Bitty's Secret
Chapter 3
A Bit of the Past
Disclaimer: I don't own Newsies. *tear*
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On the way back to the Lodging House, Bitty told Jack that Sarah had somehow figured out that she was a girl.
"Oh, so dat's what you'se were talkin 'bout when me and Davey came up?"
"Yeah, so, does dat count as one more poysin knowin'?" Bitty grinned at Jack mischievously. "I'se mean, now you'se all don't hafta tell anyone else, right?"
Jack sighed and looked at Bitty. "I'se don't know why you're treatin' dis like a joke, Bits. We'se are doin' dis for you'se own safety, and how's Sarah supposed tah protect ya on da streets?"
"Relax, Jacky boy, I'se was just kidding. Did ya tink 'bout who you'se want tah tell? Don't forget, I'se wanna know before you'se do "
They walked up the steps of the Lodging House. "Okay, Bits, put your boy face on, here we'se go," Jack said as he pushed open the door.
"Bitty! Welcome back."
"Hey, Mush how've you been?"
"We'se missed you'se, boy."
"Yeah, Boots, dunno what you'se did for entertainment witout me here to keep tings lively "
"How've you been, Bits?"
"Alrigh', Specs, alrigh', and youself?"
Bitty smiled as she looked around at her friends. "Hey everyone, where's dah poker game at?"
Racetrack walk over to her. "Well, me boy, you's know dat wherevah Race is, dat's where dah card game is."
"Like anyone could evah forget dat " said Bitty, laughing.
On her way to the table, Bitty said hi to everyone, and received a warm welcome from all the newsies. "We'se knew you'd be back, Bits, so we'se saved you yer bunk upsteahs," Skittery said.
"Oh, fantastic," Bitty responded sarcastically, "So when I'se wakes up every mornin', I gets to be dah foist one dat Kloppman gets up? Great, tanks, you'se guys, yer dah best "
The rest of the night went like that, with all the boys ragging on each other, and Bitty occasionally joining in. After a while, though, she zoned out, and started thinking about her past...
**A young girl stumbled across the streets of Manhattan, frightened and alone. She looked around at the unfamiliar buildings around her, and wondered how she was ever going to get by without a friend in the world. She started crying as she walked, knowing it would do no good. She began to quicken her pace, finally breaking into a run, running away from something or to something, she didn't know which. Finally, just when she thought she was going to collapse from exhaustion, she ran into someone. "Lydia?" said a voice she recognized, a voice she knew. She allowed herself to succumb to the weariness that had been threatening to overcome her, ever since she started wandering, because she knew now that she would be safe...**
"Bitty?" said Jack, shaking her awake. "Bitty, you'se alright?" Bitty looked around at the now empty room, empty except for Jack, Race, Spot, and herself.
"Yeah, Jacky boy," she whispered, with tears in her eyes, threatening to spill over. "I'se alright."
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A/N – This is a repost, I had to fix a few errors that were made, and take out those inane dots in hopes that ff.n got it's act together in the uploading of the documents and such. I do realize that it has been quite a while since this was published, but my promises for more will hold true, if not a bit late...call it being inspired my an awesome author, she doesn't know it, but, Bella, you rock a whole lot!
Chapter 3
A Bit of the Past
Disclaimer: I don't own Newsies. *tear*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On the way back to the Lodging House, Bitty told Jack that Sarah had somehow figured out that she was a girl.
"Oh, so dat's what you'se were talkin 'bout when me and Davey came up?"
"Yeah, so, does dat count as one more poysin knowin'?" Bitty grinned at Jack mischievously. "I'se mean, now you'se all don't hafta tell anyone else, right?"
Jack sighed and looked at Bitty. "I'se don't know why you're treatin' dis like a joke, Bits. We'se are doin' dis for you'se own safety, and how's Sarah supposed tah protect ya on da streets?"
"Relax, Jacky boy, I'se was just kidding. Did ya tink 'bout who you'se want tah tell? Don't forget, I'se wanna know before you'se do "
They walked up the steps of the Lodging House. "Okay, Bits, put your boy face on, here we'se go," Jack said as he pushed open the door.
"Bitty! Welcome back."
"Hey, Mush how've you been?"
"We'se missed you'se, boy."
"Yeah, Boots, dunno what you'se did for entertainment witout me here to keep tings lively "
"How've you been, Bits?"
"Alrigh', Specs, alrigh', and youself?"
Bitty smiled as she looked around at her friends. "Hey everyone, where's dah poker game at?"
Racetrack walk over to her. "Well, me boy, you's know dat wherevah Race is, dat's where dah card game is."
"Like anyone could evah forget dat " said Bitty, laughing.
On her way to the table, Bitty said hi to everyone, and received a warm welcome from all the newsies. "We'se knew you'd be back, Bits, so we'se saved you yer bunk upsteahs," Skittery said.
"Oh, fantastic," Bitty responded sarcastically, "So when I'se wakes up every mornin', I gets to be dah foist one dat Kloppman gets up? Great, tanks, you'se guys, yer dah best "
The rest of the night went like that, with all the boys ragging on each other, and Bitty occasionally joining in. After a while, though, she zoned out, and started thinking about her past...
**A young girl stumbled across the streets of Manhattan, frightened and alone. She looked around at the unfamiliar buildings around her, and wondered how she was ever going to get by without a friend in the world. She started crying as she walked, knowing it would do no good. She began to quicken her pace, finally breaking into a run, running away from something or to something, she didn't know which. Finally, just when she thought she was going to collapse from exhaustion, she ran into someone. "Lydia?" said a voice she recognized, a voice she knew. She allowed herself to succumb to the weariness that had been threatening to overcome her, ever since she started wandering, because she knew now that she would be safe...**
"Bitty?" said Jack, shaking her awake. "Bitty, you'se alright?" Bitty looked around at the now empty room, empty except for Jack, Race, Spot, and herself.
"Yeah, Jacky boy," she whispered, with tears in her eyes, threatening to spill over. "I'se alright."
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A/N – This is a repost, I had to fix a few errors that were made, and take out those inane dots in hopes that ff.n got it's act together in the uploading of the documents and such. I do realize that it has been quite a while since this was published, but my promises for more will hold true, if not a bit late...call it being inspired my an awesome author, she doesn't know it, but, Bella, you rock a whole lot!
