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Chapter Twelve
*Shakespeare Was A Fool*
When Joker and Jade retired for the day they both decided to just go back to the lodging house, instead of going to a vaudeville show with some of the other newsies.
"So what's yoah real name?" Asked Joker when they were both sitting on their beds.
"Why do youse care?" Jade shot back.
Joker shrugged.
"Mine's Molly," she said.
"Why are youse tellin' me?" Asked Jade, feeling like Joker was trying to pry.
"Because Ise don't care if youse know," Joker said.
Jade looked at her curiously for a moment before lying back in her bed with her hands up behind her head.
"Youse don't have ta be so anti-social, ya know," Joker said from her bunk.
Jade sat up and glared at her, "What are youse talkin' about?" She demanded.
"Youse is anti-social whenevah sometin about yoah life comes up. It's like you close up all of da sudden," Joker replied.
"What's yoah point?" Jade asked, getting annoyed at playing guessing games.
"My point is 'why?' Why do youse do dat?"
"'Cause it's none of yoah business," Jade said angrily.
Joker shrugged again.
"It's like yoah scared or sometin'," Joker said.
Jade snorted, "What do youse tink Ise is scared of?"
"Of havin' a friend. Of having people care whether you live or die, whether you come back at night," Joker said.
"Why should anyone care? Ise is just a street orphan like everybody else. Who needs friends when youse nevah know if youse is gonna live through da day? All getting' close ta people gives ya is pain an' weaknesses," Jade said cynically.
"Street rules," Joker said.
"What?" Jade asked, not expecting that comment.
"Street rules, every kid dat wants ta survive knows 'em. Numbah one: No weaknesses," said Joker.
"Right, so why 'cause yoahself an' othah people grief? Why do youse tink Ise left Angel? She would have been alone an' devastated If I had died, so Ise left 'er with Blink, where she'll be happy," Jade said.
Joker raised her eyebrows. She had no idea who Angel or Blink were, and she could see that Jade was mentally kicking herself for giving away that much information.
"So dat's why youse don't evah want ta get close ta anybody?" Joker asked gently, beginning to see signs that Jade's shell was cracking.
When Jade nodded Joker asked, "But what about love? Don't youse evah want ta fall in love?"
"Love," Jade spat scornfully, "Why would Ise need dat. If Ise fell in love with somebody den it would be to easy foah me ta hoit dat poisen or get hoit myself. Like, what if something happened to dat poisen, or what if something happened to me?"
"Is it for fear to wet a widow's eye
That thou consumest thyself in single life?
Ah! If thou issueless shalt hap to die,
The world will wail thee like a makeless wife;
The world will be thy widow, and still weep
That thou no form of thee hast left behind,
When every private widow well may keep
By children's eyes her husbands shape in mind.
Look, what an unthrift in the world doth spend
Shifts but his place, for still the world enjoys it;
But beauty's waste hath in the world an' end,
And kept unused, the user so destroys it.
No love toward others in that bosom sits
That on himself such murderous shame commits," Joker recited, all traces of her accent disappearing.
"Shakespeare was a fool," Jade said cynically.
"On the contrary, my deah, Shakespeare was making a very good point.
"Ise don't tink da woild cares whethah I live or die, Joker," Jade said.
"Ise do," Joker said determinedly.
"Youse shouldn't," Jade said dryly.
"Why not?" Asked Joker, "Youse like pokah, an' youse is just as good as me. Youse ain't some stuck-up priss like Scarlett. Youse can be nice, an' funny, when youse want ta be. If youse would open up den Ise is shoah dat everbody would love youse!"
"Dat's what Ise don't want!" Cried Jade.
"What are youse afraid of?" Joker asked forcefully.
"Of losing everyone Ise evah loved all ovah again," Jade said quietly burying her face in her hands.
"Do youse want ta talk about it?" Joker asked.
Jade's head nodded softly, and she began her story.
AN: Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. Can you say cliché? Anyway, I couldn't think of anything, so you'll all just have to live with it. Oh, by the way, thanx to all the people who reviewed! Brownie points for all of you! For those of you who failed to be nice, kind, considerate, loving, caring, etc., people and review, no brownie points for you!
Oh, and for everyone here that had no idea what that sonnet meant, it's okay. I have to read Shakespeare's sonnets about ten times out loud before they make any sense. But basically it was saying that you shouldn't avoid falling in love at all costs just because you don't want to leave anyone behind. It's saying that even if you die and you never fell in love people will still be sad that you're gone.
You can't avoid being grieved for when you die, so you shouldn't cause yourself pain by not letting yourself fall in love, or not letting yourself make friends. And, if anyone is wondering, issueless, when used in that context, means without children. If anyone has any more questions about it you can just email me or ask me in a review. You can find my email address by looking at my bio. Thanx!
