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- As we got out of the car, Two-Bit said, "Hey, I got some money on me. I stole it from some old man. It will be our treat. I will buy you guys anything." He only stared at Johnny and Pony. He probably wasn't referring to me.
But Pony had to ask. He asked, "Well, what about Nancy? I mean I bet she doesn't have any money on her."
Two-Bit pulled him over from me and started whispering.
Two-Bit looked at me and tried to make an excuse, "Well, I am sure she can pay herself. We don't have to pay for her..." He whispered.
Pony stared at him a little mad but then looked at me with a normal expression.
So we started walking and we sat at the shiny red booths. I said, "It's alright. I got my own money."
Pony said, "Alrighty. Well we all know what we are gonna get but what do you want to buy?"
"I will just have a cheeseburger and large fry and a Pepsi. I was looking at the menu on top of where the cashier was standing. So I got up but then some girl in roller skates stopped me and said, "Sit down, hun. You don't have to go up."
I walked back to my seat and she asked, "So what do you guys want?" I wonder why she talked to us so nicely. I guess she was in the middle class.
"Two-Bit spoke this time, "Well for the two of us boys we would like three cheeseburgers, three large Pepsi's and three large fries."
She got out her notebook and started writing the order down. She said, "And you? What do you want."
"Uh. I am getting the same thing." I said. I don't know what kinds of other food there here so I just chose whatever they chose.
So while we were waiting for five minutes to get our food, Two-Bit was eyeing me strangely. I put my head down a little and invested the place. It was really nice. The booths were white and red. The floors were checkered black and white. I thought that this was a nice place to hang out with people.
There came our food and she brought it to us. "Here you guys go. Enjoy."
"Thank you, ma'am." Two-Bit smiled and giggled.
I looked at the cheeseburger and I took my first bite. It was really good. I was so hungry but with a large coke and a large fry, that would probably make me full.
So I kept on eating and eating and Pony saw me and said, "You must be pretty hungry. I am too." He smiled.
I smiled back. Two-Bit for some reason was sitting next to me but he sat all the way to the wall to be distant to me. Why did he dislike me so much? I never did anything to him.
"Well, I am done. Lets go back." Johnny said. "The period ends in ten more minutes."
"Hey, hey, hold your horses Johnny boy. It will all be okay.." Two-Bit grinned.
Johnny grinned back and we were getting up from the booths to throw our stuff away. We gave the waitress some money and by then we were going back to school.
As we got into the car, once again Two-Bit was looking at me carefully. I whispered, "Whats up with him?"
Pony whispered back, "It's okay. Just ignore him. He will open up I am sure."
So while we were on our way back to school, none of us said a word except for Two-Bit making jokes. He was really funny. Even I had to laugh.
We reached the school and we all went inside to go to our lockers to get our stuff.
"Well, I will see you after school I guess." Johnny said to Pony. Two-Bit and him were in most classes so they really didn't have to say goodbye to each other.
Me and Pony said both of our goodbyes and we went to history class. Once again all we did was talk about what we were going to be learning in history. It pretty much has been this way through the whole day. School went by fast and me and Pony walked home together. At the entrance Two-Bit saw us and said, "Hey Pony, do you want a ride?"
"Nah I am going to walk home with Nancy." Pony said.
"Alright. Well I will see ya soon." By then he was gone when I looked back.
I looked down at my feet while walking and Pony said, "Whats wrong?"
"Nothing. I just don't know why he hates me so much." I said sadly.
"Don't worry, Nancy. Like I said he will open up." He said and then asked, "Hey. I want to ask you something."
"Yeah?" I said looking at him.
"Do you want to go to the Nightly Double with me on Wednesday?" He said. After when he said that, his face was as red as a tomatoe.
"Sure!" I said smiling.
"Great! I will walk you. Be there by seven, okay?"
"Okay!" I said happily. Our walk was nice. We talked more about on how our day was and then we talked more about movies. We finally reached to my house and I said, "Bye, Pony. Thanks for walking me home."
"No problem. I will see you tomorrow?" He said with his hands in his pockets.
"You bet! Bye!" I smiled.
"Bye!" He said.
"Hey, wait!"
I stopped and turned around. It was Pony. He walked towards me and said, "Hey, uh... I have track practice today. Maybe we can hang out?"
I smiled and he started scratching his head. "That's if you want to I mean... Uh..." He looked down.
"I would love to! What time does it start?"
"Five thirty." He said just still standing where he was at.
"Okay, sure! I will be there. I gotta start on my homework then. Bye!" I said.
He said goodbye and we walked opposite directions.
I went inside my house and I looked out of the window and I saw him walking to his house.
I blushed a little and I kept on thinking about him until my dad showed up.
"Hey, honey." He sat the newspaper on the table.
"Hey, dad." I said sitting on the couch.
"How was school?" He sounded a little off.
"Okay." I said not wanting to know that it was actually a pretty good one.
"I saw you talking to that young boy..." He said sternly.
"I'm sor-" Before I could finish, he said even more angry than I thought he would be, "You know you are not supposed to hang out with these kinds of people!"
"Dad!" I yelled, "All there is here is whites! What am I supposed to do? I don't want to be left out with no friends!"
"Find some your own color. Not white." And then he walked off. How mean could he be sometimes.
I slouched back into the couch and I felt miserable. Now how am I going to tell Pony about me visiting him during track? I just can't do that to him. I have to see him somehow tonight. I am sure someone can help me out... I thought until something came up in my head. My mother was coming home tonight. Early, that is. Before five. This is great! Mom can convince dad into anything if I tell her why he won't let me see my friends! Shewill definitely convince him!
So I waited just doing my homework to finish and I was drawing just to waste time. To build our friendship, maybe I could draw something or we could draw together. Have some fun, get to know eachother a little more.
I heard the door open, I looked at the door and there appeared my mom, Beverly.
My mom smiled and said, "Hey honey! How are you?"
"Good, ma!" I sat up from the couch and hugged her. To be honest, I liked her more than dad but that didn't stop me from loving him.
"That's great honey." She said. She started walking towards the kitchen.
"Wait, mom!"
And she stopped and looked at me, "What is it, honey?"
"I have to ask you something."
"Sure, honey, what is it?"
We both sat down on the couch and I told her what dad had said earlier.
Mom sighed and looked at me. "You know how dad is. But I am going to try everything that I can, okay?" She sat up and before she reached the stairs she said, "I am going to talk to him now." And then she started going up the stairs.
I muttered an okay. I waited until she got up the stairs, I got up the stairs just half way, wanting to hear what she was saying.
"Honey, this is not right!" I heard her yell, but not too loud but loud enough to hear.
"The answer is no! I am not letting her become friends with white trash!" He yelled. He yelled even louder than what mom had.
"Honey, just listen!" She yelled louder. But then it was silent. I guess they were still talking but I didn't know.
For a couple minutes, I stood there, waiting to hear someone finally talk. So I went up the stairs, now upstairs waiting to see if they talked.
Suddenly, I heard the door open. "Okay, I will let her know." That was probably my mom. I ran silently down the stairs trying to keep quiet but my mom saw me and said, "It's okay, honey. You can go." She smiled.
"Oh, thanks mom!" I said. I was really happy and relieved.
Mom got down the stairs and said, "Come on, I will drive you there." It was sometime around five.
"Really? Thanks!" We got out and went to the car.
I hopped into her truck and infront of us was the bright sunset. It was so nice. Orange filled the skys with pink along with it too. I sighed. It was the most beautiful thing in nature that I have ever seen in my whole life.
I got out of the truck and I waved mom off. She waved back and I could hear the screeching on the way down.
When I opened the gate into the field I looked around. I couldnt quite see Pony until he saw me and asked, "Nancy!" He was sitting on the bleachers.
I said as I got on the bleachers, "I was looking for you!"
Pony said, "Well, here I am." He chuckled.
I smiled and said, "Wow you look beat. You want a water or something?"
Pony said smiling, "Uh yeah sure."
I said, "Alright hold-" I was cut off by some girl.
The girl tapped his shoulders and he turned at her. He said surprised, "Hey! Cherry!"
Pony said, "Oh Nancy, this is Cherry!" He then added while looking at both of the girls, "Cherry, Nancy, Nancy, Cherry!"
Cherry smiled and said, "Hey, I never seen you around! You new here or something?"
My stomach churned. I had a bad feeling just in his eyes he could see his liking to Cherry. I then focused on what Cherry had just said and replied, "Oh um, yeah I am in this school." I hesitated, "Well I uh, I moved here because of my grandma that is. She is very ill."
Ponys mouth opened agap and Cherry laughed at his face and gave a playful shove and Pony giggled. I rolled my eyes when she was teasing with him and then Cherry got back on track by saying, "Oh. I am so very sorry about that. Sorry, whats your name?"
I said, "Oh the names Nancy Rawls."
Cherry smiled and said, "That's an original name!" Cherry changed the subject by saying, "So how old are you?"
I said, "I am fourteen going on fifteen."
Cherry said surprised, "Wow! You look older than that!"
Pony was surprised that Cherry thought that Nancy looked older. No, Cherry was wrong. In Ponyboy's view she looked younger.
Cherry looked at her watch and said, "Oh! Look at the time! I gotta go!"
Pony waved back but then paused and said while hopping down from the bleachers, "Wait! Track is over! C'mon, I will walk you home let me!"
My stomach started hurting. It felt horrible. Even worse my chest started hurting and she just knew that they both had a thing for eachother. I felt like I could cry any minute. I watched as the two disappeared from far away walking into the sidewalk and turning over to the next street.
-Okay thats all for now. I am really sick (curse the cold weather, lol) so it might take me awhile for me to update. I am working on my other story called The Users and The Young. Please check that one out if you want! Please keep on reading and reviewing! Thanks :)
