Chapter 2
It wasn't hard for Lily to find Tibby's. After a while, she just followed a bug group of boys and young men who seemed to be going there for lunch too.
She walked into the restaurant and stoof there in shock. There were so many boys. Not losing her head, Lily saw and empty booth and walked toward it, laughing a little at the cat calls and whistle directed at her. She was used to it, and smiled and winked towards the boys ; it was flattering.
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" Hey Race! Look at that doll ! " Skittery and many other boys were admiring a beautiful girl from afar. She looked like a flower in full bloom, just floating there.
" I see her Skitts. She's goigeous! " Race said back to Skittery in a whisper. He turned toward Mush who was indulging himself in a well made sandwich.
" Heya Mush, let's go. "
" Huh? " He was taking rather large bites from his roast beef sandwich, so didn't have much room in his mouth to talk. He looked to Race in a pleading way. He didn't want to leave his lovely sandwich on the table, someone might eat it.
" Aw come on Mush, how many chances are ya gonna get ta talk to a goil like dat? "
" Okay, fine. " He then looked back to the guys at the table and said , " If dis ain't heah when I get back, I'll soak all a' ya! " Scattered " ok's " and "fine's " went around.
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Lily sat in silence loking out the window when the two newboys walked up and proceeded to seat themselves across from her. Lily turned her head to look at them. Mush was slightly embarrassed, but Race, Race had the look of a newsie who just won a million dollars.
" Hiya doll face! I'se Racetrack and this is Mush. "
Lily smiled at the both of them and winked at Mush; his cheeks went scarlet.
" Hello, im Lily. Lily Sullivan. "
" So what would a goigeous goil like ya self be doing heah without a lunch date? "
" Well Racetrack... "
" No no, call me Race. "
" Alright. Well Race, I was meeting my brother here for 12:00. You might know him. Last I heard, he was still a newsie. "
" How'd ya know we'se were newsies? " Mush asked in astonishment.
Lily smiled again at Mush. So naive for a newsboy, she thought, but handsome. Definitly handsome.
" I could just tell Mush, i could just tell. " Race snickered at how pink Mush's cheeks were getting.
" So does he look like you at all? "
" Well, no. He looks like our father, and i look like our mother. "
" Hmmm, what kind of features does he got? " Race put on his "serious" face. The look he has when he thinks real hard.
" He has dirty blonde hair, and .... i guess he's tall. "
" That's it? It' not very helpful Lily. "
" Well I'm sorry. I haven't seen him in 10 years, he could've, and probably did, change alot. Hey i know, ill give one of you a dollar if you can figure out who my brother is. "
" I go first, " Race said with confidence. " Hmmmm, Dutchy. "
" Nah, Spot! "
" If it were Spot, Mush, she'd be meetin' him in Brooklyn. "
" Oh. Well, how about Cowboy? "
" Nah, Cowboy's not the kind of guy to have a goigeous sistah. "
" I still think it's Jacky-boy. "
" What about me, Mush ?" Jack walked up to the booth and stared at the boys. They never stop talking about "Cowboy."
Lily's back was turned so she couldn't see this Jack as he approached. She didn't even notice him behind her because she too busy sofly laughing at the looks on Mush and Race's faces.
Jack looked down to see a young woman sitting with the guys.
" Well, who is this lovely doll sittin heah ?" Jack knelt down so he was eye level with this lovely creature. Lily recognized him immediatly, but seeing as "Jack" didn't, she said nothing.
" I'm a friend of Race and Mush's. "
" Really, well any friend of theirs, is a friend of mine. " He picked up her hane, and kissed it softly.
Lily started to giggle and finally squealed, " Francis Sullivan! You see a pretty face and immedietly jump all over it, not even noticing who it is!"
Jack stepped back and looked at the girl. " Lily?!? "
" Yep! "
" Wow Lily! You look great! "
" Thank you. You don't look too bad yourself. " Jack slid into the booth next to his little sister just as Race and Mush scooted out. They wanted to give them some privacy.
" Don't look at me like that Francis. I'm still Lily. "
" I know. Oh yeah, Lil, i'm Jack or Cowboy heah, not Francis. "
" Okay Jack. "
"So whea ya staying Lil ?"
