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Chapter Ten

One week later.

Now Dallas stood outside Sylvia's house listening to the shouting. He was perched up against the wall smoking a cigarette. He was half smiling as he heard the words 'bitch' thrown around more then once and in both directions. In a way he felt sorry for Sylvia but she was tough, much touger then Johnny. She was well able to take it and give it. Then he heard one sentence and the house went quite. Dally's eyes turned cold and his blood boiled although no-one knew he was there. He couldn't help be angry at what he heard.

"You were just a mistake. I should have had an abortion."

As tough as any kid is if you hear that from your parent it's bound to affect you.

Dallas crushed his cigarette and walked off. The last thing that girl needed now was him messing with her head like he had been the last couple of days. He had been really enjoying it too. That'll teach him for sneaking around people's houses. He heard Sylvia call him and he turned. He had thought about just walking on but he didn't.

"Hey." He said.

"Dally..." She started. Then she cleared her throat. Dallas could tell she wanted to cry but she wasn't about to do that infront of him.

"Come on." Dallas said and he walked ahead of her.

Ponyboy had to run home from school again. He'd been trying to get Maria's attention in class and the Socs started picking on him. Now trying to act tough is on thing, he normal stuck his hands in his pockets and ignored them, but when they started doing it infront of a girl you're trying to win back that's when you get stupid. He said something smart and they didn't take it lightly. Maria had screamed at him to run. He truned to see the Socs all five of them coming towards him. He wasn't that stupid he did run. No-one was home when he ran inside the house. He flopped on the couch exhausted. Johnny came in soon after and looked at him worringly.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

"Yeah some Socs chased me home that's all."

"You sure? Do you want me to call Darry or Soda?"

"No it's alright."

"Well come on let's go somewhere then " Johnny said.

Ponyboy sighed and shook his head. "I gotta start dinner and there's still the dishes to do from this morning. We're due an visit from the welfare soon enough."

"Oh."

Ponyboy looked at his friend his brown eyes were sad looking. He was playing with his hands.

"Johnny wanna hang round?" He asked.

Johnny nodded saying nothing.

Dallas was awake now while Sylvia slept. He smiled at her things were getting back to normal. He felt more like himself now, more in control. He looked down at the brown bag on the floor and lifted it up. He took it out of the bag, the cold steel felt good in his hands. It was heavier then he thought too. He pointed it at Sylvia's blond head and grinned. He could do it he could just pull the trigger and she'd be dead. Sylvia bolted up and her eyes widened. She'd woken up from one nightmare and into another.

"Relax babe." He said.

Sylvia tried to look tough but her eyes gave it away.

"Want it?" He asked.

He held it out to her and she crawled along the bed slowly and took it. he pointed it at Dallas she had to use her two hands it was heavy. he had to admitt she looked pretty sexy with it in her hand. She ginned and placed the gun on the bed.

"Just know babe if you ever pull a stunt like that again... I'll kill you?"

Sylvia nodded and threw her self into his arms.

Soda looked up as some Soc girl pulled up in a mustang. It was probably her ol' man's cause that was one beast of a car for a girl. She smiled at him as he came towards her. Steve watched for inside ready to jump in if he needed help. You couldn't be sure when these girls were for real or when it was some Socs about to jump them and using their girls as a distraction.

"What seems to be the problem?" He heard Soda ask.

"It's making strange noises." She said shamelessly flirting with him.

"Oh it's nothing." he said popping the hood and explaining the simple problem.

"We'll have it fixed in no time. " He smiled.

"Oh thank you're my knight in oily garments." She cooed.

Steve nearly fell off his chair laughing.

Dallas walked into the shop near the Dx and walked out with half the shop in his jacket. Sylvia was watching him smiling. he lit a cigarette and handed her one. They walked beside eachother and Dallas drapped his arm over her shoulder and then cussed silently.

Soda and Steve heard the sirens and looked up to see a figure running towards them. The girl could wait they regonised this figure.
Soda was shouting and holding the door of the DX open. If Dallas made it he could run through and out the back. It didn't work, he got near and was then dragged to the ground.
O'Hara smiled now as he threw Dallas against the hood of the car and searched him.Of course he found all the lifted goods. He took great delight in cuffing him and throwing him in the back of the car. Dallas was just happy he had hidden the gun.

"You're in trouble now boy." He crowed.

Soda and Steve watched as the car drove off.

"You know him?" The girl asked. Soda couldn't tell if she was impressed or not.

"Yeah." Soda said sadly.

Johnny had seen too and he sighed deeply. He hated when Dally was arrested. Himself and Pony had given up on dinner and were taking a walk towards the DX.

Darry stopped roofing and watched the angry young man being dragged into the car and shook his head. He was hoping that would never be one of his brothers.

Two-Bit was trying to chat up a girl but stoped and grinned widly. "Good ol' Dally." He said.
She tutted and walked off.

Dallas didn't know it then but when he got out of the cooler it would be the begining of a serries of events leading to the worst day of the gangs lives.

THE END.