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Post by Houdini on Feb 12, 2008 5:15:02 GMT -5
The crumpled pile of clothes lay on the wooden pier, slightly damp from the splash that had issued from the body that had once been in them. Houdini was in the murky water, stripped down to her undergarments. She was still ill from Influenza, but at least the fever was down. She couldn’t stand the stench of the sick room any longer, and had taken the time that the doctor had given her for sleep, to escape.
Though Houdini didn’t think herself as the prettiest person that one could behold, she still had a womanly body, and long dark red curls that were now floating around her in the greenish grey water. It was mid-day, and since Houdini hadn’t been selling in a while because of her being sick, she had no money for papers, so she decided to take advantage of the sun that was out and take a much needed swim.
She lay on her back, floating in the still water and soaking in the pleasant warmth of the sun. She smiled, and then went on to laugh. She hadn’t felt this good in quite a while. The thought of not having anything to dry off with suddenly hit her, and she popped her eyes open. She hadn’t exactly thought about what she was going to do after she got out of the water. She became aware of the fact that the dock workers would be filing back in from lunch, and felt utterly exposed and helpless.
She twirled around in the water, covering herself up as a shadow loomed over her. Damn…She thought turning slightly red and grimacing.
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Post by Foster on Feb 12, 2008 5:44:51 GMT -5
Foster had finished selling early and had decided to go for a swim. He wasnt sure where he was going to go, but the sun was bright today and it had been blazing down on the water surface for awhile that he was sure it would at least be semi wamer then usual..
Foster hadnt thought about it, but he soon found himself in the bronx. SHrugging to himself he made his way along the river till he came to the small wooden pier.
He pulled his shirt off as he made his way out towards the end, unbuttoning his pants and hooked his thumbs in them about to pull them off when he stopped. In the water was a girl... naked. Her back was to him, but he was frozen in his spot.
Swallowing hard he blinked. Then before he could cough or clear his throat to let her know he was there she turned towards him, her arms covering herself up. . "um..."He saaid, 'h.. hi"he blinked again. Finally he shook his head and averted his eyes. 'Im sorry.."He saaid brining his pants back together to rehook them.
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Post by Houdini on Feb 12, 2008 11:21:19 GMT -5
Houdini swallowed hard. The one blocking her sun was a half naked man. She inwardly groaned as they seemed to both be riveted to their spots in an awkward silence.
"um..." 'h.. hi" 'Im sorry.."
Houdini smiled. He seemed to be a gentleman, unlike Blake…She thought making her want to laugh. Honestly, Houdini didn’t care if people saw her anymore. What did she have to lose? Maybe a little pride? Maybe she would get a few whistles? What was the shame and harm in that? She cleared her throat and said, “Were you planning on swimming here?” she assumed he would have jumped right in if he hadn’t seen her there. “Don’t let me stop you.” She said grinning.
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Post by Foster on Feb 12, 2008 17:38:56 GMT -5
“Were you planning on swimming here?”
Foster finally tore his eyes away keeping them on a spot in the water. "um... I was."He said. ."Yeah...'he finally said.
Foster wasnt necessarily embarrassed, but he just didnt do well with women... specially naked ones. He could talk to them normally if they were dressed in some way, but he was pretty sure this girl was not, in anyway. Save for water and thank god it was dark and there was no way to see past the crap in that water
“Don’t let me stop you.”
He turned to glance at her. "Do you... want your top or something?"he asked. He didnt want to swim in there if he knew that they could accidently bump into each other. He just was not that comfortable.
He rubbed his bare arm and then ran a hand through his dark hair, tugging at it a bit before letting his hand fall back to put into his pocket.
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Post by Houdini on Feb 13, 2008 2:51:11 GMT -5
"Do you... want your top or something?"
Houdini bit her lip. If she wore her top in the water, then it would be wet and not serve its purpose in completely covering her later. Houdini voiced her thoughts, "If I wear it now, What good will it do me later?" she asked smiling. She saw where his concern was coming from though. She wouldn't really want to accidentally get too close to him while he was in the water...But at least the water was murky enough so that you couldn't see through it.
