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AN: Finally, you get to find out more about Jade. Aren't you happy? (you should be!)
Chapter Thirteen
*Aillin's Story*
"My father was Scottish and my mother was Irish. Ise was born in Scotland along with my twin sister, Angel," Jade started.
"What are yoah real names?" Joker prompted, referring to Jade and Angel.
Jade glared at Joker for interrupting, but continued, saying, "My real name is Aillin, an' Angel's real name is Noel."
"My parents were kicked out of dere house 'cause dey couldn't pay da rent aftah my faddah lost 'is job. Ise tink dat me an' Angel were seven den."
"Dat's when dey decided ta move ta America, da land of dreams," here Jade
laughed bitterly, "Da place where people are stuffed inta little tenement buildings where dere's all sorts of diseases an' shit."
"When we'se got heah my muddah was pregnant with my two little bruddahs, dey were twins two. My faddah got a job woikin' in a factory, an' we'se moved inta an' apartment dat was barely big enough foah one person, let alone four with two more on da way," Jade pause, drawing in a breath and Joker nodded, sympathetically, for her to continue.
"Two years aftah my bruddahs were born, dere names were Kian an' Shane, my faddah got killed in some sort of factory accident."
"We'se didn't 'ave money ta pay foah da rent no more, so my mom started woikin da streets as a whore," Jade grimaced at the word whore, as if it left a bad taste in her mouth.
"Ise still remembah how she would come home so late, an' Angel would ask me why, but Ise couldn't bring myself ta tell 'er."
"A couple of years, maybe two or three, latah my bruddahs got real sick. Dey caught sometin' from our neighbors."
"It was treatable, but we'se didn't 'ave enough money ta pay foah da medicine dey needed."
"Dat's when Ise taught myself how ta pick pockets. Ise don't know why Ise did it. At dat age all Ise really knew was dat we'se needed money, an fast."
"So Ise stole a bit from some people an' got enough money ta buy da medicine. Da only problem was dat by dat time my bruddahs were already so sick dat da doctah said dey needed strongah medicine, which cost more."
Jade's voice wavered a bit, but still no tears came to her eyes, "Ise nevah di get enough money foah dat medicine," she whispered.
Joker reached out with her hand, as if to comfort Jade, but then held her hand back, knowing that Jade wouldn't want sympathy.
"A month aftah my bruddahs died my muddah left da house one night foah 'woik' an' she nevah came back."
"Da coppahs came ta our apartment one day 'cause dey had hoid dat two orphans were livin' dere. Dey wanted ta take us to an' orphanage."
"So, me an' Angel grabbed whatevah we'se could carry an got out of dere before da bulls could find us."
"We'se lived on da streets aftah dat, 'til one day a coppah happened ta see me pick some guys pocket."
"Since Angel had been with me at da time he hauled our asses to da refuge, wheah dey did a little research on my family an' found out da we'se were illegal immigrants."
"Ise actually didn't know dat, so it came as a bit of a surprise. But, me an' Angel got out of da refuge by pryin' some of da bars loose an' climbin' out a window."
"How long were youse in da refuge?" Joker interjected.
"About three months," Jade replied after thinking for a moment.
"Anyways, me an' Angel 'ave been on da streets evah since we'se got out of da refuge, an' den we'se ended up at da Manhattan lodgin' house."
"How did youse end up dere?" Joker asked.
Jade shrugged, "Well, Angel was tired of stealin' and she was all freaked out dat da bulls would catch us again an' take us to da refuge. Course, if dat evah happened den we'se would be deported."
"Ise couldn't stand it at da lodgin' house so Ise left, an' ended up heah," Jade said, finishing.
"What couldn't youse stand about it?" Asked Joker.
"Ise just didn't like how everybody was so friendly. Dese days its stupid ta have to many people who you care about youse. It just gives ya weaknesses, an' it's too damn comlicated," Jade answered.
Just as Joker looked like she was about to give Jade another, 'friends aren't bad' speech, they heard a commotion downstairs.
Jade, instantly recognizing the four voices, urgently whispered to Joker, "It's Angel an' some of da guys! Don't let dem know dat Ise is stayin' heah!"
Joker nodded and walked down the stairs into the front room of The Bronx's lodging house.
