*~*~*~*FLASHBACK*~*~*~*
"Hey baby" Dally said, following Cherry down the street.
"I told you, leave me alone" Cherry said.
"Oh, Come on" Dally said, putting his arms around her waist.
"Get off me!, Dallas!" Cherry screamed.
"Whoa! Calm down, would ya?" Dally said.
"Stay away from me" Cherry said, turning and looking him in the eye.
Dally smirked.
Cherry smiled, but immediately put on a straight face.
"Yeah, I saw you smiling" Dally said, putting his hands on her hips again.
"You touch me again" Cherry threatened, "And I'll scream 'rape' so loud
that everyone in town will hear it, and you'll be back in jail"
Dally smiled, and still followed.
"Oh-do you need me to translate that for you?" Cherry teased. "It means
get away from me, dirt bag!"
Cherry walked faster.
~*~*~*~*~*END OF FLASHBACK~*~*~*~*~
"Sherri...Sherri?..SHERRI VALANCE!"
Cherry shook her head and looked at her teacher.
"Yes?" she said weakly.
"The question!-answer the question!" Her teacher shouted.
Cherry flipped through her book.
"We're not IN the book, Sherri, we're doing the worksheet!-pay attention!"
Her teacher was mad.
"Oh..I'm sorry-I just-" Cherry was unable to finish.
"You just what?" her teacher snapped.
"Nothing-nothing, Ms. Conner."
"I suggest you pay attention" Her teacher said. "Now, shall we continue?
Becky, do the next question"
Cherry took a deep breath.
Why was he invading her mind? Every minute of her life she felt
she would always spend it thinking of Dally.
"That stupid pot-smoking bastard" Cherry mumbled. She knew she didn't
mean this, but hoped it would help her get over him.
He used to think he could get anybody. All he would have to do was go
over to them, and talk to them, and never leave them alone. Intimidate
them. Dally might have gotten every girl he ever wanted-but not Cherry.
Cherry knew this was wrong, though. He did get her. She fell madly in
love with him. Cherry just waited too long. She was his, but by the
cruelty of reality, he couldn't be hers. He was gone. Cherry knew this.
Why was she so damn afraid? She could of saved him. Molded him into
a better person. But no, she had to act as if he was nothing. She hated
herself for this. Dally had no one. No one that loved him, no one that
truly cared for him-except Johnny. He loved Johnny. But when Johnny died
he had nothing. Nothing to hold on to. Nothing that truly made him want
to stay alive. 'If only I was there-and I was his girlfriend' she thought.
He would have me. He would want to live-I'd help him live. But Dally
thought I hated him. Maybe he wouldn't of pulled out his heater if he
knew I loved him. Maybe he wanted to die. Maybe he hated his life, and
had nothing so he just gave up.
"Sherri!" screamed Ms. Conner.
Cherry looked up sadly.
Ms. Conner's face became less angry when she saw this.
"Sherri" she said gently. "Would you like to be excused?"
"Yes, ma'am"
Ms. Conner nodded, and Cherry ran out of the classroom.
Cherry ran down the hall. She wanted to run until she was with Dally.
Run until she would fall on the floor, and die. Hot tears fell from her
eyes. She couldn't take it. She collapsed in the middle of the hall. She
sat there, on her knees, crying. Letting it all out. She felt someone's hand
on her shoulder. She looked up to see Ponyboy. "It's alright" Pony whispered
as he held her. Cherry said not one word, but cried in his arms. Hot, painful
tears flooded her face. She closed her eyes, and sobbed. Her heart was broken,
and it felt as if it would never mend. Ponyboy held her tightly. He knew what
was wrong. Cherry's head pounded. She tried to stop the tears, but the more
she tried, the more they came. Dally was gone, he would never come back.
He would never know how she felt. She would never get to tell him. Pain
went through her body. She felt like giving up. On her life, her family, her
friends. She wondered if her life would be happier if it ended. This was too
much for her to handle, and she lay limp in Pony's arms. He stroked the back
of her head.
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*tear* Wow...I don't know if u guys liked that..hope ya did...R&R.