"Your still welcome to join me - unless that makes you feel too uncomfortable.." Houdini said slyly. She flicked some water up at him and grinned. She wasn't shy.
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Post by Foster on Feb 13, 2008 14:49:57 GMT -5
He waited for her reply and then when she gave it he nodded completely understanding where she was coming from. he bit his lip and then held his shirt up. "you.. can use mine"he said and tossed it towards her. He really didnt want to accidently see anything. He really wasnt shy he was just more of a gentleman then then most would think.
He gave her a hint of a smile as she splashed him and shook his head. "ill join"he said and then pulled his pants down leaving him in his under pants (i dont know what they were called back then lol, not underwear but you know those like thing layer of pants they wore in the movie underneath of their pants)) He then jumped into the water.
Resurfacing he ran his hand though his hair to push it back from his face and it spiked up a bit before he shook his head spraying water drops around him. 'Feels better"He said. His voice was never too loud or too quiet.
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Post by Houdini on Feb 13, 2008 15:03:36 GMT -5
"you.. can use mine"
Houdini caught the shirt and quickly pulled it on. She was liking this boy already - as it seemed that he was not interested in personal gain.
"ill join"
Houdini smiled and ducked her head under the murky water to push her hair out of her face. Sometimes she hated those long, unruly curls - But she felt that she would be giving a very large peice of her away if she cut them off.
She laughed as he sent a small wave in her direction from jumping in.
'Feels better"
He had such a...Correct...Voice. Almost as if it was always the correct level. Houdini swam over to him, "Houdini." she said sticking out her hand.
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Post by Foster on Feb 13, 2008 15:33:55 GMT -5
He was glad when she didnt throw it back at him and instead pulled it on over her. There was one thing that he wasnt comfortable with and that was those overly flirtatious girls that constantly tried to throw themselves at you. That really made him uncomfortable and so far this girl didnt seem like that. She had teased him a bit, but she hadnt blatently tried anything.
When he resurfaced and she came over to him telling him her name he nodded a bit. "queens leader"he said, "Im Foster..."He gave her another hint of a smile. He wasnt much of a talker and sometimes that made people uncomfortable, usually depended on how much they needed conversation.
Foster dunked his head under again and then spit out some water hed accidently got in his mouth and made a face. That was some of the uncleanest water and it was not a good idea to swallow.
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Post by Houdini on Feb 13, 2008 15:50:55 GMT -5
"queens leader"
Houdini pulled her unshaken hand back to herself raising an eyebrow. "I didn't know I was so popular..." she said smirking. The only thing she may have been popular for is giving a few thugs a few much needed black eyes, but that was all she could think of.
"How do you know me?" she asked curiously. She began to wonder how long it was until he recognized her as well.
"Im Foster..."
Houdini smiled sweetly, welcoming him into her "zone". She didn't want to frighten him away - as she had a tenancy of doing to allot of men, so she just remained cool and waited for him to talk whenever he wanted to. She would let him set the pace.
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Post by Foster on Feb 13, 2008 16:20:08 GMT -5
He shrugged. "I know who all the leaders are.."HE said, "people do talk and if any newsie is remembered its the leaders"he nodded a bit a he layed back on his back. He felt bad for not shaking her hand but he hadnt realized she had held it out to him until she was pulling it back. He missed things sometimes.
He swam on his back a bit before turning upright again and looking at her. "Dont feel like you have to ... do things differently"he said, "With me... here"He said. He felt like he was intruding. "I could go.."he started to move towards the docks. He hated invading other peoples spaces.
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Post by Houdini on Feb 14, 2008 0:34:16 GMT -5
"Dont feel like you have to ... do things differently"he said, "With me... here"He said. He felt like he was intruding. "I could go.."
Houdini was startled, she hadn't thought she had been so unwelcoming. "No." she said quickly. "You don't have to go because of me - If anything I should go..." she said as she began to make her way towards the dock. She knew that she was being unusually sweet, but that was just Houdini for you. She adapts her personality to fit the person shes talking to.
It was her, after all, who had been invading his space. She didn't want to make him feel uncomfortable with her in there.
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