Chaper 7
The morning started out fine for Charles. When he went to the bathroom,Angel was no where in sight. He showered and dressed without interruption. When he came down the stairs, he smelled food cooking but his mother was no where in sight. The table was laden with scrambled eggs, toast,ham,bacon,orange juice, milk,and honey. When he walked in,he saw who was cooking and about flipped out.
In his mother's white apron and scrambling more eggs was Angel.
She turned around when she heard him enter and beamed at him.
"Your plate is on the end.Hope you enjoy," she added in a cheerful tone.
As he sunk into his chair, she put some honey into a glass of milk and heated it up in the microwave. Downing it in three gulps, she grabbed her bag, threw off the apron and started out the door. Charles observed that she was wearing her usual type of jeans, but they had been cut into daisy-dukes. He also noted that she had nice legs. She threw her jacket over her shouler and straightened her spagetti top. Making sure that her shoes were tied and her socks rolled down, she waved good-bye to Charles and ran out the door, stifiling a giggle as he took a gulp of orange juice.
At school, Angel was looking for Johnny when she was tapped on the shoulder. It was Charles. His hair had turned lime green, he was scratching himself as if he had fleas, and he was clutching his stomach as if it was causing him great pain. Angel bit her lipto keep from laughing.
"What did you do to me!," he screamed with agony in his voice.
"I have no idea what you're talking about," she replied still holding back her laughter. In all honesty,she did know what he was talking about. She'd put green hair dye in his shampoo, e-lax in his orange juice,itching powder in his underwear and clothes, and his shoes should have been filled with ants.
"Like--,"
"Hi Angel," Johnny inturrupted. "What's going on?"
"Nothing,really," she replied casually. "I was just talking to Charles."
"That's good that you two are finally getting along. Can I walk you to class?"
"Sure," she accepted his offer,smiling. As they walked away, she looked over her shoulder at Charles and mouthed the words, "Never cross Angel."
The months flew by as if caught in a breeze. September turned to October and October turned to November, which quickly turned to December. Before Angel knew it, her birthday was only a week away. But somehow, her birthday hadn't ever really meant anything after she was orphaned.
As she was walking with her head stuck in the clouds, running over and over the details of that faithful day when she no longer had parents, someone ran straight into her. She grabbed onto a fence before she hit the ground and promptly yelled in her Brookyln accent: "Hey! I'm walking here!"
The guy, who had been walking backwards, turned to say something to her. She was inches from kicking him in the shins, but then she saw who it was.
"Dally," she half screamed in question.
"Hey, Angel. Imagaine seeing you again.Thought you were still in Brooklyn," he replied casually.
As he helped her regain her balance and gave her a quick hug, Angel looked him over. His pale blonde hair had gotten a little longer since the last time that she had seen him. His cold eyes were the same also. He'd gotten alittle more muscular also.
"Where are you heading,girl," he asked.
"School,actually. Care to give me a ride?"
"How could I turn something so cute down," he asked, lifting her chin gently.
She climbed into his beat up car and closed the door.The ride to school was fast and dangerous. But that was the way that Dally had always driven. When they got there, Angel found out that Dally was also enrolled in this school. As they walked to the school, Dally draped one arm around her shoulders and carried her books.
"Hey,Johnnycake!," Dally shouted at Johnny's back. Johnny turned around and a smile claimed his face.
"Hey Dally, What are you doing here?," he called back.
"Just got outta the cooler," Dally yelled to him. "And ran into a old friend. Come and meet her!"
Johnny couldn't see Angel over the heads of the crowd. When he got there, he looked suprised to see her.
"Johnny, this is--"
"Angel," Johnny finished for him. "I know. We've met. Actually,
we've went out a few times."
Dally looked at Angel to see if it was true. To his surprise, she was blushing.
"Oh,my god!," Dally said between laughs."Angel is actually blushing! I never thought that I'd see the day!"
"Why not," questioned Johnny.
"You mean no one knows about her record here," asked Dally in shock.
