說好要吃點高級的冰,結果還是走向那間熟得不能再熟的老店。30Please respect copyright.PENANAqB3qykgNxu
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轉出堤防的小路後,穿過一段轉角,他們來到那間不用導航的小雜貨鋪——「甜果子店」的藍白遮陽棚還在,玻璃冷櫃貼著褪色的水果圖案,門口的鈴鐺一晃就會發出清脆的叮噹聲。30Please respect copyright.PENANAgYtIEJPArc
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這是一間典型的駄菓子店,狹窄的店內擺滿了花花綠綠的小零嘴和玩具,貨架上是幾十種用五十圓硬幣就能抽的糖果轉盤和膠囊玩具,連牆角那台復古彈珠機都還在喘氣。空氣中混著糖粉、醬油仙貝和夏日的黏熱,讓人一走進來,就像跌進了童年記憶的罐子裡。30Please respect copyright.PENANAYkc9qsa8KV
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糸師凜推開門,那聲鈴響像什麼久違的信號一樣,讓站在櫃檯後方的阿姨抬起頭。30Please respect copyright.PENANAwlUBj708Wy
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「哎呦,這不是小凜嗎!啊、小莉奈也來啦?你們好久沒一起來了欸。」30Please respect copyright.PENANAG1s01nEuSf
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星野莉奈笑著揮了揮手:「阿姨好~我們剛剛在堤防遇到,突然想吃冰!」30Please respect copyright.PENANAs1fJPpTYC0
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她一邊說,一邊瞄了一眼牆邊的抽籤箱——那是她小時候最愛賭運氣的角落,總想抽中那張印著「再來五顆」的幸運紙條,可惜幾乎每次都落空。每次她都抱著一點點希望,又失落地看著那張「銘謝惠顧」。30Please respect copyright.PENANASutWgUmqvU
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坐在旁邊的糸師冴總是嘴上嫌她笨,轉頭再替她抽一張——30Please respect copyright.PENANA72TsOQmdg3
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還是不會中。30Please respect copyright.PENANAb0HFa7jBOn
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而糸師凜呢?小時候他反而手氣超好,吃個冰棒也能中兩次——她還記得有一次冴撕開包裝,發現自己依然是「謝謝光臨」、小凜卻又中了一支⋯⋯冴當場黑臉,整個人像是剛輸掉一場球賽,嘴裡對小凜振振有詞:30Please respect copyright.PENANAEJWUCSVjLT
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『凜,你又把運氣用在沒用的地方了——世界第一是不靠運氣的。』30Please respect copyright.PENANArXbb5y9gFu
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她每次都會在冴的身後偷笑,一邊覺得好笑、一邊又有點心疼小凜那無辜的臉——還要趁冴轉過來看自己的幸運紙條前,趕快把所有表情收好。30Please respect copyright.PENANAEjgmZAmEKs
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『妳抽中了嗎?』30Please respect copyright.PENANABNCNC6plts
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『⋯⋯還是沒有。』30Please respect copyright.PENANAwbJ69IJayI
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她硬憋住笑。30Please respect copyright.PENANAaRH6p8uKHY
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冴瞇眼看她:『那妳開心什麼?』30Please respect copyright.PENANAAUVPgQGsXF
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『就⋯⋯覺得開心呀。』30Please respect copyright.PENANAR2bdC9N7SZ
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她沒說出口的是,她沒真的想要那些中獎的糖果或冰棒——她更記得的,是冴咬著冰棒、不服輸的樣子,那種「我絕對會贏回來」的眼神。就算只是跟弟弟賭個抽獎,他也從不肯認輸。30Please respect copyright.PENANARdLOWbVRbJ
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「真難得。」阿姨的聲音把她拉回現實,語氣像是在翻出舊相簿,「以前你們三個最常一放學就衝過來買冰棒。你哥都會很認真把口袋裡的零錢全都翻出來——可愛得要命。」30Please respect copyright.PENANAoI3JpmRXmL
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糸師凜摸了摸後腦勺,什麼都沒說。30Please respect copyright.PENANARK5cuqa8ZS
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「好久沒看到他了。」阿姨笑著,有點感慨地說。接著又笑瞇瞇地對著星野莉奈:「啊不過莉奈妳齁,是不是要變成大明星啦?我有時候會在電視上看到妳耶!現在變得這麼漂亮了——」30Please respect copyright.PENANAmwKbEzVKNi
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「哈、還沒到大明星啦!」星野莉奈笑笑,低頭彎進冰櫃,挑了支熟悉的紅豆牛奶冰,「以後真的變大明星了,我再幫阿姨宣傳呀。」30Please respect copyright.PENANApa77rKK4SB
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「不用啦!妳多來就好了啦!不然弟弟一個人來,太孤單了。」阿姨手掌在面前開心地搧了搧。30Please respect copyright.PENANAYHalfGYtJ4
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「——現在都只看到弟弟一個,真是不習慣啊。」30Please respect copyright.PENANA8RD3VSwKh6
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糸師凜只是尷尬地笑了一下,彎下身選了一支巧克力口味的冰棒,拆袋前順手把保存期限轉正來看。30Please respect copyright.PENANALkcONeHDGV
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阿姨看著他,笑著搖搖頭:「都長這麼高了,還是挑一樣的口味。真是從小沒變過喔。」30Please respect copyright.PENANAM5wWTXvdEy
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結帳的時候,星野莉奈先一步把錢遞出去。30Please respect copyright.PENANAww9xYfYeeL
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「等一下——我可以自己付!」糸師凜抗議。30Please respect copyright.PENANA92Ga9bNJYx
