Chapter 13

CHAPTER 13 Cruz was barking. Barking like crazy. Barry shook himself awake. Cruz was standing at the edge of the room, where the side of the house had been ripped away. But he was looking back at Barry as he barked. Come! he seemed to be saying. Come here and look! Something thundered in the sky. The house was shuddering and rocking. What was happening?

克鲁兹在叫。 疯狂地吠叫。巴里摇醒了自己。 克鲁兹站在房间的边缘，房子的一侧已经被掀掉了。 但他在吠叫的时候回头看着巴里。 来了!他似乎在说。 过来看看!天空中有什么东西在轰鸣。 房子在颤抖和摇晃。 发生了什么事?

Was it a tornado? An earthquake? No! It was a helicopter! It hovered low in the sky, its winds churning the floodwater. Barry could see the pilot, a young man, through the windshield. He seemed to be looking right at Barry. "Cruz!" Barry exclaimed. "We're being rescued!" Barry waved at the pilot. "Here!" he said. "Here! We're here!" It's over! Barry thought. They'd made it! Soon they'd be out of the flood! He'd be back with Mom and Dad and Cleo! Barry waved his arms. The helicopter hovered for a minute longer. But then it suddenly rose and flew away. Was it circling? Was it going to come around the other side? Barry waited. And waited. But the helicopter's sound grew fainter, and then it faded away completely. "No!" Barry shouted. "Come back!" Cruz looked at him, confused.

是龙卷风吗?地震吗? 不!那是一架直升机!它低低地盘旋在天空中，它的风搅动着洪水。 巴里透过挡风玻璃看到了飞行员，一个年轻人。 他似乎正看着巴里。 “克鲁斯!”巴里喊道。“我们得救了!”巴里向飞行员挥了挥手。 “这儿!”他说。“在这里!我们在这里!”这是结束了!巴里想。 他们成功了!很快他们就能脱离洪水了!他会回到爸爸妈妈和克莱奥身边!巴里挥舞着双臂。 直升机又盘旋了一分钟。 但它突然飞起来，飞走了。 它在打转吗?它会从另一边过来吗? 巴里等。等着。但直升机的声音越来越微弱，然后完全消失了。 “不!”巴里喊道。“回来!”克鲁兹困惑地看着他。

Barry felt like crying. But he wanted to be strong. For Cruz. "I'm sorry," Barry said as calmly as he could. "I thought they were coming for us." The helicopter's winds had stirred up the water, and now the house was rocking so violently that Barry was knocked onto his knees. Cruz yelped. Before Barry could pick himself up, he heard a loud splash. Cruz had fallen into the water!

巴里想哭。但他想要坚强。 克鲁兹。“对不起，”巴里尽可能平静地说。 “我以为他们是冲着我们来的。” 直升机的风搅起了水，现在房子剧烈地摇晃，巴里被打倒在地。 克鲁斯在吠。巴瑞还没来得及站起来，就听到一声巨响。 克鲁兹掉进水里了!

Barry dove toward the open side of the house and peered over the edge. He searched for Cruz, but all he could see was a mess of wood planks and branches. Something poked up in the middle of the debris but then disappeared. It was Cruz! He was tangled up in the mess and struggling to keep his head above the water. Barry fought the urge to jump right in. It was a ten-foot drop at least. And he had to be careful not to hit anything sharp floating in the water. "I'm coming, Cruz!" Barry yelled as he eased himself over the side of the house, holding tightly with his hands while letting his legs drop. He dangled there for a minute, grasping the edge, staring down into the water, until he spotted a big board floating underneath. Just as it passed, Barry let go. He hit the waves but grabbed hold of the wood before his head went under. He pulled his body onto the board and kicked over to Cruz. The dog was trapped between two branches. Barry pulled away the biggest branch and grabbed Cruz by the collar.

