No I'm not dead! I joined drama at my school and our rehearsal schedule is ridiculous! I'm here and I'm updating.
When I woke up I was in Racetracks bed my back against his chest. The sun still hadn't come up, leaving the bunk room a bit chilly and dark. All the boys were still asleep, all except Spot who was sitting on a bed putting shoes on. His blond hair falling in his eyes like it did when we were kids. He was disheveled; by the look of the bags under his eyes I could tell he didn't get sleep last night.
"Good morning alainn" He whispered. Beautiful
"Good morning. Nick why am I in Race's bed?" I smiled, Spot always treated me like a queen.
"He had to feel you breathing, he was insane, I told him I would watch you but he wouldn't have it, he had to physically feel you breathing"
I looked down at Race and smiled. No one had cared like that in a long time. The last person to treat me like that was my father, mother never cared if I had an attack.
"I missed you" Spot moved across the room and picked me up into a hug. "You don't know how much I missed you" I breathed in his sent, warm musky, boyish.
"I missed you too" I smiled as he set me down. I picked up the key hanging around his neck. "You still have it"
"Yes"
"Why?"
"I needed it; it was all I had to remember you"
"Frenchy?" Doc rolled over in his bed looking at Spot and I. "Are you ok?"
"Yes Doc I'm fine" He smiled rubbing his eyes. I lied my chest hurt a lot from last night's asthma attack. But I wasn't going to tell him this, Doc was always worried about me, and I felt like I owed it to him to at least make it seem like I was OK.
"Is it time to get up?" He asked
I looked at spot, for an answer.
"Yes Doc, GET UP! BOYS! GET UP!"
I reached for a new shirt and stripped down to my undershirt. Racetrack stirred in his sleep and then his eyes shot open and he looked around for me. When he found me he blushed and adverted his eyes.
"Race I'm not naked and you slept with my last night don't be shy" I chuckled. He shook his head at me getting out of bed and getting ready for the day. I watched his carefully. Race had a nice body, he had muscle where he was supposed to, messy chestnut hair and deep brown eyes. His hands were ink stained, but as I looked down I realized mine were too.
"Don't stare" Spot whispered in my ear. I whipped around and slapped him across the chest.
"I was not!"
"Let me just wipe up your drool" He smirked. Oh god, How I missed that smirk. It was the same smirk that made me kiss him when we were 14. I pursed my lips and turned away not ready for this. He grabbed the crook of my elbow. "I-"
"Frenchy are you coming!" Racetrack my savior was standing in the door way his hat on his head tapping his foot impatiently.
"Yeah Race" I pulled away from spot flashed him a weak smile and then ran to catch up with racetrack.
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"How long have you known Spot?" Race finally asked while we were headed back to the lodging house after a long day of selling.
"Since I was a baby why?"
"Just wondering" He kicked a rock and it rolled down the empty ally we were in. My stomach growled just loud enough for him to look down at it and giggle. "Hungry?"
"Starving!" I sighed. He grabbed my hand lacing our fingers and my heart lurched and then he was running. "RACE!" I screamed as he pulled me behind him and I struggled to catch up. We wove though streets hiding in the shadows when ever we saw the bulls before he slowed to a stop in front of Tibbys. "Racetrack you're insane!"
"I know" he smiled deviously, pushing open the door. All the other newsies swiveled and looked at us.
"What happened to you two?" Doc, jumped from his seat but didn't leave it.
"Racetrack thought it would be fun to make me run" I glared at Race before plopping my self down next to Skittery and Doc. "Hey Skitts" I smiled flirtatiously at him.
"Hey Frenchy" He winked. Skittery was good looking He was tall and mysterious, and well built. The waitress came and I ordered a hot dog and a cola. "Je parle Francias aussi" I speak French to. I looked at him wide eyed.
"Skitts, you know French?" Jack was baffled, Racetrack lost his happy smile and was suddenly dark.
"Yes" And from that point on dinner was all about how Skittery knew French.
"Guys I think I'm going to go for a walk" I stood up not wanting to be followed, I really wanted to go see the house.
"Do you want me to go with you!" Doc, smiled.
"No Doc I'm fine"
"Are you sure, I can walk you" Race asked.
"Yeah Race, I'm big girl" He slowly nodded like he felt bad abut the situation but let it drop. I paid for my food, and began walking. The air was cold out but not unbearable. When I finally found the house the moon was high in the sky. I walked over to it. All that was there was a crisp outline of the foundation, and the metal railing of the staircase. Not even ashes were left. I was quiet I didn't cry, I had no tears.
"GET BACK HERE YOU LITTLE SLUT!" The words sliced though the night like a bullet. I ran, I ran as fast as I could and hid behind a trash can, My breath shaky. A girl was running as fast as she could from three men. She was screaming bloody murder.
"Please don't!" She cried, she tripped over her own feet and fell to the floor. The men engulfed her. I looked around I can't just sit here. I grabbed the nearest thing to me, a small rolling pin that was broken in half and I ran. The light hit the girls head and bounced off her hair, her bright blond hair. RAVEN.
"DON'T TOUCH HER!" I growled. The three men turned from her and looked to me. "RUN!" I Screamed, and she did just that she ran. And so Did I, the men followed me. I ran to the only place I could think of besides the Lodging house. MY lungs burned like they were on fire I tossed down trash cans and any thing I could on the way. Ally 42 Ally 42, I thought over and over. Finally I found it and I turned down it and skidded to a halt at the big red door. I banged on it ruthlessly. NOTHING. No one answered. The men leered at me happy they got something. OH god why did I help her. "OPEN THE DOOR!" I bagged harder, Screaming at the top of my lungs. Before six hands were on me pulling me away. Then the door opened and I was pulled inside.
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"Where the hell were you!" Race yelled the second I set foot in the Lodging house.
"Nowhere Race" I shook my head and pushed past him running up to my bunk and grabbing my things heading to the shower. Raven caught my eyes, and mouthed Thank You, before looking back to her card game with Feathers, and Bullet. I stood in the shower for a long time until I was pruny, and the noise of the house was quiet. I pulled on underwear and a bra and a small slip, before sneaking quietly out of the shower and up onto the roof. I watched the sky for a while listing to the sounds of quiet New York.
"Frenchy"
I turned to Raven who was standing on the fire escape. Her eyes were red from crying, her hair matted, and cheeks puffy.
"Hey Raven"
"Thank you for today"
"You're welcome" I smiled hopping she would just leave me alone out here to think.
"Please don't tell anyone"
"I promise"
She nodded before descending down the ladder. I closed my eyes and leaned back against the chimney. My skin was like goose flesh, but it was better then being in that stuffy room. There was something cold on my chest and I looked down and wanted to mentally slap my self. I picked up the key around my neck and pulled It off holding it so tightly in my hand that it left a mark, just like Spots.
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