车子进入了南城,路灯便明显地稀疏起来。昏暗的光线下,几乎每隔十几米就能看到溜街小便的醉汉或是翻着垃圾桶的拾荒者。

谭璟扬单手扶把,另只手摸进裤兜里找烟。

大概是刚刚在超市耽搁了一会儿,耳机里每次从酒吧街到家这段距离刚好能放完的英语听力居然提前结束了。短暂的静默后,传来了吉他流畅舒缓的前奏。

“hello darkness, y old friend

i've e to talk with you aga

becae a vision softly creepg

left its seeds while i was sleepg

and the vision that was pnted y bra

still reas

with the sound of silence”

谭璟扬叼着烟,随着音乐的节奏一下下用食指叩着自行车把。记忆中那间充斥着洗衣粉味道的小屋里,有台老式的黑色录音机。上面罩着用红色天鹅绒制成的布,总会在每天的午后被人打开。