A Shelter in the Storm (Part 4)
By: Nightingale
Rating: PG
For Cabby…I hope you like it.
Gin finally gave up on the possibility of sleep and left the bunkroom with Firefly not too far behind her.
"What are you thinking about?" Firefly asked
Gin turned and looked at her.
"I don't know. What do you think about the whole thing?" Gin returned
"About what? Cabby?"
The two finished going down the stairs to find an empty lobby. Most of the guys were already out selling trying to get as much of a head start as they could. In the silence Gin thought more about the whole thing. She was just worrying too much over something that was somewhat small. Guys got beat up all the time once in a while one of the kids got it but somehow Cabby getting beat on yesterday just struck her the wrong way.
"Maybe I'm just thinking too hard about it." Gin said finally
"I'm sure it was just one of those things were some guy sees a girl on her own and decided to take advantage of the situation."
"I'm sure you're right."
"You want to come sell with me today? You haven't been out selling in a while."
"I would but someone has to stay here with Cabby."
"I'm sure TC wouldn't mind. He's a bit far from his borough to sell today anyway."
"Alright."
Gin went back up the stairs peaking her head into the bunkroom. Inside was the tough leader of the Bronx curled up in bed with his girlfriend as she slept. Gin flagged down his attention and motioned that she was going selling. TC nodded his head and she left the room.
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Cold bluish gray eyes watched the two girls as they walked by laughing. They were enjoying themselves, stupid girls, laughing as if nothing was wrong. He beat the breath out of the third girl yesterday. He beat her until she passed out then left her for someone to find.
He was cold, exacting, and knew what he was doing. The girls didn't belong in Brooklyn anyway no matter what their connections. These two at least had the since to leave. Hell one was even gone 90 of the time with some job and boy in Manhattan. The other, well she was getting to the point of spending more time over there but she still spent most of her time in Brooklyn and it about drove him mad.
He moved out of the alley slowly but stayed to the shadows hoping not to be noticed as he watched them continue on their way. They talked as if they didn't have a care in the world but what would they do if they knew just how close he was to them? He grinned at his visions of them packing and leaving. All three of them had to leave and if they wouldn't leave-hell that thought made his grin grow.
He wasn't planning on the two of them being together. He should have known they wouldn't sell on their own but still his luck may just be changing for the better. They would have been smarter to split and sell with some of the guys but who said that girls were smart. Then again the guys should have known better, but what the hell was he thinking? His job just got ten times easier. One they're both in the same place and two they had no protection but each other. This was going to be easy.
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Gin looked over her shoulder once again but didn't see anyone. She hated the feeling of someone watching her. It had been going on for the pass few blocks. She knew she wasn't alone cause within the last few minutes Firefly had been doing the same. They had sold all their papers and were just taking a break and enjoying each other's company when the feelings began.
Firefly looked over her shoulder again and shook her head as she looked forward.
"You feeling it too?" asked Gin
"Yeah for a while."
There was a load noise as one of the venders dropped a pan to the ground. Both girls jumped nearly clinging to each other in fear.
"Maybe we should find one of the boys." Whispered Gin not sure how close this person was or if there was one at all maybe this was just another exaggeration made by her over active mind.
Firefly nodded her head and the two stopped bothering with the papers and headed off into the crowd hoping to find one of the boys.
