绿色的门

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我外公周一去世了。周五，一位律师给了我一把钥匙。还有一张他花园的地图。

My grandfather died on Monday. On Friday a lawyer gave me a key. And a map of his garden.

葬礼很小。下着雨。我妈妈没哭。卡琳阿姨一直在看手机。

The funeral was small. It rained. My mother didn’t cry. Aunt Karin looked at her phone the whole time.

葬礼后，我们都去了外公家。房子在班贝格一条小街的尽头。房子很老，但花园又大又美。外公几乎每天都在花园里干活。他总是说：“土地不会说谎。”

After the funeral we all went to Grandpa’s house. The house is at the end of a little street in Bamberg. It’s old, but the garden is big and beautiful. Grandpa worked in the garden almost every day. He always said, “The soil doesn’t lie.”

我小时候每个夏天都常去他那儿。我们一起摘苹果、浇番茄。外公话不多。但在花园里，他总是很高兴。

I spent a lot of time with him, every summer, ever since I was little. We picked apples and watered tomatoes together. Grandpa didn’t talk much. But in the garden he was always happy.

律师叫福格尔先生。他是个戴着大眼镜的小个子男人。在厨房里，他给了我一个棕色信封。

The lawyer is called Mr Vogel. He’s a small man with big glasses. In the kitchen he gave me a brown envelope.

“这只给您，韦伯女士，”他轻声说。“这是您外公的意思。”

“This is only for you, Ms Weber,” he said quietly. “Your grandfather wanted it that way.”

我在信封里找到了一把旧的小钥匙。还有一张纸。外公用铅笔画了花园：房子、苹果树、花坛、高高的树篱。他在树篱旁边画了一个红色的十字。

In the envelope I found a small old key. And a sheet of paper. Grandpa had drawn the garden in pencil: the house, the apple tree, the flower beds, the tall hedge. Next to the hedge he had made a red cross.

他在画下面写了几个字： 不给卡琳。

Under the drawing he had written three words: Not for Karin.

我很快把信封合上了。但卡琳阿姨看见了。

I quickly closed the envelope. But Aunt Karin saw it.

“你拿的是什么，莉娜？”她问。

“What have you got there, Lena?” she asked.

“没什么。只是外公的一封信。”

“Nothing. Just a letter from Grandpa.”

她笑了。但她的眼睛没笑。

She smiled. But her eyes didn’t smile.