3 Lost and Found

CHAPTER 3 Lost and Found "Missing?" Mom said. "What do you mean missing?" "She came in here with Rob, not twenty minutes ago," Aunt Laura said. "We were standing right here, going over last-minute wedding details. When Rob looked up, she was gone!" I moved closer to Mom's side and reached for her hand. She took mine and squeezed tight. "She probably just stepped out to go to

第三章 失而复得 “不见了？” 妈妈说道。 “你说不见了是什么意思？” “她二十分钟前还和罗伯一起来这儿的，”劳拉姨妈说。 “我们当时就站在这儿，核对婚礼的最后细节。 罗伯一抬头，她就不见了！” 我往妈妈身边挪了挪，伸手去牵她的手。 她握住我的手，紧紧捏了捏。 “她可能只是出去

the bathroom or to explore," Grandma said. "Where's Uncle Rob now?" I asked. That's what I called him out loud—even though in my head he was "Soon-to-be Uncle Rob." It's just too long to say, and besides that, he was almost related to me. Mom and Dad even called him "Uncle Rob" when they talked about him to Penny and me. No one answered me. But then Mom said, "So where is Rob?" "He went to talk to hotel security," Grandma said. The grown-ups were all standing in a group, talking above our heads. "I have an idea," Penny whispered to me. "What?" "Let's get to a phone and press the Ask Aoife button to find out where Lia is!" "I don't think that's the kind of thing the

上厕所，或者去到处逛逛了，”奶奶说。 “罗伯姨父现在在哪儿？” 我问道。 我当面都是这么叫他的——哪怕我心里想的是“准姨父罗伯”。 那个称呼说起来太长了，而且再说了，他差不多就算是我的家人了。 爸爸妈妈和我还有佩妮说起他的时候，甚至都叫他“罗伯姨父”。 没人回答我的问题。 不过这时候妈妈开口了：“那罗伯在哪儿？” “他去找酒店安保了，”奶奶说。 大人们都凑成一团站着，在我们头顶上方聊个不停。 “我有个主意，”佩妮小声跟我说。 “什么主意？”“我们找个电话，按下‘询问奥伊弗’的按钮，就能知道莉娅在哪儿啦！” “我觉得这种事酒店可不

hotel would know," I told her. "How do you know unless you ask?" Penny said. She did have a point. Aunt Laura's cell phone buzzed and she answered it quickly. "Hello? Rob?" There was a pause, and then, "Oh, that's great. Thank goodness. We'll see you soon." When she hung up, she told the rest of us Rob had found Lia, which I'd already figured out just from listening to Aunt Laura's end of the conversation. Lia had gone back up to their hotel room. Now that everyone was done being worried, there were a bunch of introductions— Rob's relatives who I'd never met. His older brother, Doug, his uncle, who everyone called Chip, even though that didn't sound like a real name, and his dad, another Mr. Perlman. Also his best friend, Noah, was there. There would

会知道，”我告诉她。 “你不问怎么知道呢？” 佩妮说。 她说的确实有道理。 劳拉姨妈的手机嗡嗡响了起来，她赶紧接了电话。 “喂？罗伯？” 她顿了一下，然后说：“哦，太好了。 谢天谢地。 我们一会儿见。” 她挂了电话，告诉大家罗伯找到莉娅了，其实我光听劳拉姨妈打电话说的那半部分就已经猜到了。 莉娅是回他们楼上的酒店房间去了。 现在大家都不担心了，就开始了一连串的介绍——都是我以前没见过的罗伯的亲戚。 他的哥哥道格，他的叔叔，大家都叫他奇普，虽说这名字听着不像个真名，还有他的爸爸，另一位帕尔曼先生。 他最好的朋友诺亚也在那儿。 到时候

be more people attending the real wedding. The rehearsal was just for the family—well, family and Noah. Best friends are like family sometimes. "I wish you could meet the baby!" Grandma said. "Marco's too young for this kind of trip," Mom explained. "Nonsense," Grandma said. "What was that?" Grandpa asked. He wears a hearing aid, but sometimes he turns it off because it whistles a little bit. "I was just saying it's too bad Marco isn't here!" Grandma practically shouted. It was getting later and later. Aunt Laura picked up her cell phone, then put it down. Picked it up, and put it down. "Everything is fine," Mom told her. "I'm sure Rob is just talking it out with Lia now."

正式婚礼还会来更多人。 彩排只有家人参加——哦，还有诺亚。 有时候好朋友就和家人一样。 “真希望你们能见见小宝宝！” 奶奶说。 “马可还太小，不适合出这种远门，”妈妈解释道。 “瞎说，”奶奶说。 “你说什么？” 爷爷问道。 他戴了助听器，但有时候他会把它关掉，因为它会有点滋滋响。 “我刚说太可惜了，马可没来这儿！” 奶奶几乎是喊出来的。 时间越来越晚了。 劳拉姨妈拿起手机，又放了下去。 拿起来，又放下去。 “一切都好的，”妈妈跟她说。 “我肯定罗伯现在正在和莉娅好好说呢。”

Finally the ballroom doors opened. Aunt Laura rushed toward Rob and Lia, and the rest of us followed behind her. I'd never met Lia before, but I knew it was her, because she was the only kid with Soon-to-be Uncle Rob. Rob came over and hugged Mom, Dad, Penny, and me. "Sorry for the delay," he told us. "Lia, come meet your new aunt and uncle and cousins." This was it—the moment I was finally meeting my soon-to-be cousin.

终于，宴会厅的门开了。 劳拉姨妈朝罗伯和莉娅冲过去，我们其他人也跟在她后面。 我之前从没见过莉娅，但我知道就是她，因为她是和准姨父罗伯在一起的唯一一个小孩。 罗伯走过来，抱了抱妈妈、爸爸、佩妮和我。 “抱歉让大家等了这么久，”他跟我们说。 “莉娅，来见见你的新姨妈、姨父还有表姐妹们。” 就是这一刻——我终于要见到我的准表妹了。