Sorry it took so long to update…….I'm getting in more trouble by the hour…..LMAO! K now review!
________________________
Spot soon picked me up, on time of course. When has the little bastard ever been late for something? Never….I rest my case. He walked me to the lodging house in silence and had me go up to his room. I sat there on my bed contemplating, something I haven't done in a long time, about things that have been happening. I just wanted my life to be normal. Yea, that's a hoot. When has anyone's life gone normal?
"Hello?" I looked to the door and Blink entered. I smiled at him, not fully understanding why he was there.
"Hey there Blink. What are you doing here?"
"Dere's just a few tings Ise want to get cleared up."
"What's that?" Blink walked over to my bed and sat down, taking off his hat and placing it in his hands.
"Whyse did yer father call ya Katie and not Bridget when he came home dat one day?" I looked to my hands and saw my fragile hands start to twitch in nervousness.
"When Spot and I were younger we had a little sister. And her name was Katie. She died of pneumonia. My father hasn't really understood, and after Katie died, he just kept calling me her name. My mother says he is in denial, and I can agree with that. So I have gotten used to being called Katie but everyone else knows me as Bridget Lee."
"I'm so sorry." Blink said as he lowered his head and held his hat tighter.
"Its alright. Anything else you wanted to know?"
"Dey can wait." He stood up. "Nice seeing yas again." And he walked out the door. Why did it feel like he was leaving my life? I shook the feeling away and fell asleep.
I woke up to loud noises from the downstairs. Bunkroom. No wonder. I quickly got up and ran downstairs. I opened the door to the bunkroom and inhaled the biggest cloud of smoke possible. I quickly began to cough up my lungs, not literally and walked further into the bunkroom. Ahhh Poker Night. What a lovely tradition.
"Hey dere Bridges." A newsie walked by that I didn't recognize, or at least not through this cloud of smoke. I don't understand why the Kloppmann would let mere children and teenagers smoke, but then again, its not of his business. All he worries about is that he gets his money and that all children are within the safety code. No wonder Brooklyn is such a heartless place. Its all about the money here and no one seems to mind.
"Heya." A pair of arms wrapped around my waist, I turned my head and came face to face with Lion. I took his hands in mine and dropped them and they were back at his side. "What no kiss?"
"From me? No. No kiss ever." I walked past him until he grabbed my arm.
"Hey, Ise tought wese could start all over." He came up to me again. "Wese could be together and happy. Just forget everytin dat Ise tried to do and remember what wese had." I tilted my head down and looked towards the ground. "Bridges." Lion said in a soft but gentle manner. He took his thumb and lifted up my chin.
"Hey whats going on here?" Both Lion and I looked over to see Racetrack walking towards us. "Awww did da lovey dovey birdies get back together?"
"Are you drunk Race?" I asked him as I walked towards him and away from Lion.
"No. Wese don't sell liquor here." Race staggered over to a wooden chair that was propped up by the closest wall. "Now, would Ise be able to walk if Ise was drunk." He walked closer to the chair and when he was about sit down, but he missed the chair completely. I couldn't help but giggle, and then decided to help him up in his chair.
"Now Race, you shouldn't be drinking." I said sternly.
"Yea well youse shouldn't be here." I turned around and saw Blink.
"What?"
"Youse shouldn't be down here. Too many guys who wants to get goils in dere beds. Unless dats what youse wanted when Jackey boy came up to yas or when Lion asked fer it."
"Nice to see you to Blink." I looked back to Race who was drifting off to sleep. "Blink can you help me take him to the extra bedroom down the hall?" Blink didn't answer but instead he came over and put Race's arm around his shoulder as I showed him the way to the room. We walked into the room and Blink placed Race on one of the cots that we're standing up. I took a blanket out of the closet that was to the left of the door and placed one over Race. Before Blink could leave the room I grabbed his arm.
"What?" He said irritated.
"What is wrong with you? Why are you acting like you hate me so much?"
"Because Bridget. Don't youse understand? I like ya a lot. And Ise can't take it when youse let people walk all over youse. I mean, before Lion was asking youse out and I'm just sick of it. Ise been meaning to ask youse out, but to me it seems like youse aint interested."
"Blink, why didn't you tell me?"
"Like Ise said, it seemed like youse weren't interested." I looked at him with joy in my eyes because I too, fell for him. I grabbed his face and kissed him on the lips with as much force as I could, making Blink run into the wall behind him. He soon began kissing me back, letting his hands rest on my hips.
"Excuse me!" I peeked over to the door and saw my brother entering. Both me and Blink broke apart and faced Spot, ready for hell to be released.
