A Newsies Story

Chapter 1

Marlena's POV

"Boots!" Mr. Kloopman yelled at Boots, which startled us all awake. But Boots just laid his head back on the pillow. "Skittery. Skittery" Mr.Kloopman said waking up Skittery.

"Wha-i didn't do it!" He said. Mr. Kloopman kept telling us to get up, and that we had to sell papes.

I woke up and stretched. "Get up! Alright carry the banner! Sell the papers! Sell the papers!" He continued. Trying to get everyone up.

Ugh boys , I rolled my eyes and went up to Jack. "Hey Jack! Get up! We gotta sell papes!" I said pushing his shoulder to get him awake.

"Hey, leave me alone" he mumbled into his pillow.

I gave him a light punch on the shoulder "get up! Ya lazy bum! Ise ain't gettin any younger!" I hit him again.

He turned over and faced me, he looked half asleep. "Get away from me, yah mad" he said smiling.

"Get up! Get up!" I said laughing at him and hit him lightly on the shoulder. He smiled. I walked away from the bunks and Jack finally get outta bed and walks next to me.

'That's my cigar' Race sang.

'You'll steal annuder' Snipshooter sang. Then Race took it out of his mouth and slapped him.

'Hey, bummers we got work ta do' Blink sang coming down from the top bunk.

'Since when did you become me mudder' Specs sang getting close to Blink so he could smell his disgusting morning breath. By the look on Blink's face, it wasn't pleasant.

'Ah, stop ya bawling' Crutchy sang And broke the two up, walking away.

'Who ast you?' Mush, Specs and Blink sang together.

"So how'd you sleep Jack?" Mush asked.

"On me back Mush" Jack said with tiredness in his voice. Me and Mush laughed.

"Hear that, fellas? Hear what Jack said? I asked Jack how slept and he said "on me back Mush" he laughed still and started playfully punching him. They stopped and Mush walked away laughing.

"Hey Jack, Marlena" Crutchy comes walking up to us.

"Hey Chrutchy, what's on ya mind?" I ask. smiling.

"When I walk does it look like I'm fakin' it?" He asked smiling but it starts to slowly fade.

"Nah. Who says your fakin' it?" Jack says and puts his arm over Crutcheys shoulder and walks with him, as I follow behind them. 

"I don't know. Its just there's so many fake crips on the street today. A real crip ain't got a chance" he says as we enter the bathroom type area. "I gotta find me a new sellin' spot, where they ain't used to seein' me" he says walking over to a sink. As Jack puts some saving cream on his face.

I walk over to a sink next to mush and Race. Me and Jack stand on the oppiste side of the sink.

'Try bottle ally or da harbor' Mush sings.

'Try central park it guaranteed' Race sings, brushing his hair.

Jack swings saving cream at Mush 'Try any banker, bum, or barber' he sings.

'They almost all know how to read' Skittery sings.

I walk away from the sink, and Blink walks out of the bathroom 'I smell money' he sings looking cheerful.

I walk towards the bathroom, and put my hand on my chest while putting my back against the wall 'You smell foul' I sing. Blink walks over and looks like he's about to hit me.