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I guess I's tellin you this because I ain't got no one right now. I feel bad droppin' in on Hades and giving her another kid to look afta, but I needed a place ta stay! And I'm sure your wonderin who I am. Allow me to introduce myself, I'm Peeps Morgan, Newsie de-lux . Well, not really. I don't know much about tha business. I's totally new to it as a matter'a fact. Me real name is Kristin but 'erbody calls me Peeps. I guess it's on account that I's always snoopin around in stuff I ain't suppose'ta be in. But this is how it all started...
I's been alone ever since I can rememba. The only family I eva knew has been Jack Kelley. Sorta like a brother to me I guess. I had been in and outta jail for a few yeas, that's where I met Jack. I got out before he did and went to tha Bronx and I have no ideas how I had tha chance of findin Jack again, but I did. I was never really into sellin papes much. Sometimes I'd just sneak off and not go buy any...maybe hide in a alley someweah. Not normal, I know, but I was to busy tryin to find me family. I finally left Manhattan to go to Brooklyn. When I got thea, I stayed in an alley for a couple of days and soon got tired of it. I'd hoid about a local lodgin' house run by this goil named Hades and to tell ya's the truth, I was terrified of her. I had hoid stories of her bein mean and cruel, not likin anyone but her Newsie pals. I guess me curiosty got the best of me, cuz I decided to go and get her to let me stay at her place. It started to rain when I's about halfway thea. I went up to tha door an' knocked, tryin to make meself look alright even though I's soaked. A goil, my height with blond hair, opened the door. I's been expectin Hades to answer but I knew that wasen't her. I told tha goil I needed to see Hades. She ran up the stairs of the lodging house with anotha goil to find her. I stepped inside a 'lil to see that everyone was starin' at me. The goils that went ta get Hades came runnin' down tha steps again with a diffrent goil behind dem. She was taller than me-self and she had brown hair. I knew from the storied that I'd hoid that this had to be Hades. I'm shoa that my face went pale, I was scared to death! I's not afraid of alotta tings, but from the stories I's hoid, she was definently someone to fea.
"Hey kid. Whaddya need?" She answered. Me tension eased a little, but not much.
I managed to get out, "I...I need a place to stay."
She stepped in front'a me...looking down on me, since I's short. "What ya name?"
"Me name is Peeps."
"Peeps...well Peeps...have you evah been a newsie before?"
*This is it...she's not gunna let me in and I's gonna hafta go cryin back to Cowboy for a place ta stay.* I thought. I shook my head no.
To me suprise she answered ,"Well, I guess theah's a foist time for everyt'ing...I'll have ya fill out an application tomarrah...but right now, I'll have Rae show ya around and introduce ya ta everyone...well, everyone who aint in a closet wid theih boyfriend."
A smile spread across me face and I said thanks. A goil, obviously named Rae grabbed me hand and started to lead me to a room. Hades told her to get me some clothes so after I changed, she introduced me to 'erbody. I still can't get all tha names straight. Lata that night, we had a pilla fight with da boys...it was fun. I's hadn't had fun in a long time so I guess it was good for me. Soon enough, everyone went to bed. Me and anotha goil...one of the goils I met first, I found out later that her name was Moth.
"Heya kid. How do ya like it hea so far?" she said to me, sitting down across from me in her bunk.
"It's alot betta than where I's been." I answered.
"Well, I think you'se gonna like it hea. These are real nice people."
" I hope so."
We talked for a couple minutes before we both decided it was time for some shut eye. "I have a feeling me and Moth are gonna be good pals." I thought to me-self and I toined ova. After about 5 minutes of layin in bed, I got ansty and decided to go get a drink of wata. I hoid a noise comin from the hall. I didn't think it was nothin, so I went back to bed. As I passes through the bunks, I saw all the goils layin thea and my eyes stopped on Hades. "I hope she likes me." I whispered to myself. I layed back down and began to feel my eyes close. "This is a new life." I thought to myself..and drifted off to sleep.
