10 MOM'S STORY

CHAPTER 10 MOM'S STORY Did Mom and Grandmom and Grandpop say we could stay at the library?" Little John asked Claire as soon as they were outside Eli's house. "Are Grandmom and Grandpop still there? Or did they go back to Valley View?" Kaz asked. "What about Beckett?" Little John asked. "Have you seen Beckett? We couldn't find him before we left." "Why don't you guys let the girl talk instead of asking so many questions," Finn said.

第十章妈妈的故事妈妈、爷爷奶奶说我们可以住在图书馆了吗？”他们一走出伊莱家，小约翰就问克莱尔。 “爷爷奶奶还在吗？” 还是他们回到了谷景城？”Kaz问道。 “那贝克特呢？”小约翰问。 “你见过贝克特吗？”我们离开之前没能找到他。” “你们为什么不让那个女孩说话，而不是问那么多问题，”芬恩说。

Claire raised her water bottle to her eye level so she could talk to the ghosts while she walked down the street. "Thanks, Finn," she said. "Okay, here's what happened. I came home from school yesterday and your parents and grandparents were really mad. They crowded around me and wanted to know where you were and when you were coming back." "What did you say?" Kaz asked.

克莱尔把她的水瓶举到和眼睛齐平的地方，这样她就可以在街上和鬼魂说话了。 “谢谢你，芬恩，”她说。“好吧，事情是这样的。 我昨天放学回家，你父母和祖父母都很生气。 他们围在我周围，想知道你在哪里，什么时候回来。” “你说什么？”Kaz问道。

"I told them you were safe and that you weren't coming back until they said you could stay at the library," Claire said. "Then your mom was all, 'children don't make the rules.'" She copied Mom's voice. Kaz gulped. "On a scale of one to ten, how much trouble are we in?" "That's the thing," Claire said as she crossed the street. "I don't think you are in trouble. After they talked to me, your mom and your grandparents had a big talk with Beckett—" "So Beckett is still at the library?" Little John interrupted. "Yes," Claire said. "I wouldn't say everything's peachy between Beckett and your family, but things are better. They all want you to come home, so they made a deal. Beckett is going to live in the library. Your grandma and grandpa are going to go back to Valley View. But you and your parents are going to live above the library. Where my family lives. You don't have to go to

克莱尔说：“我告诉他们你很安全，除非他们允许你留在图书馆，否则你不会回来。” “然后你妈妈就会说，‘孩子不用制定规则。’”她模仿妈妈的声音。 Kaz一饮而尽。“从一到十，我们有多大的麻烦？”“就是这样，”克莱尔过马路时说。 “我不认为你有麻烦。 他们跟我谈完之后，你妈妈和你祖父母又跟贝克特大谈了一番——”“那么贝克特还在图书馆？”小约翰插嘴说。 “是的，”克莱尔说。“我不会说贝克特和你的家人之间一切都很好，但现在好多了。 他们都想让你回家，所以他们做了个交易。 贝克特要住在图书馆里。 你爷爷奶奶要回谷景镇了。 但你和你父母要住在图书馆楼上。 我家人住的地方。你不需要去

Valley View. And you can visit Beckett whenever you want." "Hooray! We don't have to go to Valley View." Little John clapped his hands. Kaz wasn't ready to celebrate just yet. Just because their parents had said he and Little John didn't have to go to Valley View didn't mean they weren't in trouble. But maybe when their parents saw Finn, they'd forget all about whatever trouble Kaz and Little John were in. And they'd all live happily ever after. "There you are!" Kaz and Little John's mom said when Claire walked into her living room. The ghosts passed through the water bottle and started to expand. "Don't you ever—" Mom stopped midsentence. She blinked, then rubbed her eyes and blinked again. "Finn?" she said. She turned to Claire and Kaz and Little John. "You found Finn?"

谷的观点。你随时都可以去看贝克特。” “万岁!我们不需要去硅谷。” 小约翰拍了拍手。 卡兹还没准备好庆祝呢。 仅仅因为他们的父母说他和小约翰不需要去山谷景，并不意味着他们没有麻烦。 但也许当他们的父母看到芬恩时，他们就会忘记卡兹和小约翰遇到的麻烦。 他们会从此过上幸福的生活。 “你在这儿！”卡兹和小约翰的妈妈说，当克莱尔走进她的客厅。 鬼魂穿过水瓶，开始膨胀。 “难道你从来没有——”妈妈说到一半就停住了。 她眨了眨眼睛，揉了揉眼睛，又眨了眨。 “芬恩？”她说。她转向克莱尔、卡兹和小约翰。 “你找到芬恩了？”

"MICHAEL! MOM! POPS!" Mom called. "YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHO'S HERE!" She threw her arms around Finn.

“迈克尔!妈妈!持久性有机污染物!”妈妈叫。 “你绝对猜不到谁来了！”她伸出双臂搂住芬恩。

"Oh my goodness," Grandmom said as she and the rest of the family wafted into the room. They raced toward Finn, hugging and kissing him. Woof! Woof! Cosmo barked. Finn expaaaaanded over his family's heads. "Cosmo? Is that you?" His tail wagging, the ghost dog worked his way toward Finn and started licking him all over. Finn laughed. "I haven't seen you in so long, old buddy!" he said, hugging his dog. "Thank you for finding Finn," Mom said to Claire. "I didn't find him," Claire said. "Kaz and Little John did." "Good thing we ran away from home, huh?" Little John said. "Otherwise, we wouldn't have found Finn." Mom frowned. "Yes, we're going to talk about that."

“哦，我的天哪，”奶奶说，她和其他家人走进房间。 他们冲向芬恩，拥抱他，亲吻他。 汪!汪!科兹摩吠叫。芬恩扩大了他的家庭。 “都市性?是你吗？”这只鬼狗摇着尾巴朝芬恩走来，开始舔他的全身。 芬恩笑了。“我好久没见到你了，老朋友！”他抱着他的狗说。 “谢谢你找到芬恩，”妈妈对克莱尔说。 “我没找到他，”克莱尔说。 “是卡兹和小约翰。” “幸好我们离家出走了，是吧？”小约翰说。 “否则，我们就找不到芬恩了。” 妈妈皱起了眉头。“是的，我们将讨论这个问题。”