Chapter 2
Sorry I didn't do this before none of these characters are mine they all belong to S.E. Hinton.
I lost Darry a while back. He thinks I'll be home when I get tired and I probably will. I mean where else do I have to go. I have nowhere to go and no one to go with. It's sad and pathetic. I feel so alone with no friends. I slow down to a walk because I've been jogging for awhile now. Maybe I can stay at Buck's for a little bit. I mean Dally stayed there. I was nearly at Buck's when I heard the sirens. I came around the bend and there at Buck's house were 3 police cars. They were dragging Buck out of his house. Others were being being handcuffed and arrested. I couldn't believe it.
Why were they there? I mean they wouldn't have come unless someone had told them about Buck's. It didn't make sense. Thepolice didn't care what we diod unless someone made a ruckus about it. Nobody around here would tell on Buck out of fear. Tim hung out at Buck's and nobody wanted to get on Tim's bad side. None of the Soc's would be caught dead around here so they wouldn't know anything about Buck's. So why were the police here.
I could go up and ask what was happening. Just pretend I was just walking by and saw them there. I could act like just another gawking spectator, you know those people who see an accident and act like it's the first time they've seen something bad happen. They should live in my neighborhood. They would be used to the accidents and the police and everything.
My brain was telling me to go up there but something inside me told me that Darry had had something to do with the police. Maybe I should just walk away. I'll always find out what happened later.
I decided to go to the movies. Maybe I can stay there for a while. /it was getting cold. It must be getting close to at least 12. Soda would be home soon if he wasn't already. Then I would have to answer to him and Darry. I hate to say it but sometimes it's harder for me to face Soda because he tries not to yell but I can see his disappointment. I want to call out "JUST YELL AT ME ALREADY, WOULD YA?" It just makes me feel horrible to know that he's disappointed but he's trying to hide it. Darry wasn't easy for me to face though. He scared me. I didn't know how he would react. I never thought he would hit me and look how that turned out.
That's why I didn't want to go home. I knew the longer I waited the harder it would be for me to face them. But I couldn't help it. I didn't want to go home but I couldn't stay out here all night I would freeze. I finally got to the movies. I had some change in my pocket that I took out and paid for the movie. I bought some popcorn and a soda and sat down to watch the movie. The movies were deserted except for some drunks and some people who were high. I sat threw the movie and when it was over I had to face my problem. I couldn't decide what to do. I had to go home, but I knew it was at least 2 or 3 in the morning and I was afraid. What should I do?
I have to go home. I have to go home. My mind kept telling me I had to go home. My legs decided to walk in that direction but when I got to the lot they stopped. I couldn't go any farther. I was so close but I couldn't make my legs move. I had run away from Darry. I had stayed out until like 3 in the morning. I would never see the light of day again if I went home. That if is very important. But how could I not go home. I was so cold and so alone. Going home would help the cold but the loneliness would stay. Nothing could help my loneliness. Nobody understood me. I didn't even understand me.
"And we're back to that again." I whispered to myself. No matter what I do it always seems to come back to that in the end. How could it not? How far can you go in your life if you don't know yourself?
"Ponyboy? Is that you where have you been?" said Two-Bit. "Geez it's 3:30 and Darry and Soda are freaking out. I tried to calm them down. The yelling finally stopped and Soda is now asleep but Darry is still mad I'd say he's pissed."
"Thanks Two-Bit way to make me feel better!"
"C~ya when you're not grounded Pony."
My feet start to carry me to the house and I open the door. It's like deja vou.
Sorry I didn't do this before none of these characters are mine they all belong to S.E. Hinton.
I lost Darry a while back. He thinks I'll be home when I get tired and I probably will. I mean where else do I have to go. I have nowhere to go and no one to go with. It's sad and pathetic. I feel so alone with no friends. I slow down to a walk because I've been jogging for awhile now. Maybe I can stay at Buck's for a little bit. I mean Dally stayed there. I was nearly at Buck's when I heard the sirens. I came around the bend and there at Buck's house were 3 police cars. They were dragging Buck out of his house. Others were being being handcuffed and arrested. I couldn't believe it.
Why were they there? I mean they wouldn't have come unless someone had told them about Buck's. It didn't make sense. Thepolice didn't care what we diod unless someone made a ruckus about it. Nobody around here would tell on Buck out of fear. Tim hung out at Buck's and nobody wanted to get on Tim's bad side. None of the Soc's would be caught dead around here so they wouldn't know anything about Buck's. So why were the police here.
I could go up and ask what was happening. Just pretend I was just walking by and saw them there. I could act like just another gawking spectator, you know those people who see an accident and act like it's the first time they've seen something bad happen. They should live in my neighborhood. They would be used to the accidents and the police and everything.
My brain was telling me to go up there but something inside me told me that Darry had had something to do with the police. Maybe I should just walk away. I'll always find out what happened later.
I decided to go to the movies. Maybe I can stay there for a while. /it was getting cold. It must be getting close to at least 12. Soda would be home soon if he wasn't already. Then I would have to answer to him and Darry. I hate to say it but sometimes it's harder for me to face Soda because he tries not to yell but I can see his disappointment. I want to call out "JUST YELL AT ME ALREADY, WOULD YA?" It just makes me feel horrible to know that he's disappointed but he's trying to hide it. Darry wasn't easy for me to face though. He scared me. I didn't know how he would react. I never thought he would hit me and look how that turned out.
That's why I didn't want to go home. I knew the longer I waited the harder it would be for me to face them. But I couldn't help it. I didn't want to go home but I couldn't stay out here all night I would freeze. I finally got to the movies. I had some change in my pocket that I took out and paid for the movie. I bought some popcorn and a soda and sat down to watch the movie. The movies were deserted except for some drunks and some people who were high. I sat threw the movie and when it was over I had to face my problem. I couldn't decide what to do. I had to go home, but I knew it was at least 2 or 3 in the morning and I was afraid. What should I do?
I have to go home. I have to go home. My mind kept telling me I had to go home. My legs decided to walk in that direction but when I got to the lot they stopped. I couldn't go any farther. I was so close but I couldn't make my legs move. I had run away from Darry. I had stayed out until like 3 in the morning. I would never see the light of day again if I went home. That if is very important. But how could I not go home. I was so cold and so alone. Going home would help the cold but the loneliness would stay. Nothing could help my loneliness. Nobody understood me. I didn't even understand me.
"And we're back to that again." I whispered to myself. No matter what I do it always seems to come back to that in the end. How could it not? How far can you go in your life if you don't know yourself?
"Ponyboy? Is that you where have you been?" said Two-Bit. "Geez it's 3:30 and Darry and Soda are freaking out. I tried to calm them down. The yelling finally stopped and Soda is now asleep but Darry is still mad I'd say he's pissed."
"Thanks Two-Bit way to make me feel better!"
"C~ya when you're not grounded Pony."
My feet start to carry me to the house and I open the door. It's like deja vou.