Whoot! Another chapter for you guys! And guess who won? Yup, the long awaited one... JACK! hahah. its about time he finally won!
Scores were: David - 3, Jack - 4, Crutchy - 1
I waited a few more days for votes since some people didn't vote... :( but that was alright. We've all waited long enough, right? Right. hahah. Oh, and I watched Honey last night! I really liked that movie! And Davey's in it! He's the baddie... he starts out all nice, but ends up being mean. *pout* aww. hahah. but really, you guys should watch it! alrighty, enough of my babbling... only two more newsies! crutchy and david... who'll be next?
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Fear
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You came here to interview me? Oh, well just one question? Alright then. At least it's better than those reporters that keep on asking you questions all day. I really thought that they were never going to stop. Nosy people. But I guess they have to be for their job, right? You can't really blame them.
So, anyways, what was it again? Ah, fear. In general fear? Okay then. Lemme think about that for a minute… I bet you the other newsies didn't answer you straight out, did they? Yeah, I thought so. This isn't something that usually comes up in our conversations.
I guess if you would go and ask Davey then he'd know. I didn't really realize it until that night when I was captured by Pulitzer and was sent to talk to him about my future. It made me think, you know? I thought that the life of a newsie was the most exciting thing for me, but I didn't think even further about what would happen next. I mean, who knows what's going to happen after we stop selling papes? Beg? I don't think so.
But being a newsie gives you a home. I guess I was kind of fuzzy on that kind of thing at first. It wasn't really clear to me, I guess. I think it was 'cause I was the leader that I felt the need to look after everybody, in a way. I didn't take the time to notice what was around me. Yeah, that's what I'm talking about. No, not just friends. They were my family too.
Don't worry; I'm getting to the point about my fear. I never really had somewhere to go to before I became a newsie. You see, my father was a convict in jail and my mother was long gone before I even knew. Family was a foreign word to me. I didn't know what it was and I didn't know what made it. I just thought that if you put together a man, woman, and a kid, that they'd be a family. Yeah, well, I was wrong.
So what did I do? I lived on the streets… stole, looked for money and a place to stay, and ran away from the bulls as much as I can. It was suddenly getting a habit for them to see me hang around places that I didn't need to be. They were bound to catch me one day… come on, I mean, with all that running they've been doing, at least they got an exercise.
They finally sent me to the refuge… where they throw all the homeless and ragged children they could find in the streets. Any excuse would do. It didn't matter. As long as there were kids there, Snyder was happy. I wanted to leave… to get out of that prison. With the way they treated us, you'd think that you were in hell already. Ahem, only with kids. Interesting, huh? Planning to leave took me forever… I wanted to escape. Thank God for Teddy Roosevelt. One of the best men I know. And he was there again for the strike to bail me out when we needed him the most. You just gotta love the guy.
I guess it was then that hit me… my fear. See, I told you I was getting there! Where was I going to go? I had no family… no place… no money… even no friends. For once in my life, I was a scared little boy that needed a mother. Not that my real one helped before. I just needed someone to be there for me. I needed a home to go to.
That was what the newsies were for me. My family. With Kloppman being the "Father" and Medda being my "Mother" and the other newsies as my brothers, it all works out. We may not share the same blood type and all that junk those scientists have been talking about, but we are made of the same blood. The same blood that lived throughout the streets of New York. Its funny how things turn out, don't they? You start looking for something you've always wanted and find it staring at you right in the face.
If you've been paying attention, you'd know what my fear is. Let's see if you know. What is it?
Okay good. You're right… me not having a place to go to. Not having a home and a family. In short, I guess you could say being lonely, but I don't think that was what I was looking for. Its about knowing that right after you got soaked by the Delanceys, you would know who turn to.
-Jack Kelly
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Shout-outs
Sapphy: hahah, you ain't gonna give up aren't you? the next chap for if they only knew might take a little while... finals is coming up here at school, and that means cramming and studying for my tests! :P no fun. hahah. but we'll see.
Frenchygoyl: lol, sad but not THAT sad. i didn't do his past... so maybe that's why it's not that sad than the others. this one's kinda about the strike... well, i dunno. *shrug* hahah, i luv my muses! but they just end up coming at really random times... now i bring a notebook with me wherever i go. ^^ well, msot of the time....
Oneconfusednewsie: hahah, no! lol! i never thought of it THAT way! when i read what you said, i went to reread it... and i just starting laughing at how that could make sense! hahah, that's alright tho... it happens to the best of us!
Bittersweetdragon: Aren't ya happy? ^^ Jack's finally here!
Bookey: hahah, thanks! ^^ yeah, Christmas is coming! only... *counts* 19 more days!
Justduck: hahah, you see how much i love you? ^^ hmm... i dunno. i think somebody already did that though... well, the same concept at least. we'll see what i can come up with the next time. oh hey! *points* you didn't vote! lol.
Sagey: lol! you keep on consistently voting for Jack and he finally won! you know, i was thinking of saving him as the last newsie... but i guess it didn't turn out that way. That and you'd be really antsy for it to come out. lol. oh hey! where's SF?!
Evenstar: aw, glad to see that it made your day! ^^ i'm getting there with if they only knew! must... figure... out... what... will... happen.... lol.
Joizey: ooh, you gotta watch out for davey's chapter though... it can get a little confusing... i guess i wasn't thinking straight during that time. lol. :P
Runaway: hahah, we all forget things... :P you ever walked into a room and forgot what you were going to do? yup, that's me. hahah. thanks, btw!