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Chapter 15
I continued to do the dishes even after everyone had left. Darry went to work, Two-Bit went with Steve and Sodapop to the DX and I wasn't exactly sure where Ponyboy was but I was sure he had gone out too. I felt like I had to get my mind off everything and this dishwashing wasn't helping much. I thought about how I used to lighten up when I lived in Kansas. I don't think that I could dance around in my underwear singing whatever song was on the radio here. I looked around and remembered that no one was here. It wouldn't hurt if I just danced around a little so I decided to go for it. The Curtis' didn't have any blinds so I decided to keep my clothes on.
I walked over to the radio trying to find a suitable song. None seemed to be dance worthy until I came across the Chordettes singing Lollipop. I laughed out loud since my friends and I back home once sang this in the tri-county talent show. I turned it up a little more and started belting out the song.
"Lollipop, Lollipop, Oh Lolli, Lolli, Lolli," I sang, "Lollipop, Lollipop, Oh Lolli, Lolli, Lolli. Lollipop, Lollipop, Oh Lolli, Lolli, Lolli. Lollipop."
I stuck my finger in my mouth and popped the side of my cheek to try and duplicate the sound that the song made. Just as I did I spun around to see Ponyboy leaning up against the doorframe smirking at me trying to hold back his laughter. I could feel the embarrassment building up inside me. I didn't think that anyone was home. He just stood there shaking his head playfully. I opened my mouth to say something but he cut me off.
"Crazy way he thrills me, Tell you why." Ponyboy started singing, "Just like a lightning from the sky, He loves to kiss me till I can't see straight. Gee my lollipop is great."
He started laughing and walked over to me turning off the radio since the song was over.
"Wow, Pon," I told him, "You sing better than me."
"Yeah but you're a much better dancer Kat," He told me, "I Soda could see you now."
When he said this his smile faded and he walked over and plopped down on the couch. I knew he was still upset with me for hurting his brother and I had to set him straight but I didn't know how to start.
"Why'd you have to do it Kathryn?" He asked directly. I was a bit relieved since he had initiated the conversation. "You hurt Sodapop real bad."
"I know I did Pony," I said sitting down beside him, "But I didn't mean to, honest. I would never purposely hurt your brother. He means the world to me."
"I know. It's just I hate seeing him like that y'know," he continued, "I mean when Sandy left, he was bad. But when you kissed Two-Bit he was way worse. He thought he'd lost you forever. I'd never seen him that upset. Well, except when Mom and Dad died."
I felt even worse now that I fully understood how much Sodapop cared for me and how much I hurt him. Ponyboy knew his brother more than anyone in the world and if he said I hurt him badly I had hurt him.
"I'll never hurt him again Pony," I told him, "I can promise you that. I love Sodapop."
Whatever doubt in my mind that I had of not loving Soda was gone. I knew that I had made the right choice. I might still have feelings for Two- Bit but I loved Sodapop.
"That's good to know Kat," he said his face brightening up, "I don't know if Soda could handle another heartbreak."
I just smiled at him and made my way back into the kitchen to finish washing the dishes. There was nothing more I wanted to do at that moment then run out the door down the DX just to see Sodapop but I knew that I had a responsibility of washing the dishes and my grandma always said that work always comes before play.
"When I'm done here," I called out to Ponyboy, "We can walk down to the DX okay?"
"I dig it." He said wholeheartedly, "Only if you buy me a Coke."
"Alright," I yelled back. I felt as though Pony and me were really connecting, "It's s deal."
I finished shortly there after but still needed to hop into the shower and re-do my hair. I took a quick shower and underwent my daily routine of waiting for the water to heat up and then realizing that it didn't get hot, examining my face in the mirror, and lastly just simply getting ready. I thought that I should wear the same dress since I was running low on new outfits and I'd only been wearing it for about and hour or so. I slipped the white, yellow-trimmed, button up dress over my head and continued to style my hair. For some reason I wanted to look good for when I saw Sodapop so I spent a couple minutes curling my hair and styling it. That's the one thing I liked about my hair. It could be straight one day and the next day I could curl it so easily but it took forever to dry. I held both sides back with two decorated bobby pins; applied some make-up and I was ready to go. I looked myself over and decided that I looked pretty cute. Well as cute as I was going to get that day.
