Chapter 24:
"Owwww," I groaned, getting up from where I had landed. I'd run into somebody. Not a squishy wall as I had originally assumed. Fortunately this wasn't a hit and run.
"Is you ok?" the un-named guy asked. I looked up at him, deciding if I should accept his help to stand up or stand and run. He seemed nice enough.
"Um, I-I," I stuttered. I know this guy. Don't know where from, but I know him. Well. "I'm-uh- sorry."
"Tis fine," he said with this melodious accent that I couldn't place. "I don't mind runnin' inta pretty girls on dank, dirty streets."
"I-I should be goin' back to my LH now. It's after curfew." What kind of newsboy LH has a curfew? I wasn't going to trust this guy, I couldn't tell how old he was. Young, I could tell that much, but that's all. The way he said that last sentence didn't freak me out, it's the fact that it didn't that scares me.
"Well, I couldn't let you go wonderin' around the streets of Queens all by yourself," he started. Great, he's gonna offer to walk me home. "And I wouldn't be wonderin' with her." Ok, that sounds odd. He glanced around, sort of nervous like.
"I really, really should get goin'," I choked out after a cecond.
"What? Are you scared of me?" he inquired.
"No, it's just I paid for the week and they may suspend me if I's late." That worked for me.
"Well, I can't let ya go back to that lodging house you speak of now."
"And why is that?" Now I was getting a bit scared.
"I know where it is. Some of the most dangerous streets in the city are that way. I'd suggest you go spend the night at some other place. I'm offerin'."
"Um, well, I don't know. . ." I was cut off mid sentence.
"Hello Mandy," the voice from behind me said. How the hell does he know my name?
"Ok, we can go to your place." He grabbed my hand and we took off in the opposite direction.
Something tells me this may not be the smartest thing to do. But something else tells me I can trust this guy, even though I don't 'know' him, per say. Who is he?
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Yes, yes, yes. Short chapter. Very short. FF.net has been screwing up royaly and I posted in both of my main stories (this one and My Story) but they haven't showed up on the site yet. This sucks. Ta for now.
Klover- Thanks for reviewing
Cheesecake- I know who u are, I know who u are! *laughs* sorry, had to add that. Thanks.
"Owwww," I groaned, getting up from where I had landed. I'd run into somebody. Not a squishy wall as I had originally assumed. Fortunately this wasn't a hit and run.
"Is you ok?" the un-named guy asked. I looked up at him, deciding if I should accept his help to stand up or stand and run. He seemed nice enough.
"Um, I-I," I stuttered. I know this guy. Don't know where from, but I know him. Well. "I'm-uh- sorry."
"Tis fine," he said with this melodious accent that I couldn't place. "I don't mind runnin' inta pretty girls on dank, dirty streets."
"I-I should be goin' back to my LH now. It's after curfew." What kind of newsboy LH has a curfew? I wasn't going to trust this guy, I couldn't tell how old he was. Young, I could tell that much, but that's all. The way he said that last sentence didn't freak me out, it's the fact that it didn't that scares me.
"Well, I couldn't let you go wonderin' around the streets of Queens all by yourself," he started. Great, he's gonna offer to walk me home. "And I wouldn't be wonderin' with her." Ok, that sounds odd. He glanced around, sort of nervous like.
"I really, really should get goin'," I choked out after a cecond.
"What? Are you scared of me?" he inquired.
"No, it's just I paid for the week and they may suspend me if I's late." That worked for me.
"Well, I can't let ya go back to that lodging house you speak of now."
"And why is that?" Now I was getting a bit scared.
"I know where it is. Some of the most dangerous streets in the city are that way. I'd suggest you go spend the night at some other place. I'm offerin'."
"Um, well, I don't know. . ." I was cut off mid sentence.
"Hello Mandy," the voice from behind me said. How the hell does he know my name?
"Ok, we can go to your place." He grabbed my hand and we took off in the opposite direction.
Something tells me this may not be the smartest thing to do. But something else tells me I can trust this guy, even though I don't 'know' him, per say. Who is he?
___________________~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~____________________
Yes, yes, yes. Short chapter. Very short. FF.net has been screwing up royaly and I posted in both of my main stories (this one and My Story) but they haven't showed up on the site yet. This sucks. Ta for now.
Klover- Thanks for reviewing
Cheesecake- I know who u are, I know who u are! *laughs* sorry, had to add that. Thanks.
