愛莉的真名自然不是愛莉，如她所言她是個攝影師。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3LsYDJaLtx
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但準確來說，是前攝影師。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNX3VUbh6uI
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuC2CP1DQzs
「全職做攝影師而養得活自己嘅人唔多……好可惜，愛莉唔係其中之一。」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVSkLwW6Vg
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡje5NYiJOAq
鈴兒帶我來到了天井下的接待處，從抽屜中拿出一張相片，上面都是鈴兒和大家在阡迴旅館中的日常照。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXTrso8u3PP
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYyoNv12yf
雖然不是甚麼美輪美奐的服飾背景，但從構圖，光影，看得出愛莉精準地捕捉了大家的身姿。笑著的鈴兒，彼此碰杯的阿力與阿倫，伏在鈴兒胸前撒嬌的渺渺……愛莉的相片之中滲透著日常感，看畢後有種心中暖洋洋的感覺。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTbnmkkxpp
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1L4L9ve4M
「好靚係唔係？」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHobK6h08zP
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsZTNNM5NM
我看著相片中的鈴兒說：「嗯，好靚。」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzpxV9y8syY
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQmBlbjQIc
「愛莉嘅影相技術無異係真材實料，但係想喺香港做一個全職攝影師實在太難，唉。」鈴兒嘆一口氣道，「所以佢亦無辦法，只有向現實低頭，做返會計。」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAcDF6F4MOW
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWHlUhJdA6
「吓，會計？咁咪完全唔關事……」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCiUM28uQqe
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4KD8BxZ0R
「嗯，仲無晒私人時間添。」鈴兒說，「佢係某晚OT到凌晨，忍唔住話落街買咖啡，結果走咗去天星碼頭旁邊忍唔住對住個海喊。又唔想返上去寫字樓，又唔可以一走了之，因為要靠份工生活……」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4UHvSDdXL
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFlQkXsLtS
我輕咬下唇：「我好明白……大家生活都唔易。」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZ4KQLEV4V
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7kzaOd9Bm
「但佢真係好鐘意影相，咁嘅生活……佢根本無返去嘅理由。」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmmvrchHFLQ
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJecVOQs2C
「返去嘅理由…」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlTyglFfQK
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYsE1sRiqQ
「之後係大廈入面蕩失路，搵唔到升降機大堂，行出大廈只見到阡迴旅館，愛莉就係咁樣嚟到呢度。」鈴兒說。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1McMXUxMJE
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc81XisemUd
我搖頭道：「唔怪得佢唔想返去，係度佢可以盡情影相，又唔使擔心生計，我係佢都唔走。」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFg1Zln5mhO
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3EY86bNZC8
「當然，但問題就係呢度：留係阡迴旅館之中，無論留幾耐都好，佢永遠無可能成為真正嘅攝影師。」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjg5VfT9V83
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVZDQCtv6t
我心中一沉。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQhmHOSCm7
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCN6eMvwAwh
因為我意識到阡迴旅館的限制了。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDRTRxxbrMx
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbbXzCuQiw
這兒沒有時間流動，雖然我們不會老去不會疲累，但也意味著在阡迴旅館中沒有成為更好版本自己的可能。阡迴旅館內時間是停滯的，所以人生也會定格在這兒。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqQDhrTFCh
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvsKmS6OgB
只要留在這兒，愛莉永遠沒法成為攝影師。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdLEOTtYVl
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrrEnicb5PM
只要留在這兒，我也永遠沒法……840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhTMzOOVC9
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJIDwnOyqD
「唔好意思，遲咗。」旁邊的門打開，愛莉穿過門到達大堂。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHMv1vMwX2
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpm8XqVBFU
「唔緊要，係我同阿柏早咗到。反正我地呢度唔缺時間啦。」鈴兒馬上擺出開朗的樣子，果然在這笑容下是一顆體貼，溫柔的細膩內心。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUTvuDVC3I
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjlQlCbx03
「我始終想再睇多次。」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVWE1CFQh1
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNEHOB3FCq
「睇幾多次都可以喔。」鈴兒說，「嚟，我邊行邊講你知，阿柏。」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFLm4dx1OB
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk5F93OLnvR
「哦…哦好！」我唯唯諾諾跟上。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWue8JfQS7z
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2HOEy1A6W
按鈴兒剛剛所說，她就是要使用名為「阡迴之門」的權能，通往時間和平行宇宙…？840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFpEd6r0oq
