𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 ✩‧₊˚

𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙧 ₊˚ʚ

𝙀𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚'𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙫 -

I opened the door and all I saw was chaos. Pure chaos. A walked in and got looks from most boys that saw me. I was looking for a bed when someone stopped me. "Who are youse?" I looked up and met eyes with a boy. He looked to be 17 or 18 years of age, he had brown doe eyes and dirty brown hair. He wore a red bandana around his neck.
"I am Louis, I'm uh new hear." he looked at me for a good second before replying,
"Youse shore talk funny."
"What? No I don't, you do." I snapped back. I heard some boys snicker as all of them were now watching.
"Huh? Well this News York... goil." What the fu.. "How did you know!?" he smirked at me.
"It's ok use won't tell nobody." I looked around at the 60 boys starring at us. "They won't tell." He said and winked at me.
"So uh whys youse dressed as a boy?" He asked showing me to my bed.
"I didn't think girls were allowed to be Newsies." I answered.
"Well ise don't if there's a rule but uh," her paused looking me, "ise don't think youse should tell nobody 'cept us hatten newsies." I nodded and took off my hat letting my brown curls fall past my shoulders.
"Youse can start tomorrow, me and the guys will show ya what to do kay?" he said.
"Yes, hey uh what's your name?"
"Kelly, Jack Kelly." I smiled at him. "What's yours?"
"Emmeline, but call me Em."

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For the rest of the evening boys kept coming up and talking to me. Just asking questions about to try and get to know me better. The ones I remember are Racetrack, Crutchie, kid blink, mush, boots, skittery, and that's all I think.
I don't think those are there real names though, probably nicknames. Maybe they didn't have names. Maybe their parents didn't love them enough to give them one. Or maybe they're like me, they lost their parents. Parents that loved them, and cared for them. And now they're orphans. Just like me.
Racetrack was they one I liked best. He told me I need to talk different cause apparently I talk way too weird. I learned he likes to gamble and goes to sheepshed races. He bets on horses there. I don't think he ever wins though. His humor is awesome.
Crutchie was by far the nicest. The call him Crutchie because his leg doesn't work so he needs a crutch to support him. He so peppy too!
I don't really understand— I mean they're all orphans now, and they are so happy— I still cry sometimes. When I'm alone, and nobody can hear me.

5 months later-

"Boots!" Kopplman yelled waking us all up. "Skittery Skittery Skittery!" Skittery woke all confused,
"Wha.. I didn't do it."
"What do you mean you didn't do it?" Kopplman started saying stuff about us sleeping our lives away or something like that. I wasn't really paying attention cause I was trying to get those extra minutes of sleep.
"Em!" I yelped and shot up from my bed. "Racetrack what ise say 'bout screamn' in my ear?" Yes, I've perfected my accent. I don't think with an accent though.
"Get up already will ya?" Racetrack said hitting me. "I'm up! Ok ise up!" I yelled pushing him off me.
The past five months have been great. I finally have got the hang of things. I'm really close with the hatten newsies but I've never left hatten..
Jack says it's not safe. Jack is like a brother to me. He always keeps me out of trouble. Not that I get on much, you know I'm still getting over the fact the I have to steal sometimes. I'm great at though. Pick pocketing is my favorite and best skill!
"Hear that fellas? I asked Jack how he slept he said on me back Mush!" Mush laughed punching Jack in the stomach. I laughed and went to get changed. I put on a white shirt with a worn out brown vest. I tucked my hair under my dark brown cap. My pants are also a brownish color and are surprisingly comfortable.
"How's it going Em?" Jack asked me.
"Ise ok," he gave me a weird look and said,
"Yea I dunno... Em ise know 'bout your nightmares.." You see I've been having nightmares recently. About my brother, mom, and dad. I guess I'll never stop thinking about it. "How?" I questioned him.
"Youse talk in your sleep." he chuckled.
"Well ise ok now so youse don't hafta worry no more." I flashed him a quick smile before joining the other newsies.