I do not own any of these characters-they belong to S.E Hinton. Sorry it's
been taking some time to get up but I've been busy with school but here's
chapter 3. I promise I am getting somewhere with this story ( . Read on ..
and please R&R!
(Johnny) Man Tex could talk up a storm. I was going to try to rush him off the phone but I realized he hadn't talked to Mason since the beginning of the school year. I had a slight idea of what he was going through since Bob was gone too. But Mason and Tex were all each other had for quite some time. Besides, at least I still had my sister Jamie, Cole and Mona, and Charlie in the city. Tex only had his dad who is never around anyway.
I was happy when I finally heard Tex say his good byes. I rushed him out the door.
"Come on Roger is probably waitin' by now, not to mention everyone who's gonna be there to watch."
As we walked towards the cycle I inquired about the phone call. "So, Mason's gonna come down with Bob for thanksgiving?" I kicked a pop can as we walked down the driveway.
"Yeah. Thanksgiving is next weekend but he said he doesn't have classes and they get off early so they'll be here in a few days, tops." I kicked the can too hard and it went out of reach.
"That's good. It's too bad your birthday's not closer to Thanksgiving or Mason could be here for it." His birthday was the twenty-second and that wasn't until more than a week after they'd leave.
Tex looked back at the house and replied. "Yeah. I better go lock the door. You never know how long it'll be till Pop comes back."
I sighed. "Okay, but hurry up."
Tex ran to the house. I picked up a helmet and then remembered something. "Shoot,"
Tex came running back. "What's a matter?"
I held up my helmet. "We only have one helmet. Remember?"
The other night Tex had this brilliant idea of how to make these exploding pumpkins. They shot really far and hard. We decided to cover it so there wouldn't be pumpkin guts all over. We were at my house and Cole would have been mad. He didn't even know Tex was there. Anyway, the helmet was the only thing we could find and now it's pretty destroyed. It was one of Tex's brilliant schemes. Need I say more?
"We're gunna have to go borrow another one from somebody."
"Don't worry your little curly head about it." Tex started. I had to slug him with the helmet for that one. "You take it. I don't need one." I didn't think it was a good idea.
"Tex," I started but he interrupted me. "Johnny, we're in high school now anyway. I don't want to look like an idiot. Roger doesn't wear a helmet."
I put the helmet on. "Suit yourself but I'm not about to be caught by Cole and get the cycle taken away. You know how long it took me to get this one." I got on the cycle.
Tex had totaled my old one jumping the creek last year. Cole hadn't wanted to get me another one but finally did. I couldn't control this one as good though.
Tex got on behind me and I started off.
Tex started but he had to yell for me to hear him. "Ah-he'll get you a car soon enough anyway. You're sixteenth birthday isn't too far after mine. He'll be happy to get you off the cycle." That was true enough.
He was silent for a while then continued. "Soon enough I'll be able to drive legit. I can't get in trouble anymore for being too young. And you won't have to worry about wearing a helmet. I don't see why you wear it anyway."
By that time we come to the gravel pits where Roger was waiting. We got off the cycle and I looked at him.
"I guess you don't have to wear one if there's nothing in there to protect." I laughed. I should have tried to convince him or something but instead I just laughed it off.
NOTE- sorry I realized that American thanksgiving isn't until November but I'm Canadian and ours is the second week of October and I wrote that and I can't make the November one fit so sorry people.. Please R&R... all two of you..
(Johnny) Man Tex could talk up a storm. I was going to try to rush him off the phone but I realized he hadn't talked to Mason since the beginning of the school year. I had a slight idea of what he was going through since Bob was gone too. But Mason and Tex were all each other had for quite some time. Besides, at least I still had my sister Jamie, Cole and Mona, and Charlie in the city. Tex only had his dad who is never around anyway.
I was happy when I finally heard Tex say his good byes. I rushed him out the door.
"Come on Roger is probably waitin' by now, not to mention everyone who's gonna be there to watch."
As we walked towards the cycle I inquired about the phone call. "So, Mason's gonna come down with Bob for thanksgiving?" I kicked a pop can as we walked down the driveway.
"Yeah. Thanksgiving is next weekend but he said he doesn't have classes and they get off early so they'll be here in a few days, tops." I kicked the can too hard and it went out of reach.
"That's good. It's too bad your birthday's not closer to Thanksgiving or Mason could be here for it." His birthday was the twenty-second and that wasn't until more than a week after they'd leave.
Tex looked back at the house and replied. "Yeah. I better go lock the door. You never know how long it'll be till Pop comes back."
I sighed. "Okay, but hurry up."
Tex ran to the house. I picked up a helmet and then remembered something. "Shoot,"
Tex came running back. "What's a matter?"
I held up my helmet. "We only have one helmet. Remember?"
The other night Tex had this brilliant idea of how to make these exploding pumpkins. They shot really far and hard. We decided to cover it so there wouldn't be pumpkin guts all over. We were at my house and Cole would have been mad. He didn't even know Tex was there. Anyway, the helmet was the only thing we could find and now it's pretty destroyed. It was one of Tex's brilliant schemes. Need I say more?
"We're gunna have to go borrow another one from somebody."
"Don't worry your little curly head about it." Tex started. I had to slug him with the helmet for that one. "You take it. I don't need one." I didn't think it was a good idea.
"Tex," I started but he interrupted me. "Johnny, we're in high school now anyway. I don't want to look like an idiot. Roger doesn't wear a helmet."
I put the helmet on. "Suit yourself but I'm not about to be caught by Cole and get the cycle taken away. You know how long it took me to get this one." I got on the cycle.
Tex had totaled my old one jumping the creek last year. Cole hadn't wanted to get me another one but finally did. I couldn't control this one as good though.
Tex got on behind me and I started off.
Tex started but he had to yell for me to hear him. "Ah-he'll get you a car soon enough anyway. You're sixteenth birthday isn't too far after mine. He'll be happy to get you off the cycle." That was true enough.
He was silent for a while then continued. "Soon enough I'll be able to drive legit. I can't get in trouble anymore for being too young. And you won't have to worry about wearing a helmet. I don't see why you wear it anyway."
By that time we come to the gravel pits where Roger was waiting. We got off the cycle and I looked at him.
"I guess you don't have to wear one if there's nothing in there to protect." I laughed. I should have tried to convince him or something but instead I just laughed it off.
NOTE- sorry I realized that American thanksgiving isn't until November but I'm Canadian and ours is the second week of October and I wrote that and I can't make the November one fit so sorry people.. Please R&R... all two of you..