I sat in the dark and damp alley I was shaking uncontrollably, my blue eyes wide in panic and my hands are shaking with blood all over them. I jerked up and gulped in air and I looked at the body in front of me and I stumbled a bit and puked my guts out. I heaved and when I was done I wiped my mouth off on a scrap piece of cloth I had and I looked at myself. My dress was covered in blood and dirt, my hair hung limply blood dripping down my face like tears. I walked out of the area and looked at sheepshead…the one place I could live…if it weren't for the fact my boss dying! He sometimes let me jockey his horse and take care of his horses.
"damn" I muttered annoyed I heard someone and froze in my place I turned and saw a boy walking forward he was quite attractive, checkered pants, white shirt, checkered vest, newsie cap, and a cigar hanging from his lips.
"are youse okay?" he asked and I huddled in on myself I looked over at him and bit my lip.
"please…help me.." I whispered scared and I rubbed my arms causing red streaks to go down my skin.
"whats wrong?" he asked worried and I soon noticed his eyes were a beautiful brown color I stepped into the light and he went wide eyed cigar falling from his mouth in shock. My hair was naturally red and it was hard to tell whats blood and whats natural.
"my…my boss he owns some of the horses…he was murdered….murdered by some guy who said he needed to pay up…" I whispered and he came over and took my hand blood or not and whisked me away from there and took me to a newsie lodge.
"RACE!" a boy yelled I hid behind this so called race and he cleared his throat putting me into the alley way.
"heya dere les…" he said ruffling the boys head with his none bloody one and bent down I edged back and gulped. "is jacky boy around?" he asked quietly and les nodded he looked adorable. "tanks ill be in in a sec" race muttered "whats yer name Ise was rude and didn't ask" he looked over at me and I sighed.
"melody…melody darling" I said blushing a bit and he nodded and sighed a bit.
"wait heah.." he said sternly I nodded and he ran inside the whole time I was pacing and muttering to myself and brought myself to hysterics once or twice. I heard people and I hid in the shadows and saw race but froze when I saw someone else with him. He had a cowboy hat…oh my god he was the strike leader…
"so race whats goin on dat you have a bucket of wateh and clothes with youse?" he asked and I saw race look around.
"melody…come forward please" he said carefully I came ove rand jack went wide eyed in shock.
"race what did ya get yerself into dis time?" the supposed jack Kelly asked and I bit my lip and blurted out everything and jack looked form shock to sadness.
"it wasn't me who did it I was hiding when I saw my boss get murdered! I ran over afterwards and he whispered to me 'be careful melody…look for jack Kelly..' In some odd way race found me I had held him till he died….i am sorry" I whispered and I wiped my eyes and race walked over dumping all the water from the bucket onto me and I stood there shivering. He handed me a towel and I wiped myself off and I changed into the black checkered pants, black cami and brown shirt. I was handed a comb and I burshed my hair out. Race dumped alcohol on my dress and burned it.
"youse can stay heah and sell wid us..your races responsibility.." jack said after thinking I smiled at jack and hugged him impulsively.
"thank you!" I whispered and he pulled away rubbing the back of his neck
"yeah yeah now come on" he said and race followed behind slowly I smiled back at him and when I met all the newsies and listened to them joking around I realized I am actually home.