Anne
The sum fell in rays upon Anne's sleeping form. She opened her eyes and squinted at the light. She turned her head to look at where she was. The night before had seemed like a dream. More like a nightmare actually. She leaned her head against the dumpster that she had slept next to. Judging by the smell she had slept behind a fish market. "What would mother say?" she thought to her self, "if she saw me here sleeping next to a dumpster like a tramp."
She heard noises coming from the end of the alley where the main streets started. These noises weren't threatening like the sounds of the night before. They were the warm inviting cries of the Newsies off carryin the banner. Anne stood up, brushed herself off and headed for the main street.
Spot
Spot was up before dawn. He hadn't actually slept at all so it was quite easy for him to get out of bed. All night his mind had been filled with thoughts of the girl. The girl that he didn't even know. The girl that he had been in love with for months.
Spot hated to admit it to himself but he had been quite taken with "Little Annie" as her father had called her since the first time her father had mentioned her. He had loved to hear about her. About the time she went missing only to be fond dozing under a willow tree. And about how she was constantly bringing home stray animals. His favorite story was the one about the time a male childhood friend had tried to kiss her and she pushed him in the river. If that bloke ever tried to kiss her again Spot was ready to do a lot more than just push him in the river. Either way he would get soaked.
Spot told himself that he was a fool. He didn't even know the girl. He was just lonely. Than why when he saw her last night did his heart skip a beat and why was he out until all hours of the night trying to find her? Pushing these thoughts Spot grabbed his hat and went to buy some papes.
After he bought his 100 papes Spot began to sell. All the while keeping an eye open for the girl. After finding no sign of her he turned to go get something to eat when someone bumped into him.
"WATCH WHERE YOU ARE GOING! YOU HEAR ME OR DO I HAVE TO MAKE YOU HEAR ME?" Spot yelled.
Anne
For a moment Anne almost forgot her troubles as she made her way down Main Street. The city was so alive, bustling with people just trying to scratch out a living. Anne gazed at all of the shop windows and at all of the stands at the market. She was so entranced that she wasn't watching where she was going.
"WATCH WHERE YOU ARE GOING! YOU HEAR ME OR DO I HAVE TO MAKE YOU HEAR ME?" the young man she bumped into shouted.
"Excuse me," Anne said hotly, "I wasn't watching where I was going and for that I apologize but that doesn't give you any right to shout at me about it." Her voice rose, "And I am usually very temperamental but I am in no mood to put up with scoundrels like you…" she was interrupted by the sudden grin that came across the young man's face.
"ANNIE?" the young man asked joyfully, "Is that really you?"
Anne took a step away confused and a little frightened. "Who are you?" she asked suspiciously, "the only person who has ever called me Annie is my father…and he's" Anne's voice trailed off.
The young man's face turned a bright shade of crimson. "I'm sorry," he said, "My name is Spot. I was a friend of your father's from the Boarding House. I didn't mean ton alarm you."
SpotGreat going Spot, he thought to himself. The first chance you get to speak with her and she is afraid of you! Spot felt like kicking himself but Anne didn't give him a chance.
"You knew my father?" Anne asked sadly.
"Yes he was like a father to me myself. Hey, I was just going to go get something to eat and you look kind of hungry so how about you come along and I can answer and questions you might have. We were pretty close." Spot looked at Anne's face and watched as her expression changed. It wasn't sadness, or anger, or happiness, it was jealously. She jealous of me, he thought. Then the expression changed again only this time she tried her best to smile. It came out weak, forced. Spot could see the sadness in her eyes. She nodded and they made their way to the diner.