恐怖故事之皮影

四章

我回到家中，一切依旧，四爷的死，官府没有查到任何线索，面对这样的现实，所有人脸上都挂着不可抑制的恐惧。匆匆吃了晚饭，便各自回了屋。

深夜，我起身向爷爷房间走去，希冀能找出些蛛丝马迹。刚到前院，便看到爷爷的房间内似有灯火，影影绰绰。我心头一紧，立刻贴到窗下。屋内没有一丝动静，我怀疑是否是我出现错觉，但那火光却是真实存在的。于是，我缓缓抬起头来，捅破窗纸，向内窥去。我看到一个人站在灵位前，一动不动。因为他背对着我，我看不到他的容貌。我的第一反应就是他是人是鬼？终于，他转身坐在了椅子上，我却吓得坐到了地上，那人——竟是爷爷。接着，屋内的火光蓦然熄灭，一切回归黑寂。我杵在屋外，仍旧不敢相信刚刚所见。愣了许久，我破门而入。我燃起灯，先是寻找爷爷，可是，一无所获，接着，我来到灵位前，惊讶地发现那些供品已经被吃了大半。我的思绪瞬间极其混乱，我不相信鬼，可是，如果不是鬼灵，那又怎么会无缘无故地从这四面封闭的房间消失掉？这个时候，鸡鸣响起，我急忙退出了房间。

我找到父亲，告诉他我见到爷爷了。父亲先是呆怔，继而大发雷霆，怒骂我胡言乱语。我当然竭力辩解，但越是如此，父亲越是气恼，并警告我不准再这般胡言乱语。母亲在旁听得心惊胆跳，一边问我是不是撞邪了一边不住口诵佛号。无奈，我只得离开，这种事情若非亲眼所见，是很少有人相信的。此时，就连我也迷惘不清了，爷爷明明已死，如果不是鬼魂，又是什么？

一整日，我烦闷无比，脑子里充斥着无法解释的问题。晌午吃饭的时候，一个仆人突然冲到父亲近前，慌张地在父亲耳旁耳语了一阵。父亲的脸色立刻变得极其难看，马上随仆人跑了出去。我佯装吃饱，回房的半途，悄悄跟在了父亲身后。父亲径直来到爷爷的墓地，我躲在其后，远远地，就看见墓地上隆起一个土包，仔细望去，大吃一惊，爷爷的坟竟被刨开了。父亲只短暂停留了一刻，便匆匆离开了。我走近墓地，向那坑穴望去，又是吃了一惊。墓坑中的红木棺材大敞着，里面空空如也。爷爷的尸骨踪迹皆无。我恍然想起昨晚房间中的爷爷，想起那些吃剩的供品，于是，冒出一个想法——爷爷根本没有死。只是，如果他没死，那又是如何做到无影无踪地穿梭于家中和墓地的？我小心翼翼地靠近坟坑，跳进棺材内，脚下突然一空，接着眼前瞬间漆黑一片。

稳定心神后，我左右摸了摸，全是土，原来这是个通道。我有些兴奋，顺着通道向前爬去，一段时间之后，我看到了光线，当我拱开头顶木板的时候，我如释重负，正如我所料，这通道的另一头连接着爷爷的房间。由此，我确定，爷爷根本没死。我兴奋地从爷爷房间跑出来，却看见众人都向我的房间跑去。

我预感到不妙，赶忙跟了过去。未到门口，便听见丫环们的惊叫，我拨开众人，向内望去。是爷爷，他躺在地上，身体被横向劈成了两段，而在不远处的地上，那个被我粘接好的皮影已经重新裂开，同爷爷一样从腰部断为两半。这血腥的一幕再一次震撼了我，呆怔地杵在原地，父亲则匐在爷爷旁边，痛哭不已。这一回，爷爷是真的去了，和他的皮影一模一样地去了。

七天之后，爷爷再一次入葬，只不过这回是极其隐秘的，草草完事。在墓前，父亲望着爷爷的棺材，说了一句话，他说，“父亲，您终于还是没能躲过去。”我蹙眉望着父亲，我清楚他一定知道什么隐情。回来的路上，一阵声嘶力竭的唱曲儿吸引了我，我顺着声音望去，发现竟是那老乞丐，他正坐在雪地里，大声地喊唱着，“一个没了脑袋，一个没了心，一个横着断，一个竖着断……”

深夜，宅院中突然回荡起类似唱戏的喊叫声，听不出其唱了些什么，着实让人恐惧。全家老小都被引了出来，聚在了前院。在爷爷屋的房顶上，出现了一张白布，借着惨白的月光，布面上呈现出几个残缺不全的皮影小人，它们的头飘着，身子飘着，极其痛苦地在白布上挣扎着，那回荡在夜空里的声音随着小人的挣扎而愈加凄惨可怖，听得人直发毛。所有人都被这不可思议的场面吓呆了。直到那悲凉诡异的叫声消失，白布无影无踪，我们才在一阵莫名其妙如泣般的大笑中缓过神儿来。这是我看过最恐怖的一次皮影戏。

第二天，我敲开父亲的房门，父亲似乎知道我会来，也晓得我要问什么，他叹了口气，望着桌上那个已断为两截的皮影，“我知道你要问什么，现在你爷爷已去，我也不隐瞒你了。几十年前，你爷爷就是一个皮影艺人。他和三个结拜的兄弟组了班子，到处演戏糊口。有一年，天气极旱，地里寸草不生，死了许多人。穷人们把所有能吃的东西全部吃光了，树皮、草根，所有一切，就差吃人了。即便如此，依然尸横遍野。你爷爷他们仗着年轻力壮一直苦苦撑着。有一天，官府贴出一张告示，说是上面来了大官，喜欢看皮影，说如果谁能演一出皮影戏，就能得到不菲的奖金。你爷爷他们看到了一丝希望，立刻揭了榜，可是，他们那些驴皮和猪皮做的皮影早就成了裹腹之物，又能找什么东西去演戏呢。但既然揭了榜，就必须要去，他们是骑虎难下了。回来的路上，他们在墙根发现了一家三口的尸体，于是，冒出个恐怖的想法，用人皮做皮影。也许是饿昏了头，也许是实在没有办法了，他们真就将那三具尸体抬回了家。回到家后，他们就把两个大人扒了皮，谁知半途那孩子突然醒了过来，惊恐地望着浑身是血的他们。他们吓坏了，没想到这孩子还有一口气，于是，就把那孩子丢了出去。演出很顺利，他们拿着人皮皮影演了一场精彩的戏，得到了奖金，也渡过了难关，并且靠着这钱做了生意，渐渐成了各居一地的乡绅。可是，几年前你大爷和二爷相继离奇而去，在他们身边都有一个和他们死状一模一样的皮影。你爷爷知道后，非常害怕，他知道这是他们的报应来了。于是，他总是小心呵护着他的那个皮影。没想到，他那皮影终还是断了，于是，他就想出假死这一招，想着躲过这场劫难。只是，没想到，老天还是没有饶恕他。这或许真的就是报应吧。”

或许凡事皆有因果。

夜深，我依然辗转难眠，想着这几日发生的事情，我突然想起一句话，“朱门酒肉臭，路有冻死骨。”叹口气，打算睡去，突然发现房梁上徐徐飘下一样东西，平稳地落在我面前。借着月光看去，我冒了一身冷汗，那是一只皮影，一只没腿没手的人皮皮影。

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