Disclaimer: ditto ditto ditto. I know don't own Newsies and other names are
probably used in other various stories. I'd like to think I own the Annie
character but I doubt it.. Just read the story!
"Oh boy."
It had been a long day for Jack, but he managed to sell all of his papes and Annie's too. Still the thoughts of Annie and her new actions had been plaguing Jack's thoughts all day. He decided to find David; after all, he was the smartest guy that Jack knew. Then Jack remembered that since Dave didn't live at the lodging house he'd have to go to Dave's, if he went there he knew he'd have to see Sarah.
It'd been a while since Jack had talked to her. Hell, it'd been a long time since Jack even saw Sarah. Not that he'd been avoiding her. It was just that. a couple of months after the great newsies strike he found out that he and and Sarah were nothing alike and couldn't get along. Besides, she kept asking Jack about Annie; she must've thought that they were together or something. So, to everyone's surprise Jack and Sarah stopped being as close. It would be hell to have to see her now, especially since he had to talk to Dave about Annie.
Thinking back on what Sarah had said Jack's thought became more and more complicated.
Yeah, me be with Ann. That'd be like bein' wit a sistah. Me and Annie known each odah forevah. God.. me and Ann. ha ha.What da hell was Sarah thinkin'. I remember when me and Ann first met. It'd been a coupla years since I'd been there and it was so cold that day, musta been January or sumthin'cuz there was snow everywhere. I still had to sell my papes, but cuz is was so cold no one was out and I hardly sold any of em. It'd been a cold day so I'd gone behind an alley to have a smoke when I found her. First I thought that she was dead cuz she didn't wake up when I shook her a couple of times and she had bruises all ovah... By then I was pretty scared but I didn't wanna believe she was dead, so I carried her to the lodging house and ran to find Kloppman. Afta awhile Kloppman said she wasn't dead but sure came close to it and it was lucky I found her. When she woke up she musta felt a lot betta cuz aftah a while, kid wouldn't shut up. She told me why she was alone, that her dad was in prison, which made me feel bad cuz mine was too, and her mom had left her as a kid. She'd lived with her dad and he'd gotten arrested before, but this time he got arrested for a coupla years (wouldn't say why.). Then she said she was headed for the Newsies house. And she kept goin' on and on, and a guy can only take so much, ya know? So I asked her what she was doin' in the snow by herself, aftah that she got real quiet and just laid down again. When I asked her again, she just started cryin' and said her dad wasn't really in prison but at home; and that she was actually running away and had tried to kill herself by freezin' in the snow cuz at home her dad would just keep hittin' her. Then we was both real quiet. She told me her name was Annette but to never, ever call her that or else.Laughing at the goil's ferociousness I promised I wouldn't and that I'd call her Annie. Even back in those days we was really close, I knew I had to take of her, I knew I had to. It was for her sake and mine cuz she was mine, my Annie. 'Course if I called her my Annie now, she'd probably deck me. I still wondah tho, what woulda happened to her I hadn't found her.
Jack had been walking for a while now, and he found himself by Dave's house. Luckily, he could only see Dave.
As they exchanged greetings and an apology to Les Dave sensed that Jack wasn't here to mess around. He could see past Jack's grin and asked him what was up. As he asked the Jack told him all about his thoughts on Annie, and all Dave could do was listen carefully.
"Oh boy."
It had been a long day for Jack, but he managed to sell all of his papes and Annie's too. Still the thoughts of Annie and her new actions had been plaguing Jack's thoughts all day. He decided to find David; after all, he was the smartest guy that Jack knew. Then Jack remembered that since Dave didn't live at the lodging house he'd have to go to Dave's, if he went there he knew he'd have to see Sarah.
It'd been a while since Jack had talked to her. Hell, it'd been a long time since Jack even saw Sarah. Not that he'd been avoiding her. It was just that. a couple of months after the great newsies strike he found out that he and and Sarah were nothing alike and couldn't get along. Besides, she kept asking Jack about Annie; she must've thought that they were together or something. So, to everyone's surprise Jack and Sarah stopped being as close. It would be hell to have to see her now, especially since he had to talk to Dave about Annie.
Thinking back on what Sarah had said Jack's thought became more and more complicated.
Yeah, me be with Ann. That'd be like bein' wit a sistah. Me and Annie known each odah forevah. God.. me and Ann. ha ha.What da hell was Sarah thinkin'. I remember when me and Ann first met. It'd been a coupla years since I'd been there and it was so cold that day, musta been January or sumthin'cuz there was snow everywhere. I still had to sell my papes, but cuz is was so cold no one was out and I hardly sold any of em. It'd been a cold day so I'd gone behind an alley to have a smoke when I found her. First I thought that she was dead cuz she didn't wake up when I shook her a couple of times and she had bruises all ovah... By then I was pretty scared but I didn't wanna believe she was dead, so I carried her to the lodging house and ran to find Kloppman. Afta awhile Kloppman said she wasn't dead but sure came close to it and it was lucky I found her. When she woke up she musta felt a lot betta cuz aftah a while, kid wouldn't shut up. She told me why she was alone, that her dad was in prison, which made me feel bad cuz mine was too, and her mom had left her as a kid. She'd lived with her dad and he'd gotten arrested before, but this time he got arrested for a coupla years (wouldn't say why.). Then she said she was headed for the Newsies house. And she kept goin' on and on, and a guy can only take so much, ya know? So I asked her what she was doin' in the snow by herself, aftah that she got real quiet and just laid down again. When I asked her again, she just started cryin' and said her dad wasn't really in prison but at home; and that she was actually running away and had tried to kill herself by freezin' in the snow cuz at home her dad would just keep hittin' her. Then we was both real quiet. She told me her name was Annette but to never, ever call her that or else.Laughing at the goil's ferociousness I promised I wouldn't and that I'd call her Annie. Even back in those days we was really close, I knew I had to take of her, I knew I had to. It was for her sake and mine cuz she was mine, my Annie. 'Course if I called her my Annie now, she'd probably deck me. I still wondah tho, what woulda happened to her I hadn't found her.
Jack had been walking for a while now, and he found himself by Dave's house. Luckily, he could only see Dave.
As they exchanged greetings and an apology to Les Dave sensed that Jack wasn't here to mess around. He could see past Jack's grin and asked him what was up. As he asked the Jack told him all about his thoughts on Annie, and all Dave could do was listen carefully.