Angel Fish7-Yea the scene was okay. It was hopeless between them. They had
to have another fight. I love it when they fight. Lol I'm a mean, evil wee
little pixie (inside joke don't ask). I'm trying to keep going.
Sarah Kate- I know it's a good chapter when the reviewers are crying. That sucks that you were on restrictions. Yes they've finally talked. I know you were waiting for that. Has my story been getting worse? Because it seems like everyone has stopped reviewing except for you, clips, angelfish7, and anastas although she's stopped. I was just wondering, and I want your honest opinion.
Clips-how are you dying? Is it slow and painful or short and quick? Let me know. thanks for reviewing.
Chapter 32
Raven ran. She didn't stop even when she was ready to pass out and collapse. When she finally came to her senses, she realized that she was in Brooklyn. Spot would never think that she would come here and it was as good a place as any to sell her papes. It was then that she realized she had left her papes with Spot.
"Shit" Still muttering obscene curses under her breath, she made her way to the distribution center. When she went up to the front, the man selling the papes looked at her funny, seeing as how it was a little late but he didn't say anything. Raven grabbed her papes and went off in search of some place to sell them.
She got most of them sold by lunchtime so she went to her favorite dinner in Brooklyn. The one where she had many memories of Spot. The memories ran through her mind no matter how hard she tried to push them out. Gloomily, she ordered and was finally served her sandwich and water.
Raven didn't finish selling until dusk. Slowly she made her way back over the Brooklyn Bridge and back to the Manhattan Lodging House. She walked in and most if not all the newsies were there, lying on the bunks, draped on the chairs, and some just standing around. Jack gave her a pointed glance, meaning that she was a little on the late side but he didn't say anything and Raven was grateful. She smiled tiredly and went over to her bunk and collapsed face-down. She rolled over onto her side and after closing her eyes she fell asleep rather quickly, surprisingly with all the noise.
Kloppman came in the next morning and woke her up first. "Get moving if you want in the washroom first."
"Alright t'anks." Raven rolled off her bed, nearly stepping on someone who had fallen out of bed and made her way to the washroom. She hurried hearing Kloppman waking the boys. Just as Jack was about to walk in, Raven walked out and slammed into him.
"Sorry" she muttered and practically ran out of the bunkroom. Jack stared after her for a second and just shrugged his shoulders and went into the washroom.
Raven went to the distribution office and got her papes. She waited against the wall for Chatterbox to come out. It was going to be a long wait because Chatterbox always took a long time in the mornings. Most of the guys had come out by now and were standing in line. Finally Chatterbox emerged, followed shortly by Race. Raven waited as patiently as she could for them to get their papes. Most of the line was cleared out, the boys had all gone off to sell.
Chatterbox noticed her leaning against the wall and came over as soon as Race had gotten his papes. It was really cute how much Chatterbox looked up to Race. As long as she didn't start smoking Raven was okay with it. "I get to sell wit Race taday." Chatterbox's face lit up in childish excitement.
Raven turned to Race. "Ya soah?"
"Yea I t'ink I cin handle her fer a day." Race smiled. "I'se put up wit youse fer a while, she can't be much woise."
"Shuddup Race." Raven slugged him gently in the arm.
Race clutched his arm and pretended to be in mortal pain, "Ya hoit me. Ya hoit me deep Raven. I'se neva goin ta be able ta sell my papes and make a livin now."
"Race get goin."
"Alright alright. We'se goin." He headed towards Sheepshead and Chatterbox followed. Raven stared after them. She didn't want to sell at the races but she really wanted a selling partner, Spot wouldn't talk about important matters if there was someone with her. Race was lucky, he had a good relationship with Sunny.
Raven went down the street, kicking loose stones. 'Please let me run into someone I cin sell wit' she thought 'I don't want ta talk ta Spot. I don't want ta see the pity and the damnation in his eyes.' She walked not even noticing where she was going. Her body and mind automatically sold her papes of their own accord because they were so used to it.
After an hour or two, Raven started slowly relaxing and the fear that Spot would be in Manhattan had slowly started seeping away. She didn't even worry about selling with anyone anymore. The morning past, and nothing out of the ordinary. After she finished selling her papes, Raven headed to Tibby's.
None of the other newsies were here yet but they still had another 15 minutes before they usually showed up. She ordered a sandwich and a glass of water while she was waiting. Raven relaxed back in her chair and closed her eyes, falling into a half-sleep.
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It was before. Before everything in a way. Or you could say that it was the middle, it didn't really matter how you looked at it. It was those days. The precious few days she had had with Spot. Before Shiner the second time, before and after the night they had made love. The time where everyone knew they loved each other.
She was always safe in his arms. The whole world was right when she was with him. He appeared before her and slowly lowered his lips to hers in a gentle kiss. Spot pulled away and their eyes locked. His eyes. They were the real key to his soul, not the one that hung around chain on his neck, like some people said. Those blue crystals told everything about him, everything he felt. What made him truly Spot.
