Chapter 4
I saw the cover of the daily paper on the table when we walked in, drinking our cokes. The headline read "thousands more die in Nam". I just stared at the picture of the cemetery on the page; the millions of white crosses in the rows. Was war really the answer to solve problems? I thought about it for a second. ahh whatever, they'll do what they want anyways I concluded pushing the paper over and getting back to work.
Note: that paragraph was trying to say that the fighting between the two gangs doesn't solve anything. He feels like his opinion doesn't matter though because they will just do it anyway. It is very hard to stop people from disliking each other because everyone fights and the world isn't perfect and jolly so why should he try.
After work, Steve left for a little while, but said he would come by later. Pony decided to hang out with some other kids in our neighborhood; he's been doing that lately. You could tell that Pony was trying to make a new friend in place of Johnny, but we all knew it would never be the same. I, two bit, and darry went to go get some weed (Cigarettes) so we all could light up because we ran out. We walked to the drug store down the block; Darry was a couple feet ahead of us. I don't know why but he eather felt that he was superior to us by walking ahead of us, or hey maybe he just wanted to really get some cancer sticks.
"so those soc's came around the DX today threatening us and trying to figure out who busted up one of em's car" I said looking over at two-bit with a smile.
"Huh, yea those soc's have been asking for a rumble these past couple weeks"
He replied excited. "Those soc's needa get it" he added fiddling with his switchblade; opening it and closing it. Two- Bit loved instigating the tension between us and the socials, if it was a job he'd sure be rich! Honestly I could care less about the soc's I just wanted to have fun with my friends.
We reached the drug store and walked in. Darry went straight to the cashier to get the cancer sticks from behind the counter. Two-Bit and I walked up the aisles browsing. Two-bit stopped, looked at some candy, and magazines. He peaked around for any signs of the fuzz and then shoved them in his pockets. I just smiled at the sight of him stealing stuff he didn't need at all, but most of the time Two- Bit didn't any of the stuff he lifted. He just did it for the thrill. We left the little store with darry and laughed and gave a huge grin because he hadn't been caught. Darry opened the carton and handed us each a cig and we lighted up for the walk home.
When we got home Darry found out he had to go in to work becuase of an emergency. Pony and I made dinner, and hung out with Two-bit. Steve came in midway through dinner and ate some with us. We just joked around about silly stuff, and came up with ideas of why the heck Darry had to go into work!
