A/N: Here's the rundown: I started to write this a few months ago and then I stopped. I randomly had an urge to start writing it again and let the story unravel more than I had.

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Submerged in the water, the girl choked as it gradually began to fill her lungs. Weighed down by the strength of arms far larger than hers, her body was restrained from movement despite her feeble attempts to break free. She didn't want to give in, to stop and lose, but it was useless to fight any longer. Everything slowly faded to black…

"Dere's a goil in da water!"

"Never seen one before?"

"You'se a moron."

"Someone git her out!"

Several boys jumped into the river at the last command, swimming quickly to rescue the girl. Once they had grabbed onto her, they swiftly started back for the dock and placed her down. A circle of newsboys formed around her as they looked on to see the boy who had ordered someone to get her out came over to examine her. He leaned down after moving his cane out of the way and pushed on her chest and then slapped her, trying to see if she was conscious. After a moment or two, she started coughing. The boy put his arm behind her back and carefully leaned her forward so she would sit up. As she tried to breathe and continued to cough up water, she lifted her lids.

Their eyes searched one another's, staring, as the group of boys nervously looked on. Their eyes were torn away from each other as they heard shoes clap on the pier. Looking upwards, they watched, as a boy out of breath appeared, stopping to study the pair.

"Er, Spot, I-" the boy ceased to speak as Spot stood, leaving the girl to lay solo.

"Spades, git dis goil warmed up and settled in me room, okay? I'se got some business to take care of." With that, Spot took a fleeting glance at the girl once more, and then walked out of sight. Spades carefully helped the girl stand, leading her towards the warehouse as the boys parted to make way for them.