In about a half an hour everyone was on their way to the distribution
office wondering what the mystery headline was. They had been told it was a
seller, but they didn't believe it.
"Ebony, after ya drag us outa bed an rush us all hea can ya at least tell us the damn headline?" Ebony rolled her eyes at her friend Rave.
"Aww Rave don't be so sensetive jist cause Spot is still livin in Brooklyn. Ya gotta get over it! You see him every day anyways!" Ebony laughed.
Rave put her hands on her hips. "Yeah well I wouldn't be talkin; I don't see you with a guy!"
"Yeah and I don't see you with a guy either.but back to the headlines." Ebony held up a pape and shouted the headline as loud as she could.
"Blacksmith Shop Burns Down After Huge Fire! Read all 'bout it!"
Suddenly everyone turned around and stared at her. She smiled and eyed towards the distribution office. Everyone took off running to buy their papes. She laughed as Dragonfly, Cocky, and Moxie ran up to her with papers under their arms.
"Ebony! How did you know? This headline is the best we've had in a month!" Moxie yelled.
Ebony just smiled. "I have my ways."
Dragonfly and Cocky exchanged a mischevious look.
"Ebony! You didn't?" Dragonfly grinned at her. She knew Ebony would take action in a situation like this.
Ebony smiled at them. Cocky saw the twinkle in her eyes.
"Oh my gosh she did do it didn't she!" Cocky squealed.
Ebony laughed. "Come on guys.lets just go sell our papes!"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*The Night Before*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ebony snuck out the window of the lodging house and ran down the fire escape. The air was cold and Ebony was without a jacket, but she was determined to acomplish her goal. She hid in the shadows of the allys, hoping she wouldn't be seen.
She reached the blacksmith shop and quickly snuck inside through a slightly opened window. She quickly lighted a stick off of a burning candle hanging on the wall. She then quickly lighted the area around the fireplace. Soon she had lighed half of the room with burning flames.
She grinned proudly and jumped back out the window and headed back to the lodging house. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*End of Flashback*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ebony sold her stack of 150 papers in a little over an hour. The city seemed to be happy something new and exciting has happened, which was much to the newsies advantage. She grinned as her last paper was sold and she put her hand in her pocket, running her fingers through all the change. She smiled at the feeling and headed off towards Wall Street to meet up with Phase.
Ebony and Phase have been best friends since they were kids. Their mothers worked at a factory together and they lived down the hall from each other in an old apartment building. They would always spend their time together playing while their mothers were at work. Their fathers left their mothers when they were both 6 and so their mothers had to work at the factory, leaving them alone during the day.
One day in August, Ebony and Phase were playing marbles outside for entertainment for their mothers would be home soon. It was then that they heard a large booming sound and people running the streets. They went to see what has happened only to find their mother's factory in flames. They watched at firemen and policemen pulled workers out of the fire.but their mothers never came out. Ebony and Phase lived on the strets for about 2 months after the accident. They relied on stealing and begging, but it didn't give them much. Then one day they were discovered freezing on the Lodging House's steps and were taken in. It was that moment that created their future as newsies.
Ebony smiled at everyone she saw. Nobody had a large stack left like usual and she held up her head proud to be of help to everyone. She smiled as she aproached the corner of Wall Street to find Phase with only 2 or 3 papers left. He grinned at her and she smiled back.
"Well you shoa are havin a good day. How many'd ya buy?" Ebony walked up to him, hand still in her pocket.
Phase smiled. "More than I ever have in my life! Wow what a sudden change." He grinned as a group of schoolgirls came and bought his last few papers. He tipped his hat at them and walked over to Ebony.
"C'mon and lets get going, everyones gonna have some great stories to tell today!" They both grinned and headed off down the street towards their favorite restaurant, Tibbys
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"Ebony, after ya drag us outa bed an rush us all hea can ya at least tell us the damn headline?" Ebony rolled her eyes at her friend Rave.
"Aww Rave don't be so sensetive jist cause Spot is still livin in Brooklyn. Ya gotta get over it! You see him every day anyways!" Ebony laughed.
Rave put her hands on her hips. "Yeah well I wouldn't be talkin; I don't see you with a guy!"
"Yeah and I don't see you with a guy either.but back to the headlines." Ebony held up a pape and shouted the headline as loud as she could.
"Blacksmith Shop Burns Down After Huge Fire! Read all 'bout it!"
Suddenly everyone turned around and stared at her. She smiled and eyed towards the distribution office. Everyone took off running to buy their papes. She laughed as Dragonfly, Cocky, and Moxie ran up to her with papers under their arms.
"Ebony! How did you know? This headline is the best we've had in a month!" Moxie yelled.
Ebony just smiled. "I have my ways."
Dragonfly and Cocky exchanged a mischevious look.
"Ebony! You didn't?" Dragonfly grinned at her. She knew Ebony would take action in a situation like this.
Ebony smiled at them. Cocky saw the twinkle in her eyes.
"Oh my gosh she did do it didn't she!" Cocky squealed.
Ebony laughed. "Come on guys.lets just go sell our papes!"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*The Night Before*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ebony snuck out the window of the lodging house and ran down the fire escape. The air was cold and Ebony was without a jacket, but she was determined to acomplish her goal. She hid in the shadows of the allys, hoping she wouldn't be seen.
She reached the blacksmith shop and quickly snuck inside through a slightly opened window. She quickly lighted a stick off of a burning candle hanging on the wall. She then quickly lighted the area around the fireplace. Soon she had lighed half of the room with burning flames.
She grinned proudly and jumped back out the window and headed back to the lodging house. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*End of Flashback*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ebony sold her stack of 150 papers in a little over an hour. The city seemed to be happy something new and exciting has happened, which was much to the newsies advantage. She grinned as her last paper was sold and she put her hand in her pocket, running her fingers through all the change. She smiled at the feeling and headed off towards Wall Street to meet up with Phase.
Ebony and Phase have been best friends since they were kids. Their mothers worked at a factory together and they lived down the hall from each other in an old apartment building. They would always spend their time together playing while their mothers were at work. Their fathers left their mothers when they were both 6 and so their mothers had to work at the factory, leaving them alone during the day.
One day in August, Ebony and Phase were playing marbles outside for entertainment for their mothers would be home soon. It was then that they heard a large booming sound and people running the streets. They went to see what has happened only to find their mother's factory in flames. They watched at firemen and policemen pulled workers out of the fire.but their mothers never came out. Ebony and Phase lived on the strets for about 2 months after the accident. They relied on stealing and begging, but it didn't give them much. Then one day they were discovered freezing on the Lodging House's steps and were taken in. It was that moment that created their future as newsies.
Ebony smiled at everyone she saw. Nobody had a large stack left like usual and she held up her head proud to be of help to everyone. She smiled as she aproached the corner of Wall Street to find Phase with only 2 or 3 papers left. He grinned at her and she smiled back.
"Well you shoa are havin a good day. How many'd ya buy?" Ebony walked up to him, hand still in her pocket.
Phase smiled. "More than I ever have in my life! Wow what a sudden change." He grinned as a group of schoolgirls came and bought his last few papers. He tipped his hat at them and walked over to Ebony.
"C'mon and lets get going, everyones gonna have some great stories to tell today!" They both grinned and headed off down the street towards their favorite restaurant, Tibbys
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