Three Strikes
Honestly I tried to stop fighting, we both did. We just couldn't help it. Neither of us see things the same. We might be looking at the same thing but we'll be seeing it two different ways. Darry gets on my nerves and I know I get on his too. It's hard for us. He thinks I should be perfect and I think I should be me. But who is me? I've never been able to figure that part of the equation out. It's rough when you have a brother who wants you to be at your best but you don't even know what your best is because you don't know what you are. That's why we still fight. Because he doesn't see that I'm lost and I refuse to talk about my feelings with Darry because nobody talks about there feelings with Darry. It just isn't done. The only thing that's changed in the fighting is we try not to put Soda in the middle. Most of the time we leave him out of our arguments completely, which is no trouble since he's not around much anymore anyway. He's going out with this new chick. I don't really know her though.
It's like 11pm and I'm suppose to be home. When Darry finds out I'm not there well let's just say it won't b pretty. It wasn't my fault though. Two-Bit was suppose to pick me up at the movie. When he didn't show I figured that the movie had ended early so I could either wait there or go over to Buck's to find him. So you see it was all just a big mistake. When I finally found out what time it was it was too late.
Is that a truck coming? Maybe I could bum a ride. Oh Boy! It's a truck alright but not one that I want to see right now.
"PONYBOY CURTIS GET YOUR ASS IN THIS TRUCK RIGHT NOW!!!!!"
I hop in the truck and he starts driving. He's griping the steering wheel so hard I think it'll break. Great that would be perfect another thing we'd have to pay for. When he calms down the questioning begins.
"Pony where have you been?"
"I was at the movies. Two-Bit was suppose to pick me up but he never showed. Plus I didn't have anymore money (ok so that's not entirely the truth. What are you gonna do shoot me. Trust me it wouldn't be the first time someone tried to kill me.)
"Why didn't you stay there. I'm sure he would've come sooner or later."
"I assumed it would be later and I didn't want to walk."
"That's no excuse. What were you thinking?"
"I WASN'T OK! IS THAT WHAT YOU WANNA HEAR!?! HUH?"
"Look Pony."
"No you look you tell me I don't use my head every damn day Darry! I'm tired of hearing it!"
We came to a stop sign and I jumped out and started running. I ran into the woods and toward Buck's. Dary might know where I was going but lately he had no clue what I was up too. If Darry knew I was going to Buck's or hanging out with the Shepherds' that would be it or me. I would never see the light of day again. Oh Damn he's found me. I turn of the road and run threw the trees. I have to lose him before I get to Buck's. He can't find out.
Honestly I tried to stop fighting, we both did. We just couldn't help it. Neither of us see things the same. We might be looking at the same thing but we'll be seeing it two different ways. Darry gets on my nerves and I know I get on his too. It's hard for us. He thinks I should be perfect and I think I should be me. But who is me? I've never been able to figure that part of the equation out. It's rough when you have a brother who wants you to be at your best but you don't even know what your best is because you don't know what you are. That's why we still fight. Because he doesn't see that I'm lost and I refuse to talk about my feelings with Darry because nobody talks about there feelings with Darry. It just isn't done. The only thing that's changed in the fighting is we try not to put Soda in the middle. Most of the time we leave him out of our arguments completely, which is no trouble since he's not around much anymore anyway. He's going out with this new chick. I don't really know her though.
It's like 11pm and I'm suppose to be home. When Darry finds out I'm not there well let's just say it won't b pretty. It wasn't my fault though. Two-Bit was suppose to pick me up at the movie. When he didn't show I figured that the movie had ended early so I could either wait there or go over to Buck's to find him. So you see it was all just a big mistake. When I finally found out what time it was it was too late.
Is that a truck coming? Maybe I could bum a ride. Oh Boy! It's a truck alright but not one that I want to see right now.
"PONYBOY CURTIS GET YOUR ASS IN THIS TRUCK RIGHT NOW!!!!!"
I hop in the truck and he starts driving. He's griping the steering wheel so hard I think it'll break. Great that would be perfect another thing we'd have to pay for. When he calms down the questioning begins.
"Pony where have you been?"
"I was at the movies. Two-Bit was suppose to pick me up but he never showed. Plus I didn't have anymore money (ok so that's not entirely the truth. What are you gonna do shoot me. Trust me it wouldn't be the first time someone tried to kill me.)
"Why didn't you stay there. I'm sure he would've come sooner or later."
"I assumed it would be later and I didn't want to walk."
"That's no excuse. What were you thinking?"
"I WASN'T OK! IS THAT WHAT YOU WANNA HEAR!?! HUH?"
"Look Pony."
"No you look you tell me I don't use my head every damn day Darry! I'm tired of hearing it!"
We came to a stop sign and I jumped out and started running. I ran into the woods and toward Buck's. Dary might know where I was going but lately he had no clue what I was up too. If Darry knew I was going to Buck's or hanging out with the Shepherds' that would be it or me. I would never see the light of day again. Oh Damn he's found me. I turn of the road and run threw the trees. I have to lose him before I get to Buck's. He can't find out.