Chapter 3
"Please, sit down. I just need to talk wit ya for a minute." Jack said pointing to Medda's vanity. Charity sat down, as instructed, and waited for Jack's announcement. "Well actually, it's more of a question." Jack said holding her hand. "Ok, well, you got me all nervous. out with it." Charity said lovingly. Jack took a deep breath and gently kissed her hand. "I want ya to be wit me. I want us ta be tagedder." He said never looking away from her. He was slightly more confident than Race was. Charity started to blush. "I want to be with you Jack. I was hoping that's why you brought me up here." Charity said bright eyed and smiling. Jack chuckled and smiled.
"Come 'ere." Jack said. He and Charity hugged, and then kissed. It was the best thing she had ever felt in her entire life. They left the dressing room holding hands, and everyone at the table, including Medda, knew what happened. "Hey you to love birds, get down here." Race yelled up at them. "Well, if you'll excuse me, I have to get ready. Are you staying for the show?" Medda asked politely. "Yeah, wouldn't miss it." Race said. He winked at Medda. "You've inspired me. I know what song I'm going to open with." Medda said. "What one is dat?" Jack said sitting down. "Well Kelly, I guess you're just going to have to find out. Medda said brusquely. She was gone for approximately 20 minutes, but when she came out, she looked amazing. Her hair was all done up, and she had little gems in her hair. One would think it would take much longer than 20 minutes to look like that. "This is dedicated to 4 certain people. My lovey-dovey baby, I boo hoo hoo for you." Medda sang. After her concert, Jack, Race, and the girls went outside, but not before saying good-bye and thank you to Medda. Jack walked Charity home and Racetrack did the same with Doll face. They each shared a kiss goodnight, and a smile. Jack and Race met up at the front of Tibby's, and walked back to the lodging house together. "Ya know what da next step is right?" Race asked Jack. Jack laughed slightly. "Ya. We gotta tell Crutchy and Mush. Hope they're ok wit it." Jack said. "Then again, why do we need their permission?" Race asked. "But if we don't tell 'em and they find out, how will it look?" Jack asked rhetorically. When Race and Jack got back to the lodging house, everyone was already asleep. "I guess we'll tell 'em tomorrow." Race whispered. They put out their candles and went to sleep.
The next morning, Jack and Race overslept. Kloppman came into the room yelling frantically. "No time to shave boys, go get your papers." He screamed. Jack and Race were out the door in 5 minutes. This was the fastest they had ever gotten ready. After a long day of selling 100 papes each, they went to go find Mush and Crutchy. As usual, they were watching the boxing match that went on every day in the street. "Hey Crutchy, Mush, come ova here for a minute." Race said motioning them. "Yeah, s'matta?" Mush asked. "Well, ya see boys; we got suttin to tell ya." Jack said scratching his head. He suddenly remembered he hadn't had time to bathe. "Ya see, we are kinda seeing yer sis's. Are ya mad?" Race said kicking the dirt. Crutchy and Mush exchanged glances. Crutchy shrugged his shoulders, and Mush had a confused look on his face. "Well, who's got who?" Mush said confused. "Well uh, Crutchy, I am wit your sis. Is dat ok?" Race asked. "I guess so, you better just treat her right, or I'll soak ya." Crutchy said tapping his crutch against the ground as to inflict force. "Mush, what 'bout ya?" Jack said giving him his famous sideways glance. "Like Crutchy said, I love Charity. I mean she's my sis, so I gotta look out for 'er." Mush said. "I know Mush, but I like 'er a lot, and I wouldn't hurt 'er. You should know dat 'bout me." Jack said. "That goes for me and Doll face also." Race said. "Do you even know her real name?" Crutchy asked. Racetrack looked up at the sky thinking for a moment. "No, when I met her she was introduced as 'Doll face'." Race said. "What is it anyways?" He finished. "Ella. But she likes Doll face. That's the nickname our pop gave her when she was born, ever since we've just called her Doll face." Crutchy said. "Huh, what would she prefer me calling 'er?" Race asked. "Doll face. It's pretty much her name nows." Crutchy said. Jack and Race spit shake with Crutchy and Mush, then left to go find the girls. On their way to find the girls, they ran into Sarah. "Hey boys." Sarah said running up to them. "How are you?" She asked. She hugged each of them and gave them a smooch on the cheek. "Heys Sarah, what are you doing?" Jack asked. "Just being friendly." She said. "Hey Race, wanna come back to my house? My parents are out shopping." She asked. "No thanks. I don't do dat." Race replied. "Well, if your sure, how 'bout you Jack? You know you want to. She said plastering herself onto him. He grabbed her arms and took them off of him. "No, I don't want to. Sorry." Jack said. "Heya Jack!" Someone yelled from across the way. It was Kid Blink. "Well, since you guys pass." Sarah said. She ran over to Blink, and she asked him the same thing she asked Race and Jack. All of a sudden, Blink left with her. "Poor bum." Jack said. "Come on, let's go find the goils." He finished.