AN: Finally, you get to find out more about Jade. Aren't you happy? (you should be!)
Chapter Thirteen
*Aillin's Story*
"My father was Scottish and my mother was Irish. Ise was born in Scotland along with my twin sister, Angel," Jade started.
"What are yoah real names?" Joker prompted, referring to Jade and Angel.
Jade glared at Joker for interrupting, but continued, saying, "My real name is Aillin, an' Angel's real name is Noel."
"My parents were kicked out of dere house 'cause dey couldn't pay da rent aftah my faddah lost 'is job. Ise tink dat me an' Angel were seven den."
"Dat's when dey decided ta move ta America, da land of dreams," here Jade
laughed bitterly, "Da place where people are stuffed inta little tenement buildings where dere's all sorts of diseases an' shit."
"When we'se got heah my muddah was pregnant with my two little bruddahs, dey were twins two. My faddah got a job woikin' in a factory, an' we'se moved inta an' apartment dat was barely big enough foah one person, let alone four with two more on da way," Jade pause, drawing in a breath and Joker nodded, sympathetically, for her to continue.
"Two years aftah my bruddahs were born, dere names were Kian an' Shane, my faddah got killed in some sort of factory accident."
"We'se didn't 'ave money ta pay foah da rent no more, so my mom started woikin da streets as a whore," Jade grimaced at the word whore, as if it left a bad taste in her mouth.
"Ise still remembah how she would come home so late, an' Angel would ask me why, but Ise couldn't bring myself ta tell 'er."
"A couple of years, maybe two or three, latah my bruddahs got real sick. Dey caught sometin' from our neighbors."
"It was treatable, but we'se didn't 'ave enough money ta pay foah da medicine dey needed."
"Dat's when Ise taught myself how ta pick pockets. Ise don't know why Ise did it. At dat age all Ise really knew was dat we'se needed money, an fast."
"So Ise stole a bit from some people an' got enough money ta buy da medicine. Da only problem was dat by dat time my bruddahs were already so sick dat da doctah said dey needed strongah medicine, which cost more."
Jade's voice wavered a bit, but still no tears came to her eyes, "Ise nevah di get enough money foah dat medicine," she whispered.
Joker reached out with her hand, as if to comfort Jade, but then held her hand back, knowing that Jade wouldn't want sympathy.
"A month aftah my bruddahs died my muddah left da house one night foah 'woik' an' she nevah came back."
"Da coppahs came ta our apartment one day 'cause dey had hoid dat two orphans were livin' dere. Dey wanted ta take us to an' orphanage."
"So, me an' Angel grabbed whatevah we'se could carry an got out of dere before da bulls could find us."
"We'se lived on da streets aftah dat, 'til one day a coppah happened ta see me pick some guys pocket."
"Since Angel had been with me at da time he hauled our asses to da refuge, wheah dey did a little research on my family an' found out da we'se were illegal immigrants."
"Ise actually didn't know dat, so it came as a bit of a surprise. But, me an' Angel got out of da refuge by pryin' some of da bars loose an' climbin' out a window."
"How long were youse in da refuge?" Joker interjected.
"About three months," Jade replied after thinking for a moment.
"Anyways, me an' Angel 'ave been on da streets evah since we'se got out of da refuge, an' den we'se ended up at da Manhattan lodgin' house."
"How did youse end up dere?" Joker asked.
Jade shrugged, "Well, Angel was tired of stealin' and she was all freaked out dat da bulls would catch us again an' take us to da refuge. Course, if dat evah happened den we'se would be deported."
"Ise couldn't stand it at da lodgin' house so Ise left, an' ended up heah," Jade said, finishing.
"What couldn't youse stand about it?" Asked Joker.
"Ise just didn't like how everybody was so friendly. Dese days its stupid ta have to many people who you care about youse. It just gives ya weaknesses, an' it's too damn comlicated," Jade answered.
Just as Joker looked like she was about to give Jade another, 'friends aren't bad' speech, they heard a commotion downstairs.
Jade, instantly recognizing the four voices, urgently whispered to Joker, "It's Angel an' some of da guys! Don't let dem know dat Ise is stayin' heah!"
Joker nodded and walked down the stairs into the front room of The Bronx's lodging house.