說好要吃點高級的冰,結果還是走向那間熟得不能再熟的老店。79Please respect copyright.PENANA5p8a3tbty7
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轉出堤防的小路後,穿過一段轉角,他們來到那間不用導航的小雜貨鋪——「甜果子店」的藍白遮陽棚還在,玻璃冷櫃貼著褪色的水果圖案,門口的鈴鐺一晃就會發出清脆的叮噹聲。79Please respect copyright.PENANAOTsH4Z8fc2
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這是一間典型的駄菓子店,狹窄的店內擺滿了花花綠綠的小零嘴和玩具,貨架上是幾十種用五十圓硬幣就能抽的糖果轉盤和膠囊玩具,連牆角那台復古彈珠機都還在喘氣。空氣中混著糖粉、醬油仙貝和夏日的黏熱,讓人一走進來,就像跌進了童年記憶的罐子裡。79Please respect copyright.PENANAoQXbYHXLl0
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糸師凜推開門,那聲鈴響像什麼久違的信號一樣,讓站在櫃檯後方的阿姨抬起頭。79Please respect copyright.PENANAh2znhxOomr
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「哎呦,這不是小凜嗎!啊、小莉奈也來啦?你們好久沒一起來了欸。」79Please respect copyright.PENANApyB8dZR7xB
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星野莉奈笑著揮了揮手:「阿姨好~我們剛剛在堤防遇到,突然想吃冰!」79Please respect copyright.PENANAPjueoaXnBT
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她一邊說,一邊瞄了一眼牆邊的抽籤箱——那是她小時候最愛賭運氣的角落,總想抽中那張印著「再來五顆」的幸運紙條,可惜幾乎每次都落空。每次她都抱著一點點希望,又失落地看著那張「銘謝惠顧」。79Please respect copyright.PENANAk0tw4I7RnH
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坐在旁邊的糸師冴總是嘴上嫌她笨,轉頭再替她抽一張——79Please respect copyright.PENANAuPX2qrK168
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還是不會中。79Please respect copyright.PENANAlFA02SQIxV
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而糸師凜呢?小時候他反而手氣超好,吃個冰棒也能中兩次——她還記得有一次冴撕開包裝,發現自己依然是「謝謝光臨」、小凜卻又中了一支⋯⋯冴當場黑臉,整個人像是剛輸掉一場球賽,嘴裡對小凜振振有詞:79Please respect copyright.PENANAYG9bH2vVJA
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『凜,你又把運氣用在沒用的地方了——世界第一是不靠運氣的。』79Please respect copyright.PENANAfhKvqH1OiS
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她每次都會在冴的身後偷笑,一邊覺得好笑、一邊又有點心疼小凜那無辜的臉——還要趁冴轉過來看自己的幸運紙條前,趕快把所有表情收好。79Please respect copyright.PENANAMfW83cl6jA
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『妳抽中了嗎?』79Please respect copyright.PENANAQ3RlQizPrU
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『⋯⋯還是沒有。』79Please respect copyright.PENANAwMtP1BD4Re
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她硬憋住笑。79Please respect copyright.PENANA7ZFx29N0Js
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冴瞇眼看她:『那妳開心什麼?』79Please respect copyright.PENANAvwAgteGFWs
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『就⋯⋯覺得開心呀。』79Please respect copyright.PENANArwPD2wah9i
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她沒說出口的是,她沒真的想要那些中獎的糖果或冰棒——她更記得的,是冴咬著冰棒、不服輸的樣子,那種「我絕對會贏回來」的眼神。就算只是跟弟弟賭個抽獎,他也從不肯認輸。79Please respect copyright.PENANAXLIUWP7BvC
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「真難得。」阿姨的聲音把她拉回現實,語氣像是在翻出舊相簿,「以前你們三個最常一放學就衝過來買冰棒。你哥都會很認真把口袋裡的零錢全都翻出來——可愛得要命。」79Please respect copyright.PENANAJ33WUM43T5
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糸師凜摸了摸後腦勺,什麼都沒說。79Please respect copyright.PENANAiX7V9qQol6
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「好久沒看到他了。」阿姨笑著,有點感慨地說。接著又笑瞇瞇地對著星野莉奈:「啊不過莉奈妳齁,是不是要變成大明星啦?我有時候會在電視上看到妳耶!現在變得這麼漂亮了——」79Please respect copyright.PENANArHOPkycutK
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「哈、還沒到大明星啦!」星野莉奈笑笑,低頭彎進冰櫃,挑了支熟悉的紅豆牛奶冰,「以後真的變大明星了,我再幫阿姨宣傳呀。」79Please respect copyright.PENANAX4AEPrx3eY
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「不用啦!妳多來就好了啦!不然弟弟一個人來,太孤單了。」阿姨手掌在面前開心地搧了搧。79Please respect copyright.PENANACfn7elimjK
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「——現在都只看到弟弟一個,真是不習慣啊。」79Please respect copyright.PENANAD1SsJEfgAp
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糸師凜只是尷尬地笑了一下,彎下身選了一支巧克力口味的冰棒,拆袋前順手把保存期限轉正來看。79Please respect copyright.PENANAUKyY6LbPlq
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阿姨看著他,笑著搖搖頭:「都長這麼高了,還是挑一樣的口味。真是從小沒變過喔。」79Please respect copyright.PENANAcQP4fLirFL
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結帳的時候,星野莉奈先一步把錢遞出去。79Please respect copyright.PENANAyFHBBdOFP7
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「等一下——我可以自己付!」糸師凜抗議。79Please respect copyright.PENANApWBBY4bQMh
