When It Use To Be Simple
Disclaimer: All of the 'Outsiders' characters belong to S.E. Hinton. Jaedyn belongs to me.
Chapter 1:
Soda
"Soda! Get outta bed this instant!" Darry yelled at me from the kitchen.
"Yea, yea, yea." I groaned. This was going to be a long day. I told my boss at the DX that I would be at work by 6:00 (A.M.) to open up. I rolled over and looked at my alarm clock. 5:20. Great! Enough time to shower, have breakfast, and still be at work on time.
When I walked into the living room I saw that the whole gang was there watching TV.
"Are you guys still up from last night?" I asked.
"Yep." Two-Bit said, "There's a Mickey marathon on." He explained with a grin.
"And," Ponyboy added, "It's Saturday today so there isn't any school. As a matter of fact, everyone has a day off but you! Even Darry!"
"Lucky me." I moaned.
Darry walked in from the kitchen, "I got popcorn!" he yelled. Steve, Two- Bit, Johnny, Pony and Dally all jumped up and grabbed a handful from the bowl that Darry had.
I shook my head as my six friends all sat down to finish watching the Mickey marathon.
"A bunch of tough hoods alright." I said then dashed into the bathroom quickly to avoid getting hit by popcorn.
Jaedyn
I whistled to myself as I waited for Soda to show up at the gas station. Although I didn't officially start until 9:00 today, I thought that my best friend might enjoy the company. I looked at my watch and saw that it was 5:59. Then I heard the Curtis' truck pull up beside my car.
"Right on time!" I called to him as my watch turned to 6:00.
"Yea. And you're early!" he laughed as we both got out of our vehicle's and started toward the shop.
"There's always room for first's!" I joked as he unlocked the door, " and besides I have to keep you in line. We probably won't get customers until 10 at the earliest, and I don't want you to be bored."
"You're so thoughtful, Jaed." He teased.
"Just lookin' out for your best interests, Pepsi-Cola."
The next couple of minutes went by with a lot of jokes, and before I knew it, the bell indicating someone had come in the door rang.
Soda and I both looked up to be staring straight into the face of my father.
'Oh no!' I thought silently, 'This is definitely not going to be a pleasant encounter.'
That's all for chapter one. Sorry it's so short. I'll try to make the next one longer. Please review keeping in mind that this is my first story. I promise there will be more appearances of all of the other 'Outsiders,' and they will also have the story from their points of view. Hope you like it so far!!
Disclaimer: All of the 'Outsiders' characters belong to S.E. Hinton. Jaedyn belongs to me.
Chapter 1:
Soda
"Soda! Get outta bed this instant!" Darry yelled at me from the kitchen.
"Yea, yea, yea." I groaned. This was going to be a long day. I told my boss at the DX that I would be at work by 6:00 (A.M.) to open up. I rolled over and looked at my alarm clock. 5:20. Great! Enough time to shower, have breakfast, and still be at work on time.
When I walked into the living room I saw that the whole gang was there watching TV.
"Are you guys still up from last night?" I asked.
"Yep." Two-Bit said, "There's a Mickey marathon on." He explained with a grin.
"And," Ponyboy added, "It's Saturday today so there isn't any school. As a matter of fact, everyone has a day off but you! Even Darry!"
"Lucky me." I moaned.
Darry walked in from the kitchen, "I got popcorn!" he yelled. Steve, Two- Bit, Johnny, Pony and Dally all jumped up and grabbed a handful from the bowl that Darry had.
I shook my head as my six friends all sat down to finish watching the Mickey marathon.
"A bunch of tough hoods alright." I said then dashed into the bathroom quickly to avoid getting hit by popcorn.
Jaedyn
I whistled to myself as I waited for Soda to show up at the gas station. Although I didn't officially start until 9:00 today, I thought that my best friend might enjoy the company. I looked at my watch and saw that it was 5:59. Then I heard the Curtis' truck pull up beside my car.
"Right on time!" I called to him as my watch turned to 6:00.
"Yea. And you're early!" he laughed as we both got out of our vehicle's and started toward the shop.
"There's always room for first's!" I joked as he unlocked the door, " and besides I have to keep you in line. We probably won't get customers until 10 at the earliest, and I don't want you to be bored."
"You're so thoughtful, Jaed." He teased.
"Just lookin' out for your best interests, Pepsi-Cola."
The next couple of minutes went by with a lot of jokes, and before I knew it, the bell indicating someone had come in the door rang.
Soda and I both looked up to be staring straight into the face of my father.
'Oh no!' I thought silently, 'This is definitely not going to be a pleasant encounter.'
That's all for chapter one. Sorry it's so short. I'll try to make the next one longer. Please review keeping in mind that this is my first story. I promise there will be more appearances of all of the other 'Outsiders,' and they will also have the story from their points of view. Hope you like it so far!!
