Chapter 14
It was two hours from the rumble. Everyone was sitting around in Soda's living room. Two-Bit was drinking way too much. Soda was playing cards with Ponyboy, and both were cheating. Darry was sitting in a chair, staring off into space. Jade was watching television. Johnny was sitting on the sofa,glancing at the clock every now and then. And Angel was curled up beside him, resting her head on his chest and her walkman playing "How You Remind Me" just loud enough for everyone to catch snitches here and there. She had had about twenty more cups of coffee over at Two-Bit's,choosing to drink straight from the pitcher.
Everyone had cleaned up for the fight. Jade had pulled her hair up into a neat bun, put on a black spaghetti top,some straight-legged jeans, and her favorite boots, a pair just like Lara Croft's. Secretly, she had hidden a switch-knife in her right boot.
Angel was wearing a tight spaghetti top,just like Jade's, a pair of straight-legged jeans with rips under the pockets, some soft white sneakers, and for now, her leather jacket. Her hair was also pulled into a bun.
All of the guys were wearing almost the same thing: plain t-shirt,jeans,sneakers, and jackets that allowed freedom of movement. Their hair was slicked back with hair grease.
Finally, after what seemed like an eterinty, it was time for the rumble. Angel threw off her jacket and left it on the sofa. Soda and Two-Bit went tearing out the door, whooping and hollering the whole way. They did a bunch of gymnastic tricks all over the yard. Angel performed a few ballet moves, just to limber up. Jade hopped around in circles,screaming at the top of her lungs:
"Time to kick some Soc a** all over town!" She then ran and jumped on Soda's back. He ran down the road with her still on his back.
Everyone was doing something to get their blood flowing. Darry started to do some back hand springs. They calmed down a little as they neared where the fight would take place. Jade stared around at all of the Greasers. Her and Angel were the only girls in the fight. Suddenly the Socs started showing up. There were a load of them. Four or five of them were packed into one car.
One Greaser and one Soc stepped foward to start the fight. Darry was the Greaser. They circled each other for awhile, then Darry swung the first punch. It connected with the Soc's jaw and sent him reeling. The fight was on. Angel and Jade started knocking out Socs right and left. Jade felt her arm being cut, but didn't even look at it. She soon saw the blood flowing down her arm.
Angel saw Ponyboy getting ganged up on by two huge Socs. She shouted at Darry, got him to look, and them fought her way through the chaos. She finally reached one of the Socs, who had Ponyboy in a head lock so the other could punch him in the stomach. She jumped onto his back and held her hands over his eyes. Then, deciding that it wasn't working quite the way she had planned, she pressed her thumb into the pressure-point on his neck.He released Ponyboy and tried to fight her off of him. Someone hit him hard in the head, and they were sent flying to the ground, the Soc on top of litlle Angel. Someone lifted him off of her and helped her to her feet. She looked up into Dally's eyes. He stilled had the pipe piece that he had used to knock out the Soc in his hands. Giving her a quick nod, he set off and dissapeared in the midst of fighting.
Jade was kicking some major butt. But now five socs were ganging up on her. She tried to fight some of them off, but they just kept comming. Suddenly, Angel was at her side. They looked at each other. Angel's head was cut just above her eyebrow and bleeding freely, her shoulder had been sliced, her knuckles had been busted, her eye was starting to turn black, and her hair was a total train wreck. Jade wasn't much better off. Her leg was cut, her knuckles were also busted, her forehead was bleeding, her arm was almost broken, she couldn't see out of one eye, her shirt was ripped off one shoulder, and her lip was split. They smiled at each other and started to beat the crap out of those idiot Socs.
As the Greasers started winning, the Socs filed back to their cars. The Greasers, all a horrible mess, cheered and jumped. Angel and Jade hugged and hopped up and down. Jade kissed Soda, both of the mindless to her bloody lip. But their little celebreation was short lived. Suddenly, the cops started to show up.
Everyone scrambled. Angel saw Ponyboy run past. But Angel and Jade, who were still hyped up from the fight, stayed to help Darry. Inspector Jones soon spotted her, Jade, Dally and Joe, and yelled for the officers to seize them. Darry grabbed both Angel and Jade and ran away.
Back at the Curtis house,a few people were sitting around and waiting for the others to show up. Everyone here was a mess. Darry had a black eye, broken arm,the other arm was cut up badly, and his cheek had a big slash in it.
Two bit's shirt was drenched in blood,but weither it was his blood or not, no one knew. His knuckles were busted and he looked throughly tired. Ponyboy had bruises all over and his temple was gushing blood. Jade was cut up all over and bruised. Angel's shirt was ripped off one shoulder,one of her pants leg was in shreds, she was limping on one ankle,but pacing around the door all the same. Johnny,Soda,and Dally still hadn't showed up.
Hours passed and still no sign of them. Jade had taken up Angel's pacing, and Angel was fast asleep, slouched on the sofa.
