The Mail for a Name She Didn't Know

Solange moves into a small apartment on Birchwood Street. It is her first week there. Boxes still sit in every room.

索朗日搬进了桦木街上的一间小公寓。这是她住在那里的第一个星期。每个房间里还堆着箱子。

On Monday, a letter arrives at her door. The name on it is Priscilla Okafor. Solange does not know that name.

星期一，一封信送到了她的门口。信上的名字是普里西拉·奥卡福。索朗日不认识这个名字。

"Maybe it's for someone else in the building," she says to herself. She leaves it on the hallway table by the mailboxes.

“也许是这栋楼里别人的信，”她自言自语地说。她把信放在信箱旁边走廊的桌子上。

On Tuesday, two more letters arrive for the same name. By Friday, five letters wait in a small pile. Solange decides to ask her neighbors about it.

星期二，又有两封写着同一个名字的信送来了。到了星期五，已经有五封信等在那里，堆成一小摞。索朗日决定去问问邻居。

She knocks on the door across the hall. An older woman named Perla opens it.

她敲了敲对门的门。一位名叫佩尔拉的年长女士开了门。

"Hi, I'm new here," Solange says. "Do you know anyone named Priscilla Okafor? I keep getting mail for that name."

“你好，我是新搬来的，”索朗日说，“你认识一个叫普里西拉·奥卡福的人吗？我一直收到写这个名字的信。”

Perla thinks for a moment. "Oh, that's Priscilla. She lived in your apartment before you. She moved out about two months ago."

佩尔拉想了一会儿。“哦，那是普里西拉。她在你之前住在你那间公寓。她大约两个月前搬走了。”

"Do you know where she moved to?" Solange asks.

“你知道她搬到哪里去了吗？”索朗日问。

"Not exactly, but the manager can check," Perla says. "His office is on the first floor."

“不太清楚，不过经理可以查一查，”佩尔拉说，“他的办公室在一楼。”

Solange thanks Perla. She walks to the manager's office with the small pile of letters. The manager checks his files and finds a forwarding address.

索朗日谢过佩尔拉。她拿着那一小摞信走向经理的办公室。经理查了查他的档案，找到了一个转寄地址。

"I'll add a note to the mailbox," he says. "The mail carrier can update the route."

“我会在信箱上加一张便条，”他说，“邮递员可以更新投递路线。”

Solange writes "Please forward" on each letter. She drops them in the outgoing mail slot. The next week, no more letters for Priscilla arrive.

索朗日在每封信上写了“请转寄”。她把它们投进寄出邮件的投递口。下一周，再也没有普里西拉的信送来了。

Solange smiles at her own mailbox, now labeled with her correct name.

索朗日对着自己的信箱笑了，上面现在贴着她自己的名字。