I guess I's tellin you this because I ain't got no one right now. I feel bad droppin' in on Hades and giving her another kid to look afta, but I needed a place ta stay! And I'm sure your wonderin who I am. Allow me to introduce myself, I'm Peeps Morgan, Newsie de-lux . Well, not really. I don't know much about tha business. I's totally new to it as a matter'a fact. Me real name is Kristin but 'erbody calls me Peeps. I guess it's on account that I's always snoopin around in stuff I ain't suppose'ta be in. But this is how it all started...
I's been alone ever since I can rememba. The only family I eva knew has been Jack Kelley. Sorta like a brother to me I guess. I had been in and outta jail for a few yeas, that's where I met Jack. I got out before he did and went to tha Bronx and I have no ideas how I had tha chance of findin Jack again, but I did. I was never really into sellin papes much. Sometimes I'd just sneak off and not go buy any...maybe hide in a alley someweah. Not normal, I know, but I was to busy tryin to find me family. I finally left Manhattan to go to Brooklyn. When I got thea, I stayed in an alley for a couple of days and soon got tired of it. I'd hoid about a local lodgin' house run by this goil named Hades and to tell ya's the truth, I was terrified of her. I had hoid stories of her bein mean and cruel, not likin anyone but her Newsie pals. I guess me curiosty got the best of me, cuz I decided to go and get her to let me stay at her place. It started to rain when I's about halfway thea. I went up to tha door an' knocked, tryin to make meself look alright even though I's soaked. A goil, my height with blond hair, opened the door. I's been expectin Hades to answer but I knew that wasen't her. I told tha goil I needed to see Hades. She ran up the stairs of the lodging house with anotha goil to find her. I stepped inside a 'lil to see that everyone was starin' at me. The goils that went ta get Hades came runnin' down tha steps again with a diffrent goil behind dem. She was taller than me-self and she had brown hair. I knew from the storied that I'd hoid that this had to be Hades. I'm shoa that my face went pale, I was scared to death! I's not afraid of alotta tings, but from the stories I's hoid, she was definently someone to fea.
"Hey kid. Whaddya need?" She answered. Me tension eased a little, but not much.
I managed to get out, "I...I need a place to stay."
She stepped in front'a me...looking down on me, since I's short. "What ya name?"
"Me name is Peeps."
"Peeps...well Peeps...have you evah been a newsie before?"
*This is it...she's not gunna let me in and I's gonna hafta go cryin back to Cowboy for a place ta stay.* I thought. I shook my head no.
To me suprise she answered ,"Well, I guess theah's a foist time for everyt'ing...I'll have ya fill out an application tomarrah...but right now, I'll have Rae show ya around and introduce ya ta everyone...well, everyone who aint in a closet wid theih boyfriend."
A smile spread across me face and I said thanks. A goil, obviously named Rae grabbed me hand and started to lead me to a room. Hades told her to get me some clothes so after I changed, she introduced me to 'erbody. I still can't get all tha names straight. Lata that night, we had a pilla fight with da boys...it was fun. I's hadn't had fun in a long time so I guess it was good for me. Soon enough, everyone went to bed. Me and anotha goil...one of the goils I met first, I found out later that her name was Moth.
"Heya kid. How do ya like it hea so far?" she said to me, sitting down across from me in her bunk.
"It's alot betta than where I's been." I answered.
"Well, I think you'se gonna like it hea. These are real nice people."
" I hope so."
We talked for a couple minutes before we both decided it was time for some shut eye. "I have a feeling me and Moth are gonna be good pals." I thought to me-self and I toined ova. After about 5 minutes of layin in bed, I got ansty and decided to go get a drink of wata. I hoid a noise comin from the hall. I didn't think it was nothin, so I went back to bed. As I passes through the bunks, I saw all the goils layin thea and my eyes stopped on Hades. "I hope she likes me." I whispered to myself. I layed back down and began to feel my eyes close. "This is a new life." I thought to myself..and drifted off to sleep.