Chapter 6
I woke up in a bed in the hospital. It was actually kind of scary to tell you the truth. The sterile, white walls. The smell of antiseptic. Hearing people crying in the rooms next to me. It was like a white washed hell.
My head was throbbing and my arm was numb. I grudgingly turned my head to see the whole gang, with the exceptions of Spot and Crutchy, sitting in my room. Baby was sprawled out across Sparrow and Milkshake's laps, fast asleep. Milkshake's head was lolling onto Blink's shoulder. Jack was intensely staring at the floor, and Blink was running his hand threw Milkshake's hair. Sparrow looked like she had been trying hard not to cry but lost the battle, though her eyes were dry at the moment.
"Who died?" I said though my voice was horse. Jack's head shot up and the rest of his body followed. He sprung to the edge of my bed, "How you feeling, buddy?" How am I feeling! How do I look like I'm feeling," I was starting to smile despite my throbbing head.
"Well, Race," said Kid as he sauntered over. He had gotten up and, in the process woken up the girls, "you were out for a while there. We have been sitting here for almost 5 hours waiting for your little nap to end." I grinned but was surprised that it had been 5 hours. But when I looked out the window I saw it was pitch black out.
I turned back and would have jumped if I weren't lying down. Baby was standing inches away from my face with a broad grin. It seems she woke up pretty quickly.
"Racetrack! Racetrack, oh my god. It was so awesome!" Kid laughed at that, but Baby continued, "Your arm was bleeding so much. The back of Jack's car in soaked in it. They rushed you in here and the doctor sewed you up just like you were a sweater or something. But you couldn't feel a thing because you were unconscious. It was the coolest thing I have ever seen!" I couldn't help but laughed. But I did look down and saw my arm had a big, white bandage over it.
My head throbbed again. I moaned and put my hand on it.
"The doctor said that your head got a pretty good beating," Milkshake explained, "He said you might have a concussion and that you're not supposed to sleep if you do. So we were all pretty scared, because you were kind of unconscious. Now that you are awake, we are supposed to make sure you know stuff like your name and ...stuff."
"Nah, don't worry. Racetrack is a pretty hard name to forget," I said. But I started trying to remember things anyway, you know, just in case. Then it hit me. Where were Spot and Crutchy? I couldn't believe I hadn't noticed they weren't there.
"Where are Spot and Crutchy?" I voiced my thought.
At once everyone's smile disappeared. I looked into each face looking for the answer. But none of them would meet my gaze, reluctant to tell me. Then I heard a voice from the corner of the room. I turned my head to see Sparrow still sitting where she had been when I had woken up.
Her voice was little above a whisper, "Crutchy is in the next room," she pointed to the wall. "He's still sleeping off the beating that creep, Dave, gave him. Spot........Spot ran. I don't know where. He was so scared the police would come after him. He just ran. He made sure you and Crutchy got in here okay, and he left," she started to ramble, "God, I hope he is okay. He was just protecting Crutchy, you know........."
Jack came over and put his arm around her, "We know, we know." I nodded and turned. For a long time we just stared waiting for someone to break the silence. The doctor finally came in a told everyone to leave. I asked if I could go, but he said he wanted to give my arm a night to heal and wanted to make sure I didn't have a concussion. Great.
Crutchy was still asleep, so Jack, Sparrow, Blink, Milkshake, and Baby left without us. Jack said he would come back tomorrow for us. I nodded and they started to file out. When everyone but Jack was gone he looked back.
"You know, you really did scare me there for a sec," he seemed reluctant to admit. "Yea I know I did," I laughed. He smiled slightly and then bent down and hugged me. My astonishment must have shown on my face because he hit my shoulder lightly in defense. He then turned and walked out of the room.
Without looking back he said, "See you tomorrow, Race." The nurse came in a few minutes later and turned off the lights. I fell in a deep, dreamless sleep. ......
