Found

Chapter 3

And that's when I realize, I'm looking into the eyes of Ben Tyler Cook.

"You're Ben Tyler Cook." I squeak out. As I say that I look down in embarrasement. Of course it's Ben. Who else would have eyes as blue as his?

He smiles softly. "Yeah I'm Ben. Now could you tell me if your ok and who those people were."

As much as I knew he wanted to help, I really didn't want to explain my situation right now.

"My name is Mia. Those boys are just some kids who like to pick on me." I explain.

"So you call nearly being stabbed to death "being picked on"?" Ben questioned. I just sighed.

"They constantley bully me and make my life even more miserable than it already is. My foster parents abuse me on top of that." As soon as I say that my hand flies to my mouth. I just told Ben Cook about my situation. I look up at Ben and see his jaw drop.

"How old are you?" He asks. "twelve." You say shyly.

"It is not right for a twelve year old to be treated that way." He says. "How about this, I take you with me and clean you up and you could maybe stay with me."

As much as I want to go with him right now, I have to get back to my foster family. "Ben I can't. I have to get back to my foster family."

Ben sighs. he stands up and starts pacing back and forth in the alley. "It's not right for a 12 year old girl to deal with all this. Mia I can't send you back to that family. I've only just met you but I want to protect you. By the way, how do you know who I am?" He rambles on until I can finally talk.

" I saw you in Newsies last year when you first went on tour." I smile faintly as I remember the memory. "I fell in love with it. And with the family thing, Ben you have to let me go back. It's not right for you to just take me from my family."

"Well the least I can do is at least clean you up. I'll take you to the hotel I'm staying at and clean you up. You can evan meet some of the other cast too." He smiles at me and holds his hand out for me to take.

I sigh and take his hand as he pulls me up. My legs feel weak as I stand up and Ben notices. He puts my arm around his shoulder and we slowly walk to his hotel. Along the way I ask him a question. " What are you all doing here if your on tour?" He smiles. "We are here for touring. Our stop is in west New York but we had a couple days in between the cities so we decided to stop in Manhatten for a couple days." I nod as I realize they would only be here for a couple of days. "When did you get here?" I ask. "Just today. I was actually on my way back to the hotel from picking something up when I heard voices coming from the alley." He says. It's then when I realize he was holding a grocery bag with a pack of bacon in it. "Bacon for Joshua?" Oh gosh that sounded so creepy. I look up at Ben and he's smiling. "Really know the cast huh?" "I guess you could say that."

We walk the rest of the way in a comfortable silence, enjoying the cool fall breeze. After a short walk we make it to the hotel. We go up the elevator to the 7th floor. We walk down the hallway and stop in front of a room.
"Oh, by the way I'm rooming with Joshua Burrage and Sky Flaherty."
My jaw drops. "You mean I'm about to meet Joshua Burrage and Sky Flaherty." I say, trying to process this.
"Yep!" Ben laughs.
He opens the door and barely makes it into the room before he is tackled.
"BENNY!! YOU'RE BACK WITH MY BACON!" Josh screams. "Quiet! We don't want to get yelled at by that elderly couple again." Sky says, walking  closer to is. While Ben and Josh get off the floor I take in the fact that I'm in the same room as three newsies. " Hey Ben, who's the girl?" Sky asks.
"This is Mia." Ben says, making a dramatic hand gesture towards me. "She is twelve years old. I found her in a alleyway getting bullied. I brought her back here to clean her up and then send her back home." I sigh with relief that he doesn't say the full story.
"Hi! I'm Josh! Did you see Newsies?" Josh excitedly asks me. "Yeah I did last year when you first went on tour. That's how I know who you all are."

After some quick conversation Ben takes me back to the bathroom and cleans up my cuts and bruises. Once he is done he wraps them in fresh bandages. "Ok Mia, I'm done."
"Thank you for all this but I really need to be heading home." I say.
"Ok, but please stay safe. I know we are only here a couple of days but if anything happens, you know where to find me."

I leave the hotel and make my way back home. Once I get back to my house I carefully sneak in through the back window and tiptoe to my room. I hear my foster parents shouting in there room. I ignore it and lay down on my bed. Before I know it, I'm fast asleep.

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Hey guys! Longer chapter for today. Hope you enjoyed it!

I was listening to Watch What Happens while writing this and I didn't realize how relatable it is when writing fan fiction.