Super long chapter today.

Warning: Involves a child being canned.

I don't own Newsies.

Chapter Four

Emmy was standing next to Levi, holding his hand in a cell. The guards locked the heavy door behind him. There were other children in with them.

A tall boy, who looked to be about fifteen, came to them first. He looked them over. Soon the others followed him. Emmy hated this. She felt like a animal in the zoo. But she was too afraid to say anything.

"Who are you?" the tall boy questioned.

"My name is Emmy Kelly. My brother is Levi Kelly."

"Like da famous Jack Kelly?" the boy continued.

"Yeah. We're his kids," Emmy answered.

"The name's Shoeshine. Now we don't get a lot of goils 'ere, so this will be interesting," the tall boy said, " Now des is Einstein, Lil' Governor, Mutt, Crackers, Georgie Boy, Froggy, Freckles and One Sock. " Shoeshine pointed at the kid as he introduced them.

"Are you's der leader?" Levi asked Shoeshine.

"You could say dat. But I's thinks of me self as der bruda," said Shoeshine.

A fat crawled across the floor. Emmy shirked. One of the boys - Crackers, picked it up. He tossed it out the window. A guard opened the door.

"Mr. Snyder would like to see Emmeline," he said , gruffly.

"Give 'em a message. Tell 'em dat Miss Kelly ain't goin'," Emmy replied.

Levi gasped. How could his sister be so stupid?

The guard hit Emmy with his cane. Emmy didn't wince, but but her lip with the pain. The pain she was in showed clear in her eyes. The guard grabbed Emmy by the arm and dragged her to Snyder's office. She was practically tossed in. The guard left, closing the door behind him.

"Ah, Miss Kelly," Snyder said as he made his way over to her, "I wanted to ask you about your father? Where is he now? Is he well?"

"first of all, I ain't tellin' you dat. Second he would be If you hadn't kidnapped me and Levi," Emmy snapped.

"But Emmeline, you did realize that you broke the law. I caught you stealing myself," Snyder replied.

"Only stealin' cause we's had nothin' ta eat! We's wouldn't be here if you had any mercy!" exclaimed Emmy.

"You definitely ha d quite a tongue, don't you, Miss?"

"D*mn My grandfather! D*mn da Delancy bruddas! D*mn starvation! D*mn you!" Emmy screamed.

Snyder took out his cane and hit her five times in the back. Emmy winced in pain. She couldn't keep the tears from coming. Snyder very much enjoyed this. He hit her the more times, just for fun. Snyder returned to his desk. The Spider ring his bell. A guard appeared and brought Emmy back to her cell.

"Emmy!" Levi exclaimed , when he was his sister.

He tried to run over to her. But Levi tripped and ended up limping over to her. Levi embraced her.

"What did he do to ya?" Levi asked.

Emmy just shock her head.

"No! Tell me, Em!" Levi commanded.

"He caned me, Leaves."

Everyone gasped. It shouldn't of been a surprise. But would Snyder really cane a girl?

"Snyder caned a goil?" Freckles wondered.

"Yeah, dummy, Snyder'll cane any one," said Einstein.

Shoeshine noticed how hard Emmy was crying.

"Hey, fellas, let's leave 'em alone." He walked away.

The rest followed.

Emmy just cried and held her brother.

Poor children!

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