Best Friends

(Pony's POV)

"Hey Pony, what are you doing tonight?"

"I'm going to Codi's concert. Her singing teacher put another one together, and she is one of the few who gets to sing then we are going to a party at Caleb's house."

"When should you be getting back?" Darry asked curiously.

"I don't know, but I do know I have to leave now. Bye."

"Bye." Everyone said together.

(7:29 at the theatre where Codi is singing- Codi's turn to sing)

"Presenting one of my best students...Codi Roberts singing, 'The night the lights went out in Georgia.'" Said Codi's teacher.

"On his way his way home from Candletop
Been two weeks gone and he thought he'd stop
At Webb's and have him a drink fore he went home to her
Andy Wolo said hello he said hi what's a doin' Wo
Says sit down I got some bad news that's gonna hurt
Said I'm your best friend and you know that's right
But your young bride ain't home tonight
Since you been gone she's been seein' that Amos boy Seth
He got mad and he saw red and Andy said boy don't you lose your head
Cause to tell you the truth I've been with her myself
That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia
That's the night that they hung an innocent man
Don't you trust your soul to no backwoods southern lawyer
Cause the judge and the town's got bloodstains on his hands

Well Andy got scared and left the bar walkin' on home cause he didn't live far
See Andy didn't have many friends and had just lost him one
My brother thought his wife must've left town
So he went home and finally found the only thing papa had left up was a gun
Then he went off to Andy's house slippin' through the backwoods quiet as a mouse
Came upon some tracks too small for Andy to make
He looked through the screen at the backporch door
And he saw Andy lyin' on the floor in a puddle of blood and he started to shake
But Georgia patrol was makin' their rounds and he fired a shot just to flag 'em down
And a big bellied sheriff grabbed his gun and said why'd you do it
The judge said guilty in a make believe trial
Slapped the sheriff on the back with a smile
Said supper's waitin' at home and I gotta get to it
That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia...

Well they hung my brother before I could say the tracks he saw while on his way
To Andy's house out back that night were mine
His cheatin' wife had never left town that's one body that'll never be found
See little sister don't miss when she gets her gun
Oh that's the night that the lights went out in Georgia...
Oh that's the night that the lights went out in Georgia..."

Everybody in the audience applauded. It sounded like thunder. That was the best I've ever heard Codi sing and I could tell she was happy.

(11: 45-At the party after the concert-Caleb's house.)

"Hey Codi, you did really go tonight."

"Thanks so much." I could tell she was worn out from singing. She was drinking some warmed up honey.

"Ashlee couldn't make it, her mom grounded her for hitting her mom's dog."

"Finally, if someone didn't hit that dog soon I was going to hit it myself. Are you drunk?"

"A little. Why?"

"Just wondering." Then I did something I never knew I wanted to do. I kissed Codi, and not just a peck on the check. It made me feel happy, and confused.

"Umm...I have to get home Darry's going to kill me." I was so nervous what if Ashlee found out. But I didn't know what I was doing, or maybe I did. I was so wasted that I just fell asleep in Caleb's room after getting permission from him.

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