"Record," Johnny asked in confusion.
"You are now looking at one of the best pickpockets in Brooklyn," Dally informed him proudly,as if he were announcing that she had just won the Nobel Peace Prize. "I taught her everything I know."
"Oh,whatever," Angel scoffed, pushing his arm off her shoulder. "Joe also helped. And where were you when I needed you? You had left New York and I had to turn to Joe again,even though he was furious at me for getting caught again. I owe him my life and maybe more. I have been nothing but a burden on him but he put
up with me. Why,I'll never know. But you left me behind."
"Well,who wouldn't want to keep you around," said Dally,
slapping her butt. "Such a pretty little thing. Joe would have been crazy to cast you out."
"You are such a sleeze, Dally!," Angel said,slapping his face. But this was all play-acting. She did owe some of her life to Dally. Johnny looked a little jealous so Angel draped his arm over her shoulder and snuggled to his side against the cold.
When Angel was walking home with Johnny and Dally,they heard someone shouting.
"Hey! Dally!Angel! Wait up,you idiot people! Slow down or I'm going to shoot you! I'll have to get a gun first,but those are just details! Now STOP!"
They stopped and turned around. Running up behind them,was another old friend from New York. Her fan of raven hair was flying out behind her and her face was flushed. When she reached them, she grabbed onto Dally's shoulder and panted for breath. When she regained it, she pulled Dally into a hug.
"Where have you people been?," she yelled joyfuly. "I just got out of Juvie. Joe said that you got hauled in again and that you were gone. We wondered where you were. I came here to see Dally, but I had no clue you were here." And she hugged Angel in turn.
"Jade," Angel breathed,hugging Jade. "Never thought that I'd see you again. How have you been? How's Joe?"
"He's fine and I'm fine. Who's this," she asked,turning her misty sky blue eyes on Johnny.
"Don't even think about it,Jade. This one is mine," Angel said,
huddling closer to Johnny. They continued walking down the street,Jade now in their ranks.
The morning started out fine for Charles. When he went to the bathroom,Angel was no where in sight. He showered and dressed without interruption. When he came down the stairs, he smelled food cooking but his mother was no where in sight. The table was laden with scrambled eggs, toast,ham,bacon,orange juice, milk,and honey. When he walked in,he saw who was cooking and about flipped out.
In his mother's white apron and scrambling more eggs was Angel.
She turned around when she heard him enter and beamed at him.
"Your plate is on the end.Hope you enjoy," she added in a cheerful tone.
As he sunk into his chair, she put some honey into a glass of milk and heated it up in the microwave. Downing it in three gulps, she grabbed her bag, threw off the apron and started out the door. Charles observed that she was wearing her usual type of jeans, but they had been cut into daisy-dukes. He also noted that she had nice legs. She threw her jacket over her shouler and straightened her spagetti top. Making sure that her shoes were tied and her socks rolled down, she waved good-bye to Charles and ran out the door, stifiling a giggle as he took a gulp of orange juice.
At school, Angel was looking for Johnny when she was tapped on the shoulder. It was Charles. His hair had turned lime green, he was scratching himself as if he had fleas, and he was clutching his stomach as if it was causing him great pain. Angel bit her lipto keep from laughing.
"What did you do to me!," he screamed with agony in his voice.
"I have no idea what you're talking about," she replied still holding back her laughter. In all honesty,she did know what he was talking about. She'd put green hair dye in his shampoo, e-lax in his orange juice,itching powder in his underwear and clothes, and his shoes should have been filled with ants.
"Like--,"
"Hi Angel," Johnny inturrupted. "What's going on?"
"Nothing,really," she replied casually. "I was just talking to Charles."
"That's good that you two are finally getting along. Can I walk you to class?"
"Sure," she accepted his offer,smiling. As they walked away, she looked over her shoulder at Charles and mouthed the words, "Never cross Angel."
