Ch.6
Despite being tired, I ran most of the way back to Manhattan. If anyone saw me running through the streets that night, I bet they laughed. I hadn't taken the time to properly put on my boots so they were slipping all over the place. I found that running is more difficult when you're holding onto a big stick. Occasionally I would trip over my boots or the stick and fall down getting all sorts of cuts and bruises in the process. It was early morning, before the sunrise, when I graced Manhattan with my presence once again. I thought about all the places I'd gone to sleep in the last thirty-six hours, a fire escape, the docks and decided that just picking a place wouldn't matter much. I dropped to the ground by a rather large building. I stared up at the stars in the sky while the events of the day raced through my head. Just before nodding off an interesting thought came to me. " This city in which I had only been an official resident of for three days was my true home." So there I slept for the entire world to see. Voices again woke me up. I kept my eyes closed this time and listened to the conversation. " Hey! Look here, look here!" I could only assume he was talking about me. " Its that girl from yesterday, remember." Then somebody different spoke up and said, " She ain't moving. I'm getting' Jack." I heard footsteps going in the opposite direction from me. Fingers poked me on the arm and somebody whispered near my ear, " You all right?" Stubbornly I didn't move. Five minutes later there were more footsteps running in my direction. A boy, I think it was Jack lifted me to my feet. I opened my eyes and the bright sunlight made me squint. Four boys surrounded me, two of them I knew. " Why did you have to wake me, I ain't been sleeping for that long." I growled at all of them. Jack looked concerned and David said, "Why are you sleeping out here?" " I got no other place to sleep." I replied simply. They both looked like they were going to question me further, but another newsie came running our way. He whispered something angrily to Jack, then the both of them took off. I shook my head way to much running around this morning. David gave an apologetic goodbye and ran after Jack. Then there was only boy left. He was taller than I was but not by much with blonde hair and green eyes. " My name's Fury, what's yours?" He took off his cap and smiled, " I'm Copper on account of I'm always getting chased by one. Glad ta see you're alright. We'd probably go see what's goin on." "What a morning", I thought as Copper and I ran towards Newspaper Alley.