愛莉的真名自然不是愛莉，如她所言她是個攝影師。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt54mPFOoNW
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但準確來說，是前攝影師。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmuQuW0RSe8
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfRY2CC3ga
「全職做攝影師而養得活自己嘅人唔多……好可惜，愛莉唔係其中之一。」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTpy1LpWeL
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKbynNcY5e
鈴兒帶我來到了天井下的接待處，從抽屜中拿出一張相片，上面都是鈴兒和大家在阡迴旅館中的日常照。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRagOK7B7t
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9RC712yuJ
雖然不是甚麼美輪美奐的服飾背景，但從構圖，光影，看得出愛莉精準地捕捉了大家的身姿。笑著的鈴兒，彼此碰杯的阿力與阿倫，伏在鈴兒胸前撒嬌的渺渺……愛莉的相片之中滲透著日常感，看畢後有種心中暖洋洋的感覺。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmVy7dPWbK
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1ztfZbVlt
「好靚係唔係？」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4AFerBorsV
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZkTXWj5BM
我看著相片中的鈴兒說：「嗯，好靚。」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwa25nC4WAa
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNxFFD2MN0
「愛莉嘅影相技術無異係真材實料，但係想喺香港做一個全職攝影師實在太難，唉。」鈴兒嘆一口氣道，「所以佢亦無辦法，只有向現實低頭，做返會計。」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Ohdpx5LBO
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZqcfINRrW
「吓，會計？咁咪完全唔關事……」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwkKLMqaTF
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2h4rEa1Kbb
「嗯，仲無晒私人時間添。」鈴兒說，「佢係某晚OT到凌晨，忍唔住話落街買咖啡，結果走咗去天星碼頭旁邊忍唔住對住個海喊。又唔想返上去寫字樓，又唔可以一走了之，因為要靠份工生活……」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcq0sPYexY0
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnXTlaBeae
我輕咬下唇：「我好明白……大家生活都唔易。」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6WfKwmtDA
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2438DhlPri
「但佢真係好鐘意影相，咁嘅生活……佢根本無返去嘅理由。」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXbcwQtipz
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCgjY7Ck0s
「返去嘅理由…」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6RYg9v9i6w
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmiWQTyYO8
「之後係大廈入面蕩失路，搵唔到升降機大堂，行出大廈只見到阡迴旅館，愛莉就係咁樣嚟到呢度。」鈴兒說。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJHfpGK8pz
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb85Wxq7Hyj
我搖頭道：「唔怪得佢唔想返去，係度佢可以盡情影相，又唔使擔心生計，我係佢都唔走。」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZbkEnnWSa
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpp2GbPSaRg
「當然，但問題就係呢度：留係阡迴旅館之中，無論留幾耐都好，佢永遠無可能成為真正嘅攝影師。」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIn2rMxnrYJ
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2gqeFSKTs
我心中一沉。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Tp3bcFW9f
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEc6KQOf4c7
因為我意識到阡迴旅館的限制了。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hPuUhlT29
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqaVPC7EvJG
這兒沒有時間流動，雖然我們不會老去不會疲累，但也意味著在阡迴旅館中沒有成為更好版本自己的可能。阡迴旅館內時間是停滯的，所以人生也會定格在這兒。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNoWv37thUT
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhMww7NozdJ
只要留在這兒，愛莉永遠沒法成為攝影師。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDPCjEkxad
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprlthbc9pJ
只要留在這兒，我也永遠沒法……831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVdwt70LLw
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxHBeMEKzR
「唔好意思，遲咗。」旁邊的門打開，愛莉穿過門到達大堂。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKSCOFcZUXv
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLN2wOvzyb
「唔緊要，係我同阿柏早咗到。反正我地呢度唔缺時間啦。」鈴兒馬上擺出開朗的樣子，果然在這笑容下是一顆體貼，溫柔的細膩內心。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe5iQmrAd85
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9RCGS6FzKC
「我始終想再睇多次。」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfG3JNXMNy
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIH62tOAliE
「睇幾多次都可以喔。」鈴兒說，「嚟，我邊行邊講你知，阿柏。」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrOnK0Tv35
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMYBgKm1Su
「哦…哦好！」我唯唯諾諾跟上。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNWe2Lr9GB
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSisrXJmSA
