Siren turned around to see who had spoken. She looked at a boy, or better
said, young man about nineteen, maybe twenty. He had blond hair that
reached his eyes that possessed an indefinable color. It was a strange
mixture of blue green and gray. From his clothing he
looked like one of the boys that had been at the circus before the show.
"Who are you? And who do you think gave you the right to be here?!" She narrowed her eyes and looked at him. Usually most people stepped back when she looked like that. But the man just returned her look. Spot looked into her green eyes when he stepped towards her.
"I'm Spot Conlon, the one that rescued you from the ring before. And your father told me to bring you to your wagon. So that's how I came here."
"Rescued. Pah! No one needs to rescue me! Kama wouldn't have done anything to me!"
"Sure!" Spot raised his eyebrows. "So the dark spot on your leg is from the leather of your pants yeah?"
Siren looked down at her leg and for the first time she noticed the blood on her pants. She touched the leg softly and wiped a bit of the blood away. She bit her lip when another stream of pain overflowed her.
"You should rest!"
"Don't tell me what I have to do!" She spat at him and walked away just to sink to the ground after a few steps. Spot shook his head. Were all girls at the circus this short-tempered? He sighed and went over to her and picked her up.
"Hey! What d'you think you're doing?" she asked confused.
"Bringing you back to your wagon!" He said and he did just that.
When Spot and Siren reached the wagon, the other newsies sat in front of it talking to the girls. Indie was the first to notice Spot and Siren.
"Siren, What's with your leg?" Now the blood that came out of the cut in her pants was apparently visible.
"It's nothing, really!"
"Could one of you open the door?" Eagle opened it immediately and Spot laid Siren on her bed.
"I'll get your father and Mira." Eagle said and ran away. Siren sighed and glared at Spot.
"What? You wanted to bleed to death?!" He defended himself.
"Bleed to death?! It's just a little cut! And now my dad will just worry about me! He probably won't let me work with the lions and tigers ever again! And what will happen to Kama? It's your fault!"
"MINE?! Listen girlie! You were almost killed by the lion! You can't walk with that cut! And it really isn't MY fault if you think that you can play with these dangerous animals! I just wanted to help!" Spot was yelling by now, hands clenched.
"I don't need anyone's help!" She said dangerously quiet. Just as Spot was about to say something, the door opened and Eddy came in with a woman around thirty. She had black hair and Spot remembered her as the assistant of the knife thrower. (I just say it
again: DAMN DICTIONARY. Pah, The best thing you can get! You shouldn't believe teachers!!!)
"What's with your leg?" Mira asked calmly when she looked at Siren's trousers. Siren sighed and let herself fall heavy back into her pillows. Why had everyone have to bother her? Mira sent Spot and Eddy away to examine Siren's leg.
"So, what happened earlier in the ring?" Siren looked confused at Mira who cleaned the blood from Siren's leg.
"Come on! There had to be a reason Kama was so … strange! I can't think of any animal who would do any harm to the great Rowan Canham!" Mira winked at her niece.
"There was someone. I don't know who it was I only saw a shadow which made the cats nervous." Siren shrugged while Mira stopped suddenly and looked at Siren. Her
smile faded.
"John?"
"I don't know." Mira grabbed Siren's shoulders.
"Rowan, promise me you'll be careful! If he's still here… I don't want to think about it."
"Why is he so furious about dad? I asked him, but he never wanted to talk about it." Mira sighed and went to get a bandage. The wound wasn't deep so she didn't have to stitch up.
"Everything. First, your father is the oldest of the three brothers. Second, he got the circus after your grandpa died. Third, well, your mom. When John was sixteen, he had a big crush on her. But she didn't like him. She only had eyes for Eddy. The end of the story is that she married him and get a very pigheaded girl that is laying in front of me."
"Wow, I never knew uncle John had a crush on ma."
"Yeah, And he thinks, that if it hadn't been for your father, she would have taken him. And that she would still be alive." Siren's look fell. She just looked at her hands while Mira continued.
"When your father told him he shouldn't hit the predators like he did, they got into a fight. After this, Eddy sent him away from here. But this you know." There was a long silence before Siren spoke again.
"You think John is here to get his revenge?"
"I'm almost sure. Please promise me to be careful."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever you want."
"Rowan, I mean this."
"Me too." Mira handed Siren clean pants and stood up.
"Rest at least for the next two days."
"Aunt Mira, I'm old enough to take care of myself."
