I'm going to be switching back and forth between Riley and her brothers pov.
Rileys POV
I felt myself being violently shaken awake. As far as sleep goes I don't think I got much I just kept on replaying last nights scene in my head. I finally turned to look at my attacker.
" Riley. Get youse lazy bum up ma n pa is gone n deyse leff us a note." nikos said urgently handing the letter to me. I sat up quickly and took a deep breath before reading the note.
RIley and nikos
This is the hardest thing we have to do. But we can no longer take care of you. You are to rely on each other and take care of yourselves. Don't try to come look for us we are long gone and will never return.
The note wasn't signed or anything I felt a single tear run down my cheek before I looked up at nikos. I knew what he was thinking but I didn't want to admit it. We had to move out of here and find jobs and a new place with our parents gone there was no way we could afford rent. We packed a bag of clothes for each of us then split the 30 dollars our mother left us on the table. As we headed out the door we looked back at the house we grew up in once more before going on our journey. I decided that I would search Manhattan while nikos went towards queens. I gave him one quick hug before we went our seperate ways. I began walking around Manhattan trying to see a place where I can work. I began walking not to aware of my surroundings. I hadn't exactly been paying attention to where I was going until I ran into a wall.
" stupid wall." I said walking away and rubbing my head. Before I could keep going I was pulled back and found myself staring into the face of a teenage boy not much older than myself.
" miss I ain't no wall." he smiled down at me.
"Ise sorry. Its just Ise lost an lookin fer woik." I stated. The boy seemed absolutely harnless. " I'm Riley by the way."
The boy looked at me and grinned. " guess youse jes gots ta find out." he laughed as he walked away. Part of me wanted to follow him but I wasn't sure if I should. I saw him look back at me and grin again as if challenging me to follow him. So I did he led me straight to a building that had newsboys lodging house written on the sign. I look at him confused as he turned once last time to look at me before opening the door and walking in. Was I supposed to follow him. I sat there for a moment lost in my thoughts. But how could I follow a teenage boy into a building when I didn't even know his name.
Well there you go another chapter going to keep writing please review this story isn't planned I'm just writing what comes to mind. So just let me know what you think