Lavenders green, lavenders blue (spot conlon love story)

Chapter 9 - lyin traitors

My brother? A scab? Oh wait, he's not my brother. It was the first we'd seen of jack since court. In front of the circulations office with a bunch of scabs and a new suit and money in his pocket. We had tried to talk to him but he was just angry and I knew there was nothing we could get out of him. This was also the first I had seen of spot since that night on the fire escape. And he wasn't exactly mr happy sunshine either. I'm fact he was so mad that if 10 boys hadn't held him back jack would have been a goner for sure. I myself was just sad and confused. I knew there wasn't much I could do so I just kept quiet. So quiet in fact mr Wiesel told me I could talk to him if I wanted. I waited a minute before answering. I looked at jack, jack looked at me and then down at the floor. Slot came up behind me and grabbed my hand, i looked at him and then back at jack. 

"No" I said finally "I don't talk to Lyin traitors" spot squeezed my hand and jack glanced up just long enough to see him next to me, his head hung back down almost immediately. Wiesel has to escort him away so that nobody could get to him long enough to soak him. I didn't even try. I just looked at spot who was still holding my hand.  He let go almost reluctantly and walked away without even saying anything to me. What? Why would he do that? Was he mad at me or something?

"Spot?" I said so quietly not even a mouse could hear, he was too far away anyway, he was headed back for Brooklyn, I thought I was never gonna see him again.

I turned back to the newsies who were gathered around the statue of Horace Greeley. 

"Hey mush"

"Hey addy" mush's hat was off and his curly hair was in a messy tangle 

"Do ya miss her?" I asked. He looked at me, he looked sad. Everyone else was angry but mush was just sad.

"Yeah I do" I didn't have to say it and he didn't have to say it but we both knew we were talking about ellie 

"Do ya know if she got home ok? After the rally?"

"No, do you?"

"No sorry, but I bet she did because if she didn't her mama woulda come over and killed me if she hadnt"

"Her mama really doesn't like us does she?"

"No she doesn't"

"I'm gonna go see her"

"I don't know if that's a good idea, if her mama finds you she-"

"I don't care addy, I gotta see her again. She's the most, amazing, beautiful, wonderful girl, and I think I love her"

I laughed "mush ya only saw her one night!"

"Yeah but I knew right away"

"Ya know what? Go get her mush, go get her"

"I will" he smiled and got up "I will" and then off he ran. They belong together - ellie and mush.

"Hey where's davey?" I yelled to the group. They responded with a chorus of I don't knows and I decided I should probably go find him since that kids got no idea what trouble he could get into in this city, especially but the cops all over the newsies now. 

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My face went stone cold. My eyes didn't leave jacks. 

"Hey davey" I said still looking at jack. "What are ya doing with this scab?"

"Addy he's not a scab. He changed his mind. He helped me and Sarah and les when the delancys were hurtin us"

"Yeah well he's still lyin ta me" I turned around to leave. Jack grabbed my arm.

"Addy wait will you please let me explain."

"No I just want to leave"

"Please addy 5 minutes"

I stopped but didn't turn. His face pleaded "Adelaide please"

"5 minutes" I said and turned around to face him.

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A/N

wow yay! Explanations coming soon and everything will make sense! Also where did spot go and why is he so mad at addy? Guess you're gonna have to wait and find out!

- Rory