The last chapter! enjoy!

I decided ta wait til da next aftahnoon before goin ta tell Lori. I wanted ta give er a chance ta tell er faddah. But I couldn't wiat ta see er face when I'd tell er she was in.

I got up oily da next moinin an went down ta Queens. I wanted ta tell Mush dat I got er in.

Mush wuz happy fer me an we ended up goin out ta eat togetha. By da time we wuz done eatin an talkin, I decided dat it wuz time fer me ta go tell Lori.

I wuz getting close ta her apartment when I saw er. Sittin on da coib of da street wid er suitcase next ta er. A block away I also saw a guy eyein er. I walked over ta Lori quickly.

"Lori, it's Blink. Come on." I grabbed her suitcase in one hand an her arm in da oddah an led her away.

She wuz surprised. "What's going on?"

"Just walk fer now. We'll talk latah." I glanced over me shouldah an wuz relieved ta see dat da bum wuz nowhere in sight. "What were ya doin out on da street?" I slowed me pace as we talked.

"I had a fight with my father. I told him I would just leave. He said fine and then I said fine. As soon as he left for work I packed and left. But I don't know my way around outside. I didn't get too far."

I stopped. We weren't dat far from da mudda's home an I wanted ta make sure Lori wuz ok.

"Ya ok?"

"Yes," she said quietly.

"Lori, da mudda's home is gonna take you in. We're almost dere. I think dat dey'll help ya a lot."

Teahs formed in er eyes.

"I'm in?"

"Yeah."

"Oh, Blink. I don't know what ta say. You will visit, won't you?"

I got a lump in me throat. "Yeah, kid. Ah coise."

We continued ta da mudda's home an I led her inside. Chauncey wuz dere. Grumpy wuz not. We went up ta da desk an I said, "Dis is me friend. Ya had a room fer her?"

Chauncey studied Lori. "Yes."

"Lori, dis is Chauncey. She's real good."

"Would you care to come with me, Lori? I'll show you to your room."

Lori gave a small smile an held out her hands. "I'd like that. Thank you."

Chauncey took Lori's suitcase an den led her away, up da staihs.

I'd miss er. Knew I would. I promised meself dat I'd visit da next day an check up on er. It wuz real hard fer me ta leave, but I finally did. I didn't like da fact dat we hadn't said goodbye. But maybe dat wuz bettah dat way. Da only comfort I had wuz dat Lori wuz in real good hands. Chauncey's hands.

The End!

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