Chapter 10
Soon,Spring was upon Angel and her friends. Charles was still being a jerk and getting was he deserved from Angel (which was usually something like getting spray painted blue,having his dog hung from the ceiling fan with a harness and turned it on,and getting his pants turned bright pink), Angel and Johnny spent alot of time together, Jade and Sodapop Curtis started dating, Dally got hauled in for holding up a gas station (which he actually didn't do),and Angel started staying away from Dotty's house more often. Her and Jade were going to rent a room somewhere and they already had part-time jobs waitressing at Skeeter's.
Later, Angel worked it out with Inspector Jones so that her and Jade borded at Soda's house. They met Darry, who was very stiff and a no nonsense kind of guy.
One day,when Jade and Angel were walking up the porch steps at Soda's house, Johnny,Soda,Dally,Ponyboy,and,to Angel's great surprise,Joe came walking up behind them.
"Joe," asked Angel in great surprise. "What-when-how-where-uh."
"Gee,Angel,don't go to pieces over someone like me."
"What are you doing here?"
"What do you think,dummy. I've stopped by to see you. And harrass Jones a little.But mostly to see you."
She hugged him tightly. She was so happy. How she had missed Joe over all of the time that they were apart.
"Hey Jade,don't I get a hug from you?"
"No," said Jade sarcasticly, "you don't.I hate hugs and I hate giving you hugs." Then she smiled and hugged him also.
"Oh,hey,Angel.Party at Dan's tonight. Wanna come with," asked Dally.
"Sure,why not."
"Who are your friend's,Angel," asked Joe.
"Oh,that's Dally,that's Sodapop,that's Ponyboy,and this is Johnny," she said,coming to stand by Johnny and holding his hand.
"What? Oh,I get it. He's your boyfriend. Are you blushing
,Angel? Good God,she is!"
Angel laughed and put her forehead against Johnny's upper arm.
Everyone laughed along with her.
"Hey,Johnny,how about a walk," Angel suggested.
"Alright."
"See ya'll later," Angel called over her shoulder at the guys as they walked away.
They came to the empty lot where Johnny usually stared at the stars. They laid down on the grass and stared at the clouds.
"So,is there something that you wanted to talk about," Johnny asked.
"Actually,yeah," answered Angel, rolling onto her side and proping her head on her hand. "I want to know what's wrong with you."
"What do you mean," he asked,still looking at the sky.
"Something happened sometime to make you so quiet and jumpy. I don't know what it is,but I want to know. I know it sounds lame,but I want to know everything about you. Please. I just want to help."
"Okay," he sighed. "I'll tell you. A few years ago, I was walking down the road, and I noticed this car following me. I started walking faster, but the car just kept coming. Four Socs jumped out of the car and ran me down. They beat the crap outta me and left me half outta it. I guess I was crying, I don't know. Some of the guys found me, and they helped me out."
"There's something else. I'm not sure,but there's deffinatly something else."
"Huh?"
"Is there something going on at home?"
"Yeah,actually. My dad beats the snot outta me and my mom ignores me unless she's yelling."
Angel couldn't believe her ears. Even though it was probally true, she couldn't really believe it.
"So,what about you," Johnny asked.
"What about me," she asked,looking into his eyes.
"You haven't always been an orphan. What's your story?"
"You don't want to know my past."
"Of course I do. A beautiful girl like you with so much pain in her eyes has a past, and I have to tell you that I also want to know everything about you."
"Fine. Okay, the first thing that you have to know is that my real name isn't Angel. It may say that on my police report, but that's just something I go by on the streets."
"What's your real name," he asked.
"Angelina Rain Marquin."
"That's a very beautiful name. And it suits you. But so does 'Angel'."
"Thanks.Okay,well,I was born into a rich family. My mother and father were great people. When my ninth birthday came, my parents took me to New York. We were out late, shopping. They had bought me new clothes for school and toys. Walking out of the shop, a man came up to us. He pulled out a gun and demanded that my father give him all the money he had on him. My father didn't have any more money because he left what he thought that we wouldn't need in the hotel room. My father tried to fight the man, and got a bullet in his brain as the result. He was dead before he hit the ground.
"My mother commanded that I ran. As I sped off into the night at her command, another shot rang out and I turned just in time to see my mother fall to the ground,all the shopping bags she was carrying scattered around her and one last tear rolling down her cheek. I ran and ran.
"I was huddled in the space between a dumpster as it began to rain. I'm not sure how long I was there for. But then a boy came walking down the alley. He saw my feet from under the cardboard box. It was Joe. He took me to the place where he hid out and gave me a home. I stayed with him for the rest of my time in New York,mostly. When I wasn't in Juvie."
"Wow. That's some story. So, why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"Well,I didn't want people's pity. You and Joe are the only people who know. Please,don't tell anyone. I'll tell them when I think that time is right."
"Don't worry about it. I won't tell anyone. You can do that when you want."
