Chapter 2
"Allright Holden, I'm ready," Jane said. I had already packed my bags and I called a cab to take us to the train station.
"Ok Jane, the cab's out there somewhere," I told her. Jane wouldn't move though. "Ok Jane, you can go anytime now."
"I don't know if I can do this, I mean just run off to New York with you."
"Come on! You'll have the time of your life," I assured her.
"Ok, lets go." It was a beautiful night out, the stars were shining bright and the moon was full. I guess that's why we're running away to New York, people always do strange things on full moons. Jane and I packed our stuff into the back of the cab and climbed in. Let me tell you, that cab driver was as friendly as a goddam barracuda. If I even tried to talk to him he gave me this cold look. That Jane was so silly on the way to the train station, she just kept giggling. Let me tell you though, she looked so goddam pretty when she laughed.
"What's so funny?" I asked. "Is it me?"
"Nah, it's just what we're doing, I've never done anything this crazy before, I'm the good girl," Jane expressed.
"Well Jane, after this weekend, you'll never be known as the good girl, at least with me," with that I gave her a mischievous smile.
"Oh Holden! You're full of baloney!" That stung, I was not a phony.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah," the cab driver then stopped and we got out. I handed the money to him cautiously, I didn't want him to bite my goddam hand off. We bought our tickets and waited for the train.
"I don't know if I even have enough money for this," Jane said.
"Don't worry, I do, I'm kind of loaded, my grandma practically gives away money to me, she's very lavish with it," I said. Jane laughed at that. When the train came me and Jane sat next to this lady who looked kind of sad. Jane and me talked for a while to catch up on each other's lives. After a while though Jane got tired and she fell asleep.
"Do you go to Pencey?" I heard a voice say. Soon I discovered it was the lady sitting across from me.
"Uh yeah, I do," I answered.
"Do you know a boy there named Earnest?" Oh yeah I knew him, he was one of the biggest goddam bastards in the whole school. He always picked on the little guys and was always slapping people with his towel.
"Yeah, I do."
"Do you like him? How is he?" She asked, eager for information.
"Oh yeah, old Ernie's a friendly guy, if any of us guys have a problem, you can always count on old Ernie to be there for ya," I was lying but hey, I couldn't let her down, parents always want to know how great their kids are. The lady smiled.
"Thank you," and she stared out the window after that. I wasn't really tired so I lasted the whole way to New York and when we arrived, I woke Jane up. Once we got out the train the smell of the city hit me, cigarette smoke, car fumes, and hot dogs. Home again, home again.
