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Because he was heading back to Brooklyn, Spot and Alex said goodbye a few blocks away from the lodging house. Alex spent the rest of the walk home feeling sorry for herself and replaying their conversation in her head. She criticized everything she had said, and thought of something she should have said instead. By the time she reached the lodging house, she was convinced that the entire situation was her fault.
Once inside, she was greeted with a tirade of yelling. Recognizing the voices of Madeline and Jack, she hurried up the stairs to find a chaotic bunkroom. Madeline was on the far side, her hands on her hips and her face showing an expression of extreme anger. On the other side stood Jack, who looked equally as angry.
"I don't care if you were planning on breaking up with her! You're still with her!" Madeline exclaimed.
"I never said I wasn't with her, I just said I wasn't interested in her!" Jack yelled back.
Alex soon discovered what was happening. Jack was still with Sarah, and Madeline had just found out about it. She made her way over to her bunk and lie down, covering her head with the thin pillow, hoping to block out some of the sound. She was really not in the mood to deal with the argument right then.
"You lied! Don't try to cover it up with one of your half truths, Jack Kelly!" Madeline screeched, and it seemed to Alex that the decibel lever of her voice increased, if that was at all possible.
"I was just about to go break it off with her when you found out," he retorted, still trying to make it sound as if he had not fault in the matter.
"Go then! Don't even try to talk to me until you do." With that, she spun around and flounced over to Alex's bed, pulling the pillow away from her friend's face.
"Feel bad for me," she demanded.
Alex snorted. "Why? You've got a guy tripping over himself to break up with his girlfriend of a year for you. What do I have? A guy that yells and calls me confusing."
"Spot did what?" Madeline exclaimed, momentarily forgetting her own problems. Alex recounted the entire conversation to Mads.
"He has no soul," Madeline concluded. "Just forget about him."
"Shut up! You think all guys have no soul!"
"I do not! Just the mean ones."
"Spot's not mean."
"Yes he is"
"Yeah, whatever you say Mads," Alex snapped, obviously not in the mood for talking.
Madeline stood and went to her bunk, waiting patiently for Jack to return. When he hadn't after an hour, Madeline resorted to lying down and going to bed, wondering if Jack hadn't gone through with it.
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The next morning, Madeline awoke to find Jack staring at her from Alex's bunk. Her friend was across the room talking to Mush, and all of the newsies seemed to be dressed already. Madeline wondered why she hadn't been woken earlier.
"Sarah wasn't home last night," Jack said, his face downcast as he fiddled with the corner of his bandana.
Madeline sat up abruptly. "That's bull shit and you know it."
"It is not!" he argued.
"Then why were you gone for so long last night?"
"'Cause I knew you wouldn't believe me when I got home, so I waited until I thought you would be asleep."
"Well?"
"Well what?"
"What do you want to do?" Madeline said, exasperated.
"Get dressed and come with me," he said, his eyes pleading.
"Why should I?"
"Just…please."
"Fine!"
Madeline grabbed her clothes and staggered into the washroom. After she had put on her clothes and run a comb through her hair, she exited and met Jack in the bunkroom.
The pair was soon walking down the street in the complete opposite direction of the distribution office. "Where are we going?" Madeline questioned.
"Shh. You'll see," Jack replied. A few blocks later he stopped in front of a large brick building that appeared to house many apartments. He told her to wait there, and disappeared into the building. After a few minutes, when he had still not come back out, Madeline took a seat on the steps leading up into the building. I'm giving him 5 more minutes. Then I'm gone!
Five minutes later, Madeline was just getting up to leave, silently cursing Jack, when he reappeared in the doorway, grimacing and poking at a newly forming hand shaped welt on his face. When Madeline saw him she burst into laughter, prompting a glare from Jack.
"Serves…you…right," Madeline said between giggles.
"Yeah sure. This is your fault you know." He continued glaring.
"My fault? My fault? You, Sir, are the one who lied to me. This whole situation could have been avoided." She began to walk away, angry and hurt that he was upset about breaking up with Sarah.
Jack silently cursed himself and jogged to catch up with Madeline, grabbing her
arm to stop her and saying, "Wait, Mads.
You're right. I lied and it was
wrong." He paused. "You just showed up so suddenly and I never
really got the chance to break it off with her.
"Fine. Lets just go see if there are any papes left."
"So you're not mad at me anymore?"
"No, I'm not mad, I'm just a bit upset."
"That means you're mad at me."
"No Jack, I'm not. Lets just go, okay?"
"Yeah. I'm sorry."
"I know, Jack. It's alright." She laced an arm around his waist as he draped his over her shoulder, pulling her to him.
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Ack, well. There you have it! I know it's really short, but I've got writers block. Maybe more soon!
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