夜裡的山，比白天更深邃。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDiVtz8gtBG
手電筒的光在林間晃動，一束又一束，切開潮濕的霧。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6qfiBX4s10
祐安背著阿嬤，沿著林道往上走。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBtg05YLtq
他的腳步踩在泥地裡，發出沉悶的聲音。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPz6yQbP8Sd
肩上的重量其實不算太重。阿嬤這幾年瘦了很多，像一把被時間削薄的骨頭。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQ0sdrUgrx
可祐安卻覺得，自己背著的不是一個老人。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDk3HptDdV
而是整座山壓下來的沉默。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pNsfBqk40
走在最前面的，是祐安的阿公。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMb1wuLQTv
他沒有拿手電筒，只憑著長年累積的走山直覺，以及手裡那把燃燒著的粗香引路。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTGjE0NghA
香頭的紅光在濃霧中忽明忽滅，像一顆在黑夜裡焦慮跳動的心臟。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzaEDrSyEn1
平時這條林道，就算到了深夜，也會有山羌的叫聲、飛鼠穿過樹冠的摩擦聲，或是各種不知名蟲類的鳴囀。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNWR1o8clB
但今晚，什麼都沒有。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsS0TVSfv9y
沒有蟲鳴。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqsAi2LLBI
沒有獸聲。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhjJddykrQ
甚至沒有風。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfGWHZuk95
安靜得連他們踩斷枯枝的聲音，都像雷鳴一樣震耳欲聾。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFG3p6nZBp
「風停了……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqbavtJoxy
阿嬤緩緩抬起頭，看向四周。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOuCGrV7SS
「這、這有什麼問題嗎？阿嬤……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMn5nqRIggi
祐安的聲音壓得極低，連氣音都在發抖。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPqndOmuGu
阿嬤沒有立刻回答。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BI9BvIFyv
她只是看著濃霧深處，眼神越來越沉。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19GGmx3anW
「山裡不該這麼靜。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfezdOhwPDT
她的聲音很輕，卻讓祐安背脊一冷。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgl8YDOrOHh
「多少都會有點風。樹會動，草會晃，蟲會叫。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumARYnaqK6
阿嬤停了一下。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRYRFO3GfB
「可現在……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGY26RxCL4
她抓緊祐安肩上的衣料，聲音低得像怕被什麼東西聽見。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqiiqgnfznL
「像有人把整座山，按住了。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1rUSW0Y7R
幾個跟在後頭的年輕人聽見這句話，臉色瞬間發白。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KRkeuX25E
原本只是被阿公叫來幫忙，心裡多少還帶著「老人家又在講山裡規矩」的半信半疑，此刻卻再也沒有人敢露出那種表情。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmR3alNBfU9
阿公走在最前面，沒有回頭，只低聲交代：79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvEf9Y0OVW
「腳步放輕。不要亂看。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJHlWOrWlD
眾人不敢應聲，只能白著臉點頭。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LIfTF0ZQa
祐安背著阿嬤，繼續往前走。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFoK2M2SIh
霧越來越濃。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5pvVrfVJA
手電筒的光照出去，只剩一片白茫茫的濕氣。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXuJ5GEPoQ
樹影在霧裡扭曲，像一隻隻站得太久、忘了怎麼動的黑色手臂。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LZxV0h3Xn
又走了一段路，阿公忽然停下。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQZA1Z2gh2Z
所有人跟著煞住腳步。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2aaLDzvRn
前方幾棵老樹之間，那座小祭壇從霧裡慢慢浮了出來。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQAt2NMVcf
白天看起來已經破舊的小祭壇，到了夜裡，更像是一塊被山遺忘很久的骨頭。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjciPPlhDmT
那扇被弄掉的小木門，仍然孤零零地躺在祭壇前的青苔上。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5r1KHibDlU
祐安的喉嚨猛地發緊。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzufP39e6vN
阿嬤一看見祭壇，身體劇烈地一僵。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGMAi5GNV6
下一秒，她竟直接從祐安背上掙扎著下來。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUDt8rQcMM
「阿嬤！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezxWEvF0y0
祐安嚇得連忙伸手去扶。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxoOrzk6Kk
可阿嬤根本沒有理會自己那隻腫脹的腳。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIn0I1HDA5
她落地時踉蹌了一下，險些跌倒，卻仍硬是推開祐安的手，一瘸一拐地朝祭壇走去。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgccm4DCI5s
她走得很急。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWEJPhGOMq
