安娜的步伐很快。根本不是一個五歲女孩應有的速度。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgI9hfvEGIO
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一絲不安掠過。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7PFfKVO5I
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4IxmJVcqD
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。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCsxdxxFTt
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZNGswaAR1
「安娜，不如我們休息一會，好嗎？」我氣喘如牛。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1iq0w8pSbg
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRufSN7PgZ8
她停下腳步，回頭冷眼望我。「好的。」398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXTpuRXCbku
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOpeDSE9Ak
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。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAzPG6wEPg
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawETmSvAGH
不寒而慄。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQ4udW4ZjW
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69j5KjO1qX
為何安娜可以單憑直覺辦認方向？398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIEfSOZFRh
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNsxCOfOnF
難道她真的是傳說中的森林魔鬼？398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmmO21tflr
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ubeSY3Cy7
「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。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZRVoLETxu
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnlrULLmc2
「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。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpItWJSFVd
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV86nWNdLLL
「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。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePfWQSvsf8
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB83YLrcptV
「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。」398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOpC635aUR
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmWVm9AO2k
「湖？是否我要找的湖？」我驚訝不已。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPCn9yRxOX
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEgT1SGxs0
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。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRSLRwDV58
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cyTq5Y4kI
「我估計是。」安娜不太肯定。「我沒有親眼見過那個湖。」398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirS3AGv79w
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lVNshvCxV
「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。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgetx11XowL
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeaav1ULx1P
「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。」398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8llMjO9rip
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9E3vm1G0sD
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」。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡISKbkXEx7R
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9xKjJ4GTP
「不用怕。你的媽媽定會信守諾言。」我心生憐憫。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUMcX6DoOb
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVon4eGiv0F
安娜終於笑了。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaY75M9shO
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pnon3AwRv
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……398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡghpO6rkiDU
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIImg5ZowEJ
聊著聊著，我和安娜齊齊於大樹下倦極入睡。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyZlH2g0Xa
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHm7vhuulG2
翌日，霧氣消散。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhBbsIamYv
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCH0DgaVhS
我強撐硬僵的身體，勉力張開沉重的眼皮。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQim1kj1QgL
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XmriYGzMm
怎麼會有一個湖在不遠處？怎麼我們整晚不曾發覺？398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31sr7QaIHE
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdjGPUosHI
「怎麼了？」安娜打個呵欠，睡眼惺忪望向我。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpR1zEol2Wt
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1x4BG0d67
「你看不見嗎？」我指向大湖。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMns0DTJO2i
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrQM67b88x
「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。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdz50l3die0
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYp0cH5bSRV
我鼓起勇氣，戰戰兢兢地走向安娜。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJzCzaQ8fC
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz743h9w3e1
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！」398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO99LxVDFRe
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS24zS3QT58
「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？」398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30hdpo26zF
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85t7OPFVOE
我四處張望。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLN28exi5va
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUtOftXDcs
濃霧忽現，籠罩湖面，一切景物均沒入迷濛當中。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1GSObmjjb
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqnES4OPtz
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。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8khF4EVVw
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbIlVs50NY
「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。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRgmxfhOzv
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWc8HOj8f6i
「安娜！」我叫住安娜：「你要跟我離開嗎？」398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQJgj0ehue
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGUbhbwSbq
「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。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJHgotHNXK
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpv5FGz9DAa
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。」398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0R9ZdvhML9
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuljtyI9oes
「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。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79jE2SJJP0
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡynOl8OyWJF
但，她會為了媽媽而哭。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsu7zZ1z0f
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpHG87R0YS
「好……」我輕掃她的紅髮，以示安慰。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIoxIf9MC0Q
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZbpBztsZN
我登上小舟，邁向矇矓深處。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6vJvao3D3
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdbGUQWQan
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……398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSod4zVHUM8
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMexW82Re3
「爸爸？媽媽？」我喜極而泣，父母亦激動衝前，與我相擁。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsffsh2sN5c
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMPyGnWu8F
我飽餐一頓後，與父母和醜女們再次聚首。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGe8SfrES1Z
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvBryxuBZt
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。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNs27EhulOP
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRnkWIfnez
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。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUxmheToId
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomjHlvH9nr
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。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGfUz6pMn3
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpa241ua2M
鴉雀無聲。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEE5fGyuV7P
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1t7cEINrb1
我從女巫的神情察覺端倪。「你們認識安娜？」398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDJdb3BCUo
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbvVOrbqMy
她們沒有直接回答我，逕自講起她們的故事……398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1AIrIukDqD
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6MkPxJodjO
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。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HQXE63aaZ
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KRxxO4TMu
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。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKeR6miqiXQ
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSS9K1Ddwgz
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……398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFD8skKOlD
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDG7b8dlqG
「為何不是你倆作『媒介』，而是完全不懂巫術的安娜？」398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQUbWspOHt
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr23lsyIr2h
「有哪個母親會捨得讓自己的孩子冒險？」398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdFzpesPAdh
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKCGNHRKRJ
「事成後，為何不帶安娜回來？」398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwPVUuMcAo
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXdNkrCdqe
「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……」398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75X7MZSTba
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2cQWWS0rX
「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！」398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡexf9BFrJO0
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLszmvYhdd2
「太遲了！安娜的肉身早已腐爛，沒能復生。」398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GnNJ1CebL
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMELodARTYD
「至少，你們該要向她道歉，讓她不要盲目等待，重過正常生活。」398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmTr0h87bk
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXUyHCjFdk
「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……」398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP18tUI8p6l
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvwja6drVq
「她是個好心腸的孩子。或許她會原諒你們。」398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAQDc0BY2G
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfIXX1EhUw
「誰保證？」398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXUp9FISww
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3k64MiRYm
的確，沒人能保證安娜不會發怒。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcXXhUyDXp
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtffdGyLj6r
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。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvyjJTzlDPT
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGuOe7IGpx
「不如，你馬上自殺，將真相告訴安娜，勸她重過正常生活。」398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXq5ldWZRD
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixUdXgIXcb
「但我們不確定安娜會否願意再次為你引路。」398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMxqsTDO90
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv71fQKcMOK
「希望安娜不會就地把你撕成碎片吧！」398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGW6npDlYH2
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoFlZdMPNK
「裝甚麼大仁大義？你不也是沒膽量！」398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8spfa8uyw
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7pI6ohMdv3
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。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNPjtvMV28
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Gqt957wzg
「惱羞成怒嗎？哈哈哈！」398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNkWgQ2GRK
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qLgBSY2pd
「你的父母千金散盡，原來是救了個小屁孩！」398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rmvvP6SeD
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNjDofBl8cM
「世界從來不是非黑即白！」398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNNx3qQOti
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7gR02Olz6
「小子，你將來就會明白！」398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbmhIUtBIf
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdK0FkQ5Rz7
我知道自己徹底輸了。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmLPyNUDOe
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8LW4r0EWK
不單是敗予女巫，更是敗於自己。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTKiRWhQVm
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWyBi1fW2J
我沒有自己想像的清高。398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqmRFDD7MK
398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WJMcrJyCl
所以……398Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4NEbVcqIyv
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對不起，安娜。
