Okay Chapter 4! sorry I havent updated in a while. i've been way busy. i'll
try to get the next chapter of Three's A Crowd up sometime in the next
week.
DISCLAIMER(oh joy *rolls eyes*): I own no one! except rockelle, jessie,
angel, mr.bass, nowhere high, and the goon squad. enjoy!
Since me, Jessie, and Angel didnt wanna go back to school, we ditched the rest of the day. We all went to my house. It seemed a lot quieter these days. I opened the door and waited for everyone to come in before I locked it. "Anybody want anything?" I asked, deciding to play hostess.
"Got any beer?" Two-Bit asked.
I shook my head. "Sorry. I got chocolate milk though."
"Sounds good to me."
"Anybody else want some?" Everybody shook their heads. I walked into the kitchen and poured a cup of chocolate milk for Two-Bit. I took the milk to Two-Bit and said,
"That'l be two bucks."
"I dont pay for anything ya know." He grinned as he took a sip.
"Damn," I muttered.
He laughed.
"What time do your folks get home from work?" Tim asked.
I froze. "Why do you ask?"
"Just wondering how long we'll have the house to oursleves is all."
Angel and Jess looked at each other; then at me. "You okay, RockStar?" Angel asked.
"Fine. I'm fine. I'm...I'm gonna go to the bathroom," I said. Then I made a quick escape to the bathroom. Once I shut the door behind me, I went to the sink and turned on the cold water. I splashed some of it on my face then turned it off. I dried my face off with a blue and green stripped hand towel on the sink. I sighed and sat on the edge of the tub. Then there was a knock at the door.
"Baby, whats wrong?" Pony asked.
"I'm fine, Pony. Nothing's wrong."
"Come outta there, Rockelle. I wanna talk to you."
I sighed again and went to the door. I turned the knob and opened it. "What?"
"We all wanna talk to you, Miss Great Escape," Tim yelled from the living room.
I rolled my eyes. "FINE!" I yelled back. I stepped out of the bathroom and walked back into the living room; Ponyboy followed me. When I was back in the living room, I sat in the ratty blue arm chair that used to belong to my dad. "I'm guessing you wanna know my family situation," I said, staring at a coffee stain on the beige carpet.
"Bingo," Steve said.
"It's not that hard really. I have none. My parents are dead. The brakes on their car went out on the way to see a movie one night. They died on impact." I felt the tears well up in my eyes but my voice was still steady. I felt a hand on my shoulder and I looked up. It was Pony.
"I'm sorry to hear that, Baby," he whispered.
"Thanks." I looked back down at the coffee stain. "The worst part about it was I saw it on the news. I mean just imagine turing on the TV to watch Mickey Mouse and seeing breaking news about a car accident instead. Then you realize the car belonged to your parents and the announcer said they died on impact." The tears were streaming down my face. I couldnt stop it.
"How long ago was it?" Darry asked, softly.
"Four years ago." I practically choked on the words. Pony kissed the top of my head and sat on the arm of the chair. He stroked my hair.
"Didnt the cops get you a foster family?" Soda asked.
I shook my head. "They didnt know they had a kid. So I've lived here by myself."
Pony kissed the top of my head again. "Its gonna be okay," he whispered.
I got up and went into my bedroom. I flopped on my bed and buried my face in my pillows. I really wished I could stop crying. Ponyboy followed be in there. He sat on the edge of my bed. "Baby...."
"I miss them," I said as I sat up a little.
"I know."
I twisted around and looked at him. He looked real sad. I sat up all the way and hugged him. He hugged me back. He just held me while I cried. "Shh. Its okay," was all he said for the five minutes I continued to cry. When I was done he dried my eyes with his shirt.
"Thanks," I said.
"It's not a problem. Really."
It was quiet for a minute or two. "Lets go back into the living room," I said already walking out of the bedroom.
"Okay." We went back into the living room and Pony sat in Dad's arm chair. I sat on his lap.
"Are you okay, Rocky?" Dally asked.
