Confrontation and some thoughts
I tried to get out of the two guys grips but it was looking as if it was useless. The two of them were pretty strong. The guy I had punched was leaning against a wall trying to get his breath back and while he did this, I took in details about him. He was somewhat tall, probably around 6'1". He had dark pants on and a matching vest. His shirt was worn but was fairly clean. I looked up towards his face but I couldn't see it. All I saw was a red bandana around his neck and a cowboy's hat.
I looked around at the two guys who were holding me. The one on my left was somewhat short but still taller than me. He had dark hair and his clothes were smudged with dirt. One thing about him that was definite was the smell. He smelled like Havana cigars. I knew this smell well for my father had smoked them when he was alive. The guy on my right had tousled blond hair and an eye patch over the left eye. I looked at their hands that were around my arms and could tell one thing for sure, they were Newsies. Newsprint was all over their hands.
"Man she sure has a punch to knock Jack's breath out that long." The one with the patch said to Havana boy.
'So the guy I punched is named Jack. Let's hope Jack isn't going to hurt me.' I think to myself.
Jack finally catches his breath and slowly straightens up. He took a deep breath and moved over in front of me. I didn't look up at him because I was scared he was going to hit me.
"Man I've never seen a girl since Sarah punch me that hard. Don't you agree Race?" Havana boy nodded so I now had two names. The cowboy was named Jack and the Havana boy was named Race. All I needed was one more and I could report them to the police officers.
"Now first of all, are you okay miss?" Jack said to me crouching down so he was at my height. 'He's asking if I'm okay? I just punched him.' I thought to myself. He was totally confusing me. I didn't have time to answer because the next thing I knew, Brina was running towards us with the Newsie we had gotten the paper off of.
"Get your hands off of her this instant!" Her voice carried throughout the alley. Jack, Race and the other kid looked to where the voice came from and the two guys holding me let me go in the process. I took this as my chance and ran to where Brina had stopped.
"How dare you put your hands on.." Brina couldn't finish the sentence because the Newsie that came with her stopped her.
"Uh. sorry to interrupt you, but the one with the cowboy hat on is Jack. The one I told you about." Brina looked back and forth between the Newsie and Jack. Then she laughed.
"This is the Jack Kelly??" The guy who led the strike against Pulitzer?" The Newsie nodded.
Jack straightened his vest and looked directly at Brina.
"And what if I am? What's it to you?" Brina walked right up to him and pushed him in the shoulders. This caught him off guard entirely because he wasn't expecting a girl to not back away from him or swoon over him I guess.
"You just look shorter in person. That's all." This caught all the guys off guard. Shorter in person??
"C'mon David. We've got to get Katelin back to my house." Well now I knew the Newsie's name that came with Brina.
"That's ok. You've bruised Jack's ego and I think I'd better stay." During all this time, Jack, Race and the other kid all had confused looks on their face. Brina just said ok and we ended up going on our way.
~*~*After Brina and Katelin leave.~*~* David's POV
Man Racetrack, Jack and Kid Blink all had confused looks on their faces after Brina and Katelin left. They didn't snap out of it until I splashed water on them from a nearby water barrel.
"So um, guys what were you guys doing with Katelin?"
"We weren't doing anything. I guess the girl Katelin wasn't watching where she was going.."
"Well neither was you Jack." Kid Blink interrupted.
"Oh be quiet. Anyways, we ran into each other and she fell to the ground and then curled up into a ball. I tried to get her to talk but she didn't say anything. I picked her up, had her legs under her and these two laughed. Well the next thing I know, she punches me in the stomach and tries to run. Seriously I wasn't going to hurt her. I was just trying to make sure she was okay."
I guess I had to believe him because I didn't hear Katelin's side. I looked at my watch and saw that we had better get to Tibby's to meet the rest of the guys. I told the guys what time it was and we walked to the restaurant.
