"Two-Bit shut the fuck up!" I yelled at him. He was yapping at Steve for changing the channel off Mickey.

It was one in the afternoon, and I was bored as hell!

"Whatta you gonna do tonight, Dal?" Johnny questioned me.

"I don't know Johnny. Probably bum over at Buck's." I knew he wouldn't want to go over there, no one every does. Only me.

"Isn't there a party over there tonight?" Soda gasped out of the headlock Steve had him in.

"Yeah, I heard some people at work talking about it at work." Steve added.

I didn't understand why they all fucking care about parties at Buck's, none of them go! "Yeah there is." I said, before taking a long sip of my beer.

"That's one reason not to go to Buck's," Ponyboy mumbled going in to the kitchen. "Plus we wouldn't be able to go any how."

I don't see why Darry doesn't let Sodapop and Pony go to Buck's. It's not like people get killed there, damn it! Well except once…. but that was last month so it don't matter no more.

" I'm bored." Two-Bit said dully.

"Hell, lets start a poker game!" Soda said, jumping off the floor.

"I'm in!" Steve chimed as Sodapop lunged for the deck of cards on the table.

"I'll play under one condition-" I started, moving toward the kitchen table.

"If we get to play for keeps!" Soda, Two-Bit, and Steve all said at the same time.

I guess they know me pretty well when it comes to poker, cause hell that's the only way I'll play.

"Shit" I cussed under my breath. I lost some of the cash I had with the bullshit cards I got. Left in the game now was me, Sodapop, and Johnny.

No one would guess it but Johnny is a real good poker player. Even if he don't talk that much all the time, he sure can rattle the hell outta you in a good game.