OH. I have again a BIG writers block. :'(((. But I try my best to write on.
It had almost passed a week. Well, it was Friday evening. The guys by now were used to Starlight and Jenny. While it was obvious that the lively and ever smiling Jenny and Race had it bad for each other, Were the guys not sure what to think about Star. Some thought she was just shy. Others saw this as arrogance. She didn't talk much when there were a bigger group of them around. And still she was very pale. Jack had told Blink and Race to show the girls how to sell papes and they were fast learners.
Most of the newsies was in Tibby's having their dinner. Star sat with Blink, Jack David and Les at a table. It was the evening on which Jenny and Race had their "big date". Suddenly the door of Tibby's swung open and a boy with curly dark hair came in who Star didn't know.
"Heya Mush! What kept you so long away from Manhattan?" Jack asked the boy.
"You won't believe. Harlem has some new newsies."
"So what?"
"Girls!"
"So?"
"Special girls!"
"Mush. Say it straight-out!" Mush walked over to the table and grinned.
"They have three sluts there as newsies. One of them is Leo's sister. That's why they stay there. They guys over there are so lucky! Just Imagine. Having girls in your house which like it more then everything to have all the guys over them. Every night you would have your fun. That would be live. No heaven!" Mush's grin widened, while Star sank back in her seat becoming even paler than she already was. Les looked up at the black hair girl and looked worried.
"Hey, You are okay Star?" Star smiled at the twelve years old boy.
"I'm alright. Just real tired. I think I go back to the lodging house. Night Boys." With that she went out of Tibby's avoiding anyone's gaze.
They boys inside looked at each other.
"Have I said anything wrong?" Mush asked innocently.
"I think it was just all to much for her in the last time." Blink said.
"Well Mush, You have to think about what you're saying when there's a lady in the room." David said.
"Who is she anyway?"
"One of the two new newsies. Starlight. The other one, Jenny, is on a date with Race." Jack explained, while Blink arose from his seat.
"I think I'll better look for Star." With this he went out and headed to the lodging house.
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Star Went inside and headed upstairs into the girls room after she had paid Kloppman the night's rent. She took of her jacket, the black pants and the tank top and pulled her blue oversized shirt on. She pulled the blanket up to her shoulder and looked at the window. This Mush-boy had scared her. The worries she had pushed away after a week here came back.
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Blink asked Kloppman if Star was already back.
"Yeah, she's upstairs. Did you do anything to her? The poor girl seemed totally upset." Blink looked upstairs then turned around to Kloppman again.
"That's what I wanna know." He went upstairs and into the girl's room. The light was off but with the light from the moon shining through the window he could see something rolled up in a ball laying in the last bed. He went over and touched Star's shoulder. Star jumped scared to death and looked with widened eyes at Blink.
"Star, it's me, Blink!" Her heart still beat like hell.
"Star, what's wrong with you? You don't let Mush scar you?!" Star looked away and bit her lower lip.
"Star?"
"What if the others find out about Jenny and me? I mean, Mush won't be the only one that thinks so. Maybe it would be better to leave." The last part was more said to herself then to Blink. He grabbed her shoulders and turned her towards him.
"You can't just leave! Where would you go to?" Star just shrugged.
"Besides you can't keep Race and Jenny away from each other." He winked at her.
"I wasn't speaking of Jenny leaving." Blink's arms dropped. He swallowed hard not noticed from Star.
"Why should she leave? Race wouldn't let anyone near her now! She's safe." Blink looked down at his feet. He was glad that the light wasn't on when there came a thought up in his mind. He took her hand in his and stroke it slightly with his thumb.
"Be my girl!" He said his voice only a whisper and more begging than telling her to be.
"WHAT?!"
It had almost passed a week. Well, it was Friday evening. The guys by now were used to Starlight and Jenny. While it was obvious that the lively and ever smiling Jenny and Race had it bad for each other, Were the guys not sure what to think about Star. Some thought she was just shy. Others saw this as arrogance. She didn't talk much when there were a bigger group of them around. And still she was very pale. Jack had told Blink and Race to show the girls how to sell papes and they were fast learners.
Most of the newsies was in Tibby's having their dinner. Star sat with Blink, Jack David and Les at a table. It was the evening on which Jenny and Race had their "big date". Suddenly the door of Tibby's swung open and a boy with curly dark hair came in who Star didn't know.
"Heya Mush! What kept you so long away from Manhattan?" Jack asked the boy.
"You won't believe. Harlem has some new newsies."
"So what?"
"Girls!"
"So?"
"Special girls!"
"Mush. Say it straight-out!" Mush walked over to the table and grinned.
"They have three sluts there as newsies. One of them is Leo's sister. That's why they stay there. They guys over there are so lucky! Just Imagine. Having girls in your house which like it more then everything to have all the guys over them. Every night you would have your fun. That would be live. No heaven!" Mush's grin widened, while Star sank back in her seat becoming even paler than she already was. Les looked up at the black hair girl and looked worried.
"Hey, You are okay Star?" Star smiled at the twelve years old boy.
"I'm alright. Just real tired. I think I go back to the lodging house. Night Boys." With that she went out of Tibby's avoiding anyone's gaze.
They boys inside looked at each other.
"Have I said anything wrong?" Mush asked innocently.
"I think it was just all to much for her in the last time." Blink said.
"Well Mush, You have to think about what you're saying when there's a lady in the room." David said.
"Who is she anyway?"
"One of the two new newsies. Starlight. The other one, Jenny, is on a date with Race." Jack explained, while Blink arose from his seat.
"I think I'll better look for Star." With this he went out and headed to the lodging house.
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Star Went inside and headed upstairs into the girls room after she had paid Kloppman the night's rent. She took of her jacket, the black pants and the tank top and pulled her blue oversized shirt on. She pulled the blanket up to her shoulder and looked at the window. This Mush-boy had scared her. The worries she had pushed away after a week here came back.
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Blink asked Kloppman if Star was already back.
"Yeah, she's upstairs. Did you do anything to her? The poor girl seemed totally upset." Blink looked upstairs then turned around to Kloppman again.
"That's what I wanna know." He went upstairs and into the girl's room. The light was off but with the light from the moon shining through the window he could see something rolled up in a ball laying in the last bed. He went over and touched Star's shoulder. Star jumped scared to death and looked with widened eyes at Blink.
"Star, it's me, Blink!" Her heart still beat like hell.
"Star, what's wrong with you? You don't let Mush scar you?!" Star looked away and bit her lower lip.
"Star?"
"What if the others find out about Jenny and me? I mean, Mush won't be the only one that thinks so. Maybe it would be better to leave." The last part was more said to herself then to Blink. He grabbed her shoulders and turned her towards him.
"You can't just leave! Where would you go to?" Star just shrugged.
"Besides you can't keep Race and Jenny away from each other." He winked at her.
"I wasn't speaking of Jenny leaving." Blink's arms dropped. He swallowed hard not noticed from Star.
"Why should she leave? Race wouldn't let anyone near her now! She's safe." Blink looked down at his feet. He was glad that the light wasn't on when there came a thought up in his mind. He took her hand in his and stroke it slightly with his thumb.
"Be my girl!" He said his voice only a whisper and more begging than telling her to be.
"WHAT?!"