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「不行。」她一臉理所當然,「說好了今天我請。你哥不在啊,總得有人當你哥的替身吧?」79Please respect copyright.PENANAHMHIRJmPIE
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阿姨在旁邊聽了,忍不住笑出聲:「你們真的沒變欸,吵吵鬧鬧這麼可愛。」79Please respect copyright.PENANAhZwM633Q31
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那話像是一滴水,落進一池靜得過頭的水裡,掀起一圈圈細微漣漪——他們兩人各自拿走自己的冰棒。79Please respect copyright.PENANAf896DzXb00
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只有他們自己知道,有些事早就變了。79Please respect copyright.PENANARw7fS6avLq
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那個會幫他打開冰棒袋的人,不在了。79Please respect copyright.PENANAHZUtwSt2Ij
而她,也不再需要彎腰替小小孩挑巧克力口味。79Please respect copyright.PENANAQKFB0APnBS
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「——還是一樣像小情侶。」79Please respect copyright.PENANArBRZyAIDYc
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糸師凜手中的冰棒差點噴出去,一臉「早知道今天就不來了」的樣子。79Please respect copyright.PENANAvw3vwcIIRn
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「阿姨,妳這誤會也太大了吧——我明明是他嫂子耶,拜託。」79Please respect copyright.PENANA6Bo07xYbFN
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倒是星野莉奈又恢復小時候那種流氓樣。79Please respect copyright.PENANAKiHlnaLrei
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「啊?噢!對耶!哎呀——妳看看我這記憶,就說你哥哥真的太久沒來了啊。」79Please respect copyright.PENANA5HHn97MnQr
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星野莉奈光速轉身用「你看你哥快變死人了」的臉對向糸師凜。79Please respect copyright.PENANABA7jPhEn5N
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接著轉回頭笑笑地對阿姨打過招呼,兩人快速鑽出小鋪。79Please respect copyright.PENANAlzsJ3VvtCh
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走出去後,冰棒拆開,夏天的黏熱在店外撲上來。出來時天色更暗了一些,風裡有一點海的鹹味。他們一人咬著一支冰,慢慢走向回家的路。79Please respect copyright.PENANAE2aqwB597V
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「啊~我怎麼覺得剛才有點累。」星野莉奈大聲地呼出一口氣。79Please respect copyright.PENANAAiXUR1A7X6
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「阿姨還是很熱情啊。」糸師凜含著巧克力冰棒。79Please respect copyright.PENANANuQlGS3Fjj
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「小凜,你還記得我小時候超愛拍你們嗎?」星野莉奈啃著冰棒說。79Please respect copyright.PENANAYCQV6L5hUN
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「記得,拍立得那台,粉紅色的。」79Please respect copyright.PENANAd7yIaTIvsI
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「你記得好清楚喔?」79Please respect copyright.PENANAz7sXNUDfCN
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「因為妳每次都叫我們站好,還要配合角度。」79Please respect copyright.PENANAZtToeMTFhl
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「我以為那時候你沒什麼記憶,任人擺布。」她咯咯笑了幾聲。79Please respect copyright.PENANArHu2Zzyh4r
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「⋯⋯我那是小,不是傻。差很多好嗎。」79Please respect copyright.PENANAPpOYyO3b6h
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星野莉奈又自顧自地笑了一下後,啃了兩口冰,像是想起什麼似的,歪頭看他:79Please respect copyright.PENANApfSoPnozZl
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「你這次有中獎嗎?」79Please respect copyright.PENANASdzP1McIv5
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糸師凜低頭看了一下手中。79Please respect copyright.PENANA7HwvU3NVGc
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「——好耶!」79Please respect copyright.PENANAOzet2RwWNP
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「怎麼樣怎麼樣?又中了嗎?」79Please respect copyright.PENANAfSKCyD5qyc
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「沒中!」79Please respect copyright.PENANAYbFWBdwnTw
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糸師凜很高興,星野莉奈笑得有點迷惑,「哥哥說了啊——不要在這種事情上浪費運氣。」79Please respect copyright.PENANAFxuz9I3K2G
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被打敗了,還說你不傻⋯⋯星野莉奈差點暈倒。但還是忍不住想:哇,原來這世界上真的有人比她還相信他哥。79Please respect copyright.PENANAAn3sMBGobA
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嘴角止不住一直上揚,又好笑又無奈,又意外覺得可愛,就算長高了,小凜還是小凜呀,從小都沒改變——突然覺得自己也沒那麼孤單了。79Please respect copyright.PENANASmc93g5KSO
