
「現在天時暑熱,為何要吃糉子?」455Please respect copyright.PENANAxJvK3FK5gH
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「紀念屈原。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAimq207BLM8
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「為何要紀念一個自殺的人?」455Please respect copyright.PENANAj8l0pyVKD6
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「大家的著眼點不在於他的自殺行為,而是讚揚他以身殉國的高尚情操。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAfQtleL3FgL
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「你認同他?」455Please respect copyright.PENANAcF2aRxTB5b
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「不認同——怎麼可以放棄生命?萬事該以自己為先!」455Please respect copyright.PENANAdZdOFYl53u
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我不敢回話,低頭吃糉子,邊吃邊從廚門隙縫瞥望媽媽。只見她的雙手於不銹鋼煲與砧板之間忙碌來回,間中搞拌煲內食物,偶爾從雪櫃拿出食材。無論怎麼移動,她總是背對著我。憑這不著跡的刻意舉措,我斷定她正在流淚。455Please respect copyright.PENANAkIxYSLqt8t
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我的目光不期然往下掃,落在她的左小腿——一隻人造義肢……455Please respect copyright.PENANAnvCHAh9EfX
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「不想吃糉子嗎?」455Please respect copyright.PENANAHdi3PO4QqD
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「不是……不是。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAYnVYAi39Yj
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「那為何這樣多話?」455Please respect copyright.PENANAteI5kZwbSt
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「熱嘛!躁呀!」455Please respect copyright.PENANAQMwA4Gzkl0
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「喝涼茶吧——我煲的。」455Please respect copyright.PENANALmgEk0yQeR
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媽媽匆匆給我端來一碗涼茶,然後開啟電視,逕自坐在梳化上收看龍舟比賽,看得出神,似在重溫昔日風采。聽說她自小是運動健將,婚後繼續參與多項運動比賽,在龍舟比賽的戰績尤其彪炳。爸爸反倒是個文藝青年,不擅運動,卻總會抵著日照高溫到比賽場地為媽媽打氣……455Please respect copyright.PENANAJs92EGolKp
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冒著被罵的危險,我上前拿走電視遙控器:「我想看周星馳。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAT8Une70Mv5
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媽媽沒反對,依然安坐梳化上。455Please respect copyright.PENANAtbLe9WigwV
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又是《西遊記第壹佰零壹回之仙履奇緣》。我對早已滾瓜爛熟的橋段不感興趣,但為了媽媽,只得勉為其難看下去。電影接近尾聲,紫霞仙子為救至尊寶而被牛魔王刺死當刻,媽媽突然失控痛哭起來。哭著哭著,她又無故笑了。455Please respect copyright.PENANAGeYJ0iAVIW
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我沒有安慰她,氣沖沖擸起遙控器,將頻道調回龍舟比賽那邊。455Please respect copyright.PENANAsqR5AcVqHu
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「隨你喜歡。」455Please respect copyright.PENANApHyQ2nQCb9
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沒待媽媽回話,我回睡房上網去。455Please respect copyright.PENANA2G5vsTDI2E
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萬事該以自己為先,不是嗎?455Please respect copyright.PENANAZ0MzTn9dPs
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日落西山。肚子餓得咕咕作響,我才記得自己還沒有吃完午餐。惟想及面對媽媽時的尷尬,我不禁猶豫起來。455Please respect copyright.PENANA8uupA8n2vb
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湊巧,媽媽敲門示意晚飯已然備好。455Please respect copyright.PENANAjaOpb5eTdR
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「不了。我剛剛約了朋友。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAmtl0LtzEeG
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「嗯。隨便。」455Please respect copyright.PENANA3jkuKYjnwp
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媽媽非但沒有如常斥責我交待不清楚,甚至輕易放行。這讓我感到意外。455Please respect copyright.PENANAwGxl8Aty5J
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因為午餐時的不愉快事情嗎?455Please respect copyright.PENANAR3PQmW2w4z
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「怎麼愣住?不是要外出嗎?」455Please respect copyright.PENANArqwkJwmFan
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「是。」455Please respect copyright.PENANA6wCie96Ss1
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更衣,套上波鞋,步出大門之際,我瞥見飯枱上的碟子放有兩隻不完整的糉子。455Please respect copyright.PENANA8ogmlHseyB
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「午餐的剩菜?」455Please respect copyright.PENANA46FOj3VB7x
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「不要浪費。」455Please respect copyright.PENANARpJJxm0S0n
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說畢,媽媽捧著碟子走向梳化,全神貫注地看電視,不再理會我。455Please respect copyright.PENANAygqd0uMToN
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我漫無目的慢步大街上。嗅到餐廳傳來的食物香味,反而更無食慾,心念都在今午的事情上打圈轉……455Please respect copyright.PENANAo02F9FnxZf
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我提著兩個外賣飯盒趕回家。一個留給自己,一個遞予媽媽:「不要吃糉子。已放涼了一整個下午。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAe08ykUNyPM
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媽媽接過飯盒,默默低頭吃飯。我也保持沉默,靜靜享用飯盒。455Please respect copyright.PENANAlCfn61qxOv
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飯後,我和媽媽齊齊坐在梳化上看電視新聞。新聞提及今午的龍舟比賽。這無疑再次挑動媽媽的神經。455Please respect copyright.PENANA9RyvPSBe4V
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三年前的龍舟比賽結束後,爸媽在巴士站排隊候車。誰料在巴士抵站之際,媽媽突然中暑失去意識,往馬路那邊倒下。爸爸不顧一切衝前推開她。收掣不及的巴士輾過爸爸,停車一剎車輪剛好壓住媽媽的左腳……455Please respect copyright.PENANAnCsvCs72nK
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我無法回應媽媽的悲傷,正如她無法放下爸爸。455Please respect copyright.PENANABs9XgarfDT
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怎麼辦?可以怎麼辦?不知道。455Please respect copyright.PENANA1Pvd0q4yIN
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我全身突然乏力,有意無意輕倚媽媽身上。媽媽沒有迴避,抵著悶熱,任我靠依。455Please respect copyright.PENANA4gVGan3zNW
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聽嫲嫲說,媽媽曾因爸爸離世生起自殺念頭,惟念及家中尚有我這個乳臭未乾的十歲女兒而堅強活下去……455Please respect copyright.PENANAhuHs8516j9
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「媽媽,明年端午節,我不要再吃糉子。」455Please respect copyright.PENANACwEtITIr2E
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「為何不想吃?」455Please respect copyright.PENANAyR5x5yX0Cm
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「不想紀念屈原。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAkuySN7Hgdb
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「好的——其實我也不想紀念屈原這傢伙!」455Please respect copyright.PENANA33OnkbnTJu
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我和媽媽相視而笑,笑看新聞報導裡每名熱情參與端午節慶祝活動的市民。
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