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Ch 9
***ALI***
Ali had told everyone that she could handle herself and that she could get home on her own. However, now she was nervous as she looked around and realized how different everything looked at this time of night. She quickened her pace and hummed a soft tune to keep her mind from the danger that she could imagine in her mind. She was passing by an alley when suddenly she was grabbed from behind and thrown against a wall. Her natural reaction was to scream and scream she did. But before she could scream again a hand covered her mouth and held a blade to her back.
"Don't even think about it dollface. We've had our eyes on ya since dinnah and we always get what we'se aftah."
Ali tried to fight free but her struggle was pointless for the second guy saw she was going to be trouble and brought something heavy across her head and all went black.
Race had been walking back to Manhattan when he heard a scream come from an alley in front of him. Taking off towards it he was prepared to help whoever needed it but found himself even angrier when he saw who it was.
"Ya picked da wrong goil boys," was all he could say before striking the first guy in the gut causing him to double over. Race easily threw his head against the wall causing the guy to fall to the ground. Race dragged him up by his collar and slammed his fist against the side of his head causing the guy to lose consciousness.
Race turned to the next attacker and slowly paced around him. This attacker had a blade and it made Race a little nervous but he saw Ali crumpled against a wall and felt his anger taking over again. He leapt at the guy and narrowly missed the blade while bringing him to the ground. They rolled around the alley both swinging their fists and connecting in equal blows; the blade being lost during the fight made it a very equal match. Race soon realized his opponent was getting tired and took advantage of it by standing and defending himself from the punches making the guy use more energy than Race had to use. Soon, Race to the offensive and threw numerous punches that the guy no longer had the energy to block and Race brought the guy up to his face. "Maybe ya learned a lesson tanight n maybe ya didn't but don't eva mess wit me." He then threw the guy against the wall and turned to face Ali.
Ali's face was pale and Race went over and picked her up heading towards the only place he could think of going. He wasn't taking her to Manhattan or to her house but to Midtown. 'I hope Cards can help her.' He thought looking down at her blue lips and pale skin. 'I hope she can be helped.'
When he reached the Midtown lodging house he kicked the door trying to be careful and not drop Ali. He heard a pair of footsteps making their way slowly to the door. The door opened a little and Lindsay poked her head out.
"What do ya want Race?" she said slightly annoyed but when she saw the pale girl in his arms her eyes widened and her face looked seriously at Race. "What happened?"
"I need Cards ta help'r. Two guys grabbed her and dragged her inta a alley. She was already out when I gots dere."
Lindsay nodded and led him into the lobby having him lay Ali on the couch while she went up to get Cards. She threw open the bunkroom door not caring if she woke anyone up and ran over to Cards' bunk.
Cards turned to see who had thrown open the door hoping it was just a frustrated newsie and nothing she had to deal with. She was Lindsay running over to her and sighed. 'Great now what.'
Lindsay said quickly "Race is heah and he brought Ali..."
"Why did he bring her heah?" Cards interrupted with a slightly jealous tone in her voice.
Lindsay shook her head. In any other situation she would have teased Cards but this was not the time. "No, she was attacked and is unconscious and Race thought..." But Lindsay couldn't finish and Cards was already out of bed and heading out the bunkroom to see what she could do. When she entered the lobby and saw how pale Ali was she started to worry. 'I hope I can help her.' She turned to look at Race who had walked to stand next to her. "I don't know what I can do Race but I'll do my best."
Race hugged her and said, "Thanks. I could nevah face Blink if sometin happens ta her."
Cards nodded understanding what he meant. She quickly turned to Lindsay who had followed her down the stairs "I need towels, water, and some alcohol ta clean out dese wounds of hers and some bandages ta wrap dem aftah." Lindsay quickly left the room and Cards continued to look over Ali and found a deep gash on the back of her head from being thrown against the wall. She looked at Race "Go tell Lindsay I need a needle n thread." Race lost all color in his face and didn't move. "GO!" Cards ordered and Race ran after Lindsay. Cards looked at Ali. "Ya sure got beat bad goil." She felt her ribs and noticed that 2 felt broken but she wouldn't be sure until she got the dress out of the way. 'What is taking those two so long?' But just as she finished that thought Race and Lindsay both came running into the room carrying everything Cards had asked for and Lindsay had brought down an extra set of clothes since Ali's dress was covered in blood and completely ruined.
