Disclaimer: I don't own the newsies. :'( I own Rachel, Olivia, their
parents and the clerk lady.
As their parents checked in at the front desk, Rachel and Olivia walked around the "lobby". It was a dark, cozy room with burgundy maple wood paneling and a stone fireplace surronded by red couches and easy chairs. Rachel wandered over there and looked at some old pictures hanging on the wall. One was of a group of boys wearing cool hats and holding newspapers. The other was of a bearded man holding a paper with the heading THE NEW YORK WORLD. Rachel let out a small gasp.
"Joseph Pulitzer!" The woman at the front desk turned around and walked to where Rachel was standing.
"Are you interested in him?" Rachel laughed a little. Should she or shouldn't she? Yes, she should.
"Well, actually, I know him from this movie Newises." She felt real embarrassed and dorky for saying that. The woman didn't think it was that funny though. She seemed to find it quite interesting.
"So you know about the newsboys of Manhattan? Well, this bed and breakfast used to be a lodging house for them back in the 1800's." She turned around and showed Rachel a picture of the hotel, but instead of the regular sign, one that read Newsboys Lodging House hung in its place. Rachel couldn't believe her eyes! This hotel, the lodging house for the newsies of Manhattan?! She studied it more closely while the woman puttered back to the desk to answer the phone. Rachel's mom called her over to check out their room, which was the family suite. They took their carry-on bags with them (on account of the lost luggage) and walked up the tiny, creaky staircase.
Their dad gently unlocked the door to their room, seeing as to it was very old, like the rest of the place. He swung open the door to reveal a small, comely room with three beds: a queen sized and pair of bunk beds. Olivia spotted these first and ran over to them.
"I get the top! Just like Blink!" She scrambled with her rather large carry- on bag and threw her hot pink pillow up on her bed.
"That's fine" Rachel retorted. "Specs has a bottom one anyways!" She threw her own lime green pillow on the bottom and set down her bag.
"Oh, you girls and your newsies!" Their mom exclaimed.
"I'm so glad we reserved a room with no DVD player!" Their dad sighed and pretended to wipe sweat off his brow.
"Oh, that's fine!" Olivia stated. "Cause I brought the VHS!" She quickly pulled the tape out of her bag and added, "BAM! Livvy to the rescue! Thank you, thank you! Luckily, I kept it in my carry-on!"As their parents sighed and complained, Rachel climbed onto her sister's bunk.
"Hey, know what? The lady at the front desk told me that this hotel used to be the Manhattan Newsboys Lodging House!! She even showed me a picture!" Olivia opened her mouth in amazement and both girls squealed with joy. Olivia jumped down and popped the movie into the VCR. As usual, she fast forwarded to the good parts: all the singing and dancing.
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An hour later, Rachel and Olivia were exhausted from doing the KONY hand game a million times. Their parents had gone out to sightsee and gave them permission to go out on their own once they finished their movie.
"Rach, you ready?" Olivia called from the bathroom.
"Yeah! I've BEEN ready and waiting for you for 15 minutes! Stop fixing your hair and come on!" Olivia groaned and quickly turned around, running to the door.
Hot, smoggy air greeted them as they stepped outside of the hotel.
"So where to first?" Rachel looked around and then turned to Olivia. She had a sly grin on her face.
"How far to the Brooklyn Bridge?" She replied. Rachel nodded and smiled.
"You read my mind, Livvy." The two hopped on a bus to Brooklyn, quietly singing songs and reciting lines from Newsies the whole way there.
Rachel stepped off the bus with Olivia right behind her. There it was. The Brooklyn Bridge was right there in front of them. It seemed as if it was calling to them : 'Come to me! Lean over the edge and scream! You know you want to!' The girls waited no longer and sprinted to the middle of the bridge. After a few seconds of catching their breath, they leaned over the edge and screamed their lungs out. Sure they got strange looks from passerbys, but it was definitely worth it.
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At 8:45, 15 minutes before their curfew, Rachel and Olivia were on their way to the hotel. As they stepped inside, their parents shooed them out.