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「不行。」她一臉理所當然,「說好了今天我請。你哥不在啊,總得有人當你哥的替身吧?」30Please respect copyright.PENANAVd5VGZWJsC
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阿姨在旁邊聽了,忍不住笑出聲:「你們真的沒變欸,吵吵鬧鬧這麼可愛。」30Please respect copyright.PENANA2636CbPjfC
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那話像是一滴水,落進一池靜得過頭的水裡,掀起一圈圈細微漣漪——他們兩人各自拿走自己的冰棒。30Please respect copyright.PENANAlRsh05112U
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只有他們自己知道,有些事早就變了。30Please respect copyright.PENANAzeCBPtkeuU
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那個會幫他打開冰棒袋的人,不在了。30Please respect copyright.PENANAzA72xihngw
而她,也不再需要彎腰替小小孩挑巧克力口味。30Please respect copyright.PENANAFE8OJFFfYW
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「——還是一樣像小情侶。」30Please respect copyright.PENANA6sBDrHGvor
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糸師凜手中的冰棒差點噴出去,一臉「早知道今天就不來了」的樣子。30Please respect copyright.PENANAvz1DtyM7Z0
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「阿姨,妳這誤會也太大了吧——我明明是他嫂子耶,拜託。」30Please respect copyright.PENANAiHMn8Hxerp
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倒是星野莉奈又恢復小時候那種流氓樣。30Please respect copyright.PENANATI3dN1s33t
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「啊?噢!對耶!哎呀——妳看看我這記憶,就說你哥哥真的太久沒來了啊。」30Please respect copyright.PENANAy3CjjWe35d
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星野莉奈光速轉身用「你看你哥快變死人了」的臉對向糸師凜。30Please respect copyright.PENANA3wVgnv0wze
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接著轉回頭笑笑地對阿姨打過招呼,兩人快速鑽出小鋪。30Please respect copyright.PENANAnBjIC5MDap
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走出去後,冰棒拆開,夏天的黏熱在店外撲上來。出來時天色更暗了一些,風裡有一點海的鹹味。他們一人咬著一支冰,慢慢走向回家的路。30Please respect copyright.PENANAL91Ery2qcm
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「啊~我怎麼覺得剛才有點累。」星野莉奈大聲地呼出一口氣。30Please respect copyright.PENANAkoaedEoAeW
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「阿姨還是很熱情啊。」糸師凜含著巧克力冰棒。30Please respect copyright.PENANAgtdjqTi60m
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「小凜,你還記得我小時候超愛拍你們嗎?」星野莉奈啃著冰棒說。30Please respect copyright.PENANAQUzEAvvWKr
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「記得,拍立得那台,粉紅色的。」30Please respect copyright.PENANAE46mLwkRBr
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「你記得好清楚喔?」30Please respect copyright.PENANAd3kHyM5PSf
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「因為妳每次都叫我們站好,還要配合角度。」30Please respect copyright.PENANA9P3Fyi1t9F
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「我以為那時候你沒什麼記憶,任人擺布。」她咯咯笑了幾聲。30Please respect copyright.PENANAseQQvkxuun
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「⋯⋯我那是小,不是傻。差很多好嗎。」30Please respect copyright.PENANAZDxfkQa9gF
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星野莉奈又自顧自地笑了一下後,啃了兩口冰,像是想起什麼似的,歪頭看他:30Please respect copyright.PENANAGXuDokJdXj
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「你這次有中獎嗎?」30Please respect copyright.PENANAwqWBrGivLb
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糸師凜低頭看了一下手中。30Please respect copyright.PENANAfOcPnN3JhA
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「——好耶!」30Please respect copyright.PENANACivvchEi4B
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「怎麼樣怎麼樣?又中了嗎?」30Please respect copyright.PENANA8ui6qpkxqf
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「沒中!」30Please respect copyright.PENANA2H9oQ1ViUj
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糸師凜很高興,星野莉奈笑得有點迷惑,「哥哥說了啊——不要在這種事情上浪費運氣。」30Please respect copyright.PENANAkIQHWda1q9
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被打敗了,還說你不傻⋯⋯星野莉奈差點暈倒。但還是忍不住想:哇,原來這世界上真的有人比她還相信他哥。30Please respect copyright.PENANAGO1fvCmoyz
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嘴角止不住一直上揚,又好笑又無奈,又意外覺得可愛,就算長高了,小凜還是小凜呀,從小都沒改變——突然覺得自己也沒那麼孤單了。30Please respect copyright.PENANAsfCr2wzEIn
