掌聲雷動,閃光燈咔喀咔喀地閃過不停,舞台前穿著米黃色晚裝長裙的愛莉露出淺笑,一邊向眾人輕輕揮手,一邊登上舞台。249Please respect copyright.PENANAGUeCH5TxiV
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「恭喜你,愛莉女士,你嘅作品非常出色,為世人帶來好大嘅啟發。」249Please respect copyright.PENANAv7Zpb7Dimu
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「多謝你,殿下。」249Please respect copyright.PENANA2spq6eTnEP
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「殿下?」我問。249Please respect copyright.PENANA1yWWpfcJ0p
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「佢係荷蘭王子,係呢一年負責頒獎嘅嘉賓。」鈴兒介紹道。249Please respect copyright.PENANALyXk7ZjrnP
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從殿下手中接過獎座和獎章,舞台上的愛莉眼泛淚光向台下的人致意,這個未來之中,和她一起出席的人是她的父母,看得出年老的二人都為女兒獲頒這殊榮而感到驕傲,眼框中盡是喜悅的淚水。249Please respect copyright.PENANAR7MNhU9dQj
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台上的愛莉抱著獎座給台下的行家拍照後走到講台把它放下,然後輕拉麥克風到自己嘴邊,接著開始以英文致謝詞。249Please respect copyright.PENANABKXhPUfofq
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我一句都沒聽入腦,因為我們身邊這個年輕,真正的愛莉也眼泛淚光,正默默垂著淚。249Please respect copyright.PENANAhv2EBa7Hgd
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「俾你。」我掏出手帕交給她。249Please respect copyright.PENANAZ8OyjQsoEb
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「唔……唔該。」249Please respect copyright.PENANA0dBK56YruO
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西裝附有手帕太好了。249Please respect copyright.PENANABoAywt2M5G
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「呢度就係未來?」我問,要不去看看未來的股市行情,回去常世後大賺一筆。249Please respect copyright.PENANAj4apDXeXZM
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「啱一半,呢度只係其中一個未來。」鈴兒說。249Please respect copyright.PENANAgZafDbjPFT
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「其中一個?哦,你講唔同平行世界之中個種大同小異……」249Please respect copyright.PENANAUt0YO6ESAQ
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「唔計個啲喇。愛莉成為一個成功嘅攝影師,只係諸多未來嘅其中一個。所以就算愛莉你離開阡迴旅館重返常世,亦唔代表呢個未來就一定會成真……呀!阿柏?!」249Please respect copyright.PENANAajZrOjnyRd
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我急忙拉住鈴兒到一邊壓低聲線說:「喂,你唔係要勸佢返去嘅咩!你咁講咪搞到佢唔想返去?」249Please respect copyright.PENANA6x6A7e4In5
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「我係要勸佢返去,唔係要呃佢返去。」鈴兒輕輕掙開我說,「平行世界多如恆河沙數,的確有佢成為出色攝影師嘅未來,但未來唔只呢一個。過程中任何一個變因唔同咗,可能快門撳慢咗,可能去錯咗地方影相,呢個未來就唔會成真。」249Please respect copyright.PENANAhV5wC1A8ez
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我回首高聲反駁鈴兒:「唔,唔使理鈴兒㗎!愛莉,我頭先睇過你嘅相,的確係影得好好!只要你返去繼續努力,呢個未來……呢個登上舞台嘅你,就一定會係你本人!」249Please respect copyright.PENANA43sOpREZSi
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怎能給她看這樣美好的未來後又說這不一定是你,太打擊人了!甚麼成真不成真先別說,至少要鼓勵愛莉願望離開……249Please respect copyright.PENANAEY1nSDq4RN
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「阿柏,唔緊要㗎,鈴兒亦帶我睇過其他未來。」249Please respect copyright.PENANAlPBBqu3luA
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「咦?」249Please respect copyright.PENANAz05BaxPzaF
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「只係呢個未來太美好,我先三番四次叫鈴兒帶我嚟睇。」愛莉幽幽地說。249Please respect copyright.PENANA92gg6aRVSp
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「睇過……其他未來……」249Please respect copyright.PENANAqzjFnyK4XL
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那麼說,其他的未來之中愛莉終其一生也只是…249Please respect copyright.PENANARRPhjCVDFb
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「其實大部分未來,我都係平庸一生,呢個咁成功嘅我,只係極少數例子。」愛莉看著台上向眾人介紹得獎相片的自己,眼中百感交雜。249Please respect copyright.PENANAQy9GbaLba3
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明明美好的將來就在自己眼前,卻是如此遙不可及。249Please respect copyright.PENANADO3WqieGhG
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「全職影相?離開阡迴旅館後如果我唔返呢份工,我連租都交唔起,點全職影相?更加唔好話可以好似佢咁……好似呢個我咁靠影相名成利就。」249Please respect copyright.PENANAWxwEjYl2ns
