Letters From the Refuge (A Newsies Fanfic)

Chapter 10

A/N: Oh my gosh! It's been so long since I've updated last!! Thank you all for reading voting and commenting, I really appreciate it!! Sorry this has taken so long school has been crazy, but I end in TEN DAYS!!! So with out further ado...🗞🗞🗞

Race's POV
Ink had already explained what was happ'ning tonight, I was to meet her on the third fire escape from the bottom. Then I'd take 'im back to Specs at the lodgin house till he got better.

'God I hope this works' I thought as I climbed the fire escape trying not to make a sound. I got up to the window, and surprisingly, there weren't any bars. I saw Ink and a tall, thin newsie. Here goes nothing. I tapped lightly on the window, careful to not wake up anyone. Ink lifted the window up.
"Race, this is Bones. He's a Bronx newsie," Ink introduced me to the tall, lanky newsie.

"I'm Race, I'll be takin you back to Hattan, ten hopefully to the Bronx," I explain to Bones. With a final hug goodbye from Ink, we started our way back to the lodgin house.

        It was a quiet walk back with not much conversation. But I didn't expect anything.
"So, Bones, you got any family?" I ask trying to make it less awkward.

"Yeah, I gots a sista."

"How old?"

"Last time I saw her she was 13."

"How old's you?"

"17"

"Hey, so's Jack, you'll meet him at the lodgin house. He's like our leader"

" 'Sat so?"

'My gosh! I don't know what is worse, this or the silence!'

"Look at that! We're here!"

'Finally!!'

We came across the sad looking building. As we did, I saw out of the corner of my eye Bones start to fall. I had barely caught him before he hit the floor.

"Hey! Bones, you gotta get up!"
I tried to lift him but he was too heavy for me.
"Hey come on, you gotta get up!" I then realized he wasn't gonna get up.
"Help!! Specs! Jack! Albert! Elmer! Someone help!!" I shouted not moving from Bones incase something should happen. I continued to try to lift him but nothing worked.

"Race, what's going on?" Jack asked as he and a few others ran over.

"His name is Bones, he collapsed. We need to get him inside!" I responded. All together we lifted him up the stairs. Once we got inside Jack ordered him to be put on a bed, and had Specs look at him.

"So who is he anyway?" Specs asked.
"Ink wants to try and free newsies yah are stuck in that Hell hole, and he's the first one," I explain to everyone.
"What if the DeLancey's find out?" Crutchie asked worriedly.
"I don't know, but we should get some rest. We got to get up early tomorrow." Jack said and with that everyone went to their bed and tried to get some sleep.

Time Skip to the Morning

Everyone woke up and went along to their normal routine. Then Jack approached me, "Hey Race, who's gonna be watching Bones?"
"How's about Crutchie? He's good with people, and he can help Bones when he wakes up," I suggested. He seemed to hear us cus as I finished talking, Crutchie came over.
"Sure thing! I'll stay with 'im!"
We all left for the distribution building not long afterwards.

"Mornin' newsie," I hear Morris say as I get my papes.
"Good morning Morris."
"Say you haven't seen a Bronx newsies have ya? Your friend Ink let one go the other night"
"What would a Bronx newsie be doing in Hattan?" I ask trying to keep calm.
"That is exactly what I was thinking. So when I find that little rat, I'm gonna make sure that he will remember to never do anything like that again!!" Morris half shouted as he slammed the papes onto the counter.
'Crap! They're on to me! As long as I just remain calm and make sure that no one gives anything away, I should be good.' Then another thought crossed my mind; 'how are we gonna feed this kid?!' As soon as we were out of the DeLancey's line of sight I ran up to Jack.
"How are we gonna afford to feed this kid?! We aren't gonna be able to risk taking extra papes! This is a terrible idea! I should just hand myself over, they already think it's me!" I ramble.
"Race! Calm down, everything'll be fine. You know why? Cus I'll handle it, it'll be fine."
Let's hope so.