傍晚的風掃過堤防,太陽已經斜落到海平線上,霞光像一層柔軟的紗披在水面上。89Please respect copyright.PENANANIhy2jYeif
89Please respect copyright.PENANA3n2hBjhOsM
『凜,你在踢球的時候,都在想什麼?』89Please respect copyright.PENANAiZyJYJO4vw
89Please respect copyright.PENANA2HsyWDDTtr
『啊?沒什麼啊。大概只想著進球吧。只要我往危險的地方跑,哥哥就會傳球給我。』89Please respect copyright.PENANABZVR6ahS5N
89Please respect copyright.PENANATFgCqq8HJA
『⋯⋯什麼叫危險的地方?』89Please respect copyright.PENANAoZN8gW6tVU
89Please respect copyright.PENANAym3RS6EgQL
『嗯——會讓對手恐慌、潰敗他們的地方。』89Please respect copyright.PENANAy08rwzw4r1
89Please respect copyright.PENANABfFmPUa92i
他沒注意把冰棒棍含在嘴裡的哥哥,瞄了他一眼。89Please respect copyright.PENANAZptBBn7Qf4
89Please respect copyright.PENANArUAuJrZlOn
『你太依賴直覺了。』89Please respect copyright.PENANAUchCZpuAOq
89Please respect copyright.PENANAaGwktf1dty
『可是哥哥會傳球給我啊,有什麼關係?換做別人,我總覺得差了點什麼。』89Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4YbslLXo0
89Please respect copyright.PENANA6RfklhgQgn
『⋯⋯那要是我不在了,你怎麼辦?』89Please respect copyright.PENANAubZVC5un7X
89Please respect copyright.PENANAamJXbMGPSl
『不知道。不過,我會找人代替你吧。』89Please respect copyright.PENANAgX75Db00Fe
89Please respect copyright.PENANAA0f2r7bvaJ
『上哪找那種人去?你把我當什麼人了!』89Please respect copyright.PENANAwCnuZNewHE
89Please respect copyright.PENANAkqGc08VkvT
『——好痛!』89Please respect copyright.PENANAe7bpQ9ICgL
89Please respect copyright.PENANAova0CEKJL7
哥哥冷不防的一腳踹來,還是哥哥慣用的左腳,差點沒把他踢下堤防。89Please respect copyright.PENANACo4xGJym7c
89Please respect copyright.PENANAUlUDb5Q5lZ
『好好好,我知道了⋯⋯「世界第一的糸師冴」大人。』89Please respect copyright.PENANAkx5v3fzOj0
89Please respect copyright.PENANAEZC4olMS43
他摸摸被踹的地方。哥哥真的,非常不服輸。從以前就是這樣,什麼都要是「世界第一」。89Please respect copyright.PENANAAFyxwUcsux
89Please respect copyright.PENANAX79WFrOXFE
『凜⋯⋯我明天就要去西班牙了。去世界第一俱樂部「RE·AL」的青訓營踢球。』89Please respect copyright.PENANAP40SXfThvk
89Please respect copyright.PENANAZiBWPZyukv
風帶起周圍的細碎塵埃。他看著哥哥遙望前方落著晚霞的大海。89Please respect copyright.PENANA7FwiQQUDzD
89Please respect copyright.PENANAYv2CJqfKoc
他還以為,哥哥不會主動跟他提有關RE·AL的事。89Please respect copyright.PENANAcVkhxNlygY
89Please respect copyright.PENANABAhS8v791P
『⋯⋯我知道啊,幹嘛突然這麼嚴肅?哥哥要成為「世界第一的前鋒」,這不是很正常嗎?』89Please respect copyright.PENANAeLtOH7LSYH
89Please respect copyright.PENANAy8ke0YXey2
他語氣平平的,像早就準備好這一刻很久了。像是——他一直在等哥哥自己說出口。89Please respect copyright.PENANAA4PNK04Vjy
自從那天慶功宴後,他們的生活沒有任何改變。照樣上學、練球,照樣該做什麼做什麼。89Please respect copyright.PENANAzZeFQxxqVn
89Please respect copyright.PENANA6r9ujVaak0
——反正,哥哥什麼也沒跟他說嘛。89Please respect copyright.PENANAWffsdcwMJQ
89Please respect copyright.PENANA2VX2MTEAsK
『⋯⋯我只是先行一步,你也要來。』89Please respect copyright.PENANA8evrR2d44Z
