"I told you it was a bad idea." Darry said, throwing a pot into the sink
the next morning, frustrated.
"It'll be fine." Soda said, accidentally taking a sip or Darry's coffee that was right beside his chocolate milk. Yuck! He thought swallowing it quickly and taking a big bite of eggs to try and get the taste out of his mouth.
"But it ain't fine." Darry said. "You're just setting yourself up for more trouble and you know it."
"Quit worrying so much already. Would you? It ain't a big deal. I-"
"When you're dating a chick whose brother is a soc and he's coming after you, It's a big deal."
"Man, I shouldn't have even told you about it then." Soda said.
"No, I'm glad you did." Darry said.
"Yeah, so you can pester me about it."
"Hey!" Darry snapped. "You do not need some girls big brother chasing after you with a bunch of his friends. Not to mention the fact that her old man don't know a thing about it and the mere fact she don't want him to know says something." Soda sighed and sat down in a nearby chair. "You be careful. You hear me? Don't get yourself shot or something." Soda rolled his eyes. "I mean it, Sodapop." Darry said. "Her brother might take it to far."
Darry you are so paranoid. Soda thought silently but nodded his head. "Ok. I get it. I get it."
"Do you?" Darry asked. "What is it with you anyways? You dated Sandy and she ended up getting pregnant because she was sleeping with some other guy, then you dated a twenty-eight year-old who was married, and now you're dating a socials kid sister. Can't you ever find a girl that ain't gonna cause you heart ache or get you into trouble?"
"Well gee Dar, I guess I should follow your example. You're real good at finding chicks like that! Unlike me of course because I'm so out of the loop!" He snapped with strong sarcasm in his voice. He sure hadn't forgotten that story Darry had told him about Brooke.
Darry sighed and put the dishes down, pondering a way to get his little brother to at least consider what he was saying without an argument. "I'm sorry little buddy but listen, this just doesn't look like it's gonna turn out well."
"You just always have to assume the worst, don't you?" Soda said and walked out of the kitchen, angrily. Why can't you just see the good in this, Darry? He thought. Why can't you try and understand that it doesn't matter? I like her to much for it to matter!
"What's wrong?" Pony asked, struggling to get the knot out of his shoelace.
"Nothin." Soda said, walking into their room to find his DX shirt.
Pony jumped up and followed him. "Please tell me." Pony begged.
"Why do you wanna know so bad anyways?" Soda entered the, Ponyboy close behind and pulled his DX shirt out of the closet where Darry had so diligently hung up all of his clothing.
Pony shrugged. "I dunno. I'm just curious. I like to know what goes on around here."
"We were just arguing about Amanda. Darry thinks that maybe I should stop seeing her before it gets real serious."
"How come? Because her brothers a soc?" Pony asked, remembering a conversation his brother and him had a couple days ago. Soda nodded. "Well what's that matter? If he gives you trouble you could just pound him into the ground right?" Pony asked, doing some karate movements but then falling down when one of his kicks was so high that it threw him off balance.
Soda laughed and helped his little brother up. "I might end up doing that if he keeps bothering us."
"I wanna help!" Pony said and Soda laughed again.
"C'mon we're gonna be late and Darry's already in a bad mood." He said, pulling his little brother back out into the living room.
"So what else is new." Ponyboy mumbled.
"Get in the car." Darry said, grabbing his keys. "Pony don't forget your lunch, it's on the kitchen counter."
"Did you get that new job you wanted?" Pony asked randomly, picking his shoe back up and fiddling with the knot. Darry'd found a better offer somewhere. It paid more and it was one less hour of work." Darry nodded and grabbed his little brothers shoe to fix it himself since Ponyboy was taking forever.
"He's a busboy or something." Soda said.
"I'm several things." Darry mumbled getting rid of the knot then handing the shoe back to Pony. "Now c'mon." he grabbed his bag and headed out the door his brothers close behind.
"I'm gonna go see her again tonight. Ok?" Soda asked, hopefully.
"No, it ain't ok. Give her brother some time to cool off. I don't want you getting mixed up in some crazy thing. Why don't you give it a few days to blow over? You can think about what we talked about.
"Man, Darry! If he comes after me I could take him!"
Darry stopped walking and turned to his brother, fixing him with a stern gaze. "If he comes after you with three other guys could you take him?" Soda sighed, hating the fact that Darry was right. Why did he always have to be right?!
