"So did you have a good ol' time with Amanda last night?" Steve asked, the
next day at the DX.
"Man Stevie, I owe you one buddy." Soda said. "Amanda sure is something."
Steve smiled and rolled out from underneath the pickup truck he was repairing. "Yeah, she's a cute one all-right. Thank Tina though. It was her idea. I told her about you and Samantha and she said she had a friend that might be your type."
"It's interesting that Tina'd have a friend like that."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Steve asked.
"Nothing." Soda said. "They just ain't to much alike, that's all."
"Sure that's all." Steve said sarcastically.
"Well, you know what I mean man. Tina's clothing only requires as much material as you would use to dress a three year old. Amanda likes to cover herself a bit more than Tina does. There's a word for it. It's even in the dictionary. It's called 'modesty.' Tell Tina to look it up." He laughed.
Steve looked over at his friend and grinned. "The more of Tina I get to see the better."
"Hey, Soda!" Someone yelled. Soda and Steve looked up. "Hi Pon." Ponyboy and Two-Bit were both walking over to the car repair garage. "School get out early or something?"
"No, it's lunchtime." Pony said.
"So, do you have a telegram for me or did you come over here just to say hi?" Soda joked.
"Well, not exactly." Ponyboy said, slowly. Soda smiled and handed his little brother some change. "How'd you know?" Pony asked. Some times he could've sworn that Soda knew everything that was going through his head. It seemed that he'd read his mind all the time. If he felt good, Soda knew. If he felt bad, Soda knew. If he needed help, Soda knew. If he wanted money, Soda knew.
"I'm Sodapop Curtis! I know everything!" Ponyboy grinned at his brothers answer and walked over to the Pepsi machine.
Two-Bit leaned up against the truck that Steve was examining and then looked over at Soda, smirking. "So tell me about this new broad."
Soda looked over at Steve annoyed and he shrugged. "What?"
"What is it that you wanna know?" Soda asked.
"I dunno." Two-Bit said. "Hey Steve, does Tina have anymore friends?" Soda rolled his eyes. "I hear this Amanda is a real knock out."
"Shut-up Two-Bit." Soda said. "Pony, Steve and me are going to the ball game tonight. You wanna come along?"
"Do I have to watch you make kissy face with some girl all night?" Pony asked.
Soda laughed. "Nope. No girls tonight."
"Sure, I'll come if Darry'll let me."
"I'll talk him into it." Soda said. Pony caught Steve's glare but ignored it. Steve couldn't stand how Soda always had to drag Ponyboy along with them whenever they went somewhere. How could he ever have fun with his best bud if his kid brother was always with them? Steve wouldn't ever say anything to Soda about it though since he was so close to Pony.
"Two-Bit, how bout' you? You wanna come see the game?"
"Nup, I'm gonna go hunt some excitement tonight."
"Done." Steve announced, closing the hood. "Call Mr. Merz and tell him this dang truck of his is ready."
"Well yes sir, King Randle." Soda said, sarcastically. "I've suddenly turned into the secretary."
"I met this cool chick the other night." Two-Bit said, spontaneously. "She was really digging me."
"Sure she was." Pony said.
"Shut-up, kid. She was."
"Hey lookie who's here." Steve said, nodding towards the other side of the station.
"What's Amanda doin' here?" Soda asked nobody in particular.
"That's Amanda?" Pony asked. "I know her. I mean I've seen her around school and stuff."
Soda walked out towards her. "Can I help you?" he asked, smiling.
"Soda, you work here?" She asked. He nodded. "Well I came by to get a gallon of gas. My friends car just ran out before we got a chance to get to the station."
"Oh, well I'll drive you back over there with the gas." Soda said.
"No that's all-right. It's only a few blocks."
"No really it's fine." Soda said.
"All-right." She smiled.
"Two-Bit!" Soda yelled. "Lemme borrow your car!" Two-Bit threw him the keys and Soda grabbed a gallon a gas.
"Well I have to buy it first." She said, as he led her to the car.
"On the house." Soda said, opening the door for her.
"Thanks." She said. He nodded and hopped in the car.
"So, we're still on for tomorrow night?" He asked.
"Of course."
"All-right, just checking." Soda drove her over there and made sure her and her friend were both settled before going back to the DX. Not before he got a good long kiss from Amanda though.
"We're gonna be late to go back to school no because you took so dang long." Pony said as Soda got out of the car.
"Sorry, forgot that little detail." Soda said. Pony rolled his eyes. "I'll see you at home, kid." Soda messed up his little brothers hair as he headed to Two-Bit's car.
"Where'd you take her?" Steve asked.
"Huh? Oh, her friends car ran out of gas or something. It wasn't to far away; just a few blocks."
Steve glanced over at the clock. "I wanna get out of here and catch some sleep. I's up all night. Hopefully five o'clock will come around real soon but so far today's going pretty slow."
