The Dark Secret Chapter 15

After spending a week "home" I started falling into the routine. First one up made breakfast, other to do the dishes. For an hour everyday Soda and Darry would try restoring my memory. I think it was working; I still had those flashbacks, some starting making sense. One was of a funeral, I stood there crying with Soda, while Darry just stood there standing tall. I felt the heartache of losing my parents come back to me that night. Soda started to notice, he pulled me aside away from Darry, and he knew Darry made me uncomfortable.

"Hey Kiddo, uh…how's the memory?"

I shrugged then sighed, figured he should know, he could help me pull all the pieces together. I nodded

"I've been having…..I don't know I guess these flashbacks. I just don't know what's real and what's not"

I saw a flicker of hope go through his eyes, a small grin formed on his face, he leaned against the wall.

"Okay, so what are some of your flashbacks?" he asked softly,

"I had one; the night I came home it was about Darry, he was yelling at me for something I don't know what it was. Does that help?"

Soda nodded "That was the morning before you were kidnapped. You accidently stepped onto Soc territory it was raining and they managed to grab hold you. You got away then passed out in park"

I sat down, I kind of remembered that, I felt numb inside from the cold I felt my hands shaking. Soda sat down besides putting his arm around me that helped a little bit.

"Anything else kiddo? Or do you want to stop?"

I shook my head, I wanted my memory back. For Soda's sake I wanted it, I turned to face him better.

"I had one, I was running in a forest, I was running away from someone. He had a gun he had shot one of his friends. I fell into a hole, and I heard him walk past me, I….I left to run again but then I was caught again"

I looked back at him. He was thinking then I saw an idea dawning on him. Then his eyes darkened. Part of me wondered if I should have kept my mouth shut.

"That must have been while the socs had you" he smiled "should have figured you'd try getting away from them"

I felt a small smile form on my face. Maybe I was the type of person who would try a stunt like that. Didn't seem to shock anyone, Soda grinned then Darry walked into the room

"Hey Darry" Soda said, I waved

"Hey guys, I'm going to work late tonight, so Soda? Cook dinner and try not to get food poisoning" he winked then laughed as Soda threw the remote at him. He caught it then tossed it back. Then he was gone.

Soda shook his head and then turned back to me. I leaned on the arm rest, we heard the car drive away then Soda leaned forward.

"Another thing about us brothers, Darry works late all the time, he roofs houses. He works way late way to hard all the time. "He rolled his eyes I felt my eyes roll to.

We stayed there for a while talking he asked me about some of my flashbacks. I said all the ones I could remember, and then Soda told me more about the gang and the socs. He talked about the fights. I felt myself hating them all over again,

Soon he heard Steve and Two Bit rush inside. They're faces were red and huge smiles were pasted on their faces.

"What did you guys do this time?" Soda asked smiling with them.

The two boys just continued laughing, after a few minutes Steve managed to gasp out the story. They were walking around when they met up with Tim Shepard. Tim was bragging about some fancy car he fixed up, so Steve and Two Bit ran off a busted up the car. To prove it they brought home a tire, and a piece of the car.

I felt myself laughing with all of them; it felt good, like all hope really wasn't lost about my memory. They stayed longer and we all laughed and told stories. When they went home I smiled at Soda he put his arm around me.

"We can do it kiddo; we'll get your memory back"

It was at that moment I knew I truly was home, and I was with my real family.