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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。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1d2On87CS5
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一絲不安掠過。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFgs8KTlH1
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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。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzN3A5bKiU
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「安娜，不如我們休息一會，好嗎？」我氣喘如牛。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCudLOEigsE
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她停下腳步，回頭冷眼望我。「好的。」655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbG2WcEhTsm
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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。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMFqVQXhAA
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不寒而慄。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtrOXUNlpY
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為何安娜可以單憑直覺辦認方向？655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVg9Ru5b0Gs
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJacpVS9AOc
難道她真的是傳說中的森林魔鬼？655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEGfXkkXBg
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZGpstSXBb
「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。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9UWzEvDeG
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6wmR9H3XL
「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。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4AEA3ucLE
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3aN0j1PnE
「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。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dM1x3mmgJ
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkEORK7eHI
「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。」655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbiOSP3Kqmw
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「湖？是否我要找的湖？」我驚訝不已。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh28G8KNV2O
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1Cpj4w5Ni
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。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMG3C0yXg2b
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ830cnPpMLG
「我估計是。」安娜不太肯定。「我沒有親眼見過那個湖。」655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGlUDCZJEz
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXABjhZVQdZ
「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。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilvCsKxOgo
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCWT6KlKtN
「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。」655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEQ3lOk8CF
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQZpWevhjP
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」。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwEiObv6nk0
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeY6Mkx39UU
「不用怕。你的媽媽定會信守諾言。」我心生憐憫。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZg3FRymsQ
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcxjFkB9z6
安娜終於笑了。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIimuylP40Z
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuWF2wx7vX
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……655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6lOwXrVCW
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkn7TwFoJh
聊著聊著，我和安娜齊齊於大樹下倦極入睡。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5IvHIKkxZ
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翌日，霧氣消散。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYykjAtALEz
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4loP76Ajtz
我強撐硬僵的身體，勉力張開沉重的眼皮。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhirUAL1dPx
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpCAUJIkiF
怎麼會有一個湖在不遠處？怎麼我們整晚不曾發覺？655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFk3E0FDvS
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWw9yXbphZB
「怎麼了？」安娜打個呵欠，睡眼惺忪望向我。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hcyrX18bc
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdxlXIx8Nl
「你看不見嗎？」我指向大湖。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjJYRw70EQ
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9odD8FJcMg
「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。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUgviryg1x
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7OxlRdGsN
我鼓起勇氣，戰戰兢兢地走向安娜。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXZVx7rRrC
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGv4kpT1Zcg
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！」655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnykVLO1Uca
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Qr1OyVSc0
「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？」655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYTP0yXNhD
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrzbr0x8iQ
我四處張望。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHMGsvifrV
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濃霧忽現，籠罩湖面，一切景物均沒入迷濛當中。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtWrWerI26
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0ng7QgBAB
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。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkPmLIYevNU
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbehMTcSV6O
「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。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkE3h7KAbIQ
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqMVxFeXY2
「安娜！」我叫住安娜：「你要跟我離開嗎？」655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtnyvkFDrUo
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxraqpF6zG
「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。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybTbNIHIYd
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlh8sza7dX
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。」655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO85EimJu6H
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FcALcP6Aa
「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。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZyqNVooZo
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但，她會為了媽媽而哭。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9knAGc5oGF
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「好……」我輕掃她的紅髮，以示安慰。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RHpsnMnga
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkIEk0uNr1
我登上小舟，邁向矇矓深處。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQVeeBwdSzO
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QUSny0f2P
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……655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0s5Urpln8
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNl5eqLBep
「爸爸？媽媽？」我喜極而泣，父母亦激動衝前，與我相擁。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxMBQcLHjj
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJciS9wp9a1
我飽餐一頓後，與父母和醜女們再次聚首。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDw4lrTHyD
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvFY2WqduE
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。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29iGEQ4hRG
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6K3HqWZIE
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。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTQckIht8e
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOJR0gIvGJ
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。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHeQQp32iv3
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鴉雀無聲。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxEpbWeWwd
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wmkZSmMTO
我從女巫的神情察覺端倪。「你們認識安娜？」655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMwKaTesRG
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfrSSz8BLdy
她們沒有直接回答我，逕自講起她們的故事……655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWVaCZjXsh
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7CUPTqAZb5
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。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVRz6OrC5S
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNluqFFXO2g
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。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPs19AD62xJ
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFIk3CEpeQ
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……655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFX13uPhXe
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkaYxDiKCn
「為何不是你倆作『媒介』，而是完全不懂巫術的安娜？」655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtBZHRz2GR
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWk5OLHngz
「有哪個母親會捨得讓自己的孩子冒險？」655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBx30PdP6MN
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBtCjNyYSV
「事成後，為何不帶安娜回來？」655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0uXIzgbMb
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOddGvZXmr
「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……」655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNooinCMJn
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCi2I4YBLgj
「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！」655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPmK1Y8JGp
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbr5fEdjj6
「太遲了！安娜的肉身早已腐爛，沒能復生。」655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMQEe7YKkL
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9WGj3lIyN
「至少，你們該要向她道歉，讓她不要盲目等待，重過正常生活。」655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZacDqXWEfc
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTWsl2J3YK
「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……」655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPl3AJdX3X
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhiRHHzGoqQ
「她是個好心腸的孩子。或許她會原諒你們。」655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDkgQhKW4o
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZb5l7RC9os
「誰保證？」655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGWTcXzeVa
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的確，沒人能保證安娜不會發怒。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh0pqlcFQvh
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgmTZ4S2gs
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。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgo37bqkhfO
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcupl8rB4ZJ
「不如，你馬上自殺，將真相告訴安娜，勸她重過正常生活。」655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Nmr68o9l4
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6asYSM4EoZ
「但我們不確定安娜會否願意再次為你引路。」655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiybtBcUH5J
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOUo5uULpnK
「希望安娜不會就地把你撕成碎片吧！」655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GBpYxJalK
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Vv1bGoiQm
「裝甚麼大仁大義？你不也是沒膽量！」655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNgD0qKqmX
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt73GJwUFKC
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。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dTkZPUMVK
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWeGHyRkpk
「惱羞成怒嗎？哈哈哈！」655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡham5Rsb50I
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVoQugTTXE
「你的父母千金散盡，原來是救了個小屁孩！」655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDbl8Lap0I
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYA4Fv9osa
「世界從來不是非黑即白！」655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFyAj7hp5S
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbXl0lH6MG
「小子，你將來就會明白！」655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUTMZDFpTE
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyXB36u8VJ
我知道自己徹底輸了。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTOccO0KEI
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ebQjReY5m
不單是敗予女巫，更是敗於自己。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKUNoPA3Lp
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8t2n2jsG7S
我沒有自己想像的清高。655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCgGteE7dx
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所以……655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohL08g2Rgf
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對不起，安娜。
