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Post by Dreamer on Aug 14, 2008 22:18:46 GMT -5
She might as well just quit trying to earn money. Dreamer was the worse newsie ever!!
You never saw her much in a more stressed out mood. She was storming down the street with a bundle of newspapers in her hand, and a glowering look on her face. What a day! Already 2:00 and she hadn't even sold one single paper! Not one!
There was an empty bench by a store so she took it before anyone else would beat her to the draw. She slammed the newspapers down beside her, and just slouched in the seat, arms crossed over her chest.
She made it clear to people who passed by, just with the look on her face, that she was not having a good day.
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Post by Jinks on Aug 14, 2008 22:31:48 GMT -5
Jinks, once again, found herself back in Manhattan. Why does she keep coming here?! She just wanted to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge right now but she wasn't going to. She wanted to live her life but not in Manhattan. She lived in Midtown and she doesn't know why her mind doesn't get that. She was in the streets with some newspapers in her hand she was doing quite well selling them she bought 100 and only had about 15 left.
She then saw a girl on the bench and then her mind jumped up and down with happiness it was Dreamer. She didn't know if she should go over there and talk to her or not. She looked really angry and then Jinks saw Dreamers' newspapers. She wondered if anyone did realize that she left Manhattan and if they did she wondered if they knew why.
Jinks took a deep breath and walked over to Dreamer, "Hey need some help?" she asked with a small smile on her face. Dreamer and Jinks hasn't talked since their fight that they had about Mike and then Jinks found out a couple days after (the day that she left) that Mike did hurt Dreamer and was a murderer.
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Post by Dreamer on Aug 14, 2008 22:43:48 GMT -5
"Hey need some help?"
Dreamer looked up, and her eyes softened. It was Jinks.
For the past few days, Dreamer had not seen Jinks. She didn't even think that Jinks would want to see her, especially after that fight.
"Jinks," she said softly.
She stood up slowly and pulled her friend in a hug.
"Oh my gosh," she said softly. "Where've you been?"
((All i got at the moment. Sorry. On to Hogwarts!))
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Post by Jinks on Aug 14, 2008 22:52:49 GMT -5
Jinks hugged her friend back she missed her so much. It seemed like forever since they last talked. Guess she isn't too mad that she left Manhattan. "Are ya back sleeping in the bunk room?" she asked it was something that she wanted to know. Hoping that her friend listened to her and went back to her own bed.
"Oh my gosh, where've you been?"
She pulled away from the hug she was confused did anyone know that she left. Haven't any of them noticed that she's been gone for thee days straight? "So ya don't know?" Jinks asked, "Dreams I left Manhattan three days ago." she told Dreamer.
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Post by Dreamer on Aug 15, 2008 22:02:31 GMT -5
Dreamer and Jinks took their time hugging each other, reuniting their friendship. For a while, Dreamer thought that the chances of ever making up were lost. But now, everything seemed all right. It seemed as though she had gotten her best friend back.
"Are ya back sleeping in the bunk room?"
Dreamer sighed and broke the hug, looking down a bit, almost ashamed of her answer.
"Not really," she said softly. "I've been taking walks mostly at night...My dreams are getting worse,"
Dreamer couldn't remember when she had gotten a good night's rest. But she knew that once this whole thing with Mike was over, she would be able to sleep soundly without waking up in a cold sweat.
"So ya don't know?"
Dreamer smiled a bit.
"Nobody bothers to tell me anything that's going on around here," she said lightly.
"Dreams I left Manhattan three days ago."
To this, Dreamer was puzzled.
"Wh--Left?" she asked. "What do you mean 'left'? Where did you go?"
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Post by Jinks on Aug 16, 2008 16:49:04 GMT -5
"Not really," she said softly. "I've been taking walks mostly at night...My dreams are getting worse,"
Jinks just sighed, "Dreamer don't ya know how to control ya dreams? I mean ya name is Dreamer so shouldn't ya know everything about dreams?" she asked using Dreamer's name a lot threw that sentence.
