The Raven and the Racetrack *** Chapter 10
Jack recovered relatively quickly under the tender care of Sprite. Raven never let Race forget how she felt after that. She was so happy for Sprite. She was glad that Jack loved her, and also glad that Dave was starting to warm up to the idea.
Racetrack was happy for Jack and Sprite. Happy that they really did love each other. But Racetrack was happy for Jack in a different way as well. He was glad that Jack had found someone that was like Jack. Someone that knew what it was like to go through some of things that Jack had gone through. He thought that Sprite was perfect for Jack, and he was happy that Jack thought the same thing.
One day Jack and Racetrack once again found themselves walking home together from work.
"Hey Race, what do ya think of Sprite? Do ya think dat shes da one?"
"Jacky boy, Ise know dat shes da one foy you. Yous guys is poyfect foy each other. Ise jis glad dat yous found hoy."
"Thanks Race."
"No poiblem."
Racetrack meant every word of it. He had told Jack about how he knew that Sarah was not the girl for him. When Jack asked him how he knew this, Race said that it was because Sarah died, and the fact that Sprite was more like him then Sarah was. That was what Race felt, and since Jack was his best friend, he had no trouble telling him about it.
"Hey uh, Jacky boy, what aboit me and Raven? Whatta ya think of hoy?"
"Uh, Ise thinks dat shes be a great goyl foy ya."
"Really, shes me type and everything?"
"Yeah."
***
Raven was home early; she had sold all of her papes early, and was getting ready for when Race came home. Raven had been a little jumpy since Jack's accident. She would start to get really nervous if Race was even a little late. She had expressed her fears to Race, but he told her not to worry, that he was always around plenty of newsies and that if someone attacked him, it wouldn't be for long. He had told her that he appreciated her concern, but that he wouldn't be attacked.
Raven tried to calm herself down, but it wasn't working. Just thinking about Jack's accident, was making her really nervous. She had to assure herself that he would be OK, she always told him that she loved him, and that she always would. She wanted him to know that.
It had been two weeks since the accident, and her nervousness wasn't as bad, but she still had the feeling whenever it was dark and Race wasn't home.
Jack recovered relatively quickly under the tender care of Sprite. Raven never let Race forget how she felt after that. She was so happy for Sprite. She was glad that Jack loved her, and also glad that Dave was starting to warm up to the idea.
Racetrack was happy for Jack and Sprite. Happy that they really did love each other. But Racetrack was happy for Jack in a different way as well. He was glad that Jack had found someone that was like Jack. Someone that knew what it was like to go through some of things that Jack had gone through. He thought that Sprite was perfect for Jack, and he was happy that Jack thought the same thing.
One day Jack and Racetrack once again found themselves walking home together from work.
"Hey Race, what do ya think of Sprite? Do ya think dat shes da one?"
"Jacky boy, Ise know dat shes da one foy you. Yous guys is poyfect foy each other. Ise jis glad dat yous found hoy."
"Thanks Race."
"No poiblem."
Racetrack meant every word of it. He had told Jack about how he knew that Sarah was not the girl for him. When Jack asked him how he knew this, Race said that it was because Sarah died, and the fact that Sprite was more like him then Sarah was. That was what Race felt, and since Jack was his best friend, he had no trouble telling him about it.
"Hey uh, Jacky boy, what aboit me and Raven? Whatta ya think of hoy?"
"Uh, Ise thinks dat shes be a great goyl foy ya."
"Really, shes me type and everything?"
"Yeah."
***
Raven was home early; she had sold all of her papes early, and was getting ready for when Race came home. Raven had been a little jumpy since Jack's accident. She would start to get really nervous if Race was even a little late. She had expressed her fears to Race, but he told her not to worry, that he was always around plenty of newsies and that if someone attacked him, it wouldn't be for long. He had told her that he appreciated her concern, but that he wouldn't be attacked.
Raven tried to calm herself down, but it wasn't working. Just thinking about Jack's accident, was making her really nervous. She had to assure herself that he would be OK, she always told him that she loved him, and that she always would. She wanted him to know that.
It had been two weeks since the accident, and her nervousness wasn't as bad, but she still had the feeling whenever it was dark and Race wasn't home.