Soon Hallie got tired and she skidded to a halt in front of a alley. It was extremely cold since it was winter. She couldn't see how those boys could jump in that icy water. They were out of their mind! Soon she felt a drop of water on her forehead. "Oh man." She sighed looking around for some kind of shelter but she couldn't find any. So she walked toward the docks and watched the rain pour harder into the water.
"Alex, I miss you so much." Hallie whispered letting a few tears escape. She watched as they slowly dropped into the water along with the rain. The water was turning colder and she began to shiver. Then something happened, the rain was turning into snow. "Snow..." She said holding out her hand and felt snow dropping into her hand. "Alex and I loved snow." She said sadly. She layed onto the freezing dock and cried silently. Soon she got so cold and she passed out.
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"Spot what are we going to do with that goil?" Spot's assistant Dusk asked. "Well, I dunno Dusk." Spot said walking down the stairs and down the hall. "We'se couldn'ta left her there she woulda died." Spot said shortly. "Mornin' darling!" Lightning came bounding over and clung onto Spot. "Hey lightning....Sometimes I think I have to many goils in me lodging house. " Spot said combing his hair in the bathroom. "Nah, dere's only four." Raven one of the other girls said laughing.
"So what are we'se gonna do tonight?" Lightning asked twirling some of Spot's hair in her finger. "Can't ya see I'm combing heah?" Spot said a little irratated. "Nah, it looks betta all doity and messy." She said in a deep voice. "Uh...no." Spot said turning back to the mirror.
"SPOT! Da goil's WAKIN UP!" A Girl called Snickerdoodle yelled from upstairs. "Crap!" Spot yelled and ran up one flight of stairs to his room.
"What? How? Where am I?" Hallie asked staring at Spot, Lightning, Dusk, Raven and Snickerdoodle. "Well uh, you'se was..." Snickerdoodle began. "Nah, I'm gonna tell her!" Spot interrupted. "Well, you'se was out like a light when we found ya on the dock all frozen stiff. So we'se took ya heah so ya wouldn't die or nothin'. Spot told her.
"I see.... well I should be going now." Hallie said getting up. "Nah, wait don't leave. What's ya name?" Spot asked. "My name's.....Sodapop." Hallie said thinking of a quick nick name. She didn't want to expose any information right now. She didn't know them. "Well, Soda welcome to The Lodging House. Hate to see ya go but hey if you gotta go ya gotta go." Lightning was rambling on.
"Shad up Lightning." Spot said harshly. Lightning stood in shock for a second and then covered her eyes and ran out of the room. "Drama Queen, jesus christ she could be the next Medda." Spot muttered. "Do ya need a place to stay lady?" Snickerdoodle asked. Hallie sat for minute. "Well, I don't suppose that it would be a bad idea..." Hallie began. "GREAT!" Spot said aloud and pulled her off the bed.
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"Well tell me a little more about yaself." Spot said walking with Hallie. They were walking around Brooklyn. "Well, my name's Sodapop, I'm 15 years old. I'm an orphan and my life sucks." Hallie said sadly. "How about you?" She added. "Well, Me name's Spot, I'm 15 and an orphan too." Spot said with a smirk.
"Tell me Spot, don't you ever smile?" Hallie asked with a huge grin. "Once in a blue moon my dear." Spot said. "Well, you'd probably be pretty cute if you would smile." Hallie told him. Spot looked at her as if she was crazy. "I'm not sposed ta ba cute." He said. "Yeah, ya gotta go walkin' all big and tough." She said mimicking his accent. "Hey, you aint half bad at that doll." He said with another smirk.
"Well, do I have to talk like that to be a Newsie?" She asked looking up at him. "Yep, ya do. Plus, you can't be all goily ya gotta learn to be a guy." Spot said boldy. "Ah, that's easy Spot." She said taking his hat and putting it on herself.
"Hey Spot." She said spitting in her hand and holding it out. He did the same and shook with her. "Ya gotta tell me when I'm sposed to wake up to get me papes, I'm an early riser so it shouldn't be to much of a problem ya know? I don't think dis goil is gonna have a hard time with papes, I'm used ta labor at my old home." She finished taking his hat off and putting it back on him.
