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DALLAS' POV
"Soda, come on you have to get to work. Pony you take it easy today." Darry said walking out the door.
Soda and Darry left for work.
"What are you doing today?" Pony asked.
"Huh? I don't know." I said.
"Where's Becky?" Pony asked.
"I don't know." I told him.
"Oh, sorry I brought it up." He said realizing that something wasn't right with the picture.
"Don't worry about it kid." I said standing up. "I'll see you later Pon." I walked out the door and headed back over to Buck's. When I got there I made my way up to my room. To my surprise Crystal was standing at the door.
"What are you doing here?" I asked her. I was trying to keep my cool and not get mad.
"M...My dad...kicked me out." She said, and for the first time I noticed she was crying.
"Why should I care?"
"Dallas, please. I have no where else to go." She fell to the floor crying. I may be a cold-hearted jerk sometimes but I wasn't just going to let her sit there on the floor and cry. I helped her up and lead her down the hallway to an empty room so we could talk.
"I just want to know one thing," She looked at me. "Why did you?" I didn't look at her; I stared at the floor instead.
"I didn't do anything. I was...I was raped Dallas." As soon as she said this my head shoot up and I couldn't believe what I'd just heard her say.
"Who did it?" I asked her coolly.
"Some guy from Aaron's gang." Aaron? Who was she talking about? Oh, shit! Aaron Williams. Some stupid ass from Aaron Williams' gang raped Crystal?
I wanted to kill the bastard that had hurt her, but it probably wouldn't be the best idea in the world. I lit up a cigarette and stuffed my hands in my pockets. I couldn't sit still. I was pacing around the room. Crystal was watching my every move. I knew she was scared, but what was I supposed to do about it? I didn't have the slightest clue about what to do. If she wanted me to jump the guy then I could do that, but I didn't know how to take care of her right now or what to do for her.
"You can stay here." I told her.
It was still early. It was only ten in the morning. I didn't know if Becky, Melissa, and Andrew were up yet. I went to my room to change close. I was as quiet as I could be trying not to wake anyone up. Well, not to wake Andrew up. Melissa and Becky were already up.
"Me and Melissa are going to get us some breakfast, do you want anything?" Becky asked me.
"No. If I get hungry I'll go over to the Dingo or something." I said as I got a clean shirt out of the closet.
"All right. Andrew is still asleep, so make sure you stay here until I get back. I don't think it would be a good idea to wake him up because he'll be grumpy, like you." Becky said smiling. "Hi Crystal." Becky and Melissa left. So that meant it was just Me, Crystal, and Andrew.
"So what are you going to do?" I asked her.
"I don't know. I'm really scared Dal." She said sitting down in the chair by the door.
"Crystal, I'm sorry. I should have listened to you earlier." I said.
"It's all right Dal. Tim told me that you two had a little talk about me." Crystal stated.
"Why didn't you tell me that Tim was your cousin?" I questioned her.
"You never asked." She replied, moving from her seat and walking over to me. She placed her arms around me next and tried to kiss me, but I leaned my head back.
"I'm not going to make it that simple for you baby." I told her. "Besides, Andrew is still in the room." She looked over at the bed and laughed.
"I guess I forgot." I couldn't help my self; I had to smile at her.
STEVE'S POV
When I woke up, I wasn't really sure where I was. I looked around the room and saw Soda sitting in a chair at a desk.
"Hey Soda." I was surprised at how weak my voice sounded and it hurt to breathe.
"Hey Steve. 'Bout time you woke up. You've been sleepin' for a long time. Doc says you should be up and around in a few days." Soda said.
"Good. Laying around is boring. You got any car mags or anything?" I asked him.
"Here." Soda said handing me several magazines.
"How'd you get this one without Darry killin' you?" I asked him smiling and holding up the magazine.
"Shhh. If he finds out he will kill me!" Soda said.
"So, y'all got anything to eat around here?" I asked. I was really hungry. I don't remember when the last time I ate was but I'm sure it was some time ago.
"Yeah, I'll get you something." Soda walked into the kitchen. I heard him moving around and cabinet doors closing. A few minutes later Soda came scurrying back into the bedroom that he shared with Pony, which I was occupying for the time being.
"Here. It's a ham sandwich with chips. That's what you usually eat anyway."
"Thanks man." I said and began to eat. "You seen Becky?"
"Not since the other night at the hospital." Soda said. "She stayed with you until the doctor's made her leave."
"Really? I thought she'd split as soon as she got the chance."
"No, she was really upset. The doctors pretty much had to drag her out of your room." Soda told me.
"Anyone home?" I heard a voice yell from the front door.
"Yeah, we're in mine and Pony's room." Soda said. A few minutes later Becky and Melissa walked into Soda's room.
"How are you feeling Steve?" Becky asked me.
"Like I got hit by a truck." I answered her truthfully.
"I half expected you to say something worse." She said smiling. I just pointed to Melissa standing beside her.
"Oh." She said walking over and sitting on the edge of the bed.
DALLAS' POV
"I'm hungry." Andrew said.
"We'll go get something to eat as soon as you get your clothes on." I told him.
"I wanna eat now!" He said, while jumping on the bed.
"Andrew Nicholas if you don't stop jumping on that bed and get over here so we can get you dressed, you're going in time out." I warned him.
He jumped down off the bed and walked over to me. I helped him get his clothes on and then we all left.
"Dal, where are we going to eat? We can't take him into the Dingo." Crystal said. I'm glad she thought of that. The thought had never even crossed my mind.
"Uhhh, I guess we can go to the Dairy Queen or something. I don't think we'd really get 'food' at the DX." I told her.
"Ok, so Dairy Queen it is." She said.
