七楼 · 第六天
The Seventh Floor, Episode 6: The Key at Midnight
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昨天早上，罗师傅又送来了一个七楼的小快递。它很轻，一动就响。乔安说，那天晚上她不回家了，要在快递站里看着它，看看是谁来拿。
晚上八点，宁宁又来了，手里拿着一个大面包。“这是你的晚饭。等你知道了是谁，再给我买一个！”
她一听就笑了：“好。可是你得回家了，你妈妈说过，九点以前一定要回去。”
宁宁看着桌子上的那个小东西，不想走。他说：“明天早上，你一定要第一个告诉我。”
九点多，宁宁才走。她关上了灯和门，坐在几个大箱子后面。从这儿，她能看见门，也能看见自己的桌子。
这里很黑，也很安静。外面有风，树叶一直在响。十点，一只猫从窗户外面走过去，停下来看了看里面。十一点，她的手机一下子亮了，她的心马上跳得很快。
是宁宁：“有人来了吗？”
她回他：“没有。你怎么还不睡觉？”
十一点半，她开始困了。她吃了一口面包，对自己说：“别睡，别睡。”
就在这时候，她听见外面有人走路的声音，很慢，一步一步，越来越近。最后，声音到了门口，就停了。她看了看手机：十二点。
那个人没有敲门。安静了一会儿，她又听见了一个声音。
是钥匙。有人把钥匙放进了门锁，轻轻地转了一下。
可是，这个门只有两把钥匙。罗师傅那儿有一把，还有一把，就在她的手里。
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 送 | sòng | to give (as a present) |
| 楼 | lóu | building (with more than one story) |
| 动 | dòng | to move |
| 站 | zhàn | station; stop |
| 拿 | ná | to take; to hold; to carry |
| 等 | děng | etc.; and so on |
| 笑 | xiào | to laugh; to smile |
| 过 | guò | (particle) marks a past experience: have ever |
| 回去 | huíqù | to go back; to return |
| 走 | zǒu | to go; to leave |
| 告诉 | gàosù | to tell; to inform |
| 门 | mén | door; gate |
English (for the teacher)
Yesterday morning, Mr Luo brought another small parcel for the seventh floor. It was very light and rattled when it moved. Qiao An said she wouldn't go home that night; she would stay in the parcel station and watch it, to see who came to take it.
At eight in the evening, Ningning came over again, holding a big loaf of bread. "This is your dinner. Once you know who it is, you can buy me one back!"
She laughed as soon as she heard it: "Deal. But you have to go home now. Your mum said you must be back before nine."
Ningning looked at the little thing on the desk and didn't want to leave. He said, "Tomorrow morning, you have to tell me first."
It was past nine before Ningning finally left. She turned off the light, shut the door, and sat down behind a few big boxes. From there she could see the door, and her desk too.
It was dark in here, and very quiet. Outside there was wind, and the leaves kept rustling. At ten, a cat walked past outside the window, stopped, and looked in. At eleven, her phone suddenly lit up, and her heart began to race at once.
It was Ningning: "Has anyone come?"
She texted back: "No. Why aren't you asleep yet?"
At half past eleven, she began to feel sleepy. She took a bite of bread and told herself, "Don't sleep, don't sleep."
Just then she heard someone walking outside, slowly, step by step, coming closer and closer. At last, the sound reached the door and stopped. She looked at her phone: twelve o'clock.
The person didn't knock. After a moment of silence, she heard another sound.
A key. Someone put a key into the lock and turned it gently.
But this door had only two keys. Mr Luo had one, and the other was right in her hand.