時間是八月的末旬,距離暑假結束還有一段時間,我獨自一人站在人山人海的購物中心一隅,正等待著另一個人的到來;不遠處的中庭上有一隊年輕的搖滾樂隊正在演奏著當紅的動畫歌曲,吸引了不少途人的目光19Please respect copyright.PENANAUHDeKkHzi0
「真厲害啊~」19Please respect copyright.PENANA2UL5nAeBGS
明明看起來年紀和我們差不多的說,高中生樂團?還是大學生呢19Please respect copyright.PENANAXnHjVKYv9w
「哼嗯~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAJmJRw7sCgP
我跟著歌曲的節奏輕輕哼起了歌,隨意地回顧著手機聊天界面上的對話,對方是剛認識不久的朋友,嗯……嚴格來說是常常見到面,但最近才交好的朋友吧,今天是他打工休假的日子,於是就約了他出來一起逛街了19Please respect copyright.PENANARAEmoBh9MG
當然,這種女孩子之間的聚會我就沒有叫上春他們了,他們來的話應該會覺得很無聊吧~19Please respect copyright.PENANA6FwfyO9LZg
「小繪里~」19Please respect copyright.PENANA2do95jOziR
循著那充滿朝氣的聲音看過去,不遠處一個穿著白色連身裙,頭髮綁著水色絲帶的兔子女生正在往這邊快步走來19Please respect copyright.PENANA5BFqNmhLpV
「空紗姐,早~」19Please respect copyright.PENANArVxWOrb4V4
「早啊~抱歉晚了一點」19Please respect copyright.PENANAEXL7hXbarN
對方站穩後先喘了一口氣,他那作為兔子獸人特徵的細長耳朵也跟著抖動了幾下,戴著淡藍色手鍊的右手正拿著手帕輕輕擦拭著額頭上的汗水19Please respect copyright.PENANA25ldX2tgJn
「沒事沒事~外面很熱吧」19Please respect copyright.PENANAuUvvv3anym
「就是說啊~」19Please respect copyright.PENANA7LjTLvu30D
空紗姐是比我們大兩歲的大學生,也是我們幾個一直在光顧的Charles Cafe裡的兼職店員,平常去光顧時偶爾也會遇到,不過一直都沒有好好對話過,直到前陣子我自己去光顧的時候,因為看到了他手上戴著一條很特別、很好看的手鍊,出於好奇就跟他搭上話了19Please respect copyright.PENANAdv2eC193Ve
「空紗姐今天戴的這條是新做的嗎~」19Please respect copyright.PENANADzUi9dwXlU
我看向他手上戴著的淡藍色手鍊,那是用淡藍色和白色兩種顏色的繩子編織而成的手繩19Please respect copyright.PENANAYrqTeqi6o7
「這個嗎?對啊,前天有空就拿出來編了一下」19Please respect copyright.PENANAhTyLEeo7Gd
空紗姐是個手很巧、很喜歡自己做手工飾品的人,除了普通的編繩,聽說還有認識專門製作珠寶的朋友,可以借用對方的工具19Please respect copyright.PENANAiUFJYo7Npe
「好了~要先去哪裡?先看看衣服嗎,還是要吃點東西,小繪里有甚麼想看的東西嗎」19Please respect copyright.PENANAh70cETo4Lp
「嗯~先看看衣服如何,現在吃午餐好像有點早」19Please respect copyright.PENANAyTdp8wWBYU
「好啊~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAT5UUvgdlbF
我們兩人走向電梯,前往了服裝專賣的四樓19Please respect copyright.PENANA28EqkS108M
「對了對了,我跟你說啊~前陣子我男友阿宗他不是回來這邊了嗎」19Please respect copyright.PENANA83AqrxllDZ
等待電梯往上的時間,我們也聊起天來19Please respect copyright.PENANAMNWYWTXgos
「阿宗」是現在正和空紗姐交往的男友,聽說年紀比他小一點,和我差不多的樣子,因為學校的關係對方一般不會在我們這邊的城鎮,只有放長假時才能抽空回來見面19Please respect copyright.PENANAwELN9K8Ffz
「嗯嗯,怎麼了」19Please respect copyright.PENANAuWFHGccgJ6
「我們之前不是一起去了海邊,我還特地趕工了一條玻璃項鍊送給他嗎,結果那笨蛋啊~跟我說他第二天就在泳池裡弄丟了」19Please respect copyright.PENANAedxXQh9CAy
「嘿欸~這也太糟糕了吧!」19Please respect copyright.PENANAK3OZdLcN7k
女朋友送的東西第二天就弄丟了也太糟糕了吧,是多冒失啊19Please respect copyright.PENANAyE6SHMo8bY
「那後來有找回來嗎」19Please respect copyright.PENANAWIZGuz7vMS
「嘛,當然是有啦~好像剛好被認識的人撿到送去詢問處了」19Please respect copyright.PENANAnzQPOaAyQZ
「那就好了」19Please respect copyright.PENANADZax5DcPYZ
「對啊,而且他回去的前一天給我做了一頓大餐當作賠罪,那就原諒他了,給你看看照片~!」19Please respect copyright.PENANA2UhPp5SgxU
說著空紗姐拿出了手機,亮出了幾張美食的照片,是幾道看起來和Charles Cafe一樣風格的西式簡餐,最後作為甜點的烤布蕾看起來很好吃的樣子19Please respect copyright.PENANAQ2v7pmPQJw
「真好啊~是會做飯的男生」19Please respect copyright.PENANA3EdSRtROIV
「哼哼,超好吃的哦,他好像是高中出來打工之後才學會做菜的樣子」19Please respect copyright.PENANAqTe0Cd9T9C
「欸~那不是超厲害的嗎?」19Please respect copyright.PENANAgDwtktGfuy
「對吧對吧~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAwHFcCvzWzZ
空紗姐細細品味著手機裡料理的照片,以及後面白兔與棕狼兩人的合照,露出了青澀溫柔的笑容19Please respect copyright.PENANAJUelzhJKpi
「啊,話說回來,你們現在……算是異地戀吧?」19Please respect copyright.PENANAf0f0BpP3y2
也就是和那時候的我們——熊平搬家後的那段時間一樣19Please respect copyright.PENANA2XeKdtiZDS
「嗯?對啊~」19Please respect copyright.PENANA2FvDAGKvAM
對方好像是因為學校位置很遠的緣故正借住在其他縣市的親戚家裡,而空紗姐則是在我們這邊城市的大學就讀19Please respect copyright.PENANAUAPec0RRpl
