Chapter 3
"Hey Shelby Sugarcane!" Two-Bit walked up behind her and ruffled her hair.
She whipped around. Boy, she was pretty. She had long dead straight brown hair with natural blonde highlights. She had dark brown, lively eyes like Soda's with long black, fluttering eyelashes to accent them. She was pretty short, probably about five feet. She was wearing a short black skirt and a yellow low-cut blouse. You could tell she was a greaser chick, but she didn't look trashy like a lot of girls in my neighbourhood do. She was as pretty as Cherry Valance, maybe prettier I thought.
"Hey Two-Bit!!" She screamed and swung both arms around his neck. He picked her up and swung her around twice before putting her down. She flashed a smile at me and Soda that reminded me of Two-Bits.
"Hey Pony and Soda, how's life treating ya?" Shelby asked looking from Sodapop to me. I smiled back and answered, "Not too bad, you?" I could have kicked myself then. Her mom died, she been living in New York and her Dad just got sent to prison. How do you think she is?
"Pretty good considering" she answered smiling at me. I was glad she didn't get upset, or start thinking about it. Two-Bit was looking at her smiling, and I knew he was going to mess with her.
"Wow, Shelby Mustang, who woulda known you, could look so different in two years huh? How old are ya now 12, 13?" He knew she was 14, almost fifteen. Shelby who was grinning taking long drags on her cigarette obviously knew that he was trying to make her mad, and she took the bait. She cocked her eyebrow like Two-Bit only she looked real cute.
Two-Bit Mathews you know damn well I am almost 15!" She put her cigarette in her mouth and slapped him a good one over the side of the head. I couldn't help but grin; Two-Bit gets that from girls all the time. Even family, obviously, Two-Bit just laughed and grabbed one of her four bags.
"Come on, you two, take something!" Two-Bit said. I bent down and grabbed one of her bags and so did Sodapop and Shelby. As we walked to the parking lot Soda put his arm around Shelby's shoulders.
"So Shelby Sugarcane, whatcha been up to lately?" Soda asked her.
"I've been in New York Soda; you don't want to know what I have been up to." She smiled, but her mind was on something else, as she took one last drag and flicked it away.
We got into Two-Bit's car and started the drive home. Me and Shelby got in the back. Shelby kept talking about how she couldn't wait to go out tonight and see everyone. 'Just like old times' she said. When she said she couldn't wait to see Angela Shepard I looked at her and felt my eyes widen. I then remembered that they had been real close when she lived here. I wondered to myself if she would think she was different. Angela was one tough chick. I mean it. She fought hoods twice her size. Shelby looked tough too, but not as tough as Angela. Angela was pretty too, she had long black curly hair and dark blue eyes. Like all the Sheppard's did. She also dated almost every guy in our neighbourhood. She had started hanging off Soda a little bit, but he gets annoyed with the same thing for too long and he just brushed her off. Besides she wasn't Soda's type anyway. She didn't seem to care either, she just moved on.
"... I really want to go out tonight too. I missed you guys so much over the past two years! We can go and see everyone?"
"Well, your in luck Shelby, I was planning on taking you over to the Nightly Double since I'm paying for these two greasy hoods anyways. Maybe after we can go and scout a party somewhere." Two-Bit said cheerfully as we pulled into his driveway.
He gave Soda his car keys and told us that he would be over at 6:00 sharp ready to go. So we drove home in silence most of the way. Until Soda said out of nowhere,
"So, what do you think of Shelby?" the question startled me so I stuttered quickly, "Uh...she's...different." Soda smiled and looked at me.
"Grew up to be quite a looker aint she?" Soda said, I had to grin because he could probably tell I liked her.
When we got home I went to go and have a shower and do my hair. I put lots of grease in, well actually no more than usual. Johnny and I had gotten a haircut and I hated it. My hair was pretty much the same as it was before that now though. I really liked Shelby and I wanted to show her I was still a tough greaser and proud of it.
