Disclainer::::: I don't own newsies although I wish I did..... But I do
own Mattie, Megan and Mr.Wigsby....Sapphire, who so graciously agreed to be
in this story, owns herself. *hugs Sapph*
Oh I guess I should say that Mr Wigsby is the name I gave the guy who took over for Weasel.......I know stupid name but it's all that came to mind...so get over it!!!!..
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Sheer Coincidence......
"How many?," asked Mr Wigsby.
"Da usual," declared Jack as he slammed his money on the counter.
"Here's yer hundred papes...Cowboy," sneered Oscar.
"Must of taken a lot of fingers and toes ta count dat one, eh Oscar?," joked Jack. The newsies behind him all cracked up laughing except for Mattie.
*Oh please, please let it be some other Oscar,* she begged in her mind even though she could tell from the voice that it was him.
"Next," called Mr.Wigsby and Mattie took a deep breath before stepping forward.
"Fifty papes," she said clearly as she put down her money as Jack had advised her to do earlier.
"Here.....oh so yer wid dem now," sneered Oscar. "It doesn't surprise me."
Mattie took her papers and paused. "So you hate me now?"
"No, I can't hate a nameless person, even if she is a newsie," he replied coolly.
"My name is Mattie and even though I'm a newsie, I don't hate you."
"C'mon already," shouted Skittery.
"Well you should hate me, Mattie," ordered Oscar before he turned away.
Mattie sighed and turned to walk down the steps. She plopped down on the last step and opened up one of her papers. She tried to get her mind off of Oscar by scanning the headlines.
"Hey," called a feminine voice from above her. Mattie's blue-grey eyes looked up and met sapphire ones. "My name's Sapphire but you can call me Sapph. What's yer name?"
"Um...Mattie," Mattie replied, slightly intimidated by Sapphire. "Your name suits you well."
Sapphire laughed lightly at the comment. Mattie began to relax as Sapphire laughed. *Laughter is good,* she thought. *Friends laugh together. Maybe I just made a new friend.*
Sapphire sat down next to Mattie. "So it's yer first day, right?"
"That obvious, huh?," asked Mattie as she cringed.
"Well considering da length of conversation ya 'ad wid Oscar Delancey, yeah it's dat obvious if ya know what I mean," she hinted. Hands covered Sapphire's eyes as she finished talking.
"Now who could dat be?," she asked laughingly. "Now Mush ya know we shouldn't do anyt'ing suspicious in front of Race!"
"Hey!," cried Race. "What 'bout you and Mush?" He took his hands off her eyes and pretended to be angry.
Sapphire rolled her eyes and pulled him down next to her. She leaned over and kissed him lightly. "Mush ain't my type."
"Oh and what is yer 'type'?," he asked.
"Hmmm... short Italian newsies who like ta make smart-a** remarks."
"Den I better take a hike," he said as he started to get up.
"Oh no ya don't, smart-a**. You sit yer cute Italian butt right back down." Sapph pulled him back down and kissed him hard on the lips.
Mattie smiled at the couple and sub-consciously looked back at the window where her eyes met dark brown ones. Oscar turned away quickly and Mattie let out a breath she hadn't realized that she had been holding.
"Ya okay Mattie?," asked Sapphire with concern-filled eyes,
"Yes I'm fine," explained Mattie quickly as she turned back to them.
"Heya I'se Racetrack Higgins," said Race with a grin as he reached out a hand.
"Hello I'm Mattie Miller." Mattie shook his hand and looked quickly at the window again. Oscar was ignoring her gaze this time.
"Is dere a reason ya keep looking up at da window like dat?," asked Sapphire curiously.
"No reason," replied Mattie as she quickly looked down at her papers.
"So it's jist a coincidence dat Oscar is usually standing right where ya look?," asked Race.
"I didn't notice," lied Mattie.
"Sure, sure. it was sheer coincidence," laughed Sapphire.
Race joined in her laughter when Mattie began to blush. Mattie muttered a 'shut up' and went back to her paper,
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So there's my third chappie!!!!! Hope you like it. Please read and review!!!!!
Sapphire~ Woo!! You're in my story now!! I hope you like the little convo between you and Race...Yeah Jack can be such the gentleman when he wants to be....Thank you for putting me in your story...I'm loving it. I go to read two great stories and find myself in the actual story...It's kinda creepy you know??...oh well....Hope you liked thi schappie and I'll try to get the next up soon.
kellyanne~ Another faithful reviewer!!! I'm glad you liked the last chappie...Yeah ya have to love Oscar especially when he's being a jerk...He just does it so well!!!! Yeah..sometimes I get inspired enough to make something really descriptive... Thanks for the compliment..Hope you like this chappie.