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuc3XatCIng
甚麼跟甚麼。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQR4s92uxIj
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqncMkUWUgB
「阡迴旅館係所有道路嘅交匯之處，即使係唔同時間線嘅平行宇宙都包括在內。身為職員嘅我，就係要負責為住客打開阡迴之門，令佢地搵到返去嘅動機同地方。」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbDMSYOlLH
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXC0MlovffF
這時我突然發現鈴兒修長的玉掌結出了一個手印。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdoXoTGHIH
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9VRvlIAeI
「例如——」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWI13rAgESC
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OhxnDAOrP
隨她優雅的腰姿擺動往前走，鈴兒腳下的地板突然如泛起漣漪般輕晃，她別著的風鈴髮飾奏鳴出清脆的聲音。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdMO0aO6l6I
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHciY0B0LYz
「叮鈴……叮鈴……」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATFU0V0cP4
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDl1mc2ZpJ6
鈴兒閉上眼，如同傾聽著風鈴在天井之中激起的迴音。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5eDNSvqiM
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWFiOm70TK
「嗯，行呢邊。」鈴兒張開眼回首微笑，然後信步往迴音最為深厚的角落走去。的確很明顯聽得到迴音從這邊傳來，原來風鈴是用來定位的方法。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzswzzwYCs
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OpQ1jTN9T
我們穿過天井下的大堂，迴音的殘響言猶在耳，天井化成巨大的共鳴箱，每隔幾步殘響都會再次掠過中庭，提醒我們前進的方向。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbPTmQLmvb
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkidX4QoB8
「你睇呢道門。」鈴兒說。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TncGYEfss
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxIYnq7240d
「Hall 2B？」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxOnNUyu06
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJyQveQbzr8
這門的風格與阡迴旅館的室內設計格格不入，金屬邊框加上噴砂銅面相當歐式，門柄還是木雕花的長形原木，能看到木紋在凹凸浮雕上起伏。在門的正中央，以秀麗的英文寫上「Hall 2B」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2AFU821FAZ
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4SBzl2bUp
「阡迴之門會複製出目的地嘅一扇門，之後穿過去就可以到達目的地。」鈴兒按著門把，「準備好？」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKk81jmMkEN
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgq5hokA4G
我點點頭：「嗯。」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJVdJkWW2m
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcmhMyxQIM
「唔係問你喇阿柏，我問緊愛莉。」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlTRPOiA0X
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU1SscafpCS
愛莉失笑：「我準備好。」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBEHdufnAB
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2kvrehxXWZ
甚麼嘛，她還是會笑的。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRk8ISqqDYA
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HFfrWjZcm
「嘎——」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrsUszorNE
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MJxszIC5i
鈴兒推開阡迴之門，我們三人魚貫地通過，門的後方竟然不是阡迴旅館的任何一個空間，而是一個宴會現場！840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2Bp22UfRi
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsXgUT5lDu
「呢度……！」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjHUdCwPSe8
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXopLhyLGpS
舞台前方大排筵席，人們都衣香鬢影，一桌又一桌的大圓桌旁坐著各國籍的各色人種，但他們都穿得相當體面，男的穿西裝燕尾服，女的穿晚裝裙子。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkE5SSSpH6a
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVodyN6VLR
啊糟糕了雖然未搞清這是怎麼回事，但我穿著很舒服但絕不適合這兒的鬆身外套和運動褲……840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTblV392url
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVKpGd0GA7
「咦？」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8h55o9gmwd
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAgUWGQwVD
低頭一看，我身上不知何時都換上了寶藍色的西裝和皮鞋。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rbE8FerDH
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡduiusJhaMl
「幾襯你啊，阿柏。」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbr1ImlvDkj
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqmU1ySHEE
「多謝……你地都…我地幾時換埋衫？」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUaoyi3Md3m
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuD9PXdnWZ4
鈴兒穿上了酒紅色的長尾晚裝裙，高根鞋上的黑絲襪與晚裝長手襪互相呼應，而愛莉就穿上了橙色的晚裝裙加上優雅的長披肩。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfewIvcVXa
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNAxsLUYcM
