Janet woke up at five o'clock the next morning. She usually was never
a morning person but it felt like she had to be today. She got up and went
into the separate washroom for the room that she and spot were sharing. She
took a shower and then brushed her hair. She was so happy that she had her
hair straigtener but then realilized that they didn't have plugs back then
and said screw it and put her hair up into a bun. At about 5:30 she heard a
man yelling for everyone to wake up, so she decided to wake Spot up so he
would be late for selling his papers. She shook him a few times and he
didn't budge so she thought of something else, "SPOT!" she yelled at the
top of her lungs. He bolted up in an instant and gave her a cold stare. She
looked over and saw Jack standing in the doorway,
"Hey it worked." She said.
"yeah and it always has," Spot said.
"wait, what? Ive done this before?"
"yeah like billions of times," Jack said.
"ooooh, well Jack do you think I could borrow some clothes from someone until I can go buy some?"
"well are you going to sell papes wid us?" he said.
"yeah I guess, I could try," Janet said.
"Okay well I'll give you some of Mush's clothes, you guys are about the same size." He said and then walked out the door. In about 2 minutes she saw the boy named Mush come in and he gave her some clothes, she thanked him and went into the washroom to change. When she came out Spot was in the bathroom shaving.
"what are you shaving? Your skin?" She said to him. "ha-ha very funny. It makes me feel old okay?" "okay, whatever you say, so are you going back to Brooklyn today?" she wondered. "yeah ise been gone too much these past two months, but I will bese coming back next week cause of da strike reunion. I'm sure Jack will tell youse all about dat, well se yas next week then,"he said while he finished shaving and then walked out the door. "Yeah see you!" she yelled to him.
She walked out of the room and met the boys downstairs. She saw Charlie and went to go talk to him. Janet told him about what her and Spot had talked about and other things. Even though they have only known eachother for a few days and have only been brother and sister for less than one the felt so close to each other. They stopped in front of a building with gates and Janet asked what it was. "Its da distribution center. Where we get our papes." Someone said. Oh ok. Someone yelled her name and she walked in the direction of who had called her.
"Janet this is David, he became a newsie just about a month after you left. He helped a lot with the strike and other things, and you met his brother les yesterday." Jack talked a mile a minute.
"Hi, nice to meet you," she said while staring into his beautiful blue eyes. After a few seconds of staring she turned to Jack and asked who she was going to sell with.
"well seeing as how you were one of da best newsies in New Yawk before youse left you shouldn't need anyone, but youse should sale with Mush and ill have your bruddah sell wid Blink."
"okay, thanks." Janet walked away, and towards Mush.
"Hi, is it alright if I sell with you today?" she asked politely. "yea sure." He said. She smiled and when the gates opened they walked in together. Janet wasn't sure about how many papers to buy, so she just bought 30. Mush had bout 50, but she figured he was a much better newsie than her. They went to their selling spot, and Janet asked him a question,
"So um was I one of your good friends?"
"ha-ha um well we went out for about 2 months and then you dumped me because I wasn't your type, and then you decided to go out with my best friend then you twos fall in love and I get nothing, so I'm going to have to say no."
"Well I'm truly sorry for whatever I did and I am a totally changed person now, so if you would just give me a second chance to be your friend it would be so nice of you."
"well I guess I could try" he said as he smiled to her.
"Mayor found standing next to a dead prostitute! Suspected moider!" Janet yelled out a phony headline. "wow Janet youse are startin' ta get your accent back." Mush said. "Oh wow I didn't even notice." She replied.
They finshed selling all their papes in 2 hours and decided to go to Tibby's for lunch. They walked there talking about a bunch of things. Mush even talked about what they did when they were together. She figured that she was helping him out a lot and that made her happy.
"Hey it worked." She said.
"yeah and it always has," Spot said.
"wait, what? Ive done this before?"
"yeah like billions of times," Jack said.
"ooooh, well Jack do you think I could borrow some clothes from someone until I can go buy some?"
"well are you going to sell papes wid us?" he said.
"yeah I guess, I could try," Janet said.
"Okay well I'll give you some of Mush's clothes, you guys are about the same size." He said and then walked out the door. In about 2 minutes she saw the boy named Mush come in and he gave her some clothes, she thanked him and went into the washroom to change. When she came out Spot was in the bathroom shaving.
"what are you shaving? Your skin?" She said to him. "ha-ha very funny. It makes me feel old okay?" "okay, whatever you say, so are you going back to Brooklyn today?" she wondered. "yeah ise been gone too much these past two months, but I will bese coming back next week cause of da strike reunion. I'm sure Jack will tell youse all about dat, well se yas next week then,"he said while he finished shaving and then walked out the door. "Yeah see you!" she yelled to him.
She walked out of the room and met the boys downstairs. She saw Charlie and went to go talk to him. Janet told him about what her and Spot had talked about and other things. Even though they have only known eachother for a few days and have only been brother and sister for less than one the felt so close to each other. They stopped in front of a building with gates and Janet asked what it was. "Its da distribution center. Where we get our papes." Someone said. Oh ok. Someone yelled her name and she walked in the direction of who had called her.
"Janet this is David, he became a newsie just about a month after you left. He helped a lot with the strike and other things, and you met his brother les yesterday." Jack talked a mile a minute.
"Hi, nice to meet you," she said while staring into his beautiful blue eyes. After a few seconds of staring she turned to Jack and asked who she was going to sell with.
"well seeing as how you were one of da best newsies in New Yawk before youse left you shouldn't need anyone, but youse should sale with Mush and ill have your bruddah sell wid Blink."
"okay, thanks." Janet walked away, and towards Mush.
"Hi, is it alright if I sell with you today?" she asked politely. "yea sure." He said. She smiled and when the gates opened they walked in together. Janet wasn't sure about how many papers to buy, so she just bought 30. Mush had bout 50, but she figured he was a much better newsie than her. They went to their selling spot, and Janet asked him a question,
"So um was I one of your good friends?"
"ha-ha um well we went out for about 2 months and then you dumped me because I wasn't your type, and then you decided to go out with my best friend then you twos fall in love and I get nothing, so I'm going to have to say no."
"Well I'm truly sorry for whatever I did and I am a totally changed person now, so if you would just give me a second chance to be your friend it would be so nice of you."
"well I guess I could try" he said as he smiled to her.
"Mayor found standing next to a dead prostitute! Suspected moider!" Janet yelled out a phony headline. "wow Janet youse are startin' ta get your accent back." Mush said. "Oh wow I didn't even notice." She replied.
They finshed selling all their papes in 2 hours and decided to go to Tibby's for lunch. They walked there talking about a bunch of things. Mush even talked about what they did when they were together. She figured that she was helping him out a lot and that made her happy.