Hi, guys! This is my first Newsies fanfic, based off the musical, not the movie (BTW, the musical is AMAZING). You don't have to get the musical in order to get this fic, though. :) Enjoy! Please R&R!
"Sir, please!"
"No!"
"Sir…"
"No! No, no, no, I said no! That's my final word! No more compromising, Katherine!"
"Why not?"
He shakes his head for the millionth time. "Because it's unconventional! There aren't any women newspaper writers! It's not normal!"
"Just 'cause it's not normal doesn't mean it can't be done!"
"For God's sake, Katherine, you want to be a journalist, don't you? Use proper English! And I didn't say it can't be done, I just said that I'm not letting you!"
"Please!"
He slams his hand on the desk in frustration. "By thunder, Katherine! I said NO!"
"Please! You won't be sorry! It'll be the best thing you'll ever read! I promise!"
He doesn't move for a moment or two. He is just frozen in that look of confliction. Finally, his expression softens, and he sighs, defeated. "Fine. Write what you want and turn it in to me by Friday. And damnit, Katherine, it better be accurate! If you fabricate even a single fact in your draft, you're finished. Understand?"
I nod, so overjoyed that I start talking a hundred miles an hour. "Yes, Sir! Thank you, Sir! I'll make you proud, I swear!" I shake his hand, gather my pad of paper and pen, and head for the door. Before I close it behind me, I look back at him. "You won't be sorry, Sir."
He rolls his eyes, just wanting me out of his office. "Yes, yes, I can only hope so. Remember, it's due on Friday. A full five-day span! If you become a real journalist, you'll have half a day!"
"Yes, Sir!"
I close the door behind me and walk briskly down the busy hallway crowded with editors and secretaries, smiling all the way. Finally! A chance to prove myself! If I know one thing to be true, it's that I, Katherine Pulitzer, will make my father proud of me.
Thanks, guys! Review! I'll keep it coming! Hopefully.