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Chapter 10
Pepper and Race sat in the boy's bunkroom after Pepper cleared out the girl's for Stars. Pepper and Race were lying on one of the bunks sideways with their feet hanging off the side. He had given her his arm for a pillow. The two were best friends and had been since she became a newsie. Pepper had gotten more girls to become newsies. Pepper was the one who found Sheepshead Races. A place Race could gamble and sell papes. Race had helped her out so many times she couldn't count anymore.
"I's cant believe Stars and Jack are fightin'. Dey never fight like dis." Race said.
"I's know, but she has neva been dis mad at befoah." Pepper reasoned trying to justify her friend's behavior.
"He didn't do it ya know" Race informed her.
"I's know"
"So why dontcha tell Stars that. It'd solve every-"
"No it wouldn't. Even if she listened ta me dan maybe it would help dis time but she wouldn't believe he was cheatin if dere was nothin wrong. She's prob'ly insecure and dat's why she was so quick ta believe it. This'll just keep hapenin until she gets it herself" Pepper said.
"How'd you get so smart?"
Pepper just smiled to herself. But Race continued chattering.
"I hope nothin like dat happens ta me and Charity."
Pepper let out a sigh, rolled her eyes and sat up. "It won't" she said with no tone because she had convinced him of this too many times before.
"I hope your right" said Race, but Pepper just sat there with no reply.
"What's wrong?" he asked knowing something was up.
"Nothing" but before he could question her further a loud ear shattering scream came from downstairs.
"What the hell was that?" Race asked to no one imparticular.
"Let's go see"
And with that the two took off down the stairs.
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Charity burst through the window to the roof. Immediately Jack turned around but relaxed when he saw it was he realized it was only Charity.
"Jack-" she said panting "Stars and yous are fightin foah no reason" she said between breaths.
"Yes it's because she feels da need ta test me!" He argued.
"No she ain't testing you"
"What do ya mean?"
"Jack I don't have time to explain everything-"
"Well make time" he said simply.
"Okay fine look Stars ain't testing you she honestly thinks yous were cheatin on her."
"You swear" he said skeptically
"Yeah Jack its da truth" Charity assured him "But Jack ya don't get it. It was Ho-" but she was interrupted by a piercing scream. After sharing a quick glance Charity and Jack scrambled back through the window and down the stairs as fast as they could.
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After Pepper left Holly followed Stars into the girl's bunkroom.
"I'm so sorry I told you about Jack. I didn't mean ta cause problems I just thought ya had a right ta know" Holly said faking the concern and regret in her voice.
"No I'm glad ya told me, why would I's wanna stay wit a cheatin bastard" Stars said drying her eyes.
"Ya mean ya broke up wit him?" Holly said happily. But Stars mistaked the excitement in her voice for surprise and continued.
"Of course I's know when ta move on" she said gaining confidence.
"I'm really sorry about dat" Holly said trying not to smile.
"Yeah its okay. I'm gonna go find Angel"
"Bye" called Holly over her shoulder
Stars just smiled and headed for the stairs. Halfway down the hallways she hears a hair curling scream come from downstairs and in the next second out came Holly from the room. The both of them charged down the stairs to find out what the scream was.
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"Wheah's Pepper said Blink picking at the fries he ordered. "I's feel like I haven't seen her in days"
"I don't know what goes wit any of dem" said Skittery finishing his meal.
The lights were dimming in Tibbys and the owner came to the two of them.
"Sorry boys but I'm closing up" he said "See you boys tomorrow"
"Kay thanks Mr. Tibbs." Blink politely added
"anytime"
As they reached the corner of the lodging house something caught Blink's eye.
"Hey Skitts I'll catch up ta ya" Blink said not looking at him.
"I don't care" Skittery joked and jogged the rest of the way to the lodging house.
Blink walked to a pretty girl in a blue dress. She looks so pretty against the night sky he thought to himself. She was picking up books she had dropped.
"Missed one" Blink said picking up a book.
"Oh, uh thanks" the girl said obviously forcing herself to be nice.
"What's yer name?" Blink questioned holding the book over his shoulder and out of her reach.
"Just give me my book" she said reaching for it, but Blink pulled it back further out of her reach and smirked.
"What's yer name" he repeated still smirking.
"Kristen" she reluctantly told him reaching for her book and yet again failing to retrieve it.
"Ya don't like me do ya Kristen" Blink asked, his smirk widening.
"I don't talk to street rats" Grabbing her book this time and as soon as she had it she spun around and walked off.
"Stuck up hoity toity" Blink muttered to himself but then he heard a chilling scream come from the lodging house and in a flash he ran to it.
