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寇洛琳一個人。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZaxZC0SW38
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFc5LyjKEi
她坐在宅子前的台階上，面對著沒人整理而有些荒蕪的庭園。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyaiXlbDSY
爸爸和媽媽不讓她去打擾他們，他們正為了新的工作而忙碌著，幾天後還準備要出差。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tcmbnJF9U
除了午餐和晚餐時間，爸爸跟媽媽都各自關在他們的書房裡，靠近門邊，可以聽到：喀、喀、喀……這樣敲打電腦鍵盤的聲音。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89PPm3PkKP
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKlrBvg0176
「親愛的，爸爸和媽媽正在工作。也許妳可以去找史小姐和福小姐，或是來個大冒險。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8HVQwA1L8
「可是我昨天去過了。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nxieCJ1C2
「妳可以再去一次。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7uXJFKoVi
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於是，她就這樣被趕了出來。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXrxPRQKQk
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一個人在房間裡玩玩具很無聊。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRRKoo3zkX
一個人走到後面的破爛網球場再走回來也很無聊。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5WlnwwJ7Ks
而且自從夏天過後，她就不太想接近那口井。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjLDVxkxzj
畢竟關在裡面的那個東西她一點也不想想起。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxI5aEFA3c2
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLaLA7JfBk
寇洛琳覺得無聊透了。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkLXx9dI92
她曬著太陽，懶洋洋地瞇起眼睛。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvJGY9oJez
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFie23jHcqd
草叢邊傳來窸窸窣窣的聲音，很像是老鼠在跑。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRPDsKzCVJ
但是那東西明顯比老鼠大得多。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZa1xC8G64A
她豎耳傾聽。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJl8uXVvfp
一團黑色的東西跳了出來，在草地上打滾，又站了起來，就像是綠油油的草地中一小片夜晚的天空。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMYsq6VQi5
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6NSNVPRAv
「是你！」寇洛琳驚訝地看著貓咪。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUg5vCggC9q
她已經很久沒有看見牠了，自從夏天那場幾乎讓她心跳停止的冒險後，貓咪就很少出現在她面前。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xMPKmfqJC
貓咪回望了她一眼，綠色的眼睛閃閃發光，就像在陽光下擺動的草。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5kCyrUYxd
然後，牠優雅地坐下，與寇洛琳對望著。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3V2zBKKTSM
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4J0TdwiXaS
「你願意陪我說說話嗎？」她問著貓咪。「已經很久沒有人陪我聊天了。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ876SdDpuNj
貓咪黑色的尾巴晃了晃。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1hXbb2y50
「謝謝你。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGuU8kFtAog
貓咪又走近了一些，然後坐下。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLixVaEv31
「爸爸和媽媽又不理我了。」她說。「我知道他們的工作很忙，也不想去打擾他們。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDmyJjd4v9A
「如果去跟他們抱怨的話，一定會得到『噢，親愛的寇洛琳，爸爸跟媽媽辛苦工作全都是為了妳』這樣的答案。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWaHXTIBkx
「他們老是叫我去找史小姐和福小姐，或是去和波波先生的老鼠玩。但是他們從來沒有主動陪我玩過。一次也沒有。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMyaGr9RKT
貓咪抬起了綠色的眼睛，慢慢眨了眨眼。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0tvCJ29nhE
「我知道，你一定覺得這樣的我很幼稚，像個任性的小女孩。」她苦笑。「可是我的確是一個小女孩。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWePPeW2CY
她低下了頭，把臉埋在膝蓋之間。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKkgiEM0yt
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25A51AM7AB
「我只是想要有人陪我。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomNDEZKxiu
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljwfvb5Yt7
貓咪沒有說話。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVQPOCi8Ds
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGSTWFfCRjG
寇洛琳知道，在這邊的這個世界，貓咪都是不說話的。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOn1oNDbto
可是她好想聽聽牠的聲音。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hmxPgz4RB
良久，寇洛琳抬起頭，用袖口擦了擦紅紅的鼻子和臉頰。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFd5uYIZdhs
「我們是朋友，對吧？」她對貓咪說。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxI1ELg1Pe
黑色的腳掌優雅且安靜地走向她，貓咪的尾巴甩啊甩，然後牠坐在她身旁，柔軟的毛茸茸前腳搭在她的膝上。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYmgnXIq8k
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQIO7IqmGh
「謝謝你，真的。」她抱起了貓咪，用力擁緊牠。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhHyClaJQPb
貓咪起先有些不適應，試著掙脫她，但最後放棄了掙扎，乖乖地被寇洛琳抱在懷中。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGOl7ayvam
