"Woman's nude corpse found in mayor's bed!"
Sorrow sighed. She was relieved that her "improvin' da truth" skills was not affected by whatever was going on today. This was most definitely not her day.
Two more costumers came up and bought papers leaving her with half a dozen. She sighed again. She had had three costumers argue with her today. One called her a liar, that there was no such thing in there. Sure there was. It wasn't her fault it was the family's dog who died giving birth to her puppies.
She continued to walk down the street calling out headlines. She took a deep breath and groaned, it smelled like rain. "Jist what i needed." she grumbled.
Closing her eyes she sat her papers down on the ground and fiddle with her hair. Suddenly she felt a tug around her waist, she quickly opened her eyes. "How's me goil?"
"Oscar!" She screamed, quickly turning around. She hit him on the shoulder with her hat. "Don't do dat to me!" she shouted.
Oscar laughed. "Fine...I didn't mean ta scare ya."
Sorrow rolled her eyes and put her hat on her head. "Yeah but da fact is you love scaring newsies whether they're your goil or not doesn't mattah. Geez."
He shook his head. "Sorrow don't do dat to me. You know dat's not true."
"Whatevah." she sighed and picked her papers up. "Listen I'se gotta finish selling dese and den you can tell me what you want."
Oscar smirked and took the papers out of her hand tossing them behind him on the sidewalk.
"Hey!" She shouted hitting his arm.
He laughed and put his arms around her. "Hay is for horses." he said leaning into kiss her.
Sorrow pushed him away from her. "Yeah it's funny to you, you don't hafta worry on rather does get sold or not." she said.
"Is dat all you're worried about?" he asked. "heah" he handed her more than enough to cover it.
She sighed. "you don't hafta do dat you know." she said.
He shrugged and pulled her close to him. "Yeah I know. I wanted to."
She stared into his eyes but quickly looked away feeling her heartbeat quicken. There was no way the girls could be right. She was Sorrow McLennan, there was no way she'd be falling in love with anyone. Right?
"What's da mattah?" he asked stroking her cheek.
She looked up at him. "nothing..." she said. "nothing at all."
Oscar sighed and shook his head. "No sumthin's different. Dey given ya a hard time at da Lodging House?" he asked. "Cause if dey is I'se will soak dem."
Sorrow laughed and grabbed a hold of his hand. "And den you'se wonder why dey act so weird towards ya." she said.
"YEah i know. Dat Jade hates me." He frowned.
She shook her head. "No no no, she don't exactly HATE you...I mean you are a Delancey after all..." she smirked and laughed some more.
He scowled at her for a moment and then looked at the ground. "You get in trouble fer dis mornin'?" He asked.
Sorrow laughed as they started to walk along. "Nope not yet. Once da boys heah dat you were asleep in me bed dey might get mad but...you know." She replied.
"Damn. I'se hope dey ain't too bad." Oscar said. "I know how bad dey can be...well sorta." He laughed. "So what do dey think about me?" he asked.
She took a deep breath. "Well, " she started. "Jack's not all dat happy about having you even step foot in dere, I've hoid him tell Jade dat. Dey didn't know I could heah dem."
Oscar nodded. "Yeah well I ain't been to nice to him in da past." he said.
"Or to anyone else for dat mattah." Sorrow smirked at him.
He grinned and shook his head. "Right. How about da uddahs."
She shrugged. "Da same I guess. Probably leftovah tension from da strike or sumthin."
He sighed and put his arm around her shoulder pulling her close to him. "I dunno if it will evah be different, I t'ink i'se always gonna be bittah towards them." he said frowning.
Sorrow looked up at him and nodded. "I kind of figuahed dat." She said.
"Yeah but who knows," he smiled at her. "I nevah t'ought I'ld be doing what I'se doing right now before I met ya, so it could happen."
She laughed and laid her head against him. "Very good point, I must say." She said.
He smirked and looked down at her. "Hey do you remembah anyt'ing about last night?" He asked.
"No actually I don't. I vaguely remember us talking and den da next thing I knew Jade was screaming." she laughed.
Oscar grinned at her and dropped his arm to around her waist. "Well I don't think too much happened in front of everyone in da bunkroom." he commented.
Sorrow shook her head. "I don't think so either." She said blushing a bit. She felt a small raindrop hit the top of her head. She groaned and rolled her eyes.
"Wanna get outta heah?" He asked pulling her under the tarp of the nearest building.
She shrugged. "I dunno. Wheah would we go?" she asked.
He looked up at the sky and pulled a face. "Maybe I should get ya back to da Lodging House." He said.
"Already?" she didn't want to go home yet but it was the best idea. "Will you stay wid me for awhile?" She asked.
Oscar smirked at her. "Yeah maybe I can fer awhile. But I ain't gonna go in da bunkroom." he laughed.
Sorrow smiled at him and tickled his stomach a bit. He pulled away. "Hey!" She laughed. "Yeah dat might be a good idea." she said.
He shook his head and kissed her forehead. "Let's get outta heah."
