11 My Birthday Wish

CHAPTER 11 My Birthday Wish WILLA WAS WITH HER!!!! Willa, plus her mom, whose name is Gayle. But I barely said hello to her. I just shouted: "WILLA!!!!!!!!" "Welcome back to Somers, Willa Go-Getter," Dad said. Penny was hopping up and down. "Do you like your surprise?" she asked me. "Do you like it?" "I love it!" I said.

第十一章 我的生日愿望 薇拉居然就在我身边！！！！ 薇拉，还有她妈妈盖尔。 可我几乎还没来得及跟她打招呼。 我只大喊了一声：“薇拉！！！！！！！！” “欢迎回到萨默斯，干劲十足的薇拉，”爸爸说。 佩妮兴奋得蹦蹦跳跳。 “你喜欢你的惊喜吗？” 她问我。 “你喜欢吗？” “我太喜欢了！” 我说。

I wished I could jump up and give Willa the biggest hug in the whole entire world, but of course that wasn't possible. Instead, she leaned over my bed and we hugged with me propped against the pillows. Then she hugged my dad and Penny. (I bet she'd hugged my mom out in the hallway.) Gayle hugged me and the rest of my family, too, and all the people who didn't know each other shook hands. I kept squeezing my eyes shut and opening them again to make sure the whole thing wasn't a dream, like when Dr. Fuentes was dressed like a gorilla. But every time I opened my eyes, Willa was STILL there! This was REAL LIFE! "Stella, are your eyes okay?" Mom asked. "Oh, yes," I told her. "They're fine. They just don't quite believe they're seeing the best surprise in the whole entire world!"

我多希望能跳起来给薇拉一个全世界最用力的拥抱，可当然啦，这做不到。 于是她俯到我的床边，我撑着枕头靠起来，我们抱了抱。 接着她抱了爸爸和佩妮。 （我猜她已经在外面走廊抱过妈妈了。） 盖尔也抱了我和我其他家人，不熟的人互相握手问好。 我不停闭上眼睛再睁开，确认这一切不是梦，就像富恩特斯医生扮成大猩猩那次一样。 可每次我睁开眼睛，薇拉都真真切切在这儿！ 这是真的，真的发生了！ “斯特拉，你的眼睛没事吧？” 妈妈问。 “哦，没事的，”我告诉她。 它们好好的。 就是不敢相信自己眼前就是全世界最棒的惊喜！”

"I have more surprises for you," Willa said. She grabbed a bag her mom was holding, and brought out a big box. I pulled off the wrapping paper. You probably won't be able to guess what it was, so I'll just tell you: A friendship bracelet–making kit! "Now we can make matching ones!" Willa said. "Thanks," I told her. "I'm going to make a whole bunch—one for you, and one for Camille, and one for Evie." "For me?" Evie asked. Right then I remem- bered what had happened in the car on the way to school on My Birthday Observed. When I started talking about Willa, Dad changed the subject and said we'd talk later. I'd been so busy thinking about Willa that I hadn't

“我还有更多惊喜给你哦，”薇拉说。 她拿过她妈妈手里的袋子，掏出一个大盒子。 我拆开包装纸。 你肯定猜不到是什么，那我直接告诉你啦：是编友谊手链的材料包！ “现在我们可以编一对一模一样的！” 薇拉说。 “谢谢你，”我对她说。 我要编好多好多——给你一条，卡米尔一条，伊维也一条。” “给我吗？” 伊维问道。 就在这时，我想起生日那天去学校路上，在车上发生的事。 我刚说起薇拉，爸爸就换了话题，说之后再谈。 我刚才满脑子都是薇拉，根本没

realized what he wanted to talk about, but now I did. Dad was worried I'd been hurting Evie's feelings. Willa and I had been friends for a long time, and I missed her. But Evie was one of my very best friends, too. I would never want to say anything to hurt her. "Yes, of course," I told her. "I'm really glad you're my friend." "I'm glad you're mine, too." "Batts Confections delivery!" someone called from the doorway. I looked over, and there was Stuart. "Delivery! For the eldest young Ms. Batts!"

反应过来他想说什么，现在我懂了。 爸爸担心我伤害了伊维的感情。 薇拉和我做朋友好久了，我好想她。 可伊维也是我最好的朋友之一呀。 我绝对不想说任何话伤害她。 “当然啦，给你的，”我对她说。 “我真的很高兴你是我的朋友。” “我也很高兴我是你的朋友呀。” “巴茨甜品店外卖到啦！” 有人在门口喊。 我看过去，是斯图尔特。 “外卖到啦！ 给年轻的巴茨大小姐送蛋糕！”

"That's me," I said. "But I thought you didn't work at the store anymore." "This is my last day," Stuart said. "I'd never move to New York before your birthday." "Wow, thanks," I said. He had a big Batts Confections bag with him—pink with silver writing that had BATTS CONFECTIONS written out in swirly letters. He reached in and pulled out—a cake! He placed it on the wheelie table right next to the bed, so I could look at it. It was definitely the most beautiful cake I'd ever seen in my whole entire life—even more beautiful than the one we'd brought to Aunt Laura's wedding. That cake had five tiers, all decorated with different candy. This cake was only one tier, covered in yellow frosting. There were waves of blue frosting around the edges, and a frosting dolphin leaping across

“是我，”我说。 “可我以为你不在店里干活了呀。” “今天是我最后一天上班，”斯图尔特说。 “我肯定不会在你生日前去纽约的。” “哇，谢谢你，”我说。 他拿着一个大大的巴茨甜品店袋子——粉色的，上面银色花体字写着“巴茨甜品”。 他伸手进去，掏出来——是一个蛋糕！ 他把蛋糕放在床边的可移动小桌上，这样我就能看到了。 这绝对是我这辈子见过最漂亮的蛋糕——比我们带去劳拉姑姑婚礼那个还要漂亮。 那个蛋糕有五层，每层都用不同的糖果装饰。 这个蛋糕只有一层，抹着黄色的糖霜。 边缘围着一圈波浪形的蓝色糖霜，糖霜做的海豚跃过