小世有一瞬感謝阿何也開始為相思所苦,幫他出主意時顯得更積極且廢話很少,多了點同情心。兩人再三討論後小世掏出了他那一千零一件正式套裝,大學面試時那件,還用便利商店的服務燙好襯衫。86Please respect copyright.PENANAiKCePIbQ5l
當郝醫生以不亞於相親那天的正裝出現時小世真的是謝天謝地,感謝老天爺自己沒有穿得太休閒。餐廳的確也如兩人的猜測,滿高檔的,但不到貴得離譜,小世出得起自己那部分。86Please respect copyright.PENANA6zy3EmtRlG
實際開吃後小世發現料理非常好吃,相較之下價錢便宜到離譜。86Please respect copyright.PENANAeZghPeELjs
用餐期間小世跟郝醫生自然的交談。郝醫生一如往常的冷著臉,不殷勤的態度讓小世竊喜,愉快地享用餐點。86Please respect copyright.PENANA7Neunn8V2L
小世等到呈上飲料後才開口詢問。86Please respect copyright.PENANA5gz3aSmRp6
「怎麼突然約我?」86Please respect copyright.PENANAyWuC8N4zSm
「嗯。」郝醫生在咖啡裡加了驚人份量的糖與牛奶。想到郝醫生來便利商店只會點黑咖啡,小世暗自讚嘆這個人的自制力。86Please respect copyright.PENANAN9mhvtsV5L
郝醫生放下湯匙,但沒有碰攪拌均勻的咖啡。86Please respect copyright.PENANAmvXIvlqv7n
「以後別再見面了。」郝醫生直視小世,一字一字說得清晰明白。86Please respect copyright.PENANAgPqGuo680Q
小世有心理準備。好的心理準備跟壞的都有,而他跟阿何都理性不悲觀的同意,壞的可能性比較高。86Please respect copyright.PENANAN0uwBEwNVL
縱使如此,小世內心還是一片空白,像危險的無風帶、異常寧靜的汪洋。86Please respect copyright.PENANANtwCFyUs93
「郝醫生──」86Please respect copyright.PENANAkBU2AUhvT9
郝醫生打斷了小世精心準備的應對台詞。86Please respect copyright.PENANA8QWwygQfiP
「我快辭職了。」86Please respect copyright.PENANAwEDmPRZlHX
「欸?」天外飛來的消息像雷。「辭、辭職?」86Please respect copyright.PENANAnbsoAAXjYF
「辭職。」郝醫生喝了口咖啡。86Please respect copyright.PENANAwUzdCbvSan
「要去別間醫院?」小世轉起腦袋,設法讓自己的語氣不太過凌亂。「自己開業?會變很忙?」86Please respect copyright.PENANAWXYw6fRk9a
「抱歉,讓我說得更清楚點。」86Please respect copyright.PENANAyEpOVIJ3C7
在這瞬間小世難得的覻見郝醫生的猶豫。但他到了好久好久之後才懂。86Please respect copyright.PENANAkYa1g1Jf3s
「我不當醫生了。」86Please respect copyright.PENANAY6kd1GSXXD
遠天彷彿有驚雷迅速逼近小世頭頂。86Please respect copyright.PENANADU89f2dLZQ
「欸?所以──」86Please respect copyright.PENANAcw6NFeLuvv
郝醫生豎起手掌,堵住小世的漫天猜測。86Please respect copyright.PENANAKG3vEX3wNC
「下個月中我會離開臺灣。」86Please respect copyright.PENANAZm4YpjbihN
晴天霹靂。小世真是驚呆了。離開臺灣?欸?欸?他本來是真的認為不當醫生很好,一個救人還要被被救的人揍的鬼行業。高薪工作這麼多,小世不認為郝醫生只能靠當醫生過活。86Please respect copyright.PENANA6aMKDUhi7h
但離開臺灣?什麼意思?86Please respect copyright.PENANAdBPc84J4yj
「離開⋯⋯」腦袋被情緒卡死的小世只能重複關鍵字。86Please respect copyright.PENANAbcVdpXxV0x
「去義大利。」郝醫生用談論天氣的語氣講著驚人的事實。「留學。」86Please respect copyright.PENANASf54TWvcKY
「進修⋯⋯?」86Please respect copyright.PENANAlmwHzwpz1Q
小世剎那間想通了很多事情。86Please respect copyright.PENANA8zGZvhhCfy
郝醫生刻意挑釁林小姐的話。要帶他去療傷時經過的那個人,被郝醫生叫學長的人;小世後來知道那人是郝醫生的主任,他當時看著郝醫生了一句什麼?86Please respect copyright.PENANAwbEvxQPGfJ
──「你不要因為這樣就⋯⋯」86Please respect copyright.PENANA77V1pEs31Q
所以那句話完整版本是,「你不要因為這樣就辭職」?86Please respect copyright.PENANAa1u1Y289sg
郝醫生睡迷糊時抱著他說,時機不對。86Please respect copyright.PENANApeDL9RxPAY
極度節儉的生活,各種省錢。86Please respect copyright.PENANAT9YCcQJNgP
下個月中。小世混沌的腦還是想得到,那是開學前後。86Please respect copyright.PENANALcoZGwvAPa
阿腦醫生叫自己學義大利文。所以阿腦醫生無所不用其極的在湊合他跟郝醫生,是因為想留下郝醫生?不贊成?86Please respect copyright.PENANAfYKRBXqPrV
很難贊成吧。不,是怎麼可能贊成。86Please respect copyright.PENANAkoL2f9luBH
離開相較穩定的工作,離開故鄉去異國。86Please respect copyright.PENANAJcF1bY85iF
