A/N: thanks for the review. Sorry it takes so long for me to update.
Clara woke up that morning with a headache the size of New York. "Awwww" She groaned. Her headache didn't make her forget what her father said last night. "From now on you will stay in this house, is that clear" He announced. This played over and over again in her head. Clara gazed outside and realized that it still was dark it would be a couple of more hours before her father would wake up. Clara grabbed a suitcase under her bed and quickly began packing it with clothes and other assortment of stuff when she realized that she couldn't fit everything into her suitcase. "I guess I'll only take the most important things with me" Clara exclaimed. She dumped everything inside the suitcase out. She quickly scanned the room for things that she should take. Her gaze stopped at her mother's picture. "Oh mother" Clara whispered, a tear slipped from her eye "What shall I do, runaway and marry the man I love or stay and marry the man I hate". Clara grabbed the picture and carefully placed it into her suitcase. She opened her closet and found her favorite dress; it was made of red silk imported from China its sleeves drooped over the shoulders. She grabbed a couple of skirts, blouses, shoes, and her favorite hat It was a straw hat, plain and ordinary, but she loved it because it reminded her of the country side where she used to have her summer vacations. "That should be all" Clara thought to herself. She quickly got dressed into her plaid skirt and white blouse; she wore a cape over it all. She grabbed a pen and paper and scribbled a note
Dear Ruth and father, I am no longer a little girl, that is why I have decided to run away, please don't look for me I shall be safe. I will marry Matt, never, I'm sorry father, I can't, and I love somebody else. Bye father and Ruth.
Your dearest,
Clara
She carefully placed the note on her pillow then grabbed her suitcase and quietly walked out her door. She scanned the street, it was quiet and cold, and it must have been twenty degrees or so. She breathed a sigh of relief. She quickly walked towards the direction of the newsie-lodging house. Only stopping a few times to rest her arm from the weight of the suitcase. After what seemed thirty minutes she made it to the lodging house. She quietly tapped at the glass of the door, no answer came, she knocked a little harder. A light quickly turned on, a figure came and opened the door. It was Mr. Kropp "Who are you, what do you want" He yelled. At this the newsies woke up and one by one began to appear at the stair. Jack was the last appear and slowly came down the stairs. "Kropp what seems to be the problem?" He asked. "Well this girl came knocking at the door" Mr. Kropp said. Jack looked at the freezing figure closely and realized that it was Clara. "Clara, come in you must be cold," He yelled dragging her in. He held her close and could feel her shake from the cold. "Mush" Jack yelled "Yeah" Mush answered "Get a pail of hot water, Race you better go with him" Jack yelled. Mush Race quickly ran to get the pail of hot water. "Specs get a cup of milk or water" "Yes sir" Specs yelled. Jack let go of Clara and grabbed a chair and set Clara in it. In the light you could see her whole face was blue. Clara smiled "oh Jack" "What happened Clara, did your father kick you out" Jack asked worried "No, I ran away" Clara responded "Ran away, but why" Jack asked, Jack could see that Clara was tired. "Don't speak we can talk later". Specs came with a cup of milk with Race and Mush trudging water right after. Jack took Clara's shoes and socks off, he saw that her feet where blue also and placed her feet in the hot water. Specs gave the milk to her. "Thank you" Clara said smiling. Slowly color began to come to her face. All the newsies gathered around her curious why she had ran away from her rich life. Clara gazed at the newsies and realized that they seemed anxious to know why she had come. "I see you're all anxious to know why I'm here," Clara said smiling. "Well" They all said at once "Well I kind of got into a fight with my father he had plans for me and I didn't like them so I ran away" Clara said smiling. All the newsies seemed to accept this explanation, but Jack felt there was more to this story, but he didn't say anything. "You can stay with us Clara, is that alright with everyone" Jack asked. All the newsies nodded. They never had a girl stay at their lodging house. "Just wait a minute" Mr. Kropp yelled. "We don't have room for another person," he continued. "She can stay for awhile but she'll have to go back eventually or go find a different place". "I won't ever go back to my house" Clara informed him. "She can sleep on my bed" Jack responded. "Then where would you sleep?" Mr. Kropp asked. "Well I haven't thought about that," Jack admitted. All the newsies began to laugh. "Anyhow if you did figure it out, how would she pay for her stay, did you bring any money?" Mr. Kropp asked. Clara shook her head. "You see" Mr. Kropp said. "I can work" Clara aimed. "Well let's all go to sleep right know and figure this out in the morning" Mr. Kropp cooed. All the newsies seemed to agree and headed upstairs. Clara got up but quickly fell, her legs where still feeling the pain of walking in the cold. "Are you okay Clara" Jack asked concerned "Yeah I'm alright" Clara assured. She tried again, but quickly fell again, but this time
Jack caught her. "I better carry you up" Jack said lifting her up. Clara placed her arm around his neck. He began to climb the stairs. "Jack I love you" Clara whispered in his ear. Jack smiled. "I love you to" he whispered back. When they had reached the top, all the newsies where in bed snoring soundly. He placed Clara on his bed. "Where will you sleep?" Clara asked. Jack began to scratch his head, he had no idea. "Well we could sleep together" Clara said blushing "in the same bed" She quickly added. Jack face began to turn red and so did Clara's. Jack climbed into bed beside her. They both felt a bit uncomfortable, being in the same bed together, but sleep began to consume both of them. Clara placed her arms around Jack. She leaned in and kissed Jack on the cheek. "Good night" She whispered. He turned his head towards Clara. She seemed so peaceful. "Good night" he whispered back.
A/n: okay everybody press the button to review. Review. Lol. Nest chappy will come out soon hopefully.
