隔天早上,星野莉奈在家裡醒得比鬧鐘早。27Please respect copyright.PENANAcaoViDFpa0
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窗外天氣很好,藍得像是不曾下過雪。陽光灑在窗沿,柔柔地映在白色窗簾上,有一種不合時宜的溫柔。27Please respect copyright.PENANAMyO1ehC6zN
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她窩在被子裡,手機握在手裡,沒有解鎖,只是盯著黑掉的螢幕,倒映在其中的自己。27Please respect copyright.PENANA1Wbejd2Hat
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她沒傳訊息給任何人。27Please respect copyright.PENANA5PhbXEivll
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連工作群組裡每天準時浮出的早安問候,她也沒點開。怕只要動一下,昨晚那段積在心裡的雪就會全部崩落。27Please respect copyright.PENANAeVNokYuio1
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星野莉奈掀開棉被,一坐起身,就看見貼在書桌牆上,一張張拍立得照片。27Please respect copyright.PENANArSvoTFaXzm
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每一張,都是她親手貼上去的。27Please respect copyright.PENANAIjXARBpSe8
有些是她拍的,有些是小凜給的,有些冴是不小心出現在背景裡的。27Please respect copyright.PENANAi0YfyC9zdr
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冴踢球的樣子;小凜在場外抓著球網的臉;還有冴一臉理所當然,搭著小凜高舉獎盃的肩——那是他們首次一起聯手拿下冠軍的隊伍合照。27Please respect copyright.PENANAJpesRJUgBQ
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她最喜歡的,是那場他們贏下U-15冠軍的剎那——最後一分鐘,兩兄弟擦身而過、瞬間得分的殘影。27Please respect copyright.PENANAZHPTyX0cfv
球還在空中,光線從身後打下來,把他們擦身而過的那刻照得耀眼無比——全世界都在為那瞬間曝光。27Please respect copyright.PENANAMhHdW75x58
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還有很多很多,他們在堤防亂拍的照片——構圖不穩、畫面模糊,笑得沒頭沒尾,姿勢也總是不對。每一張,卻都是他們才看得懂的密碼。27Please respect copyright.PENANAl8tayrllTL
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而貼在牆面正中央的,是她和小凜,一左一右拉著冴的手臂,笑得亂七八糟,笑得像贏得世界大賽的樣子。27Please respect copyright.PENANAwaynfFPNVQ
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她看著那一整面牆,看著早就被定格的過去。27Please respect copyright.PENANApctx8FgwyP
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浴室裡的熱水開太久,鏡子早就起了層白霧。她站在鏡子前,濕髮還滴著水,伸手一摸才發現眼皮有些腫。27Please respect copyright.PENANAg96j3241Ix
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不是哭過——是昨晚太安靜了,她睜著眼過了一整夜,忘了什麼時候該閉上。27Please respect copyright.PENANAvDTCTQZQ6N
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她沒特別看時間,也沒打算出門,卻還是下意識地擦了護唇膏,換了件乾淨的白毛衣,把頭髮吹到半乾。27Please respect copyright.PENANA0flEKoiCbS
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星野莉奈走到餐桌,放了片低脂起司在全麥吐司上,又替自己熱了杯牛奶。她坐下來,托著下巴,看著杯面升起的蒸氣發呆。27Please respect copyright.PENANAwa2mEDAinc
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她又打開手機,點進他的對話框。27Please respect copyright.PENANAEXwGjRLmuM
訊息還是停留在昨天。他沒有回,也沒說任何話。27Please respect copyright.PENANAMeXCijxICo
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她記得他昨晚離開時的模樣。27Please respect copyright.PENANAzdUY6oMYQR
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——「我會留在日本一段時間⋯⋯這段時間,很重要。」27Please respect copyright.PENANAqxfXtKjY3F
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他說得慢,很像在說服自己這句話不那麼苦澀。27Please respect copyright.PENANA0UFMNCxKwG
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但他沒說,他們要不要再見面。27Please respect copyright.PENANA1z6qh33RAs
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那時雪還沒停,她站在原地,看著他的影子落在雪地上。比以前瘦了些,也沉了些,但還是筆直地往前走。27Please respect copyright.PENANAQEDoRoSyfo
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他拉著行李箱,輪子在積雪裡走得不太順,每幾步就卡住。他沒抱怨,也沒回頭。27Please respect copyright.PENANAVtxXGKhWkH
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直到在路口分岔處,他忽然停下來。27Please respect copyright.PENANAE1VWejhwUB
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她以為他會回頭。27Please respect copyright.PENANAzgiGpyJFtX
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——但他沒有。低聲說了地點,語氣像說出口就已經太多。27Please respect copyright.PENANARtfEhotS4w
她點了點頭,什麼也沒回。27Please respect copyright.PENANAd00k3eUtp7
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他沒有回家。那條壓在雪上的輪痕,彎向了她陌生的方向。27Please respect copyright.PENANAEOpLPRLmn2
