开往格拉纳达的火车
An overheard phone call on the train turns a long trip into a kind of company.
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Keep it on your phone →火车在早上六点从马德里出发。车厢里有一半的座位是空的。埃琳娜选了一个靠窗的座位,看着城市渐渐变成干燥的开阔田野。
一个女人坐在她对面。她年纪较大——也许六十岁,或者更多——她带着一个小包,里面有一个用锡纸包着的三明治。很快,她的手机响了。她轻声接听,但车厢里非常安静。
“没有,我还没告诉她,”女人低声说。“我会说的,但不是今天。今天我只想见见她。”停顿了一下。“她不知道我生病了。拜托,你也别告诉她。”
埃琳娜望向窗外,假装没听见。但她无法停止倾听。女人又说了几分钟,然后挂断电话,慢慢地吃起了三明治。
当火车到达格拉纳达时,女人站起来,看着埃琳娜。“我要去看我的孙女,”她说,仿佛在解释埃琳娜已经问过的问题。“我已经一年没见她了。祝你旅途愉快。”
埃琳娜看着她走下站台,消失在人群中。
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