A/N- thanks to all who reviewed!
Disclaimer: I own nothing from the Outsiders.
The next day was Saturday. Meagan got up, took a shower, and got ready for work. She set out for the stables fast not only because she was all by herself but also because she couldn't wait to buy Mickey Mouse.
When she got there she found Buck in the back of the stables. "I got the money." Was all she had to say. He looked at her suspiciously. "What did you expect after four years of hard work here and as a waitress. Socs might be rotten but they tip well." He still looked suspicious but showed Meagan where she could keep Mickey Mouse. "Thanks."
Normally if there was a pretty girl in the back of Buck's stable he would be all over her but he had learned the hard way not to do that to Meagan. Not only did Meagan beat him for trying but Dally beat him up when he found out. That's how he lost his two front teeth.
"Could I use your phone?"
"Sure." Meagan practically ran into his house and over to the phone. She was so excited that she almost dialed the wrong number.
"National Rodeo, Barrel Racing division."
"I... I need to speak to Mister Bill Watson about a horse."
"Please hold." Meagan drummed her fingers impatiently.
"Bill Watson speaking."
"Yes, Mister Watson, my friend and I spoke to you about an ornery pure quarter about four years ago. You said if we got enough money you would sell him back to us. I've collected the money."
"Okay, mail the money and I'll send the horse to you."
"I'll be at nationals to pick it up. I'm in the competition."
"Okay, even better. It's been a pleasure doing business with you ma'am."
"Thanks, bye." Meagan put the receiver down and pulled out the envelope of bills and change. It was already stamped and had the address on it so she took it to the post office and then went back to Buck's to get to work.
Meagan left Buck's at two and headed for DX. She had just gotten past her street and up the road a little ways when she saw a blue mustang pull up. Out came four or five socs. She cursed under her breath and walked a little bit faster. She knew it was helpless just as it had been helpless for Ponyboy. They surrounded her. "Tell me again why this girl's a greaser." One boy said.
"'Cause she's plain white trash. That's why."
"I guarantee I'm smarter than you."
"Shut it, greaser. Your little friends killed Bob. We want revenge."
"What? Who killed who?"
"You don't know? Two of your greaser guys stabbed Bob last night. And now we want revenge." Meagan was taken by surprise by this. A guy from behind her took advantage and grabbed her arms and pulled them painfully behind her back. She struggled wildly to get free but it was no use. He was too strong. "I think we need to teach this broad a lesson."
"Dally knows where I was, what time I left and where I'm going. If I don't get there soon he's going to come looking for me."
"Oh, we're so afraid. Dallas can't take us all on." He was right. Dally might be strong but he couldn't take on five socs. He didn't even know where she was.
"What should we do to her?"
"There's only one thing a greaser girl's good for." Meagan's eyes widened. She knew what they were talking about.
Two- Bit and Dally walked past the lot on their way to the Curtis'. Two- Bit instinctively looked over to see if Johnny was there. He saw a lump that looked kind of like Johnny when he had gotten jumped.
"Holy ----. Dally, is that Johnny?" Dally's head whipped to look over at the lot.
"No," his heart beat went back to normal. "No, that person is too short..." His eyes went wide and he ran over to the lump. "It's Meagan," he croaked out. Two- Bit ran over and knelt down. Gingerly he turned her over so that she was lying on her back and gasped.
She was cold as ice and had been beaten pretty severely. Her face was red and bruised and her shirt had a cut across the stomach and blood was staining it. She was steadily losing color.
Dally let out a weird sound and knelt down. He looked like he was about to be sick. "We gotta get her out of here. We'll go to Darry's, It's closest.." Dally picked her up. She was a lot lighter than usual which scared him.
When they got there Two- Bit opened the door and Dally put her on the couch.
"Meagan, Meagan, wake up." No answer. "Meagan, you have to wake up." Meagan let out a slight moan. Dally sighed in relief.
"D- Dally?"
"Hey, sleeping beauty. You okay?"
