Chapter 2
The walk home from the alley was rough. The girls were so shaken up they needed to use Race and Jack as support. Climbing the stairs to the lodging house was even more difficult. Charity was shaken up a little more than Doll face was. Jack had to carry Charity up the stairs. Charity's skirt was ripped on the bottom. Race escorted Doll face to the washroom. Jack seated Charity on his bed. "I'm so sorry I wasn't there sooner." Jack said running his fingers through Charity's golden blonde hair. "If there's anything I can do," he continued, "please, let me know, because I want to help." He finished. She looked up at him, and she stared into his beautiful brown eyes. They were so sincere, and honest. "Thank you Jack, really you don't know how much I appreciate this." She said trying to smile. Jack looked into her baby blue eyes, and gently kissed her forehead. He was a tremendous comfort to her, and they both knew it. Race and Doll face walked in, and once they were seated, Race reached for his cigar. "Do ya mind?" He asked. "No, it's alright." Doll face said. Jack and Charity got up and walked into the washroom. Racetrack lit up his cigar, and him and Doll face talked for a few minutes. "This was an eventful day." Race said with enthusiasm in his voice. "I'm just glad you weren't hoit to badly." He said placing a hand on hers. "Thanks Race; I'm just glad that I have you to lean on." She said resting her head on his shoulder. She sat there for a few moments thinking; thinking about how lucky she was that the boys came when they did. "Doll face, can I tell ya suttin'?" Race asked cautiously. "Of course." Doll face answered. Race put out his cigar, and faced Doll face. He looked at his lap for a few moments before finally looking her in the eye. "Well ah, ya see hun, I ah, well." he stuttered. "Spit it out." She said anxiously. "Well ya see, I, I like ya; I like ya a lot." Race said staring her straight in the eyes; she could feel his hands trembling. None the less, she was flattered; it was something she hoped for. "Why are you trembling?" She started. Race shrugged his shoulders. "I like you to Race." She finished smiling. Race finally looked up with a surprised look on his face. He was thrilled. "Are ya serious? Yer not joking me are ya?" He said excited. Doll face giggled. "Why would I be joking? I really like you." She said. At this racetrack leaned in for the first kiss they would share together. Her tender lips, met his. They kissed for 6 seconds, and then broke away. They both smiled. "Why am I so lucky?" He asked rhetorically. "I don't know." She replied smugly. At this, Jack and Charity entered the room. Charity had sewn up her skirt, and she had cleaned up her face. Her wrists were bruised also. "What are you two talkin' bout?" Jack asked winking. Race glared over in their direction of Jack. "Do you goils want to do suttin'?" Race asked. "What did you have in mind?" Charity asked. Race looked up at the ceiling for a moment. "Wanna go see Medda?" Race suggested. The girls exchanged glances. "Sure." Doll face said. "I'd love to." Charity said. They approached Medda's theatre, and walked right in. Medda was sitting at a table, having a drink, and talking to a man. When they walked in, her attention was diverted to the door, her eyes widened when she say them in the doorway. "Excuse me." Medda said to the man. She approached the four of them with a smile. "Why hello. So good to see you. Charity and Doll face, is that you? I haven't seen you to in ages. You look so grown up." She said hugging each of them. "It's so good to see you again Medda." Charity said. They all sat down at a table, except for Jack and Medda who went off in a corner. "Kelly, good to see ya. How ya been?" She asked giving Jack a hug. "Pretty good, the bulls are laying off me for once." He said smirking, "Hey, can I borrow your dressing room for a minute?" He asked making a puppy dog face. She chuckled. "Of course." She said. "Thanks Medda." Jack said leading her back to the table. Jack and Medda sat down. "Hey guess what? Doll face here is my goil." Race said proudly. "Oh really." Jack said amused. Race nodded, and Doll face smiled brightly. "Hey uh Charity, can I have a woid in the dressing room for a minute?" Jack asked. "Alright." Charity said standing up. Jack took her hand and led her into the dressing room. They walked up the stairs, and closed the curtain.
