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Why is it no one understands me? Everyone treats me like I'm evil...Like I'm a demon... Like I have no heart or feelings.
And frankly, I don't... or at least...I didn't...until I met her...
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BTW- I revised this chapter. The accents are gone one the exception of in dialogue. Thanks to Double-HeartPenni and Madmbutterfly for helping me with that!
Hello Everyone!
I'm back to present, yes, the next chapter to this fic. Once, again,
sorry it took soooo long. I'm getting lazy. (That and my Aunt and
Cousin Jimmy died. I've been at funerals for the past week. And then
there's the fact I'm realllyyy sick right now...) And I'm sure you're
all getting bored with me by now... ((dramatic sigh)) (Shout outs at
the end of chapter) So... Let's see... first order of
business...
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Disclaimer-
Yup, I don't own Newsies or
Spotty the Hottie...
I'm a hottie!-Spot
SPOT! QUIT
THAT!
oops, sorry, Gin. ((laughs)) I made your name sound
like an alcoholic beverage! HAHAHA!-Spot
((smacks Spot)) Sorry,
readers. He's going to stop interrupting now...
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Penni-
Spot sent me to
this Manhattan Newsie House. No one told me why, but I'm guessing
it's because I look like Audrey. I met some of the newsies that live
here...mostly the girls. I met Aqua first I
think...
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Aqua-
Skittery and I came back from sellin'
early to hang out. We had no more than entered the door when we saw
Shadow and a new girl sitting on one of the many bunks in the dorm
room. Skittery tried to sneak around them, a failed attempt. Shadow
saw us.
"Heya, nice try, Mr. Antisocial. Dis is Penni."
Shadow said, pointing at the new girl. Skittery waved irritably. He
wasn't really in the mood to talk to the new girl. Now I'm not
exactly what you'd call a 'social butterfly,' I'm usually shy at
first, but I tried to be polite to her to make up for Skittery's lack
of courtesy.
"I'm Alissa. But just call me Aqua." I
smiled brightly, shaking her hand. She smiled back, a genuine smile.
She reminded me of someone...exactly who I couldn't remember...
"I'm
Penni." She introduced herself again. We talked for a while and
then she made a huge mistake...
"How old are you?" Penni
asked me. "Twelve, thirteen?"
I grimaced. I hate it
when people do that... "Eighteen." I answered, trying not
to be curt about it.
"Sorry." Penni apologized. "It's
just..."
"I wouldn't go there..." Skittery advised,
trying to keep Penni and I from starting to hate each other.
Skittery, though often depressed and quiet, always seemed to try to
keep the peace.
There was little tension between Penni and I after
that...but...still... She just had to ask that one question, out of
all of the ones in the world...
We talked for a while. She was
kind, someone I decided I'd try to be friends with. I knew what it
was like to be the odd one out. I might invite her to sell with us
tomorrow...
Penni went to get a drink, so Shadow seized the
opportunity to tell Skittery and I what had gone down at the docks
with Penni and Spot that day.
I was surprised a little. I mean,
who wouldn't be? After what happened to Audrey (That's who it
was!), I wouldn't even try to talk to Spot Conlon like that. But, I
guess overall, she handled it pretty well. She didn't really push the
subject with him, she was pretty gentle about it.
After I had
talked to her for a while, I went in my room to write in my journal.
Skittery just sat down on my bunk and watched me write. He knew
better than to try to read what I was writing. He had tried that
once...
Never again...
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Penni-
Aqua
was sweet. I could tell she wasn't exactly very sociable, but at
least she was trying. Skittery, on the other hand, didn't try at all
to be friendly. But, that's how it is meeting new people I
suppose...
After I had talked to Skittery and Aqua, I met the
'more important' newsies. I don't remember exactly how it went. I
think I met... Jack. Was that his name?
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Jack-
Ace,
David, Les, and I came back to the lodging house after a fairly good
day of selling. Yes, the headline was pathetic, but no one had any
objection to improving the truth.
I think we together made
about... hmm... $3.20? That was pretty good. 320 papes we sold. Yup,
that's a pretty good turnout, especially since the headline was
trash. How we're going to divvy that up? I dunno. I think I'll leave
that part to Davey. But, anyways... when we got back I saw Shadow's
coat hanging up on a wall peg. I frowned. What did Conlon want with
me today?
I entered the bunk room and saw two figures sitting on
the guest bunk. "Hello!" David said, shaking the new girls
hand and then waving to Shadow.
"Jack..." Ace whispered
to me, her voice was urgent. "Jack!" I ignored her and
stared coldly at Shadow.
"Whaddya want, Shadow?" I
asked. I didn't really feel the need for idle chitchat. We would be
here all night! The way Shadow runs her mouth, we'd probably die
before we got to why she was here...
"Spot told me to bring
Penni down." Shadow replied. It was then I took the time to look
at the new girl. My jaw dropped.
"Audrey!" I asked in
disbelief.
"No, I'm Penni." the goil replied. I tried to
close my jaw, but it was just stuck.
"Umm... Are youse sure
youse not Audrey?" I asked. She shook her head. "I'm sure.
But everyone sure seems to think that I am!" I sat down on my
bunk to take it all in. She looked so much like...
I tried to push
the thought from my head. Audrey was dead. She had been for one year
now. I got up from my bed and went back into the washroom. I splashed
cold water on my face just to make sure I wasn't sleeping.
I
dried my face off on a towel that smelled oddly of shaving cream. I
frowned. Racetrack! I was gonna have to kill him
sometime...
