阿米覺得自己跟其他人不太一樣。
別人說的每個字她都懂，但合起來……就不是那麼回事。
小時候的阿米不明白，總是開開心心、快快樂樂地和眾人分享著她的故事。
聽她分享故事的大人們，總是微微停頓了一陣子，臉上帶著她不明白的表情。
「啊……那很好呀。」是她常常聽見的答案。
長大的她開始明白……大人們似乎不太理解她想說的是什麼。
漸漸地，阿米也懶得分享了。
小時候阿米的朋友們，總是會陪著她講各種奇奇怪怪的故事。
今天是會飛的狗狗啦、明天可能就是芭比娃娃大戰地球……
天馬行空而不切實際，但以前的日子卻是充滿快樂的。
現在……
阿米的朋友們，似乎越來越像大人了。
在她講完故事之後，常常用奇怪的表情看著她，有時候甚至在她身後竊竊私語著。
阿米的笑容漸漸地少了。
今天，是個不太一樣的日子。
阿米見到了一個她許久未見的醫生。
醫生笑嘻嘻地同阿米打招呼，就像她小時候一樣。
「阿米呀~好久不見了。」醫生朝她說道。
阿米緊張地笑了笑，她有好多事情想和醫生分享，卻不知該從何開始。
好不容易開了口，卻成了文不對題的「嗨！我是阿米。」
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『完了。』阿米心想。
醫生大概也會跟其他人一樣，一臉奇怪的表情避開她吧？
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出乎阿米意料之外的，醫生笑了下，恍若未覺地說：「喔，嗨！我是林醫生。」
阿米笑了，肩膀也放鬆了下來。
猶豫了一會，阿米語氣平淡地說：「我朋友都覺得我蠢。」
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「那你怎麼說？」醫生問。
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醫生沒問她為什麼，這讓阿米鬆了口氣。
他實在搞不懂別人的想法，『為什麼』這種問題對她來說好難。
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她嘴角微微勾了起來，「我說不要欺負我。」
她猶豫了會，嘴角垂了下來，沮喪地說：「但是她不會聽的。」
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醫生頓了幾秒，才緩緩開口：「但是，你很認真地替自己發聲了。我為你感到驕傲。」
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阿米愣住了，她的嘴角彎成了開心的弧度：「嗯。我也很驕傲。」
Ami felt she was a little different from everyone else. As if she were an alien.
She understood every word people said, but when put together... they didn't quite make sense to her.
As a child, Ami didn't realize this; she would happily share her stories with everyone.
The adults who listened would often pause for a moment, with a facial expression that she couldn't decipher.
"Oh... that's nice," was the answer she heard most often.
As she grew up, she began to understand... the adults didn't seem to quite get what she was trying to say.
Slowly, Ami stopped bothering to share.
Back then, Ami’s friends would join her in all sorts of strange tales.
One day it was flying dogs; the next, it might be Barbie dolls battling for Earth.
It was wild and impractical, but those days were filled with joy.
Now... Ami’s friends seemed to be becoming more like adults.
After she finished a story, they would often look at her with strange expressions, sometimes even whispering behind her back.
Ami’s smiles began to fade.
Today was different.
Ami saw a doctor she hadn’t seen in a long time.
The doctor greeted her with a beaming smile, just like when she was little.
"Ami! It’s been a while," the doctor said to her.
Ami gave a nervous smile. She had so much to share but didn't know where to start.
When she finally spoke, it came out as a non-sequitur: "Hi! I’m Ami."
I messed up, Ami thought.
The doctor would probably avoid her with that same strange look, just like everyone else, right?
To Ami's surprise, the doctor simply smiled and replied naturally, "Oh, hi! I’m Dr. Lin."
Ami smiled, her shoulders finally relaxing.
After a moment’s hesitation, she said flatly, "My friends think I’m stupid."
"And what do you say to that?" the doctor asked.
The doctor didn’t ask why, which made Ami feel relieved.
She could never understand what others were thinking; "why" was always too hard a question for her.
The corners of her mouth curled up slightly. "I say, don't bully me."
She hesitated again, her expression dropping into a frown as she said dejectedly, "But she won't listen."
The doctor paused for a few seconds before speaking slowly, "But you spoke up for yourself very earnestly. I’m proud of you."
Ami was stunned.
Then, her lips curved into a joyful arc. "Yeah. I’m proud of myself, too."
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