六月首個星期五,下午一點半,荷里活廣場,連鎖咖啡店。晴。
昨晚和她通了電話,「三錢」虛弱加「幾兩」試探的再三挽留,不果,一覺未得好眠。88Please respect copyright.PENANA04p3lPNpkr
半夜不禁落樓到便利店買了兩瓶Tequila返家,喝至今朝還有些宿醉。
手指捏着眼頭與鼻樑之間的凹陷處,按壓數下,眼神稍為聚焦。
坐在餐廳中央的二人枱,耳戴AirPods,點開Flex Pitch,指尖在那些藍色小方塊之間拉高扯低,總覺「唔啱音」。88Please respect copyright.PENANA3m8AfMhB0h
抓了幾下額前過長的頭髮,隨便往後撥,皺起眉心,專注中……
無端聽到有把略高音的年輕女聲:88Please respect copyright.PENANA1FNaIzLWGa
「唔好意思,請問呢個位有冇人坐?」
我不禁抬頭一看。
眼前約三十餘歲女子,膚色偏白,及肩暖棕色髮、面短微尖、顴骨圓潤有少許雀斑。88Please respect copyright.PENANAyQQe7QHlz9
雙眼皮明顯、眼神明亮睫毛翹而濃密。88Please respect copyright.PENANAcyqKwXDa0g
鼻型小巧、咀唇偏厚,唇色粉紅,咀角朝上。88Please respect copyright.PENANArMOAfywd3H
穿着灰藍色鬆身襯衫連衣裙。88Please respect copyright.PENANAsZ8qvXUWVb
捧着載有午餐的托盤,微笑着等我回應。
「冇……」88Please respect copyright.PENANAOQGprB0fxy
四周環顧,時值繁忙時間,也預算會有人併枱,趕快將自己的班尼迪蛋及抹茶牛奶移近自己面前,為她用餐位置騰出多些空間。
女子語帶誇張:88Please respect copyright.PENANAFLQBkFwbBB
「Thank you~你真係好人!」88Please respect copyright.PENANAzQn4Yyi6ss
放下托盤,大剌剌的坐下,順手將背包塞椅背。88Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9KPvTHJVr
看着我雙眼,微笑着。
輕輕戚起咀角望她笑一下,視線返回Tab屏幕,間中輕彈自己既長而指節有力的手指。88Please respect copyright.PENANAxp14E4oIid
瞄着那份放涼的班尼迪蛋,手起叉落,直接戳穿蛋黃。88Please respect copyright.PENANAdulcmB2AB7
觀察蛋汁流出,然後滿意地將之用刀叉切開多個小件,拮了其中一件吃。
眼尾瞄到她托着頭看着我。88Please respect copyright.PENANAi5QCEB0O2r
「喂,你食嘢咁得意嘅?check完蛋黃先入口,做QA㗎?」忍不住笑出聲。88Please respect copyright.PENANAKO5pGqb9NZ
看着我的手指,笑着。
視線由班尼迪蛋移到她面上,望定她雙眼兩秒。88Please respect copyright.PENANAsfMGxhNuUw
「我係,鍾意睇住佢流出蛋黃,嗰個樣。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAGgP0LOe5mF
垂下濃密睫毛,看着班尼迪蛋,然後又再拮了一件、連着少許沙律菜入口,細意咀嚼,吞嚥。
女子誇張地揚一揚眉,喝口咖啡。88Please respect copyright.PENANAOt1R7rgjSS
露出齒縫的笑:「吓?即係你對住隻蛋都會心動?咁哲學嘅?」88Please respect copyright.PENANAyNZJV30iAz
捲起白汁意粉吃着。
我戚起咀角。88Please respect copyright.PENANA7rDcmnAL4v
「唔係對佢心動。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAcBQcndJVh2
用叉戳了一下小塊班尼迪蛋。88Please respect copyright.PENANARopxrENYMP
「係鍾意佢『心流』。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAutTDQ6xOLv
咀唇內捲忍着笑意。
女子噗一聲笑到噴咖啡,急急用紙巾抹枱。88Please respect copyright.PENANAp03dpn5hVW
