Not Want, But Need (A Racetrack Higgins Love Story) COMPLETED

Chapter 22: Secrets

Meg P.O.V.
Ace takes my hand and walks me to the Brooklyn lodging house. I've been debating this question all day. Why the hell am I here? I know that something is going on and know Spot won't tell me.

"Ace?" He turns to me, brown hair slipping out of his cap. "Yeah Meg?"
I put my hand out in front of Ace and stop, as a carriage rolls by. "Thanks," he mumbles.

"Yeah, well, why am Ise hea?" I ask him. It seemed to take him off guard. "Jack told me not ta tell youse."

Ugh. I feel like I'm not allowed to know anything, and I'm like an outsider! "Why is everyone saying that? First Jack, and now you?" He sighs. "Meg, youse don't understand that something very important is going on and-"

"Ise know that something is going on! But I am 15 and can take care of meself!" I try to calm myself down and sink my nails into my palm. Ace takes my hand and stops walking, "Meg, dontcha do dat." He slowly removes one finger from my palm one at a time. I look up at him. He does it with my other hand too.

I glare at him. He gives me a calming, welcoming... stare (?) I step back, and pull my hand away from him. "Please, Ace. What is so important that I can't know?" I ask him in a quiet voice. He sighs again.

"Meg, Ise wanna tell youse, but, but, Ise gotta follow me orders." He looks away and starts walking again. "Well, if youse not gonna tell me... Does Race knows I'm hea?"

I think I hear him mumble something like, "Race is gone too." 

I try to drop the subject. But Race keeps on jumping back into my mind. "Can Ise at least VISIT 'hattan soon?"

"Can youse at least shut ya trap any time soon?" I stop. "Ise don't understand anything anymore!" I yell, "Nobody's telling me what's going on and Ise don't like being kept in the dark!"

Ace growls. "Ise understand that youse don't like being kept in the dark but heck, nobody does! And maybe it's the best for youse! And maybe, something good may come out of it in the end! So jus keep walking, we have one more block."

My stomach grumbles and I don't realize how hungry I was until now.

At the Brooklyn lodging house...

"Fin'lly, wese got ta our destination!" Ace slaps his hands together. "Now c'mon, get inside!" I shoot a mean look at him and walk in first, holding the door for Ace.

The Brooklyn Lodging House looks just like how I left it. "Eh! Couldn't stay away huh?" Muddy and Pip walk forward as the others stop and stare. "Heya Meg, ise sorry for-"*SLAP* "...okay, ise deserve that." and Pip walks to the back of the room. I smirk. I hug Muddy. "Ise sorry yall, is everyone okay? Youse know?"

Sniffy walks forward, "Yeah, wese doin alright. Two in da hospital, they'se bein released soon. How bou youse?" "Ise dunno, cause somebody," I point to Ace, "doesn't wanna tell me what the hell is goin on." Ace rolls his eyes.

Ace slaps his hands together again. "How bou Ise show ya ta your room?" He asks. "The same one Ise had last time?" "Yeah," I nod my head and everyone laughs.

My eyes widen. "No!" I turn back to Ace who laughs with everyone else. "I REFUSE to sleep wit Spot! That sonuva-"

"Hey hey hey, not good ta call someone dat, especially me." I roll my eyes and Spot does an eyebrow dance. He puts an arm around my shoulder. "Does she know?" He asks Ace. Ace nods no. "Okay, well, meet ya new...er...same as last time... queen!" My eyes widen again and I turn around to Spot. "W-what now?" I ask.

I look back at the boys and all of them are as shocked as me. Now how did this happen?

A/N:
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-Faith🌺