A week had never gone by so fast in all of Blink's life. He'd kept himself busy, both on purpose and by chance, and had managed to keep Evie off his mind for the most part. But on Saturday, he found himself selling newspapers with Mush next to a church, where a big apparently to-do was going on.
"Wonder what's goin' on in there," Mush said over the sound of the bells as he handed a paper off to a man. Blink, not thinking, shrugged.
"Dunno. Looks like a big deal, though." Calling out the headline, Blink turned his back to the church just as the doors opened.
Mush looked over at the front steps of the cathedral, then walked over to Blink. "Let's go find us a new sellin' spot, huh?"
"What're you talkin' about, Mush?" Blink pocketed several coins. "There's lots of people here, we're makin' good money!"
"I just think we should go find somewhere else to sell," he said, taking Blink's arm.
"Have you lost your marbles?" He looked at Mush, laughing a little. "What's wrong with you today, pal?"
Blink turned around to call out the headlines again, then saw the couple coming down the front steps of the church. "Evie."
Evie stopped on the steps when she saw him, and started to wave, then stopped. They could see one another reminding themselves that it was over, and trying to ignore the fact. Forcing the biggest smile she could muster, Evie turned to her new husband and headed toward the waiting carriage.
Blink stood, frozen in his spot, letting his newspapers fall to the ground. Mush quickly picked them up, and slipped an arm around his friend's shoulder. "Come on, buddy," he said quietly. "Let's go home."
As Blink walked away, toward the lodging house, he decided he could no longer stay in New York.
A/N: Yet another ridiculously short chapter... I'm sorry for that, but this is an extremely importantevent and couldn't be thrown in with anything else. And I realize I said I was done for the day, but I'm seriously "in the zone" and can't stop. I have plans. Brace yourselves. Anyway, I hope you liked it. Please review! -Layne