The next day Lucky hurried down to the Western Union office on her lunch break. She sent another telegram "Opening night in two weeks Stop Get here soon Stop See you then Stop" She stopped herself before putting I love you. She just couldn't do it. Maybe she just needed to see him again.
After two weeks of long practices and late nights, Lucky still didn't feel ready to perform and she definitely didn't feel ready to face the newsies. The morning of opening night Lucky found herself pacing around the stage.
"Lucky," Medda yelled from the balcony, "why don't you go out. Go get something to eat or something. Honey you gotta calm down."
"Alright Medda, I'll be back before the show opens." Lucky grabbed her things and walked out the front door. She headed for the only place she knew she could get some advice right now.
She made her way back to Kristie's apartment. "Lucky, it's about time you came to see me again. Where have you been? You don't have to worry about Lizzy. She's out playing with Les Jacobs. You remember him? Well of course you do how silly of me. I swear those two remind me of you and… Well how are you?" Kristie said while taking Lucky's coat seating her on the sofa and picking back up her mending basket.
"The show opens tonight Kris. I'd love it if you and Lizzy came by to see it." Lucky said quietly. "Blink will be there." she added with a small smile.
"I know very well he'll be there. He better be there, he's my date after all."
"Since when? Oh Kris that's great! I'm so happy for the two of you!" Lucky said excitedly.
"Hold on a minute. Wedding bells aren't exactly in the air yet you know. It's just a first date. Lucky what's wrong?" Kris asked noticing how preoccupied her friend seemed.
"It's just the show I guess and, well, all the newsies are coming, all of them. I haven't talked to them, I haven't talked to him since that night. I just don't know what I'm going to say."
"Lucky all the newsies love you like a sister. What ever happened, well you all just have to get past it. I know it's going to be hard seeing Spot after what happened. You just have to tell him the truth."
"I better go Kris." Lucky said heading towards the door. As she went to leave she turned to face one of her best friends. "Kris, I'm afraid."
"Lucky Peterson! Tonight you are going to talk with Spot Conlon and Jack Kelly for that matter! Don't tell me that you believe all that bravado the might leader of Brooklyn puts out? After you sent him that letter, honey he misses you something terrible."
"That's what I'm afraid of." Lucky whispered to herself as she made her way down the stairs.
Lucky wasn't as careful as she should have been walking back to Irving Hall. Spot Conlon came running into the Manhattan Lodging House. "Jack Jack!" he ran yelling like a school boy on the first day of summer vacation. "Jack I saw her. I know I did. It was her. She was walking out of Kris's apartment." The Manhattan newsies stared at the Brooklyn leader. Was he out of his mind? They had never seen Spot this excited before.
"Calm down Conlon." Hades said from the poker table. She was a Brooklyn newsie visiting her boyfriend in Manhattan, Mush.
"Spot, maybe it was someone else. Did ya talk wit her?" Jack asked while studying his hand.
"Do you think I wouldn't know her if I saw her in the street? Listen Cowboy it was her I know it was. I'm gonna find her if it kills me. I gotta go look for her right now."
"Who do you gotta find?" Kris asked from the door.\
"Guess." Blink said coming up to give her a hug. "You look great Kris."
"Thanks, but you don't have time now Spot. We all have to get to the theater, for Medda's show. And I really think this is a show you won't want to miss. Medda has promised a few surprises." Kris said with a mischievous grin on her face.
All the newsies made their way to the theater and found their usual seats in the balcony. Spot sulked in his chair. He knew it was her. He knew it and he was going to find her if it killed him. Whether or not she wanted to see him.
Backstage Lucky went into the dressing room and found the most beautiful dress she had ever seen hanging on the door for her to wear. It was rose red and floor length. It had a long almost train in the back. It was sleeveless and she had black shoes to go with it. Lucky carefully put her dark brown hair, which she had curled, on top of her head. Her hands shook as she put the pins in. You can do this she kept telling herself over and over again. Medda came in to see her right before the show. "Little Duck, you look beautiful."
"this dress was too much Medda!" I love it." Lucky said giving the older woman a hug.
"You make the dress beautiful. On the hanger it was pretty on you it is gorgeous." Medda said smiling. "Well I had better go start the show. And Lucky you'll be great." Medda rushed off to do her number.
Lucky stood up slowly and went to watch Medda perform. The crew gave her good lucks as she walked past and she smiled in response but her mind was on the audience. A certain section of the audience and a certain person in that section. She heard Medda finish "My Lovey Dovey Baby".
"Tonight Ladies, and Gentlemen," she heard Medda begin. "Tonight I have a special new performer. If you please give an especially warm welcome to my new girl…" Lucky put on her biggest smile and took a deep breath. She walked out onto the stage as Medda called her name. "Lucky Peterson."
When her eyes adjusted to the stage lights she found herself staring into a pair of eyes she had not seen in a very long time. There he was. He looked confused and shocked. Oh God she thought to herself. Can I do this?
Dear Reader,
Thanks for reading my story. Let me know what you think. Keep reviewing and I'll keep writing. Thank you Rae Kelly for your review please don't get violent just yet. Thanks Audrey (aka Kris aka My sister). Thank you Alabamian Cowgirl ( aka Lizzy aka babysitee). And thank you Jazz. And Most definitely thank you Gemini for putting Lucky in your story. Everyone go read Gemini Kelly's Story!!!! But first Review! Oh By The Way I don't own the Newsies. I lost the E-Bay bid so oh well but I do own Lucky, Krisitie, and Lizzy. Hades owns herself. Thank you for being in my story Hades!!