那雙腳踩在濕滑的泥地裡，每一步都像在強忍著劇痛，可她的眼睛死死盯著祭壇，像是一眨眼，那裡就會消失不見。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4Dl55XuFu
「阿嬤，妳慢一點！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbOScNwWUO
祐安想追上去，卻被阿公抬手攔住。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcVJMb8zsm
阿公的臉色沉得嚇人。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMe5lqLEvP3
「讓她看。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhDU8RloI1
阿嬤跌跌撞撞地蹲到祭壇前。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTYS9VsxVA
她伸手扶住冰冷的石面，劇烈地喘了一口氣，視線迅速掃過周圍。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbPVkNbbqa
然後，她的臉色徹底變了。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6xlGK7l2F
「老陳。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwpzaqUJbd
阿公走上前。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4t12BAT36F
手裡粗香的紅光照在地上，身後的年輕人也紛紛舉起手電筒照了過去。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLCHBPjANw
這才看見，祭壇四周的泥地上，有許多痕跡。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtXTc3zsNf
密密麻麻。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu3CZKpqy1e
一圈又一圈。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGETqdjAQ8
有些是動物的腳印，細小的、分叉的，像野獸留下的爪痕。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33SpOXRZ1q
有些卻像是人的腳印。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNnl8kGgH9
赤腳，腳趾深深陷進濕泥裡，方向雜亂無章，像是有「人」曾在祭壇前徘徊了很久。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7PtCgvYgv
石面旁邊，還有幾道細長的抓痕。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpW3YKRgRxz
那絕對不是刀刮出來的。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0jLsLWMzZ
更像是某種尖細的爪子，在青苔和石縫間用力摩擦、抓撓過。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpyJRxkbJg
而最讓人發毛的，是祭壇後方、靠近樹根的泥地上。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrzLB55tk8
那裡有幾枚誰也沒見過的腳印。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtIdpXNUCZ
又長，又窄。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXR8tLKPcQR
像鳥爪，卻比鳥爪大得多。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuK8YBMYS16
像人手，卻多了一截不該有的指節。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExgYRE3le7
幾個年輕人看清楚後，下意識地往後倒退了一大步。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31OlcwdZEE
其中一個聲音發抖，小聲罵了一句：79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jYNJMQuZ5
「這到底是什麼鬼東西……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclZ91TOKZI
阿公低聲喝道：79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL61KWQ2b4R
「安靜。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOyKah9hLI
那人立刻死死閉上嘴。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2N15G13uWD
阿嬤的呼吸越來越急促。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlpmM5QlDE
她看著那些詭異的腳印，眼神裡有一種近乎恐懼的明白。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ43CWzpdNbm
「牠們來過了。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHE6rb0AZv8
祐安背脊發冷。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQilQk7mn6
「牠們？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkX5ZooH4X
阿嬤沒有回答。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXxXhYZe2r
她伸出顫抖的手，慢慢碰向那塊舊紅布。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjQp0XFaJ1
祐安立刻想起小曉昏倒前那一幕，心臟猛地一縮。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3d7kPDoTM
「阿嬤，小心……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0z4UlRYpS
阿嬤沒有停下動作。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30VCCgPTFH
她的手指緊緊抓住紅布的邊角。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgMoF0mNsQ
布料濕冷又沉重，像是一片吸飽了霧氣的舊傷口。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPORGZwK13J
她深吸一口氣。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7G4K3JZDN
然後，一把掀開。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgMaAlFdol
手電筒的光束，直直打進祭壇的暗格裡。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8SxqqYyync
裡面空空如也。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEq2HfUUSeM
沒有金光。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVxOdvbz6ig
沒有水滴狀的玉石。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLmHoh0VYy
什麼都沒有。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSY35u3xzq
阿嬤僵住了。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRc2u1CMR8J
整個人像是在那一瞬間被抽走了所有的力氣。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm87clpUbnB
祐安看見她的肩膀微微晃了一下，立刻衝上前扶住她。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSv77u8TJk
