Chapter 2: Not for Girls

This chapter takes place before and during the attempted rape scene in Doc's. Since Anybodys wasn't there, she does something different...

"But, Action, I-"

Action takes hold of my shoulder. It's late at night, and him and the gang are getting ready to go to Doc's. "Anybodys, you're part of the gang now, but you have to let us do this. You can't be part of it this time."

I sigh, and put my hands on my hips. "Why? What's so important that I can't attend?"

Action runs a hand through his slicked hair. "We're meeting with that Shark girl Anita. We're gonna make her tell us where Chino is."

I throw my hands up. "So why the hell can't I come?"

"You'd feel sorry for her. You're a girl."

"Her bastard of a boyfriend freakin' killed Riff!" I yell. Action's face falls, remembering Riff, and I quickly backpedal. "She's a freakin' Shark. No sympathy for the enemy."

Action regains his composure and looks at me sternly in the eyes. "I mean it, Anybodys. You can't come."

I give up. "Fine. What do you want me to do then?"

"See if you can spy on the Sharks again. Pepe, Indio, any of them, and see what they're up to."

I nod. "Fine. Have fun torturing the Puerto Rican bitch." I run from him, and keep running until I make it to the basketball court, No Man's Land.

I stop, and catch my breath, annoyed at Action for not letting me join in the fun. I'd give that bitch a mouthful...

I sigh. Just focus on the task at hand, Anybodys. Hey, maybe if you find out something, Action will like you more.

But he has a girlfriend.

That bitch Clarice.

Ugh, she get's on my last nerve! All of their girls! They're all dumb broads who don't even know anything! They probably don't even know where the Sharks came from, or what two plus two equals!

Not like that's important, but still...

I kick at the ground with my Converse. I wish I was Action's girl, not Clarice. Yeah, it'd be nice...

But I have more important things to take care of.

I push all thoughts of Action and Clarice aside and start running to Shark territory.

It wasn't hard to find Pepe.
I actually found Indio first, but all he was doing was snuggling in an alleyway near the Shark apartment with his girlfriend Rosalia. I almost vomited.

I then found a fire escape into the building. Thankfully, since I was so small, I fit, and easily crept into the building. I immediately heard a voice.

"That Tony is as good as dead."

Pepe.

A female voice soon chimed in. "Did Chino find him yet?"

Must be Pepe's girl, I thought, hiding still in the fire escape.

"No, but he's close. He's probably hiding out with the Jets."

"Have you seen Anita anywhere though? I was going to come see her today, but..."

I heard Pepe sigh. "I don't know. I thought Rosalia was taking care of her?"

I almost laughed. No, Rosalia is too busy being tongue tied with Indio.

I continued listening.

"I guess so," Consuela said. I heard her stand up, probably to comfort Pepe. "So...what are you up to then?"

Pepe laughed. "Nothing now, until the Jets make a move. Why?"

I heard Consuela laugh, and then I heard moans.

EW!

I scrambled the way out of the fire escape, sickened. Gross.

I walked back to the basketball court, bummed. All I heard was a boring conversation and the start of sex. Great. Action will be so proud.

I sigh, and sit down on the pavement, my back against the fence. I pushed my hand through my short hair, annoyed.

What the hell do I do now?

I couldn't go to Doc's, because who the hell knows if the boys were done torturing the Puerto Rican in there. And I couldn't go back home, because I didn't have a home. I had the streets, and the gang.

Just then, I saw the guys race towards me.