The next day was the rally. Medda kept insisting I wear a dress now that the newsies knew my secret. I finally gave in. I figured she was right; now that they knew, might as well go all out.
Medda and I spent the day going through her entire wardrobe.
"This would look smashing on you!" Medda said, lifting a tight, black dress.
I looked at it skeptically, then shook my head with a chuckle.
"Medda, I ain't lookin' like a performer tonight, just nicer den normal."
She put the dress away, disappointed.
"Maybe somethin' with more color," I said, sorting through the dresses. Suddenly, my eyes fell upon a small, pale green square of fabric. I carefully pulled it from the pile to see the whole dress.
It was a beautiful dress. It was cut shorter in the front and it would come just below my knees. It was the color of leaves covered in frost. It had a V-neckline and was made of a satin-like material. It was perfect.
"This one!" I said, starting to get excited. Medda let out a squeal of excitement.
"You'll need jewelry, too! Silver jewelry! And shoes, some heels would be great!"
"Slow down, slow down!" I said, chuckling. "Heels? I'll trip and fall on my face!"
"They'll be small heels," She said reassuringly. She then turned to a vanity that was overflowing with jewelry. She began to pick through the large assortment for silver necklaces, bracelets and rings.
I walked over and helped her find a fake pearl necklace and a matching fake pearl bracelet. Medda then turned to her shoes and pulled out a pair with heels that were at least 2 inches.
"Medda, I've neva walked in heels before. Do ya happen ta have anythin' smaller?"
She turned back to the pile of shoes, dug around for a bit, then pulled out a pair of white heels. They only had a 1-inch heel, so I gratefully accepted them.
"You're going to look stunning tonight!" Medda squealed, "Oh! And you'll have to let me do your hair and makeup!"
I turned to her in shock.
"Medda! I'm wearin' a dress, jewelry, and heels! Why do I gotta wear makeup too?"
"Because you and I both know this is the only time you'll even go near any of this stuff!" She walked over to me with puppy eyes. "Please, Lea?"
I sighed. "Fine."
She delightfully squealed and danced around the room.
"Ok, I'll have everything waiting tonight. Come about an hour early and I'll do everything! See ya!"
"Bye, Medda." I gave her a hug and walked out the door. I bit my lip as I walked away. What if tonight was the night someone would see me as a girl and get the Bulls involved?
I pushed that thought out of my mind. Tonight is gonna be great. Right?
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Lea of New York
ФанфікиLea Higgins is the only girl newsie, but no one knows except her brother, Racetrack. One day, the World decides to Jack up the price of papers, so the Manhattan newsies go on strike. They can't do it alone, so they reach out to the toughest group of...
