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安娜的步伐很快。根本不是一個五歲女孩應有的速度。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucsBC5y2MC
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhFMOjNS67
一絲不安掠過。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Y2MBOTt9i
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcNQpwC8HY
村民都說她是個不祥人，因為她多年來均是五歲女孩的模樣，不曾長大。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Dp9wMAMKN
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsCP0luSXf
「安娜，不如我們休息一會，好嗎？」我氣喘如牛。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4Dgt1Q6hX
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5SyxJe5X0
她停下腳步，回頭冷眼望我。「好的。」689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ98p0i1rF0
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmBfVjeydxz
我們在一棵大樹下並肩而坐。我這才發現四周盡是一片迷霧。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18OFv8IOCM
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGuqhTiXqW
不寒而慄。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPaozDK60tU
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6kac1CIwa
為何安娜可以單憑直覺辦認方向？689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIEc9IkzhF
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtL8ZvFvL84
難道她真的是傳說中的森林魔鬼？689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7YiHslI8K
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIwjQZRX0p9
「安娜，你很熟悉這片森林呢！」我嘗試套口風。傳說從無人可以活著離開森林，除了安娜。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Z6tUTpZxD
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qxTjzb8k9
「嗯。我每天都在這裡閒蕩。」安娜低頭把玩她的老舊破娃娃。娃娃是由碎布拼湊而成的，沾滿塵灰。灰灰黑黑的，與安娜的衣裝打扮同一調子。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBUllCU6F8
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvAxggSlga
「為甚麼？媽媽不會擔心嗎？」我故作關心，目光離不開安娜的紅髮藍眼。全村只有安娜有紅髮和藍眼珠。我十分肯定安娜的父母不是村子的居民。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDB5EAwrba
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwebS12d0Q
「媽媽走入森林後，再也沒有回到村子。但她離開前答應過我，遲些會來帶我渡湖離開。」安娜將娃娃緊緊擁入懷內，一臉憂傷。「我日等夜等，始終等不到，所以走入森林中四處逛，看看能否找到她講的湖。」689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvnK7hy0jVa
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJQ6YIkxIx
「湖？是否我要找的湖？」我驚訝不已。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXTOyKVqZy
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKw0aZ5RNvn
一連七日，我夢見失蹤多年的母親，她要我找安娜幫忙，尋找森林中的大湖，與她團聚。村民說魔鬼冒充我的母親，想要趁機侵奪我的肉體，勸我不要冒險走入森林，也不要與安娜來往。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjqqJk4sFM
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAq7ITg62l
「我估計是。」安娜不太肯定。「我沒有親眼見過那個湖。」689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IXi3NpouL
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YXVZJpbdc
「你不是曾經引領部份村民找到大湖嗎？」我心頭一顫。曾有二十三個村民先後跟隨安娜進入森林，卻也再沒有回來。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZuwiknhXV
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgUDCQyZ97
「對。他們看見湖，但我看不見。」安娜苦笑：「他們都夢見多年不見的親人，但我沒有夢見過任何親人。其他村民沒有發過類似的夢，所以亦看不見湖。」689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkCujM2Yho
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcf1EQrXuez
一切過於詭異，難以服人。難怪村民都說安娜是不祥人。村民對安娜又懼又恨，三番四次欺侮她，想要將她趕離村子。部份激進的村民甚至曾以驅魔之名，將安娜扔入火爐。猶幸安娜死不了，爬出火爐，躲在森林裡療傷。她後來又拾來爛布髒布裹身，遭村民戲稱「灰色安娜」。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecectuCdGY
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYbfUT2gNR
「不用怕。你的媽媽定會信守諾言。」我心生憐憫。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEEhc2Xdil8
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6mJpIiScD
安娜終於笑了。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7Fb2mMh9N
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKGRjrCFJr
她喜孜孜地給我講述她最愛的床前小故事：從前，有一位灰姑娘。她有一個繼母，繼母有兩個女兒……689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExnoqCyqIu
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0Jg2p0fJT
聊著聊著，我和安娜齊齊於大樹下倦極入睡。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1KJa1OB0mn
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWcioT9haV
翌日，霧氣消散。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJOj2T5Zvq
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRyD8BltEv
我強撐硬僵的身體，勉力張開沉重的眼皮。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTUL1eoo79
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbts6G6HvH5
怎麼會有一個湖在不遠處？怎麼我們整晚不曾發覺？689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9Ql9Fbw2X