「『心流』?你當自己拍緊《毒舌大狀》續集呀?」88Please respect copyright.PENANAXjLVgtWxl1
「第一次見人用foodie講心理學。」笑起來現出蘋果肌。
「《毒舌大狀》?」我正面看她一眼,微側着頭。88Please respect copyright.PENANA1HVDkhdYgt
「黃子華有喺裏面有出現過『心流』狀態?」咀角稍揚。
女子抓抓後尾枕,笑着露出兩隻虎牙:88Please respect copyright.PENANA97koYNiPer
「冇呀,我亂嗡咋~即係讚你講得勁高深咁解囉!」
「亂噏……」88Please respect copyright.PENANAw56KTIDG5T
輕輕搖頭微笑。88Please respect copyright.PENANAp8P3TMp7gO
看她一眼,又拮了件班尼迪蛋入口嚼,吞下,喝了幾口抹茶牛奶,視線再度返回Tab,專注着裏面的字。
女子下巴略仰:「喂,你成日咁chur法,小心變木乃伊呀~」88Please respect copyright.PENANAvy9FlElDNh
女子突然伸手輕輕推開我的Tab,我稍睜大眼,立時頓了一下。
我:「木乃伊?」88Please respect copyright.PENANAUtvelbUOXb
思索中……88Please respect copyright.PENANAT5tJJgRu6X
「好似之前想睇呢個展覽,又忘記咗訂飛,算!」88Please respect copyright.PENANAaYJVaEWepY
再看着屏幕。
女子:「抖陣先啦。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAuhWqVOi8E8
「陪我吹下水,最多我請你食件cake?」
「吹水?」88Please respect copyright.PENANAUocBxZJkWt
我正面看她,再度側頭,咀角不禁微戚。88Please respect copyright.PENANA1htwGZqVUw
「你杯水好熱?要人幫手吹先飲得?」
「妖~你曲線笑我口水多過茶呀嘛!」88Please respect copyright.PENANA0vZNtaB1RK
她佯裝憤怒但拍枱力度放輕,咀角含笑。88Please respect copyright.PENANAWVkwlKcTuY
好奇眼神看着我。
不禁半認真半開玩笑。88Please respect copyright.PENANALfXLxuEvrm
「妖,呢個字,唔可以用嚟形容我。」88Please respect copyright.PENANA76wIbchbFX
看着她。88Please respect copyright.PENANAnolGYjU4lS
「我有個朋友,佢有呢個特質,你有興趣我可介紹你識。」
「喂!擺明係你講嘢咁另類,我先忍唔住係咁『妖』囉好未?」88Please respect copyright.PENANAlqAiPrcLGu
女子托腮裝作思考,眼珠左右滾動,似怒非怒。
真心奇怪。88Please respect copyright.PENANAB2b60zR3Vm
「我講嘢好『妖』?」88Please respect copyright.PENANALwNYDo2R35
刻意「玩嘢」模仿周星馳聲線及口吻:88Please respect copyright.PENANAZcZmyHPiID
「有啲咁嘅事?」88Please respect copyright.PENANA44DhQ9WSnp
抿咀笑着咀角微顫。
「你自己唔覺咋~」88Please respect copyright.PENANAMecRfUpagg
「成個『高冷版唐伯虎』咁,講句嘢都轉九個彎!」88Please respect copyright.PENANAL5CEzDd9YZ
女子無端拿起手機對着我,我即時右手掌略擋一下臉。88Please respect copyright.PENANAUQ54jrIgxA
「唔影得你個樣?我想擺上group同fd講:『捕獲野生稀有生物』!」古怪的笑。
我吸一口氣,偏過臉一會,再看着她。88Please respect copyright.PENANAy6qYRPf0Er
「小姐,本人並唔上鏡,無謂浪費你手機容量。」戚起咀角。
女子噘了噘咀,狀似沒癮:88Please respect copyright.PENANA1k8ZmFBMcz
「咁小氣㗎~」88Please respect copyright.PENANAIpzl1qOfeV