I nodded. "Thanks. Lets just not talk about this anymore okay?" The subject about my parents was dropped. Then Johnny asked Jessie how Dumb, Dumber, and Dumbest got parole. Jess answered that one very simply. "Armed 7-11 robbery and grant theft auto."
Conversation was very limited from that point so Angel picked up the remote control and turned on the Mickey Mouse marathon on the Disney Channel. By the time Mickey was over it was about 7:30. "Gotta pick up Rina for our date. See ya guys later," Soda said and walked out the door.
"I gotta get home. Mom's gonna kill me," Angel said.
"Same here," said Jessie.
After Jess kissed Johnny and Angel kissed Dally they left. Then there was me, Pony, Darry, Steve, Dally, Johnny, Two-Bit, and Tim. That didnt last long however cause Tim, Two-Bit, and Steve felt like causing trouble so they left. Darry and Johnny went home shortly after that. Pony decided to stay. Something about being worried about me.
"I'm okay now, Pony, really," I said.
"I dont want you here all alone. Look, we got an extra room at my house. Why dont you stay with us. For tonight at least," he said.
"You sure Darry wont mind?"
"Naw. What do you say?"
"All right. Thanks." I kissed him on the cheek. "Just let me get a few things."
"Okay."
I got a change of clothes, my hair brush, my toothbrush, pajamas, my walkman and a few of my favorite C.D.s. Mainly my Billy Idol, Elvis, Savage Garden, Michael Jackson, and my only Beatles C.D. I cant live without those, I thought. Then I went back into the living room and said, "Lets go."
We walked out the door and walked around the corner and down four houses. "Wow you live real close," I said.
He smiled and nodded. We linked arms and walked up the walk way. When we got inside, Pony yelled, "Hey, Dar! I'm home."
"Hi, Pony!" Darry said from the kitchen. "How's chicken and potatoes for dinner?"
"Sounds good to me. Darry, can Rocky stay the night tonight in the guest room?"
"Sure."
"Thanks, Darry!" I yelled. Pony led me down the hall to the third door on the left. I sat my stuff on the bed and we went back into the living room. We played poker until dinner was ready. Pony should know to fold when all he's got is a pair of threes.
Okay. Hope you all liked it! Please review! Thanks. Until next time. -- Rockelle
Since me, Jessie, and Angel didnt wanna go back to school, we ditched the rest of the day. We all went to my house. It seemed a lot quieter these days. I opened the door and waited for everyone to come in before I locked it. "Anybody want anything?" I asked, deciding to play hostess.
"Got any beer?" Two-Bit asked.
I shook my head. "Sorry. I got chocolate milk though."
"Sounds good to me."
"Anybody else want some?" Everybody shook their heads. I walked into the kitchen and poured a cup of chocolate milk for Two-Bit. I took the milk to Two-Bit and said,
"That'l be two bucks."
"I dont pay for anything ya know." He grinned as he took a sip.
"Damn," I muttered.
He laughed.
"What time do your folks get home from work?" Tim asked.
I froze. "Why do you ask?"
"Just wondering how long we'll have the house to oursleves is all."
Angel and Jess looked at each other; then at me. "You okay, RockStar?" Angel asked.
"Fine. I'm fine. I'm...I'm gonna go to the bathroom," I said. Then I made a quick escape to the bathroom. Once I shut the door behind me, I went to the sink and turned on the cold water. I splashed some of it on my face then turned it off. I dried my face off with a blue and green stripped hand towel on the sink. I sighed and sat on the edge of the tub. Then there was a knock at the door.
"Baby, whats wrong?" Pony asked.
"I'm fine, Pony. Nothing's wrong."
"Come outta there, Rockelle. I wanna talk to you."
I sighed again and went to the door. I turned the knob and opened it. "What?"
"We all wanna talk to you, Miss Great Escape," Tim yelled from the living room.
I rolled my eyes. "FINE!" I yelled back. I stepped out of the bathroom and walked back into the living room; Ponyboy followed me. When I was back in the living room, I sat in the ratty blue arm chair that used to belong to my dad. "I'm guessing you wanna know my family situation," I said, staring at a coffee stain on the beige carpet.