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7PamVnVIYA
「怎麼了？」安娜打個呵欠，睡眼惺忪望向我。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO8YBkZ1wLr
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnS5BCZ54oY
「你看不見嗎？」我指向大湖。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3sJnp19swo
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUmrKMn8XO
「湖？我看不見呢！」安娜意識到我看見了甚麼，不以為然。她朝著我手指的方向跑去，跑到我眼中的湖中央，腳步不曾泛起漣漪。最後，她四平八穩地站在湖面，未有沒入水裡。如履平地。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLnPpIDbhf
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNH0RjitECV
我鼓起勇氣，戰戰兢兢地走向安娜。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwwiokdiQx
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEtqkjb0uM
沒走多少步，我的鞋子已被浸濕，雙腳亦感受到湖水的冰涼。「我沒能走近你！」689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnrTQLhG0hT
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCx1ydX2WEI
「你站在湖邊就可以了！」她回到我身邊。「看看附近有沒有甚麼特別的？」689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENfhewvJby
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmeT2xyXpG8
我四處張望。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Pr19Twz4p
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzTIlExwvU
濃霧忽現，籠罩湖面，一切景物均沒入迷濛當中。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAaOHXlrad
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KeIMmOeq8
漣漪從湖中心擴散開來。一條無人的半殘小舟往我們這邊前來，停在我腳邊。「一條……小舟……」我被詭譎的情境嚇得半死，說話結結巴巴的。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhiKNmbCNLM
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAowHZkJnWJ
「就是這個了！它會給你指引離開的路。」講解完畢，安娜馬上轉身離開。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWxeL9ptdP
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmMSRdTrEb
「安娜！」我叫住安娜：「你要跟我離開嗎？」689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpL4qAcDW4k
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9NKZ0TCK0v
「我看不見湖，亦看不見小舟，離開不了呢！」安娜以笑容掩蓋失落之情。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZAFcPbVid2
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV5YUiL0fi6
我連忙從衣袋掏出幾顆糖果，塞到安娜手心。「我只有這些……無以為報。」689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCqvZ2IID0
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3Luhcswlr
「或許，你替我打探媽媽的下落，然後告訴她，安娜很掛念她！」安娜哭著講出媽媽的名字。聽聞她是個沒有眼淚的女孩，受到村民的連番欺侮亦不會示弱。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJkOQBbF98
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMIzht1E6xh
但，她會為了媽媽而哭。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoG9I8UmbKJ
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJXhDzwzJq
「好……」我輕掃她的紅髮，以示安慰。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMv7P62wSc
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTyTspGJPAv
我登上小舟，邁向矇矓深處。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdFaa0t6fw
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfb4I907Vs5
安娜的身影越益模糊……
我睜開雙眼，霍地彈起。身邊圍著兩個不認識的醜陋老女人，還有……689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLAU0dqIta
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4wARQxBU0
「爸爸？媽媽？」我喜極而泣，父母亦激動衝前，與我相擁。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6ZeKRycSv
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQana3LHFTt
我飽餐一頓後，與父母和醜女們再次聚首。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlw1C39Upcv
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvo7dRNN3W
父母說，我數天前遇上車禍離世。他們找來女巫作法，令我起死回生。現在，我還要多待在這裡一晚，觀察情況。如無意外，明天方可回家去。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XfNskLwoO
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyKF5FBqKBy
夜裡，父母離開小屋後。爐火邊，我和兩位女巫齊齊安坐搖搖椅，品嚐可口的熱朱古力。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlx88cAh2IV
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycywoGasAv
我提及有關安娜的事情，希望女巫能夠幫忙尋找安娜的母親。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9nXPTGu6o
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqT2NGRsxnP
鴉雀無聲。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqEsyAq7u9
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6spLF4gJNq
我從女巫的神情察覺端倪。「你們認識安娜？」689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcm5Kkx4Pwv
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuBWOr7cRN7
她們沒有直接回答我，逕自講起她們的故事……689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeeeuGKQclr
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLh72zQ5VqI
七十年前，國家內戰剛剛平息，人民又要開始面對瘟疫和饑荒。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mzmtLFbqy