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她不是沒想過再傳訊息。可每次點開,話總在指尖就被收了回去。27Please respect copyright.PENANAKGD3grUb3D
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不是失落失望,也不是因為生氣。27Please respect copyright.PENANAqnKLp9lYa4
只是——突然不確定,自己那些帶著力氣與期望的話,對現在的他,會不會太沉重。27Please respect copyright.PENANALmzposKvCD
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『我只是⋯⋯剛好比較會傳球而已。』27Please respect copyright.PENANAnsyoDKiAaI
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他的話,連回想,心口都還是會刺一下。27Please respect copyright.PENANAHbJvO85rdO
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「剛好」不是他會用來形容自己的詞,糸師冴會說:「我會」、「我會成為世界第一」、「我一定會讓他們記得我」——27Please respect copyright.PENANAMWllhP5CUH
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他向來不說「剛好」,他會說「當然」。那樣的他,才是她認識的糸師冴。27Please respect copyright.PENANAj5sRhjlRiA
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可昨晚的他,每一句,都像是經過漫長沉默的壓抑,都像咬碎了什麼才說出口。27Please respect copyright.PENANAShnDh0mvMp
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『至少還能站在場上。』27Please respect copyright.PENANAmSWu2fZypE
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她慢慢閉上眼,額頭輕輕靠在餐桌邊。27Please respect copyright.PENANAJuztbvQd9q
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以前眼神鋒利,說話直接,哪怕世界充滿敵意,糸師冴也總是帶著一種「我哪裡怕」的確定,一種沒有任何黑暗可以淹滅的光。27Please respect copyright.PENANADrgZUfysN9
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她記得他說:「我會成為世界第一,第一本來就是一個人。」27Please respect copyright.PENANA7yfFADbPPo
他也說過:「我知道我在做什麼。」27Please respect copyright.PENANA0U2LE0NS3J
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那樣的他,從不猶豫,走得比誰都快。不解釋、不回頭,也不道歉。27Please respect copyright.PENANA3JY9Z5cKDp
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但昨天晚上的他——27Please respect copyright.PENANAvzig9rxgcf
講話會停頓,眼神不直視,連「不甘心」這種話,都用「剛好比較會傳球」這種方式輕描淡寫地避開。27Please respect copyright.PENANAjdbTE2HrFx
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他沒有崩潰,也沒有示弱,只是好像失去了那個屬於「勝者」的語氣。27Please respect copyright.PENANAWvqSFXWu4z
即便他還是說著「我想贏」,語氣卻像是在說服自己——還能追下去。27Please respect copyright.PENANA9gRVYUefeR
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他還是穿著RE·AL的制服外套,行李箱上還掛著隊伍的行李牌。27Please respect copyright.PENANAC3iBnejHgM
從遠處看起來,就像是剛比完賽回國的選手,一切都還在光鮮與秩序中。
他總說運動裝才是戰鬥服。27Please respect copyright.PENANA9TMNvWPZLm
所以,她以為——他想一個人待在那,沒人叨擾,好好享受為夢想馳騁的快感。27Please respect copyright.PENANAM8UFciDmbH
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卻沒想過,他可能已經孤軍奮戰太久了。27Please respect copyright.PENANASTYM5NsQ6r
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那件外套,那張被風刮過的臉,還有他身旁那只走過半個地球的行李箱——這些年來,她大多只能透過螢幕與新聞看見他。27Please respect copyright.PENANA0Sus6u6Ytl
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她一直以為他很順——27Please respect copyright.PENANAIqCsnUZQXY
比賽、進球、訓練照、媒體訪問,每一張畫面看起來都像他正往夢想邁進。27Please respect copyright.PENANA8Fx66xZ1i6
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這段他在西班牙的時間,她總會去查關於他的消息。27Please respect copyright.PENANAqDo3jwPO6F
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他剛去的時候還上過一次首頁,之後就沒再出現了。她試過搜尋他的名字,結果都是別人的進球精華。27Please respect copyright.PENANAIVMDjVZYiQ
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有一週新聞提到他在訓練場進了幾球,可是比賽那天,名單還是沒有他的名字。她知道那不是問題——是還沒輪到他。27Please respect copyright.PENANAOV4SIncz1R
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她不記得從什麼時候開始,習慣把搜尋欄裡的名字打得很快、動作像反射。好像只要多刷新幾次,他就會從某個角落蹦出來——哪怕只是一句話,也好。27Please respect copyright.PENANArHw7mBpvIJ
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她試著從那幾句隻言片語裡,拼湊出他在那裡的樣子。27Please respect copyright.PENANAg4K39HdfpX
他吃得慣嗎?跟得上語速嗎?訓練量會不會太重?27Please respect copyright.PENANAmGduf5VglO
但沒有一則消息是完整的。更多時候,是一張模糊到辨不出臉的側拍照片,或一篇只在第六段提到他一句話的轉載報導。27Please respect copyright.PENANAsqRqmBNIAY
