Dear Diary, June 11,
1899
I guess I should begin with telling you about myself;
Name: Anna Victoria Milleville
Birth and place: August 14, 1884 in St.Louis, Missouri
Physical description: Blue Eyes, dark brown hair that is a couple inches past my shoulders, about 5'4",
Friends: Tanya Cavalla ~ 17 works as a waitress at Tibby's.
Personality description: shy yet sometimes out-going, and friendly
Family: Father- Aaron Jacob Milleville~40 yrs., Mother- Jana Johnson~34 yrs., Brother- Aaron Jacob Milleville Jr.~20 yrs.
Living: Newsboy's Lodging House, Manhattan, New York City, New York Crush: Kid Blink
Anything else: I moved to London, England in 1887 but after my mother's divorce from father (since he had an affair with her only friend there), and my brother ran away to God knows where, my mother and I moved here to New York City in 1890. Mother lives in Brooklyn with her new husband Mike. I have lived here in Manhattan for about 2 years and have been a newsie for 1 year. When I can I was basically unnoticed but when Kid Blink noticed me I just said my name, age and that I would just like to be alone. Since then he and I only have talked sometimes and everyone is pretty nice to me and knows that I would like to be alone. You know the strike that happened with the newsies against Pulitzer, well I wasn't there I was in Brooklyn with my mother and I was taking care of her since she was sick.
Basically that's my life so far. Oh, I'm singing tonight at Cavalla, Tanya's parents run the place I go there every Friday night, so I'll tell you how that went.
Well gotta go and sell the papes.
Love,
Anna Victoria Milleville
LATER:
I guess Tanya told all of my newsie friends; Kid Blink, and Jack Kelly. (Also Blink said that after my song to meet him behind the stage in my dressing room.) My mother already new but I didn't know she told my father(who is in town for 'business').
I had to be there an hour early to warm up with the rest who were in the show (mostly Tanya's family). After warming up I went to my dressing room to change into my red dress that mother had made for me; maybe I should describe it to you well it is plain just dark red but pretty, the sleeves go to my wrists with a V at the end that almost touches my middle finger knuckle, it probably didn't look like that much to some people but to me it is the most beautiful thing I think I own. Anyway, I had to be on stage at 7:15 (the time the show started) and when I got up there I saw Blink, Jack, mother and mike, father, and that whore which he calls a wife. And to tell you the truth is was freaked out but when i looked at Blink and i was fine, then i sang my heart out. When my song was over i took a bow and looked where Blink was and saw that he was gone. So i made my way to my dressing room and saw Blink waiting for me by the door. I opened the door and invited him in and this is our conversation;
"You sang great up there, and you looked really nice, too," he began.
"Thank you," I replied shyly.
"Look I know that we haven't really talked to each other that much since we meet each other, but I think if it wasn't for me the other boys probably wouldn't even new you existed. The reason why I stopped you after talking to Kloopamn the night you came is because I thought you were gorgeous. A lot of the guys thought that I was crazy, so I thought I was crazy too, but deep down I knew I wasn't and it's taken me so long to say this so here it goes. Anna will you be my girlfriend?"
"Yes!" I replied happily.
But as we were about to kiss someone opened the door, it was Tanya. She said that Blink was needed and that my parents (meaning my mother and father) wanted to talk to me. So Blink gave me a kiss on the cheek. When my parents came I asked, "You wanted to ask me something?" fearing that is may be my brother but that was soon demised.
" Yes its about London," my father replied.
" What about London?" I asked suspiciously.
" Your father wants you to go back to London with him," said mother crying.
" It would only be for a little while, you can think about it you can give us you decision tomorrow," father said before leaving with mother.
I just sat there and I didn't know how long until I heard a knock on the door. When I opened it it was Blink and he greeted me with a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"What's wrong?" he asked concerningly(is that a word).
"Nothing"
"Then what is it?"
"My father asked if would go back to London with him"
"What?! What about us, or are you trying to dump me."
" What?! No! I haven't made a decision yet. Also no I'm not dumping you, and if I was dumping you would it really matter because we hardly know each other!" I basically yelled at him, then ran to out of the dressing room off the stage, I was almost to the door when someone grabbed me. I realized it was Jack, and he asked me what was wrong, and just after he said that Blink called my name and I just ran from there to the extra bedroom behind the desk at the Lodging house. I locked my self in there and I heard the front door open and I knew it was Blink. When he called my name at first i didn't answer but then I screamed, what and i could here him kind of running to the door .
"We need to talk," he said seriously.
" JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!" I screamed.
" Fine but I'll be out here when you want to talk," he said gently.
But i guess I cried myself to sleep because when I woke up it was 1:27a.m.. When I opened the door i saw Blink sitting-sleeping on teh floor near the door. So I was as quite as I could be and made my way up here, the roof. I guess I have to write later I hear someone coming up the fire escape.
