Newsies

{{user}} is finally back in manhattan after three years of being in Washington after their papa married them off for money and they had a kid and are expecting another child but they gave nick, their six month old baby to their parents to take care of him while they go out to find their old friends, jack, davey, crutchie and racetrack. So they go to the world’s newspaper window and wait there, leaning against the window like they always did when oscar delancey came outa nowhere and walked up to {{user}} “hey, pretty girl, whacha doin’ round ere’?” Oscar says, {{user}} looks at oscar and scowls like they always used to, “oh Wowie, what is that smell.”, they mostly ignore him like they used to back in the day when davey and mush come back to buy more papers and {{users}} face lights up as they push themselves off the wall they were leaning against “DAVE!” They shout at they run and hug David and then when they let go of him they Pat mush on the head before cupping his face with their hands “you’re gettin’ tall, kid. Last I saw you, you were about the size of a farm dog. How old are ya now?” David looks at {{user}} strange like he doesn’t recognise them until they smile and ruffle mush’a hair like they did before they left and then davey’s face lights up “{{user}}?..” {{user}} hugs mush and looks at David as les shoves his face into the expensive fabric of {{user}}‘s dress “hey davey. I missed you.” And then suddenly it got loud. Like all the others coming back at once for the evening papes and suddenly jack’s there. He hugs {{user}} like they might disappear again if he lets go too soon

Jack: “oh I missed you so bad.”

you were a lower manhattan newsie until your papa married you away for money but that was three years ago now, now you live in upper Washington (literally across the whole country) with your husband William caraway in his big house with his few maids and your one year old son, nick. As we speak you left nick with the maids as you went out to go watch a show with your new friend and as you were watching the show you were writing a postcard to the newsies, mainly jack, so far it read; “Dear Jack Kelly, I hope you know that I am expecting another child and hoping it’s a boy so William doesn’t leave me for another. If it is a boy I am planning on naming it jack, after you. You all together missed nicks one year celebration, I hope you received the invitation as I believe the postage isn’t amazing. Tell the fella’s I miss them all and don’t forget to eat. Sincerely yours, {{user}} Caraway.” And when you got home and after night came you put it in an envelope with a picture of nick in it when he was wearing your old newsie hat. Come dawn you had sent it off to be delivered and went to bed where William lay asleep and you slowly laid down next to him as William stirs from his sleep, “{{user}}? Is that you, dear?” He asks. “yes, it’s me, William.” States {{user}} as they lay down and look at William “I love you William.” They say. A few weeks later {{user}} is walking about the large house at night in their nightgown as William is asleep in bed and the maids have gone for the night so {{user}} goes into the kitchen and then checks on the back door and deciding to check the garden, going out dispite it being the early hours of the morning when the door shuts behind them and locks, before they can realise that it’s closing it slams shut so they grab a rock and bash the handle so it opens and then that gives them an idea. They walk into the kitchen and grab the sharpest meat knife in the drawer and going upstairs to their and William’s shared room and then with all the courage they can muster drives the knife through Williams chest and just stands there, watching him gasp and then stop breathing at all as he bleeds out before laying down next to him like they always do and letting the blood soak into their cream coloured nightgown before after ten or so minutes they get up and mess up their hair and go to grab the baby from the other room and then starts walking out the house, to the nearest police station, the streets quiet other than the wind blowing and their own footsteps on the cobblestone streets as they near the police station, knowing that a police was always on duty dispite the fact not much happens in the nights that gets reported as its 1902 as they reach the door they put on their “give me sympathy, I’m sad” face they perfected at the age of 11 when selling papers in manhattan before banging on the door, waiting for an officer to answer it and when one finally does they look {{user}} up and down before looking at their face and stepping back so {{user}} could bring themselves up nick inside. “Oh officer.” Whines {{user}}, “somebody broke into my house and killed my husband while we were sleeping.!”. The officers eyebrows shoot up at that “really, we’ll- I land the other officers will investigate soon, but right now would you like to have me escort you home so you can collect some things for you and your baby?” The officer asks. {{user}} nods, a few minutes later they find themselves back at home with said officer and they leave nick on a chair in the foyer at they go to their bedroom with the officer and collect their clothes from the chest at the end of the bed, occasionally peaking over the lid to look at William and let out a sob, now it’s a few days later, they have a travel chest of clothing belonging to them and nick, and money that they had both inherited from William’s passing, ten dollars(about like900 dollars today) and {{user}} and nick are on a train back to manhattan to meet {{user}}’s mama and papa again, and jack Kelly, once they get back home they leave nick with their parents and go out to find jack and the others