Cards quickly took the items and turned to the two. "Leave me alone wit her. I can't work wit da two of ya looking ovah me shouldah." The two nodded and slowly left the room. Race thought 'It sure is nice of Cards to give up sleep to help Ali.' And he slowly sat on a chair in the bunkroom to worried that Blink would kill him if anything happened to fall asleep.
Back in the lobby Cards was quickly working hoping to finish before Ali came to. 'If she wakes up,' Cards thought to herself sadly but then kicked herself mentally. 'She has to wake up,' she thought as she quickly bandaged what had turned out to be 2 badly bruised ribs before picking up the needle and thread. 'I hope she doesn't wake up now.' She thought while she began sewing up the gash. Thankfully Ali had not woken up during that and she wrapped her head and fixed up all her other minor scrapes by cleaning then with alcohol and wrapping any that were still bleeding. She put Ali in the extra set of clothes and picked up the very light girl carrying her up to the bunkroom. She walked past Race and put her on her bunk. She turned to look at Race. "When she wakes up she is gonna be in alota pain."
"But she'll be alright?"
"Yea she should be. I did all I could n nothing but da gash was too bad but da force of hittin da wall could knock anyone out cold."
Race came over and said "Thank ya Cards." He went to kiss her but she turned away. She looked at Ali and changed the topic.
"Someone'll have ta watch her till she wakes up and ta change da bandages. Since she's in me bunk ill do it." She turned to look back at Race. "I'll make sure she's alright Race ya go back ta manhattan and tell da uddahs what happened, especially Blink but tell dem not ta worry n not ta visit yet. She needs her rest and dey wouldn't let her dat I know."
Race nodded and started to walk out of the bunkroom before turning around and saying "Bye Cards n thank ya again." He then turned and left the bunkroom.
Cards heard the lodging house close and she said "Goodbye Race." She dropped herself into chair next to the bed and thought of what she was going to do. She thought of her past, her present, and now her future. She looked around at the lodging house and sighed. Lindsay had fallen back asleep and Cards smiled slightly thinking about her friend. 'But you have to do what you have to do.' She thought as she quietly got up and found a pen and paper. 'You can't face this alone.' A little voice told her but she quickly shook it away. 'Yes you can.' And with that she sat back down and started to write.
A/N: Look another chapter. Well please review I am having fun writing this I just wish people would review. I'll keep updating nomatter what so enjoy. Bye for now.
Ch 9
***ALI***
Ali had told everyone that she could handle herself and that she could get home on her own. However, now she was nervous as she looked around and realized how different everything looked at this time of night. She quickened her pace and hummed a soft tune to keep her mind from the danger that she could imagine in her mind. She was passing by an alley when suddenly she was grabbed from behind and thrown against a wall. Her natural reaction was to scream and scream she did. But before she could scream again a hand covered her mouth and held a blade to her back.
"Don't even think about it dollface. We've had our eyes on ya since dinnah and we always get what we'se aftah."
Ali tried to fight free but her struggle was pointless for the second guy saw she was going to be trouble and brought something heavy across her head and all went black.
Race had been walking back to Manhattan when he heard a scream come from an alley in front of him. Taking off towards it he was prepared to help whoever needed it but found himself even angrier when he saw who it was.
"Ya picked da wrong goil boys," was all he could say before striking the first guy in the gut causing him to double over. Race easily threw his head against the wall causing the guy to fall to the ground. Race dragged him up by his collar and slammed his fist against the side of his head causing the guy to lose consciousness.
Race turned to the next attacker and slowly paced around him. This attacker had a blade and it made Race a little nervous but he saw Ali crumpled against a wall and felt his anger taking over again. He leapt at the guy and narrowly missed the blade while bringing him to the ground. They rolled around the alley both swinging their fists and connecting in equal blows; the blade being lost during the fight made it a very equal match. Race soon realized his opponent was getting tired and took advantage of it by standing and defending himself from the punches making the guy use more energy than Race had to use. Soon, Race to the offensive and threw numerous punches that the guy no longer had the energy to block and Race brought the guy up to his face. "Maybe ya learned a lesson tanight n maybe ya didn't but don't eva mess wit me." He then threw the guy against the wall and turned to face Ali.
Ali's face was pale and Race went over and picked her up heading towards the only place he could think of going. He wasn't taking her to Manhattan or to her house but to Midtown. 'I hope Cards can help her.' He thought looking down at her blue lips and pale skin. 'I hope she can be helped.'
When he reached the Midtown lodging house he kicked the door trying to be careful and not drop Ali. He heard a pair of footsteps making their way slowly to the door. The door opened a little and Lindsay poked her head out.
