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Eloise's Trip
Chapter 1-Walking By Your Lonesome
I was only going for a walk. Totally innocent, right? I mean, I know it was like, two o clock in the morning and all, but my ma and I had gotten into another fight. Apparently I was becoming too much like my brother. As if. Anyway, so I was walking through the park, by my lonesome and minding my own business, when I noticed two figures quite a ways off coming towards the park. Now in case you didn't know, walking by your lonesome ain't real safe for a thirteen year old girl like me, especially on the bad side of town. In fact, just this afternoon, my older brother came home gripin about how some one from his gang got jumped on the way home from the movies just cause he was by himself. If Socs could do that in broad daylight and get away with it, imagine what they could do to a girl in the darkness and solitude of a park. Lucky for me, I was under big tree, shaded by the shadows, so I was sure the figures fast approaching hadn't seen me yet. I knew I couldn't run back home, it was in the direction of the two people, so instead, I did the next best thing. I climbed right up the tall oak tree beside me. Despite being a girl, I'm rather good at climbing trees, just don't tell my mother. I situated myself on a middle branch and making sure I would be covered by leaves, crawled toward the edge and waited. Eventually, the two people, boys, walked under. I couldn't see clearly, but they looked and sounded awfully familiar. They were talking in hushed tones and I caught a snippet of what one of the boys were saying.
"You ain't a woofin, Johnny." Johnny? Sounded yet again familiar, just couldn't say were from exactly. They passed by and started toward the playground of the park. I was trying not to draw there attention, so I couldn't exactly move around a lot and get a better view. However, they had turned their backs to me, so I used my extreme stealth and carefully climbed back down the tree, desperate not to make any sounds. The oak was so wide that could easily hide behind it, so I did so, crouching down near the roots and peeking around the tree to get a better view. Now that I was out of the mass of leaves, I could clearly see the figures illuminated by the moonlight. The were two boys form my brother's gang I saw. My heart sped up as I recognized Ponyboy, my long time crush, as one of the boys. The other I had seen hanging around my brother at least once a day. I think his name was Johnny Cake. I stayed behind my tree and contemplating coming out when I heard a car and saw lights swing past. A blue mustang had pulled up onto the park turf and was heading towards Pony and Johnny. Crap. Socs. This wasn't going to end well, I knew that. I also knew there was no form of escape, I definitely couldn't go home now, the Socs would see and get me. I watched though, as five drunk looking Socs got out of the vehicle. That was even worse. Everyone knew a dunk Soc was a dangerous Soc. They swaggered up to Johnny and Pony and began talking in loud tones.
"Hey, whatta ya know? Here's the little greasers that picked up on our girls. Hey there greasers." The lead one slurred.
I couldn't hear the retort spoken by the Johnny kid, he was talking to softly. Whatever he said, he pissed off the Socs.
"Nup. Pal, yer the ones who'd better watch it. Next time you want a broad, pick yer own kind-dirt." I was sure that hurt me more than it hurt the boys. I certainly wasn't dirt, nor where any of the girls I knew. I was so pissed at the comment, I did the unthinkable. I showed myself.
"Hey!" I said loudly, stepping out from behind my tree. Everyone's attention snapped to me. The leader of the Socs chuckled darkly and I felt my blood run cold. Shit. What the hell was I thinking? Who knows what they were going to do to me now.
"Well, well, well. Look what the cat crapped into the litter box." What the hell did that mean?
"Is the little girl hear to save her boyfriends?" The leader sneered at me.
"You'd better leave. Your on our territory now." I honestly tried to sound menacing, but I'm not sure it worked. They guys just chuckled again and began to slowly come near me. I was so scared I couldn't move. Where they going to rape me? Kill me? With drunk Socs there was no telling. The next thing I know though, Ponyboy was right in front of me, Johnny by his side, and they were facing the Socs preparing for a fight. The Soc just laughed.
"You know what a greaser is?" He said, trying to goad us I'm sure. "White trash with long hair." I felt Pony jolt slightly beside me. Even I was pissed off by that comment. I had heard us greasers, boy and girl, called every name in the book, however, nothing was even close to this insult. That bastard was going to pay. Before I could attack myself, Ponyboy responded with a retort.
"You know what a Soc is." His was dark and dangerous. In fact it scared me half to death and I was on his side. 'White trash with mustangs and Madras." Not the most creative thing, but it was still pretty ballsy. Then, as if to top off the insult, Ponyboy spat at the angry Socs. It was like poking a angry grizzly bear. Ponyboy was hit squarely in the jaw by the lead Soc so hard that he fell back onto me. Ponyboy, not wanting to just back down from a fight after the first punch had been thrown, immediately bounced off of me and went for the Socs. It kinda hurt a little. I began crawling away and stopped to look back at the chaos. Johnny and Pony were know having a full out tussle with the Socs and three of the Socs were dragging Pony over to the fountain. No. They wouldn't. Not even mean spirited monsters like the Socs would commit murder. I got back on my feet and ran to help Pony as they were shoving his head under the dirty fountain water. I jumped onto one of the Socs backs, but he just knocked me off him with no difficulty. Ponyboy was struggling to get back up for air, but the Socs were holding out. I ran at the group again and thinking of nothing else to do, bit one of them on the arm. The guy yelled in pain and back-handed me so hard I was seeing birdies and stars, like in the cartoons. I fell to the ground with a scream and the guy kicked me in the back of the head, hard. My mind buzzed for a moment and then just stopped completely. I was met with complete darkness and pain.
A/N: Well, what' ya think. I know I'm currently writing a few other stories, but this one should be short, I promise. Please remember to Review!