Next morning, Erin and Kim found themselves in Manhattan right outside the
Newsboy's LH. Curious to find where they had ended up, the girls walked
inside. They found themselves face to face with two very cute boys. The
boys introduced themselves as Kid Blink and Racetrack. Erin and Kim were
dumbfounded. They had heard of these boys from the Newsies strike, but
never thought of meeting them in person. The girls couldn't believe that
their wish had come true. That they were finally meeting the boys they had
so desperately wanted to meet for months now. As Blink started to talk Erin
was kicked out of her dream like state.
" So you'se goils names?"
Erin seeing that Kim was still in her dream like state nudge her in her shoulder and then answer, "Kim and Erin." She stated bluntly.
"Well which one which I mean u can hardly even tell you'se apart." Race stated a little aggravated with the girls.
Kim then answered. "Sorry sometimes wes forget we look so much alike. I am Kim and thats Erin." Kim and Erin walked off with their new friends. The boys offered to show them around and let the girls be with them while they sold papes.
"Whyes don't wese split up dat way we sell more papes."
"great idea! Kim youse go with Race and Ise ill takes Erin here". We need to come up with newsie names for youse."
"We will think of that lader right nows let sell papes." Race suggested "wes will see youse later."
Before separating on their own ways Kim and Erin did a little hand shake and then gave each other a hug. Then they headed different ways shouting headlines!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "So hows long u goils been in Manhattan?"
"We just got here this mornin from the Bronx."
"What you doin walkin from the Bronx to here?"
"Well wes runnin away from our "shelter" if yous wanna call it that. We couldn"t stand that place. It's so boirin and wes always got ourselves in trouble. They don't like fightin."
"Youse big on fightin?"
"Kim and I dont take nothin from nobody!"
"Oh yea?!"
"YEA! Wanna make sumtin of it?"
"Nah, i wanna makes sumtin of you'se. If you gets what i mean." ""wink""
"Oh boy. Let's sell some papes!" (both)"Mayor seen in Brooklyn with new goil!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After selling all their papes Kim and Race went to the racetrack to look at he horses. And then headed back to the LH and went upstairs to the bunkroom. They saw that Erin and Blink weren't back yet. Probably out walking around. Kim could see it in her sister eyes that she a thing for Blink and she knew her sister knew that she liked Race.
Race was the first one to break the silence " so were youse goils planning on stayin tonight?" "We reallys hav nos wheres to stay."
"Maybes youse can stay here. Let me go ask Kloppman. He runs the joint. Be back in a sec."
Kim sat their just looking around wondering how many peoples lived here when Race in less then a minute was pounding his way back up the steps.
"Guess what?? He says youse goils could stays here as long as there is no hanky panky goin on and you pay the 6 cent a night."
At this both Kim and Race started to laugh.
They quieted down when they saw someone else walk in.
He looked about seventeen with a cowboy hat and a red bandana around his neck
"Looksie here looks like Race gots a new goil."
"she not my new goil" not yet at least he was really thinking though. "This here is one of our new newsies of course if it is alright withs youse."
"One of our new newsies??"
"Well shes gots a twin sister that is out with Kid Blink right nowse."
"Oh, well ise don't sees a problem withs it but they have to at least go sellin withs me soon that way I can sees their skills and ise can take them to meet Spot. Byse the way whats youse name?"
Kim spoke up as her sister walked in. " ise am Kim and the goil who just walked inse is my twin sister if youse have noticed? By the way Ise didn't catch youse name."
"Oh sorry for being so rude. Da names Jack Kelly buy youse can call me Cowboy.
"ok."
Kim turned to her sister and introduced her to cowboy and told her about stayin here and her day with Race while Erin was telling Kim about her day with Blink. The girls fell asleep on a free bunk the boys didn't use. ~~~~~~~~ The next morning everyone woke up and went down to the distributing center. After gettin their papes, they all divided and went to their sellin spots. Jack took Erin and Kim with him so he could see how well they sell.
"So you'se gots boys?"
"Neither one of us gots boys. We came from a "shelter" in the Bronx. They dont like the goils there being with boys." Erin explained.
"We LOVE boys. The oder problem we gets is that the boys dont like how tough Erin and i'se are. They feel as thos they cants protect us," said Kim.
"Well lets me tells you'se, Blink and Race aint afraid of that. I can see you'se like them and i knows for a fact that they'se like you'se!"