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Ace-
We had just gotten back to the lodging
house when we met Penni. She was a generally sweet girl...but...her
only problem was that she looked so much like..Audrey. Spot's
ex-girlfriend. I don't mean ex by the fact that they broke up. I
mean, ex by the fact that Audrey died. She was found dead. Spot found
her. That had to have killed him to see her motionless body and hold
it in his arms...
Anyway, I'm trying not to dwell on that and tell
about my meeting with Penni. So we had just entered the lodging house
when we noticed the new girl. I think I was the first one to realize
she looked just like Audrey.
Jack was off somewhere mentally. He
can be kinda spacey...especially when he thinks about money.
"Jack..." I whispered, a hint of urgency in my voice. I had
to warn him, before...
It was too late. He saw her and his jaw
dropped. He was practically frozen there. He said somethin to the
effect of "Audrey!" and then ran into the washroom.
While
Jack was gone, the rest of us tried to talk to Penni. Well, I tried
to talk to Penni. Everyone else was kinda quiet and standoff-ish.
I
introduced all of us and talked to her. We just talked. She told me
about how she met Spot down by the docks. And what had happened.
I
was the first one to say something after she was done telling the
story. "Dat was brave of you and all, but it wasn't to smart..."
I replied. She nodded. She had probably had had a good long time to
think about this already.
"But, you were still very brave
about it." David repeated, echoing my words. It was then I
noticed Irish just sitting on a bunk and watching us converse. I knew
she was probably trying to figure Penni out. She does that sometimes.
And sometimes she's a bit of a bitch...
I continued talking to
Penni for a good long while until Jack finally came back. He was pale
and looked a bit angry. I didn't wanna bother him, but Irish jumped
up and went over to him. He kissed her and went over to his bunk. She
sat down next to him and I think they talked. But after
that...nothing really exciting happened... I talked with Davey until
he and Les had to leave and Penni kept mostly to herself.
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I know that one was short... ((cough cough)) IT SUCKED! ((cough cough)) but I'll try to make the other longer! ;p
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SHOUT OUTS!
double-heart-penni:
Yeah!
I got your character right! Go me! happy dance wow...that is only
a little bit creepy with the drawings... And, look I'm updating!
Thanks for the review! R&R!
Catey-
Lovely,
chica! Are you trying to scare away the people that are reading my
story? Lol... just kidding. And yes, you were the original Spot's
girl but... you hated me for a while so I took you out. That's what
you get for abandoning me for Ashley! MWHAHAHA! Okay, I'll stop
now... ((innocent grin))
Heya Kiki! Guess what? I'm part of
this...-Spot
((shoves Spot in closet)) He is soo annoying!
R&R!
Ccat:
YEAHH!
Support! Thanks! I'm updating...that's a miracle!
((runs
back))You're tellin' me!-Spot
Grrness!
Hey, when do I get
matched up with the chick?-Spot
Never if you don't stop
interrupting...
I apologize for that slight nuisance... R&R!
SadBeauty-Dot:
Hey!
I read one of your stories! (Or was it two...?) Awww man! You missed
the casting call! NOT COOL! I'll have to write another fic in which
you'll have to review first! Thanks soooo much for the reviews and
please keep reading! Kks? R&R!
Madmbutterfly-
Thank
you! People actually like this story... I'm shocked... Conductive
criticism... I KNEW THAT::cough cough: sorta::cough cough: R&R!
Gamble7:
Thankfully,
you like Racetrack. It didn't suck? Wow..thanks. I thought it
sucked, but then again I think everything I write sucks...
Kittykatgoil1899:
I'm stealthy!
((snicker snicker))-Spot
Shut up, Conlon! I can kill you off
in this story!
No you couldn't!-Spot
Could too!
Damn,
you could.-Spot
((tackles & covers her mouth)) NOOO!
Nobody heard you say that... Nothing about a song fic... I made you
cry on the My Heart Will Go On one! You were like bawling over the
phone!hahaha!
((Kenny enters carrying guitar, strumming it,
wearing a red bandana and huge ugly 70's glasses)) Kitty don't cry.
It's gonna be okayyyy...
((smacks Kenny))-Spot
((dramatic
sigh)) please save me, Kitts! Thanks for reviewing! You rock! R&R!
Kaitins-
oooo! New reviewer! yeah! Thanks for the review and please continue reading!R&R!
Lady of Tir Na Nog-
Yes, I must agree that the second chapter did suck, at first. Then, after your review, I rewrote the whole thing. So you might want to read it again. And much appreciation for the conductive criticism on that chappy, it helped (in my opinion), so just re-read that chappy and you'll be set.R&R!
Matchin' Laces:
Hey! Yeah, You
are happy you got Skittery! As long as you aren't mad... :D. So...
thanks for reviewing and the support! R&R!
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Yup... So now that that's done I suppose you all want me to give you the next chappy huh? ((sigh)) I suppose I will... Even if I don't feel confident in this one... Or any one for that matter... okay, shutting up now!
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So, I'm stopping there for tonight, But I will update VERY SOON! Hold me to that one, okay? If I don't update, email me till I'm forced to update! lol.
Hope that chapter was to everyone's liking...
R&R! PLEASE! I NEED THE FEEDBACK! I LIVE FOR IT! Okay, a bit dramatic, but I just want you to get the point...
Take the boat and swear to me never to tell, the secret you know of the angel in hell.
GiNnY
PS- Read my other stories people! R&R THOSE TOO!
But the others (Blind Love and Part Of A Family) are on a temp. pause cuz I have MAJOR writers block on Blind Love. And Kitty and I are still trying to locate the next chapter for Part Of A Family. But read and review them anyways! Please! ;p