Chapter 12
When Angel came in the front door, the smile on her face dissapeared. Soda and Jade were sitting on the sofa talking, Dally was playing poker with Ponyboy, and to Angel's disgust, Johnny. He was the last person she wanted to see. She dropped her bag by the door and sat down in the floor next to Dally. When she had come in, all talking had ceased. Now everyone was looking at her. She made sure not to look at Johnny.
"Right," said Jade."Soda,I want to talk to you."
"Well,start talking," he replied with a smile on his face.
"Upstairs. Now." Jade stood and started walking to the stairs. Soda was close behind. Angel's last glance of them was them running upstairs with Soda chasing her, both giggling.
"Um,Ponyboy,we need to go see Two-Bit. Let's go." Dally and Ponyboy walked out of the house, leaving Johnny and Angel alone in the living room. Johnny kept trying to get Angel to look at him, and Angel kept avoiding his gaze. What he would give to be a mind
reader at the moment.
"So,nice to see you again," he said atlast.
Angel snorted. "Wish I could say the same,but I can't. If I would never see you again,it would be too soon," she gritted out. In fact, half of her wanted to see him and the other half, the smaller and meaner, less caring half, wanted him to drop dead. That was the half talking now.
"What are you so mad at me about," he whispered.
"Why can't you yell at me," she shouted,jumping up from the ground. "Scream at me! Do something! Don't just sit there like a hurt little puppy and look at me with those eyes that touch my soul. When you look at me like that, the better half of me bleeds. And the bad half laughs and says that you deserve whatever you get. But that's not true. You don't deserve any of the pain that you've been made to suffer. You're too kind and caring and sweet for this world. So now, to help me forgive you, let all of that rage that you keep inside out. Break something, I don't care. I'll pay for it. Just don't sit there and look at me with those eyes that can even make Dally care," she yelled in frustration.
"Do you think I like my life," he yelled,standing up and towering over her. He had a full head over him. "I hate my life! I wish I could just die and get it over with! If I wasn't so afraid of dying,I'd do it myself! When I found you, the only thing I've found that's worth living for, I felt like there was something there that I could rely on, something that would actually be something that could make me forget my troubles and worries, and now you're acting like I don't exist! I can't take it! I love you and I hate this!"
That was something she never expected to hear. Greasers never let out their feelings like that. And here Johnny had declaired love for her. No one had ever told her that since her parents died. She just stared up into his eyes, searching to see if it was true. And yes,it was. She stood on pointe,grabbed ahold of his jacket collar, and kissed him with all of the love that she felt for him. Suddenly, there was cheering. She looked around. Soda and Jade were standing on the staircase, Jade clapping and cheering, Soda whistling through his fingers. Dally,Joe and Ponyboy were standing in the front door,
clapping and smiling.
"It's about time you two made up," said Joe."We were beginning to wonder if Angel was going to let her stubborness ruin everything."
"Up your's,Joe," Angel said goodnaturedly. They all laughed at that and Angel laid her head against Johnny's chest. Life was as it should be once again.
When Angel came in the front door, the smile on her face dissapeared. Soda and Jade were sitting on the sofa talking, Dally was playing poker with Ponyboy, and to Angel's disgust, Johnny. He was the last person she wanted to see. She dropped her bag by the door and sat down in the floor next to Dally. When she had come in, all talking had ceased. Now everyone was looking at her. She made sure not to look at Johnny.
"Right," said Jade."Soda,I want to talk to you."
"Well,start talking," he replied with a smile on his face.
"Upstairs. Now." Jade stood and started walking to the stairs. Soda was close behind. Angel's last glance of them was them running upstairs with Soda chasing her, both giggling.
"Um,Ponyboy,we need to go see Two-Bit. Let's go." Dally and Ponyboy walked out of the house, leaving Johnny and Angel alone in the living room. Johnny kept trying to get Angel to look at him, and Angel kept avoiding his gaze. What he would give to be a mind
reader at the moment.
"So,nice to see you again," he said atlast.
Angel snorted. "Wish I could say the same,but I can't. If I would never see you again,it would be too soon," she gritted out. In fact, half of her wanted to see him and the other half, the smaller and meaner, less caring half, wanted him to drop dead. That was the half talking now.
"What are you so mad at me about," he whispered.
"Why can't you yell at me," she shouted,jumping up from the ground. "Scream at me! Do something! Don't just sit there like a hurt little puppy and look at me with those eyes that touch my soul. When you look at me like that, the better half of me bleeds. And the bad half laughs and says that you deserve whatever you get. But that's not true. You don't deserve any of the pain that you've been made to suffer. You're too kind and caring and sweet for this world. So now, to help me forgive you, let all of that rage that you keep inside out. Break something, I don't care. I'll pay for it. Just don't sit there and look at me with those eyes that can even make Dally care," she yelled in frustration.
"Do you think I like my life," he yelled,standing up and towering over her. He had a full head over him. "I hate my life! I wish I could just die and get it over with! If I wasn't so afraid of dying,I'd do it myself! When I found you, the only thing I've found that's worth living for, I felt like there was something there that I could rely on, something that would actually be something that could make me forget my troubles and worries, and now you're acting like I don't exist! I can't take it! I love you and I hate this!"
That was something she never expected to hear. Greasers never let out their feelings like that. And here Johnny had declaired love for her. No one had ever told her that since her parents died. She just stared up into his eyes, searching to see if it was true. And yes,it was. She stood on pointe,grabbed ahold of his jacket collar, and kissed him with all of the love that she felt for him. Suddenly, there was cheering. She looked around. Soda and Jade were standing on the staircase, Jade clapping and cheering, Soda whistling through his fingers. Dally,Joe and Ponyboy were standing in the front door,
clapping and smiling.
"It's about time you two made up," said Joe."We were beginning to wonder if Angel was going to let her stubborness ruin everything."
"Up your's,Joe," Angel said goodnaturedly. They all laughed at that and Angel laid her head against Johnny's chest. Life was as it should be once again.