「那你們是不是每天都會打電話和聊天啊~」19Please respect copyright.PENANALY2OIkIUSq
「不至於每天啦~通常都是等阿宗有空的時候主動找我,因為他那邊比我還忙,嗯~有時候是隔一天,有時候隔三天,忙的時候隔個一周半個月,中間只有一兩句早安和晚安的時間也有過」19Please respect copyright.PENANAUjCwHdXtyY
「欸~那樣不會覺得寂寞嗎」19Please respect copyright.PENANAVacZezCrTR
說起來,我和熊平那時候,幾乎每天我都會傳訊息或者打電話找他啊,有時候還會撞到他正在洗澡的時間,電話響了五分鐘都沒有回應之類的19Please respect copyright.PENANAKoATZtFHY0
「不會啊~大家都會有忙得不可開交的時候嘛~而且每天都聯絡,變成像例行工事那樣的話會很累的,現在這樣就剛剛好了~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAQ7TO4bYcHg
「這樣啊~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAWT1chgrmdX
「不過確實也會有半夜突然想要見面的衝動就是了,不過也沒辦法嘛」19Please respect copyright.PENANAM0jvLLrb6n
「你們的感情真好啊」19Please respect copyright.PENANAE8dbet2GgY
「不如說~這才是最重要的吧」19Please respect copyright.PENANAKFxWpqyfyK
「……也是啊~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAA8VTLeagmY
那時候的我們,那個他突然消失的夏末,還有……19Please respect copyright.PENANAWH4LmfOf82
「而且啊,正因為相隔得久,才會更加珍惜能像現在這樣見面的時候啊~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAODGTy7G8qt
……他突然再次現身的——這個春季
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「繪里」19Please respect copyright.PENANABioalQd9rT
「…………」19Please respect copyright.PENANAyvJA9cJnLX
「繪~里~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAsYOjQoQwkD
「嗯?!啊,怎麼了」19Please respect copyright.PENANANVAbcxbxlw
「這題我不會做,教教我」19Please respect copyright.PENANAlr5d6Aaw1g
「啊,我看看」19Please respect copyright.PENANAGMYiBnRa2a
八月的下旬,我們和往常一樣聚集在春的房間,虎徹正在焦頭爛額地忙著做最後的數學作業,春則是在一旁玩著電腦遊戲,一臉認真的樣子19Please respect copyright.PENANAP4bKahexbj
風扇在我們身旁轉動著,不時發出嗚嗚的渦輪聲,配合冷氣吹出的風聲,掩蓋了窗外躁動著的蟬鳴聲,以及夏季的熱度19Please respect copyright.PENANAkW3lZOxJcy
「這題……我記得課本這一頁應該有例子……公式公式」19Please respect copyright.PENANAk3MCIDWdp9
我漫不經心地翻找著數學課本裡的內容,雖然腦中是知道做法的,但比起光用講的,還是找個例子來一起解釋比較方便理解19Please respect copyright.PENANAssyZIZxRZF
「說起來虎徹的暑假作業是不是只剩這幾頁而已」19Please respect copyright.PENANAKdrnYnHWsC
「嗯?對啊~馬上就能解脫了~~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAy4RGz189r0
虎徹邊說邊伸了個超級大的懶腰19Please respect copyright.PENANA1zhQaMe8kY
「這次終於在暑假最後一天之前寫完了啊」19Please respect copyright.PENANAyDExIfqkcG
「畢竟從假期開始就每天跑來這裡……」19Please respect copyright.PENANA8px9fHkwvR
從旁邊傳來了春精準的吐嘈,雖然語氣好像不太情願的樣子但嘴角卻是笑著的呢19Please respect copyright.PENANAIFtuhvQX2H
「嘿嘿~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAXtFkD6csQx
「對了,那你們明天要一起去夏祭嗎」19Please respect copyright.PENANA9kLf0yDePJ
「說起來也到這個時期了」19Please respect copyright.PENANA6ndk1Fv6aZ
不知不覺也來到了暑假末,還記得去年因為親戚臨時有事所以不得已放了他們兩個鴿子19Please respect copyright.PENANApNTud8vfFb
「啊啊呃……明天的話」19Please respect copyright.PENANA7YfTnt8H5X
「虎徹你有安排了?」19Please respect copyright.PENANAC86vNjsUEa
「嗯,明天已經跟老姐約好了見面」19Please respect copyright.PENANAB40VYQpmwD
「嗯?原來虎徹姐姐不跟你們住一起嗎」19Please respect copyright.PENANANkcOWKN9zK
「對啊,他是自己在外面租房子住的」19Please respect copyright.PENANAFijHQiLnM7
還是第一次聽說19Please respect copyright.PENANA3gVoV27aS0
「抱歉,我也是,我媽明天休假,所以……」19Please respect copyright.PENANAOJqOdEQWpH
看來春也沒辦法19Please respect copyright.PENANAzXNGuJ3glz
「這樣啊~沒關係啦」19Please respect copyright.PENANAYTUDiUbimG
反正祭典也不只一天,後天或者大後天再約就好了19Please respect copyright.PENANAVseXXcaGGX
「繪里繪里,還有這一題」19Please respect copyright.PENANABXrBEfDLO4
虎徹指著作業裡的題目,啊啊……現在還是先專注回這裡吧19Please respect copyright.PENANAmpu9RY7Ipw
「這題的話……」19Please respect copyright.PENANAdr3BJNXu57
……對了,不知道熊平現在在做甚麼
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在家裡吃完晚餐後,我隨手把書桌上的錢包和鑰匙裝進肩包裡,拿上手機後便踏出了家門19Please respect copyright.PENANAhNABWzykCZ