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台上的愛莉,這樣近。249Please respect copyright.PENANAWikfxkkvfA
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台上的愛莉,卻是這樣遙遠。249Please respect copyright.PENANA9B3DgoWgpO
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「愛莉,對唔住,我只可以帶你睇未來,但我都唔知點做先可以到達呢個未來。」249Please respect copyright.PENANApZmOHIU2kn
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愛莉先是一楞然後說:「你唔使道歉,成日要你帶我嚟睇,係我唔啱至真……」249Please respect copyright.PENANAesOXcJDNn8
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「但係留係阡迴旅館之中,呢個未來永遠,絕對唔會成真。」鈴兒沉聲凝重地說。249Please respect copyright.PENANAuZQUL7KpoB
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「……」愛莉輕咬下唇。249Please respect copyright.PENANAIfjiLLkgvj
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「阡迴旅館你想留幾耐都無問題,你想我帶你嚟睇呢個未來幾多次都無問題,但係只要你留係阡迴旅館之中,台上面個嗰人永遠唔會係你。」249Please respect copyright.PENANAB97ONLZMmc
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鈴兒用手搭著愛莉的肩膊說。249Please respect copyright.PENANAgaFEapbBPN
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「的確返出去後生活好困難,但阡迴旅館之中嘅時間係停滯,只係留係個度——就咩都唔會成就到。」249Please respect copyright.PENANAuFhoI3wjGD
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愛莉的身體顫抖了一下,如電流穿過其柔弱的身體。249Please respect copyright.PENANAaV4D9UGOvg
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「呢個未來……每一個未來,都只係一個可能性。有一句話你有無聽過?未來最好之處就係仲未來,令呢個未來成真嘅機會或者唔高,但永遠留係阡迴旅館之中,呢個未來成真嘅機會永遠都係零。」249Please respect copyright.PENANAWBrPUZb7Oj
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「……」249Please respect copyright.PENANAMVPv1gSwej
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鈴兒輕輕給愛莉一個擁抱,把她拉入胸前,低頭以耳語低聲道:「再睇多陣喇。無論幾多次,想睇幾耐,我都可以陪你喔,愛莉。」249Please respect copyright.PENANAFJWviwRMed
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臉上盡是忐忑的愛莉閉上眼點點頭,然後站直身子:「多謝你,鈴兒。」249Please respect copyright.PENANAwove7sRuLv
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治癒人心的大姐姐……鈴兒與愛莉關係很好呢。249Please respect copyright.PENANAOnLktFYnH5
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我不禁望向愛莉,她眼中閃閃生輝,如初離開洞窟的人首次抬頭仰望無垠的星海,繁星倒映在瞳孔中,如同現在台上的鎂光燈倒映在愛莉的眼內。249Please respect copyright.PENANAP7gR17Nbw8
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如此璀璨,如此觸挔可及,又如此遠在天邊。249Please respect copyright.PENANAIpjseRvkQO
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「……都多謝你,阿柏。」249Please respect copyright.PENANAtUJeQ5M7vZ
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「只係唔知幾時變出嚟嘅手巾仔,唔使客氣。」249Please respect copyright.PENANAnVmjZHXk0u
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我們默默在晚宴的現場看畢整場頒獎典禮,過程中我始終注意著愛莉的表情。眉頭緊皺,輕咬下唇,眼泛淚光,時而隨眾人歡呼一同鼓掌,時而緊握拳頭凝視著與王子殿下訪談的那個自己。249Please respect copyright.PENANADCebSZF9KR
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燈光亮起,晚宴告一段落。249Please respect copyright.PENANAUE70zV7wFg
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我相信她有了決定。249Please respect copyright.PENANAfX2Fu8YqxB
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「愛莉已經睇咗呢個未來好多次,每次睇,我都會講同一番說話,但佢始終決定繼續留返係阡迴旅館。」鈴兒壓下聲線道。249Please respect copyright.PENANAAOry0eZ9sR
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「如果佢走,你捨唔捨得佢?」我問。249Please respect copyright.PENANAnEVjfroafP
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「梗係唔捨得,但我更想佢可以返去,阡迴旅館之中除左停滯就乜都無。」249Please respect copyright.PENANAvvNh3STdXW
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眾人開始散去,一直表情凝重的愛莉終於放鬆下來:「我地返去喇。」249Please respect copyright.PENANAWhMzuYiiwt
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「嗯,幾時想再睇隨時同我講。」249Please respect copyright.PENANAyiebpPdysE
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「……唔知仲會唔會再睇。」249Please respect copyright.PENANApT6oWnzuNn
