The next day I woke up and tried not to step on turtle who was lying next to me on he's cardboard bed, and went to the front door
It was more early than usual I saw there the guy who brings the papers, he said "I'm sorry about tom , are you the new guy?"I said.
" I guess so" he than ordered 4 men and they all jumped out the truck and started to unload the papers
"soo how's this all goin, do I have to pay you or some thing?"- I asked
"no man the big guy pays for you the whole idea in this program is that kids like you could earn some money..."
"ho ok"
I called 2 otha kids that could help me take the papers inside
The headlines where all about tom and that there was no new lead I woke turtle first so he could sell more papers than the other kids
When every one was awake we all decided that today I will be in charge of what's goin on and tonight there will b election's and every one will choose the leader since IM the most veteran
But I didn't care to wait some more
I knew I had to find josh's "friend" I just didn't know how
Suddenly it all came so clear to me
I didn't had to wait until 6:00 PM any way because I had to wait until every one was back and I had to count how many papers where sold and that every one was ok, since the murders I ordered every one to come back before dark time and surprisingly they all showed up in time
I finished all my work and went out on my daily night walk
I sat on the bench where I sat with Stacy that day, and I tried to work on my plan to capture the murderer but I couldn't not think about Stacy.
It was now around 7:00 PM it was dark already
And I was tiered from the lack of sleep
I decided to go back to the lodging house
I saw today a few cars and flash lights of some teenagers who wanted the 5000 bucks reward, since it was weekend I guess they decided they could stay out late and search for the murderer
Weekend's where the thing I hated the most at this place, I didn't had my family like every other weekend, all the newsies warrant here which made me feel very lonely
I reached the lodging house around 7:30pm and there was that vote every one was talkin about ofcoise I was elected because I was the most veteran here, It was no surprise for no one
I went and played some cards for 10 mins when turtle told me to turn around, it was Stacy
It was the first time I saw her like that... she wasn't like using any make up or some beauty full cloths she had noutin but a blue jeans and some black a little torn t-shirt she was lookin like even more beautiful without all the stupid usual make up girls usual put on
She walked over while smilin I saw a few kids lookin at her probably wondering what a girl like that doing in a place like this and that was exactly what I asked her
"what agoil like you din in a place like this?" I asked
she smiled and answered "I told my dad about you..."
"...and he suggested that you might b hungry"- she continued
"u did what?!?"
she laughed "don't worry! Its ok he suggested that may-b you would like to come to dinner t'night around nineish?"
"No sorry I cant I'm now in charge here on and...."
I suddenly felt a kick on my leg and a slap on my back
"no don't worry man we can take care of our self's"-turtle interrupted
"yeah go on " some otha kid started shouting
we boath smiled
"ok than I guess IM comin over"
"Yeah well come over at nine ill be waiting ya?"
"Yeah ill be there"
I had one hour to get me self-ready turtle smiled back at me and said come on
He grabbed Jonathan on the way and they boath dragged me out
Jonathan is kinda big and strong has much has turtle was small and didn't seem very strong
All three of us ran until turtle stopped
He stopped by one of the bridges and than turtle said
"Ok now tell me the truth... since you got here..."
"Yeah?" I asked
"How many times did you bathe?" he continued
"I m.... Well...emm twice"
"Exactly" turtle had a weird grin on he's face
Than turtle and Jonathan boath started walkin towards me
I moved back but they boath grabbed me and took me down the way and through me in to the river
I screamed! So hard and than I couldn't breath but after awhile the water was ofcoise still cold but I guess I got over the first shock so I dived in and washed my hair and went up to get some air
Only to see Jonathan and turtle almost choking from laughing at me ofcoise I started splashing some water on them and they couldn't move because they where laughing I wasn't very angry at them because it was funny after all
They through a soap at me
I bathed and cleaned my self than I realized some thing
"hey guys! Where the hell will I get some new cloths
hell where can I get some new cloths at all ? all my cloths are soaked with freezing water and IM freezing I want out but well... IM naked!"
turtle said "don't worry we have a suppress for you at the lodging house"
"and IM supposed to go there naked?!?!?!?"
"well I haven't thought of that" they boath started laughing again
"naa don't worry here ya go come on out"- Jonathan said while holding a big blanket
I ran out of the water and it was like 5 times more freezing than while I was in the water
I grabbed the blanket and covered my self it was a little warmer
They gave me this bag it had clothes in it
I ran with the bad behind some bushed I stopped feeling my legs because I think they kinda froze of the snow I was steppin in
The first thing I looked for was some underwear of coise and I took the boxer's and putted em on
Than there where this brownish pant with like lots of pockets and they where kinda baggy but still nice
I took em also
Than I told this white t-shirt and putted it on and than a longer shirt which was black but had this patches from around the shoulder... not some thing like poor they came like it
I'se never wore this kind'of cloths before and they where kinda comfortable but my legs where still freezing
I rushed to a near by bench and putted on some sox
And my older shoes which didn't really mach the whole thing but I didn't really care
I started feeling my toes again
"so guys, where did ya get the cloths?"
"we have our contacts ya know... its not the first time IM in cold water" Jonathan said
we where just makin fun all the way to the lodging house just some plain ol' jokes and stuff like that
when I reached there I coamed my hair because it was all messy
we played some cards until 9:00AM and than I said goodbye from every one and started walkin towards Stacy's house