「我出門囉~」19Please respect copyright.PENANA3UWFXtfps6
夏天的夜晚來得總是特別晚,遙望遠處仍然能夠看見天邊的一抹亮黃19Please respect copyright.PENANAcmeTk6WK7u
迎著剛剛入夜的天色,以及沿路逐漸亮起的路燈,我來到了和他約定碰面的車站19Please respect copyright.PENANAf6GNb6sH14
「啊……繪里,我在這裡」19Please respect copyright.PENANAuoAIMjF9EN
不遠處的白熊朝我輕輕揮了揮手,他就站在車站外公園的路燈旁,暖黃的燈光打在他雪白的毛皮上顯得閃閃發光19Please respect copyright.PENANAueA2IO8pK2
「久等了~等很久了嗎」19Please respect copyright.PENANASi5gzOV1MQ
「沒有……我也是剛出門而已,現在住的地方離車站很近……」19Please respect copyright.PENANAurbKHbxv9R
「是嗎?對了,你吃完晚餐沒?」19Please respect copyright.PENANAngRx5m5hO9
「還沒……想說既然都要去夏祭了就到時候再吃……」19Please respect copyright.PENANAtM77yTYwdO
這時熊平的肚子很合時地發出了咕嚕咕嚕的叫聲19Please respect copyright.PENANAZXx90zR3WP
「嗯……!」19Please respect copyright.PENANAiUKRLkCYzz
啊啊,害羞得臉紅了,這個樣子真是久違了19Please respect copyright.PENANAusyKOxPtp5
「噗……那我們快點走吧~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAuFUlYISbG3
「啊……好」19Please respect copyright.PENANA4ewsPg1fj0
我們轉身走進了正值下班時間,格外繁忙的車站,乘上了恰好到站的電車19Please respect copyright.PENANAeUNWEQECRl
「說起來……繪里怎麼會突然想找我去夏祭」19Please respect copyright.PENANAhbKueAQ33g
「嗯~想說,反正你在家也是閒著嘛,不如出來一起逛逛」19Please respect copyright.PENANAdCWzIqviKo
「呃……」19Please respect copyright.PENANAlsE5T6AYBN
看著車窗外不斷後移,逐漸變得深邃的夜色,彷彿又回到了開學時那個暗淡無光的雷雨天19Please respect copyright.PENANAmbh0l2X867
「說起來,你最近在做甚麼,那天一起去完游泳池後就沒再見過面了」19Please respect copyright.PENANAc8JMA3KQkV
「沒甚麼特別啦……平常都是在畫畫……還有天氣好的時候偶爾會出門去找找拍照的地方這樣」19Please respect copyright.PENANA6iCMjw7NKy
「自己一個人嗎?!」19Please respect copyright.PENANAByM65o2TBl
「欸……?嗯」19Please respect copyright.PENANA3B6DPRfUbq
甚麼啊,還是進步了很多的嘛,已經會自己一個人為了拍照而出門了,明明以前都要我軟磨硬泡才願意出去的說19Please respect copyright.PENANAaUFNT1YVUr
「真好啊,去了哪裡拍照」19Please respect copyright.PENANALOMalyqTQp
「呃……也沒甚麼特別的」19Please respect copyright.PENANAWUX8RZH8gl
「你才不會去拍沒甚麼特別的地方」19Please respect copyright.PENANA4z3qyFuOF2
「欸……嘿嘿」19Please respect copyright.PENANABFW9ldwM4m
讓他蒙混過去了,嘛~隨便吧,我也是隨口問的,雖然確實很好奇就是了19Please respect copyright.PENANAZjPI6HM3dp
「…………」19Please respect copyright.PENANAjprEbXpWiP
電車經過了一站又一站,到達平常下車的車站時天色已經完全入夜了,站外沿路的燈光也因此而變得更加耀眼,指引著前往祭典的道路19Please respect copyright.PENANA8v8Z8Y60Sj
「我們快走吧」19Please respect copyright.PENANAXFUO8gT1QL
「……嗯!」
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大概是祭典的緣故,本來昏暗平靜的街道被祭典的紅燈籠照耀得燈火通明,路上充斥著各個年齡段的人們,有家長帶著小孩子來玩的,有一眼就能看出很親暱的情侶,還有吵吵鬧鬧的高中生團體19Please respect copyright.PENANA6M0BeLF3DP
「真熱鬧啊~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAU4i8xaTUYU
「人好多……」19Please respect copyright.PENANAgEXxTz0LKi
越靠近祭典的街道,人就越來越多;而且到處都能看到穿著浴衣來逛祭典的路人,配合周圍橘紅的光線,真的很有夏祭的氣氛;雖然我們還是穿著普通的T恤就是了~跟他出門不用太在意自己的穿搭,所以很輕鬆19Please respect copyright.PENANAa0JtZTWjXC
「你有想先逛的地方嗎~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAxKLw5ciE72
「我都可以……」19Please respect copyright.PENANAVupXoC16Oy
雖然說是這麼說但這傢伙肚子的叫聲已經很清楚地表達出想法了19Please respect copyright.PENANARePzbdDj7X
「那我們先去吃點東西吧~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAwmKfqasyTZ
「啊……嗯!」19Please respect copyright.PENANAGStP0XxSlw
我和熊平走到了離祭典入口不遠處、散發出濃郁醬汁香味的炒麵攤;雖然祭典到處都是人潮,但因為身邊這傢伙的體型足夠突出,所以完全不用怕走散,體型大也有著這樣的好處呢19Please respect copyright.PENANAlnqvg7v01I
「那個……請給我一份……」19Please respect copyright.PENANA5mNxKZxo5Y
「麻煩給我們一份大份的炒麵~謝謝」19Please respect copyright.PENANAoKLt31mBNQ
「噢~~!」19Please respect copyright.PENANAUJ6V2GA1Hf
我搶在熊平的前頭替他向元氣的狸店主點了單,反正不用問他一定是想要大份的19Please respect copyright.PENANABi9tyDYR4l
