Chapter 8
I woke up because some one was shaking me gently. "Huh? Oh mornin' Kloppman."
"I figured I would get you girls up a little earlier so you could use the bathroom before the guys destroyed it," he said.
I smiled. "Thanks Kloppman. I'll get the others up for you," I said eyeing the feathers still on the floor.
"Thanks," he responded. He headed back downstairs.
I some how got out of bed and picked up a feather. I was about to go to Amanda's bed, but there was one other person in the bed with her. Jack was still insistent that that was his bed. So I wandered over to Mel's bed. I lightly tickled the feather under her nose. She twitched. I did it again. She woke up and sneezed.
"Good morning Melanie!"
"Huh?" She said groggily. Then she saw the feather, "what did you do that for?"
"Kloppman is letting us have the bathroom first."
"Oh good. Hey do you think you could just shake me a little next time, please. A feather up my nose is not pleasant. Let's go get Lily and Sniffles up then, but what are we going to do about Amanda? Jack said last night that she was not leaving the lodging house today because of her ankle."
"I think we should wake her anyway. Just to annoy her," I said mischievously.
Mel grinned and with a twinkle in her eye she whispered her idea in my ear. I started laughing. "Of course she added, we should wake up Jack first just so we don't have to deal with two people for doing this."
"Good idea."
We headed off down stairs to get the materials we needed and then back up. Melanie gently shook Jack and we told him what we were going to do. He immediately got up off the bed.
"AAAACCCCKKKK!!!!" screamed Amanda.
We had just poured a whole bunch of ice on top of Amanda and all of us were laughing hysterically.
"Oops! Sorry, I think we missed her foot Robyn!" Mel laughed.
"Rise and shine!" I added cheerfully.
Some of the newsies woke up at the sound, but went back to sleep when they found out what it was. Lily and Sniffles awoke too and figured it was time to get ready for the day, so they headed off to the bathroom.
"You…..you….I'm going to get you guys for this," Amanda turned and started to put her feet on the floor, "Ouch, but not right now. When you least expect it, expect it!"
We were still laughing and got our stuff and headed off to the bathroom. Jack helped Amanda back into her bed trying to contain his laughter.
I had already finished my shower, gotten dressed and was brushing my hair, when I saw Melanie peek her head out of the shower and look both ways cautiously as if crossing a street.
"What are you doing?" I asked her.
"I forgot to grab a shirt," she answered sheepishly.
I rolled my eyes.
Mel began to tiptoe out of the stall with her towel wrapped around her. I could see her bra straps and she was wearing capris.
So she wasn't totally naked walking out there, so I didn't think much of it. I turned to watch her go out and she stood there frozen with the towel loosely around her and an enormous amount of half-dressed guys were trying to squeeze through the doorway attempting to get a glimpse. It was really funny, I started laughing. Melanie quickly pulled the towel tightly back up around her, ran back to the shower stall, grabbed her stuff, and stood next to me waiting for the boys to take over the bathroom before making a mad dash out of there to finish getting dressed. I decided to head up to the roof to get away from all the hustle and bustle in the bathroom. I asked Bumlets to come get me before they left for the distribution office. When I got up on the roof, I found Mel propped up against the side of the car with her head and knees buried into her chest. "Are you alright?" I asked.
She looked up, her face was flushed. "Well besides the fact that I just totally humiliated myself in front of a bunch of hot guys….No, I'd say I'm just fine, just dandy," she answered sarcastically.
I sat down next to her and patted her on the shoulder. "I'm sure they didn't mind. In fact that probably woke them up this morning," I told her.
"Great…" She buried her head back into her knees.
Bumlets came up and said, "Raven, we're about to leave, are you ready?"
"Yeah, I'll be there in a sec," I turned to Mel, "You coming?"
"I'll meet you guys at Tibby's and sell the afternoon edition or whatever. I don't think I'm ready to face the public yet. I'll take care of Amanda or start coming up with stuff for Medda's number. You all have fun."
"You sure?"
"I'm sure."
"Alright then…" I waved good bye and headed down the fire escape with Bumlets.
