Chapter seven
It went on like this the next time. The girls were in the lodging house for two weeks now. Sharie and Vivianne had became good sellers and Spot had gotten himself two new girlfriends in this time. But today he had broken of with Mandy. He couldn't go on like this, he had to try and tell Storm what he felt for her. He sat on the Brooklyn Bridge and smoked his cigarette When Ice came up to him.
"Hey Spot, You wanted to talk with me?" Spot looked up at Ice. He had the same light-blonde hair as Tricks, just that his hair was longer. It was reaching his ice-blue eyes. Spot nodded and they spit-shook.
"Yeah, We found this girl two weeks ago. She was raped and I thought that you could help me and find this pervert?"
"Course. Does she remember how he looked like?" Spot told him as the made their way to the lodging house.
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Storm couldn't hold it any longer. Her body screamed for a shower. And she wanted to move. She knew, nobody was in the house at this time. So she carefully stood up. It hurt but she didn't care. It wasn't as painful as when she had to walk after her father had beaten her up. She slowly made her way to the washroom and took of the clothes that she wore for the last two weeks. She turned the water on and waited a little bit so it would have the right temperature.
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Today was THE day. Tricks was on his way to the lodging house. He knew Spot was waiting on the bridge and all the other newsies were out selling. He also knew, that the girl was still in the lodging house. Alone, because at this time Jerry went to make the shopping. He went in the front door and silently heading upstairs. He went to Spot's room to find ... nobody. He stood there till he heard the shower. A cruel smile spread across his face as he made his way over to the washroom.
There he saw the girl standing naked, with her back to him.
Well, maybe it won't hurt to have a little fun again before killing her. He thought as he stepped closer to her. He put his arm around her waist and his other hand over her mouth so she wouldn't scream. He turned her around so she could look at him and a look of pure fear was visible in her eyes. Tricks pressed her on the wall and began to unbutton his pants.
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Spot and Ice opened the door to the lodging house. Spot heard the shower and sighed heavily.
"She's supposed to stay in bed at least another week. And now she's taking a shower!" He ran upstairs followed by Ice. He was lightly irritated by the fact that the door to the washroom was open. He walked in slowly and stopped abruptly for a second. Then pure hate came up inside him and he pulled Tricks away from Storm.
"You .. you damn bastard!" He punched him right in the face before he kneed him into the balls. Tricks fell on the ground and Spot kicked him in the side.
"Ice, help me!" Ice pulled Spot away from his brother.
"Take care of her. She needs you." He nodded towards Storm who had crouched down on the floor. She shivered and seemed to be in another world.
Ice pulled Tricks up.
"Thank you bro." He grinned. But Ice showed him how he got his name.
"You aren't my brother anymore! And if you'll ever show your damn ass over in my territory, everyone is free to kill you without getting sentenced for it. Got me? And I think the same is here in Brooklyn. So get your fucking ass out of this city before I decide other and wait till Spot is going to kill you!" He throw Tricks down the stairs. Tricks get up slowly and ran away as fast as he could.
Spot had gotten a blanket and wrapped it around Storm. He picked her up and carried her back in his room. Ice followed slowly. Spot gave Storm some clothes and turned to Ice the went outside so Storm could change but left the door open, so they could hear if Storm needed something.
Ice looked uneasy at Spot.
"I shouldn't have sent him here."
"How was you supposed to know what would happen?"
"I think I can go back now, that we know who it was. I have to tell the guys about Tricks. Bye Spot." Spot nodded and went back to Storm. She didn't even look up. She just sat there her arms around her knees looking a hole in the wall. Spot sat down next to her.
"Storm?" Spot laid his arm around her shoulders. Storm began to sob and finally throw herself into Spot's arms to cry herself to sleep.
It went on like this the next time. The girls were in the lodging house for two weeks now. Sharie and Vivianne had became good sellers and Spot had gotten himself two new girlfriends in this time. But today he had broken of with Mandy. He couldn't go on like this, he had to try and tell Storm what he felt for her. He sat on the Brooklyn Bridge and smoked his cigarette When Ice came up to him.
"Hey Spot, You wanted to talk with me?" Spot looked up at Ice. He had the same light-blonde hair as Tricks, just that his hair was longer. It was reaching his ice-blue eyes. Spot nodded and they spit-shook.
"Yeah, We found this girl two weeks ago. She was raped and I thought that you could help me and find this pervert?"
"Course. Does she remember how he looked like?" Spot told him as the made their way to the lodging house.
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Storm couldn't hold it any longer. Her body screamed for a shower. And she wanted to move. She knew, nobody was in the house at this time. So she carefully stood up. It hurt but she didn't care. It wasn't as painful as when she had to walk after her father had beaten her up. She slowly made her way to the washroom and took of the clothes that she wore for the last two weeks. She turned the water on and waited a little bit so it would have the right temperature.
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Today was THE day. Tricks was on his way to the lodging house. He knew Spot was waiting on the bridge and all the other newsies were out selling. He also knew, that the girl was still in the lodging house. Alone, because at this time Jerry went to make the shopping. He went in the front door and silently heading upstairs. He went to Spot's room to find ... nobody. He stood there till he heard the shower. A cruel smile spread across his face as he made his way over to the washroom.
There he saw the girl standing naked, with her back to him.
Well, maybe it won't hurt to have a little fun again before killing her. He thought as he stepped closer to her. He put his arm around her waist and his other hand over her mouth so she wouldn't scream. He turned her around so she could look at him and a look of pure fear was visible in her eyes. Tricks pressed her on the wall and began to unbutton his pants.
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Spot and Ice opened the door to the lodging house. Spot heard the shower and sighed heavily.
"She's supposed to stay in bed at least another week. And now she's taking a shower!" He ran upstairs followed by Ice. He was lightly irritated by the fact that the door to the washroom was open. He walked in slowly and stopped abruptly for a second. Then pure hate came up inside him and he pulled Tricks away from Storm.
"You .. you damn bastard!" He punched him right in the face before he kneed him into the balls. Tricks fell on the ground and Spot kicked him in the side.
"Ice, help me!" Ice pulled Spot away from his brother.
"Take care of her. She needs you." He nodded towards Storm who had crouched down on the floor. She shivered and seemed to be in another world.
Ice pulled Tricks up.
"Thank you bro." He grinned. But Ice showed him how he got his name.
"You aren't my brother anymore! And if you'll ever show your damn ass over in my territory, everyone is free to kill you without getting sentenced for it. Got me? And I think the same is here in Brooklyn. So get your fucking ass out of this city before I decide other and wait till Spot is going to kill you!" He throw Tricks down the stairs. Tricks get up slowly and ran away as fast as he could.
Spot had gotten a blanket and wrapped it around Storm. He picked her up and carried her back in his room. Ice followed slowly. Spot gave Storm some clothes and turned to Ice the went outside so Storm could change but left the door open, so they could hear if Storm needed something.
Ice looked uneasy at Spot.
"I shouldn't have sent him here."
"How was you supposed to know what would happen?"
"I think I can go back now, that we know who it was. I have to tell the guys about Tricks. Bye Spot." Spot nodded and went back to Storm. She didn't even look up. She just sat there her arms around her knees looking a hole in the wall. Spot sat down next to her.
"Storm?" Spot laid his arm around her shoulders. Storm began to sob and finally throw herself into Spot's arms to cry herself to sleep.