Lucas Beside the Spinning Fan- 適合中級的英語短篇故事

Lucas stepped into the waiting room of Dr. Park's clinic. A folded newspaper hung from his backpack, and he hoped to finish its maze puzzle before his name was spoken. He has visited the clinic twice this year, yet still enjoys the maze pages. The puzzle, printed in a bright novelty strip, had been drawn with thick black lines. He opened the pages, but a loose ceiling fan stirred a restless breeze. Each gust lifted the thin paper like a stubborn sail, hiding the path he traced with his pen. Meanwhile, a toddler who wore a paper crown at the low table pushed a wide cup toward the edge. Juice slipped closer to Lucas, adding a second worry under the moving air.

Lucas slid to the floor, placing a heavy magazine across the newspaper to keep it still. The glossy cover added weight, and the map of twists finally stayed flat. Just then, his pal Zoe arrived without warning, fresh from finishing her check-up ahead of schedule. Her sudden tap on his shoulder startled him; the magazine slid again and bumped the drifting cup. The cup rocked but settled upright, spilling nothing. Zoe laughed softly while the fan continued its gentle spin. The nurse called another patient, not Lucas, giving him extra minutes. He reshaped the pages, found the lost line, and the bright maze waited quietly on his lap.

路卡斯走進朴醫師的候診室。他的背包掛著一份摺好的報紙，他想在護士喊到自己前解完裡面的迷宮遊戲。這一年他已經來過兩次，但仍樂於翻那幾頁迷宮。遊戲印在色彩鮮明的趣味專欄裡，粗黑線條顯眼。當他攤開報紙，鬆散的吊扇送來一陣陣風，薄紙被掀得像固執的帆，遮住了他正描的路徑。此時，一個戴紙皇冠的小孩在矮桌邊推著寬口杯子，果汁慢慢滑向路卡斯，讓風之外又多一層擔心。

路卡斯乾脆坐到地板，用一本厚雜誌壓在報紙上。亮面封面增加了重量，那張曲折地圖終於平穩。就在這時，他的好友柔伊提早檢查完，不聲不響地來到身後。她輕拍他肩膀，他猛地一抖，雜誌再次滑動，撞到飄來的杯子。杯子搖晃幾下，仍直立未灑。柔伊輕聲笑著，吊扇仍慢慢旋轉。護士又喊了別人的名字，沒輪到路卡斯，他多了幾分鐘。他整理好紙張，找回遺失的線路，亮眼的迷宮安靜地攤在他腿上。