14 ALEXANDER'S WISH

CHAPTER 14 ALEXANDER'S WISH Alexander! Go protect your father from the gloomp!" said Ms. Vanderpants. "Mr. Hoarsely will drive you three home, while I do a quick sweep of the school for hidden monsters." Mr. Hoarsely's hair turned a shade whiter. "What?! No way!" he said. "I just got you back, Ms. Vanderpants! I'm never leaving your side again!" "Sheesh! I'll drive!" said Rip. "I already drove once today. It's easy." Everyone looked at Ms. Vanderpants. She sighed, shrugged, and tossed Rip a set of keys.

第十四章亚历山大的愿望亚历山大！去保护你的父亲，让他远离阴暗！” Vanderpants。“沙哑先生开车送你们三个回家，我在学校里快速扫视一下，寻找隐藏的怪物。” 沙哑先生的头发变白了。 “什么? !不可能！”他说。“我刚刚把你找回来了。 Vanderpants !我再也不会离开你了！”“天哪!我来开车！”瑞普说。 “我今天已经开过一次车了。 很容易。”每个人都看着她。 Vanderpants。她叹了口气，耸了耸肩，扔给里普一串钥匙。

A minute later, Rip was behind the wheel of the school bus. He stood on the gas pedal all the way to Alexander's house. SCREEEEEECCCN! The tires squealed as Rip slammed on the breaks. The bus stopped in Alexander's driveway. At least, one wheel was in the driveway. "Everybody out!" said Rip. He opened the bus doors. "Dad! Where are you?" called Alexander, jumping off the bus. The three friends raced inside the house.

一分钟后，里普坐上了校车。 他一路踩着油门到亚历山大家。 SCREEEEEECCCN !瑞普猛踩刹车，轮胎发出刺耳的声音。 公共汽车停在亚历山大的车道上。 至少有一个轮子在车道上。 “大家出去！”瑞普说。 他打开车门。“爸爸!你在哪儿？”亚历山大喊着，跳下车来。 三个朋友跑进了房子。

"SURPRISE!" yelled Alexander's dad as he jumped out of a closet. Alexander looked around. No sign of the gloomp yet. "Dad!" he shouted, and bear-hugged his dad. "Are you alright?" "Sure I am, kiddo!" said his dad. "It's cake time! And your timing is perfect! 4:56— two minutes until your actual birthday!" He turned off the lights and ran into the kitchen to get the cake. Alexander looked at Rip and Nikki. "I guess this is good-bye," said Nikki. "If you can't see monsters anymore, will you also forget everything you know about monsters?" asked Rip. "Will you remember that Nikki likes strawberry gummies?" "Or that Rip likes to smash stuff?" added Nikki.

“惊喜！”亚历山大的爸爸从壁橱里跳出来时喊道。 亚历山大环顾四周。目前还没有悲观的迹象。 “爸爸！”他喊道，紧紧地抱住了爸爸。 “你还好吗？”“当然，孩子！”爸爸说。 “蛋糕时间到了！”你的时机也很好！4点56分——离你真正的生日还有两分钟！”他关了灯，跑进厨房去拿蛋糕。 亚历山大看着里普和尼基。 “我想这是再见了，”妮基说。 “如果你再也看不到怪物了，你会忘记你所知道的关于怪物的一切吗？”瑞普问。 “你会记得妮基喜欢草莓软糖吗？”“还是说里普喜欢砸东西？”尼基补充道。

"I don't know," said Alexander. "But I will remember that you're my two best friends." He gave Rip and Nikki a hug. "Good luck fighting the boss-monster. And, uh, don't get eaten." Alexander's dad came in, carrying a birthday cake with eight glowing candles. He set it in front of Alexander. "Make a wish, AI!" Alexander looked at Nikki. She smiled back, showing her fangs. He looked at Rip. Rip nodded. So did the ant on his shoulder. Alexander made his wish. The clock changed to 4:58 and he blew out his candles.

“我不知道，”亚历山大说。 “但我会记住你们是我最好的两个朋友。” 他给了里普和尼基一个拥抱。 “祝你打败boss怪物好运。 还有，呃，别被吃掉。” 亚历山大的爸爸走了进来，手里拿着一个生日蛋糕，上面插着八根发光的蜡烛。 他把它放在亚历山大面前。 “许个愿吧，AI!”亚历山大看着妮基。 她也笑了笑，露出了她的尖牙。 他看着瑞普。把点了点头。 他肩膀上的蚂蚁也是。 亚历山大许了愿。时钟转到4点58分，他吹灭了蜡烛。