- 为什么在贝壳村翻译司氏姐妹 [2012/09]
- 司氏姐妹Kindle版在Amazon出版 [2013/05]
- 司氏姐妹 第17章 – 走进黑暗 [2012/10]
- 司氏姐妹: 尾声 [2012/12]
- The Switch Sisters: Chapter 21 - Witches [2012/12]
- 司氏姐妹 第23章:土气火水 [2012/12]
- 司氏姐妹 第八章:水与火 [2012/07]
- The Switch Sisters: Chapter 17-- Into The Dark [2012/10]
- 司氏姐妹 第七章:奔向沼泽地 [2012/07]
- 司氏姐妹 第四章:灯灭了 [2012/07]
- 司氏姐妹 (The Switch Sisters)第二章: 大日子 [2012/07]
- 司氏姐妹 第22章 - 废墟下 [2012/12]
- The Switch Sisters: Chapter 13 -- Powers Trapped [2012/09]
- 司氏姐妹 第18章:入侵者 [2012/11]
- 司氏姐妹 第14章: 哀悼的母亲 [2012/09]
- 司氏姐妹 第十章: 逃离 [2012/08]
- 司氏姐妹 第13章:收回魔力 [2012/09]
- The Switch Sisters, Chapter 16 – The Door that Closed [2012/10]
- 司氏姐妹 第20章:银色钥匙 [2012/11]
- The Switch Sisters: Chapter 11 – The Morning After [2012/09]
- 司氏姐妹:第16章 - 关闭的门 [2012/10]
亨特市长带领玛丽,摩根和米娜来到的登陆处比他们刚刚离开的隧道还暗。大门在他们身后慢慢地关闭。亨特市长向前走着,在黑暗中,他不断地在手中翻找着什么东西。
玛拉在哪里?摩根带着恼怒的声音在玛丽的心里说。
我不知道。也许我们还没到 。
但是,我们绝对在某个地方。
谢谢你,摩根。你的讽刺很有帮助。
您也是,我的姐妹。
在她们的眼睛适应了黑暗后,姐妹们可以看到她们在一个小房间里,房间的其中一侧似乎是由黑色栏杆组成。市长就站在那里,摆弄着一个金属玩意儿。
看!我们在那个拘留所的地牢里,玛丽想道。 但是,玛拉在哪里呢 ?
你认为她逃跑了吗?经过短暂的内心沉默,摩根回想道。
不可能。市长并不对这个空空的牢房感到惊讶。再说,她也不会,你还记得上次吗?
玛丽在黑暗中眯起了眼睛。
等一下...
亨特市长现在拉开了牢房的门。显然,他找到了那个钥匙。虽然他没有召唤姑娘们跟着他,她们却明白他的意思。他带她们走到一个黑暗的走廊的另一端,那里有另一个牢房。姐妹们隐隐约约感到这段路熟悉,似乎她们以前走过。
当然了!玛丽想道。那个拘留所有两个牢房,不是吗!那个空的牢房必然通过那个秘密隧道通向市长的房子!
“玛拉?”摩根大声说道。果然,一个白色物体蜷缩在牢房的一个角落里。玛拉有气无力地抬起头。
“摩根? 玛丽吗?你们为什么又在这里?“
“我们,”摩根刚开口,玛丽就打断了她。不要说任何愚蠢的事!等到没有外人再说!
市长从他的外套的某处拿出一把银色钥匙。虽然房间里没有光源,钥匙好像在阳光下一闪一闪的。钥匙消失在一个在黑暗中姐妹们无法看到的锁孔里。咔嚓一声,锁开了,随着是门拉开的金属叮当作响声。
市长站在牢房一边,仍然不发一言。 他朝内点点头,等待着。摩根和米娜看着玛丽。玛丽看着摩根。摩根点点头,上前走进牢房,她的姐妹们也跟她进了牢房。亨特市长再次关上门,把钥匙放回口袋,他的脸消退在黑暗里。他刚开始走开,摩根就喊了出来,“等一等!”
他转过身来,一个奇怪的光芒照亮了他的脸。
“你是不是要告诉我们为什么把我们带到这里?”
