Disclamer: I do not own newsies! I wish I did, but I do however own the character Knots and other characters mentioned that are not in the movie.
" All Aboard!!!"
The train conductor hollered so that the passengers knew that it was time for the train to leave New York. Jack and Knots stood in front of the train saying their goodbyes.
" Dey can't do dis to me Jack. Ise love New Yawk. Ise love da Newsies. Ise love you Jack."
" Ise know Knots. Ise can't believe Ise neva gonna sees you again."
" Jack Kelly! Youse betta take that back right now or else Ise gonna soak ya!"
" C'mon Knots, you and Ise both know that its probably the truth."
" No Jack. No. It's the farthest thing from the truth. Ise Promise that I will come back to you. As soon as Ise can raise enough money Ise comin back to new Yawk. To be a newsie with you. Ise promise."
The Train whistled another warning calling all of its passengers to get on board.
Knots took her heart charm bracelet off her wrist.
" Jack Ise want you to have this. Its sorta like a promise. Ise will come back. And keep that bracelet as a reminder. A reminder that Ise love ya, and that Ise will come back."
Jack took the bracelet and took off his red bandana.
" Ise knows this aint as good as youse bracelet, but keep it will ya? To remember me, and youse promise. You can give it back when you come home."
Knots felt a hand pulling her towards the train. She turned back and saw her flustered mother trying to get her daughter on board. Knots felt tears streaming down her face. She pulled Jack in for a hug and kissed him on the cheek.
" How is Ise gonna live wit out ya Knots?"
" Its only for a lil bit Jackie. Ise be back. Ise promise."
Knots went on to the train to find her seat. Jack stood looking up at the train. He was hoping that Knots would jump off the train and stay with him. He just couldn't believe that she would actually leave him. He looked up to the train window and saw Knots rolling it down. Tears were streaming down her face. She blew Jack a kiss. The train started chugging out of the station.
" Remember my promise Cowboy!" she yelled as the train started moving.
Jack stood there looking at the empty tracks. He couldn't decide if this was really happening or just a dream. He stood at the tracks for an hour and realized that Knots wasn't coming back. She left him. Tears started to roll down Jacks face. He was shocked and couldn't make sense of what had happened. How could he let her go.
Jack turned and started walking towards the lodging house. When he reached the building he started up the steps and walked by the many newsies that greeted him. They all new what had happened.
Jack walked into the bunk room and sat down on his bed. He then looked down at his hands and realized he was still clutching Knot's bracelet. Jack lie back on his bed and fell asleep. He still hadn't quite figured out what had happened.
" Psst...hey cowboy!"
" Huh? What?"
" c'mon cowboy get up. We'se gotta go sell our papes! Get up ya lazy bum!"
" Ise knew ya wouldn't leave me knots."
Jack reached out to give Knots a hug but as he did so she disappeared.
Jack awoke to the sound of Kloppman waking up the Newsies to sell their morning papers. It was just a dream. Jack sat up and got dressed to go sell papers. Before he left the lodging house he grabbed Knot's bracelet and safely tucked it in his pocket.
When he went to go buy papers he only bought five. Jack didn't feel like selling.
The whole day Jack didn't say a word to anybody and out of the five papers jack had he only sold two. When the train left for Santa Fe part of Jack left with it.
Jack walked dreamily through Manhattan until night. He was beginning to feel tired but didn't want to go back to the Lodging house. He didn't want to face anyone. Instead he walked to the park where Knots had broken the news about her move to him. He sat against the same tree as before and fell asleep. That night he had another dream.
" Jack! What are youse doing sitting on your bum all day feeling sorry for youse self? Ise told yas I'd come back ya silly boy. C'mon Cowboy don't give up so easy. Youse a fighter. Since when would youse give up on me? Don't give in Jackie."
Jack awoke and remembered the dream. It was if Knots was with him.
" That's it!" Jack said to himself
" No way, no how am Ise gonna let Knots get away from me. Ise gonna make some more money sellin papes, and then Ise off to Santa Fe to find her. No body can keep Knots and Jack Kelly apart. Nobody!"
Jack didn't realize but he was screaming this. Jack immediately ran to the distribution center and laid down fifty cents. 100 papes. Jack had never sold 100 papers on his own. Maybe with Knots but not by himself. But he was determined. He was going to make as much as money as he could so he could find Knots again.