Chapter 3
Rachel ran outside. Should I go back to Auntie Kris? I've been living on the streets for the past two weeks. I'm pretty sure she don't miss me. Auntie Kris was always too busy to have fun with her. She paid Chester and Frank to follow her and protect her. They always listened to Rachel and followed her everywhere. She was finally able to get away.
Rachel walked wondering where to go. She went to the park and found a nice tree and a street light away from the street. She sat down and closed her eyes.
Rachel suddenly felt someone kick her. "OWWW…"
"Oh I'm sorry." Mush looked down. "Miss? Is that you?"
"Hi Mush…" Rachel said looking up.
"What are you doing out here? You can stay with us." Mush said sitting down next to Rachel.
"No, I'm too big of a trouble. It's alright." Rachel replied. The street light above them turned on.
"Much better. Now I can see." Mush said rubbing his eyes.
"Haha yah."
"So miss… Do you like being called miss?"
"Oh… Rachel. Rachel Smith."
"Rachel. Pretty name. So don't you have a house to sleep in?"
"No… I mean yes. Yes I do."
"Well here's an idea. Go and sleep there."
"Yah, that is… but… no."
"May I ask why?"
"My parents died when I was 6 and my auntie took me in. As I grew older, she made me work and work. I wanted to have fun. Live life but I lived her life."
"Oh… I see. I'm sorry. Like I said before, stay at the lodging house. It's warmer and you can sleep in a bed then on the floor on the street."
"No don't be. Hm… you're right." She look up. That does sound good. A warm bed to sleep in. Beats getting trampled on. "Okay. I'll go back to the lodging house."
Mush and Rachel stood up. They walked and talked back to the lodging house.
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Rachel and Mush walked into the lodging house.
"Hey Kloppman!" Mush exclaimed.
"Mush! Went out for a little walk?" Kloppman asked.
"Yup." Mush replied. He turned around. "Rachel, you coming up?"
"Yup be there in a second." She watched Kloppman and Mush walk up the stairs. She suddenly felt two arms grab her and someone covering her mouth.
She screamed but the hand covering her mouth muffled it out. No use. She felt herself being dragged to an alley.
"Let go! Frank! Chester! You're hurting me." Rachel said struggling.
"How did you know is was us, Ms. Smith?" The two bodyguards asked. They let go of Rachel.
Rachel turned to face two guys around the age of 20. They were tall and ever muscular. "You two are the only ones who can drag me away like that."
"Oh…Mistress Kris told us, you have to go back." Said Chester.
"No! I ran away once and I'll do it again." Rachel turned to walk out the alley.
"No, Ms. Smith. No." replied Frank.
Rachel turned back. "Yes. Leave me alone. Tell Auntie Kris that I love her, best wishes. I'm fine and I have wonderful friends taking care of me."
"Ms. Smith… Mistress Kris said you have to." Frank said.
"I want my own life. And if you want to be the best 'brothers' I ever had, leave me alone." She walked out without saying another word.
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Mush and Kloppman walked in to the room. Jack was sitting on the bed with a concerned look. The rest of the newsies around him. Outside the wind was blowing hard and the raining pounding on the roof.
"Jack? What's wrong?" Mush asked still standing in the doorway.
"She left. She just left. I hope she's alright cause look outside! It's raining so hard!"
"Jack, she's right here. Rachel…" Mush turned around finding Rachel not behind him. "She was right here. Rachel?"
"Rachel? That's her name?" Jack asked.
"Mush, you found her? What did you find out?" Blink wondered.
"Her name is Rachel Smith. She lived with her aunt until she ran away. Her parents died when she was 6. She's 15 now, around our ages." Mush said.
"Well, where is she then?" Race asked.
"Where is who?" Rachel walked in.
"Rachel!!!" The newsies all jumped up.
"Wow everybody knows my name now."
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Rachel walked over to a bunk bed. "Wow it's really cold out there. I tried staying out of the rain."
"You're shivering!" exclaimed Boots. "Here, have a blanket."
"Thanks." Rachel took the blanket and wrapped it around her.
"Here, Rachel." Jack pointed to a bunk bed. "We have an extra bunk bed since Snitch usually shares a bed with Itey. You can sleep here."
Rachel walked over and sat there. "Thank you." She yawned. "Good night."
"Night." The newsies said together.
"Good night. Sleep tight. Tomorrow youse got to carry the banner." Kloppman said closing the lights.
"YOU'RE A MAD MAN!" Jack shouted. They could hear laughter in the halls.
Everyone soon fell fast asleep.
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