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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。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZWa7sBb64
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一絲不安掠過。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gXFN9dpDz
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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。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEf5khICup
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「安娜，不如我們休息一會，好嗎？」我氣喘如牛。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZanm6wE0YO
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她停下腳步，回頭冷眼望我。「好的。」642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZ4omBxjF9
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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。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63M7nHDkR3
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不寒而慄。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23TrIueLmM
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為何安娜可以單憑直覺辦認方向？642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1btG5g9Km
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtDXY0HI4s
難道她真的是傳說中的森林魔鬼？642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡraJwrqRC4Q
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOPl7Cyr80v
「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。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzPbCXwO5SG
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPWppBHWoq
「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。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsesZC4Oqh
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tA6jSYrDu
「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。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfK6DV6YGss
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq24FSSNMKe
「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。」642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlYywEKeLJ
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「湖？是否我要找的湖？」我驚訝不已。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLo53WOqgVZ
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYVbUMf1rW
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。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3CB74qpQFe
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAmP0CWR3C
「我估計是。」安娜不太肯定。「我沒有親眼見過那個湖。」642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBsRc4EiBs
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8uqrr7RS9
「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。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtASGJji1pI
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6XUq7SKA1
「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。」642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3RZC7RAhM
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGu6yXrhU0
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」。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8QkecDhk3
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBhHxOBykw
「不用怕。你的媽媽定會信守諾言。」我心生憐憫。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQkuVdTsFh
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeX8Yqa0CPm
安娜終於笑了。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxpzcd4hTQ
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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……642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5CqMwe5tP
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聊著聊著，我和安娜齊齊於大樹下倦極入睡。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZTlUnyMqW
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjLRtl1MAf
翌日，霧氣消散。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQv9334JPM
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我強撐硬僵的身體，勉力張開沉重的眼皮。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdOEOSS3rB
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5JzRiDuSY
怎麼會有一個湖在不遠處？怎麼我們整晚不曾發覺？642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgMyFr5U6Nx
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJrmckbPiM
「怎麼了？」安娜打個呵欠，睡眼惺忪望向我。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7z5ycD0Hc5
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEoLyMY01hG
「你看不見嗎？」我指向大湖。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKuvhQeNSy
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEQt4CLyKr
「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。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZD2miUkbLI
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdSc4AhSC1
我鼓起勇氣，戰戰兢兢地走向安娜。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAReTBMW8yv
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHvA3bqXDN
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！」642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWL6E0IPdmA
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqalG0q6pr
「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？」642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqAUYTTuAU
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8200TBeHJe
我四處張望。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMDO21s2fM
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濃霧忽現，籠罩湖面，一切景物均沒入迷濛當中。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqg87kQyyIY
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwyJ2GQqF7
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。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicJiGmjyva
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZSD1ChV0u
「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。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PBtmGpOJn
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOsPySY53q
「安娜！」我叫住安娜：「你要跟我離開嗎？」642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrOLDuzMx5
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLLeBclNf5
「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。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaomLvCkkmA
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGXLGaDb5C
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。」642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡltVSwYaupC
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「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。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFUbywubIT4
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但，她會為了媽媽而哭。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGU1AYgr5KH
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「好……」我輕掃她的紅髮，以示安慰。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2wyFHMuGn
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVUAlrHySoU
我登上小舟，邁向矇矓深處。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTrXlXliQg
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtaQJG3dwF
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……642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNW4vERJq6
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「爸爸？媽媽？」我喜極而泣，父母亦激動衝前，與我相擁。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SBGjg2Gl0
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAxbo9JCPC
我飽餐一頓後，與父母和醜女們再次聚首。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4yNLIfAvU
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gT91FUf3M
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。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYsR2VcjGs
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXK02RcDIq
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。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlu9rP8Zpe
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtalSc959k
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。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdf4YBEIvDQ
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鴉雀無聲。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5ZIx7uYrQ
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我從女巫的神情察覺端倪。「你們認識安娜？」642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46PifcfRim
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她們沒有直接回答我，逕自講起她們的故事……642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rTW9XFI9g
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69ma2I7aEB
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。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjtrH59kCq
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneDLKniEFJ
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。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nD3IrCVTG
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQuB73Jz4c
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……642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdk980cv7rX
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFSOD13WBw
「為何不是你倆作『媒介』，而是完全不懂巫術的安娜？」642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTT8WFGd61
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9jdrYT0BMl
「有哪個母親會捨得讓自己的孩子冒險？」642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtiUm5NHdGa
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbyw1kitc1
「事成後，為何不帶安娜回來？」642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZi8xfR868T
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgr9o08xuT
「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……」642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfPqsSuVfl
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMop9Dsx6c
「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！」642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8I3MmCC5f
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5V1aVsvYe2
「太遲了！安娜的肉身早已腐爛，沒能復生。」642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJNQGOL3Ce
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkGcUzgmcG
「至少，你們該要向她道歉，讓她不要盲目等待，重過正常生活。」642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡato6ZoTUC9
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvecTmzzq1C
「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……」642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfaRIkUzvS
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmJc8MMbOI
「她是個好心腸的孩子。或許她會原諒你們。」642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBhJfP44En
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGhj9YjANj
「誰保證？」642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Zt0PtVwfa
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的確，沒人能保證安娜不會發怒。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tEHkKZX9e
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1drIAHHnhb
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。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCy87tQEijb
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlahhSyYMXK
「不如，你馬上自殺，將真相告訴安娜，勸她重過正常生活。」642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2VL4wixVX
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTI7gl3acB0
「但我們不確定安娜會否願意再次為你引路。」642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xNnitiik6
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnRmP8MmPT
「希望安娜不會就地把你撕成碎片吧！」642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmKFIZ2wUr
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8HATqTPni
「裝甚麼大仁大義？你不也是沒膽量！」642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKB3rj5Cgkl
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzW0PC86svc
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。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFN6xZ4qst
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFtVpe5EDbW
「惱羞成怒嗎？哈哈哈！」642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSuwrpZ28Ne
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWs8DnvkWFB
「你的父母千金散盡，原來是救了個小屁孩！」642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFjnRob2kN
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhvtxDxZaP
「世界從來不是非黑即白！」642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsGf6jRvq5
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「小子，你將來就會明白！」642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqNkOKa2UM
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我知道自己徹底輸了。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBy2dwAXD4
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRKFNqweiw
不單是敗予女巫，更是敗於自己。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKBudMjOEB
642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvGfPfQwQH
我沒有自己想像的清高。642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96ySz8Jwgq
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所以……642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeReCi20rM
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對不起，安娜。
