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Chapter 2
The next morning Darry came down the hall to find Meagan on the couch. He decided to let her sleep and went to the kitchen to fix breakfast. He figured Steve and Two- Bit would be coming over so he made eggs for them too.
Sure enough, Two- Bit wandered into the kitchen and said that Steve was talking to Meagan. Soda and Ponyboy walked in sleepily and plopped down into chairs.
"Steve, look, I'm fine. Please, if I don't go I can't go to nationals. Dad didn't hurt me last night. I promise." This of course was a lie; her dad had slapped her around a bit. The gang heard this fight and the door slam.
"Steve, let the girl ride. She said herself she was fine. Let 'er have a chance at nationals."
"See, Dally agrees with me. Please?"
Steve sighed. "Fine, you can go." They heard them coming and hastily started eating. "Don't even bother. We know you were eavesdropping."
"Us? Eavesdrop? Never." Soda snorted with laughter at Two- Bit's remark.
"Right. Sure Two- Bit. What ever you say." Steve said sarcastically.
"Fine, you caught us. Meagan, what's this I hear about nationals?"
"Oh, if I win tonight then Buck said he would pay for me to go to nationals."
"Your serious? Buck doesn't pay for anyone else. Hey, Steve, maybe we should take Sandy and Evie and go root for her."
"Yeah, that could work."
"And I can probably take off of work early and come watch."
"Ah, Darry, you don't have to do that."
"Oh, please, and miss your chance to go to nationals? Never." Meagan was so excited that she couldn't eat.
*****
That night at the rodeo Meagan looked over the crowd and spotted Darry, soda, Steve, Sandy, and Evie. She walked over to Minnie Mouse, the horse she would be riding.
"Okay, Minnie. Tonight's a big night. For us and for Soda and Mickey. They just don't know it yet."
When they called her name, Minnie Mouse bolted out of the gate and around the first barrel. She didn't need to tell the horse to go faster because it just did. It sped around the second and third barrels and back out. Meagan was so happy she was in tears.
Mickey Mouse's owner ran the nationals and had said that if Ponyboy and Meagan could save up enough money then he would sell him back. Ponyboy had helped for a year but then had stopped. Meagan had never stopped. After four years she had finally saved up enough money. She had to tell Ponyboy.
"I won!" Meagan yelled as she ran over to Steve and the rest. She caught Steve around the neck and he twirled her around. "I'm going to nationals!"
"When are they? Soda, I think we need to find replacements for that day."
"They're in one month. Actually, they're on Soda's birthday."
"Really, cool, Darry, is it okay if we stay out a little while longer?"
"Yeah, go ahead. I'll take Meagan home."
"Thanks Darry."
"No problem." The others left leaving Meagan and Darry. Ponyboy should be home by now." He said that more to himself.
"Darry, do you think Soda still loves Mickey Mouse?"
"Of course, why?"
"Well, his birthday's coming up and I set aside some money and Buck says I could have some hay and a stall if I could afford the horse."
"A pure bred quarter is a lot of money, and besides, we don't even know where Mickey Mouse is."
"Correction, you don't know where he is. I do. Thanks for the ride." Meagan hopped out of his car and went up her driveway. Darry shook his head while he watched her until she got inside.
Chapter 2
The next morning Darry came down the hall to find Meagan on the couch. He decided to let her sleep and went to the kitchen to fix breakfast. He figured Steve and Two- Bit would be coming over so he made eggs for them too.
Sure enough, Two- Bit wandered into the kitchen and said that Steve was talking to Meagan. Soda and Ponyboy walked in sleepily and plopped down into chairs.
"Steve, look, I'm fine. Please, if I don't go I can't go to nationals. Dad didn't hurt me last night. I promise." This of course was a lie; her dad had slapped her around a bit. The gang heard this fight and the door slam.
"Steve, let the girl ride. She said herself she was fine. Let 'er have a chance at nationals."
"See, Dally agrees with me. Please?"
Steve sighed. "Fine, you can go." They heard them coming and hastily started eating. "Don't even bother. We know you were eavesdropping."
"Us? Eavesdrop? Never." Soda snorted with laughter at Two- Bit's remark.
"Right. Sure Two- Bit. What ever you say." Steve said sarcastically.
"Fine, you caught us. Meagan, what's this I hear about nationals?"
"Oh, if I win tonight then Buck said he would pay for me to go to nationals."
"Your serious? Buck doesn't pay for anyone else. Hey, Steve, maybe we should take Sandy and Evie and go root for her."
"Yeah, that could work."
"And I can probably take off of work early and come watch."
"Ah, Darry, you don't have to do that."
"Oh, please, and miss your chance to go to nationals? Never." Meagan was so excited that she couldn't eat.
*****
That night at the rodeo Meagan looked over the crowd and spotted Darry, soda, Steve, Sandy, and Evie. She walked over to Minnie Mouse, the horse she would be riding.
"Okay, Minnie. Tonight's a big night. For us and for Soda and Mickey. They just don't know it yet."
When they called her name, Minnie Mouse bolted out of the gate and around the first barrel. She didn't need to tell the horse to go faster because it just did. It sped around the second and third barrels and back out. Meagan was so happy she was in tears.
Mickey Mouse's owner ran the nationals and had said that if Ponyboy and Meagan could save up enough money then he would sell him back. Ponyboy had helped for a year but then had stopped. Meagan had never stopped. After four years she had finally saved up enough money. She had to tell Ponyboy.
"I won!" Meagan yelled as she ran over to Steve and the rest. She caught Steve around the neck and he twirled her around. "I'm going to nationals!"
"When are they? Soda, I think we need to find replacements for that day."
"They're in one month. Actually, they're on Soda's birthday."
"Really, cool, Darry, is it okay if we stay out a little while longer?"
"Yeah, go ahead. I'll take Meagan home."
"Thanks Darry."
"No problem." The others left leaving Meagan and Darry. Ponyboy should be home by now." He said that more to himself.
"Darry, do you think Soda still loves Mickey Mouse?"
"Of course, why?"
"Well, his birthday's coming up and I set aside some money and Buck says I could have some hay and a stall if I could afford the horse."
"A pure bred quarter is a lot of money, and besides, we don't even know where Mickey Mouse is."
"Correction, you don't know where he is. I do. Thanks for the ride." Meagan hopped out of his car and went up her driveway. Darry shook his head while he watched her until she got inside.