Me, The Only Girl Newsie

The Delancys

"Excuse me, but you only gave me 19 and I bought 20." I heard someone say. "Just move along with yer papes." Weasle said "But I ordered 20 and you gave me 19!" The boy said. I nudged Jack in the shoulder and pointed at the argument. "HEYS! What's goin on over there?" Jack yelled. "I ordered 20 papes and he gave me 19!" Said the boy. "Well then, apparently Morris can't count ter twenty with his shoes on!" Jack said. I, along with all the other newsies laughed at his statement. Morris gave Jack an angry glare and handed the boy another paper.

"I's gonna take another fifty Weasle" Jack said as he slapped down the money. He grabbed the papes and put them on the boy's stack. "I don't need any more!" Said the boy. "What kinda newsie don't want more papes!? What's yer name?" Jack said. A little boy next to him answered before the other boy could. "I'm Les and this is my brother David. He's older." Les said. "No kidding!" I said and all the boys laughed. "How old are you Les?" I asked. "I'm nearly ten!" Les said. "Well that's no good. If wes gonna be partners youse gonna need to be seven. Younger sells more papes." Jack said. I though we were gonna be partners! I must have looked ridiculous because Jack laughed. "Don't worry Ruff, Crutchie can show youse around! You can handles more than these sissies over 're!" Jack said. "Hey!" David exclaimed. "Fines." I said to him.

"YO CRUTCHIE!" Jack yelled "Whats ya want?" Said Crutchie as he hobbled over. "Cans ya show Ruffie 'ere the ropes?" Jack asled. "How's could I say no ter yous Jacky boy!" Crutchie said and punched him in the arm. "Follows me Ruffie, wes gonna sell all these papes wit ya! Just dos what I's say."

We walked to a street corner and Crutchie yelled "Deadly disease! It may be in your home!" A man bought a pape and left. "Its justs ta common cold!" I said "If ya wanna sell papes, ya gotta well, exagerates a little! Also, sound sick ands sad. Make em sad fer ya! Go gives it a shot!" He said and handed me a pape. "Deadly disease" I coughed "Kills a hundered!" I said between coughs. Five women gathered around to buy a pape. I walked back ter Crutchie and he said "Yous a natral!" Little dose he know.

By lunch we had sold all our papes. "I has gotta sell with ya more often!" Crutchie exclaimed after we sold our last pape. "How's bout I show ya around ta city? Let's go ter the Brooklyn Bridge!"

We walked for a while and finally arrived. "Now Ruffie, this is Da most beautiful place in New York, a great place ter take a goil, I haven't, but never, I's repeats never go ters Brooklyn without business." That's when someone put their hands on my sholders.

I turned around to see a boy much taller than me looking down at me. He held my shoulders tighter. Crutchie looked terrified. "Run away crip, and you both 'll be soaked even harder." That's when another boy, who was younger than the first boy grabbed Crutchie's crutch and he fell to the ground. "Give it back ter im!" I yelled. He kicked Crutchie in the side. "Make me newbie. We is the Delancys, proud soakers of newsies fer years." The younger one said.

I started pulling away but I couldn't get away. That's when I felt a sharp pain in my stomach. The younger one had hit me there. "By the way, I is Oscar and this is my younger brother Morris, welcome ter the newsies." Oscar said harshly and pushed me onto the ground. Morris kicked my leg and Oscar picked me up and pinned me against a wall. "Leave 'im alone!" I heard Crutchie yell from the ground.

"Shut up the crip Morris." Said Oscar. "STOP!!" I yelled. I heard Crutchie yell in pain and I kicked Oscar where the sun dose not shine. He dropped me and yelled "YOU LITTLE..." but was cut off by me punching him in the gut. I ran over to Crutchie and Morris. Morris had Crutchie's crutch right over Crutchie's neck. "Say goodbye crip!" He said "Hello!" I yelled as I ran and slammed my body into his. I hit him in the head and he hit my black eye. Once again I was lifted off the ground and pinned against a wall before I could think.

"Put me down Delancy!" I yelled. I kept squirming and yelling but he just stood there smirking and holding me up. "Haven't got the upper hand now, do ya?" He asked mockingly. He slowly pulled out a pair of brass knuckles and waved them in front of my face. I did the one thing I could think of. I spit in his face. He dropped me yelling things I'd rather not say and I ran over to kick Oscar right before he could hit Crutchie. I kicked Oscar in the back and Morris ran over to restraine me and held out the brass knuckles to Oscar. "Will ya do the honors?" Morris asked Oscar. "Gladly." Said Oscar as he took the knuckles.

I kicked and yelled as he slipped them on his fingers. "Put 'im down Delancy!" Yelled Crutchie. "Well, maybe I'll just make you wish ya said nothing crip, instead of hitting oh, what was his name, oh yes! Ruffian. Nice name for someone so small and puny! Actually, I think I'll finish you, then Ruff, and hide the evidence!" Oscar said smirking and walking towards Crutchie. "YOU COWARD!" I yelled "Only cowards attack someone who can't fight back! Or even walk!" That got his attention. "What. Did. You. Call. Me?" He said and turned away from Crutchie. "You heard me! A Coward!" Morris pulled my arm back and I screamed. My arm felt like it was tearing out of my body. I held back tears.

"No one calls me a coward!" Yelled Oscar. Right before he could hit me someone yelled in the distance. "PUT THE NEWSIE DOWN! BROOKLYN IS HERE AND I WILL USE MY NEWSIES ON YA!" Morris dropped me and ran right behind Oscar. I limped over to Crutchie and handed him his Crutch as the people came towards us. "Theys really gots ya Ruff." Crutchie said as I kept wincing in pain. "I is sorry, I should have been able ter help ya instead of you needing ter save me, multiple times." The boy who yelled was right beside me by now. "Are ya Brooklyn or 'Hattan newsies?" He asked. "Newestly soaked 'Hatten newsie is all I is. Nice ter meet ya." I said and extended my hand out to him. As I looked up I panicked. The boy standing next to me is Spot!

A/N Dun Dun Dun!!! Action scenes are really fun for me to write so you will probably get a lot! I can't believe how easy it is for me to write this. It's like the words just come to me ya know? Well, it's 10 so I should just post and get to bed! Thanks for reading!

-Ally