「列車會誤點啊……,不曉得行不行呢。」離我不遠處的那位穿著黑西裝的男人看看手錶,又抬頭看看跑馬燈喃喃自語著。241Please respect copyright.PENANAcp05TPqJ19
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我是一個非常習慣等待的人。241Please respect copyright.PENANAcCvlaZLR7c
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從小時候兄弟姐妹分零食、到各種球類運動、比賽機會,大大小小的工作機會。成長過程中,那些對我來說應該很重要的事。241Please respect copyright.PENANAjW9cOllcoj
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「你是哥哥,就先讓給弟弟妹妹們吧!等一下再補一塊餅乾給你。」241Please respect copyright.PENANAm3gBJqqODO
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「哎呀,不好意思,我們人剛好滿了,你排下一場候補可以嗎?」241Please respect copyright.PENANAiq21NaKMMb
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「真是對不起,雖然陳同學和你的分數一樣,但是因為我們只能有一個名額,你可以排候補嗎?」241Please respect copyright.PENANASt8yygm1lv
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「很抱歉,我也不清楚人事那裡怎麼會發出這樣的郵件……,雖然您的條件很不錯……,但是我們真的沒辦法增額錄取,可以請您先排候補嗎?如果有人無法報到,我們會再通知您的。」241Please respect copyright.PENANAE88Nm8fcV4
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「開什麼玩笑!那傢伙只是把你當成備胎好嗎?」241Please respect copyright.PENANADNKFXkXxpB
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各式各樣的候補。與等待。241Please respect copyright.PENANA0bWZSa19Tc
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我熟悉那些用語、那些表情。每一個人的臉上都表現著苦笑的神色,但不會有誰真正感到抱歉吧。241Please respect copyright.PENANAxlVovKjIz4
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即使我嘗試掙扎。241Please respect copyright.PENANAvMpJV2k0Bl
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最後的最後,永遠只能、也只會回答同一句話:「好的,謝謝。」241Please respect copyright.PENANAX2rKc7vuJU
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等待是安靜的。241Please respect copyright.PENANAmcLbF2MskE
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即使我明白,不會有後續。曾經短暫的,我相信過那種安慰似的說法:「候補就表示你還有機會啊!表示你的能力還是有一些水準的。」諸如此類。241Please respect copyright.PENANA38gR0aOKxj
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然而一定是某些地方出了問題吧?一定是我出了什麼問題吧?否則怎麼會每次都是候補呢?241Please respect copyright.PENANAXCQXqSINaH
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是我……,我出了什麼問題呢?241Please respect copyright.PENANAyaJebdcVcY
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最終,我居然習慣了那樣漫長的等待嗎?我居然渴望能聽到一句「好吧,那就候補的上囉?」也好啊……。241Please respect copyright.PENANAjGPjHU7C3k
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「你趕什麼啦!就說車子會慢——哎呀——」一對男女匆忙地從月臺邊的樓梯奔下,撞上了剛剛那位穿黑西裝的人,讓他手上的筆記本掉在地上,掉到我腳邊。241Please respect copyright.PENANAJEMid4cKVf
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「你看吧!真是,不知道在跑什麼。」那對男女中的女方開口道,「既然還有時間,那我要去廁所。」241Please respect copyright.PENANA4IueVifvGA
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「什麼!廁所?可是你們女生上廁所都很久!」241Please respect copyright.PENANA3Np76rj42u
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「閉嘴啦!啊就想上啊不然呢!誰叫你剛剛一直在那裡趕趕趕!」241Please respect copyright.PENANAqV286IYMxr
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女方把行李放到等候的椅子旁,又往樓上去了。241Please respect copyright.PENANAIGunWwtjs9
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月臺又安靜下來。這一切發生的過程中,黑西裝男人沒有說話,只是看了看那對男女,嘆了口氣,然後轉身要找他掉落的本子。241Please respect copyright.PENANAOzml1pjOOG
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「是這個吧?」我順手撿起他掉落在身邊的本子,要遞還給他。241Please respect copyright.PENANAaeNgSxcHZ5
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——嗯?我剛剛是不是在本子上看到自己的名字了?我的名字不常與人重複,應該沒有這麼巧吧?雖然不是故意要瞥見的,但因為本子掉落時是內頁打開朝上,因此我看到了。241Please respect copyright.PENANAazhP2zTWKx
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我的名字被寫在一條虛線的下方,上面看起來全都是人名。241Please respect copyright.PENANAf6qShwFpZd
他看看我,又看看本子,予我一個點頭示意的淺笑。241Please respect copyright.PENANAOJY12D4kx7
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難道是什麼公司的面試名單嗎?糟糕,我不記得有看過這位黑西裝的面試官啊?241Please respect copyright.PENANAnTqkLvnBL0
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「列車準備進站,請退至黃線後方。」241Please respect copyright.PENANAKF0BzIG4VV
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「啊啊!那傢伙!就跟她說會來不及的!」在顧行李的男子後悔似的哀號。241Please respect copyright.PENANAMhNbsYUWE6
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黑西裝的男人往前站了幾步,在黃線後、對應車門的位置等著。241Please respect copyright.PENANAXt1ZSB9hQV
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我也上前幾步,正猶豫著要不要開口問個什麼的時候——241Please respect copyright.PENANAuMHIV9uHKG
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「你看。」黑西裝的男人忽然對我說話,並指了指月臺的鐵軌上。241Please respect copyright.PENANAFZv1vBMVB5
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「什麼?」我滿頭疑問,視線也跟著轉到鐵軌上。241Please respect copyright.PENANAN3Kex8dSq6
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「列車進站了。」241Please respect copyright.PENANAnWendBd1tF
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然而就那一瞬,我感覺自己的背被用力推了一下,我向前跌去。241Please respect copyright.PENANACq9FwT5knv
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我彷彿聽見了,在背後,最後的那句話。241Please respect copyright.PENANA2QQYiteHa9
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「好吧,那就候補的上囉?」
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主角:我真是謝謝你喔 :)
// 原文載於自由時報週末版(自由花編) 105.08.06241Please respect copyright.PENANAC9u9wqfxV3