Shout Outs:
Padfootismyhero: yea milkshake gets a little punching action there...and probably a few more in later chapters (wink wink).....thanks for the review
Moonlights Sundance: of course sparrow can fight....would it be a story if I didn't let my girls get some anger out...I don't think so...and sorry I kept you waiting for so long for the next chapter.....i'll explain below
CiCi: hey glad you decided to check out my fic...yea it's a spin off of the Outsiders and yea Spot is a great Dallas Winston....although I hate to say this, but you know what happens to Dally in the end.....well yea...anyway glad you liked it and keep reading
Ducks-go-quack-00: yea thanks for commenting on the scene...I have to say that I am very proud of it and it is my favorite part of the whole story..so far....i am glad my story is there to reward you all the time......I feel special(
Ireland O'Reily: of course the east side girls are gunna come back....what is gang rivalry without two different gangs...and yea spot stabbed davey but hey! He had a good reason......self defense man...or in this case Crutchy defense.....lol
Nicole: let something happen to Race! Let something happen to Race! Do you think I'm crazy.....of course not...I love him more than life itself.....ok exaggeration but w/e....;)
Va-finest-harley: believe me I know what you mean........damn the internet and all its virus-y minions.....although without the internet I wouldn't have newsie fanfiction so I can learn to forgive.......(
Ok, I am so, so, so sorry I didn't get to update till now. My computer got totally screwed up last week, and my dad had to take it to CompUSA to get fixed. I didn't get it back till yesterday. Then, today my friends Eric and Emily came over. We were swing dancing, baby! Anyway, so I didn't get that much time to write today. That is why this chapter is so short. I am very ashamed of it and myself(. But hey! Who could pass up a chance to swing dance in their virtually empty living room. READ and REVIEW! And I promise I will update SOON!
Your hip, jive,
Cat
p.s. I almost forgot to tell you guys. You know Ann-Margaret who plays Medda Larkson "The Swedish Meadow Lark". Well I always thought that her accent she did always sounded really fake, but it turns out she was actually born the Sweden. Sorry if you already knew that, but I didn't and I thought it was CRAZY!
I woke up in a bed in the hospital. It was actually kind of scary to tell you the truth. The sterile, white walls. The smell of antiseptic. Hearing people crying in the rooms next to me. It was like a white washed hell.
My head was throbbing and my arm was numb. I grudgingly turned my head to see the whole gang, with the exceptions of Spot and Crutchy, sitting in my room. Baby was sprawled out across Sparrow and Milkshake's laps, fast asleep. Milkshake's head was lolling onto Blink's shoulder. Jack was intensely staring at the floor, and Blink was running his hand threw Milkshake's hair. Sparrow looked like she had been trying hard not to cry but lost the battle, though her eyes were dry at the moment.
"Who died?" I said though my voice was horse. Jack's head shot up and the rest of his body followed. He sprung to the edge of my bed, "How you feeling, buddy?" How am I feeling! How do I look like I'm feeling," I was starting to smile despite my throbbing head.
"Well, Race," said Kid as he sauntered over. He had gotten up and, in the process woken up the girls, "you were out for a while there. We have been sitting here for almost 5 hours waiting for your little nap to end." I grinned but was surprised that it had been 5 hours. But when I looked out the window I saw it was pitch black out.
I turned back and would have jumped if I weren't lying down. Baby was standing inches away from my face with a broad grin. It seems she woke up pretty quickly.
"Racetrack! Racetrack, oh my god. It was so awesome!" Kid laughed at that, but Baby continued, "Your arm was bleeding so much. The back of Jack's car in soaked in it. They rushed you in here and the doctor sewed you up just like you were a sweater or something. But you couldn't feel a thing because you were unconscious. It was the coolest thing I have ever seen!" I couldn't help but laughed. But I did look down and saw my arm had a big, white bandage over it.
My head throbbed again. I moaned and put my hand on it.
"The doctor said that your head got a pretty good beating," Milkshake explained, "He said you might have a concussion and that you're not supposed to sleep if you do. So we were all pretty scared, because you were kind of unconscious. Now that you are awake, we are supposed to make sure you know stuff like your name and ...stuff."
