隔天夜裡,風從窗縫鑽進來。房間裡很安靜,只有鍵盤偶爾的敲擊聲。
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賴夏陽正坐在書桌前看著模擬考解答,眼神有些恍惚。他揉了揉太陽穴,覺得最近頭老是痛,胸口也悶得很。
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「應該只是太累了吧……」他低聲說,拿起水杯灌了一口。
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但下一秒,他突然開始猛烈地咳嗽——
一聲接著一聲,喉嚨像被火燒一樣難受。
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他急忙起身想去廁所,卻沒走兩步就扶著牆滑坐下來。
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咳嗽沒有停,他的手掌按住嘴,卻感覺到一陣濕潤的黏膩。
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當他看見掌心那一抹鮮紅時,整個人都愣住了。
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那不是鼻血——
是血,從喉嚨咳出來的。
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他沒有馬上驚慌,只是安靜地坐在地上,看著那血跡發了一會兒呆。
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「……怎麼會這樣?」
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他的聲音幾乎聽不見。
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幾分鐘後,他勉強起身,洗掉手上的血,換了件衣服,悄悄出門。
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沒有跟任何人說。
他只是覺得,不能再拖了。
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這件事,他必須一個人知道答案。
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醫院的空氣聞起來總是混著消毒水味道,冷冷的,有點刺鼻。13Please respect copyright.PENANAZnoMeUgAWc
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賴夏陽拿著掛號單,坐在等候區的角落,帽子壓得低低的,背包放在腳邊。他左手插著口袋,右手握著手機,螢幕亮著,但他根本沒在看。13Please respect copyright.PENANACaINaCu0eO
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他沒告訴任何人。13Please respect copyright.PENANA1cpndsN37j
不是不信任,只是——不想讓別人擔心。13Please respect copyright.PENANAiZw36BGyCQ
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「賴夏陽先生,請進診間三。」13Please respect copyright.PENANASoe3WvuGpg
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他站起來,深吸一口氣,走進診間。13Please respect copyright.PENANAWf1fLyVfZW
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醫生是個中年男人,戴著眼鏡,臉上表情一如既往的冷靜與專業。13Please respect copyright.PENANAS7bMK21MRO
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他看著報告,看了很久。13Please respect copyright.PENANAEpjXDisC6U
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「你的影像資料我們已經仔細判讀過了。」醫生說,聲音平靜卻緩慢,「目前來看,肺部的異常陰影已經明顯擴散,我們懷疑是惡性腫瘤。」13Please respect copyright.PENANAEB4AT1n9vY
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賴夏陽一時間沒有反應。13Please respect copyright.PENANASelTFchtYD
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他甚至下意識笑了一下:「惡性……什麼?」13Please respect copyright.PENANAFHKKyz6vv3
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「肺腺癌,第三期偏晚。建議你盡快安排更進一步的切片與全身檢查,並與家屬討論治療方向,後天再來做一次檢查。」醫生說完這句,才抬起頭看著他:「你今天是一個人來的?」13Please respect copyright.PENANAWTSixwMTpC
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「嗯……我爸媽都在外地工作,不方便過來。」他語氣輕鬆,但指尖抓緊了背包的拉鍊。13Please respect copyright.PENANAGtLWNDtYZP
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「這不是小病,孩子。」醫生的語氣比剛才溫柔了些,「如果你信得過我,我們會陪你走下一步,但你要讓身邊的人知道。」13Please respect copyright.PENANAEBbK8cnuw0
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夏陽笑了笑:「我知道了。謝謝你。」13Please respect copyright.PENANA43qkY0fBOK
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走出醫院那一刻,陽光很強。13Please respect copyright.PENANA7e1WSwYLds
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他站在門口的陰影下,低頭看著手裡那份檢查報告。13Please respect copyright.PENANAc2SZ0IVvnw
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手有一點抖。他不記得自己最後一次怕成這樣是什麼時候——是國小第一次騎腳踏車摔倒?還是那次父母吵架,把家裡東西摔得亂七八糟?13Please respect copyright.PENANAm6Y7ZrnPWh
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都不是。這種感覺更孤單。13Please respect copyright.PENANAOQOjbOLiIf
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他把報告折起來,收進背包最底層。13Please respect copyright.PENANAdE1NNmk9Z3
接著掏出手機,給冬月傳了一則訊息:13Please respect copyright.PENANAzU6BbOARul
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【等等要不要吃甜不辣?我今天嘴巴很饞。】13Please respect copyright.PENANA65G1pjiba3
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螢幕亮起時,心裡的某個東西也默默碎了一小塊。13Please respect copyright.PENANAQXyPFuipDi
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但他的語氣,還是一如往常的陽光。
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這天,醫院裡沒什麼人,窗外陰雲低壓,像雨快要落下。13Please respect copyright.PENANAvrspmRVKyd
