Disclaimer::: The lyrics used in this chapter are from the song "Crazy"
sung by K-Ci & JoJo, therefore it does not belong to me....yadda
yadda....Also these lyrics do not go completely with everything in this
chapter so....yeah....
I hope everyone's holidays were bright and cheerful. I know I took a long time to update this but I haven't really been feeling inspired lately....at least not for this story. Don't worry I'm better now. Now you shall all find out if Mattie lives....heh heh....Enjoy!!!....
Crazy Indecision....
See baby I apologize
For all the things that I've done
And baby you have it, I go around to wait, just come back to papa
Please baby, baby won't you stay
If you really love me then why are you leavin' me
Oscar looked over at the clock for the millionth time in the last three minutes. *He's been up there too long,* he thought once again. Kloppman had ordered him to carry Mattie upstairs into the bunkroom over half an hour ago.
Oscar hadn't even been allowed to stay by her side. He had been forced to go back downstairs like everyone else. So here he sat. Constantly checking either the clock or the stairs.
Thankfully nobody had dared to approach him in that time. He wouldn't have been able to control himself if someone had tried to tell him one of those over used sayings. Such things had never been a comfort to him.
Closing his eyes, Oscar could go back to those moments at Tibby's. The moment when she had suggested they go tell the newsies he had instantly been uneasy. They hated him. No way would they ever accept that Mattie had chosen him over their hero Jack.
Jack. Oscar's fists began to clench and unclench at the very name. It was all Jack's fault that Mattie was fighting for her life. "If she dies, I'll kill you Jack," he vowed softly.
I've finally realized that you are my true love
And I had a lot of time to think, and you're all I seem to keep thinkin of
And now I need you each ad every day
I can't live without you, so don't run away
Baby you say that you love me, so why would you leave me
The past two weeks without her had been hell on earth. He couldn't imagine losing her forever. To never see her smile or hear her laugh again was unthinkable.
Oscar jerked his head towards the stairs as soon as he heard Kloppman begin to descend them. Kloppman suddenly looked every day of his 71 years. *Please no!,* he pleaded.
"How is she Klopp?," asked Blink worriedly.
"It...it don't look good," he confessed as he looked at each newsie in the room. "Her pulse is weak and her breathin' is shallow. She's been unconscious way too long. Dere's no telling what kind of internal damage dere is. If she don't wake up soon I don't think she evea will."
"Can I see here Kloppman?," Oscar asked softly.
Kloppman hesitated slightly. "Sure Oscar. Someone should be watchin' ovea her in case she wakes up."
Oscar stood up and hesitantly climbed the stairs, unsure of what he was about to face. After what seemed like forever, he came to the bunkroom door.
Taking a deep breath, he turned the knob and pushed the door open. He could see Mattie lying on a bunk. She was completely still.Oscar forced himself to walk in and shut the door. He crossed the room and knelt down at Mattie's side.
He brushed aside a few auburn locks as he gazed down at his true love. He leaned over her to place a loving kiss on her cheek. "Mattie, I know ya can hear me. I love ya," he whispered softly. "I need ya. Please wake up."
I can't think, think about this crazy day
I lose sleep just to daydream about you baby
I'm going crazy, crazy, crazy, just to thinkin' about you lately
I'm going crazy, crazy, crazy, just to thinkin' about you baby
Oscar held Mattie's ahnd in his as he allowed his other hand to run through her long hair. The act helped to somewhat soothe his frayed nerves. However, it also painfully reminded him of another thing he would miss about Mattie.
"No, she will NOT die!,* he protested in his min as he forced himself to concentrate not on the uncertainty of the future but on the here and now. Mattie needed him. She needed his strength and his faith. He had to believe she would survive.
I'm going crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy thinkin; about you lately
I'm going crazy, crazy, crazy when I can touch you
Crazy, crazy when I can hold you
Crazy, crazy when I see you again
Oscar kept his mainly silent watch over Mattie, only breaking the silence to remind her that he was there. That he loved and needed her.
As he sat watching her, the events of the past two weeks began to catch up with him. Exhaustion quickly overtook him. Before he could even protest it, he fell asleep with his head lying on the bed and his hands holding Mattie's.
Mattie laughed and smiled at him in his dreams. She pulled him to her and ran a loving hand through his hair....Oscar began to awaken as the feel of a hand in his hair became more and more real.....
Crazy, crazy when I can see again
If I can see you, if I can see you again
Then I would go, if I can see you again
I'd go crazy
Oscar slowly brought his head up wondering if he was imaging things. His dark brown eyes met the beautiful blue-grey eyes he had feared he would never see again. He saw the smile that seemed to have come from his dreams.
