okay im sooooooo sorry for the long wait! heres chapter 7 (finally)!
DISCLAIMER: i dont own anybody from the outsiders! S.E. Hinton does!
anybody who did not appear in the outsiders is MINE!
"I wonder what Two-Bit wants to say?" I thought to myself.
"Is it safe to go out now, Dallas?" Ponyboy asked.
"Yeah. The cops are looking for you in Texas and your disguised. You're good to go."
We all got into Buck's T-Bird that Dally borrowed. Geez I forgot how fast he drives! He takes a turn on two wheels! I thought I was gonna be sick. Thank God i didnt.
When we got to Dairy Queen, me and the boys filled up on BBQ sandwhiches, hot fudge sundaes, and Pepsi.
"Socs are crawling around all over the city. The kid you killed had plenty of friends. Soc against grease. I started carrying a heater..."
"Dally!" Ponyboy said frightened, "You kill people with heaters!"
"Switchblades too apparently." Johnny gulped. "Relax. It aint loaded. But it sure helps a bluff. We had little "meeting" with a Soc. We're gonna have a rumble. If they win things go on as usual. If we win they stay outta our territory for good. Two-Bit got jumped a few days ago."
I practically choked on my sandwhich. Ponyboy patted my back. "You okay, Little One?" he asked. Wow, none of the guys had called me "Little One" one a while...
"Hey, dont choke back there. Two-Bits okay. Me and Darry came along in time. He didnt need too much help though. You know hes a good fighter. Oh, I forgot to tell you! We got a spy."
"A spy? Who is it?" Johnny asked.
"The red-head. Cherry whats-her-name."
Me and Johnny practically gagged and Pony almost dropped his sundae. "Cherry Valance?" we questioned together.
"Yeah. She said she'd keep up with what was going on with the Socs. She also said she'd testify that the Socs were drunk and they were looking for a fight and you fought back strictly on self-defense." Dallas gave a short grim laugh. "That gal sure does hate me. I offered to take her to the Dingo for a Coke but she told me to go to hell." He surveyed the scene. "Man, this place is out of it. What do they do for kicks around here, play checkers? I aint ever been to the country before. Have any of you?'
Johnny shook his head.
"Dad used to take us huntin," said Ponyboy.
"Me and Mrs. Curtis went with em' once. She didnt want to be the only girl to go so I went, too."
"How'd you like it, Little One?" Dally asked.
"I cried when Darry got a duck. Soda had to take me back to the truck." Dally laughed. "Why did I get invited anyway?"
"Uh...Soda...Soda had a crush on you before he fell in love with Sabrina," said Ponyboy.
"What?" I was surprised. I thought Soda had only thought of me as a sister since the first day we met.
Pony's ears got red. "Dont tell him I told you," Pony begged.
"I promise I wont say a word." My mind suddenly drifted to thoughts of Two-Bit. I was brought out of my daydream, however, when Johnny said, "We're goin back and turnin ourselves in."
Dallas swore in a low voice for a minute or two then demanded: "What?"
"I got a good chance of bein let off easy. I aint got no record with the fuzz and it was self-defense; Pony, Cherry, and Rocky can testify to that. We wont say that you helped us, Dallas, and we'll give back that gun and whats left of the money so you wont get into trouble. And we'll say we hitchhiked back,okay?"
"You sure you want to go back?"
"Sure I'm sure. It aint fair for Pony to have to stay in that church with Darry and Soda worryin about him all the time. I dont guess my folks are worried about me or anything?"
Poor Johnny. I knew exactly how he felt. His dad hates him and his no- good mom ignores him. My stepdad cant stand me and Mom's been ignoring me since Dad died. But I've gotten over it though. Johnny hasnt.
"The boys are worried. Two-Bit was going to go to Texas to hunt for you."
"My parents. Did they ask about me?" Johnny repeated.
"No," Dally snapped, "they didnt. What do they matter, Johnny? My old man doent give a damn about me but that dont bother me none."
That was the only similarity between me and Dallas Winston. Besides the fact that we're greasers- we didnt care what our parents thought.
Johnny didnt answer Dallas. But he looked at the dashboard with such hurt bewilderment, that I started crying silently.
Ponyboy looked at me and saw the tears sliding down my cheeks. He awkwardly put his hand on mine. I entertwined my fingers with his and put my other hand in my lap. I looked down at my scuffed up tennis shoes with the shoelaces got me for my birthday last year. Blue with black polkadots.
I took a deep breath. I tried to keep my crying under control. I really did. But I failed. Dally turned around in his seat to face me. "Hey...Little One, whats wrong?"
His eyes looked sympathetic and he had a frown that furrowed his eyebrows a little bit. I looked away from his face.
"Nothing. I'll be okay in a minute."
"You sure?"
"Yeah. I'll be okay."
Dally turned back around and pulled outta the Dairy Queen. We flew down the road and I wiped my eyes with the sleeve of Two-Bits jacket. I stopped crying.
"Blast it, Johnny," Dally growled.
