The subway train moved back and forth, its wheels producing more loud sounds than ever against the tracks. Outside the window was just the 21 cold of winter. The carriage was filled with frozen self-centered, bored 22 .
Suddenly a little boy 23 his way in between grown-up legs. 24 his father stayed by the door, the boy sat next to the window, surrounded by 25 , half-awake adults. What a brave child, I thought. As the train entered a tunnel (隧洞), something totally 26 happened. The little boy slid down from his seat and put his 27 on my knee. For a moment, I thought that he wanted to go 28 me and returned to his father, so I moved a bit. But instead of moving on, the boy held his 29 up towards me. He wanted to tell me something, I thought. I 30 to listen to what he had to say. Wrong 31 ! He kissed me softly on the cheek.