"What do ya want Race?" she said slightly annoyed but when she saw the pale girl in his arms her eyes widened and her face looked seriously at Race. "What happened?"
"I need Cards ta help'r. Two guys grabbed her and dragged her inta a alley. She was already out when I gots dere."
Lindsay nodded and led him into the lobby having him lay Ali on the couch while she went up to get Cards. She threw open the bunkroom door not caring if she woke anyone up and ran over to Cards' bunk.
Cards turned to see who had thrown open the door hoping it was just a frustrated newsie and nothing she had to deal with. She was Lindsay running over to her and sighed. 'Great now what.'
Lindsay said quickly "Race is heah and he brought Ali..."
"Why did he bring her heah?" Cards interrupted with a slightly jealous tone in her voice.
Lindsay shook her head. In any other situation she would have teased Cards but this was not the time. "No, she was attacked and is unconscious and Race thought..." But Lindsay couldn't finish and Cards was already out of bed and heading out the bunkroom to see what she could do. When she entered the lobby and saw how pale Ali was she started to worry. 'I hope I can help her.' She turned to look at Race who had walked to stand next to her. "I don't know what I can do Race but I'll do my best."
Race hugged her and said, "Thanks. I could nevah face Blink if sometin happens ta her."
Cards nodded understanding what he meant. She quickly turned to Lindsay who had followed her down the stairs "I need towels, water, and some alcohol ta clean out dese wounds of hers and some bandages ta wrap dem aftah." Lindsay quickly left the room and Cards continued to look over Ali and found a deep gash on the back of her head from being thrown against the wall. She looked at Race "Go tell Lindsay I need a needle n thread." Race lost all color in his face and didn't move. "GO!" Cards ordered and Race ran after Lindsay. Cards looked at Ali. "Ya sure got beat bad goil." She felt her ribs and noticed that 2 felt broken but she wouldn't be sure until she got the dress out of the way. 'What is taking those two so long?' But just as she finished that thought Race and Lindsay both came running into the room carrying everything Cards had asked for and Lindsay had brought down an extra set of clothes since Ali's dress was covered in blood and completely ruined.
Cards quickly took the items and turned to the two. "Leave me alone wit her. I can't work wit da two of ya looking ovah me shouldah." The two nodded and slowly left the room. Race thought 'It sure is nice of Cards to give up sleep to help Ali.' And he slowly sat on a chair in the bunkroom to worried that Blink would kill him if anything happened to fall asleep.
Back in the lobby Cards was quickly working hoping to finish before Ali came to. 'If she wakes up,' Cards thought to herself sadly but then kicked herself mentally. 'She has to wake up,' she thought as she quickly bandaged what had turned out to be 2 badly bruised ribs before picking up the needle and thread. 'I hope she doesn't wake up now.' She thought while she began sewing up the gash. Thankfully Ali had not woken up during that and she wrapped her head and fixed up all her other minor scrapes by cleaning then with alcohol and wrapping any that were still bleeding. She put Ali in the extra set of clothes and picked up the very light girl carrying her up to the bunkroom. She walked past Race and put her on her bunk. She turned to look at Race. "When she wakes up she is gonna be in alota pain."
"But she'll be alright?"
"Yea she should be. I did all I could n nothing but da gash was too bad but da force of hittin da wall could knock anyone out cold."
Race came over and said "Thank ya Cards." He went to kiss her but she turned away. She looked at Ali and changed the topic.
"Someone'll have ta watch her till she wakes up and ta change da bandages. Since she's in me bunk ill do it." She turned to look back at Race. "I'll make sure she's alright Race ya go back ta manhattan and tell da uddahs what happened, especially Blink but tell dem not ta worry n not ta visit yet. She needs her rest and dey wouldn't let her dat I know."
Race nodded and started to walk out of the bunkroom before turning around and saying "Bye Cards n thank ya again." He then turned and left the bunkroom.
Cards heard the lodging house close and she said "Goodbye Race." She dropped herself into chair next to the bed and thought of what she was going to do. She thought of her past, her present, and now her future. She looked around at the lodging house and sighed. Lindsay had fallen back asleep and Cards smiled slightly thinking about her friend. 'But you have to do what you have to do.' She thought as she quietly got up and found a pen and paper. 'You can't face this alone.' A little voice told her but she quickly shook it away. 'Yes you can.' And with that she sat back down and started to write.
A/N: Look another chapter. Well please review I am having fun writing this I just wish people would review. I'll keep updating nomatter what so enjoy. Bye for now.