A/N: I know this is short but I need to get to the rumble soon or else I'll pop. Oh, and thanks to all of those who replied.
Okay, Disclaimer: I own nothing from the Outsiders
Chapter 4.
Waking Up
When Meagan woke up next it was late at night. Dally was pacing around the room, Darry was reading the paper, Soda was sitting on the arm of the couch, and Steve and Two- Bit were playing poker. Ponyboy and Johnny weren't there.
"Where're Pony and Johnny?"
"You don't know?" Meagan shook her head. "They ran away. No one knows where they went but they left last night."
"Drat. I had something to tell them."
"Drat?" Soda cocked an eyebrow.
"What'd ya' have to tell 'em?"
"Oh, um, nothing you guys would understand." She tried to think of the words in Spanish but couldn't. Her head hurt too much. "I'd better get home."
"Hell no. Dad's been drinking and your still weak, not that you ever fight him anyway."
"You know I could never fight him. And you know as well as I do that I get away as soon as possible. But you're probably right. Is it okay if I stay here?"
"Yeah, of course Meagan. Soda, do you got a problem with that?"
"What, oh, yeah, whatever."
"What's the matter? You've been awfully quiet."
"Nothing, I just miss Ponyboy. I- I'm going to bed." Steve and Soda exchanged a glance before Soda stood up and went to his room.
"Steve, what happened?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Steve, I know my brother well enough to know that something's wrong. He's been acting this way since last night. Oh, my god..." Darry got up and went to Soda's room. "Soda?" Soda was sitting on the bed smoking. "Soda, what happened with Sandy?"
"Nothing." Soda had silent tears running down his face.
"Soda, you're smoking. What happened?"
"Fine, I- I asked her to marry me and she said no because she's moving to Florida." He took a drag on his cigarette before continuing. "I said she could stay here but she said no."
"Why?"
"'Cause she's... she's pregnant."
"What? Soda, I warned you about this. I told you this would..."
"Don't worry. The kid ain't mine. I ain't never done that with her."
"Oh, Soda I'm so sorry."
"It's okay. I shoulda' known I shoulda' known she wouldn't want a hood for a boyfriend."
"Do you know who the father is?"
"Some soc. I thought she loved me as much as I loved her but apparently I wasn't good enough."
"Pepsi~Cola, never let me catch you saying that again. She's the one who two- timed you. It's her loss, not yours." Darry got up from the bed and went back to the living room.
Dead silence. Even Two- Bit was silent. Meagan was whiter and her eyes were wide.
"Alright, how much did you guys hear?"
"Golly, I didn't know it was a soc's kid."
"Steve, I think we should go to my house."
"Yeah, I think so too." Steve and Two-Bit got up and walked out. Darry went to his room and closed the door. Dally went down the hall and came back with some blankets. He threw one over Meagan and then flopped into an armchair.
"Glory! This sure has been an interesting day. First Pony and Johnny in the country, then you getting' beat up, then Sandy-"
"Wait, what about Pony and Johnny? They're in the country?" She gasped. "You do know where they are."
"How did you get that?"
"I'm smart, remember."
"Oh, yeah."
"So, where are they?"
"I can't tell you. The police might haul you in for questioning and you don't know what they do to you. Anyway, go to sleep, you got beat up today and Steve'll kill someone if you don't get rest."
"Okay, g'night Dally." Dally was already asleep.
Okay, Disclaimer: I own nothing from the Outsiders
Chapter 4.
Waking Up
When Meagan woke up next it was late at night. Dally was pacing around the room, Darry was reading the paper, Soda was sitting on the arm of the couch, and Steve and Two- Bit were playing poker. Ponyboy and Johnny weren't there.
"Where're Pony and Johnny?"
"You don't know?" Meagan shook her head. "They ran away. No one knows where they went but they left last night."
"Drat. I had something to tell them."
"Drat?" Soda cocked an eyebrow.
"What'd ya' have to tell 'em?"
"Oh, um, nothing you guys would understand." She tried to think of the words in Spanish but couldn't. Her head hurt too much. "I'd better get home."
"Hell no. Dad's been drinking and your still weak, not that you ever fight him anyway."
"You know I could never fight him. And you know as well as I do that I get away as soon as possible. But you're probably right. Is it okay if I stay here?"
"Yeah, of course Meagan. Soda, do you got a problem with that?"
"What, oh, yeah, whatever."
"What's the matter? You've been awfully quiet."
"Nothing, I just miss Ponyboy. I- I'm going to bed." Steve and Soda exchanged a glance before Soda stood up and went to his room.
"Steve, what happened?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Steve, I know my brother well enough to know that something's wrong. He's been acting this way since last night. Oh, my god..." Darry got up and went to Soda's room. "Soda?" Soda was sitting on the bed smoking. "Soda, what happened with Sandy?"
"Nothing." Soda had silent tears running down his face.
"Soda, you're smoking. What happened?"
"Fine, I- I asked her to marry me and she said no because she's moving to Florida." He took a drag on his cigarette before continuing. "I said she could stay here but she said no."
"Why?"
"'Cause she's... she's pregnant."
"What? Soda, I warned you about this. I told you this would..."
"Don't worry. The kid ain't mine. I ain't never done that with her."
"Oh, Soda I'm so sorry."
"It's okay. I shoulda' known I shoulda' known she wouldn't want a hood for a boyfriend."
"Do you know who the father is?"
"Some soc. I thought she loved me as much as I loved her but apparently I wasn't good enough."
"Pepsi~Cola, never let me catch you saying that again. She's the one who two- timed you. It's her loss, not yours." Darry got up from the bed and went back to the living room.
Dead silence. Even Two- Bit was silent. Meagan was whiter and her eyes were wide.
"Alright, how much did you guys hear?"
"Golly, I didn't know it was a soc's kid."
"Steve, I think we should go to my house."
"Yeah, I think so too." Steve and Two-Bit got up and walked out. Darry went to his room and closed the door. Dally went down the hall and came back with some blankets. He threw one over Meagan and then flopped into an armchair.
"Glory! This sure has been an interesting day. First Pony and Johnny in the country, then you getting' beat up, then Sandy-"
"Wait, what about Pony and Johnny? They're in the country?" She gasped. "You do know where they are."
"How did you get that?"
"I'm smart, remember."
"Oh, yeah."
"So, where are they?"
"I can't tell you. The police might haul you in for questioning and you don't know what they do to you. Anyway, go to sleep, you got beat up today and Steve'll kill someone if you don't get rest."
"Okay, g'night Dally." Dally was already asleep.