Sorrow sighed. She was relieved that her "improvin' da truth" skills was not affected by whatever was going on today. This was most definitely not her day.
Two more costumers came up and bought papers leaving her with half a dozen. She sighed again. She had had three costumers argue with her today. One called her a liar, that there was no such thing in there. Sure there was. It wasn't her fault it was the family's dog who died giving birth to her puppies.
She continued to walk down the street calling out headlines. She took a deep breath and groaned, it smelled like rain. "Jist what i needed." she grumbled.
Closing her eyes she sat her papers down on the ground and fiddle with her hair. Suddenly she felt a tug around her waist, she quickly opened her eyes. "How's me goil?"
"Oscar!" She screamed, quickly turning around. She hit him on the shoulder with her hat. "Don't do dat to me!" she shouted.
Oscar laughed. "Fine...I didn't mean ta scare ya."
Sorrow rolled her eyes and put her hat on her head. "Yeah but da fact is you love scaring newsies whether they're your goil or not doesn't mattah. Geez."
He shook his head. "Sorrow don't do dat to me. You know dat's not true."
"Whatevah." she sighed and picked her papers up. "Listen I'se gotta finish selling dese and den you can tell me what you want."
Oscar smirked and took the papers out of her hand tossing them behind him on the sidewalk.
"Hey!" She shouted hitting his arm.
He laughed and put his arms around her. "Hay is for horses." he said leaning into kiss her.
Sorrow pushed him away from her. "Yeah it's funny to you, you don't hafta worry on rather does get sold or not." she said.
"Is dat all you're worried about?" he asked. "heah" he handed her more than enough to cover it.
She sighed. "you don't hafta do dat you know." she said.
He shrugged and pulled her close to him. "Yeah I know. I wanted to."
She stared into his eyes but quickly looked away feeling her heartbeat quicken. There was no way the girls could be right. She was Sorrow McLennan, there was no way she'd be falling in love with anyone. Right?
"What's da mattah?" he asked stroking her cheek.
She looked up at him. "nothing..." she said. "nothing at all."
Oscar sighed and shook his head. "No sumthin's different. Dey given ya a hard time at da Lodging House?" he asked. "Cause if dey is I'se will soak dem."
Sorrow laughed and grabbed a hold of his hand. "And den you'se wonder why dey act so weird towards ya." she said.
"YEah i know. Dat Jade hates me." He frowned.
She shook her head. "No no no, she don't exactly HATE you...I mean you are a Delancey after all..." she smirked and laughed some more.
He scowled at her for a moment and then looked at the ground. "You get in trouble fer dis mornin'?" He asked.
Sorrow laughed as they started to walk along. "Nope not yet. Once da boys heah dat you were asleep in me bed dey might get mad but...you know." She replied.
"Damn. I'se hope dey ain't too bad." Oscar said. "I know how bad dey can be...well sorta." He laughed. "So what do dey think about me?" he asked.
She took a deep breath. "Well, " she started. "Jack's not all dat happy about having you even step foot in dere, I've hoid him tell Jade dat. Dey didn't know I could heah dem."
Oscar nodded. "Yeah well I ain't been to nice to him in da past." he said.
"Or to anyone else for dat mattah." Sorrow smirked at him.
He grinned and shook his head. "Right. How about da uddahs."
She shrugged. "Da same I guess. Probably leftovah tension from da strike or sumthin."
He sighed and put his arm around her shoulder pulling her close to him. "I dunno if it will evah be different, I t'ink i'se always gonna be bittah towards them." he said frowning.
Sorrow looked up at him and nodded. "I kind of figuahed dat." She said.
"Yeah but who knows," he smiled at her. "I nevah t'ought I'ld be doing what I'se doing right now before I met ya, so it could happen."
She laughed and laid her head against him. "Very good point, I must say." She said.
He smirked and looked down at her. "Hey do you remembah anyt'ing about last night?" He asked.
"No actually I don't. I vaguely remember us talking and den da next thing I knew Jade was screaming." she laughed.
Oscar grinned at her and dropped his arm to around her waist. "Well I don't think too much happened in front of everyone in da bunkroom." he commented.
Sorrow shook her head. "I don't think so either." She said blushing a bit. She felt a small raindrop hit the top of her head. She groaned and rolled her eyes.
"Wanna get outta heah?" He asked pulling her under the tarp of the nearest building.
She shrugged. "I dunno. Wheah would we go?" she asked.
He looked up at the sky and pulled a face. "Maybe I should get ya back to da Lodging House." He said.
"Already?" she didn't want to go home yet but it was the best idea. "Will you stay wid me for awhile?" She asked.
Oscar smirked at her. "Yeah maybe I can fer awhile. But I ain't gonna go in da bunkroom." he laughed.
Sorrow smiled at him and tickled his stomach a bit. He pulled away. "Hey!" She laughed. "Yeah dat might be a good idea." she said.
He shook his head and kissed her forehead. "Let's get outta heah."