It was two hours from the rumble. Everyone was sitting around in Soda's living room. Two-Bit was drinking way too much. Soda was playing cards with Ponyboy, and both were cheating. Darry was sitting in a chair, staring off into space. Jade was watching television. Johnny was sitting on the sofa,glancing at the clock every now and then. And Angel was curled up beside him, resting her head on his chest and her walkman playing "How You Remind Me" just loud enough for everyone to catch snitches here and there. She had had about twenty more cups of coffee over at Two-Bit's,choosing to drink straight from the pitcher.
Everyone had cleaned up for the fight. Jade had pulled her hair up into a neat bun, put on a black spaghetti top,some straight-legged jeans, and her favorite boots, a pair just like Lara Croft's. Secretly, she had hidden a switch-knife in her right boot.
Angel was wearing a tight spaghetti top,just like Jade's, a pair of straight-legged jeans with rips under the pockets, some soft white sneakers, and for now, her leather jacket. Her hair was also pulled into a bun.
All of the guys were wearing almost the same thing: plain t-shirt,jeans,sneakers, and jackets that allowed freedom of movement. Their hair was slicked back with hair grease.
Finally, after what seemed like an eterinty, it was time for the rumble. Angel threw off her jacket and left it on the sofa. Soda and Two-Bit went tearing out the door, whooping and hollering the whole way. They did a bunch of gymnastic tricks all over the yard. Angel performed a few ballet moves, just to limber up. Jade hopped around in circles,screaming at the top of her lungs:
"Time to kick some Soc a** all over town!" She then ran and jumped on Soda's back. He ran down the road with her still on his back.
Everyone was doing something to get their blood flowing. Darry started to do some back hand springs. They calmed down a little as they neared where the fight would take place. Jade stared around at all of the Greasers. Her and Angel were the only girls in the fight. Suddenly the Socs started showing up. There were a load of them. Four or five of them were packed into one car.
One Greaser and one Soc stepped foward to start the fight. Darry was the Greaser. They circled each other for awhile, then Darry swung the first punch. It connected with the Soc's jaw and sent him reeling. The fight was on. Angel and Jade started knocking out Socs right and left. Jade felt her arm being cut, but didn't even look at it. She soon saw the blood flowing down her arm.
Angel saw Ponyboy getting ganged up on by two huge Socs. She shouted at Darry, got him to look, and them fought her way through the chaos. She finally reached one of the Socs, who had Ponyboy in a head lock so the other could punch him in the stomach. She jumped onto his back and held her hands over his eyes. Then, deciding that it wasn't working quite the way she had planned, she pressed her thumb into the pressure-point on his neck.He released Ponyboy and tried to fight her off of him. Someone hit him hard in the head, and they were sent flying to the ground, the Soc on top of litlle Angel. Someone lifted him off of her and helped her to her feet. She looked up into Dally's eyes. He stilled had the pipe piece that he had used to knock out the Soc in his hands. Giving her a quick nod, he set off and dissapeared in the midst of fighting.
Jade was kicking some major butt. But now five socs were ganging up on her. She tried to fight some of them off, but they just kept comming. Suddenly, Angel was at her side. They looked at each other. Angel's head was cut just above her eyebrow and bleeding freely, her shoulder had been sliced, her knuckles had been busted, her eye was starting to turn black, and her hair was a total train wreck. Jade wasn't much better off. Her leg was cut, her knuckles were also busted, her forehead was bleeding, her arm was almost broken, she couldn't see out of one eye, her shirt was ripped off one shoulder, and her lip was split. They smiled at each other and started to beat the crap out of those idiot Socs.
As the Greasers started winning, the Socs filed back to their cars. The Greasers, all a horrible mess, cheered and jumped. Angel and Jade hugged and hopped up and down. Jade kissed Soda, both of the mindless to her bloody lip. But their little celebreation was short lived. Suddenly, the cops started to show up.
Everyone scrambled. Angel saw Ponyboy run past. But Angel and Jade, who were still hyped up from the fight, stayed to help Darry. Inspector Jones soon spotted her, Jade, Dally and Joe, and yelled for the officers to seize them. Darry grabbed both Angel and Jade and ran away.
Back at the Curtis house,a few people were sitting around and waiting for the others to show up. Everyone here was a mess. Darry had a black eye, broken arm,the other arm was cut up badly, and his cheek had a big slash in it.
Two bit's shirt was drenched in blood,but weither it was his blood or not, no one knew. His knuckles were busted and he looked throughly tired. Ponyboy had bruises all over and his temple was gushing blood. Jade was cut up all over and bruised. Angel's shirt was ripped off one shoulder,one of her pants leg was in shreds, she was limping on one ankle,but pacing around the door all the same. Johnny,Soda,and Dally still hadn't showed up.
Hours passed and still no sign of them. Jade had taken up Angel's pacing, and Angel was fast asleep, slouched on the sofa.