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寇洛琳一個人。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3z6my4s8Q7
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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。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rLgQB1nq9
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。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2OjyATNGj
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。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDwZIn1bpq
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「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。」27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgiNhUd8NWH
「可是我昨天去過了。」27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuFHkrV6nJ
「妳可以再去一次。」27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaHZClIHEM
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於是，她就這樣被趕了出來。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHHoknh9v7
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一個人在房間裡玩玩具很無聊。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OSIebMg7u
一個人走到後面的破爛網球場再走回來也很無聊。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡetPDKk8vmB
而且自從夏天過後，她就不太想接近那口井。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd36h1ioZgZ
畢竟關在裡面的那個東西她一點也不想想起。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gBsurniEs
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寇洛琳覺得無聊透了。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuVaRLzlDiZ
她曬著太陽，懶洋洋地瞇起眼睛。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaM0lGuStrL
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草叢邊傳來窸窸窣窣的聲音，很像是老鼠在跑。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwuGe6ZYzJ
但是那東西明顯比老鼠大得多。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBPkDDiqSP
她豎耳傾聽。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0a3flI8Vcg
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。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYOL1l8Hhw
27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEvlQvDQML
「是你！」寇洛琳驚訝地看著貓咪。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZQr6sqewR
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。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUE0qvq14P6
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。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmKkUvD4Fy
然後，牠優雅地坐下，與寇洛琳對望著。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡreycsjMy6R
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「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。」27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVG7uBqLphf
貓咪黑色的尾巴晃了晃。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTD0oXUJsKM
「謝謝你。」27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIAdTskNtnl
貓咪又走近了一些，然後坐下。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5mlVmvVt7F
「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。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRUV3trQMu
「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。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbyf8AQKJ6
「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。」27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOmQvSHVwn
貓咪抬起了綠色的眼睛，慢慢眨了眨眼。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxvEmsF9BzX
「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。」27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqImdXuOBxR
她低下了頭，把臉埋在膝蓋之間。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZ8ODCGcvy
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「我只是想要有人陪我。」27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYM7RaByrRZ
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貓咪沒有說話。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkM2CV2EHj
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寇洛琳知道，在這邊的這個世界，貓咪都是不說話的。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7S0oMHVa9s
可是她好想聽聽牠的聲音。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFe0oqQVd15
良久，寇洛琳抬起頭，用袖口擦了擦紅紅的鼻子和臉頰。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQr2sCRTRm
「我們是朋友，對吧？」她對貓咪說。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh97fqeTOKm
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。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNEO3Q81en
27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRGkO4a8Iq
「謝謝你，真的。」她抱起了貓咪，用力擁緊牠。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROpQb2O2gq
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。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDiUeJ17CDy
27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCaIpCyJIr
寇洛琳與貓咪度過了一個愉快的下午。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BuGiYVB9Z
雖然只有她一個人在說話。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hKlhIlBwu
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夜晚，寇洛琳與貓咪肩並肩躺在柔軟溫暖的床鋪上。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNexaCINkJP
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。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzXyVOl1c0
星星在天空中一閃一閃，夜空的顏色跟貓咪身上的一樣。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9IQajvCi90
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「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。」27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ09H6ckzsg0
貓咪聽到這句話，不滿地抖了抖身子。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLOcS1l34N
「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。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3z5LujmIk
她打了個大大的呵欠。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9Sv18154U
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「晚安，貓咪。」她說，然後閉上了眼睛。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXDrFHEmpQM
貓咪綠色的瞳孔轉了轉，也緩緩地閉上。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCtNsrWRAL
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寇洛琳站在一片廣闊無垠的大草原上。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDSeNEh783
四周有山、有樹、有橋、有河流。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMu7ReKe3G
她從來沒見過這種景色。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtToKiUntRR
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。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZt6oqCUZlD
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。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LX5U4NQMn
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。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6w2rjXIOr
她知道自己在夢中。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjBAnn3X2m
但是她從來沒有夢過這麼漂亮又詭異的景致。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvcjh43kDg
27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4IG9kGyb3
「寇洛琳。」有個聲音這樣叫她。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNc7fHO3hyM
