Chapter 4
Shelby and Two-Bit arrived ready to go at 6:30. We all got into Two-Bit's car and began our way to the Nightly Double. We watched the movie talking about various things, and smoking. Shelby and Two-Bit made wisecracks about each other the whole time. Shelby got him real good a couple of times. Steve ended up tagging along; I think he was getting cabin fever. After the movie ended, we sat there deciding who was doing what. Shelby still had her heart set on a party, and I had fun with Shelby and wanted to stay with her so I did too. Steve didn't want to go and Sodapop didn't want to go if Steve wasn't. So Two-Bit informed us there was a party at the Sheppard's place and would drop Soda and Steve at the Curtis' place. We did and got to the Sheppard's. The door was open and there were a fair number of people in there. We walked in and when they all turned to look at us, it fell silent. I felt all the eyes on us. Suddenly Angela pushed through the crowd; she had been talking to a guy named Bryon.
"Shelby, is that really you!" she screamed
"Last time I checked!" Shelby answered pulling Angela into a hug. "Angel you look so different!"
"Yeah so do you, I guess it's been almost 3 years now, huh?"
"Yah..." Shelby replied with a smile. Suddenly Curly Sheppard walked up behind Angela and his eyes widened as he saw Shelby.
"Wow, Shelby we all thought you were gone for good. Where ya been?" he asked her, moving beside Angela.
"New York." She said shortly looking away. I hoped she didn't like him but it really didn't look like it.
"You look real...different." he said looking her up and down.
"Uh," she smiled a fake grin "Thanks Curly," she turned to look at me "Lets go and get a drink Pony."
My stomach gave a violent jump, she was real pretty and maybe she liked me I thought. We pushed our way through the crowd and got a drink. There were quite a few people there. Two-Bit was gone within 5 minutes. He saw a blonde and was immediately flirting with her. It's almost like he forgets we are with him or something.
Well Shelby and I stayed together the whole time. We were talking to everyone and I knew a lot more people there than I thought I would. Shelby also started hanging off me a lot. I didn't take it as much of a compliment; she was probably pretty drunk by now. I aint going to deny though, it sure was fun.
When we had been there for almost two hours I decided I wanted to go and talk to a guy named Mark. I told Shelby and she got off my lap and I left her standing there talking to Angela Sheppard again. I walked over to Mark and started up the conversation pretty quickly. Drinking makes me do that more easily.
We had a long conversation about nothing in particular. Then I realized I was having more fun with Shelby so I trailed the conversation off quickly. Apparently drinking makes that easier for me too. I set off into the crowd. I couldn't find her anywhere. I saw Angela talking to some tall tough guy with black hair.
"Hey Angela have you seen Shelby?" I asked sort of out of breathe from running around. She smiled her usual sassy smirk.
"Sure did. She and Curly just went outside together. Curly wanted to talk to her about something. You don't need to bother her why don't you stay here with me?" She asked touching my arm. She was so drunk; I thought to myself, I better not get her mad.
"Not now Ang" I said pulling her arm off me to head for the door.
I was walking through the crowd, wondering what Curly would want to talk to Shelby about. Suddenly I felt a hand on my shoulder and whipped around so that Curly Sheppard's knuckles skinned my face.
"Where the hell is Shel-"I started but was cut off by an out of breath Curly.
"We..." He sat there wheezing and gasping for breath. I was getting impatient; he had an instant black eye and a bloody lip. He sat there looking as if he was about to keel over. He probably wouldn't have told me for another hour if I hadn't of shoved him and told him to get it out.
"Me and Shelby...went outside to have a smoke...then these Socs, damn Socs...they started talking to Shelby, I told her to ignore them and go inside, but they were really pissing her off. So she started mouthing off back and then they got into a fight and told her to go with them. She punched one and then they just started fighting and then I got in there too. I'm ok but they hurt Shelby pretty bad. One tried to put her in the car and he hit her head off the top of it when she stepped on his foot. They left when Tim came out."
"Damn!" I said shoving Curly out of the way. It had to be his fault. I actually knew it wasn't his fault though. He was just the closest person to her when it happened. I made my way out the door over to the crowd of people near Tim Sheppard's car.
I pushed my through the crowd and saw Tim lifting Shelby's limp body up. He was shaking her slightly. I have always hated to see girls beat up. That's just how I am. But this was worse, much worse.