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwiO8soTt3
寇洛琳與貓咪度過了一個愉快的下午。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XMNeopwli
雖然只有她一個人在說話。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxyXw4lwEd
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0Raepxayt
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxroAvqvDAT
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagrt2bhjNM
夜晚，寇洛琳與貓咪肩並肩躺在柔軟溫暖的床鋪上。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9O4GyfwctK
雖然她不確定貓咪是不是真的有肩膀，不過他們靠得很近，她的臉可以感受到貓咪柔軟的觸感。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdEjZnEH3c
星星在天空中一閃一閃，夜空的顏色跟貓咪身上的一樣。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAx1HQeZaw
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXcs3pRgYu
「我想，爸爸要是看到了我跟你躺在一起，一定不會准我把寵物帶進房間睡覺。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5PyXtq4W3
貓咪聽到這句話，不滿地抖了抖身子。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzeyOO6m8E
「可是我會跟爸爸說，你不是寵物，你是我的朋友。」寇洛琳撫摸著貓咪的下巴，聽牠發出呼嚕呼嚕的聲響。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGiBPqnSxgB
她打了個大大的呵欠。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡno8fA8U1w5
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDF0TuC2wP
「晚安，貓咪。」她說，然後閉上了眼睛。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFidPuC9sNp
貓咪綠色的瞳孔轉了轉，也緩緩地閉上。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhMLhIRdIz
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZoyhsOPYW
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rgvgHicXD
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfhcgaha8Ke
寇洛琳站在一片廣闊無垠的大草原上。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINcyk3Oqqp
四周有山、有樹、有橋、有河流。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYVEFS5EG18
她從來沒見過這種景色。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBSGmj1G2S
草是銀色的，閃著銀河般的光芒，在夜風中搖來晃去，像棉絮一般柔軟。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwROl32jSfK
遠方的山就像是由一塊巨大寶石堆積而成，發出七彩奪目的燦爛光芒。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0j38TXCjz
樹上結著色彩繽紛的果子，看起來很可口；紫色的河中是滿滿的金魚游動。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03u4L6vuJh
她知道自己在夢中。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXEas8YhG6
但是她從來沒有夢過這麼漂亮又詭異的景致。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5WOSDjjE4
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAPPQ8VtJOA
「寇洛琳。」有個聲音這樣叫她。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZgm0b2KRub
寇洛琳回頭張望，但是沒有半個人。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWpgC7m5cp
「寇洛琳。」那聲音又叫了一遍。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLNIyzd8ep
那是很低沉、有點沙啞、帶著一些磁性，讓人聽了很安心很舒服的嗓音。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGhiReQaYF
那個聲音並不是從任何地方傳來的，而是在寇洛琳腦中響起，直接傳達給她。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8wek0yCix
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjnwk7urU6
她知道並且熟悉這種感覺。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0tLx3UDQrR
她認識那個聲音。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZR77dMgcU
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfVV8kyjLm
「貓咪，是你嗎？」她說。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWARKZkX9pY
「是的，是我，寇洛琳。」貓咪的聲音再度響起。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt20n5ORTqe
「你又會說話了耶！」她的語氣聽起來很開心，充滿喜悅。「可是你在哪裡？我看不到你。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pBzmOSfDe
「我就在這裡。」貓咪說。「在這裡不需要形體，因為這裡就是這裡。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBMx0Zsw9L
牠又開始賣弄牠的「貓式哲學」。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uaMAuDzLb
寇洛琳嘟著嘴，有些不滿。但是她仍然很開心，可以聽到貓咪的聲音。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87wPM1PGyc
她踩了踩腳下，很軟，就像踩在自己的棉被上一樣軟。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhQbIGZWvH
很好，她很滿意。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfHoOmtR9A
於是寇洛琳跨開大步奔跑著，從草地跑到小山丘上，再從山丘滾回草地上。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIfQaygrvx
她在小河中跳來跳去，濺起銀紫色的透明水花，看著河裏的金魚啪噠啪噠擺著鰭在她腳邊跳躍。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSdtUDCVrR
反正這裡是夢裏，她愛怎麼玩都行。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbVkTee4wG
等到玩水玩夠了，她就躺在草地上滾來滾去。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUN0VKFtT5
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDLZVyC6TS
「我想你大概是我唯一的朋友。」她對貓咪說。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBdVEKBEAHF
「我想，我大概是妳唯一的貓類朋友。」牠說。寇洛琳可以從語氣裏想像到牠聳肩的樣子。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1LOIW5pke
「噢，那我大概也是你唯一的人類朋友吧。」寇洛琳吐吐舌，不滿牠的挖苦。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2tJrYUTJJ
