I was walking down the street, kicking all the helpless pebbles around me. "Stupid freaking-" kick "Snooty… stuck up little-" kick "Thinks shes all-" kick.

"Hey, Ace! Wait up!" I turned around to see a very familiar eye patch.

"Blink! Hey! Can you believe Jacks kicking me out?" I said, reaching up to put my arms around him. Oh, I forgot to mention… me and Blink are kinda… together. Shocked? Me too.

"Um… about that…" He said, looking towards his shoes.

"Oh…" I said, resting my hands by my sides.

"Yeah, it's just, you'll be busy in Brooklyn and… I think we should take some time off." He whispered out the last part with a downcast expression. I heard a dog howling from about a block away. The sun was almost done setting; leaving the sky looking blood stained and fiery. It illuminated everything around me, and it looked beautiful. All I could do was choke back tears.

"You think we should break up? But I… you…" I stammered out. This couldn't be happening! We're perfect! I mean… I thought I loved him and he loved me too… apparently not.

"I'm sorry Ace." He said kissing me on the forehead and turning back to the lodging house. His voice cracked a little.

"Have fun alone…" I whispered. Tears started rolling down my cheeks, leaving salty stains on my shirt.

I walked a few more blocks on the way to Brooklyn. I looked like a mess… frizzy brown hair sticking up in all directions, puffy red eyes, making my blue eyes almost ghostly looking, and a stained brown shirt. I was getting a few looks of pity, but more looks of disgust. I didn't really care, or notice for that matter. My mind was blank. I was no longer crying and only aware of a dull ache in my feet.

"Hey, watch it! What are you stupid or somethin?" Yelled a short, angry Italian boy.

"Oh… Sorry Race." I mumbled and started to walk around him.

"Wait… Ace? Is that you? You look like wreck! Sleep in the alley again?" He chuckled to himself.

"Race… do you seriously not know yet?" I ask, incredulous. News gets around pretty fast in the Newsie world. Hence the name.

"No… what happened?"

"I got kicked out. Got in a fight with Sarah and… well, it went downhill from there." I said. I was trying to forget, thanks Racetrack.

"What?!? No…. she's not even a Newsie!" He looked dumbstruck. At least someone's on my side.

"That's what I said! If it was any other girl Jack wouldn't care."

"Damn Ace… that sucks. I'm sorry. Anything I can do to help?" What happened to the fiery temper he had five minutes ago?

"Nah…I'm just on my way to Brooklyn. Joy. Spot Conlon." I groaned.

"Really? Well, I can walk ya the rest of the way there. I gotta go by the races anyway. I think I left my hat there while sellin my papes." He offered.

"Well, sure. Thanks Race. I could really use some company right now." I said with a sad smile. I really need a shoulder to lean on. I thought to myself. Who would've thought it would be a short Italian shoulder?

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