The next morning Race wakes me up saying that we have to go for a small fight or whatever. I was too tired to pay attention. I get up and walk with him to the door. We get to the circulation gate and Davey starts singing.
"Open the gates and seize the day. Don't be afraid and don't delay. Nothing can break us, no one can make us, give our rights away. Arise and seize the day.
Now is the time to seize the day!"
The rest of the newsies echo back. "Now is the time to seize the day!"
"Send out the call and join the fray!"
"Send out the call and join the fray!"
"Wrongs will be righted if we're united."
"Let us seize the day!"
"Friends of the friendless seize the day!"
"Friends of the friendless seize the day!"
"Raise up the torch and light the way!"
"Raise up the torch and light the way! Proud and defiant, we'll slay the giant! Let us seize the day! Neighbor to neighbor, father to son! One for all and all for one!"
The circulation gates open revealing scabbers. Jack looks at them. I step forward and yell. "Throw down your papers! Join the strike!"
A few of them do so, ripping up the papers and throwing them. Except for one. He tries to get through but Jack steps in front of him. We all stand for a second silently until Jack smacks the papers out of the guys hands. We all cheer. We run in and start ripping up papers and such until we hear a whistle blow.
"Cheezit! It's the bulls!" Jack yells
We all run away except for Crutchie who is sitting, laughing, ripping up papers.
"Crutchie!" I yell
He looks at me the sees the cops. He tries to get out but he's to slow. The Delancy brothers get him and hand him off to Snyder.
"NO!" I try to run after him but Race holds me back.
"We'll get him out tonight." he reassures me
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While the others were getting Crutchie from the refuge, I go on a walk. Stupid of me. A guy starts following me and I walk faster not knowing where I'm headed. I keep walking and I find myself at the Brooklyn bridge. The guy keeps following me and I run. I don't know how but I ended up at the docks. I turn around and see the guy and I run to Spot's crates. I run up and see him there.
"Spot, help me!" I yell
He turns and looks at me seeing my scars from previous nights. Then he sees the guy following me. He jumps down and stands in front of me.
"Get away from here." he says to the guy. He doesn't move. Spot pulls out his pimp cane and holds it up. The guy runs. Spot turns and looks at me. "Why are you here?"
"I's didn't know where else to go." I say looking at him. "We need Brooklyn."
"Fox, if you's just here to get me to join the strike then you's might as well leave."
"I's didn't come for that, but we's need Brooklyn. My best friend got captured."
"Oh, I's sorry."
"Please, Spot."
"I's can't lead my boys inta danger like that though."
"I's understand."
He looks at me "Now, Fox, would you's care to explain the cuts and bruises and dried blood covering you's pretty face?" he asks me
"I ran inta an issue and got beat up."
"And the bite marks? And don't lie and say an animal bit you. Those are human teeth and they look forced."
I sigh and tell him the events of the last two nights.
"Then why did you's go on anudda walk?" he asks
"I's don't know."
Spot sighs. "Let's get ya back home." Spot grabs my hand and start walking with me.
After a while of silence he speaks.
"Do you miss life before bein' a newsie?"
I look at him. "No. Me and Race was abused as kids and one day when I's was 7 and he's was 9 he's made the decision to run away. He's didn't want to leave me so he took me with him. We ran for a while until we were in an alley in 'hattan. We's was tired and hungry and we had lost all hope. Until Jack found us. So no, I's don't miss my old life. What about you's?"
Spot looks shocked.
"What's wrong?" I ask
"I's neva knew my family. So, I's always been a newsie. When I's was little, I's was brought to the Brooklyn lodging house by a stranger. The old leader took me in and when he died from sickness I's was chosen to be the new leader." he says
"Spot I's so sorry."
"It's ok."
"What's your name?" I ask
"What?"
"What's your name?" I ask again
"Spot." he says
"You's actual name."
He sighs. "Sean Patrick Conlon."
"I like it."
"What's yours? I know you's last name's Higgins, but what's you's first name? I only know you's as Fox."
"Y/n."
"It's pretty."
I blush. No, I am not falling for Spot Conlon.
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We arrive at the lodging house and I walk in.
"Where have you's been?" Race asks
"I's went on a walk and a guy was followin' me so I ran and I somehow ended up in Brooklyn so Spot brought me home."
Race sees Spot. "Thanks."
"Anytime." Spot says walking out.
I look at Race. "So where's Crutchie?"
Race look at me sadly. "The Delancey's beat him up pretty bad, an' he couldn't get outta bed. We had to leave 'im. I'm so sorry sis."
"No" I whisper "I's swear, I's gonna beat the crap outta the Delancey brudda's!"
"Tomorrow. Right now you's need sleep." He walks me into the dorm area and I get in my bunk.
"Race?" I whisper. He looks a me. "I's know this is weird, but can you's stay wit' me?"
He nods and climbs into the bed next to me.
"Thank ya Race. You's the best brudda eva'."
"And you's the best sista' eva'."
A/n: Sorry, I know it's short but it was all I could do for this chapter.
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