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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。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh0bsPKZyuj
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8KJyBqKIy
一絲不安掠過。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3UEsXBzdF
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfkClV4OyC
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。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSZwzE4ZNZ
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwujLDpdZhh
「安娜，不如我們休息一會，好嗎？」我氣喘如牛。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTXWt1SvGo
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJyuWj5DvR
她停下腳步，回頭冷眼望我。「好的。」736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzA0gn6yu94
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJiEGe98yvZ
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。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKQ4sl1mOk
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcu9pD72kn8
不寒而慄。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwWkD0VMIOB
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HXmGy1W85
為何安娜可以單憑直覺辦認方向？736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGJWg5PcgC
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsMFtZt8eiu
難道她真的是傳說中的森林魔鬼？736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdx1XO9qte
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2FPpOz1sx
「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。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdsrsItkeaC
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCljMTpKOHu
「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。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWC1ONHowc9
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEYEQsF9Hh
「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。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KX0CpLeab
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6qRqPyruyg
「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。」736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GdBxL84TI
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV8md4A3puB
「湖？是否我要找的湖？」我驚訝不已。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2PCpEbgqRM
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbihefxgwO
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。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxoH5hBndT
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVlxGOnhZY
「我估計是。」安娜不太肯定。「我沒有親眼見過那個湖。」736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmsu3Y7zJUh
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIa3azJ5PXO
「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。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvM8mHrnjlQ
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYycRdxTZo
「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。」736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFgG2PMkIo
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3VtZsWWPP
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」。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5ddW9xl7p
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflGkIAojhK
「不用怕。你的媽媽定會信守諾言。」我心生憐憫。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ45SJsRaekR
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCc14xJJzR
安娜終於笑了。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGQ5sGxHHc
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEnahxYOGO
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……736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xm8Xi0FuG
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5qg68KnER
聊著聊著，我和安娜齊齊於大樹下倦極入睡。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZ8PXjngXO
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsg4rRBiTpJ
翌日，霧氣消散。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDIVOeKLw77
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq73rDBe9HL
我強撐硬僵的身體，勉力張開沉重的眼皮。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGoD4jXg35N
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRm3o0ADZdO
怎麼會有一個湖在不遠處？怎麼我們整晚不曾發覺？736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKecMKGAVBA
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0f4VGFQuCn
「怎麼了？」安娜打個呵欠，睡眼惺忪望向我。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrkkLFXgaIq
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRqW40KIeB
「你看不見嗎？」我指向大湖。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqtA7PAcPmC
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIeGZiN2gJ7
「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。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwDYdLNPor
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlSh7jgNRM
我鼓起勇氣，戰戰兢兢地走向安娜。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsWP31Nssm
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYIMvM1IBB
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！」736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nFIdf1ylq
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKItjeIQsE
「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？」736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVC6yPHbMT3
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49Bch63UZG
我四處張望。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKygYjmspew
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BZCXtuTyc
濃霧忽現，籠罩湖面，一切景物均沒入迷濛當中。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uEVp8nCtE
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv27a8Vr5oc
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。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmP4L1WZ89
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktEQWDD4vf
「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。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTqEHbAvX8
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJO5m60cf4e
「安娜！」我叫住安娜：「你要跟我離開嗎？」736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHAUNp72Oc
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZaMBJa0UlV
「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。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzL1HmlVecl
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4hHe5xLNV
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。」736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7pE0P8ca5
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELbZ2yum3d
「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。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzZFRwWrM1
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRn5aee0rYP
但，她會為了媽媽而哭。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKvkyIQMy5
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzk1WHDoHJe
「好……」我輕掃她的紅髮，以示安慰。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhpDWpMQ9C
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5DAsEKb7I
我登上小舟，邁向矇矓深處。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7w1TgeTNt
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCLXqn42d4
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……736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz0t5trPjH9
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGg09uEruEm
「爸爸？媽媽？」我喜極而泣，父母亦激動衝前，與我相擁。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpywMgnrSy
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHw6Laa9dVC
我飽餐一頓後，與父母和醜女們再次聚首。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEV5tkLCDN
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vwU8vLMbm
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。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4oas7COXVK
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHPMiNYjZv
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。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmf0fBvkHW3
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3JgQZQ7L7
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。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3EGaemXoUs
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9wRTZq6Sy
鴉雀無聲。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsWxyqZ9yV
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQi6qJA7fbg
我從女巫的神情察覺端倪。「你們認識安娜？」736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtUuIgmwpi
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrddO8j0sm5
她們沒有直接回答我，逕自講起她們的故事……736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXur2YiLtx8
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlR7LfNaFk4
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。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8WBQqu0Q9
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk5NpZn1wbH
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。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjFZN15a9G
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMA8b6GObGx
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……736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtb5LifUgE9
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFzGq6PK9d
「為何不是你倆作『媒介』，而是完全不懂巫術的安娜？」736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKTvKEb89w
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68c7ohwdz1
「有哪個母親會捨得讓自己的孩子冒險？」736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmim11o9CaA
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2RsPV0DwCt
「事成後，為何不帶安娜回來？」736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqle7X2HV5
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXwRerA9Xfz
「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……」736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbscqf6ZET0
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDXNfd3FySN
「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！」736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RxKUOHxnU
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5OHKxbzfo
「太遲了！安娜的肉身早已腐爛，沒能復生。」736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOP65Hhmrfi
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpsMqj5FGo
「至少，你們該要向她道歉，讓她不要盲目等待，重過正常生活。」736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMB1g464hW
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17dlUSVVNT
「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……」736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzlDBgdWxr
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJo2v2xs5aZ
「她是個好心腸的孩子。或許她會原諒你們。」736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfavXnhGr2
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWlFUtwI0S
「誰保證？」736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxSkl1m3de
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHLsiEZaUk
的確，沒人能保證安娜不會發怒。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhK2FdlRZ3C
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjMjVwLkRi
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。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqU8C78Fgj
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZs0DAeku1T
「不如，你馬上自殺，將真相告訴安娜，勸她重過正常生活。」736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9TinZcf9U
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ48RiifFq0c
「但我們不確定安娜會否願意再次為你引路。」736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczXbT5Aq4k
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqenvi8p7z
「希望安娜不會就地把你撕成碎片吧！」736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LEXcpsxwE
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXt0uexZ8w
「裝甚麼大仁大義？你不也是沒膽量！」736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvnzuLUITX
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgC73nlDYgu
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。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNUYNVYH9x
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIPDmY5cs1
「惱羞成怒嗎？哈哈哈！」736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXJgJXcFRh
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPo8LnoAAA0
「你的父母千金散盡，原來是救了個小屁孩！」736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJsswXaLto
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnSxKSCMuW
「世界從來不是非黑即白！」736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfGWeJBC4t
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIv4nA2DcPG
「小子，你將來就會明白！」736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2axtTaVxOU
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRiOEgDyZR
我知道自己徹底輸了。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWly2zFEBc
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChkNC4tbRC
不單是敗予女巫，更是敗於自己。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrZE8kfPS9
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡknVqiGfInQ
我沒有自己想像的清高。736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbPINq8ANkr
736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5oMG2Mp26
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對不起，安娜。
