我媽的異國婚姻 10 (完) - 異國戀
By Leila
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其實全文在前面一回已經結束。
這一回我講一些先前沒能仔細交代到的細節和問題。
一、關於我媽的英文能力……
我曾說家母的英文能力甩開我一百個馬身,那是真的,
因為澳洲阿伯說什麼,我至今仍然真他媽的一個字都聽不懂!
(那是英文嗎?那是英文嗎?那真的是英文嗎?)
但我媽能跟他溝通。
我媽曾告訴我,她其實也不是全部都能懂。她說:「懂幾個單字就夠了。」
至於文法,我媽說:「那不重要,我才不管呢。」
我媽唯一的優點就是厚臉皮,很敢講。
她還是那樣口音亂七八糟,指著可樂叫卡拉,但只要有人聽得懂,她就覺得自己成了。
至於尿管、健保、攝護腺之類的詞彙……
嗯,我仍然懷疑她是在腦補對話。
二、親友怎麼說?有沒有人反對?
親友這種東西,生活的附屬品,愛講講,沒關係。
我們家對外面的聲音是不太在乎的。
旁人說什麼我很容易會忘記。
喔,有一個人說的倒是沒忘記。
還記得我說過,最早跟我媽有感情的已婚登山隊阿伯嗎?
說那他倆斷了聯繫後,那阿伯時不時還會傳訊息給她,
從懷念我媽到後來語帶激憤,總會很酸的說一些「妳找到更好的人了是不是」、
「妳就是喜新厭舊」、「死沒良心」之類的話。
後來我媽決定結婚,想要讓他死心,就告訴他自己要結婚了,要嫁到澳洲去。
那個阿伯反應異常激烈,還曾跑來我辦公室堵我,說要我阻止我媽。
我說:「噢,我贊成她。」
他立刻發瘋,說:「妳怎麼可以這樣,那是個外國人!」
我說:「但他沒有婚姻,你還有老婆呢。要我跟你太太好好談談嗎?」
他就沒敢再來了。
不過說起來很有趣,和我媽同樣年齡的女性,對她「再嫁外國人」,羨慕多於批評。
我嬸嬸和鄰居阿姨就都說:「妳媽真是非常勇敢呢!想做什麼就做什麼。」
我發現那個年代的女人,能像我媽這樣活力十足的,實在也不多。
可能因為這個緣故,大家對我媽的行為,大多不反對,只是好奇和困惑。
反對的人也有。不過我發現會反對的人,都是跟我們生活沒太大關係的人。
所以我就自動省略了。
三、未來妳媽要怎麼辦?對方比她年長,會不會死得早?她又要守寡了?
有可能啊!我媽家族非常長壽,外婆年紀破百,外婆的小舅今年一百一十歲,還活著。
我個人都覺得我媽可能比我更長壽。
要是對方掛了,我媽可能會再找下一個吧……她那麼怕寂寞的人。
不過現在就及時行樂。
四、妳跟妳媽怎麼聯繫?
她在澳洲有裝網路,我也搞定了她的手機,現在她會用line了,也會打電話給我。
五、妳怎麼能放妳媽自由?
我想講一個小故事,是發生在前面的故事裡,但我沒能在前頭細述的。
我媽有一個非常好非常好的朋友,是從小到大一起長大的小女伴。
我就稱她叫C阿姨吧。
我媽出身貧困,C阿姨家境富裕但婚姻不幸,丈夫會打老婆,
C阿姨有兩個孩子,為了孩子,她決定離婚,幾乎是淨身出戶,捨下所有財產,
只求帶著孩子遠離暴力丈夫。
C阿姨後來交了有一個男友,但兩人交往十幾年,卻一直沒結婚,
對此,C阿姨說:「因為兒女不願意,我也不想讓孩子為難。」
就在我媽打定主意去澳洲前一個月,
C阿姨在同學會時跟我媽說:「最近腸胃有點不好,要去做檢查。」
但還沒來得及檢查,她就因為發燒進了急診室,但因為一直排不到病房,沒能安排檢查。
後來我媽找到我,我又找到我同學,好不容易給阿姨在那個醫院排到一張病床。
排到病床的那天下午,我媽說:「她有病房住了,我要去探病。」
接下來的過程在我媽的敘述中,就像電影片段一樣快速閃過。
她和幾個同學約好去了醫院,我媽還準備了一小鍋熬得稠稠糊糊的稀粥,
想要給C阿姨吃一點補力氣。
她說,她才把罐子放下,C阿姨也只有氣無力地說了一句:「謝謝妳來看我。」突然人就
暈了過去。
我媽說:「才幾秒鐘時間她就臉色都變了……護士衝進來把我推開,動作很大,粥灑了一
地,很多人把儀器推進來,把簾子拉起來,有人叫我出去、出去,我被推出病房。我們在
病房外面等了半天,聽見裡面一直有人在喊她的名字,說:XXX、XXX,妳聽得見嗎
?還有人喊一、二、三,讓開!砰砰砰的聲音,好像是在電擊……他們救了十五分鐘,最
後跟我們說,C走了……我說怎麼可能呢?剛剛我來的時候,她還醒著,還跟我說謝謝,
我正要拿粥給她吃……她怎麼就死了呢?怎麼會這麼快呢?怎麼會呢?」
C阿姨的告別式上,阿姨的兒子真是痛哭流涕,他說他媽媽是個多好的媽媽,
為了保護他和妹妹,承受丈夫各種傷害,有時被發狂的丈夫打到不敢回家,
於是載著兩個孩子在夜色裡漫無目的地行駛……
他說:「我永遠記得黑暗的雨中,媽媽開車載著我們。我看見落在車窗上的雨滴,
聽見媽媽在前座說:不怕不怕,不用擔心,你們有我。」
後來他向台下的叔叔鞠躬,說:「對不起,這麼多年來,因為顧慮我和妹妹的緣故,
媽媽不願意再婚,但我知道她是很想和你在一起的,是我們太自私了。」
我媽從喪禮上回來之後就有點瘋瘋的,她總說「生命無常」,
後來就買了機票……跑掉!(啊,十六歲的青春期少女也沒這樣啊~)
我媽和阿伯結婚之前,我、我妹和我媽不知道為了這件事爭吵過多少次,
但有一天我們在爭吵時,我忽然想起C阿姨的兒子,
忽然想起他哽咽地說「我們太自私」。
我就在想,在我振振有詞的理論中,是不是也夾著做為子女難以言喻的自私?
雖然是這麼一個蠻不講理任性刁蠻的歐巴桑,但她畢竟是我媽。
我總是希望她永遠站在我背後,只要我回過頭來就能看見她,隨時都能找到她,
我希望這個世界上至少有一件事情是永遠不會改變的。
為了這一點,我希望她放棄她追求的事物,只為了配合我偶然的回顧?
這個故事中有很多東西無法細細講到,譬如我們那些大大小小的爭吵、冷戰,
互相譏嘲、諷刺、中傷,各種不給對方好臉色看……
但好在無論怎樣爭吵,我們沒有真正撕破臉,
最後能找到一個互相妥協、協調的方式,
讓該堅持的堅持,讓該退讓的退讓,不留下遺憾。
我們非常幸運。
六、最後……
謝謝大家看完這個不像樣的故事。
我知道這個板上有很多人,可能還在追尋愛情和歸宿的路上努力中,
也有很多人跟我媽一樣,已經走上家庭生活,
無論如何,祝願每一個人都能衝破阻礙,得到幸福。
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