Ah—choo!
A sneeze nearby starts the story.

Plop—splash!
A blue paper soaked in a strange liquid falls into the bag next to me.

Curious, I turn my head to get a better look.

Plop—splash!
Another paper lands in the bag.
Plop—splash!
A fresh one misses the mark! It’s in!
I’m genuinely happy for him.

But just when things are getting interesting,
He turns and leaves, what a pity.

Ah—Ah—Ah—
I immediately lift my head from the book: a moment of surprise!

Achoo—
Just as I thought, three seconds later, he returns to my side.

Plop—splash!
Direct hit!
Plop—splash!
Right in the middle of the bin! Points added!
Plop—splash!
A three-pointer! Spectacular!

Plop—
It hits! But this time—
Wait, where’s the splash?

I bend down, focus my eyes,
Out of bounds! It hit my feet, a violation!
Stop!
Penalty! Penalty! Penalty!

Sadly, the owner of the strange liquid didn’t hear my eager calls,
The door shuts, he walks out without looking back.

31 March 2023 in London

图书馆的故事
 
阿——！嚏！
身旁一声呼号，故事从此开始。
 
噗——！哗啦！
浸满了奇妙液体的蓝色的纸，落入了我身旁的袋子里
 
我满怀好奇，转过头来凑个新鲜
 
噗——！哗啦！
又一张纸落到了袋子里
噗——！哗啦！
鲜些没打准！进去了！
我满心里的为他高兴
 
可正是兴致来的时候，
他却转身离去了，真是遗憾
 
阿——！阿——！阿——！
我立马把头从书里抬起来：惊喜的片段！
 
嚏——！
正如我所料，三秒后，他又如约来到了我的身旁
 
噗——！哗啦！
打中了！
噗——！哗啦！
正中桶间！加分！
噗——！哗啦！
三分球！华丽！
 
噗——！
打中了！这次是——
不对，哗啦呢？
 
我弯下身子，定睛一看
出界了！打到了我脚边，违规！
停下！
扣分！扣分！扣分！
 
可惜液体的主人没有听到我热心的召唤，
门一关，头也不回地走出去了
 
2023年3月31日于伦敦