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Raleigh was sitting on Italy's bed in her apartment that night watching her fix her hair. Eric was sitting on the other side of the bed looking as bored as he could be. He made a funny face as Italy brushed her hair for the billionth time. "Hey Eric, what are you gonna do for a face when the baboon wants it's ass back?" Raleigh asked as he made another face at Italy. He turned and looked at her like he was going to punch her. Italy was laughing so hard her eyes were leaking tears. "Ok, ok! Ya'll let's go before you 2 get into a fight. I don't want you to beat up on Eric anymore today." Italy said laughing at Eric, who was getting angrier by the minute. "Hey...don't forget who is taking your 2 skanky asses tonight." Eric said as he jingled the keys in front of their faces. "Don't forget," Raleigh said as she whipped out her own keys, " I can drive too!" Italy laughed as she grabbed her 2 friends by the arm and pulled them out the door.
*******Back In Oklahoma ******
Dallas wasn't a very talkative person to begin with, now that Raleigh had up and gone in the middle of the night, he stopped talking all together. He knew she told him not to worry but her couldn't help. Later that day he was at the DX station hanging around with nothing in the world to occupy him, Soda decided to get him to talking. "Dallas, you feeling alright?" Soda asked with the most cheerful voice he could have had. "Hmm," was the only response he could get out of Dallas. He tried again. "So what are you gonna do tonight?" He asked again with the same cheerful voice. "Hmm," is the response again as Dallas lights up his 3rd cigarette since he'd been there. Soda suddenly got an idea to make Dallas mad and maybe talking. Just as Dallas put the lighter back in his pocket and was getting ready to take a drag off of his cigarette, Soda reached over and grabbed it out of his mouth. Soda just stood there with a goofy grin on his face as he smoked Dallas cigarette. He was hoping to make him mad enough to talk. For a minute Dally stood up and he had that cold death glare back in his eyes. Then he took a deep breath and leaned back against the counter. "You can have Soda." Dally said as he felt for his wallet. " I got to buy some more anyway." Soda threw the cigarette down and walked around the counter and grabbed Dally by the shirt. "Dallas Winston! I am sick of you being sad! Either you stop feeling sorry for yourself or I'll beat the hell out of you." Soda yelled while shaking Dallas. Dallas looked a Soda for a second then smiled. "ALAS! He smiled!" Soda yelled right before Dallas took a swing at him. He barely missed Soda left jaw. Soda jumped back and let go of Dallas shirt. "Don't you ever grab my shirt again." Dallas said as he threw two dollars on the counter and grabbed a pack of cigarettes. He walked out the door and headed for his truck. He got in and began to think about the note Raleigh had left. Dallas had read it so many times that he thought he had it memorized. "She said she'd be coming back...when!?!" Dallas shouted angrily at the steering wheel as he hit with all his strength. He figured he might as well have everything patched up with Darry when Raleigh got back. So he headed over to the Curtis' house. It was Wednesday and he knew Darry had the day off from roofing houses.
As Dallas approached the house he began to get a little nervous. What if Darry didn't want to be his friend anymore? Dallas thought for a long time about what he was going to say. He sat in his truck just thinking back over everything he had said and every punch he'd thrown to Darry. "Nobody else on this earth can do to me what you do Raleigh." He thought as he began to remember the first time he introduced Raleigh to Darry.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ Darry had been working in the yard, pulling weed or something. He had his shirt off with his muscles gleaming with sweat. Dallas walked up to him and punched him the arm as if to say hey. "Darry, man I got someone for you to meet. This is the girl who saved my life. Oh yeah, and that scary looking tall guy is her brother Scott." Dallas said proudly as he put an arm around Raleigh. Darry wiped his hand on the back of his jeans and smiled at Raleigh. He held his hand out to Scott, who gave him a very strong handshake as if to say, "Don't be looking at my baby sister." Raleigh just rolled her eyes at her brother and then smiled at Darry. "Hi," Raleigh said quietly as she attempted to pull her hair back. Darry was so hypnotized by the generosity and innocence that just shined through her, that he had to close his mouth to keep form drooling. Raleigh was wearing a blue jean skirt that came just above her knee and a green tank top. Dallas laughed as he took his arm off her shoulders allowing her to pull her hair up. ~ *~ * ~ * ~ * Dallas realized he had been sitting in his truck for over 15 minutes thinking about Raleigh and Darry. He heard the front door of the Curtis' house open as Darry sat the trash bags out on the porch. He jumped a little when he saw Dally's truck. Darry didn't know if he could stand another beating. He still had bruises and cuts from the first 2 fights they had had. Dallas noticed Darry and slowly got out of his truck. He gave Darry a glare so cold it