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGNV2uoqZT
兩個十歲不到的小娃隨著女巫母親四處流浪，最後得到一個樵夫收留。女巫為了報恩而下嫁喪妻的樵夫，助他照顧親生女兒——安娜。可惜好景不常，樵夫染上瘟疫離世，餘下女巫獨力照顧三名女兒。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0NfomGwsf
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOcQHax9BY
四人吃不飽、穿不暖，女巫為生計發愁之際，發現村裡的富翁願意花錢招聘懂得巫術的人，望能將愛妻起死回生。女巫盤算一番後，前往應聘。她以不知袖裡的安娜作為「媒介」，哄騙她為愛妻的靈魂作引導……689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn8pWf5qajA
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiXvVZxeDI
「為何不是你倆作『媒介』，而是完全不懂巫術的安娜？」689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafZ0zZuIgI
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jg6dHVXci
「有哪個母親會捨得讓自己的孩子冒險？」689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqTwsybtCQ
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpV8Dr0nmZ
「事成後，為何不帶安娜回來？」689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqLK8Fr9iV
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdgBkMUs1AZ
「因為賺來的錢被偷光。我們只好重施故技，繼續利用安娜賺錢……」689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhLJmgVFpN
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡek4TWrcWvJ
「然後呢？又被偷錢嗎？你們不是活得好好的？有熱朱古力！有火爐！有搖搖椅！但安娜每天被欺侮，甚至會被扔入火爐！」689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAXNmbQhfi
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcv4b9cfNq0
「太遲了！安娜的肉身早已腐爛，沒能復生。」689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkjQ4Q0pSz
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3TPV9ns59
「至少，你們該要向她道歉，讓她不要盲目等待，重過正常生活。」689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBdEheqIf4r
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBCz6mwQ2Q
「我們……不敢……我們怕她受刺激後靈力大增，化為怨靈……向我們報仇……」689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡll7AIfsIeu
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pvgltbi6L
「她是個好心腸的孩子。或許她會原諒你們。」689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlk6MbZccA
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenR8RQnuMb
「誰保證？」689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZgptb2U3u
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9pu4OW4pe
的確，沒人能保證安娜不會發怒。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnuiNFEiD8
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqi91DKkFND
女巫見我沒有立即回嘴，於是乘勝追擊，你一言我一語，把責任推卸予我。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBtS7B0w7D
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjqRcbWHyY
「不如，你馬上自殺，將真相告訴安娜，勸她重過正常生活。」689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76Tq9IEY9H
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7dmICX140
「但我們不確定安娜會否願意再次為你引路。」689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡig2UC2hTN9
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9PrCLqq6F9
「希望安娜不會就地把你撕成碎片吧！」689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZ7Kx87Glm
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ53xatMdyd8
「裝甚麼大仁大義？你不也是沒膽量！」689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIAwkjcjIG
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVb2oAC8mbs
我氣得將手中的保溫杯扔向爐火，把搖搖椅推翻在地。奈何此等誇張的舉動反令女巫笑得彎了腰。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkunzUpcxb
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjNTqFv6Wn
「惱羞成怒嗎？哈哈哈！」689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHSPU6FBu5
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJuna9Ej0L8
「你的父母千金散盡，原來是救了個小屁孩！」689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXvOpuJQEU
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkNZCXB0LD
「世界從來不是非黑即白！」689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAWUgy0Puw
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5cNZ5I5yZ
「小子，你將來就會明白！」689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96FdDwRVfE
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQvJgnCWvL
我知道自己徹底輸了。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0iubHgUPGD
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtyGxknuYwP
不單是敗予女巫，更是敗於自己。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxU1OCpdsQo
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DEQvLnODv
我沒有自己想像的清高。689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdPNeTTRF5
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hhL8ROMO9
所以……689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBCkMLoq2In
689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvOPcmdQEH
對不起，安娜。
