Milo at the Post Office- 適合中級的英語短篇故事

Milo clutched a bright envelope that held his latest comic drawing.

He hoped to reach the post office before the afternoon bell rang.

A sharp wind had blown across the square and pushed against his backpack.

Loose papers rattled, and one page struck his shoulder, slowing his steps.

Outside the glass doors, a yellow line marked the benchmark for the waiting queue.

Ten people already stood there, shoulders touching, leaving almost no space.

A clock above the counter ticked louder than the chatter around them.

The line crawled forward, and Milo shifted his weight from foot to foot.

While he moved, a gust slipped through the entrance and knocked his envelope loose.

It skidded under a wooden bench, settling beside an intriguing bundle of postcards.

He kneeled, stretched his arm, and uncovered a folded note inside the loosened flap.

The handwriting, though small, had been pressed carefully between two simple sketches.

That hidden page was remarkable; he had never drawn those extra panels.

Someone, perhaps last night, had tucked the preview there as a quiet surprise.

Smiling, Milo resealed the flap and stepped to the counter, now finally clear.

The clerk lifted the metal slot, revealing a narrow chute behind the counter.

The envelope slipped through and landed with a quiet thud.

米羅抓著一只亮色的信封，裡面夾著他最新的漫畫圖稿。

他希望午後的鐘聲響起前就能趕到郵局。

一陣強風掠過廣場，把他的背包往後推。

鬆散的紙張沙沙作響，其中一頁打在他的肩膀，腳步便慢了下來。

玻璃門外的地面畫著一條黃色線，正好成為排隊的基準點。

十個人已經肩並肩站在那裡，幾乎沒有空隙。

櫃臺上方的時鐘聲比四周的談話還要清晰。

隊伍緩慢前進，米羅左右換腳站著。

他移動時，一陣風穿過入口，把他的信封吹落。

信封滑到木椅下，停在一疊引人好奇的明信片旁。

他跪下伸手，掀開鬆動的封口，發現裡面夾著一張摺好的紙條。

小巧的字跡被仔細壓在兩幅簡單的素描中間。

這隱藏的頁面真是了不起；他從未畫過那些額外的分格。

也許昨晚有人悄悄把這份預覽塞了進去，給他一個小驚喜。

米羅微笑著重新封好，邁步走向現在空出的櫃臺。

店員抬起金屬投信口，露出後方狹窄的滑槽。

信封滑進去，發出輕輕的碰撞聲。