收起手機,眼珠一轉。88Please respect copyright.PENANActtEYyjdvP
「喂,咁你介唔介意真人表演?」88Please respect copyright.PENANASJ7jv2jQOA
「下星期IFC有個街頭劇場比賽,招募素人,我爭個拍檔呀!」
「真人表演?我傾向做幕後多啲。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAHIQF3YHzuk
「要拍檔?你玩『相聲』?」88Please respect copyright.PENANADNwXGFzrMC
我似笑非笑。
「單人相聲悶到爆廠啦!一齊玩先有flow㗎嘛!」88Please respect copyright.PENANAzE6TQazBnB
女子雙手誇張比劃。88Please respect copyright.PENANAEIySWw8d0W
「你負責chok樣,我負責老點觀眾,贏咗請你飲三個月咖啡!」88Please respect copyright.PENANA7pIliDhcEC
她邊說邊留意着我雙眼。
「我恐防我『chok』樣會係『趕客』。」88Please respect copyright.PENANA0g653rFATk
我隨即微笑着搖頭。88Please respect copyright.PENANA5rmNiY7Te5
「咖啡?」88Please respect copyright.PENANAFGmIm0ET6P
拿起自己那杯抹茶牛奶啜了口,看着她。88Please respect copyright.PENANAwr6yfHQ3nI
「我飲咗會失眠,可免則免。」
女子瞪大眼:「吓?你唔早講!頭先仲以為你練緊『抹茶冥想』……」88Please respect copyright.PENANA9N5cU5JWkd
誇張地雙手合十。88Please respect copyright.PENANA36CB72WYhG
語調突然溫柔:「咁檸檬茶囉!走冰少甜,我陪你坐到收舖都得!」
不禁抿咀忍笑,她的詞匯……88Please respect copyright.PENANASBEX0FeAn1
「抹茶冥想?咩term嚟?」88Please respect copyright.PENANAWXypBG7nr3
女子抓抓後頸。
又不禁合咀笑起來。88Please respect copyright.PENANA3e7Sc3pRxF
「檸茶走冰?咁你預杯茶冇幾多剩。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAoI5IttfAis
女子笑到伸了伸頸。
續道:「我唔興阻住人打烊,坐到收舖就……」
女子:「放心~呢間舖個經理係我舊同學,坐通宵都冇人趕你走呀!」88Please respect copyright.PENANAiYvRhhga0R
語氣繼續誇張,動作配合,單一單眼,一臉得戚。88Please respect copyright.PENANAICJl0YRjCb
又再專注我雙眼,收起話語,然後吃起她的意粉。88Please respect copyright.PENANA98PhAQ90jd
但視線幾乎都在看着我,一旦發覺我看着她,她才有意無意望回自己的意粉。
我用叉拮起剩餘的班尼迪蛋吃,左拇指輕拭一下咀角的少許蛋汁,突然想起一些詞匯及音調,立即看回Tab。88Please respect copyright.PENANAJ8GqzeeVO9
指尖在那些藍色小方塊之間拉高,另一方塊稍微下拉,彷彿有點眉目。88Please respect copyright.PENANAkKbC3le8yv
眼神遂專注着屏幕。
女子聲線壓低:「喂……你個樣好似諗緊好重要嘅嘢。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAhU2n0lUVja
輕輕攪拌咖啡。88Please respect copyright.PENANAu4OqX07q8r
我看一眼她。88Please respect copyright.PENANAcLGvtfB5KQ
她似是見我沉默着,收起玩笑表情。88Please respect copyright.PENANAhVmL4Ovw1b
「放心,我唔會再搞你部Tab啦,靜一陣陪你。」
我望着屏幕,睫毛晃動,想這想那,間中抿咀,乾嚥而喉結動了一下。88Please respect copyright.PENANAlJQDWPSDTt