Well that's all the reviewers I had....kinda sad I know but I'm not giving up hope yet...Please review!!!!
~Molly.
Oh I guess I should say that Mr Wigsby is the name I gave the guy who took over for Weasel.......I know stupid name but it's all that came to mind...so get over it!!!!..
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Sheer Coincidence......
"How many?," asked Mr Wigsby.
"Da usual," declared Jack as he slammed his money on the counter.
"Here's yer hundred papes...Cowboy," sneered Oscar.
"Must of taken a lot of fingers and toes ta count dat one, eh Oscar?," joked Jack. The newsies behind him all cracked up laughing except for Mattie.
*Oh please, please let it be some other Oscar,* she begged in her mind even though she could tell from the voice that it was him.
"Next," called Mr.Wigsby and Mattie took a deep breath before stepping forward.
"Fifty papes," she said clearly as she put down her money as Jack had advised her to do earlier.
"Here.....oh so yer wid dem now," sneered Oscar. "It doesn't surprise me."
Mattie took her papers and paused. "So you hate me now?"
"No, I can't hate a nameless person, even if she is a newsie," he replied coolly.
"My name is Mattie and even though I'm a newsie, I don't hate you."
"C'mon already," shouted Skittery.
"Well you should hate me, Mattie," ordered Oscar before he turned away.
Mattie sighed and turned to walk down the steps. She plopped down on the last step and opened up one of her papers. She tried to get her mind off of Oscar by scanning the headlines.
"Hey," called a feminine voice from above her. Mattie's blue-grey eyes looked up and met sapphire ones. "My name's Sapphire but you can call me Sapph. What's yer name?"
"Um...Mattie," Mattie replied, slightly intimidated by Sapphire. "Your name suits you well."
Sapphire laughed lightly at the comment. Mattie began to relax as Sapphire laughed. *Laughter is good,* she thought. *Friends laugh together. Maybe I just made a new friend.*
Sapphire sat down next to Mattie. "So it's yer first day, right?"
"That obvious, huh?," asked Mattie as she cringed.
"Well considering da length of conversation ya 'ad wid Oscar Delancey, yeah it's dat obvious if ya know what I mean," she hinted. Hands covered Sapphire's eyes as she finished talking.
"Now who could dat be?," she asked laughingly. "Now Mush ya know we shouldn't do anyt'ing suspicious in front of Race!"
"Hey!," cried Race. "What 'bout you and Mush?" He took his hands off her eyes and pretended to be angry.
Sapphire rolled her eyes and pulled him down next to her. She leaned over and kissed him lightly. "Mush ain't my type."
"Oh and what is yer 'type'?," he asked.
"Hmmm... short Italian newsies who like ta make smart-a** remarks."
"Den I better take a hike," he said as he started to get up.
"Oh no ya don't, smart-a**. You sit yer cute Italian butt right back down." Sapph pulled him back down and kissed him hard on the lips.
Mattie smiled at the couple and sub-consciously looked back at the window where her eyes met dark brown ones. Oscar turned away quickly and Mattie let out a breath she hadn't realized that she had been holding.
"Ya okay Mattie?," asked Sapphire with concern-filled eyes,
"Yes I'm fine," explained Mattie quickly as she turned back to them.
"Heya I'se Racetrack Higgins," said Race with a grin as he reached out a hand.
"Hello I'm Mattie Miller." Mattie shook his hand and looked quickly at the window again. Oscar was ignoring her gaze this time.
"Is dere a reason ya keep looking up at da window like dat?," asked Sapphire curiously.
"No reason," replied Mattie as she quickly looked down at her papers.
"So it's jist a coincidence dat Oscar is usually standing right where ya look?," asked Race.
"I didn't notice," lied Mattie.
"Sure, sure. it was sheer coincidence," laughed Sapphire.
Race joined in her laughter when Mattie began to blush. Mattie muttered a 'shut up' and went back to her paper,
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So there's my third chappie!!!!! Hope you like it. Please read and review!!!!!
Sapphire~ Woo!! You're in my story now!! I hope you like the little convo between you and Race...Yeah Jack can be such the gentleman when he wants to be....Thank you for putting me in your story...I'm loving it. I go to read two great stories and find myself in the actual story...It's kinda creepy you know??...oh well....Hope you liked thi schappie and I'll try to get the next up soon.
kellyanne~ Another faithful reviewer!!! I'm glad you liked the last chappie...Yeah ya have to love Oscar especially when he's being a jerk...He just does it so well!!!! Yeah..sometimes I get inspired enough to make something really descriptive... Thanks for the compliment..Hope you like this chappie.
Well that's all the reviewers I had....kinda sad I know but I'm not giving up hope yet...Please review!!!!
~Molly.