The guys didn't mention anything that they had talked about that night. Things slowly started to get back to normal. They treated Tia about the same except they weren't quite so overprotective. She appriciated that.
A week after Buck's party, the whole gang was sitting around eating supper (fried chicken and mashed potatoes, curtesy of Darry).
"Hey Tia?" Darry said when he finished his plate.
"Hmmm?" Tia mumbled, her mouth too full of chicken to talk.
"If you are gonna be staying here, don't you think we should try and get you into school?" Darry asked.
"School was never one of my strong points." Tia said once she swallowed.
"What grade were you in?" Darry asked.
"Half way through eight when I was expelled." Tia said, putting more potatoes on her plate.
"Why did you get expelled?" Pony asked.
"Fighting." Tia said shrugging "I sent two guys to the hospital, I guess I broke ones arm and four of the other guys ribs. Now I realize how much it must have hurt."
Tia put a hand on her still tender rib cage. She had let Soda fix her up the next morning because she hadn't slept from the pain the night before.
"We could get you into the Jr.High a block away from Pony's school, Stonehill I think it is." Darry said.
"Do I really have to go? I suck at school and I am happier here." Tia said scowling at her plate.
"Just give it a try, you can't have sucked that bad if you got to grade eight." Darry pointed out.
"Fine, when do I have to start?" Tia said sighing.
"Monday, I will talk to the principal and get everything arranged for you." Darry said.
"Tell me about the school, is there alot of Socs or is it more Hoods?" Tia asked, scrapping the last bit of food off of her plate.
"Same as the highschool, pretty much half and half." Pony said.
"How far away is it?" Tia asked leaning back in her chair.
"Far enough that you will have to take the bus." Darry said.
"Don't worry kid, I will drive ya and pick ya up for your first day." Dally said.
Dally had really taken a liking to Tia. Although the rest of the gang called her Tia, he usally called her T-Bird of 'Kid'. Although Tia didn't know, Dally had taken the liberty of beating the crap out of Tim Shepard the last time he saw him.
"Any pointers for my first day?" Tia asked Pony, who had gone to that school.
"The dress code sucks hard." Pony said shrugging.
"What is the punishment for breaking the dress code?" Tia asked.
"Detention I think." Pony replied.
"Excellent." Tia said, smirking to herself.
"Hey, now don't you go planning on breaking rule before you even get there." Darry said.
"Don't you worry Darrel." Tia said, emphizing his name.
So it was settled, Tia was going to start school at Stonehill. The school better be ready for a shock.
A week after Buck's party, the whole gang was sitting around eating supper (fried chicken and mashed potatoes, curtesy of Darry).
"Hey Tia?" Darry said when he finished his plate.
"Hmmm?" Tia mumbled, her mouth too full of chicken to talk.
"If you are gonna be staying here, don't you think we should try and get you into school?" Darry asked.
"School was never one of my strong points." Tia said once she swallowed.
"What grade were you in?" Darry asked.
"Half way through eight when I was expelled." Tia said, putting more potatoes on her plate.
"Why did you get expelled?" Pony asked.
"Fighting." Tia said shrugging "I sent two guys to the hospital, I guess I broke ones arm and four of the other guys ribs. Now I realize how much it must have hurt."
Tia put a hand on her still tender rib cage. She had let Soda fix her up the next morning because she hadn't slept from the pain the night before.
"We could get you into the Jr.High a block away from Pony's school, Stonehill I think it is." Darry said.
"Do I really have to go? I suck at school and I am happier here." Tia said scowling at her plate.
"Just give it a try, you can't have sucked that bad if you got to grade eight." Darry pointed out.
"Fine, when do I have to start?" Tia said sighing.
"Monday, I will talk to the principal and get everything arranged for you." Darry said.
"Tell me about the school, is there alot of Socs or is it more Hoods?" Tia asked, scrapping the last bit of food off of her plate.
"Same as the highschool, pretty much half and half." Pony said.
"How far away is it?" Tia asked leaning back in her chair.
"Far enough that you will have to take the bus." Darry said.
"Don't worry kid, I will drive ya and pick ya up for your first day." Dally said.
Dally had really taken a liking to Tia. Although the rest of the gang called her Tia, he usally called her T-Bird of 'Kid'. Although Tia didn't know, Dally had taken the liberty of beating the crap out of Tim Shepard the last time he saw him.
"Any pointers for my first day?" Tia asked Pony, who had gone to that school.
"The dress code sucks hard." Pony said shrugging.
"What is the punishment for breaking the dress code?" Tia asked.
"Detention I think." Pony replied.
"Excellent." Tia said, smirking to herself.
"Hey, now don't you go planning on breaking rule before you even get there." Darry said.
"Don't you worry Darrel." Tia said, emphizing his name.
So it was settled, Tia was going to start school at Stonehill. The school better be ready for a shock.
