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want to reply to a couple of reviews...
Cheese-Doodles-Are-Yummy - i kno
its not fair!
Me - dont get mad heres more *i would also like to kno yer name or username*
Deanie - well im not there yet but its not a love triangle.. its more of a love..... square
Gracie Jane - there r goin to b
plenty of twist nd i hope
the last chapter was a big enough one! nd
i agree that men r clueless nd
when u said that it kinda helped me wif my last chapter so thanx! :D
Iris - thanx fur evrythin
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heres anothr
chapter...
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Chapter 4 - One Bad Thing
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Skittery ran in and jumped on Morris tackling him to the ground. Laura wanted to help, but knew better not to. She decided to run to the lodging house for help.
Skittery was on his own, throwing punches hoping they would hit someone. Morris punched him in the eye causing him to grab hold of his face and rolled on to his side and let his head hang there for a moment. Oscar didn't give him anytime to recover and kicked him in the stomach. Then he felt some one grab the back of his shirt and he was thrown into the corner of the alley. He could barley see and his head was throbbing making it even more difficult to get up. Through his one good eye he saw Race, Mush, Jack, Blink and Laura. Mush hurried over to Lady and Laura to Skittery.
"Oh god! Are you okay?" Laura gasped when she saw he had a badly swollen eye and his lip was bleeding.
"I'll be okay. Where's Lady?" he said, obviously out of breath.
Morris and Oscar ran out of the alley shouting threats back at the boys.
"Hey Lady get up!" Mush said smacking her check lightly. "She ain't wakin' up!"
"Well pick 'er up and take 'er back tah dah Lodging House." Race sarcastically stated. Jack walked over to Skittery and helped him up and they all walked back to the lodging house silent. When they got there Mush rested Lady on her bunk and Skittery and Laura went into the bathroom to clean him up.
"Do ya know dat goil?" Laura said as she ran a rag under some cold water to put on his eye.
"Yeah," he replied
"Is she a newsie?"
"Yeah," he whispered softly. She walked over to him and carefully placed the rag on his eye. He hissed in pain and took the rag out of her hand. She didn't fight for it, just let go, figuring that it would hurt less if he did it himself. He looked at her smiled slightly and then looked away again.
"Who is she?" Laura said walking back to the sink to get something for his lip.
"Um, her name's Lady and I dun know any ting else 'bout her. She hasn't told us 'bout 'erself yet."
"Oh."
"Is sumting 'rong?"
"I thought dis was a Newsboys Lodging House, I know ya told me there was a girl here, but ya didn't describe her." She looked at the ground feeling a little uncomfortable with the fact a girl was in the house. Skittery chuckled knowing what she was thinking.
"You know yer my only goil. 'Sides we're havin' a baby, now isn't the time tah be cheatin' on ya." She looked up at him wide-eyed after that statement, only to make him laugh again. "I'se jist teasin'. I wouldn't do dat any ways." Laura sighed and relaxed her muscles. Skittery looked at her sudden change of mood, he leaned down and gave her a gentle kiss and let his lips settle there for a second. Laura put an arm around his neck and pulled him closer. He winced back in pain.
"Oh! I'se sorry, baby. I foirgot."
"I'm okay." He smiled and they both walked out of the bathroom. Lady turned in her bed and partly opened her eyes, not wanting to let in too much light, for her head was throbbing.
"Oh..." she groaned, "what the hell jist happened."
"Dah Delancy bruddahs happened. Dey knocked ya out and tried tah take advantage of ya." Jack said kneeling down to her side.
"What!?" he stood back up, not wanting to make her feel uncomfortable.
"Tried! Skittery got dere befoir dey could hoit ya." She sighed and looked over at Skittery. She looked at him and winced. His eye was purple and his lip was cut, but then her eyes settled on something else he had. A girl. Holding on to his sleeve as if someone was going to take him away from her. She looked away quickly and mumbled 'thanks.' Seeing how Laura was not exactly what Lady was expecting, Jack told everyone to leave so she could rest. He closed the door and sat down on the bunk next to Lady's.
"How ya feelin'?"
"Like I hit my head on a brick wall." She said closing her eyes.
"Um, Lady? Ya did." Lady smiled at his stupid remark.
"I know I did, dat's why it feels like it. Um... who was that goil wid Skittery? His sistah, cusin...?" she knew exactly who she was, she was just hoping she was wrong.
"No, it's his goil. His goilfriend."
"Do ya mean like they are jist friends?"
"No, dey're a couple." She sighed finally realizing that she was right the first time. Jack looked her over. Why couldn't she see that someone single was right in front of her. "Ya know, Skittery isn't all dat great."
"Oh yeah, name one bad ting 'bout him!"
"He's awfully stupid." They both laughed. "and he's not dat strong, he can take one Delancy bruddah but not both. Me on the oddah hand..." he trailed off. Lady looked up at him and gave him a girlish look.
"Jack yer sweet, but I dunno."
"Name one bad ting 'bout me." she was taken aback.
"Okay..." she said pulling herself up to sit and face Jack and looked down to think. "Hmm..."
"Anyting?" he smirked. She rolled her eyes.
"Yer right, yer great! Jist I dun see ya dat way." Jack looked down disappointed, "'Sides, I ain't yer type."
"How do ya know what type I like."
"Jist by the way ya act. Ya need a tough goil who can take care of herself. Hell, I can't even fight off a couple of losahs like dah Delancy's."
"Yea but..."
"Dun say its cause I'se pretty." Jack looked down and gulped. "Oh Jack." She sighed sympathetically. "Dun do dis tah yerself. Dere are plenty of goils right foir ya, and dey might even look good."
Jack looked up and smiled, "Tanks, can I git a kiss now?" he puckered his lips and leaned forward a little. Lady giggled and gave him a little kiss on the mouth. He raised his eyebrows and gave her a satisfied look. "Pretty good foir no tongue." She rolled her eyes and pushed his face back.
"Git outtah here so I can sleep." She laid back down and closed her eyes. She heard Jack's foot steps all the way to the door and then the door was closed and she drifted off to sleep.
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