The walk home from the alley was rough. The girls were so shaken up they needed to use Race and Jack as support. Climbing the stairs to the lodging house was even more difficult. Charity was shaken up a little more than Doll face was. Jack had to carry Charity up the stairs. Charity's skirt was ripped on the bottom. Race escorted Doll face to the washroom. Jack seated Charity on his bed. "I'm so sorry I wasn't there sooner." Jack said running his fingers through Charity's golden blonde hair. "If there's anything I can do," he continued, "please, let me know, because I want to help." He finished. She looked up at him, and she stared into his beautiful brown eyes. They were so sincere, and honest. "Thank you Jack, really you don't know how much I appreciate this." She said trying to smile. Jack looked into her baby blue eyes, and gently kissed her forehead. He was a tremendous comfort to her, and they both knew it. Race and Doll face walked in, and once they were seated, Race reached for his cigar. "Do ya mind?" He asked. "No, it's alright." Doll face said. Jack and Charity got up and walked into the washroom. Racetrack lit up his cigar, and him and Doll face talked for a few minutes. "This was an eventful day." Race said with enthusiasm in his voice. "I'm just glad you weren't hoit to badly." He said placing a hand on hers. "Thanks Race; I'm just glad that I have you to lean on." She said resting her head on his shoulder. She sat there for a few moments thinking; thinking about how lucky she was that the boys came when they did. "Doll face, can I tell ya suttin'?" Race asked cautiously. "Of course." Doll face answered. Race put out his cigar, and faced Doll face. He looked at his lap for a few moments before finally looking her in the eye. "Well ah, ya see hun, I ah, well." he stuttered. "Spit it out." She said anxiously. "Well ya see, I, I like ya; I like ya a lot." Race said staring her straight in the eyes; she could feel his hands trembling. None the less, she was flattered; it was something she hoped for. "Why are you trembling?" She started. Race shrugged his shoulders. "I like you to Race." She finished smiling. Race finally looked up with a surprised look on his face. He was thrilled. "Are ya serious? Yer not joking me are ya?" He said excited. Doll face giggled. "Why would I be joking? I really like you." She said. At this racetrack leaned in for the first kiss they would share together. Her tender lips, met his. They kissed for 6 seconds, and then broke away. They both smiled. "Why am I so lucky?" He asked rhetorically. "I don't know." She replied smugly. At this, Jack and Charity entered the room. Charity had sewn up her skirt, and she had cleaned up her face. Her wrists were bruised also. "What are you two talkin' bout?" Jack asked winking. Race glared over in their direction of Jack. "Do you goils want to do suttin'?" Race asked. "What did you have in mind?" Charity asked. Race looked up at the ceiling for a moment. "Wanna go see Medda?" Race suggested. The girls exchanged glances. "Sure." Doll face said. "I'd love to." Charity said. They approached Medda's theatre, and walked right in. Medda was sitting at a table, having a drink, and talking to a man. When they walked in, her attention was diverted to the door, her eyes widened when she say them in the doorway. "Excuse me." Medda said to the man. She approached the four of them with a smile. "Why hello. So good to see you. Charity and Doll face, is that you? I haven't seen you to in ages. You look so grown up." She said hugging each of them. "It's so good to see you again Medda." Charity said. They all sat down at a table, except for Jack and Medda who went off in a corner. "Kelly, good to see ya. How ya been?" She asked giving Jack a hug. "Pretty good, the bulls are laying off me for once." He said smirking, "Hey, can I borrow your dressing room for a minute?" He asked making a puppy dog face. She chuckled. "Of course." She said. "Thanks Medda." Jack said leading her back to the table. Jack and Medda sat down. "Hey guess what? Doll face here is my goil." Race said proudly. "Oh really." Jack said amused. Race nodded, and Doll face smiled brightly. "Hey uh Charity, can I have a woid in the dressing room for a minute?" Jack asked. "Alright." Charity said standing up. Jack took her hand and led her into the dressing room. They walked up the stairs, and closed the curtain.