Never Fear, Brooklyn is Here
Ch. 12
We woke up everybody in the room who all quickly got dressed and ran down the stairs. We ran across the Brooklyn Bridge and asked people who were around if they had seen Change.
"Yeah I saw 'im," An old man told us, "He was mumbling about gettin' what was coming ta some guy called Mush." I turned to Spot who started running the rest of the way to Manhattan where Change was headed.
When we got to Manhattan, we split up so we could cover more ground.
"Did Change have a knife wit 'im?" I asked.
"I think he did. His mother gave it to 'im when his fatha died." Bank Robber told me. My heart stared racing. He could kill Mush if we didn't get to him in time. We went by the alley where I saw Change come out of. It was empty. I ran over to the Lodging House to warn Mush. But I was met by Flight.
"Mush just left," She told me, "Someone came and told 'im ya were in trouble, so he left." I almost cried.
"Is Jack still here?" I asked hoping the answer would be yes.
"Yeah, why?"
"Make sure he stays here. If he leaves, he could die." Was all I told her. I ran as fast as I could toward the Bridge to find Mush, but then I got to that alley where I saw Change come out of, and I herd a voice.
"There's a short cut over here. Come on we need ta get ta her!" It was Change. I stared running to the alley.
"Mush!" I yelled. Mush's shadow turned around then I saw the knife go into his right leg. I screamed as he let out a cry for help, but I saw it this time. I ran as fast as I could to get to him. When I got to his side, I ran my fingers threw his hair and lifted up his head.
"You're going to be alright," I told him as I tore off part of my shirt and wrapped it tightly around his wound. The others herd me screaming and came just in time.
"Carrying 'im ta da Manhattan Lodging House," I quickly told them. They nodded as they picked him up and stared walking as fast as they could to the Manhattan Lodging House. I, on the other hand, went into the alley where I was met by Change. I walked up to him. He was standing up strait and looked very pleased with himself.
"How could ya?" I asked, "Just because I don't like ya like dat, doesn't mean dat ya have ta kill da guy I like."
"I didn't because I didn't want ya ta get hurt. I love ya, Catwalk." (A.N. I wish!) He told me. I looked at him and ran to the Lodging House without looking back at him.
When I got there, I ran up the stairs and ran right to Mush's bed. Made my way threw the crowd and went to Mush's side. He had a lot of bandages on his leg and he was in a lot of pain. When he saw me, some of his pain must have gone away because he smiled and motioned for me to come closer. I quickly came closer and bent down. He looked at me as if we just got married. I laughed and stroked his face from his eye to his chin. He smiled his sweet little smile and kissed me. Those stupid butterflies came back only this time they were 10 times bigger. His lips felt hot against my cold lips. I could feel his lips turn into a smile. I pulled away.
"What did he tell ya?" I asked.
"He said that ya were hurt and I needed to come to see ya before ya died. He told me that there was a short cut through the alleyway, that's when ya came, and then he stabbed me. Da ya know why he did dat?" Mush told me.
"He's liked me for a while. I didn't like him back. When Spot told everybody about our trick, he told me he'd kill ya in a heartbeat if he were Jack. I guess he tried ta tonight." Mush just stared at me for a while. I laughed when he screwed up his face to think.
"I was gonna tell ya somethin', but I don't think I should wit Jack right here." Mush told me. I got up to leave, when Mush grabbed my arm and pulled me back down.
"We need to try at least one night apart wit out my or ya getting' hurt or stayin' out late and havin' ta stay here or in Brooklyn," I laughed as I told him this. He laughed to. I looked to go find Spot but couldn't find him but I found Jack, if Mush wasn't hurt, he would kill him for kissing me in public. I looked back at Mush, he was almost asleep so I slowly slipped my hand out of his and walked away. I turned to Jack, who was laughing.
"What?" I asked as I walked tword the door.
"I have never seen Mush act dis way. I never knew dat me friend would fall for me sista," Jack said.
