Lucky was escorted to her new apartment. She lay down on the bed ignoring all of the lush furnishings and cried herself to sleep.
Back at the Lodging House Spot sat on the roof and stared not towards Brooklyn, but towards upper Manhattan where Lucky was. Spot's blood boiled at the thought of that ass hitting his goil but then his rational brain reminded him that Lucky wasn't his goil. "Brooklyn your such an idiot." Spot muttered to himself.
"Sometimes Conlon but I think you were in the right here." Hades came up and sat next to him. Mush sat with her and Kris, Blink and Jack sat near by.
They sat in silence contemplating the previous events. Lucky had just taken the blow and walked away with him. "Why did she go with him?" Blink asked aloud.
"Why do you think she went with him Blink?" Kris asked angrily. "The guy probably has millions stashed away. Who wouldn't go with him? Justin Heathcliff can give Lucky Peterson something none of us here can because it's something none of us have. He's got enough money to set her up for life. So she takes a blow every once in awhile. There are plenty of women all over New York getting beat by husbands who don't even make what we do a week. What did you think she was gonna stay here with..." Kris stopped in mid sentence. The look the Brooklyn leader was giving her was a deadly one and she wasn't about to continue the sentence.
"Your wrong." Hades said quietly from her seat.
No one spoke because no one really knew the truth. No one but Spot Conlon, who knew in his heart there was more to this than met the eye. He knew even if he didn't admit it to himself.
That night Lucky dressed for the party. The slap mark from where Justin had hit her earlier had faded. She put on a dark blue dress and fixed her hair but she said nothing when Justin picked her up from the apartment. She stared into space as if walking in a trance. All the life had been sucked out of her eyes. Her spirit was gone.
The party was in honor of The Pulitzer's granddaughter, Cecile. She was returning from Boston to live with her grandparents again.
"Haley!" She cried as she spotted her across the room. "How have you been?" She asked giving her friend a hug. The two had met in Boston at one of the parties Justin had taken Haley to. They were both out on the patio trying to escape the high society atmosphere. "Isn't this party a terrible bore?" Cecile whispered in her ear. "I'm so sorry you had to come, I'm sorry I had to come. Oh well."
Lucky walked with her friend around the room socializing and being a good little fiancé like she had promised Justin she would be, but the smile was fake and the small talk was limited.
Rumors flew around the room that perhaps the girl was sick or just nervous about the upcoming wedding. Half way through the evening Justin approached Lucky to sing. "Darling everyone wants to hear you." He led her to the piano smiling.
"No Justin." Lucky whispered trying not to make a scene she had a feeling she would pay for later.
"But dear our hosts have requested and it is Cecile's Birthday."
"I'm sure our hosts would excuse me tonight darling. I just don't feel well at all." Lucky smiled at the older Pulitzer's. "You will excuse me tonight won't you." She asked sweetly.
"Of course dear." Mrs. Pulitzer smiled.
Justin gave Lucky a look to keep her in her place. At the end of the evening lucky hugged Cecile goodnight. "What's wrong Haley?" Cecile asked with worry in her eyes.
"Cecile, you must come and see me at my new apartment. Why don't you drop by tomorrow? We can have a nice chat over tea." Lucky gave another of her fake smiles.
"I certainly will. Tomorrow then Haley." Cecile watched the way Justin grabbed Haley tightly by the arm and knew something was wrong.
Spot was the only one left on the roof. He looked out over the city and thought of her. He loved her and the other day had been so wonderful. It was like nothing had ever happened. He still remembered the night she said no. It haunted him but he couldn't let anyone know that.
Mush and Hades were sitting on the couch alone downstairs. He put his arm around her. "Why do you think she went with him?" He asked.
"I don't know baby, I'm just worried." She leaned over and kissed her boyfriend. "I love you." She smiled at him.
"I love you too."
Lucky lay in bed that night but she didn't cry anymore. She had run out of tears. And her eyes were beginning to hurt from the strain. She looked at the new slap mark in the mirror and remembered the argument. "Don't ever undermine me like that in public again!" he had yelled slapping her across the face for the second time that day.
"I'm sorry!" she had cried.
"You thought you would get back at me? Get back at me for taking away your good for nothing street rat friends. Well don't do it again." Justin had stormed out. Lucky had gone to bed.
Dear Reader,
Hey! Thanks for all the wonderful reviews! Keep it up! Lucky Windsor owns Cecile! I hope I did ok with your character. Hades owns herself. I own Justin, Lucky, Lizzy, and Kris. I don't own the newsies (DUH). So what ya think? I want reviews people I need feed back! You can do it just push the button pleaseeeee! All right when I get enough reviews I will put up the next chapter. Thank you!