亨特市长的脸对着中心揉成一团。他皱起了眉毛,向前伸了伸他的脖子,仿佛是突然看到了姑娘们。他一脸疑惑。然后,他的眼珠朝头顶稍微翻了翻,他走了,一句话也没说。他打开通向拘留所前部的门,让耀眼的光芒突然照进牢房,又很快随着门的关闭而熄灭。
摩根和玛丽赶到玛拉那里,抓住她的双手。她紧紧地拥抱了她们。她在离开她们的这些日子里变得更瘦了。 “发生了什么事?”玛拉说道,她的声音低似耳语。摩根开始告诉玛拉所有在她关入监狱后发生的事件。玛丽能感觉到她的孪生姐妹的思想在她的内心翻滚,在短短的几天发生的疯狂事情,感觉象是过了很长时间,从市长到家里的访问到公开声明,到纪念仪式。。。然后,玛丽突然倒吸一口冷气,打断了摩根。
“等一下”,她抓住她的孪生姐妹。 “米娜在哪里?”
Chapter 19 – Sisters
The landing that Mayor Hunter had led Marie, Morgan and Mina to was darker than the tunnel they had left. The door shut slowly behind them. Mayor Hunter moved forward, shuffling with something in the dark.
So where’s Mara? Morgan’s voice said in an irritated tone inside of Marie’s mind.
I don’t know. Maybe we’re not there yet.
Well, we’re definitely somewhere.
Thanks, Morgan. Your sarcasm is soo helpful.
Right back at ya, sis.
Having adjusted to the light, the sisters could now see that they were in a small room, and that one side of the room seemed to be made of dark bars. That was where the mayor was standing, fiddling with something metal.
We are inside the dungeon of the holding house, look! Marie thought. But where is Mara?
Do you think she escaped? Morgan thought back after a brief mental silence.
Couldn’t have. The mayor wasn’t surprised at all to find the cell empty. Plus she wouldn’t, remember?
Marie squinted in the dark.
Wait a second…
Mayor Hunter was now pulling open the gate of the prison cell. Evidently, he had gotten the keys to work. He didn’t beckon for the girls to follow him out, but they understood. He led them down a dark hallway to the other end, where there was another cell. The walk felt vaguely familiar to the sisters, as if they had walked it before.
Of course! Marie thought. There were two cells in the holding house, weren’t there! The empty one must lead to a secret tunnel to the mayor’s house!
“Mara?” Morgan said out loud. Sure enough, a white mass was crouched in the corner of the cell. Mara lifted her head weakly.
“Morgan? Marie? Why are you here again?”
“We—” Morgan started, before Marie cut her off. Don’t say anything stupid! Wait until we’re alone!
The mayor took out a silver key from somewhere inside his coat. Though there was no source of light in the room, it glittered as if it were under the sun. The key disappeared into a keyhole that the sisters could not see in the dark. The door clicked, and pulled open with a clanking, metal noise.
The mayor stood to the side of the cell, still not saying a word. He nodded towards the inside and waited. Morgan and Mina looked at Marie. Marie looked at Morgan. Morgan nodded and stepped forward into the cell, her sisters following. Mayor Hunter pulled the door closed again and dropped the key back into his pocket, his face receding into the dark. He started to walk away when Morgan shouted out, “Wait!”
He turned around, his face illuminated by a strange glow.
“Aren’t you going to tell us why you brought us here?”
Mayor Hunter’s face crumpled towards its center. He furrowed his eyebrows and stretched his neck forward, as if seeing the girls suddenly. He looked confused. Then, his eyes rolled slightly into his head and he walked away without saying a word. He opened the door to the front section of the holding house, letting in a sudden burst of bright light that was extinguished just as quickly with the door’s closing.
Morgan and Marie rushed to Mara and grabbed her hands. She hugged them close. She had gotten even thinner in the days that they had been gone. “What happened?” Mara said, her voice a whisper. Morgan started to tell Mara all of the events that had passed since her imprisonment. Marie could feel her twin’s thoughts bubbling inside her, the crazy things that had happened in just a matter of a few days but felt much longer, from the mayor’s visit to the house to the public statement to the memorial ceremony. Then, Marie suddenly gasped, cutting Morgan off.
“Wait—” she grabbed her twin. “Where’s Mina?”