My Rhyme

by RhymeandMush

Rhyme is a Manhattan newsie. A Russian-Italian immigrant, she came to New York to start a new life, but things didn't go as planned. Now living as a newsie, she faces her toughest challenge in the summer of 1899. The newsies are going on strike, and she's a leader. But a certain romantic complicates things, making Rhyme wonder if she really can win this fight. Mush x OC

1. Prologue

So, this is my newsie story. I went with the original newsies.

Morris Cohen is Jack Kelly and Dave Simmons is David Jacobs.

Racetrack, Spot, Mush, Boots, Crutchy, and Kid Blink were all real.

But I threw in some girls since there were actual girl newsies.

This is Rhyme, a newsgirl's, story.

I'll soon have Angel, another newsgirl you'll see in this story, and her story up soon. So, enjoy.

Prologue

Every newsie wanted something.

Morris wanted out of New York. Racetrack wanted his own box at Sheephead. Spot wanted to be the king of Brooklyn.

Kid Blink wanted to be a hero. Crutchy wanted a normal life, Mush wanted a real job, I wanted to live. And Angel? Well, Angel just wanted to sell newspapers.

But it wasn't so easy to get what you wanted, even in New York.

Even so, I was still going to do the best I could.

And as sure as the Brooklyn Bridge was standing, I was going to win this strike and make sure the newsboys got at least a taste of what good life was.