Chapter 6- New Brother
Janet looked through her messenger bag and took out the diary she turned to what she thought was another empty page and read it.
"Deer Diary, She's back! Ah I cants believe it. Ise just so happy, I means she missed a lot this past year including the strike and a few deaths that might scare her. Me birds told me that they saws her wid anuddah guy. I donts know what's ise gonna do about that but it's gonna hurt Blinks heart if this guy is someone special to her. Well ise headin to Manhattan ta see me bestist friend. Until next time- spoty boy"
"Oh no, I can't break this guys heart...you have to be my brother, we will say your mom adopted me...please Charlie?" Janet said.
"Yeah sure that's fine, I totally understand. But this Spot is going to have to keep writing in his diary so you can get your 'memory' back," Charlie said.
They walked back to the lodging house trying to figure out what they were going to do. They walked up the steps and into the lodging house, and turned the doorknob, and walked in.
They were greeted by the old man again and he said "hello, my names Kloppman. I'm supposed to help you remember things but it might be quite hard for you. All I can say is that you were our first girl newsie and that all the boys were like brothers to you. One even loved you more than that." he said.
"Blink" she said. "Oh I mean I stink, can I take a shower?" she asked.
"Sure, and youse can have your old room back, and this young fella can sleep with ya in that room too if he wants."
"Thanks, kloppy," Janet used his nickname not knowing how she knew it. Janet and Charlie walked up the stairs into a room right in front of them.
"Janet!" she heard a bunch of people say. She walked in the room and people after people crowded around her. Then she noticed him, the kid with the eye patch, he was that same person that was in her dream. She ignored all the people that were trying to talk to her and walked right up to the kid.
"Hi."
"Hi, I'm Blink, I was your boyfriend before you left, but it looks like you found someone new."
He said with a saddened voice and climbed out the window and up the fire escape. She stood there blankly and then decided that she would get to him later because she wanted to meet everyone else. She turned around and everyone was staring at her. Then Jack came up to her and told her that he would introduce her to everyone else.
"Janet this is Mush, Race, Crutchy, Boots, Skittery, Snitch, Pie Eater, Bumlets, Jake, snipes, snoddy, Swifty." They all said their hi's and how are ya. Then another boy came up to her,
"Da names Spot."
"Ooh, the infamous spot?"
"oh so youse' remember?"
"Nope, but I have heard lots about you."
"Yeah, well ise was youse best friend before you left, and wese always told each udder wat ta do and im tellin' ya ta go talk ta Blink." Spot said to her.
"Yeah, ok I was getting to that."