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Racetracks POV:
Everyone was gathered around the gate with some blind hope that maybe, just maybe, some more boroughs would join us. But none did, we were alone in this strike until we could ‘prove ourselves’ or whatever Spot had told Jack and Davey.
Morris and Oscar Delancey came over to where we were standing, looking smug.
”Got some false news there’d be a strike today, I got my skull busting arm all pumped up for no reason,” He hit one of his hands in his other.
”Cmon let’s just get our papes and get to the streets, we can still make it for the morning selling if we’re quick” I say quickly.
”No we’re staying here,” Davey looks desperately at Jack, “Cmon tell them we can’t give up!”
“You tell ‘em Davey,” Jack looks at us dismissively.
”We can’t let the win! If we give up now they’ll think they can walk all over us!” The tall newsie says.
I sigh and look around at the other newsies around me, Albert shrugs. “Yknow what? Daveys right we can’t just let them,” I gesture to the Delanceys, “win!”
Flashback:
I’ve waited for Spot for the past 3 days since he kissed me, and he hasn’t showed once. I tried to ask Hotshot where he had been, and he wouldn’t give me any direct answer, just saying “he’s been busy”. But from the past month I’d known him, he hadn’t missed a single day of talking, no matter how stressed he told me he was.
So something was wrong with him.
I tried to seek out Hotshot again after selling papes for the day, and lucky for me he was near the pier.
”hey Hotshot!” I called out desperate for him to respond, “Where’s Spot?”
Hotshot looked startled at my voice but walked over, “I already told ya kid, he’s been busy all week”.
”Well tell him to meet me here, tomorrow, and make sure he actually comes, because if he doesn’t I’ll go to the boarding house myself”
“Fine I’ll tell ‘im that you want to talk,” he said reluctantly.
”thanks, really”
As I walk back to Manhattan, I let myself believe that maybe, just maybe he’ll actually come see me tomorrow, and for the first time since he stopped taking to me, I smiled.