前阵子做了英语高考新课标1卷的听、读和语用部分，感觉不错，高考越来越考察能力了，真好。
接着拿读后续写来练笔。续写给的两段开头决定了故事走向，想想千篇一律的结尾就觉得无趣，连一点儿波折都没有。
于是一开始的思路是阻止“我”和出租车司机再次见面，最后“我”千方百计找到或找不到司机，还写了段手机被抢的情节。
后来还是决定，按照题目定下的走向，同时写个不一样的结尾。
最后写的版本，思路来自最近的很多觉察。觉察多了，就什么都想深挖一下，所以让主角问个“假如……”。
两个人物中，更值得称赞的是司机。如果“我”不付钱，是没啥损失的，除了可能有“没信守承诺带来的良心不安”，但良心这东西也不是谁都有。司机则不同，会面临实打实的经济损失，车费收不到的话，还要倒贴油钱。
我的续写：
I ran back to Gunter and told him the bad news. His smile froze. “My friend, I really need to get on this bus for a very important conference tomorrow. I’ll be back to Vienna four days later; is it possible to pay you when I come back? Please…?” I looked at him, waiting anxiously.
He scanned me from top to bottom a few times, and finally nodded.
It was such a relief. “Thank you so much, my friend!”
We quickly exchanged the names and numbers, then I grabbed my bag and ran to the bus like mad.
Four days later, when I was back to Vienna, I called Gunter as promised. We met. I paid him and gave him a gift to show my gratitude. Both of us were happy.
Out of curiosity, I asked, “What if I didn’t ring you?”
A long pause. Then Gunter hesitated, “Well … I … can find you.”
I raised by eyebrows. He continued: “I’ve found you on Instagram, X, and LinkedIn.”
I couldn’t put my mixed feelings in exact words at that moment. It was … complicated. No wonder he agreed without asking any questions. He had already sized me up – what I looked like, how I behaved, …
He must’ve sensed my uneasiness. “Mate, I was not stalking you. The going is tough; I need the money to feed my family.”
“Understood.” I said, though I didn’t mean it. He probably had a camera in the cab as well. If I didn’t pay, there might have been a video on the internet.
I was upset, because I thought he trusted me, and I thought I had found faith in humanity again after seeing its dark side so often. It turned out to be just my illusion.
After he drove off, I couldn’t help asking myself: “What was I upset about?” He had every right not to trust a stranger from another country. No matter what was behind his actions, he helped me. Kindness is kindness.
顿悟是有些突然，但我不想展开了。能有个不一样的结尾，很满意了。