By the end of the day I was really fed up with being in bed but it still hurt to move anything more then my mouth to talk...or to kiss. But everyone was so forceful about keeping me there; I don't think I could have gone anywhere if I could have moved. A few of the Manhattan newsies I had met had also come to visit me when they heard what happened. Mush, Boots, and Crutchey brought me flowers which was really sweet. I had just been thinking about all the stuff I would rather be doing instead of lying in bed when Race, Jack, Spot, Bailey, and Angel walked into the room.

"How ye feelin?" Jack asked me.

"I'm ok but I wanna get out o dis bed." I said desperately.

"Yer gonna have a problem, yer not goin anywhere fer at least a week." Spot said to me.

"Ugh." I groaned drawing it out. "Don't even say dat te me, I'll go insane."

"Oops too late fer dat.", Race commented, laughing.

"Oh real funny Mista Smart-Ass.", I said sarcastic. "So whudder ye all hea fer anyways?"

"Well, Shadow an de Crypts'll really be afta ye now, but we don't know when," Bailey said. "We've talked and we haveta move ye so dey won't find ye especially since yer hoit."

"Where we gonna move me ta? Annodda city? We can't move me ta de Manhattan lodging house, dey'll probably look dere," I asked because I had thought about this and hadn't been able to think of a solution.

"No, yer right," Angel put in, "Spot thought of his friend Christina. She could have ye stay wid her."

"Me too." Race interrupted.

"But don't ye havta sell? An whudd about de races? Ye haven't been since we went tagedda three days ago," I said.

"I'll sell in de morning den stay wid ye." he replied. "De races aren't me entia life."

"Yea Doodles, ye are now." Spot said with a grin and a wink.

Race didn't say anything but everyone else did.

"Yea Race, I'm so proud," Jack said with mock tears and sniffles. "Yer all grown up." he grabbed Race in a one armed hug and ruffled his hair.

"Lay off Cowboy." Race said shoving him away.

"Whudd are ye two...." Bailey said trailing off.

"Yea." I said blushing under my bruises.

Angel squealed then said, "Aww, finally!"

"Whudd de ye mean?" Race asked suspicially.

"Aw come on Race," Spot said. "Id was obvious ye two were gonna get taggeda."

"It was?" he asked. He had obviously been oblivious to Jack, Spot, Angel, and Bailey.

"So I've hoid." I said. "Ok, back on de original topic..." I said changing the subject from me and Race. "Have ye actually talked ta dis Christina?"

"No were gonna meet up t'morrow." Spot said.

"Ok, sounds good." I said. "Now who wants te take me te de bathroom?"

Everyone laughed and Race picked me up to carry me there.