Sorrow sighed. This was killing her. Ani's words kept playing over in her head. she reached his apartment and pounded on the door. She rolled her eyes. "Great what if he's at woik!"
"Come in, it's open!" Oscar yelled out from his place on the couch. He could barely move. He had been found by Morris and lied a bit, saying that a bunch of newsies had him cornered, and Morris had taken him home.
Sorrow slowly pushed the door open. He didn't sound to good. She walked in and looked over at the couch. "Oscar!" She shouted running over. "Oh my God!"
Oscar groaned a little when he saw Sorrow. He really didn't want her to see him like this, and he didn't want to have to explain. "It's alright, I'm fine," Oscar said right after wincing in pain.
Sorrow bit her bottom lip. "Honey, you don't look alright." She said coming over a little closer. She stared at him, she shook her head. "Who did dis to you!"
Oscar groaned a bit more. "You're little pal Klutzy caught me a little off guard last night. It probably didn't help much that I was a bit drunk, though" he said.
Sorrow sat down on the edge of the coffee table. She smacked herself in the face. "Klutzy!! Damn it!" she shook her head. "He's gonna get it... I"m so sorry...I i'm soo so soooo sorry." She said trying not to cry.
"It's alright, it's okay," he said, wondering if she had been told about his "secret". She probably did know, knowing how the newsies worked. They didn't keep secrets like that.
Sorrow shook her head. "No it's not. It's my fault he was after you and to make mattahs worse it was my fault you were drunk!"
"Nah, it's not," he said. "None of dis is your fault."
Sorrow sighed. She wasn't use to him being this way, a way she couldn't figure out exactly was. She sighed again. "You know it is I'se really sorry. I don't know why he did it..."
"Da SOB kept sayin stuff like dat I didn't treatcha right. He wouldn't believe me when I kept on sayin dat I loved ya," he said.
Sorrow's mouth dropped open. "What?! He knows you do!! what da..." She shook her head. "He's got a few screws loose."
Oscar gave her a small smile. "Maybe da SOB did have some humanity. "I hope she doesn't know about me bein in Blade's gang," he thought silently.
Sorrow tried to smile back. "Can I do anything to help you?? Cause I need to...I..." She sighed.
"You need ta what?" he asked.
Sorrow sighed. "I need to be here for you. For everything...whatever happens I've gotta be by your side to help you. To nurse you back to health..."
Oscar gave her a faint smile. "I don't think dere's much you could do," he said. "Uh, listen Sorrow. Dere's some people comin by heah soon, so ya may not wanna stick around too long," he said nervously, hoping that they wouldn't come when she was there.
Sorrow sat back a little. "Okay...so you want me to leave then?? Okay I can deal with that, if its what you want. I mean...you know..." She started to stand up.
"No, no. It's not that I want ya ta leave, it's just...." he trailed off. He didn't want Blade to get her involved with anything.
Sorrow nodded. "Yeah I understand...well no I don't but...Can I come by later maybe? Bring you something?" She asked pulling her hair from her suspenders.
He frowned, hating making her go away like this. "Of course ya can come by later sweet face, and I'll make it up ta ya, I promise," he said.
Sorrow smiled. "Okay what time will dey be gone?? So I won't come with dem here?" She asked. Oscar gestured for her to come closer, he whispered in her ear.
Sorrow smiled and nodded. "Kay, sounds great to me." She walked over and gently leaned down, kissing his forhead. "I love you." She said.
Oscar looked into her eyes. "I love you too. Thanks for stoppin by!" he said.
Sorrow nodded and grinned. "you're welcome. See ya in a bit." She said. Walking towards the door.
"See ya," he said.
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About 30 minutes later there was a knock on the door and it was sure da heck was not dominos!
"Come in!" Oscar yelled. "It's open!"
Two burly men came walking in. The shorter one spoke up first. "See Blade it's was true!"
"So it was...." Blade replied.
