Walking thru the dark alleyways I went back to the slums. Dobb was still in the lean-to, she hadn't left yet. She was the closet friend I had, all the others didn't know about my brutal secret. They all just thought that I was a thief, like the rest of them. At one point in time that was true.
It got hotter in the afternoon, it was late enough to where the newsies would be going back to their lodging houses, or……they could be swimming at the docks. I got up out of the lean-to and ran toward New York Harbor.
I could see them, newsies on the dock, getting ready to jump in. One of them I recognized as Blink. Diving under the water I swam closer and closer to the dock. I surfaced again, they still hadn't noticed me. Blink……this was my chance to get him. He was sitting on the dock, legs dangling over the side. I took a large breath of air, and grabbed his leg.
I pulled him down, deeper and deeper. He was struggling, gasping for air, but only getting mouthfuls of water. Blink was too far down; he'd drown before he even came close to the surface. Satisfied with my work, I swam back up under the dock.
I could hear their panic, rushing to find their friend. Their panic brought on my sinister smile. If only there was a way for them to notice me……..