Pure- Newsies/ Female OC

7. Dreams

Hello everybody! Im really sorry that I haven't posted in a while. I just got back from school break ans im just getting back into the swing of things.

Oh yeah, theres also gonna be some mean words in this chapter so be prepared.

Flash got up quick. His face was bleeding but other than that I didn't do to much damage. The confidence I had before was gone and was replaced by the same fear I had felt when I was with my father.

"Ya think that just because I was nice, means ill let ya get away with that princes?" Flash wiped the blood away from his nose and took a step forward. He picked up a glass bottle he had found on the ground and smashed it against the wall pointing the sharp and shattered glass at me. My vision became slightly blurry and I kept seeing images of my father. Why did I fight back? It never works. My breathing grew faster and I could barely stand. Flash raised the bottle in the hair. I closed my eyes, prepared for the blow. But it never came.

"Let go of me you son of a bitch!" Flash yelled. I opened my eyes to see Skittery grabbing hold of Flash's arms and pushing him to the ground. Hotshot and Ace were there too. Ace grabbed the boys who were holding Lucky and Threw them against the wall.

"What did we say about ya comin' on out turf Flash?" Hotshot took a step towards Flash and hit the bottle out of his hand.

"We was just passin' through, ya know havin' some fun." Flash smiled lightly and tried to kick out of Skitterys grip. Flash flash stopped struggling and looked at me "But then princess hea hit me in da face and broke my nose." He spit on the ground near my feet. I was still so scared I couldn't move. Ace, Hotshot and Skittery looked at me with a surprised expression on their faces, then turned back to each other.

"If yous was playin' why is my lil brotha all beat up?" Skittery tightened his grip. I ran over to Lucky. He had a black eye and some other bruises on his face.

"Lucky are you ok?"

"Yeah i'm all good, had worse... and its nithin Jumper cant fix!" He smiled. I was still a little scared but nothing new to me. Lucky was ok, so everything was fine.

Time skip

After we got back to the lodging house Lucky got bandaged up by Jumper. I hadn't seen Spot since that boy with the cigar was running at him. I asked Skittery where he was and he just laughed and told me not to worry. All of us were gathered in the couch room. Some boys were playing card games while others were wrestling. Fred was making dinner and Sticks was in there with him. I sat next to Lucky who kept on telling all the other Newsies about how I hit Flash.

"Ya shoulda seen her! It was so awesome, she said 'ey flash how bout yes?' and BOOM!" He was explaining it like I took down a supervillain. All the Newsies were looking at me in awe and some in surprise. Everyone in a while Lucky would look at me and smile, and I would blush.

After we had dinner I still hadn't seen Spot. I asked Skittery and he looked pretty annoyed.

"He's been gone for so long now, how long does he need to 'take care of things'?" Skittery stormed off and Hotshot took his place in front of me.

"Alright Birdie, time for you to pick your bunk!" With those words all the Newsies looked up at me. Hotshot led me to the bunk room and had all the Newsies sit on the bunks they had previously claimed. I looked around and saw Lucky furiously pointing to the top bunk next to his.

I giggled and began to tell Hotshot that I wanted that one when chess walked up to me.

"Hey Birdie, wanna go in the bunk under mine?" chess smiled sweetly and all the Newsies snickered or oooo'ed. I looked back at Lucky who was still furiously pointing and laughed again.

"Sorry Chess, I think I'm gonna sleep over there." I said quietly while looking at Hotshot for approval. Hotshot nodded and walked over to the bunk where Ace was sitting. The Newsies continued to oooo, and Chess looked surprised and mad at the same time. He nodded and went back to his bunk. When I got to the bunk Lucky was standing where mine was, as if to help me up. The Newsies that was on the bottom bunk stuck his head out and laughed.

"Ya need some help there? Da names Sid (14), We was introduced dis mornin." I nodded and he stood up. He was tall, very tall. Sid picked me up and easily plopped me down on the bed. "Wow, ya really light!" Sid put his hands on his hips and looked up at me. "Oh, ya think ya could get down?" I looked at the ground. It was about 6 feet. Not too high, but my leg. I shook my head. Sid nodded and grabbed a wooden block from the other side of the room. Some of the boys were playing cards on it but he shook them right off. He laid the box near the side of the bed. "Ok, to get down ya just have ta jump on this box and you'll be fine." I nodded again and tried to hop down. It was pretty easy.

After I chose my bunk Hotshot said it was time for bed. I was taken aback when nobody changed their clothes. All the boys just went into this large washroom. I tried to follow them in but Skittery stoped me.

"Sorry Birdie but ya cant come in here." He laughed. I looked back at the washroom door. "Hmm, why don't ya go to the small one down the hall?" Skittery led me to a smaller washroom and told me to wash my body off. Once I was done I came back to a bunk room full of fresh-er smelling Newsies. I layed down for bed on a less comfy mattress than what I had at home. It was a little scary sleeping here but I had been through worse. I closed my eyes and went to sleep.

DREAM/ FLASHBACK

I opened my eyes to see that I was no longer in the bunk room. What is going on? I walked around and saw a young girl I had made friends with when I was younger. She looked at me and smiled. I missed her. I don't remember why she left. She ran up to me and hugged me tight. I smiled and hugged her back. We were in the middle of a tight hug when she immediately pulled away. She looked at me in disgust. What did I do? The girl raised her hand in the air and she morphed into Papa. "...Papa?" I looked up at his furious face.

"Disgusting bitch!" He yelled and swung his hand at me "I told you not to call me that!" I fell to the ground. "You are disgusting, you are dumb and crippled!" Thats the word. Now I know why the girl left. When Papa found out I was dyslexic the first thing he said was that I was cripled. The doctor tried to correct him but he was to angry to except it.

I got up and ran in the other direction. I saw Lucky and ran to him.

"Lucky!" I cried, tears streaming down my face "Help me!" Lucky took one look at me and the same disgusted look appeared on his face as well.

"Ew you disgusting cripple." He turned around and walked away. Everything began to close in. It was dark and queasy. I couldn't escape. I could never escape.

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I woke up in a cold sweat and tears streaming down my face. I wiped my eyes but the tears wouldn't stop. I looked down onto the dark floor and saw the box. I jumped down and used my hand to lead me to the hallway. It was so dark and I couldn't see anything. The tears didn't make it any better. I heald in the sobs as much as I could but every once in a while one would escape. I felt my way to a door and decided to try it. If it wasn't the bathroom it still could be an empty room I could lay in. A dim light shined through the crack under the door. That's weird, everybody is supposed to be asleep. I pushed open the door. Through the combination of the dim room and my tears I could barely see the two figures on the bed. As soon as I opened the door they both moved in an entangled mess to sit upright. I wiped my eyes to see the half dresses Spot jumping out of the bed and wrapping me into a hug. The boy with the cigar got out of the bed just as fast but kept his distance. I was to tired to hear what he was saying but I could no longer hold back the sobs. I returned the hug and cried. I cried and cried and cried. I cried so hard that I forgot about getting the slightest glimpse of Spot and the boy with the cigar kissing.