安娜的步伐很快。根本不是一個五歲女孩應有的速度。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3SoXdcEHW
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一絲不安掠過。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGvE7EyaBc
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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。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQGpzRd7Wa
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8SoPu1hJl
「安娜，不如我們休息一會，好嗎？」我氣喘如牛。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELXqbvoaVq
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjyFViGUqI
她停下腳步，回頭冷眼望我。「好的。」452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhulpnbioos
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIjJAlzAHye
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。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6n3jNMAm6n
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不寒而慄。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2Ng4pQ4PI
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5R2tvbjrq2
為何安娜可以單憑直覺辦認方向？452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7T3NnMav0
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGcD0lK2Sq
難道她真的是傳說中的森林魔鬼？452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gswFUWdNN
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEOgNf1qGD
「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。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NtsmEAmsy
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvjY1wRqiBQ
「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。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKNZIV2AQ5
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWUZ6euhGm
「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。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMcLxAUtvI
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXATEWefkKk
「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。」452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiiZtvuTAjV
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvmU0e1wfN
「湖？是否我要找的湖？」我驚訝不已。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfSEROqpda
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUr4cnD8nX
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。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC31GHXQ3Tv
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbAxMvVJBAp
「我估計是。」安娜不太肯定。「我沒有親眼見過那個湖。」452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwP5rrBXjF7
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPXQwPIKkt
「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。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSJgziKgkl
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIizh2jW2o
「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。」452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKwOH3Dpm5
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXZYzmRnwS
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」。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpo7N24rmS4
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tdMPNiSQi
「不用怕。你的媽媽定會信守諾言。」我心生憐憫。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TRBVjS6pl
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRY2meLdAFE
安娜終於笑了。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlIgUDTGyvl
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj58TAzANYo
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……452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLA3V7ru2zH
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9niizTTK2
聊著聊著，我和安娜齊齊於大樹下倦極入睡。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdg2KIR2txn
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5P1Rg9QuKK
翌日，霧氣消散。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoeOGwGtE51
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe33f3Jbcpn
我強撐硬僵的身體，勉力張開沉重的眼皮。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ReGPsllQw
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOrysY2J8n
怎麼會有一個湖在不遠處？怎麼我們整晚不曾發覺？452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdogtL4pXq4
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiX7nQboBGT
「怎麼了？」安娜打個呵欠，睡眼惺忪望向我。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZPRwhoTUI
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWj1ugU7p5V
「你看不見嗎？」我指向大湖。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡziAzLMR01a
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LEyXnzFDl
「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。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBmthROQTV
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9HAEDjgqg
我鼓起勇氣，戰戰兢兢地走向安娜。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqRyc8cJPG
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHrHUb0Fed
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！」452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjeq32tDkSI
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡin676Sx3nT
「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？」452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡasX0iuALxS
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2h1A6uHGf
我四處張望。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqgwTVj5zk
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGaVGouo2N
濃霧忽現，籠罩湖面，一切景物均沒入迷濛當中。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXWUrYRQ5p
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjCznJNxezX
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。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdYSXCK0W3
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXR6rxKEVtw
「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。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgb0WfslVin
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRHDYfmB2s
「安娜！」我叫住安娜：「你要跟我離開嗎？」452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pymjIGFTT
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBCs0t5XBl
「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。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡde6xX9ZGvi
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiA5ei985b7
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。」452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Dx7TZplDi
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTQIbduvEB
「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。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQHADMZFEq
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kMXWhdlpr
但，她會為了媽媽而哭。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaW9Fi09adI
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDFEGI5pzb
「好……」我輕掃她的紅髮，以示安慰。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrw2QTH7tu
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzHfrFZHO4
我登上小舟，邁向矇矓深處。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZjoIvnmD9
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZazgbyMZgu
安娜的身影越益模糊……452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLOuOGtZ0x
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……452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4OVT1r3oC
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vBkyVYbgc
「爸爸？媽媽？」我喜極而泣，父母亦激動衝前，與我相擁。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoEWV11i0n9
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qPXemlByk
我飽餐一頓後，與父母和醜女們再次聚首。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXcm0XisIj
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkefbbwvt6
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。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBl5d7Vleb
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PFyTzhdsy
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。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrt0MPqdNC
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxU5gnTcsKk
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。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpyf1Kka1kM
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmt32gHSnNu
鴉雀無聲。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjlS5fNanY
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LZ6SpuUDk
我從女巫的神情察覺端倪。「你們認識安娜？」452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp1uON1KZ1N
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNU7fsnI2d
她們沒有直接回答我，逕自講起她們的故事……452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5WL0NmgceZ
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpMguMPka0
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。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcs3IoOI0y3
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQCCi6fVVU
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。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgl3yGKPt9i
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIqtZU3MmLQ
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……452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVK3Lrmn58f
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofOPhyEGsM
「為何不是你倆作『媒介』，而是完全不懂巫術的安娜？」452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUiviBjcLVK
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2zYww7r15
「有哪個母親會捨得讓自己的孩子冒險？」452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiDoMfAzLv
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQD4y32OSH
「事成後，為何不帶安娜回來？」452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0bu62aNBw
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9mqsC0Me0
「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……」452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqrliZUtF5
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgTsyTB667
「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！」452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOYfqmZSI6
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXc1ntr0oYh
「太遲了！安娜的肉身早已腐爛，沒能復生。」452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4IkmBtigo
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WYgoQHeCJ
「至少，你們該要向她道歉，讓她不要盲目等待，重過正常生活。」452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrONWK3MBQw
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDXfb93Pj4n
「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……」452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcu1fmBHhjo
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92iKCFKtWA
「她是個好心腸的孩子。或許她會原諒你們。」452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQTqUjWdF5
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmwtF8ONgXC
「誰保證？」452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZbhJDUDe4
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3vce68YmG
的確，沒人能保證安娜不會發怒。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOsyPiiqmb
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTJvd9oTor
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。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KIEt50roe
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wDY7H5iCB
「不如，你馬上自殺，將真相告訴安娜，勸她重過正常生活。」452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb47A7vSETg
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCD7NuV8YKQ
「但我們不確定安娜會否願意再次為你引路。」452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB27dyqvKFb
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIP6s9bHee
「希望安娜不會就地把你撕成碎片吧！」452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyQsAwKAeW
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKx974WFfz
「裝甚麼大仁大義？你不也是沒膽量！」452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm38fnjY9pw
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubOBVIEDyE
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。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87H9KvQryP
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz094eB9SLW
「惱羞成怒嗎？哈哈哈！」452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUX8oVeugDm
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAV4BVu568
「你的父母千金散盡，原來是救了個小屁孩！」452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuN0FcIXxS
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzCh9Cj4ae
「世界從來不是非黑即白！」452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75zRvwed70
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEMlVpX7lD
「小子，你將來就會明白！」452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysK7Ttcrxb
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoizblazDnN
我知道自己徹底輸了。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy52mENPSEs
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34Ja0kBgGG
不單是敗予女巫，更是敗於自己。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8utDvqz4n
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLDhDqEiOv
我沒有自己想像的清高。452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuePcE10nj
452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbKQ5Fgt1u
所以……452Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxNkva5nhY
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對不起，安娜。