按鈴兒剛剛所說，她就是要使用名為「阡迴之門」的權能，通往時間和平行宇宙…？831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv38gDOfkvI
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pAKIdGFmw
甚麼跟甚麼。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRM8lNcDfIS
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXgvm49wu4c
「阡迴旅館係所有道路嘅交匯之處，即使係唔同時間線嘅平行宇宙都包括在內。身為職員嘅我，就係要負責為住客打開阡迴之門，令佢地搵到返去嘅動機同地方。」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcZakaijQp
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXT5VfSDg9q
這時我突然發現鈴兒修長的玉掌結出了一個手印。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8f85r8Mt4
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyovZumZGTC
「例如——」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFwMQVc6mpY
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEFj0IcooI
隨她優雅的腰姿擺動往前走，鈴兒腳下的地板突然如泛起漣漪般輕晃，她別著的風鈴髮飾奏鳴出清脆的聲音。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCqnOIeUbs
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4j27lbWmZq
「叮鈴……叮鈴……」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanq7r0Ruup
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtp26Fj0R8
鈴兒閉上眼，如同傾聽著風鈴在天井之中激起的迴音。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqK31zse7UV
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9I17ionc6
「嗯，行呢邊。」鈴兒張開眼回首微笑，然後信步往迴音最為深厚的角落走去。的確很明顯聽得到迴音從這邊傳來，原來風鈴是用來定位的方法。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMB48bkEPOv
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlgu1FxHFs6
我們穿過天井下的大堂，迴音的殘響言猶在耳，天井化成巨大的共鳴箱，每隔幾步殘響都會再次掠過中庭，提醒我們前進的方向。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHDi7GKpOf
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kwdunKui4
「你睇呢道門。」鈴兒說。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOGfRI9btz
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9yJsiqXh29
「Hall 2B？」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAEuh3xRwd
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXNFMBGV8d
這門的風格與阡迴旅館的室內設計格格不入，金屬邊框加上噴砂銅面相當歐式，門柄還是木雕花的長形原木，能看到木紋在凹凸浮雕上起伏。在門的正中央，以秀麗的英文寫上「Hall 2B」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjpMTpmG718
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnCTdlueeZ
「阡迴之門會複製出目的地嘅一扇門，之後穿過去就可以到達目的地。」鈴兒按著門把，「準備好？」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJIjy3IgqZ
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctDYhmVzJv
我點點頭：「嗯。」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfYlR2gIit
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSManLszXhv
「唔係問你喇阿柏，我問緊愛莉。」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQ2QrQIWeV
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMi6NAiPXi
愛莉失笑：「我準備好。」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNLeZc6jNs
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbr0tPTsPT
甚麼嘛，她還是會笑的。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrPzpkYgNE
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLq6XLTQLj
「嘎——」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWxz2roSBj
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYhwh5Lcak
鈴兒推開阡迴之門，我們三人魚貫地通過，門的後方竟然不是阡迴旅館的任何一個空間，而是一個宴會現場！831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRRbYJs1Mg
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdDE7PF5tNb
「呢度……！」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tRDG3WvWG
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKmjJERCA0j
舞台前方大排筵席，人們都衣香鬢影，一桌又一桌的大圓桌旁坐著各國籍的各色人種，但他們都穿得相當體面，男的穿西裝燕尾服，女的穿晚裝裙子。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88NebLvMLu
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xo61cn4QM
啊糟糕了雖然未搞清這是怎麼回事，但我穿著很舒服但絕不適合這兒的鬆身外套和運動褲……831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU4hwGXF18T
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyEi1hcIJdD
「咦？」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7EP2MmtIR
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKWssseaDt
低頭一看，我身上不知何時都換上了寶藍色的西裝和皮鞋。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyd6QO5wHzZ
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrFopxdeXr
「幾襯你啊，阿柏。」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6hokkS5I0
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAmduBAgJo
「多謝……你地都…我地幾時換埋衫？」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGUeoCAKVc
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMsCwC8Boo