"Nah, don't worry. Racetrack is a pretty hard name to forget," I said. But I started trying to remember things anyway, you know, just in case. Then it hit me. Where were Spot and Crutchy? I couldn't believe I hadn't noticed they weren't there.
"Where are Spot and Crutchy?" I voiced my thought.
At once everyone's smile disappeared. I looked into each face looking for the answer. But none of them would meet my gaze, reluctant to tell me. Then I heard a voice from the corner of the room. I turned my head to see Sparrow still sitting where she had been when I had woken up.
Her voice was little above a whisper, "Crutchy is in the next room," she pointed to the wall. "He's still sleeping off the beating that creep, Dave, gave him. Spot........Spot ran. I don't know where. He was so scared the police would come after him. He just ran. He made sure you and Crutchy got in here okay, and he left," she started to ramble, "God, I hope he is okay. He was just protecting Crutchy, you know........."
Jack came over and put his arm around her, "We know, we know." I nodded and turned. For a long time we just stared waiting for someone to break the silence. The doctor finally came in a told everyone to leave. I asked if I could go, but he said he wanted to give my arm a night to heal and wanted to make sure I didn't have a concussion. Great.
Crutchy was still asleep, so Jack, Sparrow, Blink, Milkshake, and Baby left without us. Jack said he would come back tomorrow for us. I nodded and they started to file out. When everyone but Jack was gone he looked back.
"You know, you really did scare me there for a sec," he seemed reluctant to admit. "Yea I know I did," I laughed. He smiled slightly and then bent down and hugged me. My astonishment must have shown on my face because he hit my shoulder lightly in defense. He then turned and walked out of the room.
Without looking back he said, "See you tomorrow, Race." The nurse came in a few minutes later and turned off the lights. I fell in a deep, dreamless sleep. ......
Shout Outs:
Padfootismyhero: yea milkshake gets a little punching action there...and probably a few more in later chapters (wink wink).....thanks for the review
Moonlights Sundance: of course sparrow can fight....would it be a story if I didn't let my girls get some anger out...I don't think so...and sorry I kept you waiting for so long for the next chapter.....i'll explain below
CiCi: hey glad you decided to check out my fic...yea it's a spin off of the Outsiders and yea Spot is a great Dallas Winston....although I hate to say this, but you know what happens to Dally in the end.....well yea...anyway glad you liked it and keep reading
Ducks-go-quack-00: yea thanks for commenting on the scene...I have to say that I am very proud of it and it is my favorite part of the whole story..so far....i am glad my story is there to reward you all the time......I feel special(
Ireland O'Reily: of course the east side girls are gunna come back....what is gang rivalry without two different gangs...and yea spot stabbed davey but hey! He had a good reason......self defense man...or in this case Crutchy defense.....lol
Nicole: let something happen to Race! Let something happen to Race! Do you think I'm crazy.....of course not...I love him more than life itself.....ok exaggeration but w/e....;)
Va-finest-harley: believe me I know what you mean........damn the internet and all its virus-y minions.....although without the internet I wouldn't have newsie fanfiction so I can learn to forgive.......(
Ok, I am so, so, so sorry I didn't get to update till now. My computer got totally screwed up last week, and my dad had to take it to CompUSA to get fixed. I didn't get it back till yesterday. Then, today my friends Eric and Emily came over. We were swing dancing, baby! Anyway, so I didn't get that much time to write today. That is why this chapter is so short. I am very ashamed of it and myself(. But hey! Who could pass up a chance to swing dance in their virtually empty living room. READ and REVIEW! And I promise I will update SOON!
Your hip, jive,
Cat
p.s. I almost forgot to tell you guys. You know Ann-Margaret who plays Medda Larkson "The Swedish Meadow Lark". Well I always thought that her accent she did always sounded really fake, but it turns out she was actually born the Sweden. Sorry if you already knew that, but I didn't and I thought it was CRAZY!