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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。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgWIrUZ9BV
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一絲不安掠過。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMWMkuzqyd
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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。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡls4peu8PBS
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「安娜，不如我們休息一會，好嗎？」我氣喘如牛。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVTETsSCko
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjHSU9cJST
她停下腳步，回頭冷眼望我。「好的。」668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2B90tK7HUS
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfIjfn1cwr
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。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5zUt2FXME
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不寒而慄。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vPN8EPYhp
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSp1wZRl46
為何安娜可以單憑直覺辦認方向？668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1U3poRTGLU
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGTW3Rf8de
難道她真的是傳說中的森林魔鬼？668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOPG1XvjkQO
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LLI4dHVmD
「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。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtzKgpCboC
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHbhF6PBnB
「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。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEt7FjmUm6u
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvoxWtGjFq
「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。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ294tTqfkUl
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYx4OoTWc4D
「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。」668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrnPMzgx60
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWI2xEO0PvT
「湖？是否我要找的湖？」我驚訝不已。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzxiJpRTCne
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡToVdxcQUdZ
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。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBgog2K0cf
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTvSTxx1nL
「我估計是。」安娜不太肯定。「我沒有親眼見過那個湖。」668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvoPbU6tuc
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDLgntjnWH
「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。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALNGsOwLon
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEW7NlCsskL
「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。」668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYRnBJgpNG
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxUOfLcZGk
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」。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2E0BIK5XJ8
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoM5FhyQw6K
「不用怕。你的媽媽定會信守諾言。」我心生憐憫。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMyXnhc8ZA
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZPIMltLAo
安娜終於笑了。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0xAx2GHuI
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSz3kLc6kmE
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……668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtv8Z5yec3S
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Xe7q5UApz
聊著聊著，我和安娜齊齊於大樹下倦極入睡。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEMG5Z9OhR
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAwMqkgPHn
翌日，霧氣消散。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAjVIgWWjE
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1lFNRA6Aq
我強撐硬僵的身體，勉力張開沉重的眼皮。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiB7MI3GUdb
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCwx7zg6v6
怎麼會有一個湖在不遠處？怎麼我們整晚不曾發覺？668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCVFRVGlVM
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWYnbag1Uj
「怎麼了？」安娜打個呵欠，睡眼惺忪望向我。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNja8kudQHP
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL063HABl4F
「你看不見嗎？」我指向大湖。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqwzfq0fYt
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp92WwkJWVC
「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。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8CsMMhVKSy
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKAG21Kh5y
我鼓起勇氣，戰戰兢兢地走向安娜。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7VDG9RGX6P
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxVJm6MO0OK
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！」668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡliKxyyICCN
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSDV1cVcpK
「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？」668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oX1GoVmqN
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmO08tFLxo
我四處張望。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwp1RCmWMa
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEE7imutlw4
濃霧忽現，籠罩湖面，一切景物均沒入迷濛當中。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ArvnhQpiY
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlxyzGZYEb
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。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJebe4OuqNo
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7RWDaJD8i
「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。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJcsYfgiSk
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhY9jbCAMx
「安娜！」我叫住安娜：「你要跟我離開嗎？」668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXOf3Zis6K
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCvg4pW42I
「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。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmelWBR1fLv
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHNZC6ndtw
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。」668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdH0xsXdId8
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCfRbF1W3f
「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。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9fzlvoDSO
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYSuTu9wGY
但，她會為了媽媽而哭。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7iiHHZW6K
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrSZr3LN1A
「好……」我輕掃她的紅髮，以示安慰。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehT2PbJIIw
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZSHY5GXfy
我登上小舟，邁向矇矓深處。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLisOQInFV
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6gr7S2e4L
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……668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Cjy2sCTKo
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡisDu0xVqwc
「爸爸？媽媽？」我喜極而泣，父母亦激動衝前，與我相擁。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUx50VtcsKg
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3L1VMBAgV
我飽餐一頓後，與父母和醜女們再次聚首。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLOj4qjZhL
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9RpVdDsmM
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。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxkZzRnFqd
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPKBsEt341
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。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQdhTlwCpdL
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0Q9ugGnJz
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。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4PdfeRxNL
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVepY5lVyP
鴉雀無聲。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRBJqt2XoT
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJGwarXFOZ
我從女巫的神情察覺端倪。「你們認識安娜？」668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwbMeCaclu
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJagjtuhp8
她們沒有直接回答我，逕自講起她們的故事……668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WVq88WAec
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBOn3Usw6A
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。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlylLx5O5VI
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PSghwsAMx
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。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSe5kBHDQne
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5x15Q4qR8U
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……668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpA6Byy8d2o
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡncf9AMfH73
「為何不是你倆作『媒介』，而是完全不懂巫術的安娜？」668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2bgC8pW7p
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRAOrY9VwQ
「有哪個母親會捨得讓自己的孩子冒險？」668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPseWFp802
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgGAwem96lm
「事成後，為何不帶安娜回來？」668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgnoWJGU1Q
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlG4ondmzSD
「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……」668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQADHmdKdZ
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHsG7VSQIqe
「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！」668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHT1MXJtaV
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy08R6k29rR
「太遲了！安娜的肉身早已腐爛，沒能復生。」668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRbMbPboEa
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uiGLDljGF
「至少，你們該要向她道歉，讓她不要盲目等待，重過正常生活。」668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wnMRNqFp7
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ48MCKTqb4j
「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……」668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ032u00hfQi
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyYfQsFuA3J
「她是個好心腸的孩子。或許她會原諒你們。」668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3tpZMc8tk
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbG6GBRZA5
「誰保證？」668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJw4tcgE81L
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCT1ALPwz5
的確，沒人能保證安娜不會發怒。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEoefaOO6Gv
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmxTZ3PqEM
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。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ078cQDciBh
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfo4v05c5P
「不如，你馬上自殺，將真相告訴安娜，勸她重過正常生活。」668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmHJ5OlVOO
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgq7sTIC7dB
「但我們不確定安娜會否願意再次為你引路。」668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzn9XmR8zmx
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQE4tdYtrG
「希望安娜不會就地把你撕成碎片吧！」668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCEKyoRjY1
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtA39PSJWqg
「裝甚麼大仁大義？你不也是沒膽量！」668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSAkrO0nEk2
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8YgfYLLwS
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。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxdtkVtKIF
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2AV4EX5UlL
「惱羞成怒嗎？哈哈哈！」668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDA5MFGHE6u
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qrc54Ncdf
「你的父母千金散盡，原來是救了個小屁孩！」668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4K5PA2ekRL
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nPwfXVh2H
「世界從來不是非黑即白！」668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡViRtRIJ583
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HzfLif0ke
「小子，你將來就會明白！」668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyempnsapfV
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDHbJs03Yh
我知道自己徹底輸了。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6Gd2DLDcp
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThC53iQSZj
不單是敗予女巫，更是敗於自己。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dzX1X7V0q
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvZtwNdSkQ
我沒有自己想像的清高。668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPkjlk2A1k
668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYnAZJ89yk
所以……668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4mjO0azzU
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對不起，安娜。