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"It'll be fine." Soda said, accidentally taking a sip or Darry's coffee that was right beside his chocolate milk. Yuck! He thought swallowing it quickly and taking a big bite of eggs to try and get the taste out of his mouth.
"But it ain't fine." Darry said. "You're just setting yourself up for more trouble and you know it."
"Quit worrying so much already. Would you? It ain't a big deal. I-"
"When you're dating a chick whose brother is a soc and he's coming after you, It's a big deal."
"Man, I shouldn't have even told you about it then." Soda said.
"No, I'm glad you did." Darry said.
"Yeah, so you can pester me about it."
"Hey!" Darry snapped. "You do not need some girls big brother chasing after you with a bunch of his friends. Not to mention the fact that her old man don't know a thing about it and the mere fact she don't want him to know says something." Soda sighed and sat down in a nearby chair. "You be careful. You hear me? Don't get yourself shot or something." Soda rolled his eyes. "I mean it, Sodapop." Darry said. "Her brother might take it to far."
Darry you are so paranoid. Soda thought silently but nodded his head. "Ok. I get it. I get it."
"Do you?" Darry asked. "What is it with you anyways? You dated Sandy and she ended up getting pregnant because she was sleeping with some other guy, then you dated a twenty-eight year-old who was married, and now you're dating a socials kid sister. Can't you ever find a girl that ain't gonna cause you heart ache or get you into trouble?"
"Well gee Dar, I guess I should follow your example. You're real good at finding chicks like that! Unlike me of course because I'm so out of the loop!" He snapped with strong sarcasm in his voice. He sure hadn't forgotten that story Darry had told him about Brooke.
Darry sighed and put the dishes down, pondering a way to get his little brother to at least consider what he was saying without an argument. "I'm sorry little buddy but listen, this just doesn't look like it's gonna turn out well."
"You just always have to assume the worst, don't you?" Soda said and walked out of the kitchen, angrily. Why can't you just see the good in this, Darry? He thought. Why can't you try and understand that it doesn't matter? I like her to much for it to matter!
"What's wrong?" Pony asked, struggling to get the knot out of his shoelace.
"Nothin." Soda said, walking into their room to find his DX shirt.
Pony jumped up and followed him. "Please tell me." Pony begged.
"Why do you wanna know so bad anyways?" Soda entered the, Ponyboy close behind and pulled his DX shirt out of the closet where Darry had so diligently hung up all of his clothing.
Pony shrugged. "I dunno. I'm just curious. I like to know what goes on around here."
"We were just arguing about Amanda. Darry thinks that maybe I should stop seeing her before it gets real serious."
"How come? Because her brothers a soc?" Pony asked, remembering a conversation his brother and him had a couple days ago. Soda nodded. "Well what's that matter? If he gives you trouble you could just pound him into the ground right?" Pony asked, doing some karate movements but then falling down when one of his kicks was so high that it threw him off balance.
Soda laughed and helped his little brother up. "I might end up doing that if he keeps bothering us."
"I wanna help!" Pony said and Soda laughed again.
"C'mon we're gonna be late and Darry's already in a bad mood." He said, pulling his little brother back out into the living room.
"So what else is new." Ponyboy mumbled.
"Get in the car." Darry said, grabbing his keys. "Pony don't forget your lunch, it's on the kitchen counter."
"Did you get that new job you wanted?" Pony asked randomly, picking his shoe back up and fiddling with the knot. Darry'd found a better offer somewhere. It paid more and it was one less hour of work." Darry nodded and grabbed his little brothers shoe to fix it himself since Ponyboy was taking forever.
"He's a busboy or something." Soda said.
"I'm several things." Darry mumbled getting rid of the knot then handing the shoe back to Pony. "Now c'mon." he grabbed his bag and headed out the door his brothers close behind.
"I'm gonna go see her again tonight. Ok?" Soda asked, hopefully.
"No, it ain't ok. Give her brother some time to cool off. I don't want you getting mixed up in some crazy thing. Why don't you give it a few days to blow over? You can think about what we talked about.
"Man, Darry! If he comes after me I could take him!"
Darry stopped walking and turned to his brother, fixing him with a stern gaze. "If he comes after you with three other guys could you take him?" Soda sighed, hating the fact that Darry was right. Why did he always have to be right?!
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