安娜的步伐很快。根本不是一個五歲女孩應有的速度。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZCnJzd7RY
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLqrJ81UMi
一絲不安掠過。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTMIiva48d
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgAehDdGnJ
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。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4PgjX4ZZcP
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUOK85J37Mq
「安娜，不如我們休息一會，好嗎？」我氣喘如牛。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSfDhuP7JD
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHKdxwD01U
她停下腳步，回頭冷眼望我。「好的。」376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVijsEdo2pq
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hXnhxT3eE
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。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0m37GifyHN
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1bFn1XfxX
不寒而慄。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN87dtxDeFK
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdgArzsATal
為何安娜可以單憑直覺辦認方向？376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRDl9vCByXV
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58EVnF5bbx
難道她真的是傳說中的森林魔鬼？376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy64lRnDbMk
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yDe9jUctF
「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。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxzktrYgDh
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBxgTFw9xs
「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。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBSKnF7Exq
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhyCcU7VOT
「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。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLhhFtaxRj
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7Fn5vrWoL
「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。」376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQM5t7nHMlz
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRnticCDtR
「湖？是否我要找的湖？」我驚訝不已。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRqmNq1cnG
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkrvyOYzrn
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。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlXKDRfJT3
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKYWXTRFpR
「我估計是。」安娜不太肯定。「我沒有親眼見過那個湖。」376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBKJyJQrKX
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7w1hQyimEz
「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。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MUye8xJw0
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjgLCoyNtk
「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。」376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBbbUjXsEh
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzRQpVG8BM
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」。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzqasdRM3d
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgCPN5EMfzH
「不用怕。你的媽媽定會信守諾言。」我心生憐憫。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEM9d81tqo4
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdIvTYUrO6t
安娜終於笑了。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpEcmr7mDB
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwlYm38KDU
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……376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXZ4tqqCut
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnykLwrGtvX
聊著聊著，我和安娜齊齊於大樹下倦極入睡。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEiehlyNLh
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWr2vnE9PkR
翌日，霧氣消散。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucCeOcDTH4
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqFeN1DWKq
我強撐硬僵的身體，勉力張開沉重的眼皮。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8xv7E8xMZ
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV4HULLNFRk
怎麼會有一個湖在不遠處？怎麼我們整晚不曾發覺？376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEaj6Fx1RS3
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUciCOU3btB
「怎麼了？」安娜打個呵欠，睡眼惺忪望向我。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPBjXASFod7
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDci36KW4mX
「你看不見嗎？」我指向大湖。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtTWod8Onu
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ClYVTpiDu
「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。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXHKQGtZGv
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW081femF3y
我鼓起勇氣，戰戰兢兢地走向安娜。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywSWwc5DVO
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQjUPbzmrB
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！」376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUmZnzg7uA
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBk9lkoontz
「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？」376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTihyjjd637
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡme7Ivg7jUa
我四處張望。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFhAEdX1ok
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjqwdQLCG4
濃霧忽現，籠罩湖面，一切景物均沒入迷濛當中。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDZ0uaXRRZ
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpTz6PgflN
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。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrg7DHSqH45
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKs6OqIUFEn
「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。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylBS06DEyu
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDHH5CFu4J
「安娜！」我叫住安娜：「你要跟我離開嗎？」376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJLMLobtVA
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6u3wzfFJo
「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。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiuUNPYlJbQ
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAarUWSJrf
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。」376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupfEbIMf5q
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA98X8lcUUZ
「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。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUysIclS1aU
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBDBaIPhQ4
但，她會為了媽媽而哭。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTfL5E77jl
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50pPq2jXmN
「好……」我輕掃她的紅髮，以示安慰。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1l9aHKSvO5
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡToGfCTLtII
我登上小舟，邁向矇矓深處。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡur4f5UiVOW
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYL8lyENvW
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……376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflccVOE08n
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZL6XYBSXJ
「爸爸？媽媽？」我喜極而泣，父母亦激動衝前，與我相擁。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡySfTIfwv2L
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHm4201vON
我飽餐一頓後，與父母和醜女們再次聚首。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvypAny5LI
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz0Z2V1h9xL
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。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNk1McvaZh
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1f2bJQxD2
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。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24RLPbkCtz
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzz7QSoFWf
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。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZY1YG7z51j
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcviAjBe2N1
鴉雀無聲。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tF0byO0xS
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkzJ2GtCMo
我從女巫的神情察覺端倪。「你們認識安娜？」376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgARmKhdvY
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYONQBnNnT
她們沒有直接回答我，逕自講起她們的故事……376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgZZIHenOU
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLdWNyoixi
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。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOg2ZPZlsA
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLm3PxDNTF
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。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUdCqRL2Oc
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9stlfDIyk5
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……376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡydOn0ykgN7
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdRe5Fzjjg
「為何不是你倆作『媒介』，而是完全不懂巫術的安娜？」376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOB32cgaQZ
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAr2J6ceiuY
「有哪個母親會捨得讓自己的孩子冒險？」376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7qRpSG1rgc
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4aR0LZSL9
「事成後，為何不帶安娜回來？」376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHPGn1a1Ir
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7IMoWZzoS
「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……」376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwslI2uuFv
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6H22X8wJ8P
「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！」376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzWifA7eTv
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBOjQyPKvq
「太遲了！安娜的肉身早已腐爛，沒能復生。」376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgn3YT1EVUG
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzAUvFyTY8h
「至少，你們該要向她道歉，讓她不要盲目等待，重過正常生活。」376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMF0WzmMTrT
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OOWdw2jYa
「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……」376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBPUmVhbs1
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOY5y10mGCV
「她是個好心腸的孩子。或許她會原諒你們。」376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJcvW3n8wy
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8gAyr6P0m
「誰保證？」376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrg8bsG0LQ5
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHCso5JRs5
的確，沒人能保證安娜不會發怒。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3IMkr6QR0
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhH0lwIGlE3
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。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVp25T9TwC
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡag6uKPjgkc
「不如，你馬上自殺，將真相告訴安娜，勸她重過正常生活。」376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0XI9kRMDG
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0a3x24vLWg
「但我們不確定安娜會否願意再次為你引路。」376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡok2g2z8ZvB
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqsars2DDT
「希望安娜不會就地把你撕成碎片吧！」376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYveBRzCUx2
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2znsfOCzrN
「裝甚麼大仁大義？你不也是沒膽量！」376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhS8qgD7KJv
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEAiZLaUsB
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。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInmZKF6AnA
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTncOtJZ9BW
「惱羞成怒嗎？哈哈哈！」376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAS9HJABSjt
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzG9eP0RTEt
「你的父母千金散盡，原來是救了個小屁孩！」376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhEdaEkzZ3
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0A4EdX2uvJ
「世界從來不是非黑即白！」376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsW44MV0YvI
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dAZxIHLhL
「小子，你將來就會明白！」376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfcb9E2nqW
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0I7vP31tR
我知道自己徹底輸了。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPkhSdYnFmy
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡluf5iKX8gY
不單是敗予女巫，更是敗於自己。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSAH6VyQ5Qd
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37oaAoFpdb
我沒有自己想像的清高。376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkIwOPsQz9
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡud5nIqU0jh
所以……376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡys4Vz8M3Gr
376Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZxiTMJ70y
對不起，安娜。
