Author's note: Hey guys. Sorry this update took so long.. my mom had a baby, and things have been hectic. You know how it gets with an infant around and a 4 yr. Old sister haha… well onto the chapt.

Disclaimer: u all should know by now that no one is gonna sue us for this stuff. Kiki isn't mine.

Part 2.

Chapt. 6

Boys lodging house

I stared straight ahead, motionless, as Kloppman put rubbing alchohol on my cuts. I had no broken bones, but Skittery had a broken rib. After Kloppman agreed that I wasn't hurt too badly, I walked up the stairs to the sleeping room. I silently walked over to the windows and stared out at the lively streets of New York.

Skittery (with Mush's help) came over. He put his hand on my shoulder.

"Echo—" He began. I shoved his hand off my shoulder and started up to the roof.

"Don't touch me." I said coldly without looking back. Skittery stuck his head out of the window and looked up at me.

"Dammit Echo! I'm tryin' ta help ya, I'm tryin' ta be there for ya. But your makin' it really hard." Skittery said angrily. I didn't answer.

"Well, if ya need me, ya know where I'll be." Skittery paused, waiting for me to answer. When I didn't, he pulled his head back into the lodging house and shut the window.

At newsgirl's lodging house

As soon as we got back to the Mill Street Lodging house, I rinsed my face and went to bed. Once the other newsgirls thought I was asleep, they began to talk amongst themselves.

"What are we gonna do about Echo?" I heard Amuse say.

"I dunno, she's takin' dis whole thing harder den any of us." Kiki said.

"She'll come around. She's only feelin' sorry for herself. But right now, we'se gotta get ready for Timid's funeral." Arrow said.

"What funeral? We don't have any money ta have a funeral." Kiki said sadly.

"Yea, but Jack happens ta know a priest. Ya know Jack, he's got so many connections, ask him for anything, an' he'll probably be able ta talk ta some guy and get it for ya. So we just have ta have a memorial spot. Where was her favorite place in da whole woild?" Arrow asked.

"Da park. She laoved ta watch everyone; everything. She always made me stop an' look at da nature an' beauty of everything. She always thought every one took nature's beauty for granted." Bitter said. Out of all 8 of us, Bittersweet was the closest to Timid.

"So it'll be there. We'll pick a tree or something." Mac said.

"TIME FOR BED GIRLS!" Mrs. Alesandro (our Kloppman) yelled from downstairs.

"Good night!" Mac went towards her bunk.

"Night!"

"Night."

"G'night'

After each of the girls said their good nights, kiki said quietly, "G'night Timid. We miss ya."