This is like the chapter of speeches…. lol

Chapter 59:

"Blink!" Race yelled. Blink turned around and looked at Race annoyed. "Can I talk to you privately?" Blink nodded and followed Race out of the bunkroom. "It's about your sister. She's gone nuts. She wants to kill Mr. Conlon. Said she's gonna make him have a slow and painful death. She's gonna fucking kill him. She'll be killed. Or thrown away forever. I tried to talk he rout of it but she wouldn't listen Blink. She says she owes it to Fire who killed before for her. But Fire is dead. Fire killed to save Dolly. Dolly is killing for payback. I don't think Dolly wants to do this for Fire but for herself. I think she thinks it will ease some of the pain. It wont and you know it. If I know Dolly like I think I know Dolly then she will feel guilt for taking his life."

"If she wouldn't listen to you, I doubt in a million years she would listen to me. But I will try. I will try. Where is she?" Blink looked at the door Race pointed at. He took a deep breath and knocked on the girls door. Brass answered and he motioned for her to leave.

"Why do I got to leave this is my room." Blink looked at Brass and motioned again. "Fine."

"Can you two leave to. Dolly stay here." Loons and Books looked at each other then stood up. But before the could leave Dolly spoke.

"Blink I know what this is about and no matter what you say I will kill him. I don't care if I get killed for this as long as I know he is dead." The three girls turned around and stared at Dolly. This wasn't the Dolly they knew. The innocent one that got Fire out of trouble. Then for the first time they realized the hatred and cold look in Dolly's eyes. "He took away the first person that ever stood up for me, risked her own life for mine, the one person I could turn to no matter what. Maybe she wasn't all huggy and sweet. But she was kind and caring in her own way. The way I needed. I needed to feel protected and I did. Living on the streets as a girl isn't that easy and I did it alone for a year but then when I met Fire it all changed. I wasn't as scared as I use to be. I actually wore a smile more. I could be me. I know that if it was in reverse and someone killed me, Fire would go out and kill that person. I need to do this. I need to see him suffer like her made Fire suffer so many times."

"Dolly your scaring me," Loons said. "You know Fire wouldn't want you to put your life on the line. Dolly Fire saved you all those times because she wanted you to live, to be happy, not to die for her or because of her. If they catch you how do you think Fire would feel? How? To know you died BECAUSE of her. Do you want that for her? You shouldn't. What about Race. He loves you he would be destroyed if you left him. And Blink here He finally found you after thinking you were dead for so many years. Here you are standing in front of him. don't take that away from him. Most of all Jimmy. Jimmy will need someone to tell him stories about his mother and how great she was. I mean sure the guys can tell stories up until she was eight. But her hero stories lay with you. Hoe she saved you. Or even her fun times on the streets. He needs those stories. Only you can really let him know his mother. You knew her the best out of all of us." Dolly looked at Loons crying.

"She was like a sister to me and I don't know how to let go. I just don't." Loons hugged Dolly.

"Don't let go. Just loosen the grip. Never let go," Loons whispered. Blink walked over to Dolly and Loons let go of Dolly. "I think this is a sibling hug time. Dolly and Blink laughed a little and hugged.

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"Its weird isn't it?" Jack looked up at Kloppman. "I mean I knew her at age six to eight. Two years. That's all. Yeah she came back but she was to cool for old Kloppman. Well sorta. She was the daughter I never had. You tow fought all the time but then you would always make her laugh to. All you boys were great to her. I can still hear her little laugh. I use to love looking at all of you playing around. It was so hard to get mad. That girl I knew was gonna be a heartbreaker. She had that attitude about her. I always figured one day that she would come back. Not like that of course. That broke my heart. Her innocence had left her. She didn't care about herself or anyone, even though we all know she did. She was trying so hard to be someone she not. Look at this picture I got of you all." Kloppman reached under the counter and brought out a picture of Mush, Jack, Spot, Fire, Blink, and Race. In the picture Fire and spot were in the middle, Fire in front of Spot and his hands on her shoulders. Jack took it from Kloppman and just stared at if for a log time. Fire was smiling and innocent, not knowing anything was gonna happen. This picture he remembered was only taken a week before they never saw her. They were all standing there close to each other and laughing in the picture. They were happy. "Yep that's my favorite picture, never hung it up though didn't want to upset Spot or any of you boys. I think its time though."

"Yea." was all Jack said handing the picture over to Kloppman.

"You look like your gonna cry Cowboy."

"Kloppman. Can life get anymore horrible then this? I mean Fire is murdered by the one man that she hated most and caused her the most pain. Then one of my best friends breaks down. It scares me Kloppman. To see one of my friends like that. I mean it was terrifying. And now Spot is back in a depression and evil again. Dolly is going crazy. None of us want to talk about anything though. I can't cry Kloppman. I am the leader. I got to be tough. I wanna cry. I loved her like a sister. I never had a baby sister except for her. I don't know what to do without her. I have a feeling stuff is gonna fall apart. I mean Books isn't gonna be able to deal with Spot like this. Spot is gonna not give a shit about anything, not even Books. Dolly is going crazy and I think her fear is returning. She'll be scared of Race. Then Race will just die. Then Blink will be worried for his sister and spend most of his time with her and it will annoy Loons. Everything is gonna go wrong I can feel it Kloppman. She meant so much to the newsies. I really don't think any of us realized it until now. But mush man. Mush. I don't know what to do with him. He just lies up in his bed crying. He hasn't come down. Mush doesn't cry. Kloppman I am scared." Kloppman took out a nail and hammer.

"Hammer this over there for me boy. Everything will work out in the end. It's just gonna take time."