"SO whaddya gonna do about it???" He asked. "I mean...you know."
Blade walked over to Oscar. "So, we heard you got soaked by a couple of newsies, huh?" he asked.
"Uh, yeah, I did. But dere was a bunch of dem and dey ganged up on me and-"
"And what did they want?"
Oscar winced. He had wished he would just leave it alone. "Dey wanted ta know if I had done da thing to da flushing goil!" he replied.
The shorter guy pulled a face. "why would dey care if you did?" He asked.
"I don't know, how was I supposed ta know? Dey just did!" Oscar said.
"And what did you tell them?" Blade asked, getting in his face.
"Well, dey was gonna kill me or somethin-" Oscar started.
"What did you tell dem?" he asked, cutting Oscar off again.
Oscar gulped. "I just told da one dat was stranglin me dat it was for me woik."
"And dat's it?" Blade asked, putting his hand on his infamous knife he always had with him.
Oscar realized he better tell them, or he may not live. "I just told dem dat it was for your gang. But I can explain! See, it was about me girlfriend," he said, mumbling the word "girlfriend".
"I thought we had an undahstandin heah about not tellin about dis thing!" Blade said, outraged.
"I know, but dey aint gonna tell nobody or nothin..." he said. "Dey're just stupid newsies, da cops hate 'em anyways!"
Blade shook his head, a violent look in his eye. "If we get found out at all by da cops, I'm gonna huntcha down, and have your head. "Now Oscar, I'd really hate ta cutcha loose like dat, cuz you got great potential. And since ya did such a good job wit da flushing girl, and
you'se already pretty bad off as it is, I'se not gonna hoit ya no more, after I do dis," he said as he punched him hard in the face, and then in the stomach, and kicked him where it counted.
Oscar cried out in pain.
"I think my work here is done," Blade said. "Oh, and Oscar. Ya bettah be ready for anuddah job in a few days, cuz I got one lined up special for you," he said with an evil laugh. "Come on Dagger. Let's get outta heah," Blade added, as he headed to the door.
Dagger quickly followed after him slamming the door behind him.
"Come in, it's open!" Oscar yelled out from his place on the couch. He could barely move. He had been found by Morris and lied a bit, saying that a bunch of newsies had him cornered, and Morris had taken him home.
Sorrow slowly pushed the door open. He didn't sound to good. She walked in and looked over at the couch. "Oscar!" She shouted running over. "Oh my God!"
Oscar groaned a little when he saw Sorrow. He really didn't want her to see him like this, and he didn't want to have to explain. "It's alright, I'm fine," Oscar said right after wincing in pain.
Sorrow bit her bottom lip. "Honey, you don't look alright." She said coming over a little closer. She stared at him, she shook her head. "Who did dis to you!"
Oscar groaned a bit more. "You're little pal Klutzy caught me a little off guard last night. It probably didn't help much that I was a bit drunk, though" he said.
Sorrow sat down on the edge of the coffee table. She smacked herself in the face. "Klutzy!! Damn it!" she shook her head. "He's gonna get it... I"m so sorry...I i'm soo so soooo sorry." She said trying not to cry.
"It's alright, it's okay," he said, wondering if she had been told about his "secret". She probably did know, knowing how the newsies worked. They didn't keep secrets like that.
Sorrow shook her head. "No it's not. It's my fault he was after you and to make mattahs worse it was my fault you were drunk!"
"Nah, it's not," he said. "None of dis is your fault."
Sorrow sighed. She wasn't use to him being this way, a way she couldn't figure out exactly was. She sighed again. "You know it is I'se really sorry. I don't know why he did it..."
"Da SOB kept sayin stuff like dat I didn't treatcha right. He wouldn't believe me when I kept on sayin dat I loved ya," he said.
Sorrow's mouth dropped open. "What?! He knows you do!! what da..." She shook her head. "He's got a few screws loose."
Oscar gave her a small smile. "Maybe da SOB did have some humanity. "I hope she doesn't know about me bein in Blade's gang," he thought silently.
