A/N: I'm sorry that this chapter is so short but I needed to get it out of
the way. I know its cheesy at the end but I'm not good with sad
conversations.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Newsies I only wish I did. But I do own everyone else but Connie (she owns herself) :)
Chapter 2: Tragedy
3 DAYS LATER
"Anne, what was the name of the boat your parents are on?" Mr. Kendry asked hesitantly.
"Ummm, It was The Gypsy Queen." Anne replied. After a pause she asked, "Why do you ask?"
"I don't know how to tell you this so.uh.here read this newspaper article." Mr. Kendry said with tears welling up in his eyes.
p.3
".. Last night en route to Ireland, The Gypsy Queen sank approximately 70 miles away from the shore. Reports say the cause was a small fire in the boiler room next to a pile of coal and a shipment of brandy. Some fishermen, returning from the days catch, saw an explosion on the horizon. Rescue efforts were immediately dispatched, but when they arrived at the approximate site of the tragedy, only small parts of the massive ship were recovered. The city of New York mourns the loss of more than 1,000 lives."
When she finished reading tears were already streaming down her cheeks, she looked up from the article and sputtered out between sobs, "My. my.parents.are. are.dead." Then the sudden reality of her words hit her as if someone had dropped a ton of bricks on her. Before anyone could say anything she ran to the room she was now sharing with Connie.
"Connie, please go check on her." Mr. Kendry ordered after Anne had run out of the room.
"Yes, Da."
"Oh, tell her that if she needs a place to stay she can stay here as long as she wants."
"Ok." Connie said as she headed to her bedroom.
"Anne, are you alright?" Connie questioned not knowing what to say to her now orphaned best friend.
"Go away!" Anne mumbled.
"I know how you are feeling. I know what it feels to lose someone." Connie said remembering how she felt when her baby brother died from the influenza. "I realize that losing a little brother is probably a lot more different than losing both of your parents, but there's nothing you can do about it."
"Oh really." She sniffed. "I had a bad feeling that this would happen and guess what it did!! So don't tell me that I couldn't have stopped it from happening because if my parents knew how I felt they probably wouldn't have gone on that stupid boat in the first place. But I didn't and now they're dead and I am stuck here all alone. For goodness' sake I'm only 16, why did they have to die." Anne said as she burst into tears again.
"Petals, I know you are hurting but still you can't just roll up into a little ball and think that the people who love you will just leave you alone. I know I won't let you cry for the rest of your life feeling sorry for yourself. because you didn't let me." Connie said this last part in almost a whisper.
"But. but I could have stopped them from getting on that boat." Anne whimpered.
"You need to stop blaming yourself." Connie said as she gave Anne a hug.
Authors note: I know it's cheesy at the end but I'm not good with sad conversations.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Newsies I only wish I did. But I do own everyone else but Connie (she owns herself) :)
Chapter 2: Tragedy
3 DAYS LATER
"Anne, what was the name of the boat your parents are on?" Mr. Kendry asked hesitantly.
"Ummm, It was The Gypsy Queen." Anne replied. After a pause she asked, "Why do you ask?"
"I don't know how to tell you this so.uh.here read this newspaper article." Mr. Kendry said with tears welling up in his eyes.
p.3
".. Last night en route to Ireland, The Gypsy Queen sank approximately 70 miles away from the shore. Reports say the cause was a small fire in the boiler room next to a pile of coal and a shipment of brandy. Some fishermen, returning from the days catch, saw an explosion on the horizon. Rescue efforts were immediately dispatched, but when they arrived at the approximate site of the tragedy, only small parts of the massive ship were recovered. The city of New York mourns the loss of more than 1,000 lives."
When she finished reading tears were already streaming down her cheeks, she looked up from the article and sputtered out between sobs, "My. my.parents.are. are.dead." Then the sudden reality of her words hit her as if someone had dropped a ton of bricks on her. Before anyone could say anything she ran to the room she was now sharing with Connie.
"Connie, please go check on her." Mr. Kendry ordered after Anne had run out of the room.
"Yes, Da."
"Oh, tell her that if she needs a place to stay she can stay here as long as she wants."
"Ok." Connie said as she headed to her bedroom.
"Anne, are you alright?" Connie questioned not knowing what to say to her now orphaned best friend.
"Go away!" Anne mumbled.
"I know how you are feeling. I know what it feels to lose someone." Connie said remembering how she felt when her baby brother died from the influenza. "I realize that losing a little brother is probably a lot more different than losing both of your parents, but there's nothing you can do about it."
"Oh really." She sniffed. "I had a bad feeling that this would happen and guess what it did!! So don't tell me that I couldn't have stopped it from happening because if my parents knew how I felt they probably wouldn't have gone on that stupid boat in the first place. But I didn't and now they're dead and I am stuck here all alone. For goodness' sake I'm only 16, why did they have to die." Anne said as she burst into tears again.
"Petals, I know you are hurting but still you can't just roll up into a little ball and think that the people who love you will just leave you alone. I know I won't let you cry for the rest of your life feeling sorry for yourself. because you didn't let me." Connie said this last part in almost a whisper.
"But. but I could have stopped them from getting on that boat." Anne whimpered.
"You need to stop blaming yourself." Connie said as she gave Anne a hug.
Authors note: I know it's cheesy at the end but I'm not good with sad conversations.