12 They’re Out of My Head

CHAPTER TWELVE THEY'RE OUT OF MY HEAD MOM AND DAD were waiting for me when I got home. Do you remember when I told you that my parents understand how something can get stuck in my head and then I can't get it out? They get it. They know me. But getting in trouble with the principal was different. I didn't know what would happen. They had already talked to Principal Shelton.

第十二章他们不在我的脑海里我到家的时候，爸爸妈妈正在等我。 你还记得我跟你说过我父母能理解我脑子里会有什么东西卡住然后我就无法摆脱它吗？ 他们明白了。他们认识我。 但与校长发生冲突是不同的。 我不知道会发生什么。 他们已经和谢尔顿校长谈过了。

But they wanted to know what happened from me. So I explained to them how the Skittles got stuck in my head. And I told them how I had to find out how many Skittles were in Principal Shelton's jar. I explained why I had to get into trouble. I told them how Simon pretended to have a thumbtack stuck in his foot. I detailed how I switched the jars. "You replaced the jar?" Dad asked. "And that replacement jar was full of Skittles too?" I nodded and told them there were exactly— exactly—473 Skittles in Principal Shelton's jar.

但他们想从我这里知道发生了什么。 于是我向他们解释了彩虹糖是如何卡在我的脑海里的。 我告诉他们我是如何弄清楚谢尔顿校长的罐子里有多少彩虹糖的。 我解释了我为什么要惹上麻烦。 我告诉他们西蒙是如何假装把图钉卡在脚上的。 我详细说明了我是怎么调换罐子的。 “你把罐子换了？”爸爸问。 “那个替换的罐子里也装满了彩虹糖吗？”我点了点头，告诉他们谢尔顿校长的罐子里正好有473颗彩虹糖。

"It's okay," Mom said when I was done explaining. "That's just who you are. You needed to know. But next time, try not to get into trouble at school. Okay?" "Okay." Dad asked, "What happened to the Skittles?"

“没关系，”我解释完后，妈妈说。 “这就是你。你需要知道。 但下次，尽量不要在学校惹麻烦。 没事吧?”“好吧。”爸爸问：“彩虹糖怎么了？”

"Umm," I said. It took me a few seconds to remember. I hadn't thought about those Skittles since we finished counting them. Then I remembered. "They're in my backpack." "Well, you better bring them to me," Dad said. "Why?" I asked and held perfectly still. I definitely

“嗯，”我说。我花了几秒钟才想起来。 自从我们数完彩虹糖之后，我就再也没想过那些。 然后我想起来了。“它们在我的背包里。” “好吧，你最好把它们带给我，”爸爸说。 “为什么?”我问，一动不动。 我绝对

didn't know why Dad wanted them. He looked me right in the eyes and said, "I love Skittles, that's why." I smiled and went to get the Skittles. We each got a handful. I picked out the green and purple Skittles from my portion. They reminded me of grapes. So, obviously, I didn't want to eat them. Mom and Dad ate them for me.

我不知道爸爸为什么要它们。 他看着我的眼睛说：“我喜欢彩虹糖，这就是原因。” 我微笑着去拿彩虹糖。 我们每人拿了一把。我从我那份里挑出了绿色和紫色的彩虹糖。 它们让我想起了葡萄。 所以，很明显，我不想吃它们。 爸爸妈妈给我吃了。