打字的手勢似彈琴,然後稍停,掠起額前碎髮。88Please respect copyright.PENANAAir17TbfQH
目光不經意掃到她又在注視着我,又再即時避開我視線,我抿咀,好奇望她一眼,視線再度返回屏幕。88Please respect copyright.PENANAainJZZrCPI
指尖稍為用力的再調整另一些小方塊的曲線。
眼尾看到她在注視着我的前額。88Please respect copyright.PENANA7m5lFkJOpO
似乎在滑手機試圖掩飾自己莽撞的眼神。
暫不理會她。88Please respect copyright.PENANASNNNiHyQr9
看着屏幕的字,右手指抵着太陽穴,眼神放軟,然後左手食指豎起、輕架在我內捲的唇外面揉了揉,不着邊際的想……
突然「霍」的一聲響,她站起來,將椅子往後一推。88Please respect copyright.PENANAneP1EPm7az
「唔得啦!我要去行個圈!」88Please respect copyright.PENANAExAHdd6o7J
走開兩步又回頭,面紅耳赤。88Please respect copyright.PENANAbz2FsCeFzw
「你……你個樣『犯規』到……一個點……」88Please respect copyright.PENANAv9y0wfusye
「媽呀,我集中唔到呀!」88Please respect copyright.PENANAQFwVVBF1IW
然後無端似自嘲口吻:「妖,『犯規』,中哂台劇毒。」
不禁疑惑,抬頭問她:「犯……規?」88Please respect copyright.PENANAXPP1f9tV6x
「咦依家我又返番校園生活?」88Please respect copyright.PENANABxJ0TKb22E
「抑或係玩緊啲咩game?」88Please respect copyright.PENANAmhkft1vwG4
側一下頭,開始集中不到看Tab,save下稿件,乾脆關機。88Please respect copyright.PENANAWb8qrF6IsX
將之放進平板套,吸啜幾口抹茶牛奶。
她站在原地深呼吸,然後轉身走回來,站在她的椅子旁邊。88Please respect copyright.PENANA4sBcxFIprf
「校園生活?Game?你個腦嘅構造係咪同外星人一樣㗎?」
感到實在有趣……88Please respect copyright.PENANAjmNbbGuemL
我按捺不住輕眨幾下眼,舔了舔咀唇。88Please respect copyright.PENANAl3PIpWxW18
「外星人?」88Please respect copyright.PENANAElryMHA732
抿咀噴氣式笑了一下。88Please respect copyright.PENANASriiXY7rgq
「我明明講緊廣東話,我冇用『腦電波』同你溝通啊,小姐。」大概笑到現出了臥蠶。88Please respect copyright.PENANAkqP4wl7MUf
自己也不明白為何還作出此等無謂回應……
女子看着我雙眼,一屁股坐下,突然伸手奪去我的抹茶牛奶在杯邊喝了喝。88Please respect copyright.PENANA1yNymDl2vJ
我不禁訝然。
女子:「仲有呀,你再咬咀唇我就…」88Please respect copyright.PENANAumquSu4PPc
她束緊雙唇,但臉色的嫣紅蔓延至耳朵。
我再次不解。88Please respect copyright.PENANASTzDU1tnBJ
「咬唇都……唔得?」88Please respect copyright.PENANA5hhRtKQYM0
抬頭環顧餐廳四周。88Please respect copyright.PENANA3OUSWMm6vP
不禁稱奇。88Please respect copyright.PENANA2RWRnq8ApG
「乜……呢間餐廳個規矩咁嚴格?」88Please respect copyright.PENANAx51O3HYWBV
失笑。
女子:「規你個頭!我亂噏咋嘛!」88Please respect copyright.PENANAutPFa29wwA
鼓腮將抹茶牛奶推回給我,手指捲髮尾。88Please respect copyright.PENANAVV0CQg0f5a
一發現我看她,她即眼神閃縮迴避,面紅。
看了看那杯剩餘不足五分一的抹茶牛奶,再端詳她的臉。88Please respect copyright.PENANAmKRiM03O3m
