Chapter 2- Some Faces- Old and New
"Hey Dad!" Ryan called as they entered the now empty restaurant. It was late for breakfast, so Jack was in the back looking over some paperwork. At the call of his son he came out of the back and went to see what was wrong. He had been gone a little too long and Jack wanted to know why. As soon as he saw the girl standing beside his son, all he could see was a young female Spot. She was skinny and a little on the short side, with blonde hair and deep green eyes. She held out her hand and he shook it. She had the same solid grip Spot had had. Spot had moved away from New York when he had gotten in some trouble with the local mobsters, but he had married his teenage sweetheart and was having a great time living in Chicago. Linda needed to get away from Chicago, and the only safe place he could think of was New York, where she would have Jack, Ryan, the other former newsies, and the new newsies to look after her. She was a handful and he couldn't wait to hear the nickname they came up with for her. He had taught her to fight himself, using a mix of street fighting and boxing. He knew that she was beautiful, but he also knew that she could handle herself.
The two ate, talking about anything that came into their minds. They soon got up and walked to the boarding house. As they were about to open the door, it swung open and four Newsies stepped out. One was obviously Latino, with his copper skin and dark hair and eyes. He was on the shorter side, compared to Ryan and the boy who came out next. He was tall and looked to be about 18. His long hair was pulled back into a neat ponytail at the base of his neck. He had a nice smile and it broadened when he saw Ryan. The next to come out was his little brother, a fact that you could tell just by looking at him. He was about 12 but was already as tall as Linda. The last one to leave the Lodging House was a girl. She had long mahogany hair that reached down to her waist. She stopped laughing when she saw Linda. The tall boy smiled at Linda and asked
"And who is this lovely young lady, and why is she hanging around with the likes of you, Ryan?" he joked as he shook her hand. Linda liked him immediately.
"I'm Linda. And you areā¦" she answered for herself.
"Mouth." He had moved to stand in front of her and saw her black eye," Where did ya' get the shiner?"
"From the Twins" Ryan answered, seeing how bad it had gotten, " but she beat the living you-know-what out of them. I had to drag her off of 'em" all the boys laughed but the girl just stood there with her eyes narrowed.
"Hey Dad!" Ryan called as they entered the now empty restaurant. It was late for breakfast, so Jack was in the back looking over some paperwork. At the call of his son he came out of the back and went to see what was wrong. He had been gone a little too long and Jack wanted to know why. As soon as he saw the girl standing beside his son, all he could see was a young female Spot. She was skinny and a little on the short side, with blonde hair and deep green eyes. She held out her hand and he shook it. She had the same solid grip Spot had had. Spot had moved away from New York when he had gotten in some trouble with the local mobsters, but he had married his teenage sweetheart and was having a great time living in Chicago. Linda needed to get away from Chicago, and the only safe place he could think of was New York, where she would have Jack, Ryan, the other former newsies, and the new newsies to look after her. She was a handful and he couldn't wait to hear the nickname they came up with for her. He had taught her to fight himself, using a mix of street fighting and boxing. He knew that she was beautiful, but he also knew that she could handle herself.
The two ate, talking about anything that came into their minds. They soon got up and walked to the boarding house. As they were about to open the door, it swung open and four Newsies stepped out. One was obviously Latino, with his copper skin and dark hair and eyes. He was on the shorter side, compared to Ryan and the boy who came out next. He was tall and looked to be about 18. His long hair was pulled back into a neat ponytail at the base of his neck. He had a nice smile and it broadened when he saw Ryan. The next to come out was his little brother, a fact that you could tell just by looking at him. He was about 12 but was already as tall as Linda. The last one to leave the Lodging House was a girl. She had long mahogany hair that reached down to her waist. She stopped laughing when she saw Linda. The tall boy smiled at Linda and asked
"And who is this lovely young lady, and why is she hanging around with the likes of you, Ryan?" he joked as he shook her hand. Linda liked him immediately.
"I'm Linda. And you areā¦" she answered for herself.
"Mouth." He had moved to stand in front of her and saw her black eye," Where did ya' get the shiner?"
"From the Twins" Ryan answered, seeing how bad it had gotten, " but she beat the living you-know-what out of them. I had to drag her off of 'em" all the boys laughed but the girl just stood there with her eyes narrowed.
