For Even A Night ❉ Newsies

Chills Pt 2

Jack had been taking a stroll with Crutchie, Davey and Les to Pulitzer's office to meet Katherine and walk her home since the trolleys weren't running.  He pressed his mittened hands together and blew on them, trying to preserve what warmth he could on the cold day.  The wind nearly blew his favorite blue newsboy cap off his shaggy black hair.  It was freezing out and anyone out at this time would be catching a good cold from this weather.  "Hey!" Les piped up, "What's that?" Jack looked up and spotted something in the snow up ahead but thought it was someone's clothing left out.  Who'da leave their clothing out in this freezin' weather? He wondered to himself.  Suddenly it moved, trying to stand up, and fell again.  He began a slight jog until something made him stop dead in his tracks.  Brown curls, pink skirt, white polka-dotted blouse.  Brown boots.  Same thing she was wearing when she left the house this morning.  Katherine.  "Kath!" He yelled sprinting towards her.  "Oh my gosh. . ." He heard Davey say worriedly as he jogged quickly behind him.  Les and Crutchie kept a slow pace behind the two.  Jack could tell she'd seen his face a slight bit before she lost consciousness.  He knelt beside her shaking her shoulder slightly.  "Kath, baby wake up fo' me.  Oh please wake up fo' me." Her lips were slightly purple and her complexion was paler than Snow White.  Jack took off his coat and wrapped it around her along with his scarf.  Lastly he took off his newsboy cap and gently, but firmly, placed it over her curls.  He kissed her ice cold cheek.  "Okay Ace, we'll getcha home." He whispered kissing her ice cold cheek.  He carefully, as if she were as fragile as a snowflake, put an arm under her legs and picked her up in his arms.  Her head drooped against his chest and her hands lay in his coat, her blue-tinted fingertips just peeking out.  "Just 'old on Ace." Jack whispered, leaning down to kiss her head.  "Is she gon' be 'aight Davey?" He heard Les ask.  "Jack's got her Les, he'll know what to do.  He always does."