"Nobody bothers to tell me anything that's going on around here. Wh--Left?" she asked. "What do you mean 'left'? Where did you go?"
“By left I mean not living in Manhattan anymore with Racetrack, Mush, Blink, you, or Jack.” She said, then Jinks bit her lip, "Ya ain't gonna be happy once ya know." she said. "Okay let me start from the beginning." she said and took a deep breath, "After I woke up the morning after our fight I went on the Brooklyn Bridge after I was done selling and there I saw Mike. We started to talk and then Shades, a Brooklyn newsie, had to come and ruin it all and said that Jack told him that he wanted all of the newsies to look after me since the pub incident. Then I got really mad. Mike asked me if I wanted to come to Midtown and live with him and after I heard what Jack wanted everyone to do I was upset and said yes and now I'm on Mike's side." said Jinks who was now out of breath. "Yea so I'm staying in Midtown." she said.
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Post by Dreamer on Aug 17, 2008 20:22:29 GMT -5
"Dreamer don't ya know how to control ya dreams? I mean ya name is Dreamer so shouldn't ya know everything about dreams?"
Dreamer sighed too.
"Jinks," she started. "The reason they call me Dreamer is because I dream a lot. I don't know that much about dreams in general. It's just...I dream a lot,"
“By left I mean not living in Manhattan anymore with Racetrack, Mush, Blink, you, or Jack.”
"...What?..."
"Ya ain't gonna be happy once ya know."
...Dreamer had a feeling Jack wouldn't be happy either. Whatever it was, she had the feeling that she would be delivering the news.
"Okay let me start from the beginning."
"That would be a good idea," Dreamer said softly.
"After I woke up the morning after our fight I went on the Brooklyn Bridge after I was done selling and there I saw Mike. We started to talk and then Shades, a Brooklyn newsie, had to come and ruin it all and said that Jack told him that he wanted all of the newsies to look after me since the pub incident. Then I got really mad. Mike asked me if I wanted to come to Midtown and live with him and after I heard what Jack wanted everyone to do I was upset and said yes and now I'm on Mike's side."
At this point, Dreamer had to sit back down on the bench after what she heard. Her face didn't show anything at the moment.
"...OK..." she said in a monotone voice.
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Post by Jinks on Aug 17, 2008 21:15:41 GMT -5
"The reason they call me Dreamer is because I dream a lot. I don't know that much about dreams in general. It's just...I dream a lot,"
"Well ya should know something about dreams." she said knowing this must be the weirdest conversation they have ever had. Jinks blinked a couple of times, "How did we get on this 'ya should know some things about dreams' thing?" she asked now forgetting what they were talking about.
"...What?..."
Jinks sighed, "Do I really have to say it again?" she said with another sigh.
"...OK..."
"Okay?" she repeated, "Okay what?" asked Jinks "Let me have it. Yell at me tell me how stupid I am by living with Mike and the rest of the Midtown newsies." she said waiting for it. She couldn't believe she just said okay. Jinks would have gone off at herself if she was in Dreamers mind.
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Post by Dreamer on Aug 21, 2008 23:26:19 GMT -5
"Okay what?" asked Jinks "Let me have it. Yell at me tell me how stupid I am by living with Mike and the rest of the Midtown newsies."
For a while, Dreamer could hear nothing but Jink's voice in her head saying that she was living with Mike and the Midtown newsies over and over again. A part of her didn't understand it. Another part was furious!
But all of her was sad. How could Jink's do this? How could she after all Mike had done to her? Even after what happened that night in Harlem, Jinks joined them!
At the thought of Mike, Dreamer pushed up her sleeves more to her wrists, like she had always done for the past couple of weeks.
"Jinks," Dreamer shook her head, looking at her friend. "...I'm not mad at you. Really, I'm not...This was your choice. Not mine. I don't want to yell at you. How could I?...How did Jack take it?"
