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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。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwE472EGf7a
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一絲不安掠過。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡau9yHUNid3
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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。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2phJlyv35
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「安娜，不如我們休息一會，好嗎？」我氣喘如牛。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJ7r0pUB38
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbIriZFKEB
她停下腳步，回頭冷眼望我。「好的。」599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9w7loHcYw
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMjNOa10KT
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。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Ua2dDwcvY
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不寒而慄。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7mGHftkBu
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3pup3SuIY
為何安娜可以單憑直覺辦認方向？599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLZQz8iHjK
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCYyqn3w7h
難道她真的是傳說中的森林魔鬼？599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93H2kI55FV
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAF26JnpW0
「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。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLiOMoIfzaY
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuI1DoSLqN
「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。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHOqh7xIUf
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkroJu9HVVh
「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。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcn8Cl7qLL
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkThtWUiid
「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。」599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYeaZdLhqDX
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaC46WU14cE
「湖？是否我要找的湖？」我驚訝不已。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsJZLibx3k
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgp5L2asFel
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。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNe26n7iLB
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZbqlZ3pMc
「我估計是。」安娜不太肯定。「我沒有親眼見過那個湖。」599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmiOekGUIGa
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RTPtxYULJ
「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。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ795ey3ABlJ
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgcLnnl7Ot
「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。」599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2Ro5MCzTo
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡblccUrEUag
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」。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXuIRtF8Mxa
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvK9DRmrdD
「不用怕。你的媽媽定會信守諾言。」我心生憐憫。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡly0KqMKr1M
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JzVz9c0v5
安娜終於笑了。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TxMzbRiC8
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtiKr3fVzGP
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……599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxZjYZQSeM
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ur0dTI0Y7
聊著聊著，我和安娜齊齊於大樹下倦極入睡。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNZozDXs7J
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehGjp4bZXw
翌日，霧氣消散。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjKn2sJPlo
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsG7RlJwmW5
我強撐硬僵的身體，勉力張開沉重的眼皮。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfK5FxJrn6
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgL3ct1wOH2
怎麼會有一個湖在不遠處？怎麼我們整晚不曾發覺？599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzr7T6CFkll
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoet30PpPSk
「怎麼了？」安娜打個呵欠，睡眼惺忪望向我。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPyGSgtksN0
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXezxMFiNCY
「你看不見嗎？」我指向大湖。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJ9z3EAEnM
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxm83mk4Nas
「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。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2U5xddm6j9
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIE66FXTfr
我鼓起勇氣，戰戰兢兢地走向安娜。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOIYd2udQZ
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2ZL2fMEl0
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！」599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2GY6aJ0uvu
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5L9QNYJMXd
「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？」599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZgE0oh5Sq1
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1Jc4YMHnv
我四處張望。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGHxUrH6Bw
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnJDkw9RBY
濃霧忽現，籠罩湖面，一切景物均沒入迷濛當中。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkabTqdxIzl
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fyuLXXt3p
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。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKq3vVfC44
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8ASpzYGS5
「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。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Hlj5BgS4V
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZHwCO4A7h
「安娜！」我叫住安娜：「你要跟我離開嗎？」599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQWuENJEpB
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJeQGzwdv2h
「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。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhRL5csks6
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CmXeuYtnW
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。」599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDmYYB93OR
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHIbnsYHLu
「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。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7jKTsZBC9
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2Pnxc6ho0
但，她會為了媽媽而哭。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjKtcMlp8h
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7HA4Rme19
「好……」我輕掃她的紅髮，以示安慰。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3R2yTdlkp
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiuqeQSaLP1
我登上小舟，邁向矇矓深處。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPvpI10SoY
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lJ72wzFpQ
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……599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYW8kmXU0M
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡToCbXWvtEs
「爸爸？媽媽？」我喜極而泣，父母亦激動衝前，與我相擁。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8emf35qNQ
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJhP77nHPt
我飽餐一頓後，與父母和醜女們再次聚首。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhp2KFRgF3E
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXVk6FuWR7
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。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIP8maRvkJ
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHltnQVpayP
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。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTewv1Zrt1R
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbQonazaJb
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。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbLMi7zhGn
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYjTayKrBYP
鴉雀無聲。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsyfEHZzJuA
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdA38dj2wXK
我從女巫的神情察覺端倪。「你們認識安娜？」599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bzEDDbRs3
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡec4wKwobHY
她們沒有直接回答我，逕自講起她們的故事……599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76YKtDDGSN
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡth1sgAuV5P
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。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPjDsmmvRH
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsLeXZNxUL
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。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJaslJmL4D
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4ggyrpU20
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……599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJW4k7LHneE
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEZQGIIIPj
「為何不是你倆作『媒介』，而是完全不懂巫術的安娜？」599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAarLUpFy7x
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBJyjyS0up
「有哪個母親會捨得讓自己的孩子冒險？」599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nukfXno25
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOz8pPvpfTX
「事成後，為何不帶安娜回來？」599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBKeyWZ1Au
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAehBIne86W
「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……」599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFEg30Yjaj
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLPO54tmaG
「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！」599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQFFtEOMOB
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zRiCcYalC
「太遲了！安娜的肉身早已腐爛，沒能復生。」599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgU7oNzj1G9
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgj6pZrX1DS
「至少，你們該要向她道歉，讓她不要盲目等待，重過正常生活。」599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXytwUYyhn
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZMlFw0Ije
「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……」599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgCrmkABTCE
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pALrR7oxU
「她是個好心腸的孩子。或許她會原諒你們。」599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvi1tr07DdS
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr98E46voBm
「誰保證？」599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGcqJaTDnC
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZK4Yti2Tg
的確，沒人能保證安娜不會發怒。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcstDOvnCR
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWfDwtFyjL
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。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKjdLF2Yoe
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8p4ARgBzd7
「不如，你馬上自殺，將真相告訴安娜，勸她重過正常生活。」599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7f7a1z4o2
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTfgJ21dxj
「但我們不確定安娜會否願意再次為你引路。」599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3i5RETzz3k
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1VNYVyDXIw
「希望安娜不會就地把你撕成碎片吧！」599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlww2zNqC6F
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8FxYU2Diu5
「裝甚麼大仁大義？你不也是沒膽量！」599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJdqtTQePD
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIB8mZy06q
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。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePunv9XCr4
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLLXrLzssm
「惱羞成怒嗎？哈哈哈！」599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQZHVJRO7J
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqYBZEpQ3Y8
「你的父母千金散盡，原來是救了個小屁孩！」599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFyixPBBTZ
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqj2QylFeH8
「世界從來不是非黑即白！」599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuZtNZulyh
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62VgOv3RVv
「小子，你將來就會明白！」599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXsWiCHh5K
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUeFjAtlTL
我知道自己徹底輸了。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjP0RAwgpcR
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUiiY1EJWRF
不單是敗予女巫，更是敗於自己。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZaUqJxoGIY
599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJV1oMgr3Dn
我沒有自己想像的清高。599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkrrW61azq
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所以……599Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1z3AK3eod
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對不起，安娜。
