Chapter 8
"Where are we going,guys," asked Angel.
"To a friend's house," answered Dally simply.
They had been walking for miles now and Angel's feet were hurting. But she didn't say anything. Instead she just sat down on the next bench that they came to.
"Angel,what are you doing," asked Dally.
"My feet are killing me," she whined,deciding to be bratty.
"Come on, we're almost there."
"I don't wanna," she said. "The only way that you'e going to get me off this bench is to carry me."
Dally walked up and turned his back to her. At first,she didn't understand. But then she stood up on the bench and wrapped her arms around his neck. He moved away from the bench and put his hands behind his back, right under her butt, so he could hold her up.
They set off again. Where they were going, Angel and Jade didn't really know.
In ten more minutes,they stopped in front of a two-story house. Johnny knocked on the door and they waited. Angel laid her head on Dally's shoulder to where she was looking at his neck. She breathed in his aftershave. The door opened.
Standing in the doorway was a boy of seventeen. His dirty blonde hair was slightly slicked back with hair grease. He had a friendly air about him. There was something about him,his energy maybe, that made you want to get to know him. Maybe it was also his movie-star looks. Angel wasn't really sure.
"Hey Soda," said Dally to the guy in the doorway.
"What's up Dally," the guy,obviously named Soda, asked. "Finally get out of the cooler?"
"Yeah. Well,I get hauled in for everything that goes on in this town."
"Who is it,Soda," yelled a voice from withing the house.
"Dally and Johnny and some girls," Soda shouted over his shoulder. "Come on in,people."
Dally walked in and Johnny and Jade followed. Dally moved his arms and let Angel slide to her feet. She then came around Dally to stand beside Johnny. She let him lace his fingers in hers.
"Soda," said Dally," this is Angel and this is Jade. Girls, this is Sodapop Curtis."
"Hi," Jade and Angel said simotenously.
"Hey,Soda,we're outta choclate cake," came a voice from the kitchen. A boy of about fourteen walked out. He was probally Soda's little brother, from the look of him.
"This is my little brother,Ponyboy," said Soda."Ponyboy this is Jade and--"
"Angel," said Ponyboy," I know. She's the one who was going to cut Katie's throat out."
Angel giggled. It had been so long since that happened that she'd almost forgotten about it. But obviously some people didn't.
"Oh,so this is the one," said Soda.
"Yup," answered Angel. "That would be me. But that was months ago."
"So,how do you guys know Dally and Johnny," asked Soda.
"Well," said Jade,"When Dally used to live in New York,we all used to live together. And this guy named Joe lived with us,too. But then Dally and Angel went to Juvie, I got hauled into the police station, and Joe dissapeared. Angel has been to Juvie about twenty something times and I just got out recently. Angel's been living here for some reason, and I couldn't find Joe after I saw him when I got out. Oh,yeah,that reminds me! Here,Angel, Joe wanted me to give this to you."
She pulled an envelope out of her bookbag and handed it to Angel. Inclosed was four hundred and fifty three dollars and a note. Angel pocketed the money and unfolded the note, which read:
Angel--
Here's your share of the loot. Sorry I couldn't give it to you in person and sorry about what happened with the police officers. I should have helped you out back there. Hope everything is alright with you. I'll be in touch, so don't forget about me.
Yours,
Joe
"Where are we going,guys," asked Angel.
"To a friend's house," answered Dally simply.
They had been walking for miles now and Angel's feet were hurting. But she didn't say anything. Instead she just sat down on the next bench that they came to.
"Angel,what are you doing," asked Dally.
"My feet are killing me," she whined,deciding to be bratty.
"Come on, we're almost there."
"I don't wanna," she said. "The only way that you'e going to get me off this bench is to carry me."
Dally walked up and turned his back to her. At first,she didn't understand. But then she stood up on the bench and wrapped her arms around his neck. He moved away from the bench and put his hands behind his back, right under her butt, so he could hold her up.
They set off again. Where they were going, Angel and Jade didn't really know.
In ten more minutes,they stopped in front of a two-story house. Johnny knocked on the door and they waited. Angel laid her head on Dally's shoulder to where she was looking at his neck. She breathed in his aftershave. The door opened.
Standing in the doorway was a boy of seventeen. His dirty blonde hair was slightly slicked back with hair grease. He had a friendly air about him. There was something about him,his energy maybe, that made you want to get to know him. Maybe it was also his movie-star looks. Angel wasn't really sure.
"Hey Soda," said Dally to the guy in the doorway.
"What's up Dally," the guy,obviously named Soda, asked. "Finally get out of the cooler?"
"Yeah. Well,I get hauled in for everything that goes on in this town."
"Who is it,Soda," yelled a voice from withing the house.
"Dally and Johnny and some girls," Soda shouted over his shoulder. "Come on in,people."
Dally walked in and Johnny and Jade followed. Dally moved his arms and let Angel slide to her feet. She then came around Dally to stand beside Johnny. She let him lace his fingers in hers.
"Soda," said Dally," this is Angel and this is Jade. Girls, this is Sodapop Curtis."
"Hi," Jade and Angel said simotenously.
"Hey,Soda,we're outta choclate cake," came a voice from the kitchen. A boy of about fourteen walked out. He was probally Soda's little brother, from the look of him.
"This is my little brother,Ponyboy," said Soda."Ponyboy this is Jade and--"
"Angel," said Ponyboy," I know. She's the one who was going to cut Katie's throat out."
Angel giggled. It had been so long since that happened that she'd almost forgotten about it. But obviously some people didn't.
"Oh,so this is the one," said Soda.
"Yup," answered Angel. "That would be me. But that was months ago."
"So,how do you guys know Dally and Johnny," asked Soda.
"Well," said Jade,"When Dally used to live in New York,we all used to live together. And this guy named Joe lived with us,too. But then Dally and Angel went to Juvie, I got hauled into the police station, and Joe dissapeared. Angel has been to Juvie about twenty something times and I just got out recently. Angel's been living here for some reason, and I couldn't find Joe after I saw him when I got out. Oh,yeah,that reminds me! Here,Angel, Joe wanted me to give this to you."
She pulled an envelope out of her bookbag and handed it to Angel. Inclosed was four hundred and fifty three dollars and a note. Angel pocketed the money and unfolded the note, which read:
Angel--
Here's your share of the loot. Sorry I couldn't give it to you in person and sorry about what happened with the police officers. I should have helped you out back there. Hope everything is alright with you. I'll be in touch, so don't forget about me.
Yours,
Joe