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「小凜。」79Please respect copyright.PENANAbEOE9gMsyu
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「嗯?」79Please respect copyright.PENANAfY1keCY8nL
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「你是不是從來沒有懷疑過你哥會回來?」79Please respect copyright.PENANAXjFC1JBvDK
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他咬著冰棒,想了一下。79Please respect copyright.PENANAS3hZyIQq9r
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「沒有耶。」79Please respect copyright.PENANAOccyAguous
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「為什麼呀?」79Please respect copyright.PENANACNmK86Gl2i
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「因為他沒說不回來啊。」79Please respect copyright.PENANAuHnoecmL2t
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星野莉奈沒有立刻回話,她低頭看著快融掉的紅豆牛奶冰棒。79Please respect copyright.PENANATx9iAKOyaR
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「⋯⋯那你有想過,如果你哥真的回來,你會跟他說什麼嗎?」79Please respect copyright.PENANAghqCmmR9gU
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「嗯⋯⋯『歡迎回來』?」79Please respect copyright.PENANAe0bNwWVtOa
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「就這樣?」79Please respect copyright.PENANAZwoBf1DQ7m
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「可能還會跟他說⋯⋯我都有看他的比賽喔?哥哥真的很厲害⋯⋯之類的吧。」79Please respect copyright.PENANAaPGNkz0BU1
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「⋯⋯你都不會想揍他嗎?」79Please respect copyright.PENANApzjmar9cF2
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「不會啊。為什麼要揍哥哥?」79Please respect copyright.PENANAZO7vegZFt5
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「因為他都不回你訊息啊。四年耶,完全不理你。」星野莉奈笑著,彷彿自己跟他們一點關係都沒有。79Please respect copyright.PENANAMIbyP9OhoS
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「沒關係吧?反正回來就好了啊。」79Please respect copyright.PENANA1Fyc4XOA4O
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回來就好了啊。星野莉奈笑了一下。79Please respect copyright.PENANAIteZXZf2MJ
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「好像也是吼。」79Please respect copyright.PENANARnO8jrJiOM
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「嗯啊。」糸師凜把最後一口冰咽下喉嚨,翻過冰棒棍再確認一次——沒有中獎。79Please respect copyright.PENANAmke6H6XxF7
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她望著天色漸暗,像是在斟酌什麼。然後忽然開口——79Please respect copyright.PENANAXCP0R6sKjP
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「那你可以幫我嗎?」79Please respect copyright.PENANAVHMxETUkiw
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「幫妳什麼?」79Please respect copyright.PENANA0nXFEiggax
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「我要揍他。」她甜笑著說。79Please respect copyright.PENANAiwpc93lF8n
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「⋯⋯蛤?」79Please respect copyright.PENANA5ToXbG1XOG
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「你幫我錄影。」星野莉奈把冰棒棍含在嘴裡,雙手插在腦門後,「錄超高清。」79Please respect copyright.PENANAZ6mlaAxxrC
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糸師凜的眉頭皺得很緊。79Please respect copyright.PENANA78YSLnAZqh
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又來了——莉奈很怪,他們很怪。79Please respect copyright.PENANAIZUq4pKoEU
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星野莉奈喜孜孜地笑著,像是剛剛那場無厘頭的對話,真的讓她鬆了一口氣似的。79Please respect copyright.PENANAVg3cD7GRQ4
後來,她沒再提冴的事,糸師凜也沒問要怎麼幫她錄。最後,他們來到住宅區的路口。79Please respect copyright.PENANAMOw0yq0Njc
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「今天很意外也很開心可以遇到你,謝謝你啦,小凜。」79Please respect copyright.PENANA5ZbbUBp75H
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糸師凜其實不知道自己做了什麼需要被感謝。但他也沒有想要多問。79Please respect copyright.PENANASEu6RrQ0aP
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「掰掰啦!」79Please respect copyright.PENANApuQv5kOg2Y
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「掰。」79Please respect copyright.PENANAhYcxZ3sG4U
