安娜的步伐很快。根本不是一個五歲女孩應有的速度。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSuR6leDKL
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一絲不安掠過。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNe7lyKddp8
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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。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzxnOLZnm5Y
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgPGI7fvw8
「安娜，不如我們休息一會，好嗎？」我氣喘如牛。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkeCgURXvnD
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWAT2SPbhis
她停下腳步，回頭冷眼望我。「好的。」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwnUBQUxn3S
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQkbj7mqfc
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。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YyXiEPgMn
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不寒而慄。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpX9oJ9JtAT
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為何安娜可以單憑直覺辦認方向？417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NZrgF1SAD
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgq58wRnb9B
難道她真的是傳說中的森林魔鬼？417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bgRSb7eBW
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kbCnyYD89
「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。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0AnidAKZTu
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWD6VhVTdh
「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。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2myOiD6y9x
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5EfUjXmIcI
「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。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtU4Qb8NoDu
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UHfXqBq5B
「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。」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJkTXvwVja
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWq4y96RY0
「湖？是否我要找的湖？」我驚訝不已。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuCFTyWhFF
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47aNifx2bJ
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。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBrbcJJLEd
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfHTMmRx5Q
「我估計是。」安娜不太肯定。「我沒有親眼見過那個湖。」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kif7vX83d
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCU0bbRQ8E
「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。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡweDrADrTLq
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXn3BJvVaf
「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。」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0IqKm0Cf2e
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7keqO7Gxq
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」。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwuAKgMpMR
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeFMdYK7IiH
「不用怕。你的媽媽定會信守諾言。」我心生憐憫。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLuWR7Xbab
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxhO5Y1zjT
安娜終於笑了。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcm9uKOAMG
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1n6R4p6E5
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……417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxsg4S5XrI
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCmMxO9EA5
聊著聊著，我和安娜齊齊於大樹下倦極入睡。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVjw0ipHWd
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBxqWdTuDL
翌日，霧氣消散。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrrQkxj3LA
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMy4EPzTFQN
我強撐硬僵的身體，勉力張開沉重的眼皮。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5uUE9xQTc
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxe1n6tH79o
怎麼會有一個湖在不遠處？怎麼我們整晚不曾發覺？417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWNo49hBvD
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡahK1FxMXgi
「怎麼了？」安娜打個呵欠，睡眼惺忪望向我。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68dHb8NNEs
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl4OxQHpCT6
「你看不見嗎？」我指向大湖。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttV0cCR6vZ
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnp3FIUNBxn
「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。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkPReYO5XgT
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMqMKu0qIu
我鼓起勇氣，戰戰兢兢地走向安娜。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXxpKWSWlY
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwqZRUSjB2M
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！」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3ec9HcfJW
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2JEceMUnk
「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？」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfFaTFFhoT
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJ4netqbjZ
我四處張望。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe85GiqOC99
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtIi0dXj7Nn
濃霧忽現，籠罩湖面，一切景物均沒入迷濛當中。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRteN9DBur
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdNqAmumaK
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。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBeZW9N5y8
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMVfNBIE5X
「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。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw23DPfW7rL
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0N0oD36rQ
「安娜！」我叫住安娜：「你要跟我離開嗎？」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd02E7OTZ8V
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRmsfsmiNT
「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。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxyP74N1lI
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlPOWcCWtT
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。」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5byGsJq3G
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWe0n5NWOpA
「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。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxv0R13xiO
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但，她會為了媽媽而哭。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxi7tGN7UR
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJHn3zQJka
「好……」我輕掃她的紅髮，以示安慰。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUhMIa30L5
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rfTHnQH3H
我登上小舟，邁向矇矓深處。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4XYiuq67P
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqqOkRVBGF
安娜的身影越益模糊……417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRe7ZQnr3Yp
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……417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfSR1v4r7D
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX73w4fmlJf
「爸爸？媽媽？」我喜極而泣，父母亦激動衝前，與我相擁。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7iSeyMSI14
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZjlKDVLKs
我飽餐一頓後，與父母和醜女們再次聚首。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdPbPBkUOE
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2NvAocywB
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。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdOtY8m5Lif
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcscad3N8hU
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。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHkLFbDmq9
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dMxAHLRta
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。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL39GgjTCE8
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvut6UoFS6
鴉雀無聲。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7z4Zzslsh
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LujOwsTbH
我從女巫的神情察覺端倪。「你們認識安娜？」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYPXKZLL3w
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsltmCNbI4v
她們沒有直接回答我，逕自講起她們的故事……417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpudWU6Nix
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbG7YZ3zeWI
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。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnnxspu2e1
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwqLByd8hC
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。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4JelWPuFHW
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGp5xKCVfrR
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……417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQKbmb8a7F
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNtvKUTatp
「為何不是你倆作『媒介』，而是完全不懂巫術的安娜？」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD10a3hKWkf
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWujQPf0Ow
「有哪個母親會捨得讓自己的孩子冒險？」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIy4UPOTa5a
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtlWzf00NU
「事成後，為何不帶安娜回來？」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPdelMFj2N
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0n83ycg97v
「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……」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa5rMQSvgwS
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWc2CjQ6Nj
「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！」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttiobL7jAe
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU69KFkPtvE
「太遲了！安娜的肉身早已腐爛，沒能復生。」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Vo8OHmTxe
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYEQOvSHph
「至少，你們該要向她道歉，讓她不要盲目等待，重過正常生活。」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCEbIFQbZY
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PNU2s2cvV
「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……」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3V00RSUI8m
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKcbzNz7r3C
「她是個好心腸的孩子。或許她會原諒你們。」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZor44TyQFC
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZKQCis0es
「誰保證？」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tfvkVMaVo
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM0pudK9P1Q
的確，沒人能保證安娜不會發怒。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPDqMgrmqS
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHVd3vSa2G
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。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAb07RCnPrW
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0VAjmxYqn
「不如，你馬上自殺，將真相告訴安娜，勸她重過正常生活。」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuBn4UbC7B3
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRp7ZiCK6s
「但我們不確定安娜會否願意再次為你引路。」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVvhTlPcij
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62BI8uTreS
「希望安娜不會就地把你撕成碎片吧！」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvjxZ48IA8
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIeKvsoemQ
「裝甚麼大仁大義？你不也是沒膽量！」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtauuYoFFFu
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwEr2gLCkwo
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。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjE5r4To3d0
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KCC0k1oHs
「惱羞成怒嗎？哈哈哈！」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQohQTBFsW
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwL716ivWg
「你的父母千金散盡，原來是救了個小屁孩！」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8h1Q9ISW3
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPCLIg2esB
「世界從來不是非黑即白！」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OWINZVOXd
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFygpwXitQ
「小子，你將來就會明白！」417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcnd5ogowR
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8FZiU7TBJs
我知道自己徹底輸了。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTxva5i0qJ
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGNDNTKTQQ
不單是敗予女巫，更是敗於自己。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQgSQU3CDC
417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcSU6XUqsY
我沒有自己想像的清高。417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LtGNXZ06t
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所以……417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47qtcWv7jH
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對不起，安娜。