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從他們肩膀齊高,到她抬頭也看不清他的表情。27Please respect copyright.PENANA1aWFFbBxlb
從他在板凳邊安靜坐著,到他終於站上場、進球得分。27Please respect copyright.PENANAVSNQrCOdpM
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後來,留下來的,全是整理得乾乾淨淨的報導、精準控場的採訪——27Please respect copyright.PENANAYdgZFW3ocI
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【糸師冴,控球出色,態度冷靜,是日本足球界最受矚目的新星。】27Please respect copyright.PENANAOt4gokGCbG
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沒有失誤、沒有質疑,沒有崩塌的痕跡。27Please respect copyright.PENANAnWEYg2ptwW
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他就像某種被定義完成的「天才模板」:被打磨、被推舉、被讚賞,也被保護得很好。27Please respect copyright.PENANAkAxLGdmxwo
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她一直以為,他已經習慣了那些遠距離的目光與冷靜的句子。習慣了什麼都不說,只留下完美。27Please respect copyright.PENANAE9o3I1f42S
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——直到昨晚。27Please respect copyright.PENANAHyLikPf5pX
直到他突然說了那些話,用那種快要撐不下去的語氣。27Please respect copyright.PENANA88YkqnaYwg
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她這才驚覺——那個好到幾乎無懈可擊的他,竟然就是昨晚那個幾乎要撐不住的人。27Please respect copyright.PENANA7LIyTgfuAc
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她還不知道全部,也還沒真正了解他經歷了什麼。27Please respect copyright.PENANAsRSJ3jNyBE
但她好像開始隱約看見——他努力藏起來、不讓人靠近,很深很深的部分。27Please respect copyright.PENANAU7KHrfYF4E
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那些,一旦曝露出來,會讓他徹底崩塌的部分。27Please respect copyright.PENANALvRvdIuj8h
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「如果妳覺得後悔,也沒關係。」27Please respect copyright.PENANA5aoyObtXkk
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——原來是這樣嗎?27Please respect copyright.PENANAPITpgEnmFZ
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星野莉奈輕輕地苦笑了一下。27Please respect copyright.PENANAtEX3a1bm69
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冴這個人,不會輕易請求什麼。他甚至連「等我一下」這種話,都很少說出口。從小到大,都是那種走在前面、不回頭、不容人等待的步伐。27Please respect copyright.PENANAWpvIe4ZjIW
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他不習慣被等,也不習慣被理解。27Please respect copyright.PENANAUrf790D4LP
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所以,他才會說出「如果妳後悔也沒關係」這種話——先替她找好退場的台階,先一步原諒她的離開。27Please respect copyright.PENANAUJhPqVqpLL
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但她追著他那麼久、那麼多年,怎麼可能因為這樣就後悔?27Please respect copyright.PENANA0R9u59Uonz
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「笨蛋,為什麼不告訴我⋯⋯」27Please respect copyright.PENANAuoDQyqJnee
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她低聲呢喃,閉上眼的瞬間,眼中的淚往下墜落。27Please respect copyright.PENANArKC69LPzDs
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不只是眼淚,還有什麼,也悄悄往下墜落。27Please respect copyright.PENANAO8OQreZQ7U
不是昨晚的雪——而是她心裡始終想靠近的那個人,正站在一個她從未真正抵達過的地方。27Please respect copyright.PENANA4qBnTx1Bfk
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他總是那樣——27Please respect copyright.PENANAqVGpTlPaL5
說走就走、說不等就真的不等。她小時候也常常跟他吵架,氣他太冷淡、太難懂、什麼都不說清楚。27Please respect copyright.PENANAiQYAjNszVp
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可吵完以後,還是會不自覺地追上去,跑得氣喘吁吁也想拉住他的背包角,問他晚餐要不要吃咖哩。27Please respect copyright.PENANALdzcY68JPO
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她從來都不是因為他完美才喜歡他的。27Please respect copyright.PENANA4yZb52W4D6
是因為她太清楚,他每一個不說的瞬間,底下藏著多少忍耐和驕傲,還有不想讓人看到的傷。27Please respect copyright.PENANABeSsw6W37D
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——所以她會去。像昨天一樣,像從前無數次那樣。27Please respect copyright.PENANA4gfKdNhrhM
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一步、又一步。即使只是靠近一點點,她也會走過去。27Please respect copyright.PENANAct5wmRfGac
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因為,他們就是這樣一起長大的。
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