Disclaimer: I don't own Newsies. I own Knots. Milkshake is owned by C.M Higgins.

Knots ran as hard and as fast as she could. Tears were falling down her face a mile a minute.

Knots kept running until she reached the docks on the other side of the Brooklyn Bridge. She saw a rock sitting on the side of the dock and she picked it up. She chucked it in the water as hard as she could. It landed with a plop and Knots fell on her knees. She was crying hysterically.

" Are you ok miss?" a boys voice said.

Knots quickly wiped her tears and stood up, turning around as she did so.

In front of her she saw a boy about 5'1. He has dirty blonde hair and wore pink suspenders. He had a cane and a slingshot tucked into his pants.

When he saw her face his mouth fell open.

" Excuse me miss, but, does your name happen to be Knots?" he said curiously.

" Well, yes that's my name." Knots said. "How did you know that."

" Knotsy! It's me! Spot!"

" Spot!?! Is it really you!?"

" Da one and only." He said beaming.

Spot lunged forward and grabbed Knots swinging her around.

" I missed ya goily!"

Knots laughed a little.

" I missed ya too spotty. So what have you been up to."

" Well, I'm da leada of Brooklyn now."

" Oh my gosh Spot that's great!"

Spot stood looking proud.

" Now why were you sitting on me docks and crying?"

Spot noticed a tear left on her cheek. He wiped it off with his thumb.

" Um, well I saw Jack."

" And?" spot said.

" He got really angry. He yelled at me Spot. He said that I had forgotten all about him, and that I should just go back to whatever hoity toighty man I'm with. But Spot that's not true. I've waited for Jack, and every day had been dedicated to figuring out a way to get back to him."

Spot sat on the edge of the dock and let his feet dangle. Knots did the same.

" Don't worry Knots, he'll come around. I think he was just really surprised to see you back all of a sudden. Jack has been missing you like crazy, I know this because he talks about ya all the time. He's just kinda confused and needs to think. I know he still loves you. Just give him some time okay? Then he'll snap out of it and be back to himself."

" I hope your right Spot." Knots said.

" Knots when have I ever been wrong?"

" Never." Knots said.

" Spot, I'm just so shocked. I didn't think he would act like this. I thought he would swing me around, and things would be back to normal."

" Jack has been through a lot this year. I bet ya don't even know about the strike."

" Strike?" Spot said looking back at Knots.

" Yea. One day Pulitzer raised the prices of the papes, so that it was 60 cents fer a hundred. Jack got all mad and wouldn't let any of his Newsies buy any. He convinced them to go on strike. They had a big rally one night, and Jack got caught by da bulls. They sentenced him to the refuge till he was 21. He got out later though, when Pulitzer asked him to work for him. He was given a lot of money, over fifty dollars. But Jack couldn't stand being a scab, so he went back to leading the strike, and hiding from the bulls. They put out their own newspaper one day using Pulitzer's Printing Press. Pretty soon he had every child that works in New York out in front of Pulitzers, and he eventually gave in. They sent Snyder to jail, and got a new Warden. They even released all of the kids in the jail."

Knots couldn't believe her ears. So much had happen just this year that she didn't know about. It made her wonder what else had happen while she was gone.

" Ya know Knots he came to me one day, and explained why he needed the money Pulitzer had offered him so bad. Ya know what he said he was gonna use it fer?"

" What?" Knots said.

" He said, he was going to use it to go to Santa Fe."

" Well why didn't he come get me then."

" First of all. He didn't know where you were. I think he was scared that he would go there, and wouldn't be able to find you. Or would go there and find you, but you'd be married. And then, there was something else. But Jack's gotta talk to you about that."

" Spot, I just, I love him and missed him so much." Knots said tears falling down her face.

" I know ya did kiddo." Spot wrapped his arms around Knots.

She leaned her head on him and just cried.

Spot and Knots sat there on the docks together until it became dark.

Knots realized it was getting late.

" I better get back to Hattan Spot."

" Yea. Its dark, lemme walk ya back."

" Oh Spot I couldn't ask you to do that."

" nah its fine, I was planning on going there tomorrow anyway. I'll just stay in the lodging house."

" Thanks Spot, you're a pal."

Spot and Knots walked back to the Loding House. Spot got himself all settled with the guys and even joined in a game of Poker.

Knots went back to her room to find Milkshake there playing solitaire.

" Ya know. Jack ain't back yet Knots."

" He's not? Then where is he?"

" I dunno. He left right after you did."

Knots sighed and sat on her bed.

" I needa sleep. I'm exhausted. Hopefully I can find Jack tomorrow and talk to him."

" Well.. Sleep tight." Milkshake said.

As soon as Knots's head hit the pillow she was deep asleep.

She had had an emotional day. First she comes to New York, then she convinces Kloppman to let her stay. Then Jack yells at her, then she finds Spot and finds out about the strike. She also had the nagging question in the back of her head. What was the other reason Jack didn't come to Santa Fe?

Okies! End of Ch. 15! I Hope you liked it! Again its gonna be updated super soon, because well I live in front of my computer! Lol Thanks SOO much to my reviewers ya'll are the best!

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