安娜的步伐很快。根本不是一個五歲女孩應有的速度。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Ju7ftxDD5
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一絲不安掠過。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgaW3Oo4nV
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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。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QcE05I6iX
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「安娜，不如我們休息一會，好嗎？」我氣喘如牛。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOMtMnmDBU
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡolViin9CJR
她停下腳步，回頭冷眼望我。「好的。」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFlNoaNcJL
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZZrULoFPl
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。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8z9CHDutiU
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不寒而慄。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNSr0ldytq
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxL0TOIF63a
為何安娜可以單憑直覺辦認方向？435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9o1PqfqfxZ
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dgCnNjEwZ
難道她真的是傳說中的森林魔鬼？435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgTuyDG7Db
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9E2vnyqnDm
「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。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmimPMhjOKY
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ARRbQUmBE
「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。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQVuss0j7S2
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5A6Dbj20uN
「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。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTvxKF71yj
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sGJFW2QuR
「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。」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg21YcWYfpQ
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfVFPQC6QN
「湖？是否我要找的湖？」我驚訝不已。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYBOp95SyR
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFaDBrpS900
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。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJKhwCbDEv
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「我估計是。」安娜不太肯定。「我沒有親眼見過那個湖。」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1CDRqPLAm
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnxs5LmT7d
「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。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFCDKHwfHi
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd95MwSCndc
「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。」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjlFaJAcKg
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtFZ4nSNKA
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」。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dE2wTatAA
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gMazYDFhk
「不用怕。你的媽媽定會信守諾言。」我心生憐憫。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCaztGDqEQQ
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMEq6Ij7zo
安娜終於笑了。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡft7iqXTX9R
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHc8iGkjhp0
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……435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGF7Y7vCwu
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXeqZGajB8L
聊著聊著，我和安娜齊齊於大樹下倦極入睡。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3YgWpMAtv
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV1Fu112Ag6
翌日，霧氣消散。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvO5D1a3BS3
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CNaV7qOFU
我強撐硬僵的身體，勉力張開沉重的眼皮。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMDdoZX4E7
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHw8q9FD9SL
怎麼會有一個湖在不遠處？怎麼我們整晚不曾發覺？435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡViV5ilHHnq
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9AkYQhCRS
「怎麼了？」安娜打個呵欠，睡眼惺忪望向我。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRFJCRlyVt
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7l9X4RfvK
「你看不見嗎？」我指向大湖。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJCknmaKHky
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn51SwumqyY
「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。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWH20Il9QlW
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjMGbNvIQ2
我鼓起勇氣，戰戰兢兢地走向安娜。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcH1Tlfzoua
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKE1xrCyxDA
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！」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFK4MydimQd
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡToRe6dS7qe
「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？」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5w8B9UPFk
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6AMQbnbwv
我四處張望。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJEMTUMTKF
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRCePBeFf5
濃霧忽現，籠罩湖面，一切景物均沒入迷濛當中。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TSPD8Qg6u
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGh0TiAh23
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。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFDW0odgem
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5fALmPjtNM
「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。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbK7CmP8tX
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32IGsY1Ez5
「安娜！」我叫住安娜：「你要跟我離開嗎？」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBznagAwdp
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9v8NNJEti
「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。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXz50SYY5Y
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSaZwLe3yw
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。」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnZNDJoqUx
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmHygNmuOB
「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。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRL2dgda2u4
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但，她會為了媽媽而哭。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFJ3dHc4ET
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEPm0RjaA2
「好……」我輕掃她的紅髮，以示安慰。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwU2Fb7XGBG
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsciEQAEMUa
我登上小舟，邁向矇矓深處。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOvYbv7wIh
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnw7B2WZO6
安娜的身影越益模糊……435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNF2v8m1ei
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……435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡow52kya4f7
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwwfUf6o6Y
「爸爸？媽媽？」我喜極而泣，父母亦激動衝前，與我相擁。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYrXzVftk3
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeK47AHmi8C
我飽餐一頓後，與父母和醜女們再次聚首。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmjHYDG8tc
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97K7SUg1Rt
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。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFx8rniT1o
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEMzn21Q5v
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。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7qdbRNoYCv
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lipM3fNRW
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。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8eKTZ7fqiS
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZBDaV1kKM
鴉雀無聲。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTrGpbQ3Sq
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYjHlKCpsal
我從女巫的神情察覺端倪。「你們認識安娜？」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHOAgyygzY
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XPv6VrCfF
她們沒有直接回答我，逕自講起她們的故事……435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2BB0bnOw0m
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBX43Id2fxw
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。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi13Vps4PiP
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm52P3pMjRJ
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。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6UhjNiWp1t
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtAV7t2sWsM
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……435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFwanpSq4x
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡousu3EV6ua
「為何不是你倆作『媒介』，而是完全不懂巫術的安娜？」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LnUV7qPkK
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWkm61wg9h
「有哪個母親會捨得讓自己的孩子冒險？」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKADvzEQBZd
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5x4PPOJOk5
「事成後，為何不帶安娜回來？」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZd4irZOhh5
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXDtE9ikJI
「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……」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNeSGTGNDcy
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm6nm91EHnC
「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！」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wQcWx2XAa
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxqzvBtiug
「太遲了！安娜的肉身早已腐爛，沒能復生。」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZFpFiIaZN
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAbs8QzTqh
「至少，你們該要向她道歉，讓她不要盲目等待，重過正常生活。」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYVlvspUQ6g
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5USieBsW2
「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……」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyyThJZdS6
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDm32wwg4AG
「她是個好心腸的孩子。或許她會原諒你們。」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkggbbxeGsO
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdreZzyBzVI
「誰保證？」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAF9XmvTaF
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRW11Q5LYF
的確，沒人能保證安娜不會發怒。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXheq0h5QPv
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5Pw4DAEIY
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。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVZYrtFapi
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFwySesfpyW
「不如，你馬上自殺，將真相告訴安娜，勸她重過正常生活。」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8Mbg82Efd
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcr08ASPAPP
「但我們不確定安娜會否願意再次為你引路。」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLp33FQNAJ
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡey3eL6scVd
「希望安娜不會就地把你撕成碎片吧！」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSQscylTGv
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65cjLUxwiG
「裝甚麼大仁大義？你不也是沒膽量！」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxv4PWtHB8H
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpUAFuZpx2
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。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkOVqqVpE1
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbl0C0vLAP
「惱羞成怒嗎？哈哈哈！」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4F11ewPya
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QhwojJ7lX
「你的父母千金散盡，原來是救了個小屁孩！」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxoyoafQqK
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmJ9jQLdvJ
「世界從來不是非黑即白！」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtbr7EPfqd
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjiO1MLqeF
「小子，你將來就會明白！」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlktzBpLImE
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXYal21lSp
我知道自己徹底輸了。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIM72h2KqCd
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEyoALDiwo
不單是敗予女巫，更是敗於自己。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNDuPzshLE
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC90GYx9RFm
我沒有自己想像的清高。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOovvWi8KUe
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所以……435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3lNo95DlN
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對不起，安娜。