"I fought 'em off Dally. I fought 'em."
"Good girl. Listen, Meagan, you have to stay awake."
"I can't. I'm too tired. They beat me up good didn't they?"
"You'll be okay if you stay awake. Meagan, Meagan wake up." Meagan had passed out again. Dally shook her gently to get her awake again.
"Dally, what happened?" Steve's voice was shaking. He and Soda had just walked in. Soda was wide- eyed and steve was right next to him.
"Steve?" Meagan asked weakly.
"Yeah, what happened?"
"They jumped me. They had a blade but I fought 'em off. They beat me up good though." They all jumped when they heard the door slam. Darry had been listening in the doorway and had just shut the door, his face white.
"They jumped you? And they had a blade? They jumped a supposedly defenseless girl with a blade? They've gone too far." Every one could tell Darry was angry.
"Meagan, you have to stay awake." Meagan had passed out again.
"Ah, Dally, let 'er sleep. Look at how banged up she is. She's got to be tired if after that she fought 'em all."
"I swear if I find them I'll kill 'em."
"I think we all will." They heard whimpering from the couch and saw Meagan clutching her stomach and shaking like mad. "Meagan, Meagan what's wrong?" Soda went over to the couch followed by Darry and Steve. Meagna didn't answer but stopped shaking as much.
"Something's wrong with her stomach, look." Two- Bit pointed to the blood stain on the couch. Steve pulled her arms away from her stomacha nd saw through ther cut in her shirt a pretty deep cut. He pulled up her shirt slightly and saw that the cut went all of the way across her stomach.
Two- Bit looked as though he was going to be sick. Everyone thought they were going to be because it was sickening to see the usually full fo life Meagan so, lifeless.
Later that night Dally woke her up and made her eat some soup. She gulped down a couple of spoonfuls before falling asleep again. Dally called buck and told him that she wouldn't be at work the next day. Buck argued but stopped when Dally told him that she had been jumped and was weak. Buck didn't want to mess with Dally.
Disclaimer: I own nothing from the Outsiders.
The next day was Saturday. Meagan got up, took a shower, and got ready for work. She set out for the stables fast not only because she was all by herself but also because she couldn't wait to buy Mickey Mouse.
When she got there she found Buck in the back of the stables. "I got the money." Was all she had to say. He looked at her suspiciously. "What did you expect after four years of hard work here and as a waitress. Socs might be rotten but they tip well." He still looked suspicious but showed Meagan where she could keep Mickey Mouse. "Thanks."
Normally if there was a pretty girl in the back of Buck's stable he would be all over her but he had learned the hard way not to do that to Meagan. Not only did Meagan beat him for trying but Dally beat him up when he found out. That's how he lost his two front teeth.
"Could I use your phone?"
"Sure." Meagan practically ran into his house and over to the phone. She was so excited that she almost dialed the wrong number.
"National Rodeo, Barrel Racing division."
"I... I need to speak to Mister Bill Watson about a horse."
"Please hold." Meagan drummed her fingers impatiently.
"Bill Watson speaking."
"Yes, Mister Watson, my friend and I spoke to you about an ornery pure quarter about four years ago. You said if we got enough money you would sell him back to us. I've collected the money."
"Okay, mail the money and I'll send the horse to you."
"I'll be at nationals to pick it up. I'm in the competition."
"Okay, even better. It's been a pleasure doing business with you ma'am."
"Thanks, bye." Meagan put the receiver down and pulled out the envelope of bills and change. It was already stamped and had the address on it so she took it to the post office and then went back to Buck's to get to work.
Meagan left Buck's at two and headed for DX. She had just gotten past her street and up the road a little ways when she saw a blue mustang pull up. Out came four or five socs. She cursed under her breath and walked a little bit faster. She knew it was helpless just as it had been helpless for Ponyboy. They surrounded her. "Tell me again why this girl's a greaser." One boy said.
"'Cause she's plain white trash. That's why."
