Stephanie and I were shocked to see all those newsies around us. You could say it took us by surprise. (But it was still fabulous!)
"Heya, how long ya goils need ta stay here?" Jack asked.
"Well, however long you'll let us stay, we have no place else to go." I said pretending to have a sad look in my eyes.
"Why, where were ya living before… if you were from here?" Racetrack asked a little confused.
"It's a really long story." I said. Stephanie nodded her head in agreement.
"Well, ya can sleep on Bumlets and Snoody's bunk, because they're not here." Jack said. "Now let's go ta sleep, because we gotta carry da banner tomorrow." He finished. I made my way over to one of the empty bunks, and so did Stephanie. I drifted off into a pleasant sleep, and all I could think about was if this was real or not.
"SKITTERY, BOOTS, COWBOY, GET UP. CARRYIN DA BANNER." Kloppman yelled bright and early at 7:00. (Oh yeah, this was real.)
"Ah, too early." I heard Stephanie say from the bunk across from mine.
"I just rolled over and looked around the 'dorm room' until I knew everyone was in the washroom. I got up and slowly made my way to the washroom… (After all, I only wanted to see a select few of them naked.)
When I got into the washroom, a lot of them had already left to go sell papers. The only ones that were left were Blink, Boots, Race, Jack, Snitch, Snipeshooter, and Skittery. When I walk in, the only ones that acknowledged me were Blink, Race and Skittery.
"Good morning." Skittery said.
"Morning." I said rubbing my eyes, and getting ready to wash my face.
"What are ya planning on doin today?" Race asked. (Stephanie just happened to be standing next to Race.)
"I don't know, why?" I asked.
"Well, maybe ya should think about selling wit someone for today." Race said. "Doll face asked ta sells wit me, so we're gonna sell tagedder." He finished.
"Oh, alright. But I'll need some cloths." I said.
"Just go talk ta Kloppman, he's they guy that woke us up this morning. He already knows you two are here, because I got Doll face some cloths this morning." Race said.
"Ok. Um, would it be possible to take a shower?" I asked.
"Oh sure, right ova there." Race said pointing to the shower.
"Thanks." I said. I went to go get cloths from Kloppman, but I couldn't find him. I sat down on a chair, and landed on a pile of something. When I got up, I was sitting on a pile of cloths, and it had a little note on it. The note said: Charity, these are for you. Racetrack told me you would need them, signed Kloppman.
Wow, everyone here was really nice. I was surprised. (But not too surprised) I took the pile of cloths, and walked back up the stairs to the washroom. I threw the cloths on the floor, and got into the shower. The shower felt so incredible. I was taking a shower in 1899 in the lodging house. Life was great. When I was done, I reached outside the curtain, and grabbed a towel. After I had almost all my cloths on, (my shirt still wasn't going on quite right) I walked out into the 'dorm room.' I didn't expect anyone to be there, but there was someone with their back towards me on the edge of a bed.
"Ah." I said. The person had startled me.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I was just waiting for you."
"Oh, well here I am. Why were you waiting?" I asked.
"Oh, I was just wondering, if you want to sell with me today?" Skittery asked taking off his hat.
"I'd love too." I replied smiling.