簡直令我眼界大開。88Please respect copyright.PENANA42XBD6T1LI
「呀,小姐,我發覺你,都幾鍾意『亂講』。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAWWJSqsnfcM
單手拿着Tab,身子挨後,刻意令前面凳腳不着地,兀凳搖晃四五下,想搖走那些宿醉的不適感。88Please respect copyright.PENANAin7hORfivd
「你好彩,我唔係律師。」凳腳着地。88Please respect copyright.PENANAFVk8nxIkMf
搖搖頭,笑着望向她,又低頭淺笑一下。88Please respect copyright.PENANA7qxPMBD9AR
「否則……你都幾……」注視着她,且看她有甚麼反應。
她突然伸手用力搶過我的Tab,然後放枱面,雙手撐枱向我挨近。88Please respect copyright.PENANAOCf7FWIWp6
「否則咩呀律師哥哥?告我『亂講罪』要罰咩呀?」88Please respect copyright.PENANAZf3pYBicOV
再度注視我的眼睛,我看着她那紅得像消防車車身的臉色,感覺有點暈眩,只是死撐着。
我一把拿回枱上的Tab,瞄了一眼自己手腕的黑皮繩及尾指的銀戒,搖搖頭輕笑。88Please respect copyright.PENANAJ2zPT8qjK8
真的要趕快歸家。88Please respect copyright.PENANAGkOUQP5EVe
然後站起身,從褲袋取出手機。88Please respect copyright.PENANAIHrRVV4dcu
向着面前空氣,小聲說了句:「有趣!」88Please respect copyright.PENANAIQc55mxojJ
再戚起咀低頭掃視她一眼。88Please respect copyright.PENANA1ZRncHqd2c
然後逕自走到櫃枱,拍Apple Pay。
突然聽到背後傳來,由遠而近:88Please respect copyright.PENANA2JBI9YhZkm
「喂!你咁就走呀?我仲未知你叫咩名喎!」88Please respect copyright.PENANAIEGmtg84Mb
附近的食客也朝我們方向看着。88Please respect copyright.PENANAIayFjZiuSZ
見她已站在我身後,她似是想向我伸手又收回。88Please respect copyright.PENANAuQruTSGbyr
續道:「……就算走,都加返個IG先啦?」細聲得近乎自言自語。
左手抓着Tab,走了兩步,停下,轉身望向她。88Please respect copyright.PENANAOVrivF7smT
「我冇開IG。」搖了搖頭。88Please respect copyright.PENANA9zCK3o7YaR
「小姐,有緣,再會。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAYkQaI6vPEZ
向她禮貌式微笑,然後轉回身向前行。
行了幾步,又聽到那把高音女聲:88Please respect copyright.PENANAiUmMEu7w0H
「喂!咁你幾時再嚟呢間咖啡店呀!」88Please respect copyright.PENANA8oOqF5NKiR
再度引來附近途人向我行注目禮。
背向她繼續慢慢向前行,下意識舉起左手揮動作別,左手皮繩及尾指銀戒揚了揚。
聲音似是追前幾步的稍近。88Please respect copyright.PENANAlWlZjvFhtM
「你隻戒指出賣你啦!下星期五晚七點,呢度見!」
步伐沒停下,但揮動的左手在空中懸了半秒,才垂下手。88Please respect copyright.PENANAw8VWPkouVI
然後大踏步前行。88Please respect copyright.PENANA9lXEG7oBjV
不禁按了按太陽穴……88Please respect copyright.PENANA53IMiPoUby
剛才……的表現,太不像我……
無論是Tequila,還是抹茶牛奶。88Please respect copyright.PENANACj5aayYJMS
下回還是別亂喝。
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