DALLAS' POV
"Soda, come on you have to get to work. Pony you take it easy today." Darry said walking out the door.
Soda and Darry left for work.
"What are you doing today?" Pony asked.
"Huh? I don't know." I said.
"Where's Becky?" Pony asked.
"I don't know." I told him.
"Oh, sorry I brought it up." He said realizing that something wasn't right with the picture.
"Don't worry about it kid." I said standing up. "I'll see you later Pon." I walked out the door and headed back over to Buck's. When I got there I made my way up to my room. To my surprise Crystal was standing at the door.
"What are you doing here?" I asked her. I was trying to keep my cool and not get mad.
"M...My dad...kicked me out." She said, and for the first time I noticed she was crying.
"Why should I care?"
"Dallas, please. I have no where else to go." She fell to the floor crying. I may be a cold-hearted jerk sometimes but I wasn't just going to let her sit there on the floor and cry. I helped her up and lead her down the hallway to an empty room so we could talk.
"I just want to know one thing," She looked at me. "Why did you?" I didn't look at her; I stared at the floor instead.
"I didn't do anything. I was...I was raped Dallas." As soon as she said this my head shoot up and I couldn't believe what I'd just heard her say.
"Who did it?" I asked her coolly.
"Some guy from Aaron's gang." Aaron? Who was she talking about? Oh, shit! Aaron Williams. Some stupid ass from Aaron Williams' gang raped Crystal?
I wanted to kill the bastard that had hurt her, but it probably wouldn't be the best idea in the world. I lit up a cigarette and stuffed my hands in my pockets. I couldn't sit still. I was pacing around the room. Crystal was watching my every move. I knew she was scared, but what was I supposed to do about it? I didn't have the slightest clue about what to do. If she wanted me to jump the guy then I could do that, but I didn't know how to take care of her right now or what to do for her.
"You can stay here." I told her.
It was still early. It was only ten in the morning. I didn't know if Becky, Melissa, and Andrew were up yet. I went to my room to change close. I was as quiet as I could be trying not to wake anyone up. Well, not to wake Andrew up. Melissa and Becky were already up.
"Me and Melissa are going to get us some breakfast, do you want anything?" Becky asked me.
"No. If I get hungry I'll go over to the Dingo or something." I said as I got a clean shirt out of the closet.
"All right. Andrew is still asleep, so make sure you stay here until I get back. I don't think it would be a good idea to wake him up because he'll be grumpy, like you." Becky said smiling. "Hi Crystal." Becky and Melissa left. So that meant it was just Me, Crystal, and Andrew.
"So what are you going to do?" I asked her.
"I don't know. I'm really scared Dal." She said sitting down in the chair by the door.
"Crystal, I'm sorry. I should have listened to you earlier." I said.
"It's all right Dal. Tim told me that you two had a little talk about me." Crystal stated.
"Why didn't you tell me that Tim was your cousin?" I questioned her.
"You never asked." She replied, moving from her seat and walking over to me. She placed her arms around me next and tried to kiss me, but I leaned my head back.
"I'm not going to make it that simple for you baby." I told her. "Besides, Andrew is still in the room." She looked over at the bed and laughed.
"I guess I forgot." I couldn't help my self; I had to smile at her.
STEVE'S POV
When I woke up, I wasn't really sure where I was. I looked around the room and saw Soda sitting in a chair at a desk.
"Hey Soda." I was surprised at how weak my voice sounded and it hurt to breathe.
"Hey Steve. 'Bout time you woke up. You've been sleepin' for a long time. Doc says you should be up and around in a few days." Soda said.
"Good. Laying around is boring. You got any car mags or anything?" I asked him.
"Here." Soda said handing me several magazines.
"How'd you get this one without Darry killin' you?" I asked him smiling and holding up the magazine.
"Shhh. If he finds out he will kill me!" Soda said.
"So, y'all got anything to eat around here?" I asked. I was really hungry. I don't remember when the last time I ate was but I'm sure it was some time ago.
"Yeah, I'll get you something." Soda walked into the kitchen. I heard him moving around and cabinet doors closing. A few minutes later Soda came scurrying back into the bedroom that he shared with Pony, which I was occupying for the time being.
"Here. It's a ham sandwich with chips. That's what you usually eat anyway."
"Thanks man." I said and began to eat. "You seen Becky?"
"Not since the other night at the hospital." Soda said. "She stayed with you until the doctor's made her leave."
"Really? I thought she'd split as soon as she got the chance."
"No, she was really upset. The doctors pretty much had to drag her out of your room." Soda told me.
"Anyone home?" I heard a voice yell from the front door.
"Yeah, we're in mine and Pony's room." Soda said. A few minutes later Becky and Melissa walked into Soda's room.
"How are you feeling Steve?" Becky asked me.
"Like I got hit by a truck." I answered her truthfully.
"I half expected you to say something worse." She said smiling. I just pointed to Melissa standing beside her.
"Oh." She said walking over and sitting on the edge of the bed.
DALLAS' POV
"I'm hungry." Andrew said.
"We'll go get something to eat as soon as you get your clothes on." I told him.
"I wanna eat now!" He said, while jumping on the bed.
"Andrew Nicholas if you don't stop jumping on that bed and get over here so we can get you dressed, you're going in time out." I warned him.
He jumped down off the bed and walked over to me. I helped him get his clothes on and then we all left.
"Dal, where are we going to eat? We can't take him into the Dingo." Crystal said. I'm glad she thought of that. The thought had never even crossed my mind.
"Uhhh, I guess we can go to the Dairy Queen or something. I don't think we'd really get 'food' at the DX." I told her.
"Ok, so Dairy Queen it is." She said.