The restaurant was dimly lit and filled with newsies. I squinted. There was a dark haired boy sitting in a booth eating a hot dog. It looked like Johnny. I had totally forgotten about him.

�Johnny?� The boy turned around. It was Johnny. �Huf, Angelfa!� he replied through hot dog.

�That�s my brother.� I explained.

�Hey! Hey, everybody!� Jack waved his arms, trying to get everyone�s attention. The room quieted and all eyes turned to Jack.

�Everyone, dis hea� is Angela and her brudda...�Jack looked at me. �Johnny.� I hissed. �And her brudda, Johnny.� A chorus of greetings followed.

�Hea�, lets sit down.� Jack said to me. He took my hand, which kind of surprised me, and guided me over to a booth. We sat down across from my brother. I slid in and Jack sad down next to me.

�Jack, this is my brother, Johnny. Johnny, this is Jack.� They exchanged pleasantries and shook hands.

�Here.� Johnny handed me a menu.

�Hey Jack!� I looked up to see a girl a little younger than myself call across the room to Jack. She had mouse brown hair worn in two long braids down her back. She was dressed just like a newsie which was really surprising.

�Hey Lynn!� replied Jack. The girl smiled and crossed the room. When she reached the booth and saw me her smile vanished.

�Hey Angela, dis hea is Lynn. And Lynn, dis is Angela.�

�It�s nice to meet you.� I said, smiling.

�Yeah, nice ta meet cha.� I could tell she really didn�t mean it. She slid into the booth next to my brother.

�And that�s John-