7. Believe Me!

7 BELIEVE ME! "I Peter Pan, challenge the friendly pirate Noodler to a fight!" Antonio yelled. He swung an invisible sword through the air. It was Tuesday morning, and Sam, Antonio, and Lucy were walking to school. They were practicing their Peter Pan lines.

相信我！“我是彼得·潘，向友好的海盗面手挑战！”安东尼奥喊道。 他在空中挥舞着一把看不见的剑。 这是一个星期二的早晨，山姆、安东尼奥和露西正走向学校。 他们在练习彼得·潘的台词。

But Sam couldn't focus on his lines. He could not stop thinking about what had happened the night before. Antonio laughed. "Sam, you have the worst part in the play. You only have a few lines toward the end. And, really, who wants to be a friendly pirate anyway?" "Huh?" Sam said. "Sam's not even paying attention!" Lucy moaned. "This play is going to be a disaster. Everything is going to go wrong!" Antonio patted his pocket, smiling. "Not as long as I have my lucky sandwich." Antonio and Sam had been friends since kindergarten. And Antonio had always carried a peanut butter and jelly sandwich around in his pocket.

但山姆无法专注于台词。 他不停地回想前一天晚上发生的事。 安东尼奥笑了。“萨姆，你演的是剧中最差的角色。 最后只有几行。 而且，说真的，谁愿意做一个友好的海盗呢？”“嗯?”山姆说。 “萨姆根本就没在听！”露西呻吟。 “这出戏会是一场灾难。 一切都会出问题的！”安东尼奥拍了拍他的口袋，微笑着。 “只要我有幸运三明治就不会。” 安东尼奥和萨姆从幼儿园起就是朋友。 安东尼奥的口袋里总是带着花生酱和果冻三明治。

Sometimes he carried the same sandwich around for weeks. Sam thought it was a little bit disgusting but also a little bit awesome. Sam stopped walking. "Guys, I really need to tell you something." Sam looked around to make sure no one was nearby. He pulled his friends in close. "Remember the quicksand I told you about yesterday? I know you didn't believe me. But after school, more weird stuff happened! I fell asleep while on hall monitor duty—"

有时他带着同一个三明治走几个星期。 山姆觉得这有点恶心，但也有点棒。 山姆停了下来。“伙计们，我真的要告诉你们一件事。” 山姆环顾四周，确定附近没有人。 他把他的朋友拉近了。 “还记得我昨天跟你说的流沙吗？” 我知道你不相信我。 但放学后，更奇怪的事情发生了！我值班时睡着了——”

"I believe that!" Antonio joked. "Listen!" Sam said. "When I woke up, the school was going crazy! I was attacked by the oak tree! Then Mr. Nekobi saved me! But I think he might be a bad guy or something he's super weird!" Antonio frowned. "You're losing your mind." Lucy agreed. "I'm starting to worry about you, Sam." Sam ran his hand through his hair and said, "Just wait until we get to school. You'll see! There's a broken window and busted lockers! And the fire hose is tied in a big knot!" When they got to school, Sam rushed past his friends and up the front steps. What he saw blew his mind.

“我相信！”安东尼奥开玩笑说。 “听!”山姆说。“当我醒来的时候，整个学校都疯了！”我被那棵橡树袭击了！然后Nekobi先生救了我！但我觉得他可能是个坏人，他超级奇怪！”安东尼奥皱起了眉头。 “你疯了。” 露西答应了。“我开始担心你了，萨姆。” 萨姆用手捋了捋头发，说：“等我们到了学校再说。 你会看到!窗户被打破了，储物柜也被撞坏了！消防水管打了个大结！”当他们到达学校时，萨姆从他的朋友身边冲过去，走上前门的台阶。 他所看到的让他大吃一惊。

Everything was back to normal! It was like nothing had happened. The fire hose was wound up, and the lockers were closed. "No..." Sam whispered. "This doesn't make any sense...." Antonio gently punched Sam in the arm. "You should really get some more sleep. Your nightmares sound serious."

一切都恢复正常了！就像什么都没发生过一样。 消防水管上了发条，储物柜也关了。 “不……”山姆低声说。“这没有任何意义....” 安东尼奥轻轻地打了山姆的胳膊。 “你真的应该多睡一会儿。 你的噩梦听起来很严重。”

RIIIIING! The morning bell rang, and everyone began filing into class. The huge window in Ms. Grinker's class wasn't broken. Even the oak tree looked normal. This was a regular Tuesday morning. But not for Sam. Sam wanted answers, and he thought he knew where to get them. But first— "Sam, hurry up!" Lucy said, running into class. Sam groaned. He had to check the halls and then get to class, too. His answers would have to wait.

RIIIIING !早上的铃响了，大家开始鱼贯进入教室。 Grinker老师班上的大窗户没有被打破。 甚至橡树看起来也很正常。 这是一个普通的星期二早晨。 但对山姆来说不是这样。山姆想知道答案，他觉得他知道去哪里找答案。 但首先——“山姆，快点！”露西跑进教室说。 山姆呻吟着。他还得检查一下大厅，然后再去上课。 他的回答要等一等。