Never Fear, Brooklyn is Here

Ch. 18

When we got to Tibby's, we sat by Jack, David and Les. Jack and David were talking about why they were newsies and how hard it was while Les was playing with his wooden sword. Mush soon joined in the conversion and I sat and listened.

"Ever since me fadder lost his job at da factory, Les, Sarah, and I woik. Sarah works as a waitress at some hoity toity place. What about ya?" David told us.

"When da lady Catwalk and I lived wit had a baby, we decided to leave so I left her in Brooklyn, while I went to Manhattan. We were born and raised in Queens." As Jack told our story in a nutshell.

"Me fadder almost killed me, so I ran away when I was almost 10, I came to da Lodging House and got a new family," Mush said as I gave him a hug. I never knew he was abused. I felt awful, even though I didn't do anything. I started to cry but he wiped away the tears and gave me a kiss on the forehead. I smiled and ran my fingers through his hair. Soon, the waitress came over and took our orders. Mush got a hot dog, I got a salad, Les also got a hot dog, Jack got sauerkraut and David got cake because he can.

While we ate, Flight and Spot joined us. I CAN'T HEAR YA JOE!

"What are ya doin' in me necks of da woods?" Jack asked Spot.

"Eatin'. Duh," Flight answered for Spot. "I live in Manhattan. I'm allowed to. So there." Jack shrugged and moved over in the booth to make room for the two.

"Thank you, Cowboy," Spot said as he playfully hit Jack in the face. Jack hit him right back. Spot huffed. (I love dat word.)

"So Catwalk, where was Mush." Spot asked me.

"He left early so he could spend the whole day together." I replied.

"What happened after ya left?"

"I went lookin' for him and I sold a couple a papes. I also met them and they almost raped me," I said calmly. Spot coughed out his drink when I told him this.

"Day did what?" Spot yelled.

"Almost raped me, but no worries, I'm still a virgin." Spot wiped his brow and returned to his drink. I wasn't surprised that Jack didn't care. He would almost always ignore me once he started playing baseball with the boys in the park. I looked over at Mush who was looking at me. I smiled and kissed him on the cheek. He started kissing my neck when Jack coughed. I turned around.

"Get a room," Jack said as he shook his head at us. I laughed and turned back to Mush. He grabbed my hand and pulled me out of Tibby's.

"Where are ya takin' me?" I asked.

"Ya will see." He told me. I laughed as he pulled me into alleyway. He pressed me onto the wall and pressed his lips onto mine. I deepened the kiss as I messed with his hair. I unbuttoned his shirt and ran my hands over his toned chest. He stared to unbutton my shirt when I pulled away and grabbed his hands.

"No," I whispered as he backed away. He seemed to understand because he let me re-button my shirt. As soon as my shirt was buttoned, he put his arms around my waist and kissed me on my neck.

"I love you," He told me in between kisses. I smiled and whispered in his ear: "I know," (That is my favorite line from Star Wars!) He soon stopped and grabbed my hand.

"Where to now?" I asked,

"Wouldn't ya like to know." He laughed. I noticed that we were on our way to the Lodging House. When we got there, I saw some of the boys looking out of a small window. I laughed as we walked in and went upstairs.

When we got upstairs, there were many catcalls coming from the boys. I smiled and sat down next to Mush on a random bed.

"What happened to ya?" Racetrack asked me. I looked in his mirror and saw that my hair was messed up and the buttons on my shirt were also messed up.

"Nothin'" I replied with a grin. Everyone laughed as Mush pulled me into a hug and kissed my forehead.

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