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寇洛琳一個人。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRf8s6MUjoa
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABhxLkHGCc
她坐在宅子前的台階上，面對著沒人整理而有些荒蕪的庭園。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjF8PhKDTG1
爸爸和媽媽不讓她去打擾他們，他們正為了新的工作而忙碌著，幾天後還準備要出差。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZYSkZfl8o
除了午餐和晚餐時間，爸爸跟媽媽都各自關在他們的書房裡，靠近門邊，可以聽到：喀、喀、喀……這樣敲打電腦鍵盤的聲音。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpZr1HST7i
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lc1Eh3vp3
「親愛的，爸爸和媽媽正在工作。也許妳可以去找史小姐和福小姐，或是來個大冒險。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtz4FQtcTg
「可是我昨天去過了。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPW9GlEfp8
「妳可以再去一次。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRrm7eTkQgg
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於是，她就這樣被趕了出來。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2IxL5BmMT
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一個人在房間裡玩玩具很無聊。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOw05yCUSue
一個人走到後面的破爛網球場再走回來也很無聊。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbt9SfE2Qeh
而且自從夏天過後，她就不太想接近那口井。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewRU6U9wZu
畢竟關在裡面的那個東西她一點也不想想起。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofDvWFDxxK
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寇洛琳覺得無聊透了。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcyVI3OKBAH
她曬著太陽，懶洋洋地瞇起眼睛。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8R6kbZt5IJ
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6YDuSylxBO
草叢邊傳來窸窸窣窣的聲音，很像是老鼠在跑。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdDPZIKjAj
但是那東西明顯比老鼠大得多。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvls5OaDen
她豎耳傾聽。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoGgfsa98U
一團黑色的東西跳了出來，在草地上打滾，又站了起來，就像是綠油油的草地中一小片夜晚的天空。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG715mQ5Abz
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhI9IT2rRU
「是你！」寇洛琳驚訝地看著貓咪。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCsVErlymj
她已經很久沒有看見牠了，自從夏天那場幾乎讓她心跳停止的冒險後，貓咪就很少出現在她面前。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlW37G3jXQC
貓咪回望了她一眼，綠色的眼睛閃閃發光，就像在陽光下擺動的草。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKumojPG3N
然後，牠優雅地坐下，與寇洛琳對望著。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgT2HXrAbCE
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkozO3acNz
「你願意陪我說說話嗎？」她問著貓咪。「已經很久沒有人陪我聊天了。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡooHySehdUG
貓咪黑色的尾巴晃了晃。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTWcDqwGfvk
「謝謝你。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzuUE8SmGo
貓咪又走近了一些，然後坐下。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9VgAjtC1z8
「爸爸和媽媽又不理我了。」她說。「我知道他們的工作很忙，也不想去打擾他們。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApI7TxJtnw
「如果去跟他們抱怨的話，一定會得到『噢，親愛的寇洛琳，爸爸跟媽媽辛苦工作全都是為了妳』這樣的答案。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0q5k79W3F
「他們老是叫我去找史小姐和福小姐，或是去和波波先生的老鼠玩。但是他們從來沒有主動陪我玩過。一次也沒有。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ZZBdgZ57p
貓咪抬起了綠色的眼睛，慢慢眨了眨眼。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLep1Wbclr
「我知道，你一定覺得這樣的我很幼稚，像個任性的小女孩。」她苦笑。「可是我的確是一個小女孩。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9nQvr8Ekcd
她低下了頭，把臉埋在膝蓋之間。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIc339hDjO7
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96woIysyJ6
「我只是想要有人陪我。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHV7uabYZK
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsbcXr2z4C
貓咪沒有說話。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQVIACAtXQE
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPyTc6CkzfN
寇洛琳知道，在這邊的這個世界，貓咪都是不說話的。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZoLxzvmzVc
可是她好想聽聽牠的聲音。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkV2oJ7bHt
良久，寇洛琳抬起頭，用袖口擦了擦紅紅的鼻子和臉頰。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPvfMaS3gO
「我們是朋友，對吧？」她對貓咪說。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GGxoaJEGu
黑色的腳掌優雅且安靜地走向她，貓咪的尾巴甩啊甩，然後牠坐在她身旁，柔軟的毛茸茸前腳搭在她的膝上。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenxpoboaSN
