今日的名單,將我引領至癌症病房。我這副身着西裝的骷髏走入病房,與已熟識的醫護人員打聲招呼。此舉如常,卻讓其他素未謀面的病人驚愕失聲。69Please respect copyright.PENANAJm6pauV0Vq
我來到名單上的病人床邊。老人家面容安詳,彷彿早已與死亡達成某種共識。或許對他而言,離去不再是恐懼,而是一種解脫。他的靈魂在我低聲召喚下輕輕抽離,臉上甚至浮現一抹平靜的微笑。圍在一旁的家人與醫護雖悲傷,卻也感受到一絲釋然,甚至有人向我致謝。69Please respect copyright.PENANAxXenYGYGTF
問我感受?這只是我的工作。我可不如凡人般多愁善感。69Please respect copyright.PENANAQcNgAvgXQD
正欲離開時,衣袖忽然被輕扯。69Please respect copyright.PENANAqgTz1VIkq2
「死……神?」69Please respect copyright.PENANAPfdkEYWj1V
我低頭看,是鄰床一位氣若游絲的女子。她消瘦如影,頭髮稀疏,臉色蠟黃,身上纏繞著管線,看來病情已近尾聲。69Please respect copyright.PENANAKJz54pWU2a
「祢要……帶走我嗎?」她的聲音微弱得幾不可聞。69Please respect copyright.PENANASjGoHGF0a3
「我工作中。稍等。」送靈為要,閒談為輔,我便離開了她的床邊。69Please respect copyright.PENANAtraArnnZLZ
病房稍顯寧靜後,我回到她身旁。一名年輕男子正握著她的手坐著,看我現身,眼神頓時驚懼不安。69Please respect copyright.PENANAxzyECLaSQR
「今天沒有你的名字,我不會帶走你。」我對女子說。69Please respect copyright.PENANAOqTvB0ZVWK
「那我……在甚麼……時……間走?」她費力發問。69Please respect copyright.PENANAzOe5jeHF69
「我沒有未來的清單。你只好問問醫生。」69Please respect copyright.PENANAuU1jC5wZ91
男子疑惑地插話:「祢是死神,不該是全知全能?」69Please respect copyright.PENANAkEcJqEdp1l
「未來變數太多,只有命運之神才擁有死亡的日程表。我只是負責接引靈魂的職員,權責有限,只能知道今天的名單。」69Please respect copyright.PENANAFCJr2PUI3T
男子低聲說:「醫生說……她還有三個月。」語畢,他已淚光閃動。69Please respect copyright.PENANA8aQeyC0b0N
「我無從證實。」這平靜的回答,像是拔去男子心中最後的稻草。他無聲落淚,而女子則輕撫他的臉頰,反過來安慰他。69Please respect copyright.PENANAn50CJnsyxm
「祢可不可以……不帶走她?我願意用任何東西交換!」男子突然站起,語帶懇求。69Please respect copyright.PENANAcehlkenqwb
「生死為自然之流,非你我能更動。」69Please respect copyright.PENANAuCxcgfOBRJ
「用我命換她命也行!」69Please respect copyright.PENANAvUCabTDRHp
「你……別……亂來……」女子伸手想安撫他。69Please respect copyright.PENANAulc5ZFT7mr
「你的請求我無法應允。」69Please respect copyright.PENANANclxbtiI9Z
男子聲嘶力竭:「你甚麼都不知,甚麼都不能做,還算甚麼神?!」69Please respect copyright.PENANAxnTRGoYHmB
他猛然推倒我,撞擊聲響徹病房,醫護人員趕忙上前制止並致電保安。69Please respect copyright.PENANAeSGrhocaAF
「祢還好嗎?」護士伸手扶我。我站立點頭示好。69Please respect copyright.PENANAD7CG526R8X
「祂只是一副骨頭。任何『傷勢』,我們肉眼就能診斷。」另一名護士淡然地笑著說,引來幾聲竊笑。69Please respect copyright.PENANAOmFfgByLFg
職場暴力,竟成他人茶餘飯後的笑柄。這班人類,是否太缺乏同理心了?69Please respect copyright.PENANAcxFBhes6i2
身穿白衣的病房經理也出來處理情況:「先生,不如跟我去會議室,詳談目前病人的狀況吧。」69Please respect copyright.PENANAwgDfBQN95U
我整了整西裝與眼鏡說:「稍等,我都要一起討論。」69Please respect copyright.PENANASeWegodCgR
她遲疑一下:「……隨便。」69Please respect copyright.PENANAlho9F6cvt6
會議室內,我與經理、男子及主診醫生一同坐下。醫生簡要說明女子病情:肝癌末期,壽命只剩數月,現階段僅能提供舒緩治療。69Please respect copyright.PENANATmTvDvt80b
男子雙眼泛淚,低聲問:「轉院可以嗎?」69Please respect copyright.PENANAsM4pb5wv0w
「其他醫生……恐怕也會作出相同診斷。」醫生語氣謹慎。69Please respect copyright.PENANAOAfnjlPNkf
