Chapter 4- People Change
** Soda's P.O.V.**
I drove home by myself after work. I didn't feel like talking to Steve or Two-bit. I know there probably shocked as much as Pony when I went off at him like that. It's not like I wanted to cause trouble, it's just the way I've been acting after Johnny and Dally's death. A lot of things happened those months. And also Sandy leaving. Sandy was the only girl I ever really loved. And then last month I saw her at a store, with some other man,and a big belly. Pregant,I guess. I went past her, hoping she'll say something to me, but she didn't. She just stared. That hurt me the most. When I got home, Darry was home. That probably means he has to work late tonight. Good, maybe I can go out somewhere without him knowing. When I got in the house, I found Pony curled up like a ball on the sofa. His eyes were red and puffy. I knew he wasn't asleep cause I saw his eyes open, but when I tried to make eye contact he closed them. I threw my shoes off and went into the kitchen. Darry was at the table doing bills or some legal stuff. " Do you know what's wrong with Ponyboy? I found him in the lot crying and shaking when I was driving home. He wouldn't answer me when I asked him what happened" Darry said to me. Pony wouldn't tell him what happened, cause I'm sure not going to, so I'll lie. " No,I don't know what happened. Maybe he got jumped by Socs or something." I said, trying to sound my best way concerned. " Yeah" Darry said. I got some juice and sat next to Darry. Pony came in the kitchen. " Are you ok kid?" Darry asked. " I'm fine" Pony mumbled. He sat across from Darry. He looked like he wanted to say something, but couldn't get the words out. " Uh Darry,I was wondering if you're the only person who can ground me." Pony said, acting as if I wasn't there. My heart stopped. " I don't know,should I ground you off of something?" He asked. Pony shook his head. " Then what do you mean by that then?" Darry added. " Can Soda ground me?" Pony said,nearly screaming it. Darry just sat there for a couple of seconds. " Sure I don't see why not, he is your other guardian sorta, but I don't see why you would ask a question like that, Soda wouldn't ground you if you killed someone" Darry said kidding and sat up, and went in the fridge. Pony sat there,looking in space. I was about to hit him right there for asking Darry thought. It must have looked like it on my eyes, cause once he saw my expression he jetted out of there, and went in our room. I followed him, we needed to talk.
** Pony's P.O.V. **
I went into my room, hoping to avoid Soda, and by that look on his face I got scared. The minute I sat down on the bed Soda walked in. I gulped and looked away. I picked up and one of my books that were on the bed and acting as if I was reading. But Soda grabbed the book. " We need to talk" He said. I sat there and looked at him. I managed to ask if I'm grounded. " Yes, your still grounded" He said. " Why!" I asked trying to keep my voice down, I don't want Darry to get into this. " I already told you Ponyboy" He sat on the chair. " Soda.what's wrong with you?? Why are you being this way?? You never use to ground me,or even yell at me." I started to get tears in my eyes. " Nothing is wrong with me. Maybe I'm just sick and tired of being the nice one,huh? People change Pony, you can't stop that. And I don't want one more discussion about this. Your already grounded for 2 weeks, don't make it worse" He said so mean, I couldn't believe I heard those words out of Soda's mouth. I started to get smart. " Yes sir" and gave him a solute with it. He ignored that, and went out of the room. " Yeah, people do change" - I thought- " but why does it have to be Soda?"
A/N : What do you guys think of this chapter??
** Soda's P.O.V.**
I drove home by myself after work. I didn't feel like talking to Steve or Two-bit. I know there probably shocked as much as Pony when I went off at him like that. It's not like I wanted to cause trouble, it's just the way I've been acting after Johnny and Dally's death. A lot of things happened those months. And also Sandy leaving. Sandy was the only girl I ever really loved. And then last month I saw her at a store, with some other man,and a big belly. Pregant,I guess. I went past her, hoping she'll say something to me, but she didn't. She just stared. That hurt me the most. When I got home, Darry was home. That probably means he has to work late tonight. Good, maybe I can go out somewhere without him knowing. When I got in the house, I found Pony curled up like a ball on the sofa. His eyes were red and puffy. I knew he wasn't asleep cause I saw his eyes open, but when I tried to make eye contact he closed them. I threw my shoes off and went into the kitchen. Darry was at the table doing bills or some legal stuff. " Do you know what's wrong with Ponyboy? I found him in the lot crying and shaking when I was driving home. He wouldn't answer me when I asked him what happened" Darry said to me. Pony wouldn't tell him what happened, cause I'm sure not going to, so I'll lie. " No,I don't know what happened. Maybe he got jumped by Socs or something." I said, trying to sound my best way concerned. " Yeah" Darry said. I got some juice and sat next to Darry. Pony came in the kitchen. " Are you ok kid?" Darry asked. " I'm fine" Pony mumbled. He sat across from Darry. He looked like he wanted to say something, but couldn't get the words out. " Uh Darry,I was wondering if you're the only person who can ground me." Pony said, acting as if I wasn't there. My heart stopped. " I don't know,should I ground you off of something?" He asked. Pony shook his head. " Then what do you mean by that then?" Darry added. " Can Soda ground me?" Pony said,nearly screaming it. Darry just sat there for a couple of seconds. " Sure I don't see why not, he is your other guardian sorta, but I don't see why you would ask a question like that, Soda wouldn't ground you if you killed someone" Darry said kidding and sat up, and went in the fridge. Pony sat there,looking in space. I was about to hit him right there for asking Darry thought. It must have looked like it on my eyes, cause once he saw my expression he jetted out of there, and went in our room. I followed him, we needed to talk.
** Pony's P.O.V. **
I went into my room, hoping to avoid Soda, and by that look on his face I got scared. The minute I sat down on the bed Soda walked in. I gulped and looked away. I picked up and one of my books that were on the bed and acting as if I was reading. But Soda grabbed the book. " We need to talk" He said. I sat there and looked at him. I managed to ask if I'm grounded. " Yes, your still grounded" He said. " Why!" I asked trying to keep my voice down, I don't want Darry to get into this. " I already told you Ponyboy" He sat on the chair. " Soda.what's wrong with you?? Why are you being this way?? You never use to ground me,or even yell at me." I started to get tears in my eyes. " Nothing is wrong with me. Maybe I'm just sick and tired of being the nice one,huh? People change Pony, you can't stop that. And I don't want one more discussion about this. Your already grounded for 2 weeks, don't make it worse" He said so mean, I couldn't believe I heard those words out of Soda's mouth. I started to get smart. " Yes sir" and gave him a solute with it. He ignored that, and went out of the room. " Yeah, people do change" - I thought- " but why does it have to be Soda?"
A/N : What do you guys think of this chapter??