他在梳化上猛然醒來。731Please respect copyright.PENANApvmQlSLJKk
731Please respect copyright.PENANAjxNXZQYFqy
電視仍然亮著,新聞報導員正在講述關於疫情的新聞和消息。內容千篇一律,悶人又煩人。731Please respect copyright.PENANAJrG34UnA85
731Please respect copyright.PENANAtgIkXzBOHT
他打個呵欠,伸個懶腰。雙掌使勁按壓梳化,借力撐起整個人,避免膝頭過份受力。許是在凹陷的梳化坐得太長時間,大腿和臀部均感到少許麻痺。不至於會跌倒的程度,但他下意識地一邊倚扶著傢具,一邊拖著腳步走向浴室。731Please respect copyright.PENANAfcFhXPJXRy
731Please respect copyright.PENANAng6M1TGeG8
人老了,身體差了,動作遲緩了,連小便如此簡單和基本的本能也變得困難。甭提總是瞄不準便器,尿液還要是逐滴逐滴慢慢滴出來,彷彿要滴乾他的尊嚴。731Please respect copyright.PENANApHcVXKkJpR
731Please respect copyright.PENANAmsAr2Z8b84
怎麼辦?可以怎麼辦?吹口哨吧。口吹曲子,耳邊響起熟悉的歌聲,心裡默唸自勵自欺的歌詞。731Please respect copyright.PENANAQ4FukcDVDc
731Please respect copyright.PENANAivsIWkUUPj
莫再悲 莫再傷 遇到悲哀休誇張731Please respect copyright.PENANAaamdkShICW
731Please respect copyright.PENANAJog1dyw2bD
誰亦要經風與浪 誰遇挫敗不受傷731Please respect copyright.PENANAv2bmo7Tyrk
731Please respect copyright.PENANAeG9FHU94sx
逝去的 莫再想 路正崎嶇更漫長731Please respect copyright.PENANAeR0eDtVQHP
731Please respect copyright.PENANAjDZN7O8PCn
何用嘆息風裏望 寶貴光陰笑著量731Please respect copyright.PENANAjom02JkkXh
731Please respect copyright.PENANAhIttMPIWZO
小便後,步出浴室,再次聽到報導員的沉悶腔調。731Please respect copyright.PENANAM3fA0DXcVU
731Please respect copyright.PENANAlCwhgV323T
抵不住。731Please respect copyright.PENANACTG4NqI4HL
731Please respect copyright.PENANA6Zay4YoNeO
他決定到公園散步。731Please respect copyright.PENANA0DrLa2CHsV
731Please respect copyright.PENANAp4ChXyFgTw
望望手錶,是上午十時半。難怪放眼所見多是上年紀的人。731Please respect copyright.PENANASxeNWhh63r
731Please respect copyright.PENANAEXweZBeUXx
好福氣的,或是三五成群談天說地,或是在家傭的攙扶下散步。福薄的,或是推著購物車奔波買餸,或是顫巍巍地被送上療養院的巴士。731Please respect copyright.PENANAfMIKStaNFm
731Please respect copyright.PENANA66cdb75aKa
自己有福氣嗎?托賴。能走能動能講能吃,與兒孫同住。雖偶有口角,卻也沒有特別煩心事。731Please respect copyright.PENANAnf8wPPkFin
731Please respect copyright.PENANA4J60zbtw7p
他知道自己該要感恩,奈何始終沒能衷心感謝上天。731Please respect copyright.PENANAjc6E1TmHot
731Please respect copyright.PENANA4IBaZjPHrc
輕嘆一聲。繼續走。731Please respect copyright.PENANAlPFniYE6mZ
731Please respect copyright.PENANAjdzwZizBxA
樹影婆娑,鳥叫蟲鳴。731Please respect copyright.PENANAO6jZkoapRW
731Please respect copyright.PENANAwJJZ7rfTiT
他不自已憶起亡妻……731Please respect copyright.PENANAPAsXE4sMCU
731Please respect copyright.PENANA85OPOCmjh7
三年前的夏天,她在家跌倒,傷及腿部筋骨,自此總是步履不穩,走路時偶爾會突然腳軟跌倒。兒子勸她多休息,不要外出。她明白兒子苦心,奈何整天悶在家中令她心情抑鬱,精神越益差勁。731Please respect copyright.PENANA19Od1xDOYP
731Please respect copyright.PENANAqoKTtRMOGG
他偷偷帶她到公園散步散心。731Please respect copyright.PENANA3s5ZtYgAk6
731Please respect copyright.PENANAWzDxAHhVFt