「阿嬤！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUeseutvEJ3
阿嬤沒有看他。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡscfsNzI6lo
她只是死死盯著那個空掉的暗格，嘴唇劇烈地顫抖著。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLooPrPexUo
聲音幾乎低到聽不見。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcoI4tzo9D
「山之雫……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GdO3OAWHB
阿公站在她身旁，香火微弱的紅光，映在他皺成川字的眉心間。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oOPzHkqqz
「不見了。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7jwk4ObU1
話落下的瞬間，周圍的霧像是有生命般，聚得更濃了。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYD8mk2QpZ
遠處沒有風。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHwaVP0wO7
沒有蟲鳴。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ywKPBgxRS
沒有任何東西回應。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXqJsimBSg
只有祭壇前那些混亂、詭異的腳印，在手電筒的白光下，沉默地包圍著他們……79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UZQAT9lT3
-79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Ywd5iOxlJ
另一邊，春豐雜貨店裡頭。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneCUV8SV2u
「啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊——！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXfE6Gtjer
林知曉的尖叫聲，差點把貨架上的泡麵震到提前投胎。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoE223D7i8M
同一時間。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMolqfXm1O
角落裡那個蹲在零食架下的東西，也跟著尖叫。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Asocb6Unx
「啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊——！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKa4dht3Vr
牠的聲音又尖又破，像有人拿生鏽的鐵片刮過玻璃，刮到玻璃本人都想辭職。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZUPEETz05
小曉嚇得往後退，後背猛地撞上貨架。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNK2TUb8xG
嘩啦啦！79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAkUSXxSRj
一整排鋁箔包飲料從架上滾下來，砸在地上，像一群失控的小磚塊。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXSarLymG1
「不要過來！不要過來！你你你你是什麼東西！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3hProUWJg
小曉瞥見旁邊的拖把，一把抓起，雙手發抖地指著牠。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTM6fiJZ0ND
那東西也被她嚇得往後一縮，四肢亂爬。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33hdSDsmn3
牠爬上牆。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRaeyJ31Yl
爬過貨架。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGNpUh6uYj
又貼著天花板倒吊著亂竄。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhqtNjSIKX
動作快得像一塊突然學會飛簷走壁的怪石頭。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuSLTvq86u
「呀啊啊啊啊啊啊——！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPBD3K9yOgN
小曉徹底崩潰，抓著拖把胡亂揮舞，像在趕一隻巨大、噁心、還會尖叫的蟑螂。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3HcboIBPS
「下來！不要爬啦！那是我阿嬤家的天花板呀！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrKZm1wdLi
那東西在天花板上亂爬了幾圈，喉嚨裡發出急促的怪聲，像是自己也嚇得不輕。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTsm0meHxV
下一秒，牠似乎終於體力不支。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJrg8sz1WCk
瘦長的手指一滑。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCpJOnVLoB
整個身體直直朝小曉臉上掉下來。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVirYT4U1Dp
小曉瞳孔放大。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xVeOyNyQy
「不要往我臉上掉啊啊啊啊——！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRzNYtIjPI
她本能地閉上眼，雙手舉起拖把往前一揮。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfwQWbHroA
啪！79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDKgdwbTq6
拖把頭精準命中。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6Zi6lf9yN
那東西被她一把掃飛出去，像一團灰白色的破布，砰地撞翻旁邊一整箱泡麵。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡULHHOowSLq
泡麵袋嘩啦啦散了一地。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20JPTAnniC
雜貨店瞬間安靜下來。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dO9qVGVvl
小曉僵在原地，雙手還握著拖把，喘得像剛打完一場人類文明保衛戰。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXWY47Beeq
紙箱後面，那東西慢慢探出半顆頭。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHs9oxnL8e
嘴角沾著餅乾屑。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpt5VPWTwt
一雙金色大眼睛濕漉漉地看著她。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ90gU5lIQFZ
「嗚嗯……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNvY9aX49d
小曉握緊拖把，緩緩往前一步。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKx7tpPMUJ
