Authors Note: Sorry it took me so long to update but here is chapter 5 and the chapter where Patience is introduced to Skittery. Please enjoy reading and I will update more as soon as I can.
I felt myself slowly come to a stop, it felt as though I had been carried all the way to the Brooklyn lodging house. I know that Oscar and Morris deserve whatever the newsies dish out to them but to me no one deserves to be left for dead on the side of the road. I slowly began to make my way up the stairs but was suddenly stopped by Spot and Lucky.
"Look dollface, de'se boys here dey ain't loik da Manhattaners dey'se got little respect foah goils loik you'se so stick ta da story and let dem tink dat you'se is moin or Luckys goil. if dey'se tink you'se is free den dey'se is gonna be all ova you'se." Spot looked at me aand waited for my response. I gave him a quick nod letting him know that I understood what he was saying then followed him to the door. It amazed me exactly how different these boys were. Instead of poker games or other things going on there were girls everywhere and boys fighting. No one noticed when I walked in the door behind Spot or they were completely ignoring us. I silently followed Spot with Lucky hot on our heels. Suddenly a loud whistle stopped us in our tracks.
"Yo Spot! Lucky where'd you'se get da babe from and when do we'se get our toin wid da dame?" A stocky balding newsie sneered towards me.
" Neva Eagle, neva now why don't you'se be da good little boidy dat you'se are and track down Skittery foah us. We'se got ta tawk ta him." Lucky said grinning at the boy, "Oh and Eagle with a face loik you'se dere aint a goil in da woild who would want da loiks of yoah."
The boy, Eagle glared daggers at Lucky before nodding and racing off to find that Skittery kid. I was beginning to feel sorry for anyone who had to deal with Spot and Lucky they were mean and heartless in my opinion. I continued to follow them up what seemed like nine or ten flights of stairs before we finally reached the top. An we were so top that we were basically in a sort of apartment right on top of thte roof.
"Dis is where you'se will sleep. It gets a little cold so I'se will have Skittery bring you'se a couple blankets when I'se send him up." With that Spot and Lucky left the room leaving me there on my own. I was kind of nervous at first it was small and cramped, good thing I wasnt claustraphobic or I would have freaked out. It was a comfortable little room with a nice bed that I decided to sit on. So that was exactly what I did I sat on the bed then began to drift off. I didn't have enough time to fall asleep before there was a light knock on the door. It was so light that I had barely heard it but luckily I did.
"Come in." I exclaimed suddenly embarrassed by my thick austrailian accent. The door opened and in walk a boy that made my breath catch in my chest. He was very sexy in an innocent sort of way. I mean you actually had to lay eyes on him to understand exactly what I meant. He was tall, probably about 5'11, he had light brown hair that had a slight wave and his eyes were the color of cinnamon sugar. "Hi my name is Leilana but everyone calls me Patience." I said greeting him, Trying to stop myself from drooling. The boy made his way towards me and held out his hand.
"My names is Ezekiel but everyone calls me Skittery." He smiled at me then reached down and gently closed my mouth with his hand. "You might want to be careful incase you catch a few flies, now that we know who we are lets get to know eachother better."
I nodded my head quickly I would really like to get to know this kid. He seemed nothing like the others. I felt like a kid on Christmas eve searching for presents that parents hid. Skittery seemed to me a mystery waiting to be solved.
"Yeah Skittery I would love to get to know you better. If it is ok I will tell you about myself then you can share about yourself. Lets see first and foremost to clear any and all confusion I'm from Sydney Austrailia, hence my accent. Lets see when I was young my brother and father were gunned down in our front yard. Not long after they died my mother remarried and the man was awfully abusive. Finally on my sixteenth birthday I was arranged to be married to Mitchell the father of Oscar and Morris. But as soon as I got off the boat I ran as fast as I could." As soon as I finished Skittery was looking at me sympathetically. I looked at him and tried to smile through tears encouraging him silently to tell me his story but he only shook his head and wrapped his arm around me.
"Just one sad story at a time."He whispered gently holding me closer and allowing me to cry into his chest. I felt as though it had been a long time since I had cried and that was exactly what I did I let the tears pour out. After what seemed like thirty minutes I finally dried my eyes and looked up at Skittery. But he didn't seem to notice that I was there he had a sort of far away look in his eyes and he was singing lightly. So lightly that I barely heard a word he said. It was as though he were lost in his own little world.
"Skittery." I whispered lightly shaking him to bring him back to reality.
"What? Oh sorry I sometimes go into sort of dazes and stuff, but if you stay long enough you will get used to it." He smiled and got up, as soon as he opened the door I noticed Lucky on the other side. Either that was perfect timing or Skittery knew he was there either way to was kind of freaky to me. Skittery nodded at Lucky before walking out the door without glancing my way once. I turned to Lucky who went into the room and motioned for me to sit on the bed.
"Befoah you'se say anything I'se is goin ta explain Skittery ta yoah. You'se see Skittery has been a poit of da newsies since he was a baby. Each leadah took toins taking care of him. But he has always been sick and believes he is meant to die soon. Skittery believes he is meant to live in misery and unhappiness. He doesn't get that everyone deserves a chance at life. He doesnt loik ta ge ta know people because he believes that if he gets to close dat dey would end up loik him and he doesn't want ta destroy anyone. Dat is why we'se wanted him ta meet you'se. We'se is hopin dat through you'se Skittery will find reason to continue. That through you'se Skittery will fall in love and have a reason to live, A reason to love and a reason to be happy.
Authors note: Well there you have it. Skittery finally shows up and guess what none of this chapter was planned. Don't worry i don't own newsies although i would love to have spot and skittery locked in my closet. Thank you to my only reviewer it means more than you think. these chapters might not seem long right now but they will get longer and there will be a few twists that will turn your hair gray. soooooooooo please REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW