Chapter 6
Bumlets, Jack, Mush, Kid Blink, Racetrack, and Spot were guarding one end of the block the factory was on and Amanda, Mel and I were on the other. Lily and Sniffles had made their way into the factory to talk to the girls.
Out of nowhere, two guys appeared; stinky and drunk.
"What are some lovely ladies such as yourselves doing out here alone on a night like this?" slurred one.
I started gagging, the smell of alcohol on them was suffocating, and they weren't even that close to me. As they stepped more out of the shadows I realized who the two guys were, the Delancy brothers. "Fabulous," I thought. They wobbled over to Amanda and Mel who were arguing about something. I guess the Delancys didn't see me, I was in the shadows.
"Ack! How dare you touch me Morris!" screamed Amanda flailing her arms about.
I ran over to her. She was using her karate skills that I didn't know about and holding him off, but he kept coming at her. So I picked up a left over piece of brick from the ground and using my fab discus skills, I chucked it at Morris' head. It knocked him out cold. As he fell, in slow-motion, he landed on Amanda's foot causing her to fall and twist her ankle.
"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!" she screamed.
While this was going on, Oscar had slammed Mel against the wall knocking the wind out of her. Morris came in for a sloppy, stinky kiss, but Mel smacked him. So he punched her in the face. A small gash appeared underneath her right eye. He yelled slurred profanities at her.
"Someone needs to enrich their vocabulary, Oscar," she retorted and then spit in his face.
"Huh?" Then he gasped for air.
Melanie had kneed him in the groin and he fell to the ground whimpering pathetically. I helped Amanda up and Mel came over for extra support. The three of us started laughing, probably out of relief. It wasn't until then that the guys came to help and see what was going on.
"You girls did this?!" Jack sputtered out in amazement.
"Why not?"
The guys were in awe.
"You alright there Curly? You look like you're limping, want some help?" Jack asked worriedly.
Mel and I passed her over to Jack, who held her up easily.
Melanie was covering her face. The gash on her cheek was bleeding badly. She removed her hand and asked, "has anyone got something I can use to stop the bleeding?"
"How did you get that?" Spot asked her concerned.
"Morris punched me," she responded, as if it were nothing.
"Oh if I ever get my hands on him….." Spot cursed.
"I don't think they'll be bothering us anymore," I reassured, "we got 'em good."
Spot found a semi clean rag from someone's drying laundry and gave it to Mel to stop the bleeding. "Thanks," she said.
"Raven, are you alright?" Bumlets asked her.
"Yeah I'm fine, but I think that Amanda and Mel need to be seen by a doctor. Do you think that we could maybe get them back to the lodging house and maybe some of us stay here and wait for Sniffles and Lily to come back."
"Good idea," said Jack, "Spot and I'll take Curly and Melanie back to the lodging house and get 'em cleaned up. The rest of you wait till Lily and Sniffles come back. And be careful in case those to wake up or something."
"Sure thing, Jack," Kid Blink replied.
The foursome headed off. The rest of us stood around and talked for awhile………
"BOO!"
I screamed really loud.
"Hey guys!" Sniffles greeted.
Mush came over and gave her a big hug. "I was so worried about you!"
"We're fine," she responded. The two started kissing……
"Anyways," Kid Blink said, "tell us news, do they want to strike?"
"Yes and as soon as possible because there were three more deaths this evening! They want better conditions and more pay because what they have right now is ridiculous," Lily replied. She looked around. "Hey where did everybody go?"
"Let me tell you about that on the way to lodging house. Let's walk and talk shall we?" I suggested.
All of us headed in the direction of the lodging house and I told her all that she had missed. Mush and Sniffles said they would catch up with us later.
Bumlets, Jack, Mush, Kid Blink, Racetrack, and Spot were guarding one end of the block the factory was on and Amanda, Mel and I were on the other. Lily and Sniffles had made their way into the factory to talk to the girls.
Out of nowhere, two guys appeared; stinky and drunk.
"What are some lovely ladies such as yourselves doing out here alone on a night like this?" slurred one.
I started gagging, the smell of alcohol on them was suffocating, and they weren't even that close to me. As they stepped more out of the shadows I realized who the two guys were, the Delancy brothers. "Fabulous," I thought. They wobbled over to Amanda and Mel who were arguing about something. I guess the Delancys didn't see me, I was in the shadows.
"Ack! How dare you touch me Morris!" screamed Amanda flailing her arms about.
I ran over to her. She was using her karate skills that I didn't know about and holding him off, but he kept coming at her. So I picked up a left over piece of brick from the ground and using my fab discus skills, I chucked it at Morris' head. It knocked him out cold. As he fell, in slow-motion, he landed on Amanda's foot causing her to fall and twist her ankle.
"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!" she screamed.
While this was going on, Oscar had slammed Mel against the wall knocking the wind out of her. Morris came in for a sloppy, stinky kiss, but Mel smacked him. So he punched her in the face. A small gash appeared underneath her right eye. He yelled slurred profanities at her.
"Someone needs to enrich their vocabulary, Oscar," she retorted and then spit in his face.
"Huh?" Then he gasped for air.
Melanie had kneed him in the groin and he fell to the ground whimpering pathetically. I helped Amanda up and Mel came over for extra support. The three of us started laughing, probably out of relief. It wasn't until then that the guys came to help and see what was going on.
"You girls did this?!" Jack sputtered out in amazement.
"Why not?"
The guys were in awe.
"You alright there Curly? You look like you're limping, want some help?" Jack asked worriedly.
Mel and I passed her over to Jack, who held her up easily.
Melanie was covering her face. The gash on her cheek was bleeding badly. She removed her hand and asked, "has anyone got something I can use to stop the bleeding?"
"How did you get that?" Spot asked her concerned.
"Morris punched me," she responded, as if it were nothing.
"Oh if I ever get my hands on him….." Spot cursed.
"I don't think they'll be bothering us anymore," I reassured, "we got 'em good."
Spot found a semi clean rag from someone's drying laundry and gave it to Mel to stop the bleeding. "Thanks," she said.
"Raven, are you alright?" Bumlets asked her.
"Yeah I'm fine, but I think that Amanda and Mel need to be seen by a doctor. Do you think that we could maybe get them back to the lodging house and maybe some of us stay here and wait for Sniffles and Lily to come back."
"Good idea," said Jack, "Spot and I'll take Curly and Melanie back to the lodging house and get 'em cleaned up. The rest of you wait till Lily and Sniffles come back. And be careful in case those to wake up or something."
"Sure thing, Jack," Kid Blink replied.
The foursome headed off. The rest of us stood around and talked for awhile………
"BOO!"
I screamed really loud.
"Hey guys!" Sniffles greeted.
Mush came over and gave her a big hug. "I was so worried about you!"
"We're fine," she responded. The two started kissing……
"Anyways," Kid Blink said, "tell us news, do they want to strike?"
"Yes and as soon as possible because there were three more deaths this evening! They want better conditions and more pay because what they have right now is ridiculous," Lily replied. She looked around. "Hey where did everybody go?"
"Let me tell you about that on the way to lodging house. Let's walk and talk shall we?" I suggested.
All of us headed in the direction of the lodging house and I told her all that she had missed. Mush and Sniffles said they would catch up with us later.