B10:29
I closed my laptop at eight.
我八点合上了电脑。
The screen was dark, and my eyes felt dry.
屏幕黑了，眼睛有点干。
I picked up the book from my desk.
我从桌上拿起那本书。
It had a red cover, a little worn.
封面是红色的，有点旧。
I opened to where the bookmark sat.
我翻到书签夹着的那页。
The words were small, but the light was warm.
字很小，但灯光很暖。
I read one page, then another.
我读了一页，又一页。
The story took me somewhere else.
故事把我带到了别处。
I forgot about work emails.
我忘了工作邮件。
I forgot about tomorrow's tasks.
我忘了明天的任务。
For an hour, I was just a reader.
这一个小时，我只是个读者。
That felt like enough.
这样就够了。
鹏
The Book I Almost Forgot
by @peng_61