「繪里……」19Please respect copyright.PENANAQafDxd5DyB
「你是想要這個對吧」19Please respect copyright.PENANA9OtlzSonoN
「嗯……謝謝,嘿嘿」19Please respect copyright.PENANAAMahDJvcRm
不過他以前明明很不擅長應對這種熱鬧的場合,現在看起來是進步不少了;說起來替他點菜這種事情我以前也常常幹啊~對我來講已經很習慣了19Please respect copyright.PENANAL3YzNOPDxZ
「繪里你要吃嗎?」19Please respect copyright.PENANAfVIGR3dDId
剛下完單沒多久店主就把熱騰騰的炒麵交到了我們手上,裹滿醬汁的粗麵條在紅色燈光照耀下顯得熠熠生輝,讓人很有食慾,不過這份量也是真的多啊……19Please respect copyright.PENANAcC9QQwp4hh
「我就不用了,那邊有位置,我們去那邊吧」19Please respect copyright.PENANATeCxM4RENQ
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「我不客氣了~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAnKKsEt2c5f
我們走到附近的長椅上,說完熊平就拿起竹筷開始大快朵頤手中的炒麵19Please respect copyright.PENANAsxVoUjVldR
我的手上則是拿著剛剛在炒麵攤旁邊的屋台買的章魚燒,我買的是柚子醋口味的,因為不常看到,感覺很新鮮的樣子就買來試試看了;圓滾滾的章魚燒外層裹上了一層淡褐色透明的柚子醋,顯得晶瑩剔透的樣子19Please respect copyright.PENANAgtQPeSD1Yr
「嗯!這個好好吃」19Please respect copyright.PENANAY0b24TwbC4
我趁熱把一顆章魚燒放進嘴裡,熱辣的感覺配上柚子醋的味道讓人感覺非常清爽,雖然口感黏黏的但味道完全沒有黏膩的感覺19Please respect copyright.PENANAVc0UaRUNhv
「炒麵好吃嗎?」19Please respect copyright.PENANAEOiNWmP8gl
「嗯?嗯!」19Please respect copyright.PENANAiV9W7ccYyU
我看著旁邊沉默不語不斷大口吸麵的白熊19Please respect copyright.PENANA7rMSbgsXXy
「噗……」19Please respect copyright.PENANAL8kkL199Vh
「嗯……?怎麼了」19Please respect copyright.PENANAyq1fq13uuy
吃得連嘴巴周邊的白毛都被醬汁染成棕色了,他是多餓啊~19Please respect copyright.PENANAjfKQbTdiHr
「拿去擦一擦嘴啦,都是醬汁了」19Please respect copyright.PENANAdmTCHikh3j
「哦……哦」19Please respect copyright.PENANAnfILkSRIyO
我把包包裡常備的衛生紙遞給了他,他也仔細地擦了擦嘴19Please respect copyright.PENANAn5v0gGu9Df
「你今天沒吃午餐嗎」19Please respect copyright.PENANAhxNBWQF03S
「嗯……因為昨天快天亮才去睡,睡醒已經是你剛剛傳訊息給我的時候了,所以甚麼都還沒吃……」19Please respect copyright.PENANAR3tI5UB04g
拜託,我今天可是下午四點才找你的欸~雖然確實也是考慮到你可能還沒起床19Please respect copyright.PENANABirhAoExp7
「你還是這個樣子啊~倒是早點去睡啊」19Please respect copyright.PENANAO33Gqx9CdD
嗯,他以前也是這副樣子,他只要一投入去做某些事情就會完全忘記時間了19Please respect copyright.PENANAHZyOHabQ3d
「嘿嘿……」19Please respect copyright.PENANAyVLvzyXmM9
連這憨厚的笑容也和以前如出一轍,真是的19Please respect copyright.PENANAWjAlGJV90D
「你要吃吃看嗎,章魚燒」19Please respect copyright.PENANAdvnyd3nrge
「嗯?可以嗎」19Please respect copyright.PENANA8YzSCRP2zh
「試試看吧~超好吃的」19Please respect copyright.PENANAvqV0Bm25M2
「啊,嗯」19Please respect copyright.PENANAgVot74tBxn
他小心地夾起一顆章魚燒放進了嘴裡,為了避免燙到還先在嘴邊呼了幾下才吃進去19Please respect copyright.PENANAokfnCIXIG4
「嗯……好特別的味道」19Please respect copyright.PENANAujCWVgOHDE
「但不壞吧~」19Please respect copyright.PENANArKlizfse43
他輕輕點了點頭,表情看起來有點微妙的樣子19Please respect copyright.PENANAS7ogneTe6s
「噗……我們去買點飲料吧」19Please respect copyright.PENANAL6IgV2zuwz
「嗯!我還想吃那邊的刨冰……」19Please respect copyright.PENANAkfhrVDvjgk
「好好~我們慢慢逛吧」19Please respect copyright.PENANAwBrjg7iIVq
說起來……已經很久沒像這樣和他兩個人一起逛街了19Please respect copyright.PENANAfOzEq8g861
「走吧~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAfSGWURKAlX
當我站起身正準備轉身重返祭典的人流時,卻沒注意撞上了迎面走過的路人19Please respect copyright.PENANAPZkPPjoRdg
「啊!抱歉」19Please respect copyright.PENANACntnVWrpp1
對方是個中年的男性白狼獸人,和熊平一樣戴著眼鏡,有點駝背的樣子19Please respect copyright.PENANAYm0xe7FZjK
「沒事……是我沒注意……不好意思……」19Please respect copyright.PENANAAsGHCXzzLl
說完男人就離開了,幸好沒發生甚麼事19Please respect copyright.PENANA2VjMlC2Vhw
「繪里,沒事吧?」19Please respect copyright.PENANADxusid9JSH
「啊……嗯,我沒事」19Please respect copyright.PENANAw4HBiQX2rH
不過……19Please respect copyright.PENANAXILXJdGDaO
感覺剛剛那個人的表情好憔悴的樣子,沒事吧?19Please respect copyright.PENANAWRbWYRSIpw
