The Raven and the Racetrack *** Chapter 9
Later on that day, Racetrack and Raven split, and went separate directions, promising to see each other later that night. Racetrack had no problems selling all of his papes. He wanted to hurry and get home. He wanted to be there when she got home.
When he did get home, she wasn't there. Alicat, Sprite, and everyone was there, except Jack and Raven. He went upstairs to get cleaned up. When he came down stairs, Raven was home. Jack was still not home. Sprite and Raven were starting to get nervous.
Sprite, because Jack was never home this late, even on a bad day. Raven, because of her dream from last night. Racetrack and Alicat tried to calm them down, but it wasn't working. They just became even more concerned as each minute passed. Raven didn't dare tell Sprite about the dream, but she did tell Racetrack that she was scared. Sprite told Dave that he needed to get some newsies and go find Jack. Dave took Les, his 11 year-old brother; Racetrack, Kidblink, and Mush to go to Brooklyn to get help from Spot.
When Racetrack got there, he was really concerned about Jack, knowing that Raven's dreams were never wrong. He wanted to believe that she had a wrong dream this time, not a soon-to-come-true dream, you know not déjà vu. Jack was his best friend in the whole world. He had known Jack for four years, since he was 14. Jack had been 15. They had a lot in common, they both had been homeless, and had become newsies. They both had been in the House of Refuge for stealing. They had just become best friends with each other since the day that they met.
Racetrack was surprised that Dave had helped. Dave had been mad at Jack since Sarah had died. Jack had immediately fell for Sprite. That had made Dave mad, because he thought that Jack had dishonored Sarah, and not paid enough respect to her after her death. Dave had thought that it was disrespectful that Jack had fallen for Sprite right after Sarah had died.
They finally got to Brooklyn, and Spot agreed to help. Spot and Jack were also friends. Spot was a tough person, a bully of sorts, but if you were friends with him, then you didn't have to worry about him. Most people feared him. The only people, who weren't scared of Spot, were the Brooklyn people, Jack, Racetrack, Boots, and Dave (kinda). Dave was still kinda nervous around Spot, but he knew that Spot wouldn't hurt him.
Aces and Spot joined the group of newsies looking for Jack. Aces, Spot, and Les went to look around Brooklyn. Racetrack, Mush, Kidblink, and Dave went to look around the Lodging House. Racetrack was worried. They had been looking for about 45 minutes, when Les ran up and told them that they had found Jack, that he was hurt. Racetrack was sick to his stomach. Raven's dream had come true. Jack was hurt. They had to get to him before something really bad happened. Racetrack prayed all the way there that Jack would get better, and that he wouldn't be to hurt.
Raven was at home, feeling very sick. She and Alicat were trying their best to calm Sprite down. But Raven herself wasn't feeling very calm. She was very worried. If Jack was hurt, then Racetrack and the others could end up hurt.
Sprite was sobbing with worry. She was so upset. It was obvious that she loved Jack with all that was in her. Raven could relate to that. Raven knew that Sprite would be devastated if Jack were hurt. Raven felt the same way about Racetrack. She loved Racetrack she knew that. She only hoped that he knew that.
Racetrack had never been happier to see the lodging house. Sprite, Alicat, and Raven ran out to greet them. Sprite looked like she had been crying. She immediately saw that Jack was hurt.
"Oh my god! Jack, sweethoyt is yous alwight?"
Racetrack walked over to Raven.
"Hey sweethoyt, come inside wid me."
"Alwight."
They walked up the steps, and in to the lodging house. It was quiet, since most newsies had already gone to bed. Racetrack pulled Raven into their room.
"Ise gotta tell ya sumthin' Race, when we's was tioin' to calm Sprite tonight, Ise realized dat sumthin' could have happened to ya, and Ise jis gotta tell ya, I love ya, I always have, and I always will."
"Ise love ya too Rav, Ise got really concerned tonight that Ise wasn't gonna be able to tell ya that. Dis time a night anyone could be out." He said. He pulled her into his arms, bent over and kissed her.
