Chapter 15 Once Again
I have been away for most of the summer and as such haven't had much time to write anything. I hope you can forgive me for my absence. Once again this plot is the only thing that's mine. All the characters are S.E. Hinton's.
A week passed and Darry stopped my grounding. I didn't care either way. I wanted to be visited again. Everything was so clear at that moment. I knew what I had to say and who I had to say it to. When I saw who it was I thought for the first time in a long time "Everything really is gonna be all right". But as soon as I got out into the world again I forgot. My thoughts became muddled again. I got scared when faced by the prospect of actually having to tell off my bothers and stick up for myself.
Another week went by. School came and went. My brothers came and went as they pleased. When I wasn't at school or track practice I was at home. I smoked more now and Darry was beginning to jump down my throat about it.
"Ponyboy Curtis you better put that cigarette out before you kill yourself. That's your second pack today and if your not careful you'll start to lose air capacity in your lungs. You won't be able to run anymore and that scholarship will be out the window."
"That's all you care about. My scholarship. How do you even know I'll get one?" I mumbled this so softly I didn't think he'd hear me.
"I know, you smart mouth, because as much as I think you don't use your head the school does. You get good grades and any school would be lucky to have you." Oop I guess I wasn't as quiet as I thought I had been.
I just left the room then. I didn't have the strength to agrue. I had had to run extra today for being late to practice. I was late because I had to finish a lab assignment for Science. But did he care about any of that? No. It was all about getting me out of this house. Getting me to move away from here. When I was gone he and Soda would be able to do more things they wanted to do. Especially if I got a scholarship.
"Heya Pony!"
"Hi Two bit."
"Hey kid I think your getting' faster. I stopped by practice today and saw you runnin man kid you sure can run."
"Thanks Two-Bit"
"Hey you wanna catch a flick tonight?"
"He can't it's a school night and he has homework!" Darry yelled from the kitchen. "Sorry bout that kid. Guess it's all work and no play."
"Yeah you got that right Two-Bit"
That night I laid there. I couldn't sleep. I silently got up and went outside. I decided to take a walk. I walked to the park. I was sitting by the fountain just thinking about nothing in particular when I heard a noise. It suddenly occurred to me what a bad idea this was. I got up and was walking back when someone came out of the bushes ahead of me.
"So you decided to come visit me again?"
I have been away for most of the summer and as such haven't had much time to write anything. I hope you can forgive me for my absence. Once again this plot is the only thing that's mine. All the characters are S.E. Hinton's.
A week passed and Darry stopped my grounding. I didn't care either way. I wanted to be visited again. Everything was so clear at that moment. I knew what I had to say and who I had to say it to. When I saw who it was I thought for the first time in a long time "Everything really is gonna be all right". But as soon as I got out into the world again I forgot. My thoughts became muddled again. I got scared when faced by the prospect of actually having to tell off my bothers and stick up for myself.
Another week went by. School came and went. My brothers came and went as they pleased. When I wasn't at school or track practice I was at home. I smoked more now and Darry was beginning to jump down my throat about it.
"Ponyboy Curtis you better put that cigarette out before you kill yourself. That's your second pack today and if your not careful you'll start to lose air capacity in your lungs. You won't be able to run anymore and that scholarship will be out the window."
"That's all you care about. My scholarship. How do you even know I'll get one?" I mumbled this so softly I didn't think he'd hear me.
"I know, you smart mouth, because as much as I think you don't use your head the school does. You get good grades and any school would be lucky to have you." Oop I guess I wasn't as quiet as I thought I had been.
I just left the room then. I didn't have the strength to agrue. I had had to run extra today for being late to practice. I was late because I had to finish a lab assignment for Science. But did he care about any of that? No. It was all about getting me out of this house. Getting me to move away from here. When I was gone he and Soda would be able to do more things they wanted to do. Especially if I got a scholarship.
"Heya Pony!"
"Hi Two bit."
"Hey kid I think your getting' faster. I stopped by practice today and saw you runnin man kid you sure can run."
"Thanks Two-Bit"
"Hey you wanna catch a flick tonight?"
"He can't it's a school night and he has homework!" Darry yelled from the kitchen. "Sorry bout that kid. Guess it's all work and no play."
"Yeah you got that right Two-Bit"
That night I laid there. I couldn't sleep. I silently got up and went outside. I decided to take a walk. I walked to the park. I was sitting by the fountain just thinking about nothing in particular when I heard a noise. It suddenly occurred to me what a bad idea this was. I got up and was walking back when someone came out of the bushes ahead of me.
"So you decided to come visit me again?"