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Johnny pounded on Buck's door and turned to face us. Pony who was still holding my hand dropped it when Dallas opened the door. "What was that all about?" he nodded towards our hands. I looked at my shoes.
Pony answered for us. " Nothing."
"No, man. i'm serious what was it about?" I looked at Johnny then Dallas.
"Dally we came to ask you something."
"No. Darry won't like it if you two get eloped in Mexico."
"Johnny killed a soc." I said to him.
"What?" He put a hand on Johnny's shoulder," Alright good for you. Come on let's go."
"Come on Dal, man you can help us can't you?" Johnny asked him.
"Sure. Come on in." He looked at me shiver as I walked in. While walking up the stairs he said, "Rhea. Why the hell are you wet?"
Ponyboy answered for me, "The socs were trying to drown her. In the fountain at the park."
He stopped. He told Johnny and Pony to go into a bedroom and wait for him. He took me down the hall to another room. He sat me down on the bed and he sat next to me.
He looked at me. "Are you ok?
" I guess so. I just inhaled a little bit of water. Nothing that'll kill me."
"Well I'm glad your ok."
"You are?"
"Yea. I've never told anyone but I care for Johnny and you alot. You guys are what keeps me going. Not the whole gang. Just you two."
I stared at him wide eyed. "Really?" I asked in a whisper.
"Really. Really," he said giving me a hug. "Come on let's go. Pony and Johnny'll think we eloped in Mexico."
"Oh sure it's fine if you and I get eloped in Mexico but not if me and Pony," I said teasingly while shaking my head.
"Are you being sarcastic or are you actually in love with Pony?" He asked with a mile wide grin.
"Shut up Dallas."
Ooooo. So you do love him."
" I love everyone."
"Yea. But, you love him more."
"Shut up and let's go."
When we walked in room I sat by Ponyboy looking at Dallas grinning.
"You make me sick Rhea."
"I try my best."
Pony gave me a funny look and shrugged.
"Vanilla take off that shirt. Your going to die of pnemonia before the cops ever get to you," He said looking at me look at Johnny, " and don't get self concious it's just us," he tossed me a shirt," Here it's Buck's. Sure its a little big but its dry."
I changed into Buck's shirt.
He handed Johnny a gun. Next he handed me $50. "Take the 3:15 to Windrixville. There's an abandonded church atop of Jay mountain. That'll be your hideout. There's a pump in the back so you don't have to worry about water. When you get there buy a week's supply of food first thing before your descriptions come out. Then don't so much as stick your noses out the door. I'll be up there when I think everything is clear."
Johnny got up and sat back down on the floor.
Dallas looked at me and Pony, "I'm not interested in being the one in telling your older brother about this and getting my head kicked in."
"My older brother? Dally you sure you didn't already have your head kicked in?"
"Sorry Rhea. i just supposed that since you live with Pony, Soda, and Darry you considered them your brothers."
"Well I don't!" I yelled at him. All three of them looked at me shocked. I'd never yelled at Dallas before.
"Oh," he said in a whisper, "Well you three better, "his voice choked like he was about to cry, " go before you miss the train."
Johnny stood up and walked out the door, down the hall and stairs.
Johnny pounded on Buck's door and turned to face us. Pony who was still holding my hand dropped it when Dallas opened the door. "What was that all about?" he nodded towards our hands. I looked at my shoes.
Pony answered for us. " Nothing."
"No, man. i'm serious what was it about?" I looked at Johnny then Dallas.
"Dally we came to ask you something."
"No. Darry won't like it if you two get eloped in Mexico."
"Johnny killed a soc." I said to him.
"What?" He put a hand on Johnny's shoulder," Alright good for you. Come on let's go."
"Come on Dal, man you can help us can't you?" Johnny asked him.
"Sure. Come on in." He looked at me shiver as I walked in. While walking up the stairs he said, "Rhea. Why the hell are you wet?"
Ponyboy answered for me, "The socs were trying to drown her. In the fountain at the park."
He stopped. He told Johnny and Pony to go into a bedroom and wait for him. He took me down the hall to another room. He sat me down on the bed and he sat next to me.
He looked at me. "Are you ok?
" I guess so. I just inhaled a little bit of water. Nothing that'll kill me."
"Well I'm glad your ok."
"You are?"
"Yea. I've never told anyone but I care for Johnny and you alot. You guys are what keeps me going. Not the whole gang. Just you two."
I stared at him wide eyed. "Really?" I asked in a whisper.
"Really. Really," he said giving me a hug. "Come on let's go. Pony and Johnny'll think we eloped in Mexico."
"Oh sure it's fine if you and I get eloped in Mexico but not if me and Pony," I said teasingly while shaking my head.
"Are you being sarcastic or are you actually in love with Pony?" He asked with a mile wide grin.
"Shut up Dallas."
Ooooo. So you do love him."
" I love everyone."
"Yea. But, you love him more."
"Shut up and let's go."
When we walked in room I sat by Ponyboy looking at Dallas grinning.
"You make me sick Rhea."
"I try my best."
Pony gave me a funny look and shrugged.
"Vanilla take off that shirt. Your going to die of pnemonia before the cops ever get to you," He said looking at me look at Johnny, " and don't get self concious it's just us," he tossed me a shirt," Here it's Buck's. Sure its a little big but its dry."
I changed into Buck's shirt.
He handed Johnny a gun. Next he handed me $50. "Take the 3:15 to Windrixville. There's an abandonded church atop of Jay mountain. That'll be your hideout. There's a pump in the back so you don't have to worry about water. When you get there buy a week's supply of food first thing before your descriptions come out. Then don't so much as stick your noses out the door. I'll be up there when I think everything is clear."
Johnny got up and sat back down on the floor.
Dallas looked at me and Pony, "I'm not interested in being the one in telling your older brother about this and getting my head kicked in."
"My older brother? Dally you sure you didn't already have your head kicked in?"
"Sorry Rhea. i just supposed that since you live with Pony, Soda, and Darry you considered them your brothers."
"Well I don't!" I yelled at him. All three of them looked at me shocked. I'd never yelled at Dallas before.
"Oh," he said in a whisper, "Well you three better, "his voice choked like he was about to cry, " go before you miss the train."
Johnny stood up and walked out the door, down the hall and stairs.