寇洛琳回頭張望，但是沒有半個人。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIxRdfQlUW
「寇洛琳。」那聲音又叫了一遍。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryMjLsCe3A
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。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74AwWkVP7I
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。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP812z3MVUk
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她知道並且熟悉這種感覺。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30E4eTfjFf
她認識那個聲音。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWa4jydOsPH
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「貓咪，是你嗎？」她說。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCf6vuL86W7
「是的，是我，寇洛琳。」貓咪的聲音再度響起。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbK5k7gdZet
「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。」27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7EpnD1GDU
「我就在這裡。」貓咪說。「在這裡不需要形體，因為這裡就是這裡。」27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiogGhSYv0z
牠又開始賣弄牠的「貓式哲學」。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8PutkxB6T
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。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdaQosFUwMF
她踩了踩腳下，很軟，就像踩在自己的棉被上一樣軟。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgiPph7C5a
很好，她很滿意。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcg2TQwkFrS
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。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdoDQNXPyag
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。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebvybOzAVz
反正這裡是夢裏，她愛怎麼玩都行。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfIe1fkX2M
等到玩水玩夠了，她就躺在草地上滾來滾去。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEKbcwnxn3
27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwW7w3UOMAI
「我想你大概是我唯一的朋友。」她對貓咪說。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9JFgtKrCH
「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。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERapqw8zCe
「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。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUY5eueQL8h
貓咪沒有接話。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1d5XvtncWA
「不過我們是真正的朋友，對吧。」她露出甜甜的一笑。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyg7Sqzng5y
「……嗯。」貓咪的語氣聽起來有些害羞。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrwmpebIKP
27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRAvAl6Ke6
「寇洛琳，」沉默了好一段時間，牠再度開口。「只要妳希望的話……」27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OdtYnlrXI
低沉的嗓音清了清喉嚨。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSqtXGbaTx
「嗯？」27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhFdH9079j
「只要妳需要我，我就會陪在妳身邊。」27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3d2klRnb3m
「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？」27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJDXW8YMEI
「嗯。」牠再度重申。「只要妳需要我的話。」27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoWV1DNAO0
「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。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTE7dOAPMm
「不是嗎？你們人類總是喜新厭舊。」牠自嘲。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJr2eF0YIc
「才不會！」她大叫。「朋友之間是沒有這種事情的！」27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vTer6HdBB
「是嗎？」27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptZGa4Ei31
「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。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWV1bxBEx2n
「……好吧，既然妳這麼說，我就試試看吧。」27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMtx5lFTXR
寇洛琳滿意地點了點頭。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bpmVOoNrY
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「我會一直在妳身旁陪著妳，當妳的朋友，寇洛琳。」27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6GupBepOD
寇洛琳開心地笑了。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTAiYZ7F42
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然後，她又在夢中的世界玩了好久好久。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYMjs5QJn1
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翌日，早晨的陽光射進窗戶，照在寇洛琳的臉上。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPPdB75zpC
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「寇洛琳，起床囉。妳該去上學了。」媽媽站在床邊對她說。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVjArS1jCO
她睜開眼，床上只有她一個人，貓咪早就不見蹤影。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡms5HogOiz9
不過她知道，牠就在她附近。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyl5tLjeTnv
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牠會一直陪著她的。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFTDxZ1FPm
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這個想法讓寇洛琳全身都感到暖洋洋的。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYULt6rqaF
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「怎麼了，親愛的？一起床就傻笑。做了好夢嗎？」媽媽問。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0vWgfbL2F0
「嗯，算是吧。」她點點頭，下床把被子折好。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9BPco6jzR
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接著，她換好衣服，走到客廳和家人共進早餐。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndWplL9DuV
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噢。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGUcLOkiqB
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)27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu3t7D80Gcs
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《第十四道門》是一部很好看的作品，我是說真的。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRY5mm0nZG
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)27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwtGoWgIK0
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因為太愛貓先生所以就生出這篇私心了U_U///27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFO0Rl3J6M
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不過，小女孩寇洛琳終究會長大的27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMCPUlKcfG
寇洛林已經開始成長了27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuQ6x3w3oL
「永遠」這種東西對小孩來說或許很長27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pbpgdH4ej
但是長大之後呢?27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyuDu2JQfh
所謂的一直在一起，又是多長的一段時間?27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nAOaWsnBg
重要的東西隨著時間的改變，是否仍然重要?27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjPuI8rSGM
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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27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7Tykycbt7
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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。27Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJb673y0NC
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