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Post by Sand on Oct 7, 2017 8:30:35 GMT -5
Sand had made her way back to the girls lodge carefully carrying the telescope. Once she was safe in the bunk room she carefully stood the telescope up next to her bed. Blondie would need it when he came back. He would come back. She knew he would. Sand touched the telescope gently. He’d want it back. He had worked so hard for the telescope. He had promised they would go look at the stars. They would see the stars soon.
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Post by Three Left O'Neal on Oct 7, 2017 10:46:19 GMT -5
Three Left was walking down the street, when he saw Sand, carrying a telescope. that was odd, so he decided to follow her, to find out what was going on.
stepping into the bunkroom, he saw she had placed it next to what he assumed was her bed. she looked very sad, there was something going on with her.
"miss Sand?" he asked, standing up straight. "is there something wrong?"
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Post by Sand on Oct 7, 2017 12:46:05 GMT -5
miss Sand? is there something wrong?
Sand looked up a bit surprised that anyone was at the lodge this early. She couldn’t help the sad look on her face. “I...Blondie left...” Sand said in disbelief. She still couldn’t believe that he had just ran away. After everything. She rubbed at her nose a bit. “He forgot his telescope so I’m gunna keep it for ‘im till he comes back.” She explained some gently touching the telescope again. “He’ll come back...” Sand said more to herself then Three left.
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Post by Three Left O'Neal on Oct 7, 2017 17:37:53 GMT -5
“I...Blondie left...” Sand said. his eyes went wide. "he's gone? just like that?" Three Left stayed strong he couldn't break down, not here not now.
“He forgot his telescope so I’m gunna keep it for ‘im till he comes back. He’ll come back...” Sand didn't look like she really believed that.
Three Left didn't think Blondie would come back, nor did he believe the older boy would have forgotten his telescope. he walked up to Sand "give him some time, i'm sure he'll turn up eventually." he lied, to protect his leader.
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Post by Sand on Oct 7, 2017 18:14:23 GMT -5
he's gone? just like that?
“Yeah...he left...” Sand said watching the telescope. He had actually left. Without a word. He didn’t even try to explain what had happened. Nothing. He just took his things and left.
give him some time, i'm sure he'll turn up eventually.
Sand nodded a bit hearing the hesitation. Would he ever come back? Did she even know her best friend? Not as well as she’s thought. He had just left her without a second thought. “He’ll come back...or I’ll find him. One way or the other he’ll be back...he has to come home...” she said softly.
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Post by Three Left O'Neal on Oct 8, 2017 8:58:20 GMT -5
“He’ll come back...or I’ll find him. One way or the other he’ll be back...he has to come home...” Sand said softly.
"Queens is the closest, so he could be there, i survived many trips to jersey trough queens, so i know my way around. but i promised miss Hoot, i would take the ferry from now on."
realizing what he had just said, Three Left almost sprinted down the stairs. nearly colliding with Smolder.
"good day mister Smolder" he said quickly "miss Sand is very sad, she'ill be angry with me, once she snaps out of it" he said running towards the front door.
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Post by Smolder on Oct 17, 2017 14:33:47 GMT -5
Smolder was just passing by the girls’ lodge. Something he normally didn’t do. But lately he had been feeling just different. Perhaps he should check on Sand and see if she and Blondie made up? He had barely entered the lodge when someone bumped into him.
”Good day, Mister Smolder.”
He furrowed his brow as he looked at the younger newsie. What was he doing at the girls’ lodge? But before he could ask, the boy continued, ”Miss Sand is very sad.”
He immediately frowned. Sand was sad? That didn’t sound right... apparently things must not have gone well with Blondie.
”She’ll be angry with me, once she snaps out of it.”
Smolder rested a hand on the boy’s shoulder before he could run too far. “Wait a moment!”
He was a bit puzzled. Why would Sand be angry at the younger newsie? She wasn’t one to get angry at her Newsies. And well, if things were bad with Blondie... he should step up and help th younger boys. Blondie had kinda held that position, but as the eldest, he really should be the one doing that.
“What’s goin’ on? I doubt Sand would get angry with ya...” he scratched the back of his head. He wasn’t so good at this... “Let’s talk it out a bit, okay?”
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Post by Three Left O'Neal on Oct 17, 2017 15:17:35 GMT -5
the older boy put a hand on his shoulder. “Wait a moment!” he said making Three Left freeze in place.
“What’s goin’ on? I doubt Sand would get angry with ya... Let’s talk it out a bit, okay?”
Three Left sighed and leaned sideways against mrs Woods desk. "Blondie left, just like that." the he said, not looking at Smolder
"and i told her Queens was closest. i also told her i have made many trips through queens into Jersey," looking up at the older boy he went on. "but also that i take the ferry from now on. i didn't mean to tell her that, it just came out."
he once again got ready to leave.
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Post by Smolder on Oct 17, 2017 18:47:12 GMT -5
”Blondie left, just like that.”
