Never Fear, Brooklyn is Here!

Ch. 1

I chewed my gum with aggressive force as Spot and the other Brooklyn newsies dove into the harbor.

"Hey Catwalk, why don't you wanna get in da water?" Scraps called.

"I ain't ready so why don't you shut dat big yap of yours up," I replied as I spat out my gum and looked onward. I sat down on the dock with the tips of my toes just touching the water. I rested my head my head on my shoulder while thinking of where to sell papes the next day, when I felt the somewhat clam water become rough. Before I could do anything I was pulled under the water.

As I popped my head out of the cold water, I looked around to see if I could find my attacker. No one was around.

"Hey Spot! Did ya see who pulled me in?" I called

"It's nobody I know. Ask Cowboy, his crew is nearby." Spot called back.

I didn't want help from the Manhattans. I could do things on my own, even if I am a girl. I didn't even climb out of the water before Cowboy walked over to me.

" Look here goil, I'm sorry if anybody caused you trouble." He told me.

"It's no trouble. But if you find'em, tell 'em dat Catwalk will be after dare head," I replied

" Sure thing."

I was incredibly bored after Cowboy left. My pants and shirt were clinging to my body so there was no way in hell that I could relax. I looked around to see if there was anyone I could talk to or at lease get a cigarette from. When I turned around, I saw someone get out of the water. It was a Manhattan. He slowly walked up to me.

"Hey, I'm Mush." He told me.

"I'm Catwalk." I replied.

"Sorry about pulling you into da water,"

"Dat was you!"

I shot up and attacked Mush, who hit me in the chin and for some reason I got a black eye. I looked at him for a while then he lunged at me so I hit him in the stomach then he ran at me again. Before I knew it I was on the ground with the wind knocked out of me. Mush held out a hand to help me up. I gravely took it because I couldn't move at all.

"Sorry, when someone comes at me like dat, I can't control myself." Mush told me.

"Its alright, I've never met someone who could knock the wind out of me." I told him as I sat down on a box. He sat down right next to me.

"how'd you get your name?" He asked me.

"Well, when I came here I was only 10 and I had no talent. So da only way I could stay was if I did dis test so I had to walk across da catwalk on da Brooklyn Bridge. I made it so I got to say." I told him.

" I like it."

" I told you my story, so now you tell me yours."

"I cansoak anyone. I once took on 5 guys,"

"I can tell."

"Mush! Time to go!" Racetrack called

"Can I see you tomorrow?" Mush asked.

"Only if you don't pull me in the water." I replied.

"I won't I promise."

" Ok."

"Until then," He called before running back to his crew.