I'm all free of writer's block and it..feels..great! *lifts arms into air triumphantly* I'm sosososososoooo sorry this took so long.I mean writer's block + tons of homework = big evil delay... *hunches over evilly* Uh...*cough*
I pointed out to myself that Mush is WAAAYY out of character!I'm sorry again,I was real tired when I wrote this.I'll fix that right up!
On with the show!
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I stopped as we neared Dolly,who was busy putting her violin away. "Where ya's going now?" I asked with a raised brow. "You seem to be
making plenty of money here." I had noticed what looked like about a dollar in the violin case.She kept her face solemn as she put the bow
in the case. "To the corner of Clark and Shea." She said without looking up.
"Clark and Shea?But no one goes back there."
"I know." She looked up at me. "I'll make the people come."
I looked doubtful. "Isn't that where all the bums and drunks hang out?"
She closed her violin case and stood up,looking straight at me. "Mush,I'll sort out my buisness and you can sort out yours."
I watched her as she picked up her violin and pushed past,heading for Clark Street.I watched her
silently.
"I'll see you at Tibby's!" She called back with a soft smile and a backward wave.
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I dragged my feet on my way to Tibby's.I had been at the end of the paper line and managed to get
the last 30 papers.Because of the whole delay I got a bad selling spot,barely getting away with
selling the 30 papers.I cheered up when I was in Tibby's with the guys though,it always seemed hard
for me to stay down for long.I didn't really think about it when I noticed Dolly wasn't there;
sometimes she was stopped to play a request for extra.As I was teasing Boots,Faye,a helper of
Kloppman and regular at Tibby's came and sat next to me.
"Heya,Mush." She said,leaning forward and smiling at me.
I rubbed the back of my neck then put my hand on the table. "Oh,hey,Faye."
I watched as she lightly ran a finger over my hand,between the knuckles,and over my fingers.
"You having an OK day?" She asked in a charming manner,seeming to get comfortable.
Boots glanced between the two of us and quickly took up the opportunity to escape.
"What?Oh,you mean selling?Eh,I've had worse." I mumbled,continuing to watch her fingering.
I can tell you now that Faye isn't my girl.She just seems to get a bit comfotable around the guys,
me in particular.Dolly entered.
"Listen,Mush.Can you do me a favor?" Faye asked,looking up at me.
I met her gaze. "Sure."
"I need to have a word with you.Can I meet you outside Tibby's tonight?Around nine?"
I shrugged,looking a bit puzzled. "Sure thing." I silently wondered to myself what kind of a favor
that was,and why she had to talk to me with no one around.It didn't really matter,I'd find out soon.
I pointed out to myself that Mush is WAAAYY out of character!I'm sorry again,I was real tired when I wrote this.I'll fix that right up!
On with the show!
*~~~~*|*~~~~*|^|*~~~~*~~~~*
I stopped as we neared Dolly,who was busy putting her violin away. "Where ya's going now?" I asked with a raised brow. "You seem to be
making plenty of money here." I had noticed what looked like about a dollar in the violin case.She kept her face solemn as she put the bow
in the case. "To the corner of Clark and Shea." She said without looking up.
"Clark and Shea?But no one goes back there."
"I know." She looked up at me. "I'll make the people come."
I looked doubtful. "Isn't that where all the bums and drunks hang out?"
She closed her violin case and stood up,looking straight at me. "Mush,I'll sort out my buisness and you can sort out yours."
I watched her as she picked up her violin and pushed past,heading for Clark Street.I watched her
silently.
"I'll see you at Tibby's!" She called back with a soft smile and a backward wave.
*~~~~*|*~~~~*|^|*~~~~*|*~~~~*
I dragged my feet on my way to Tibby's.I had been at the end of the paper line and managed to get
the last 30 papers.Because of the whole delay I got a bad selling spot,barely getting away with
selling the 30 papers.I cheered up when I was in Tibby's with the guys though,it always seemed hard
for me to stay down for long.I didn't really think about it when I noticed Dolly wasn't there;
sometimes she was stopped to play a request for extra.As I was teasing Boots,Faye,a helper of
Kloppman and regular at Tibby's came and sat next to me.
"Heya,Mush." She said,leaning forward and smiling at me.
I rubbed the back of my neck then put my hand on the table. "Oh,hey,Faye."
I watched as she lightly ran a finger over my hand,between the knuckles,and over my fingers.
"You having an OK day?" She asked in a charming manner,seeming to get comfortable.
Boots glanced between the two of us and quickly took up the opportunity to escape.
"What?Oh,you mean selling?Eh,I've had worse." I mumbled,continuing to watch her fingering.
I can tell you now that Faye isn't my girl.She just seems to get a bit comfotable around the guys,
me in particular.Dolly entered.
"Listen,Mush.Can you do me a favor?" Faye asked,looking up at me.
I met her gaze. "Sure."
"I need to have a word with you.Can I meet you outside Tibby's tonight?Around nine?"
I shrugged,looking a bit puzzled. "Sure thing." I silently wondered to myself what kind of a favor
that was,and why she had to talk to me with no one around.It didn't really matter,I'd find out soon.