Chapter 5
After an hours worth of walking, Jack and Charity had been to almost every place in Manhattan possible. They finally ended up at Charity's house. "Goodnight." She said. "Get ova 'ere." Jack said giving her a long and sweet goodnight kiss. "Goodnight." Jack said when it was over. As soon as he got back to the lodging house, he got undressed (Wahoo!!!) and went up on his bunk, and just sat there thinking. "Heya Jack, what's wrong wit ya?" Blink asked. "Well uh, ya see I told Charity dat Ise was going to do suttin special for 'ere. The only problem is dat I have no idea what to do." Jack said. "What do ya think Ise should do?" Jack asked Blink. "Well, if I Ise thinks of suttin, I'll let ya know Jack." Blink said. "Thanks Blink." Jack finished. Jack was just about to close his eyes and go to sleep when Racetrack walked in. "Heya boys." Race said to everyone. "Hey Race, where ya been? Ya missed a great game uh poker." Skittery said. "Oh me?" Race said looking around trying to be funny. "Ise been in Central Park." He finished. "What was ya doin there? It's dark out." Skitts asked. "I took out Doll face, is dat alright with ya?" He asked rhetorically. "Yea." Skitts replied. (I guess it wasn't rhetorical after all.) "Did ya boin a candle like I told ya?" Jack asked. "Nah." Race said reaching for his cigar. "Waddua ya mean no? You was supposed ta boin a candle. she would a liked it." Jack said sitting up in his bed. "She didn't wanna." Race said finally. Jack gave him a narrow eye. Race finished his cigar, and laid down in his bunk. "I'll tell ya what happened tamorra." He said. Within 15 minutes, not a single Newsie was awake. "GET UP, SKITTERY, BOOTS, COWBOY, SNIPE. GET UP GET UP CARRYIN DA BANNER!" Kloppman's voice screamed at 7:00. "So uh Race, you gonna tell us or what?" Jack said. "I'm getting to it." Race said. "Alright, well, we's went to da park, and it was sunset. It was really pretty accordin ta her, I wadn't so sure, ya know. Well, anyways, we sat there, I was holding her in me arms, until it was dark and da stars came out. We sat there watchin 'em, and talkin." Race said. "Talkin bout what?" Mush interrupted. "I'm getting there, keep ya pants on." Race started up again. "So like Ise was sayin, we was talkin for a long time ya see, about everythin really. We talked bout da two of us tagedder, and we talked bout jack and Charity, and uh Snyder came up once or twice. Just general stuff like dat." Race finished. "What happened when ya brought 'er home?" Tumbler asked fascinated. "Well uh ya know, I said goodnight ta 'er, and we kissed a little... (Everyone was giving Race a glare). OK, we kissed a lot, big deal. And then she went in, and I came back 'ere." Race finished, as it happened, he finished shaving too. They all left to go sell da papes, and when it was time for lunch, they went to Tibby's. Jack and Race walked in only to see Charity and Doll face sitting with Skittery and Blink. "Heya fellas." Blink said once he realized who had walked in. "Heya boys, not to be mean or nuttin, but scram." Jack said. On this note, Skitts and Blink left to go to another table. "Hey goils, ya miss us?" Race asked rhetorically. "Of course, we always miss you guys." Doll face said. Race gave her a kiss on the lips, and they left to go for a walk. Jack held Charity's hand, and looked her straight in the eye. "Ya know dat date thing I was promising ya?" Jack asked. "Yeah." Charity said. "Well, it's not going to be until next week OK?" Jack said. "It's alright." Charity said. "Come on, lets get addah 'ere." Jack said. At this, Charity slid out of the booth and she and Jack left Tibby's.
After an hours worth of walking, Jack and Charity had been to almost every place in Manhattan possible. They finally ended up at Charity's house. "Goodnight." She said. "Get ova 'ere." Jack said giving her a long and sweet goodnight kiss. "Goodnight." Jack said when it was over. As soon as he got back to the lodging house, he got undressed (Wahoo!!!) and went up on his bunk, and just sat there thinking. "Heya Jack, what's wrong wit ya?" Blink asked. "Well uh, ya see I told Charity dat Ise was going to do suttin special for 'ere. The only problem is dat I have no idea what to do." Jack said. "What do ya think Ise should do?" Jack asked Blink. "Well, if I Ise thinks of suttin, I'll let ya know Jack." Blink said. "Thanks Blink." Jack finished. Jack was just about to close his eyes and go to sleep when Racetrack walked in. "Heya boys." Race said to everyone. "Hey Race, where ya been? Ya missed a great game uh poker." Skittery said. "Oh me?" Race said looking around trying to be funny. "Ise been in Central Park." He finished. "What was ya doin there? It's dark out." Skitts asked. "I took out Doll face, is dat alright with ya?" He asked rhetorically. "Yea." Skitts replied. (I guess it wasn't rhetorical after all.) "Did ya boin a candle like I told ya?" Jack asked. "Nah." Race said reaching for his cigar. "Waddua ya mean no? You was supposed ta boin a candle. she would a liked it." Jack said sitting up in his bed. "She didn't wanna." Race said finally. Jack gave him a narrow eye. Race finished his cigar, and laid down in his bunk. "I'll tell ya what happened tamorra." He said. Within 15 minutes, not a single Newsie was awake. "GET UP, SKITTERY, BOOTS, COWBOY, SNIPE. GET UP GET UP CARRYIN DA BANNER!" Kloppman's voice screamed at 7:00. "So uh Race, you gonna tell us or what?" Jack said. "I'm getting to it." Race said. "Alright, well, we's went to da park, and it was sunset. It was really pretty accordin ta her, I wadn't so sure, ya know. Well, anyways, we sat there, I was holding her in me arms, until it was dark and da stars came out. We sat there watchin 'em, and talkin." Race said. "Talkin bout what?" Mush interrupted. "I'm getting there, keep ya pants on." Race started up again. "So like Ise was sayin, we was talkin for a long time ya see, about everythin really. We talked bout da two of us tagedder, and we talked bout jack and Charity, and uh Snyder came up once or twice. Just general stuff like dat." Race finished. "What happened when ya brought 'er home?" Tumbler asked fascinated. "Well uh ya know, I said goodnight ta 'er, and we kissed a little... (Everyone was giving Race a glare). OK, we kissed a lot, big deal. And then she went in, and I came back 'ere." Race finished, as it happened, he finished shaving too. They all left to go sell da papes, and when it was time for lunch, they went to Tibby's. Jack and Race walked in only to see Charity and Doll face sitting with Skittery and Blink. "Heya fellas." Blink said once he realized who had walked in. "Heya boys, not to be mean or nuttin, but scram." Jack said. On this note, Skitts and Blink left to go to another table. "Hey goils, ya miss us?" Race asked rhetorically. "Of course, we always miss you guys." Doll face said. Race gave her a kiss on the lips, and they left to go for a walk. Jack held Charity's hand, and looked her straight in the eye. "Ya know dat date thing I was promising ya?" Jack asked. "Yeah." Charity said. "Well, it's not going to be until next week OK?" Jack said. "It's alright." Charity said. "Come on, lets get addah 'ere." Jack said. At this, Charity slid out of the booth and she and Jack left Tibby's.