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"Desperate for toast, starving for toast! I'm closer to where I started, chasing after toast. I'm falling even more in love with toast, letting go of all I held on too. I'm standing here until you make me toast, I'm dreaming of a moment here with toast." Sorry, that was just a song that I made up when I was like 13 in the car heading home from Grandma's house. My sister was just singing it to me and I remembered how it went, so I wanted to be stupid and put it up here for no apparent reason. LOL.
Chapter 20: Sea of Faces
Liz walked slowly up to the stairs of the Lodging House in confusion. She looked at the second stair to see her boyfriend sleeping there. She lowered her eyebrows in an unsure expression as she gently placed her hand on his shoulder. He popped his head up at once, and his tired eyes glanced into her face. "Snitch, what are ya doin' out here?"
"Jus' waitin' for you." He said honestly, as she yawned and stretched a bit.
"Well, I'm here now, do ya wanna go inside now? It looks like it's gonna rain or somethin'." Liz suggested.
He stopped her as she tried to walk inside. "Could I talk tah you?" He asked. "I think we need tah talk about some things."
"Okay sure." Liz sat down beside him. "What do ya wanna talk about?"
He cleared his throat. "Us."
"Us? What about us?" Liz asked confused.
"Like, I don't know, um, are we still; you know, together, Liz? I mean, do ya still like me?" He asked nervously, fearing the answer, but wanting it.
Liz's head drifted back with that question. "Snitch, I never liked you. I don't like you." Snitch dropped his head. "I love you. I always have loved you and I always will. I don't know any other way to describe it." She explained. "Snitch, I don't understand, I mean, did I do somethin' wrong? Why are you askin' me dis?"
"Well, you didn't do anythin' wrong necessarily, but, I don't know." He sighed. "I kind of feel, um, like a little left out. I feel, I don't know, how can I say this? Like when you walk around New York, you see millions upon millions of faces. You're walking in a sea of faces, I used tah always stand out tah you, now I just feel like one of those faces in da sea. Liz, I'm your boyfriend an' I kinda feel like I'm not anymore."
"Why? I don't understand? Well, I understand, but why?"
"'Cause I never get tah spend any time wid you anymore! I mean, you come home around 10 o'clock every night, all ya wanna do is sleep 'cause you have tah get up earlier den everyone else for some reason only God knows why, an' I never see ya again. I feel like you don't have any time for me anymore, an' I hate feelin' dat way. I love you so much, an' I want tah be wid you, but I can't do that because you won't let me. I wanna spend time wid you like I used tah, but I feel like I'm bein' pushed aside."
"Snitch, I'm sorry you feel dat way, I didn't know you were, feeling left out." She looked at the ground in sorrow. "What do ya want me tah do? I mean, don't think for a minute dat I don't wanna be wid you anymore because I do! I want to more den anythin' else." Liz explained.
"You don't have tah do nothin', jus' save some time for me, okay. Jus' spare a few minutes or somethin' from your day so dat we can talk. Do ya know da last time we actually had a real conversation? It's been a hell of a long time. Do ya know da last time we even kissed? I mean a real kiss, not some dumb little peck thing? Do ya know how long ago? Two weeks! Two long weeks since I last kissed you. Ya know somethin', I miss it. We're both missin' out on everythin' we used tah do, for what? For spendin' some time wid friends dat we see every day an' dat we even live with. I miss da joy of havin' your company around wid me all da time, an' I just miss da way I used tah feel when I'd hold you an'...." He was interrupted for the very thing he asked for, a kiss. He was surprised that it happened so quickly, but he didn't regret a thing.
Itey was staring from the window, smiling in accomplishment at his handiwork.
"Dis all your doin'?" Jake asked, still immature to see the sight of kissing people. He was one of the older Newsies, but still on that "girls have cooties" stage.
"Unfortunately yes." Itey said. "It was all by me."
"You got problems man. He's got problems. Girls are icky!" Jake said as he walked away and plopped down on his bunk.
"No more ickier than you." Itey taunted.
"I don't think so; I'm not icky and shut up!" Jake pouted. "I'm gonna tell my – uh – I'm gonna tell Jack on you! You're mean! I hate you!" He turned around and whined.
Itey laughed and continued to watch his best friend, actually being happy for once.
Snitch and Liz were still kissing on the steps as Mush walked up to them, some papers still in hand. He poked Snitch in the shoulder and held a paper out to him. "Paper, mister?" He said as Snitch kicked him away.
"Get outta here!" Snitch demanded as he went on doing was he originally was doing.