Smolder frowned. “Left? What do you mean... he left?”
”And I told her Queens was closest.”
Queens was closest? What did that have to do with anything? Unless... “Queens? Blondie would know better than ta go there if he really left.”
He didn’t know exactly what was going on. Did Blondie really leave?
”I also told her I have made many trip through Queens into Jersey.”
He pursed his lips some. “Well I know she won’t be angry wit’ you.... she won’t be happy that’s for sure, but not angry. Queens ain’t a good place for non-Queens ta go.”
”But I also that I take the ferry from now on. I didn’t mean to tell her that, it just came out.”
Smolder sighed and shook his head. “As long as ya don’t go through Queens anymore, Sand won’t be upset. And don’t worry about it. Things we say just slip out sometimes... just gotta think more sometimes,” he advised.
((By the way, they are at the girls’ lodge not the boys.))
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Post by Three Left O'Neal on Oct 18, 2017 18:15:39 GMT -5
“Queens? Blondie would know better than ta go there if he really left.”
Three Left nodded some,"yeah, i think you're right, he probably went to hattan. i dont go there either."
“Well I know she won’t be angry wit’ you.... she won’t be happy that’s for sure, but not angry.”
"she will want to have a chat with me though, i will get the scolding of my life, then again my dad would have beaten me senseless for something like this." he shivered at just the thought of his fathers belt.
“As long as ya don’t go through Queens anymore, Sand won’t be upset.”
"i wont. its shorter and safer to cross the Hudson anyway, that way i can visit Frank more often, and i now know where my parents are buried."
((i know, the thought entered my brain at about 11:50 CET tuesday morning. yes i looked at the clock. i wasn't home so had to wait to fix it))
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Post by Smolder on Oct 18, 2017 21:25:54 GMT -5
”Yeah, I think you’re right. He probably went to Hattan. I don’t go there either.”
Smolder was still frowning though. Why did Blondie suddenly leave anyways? Obviously Queens was a terrible choice. But as Three Left said, Manhattan made sense, but why? Why would he feel the need to leave Bronx?
”She will want to have a chat with me though. I will get the scolding of my life.”
He sighed. “Yeah, she’ll want ta talk wit’ ya, but I doubt it’ll be the scoldin’ of your life. You’d have ta do somethin’ much worse to get that sort of scoldin’.”
”Then again my dad would have beaten me senseless for something like this.”
Smolder raised an eyebrow. He couldn’t really say much for how parents chose to discipline their children, but somehow he didn’t really see why a parent would have to beat a child for something like this. Yes, Three Left probably shouldn’t go through Queens, but boys would be boys. They liked being a little risky. Now, if he had already been told not to go, then a punishment would be needed.
”I won’t. It’s shorter and safer to cross the Hudson anyway, That way I can visit Frank more often, and I now know where my parents are buried.”
He wondered who Frank was, but that wasn’t any of his business. He’d let Three Left do as he pleased. “That’s good. But I think ya might want ta talk with Sand. Jus’ let her know you go to Jersey but you don’t go through Queens anymore.”
((I apologize. I just wanted to let you know just in case.))
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Post by Three Left O'Neal on Oct 21, 2017 16:48:17 GMT -5
“Yeah, she’ll want ta talk wit’ ya, but I doubt it’ll be the scoldin’ of your life. You’d have ta do somethin’ much worse to get that sort of scoldin’.”
Three Left shrugged. "i guess you're right." he looked up at the older boy. "like what?" he gave a small smile.
“That’s good. But I think ya might want ta talk with Sand. Jus’ let her know you go to Jersey but you don’t go through Queens anymore.”
"you mean right now? she is not herself at the moment, i'm almost getting a bit scared of her."
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Post by Smolder on Oct 25, 2017 9:04:13 GMT -5
”I guess you’re right. Like what?”
Smolder shrugged at his question. “Somethin’ real bad. Can’t say off the top of my head.”
”You mean right now?”
He nodded. “Yeah, if you don’t do it now...” He shrugged again. “You might neva do it.”
”She is not herself at the moment. I’m almost getting a bit scared of her.”
He pursed his lips. “I’ll go wit’ you. She can’t be that bad.”
At least, he hoped not.
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Post by Three Left O'Neal on Oct 25, 2017 15:59:35 GMT -5
“Yeah, if you don’t do it now... You might neva do it.” Smolder said shrugging. Three Left nervously nipped on his unlit pipe.
"well, lets get this over with." he sighed. the trip up the stairs felt like the longest walk of his life, and he had gotten lost in the stairwell of some bell tower once.
“I’ll go wit’ you. She can’t be that bad.” "thank you mr Smolder." he said. "Miss Sand can we talk?" he asked in his usual cold voice.
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Post by Sand on Oct 26, 2017 13:47:54 GMT -5
Miss Sand can we talk?