"Bingo," Steve said.
"It's not that hard really. I have none. My parents are dead. The brakes on their car went out on the way to see a movie one night. They died on impact." I felt the tears well up in my eyes but my voice was still steady. I felt a hand on my shoulder and I looked up. It was Pony.
"I'm sorry to hear that, Baby," he whispered.
"Thanks." I looked back down at the coffee stain. "The worst part about it was I saw it on the news. I mean just imagine turing on the TV to watch Mickey Mouse and seeing breaking news about a car accident instead. Then you realize the car belonged to your parents and the announcer said they died on impact." The tears were streaming down my face. I couldnt stop it.
"How long ago was it?" Darry asked, softly.
"Four years ago." I practically choked on the words. Pony kissed the top of my head and sat on the arm of the chair. He stroked my hair.
"Didnt the cops get you a foster family?" Soda asked.
I shook my head. "They didnt know they had a kid. So I've lived here by myself."
Pony kissed the top of my head again. "Its gonna be okay," he whispered.
I got up and went into my bedroom. I flopped on my bed and buried my face in my pillows. I really wished I could stop crying. Ponyboy followed be in there. He sat on the edge of my bed. "Baby...."
"I miss them," I said as I sat up a little.
"I know."
I twisted around and looked at him. He looked real sad. I sat up all the way and hugged him. He hugged me back. He just held me while I cried. "Shh. Its okay," was all he said for the five minutes I continued to cry. When I was done he dried my eyes with his shirt.
"Thanks," I said.
"It's not a problem. Really."
It was quiet for a minute or two. "Lets go back into the living room," I said already walking out of the bedroom.
"Okay." We went back into the living room and Pony sat in Dad's arm chair. I sat on his lap.
"Are you okay, Rocky?" Dally asked.
I nodded. "Thanks. Lets just not talk about this anymore okay?" The subject about my parents was dropped. Then Johnny asked Jessie how Dumb, Dumber, and Dumbest got parole. Jess answered that one very simply. "Armed 7-11 robbery and grant theft auto."
Conversation was very limited from that point so Angel picked up the remote control and turned on the Mickey Mouse marathon on the Disney Channel. By the time Mickey was over it was about 7:30. "Gotta pick up Rina for our date. See ya guys later," Soda said and walked out the door.
"I gotta get home. Mom's gonna kill me," Angel said.
"Same here," said Jessie.
After Jess kissed Johnny and Angel kissed Dally they left. Then there was me, Pony, Darry, Steve, Dally, Johnny, Two-Bit, and Tim. That didnt last long however cause Tim, Two-Bit, and Steve felt like causing trouble so they left. Darry and Johnny went home shortly after that. Pony decided to stay. Something about being worried about me.
"I'm okay now, Pony, really," I said.
"I dont want you here all alone. Look, we got an extra room at my house. Why dont you stay with us. For tonight at least," he said.
"You sure Darry wont mind?"
"Naw. What do you say?"
"All right. Thanks." I kissed him on the cheek. "Just let me get a few things."
"Okay."
I got a change of clothes, my hair brush, my toothbrush, pajamas, my walkman and a few of my favorite C.D.s. Mainly my Billy Idol, Elvis, Savage Garden, Michael Jackson, and my only Beatles C.D. I cant live without those, I thought. Then I went back into the living room and said, "Lets go."
We walked out the door and walked around the corner and down four houses. "Wow you live real close," I said.
He smiled and nodded. We linked arms and walked up the walk way. When we got inside, Pony yelled, "Hey, Dar! I'm home."
"Hi, Pony!" Darry said from the kitchen. "How's chicken and potatoes for dinner?"
"Sounds good to me. Darry, can Rocky stay the night tonight in the guest room?"
"Sure."
"Thanks, Darry!" I yelled. Pony led me down the hall to the third door on the left. I sat my stuff on the bed and we went back into the living room. We played poker until dinner was ready. Pony should know to fold when all he's got is a pair of threes.
Okay. Hope you all liked it! Please review! Thanks. Until next time. -- Rockelle