Love,
Anna Victoria Milleville
I guess I should begin with telling you about myself;
Name: Anna Victoria Milleville
Birth and place: August 14, 1884 in St.Louis, Missouri
Physical description: Blue Eyes, dark brown hair that is a couple inches past my shoulders, about 5'4",
Friends: Tanya Cavalla ~ 17 works as a waitress at Tibby's.
Personality description: shy yet sometimes out-going, and friendly
Family: Father- Aaron Jacob Milleville~40 yrs., Mother- Jana Johnson~34 yrs., Brother- Aaron Jacob Milleville Jr.~20 yrs.
Living: Newsboy's Lodging House, Manhattan, New York City, New York Crush: Kid Blink
Anything else: I moved to London, England in 1887 but after my mother's divorce from father (since he had an affair with her only friend there), and my brother ran away to God knows where, my mother and I moved here to New York City in 1890. Mother lives in Brooklyn with her new husband Mike. I have lived here in Manhattan for about 2 years and have been a newsie for 1 year. When I can I was basically unnoticed but when Kid Blink noticed me I just said my name, age and that I would just like to be alone. Since then he and I only have talked sometimes and everyone is pretty nice to me and knows that I would like to be alone. You know the strike that happened with the newsies against Pulitzer, well I wasn't there I was in Brooklyn with my mother and I was taking care of her since she was sick.
Basically that's my life so far. Oh, I'm singing tonight at Cavalla, Tanya's parents run the place I go there every Friday night, so I'll tell you how that went.
Well gotta go and sell the papes.
Love,
Anna Victoria Milleville
LATER:
I guess Tanya told all of my newsie friends; Kid Blink, and Jack Kelly. (Also Blink said that after my song to meet him behind the stage in my dressing room.) My mother already new but I didn't know she told my father(who is in town for 'business').
I had to be there an hour early to warm up with the rest who were in the show (mostly Tanya's family). After warming up I went to my dressing room to change into my red dress that mother had made for me; maybe I should describe it to you well it is plain just dark red but pretty, the sleeves go to my wrists with a V at the end that almost touches my middle finger knuckle, it probably didn't look like that much to some people but to me it is the most beautiful thing I think I own. Anyway, I had to be on stage at 7:15 (the time the show started) and when I got up there I saw Blink, Jack, mother and mike, father, and that whore which he calls a wife. And to tell you the truth is was freaked out but when i looked at Blink and i was fine, then i sang my heart out. When my song was over i took a bow and looked where Blink was and saw that he was gone. So i made my way to my dressing room and saw Blink waiting for me by the door. I opened the door and invited him in and this is our conversation;
"You sang great up there, and you looked really nice, too," he began.
"Thank you," I replied shyly.
"Look I know that we haven't really talked to each other that much since we meet each other, but I think if it wasn't for me the other boys probably wouldn't even new you existed. The reason why I stopped you after talking to Kloopamn the night you came is because I thought you were gorgeous. A lot of the guys thought that I was crazy, so I thought I was crazy too, but deep down I knew I wasn't and it's taken me so long to say this so here it goes. Anna will you be my girlfriend?"
"Yes!" I replied happily.
But as we were about to kiss someone opened the door, it was Tanya. She said that Blink was needed and that my parents (meaning my mother and father) wanted to talk to me. So Blink gave me a kiss on the cheek. When my parents came I asked, "You wanted to ask me something?" fearing that is may be my brother but that was soon demised.
" Yes its about London," my father replied.
" What about London?" I asked suspiciously.
" Your father wants you to go back to London with him," said mother crying.
" It would only be for a little while, you can think about it you can give us you decision tomorrow," father said before leaving with mother.
I just sat there and I didn't know how long until I heard a knock on the door. When I opened it it was Blink and he greeted me with a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"What's wrong?" he asked concerningly(is that a word).
"Nothing"
"Then what is it?"
"My father asked if would go back to London with him"
"What?! What about us, or are you trying to dump me."
" What?! No! I haven't made a decision yet. Also no I'm not dumping you, and if I was dumping you would it really matter because we hardly know each other!" I basically yelled at him, then ran to out of the dressing room off the stage, I was almost to the door when someone grabbed me. I realized it was Jack, and he asked me what was wrong, and just after he said that Blink called my name and I just ran from there to the extra bedroom behind the desk at the Lodging house. I locked my self in there and I heard the front door open and I knew it was Blink. When he called my name at first i didn't answer but then I screamed, what and i could here him kind of running to the door .
"We need to talk," he said seriously.
" JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!" I screamed.
" Fine but I'll be out here when you want to talk," he said gently.
But i guess I cried myself to sleep because when I woke up it was 1:27a.m.. When I opened the door i saw Blink sitting-sleeping on teh floor near the door. So I was as quite as I could be and made my way up here, the roof. I guess I have to write later I hear someone coming up the fire escape.
Love,
Anna Victoria Milleville
