"So whaddaya think, Jack?" Mush asked grinning from ear to ear, "s'pretty
cool, huh?"
The newsies were at the local inn which, to tell the truth was pretty much
in the middle of nowhere. Each boy shared a room with another and the
nightly pay was low so all was going according to Spots plan, not that he'd
had one of course.
"Yeah, s'all pretty cool, Mush. Can't wait ta go 'splorin though" Jack
replied.
Suddenly Dave came running into the room, Les at his heels.
"Hi, Cowboy!" Les screamed giddily, " its hot outside! Everyone's lookin'
and askin' for a river or somethin'" clutching his wooden sword he ran out
of the room after being dismissed by David.
"Hey, Dave. You'se done packin yet?" Jack asked him.
"Yea, I'm pretty much done." Looking down and shuffling his feet he went
on, "It's too bad Sarah couldn't come, I think she might've liked it. She
would've just thought it was rather hot."
At the mention of Sarah, everything seemed too quiet, "Yeah, but it'd be
kinda...awkward ya know what I'm sayin?" Jack replied quietly.
The previous winter Jack and Sarah had gotten into a drastic fight causing
them to break up. Ever since each time they had mistakenly run into each
other it had caused a moment of uneasiness. David had been upset, but only
for an occasion.
After a moment of silence, Blink rushed in, "Hey Jack, you'se ready yet?
Me, Mush an' Race are gonna look round. Da ol' lady at da front desk said
there's a lil village near hea, wanna come?"
Thankful for the interruption from the uncomfortable conversation, Jack
shoved what he had left to put away in the nearby closet, " Shoa Blink,
sounds good." Looking back at Dave, " hey" he said interrupting his
thoughts, " you'se comin?" he asked.
"Nah, you guys go ahead" Dave replied, sitting on the bed as the two boys
shrugged and walked out.
Time passed, and soon the loud voices of the other newsies faded as David
sat there thinking.
