Disclaimer: I own Corduroy and Porcelain. I no own Newsies!
Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews! They really make my day!
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She woke up in a bed, a very small uncomfortable bed. She sat up. All of the sudden, she started crying and couldn't stop. Everything from last night hit her, and hit her hard. She was making so much noise, a girl, about her age came up to her.
The girl was about five feet four inches with long, wavy, bright red hair. Her eyes were a greyish hazel.
"Umm, could youse please be quiet?" she asked.
"I'm tr-tr-trying!" Aleezia said, gasping for air.
"Calm down." the girl said, sitting down on the small bed and rubbing Aleezia's back.
"What's da mattah?" the girl asked.
"My m-mother an-and m-my br-brother died in a-" that's all Aleezia got out before she burst into another fit of tears.
"Dey died in a what?" the girl asked.
"In a f-f-fire!" Aleezia said, crying so hard she coughed while she was trying to get air.
"Where's yer faddah?" the girl asked.
"In the hospital." Aleezia said, wiping her eyes.
"Well, I'se Coidahroy, Coidahroy Josephine Thompson." Corduroy said, with her hand out for Aleezia to shake.
"But don't youse call me by me real name. Or I'se'll soak ya." Corduroy said, very serious.
"I am Aleezia, Aleezia Charlotte Cook." Aleezia said, shaking Corduroy's hand and chuckling.
"Tonight me an' youse is gonna break out togedda" Corduroy said calmly, like it was no big deal.
"WHAT!" Aleezia said suprised, and a bit too loudly.
"SHHHH!"Corduroy said, with her finger up to her mouth.
"Dis place is terrible."Corduroy said.
"I have to wait for my father." Aleezia explained.
"He'll be in da hospital fer a while." Corduroy said.
Aleezia shook her head 'no'.
"C'mon it'll be an adventah!" Corduroy said.
"Okay."Aleezia said. She was always a sucker for an adventure.
"When are we going?" Aleezia asked.
"When da all da oddahsis sleepin." Corduroy whispered.
It was time to eat breakfast. It was scrambled eggs and toast. The scrambled eggs didn't have any taste and the toast tasted like buttered cardboard.
"Hallelujah!" Corduroy shouted with it in her mouth.
"What are you hallelujah-ing about? Aleezia asked.
"We actually is gettin a good breakfast!" Corduroy said.
"You call this good? The eggs taste..." Aleezia trailed off.
"Well, they taste like nothing! Oh and I can't believe they call this toast! It tastes like buttered cardboard." Aleezia complained.
"Exactly, a good breakfast." Corduroy said, stuffing her face.
"Ick." Aleezia said, pushing her plate away.
"Youse gonna eat dat?" Corduroy said, pointing to Aleezia's plate of food with her fork.
"No, go right ahead!" Aleezia said.
"Okay." Corduroy said, grabbing Aleezia's plate and smiling.
"T'anks"Corduroy said. All the girls around Aleezia were making noises. It scared her.
After breakfast, they had to wash dishes, clean their bunkroom, and had to do school.
"Hello!" a girl said, cheerfully.
"Hello, I'm Aleezia nice to meet you!" Aleezia said, putting out her hand for the girl to shake.
"Hi, I'm Marissa!" she said, shaking Aleezia's hand.
"Why don't you come with me and stop being around that loser?" Marissa whispered into Aleezia's ear.
"That "loser" is my friend, and if you have a problem with that, I guess we can't be friends!" Aleezia said, defending Corduroy.
"Fine. Just keep in mind, the rest of your stay here will be a living hell!" Marissa threatened.
"So be it!" Aleezia said, stomping away.
That night...
"C'mon sleepy head we'se gotta go" Corduroy whispered.
"Oh yeah, I forgot." Aleezia admitted, yawning. They made there way to the window. Even though they cleaned up the bunkroom earlier in the day it was a mess again. Aleezia kept on stubbing her toes and hitting her arms, knees, and head on stuff in the way.
Each time she said "OUCH!"
And Corduroy had to keep on saying "Shhh!"
When they got to the window Aleezia stubbed her toe really hard.
"Owww!" Aleezia screamed, grabbing her fooot. Corduroy put her hand over Aleezia's mouth. The girls rolled in their beds.
"Youse as fragile as a poicelain doll!" Corduroy whispered in Aleezia's ear.
"I know." Aleezia said, giving Corduroy an annoyed look. Corduroy opened the window and looked down. She made a sheet rope and slid down. It was Aleezia's turn. She was afraid of heights, that's why she was on the main floor of her house.
"C'mon Poicelain!" Corduroy yelled.
"I suppose that's my nickname now."Aleezia said.
"Yup!" Corduroy yelled.
"Fine, I'll go down." Porcelain said. She closed her eyes grabbed the rope and slowly scaled the wall down.
"See dat wasn't so hard." Corduroy said.
"Where are we?" Porcelain asked. Corduroy gave her a what-in-the-world-did-you-just-ask look.
"We'se in Manhattan." Corduroy said, still giving her that look.
"Okay, so, where are we going to sleep?" Porcelain asked.
"In da Newsboy Lodgin' House, where else?" Corduroy said.
"I'se knows a few newsies," Corduroy said.
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I know cardboard is probably not historically accurate but it's the only thing i could think of. If you have any suggestions I will really appreciate them! If you notice a mistake let me know. I would appreciate it! I appreciate a lot of things! R&R!