*Lucky*
After two weeks of long practices and late nights, Lucky still didn't feel ready to perform and she definitely didn't feel ready to face the newsies. The morning of opening night Lucky found herself pacing around the stage.
"Lucky," Medda yelled from the balcony, "why don't you go out. Go get something to eat or something. Honey you gotta calm down."
"Alright Medda, I'll be back before the show opens." Lucky grabbed her things and walked out the front door. She headed for the only place she knew she could get some advice right now.
She made her way back to Kristie's apartment. "Lucky, it's about time you came to see me again. Where have you been? You don't have to worry about Lizzy. She's out playing with Les Jacobs. You remember him? Well of course you do how silly of me. I swear those two remind me of you and… Well how are you?" Kristie said while taking Lucky's coat seating her on the sofa and picking back up her mending basket.
"The show opens tonight Kris. I'd love it if you and Lizzy came by to see it." Lucky said quietly. "Blink will be there." she added with a small smile.
"I know very well he'll be there. He better be there, he's my date after all."
"Since when? Oh Kris that's great! I'm so happy for the two of you!" Lucky said excitedly.
"Hold on a minute. Wedding bells aren't exactly in the air yet you know. It's just a first date. Lucky what's wrong?" Kris asked noticing how preoccupied her friend seemed.
"It's just the show I guess and, well, all the newsies are coming, all of them. I haven't talked to them, I haven't talked to him since that night. I just don't know what I'm going to say."
"Lucky all the newsies love you like a sister. What ever happened, well you all just have to get past it. I know it's going to be hard seeing Spot after what happened. You just have to tell him the truth."
"I better go Kris." Lucky said heading towards the door. As she went to leave she turned to face one of her best friends. "Kris, I'm afraid."
"Lucky Peterson! Tonight you are going to talk with Spot Conlon and Jack Kelly for that matter! Don't tell me that you believe all that bravado the might leader of Brooklyn puts out? After you sent him that letter, honey he misses you something terrible."
"That's what I'm afraid of." Lucky whispered to herself as she made her way down the stairs.
Lucky wasn't as careful as she should have been walking back to Irving Hall. Spot Conlon came running into the Manhattan Lodging House. "Jack Jack!" he ran yelling like a school boy on the first day of summer vacation. "Jack I saw her. I know I did. It was her. She was walking out of Kris's apartment." The Manhattan newsies stared at the Brooklyn leader. Was he out of his mind? They had never seen Spot this excited before.
"Calm down Conlon." Hades said from the poker table. She was a Brooklyn newsie visiting her boyfriend in Manhattan, Mush.
"Spot, maybe it was someone else. Did ya talk wit her?" Jack asked while studying his hand.
"Do you think I wouldn't know her if I saw her in the street? Listen Cowboy it was her I know it was. I'm gonna find her if it kills me. I gotta go look for her right now."
"Who do you gotta find?" Kris asked from the door.\
"Guess." Blink said coming up to give her a hug. "You look great Kris."
"Thanks, but you don't have time now Spot. We all have to get to the theater, for Medda's show. And I really think this is a show you won't want to miss. Medda has promised a few surprises." Kris said with a mischievous grin on her face.
All the newsies made their way to the theater and found their usual seats in the balcony. Spot sulked in his chair. He knew it was her. He knew it and he was going to find her if it killed him. Whether or not she wanted to see him.
Backstage Lucky went into the dressing room and found the most beautiful dress she had ever seen hanging on the door for her to wear. It was rose red and floor length. It had a long almost train in the back. It was sleeveless and she had black shoes to go with it. Lucky carefully put her dark brown hair, which she had curled, on top of her head. Her hands shook as she put the pins in. You can do this she kept telling herself over and over again. Medda came in to see her right before the show. "Little Duck, you look beautiful."
"this dress was too much Medda!" I love it." Lucky said giving the older woman a hug.
"You make the dress beautiful. On the hanger it was pretty on you it is gorgeous." Medda said smiling. "Well I had better go start the show. And Lucky you'll be great." Medda rushed off to do her number.
Lucky stood up slowly and went to watch Medda perform. The crew gave her good lucks as she walked past and she smiled in response but her mind was on the audience. A certain section of the audience and a certain person in that section. She heard Medda finish "My Lovey Dovey Baby".
"Tonight Ladies, and Gentlemen," she heard Medda begin. "Tonight I have a special new performer. If you please give an especially warm welcome to my new girl…" Lucky put on her biggest smile and took a deep breath. She walked out onto the stage as Medda called her name. "Lucky Peterson."
When her eyes adjusted to the stage lights she found herself staring into a pair of eyes she had not seen in a very long time. There he was. He looked confused and shocked. Oh God she thought to herself. Can I do this?
Dear Reader,
Thanks for reading my story. Let me know what you think. Keep reviewing and I'll keep writing. Thank you Rae Kelly for your review please don't get violent just yet. Thanks Audrey (aka Kris aka My sister). Thank you Alabamian Cowgirl ( aka Lizzy aka babysitee). And thank you Jazz. And Most definitely thank you Gemini for putting Lucky in your story. Everyone go read Gemini Kelly's Story!!!! But first Review! Oh By The Way I don't own the Newsies. I lost the E-Bay bid so oh well but I do own Lucky, Krisitie, and Lizzy. Hades owns herself. Thank you for being in my story Hades!!
*Lucky*