"Hey I t'ink she's wakin' up" a voice said.
"Lemme see.Lemme see.."another voice responded. Annalise struggled to urge herself out of the darkness surrounding her. When she opened her eyes, she found herself face to face with another person. Panicking, she swung with her right arm and connected with the stranger's jawbone, sending him crumbling to the floor. Sighing in relief, Annalise started to sit up when she figured out that there were more people around her. A silence fell onto the room until a small boy made his way to the front of the crowd.
"She hit Spot." he said in a hushed voice. Realization hit Annalise as she turned the name over in her mind. Spot was one of the ones who had helped her the previous night. Tears stung her eyes as she thought of the last 24 hours of her life. Then her cheeks flushed red as she turned on the bed she had woken up in. "I'm terribly sorry.I didn't know." she started. A boy stepped forward, another one from the previous night, and smiled. Annalise glanced at him quickly, taking in his shaggy blonde hair and single eye patch.
"It's fine.he pro'lly deserved it fer hanging ovah yah like dat.me names Kid Blink..everyone calls me Blink" the boy said, holding out his hand. Annalise shook it and was about to comment further when the door the room swung open and a girl rushed in.
"Is it true? Did someone hit me bruddah? I wanna meet dis person.now" she said excitedly, pushing her way up to the front. She paused as the girl on the bed came into view.
"BC.dis is.." Blink started to introduce the young girl, but then realized that he didn't know her name. He turned to the girl on the bed, but was suprised to find her staring past him..
"..Annalise?" the girl referred to as 'BC' said hesitantly, almost asking hopefully. Annalise started at her name and then raised her eyebrows at the girl.
"Katie? My best friend Katie??" she cried timidly. At the sound of her real name, the girl ran forward and threw her arms around Annalise, who returned to hug fiercly. Race stood with his mouth open. Mush laughed and nudged him, shutting Race's mouth with a finger. Race shook his head and then nudged Blink, leaning over and whispering "Did we miss somet'ing?" Blink grinned and shook his head.
"I t'ink Bottle Cap just found 'er long lost best friend" he said, gathering the crowd of newsies and herding them out of the room. "Meet us at Tibbys" heyelled back before disappearing after the group. ** An hour passed and in laughter, tears and surprise, both girls related their past year spent without one another. Through tears, Katie.now Bottle Cap.had told Annalise that Kloppman had arranged for Danielle's burial that morning. Then she promised that they would visit later. Annalise related her previous night, tears that she was scared to shed, now fell as she was surrounded in the comfort of her best friend. Bottle Cap nodded at the right times, keeping quiet as she remembered her own flight away from her home...and the pain of having to leave her best friend behind.
"When ya left, I didn't know what I was gonna do..but I know dat you had ta.ya had ta get away from 'im" Annalise said quietly. Bottle Cap smiled weakly at the accent that had slipped through, it always had when they were together.
"I know I missed ya like crazy goil..but you'se still me best friend, right?" she asked, winking.
"of coise.always will be" Annalise replied, hugging the pale girl in front of her. She stood up suddenly, causing Bottle Cap to jump slightly.
"Let's go get ya ta Tibbys" she said, pulling the other girl out of the room
"Lemme see.Lemme see.."another voice responded. Annalise struggled to urge herself out of the darkness surrounding her. When she opened her eyes, she found herself face to face with another person. Panicking, she swung with her right arm and connected with the stranger's jawbone, sending him crumbling to the floor. Sighing in relief, Annalise started to sit up when she figured out that there were more people around her. A silence fell onto the room until a small boy made his way to the front of the crowd.
"She hit Spot." he said in a hushed voice. Realization hit Annalise as she turned the name over in her mind. Spot was one of the ones who had helped her the previous night. Tears stung her eyes as she thought of the last 24 hours of her life. Then her cheeks flushed red as she turned on the bed she had woken up in. "I'm terribly sorry.I didn't know." she started. A boy stepped forward, another one from the previous night, and smiled. Annalise glanced at him quickly, taking in his shaggy blonde hair and single eye patch.
"It's fine.he pro'lly deserved it fer hanging ovah yah like dat.me names Kid Blink..everyone calls me Blink" the boy said, holding out his hand. Annalise shook it and was about to comment further when the door the room swung open and a girl rushed in.
"Is it true? Did someone hit me bruddah? I wanna meet dis person.now" she said excitedly, pushing her way up to the front. She paused as the girl on the bed came into view.
"BC.dis is.." Blink started to introduce the young girl, but then realized that he didn't know her name. He turned to the girl on the bed, but was suprised to find her staring past him..
"..Annalise?" the girl referred to as 'BC' said hesitantly, almost asking hopefully. Annalise started at her name and then raised her eyebrows at the girl.
"Katie? My best friend Katie??" she cried timidly. At the sound of her real name, the girl ran forward and threw her arms around Annalise, who returned to hug fiercly. Race stood with his mouth open. Mush laughed and nudged him, shutting Race's mouth with a finger. Race shook his head and then nudged Blink, leaning over and whispering "Did we miss somet'ing?" Blink grinned and shook his head.
"I t'ink Bottle Cap just found 'er long lost best friend" he said, gathering the crowd of newsies and herding them out of the room. "Meet us at Tibbys" heyelled back before disappearing after the group. ** An hour passed and in laughter, tears and surprise, both girls related their past year spent without one another. Through tears, Katie.now Bottle Cap.had told Annalise that Kloppman had arranged for Danielle's burial that morning. Then she promised that they would visit later. Annalise related her previous night, tears that she was scared to shed, now fell as she was surrounded in the comfort of her best friend. Bottle Cap nodded at the right times, keeping quiet as she remembered her own flight away from her home...and the pain of having to leave her best friend behind.
"When ya left, I didn't know what I was gonna do..but I know dat you had ta.ya had ta get away from 'im" Annalise said quietly. Bottle Cap smiled weakly at the accent that had slipped through, it always had when they were together.
"I know I missed ya like crazy goil..but you'se still me best friend, right?" she asked, winking.
"of coise.always will be" Annalise replied, hugging the pale girl in front of her. She stood up suddenly, causing Bottle Cap to jump slightly.
"Let's go get ya ta Tibbys" she said, pulling the other girl out of the room