89Please respect copyright.PENANAOyg4HDwr74
那聲音一出口,像把什麼輕輕放了下來。他看向哥哥的側臉,像往常那樣波瀾不驚。89Please respect copyright.PENANAHbeNLyPw6A
89Please respect copyright.PENANAV8bIfRw08u
『我不在的期間,你可別放棄足球哦。』89Please respect copyright.PENANAuJDBz0upke
89Please respect copyright.PENANAbeEQ7SqFEf
他沒馬上接話,只是靜了一秒,然後勾起一邊嘴角。89Please respect copyright.PENANAFCyN5CXCgP
89Please respect copyright.PENANAK1fe3hHd6q
這次,終於不是沉默,而是邀請。89Please respect copyright.PENANASx4h622ztR
89Please respect copyright.PENANAHfdq4IH4P8
哥哥終於開口了——他什麼都沒問,也什麼都沒懷疑,就只是點了點頭。89Please respect copyright.PENANAWYv3SlPf8q
就像這麼多年來他們每次練球前那樣——默契地站在同一個起跑線上。89Please respect copyright.PENANA5ib80V92z8
89Please respect copyright.PENANAUi2kinVKgM
『嗯。我現在的目標是像哥哥一樣,成為日本第一,然後再像哥哥一樣被挖角走。』89Please respect copyright.PENANAO9MDbVrvNt
89Please respect copyright.PENANAL6UIcFpWSu
說這話的時候,他沒有驕傲,也沒有不甘。只是語氣跟往常那樣淡。89Please respect copyright.PENANA1u8yYyN57V
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因為他早就想過了。89Please respect copyright.PENANAA65ZsoGcgR
既然哥哥不說,那他就當作不知道。89Please respect copyright.PENANABDV7b1G7SY
89Please respect copyright.PENANAMC7NImPgUQ
但現在哥哥說了——那他就原諒哥哥了。89Please respect copyright.PENANA2GmdsjOdIS
89Please respect copyright.PENANAC3ITC6zLnE
他看著哥哥微微低下頭,嘴裡還叼著冰棒棍,神情毫無波瀾,卻像終於放心了一樣。89Please respect copyright.PENANAIHEDJ3A6eN
89Please respect copyright.PENANA394pUqBkbP
『嗯,然後再走向世界。』跟他一樣的眼眸轉了過來。89Please respect copyright.PENANA5cM3cabOav
89Please respect copyright.PENANAZOoWrGd3sH
『我們,兩個人要一起,成為世界第一。』89Please respect copyright.PENANABgWahGBghL
89Please respect copyright.PENANArYDRhkfzdS
他們兩兄弟互相擊掌。89Please respect copyright.PENANA5hQ89VwSfW
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掌心相觸的那一下不重,卻溫熱且堅定,比以前任何一次都更像約定。89Please respect copyright.PENANAbGxjNc6i4o
89Please respect copyright.PENANAUk0ZY1uz86
『所以——妳別哭了,莉奈。』89Please respect copyright.PENANAvGKpihzIk2
89Please respect copyright.PENANA5YC5JC7j8Z
哥哥語氣又變回什麼都沒發生那樣——但在開口的瞬間,哥哥聲音比平常要柔和一點,像是不想嚇到她。89Please respect copyright.PENANAVpWisypC3u
89Please respect copyright.PENANAKNaN3wCO6w
他順著哥哥聲音投射的方向,轉頭看向身後。堤防的欄杆外,在他跟哥哥之間,女孩背對著他們,靠著欄杆微微顫抖。89Please respect copyright.PENANAqUCcLBCG25
89Please respect copyright.PENANAId3KamIrBI
『我才沒有哭!』89Please respect copyright.PENANAtX6lMQ2Rcv
89Please respect copyright.PENANAuVBDmTnopb
背抖得更厲害了。89Please respect copyright.PENANA9p6fJEiT6j
89Please respect copyright.PENANA6q0i9b2j9Q
『妳這樣哭,身為背景很不稱職。』哥哥往後仰頭,看著女孩越抖越兇。89Please respect copyright.PENANANzVuPI7Lmw
89Please respect copyright.PENANA3VAEGdWvn5
『——我才不是背景!我這叫給你們空間!』女孩回嘴的聲音很大,好像這樣就可以蓋住她的哽咽。89Please respect copyright.PENANAAKd6A1VHr0
