"Why Basket, I would never do such a thing! It's just… So dirty! I mean, maybe before I became a Newsgirl… That could drive me to the boarding house, but, well, we are just all so clean, and, and moral!"
Basket was laughing. "I wasn't talking about whoring!"
Spark blinked. "You weren't?"
"No! Of course not! Come with me. I'll show you."
Still wary, Spark followed. They made their way through the city, through winding alleys and crumbling staircases, to places Spark bet that none of the newsies had been in. After nearly two hours of walking, they stopped in front of an old house. The windows were boarded, and the door was only on one of the hinges. Spark looked the house up and down. "Are you sure this isn't a brothel? I meant what I said…"
"Of course it isn't, now come on." Basket tugged on Spark's arm, leading her inside. When they got inside the door, Spark gasped. It was completely different than it looked on the outside. Much nicer. She almost said something when a man in a fur coat and gold teeth with a cane and a feathered had came towards them, but decided against it.
"I believe you ladies are here to see the great Miss Heidi." He gestured towards a staircase, and the two girls headed up.
"Right, when we get up there, let me do the talking, because Heidi Fleiss is a mean one." Spark gulped, and nodded. As they approached the top, Spark was almost knocked out by the smell of cooking meat. She ignored it at they pushed on. Basket opened the door, and Spark gasped. She had never seen such a sight in her life. All around her was meat, and cutlery, and things that reminded her of restaurant. Unfased, Basket went up to the woman in the chair. They spoke between themselves for a moment, and Heidi called her over.
"I understand you are in a bit of a spot, my dear. Tell me, what do you think I can do for you?"
"Well, you see, I don't really know. Basket didn't tell me why I was coming here…"
Heidi nodded slowly, and rolled her head back. She sat that way in silence for several minutes.
"Very well. I can tell you why you are here. You can feel free to say no, but remember, if you say yes, there is no turning back." Spark took a deep breath and nodded.
"What is it?" she said, half dreading the answer.
"I can turn you into a cheeseburger."
Omgz cliffhanger! What will she pick?