Disclaimer: Roses are red, violets are blue, me no own, so you no sue.
Chapter Eleven
*A New Friend, Perhaps?*
Jade woke up early that morning. She sat up in bed and lazily stretched, yawning, while looking around at her present surroundings.
"Youse is up oily," a voice said casually from the bunk next to Jade's.
Jade turned and tried to cover her surprise. She found that the voice belonged to Joker, who was leaning her head on her hands and also sitting up in her bed.
"What time do youse all normally get up?" Jade asked, gesturing to the still sleeping people around the room.
"In about thoity minutes. What about youse?" Asked Joker, pulling out a deck of cards from under her pillow and shuffling them.
"Da same," answered Jade, her eyes lighting up when she saw the cards.
"Youse want ta play pokah?" Joker asked after seeing Jade's expression.
"Shoah," Jade said smiling.
Around thirty minutes later the score stood as follows: Jade- five wins and five losses. Joker- five wins and five losses.
Joker dealt the hand for the final tie-breaking game. The game was five card draw, and the two girls had been alternating every game between that and seven card stud.
Jade looked down at her cards and smiled inwardly, though her face remained a stony mask.
They weren't betting, so all that was left to do was put cards down and take more from the pile. Both girls decided not to do so, though.
Jade lay down her hand first.
"Four kings," she said smirking.
Joker flashed her a brilliant smile, saying, "Five aces."
Jade raised an eyebrow at her.
"Dere are only four aces in a deck, Jokah," she said sarcastically.
Joker lay down her hand, pulling one of the cards out and handing it to Jade.
"Jokah's are wild," said Joker triumphantly.
"Dat's cheatin!" Exclaimed Jade, throwing the card at Joker and crossing her arms in mock anger.
"Ise tink dat someone's just a sore losah," Joker taunted, collecting the cards into a pile and putting them back under her pillow.
"Shuddup," Jade said, swatting Joker in the arm, just as Blade came out of his room, yelling for everyone to get up.
The two girls made their way over to the bathroom, so they could get a jump start on everyone else.
"Youse want ta sell with me taday, so Ise can show youse around Da Bronx?" Joker asked Jade as they walked to the distribution office.
"Coitenly," said Jade, pulling her hat down on her head, so it covered more of her face.
"Youse hidin' from somebody, or sometin?" Joker asked curiously.
"Youse could say dat," said Jade nonchalantly.
"Youse want ta talk about it?" Asked Joker.
"Nope," Jade said bluntly.
Joker nodded. It was rare that someone would tell someone they just met their story. It was too dangerous sometimes, depending on who you were, or who you knew, or even who you were running from.
After buying their papers Joker and Jade headed out into the streets of The Bronx, Joker pointing out different things as they went.
Chapter Eleven
*A New Friend, Perhaps?*
Jade woke up early that morning. She sat up in bed and lazily stretched, yawning, while looking around at her present surroundings.
"Youse is up oily," a voice said casually from the bunk next to Jade's.
Jade turned and tried to cover her surprise. She found that the voice belonged to Joker, who was leaning her head on her hands and also sitting up in her bed.
"What time do youse all normally get up?" Jade asked, gesturing to the still sleeping people around the room.
"In about thoity minutes. What about youse?" Asked Joker, pulling out a deck of cards from under her pillow and shuffling them.
"Da same," answered Jade, her eyes lighting up when she saw the cards.
"Youse want ta play pokah?" Joker asked after seeing Jade's expression.
"Shoah," Jade said smiling.
Around thirty minutes later the score stood as follows: Jade- five wins and five losses. Joker- five wins and five losses.
Joker dealt the hand for the final tie-breaking game. The game was five card draw, and the two girls had been alternating every game between that and seven card stud.
Jade looked down at her cards and smiled inwardly, though her face remained a stony mask.
They weren't betting, so all that was left to do was put cards down and take more from the pile. Both girls decided not to do so, though.
Jade lay down her hand first.
"Four kings," she said smirking.
Joker flashed her a brilliant smile, saying, "Five aces."
Jade raised an eyebrow at her.
"Dere are only four aces in a deck, Jokah," she said sarcastically.
Joker lay down her hand, pulling one of the cards out and handing it to Jade.
"Jokah's are wild," said Joker triumphantly.
"Dat's cheatin!" Exclaimed Jade, throwing the card at Joker and crossing her arms in mock anger.
"Ise tink dat someone's just a sore losah," Joker taunted, collecting the cards into a pile and putting them back under her pillow.
"Shuddup," Jade said, swatting Joker in the arm, just as Blade came out of his room, yelling for everyone to get up.
The two girls made their way over to the bathroom, so they could get a jump start on everyone else.
"Youse want ta sell with me taday, so Ise can show youse around Da Bronx?" Joker asked Jade as they walked to the distribution office.
"Coitenly," said Jade, pulling her hat down on her head, so it covered more of her face.
"Youse hidin' from somebody, or sometin?" Joker asked curiously.
"Youse could say dat," said Jade nonchalantly.
"Youse want ta talk about it?" Asked Joker.
"Nope," Jade said bluntly.
Joker nodded. It was rare that someone would tell someone they just met their story. It was too dangerous sometimes, depending on who you were, or who you knew, or even who you were running from.
After buying their papers Joker and Jade headed out into the streets of The Bronx, Joker pointing out different things as they went.