I've forgotton to do this for the past 20 chapters! lol, my disclaimer! I always forget it! I sadly don't own Newsies, I own Sodapop Basham and everyone else that aint in the Newsies like Lightning, Josh and the Orphans :)
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"Well, Alex it is nice to know that you see reason." Collingwell sneered putting the phone down. Spot stared at her blankly but then turned away from her crossing his arms. Collingwell came over to him and put on a huge evil grin. "No matter how hard you don't want to except it, it's true." Collingwell said with a smile.
"What's true?" Spot shot at her. "You always belonged here, boy. You haven't a home and your parents are dead. You are a filthy orphan and you can't change it. This is where you belong, in an orphanage...where no one cares about you.We don't need filth like you on the street. We try to keep our streets somewhat decent. You orphans have no purpose on our streets. you belong in a building. Away from the civilized people." Collingwell said right up in Spot's face.
"Now you must go and get some of your Orphan clothes on." Collingwell said throwing clothes at him. It was his old white shirt that was too big for him and his brown pants that cut off at the knees. Spot rolled his eyes and went and put them on. When he came back out he went back over to Collingwell and gave her an angry glare.
Soda watched sadly as Spot listened to Collingwell. She ran up the stairs and into the room and she sat down on the window sill with her knees up to her chest and she put her arms on her knees and cried into them. As rain hit the window.
-----A memory? No way!-----------
Hallie walked into the room and she saw a note on Alex's pillow.
Hallie,
I'm so sorry I had to leave you like this, I promise we will meet again. I may even come back soon but first off, I have to get away from Mistress bitch. So please don't think I left because of you. I don't want you out on the streets you could get hurt. I promise as soon as I find a place, I'll come back for you. I always keep promises and Hal, I promise you I wont break this one.
I love you so much Hal, always remember that. I wont be gone long expect me back soon. I'll be alright. So please take care of yourself for me. See you soon.
Love,
Alex
Hallie sunk down to the floor and she felt hot tears leak out and streak down her face. "But...why?" She said sadly and cried onto his bed until she heard a voice and she turned around. "Hallie what's wrong?" Josh asked. Hallie sadly thrust the note to the floor and she layed down on Alex's bed and buried her face into his pillow while Josh read it.
"Hal, don't worry he'll come back." Josh said sitting on the bed. "He broke our promise." Hallie sobbed. "What promise?" Josh asked stroaking her hair. She sat up and she hugged him. "He...He promised we would leave together." She sobbed into his chest.
"Shh...it'll be ok, I know Alex, he'll come back." Josh said stroaking her hair. "No he wont, now that he's free, he'll go." Hallie cried. "No, he'd never do that." Josh reassured her. "I...I love him Josh...." Hallie sobbed hugging him tighter.
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"Wake up....Soda...wake up." Someone was shaking her. It was a very dark day. Very rainy and cloudy. She opened her eyes to see Spot shaking her. "What time is it?" She asked stretching. "It's 6 AM." Spot said sitting next to her. "God, I haven't been in this room in forever." Spot said.
Soda gave him a weak smile and looked at the ground. "What's wrong?" Spot asked. "It's nothing." Soda replied with an attempt at a smile. "oh come on, I'm not an idiot...what's wrong?" He asked. "Nothing." She replied.
"Soda, you know you want to smile." Spot smirked. He started to tickle her. "Spot...Spot! Stop!!! She yelled trying to stop from laughing. "STOP? No way!" Spot said laughing and kept doing it. "Come on laugh! Yeah that's it! "Ahh!" Soda yelled trying to get away.
"Oh no you don't!" Spot said tickling her more then ever. "You can't get away Leigh!" He yelled. She smiled when he called her Leigh. He used to always call her that. "That's it!" She yelled knocking him down onto the seat and she started to tickle him.
"Oh, what is this I hear? The Big tough leader is laughing!" She said tickling him. "Aww..... Come on..... Leigh...Stop!" He laughed. She smiled. "Stop? No Way!" She mimicked and tickled him more. "Ahh, Lin.....LINDSEY!" He yelled.
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"Spot should be back by now shouldn't he?" Mush asked looking out the window. "Aw comeon you know the usual Mush, Spot will be looking for Soda until hell freezes over." Jack said looking up from a Santa Fe book that Kloppman got him.
"Or until the cows come home! Moo!" Race imitated lighting another cigar. "Race, that is your 3rd cigar!" Skittery said in shock. "I'm a growin' boy, I need me strength!" Race said defensively. "You're right....And....exaggerate the still growing!" Bulets said as Race got up and chased them around the bunkroom. "Aw come on, knock it off." Jack yelled over the commotion.
"I'm sure she's alright Mush." Lily said giving him a hug.