那東西立刻縮回紙箱後面，瘦長的手臂緊緊抱著一包被撕爛的餅乾。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTzN8XKAtH
一人一怪，隔著滿地鋁箔包和餅乾碎屑，互相警惕地看著對方。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLsD3ZxuP1
一秒。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZLJl1M06e
兩秒。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoquACz38oJ
三秒。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVNcSdV1wJ
小曉喘得像剛跑完八百公尺。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡor0JUjB6Bg
那東西也喘得厲害。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9oxHgu1Ur
牠那雙沒有眼白的金色眼睛睜得老大。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLWLRDRV4o
小曉慢慢眨了一下眼。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkNSfO60uj
等等。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUEk9pReJM
牠好像……在害怕？79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91bSF4vBUq
小曉的聲音還在抖。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsuOnlhSc3h
「你……你到底是什麼？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9O8R6Q2jO
那東西躲在紙箱後面，只露出半張瘦得不像活物的臉。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyKF957YYYf
牠的喉嚨滾動了一下，發出乾乾的聲音。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdHlLGyHFe
「餓……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZmOIDDA18z
小曉愣住。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmSNR4cx3mD
「蛤？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfDEUXqPp4
「餓。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ebjTtx95N
牠又說了一次。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9XzKQRy2oh
聲音小小的，沙沙的，像石頭在地上磨。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5lzsFQ4QJ
小曉握著拖把的手僵在半空。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVvtaokyG2
「我不是問你餓不餓，我是問你是什麼！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWh1MKbpSg9
那東西低頭看了一眼懷裡的餅乾。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBTXBQAUZH
又很小心地拿起一片，塞進嘴裡。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzLj2yOu2D
吧唧。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYatBBqgWk
小曉：「……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLSaR7NviO
吧唧。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQkSlhaZH4
小曉：「呃…………」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuzklvCbkd
恐懼在這一刻裂開了一條縫。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtgE4tbTQI
從縫裡冒出一點荒謬。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOREDa78XmA
「你在我家偷吃餅乾？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6P7CCQFXF
那東西抱緊孔雀餅乾。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8E8EOqxjQ
「餓……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLc3zcO7zfq
「你不要一直用餓來回答問題！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByi8Fu3iCa
「好餓……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7QoAon0E1i
牠小聲說。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXlwEVvsug
小曉原本還想罵，話卻卡了一下。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxk5WKN33Gu
她看著牠。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8yL3DHatpQ
那東西的身體很瘦，瘦到肋骨一根一根浮在灰白斑駁的皮膚底下。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDBNJGBaSh
四肢細長，關節彎得不太自然，背脊高高拱著，像一塊被餓到長出手腳的石頭。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZt8DvXGmr6
可牠抱著餅乾的樣子，又不像要攻擊人。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBozIWsnHd7
比較像一個偷吃被抓包，卻早就習慣被打的小孩。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRnr0mkAjq
小曉嘆了一口氣。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEermlryZ8
原本緊繃的肩膀微微垮了下來，雙手握著拖把的力道也跟著鬆開。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtweiDCmgQ
拖把的木柄在老舊的磨石子地板上滑動了一下，發出「喀啦」一聲短促的摩擦聲。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFNdq2yxld
只是這樣一個微小的動靜。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovO3he5tHS
上一秒還眼巴巴抱著孔雀餅乾的那東西，突然像觸電一樣，整個身體爆發出極度劇烈的驚嚇反應。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJuzsdtFDs
啪嗒。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1dDQnhK70Y
懷裡的餅乾掉在地上。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsc8R378ikq
牠猛地扔開手裡的東西，兩隻瘦長的手臂死死抱住自己的頭，整個身體瞬間蜷縮成一顆緊繃的球，拼命往紙箱和牆壁的夾縫裡擠。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPMJdHLSpQ
牠抖得非常厲害。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1M40WIscG
灰白色的皮膚上，那些雲石般的紋路彷彿都在跟著戰慄。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpyu70GCxE
「不要打了……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSMsGR2zwR
