World War III
Dally dropped me off in front of my house, honking the horn (and waking up all our neighbors in the process) as he sped away. I gulped and slowly ascended the stairs, entering the house as if facing my own execution. Darry was sitting in his usual chair, frantically dialing on the telephone, while Soda and Ponyboy lay dead asleep on the couch. When I entered, Darry sat up with a start. I could see the fury and disappointment in his eyes.
"Damn it, Robin, where the hell were you? Do you have any clue how worried I was? You could be dead someplace, and I wouldn't even know where to start lookin' for your body!" Darry shouted, his hands shaking with anger. "What the hell happened?"
"Jesus, Dar, I'm sorry, but I fell asleep at Dally's. I know, I know, I shouldn't have gone, but I was just goin' for a couple minutes. But then my head started hurting again, and I fell asleep.I'm sorry, Dar.." I trailed off helplessly. There was really no arguing out of this one-I was in deep trouble.
"What the hell was going through your mind? Robin, how could you go completely behind my back and do exactly what I said not to do? I told you, those parties are bad news. Where the hell do you get off just ignoring me? Did you lose some brain cells yesterday in that fight?"
By this time, Soda and Pony had woken up, startled by the tone of Darry's voice. As usual, Sodapop immediately tried to intervene. "Darry, calm down, it was a mistake."
"Dar, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-" I began.
"No, you listen right now!" Darry exploded. "You could have been hurt or raped at that party, and I would have been responsible. That was fucking stupid of you to do that. Damn it, Robin, what was goin' through your fuckin' head?"
"Shut up, Darry! Just shut up!" I yelled back. "I'm so sick of you screamin' at me for every little thing I do wrong! Why don't you just leave me the hell alone for once?"
"You're my responsibility, so I ain't gonna leave you the hell alone. And don't you dare take that tone of voice with me, young lady-I'm still five years older than you!"
"You're not Dad. You can't just boss me around all the damn day!" I shouted, my head pounding.
"How the hell do you get off sayin' that I haven't been a father to you? I've given up so much for all of you, and how do you repay me? By disrespecting me like this! Jesus, what more do you want from me, Robin, huh? You've taken it all!" Darry was livid.
"Fine. Don't do anything more for me. I'll be fine by myself, and you can just stop worrying so much about doing anything more." I turned to storm out of the house, to go back to Dally's, when Darry caught my arm and twisted me around.
"Let go of me!" I screeched.
"Don't you dare leave, I'm not done talkin'!"
"Let me go!"
"Fine!" Darry let me go with a shove, knocking me to the floor. A shot of pain ran through my body as I stared at him in shock.
Darry returned my stare with his own look of terror. "Robin.Robin, I didn't mean-"
That was all I heard before I dashed out the door, my legs flying as fast as they could. How could Darry do that? Was he that tired of me, Soda, and Ponyboy? Well, maybe now he'd be happy, without me around.
I found myself back at the park, I decided against returning to Dally's, both because it would be the first place Darry'd look and because I wanted to get some fresh air. Johnny was no where to be found in the park; he'd probably crashed at Two-Bit's for the night or something. I wandered around, kicking stones and beer bottles, before seeing two headlights shining in my direction. My heart stopped, my body numb with fear. No, it couldn't be. Not again , not the Socs. Why the hell were they here now? Didn't they ever go to sleep? I'd been graced with their presence just two days ago, and now here they were again.I despised their timing.
I knew I didn't have enough time to try and run, so I sprinted to the nearest bush and crawled through the branches, hoping-no, praying-that they hadn't seen me.
They had.
There were two this time, but they still had the advantage. It all happened so quickly that I didn't have a chance to think. I remember screaming "No!" the entire time as my clothes were ripped, and my body was hit and stabbed and kicked so many times I lost count. I remember the tearing, searing pain that shot throughout my body. I remember sobbing myself into senselessness, until everything faded to black.
A/N: A little bit of drama.sorry to make Robin a bit of a damsel, but there's a method to my madness. She gets stronger later on. Promise! Anyways, thanks a million to all you loyal, kind readers and reviewers! You guys are so awesome!!