"You're gonna do just fine. "Spot told her in awe. He didn't let out any more emotion than that. He didn't want to show any weakness. Truth of the matter was he never had met a girl that amazing in his life. Lightning had come up then and ran in between them and clung onto Spot. "Get ya own!" She snarled spitting at her. "Get a life." Hallie said turning away. Lightning went up behind her and pushed her down. "You little slut, you betta stay away from Spot Conlon, he's mine!"
"I don't think so." Hallie said getting up and punching Lightning so hard that she fell to the ground. "That oughta shut ya up huh?" Hallie snarled. "You little bitch!" Lightning yelled getting up. She grabbed a handful of Hallie's hair and threw her to the ground. Hallie had scratches on her cheek and her lip was bleeding. She threw her leg under Lightning's foot and tripped her. As she fell Hallie punched her so hard that it knocked her unconcious.
Spot looked at her in shock. "I--I" Spot was speechless. He had never seen a girl fight like that. None of the Brooklyn girls could fight like that. "I'm sorry Spot." Hallie said with some tears running down her face. She ran past the guys and out of sight. "Don't just stand there ya morons! Go and get her back! You two go dat way and me and Dusk'll go dis way. Oh yeah and Snickerdoodle and Raven, put Lightning in her room and make sure she stays there tell her I'm pissed and she'll get a good talkin' to when I get back." Spot said.
"Yes sir!" Snickerdoodle said saluting to him. She was only 7 years old but she was such a cute little thing. She was a fighting machine and she wouldn't let people get in her way. Raven was 10 and she could stick up for herself. Spot and the Dusk were running off as quick as they could. "I hope she can keep up with Spot." Raven said pointing at Dusk who was trying to catch up.
"Not a chance!" Snickerdoodle giggled grabbing Lightning by her hand and dragging her on the ground. "Man she's so heavy! I swear she's like 1 pound Spot's goilfriend and 200 pounds bitch!" Snickerdoodle laughed dragging her with Raven who had her by the other hand. "How bout we put her somewheres else?" Raven asked with a grin.
"Alex, I miss you so much." Hallie whispered letting a few tears escape. She watched as they slowly dropped into the water along with the rain. The water was turning colder and she began to shiver. Then something happened, the rain was turning into snow. "Snow..." She said holding out her hand and felt snow dropping into her hand. "Alex and I loved snow." She said sadly. She layed onto the freezing dock and cried silently. Soon she got so cold and she passed out.
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"Spot what are we going to do with that goil?" Spot's assistant Dusk asked. "Well, I dunno Dusk." Spot said walking down the stairs and down the hall. "We'se couldn'ta left her there she woulda died." Spot said shortly. "Mornin' darling!" Lightning came bounding over and clung onto Spot. "Hey lightning....Sometimes I think I have to many goils in me lodging house. " Spot said combing his hair in the bathroom. "Nah, dere's only four." Raven one of the other girls said laughing.
"So what are we'se gonna do tonight?" Lightning asked twirling some of Spot's hair in her finger. "Can't ya see I'm combing heah?" Spot said a little irratated. "Nah, it looks betta all doity and messy." She said in a deep voice. "Uh...no." Spot said turning back to the mirror.
"SPOT! Da goil's WAKIN UP!" A Girl called Snickerdoodle yelled from upstairs. "Crap!" Spot yelled and ran up one flight of stairs to his room.
"What? How? Where am I?" Hallie asked staring at Spot, Lightning, Dusk, Raven and Snickerdoodle. "Well uh, you'se was..." Snickerdoodle began. "Nah, I'm gonna tell her!" Spot interrupted. "Well, you'se was out like a light when we found ya on the dock all frozen stiff. So we'se took ya heah so ya wouldn't die or nothin'. Spot told her.