「始終係嚟呢種場合嘛。」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiyRG9RzDes
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmdgxXyRyO
我回首看看剛才穿過的門，剛好有一名侍者穿門而出，可以看到門後已經變回了酒店金碧輝煌的大堂，絕非古色古香的阡迴旅館。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINgH0rKQTS
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3RgejBdzR
「呢度係……」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfMGrk8XVh
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtAwxfGYNwx
環顧四周，我馬上看到舞台上的英文標題：世界新聞攝影基金會頒獎典禮，這倒算了，但最嚇人的是後面的年份。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe41yXlc7pl
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSeyPUCHgN
「等陣先！個年份係唔係寫錯？！」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPm4gutpwH
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYluRBeuzyc
鈴兒說：「年份無寫錯，呢度係未來，應該話係多如恆河沙數無數個未來之中嘅其中一個。」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVa88Eslf7u
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdqjs1gcFv
「世界新聞攝影比賽，係世界上其中一個最重要嘅攝影比賽，同美國嘅普立茲獎齊名。但係後者主要係美國人先可以參加，所以……呢度可以話係攝影記者嘅殿堂。」愛莉雙眼閃閃發亮。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIr6RTlovB
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPykzg56TNi
「各位先生女士，請大家就座，好快我地今晚嘅典禮就會正式開始。」舞台上出現同樣穿著西裝的主持人，他以英文發言，附近的人聞言也紛紛和正在聊天聚首的人暫時別過，然後坐回自己的座位上。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMuNv95ypmp
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3gdezVjWh
就在那瞬間，我看到了。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMfj7zNeAg
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUumCOEdCs
主舞台前方的一張圓桌旁，一個女士與男伴坐下。那女士不是誰，正是我們身邊的愛莉！但是看年紀似乎年長些許，旁邊那個男人與她也表現親密，無名指上的婚戒……是他的丈夫！840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtY0W71SsL
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaeyxxJcoNX
這就是鈴兒口中說的「未來」！840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡurCI9hdeAO
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdccJZ7ZPjq
「鈴兒，我地坐邊？」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3CrGcPlwBz
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzy0dn6yik
這種場合都是預先分配好座位的吧，我們身為從阡迴旅館而來的人怎麼辦？840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZydcKhAEI
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnayZMTTZw
「我地行呢邊。」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGM3LgpSJ4f
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bhvYlDUMv
鈴兒領著我們逆人潮而上，賓客回到舞台前的座位，我們離舞台而遠去，如同逆著時間流而上一樣。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPe8sWMM0B
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7wSISUsfv
就在我們再次穿門而過前。我卻看到那兒年長的愛莉正回首看著我們的方向！840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJy4CDDDJpH
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDoSpk3YvdJ
「嘎——」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBj5vb3Ky7
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNj8aBy2A1a
穿過大門，我們卻沒有回到阡迴旅館，而是回到了同一個宴會廳！840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFdBfIm3MZ
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnMV7Fymc7
「得獎者係，來自香港嘅愛莉女士！」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCijMQtgiA
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwz0pE0R1oY
這邊的年長愛莉衣服變了，身邊的丈夫也換了一個人！840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQs7sTC3DKw
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVl0lCzwfg
「呢度已經係另一個平行宇宙。」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTQFuVaHny
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoekiYlBh8R
鈴兒繼續前進，剛好我們這邊的門旁邊有著另一扇門，我們馬上又鑽進去。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyws2OBQEl
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBKQmmLXPI
「得獎者係，來自香港嘅愛莉女士！」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNTVcOHi8h
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtaPIYvgHEW
年長愛莉的衣服再次改變，身邊變成了一個較年青的男生。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGncw25SQQ
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKE6vGgq8zE
「得獎者係，來自香港嘅愛莉女士！」840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1A7fOxne7b
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu13pCwNWRw
每次穿過門，舞台旁邊的愛莉其打扮都會有些許不同，或是頭髮長了，或是晚裝變了款式，或是頸飾的長度不同，而她身邊的同伴也會男女老幼變個不停，其中一次最離譜是她肩膊上繼續坐著一隻鸚鵡。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpp875Mk0Y
840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCY6cmlZnZ
但唯有那一句不變。840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH00ZToPpnk
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