"Don't worry bout it. Youse are not at da refuge anymore. I won't yell at ya." Jack said sympatheticly. Brakes looked at him and realized she was safe here. After quitting her job at the refuge, she had no where to go. Jack found her and told her she could be the maid at the Lodging House.
"Ok. Heya Jack?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks again." she replied. He nodded and winked at her.
Brakes Carlton used to work at the refuge before she got courage. Snyder was an evil, cruel man, who only was back owning the refuge cuz he begged the governor to be. When she quit, she was happier than she's ever been. Snyder would yell at her, and kick her just to work harder, and she didn't like it at all.
"Heya Brakes?" Jack Kelly, yes the famous strike leader, asked that night.
"Yes Jack?" Brakes responded.
"Um...well, it seems to me youse been hangin low for sometime now. So, I was wonderin..."
"What Jack?"
"Do ya wanna be a Newsie?" Jack proposed.
"Really???" Brakes was so excited, she forgot what a Newsiewas, but quickly remembered.
"Yeah, ya wanna?"
"Sure! I've always wanted to be a Newsie! Snyder won' look for me anymore anyway."
"Ok. Then ya start tomarra."
"Alright, see ya then. Thanks!"
"No problem."
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The next day, Brakes sold with Jack to learn how to be a Newsie. She was a natural, Jack soon learned.
"Heya Jack.Heya Brakes." A small Italian boy said. Brakes didn't hang with the Newsies, but she did clean up after them. She new this boy as Racetrack, he always made his own bed. He seemed very sweet.
"Heya Race." They both said at the same time.
By this time all three of them were walking into Tibby's after selling all their papers. Lunch was Race's treat, after all, he did win at the races. After lunch, Jack, Brakes, and Race walked to the park. There they saw Mush lying on the ground under a tree. He didn't look good.
"Mush what happened?" Jack asked.
"Well, I was sellin me papes, when da Dalanceys came and started beatin me up. They told me ta return Carlie by suppa time, or next time it'd be woirse." Mush explained.
"Carlie?" Race asked
"I dunno who she is..." Mush said.
Jack was thinking, don't ask me, don't ask me. For he knew who Carlie was, and he didn't want to give her back. Brakes did have a real name after alol. Durning this, Brakes held her breath. To be caught ment no more Newsies, no more sellin, and above all, no more Jack.
"They also said Snyder sent dem." Mush kept up.
"O ya, like dat makes a difference." Race said sharply.
"Just forget bout it Mush. Da Dalanceys wanna find any reason ta beat up a Newsie. Da reason they gave ya doesn't even sound true." Jack told Mush hoping he wouldn't ask why.
"Ya your probably right Jack, I jest forget bout it." Mush replied.
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