I didnt hear much after that. I looked at Johnny. He was staring at his feet, looking awful sad. He hated for any of us to be mad at him. Thats something else me and Johnny had in common. That and we were the most sensitive out of all the greasers in our group.
"Johnny..." the tone of Dally's voice is what brought me back to reality. It was a high pleading tone, something I didnt know Dallas was capable of. "Johnny, I aint mad at you. I just dont want you to get hurt. You dont know what a few months in jail can do to you. Blast it, Johnny"---he pushed his extremely blond hair out of his eyes---"you get hardened in jail. I dont want that to happen to you. Like it happened to me..."
My eyes got wide. Dallas never talked like that. If he ever did talk about jail it was to brag. He didnt care about anyone either...well, except for Johnny and me. He wouldnt admit it but I knew he loved us.
I looked next to me. Me and Pony were still holding hands with our fingers entertwined. I moved my finger, causing Ponyboy to look down. We let go of each others hands. His ears turned bright red.
Next thing I knew we were back at the top of Jay Mountain. I heard Dally whisper, "Oh, glory!" The church was on fire!
Me and Pony and Johnny hopped out of the car and ran to the nearest grown up. I heard Dally cussing us out and threating to beat our heads in if we didnt come back. I guess he wasnt too mad 'cause he never carried out his threat.
Pony got the scoop from a heavy guy. The guy said they were having a school picnic, then the place is burning up.
At that time a lady came up ranting and raving that some of the children were missing. We heard a faint yelling that came from inside the church.
Ponyboy started running towards the church. Me and Johnny followed, ignoring the heavy guy completly. Once inside me and Johnny shouted, "Hey, Ponyboy!" He turned to look at us then turned around again. I couldnt hear anything over the crackling of the fire so I just followed the boys.
We found the kids and started dropping them out of the window. Dally was yelling something about the roof. I couldnt tell what. Once all of the kids were out me and Johnny got Ponyboy out first. Pieces of the roof were raining down on us.
"Cade, get the hell outta here!" I yelled as I pushed him toward the window. Dallas grabbed him and dragged him out. I was almost out the window when a piece of timber fell on my leg. It pinned me to the ground and I screamed bloody murder. Dallas jumped through the window again to get me.
"You'll be okay, Honey!" Dally yelled over the noise.
He picked me up and I yelped at the pain in my leg. Dallas carried me out to safety. 'He saved my life,' I thought. 'I have to thank him.'
"Dallas," I said weakly.
"What is it, Little One?"
I was about to thank him but a black veil was dropped over me.
What do think? Do you like it? Please review and tell me! Until next time... 3 Rockelle
"I wonder what Two-Bit wants to say?" I thought to myself.
"Is it safe to go out now, Dallas?" Ponyboy asked.
"Yeah. The cops are looking for you in Texas and your disguised. You're good to go."
We all got into Buck's T-Bird that Dally borrowed. Geez I forgot how fast he drives! He takes a turn on two wheels! I thought I was gonna be sick. Thank God i didnt.
When we got to Dairy Queen, me and the boys filled up on BBQ sandwhiches, hot fudge sundaes, and Pepsi.
"Socs are crawling around all over the city. The kid you killed had plenty of friends. Soc against grease. I started carrying a heater..."
"Dally!" Ponyboy said frightened, "You kill people with heaters!"
"Switchblades too apparently." Johnny gulped. "Relax. It aint loaded. But it sure helps a bluff. We had little "meeting" with a Soc. We're gonna have a rumble. If they win things go on as usual. If we win they stay outta our territory for good. Two-Bit got jumped a few days ago."
I practically choked on my sandwhich. Ponyboy patted my back. "You okay, Little One?" he asked. Wow, none of the guys had called me "Little One" one a while...
"Hey, dont choke back there. Two-Bits okay. Me and Darry came along in time. He didnt need too much help though. You know hes a good fighter. Oh, I forgot to tell you! We got a spy."
"A spy? Who is it?" Johnny asked.
"The red-head. Cherry whats-her-name."
Me and Johnny practically gagged and Pony almost dropped his sundae. "Cherry Valance?" we questioned together.
"Yeah. She said she'd keep up with what was going on with the Socs. She also said she'd testify that the Socs were drunk and they were looking for a fight and you fought back strictly on self-defense." Dallas gave a short grim laugh. "That gal sure does hate me. I offered to take her to the Dingo for a Coke but she told me to go to hell." He surveyed the scene. "Man, this place is out of it. What do they do for kicks around here, play checkers? I aint ever been to the country before. Have any of you?'
Johnny shook his head.
"Dad used to take us huntin," said Ponyboy.
"Me and Mrs. Curtis went with em' once. She didnt want to be the only girl to go so I went, too."
"How'd you like it, Little One?" Dally asked.
"I cried when Darry got a duck. Soda had to take me back to the truck." Dally laughed. "Why did I get invited anyway?"
"Uh...Soda...Soda had a crush on you before he fell in love with Sabrina," said Ponyboy.