________________________
Review please….I'll love u forever……. J
________________________
Spot soon picked me up, on time of course. When has the little bastard ever been late for something? Never….I rest my case. He walked me to the lodging house in silence and had me go up to his room. I sat there on my bed contemplating, something I haven't done in a long time, about things that have been happening. I just wanted my life to be normal. Yea, that's a hoot. When has anyone's life gone normal?
"Hello?" I looked to the door and Blink entered. I smiled at him, not fully understanding why he was there.
"Hey there Blink. What are you doing here?"
"Dere's just a few tings Ise want to get cleared up."
"What's that?" Blink walked over to my bed and sat down, taking off his hat and placing it in his hands.
"Whyse did yer father call ya Katie and not Bridget when he came home dat one day?" I looked to my hands and saw my fragile hands start to twitch in nervousness.
"When Spot and I were younger we had a little sister. And her name was Katie. She died of pneumonia. My father hasn't really understood, and after Katie died, he just kept calling me her name. My mother says he is in denial, and I can agree with that. So I have gotten used to being called Katie but everyone else knows me as Bridget Lee."
"I'm so sorry." Blink said as he lowered his head and held his hat tighter.
"Its alright. Anything else you wanted to know?"
"Dey can wait." He stood up. "Nice seeing yas again." And he walked out the door. Why did it feel like he was leaving my life? I shook the feeling away and fell asleep.
I woke up to loud noises from the downstairs. Bunkroom. No wonder. I quickly got up and ran downstairs. I opened the door to the bunkroom and inhaled the biggest cloud of smoke possible. I quickly began to cough up my lungs, not literally and walked further into the bunkroom. Ahhh Poker Night. What a lovely tradition.
"Hey dere Bridges." A newsie walked by that I didn't recognize, or at least not through this cloud of smoke. I don't understand why the Kloppmann would let mere children and teenagers smoke, but then again, its not of his business. All he worries about is that he gets his money and that all children are within the safety code. No wonder Brooklyn is such a heartless place. Its all about the money here and no one seems to mind.
"Heya." A pair of arms wrapped around my waist, I turned my head and came face to face with Lion. I took his hands in mine and dropped them and they were back at his side. "What no kiss?"
"From me? No. No kiss ever." I walked past him until he grabbed my arm.
"Hey, Ise tought wese could start all over." He came up to me again. "Wese could be together and happy. Just forget everytin dat Ise tried to do and remember what wese had." I tilted my head down and looked towards the ground. "Bridges." Lion said in a soft but gentle manner. He took his thumb and lifted up my chin.
"Hey whats going on here?" Both Lion and I looked over to see Racetrack walking towards us. "Awww did da lovey dovey birdies get back together?"
"Are you drunk Race?" I asked him as I walked towards him and away from Lion.
"No. Wese don't sell liquor here." Race staggered over to a wooden chair that was propped up by the closest wall. "Now, would Ise be able to walk if Ise was drunk." He walked closer to the chair and when he was about sit down, but he missed the chair completely. I couldn't help but giggle, and then decided to help him up in his chair.
"Now Race, you shouldn't be drinking." I said sternly.
"Yea well youse shouldn't be here." I turned around and saw Blink.
"What?"
"Youse shouldn't be down here. Too many guys who wants to get goils in dere beds. Unless dats what youse wanted when Jackey boy came up to yas or when Lion asked fer it."
"Nice to see you to Blink." I looked back to Race who was drifting off to sleep. "Blink can you help me take him to the extra bedroom down the hall?" Blink didn't answer but instead he came over and put Race's arm around his shoulder as I showed him the way to the room. We walked into the room and Blink placed Race on one of the cots that we're standing up. I took a blanket out of the closet that was to the left of the door and placed one over Race. Before Blink could leave the room I grabbed his arm.
"What?" He said irritated.
"What is wrong with you? Why are you acting like you hate me so much?"
"Because Bridget. Don't youse understand? I like ya a lot. And Ise can't take it when youse let people walk all over youse. I mean, before Lion was asking youse out and I'm just sick of it. Ise been meaning to ask youse out, but to me it seems like youse aint interested."
"Blink, why didn't you tell me?"
"Like Ise said, it seemed like youse weren't interested." I looked at him with joy in my eyes because I too, fell for him. I grabbed his face and kissed him on the lips with as much force as I could, making Blink run into the wall behind him. He soon began kissing me back, letting his hands rest on my hips.
"Excuse me!" I peeked over to the door and saw my brother entering. Both me and Blink broke apart and faced Spot, ready for hell to be released.
________________________
Review please….I'll love u forever……. J