89Please respect copyright.PENANA5GCY5EPHvv
『可是妳從剛才存在感就很強。』頭後仰的哥哥露出死魚眼,抽出嘴裡的冰棒棍,戳了戳女孩的手,『就說別哭了嘛⋯⋯』89Please respect copyright.PENANAtBKRUHAa48
89Please respect copyright.PENANAMlmWUMo0Vf
『不要拿吃過的東西碰我!』89Please respect copyright.PENANADNp8zqJpQY
89Please respect copyright.PENANAq9YxjQfLps
『我是用另一頭戳的,誰叫妳要一直哭?』89Please respect copyright.PENANA7RpmIFBDAX
89Please respect copyright.PENANACf25G5pHMC
『——我就說我沒有哭!』像是要證明自己一樣,她用力轉回頭對著哥哥。89Please respect copyright.PENANA1dXTRPZoqj
89Please respect copyright.PENANAW8g1SXV9bw
啊,明明就在哭。他看向哥哥,哥哥的死魚眼沒有翻回來。89Please respect copyright.PENANAou8P7xMQh9
89Please respect copyright.PENANAAF3AcmnCQU
『⋯⋯妳哭起來好醜喔。』89Please respect copyright.PENANAD7eljcyVxc
89Please respect copyright.PENANASwBszqfZmp
『——糸師冴!』89Please respect copyright.PENANAkrM7hXEPEG
89Please respect copyright.PENANAYMoiS7aZ7F
他看女孩用力踹了哥哥一腳,那力道不輸剛才哥哥給自己的那一腳——他忍不住縮了縮脖子,好像剛剛被踹的地方又更痛了點⋯⋯89Please respect copyright.PENANA1ezaEvkIf1
89Please respect copyright.PENANAKDEko0sADx
他低頭摸了摸那塊還在隱隱作痛的地方。89Please respect copyright.PENANAu6zA7WvTRS
不過比起那一腳,更讓他招架不住的,是哥哥剛才那副表情。89Please respect copyright.PENANA1MnPWQPxVk
89Please respect copyright.PENANAtSTZLoq5LL
不是生氣,也不是不耐。89Please respect copyright.PENANAStBeSKZdYz
是一種像⋯⋯「認命」一樣的冷靜。89Please respect copyright.PENANABIu8woXps6
89Please respect copyright.PENANAZvxHjlbdbA
他偷偷瞄了哥哥一眼。89Please respect copyright.PENANARsfxz4JcE3
89Please respect copyright.PENANA8Jh7Ves7O3
明明那麼好強的哥哥,卻都會默默接受她各種「更強」的舉止——89Please respect copyright.PENANAa9OGMRamnf
明明只要有人碰他一下,哥哥都會瞪過去,眼神冷得讓人整個退開。但那女孩不管做什麼,哥哥頂多覺得彆扭——89Please respect copyright.PENANAOj354TIX9U
89Please respect copyright.PENANASjBiKflOSE
像現在這樣被一腳踹過來,他也只是皺了下眉,然後默默地把袖子拉高,低頭檢查一下手腕,動作甚至有點敷衍,好像已經很習慣。89Please respect copyright.PENANAqqKMq7JDS7
89Please respect copyright.PENANAdqERfLsd03
他看著那兩個人——一個氣呼呼地站著,一個淡淡地低頭擦手腕。89Please respect copyright.PENANApGJhlgS3wL
89Please respect copyright.PENANABTACP9CR9f
誰也沒有多說什麼,空氣卻悶悶的。他甚至有點不敢動,彷彿一動就會打擾什麼。89Please respect copyright.PENANAOP4ueMkBkU
89Please respect copyright.PENANArOfloIGeB7
他真的搞不懂。89Please respect copyright.PENANAyY8Xmsyhkp
89Please respect copyright.PENANAOaVKBx9SIO
哥哥到底有沒有看出她那麼明顯的心意?她又知不知道哥哥的想法?89Please respect copyright.PENANAx9etw20GV3
還是兩個人其實都知道了,卻又都裝作不知道?89Please respect copyright.PENANAhn7STpoPFn
89Please respect copyright.PENANA8wiuQvfIdm
——不知道。89Please respect copyright.PENANAiJOd2cpRHa
不知道的事太多了,所以他其實很困惑,哥哥跟那個女孩,到底該怎麼想他們才好?89Please respect copyright.PENANAhZnHDJFRGw
89Please respect copyright.PENANAldwzlnSGqL
就像現在,他真的分不出來——他們到底是在吵架,還是在談戀愛?89Please respect copyright.PENANAIhIe4T0tz8
