Without You
chapter 2
by ILuvAdam
Marissa's Pov
I didn't know how to respond. I looked at my friends for support. Luckily for me, Lindsay answered.
"I don't how to say this, but he died."
"How?" asked Two-bit, seriously actually.
"Daddy got caught in a fire in his office building," I informed them.
They were speechless. No one said anything. All that could be heard was breathing. Then footsteps. Mom was home.
When she saw me, she started shrieking. She was beyond happy. She said she felt real bad leaving, but she had to go back to work. Also, she said to eat something. I hoped no one would remember that. I didn't want to eat.
When I was 13, I had "some meat on my bones" as everyone said, but when I looked at myself, I saw an obese girl. I guess I wasn't, I was only 107 at 5'2" then, although I still think I was. So then I started to eat less, exercise more, and I'm now very skinny. I have decided to eat a little more. Im going to eat breakfast and the occasional lunch or dinner.
When Mom left, Jess and Alli went to the drug store for some nail polish. Lindsay stayed here with us.
She and Bec helped me get my stuff upstairs and unpack. Becca told us she had to move around some stuff in her room, in order to make room for mine. So I got my hair brush, tooth brush, shampoo, conditioner, and my other beauty products and put them in their rightful places in the bathroom. The house is so small compared to my house in California, even though this house is the second biggest model in the neighborhood.
Two-bit peaked his head in through the door. "Wanna head over to the Curtis'?" he asked me.
"Yes, I would love to go. I miss them all so much."
By then Jess and Alli had come back, and Lindsay joined them at the park. Two-bit, Becca, and I went over to the Curtis' which was only a 2 or 3 minute walk.
Becca and Two-bit went through the door, and when I stepped inside, all was silent. Everyone stared at me. I felt real out of place. Being with them and all. Even though they were my bestfriends for so long. It was then I wished Lindsay or Jess or Alli was here with me. I would feel a little more at ease then. I couldn't tell if the guys were happy or mad with me.
They all looked like how I pictured them. Darry looked a little furious that I stepped through the door. Soda looked happy to see me. Steve had a smile on his face. Ponyboy looked happy to see me. Soda stood up, walked over to me, and hugged mea and told me how much he missed me.