Mira went over to the door and opened it. Before she walked out she turned around to look at Rowan. She laid on her bed her arms under her neck.
"I hope so." Mira whispered then closed the door behind her.
looked like one of the boys that had been at the circus before the show.
"Who are you? And who do you think gave you the right to be here?!" She narrowed her eyes and looked at him. Usually most people stepped back when she looked like that. But the man just returned her look. Spot looked into her green eyes when he stepped towards her.
"I'm Spot Conlon, the one that rescued you from the ring before. And your father told me to bring you to your wagon. So that's how I came here."
"Rescued. Pah! No one needs to rescue me! Kama wouldn't have done anything to me!"
"Sure!" Spot raised his eyebrows. "So the dark spot on your leg is from the leather of your pants yeah?"
Siren looked down at her leg and for the first time she noticed the blood on her pants. She touched the leg softly and wiped a bit of the blood away. She bit her lip when another stream of pain overflowed her.
"You should rest!"
"Don't tell me what I have to do!" She spat at him and walked away just to sink to the ground after a few steps. Spot shook his head. Were all girls at the circus this short-tempered? He sighed and went over to her and picked her up.
"Hey! What d'you think you're doing?" she asked confused.
"Bringing you back to your wagon!" He said and he did just that.
When Spot and Siren reached the wagon, the other newsies sat in front of it talking to the girls. Indie was the first to notice Spot and Siren.
"Siren, What's with your leg?" Now the blood that came out of the cut in her pants was apparently visible.
"It's nothing, really!"
"Could one of you open the door?" Eagle opened it immediately and Spot laid Siren on her bed.
"I'll get your father and Mira." Eagle said and ran away. Siren sighed and glared at Spot.
"What? You wanted to bleed to death?!" He defended himself.
"Bleed to death?! It's just a little cut! And now my dad will just worry about me! He probably won't let me work with the lions and tigers ever again! And what will happen to Kama? It's your fault!"
"MINE?! Listen girlie! You were almost killed by the lion! You can't walk with that cut! And it really isn't MY fault if you think that you can play with these dangerous animals! I just wanted to help!" Spot was yelling by now, hands clenched.
"I don't need anyone's help!" She said dangerously quiet. Just as Spot was about to say something, the door opened and Eddy came in with a woman around thirty. She had black hair and Spot remembered her as the assistant of the knife thrower. (I just say it
again: DAMN DICTIONARY. Pah, The best thing you can get! You shouldn't believe teachers!!!)
"What's with your leg?" Mira asked calmly when she looked at Siren's trousers. Siren sighed and let herself fall heavy back into her pillows. Why had everyone have to bother her? Mira sent Spot and Eddy away to examine Siren's leg.
"So, what happened earlier in the ring?" Siren looked confused at Mira who cleaned the blood from Siren's leg.
"Come on! There had to be a reason Kama was so … strange! I can't think of any animal who would do any harm to the great Rowan Canham!" Mira winked at her niece.
"There was someone. I don't know who it was I only saw a shadow which made the cats nervous." Siren shrugged while Mira stopped suddenly and looked at Siren. Her
smile faded.
"John?"
"I don't know." Mira grabbed Siren's shoulders.
"Rowan, promise me you'll be careful! If he's still here… I don't want to think about it."
"Why is he so furious about dad? I asked him, but he never wanted to talk about it." Mira sighed and went to get a bandage. The wound wasn't deep so she didn't have to stitch up.
"Everything. First, your father is the oldest of the three brothers. Second, he got the circus after your grandpa died. Third, well, your mom. When John was sixteen, he had a big crush on her. But she didn't like him. She only had eyes for Eddy. The end of the story is that she married him and get a very pigheaded girl that is laying in front of me."
"Wow, I never knew uncle John had a crush on ma."
"Yeah, And he thinks, that if it hadn't been for your father, she would have taken him. And that she would still be alive." Siren's look fell. She just looked at her hands while Mira continued.
"When your father told him he shouldn't hit the predators like he did, they got into a fight. After this, Eddy sent him away from here. But this you know." There was a long silence before Siren spoke again.
"You think John is here to get his revenge?"
"I'm almost sure. Please promise me to be careful."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever you want."
"Rowan, I mean this."
"Me too." Mira handed Siren clean pants and stood up.
"Rest at least for the next two days."
"Aunt Mira, I'm old enough to take care of myself."
Mira went over to the door and opened it. Before she walked out she turned around to look at Rowan. She laid on her bed her arms under her neck.
"I hope so." Mira whispered then closed the door behind her.