Disclaimer: I don't own Newsies *sigh* I get real tired of admitting
that... I only own Rachel and Olivia.
Rachel turned away from her pleading younger sister. How could she forgive her for years and years of nagging, teasing and abuse?
"Please, Rach. I'm really sorry. I've been a horrible sister and I admit it!" Rachel sat there in silence, an expressionless look on her face. "Please?"
"Rachel, just listen to Olivia. She sounds sincere." Specs tried to move his girlfriend from her statue position.
"Specs, I thought you were on my side!"
"I'm not takin' any sides here," Specs threw his hands up in surrender, "But if you would just listen to Olivia, then you might look at things differently. I'm doing this for the both of you. Your fighting is ridiculous, even worse than the fights we have here, in the Lodging House." Blink popped in.
"Sure we have our arguments, but we also forgive each other right away. You guys are sisters...family. If us newsboys can forgive each other then so can you." Rachel slowly turned around to face her teary eyed sister.
"I'll just ask you one question. Why? Why do you bug me all the time? Why do you ALWAYS make fun of me?"
"I don't know...I guess it's because I'm a little jealous of you."
"Jealous?! How can you be jealous of me? You're the popular one with all the friends, you always go out on Fridays with guys...how can you be jealous of me?"
"Yeah I do have all that, but you have lots of things that I don't. Mom and Dad, they worship you. You get straight A's and look at me: I get nothin' but C's. I freeze on tests, I never do my homework and all my teachers hate me. The only reason some teachers like me in the least bit is because they had you, the "god-sent student". And your friends, they're good friends. They're there for you when you need them. All my friends care about are clothes and boys. They don't care about me or my feelings. I'm so unhappy most of the time, Rachel. So you wanna know why I'm jealous? You're happy...I'm not." Not a tear departed Olivia's eyes the whole time. She was very good at holding in and faking her emotions. She would pretend she was happy when she was really torn up inside.
"And you make fun of me because...?"
"Because I'm a horrible sister. I do it because you're happy." Olivia stood up and walked over to the nearest corner. "But you'll never forgive me now. I went too far this time." She banged her head against the wall and let out a deep sigh. Rachel watched her for a moment, then got up and stood beside her.
"So you're a horrible sister. You can change if you try...if you really want to. You have so much potential, Livvy. If you work hard, then you can do anything you want."
"Like, I could be president one day?"
"Well...maybe not ANYTHING." They both chuckled as Rachel put her arm around her sister. "I can help you with schoolwork anytime. All you have to do is ask." Olivia nodded and hugged her sister. Then, words escaped Olivia's mouth that were foreign to her.
"I love you, Rachel."
"I love you, too...sis." All the while, Specs and Blink were watching their girlfriends make up. Suddenly, Blink turned to Specs.
"Specs, I'm really sorry I broke your glasses that one time. I didn't mean to." Specs looked confused.
"That was YOU? It took me three weeks to get those fixed, and do you know how much it cost?!...just kidding, Blink." He patted Blink's back and laughed.
Rachel turned away from her pleading younger sister. How could she forgive her for years and years of nagging, teasing and abuse?
"Please, Rach. I'm really sorry. I've been a horrible sister and I admit it!" Rachel sat there in silence, an expressionless look on her face. "Please?"
"Rachel, just listen to Olivia. She sounds sincere." Specs tried to move his girlfriend from her statue position.
"Specs, I thought you were on my side!"
"I'm not takin' any sides here," Specs threw his hands up in surrender, "But if you would just listen to Olivia, then you might look at things differently. I'm doing this for the both of you. Your fighting is ridiculous, even worse than the fights we have here, in the Lodging House." Blink popped in.
"Sure we have our arguments, but we also forgive each other right away. You guys are sisters...family. If us newsboys can forgive each other then so can you." Rachel slowly turned around to face her teary eyed sister.
"I'll just ask you one question. Why? Why do you bug me all the time? Why do you ALWAYS make fun of me?"
"I don't know...I guess it's because I'm a little jealous of you."
"Jealous?! How can you be jealous of me? You're the popular one with all the friends, you always go out on Fridays with guys...how can you be jealous of me?"
"Yeah I do have all that, but you have lots of things that I don't. Mom and Dad, they worship you. You get straight A's and look at me: I get nothin' but C's. I freeze on tests, I never do my homework and all my teachers hate me. The only reason some teachers like me in the least bit is because they had you, the "god-sent student". And your friends, they're good friends. They're there for you when you need them. All my friends care about are clothes and boys. They don't care about me or my feelings. I'm so unhappy most of the time, Rachel. So you wanna know why I'm jealous? You're happy...I'm not." Not a tear departed Olivia's eyes the whole time. She was very good at holding in and faking her emotions. She would pretend she was happy when she was really torn up inside.
"And you make fun of me because...?"
"Because I'm a horrible sister. I do it because you're happy." Olivia stood up and walked over to the nearest corner. "But you'll never forgive me now. I went too far this time." She banged her head against the wall and let out a deep sigh. Rachel watched her for a moment, then got up and stood beside her.
"So you're a horrible sister. You can change if you try...if you really want to. You have so much potential, Livvy. If you work hard, then you can do anything you want."
"Like, I could be president one day?"
"Well...maybe not ANYTHING." They both chuckled as Rachel put her arm around her sister. "I can help you with schoolwork anytime. All you have to do is ask." Olivia nodded and hugged her sister. Then, words escaped Olivia's mouth that were foreign to her.
"I love you, Rachel."
"I love you, too...sis." All the while, Specs and Blink were watching their girlfriends make up. Suddenly, Blink turned to Specs.
"Specs, I'm really sorry I broke your glasses that one time. I didn't mean to." Specs looked confused.
"That was YOU? It took me three weeks to get those fixed, and do you know how much it cost?!...just kidding, Blink." He patted Blink's back and laughed.