「繪里……?」19Please respect copyright.PENANAT57AZmIrqs
「啊啊,我沒事啦~」19Please respect copyright.PENANApXNsItXJdk
不小心讓他擔心了,糟糕,還是趕緊把心態轉回來享受祭典吧19Please respect copyright.PENANAPn0khg0rMI
「對了,你剛是不是說想吃刨冰來著,我們趕緊過去吧」19Please respect copyright.PENANAVAxxdXEJLv
「哦,嗯」
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那之後在路上我們接連享受了彈珠汽水以及雕刻糖,雕刻糖是因為我想玩的關係就把熊平也拉過去了,出乎意料地熊平很擅長做這種小小的東西,第一次玩就成功把圖案雕出來了,我的話則是毫不意外地失敗了~我從小就不太擅長做這種細工19Please respect copyright.PENANA5jFz6lo40N
然後我們現在則是一人拿著一碗色彩鮮艷的刨冰,一邊漫步在祭典的街道上,隨著時間過去,氣氛似乎比我們剛來的時候更熱鬧了一點19Please respect copyright.PENANAp8H0F1uEgS
「繪里你要試試看我的嗎」19Please respect copyright.PENANAnDAmRASgTh
我手上的刨冰是金黃色的檸檬口味,熊平的則是草莓19Please respect copyright.PENANArA8ODKKRP7
「好啊,那我吃一口,你要試試我的嗎」19Please respect copyright.PENANALD1EGsWVkK
「啊,嗯!」19Please respect copyright.PENANAJm4pD2zBDb
我們兩人相互用自己的湯匙挖了一口對方的刨冰,雖然都是些早已吃過無數遍的口味了,但跟朋友一起吃的感覺還是不太一樣19Please respect copyright.PENANAw1QK2QC7ZD
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「話說晚點是不是會有煙火啊」19Please respect copyright.PENANAB1LTqpC2qY
吃完刨冰後熊平突然問起了煙火的事情,看了一下手錶的時間,離煙火的施放還有一點時間19Please respect copyright.PENANAzhzv6MZt3o
「嗯~應該還有一點時間,還可以再到處逛逛」19Please respect copyright.PENANAu0JIjyCald
「好~」19Please respect copyright.PENANASoS9G8KL92
說起來我們好像一直在吃東西啊19Please respect copyright.PENANAjHQ4BlaOkM
「嗯~哼~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAAEnIoPQbhn
嘛,不過他開心就好19Please respect copyright.PENANAgdRh0Xvq44
「…………」19Please respect copyright.PENANANAQlQ5RnNM
從旁看著白熊滿足地哼著歌的笑臉,讓我的思緒一下回到數年前,記得我們還在交往的時候,也曾經像現在這樣,一起漫步在祭典之中——我在旁邊拿著剛剛一起釣起的水球,邊走邊像這樣從旁邊仰視著他塞滿食物的笑臉19Please respect copyright.PENANAGkT1dmyp4b
「繪里?怎麼了……我臉上又沾了甚麼嗎」19Please respect copyright.PENANAwmoob2rzy0
說著熊平用手摸了摸自己的臉19Please respect copyright.PENANAsJaSGKYYRy
「沒有沒有,只是覺得……很懷念而已」19Please respect copyright.PENANADhvv6e5dBJ
「嗯……?」19Please respect copyright.PENANAVaJjsxlSlU
他停下了動作,眼神透過粗框眼鏡疑惑著,呆呆地看著我19Please respect copyright.PENANAkXPLPgxq4s
「啊啊沒甚麼……啊那邊有賣棉花糖的欸,你要吃嗎」19Please respect copyright.PENANAYE2bDOwkBd
「哦……哦」19Please respect copyright.PENANADRt9B4DK0D
真是的,怎麼會突然講出這樣的話啊……明明是出來玩的,可不能把大家的興致搞砸了19Please respect copyright.PENANAA79dJsaHLl
「走吧走吧~」19Please respect copyright.PENANACcAZuV2sbG
「啊……欸……繪——繪里?!」19Please respect copyright.PENANAgj4xyNmKxG
我主動拉起了熊平的手,往不遠處的棉花糖攤小跑了過去19Please respect copyright.PENANAOvyVNxvnmu
我還真的是……出來玩就不要想那種過去的事了,要讓大家好好享受現在……嗯,一定要,不然就浪費了這麼好的時間了19Please respect copyright.PENANAX6USh13mEH
在四周泛紅的燈光下,我沒有看清熊平眼鏡後面的表情,只是帶著他默默地穿越著人潮,跑往了前方不遠處的攤販19Please respect copyright.PENANAiViuiG8EIT
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「他有賣不同的口味欸,你想吃哪個」19Please respect copyright.PENANAGNFNuAQXWO
意外地棉花糖攤前排了不少人,可以看到應該是店長的犬獸人正在馬不停蹄地用木棍捲著純白色的棉花糖,一靠近就能聞到非常濃厚的焦糖香味19Please respect copyright.PENANAKwVszj73o2
餐牌上寫著有原味、草莓、巧克力、抹茶……各種口味,意外地有很多選擇,看照片像是不同顏色的雲朵一樣,很有趣19Please respect copyright.PENANAmtYMUKRYud
「嗯……我想想……最基本的原味吧」19Please respect copyright.PENANAIw3wG05iZ1
熊平就這麼跑了幾步就已經開始喘氣了19Please respect copyright.PENANAyyMP5HYHSP
「好~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAH3ct3IZDvQ
我們加入了攤販前排隊的人流,這時才發現排在我們前面的是一個熟悉的背影19Please respect copyright.PENANAt7CE7jzZnZ
「春?!」19Please respect copyright.PENANA9Le0RT2iK4
「宇治野?」19Please respect copyright.PENANAfPRuvbqLNn
聽到我們的聲音,前面的狼回過頭來,露出了不知道是驚訝還是驚慌的表情19Please respect copyright.PENANAK8hpitPuP5
「你們怎麼會在這裡?」19Please respect copyright.PENANAGk1wYVshb1