"I'm having a good day." Soda smiled and leaned up against the wall.
"Man Stevie, I owe you one buddy." Soda said. "Amanda sure is something."
Steve smiled and rolled out from underneath the pickup truck he was repairing. "Yeah, she's a cute one all-right. Thank Tina though. It was her idea. I told her about you and Samantha and she said she had a friend that might be your type."
"It's interesting that Tina'd have a friend like that."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Steve asked.
"Nothing." Soda said. "They just ain't to much alike, that's all."
"Sure that's all." Steve said sarcastically.
"Well, you know what I mean man. Tina's clothing only requires as much material as you would use to dress a three year old. Amanda likes to cover herself a bit more than Tina does. There's a word for it. It's even in the dictionary. It's called 'modesty.' Tell Tina to look it up." He laughed.
Steve looked over at his friend and grinned. "The more of Tina I get to see the better."
"Hey, Soda!" Someone yelled. Soda and Steve looked up. "Hi Pon." Ponyboy and Two-Bit were both walking over to the car repair garage. "School get out early or something?"
"No, it's lunchtime." Pony said.
"So, do you have a telegram for me or did you come over here just to say hi?" Soda joked.
"Well, not exactly." Ponyboy said, slowly. Soda smiled and handed his little brother some change. "How'd you know?" Pony asked. Some times he could've sworn that Soda knew everything that was going through his head. It seemed that he'd read his mind all the time. If he felt good, Soda knew. If he felt bad, Soda knew. If he needed help, Soda knew. If he wanted money, Soda knew.
"I'm Sodapop Curtis! I know everything!" Ponyboy grinned at his brothers answer and walked over to the Pepsi machine.
Two-Bit leaned up against the truck that Steve was examining and then looked over at Soda, smirking. "So tell me about this new broad."
Soda looked over at Steve annoyed and he shrugged. "What?"
"What is it that you wanna know?" Soda asked.
"I dunno." Two-Bit said. "Hey Steve, does Tina have anymore friends?" Soda rolled his eyes. "I hear this Amanda is a real knock out."
"Shut-up Two-Bit." Soda said. "Pony, Steve and me are going to the ball game tonight. You wanna come along?"
"Do I have to watch you make kissy face with some girl all night?" Pony asked.
Soda laughed. "Nope. No girls tonight."
"Sure, I'll come if Darry'll let me."
"I'll talk him into it." Soda said. Pony caught Steve's glare but ignored it. Steve couldn't stand how Soda always had to drag Ponyboy along with them whenever they went somewhere. How could he ever have fun with his best bud if his kid brother was always with them? Steve wouldn't ever say anything to Soda about it though since he was so close to Pony.
"Two-Bit, how bout' you? You wanna come see the game?"
"Nup, I'm gonna go hunt some excitement tonight."
"Done." Steve announced, closing the hood. "Call Mr. Merz and tell him this dang truck of his is ready."
"Well yes sir, King Randle." Soda said, sarcastically. "I've suddenly turned into the secretary."
"I met this cool chick the other night." Two-Bit said, spontaneously. "She was really digging me."
"Sure she was." Pony said.
"Shut-up, kid. She was."
"Hey lookie who's here." Steve said, nodding towards the other side of the station.
"What's Amanda doin' here?" Soda asked nobody in particular.
"That's Amanda?" Pony asked. "I know her. I mean I've seen her around school and stuff."
Soda walked out towards her. "Can I help you?" he asked, smiling.
"Soda, you work here?" She asked. He nodded. "Well I came by to get a gallon of gas. My friends car just ran out before we got a chance to get to the station."
"Oh, well I'll drive you back over there with the gas." Soda said.
"No that's all-right. It's only a few blocks."
"No really it's fine." Soda said.
"All-right." She smiled.
"Two-Bit!" Soda yelled. "Lemme borrow your car!" Two-Bit threw him the keys and Soda grabbed a gallon a gas.
"Well I have to buy it first." She said, as he led her to the car.
"On the house." Soda said, opening the door for her.
"Thanks." She said. He nodded and hopped in the car.
"So, we're still on for tomorrow night?" He asked.
"Of course."
"All-right, just checking." Soda drove her over there and made sure her and her friend were both settled before going back to the DX. Not before he got a good long kiss from Amanda though.
"We're gonna be late to go back to school no because you took so dang long." Pony said as Soda got out of the car.
"Sorry, forgot that little detail." Soda said. Pony rolled his eyes. "I'll see you at home, kid." Soda messed up his little brothers hair as he headed to Two-Bit's car.
"Where'd you take her?" Steve asked.
"Huh? Oh, her friends car ran out of gas or something. It wasn't to far away; just a few blocks."
Steve glanced over at the clock. "I wanna get out of here and catch some sleep. I's up all night. Hopefully five o'clock will come around real soon but so far today's going pretty slow."
"I'm having a good day." Soda smiled and leaned up against the wall.