"We're going to dinner, guys. Hurry up or we'll be late!" Their dad pushed them and started power walking.
"Wait, where are we going?" Olivia asked.
"The owner recommended it. It's called...Tibby's?" There was a few seconds of silence as the girls looked at each other in shock.
"TIBBY'S!" They screamed in unison.
"Well, what are we waiting for?! Let's go!" Rachel cried. They both started to run and skidded to a halt once they reached the restaurant. Once inside, they looked around in amazement. It was perfect. Not a fancy, sit-down restaurant, but not a fast food joint either. They found an open booth and a waiter attended to them immediately. Olivia ordered the knockwurst and a soda while Rachel, being her vegetarian self, ordered the borscht.
After a delicious meal, the family left to go to their hotel. Everyone was exhausted and went straight to sleep, including Olivia who took no time to send IM's on her cell phone. She dreamed of her and Blink walking through central park, holding hands. Rachel dreamed of Blink, as well. They were walking through central park and holding hands, too! She suddenly woke up in a cold sweat. *What a nightmare!* She looked at her watch and saw it was only 7:30.
As she layed back down, she noticed that the room was different, her bag was still there but instead of her parents bed next to her, there was another pair of bunks. And another and another and another. The room was a LOT bigger and had even more bunks on the other side.
"Wait a minute!" She said to herself. "This looks so familiar! OLIVIA! Wake up!" Olivia slowly woke up and rubbed her eyes.
"What time is it, Rach?" She was not a morning person. Rachel stood up and faced Olivia.
"Um, I don't think that's important right now, Livvy. Look around you." She watched Olivia as she spanned the room and returned to see her, a confused look on her face.
"Rach, where are we? It looks like we're in--" She was cut off by the prescence and voices of two people. Suddenly, two guys came bursting in the door.
"Sorry, Mush, just forgot my lucky penny. I'll be right--" He stopped his sentence as he saw two weirdly dressed girls in the room, one sitting on his bed. Olivia's mouth dropped.
"Kid Blink!!!"
As their parents checked in at the front desk, Rachel and Olivia walked around the "lobby". It was a dark, cozy room with burgundy maple wood paneling and a stone fireplace surronded by red couches and easy chairs. Rachel wandered over there and looked at some old pictures hanging on the wall. One was of a group of boys wearing cool hats and holding newspapers. The other was of a bearded man holding a paper with the heading THE NEW YORK WORLD. Rachel let out a small gasp.
"Joseph Pulitzer!" The woman at the front desk turned around and walked to where Rachel was standing.
"Are you interested in him?" Rachel laughed a little. Should she or shouldn't she? Yes, she should.
"Well, actually, I know him from this movie Newises." She felt real embarrassed and dorky for saying that. The woman didn't think it was that funny though. She seemed to find it quite interesting.
"So you know about the newsboys of Manhattan? Well, this bed and breakfast used to be a lodging house for them back in the 1800's." She turned around and showed Rachel a picture of the hotel, but instead of the regular sign, one that read Newsboys Lodging House hung in its place. Rachel couldn't believe her eyes! This hotel, the lodging house for the newsies of Manhattan?! She studied it more closely while the woman puttered back to the desk to answer the phone. Rachel's mom called her over to check out their room, which was the family suite. They took their carry-on bags with them (on account of the lost luggage) and walked up the tiny, creaky staircase.
Their dad gently unlocked the door to their room, seeing as to it was very old, like the rest of the place. He swung open the door to reveal a small, comely room with three beds: a queen sized and pair of bunk beds. Olivia spotted these first and ran over to them.
"I get the top! Just like Blink!" She scrambled with her rather large carry- on bag and threw her hot pink pillow up on her bed.
"That's fine" Rachel retorted. "Specs has a bottom one anyways!" She threw her own lime green pillow on the bottom and set down her bag.
"Oh, you girls and your newsies!" Their mom exclaimed.
"I'm so glad we reserved a room with no DVD player!" Their dad sighed and pretended to wipe sweat off his brow.
