,现在还保留着复古风格。
“After our shift, she would buy me a cup and we would sit on this bench to drink our coffees before I gave her a ride home. It all started as a summer fling, but lasted for more than 50 years.”
老大爷陷入回忆,石霖殊便随意地附和着:“The view from here is breathtaking. ”
“Yeah, but you know when you are with the right person, you won’t even notice the pretty view. ”大爷说完轻笑了一声,像是有点不好意思。
石霖殊转头看着大爷:“You must love her so much. ”
“Yes, I enjoyed every second while I had her. I still love her till today. ”
大爷安静了下来,左手搭在膝盖上,拇指摩挲着无名指根部,手背已经斑驳褶皱,指骨因为常年佩戴婚戒明显畸形,根部肤色比周围浅很多。
石霖殊猜测他脱下婚戒没有太久。
当地保留着传统婚戒习俗,女生一旦订婚就会开始戴订婚戒指,婚后则不论男女都会佩戴婚戒,直至婚姻关系解除。
这时一位与大爷年龄相仿的大妈向他们走来,大爷拍了拍扶手说:“I have to go. My girlfriend is here. Have a good afternoon!”
大爷说完起身走向大妈,大妈手上也拿着杯咖啡。两人走起路来都已经有些颤颤巍巍,体态臃肿,典型老年人的模样。
凑到一块儿时,大爷揽着大妈的腰身,两人先是轻啄了一下嘴唇,又牵起手走了。
石霖殊看得有些愣,即感慨西方人浪漫至极,一辈子都可以谈恋爱,又觉得自己被强塞了口狗粮,对着他们背影喊了句:“You too!”
石霖殊又独自坐一会儿。
离开时发现靠背上有块金属名牌,上面写着:
Dorothy Peterson
1950 - 2019
长凳是老大爷为亡妻认捐的。
周六早上8点,石霖殊给陈柯开电子锁的时候,已经在一楼餐厅。