6 Lost

CHAPTER 6 Lost I raced out the door. I didn't even feel the cuts stinging anymore. I could only feel my heart thumping harder than it had ever thumped before. First Dad and I ran left, the direction the lady had pointed. No Bella. Then we doubled back and went right, but there was no sign of her that way, either. Stuart and Claire promised to keep an eye out in the shopping center. Dad and I got into the car to drive

第六章 走失了 我猛地冲出门外。 我甚至感觉不到伤口的刺痛了。 我只听得见心脏砰砰狂跳，跳得比以往任何时候都要剧烈。 我和爸爸先往左边跑，就是刚才那位女士指的方向。 没看到贝拉的影子。 接着我们折回来往右边找，可那边也没有她的踪迹。 斯图尔特和克莱尔答应会在购物中心里留意找她。 我和爸爸坐上车，准备开着车

around and look some more. I wiped my face with my hands and swallowed the big lump in my throat. "We'll find her, right?" I asked Dad, as he turned the key to start the car. "We'll certainly try, darling," he said. Usually parents tell their kids that everything will be okay. So I knew that this time, it really might not be. We drove down practically every street in all of Somers. I looked out the window and called, "Bella! Bella!" as we went. We turned the corner on Monticello Road. Down the street, I could see someone waving. Dad slowed the car to a stop and Lucy from my class came running up to my window. "Stella! I knew it was you! I recognized your dad's car!"

在附近转，再多找找。 我用手抹了抹脸，咽下了堵在喉咙里的硬块。 “我们会找到她的，对不对？” 爸爸拧钥匙发动车子的时候，我问他。 “我们肯定会尽力的，宝贝。”他说。 平时爸爸妈妈都会跟孩子说，一切都会好起来的。 所以我知道，这次说不定真的好不了了。 我们几乎开遍了萨默斯镇的每一条街。 我望着窗外，不停地喊：“贝拉！贝拉！” 车子一路开，我就一路喊。 我们转到了蒙蒂塞洛路的拐角。 街那头，我看见有人在挥手。 爸爸慢慢把车停下，我班上的露西朝我的车窗跑了过来。 “斯黛拉！ 我就知道是你！ 我认出你爸爸的车啦！”

I wished she hadn't seen me. I wanted to roll up my window and have us drive down the next street. What if Bella was one block over right now? And we missed her because I'd been talking to Lucy? Lucy was with her sister, Ann. Ann is already a teenager, and she babysits sometimes. "Come on, Luce," Ann said, impatiently. "I have to call Oliver back." "Wait a sec," Lucy told her. "What's wrong?" she asked me. "Nothing," I said. "It's not nothing. You were crying. I can tell because there are dried-up tears on your face." Dad twisted around in his seat. "We're looking for Evie's dog," he said. "Can you keep an eye out for a little white Maltese?" "Bella's missing?" Lucy asked. "What

我真希望她没看见我。 我恨不得把车窗摇起来，让爸爸直接开去下一条街。 万一贝拉现在就在旁边的一个街区呢？ 要是因为我跟露西说话，我们就错过她了怎么办？ 露西和她姐姐安在一起。 安已经是个十几岁的孩子了，有时候还会帮人照看小孩。 “快走吧，露西。”安不耐烦地说。 “我得给奥利弗回电话呢。” “等一下。”露西对她说。 “你怎么啦？” 她问我。 “没什么。”我说。 “才不是没什么。 你刚才哭了对不对。 我看得出来，你脸上还有干了的泪痕呢。” 爸爸在座位上转过身来。 “我们在找埃维的狗，”他说， “你们能不能帮忙留意一只白色的小马耳他犬？” “贝拉不见了？” 露西问。 “怎么

happened? I thought Evie was going to England." I just shook my head. I couldn't talk anymore. But Dad filled her in: "Evie is in England. We were watching Bella for her, and she got away." "Have you been to the pound?" Lucy asked. "In the movies, that's where people always bring lost dogs." In the movies, the dogs at the pound are always MISERABLE. "We're hoping someone found her and is keeping her safe until we get there," Dad said. "I'll make up some lost dog signs," Lucy said. "Just send me a picture." "That's a very kind offer, Lucy," Dad said. "We REALLY have to go," Ann told Lucy, pulling on her arm.

回事啊？ 我以为埃维要去英国了呢。” 我只是摇了摇头。 我已经说不出话来了。 爸爸替我跟她解释：“埃维确实在英国。 我们帮她照看贝拉，结果她跑丢了。” “你们去过动物收容所了吗？” 露西问。 “电影里大家捡到走丢的狗，都会送到那儿去的。” 电影里，收容所的狗过得都特别惨。 “我们希望有人捡到了她，会好好照顾她，等我们去接。”爸爸说。 “我来做一些寻狗启事吧，”露西说， “你发一张贝拉的照片给我就行。” “露西，你真的太好心了。”爸爸说。 “我们真的得走了。”安拉着露西的胳膊对她说。