Clara woke up that morning with a headache the size of New York. "Awwww" She groaned. Her headache didn't make her forget what her father said last night. "From now on you will stay in this house, is that clear" He announced. This played over and over again in her head. Clara gazed outside and realized that it still was dark it would be a couple of more hours before her father would wake up. Clara grabbed a suitcase under her bed and quickly began packing it with clothes and other assortment of stuff when she realized that she couldn't fit everything into her suitcase. "I guess I'll only take the most important things with me" Clara exclaimed. She dumped everything inside the suitcase out. She quickly scanned the room for things that she should take. Her gaze stopped at her mother's picture. "Oh mother" Clara whispered, a tear slipped from her eye "What shall I do, runaway and marry the man I love or stay and marry the man I hate". Clara grabbed the picture and carefully placed it into her suitcase. She opened her closet and found her favorite dress; it was made of red silk imported from China its sleeves drooped over the shoulders. She grabbed a couple of skirts, blouses, shoes, and her favorite hat It was a straw hat, plain and ordinary, but she loved it because it reminded her of the country side where she used to have her summer vacations. "That should be all" Clara thought to herself. She quickly got dressed into her plaid skirt and white blouse; she wore a cape over it all. She grabbed a pen and paper and scribbled a note
Dear Ruth and father, I am no longer a little girl, that is why I have decided to run away, please don't look for me I shall be safe. I will marry Matt, never, I'm sorry father, I can't, and I love somebody else. Bye father and Ruth.
Your dearest,
Clara
She carefully placed the note on her pillow then grabbed her suitcase and quietly walked out her door. She scanned the street, it was quiet and cold, and it must have been twenty degrees or so. She breathed a sigh of relief. She quickly walked towards the direction of the newsie-lodging house. Only stopping a few times to rest her arm from the weight of the suitcase. After what seemed thirty minutes she made it to the lodging house. She quietly tapped at the glass of the door, no answer came, she knocked a little harder. A light quickly turned on, a figure came and opened the door. It was Mr. Kropp "Who are you, what do you want" He yelled. At this the newsies woke up and one by one began to appear at the stair. Jack was the last appear and slowly came down the stairs. "Kropp what seems to be the problem?" He asked. "Well this girl came knocking at the door" Mr. Kropp said. Jack looked at the freezing figure closely and realized that it was Clara. "Clara, come in you must be cold," He yelled dragging her in. He held her close and could feel her shake from the cold. "Mush" Jack yelled "Yeah" Mush answered "Get a pail of hot water, Race you better go with him" Jack yelled. Mush Race quickly ran to get the pail of hot water. "Specs get a cup of milk or water" "Yes sir" Specs yelled. Jack let go of Clara and grabbed a chair and set Clara in it. In the light you could see her whole face was blue. Clara smiled "oh Jack" "What happened Clara, did your father kick you out" Jack asked worried "No, I ran away" Clara responded "Ran away, but why" Jack asked, Jack could see that Clara was tired. "Don't speak we can talk later". Specs came with a cup of milk with Race and Mush trudging water right after. Jack took Clara's shoes and socks off, he saw that her feet where blue also and placed her feet in the hot water. Specs gave the milk to her. "Thank you" Clara said smiling. Slowly color began to come to her face. All the newsies gathered around her curious why she had ran away from her rich life. Clara gazed at the newsies and realized that they seemed anxious to know why she had come. "I see you're all anxious to know why I'm here," Clara said smiling. "Well" They all said at once "Well I kind of got into a fight with my father he had plans for me and I didn't like them so I ran away" Clara said smiling. All the newsies seemed to accept this explanation, but Jack felt there was more to this story, but he didn't say anything. "You can stay with us Clara, is that alright with everyone" Jack asked. All the newsies nodded. They never had a girl stay at their lodging house. "Just wait a minute" Mr. Kropp yelled. "We don't have room for another person," he continued. "She can stay for awhile but she'll have to go back eventually or go find a different place". "I won't ever go back to my house" Clara informed him. "She can sleep on my bed" Jack responded. "Then where would you sleep?" Mr. Kropp asked. "Well I haven't thought about that," Jack admitted. All the newsies began to laugh. "Anyhow if you did figure it out, how would she pay for her stay, did you bring any money?" Mr. Kropp asked. Clara shook her head. "You see" Mr. Kropp said. "I can work" Clara aimed. "Well let's all go to sleep right know and figure this out in the morning" Mr. Kropp cooed. All the newsies seemed to agree and headed upstairs. Clara got up but quickly fell, her legs where still feeling the pain of walking in the cold. "Are you okay Clara" Jack asked concerned "Yeah I'm alright" Clara assured. She tried again, but quickly fell again, but this time
Jack caught her. "I better carry you up" Jack said lifting her up. Clara placed her arm around his neck. He began to climb the stairs. "Jack I love you" Clara whispered in his ear. Jack smiled. "I love you to" he whispered back. When they had reached the top, all the newsies where in bed snoring soundly. He placed Clara on his bed. "Where will you sleep?" Clara asked. Jack began to scratch his head, he had no idea. "Well we could sleep together" Clara said blushing "in the same bed" She quickly added. Jack face began to turn red and so did Clara's. Jack climbed into bed beside her. They both felt a bit uncomfortable, being in the same bed together, but sleep began to consume both of them. Clara placed her arms around Jack. She leaned in and kissed Jack on the cheek. "Good night" She whispered. He turned his head towards Clara. She seemed so peaceful. "Good night" he whispered back.
A/n: okay everybody press the button to review. Review. Lol. Nest chappy will come out soon hopefully.
