Same time, Same place - Spot Conlon x Reader

Chapter 8

Your POV

"All rise, all rise. Court is now in session. Judge EA Monahan is presiding."

We're all in the courtroom. We heard Jack was gonna be there, but I don't see him anywhere.

"Are any of you kids represented by council?" The judge asks. We don't know what to say, hell, we don't even know what that means. "No? Good, that will move things along considerably"

"Hey, ya honor, I object!" Spot speaks up.

"On what grounds?" The judge asks him.

"On the ground of Brooklyn, ya honor"

All the newsies start laughing, me too.

"I fine each of you 5 dollars, and 2 weeks of confinement in the House of Refuge." The judge states. We all look at him in disbelief.

"We ain't got 5 bucks!" Kid Blink speaks up.

"We ain't even got 5 cents!" I say.

"Hey, ya honor, how 'bout I roll you for it. Double or nothing?" Race asks the judge.

"Alright, move along, move along."

At that moment, David, Les, and Denton walk in.

"Your honor, I'll pay the fines. All of them." Denton says. I smile at him, as a way to thank him.

"You fellas alright? David asks. "Where's Jack?"

Denton pays the check and says: "Meet me at the restaurant, we need to talk."

Then, Jack walks in, in handcuffs. I walk to the front of the crowd to have a better look at him.

"Hey fellas!" He says
"Hey Cowboy, nice shina'!" Race yells back.

"Hey Denton, I guess we made the papes this time" Jack begins "So, how'd my picture look?"

"None of the papers covered the Rally, not even the Sun." Denton says. Wait what? How could the papes ignore that?

"Case of Jack Kelly: inciting a riot, assault, and resisting arrest" The judge says.

"Judge Monahan, I'll speak for this young man." Snyder joins in. That fucking spider.

"You two know each other, aint that nice" Jack says.

"This boy's real name is Francis Sullivan" He begins "His mother's deceased, his father a convict in the state of penitentiary. He's an escapee from the House of Refuge, where his sentence for 3 months was extended to 6 due to disruptive behaviour. Followed by an additional 6 months for attempted escape"

Everyone looks at Jack, some look at me. I keep looking at Snyder and Jack.

"Last time wasn't an attempted escape. Remember me and Roosevelt, Snyder?" Jack says.

"Therefore, I ask that he be returned to the House of Refuge" Snyder says, with a smirk on his lips.

"What, for my own good, right?" Jack yells at him "For my own good, and what he kicks back to ya!!"

"I ask that the court orders his incarceration until the age of 21, in hope that we guide him to a useful and productive life" Snyder says.

Until 21? That's 4 years? We're going to be separated for 4 years?!

"So ordered" The judge says.

"No!" Les yells.

They lead Jack away. I want to run over to Snyder and soak the smile off his face.

I walk to Tibby's with the rest of the Newsies, where Denton tells us he can't help us anymore. You can't trust anyone anymore these days.

"We can get Jack out tonight" David tells us.

"Don't trust anyone but the Newsies" Spot adds