Aurora Conlon-I know I hate the Queens boys also. I miss Spot too. There is
a lot of stuff coming up so keep on reading, thanks for your review.
Liberty's gypsy-I was a little teary-eyed myself when I wrote chapter 14, it was a very moving chapter for me. I like being unpredictably, it's better when you don't know what's going to happen in my opinion. You'll have to keep reading to find out what way this story is going to turn. Thanks for your review, I love new reviewers.
Chapter 15
Raven had hardly enough money to get out of New York. She managed to get to a small town in Pennsylvania, about a 3 day journey from her parents house. She had decided to finally go back
She got there in the expected 3 days, arriving at the house about noon. Raven went around back and hid to wait for night to come. Lying down, she tried taking a nap, as she had not eaten or slept in a while. She slept until blackness darkened the night sky. The house was dark except for one room near the front of the house; a little to Raven's right. Raven could hear her inside yelling with someone.
Common sense, not that she had a lot, told her that she should find out who her mother was arguing with. She prayed to God (if there was one, now Raven wasn't so sure) that it wasn't the man her mother had been with when Raven had left. Raven crept around to the back of the house to the back door. The place hadn't changed much since she was gone. Living with the Manhattan newsies had its advantages.
She had learned to do quite a few things, among those the ability to pick locks. She used a thin piece of wire that she had obtained in New York and slid it into the doorknob. After a moment the door clicked and she put the wire back in her pocket and opened the door slowly. Raven smiled grimly as she made her way cautiously through the house.
She tried to move as carefully as possible, not wanting to bump into anything and alert her mom to her presence. Miraculously, she managed to get to the door to the room where the voices were coming from with only a few minor setbacks. The room was the living room, if it was still that now she didn't know. Raven leaned against the door to hear better and the doorknob suddenly rattled as if about to open.
The door opened a couple of inches but stayed there. Thankfully no one came out and Raven was safe. Wanting to know who was arguing with her "mom", she peeked her head in the door. He looked a little different but it was the same man. The same man who had beat her. Not wanting to get caught she turned and walked away from the room. She moved to leave this house forever but something held her back.
Wondering how her bedroom looked, Raven walked towards the back of the house. She passed the room that she supposed was her "mother's" on the left and then the bathroom on the left. Slowly she pushed open the door at the end of the hall to her own bedroom. It hadn't changed all that much really. It had a different color on the walls and some of the furniture was different.
The thing that shocked her the most though was the fact that the room wasn't empty. There was someone in the bed. And that person was sobbing softly. The blanket wasn't on the girl and Raven could see the bruises up and down the girl's arms and legs. It reminded Raven of herself a long time ago.
As if sensing her presence, the person sat up and glared at her. That glare reminded Raven so much of Spot. Her eyes misted and she turned away for a moment. Noticing for the first time that the girl was about to scream, Raven reached over and covered her mouth. At that moment, the girl looked into the haunted sapphire blue eyes so much like her own and she stopped trying to break away. Shocked, they sat there staring at each other for a minute.
Raven was the first to break out of the trance. "Calm down" Raven whispered to soothe the kid afraid that she'd get ready to scream again. She herself was shocked to see those eyes that looked so much like her own. "Whats youse name?"
"Tonya. Who are you?"
'Poor kid' Raven thought. 'Her eyes were enough to freak me out, what about her?' They only differences between them were their heights and hair color. Unlike Raven, Tonya had long honey blonde hair. Which reminded Raven of her promise to cut her hair. Which lead to thoughts of Spot. No, she wasn't going to think about that, pushing the thoughts away as best as she could she replied softly. "I'se Raven."
Tonya stood up and got out of her bed. Raven gasped as she stood up, the bruises looked so much worse. "He beats ya doesn't he?" Raven paused as the memories came flooding back "He beats ya like he used ta beat me."
Tonya nodded, tears filling her eyes. "Den we'se goin ta go back ta New York." Raven didn't give a second thought to goin back there. "I can't leave youse here."
"He'll find me." She whispered, fear evident in her eyes.
"Nah, he won't. I ran away when I was ya age. Pack any clothes dat look kinda like dea ones I'se wearing, I gots ta write a note." Raven looked around and finally found a piece of paper and a pen.
Kathleen-
Does this handwriting look familiar? No? Maybe at the end of this note you'll possibly recall who this might be. I'm dead to you. But it didn't bother you; you just went to your new husband and had another daughter. I'd say she was about nine, and I'm guessing she's my little sister because of the eyes. Your damn eyes. The one and only damn thing that ties me to you. Because blood doesn't. Not after all the blood of mine that's been spilt by your husband. He's beating her now. Don't you care? Of course not, its just free money from the state. She's under my care now which is a hell of a lot more than you could ever offer her. Why people say you are a mother is beyond me. To me, you're just another woman on the street. Remember me now?
-Melanie
Raven took Tonya by the hand and went down to the kitchen quietly. Quickly she stuffed some food in the bag Tonya was carrying and then dragged Tonya out of the door. "We'se goin ta be doin a lot of walkin the next couple a days." Raven warned.
"I'm out of that house, that's all that matters."
"See youse looks on da bright side a things. Ya gonna have ta meet Race."
"Who's Race?"
"A newsie. Just like you will be. Ya goin ta have ta learn how ta sell papes an talk like me."
She hesitated and looked back at the house. "Okay" she agreed slipping her hand in Raven's "but you are goin ta show me how."
"I will, now let's go home."
A/N: Awww. Little kids, gotta love them. Lol. So what do all ya guys think. I don't even know if I have all my readers anymore. *tear*
Spot: ya shouldn't of killed me off den
Amazon: it was fer da good a da plot
Spot: ta hell wit da plot
Amazon:shut up Spot
Lol sorry had my moment its late. lol neways please review.