「想說……熊平在家也是閒著我就約他出來了,春呢?你一個人來嗎?」19Please respect copyright.PENANAvHQtSlHOhC
不過春應該不會一個人來這種場合吧?19Please respect copyright.PENANA4krDDf0n0D
「不是……怎麼可能,是我媽說想來的」19Please respect copyright.PENANA3op91Di9mc
春的媽媽……?!19Please respect copyright.PENANA4nmXTzVLBE
我看了看四周,卻沒看到像是他媽媽的身影,讓我不自覺鬆了一口氣19Please respect copyright.PENANANYEhlDANbY
「宇治野的媽媽……不在這裡嗎?」19Please respect copyright.PENANAGkQ5boHLSm
「啊……他應該在那邊的空地吧,他突然讓我過來幫他買個棉花糖」19Please respect copyright.PENANAA9ZRbu7Wi7
春用手指指了指方向,那邊的話應該是有塊小空地,不過人實在太多了所以完全看不到19Please respect copyright.PENANAgq33KYLsEU
「……不過這人還真多」19Please respect copyright.PENANA4RVBl4pIGf
「對啊,大家都是吃完晚餐來玩的吧」19Please respect copyright.PENANA9YIKUoq1Gd
我看向身旁的熊平,他還在看著春剛剛指的方向,不過熊平這麼高,應該是可以越過人群看到那邊的情況吧19Please respect copyright.PENANAg6ylVPxIKS
「熊平?怎麼了?」19Please respect copyright.PENANAg0cjaR3D3r
「那個……是宇治野的媽媽嗎」19Please respect copyright.PENANAFIUysDSZDA
「你這樣說我們也看不到啦」19Please respect copyright.PENANANX9vpZJ5aV
「啊,嗯,那個人和宇治野的毛色一樣的……」19Please respect copyright.PENANAR8QTlY0QIN
那應該就是了吧……至少我還沒見過其他和春毛色一樣的狼獸人19Please respect copyright.PENANAwX4SeccIMb
「應該是吧……怎麼了?」19Please respect copyright.PENANAny9lb7EWTz
春也看了過來19Please respect copyright.PENANAa4JwqeZAnF
「那個……他好像在和誰吵架的樣子」19Please respect copyright.PENANAdIGDxhjH55
「甚麼?」19Please respect copyright.PENANA7xKQjaI4HN
「蛤……?!」19Please respect copyright.PENANAnpdVL23z75
春明顯慌了一下19Please respect copyright.PENANAAhoWAdcYYq
「啊呃……沒有啦,我也看不清楚,但好像是在和誰講話的樣子……一個白色的、高高瘦瘦的身影」19Please respect copyright.PENANA95Wbpolc47
「抱歉……我先回去看看好了」19Please respect copyright.PENANAaK1Qan3JxF
春留下這句話後就往那個方向跑了過去,轉眼便融入人群,消失在了祭典的人流裡19Please respect copyright.PENANAFpF4tnJJhB
「繪里,我們也……」19Please respect copyright.PENANAta60qpIKeA
我拉住了想跟過去的熊平,並且搖了搖頭,示意他不要跟過去19Please respect copyright.PENANAHYet0iAwbv
「……繪里?」19Please respect copyright.PENANA5eqmydLjM6
「啊啊,我想我們就不要跟過去了吧,春他應該沒問題的」19Please respect copyright.PENANAeCtBJKZNqg
「可是……」19Please respect copyright.PENANAvWC5sdx4AQ
「沒問題的啦……」19Please respect copyright.PENANA7fqOVqqiHB
差點又忘記了……19Please respect copyright.PENANAXpeCUl6wnQ
我——如果被春的媽媽認出來就糟糕了,畢竟……
——「……雖然很抱歉,但請你不要再找他了……」
那時候,都被那樣子提醒過了——19Please respect copyright.PENANA0U6yXPKbnC
久遠的記憶被重新挖掘出來,思考著曾經被告知的話語,我制止了想追過去的熊平和我自己的雙腳;畢竟哪怕再擔心也好,我也沒有甚麼能做的19Please respect copyright.PENANAuvVRxq9gA1
我看著春剛剛離開的方向,搖了搖頭把想追過去的想法甩走,然後默默祈禱希望春沒事19Please respect copyright.PENANAJRAD8NUkws
「繪里……沒事吧?肚子痛嗎」19Please respect copyright.PENANAb5AEJK5NxR
「不是啦!」19Please respect copyright.PENANAeV95pj6ppo
熊平站在我身旁,為了和我的視線更加接近他輕輕彎下了身軀,他擔心的視線正面對面地傳達了過來19Please respect copyright.PENANA37S65A9ity
「…………抱歉,不過我真的沒事,放心~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAMjHZdIf0i6
我向他擺了擺手,切換回了沒問題的表情19Please respect copyright.PENANAVMAd2C27W3
「真的?」19Please respect copyright.PENANAUlEXK84LjX
「嗯,真的啦」19Please respect copyright.PENANAYLXM1KylkI
我強行擺了個笑容,想讓他的注意力從我身上轉回祭典19Please respect copyright.PENANAhP83LjO1jQ
「你們兩個~站在路中間會擋到人的哦」19Please respect copyright.PENANAXmzNJ01yFF
此時一把低沉隨意的聲音從旁向我們兩個搭話,雖然很意外但我們還是立馬反應出了聲音的來源19Please respect copyright.PENANAQeVqFPdZ7B
「磯崎老師……?」19Please respect copyright.PENANAhJSIeRwCVi
我們轉頭看向旁邊,正單手插著口袋看著我們的灰狼獸人19Please respect copyright.PENANAkwPt2KTWZP
「為什麼老師會在這裡……」19Please respect copyright.PENANAIiOOKz6AHd
「當然是來玩……甚麼的是開玩笑的,看吧~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAPb41eCm52c
磯崎老師不太情願地亮出了他手臂上T恤掛著的綠色袖章,上面大大的字寫著工作人員19Please respect copyright.PENANAzC2VROmVIG
