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Chapter Five
Katie sat up in her room, standing by her window watching the people as they went about their daily business. It had been two weeks since she had last seen Spot Conlon and for some odd reason she couldn't get him out of her mind. She had been like this once, when she had first gone away to Boston. Katie had actually found herself missing the fights with the Brooklyn leader and now that she was back she felt oddly different about him. Yes, he still agitated her but it was distinct difference to it. Katie frowned as she began to analyze her feelings.
She had been doing this for the past few days. What was wrong with her? It almost felt like she was falling for Spot Conlon. That was ridiculous! How could she even thin of falling for that arrogant and cocky boy! Well, she had to admit he was kinda cute. Only kinda cute? Okay so he was gorgeous. But that didn't mean anything. They had never gotten along and probably never will. They constantly bickered and fought ever since they had first met. But was there more to their relationship then fighting? Wait, what was she thinking? They didn't have a relationship. They couldn't. It would never work out. They'd kill each other within five minutes. Or would they?
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Spot Conlon sat on in his lookout perch at the docks. It was warm and many of the boys were swimming in the river but Spot was distracted. In fact, he had been distracted for the past two weeks. Ever since he had seen Sky. He almost didn't recognize her when she was fighting the boys in the alley. But as soon as she threw a punch, he knew who she was. Sky has changed a lot since going to Boston. She was no longer the gangly girl he remembered. In fact, she was now quite beautiful. Okay not just quite, very beautiful. But they had still fought like nothing had changed.
It was Jack's words that bothered Spot the most. Was he falling for Sky? It was impossible. They weren't even friends. She couldn't even stand him. Even if he had these supposed feeling for her, it could never work out. They were just too different. Or were they more alike then either realized?
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"Tell me why I am going to the Brooklyn poker game?" Katie sighed as they crossed into Brooklyn territory.
"Yer goin cause youse need ta have some fun. Youse been moping about fer da last two weeks!" Jack said.
"Yeah an youse know dat yer me lucky charm." Racetrack grinned. Katie laughed and rolled her eyes.
"Oh yeah, sure. You're just so lucky that I beat you almost every time we play."
"Well tonight's gonna be different! I can feel it!" Racetrack declared.
"Oh yeah. I won't be the one ta beat you, Spot will." Katie teased. Race punched her lightly in the arm but laughed along with the joke.
"Stop it youse two, we'se here." Jack said. The Manhattan newsies, plus Katie, walked into the Brooklyn Lodging House which was crowded with Newsies from all over Brooklyn, the Bronx, ad Katie even thought she saw some from Long Island. She didn't know this was gonna be that big.
"Heya Jackie-boy! Glad youse could make it." Spot smiled walking up to the group.
"Heya Spot." Jack said spit-shaking with the Brooklyn leader. Spot glanced over the group and saw Katie standing there in brown pants and a light blue top, her hair pulled back in a loose braid.
"How's it rollin' Sky?" Spot asked. Katie arched an eyebrow at him, surprised that he didn't make some smart comment like he usually did.
"Not too bad." Katie replied. Spot nodded and looked to Race.
"Hey Race. Ready ta lose yer money to me?"
"I wouldn't be so shoah of me losing, Spot." Race grinned. "It might actually be both of us, since Sky's playin." Spot scowled when he heard that.
"Oh don't tell me you're still sore about losing to me a few years ago, Conlon." Katie laughed.
"I still say youse cheated!" Spot grumbled as He took a seat at the empty table. Most of the boys had scattered around the room, s it was just Spot, Katie, Race, and Jack playing this round.
"You know dat Sky don't cheat." Jack said. He remembered that game all too well. Katie had outsmarted all of them, causing them to lose that weeks wages. Spot had stormed out of the room, pissed at losing to a girl. Especially to Katie.
"Hmph." Spot grunted out as he began dealing the cards. Katie just shook her head at the grudge Spot held about that game. In truth, it had been all done with pure luck.
Spot dealt out the cards and they began to play. They played a few rounds and it was pretty much a tie between Spot and Katie, with Race winning a few here and there.
"Well that's it for me guys. I am going to go and get some fresh air." Katie said standing up and pocketing her winnings. She headed outside to the docks and sat facing the water.
"Well, go aftah her, you idiot!" Jack urged. Spot glared at him but got up and headed outside anyway. Race hid a smirk. Jack wasn't the only one that had noticed what was going on between Katie and Spot. It had started even before Katie had left.
Katie sat staring into the dark water. Stupid emotions were getting a hold of her and had cost her a couple hands of poker. She had thought that she would be able to bottle up these feelings but being around him, let's just say it was getting hard. Katie heard someone walking up the dock and turned thinking it was Jack or Race. But it wasn't.
"Hey Spot." She said softly as he sat down next to her. Her gaze turned back to the water.
"Hi. Youse okay?" he asked looking at her reflection in the water.
"Course. Why wouldn't I be?" Katie asked. Spot just shrugged. They sat in silence for awhile, listening to the waves lapping against the shore.
"I was wrong, ya know." Spot said. Katie looked up at him.
"What are you talking about?" Spot had never admitted to being wrong before so this was a shocking revelation.
"I said you were gonna become a snob if you went to dat school but youse didn't. So I was wrong." Spot said.
"I did for awhile, actually. I wanted ta forget all of youse. To pretend I was someone special, ya know. But den I realized that wasn't who I am. I came to my senses pretty quick." Katie said. Spot looked at her.
"You don't hafta be rich to be special, Katie. Youse already are special. Youse always were."
"What did you call me?" Katie asked looking up and meeting his gaze.
"Sorry. I didn't know you didn't like ta be called Katie." Spot said feeling slightly foolish. He wasn't comfortable with sharing things like this since he didn't do it often.
"No. It's okay. You just never call me by that before. I kinda like it." Katie said blushing and looking back into the water. Spot smiled but they were interrupted by Jack.
"Sky, we'se gotta get back before it gets too late." He said. Katie nodded and stood up.
"See ya around, Spot." Katie said.
"Alright. See ya." He said and turned back to the water as Jack and Katie left, catching up with the rest of the newsies.
"So what was dat about?" Race smirked. Katie punched him in the arm.
"It was nothing so stop that brain of yours." The guys laughed. Jack just looked at her and grinned. Yeah right, nothing.