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Spot and Soda went into their old room. All the kids rushed to Soda. "Is he new?" Ashley asked brightly. "Yeah, is he new?" Alicia a 7 year old asian girl asked. She had black hair to her shoulders. "Well....no." Soda said smiling and went and sat over on her bed. Spot saw his old one and went over on to it and he sat on it. He leaned forward as he sat looking over at Soda.
Ashley was 12 now. As was Jennifer. Alicia was the little one that Soda looked after now. she had to. She was only 7. There was also, Katie who was 9, and there was Rinoa she was 12 she was Ashley's twin.
"Ashley, Rinoa, Jennifer, all of you should remember who this is. This is Alex." Soda said with a bright smile. "Alex!" they all yelled and ran over to him and hugged him. Spot smiled and hugged them all back. It showed that the leader had a heart after all. :)
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"Assemble!" Collingwell yelled. So all the orphans ran and formed a line. "I will be now assigning the chores." She announced staring at everyone. Everyone stood at attention except for Spot who stood with his arms crossed.
"Jennifer, you will be doing dishes, Ashley....the windows....Alicia....the sweeping."
"As for Alex Hallie and Kyle, you will all be scrubbing every inch of this dump." She said thrusting scrub brushes at them. "How exciting." Spot muttered. All the kids looked at him wide eyed. "You forget your place." collingwell said taking him by the arm. "Get to work." She said dangerously and she pulled Spot into her office.
----Office----
You'd think you'd remember not to talk back." Collingwell muttered going into her closet and coming out with a belt. "Oh hell no...you aint using that on me...nuh uh." Spot said backing up to the wall. "Well then, be amazed as you watch me." She said grabbing him by the shoulders and turning him around so he was leaning on the wall.
Not only was she quicker, she was smarter. She knew his every move. He started for the door but she grabbed him by the arm and dragged him back over to the wall. There were a pair of handcuffs that were cemented into the wall. So she put his hands in it and locked them.
"You really don't think I forgot you did I?" She asked as she swung the belt. Spot made sure he didn't yell out but he did wince. "Answer me!" She yelled swinging it harder. "Yes." He said wincing in pain. She felt really triumphant since she could sense the pain in his voice.
After about 10 more she stopped and unlocked the cuffs. She turned him around and was amazed to see that he had tears running down his face. "Poor little Alex." She said with an evil grin and thrust him into a chair. Which made him cry out in pain.
"Are you going to be this way again?" She asked. Spot immediatly shook his tear stained face. "Good. Now go do your chores!" She yelled thrusting him out of the room.
"Yeah yeah." Spot said rubbing his back and going up the stairs.
-----------------------------------Without further adieu may I present......Chapter 23.---------------------------------------------------------------------
"Well, Alex it is nice to know that you see reason." Collingwell sneered putting the phone down. Spot stared at her blankly but then turned away from her crossing his arms. Collingwell came over to him and put on a huge evil grin. "No matter how hard you don't want to except it, it's true." Collingwell said with a smile.
"What's true?" Spot shot at her. "You always belonged here, boy. You haven't a home and your parents are dead. You are a filthy orphan and you can't change it. This is where you belong, in an orphanage...where no one cares about you.We don't need filth like you on the street. We try to keep our streets somewhat decent. You orphans have no purpose on our streets. you belong in a building. Away from the civilized people." Collingwell said right up in Spot's face.
"Now you must go and get some of your Orphan clothes on." Collingwell said throwing clothes at him. It was his old white shirt that was too big for him and his brown pants that cut off at the knees. Spot rolled his eyes and went and put them on. When he came back out he went back over to Collingwell and gave her an angry glare.
Soda watched sadly as Spot listened to Collingwell. She ran up the stairs and into the room and she sat down on the window sill with her knees up to her chest and she put her arms on her knees and cried into them. As rain hit the window.
-----A memory? No way!-----------
Hallie walked into the room and she saw a note on Alex's pillow.
Hallie,
I'm so sorry I had to leave you like this, I promise we will meet again. I may even come back soon but first off, I have to get away from Mistress bitch. So please don't think I left because of you. I don't want you out on the streets you could get hurt. I promise as soon as I find a place, I'll come back for you. I always keep promises and Hal, I promise you I wont break this one.
I love you so much Hal, always remember that. I wont be gone long expect me back soon. I'll be alright. So please take care of yourself for me. See you soon.
Love,
Alex
Hallie sunk down to the floor and she felt hot tears leak out and streak down her face. "But...why?" She said sadly and cried onto his bed until she heard a voice and she turned around. "Hallie what's wrong?" Josh asked. Hallie sadly thrust the note to the floor and she layed down on Alex's bed and buried her face into his pillow while Josh read it.
"Hal, don't worry he'll come back." Josh said sitting on the bed. "He broke our promise." Hallie sobbed. "What promise?" Josh asked stroaking her hair. She sat up and she hugged him. "He...He promised we would leave together." She sobbed into his chest.