The eyes held neither kindness nor hate, happiness or sadness, nor anger or calmness. There was an ethereal flame lit deep in his eyes. A flame you knew would never burn out. Everlasting. A mixture of trust and betrayal were in those eyes, love and war, forgiveness and damnation. It was as if every question in the world she had to ask was there, and every answer was hidden in its depths. Yet Raven was still not sure she knew what questions to ask or that she'd even get the truthful response or the response she was looking for. She could see everything she wanted to know glimmering there, if only she knew how to ask.
"Do you know what to ask?" Spot questioned, reading everything in her eyes as well.
"Help me" Raven pleaded.
"I can't" Spot kissed her softly and started to fade away.
"Come back. I love you. Don't leave me Spot." She reached out for him and fell flat.
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Raven opened her eyes to find several of the boys looking at her strangely ('They must have come when I was asleep' she mused) and that during her dream she had fallen off her chair straight into someone's lap. She slowly raised her eyes to meet Spot's. He grinned in that taunting manner and she pushed herself off his lap. It was her smile. The one he had always seemed to have when they would come back from a quick kiss in the alleyway. It rattled her deeply.
"How long have you guys been heah?" Raven questioned, knowing that they had been in here for a least a couple of minutes.
"Well I'se been in heah the longest. Most of da other guys just came in." Spot said emotionlessly, the smile now long gone.
"Oh.was..i..umm..talking..about.well anything?" Raven asked sheepishly.
Spot gave the boys a warning glare that Raven missed in her nervousness. "Nah youse was just mumbling a bit. No one could tell what youse was sayin." It was a complete lie. The whole table had heard her not to mention some of the nearby tables.
Raven's food had arrived by then and so had the boys'. There was less talking and more eating as everyone dove into the food. Spot got in an engaged conversation with Jack and she used that to her advantage, slipping out when she thought no one was watching.
She quickly made her way down the street and turned down the second street on her left. Raven kept turning down random streets at various intervals for a while. She wasn't in the mood for anyone to be following her, especially Jack or Spot. Still a haunting feeling told her that she had someone following her. She stopped a moment and listened closely. The littlest sound of scuffing feet as they stopped met her ears.
"What do ya want?" Raven called out impatiently hoping it wasn't Spot.
"I want a lot of things." Came the voice, it was muffled and she couldn't quite place it.
"Well there are some things people just can't have." Raven tried to sound strong and callous, not wanting this person to know she was on edge. It still bugged her that she wasn't back to full strength yet.
"I know that all too well and I suspect dat you do too." The person stepped forward swinging a cane, a gold-tipped cane.....
A/N: I know, it has taken me forever to update. Shame on me. I'm horrible. Anyways here's another chapter. It took me forever to get up. Hope you like it. Let me know if my story's gotten worse because I notice a lot of you have stopped reviewing. If you don't like it then, well it's ending soon anyways. Please review.
Sarah Kate- I know it's a good chapter when the reviewers are crying. That sucks that you were on restrictions. Yes they've finally talked. I know you were waiting for that. Has my story been getting worse? Because it seems like everyone has stopped reviewing except for you, clips, angelfish7, and anastas although she's stopped. I was just wondering, and I want your honest opinion.
Clips-how are you dying? Is it slow and painful or short and quick? Let me know. thanks for reviewing.
Chapter 32
Raven ran. She didn't stop even when she was ready to pass out and collapse. When she finally came to her senses, she realized that she was in Brooklyn. Spot would never think that she would come here and it was as good a place as any to sell her papes. It was then that she realized she had left her papes with Spot.
"Shit" Still muttering obscene curses under her breath, she made her way to the distribution center. When she went up to the front, the man selling the papes looked at her funny, seeing as how it was a little late but he didn't say anything. Raven grabbed her papes and went off in search of some place to sell them.
She got most of them sold by lunchtime so she went to her favorite dinner in Brooklyn. The one where she had many memories of Spot. The memories ran through her mind no matter how hard she tried to push them out. Gloomily, she ordered and was finally served her sandwich and water.
Raven didn't finish selling until dusk. Slowly she made her way back over the Brooklyn Bridge and back to the Manhattan Lodging House. She walked in and most if not all the newsies were there, lying on the bunks, draped on the chairs, and some just standing around. Jack gave her a pointed glance, meaning that she was a little on the late side but he didn't say anything and Raven was grateful. She smiled tiredly and went over to her bunk and collapsed face-down. She rolled over onto her side and after closing her eyes she fell asleep rather quickly, surprisingly with all the noise.
Kloppman came in the next morning and woke her up first. "Get moving if you want in the washroom first."
"Alright t'anks." Raven rolled off her bed, nearly stepping on someone who had fallen out of bed and made her way to the washroom. She hurried hearing Kloppman waking the boys. Just as Jack was about to walk in, Raven walked out and slammed into him.
"Sorry" she muttered and practically ran out of the bunkroom. Jack stared after her for a second and just shrugged his shoulders and went into the washroom.
Raven went to the distribution office and got her papes. She waited against the wall for Chatterbox to come out. It was going to be a long wait because Chatterbox always took a long time in the mornings. Most of the guys had come out by now and were standing in line. Finally Chatterbox emerged, followed shortly by Race. Raven waited as patiently as she could for them to get their papes. Most of the line was cleared out, the boys had all gone off to sell.
