Chapter 4
A/N- Even though I'm not getting a ton of reviews, I decided to continue anyway because I have some good ideas for this story.
"Oh, did you see Spot?" asked Nikki as I walked in the door. I walked into the kitchen and dropped the groceries on the counter, exhausted from carrying them. She had followed me.
I swear, this girl gets more excited about hearing about Spot and I then anything else! "Yes Nikki, we saw each other today. It's not big deal, we just did the same thing we always do." She knew exactly what I meant by that. She giggled. "Oh, just so you know, we're leaving in about an hour to head over to Brooklyn. Spot wants us to hang out with him-"
"You mean he wants you to be with him," interrupted Nikki. Well, she had a point.
"He likes you too, and you know that. Don't worry, if any of his fellow newsies so much as look at you in a displeasing manner he'll 'soak 'em' as Spot would say." We both laughed. "Hey Nikki, help me-" I suddenly felt my stomach and throat tense up. I leaned over and gasped for air. I coughed violently, and suddenly everything around me faded.
"Isabelle! Isabelle, wake up!" My eyes opened. What the hell? I looked up at her as she held a bottle of perfume in front of my nose. Breathing became a little easier. She breathed a sigh of relief.
"What. what happened?" I asked.
"I don't know. It sounded like you were struggling to breathe, and then you coughed, and the next thing I knew you fainted. Isa, it freaked me out. I've never seen this happen to you." She looked very concerned. I sat up, feeling better. I don't know exactly what happened either, but I reassured her as if it were nothing.
"I feel fine, I think I'm just worn out," I said as I stood up.
"Okay, I'll put the food away so you can go rest before we leave," she said, with some concern in her voice. I wasn't exactly sure if that was the reason why I fainted, but I decided not to dwell on it.
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I could not wait to see her! Even though it had only been a few hours since I laid eyes on her beautiful face, I still could not contain my excitement. It was close to six, so I decided to wait behind the front door and surprise her. I knew she loved it when I did that. I liked it when she brought Nikki around because that girl was funny. Isabelle would tell me how Nikki always asked about her and me. I could tell she was jealous of her older sister, because she was the hopeless romantic type. I know that's exactly how Nikki viewed me, but she was wrong. Isabelle was the first girl I ever loved, so I do nice things for her because of how much I love her.
Suddenly I heard her angelic voice. "Hey, have you guys seen Spot?" She walked into my view, and that's when I jumped out from behind the door and wrapped my arms around her skinny body. She let out a little yelp.
"Gotcha, didn't I?" I loosened my grip so she could turn around. She spread her lips into that contagious smile of hers.
"You always do!" She wrapped her arms around my neck into a tight hug. I suddenly felt a tug on my shirt. I looked down at Nikki who smiled at me.
"Hey Spot!" Isabelle unwrapped her arms and looked down at Nikki.
"Hey deh Nikki, how's it rollin'?" I asked.
"Do I get a hug?" She was definitely a cute girl and would get plenty of attention as she got older. Being Isabelle's younger sister, I felt it my duty to watch out for her and protect her.
"Whean are my mannehs?" I released my grip on Isabelle and threw my arms around Nikki. When I let go, I said, "Nikki, Jack's upstaihs playin' pokah wit da odehs if u wanna join 'em." There's that spark in her eyes! Nikki had told me a couple months ago that she had a thing for Jack. Ever since she first saw him she couldn't take her eyes away from him. Even though he was 19, she still longed for him. She told me to keep my mouth shut about it, but how could I? I told him, and he just laughed and thought it was cute. He liked her, but she was still just a kid.
Nikki immediately ran upstairs. I turned and looked at Isabelle. "Now we can be alone." I shot her my famous cocky grin. She just smiled back and grabbed my hand. We went to our usual spot, the roof.
After holding her in my arms and passionately kissing her soft lips, she pulled away. "Spot, I swear we make-out more than we talk!" she laughed. I thought about that for a second. She was right, ever since we got together, that's what we did every chance we got.
"Yous right, but is dat so wrong?"
"No, you know what I mean. I just think we should talk more." I looked at her quizzically. What was she getting at?
"Is deh somethin' ya need ta tell me?"
"Well, I'm just worried. I know we've managed to keep our relationship a secret for awhile, but my parents are bound to find out sooner or later." She looked really concerned. It made me wonder if there was something else she wasn't telling me.
"I'm sure deh are. I hope dey can accept it." I didn't really know what to say. I wanted to comfort her, but I didn't know if there was anything I could say to do that.
"They won't! They don't even like the fact that I'm friends with you and some of the other newsies. They don't understand why I associate with the lower class. I don't care though, you guys are so much more fun to be around. I just wish I could be with you guys and not have to worry about my parents." She looked like she was about to cry. I took her in my arms to try and comfort her. I hadn't told her this, but I was worried about her lately too. I was worried that her parents would find her a suitor and then I'd lose her forever. I couldn't bare the thought. Should I tell her? No, I couldn't, not just yet.
"No mattah what happens, I'll always love you and be deh foh you." That was all I could think to say.
"Spot, they're growing more and more impatient. My mom recognizes that I don't even give them a chance. She recently questioned me about it, and I just told her that I wasn't ready. I didn't know what else to say." Now her cheeks were stained with tears. I looked at her face and wiped away her tears, trying to figure out what to say.
After a long silence I finally said, "look, I promise dat I'll always be deh for ya. Even if dey find ya a suitor, we'll figuah somethin' out." She managed to crack a little smile and then I pulled her in for another hug.
A/N- Please review!
