The Eye of the Storm by pixiedust
Chapter 5
Blink had managed to stay semi-conscious and as soon as the two fathers were a safe distance away, he picked up Trouble and carried her back to the Lodging House, where almost all of the newsies had gathered. He managed to walk through the door before he suddenly collapsed. The other boys quickly brought the two up to the bunkroom to take care of them. They both regained consciousness around the same time and the others bombarded them with questions.
"Who da hell did dis ta youse two?" Jack asked, after telling the rest of the boys to "shut ya traps." Trouble refused to look him in the eye, just sat on her bunk and sat staring at the wall above the boys' heads
"It was our faddahs," Blink said
"Youse twos faddahs a' still around?" Jack asked them
"Yeah, guess so," Blink answered with a shrug of his shoulders.
"What kind a' faddahs do dat ta dere kids?" David, who was there, asked.
"A lot a' faddahs. An' it ain't nothin da two of us nevah experienced before," Trouble said with a scowl.
"Whatcha mean Troub?" Jack asked her, concerned.
"When we was lil we lived in da same apahtment buildin' an our parents was friends. Both a' our mommas died around da same time when Blink was 6 an' I was about 5. So our daddies didn't wanna both pay fer apahtments, so Blink an' his daddy moved in wid me an' my daddy, which me an' Blink didn't like cuz we didn't like each oddah. So maybe a month or so aftah dey moved in, our daddies started beatin' us. Dey was awlways drunk an' we was nevah safe, so we tried to avoid dem as much as we could. Dats how we became friends. Den one night his daddy trew a bottle at his head. It missed an' hit da wall, but it cut him 'round his eye. Dats why he weahs da patch. Da next day he decides ta run away. So I was left wid both of our daddies an' finally 'bout two months aftah he ran away, he decided ta come an' get me. An' now we'ah heah," Trouble said, then fell silent again.
"Man," Mush said looking at his two friends
"Jack," Trouble said
"Yea, Troub?"
"Can youse tell da boys wah I tole ya?" she asked as she went into the washroom.
"Soah whatevah ya want."
"Whah ya gonna tell us Jacky-boy?" Race asked elbowing Jack in the ribs.
"One a' Troub's friends frum whea evah she was is comin' out heah ta live wid us," he replied
"Why?" Snipeshooter asked
"Cuz she ain't got no family," Blink said
"When's she comin'?" asked Crutchy
"Tamorra'," Jack said.
"Whah?!" exclaimed Race
"Dats so soon!" Boots cried and the other boys nodded their heads in agreement.
"I know, but Troub made me promise not ta tell," said Jack
"An' I juss found out taday," Blink said
"Whah's her name?" asked Mush
"I dunno," Blink and Jack said at the same time
"Liz." The boys all turned to see Trouble leaning against the doorway to the washroom.
"Actually, her real name is Francesca Elizabeth Taylor, but if you call her dat she will kill ya," she said with a smirk. "An, sorry 'bout not tellin' ya sooner."
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Chapter 5
Blink had managed to stay semi-conscious and as soon as the two fathers were a safe distance away, he picked up Trouble and carried her back to the Lodging House, where almost all of the newsies had gathered. He managed to walk through the door before he suddenly collapsed. The other boys quickly brought the two up to the bunkroom to take care of them. They both regained consciousness around the same time and the others bombarded them with questions.
"Who da hell did dis ta youse two?" Jack asked, after telling the rest of the boys to "shut ya traps." Trouble refused to look him in the eye, just sat on her bunk and sat staring at the wall above the boys' heads
"It was our faddahs," Blink said
"Youse twos faddahs a' still around?" Jack asked them
"Yeah, guess so," Blink answered with a shrug of his shoulders.
"What kind a' faddahs do dat ta dere kids?" David, who was there, asked.
"A lot a' faddahs. An' it ain't nothin da two of us nevah experienced before," Trouble said with a scowl.
"Whatcha mean Troub?" Jack asked her, concerned.
"When we was lil we lived in da same apahtment buildin' an our parents was friends. Both a' our mommas died around da same time when Blink was 6 an' I was about 5. So our daddies didn't wanna both pay fer apahtments, so Blink an' his daddy moved in wid me an' my daddy, which me an' Blink didn't like cuz we didn't like each oddah. So maybe a month or so aftah dey moved in, our daddies started beatin' us. Dey was awlways drunk an' we was nevah safe, so we tried to avoid dem as much as we could. Dats how we became friends. Den one night his daddy trew a bottle at his head. It missed an' hit da wall, but it cut him 'round his eye. Dats why he weahs da patch. Da next day he decides ta run away. So I was left wid both of our daddies an' finally 'bout two months aftah he ran away, he decided ta come an' get me. An' now we'ah heah," Trouble said, then fell silent again.
"Man," Mush said looking at his two friends
"Jack," Trouble said
"Yea, Troub?"
"Can youse tell da boys wah I tole ya?" she asked as she went into the washroom.
"Soah whatevah ya want."
"Whah ya gonna tell us Jacky-boy?" Race asked elbowing Jack in the ribs.
"One a' Troub's friends frum whea evah she was is comin' out heah ta live wid us," he replied
"Why?" Snipeshooter asked
"Cuz she ain't got no family," Blink said
"When's she comin'?" asked Crutchy
"Tamorra'," Jack said.
"Whah?!" exclaimed Race
"Dats so soon!" Boots cried and the other boys nodded their heads in agreement.
"I know, but Troub made me promise not ta tell," said Jack
"An' I juss found out taday," Blink said
"Whah's her name?" asked Mush
"I dunno," Blink and Jack said at the same time
"Liz." The boys all turned to see Trouble leaning against the doorway to the washroom.
"Actually, her real name is Francesca Elizabeth Taylor, but if you call her dat she will kill ya," she said with a smirk. "An, sorry 'bout not tellin' ya sooner."
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Thanks for everyone who reviewed!!
Sorry it took me so long to update!
~*~pixiedust~*~