Chatterbox noticed her leaning against the wall and came over as soon as Race had gotten his papes. It was really cute how much Chatterbox looked up to Race. As long as she didn't start smoking Raven was okay with it. "I get to sell wit Race taday." Chatterbox's face lit up in childish excitement.
Raven turned to Race. "Ya soah?"
"Yea I t'ink I cin handle her fer a day." Race smiled. "I'se put up wit youse fer a while, she can't be much woise."
"Shuddup Race." Raven slugged him gently in the arm.
Race clutched his arm and pretended to be in mortal pain, "Ya hoit me. Ya hoit me deep Raven. I'se neva goin ta be able ta sell my papes and make a livin now."
"Race get goin."
"Alright alright. We'se goin." He headed towards Sheepshead and Chatterbox followed. Raven stared after them. She didn't want to sell at the races but she really wanted a selling partner, Spot wouldn't talk about important matters if there was someone with her. Race was lucky, he had a good relationship with Sunny.
Raven went down the street, kicking loose stones. 'Please let me run into someone I cin sell wit' she thought 'I don't want ta talk ta Spot. I don't want ta see the pity and the damnation in his eyes.' She walked not even noticing where she was going. Her body and mind automatically sold her papes of their own accord because they were so used to it.
After an hour or two, Raven started slowly relaxing and the fear that Spot would be in Manhattan had slowly started seeping away. She didn't even worry about selling with anyone anymore. The morning past, and nothing out of the ordinary. After she finished selling her papes, Raven headed to Tibby's.
None of the other newsies were here yet but they still had another 15 minutes before they usually showed up. She ordered a sandwich and a glass of water while she was waiting. Raven relaxed back in her chair and closed her eyes, falling into a half-sleep.
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It was before. Before everything in a way. Or you could say that it was the middle, it didn't really matter how you looked at it. It was those days. The precious few days she had had with Spot. Before Shiner the second time, before and after the night they had made love. The time where everyone knew they loved each other.
She was always safe in his arms. The whole world was right when she was with him. He appeared before her and slowly lowered his lips to hers in a gentle kiss. Spot pulled away and their eyes locked. His eyes. They were the real key to his soul, not the one that hung around chain on his neck, like some people said. Those blue crystals told everything about him, everything he felt. What made him truly Spot.
The eyes held neither kindness nor hate, happiness or sadness, nor anger or calmness. There was an ethereal flame lit deep in his eyes. A flame you knew would never burn out. Everlasting. A mixture of trust and betrayal were in those eyes, love and war, forgiveness and damnation. It was as if every question in the world she had to ask was there, and every answer was hidden in its depths. Yet Raven was still not sure she knew what questions to ask or that she'd even get the truthful response or the response she was looking for. She could see everything she wanted to know glimmering there, if only she knew how to ask.
"Do you know what to ask?" Spot questioned, reading everything in her eyes as well.
"Help me" Raven pleaded.
"I can't" Spot kissed her softly and started to fade away.
"Come back. I love you. Don't leave me Spot." She reached out for him and fell flat.
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Raven opened her eyes to find several of the boys looking at her strangely ('They must have come when I was asleep' she mused) and that during her dream she had fallen off her chair straight into someone's lap. She slowly raised her eyes to meet Spot's. He grinned in that taunting manner and she pushed herself off his lap. It was her smile. The one he had always seemed to have when they would come back from a quick kiss in the alleyway. It rattled her deeply.
"How long have you guys been heah?" Raven questioned, knowing that they had been in here for a least a couple of minutes.
"Well I'se been in heah the longest. Most of da other guys just came in." Spot said emotionlessly, the smile now long gone.
"Oh.was..i..umm..talking..about.well anything?" Raven asked sheepishly.
Spot gave the boys a warning glare that Raven missed in her nervousness. "Nah youse was just mumbling a bit. No one could tell what youse was sayin." It was a complete lie. The whole table had heard her not to mention some of the nearby tables.
Raven's food had arrived by then and so had the boys'. There was less talking and more eating as everyone dove into the food. Spot got in an engaged conversation with Jack and she used that to her advantage, slipping out when she thought no one was watching.
She quickly made her way down the street and turned down the second street on her left. Raven kept turning down random streets at various intervals for a while. She wasn't in the mood for anyone to be following her, especially Jack or Spot. Still a haunting feeling told her that she had someone following her. She stopped a moment and listened closely. The littlest sound of scuffing feet as they stopped met her ears.
"What do ya want?" Raven called out impatiently hoping it wasn't Spot.
"I want a lot of things." Came the voice, it was muffled and she couldn't quite place it.
"Well there are some things people just can't have." Raven tried to sound strong and callous, not wanting this person to know she was on edge. It still bugged her that she wasn't back to full strength yet.
"I know that all too well and I suspect dat you do too." The person stepped forward swinging a cane, a gold-tipped cane.....
A/N: I know, it has taken me forever to update. Shame on me. I'm horrible. Anyways here's another chapter. It took me forever to get up. Hope you like it. Let me know if my story's gotten worse because I notice a lot of you have stopped reviewing. If you don't like it then, well it's ending soon anyways. Please review.