"Chocolates?" A girl with curly brown hair said softly "Wakes up goily! It's time ta woik." The girls used to wake up very early to sell newspapers. Due to Shadow's failed in her attempt to make Chocolates wake up, they decided to make some extreme measures. The girls ran to the boys' bunkroom and opened the door without knocking.

"Goils!" shouted Jack "We're getting dressed ovah heah"

"Sorry Jack" Sparks laughed, "Well, we need yoah help"

"Me help, whaddaya mean?"

"We needs a strong guy" Cinnamon added. "Chocolates doesn't wake up so... we needs yoah help to throw her into the bathtub"

"That's not nice, goilys!" Jack finally opened the door "Me luvs it!"

Jack and the girl ran back to the girls' bunkroom, were Chocolates was still sleeping peacefully. The only boy in the room felt a big sensation of tenderness. As he got close to her and took her in his arms, he kept looking at her.

"What's wrong Jackie-boy?" Cinnamon wondered.

"Yeah, is she too heavy for yoah arms?" Shadows asked.

"Nay, I just wanted to see her well," Jack answered. "I saw her for 2 minutes yestahday"

"Well, good foah yous!" Sparks interrupted "Now, let's take her to the bathroom. Gosh, I can't believe she doesn't wake up with all this noise!"

The four kids ran to the bathroom, then Jack place Chocolates in the bathtub while the other girls watched. An acute scream was heard immediately.

"Ahh! What did you do, Jack Kelly?" Chocolates said while she was freezing. "I'm gonna kill you. Close the door!" The girls ran quickly and Jack tried to escape from the scene too.

"No, Kelly. You're staying here," Chocolates commanded quietly. "Why did you do that?"ยท

"I'm sorry," said Jack looking at her. "The goils told me that you'se did weak up, and that they tried to do everything. So, they suggested me to put you in the bathtub... and it woiked".

"Well, it's ok then" Chocolates admitted. "It's almost impossible to wake me up. But, please don't let this happen again"

"Don't worry, next time it won't be me the one that does that ta ya" Jack said sweetly. "Lemme, help you'se ta get out"

"Thanks, Jack"

"Yoah welcome. By the way, wanna sell with me taday?"

"Sure, Jack" Chocolates smiled "But let me get dressed, ok?"

"Ok" whispered Jack in her ear "See ya downstairs".

Everybody was waiting downstairs for Chocolates, and some were talking about her. They had different opinions about her, but most of them where good. Soon Chocolates went downstairs, wearing a white shirt and a light blue skirt. She had washed her face and combed her wet hair in a ponytail.

"Are ya crazy, goily?" Race asked.

"Why should I be crazy?" Chocolates questioned.

"Well" Race stated, "Why are ya taking a bath this early? It's freezing"

"Well, that's a good question." Chocolates laughed, "Ask your girl."

Jack ran close to Chocolates and gave her a big hug. She didn't know what was going on, so she only hugged him back with all the strength she had. After looking at each other for a moment and trying not to laugh, Jack was the first in saying some words.

"Welcome to da pape business, Chocolates" spoke Jack "I hope you'se enjoy it heah" repeated in her ear and taking her hand. "We're gonna have a lot of fun selling together".

"I hope so, Cowboy" commented Chocolates "By the way, is something going on between David and Shadow"

"Well David likes Shadow, and she likes Dave too. But you see, both are too shy to actually do something" said the brown-haired boy. "But, I'd like to help him. I have an idea! Wanna hear?"

"Shoot"

"Well, you'se can talk with Shadow and I talks with David and we make a plan with the rest and we leave'em alone so Dave declares his love for her and let's see if they can do it because of both of them are too shy"

"I hope it works, what about if we talk with them today and we arrange things for tomorrow?"

"We'll se during the day. We better get some papes today... where do you'se wanna sell?"

"Central Park" Chocolates proposed.

"Central Park sounds fine," Jack, said playing with her long hair. "We better go now, to get some papes" quoted Jack while he led Chocolates out of the Lodging House and took her to the distribution building. While they were walking, a group of nuns offered them a piece of bread and a cup of coffee that everybody took and ate quickly. After eating, a not too young woman approached to them and asked them if they had seen Patrick, her son that had run away a year ago because his stepfather mistreated him. The kids told her that they didn't know Patrick and that maybe he had already changed his name to forget his past and never be found again.

"She comes everyday over here, and she always asks about Patrick," Bookworm said "We always tell her the same 'We don't know him', that woman must be desperate"

"Poor woman" Chocolates said kindly "It's her son and she must be worried about him. I'd be that worried if Patrick were my son"

They all walked until they arrived to the Distribution Building, where Weasel was waiting for them.

"How many papes do ya want?" Jack asked curiously.

"Dunno, 40," she answered insecurely.

"40 papes is a good start," Jack said cheering her up. "A beautiful girl like you could sell 1000 papes a day"

"Nah" Chocolates laughed "40 papes will be ok"

"So.... let's go sell some papes!"

"Ok, let's go"

"So, whaddaya say? Do we try Central Park?"

"Yeah... Central Park is always full of people"

They went to Central Park and started to sell, after this they had agreed all to go to Tibby's and have lunch together. In the meantime, they tried to sell papes as fast as they could sell them and talk about their lives.


Ok, so I guess I finished this chapter... I like to update fast, I guess. Well continue sending me your character and reviewing. Jack, Race, David, Blink and maybe Dutchy are TAKEN. (Dutchy is reserved, I just need a confirmation) to my reviewers...

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