Princess of Brooklyn

Chapter 4

~TIME SKIP (2 weeks later)~

The next morning, I woke up and changed. I put on my blue plaid shirt, jeans, and my black suspenders.

I went to the kitchen and said mornin' to mama and papa. Mama was cookin' breakfast, but I was runnin' late. I put on my gives and jacket, grabbed a few pieces of toast, said goodbye, and ran out the door.

As I hopped down the steps, Cricket stopped me.

"Hey!" I said, offering her a piece of toast.

"Mornin'!" She bit into the toast.

We ran down the street, going to the circulation buildin'. All of the sudden, a voice scared us.

"Boo!" It was Ace.

Cricket wasn't surprised, but I shrieked.
"What's the matter with ya?!" I punched him in the shoulder.

He laughed and put his arms around us. I giggled, too. I gave him the piece of toast and he thanked me.

We made our way to the circulation building and Flick asked me where we where.

"We were runnin' a bit late. No worries." I told him. Cricket and Ace followed me up to Mr. Adams.

"Hi, Mr. Adams!" I smiled. He sarcastically smiled.

"How many?" He sneered.

"100 papes." I said.

"100 pass for the princess." The boy standing next to 'em handed me my papes.

"Have a nice day, Miss." He smiled.

"Thank ya." I stood aside and waited for Cricket to get her papes.

"The usual!" She slammed her money on the table.

"70 papes!" He yelled.

Cricket and I walked down the steps, talking about the boy starin' at me.

"He was totally checkin' ya out!" She giggled.

"Was not! He was just bein' sweet." I defended myself.

"Sure he was. Especially-" she was cut off by a girl, yellin' her head off.

"Acey! Oh Acey!" She yelled. I finally saw who was yellin'. All the boys stopped and stared at her.

She looked like a scabber. She had perfect, red, curly hair and was wearing a beautiful purple dress. It looked like it was made out of pure silk. Her white heels clicked and she tried to run through the crown of boys.

"Amelia?! What are ya doin' here?" Ace said.

She ran up to him and kissed him on the lips.

Yeah! The lips!

My jaw had dropped and it felt like my heart stopped beating. A few minutes after suckin' his face off, she stopped. Red lipstick marks smeared across his mouth.

"Hi!" She beamed.

"W- what are ya doin' here?" He stuttered.

"Well, I missed ya, so I decided to visit! Isn't it great!"She squealed like a pig.

"Yeah! Wow..." He looked kinda happy, but sad and shocked.

I almost cried right then and there, but I walked off before I could. The boys were still standin' in the same place, shocked. They all knew that I liked Ace, but never said anything on my terms.

"What are ya starin' at? Let's sell some papes!" Cricket exclaimed.

A tear escaped my eye, so I ran down an alleyway. Cricket ran after me. Anger built up inside me, and I freaked out. Everyone may call me 'Princess' but I have a temper like my father.

"He's with someone else?!" I yelled, kicking over stacked boxes.

"Nikki? Please calm down!" She pleaded. I threw a glass bottle at the wall, and it shattered.

"Calm down! He isn't worth it!" She continued.

"Calm down?! I really liked him, Cricket! And now I find out he's been with some scabber?!" I begin to breathe quickly. My mind is a jumble.
I pull out my pocketknife.

"Nikki? What are ya doin'?" She asked, slowly walking towards me.

"Maybe if I get into an 'accident', he'll care about me." I slowly put the knife to my wrist.

"No Nikki! Help! Somebody! Help!" Cricket yells and then runs towards me. She tackles me but I push her off, now threatening both of our lives.

*Cricket's POV

Nikki started to cut her wrist and I screamed for help. Without blinking, I ran over to her and tackled her. She pushed me off and pointed the knife at me. Finally, Specs and Pie-Eater ran down the alleyway. Specs tackled her again and Pie-Eater took the knife away from her.

"What's wrong with ya?" Specs asked Nikki. She didn't answer. She looked like a ghost.

I was helped up by Pie-Eater and I immediately walked over to her. She started to cry and I hugged her.

"Shh, shh. Don't worry. I have an idea." I grinned.

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