~*~*With Brina and Katelin.~*~* Katelin's POV "Are you sure you're okay?" Brina asked me the 100th time since we left the Newsies.
"YES. I've told you before that I'm fine. There was a slight misunderstanding but I'm fine."
Brina and I were about half way home when we decided to stop off at a restaurant for a snack. Brina walked in before me and realized that there was a bunch of Newsies there.
"All right. Some cute boys for the eyes." I just rolled my eyes as we walked to our table.
"Can we just get our snack and go. I'm a little tired." Brina agreed saying that she too was tired from trying to find me. I knew that she got the feeling whenever I was in trouble and that wore her out sometimes. The waiter came to our table and we both ordered sarsaparillas.
We quietly sipped the drinks and my mind started to wander. I thought about the 4 Newsies I had met that day. David, the one who arrived with Brina to I guess my rescue. Jack, the guy I had bumped into. As I remembered him, there was something familiar about him but I couldn't figure out what. There was the guy Race. He reminded me of Andrew and Michael.
Then finally the other kid, his name was never mentioned. From what I saw, he was kind of cute but I didn't see much for my face was down a lot trying not to see my captors as I guess I can call them. He didn't say much but when he laughed it was a warm laugh. Brina broke my train of thought saying that we should be getting back for the sun was starting to set. I agreed and we paid for our drinks and left.
~*~At the Lodging House..~*~* Kid Blink's POV
All the lights are out. I can hear Racetrack's wheeze beneath my bed. He's got to stop smoking those Havana's and turn to the cigarettes. To me, they are less hazardous. But Race's wheezing wasn't what was on my mind. That girl from earlier that bumped into Jack. I couldn't get her off my mind. Even when I closed my eyes, I saw her. I decide to go outside to think.
Katelin. The name had a nice ring to it. We had discussed her and her friend Brina walking back to the restaurant. I thought she was very beautiful and looked around my age. I just hope that I see her again, that would make my day. I get back inside because the air was getting a bit cold and settled down to sleep and dream about the mysterious Katelin.
I tried to get out of the two guys grips but it was looking as if it was useless. The two of them were pretty strong. The guy I had punched was leaning against a wall trying to get his breath back and while he did this, I took in details about him. He was somewhat tall, probably around 6'1". He had dark pants on and a matching vest. His shirt was worn but was fairly clean. I looked up towards his face but I couldn't see it. All I saw was a red bandana around his neck and a cowboy's hat.
I looked around at the two guys who were holding me. The one on my left was somewhat short but still taller than me. He had dark hair and his clothes were smudged with dirt. One thing about him that was definite was the smell. He smelled like Havana cigars. I knew this smell well for my father had smoked them when he was alive. The guy on my right had tousled blond hair and an eye patch over the left eye. I looked at their hands that were around my arms and could tell one thing for sure, they were Newsies. Newsprint was all over their hands.
"Man she sure has a punch to knock Jack's breath out that long." The one with the patch said to Havana boy.
'So the guy I punched is named Jack. Let's hope Jack isn't going to hurt me.' I think to myself.
Jack finally catches his breath and slowly straightens up. He took a deep breath and moved over in front of me. I didn't look up at him because I was scared he was going to hit me.
"Man I've never seen a girl since Sarah punch me that hard. Don't you agree Race?" Havana boy nodded so I now had two names. The cowboy was named Jack and the Havana boy was named Race. All I needed was one more and I could report them to the police officers.
"Now first of all, are you okay miss?" Jack said to me crouching down so he was at my height. 'He's asking if I'm okay? I just punched him.' I thought to myself. He was totally confusing me. I didn't have time to answer because the next thing I knew, Brina was running towards us with the Newsie we had gotten the paper off of.
"Get your hands off of her this instant!" Her voice carried throughout the alley. Jack, Race and the other kid looked to where the voice came from and the two guys holding me let me go in the process. I took this as my chance and ran to where Brina had stopped.