"Oh, that's fine!" Olivia stated. "Cause I brought the VHS!" She quickly pulled the tape out of her bag and added, "BAM! Livvy to the rescue! Thank you, thank you! Luckily, I kept it in my carry-on!"As their parents sighed and complained, Rachel climbed onto her sister's bunk.
"Hey, know what? The lady at the front desk told me that this hotel used to be the Manhattan Newsboys Lodging House!! She even showed me a picture!" Olivia opened her mouth in amazement and both girls squealed with joy. Olivia jumped down and popped the movie into the VCR. As usual, she fast forwarded to the good parts: all the singing and dancing.
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An hour later, Rachel and Olivia were exhausted from doing the KONY hand game a million times. Their parents had gone out to sightsee and gave them permission to go out on their own once they finished their movie.
"Rach, you ready?" Olivia called from the bathroom.
"Yeah! I've BEEN ready and waiting for you for 15 minutes! Stop fixing your hair and come on!" Olivia groaned and quickly turned around, running to the door.
Hot, smoggy air greeted them as they stepped outside of the hotel.
"So where to first?" Rachel looked around and then turned to Olivia. She had a sly grin on her face.
"How far to the Brooklyn Bridge?" She replied. Rachel nodded and smiled.
"You read my mind, Livvy." The two hopped on a bus to Brooklyn, quietly singing songs and reciting lines from Newsies the whole way there.
Rachel stepped off the bus with Olivia right behind her. There it was. The Brooklyn Bridge was right there in front of them. It seemed as if it was calling to them : 'Come to me! Lean over the edge and scream! You know you want to!' The girls waited no longer and sprinted to the middle of the bridge. After a few seconds of catching their breath, they leaned over the edge and screamed their lungs out. Sure they got strange looks from passerbys, but it was definitely worth it.
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At 8:45, 15 minutes before their curfew, Rachel and Olivia were on their way to the hotel. As they stepped inside, their parents shooed them out.
"We're going to dinner, guys. Hurry up or we'll be late!" Their dad pushed them and started power walking.
"Wait, where are we going?" Olivia asked.
"The owner recommended it. It's called...Tibby's?" There was a few seconds of silence as the girls looked at each other in shock.
"TIBBY'S!" They screamed in unison.
"Well, what are we waiting for?! Let's go!" Rachel cried. They both started to run and skidded to a halt once they reached the restaurant. Once inside, they looked around in amazement. It was perfect. Not a fancy, sit-down restaurant, but not a fast food joint either. They found an open booth and a waiter attended to them immediately. Olivia ordered the knockwurst and a soda while Rachel, being her vegetarian self, ordered the borscht.
After a delicious meal, the family left to go to their hotel. Everyone was exhausted and went straight to sleep, including Olivia who took no time to send IM's on her cell phone. She dreamed of her and Blink walking through central park, holding hands. Rachel dreamed of Blink, as well. They were walking through central park and holding hands, too! She suddenly woke up in a cold sweat. *What a nightmare!* She looked at her watch and saw it was only 7:30.
As she layed back down, she noticed that the room was different, her bag was still there but instead of her parents bed next to her, there was another pair of bunks. And another and another and another. The room was a LOT bigger and had even more bunks on the other side.
"Wait a minute!" She said to herself. "This looks so familiar! OLIVIA! Wake up!" Olivia slowly woke up and rubbed her eyes.
"What time is it, Rach?" She was not a morning person. Rachel stood up and faced Olivia.
"Um, I don't think that's important right now, Livvy. Look around you." She watched Olivia as she spanned the room and returned to see her, a confused look on her face.
"Rach, where are we? It looks like we're in--" She was cut off by the prescence and voices of two people. Suddenly, two guys came bursting in the door.
"Sorry, Mush, just forgot my lucky penny. I'll be right--" He stopped his sentence as he saw two weirdly dressed girls in the room, one sitting on his bed. Olivia's mouth dropped.
"Kid Blink!!!"