Chapter 5
Mimik, Tears and Spot
"Snipe?" Snipe stirred and opened his sleep-deprived eyes.
"Whadja want Boots?"
"Get up!"
"Why?"
"Les is gone remember!"
"Oh yea!" Snipe got up quickly and sat beside Boots.
"What are we gonna do about that?"
"I don't know! I was hoping you would. " So the two sat in thought until a small girl came skipping by. Apparently she wasn't watching where she was going because she tripped over Boots' boots that were by the tree and fell into Snipe's lap.
He sat there dumbfounded.
"Hehe sorry about that." She laughed nervously. She had bright green eyes and golden curly hair. She seemed to be around 10.
"Uh huh and you are?" Snipe asked looking at her suspiciously.
"Oh sorry I'm Mimik. Who are you?" She asked. She was hopping from one foot to the other. The boys wish they had her energy.
"I'm Snipe, I'm Boots."
"Mhm. How did you get all the way in Da Bronx?"
"We're in Da BRONX!
"Yea where did you think you were?"
"I don't know actually."
"Are you lost?"
"Uh kind of yea."
"Alright come with me then." Mimik said trying to pull Snipe up with one hand and Boots with the other. She finally pulled them up and started off down the street.
"How did you get your nick name?" Snipe wondered looking toward her.
"I'll show ya." She looked around and saw a young couple bickering on a street corner. She watched them for a few minutes and two seconds later she was mimicking the girl perfectly.
"YOU DIDN'T BUY ME FLOWERS YOU SON OF A …"
"That's okay we don't need to hear anymore." Boots interrupted. "We understand now."
"Good."
"So where are we going anyway?"
"Up to my house of course its only a little ways up."
"Alright."
A few blocks away Les was just coming too.
"Ow I feel like someone just hit me with a brick."
"You look more like someone who was just hit by a train actually." Les looked forced his eyes open and saw a petite girl looking down on him.
She had straight brown hair and chocolaty brown eyes. Wait those beautiful brown eyes were…They were mocking him.
"Are you lost?"
"No duh."
"Do you want to come to my place and clean up a bit?"
"Sure." Les said slowly rising to his feet.
"What is your name?" She asked looking up at him as they started walking.
"Les and yours?"
"Tears."
"Why would they call you Tears you seem pretty happy to me."
"Because I can do this." On cue her eyes welled up and they overflowed with the largest tears Les had ever seen.
"Oh well that makes sense then."
"Mhm."
"Where am I?"
"Da Bronx."
"Whoa."
"Where are you from?"
"Manhattan."
"Whoa you came a far way!"
"Yea I guess I did."
"Isn't anyone looking for you?"
"I don't think so."
"And why is that?"
"Because I don't think they care."
"Oh."
"So are you a newsie?"
"Not really, but my sister is."
"Who is your sister?"
"Oh she is my twin her name is Mimik."
This is odd. Jack thought as he walked to the pile of crates where Spot usually sat.
Just then Scab second in command came walking over.
"Hey uh Scab where's Brooklyn?"
"Uh last time I saw him he was selling he should be back soon though."
"Thanks."
"No problem."
So Jack sat and waited for a good half hour before Spot showed up. His face lit up when he saw Jack.
"What's happening over in 'Hattan Jack?"
"Uh Spot that's why I'm here."
"I was wondering if you've seen some of the runts."
"Your runts like that Les kid."
"Yea they disappeared yesterday and we can't find 'em."
"Oh well I haven't seen them Jack and I know where everyone is between here and Harlem. Which means that they went either out of New York entirely or went up north to like Da Bronx or something."
"You really think they could get all the way to Da Bronx with no one seeing them!"
"Sure why not, I've done it before."
"Spot they are three boys the oldest is 11 what the hell are we gonna do?"
"Well Jacky-Boy I don't know I guess we could hold some type of meeting that holds all the boroughs between here 'n Harlem and see if anyone as seen them."
"That would be great Spot. I'll tell Harlem and my boys you take the rest."
"All right Cowboy I sure hope this works."
"Me too Spot me too." The two spit shook and Jack headed back over toward Manhattan.
Shout outs!
XBellaVitax- Thanky for reviewing and I will update SHS soon. O and thank you for BETA-ing my new story that doesn't have a title yet! LOL
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