Chapter 7 Two Ways
Ok look all of these characters belong to S.E. Hinton so that means none of these characters are mine. Exactly what we were looking for. We joined in the fight. We weren't really fighting for either side. We were fighting for our own reasons. These people were my problems in a more real form. The people I fought were my problems. When I socked some guy in the nose I was punching Darry. When I kicked some guy in the gut he was me. It was an all out battle royal and I wasn't going to lose. I kept hitting and punching and taking hits and punches. Until they all ran away when the cops came. I ran with them. Curly and me ran together until I got ahead. I was still a star runner. Besides that Curly smoked more than I did, plus he drank.
I lost the cops and kept running. Since it was only 1:30pm nobody was there. Soda was at the DX and Darry was working. Even the guys weren't there because Two-Bit was at school and Steve was with Soda. I was home alone in the house. It was nice. I've never been home alone at the house for very long. Today I would be alone the rest of the afternoon. Until about 5:00 because that's when Two-Bit, who goes from school to the DX, Soda, and Steve would be there. I got out a book and read until 4:30. That's when Soda came running in. He stopped when he saw me.
"Two-Bit said he didn't see you at school today what's wrong? Where were you? You couldn't be sick because I saw you leave this morning and you would have said something. And."
"Chill Soda. It's all right."
"How can you say it' all right, when you didn't go to school today. Do you know what Darry is going to do when he finds out. He'll skin you alive. And then."
"Calm down. It's not your problem."
"IT IS MY PROBLEM. YOU'RE MY PROBLEM. ." he stopped. I looked at him wide eyed.
"If hat's the way you feel about it maybe I should leave then. That way you wouldn't have to worry about me anymore." I didn't yell this. My voice sounded strange, like I was about to cry, real hurt. I started to turn and walk away silently, but Soda stopped me. "Just let me go. You didn't even hear my story before you jumped to the conclusion that I was up to no good." I realized something then. The light wasn't good in the room and he couldn't see my scars and bruises.
"Um sorry Pony you're right I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions, but you're my little bro. When you don't show up at school, I get scared." He turned on the light and his eyes went wide. "Pony what in the world happened to you?"
"I was hanging out with Curly and his gang when I should have been in school. We found a fight and I joined in."
"Did you drink with them too or smoke joints with them?"
"No way. I wouldn't do that."
"And tell me how am I supposed to believe you, when you just skipped school today to get into a fight?"
"Trust works two ways Soda. When my brother says that I'm his trouble it gives me a warning flag. If I don't trust you, which I don't, then I don't expect you to trust me."
Ok look all of these characters belong to S.E. Hinton so that means none of these characters are mine. Exactly what we were looking for. We joined in the fight. We weren't really fighting for either side. We were fighting for our own reasons. These people were my problems in a more real form. The people I fought were my problems. When I socked some guy in the nose I was punching Darry. When I kicked some guy in the gut he was me. It was an all out battle royal and I wasn't going to lose. I kept hitting and punching and taking hits and punches. Until they all ran away when the cops came. I ran with them. Curly and me ran together until I got ahead. I was still a star runner. Besides that Curly smoked more than I did, plus he drank.
I lost the cops and kept running. Since it was only 1:30pm nobody was there. Soda was at the DX and Darry was working. Even the guys weren't there because Two-Bit was at school and Steve was with Soda. I was home alone in the house. It was nice. I've never been home alone at the house for very long. Today I would be alone the rest of the afternoon. Until about 5:00 because that's when Two-Bit, who goes from school to the DX, Soda, and Steve would be there. I got out a book and read until 4:30. That's when Soda came running in. He stopped when he saw me.
"Two-Bit said he didn't see you at school today what's wrong? Where were you? You couldn't be sick because I saw you leave this morning and you would have said something. And."
"Chill Soda. It's all right."
"How can you say it' all right, when you didn't go to school today. Do you know what Darry is going to do when he finds out. He'll skin you alive. And then."
"Calm down. It's not your problem."
"IT IS MY PROBLEM. YOU'RE MY PROBLEM. ." he stopped. I looked at him wide eyed.
"If hat's the way you feel about it maybe I should leave then. That way you wouldn't have to worry about me anymore." I didn't yell this. My voice sounded strange, like I was about to cry, real hurt. I started to turn and walk away silently, but Soda stopped me. "Just let me go. You didn't even hear my story before you jumped to the conclusion that I was up to no good." I realized something then. The light wasn't good in the room and he couldn't see my scars and bruises.
"Um sorry Pony you're right I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions, but you're my little bro. When you don't show up at school, I get scared." He turned on the light and his eyes went wide. "Pony what in the world happened to you?"
"I was hanging out with Curly and his gang when I should have been in school. We found a fight and I joined in."
"Did you drink with them too or smoke joints with them?"
"No way. I wouldn't do that."
"And tell me how am I supposed to believe you, when you just skipped school today to get into a fight?"
"Trust works two ways Soda. When my brother says that I'm his trouble it gives me a warning flag. If I don't trust you, which I don't, then I don't expect you to trust me."