Chapter Twelve
*Shakespeare Was A Fool*
When Joker and Jade retired for the day they both decided to just go back to the lodging house, instead of going to a vaudeville show with some of the other newsies.
"So what's yoah real name?" Asked Joker when they were both sitting on their beds.
"Why do youse care?" Jade shot back.
Joker shrugged.
"Mine's Molly," she said.
"Why are youse tellin' me?" Asked Jade, feeling like Joker was trying to pry.
"Because Ise don't care if youse know," Joker said.
Jade looked at her curiously for a moment before lying back in her bed with her hands up behind her head.
"Youse don't have ta be so anti-social, ya know," Joker said from her bunk.
Jade sat up and glared at her, "What are youse talkin' about?" She demanded.
"Youse is anti-social whenevah sometin about yoah life comes up. It's like you close up all of da sudden," Joker replied.
"What's yoah point?" Jade asked, getting annoyed at playing guessing games.
"My point is 'why?' Why do youse do dat?"
"'Cause it's none of yoah business," Jade said angrily.
Joker shrugged again.
"It's like yoah scared or sometin'," Joker said.
Jade snorted, "What do youse tink Ise is scared of?"
"Of havin' a friend. Of having people care whether you live or die, whether you come back at night," Joker said.
"Why should anyone care? Ise is just a street orphan like everybody else. Who needs friends when youse nevah know if youse is gonna live through da day? All getting' close ta people gives ya is pain an' weaknesses," Jade said cynically.
"Street rules," Joker said.
"What?" Jade asked, not expecting that comment.
"Street rules, every kid dat wants ta survive knows 'em. Numbah one: No weaknesses," said Joker.
"Right, so why 'cause yoahself an' othah people grief? Why do youse tink Ise left Angel? She would have been alone an' devastated If I had died, so Ise left 'er with Blink, where she'll be happy," Jade said.
Joker raised her eyebrows. She had no idea who Angel or Blink were, and she could see that Jade was mentally kicking herself for giving away that much information.
"So dat's why youse don't evah want ta get close ta anybody?" Joker asked gently, beginning to see signs that Jade's shell was cracking.
When Jade nodded Joker asked, "But what about love? Don't youse evah want ta fall in love?"
"Love," Jade spat scornfully, "Why would Ise need dat. If Ise fell in love with somebody den it would be to easy foah me ta hoit dat poisen or get hoit myself. Like, what if something happened to dat poisen, or what if something happened to me?"
"Is it for fear to wet a widow's eye
That thou consumest thyself in single life?
Ah! If thou issueless shalt hap to die,
The world will wail thee like a makeless wife;
The world will be thy widow, and still weep
That thou no form of thee hast left behind,
When every private widow well may keep
By children's eyes her husbands shape in mind.
Look, what an unthrift in the world doth spend
Shifts but his place, for still the world enjoys it;
But beauty's waste hath in the world an' end,
And kept unused, the user so destroys it.
No love toward others in that bosom sits
That on himself such murderous shame commits," Joker recited, all traces of her accent disappearing.
"Shakespeare was a fool," Jade said cynically.
"On the contrary, my deah, Shakespeare was making a very good point.
"Ise don't tink da woild cares whethah I live or die, Joker," Jade said.
"Ise do," Joker said determinedly.
"Youse shouldn't," Jade said dryly.
"Why not?" Asked Joker, "Youse like pokah, an' youse is just as good as me. Youse ain't some stuck-up priss like Scarlett. Youse can be nice, an' funny, when youse want ta be. If youse would open up den Ise is shoah dat everbody would love youse!"
"Dat's what Ise don't want!" Cried Jade.
"What are youse afraid of?" Joker asked forcefully.
"Of losing everyone Ise evah loved all ovah again," Jade said quietly burying her face in her hands.
"Do youse want ta talk about it?" Joker asked.
Jade's head nodded softly, and she began her story.
AN: Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. Can you say cliché? Anyway, I couldn't think of anything, so you'll all just have to live with it. Oh, by the way, thanx to all the people who reviewed! Brownie points for all of you! For those of you who failed to be nice, kind, considerate, loving, caring, etc., people and review, no brownie points for you!
Oh, and for everyone here that had no idea what that sonnet meant, it's okay. I have to read Shakespeare's sonnets about ten times out loud before they make any sense. But basically it was saying that you shouldn't avoid falling in love at all costs just because you don't want to leave anyone behind. It's saying that even if you die and you never fell in love people will still be sad that you're gone.
You can't avoid being grieved for when you die, so you shouldn't cause yourself pain by not letting yourself fall in love, or not letting yourself make friends. And, if anyone is wondering, issueless, when used in that context, means without children. If anyone has any more questions about it you can just email me or ask me in a review. You can find my email address by looking at my bio. Thanx!