「我的腿康復不了,是嗎?」731Please respect copyright.PENANAcfbp9tHno1
731Please respect copyright.PENANATsp0X5rgFf
「不是。你向來身體強健,這小小傷勢不是大問題。」731Please respect copyright.PENANAYFFd1D7cmn
731Please respect copyright.PENANARTePBbQ5GD
「我何時可以痊癒?我想去探望朋友。」731Please respect copyright.PENANAqVrQqsKR6u
731Please respect copyright.PENANAgY7Jy8Ts2P
「快了、快了。不用著急!」731Please respect copyright.PENANAUZCRkf1D40
731Please respect copyright.PENANAtUtph7BxUb
「即是何時?」731Please respect copyright.PENANAKjIo6Us3D8
731Please respect copyright.PENANAs9fSgH06Cr
「下一個夏天。」731Please respect copyright.PENANAlae6lNDOJm
731Please respect copyright.PENANAZgb8qa198I
她幽幽回望,驚訝丈夫斬釘截鐵交出一個確實答案——醫生也不敢斷言她會否康復。731Please respect copyright.PENANAoUjrcFwJ0x
731Please respect copyright.PENANA0wEyYPiKzY
樹影婆娑,鳥叫蟲鳴。731Please respect copyright.PENANAnW9bTbgYLw
731Please respect copyright.PENANAgEKCVMsjQ3
感動,明明眼前只有絕望。731Please respect copyright.PENANAO5XOp34O81
731Please respect copyright.PENANANGfYrFd6vg
她的手忽爾不再無力,牢牢緊挽住丈夫的臂膀。731Please respect copyright.PENANAsg85pJLnbx
731Please respect copyright.PENANA5LYCOWYvyt
奇蹟?希望?不。僅是信念,難以言喻的,難以理解的。他不是神、不是醫生、不是專業人士。他僅是一個脾氣古怪的躁狂糟老頭。但她就是相信他。731Please respect copyright.PENANARCHTHPcsLu
731Please respect copyright.PENANAVrLCkWYugz
內心終於安定下來。731Please respect copyright.PENANAt1b99popnl
731Please respect copyright.PENANAlKsDBZ1l3w
她沒再糾結於健康問題,開始向丈夫講述她的未來夏日大計:「探望朋友前,我要先辦一件十分要緊的事——吃『菠蘿油』!」731Please respect copyright.PENANAqcohEie0oQ
731Please respect copyright.PENANA0PhaBwi3Ed
「但你的血糖……」731Please respect copyright.PENANAGjXh2qunsI
731Please respect copyright.PENANA8ZHo3E8730
「我向來身體強健,這小小血糖問題不是大問題。」731Please respect copyright.PENANAoB2zUbae5b
731Please respect copyright.PENANAgWBR2EAJbV
他會心一笑,笑她依舊貪吃如豬。731Please respect copyright.PENANA54MPKKt6Hn
731Please respect copyright.PENANAom3GmvRAmP
下一個夏天到來。她的腿傷還是沒能康復,走路時拐得更嚴重。731Please respect copyright.PENANAxIsTgxHzmY
731Please respect copyright.PENANA2Fr61plU29
兒子送她一根拐杖。731Please respect copyright.PENANAVmRkJuUgGp
731Please respect copyright.PENANAGK8i7UQoSK
當晚,她躲在浴室裡啜泣。他沒有上前安慰,因為所有安慰說話都沒能扭轉衰老之勢,倒不如讓她盡情宣洩情緒。731Please respect copyright.PENANAiovKZmn4og
731Please respect copyright.PENANAqgxrX2OMaP
她不知道,整個晚上,丈夫徹夜無眠,眼睜睜望著天花,細聽她的哭聲,細想她的未來。731Please respect copyright.PENANAhMSZ2wiAs3
731Please respect copyright.PENANANW1dChksto
天亮,兒子和媳婦準時離家上班去。他送孫兒到學校後,馬上回家慫恿妻子一起外出逛街。「夏天嘛!當然要吃『菠蘿油』!」731Please respect copyright.PENANA68Zxvmb3KW
731Please respect copyright.PENANA3CTt7ONzXC
妻子笑了,連忙穿上最漂亮的衣褲鞋襪,戴上最喜歡的髮夾,塗上最鮮色的紅唇膏。她沒有使用兒子送她的拐杖,因為丈夫就是世上最好的拐杖——依著他、靠著他,她安然走到今時今日的七十高齡。731Please respect copyright.PENANAUYEb4r0JQT
