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Post by Sweetheart Snow on Mar 31, 2011 17:35:18 GMT -5
Sweetheart smiled again. This was the most she's ever smiled in her whole life.
"Thank you, Jewel. And I'll be nice to all of the Newsies. Well, except for those who try to hurt you or me. I don't want you getting hurt, Jewely." Sweetheart said.
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Post by jewelkent on Mar 31, 2011 18:03:56 GMT -5
Jewel busted out laughing when she heard Sweetheart call her 'Jewely'. That had to be the most adorable thing she had ever heard in her life.
"Jewely? Is that your nickname for me now? If so, I like that. Its so cute." She said. Jewel hadn't smiled so much in the last few months, and she was glad to have met someone like Sweetheart.
Jewel tilted her head toward the left, and sighed.
"Sweetheart...let me ask you a question. Even though you just met me... Would you consider me your friend?" She asked the girl.
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Post by Sweetheart Snow on Mar 31, 2011 18:09:53 GMT -5
Sweetheart smiled when Jewel laughed at her new nickname.
"Yeah, Jewely is my new nickname for you. I'm glad you like it."
Then, she looked down in nervousness. "I do think of you as a friend, Jewely. I've never had a friend before and you're the nicest person that I have ever met." Sweetheart said.
Then, she looked back up at Jewel. "Jewely, would you be my friend?" Sweetheart asked hopefully.
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Post by jewelkent on Mar 31, 2011 19:27:37 GMT -5
Jewel smiled. She loved Sweetheart's new nickname for her, and remembered to keep it with her always.
"Oh Sweetheart... I do love it, more than anything. Better than what my sister used to call me, and what some of the Brooklyn kids called me. So, for me... Jewely is just fine" she said.
Jewel's smile grew wider when she heard Sweetheart ask her to be her friend. She smiled softly, and reached out again to stroke the girl's cheek.
"Honey, there is nothing I would love more than to be your friend. I never had many friends growing up either. So, who am I to turn down a friend." She said, hugging Sweetheart.
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Post by Sweetheart Snow on Mar 31, 2011 19:43:42 GMT -5
Sweetheart returned Jewel's hug in happiness. Sweetheart was overjoyed by the fact that she now has a friend!!!
"Thank you so much, Jewely!! Thanks for everything!!" Sweetheart gushed.
Then, she pulled away. "Hey Jewely, who are the Manhattan Newsies that you have met?" she asked.
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Post by jewelkent on Mar 31, 2011 21:06:12 GMT -5
Jewel was as happy as she could be now. She finally had her first really good friend, someone she could talk to and everything about her problems. She was beyond happy...she was truly ecstatic.
"You're welcome, Sweetheart. You're gonna be like my little sister. It's funny. I used to be the little sister, and now its like I'm the big sister." She said, laughing.
"Ummm.. One of the boys from Manhattan was named Mush, he's very sweet and extremely cute. Then the girl was named Baby. First met her in Brooklyn, then she took me to Manhattan. The lodging house there is like a girl's dream come true." She said.
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Post by Sweetheart Snow on Mar 31, 2011 21:15:34 GMT -5
Sweetheart was overjoyed. She now had a friend AND a sister figure. She was going to enjoy Bronx for sure.
"Thanks Jewely. You know, you're like a big sister to me."
Sweetheart was interested in Jewel's description of Mush.
"Jewely, do you think I can meet Mush sometime soon? He sounds like a really nice boy and I really want to meet him." Sweetheart asked.
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Post by jewelkent on Mar 31, 2011 21:31:12 GMT -5
Jewel couldn't help but laugh. She was so excited about having to have someone like Sweetheart as a sister figure kind of. It was like she was living Lydia's life with her all over again.
"I'm excited to have you as a little sister as well too, babe. It's been a while since I had someone I could take care of....but amongst me, you will find that you will have a bunch of other 'sister' types around here." She explained.
When Sweetheart asked Jewel if she could ever meet Mush, Jewel smiled widely.
"Oh sweetie, maybe someday. If you ever meet him, just be careful...he could be very charming." she said.
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Post by Sweetheart Snow on Mar 31, 2011 21:38:21 GMT -5
Sweetheart started to smile but a huge yawn interrupted her. She was beyond tired. Today had been long and she really wanted to sleep.
"Jewely, do you think that I could..." Sweetheart started to ask Jewel but was interrupted by another yawn, which she attempted to cover up.
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Post by jewelkent on Mar 31, 2011 21:44:04 GMT -5
Jewel began to see how tired Sweetheart was getting. She was beginning to get tired as well. She had had a trying week at best, and there was no place she would rather be than in her lovely, comfy, top bunk upstairs.
She was interested to know Sweetheart was going to ask her "Do you think that you could what, Sweetie?" she asked.
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Post by Sweetheart Snow on Mar 31, 2011 21:48:14 GMT -5
After another yawn, Sweetheart finished her sentence.
"Do you think that I could sleep here tonight? I don't really want to sleep outside." Sweetheart said, about to pass out cold. She didn't get very much sleep on the three-day freight train ride from St.Louis to here.
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Post by jewelkent on Mar 31, 2011 21:58:41 GMT -5
Jewel rolled her eyes slightly, now losing count of how many times she had told Sweetheart she could sleep here for the night.
"Are you talking about sleeping here on the couch with me, or upstairs on the bunks with the others? It's still kinda early. But look at you...you're about ready to fall off. Kinda like me...it was hard to walk around Manhattan for days." she said.
Jewel sighed "So, Sweetheart... What do you look for in a boy? Have you ever had a boy that you liked?" she asked her.
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Post by Sweetheart Snow on Mar 31, 2011 22:05:41 GMT -5
Sweetheart smiled at Jewel's first question.
"Either one's alright." She said still sounding tired.
Sweetheart thought about how to answer Jewel's question about what she wants in a boy.
"Well, I just want a boy who likes me for who I am, who would treat me much better than everyone back in Missouri, and who has a nice sense of humor." Sweetheart answered. "And yeah, there have been guys back home that I had a small crush on, but they avoided me like a deadly illness, so I didn't bother talking to them." Sweetheart suddenly remembered an earlier event. "And I did see a really cute boy while I was wandering the streets earlier today." she added while blushing slightly.
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Post by jewelkent on Mar 31, 2011 22:14:07 GMT -5
Jewel smiled "Okay, sweetie. We will figure out where you can sleep in here tonight, honey." She said.
Jewel then listened to when Sweetheart started to explain about the boy she liked back home, Jewel shook her head. It sounded like a disaster when she said that the boys used to avoid her like a deadly illness. Christ! This girl has had it rough.
Then her curiosity was suddenly piqued when she heard Sweetheart say that she saw a very cute boy in the area while she was wandering. "Who was the boy, Sweetheart? What did he look like?" she asked her.
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Post by Sweetheart Snow on Mar 31, 2011 22:22:31 GMT -5
Sweetheart thought back to the boy that she saw. 'Oh my, he was so handsome' she thought.
"Well, he was wearing a blue Newsboy cap. He had curly brown hair, brown eyes, a pretty muscled body, and a really kind appearance. He was selling newspapers with a boy who had an eye-patch over his...right eye, I think." Sweetheart recalled what she could remember. It was the boy's eyes that stood out in her mind.
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