安娜的步伐很快。根本不是一個五歲女孩應有的速度。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhhybs1GEP
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一絲不安掠過。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ITI9ZmzKP
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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。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6lPYbKln2
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「安娜，不如我們休息一會，好嗎？」我氣喘如牛。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5VOPOHYps
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她停下腳步，回頭冷眼望我。「好的。」423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGFDx89yrW
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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。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2GUsYV7dYc
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不寒而慄。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71p8WYiUKU
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為何安娜可以單憑直覺辦認方向？423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEa0tBPXkrK
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIvObqERLFM
難道她真的是傳說中的森林魔鬼？423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6mItj6qSd
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1urV4y4rJ
「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。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvAf5Lxxle1
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRuMdj1EaI
「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。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXZ6MNHvGW
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rHSHryTeM
「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。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJf9jIxaTuk
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyah5oAMtLQ
「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。」423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPcExpxudwD
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「湖？是否我要找的湖？」我驚訝不已。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQM7y0oq8C
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgIENADFEvE
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。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajC7wfGOwX
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lCfIOANfL
「我估計是。」安娜不太肯定。「我沒有親眼見過那個湖。」423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaRFteHEEG
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03rlTlNRIw
「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。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPaCw6lVYv
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdsVtd2vMi
「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。」423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUko7AhJyCA
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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」。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8FCqqH11tT
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8b1OH4Kk1a
「不用怕。你的媽媽定會信守諾言。」我心生憐憫。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6KlUfChJq
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2BpjBT3wf
安娜終於笑了。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bdFSowbs7
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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……423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIKVSR1Z74
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4svmYYtwh
聊著聊著，我和安娜齊齊於大樹下倦極入睡。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1B57sGAXf
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翌日，霧氣消散。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzNVHRGj79
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我強撐硬僵的身體，勉力張開沉重的眼皮。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtW3bIv8la
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怎麼會有一個湖在不遠處？怎麼我們整晚不曾發覺？423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJPdWHNG35
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakCbfZyREH
「怎麼了？」安娜打個呵欠，睡眼惺忪望向我。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCA800dyDd
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHsdJhmiEcp
「你看不見嗎？」我指向大湖。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqwlDCp82k
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「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。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIF5brrkcTE
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtyunNpjlT
我鼓起勇氣，戰戰兢兢地走向安娜。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKosdwUPK51
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4DkeY4o8w
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！」423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjgR6o59Zx
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIRH6rqCVo
「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？」423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsiqMuY4q4
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fK1bu2F0M
我四處張望。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBcqjcUxuV
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ynADJK7Uw
濃霧忽現，籠罩湖面，一切景物均沒入迷濛當中。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUtwimsOru
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxX1oN5qAwq
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。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgB6i9xex4C
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「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。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEC36xTLCOi
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0fMw0pUu0
「安娜！」我叫住安娜：「你要跟我離開嗎？」423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9rf8MHqZ7
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNqjHrfwsk5
「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。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFCeGH9ZIf
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTHVHSz6NL
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。」423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAU1HgSrhAj
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQASUQAv4n
「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。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbYQinNErb
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但，她會為了媽媽而哭。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRu37osw2pM
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「好……」我輕掃她的紅髮，以示安慰。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWJ8mzRyXL
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我登上小舟，邁向矇矓深處。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdg9g3234aY
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8kVskAqUf
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……423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5alRg8eXj
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「爸爸？媽媽？」我喜極而泣，父母亦激動衝前，與我相擁。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFydwyjDC6f
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我飽餐一頓後，與父母和醜女們再次聚首。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSM4HV3zBDy
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeuCAHuB7v9
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。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjWTe2yqL0
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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。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQL9hlaD1T1
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3k4qOAlRQf
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。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2W3SUYfEF
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鴉雀無聲。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEfQO5UsIy
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我從女巫的神情察覺端倪。「你們認識安娜？」423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrE7FRNTnCX
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzD0Xr0jZM9
她們沒有直接回答我，逕自講起她們的故事……423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HDPbQIDyj
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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。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAc0uw6C7J
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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。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDSMthIXo7
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOJC0nAizu
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……423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIhizfxTuS
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63XmKQhCF9
「為何不是你倆作『媒介』，而是完全不懂巫術的安娜？」423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBI8NIQaMmk
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kUhZTkcQh
「有哪個母親會捨得讓自己的孩子冒險？」423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbEZacgC8S
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPcCR18wSSo
「事成後，為何不帶安娜回來？」423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATMx0ti0vV
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vNvSmshPQ
「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……」423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqnh4ZzB8v
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFZtVoEny7
「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！」423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VtgyLfSPJ
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeORoVcC0Is
「太遲了！安娜的肉身早已腐爛，沒能復生。」423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwnb3Qb1xUp
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfePW2GLLAe
「至少，你們該要向她道歉，讓她不要盲目等待，重過正常生活。」423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8szcGwFOxr
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRilxmuPiO
「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……」423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR405p0m5Rq
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbPHQBjxmh6
「她是個好心腸的孩子。或許她會原諒你們。」423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ16slIaUBE
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「誰保證？」423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0K3IhxK0Kp
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的確，沒人能保證安娜不會發怒。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGee3vE2EAM
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6MiubKMsG
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。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsU7GN3HRY
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUx2FEAQFz
「不如，你馬上自殺，將真相告訴安娜，勸她重過正常生活。」423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoSNMbIjZtY
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyKUwbMomMl
「但我們不確定安娜會否願意再次為你引路。」423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBmuq1mU8N
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkUYFqeOTT
「希望安娜不會就地把你撕成碎片吧！」423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡER0bAG6iOX
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPcEi86goT
「裝甚麼大仁大義？你不也是沒膽量！」423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxYm8NHw8a
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2xqgM9jX7
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。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqe2wrPK8Y
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLEc8rklOI
「惱羞成怒嗎？哈哈哈！」423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1XaSQ9Wll
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYiEvfb5Ss
「你的父母千金散盡，原來是救了個小屁孩！」423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9u2OnxtqK
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uy5JpzUsA
「世界從來不是非黑即白！」423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLfQR5aEQt
423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGqJMfrnf4
「小子，你將來就會明白！」423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEV14RIFMHc
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我知道自己徹底輸了。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWhpCdxzG0
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不單是敗予女巫，更是敗於自己。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXToG9ggloS
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我沒有自己想像的清高。423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwGQuGj1As
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所以……423Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUrIGqKTCG
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對不起，安娜。
