TILL THIS NIGHT
_CHAPTER 2_
"Hey Marky-boy, catch!" yelled Tony Casulent as he threw a rock towards the newsboy. Mark glared at him, dropping his newspapers to holding his arm where the rock had hit.
"Get away from him, Tony!" Ben cried as he jumped onto Tony's back, allowing Mark to punch him one good. Tony used all of his strength and launched Ben of his back, then slugged Mark and ran off down the street. Ben held is stomach and rolled around on the ground.
"Ohhh.that didn't feel good." He said. Mark spit on the ground, wiping blood from his mouth and bending down to pick up his papers.
"At least we showed that Casulent, did you see him run?" Mark said with a slight smile. Just then, Mark felt a hand on his back. It was his good friend, Roberto. "Hey Robber! How's it going, cuz?" Mark said.
Roberto frowned. "You've been fighting again, haven't you? The Casulents, I suppose?" Ben nodded, getting up on his feet. Roberto sighed. "It's getting late, guys. What say we head on back to the Lodging house?" Mark and Roberto let Ben regroup himself for a moment, then the three newsboys headed on down the street.
After a few minutes of walking, they stopped in front of a huge, white mansion with gold window sills and a coal black roof. The front doors were being held open, and strangely dressed people were going inside.
"The Casulents must be having a costume party," Ben said.
Mark smiled wickedly. "How about we go and join them? They'll never be able to know we're really newsies, we can say it's just our costumes! We'll have to stay away from Tony, though. But hey, it'll be a blast!"
Roberto thought this over for a moment, then smiled. "What the heck, we don't have anything else to do tonight!" And with that they headed off into the Casulent Mansion.
_CHAPTER 2_
"Hey Marky-boy, catch!" yelled Tony Casulent as he threw a rock towards the newsboy. Mark glared at him, dropping his newspapers to holding his arm where the rock had hit.
"Get away from him, Tony!" Ben cried as he jumped onto Tony's back, allowing Mark to punch him one good. Tony used all of his strength and launched Ben of his back, then slugged Mark and ran off down the street. Ben held is stomach and rolled around on the ground.
"Ohhh.that didn't feel good." He said. Mark spit on the ground, wiping blood from his mouth and bending down to pick up his papers.
"At least we showed that Casulent, did you see him run?" Mark said with a slight smile. Just then, Mark felt a hand on his back. It was his good friend, Roberto. "Hey Robber! How's it going, cuz?" Mark said.
Roberto frowned. "You've been fighting again, haven't you? The Casulents, I suppose?" Ben nodded, getting up on his feet. Roberto sighed. "It's getting late, guys. What say we head on back to the Lodging house?" Mark and Roberto let Ben regroup himself for a moment, then the three newsboys headed on down the street.
After a few minutes of walking, they stopped in front of a huge, white mansion with gold window sills and a coal black roof. The front doors were being held open, and strangely dressed people were going inside.
"The Casulents must be having a costume party," Ben said.
Mark smiled wickedly. "How about we go and join them? They'll never be able to know we're really newsies, we can say it's just our costumes! We'll have to stay away from Tony, though. But hey, it'll be a blast!"
Roberto thought this over for a moment, then smiled. "What the heck, we don't have anything else to do tonight!" And with that they headed off into the Casulent Mansion.