The months flew by as if caught in a breeze. September turned to October and October turned to November, which quickly turned to December. Before Angel knew it, her birthday was only a week away. But somehow, her birthday hadn't ever really meant anything after she was orphaned.
As she was walking with her head stuck in the clouds, running over and over the details of that faithful day when she no longer had parents, someone ran straight into her. She grabbed onto a fence before she hit the ground and promptly yelled in her Brookyln accent: "Hey! I'm walking here!"
The guy, who had been walking backwards, turned to say something to her. She was inches from kicking him in the shins, but then she saw who it was.
"Dally," she half screamed in question.
"Hey, Angel. Imagaine seeing you again.Thought you were still in Brooklyn," he replied casually.
As he helped her regain her balance and gave her a quick hug, Angel looked him over. His pale blonde hair had gotten a little longer since the last time that she had seen him. His cold eyes were the same also. He'd gotten alittle more muscular also.
"Where are you heading,girl," he asked.
"School,actually. Care to give me a ride?"
"How could I turn something so cute down," he asked, lifting her chin gently.
She climbed into his beat up car and closed the door.The ride to school was fast and dangerous. But that was the way that Dally had always driven. When they got there, Angel found out that Dally was also enrolled in this school. As they walked to the school, Dally draped one arm around her shoulders and carried her books.
"Hey,Johnnycake!," Dally shouted at Johnny's back. Johnny turned around and a smile claimed his face.
"Hey Dally, What are you doing here?," he called back.
"Just got outta the cooler," Dally yelled to him. "And ran into a old friend. Come and meet her!"
Johnny couldn't see Angel over the heads of the crowd. When he got there, he looked suprised to see her.
"Johnny, this is--"
"Angel," Johnny finished for him. "I know. We've met. Actually,
we've went out a few times."
Dally looked at Angel to see if it was true. To his surprise, she was blushing.
"Oh,my god!," Dally said between laughs."Angel is actually blushing! I never thought that I'd see the day!"
"Why not," questioned Johnny.
"You mean no one knows about her record here," asked Dally in shock.
"Record," Johnny asked in confusion.
"You are now looking at one of the best pickpockets in Brooklyn," Dally informed him proudly,as if he were announcing that she had just won the Nobel Peace Prize. "I taught her everything I know."
"Oh,whatever," Angel scoffed, pushing his arm off her shoulder. "Joe also helped. And where were you when I needed you? You had left New York and I had to turn to Joe again,even though he was furious at me for getting caught again. I owe him my life and maybe more. I have been nothing but a burden on him but he put
up with me. Why,I'll never know. But you left me behind."
"Well,who wouldn't want to keep you around," said Dally,
slapping her butt. "Such a pretty little thing. Joe would have been crazy to cast you out."
"You are such a sleeze, Dally!," Angel said,slapping his face. But this was all play-acting. She did owe some of her life to Dally. Johnny looked a little jealous so Angel draped his arm over her shoulder and snuggled to his side against the cold.
When Angel was walking home with Johnny and Dally,they heard someone shouting.
"Hey! Dally!Angel! Wait up,you idiot people! Slow down or I'm going to shoot you! I'll have to get a gun first,but those are just details! Now STOP!"
They stopped and turned around. Running up behind them,was another old friend from New York. Her fan of raven hair was flying out behind her and her face was flushed. When she reached them, she grabbed onto Dally's shoulder and panted for breath. When she regained it, she pulled Dally into a hug.
"Where have you people been?," she yelled joyfuly. "I just got out of Juvie. Joe said that you got hauled in again and that you were gone. We wondered where you were. I came here to see Dally, but I had no clue you were here." And she hugged Angel in turn.
"Jade," Angel breathed,hugging Jade. "Never thought that I'd see you again. How have you been? How's Joe?"
"He's fine and I'm fine. Who's this," she asked,turning her misty sky blue eyes on Johnny.
"Don't even think about it,Jade. This one is mine," Angel said,
huddling closer to Johnny. They continued walking down the street,Jade now in their ranks.