Chapter 29
"You!"
Blink looked right into the face of Sunny in total shock. The black-haired girl newsie put her finger to his lips, silencing him instantly.
"What are you doing heah?!" Blink whispered quickly. Sunny glanced at him angrily.
"Ya should've told me dat you were following him!"
Blink looked surprised.
"I didn't start out ta be following him! I was takin a midnight walk!"
Sunny snorted. "A midnight walk, shoah, but den how didja end up awl da way heah? Dis is way out of da Manhattan territory ya know,"
Blink tossed an agitated look at her. "I figured dat Grinds was doin sumthin dat had ta do wit Bristles' fatha, so I decided to see what he was up to. How did you find out about me dough?"
"I hoid a someone and saw you goin out, and I was warried, so I followed ya,"
"Warried? About me??"
Sunny blushed. "I mean, I was afraid you were up ta sumthin bad, so I just got curious,"
Blink thought about what Sunny said. She was worried about him? Did that mean…no, he was thinking too much.
Sunny did not fail to notice how he was pondering over her sentence, so she hurriedly said, "nevah mind, let's just go and see where Grinds went, kay?"
Blink nodded. "I'll go foist, den if da coast is cleah, u come out, awright?" Sunny argued that she could take care of herself at first, but agreed reluctantly afterwards. Blink walked out of the alley and out into the open street once more, and this time walked slowly, looking around him for the Harlem leader. No one was in sight. He stood in the street for a few minutes, then started walking again.
He just crossed an intersection of the street, when suddenly a huge hand covered his mouth and pulled him into darkness before he could even say anything.
Blink hadn't done anything since he had gone out. It had been a while and Sunny wanted so badly to go check on him, but he had said firmly that if he had not come back, he had been captured and she had to go tell the others. She looked into the street. No one was there. She did not move. Suddenly, she saw something. She screamed silently and ran off towards Manhattan.