Chapter 10
Pepper and Race sat in the boy's bunkroom after Pepper cleared out the girl's for Stars. Pepper and Race were lying on one of the bunks sideways with their feet hanging off the side. He had given her his arm for a pillow. The two were best friends and had been since she became a newsie. Pepper had gotten more girls to become newsies. Pepper was the one who found Sheepshead Races. A place Race could gamble and sell papes. Race had helped her out so many times she couldn't count anymore.
"I's cant believe Stars and Jack are fightin'. Dey never fight like dis." Race said.
"I's know, but she has neva been dis mad at befoah." Pepper reasoned trying to justify her friend's behavior.
"He didn't do it ya know" Race informed her.
"I's know"
"So why dontcha tell Stars that. It'd solve every-"
"No it wouldn't. Even if she listened ta me dan maybe it would help dis time but she wouldn't believe he was cheatin if dere was nothin wrong. She's prob'ly insecure and dat's why she was so quick ta believe it. This'll just keep hapenin until she gets it herself" Pepper said.
"How'd you get so smart?"
Pepper just smiled to herself. But Race continued chattering.
"I hope nothin like dat happens ta me and Charity."
Pepper let out a sigh, rolled her eyes and sat up. "It won't" she said with no tone because she had convinced him of this too many times before.
"I hope your right" said Race, but Pepper just sat there with no reply.
"What's wrong?" he asked knowing something was up.
"Nothing" but before he could question her further a loud ear shattering scream came from downstairs.
"What the hell was that?" Race asked to no one imparticular.
"Let's go see"
And with that the two took off down the stairs.
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Charity burst through the window to the roof. Immediately Jack turned around but relaxed when he saw it was he realized it was only Charity.
"Jack-" she said panting "Stars and yous are fightin foah no reason" she said between breaths.
"Yes it's because she feels da need ta test me!" He argued.
"No she ain't testing you"
"What do ya mean?"
"Jack I don't have time to explain everything-"
"Well make time" he said simply.
"Okay fine look Stars ain't testing you she honestly thinks yous were cheatin on her."
"You swear" he said skeptically
"Yeah Jack its da truth" Charity assured him "But Jack ya don't get it. It was Ho-" but she was interrupted by a piercing scream. After sharing a quick glance Charity and Jack scrambled back through the window and down the stairs as fast as they could.
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After Pepper left Holly followed Stars into the girl's bunkroom.
"I'm so sorry I told you about Jack. I didn't mean ta cause problems I just thought ya had a right ta know" Holly said faking the concern and regret in her voice.
"No I'm glad ya told me, why would I's wanna stay wit a cheatin bastard" Stars said drying her eyes.
"Ya mean ya broke up wit him?" Holly said happily. But Stars mistaked the excitement in her voice for surprise and continued.
"Of course I's know when ta move on" she said gaining confidence.
"I'm really sorry about dat" Holly said trying not to smile.
"Yeah its okay. I'm gonna go find Angel"
"Bye" called Holly over her shoulder
Stars just smiled and headed for the stairs. Halfway down the hallways she hears a hair curling scream come from downstairs and in the next second out came Holly from the room. The both of them charged down the stairs to find out what the scream was.
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"Wheah's Pepper said Blink picking at the fries he ordered. "I's feel like I haven't seen her in days"
"I don't know what goes wit any of dem" said Skittery finishing his meal.
The lights were dimming in Tibbys and the owner came to the two of them.
"Sorry boys but I'm closing up" he said "See you boys tomorrow"
"Kay thanks Mr. Tibbs." Blink politely added
"anytime"
As they reached the corner of the lodging house something caught Blink's eye.
"Hey Skitts I'll catch up ta ya" Blink said not looking at him.
"I don't care" Skittery joked and jogged the rest of the way to the lodging house.
Blink walked to a pretty girl in a blue dress. She looks so pretty against the night sky he thought to himself. She was picking up books she had dropped.
"Missed one" Blink said picking up a book.
"Oh, uh thanks" the girl said obviously forcing herself to be nice.
"What's yer name?" Blink questioned holding the book over his shoulder and out of her reach.
"Just give me my book" she said reaching for it, but Blink pulled it back further out of her reach and smirked.
"What's yer name" he repeated still smirking.
"Kristen" she reluctantly told him reaching for her book and yet again failing to retrieve it.
"Ya don't like me do ya Kristen" Blink asked, his smirk widening.
"I don't talk to street rats" Grabbing her book this time and as soon as she had it she spun around and walked off.
"Stuck up hoity toity" Blink muttered to himself but then he heard a chilling scream come from the lodging house and in a flash he ran to it.