安娜的步伐很快。根本不是一個五歲女孩應有的速度。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gaCFV0rug
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一絲不安掠過。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmkfDqsjp5
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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。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdqLzodZR3
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「安娜，不如我們休息一會，好嗎？」我氣喘如牛。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtGHW7Z0Ne
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEO8kwOhpmg
她停下腳步，回頭冷眼望我。「好的。」397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYb6tYgwiU
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmSQLQC6oxb
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。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbz6JcCbgl
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不寒而慄。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9r4yaacZh0
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為何安娜可以單憑直覺辦認方向？397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFGA0liCBw
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1F7ge47ZU8
難道她真的是傳說中的森林魔鬼？397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzioU9NKZM
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRTjsFM4C7
「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。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamL0uAJBcp
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKUrw6uOi7
「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。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUi8emq03DQ
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa86r5AxFsJ
「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。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFzV7cOIm4
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTh1d4XYeEh
「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。」397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfhBtDGkhkk
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQxjDl840O
「湖？是否我要找的湖？」我驚訝不已。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8l04aAdMuQ
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUqmMi8QDu
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。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTY4LXICGmw
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKT2eoRlrT
「我估計是。」安娜不太肯定。「我沒有親眼見過那個湖。」397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJPq0SQAZLc
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuVxZrONTJx
「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。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvn4DA5EkS
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6KujjB47x
「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。」397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZNmO9Fgjqz
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3ShIIeqrF
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」。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRZUD9agMD
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CkgRcmcim
「不用怕。你的媽媽定會信守諾言。」我心生憐憫。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2emSiAXhtk
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnd94eQX48O
安娜終於笑了。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYVo7kSvIsj
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcMtBQZjV4
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……397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwePODwcNPE
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrAJDMsSgxD
聊著聊著，我和安娜齊齊於大樹下倦極入睡。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDU9kiO4bO
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpG50tHwQ7G
翌日，霧氣消散。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUERWRmvO7
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Or3L7IdoH
我強撐硬僵的身體，勉力張開沉重的眼皮。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VtSsxZBno
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVF73qhRnL9
怎麼會有一個湖在不遠處？怎麼我們整晚不曾發覺？397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyESRNeYVM7
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjP0yk5aYP
「怎麼了？」安娜打個呵欠，睡眼惺忪望向我。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3Z6iW5xx1
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5S3HIC6rg0
「你看不見嗎？」我指向大湖。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EUj1kOfuW
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPxV5dCXmC
「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。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoOuyZDwVO
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY6RSu4aq9g
我鼓起勇氣，戰戰兢兢地走向安娜。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBeSfDzqrAu
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkg3WDuuhUd
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！」397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVwcgvkHSp3
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhg6ebCBKbh
「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？」397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKw03y8dE5
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzMcQwiMZT
我四處張望。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTuKwHGcvm
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJS5bv6nzW
濃霧忽現，籠罩湖面，一切景物均沒入迷濛當中。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmGmZyBiaC
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxdd4AzGXf
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。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehCKcpirJE
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1UItaDJfn
「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。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2x6pIxbzzW
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGPTtldOfz
「安娜！」我叫住安娜：「你要跟我離開嗎？」397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsMz8a16vN
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPH0qAifUqw
「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。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfqtX22DX4
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJK9Dwnoqug
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。」397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdJCdDE25N
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtcym0PRGo
「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。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTh9L6aB52
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但，她會為了媽媽而哭。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVlKfIx8UX
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「好……」我輕掃她的紅髮，以示安慰。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4yT0dh7ytu
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERtCRtYhUm
我登上小舟，邁向矇矓深處。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42xVMkqMBT
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4F7VHjfUs0
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……397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxMtn3Pe16
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQI8FaDQli
「爸爸？媽媽？」我喜極而泣，父母亦激動衝前，與我相擁。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMSWxsu0Gyx
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我飽餐一頓後，與父母和醜女們再次聚首。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYaOXRCnGEa
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjzk9K9Ls4
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。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAChIow7WMh
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngTesmsjEY
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。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuAOgMWeMe
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kpBGU3n9g
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。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4T8mJlRgP
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鴉雀無聲。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmJ7BKOa2j
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUvzBBfxHg
我從女巫的神情察覺端倪。「你們認識安娜？」397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWkmgabkYK
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLYzmgwRSU
她們沒有直接回答我，逕自講起她們的故事……397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0XfDDY6WF
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zhl0IPTyG
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。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRa0y2PCEV
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TPh2G0w8z
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。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSqaZkIHIG
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsaKqyE9qm7
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……397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtQnO5ttdX
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMaliEMhXde
「為何不是你倆作『媒介』，而是完全不懂巫術的安娜？」397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBe9CYB6yO
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtcaqFcSHTf
「有哪個母親會捨得讓自己的孩子冒險？」397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhoWHGS4Wz
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMPZDEjiAJ
「事成後，為何不帶安娜回來？」397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2chnJBZ2U4
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡff5xXUHzov
「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……」397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdvSQd10wE
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHpEj2WeDb
「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！」397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFLH6DCpV7
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGuFawORal
「太遲了！安娜的肉身早已腐爛，沒能復生。」397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh61cKVQDDD
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9IfbUu3tA
「至少，你們該要向她道歉，讓她不要盲目等待，重過正常生活。」397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlbLueRd8o
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSOEs0UIWO
「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……」397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlg7AvMyCJ
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1xFcVQMKS
「她是個好心腸的孩子。或許她會原諒你們。」397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdv6Wdw4Ht
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvUvrFLF9t
「誰保證？」397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tj5GxCHrQ
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的確，沒人能保證安娜不會發怒。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJnTeNPYPSD
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4zzlqQsVU
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。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgJhZfvQvz
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpl67FUDoZE
「不如，你馬上自殺，將真相告訴安娜，勸她重過正常生活。」397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRNta2MY5c
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8FfzKU0Jj
「但我們不確定安娜會否願意再次為你引路。」397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNYpJ5sCRU
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqOec2YsWy
「希望安娜不會就地把你撕成碎片吧！」397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUb5nuqTJMN
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLr9Oz2KK3
「裝甚麼大仁大義？你不也是沒膽量！」397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUIvLZHiX9C
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaPLtjgsdX
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。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgbRdrC3lZ
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVAVLdjPyV
「惱羞成怒嗎？哈哈哈！」397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaeFXJwhFN
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq93ww0YfMn
「你的父母千金散盡，原來是救了個小屁孩！」397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlP6VzahjW
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerkZe3Az9x
「世界從來不是非黑即白！」397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1UbtCc9KQa
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDf6G62srTX
「小子，你將來就會明白！」397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgIoEULgNwq
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我知道自己徹底輸了。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPpPtKbmJJ
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUUayQdMEp
不單是敗予女巫，更是敗於自己。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1AhXGnOfp
397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBSDlpCa5e
我沒有自己想像的清高。397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBiwAGe8JZ
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所以……397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzglN3WzT8
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對不起，安娜。
