This is my first story. Sorry chapter one was so short. I been working on this story for years and wrote most of it when I was 12. I lot of it has to be rewritten. I keep laughing at myself for how I wrote a lot of these chapters. So I have I lot of rewriting to do. Chapter 3 up soon! Didn't say this in chapter one but everything belongs to S.E Hinton expect for Alex and her family.
Chapter 2
I said I wasn't gunna fall in love with her, well I did. I did like Romeo when he first met Juliet, but sadly worse if that's even possible.
"Ding Dong"I open door slowly and there's a black wooden box on the porch. I bring it in and Darry and Sodapop get up from the table as I set it down to open it. I realize that I don't know how to open this kinda box. Darry realizes this and grabs the hammer from the counter from making repairs to the cabinets. He opens it harshly but careful for Darry. In the box were three smaller black boxes. Each box had a gold watch for me and my brothers.
"Who's it from?" Sodapop asked.
"I don't know" I said.
Then Darry noticed a note nicely folded on lined paper with handwriting that you could tell was a girl's. He hands it to me and I read aloud: Dear Ponyboy and his brothers,
My Dad couldn't sell last year's watches. So he was going to send them back to the manufacture. So I decided that we give them to you and your brothers as gift for being such I great friend to me.
:)Alex Acsis
"Oooh! She signed it with a happy face. She must like you Pony," Soda says being his playful self.
"Knock it off Soda." I said not amused.
For I didn't want them to know that I had the biggest thing for Alex.
"Who's the girl? And how in the world did she get our address?" Darry says concerned and confused.
A girl I know from school. She's my friend, I guess. She soc, but she's really nice." I say and smile.
"You have a crush on her don't you Pony?" Darry said
"I guess." I said"
"Well you either do or don't and you do cause you can't just say "I guess." Soda said
I roll my eyes and said "Fine. I do."
Darry and Soda both smiled at me.
Then Soda said smiling "Well you should go thank her and maybe even ask her out.
I looked at him like no. Then I left with her address in mind before they could say anything else. Once I finally got to her house I realized that it is huge and mine would look like a shed compared to hers. I was a little afraid to be in neighborhood. I guess it was just fear of bad experiences; I was surprised I even made it there unharmed. Then all of a sudden the front door opened and Alex was in the door way.
"Hi Ponyboy," Alex said a little puzzled.
"Hi I came to thank you for the watches you gave my brothers and I," I said
"Oh, yes it was my idea. I'll tell him you say thank you. I can see you like yours cause you're wearing it," She said with a smile.
"Yea," I said trying not show the fact that I was blushing.
"I was going to go on a walk. I need a moment away from my crazy family. You want to come?" Alex said stepping outside and closing the door behind her.
"Sure" I said still feeling a little afraid to be in her part of town.
We walked for quite a while just talking about everything. Alex is the first person in a while that I felt I could talk to (expect Soda). I really wanted to smoke but I was afraid Alex would judge me for being a greaser.
Then Alex smiled and laughed I guess whatever I said was funny.
"What's so funny?" I asked
She couldn't seem to say it with a straight face.
She managed to get it out. "I just told you my mom is Italian and you asked if she's from Germany, she's from Italy."
"Oh, how is that funny?" I asked
"Because the look on your face was priceless." She said.
"Oh, okay" I said
"I'm sorry," Alex said
"It's fine" I said.
"That was mean. I'm sorry that was my bitchy soc coming out," She said feeling a little bad about it.
"You're not a bitchy, you're perfect" I said with a smile.
She smiles back and said "Thanks."
We walked in silence. We ended up at the drive in midday. I thought Alex would be ashamed to be seen with me, but then again we are always together at school. I decided to smoke anyways, Alex just ignored it.
Alex broke the silence with "I'm not perfect. I'm the only girl in my family besides my mom. I'm a soc, so yes I can be quite bitchy sometimes. When you have spent half your life trying to not be what everyone wants you to be. You can be a bit of a bitch. Most girls I know on my side are bitches."
I looked at speechless for a moment.
"Well I'm glad you're not a bitch." I said with a smile.
She smiled back at me "Yea, me too."
"What did we do our science project on again?" I said changing the subject.
Alex just smiled and said "How easily people forget things"
"Oh" I said blushing
She smiled "It's alright"
I looked at my watch "We should be ending back. It is 1:30"
"Yea, we should" She said.
As we started to head back I noticed people looking at us. Alex had noticed too. She just looked around and then at me. The next thing I know she grabs my hand.
"Screw what people think!" She said laughing a little.
I laughed with her and said "Yea your right!"
We walked back and she kissed by cheek and said "Thank you for today."
I smiled "You're welcome."
I walked back home. That was a Friday, so the following day was Saturday. I woke up at eight and quickly showered and went to go look for her note. Re- reading it I looked to see if she left her number, no number.
