妈有座雕像我想尽办法要保留下来，我又不懂，刚好敏懂雕塑，昨晚还做了个母模，想找他帮我弄个子模来..」

    就这样被他简简单单的瞒天过海，看来我注定在这儿被他干上天了。

    大约早上10点钟，我们一直探问，先走到最远的商店，依着地址一家又一家的探问，我比划着大小尺寸，说要制个铜像，头两爿商店看到我们只做一个小型子模，就给我们吃闭门羹了。

    「敏啊，一定要铜制的？」

    「你说你要保留下来嘛，铜制最坚硬了，还可以留给你将来的儿女..」

    我打趣地说。

    「好啊！如果你是女生，早就娶你了..」

    「我是女生，你倒没兴趣了！」

    虽然他还是抓着我的手，我也省得理他在捡便宜。

    「走来走去，如果没公司愿意，怎办呢？」兆良有点烦躁地哆嗦着。

    「那只有做一座石膏像，这个我可以帮你做。」

    到了最後在hempstead区的一爿商店，在兆良恳求那位小姐才有点眉目。我们从车箱抬了三个母模让她先看看...

    “well, i’m sorry, i need a positive.”

    我听得挤了挤眉头:

    “i’m sorry, miss..”

    “i’m sabrina.”　她笑了笑。

    “hi sabrina, i’m rhys. i made the mould, why you can’t work on a negative?”

    “guys, i’m sorry, we need a positive instead, or better say, the original model or statue, we don’t make bronze without a positive, you know, upon taking an order, we’ll take photos to ensure the statue is intact . it’s our policy.”

    她一面说一面查看母模。

    “you’d better find someone to make a positive first, either in clay, terracotta, plaster whatever you have.  i need a……”

    突然看她锁着眉头，俯身看了看，又走到柜子前，从抽屉里拿了个眼球型放大镜，对着某处再仔细地看。仰头向我问起来：

    “oh my god! are you mr. chen?”

    “no.” 可能她看到女像衣边有个刻印，不过她怎会知道兆良的姓氏？

    兆良一直绷着脸，这时才觉得有点放松。

    “yes, i’m, call me michael. what’s up?”

    “is miss claire lin your mom?”

    “right!”　兆良也觉得有点出奇。

    “ahha, she is a habitué here.”

    莎布莲娜小姐登时改变了态度，伸出手来向我们问好。

    “oh, i haven’t seen her for a very long time, is she ok?”

    “she’s in an asylum.” 兆良每次提起妈在疗养院，神色便沈重起来。

    莎布莲娜愣了愣，表情诧异的说： “oh……i’m..i’m so sorry.”

    “it’s been years, and that’s why i want to make a replica, it’s probably my mom’s last work.”

    莎布莲娜叹了口气：“to be honest, man, i really can’t accept a negative.”

    我们都愣在当场，突然看到她咧嘴笑了笑：

    “however, i can make a positive for you.”

    “that’s great, oh, that’s really great！”

    兆良一脸兴奋地回应： “thank you so much, sabrina.”

    “ok, you need it a bronze, right? normally our minimum quantity for small bronze statue is 10. as a gesture of goodwill, i’ll bypass this policy…”

    “oh, fabulous! sabrina, you really make my day! but…how long would it take? i am going back to hong kong pretty soon.”

    莎布莲娜耸了耸肩，又说：

    “ok, i’m gonna make a plaster positive right now, we have a batch of orders here ready for the final bronze-pour.