"I guarantee I'm smarter than you."
"Shut it, greaser. Your little friends killed Bob. We want revenge."
"What? Who killed who?"
"You don't know? Two of your greaser guys stabbed Bob last night. And now we want revenge." Meagan was taken by surprise by this. A guy from behind her took advantage and grabbed her arms and pulled them painfully behind her back. She struggled wildly to get free but it was no use. He was too strong. "I think we need to teach this broad a lesson."
"Dally knows where I was, what time I left and where I'm going. If I don't get there soon he's going to come looking for me."
"Oh, we're so afraid. Dallas can't take us all on." He was right. Dally might be strong but he couldn't take on five socs. He didn't even know where she was.
"What should we do to her?"
"There's only one thing a greaser girl's good for." Meagan's eyes widened. She knew what they were talking about.
Two- Bit and Dally walked past the lot on their way to the Curtis'. Two- Bit instinctively looked over to see if Johnny was there. He saw a lump that looked kind of like Johnny when he had gotten jumped.
"Holy ----. Dally, is that Johnny?" Dally's head whipped to look over at the lot.
"No," his heart beat went back to normal. "No, that person is too short..." His eyes went wide and he ran over to the lump. "It's Meagan," he croaked out. Two- Bit ran over and knelt down. Gingerly he turned her over so that she was lying on her back and gasped.
She was cold as ice and had been beaten pretty severely. Her face was red and bruised and her shirt had a cut across the stomach and blood was staining it. She was steadily losing color.
Dally let out a weird sound and knelt down. He looked like he was about to be sick. "We gotta get her out of here. We'll go to Darry's, It's closest.." Dally picked her up. She was a lot lighter than usual which scared him.
When they got there Two- Bit opened the door and Dally put her on the couch.
"Meagan, Meagan, wake up." No answer. "Meagan, you have to wake up." Meagan let out a slight moan. Dally sighed in relief.
"D- Dally?"
"Hey, sleeping beauty. You okay?"
"I fought 'em off Dally. I fought 'em."
"Good girl. Listen, Meagan, you have to stay awake."
"I can't. I'm too tired. They beat me up good didn't they?"
"You'll be okay if you stay awake. Meagan, Meagan wake up." Meagan had passed out again. Dally shook her gently to get her awake again.
"Dally, what happened?" Steve's voice was shaking. He and Soda had just walked in. Soda was wide- eyed and steve was right next to him.
"Steve?" Meagan asked weakly.
"Yeah, what happened?"
"They jumped me. They had a blade but I fought 'em off. They beat me up good though." They all jumped when they heard the door slam. Darry had been listening in the doorway and had just shut the door, his face white.
"They jumped you? And they had a blade? They jumped a supposedly defenseless girl with a blade? They've gone too far." Every one could tell Darry was angry.
"Meagan, you have to stay awake." Meagan had passed out again.
"Ah, Dally, let 'er sleep. Look at how banged up she is. She's got to be tired if after that she fought 'em all."
"I swear if I find them I'll kill 'em."
"I think we all will." They heard whimpering from the couch and saw Meagan clutching her stomach and shaking like mad. "Meagan, Meagan what's wrong?" Soda went over to the couch followed by Darry and Steve. Meagna didn't answer but stopped shaking as much.
"Something's wrong with her stomach, look." Two- Bit pointed to the blood stain on the couch. Steve pulled her arms away from her stomacha nd saw through ther cut in her shirt a pretty deep cut. He pulled up her shirt slightly and saw that the cut went all of the way across her stomach.
Two- Bit looked as though he was going to be sick. Everyone thought they were going to be because it was sickening to see the usually full fo life Meagan so, lifeless.
Later that night Dally woke her up and made her eat some soup. She gulped down a couple of spoonfuls before falling asleep again. Dally called buck and told him that she wouldn't be at work the next day. Buck argued but stopped when Dally told him that she had been jumped and was weak. Buck didn't want to mess with Dally.