*Lucky*
Back at the Lodging House Spot sat on the roof and stared not towards Brooklyn, but towards upper Manhattan where Lucky was. Spot's blood boiled at the thought of that ass hitting his goil but then his rational brain reminded him that Lucky wasn't his goil. "Brooklyn your such an idiot." Spot muttered to himself.
"Sometimes Conlon but I think you were in the right here." Hades came up and sat next to him. Mush sat with her and Kris, Blink and Jack sat near by.
They sat in silence contemplating the previous events. Lucky had just taken the blow and walked away with him. "Why did she go with him?" Blink asked aloud.
"Why do you think she went with him Blink?" Kris asked angrily. "The guy probably has millions stashed away. Who wouldn't go with him? Justin Heathcliff can give Lucky Peterson something none of us here can because it's something none of us have. He's got enough money to set her up for life. So she takes a blow every once in awhile. There are plenty of women all over New York getting beat by husbands who don't even make what we do a week. What did you think she was gonna stay here with..." Kris stopped in mid sentence. The look the Brooklyn leader was giving her was a deadly one and she wasn't about to continue the sentence.
"Your wrong." Hades said quietly from her seat.
No one spoke because no one really knew the truth. No one but Spot Conlon, who knew in his heart there was more to this than met the eye. He knew even if he didn't admit it to himself.
That night Lucky dressed for the party. The slap mark from where Justin had hit her earlier had faded. She put on a dark blue dress and fixed her hair but she said nothing when Justin picked her up from the apartment. She stared into space as if walking in a trance. All the life had been sucked out of her eyes. Her spirit was gone.
The party was in honor of The Pulitzer's granddaughter, Cecile. She was returning from Boston to live with her grandparents again.
"Haley!" She cried as she spotted her across the room. "How have you been?" She asked giving her friend a hug. The two had met in Boston at one of the parties Justin had taken Haley to. They were both out on the patio trying to escape the high society atmosphere. "Isn't this party a terrible bore?" Cecile whispered in her ear. "I'm so sorry you had to come, I'm sorry I had to come. Oh well."
Lucky walked with her friend around the room socializing and being a good little fiancé like she had promised Justin she would be, but the smile was fake and the small talk was limited.
Rumors flew around the room that perhaps the girl was sick or just nervous about the upcoming wedding. Half way through the evening Justin approached Lucky to sing. "Darling everyone wants to hear you." He led her to the piano smiling.
"No Justin." Lucky whispered trying not to make a scene she had a feeling she would pay for later.
"But dear our hosts have requested and it is Cecile's Birthday."
"I'm sure our hosts would excuse me tonight darling. I just don't feel well at all." Lucky smiled at the older Pulitzer's. "You will excuse me tonight won't you." She asked sweetly.
"Of course dear." Mrs. Pulitzer smiled.
Justin gave Lucky a look to keep her in her place. At the end of the evening lucky hugged Cecile goodnight. "What's wrong Haley?" Cecile asked with worry in her eyes.
"Cecile, you must come and see me at my new apartment. Why don't you drop by tomorrow? We can have a nice chat over tea." Lucky gave another of her fake smiles.
"I certainly will. Tomorrow then Haley." Cecile watched the way Justin grabbed Haley tightly by the arm and knew something was wrong.
Spot was the only one left on the roof. He looked out over the city and thought of her. He loved her and the other day had been so wonderful. It was like nothing had ever happened. He still remembered the night she said no. It haunted him but he couldn't let anyone know that.
Mush and Hades were sitting on the couch alone downstairs. He put his arm around her. "Why do you think she went with him?" He asked.
"I don't know baby, I'm just worried." She leaned over and kissed her boyfriend. "I love you." She smiled at him.
"I love you too."
Lucky lay in bed that night but she didn't cry anymore. She had run out of tears. And her eyes were beginning to hurt from the strain. She looked at the new slap mark in the mirror and remembered the argument. "Don't ever undermine me like that in public again!" he had yelled slapping her across the face for the second time that day.
"I'm sorry!" she had cried.
"You thought you would get back at me? Get back at me for taking away your good for nothing street rat friends. Well don't do it again." Justin had stormed out. Lucky had gone to bed.
Dear Reader,
Hey! Thanks for all the wonderful reviews! Keep it up! Lucky Windsor owns Cecile! I hope I did ok with your character. Hades owns herself. I own Justin, Lucky, Lizzy, and Kris. I don't own the newsies (DUH). So what ya think? I want reviews people I need feed back! You can do it just push the button pleaseeeee! All right when I get enough reviews I will put up the next chapter. Thank you!
*Lucky*