As Blink and Ellie approached Central Park, Ellie's head filled with so
many memories. This was where her parents had abandoned her three years
ago, leaving Ellie out on a cold February night. She had eventually
developed a case of pnuemonia. While her mind was still working, she had
remembered an old newsboy's lodging house her best friend's brother had
once stayed at. She had walked clumsily there and fell onto the steps. By
then, her illness had gotten much worse. The last thing she remembered was
the door opening and handsome boy appearing to carry her in.
Ellie's eyes began to flood with tears, but she tried to hold them back. Blink noticed her eyes twinkling and started to worry.
"Are you all right?" He asked with much concern. Ellie sniffled and successfully held back her tears.
"Yeah. I'm OK. Look, Blink, I need to tell you something before I lose my courage. I like you...a lot. In fact, I've always liked you. Ever since I first saw you three years ago." Ellie bit her lip and tugged at a piece of hair. Kid Blink was amazed that a girl had made the first move. He didn't even know what to say.
"Uh...um..." Ellie interrupted quickly.
"Kid, if ya don't like me, please just say so now so I can go back to the lodging house and never show my face again." Ellie started to pace back and forth. "Man! Why did I think I could just come out and say that? I'm a true street rat. A nice guy like you would never like a girl like me!" Blink watched her closely, slowly walking towards her. "I mean, I've had bad luck all my life! Why should it stop now? You know what they say though--"
Blink grabbed her shoulders and unexpectedly kissed her. This shut Ellie up...for a few seconds.
"So you DO like me, then?" Blink chuckled and stared into her green eyes.
"I do. I just didn't notice you until this morning. I'm such an idiot." Ellie returned his stare and smiled.
"Yeah. You really are, ya know that right?" She closed her eyes and ler her lips meet his again.
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After a long time of walking, talking and goofing off in Central Park, Ellie and Blink walked back to the lodging house. They were about a block away when Blink slipped his hand into hers. She turned to him and smiled so genuinely. She had never been this happy for almost her entire life. It felt like her stomach did flips everytime Blink was near her.
As they entered the lodging house, only three newsies were in the front room: Swifty, Bumlets and Dutchy. They didn't see that the two newsies were connected at the hand. In fact, they didn't see them at all. They were too busy fighting about a girl they all saw that day. But as the pair walked up and into the bunk room, everyone noticed. For a few seconds, no one said a word. Then one big noise blasted out at once. Much was giving his congrats, Race was saying 'I knew they was meant for each udder all along!', Specs was quoting a poem he had read about love and Skittery said that he was "in a bad mood".
After the commotion had settled down, Blink asked Ellie if she would join him on the roof.
"Sure. It's such a beautiful night." Ellie replied. They climbed onto the fire escape and took the steps to the roof. They found a nice spot near the edge and looked up at the stars.
"Aren't they beautiful?" Kid asked after a while.
"Yeah. I never knew you had a sensitive side like this." Blink chuckled and returned his head to face Ellie.
"I really didn't either until just now." Ellie laughed and scooted a little closer. Blink had never taken his eye off her face. He was examining and memorizing it as best as he could with only one eye. Ellie must have felt that one eye staring at her because she snapped her head to look at him.
"What? Is there something on my face?" Ellie panicked.
"No, no! It's just that, well, this may sound really cheesy, but I never noticed just how beautiful you really are." Ellie tried to contain her laughter, but couldn't hold out much longer.
"You're right, that WAS cheesy. Good try though. You're a really bad liar Blink." Blink's face turned serious.
"But I ain't lyin'! It's the truth." At this, Ellie stopped laughing. She slowly put her arms around his neck and kissed him gently. Again, Blink was surprised that a girl had made the first move, but he kissed her back.
Although their kiss seemed never ending, it was rudely interrupted by a small rain drop landing on Ellie's nose. They pulled away and Blink grabbed Ellie's hand, leading her to the fire escape.
"We should get going before it starts to rain any harder." Blink really should have knocked on wood there, because the rain started to pour, coming down like a sheet of water, making them soaked to the bone by the time they got inside. By now, it was near 10 (like Les) and most everybody had fallen asleep.
"I guess we should change before we catch pnumon--" Blink caught himself. He didn't want to bring up any bad memories for Ellie. "Umm...before we catch cold." Hopefully she didn't notice his choice words.
Ellie looked exhausted, like she couldn't stand any longer, let alone walk to the attic where she slept.
"Do you wanna sleep in my bunk for tonight?" Blink asked while putting on his PJ's. Ellie nodded sleepily.
