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那時,我確實感受到某種真切的絕望與恐懼感。247Please respect copyright.PENANAHVD5hN4U9M
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人物自是我本人,時間是沒有課的星期三下午,地點是媽媽任教的學校辦公室,物品是主任的一只高級的青瓷花瓶,至於事件……
小玩伴們一口氣跑光了,只剩我還在原地發愣。247Please respect copyright.PENANA5Ek5iDHeCS
我嘗試冷靜下來,並分析現在的情況,可腦中千迴百轉,嗡嗡聲不絕於耳。247Please respect copyright.PENANA905QW7JSF4
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有著某些誰,不斷說著「糟糕了」、「做壞事」、「汙點」、「身敗名裂」等等字詞,我的胸口像往內凹陷了一個深壑,有些呼吸不到空氣。247Please respect copyright.PENANAqsHKatGGKq
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「怎麼會這樣……」247Please respect copyright.PENANAvs0vFMSC9N
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小學三年級的沒事做小孩,就愛坐在有滑輪的椅子上滑來滑去,以為自己在溜冰場,卻忘記空間有限,那聲清脆的「框啷——」可是迴盪於每個人耳中。247Please respect copyright.PENANAyNI6wz1kM4
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這情況完全不可逆,彷彿我殺了誰——247Please respect copyright.PENANAcMxq6yjTAE
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是了,那個花瓶就是我殺死的,散落出的土壤便是流淌一地的鮮血。247Please respect copyright.PENANALI7u183cdd
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剛好大人們都暫時外出的下午辦公室,就成為活生生的作案現場。247Please respect copyright.PENANA2sQpbWsQTe
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我盯著花瓶的遺骸,認真想著自己該怎麼辦?247Please respect copyright.PENANA86o6dIQFQq
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就這麼丟著逃跑吧?不,不行,這樣馬上就會被發現的。快想啊!身為品學兼優、老師小孩、模範乖寶寶、行事秉持完美主義的我,必定能想出解法的吧?247Please respect copyright.PENANANC4Xv6ljQg
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我用還有點發抖的手把辦公室前後門都拉上、鎖了起來,再小心翼翼而有些費力地拖拉著那只頗有重量、幾乎快與辦公桌等高的長花瓶。247Please respect copyright.PENANAB5YPV9Cznq
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我把從中間破掉的花瓶轉九十度後靠著辦公桌,讓沒有裂痕的那一面轉向外頭。因為破裂部分是完整的一大塊而非碎成小片,只要沒人移動,就能抵著辦公桌維持原貌,並將遺落在外的土仔細撿乾淨、鋪回花瓶裡,前後花了約莫半小時「清理現場」,結束後不忘將椅子歸位、清洗雙手。247Please respect copyright.PENANASRJ2vaxe4h
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「沒錯,我處理好了,應該沒問題吧?」我想著。247Please respect copyright.PENANAiIiHNIFCsw
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但腦袋裡令人不安的嗡嗡聲換成了其它句子,直到離開學校前的那三個小時、在回家的路上都沒有消失。247Please respect copyright.PENANArnrYm08Cxl
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「媽咪……」我怯生生開口,迎來詢問的眼神。247Please respect copyright.PENANAyxlIamIvbQ
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——辦公室裡是不是有裝監視器呢?247Please respect copyright.PENANAkJX9AyJBEC
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——我會從此被貼上壞小孩的標籤吧?247Please respect copyright.PENANAzH5PqEa0Ri
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——但被發現的時候又要怎麼圓謊?說我不在有用嗎?如果問了其他人就破功了吧?247Please respect copyright.PENANAzqhAsuE3GO
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——那個花瓶應該很貴吧?247Please respect copyright.PENANA2uzbrQtSSX
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宛如落進幽深山洞,每往裡頭走一步,字句及情境便不斷回放,吞食挖掘著良心與不安。247Please respect copyright.PENANAPYhFjZUASu
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「……沒事。」我選擇壓下淹到喉頭的坦承。247Please respect copyright.PENANAi6K9XaKp8r
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坐在公車上搖搖晃晃的腦袋,嘗試把回音從腦袋裡甩去。247Please respect copyright.PENANADYvrMIE6Eh
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雖有些分不清楚,但不管是打破花瓶甚至嘗試掩蓋,從一開始就已經錯了、已經沒有辦法維持完美的樣子了,我選擇讓黑洞擴大,是否為成為一輩子的陰影呢?而我選擇說出來,是否還能得到原諒呢?247Please respect copyright.PENANAXcAP0Z9fFs
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那時,我確實感受到某種真切的絕望與恐懼感。247Please respect copyright.PENANAHK51DQHHyn
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「媽咪……」下了公車,向前走了幾步的我停下來,「我……我打破了主任的花瓶,下午的時候。」托出艱難字句的我幾乎要嘔吐出來,頭皮微微發麻。247Please respect copyright.PENANAm6Rl6LWCsl
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「喔?這樣啊。」媽媽看著我,思索道,「這個就是你下午看起來怪怪的原因?」我才發現,原來自己的故作鎮定根本不堪一擊。247Please respect copyright.PENANAzY3aUMg2ki
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「那明天再去跟主任道歉吧。」媽媽說,「至於花瓶……,這兩天再找找哪邊有類似的賠給人家。」247Please respect copyright.PENANAh2mPYYrHDO
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我深深吐出一口氣,選擇面對這個黑洞。247Please respect copyright.PENANA1Q9uOlLNqH
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隔天,我扭捏地坦承犯行,主任當然沒放在心上,反而只關心我有沒有被碎片弄受傷,連花瓶也擺擺手叫我們不用賠,不過後來媽媽當然還是帶著我找了一只類似的,記得花了兩千元左右。247Please respect copyright.PENANAKJEKgZPteT
而先前那些縈繞腦中的聲響與黑洞,也在不知不覺中消失了。247Please respect copyright.PENANApeQ72sduVa
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現在想來雖不免一笑,可這事至今我卻仍記憶深刻。247Please respect copyright.PENANAYDEd0r15YK
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在更後面的求學、工作路上,遇過他人狡辯、曲解、嘲諷、誣陷與不信任,方更深刻體會到,選擇承認錯誤這件事,從來都是不容易的吧。
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