"Please, sit down. I just need to talk wit ya for a minute." Jack said pointing to Medda's vanity. Charity sat down, as instructed, and waited for Jack's announcement. "Well actually, it's more of a question." Jack said holding her hand. "Ok, well, you got me all nervous. out with it." Charity said lovingly. Jack took a deep breath and gently kissed her hand. "I want ya to be wit me. I want us ta be tagedder." He said never looking away from her. He was slightly more confident than Race was. Charity started to blush. "I want to be with you Jack. I was hoping that's why you brought me up here." Charity said bright eyed and smiling. Jack chuckled and smiled.
"Come 'ere." Jack said. He and Charity hugged, and then kissed. It was the best thing she had ever felt in her entire life. They left the dressing room holding hands, and everyone at the table, including Medda, knew what happened. "Hey you to love birds, get down here." Race yelled up at them. "Well, if you'll excuse me, I have to get ready. Are you staying for the show?" Medda asked politely. "Yeah, wouldn't miss it." Race said. He winked at Medda. "You've inspired me. I know what song I'm going to open with." Medda said. "What one is dat?" Jack said sitting down. "Well Kelly, I guess you're just going to have to find out. Medda said brusquely. She was gone for approximately 20 minutes, but when she came out, she looked amazing. Her hair was all done up, and she had little gems in her hair. One would think it would take much longer than 20 minutes to look like that. "This is dedicated to 4 certain people. My lovey-dovey baby, I boo hoo hoo for you." Medda sang. After her concert, Jack, Race, and the girls went outside, but not before saying good-bye and thank you to Medda. Jack walked Charity home and Racetrack did the same with Doll face. They each shared a kiss goodnight, and a smile. Jack and Race met up at the front of Tibby's, and walked back to the lodging house together. "Ya know what da next step is right?" Race asked Jack. Jack laughed slightly. "Ya. We gotta tell Crutchy and Mush. Hope they're ok wit it." Jack said. "Then again, why do we need their permission?" Race asked. "But if we don't tell 'em and they find out, how will it look?" Jack asked rhetorically. When Race and Jack got back to the lodging house, everyone was already asleep. "I guess we'll tell 'em tomorrow." Race whispered. They put out their candles and went to sleep.
The next morning, Jack and Race overslept. Kloppman came into the room yelling frantically. "No time to shave boys, go get your papers." He screamed. Jack and Race were out the door in 5 minutes. This was the fastest they had ever gotten ready. After a long day of selling 100 papes each, they went to go find Mush and Crutchy. As usual, they were watching the boxing match that went on every day in the street. "Hey Crutchy, Mush, come ova here for a minute." Race said motioning them. "Yeah, s'matta?" Mush asked. "Well, ya see boys; we got suttin to tell ya." Jack said scratching his head. He suddenly remembered he hadn't had time to bathe. "Ya see, we are kinda seeing yer sis's. Are ya mad?" Race said kicking the dirt. Crutchy and Mush exchanged glances. Crutchy shrugged his shoulders, and Mush had a confused look on his face. "Well, who's got who?" Mush said confused. "Well uh, Crutchy, I am wit your sis. Is dat ok?" Race asked. "I guess so, you better just treat her right, or I'll soak ya." Crutchy said tapping his crutch against the ground as to inflict force. "Mush, what 'bout ya?" Jack said giving him his famous sideways glance. "Like Crutchy said, I love Charity. I mean she's my sis, so I gotta look out for 'er." Mush said. "I know Mush, but I like 'er a lot, and I wouldn't hurt 'er. You should know dat 'bout me." Jack said. "That goes for me and Doll face also." Race said. "Do you even know her real name?" Crutchy asked. Racetrack looked up at the sky thinking for a moment. "No, when I met her she was introduced as 'Doll face'." Race said. "What is it anyways?" He finished. "Ella. But she likes Doll face. That's the nickname our pop gave her when she was born, ever since we've just called her Doll face." Crutchy said. "Huh, what would she prefer me calling 'er?" Race asked. "Doll face. It's pretty much her name nows." Crutchy said. Jack and Race spit shake with Crutchy and Mush, then left to go find the girls. On their way to find the girls, they ran into Sarah. "Hey boys." Sarah said running up to them. "How are you?" She asked. She hugged each of them and gave them a smooch on the cheek. "Heys Sarah, what are you doing?" Jack asked. "Just being friendly." She said. "Hey Race, wanna come back to my house? My parents are out shopping." She asked. "No thanks. I don't do dat." Race replied. "Well, if your sure, how 'bout you Jack? You know you want to. She said plastering herself onto him. He grabbed her arms and took them off of him. "No, I don't want to. Sorry." Jack said. "Heya Jack!" Someone yelled from across the way. It was Kid Blink. "Well, since you guys pass." Sarah said. She ran over to Blink, and she asked him the same thing she asked Race and Jack. All of a sudden, Blink left with her. "Poor bum." Jack said. "Come on, let's go find the goils." He finished.