"Please, sir! I really need ya tah buy my last paper, I don't wanna eat it afterwards, please jus' help a kid out." Mush begged.
"Mush go away!" Liz yelled as she kicked him again.
"Ow! You guys are so mean! Ew, stop it! Snitch you're such a bad guy! You need tah be more respectable!" Mush said childishly.
"Shut up, loser! Like you're more respectable than me. You got another thing comin' tah you boy!" Snitch warned.
"Yeah sure thing, man. Sure thing! Oh yeah, about the paper?"
"SHUT UP MUSH!" They both screamed in unison.
"Geez alright! Gosh you guys seriously need anger management or somethin' geez!" He walked away looking for another person to bother to buy his last paper.
Snitch leaned in again, but Liz pulled away. "Ruined da moment." She explained.
"Oh, I see. Dat damn bastard, he's so stupid." Snitch laughed. A smile ruled over his face as he spoke again, "dat was nice." He grinned.
"I didn't hate it!" Liz laughed right along with him. "So how about we do what we used tah do, how 'bout we alternate days. Like on Mondays, Wednesdays, an' Fridays, I sell wid Skittery, an' on Tuesdays, Thursdays, an' Saturdays, I sell wid you?"
"We can do dat, but how about me an' you go tah Tibby's together next time, okay? Dat's our time, dat's our place. Okay? Do ya have any objections?"
"Well if I did den I wouldn't be makin' da compromise now would I?" Liz said sarcastically. "Just kiddin'. Hey do ya wanna go in now, it's gettin' kinda late, okay not really, but still. Do ya want to?"
"Sure, hey, how 'bout we sleep on da roof tonight. It's gotta beat sleepin' in dat hot bunkroom. Sound good tah you?" Snitch asked as he helped her up.
"Sure I guess so. We gotta make sure we have a watch or somethin', or have someone come an' wake us up. I don't wanna go through any of dat again." She laughed.
"Sounds like a plan tah me." Snitch agreed. They locked hands as they went into the Lodging House and headed up to the bunkroom. They grabbed their pillows and blanket. Itey was sitting in bed reading a book. Snitch and Liz were heading up the stairs, but she stopped.
"Snitch, I'll be up in a minute." She told him. She walked down the stairs and sat down beside Itey. "Hey." She smiled.
"What did I do?" He said nervously.
"You didn't do anythin' I just wanted tah thank you."
"For what?" He asked stupidly.
"For tellin' Snitch what you did. An' for bein' a real good friend tah him. You're a better friend den I ever was." She smiled.
"Liz, could I tell ya somethin'? I've known Snitch ever since he came tah da Lodgin' House. I've been here all my life, an' I never had any friends until he came. From da foist day dat I met him, I knew he was my best friend, an' da only one I got. Guys come and go by everyday an' I talk tah dem an' all dat, but it's nothin'. What I'm tryin' tah say is, you make him happy. You've always made him happy no matter what you do. You also make him sad an' depressed, but whenever he's wid you, he's happy. Ya know, when you two foist got together, I hated it. I was so used tah havin' my bestfriend wid me all da time, jus' like he was before. Now dat he has a goilfriend he's busy an' he don't have time for me anymore. I always despised da fact dat you two loved each other an' were together until I sat down one day and thought about it. Dere were so many times dat I wanted tah break you guys up, but den I thought about what would happen if I did. If he's not wid you, he's not happy. When he's not happy he don't wanna do anythin', an' he's sad. When he's sad it makes me sad, ya know. I don't really know what else tah say, but you're alright. I'll say dat much, you're alright; for a goil dat is. I've lived wid you for, I don't know, but it wasn't until tonight dat I really realized dat you're alright for a goil. Goils are weird, but you're okay." Itey nodded his head.
"Thanks, I guess." Liz didn't know if that was a compliment or not. "Well since he means dat much tah you, do ya wanna come up da roof wid us? I mean, you can. I don't have any objections tah it. I don't have cooties or anythin' so you don't need tah worry about dat. Do ya wanna?" She asked.
"Nah. You guys are gonna talk all "mushy", an' I ain't intah dat crap." He admitted.
"You can if ya want. We won't talk all "mushy", I promise! We won't kiss or anythin', it's completely harmless."
"Nah, you guys go an' you settle everythin' out. I'll jus' be here by myself. I won't have tah deal wid anyone kickin' me or puttin' dere foot in my face, so, I'm happy." He smiled.