「作為附近學校的教師被指派來當義務巡邏人員的……這樣吧」19Please respect copyright.PENANAL16VQKdSC4
磯崎老師露出了一副為難和不情不願的樣子,看起來對這份額外的工作很不滿19Please respect copyright.PENANA6N2ZFPg3g7
「啊……哈哈,原來是這樣」19Please respect copyright.PENANA76rsgazcwK
「對對~那你們呢,剛剛臉靠得那麼近,大庭廣眾的還真大膽啊~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAjkLLlXQDLb
「剛剛……?啊——才不是你想的那樣!」19Please respect copyright.PENANAKkDi6mGcWZ
「噗嗤……」19Please respect copyright.PENANAyrLQVBCrF0
磯崎老師露出了得意又有點陰險的笑容,一臉「達成目的」的樣子;相反熊平則是一臉不知所措的樣子19Please respect copyright.PENANASDcny3JCr3
「好啦好啦~你們沒有要排隊的話老師就要先去買棉花糖了,在這麼悲傷的加班日,能治癒老師心靈的就只有甜食了~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAPua8qExErX
說罷老師便擺擺手走往了人潮散去的棉花糖攤19Please respect copyright.PENANAuSOVREY4Tj
「繪里……我們……」19Please respect copyright.PENANAjra4RzGi1I
「唉……」19Please respect copyright.PENANAOEklWbqeBu
我們兩人雙雙嘆了口氣,也不知道為什麼,就是很累的感覺19Please respect copyright.PENANARtwyDI4oqY
「拿去吧~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAdMOHbyB7TW
然後磯崎老師便兩手拿著兩根巨大的白色棉花糖回到我們身邊,並把其中一根遞給了我們19Please respect copyright.PENANARMntCoTFRE
「可以嗎?」19Please respect copyright.PENANAduWGWMYK7d
「啊啊,拿去吧,請你們吃的,不過只有一根,剩下這一根是我的~」19Please respect copyright.PENANA2BOPMg2XWY
說完老師就咬了一口自己手裡拿著的棉花糖19Please respect copyright.PENANAPEynUTZfAZ
「哦……哦,謝謝」19Please respect copyright.PENANAKVkc7k4VDq
「不用不用~就當是給不鬧事的好學生的禮物吧~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAecoRv4ccta
我們班裡也沒有那種會鬧事的學生吧……19Please respect copyright.PENANAqCYFUMQE5V
「啊對了,雖然以我個人的立場是不想干涉學生之間的感情事,但那種事情還是找個沒人的地方比較好哦,那樣不是比較浪漫嗎」19Please respect copyright.PENANAPhKncREYlm
剛接過棉花糖,老師又拿起剛剛的事情來開玩笑,把剛剛還在看著棉花糖流口水的熊平動作都嚇停了19Please respect copyright.PENANAyhvsdXpf6p
「就說是你誤會了!」19Please respect copyright.PENANAt12J2f0Ykg
雖然平常上課就知道磯崎老師是這種直腸直肚、有甚麼說甚麼的性格,但實際相處起來還是有點不太習慣19Please respect copyright.PENANASpP76LpMva
「噗……好好好,不過你還真是個好人啊」19Please respect copyright.PENANAfbjKDXWwjB
說完老師瞥了一眼躲在我身後的熊平19Please respect copyright.PENANAF1l6Z4IVUU
「甚麼?」19Please respect copyright.PENANAzoRDPLceRp
「沒甚麼~那老師先走啦~你們兩個也不要玩太晚~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAGlChdi0qIY
「啊,嗯,再見」19Please respect copyright.PENANAiCa42GVUxB
「掰掰~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAGgltPkKFEi
說罷老師便朝我們來的方向走了,離開了我們的視線19Please respect copyright.PENANAk5tgMGVFPc
「呼……」19Please respect copyright.PENANAbPPlL2z5A2
隨著磯崎老師的離開,躲在我身後的熊平也鬆了口氣,說起來從老師跟我們打招呼的時候開始,他就不知不覺間整隻熊躲到我的身後了19Please respect copyright.PENANAPhVfj0KCSF
「沒事吧~?」19Please respect copyright.PENANAXQgyRLMmTa
一眼就能看出來,熊平很不擅長應付這樣的人,不如說他對著老師好像都是這樣一副戰戰兢兢的樣子19Please respect copyright.PENANAegvLpfIMxg
「啊……嗯,還行」19Please respect copyright.PENANAWfru04SKut
我把手上的棉花糖遞給了他,看到甜食的瞬間他就露出了笑容,某方面來講他還是有很單純的一面的19Please respect copyright.PENANA7EnnrJT5Hq
「磯崎老師真的是……」19Please respect copyright.PENANAsYA2lnnliJ
「你是不是想說老師是個怪人」19Please respect copyright.PENANAu0DJ17suRc
對了,這一點好像是所有學生和老師公認的19Please respect copyright.PENANAOoYJ7nNVTj
「啊啊,我才沒有」19Please respect copyright.PENANAtpGYc9hPAs
熊平驚恐地四處張望,生怕老師還在附近會聽到的樣子19Please respect copyright.PENANAEwbqf0NdtV
「噗……不用這麼害怕啦,老師也不是甚麼壞人啊」19Please respect copyright.PENANAb0muWRKBLW
大概不是吧,嗯19Please respect copyright.PENANAWi9999tRHC
「可是……」19Please respect copyright.PENANARvzUEL8IPm
熊平還是一副心神不定的樣子,不過吃到棉花糖的瞬間還是露出了融化般的表情19Please respect copyright.PENANA9ppRnI5FE7
「好吃嗎?」19Please respect copyright.PENANAO1AtHFf8le
「嗯,好甜哦」19Please respect copyright.PENANAE4d0vA9hKe
