Memory (Jack Kelley one-shot)
I don't own Newsies in any way. Nor do I own the song.
Memory, turn your face to the moonlight
Let your memory lead you
Open up, enter in
I remember, a time I knew what happiness was
Look! A new day, had begun…
"Hey Memory!" Jack called.
"Oh heya Jack", I said.
"Da stahs look beautiful tonight", Jack said.
"Yeah", I said.
There was a moment of silence.
"Youse know, Ise can' remembah da last time Ise was happy", I told him, "Ise wish Ise could run away ta da moon".
"Ise can remembah", he said, "It was last Christmas, when wese was snowed in. Snipes, Boots, and Tumblah tought wese was gonna die in da lodgin' house, but youse made us hot chocolate, snag Christmas carols to us, and decorated da Christmas tree".
"Ah", I said.
"Are youse not happy heah?" Jack asked.
"Ise feels like Ise was meant foa moa dan jist sellin' papes and carryin' da bannah", I told him.
"Wese die widout youse", Jack said, "Ise don' know if wese would evah get ovah it".
"Would youse really miss me?" I asked him.
"Me moa dan anyone", Jack said.
I reached over and kissed Jack lightly on the lips.
Jack's face broke out into a huge smile.
I smiled at him and turned my face to the moon.
The song used is Memory from the musical CATS by Andrew Lloyd Webber.