"What?" I was surprised. I thought Soda had only thought of me as a sister since the first day we met.
Pony's ears got red. "Dont tell him I told you," Pony begged.
"I promise I wont say a word." My mind suddenly drifted to thoughts of Two-Bit. I was brought out of my daydream, however, when Johnny said, "We're goin back and turnin ourselves in."
Dallas swore in a low voice for a minute or two then demanded: "What?"
"I got a good chance of bein let off easy. I aint got no record with the fuzz and it was self-defense; Pony, Cherry, and Rocky can testify to that. We wont say that you helped us, Dallas, and we'll give back that gun and whats left of the money so you wont get into trouble. And we'll say we hitchhiked back,okay?"
"You sure you want to go back?"
"Sure I'm sure. It aint fair for Pony to have to stay in that church with Darry and Soda worryin about him all the time. I dont guess my folks are worried about me or anything?"
Poor Johnny. I knew exactly how he felt. His dad hates him and his no- good mom ignores him. My stepdad cant stand me and Mom's been ignoring me since Dad died. But I've gotten over it though. Johnny hasnt.
"The boys are worried. Two-Bit was going to go to Texas to hunt for you."
"My parents. Did they ask about me?" Johnny repeated.
"No," Dally snapped, "they didnt. What do they matter, Johnny? My old man doent give a damn about me but that dont bother me none."
That was the only similarity between me and Dallas Winston. Besides the fact that we're greasers- we didnt care what our parents thought.
Johnny didnt answer Dallas. But he looked at the dashboard with such hurt bewilderment, that I started crying silently.
Ponyboy looked at me and saw the tears sliding down my cheeks. He awkwardly put his hand on mine. I entertwined my fingers with his and put my other hand in my lap. I looked down at my scuffed up tennis shoes with the shoelaces got me for my birthday last year. Blue with black polkadots.
I took a deep breath. I tried to keep my crying under control. I really did. But I failed. Dally turned around in his seat to face me. "Hey...Little One, whats wrong?"
His eyes looked sympathetic and he had a frown that furrowed his eyebrows a little bit. I looked away from his face.
"Nothing. I'll be okay in a minute."
"You sure?"
"Yeah. I'll be okay."
Dally turned back around and pulled outta the Dairy Queen. We flew down the road and I wiped my eyes with the sleeve of Two-Bits jacket. I stopped crying.
"Blast it, Johnny," Dally growled.
I didnt hear much after that. I looked at Johnny. He was staring at his feet, looking awful sad. He hated for any of us to be mad at him. Thats something else me and Johnny had in common. That and we were the most sensitive out of all the greasers in our group.
"Johnny..." the tone of Dally's voice is what brought me back to reality. It was a high pleading tone, something I didnt know Dallas was capable of. "Johnny, I aint mad at you. I just dont want you to get hurt. You dont know what a few months in jail can do to you. Blast it, Johnny"---he pushed his extremely blond hair out of his eyes---"you get hardened in jail. I dont want that to happen to you. Like it happened to me..."
My eyes got wide. Dallas never talked like that. If he ever did talk about jail it was to brag. He didnt care about anyone either...well, except for Johnny and me. He wouldnt admit it but I knew he loved us.
I looked next to me. Me and Pony were still holding hands with our fingers entertwined. I moved my finger, causing Ponyboy to look down. We let go of each others hands. His ears turned bright red.
Next thing I knew we were back at the top of Jay Mountain. I heard Dally whisper, "Oh, glory!" The church was on fire!
Me and Pony and Johnny hopped out of the car and ran to the nearest grown up. I heard Dally cussing us out and threating to beat our heads in if we didnt come back. I guess he wasnt too mad 'cause he never carried out his threat.
Pony got the scoop from a heavy guy. The guy said they were having a school picnic, then the place is burning up.
At that time a lady came up ranting and raving that some of the children were missing. We heard a faint yelling that came from inside the church.
Ponyboy started running towards the church. Me and Johnny followed, ignoring the heavy guy completly. Once inside me and Johnny shouted, "Hey, Ponyboy!" He turned to look at us then turned around again. I couldnt hear anything over the crackling of the fire so I just followed the boys.
We found the kids and started dropping them out of the window. Dally was yelling something about the roof. I couldnt tell what. Once all of the kids were out me and Johnny got Ponyboy out first. Pieces of the roof were raining down on us.
"Cade, get the hell outta here!" I yelled as I pushed him toward the window. Dallas grabbed him and dragged him out. I was almost out the window when a piece of timber fell on my leg. It pinned me to the ground and I screamed bloody murder. Dallas jumped through the window again to get me.
"You'll be okay, Honey!" Dally yelled over the noise.
He picked me up and I yelped at the pain in my leg. Dallas carried me out to safety. 'He saved my life,' I thought. 'I have to thank him.'
"Dallas," I said weakly.
"What is it, Little One?"
I was about to thank him but a black veil was dropped over me.
What do think? Do you like it? Please review and tell me! Until next time... 3 Rockelle