Boys, Meet Twitch

Chapter 5

The next day, some of the newsies met at the square. "Is anyone else coming?" Davey asked
"Don't worry." Jack said
"You seen Spot Conlon, right?" Finch asked, "What'd he say?"
"Him and about twenty of his gang." Twitch said, "Brooklyn's big!"
"I gotta say: Spot was very impressed, wasn't he?" Jack said
"So they're with us?" Davey asked
"Depends how you look at it. If you look and see Brooklyn, then they're with us!" Twitch said
"Well, we ain't gonna fold at the first sign of trouble are we?" Finch asked
"We are not! There's us, we got Harlem-" Jack said
"Not so fast, boss." Race cut him off, "Harlem wants to do what Brooklyn does."
     "What about Queens?" Finch asked
     "Queens will be with us." Romeo said, "As soon as they hear about Brooklyn."
     The Delancey brothers went up to the gate. "Hey, Oscar, looks like we got a little strike happening here today." Said Morris, "Not that I'm complaining. My skull bustin' arm could use a day of rest."
     "Are we doing the right thing?" Les asked
     "Sure we are." Davey said
     "Maybe we should just put this off a couple a days." Finch said
     "Absolutely not!" Twitch said, "Today I reach the four month mark. I want my child to eat."
     "Yeah, we can't back down now! No matter who does or doesn't show, like it or not, now is when we take a stand!" Jack said
     "Hello, boys." A girl that was dressed really nice walked in
     "Oh! Everyone, this is my cousin Katherine. She works for the New York Sun." Twitch said, "She can get us in a paper."
     "Well right now, it ain't lookin' like much'll be in there." Said Jack
     "How about we don't show up for work?" Romeo asked
     "They'll just replace us! They need to see us stand our ground!" Jack said, "Davey you tell em."

     Just then, the boys looked up and saw the cops. "Get 'em!" Said Oscar Delancey
     The newsies scattered and Crutchie fell. Oscar took his crutch, grabbed Twitch, and hit her in the stomach multiple times. Hard! She screamed. Jack grabbed her and they ran. The newsies, Delancey brothers, and the police were all fighting each other.
     Katherine did, however, manage to get a good picture before the fight broke out. She ran off with Twitch's camera. Morris also soaked Crutchie with his own crutch. Once he stopped, the cop took him to the refuge.