安娜的步伐很快。根本不是一個五歲女孩應有的速度。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMYSuSL59x
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一絲不安掠過。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWaX8pB7A1
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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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxRi6YjL7Q
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「安娜，不如我們休息一會，好嗎？」我氣喘如牛。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSpeSKSmxE
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她停下腳步，回頭冷眼望我。「好的。」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuGID4Abh4u
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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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqz8C4FENO
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不寒而慄。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdDk7irhD1p
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為何安娜可以單憑直覺辦認方向？454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DlEddgHa2
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難道她真的是傳說中的森林魔鬼？454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBVa28nOxe
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGT2hNVDXvH
「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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9N9qW3eahg
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HwZpQd56D
「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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjRiyHB0ps
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTiLG8iDZzx
「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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnpSZQq16g
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmpRejxDan
「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。」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpKYzOoE8N
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「湖？是否我要找的湖？」我驚訝不已。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsve2Lhp10x
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMDEjbJDgb
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsMDem2Q1Op
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「我估計是。」安娜不太肯定。「我沒有親眼見過那個湖。」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflA8VHWU4F
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzTwvIc2KK
「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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqzxNpgXyI
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBpZljGugX
「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。」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7DgLnfRBe
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2HgFWUhWJ
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」。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEeDgMQnDum
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DqNKDgY8c
「不用怕。你的媽媽定會信守諾言。」我心生憐憫。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpyHQwJtuUq
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ujBwV0deA
安娜終於笑了。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspP3ENIq2G
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjxNRfoyO9
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……454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfqV9QTKxJ
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聊著聊著，我和安娜齊齊於大樹下倦極入睡。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8Q0BKqU9W
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翌日，霧氣消散。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9aQ1zkBt1
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我強撐硬僵的身體，勉力張開沉重的眼皮。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptclQxPQLb
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怎麼會有一個湖在不遠處？怎麼我們整晚不曾發覺？454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0y8IW6B1O
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5kEPotWV2c
「怎麼了？」安娜打個呵欠，睡眼惺忪望向我。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LUAanNzFB
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YaG3dknSh
「你看不見嗎？」我指向大湖。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XyPh5xaIm
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhsLPrpbYS
「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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIeuhsYBtml
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdub8LsAcSI
我鼓起勇氣，戰戰兢兢地走向安娜。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OYrf8uFGZ
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIK4xgo7cZF
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！」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLqtJUNIQN
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLo3BmHQPH
「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？」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODaHLKj3qJ
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV5nHoSMpig
我四處張望。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxZzSVI5VS
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濃霧忽現，籠罩湖面，一切景物均沒入迷濛當中。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfVwtYyeka
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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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5S6fGqSJbj
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「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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHpjc2JwFi
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQe8c9rNA6
「安娜！」我叫住安娜：「你要跟我離開嗎？」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dvq3KZgzr
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6s9uFEBXdI
「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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6x1dNQeVf
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡroGiHDBLdf
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。」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRcZCZcFJcB
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkNeoIdgZG
「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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpoe6U4RXPi
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但，她會為了媽媽而哭。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKM82wlyjJn
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「好……」我輕掃她的紅髮，以示安慰。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfXHoWSzKs
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfVuIoWhUt
我登上小舟，邁向矇矓深處。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbfMb3T8JK
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安娜的身影越益模糊……454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdDCSRGivgm
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……454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqXGH5FSIe
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「爸爸？媽媽？」我喜極而泣，父母亦激動衝前，與我相擁。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzD8NgTyJPm
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeehjYTFK9x
我飽餐一頓後，與父母和醜女們再次聚首。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2GkyYJ2kn
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDEXLClwKD
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRwrnV598v
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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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzS5PgJboYT
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCcnIGQFXQv
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡudznsIilvo
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鴉雀無聲。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8alipL2Ec
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXh8ZO4SZmo
我從女巫的神情察覺端倪。「你們認識安娜？」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFwzMnM2ap
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYwiM3jTZG
她們沒有直接回答我，逕自講起她們的故事……454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4QQMyEQfNV
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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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhXT5ixVZp
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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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzT6tYK5TI
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65yWtcc551
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……454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3gMhEOfnd
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUMepAEGeU
「為何不是你倆作『媒介』，而是完全不懂巫術的安娜？」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZBMv7FUMQ
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOnaglVSCi
「有哪個母親會捨得讓自己的孩子冒險？」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDze2xBGR9
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡduzT34951G
「事成後，為何不帶安娜回來？」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbuz7ykkbw
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmHMRLY8EO
「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……」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0uRrxC3zE0
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjG2XgiBA67
「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！」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfz8CONPV6U
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4aEOnJ6ua
「太遲了！安娜的肉身早已腐爛，沒能復生。」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhUoeptejY
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSgIqeV9Fc
「至少，你們該要向她道歉，讓她不要盲目等待，重過正常生活。」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQZ176tzZh
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4aluQ2nQqq
「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……」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJHVnwqlfg
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBP38CwaD7O
「她是個好心腸的孩子。或許她會原諒你們。」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbogu2AbAvC
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQPl6legR0
「誰保證？」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UQ3pptFPV
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVZ0rJDQ8k
的確，沒人能保證安娜不會發怒。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjPDcCOqhE
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjh7HBtVwG
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzOZ63G9tc
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8v4lwiRlr
「不如，你馬上自殺，將真相告訴安娜，勸她重過正常生活。」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUm5wIHRuL
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPTsaarYtL
「但我們不確定安娜會否願意再次為你引路。」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbzmQRzEyL
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq9wOU2SxzW
「希望安娜不會就地把你撕成碎片吧！」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6IyjGmZFy
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhL6gfEW1Fu
「裝甚麼大仁大義？你不也是沒膽量！」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERVWxAK71a
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMpZDSTpb7
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。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGb8C2PO6TY
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64ZLe8fKkc
「惱羞成怒嗎？哈哈哈！」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBAsPANpLU
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DGijp22VG
「你的父母千金散盡，原來是救了個小屁孩！」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdGwvIaNQX
454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdohXDnspky
「世界從來不是非黑即白！」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpSB1ICg9g
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「小子，你將來就會明白！」454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57OCEhPIO1
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我知道自己徹底輸了。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHE6KLKVfl
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不單是敗予女巫，更是敗於自己。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0DCAlTFNa
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我沒有自己想像的清高。454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49zqFmbERT
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所以……454Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3rXmufP3SJ
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對不起，安娜。
