This might start out slow, but it gets better, and the newsies are coming, just not in the prologue, so be patient!!!! ;-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!!

He had it comin'

She could smell the alchohol on his breath as he spoke, "Tonya, if you'se run like Anthony I will kill you." She tried to hide the fear but she knew it wasn't working. The man staggered away, and than heard a loud thud, as the china cabinet hit the floor, followed by the piercing sound of shattered glass. "Tonya...." came a small voice, it was Marina, her little sister. She stared at her with huge blue eyes, sad and wet with tears, "Is daddy gonna hoit us?" "Not you" Tonya reassured, "He's neva hoit you'se , ya too young, but don't worry ill have ya outta heah before he can." Marina's face showed a glint of excitement at this. "I'se gonna go find Anthony. I'm gonna tell him papa's gettin woise. He'll help. I'll stay wid him for a little while, get a job, make some money, perhaps buy an apartment and den I'll come get ya." Tonya replied, then left to pack. "Are you leavin now?" Marina asked as Tonya re-entered with a suitcase. "Yea." Tonya sighed, "Ti amo." "Ti amo." said Marina, than snuggled deeper into her bed, and slowly drifted off to sleep. Tonya had never been to Manhattan, but knew that is where her help resided. She needed to find her brother, Anthony Higgins.

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There!! prologue is done!!! The next chappie will be up soon so review and give me some suggestions!! and p.s. if im not mistaken ti amo is I love you in Italian, and more newsies next chapter....I promise!!!