貓咪沒有接話。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEB0qpVc8x7
「不過我們是真正的朋友，對吧。」她露出甜甜的一笑。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ832NHMkvQD
「……嗯。」貓咪的語氣聽起來有些害羞。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXxvRhAe39
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6qinkz0dZ
「寇洛琳，」沉默了好一段時間，牠再度開口。「只要妳希望的話……」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUHYnBT6Qv
低沉的嗓音清了清喉嚨。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXw76QJhma3
「嗯？」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOcNpiXnIj
「只要妳需要我，我就會陪在妳身邊。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSIku9rIGBc
「真的嗎！？」她興奮地尖叫起來，不太相信從貓咪口中會聽到這種話。「你的意思是，一直一直跟我在一起嗎？」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XpRjQbqKH
「嗯。」牠再度重申。「只要妳需要我的話。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXLadnAKlT
「你的口氣聽起來，好像哪一天我就不要你似的。」這讓寇洛琳聽起來很不舒服。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYNeU3BdfaL
「不是嗎？你們人類總是喜新厭舊。」牠自嘲。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mSzV5L5Sz
「才不會！」她大叫。「朋友之間是沒有這種事情的！」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuU8KWxdaWw
「是嗎？」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2cygXxW1S
「我們會一直一直在一起，沒有什麼新舊之分的！知道了嗎？」她氣瘋了，對著貓咪大聲說教。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHUXLJhgJt
「……好吧，既然妳這麼說，我就試試看吧。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01A2OhKaJb
寇洛琳滿意地點了點頭。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyli3dt8Yp
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv47frPPGwv
「我會一直在妳身旁陪著妳，當妳的朋友，寇洛琳。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOZEviG0D9
寇洛琳開心地笑了。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj51JYUh7BI
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qJpsJo5Ko
然後，她又在夢中的世界玩了好久好久。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCi1LrPmiS2
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47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZstGCpIHCV
翌日，早晨的陽光射進窗戶，照在寇洛琳的臉上。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg4KdbMn9Hv
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zfkNSLwP2
「寇洛琳，起床囉。妳該去上學了。」媽媽站在床邊對她說。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMi9wrx8tX
她睜開眼，床上只有她一個人，貓咪早就不見蹤影。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3GyIhqMMr
不過她知道，牠就在她附近。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbrwQu4VbAO
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwcwB89QNP
牠會一直陪著她的。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuhQVTyB7C
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRs54J7vpn
這個想法讓寇洛琳全身都感到暖洋洋的。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSIIw0IQYp
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4YXN0YSavQ
「怎麼了，親愛的？一起床就傻笑。做了好夢嗎？」媽媽問。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOxXqskuhb
「嗯，算是吧。」她點點頭，下床把被子折好。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdolRe86MsI
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接著，她換好衣服，走到客廳和家人共進早餐。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCN7gQ01s7
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拉到這裡才發現這是正常向的人，真是抱歉XD(現在說好像有點太遲)47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjpvHaEnHDi
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《第十四道門》是一部很好看的作品，我是說真的。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvJtRMny41
從打開書的第一頁我就萌得亂七八糟XDD(對不起我的萌點似乎有些奇怪)47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylkFZKJcfn
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因為太愛貓先生所以就生出這篇私心了U_U///47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5yT1RLMK7u
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不過，小女孩寇洛琳終究會長大的47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMuH7kKARB3
寇洛林已經開始成長了47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mynGowsUG
「永遠」這種東西對小孩來說或許很長47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2t3VFl1cYl
但是長大之後呢?47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwL1t99Vw68
所謂的一直在一起，又是多長的一段時間?47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9UHxRzngm
重要的東西隨著時間的改變，是否仍然重要?47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyUzbzgQFX
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不過，我還是很喜歡寇洛琳與貓咪「現在」的這段情誼47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKeJNddkkf
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請大家抱持著以上的疑問與心態，去欣賞這本書，以及這篇文。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJC1txY3dHn
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