Chapter 14

CHAPTER 14 The shout echoed through the concourse as Michael walked out with his dad and Justin. Michael covered his face with his hands. Cookies was his mom's super- embarrassing nickname for him, and hearing it yelled out loud in public was THE WORST. Michael's mom waved at him wildly. Next to her stood Jane, Michael's little sister, who seemed surprisingly happy to see him too. Justin's mom was also there. It was hugs all around as the women welcomed their men back home after a long summer. "Let me get that for you!" Mrs. Gomez offered, reaching for Michael's backpack.

迈克尔带着他爸爸和贾斯汀走了出去，喊声在大厅里回荡。 迈克尔用手捂住脸。 “饼干”是他妈妈给他起的超级尴尬的绰号，听到这个绰号在公共场合被大声喊出来是最糟糕的。 迈克尔的妈妈疯狂地向他挥手。 站在她旁边的是迈克尔的小妹妹简，她见到他似乎也出奇地高兴。 贾斯汀的妈妈也在那里。 当女人们在漫长的夏天结束后欢迎她们的男人们回家时，到处都是拥抱。 “我来帮你拿！”戈麦斯太太伸出手去拿迈克尔的背包。

"No, I got it." Michael didn't want to let it out of his sight until he got home. "And please don't call me Cookies. I'm in fifth grade now. Well, almost." "Did you bring me anything?" asked Jane, who was four years old and about to start preschool, taught by Mrs. Gomez. Michael assumed this was necessary because his parents couldn't convince any other teachers to take Jane. "Of course, sweetheart!" Dr. Gomez responded. "What about you, Michael? Did you bring me something?"

“不，我来吧。”迈克尔在回家之前都不想让它离开他的视线。 “请不要叫我饼干。 我现在上五年级了。嗯,差不多。” “你给我带东西了吗？”简问。她今年四岁，即将开始上由戈麦斯老师教的学前班。 迈克尔认为这是必要的，因为他的父母无法说服其他老师接收简。 “当然，亲爱的！”博士。 戈麦斯回应道。“你呢，迈克尔？” 你给我带来什么了吗？”

"Um..." Before he could answer, Michael caught a glimpse of someone familiar. The man in the suit and sunglasses from the plane was standing about 30 feet away by the escalators, looking up at Michael over his phone.

“嗯……”迈克尔还没来得及回答，就瞥见了一个熟悉的人。 飞机上那个穿着西装、戴着墨镜的男人站在大约30英尺外的自动扶梯旁，通过电话看着迈克尔。

When the man noticed that he had been noticed, he quickly looked down at his phone, turned around, and went down the escalator. "Well, did you?" Jane asked again. "Was I supposed to?" Michael responded, distracted. "You all must be exhausted!" Mrs. Gomez said. "Let's get you home!" "See you in school tomorrow, Michael!" Justin said as he headed toward the escalator with his mom.

当这名男子发现有人注意到他时，他迅速低头看了看手机，转身下了电梯。 “是吗？”简又问。 “我应该这么做吗？”迈克尔心不在焉地回答。 “你们一定都累坏了！”戈麦斯太太说。 “我们送你回家吧！”“明天学校见，迈克尔！”贾斯汀边说边和妈妈一起朝自动扶梯走去。