I walked out into the living room greeted by Ponyboy's smiling face.
"How did Soda snag a pretty doll like you," he started, "I'll never know."
I just laughed at him and off we went. Now it would seem as though it'd be a short uneventful walk but we just happened to run into someone who knew things or assumed he knew things that Pony didn't which made things a hell of a lot worse.
"Hey Curly, Hey Tim," Pony greeted the two rough-looking greasers that we had met on the sidewalk, "What's going on?"
"Not to much Pon," the smaller boy, obviously Curly said, "Just heading down to the Dingo."
I tried not to make eye contact with Tim since I knew he'd remember me from last night. I also knew he'd remember the Two-Bit and I were on a "date", but I wasn't sure whether or not he'd say anything.
"Hey Pony," Tim said. I could feel his eyes looking at me but tried my best not to give him the satisfaction of glancing up at him, "Isn't this Two-Bit's broad?"
Ponyboy just looked at me in disbelief and I knew that whatever respect he had gained toward me that day had been temporarily replaced with anger and deceit.
"Nah, me and Two-Bit broke up yesterday," I said in my trashiest voice I could mange. I winked at Pony trying to make him understand but his expression stayed the same, "He said he was going back to Cathy."
I didn't exactly know who Cathy was but I remembered both Two-Bit and Sodapop talking about her and prayed to god that what I said made sense.
"That jackass," Curly piped in, "He'll never learn that that girl is a trash factory."
"Giving up a nice girl like you for a tramp like her," Tim said walking closer to me, "I'll never understand that boy. I guess that means your back on the market then doesn't it baby." He continued slipping his arms around my waist.
I wanted to scream but tried to keep my cool. I knew if I struggled that it would just make him more willing to scare me.
"Sorry Tim," I said coolly, "But I kind of have my eye on Sodapop."
He looked over a Pony who nodded and then Tim backed off.
"Damn," he said smiling, "Just a few hours to late huh."
"Maybe next time." I lied. I knew there wasn't going to be a next time and if the off chance that there was I sure as hell wasn't going to fall for Tim Shepard.
Curly and Tim said goodbye to Pony and walked off in the direction of the Dingo. Ponyboy started walking a little faster then normal and I knew he was upset. I grabbed his arm causing him to stop.
"Do you practice lying," He asked with hostility in his voice, "Or does it just come naturally to you?"
"Pony, don't be like this," I told him, "You have to understand, Two- Bit only said that so Tim would lay off. He knew that Tim wouldn't go after me if I was with him."
He paused for a second as though he were thinking it over but the he flashed me his shining smile and I knew that even though it was farfetched, he understood.
"Yeah all right," he said, "I guess I could see Two-Bit doing that."
It was only a few blocks down the road and Pony kept making small talk about things that seemed to matter when your fourteen. I guess it was before he was interested in girls. When we got to the DX I could see a crowd of girls crowding around Soda like they always did but when he didn't coming rushing out to me I got a little worried. I reached the crowd and realized that he was turned around. I kept walking in a way pushing through the girls and just as he turned around I walked right into his arms and kissed him. I could tell he had been surprised but he wrapped his arms around me and kissed me back. I could hear the whispers of the girls who were crowded around and I one girl even called me a tramp but I didn't care. I knew that Soda loved me by the way he kissed me and no girl was ever going to take that away.
I pulled away since I had never really liked showing public displays of emotion but I had been so overcome by jealousy that I had to show it, even if it was publicly. He gave me his world famous smile and I just bit my lip smiling sheepishly.
"Well that was a little shocking." He said finally.
"Sorry, it's just that-" I started but couldn't finish since Soda had but his finger over my mouth, stopping me from talking.
"I didn't say it was bad, it was just shocking." He smiled at me and then kissed my forehead. I looked around to see if the girls were still there and saw Two-Bit in the window through the convenience shop at the DX sipping on a Soda and talking to some girl. He had been looking at me with a look of disappointment on his face, yet when he saw me he winked and raised his eyebrows three times before continuing to talk to the girl. I felt a little jealous again but when Soda grabbed my hand and told me to go get a Coke with him, that feeling was replaced with sheer love for Soda. But should I still be feeling jealous at all. What did that mean?