Much love, Ash
Dally dropped me off in front of my house, honking the horn (and waking up all our neighbors in the process) as he sped away. I gulped and slowly ascended the stairs, entering the house as if facing my own execution. Darry was sitting in his usual chair, frantically dialing on the telephone, while Soda and Ponyboy lay dead asleep on the couch. When I entered, Darry sat up with a start. I could see the fury and disappointment in his eyes.
"Damn it, Robin, where the hell were you? Do you have any clue how worried I was? You could be dead someplace, and I wouldn't even know where to start lookin' for your body!" Darry shouted, his hands shaking with anger. "What the hell happened?"
"Jesus, Dar, I'm sorry, but I fell asleep at Dally's. I know, I know, I shouldn't have gone, but I was just goin' for a couple minutes. But then my head started hurting again, and I fell asleep.I'm sorry, Dar.." I trailed off helplessly. There was really no arguing out of this one-I was in deep trouble.
"What the hell was going through your mind? Robin, how could you go completely behind my back and do exactly what I said not to do? I told you, those parties are bad news. Where the hell do you get off just ignoring me? Did you lose some brain cells yesterday in that fight?"
By this time, Soda and Pony had woken up, startled by the tone of Darry's voice. As usual, Sodapop immediately tried to intervene. "Darry, calm down, it was a mistake."
"Dar, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-" I began.
"No, you listen right now!" Darry exploded. "You could have been hurt or raped at that party, and I would have been responsible. That was fucking stupid of you to do that. Damn it, Robin, what was goin' through your fuckin' head?"
"Shut up, Darry! Just shut up!" I yelled back. "I'm so sick of you screamin' at me for every little thing I do wrong! Why don't you just leave me the hell alone for once?"
"You're my responsibility, so I ain't gonna leave you the hell alone. And don't you dare take that tone of voice with me, young lady-I'm still five years older than you!"
"You're not Dad. You can't just boss me around all the damn day!" I shouted, my head pounding.
"How the hell do you get off sayin' that I haven't been a father to you? I've given up so much for all of you, and how do you repay me? By disrespecting me like this! Jesus, what more do you want from me, Robin, huh? You've taken it all!" Darry was livid.
"Fine. Don't do anything more for me. I'll be fine by myself, and you can just stop worrying so much about doing anything more." I turned to storm out of the house, to go back to Dally's, when Darry caught my arm and twisted me around.
"Let go of me!" I screeched.
"Don't you dare leave, I'm not done talkin'!"
"Let me go!"
"Fine!" Darry let me go with a shove, knocking me to the floor. A shot of pain ran through my body as I stared at him in shock.
Darry returned my stare with his own look of terror. "Robin.Robin, I didn't mean-"
That was all I heard before I dashed out the door, my legs flying as fast as they could. How could Darry do that? Was he that tired of me, Soda, and Ponyboy? Well, maybe now he'd be happy, without me around.
I found myself back at the park, I decided against returning to Dally's, both because it would be the first place Darry'd look and because I wanted to get some fresh air. Johnny was no where to be found in the park; he'd probably crashed at Two-Bit's for the night or something. I wandered around, kicking stones and beer bottles, before seeing two headlights shining in my direction. My heart stopped, my body numb with fear. No, it couldn't be. Not again , not the Socs. Why the hell were they here now? Didn't they ever go to sleep? I'd been graced with their presence just two days ago, and now here they were again.I despised their timing.
I knew I didn't have enough time to try and run, so I sprinted to the nearest bush and crawled through the branches, hoping-no, praying-that they hadn't seen me.
They had.
There were two this time, but they still had the advantage. It all happened so quickly that I didn't have a chance to think. I remember screaming "No!" the entire time as my clothes were ripped, and my body was hit and stabbed and kicked so many times I lost count. I remember the tearing, searing pain that shot throughout my body. I remember sobbing myself into senselessness, until everything faded to black.
A/N: A little bit of drama.sorry to make Robin a bit of a damsel, but there's a method to my madness. She gets stronger later on. Promise! Anyways, thanks a million to all you loyal, kind readers and reviewers! You guys are so awesome!!
Much love, Ash