I own Ash, everyone else belongs to S.E. Hinton. I'm going to try a new
angle at this story, so bear with me, okie dokie?
I walked down the street, wondering what in the world Steve had been talking about on the phone. I pondered this to myself as I turned off of the sidewalk and into the Curtis' driveway. I stepped up onto the driveway and let myself in the front door. I walked into the family room to see Soda and Steve listening to the song "You Ain't Nothin' but a Hound Dog" with popcans in their hands (pretending they were microphones), singing and dancing around the room.
"Um...yep…I definitely should have knocked…" I said as I felt my eyes go wide with amusement.
"Oh! Ash! We didn't hear you come in!" Soda said, jumping when he heard my voice. Steve started laughing in embarrassment and Soda stood there blushing.
"So, Steve, what was the big surprise you were telling me about? Hopefully you guys weren't going to serenade me…" I said laughing.
"Oh haha Ash, as if you've never done that before," Steve said.
"You're right, I haven't," I said and I felt my smile broaden.
"Well, no, we weren't going to serenade you," Steve said walking up to me, "But someone's here who would like to ask you something."
I looked curiously at Steve for a second. I didn't realize that anyone else was in the house. I couldn't see WHY anyone would want to be in the house after the performance that I had been unfortunate enough to witness…
"Ash…" I heard a voice behind me. I turned around to see Curly Shepard, Angela's brother, behind me.
"Hey Curly! What's up?" I asked, surprised to see him.
"Well, I've been wanting to ask you something," Curly said to me. I looked at him, interestedly.
"Yeah, what?" I asked him.
"Well, you know about the dance this Friday?" Curly asked.
"Yeah, what about it?" I asked and thought 'Dance? What dance?'
"Do you have a date yet?" He asked me.
"No…" I replied. Was he going to ask me?
"Well, do you want to go with me?" Curly asked.
I paused for a second. Curly was a cool guy, but not my type. But, hey, what could one school dance hurt? It's about time that I started thinking about other guys besides Ponyboy, right? If Ponyboy wanted to ask me, well, I'm afraid he's missed his chance. I'm not going to sit around waiting for him forever. I have a life and I can do whatever I want with it. I have the right to date guys… oh, I'd better answer Curly…
"I'd love to!" I said and smiled. I hugged Curly. He must have been the one who was leaving the flowers around for me. What a sweet, yet strange, thing of him to do! I never would have expected Curly!
"Wow, that was easier than I thought!" Curly said.
"What do you mean?" I asked him.
"I just didn't think you'd say yes," Curly replied.
I heard the front door open. I turned to see Two-bit, Johnny, and Dally walk in.
"Now isn't that sweet?" My brother said when he saw me and Curly hugging. He then set his head on Dally's shoulder and pretended to cry.
"What the hell?" Dally asked trying to move away from Two-bit who was now hugging him around the neck.
Then Ponyboy walked in and saw Curly and me. A strange look came on his face. I'm not sure what that was about, but I don't really care anymore.
I walked down the street, wondering what in the world Steve had been talking about on the phone. I pondered this to myself as I turned off of the sidewalk and into the Curtis' driveway. I stepped up onto the driveway and let myself in the front door. I walked into the family room to see Soda and Steve listening to the song "You Ain't Nothin' but a Hound Dog" with popcans in their hands (pretending they were microphones), singing and dancing around the room.
"Um...yep…I definitely should have knocked…" I said as I felt my eyes go wide with amusement.
"Oh! Ash! We didn't hear you come in!" Soda said, jumping when he heard my voice. Steve started laughing in embarrassment and Soda stood there blushing.
"So, Steve, what was the big surprise you were telling me about? Hopefully you guys weren't going to serenade me…" I said laughing.
"Oh haha Ash, as if you've never done that before," Steve said.
"You're right, I haven't," I said and I felt my smile broaden.
"Well, no, we weren't going to serenade you," Steve said walking up to me, "But someone's here who would like to ask you something."
I looked curiously at Steve for a second. I didn't realize that anyone else was in the house. I couldn't see WHY anyone would want to be in the house after the performance that I had been unfortunate enough to witness…
"Ash…" I heard a voice behind me. I turned around to see Curly Shepard, Angela's brother, behind me.
"Hey Curly! What's up?" I asked, surprised to see him.
"Well, I've been wanting to ask you something," Curly said to me. I looked at him, interestedly.
"Yeah, what?" I asked him.
"Well, you know about the dance this Friday?" Curly asked.
"Yeah, what about it?" I asked and thought 'Dance? What dance?'
"Do you have a date yet?" He asked me.
"No…" I replied. Was he going to ask me?
"Well, do you want to go with me?" Curly asked.
I paused for a second. Curly was a cool guy, but not my type. But, hey, what could one school dance hurt? It's about time that I started thinking about other guys besides Ponyboy, right? If Ponyboy wanted to ask me, well, I'm afraid he's missed his chance. I'm not going to sit around waiting for him forever. I have a life and I can do whatever I want with it. I have the right to date guys… oh, I'd better answer Curly…
"I'd love to!" I said and smiled. I hugged Curly. He must have been the one who was leaving the flowers around for me. What a sweet, yet strange, thing of him to do! I never would have expected Curly!
"Wow, that was easier than I thought!" Curly said.
"What do you mean?" I asked him.
"I just didn't think you'd say yes," Curly replied.
I heard the front door open. I turned to see Two-bit, Johnny, and Dally walk in.
"Now isn't that sweet?" My brother said when he saw me and Curly hugging. He then set his head on Dally's shoulder and pretended to cry.
"What the hell?" Dally asked trying to move away from Two-bit who was now hugging him around the neck.
Then Ponyboy walked in and saw Curly and me. A strange look came on his face. I'm not sure what that was about, but I don't really care anymore.