Disclaimer: Nope STILL don't own newsies!
The two girls sat in their nightgowns on Knots's bed.
"What!? You can't laugh? What the hell kind of rule is that?" Knots exclaimed
"I know. Oh yea and you can't say hell either." Brandie said.
"And why the hell not?"
"It isn't proper for young ladies." Brandie said mocking Ms. Brownfield.
"Well, I guess I'll go by the rules now. I mean it will only be for a little while. I'm busting out of here as soon as I can and going back to New York to be a Newsie again with Jack."
When Knots said this she saw Brandie's face fall. Brandie was sort of an outcast of the boarding school. She was somewhat in the same position as Knots. Her parents were off somewhere living in Europe and sent her to the school. Knots was her first friend at the boarding school. Brandie was different from the other girls though. Instead of dreaming of living with some rich man she wanted to explore. She was a Tomboy like Knots.
"Gee, your lucky you have someplace to go after here Knots."
Knots thought for a second.
"Hey, why don't you come with me!"
"Really?" Brandie said happily.
"Yea! You could be a newsie too. There are plenty of cute boys, and it would make getting there easier, because that way we would have each others backs."
"I love the idea."
The girls hugged.
"Hey brandie, do you mind if I take some time to write in my journal alone?"
"Oh sure, I was just going to go to bed anyway."
"Thanks." Knots said smiling
Brandie went to bed and fell asleep while Knots stayed up writing in her journal.
In the middle of the night Brandie awoke and noticed that Knots was still up. She was sitting in the window seat with her knees up against her chest hugging them. She had something in her hand, it was Jack's bandanna. Tears were quietly falling down her cheeks and she was looking up at the huge moon that shone through the window.
"Jack." She whispered. "I don't know how I'm going to get out of here. I don't have any money. The gates are always locked. I know if you were here you would have a plan. You're so brave Jack. You always know what to do. Please tell me what do I do."
Jack sat on the roof of the Newsboys lodging house in the city of Manhattan. He was looking up at the clear sky and the huge golden moon. He was in deep thought about something, no someone. In his hand he held a silver bracelet with a heart charm on it.
"Knots." He sighed. "Ise been woiken real hard tryin to save enough money to come get ya. But um, Ise been getting reals hungry too. Ise realized it might take me a bit longer to save up than Ise thought. Ise wish you were here. Ise miss ya so much. Please don't forget me. Ise can't live with out ya. Ise just can't. Ise love ya too much."
Jack fell asleep on the roof that night, looking up at the night sky. He felt a connection to Knots up there. Like she was there. Many nights they spent just looking up at the stars together, holding hands and talking. Jack really missed that.
Ok another semi-short chappie. I had more to write but I like to break up my chapters. Well I hope ya'll liked that and I'll probably have the next chapter up tomorrow! Yay!