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「小凜。」30Please respect copyright.PENANAu3NLaTgUfJ
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「嗯?」30Please respect copyright.PENANAJPH8UtDzbq
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「你是不是從來沒有懷疑過你哥會回來?」30Please respect copyright.PENANA7HWa3qyM3P
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他咬著冰棒,想了一下。30Please respect copyright.PENANA0evqH92GnC
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「沒有耶。」30Please respect copyright.PENANAM1MN4NhaMJ
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「為什麼呀?」30Please respect copyright.PENANA9QtPzTIsGQ
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「因為他沒說不回來啊。」30Please respect copyright.PENANArYDspWwR2y
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星野莉奈沒有立刻回話,她低頭看著快融掉的紅豆牛奶冰棒。30Please respect copyright.PENANAUGOKvD7O0g
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「⋯⋯那你有想過,如果你哥真的回來,你會跟他說什麼嗎?」30Please respect copyright.PENANAYYPDelaL6e
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「嗯⋯⋯『歡迎回來』?」30Please respect copyright.PENANAhoa1SahvhL
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「就這樣?」30Please respect copyright.PENANA4llJBdkcmk
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「可能還會跟他說⋯⋯我都有看他的比賽喔?哥哥真的很厲害⋯⋯之類的吧。」30Please respect copyright.PENANAeqK86lPPgg
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「⋯⋯你都不會想揍他嗎?」30Please respect copyright.PENANAQpiHgZhrdA
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「不會啊。為什麼要揍哥哥?」30Please respect copyright.PENANAYwzZPxOHC3
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「因為他都不回你訊息啊。四年耶,完全不理你。」星野莉奈笑著,彷彿自己跟他們一點關係都沒有。30Please respect copyright.PENANAwMQzPZbiHJ
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「沒關係吧?反正回來就好了啊。」30Please respect copyright.PENANAOdmllWq9nH
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回來就好了啊。星野莉奈笑了一下。30Please respect copyright.PENANASe6VK7qQ8p
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「好像也是吼。」30Please respect copyright.PENANAd5V5pjpbIt
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「嗯啊。」糸師凜把最後一口冰咽下喉嚨,翻過冰棒棍再確認一次——沒有中獎。30Please respect copyright.PENANAutdkU1uWSb
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她望著天色漸暗,像是在斟酌什麼。然後忽然開口——30Please respect copyright.PENANAouha0ZOqiY
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「那你可以幫我嗎?」30Please respect copyright.PENANAWEEq8cRbA2
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「幫妳什麼?」30Please respect copyright.PENANACJBI2nXwQa
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「我要揍他。」她甜笑著說。30Please respect copyright.PENANAiDM4nloOJ4
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「⋯⋯蛤?」30Please respect copyright.PENANAuT1MFS7b3c
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「你幫我錄影。」星野莉奈把冰棒棍含在嘴裡,雙手插在腦門後,「錄超高清。」30Please respect copyright.PENANAg6vJ9gGMDz
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糸師凜的眉頭皺得很緊。30Please respect copyright.PENANAMFVRBApUk5
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又來了——莉奈很怪,他們很怪。30Please respect copyright.PENANAxGpcJxNODQ
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星野莉奈喜孜孜地笑著,像是剛剛那場無厘頭的對話,真的讓她鬆了一口氣似的。30Please respect copyright.PENANAmd1TZXJDh5
後來,她沒再提冴的事,糸師凜也沒問要怎麼幫她錄。最後,他們來到住宅區的路口。30Please respect copyright.PENANA0SurdNj1Rq
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「今天很意外也很開心可以遇到你,謝謝你啦,小凜。」30Please respect copyright.PENANAS4M5oFSD0L
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糸師凜其實不知道自己做了什麼需要被感謝。但他也沒有想要多問。30Please respect copyright.PENANAn36DuOl6c3
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「掰掰啦!」30Please respect copyright.PENANAvBE73DM1Yf
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「掰。」30Please respect copyright.PENANAozMykB3deY
