*One Year Later*
It had been one year since Jessica and Eliza had been on the streets. To stay alive they would steal food and sell flowers. Eliza had been sick for a couple of weeks with a fever and coughing up blood.
"Sissy," Eliza said gently shaking her sleeping sister.
"What?" Jessica said tiredly opening her eyes.
"I'm scared."
"Why?" Jessica said sitting up and putting her arm around her sister.
"I think Jesus wants me to be with mommy and daddy."
"Don't talk like dat." Jessica said beginning to cry.
"Sing me a song." Eliza said snuggling up to her sister. Jessica began singing and in the middle of the song Eliza said weakly, "I love you sissy." Jessica watched as Eliza slowly closed her eyes and breathed her last breath. Jessica started to sob harder, she was all alone in the world. She also didn't know what to do with the body, so she wrapped her sister up w/her blanket and weakly dragged her body to the river. Jessica was almost to the river when she collapsed. She willed herself to get up and start dragging again.
"Do youse need any help?" A small boy about the age of 11 asked from behind Jessica. She turned around startled, the boy was shocked to see she had been crying. "Are youse alright?" He asked putting a hand on her shoulder.
"No." Jessica said trying to keep more tears from flowing.
"What's da matta?"
"My sista died and I don't know what ta do wit her body, so I'm gonna put her in da riva."
"Do youse want me ta help ya?" He asked, Jessica nodded. He picked up one end of the blanket and Jessica picked up the other end. When they go to the river the boy looked at Jessica and reluctantly she nodded. After they dropped her body into the river Jessica fell down crying. The boy wasn't sure what to do so he bent down next to her and put his arms around her and held her as she cried. Jessica stopped crying and looked up at him.
"What's your name?" Jessica asked.
"Spot Conlon what's yours?"
"Jessica McKinney." Jessica said before burying her head in his shoulder and falling asleep. Spot wasn't sure what to do so he laid Jessica down and fell asleep next to her.
DISCLAIMER I don't own Newsies.I wish I did but I don't *sighs* . But I do own Jessica and Eliza. Well hope you guys liked it!!!
It had been one year since Jessica and Eliza had been on the streets. To stay alive they would steal food and sell flowers. Eliza had been sick for a couple of weeks with a fever and coughing up blood.
"Sissy," Eliza said gently shaking her sleeping sister.
"What?" Jessica said tiredly opening her eyes.
"I'm scared."
"Why?" Jessica said sitting up and putting her arm around her sister.
"I think Jesus wants me to be with mommy and daddy."
"Don't talk like dat." Jessica said beginning to cry.
"Sing me a song." Eliza said snuggling up to her sister. Jessica began singing and in the middle of the song Eliza said weakly, "I love you sissy." Jessica watched as Eliza slowly closed her eyes and breathed her last breath. Jessica started to sob harder, she was all alone in the world. She also didn't know what to do with the body, so she wrapped her sister up w/her blanket and weakly dragged her body to the river. Jessica was almost to the river when she collapsed. She willed herself to get up and start dragging again.
"Do youse need any help?" A small boy about the age of 11 asked from behind Jessica. She turned around startled, the boy was shocked to see she had been crying. "Are youse alright?" He asked putting a hand on her shoulder.
"No." Jessica said trying to keep more tears from flowing.
"What's da matta?"
"My sista died and I don't know what ta do wit her body, so I'm gonna put her in da riva."
"Do youse want me ta help ya?" He asked, Jessica nodded. He picked up one end of the blanket and Jessica picked up the other end. When they go to the river the boy looked at Jessica and reluctantly she nodded. After they dropped her body into the river Jessica fell down crying. The boy wasn't sure what to do so he bent down next to her and put his arms around her and held her as she cried. Jessica stopped crying and looked up at him.
"What's your name?" Jessica asked.
"Spot Conlon what's yours?"
"Jessica McKinney." Jessica said before burying her head in his shoulder and falling asleep. Spot wasn't sure what to do so he laid Jessica down and fell asleep next to her.
DISCLAIMER I don't own Newsies.I wish I did but I don't *sighs* . But I do own Jessica and Eliza. Well hope you guys liked it!!!