Kit walked up the stairs slowly, dreading meeting these newsies and what their reaction would be. "They don't bite Kit." Spot offered encouragement over his shoulder, "Ise bringing youse in so youse won't get a hassle. You ready?"
Kit nodded and Spot stood in the doorway allowing Jolly and Bait to head in first. He put an arm around Kit's shoulder; "It's just like Tibby's only this time wes ain't together." He took his arm down.
Kit stepped in and immediately blushed. It would seem they hadn't been the only ones to be caught in the rain. Many of the newsies had also gotten caught and were now in various states of undress. The room had been full of noise as she entered but as they realized someone new was there and conversations began to die. Kit suddenly became the center of attention, which caused her to blush a deeper shade of red.
"Youse act like youse never seen a goil before." Spot looked at his guys in disbelief "Yes she's a goil, a newsgoil if you will. She's only here for tonight, She don't need pneumonia on her first day." He turned back to Kit, "Come on Ise show youse around and get some stuff." Spot lead Kit over by a set of doorways. "Through there's the washroom, it ain't as nice as the Manhattan one but it works. This here is where youse be sleeping tonight. It's my space."
Spot showed Kit into what use to be storage space, still was to an extent. The two made up bunks and the pile of clothes on a chair seemed to be the only things that made the space personal. Spot pulled some pants and two shirts out of the pile on the chair and handed a shirt to Kit. "Here youse can wear this till you stuff drinks. Ise come and get youse in the morning. Oh youse probably want to put some ting over the door way."
He left then taking his clothes with him, along with the pillow and sheet off the top bunk, but leaving a candle.
Kit pulled the other blanket off the top bunk and looked around the room for something to stand on. How the heck was she suppose to put a blanket to cover the door when she couldn't reach the top of the frame? Or with anything to hang it up with? Then she saw a cabinet on the opposite wall; it looked like there were tools in it. She wove her way around the furniture to it and looked through it. Her search was successful and she found a hammer and a box with some nails in it.
Now for something to stand on there was the chair…no, that wouldn't be tall enough. Maybe she could move the bed with out too much effort. She grabbed the edges of the bed and pulled. The noise brought Spot running. "What are you doing?"
"You told me to hang a blanket over the door, I am trying to but I can't reach the top of the door frame. I am going to move the bed so I can sit on it and nail the blanket into place." Kit stated in a straightforward tone.
Spot was successful at keeping the surprise out off his face. "Why not use a chair?"
"It wasn't tall enough."
"Then youse want some help?"
Kit was relieved the bed was heavier than she had thought. "Sure."
They both struggled with moving the bed but finally got it into the right place. Spot then climbed up and proceeded to nail the blanket in. After he was finished they moved the bed back to it's original place and sat down.
"That all youse gonna need for tonight."
"Yeah."
"See youse in the morning then."
Spot left, and Kit struggled to stay awake long enough to get ready for bed. She noticed that there was a pitcher and basin on a small table with a mirror attached to it near the back of the room. Kit didn't want to call Spot back into the room, so she went to move it by her self.
First she moved the pitcher and basin to near the bed, then she picked up the table, which was luckily not that heavy and moved it over near the bed. She then placed the basin on the table, along with her candle. She peaked out the doorway but it looked like everyone was engrossed in a conversation, probably about her. She then ran for the wash room and the water spigot. She pumped the water she needed and went back.
The wet clothes were getting annoying so she quickly changed them and then crawled into bed. Trying very hard not to think about what was being said about her on the other side of the wall. She soon fell into a fitful sleep.
On the other side of the wall, Spot had been explaining what had happened who Kit was but it was not going as well as he had hoped. The only ones agreeing with him were the little boys, Jolly and Bait, but since they were so young no one listened. Even Brownoser was questioning him.
"Ise don't care what is going on in her life, wes never took a goil in here to sleep before why start now? Hopper spoke, "Kosei let us bring our goils in but, even this is a bit much. She ain't even you goil. Why should we let her stay?"
"Ise told youse she need to stay cuz she can't stay in a boarding house. She don't know her way around." Spot was losing his grip on his temper. He had only suggested that Kit stay there a week till she learned her way around. It wasn't like she was going to stay forever.
"Ise don't' want a goil here. They just don't fit in. She's gonna make our lives miserable demanding that wes treat her different." Brownoser was uncharacteristically blunt.
"No she won't. This here goil sold 100 papes before lunch, soaked the Delancey brudders stood up to Jack Kelly and demands that wes treats her like wes treats ourselves."
The guys looked at Spot in shock. "Then why are youse letting her sleep in your room?"
"Cuz she's a goil and Ise don't need youse to start picking on her. Plus she needs a place to escape to."
That effectively ended the questions for the night. And the guys started to get ready for bed. Suddenly a scream broke through the din. "What was that?" Bait looked around his eyes round with fear, expecting someone to fes up. Another scream was heard followed by "Stop get off me, oh please help, get off me."
