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安娜的步伐很快。根本不是一個五歲女孩應有的速度。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVcspTH3M1
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一絲不安掠過。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4t9AtUhej
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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。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzoETOj1T6v
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdH5lMjeod
「安娜，不如我們休息一會，好嗎？」我氣喘如牛。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVs14j399xJ
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHcMO7m3836
她停下腳步，回頭冷眼望我。「好的。」700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAb1mZzkFz3
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGTospOUXN
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。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡop1RJH3fLz
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbEiWl8OuGD
不寒而慄。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKDItEPnyT
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRnwORYNHx
為何安娜可以單憑直覺辦認方向？700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJHAviZnRE
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsoWGGY5zv
難道她真的是傳說中的森林魔鬼？700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgfaKhXbTK
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZB0IOUufrK
「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。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKdvQ2xJEm
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxUgohlgWB
「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。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPrilGUizEl
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTNNsgVdeC
「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。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkSNoA2dik
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfg6NNg9B4W
「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。」700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbBBXRt8bE
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwm9oa3mjY
「湖？是否我要找的湖？」我驚訝不已。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9cbORNSsH6
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffNx8NQhBE
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。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCa0nfEsaFx
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuueSCHGdLl
「我估計是。」安娜不太肯定。「我沒有親眼見過那個湖。」700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡghCWpoX7Tf
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpvpIyT75O
「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。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3hz0fMae8
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXz5BJC4ww
「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。」700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgAETjot0t
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2kgTTskQc
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」。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWYcGClhVw
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0vp9GUeDsi
「不用怕。你的媽媽定會信守諾言。」我心生憐憫。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSlAp6P2o1
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEowyVbi7O
安娜終於笑了。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkW1V1oSFam
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3EPVbEFBtS
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……700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfT1BKrfuW9
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡms05I2ZyYm
聊著聊著，我和安娜齊齊於大樹下倦極入睡。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQdwbYYVMm
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡceca0wYrtI
翌日，霧氣消散。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtLHMEilUa
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjW08MDCrP
我強撐硬僵的身體，勉力張開沉重的眼皮。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelQWwMww7q
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7DB59gl8a
怎麼會有一個湖在不遠處？怎麼我們整晚不曾發覺？700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbF5td10l7
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67DiwkyMTr
「怎麼了？」安娜打個呵欠，睡眼惺忪望向我。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyljZu4vMm
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUiTnR6M6d
「你看不見嗎？」我指向大湖。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNeHbb6l1EJ
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXWLUJ4dff
「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。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3EcoxE1Wwy
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SQIaORnWf
我鼓起勇氣，戰戰兢兢地走向安娜。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwZfD9znrc
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2A8ATbbsI
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！」700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJ2IMYrtKR
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBY1FQtwpt9
「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？」700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCs2o8teXk
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Xqa2bt3Ty
我四處張望。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEF0OPBuY3H
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3hBkv0uBZ
濃霧忽現，籠罩湖面，一切景物均沒入迷濛當中。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYf8IUBqyfo
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaR10Q8GHbj
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。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nEvDaFv4C
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5sX959YWeo
「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。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjtQRiBwEE
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9RQmhwgOP
「安娜！」我叫住安娜：「你要跟我離開嗎？」700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeCu9xin6Gx
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbbxFG7haD
「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。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7tCoZRPAkv
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNETu6VWGsq
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。」700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBJHsJ1mrP
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQMXoJa79k
「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。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xrHgnNtji
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLlx5xSDXb
但，她會為了媽媽而哭。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93TrzzoHhD
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBw2LaWz5N
「好……」我輕掃她的紅髮，以示安慰。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIKI4fxq5t
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtg7TyYBYVi
我登上小舟，邁向矇矓深處。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdaxM2pmQ8
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNw4tseGDU
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……700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0fWB4ffJc
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGseQSrxIzA
「爸爸？媽媽？」我喜極而泣，父母亦激動衝前，與我相擁。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwVSfEltdAR
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzVCHtT2cV
我飽餐一頓後，與父母和醜女們再次聚首。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHaZKwKSlI
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1SxTUPDKqO
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。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCoVeOYw1Z
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6myXkmPGC
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。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWan0lQr4e
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡficivcrrJs
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。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqtj7gyq4N
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9qtGzBnDw
鴉雀無聲。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDwlDqdCTj
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJIVd8Ti16
我從女巫的神情察覺端倪。「你們認識安娜？」700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0dBH7WPoY
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3V2WsoIkv
她們沒有直接回答我，逕自講起她們的故事……700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgleE7ky5B9
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47gr6abu9a
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。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7onZztS6LC
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcN48GyCQxC
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。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlajmHyKjZz
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLdj6ClcKhY
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……700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPu2hP4CzzZ
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMuQfCIgyr
「為何不是你倆作『媒介』，而是完全不懂巫術的安娜？」700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVoE2neDO6F
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgohY2k85R
「有哪個母親會捨得讓自己的孩子冒險？」700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrAhnbSTO4
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZn9y3bAfRv
「事成後，為何不帶安娜回來？」700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLNVUco3Hd
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbQBM7ThUd
「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……」700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ38QsFN2Jjg
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zXI2KHJVu
「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！」700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLlwnCSZaA
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXMj2MkfeY
「太遲了！安娜的肉身早已腐爛，沒能復生。」700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrwnaGu8bw
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Z3E8Mf9G2
「至少，你們該要向她道歉，讓她不要盲目等待，重過正常生活。」700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXrLCN14ut
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVB1cGz0yyv
「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……」700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJPP0JFIoN
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwyYHHsREEx
「她是個好心腸的孩子。或許她會原諒你們。」700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zRJDS0OyY
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9oGIDMvPu0
「誰保證？」700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92T8mVg1sI
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5ETCFMVLd
的確，沒人能保證安娜不會發怒。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYyKiL5e0h
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVClp7XSYnm
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。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgYkUNaPP3
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2O69Fo8nh
「不如，你馬上自殺，將真相告訴安娜，勸她重過正常生活。」700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGa4aXYxMR
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPiNHg9xWr
「但我們不確定安娜會否願意再次為你引路。」700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvFTmf7Mnk
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtQnhAZSPV
「希望安娜不會就地把你撕成碎片吧！」700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzYwjNfrkO
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ChfeZMnpI
「裝甚麼大仁大義？你不也是沒膽量！」700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHXzADF1kK
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccABYxjd5s
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。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjL39VrIxkg
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRkoTe0SJF
「惱羞成怒嗎？哈哈哈！」700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgZVRNuk83
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgaWahYgQg
「你的父母千金散盡，原來是救了個小屁孩！」700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIpsui4If6
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE5M7YTr74z
「世界從來不是非黑即白！」700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDE09wFo9jf
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZOCE207ZL
「小子，你將來就會明白！」700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDCcQrjCZk
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYa1smvqQFz
我知道自己徹底輸了。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkCj44U3F8
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGVJWRjyNaS
不單是敗予女巫，更是敗於自己。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5ySjZ60G1
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxPSJKdJBY
我沒有自己想像的清高。700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWq82zXZph
700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMWDRpFaxE
所以……700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8AZQavGHX
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對不起，安娜。
