Tonyboy: I love your reviews! I'm so glad you think so highly of my ficcy. I really loved yours. Can't wait to see more!
Abby: This story actually is after the rumble, I hated killing Riff off. But I'll make a one-shot just for you, ok?
Luv u all! MWA!
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Rita stared up into Riff's face shaking. Her soaked clothes clung to her damp form.
"Riff." she repeated again, as if it were all the English she knew.
"Rita, what happened? Why the heck are you wanderin around here in the middle of the night? You coulda been killed. You dumb spic. Do you even understand me?"
"Bernardo…" she muttered softly.
"Huh?
"Bernardo, he…" Riff glared.
"Did he do this to ya? Beat ya up? Them damn spics. I knew they was trouble, beatin their own kind. What Tony sees in that Maria…"
"Tony? Anton Wyzek? Maria's Tony?" Rita asked, coming back to her senses.
"Yeah, Tony… wait, you know Maria?"
"Sí, she is one of my best friends, she and…" Rita broke off and fell into a coughing fit.
"Hey, hey, " Riff muttered softly. "It's ok, look, I'll just help ya get to Tony's and…"
"No! Really, I am fine…" she insisted. Riff gave her a knowing look.
"Yah, sure, look, at least let me walk ya home, ok?" Rita looked away and whispered softly,
"I have no home. 'Nardo kicked me out of my apartment." Riff gaped at her.
"He can do that? Well, look, you're getting sick. Come on an stay with me an Tony for a while, just till ya get your own place, ok?" Rita opened her mouth to protest, but began coughing again. She collapsed into Riff unconscious. Riff, sensing the urgency of the situation gathered her into his arms and headed off to Tony's.
Tony Wyzek sat in the living room of the apartment he shared with his mom, 6 out of 9 siblings, and Riff. He sprawled out on the couch and daydreamed of his beautiful Maria. They had been dating publicly for 3 months now, and her parents seemed to like him, so whatever problems Bernardo had with it didn't count. It didn't surprise him at all when Riff stumbled in at 2 am, but what did surprise him was the bundle he carried.
"Buddy-boy, what did you do now?" he demanded once he saw Rita unconscious.
"I didn't do nothing to her. Bernardo did. He beat the hell outta her an kicked her out. She don't got no place ta go Tony. We gotta keep her here. Just for a while Tony. This is the one from the other night." Tony blinked. Riff hated all PR's. He wasn't that crazy about Maria. But now, he wanted to help this one.
"S… sure Riff… I hope Ma don't mind…"
"Tony, I just had a thought."
"Praise the Lord! Riff had a thought!"
"Shattup. Tony, where we gonna put her?" Tony blinked, clearly this hadn't come up in his mind yet either.
"Well, I guess she'll have to take my bed, and I'll crash in the chair tonight." Riff nodded as they moved Rita quietly into Tony's room, so as not to wake the other 6 kids and Tony's mom. Then they moved out into the living room to sleep.
"You what?" screamed Anita at the same moment Rita was tucked safely into bed. "You idiot! You kicked her out! 'Nardo why??" Bernardo sighed, knowing this would not be an easy escape.
"Anita she was against us. She could have gotten us all killed! She is a traitor for the Jets!" Anita shook her head gently. Rita couldn't have caused that much trouble.
"She is your best friend's cousin!"
"And he'll be better off without her!" Anita sighed and kissed Bernardo goodnight, slipping back into her apartment. Poor Rita.
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