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Love Across Time

Chapter 30: Confessions

The LH was dark. Nothing moved. It was 4 am on a normal Thursday morning. But after a few seconds you could see a figure hurrying to get ready. What was even more shocking than this person being up at this time was that this person was a female. A female in a Boy's Lodging House!

I got ready as quickly as I could without waking anyone up. I have all my clothes on but I can't seem to find my left shoe. I hurry about muttering about how freaking early it is and why me?

I find my shoe under Racetrack's bed. I wonder how it got their? Scratch that… I don't want to know.

I walk down the stairs as quietly as I can and leave the building.

The streets are almost completely empty. Only a few early risers and homeless people could be seen. I had 2 hours to kill before I had to be at the distribution center. Now if it wasn't this early that wouldn't be a problem. But since no one's awake yet I have nothing to do. Well almost nothing…

I head to the other side of Manhattan towards Denton's Diner.

The diner is the only building with its lights on in the entire neighborhood. I let myself in the back way. The lock is magical so I have no problem opening it.

The back door opens right into the kitchen. The cook Holly smiles when she sees me. "Good morning Jessie."

"No morning is ever good." I say as I sit heavily on the counter.

Holly sighs as she takes a few cinnamon rolls out of the oven. She puts a few on a plate, grabs a bowl of icing, and sits down next to me. She hands me a roll. I take a huge spoonful of icing and cover the roll in it. "Well at least you can eat. That's a good sign."

I don't reply as I eat my roll. She continues. "Listen Jessie sweaty you can talk to me. I know I may be a mere mortal but I'm not stupid."

"I know." I whisper. By now I'm fighting back tears.

That's Holly for ya. The only mortal that knows who and what I am but still treats me as a normal person. Holly is a good witch. Her younger sister Phoebe was turned into a Weasel when they were both teenagers. After that Holly became a kind of foster mother to the Weasels. She married a guardian angel and has a little girl and boy who have both just started school. She has long straight brown hair, deep brown eyes, and tan skin. She's about as tall as I am and I don't know what we would do without her.

When I don't reach for another roll she puts the dishes down. She puts a hand on my shoulder. "Common Jess not all mornings is bad." She tries to joke.

But instead of making me smile I start to cry. Silent tears stream down my face. "Oh Jessie" She wraps me in her arms and lets me cry on her shoulder. She strokes my hair. "Tell Holly what's the matter."

"I feel so horrible Holly." I pull from her embrace and huge my knees to my chest.

"But Jessie you did what you had to…"

I shook my head. "It's not that. It's just that he fell for me and then I had to turn him away so suddenly. I broke his heart." I looked her straight in the eyes. "He cried himself to sleep last night… over me. I feel like I betrayed him. That I let him down…"

Holly held my hand. "You didn't let him down… you're saving him…"

I shook my head. "But that's not why I feel so dirty. Holly, I want to break the rules. I want to turn him. I wan…" I couldn't look at her anymore. I look away. I feel my eyes go glassy as I speak. "I want, Holly, I want something. I never do that. Every time I see him cry I want to take him into my arms and explain everything to him. I can't stand to be so close to him but unable to help."

"But once this is over their will be nothing to keep you from him."

"But what if he gets a girl by then? What if he hates me for leaving him?"

"But if he loves you Jessie then he won't do either of those things." My tears start to slow. "If you two are the real thing then nothing will keep you apart. Look at me and Bryan. Look at all we've been through and we're still together."

I know she's right. I feel it deep down. "So I just have to hope I'm as lucky as you were."

She smiled as she saw how I was feeling better. "No, you don't have to hope."

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It was 6 o'clock when I made it to the distribution center. The Newsies had beet me here and Jack had stolen Morris's hat and they were fighting in front of the gate. I smiled as he climbed onto the gate to get away from them. He was looking down at the other Newsies with a smile on his face.

It seems that that dream I gave him last night made him feel better.

The gate opened and we all got into line. Jack bought the normal 100 papes as did Race. But then a new kid ordered 20 papes….

: Hehe… It's almost here! Strike in next few chaps. Wow, I'm over half way done with this story! Anyway RR! Make my day a happy one: