Klutzy awoke finding himself in his bunk, washcloth over his forehead. Sitting up quickly he threw it off onto the floor. He looked around the bunkroom, trying to think of anything but her.
"Ditzy?" He called at. No answer. He quietly walked out to the hallway, trying not to wake up the sleeping newsies. "Ditzy?" He called out in the hallway. "Ani?"

Ani was closing the gym door as she heard his voice. "Klutzy you up?" She asked walking down the stairs.

He nodded walking towards her. "What happened?" He asked grabbing his forehead. "My head is throbbing.

She sighed reaching him. "Oscar hit ya pretty hard. He knocked you out cold. You were out fer a while."

Klutzy rolled his eyes, shaking his head. "He's dead next time I see him. He caused her so much pain..." He kicked at the wall.

"Hey hey! watch it." She protested grabbing his arm. "Don't be so angry...Please."

He sighed and folded his arms. "What happened after I was knocked out?" He asked.

She thought for a moment if she should tell him or not. "Sorrow came out screaming his name, kneeling down beside you demanding to know why he did it."

Klutzy scoffed. "yeah sure you say dat cause you know dat's what I want ta heah."

"No I don't! It's the truth!" Ani swore.

He nodded unbelieving. "Maybe I should go back to bed now, it's not like I love this real life that much." He scowled sighing walking off.

"Klutzy..."

He turned around. "What?" he asked.

"she cares so much about you. She's just a afraid to admit it." Ani sighed.

He scoffed again quieter this time. "Yeah sure." He turned back around, heading downstairs. Ani watched as he left before heading back to the girls' bunkroom.

Klutzy walked out to the front steps, sitting down. He pulled out a cigarette and lit it. Blowing smoke out he stared up at the sky. Suddenly something laying on the steps caught his eye. He leaned down picking it up. It was Sorrow's shawl. It had been laying about the place he had been standing before the hit. Was Ani telling the truth? He didn't know. He held on to the shawl tightly bringing it to his nose smelling it, closing his eyes.



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Slowly Sorrow opened her eyes, pushing the blankets down to her waist. Rubbing her eyes she carefully sat up. "What time is it?" She mumbled. She looked out in the hallway into the bunkroom to see that all was quiet and no one was there.

She sighed and pulled herself out of bed. She had to get out of the lodging house even if just for a little bit. With Ani out of there this was her chance. She hurried to the bunkroom grabbing some clothes throwing them on. Grabbing some money she headed downstairs and out side.

The first thing that it her was the salt smelling air. It was obviously going to ran sometime soon. There was a slight breeze. She folded her arms around her and started walking. Not watching where she was going to she ended up in Lower Manhattan.

The streets were pretty much abandoned her footsteps echoed as she past the alleyways. She was concentrating on her feet as she walked to absorbed to hear the footsteps behind her that were not of her own. She sighed and brushed the loose hair out of her face.

Suddenly there was a small grab from behind, she felt arms around her waist pulling her back. She started to scream but a hand went over her mouth.

"Shhhh!"

She quieted down trying to look to see who it was. She noticed something about the hand over her mouth. She closed her eyes shaking her head. "Oscar." She grumbled as he removed his hand.

"You need to watch it goil." he growled. "I could have been any body." He kissed her forehead. She pulled away. "Hey what's dat for?"

"Oscar please.' She pleaded with him. "Don't do this."

"What do you mean don't do this?" he asked puzzled.

She shook her head. "I love you but you..."

"But I what?" he asked stepping closer to her.

"I don't know if I can be wid you." She looked down at the ground.

He rolled his eyes. "What do you mean by that?" He demanded.

"Oscar...I did what I...did....because...." She sighed and closed her eyes.

"Because?"

"Because of you..." She finished.

Oscar closed his eyes and shook his head. He didn't know what to say about this. "Sorrow..." He whispered.

"I've gotta go." She choked, pushing past him.

"Sorrow..." he repeated watching her as she ran away. He closed his eyes again trying to fight back tears.