~Chapter 3~ Ok. Wow!! You guys actually like this story!! Yay and thanx for all the reviews!!! Oh yeah, I forgot to mention in my last chapter, that what happened in that chapter wasn't my idea, it was Rina's idea! So thanks Rina! Anyway I only own what you don't recognize and Rina owns herself so yeah!
****Soda's POV****
I ran the switchblade up and down my arm, making little scratches here and there. Then I watched the blood magically appear from the cuts and run down my arm. It felt so good and it made me forget about everything. What a relief, I thought to myself and started to make more little cuts on my arm. That's when I heard someone clear their throat.
I felt my eyes grow big and I looked at the people standing in front of me. It was Steve, Carmen, and I guess one of Carmen's friends.
Steve looked as bad as I felt. In fact he looked angry. Really angry. He was starting to curse to himself and he was shaking his head, angrily. I hated to see him like that.
Carmen looked sad. She had her hand up to her mouth, as if it wasn't there, she'd scream. And her eyes were glistening with tears. Tears of anger, tears of sadness, and just I guess tears of memories. I think she was remembering Riley.
The red headed girl, who had not been introduced to me yet, just looked shocked. She was just looking at me, probably wondering what kind of an idiot I was.
"Steve…" I said with a hint of a whimper in my voice. I didn't want him to be mad at me and I knew he would be.
He didn't say anything, but just stared at me for what seemed like the longest time in the world. I didn't do anything but just glance back and forth between all three of them.
Exactly what was going through my mind was: Oh god, oh god. This isn't good. Please don't let Steve tell Darry. Please don't let Carmen tell Darry. Please don't let Steve tell Darry. Please don't let Carmen tell Darry. Oh god, please don't.
And then another thought raced through my mind. What if Ponyboy somehow or another found out about this. It would tear him up. He already didn't like me being sad. I know he definitely wouldn't like me hurting myself. It would upset him. A lot.
"Steve," I tried again. He looked at me and shook his head. "Carmen…" I said. She just looked down at the ground, along with her friend.
" I'm sorry. I-I was just experimenting. I wasn't going to keep doing it." I lied and they knew I was lying. I never could fool Steve. He had been my best friend since grade school, so he knew me pretty good.
I glanced over to the clock. Two: O' Five. Pony and Two-Bit and Johnny would be over here soon, they always came to the DX whenever they got off school. A couple more minutes passed without anyone saying anything, before I heard the familiar sound of the bell on the door ringing; It rung whenever someone walked in. Sure enough it was Pony, Two-Bit and Johnny.
They looked at Steve and then to me. "Hey y'all whats going on?" It was Two-Bit. "Is Mickey Mouse comin here or something ? I mean there is an awful big audience!" Carmen pointed to me and Two-Bit glanced at my arm while Pony and Johnny grew as white as a ghost.
"Glory, Sodapop! What happened to you?" It was Two-Bit.
"Nothing! Nothing! Nothing at all!" I threw the switch blade down on the counter and walked past everyone, slamming the door on my way out.
~A/N~ Hiya People!! Sorry that this chapter is so short!! I'm kinda braindead today and I've been really busy with college classes and cheerleading!! It sucks!! Anyway review please! And if you have any ideas for the next chap or any one of my other stories please let me know!! Hey someone can even write a chapter for one of my stories and then send it to me and I'll post it but I'll give the person who writes it credit!! So yeah!! Ok..nobody probably wants to do that, but that's ok!! Lol!! Review please!