Spot quickly realized the screams were coming from where Kit was sleeping and she sounded like she was being attacked. He, along with a couple others, rushed to the doorway.
Kit nodded and Spot stood in the doorway allowing Jolly and Bait to head in first. He put an arm around Kit's shoulder; "It's just like Tibby's only this time wes ain't together." He took his arm down.
Kit stepped in and immediately blushed. It would seem they hadn't been the only ones to be caught in the rain. Many of the newsies had also gotten caught and were now in various states of undress. The room had been full of noise as she entered but as they realized someone new was there and conversations began to die. Kit suddenly became the center of attention, which caused her to blush a deeper shade of red.
"Youse act like youse never seen a goil before." Spot looked at his guys in disbelief "Yes she's a goil, a newsgoil if you will. She's only here for tonight, She don't need pneumonia on her first day." He turned back to Kit, "Come on Ise show youse around and get some stuff." Spot lead Kit over by a set of doorways. "Through there's the washroom, it ain't as nice as the Manhattan one but it works. This here is where youse be sleeping tonight. It's my space."
Spot showed Kit into what use to be storage space, still was to an extent. The two made up bunks and the pile of clothes on a chair seemed to be the only things that made the space personal. Spot pulled some pants and two shirts out of the pile on the chair and handed a shirt to Kit. "Here youse can wear this till you stuff drinks. Ise come and get youse in the morning. Oh youse probably want to put some ting over the door way."
He left then taking his clothes with him, along with the pillow and sheet off the top bunk, but leaving a candle.
Kit pulled the other blanket off the top bunk and looked around the room for something to stand on. How the heck was she suppose to put a blanket to cover the door when she couldn't reach the top of the frame? Or with anything to hang it up with? Then she saw a cabinet on the opposite wall; it looked like there were tools in it. She wove her way around the furniture to it and looked through it. Her search was successful and she found a hammer and a box with some nails in it.
Now for something to stand on there was the chair…no, that wouldn't be tall enough. Maybe she could move the bed with out too much effort. She grabbed the edges of the bed and pulled. The noise brought Spot running. "What are you doing?"
"You told me to hang a blanket over the door, I am trying to but I can't reach the top of the door frame. I am going to move the bed so I can sit on it and nail the blanket into place." Kit stated in a straightforward tone.
Spot was successful at keeping the surprise out off his face. "Why not use a chair?"
"It wasn't tall enough."
"Then youse want some help?"
Kit was relieved the bed was heavier than she had thought. "Sure."
They both struggled with moving the bed but finally got it into the right place. Spot then climbed up and proceeded to nail the blanket in. After he was finished they moved the bed back to it's original place and sat down.
"That all youse gonna need for tonight."
"Yeah."
"See youse in the morning then."
Spot left, and Kit struggled to stay awake long enough to get ready for bed. She noticed that there was a pitcher and basin on a small table with a mirror attached to it near the back of the room. Kit didn't want to call Spot back into the room, so she went to move it by her self.
First she moved the pitcher and basin to near the bed, then she picked up the table, which was luckily not that heavy and moved it over near the bed. She then placed the basin on the table, along with her candle. She peaked out the doorway but it looked like everyone was engrossed in a conversation, probably about her. She then ran for the wash room and the water spigot. She pumped the water she needed and went back.
The wet clothes were getting annoying so she quickly changed them and then crawled into bed. Trying very hard not to think about what was being said about her on the other side of the wall. She soon fell into a fitful sleep.
On the other side of the wall, Spot had been explaining what had happened who Kit was but it was not going as well as he had hoped. The only ones agreeing with him were the little boys, Jolly and Bait, but since they were so young no one listened. Even Brownoser was questioning him.
"Ise don't care what is going on in her life, wes never took a goil in here to sleep before why start now? Hopper spoke, "Kosei let us bring our goils in but, even this is a bit much. She ain't even you goil. Why should we let her stay?"
"Ise told youse she need to stay cuz she can't stay in a boarding house. She don't know her way around." Spot was losing his grip on his temper. He had only suggested that Kit stay there a week till she learned her way around. It wasn't like she was going to stay forever.
"Ise don't' want a goil here. They just don't fit in. She's gonna make our lives miserable demanding that wes treat her different." Brownoser was uncharacteristically blunt.
"No she won't. This here goil sold 100 papes before lunch, soaked the Delancey brudders stood up to Jack Kelly and demands that wes treats her like wes treats ourselves."
The guys looked at Spot in shock. "Then why are youse letting her sleep in your room?"
"Cuz she's a goil and Ise don't need youse to start picking on her. Plus she needs a place to escape to."
That effectively ended the questions for the night. And the guys started to get ready for bed. Suddenly a scream broke through the din. "What was that?" Bait looked around his eyes round with fear, expecting someone to fes up. Another scream was heard followed by "Stop get off me, oh please help, get off me."
Spot quickly realized the screams were coming from where Kit was sleeping and she sounded like she was being attacked. He, along with a couple others, rushed to the doorway.