The Raven and the Racetrack *** Chapter 16
When Aces came out, Raven was shaking uncontrollably with sobs.
"When they was leavin', I'se hoyd him sad under his breath that they was goin' to have fun tonight. I'se so scared for Alicat. I'se know dat shes scared. I'se could see it in her eyes all night. I'se could tell dat she was scared. I'se bet shes doesn't know how shes goin' to get rid of him."
"What? What do you'se mean dat shes was scared all night?" Aces asked.
"Her eyes just had a look of fright in them. I'se can read her thoughts ya know, she was scared ta death."
"Do you'se think..." Aces asked Jack.
"Yeah...I'se think dat, I'se goin' ta get some newsies to go over right away." Jack said.
Racetrack was getting ready to go. Aces had already left, he had grabbed his pocketknife and left as soon as he heard what Raven said. Racetrack was concerned, he knew that he was going to be in danger. He couldn't tell Raven that he could possibly get hurt. She was worried enough as it was. He grabbed his knife, kissed Raven goodbye, and walked out the door.
When Racetrack, Jack, Mush, Boot, and Bumlets got to Central Park, Aces and Nightmare were already fighting. Nightmare was about to lunge at Aces, when Racetrack and Mush jumped on him. They tried to hold him down, but he had a knife and managed to cut them both on the arms.
Racetrack retreated, and when Nightmare got up, he was about to lunge at Aces when the newsies held him back again. When he managed to break free again, he got up, and Aces lunged at him first, and managed to shove his knife into Nightmare's stomach. Racetrack looked at Alicat, he could barely see her in the moonlight, but she looked white with fright. Racetrack was relieved that she was OK, if anything had happened to her, Raven would never get over it.
Nightmare was dead. They would never have to worry about him again. He was gone forever. Racetrack was relieved. The few minutes that he had been there had seemed like eternity. He started to walk home, after he knew that Jack, Bumlets, and Boots were going to bury the body.
Raven was scared to death. There was a chance that both Alicat and Racetrack would be hurt, and she knew that she couldn't live without either of them. She was pacing like crazy, when Crutchy walked in. He did his best to keep Raven's mind off of what was going on in Central Park.
Raven heard voices outside, and ran to the door. She saw Racetrack and Alicat were still alive. She nearly fainted with relief. Then she saw that Racetrack was hurt. She ran out to meet them.
"Racetrack! Are you all right?"
"Yeah, they're not deep cuts." He said through his teeth.
"Come inside."
Racetrack followed Raven inside. His arms were killing him, but he knew that Raven could make them all better.
"You know what would make these really better?" Racetrack asked Raven.
"What?"
"A kiss."
Raven pulled Racetrack's head down for a kiss. She was so happy that he was alive, and not hurt bad, that she didn't mind that he was getting blood on the back of her dress.
"I love ya Racetrack." Raven said.
"I love ya too That ain't never gonna change."
And so far it hasn't.
When Aces came out, Raven was shaking uncontrollably with sobs.
"When they was leavin', I'se hoyd him sad under his breath that they was goin' to have fun tonight. I'se so scared for Alicat. I'se know dat shes scared. I'se could see it in her eyes all night. I'se could tell dat she was scared. I'se bet shes doesn't know how shes goin' to get rid of him."
"What? What do you'se mean dat shes was scared all night?" Aces asked.
"Her eyes just had a look of fright in them. I'se can read her thoughts ya know, she was scared ta death."
"Do you'se think..." Aces asked Jack.
"Yeah...I'se think dat, I'se goin' ta get some newsies to go over right away." Jack said.
Racetrack was getting ready to go. Aces had already left, he had grabbed his pocketknife and left as soon as he heard what Raven said. Racetrack was concerned, he knew that he was going to be in danger. He couldn't tell Raven that he could possibly get hurt. She was worried enough as it was. He grabbed his knife, kissed Raven goodbye, and walked out the door.
When Racetrack, Jack, Mush, Boot, and Bumlets got to Central Park, Aces and Nightmare were already fighting. Nightmare was about to lunge at Aces, when Racetrack and Mush jumped on him. They tried to hold him down, but he had a knife and managed to cut them both on the arms.
Racetrack retreated, and when Nightmare got up, he was about to lunge at Aces when the newsies held him back again. When he managed to break free again, he got up, and Aces lunged at him first, and managed to shove his knife into Nightmare's stomach. Racetrack looked at Alicat, he could barely see her in the moonlight, but she looked white with fright. Racetrack was relieved that she was OK, if anything had happened to her, Raven would never get over it.
Nightmare was dead. They would never have to worry about him again. He was gone forever. Racetrack was relieved. The few minutes that he had been there had seemed like eternity. He started to walk home, after he knew that Jack, Bumlets, and Boots were going to bury the body.
Raven was scared to death. There was a chance that both Alicat and Racetrack would be hurt, and she knew that she couldn't live without either of them. She was pacing like crazy, when Crutchy walked in. He did his best to keep Raven's mind off of what was going on in Central Park.
Raven heard voices outside, and ran to the door. She saw Racetrack and Alicat were still alive. She nearly fainted with relief. Then she saw that Racetrack was hurt. She ran out to meet them.
"Racetrack! Are you all right?"
"Yeah, they're not deep cuts." He said through his teeth.
"Come inside."
Racetrack followed Raven inside. His arms were killing him, but he knew that Raven could make them all better.
"You know what would make these really better?" Racetrack asked Raven.
"What?"
"A kiss."
Raven pulled Racetrack's head down for a kiss. She was so happy that he was alive, and not hurt bad, that she didn't mind that he was getting blood on the back of her dress.
"I love ya Racetrack." Raven said.
"I love ya too That ain't never gonna change."
And so far it hasn't.