"I see.... well I should be going now." Hallie said getting up. "Nah, wait don't leave. What's ya name?" Spot asked. "My name's.....Sodapop." Hallie said thinking of a quick nick name. She didn't want to expose any information right now. She didn't know them. "Well, Soda welcome to The Lodging House. Hate to see ya go but hey if you gotta go ya gotta go." Lightning was rambling on.
"Shad up Lightning." Spot said harshly. Lightning stood in shock for a second and then covered her eyes and ran out of the room. "Drama Queen, jesus christ she could be the next Medda." Spot muttered. "Do ya need a place to stay lady?" Snickerdoodle asked. Hallie sat for minute. "Well, I don't suppose that it would be a bad idea..." Hallie began. "GREAT!" Spot said aloud and pulled her off the bed.
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"Well tell me a little more about yaself." Spot said walking with Hallie. They were walking around Brooklyn. "Well, my name's Sodapop, I'm 15 years old. I'm an orphan and my life sucks." Hallie said sadly. "How about you?" She added. "Well, Me name's Spot, I'm 15 and an orphan too." Spot said with a smirk.
"Tell me Spot, don't you ever smile?" Hallie asked with a huge grin. "Once in a blue moon my dear." Spot said. "Well, you'd probably be pretty cute if you would smile." Hallie told him. Spot looked at her as if she was crazy. "I'm not sposed ta ba cute." He said. "Yeah, ya gotta go walkin' all big and tough." She said mimicking his accent. "Hey, you aint half bad at that doll." He said with another smirk.
"Well, do I have to talk like that to be a Newsie?" She asked looking up at him. "Yep, ya do. Plus, you can't be all goily ya gotta learn to be a guy." Spot said boldy. "Ah, that's easy Spot." She said taking his hat and putting it on herself.
"Hey Spot." She said spitting in her hand and holding it out. He did the same and shook with her. "Ya gotta tell me when I'm sposed to wake up to get me papes, I'm an early riser so it shouldn't be to much of a problem ya know? I don't think dis goil is gonna have a hard time with papes, I'm used ta labor at my old home." She finished taking his hat off and putting it back on him.
"You're gonna do just fine. "Spot told her in awe. He didn't let out any more emotion than that. He didn't want to show any weakness. Truth of the matter was he never had met a girl that amazing in his life. Lightning had come up then and ran in between them and clung onto Spot. "Get ya own!" She snarled spitting at her. "Get a life." Hallie said turning away. Lightning went up behind her and pushed her down. "You little slut, you betta stay away from Spot Conlon, he's mine!"
"I don't think so." Hallie said getting up and punching Lightning so hard that she fell to the ground. "That oughta shut ya up huh?" Hallie snarled. "You little bitch!" Lightning yelled getting up. She grabbed a handful of Hallie's hair and threw her to the ground. Hallie had scratches on her cheek and her lip was bleeding. She threw her leg under Lightning's foot and tripped her. As she fell Hallie punched her so hard that it knocked her unconcious.
Spot looked at her in shock. "I--I" Spot was speechless. He had never seen a girl fight like that. None of the Brooklyn girls could fight like that. "I'm sorry Spot." Hallie said with some tears running down her face. She ran past the guys and out of sight. "Don't just stand there ya morons! Go and get her back! You two go dat way and me and Dusk'll go dis way. Oh yeah and Snickerdoodle and Raven, put Lightning in her room and make sure she stays there tell her I'm pissed and she'll get a good talkin' to when I get back." Spot said.
"Yes sir!" Snickerdoodle said saluting to him. She was only 7 years old but she was such a cute little thing. She was a fighting machine and she wouldn't let people get in her way. Raven was 10 and she could stick up for herself. Spot and the Dusk were running off as quick as they could. "I hope she can keep up with Spot." Raven said pointing at Dusk who was trying to catch up.
"Not a chance!" Snickerdoodle giggled grabbing Lightning by her hand and dragging her on the ground. "Man she's so heavy! I swear she's like 1 pound Spot's goilfriend and 200 pounds bitch!" Snickerdoodle laughed dragging her with Raven who had her by the other hand. "How bout we put her somewheres else?" Raven asked with a grin.