Shelby and Two-Bit arrived ready to go at 6:30. We all got into Two-Bit's car and began our way to the Nightly Double. We watched the movie talking about various things, and smoking. Shelby and Two-Bit made wisecracks about each other the whole time. Shelby got him real good a couple of times. Steve ended up tagging along; I think he was getting cabin fever. After the movie ended, we sat there deciding who was doing what. Shelby still had her heart set on a party, and I had fun with Shelby and wanted to stay with her so I did too. Steve didn't want to go and Sodapop didn't want to go if Steve wasn't. So Two-Bit informed us there was a party at the Sheppard's place and would drop Soda and Steve at the Curtis' place. We did and got to the Sheppard's. The door was open and there were a fair number of people in there. We walked in and when they all turned to look at us, it fell silent. I felt all the eyes on us. Suddenly Angela pushed through the crowd; she had been talking to a guy named Bryon.
"Shelby, is that really you!" she screamed
"Last time I checked!" Shelby answered pulling Angela into a hug. "Angel you look so different!"
"Yeah so do you, I guess it's been almost 3 years now, huh?"
"Yah..." Shelby replied with a smile. Suddenly Curly Sheppard walked up behind Angela and his eyes widened as he saw Shelby.
"Wow, Shelby we all thought you were gone for good. Where ya been?" he asked her, moving beside Angela.
"New York." She said shortly looking away. I hoped she didn't like him but it really didn't look like it.
"You look real...different." he said looking her up and down.
"Uh," she smiled a fake grin "Thanks Curly," she turned to look at me "Lets go and get a drink Pony."
My stomach gave a violent jump, she was real pretty and maybe she liked me I thought. We pushed our way through the crowd and got a drink. There were quite a few people there. Two-Bit was gone within 5 minutes. He saw a blonde and was immediately flirting with her. It's almost like he forgets we are with him or something.
Well Shelby and I stayed together the whole time. We were talking to everyone and I knew a lot more people there than I thought I would. Shelby also started hanging off me a lot. I didn't take it as much of a compliment; she was probably pretty drunk by now. I aint going to deny though, it sure was fun.
When we had been there for almost two hours I decided I wanted to go and talk to a guy named Mark. I told Shelby and she got off my lap and I left her standing there talking to Angela Sheppard again. I walked over to Mark and started up the conversation pretty quickly. Drinking makes me do that more easily.
We had a long conversation about nothing in particular. Then I realized I was having more fun with Shelby so I trailed the conversation off quickly. Apparently drinking makes that easier for me too. I set off into the crowd. I couldn't find her anywhere. I saw Angela talking to some tall tough guy with black hair.
"Hey Angela have you seen Shelby?" I asked sort of out of breathe from running around. She smiled her usual sassy smirk.
"Sure did. She and Curly just went outside together. Curly wanted to talk to her about something. You don't need to bother her why don't you stay here with me?" She asked touching my arm. She was so drunk; I thought to myself, I better not get her mad.
"Not now Ang" I said pulling her arm off me to head for the door.
I was walking through the crowd, wondering what Curly would want to talk to Shelby about. Suddenly I felt a hand on my shoulder and whipped around so that Curly Sheppard's knuckles skinned my face.
"Where the hell is Shel-"I started but was cut off by an out of breath Curly.
"We..." He sat there wheezing and gasping for breath. I was getting impatient; he had an instant black eye and a bloody lip. He sat there looking as if he was about to keel over. He probably wouldn't have told me for another hour if I hadn't of shoved him and told him to get it out.
"Me and Shelby...went outside to have a smoke...then these Socs, damn Socs...they started talking to Shelby, I told her to ignore them and go inside, but they were really pissing her off. So she started mouthing off back and then they got into a fight and told her to go with them. She punched one and then they just started fighting and then I got in there too. I'm ok but they hurt Shelby pretty bad. One tried to put her in the car and he hit her head off the top of it when she stepped on his foot. They left when Tim came out."
"Damn!" I said shoving Curly out of the way. It had to be his fault. I actually knew it wasn't his fault though. He was just the closest person to her when it happened. I made my way out the door over to the crowd of people near Tim Sheppard's car.
I pushed my through the crowd and saw Tim lifting Shelby's limp body up. He was shaking her slightly. I have always hated to see girls beat up. That's just how I am. But this was worse, much worse.