Okay I know this chapter title sucks but I couldn't think of anything.
Hey, sorry for the long wait between chapters but my computer's been acting weird so it might take a while to get fixed. If I don't post for a couple of days don't worry, I haven't given it up. Well, I won't keep you waiting…
Chapter 5
Now that there weren't a bunch of people inside, Taylor saw that the Curtis' home was actually very nice. And neat, especially for three boys. Darry walked in from the kitchen and gave Taylor a friendly smile, which was very different from the look she received last night. Relieved, she smiled back.
"So little buddy, how long are you guys gonna be out?" Darry asked, just like a parent.
"Not too long," Soda replied, "I'm just gonna show Taylor around."
"Okay." Darry said. Now why couldn't Taylor's parents be that understanding?
Taylor and Soda headed off the porch and down the road.
"Hey sorry we couldn't drive but the car's being fixed. We gotta stop at the DX tonight okay?"
"Sure, not a problem."
Soon they came up to the DX where they had eaten lunch earlier that day. Soda walked in and waved to Steve who was working on a car.
"Hey Steve, how's my car, is it fixed yet?" Soda asked.
"Nope," Steve replied, "Transmission's still shot."
"Oh well."
Taylor noticed several girls starting to gather.
"Hey Sandy was in here a little while ago looking for you." Steve told Soda.
"Sandy? What'd she want?"
"Well, she said you hadn't called in a while and she missed you. She wanted to talk to you."
"Is Sandy your girlfriend?" Taylor asked.
"How'd you know?" Soda replied, surprised.
"Said you hadn't called, wants to talk, misses you. I'm a girl I know everything."
"Hey can you give me tomorrow's lottery numbers?" Steve asked, reaching for a piece of paper and a pencil. Taylor laughed and told him the first numbers that came to her head as Steve frantically scribbled them down on the paper.
"Steve I swear you hang around Two-Bit too much," Soda said, chuckling.
Taylor wasn't surprised that Soda had a girlfriend. Someone as handsome and sweet as him would have no trouble getting one. It didn't bother her, she didn't care. After buying two cokes, Soda and Taylor walked out of the DX and headed down the street.
"You hungry?" Soda asked.
"Not really," Taylor said.
"Well, I'll take you to the Dingo," he said, leading her down another street.
The Dingo was not exactly what Taylor had expected, but she didn't know exactly what that was. As they headed forward, a guy who was staggering slightly eyed Taylor and Soda quickly put his arm around her. She looked at him and smiled, a silent understanding passed between them. They walked inside and Soda yelled out across the room.
"Hey Two-Bit!"
Two-Bit turned around and walked over, followed by a girl with bleached blonde hair, a low cut shirt and a short skirt.
"Hey Soda, Taylor." Two-Bit greeted, "This is Kelly," he indicated the blonde.
Taylor hoped that her thoughts of the girl did not show up on her face, because they weren't anything good. Kelly stood there, chomping on gum and running her fingers along Two-Bit's long sideburns. Taylor forced a smile.
"So are you two on that tour that you wouldn't invite me on?" he asked.
"Yup," Soda said.
"So you wanna get something to eat?" Two-Bit asked. Soda looked at Taylor.
"Sure," she said. The four went to a booth and started talking about stuff. Taylor didn't contribute much, but just sat there, sipping her coke. After a while, Soda and Taylor left and headed down the street. Soda began to explain about the places that Greasers hung out and places that Socs hang out.
"This is so stupid!" Taylor exclaimed after Soda finished explaining the different drive-ins that Greasers and Socs went to. He looked at her strangely.
"Not you Soda, this whole 'Greaser, Soc' thing. I hate the way people judge you by the way you dress. God, those Socs are the most," Taylor couldn't find the right word, "and everyone thinks they're so great because they're rich and we're hoods because of what we wear. It's so stupid." Soda seemed surprised at her reaction.
"Taylor, I would have thought that you, growing up in New Yor-"
"Oh stop it!" she cried, "I hate when people say that! Yeah, I grew up in New York, and yeah I've seen it before, but that doesn't mean I'm okay with it. There's a difference."
"So what are you gonna do about it?"
She paused, "Nothing, I don't like it but I can't do anything. I'm not the president or anything."
They didn't say anything for a while, and eventually they headed home.
"Hey Taylor,"
"Soda I'm sorry I said what I did. Sometimes things just get me so mad I don't know what to do."
"It's okay, I understand. I've said some stupid things too."
Taylor couldn't help but smile. Soda really was different.
"So I'll see you tomorrow?" he asked.
"Yeah. I guess so. Goodnight."
"Goodnight."
Taylor opened the door to her house. The lights were off and she figured her parents were in bed. She went up to her room, flicked on the lights and began to unpack her boxes.
Just warning you, 6 & 7 will be like 4 & 5, supposed to be the same chapter but too long, so I split it. I'll post it soon as I'm done.