"Okay, well, thanks for everythin' Itey. You're a great friend an' a great guy. Someday you won't think goils are icky. Dey're not dat bad really, jus' ask Snitch. He'll tell ya." Liz laughed.
"Dat day will come when Hell freezes over." He said seriously as he brought the book back up to his face. "Goils will always have cooties!"
Hey guys! How did you like that chapter? I hope you liked it! Hehe! Now I'll do SO's!
Blue Boxer I don't know when you're coming up. Wait, yes I do! You'll probably be in one of the chapters coming up soon, probably one about the birthday thing. I don't know about the whole "cheeseburgers" thing, I'm still working that whole thing out in my head, but I don't know what's going on. I have so many ideas and I don't know which to use and which to disregard. So, just be patient and we'll see what happens. You thought it was boring? You're a turd! I hate you! You can't say 'assie', I'm telling mom on you! Thanks for reviewing!
Splashey LOL you put chicken nuggets in your friends' soda? LOL that reminds me of a time just recently when my friend Steph put French fries in my drink. Yup, I had soda and she kept putting straw paper and French fries in it. LOL it was kinda funny, but the people around us wanted us to leave. Haha when we went to pay for our meal, a lady was like "Finally, I thought those kids would never leave." We were going to go back to our seats and sit right back down just to annoy them for the heck of it! We should have, it would have been hilarious! I got the itching powder idea from the Brady Bunch, LOL. That would be funny! Could you see Snitch jumping around, itching, um "down there"! That would be hilarious! Poor boy! Yeah I know how those bf/gf situations are. I haven't really had one of those in this story, but I know how they are. LOL thanks so much for reviewing!
JustDuck Haha, thanks for explaining it to me! LOL, I think the answer is B. J/K! Thanks so much for being so sweet to me! I truly need more confidence in my stories, thanks so much! You're so sweet! Thank you so much for being such a sweetie! Aww you're so nice! Ahh thank you so much! I don't know what else to say other than THANK YOU!
What's in store for the next chapter:
Snitch tells Liz what he's gonna do for her birthday (she turns 14!)
Liz gets a special surprise and ANOTHER special surprise! (hehe)
Snitch gets a surprise of his own, one that he had always wanted, but he didn't plan for. This time he doesn't want it. (hehe again)
Don't know how else to say those, so stay tuned! Thanks everyone! Love ya!
"Desperate for toast, starving for toast! I'm closer to where I started, chasing after toast. I'm falling even more in love with toast, letting go of all I held on too. I'm standing here until you make me toast, I'm dreaming of a moment here with toast." Sorry, that was just a song that I made up when I was like 13 in the car heading home from Grandma's house. My sister was just singing it to me and I remembered how it went, so I wanted to be stupid and put it up here for no apparent reason. LOL.
Chapter 20: Sea of Faces
Liz walked slowly up to the stairs of the Lodging House in confusion. She looked at the second stair to see her boyfriend sleeping there. She lowered her eyebrows in an unsure expression as she gently placed her hand on his shoulder. He popped his head up at once, and his tired eyes glanced into her face. "Snitch, what are ya doin' out here?"
"Jus' waitin' for you." He said honestly, as she yawned and stretched a bit.
"Well, I'm here now, do ya wanna go inside now? It looks like it's gonna rain or somethin'." Liz suggested.
He stopped her as she tried to walk inside. "Could I talk tah you?" He asked. "I think we need tah talk about some things."
"Okay sure." Liz sat down beside him. "What do ya wanna talk about?"
He cleared his throat. "Us."
"Us? What about us?" Liz asked confused.
"Like, I don't know, um, are we still; you know, together, Liz? I mean, do ya still like me?" He asked nervously, fearing the answer, but wanting it.
Liz's head drifted back with that question. "Snitch, I never liked you. I don't like you." Snitch dropped his head. "I love you. I always have loved you and I always will. I don't know any other way to describe it." She explained. "Snitch, I don't understand, I mean, did I do somethin' wrong? Why are you askin' me dis?"
"Well, you didn't do anythin' wrong necessarily, but, I don't know." He sighed. "I kind of feel, um, like a little left out. I feel, I don't know, how can I say this? Like when you walk around New York, you see millions upon millions of faces. You're walking in a sea of faces, I used tah always stand out tah you, now I just feel like one of those faces in da sea. Liz, I'm your boyfriend an' I kinda feel like I'm not anymore."
"Why? I don't understand? Well, I understand, but why?"
