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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4iCjvciPmW
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一絲不安掠過。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6Y9NisrTX
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaGwWQC20l
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「安娜，不如我們休息一會，好嗎？」我氣喘如牛。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ar20trAG5
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡauSuTYMwZN
她停下腳步，回頭冷眼望我。「好的。」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONSSPHIsDZ
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5Y5Jw7w2D
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvARq13f25l
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不寒而慄。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwYXA2o52T
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOgeHiqWVr
為何安娜可以單憑直覺辦認方向？435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8J0XvxrpOs
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihjG1Ky9q0
難道她真的是傳說中的森林魔鬼？435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlwOBeJyXh
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0UcX3W9Ff
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEN6sB7d9mQ
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uTzAmjkDY
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSOFTfe5qA
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbVOAiey5n
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hewKspoNh
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp1VLHjzaKB
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQP4U4re2N0
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62vpDjPms1
「湖？是否我要找的湖？」我驚訝不已。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡda3f51DGtS
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJi2g7FxLm
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5SFDUjJSd
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2vU1VpISsV
「我估計是。」安娜不太肯定。「我沒有親眼見過那個湖。」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5d208hZ5g
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKbh4eDDqj
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPNkpv62hq
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZafjP9BVn
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SV80j9im1
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvM3idoiq8
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYshovs9ABn
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcfwxWOSpo
「不用怕。你的媽媽定會信守諾言。」我心生憐憫。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlvJZ73lTK
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMJoLmHq6L
安娜終於笑了。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHFTM0SIN5
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ12qnXlRKzO
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNWXgTQITE
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASr3RZzObZ
聊著聊著，我和安娜齊齊於大樹下倦極入睡。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlh2oVU45sh
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrplF0zUTNq
翌日，霧氣消散。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDpTnP6NuP
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZkUyihjjH
我強撐硬僵的身體，勉力張開沉重的眼皮。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFXPatmFVf
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxk4B6wQZP
怎麼會有一個湖在不遠處？怎麼我們整晚不曾發覺？435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6FSr48V2z
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0kza2gdc2L
「怎麼了？」安娜打個呵欠，睡眼惺忪望向我。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoG7UZuOltP
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xIFRFlCmH
「你看不見嗎？」我指向大湖。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNA9ZuL2T7
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KhD6ZtCNt
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vU8Ec7Mbv
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUDNvdYxjU
我鼓起勇氣，戰戰兢兢地走向安娜。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj15K5Qlv5P
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKuSqBXy15Z
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpMSKL2HAd
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcN0rL1bxO
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRb0DosDcw
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFIB9GwuBT
我四處張望。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbvfjC5wAV
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡai0upjmyvd
濃霧忽現，籠罩湖面，一切景物均沒入迷濛當中。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqL2AkHqfV
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5kJNfZ3OCv
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzU5cUXtJZ
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwZjjY3x7O
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuIewnAiMC
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdCnaqkIvb
「安娜！」我叫住安娜：「你要跟我離開嗎？」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡueacbYyMv6
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2WBoydO4Wi
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs6J55D0Y4J
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGSwH4BtDN
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Ym021HxpG
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtH1bF3hU2N
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzZLj7alEU
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6n9vBxsFI
但，她會為了媽媽而哭。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJukuhGYKcw
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRYljzIO9A
「好……」我輕掃她的紅髮，以示安慰。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKngfNv4Iyk
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBrJteU6j2
我登上小舟，邁向矇矓深處。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4aPTLq93v5
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxiUDf5eN9L
安娜的身影越益模糊……435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH83RA2d8WR
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAcfb0OxSy
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNy6piK3Dp5
「爸爸？媽媽？」我喜極而泣，父母亦激動衝前，與我相擁。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0CGm7G83a
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQAPUXkV0x
我飽餐一頓後，與父母和醜女們再次聚首。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzA9O06E0h1
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8RLfDEN4r
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwVHhIunU5i
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmdZT0T24n
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2lFAXaIsz
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Nmz8USzc1
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDIz1G3S5cq
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfAxeNuUQ53
鴉雀無聲。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvZsRqsTO2
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHuOeLFhT3t
我從女巫的神情察覺端倪。「你們認識安娜？」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXNJC9cmJ3
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGMGKcQKVv
她們沒有直接回答我，逕自講起她們的故事……435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4EixCCkoM3
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJM3SWspgXt
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxUGneJN2P
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqlPgkGbRGc
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxt9DHzK7O
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ibTvmdj9r
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8OgH07AFtC
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmWUqOS926
「為何不是你倆作『媒介』，而是完全不懂巫術的安娜？」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp1bMoCe589
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtKbqXq9mj
「有哪個母親會捨得讓自己的孩子冒險？」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qSOSAGdGQ
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4e7trOfkGa
「事成後，為何不帶安娜回來？」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTsE3jvr3j
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5WvKoaFYC
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP566C544Sf
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFtTLzCYEfb
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXwiZVsLxO
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHTeRVIDp4
「太遲了！安娜的肉身早已腐爛，沒能復生。」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWBrJmZ75y
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjFNL8Iv3b
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡREDPJxsI8V
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqVUkpih0T
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4br3GUH5tG
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3lAfMP9vK
「她是個好心腸的孩子。或許她會原諒你們。」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqCTD2GeoQ
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwFox83roW
「誰保證？」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJ9RV0d3IP
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5Ci5iV4B4
的確，沒人能保證安娜不會發怒。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0w1uudlTHU
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlkpnKpyaw
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKPOyHLsea
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTSUikA6xj
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaSTTRIm9c
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDi9dEVhTe
「但我們不確定安娜會否願意再次為你引路。」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnV2VIHXyUO
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9y87sIKw3
「希望安娜不會就地把你撕成碎片吧！」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdetJxVl4p
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglJjkkt5yu
「裝甚麼大仁大義？你不也是沒膽量！」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPCGcYRjIDt
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimq0wMydxi
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tJJ09hJAU
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbiwd3AB7v
「惱羞成怒嗎？哈哈哈！」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8v7TrlcxXs
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡquc7g6daHE
「你的父母千金散盡，原來是救了個小屁孩！」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhU9U7p8mu
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh78UrJUjdt
「世界從來不是非黑即白！」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYoxIWJ0Aqm
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRVvDUT5Ew
「小子，你將來就會明白！」435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡscbWBra1zk
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ofiwS7rXR
我知道自己徹底輸了。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRDNuJhQEa6
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Tgzf4INob
不單是敗予女巫，更是敗於自己。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPb1bf7qLOo
435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVlt0MEaG4
我沒有自己想像的清高。435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilWjzpJkOM
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所以……435Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJ9lYlTkv4
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對不起，安娜。