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBke6fB805
「謝謝你，真的。」她抱起了貓咪，用力擁緊牠。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2N5A5UvgAc
貓咪起先有些不適應，試著掙脫她，但最後放棄了掙扎，乖乖地被寇洛琳抱在懷中。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGWJvXguUZ
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxcJCXGy7C
寇洛琳與貓咪度過了一個愉快的下午。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1dJtL09FYb
雖然只有她一個人在說話。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLq7ohbp6A6
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Pk9mA3Pda
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0deY3STiA
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCDwxMWeOW
夜晚，寇洛琳與貓咪肩並肩躺在柔軟溫暖的床鋪上。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlriPhIXZ6h
雖然她不確定貓咪是不是真的有肩膀，不過他們靠得很近，她的臉可以感受到貓咪柔軟的觸感。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2qxHMoio3
星星在天空中一閃一閃，夜空的顏色跟貓咪身上的一樣。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4F3z4SK5Vz
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZ4kjW3jrl
「我想，爸爸要是看到了我跟你躺在一起，一定不會准我把寵物帶進房間睡覺。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcquBwbdCwe
貓咪聽到這句話，不滿地抖了抖身子。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHH2jr4Dh7X
「可是我會跟爸爸說，你不是寵物，你是我的朋友。」寇洛琳撫摸著貓咪的下巴，聽牠發出呼嚕呼嚕的聲響。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHgGTuXyLc
她打了個大大的呵欠。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLLEQCXXfv
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hsQMbtJ9m
「晚安，貓咪。」她說，然後閉上了眼睛。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZkAPvOWGI7
貓咪綠色的瞳孔轉了轉，也緩緩地閉上。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNaNabGGTJ
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64IzsD2b3V
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84RoohCKpY
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbvQKKnG2I
寇洛琳站在一片廣闊無垠的大草原上。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvm1oMsAfL
四周有山、有樹、有橋、有河流。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFThw3PWBb
她從來沒見過這種景色。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsKXSLq1Of
草是銀色的，閃著銀河般的光芒，在夜風中搖來晃去，像棉絮一般柔軟。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQ1Zaz7bBE
遠方的山就像是由一塊巨大寶石堆積而成，發出七彩奪目的燦爛光芒。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcPJIDXm98
樹上結著色彩繽紛的果子，看起來很可口；紫色的河中是滿滿的金魚游動。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgAeJ13csh
她知道自己在夢中。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUngeD3uvWA
但是她從來沒有夢過這麼漂亮又詭異的景致。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0j9XqhuLD
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhP3w4Rnz6
「寇洛琳。」有個聲音這樣叫她。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSGbxrYiOD
寇洛琳回頭張望，但是沒有半個人。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ylGREYBUc
「寇洛琳。」那聲音又叫了一遍。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4yDVC4iPAq
那是很低沉、有點沙啞、帶著一些磁性，讓人聽了很安心很舒服的嗓音。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ReBJU8CFY
那個聲音並不是從任何地方傳來的，而是在寇洛琳腦中響起，直接傳達給她。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMFuzm7Dfy
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhtidCV4YT
她知道並且熟悉這種感覺。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGGGGLhoxj
她認識那個聲音。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkKx85LHbc
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuTYagrNvs
「貓咪，是你嗎？」她說。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEppKv0dtUY
「是的，是我，寇洛琳。」貓咪的聲音再度響起。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQa0fldOYe
「你又會說話了耶！」她的語氣聽起來很開心，充滿喜悅。「可是你在哪裡？我看不到你。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNaCz117eZ
「我就在這裡。」貓咪說。「在這裡不需要形體，因為這裡就是這裡。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9bmJxDrjs
牠又開始賣弄牠的「貓式哲學」。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxiLi2Rs4Nc
寇洛琳嘟著嘴，有些不滿。但是她仍然很開心，可以聽到貓咪的聲音。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjg0YPkJYT
她踩了踩腳下，很軟，就像踩在自己的棉被上一樣軟。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNBE3kz69m
很好，她很滿意。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5yxU20H39H
於是寇洛琳跨開大步奔跑著，從草地跑到小山丘上，再從山丘滾回草地上。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUL4UWV8vD8
她在小河中跳來跳去，濺起銀紫色的透明水花，看著河裏的金魚啪噠啪噠擺著鰭在她腳邊跳躍。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEWy28kbh9Q
