Disclaimer: I don't own the Newsies and Brandie is owned by C.M Higgins and Lauren is owned by Knots.
A.N- this story is by C.M Higgins, Knots and myself. I hope you all like it!! It's a short chapter but they will get longer and more interesting. This is just a Prologue. Hope you enjoy it and please review!!
Prologue
It was the year 1885, August 16. It was almost dusk out side when a young girl's cry ran through the streets. It was coming from the beautiful stone house on the corner of Crescent Pine Sreet. It was the Stanwood residence. The family was well known around the neighbourhood. Adeline and Nathan were very well respected and highly thought of around the community. Their three young daughters were well behaved for their age. The eldest daughter Brandie, was four years old and was to be starting school that year. She was rather small for her age, but it didn't matter to her. She acted as if she was untouchable. Her mother always tried to keep her long light brown hair combed perfectly and up in a braid. But it was usually only wasted time, as the young girl would only run around till her hair was covering her mysterious green eyes. The middle child Lauren was three and she had just learned to talk properly and when she spoke her bright blue eyes sparkled. Lauren was almost the same size as Brandie, even though she was a year her younger. She loved to be around people, and loved to make her family laugh. Her hair was a little shorter then her sisters but was a beautiful brilliant blonde, and unlike Brandie she loved to have her hair done. Lastly there was the youngest. Meggera was only two and was learning to walk. Her bright red hair sat messily on top of her head. It wasn't long but it was long enough that it covered her deep emerald eyes, making them barley noticeable. She was to young to be able to tell for sure what kind of personality she had but from what you could make out, she loved to be with the ones she loved. She looked up to them and tried to act like them in ways. However on that night the Stanwood's lives were drastically changed.
"NO DADDY! I don't want to leave." Brandies voice rang through out the house. She was in the grip of a very well dressed man with dark brown hair and deep green eyes.
"Hush child. You don't want the whole world to hear you do you?" he asked her gruffly.
Brandie looked to the right of her as they headed to the door. She saw her younger sister Lauren looking hopelessly back at her, tears filling her blue eyes. Brandie felt a plunge of hate run through he tiny body, she didn't want to leave with her father. She wanted to stay in her house with her mother and sisters. Why were they sending her away, she couldn't understand how her once loving father could be so mean all of a sudden. Tears started to fill her eyes when she saw her own mother coming down the stairs carrying a suitcase in one hand and her youngest sister in the other arm. The women stopped in front of her. Her own aqua blue eyes were full of tears and her blond hair in her face. She looked a mess. Setting down the suit case she spoke, he words shaking slightly.
"Good bye Nathan. Take good care of her." She was speaking to her father. A very solemn expression on her face. Then she turned to Brandie. " Farewell dear. Mommy and Lauren and Meggie will come and visit you if we can." She said with a warm smile on her face. She kissed her lightly on the forehead.
Nathan grabbed the young girl by the arm once again and picked up the suitcase. He headed out the door and basically dragged the young girl with him. Out on the street Brandie could hear Meggie crying and Lauren calling her name.
"Don't forget us Bandie!" Lauren called out.
"I wont." Brandie whispered. "I WON'T!" She yelled out loud.
Her father dragged her into a carriage and threw her bag into the back. She whimpered and tried to hold back the sobs. "Now be quiet dear. No one wants to hear you whine." He said sternly.
She went quiet, but not because she cared what the people wanted to hear. It was because she now feared her own father. The once most loving man she had known was now the man she feared the most. Something no four year old should have to deal with. "To Brooklyn if you please." Nathan said to the man driving.
"Yes sir. Brooklyn it is." The man replied.
As the carriage drove off, she peered her head out the side window to catch one last glimpse of her home and life as she had known it.
A.N: well what did you guys think? Did you like it so far? It's going to get soo much better and way more exciting in the future I just had to you know give some background. Well please review !
Sparks