"You look so cute when you sleep. It felt so nice to wake up to that scene that I couldn't bring myself to wake you immediately.," she said softly.
Oscar smiled even as he felt very unmanly tears form in his eyes. "How long have ya been awake?"
Mattie shrugged. "A little while."
"Ya should have woken me up. I've been so worried about ya. I t'ought I might have lost ya forever."
"Forever is a long time. I couldn't even bear being away from you for two weeks, let alone an eternity. I'm here and I don't plan on leaving again anytime soon." She smiled again as Oscar touched his lips to hers in a gentle, loving kiss.
"Promise?"
"Promise."
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I doubt even the muses have very much left in store for this story. Especially when I have a story planned as somewhat of a continuation to follow it. I hoped you enjoyed this chapter and thanks to all who voted. Time for shout-outs!!!!!!
Sapphy~ You shouldn't be smacking your boyfriend around...lol...And as for Jack...he was just scared when he saw what happened. He'll come back though....you'll see. Thanks for voting 'live'....and yes I could've died from head trauma. Pretty believable compared to some things I've read or seen before on TV. Thanks for reviewing and I hope you enjoyed this chapter (especially since I lived...^_^) Lots of Love....
Moonlights Sundance~ Or should I say Switzerland? *Reads over review with a goofy grin* You wouldn't believe how much your review made my day!!! *Reads it again* It's so much fun!!! *Reads it again* And...*Smacks Blink upside the head* I think you were entitled to a little indecision over the vote. *Reads it one more time* Aww.....I so love it!!!! Hope you enjoyed the way things worked out!!! Please review again!! It'll make my day!
Wishfull Dreamer~ Sorry about that cliffhanger last time but ....Okay I'm not really sorry about that....lol.....It was fun....Haha...NO SNEAK PEEKS!!! Not even for a sis! *Laughs evilly* Hope you liked it...REVIEW!!!
Dash~ I'm sorry you got confused. Tempest isn't from the future. I just used the lyrics because they explained how Tempest feels after the fight with Megan. I didn't mean to confuse you....This story is rather fun to write and as you can tell I'm having trouble trying to end it. Is it Sapphy that you are talking about?? If so just go to search and type in her pen name. It will lead you right to her profile. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please review.
Everyone please REVIEW and give your honest opinion of the story so far. I'm also open to any and all suggestions.
~Molly
I hope everyone's holidays were bright and cheerful. I know I took a long time to update this but I haven't really been feeling inspired lately....at least not for this story. Don't worry I'm better now. Now you shall all find out if Mattie lives....heh heh....Enjoy!!!....
Crazy Indecision....
See baby I apologize
For all the things that I've done
And baby you have it, I go around to wait, just come back to papa
Please baby, baby won't you stay
If you really love me then why are you leavin' me
Oscar looked over at the clock for the millionth time in the last three minutes. *He's been up there too long,* he thought once again. Kloppman had ordered him to carry Mattie upstairs into the bunkroom over half an hour ago.
Oscar hadn't even been allowed to stay by her side. He had been forced to go back downstairs like everyone else. So here he sat. Constantly checking either the clock or the stairs.
Thankfully nobody had dared to approach him in that time. He wouldn't have been able to control himself if someone had tried to tell him one of those over used sayings. Such things had never been a comfort to him.
Closing his eyes, Oscar could go back to those moments at Tibby's. The moment when she had suggested they go tell the newsies he had instantly been uneasy. They hated him. No way would they ever accept that Mattie had chosen him over their hero Jack.
Jack. Oscar's fists began to clench and unclench at the very name. It was all Jack's fault that Mattie was fighting for her life. "If she dies, I'll kill you Jack," he vowed softly.
I've finally realized that you are my true love
And I had a lot of time to think, and you're all I seem to keep thinkin of
And now I need you each ad every day
I can't live without you, so don't run away
Baby you say that you love me, so why would you leave me
The past two weeks without her had been hell on earth. He couldn't imagine losing her forever. To never see her smile or hear her laugh again was unthinkable.
Oscar jerked his head towards the stairs as soon as he heard Kloppman begin to descend them. Kloppman suddenly looked every day of his 71 years. *Please no!,* he pleaded.
"How is she Klopp?," asked Blink worriedly.
"It...it don't look good," he confessed as he looked at each newsie in the room. "Her pulse is weak and her breathin' is shallow. She's been unconscious way too long. Dere's no telling what kind of internal damage dere is. If she don't wake up soon I don't think she evea will."
"Can I see here Kloppman?," Oscar asked softly.