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Chapter 15
I continued to do the dishes even after everyone had left. Darry went to work, Two-Bit went with Steve and Sodapop to the DX and I wasn't exactly sure where Ponyboy was but I was sure he had gone out too. I felt like I had to get my mind off everything and this dishwashing wasn't helping much. I thought about how I used to lighten up when I lived in Kansas. I don't think that I could dance around in my underwear singing whatever song was on the radio here. I looked around and remembered that no one was here. It wouldn't hurt if I just danced around a little so I decided to go for it. The Curtis' didn't have any blinds so I decided to keep my clothes on.
I walked over to the radio trying to find a suitable song. None seemed to be dance worthy until I came across the Chordettes singing Lollipop. I laughed out loud since my friends and I back home once sang this in the tri-county talent show. I turned it up a little more and started belting out the song.
"Lollipop, Lollipop, Oh Lolli, Lolli, Lolli," I sang, "Lollipop, Lollipop, Oh Lolli, Lolli, Lolli. Lollipop, Lollipop, Oh Lolli, Lolli, Lolli. Lollipop."
I stuck my finger in my mouth and popped the side of my cheek to try and duplicate the sound that the song made. Just as I did I spun around to see Ponyboy leaning up against the doorframe smirking at me trying to hold back his laughter. I could feel the embarrassment building up inside me. I didn't think that anyone was home. He just stood there shaking his head playfully. I opened my mouth to say something but he cut me off.
"Crazy way he thrills me, Tell you why." Ponyboy started singing, "Just like a lightning from the sky, He loves to kiss me till I can't see straight. Gee my lollipop is great."
He started laughing and walked over to me turning off the radio since the song was over.
"Wow, Pon," I told him, "You sing better than me."
"Yeah but you're a much better dancer Kat," He told me, "I Soda could see you now."
When he said this his smile faded and he walked over and plopped down on the couch. I knew he was still upset with me for hurting his brother and I had to set him straight but I didn't know how to start.
"Why'd you have to do it Kathryn?" He asked directly. I was a bit relieved since he had initiated the conversation. "You hurt Sodapop real bad."
"I know I did Pony," I said sitting down beside him, "But I didn't mean to, honest. I would never purposely hurt your brother. He means the world to me."
"I know. It's just I hate seeing him like that y'know," he continued, "I mean when Sandy left, he was bad. But when you kissed Two-Bit he was way worse. He thought he'd lost you forever. I'd never seen him that upset. Well, except when Mom and Dad died."
I felt even worse now that I fully understood how much Sodapop cared for me and how much I hurt him. Ponyboy knew his brother more than anyone in the world and if he said I hurt him badly I had hurt him.
"I'll never hurt him again Pony," I told him, "I can promise you that. I love Sodapop."
Whatever doubt in my mind that I had of not loving Soda was gone. I knew that I had made the right choice. I might still have feelings for Two- Bit but I loved Sodapop.
"That's good to know Kat," he said his face brightening up, "I don't know if Soda could handle another heartbreak."
I just smiled at him and made my way back into the kitchen to finish washing the dishes. There was nothing more I wanted to do at that moment then run out the door down the DX just to see Sodapop but I knew that I had a responsibility of washing the dishes and my grandma always said that work always comes before play.
"When I'm done here," I called out to Ponyboy, "We can walk down to the DX okay?"
"I dig it." He said wholeheartedly, "Only if you buy me a Coke."
"Alright," I yelled back. I felt as though Pony and me were really connecting, "It's s deal."
I finished shortly there after but still needed to hop into the shower and re-do my hair. I took a quick shower and underwent my daily routine of waiting for the water to heat up and then realizing that it didn't get hot, examining my face in the mirror, and lastly just simply getting ready. I thought that I should wear the same dress since I was running low on new outfits and I'd only been wearing it for about and hour or so. I slipped the white, yellow-trimmed, button up dress over my head and continued to style my hair. For some reason I wanted to look good for when I saw Sodapop so I spent a couple minutes curling my hair and styling it. That's the one thing I liked about my hair. It could be straight one day and the next day I could curl it so easily but it took forever to dry. I held both sides back with two decorated bobby pins; applied some make-up and I was ready to go. I looked myself over and decided that I looked pretty cute. Well as cute as I was going to get that day.
