13 The Lump Disappears

CHAPTER THIRTEEN THE LUMP DISAPPEARS "WAIT A MINUTE, Molly," Dad said. His eyebrows were scrunched up a little. "What did you hear exactly?" "That we're moving," I said and sat down at the kitchen table. My legs were wobbly. "Molly," Mom said and sat down next to me on the right. "We're not moving." "But I heard you say that you have to move all my stuff," I explained. That lump got a little smaller. "And move your stuff."

“等一下，莫利，”爸爸说。 他的眉毛微微皱起。 “你到底听到了什么？”“我们要搬家了。”我边说边在餐桌旁坐下。 我的腿摇摇晃晃。“莫莉，”妈妈说着，在我右边坐了下来。 “我们不动。”“但是我听到你说你必须把我所有的东西都搬走。”我解释道。 那个肿块变小了。 “把你的东西搬走。”

"We're not moving," Dad repeated. "Not to a different place?" I asked and wiped my sleeve across my eyes. "Like to a new city or state or something?" "We are going to move things around, just like you heard," Mom said. "But here in this house, not in a different house somewhere else." I felt better, but I still didn't understand. "Why?" "Well, we're going to change the rooms around upstairs," Dad explained. He was crouched down next to me on the left. "Right now, we have our room, your room, and the office that Mom and I use on the weekends for work sometimes. But we're going to change that."

“我们不动，”爸爸重复道。 “不去别的地方吗？”我问，用袖子擦了擦眼睛。 “比如去一个新的城市或州或什么地方？”“我们要搬东西，就像你听到的，”妈妈说。 “但在这所房子里，而不是在别的地方的另一所房子里。” 我感觉好多了，但我还是不明白。 “为什么?”“嗯，我们要把楼上的房间换一下，”爸爸解释说。 他蹲在我的左边。 “现在，我们有我们的房间，你的房间，还有我和妈妈周末有时用来工作的办公室。 但我们要改变这一点。”

"How?" "We're going to move the office stuff downstairs. That room will become your room," Mom said. "It's a

“如何?”“我们要把办公室的东西搬到楼下。 那个房间将成为你的房间，”妈妈说。 “这是一个

little bigger and has two windows instead of one. You can decorate it however you want." "But I heard Dad say, 'We have to move,'" I said. "That's a direct quote." "I did?" "Yes. I heard it. For sure." They were quiet for a few seconds, trying to remember their conversation. "I know what you're talking about, Molly," Mom said and giggled. "While I was blow-drying my hair, Dad started to brush his teeth. And he reached in front of me and I walked behind him and the hair dryer cord got all tangled up between us. He said 'We have to move' because of that."

更大一点，有两个窗口而不是一个。 你可以随心所欲地装饰它。” “但我听到爸爸说，‘我们得搬家了。’”我说。 “这是直接引用。”“我吗?”“是的。 我听到了。肯定的。”他们沉默了几秒钟，努力回忆刚才的谈话。 “我知道你在说什么，莫莉，”妈妈咯咯地笑着说。 当我在吹头发的时候，爸爸开始刷牙了。 他走到我前面，我走在他后面，吹风机的绳子在我们之间缠在了一起。 他说‘我们必须搬家’。”

"It was all just a misunderstanding, Molly," Dad said. "Really?!" That lump in my throat was totally gone. I was getting really happy now, but I still wasn't

“这只是一个误会，莫莉，”爸爸说。 “真的吗? !”我喉咙里的肿块完全消失了。 我现在真的很开心了，但我仍然没有

totally understanding. "But then why are we moving the rooms around and stuff? And what's happening to my room?" Mom looked at Dad. And Dad looked at Mom. Then they both looked at me.

完全理解。“那我们为什么要把房间搬来搬去？” 我的房间怎么样了？”妈妈看着爸爸。 爸爸看着妈妈。然后他们都看着我。