"Hey Shelby Sugarcane!" Two-Bit walked up behind her and ruffled her hair.
She whipped around. Boy, she was pretty. She had long dead straight brown hair with natural blonde highlights. She had dark brown, lively eyes like Soda's with long black, fluttering eyelashes to accent them. She was pretty short, probably about five feet. She was wearing a short black skirt and a yellow low-cut blouse. You could tell she was a greaser chick, but she didn't look trashy like a lot of girls in my neighbourhood do. She was as pretty as Cherry Valance, maybe prettier I thought.
"Hey Two-Bit!!" She screamed and swung both arms around his neck. He picked her up and swung her around twice before putting her down. She flashed a smile at me and Soda that reminded me of Two-Bits.
"Hey Pony and Soda, how's life treating ya?" Shelby asked looking from Sodapop to me. I smiled back and answered, "Not too bad, you?" I could have kicked myself then. Her mom died, she been living in New York and her Dad just got sent to prison. How do you think she is?
"Pretty good considering" she answered smiling at me. I was glad she didn't get upset, or start thinking about it. Two-Bit was looking at her smiling, and I knew he was going to mess with her.
"Wow, Shelby Mustang, who woulda known you, could look so different in two years huh? How old are ya now 12, 13?" He knew she was 14, almost fifteen. Shelby who was grinning taking long drags on her cigarette obviously knew that he was trying to make her mad, and she took the bait. She cocked her eyebrow like Two-Bit only she looked real cute.
Two-Bit Mathews you know damn well I am almost 15!" She put her cigarette in her mouth and slapped him a good one over the side of the head. I couldn't help but grin; Two-Bit gets that from girls all the time. Even family, obviously, Two-Bit just laughed and grabbed one of her four bags.
"Come on, you two, take something!" Two-Bit said. I bent down and grabbed one of her bags and so did Sodapop and Shelby. As we walked to the parking lot Soda put his arm around Shelby's shoulders.
"So Shelby Sugarcane, whatcha been up to lately?" Soda asked her.
"I've been in New York Soda; you don't want to know what I have been up to." She smiled, but her mind was on something else, as she took one last drag and flicked it away.
We got into Two-Bit's car and started the drive home. Me and Shelby got in the back. Shelby kept talking about how she couldn't wait to go out tonight and see everyone. 'Just like old times' she said. When she said she couldn't wait to see Angela Shepard I looked at her and felt my eyes widen. I then remembered that they had been real close when she lived here. I wondered to myself if she would think she was different. Angela was one tough chick. I mean it. She fought hoods twice her size. Shelby looked tough too, but not as tough as Angela. Angela was pretty too, she had long black curly hair and dark blue eyes. Like all the Sheppard's did. She also dated almost every guy in our neighbourhood. She had started hanging off Soda a little bit, but he gets annoyed with the same thing for too long and he just brushed her off. Besides she wasn't Soda's type anyway. She didn't seem to care either, she just moved on.
"... I really want to go out tonight too. I missed you guys so much over the past two years! We can go and see everyone?"
"Well, your in luck Shelby, I was planning on taking you over to the Nightly Double since I'm paying for these two greasy hoods anyways. Maybe after we can go and scout a party somewhere." Two-Bit said cheerfully as we pulled into his driveway.
He gave Soda his car keys and told us that he would be over at 6:00 sharp ready to go. So we drove home in silence most of the way. Until Soda said out of nowhere,
"So, what do you think of Shelby?" the question startled me so I stuttered quickly, "Uh...she's...different." Soda smiled and looked at me.
"Grew up to be quite a looker aint she?" Soda said, I had to grin because he could probably tell I liked her.
When we got home I went to go and have a shower and do my hair. I put lots of grease in, well actually no more than usual. Johnny and I had gotten a haircut and I hated it. My hair was pretty much the same as it was before that now though. I really liked Shelby and I wanted to show her I was still a tough greaser and proud of it.