I walked out into the living room greeted by Ponyboy's smiling face.
"How did Soda snag a pretty doll like you," he started, "I'll never know."
I just laughed at him and off we went. Now it would seem as though it'd be a short uneventful walk but we just happened to run into someone who knew things or assumed he knew things that Pony didn't which made things a hell of a lot worse.
"Hey Curly, Hey Tim," Pony greeted the two rough-looking greasers that we had met on the sidewalk, "What's going on?"
"Not to much Pon," the smaller boy, obviously Curly said, "Just heading down to the Dingo."
I tried not to make eye contact with Tim since I knew he'd remember me from last night. I also knew he'd remember the Two-Bit and I were on a "date", but I wasn't sure whether or not he'd say anything.
"Hey Pony," Tim said. I could feel his eyes looking at me but tried my best not to give him the satisfaction of glancing up at him, "Isn't this Two-Bit's broad?"
Ponyboy just looked at me in disbelief and I knew that whatever respect he had gained toward me that day had been temporarily replaced with anger and deceit.
"Nah, me and Two-Bit broke up yesterday," I said in my trashiest voice I could mange. I winked at Pony trying to make him understand but his expression stayed the same, "He said he was going back to Cathy."
I didn't exactly know who Cathy was but I remembered both Two-Bit and Sodapop talking about her and prayed to god that what I said made sense.
"That jackass," Curly piped in, "He'll never learn that that girl is a trash factory."
"Giving up a nice girl like you for a tramp like her," Tim said walking closer to me, "I'll never understand that boy. I guess that means your back on the market then doesn't it baby." He continued slipping his arms around my waist.
I wanted to scream but tried to keep my cool. I knew if I struggled that it would just make him more willing to scare me.
"Sorry Tim," I said coolly, "But I kind of have my eye on Sodapop."
He looked over a Pony who nodded and then Tim backed off.
"Damn," he said smiling, "Just a few hours to late huh."
"Maybe next time." I lied. I knew there wasn't going to be a next time and if the off chance that there was I sure as hell wasn't going to fall for Tim Shepard.
Curly and Tim said goodbye to Pony and walked off in the direction of the Dingo. Ponyboy started walking a little faster then normal and I knew he was upset. I grabbed his arm causing him to stop.
"Do you practice lying," He asked with hostility in his voice, "Or does it just come naturally to you?"
"Pony, don't be like this," I told him, "You have to understand, Two- Bit only said that so Tim would lay off. He knew that Tim wouldn't go after me if I was with him."
He paused for a second as though he were thinking it over but the he flashed me his shining smile and I knew that even though it was farfetched, he understood.
"Yeah all right," he said, "I guess I could see Two-Bit doing that."
It was only a few blocks down the road and Pony kept making small talk about things that seemed to matter when your fourteen. I guess it was before he was interested in girls. When we got to the DX I could see a crowd of girls crowding around Soda like they always did but when he didn't coming rushing out to me I got a little worried. I reached the crowd and realized that he was turned around. I kept walking in a way pushing through the girls and just as he turned around I walked right into his arms and kissed him. I could tell he had been surprised but he wrapped his arms around me and kissed me back. I could hear the whispers of the girls who were crowded around and I one girl even called me a tramp but I didn't care. I knew that Soda loved me by the way he kissed me and no girl was ever going to take that away.
I pulled away since I had never really liked showing public displays of emotion but I had been so overcome by jealousy that I had to show it, even if it was publicly. He gave me his world famous smile and I just bit my lip smiling sheepishly.
"Well that was a little shocking." He said finally.
"Sorry, it's just that-" I started but couldn't finish since Soda had but his finger over my mouth, stopping me from talking.
"I didn't say it was bad, it was just shocking." He smiled at me and then kissed my forehead. I looked around to see if the girls were still there and saw Two-Bit in the window through the convenience shop at the DX sipping on a Soda and talking to some girl. He had been looking at me with a look of disappointment on his face, yet when he saw me he winked and raised his eyebrows three times before continuing to talk to the girl. I felt a little jealous again but when Soda grabbed my hand and told me to go get a Coke with him, that feeling was replaced with sheer love for Soda. But should I still be feeling jealous at all. What did that mean?
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