would have frozen running water. "Dallas." Darry said while he leaned against the porch railing. "Darry." Dallas said back to him. He began to think about what he was going to say as he walked over to the porch where Darry stood. He slowly walked up the steps and stood by Darry. "Darry, I wanted to talk about Raleigh with you." He started as he looked up at the taller boy. "Dallas, I know you're mad at me for hurting her, but I swear that I didn't mean to. I was drunk and I didn't know what I was doing. I'm really sorry about it." Darry said very quickly as he looked down and kicked at something that wasn't there. "Darry, I know you're sorry. I wanted to tell ya' that I didn't mean to get all riled up about it and go off and hit you. It's just that I can't help but try to protect her from everything that might hurt her. She doesn't have anyone left. I just don't want her to get hurt. She's like a little sister to me." Dallas said as he let his guard down for a few seconds. "I'm really sorry...ya' know I didn't mean to hurt her. I was just angry and well..." Darry trailed off as he began to think about what he did. Dallas looked at his long time friend and realized that it would take a lot more to get rid of him than a few hits. "It's ok, Darry. She really likes ya but you did hurt her pretty badly." Dallas said as he began to regain his tough shield. "I know, I know. Do you think maybe I could go see her tonight?" Darry asked as he looked up. Dallas' breath caught in his throat as he remembered the note Raleigh had left. He slowly reached into his back pocket and pulled out his wallet. Inside was the note she had left. He got it out and handed it to Darry. As Darry read it he nodded his head. "Well," Darry started as he handed the note back to Dally. "Ya wanna come in and eat or something?" "Yeah, Darry." Dallas laughed as he walked inside the house. He guessed Raleigh would be back in her own sweet time. But he sure hoped it would be soon.
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Raleigh was sitting on Italy's bed in her apartment that night watching her fix her hair. Eric was sitting on the other side of the bed looking as bored as he could be. He made a funny face as Italy brushed her hair for the billionth time. "Hey Eric, what are you gonna do for a face when the baboon wants it's ass back?" Raleigh asked as he made another face at Italy. He turned and looked at her like he was going to punch her. Italy was laughing so hard her eyes were leaking tears. "Ok, ok! Ya'll let's go before you 2 get into a fight. I don't want you to beat up on Eric anymore today." Italy said laughing at Eric, who was getting angrier by the minute. "Hey...don't forget who is taking your 2 skanky asses tonight." Eric said as he jingled the keys in front of their faces. "Don't forget," Raleigh said as she whipped out her own keys, " I can drive too!" Italy laughed as she grabbed her 2 friends by the arm and pulled them out the door.
*******Back In Oklahoma ******
Dallas wasn't a very talkative person to begin with, now that Raleigh had up and gone in the middle of the night, he stopped talking all together. He knew she told him not to worry but her couldn't help. Later that day he was at the DX station hanging around with nothing in the world to occupy him, Soda decided to get him to talking. "Dallas, you feeling alright?" Soda asked with the most cheerful voice he could have had. "Hmm," was the only response he could get out of Dallas. He tried again. "So what are you gonna do tonight?" He asked again with the same cheerful voice. "Hmm," is the response again as Dallas lights up his 3rd cigarette since he'd been there. Soda suddenly got an idea to make Dallas mad and maybe talking. Just as Dallas put the lighter back in his pocket and was getting ready to take a drag off of his cigarette, Soda reached over and grabbed it out of his mouth. Soda just stood there with a goofy grin on his face as he smoked Dallas cigarette. He was hoping to make him mad enough to talk. For a minute Dally stood up and he had that cold death glare back in his eyes. Then he took a deep breath and leaned back against the counter. "You can have Soda." Dally said as he felt for his wallet. " I got to buy some more anyway." Soda threw the cigarette down and walked around the counter and grabbed Dally by the shirt. "Dallas Winston! I am sick of you being sad! Either you stop feeling sorry for yourself or I'll beat the hell out of you." Soda yelled while shaking Dallas. Dallas looked a Soda for a second then smiled. "ALAS! He smiled!" Soda yelled right before Dallas took a swing at him. He barely missed Soda left jaw. Soda jumped back and let go of Dallas shirt. "Don't you ever grab my shirt again." Dallas said as he threw two dollars on the counter and grabbed a pack of cigarettes. He walked out the door and headed for his truck. He got in and began to think about the note Raleigh had left. Dallas had read it so many times that he thought he had it memorized. "She said she'd be coming back...when!?!" Dallas shouted angrily at the steering wheel as he hit with all his strength. He figured he might as well have everything patched up with Darry when Raleigh got back. So he headed over to the Curtis' house. It was Wednesday and he knew Darry had the day off from roofing houses.
