午後的咖啡廳靜得幾乎可以聽見時鐘秒針的聲響。客人寥寥無幾。店主早已習慣這樣的午後節奏,倚著櫃檯打了個哈欠,便悄悄躲進後方的小房間補眠去了。9Please respect copyright.PENANAj9SybSJ4xJ
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女孩站在櫃檯內,靜靜地播著一首歌。旋律輕柔,略帶哀愁。她不知道這首歌的主唱是誰。9Please respect copyright.PENANAB7dmkXs3vq
「這歌叫《約定》,」某日店主曾經這樣告訴她,「很多年前的歌了,但旋律很耐聽。」9Please respect copyright.PENANA6IIavhD60s
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「還記得當天旅館的門牌 ,還留住笑著離開的神態,當天整個城市 那樣輕快, 沿路一起走半哩長街,還記得街燈照出一臉黃 ,還燃亮那份微溫的便當,剪影的你輪廓 太好看 凝住眼淚才敢細看……」9Please respect copyright.PENANAYUD9BkQLIc
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唯一的顧客依然是那位常來的青年。他總是坐在窗邊,攤開筆電,不知在看什麼。某天,他曾主動開口說過自己名叫「莊立」,聲音低沉而有禮。9Please respect copyright.PENANAuxjkeUmZKr
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這天,他從座位起身,走到櫃檯前準備結帳,卻見女孩神情恍惚,低頭望著手機出神。9Please respect copyright.PENANAgJ2v2VaYFG
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「抱歉,」她被聲音驚醒,連忙低頭道歉,手忙腳亂地輸入結帳金額。9Please respect copyright.PENANAlUrOoOVmjx
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莊立輕聲問道:「是遇上什麼麻煩了嗎?」9Please respect copyright.PENANAooz47bGtUn
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女孩猶豫了一下,雙手手指糾纏著,說:「最近……終於聯絡上了一個我找了很久的人,但……不知怎的,真正有消息的時候,反而有點不知所措。那個地方……我從來沒去過,也不太熟悉這城市。」9Please respect copyright.PENANAUJCNHpvhkO
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她語氣柔和,話語卻像打開了心中一扇半掩的門。9Please respect copyright.PENANAPkLJyjDjei
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莊立微微一笑,語調溫和卻堅定:「如果你不介意的話,我可以陪你去一趟。」9Please respect copyright.PENANArx0EeJP1HR
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說完,他轉身走向後方的房間,輕敲房門,強行喚醒了仍在熟睡的店主。9Please respect copyright.PENANApDxFfE2dUN
「她臨時要請個假,我陪她外出一會兒,」他如此說著,語氣不容置疑。9Please respect copyright.PENANAks7ppdwIWr
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午後的陽光從高樓之間斜灑下來,落在石板街上,斑駁而溫暖。9Please respect copyright.PENANAx5FiZdejF4
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兩人肩並肩走出咖啡館,街道寧靜,空氣裡仍殘留著初春的寒意。他們在路口等來了一班電車,是那種老式的雙層車廂,木質車窗與銅鈴聲令人恍若穿越時光。9Please respect copyright.PENANASLAgcil7tC
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電車搖晃著前進,窗外風景緩緩後退。老屋、石牆、路邊小販、山坡茶座,古典的影像與遠方的摩天大樓交織成一幅奇異的畫面——像是靜止的時間裡,他們在悄然跳躍。9Please respect copyright.PENANAaoc1Zdx24X
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最後,電車停在一座舊區邊緣。他們下車,穿過幾條斜巷,來到一棟灰舊的住宅建築前。9Please respect copyright.PENANArQN0XqDf2f
牆上的斑駁招牌寫著:「平安安老院」。9Please respect copyright.PENANAiPi5RYZlv0
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女孩的腳步輕微地頓了一下。她抬頭望著這幢樓,彷彿從中嗅到了什麼過去的氣息,記憶的門扉也隨之微微敞開。9Please respect copyright.PENANAzQbUPLv12s
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進入老院後,一位年輕的護士走出來迎接,語氣禮貌而規矩。當聽到他們詢問要見的老人名字時,她露出一絲驚訝,彷彿那是一個許久未曾被提起的名字。9Please respect copyright.PENANAVL2sVmZMvb
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「那位老人……很久沒人來看過他了。」她輕聲說,語氣中藏著些許遲疑。9Please respect copyright.PENANAeQSooPUmlS
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在護士的引導下,兩人穿過狹長而簡陋的走廊。牆上掛著年代久遠的照片,木地板吱呀作響。盡頭是一個小庭園,雖然不大,卻被陽光照得暖融融的,幾盆植物倔強地開著細小的花。9Please respect copyright.PENANAnCphwTFAqE
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不久後,一位老人被緩緩推出庭園。他坐在輪椅上,身形佝僂,看來已近百歲,但當他抬起頭時,那雙眼睛仍閃爍著不容忽視的光芒。9Please respect copyright.PENANAQ2bDwnnh6H
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他的目光越過莊立,彷彿沒看見他一般,視線停在女孩臉上。沉默片刻,嘴角輕輕動了動。9Please respect copyright.PENANAyctMruYYzL
「好久不見了……紅,你好嗎?」9Please respect copyright.PENANATMJMBQPIQS
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那聲音不高,卻像從時間的深井中傳出,帶著記憶與歲月的重量。9Please respect copyright.PENANAqP5D3SC6qi
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女孩沒有立刻回應。她只是站在陽光與花影交錯的地方,臉上浮現出一種說不清的神情——像是久別重逢,也像是忽然明白了什麼。9Please respect copyright.PENANAZrW1MJF7W6
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風輕輕掠過庭園,陽光還在,但時光彷彿靜止了。