Chapter 11

chapter eleven Globlet and I followed the thick vine, which led us down to a narrow, crooked alley that we never would have found otherwise. And from

第十一章glolet和我顺着茂密的藤蔓，走到一条狭窄弯曲的小巷，否则我们是永远找不到的。 从

there, we escaped the head-spinning neighborhood maze. And I thought we left this thing behind us too. But nope. He's here. He doesn't bare his teeth or flash his talons or anything. He just... watches us. "Maybe it's like, y'know—when you see a spider," I say. "And it's just as scared of you as you are of it." "Which is NOT SCARED AT ALL!" Globlet exclaims. "HI, WRETCH! HUG PARTY?!" "Globlet!" I snap, throwing my hand over her rubbery mouth hole. "Just, like, don't pay attention to him—and maybe he'll leave. Don't look him in the eye or anything. Just be, like, nonchalant...."

在那里，我们逃离了令人头晕目眩的社区迷宫。 我以为我们也把这事抛诸脑后了。 但不。他在这里。他不会露出牙齿，也不会亮出爪子什么的。 他只是……看我们。“也许就像，你知道，当你看到一只蜘蛛的时候，”我说。 “你怕它，它也怕你。” “这一点都不可怕！”Globlet声称。 “嗨,坏蛋!拥抱派对吗? !”“Globlet !”我厉声说，用手捂住她那橡胶般的嘴巴。 “就像，不要注意他——也许他会离开。 不要直视他的眼睛。 只要若无其事....”

I AM BEING VERY NONCHALANTLY. I glance back, just to see if he's still there. He is. He's hanging behind, but doesn't get too close. It's almost like HE'S wary of US. Which IS insane. He just, like... wants to be nearby. Which would be fine, if he wasn't evil. Finally, I'm just too fed up....

我表现得很冷淡。 我回头瞥了一眼，想看看他是否还在。 他是。他在后面，但没有靠得太近。 就好像他在提防我们。 这太疯狂了。他就像… 想要靠近。如果他不邪恶的话，这也没什么。 最后，我只是太受够了....

I turn to the Wretch and exclaim, "I don't know what you want—but whatever it is, I don't have it!" The creature looks at me, and our eyes catch. Suddenly, a brief burst of Wretch-like

我转身对那个可怜虫喊道：“我不知道你要什么——不管你要什么，我都没有！”那家伙看着我，我们的目光相遇了。 突然，一阵可怜虫似的声音突然爆发

vision appears in my mind. A tennis ball hitting the zombie.... My locker at school— All my head is mine. It's the solo party in there. Not a group hang. All my shouting works. The vision, which was just beginning to bubble up, stops. But as it clears, my eyes catch sight of a huge electrical tower in the distance, and I

幻象出现在我的脑海里。 一个网球打到僵尸.... 我在学校的储物柜-我的脑袋都是我的。 这是单人派对。 不是集体绞刑。我所有的呼喊都起作用了。 刚开始出现的幻象停止了。 但当天空放晴时，我的眼睛瞥见远处一座巨大的电塔，我

can't help but think—TOWER. Argh. I look away, shaking my head. My gut is overriding my brain in a big way. "Globlet," I say softly. "I know what we have to do...." "Yup." She nods. "Rob a bank!" Globlet says, just as I say, "Get him back home." "Nope, Globlet. Not 'rob a bank.' The answer is never 'rob a bank.'" "Never?" "Never." She kicks the ground and mutters. We need to get him someplace safe. Someplace the Rifters won't find him— because if they do, they'll hand him over to Thrull. This creature is just a baby. A Winged Wretch baby, but still. He's alone and he's hurt, and that was why I helped him back at the playground. I can't just stop helping him now. Solo adventure or not.

我不禁想到塔。 啊。我把目光移开，摇了摇头。 我的直觉在很大程度上凌驾于我的大脑之上。 “地球仪，”我轻声说。“我知道我们该怎么做....” “是的。”她点了点头。“抢银行！”Globlet说，就像我说的，把他带回家 “不,Globlet。而不是抢银行。答案是永远不要抢银行。”“从来没有?”“从来没有。” 她踢着地面，喃喃自语。 我们得把他带到安全的地方。 一个裂谷党人找不到他的地方，因为如果他们找到了，他们会把他交给瑟鲁。 这个生物只是个婴儿。 一个长着翅膀的可怜的孩子，但仍然。 他孤身一人，而且受伤了，所以我才在操场上帮他。 我不能现在就不帮他了。 不管是否独自冒险。