Chapter 33
A pool of blood grew around the fallen body of the dead newsie as the other two men ran out the building as fast as they could. One looked at the other in disbelief.
"You…you saved me…but…"
The imposter father looked at Blink (WHOA! BIG SURPRISE! lol) , who was still in shock, and smiled.
"Don't ask me ta explain, please, you just consider yaself lucky dat you weren't killed by dat bum, ya don't deserve ta be killed by a guy like dat,"
Blink stared at him, still surprised that this man, who instead of being his killer, was his lifesaver. The man had a very thick New Yorker accent, different than the accent he had when he was at the Lodge House, so he must have been from New York. His clothes were no longer nice and neat, instead, it was now old and worn, and surprisingly enough, almost like a newsie. It was like he had changed into a completely different person.
"Wh-who are you?" The man stopped running and turned his head to look at Blink, and grinned.
"Da Mystery Man,"
"Huh?"
"Let's just say I'm anothah person in dis woild,"
"Well, how could I repay ya after you've done for me?"
"Actually, there is one thing…"
