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found in Rodrick's junk drawer, because Great Uncle Bruce's cologne was attracting people outside my age group. It was almost 10:00, and Uncle Gary announced that the next song would be the last one of the night. When the music started playing, a few kids paired up and walked out on the dance floor as couples, which was the first time that had happened all night. I couldn't wait for the song to end, because this dance was a total disaster, and I just wanted to go home and play some video games so I could erase the whole experience from my brain.

在罗德里克的杂物抽屉里发现的，因为布鲁斯伯祖父的古龙水吸引了我这个年龄段以外的人。 快10点了，加里叔叔宣布下一首歌将是当晚的最后一首歌。 当音乐开始响起时，几个孩子成双成对地走进舞池，这是整晚第一次发生这样的事。 我等不及这首歌结束了，因为这支舞简直就是场灾难，我只想回家打些电子游戏这样我就能把这段经历从脑海中抹去。

But just when I thought things couldn't get any worse, I saw Ruby Bird and she was coming right for me. I didn't know if she was gonna ask me to dance or if I'd somehow done something to make her mad, but I did not want to end up getting bitten at a middle school dance. I looked for some way to escape, but I was trapped. Luckily, Abigail walked right out of the bathroom at that exact moment, and I grabbed her hand just before Ruby got to me.

但就在我以为事情不会更糟的时候，我看到了红宝石鸟，她正朝我走来。 我不知道她会不会邀请我跳舞还是我做了什么让她生气的事，但我不想在中学舞会上被咬伤。 我想找个办法逃出去，但我被困住了。 幸运的是，阿比盖尔正好在那个时候从浴室里走出来，我在鲁比靠近我之前抓住了她的手。

Abigail's make up was a mess from all the crying, but I didn't really care. I was just happy to have an excuse to get away from Ruby. And to be honest with you, I think Abigail was happy to see me, too, so I led her to an empty spot on the dance floor. I'd never slow-danced with the girl before, so I didn't know where I was supposed to put my hands. She put hers on my shoulders, and I put mine in my pockets, but that felt kind of dumb. So we met in the middle, and that seemed about right. Then I noticed something on Abigail's chin. It was a little red bump that looked EXACTLY like one of Rowley's chicken pox. Now, before I say what happened next, let me just explain in my defense that I was already on edge about the whole chicken pox thing.

阿比盖尔的妆容因为哭得一塌糊涂，但我并不在乎。 我只是很高兴能有个借口离开露比。 说实话，我觉得阿比盖尔见到我也很高兴，所以我把她带到舞池的一个空位。 我以前从来没有和那个女孩跳过慢舞，所以我不知道我的手应该放在哪里。 她把她的放在我的肩膀上，我把我的放在口袋里，但那感觉有点傻。 所以我们在中间相遇，这似乎是对的。 然后我注意到阿比盖尔下巴上有东西。 那是一个小小的红色肿块，看起来和罗利的水痘一模一样。 现在，在我说接下来发生了什么之前，让我为自己辩护一下，我已经对水痘这件事感到不安了。

But I admit, I MAY have overreacted a little. It turns out it WASN'T chicken pox, though. It was just a pimple. When Abigail was crying, her makeup must have washed off her chin. Anyway, I know that NOW, but anyone in my shoes probably would have reacted the same exact way I did. But I don't think Abigail saw it that way, because on the ride home she wasn't real chatty with me. When we pulled up to Abigail's house, Rowley walked

但我承认，我可能有点反应过度了。 但事实证明，这并不是水痘。 那只是一个小疙瘩。阿比盖尔哭的时候，她的化妆品一定从下巴上洗掉了。 不管怎样，我现在知道了，但是任何人处在我的位置上可能都会有和我一样的反应。 但我觉得阿比盖尔不这么认为，因为在回家的路上她没怎么跟我说话。 当我们把车停在阿比盖尔家时，罗利走了过去

her to the front door. That was fine with me, because it gave me a chance to finish off the rest of the chocolates. And after the night I'd just had, I was totally STARVING. Wednesday A lot has happened since the Valentine's day dance. A few days ago Uncle Gary bought a bunch of scratch tickets with the money he made selling T- shirts, and one of his tickets was a forty-thousanddollar winner. So he paid Dad the money he owed him, wished me luck with the ladies, and moved out of the house.

她走到前门。这对我来说很好，因为这样我就有机会把剩下的巧克力吃完。 在经历了刚刚的一夜之后，我完全饿死了。 情人节舞会之后发生了很多事。 几天前，加里叔叔用卖T恤赚的钱买了一堆刮刮彩票，其中一张彩票中了四万美元的奖金。 于是他把欠爸爸的钱还给了爸爸，祝我在女人面前好运，然后搬出了房子。

The other big news is that I got a full-blown case of the chicken box. I can't say for sure how I got them, but I really hope it wasn't from Rowley, because I am not that crazy about the idea of a bunch of Rowley's virus cells attacking my immune system. I am pretty sure I DIDN'T get the chicken pox from

另一个大新闻是我得了一箱鸡块。 我不能确定我是怎么染上的，但我真心希望不是罗利传染给我的，因为我对一群罗利病毒细胞攻击我的免疫系统的想法并不是那么疯狂。 我很确定我没有得水痘