Hey everyone! So this was an idea I had recently for a story. It's basically about that Snyder has a daughter who befriends the newsies, but then some bad stuff happens. I wrote this one shot revolving along that plot, and here it is! I MIGHT end up turning this into a multi-chapter fanfic, but I only will if I know that people are interested, so let me know! Other than that, I hope you enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Newsies or any of the characters (except Annaelle)

"Get away from me!" Crutchie shouted, leaving Annaelle shocked. Crutchie had never yelled before. "I should have known you were too good to be true," he said quietly.

With those words he was dragged into the carriage and pulled off to the Refuge. Annaelle turned only to see the sea of newsies leaving, not even meeting her eyes, until she was all alone. Except for one newsies, that is.

"How could you?" Jack said softly, but with a tremendous amount of anger.
"I… I… I'm sorry!"

"Sorry doesn't cut it, you traitor," he shot back, spitting out the last word as if it were poison.

"I had to!" Annaelle exclaimed, he eyes welling with tears, "My father was… he was going to hurt me if I didn't."

"Oh yeah?" Jack was visibly shaking now, "And what do you think's gonna happen to him?" he screamed, tears running down his face as he pointed in the direction his brother had just been taken.

Annaelle had never seen him cry before.

"I've been there," Jack spoke, his voice only gaining more volume, "I've been there before and you know what they do? They take you, beat you, make you wish you had never been born!" The boy was in hysterics now, tears falling out like a rainstorm, making his body shake even more with almost monstrous sobs. "I saw a boy there; couldn't have been more than thirteen or fourteen and you know what happened? He couldn't handle it. He couldn't handle it and you know what he did? He jumped. He jumped out the window; into the air and down to the hard pavement. He thought that nobody saw him but I did… I saw him… I did."

Annaelle was shocked. Did those things really happen? How could she be so ignorant about the matter? She was truly speechless

"Jack," she uttered softly, "I'm so sorry…"

"Like I said, sorry won't cut it," Jack snapped a he wiped about his tears before his voice dropped to a low, calm, yet scary, tone. "We thought you were our sister Annaelle. But I guess we were wrong."

"Jack wait! Let me explain! Please!" Annaelle begged of him but it was too late; Jack was gone.