Thank you to TheAgryPrincess13 who loves my story so much! And to my darling friend Clippie who loves my other story more hey the chappies up on it oh and you know me I own myself and Clippie you won't mind if I use you in her will you? lol

Chapter 5

The next morning Jack busted into Dottie's room making Dottie not so happy.

She rolled over annoyed and confused.

"Don't you know how to knock?" She asked.

"Yea but that take the fun all out of it wouldn't it," Jack said smiling.

She sat up and looked around.

"why are you up so early?" She asked confused.

"Well we'se gotta seel papes and we gotta get up early to do it," Jack explained.

"okay, but why doea that matter to me?" She asked still confused.

"Cause you, Dottie, are gonna sell too."

Dottie gave a groan and stood up.

"Ahem in order for me to get ready you need to get out," Dottie said showing him the door.

Dottie was ready and walked downstairs and followed Jack to the distribution center to get their papes.

"Uh, Jack?" Dottie asked tapping on his shoulder.

He turned around.

"I don't have any money," She said staring at her feet.

"That's alright kid I'll buy," Jack assured her with a pat on the back.

She got to the front of the line.

"Uh, 30 papes," She said a little unsure.

"Hey sweetface how you doin?" Oscar asked with a smirk.

"Stuff it Morris, she's unavailable." Jack said throwing down the money.

"Get a move on!" A man shouted rudly.

"Alright, alright," Jack said taking Dottie to the other newsies.

"You can't let 'em control ya like dat ya know?" Jack asked putting his arm around Dottie.

She nodded a little confused.

"So, Dott, do ya like the tracks?" Race asked lighting his cigar.

"Do I ever!" Dottie said with her face lighting up.

"In Poland I had this one horse who I raced all the time," Dottie said starting to tell her story, but Race grabbed her by the wrist and dragged her towards the tracks.

He finally stopped dragging her and he bagan to sell.

"Mayor gets bit by 2 dogs!" He yelled and at least 6 men came to buy a pape.

Dottie followed but by giving a different headline which she improved a bit.

"Tragic fire kills 30 people!" She yelled out and then 30 people rushed to buy a pape.

"What?" Race said looking through his papes.

"Fire traps 3 people inside old tenement." He read aloud and laughed, "Your good kid you really good," Race said laughing.

"Race I'm sorry I was so rude to ya guys when I first met you. I don't wanna be here," Dottie said looking down at her feet as she sat down on the nearby bench.

"Oh it's alright Dot and by the way why don't you wanna be here?" He asked her a little suspicious.

"If I tell you, you cannot tell anyone," She said pointing a finger in his face. He slapped her finger away and said, "Alright I won't."

"Well, it's a long story but to understand it you're gonna have to listen to it from the beginning. We lived in Poland for a long time and my Ma just took me and left. I never knew my father so it didn't matter. Well on the boat we found out she was gonna have a baby, but when we got to New York I wasn't what we pictured. Everyone had said it was a city of dreams and opportunity, but what we found was death, sorrow and ruin. She died one night giving birth to Anna who died a month later. Well, the Landlord sent me off to the Harlem Orphanage and within two weeks I was taken in by a family in Midtown. That didn't work out to good so I was sent to Long Island to work as a maid that didn't last long either so then I was sent here to Manhattan. They were a really nice family who cared for me a lot. They had money and sent me to a all girls school. You probably don't remember but I saw you guys the day before the strike when I was going to school. You guys all got goofy and took off your hats," She laughed, "but then his wife died and he was driven mad and started to beat me so I ran one night planning to go to nw Jersey, but I had to stop in Brooklyn and they took me back here to Manhattan."

"That makes scense though, I mean you were running' why would you wanna come back?"

"Exactly Race, so when Jack says I can go then I'm gone," Dottie said taking Race's hand.

"But that means that you..." He got a little confused.

She stood and walked away but then turned around and paused as she watched 2 little boys play swords.

"Race, I've seen my life played out before me and I know that if I stay here in New York I won't have a chance at a better one."

"You'd have a better one with the newsies," race said walking towards.

"Listen you guys don't need me here, all I do is complain, and Race don't make any harder on me," Dottie said before running off.