I didn't even realize I hadn't updated this here! So sorry to those of you reading this!! I want to say a majorly big thank you to my fantabulous reviewers!! I love you all!!!!!
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Everyone in the room started moving, either to head out the door, or to say goodbye to those leaving.
"Bye Snitch." Holiday said clapping him on the shoulder as he went past her. She did the same to everyone that passed her. "Good luck Jake."
Bottle Caps threw her arms around Blink to give him one more goodbye kiss before he headed out. "I love ya." She said, her hands running through his dirty blonde hair.
Race and Moneybags followed a very similar pattern, and Holiday turned to look for her own boyfriend.
"Stress you ain't goin'!" Jack's voice echoed from the stairs.
"Cowboy you don' control my life!"
"You might get hurt!"
"Dat's for me ta deal with." Stress yelled before pounding down the stairs.
"Stress!" The yell filled the lodging house before Jack's footsteps were heard running down the stairs.
Holiday laughed and turned back to the room. Spin, a browned haired girl with icy blue eyes, was walking towards her. "You goin' Spin?"
Spin nodded, "Both of us." She commented, gesturing to Snoddy who was standing behind her, his hand locked in hers.
"Well, good luck." Holiday smiled. The two walked past her followed by Silver Fists and Stripes.
As the rest of the newsies filed out of the room, Holiday found her way back to an empty bunk in the back.
"Hey ain't ya gonna say goodbye to me?" Bumlets asked looking down at her.
She shrugged and turned her head up to him. "You bettah be careful."
He nodded and bent his head to give her a sweet goodbye kiss. "Merry Christmas sweetheart." He whispered when the kiss ended.
She smiled and whispered back, "I love you." Her smile widened when he repeated the words.
With that he slowly left her. Holiday's eyes followed him all the way out the door, before she collapsed on the bed with a sigh.
The bunkroom was quiet now with so few people left in the lodging house.
Bottle Caps, Emu and Moneybags all filed out of the boys bunkroom to head to their own, talking softly amongst themselves.
The rest of the girls joined Holiday on or near the vacant bunk.
"So…." Night started, trying to break the thick silence. She looked around the group, her brown eyes wide.
"Let's not talk about it." Princess said looking at Holiday's expression.
Night nodded and grinned. "Since the boys are gone," she began throwing a glance at Crutchy and the younger boys who were pretending not to listen to them, "we should go to our room and have a 'talk'."
Holiday had to smile. This was always fun. 'Talks', better known as gossip sessions, were the only time the girls really spilled. Nothing about their pasts-that would be crossing the invisible boundaries-but stuff about their romance lives. The juicy gossip that most females tend to live for.
"Alright, let's go then." Princess announced, leading the way.
Gypsy, better known as Gip, smirked. She liked these sessions though she would never say it out loud. She always provided the voice of wisdom, being the most honest and forward of the group.
Night followed the other three girls, sending goodnight wishes to the boys remaining in the bunkroom as she made her way out the door.
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Jenny shivered at the thought of her upcoming task. Her hands shook terribly, and beads of sweat were forming on her forehead, despite the chill of the night. All she could think, over and over, was that there should be another way to get the stupid thing out.
"Please. Please. Please." She whispered, as she picked up the knitting needle she had doused with alcohol. It was the only long thing she could find to dig the bullet out.
She continued to whisper to herself as she followed the directions Jesse had given her. She let go of her breath when the bullet came out after much probing. She put the blood covered object on the night stand, and told herself to breathe. She drew in a slow quivering breath and picked up the needle and thread.
"Don't wake up." She ordered him softly, as she carefully sewed the jagged hole.
When she was finally finished, she sank to the floor. Her legs no longer able to hold her for they were shaking too much. The fear she had felt had exhausted her and all she wanted to do right then, was sleep.
She looked up at the bed, "You bettah be okay now."
Jesse just laid there, still unconscious and not likely to wake up anytime soon.
Jenny let herself rest for a while before pulling herself up off the floor. As her nerves calmed down, she slowly began to squirm with excitement. Jesse had finally come back to her. And even though he didn't know it, he was going to be hers.
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