I found refuge in Central Park. There was a special spot that was
particularly beautiful. There was a bench with two trees draping over it. I
spent the rest of the day laying on the ground behind the bench looking up
into the sky. When it was dark and after I was finished staring at the
stars for awhile, I curled up onto the bench and went to sleep.
I woke up the next morning to the bright sunlight shining warmly on my face. I opened my eyes and stretched. I sat up and observed the beauty that was around me. The sun shining brightly through the tress, and the sound of the birds chirping was magnificent enough to enlighten me to feel that today would be wonderful. I got off the bench and headed off down the path.
"Extra! Extra!" I saw a boy, quite tall, with a crutch holding papers. Newsies were certainly everywhere. I didn't want to bother him since I didn't have any money, but he came up to me. I guess I was the type that looked like I had money; Philip usually supplied me with nice clothes.
"Would ya like ta buy a pape miss?" he seemed very nice. I was upset that I couldn't buy a paper from him.
"Um.. No thanks. I haven't any money. I'm sorry." I said; my accent felt and sounded so strange to me when I would talk to those New Yorkers. I hadn't really been really been out much to notice it before. Philip liked to keep me inside; he didn't want anyone to take me.
"Dat's alright miss, tankz anyways." He turned away looking a bit disappointed. But, he moved on to the next person and asked him to buy one.
I tapped him on the shoulder, and he turned to me again.
"Um. Do you happen to know a place I could go to get something to eat?" I asked kind of reluctantly, not really knowing how he would react.
The boy gave a small smile and chuckled a little. "Yeah, I do, but Ise can't show ya now cuz I'm woikin. Youse can stay wit me until I'm done, if ya want, and den I'll show ya."
"Okay, that sounds smashing. Thank you."
"Yer welcome... uh.." He paused, not knowing my name.
"Antoinette."
"Nice ta meet ya Antoinette. Me name's Crutchy."
"It's my pleasure, Crutchy."
I stayed near Crutchy while he sold his papers/ When he was finished, it was already noon. I could tell by the sun.
"Now wese can go ta Tibby's."
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- A/N- sorry it took me so long to update guys. I have just been like, really out of it or something for a long while. :-s. well, I finally updated and I hope you all enjoy this chapter.
* candy for all the reviewers *
I woke up the next morning to the bright sunlight shining warmly on my face. I opened my eyes and stretched. I sat up and observed the beauty that was around me. The sun shining brightly through the tress, and the sound of the birds chirping was magnificent enough to enlighten me to feel that today would be wonderful. I got off the bench and headed off down the path.
"Extra! Extra!" I saw a boy, quite tall, with a crutch holding papers. Newsies were certainly everywhere. I didn't want to bother him since I didn't have any money, but he came up to me. I guess I was the type that looked like I had money; Philip usually supplied me with nice clothes.
"Would ya like ta buy a pape miss?" he seemed very nice. I was upset that I couldn't buy a paper from him.
"Um.. No thanks. I haven't any money. I'm sorry." I said; my accent felt and sounded so strange to me when I would talk to those New Yorkers. I hadn't really been really been out much to notice it before. Philip liked to keep me inside; he didn't want anyone to take me.
"Dat's alright miss, tankz anyways." He turned away looking a bit disappointed. But, he moved on to the next person and asked him to buy one.
I tapped him on the shoulder, and he turned to me again.
"Um. Do you happen to know a place I could go to get something to eat?" I asked kind of reluctantly, not really knowing how he would react.
The boy gave a small smile and chuckled a little. "Yeah, I do, but Ise can't show ya now cuz I'm woikin. Youse can stay wit me until I'm done, if ya want, and den I'll show ya."
"Okay, that sounds smashing. Thank you."
"Yer welcome... uh.." He paused, not knowing my name.
"Antoinette."
"Nice ta meet ya Antoinette. Me name's Crutchy."
"It's my pleasure, Crutchy."
I stayed near Crutchy while he sold his papers/ When he was finished, it was already noon. I could tell by the sun.
"Now wese can go ta Tibby's."
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- A/N- sorry it took me so long to update guys. I have just been like, really out of it or something for a long while. :-s. well, I finally updated and I hope you all enjoy this chapter.
* candy for all the reviewers *