Liberty's gypsy-I was a little teary-eyed myself when I wrote chapter 14, it was a very moving chapter for me. I like being unpredictably, it's better when you don't know what's going to happen in my opinion. You'll have to keep reading to find out what way this story is going to turn. Thanks for your review, I love new reviewers.
Chapter 15
Raven had hardly enough money to get out of New York. She managed to get to a small town in Pennsylvania, about a 3 day journey from her parents house. She had decided to finally go back
She got there in the expected 3 days, arriving at the house about noon. Raven went around back and hid to wait for night to come. Lying down, she tried taking a nap, as she had not eaten or slept in a while. She slept until blackness darkened the night sky. The house was dark except for one room near the front of the house; a little to Raven's right. Raven could hear her inside yelling with someone.
Common sense, not that she had a lot, told her that she should find out who her mother was arguing with. She prayed to God (if there was one, now Raven wasn't so sure) that it wasn't the man her mother had been with when Raven had left. Raven crept around to the back of the house to the back door. The place hadn't changed much since she was gone. Living with the Manhattan newsies had its advantages.
She had learned to do quite a few things, among those the ability to pick locks. She used a thin piece of wire that she had obtained in New York and slid it into the doorknob. After a moment the door clicked and she put the wire back in her pocket and opened the door slowly. Raven smiled grimly as she made her way cautiously through the house.
She tried to move as carefully as possible, not wanting to bump into anything and alert her mom to her presence. Miraculously, she managed to get to the door to the room where the voices were coming from with only a few minor setbacks. The room was the living room, if it was still that now she didn't know. Raven leaned against the door to hear better and the doorknob suddenly rattled as if about to open.
The door opened a couple of inches but stayed there. Thankfully no one came out and Raven was safe. Wanting to know who was arguing with her "mom", she peeked her head in the door. He looked a little different but it was the same man. The same man who had beat her. Not wanting to get caught she turned and walked away from the room. She moved to leave this house forever but something held her back.
Wondering how her bedroom looked, Raven walked towards the back of the house. She passed the room that she supposed was her "mother's" on the left and then the bathroom on the left. Slowly she pushed open the door at the end of the hall to her own bedroom. It hadn't changed all that much really. It had a different color on the walls and some of the furniture was different.
The thing that shocked her the most though was the fact that the room wasn't empty. There was someone in the bed. And that person was sobbing softly. The blanket wasn't on the girl and Raven could see the bruises up and down the girl's arms and legs. It reminded Raven of herself a long time ago.
As if sensing her presence, the person sat up and glared at her. That glare reminded Raven so much of Spot. Her eyes misted and she turned away for a moment. Noticing for the first time that the girl was about to scream, Raven reached over and covered her mouth. At that moment, the girl looked into the haunted sapphire blue eyes so much like her own and she stopped trying to break away. Shocked, they sat there staring at each other for a minute.
Raven was the first to break out of the trance. "Calm down" Raven whispered to soothe the kid afraid that she'd get ready to scream again. She herself was shocked to see those eyes that looked so much like her own. "Whats youse name?"
"Tonya. Who are you?"
'Poor kid' Raven thought. 'Her eyes were enough to freak me out, what about her?' They only differences between them were their heights and hair color. Unlike Raven, Tonya had long honey blonde hair. Which reminded Raven of her promise to cut her hair. Which lead to thoughts of Spot. No, she wasn't going to think about that, pushing the thoughts away as best as she could she replied softly. "I'se Raven."
Tonya stood up and got out of her bed. Raven gasped as she stood up, the bruises looked so much worse. "He beats ya doesn't he?" Raven paused as the memories came flooding back "He beats ya like he used ta beat me."
Tonya nodded, tears filling her eyes. "Den we'se goin ta go back ta New York." Raven didn't give a second thought to goin back there. "I can't leave youse here."
"He'll find me." She whispered, fear evident in her eyes.
"Nah, he won't. I ran away when I was ya age. Pack any clothes dat look kinda like dea ones I'se wearing, I gots ta write a note." Raven looked around and finally found a piece of paper and a pen.
Kathleen-
Does this handwriting look familiar? No? Maybe at the end of this note you'll possibly recall who this might be. I'm dead to you. But it didn't bother you; you just went to your new husband and had another daughter. I'd say she was about nine, and I'm guessing she's my little sister because of the eyes. Your damn eyes. The one and only damn thing that ties me to you. Because blood doesn't. Not after all the blood of mine that's been spilt by your husband. He's beating her now. Don't you care? Of course not, its just free money from the state. She's under my care now which is a hell of a lot more than you could ever offer her. Why people say you are a mother is beyond me. To me, you're just another woman on the street. Remember me now?
-Melanie
Raven took Tonya by the hand and went down to the kitchen quietly. Quickly she stuffed some food in the bag Tonya was carrying and then dragged Tonya out of the door. "We'se goin ta be doin a lot of walkin the next couple a days." Raven warned.
"I'm out of that house, that's all that matters."
"See youse looks on da bright side a things. Ya gonna have ta meet Race."
"Who's Race?"
"A newsie. Just like you will be. Ya goin ta have ta learn how ta sell papes an talk like me."
She hesitated and looked back at the house. "Okay" she agreed slipping her hand in Raven's "but you are goin ta show me how."
"I will, now let's go home."
A/N: Awww. Little kids, gotta love them. Lol. So what do all ya guys think. I don't even know if I have all my readers anymore. *tear*
Spot: ya shouldn't of killed me off den
Amazon: it was fer da good a da plot
Spot: ta hell wit da plot
Amazon:shut up Spot
Lol sorry had my moment its late. lol neways please review.