The Raven and the Racetrack *** Chapter 6
Racetrack was happy. Spot was coming tonight, with Aces, King of Spades, and Tuesday. And Raven was coming too. That was why he was excited. It had been exactly one week since he had kissed Raven under the lamppost. He was very happy to see her. She hadn't started work as a newsie yet, but she would soon. She had to move and everything, so it took awhile, but tomorrow she started.
Tonight would be Alicat's, Raven's, and Sprite's first night at the Lodging House. Racetrack had seen Raven every night for the past week. He knew that he loved her. He hoped that she loved him too. When she got there, she was just so beautiful, that he had to pull her aside.
"Hey sweethoyt. Ise see dat yous finally made it." He said. As he bent down to kiss her. He loved kissing her, even though this was only his second time doing it. Her lips were so soft. He wished he could kiss her more often. "Ise gotta tell ya, Raven. Ise in love wid ya."
"Well," she said as she (once again) pulled away from him. "Ise."
"Is sumthin' wrong? Dis is da second time dat Ise kissed ya, and both times ya pulled away. Ise ain't gonna kiss ya if ya don't want me to."
"Oh, it's not that, it's jis dat Ise not used ta bein' kissed, especially like dat."
"Oh. So what was ya sayin'?"
"Dat Ise think dat Ise in love wid ya too."
"Ya think?"
"Oh all right, Ise knows dat Ise love ya." Raven said laughing as she pulled Racetrack down for another kiss.
Racetrack was in heaven. She loved him. He loved her. He could die, he was so happy. It had already been arranged for Raven to share his bunk. The two had arranged that after they knew that they liked one another. And after they had heard that Jack and Sprite were sharing a bunk. He had asked her if she minded, but she said no, without hesitancy, so he knew that she really didn't mind.
Raven was excited. She was about to start a new part of her life, her life with Racetrack. She had to laugh at herself. It sounded like she was getting married. But she wasn't she wished she was. But she couldn't hope for that this early in the relationship.
Racetrack was happy. Spot was coming tonight, with Aces, King of Spades, and Tuesday. And Raven was coming too. That was why he was excited. It had been exactly one week since he had kissed Raven under the lamppost. He was very happy to see her. She hadn't started work as a newsie yet, but she would soon. She had to move and everything, so it took awhile, but tomorrow she started.
Tonight would be Alicat's, Raven's, and Sprite's first night at the Lodging House. Racetrack had seen Raven every night for the past week. He knew that he loved her. He hoped that she loved him too. When she got there, she was just so beautiful, that he had to pull her aside.
"Hey sweethoyt. Ise see dat yous finally made it." He said. As he bent down to kiss her. He loved kissing her, even though this was only his second time doing it. Her lips were so soft. He wished he could kiss her more often. "Ise gotta tell ya, Raven. Ise in love wid ya."
"Well," she said as she (once again) pulled away from him. "Ise."
"Is sumthin' wrong? Dis is da second time dat Ise kissed ya, and both times ya pulled away. Ise ain't gonna kiss ya if ya don't want me to."
"Oh, it's not that, it's jis dat Ise not used ta bein' kissed, especially like dat."
"Oh. So what was ya sayin'?"
"Dat Ise think dat Ise in love wid ya too."
"Ya think?"
"Oh all right, Ise knows dat Ise love ya." Raven said laughing as she pulled Racetrack down for another kiss.
Racetrack was in heaven. She loved him. He loved her. He could die, he was so happy. It had already been arranged for Raven to share his bunk. The two had arranged that after they knew that they liked one another. And after they had heard that Jack and Sprite were sharing a bunk. He had asked her if she minded, but she said no, without hesitancy, so he knew that she really didn't mind.
Raven was excited. She was about to start a new part of her life, her life with Racetrack. She had to laugh at herself. It sounded like she was getting married. But she wasn't she wished she was. But she couldn't hope for that this early in the relationship.