As Dallas approached the house he began to get a little nervous. What if Darry didn't want to be his friend anymore? Dallas thought for a long time about what he was going to say. He sat in his truck just thinking back over everything he had said and every punch he'd thrown to Darry. "Nobody else on this earth can do to me what you do Raleigh." He thought as he began to remember the first time he introduced Raleigh to Darry.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ Darry had been working in the yard, pulling weed or something. He had his shirt off with his muscles gleaming with sweat. Dallas walked up to him and punched him the arm as if to say hey. "Darry, man I got someone for you to meet. This is the girl who saved my life. Oh yeah, and that scary looking tall guy is her brother Scott." Dallas said proudly as he put an arm around Raleigh. Darry wiped his hand on the back of his jeans and smiled at Raleigh. He held his hand out to Scott, who gave him a very strong handshake as if to say, "Don't be looking at my baby sister." Raleigh just rolled her eyes at her brother and then smiled at Darry. "Hi," Raleigh said quietly as she attempted to pull her hair back. Darry was so hypnotized by the generosity and innocence that just shined through her, that he had to close his mouth to keep form drooling. Raleigh was wearing a blue jean skirt that came just above her knee and a green tank top. Dallas laughed as he took his arm off her shoulders allowing her to pull her hair up. ~ *~ * ~ * ~ * Dallas realized he had been sitting in his truck for over 15 minutes thinking about Raleigh and Darry. He heard the front door of the Curtis' house open as Darry sat the trash bags out on the porch. He jumped a little when he saw Dally's truck. Darry didn't know if he could stand another beating. He still had bruises and cuts from the first 2 fights they had had. Dallas noticed Darry and slowly got out of his truck. He gave Darry a glare so cold it would have frozen running water. "Dallas." Darry said while he leaned against the porch railing. "Darry." Dallas said back to him. He began to think about what he was going to say as he walked over to the porch where Darry stood. He slowly walked up the steps and stood by Darry. "Darry, I wanted to talk about Raleigh with you." He started as he looked up at the taller boy. "Dallas, I know you're mad at me for hurting her, but I swear that I didn't mean to. I was drunk and I didn't know what I was doing. I'm really sorry about it." Darry said very quickly as he looked down and kicked at something that wasn't there. "Darry, I know you're sorry. I wanted to tell ya' that I didn't mean to get all riled up about it and go off and hit you. It's just that I can't help but try to protect her from everything that might hurt her. She doesn't have anyone left. I just don't want her to get hurt. She's like a little sister to me." Dallas said as he let his guard down for a few seconds. "I'm really sorry...ya' know I didn't mean to hurt her. I was just angry and well..." Darry trailed off as he began to think about what he did. Dallas looked at his long time friend and realized that it would take a lot more to get rid of him than a few hits. "It's ok, Darry. She really likes ya but you did hurt her pretty badly." Dallas said as he began to regain his tough shield. "I know, I know. Do you think maybe I could go see her tonight?" Darry asked as he looked up. Dallas' breath caught in his throat as he remembered the note Raleigh had left. He slowly reached into his back pocket and pulled out his wallet. Inside was the note she had left. He got it out and handed it to Darry. As Darry read it he nodded his head. "Well," Darry started as he handed the note back to Dally. "Ya wanna come in and eat or something?" "Yeah, Darry." Dallas laughed as he walked inside the house. He guessed Raleigh would be back in her own sweet time. But he sure hoped it would be soon.
Hey you guys! Tell me what ya think about the story! PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!! Oh yeah I want get to update for like another week b/c I am gonna go to a basketball camp. Well I hope you like it!