I Do Not Own The Outsiders But I Do Own Jessi.
Hi, another chapter as promised! Hope that you are all enjoying the story and for those of you who have stuck with it for a long time I'm very thankful. I love to hear your feedback of my chapter so if you could drop me a review telling me how I'm going I'd love it. My B'Day In The Next Week Really Excited! So I might be a bit sidetraked:) Hannah
Jessi's POV
The next morning I was the first one awake. Last night I hadn't gotten any the work that I'd needed to get done finished, well I hadn't actually started.
Darry had made a really nice Lasagne for dinner and afterwards we had played some card games and watched some old movies on the television.
It was a good night but after seeing the workload I had to get done, I realised that I was pretty much screwed.
I was sitting on the couch, leaned up against its ends in trackies and a singlet finishing off the final touches to my Science report when Soda stumbled into the lounge, messy hair and the signs of a late night looming over his blue jeans and scruffy T-shirt.
"Morning" he said as he walked into the kitchen "What are you up to?"
"Just some schoolwork." I replied as he came out with a large chunk of cake. "Didn't get a chance to start last night." I wrote the final lines of my report shut the book and chucked it on the ground. I rubbed my eyes and lent back into my pillow with a yawn.
"You look more tired than me." Soda said sitting on the ground in front of me "How long have you been awake for?"
"I woke up at about 5.30am and watched the sunrise, then started my schoolwork." I replied
"Jeeh, I didn't know that there was that time in the day, how much did you get done?" he said taking a bite of cake.
"I've done a Science report, a math assignment and 2 history essays." I began "But I've still got another English assignment to do."
Sodas mouth dropped "You're joking. I didn't know we had that much to do!"
"Nah, it's just me. The teachers said that I had to do catch up work so that I understood what they were teaching. Well let me tell you, it was a mission."
"Sounds like one. Gosh, I nearly had a heart attack. I've never that much work in a day, ever! You must be pretty turbo."
"You could call me that." I said sarcastically
"Then I will" Soda replied "Jessi the Turbo."
"I sound like a freight train or something." I said
"Pretty Much." He replied
"You're nice." I said hopping of the couch and giving him a small shove with my foot.
"Oi." He said grabbing hold of it and pulling me down to the ground and tickling me.
"No...Stop...ha-ha...please...hahaa." I giggled and laughed while Soda tickled me on the floor.
"Who's got who now!" he said as I tried to escape his grip.
"Sodaa...pleease." I begged and he eased up. I opened my eyes and finally stopped laughing.
Soda was staring at me; his eyes were locked with mine. He moved the hair out from my eyes and pulled me up to sit with his hands. I bent in and kissed him on the lips, just softly. He wrapped his arm around my shoulder and deepened the kiss, just a little before he broke away.
"I've got some stuff to do before we leave." He said standing up from the ground and going down the hall "ah cya later."
And with that I was left on the floor, stunned at the last 10 minutes. What did that mean? Did Soda like me, or didn't he? Why had he pulled away? Was it my fault?
I stood up from the ground and gathered my books and placed them in a neat pile before turning on the television to see the morning run of cartoons.
A few minutes later Dally walked through the front door, after crashing at a friend's last night.
"Hey" he said sitting on the couch "Getting ready for school?"
"I've still got practically an hour and a half, it can wait." I replied
"You seen Darry anywhere?" he asked.
"He left earlier this morning for work, said he'd be there in the afternoon to pick us up from school though."
"Sweet, Thanks." Dally said
"So where are Two-Bit and Johnny?" I asked
"Still asleep at my mates place, didn't wanna wake em."
"So you want some breakfast?" I asked
"Love it." Dal replied "What's on the menu?"
"Toast with Jam." I replied as I made my way to the kitchen
"Mmm, My Fav." He replied "I'll take two."
10 minutes later we were both once again seated on the couch chewing on our touch watching the television when Pony came from the hall dressed in his clothes with a pack on his back.
"Good-Morning." I said feeling a bit strange as I was still in my pyjamas.
"Morning." He replied asking some toast of the plate I had left in the kitchen.
"Where are you off to so early?" I asked
"We have track practise this morning." He replied "Dally do you think you could take me, it's just Darry's already left and I can't be late."
"Only cause I owe Darry a favour." He replied standing up from the couch
"Thanks for the toast Jessi; I'll cya when I get back." And with that I was alone in the lounge again. I hadn't seen Soda for a good half an hour now, and I was worried.
I made my way down the hall and locked myself in the bathroom. Turning on the hot water, I decided to have a shower to try and figure out what was happening. After checking my leg, I hoped in and let the hot water answer the questions that were spinning in my head.
15 Minutes later I turned off the water and stepped out wrapped in a towel. My bag was still in the bathroom corner where I left it and I changed into skinny blue jeans and a short black t shirt. I tied my hair up into its pony tail, put on some socks and made my way to the lounge expecting to see Soda.
To my surprise, Steve was on the couch flicking the remote.
"Hey" he said
"Morning." I answered "You got here quick."
"I've been here for 20minutes." He replied
I looked at the wall clock and swore under my breath. I'm gonna be late. I quickly through on my Connies and gathered my books but realised I had no bag.
Making sure I had everything I took an apple from the fridge and made my way to the door.
"You're going to be late." Steve said
"I realise that Steve." I said my tone a bit more icy than expected.
"No need to get bitchy." He said
"I didn't...I mean, I'm sorry, I wasn't trying to be mean, it's just."
"It's ok." Steve said as Dally walked through the door back from taking Pony down to school. "But Jessi, are you ok?"
"Yea, I'm fine." I replied "...Just a bit stressed, that's all. You know schoolwork."
"Alright, well Dal here can give you a lift, and you should make it on time." Steve replied
"I just got back from car pooling the other one!" Dally said sitting on the couch
"That's ok, I feel like a long walk anyway." I said even though I was bound to get lost and be late. But I didn't really care at that moment. "I'll see you all this afternoon ok, bye." And with that I was out the door and into the streets.
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