As Jack walked up the stairs to the roof he could feel his feet getting
heavier by each step. He had worked very hard today and was extremely
tired. He hoped the conversation with Les wouldn't be very long, but he had
a feeling it would be. When Jack finally got to the last step he saw Les
sitting on the ledge and looking down at all the people on the streets
below. "Hey," Les jumped up startled not realizing that Jack had been
standing there. "What were you gunna tell me before? It sounded kinda
serious. I think you were just about to tell me which girl you have a crush
on and that's when Spot walked in yelling. He can be so inconsiderate at
times."
"Oh yeah, well I've sorta been having feelins for this girl, but she's seeing someone else. And I just have to tell someone who it is and I feel I can trust you the most."
"Well what about Dave? Can't youse talk to him about this?"
"I guess I could, but I just don't really like talking to my brother about girls. And plus I rarely see him anymore because whenever he's not selling papes he's off with his girlfriend, Sunrise."
"Oh I see. So can you tell me who the goil is Les?"
"Yeah its uhhh.um.uh okay it's," Les took a deep breath, "it's Olive." Jack went and sat next to Les. He was stunned at this. He never thought that Les would like the same girl as Spot Conlon. "and I know that she's dating Spot and I know that I probably don't have a chance with her, but I just had to tell someone. I don't even know how this happened. I think I started having feelings for her the first time I saw her in like 7 years. I was sellin my papes and she was with her rich friends and even though she was mean to me I still couldn't stop thinking about her. Ever since that day I've thought about her nonstop. I don't know what to do Jack."
Jack still sat in shock. He didn't know what to say. He wanted to help Les get Olivia, but at the same time he didn't because then he would be taking her away from Spot and he had never seen Spot be so happy, this was the longest relationship Spot ever had and he didn't want to take that away from him. "Well Les I really don't know what to tell you. You and Spot are both good friends of mine. Whichever man gets her will be happy but then the other one will be sad. I can tell that Spot really likes this goil so I just need to know how much you like her? If you think you like her so much and you just hafta tell her how you feel then I'm not stopping you, but if you think this is just a crush and it will pass over soon then I think you should keep it to yourself."
"I really like her a lot, Jack. I actually think that I-that I might be falling in love with her," Les paused to see if Jack would say anything, when he didn't Les continued. "I know that I shouldn't but I just can't help it anymore. Whenever I see her I get so nervous and whenever I don't see her I get nervous just thinking about her."
"Les, youse going to hafta tell her. Ya never know, she could feel the same way about you or."
"Or she could not feel the same way about me and just think that I'm stupid for telling her and I could ruin our friendship."
"You hafta tell her."
"You're right Jack, I'm gunna tell her. I'm gunna tell her the next time I see her. Thanks for talking to me Jack."
"It was no problem," Jack yawned and stretched his arms over his head, "I'm tired. I'm gunna go to bed and don't be afraid to come and ask me if you need anymore help. Good night Les."
"Good night Jack." Les looked back down at the people on the streets. He saw one couple holding hands as they walked up and down the Manhattan streets together. He saw another couple walk out of a restaurant carrying food in little boxes. He saw another couple walk up to an apartment stoop and kiss good night as the lady turned and walked into her apartment. Would that ever be him? Would he ever be able to find someone like that? Someone to walk around with at night, someone to go to restaurants with, someone to kiss goodnight? He watched more couples walk around and do there things for the evening and when he looked real closely he could see himself walking around with a lady at night, that part was very clear to him. But the problem was he could never see the woman's face, that part was always blurry.
"Oh yeah, well I've sorta been having feelins for this girl, but she's seeing someone else. And I just have to tell someone who it is and I feel I can trust you the most."
"Well what about Dave? Can't youse talk to him about this?"
"I guess I could, but I just don't really like talking to my brother about girls. And plus I rarely see him anymore because whenever he's not selling papes he's off with his girlfriend, Sunrise."
"Oh I see. So can you tell me who the goil is Les?"
"Yeah its uhhh.um.uh okay it's," Les took a deep breath, "it's Olive." Jack went and sat next to Les. He was stunned at this. He never thought that Les would like the same girl as Spot Conlon. "and I know that she's dating Spot and I know that I probably don't have a chance with her, but I just had to tell someone. I don't even know how this happened. I think I started having feelings for her the first time I saw her in like 7 years. I was sellin my papes and she was with her rich friends and even though she was mean to me I still couldn't stop thinking about her. Ever since that day I've thought about her nonstop. I don't know what to do Jack."
Jack still sat in shock. He didn't know what to say. He wanted to help Les get Olivia, but at the same time he didn't because then he would be taking her away from Spot and he had never seen Spot be so happy, this was the longest relationship Spot ever had and he didn't want to take that away from him. "Well Les I really don't know what to tell you. You and Spot are both good friends of mine. Whichever man gets her will be happy but then the other one will be sad. I can tell that Spot really likes this goil so I just need to know how much you like her? If you think you like her so much and you just hafta tell her how you feel then I'm not stopping you, but if you think this is just a crush and it will pass over soon then I think you should keep it to yourself."
"I really like her a lot, Jack. I actually think that I-that I might be falling in love with her," Les paused to see if Jack would say anything, when he didn't Les continued. "I know that I shouldn't but I just can't help it anymore. Whenever I see her I get so nervous and whenever I don't see her I get nervous just thinking about her."
"Les, youse going to hafta tell her. Ya never know, she could feel the same way about you or."
"Or she could not feel the same way about me and just think that I'm stupid for telling her and I could ruin our friendship."
"You hafta tell her."
"You're right Jack, I'm gunna tell her. I'm gunna tell her the next time I see her. Thanks for talking to me Jack."
"It was no problem," Jack yawned and stretched his arms over his head, "I'm tired. I'm gunna go to bed and don't be afraid to come and ask me if you need anymore help. Good night Les."
"Good night Jack." Les looked back down at the people on the streets. He saw one couple holding hands as they walked up and down the Manhattan streets together. He saw another couple walk out of a restaurant carrying food in little boxes. He saw another couple walk up to an apartment stoop and kiss good night as the lady turned and walked into her apartment. Would that ever be him? Would he ever be able to find someone like that? Someone to walk around with at night, someone to go to restaurants with, someone to kiss goodnight? He watched more couples walk around and do there things for the evening and when he looked real closely he could see himself walking around with a lady at night, that part was very clear to him. But the problem was he could never see the woman's face, that part was always blurry.