Sand was sitting on her bed and hugging her knees. She was looking at the telescope still. How could he leave? Those thoughts kept running through her head and she didn't really hear the foot steps coming up the stairs. "Yeah...?" Sand asked not looking at either of the boys that had come upstairs. Her gaze was stuck on the telescope. Her mind stuck on Blondie.
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Post by Three Left O'Neal on Oct 30, 2017 16:20:07 GMT -5
"Yeah...?" Sand's mind was so far away, it reminded him of Cloud. "i have this friend," Three Left started. "he's buried in Jersey, and... well..." he paused collecting his thoughts. "well, i used to go trough queens, since i can't go through hattan," he looked at Sand for a moment, had she heard him? he wondered. "i wanted to say, that i'll go with the Ferry from now on. miss Hoot taught me, how to go directly from Bronx."
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Post by Sand on Oct 31, 2017 8:49:33 GMT -5
i have this friend, he's buried in Jersey, and... well...well, i used to go trough queens, since i can't go through hattan, i wanted to say, that i'll go with the Ferry from now on. miss Hoot taught me, how to go directly from Bronx
Sand had heard Three left but she wasn’t processing the information quickly. It took her a moment to understand what he had told her. “Queens isn’t safe. Not for any newsie who ain’t Queens.” Sand looked over at Three left just realizing then that Smolder was with him. “Just so long as ya don’t go through Queens no more. It ain’t a place for a kid like you.” Sand looked back at the telescope not wanting to look at Smolder. He would be disappointed in her for the way she was acting. She hoped that it would go back to normal if she looked at the telescope. Blondie would come back and Smolder wouldn’t be mad. That’s all she wanted right now.
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Post by Smolder on Nov 1, 2017 20:34:19 GMT -5
”Queens isn’t safe. Not for any newsie who ain’t Queens. Just so long as ya don’t go through Queens no more. It ain’t a place for a kid like you.”
Smolder nodded slightly. Sand wasn’t angry with Three Left, just concerned. Things would be okay for the kid.
“See? Not so bad,” he murmured softly to the younger newsie. “Just remember not ta go through Queens anymore.
He glanced back at Sand. “Everythin’ gonna be okay here?”
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Post by Sand on Nov 1, 2017 21:41:04 GMT -5
She didn’t pay much attention to what’s the boys were saying. Sand was thinking over everything that had happened. What could she have done to keep Blondie in Bronx?
Everythin’ gonna be okay here?”
Sand shrugged looking back at the telescope. “I guess...”
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Post by Three Left O'Neal on Nov 2, 2017 16:50:05 GMT -5
“Queens isn’t safe. Not for any newsie who ain’t Queens.” "i know," Three Left said relieved. "Manhattan just holds to many bad memories"
“Just so long as ya don’t go through Queens no more." "i wont, the ferry is closer anyway." he said stuffing his pipe without noticing
“See? Not so bad,” Smolder murmured softly. "thank you for coming with me." he said to the older boy
"It ain’t a place for a kid like you.” Three Left raised a eyebrow. "a kid like me?" he asked with a smile. sure, he was small for his age and he definitely wasn't a fighter, despite having a nasty right hook. he may not be strong, but he was no pampered rich kid either.
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Post by Smolder on Dec 1, 2017 14:50:29 GMT -5
”I guess...”
Smolder raised an eyebrow. “That don’t sound like it will be.”
He needed to know what exactly what was wrong. If she was still like this come tomorrow... well, the whole borough would start getting antsy. That would make it open to any threats from Queens or even Brooklyn.
”Thank you for coming with me.”
Smolder grunted. It really wasn’t anything, but he appreciated that thanks.
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Post by Sand on Dec 1, 2017 16:57:53 GMT -5
i know, Manhattan just holds to many bad memories. i wont, the ferry is closer anyway.
Sand nodded some. “Betta ta be safe though...” she said softly. “And a ferry is safe...”
a kid like me?
“Not safe for anyone...” Sand said never taking her eyes off the telescope.
That don’t sound like it will be.
Sand looked up at Smolder. “It’ll be fine...really...” she said putting on a small, forced smile before she looked back at the telescope. “It’ll be ok...”
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Post by Smolder on Dec 25, 2017 16:44:57 GMT -5
”It’ll be fine... really... It’ll be ok.”
Smolder’s frown deepened. “No, it ain’t.”
She was just digging herself into a pity hole. Well, not on his watch.
“Come on,” He gruffly commanded. “We’re going for a walk.”
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Post by Sand on Dec 25, 2017 17:40:52 GMT -5
No, it ain’t.
Sand sat watching the telescope. Would Smolder understand...?
Come on, We’re going for a walk.
She reluctantly got up. “Fine...we’ll go for a walk...”
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Post by Smolder on Dec 25, 2017 17:50:51 GMT -5
”Fine... we’ll go for a walk...”
Smolder nodded. “Grab a jacket.”
A walk would do them both good. Perhaps a walk to the zoo or something. A quiet place for them to talk at.
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