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愛莉這回答就很值得細味了。249Please respect copyright.PENANAbyEd0hqeGJ
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鈴兒結出手印轉身,她頭上的風鈴髮飾再次隨她步伐響起鈴聲,是在傾聽迴音的來源嗎?249Please respect copyright.PENANAvu5HDqvOO2
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「好似係呢邊。」我望向右前方的一扇門,畢竟我方向感很好,一聽就知道鈴聲的來源了。249Please respect copyright.PENANALPln3UfxeV
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「…阿…阿柏?」鈴兒回首望我。249Please respect copyright.PENANAglfTcrpxzY
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「做咩?」249Please respect copyright.PENANAHtmefynfSh
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她卻是神色有異地吞一吞口水:「返…返去再講。」249Please respect copyright.PENANAMAEfZwuTki
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穿過散席的人潮,這個平行宇宙中的人還是熱愛自拍打卡,特別是這場活動來賓或多或少都是攝影師吧。249Please respect copyright.PENANAJX0B2TJTos
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按鈴兒所說,身在平行宇宙的我們擁有實體,鏡頭亦會拍到我們,但我們的存在感近乎零,只會如背景路人一般融入到這世界之中,而且即使干涉到這邊,因為只是某個未來的可能性,也不會影響我們本來的時間軸云云……249Please respect copyright.PENANAcHwTJuqxEI
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鈴兒長篇大論起來也很可怕。249Please respect copyright.PENANAcY4VKHK6Mv
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默默地穿過人潮的我們走向阡迴之門,門的後方就是阡迴旅館。風鈴的殘響每隔幾步就似有還無地泛起,提示著我們回去的方向——249Please respect copyright.PENANAoEDYSd7M7E
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「溫年柏。」249Please respect copyright.PENANABPLKJfrDkn
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「咦?」249Please respect copyright.PENANAtPu7ijQBBD
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在這平行世界之中,為甚麼會有人叫喚我的名字?249Please respect copyright.PENANAADetFKKSQl
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如同那天迷途誤入阡迴旅館般,我又是下意識地回首查看,卻沒有看到認識的人。249Please respect copyright.PENANAWdGQUNHtm2
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幻聽?249Please respect copyright.PENANAZTgCq6MrYr
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打算繼續往前走的我,卻突然發現鈴兒與愛莉已經穿過了阡迴之門。249Please respect copyright.PENANAnb9W1bx0Vr
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「喂等埋!等埋我啊鈴兒!!」249Please respect copyright.PENANA4BMD2JsJ6B
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衝開幾個人的我急步往前,捉住門柄猛然推開!249Please respect copyright.PENANADrMTrRE1Yo
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「先生,你無事嘛?」249Please respect copyright.PENANAe27riLcCvk
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門外是酒店的大堂,只有滿是來賓簽名的布景板和紅地毯,一名路過的侍者看著狼狽的我問道。249Please respect copyright.PENANAJd2Uur5fr3
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「……唔好意思,我以為係洗手間。」249Please respect copyright.PENANAkiZIT5YNoM
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糟糕了。249Please respect copyright.PENANAyS5JwQgWxc
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「洗手間係個邊。」他指向遠方的一扇門。249Please respect copyright.PENANAbz2WsZvgjM
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「唔該。」249Please respect copyright.PENANANP0MFlDmED
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糟糕糟糕糟糕,現在是甚麼情況?我與鈴兒走失,被遺下了在平行世界了?!249Please respect copyright.PENANAlNrItVwCUD
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對了,隨意門!249Please respect copyright.PENANAyewemrnZ6E
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回去阡迴旅館,回去阡迴旅館,回去阡迴旅館!我在心中重覆默念著這想法,然後握住洗手間的門柄推開!249Please respect copyright.PENANAkETjjeTuIR
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就普通的洗手間。249Please respect copyright.PENANALNEYYSBS6x
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「啊啊大獲!!」249Please respect copyright.PENANAnstx4hGYj6
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先解放,再冷靜下來吧。