Never Fear, Brooklyn is Here

Ch. 19

We all just kinda sat around and talked about everything and nothing until the others arrived. I sat on Mush's lap and was being pulled into a hug. I looked around the musty room Flight was sitting with Spot; they were in deep conversion. I saw Jack with Sarah who was planning their life together. Racetrack was talking to Kid Blink about a horse at the tracks. Bumlets. Skittery, and Pie Eater were play fighting and Pie Eater was losing. Just then, David and Les walked in and we could begin. Les came and sat by us, while David sat by Jack and Sarah.

I was told by Mush that every year, the newsies get together and talk about the stupid crap that was always on their minds. This year's topic: Life After Newsies.

"Race, ya start. What are ya going to do?" Jack asked.

"I plan on getting rich off of gambling and buy a box at Sheepheads Races." Racetrack said, "What about ya?"

"Me," Jack said, "I plan on getting me a ranch in Santa Fe. Blink?"

"I've always wanted to me a doctor." Blink Replied. Everyone laughed.

"I wanna get as far away from here as possible wit Flight at me side," That was Spot. I laughed and leaned back on to Mush.

"I'll go wherever ya go," Flight said before giving him a kiss on the cheek.

"What about ya David?" I asked.

"I wanna be a reporter for the New York Times." He replied, "What about ya?"

I thought about that for a moment. "I wanna get married and live in Brooklyn and have 3 kids," Everybody but Flight laughed.

"So… I want 15." Flight said. Spot's eyes grew 7 times their normal size and I laughed my head off.

"What about ya Skittery?" Pie Eater asked.

"I've always wanted to be a writer." Skittery said. I nodded my head in approval as everyone snickered.

"Well I wanna be a store owner." Bumlets said. I thought that would be a good profession for him.

"Pie Eater, what about ya?" Blink asked.

"I wanna own a bakery." He replied. Everyone laughed.

"Mush, ya haven't said anythin'. Come on tell us." Racetrack said.

"I just wanna find the right goil and marry her, and I wanna start a school for kids who are Newsies so they read the headline." Mush said. I smiled.

"I think ya found da right goil," Blink said,

"No ya think?" I laughed and kissed him on the cheek. I sat in Mush's arms while everyone else talked about how they were going to the money to do all those things. Mush was kissing my hair and I laughed. I turned around to face him.

"As soon as I get enough money," He told me, "I will marry ya and we will live happily ever after."

"I keep ya to ya word," I said before kissing him.

I sat there with Mush as I looked around the room. I had learned a lot from these boys. They were my friends, and more of a family then I had ever known. I looked around the musty room and looked into the eyes of the broken souls that would soon get rebuilt. I laughed and lay in Mush's arms and soon fell asleep in his strong arms.

The End.

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