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Post by Jinks on Aug 23, 2008 13:57:09 GMT -5
"Jinks," Dreamer shook her head, looking at her friend. "...I'm not mad at you. Really, I'm not...This was your choice. Not mine. I don't want to yell at you. How could I?...How did Jack take it?"
"Ya ain't mad at me?" she asked with confusion. "How could ya not yell at me?" she asked again a little confused. "Dreamer," she started, "He told me about everything. He did kill a newsie," she said, "I just don't know why I picked to live with him. I guess Jack having everyone keep an eye on me got me so angry." said Jinks.
"I didn't......really....tell....Jack yet." she said rubbing her right arm like a little kid that just got in trouble. "When I left we just looked at each other and I went out the door. I really didn't want to cause a fight." she explained. "I just figured that ya guys would notice that I haven't been there in three days." she added.
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Post by Dreamer on Aug 23, 2008 17:15:23 GMT -5
"Ya ain't mad at me?"
Dreamer shook her head.
"No," she replied softly. "I'm not,"
"How could ya not yell at me?"
Dreamer smiled a little.
"I've given up on yelling a long time ago. Besides, it's not healthy,"
"Dreamer," she started, "He told me about everything. He did kill a newsie," she said, "I just don't know why I picked to live with him. I guess Jack having everyone keep an eye on me got me so angry."
"Hmmm...Well, Jack never told me to keep an eye on you...He's probably just worried about you. He knows he can't watch you all the time..."
"I didn't......really....tell....Jack yet." she said rubbing her right arm like a little kid that just got in trouble. "When I left we just looked at each other and I went out the door. I really didn't want to cause a fight." she explained.
"...You know, sooner or later, Jack's gonna find out about this..."
"I just figured that ya guys would notice that I haven't been there in three days."
Dreamer shrugged and looked down at her feet.
"I've been mostly trying to stay out of everyone's way for the past week," she explained. "Maybe that's why I didn't hear anything,"
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Post by Jinks on Aug 25, 2008 23:08:19 GMT -5
"Hmmm...Well, Jack never told me to keep an eye on you...He's probably just worried about you. He knows he can't watch you all the time..."
"I know he's worried about me," she said, "But that doesn't give him the right to send almost every stupid newsie out watching me." she added. "I'm almost fifth teen I'm pretty sure I can take care of myself." she mumbled and glared down at the ground while saying this.
"...You know, sooner or later, Jack's gonna find out about this...I've been mostly trying to stay out of everyone's way for the past week," she explained. "Maybe that's why I didn't hear anything,"
"I know," she said, "I wish I could talk to him....I want to talk to him." said Jinks, "But we always fight I need him and I don't want to fight." she added. "I don't want to fight with him anymore Dreams," she said looking up at Dreamer.
"Dreamer I'm pretty sure they aren't mad at you anymore." said Jinks, "Now if I came back from Mike's side then I'd be the one sleeping on the roof not ya." she said with a small laugh, sure it probably isn't that funny but it was true.
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Post by Dreamer on Aug 31, 2008 14:13:03 GMT -5
"I know he's worried about me," she said, "But that doesn't give him the right to send almost every stupid newsie out watching me."
Dreamer sighed.
"Listen," she sat down on the bench again. "I know that Jack can sometimes be a little stressed out that he has to overdo everything to reassure himself that everything is all right. We all have our flaws...Don't tell him I said that,"
She added a smile, hoping to lighten the mood.
"I know," she said, "I wish I could talk to him....I want to talk to him." said Jinks, "But we always fight I need him and I don't want to fight." she added. "I don't want to fight with him anymore Dreams,"
"...Do you want me to talk to him?" she asked.
She had told herself a million times before not to get involved when it comes to other people's family problems. But Jinks was Dreamer's friend. And maybe, with a little luck, Jack would be in a good mood to talk to.
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