對當事者而言一定也不是輕鬆的決定。阿腦醫生是走投無路才幫自己?聯合小可安排相親?追小可又是為什麼?該不會想藉此威脅郝醫生?這麼中二──⋯⋯86Please respect copyright.PENANAb4bQuMf2Gk
中二?幼稚?86Please respect copyright.PENANAXX6opl1D89
要多絕望,才會讓一個出社會已久的醫生出這種無腦的下下策?86Please respect copyright.PENANA1KMMa5aM66
「不是進修。」郝醫生喝完了咖啡。「Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna⋯⋯藝術學院。我會先去讀語言學校。」86Please respect copyright.PENANAn45nnelLhS
「藝術?耶?」86Please respect copyright.PENANAz4blKSPki5
郝醫生簡潔有力的做結。86Please respect copyright.PENANAqlRH4r3mOr
「學插畫。」86Please respect copyright.PENANAy8y24anGT5
「留學的話幾年?」焦躁染上了喉頭。「我可以等──」86Please respect copyright.PENANAsUminU8B53
郝醫生沉默。86Please respect copyright.PENANAeNRbZSD6ce
那雙好看的眼就這樣看著小世,直到小世顫抖的吐出明擺著的事實。86Please respect copyright.PENANAmD7lOgIAPY
「⋯⋯你不打算回來了?」86Please respect copyright.PENANATKQL3zfIZt
「目前沒有打算。」86Please respect copyright.PENANA8ePnYG3edV
「家、家人呢?」86Please respect copyright.PENANAhjoyvXtFO9
郝醫生笑了。笑的好為難,用笑容讓小世知道自己的問題越界了。86Please respect copyright.PENANAG8BwWgwyMJ
小世的雙唇無聲開闔,像離水的魚。如果越界就能讓郝醫生回心轉意⋯⋯86Please respect copyright.PENANAIwH6cbQWB2
前一秒還覺得阿腦醫生幼稚的想法早就蕩然無存。86Please respect copyright.PENANASDJweC5Jj7
不要走。86Please respect copyright.PENANAkHaMZGO2UL
「不可能。」86Please respect copyright.PENANAN9CZ1AIYGf
郝醫生像是讀懂小世所有的心聲,淺淺的嘆。86Please respect copyright.PENANAcs41X1h6gh
別歎氣。86Please respect copyright.PENANAmm1mAg0xAF
「我該更早告訴你。」充滿歉意的淡笑。「不應該讓你懷抱任何希望。我很抱──」86Please respect copyright.PENANADwl0oKmYzr
別道歉。86Please respect copyright.PENANAggrenLPI27
「為什麼,」小世從很遠的地方找回自己的嗓音,打斷郝醫生。「插畫?」86Please respect copyright.PENANAv5plJ1fjUd
郝醫生頓了一下。86Please respect copyright.PENANAWf2M7O2dUk
「我想走自己的人生。」86Please respect copyright.PENANAYayaBvyVUg
小世感受得到這句話後頭包含著無數的故事。或說只有一個過去,深沉的故事。86Please respect copyright.PENANAi89jXXBgjF
郝醫生不打算告訴他的故事。86Please respect copyright.PENANA7wvuPARGjM
說不出話來,小世愣愣的看著郝醫生,他怕眼淚當著郝醫生的面直接奪眶而出,但更怕垂下眼就少看郝醫生一秒。86Please respect copyright.PENANAnuogNAl4u1
「世先生,你覺得我們現在是什麼關係?」86Please respect copyright.PENANAik7vB7GOOZ
含著笑,郝醫生正襟危坐,雙手交疊在膝上。86Please respect copyright.PENANAemcAEZNH6P
「⋯⋯炮友?」在這節骨眼小世仍然不甘心回答朋友。「曖、曖昧對象?績優股?」86Please respect copyright.PENANABsEtwRR66d
「在說什麼呢。」郝醫生笑得好優雅,也好無情。「都可以。現在的我,不需要炮友,或曖昧對象,或績優股。」86Please respect copyright.PENANAstyQYQie6c
全盤否定。86Please respect copyright.PENANA1H2D0EUlkJ
「剩下的上班時間不多,但我不會再去便利商──」86Please respect copyright.PENANAZmIi0g0Y9y
「郝醫生,你不接受我⋯⋯」小世扯起了個比哭還要難看的笑容。「跟你是不是要辭職,無關對吧?」86Please respect copyright.PENANAusxZLmpDPj
單純就是,對小世沒感覺。86Please respect copyright.PENANAH02RfVhALm
而接下來不想再見面,是因為忙。所剩時間不多,沒有多餘的時間能撥給小世。86Please respect copyright.PENANAYRJsSHpeM3
郝醫生要出國,還是郝醫生還不喜歡他,兩件事情小世不知道哪個比較絕望,小世只確定,當兩件事情重疊在一起,成功地擊沉了他,消滅了所有希望。86Please respect copyright.PENANAwUuTsebt0g
「世──」86Please respect copyright.PENANAjX7kAC39N1
「明天。」小世終於忍不住低下頭。一滴淚打在桌面上。好險只有一滴,他迅速抬頭,故作輕鬆。「明天再拒絕我,好嗎?」86Please respect copyright.PENANA7s01DnX2mR
86Please respect copyright.PENANAl19A7GI8sK