Chapter 11

I was in the back seat of Soda's car talking with Soda with Sandy looking out the window.

"So where we going on out date?" I asked Soda leaning up against the front seat. Soda looked at me with a smile on his face.

"We'll I was think about going to the Nightly Double if that is ok with you,"

"Hey it's fine with me," I leaned against the back seat and looked out the window listen to the song. The song Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding came on. I loved this song for Mom and Dad would dance to it all the time. I started to hum along with song when Soda turned it off.

"Hey," I exclaimed to him. He looked at me surprise.

"What," Soda asked

"Nevermind," I didn't want to bring a damper on Soda's parade. He never like it much when Mom and Dad where brought up, neither down Pony and sometimes me.

We got to the movies and watched some stupid beach movie. 'What is up with the stupid beach movies' I thought as I stared at the screen. I watched Soda as he did the comma yawn move. You know the guy yawns then lays his hand behind your shoulder and slowly he moves down to your shoulder. By the end of it all they are cuddle together.

It was in the middle of the movie and dear Soda and Sandy forgot I was in the back seat and started to make out. I rolled my eyes and climb out of the window.

"Stupid horny teenagers," I mutter walking over to the seats. I was sitting in the back seat somewhat watching the movie when a couple walked in front of me and set down. Great some more horny teenagers, who started to make out.

I sighed and was about to get up when a Bumbley boy showed up.

"Hey what's up," he asked me as he set next to me. I usually tried to avoid the Bumbley boys, but I still knew a few and of course they new me as the Curtis Girl. The Bumbley and Shepards where the tough gangs around here I only hung with the Shepards 'cause I get along with Tim.

"Nothing much, you." I asked.

"Bored," I nodded my head and started to watch the movie. I didn't really want to talk with Lou. He was drunk and you could smell it a mile a way, and if there is one thing I have learned about Lou is don't do anything to tick him off when he is drunk.

Lou did the yawn thing ignoring it and I leaned forward in my seat. Lou put his arm on my shoulder. I stiffened. Lou tried to force me to lean back in his chest. I wouldn't budge. It soon got to uncomfortable.

I jumped up quickly spilling my popcorn. "Damn, I got to go get me some more popcorn be right back," I lied to Lou.

"I'll come with ya," Lou said getting up to follow.

"NO, no! I can do it myself," I exclaimed drastically, "you just stay here and get comfortable."

Lou up at me like he was horny. I was glad I was about to ditch him. When Lou wasn't looking I took off running.

I got home to see that the only person home was Darry.

"Hey why you home?" Darry was once again going out with his buds.

"Plans got canceled," Darry muttered looking at some papers. I went and got me something to drinking and my painkillers returning to the living room where Darry was know leaning back on the couch with a bill on the floor. I put my glass on the counter and picked up the paper, it was a bill.

I read the bill and saw that it was my medical bill. The cost for surgery was five hundred dollars, the cast was three hundred, and the pills where fifty-dollars. I looked at the total and saw that it was eight hundred fifty dollars.

I looked at Darry. "Darry," I said not really knowing what to say.

"It's nothing M.k.,'" Darry grabbed the bill and stacked it in a pile of papers.

"Darry how much will the insurance pay?" I asked. Darry ignored me and walked to his room.

"Don't ignore me!" I yelled at Darry. I followed Darry round the house and bugged him about home much the insurance would pay.

"Five hundred ok M.k. Five hundred dollars are you happy M.k. I don't know how in the hell I am gonna pay for the other three hundred fifty dollars," Darry yelled slamming the door in my face. I knew where we were gonna get it.

I stood in-line for five minutes when I came up to the front desk and withdrew four hundred dollars. The brown haired old women raised her eyebrow to me and looked up on the computer to see if I had the money in my account. I rolled my eyes, rich people. The lady said she would be right back with the money in her snotty-putty voice. I waited leaning against the half wall and looked around the room. It was mainly Soc people who were they getting there paychecks cashed in. The lady returned a while later with the money in a yellow envelope. I signed my name on a sheet of paper to confer my with-drawl. I stuffed the small envelope in my jacket and took of running out of the building and all the way home.

Everyone was there including the girlfriends and the Shepards.

"What are you all excited about M.k.?" Pony asked me. I looked at Darry I pulled out the yellow envelope and handed it to Darry.

"Open it," I told Darry who looked at me like I grew another head. He slowly opened the flap and pulled out the money. Everyone looked at the money then at me. I had a smile on my face.

"Where in the hell you get the cash?" Dally asked, Katie elbowed him in the ribs and shushed him, as Darry continued to stare at me.

"I won it from the races," I told Dally. I looked at Darry he was still staring at me. My smile flatten and I looked at the floor. Unexpectedly Darry picked me up and swung me around.

"M.k.Curtis you are the most wonderful girl I have ever met," I laughed as I was swung around the room.

A/n: Thanks for the Reviews. I didn't really like this chapter but I don't know it just my opinion. All the good stuff will be in the next Chapter. Please R&R. Send in some ideas please. I loved to see what you think should happen. Plus BabyGirl you are right about that guess.