I standing outside the boarding house when I saw him. Spot walking down the street with some of his friends. He didn't notice me but I noticed him. He walked into the boarding house. I was angry and bothered when I saw him, but happy and existed too. He'd lied to me about nothing being wrong! But than again he may have had good reason... What was wrong? I had to know! I waited for about five minutes after they went into the house. I knew where they would be. There was one private room in the hole house. It didn't belong to any particular newsie. So it was used for meetings and war councils. But war councils where just meetings during "wars" like the strike.

I snuck up the stairs. I made my way to the room. But I was shocked to see Racetrack with his ear pressed to the door. I put my hand on his shoulder.

"Racetrack, what are you doing here?"

"What are you doing here?" He said smiling. Looked like he forgot about last night.

"Whats happening?"

"Talking about Steel."

What? Who was Steel?

"Who?"

"You don't know?" He asked shocked.

"Apparently..."

"Well..." He said looking around "A few months ago Steel was second in command in Brooklyn. He was fine but than he didn't like the way things were being run. He thought he should be first in command not Spot... Steel started making up these plans. Word got around to Spot. And he didn't take the whole your best friend is going to overthrow you thing so well. So Spot beat the crap out of Steel and said he had a week to get out of Brooklyn. Now Steel is in the Bronx. And he is the leader of the Bronx newsies. He wants revenge..."

I feel my chest tighten. Why didn't Spot tell me?

"The king of Brooklyn is having his downfall." He said.

"And so... he wants us to be apart of this... war?" I said weakly.

He nodded. He must have seem the worry in my eyes because he raps his arm around me.

"Whats going to happen Race? Whats going to happen if we lose?" I whimper.

"I-I don't know."

I feel hot tears coming to my eyes.

"What we getting into?"

"It will be fine." He said wiping away my tears. "Don't worry!"

He let me go. I sat down on my bunk. What the hell was going to happen? This could be the end of not just Spot but Jack! It could be the end of all of us... Thank god for Race! That was it I had to tell Racetrack about last night.

"I need to tell you... Last night-"I started.

"Thanks Jacky-boy I owe you one." I heard behind me.

I turned around and saw Spot Conlon walking out of the room with Jack some other Manhattan newsies and newsies from Brooklyn.

"Don't worry about in Spot." Jack said.

I feel heat go to my face. Spot saw me. He flashed me a smile and a wink. But it wasn't the smile I'd come to love but the one like on the docks I didn't think much of it... I felt like I knew him and the way he'd acted on the dock wasn't him. That I knew.

"Hey Sweet face." He said.

"Hey Spot."

He walked out of the room with one last glance back.

"Since when are you to so close?" Race asked.

I'd completely forgotten he was with me!

"Since never." I said.

"Oh Okay..." He said.

"Jack!" I called "What happened?"

"Do you know the backstory?"

I nodded.

"We're in." Jack said.

I felt my heart drop! What the hell was happening? I looked at Race then to Jack... I needed someone to talk to. I needed a girl though. I knew where to go.

"Hey guys I'm going out. I'll be back in a few hours." I said getting off my bunk.

"Where are you going?" Jack asked.

"Out." I said.

"Be back soon." Jack told me.

"I will. Bye Jack! Bye Race!" I said.

I left the boarding house and started walking until I reached the backstage door of the Irving Hall (where she preformed). I opened it and peaked in.

"Medda?" I called "Medda it's me Faith!"

I stepped in. Maybe she is in her dressing room. I made my way through the racks of costumes, prop tables and everything in between to get to Medda's dressing room. I knocked on the door.

"Hello?" I heard through the door.

"Medda it's Faith. I need some girl advice!" I said.

And just like that the door swung open and Medda stood there in the door.

"Well come in! Come in!" She cheered. She seemed happy to see me.

"Thanks Medda! I really needed someone to talk to right now." I said looking around her dressing room. I'd always loved this room. I had a velvet couch and velvet chairs to mach. A large white vanity. My favorite was the large full lenth mirror in the corner.

"Sit, sit." she said.

I sat down on the red velvet couch.

"So how have things been?" She asked as she sat next to me on the couch.

"Not very good Medda..." I said.

"Well whats wrong?" She asked.

Where should I start? I wondered. I told her the entire story from Spot on the dock, to the note in my pocket, to last night, to that day.

"Well do you?" Medda asked.

"Do I what?"

"Love Spot?" She asked.

I took a deep breath. I wasn't sure... Well I did blush when ever I saw him... I liked his smile and his eyes... I liked talking to him... But it wasn't how anyone said love would be, so I didn't know... How did I answer that?

"I don't know..."

"Well what about this Steel? What do you think he will do?"

"Well if I were him I would try and recruit other boroughs. Thats the smart thing to do when doing this sort of thing."

She nodded.

"Medda what about Race... When ever Spot is near me he well... you know..." I said. This was something that was really starting to bother me. He would just act so odd and it made me worried for him.

"I think he's just trying to protect you. You hated Spot, he'd flirt with you, bother you. So Race is just watching out for you."

"I've thought of that, but I don't think so... I've seen Race protective but this is different."

Medda paused, thinking it through. She knew Race and knew that wasn't him.

"Your right. Racetrack doesn't act like that. Maybe..."

She paused.

"No that wouldn't make sense." She said to her self.

"What?" I asked.

"No it was stupid!"

"What is it? Please! I'm desperate!" I begged.

"Fine just don't laugh! I was just thinking maybe Race... loves you?"

I nearly bursted out in laughter! But for Medda sake I held it in.

"No offense but..." I started.

"Oh crazy right?" She chirped.

We both bursted out laughing.

"Thanks Medda, I needed this." I said.

"Oh anytime!" She said wrapping me in a hug.

I got up to go but then turned back around.

"Medda could I just ask you for a favor?"