"'Cause I never get tah spend any time wid you anymore! I mean, you come home around 10 o'clock every night, all ya wanna do is sleep 'cause you have tah get up earlier den everyone else for some reason only God knows why, an' I never see ya again. I feel like you don't have any time for me anymore, an' I hate feelin' dat way. I love you so much, an' I want tah be wid you, but I can't do that because you won't let me. I wanna spend time wid you like I used tah, but I feel like I'm bein' pushed aside."
"Snitch, I'm sorry you feel dat way, I didn't know you were, feeling left out." She looked at the ground in sorrow. "What do ya want me tah do? I mean, don't think for a minute dat I don't wanna be wid you anymore because I do! I want to more den anythin' else." Liz explained.
"You don't have tah do nothin', jus' save some time for me, okay. Jus' spare a few minutes or somethin' from your day so dat we can talk. Do ya know da last time we actually had a real conversation? It's been a hell of a long time. Do ya know da last time we even kissed? I mean a real kiss, not some dumb little peck thing? Do ya know how long ago? Two weeks! Two long weeks since I last kissed you. Ya know somethin', I miss it. We're both missin' out on everythin' we used tah do, for what? For spendin' some time wid friends dat we see every day an' dat we even live with. I miss da joy of havin' your company around wid me all da time, an' I just miss da way I used tah feel when I'd hold you an'...." He was interrupted for the very thing he asked for, a kiss. He was surprised that it happened so quickly, but he didn't regret a thing.
Itey was staring from the window, smiling in accomplishment at his handiwork.
"Dis all your doin'?" Jake asked, still immature to see the sight of kissing people. He was one of the older Newsies, but still on that "girls have cooties" stage.
"Unfortunately yes." Itey said. "It was all by me."
"You got problems man. He's got problems. Girls are icky!" Jake said as he walked away and plopped down on his bunk.
"No more ickier than you." Itey taunted.
"I don't think so; I'm not icky and shut up!" Jake pouted. "I'm gonna tell my – uh – I'm gonna tell Jack on you! You're mean! I hate you!" He turned around and whined.
Itey laughed and continued to watch his best friend, actually being happy for once.
Snitch and Liz were still kissing on the steps as Mush walked up to them, some papers still in hand. He poked Snitch in the shoulder and held a paper out to him. "Paper, mister?" He said as Snitch kicked him away.
"Get outta here!" Snitch demanded as he went on doing was he originally was doing.
"Please, sir! I really need ya tah buy my last paper, I don't wanna eat it afterwards, please jus' help a kid out." Mush begged.
"Mush go away!" Liz yelled as she kicked him again.
"Ow! You guys are so mean! Ew, stop it! Snitch you're such a bad guy! You need tah be more respectable!" Mush said childishly.
"Shut up, loser! Like you're more respectable than me. You got another thing comin' tah you boy!" Snitch warned.
"Yeah sure thing, man. Sure thing! Oh yeah, about the paper?"
"SHUT UP MUSH!" They both screamed in unison.
"Geez alright! Gosh you guys seriously need anger management or somethin' geez!" He walked away looking for another person to bother to buy his last paper.
Snitch leaned in again, but Liz pulled away. "Ruined da moment." She explained.
"Oh, I see. Dat damn bastard, he's so stupid." Snitch laughed. A smile ruled over his face as he spoke again, "dat was nice." He grinned.
"I didn't hate it!" Liz laughed right along with him. "So how about we do what we used tah do, how 'bout we alternate days. Like on Mondays, Wednesdays, an' Fridays, I sell wid Skittery, an' on Tuesdays, Thursdays, an' Saturdays, I sell wid you?"
"We can do dat, but how about me an' you go tah Tibby's together next time, okay? Dat's our time, dat's our place. Okay? Do ya have any objections?"
"Well if I did den I wouldn't be makin' da compromise now would I?" Liz said sarcastically. "Just kiddin'. Hey do ya wanna go in now, it's gettin' kinda late, okay not really, but still. Do ya want to?"
"Sure, hey, how 'bout we sleep on da roof tonight. It's gotta beat sleepin' in dat hot bunkroom. Sound good tah you?" Snitch asked as he helped her up.
"Sure I guess so. We gotta make sure we have a watch or somethin', or have someone come an' wake us up. I don't wanna go through any of dat again." She laughed.
"Sounds like a plan tah me." Snitch agreed. They locked hands as they went into the Lodging House and headed up to the bunkroom. They grabbed their pillows and blanket. Itey was sitting in bed reading a book. Snitch and Liz were heading up the stairs, but she stopped.
"Snitch, I'll be up in a minute." She told him. She walked down the stairs and sat down beside Itey. "Hey." She smiled.
