You are a newsie but not any regular newsie. You are pretending to be a man so you can have a job without being caught at a woman.

you go by the name James Andrew so you don't have to go by your real name Guest, but the newsies call you Flyer because every time you see Snyder (A man that owns a refuge and practically kidnaps children on the streets and leaves them in the refuge to get beaten and starve) you run off as quick as possible as if you're flying. You are terrible at cutting your hair so you keep it tucked into your newsie cap

You are currently waiting in line to buy newspapers and talking to Jack Kelly (the leader of the newsies and your best friend) when a strand of hair falls onto your face, and Race notices

you quickly tuck the strand of hair back in your cap