANAmwEN56wrop
「聖誕節快樂,夏痞。」小艾愉快地回我,窗外白雪飄個不停,今夜是神聖的聖誕夜。452Please respect copyright.PENANA4hViKYFUC5
「對了,親愛的,這孩子剛剛進門前說他得到學年班級第一名呢,這孩子真的很優秀對吧?」只見媽媽笑瞇瞇地說著我的事情。452Please respect copyright.PENANAaASaXcwBVZ
雖然我這學期拿到的是班上的第一名,但是向和格雷的話總讓我很在意。452Please respect copyright.PENANAneti997C6P
不過現在不是那個時候,今天可是聖誕節呢。452Please respect copyright.PENANAiBWD6iHAp1
「真的?那真是太好了,看來我們不用擔心這孩子的成績問題了。」夏爸回應媽媽。452Please respect copyright.PENANAy18CRSlfQr
然後爸爸忽然轉過頭來,像是有話對我說。452Please respect copyright.PENANAxm9oXFtmBW
「你就照你想做的方向去做吧,兒子。」沒想到爸爸只是笑著如此告訴我。452Please respect copyright.PENANA7ATF3FfdyR
「嗯!」我說,由衷感謝爸爸對我學習上的放任及肯定。452Please respect copyright.PENANA8NhTtLAFqB
白色的雪、裝飾著一對金色鈴鐺的美麗聖誕綠叢圜與笑的闔不攏嘴的小艾,桑門家今年也一如以往,溫馨地團聚在一起、慶祝聖誕節這個在寒冬裡唯一神聖的節慶。452Please respect copyright.PENANAskosiA7G8g
452Please respect copyright.PENANAmoenF2jG0L
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