Disclaimer:I own Jessie and thats about it... everyone else is sadly owned by Disney.
so, finally, here it is! chap. 4!
Chap. 4
I woke up to the sounds of noisy boys. It took me a few seconds to remember where I was, and then a few more to actually get out of the bottom bunk I had slept on. Skittery waltzed by, and he didn't even glance at me. I remembered how ignorant he had been last night. Remembering that led to me remembering falling on that mystery boy. All I knew about him was that he had blond hair, which isn't saying much.
I sat on my bunk, watching them get ready to start selling their 'papes'. Some of them were jumpy and excited (Mush, Racetrack), while others were tired and somehow heaved themselves across the floor (Jack, Skittery, and Snipeshooter).
I felt a pang, watching them act just like how I thought a family should be. How I hoped my family would be.
We soon headed off to the distribution office; where I was told most all of the newsies get their papers. I had walked up with Jack and Racetrack, and I hadn't really seen anyone who looked like the mystery boy. I did see someone with blond hair, but it turned out to be Dutchy, another newsie that I had already met and I knew was still at Tibby's when I had left last night.
Jack sauntered up to the front of the line, and was followed by Racetrack (who I had been told I could call Race) and Mush.
"Where's Blink?" Race asked to no one in particular.
Blink? Who's Blink? I must've looked confused, because Mush moved over next to me and explained. I was starting to wonder if I really was that readable by my facial expressions.
"He ran over ta Brooklyn ta talk about-"
"Headlines!" Jack said quickly, cutting Mush off, "Yeah, dat's right, headlines."
Race and Mush nodded hurriedly. I was starting to see that they were all very reserved. Not one of them had talked that much about themselves, but they were more than willing to hear about why I was here and what had happened to me.
"But, I haven't met him yet, have I?" I asked them, still confused about who we were talking about. I had met a lot of boys last night, and I could just not remember him or something.
"Uh, no, he was, ah, busy." Jack replied.
Race and Mush nodded, again with Jack. We stepped up, and Jack insisted he pay for my papes.
I may have lost my memory, but I knew how to read. It was beyond me how this had happened, and most days I had wished I could have my memory and give up my reading ability. An elderly lady at the ranch had told me that this was a sign that before I could've been a wealthy daughter of someone. I certainly didn't believe this, because if this was true, wouldn't they care about me and want to come and find me? This was another reason I had to find that person I kept having random memories about.
Anyway, I could read, so I had no problem reading the headlines and yelling them out. I learned that I wasn't very good at lying, though. Jack decided I should go with him to learn more about how to sell the papes better and I guess how to lie to people.
Racetrack had waved goodbye to us and headed off to a racetrack (I was guessing considering his name). Mush had turned off at some street and started yelling out a headline. Jack was guiding me over to a beautiful bridge.
I saw the water below and I remembered standing here before. There was a boy, but it didn't feel like the same boy as before. I was close to him standing there physically, but also it felt like I was close to him emotionally.
When I looked up, Jack wasn't anywhere to be found. I ran out onto the bridge, looking for a tall boy with blonde hair. I was also trying to dodge all of the people going off to work, who weren't dodging me.
While trying to do this was difficult enough, I ran into someone who seemed like was running at full speed when they hit me.
"Well, well, well. Nice to see you again." A stranger said arrogantly.
hehe! I LOVE clifhangers! Not w/ stories that I'm reading, but of course with ones that I write and get to write what happens! mwhaha! (that was supposed to be an evil laugh...)
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-Sweets