We Can't Go On Without You
David's POV
I can't believe he actually left us. That's what I was thinking when Sarah, Les, and I watched Jack ride away with Teddy Roosevelt. I thought he liked being a newsie with the rest of us. Yeah it's not the greatest, but he had a whole lot of friends to go through it with him. Jack had people that cared about here in New York, but yet he had to leave and go to his precious Santa Fe. Nobody is going to be there for him. Yeah well, I guess he doesn't care about what the rest of us think. I ran up to join Sarah and Les as we walked home.
"It's okay, Les. You don't have to cry, Jack just had someplace else that he wanted to be," I said as I tried to comfort Les. "I know, it's just that I'm really gonna miss Jack, that's all," Les replied.
"Where are you goin' Davey," I heard from behind me. I turned around to find Racetrack and Crutchy walking up behind me. "I'm just going to get my papes to sell for today," I said to Racetrack. "Oh, okay. I guess I'll join ya. Gotta get money for betting on races some how," replied Racetrack. "I'll come with you guys too. I'll need the money to buy papes again tomorrow," Crutchy said.
"Sarah, Les, I'll see you guys later on tonight. Just tell mom and dad that I'm selling papes today, okay? Thanks," Davey yelled. The three of them walked to the newspaper stand to get their amount of papes to sell for the day. When the got there, the found many other newsie buying there papes. "Hey Davey, Racetrack, and Crutchy," Mush said as we walked up behind him in line to get papes. "Hey there, Mush," Racetrack replied. I stood there waiting until it was my turn to get my papes. "I want 100 papes, please," I told the guy. He yelled back, " 100 papes." I took my papes and sat down to read what the headlines were for the day. Racetrack was also sitting beside me reading the headlines. "Man, no good headlines. I guess we'll have to make up some good ones to get 'em all sold," Racetrack said. "Yep, nothing to interesting today, Race," I said.
We all got up and walked out into the streets. Walking into another day of selling papes. All the newsies around starting yelling all at once, "Baby Born with Three Heads", "Orphanage Catches on Fire, Upsetting Children", and many other headlines. 'Today was going to be just like the rest', I thought to myself. Man was I wrong.
