"5 minutes!" I hear Davey yell. I flip my hair over and put it up in a high ponytail. Usually I'd pin it up, but we're just walking around town today. I grab a sweatshirt out of my suitcase, and head out to the main room. Davey's doing a head count. He looks up and sees me.
"And there's Katherine! That's everybody!" He says. I look around. Sure enough, everyone is here. I wonder how long they waited for me. I notice that Jack is wearing that t-shirt I bought him. He must be truly mortified about the toothbrush incident. I'll leave Jack alone today, but rest assured he will never hear the end of it.
We all head out into the hallway. Race presses the down button on the elevator and we wait for it to come. Davey starts to go down the stairs.
"Impatient much?" Race asks. He wasn't here when we came up yesterday, I remember.
"No. I just don't fancy dying today, thank you," he says, like that's the kind of sentence he forms everyday. Albert rolls his eyes as the elevator comes up.
"Hurry everyone, go go go!" Jojo pushes everyone into the elevator. "We have to beat Davey down!" He pushes the 1 button and proceeds to vigorously press the 'close door' button. The doors close eventually, (shocking, I know) and the sound of screeching gears greets my once wholesome ears. I suppose it'll take some getting used to. Everyone but Spot and I has taking to jumping up and down to make it fall faster? I guess? I feel like that would just make it worse, but oh well. It's not like they'd be able to hear me if I told them to stop. As we reach the landing, the boys all rush out.
"He's not here yet!" Race whisper-yells. "Look natural!" Not 5 seconds later, Davey comes down the stairs.
"Took you long enough," Jojo drawls, examining his nails and leaning against a wall. Race and Albert come up to Davey, and perfectly in time, snap their fingers in the air and turn around to go stand next to Jojo. It takes all of my will power not to burst out laughing. Davey is speechless, for a moment or two, and then he regroups.
"Okay!" He claps his hands together. "Game plan for today! As you all know, we're just kind of walking around town today. Getting to know the place. We probably won't do a lot of big things today, seeing as we live here now. Today is mainly about getting a feel for our new home. Where to eat, where to shop. And where to get jobs, if I'm honest. We'll look at the shops this morning, maybe some historical buildings. Then we'll visit Spot at work and get lunch at noon. Then we'll go see some things that aren't indoors. Central Park, the Brooklyn Bridge, that kind of stuff. Sound good?"
A chorus of yeah's and nods echo back, and Davey gives a small nod. He checks his watch. "9:23. What time do you need to be to work?" Davey asks Spot.
"10:00. You've got time," Spot replies. And with that we all head outside. It's supposed to be a nice day today. 88° high, partly cloudy, clear evening. It'll be a great day to visit central park. I've been to New York, twice. Once when I was 7, back before Mom died. I also came here last summer, college browsing. So, I'm kind of an expert now. But as Davey gets 5 minutes from the apartment, I realize that I may never be an expert. There is just so much.
Slowly, but surely, we reach the restaurant where Spot works. Davey pulls up in front of a bright 50's style cafe.
"Medda's Cafe and Deli," Jack reads. "Looks alright."
"Miss Medda, the owner, is the best. Hopefully you guys will get to meet her later," Spot says. "Well I'd better get going. See you later!" Spot leans over and gives Race a quick goodbye kiss and heads into the diner. After making sure Spot got in, Davey pulls out.
"So I thought that today we could go see Rockefeller Center and the Empire State Building," Davey suggests. "And then we'll see what time we have left."
We begin heading to Rockefeller Center. Traffic's heavy, even in the late morning. Nonetheless, my face, like everyone else's, is plastered to the window. There's just so much to see. Tons of buildings and people. Sorry. It's just so different from what I'm used to. Eventually I see the Empire State Building in the distance.
After many frustrating minutes, Davey manages to find parking and we head inside the Rockefeller Center. It's so big. As I look around, I have a sinking feeling that I'm going to spend a lot of money on this trip.
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I was right. After two hours of exploring in and out of shops, I have spent over 200 bucks. Which may not seem like much, but when you don't have a job, that's 2 months of groceries down the drain. Oh well. No regrets. I got some cute shirts and a mug that says 'I ♡ NYC' with the Rockefeller center in the background. I also spent a lot on the boys, buying various toys and trinkets. The only one who didn't ask me for money was Davey. And sorta Jack. I lent him 10 dollars, but I'm not sure what for. He didn't say. We pop back in the car, now laden with various touristy junk, and head to our next stop.
It's big. I mean, really big. I'm thinking about how grateful I am that we aren't going up there when Davey calls us all over.
"Look what I got!" He holds up tickets.
"Oh my gosh! What show are we going to see!" I ask assuming they're tickets to a Broadway show.
"Um, no." Davey says. "We're going to the top!" He points to the building. My stomach drops.
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Run Away With Me
FanfictionEight kids run away to New York to pursue their dreams. Amid unstable living and work conditions, Jack Kelly falls head over heels for miss Katherine Plumber. But he just can't put his feelings into words. Katherine is trying to pursue her dreams, b...