A/N- Even though I'm not getting a ton of reviews, I decided to continue anyway because I have some good ideas for this story.
"Oh, did you see Spot?" asked Nikki as I walked in the door. I walked into the kitchen and dropped the groceries on the counter, exhausted from carrying them. She had followed me.
I swear, this girl gets more excited about hearing about Spot and I then anything else! "Yes Nikki, we saw each other today. It's not big deal, we just did the same thing we always do." She knew exactly what I meant by that. She giggled. "Oh, just so you know, we're leaving in about an hour to head over to Brooklyn. Spot wants us to hang out with him-"
"You mean he wants you to be with him," interrupted Nikki. Well, she had a point.
"He likes you too, and you know that. Don't worry, if any of his fellow newsies so much as look at you in a displeasing manner he'll 'soak 'em' as Spot would say." We both laughed. "Hey Nikki, help me-" I suddenly felt my stomach and throat tense up. I leaned over and gasped for air. I coughed violently, and suddenly everything around me faded.
"Isabelle! Isabelle, wake up!" My eyes opened. What the hell? I looked up at her as she held a bottle of perfume in front of my nose. Breathing became a little easier. She breathed a sigh of relief.
"What. what happened?" I asked.
"I don't know. It sounded like you were struggling to breathe, and then you coughed, and the next thing I knew you fainted. Isa, it freaked me out. I've never seen this happen to you." She looked very concerned. I sat up, feeling better. I don't know exactly what happened either, but I reassured her as if it were nothing.
"I feel fine, I think I'm just worn out," I said as I stood up.
"Okay, I'll put the food away so you can go rest before we leave," she said, with some concern in her voice. I wasn't exactly sure if that was the reason why I fainted, but I decided not to dwell on it.
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I could not wait to see her! Even though it had only been a few hours since I laid eyes on her beautiful face, I still could not contain my excitement. It was close to six, so I decided to wait behind the front door and surprise her. I knew she loved it when I did that. I liked it when she brought Nikki around because that girl was funny. Isabelle would tell me how Nikki always asked about her and me. I could tell she was jealous of her older sister, because she was the hopeless romantic type. I know that's exactly how Nikki viewed me, but she was wrong. Isabelle was the first girl I ever loved, so I do nice things for her because of how much I love her.
Suddenly I heard her angelic voice. "Hey, have you guys seen Spot?" She walked into my view, and that's when I jumped out from behind the door and wrapped my arms around her skinny body. She let out a little yelp.
"Gotcha, didn't I?" I loosened my grip so she could turn around. She spread her lips into that contagious smile of hers.
"You always do!" She wrapped her arms around my neck into a tight hug. I suddenly felt a tug on my shirt. I looked down at Nikki who smiled at me.
"Hey Spot!" Isabelle unwrapped her arms and looked down at Nikki.
"Hey deh Nikki, how's it rollin'?" I asked.
"Do I get a hug?" She was definitely a cute girl and would get plenty of attention as she got older. Being Isabelle's younger sister, I felt it my duty to watch out for her and protect her.
"Whean are my mannehs?" I released my grip on Isabelle and threw my arms around Nikki. When I let go, I said, "Nikki, Jack's upstaihs playin' pokah wit da odehs if u wanna join 'em." There's that spark in her eyes! Nikki had told me a couple months ago that she had a thing for Jack. Ever since she first saw him she couldn't take her eyes away from him. Even though he was 19, she still longed for him. She told me to keep my mouth shut about it, but how could I? I told him, and he just laughed and thought it was cute. He liked her, but she was still just a kid.
Nikki immediately ran upstairs. I turned and looked at Isabelle. "Now we can be alone." I shot her my famous cocky grin. She just smiled back and grabbed my hand. We went to our usual spot, the roof.
After holding her in my arms and passionately kissing her soft lips, she pulled away. "Spot, I swear we make-out more than we talk!" she laughed. I thought about that for a second. She was right, ever since we got together, that's what we did every chance we got.
"Yous right, but is dat so wrong?"
"No, you know what I mean. I just think we should talk more." I looked at her quizzically. What was she getting at?
"Is deh somethin' ya need ta tell me?"
"Well, I'm just worried. I know we've managed to keep our relationship a secret for awhile, but my parents are bound to find out sooner or later." She looked really concerned. It made me wonder if there was something else she wasn't telling me.
"I'm sure deh are. I hope dey can accept it." I didn't really know what to say. I wanted to comfort her, but I didn't know if there was anything I could say to do that.
"They won't! They don't even like the fact that I'm friends with you and some of the other newsies. They don't understand why I associate with the lower class. I don't care though, you guys are so much more fun to be around. I just wish I could be with you guys and not have to worry about my parents." She looked like she was about to cry. I took her in my arms to try and comfort her. I hadn't told her this, but I was worried about her lately too. I was worried that her parents would find her a suitor and then I'd lose her forever. I couldn't bare the thought. Should I tell her? No, I couldn't, not just yet.
"No mattah what happens, I'll always love you and be deh foh you." That was all I could think to say.
"Spot, they're growing more and more impatient. My mom recognizes that I don't even give them a chance. She recently questioned me about it, and I just told her that I wasn't ready. I didn't know what else to say." Now her cheeks were stained with tears. I looked at her face and wiped away her tears, trying to figure out what to say.
After a long silence I finally said, "look, I promise dat I'll always be deh for ya. Even if dey find ya a suitor, we'll figuah somethin' out." She managed to crack a little smile and then I pulled her in for another hug.
A/N- Please review!