Governor's Daughter (A Mush Meyers Love Story)

Chapter 10: Disgusting

Mush and I went to the picture show. He paid for the tickets and we snuck into the top row of seats. I couldn’t believe I was doing this. I kept looking around for anyone I knew. I was paranoid. If word got back to my father, I would be dead and so would Mush. We watched the picture show. It was a really good movie about a girl being promised to another man but fell in love with a poorer man and ran away with him so they could be together, but then the poor man and the rich man got into a fight and they both died leaving the woman alone. I cried at the end, but I enjoyed the show. Mush and I walked out of the theater hand in hand.

                “Sappy movies always make me wanna barf,” Mush said.

                “Then why did you take me to go see it?” I asked.

                “’Cause chicks are supposed ta be inta dat kinda stuff. It just ain’t my scene.”

                “Aw, you sacrificed your sanity for me?”

                “Does answerin’ yes get me a kiss?”

                “Nice try, Newsie.”

                He laughed. We were about to walk out the front door when heard someone call my name. I turned around to see Grace standing a few feet away from me. He arms were folded in front of her chest and she looked angry and disappointed. I felt my heart start to beat faster as I let go of Mush’s hand. Grace walked up to us.

                “So this is why you’ve been ditching me for the past few weeks?” Grace said, “You’ve been going out with the scum of the street?”

                “You ain’t really a looker yaself, girly,” Mush snapped.

                “Shut up, street rat.”

                “Grace,” I said, “This isn’t what it looks like.”

                “You going on a date with a newsie? I think this is exactly what it looks like.”

                “Fine. So I dating a newsie? So what? They’re not bad. They’re not dangerous like we’ve all been thinking. Sydney was right. They’re just kids like us. They act liked us and think like us.”

                “They are not like us. We are well bred, educated children. They are dirty, thieving criminals. What the hell are you thinking dating one of them?”

                “Grace, you’re my best friend. You have to trust me.”

                “No, I don’t trust you. I want to save you, because I honestly think you’ve gone insane. Just wait until I tell your dad what you’re doing.”

                I grabbed her arm. “Don’t tell my dad. If you tell my dad, the word will get out and I will be ruined and so will my dad. He’s the governor. He has an image and so does his family. If people know his daughter was dating a newsie, how would that look? You’re not that heartless and you’re still my friend.”

                Grace looked from me to Mush. She narrowed her eyes at him. Then she looked back at me and pulled her arm back. I have never seen her look so angry. She stared at me. “Fine. I won’t tell him. But you better have a plan for this. I still think it’s disgusting.”

                “Thank you.”

                She walked pushed passed Mush and walked out the front door. I looked after her and sighed. Her mind would always be closed off. As long as I had known her, she was never an open minded person. Mush came behind me and put his hands on my shoulders.

                “Everythin’ is gonna be fine,” he said, “She’s ya friend. She won’t tell no one.”

                “I’m not so sure about that.”

                I grabbed Mush’s hand and we walked out of the front door of the theater.