Really short chapter today.
I don't own Newsies.
Chapter Three
Patrick was shocked. His mother had married Earl. This has become a living nightmare.
Their small, but loving apartment was filled with beer bottles. Earl gave Patrick a weekly beating. Nora occasionally got one too. The apartment was always dirty. Julia must have assumed that Earl would work. Julia and Earl fought nightly. Nora was almost always afraid. Patrick was too, but he kept it to himself. He couldn't scare Nora farther. Julia always seemed to be tired. There were purple lines under her eyes. Julia seemed to be sick all the time. Earl ignored his wife. Patrick was forced to step up to care if his mother and little sister. Young boys should be able to play and go to school. But for Patrick, that would never happen.
"Pop would be so proud of you, Patty," Julia would tell her son.
Patrick hoped so, at least.
So not my best work, but an important chapter.
Thanks for reading!