3. Into the Locker

INTO THE LOCKER 3 Sam had a pit in his stomach the size of a basketball. Last week, Mr. Nekobi had told him that Eerie Elementary fed on students. And Sam had seen this with his own eyes— when the stage had tried to swallow his friends. Now Lucy was missing! Could the school have eaten her?

山姆的胃里有一个篮球那么大的坑。 上周，内科比告诉他，怪诞小学以学生为食。 当舞台试图吞噬他的朋友们时，山姆亲眼看到了这一点。 现在露西不见了！会不会是学校把她吃了？

"Follow me!" Ms. Grinker called out. Then she began marching the students out through the big double doors. Sam grabbed Antonio from the end of the line. The two friends stayed behind as their classmates headed outside. Then Sam said, "Lucy's missing! She went to her locker and now she's gone!"

“跟我来!”格林克女士喊道。 然后，她开始带领学生们走出那扇大大的双门。 萨姆从终点抓住安东尼奥。 当他们的同学走出去时，这两个朋友留下了。 然后萨姆说：“露西不见了！她去了储物柜，现在不见了！”

Antonio turned to look at Lucy's locker. He, too, knew what horrible things Eerie Elementary could do. He gulped and said, "Maybe she's just messing with us. You know, hiding in her locker..." Sam and Antonio crept toward Lucy's locker. Sam's heart pounded. He wrapped his fingers around the half-open door. The metal felt warm in his hand. Sam held his breath. Then he yanked the door open. Lucy was not inside.

安东尼奥转身看了看露茜的储物柜。 他也知道怪诞小学能做出什么可怕的事。 他咽了口气说：“也许她只是在跟我们开玩笑。 你知道，躲在她的储物柜里……” 萨姆和安东尼奥蹑手蹑脚地走向露西的储物柜。 山姆的心怦怦直跳。他用手指捂住半开着的门。 金属在他手里感觉很热。 萨姆屏住了呼吸。然后他猛地把门拉开。 露西不在屋里。

But something else was: Nasty, slimy goo dripped down the inside of the locker. It was glowing. It looked like neon boogers mixed with bulldog slobber. Antonio touched it. It was sticky and wet. "Eww!" he said. He flicked his hand, splashing goo on the floor. "Antonio," Sam said slowly, "the locker ate Lucy!" "We should tell Mr. Nekobi!" Antonio said. Sam shook his head. "There's no time. I have to go in after her. I'm the hall monitor. It's my job to protect the students especially Lucy!" Antonio gulped. "Then I'm coming with you."

但另一件事是：肮脏的黏糊糊的东西从储物柜里面滴下来。 它在发光。看起来就像霓虹鼻屎和牛头犬的口水混在一起。 安东尼奥摸了摸它。它又粘又湿。 “哎呀！”他说。他轻弹手，把黏液溅到地板上。 “安东尼奥，”萨姆慢慢地说，“储物柜吃掉了露西！”“我们应该告诉奈科比先生！”安东尼奥说。 山姆摇了摇头。“没时间了。 我得跟着她进去。 我是大厅管理员。我的工作是保护学生，尤其是露西！”安东尼奥一饮而尽。 “那我就跟你一起去。”

Sam nodded. He reached into Lucy's locker and brushed aside her gym clothes. There was a strange hole in the back wall of the locker. More glowing goo dripped from the hole. Sam could see a narrow tunnel through the hole. "Are you ready?" Sam asked. Antonio shook his head. "Not really." Sam swallowed. "No time to be scared," he said. "It's time to rescue Lucy." Sam climbed through the hole. Antonio followed. Together, they crawled into the darkness, down into the depths of the school.

山姆点点头。他把手伸进露西的储物柜，拂开她的运动服。 储物柜的后墙上有一个奇怪的洞。 更多发光的黏液从洞里滴了出来。 萨姆可以看到洞里有一条狭窄的隧道。 “你准备好了吗？”山姆问。 安东尼奥摇了摇头。“不是真的。” 山姆吞下。“没时间害怕了，”他说。 “是时候救露西了。” 萨姆爬出了洞。 安东尼奥。他们一起爬进黑暗中，爬进学校的深处。