在这像是过年一样热闹的气氛中,有一位没能挤到前排的路人扫兴地转身离开,却差点被石头一样的东西绊倒了。

“哎……你……你还好吗?”

一名高中女生蹲在那里,捂着耳朵,双眼直勾勾地盯着被人群围住的地点,发青的嘴唇不住哆嗦。

“喂?小妹妹,你这样会绊倒别人的好吗?”

女生对路人的话充耳不闻。路人只得咂咂嘴走了。

“为什么……会这样……”她口中发出破碎的句子。

从她的视角看去,层层叠叠的红色脚印渗入地砖,开始发黑;跳楼者一动不动的身体仿佛是匍匐在了所有人的脚下,朝下的头像是在请罪;警察来了,人们一哄而散,每一双移动的腿都像是踩在了跳楼者的身上,留下漆黑的印子。

等等——女生突然眯起了眼,那个留在跳楼者背上的,是脚印?还是手印?

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第一章 妄想症paranoia 一·可能性(1)

星期日下午的阳光,总是带着一种说不出的烦躁,相当平庸的光线不温不火地照在寄宿制学校学生返校的大包小包上。苍白的天空莫名地透出一种暖意,像是下一秒就会沸腾的温水,将那些意识到自己像青蛙一样已经无法逃脱的人类紧紧包围。

16路公交车拥挤不堪,弥漫着臭汗的味道,司机将空调开到最冷也无济于事。

泠珞穿着干净的灰白配色的长袖校服,安静地坐在座位上闭目养神。尽管车上的所有乘客都对于她的装束以及头上巨大的耳机投来异样的目光,然而她对于人群的淡漠仿佛实体化成了一道防火墙,将无关人员隔离在圈外。