I do not own the Newsies and other character is one that I made up.
It was a long trip to Manhattan. To occupy the time the three talked about selling. Jack talked how he and his boys were doing. Spot and Laces talked about how well she was taking to selling. Jack was happy that his sister was doing well selling. Soon their conversation turned towards the strike that had occurred the summer before. Laces was so excited to hear how her brother, his friends, and her best friend took on such important people. Spot and Jack in turn could not believe that she had not heard about the strike.
Soon they had come to the lodge house. They had decided to drop off Spot's and Laces's stuff before going on to Tibby's for some food. As they walked through the door they were laughing about how Spot had tried to object on the grounds of Brooklyn. Their eyes were watering when they looked up to see Kloppman working at the front desk. He looked up when he had heard the door open, recognizing the two leaders and friends, but not the third person.
Jack spoke up first, "Hey Kloppman Spot and Laces are gonna stay with us for a while."
Looking closer at the third person Kloppman realized that they were a female and looked very similar to Jack. Looking at Jack, "This is she isn't?" Jack gave a slight nod.
Neither Laces nor Spot knew what was going on. But Laces quickly found herself in a hug with the older man. Quietly so that only Laces could hear, Kloppman said, "Thank you for finding him. He missed you more than he ever let on."
Pulling away from her, Kloppman looked at Jack, "I'm happy for you." Then he squeezed the shoulder of the Manhattan leader and then walked back into his office.
The three teens stood there trying to figure out what truly happened just now. It was Jack that broke through the tension that had filled the front room of the Manhattan lodge house. "Umm, he, umm, when I first came here to stay and be a newsies, I told Kloppman everything. Other than Medda, that is."
Looking to Jack, "You mean he knows about me?"
Feeling at little uneasy Jack looked down at his feet. "Yes. He realized that I was upset and told me that if I every needed someone to talk to he was there for me." Taking a deep breath Jack looked up at his sister and good friend. He was unsure how either would take this news. Jack just didn't talk of his past. "So I told him about you. Why I'se left and how close we were." Jack looked back down. He was afraid that his sister was going to be upset about this. She really didn't like people talking about her behind her back.
"I'se understand, I'se not mad. I'se talked to Spot about you. Hey did you mention Aunt Medda? Is she here? Can I see her? It was been so long since I'se seen Aunt Medda." Most of this was said in one breath.
The boys looked at each other and then back to Laces. They couldn't believe how quickly she could have switched her mindset. Both Jack and Spot tried to speak at the same time.
"Yes, Medda is here. And yeah you'se can see her."
"Wait Medda is your Aunt. I can't believe that."
Now it was Laces turn to look confused. She had no idea what they had said. "Uh, what was that?" The boys looked at each other and again both went to speak at the same time again. Noticing they were going to do it again, Laces stopped them. "Wait! Jack you'se go first."
"I'se said that Aunt Medda is here and I'se take you'se to see her. Don't worry about it."
"Ok." Then Laces looked to Spot telling him that it is his turn to speak.
"I'se didn't know that Medda was you'se Aunt."
"Yeah, she is our aunt. Just not many people know. Actually only you'se guys and Kloppman know that."
Spot looked between the siblings then nodding. Then Kloppman came out of his office. "Where you guys not going to go to lunch?" Chuckling at the teens he went back into his office with a large smile on his face. He was very happy that Jack's sister was back in his life and it seems she was good for Spot as well.
The teens looked at each other, before Jack lead the way up the stairs to the bunk room. Once Spot and Laces dropped their stuff off they left to go to Tibby's.
Sorry the chapter is short, but it felt fitting to end here and have the reaction to the news of Jack having a sister in a chapter all on its own.