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他們在兩家的交錯口告別。各自背著書包往兩條不同的平行路去。30Please respect copyright.PENANAT0d7bowQiq
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他們背對背晃啊晃地走遠。糸師凜心裡還是同個念頭——30Please respect copyright.PENANAw084vkqVqi
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她真的很怪,從小就這樣。30Please respect copyright.PENANAyi9uz0mIYo
總是做些奇怪的事,說些奇怪的話,然後笑得什麼事都沒有。30Please respect copyright.PENANAh2TI5vM6jS
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他哥也是。什麼都不說,卻總是默默地、理所當然地接受她的怪。30Please respect copyright.PENANA9YCUJoncLk
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他有時候真的不太懂。30Please respect copyright.PENANAn808pNnXU9
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但從小就是這樣長大的,他早就習慣了。30Please respect copyright.PENANAhw0u1vvr3M
也漸漸覺得——也許這樣的怪,就剛剛好。30Please respect copyright.PENANANGVklx2O4G
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天色已經完全暗了,街邊的燈一盞一盞亮起。30Please respect copyright.PENANAhFYohE7q4k
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傍晚過後,風還是繼續吹。30Please respect copyright.PENANARsL0IUKYhr
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其實她有一瞬間,是想問的。問那個問題。30Please respect copyright.PENANAdFHRyFucYK
問那句她最怕問出口的——30Please respect copyright.PENANAyX3YMQSVKE
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「可是,如果你哥真的不回來呢?」30Please respect copyright.PENANAnvoVRGF4JE
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她沒有問出口。30Please respect copyright.PENANA4qiJDESB9O
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她不想讓小凜猶豫,也不想讓自己聽見一個「不知道」。30Please respect copyright.PENANArgWrzvDkHI
更不想在小凜面前哭出來。30Please respect copyright.PENANAUC4G8yKMvh
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所以她抬起頭,笑著轉了個彎。30Please respect copyright.PENANAR9KhZWVftS
沒問那句怕得要命的話,只是對他說:30Please respect copyright.PENANAWg7JkXvfZo
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等她揍他哥的時候,可不可以幫她錄個超高清。30Please respect copyright.PENANAW0qEUKuRsn
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就像以前一樣。30Please respect copyright.PENANACddFhj5AmL
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她從來不是一個需要人幫忙的女孩。30Please respect copyright.PENANAP1ywSRIZXn
可那天,她想把某個畫面留住,想找個人交代清楚。30Please respect copyright.PENANAhLynutb9kC
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不是求助,只是交託。30Please respect copyright.PENANAurqGd7lXmx
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她只是想,在那一拳落下的瞬間,有雙眼睛替她見證——30Please respect copyright.PENANAzKI3dv4x8m
她真的、打下去了。30Please respect copyright.PENANA883qDrgc0n
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不是所有人都會懂這種想法。30Please respect copyright.PENANAKbXSpnTItJ
但她知道,小凜會。30Please respect copyright.PENANAfxvCqpqb1n
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她清楚自己能一個人撐過去。只是偶爾,還是會想要一種很單純的支持。30Please respect copyright.PENANABMNEwSLVtK
沒有懷疑,沒有分析,也沒有勸退。30Please respect copyright.PENANAqbZEsUUbss
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就像她叫他們來看自己成為萬眾矚目的模特兒時,哥哥會嘴硬毒舌,小凜會用力點頭。30Please respect copyright.PENANAvdhXAJmUZR
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像以前一樣。30Please respect copyright.PENANAZ6Ne77pkkR
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像一根細細的、卻絕對不會倒的旗桿。30Please respect copyright.PENANAIbazihWuTy
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「你就幫我錄,要錄超高清。」30Please respect copyright.PENANAKVkgysG82c
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語氣像在發號施令,卻也是一種信任的任務交付。30Please respect copyright.PENANAqPWNsWeyje
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她不是要依賴誰。30Please respect copyright.PENANACjAnDeCRaC
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她只是想,在那一刻,有人站在場邊。30Please respect copyright.PENANAFzzNp3ol6P
不用所有人——只要有一個人就好。30Please respect copyright.PENANAiVjS05ys2K
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她知道小凜會懂。
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