Chapter 2:
"Spot," Books said entering the crowed bunkroom. Manhattan was there and everyone was already playing poker. "I brought two girls home who need at place to live."
"Books your suppose to as......" Spot trailed off when he saw the two girls. Everyone in the room fell silent. Spot dropped his cards and stood up. Fire and Spot stared at each other. "I can't believe it."
"Get this straight Spot. I ain't the same little girl you left behind. I smoke, drink. and sleep around. I ain't into all that hugging and crying crap." Fire glanced around the room, for familiar faces. She stopped when she reached Mush. He'd changed. Something inside of her snapped and made her remember he also left her.
"Fire I don't understand," Spot confessed.
"There's nothing to understand. I've grown up. And I finally have gotten you and the Newsies out of my life and I plan to keep it that way. Baby Doll and I are out of here tomorrow. Show me were I'm sleeping." Fire looked over at Dolly. Fear was written all over Dolly's face. "Dolly, it's okay." Fire looked at Mush one more time before grabbing Dolly's hand and pulling her away from the room.
"Fire I want out of here now." Fire stopped and looked at Dolly.
"My brother might have ditched me when I was eight, but he isn't the kind of guy that will let anything happen to a girl, well he use to be. Anyway, I ain't gonna let anything happen to you."
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"I'm in love with an ugly man." Everyone turned and looked at Loons. Blink turned and looked at his girlfriend.
"Excuse me?" Blink asked.
"Oh I didn't mean you." Blink raised an eyebrow when and Loons said that. "I'm not making this situation any better am I?"
"Wow Loons said a big word," Racetrack said.
"That fire girl sounds like a whore and did you see the blonde she was with? She looked like she was gonna pee in her pants," Brass said form Jack's lap. Books turned around and smiled.
"You ain't that much better." Brass stood up and walked over to Books.
"If I were you I would shut my mouth," Brass warned.
"If I were you I wouldn't threaten my girl," Spot said grabbing Brass' arm. "Anyway what's gotten into you Brass?"
"All us girl hear is Fire this and Fire that, well She's back now. You all are gonna change cause she is. And I don't like it." Brass stormed out of the bunkroom.
"Hehehehehehehehehehehehe." Blink placed a hand over Loon's mouth. Blink quickly removed his hand. "I licked your hand! Hehehehehehehehehehehehe. You better watch who talkin bout runnin yo mouth like you know me." Loons stood up and started dancing around the room.
"I like this girl," Someone said form the doorway. Ann Marie stopped dancing and looked toward the doorway. Fire stood there with a smirk on her face.
"Fire can I talk to you?" Spot asked.
"I'm through with talking. There's nothing to talk about. So sit your ass down." Spot walked over to Fire and pushed her up against the wall.
"I think you're the one that needs to sit and there is a bunch to talk about. Six years." Spot let go of Fire and just starred at her. Fire punched Spot in the right eye and walked towards the window, but Mush stopped her.
"Just talk with him Fire. We all want to know…" Mush couldn't finish because had punched him in the jaw. Fire walked past the rest of the guys and out the window.
"Just let her calm down," Dolly said entering the room. "She gets like this a lot. She's been like this ever since I met her when she was eight."
"How'd you meet her?" Blink asked.
"Well I saw her in an alley sleeping. I was ten and been on the street for a year now. So I went to her and woke her. Then we became friends." Everyone could tell that Dolly was nervous.
"Eight?" Race asked, looking at the other guys to see their reactions. "That would mean she never went home or she did and left or….."
"Shut up Race!" Spot yelled. Dolly flinched and Blink noticed.
"Spot calm down." Blink said. Spot looked at Blink who was motioning to Dolly, who looked as scared as hell.
"Sorry Dolly." Spot walked out of the room.
"Well at least he said sorry." Books followed Spot out of the room.