Hey, sorry for the long wait between chapters but my computer's been acting weird so it might take a while to get fixed. If I don't post for a couple of days don't worry, I haven't given it up. Well, I won't keep you waiting…
Chapter 5
Now that there weren't a bunch of people inside, Taylor saw that the Curtis' home was actually very nice. And neat, especially for three boys. Darry walked in from the kitchen and gave Taylor a friendly smile, which was very different from the look she received last night. Relieved, she smiled back.
"So little buddy, how long are you guys gonna be out?" Darry asked, just like a parent.
"Not too long," Soda replied, "I'm just gonna show Taylor around."
"Okay." Darry said. Now why couldn't Taylor's parents be that understanding?
Taylor and Soda headed off the porch and down the road.
"Hey sorry we couldn't drive but the car's being fixed. We gotta stop at the DX tonight okay?"
"Sure, not a problem."
Soon they came up to the DX where they had eaten lunch earlier that day. Soda walked in and waved to Steve who was working on a car.
"Hey Steve, how's my car, is it fixed yet?" Soda asked.
"Nope," Steve replied, "Transmission's still shot."
"Oh well."
Taylor noticed several girls starting to gather.
"Hey Sandy was in here a little while ago looking for you." Steve told Soda.
"Sandy? What'd she want?"
"Well, she said you hadn't called in a while and she missed you. She wanted to talk to you."
"Is Sandy your girlfriend?" Taylor asked.
"How'd you know?" Soda replied, surprised.
"Said you hadn't called, wants to talk, misses you. I'm a girl I know everything."
"Hey can you give me tomorrow's lottery numbers?" Steve asked, reaching for a piece of paper and a pencil. Taylor laughed and told him the first numbers that came to her head as Steve frantically scribbled them down on the paper.
"Steve I swear you hang around Two-Bit too much," Soda said, chuckling.
Taylor wasn't surprised that Soda had a girlfriend. Someone as handsome and sweet as him would have no trouble getting one. It didn't bother her, she didn't care. After buying two cokes, Soda and Taylor walked out of the DX and headed down the street.
"You hungry?" Soda asked.
"Not really," Taylor said.
"Well, I'll take you to the Dingo," he said, leading her down another street.
The Dingo was not exactly what Taylor had expected, but she didn't know exactly what that was. As they headed forward, a guy who was staggering slightly eyed Taylor and Soda quickly put his arm around her. She looked at him and smiled, a silent understanding passed between them. They walked inside and Soda yelled out across the room.
"Hey Two-Bit!"
Two-Bit turned around and walked over, followed by a girl with bleached blonde hair, a low cut shirt and a short skirt.
"Hey Soda, Taylor." Two-Bit greeted, "This is Kelly," he indicated the blonde.
Taylor hoped that her thoughts of the girl did not show up on her face, because they weren't anything good. Kelly stood there, chomping on gum and running her fingers along Two-Bit's long sideburns. Taylor forced a smile.
"So are you two on that tour that you wouldn't invite me on?" he asked.
"Yup," Soda said.
"So you wanna get something to eat?" Two-Bit asked. Soda looked at Taylor.
"Sure," she said. The four went to a booth and started talking about stuff. Taylor didn't contribute much, but just sat there, sipping her coke. After a while, Soda and Taylor left and headed down the street. Soda began to explain about the places that Greasers hung out and places that Socs hang out.
"This is so stupid!" Taylor exclaimed after Soda finished explaining the different drive-ins that Greasers and Socs went to. He looked at her strangely.
"Not you Soda, this whole 'Greaser, Soc' thing. I hate the way people judge you by the way you dress. God, those Socs are the most," Taylor couldn't find the right word, "and everyone thinks they're so great because they're rich and we're hoods because of what we wear. It's so stupid." Soda seemed surprised at her reaction.
"Taylor, I would have thought that you, growing up in New Yor-"
"Oh stop it!" she cried, "I hate when people say that! Yeah, I grew up in New York, and yeah I've seen it before, but that doesn't mean I'm okay with it. There's a difference."
"So what are you gonna do about it?"
She paused, "Nothing, I don't like it but I can't do anything. I'm not the president or anything."
They didn't say anything for a while, and eventually they headed home.
"Hey Taylor,"
"Soda I'm sorry I said what I did. Sometimes things just get me so mad I don't know what to do."
"It's okay, I understand. I've said some stupid things too."
Taylor couldn't help but smile. Soda really was different.
"So I'll see you tomorrow?" he asked.
"Yeah. I guess so. Goodnight."
"Goodnight."
Taylor opened the door to her house. The lights were off and she figured her parents were in bed. She went up to her room, flicked on the lights and began to unpack her boxes.
Just warning you, 6 & 7 will be like 4 & 5, supposed to be the same chapter but too long, so I split it. I'll post it soon as I'm done.