"Hey baby" Dally said, following Cherry down the street.
"I told you, leave me alone" Cherry said.
"Oh, Come on" Dally said, putting his arms around her waist.
"Get off me!, Dallas!" Cherry screamed.
"Whoa! Calm down, would ya?" Dally said.
"Stay away from me" Cherry said, turning and looking him in the eye.
Dally smirked.
Cherry smiled, but immediately put on a straight face.
"Yeah, I saw you smiling" Dally said, putting his hands on her hips again.
"You touch me again" Cherry threatened, "And I'll scream 'rape' so loud
that everyone in town will hear it, and you'll be back in jail"
Dally smiled, and still followed.
"Oh-do you need me to translate that for you?" Cherry teased. "It means
get away from me, dirt bag!"
Cherry walked faster.
~*~*~*~*~*END OF FLASHBACK~*~*~*~*~
"Sherri...Sherri?..SHERRI VALANCE!"
Cherry shook her head and looked at her teacher.
"Yes?" she said weakly.
"The question!-answer the question!" Her teacher shouted.
Cherry flipped through her book.
"We're not IN the book, Sherri, we're doing the worksheet!-pay attention!"
Her teacher was mad.
"Oh..I'm sorry-I just-" Cherry was unable to finish.
"You just what?" her teacher snapped.
"Nothing-nothing, Ms. Conner."
"I suggest you pay attention" Her teacher said. "Now, shall we continue?
Becky, do the next question"
Cherry took a deep breath.
Why was he invading her mind? Every minute of her life she felt
she would always spend it thinking of Dally.
"That stupid pot-smoking bastard" Cherry mumbled. She knew she didn't
mean this, but hoped it would help her get over him.
He used to think he could get anybody. All he would have to do was go
over to them, and talk to them, and never leave them alone. Intimidate
them. Dally might have gotten every girl he ever wanted-but not Cherry.
Cherry knew this was wrong, though. He did get her. She fell madly in
love with him. Cherry just waited too long. She was his, but by the
cruelty of reality, he couldn't be hers. He was gone. Cherry knew this.
Why was she so damn afraid? She could of saved him. Molded him into
a better person. But no, she had to act as if he was nothing. She hated
herself for this. Dally had no one. No one that loved him, no one that
truly cared for him-except Johnny. He loved Johnny. But when Johnny died
he had nothing. Nothing to hold on to. Nothing that truly made him want
to stay alive. 'If only I was there-and I was his girlfriend' she thought.
He would have me. He would want to live-I'd help him live. But Dally
thought I hated him. Maybe he wouldn't of pulled out his heater if he
knew I loved him. Maybe he wanted to die. Maybe he hated his life, and
had nothing so he just gave up.
"Sherri!" screamed Ms. Conner.
Cherry looked up sadly.
Ms. Conner's face became less angry when she saw this.
"Sherri" she said gently. "Would you like to be excused?"
"Yes, ma'am"
Ms. Conner nodded, and Cherry ran out of the classroom.
Cherry ran down the hall. She wanted to run until she was with Dally.
Run until she would fall on the floor, and die. Hot tears fell from her
eyes. She couldn't take it. She collapsed in the middle of the hall. She
sat there, on her knees, crying. Letting it all out. She felt someone's hand
on her shoulder. She looked up to see Ponyboy. "It's alright" Pony whispered
as he held her. Cherry said not one word, but cried in his arms. Hot, painful
tears flooded her face. She closed her eyes, and sobbed. Her heart was broken,
and it felt as if it would never mend. Ponyboy held her tightly. He knew what
was wrong. Cherry's head pounded. She tried to stop the tears, but the more
she tried, the more they came. Dally was gone, he would never come back.
He would never know how she felt. She would never get to tell him. Pain
went through her body. She felt like giving up. On her life, her family, her
friends. She wondered if her life would be happier if it ended. This was too
much for her to handle, and she lay limp in Pony's arms. He stroked the back
of her head.
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*tear* Wow...I don't know if u guys liked that..hope ya did...R&R.