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After finishing their food off at Tibby's, Jack, Davey, and Les grabbed the last of their papes and left to go finish off the stack.
"See ya later, Cowboy!"
"Lata, Davey!"
"Jack, Davey, you in fa Medda's tomarra?! Let me know!"
The boys acknowledged all the goodbyes and started down the street. The sun was nice, and Jack had a feeling that this was turning out to be a great day.
"Dave!! Jack!! Get ova hea!!"
Both of them turned to see Boots yelling at them from a little over a block away.
"What's da matta, Bootsy!?" Jack jested, "Ya see six handed lady dis time?" He smiled and started to turn away, when he heard
"Youz guys, come quick, it's Sarah!!!"
Jack's heart went into his throat, Dave's mouth went dry. They started running over at what they thought seemed to be the speed of a snail crawl. Les trailed behind brandishing his wooden sword.
Once they reached the corner, they found Boots already by Sarah, trying to calm her crying. Davey kneeled down by his sister, as did Jack, and he tried to sooth
her weeping.
"What is it, Sarah, huh? What's da matter? David tried his best but nothing was working.
"Come on, sis, what's the matter? What happened?"
At last, Sarah lifted her head and saw who all was there. She scanned the faces, and her gaze came to rest on Jack. He drew a deep breath in when he saw her look at him, her eye looked awful, and there was blood on her face. The cowboy had to restrain his tears as he looked at her, and could only hold her as she whispered "Jack!" through her sobs.
Dave looked on with hurt on his face. His sister had always come to him with her problems before. Neither Jack or Sarah noticed the upset on his face though. They just sat in their embrace as Les was trying to ask her what had happened.
After a bit Davey nudged his sister. "Hey, let's get you home."
The boys all helped the girl up to her feet, and they started off toward home. Nobody asked what had happened while they walked; they knew she would tell all when she was ready.
David's mind was flooded with emotions of pain and hurt at what had happened to his sister, and at her disregard for him. He could not believe that she would reach for Jack over him. The boy just did not know what to make of it all.
Jack was focused on Sarah. He did his best to make sure she was alright, and comforted her often. Inside, he was planning out what he would do if he ever found out who did this to her.
The silence remained, and the group made their way through the streets of Manhattan, and toward the Jacobs house.
After finishing their food off at Tibby's, Jack, Davey, and Les grabbed the last of their papes and left to go finish off the stack.
"See ya later, Cowboy!"
"Lata, Davey!"
"Jack, Davey, you in fa Medda's tomarra?! Let me know!"
The boys acknowledged all the goodbyes and started down the street. The sun was nice, and Jack had a feeling that this was turning out to be a great day.
"Dave!! Jack!! Get ova hea!!"
Both of them turned to see Boots yelling at them from a little over a block away.
"What's da matta, Bootsy!?" Jack jested, "Ya see six handed lady dis time?" He smiled and started to turn away, when he heard
"Youz guys, come quick, it's Sarah!!!"
Jack's heart went into his throat, Dave's mouth went dry. They started running over at what they thought seemed to be the speed of a snail crawl. Les trailed behind brandishing his wooden sword.
Once they reached the corner, they found Boots already by Sarah, trying to calm her crying. Davey kneeled down by his sister, as did Jack, and he tried to sooth
her weeping.
"What is it, Sarah, huh? What's da matter? David tried his best but nothing was working.
"Come on, sis, what's the matter? What happened?"
At last, Sarah lifted her head and saw who all was there. She scanned the faces, and her gaze came to rest on Jack. He drew a deep breath in when he saw her look at him, her eye looked awful, and there was blood on her face. The cowboy had to restrain his tears as he looked at her, and could only hold her as she whispered "Jack!" through her sobs.
Dave looked on with hurt on his face. His sister had always come to him with her problems before. Neither Jack or Sarah noticed the upset on his face though. They just sat in their embrace as Les was trying to ask her what had happened.
After a bit Davey nudged his sister. "Hey, let's get you home."
The boys all helped the girl up to her feet, and they started off toward home. Nobody asked what had happened while they walked; they knew she would tell all when she was ready.
David's mind was flooded with emotions of pain and hurt at what had happened to his sister, and at her disregard for him. He could not believe that she would reach for Jack over him. The boy just did not know what to make of it all.
Jack was focused on Sarah. He did his best to make sure she was alright, and comforted her often. Inside, he was planning out what he would do if he ever found out who did this to her.
The silence remained, and the group made their way through the streets of Manhattan, and toward the Jacobs house.