I opened my eyes and found myself curled up on the couch. All of the
newsies were sound asleep, slumped all over. Mush was curled up at my feet,
and Blink was on the floor in front of him. Jack, Skittery, and Racetrack
were srunched up in the chair, an Dutchy and Specs were in the recliner,
and all the rest were on the floor with random pillows. I sat up, and a
voice reached my ears.
"Mornin', Sunshine!" Crutchy called. He was sitting on the table (I've become a bad influence), eating a slice of cold pizza.
"What happened?" I asked, yawning, and sitting on the table next to him. I didn't even notice that Dvvy was asleep under the table. Crutchy grinned.
"Well, about the end of the movie, Spot carried you in, and you was sleepin' like a baby! We saw you doze off on his shoulder!" he teased. "Ya really think we was all watchin' the movie? We had shifts!" I laughed, halfheartedly, and felt my face getting hot. "After we finished the movie, we all kinda' fell asleep, too."
"Where is Spot, anyway?" I asked, looking at the sleeping newsies. Crutchy shrugged. I stood up and stretched. "Well, I'm gonna go on the roof. Come get me if you guys run out of pizza and need something else." He nodded, and I went up to my room. I smiled as I opened the door.
Spot was asleep on my bed, and my stereo was playing the second song on the first Lord of the Rings soundtrack, which was mostly flute. (Don't ask me how he figured it out. He's smarter than he looks!) I grabbed a sketchbook and walked up the attic steps, and out onto the roof.
It was a clear day, and the air smelled fresh and sweet. The sky was a pale blue, and a white sun was rising behind me, over the moutains. As I began sketching, I thought about what I was going to do today. I had to kep the newsies occupied, and I couldn't keep them locked up in my house. But I couldn't let them run wild, either. Who knows what they'd do!
Of course! "Jenny!"
"Mornin', Sunshine!" Crutchy called. He was sitting on the table (I've become a bad influence), eating a slice of cold pizza.
"What happened?" I asked, yawning, and sitting on the table next to him. I didn't even notice that Dvvy was asleep under the table. Crutchy grinned.
"Well, about the end of the movie, Spot carried you in, and you was sleepin' like a baby! We saw you doze off on his shoulder!" he teased. "Ya really think we was all watchin' the movie? We had shifts!" I laughed, halfheartedly, and felt my face getting hot. "After we finished the movie, we all kinda' fell asleep, too."
"Where is Spot, anyway?" I asked, looking at the sleeping newsies. Crutchy shrugged. I stood up and stretched. "Well, I'm gonna go on the roof. Come get me if you guys run out of pizza and need something else." He nodded, and I went up to my room. I smiled as I opened the door.
Spot was asleep on my bed, and my stereo was playing the second song on the first Lord of the Rings soundtrack, which was mostly flute. (Don't ask me how he figured it out. He's smarter than he looks!) I grabbed a sketchbook and walked up the attic steps, and out onto the roof.
It was a clear day, and the air smelled fresh and sweet. The sky was a pale blue, and a white sun was rising behind me, over the moutains. As I began sketching, I thought about what I was going to do today. I had to kep the newsies occupied, and I couldn't keep them locked up in my house. But I couldn't let them run wild, either. Who knows what they'd do!
Of course! "Jenny!"