Waiting for you

Chapter 2- Bumlets' Letter

"Snoddy! Get yer lazy bum outta bed!" yelled Snoddy's close friend Bumlets, in his ear. Snoddy snapped up with a terrified look on his face, then seeing that it was just Bumlets, he collapsed back down onto his small bunk. He frowned slightly. he'd been having a great dream about gigantic feast, just for him! And now Bumlets had woken him up and ruined it all. "Why do ya have ta do that every morning, bum?" he whined. Bumlets gave him his usual grin. Out of all the newsies, everyone thought that Bumlets had the best smile, besides Blink. "Cause you is me friend snodd, and i don't want you ta go starving yerself now!" Snoddy laughed coldly to himself as he heard this. as if someone would care if he'd starve or not. He yawned and hopped down off the bunk, then proceeded to prepare himself for another long day of selling papes. He had barely gotten ready when Snitch and Bumlets yanked him out the door, wide smiles on there faces. They were always excited when the woke up. Heck, they were always excited. They were the kind of people who loved life. The kind of people Snoddy envied. But, if you can't be them you might as well be their friend, Snoddy thought Even though it was torture for him as they dragged him along every day and every night, disregarding the frown on his face.
When they finally got their papers and Snoddy had figured out away to abandon them, 'I just want ta sell alone taday!', He set off to his favorite selling spot, the Marketplace. This was usually his choice spot because no other newsies ever wanted to take it. Unlike him, the wanted to be somewhere with pretty girls and pretty flowers (the pretty flowers only because it was much easier to pick them then to buy them for the pretty girls) Snoddy, being who he is, wanted nothing to do with girls. Well, that's what he told himself. He refused to let out the secret longing for love that lived deep within his heart. So, as with any other usual day, he was selling at the market. But today, there was something different. After selling his first few papers, he saw something so rare, so foreign to the marketplace... A Pretty Girl. Well, she wasn't exactly a dream come true. Black bushy hair, Blue eyes, around 5'4 and somewhat pudgy. What captivated Snoddy the most was the resemblance of her smile to Bumlets'.
But then, as like when he saw any girl, he kicked himself in the head. Really Snoddy, he said to himself. Did you actually think that girl was pretty? No! No way! All girls are just...man-eating monsters! Get a grip snodd.
And with this in mind, Snoddy went back to selling.
It was about six o'clock when he finally got back to the lodging house, he hadn't stopped for lunch because the selling was especially good that day. When he got to the lodging house, he was greeted by an extremely over excited Bumlets. He had a huge grin on his face and he was waving a piece of paper up and down.
"Snodds! the best thing is happening!" he yelled, jumping in front of him. Snoddy raised an eyebrow. "Uh...what?" Bumlets shoved the paper in his face. "I got a letter from me sis today! She's coming to be a newsie! And the best part is, she should be here any day now, she sent the letter a week ago!" he cried joyfully for all the newsies to hear.
"You got a sister? Poor thing, I hope she ain't as ugly as you!" Snitch said, playfully punching Bumlets. And with Bumlets as their guide, the newsies celebrated the coming of his sister, arguing over who gets her, and who's bunk she gets to sleep in. Naturally, Snoddy just congratulated Bumlets and headed up to bed.