89Please respect copyright.PENANAMkBQq8P9Xg
他知道啊——去年,女孩跟哥哥告白了。他一點都不意外。89Please respect copyright.PENANAA8EacI4xPF
不過就跟那封RE·AL的邀請函一樣,過去了,也沒有什麼後續。89Please respect copyright.PENANAubejC62kJ7
89Please respect copyright.PENANA7IwXEGOa26
他們的生活也是,沒有什麼改變——哥哥對她還是那樣平平淡淡,女孩對哥哥還是一樣風風火火。89Please respect copyright.PENANALeGKX7P70s
89Please respect copyright.PENANADiC3fZ2DHE
很怪。89Please respect copyright.PENANAznE0PMitEk
不是說談戀愛應該都很甜蜜嗎?她鬧來鬧去的,吵著要當最重要的那個——結果,把哥哥也弄得有點不太對勁了。89Please respect copyright.PENANA46eBgeANuP
89Please respect copyright.PENANAfa7tdrMP2r
真的很怪。89Please respect copyright.PENANAas6x96YBhV
89Please respect copyright.PENANAHWK9tWDzhG
他記得去年某次練球,女孩突然說要去試鏡,說是「一輩子唯一一次比哥哥還重要的事」——89Please respect copyright.PENANAHj46wRS0Yt
他看到哥哥拿著手機,盯了好久,最後什麼也沒傳,直接把手機反扣在桌上。耳朵卻紅得很明顯。89Please respect copyright.PENANAoj4EcxFH34
89Please respect copyright.PENANAEV5ctCsUYb
那是他第一次覺得:哥哥真的變怪了。89Please respect copyright.PENANAMrVnnPSo5W
89Please respect copyright.PENANACaA8CEknYV
怪到隔天,他看到女孩的社群貼了一張照片,是他哥哥幫她拍的。89Please respect copyright.PENANAnY73V4qfWG
畫面普通,背景模糊,但她眼裡有光。89Please respect copyright.PENANAjH0ySo2mL6
89Please respect copyright.PENANAYOn2CHvttU
他不小心點進留言區,看見大概是班上誰留言:「你們到底是不是情侶啦?」89Please respect copyright.PENANAyQRMg2COk9
89Please respect copyright.PENANAGjSJH7DbtM
他頓了一下,然後點了個讚。89Please respect copyright.PENANAHgXtmhtpMD
89Please respect copyright.PENANAUoX4jkdcqd
不是故意的。只是有點好奇。89Please respect copyright.PENANAgOzoY4UgQg
他想看看哥哥會不會有反應。89Please respect copyright.PENANAdGJUPsHk3g
89Please respect copyright.PENANAc28RU1RhPX
結果第二天訓練時,哥哥直接在中場冷冷地說了一句:「不要亂按讚。」89Please respect copyright.PENANAqy0jS3TBnC
89Please respect copyright.PENANAusWVAWFvJc
他愣了一秒。89Please respect copyright.PENANAxmj4QRG5q7
除了叫他手機拿遠一點看,哥哥從來不管他社群操作,更不會講私人情緒。89Please respect copyright.PENANArfJ1RjUWo8
89Please respect copyright.PENANA60cu9z3eHe
『——反正我不會找別人代替你!你也一樣,絕對、絕對不可以找別人替代我!』89Please respect copyright.PENANAjFwsOerT9D
89Please respect copyright.PENANAv00b9tMWNf
女孩的雙眼像是壞掉的水龍頭,一直湧流淚水——89Please respect copyright.PENANA6j9mqljfiq
89Please respect copyright.PENANAbpuognRyze
『好好好⋯⋯那妳先別哭了好不好?』89Please respect copyright.PENANAHSudR2IQfr
89Please respect copyright.PENANA38sOz1mhW1
他也不記得哥哥什麼時候學會「用那種語氣」說話。89Please respect copyright.PENANAMr6xJXgDTV
89Please respect copyright.PENANAHOCuyweguS
一直以來,哥哥的語氣總是平的,甚至略帶命令式。無論是指令、建議,還是情緒。89Please respect copyright.PENANA6wcPNuvZKW
89Please respect copyright.PENANAMGC18XmOKO
可有時候,哥哥就是會這樣對她說話。89Please respect copyright.PENANACrWnGckg1I
小聲、耐心、像在哄人。89Please respect copyright.PENANAtwh9UegqJa
