安娜的步伐很快。根本不是一個五歲女孩應有的速度。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7z5DYgyt9r
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcu3SU9zFz9
一絲不安掠過。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQM5RwNeDY
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0IVxJLtut
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。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRwAHIuz8I
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaU1rZJIvjL
「安娜，不如我們休息一會，好嗎？」我氣喘如牛。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSk52M2b4O9
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEUQQpIDYq
她停下腳步，回頭冷眼望我。「好的。」387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxYwchM5LL
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHJg61cRM9
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。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7SUFca1KM
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOh4O5wQkT5
不寒而慄。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAUrY1Qxze
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLklkmkIFM
為何安娜可以單憑直覺辦認方向？387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01RpmT55kn
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhgE8WVpbO
難道她真的是傳說中的森林魔鬼？387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡurPXCHaYFJ
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rBGMKha4p
「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。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4thnLvcnf
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiwWHdYmiAN
「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。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzutNNdALR
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpXiFTagZ0
「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。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvfjn3aVoE
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpRT6vr9pC
「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。」387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL53cYB0ylf
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTotcLfvENo
「湖？是否我要找的湖？」我驚訝不已。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdP6Z2Zmix
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19zqPW6L4u
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。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5lrpXt9Sh2
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJQcFeO3lP
「我估計是。」安娜不太肯定。「我沒有親眼見過那個湖。」387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJcEjx39QM
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeRboHt8kn
「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。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDKgALF5Hc
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhx0hdVbxg
「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。」387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJRGUjOu8b
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDs7g7Q4g2
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」。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryzg561K7U
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNbqgvbRTz
「不用怕。你的媽媽定會信守諾言。」我心生憐憫。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBfDXZfGre
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHnL2stFov
安娜終於笑了。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1uE1LVgryy
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5ZhmQY6Q8
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……387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOteKXbp7K5
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2csGdUf3P
聊著聊著，我和安娜齊齊於大樹下倦極入睡。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9y5edyVmx
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVaH0PukyvV
翌日，霧氣消散。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRDZANTar06
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWVm388ISA
我強撐硬僵的身體，勉力張開沉重的眼皮。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHnqVrpNuzf
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkDQWo1VQj
怎麼會有一個湖在不遠處？怎麼我們整晚不曾發覺？387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFG810usD4
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsouGQ8HMG
「怎麼了？」安娜打個呵欠，睡眼惺忪望向我。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrrDXV0hgNS
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzoRoY4NrID
「你看不見嗎？」我指向大湖。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7qUaEozG5
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTQqG7gxhF
「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。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGoIu4lxeOD
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LKeKDzWrZ
我鼓起勇氣，戰戰兢兢地走向安娜。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Cc1jFBsDs
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzxBbiK1cM
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！」387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9PQYQLiWxL
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTeV9ibr48G
「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？」387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKtVlV5bgf
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32OOg7nBdn
我四處張望。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnaNhHvFGtv
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0TMRtD3iC
濃霧忽現，籠罩湖面，一切景物均沒入迷濛當中。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVcgC9IDiHA
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopcXYww8oR
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。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsM2FUdc4c
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATVG2Rp9Bm
「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。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFiE16Yqp1
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNS2YJinKT1
「安娜！」我叫住安娜：「你要跟我離開嗎？」387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQeR4uJ0Ed
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZqyMWkYmj
「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。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ISbpjCy2o
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChOu4yXUpT
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。」387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMyqMwHKGb
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhs5HOcr68Q
「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。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXEWY6yWuz
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzhh5YVUoW
但，她會為了媽媽而哭。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9NEr8WKtE4
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8cpRXoYWqE
「好……」我輕掃她的紅髮，以示安慰。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePHdjz2T4K
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJRyB8Pv8I
我登上小舟，邁向矇矓深處。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1biSmy4EJy
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASsXYK3kPA
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……387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKooyyyx3cV
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnoflBLFWiD
「爸爸？媽媽？」我喜極而泣，父母亦激動衝前，與我相擁。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7FZvDcT4o
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxZKh9sCtn
我飽餐一頓後，與父母和醜女們再次聚首。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJ3oEPNneY
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvBI9gsLWj
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。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0TKatpZJQ
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXkBRjKGrG
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。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffpRoV3aRb
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvA1RQWD2ZX
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。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgT0xKMM6b3
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCGgmSWxUU
鴉雀無聲。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOYqHfDSMF
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnd7uFcEAy9
我從女巫的神情察覺端倪。「你們認識安娜？」387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaeQ19OgIkr
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqzUWTaHyf
她們沒有直接回答我，逕自講起她們的故事……387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8I1ivny2wS
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡun5r7S9ZDg
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。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXql47yvPSB
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8K03lCBMSL
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。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUiikBEtG41
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbAmHxuTEG
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……387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvAGFH5XESI
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGxIIDkkiU
「為何不是你倆作『媒介』，而是完全不懂巫術的安娜？」387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRP5nfe6Y0y
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbEuezmbQY
「有哪個母親會捨得讓自己的孩子冒險？」387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7SAZqTILO2
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2Ds8Iqk6K
「事成後，為何不帶安娜回來？」387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7qgDBJc0a
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3NkgTRf0jG
「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……」387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3AqqEwdU4
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2vDgIb9jSj
「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！」387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqxGDLDXop
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlaCu4Pxv6q
「太遲了！安娜的肉身早已腐爛，沒能復生。」387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGaEL8NXfQa
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIl3exyOMou
「至少，你們該要向她道歉，讓她不要盲目等待，重過正常生活。」387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWOlTZCT9L
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYBBDbSzWo
「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……」387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDqSritmEj
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOD3KECAXu
「她是個好心腸的孩子。或許她會原諒你們。」387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTp6laMByXs
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFf4JML0cH
「誰保證？」387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13O7KolR41
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjMfsDfmIO
的確，沒人能保證安娜不會發怒。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAG8vlWl7by
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSmWQUnji6
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。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlp3qhMNqr
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspygK6a7Vt
「不如，你馬上自殺，將真相告訴安娜，勸她重過正常生活。」387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mqGOK0qRU
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCx9KCuZbZG
「但我們不確定安娜會否願意再次為你引路。」387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70y14OgQ1r
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49eZzrl7Yq
「希望安娜不會就地把你撕成碎片吧！」387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV1LFGBWvEK
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJzGFRgHqo
「裝甚麼大仁大義？你不也是沒膽量！」387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaQTk76M39
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzYM0cZ0QR
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。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCAwpEi7p8
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWeRMylh5Xw
「惱羞成怒嗎？哈哈哈！」387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhR2LVXPtBr
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRy5K3IJsxi
「你的父母千金散盡，原來是救了個小屁孩！」387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrYL4ptySI
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZ5FGw5Vnb
「世界從來不是非黑即白！」387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQtrz6Wy42
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWnE2MJtAi
「小子，你將來就會明白！」387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3paZ7pjpI0
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCQtMXpSxr
我知道自己徹底輸了。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62sPLqzGQe
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQsSuUax4N
不單是敗予女巫，更是敗於自己。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCULMVgTIuf
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQq1OIQHgU
我沒有自己想像的清高。387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5hoCsjyVk
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWt3FHV8NLF
所以……387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡloq9HaVmmX
387Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9AU4w6ZLkY
對不起，安娜。
