A Newsie Story

Chapter 30

Morris's POV

I can't stop smiling even if I try to think of awful things. This is how things have gone for two days. I just float around the city with a stupid smile on my face. I haven't even gotten to see her. She has been asleep for two days. I decided to spend last night at Oscars house just to tell him everything. He was proud of me.

Whoever thought I could feel so different because of one girl? I never did. For so long I didn't want to get close to anyone for fear of them being murdered. The threat seems to be gone now. He hasn't shown his ugly face for almost a month now except to visit Wiesel that one time. As long as he stays away from her everything will be fine.

I also stayed at Oscar's house for the fact that Race looked as if he wanted to strangle me. He would've too if Davey hadn't have held him back. She told them I would imagine but I couldn't care less. I won. She chose me. I can't wait to see her again. We'll share a secret smile. Maybe she'll want to do it again too.

The park comes up in front of me. Why not go to the place where her and I really first connected after Race was an asshole? It's beautiful and it's like she is everywhere. She's in the trees whose leaves rustle from the breeze. She is in the birds who whistle little tunes. She is in every look between lovers because love is in everything she is.

Love is a funny word for me.

I don't love anyone at all except for her. She is the most marvelous creature that has ever lived. I love her with every fiber of my being. From the top of my head to the tips of my toes to the very corners of my soul! I hope this feeling never goes away. I hope I never stop loving her and I pray that she never stops loving me.

"How did I know I would find you here," says the voice of the devil himself behind me.

I turn around with every part of my body icy cold," How did I know that this wasn't over?"

"Because you aren't an idiot like the rest," the man says sitting down on a lovely park bench," Now come sit with me. We need to talk about some very important things."

All of my instincts say run but this has to do with Liv and I have to keep her safe. She's my Princess. I walk over carefully to sit beside the man. He isn't masked and his cold eyes watch me wearily. I'm not a little kid anymore and I've beaten him once before.

"You know I really hate you," He says looking me up and down now.

I smile back,"Da feelin is mutual. I jus need you'se to explain ta me why you'se went afta my family and now my goil."

"This will take a little explaining. Let's go back to 6 months before your goil was born. Her father, my brother, was living a great life. He had a lovely wife and already a handsome 2 year old son. Another child on the way even. The only issue he could possibly have was the fact that he had to fire people sometimes."

"Now your father was raising three children and he had a pretty good job. He seemed like a hard worker but hey times were tough. He got fired like many of the others. It didn't change the fact that he had a gun and wanted revenge. He also had some alcohol. That night he murdered Liv's father. My brother."

"I bet you didn't know that, eh?"

I didn't know that. He's Liv's uncle. My father was the one who took away Spot's and Liv's da. Liv didn't even know him. I shake my head indicating that I didn't know any of it.

"Thought not. Now do you think Liv or Spot would ever speak another word to you if they really knew what killed their father," He says smiling easily.

I whisper painfully,"They would hate me."

The man chuckles,"They would indeed. So the very next day I waltzed on over to your apartment. Beautiful little place. Your parents were so peacefully eating lunch. Your mother didn't even know of the blood on your fathers hands. So I showed her. I grabbed her hair and whispered in her ear about how she had a murderous husband. Then I made him watch as I slit her throat. "

"He cried out but I made him suffer for killing the one person who had always been there for me. I promised him I would make his children suffer just as much. Then I slit his throat just as you brats came in. I decided to kill off the eldest one. Why let her live? No use to me at all. "

" Now I could see real potential in you two. You would love so many people. I could torture them all. I could torture you through them and you would live a half life. Oscar handled everything so well. He picks women at random, uses them for what he wants, and leaves them. I've seen all his dates. I see love in his eyes so often but he never goes on second outing. I can't hurt him. "

" You handled it well at first. Never having compassion for a single person. Then I noticed you looking at a certain girl newsie after the strike. Oh look. I'll kill all of them now. It felt good every time. I knew I was killing you a little. Then the situation changed. I heard about the new leaders and I saw a new look in your eyes when you saw her. "

"Oh what a girl too. My teenage niece. A pretty little thing as well as being a whiny bitch. She took away the second most important thing in my life. I beat her one time at Christmas when I was drunk. She couldn't keep her mouth shut and told her mother. It got back to my wife and she left me. I had nothing and it was because of her and your father."

"So sweet that I had the opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. Kill her and ruin your whole life but I figured something out. I'm saw everything between you two, two days ago by the way.."

I let out a choked sound because I can't hold it anymore. He just laughs at me even more. How could he ruin every bit of happiness that I have ever had? Because of my damn father. I feel tears but not in front of this man. I say slowly,"So what do ya want?"

"I want you both to suffer but for you both to live. If you don't promise to do what I say I will kill her. Now I only ask you to do a very simple thing. I want you to tell her that it didn't mean a thing, that you never loved her, it was just for your pleasure and nothing more. I want you to move out of the house and don't speak to her unless you have to. Break her heart or I will kill her and tell her how your father killed her own. Are we clear," He asks standing up and offering his hand.

I talk the hand with a grip that could break bone,"We are clear."

"We are clear sir," the man says gripping my hand just as hard."

"We are clear sir."

And just like that my heart breaks into a million pieces. How can I do this? It's the only way to save her life so I'll have to. The first sob escapes me as I sink to the ground. I have to get home. No one can see me like this.

"Oh and don't tell anyone. She never needs to know."

Then he leaves. Not another word.

*HEY GUYS! IM BACK!!! I AM SO VERY SORRY THAT IT TOOK SO LONG BUT I AM BACK AND I AM GOING TO FINISH THIS UP IN AN EPIC WAY! BE READY FOR THE NEXT CHAPTERS.*