Well everyone, I finally got my ass up and wrote another chapter. I have good new and bad news. The good news is…my computer has stopped being evil! *Crowd cheers* YAY. The bad news is…my e-mail died along with it but I have more good news! I have three different e-mails online. My first one is snoddysbaby4ever@quidditch.zzn.com. The second one is siriuslover@quidditch.zzn.com and the third is my fave and I would also like you to use this one and not the other two, ok? The third one is snoddysbaby4ever@newsies.zzn.com . Cool, huh? Well, here it is! Enjoy

P.S. If you don't remember, Jack is trying to make sense of Oscar's ramblings and Oscar is discussing what happened before he moved to New York. Ok? Also, remember that Morris is Sholom and Oscar is Jacob

P.P.S. As you may have noticed, I deleted all the authors note chapters…they just got in the way

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'It was almost sunset. Mama was in the kitchen cooking and Papa was at work but he would be returning soon. 14-year-old Sholom galloped happily into the room. He couldn't wait until the sun set. Not only was it when they would light the candles of Hanukkah and open their presents, but it was definitely his favorite time of the day.

He went over to the window where his younger brother, Jacob, was gazing out at the snow and watching for their father. He leaned next to him and nudged him with his elbow then whispered conspirationally in his ear. They both got identical grins and snuck stealthily into the kitchen.

They were under the table and Sholom reached his hand out and felt the top of the table, looking for the plate of rolls. Sholom gasped when he felt a hand grab his own and he was pulled out from under the table and came face to face with…the amused face of his father. They laughed and their mother shooed them out of the kitchen so that she could finish the dinner.

The father and his two sons crouched by the window and watched the sun set just as their mother called them into dinner. After a hearty meal they went into the sitting room and sang the prayers and Jacob lit the first candle. Suddenly they heard a noise and saw someone in the street. They could only see the outline though, as it was very dark.

Suddenly, there was something flying at the window and their mother and father pushed them down on the ground and they heard something crash through the window followed by a cry of "Dirty Jews!".

They looked up and saw a brick lying on the ground with a message on it. It read "You can run but you can't hide you dirty Jews!" Mama and Papa looked at each other and sent the children to bed while they spent the night discussing what to do and a week later, Sholom and Jacob were sent to live with their Uncle Weisel"

"..and we haven't seen 'em since" Oscar finished his tale ", dey always said dat dey would come back fer us but now I think dat dey're dead and dat Morris has joined dem up in da sky" Oscar had gone back to using the names that Jack knew.

"Listen Oscar, I know dat we haven't exactly been friends befoah but we need your help" Jack admitted.

Oscar gave a short laugh "My help? Nah Cowboy, youse don't need me." He mumbled.

"Yeah we do." Jack persisted ", You know how dese guys think and Ise got three guys up dere that could be in danger…one of 'em is Mud, dat five-year-old kid dat youse like?"

Oscar smiled a bit. He always did have a soft spot for Mud. "Okay Cowboy" Oscar answered at last "Ise'll help ya, but not fer youse, its fer Mud"

Jack smiled "I wouldn't have thought of it any othah way" He answered. He helped Oscar up and they headed for the Lodging House.

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Well? I haven't been writing Newsies for a while and I'm a bit Rusty, so what do you think? Please review!