2027 年 4 月 28 日。星期三。下午 7:15。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32ZrUnag2d
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北角，渣華道。空氣悶熱得像一塊濕透的熱毛巾，死死地貼在皮膚上。海風吹過來不帶涼意，反而夾雜著一股腥味與殯儀館外燒冥紙的煙灰味。阿初穿著那套已經有點緊身的黑色西裝，領帶拉得很鬆，腋下已經濕了一片。他站在殯儀館門口，剛才那封「帛金」的厚度在他口袋裡還殘留著觸感。那是他們的中學同學阿強，一個老老實實做保險、每天加班到凌晨，最後猝死的同齡人。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1Hx347ghC
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「走啦。」阿敏走在他身邊，同樣是一身全黑。她今日沒戴平時那副凌厲的金絲眼鏡，換了一副粗框的，遮住了略微紅腫的眼眶。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uPikYMm23
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「老婆，妳仲 OK ？」阿初低聲問。他記得兩年前睇《破．地獄》，阿敏在戲院暗角哭得連整包紙巾都濕透，那是他第一次見到「皇太后」徹底崩潰。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7UokXH2nR
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「無嘢，入咗煙姐。」阿敏聲音有點沙啞，帶著一份因為人生無法撇帳而產生的呆滯感，「人生就係一場不斷清盤嘅過程，阿強只係提早結咗佢嘅帳。我哋呢啲未撇帳嘅，仲要繼續捱。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC848fiuPZM
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跟隨大隊鞠完躬，大雄、惠妹等一群舊同學聚在殯儀館外。大家的神情都很落魄，中年喪友，那種「下一個會唔會係我」的恐懼在空氣中蔓延。「去食啲嘢啦。」大雄提議。眾人沿著渣華道向新光劇院方向走去。這一段路是北角最擠擁的地帶。叮叮車轉彎的磨軌聲、巴士引擎熱浪、還有新光劇院門口的嘈雜聲，與幾百米外的殯儀館彷彿是兩個世界。這種繁華與喪禮後的空虛形成了一種極其精確的對映。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5mqIZi22W
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他們走進英皇道靠近新光的小菜館。這裡燈火通明，伙計叫喊聲此起彼落。「阿初，你話人死咗，係咪真係可以算數算得乾乾淨淨？」大雄坐下，拿著一支沒點燃的煙發呆（食肆禁煙）。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5DHaG02Xo
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「法律上係。」阿敏代替回答，她熟練地用熱茶洗著碗筷，語氣仍帶有日常的氣場，卻透著疲態，「債務唔會帶入棺材，但感情債係無得破產申請。留低嘅人，就要幫手處理呢啲壞帳。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6iBwwDvndB
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阿初看著老婆。他知道阿敏對死亡的敏感源於她對「控制」的執著。身為核數師，死亡是最不講邏輯的撇帳，不打招呼，不給預告。「老婆，食啲嘢。妳今日成日無食過嘢。」阿初夾了一塊椒鹽鮮魷放在她碗裡。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5dmbV9Oj7
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阿敏看著鮮魷，突然放下了筷子。「阿初，你記唔記阿強中學嗰陣，仲爭我十蚊未還？」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vKGr7CmjZ
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眾人都愣住了。大雄尷尬地說：「敏姐，人都走咗，十蚊就由佢啦……」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJw0bvGj8c
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「我唔係想要返嗰十蚊。」阿敏眼眶又紅了，聲音卻很硬，「佢依家連還錢畀我嘅機會都無留返畀我。咁樣不辭而別，係最唔唔啱規矩、最無專業操守嘅行為。佢撇咗自己個帳，但我呢度……」她指了指自己的心口，「我呢度仲未找數呀。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMITSzLKpaQ
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阿敏的邏輯是，她哭，是因為那種無法核銷的遺憾。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvJeZvYfJ9
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菜館外人潮湧出，旺盛的生命力與這桌人的沉默反差極大。「其實，」阿初喝了一口苦茶，「阿強留低嘅唔係壞帳。佢留低咗我哋今日聚埋一齊。呢筆數，我哋俾咗帛金，換返嚟嘅係一次重新審計自己人生嘅機會。」他看著阿敏：「老婆，今晚返去，我幫妳還咗嗰十蚊佢，好無？」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWZScRQUy6
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阿敏看著阿初，這個平時只會埋怨「好好哋唔得嘅」的社畜，展現了一種獨有的溫柔。「嗯。」阿敏重新拿起筷子，「食啦。食飽咗，聽日仲要返工核數。人生呢張balance sheet，一日未到最後一頁，都要繼續計落去。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLmhqL1S8I
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就在這時，菜館門口傳來喧嘩。「喂！我都話呢間好食囉！Daddy，我今次一定要影張靚相補返上次嗰餐呀！」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFgjnyC0SP
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一個尖銳、令人頭皮發麻的娃娃音打破了凝重。穿著一身誇張黑色喱士裙、化妝濃得像紙紮公仔的 Kitty 挽著另一個老態龍鍾的暴發戶走了進來。她完全無視氛圍，正忙著尋找「復古美感」來拍照。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6qvEGrvKKg
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阿敏看著 Kitty，原本紅腫的眼神瞬間冷了下來，屬於「皇太后」的氣場在熱浪中重新凝聚。「阿初。」阿敏冷冷地開口。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqIATpx1Se
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「老婆，我喺度。」阿初握緊了茶杯。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqLukQ0pyU
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「我今日心情好差。」阿敏戴回了眼鏡，鏡片在燈光下閃過一絲寒芒，「我覺得，有啲『垃圾資產』需要喺呢度。」50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnVxtk0NNLB
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「十蚊」的執念：阿敏唔係小家，佢係對「秩序」嘅極度依賴。阿強死咗，打破咗佢世界入面「有借有還」嘅物理定律。阿初話幫佢「撇咗嗰十蚊」，其實係用老公嘅身份承接咗嗰份遺憾，呢種中年人嘅溫柔真係好加分。50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ZAc7QovK6
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北角的生死界線：由殯儀館行到新光劇院，短短幾百米，係由「終點」行返去「生活」。1234 copyright protection46ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgW8EWeCvB 尼

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