Sorrow tried to smile back. "Can I do anything to help you?? Cause I need to...I..." She sighed.
"You need ta what?" he asked.
Sorrow sighed. "I need to be here for you. For everything...whatever happens I've gotta be by your side to help you. To nurse you back to health..."
Oscar gave her a faint smile. "I don't think dere's much you could do," he said. "Uh, listen Sorrow. Dere's some people comin by heah soon, so ya may not wanna stick around too long," he said nervously, hoping that they wouldn't come when she was there.
Sorrow sat back a little. "Okay...so you want me to leave then?? Okay I can deal with that, if its what you want. I mean...you know..." She started to stand up.
"No, no. It's not that I want ya ta leave, it's just...." he trailed off. He didn't want Blade to get her involved with anything.
Sorrow nodded. "Yeah I understand...well no I don't but...Can I come by later maybe? Bring you something?" She asked pulling her hair from her suspenders.
He frowned, hating making her go away like this. "Of course ya can come by later sweet face, and I'll make it up ta ya, I promise," he said.
Sorrow smiled. "Okay what time will dey be gone?? So I won't come with dem here?" She asked. Oscar gestured for her to come closer, he whispered in her ear.
Sorrow smiled and nodded. "Kay, sounds great to me." She walked over and gently leaned down, kissing his forhead. "I love you." She said.
Oscar looked into her eyes. "I love you too. Thanks for stoppin by!" he said.
Sorrow nodded and grinned. "you're welcome. See ya in a bit." She said. Walking towards the door.
"See ya," he said.
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About 30 minutes later there was a knock on the door and it was sure da heck was not dominos!
"Come in!" Oscar yelled. "It's open!"
Two burly men came walking in. The shorter one spoke up first. "See Blade it's was true!"
"So it was...." Blade replied.
"SO whaddya gonna do about it???" He asked. "I mean...you know."
Blade walked over to Oscar. "So, we heard you got soaked by a couple of newsies, huh?" he asked.
"Uh, yeah, I did. But dere was a bunch of dem and dey ganged up on me and-"
"And what did they want?"
Oscar winced. He had wished he would just leave it alone. "Dey wanted ta know if I had done da thing to da flushing goil!" he replied.
The shorter guy pulled a face. "why would dey care if you did?" He asked.
"I don't know, how was I supposed ta know? Dey just did!" Oscar said.
"And what did you tell them?" Blade asked, getting in his face.
"Well, dey was gonna kill me or somethin-" Oscar started.
"What did you tell dem?" he asked, cutting Oscar off again.
Oscar gulped. "I just told da one dat was stranglin me dat it was for me woik."
"And dat's it?" Blade asked, putting his hand on his infamous knife he always had with him.
Oscar realized he better tell them, or he may not live. "I just told dem dat it was for your gang. But I can explain! See, it was about me girlfriend," he said, mumbling the word "girlfriend".
"I thought we had an undahstandin heah about not tellin about dis thing!" Blade said, outraged.
"I know, but dey aint gonna tell nobody or nothin..." he said. "Dey're just stupid newsies, da cops hate 'em anyways!"
Blade shook his head, a violent look in his eye. "If we get found out at all by da cops, I'm gonna huntcha down, and have your head. "Now Oscar, I'd really hate ta cutcha loose like dat, cuz you got great potential. And since ya did such a good job wit da flushing girl, and
you'se already pretty bad off as it is, I'se not gonna hoit ya no more, after I do dis," he said as he punched him hard in the face, and then in the stomach, and kicked him where it counted.
Oscar cried out in pain.
"I think my work here is done," Blade said. "Oh, and Oscar. Ya bettah be ready for anuddah job in a few days, cuz I got one lined up special for you," he said with an evil laugh. "Come on Dagger. Let's get outta heah," Blade added, as he headed to the door.
Dagger quickly followed after him slamming the door behind him.