巴里扑向房子敞开的一侧，从边缘往外看。 他四处寻找克鲁兹，但他所能看到的只是一堆木板和树枝。 有什么东西从废墟中间冒出来，然后又消失了。 是克鲁兹!他被一团乱麻缠住了，挣扎着把头露出水面。 巴里克制住了想要跳进水里的冲动。 那至少有十英尺高。 他还得小心，别撞到漂在水里的任何尖锐的东西。 “我来了，克鲁兹!”巴里喊道，他慢慢地爬过房子的一侧，双手紧紧抓住，双腿垂下。 他在那里晃了一会儿，抓住边缘，盯着下面的水，直到他发现下面漂浮着一块大木板。 就在它过去的时候，巴里放手了。 他撞上了海浪，但在头沉下去之前抓住了木头。 他把自己的身体拉到滑板上，向克鲁兹踢去。 狗被夹在两根树枝之间。 巴里拉开最大的一根树枝，抓住克鲁兹的衣领。

"I have you," he said, pulling the dog close, hooking his arm around Cruz's body. Cruz licked him on the cheek and pushed his nose into Barry's ear like he wanted to whisper a secret. "I know," Barry said. "That was scary. But we're okay. We're okay." But they weren't okay. The water was burning Barry's skin. The fumes stung his eyes. Cruz had to be suffering too. They couldn't go back to Abe's broken house. Barry wouldn't be able to lift Cruz through the window. And they couldn't just float like this either. In the distance, Barry saw the rooftop of a house poking through the water. It was too far to swim to through the poisonous flood. And then he saw a car floating toward them. It was upside down, like a turtle flipped onto its back. Maybe he and Cruz could ride the car to the roof of that house. Barry kicked as hard as he could, holding Cruz with one hand and the board with the other. They made it to the car and scrambled up onto it. Barry held on to one of the tires, and Cruz stayed close to him. Slowly, the car moved

“我有你，”他说着，把狗拉近，用胳膊搂住克鲁兹的身体。 克鲁兹舔了舔他的脸颊，把鼻子塞进巴里的耳朵里，好像想告诉他一个秘密。 “我知道，”巴里说。“这太可怕了。 但我们没事。我们好了。” 但他们并不好。水烫着巴里的皮肤。 烟雾刺痛了他的眼睛。克鲁兹肯定也很痛苦。 他们不能回到亚伯的破房子。 巴里不可能把克鲁兹从窗户抬起来。 它们也不能就这样漂浮着。 在远处，巴里看到一座房子的屋顶露出水面。 游过有毒的洪水太远了。 然后他看到一辆车朝他们漂过来。 它是上下颠倒的，就像一只翻转过来的乌龟。 也许他和克鲁兹可以开车去那栋房子的屋顶。 巴里一手抓着克鲁兹，一手抓着冲浪板，用尽全力踢了一脚。 他们走到车旁，爬上了车。 巴里抓着其中一个轮胎，克鲁兹紧靠着他。 车子慢慢地移动着

toward the house, almost as though they were driving it. When they were a few feet away, Barry stood up, balancing himself, ready to jump. "Come on!" he said to Cruz. And they both leaped off the car and onto the roof. Cruz slipped, but this time Barry grabbed him before he fell. They staggered up to a small dry patch near the top of the roof. Barry sat down, pulling Cruz onto his lap. He suddenly felt more tired than he'd ever felt in his life. He rested his chin on Cruz's head. Barry could hear dogs barking and howling all around them. He remembered the news report that had said no one could bring pets to the Superdome. There must be hundreds of dogs and cats on their own. Thousands. And people too. In the distance Barry could hear voices calling for help. He and Cruz weren't the only ones out here. The light drained from the sky and the sun went down. Barry and Cruz sat slumped together. Neither of them moved. Barry was thirsty but there was no water to drink.

朝着房子走去，几乎就像他们在赶着房子一样。 当他们离开几英尺远的时候，巴里站了起来，保持身体平衡，准备跳下去。 “加油!”他对克鲁兹说。 他们俩都跳下了车，爬上了车顶。 克鲁兹滑倒了，但这次巴里在他摔倒前抓住了他。 他们摇摇晃晃地走到靠近屋顶的一小块干燥的地方。 巴里坐下来，把克鲁兹拉到自己的腿上。 他突然感到一生中从未有过的疲惫。 他把下巴靠在克鲁兹的头上。 巴里能听到狗在他们周围吠叫和嚎叫。 他记得新闻报道说，没有人可以带宠物进入超级圆顶体育场。 那里肯定有成百上千只猫狗。 成千上万的人。还有人。 巴里能听到远处有呼救声。 他和克鲁兹不是唯一在这里的人。 光线从天空中消失，太阳落山了。 巴里和克鲁兹瘫坐在一起。 他们俩都没动。巴里很渴，但没有水喝。