**Yeah...............um...................bored........................**
Chapter Twelve
Winter came. All of the Newsies hated winter. Not only were you stuck out in the cold, but also most of the smart people were inside, so there weren't many people to sell to. Many of the Newsies took the really cold days off, but not Spot and Lizzy.
One morning, the Newsies awoke to a fresh snowfall. Spot was still asleep when Lizzy woke up. She stood up and looked at him sleeping in the bunk above hers. She smiled to herself, then slowly reached up and snapped his red suspenders.
Spot was jolted awake and he looked at Lizzy who was laughing at the startled look on his face. He growled and jumped off his bed, chasing her around the lodging house, waking many of the Newsies with their laughter. Spot eventually caught her and Lizzy surrendered.
"All right! All right!" she cried, "You win! I couldn't help it! Youse is usually da one who's awake before me."
"Yeah," Spot replied, "And I give ya a kiss ta wake ya up, but no. Ya couldn't do dat for me, could ya."
Lizzy reached up and kissed him. He smiled down at her. "Dat's more like it," he said, kissing her back.
"Come on," Lizzy said, pulling away from him, "We got woik ta do."
"Always woik, woik, woik," Spot grumbled, but he got ready to sell his papers anyway.
It wasn't until she and Spot had nearly reached the distribution center that Lizzy realized she had forgotten her coat. "Spot," she told him, "I gotta go get me coat."
"Do ya want me ta go wit ya?" he asked.
"Nah," she answered, "you get yer papes. I'll be dere in a minute."
Spot continued on his way to the distribution center and Lizzy ran back to the lodging house to get her coat. How could she have forgotten it? Most likely it was because how warm Spot kept her (wink wink). Simple and Bullet saw her leave Spot and go back. This would be their chance. They ran down the not yet crowded streets to the old warehouse to tell Mr. Kay. When Lizzy got back to the lodging house, all of the Newsies greeted her.
"Are ya sellin' taday Lizzy?" asked Marbles. He had decided to take the day off.
"Yep," she replied, "An' dis idiot forgot her coat!"
As she grabbed her coat and turned to leave, Shiner stopped her. "Are ya sure 'bout dis Lizzy?" he asked. He and Lizzy had become good friends over the months she had stayed with them and was naturally concerned for her. "It's pretty cold out dere taday."
"Don't worry 'bout me," she told him with a smile, "A little cold nevah hoit nobody."
She patted him on the shoulder, said goodbye, and left. She began to run back to the distribution center, pulling on her coat as she ran. She didn't want Spot to be waiting for her for too long. Suddenly, someone stepped in front of her. Lizzy ran right into them, nearly tumbling backwards.
"Hey!" Lizzy shouted, "Watch where yer-"
Lizzy cut her sentence short as she looked up into the stranger's face. He was fierce looking and had an ugly scar running down the left side of his face. Where did she know him from? Suddenly, Lizzy's mind flashed back to the night of her parents' murder and it dawned on her. It was him!
Seeing the look of recognition and horror on Lizzy's face, the man sneered. "I see that you remember me. I'm flattered," he said in a sarcastic tone.
"How did you find me?" Lizzy asked.
"It's quite easy when you go around telling newspaper reporters where you're staying," he replied.
"Crap," Lizzy grumbled. She calmly turned to leave, but the man firmly placed a hand on her shoulder.
"I don't think so," he growled, "You've seen too much."
Lizzy began to scream, but she felt the point of a knife press firmly against her back. She stopped screaming and did as the man told her to as he led her to an old warehouse down the street.
Shiner saw the whole the incident from a window of the lodging house. His first instinct was to follow the man himself, but he knew that was a stupid idea. He grabbed his coat and ran down the street to the distribution center. He had to find Spot.
