Jay lay on his little cot looking at the barred window that was equal to a veiw at the Waldorff in the Refuge. On the outside he looked like a teen-age boy that didn't care he was stuck in a rat infested cell, in the inside he was filled with fear, but not for himself. Curly was out there and they knew who she was! The delancy boys had cornered him earlier that day.
Jay walked through a back alley to avoid the bulls and ran into a diffrent type of animal. Two snakes named Oscar and Morris. They walked or more like slithered out of the shadows walking in union.
"Hey, i haven't heard from Curly in a while" Oscar sneered, "Where is the princess?" Morris punched him in the stomach. Oscar kicked Jay's legs out from under him and kicked in the ribs enough times to make him freeze. "I guess if we can't find Curly we will just have give some other lady our affections." Morris and Oscar were grinning down right eveil like now. Jay slowly stood up. "Perhaps... the Blue-eyed dreamer?" Jay's widened and smashed his fist in Oscar's nose just in time to hear the Police whistles...
"Hey! Jay, man you took a beating!"
"Yeah man you look like a bowl of grapes man!" Jay looked up to find Jack and Races heads smushed up against the bars.
"You come up with the one about the grapes all by youself Race?" Jay stood on his cot so he was level witht he window. The humor left Jay's eyes faster then a candle snuffs out in the wind.
"You guys where is Curly? She is in danger!" Wrapped his hands around the bars. Race smiled.
"Relax Muscles we brought you a little present..." the space made void by the boys disappearing faces was filled with Curly's worried gaze.
" Jay, are you all right?" She put her own hands on the bars. Jay put her head between his hands desperate to get his message across.
" I am fine! Curly... Ana you have to be careful! They know who you are!"
" Jay, who is they? Look don't worry i didn't spend a month in Brooklyn for nothing. Don't forget that okay?" Curly smiled a small smile as she traced the bruse on his forhead with her finger. Foot steps could be heard echoing down the hall and fast approaching. Jay looked at Curly.
" Just promise you will stay safe, okay?" Curly nodded; the foot steps were closer. Curly moved to leave...
"Curly?" the jingle of keys reached the cell.
"Yes, Ja-" Jay kissed her square on the mouth before she could even finish saying his name. Jay pulled away breathing hard. He whispered,
"You stay safe." When the Warden opened the cell he found an angsty teenager glareing at him from his little cot on the ground.