Chapter 3 Returned

"You'es has two legs that work fine, so why don't ya use 'em."

"The view's better up here," Feister replied. She was currently on Mush's back as the rest of the group walked back to The Lodging House. They had gone to the park after a long day's work and well...let's just say it was a fun, and very crazy time. As they were walking back they talked about stuff like better ways to improve the headline, selling spots, and some of the boys talked about girls they met while selling.

Feister rolled her eyes. while she loves the boys more than anything she doesn't really like it when they talk about girls. It's the one thing she's left out of. While she knows that she can tell them about a boy she likes, she knew very well that they'd figure out who the boy is and her life would be over. Plus, she didn't want to ruin her friendship with Mush. Besides, Mush wouldn't go for a girl like her, and she knew that.

Anyways, they got back to the Lodge they were all laughing and having a good time. But when they walked through the door they saw a boy, who they didn't recognized, making them come to a stop. Feister hopped off of Mush's back and stared at the stranger as well.

"Who's this?" Jack asked. He had walked up to the front of the group to face the stranger. He looked about sixteen, had dark hair, blue eyes, light beige skin, and definitely taller than Jack.

"I'm William Johnson," he replied. "And I'm looking for my sister."

"Johnson?" Race asked while stepping up next to Jack. "Ya mean that crazy man who made the headlines? Yer his son?" he asked in disbelief. The other Newsies all looked at each other in complete shock. They all knew the story of old man Johnson, and what he did, they never thought they'd meet a Johnson.

William nodded. "When you put it like that it just sounds harsh. But, that's not the point, the point is that I'm looking for my sister, Clare. Black hair, brown eyes, fourteen years old, small for her age."

Feister, (who was standing in the back) felt her heart pounding out of her chest and felt her whole body go numb. This couldn't be happening...right? But it was happening right in front of her eyes. She didn't want to believe it, she hoped that this was a bad dream.

"Feister?" Mush whispered, making her jump. "You'es ok? Ya look like a seen a ghost."

"Y-yeah, I'm fine." But truth was she wasn't. This couldn't be happening, could it? It had to be a dream, right? She hoped it was a dream.

"I's can assure you there ain't no goils here, in case ya didn't notice this is a Newsboys Lodging House," Jack replied. He didn't know who William was, but if the girl he was looking for was Feister than let's just say that it wouldn't end well.

William nodded, before walking out the door. While the other boys made eye contact with the visitor, Feister kept her head down, and pulled her cap down as well. As he was walking out William noticed the one of the boys was acting differently. "Can I talk to you? Outside?" he asked.

Feister wasn't sure what to do. She glanced back at the others, who looked ready to soak William at any second. "Me?" she managed to get out, while making her voice go a tad deeper, just to be on the safe side.

"Yes. You look like the kind of person who knows the streets, maybe you can point me in the right direction."

"Fine, but don't ask for help again," she snapped before walking out the door. She just wanted to get this over with. As she walked out she could feel the boys confused stares.

Author's note

Sorry this is so short, I promise the next one is a bit longer. Oh, and the Easter egg to AGN was Feister falling out of the bunk and landing on Romeo. If you remember at the end of C - 3 Advice, she jumps out of Mush's bunk and almost lands on Jojo, and Romeo said that he's been there before. Shout out to Music on the Moon, thanks for the review. What did you think? Anyways thanks for reading.

AGN Fun Fact #2 I started writing AGN on October 31st 2017 at my best friend's house.