踩着影子回家

类别：成长

放学路上追逐影子的童年游戏，在成年后匆忙的步伐中再次被温柔唤醒。

时长 57 秒 · 语速 144 wpm

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After school, the sun was always behind me, 放学的时候，太阳总是在我身后，

and my shadow was always in front, 我的影子总是在前头，

long and thin, like a much taller kid. 又细又长，就像个比我高得多的大孩子。

I had a game. 我以前总爱玩一个游戏。

I tried to step on my own head. 就是试着去踩我自己的脑袋。

I walked faster, and the shadow walked faster. 我走得快，影子也走得快。

I jumped, and it jumped too. 我跳起来，它也跟着跳。

I never caught it, not once, but I tried every single day. 我一次都没踩到过，但每天都要试上一试。

Sometimes my best friend walked beside me, 有时候我最好的朋友走在我身边，

and our two shadows held hands, even when we didn't. 哪怕我们俩没牵手，我俩的影子也是手拉着手的。

The walk home took twenty minutes. 走回家本来只要二十分钟。

With the game, it took forty. 加上玩这个游戏，就得花四十分钟了。

My mother always asked, "What took you so long?" 我妈总是问我：“你怎么去了这么久才回来？”

I never had a good answer. 我每次都不知道该怎么回答。

I walk fast now. 现在的我走路很快。

I check my phone. 只顾着看手机。

I don't look down. 头也不低。

But yesterday, the sun was behind me, and there it was. 不过昨天，太阳又在我身后了，它就那么出现了。

Still ahead of me. 依然走在我前面。

Still waiting to play. 依然在等我一起玩。