"What did I do?" He said nervously.
"You didn't do anythin' I just wanted tah thank you."
"For what?" He asked stupidly.
"For tellin' Snitch what you did. An' for bein' a real good friend tah him. You're a better friend den I ever was." She smiled.
"Liz, could I tell ya somethin'? I've known Snitch ever since he came tah da Lodgin' House. I've been here all my life, an' I never had any friends until he came. From da foist day dat I met him, I knew he was my best friend, an' da only one I got. Guys come and go by everyday an' I talk tah dem an' all dat, but it's nothin'. What I'm tryin' tah say is, you make him happy. You've always made him happy no matter what you do. You also make him sad an' depressed, but whenever he's wid you, he's happy. Ya know, when you two foist got together, I hated it. I was so used tah havin' my bestfriend wid me all da time, jus' like he was before. Now dat he has a goilfriend he's busy an' he don't have time for me anymore. I always despised da fact dat you two loved each other an' were together until I sat down one day and thought about it. Dere were so many times dat I wanted tah break you guys up, but den I thought about what would happen if I did. If he's not wid you, he's not happy. When he's not happy he don't wanna do anythin', an' he's sad. When he's sad it makes me sad, ya know. I don't really know what else tah say, but you're alright. I'll say dat much, you're alright; for a goil dat is. I've lived wid you for, I don't know, but it wasn't until tonight dat I really realized dat you're alright for a goil. Goils are weird, but you're okay." Itey nodded his head.
"Thanks, I guess." Liz didn't know if that was a compliment or not. "Well since he means dat much tah you, do ya wanna come up da roof wid us? I mean, you can. I don't have any objections tah it. I don't have cooties or anythin' so you don't need tah worry about dat. Do ya wanna?" She asked.
"Nah. You guys are gonna talk all "mushy", an' I ain't intah dat crap." He admitted.
"You can if ya want. We won't talk all "mushy", I promise! We won't kiss or anythin', it's completely harmless."
"Nah, you guys go an' you settle everythin' out. I'll jus' be here by myself. I won't have tah deal wid anyone kickin' me or puttin' dere foot in my face, so, I'm happy." He smiled.
"Okay, well, thanks for everythin' Itey. You're a great friend an' a great guy. Someday you won't think goils are icky. Dey're not dat bad really, jus' ask Snitch. He'll tell ya." Liz laughed.
"Dat day will come when Hell freezes over." He said seriously as he brought the book back up to his face. "Goils will always have cooties!"
Hey guys! How did you like that chapter? I hope you liked it! Hehe! Now I'll do SO's!
Blue Boxer I don't know when you're coming up. Wait, yes I do! You'll probably be in one of the chapters coming up soon, probably one about the birthday thing. I don't know about the whole "cheeseburgers" thing, I'm still working that whole thing out in my head, but I don't know what's going on. I have so many ideas and I don't know which to use and which to disregard. So, just be patient and we'll see what happens. You thought it was boring? You're a turd! I hate you! You can't say 'assie', I'm telling mom on you! Thanks for reviewing!
Splashey LOL you put chicken nuggets in your friends' soda? LOL that reminds me of a time just recently when my friend Steph put French fries in my drink. Yup, I had soda and she kept putting straw paper and French fries in it. LOL it was kinda funny, but the people around us wanted us to leave. Haha when we went to pay for our meal, a lady was like "Finally, I thought those kids would never leave." We were going to go back to our seats and sit right back down just to annoy them for the heck of it! We should have, it would have been hilarious! I got the itching powder idea from the Brady Bunch, LOL. That would be funny! Could you see Snitch jumping around, itching, um "down there"! That would be hilarious! Poor boy! Yeah I know how those bf/gf situations are. I haven't really had one of those in this story, but I know how they are. LOL thanks so much for reviewing!
JustDuck Haha, thanks for explaining it to me! LOL, I think the answer is B. J/K! Thanks so much for being so sweet to me! I truly need more confidence in my stories, thanks so much! You're so sweet! Thank you so much for being such a sweetie! Aww you're so nice! Ahh thank you so much! I don't know what else to say other than THANK YOU!
What's in store for the next chapter:
Snitch tells Liz what he's gonna do for her birthday (she turns 14!)
Liz gets a special surprise and ANOTHER special surprise! (hehe)
Snitch gets a surprise of his own, one that he had always wanted, but he didn't plan for. This time he doesn't want it. (hehe again)
Don't know how else to say those, so stay tuned! Thanks everyone! Love ya!