**Gasp! Yes, another cliffhanger thingy. For those of you who haven't made the connection yet, the man was Mr. Kay. Therefore, Mr. Kay killed her parents. Well, I gotta run. Chow!**
~*spots_lil_boidie*~
Chapter Twelve
Winter came. All of the Newsies hated winter. Not only were you stuck out in the cold, but also most of the smart people were inside, so there weren't many people to sell to. Many of the Newsies took the really cold days off, but not Spot and Lizzy.
One morning, the Newsies awoke to a fresh snowfall. Spot was still asleep when Lizzy woke up. She stood up and looked at him sleeping in the bunk above hers. She smiled to herself, then slowly reached up and snapped his red suspenders.
Spot was jolted awake and he looked at Lizzy who was laughing at the startled look on his face. He growled and jumped off his bed, chasing her around the lodging house, waking many of the Newsies with their laughter. Spot eventually caught her and Lizzy surrendered.
"All right! All right!" she cried, "You win! I couldn't help it! Youse is usually da one who's awake before me."
"Yeah," Spot replied, "And I give ya a kiss ta wake ya up, but no. Ya couldn't do dat for me, could ya."
Lizzy reached up and kissed him. He smiled down at her. "Dat's more like it," he said, kissing her back.
"Come on," Lizzy said, pulling away from him, "We got woik ta do."
"Always woik, woik, woik," Spot grumbled, but he got ready to sell his papers anyway.
It wasn't until she and Spot had nearly reached the distribution center that Lizzy realized she had forgotten her coat. "Spot," she told him, "I gotta go get me coat."
"Do ya want me ta go wit ya?" he asked.
"Nah," she answered, "you get yer papes. I'll be dere in a minute."
Spot continued on his way to the distribution center and Lizzy ran back to the lodging house to get her coat. How could she have forgotten it? Most likely it was because how warm Spot kept her (wink wink). Simple and Bullet saw her leave Spot and go back. This would be their chance. They ran down the not yet crowded streets to the old warehouse to tell Mr. Kay. When Lizzy got back to the lodging house, all of the Newsies greeted her.
"Are ya sellin' taday Lizzy?" asked Marbles. He had decided to take the day off.
"Yep," she replied, "An' dis idiot forgot her coat!"
As she grabbed her coat and turned to leave, Shiner stopped her. "Are ya sure 'bout dis Lizzy?" he asked. He and Lizzy had become good friends over the months she had stayed with them and was naturally concerned for her. "It's pretty cold out dere taday."
"Don't worry 'bout me," she told him with a smile, "A little cold nevah hoit nobody."
She patted him on the shoulder, said goodbye, and left. She began to run back to the distribution center, pulling on her coat as she ran. She didn't want Spot to be waiting for her for too long. Suddenly, someone stepped in front of her. Lizzy ran right into them, nearly tumbling backwards.
"Hey!" Lizzy shouted, "Watch where yer-"
Lizzy cut her sentence short as she looked up into the stranger's face. He was fierce looking and had an ugly scar running down the left side of his face. Where did she know him from? Suddenly, Lizzy's mind flashed back to the night of her parents' murder and it dawned on her. It was him!
Seeing the look of recognition and horror on Lizzy's face, the man sneered. "I see that you remember me. I'm flattered," he said in a sarcastic tone.
"How did you find me?" Lizzy asked.
"It's quite easy when you go around telling newspaper reporters where you're staying," he replied.
"Crap," Lizzy grumbled. She calmly turned to leave, but the man firmly placed a hand on her shoulder.
"I don't think so," he growled, "You've seen too much."
Lizzy began to scream, but she felt the point of a knife press firmly against her back. She stopped screaming and did as the man told her to as he led her to an old warehouse down the street.
Shiner saw the whole the incident from a window of the lodging house. His first instinct was to follow the man himself, but he knew that was a stupid idea. He grabbed his coat and ran down the street to the distribution center. He had to find Spot.
**Gasp! Yes, another cliffhanger thingy. For those of you who haven't made the connection yet, the man was Mr. Kay. Therefore, Mr. Kay killed her parents. Well, I gotta run. Chow!**
~*spots_lil_boidie*~