"How dare you put your hands on.." Brina couldn't finish the sentence because the Newsie that came with her stopped her.
"Uh. sorry to interrupt you, but the one with the cowboy hat on is Jack. The one I told you about." Brina looked back and forth between the Newsie and Jack. Then she laughed.
"This is the Jack Kelly??" The guy who led the strike against Pulitzer?" The Newsie nodded.
Jack straightened his vest and looked directly at Brina.
"And what if I am? What's it to you?" Brina walked right up to him and pushed him in the shoulders. This caught him off guard entirely because he wasn't expecting a girl to not back away from him or swoon over him I guess.
"You just look shorter in person. That's all." This caught all the guys off guard. Shorter in person??
"C'mon David. We've got to get Katelin back to my house." Well now I knew the Newsie's name that came with Brina.
"That's ok. You've bruised Jack's ego and I think I'd better stay." During all this time, Jack, Race and the other kid all had confused looks on their face. Brina just said ok and we ended up going on our way.
~*~*After Brina and Katelin leave.~*~* David's POV
Man Racetrack, Jack and Kid Blink all had confused looks on their faces after Brina and Katelin left. They didn't snap out of it until I splashed water on them from a nearby water barrel.
"So um, guys what were you guys doing with Katelin?"
"We weren't doing anything. I guess the girl Katelin wasn't watching where she was going.."
"Well neither was you Jack." Kid Blink interrupted.
"Oh be quiet. Anyways, we ran into each other and she fell to the ground and then curled up into a ball. I tried to get her to talk but she didn't say anything. I picked her up, had her legs under her and these two laughed. Well the next thing I know, she punches me in the stomach and tries to run. Seriously I wasn't going to hurt her. I was just trying to make sure she was okay."
I guess I had to believe him because I didn't hear Katelin's side. I looked at my watch and saw that we had better get to Tibby's to meet the rest of the guys. I told the guys what time it was and we walked to the restaurant.
~*~*With Brina and Katelin.~*~* Katelin's POV "Are you sure you're okay?" Brina asked me the 100th time since we left the Newsies.
"YES. I've told you before that I'm fine. There was a slight misunderstanding but I'm fine."
Brina and I were about half way home when we decided to stop off at a restaurant for a snack. Brina walked in before me and realized that there was a bunch of Newsies there.
"All right. Some cute boys for the eyes." I just rolled my eyes as we walked to our table.
"Can we just get our snack and go. I'm a little tired." Brina agreed saying that she too was tired from trying to find me. I knew that she got the feeling whenever I was in trouble and that wore her out sometimes. The waiter came to our table and we both ordered sarsaparillas.
We quietly sipped the drinks and my mind started to wander. I thought about the 4 Newsies I had met that day. David, the one who arrived with Brina to I guess my rescue. Jack, the guy I had bumped into. As I remembered him, there was something familiar about him but I couldn't figure out what. There was the guy Race. He reminded me of Andrew and Michael.
Then finally the other kid, his name was never mentioned. From what I saw, he was kind of cute but I didn't see much for my face was down a lot trying not to see my captors as I guess I can call them. He didn't say much but when he laughed it was a warm laugh. Brina broke my train of thought saying that we should be getting back for the sun was starting to set. I agreed and we paid for our drinks and left.
~*~At the Lodging House..~*~* Kid Blink's POV
All the lights are out. I can hear Racetrack's wheeze beneath my bed. He's got to stop smoking those Havana's and turn to the cigarettes. To me, they are less hazardous. But Race's wheezing wasn't what was on my mind. That girl from earlier that bumped into Jack. I couldn't get her off my mind. Even when I closed my eyes, I saw her. I decide to go outside to think.
Katelin. The name had a nice ring to it. We had discussed her and her friend Brina walking back to the restaurant. I thought she was very beautiful and looked around my age. I just hope that I see her again, that would make my day. I get back inside because the air was getting a bit cold and settled down to sleep and dream about the mysterious Katelin.