" I'm thinking about staying with Medda, and maybe do a few shows while I'm there. "
" That'll be great! I'll bring all the boys ovah to see ya!"
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Jack and Lily talked for a while catching up on things. Jack definitly knew he was rich now, and loved the idea of Lily staying in Manhattan. He went around Tibby's introducing everyone to Lily, except Blink.
" Hey! Weahs Kid? "
" He ain't having a good day sellin, somethin about losin his dream goil, he looked real depressed. " Specs always knew where everyone was.
" Ok, well Lily, you'll meet Kid latah. "
Lily didn't realize at the time that this Kid he talked of, was her Kid Blink.But she was having too much fun to pay attention anyway.
" OK! Sure! "
After a few minutes Lily decided it was time for her to head to Medda's. " Sorry boys but I have to go see Medda and get some rest! "
" Awwwww! " All the guys were bummed. They loved her from the second they saw her.
After she said sorry many more times, Lily left for Medda's. She wanted to make sure she could sing in one of Medda's shows, atleast for tomorrow, just for the guys.
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Ten minutes after Lily left, Blink slowly walked in Tibby's. He wasn't happy at all because it took him twice as long today to sell his papes, but he couldn't help but feel better when he thought about Lily. Ah Lily, his angel, his dream girl. He felt warm inside now.
" Hey Blink! Ya missed her!"
" Who'd i miss, Snoddy? "
" An angel, " Mush said quietly. He was in a trance. Everyone laughed at his statement which made him come back to the real world.
" Don't worry Blink, you'll meet Jack's sistah tomorrah, " Race said as he patted his friend on the back.
" Yeah! She's singin tomorrah night at Medda's! Jack was abviously proud that his sister was making such a fuss.
" Great, i need ta meet a new goil anyway. Who knows, we might hit it off reeaal goood. "
" Everyone laughed at Blink's sexual gestures he was making. Blink was the all around ladies man.
For about another hour all the guys talked about was Lily. All of them saying Jack was the luckiest guy in the world to have her as a sister. After that they all left to sell the afternoon edition.
It wasn't hard for Lily to find Tibby's. After a while, she just followed a bug group of boys and young men who seemed to be going there for lunch too.
She walked into the restaurant and stoof there in shock. There were so many boys. Not losing her head, Lily saw and empty booth and walked toward it, laughing a little at the cat calls and whistle directed at her. She was used to it, and smiled and winked towards the boys ; it was flattering.
~~~~~~
" Hey Race! Look at that doll ! " Skittery and many other boys were admiring a beautiful girl from afar. She looked like a flower in full bloom, just floating there.
" I see her Skitts. She's goigeous! " Race said back to Skittery in a whisper. He turned toward Mush who was indulging himself in a well made sandwich.
" Heya Mush, let's go. "
" Huh? " He was taking rather large bites from his roast beef sandwich, so didn't have much room in his mouth to talk. He looked to Race in a pleading way. He didn't want to leave his lovely sandwich on the table, someone might eat it.
" Aw come on Mush, how many chances are ya gonna get ta talk to a goil like dat? "
" Okay, fine. " He then looked back to the guys at the table and said , " If dis ain't heah when I get back, I'll soak all a' ya! " Scattered " ok's " and "fine's " went around.
~~~~~~~
Lily sat in silence loking out the window when the two newboys walked up and proceeded to seat themselves across from her. Lily turned her head to look at them. Mush was slightly embarrassed, but Race, Race had the look of a newsie who just won a million dollars.
" Hiya doll face! I'se Racetrack and this is Mush. "
Lily smiled at the both of them and winked at Mush; his cheeks went scarlet.
" Hello, im Lily. Lily Sullivan. "
" So what would a goigeous goil like ya self be doing heah without a lunch date? "
" Well Racetrack... "
" No no, call me Race. "
" Alright. Well Race, I was meeting my brother here for 12:00. You might know him. Last I heard, he was still a newsie. "
" How'd ya know we'se were newsies? " Mush asked in astonishment.
Lily smiled again at Mush. So naive for a newsboy, she thought, but handsome. Definitly handsome.
" I could just tell Mush, i could just tell. " Race snickered at how pink Mush's cheeks were getting.