Later on that day, Racetrack and Raven split, and went separate directions, promising to see each other later that night. Racetrack had no problems selling all of his papes. He wanted to hurry and get home. He wanted to be there when she got home.
When he did get home, she wasn't there. Alicat, Sprite, and everyone was there, except Jack and Raven. He went upstairs to get cleaned up. When he came down stairs, Raven was home. Jack was still not home. Sprite and Raven were starting to get nervous.
Sprite, because Jack was never home this late, even on a bad day. Raven, because of her dream from last night. Racetrack and Alicat tried to calm them down, but it wasn't working. They just became even more concerned as each minute passed. Raven didn't dare tell Sprite about the dream, but she did tell Racetrack that she was scared. Sprite told Dave that he needed to get some newsies and go find Jack. Dave took Les, his 11 year-old brother; Racetrack, Kidblink, and Mush to go to Brooklyn to get help from Spot.
When Racetrack got there, he was really concerned about Jack, knowing that Raven's dreams were never wrong. He wanted to believe that she had a wrong dream this time, not a soon-to-come-true dream, you know not déjà vu. Jack was his best friend in the whole world. He had known Jack for four years, since he was 14. Jack had been 15. They had a lot in common, they both had been homeless, and had become newsies. They both had been in the House of Refuge for stealing. They had just become best friends with each other since the day that they met.
Racetrack was surprised that Dave had helped. Dave had been mad at Jack since Sarah had died. Jack had immediately fell for Sprite. That had made Dave mad, because he thought that Jack had dishonored Sarah, and not paid enough respect to her after her death. Dave had thought that it was disrespectful that Jack had fallen for Sprite right after Sarah had died.
They finally got to Brooklyn, and Spot agreed to help. Spot and Jack were also friends. Spot was a tough person, a bully of sorts, but if you were friends with him, then you didn't have to worry about him. Most people feared him. The only people, who weren't scared of Spot, were the Brooklyn people, Jack, Racetrack, Boots, and Dave (kinda). Dave was still kinda nervous around Spot, but he knew that Spot wouldn't hurt him.
Aces and Spot joined the group of newsies looking for Jack. Aces, Spot, and Les went to look around Brooklyn. Racetrack, Mush, Kidblink, and Dave went to look around the Lodging House. Racetrack was worried. They had been looking for about 45 minutes, when Les ran up and told them that they had found Jack, that he was hurt. Racetrack was sick to his stomach. Raven's dream had come true. Jack was hurt. They had to get to him before something really bad happened. Racetrack prayed all the way there that Jack would get better, and that he wouldn't be to hurt.
Raven was at home, feeling very sick. She and Alicat were trying their best to calm Sprite down. But Raven herself wasn't feeling very calm. She was very worried. If Jack was hurt, then Racetrack and the others could end up hurt.
Sprite was sobbing with worry. She was so upset. It was obvious that she loved Jack with all that was in her. Raven could relate to that. Raven knew that Sprite would be devastated if Jack were hurt. Raven felt the same way about Racetrack. She loved Racetrack she knew that. She only hoped that he knew that.
Racetrack had never been happier to see the lodging house. Sprite, Alicat, and Raven ran out to greet them. Sprite looked like she had been crying. She immediately saw that Jack was hurt.
"Oh my god! Jack, sweethoyt is yous alwight?"
Racetrack walked over to Raven.
"Hey sweethoyt, come inside wid me."
"Alwight."
They walked up the steps, and in to the lodging house. It was quiet, since most newsies had already gone to bed. Racetrack pulled Raven into their room.
"Ise gotta tell ya sumthin' Race, when we's was tioin' to calm Sprite tonight, Ise realized dat sumthin' could have happened to ya, and Ise jis gotta tell ya, I love ya, I always have, and I always will."
"Ise love ya too Rav, Ise got really concerned tonight that Ise wasn't gonna be able to tell ya that. Dis time a night anyone could be out." He said. He pulled her into his arms, bent over and kissed her.