Mary awoke to sun shining in from the window. She could hear like snores coming from Spot who was sitting in the chair with is head resting on his chest. Not wanting to wake him Mary sat up in bed and just stared straight ahead.
Suddenly the door to the room opened causing Mary to scream. Which in turned caused Spot to jump in his chair.
Thomas who had walked in the door chucked as he saw Spot jump, it wasn't very often that Spot was startled. "I see that you are up. And Spot was finally getting some sleep."
Thomas can further into the room and set a bowl of soup down on the table next to the bed. Gently he put his hand to Mary's head and smiled when he felt the fever gone. "Well your fever has broken, so you can have some soup. Eat it slowly so as not to upset your stomach. You should be able to get up and walk around for a little bit, but you are going to be weak and will still need to rest." Gently he set the bowl of soup in her lap.
Looking at Thomas, "Thank you, sir." Then to Spot "Why didn't you go to a bed to sleep?"
Before Spot could reply Thomas said, "Well you are in his bed." Then walked out of the room.
Taken back by this Mary just "Oh. I'm sorry. You should have moved me."
"It's alright. I'se could have gonna to the bunk room as well. Why don't you'se eat the soup." Spot stood up from the chair and walked towards the door. Looking back he could see Mary eating the soup. Before walking out the door said, "I'se gonna go talk to Thomas for a bit, but I'll be back." Then he closed the door behind him.
Thomas looked up when he heard footsteps coming down the stairs noticed it was Spot and went back to his work. When Spot made it down the steps he waked over to Thomas' desk and leaned up against.
"Do you'se think there's enough space for another bed in my room?"
Without looking up Thomas replied, "Why?"
"So Mary can have her own bed and I can have mine back. I told her when she was better I was gonna teach her who to sell papes. And I don't think she be comfortable with the guys in the bunk room."
"Yeah, there is room if we pushed it against the wall. You gonna look out for her?" Thomas knew that none of the boys in the lodge house would hurt her if Spot said not to, but Brooklyn is not the best of places to be.
"Don't I'se look out for all my newsies."
"Yeah, yeah. I will look for a bed this afternoon okay."
"Thanks Thomas." And with a small smile on his face Spot walked back up the stairs to his and soon to be Mary's room.
The sight that greeting Spot when he walked in his room was quite funny. The empty bowl sat in Mary's lap and her head rest on her chest as she had fallen asleep sitting up. Spot tip toed across the room and picked up the bowl from her lap to place it on the table. The weight being lifted from her lap was enough to wake Mary up.
Spot smiled down at her, "Do you want to go to the wash room and clean up and bit?"
"Yes, please."
Mary pushed the blankets aside and swung her legs over the side of the bed. With Spots help she stood up from the bed and slowly made their way to the door. From there they walked into the other room which contained bunk beds along each side of the room. As they walked further into the room Mary noticed a doorway leading into another room. It was into that room that Spot helped her walk. Upon entering this room Mary was confronted with several sinks and bathroom stalls.
Spot helped Mary into a stall where she was able to relieve herself. Then helped her to a sink so she could wash up. Standing near by in case she needed his help, but far enough away that Mary had some space to move.
"Thomas is gonna find a bed and move it into the room for you."
"Thank you, but he doesn't have to if it will cause trouble. I'se can sleep on the floor somewhere."
Spot hide his surprise well. She doesn't want to cause trouble so she'll sleep on the floor? "Nah it's alright."
Mary just nodded at Spot's last comment. She really didn't know what to think. In her head she could only see that she was causing trouble, just like with her uncle. But she didn't want to cause any more trouble by stating this again so she just finished washing up.
Spot knew that something was wrong. Mary's face had a troubled looked to and even though he didn't know her well, she was an open book to him. He would have to thing through what he said to her until he knew that she trusted him more. But in the middle of his thoughts a huge yawn escaped him.
Mary looked up from drying her hands at Spot's yawn. "You should get some sleep. Take the bed and I'll just lay down in the corner."
Coming to her side to help her back to the room Spot said, "Nah, you'se still sick, ya need the bed more than me."
"But it's you'se bed and you'se haven't been sleeping." Mary couldn't understand why Spot wanted her to have the bed. Her uncle would have beat her just knowing that she would want to sleep in a bed.
Spot knowing she would keep refusing him thought the only way to get her back in bed was to make a deal. "How's about you'se get the bed and I'se lay down in the bunk room. We'se could both get some sleep."
Mary seemed to think this over and they entered the bunk room and made their way slowly to Spot's room. "I'se guess."
"Good. I'se leave the door open in case you'se need me." The pair had made their way into Spot's room by now. Spot slowly helped Mary to lay back down on the bed.
Walking back towards the door Spot turned and said one final thing before letting Mary rest some more. "If you'se need me just yell. You'se ain't aloud out of bed."
Mary just nodded her head at this. Satisfied that Mary would call for him if needed, Spot smiled at her and walked out of the room into the bunk room. Mary watched him leave before closing her eyes and falling back into some much needed sleep.