I looked out to the streets. The sky was grey and the air had a humid feel to it that went stait to my lungs and made me close my eyes. Newsies were calling out rediculous headlines, as usual. "Ah, I hate that noise! Those utterly rediculouse news boys are so dreadful. Escpecially after what they did to dear Joseph." I turned and tilted my head at Mother. "Mr. Pulitzer was being so kind to those depraved children and they just decided to strike"
I turned red from embarassment, "Mother, Pulitzer raised the prices on their news papers. They barely make a good enough living as it is"
"Mr. Pulitzer was perfectly in his right to raise the price of the paper. He was trying to beat Mr. Herst."

"Yes, Mother, I know"
"Now, take this money and get the paper for your father. Also, Kaitlyn Rose, get yourself a new hat. Your other one is horrifying." She placed some money on to my lap. I knodded and got out of the carriage, which had just stopped.

"Extra! Extra! New deadly disease found in a flock of pigeons, fatle to humans!" I smirked. The guy was sort of tall with puppy brown eyes and curly brown hair, hidden in a news boy hat. He smiled sweetly at me, took off his hat, and said, "good day, miss. Have you hoid about the latest news?"
"New deadly desease, right"
He knodded, "people have died from it already." I looked into his eyes and smiled.
"I'll take two...one for my father and one for me."
"You read?"
"Yes, but my parents don't know. They'd have heart attacks if they did."
He looked down, "I'm Mush," he stuck his hand out, it was shaking.
I smiled and took his hand, "I'm Kaitlyn Rose." My hand was equally shaky. "Woah, Kaitlyn Rose, huh? Got a nick-name to call you by?"
"Call me what you want." I couldn't believe how fast the words tumbled out of my mouth.
"Then I'll call ya...Rosie. 'Cause your cheeks are so rosie." Suddenly, I couldn't even look at him. I felt my cheeks growing hot and red. And I couldn't stop smiling.
"Mush!" A kid with short brown hair and brown eyes walked up to him. He couldn't have been older than 13. He stopped and looked at me. "Oh, excuse me, miss. I didn't know I was interupting"
"What is it, Les?" Mush asked, a little irritated.
"David is freaking out. His date with Allicia is tonight and he doesn't know what to wear"
Mush tilted his head to one side, gritting his teeth. "Can't ya ask someone else to help him"
Les laughed, "have you seen the way the guys dress? No, you'd betta help."

Mush looked at me. "I'm sorry, I have to go." He looked regretfully at me, like he had dropped money in the streets for someone else to pick up. "Do ya come to town often"
"Not really, but I can"
"Come into Tibby's next time you're around. It'll be easier to find you that way." I knodded. He gave me the two papers amd a good-bye and walked off.