"Shh...it'll be ok, I know Alex, he'll come back." Josh said stroaking her hair. "No he wont, now that he's free, he'll go." Hallie cried. "No, he'd never do that." Josh reassured her. "I...I love him Josh...." Hallie sobbed hugging him tighter.
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"Wake up....Soda...wake up." Someone was shaking her. It was a very dark day. Very rainy and cloudy. She opened her eyes to see Spot shaking her. "What time is it?" She asked stretching. "It's 6 AM." Spot said sitting next to her. "God, I haven't been in this room in forever." Spot said.
Soda gave him a weak smile and looked at the ground. "What's wrong?" Spot asked. "It's nothing." Soda replied with an attempt at a smile. "oh come on, I'm not an idiot...what's wrong?" He asked. "Nothing." She replied.
"Soda, you know you want to smile." Spot smirked. He started to tickle her. "Spot...Spot! Stop!!! She yelled trying to stop from laughing. "STOP? No way!" Spot said laughing and kept doing it. "Come on laugh! Yeah that's it! "Ahh!" Soda yelled trying to get away.
"Oh no you don't!" Spot said tickling her more then ever. "You can't get away Leigh!" He yelled. She smiled when he called her Leigh. He used to always call her that. "That's it!" She yelled knocking him down onto the seat and she started to tickle him.
"Oh, what is this I hear? The Big tough leader is laughing!" She said tickling him. "Aww..... Come on..... Leigh...Stop!" He laughed. She smiled. "Stop? No Way!" She mimicked and tickled him more. "Ahh, Lin.....LINDSEY!" He yelled.
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"Spot should be back by now shouldn't he?" Mush asked looking out the window. "Aw comeon you know the usual Mush, Spot will be looking for Soda until hell freezes over." Jack said looking up from a Santa Fe book that Kloppman got him.
"Or until the cows come home! Moo!" Race imitated lighting another cigar. "Race, that is your 3rd cigar!" Skittery said in shock. "I'm a growin' boy, I need me strength!" Race said defensively. "You're right....And....exaggerate the still growing!" Bulets said as Race got up and chased them around the bunkroom. "Aw come on, knock it off." Jack yelled over the commotion.
"I'm sure she's alright Mush." Lily said giving him a hug.
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Spot and Soda went into their old room. All the kids rushed to Soda. "Is he new?" Ashley asked brightly. "Yeah, is he new?" Alicia a 7 year old asian girl asked. She had black hair to her shoulders. "Well....no." Soda said smiling and went and sat over on her bed. Spot saw his old one and went over on to it and he sat on it. He leaned forward as he sat looking over at Soda.
Ashley was 12 now. As was Jennifer. Alicia was the little one that Soda looked after now. she had to. She was only 7. There was also, Katie who was 9, and there was Rinoa she was 12 she was Ashley's twin.
"Ashley, Rinoa, Jennifer, all of you should remember who this is. This is Alex." Soda said with a bright smile. "Alex!" they all yelled and ran over to him and hugged him. Spot smiled and hugged them all back. It showed that the leader had a heart after all. :)
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"Assemble!" Collingwell yelled. So all the orphans ran and formed a line. "I will be now assigning the chores." She announced staring at everyone. Everyone stood at attention except for Spot who stood with his arms crossed.
"Jennifer, you will be doing dishes, Ashley....the windows....Alicia....the sweeping."
"As for Alex Hallie and Kyle, you will all be scrubbing every inch of this dump." She said thrusting scrub brushes at them. "How exciting." Spot muttered. All the kids looked at him wide eyed. "You forget your place." collingwell said taking him by the arm. "Get to work." She said dangerously and she pulled Spot into her office.
----Office----
You'd think you'd remember not to talk back." Collingwell muttered going into her closet and coming out with a belt. "Oh hell no...you aint using that on me...nuh uh." Spot said backing up to the wall. "Well then, be amazed as you watch me." She said grabbing him by the shoulders and turning him around so he was leaning on the wall.
Not only was she quicker, she was smarter. She knew his every move. He started for the door but she grabbed him by the arm and dragged him back over to the wall. There were a pair of handcuffs that were cemented into the wall. So she put his hands in it and locked them.
"You really don't think I forgot you did I?" She asked as she swung the belt. Spot made sure he didn't yell out but he did wince. "Answer me!" She yelled swinging it harder. "Yes." He said wincing in pain. She felt really triumphant since she could sense the pain in his voice.
After about 10 more she stopped and unlocked the cuffs. She turned him around and was amazed to see that he had tears running down his face. "Poor little Alex." She said with an evil grin and thrust him into a chair. Which made him cry out in pain.
"Are you going to be this way again?" She asked. Spot immediatly shook his tear stained face. "Good. Now go do your chores!" She yelled thrusting him out of the room.
"Yeah yeah." Spot said rubbing his back and going up the stairs.