"If it's ok with you of course." He smiled and threw her an old shirt to wear to bed. He walked to his bunk, careful not to wake a sleeping Racetrack below him. A few minutes later, Blink was almost asleep when he felt some weight brought on the side of his bed. He turned over, expecting at least a good-night kiss, but Ellie was already asleep. He shrugged, wrapping his arms around her and fell asleep as his head hit the pillow.
Ellie's eyes began to flood with tears, but she tried to hold them back. Blink noticed her eyes twinkling and started to worry.
"Are you all right?" He asked with much concern. Ellie sniffled and successfully held back her tears.
"Yeah. I'm OK. Look, Blink, I need to tell you something before I lose my courage. I like you...a lot. In fact, I've always liked you. Ever since I first saw you three years ago." Ellie bit her lip and tugged at a piece of hair. Kid Blink was amazed that a girl had made the first move. He didn't even know what to say.
"Uh...um..." Ellie interrupted quickly.
"Kid, if ya don't like me, please just say so now so I can go back to the lodging house and never show my face again." Ellie started to pace back and forth. "Man! Why did I think I could just come out and say that? I'm a true street rat. A nice guy like you would never like a girl like me!" Blink watched her closely, slowly walking towards her. "I mean, I've had bad luck all my life! Why should it stop now? You know what they say though--"
Blink grabbed her shoulders and unexpectedly kissed her. This shut Ellie up...for a few seconds.
"So you DO like me, then?" Blink chuckled and stared into her green eyes.
"I do. I just didn't notice you until this morning. I'm such an idiot." Ellie returned his stare and smiled.
"Yeah. You really are, ya know that right?" She closed her eyes and ler her lips meet his again.
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After a long time of walking, talking and goofing off in Central Park, Ellie and Blink walked back to the lodging house. They were about a block away when Blink slipped his hand into hers. She turned to him and smiled so genuinely. She had never been this happy for almost her entire life. It felt like her stomach did flips everytime Blink was near her.
As they entered the lodging house, only three newsies were in the front room: Swifty, Bumlets and Dutchy. They didn't see that the two newsies were connected at the hand. In fact, they didn't see them at all. They were too busy fighting about a girl they all saw that day. But as the pair walked up and into the bunk room, everyone noticed. For a few seconds, no one said a word. Then one big noise blasted out at once. Much was giving his congrats, Race was saying 'I knew they was meant for each udder all along!', Specs was quoting a poem he had read about love and Skittery said that he was "in a bad mood".
After the commotion had settled down, Blink asked Ellie if she would join him on the roof.
"Sure. It's such a beautiful night." Ellie replied. They climbed onto the fire escape and took the steps to the roof. They found a nice spot near the edge and looked up at the stars.
"Aren't they beautiful?" Kid asked after a while.
"Yeah. I never knew you had a sensitive side like this." Blink chuckled and returned his head to face Ellie.
"I really didn't either until just now." Ellie laughed and scooted a little closer. Blink had never taken his eye off her face. He was examining and memorizing it as best as he could with only one eye. Ellie must have felt that one eye staring at her because she snapped her head to look at him.
"What? Is there something on my face?" Ellie panicked.
"No, no! It's just that, well, this may sound really cheesy, but I never noticed just how beautiful you really are." Ellie tried to contain her laughter, but couldn't hold out much longer.
"You're right, that WAS cheesy. Good try though. You're a really bad liar Blink." Blink's face turned serious.
"But I ain't lyin'! It's the truth." At this, Ellie stopped laughing. She slowly put her arms around his neck and kissed him gently. Again, Blink was surprised that a girl had made the first move, but he kissed her back.
Although their kiss seemed never ending, it was rudely interrupted by a small rain drop landing on Ellie's nose. They pulled away and Blink grabbed Ellie's hand, leading her to the fire escape.
"We should get going before it starts to rain any harder." Blink really should have knocked on wood there, because the rain started to pour, coming down like a sheet of water, making them soaked to the bone by the time they got inside. By now, it was near 10 (like Les) and most everybody had fallen asleep.
"I guess we should change before we catch pnumon--" Blink caught himself. He didn't want to bring up any bad memories for Ellie. "Umm...before we catch cold." Hopefully she didn't notice his choice words.
Ellie looked exhausted, like she couldn't stand any longer, let alone walk to the attic where she slept.
"Do you wanna sleep in my bunk for tonight?" Blink asked while putting on his PJ's. Ellie nodded sleepily.
"If it's ok with you of course." He smiled and threw her an old shirt to wear to bed. He walked to his bunk, careful not to wake a sleeping Racetrack below him. A few minutes later, Blink was almost asleep when he felt some weight brought on the side of his bed. He turned over, expecting at least a good-night kiss, but Ellie was already asleep. He shrugged, wrapping his arms around her and fell asleep as his head hit the pillow.