here it is!...
Chap. 8
It took me longer than usual to sell even half of my papes. Partly because of how distracted I was thinking about what I was going to do about Dolly. Mush had just decided it would be easier for him to take some of my papes to sell for me.
We finished later than usual, around 1:30. We went to Tibby's for lunch, but none of the newsies were there. Since it was so late, I didn't really expect them. We ate a quick lunch, and then went back to the Lodging House to see what everyone was up to.
I walked upstairs to the bunk room. I knew that no one would probably be there, because they were all downstairs playing poker. I could hear someone in the washroom, and it sounded like crying. In fact, it sounded just like-
"Dolly!" I said.
I waited in the bunk room for her to get done getting dressed. When she walked out, she looked startled to see me standing there waiting for her to come out. She looked at me for a second like she was going to say something, but then she shut her mouth and stopped. As she started to walk away I knew I had to say something.
"Wait!" I said after her, "I'm sorry that I made you'se so mad when I said dat David was a walkin' mouth."
She slowly turned around and looked at me. Then she smiled a little bit and said, "It's fine, I guess I was feeling homesick. Being in da wrong year is hard work sometimes!" she said.
I asked her, "Is dat why you was crying?" she looked at me sadly and nodded.
"You heard dat?"
This time I nodded. "Yea, but don't worry. I've been homesick a bunch of times since we'se been here, but think of how much fun we're havin'!" she laughed at that. "And you'se has David who cares lots 'bout you, too."
Then she got serious. "But, Sweets." Dolly asked, "how are we gonna get back?"
"Truthfully?" I asked. She nodded, "I really don't know… but I do know that somehow we will." I said.
We went to go downstairs to see all of the others, but Dolly stopped me on the steps.
"Hey Sweets," she said, "thanks."
"Forget about it." I said as I stuck my hand out for her to shake it. Instead, she gave me a gigantic hug. We then walked down the steps and went to play poker.
so yes, that conflict is now solved! don't you just feel so much better! haha
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