Chapter 14
Pony had to go back to school the next week to my displeasure. I couldn't go back until December first because home-schooling with my Aunt Kate had left me far ahead of public school.
"Come on, Pony! You're going to be late!" I pounded on the bedroom door.
"I'm coming."
"I'm going to work, Mattie," Darry put his hand on my shoulder, interrupting my yelling, "Don't go wandering around by yourself, it's not safe."
"I just want to walk Pony to school."
He sighed and gave in, "Okay, walk him to school and come straight home."
"Fine." Who was he to tell me what to do?
"Bye Mattie," Sodapop adjusted his hat on his head, smiling, and walked out of the door.
"Bye, Pony!" Darry hollered as he stepped out of the door after him.
I gave up trying to get Pony to get ready a little faster and went and sat in the kitchen.
"Hey, Mattie." He finally was dressed.
"Your breakfast is on the counter."
"Not even a 'Hello'?"
"Good morning," I said, "Now, eat your breakfast."
"Yes, Mother."
"You have five minutes."
"I'm hurrying, I'm hurrying." He rolled his eyes.
"Aren't you missing something?" I said a few minutes later when Pony was about to leave.
Pony looked at me curiously.
"Your books, you might need those." I smiled.
"Oh." He smiled inwardly.
"Let's go." I handed him his books.
The walk to the school was uneventful, I was thankful.
"Listen Pon, I'll meet you for lunch, okay? I think Two-bit's skipping again today."
"Alright, don't worry, Mattie, I'll be fine."
"I'm not worried."
"Yes, you are." He smiled and it melted my heart.
"Meet me in front of the school at lunch."
"I'll be there."
And I'm sure Pony was there waiting that afternoon, but I wouldn't show up. I couldn't be there, but I wish I could've been.
"There's a fine, fine line between together and apart.
And there's a fine, fine line between what you wanted and what you got.
You gotta go after the things you want while you're still in your prime...
There's a fine, fine line between love
And a waste of time."
Really, Really short today. Sorry. Please review! The song is from "Avenue Q"
Pony had to go back to school the next week to my displeasure. I couldn't go back until December first because home-schooling with my Aunt Kate had left me far ahead of public school.
"Come on, Pony! You're going to be late!" I pounded on the bedroom door.
"I'm coming."
"I'm going to work, Mattie," Darry put his hand on my shoulder, interrupting my yelling, "Don't go wandering around by yourself, it's not safe."
"I just want to walk Pony to school."
He sighed and gave in, "Okay, walk him to school and come straight home."
"Fine." Who was he to tell me what to do?
"Bye Mattie," Sodapop adjusted his hat on his head, smiling, and walked out of the door.
"Bye, Pony!" Darry hollered as he stepped out of the door after him.
I gave up trying to get Pony to get ready a little faster and went and sat in the kitchen.
"Hey, Mattie." He finally was dressed.
"Your breakfast is on the counter."
"Not even a 'Hello'?"
"Good morning," I said, "Now, eat your breakfast."
"Yes, Mother."
"You have five minutes."
"I'm hurrying, I'm hurrying." He rolled his eyes.
"Aren't you missing something?" I said a few minutes later when Pony was about to leave.
Pony looked at me curiously.
"Your books, you might need those." I smiled.
"Oh." He smiled inwardly.
"Let's go." I handed him his books.
The walk to the school was uneventful, I was thankful.
"Listen Pon, I'll meet you for lunch, okay? I think Two-bit's skipping again today."
"Alright, don't worry, Mattie, I'll be fine."
"I'm not worried."
"Yes, you are." He smiled and it melted my heart.
"Meet me in front of the school at lunch."
"I'll be there."
And I'm sure Pony was there waiting that afternoon, but I wouldn't show up. I couldn't be there, but I wish I could've been.
"There's a fine, fine line between together and apart.
And there's a fine, fine line between what you wanted and what you got.
You gotta go after the things you want while you're still in your prime...
There's a fine, fine line between love
And a waste of time."
Really, Really short today. Sorry. Please review! The song is from "Avenue Q"