"Well we'd say sumtim so 'em but we'se dont kno what to say."
"I'll talk to them fors ya. I've been wit these boys for a LONG time. I knows how to talk to 'em. Aight, we'se aint gettin any papes seld this way. Let's sell some papes." "Let's go!"
" So you'se goils names?"
Erin seeing that Kim was still in her dream like state nudge her in her shoulder and then answer, "Kim and Erin." She stated bluntly.
"Well which one which I mean u can hardly even tell you'se apart." Race stated a little aggravated with the girls.
Kim then answered. "Sorry sometimes wes forget we look so much alike. I am Kim and thats Erin." Kim and Erin walked off with their new friends. The boys offered to show them around and let the girls be with them while they sold papes.
"Whyes don't wese split up dat way we sell more papes."
"great idea! Kim youse go with Race and Ise ill takes Erin here". We need to come up with newsie names for youse."
"We will think of that lader right nows let sell papes." Race suggested "wes will see youse later."
Before separating on their own ways Kim and Erin did a little hand shake and then gave each other a hug. Then they headed different ways shouting headlines!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "So hows long u goils been in Manhattan?"
"We just got here this mornin from the Bronx."
"What you doin walkin from the Bronx to here?"
"Well wes runnin away from our "shelter" if yous wanna call it that. We couldn"t stand that place. It's so boirin and wes always got ourselves in trouble. They don't like fightin."
"Youse big on fightin?"
"Kim and I dont take nothin from nobody!"
"Oh yea?!"
"YEA! Wanna make sumtin of it?"
"Nah, i wanna makes sumtin of you'se. If you gets what i mean." ""wink""
"Oh boy. Let's sell some papes!" (both)"Mayor seen in Brooklyn with new goil!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After selling all their papes Kim and Race went to the racetrack to look at he horses. And then headed back to the LH and went upstairs to the bunkroom. They saw that Erin and Blink weren't back yet. Probably out walking around. Kim could see it in her sister eyes that she a thing for Blink and she knew her sister knew that she liked Race.
Race was the first one to break the silence " so were youse goils planning on stayin tonight?" "We reallys hav nos wheres to stay."
"Maybes youse can stay here. Let me go ask Kloppman. He runs the joint. Be back in a sec."
Kim sat their just looking around wondering how many peoples lived here when Race in less then a minute was pounding his way back up the steps.
"Guess what?? He says youse goils could stays here as long as there is no hanky panky goin on and you pay the 6 cent a night."
At this both Kim and Race started to laugh.
They quieted down when they saw someone else walk in.
He looked about seventeen with a cowboy hat and a red bandana around his neck
"Looksie here looks like Race gots a new goil."
"she not my new goil" not yet at least he was really thinking though. "This here is one of our new newsies of course if it is alright withs youse."
"One of our new newsies??"
"Well shes gots a twin sister that is out with Kid Blink right nowse."
"Oh, well ise don't sees a problem withs it but they have to at least go sellin withs me soon that way I can sees their skills and ise can take them to meet Spot. Byse the way whats youse name?"
Kim spoke up as her sister walked in. " ise am Kim and the goil who just walked inse is my twin sister if youse have noticed? By the way Ise didn't catch youse name."
"Oh sorry for being so rude. Da names Jack Kelly buy youse can call me Cowboy.
"ok."
Kim turned to her sister and introduced her to cowboy and told her about stayin here and her day with Race while Erin was telling Kim about her day with Blink. The girls fell asleep on a free bunk the boys didn't use. ~~~~~~~~ The next morning everyone woke up and went down to the distributing center. After gettin their papes, they all divided and went to their sellin spots. Jack took Erin and Kim with him so he could see how well they sell.
"So you'se gots boys?"
"Neither one of us gots boys. We came from a "shelter" in the Bronx. They dont like the goils there being with boys." Erin explained.
"We LOVE boys. The oder problem we gets is that the boys dont like how tough Erin and i'se are. They feel as thos they cants protect us," said Kim.
"Well lets me tells you'se, Blink and Race aint afraid of that. I can see you'se like them and i knows for a fact that they'se like you'se!"
"Well we'd say sumtim so 'em but we'se dont kno what to say."
"I'll talk to them fors ya. I've been wit these boys for a LONG time. I knows how to talk to 'em. Aight, we'se aint gettin any papes seld this way. Let's sell some papes." "Let's go!"