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After we closed the bet, Spot had to finish selling his papers, so I left to explore Brooklyn a little more. I walked deeper into the neighborho..

When I woke, I was immediately hit by a splitting headache that left me wishing that I was still asleep. But once I’m up, I’m up and..

Ten minutes of snipping with the dull scissors later, my hair was shoulder length. I ran my hand through the waves, surprised at how light my he..

Spot must have gotten in late the last night, because when he knocked on my door to wake me, he sounded exhausted. “Don’t take too l..

Spot finished around the time that I did, even though he had many more papers than me. He was a very experienced newsie, though, and I was just..

Once we got to the rich part of town, we stayed in the shadows of the houses, careful to stay away from streetlamps. A pair of policemen were c..

The next day before work, Fish and the others teased me relentlessly about spending the night by the harbor with Spot. They didn’t dare s..

When we walked into the room where we normally hung out, it was indeed like the Civil War all over again. Blink and another newsie, who I belie..

Spot had a little spring in his step while we walked back to Brooklyn, taking our time. I was not in the mood to put up with Fish’s teasi..

The next day, Spot woke me up way before the sun rose, which left me wondering if Spot ever slept. He was always the first awake, and I’d..