89Please respect copyright.PENANAbGk3a8l9tW
很怪。89Please respect copyright.PENANAigLFj4Ndkw
89Please respect copyright.PENANAjp49NYrpLY
『不、好、我今天要把明天的份一起哭完——明天要開開心心地看你出門!一滴眼淚都不掉!』89Please respect copyright.PENANAB5wVTlzcZp
89Please respect copyright.PENANApg9aPjBVE0
他是理解的。女孩應該跟自己一樣,哥哥一離開,就會覺得整個人都空下來。89Please respect copyright.PENANAQDSAZSRVCt
89Please respect copyright.PENANACMRSoojPhB
可是⋯⋯為什麼不能好好說呢?89Please respect copyright.PENANAwAM43CIwwL
他們真的很怪。89Please respect copyright.PENANAX8IEDq2qXU
89Please respect copyright.PENANACRNqDMWKEw
『好好好⋯⋯』89Please respect copyright.PENANA67NRpA7oV8
89Please respect copyright.PENANAwpuKnYcFKK
哥哥從河堤站起身,像拿著擤過鼻涕的衛生紙一樣,兩指捏起哭得一塌糊塗的女孩肩膀。他緊緊跟隨在哥哥身旁。在斜陽落盡前,走完最後一次有三個人的回家路。89Please respect copyright.PENANAy5gO3UAmBx
89Please respect copyright.PENANAWJWkXycT02
好怪。89Please respect copyright.PENANAMTbY7YNWye
89Please respect copyright.PENANAoCFKFDNZsz
走到路口時,哥哥伸手擋了一下車,女孩還在吸鼻子,整個人快貼在他手臂上了。89Please respect copyright.PENANAA4VK8xeV3v
89Please respect copyright.PENANAIylKhlqQPQ
他原本也跟著往前走。89Please respect copyright.PENANA9zKkyzghP8
89Please respect copyright.PENANAJSzts6HNqz
走了兩步,經過了哥哥和女孩,他忽然停下來,轉回頭。89Please respect copyright.PENANAK3GCuEmVlH
89Please respect copyright.PENANAPYdtO9ZhDw
那兩個人還站在斑馬線前,一個一動也不動地擋著她,一個眼睛紅得像剛哭完的兔子。熱風吹得她額前的瀏海黏在臉上,她又小小地擦了一下鼻子,哥哥低聲說了什麼,然後順手把她帽子往下壓了點,像是不想讓太陽曬過頭。89Please respect copyright.PENANA3mIds6bShf
89Please respect copyright.PENANAtqhboBcLwP
他愣了一秒。89Please respect copyright.PENANANC9j37AM6p
89Please respect copyright.PENANAn4NDa74H3v
突然不知道該不該繼續走。89Please respect copyright.PENANA9wenwQPgtZ
89Please respect copyright.PENANAIvI1NcV2CN
明明三個人一起長大的,明明什麼都沒變的——89Please respect copyright.PENANAn07o1PZbSp
89Please respect copyright.PENANA9orlD3ltkn
但不知為什麼,看著他們,就覺得,有些路,以後可能只能他自己走了。89Please respect copyright.PENANAN3cKemWN1O
89Please respect copyright.PENANAKiaYpCvSu7
他眨了一下眼,沒說話,轉回身繼續向前走。89Please respect copyright.PENANAM70HidmJ4I
89Please respect copyright.PENANAcr4EHkDGkP
天氣太熱了,柏油路面反著光,腳底都在黏。他抬手擦了擦額頭,汗水黏著衣服,覺得剛才被踹的地方又有點痛了。89Please respect copyright.PENANAQZJcGOR5nS
89Please respect copyright.PENANAeOim9VCReB
他好像真的有點知道了:有些路只能自己走完。89Please respect copyright.PENANASuw629jq7B
但他也記得,哥哥有說——89Please respect copyright.PENANA3A7jUnhB7s
89Please respect copyright.PENANAwI9Tr97DSo
「我只是先行一步。」89Please respect copyright.PENANACSog07hXJU
89Please respect copyright.PENANADCYwbLlQTP
所以他沒有哭。89Please respect copyright.PENANA6iUzldLsvj
89Please respect copyright.PENANAvgxnaTwKeY
ㄚㄢㄚㄢ 真的沒有。
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89Please respect copyright.PENANABurG6900ye