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(Damn, I really wanted Tom Cruise and Matt Dillon too) BUT…Caretta is mine,
all mine!
Title: What about me?
Summary: What if the Curtis clan had a sister? And she was Ponyboys twin? Life as a Greaser told from a girl's POV.
Rating: Oh geez, you're asking me to rate this? C'mon, If rating were up to me I would have made "Saving Private Ryan" PG
Author: Maverick
I ran down the alley and, like I thought, Ponyboy was at the lot. He was just kinda sittin' there, lookin' really tired even though it was only eleven in the morning. I slowed down when I got close to him but didn't say anything. It just didn't seem right to say anything. So I sat next to him and started drawin' in the dirt. IT didn't take long before he started talkin'.
"Why do you always got to fight? I'm sick of the fighting Carrot. All of it. With the Soc's, with Darry. All of it. I mean, what's the point? It don't change nothin'. At the end we're still Greasers and their still Soc's."
I'd never heard Ponyboy talk like this and it scared me.
"Hey Pony…we do it so they know that we ain't gonna take their shit. We do it so they know that we're people to, people who can take care of ourselves. We do it to show 'em were tuff. And you shouldn't be talkin'…you fight too." I said, soundin' angry but not feelin' it.
Ponyboy sighed. "Yea I know I do. But sometimes…I just wish that it wasn't so complicated. I was walkin' home from the drive-in the other night and saw these little kids, tryin' to act tough. I mean, they got no idea what they're getting in to. It's all a lie Carrot. This tough guy shit. It's just a way of hiding from ourselves. And I'm sick of hiding."
I didn't say anything. What could I say? It took me all my life to make the way I am and Pony had me doubtin' it in a few seconds. I bet he's the only person who could do that to me. We didn't talk for a few minutes, I think we we're both kinda uncomfortable with the situation.
"Pony? You wanna go home?"
"Yea."
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We took the long way home instead of cutting through the alleys. When we passed the corner store, a Soc, Randy, came out followed by his usual band of idiots.
"Well look what we got here. A pair of Greasers. You know…I think it's the Curtis couple. Hey…it's a two for one deal!" he sneered. His buddy's laughed.
"Hey look what we got here. A bunch of Soc's. I think it's Randy and his dandy idiots. Must be a sale goin' on." I shot back at him. Randy likes me a lot. Even asked me out but I told him I'd rather become a nun than go out with him. Ever since then he's had a grudge towards me an' my brothers. An' all the rest of the gang too. My hand went to my pocket where I always kept a blade. It was somethin' Dally had taught me. "Always have somethin' to defend yourself Carrot…even if it's just words." He said. Randy knew about it and knew I wasn't afraid to use it. We stood there for a long time just glaring before he shrugged. "You're not worth my time Greaser's. Lets get outta here." His gang walked after him. Pony and I waited until they were a bit away before we started walkin' again. "You were gonna use it weren't you Carrot?" Pony asked me, quietly.
I shrugged. "Yea…if I had too." We walked for a bit before Pony spoke again. "I could never do that."
I smiled. "Yea…that's why you got me."
Pony smiled.
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It's short but I had writers block( Any suggestions? Please, give me all you got!
Title: What about me?
Summary: What if the Curtis clan had a sister? And she was Ponyboys twin? Life as a Greaser told from a girl's POV.
Rating: Oh geez, you're asking me to rate this? C'mon, If rating were up to me I would have made "Saving Private Ryan" PG
Author: Maverick
I ran down the alley and, like I thought, Ponyboy was at the lot. He was just kinda sittin' there, lookin' really tired even though it was only eleven in the morning. I slowed down when I got close to him but didn't say anything. It just didn't seem right to say anything. So I sat next to him and started drawin' in the dirt. IT didn't take long before he started talkin'.
"Why do you always got to fight? I'm sick of the fighting Carrot. All of it. With the Soc's, with Darry. All of it. I mean, what's the point? It don't change nothin'. At the end we're still Greasers and their still Soc's."
I'd never heard Ponyboy talk like this and it scared me.
"Hey Pony…we do it so they know that we ain't gonna take their shit. We do it so they know that we're people to, people who can take care of ourselves. We do it to show 'em were tuff. And you shouldn't be talkin'…you fight too." I said, soundin' angry but not feelin' it.
Ponyboy sighed. "Yea I know I do. But sometimes…I just wish that it wasn't so complicated. I was walkin' home from the drive-in the other night and saw these little kids, tryin' to act tough. I mean, they got no idea what they're getting in to. It's all a lie Carrot. This tough guy shit. It's just a way of hiding from ourselves. And I'm sick of hiding."
I didn't say anything. What could I say? It took me all my life to make the way I am and Pony had me doubtin' it in a few seconds. I bet he's the only person who could do that to me. We didn't talk for a few minutes, I think we we're both kinda uncomfortable with the situation.
"Pony? You wanna go home?"
"Yea."
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We took the long way home instead of cutting through the alleys. When we passed the corner store, a Soc, Randy, came out followed by his usual band of idiots.
"Well look what we got here. A pair of Greasers. You know…I think it's the Curtis couple. Hey…it's a two for one deal!" he sneered. His buddy's laughed.
"Hey look what we got here. A bunch of Soc's. I think it's Randy and his dandy idiots. Must be a sale goin' on." I shot back at him. Randy likes me a lot. Even asked me out but I told him I'd rather become a nun than go out with him. Ever since then he's had a grudge towards me an' my brothers. An' all the rest of the gang too. My hand went to my pocket where I always kept a blade. It was somethin' Dally had taught me. "Always have somethin' to defend yourself Carrot…even if it's just words." He said. Randy knew about it and knew I wasn't afraid to use it. We stood there for a long time just glaring before he shrugged. "You're not worth my time Greaser's. Lets get outta here." His gang walked after him. Pony and I waited until they were a bit away before we started walkin' again. "You were gonna use it weren't you Carrot?" Pony asked me, quietly.
I shrugged. "Yea…if I had too." We walked for a bit before Pony spoke again. "I could never do that."
I smiled. "Yea…that's why you got me."
Pony smiled.
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It's short but I had writers block( Any suggestions? Please, give me all you got!