Kloppman hesitated slightly. "Sure Oscar. Someone should be watchin' ovea her in case she wakes up."
Oscar stood up and hesitantly climbed the stairs, unsure of what he was about to face. After what seemed like forever, he came to the bunkroom door.
Taking a deep breath, he turned the knob and pushed the door open. He could see Mattie lying on a bunk. She was completely still.Oscar forced himself to walk in and shut the door. He crossed the room and knelt down at Mattie's side.
He brushed aside a few auburn locks as he gazed down at his true love. He leaned over her to place a loving kiss on her cheek. "Mattie, I know ya can hear me. I love ya," he whispered softly. "I need ya. Please wake up."
I can't think, think about this crazy day
I lose sleep just to daydream about you baby
I'm going crazy, crazy, crazy, just to thinkin' about you lately
I'm going crazy, crazy, crazy, just to thinkin' about you baby
Oscar held Mattie's ahnd in his as he allowed his other hand to run through her long hair. The act helped to somewhat soothe his frayed nerves. However, it also painfully reminded him of another thing he would miss about Mattie.
"No, she will NOT die!,* he protested in his min as he forced himself to concentrate not on the uncertainty of the future but on the here and now. Mattie needed him. She needed his strength and his faith. He had to believe she would survive.
I'm going crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy thinkin; about you lately
I'm going crazy, crazy, crazy when I can touch you
Crazy, crazy when I can hold you
Crazy, crazy when I see you again
Oscar kept his mainly silent watch over Mattie, only breaking the silence to remind her that he was there. That he loved and needed her.
As he sat watching her, the events of the past two weeks began to catch up with him. Exhaustion quickly overtook him. Before he could even protest it, he fell asleep with his head lying on the bed and his hands holding Mattie's.
Mattie laughed and smiled at him in his dreams. She pulled him to her and ran a loving hand through his hair....Oscar began to awaken as the feel of a hand in his hair became more and more real.....
Crazy, crazy when I can see again
If I can see you, if I can see you again
Then I would go, if I can see you again
I'd go crazy
Oscar slowly brought his head up wondering if he was imaging things. His dark brown eyes met the beautiful blue-grey eyes he had feared he would never see again. He saw the smile that seemed to have come from his dreams.
"You look so cute when you sleep. It felt so nice to wake up to that scene that I couldn't bring myself to wake you immediately.," she said softly.
Oscar smiled even as he felt very unmanly tears form in his eyes. "How long have ya been awake?"
Mattie shrugged. "A little while."
"Ya should have woken me up. I've been so worried about ya. I t'ought I might have lost ya forever."
"Forever is a long time. I couldn't even bear being away from you for two weeks, let alone an eternity. I'm here and I don't plan on leaving again anytime soon." She smiled again as Oscar touched his lips to hers in a gentle, loving kiss.
"Promise?"
"Promise."
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I doubt even the muses have very much left in store for this story. Especially when I have a story planned as somewhat of a continuation to follow it. I hoped you enjoyed this chapter and thanks to all who voted. Time for shout-outs!!!!!!
Sapphy~ You shouldn't be smacking your boyfriend around...lol...And as for Jack...he was just scared when he saw what happened. He'll come back though....you'll see. Thanks for voting 'live'....and yes I could've died from head trauma. Pretty believable compared to some things I've read or seen before on TV. Thanks for reviewing and I hope you enjoyed this chapter (especially since I lived...^_^) Lots of Love....
Moonlights Sundance~ Or should I say Switzerland? *Reads over review with a goofy grin* You wouldn't believe how much your review made my day!!! *Reads it again* It's so much fun!!! *Reads it again* And...*Smacks Blink upside the head* I think you were entitled to a little indecision over the vote. *Reads it one more time* Aww.....I so love it!!!! Hope you enjoyed the way things worked out!!! Please review again!! It'll make my day!
Wishfull Dreamer~ Sorry about that cliffhanger last time but ....Okay I'm not really sorry about that....lol.....It was fun....Haha...NO SNEAK PEEKS!!! Not even for a sis! *Laughs evilly* Hope you liked it...REVIEW!!!
Dash~ I'm sorry you got confused. Tempest isn't from the future. I just used the lyrics because they explained how Tempest feels after the fight with Megan. I didn't mean to confuse you....This story is rather fun to write and as you can tell I'm having trouble trying to end it. Is it Sapphy that you are talking about?? If so just go to search and type in her pen name. It will lead you right to her profile. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please review.
Everyone please REVIEW and give your honest opinion of the story so far. I'm also open to any and all suggestions.
~Molly