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Mush weaved in and out of alleyways until they finally came to the lodging house
Mush weaved in and out of alleyways until they finally came to the lodging house. They ran in and sat along the wall, out of view of the window. "Mind tellin' me why the hell dat guy was chasin' you?" Mush asked out of breath.
"He uh, I mean I stole a piece of fruit from his vendor." She answered.
Mush gave her a skeptical look but didn't press the matter. "gotta name?" He finally asked after a moment of silence.
"Why should I tell you my name Gajo?" She replied coldly.
Mush sighed and shook his head. "Look, I got ya away from dat guy, didn't I?" The girl glared at him with piercing eyes and reluctantly nodded. "So da least ya could do is tell me ya name." He reasoned
The girl rolled her eyes and sighed. "My name is Lillian. What's your name Gajo?" Lillian replied
Mush, an' stop callin' me gajo I'm gonna start callin' you gypsy." Mush told her.
" How the hell do you know I'm gypsy anyway?" Lillian asked
Mush looked her up and down then laughed slightly. "First off ya can tell by ya clothes. Second I know Roma when I see it." He answered coldly.
Lillian was slightly taken aback by the coldness in his voice. Lillian softened her voice as she said "Look Gajo, I don't know how you know roma and honestly I don't really care, but if you would point me in the direction of Central Park I'd be more than happy to leave." She told him
Mush just got even madder when she called him gajo and jumped up to face her. "Stop callin' me outsider! I help you and this is the thanks I get!" Mush yelled. Lillian ducked down and put her hands so that they were covering her head protectively, she didn't know him well enough to know if he would hit her or not. Mush was taken aback by her reaction, he thought she would just get up and start yelling back. He bent down and sat on his knees. "I ain't gonna hit ya" He said softly.
Lillian brought her knees up to her chest and hugged them close as she buried her face in them. "How did you know what gajo means?" she finally asked
" My mother was roma, making me half I guess. She was banished from her camp 'cause a me fadduh. A few years after after I was born she died and me fadduh blamed me, 4 years old and some how it was my fault. Atfer she died he didn't even want to look at me so, he packed up and left leaving me on the streets. That's when the newsies took me in." Mush explained.
For the first time she had buried her face she looked up at him. He saw her tear stained cheeks and had to hold himself back, not giving into his impulse, which was to wrap his arms around her protectively. "Really?" she managed to choke out, since she was still crying heavily. Mush moved from his position and sat cross legged in front of her. He gave him a sad smile as he nodded. Lillian gave him a weak smile in return.
"Dat guy chasin' ya wasn't just some street vender, was he?" Mush asked quietly.
Lillian shook her head " No" she whispered. "I'm supposed ta marry him" She answered.
P.S I'm trying to decide if I want my name to be Smartass or Joker. If you have any thoughts on that please either review or send me a message. But please, please review on my story!