Sarah Kate-It can be true. I'm glad that you'll keep reading. Well you if
you keep reading you can find out who the mysterious person is. Thanks for
the review, one of my favorite reviewers.
Anastas- I've never seen White Oleander so okay I don't know if that's good or bad but whatever. Yea well everyone wants me to bring back Spot. Maybe some people even think that the person tapping Raven is Spot. Well I can't believe you fell out of your seat but if you were really into it great. I agree, blunt knife hair cutting has to hurt although I can't really say I've tried it a lot. Lol Thanks for you review.
BrooklynGrl-Thanks for the review. Spot always needs to learn a lesson. I've been trying as I go along to add more detail and make them really come to life, so I will remember that and I'll keep on adding more detail. Chapter 17
It was Tonya.
"Good" the relief was evident in Raven's voice although Tonya didn't notice the disappointment. "Glad youse safe. Listen if we eva get separated go ta Jack Kelly, understand? He's da leadeh of da Manhattan newsies." Saying that made her think of another certain leader. It made her wonder what had happened to Brooklyn. Who had become the new leader?
She was snapped out of her daze by Tonya saying that she understood. Soon her thoughts were back on Spot again. Raven felt that she at least owed it to Spot to go see which of his newsies had taken over his position. Jack would have made sure that no outsider, especially from the Bronx or Queens, hadn't taken over Brooklyn. Or so Raven hoped. She just had to trust Jack.
Now wanting to find out what happened to Brooklyn, she rushed selling her last papes. She helped Tonya sell the rest of her papes, even though there wasn't that many that Tonya hadn't already sold. Knowing that Tonya would slow her down and the fact that she couldn't protect herself, made Raven leave her in the apartment.
"Stay here and don't go out. I mean it. If da bulls find ya dey'll put ya in da refuge or well really return ya ta mom." Raven warned.
"Bulls? Refuge?" Tonya asked innocently. Raven groaned to herself, she wanted to get the thing with Brooklyn over with; she wanted him out of her mind.
"Da bulls are cops, stay away from dem dey can send ya back ta mom. The refuge is kinda like jail but don't worry about it, ya won't end up dere, I promise. Now promise me ya'll stay in here and won't leave."
Tonya noticing the pained look in her eyes answered "I promise Raven." She spit in her hand and held it out. Raven smiled weakly and did the same.
"I'll be back soon Tonya and we'll go ta Tibby's for lunch." Tonya nodded and laid down on the bed to rest. Raven crept out and headed for the docks. Dreading each step she took as she got closer, she wound her way around crates and boxes. Finally she came to a group of Brooklyn newsies lounging around talking.
"Where's da Brooklyn leadeh?" They eyed her mistrustfully but she just glared them down.
"Whose askin?" one of the boys stood up.
"What does it mattah ta ya?" the boys all now had their attention on Raven and the one boy.
"Dis way." He said grudged. The newsie led her away and another newsie went to go get the leader. The first one stayed and made sure no one came over. One decided that he was going to try and listen in.
"Ya better stay away unless ya want me ta soak ya." Raven could see the newsie then scurry away back to the group of boys she had come upon. The guy turned back to her and said "So why do ya want ta see our leadeh so bad?"
"I just want ta meet him, dats all."
"Youse from Queens?" he looked her in the eye trying to judge if she was telling the truth.
"Nah, Manhattan."
"I'se Slip, I'se second in command."
"I'se Raven." Slip's eyes widened.
"Youse dat goil newsie from Manhattan."
"Yea"
"We heard a lot about ya-" Raven didn't get to hear the rest of what he wanted to say. Two figures came up from where the other guy had gone to fetch the leader. One of the guys was the second Brooklyn newsie, the one that went to go tell the leader to come. The other was..
A/N: Going to have to wonder. Feeling evil this morning and its early in the morning too, like 3:00. *evil laugh followed by yawn* early morning too. Please review. Hit that button get a little exercise, work work people. Lol. REVIEW.
Anastas- I've never seen White Oleander so okay I don't know if that's good or bad but whatever. Yea well everyone wants me to bring back Spot. Maybe some people even think that the person tapping Raven is Spot. Well I can't believe you fell out of your seat but if you were really into it great. I agree, blunt knife hair cutting has to hurt although I can't really say I've tried it a lot. Lol Thanks for you review.
BrooklynGrl-Thanks for the review. Spot always needs to learn a lesson. I've been trying as I go along to add more detail and make them really come to life, so I will remember that and I'll keep on adding more detail. Chapter 17
It was Tonya.
"Good" the relief was evident in Raven's voice although Tonya didn't notice the disappointment. "Glad youse safe. Listen if we eva get separated go ta Jack Kelly, understand? He's da leadeh of da Manhattan newsies." Saying that made her think of another certain leader. It made her wonder what had happened to Brooklyn. Who had become the new leader?
She was snapped out of her daze by Tonya saying that she understood. Soon her thoughts were back on Spot again. Raven felt that she at least owed it to Spot to go see which of his newsies had taken over his position. Jack would have made sure that no outsider, especially from the Bronx or Queens, hadn't taken over Brooklyn. Or so Raven hoped. She just had to trust Jack.
Now wanting to find out what happened to Brooklyn, she rushed selling her last papes. She helped Tonya sell the rest of her papes, even though there wasn't that many that Tonya hadn't already sold. Knowing that Tonya would slow her down and the fact that she couldn't protect herself, made Raven leave her in the apartment.
"Stay here and don't go out. I mean it. If da bulls find ya dey'll put ya in da refuge or well really return ya ta mom." Raven warned.
"Bulls? Refuge?" Tonya asked innocently. Raven groaned to herself, she wanted to get the thing with Brooklyn over with; she wanted him out of her mind.
"Da bulls are cops, stay away from dem dey can send ya back ta mom. The refuge is kinda like jail but don't worry about it, ya won't end up dere, I promise. Now promise me ya'll stay in here and won't leave."
Tonya noticing the pained look in her eyes answered "I promise Raven." She spit in her hand and held it out. Raven smiled weakly and did the same.
"I'll be back soon Tonya and we'll go ta Tibby's for lunch." Tonya nodded and laid down on the bed to rest. Raven crept out and headed for the docks. Dreading each step she took as she got closer, she wound her way around crates and boxes. Finally she came to a group of Brooklyn newsies lounging around talking.
"Where's da Brooklyn leadeh?" They eyed her mistrustfully but she just glared them down.
"Whose askin?" one of the boys stood up.
"What does it mattah ta ya?" the boys all now had their attention on Raven and the one boy.
"Dis way." He said grudged. The newsie led her away and another newsie went to go get the leader. The first one stayed and made sure no one came over. One decided that he was going to try and listen in.
"Ya better stay away unless ya want me ta soak ya." Raven could see the newsie then scurry away back to the group of boys she had come upon. The guy turned back to her and said "So why do ya want ta see our leadeh so bad?"
"I just want ta meet him, dats all."
"Youse from Queens?" he looked her in the eye trying to judge if she was telling the truth.
"Nah, Manhattan."
"I'se Slip, I'se second in command."
"I'se Raven." Slip's eyes widened.
"Youse dat goil newsie from Manhattan."
"Yea"
"We heard a lot about ya-" Raven didn't get to hear the rest of what he wanted to say. Two figures came up from where the other guy had gone to fetch the leader. One of the guys was the second Brooklyn newsie, the one that went to go tell the leader to come. The other was..
A/N: Going to have to wonder. Feeling evil this morning and its early in the morning too, like 3:00. *evil laugh followed by yawn* early morning too. Please review. Hit that button get a little exercise, work work people. Lol. REVIEW.