731Please respect copyright.PENANAuVv0NLQvp0
鐵路車站裡,人流如鯽,彷彿有股無形的強力水流在背後催促著。他懶理,繼續保持慢調,只知自己不僅是自己。731Please respect copyright.PENANAgOR0PLT6Es
731Please respect copyright.PENANAV5iJGsAeQx
終於來到馳名的冰廳,二人各點一客「菠蘿油」。不好吃,亦不是回憶中的味道。731Please respect copyright.PENANASHkvs4oGLa
731Please respect copyright.PENANAu4pgnpStzj
不要緊,反正「菠蘿油」僅是一個名目而已。731Please respect copyright.PENANAXMK39nw5O4
731Please respect copyright.PENANAJyTie1YtFl
夫婦相視而笑。笑甚麼,不知道,大概是完成了十分重要的事情吧。731Please respect copyright.PENANASKfqAHVb2h
731Please respect copyright.PENANAKUSFtPnM2i
於願足矣。731Please respect copyright.PENANArXOP2dFfl1
731Please respect copyright.PENANANKTyFwbbj3
沒過幾天,還未開始探望朋友,她已於睡夢中悄然離世……731Please respect copyright.PENANAgaBpbm8ew0
731Please respect copyright.PENANAAui2K5dVsY
公園裡,樹影婆娑,鳥叫蟲鳴。731Please respect copyright.PENANAMf1rIzrCtw
731Please respect copyright.PENANAW0qrNf2fD9
他不動聲息,藏起思念,繼續開步走。731Please respect copyright.PENANAIoJgzSoasS
731Please respect copyright.PENANAegJyT8VY4n
總得走下去,不是嗎?731Please respect copyright.PENANAkppujVjfGM
731Please respect copyright.PENANAVbSGM92wmT
不努力走下去,就不會知道下一個夏天是甚麼光景。731Please respect copyright.PENANAZQPYl1LhpL
731Please respect copyright.PENANAqkP0MQPDDh
走到涼亭,看見熟悉的棋友正在對弈。731Please respect copyright.PENANARGtLH0pG0s
731Please respect copyright.PENANA723F22MpB7
棋局中,事事分明,步步無情。731Please respect copyright.PENANA7eg4bSTmbN
731Please respect copyright.PENANAJZzzbc8SvN
他專注觀賽,全然忘記身後的樹影鳥蟲。
arrow_back
《夏日短篇連載挑戰》第一回:起首篇
more_vert
-
info_outline Info
-
toc Table of Contents
-
share Share
-
format_color_text Display Settings
-
exposure_plus_1 Recommend
-
Sponsor
-
report_problem Report
-
account_circle Login
Search stories, writers or societies
Continue ReadingClear All
What Others Are ReadingRefresh
X
Never miss what's happening on Penana!
《夏日短篇連載挑戰》第一回:起首篇
Published:
Jul 16, 2020
ENTRY #112
人生苦短——死
Author:
天洛卡

Published:
Jul 16, 2020
4 Mins Read
1,308 Words
LIKES 10
READS 727
BOOKMARKS 66
Sponsor

Click to load the next chapter
X
After each update request, the author will receive a notification!
smartphone100 → Request update
X
Sponsor again
Click to login
Login first to show your name as a sponsor.
Thank you for supporting the story! :)
Please Login first.
×
《夏日短篇連載挑戰》第一回:起首篇
Project
Community Vote
✪ Submission Closed
Contest Holder:
Challengers:
官方
連載
未來之夏官方tag
Report this story
×
Write down what you like about the story
×
Reading Theme:
Font Size:
Line Spacing:
Paragraph Spacing:
Load the next issue automatically
Reset to default
×
People Who Like This