Chapter Three: No Regrets
Dragonfly, a tall girl with black hair that curiously enough had red highlights, helped me sign in, and told me all the rules for staying at the lodging house. She also showed me to my room, which I'd be sharing with a girl named Spin.
I decided to search my new lodging, so I walked around the building, looking at the café and main rooms. I was pretty much just randomly walking down the halls. It seemed really hoity-toity, and was much nicer than I expected. I smiled at everyone who I passed, but still felt too shy to talk to any of them.
That night, I met my roommate, Spin. Unsure of what to do, I asked her about life as a newsie. She offered to teach me to sell the next day, and she offered to introduce me to everyone. I squeaked, afraid of the idea of meeting so many people.
"What's the matter?"
"I-I've never talked to more than one person at a time before. I'm not used to meeting people. I've never really had friends before."
"Never had friends!" She exclaimed.
"I had Dawn. I was looking for her when I got here. I don't know how to find her though."
"Dawn. Is she a factory worker?"
"No, she's a newsie. She used to sell by my house."
"So go back to your house to find her."
"I can't. I don't know where I am, or how to find my house. I-I didn't go out much. And that boy got me here."
"What boy?"
"I don't know. He just showed up, brought me here, and disappeared." I said this while getting into bed. Spin went straight to sleep, but I laid there, staring at the ceiling for hours. I thought of my life, remembering the good and bad. And I realized something, that for the first time in my life, I was home.