男子再無言語,只任淚水潸然而下。他的悔意滲入每個沉默的瞬間:「我一直沒陪她。等我有空,她竟病成這樣……」69Please respect copyright.PENANAjtyEhnuAK0
「癌症隨機,並非因果。你與她無須自責。」我誠懇說。「當下,你想為病人做什麼?」69Please respect copyright.PENANAQkMQUDBF0V
他哽咽:「你甚麼都不會,說了也沒用……」69Please respect copyright.PENANATeDxURabOY
「抑或,你根本不知我能做什麼?」我淡然反問。「那你想要甚麼?」69Please respect copyright.PENANA8ZEdtVMQIW
「當然是她沒有癌症!但你也不能——」69Please respect copyright.PENANAHbtDPxjnmQ
「如你所願。」69Please respect copyright.PENANAe9BD7G9TKc
我打了個響指。69Please respect copyright.PENANAU1hmcQ3jYy
三人怔在原地,不明白我剛才做了甚麼。69Please respect copyright.PENANAa2nfg8kMzx
「祢剛才做了甚麼?」經理率先反應。69Please respect copyright.PENANAQbYAo3nvS3
「我是死神,雖無法主宰命運,卻能使某些細胞死亡。她體內的癌細胞已不復存在。」我平靜說。69Please respect copyright.PENANAFj1KJE6Inj
三人眼中交織著驚異與狂喜。我補上一句:「但有條件——一個月內,病人不得出院。」69Please respect copyright.PENANAZucCNFetDp
「為甚麼?既無腫瘤,為何仍須留院?」男子不解。69Please respect copyright.PENANAgZGEJK3UMw
「她身體虛弱,尚需康復時間。對吧?」我看向醫生,後者點頭認可。「為病人着想,一個月留院觀察,不算過分。」69Please respect copyright.PENANAcVce5PxMQR
會議結束後,三人奔向病床向女子報喜。她最初不信,以為玩笑,直到我親自說明才動容落淚。69Please respect copyright.PENANAj8wsOyWNzP
我離開病房後,男子逢人便說我治癒了他女友,醫生檢查後也確認肝腫瘤消失。消息傳開,其他病人紛紛要求見我,企圖再創奇蹟。69Please respect copyright.PENANARsMo83W5ms
我的職責是送別,而非治療。這些請求,實在讓我厭倦。69Please respect copyright.PENANAtYmcdGpCyo
男子一直悉心照顧女友,無微不至,幾乎每天下班都探訪她。大家都期望女病人可盡早出院。不過兩週後,女子的驗血報告顯示異常。起初大家以為報告出錯,經進一步檢查,醫生證實腫瘤復發。69Please respect copyright.PENANAcFLOwjm9yY
這次,她的名字,赫然在我的清單上。69Please respect copyright.PENANAT3v2JBmcOn
「祢可以再幫我一次嗎?!」男子再度懇求。69Please respect copyright.PENANAHlGQI3VuWO
「生死為自然之流,不輪到你控制。」我重申。69Please respect copyright.PENANAYJAyhBtzEG
「為甚麼?」69Please respect copyright.PENANAvoLQAEmIEI
「我從未說過能治癒她,只是令癌細胞死亡。康復與否,乃醫療之責,而非我的領域。」69Please respect copyright.PENANAP1EfvSmw8J
男子頹然無語,女子卻神情平靜。69Please respect copyright.PENANAXaccT5Skbg
「差不多時間了。」我輕拂她眼皮,她便順從地閉眼,心電圖變成直線。69Please respect copyright.PENANA55oJrTDJdP
咇——69Please respect copyright.PENANApxaCXqPKRx
男子伏在她身上痛哭,而醫護依舊專業地完成後續工作。69Please respect copyright.PENANAdvdJVz55D8
核對身分後,我帶領她的靈魂離開。69Please respect copyright.PENANAwsoZwLWrJS
「我想問,祢之前為甚麼會幫我?」她問。69Please respect copyright.PENANAXNne49VPKj
「一次教訓。他既未珍惜和你共處的時間,我便讓他得以多陪你。」69Please respect copyright.PENANA30eIkO0qtK
「這樣不就像場殘忍的惡作劇?先讓他有希望,再讓他絕望。」她靈魂盡是不滿。69Please respect copyright.PENANAgjiH1cQpf4
「我也曾問自己這是否過錯。但你倆所求,不正是那段短暫卻真摯的陪伴時光嗎?」我反問。69Please respect copyright.PENANArC1WBFFGnU
她沉默片刻,輕輕點頭,然後走進冥界,消失於塵世。69Please respect copyright.PENANAmKFigfAssd
至今我仍會思索,當初是否犯錯。但神未曾責備,工作亦無異樣——那就應該無礙吧……?69Please respect copyright.PENANASezfUsTTJy
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ISSUE #5
案四:兩週的奇蹟
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