I woke up because some one was shaking me gently. "Huh? Oh mornin' Kloppman."
"I figured I would get you girls up a little earlier so you could use the bathroom before the guys destroyed it," he said.
I smiled. "Thanks Kloppman. I'll get the others up for you," I said eyeing the feathers still on the floor.
"Thanks," he responded. He headed back downstairs.
I some how got out of bed and picked up a feather. I was about to go to Amanda's bed, but there was one other person in the bed with her. Jack was still insistent that that was his bed. So I wandered over to Mel's bed. I lightly tickled the feather under her nose. She twitched. I did it again. She woke up and sneezed.
"Good morning Melanie!"
"Huh?" She said groggily. Then she saw the feather, "what did you do that for?"
"Kloppman is letting us have the bathroom first."
"Oh good. Hey do you think you could just shake me a little next time, please. A feather up my nose is not pleasant. Let's go get Lily and Sniffles up then, but what are we going to do about Amanda? Jack said last night that she was not leaving the lodging house today because of her ankle."
"I think we should wake her anyway. Just to annoy her," I said mischievously.
Mel grinned and with a twinkle in her eye she whispered her idea in my ear. I started laughing. "Of course she added, we should wake up Jack first just so we don't have to deal with two people for doing this."
"Good idea."
We headed off down stairs to get the materials we needed and then back up. Melanie gently shook Jack and we told him what we were going to do. He immediately got up off the bed.
"AAAACCCCKKKK!!!!" screamed Amanda.
We had just poured a whole bunch of ice on top of Amanda and all of us were laughing hysterically.
"Oops! Sorry, I think we missed her foot Robyn!" Mel laughed.
"Rise and shine!" I added cheerfully.
Some of the newsies woke up at the sound, but went back to sleep when they found out what it was. Lily and Sniffles awoke too and figured it was time to get ready for the day, so they headed off to the bathroom.
"You…..you….I'm going to get you guys for this," Amanda turned and started to put her feet on the floor, "Ouch, but not right now. When you least expect it, expect it!"
We were still laughing and got our stuff and headed off to the bathroom. Jack helped Amanda back into her bed trying to contain his laughter.
I had already finished my shower, gotten dressed and was brushing my hair, when I saw Melanie peek her head out of the shower and look both ways cautiously as if crossing a street.
"What are you doing?" I asked her.
"I forgot to grab a shirt," she answered sheepishly.
I rolled my eyes.
Mel began to tiptoe out of the stall with her towel wrapped around her. I could see her bra straps and she was wearing capris.
So she wasn't totally naked walking out there, so I didn't think much of it. I turned to watch her go out and she stood there frozen with the towel loosely around her and an enormous amount of half-dressed guys were trying to squeeze through the doorway attempting to get a glimpse. It was really funny, I started laughing. Melanie quickly pulled the towel tightly back up around her, ran back to the shower stall, grabbed her stuff, and stood next to me waiting for the boys to take over the bathroom before making a mad dash out of there to finish getting dressed. I decided to head up to the roof to get away from all the hustle and bustle in the bathroom. I asked Bumlets to come get me before they left for the distribution office. When I got up on the roof, I found Mel propped up against the side of the car with her head and knees buried into her chest. "Are you alright?" I asked.
She looked up, her face was flushed. "Well besides the fact that I just totally humiliated myself in front of a bunch of hot guys….No, I'd say I'm just fine, just dandy," she answered sarcastically.
I sat down next to her and patted her on the shoulder. "I'm sure they didn't mind. In fact that probably woke them up this morning," I told her.
"Great…" She buried her head back into her knees.
Bumlets came up and said, "Raven, we're about to leave, are you ready?"
"Yeah, I'll be there in a sec," I turned to Mel, "You coming?"
"I'll meet you guys at Tibby's and sell the afternoon edition or whatever. I don't think I'm ready to face the public yet. I'll take care of Amanda or start coming up with stuff for Medda's number. You all have fun."
"You sure?"
"I'm sure."
"Alright then…" I waved good bye and headed down the fire escape with Bumlets.