Chapter 6
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"What's wrong Spot?" Jack asked as he and Spot walked around Manhattan selling their papes.
"Whatcha ya mean?" Spot asked looking at Jack.
"Youse only get 50 papes taday, youse sellin' in me territory, and youse ain't said a whole sentence all day 'cept when ya shoutin' headlines," Jack stated.
"Well, I'se gotts thing on me mind," Spot replied defensively.
"Whateva," Jack mumbled and he let the subject drop.
"Dere," Spot said as he sold his last pape a few minutes later. "Done yet, Kelly?"
"Yep," Jack said as he walked over to Spot. "Tibby's?"
"Sure," Spot answered. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As the boys walked to Tibby's Storm and Race were selling the last of their papes in Central Park.
"Come ta da races wid me River?" Race asked as they sold their last pape each.
"Can't. 'S almost noon," Storm reminded him.
"Right," Race said and he and Storm walked to Tibby's together as he told her the strike story.
"So dat's everything," Race concluded.
"Well, I neva thought Kelly would stay for a goil," Storm said as they walked into the small diner.
"Youse late," Skittery called from one side of the diner.
"Put a lid on it, Skit," Storm replied as she walked over to him. "What's youse problem?"
"Youse ain't been here in a while, I thought youse mighta been hoit," Skittery said.
"Me? Hoit?" Strom said smiling broadly. "Who soaked ya the day we met?"
"Storm.." Skittery pleaded. "Don't."
"Too late, Skittery," race said as he sat down. "Now Storm tell us wha happened."
"Well," Strom started but Skittery broke in.
"Its nuttin guys," he almost screamed.
"He's right," Strom agreed.
"But..." Mush started.
"Aaron," Strom warned using Mush's real name.
"Yes ma'am," Mush said mockingly.
"Didn't ya muddah teach ya ta respect a goil," Spot called as he walked in.
"Strom ain't a goil, she's Strom," Mush said.
But he soon realized what he said and looked at Strom.
"Storm, I'm..." he never got to finish as Storm stood up and slapped him hard and turned on her heel and ran.
"Storm!!" Skittery called but the girl just ran faster.
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"What's wrong Spot?" Jack asked as he and Spot walked around Manhattan selling their papes.
"Whatcha ya mean?" Spot asked looking at Jack.
"Youse only get 50 papes taday, youse sellin' in me territory, and youse ain't said a whole sentence all day 'cept when ya shoutin' headlines," Jack stated.
"Well, I'se gotts thing on me mind," Spot replied defensively.
"Whateva," Jack mumbled and he let the subject drop.
"Dere," Spot said as he sold his last pape a few minutes later. "Done yet, Kelly?"
"Yep," Jack said as he walked over to Spot. "Tibby's?"
"Sure," Spot answered. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As the boys walked to Tibby's Storm and Race were selling the last of their papes in Central Park.
"Come ta da races wid me River?" Race asked as they sold their last pape each.
"Can't. 'S almost noon," Storm reminded him.
"Right," Race said and he and Storm walked to Tibby's together as he told her the strike story.
"So dat's everything," Race concluded.
"Well, I neva thought Kelly would stay for a goil," Storm said as they walked into the small diner.
"Youse late," Skittery called from one side of the diner.
"Put a lid on it, Skit," Storm replied as she walked over to him. "What's youse problem?"
"Youse ain't been here in a while, I thought youse mighta been hoit," Skittery said.
"Me? Hoit?" Strom said smiling broadly. "Who soaked ya the day we met?"
"Storm.." Skittery pleaded. "Don't."
"Too late, Skittery," race said as he sat down. "Now Storm tell us wha happened."
"Well," Strom started but Skittery broke in.
"Its nuttin guys," he almost screamed.
"He's right," Strom agreed.
"But..." Mush started.
"Aaron," Strom warned using Mush's real name.
"Yes ma'am," Mush said mockingly.
"Didn't ya muddah teach ya ta respect a goil," Spot called as he walked in.
"Strom ain't a goil, she's Strom," Mush said.
But he soon realized what he said and looked at Strom.
"Storm, I'm..." he never got to finish as Storm stood up and slapped him hard and turned on her heel and ran.
"Storm!!" Skittery called but the girl just ran faster.