反正這裡是夢裏，她愛怎麼玩都行。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡugr1guuGAT
等到玩水玩夠了，她就躺在草地上滾來滾去。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxKLipjZb0
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzjTpywIC7
「我想你大概是我唯一的朋友。」她對貓咪說。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cko99rr8h
「我想，我大概是妳唯一的貓類朋友。」牠說。寇洛琳可以從語氣裏想像到牠聳肩的樣子。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wSiRavuoj
「噢，那我大概也是你唯一的人類朋友吧。」寇洛琳吐吐舌，不滿牠的挖苦。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fF1vrypgj
貓咪沒有接話。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DqPR4MBRz
「不過我們是真正的朋友，對吧。」她露出甜甜的一笑。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkrVKkKd7S
「……嗯。」貓咪的語氣聽起來有些害羞。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbMhbh4wbB
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQ7zweBoeg
「寇洛琳，」沉默了好一段時間，牠再度開口。「只要妳希望的話……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvW78rUUHJo
低沉的嗓音清了清喉嚨。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05AfWb9J8w
「嗯？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVaAPglH6dF
「只要妳需要我，我就會陪在妳身邊。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwnimXKFPu
「真的嗎！？」她興奮地尖叫起來，不太相信從貓咪口中會聽到這種話。「你的意思是，一直一直跟我在一起嗎？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdF5HAbmvn
「嗯。」牠再度重申。「只要妳需要我的話。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6W1IyKkPb
「你的口氣聽起來，好像哪一天我就不要你似的。」這讓寇洛琳聽起來很不舒服。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNFIC8noEj
「不是嗎？你們人類總是喜新厭舊。」牠自嘲。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡseKuPtNzVE
「才不會！」她大叫。「朋友之間是沒有這種事情的！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEGWFZqYqp
「是嗎？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZ9AkTxg2D
「我們會一直一直在一起，沒有什麼新舊之分的！知道了嗎？」她氣瘋了，對著貓咪大聲說教。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8bUug8hFt
「……好吧，既然妳這麼說，我就試試看吧。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgGJTRF5TY
寇洛琳滿意地點了點頭。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLx4QtI0Zd
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLRkslTSMP
「我會一直在妳身旁陪著妳，當妳的朋友，寇洛琳。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZAFSWfFar
寇洛琳開心地笑了。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDENSEpP0Y
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4L7xMYMaWJ
然後，她又在夢中的世界玩了好久好久。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjsOrnpZ3Y
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUTEaUTnUu
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39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Q1CfiQ7Ki
翌日，早晨的陽光射進窗戶，照在寇洛琳的臉上。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0m4Gut9TL
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllgLUb5uRm
「寇洛琳，起床囉。妳該去上學了。」媽媽站在床邊對她說。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwd1eUjyjVx
她睜開眼，床上只有她一個人，貓咪早就不見蹤影。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0TvHsaFi2
不過她知道，牠就在她附近。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOheWa6Awfi
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfrdhMLiMBd
牠會一直陪著她的。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSBThk1eZC
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPVBV2W1kK
這個想法讓寇洛琳全身都感到暖洋洋的。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1P9SMduZ0
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKzX4KeXNO
「怎麼了，親愛的？一起床就傻笑。做了好夢嗎？」媽媽問。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5DpDW90sb
「嗯，算是吧。」她點點頭，下床把被子折好。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ43VRwotAue
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接著，她換好衣服，走到客廳和家人共進早餐。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3saVWcx1x
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噢。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9gKP0QqIAw
拉到這裡才發現這是正常向的人，真是抱歉XD(現在說好像有點太遲)39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvx9Ofjmmv
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《第十四道門》是一部很好看的作品，我是說真的。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zsUmHafmX
從打開書的第一頁我就萌得亂七八糟XDD(對不起我的萌點似乎有些奇怪)39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwyFpEE5VLa
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