-1Writings my game, Disclaimers are lame, but alas I must put one any way! The Newsies arent mine, but Shay, Kleio, Donny, and peter, theys my territory looks menacing rawr. lol okay on with the story!
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"Gawd it feels good to get these off." a boy Shay did not recognize said as he walked through the door into the Lodging house. At first Shay did not realize what he was talking about till she saw him loosening his belt. "BLINK!" All the Newsies screamed together.
"WHAT!1" Blink yelled jumping back, looking a little startled. The rest of the Newsies laughed as Jack pointed to Shay. She gave a shy little wave and started to blush a little. Blink saw her and turned seven shades of red in less than 30 seconds. "I'se, ise sorry bought that .." He stammered pulling his belt tightly around his waist. "Don't worry about it" Shay laughed, "Growing up with five brothers the only time any one had pants on was when we went to church on Sunday, or work" She laughed "Used to have a big old pile of pants right beside the apartment door. Just grabbed a pair and went, threw them off as soon as you came back in." A few boys laughed as Shay told her story, but Blink stayed bright red.
Shay turned her attention back to the poker game, as did the rest of the newsies. She didn't even notice Blink was coming over to her until he tapped her on the shoulder. "Hey" he said as Shay jumped "Didn't mean to scare you'se or nuttin" He said with a smile. Shay smiled back but wasn't sure what to say. Something about this boy made her brain go bleah. She tried to speak but her words never made it to her mouth. So she stood there looking like an idiot just smiling. "You want to play?" He finally asked her, gesturing towards the poker table. "No, thank you though, I think I will just watch." Shay said. "Oh, okay…" Blink said looking down at the ground, acting a little disappointed. He then made his way to a chair beside Mush and Flash and joyfully said "Hey Race, why aint you go ahead and deal me in?" Shay just leaned back against the post and watched. She saw the brotherly like bond that was shared between the Newsies. It made her a little bit home sick. Her brothers where her life, they always had been, and she didn't know how long it would be before she would get to see them again. She looked on as the boys sat and laughed and joked around together. She missed that. But her family had been happy like that since Parker had left. Everything had gone down hill from there.
FLASHBACK
"Shay, sweetie I promise you I will come back someday." Parker whispered as he knelt down beside her bed. "I just cant take Pa any more. I need to get out of here. I have got to go somewhere where I can make real money. Then I will come back and I will take all of you with me. You, Peter, Donny, Shane, and Matty too. We'll get out of here and leave Pa alone to beat himself."
"Parker, please don't leave me" Shay whispered, tears rolling freely down her cheeks. "I aint want you to be gone. I cant take Pa on by myself. What am I gonna do if he gets in one of his moods, and the others arent home. He could kill me Park, and not think twice about it."
"Remember what I taugh you sis, Right hook, left jab, kcik the shins, and run like hell." Shay could see a little bit of a smile come across Parkers face in the dark of the apartment. She wanted to smile but the tears kept rolling down her cheeks, now coming even harder. She jumped out of her bed, wrapped her arms around Parkers neck, knocking him backwards onto the wood floor. "Shh" Parker whispererd "You know how pa gets when we wake him up, specially on Saturday nights." Shay nodded and climbed back into her bed. Parker pulled up the sheets around her chin and tucked in the sides. He walked quietly back over to his bed and grabbed something from under his pillow. "I bought this for you" He said handing Shay a small teddy bear. "Never forget me sis, I'll be back I promise." He said leaning down to kiss her forehead. Shay grabbed his neck in one last protest, but he easily shook her off and climbed out the window. From the fire escape he waved one last goodbye, and left. Out of Shays life
It had been close to a year since the night parker left. Shay tried not to think of it much, but that memory always came across her mind. Parker was the oldest of the family, and the brother that Shay had been closest to. She still had that teddy bear he had given her, it was in her bag right now. The same old bag that her mother used to use. The only thing her mother had left her, besides some bad memories and a drunken father.
"Hey, Blink" Jack said suddenly, snapping Shay out of her memorys. Blink looked up from his cards to see what Jack wanted "You mind looking at Shays stomach?" Jack asked. Blink turned around in his chair to face Shay, who was still looking at the ground. He turned back around to Jack and said "Yeah Jack, she's got a very nice stomach." He laughed and picked up his cards. The rest of the boys laughed to. "Nah, Blink, she got cut pretty bad, and youse the one who's best with your hands, I figured you should look at it." Blink blushed a little when Jack mentioned his hands. Trying to conceal his blush he stood up and walked towards Shay. "Lift up your shirt" He said with a smile. "Well… Blink I barely know you, not until the second date, I mean what kind of girl do you think I am?" Shay said faking a hurt expression. The boys all laughed and Blink walked closer. "Lift up your shirt." He said again.
Shay reluctantly lifted her shirt in front of all the newsies, revealing where she had been cut. Blink stared in shock for a moment at the sheer size of the wound. "Snipeshotter, go get me some alcohol from Klopman, she needs to get the fixed." Shay laughed "First you try and get me out of my shirt and now you want to get me drunk? I though Jack was the ladies man?" Blink blushed again and led Shay off into a back room to have some privacy.
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Every good story has a flashback scene. Will write more later, Review if you wanna