"Spot, honestly...What were you thinking, she could get really ill!" Sarah screamed. Spot jumped, causing Dora to wake up."I told Jack not to trust you, but he said you were good with children." She said takeing Dora out of Spot's hands. She coddled the baby and walked away from the stunned boys. Spot glared at her, then he turned to Jack.

"Last time I do you a favor, I watched your stinky kid and then your goil goes and cusses at me. Oh shes a keeper." Spot said storming off, he walked past Sarah and walked into his small room.

"Look, shes a little upset, we've all been working hard ok?" Jack pleaded following. Spot plopped down on a wooden crate and picked up a newspaper, which he pretended to read. "come on, shes sorry. I'm sorry." Jack said paceing, "Hey, race track and a couple of the boys are goona be playin cards tonight,you comming?" Jack said, he paused in the doorway.

"Yeah, i'm comming."Spot said, Jack walked out of the house and left Spot alone to stew, which he did.

latter that night

"I raise yo ten cents." Race track said putting his money the the pile. Five boys sat around a makeshift table inside the boys lodgeing house. Spot had already won two dollers, but he couldn't stop, he looked over at Race and smiled.
"I see yo ten and raise you fifteen!" he said moveing his coins into the middle, the rest of the players had quit far before this, and were now watching the two boys battle this one out. Race shifted in his seat nerviously then he layed his cards down,
"I fold." he said and it seemed as if the entire room breathed at once. Spot grinned at Race and then at the other boys, he pulled his money in and then slipped it all into his pocket.
"I'm out guys, been real nice." He said standing up, Racetrack's face twisted in anger.
"You have to give me a chance to win my money back!" He shouted standing up, the other boys tensed up and also rose.
"I don't have to do anything, I gotta go see a girl about a burger." He said flipping a nickle at Racetrack and walking away. Next thing Spot knew he was tackled to the ground, gropeing about for some peice of whoever was on top of him, he felt a punch to the back of the head and hear shouting. Suddenly Race was lifted off of him and he got up. "You better curb your temper Race, or were goona have a problem." Spot said straighning his clothing and picking up his hat, "A big one." Jack walked inbetween the boys and held out his hand to Spot.
"Listen, don't worry none about him, he just hates to lose money. Sorry about the fight, need someone to eat with?" He asked trying to amend things between the boys gangs. Spot nodded and spit in his hand, he shook Jacks and then smiled.
"I'm going to eat at Pap's, whos joining me." Spot said walking away. All the boys stood up and followed, it was a short walk to Pap's and it was a warm night, the stars were bright the moon nearly full and the breeze smelled of Lilac.
"So, what chya think of the Newsie goil?" Jack said tossing a baseball up in the air and catching it. Spot thought a moment then caught the ball midair.
"Haven't met her, Though I hear shes a looker. Think she will be at Pap's?" He mused, he needed a new girl. Spot would never admit it, but he was jelious of Jack and Sarah. Pap's diner was lit up at the end of the block, some of the boys were play fighting, others were singing some tunes, and some of them were just talking, but some how by the time they all were standing outside Pap's Diner Door they were well behaved gentlmen. That was because everyone knew that you acted your best at Pap's it was good cheap food, and if you acted stupid you would be banned for life. Spot held his hand up, and everyone's volume lowered. He put a hand on the door and pushed it open. A slight jingle announched the boys arrival, Spot looked around for a booth, and there sitting with Allison and who he assumed was Anna was Caitlin. Spot stopped dead in his tracks and froze. . .

SARAH:UPDATED! and i have more time to write now so I will be writting more.