牠把臉深深埋在膝蓋裡，喉嚨裡發出像受傷小狗般的嗚咽聲。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEECNpb4ZyB
「不要丟石頭……好痛……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtyF9J5cttS
牠一邊發抖，一邊語無倫次地囁嚅著，聲音沙啞又破碎。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXIk8nz2ed
「我沒有偷東西……我沒有……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipu9hXVXl7
「我馬上走……對不起……不要打我……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ydSENDyp0
雜貨店裡瞬間陷入一種令人窒息的安靜。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbJ7R0G9kO
只剩下牠微弱的求饒聲，和因為極度恐懼而粗重的喘息聲。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK1svyfnb74
小曉舉著拖把僵在原地。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5aZqrb8JI
腦中那點荒謬感和防備心，在聽到這幾句求饒的瞬間，像是被什麼東西用力敲碎了。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQeTD8cTCkq
她看著縮在角落裡、害怕得幾乎要把自己嵌進牆壁裡的怪物。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJfWPYx23FE
小曉的心口莫名地揪了一下。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcv3b4RiSPq
某種連她自己也說不上來的酸澀感，混著剛才的驚嚇，一起湧了上來。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtKB6Fopdo
她慢慢把手裡的拖把放下。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbuwHxdsuj
這一次，她放得很輕。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGF0Jij44x
沒有發出任何聲音。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnWwrMkW3W
然後，她慢慢蹲了下來，讓自己的視線與縮在角落的怪物平齊。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerGVCVLn9K
「……我不打你。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTt7LuoRxD
小曉的聲音放得很輕。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedNs0mvfZ4
連她自己都沒發現，那語氣裡多了一絲哄小孩般的溫柔。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJDEF2FnQw
那東西沒有抬頭，身體依然抖個不停。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTdMIMULA3
「我沒有拿石頭，也沒有要趕你走。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYDVFh33Fr
小曉伸出手，慢慢把掉在地上的孔雀餅乾撿起來。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorLGNbZMFT
裡面已經全碎了。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkbpsEZ4aou
她把袋子倒過來，抖了兩下。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUGHMpgF3j
「沒了。」她說。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQhHErfXAy5
就在這時——79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMEQxbsAgH2
咕嚕！79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lmz0xydXQ
那東西立刻伸手捂住自己的肚子，金色的眼睛閃過一絲無措。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnlbK861mrl
小曉愣了一下，嘆一口氣。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrryyCgt8T5
「你……還想吃點什麼嗎？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrvYoGp5G2
小曉無奈地笑了一下。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tCdxNllaU
那東西眼睛一亮。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2k6E5DbM3f
是真的亮了一下，金光閃閃。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ObR8ljWqT
牠伸出骨瘦如柴的手指，指向小曉身後的一個紙箱。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zf0Gcb1wU
「那個。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBd8ApnseC
小曉回頭。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1HvVm0HbC
那裡放著一箱剛進貨、還沒拆封的統一肉燥麵。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡep30jDOuEz
小曉：「你想吃泡麵嗎？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRA7ADdGjSm
「泡麵？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyYShxSYQW
那東西偏了偏頭，似乎對這個名詞很陌生。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbv3ySMLC5t
「泡。麵。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUT9Teb5JUR
小曉一字一句念出來。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUSSbaEYAp
那東西看了看小曉，點了點頭。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9PaQISkEGj
小曉笑了一下。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NlkkwBR9u
「你在這裡等我，不准亂跑，不准再爬天花板。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFrMWBH4Cg
「嗯。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6cuT9rr1r
那東西立刻乖乖點頭，雙手抱著膝蓋，乖巧地蹲在紙箱旁邊，一動也不動，真的像一隻聽話的小狗。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVKZlINzrk
小曉轉身走進後面的廚房。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqU6IyipFxn
沒過多久，沒開燈的雜貨店裡，慢慢飄出了一股濃郁的、屬於台灣人靈魂深處的統一肉燥麵香氣。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtaHN6NXqo
小曉端著一個冒著熱氣的生鐵小鍋走了出來。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoILH69nMh
鍋裡不僅有熱騰騰的麵條，她還順手打了一顆蛋，加了一小把洗好的小白菜。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyaOdpbh2gO