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賴夏陽坐在診間外,一隻手撐著額頭,一隻手握著手機,螢幕停在一張和陳冬月的合照。照片裡她笑得很甜,笑眼彎彎,而他就在旁邊笑著看她。13Please respect copyright.PENANAugziforf3S
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診間的門開了。13Please respect copyright.PENANAamxAJtd7EY
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「賴夏陽,進來吧。」13Please respect copyright.PENANAdFr58NDNU0
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這次的報告比上次厚了一些。13Please respect copyright.PENANAh11cwUVQ24
醫生沒有立刻說話,而是翻閱資料,再三確認過數據後才抬起頭。13Please respect copyright.PENANAsK6jjt1RvI
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「夏陽,這次的結果出來了。我們已經進行過切片、影像與血液標記檢查……很遺憾地告訴你——你目前的病情是肺腺癌第四期,癌細胞已經轉移到淋巴與骨骼組織。」13Please respect copyright.PENANAoyYrIpsjTx
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他愣了一下,眼睛眨也沒眨,但胸口突然像被重錘打了一下。13Please respect copyright.PENANA6uxNkS0Ud7
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醫生語氣盡量柔和:「以目前情況來看,若不接受侵入性治療,存活期大約只剩下三個月左右。」13Please respect copyright.PENANA44CMDQHP6X
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「……三個月。」他重複了一次,聲音低得像喃喃自語。13Please respect copyright.PENANAK0hDvVKrMM
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「是。」醫生點頭,「如果願意配合化療、標靶,或許可以爭取更多時間,但這些治療……會很辛苦,副作用也很強。」13Please respect copyright.PENANAMaf9rXAgKY
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賴夏陽沒有馬上說話,只是靜靜地坐著,視線落在桌面某個角落。13Please respect copyright.PENANAVRNeqInQRY
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「這些話你今天第一次聽到,可能會很難接受。」醫生遞了一杯水給他,「你需要一些時間,也建議你讓家人知道,這不是你可以獨自扛下的事。」13Please respect copyright.PENANAVSkZzOQIAS
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他看著那杯水,手卻沒伸出去。13Please respect copyright.PENANA3bzr0sPN7F
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「……謝謝你告訴我。」13Please respect copyright.PENANAn64jQKDgTL
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「夏陽——」13Please respect copyright.PENANAmvvWuvNMzJ
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「我知道該怎麼做。」他輕輕打斷醫生,語氣還是那麼平靜,「我只是……還有幾個人,我想再陪陪他們,然後,我會處理好我自己的事。」13Please respect copyright.PENANAhE9b9PhTDj
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走出診間的時候,他沒哭。13Please respect copyright.PENANAwtp4LNbAJF
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只是手指一直摩擦著褲邊的縫線,像是用這個動作提醒自己還活著。13Please respect copyright.PENANAqwi0BcWELg
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三個月。13Please respect copyright.PENANAiwcWvkkWjI
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這是醫生說出口,但彷彿用刀刻在他心口的字。13Please respect copyright.PENANAR1Yo5ZZu7P
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他走到醫院樓下,站在陽光底下。13Please respect copyright.PENANAhcKEHywCxj
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這天的天氣很好,天空藍得像不會崩塌的夢。13Please respect copyright.PENANAhrprJGZuwn
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可他知道,自己的世界,開始倒數了。
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「不過也有例外。」
「你可以選擇化療,但……機會不大。」
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他搖了搖頭。
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他想到冬月。
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不行,他不能讓她親眼看見他一點一點地衰弱。
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那會成為她一輩子的夢魘。
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他要把最好的自己,留在她記憶裡。
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那幾天,他突然變得格外貼心,天天接她放學、帶她去吃她喜歡的甜點、看電影、吹風,什麼都順著她。
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冬月察覺到他的異樣,卻說不上來是哪裡。
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她只知道,這幾天像一場夢。
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是他們之間,最美的一場夢。
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幾天後,他開始變冷淡,不再主動、不再回訊息,眼神也不再柔軟。
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她問他:「你怎麼了?」
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他只是淡淡地說:「我們……是不是該給彼此一點空間?」
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她愣住。
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一顆心,瞬間凍住。
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然後,他消失了。
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只留下一封信。
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「小月亮,對不起,我太自私了。我不想讓妳看著我慢慢死去。妳值得更好的人生、更完整的愛。
所以我選擇一個人去走這段路——
到我人生最後的冬天。」