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Knots and Jack stood there with their mouths open. Newsies that were on their bunks, or playing games had stopped, and now everyone was staring at the scene that lay before them.
Knots grabbed Jack's hand and held it tightly.
" What are you doing here?" Knots stammered.
" What? Aren't you happy to see me darling?" She said stepping closer.
As she came nearer to Knots, she stepped behind Jack.
" She asked you what your doing here." Jack said sternly.
" Ah Cowboy. You have become a handsome young man. You have grown so much."
Jack just stared at her with hate in his eyes. This was the woman that took Knots away from him. This was the woman that left Knots to rot in boarding school.
" We're going to ask you again. What are you doing here?" Jack said.
Knots's mother sighed.
" My fiancé and I opened up this...well, I guess you could call it a "theater" where we have show girls perform. All the French boys said they would pay big money to see an American girl dance. So we decided to have a new act. Our "American Starlet" only thing is, we need an American dancer. Which is why I'm here. I want to take you back to Paris with me, and put you in the show. Of course you couldn't tell my fiancé that you're my daughter and you'd have to live on your own. But think about it, you could have any boy you wanted, and they'd pay money to be with you."
" You mean be a hooker?" Knots said disgusted.
" Hooker is such an ugly word."
" There is no way. You betrayed me, and now you come crawling back? I don't ever want to see you again."
" Oh dear. You couldn't possibly mean it. Think of all the French boys fawning over you like a celebrity."
" I've already got the boy I want. My life is here, and it's going to stay here."
" I'm afraid your mistaken, your coming with me weather you like it or not."
Knots's mother looked furious now. Her eyes were gleaming with hate.
" Don't let her take me Jack." Knots whispered into Jack's ear, afraid.
Jack pushed Knots behind him.
" You're not taking her." Jack said angrily.
Before anyone could figure out what was happening Knots's mother pulled out a Switch Blade.
She quickly sliced Jack across the face with it, and grabbed Knots by the wrist. She pulled Knots closely to her, and held the blade to her neck.
"You take a step closer to me cowboy, and your precious Knots gets it."
Jack couldn't believe it, Knots's mother had gone insane.
Unfortunately for her, she was so insane, that she didn't realize fifteen other Newsies were in the room.
Spot came up behind her, and hit her on the back of the head with his cane.
She fell to the floor, bringing Knots down with her. Knots was crying hysterically.
Jack quickly pulled her up from the ground and held her tightly against him.
He lead her outside back onto the roof, and lead the newsies to take care of her mom.
Spot took action on what to do with the unconscious woman. First he took the knife away from her hands and stuck it in his own pocket. Then he addressed a few of his Brooklyn boys that were at the lodging house.
" Alright boys. Take her back to the Brooklyn Lodging house. When she wakes up tell her to leave New York and never come back. Let her know that we will constantly have Newsies looking out for her, and if she is spotted, they will have to deal with every one of us."
The Brooklyn boys he gave the orders too quickly saluted him, and then with a few grunts they managed to pick up Knots's unconscious mom. It was a good thing it was so late, because if it had been during the day, they would've gotten many stares. I mean, they WERE carrying an unconscious woman in a fancy dress all the way to Brooklyn.
When the boys left the room, all the Newsies went back to what they were doing, like nothing had happened.
Back on the roof, Knots was starting to calm down a bit. Still in Jacks arms, she lifted her head to look at him. He wiped away her tears gently.
" Oh Jack." She said looking at his cut.
" Its nothing, really." He said wincing a little bit.
" Jack, its dripping blood." She said worried.
" I'll be fine. I'm just glad your ok."
She pulled out a handkerchief she had in her pocket and started to wipe the blood off Jacks face. He winced every time she touched it.
After cleaning his cut Knots started to pull her hand away.
Jack grasped on to it and pulled it close to him.
" I really thought for a moment there that she might..." Jack trailed off and a tear rolled down his cheek.
" Its ok Jack." Knots said wiping his tear and then kissing him.
" She didn't. I'm here now, and she's gone."
Jack kissed her forehead and then reached into his pocket.
" Knots, I wanna give you something."
From his pocket he pulled out a small gold ring.
"It's not an engagement ring. More like a promise ring. I promise that one day we will get married, and that we'll always be together."
Knots started to tear up.
" Jack how did you afford this?"
" I didn't buy it. It was my muddas."
" I love you Jack." Knots said kissing him.
" I love you too."
Jack and Knots lay back on the roof and looked up the stars. They stayed holding each other just watching the sky all night long.
End of Chapter 21! Yay! I hope you guys liked it! Who knows I might have ch. 22 up tonight but I'm not quite sure. Thanks So Much to my reviewers!
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