Soon,Spring was upon Angel and her friends. Charles was still being a jerk and getting was he deserved from Angel (which was usually something like getting spray painted blue,having his dog hung from the ceiling fan with a harness and turned it on,and getting his pants turned bright pink), Angel and Johnny spent alot of time together, Jade and Sodapop Curtis started dating, Dally got hauled in for holding up a gas station (which he actually didn't do),and Angel started staying away from Dotty's house more often. Her and Jade were going to rent a room somewhere and they already had part-time jobs waitressing at Skeeter's.
Later, Angel worked it out with Inspector Jones so that her and Jade borded at Soda's house. They met Darry, who was very stiff and a no nonsense kind of guy.
One day,when Jade and Angel were walking up the porch steps at Soda's house, Johnny,Soda,Dally,Ponyboy,and,to Angel's great surprise,Joe came walking up behind them.
"Joe," asked Angel in great surprise. "What-when-how-where-uh."
"Gee,Angel,don't go to pieces over someone like me."
"What are you doing here?"
"What do you think,dummy. I've stopped by to see you. And harrass Jones a little.But mostly to see you."
She hugged him tightly. She was so happy. How she had missed Joe over all of the time that they were apart.
"Hey Jade,don't I get a hug from you?"
"No," said Jade sarcasticly, "you don't.I hate hugs and I hate giving you hugs." Then she smiled and hugged him also.
"Oh,hey,Angel.Party at Dan's tonight. Wanna come with," asked Dally.
"Sure,why not."
"Who are your friend's,Angel," asked Joe.
"Oh,that's Dally,that's Sodapop,that's Ponyboy,and this is Johnny," she said,coming to stand by Johnny and holding his hand.
"What? Oh,I get it. He's your boyfriend. Are you blushing
,Angel? Good God,she is!"
Angel laughed and put her forehead against Johnny's upper arm.
Everyone laughed along with her.
"Hey,Johnny,how about a walk," Angel suggested.
"Alright."
"See ya'll later," Angel called over her shoulder at the guys as they walked away.
They came to the empty lot where Johnny usually stared at the stars. They laid down on the grass and stared at the clouds.
"So,is there something that you wanted to talk about," Johnny asked.
"Actually,yeah," answered Angel, rolling onto her side and proping her head on her hand. "I want to know what's wrong with you."
"What do you mean," he asked,still looking at the sky.
"Something happened sometime to make you so quiet and jumpy. I don't know what it is,but I want to know. I know it sounds lame,but I want to know everything about you. Please. I just want to help."
"Okay," he sighed. "I'll tell you. A few years ago, I was walking down the road, and I noticed this car following me. I started walking faster, but the car just kept coming. Four Socs jumped out of the car and ran me down. They beat the crap outta me and left me half outta it. I guess I was crying, I don't know. Some of the guys found me, and they helped me out."
"There's something else. I'm not sure,but there's deffinatly something else."
"Huh?"
"Is there something going on at home?"
"Yeah,actually. My dad beats the snot outta me and my mom ignores me unless she's yelling."
Angel couldn't believe her ears. Even though it was probally true, she couldn't really believe it.
"So,what about you," Johnny asked.
"What about me," she asked,looking into his eyes.
"You haven't always been an orphan. What's your story?"
"You don't want to know my past."
"Of course I do. A beautiful girl like you with so much pain in her eyes has a past, and I have to tell you that I also want to know everything about you."
"Fine. Okay, the first thing that you have to know is that my real name isn't Angel. It may say that on my police report, but that's just something I go by on the streets."
"What's your real name," he asked.
"Angelina Rain Marquin."
"That's a very beautiful name. And it suits you. But so does 'Angel'."
"Thanks.Okay,well,I was born into a rich family. My mother and father were great people. When my ninth birthday came, my parents took me to New York. We were out late, shopping. They had bought me new clothes for school and toys. Walking out of the shop, a man came up to us. He pulled out a gun and demanded that my father give him all the money he had on him. My father didn't have any more money because he left what he thought that we wouldn't need in the hotel room. My father tried to fight the man, and got a bullet in his brain as the result. He was dead before he hit the ground.
"My mother commanded that I ran. As I sped off into the night at her command, another shot rang out and I turned just in time to see my mother fall to the ground,all the shopping bags she was carrying scattered around her and one last tear rolling down her cheek. I ran and ran.
"I was huddled in the space between a dumpster as it began to rain. I'm not sure how long I was there for. But then a boy came walking down the alley. He saw my feet from under the cardboard box. It was Joe. He took me to the place where he hid out and gave me a home. I stayed with him for the rest of my time in New York,mostly. When I wasn't in Juvie."
"Wow. That's some story. So, why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"Well,I didn't want people's pity. You and Joe are the only people who know. Please,don't tell anyone. I'll tell them when I think that time is right."
"Don't worry about it. I won't tell anyone. You can do that when you want."