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他們在兩家的交錯口告別。各自背著書包往兩條不同的平行路去。79Please respect copyright.PENANA2g8JfqPWow
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他們背對背晃啊晃地走遠。糸師凜心裡還是同個念頭——79Please respect copyright.PENANAAEUaNx5j4q
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她真的很怪,從小就這樣。79Please respect copyright.PENANAOcUTVSS20R
總是做些奇怪的事,說些奇怪的話,然後笑得什麼事都沒有。79Please respect copyright.PENANAWDbyqHHeWV
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他哥也是。什麼都不說,卻總是默默地、理所當然地接受她的怪。79Please respect copyright.PENANAGrKelsXUd6
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他有時候真的不太懂。79Please respect copyright.PENANAgqyeV0XDdv
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但從小就是這樣長大的,他早就習慣了。79Please respect copyright.PENANAZCYgDN1TnS
也漸漸覺得——也許這樣的怪,就剛剛好。79Please respect copyright.PENANAR5ndhY1Nz0
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天色已經完全暗了,街邊的燈一盞一盞亮起。79Please respect copyright.PENANANIf4x0BiCm
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傍晚過後,風還是繼續吹。79Please respect copyright.PENANAVFawLW0fsA
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其實她有一瞬間,是想問的。問那個問題。79Please respect copyright.PENANA9aaNJNPzA4
問那句她最怕問出口的——79Please respect copyright.PENANAqJ3G2TO1cJ
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「可是,如果你哥真的不回來呢?」79Please respect copyright.PENANA1iW3004TWK
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她沒有問出口。79Please respect copyright.PENANArUcCF4Rx6B
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她不想讓小凜猶豫,也不想讓自己聽見一個「不知道」。79Please respect copyright.PENANANBiFYzDIzf
更不想在小凜面前哭出來。79Please respect copyright.PENANA0Z8tCf339E
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所以她抬起頭,笑著轉了個彎。79Please respect copyright.PENANADyET22YuU0
沒問那句怕得要命的話,只是對他說:79Please respect copyright.PENANAsBi0URkyb4
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等她揍他哥的時候,可不可以幫她錄個超高清。79Please respect copyright.PENANA48qNhCO8F1
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就像以前一樣。79Please respect copyright.PENANAV8Ll0hoLje
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她從來不是一個需要人幫忙的女孩。79Please respect copyright.PENANAlm1zDAYO8T
可那天,她想把某個畫面留住,想找個人交代清楚。79Please respect copyright.PENANAhUfvth9aFG
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不是求助,只是交託。79Please respect copyright.PENANA3y00idnmaG
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她只是想,在那一拳落下的瞬間,有雙眼睛替她見證——79Please respect copyright.PENANAtaZnSTBRGA
她真的、打下去了。79Please respect copyright.PENANA378eUYbwPY
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不是所有人都會懂這種想法。79Please respect copyright.PENANAiPWuFqiOol
但她知道,小凜會。79Please respect copyright.PENANAwjnVmJpjPc
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她清楚自己能一個人撐過去。只是偶爾,還是會想要一種很單純的支持。79Please respect copyright.PENANASSejaAz9tE
沒有懷疑,沒有分析,也沒有勸退。79Please respect copyright.PENANAIkDhCREkWh
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就像她叫他們來看自己成為萬眾矚目的模特兒時,哥哥會嘴硬毒舌,小凜會用力點頭。79Please respect copyright.PENANAoPNoAQp19t
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像以前一樣。79Please respect copyright.PENANAU0gKa0VX41
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像一根細細的、卻絕對不會倒的旗桿。79Please respect copyright.PENANAXQbf3movlo
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「你就幫我錄,要錄超高清。」79Please respect copyright.PENANAvi3Jnsdbia
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語氣像在發號施令,卻也是一種信任的任務交付。79Please respect copyright.PENANAv9VqkIZASj
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她不是要依賴誰。79Please respect copyright.PENANAHnGBmRjNcs
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她只是想,在那一刻,有人站在場邊。79Please respect copyright.PENANA2dBlpuSEDN
不用所有人——只要有一個人就好。79Please respect copyright.PENANAdQcGxeRFB0
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她知道小凜會懂。
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