這天是週日，聚會照常進行，露蕾雅在教孩子經文時都心不在焉。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PaxgIqWux
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明明孩子們正專心地朗讀詩篇，她卻不小心把聖歌的拍子彈錯了三次，還差點把「應當存謙卑的心」講成「應當穿整齊的衣服」——她自己都快瘋了。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9EUtognEI
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腦中不斷閃回昨晚的那幕：288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8ftOTNfFo
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那個天真的人魚，一臉理所當然地拆下罩衫跳海——還來不及轉頭，她就看到了。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdKNNgqNIq
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她整個上午都魂不守舍，更是數次望向講壇前的十字架，心亂如麻。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWBpZNKcsp
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墨牧晨禱後剛走進教堂，就聽見她站在十字架前，雙手合十，低聲喃喃自語：「主啊……我需要認罪。我想要……我真的很需要告解。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡww9jquUXPh
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墨牧一怔，忍不住笑出聲來，眼角的魚尾紋彎成一條溫柔的線。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgImALW8CXp
「小露姊妹啊，告解是天主教才有的喔。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOLSs4agjT
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「我知道啦！！但我現在的心情真的、真的很想告解！！」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdl4tmbAAVz
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgPOFCNPvb
她崩潰地蹲在長椅旁，小聲補了一句：「如果可以的話……還想求個記憶刪除的恩賜……」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3KOH18K3H
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXT04sCUQZc
——更糟的是，她今天早上出門前，還忍不住在手腕上噴了點那瓶「人魚的香水」。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUCNcwsKRv
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果然，人魚的香水跟人類的完全不一樣。香霧落下的那一瞬，皮膚竟微微泛光，如潮水撫過。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlC3ZRruhi
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而只要她嗅到那股清澈的氣息，腦海裡就會浮現一幕幕鮮明的畫面，像電影一般自動播放：288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4P2Yg4brje
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYCVcwGZZL
克拉維爾的笑容；與他並肩看鯨魚的夜晚；兩人泡在發光水母之中的「水母湯」；還有昨晚，那段關於「約會」的笨拙對話。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDtF78IEyC
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她猛地搖頭，卻怎麼都甩不掉。更糟的是，只要鼻尖再湊近手腕，那些畫面就會一幕幕重新閃回，她自己也跟著傻笑。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRp7u0pxBw
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「不行不行——」她把臉埋進雙手裡，心臟快炸開。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5qODlD6Te
「這種魔法……也太不正常了啦！」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HvnkImJhP
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雖然這樣說，她腦海裡卻想起一個畫面，克拉維爾第二次在山洞裡留下的「禮物」，當時她只當作單純的裝飾，沒多想。可現在呢？會不會……288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLIsj0pGZz
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7hfG75xWt
「不要呀……露蕾雅，不要這樣做……」理智在心底嘶喊，可她的手指卻仍不受控地伸向窗台。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPYV5ifVM1
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那枚靜靜躺著的貝殼，她顫抖著將它捧起，遲疑片刻，終究還是貼到耳邊。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrkHYwbX2Mo
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——瞬間，一道輕柔的聲音，如明亮透明的水流鑽入耳穴，在腦海深處蕩開漣漪。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5sDgKgaLT
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「……我真的等不下去了，只想再看妳一眼。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURQm396wA4
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轟！心臟重重一擊，世界瞬間顛倒。露蕾雅的瞳孔驟然放大，炸成宛如貝殼紋路般的螺旋狀。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfI0WJ6P4Pm
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「啊啊啊啊啊！！到底誰允許你們人魚這樣玩啊！！！」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7JRf8WKIP
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9q3yX1gnkA
她整個人抱著枕頭在床上打滾，像隻鯨魚的尾巴在海面上瘋狂拍打，砰砰作響。
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聚會結束後，歐班恩與伊利亞理所當然地留下來，和露蕾雅一同吃午餐。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqYnNrfybg
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教會的食堂裡人聲漸漸散去，只剩下他們三人圍坐在靠窗的木桌邊。她今天看起來神色有點恍惚，安靜得有些過頭。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPT5Nev0TD
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歐班恩一邊舀著湯，一邊悄悄觀察她。他從不多話，但這樣的「強裝鎮定」他一眼就看得出來。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzrhlYQYur
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「小露，妳今天還好嗎？」他語氣柔和，語速一如既往地穩，「是身體不舒服嗎？」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQjwrWpsLs
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露蕾雅一怔，連忙擺手。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡREsMGVyjQV
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「沒、沒事啦……讓歐哥擔心了，我只是昨晚……沒睡好。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAeIDxq2vDJ
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她沒有說謊。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnuonBVYvb
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的確沒睡好，怎麼可能睡得好。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQPLRyu8z5
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歐班恩點了點頭，沒有追問，但眉頭仍微微皺著。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhG6vn5sqls
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一旁的伊利亞正咬著蘋果，看了她一眼，輕快地說：「小露既然沒睡好，那今天就別過來幫忙義診囉！」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6Mhpp0Zgt
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9tIKEG1FWY
露蕾雅還沒反應過來，他就若無其事地補上一句：「不然這樣吧，讓歐班恩陪妳去鎮上的市集走走？妳也好久沒休息了吧。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpSJEfOGLoh
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「欸、欸欸？我、我沒說我要休息啊！」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5VoYLlDjD
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkJAWQbhAgt
「但妳也沒說妳狀況很好，不是嗎？」伊利亞聳聳肩，拍拍自己的胸膛，還對她眨了眨眼，「義診的事就交給我吧，小露。放心。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFw2JFDCAA
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzyfQtuNBG
歐班恩看著她，沒有說話，卻靜靜放下了湯匙。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPAUIxNlahH
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5FtRk9aEdH
伊利亞喝了口湯，開口：「對了，我聽說市集那邊新開了一家花店，聽說還不錯。要不這樣吧，小露，妳幫我去挑幾束花？我想帶回去送母親。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Hj4miowyR
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他語氣自然輕鬆，聽不出什麼特別的意思，是平常的一個小請託。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRjMrD7y5L
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YMLKoQEBX
露蕾雅一愣，旋即點頭：「好、好的……沒問題。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2W4XTyRmmm
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1T8zoGEPO9
她轉向歐班恩，略顯猶豫地問：「那……歐哥，不會耽誤你工作吧？」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNtudCl14Z
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歐班恩笑了，溫柔地搖搖頭：「不會啊。其實我昨天也沒睡好，剛好想放慢一點節奏。」他停了一下，語氣裡添了幾分不易察覺的期待：「而且……我也想看看那家花店。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7GjsyAIVl
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三人之間浮現一瞬柔和而靜謐的空氣。窗外陽光正好，像是特意為這小小的休息時光鋪開了序曲。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMadjmGMFW
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「哇……好像週日的攤子比較多耶。」露蕾雅忍不住小聲喊了一句，卻藏不住眼裡的興奮光芒。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADm6REfBeP
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Wex0CvaQy
歐班恩看著她嘴角微微上揚的模樣，輕輕地回應：「是啊，最近多了幾個新攤位。我想妳應該會喜歡的。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQ79tNQ8G0
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他當然知道，這場「偶然」的逛街，其實是伊利亞安排的。他想幫他，想讓露蕾雅多看他一眼、多靠近一點，意識到他的存在。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZFh03ljju
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歐班恩轉頭看向她:「要去看看嗎，小露？」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXWsZf4f6D
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他問得格外小心，珍而又重，就像他捧著的，不只是今天的時光，而是這場被悄悄命名為「約會」的所有片段。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSicVQk8hpC
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露蕾雅點點頭，眼睛發光，語氣一下子輕快起來：「當然要啊！我好久沒有逛街了！」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6x4zYge0T2
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前幾天雖然也來過澄影鎮，但那次主要是替牧師採買，還有陪尼爾去麵包店安置，自己並沒有好好逛過。當時路過的幾家小店，她就很想進去看看，如今終於有了機會。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8JNrJ1RV23
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她率先邁步走向攤位，裙擺隨步伐輕輕晃動，像風中一朵走進市集的白色小花。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVu84J76pHh
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看到這裡的你，真的太有愛了！🥺💗288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy76rmhP315
喜歡的話記得幫我點個讚 👍、加書籤 ⭐、順手留個言 📝～288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtuf16uNhEA
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