I made a u turn, we passed it by about a mile.
"so your really goin' to ditch school?" I asked.
"yeah. Its not like they'd notice. Maybe just Two-bit and Steve. Not even the teachers." She said as if she didn't care.
"Two-bit might think we eloped or somethin'" I said.
We laughed the whole way to DX.
"why do you like roofs?" I asked out of nowhere.
"what? When?"
"when we chased Johnny to find out where you got that ring."
"oh.because I wanted to look at the scenery and think about umm..Joh-" and then I saw a tear slide down her cheek.
"oh.okay." I said, wanting to reach over but afraid I would crash and kill the both of us.
As we got out from the car, a group of girls swarmed in like a pack of rats and cheese.
"do they always follow you?" she asked. I could tell she was getting annoyed.
They just rolled their eyes at her," So..are you taking anyone to homecoming?" Katelyn asked.
"hold on just a minute." I said.
I went up to Trish," What grade are you in?"
"11."
"ok." And then I walked back. "yeah." I said to them.
"Who? Is it anyone here?"
"yeah."
"WHO?"
"her" I pointed at Trish. She was on the hood of the car, reading. "what the hell Soda? Why go with the weird girl?"
"tell me what's so weird about her." I said," she looks normal to me."
"she just is weird. Bye soda. Your so out of it." And then they left.
Seconds later, Steve came. I guess he ditched too. He didn't notice Trish because he was too into the blonde he brought.
"I'll see you at school." He said as she left.
"how's the wife?" he asked, putting his hat on.
"what wife?"
"that one." He pointed at her. He had noticed her after all.
"she aint my wife." I said, almost angry, but not quite.
"c'mon! tell Stevie! Your best friend since elementary school!," he said, Trying to pursuade me.
"ok.." I said and got close to whisper it in his ear." She aint my wife."
"Fine! I'll ask her!" he said.
He headed toward the truck but she wasn't there. He came back," Where'd she go?"
"Hey Stevie!" she said, hanging from her knees atop the roof.
"Glory!" he said, falling over backward.
She flipped and returned to earth.
"I-I-I wasn't scared!" he said, brushing himself off.
"yeah.right." She said.
"hey. When's homecoming?" I asked.
"Tomorrow." She and Steve answered at the same time.
"what? Did anyone ask you?" I asked, wondering if I could take her.
"yeah.but they just asked because there wasn't anyone to take," she said, without showing a hint of expression.
She stayed inside the employee hut, just watching the girls persuade me to take them. But all the girls left with was disappointment.
I bet she was laughing but didn't show it.
We got home at 5. "where have you been?" Darry asked.
"I was-" I began but he cut me off," I was talking to her." He said.
"I was at DX why?"
"because there were a couple of dumb guys that came here and asked for you. They said you had a study group."
"no.probably just wanted to slug me for turning them down for the homecoming."
"ok then. I was worried Soda rubbed off on you."
I just pretended that I didn't hear that and went upstairs to get out my dusty suit and bow tie.
"what time should I pick you up?" I asked.
"I'll come over. I don't want you to see my cousins. They'll just make fun of us."
"ok." I said and then she left to go and meet a new friend.
"so your really goin' to ditch school?" I asked.
"yeah. Its not like they'd notice. Maybe just Two-bit and Steve. Not even the teachers." She said as if she didn't care.
"Two-bit might think we eloped or somethin'" I said.
We laughed the whole way to DX.
"why do you like roofs?" I asked out of nowhere.
"what? When?"
"when we chased Johnny to find out where you got that ring."
"oh.because I wanted to look at the scenery and think about umm..Joh-" and then I saw a tear slide down her cheek.
"oh.okay." I said, wanting to reach over but afraid I would crash and kill the both of us.
As we got out from the car, a group of girls swarmed in like a pack of rats and cheese.
"do they always follow you?" she asked. I could tell she was getting annoyed.
They just rolled their eyes at her," So..are you taking anyone to homecoming?" Katelyn asked.
"hold on just a minute." I said.
I went up to Trish," What grade are you in?"
"11."
"ok." And then I walked back. "yeah." I said to them.
"Who? Is it anyone here?"
"yeah."
"WHO?"
"her" I pointed at Trish. She was on the hood of the car, reading. "what the hell Soda? Why go with the weird girl?"
"tell me what's so weird about her." I said," she looks normal to me."
"she just is weird. Bye soda. Your so out of it." And then they left.
Seconds later, Steve came. I guess he ditched too. He didn't notice Trish because he was too into the blonde he brought.
"I'll see you at school." He said as she left.
"how's the wife?" he asked, putting his hat on.
"what wife?"
"that one." He pointed at her. He had noticed her after all.
"she aint my wife." I said, almost angry, but not quite.
"c'mon! tell Stevie! Your best friend since elementary school!," he said, Trying to pursuade me.
"ok.." I said and got close to whisper it in his ear." She aint my wife."
"Fine! I'll ask her!" he said.
He headed toward the truck but she wasn't there. He came back," Where'd she go?"
"Hey Stevie!" she said, hanging from her knees atop the roof.
"Glory!" he said, falling over backward.
She flipped and returned to earth.
"I-I-I wasn't scared!" he said, brushing himself off.
"yeah.right." She said.
"hey. When's homecoming?" I asked.
"Tomorrow." She and Steve answered at the same time.
"what? Did anyone ask you?" I asked, wondering if I could take her.
"yeah.but they just asked because there wasn't anyone to take," she said, without showing a hint of expression.
She stayed inside the employee hut, just watching the girls persuade me to take them. But all the girls left with was disappointment.
I bet she was laughing but didn't show it.
We got home at 5. "where have you been?" Darry asked.
"I was-" I began but he cut me off," I was talking to her." He said.
"I was at DX why?"
"because there were a couple of dumb guys that came here and asked for you. They said you had a study group."
"no.probably just wanted to slug me for turning them down for the homecoming."
"ok then. I was worried Soda rubbed off on you."
I just pretended that I didn't hear that and went upstairs to get out my dusty suit and bow tie.
"what time should I pick you up?" I asked.
"I'll come over. I don't want you to see my cousins. They'll just make fun of us."
"ok." I said and then she left to go and meet a new friend.
