Chapter eighteen

When Storm woke up the next morning the first thing she did was sneezing.

"Bless you!" Sharie yawned.

"You know, if I wouldn't know better I would say you was out all night. I mean, it's still February!" Ocean said as she changed into her pants. Storm sneezed again.

"Bless you, again!" Sharie shook her head.

"Thank you." Storm slowly changed and headed downstairs.

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"What d`you think if we wouldn't sell today but I'll show you the city?" Spot asked as she came out the lodging house.

"Sure, why not." She shrugged and pulled her jacket closer. It was really cold today. She wondered that it was so warm the night before!

They went through Brooklyn and Spot told her stories about every place they went by. They went through Queens, then the Bronx and when it was finally time for dinner they reached Manhattan.

"How about we grab something to eat?" Spot asked. Storm was very quiet this day, she hadn't talked more then tree times that whole day.

"Yeah, sure." Spot grabbed her wrist.

"What's the matter? You was very strange today." Storm just shrugged.

"It's nothing!" Spot still looked at her as if he tried to look into her soul.

"It's just. I'm still tired, that's all. So, can we just get something to eat and go back to Brooklyn?"

Spot nodded and they walked down the streets of Manhattan. Spot lead her to a small restaurant which was called Tibby's as Storm could read on a sign.

They walked in to find all of the Manhattan newsies eating there dinner.

"Heya Spot." Jack greeted and Spot and Storm walked over to his table and took seats.

"So Spot, what brings you here?"

"I just showed Storm around New York."

"And he means WHOLE New York!!!" Storm yawned.

They eat and sat there after dinner for another hour talking. Well, Spot and Jack talked. While Storm almost fell asleep. When Spot noticed he said goodbye to Jack and they went back. Just a few streets before they reached the bridge they heard something in the nearby alley.