她把鐵鍋放在一張矮板凳上，退開兩步。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgE0CJsw3A
「吃吧，小心燙。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9ooGY1Vhh
那東西的眼睛，瞬間爆發出前所未有的強烈金光。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDJTECygPi
牠猛地撲到鐵鍋前，甚至顧不上熱氣蒸騰，直接伸手要去抓麵條。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsJANLDI8N
「欸！燙啦！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokX0ZI6Ko4
小曉嚇了一跳，連忙用手裡的免洗筷輕輕敲了一下牠的手背。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5QqLbrbyV2
「用這個吃！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVvakCXxO6
她把筷子遞過去。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Tkaz5iJmF
那東西愣愣地看著手裡的兩根木棍，似乎完全不知道該怎麼用。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxA5qPcdkbX
牠試圖用兩根極長的手指捏住，但動作極度笨拙，筷子「啪嗒」一聲掉在地上。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3IbS4BkD1d
牠抬起頭，有點委屈又有點著急地看著小曉，喉嚨裡發出「嗚嗚」的聲音，深怕小曉把麵收走。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5nV1LRy1e
「唉～真是的。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpeDDUsISk
小曉無奈，轉身去拿了一支鐵湯匙遞給牠。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrSQ6rIfZM2
「來。用這個撈吧。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJuCakJ1oF
這一次，那東西順利地用湯匙舀起了一大口麵條，呼嚕嚕地吸進嘴裡。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhfdRk9TpA
吃下第一口的瞬間。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWUnPi39pg
牠整個人僵住了。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwFTfhGxsQ
金色的眼睛瞪得極大，裡面彷彿有星光在閃爍。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUH0fIfisU
「這、這個……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujaI1vHW5h
牠的聲音抖得不像話，像是吃到了什麼不可思議的瓊漿玉液。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK99IN2hjgZ
「這是……什麼？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPFoeA8j8G
「泡麵加蛋。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUCaxZW3nB
小曉拉過另一張塑膠板凳坐下，雙手撐在下巴上，看著牠。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3RLOtjlTR
「好吃嗎？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpkcYW4ZUg
那東西瘋狂點頭。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLst2TZqvpl
然後，牠整個頭幾乎埋進了鐵鍋裡，開始了秋風掃落葉般的進食。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDhF46EpZX
不到三分鐘。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAfbMhPfPH
一整鍋泡麵，連湯帶麵，甚至連鍋底最後一點肉燥肉末，都被牠舔得乾乾淨淨。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUhYIFbOKi
牠放下鐵鍋，心滿意足地癱坐在地上，摸著自己終於微微鼓起來的肚子。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjXTn2J3Bf
「嗝——」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFoQeH4HsVA
牠打了一個極其響亮、充滿肉燥與煎蛋香氣的嗝。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNzReELXXI
小曉看著牠吃飽喝足的樣子，緊繃了一整晚的神經，終於在這一刻稍微放鬆了下來。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrgd83nOWK
她看著眼前這個吃飽後看起來完全無害、甚至有點呆呆的小怪物。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKOu0pT8Lt
「吃飽了嗎？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIS8rzwid56
那東西用力點點頭，金色的眼睛現在看起來亮晶晶的，透著一股對小曉的感激。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ684Dv4NAaF
「好，那現在換我問你問題了。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡguBuBkVeFR
那東西坐直了身體。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGEV1QRlc8
「你到底是誰？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Htk0fluMh
怪物歪了歪頭，似乎不太理解這個問題，只是愣愣地看著她。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXsPdh1VF5
小曉看著牠那雙清澈卻沒有眼白的金色眼睛。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqb3MoIZlF
腦海裡，忽然閃過下午在山上，自己觸碰到那顆金色水滴時，看見的那個在寒風中抱著同伴哭泣的白色小靈。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡre1seQYQX7
還有阿嬤在雨夜裡慢慢搧著蒲扇，輕聲說過的故事。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3iW94xnsn
「沒有名字的東西，時間是不會記得的。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhV51yFnWy
小曉深吸了一口氣，聲音放得很輕，很慢。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkN4WIEhsrk
「你……有名字嗎？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZkVYe3vb8
那東西舔著嘴角的動作，瞬間停住了。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuChN0Y8FHd
牠緩緩抬起頭。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPWruDLdk7
那雙金色眼眸直愣愣地看著小曉，原本茫然的神情裡，突然多出了一種極其古老的遙遠感。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFuqVeOUwq
「名字……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSwjV8R9Jv
牠喃喃重複著這兩個字。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKkT2Qi7wn
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