Alright, next chapter cause I felt bad leaving you guys at a cliffy I hate when that happens, and it's just like ugh, no! So anyway here you go. Read and review please!
I had just run smack dab into Spot Conlon, King of Brooklyn. Oh, shit.
"Y-you're him, I'm so, so sorry. I wasn't looking where I was going, I didn't mean to"
"Hey, look Ise said youse was fine, ya don't need ta freak out"
"But, you're the almighty king of Brooklyn, aren't you supposed to be mean and tough and all that stuff"
Spot smirked at me and nodded.
"Well, ya but not all da time, can a guy have a break?"
This made me relax a little, he was joking with me. A smile spread across my face.
"Well thank you for not being those things to me, nice meeting you, I best be getting home now."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, a goil walking alone dis late at night, I don' think so. I'll walk ya"
"Okay, thank you, Spot"
Spot and I talked a little I told him about why I was living alone and how I learned to dance leaving out the part about my family. He told me, he was a newsie, leader of Brooklyn. We finally reached the apartment, I told him goodnight. He asked if I would be performing at Medda's regularly, and I told him I would. Before, I closed the door to the apartment he kissed me on the cheek. I closed the door smiling and feeling the butterflies in my stomach.
The Next Morning
"Extry, extry, read all about it!" I heard the newsies shout outside the apartment. I got up out of bed and washed up; last night had left me looking horrible. I made myself a small breakfast, and went outside and saw Spot selling on the corner of my street. I started walking toward him, and got out a penny.
"Well, if it ain't little miss razzle dazzle"
"Hello there, I'd like to buy a paper"
"One pape den, here ya go. Whatta ya do tonight?"
"Nothing really"
"Why don't ya come round ta Tibby's?"
"Well, I don't know; I've got rehearsals tomorrow morning…"
"We won't be out long"
"I guess, well, I better let you get back to selling"
"See ya tanight?" He asked
"Yeah" I smiled and walked away. I felt nervous around Spot, but a good kind a nervous. Like when, you're falling but you know someone will catch you. A nervousness before a show but you get on stage and you feel amazing, it was an excitement. I walked to work, continuing my thoughts, and getting the same nervous giddy feeling.
I walked into rehearsals and started gossiping with the other girls. Francesca met this guy last night his name was Raymond, she was head over heels about him. We laughed and talked through practice, but the practice ended so quickly, it seemed. I walked back to my apartment and started picking out clothes for tonight.
Later that Night
I walked into Tibby's, and was greeted by a bunch of smiling, gambling newsies.
"Hey, Razzle Dazzle!" Spot called from across the room and smirked at me. I smiled and rolled my eyes. I walked over to him and he started introducing me to the newsies, there were so many Racetrack, Mush, Captain, Kid blink, and Jack Kelly. I waved to them.
"Hi, I'm Noelle"
"Youse can call her Razzle Dazzle, though" Spot called out.
"Or you can call me that"
I sat down next to Spot and we started talking, but then of course whenever something good happens to me, the world just has to turn around and slap me. Our waiter came, blonde hair, slutty uniform, and the perfect complexion. She walked up to us and sat next to Spot.
"Hey, babe, what would you like to order?" she asked practically sitting on him; I felt my blood start to boil.
"I'll have de roast beef sandwich. What about youse Razzle?"
"I'm not hungry, look; I think I should be leaving soon, rehearsal and all."
"But, youse leavin' so soon"
"I just have to go, I'll see you around"
I practically ran out of Tibby's as walked down the street I started crying. I was falling and hard. I tried to stop myself from crying, trying to stop falling for him, when I ran into another person, the second this week. But this time, it wasn't someone who was going to offer to walk me home. These were the Delancy brothers, Spot had told me about them last night.
"I'm s-sorry"
"Watch it, oh look, Oscar we got ourselves some fun" Morris said like a shark circling his prey.
"Please, no, I didn't mean to"
"Come on, dear we don't bite… well, actually"
"Leave me alone" I told them sternly.
"Oh looks the girl's got a bark, but does she have a bite?"
He cracked his knuckles; I knew this was going to hurt. One of them was holding my arms behind my back. I didn't want to die, at least not before Amanda woke up. I braced myself for impact and squeezed my eyes shut, but instead of getting hit; I heard an 'oof' from one of the Delancy brothers, and footsteps as my arms were released. I opened my eyes to see Spot Conlon standing there. I ran into his arms and cried. He walked me home and let me cry into his shoulder. I had never felt safer. We got to the apartment and I unlocked it; we sat on the couch.
"Thank you, you saved my life"
"Eh, it's a regular thing"
I laughed; he was so full of himself sometimes.
"I'm sorry for getting your jacket all wet, hold on"
I got and went to the closet and took out one of my father's old jackets. It still smelled like him.
"Here, take this it was my father's it should fit you."
"Whattaya mean was?"
"H-he died, so did my mother…"
"I couldn't take dis from ya"
"Please, he would've liked you, saving my life and all", I let out a small chuckle thinking about how his old best friend saved me from getting hurt by a horse. That man was treated like royalty.
"Thanks, it's much nicer den de udder one, I should let youse sleep; youse had a long night and ya have dem rehearsals tomorrow."
"Yeah, yeah, alright, thank you again, I'll see you soon… I hope" the last part was so soft, I could barely hear myself. We walked to the door, I turned to say goodnight but he kissed me on the cheek, instead.
"'night, Razzle"
"Goodnight" I said I felt the blush rising up to my cheeks so I closed the door quickly. How was I supposed to not fall for him?
There you go, I probably might not get to post another chapter until Wednesday; I have dance and theatre, but I'll try and start writing a new one soon. Please read and review!
