Late Last Night
ch. 6
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July 7, 1900
It's late, and I'm starting to get really worried. Mush never came home last night. When
he left last night, he promised me that he would be back by eleven at the latest. He never
even showed up at the distribution office this morning. I don't know where he could be!
Jack has started a search, and has sent a few people out at a time. So far, no one has
found any sign of him. I wish that I had been smart enough to ask him where he was
going last night. But I never think of things like that until it's too late. I just hope that
he's okay! I'm so nervous and jumpy, that everyone's starting to give me funny looks. I
can't help it though. The love of my life is out there somewhere on the ruthless streets of
New York. What if something terrible happened to him? It would be all my fault for
letting him go. What if the Delancey brothers got him? What if he's hurt and lying in the
street somewhere suffering? I have to keep myself from asking these questions out loud.
By this point, if I started on that line of thinking out loud, I would probably become
hysterical. The only other person who looks half as nervous as I feel, is Blink. After all,
Mush is his best friend. I wish I could talk to him about this, but I can't, I might give
something away. Like I said earlier, no one knows about me and Mush, and I'd like to
keep it that way. Mush, wherever you are, please be okay. I can't bare to lose you right
after we found each other. Now that I've had the chance to vent my feelings, at least on
paper if not out loud, I have to go. I need to be out there looking for him. Jack keeps
telling everyone that there's nothing to worry about, because Mush can take care of
himself. But I can't help but worry. The longer he's out there alone, the more likely it is
that he's in danger. I'm sure everything will turn out alright in the end. After all, we're
young, and bad thing aren't supposed to happen when your young. I guess that sounds
really stupid coming from someone who grew up on the streets, but right now, it's the
only thing I have to believe in. Be safe Mush. I love you.
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