波莉坐公交车
One nervous first ride, a capybara who has seen it all, and the exact moment a new neighborhood starts feeling like home.
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Keep it on your phone →公交车开过来的时候,车身是一张旧明信片的颜色,方向盘后面坐着一只水豚,那份从容属于一个开了很多年同一条线路、到现在还喜欢它的人。「这辆公交车去市中心吗?我要去中央广场。」水豚点头点得很慢,慢得让人安心,车门折开,像一句邀请。
「请给我一张车票。这是我第一次坐这条线。」第一次正是水豚的拿手好戏。「多少钱?我今天只有硬币。」硬币一枚一枚落进钱盘,车子等着,一点不耐烦的声音也没有。波莉挑了一个靠窗的位子,看着整个小区自己排好了队:市集、街角的咖啡馆、还有那个所有人都会拐错的喷泉。
「去中央广场,我在哪里下车?」一只翅膀已经悬在红色的按钮上方,水豚把一只耳朵往后一歪。「下一站!太好了,我这就去门口。」广场出现了,又宽又大,满是很有主见的鸽子。「谢谢你这么有耐心!回头见!」车门合上,那张明信片继续往前开,波莉站在新城市的中间,第一次觉得,自己是个认得回家路的人。
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