鈴兒穿上了酒紅色的長尾晚裝裙，高根鞋上的黑絲襪與晚裝長手襪互相呼應，而愛莉就穿上了橙色的晚裝裙加上優雅的長披肩。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLymvwfb1n
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdn1MyBFzS
「始終係嚟呢種場合嘛。」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rbnvNgAF7
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTp91LOhU4j
我回首看看剛才穿過的門，剛好有一名侍者穿門而出，可以看到門後已經變回了酒店金碧輝煌的大堂，絕非古色古香的阡迴旅館。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdMw6U38AJ
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP73H3rQlI5
「呢度係……」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtHVr9aa2F
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVqD2xhm3U
環顧四周，我馬上看到舞台上的英文標題：世界新聞攝影基金會頒獎典禮，這倒算了，但最嚇人的是後面的年份。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpaMVOiBC5y
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDQuaBf7AM
「等陣先！個年份係唔係寫錯？！」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSm5slxl3Y
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQQzCDw4Vp
鈴兒說：「年份無寫錯，呢度係未來，應該話係多如恆河沙數無數個未來之中嘅其中一個。」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hIXtOTmWi
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExiWx00gYt
「世界新聞攝影比賽，係世界上其中一個最重要嘅攝影比賽，同美國嘅普立茲獎齊名。但係後者主要係美國人先可以參加，所以……呢度可以話係攝影記者嘅殿堂。」愛莉雙眼閃閃發亮。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8emH6BRap
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOk28R0taTK
「各位先生女士，請大家就座，好快我地今晚嘅典禮就會正式開始。」舞台上出現同樣穿著西裝的主持人，他以英文發言，附近的人聞言也紛紛和正在聊天聚首的人暫時別過，然後坐回自己的座位上。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqhE6sUFab
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvI9Ozo03j
就在那瞬間，我看到了。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCaI1HY3HvK
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5dT8r0FVZ
主舞台前方的一張圓桌旁，一個女士與男伴坐下。那女士不是誰，正是我們身邊的愛莉！但是看年紀似乎年長些許，旁邊那個男人與她也表現親密，無名指上的婚戒……是他的丈夫！831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOGrtrZp7D
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdNkxSBXFi
這就是鈴兒口中說的「未來」！831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0D3BhxJP8
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC5V6WZAGBp
「鈴兒，我地坐邊？」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vVgRfdBp1
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2u6xFybL9g
這種場合都是預先分配好座位的吧，我們身為從阡迴旅館而來的人怎麼辦？831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUyQvVUyfyL
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6roQ1YzSd
「我地行呢邊。」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeq9k3eAXF0
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpG9cZ8JONr
鈴兒領著我們逆人潮而上，賓客回到舞台前的座位，我們離舞台而遠去，如同逆著時間流而上一樣。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmbCXjhQIz
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Ps8qqgzIP
就在我們再次穿門而過前。我卻看到那兒年長的愛莉正回首看著我們的方向！831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTR36yIOded
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKQULuxWS3
「嘎——」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zzAA9MLjA
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsYJxWrFqy
穿過大門，我們卻沒有回到阡迴旅館，而是回到了同一個宴會廳！831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8WgjpWVQt
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGyJ6Lgb3Dr
「得獎者係，來自香港嘅愛莉女士！」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpGoCuCKq2
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObcLiSFlUq
這邊的年長愛莉衣服變了，身邊的丈夫也換了一個人！831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUK9RUCF0t
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJjwfQC5Ai
「呢度已經係另一個平行宇宙。」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQl82xnM1U
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXQBAS7umb
鈴兒繼續前進，剛好我們這邊的門旁邊有著另一扇門，我們馬上又鑽進去。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzFrBiFpbm
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHlzH0VCIm
「得獎者係，來自香港嘅愛莉女士！」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCKaxwtIMZ
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡin7YvPywH2
年長愛莉的衣服再次改變，身邊變成了一個較年青的男生。831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcceB2N07qW
831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXWcONcn1wr
「得獎者係，來自香港嘅愛莉女士！」831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjBNgpg6jJ
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