" So does he look like you at all? "
" Well, no. He looks like our father, and i look like our mother. "
" Hmmm, what kind of features does he got? " Race put on his "serious" face. The look he has when he thinks real hard.
" He has dirty blonde hair, and .... i guess he's tall. "
" That's it? It' not very helpful Lily. "
" Well I'm sorry. I haven't seen him in 10 years, he could've, and probably did, change alot. Hey i know, ill give one of you a dollar if you can figure out who my brother is. "
" I go first, " Race said with confidence. " Hmmmm, Dutchy. "
" Nah, Spot! "
" If it were Spot, Mush, she'd be meetin' him in Brooklyn. "
" Oh. Well, how about Cowboy? "
" Nah, Cowboy's not the kind of guy to have a goigeous sistah. "
" I still think it's Jacky-boy. "
" What about me, Mush ?" Jack walked up to the booth and stared at the boys. They never stop talking about "Cowboy."
Lily's back was turned so she couldn't see this Jack as he approached. She didn't even notice him behind her because she too busy sofly laughing at the looks on Mush and Race's faces.
Jack looked down to see a young woman sitting with the guys.
" Well, who is this lovely doll sittin heah ?" Jack knelt down so he was eye level with this lovely creature. Lily recognized him immediatly, but seeing as "Jack" didn't, she said nothing.
" I'm a friend of Race and Mush's. "
" Really, well any friend of theirs, is a friend of mine. " He picked up her hane, and kissed it softly.
Lily started to giggle and finally squealed, " Francis Sullivan! You see a pretty face and immedietly jump all over it, not even noticing who it is!"
Jack stepped back and looked at the girl. " Lily?!? "
" Yep! "
" Wow Lily! You look great! "
" Thank you. You don't look too bad yourself. " Jack slid into the booth next to his little sister just as Race and Mush scooted out. They wanted to give them some privacy.
" Don't look at me like that Francis. I'm still Lily. "
" I know. Oh yeah, Lil, i'm Jack or Cowboy heah, not Francis. "
" Okay Jack. "
"So whea ya staying Lil ?"
" I'm thinking about staying with Medda, and maybe do a few shows while I'm there. "
" That'll be great! I'll bring all the boys ovah to see ya!"
~~~~~~
Jack and Lily talked for a while catching up on things. Jack definitly knew he was rich now, and loved the idea of Lily staying in Manhattan. He went around Tibby's introducing everyone to Lily, except Blink.
" Hey! Weahs Kid? "
" He ain't having a good day sellin, somethin about losin his dream goil, he looked real depressed. " Specs always knew where everyone was.
" Ok, well Lily, you'll meet Kid latah. "
Lily didn't realize at the time that this Kid he talked of, was her Kid Blink.But she was having too much fun to pay attention anyway.
" OK! Sure! "
After a few minutes Lily decided it was time for her to head to Medda's. " Sorry boys but I have to go see Medda and get some rest! "
" Awwwww! " All the guys were bummed. They loved her from the second they saw her.
After she said sorry many more times, Lily left for Medda's. She wanted to make sure she could sing in one of Medda's shows, atleast for tomorrow, just for the guys.
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Ten minutes after Lily left, Blink slowly walked in Tibby's. He wasn't happy at all because it took him twice as long today to sell his papes, but he couldn't help but feel better when he thought about Lily. Ah Lily, his angel, his dream girl. He felt warm inside now.
" Hey Blink! Ya missed her!"
" Who'd i miss, Snoddy? "
" An angel, " Mush said quietly. He was in a trance. Everyone laughed at his statement which made him come back to the real world.
" Don't worry Blink, you'll meet Jack's sistah tomorrah, " Race said as he patted his friend on the back.
" Yeah! She's singin tomorrah night at Medda's! Jack was abviously proud that his sister was making such a fuss.
" Great, i need ta meet a new goil anyway. Who knows, we might hit it off reeaal goood. "
" Everyone laughed at Blink's sexual gestures he was making. Blink was the all around ladies man.
For about another hour all the guys talked about was Lily. All of them saying Jack was the luckiest guy in the world to have her as a sister. After that they all left to sell the afternoon edition.