「那就好~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAbITKIVJOvs
「繪里也要吃嗎」19Please respect copyright.PENANAzY71H2FkVe
他用手從一大塊棉花糖上捏了一塊給我,密密捲在一起的白色糖絲外表鬆鬆散散的,捏上手卻是黏黏的感覺19Please respect copyright.PENANAtgk4zzkMhT
「繪里?」19Please respect copyright.PENANA8R3BePhjrQ
我把手上白白一團的棉花糖放到熊平的臉旁19Please respect copyright.PENANATxqi6g9II0
「噗……像是你的毛一樣」19Please respect copyright.PENANAG3k8w68rGS
「欸~~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAAUtdxtzzRX
白白的、鬆鬆軟軟的19Please respect copyright.PENANA73W0D95IUo
「繪里你剛剛的話是甚麼意思啊~~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAwSDVgCZRfH
「甚麼也沒有~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAVm6Fu7jTzx
「繪里~」19Please respect copyright.PENANAoMdxQQjGiE
「嗯!真的好甜哦」19Please respect copyright.PENANAVr23zsqIoY
我們兩人邊走邊品嚐著這份黏黏的甜味,不知不覺已經走到了祭典一端的河堤,看了看時間也差不多是煙火施放的時候了19Please respect copyright.PENANA4xzKlC1sdU
「熊平~我來幫你拿著東西吧」19Please respect copyright.PENANAoOkztcDjsg
「繪里?」19Please respect copyright.PENANA2PpLiRfKUg
「你想拍下來的對吧?煙火」19Please respect copyright.PENANARt6hAFOdYW
不用說我也能知道,他把手伸進背包時我就猜到他要拿甚麼出來了19Please respect copyright.PENANAOhzXqQHsBR
「……嘿嘿,謝謝」19Please respect copyright.PENANAAZ7k3JabAl
說完他把肩上的背包交給我,然後就開始調整著相機裡的參數,雖然我對攝影是一竅不通,但看著他整個人縮成一團,對著小小的照相機螢幕仔細調校著的樣子還是很有趣的19Please respect copyright.PENANAXXG1NeRhcQ
在他調整好不到一分鐘內,夜空便響起了今夜的第一下響聲,煙火的爆炸聲響徹了整條街道,綻放的光芒點亮了整片夜空,吸引了河堤上每個人的目光19Please respect copyright.PENANAtd7f3IGlJZ
「開始了!」19Please respect copyright.PENANAcS0ylUNvUi
接著是第二發……第三發……一陣煙火剛剛褪去,馬上就會有下一發的光芒補上,彷彿不想讓這片夜晚的熱鬧落幕一樣,耀眼絢爛的火花不斷在夜空中盛放著19Please respect copyright.PENANAvQr4oDxd9Q
「好美……」19Please respect copyright.PENANAs8801HfKyy
從旁邊不斷傳來快門鍵被按下的聲音,不知道他透過鏡頭所看見的景色是不是也是這麼漂亮19Please respect copyright.PENANAlZNEzZ1iEq
「熊平」19Please respect copyright.PENANApo6vOvTEhq
「繪里……?」19Please respect copyright.PENANAgptm1IrR9M
他輕輕放下了鏡頭,疑惑地看向了我,眼神意猶未盡地,彷彿在說著「我還想拍」的樣子19Please respect copyright.PENANAIW04DEj1HU
「不要只用鏡頭看著嘛,也要用自己的雙眼好好看看」19Please respect copyright.PENANAmjHfnpmGaF
「……嗯!」19Please respect copyright.PENANAilOIWdbhMX
煙火爆發的聲音此起彼落,在夜空中肆意地刻畫著一道道的光輝軌跡,而夜空宛如就是一塊巨大的畫布一樣19Please respect copyright.PENANAgMsSily6tz
相機按鍵的聲音停了下來,熊平默默放下了相機,和我一樣抬起頭看向了遠處的夜色19Please respect copyright.PENANA83Io0E3p7Q
燦黃和火紅的煙火在他圓圓的鏡片上倒映了出來,或許他自己也沒留意到,他的嘴巴已經不自覺張了開來,感嘆著這份絢麗19Please respect copyright.PENANAocq8yNcDyp
我也把視線轉回了煙火上,雖然已經不是第一次看到這幅景色,但每次看還是會有不一樣的感覺;應該說,雖然過去曾經和朋友、家人一起見證過這份景色,但最讓我印象深刻的,依然還是初中那一年……只有你與我的夜晚——你用著手機在拍照,我在你身旁笑話著,讓你用自己的雙眼好好看著這份景色19Please respect copyright.PENANARbVaJYmOxW
「…………」19Please respect copyright.PENANAUYq4AYw9Un
煙火爆發的聲音持續著,彷彿把我們都帶回了那年青澀無比的夏末19Please respect copyright.PENANAa2VwC9yOZ8
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「…………」19Please respect copyright.PENANAzjMJFyjJht
隨著最後一發煙火的落幕,夜晚重新回歸寂靜,河堤上的人群逐漸散去,僅剩寥寥幾人還在觀看著夜空中最後的餘燼19Please respect copyright.PENANAMkBeI0E1KO
「阿…………熊平」19Please respect copyright.PENANAysSCqLPqV9
「……嗯?」19Please respect copyright.PENANAHtswGygF5u
「煙火,很漂亮對吧?」19Please respect copyright.PENANAUDdLrbVr5S
「嗯!」19Please respect copyright.PENANAzXnB9FGnTK
「來年,也要一起來看,好嗎?」19Please respect copyright.PENANAx0iyryVjeE
他猶豫了一下,然後默默地——點了點頭19Please respect copyright.PENANA9iGFI8X96j
「約定好囉」19Please respect copyright.PENANA5gWHivuFXu
「啊……嗯……」19Please respect copyright.PENANAkOQV5FW2ft
我本想向他伸出小姆指,但想了想最終還是放下了手,僅僅是用口頭做了約定19Please respect copyright.PENANAkX2q5HixYc
來年……以後,如果還能像這樣,兩人看著同樣的風景,那就好了——